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The Watchman and So?thron Entered at the Postoffice at Sum ter, S, C, as Second Class Matter. PERSOSAI* Associate Justice T. F.. Fr?ser went to Columbia Monday night to attend the fall term of the state supreme court which convened Tuesday morning. Miss Emily Platt, who has been visiting her sister, Mrs. E. T. Broad well has returned to her home in Aiken. ' Mr. L C. Strauss, accompanied by Mrs. Strauss, returned this morning from Maine, after a six ^eeks stay. Mrs. Strauss spent the summer in Maine., Mi's. William Meli wain has been called to. CharWtesville. Va.. on account o? the illness of her moth er- ' ? - Mrs. John E. . Bulwinkle. of Charleston, is visiting.Mr. and Mrs. E.' I. Reardon. Mr. John Dinkins, of Man ning, was in the city Tuesday. Mr. A. C. Phelps returned Mon day from Baltimore where he ha:-? l>eea for two weeks on account of the critical illness of Mrs. Phelps. Mrs. Phelpe is improving rapidly and her complete" recovery is now crmfidenUy hoped for. Mrs. Henry V. Blake, of Utah, is . visiting her friend. Mrs. J. S. Brock ington on Church St. Hon. Thos. G. McLeod. of Bish opville. was in the city Thursday attending court. Messrs, R. O. Purdy and C. G. Rowland went to Columbia Thurs day morning on business. 'Mr. William Reynolds went to Camden Thursday. Xtrt-i. T. Hi" Murray "went to Co fumbia Thursday morning for a Stay of several days with friends. Mr. A. C.-Phelps-- has gone to Cr?.enJIeId. Miss., on business. Mrs. Frank Powell is spending the week at Con way where'she is . visiting her sister. Mrs. J. C. Gordon. Father Qu inn. who has been seriously ill in drangeburg. has suf ficiently recovered to be able to conv? to Sumter tomorrow to estab lish himself in St. Anne's rectory. Father Quinn is the new rector of St. Annex's parish, succeeding Fath er. Mahoney, who recently ' died. - Mr. EL F. Estndge, of Gteeti v'tle, is in the city for a few days' stay, ' ? o ? - Potato Industry Showing Growth Farmers in Lee County Are Displaying Interest in Movement by Build ing Curing Houses "Wisacky. Octl IS.?In the new scheme of agriculture occasioned, by the ravages of the boll weevil, the sweet potato industry and dairy business are playing an important ?&rt in certain sections of Lee ^api^.' In lJ*t?l several farmers jUNMilKI Wisacky planted sweet po tatoes for the market. Mr. G. H. SfcCutchcn was probably the most Conspicuous among them iu suc cess. }je suce* eded. in marketing them, through the assistance of detnson College and Mr. T. B. \'oung. of Florence, secretary of fee Sweet Potato Association, at an average, of $1.50 per bushel. \This proved to^be such a good \enture that many farmers in .-Lee count^are planting potatoes this year !'or^the market. To handle these potatoes and to property cure them it is necessary to lta\ ;?crato houses. Several are in process of construction now. Ii. M*. Jenkins of St. Charles is putting up a Sve-thousand bushel capacity bquse. Mr. J.-E.- McCutchen. Jr., of Bishopville. R. F. p., ik build ing'a one-thousand bushel house. 3Ses:-rs. G. if. McCutchen and B. v.*. Sogars have already construct ed one thousand bushel houses each. ? The biggest venture, however, is a fifteen-thousand bushel capac ity potato house being constructed on the A. C. L. siding at Wisacky station. This bouse is built so that an additional one-thousand bush el extension can be added as soon as the production of potatoes in this locality warrant?. This warehouse is creating a *;reat deal of interest among the neighborhood, and even from peo ple from a distance. It is going: to cost when completed between $8,-' "60-and $10,0tM*. It is forty-six by steventy-Rve feet a:k\ contains ap proximately SO.Oeft feet of lumber. The walls and ceiling" are six thicknesses, there being two layers of paper to keep the temperature on the inside even at all times. The satire care is taken with the floors. JThe house is splendidly ventilated and is equipped with htree flues and three heaters. The potatoes are gathered, im mediately put into five peck crates and" stored in the warehouse* where n&iosture or "sap" is ex pelled by means of artificial heat. When this curing process is com plet'edV the heat is then onlj used in case of excessive cold. The po tatoes, are then ready for the mar ket, and ventilated express cars shoved along the ?de of the Ware house and loaded for the fastidious -orthern markets. Messrs. W. W~ and G. If. Mc Cutchen. the owners of this mas svie warehouse, .anticipate fill ing it to capacity this season and ih.ey predict good prices for their potatoes during the coining winter and spring. These men are to be commended for their enterprise progressivenesv. Their leader ship will be responsible lor helping to overcome the boil weevil in this section. RUNAWAY ELEPHANT CAPTURED Wilmington. X. 01, Oct. 12.? Xopsy. the big circus elephant Vhich escaped Monday, is back in captivity, following chase by keep ers "through Cape Fear ami Bruns \.?? ??'?;:i:fy swamps. i (Woman's Building At State Fair j Organization of Committee to \ Raise Necessary Funds to Erect Building i Editor Daily Item: j Will you please favor the Wo man's Building movement of the State Fair Association, of which ?the undersigned is chairman for jSumter county, by publishing the ? attached notice in today's Item. All interested will greatly appre ciate your kindness. Yours truly, Mrs. Horace Harby. } October 12, 111 2 2. } The administration of the State {Fair Association with Mr. Robert j-M. Cooper, of Wisacky as president I is desirious of establishing a State ( Fair of which every citizen will be proud, and toward that end have put on a statewide canvass for life members. - A Woman's Building with Mrs. Wilson O. Harvey as state chair man and Miss Marguerite Roman as state organizer has been formed j to solicit funds for a Woman's [Building where only women's work jwill.be featured. Every State Fair has a representative Woman's Building except South Carolina. {The one just recently opened at j Nashville is very beautiful. Why should not South Carolina have one j just as beautiful. i The women of the state are re ! spending splendidly and twenty-five icounties have chairmen who are; [working to raise their quotas. Lee, j Florence and Laurens have already Idoue so? The following are the [organized counties which under the :able leadei'ship of their chairmen jaxe all making creditable reports: ; AHendale. Mrs. J. M. Patterson; lAiken.. Mrs. Alice Guy Courtney: jBamwell. Mrs. G. M. Green: Berk ieley, Mrs. John C. Rigby: Calhoun, jMrs. William C. Hane: Charleston jMrs. T. T. Hyde: Darlington, Mrs. j Albert James: Edgetield, Mhss; |Zena Payne; Fairfield, Mrs. Herbert (Huff: Florence, Mrs. Duncan M: jKenzie; Cherokee. Miss Leila Mor tgan; Greenville. Miss Etta Me {Gee: Greenwood, Mrs. Thomas J. jKinard: Horry, Mrs. W. H. Am-; jbrose; Lancaster.. Miss Etta Skip [per: Laurens; Mrs. George M. j Wright: Lee. Mrs. L. H. Jennings; ? Lexington. Mrs. B. E. Croft; Ker ishaw, Mrs. ; Edwin M?ller: Marl boro, Mrs. W. 11. Fletcher: Orange- j [burg. Miss Masie Slater: Richland. j [Mrs. Cora Cox Lucas; Sumter. Mrs. [Horace Harby: York. Miss Marie 'Fewell: Union. Mrs. J. W. Mixson.. ! The club women are deeply in terested in the movement, real-: jizing the value of such a building] ; to' every type of woman. The fed- j i crated clubs, and those not in the I federation, also Council of Farm ?Women from all paits of the state tare taking life memberships, some ; have taken several. Among some j of - those who have subscribed are: jThe American Legion Auxiliary of I Columbia, L: Killian-Fair l^a wn club, 1; BlythewoodJ: College Place (Home Demonstration Club. Colum jbia. I: Clinton Civic Improvement Association, Clinton. 3; J. B. Ker shaw. U. D. C. Chapter, Laurens. 1: Laurens- City Civic League, *1: The [Wednesday Literary Club. Laurens, [X: the .Business Woman's Club. I Laurens. 1: Una-AIcot School Tm Iprovement club, Una. 1: Hampton I County Council of Farm Women. jl: Winnsboro Mill 'Woman's Club. il: the Old Homestead Grab", Dar {iington. 1: Lee County Federation j of Women's Clubs.. United Daugh ters of the Confederacy. Bishop jville. MacDowell Music Club. Bish opville. The Fine Arts Club. Bish [opville. Civic League of Lynchburg, jl: Ulited Daughters of the Con I federaey. Gaffney. 1: Country Club. Gaffney. I: Sumter County Council of Farm Women, Sumter. 1; Home Demonstration club. Sumter. 1': Civic League, Conway. X: County [Council of Farm Women.. Fairfield. \ 1: County Council of Farm Women. I Beaufort. 1: Carlisle Book Club. jrdcColl. I: five Home Demonstra tion clubs in Union County will each take 1, and many others. I Mrs. George Vanderbilt. president [ of the North Carolina State Fair has accepted an invitation to as sist."at the ceremony of the laying of the corner stone of the Wo ! man's Bulding at the Fair grounds j Monday. October 23. This ceremony I will take place at twelve o'clock. : Governor Harvey. Mrs. Vanderbilt ; and Mrs. Harvey will make short i addresses. Bishop Finlay will I make the opening prayer and bene I diction. There will be appropriate music while the stone is being low I ered. A reception will be given - for Mrs. Vanderbilt at the Fair grounds jat whic heach comity clfciiriuan of the Woman's Building is invited to be of the receiving party. Men land women from all parts of the state are invited to this reception, which will be in the afternoon. Miss Cornelia Vanderbilt will accom pany Mrs. Vanderbilt. Cotton Co-ops. Receiving Money South Carolina Cooperative Marketing Association Mak ing Advances to Members Columbia. Oct. 10.?The South Carolina Cotton Growers' Co-oper ative Association had paid $2.322, &79;54 in advances to its members through last Saturday night, ac cording to figures made public by the association today. Seven thou sand bales of cotton have been <l?> ISvered to the association since that time. ov?t 3.000 bales having been delivered at the various receiving stations and warehouses Saturday. Th?- money has gor." into every section of the. state and officials ot the association express the belie! that it is itelping general condi tions in ih?- state very materially. The association is advancing i. cents a pound to it* members on short staple cotton and IS rents ,-i pound on Ion gst?ple. Among, con tract?} received bj the association today was that of S. 1.. Watford. <?* Lamar. one of the larsr^r farm ? rs of Darlington,, : NEW POLICY ! FOR THE BIG 4 ! BROTHERHOODS! i ? I -. Railroad Brother-! hoods Will Abandon j Block System and! Go It Alone Cleveland. Ohio, Oct. IV.?Meth ods of settling wage and working j agreements between the "Big j Four" transportation brotherhoods! and fhe railroads has entered a j new era and if the present course of- negotiations is continued the j country for several years at least j will not be threatened with a com- j plete tie up of railroad transpor- 1 tation through a concerted strike j of these brotherhoods on all lines j of the nation. W. Q. Lee. president j of the Brptherhood of. Railroad j Trainmen, said today. The situation which developed in j 1915 as a result of the eight hour! fight and again last fall, when j trainmen, conductors, engineers f and firemen's brotherhoods sent j out nationwide strike orders prob- j ably will not again occur. Decentralization of all wages, I rules and working negotiations i and return to the system prevail- j ing for 20 years prior to the time j when the four train service broth- j erhoods were forced by the "eight j houiv fight" to pool their strength ; into what has since become famous as tli% "Big Four" railroad broth erhoods has already set in. in the view of Mr. Lee. The new alignment of the trans portation brotherhoods probably j will find the Brotherhood of Kail road Trainmen nnd the Order of Railway Conductors in one group j and the Brotherhood of Locomotive j Firemen and Enginemen and the j Switchmen of North America in another. "I feel that I am able to handle i my organization to better advan- ; tage, to get more for my men and-i to wjork more efieetviely all around j if the trainmen and conductors go j it alone so far as wages, and work ing rules arc concerned," Mr. Leej c-aid. "This whole business, with all ? railroad labor unions on one side I a'nd all railroads on-the other, with j the railroad labor board in between ! got too big for any one man or a I few men to handle, it was load- ; ed with dynamite for "the country j as well as for ourselves and the ? executives. Xo sane government; would permit any faction or class! to paralyze the transportation of; the country and thereby punish the j innocent; who are always in the \ majority. The only way out was' to separate." So far as strikes, wages and: working rules negotiations are; concerned, the "Big Four" no long- j er exists. The brotherhoods will continue to work together on leg- ; islative. non-partisan political and purely organization matters. Mr. Lee pointed out today that the trainmen and conductors deal ing individually with railroads in the Eastern regional district and by regional conferences for the wes tern and southeastern region, have just completed contracts with vir- i tually all roads in the United States ; < ?Otttinning present wages and working rules for a period of a j year and continuously thereafter! except on oV flays' notice from i cither party. s These agreements were obtained without consulting or working, with the engineers or firemen's i brotherhoods. ? Asked a few days ago if the j switchmen's union joining the en-1 giueers and firemen in negotia- j tions with the New York Central! meant an intention to work with ! the switch men hereafter, "Warren S. Stone, ?resident of the engi neers, said: "Xo, it means only that since j the trainmen and conductors al- ! ready have Settled, the switchmen, firemen and ourselves are all that i is left." With negotiations carried on ; with individual roads OY at most with regional groups, the conse quences of a railroad strike will be much less dangerous. A strike on i one road would probably not lead , to governmental interference,- it was pointed out. The Colleton Tax Shortage Comptroller General Will Check Up Sheriff Acker man's Books Columbia, Oct. 12.?Two repre sentatives of the comptroller gen eral's office have been sent by Comptroller General Waker E. Duncan to Walterboro to check the books in the office of the sheriff, following the removal from office by the governor of Sheriff W. B. Ackerman, which was prompted by the grand jury's indictment for malfeasance in office. An auditor's report to the grand jury showed that the sheriff w;is short $2.307 in his tax collection books. Advices from Walterboro are to tit*- effect that Sheriff Ackerman contends that his b<*oks are not short, but that he has every dollar <>; money the c??tinty should have *5i<l is ready t<^ turn it over n. soon :is the amuont is determined. Major John Black, appointed sheriff by Governor Harvey, in Mr. Ackerman's-place, has assumed the office. He has named Furman }! Beach and his son. Walker Black, as deputies: Mr. Ackerman will noi b< tried until the March. I :>_;;. term ?l court. Chief .fustic* Cary having declined to call u special i> i in ;<> try the <?.?>??. Seas?u's varj little. Remember ing the asli?-< is aboul as difficult remembering the <!:i;> under the refrigerator, WORLD NEW Mobile, Ala.. Oct. 10.? Dr. C. E. Chapman, Dr. If. IX Havard, If. Bailey, lawyer, and two other per?? sons are held at police headquar ters on a statutory charge, follow-, ing the alleged deathbed confes sion of Mary Cavanaugh. aged 20. of Winfiold, La., in which she,, charged that an illegal operatjohj had been performed. Asheville. Oct. 10.?Prepara tions for resuming the interstate commerce commission's southern, freight 'rate hearing here tomor-, row are being completed. The inr dications are that the North Care*: lina corporation commission will consume three days in presenting evidence of alleged discrimination..-. - Londoiv Oct. 10.?An outbreak occurred in Mount Joy Prison, Dub lin, this morning, when irregular prisoners attacked the guards. One guard and one prisoner were kill 'f_ Amoy, China, Oct. 10.?Real warj is growing out of the' tense 7uil-bv lary situation in this province. In vading forces seeking to supplah?" the provincial government areA nearing Foochow, the capital. ...) Washington. Oct. .1?.?-With the.' entire power of the American Bed Cross behind the relief efforts In the,; Near East, the meeting of the an* [ dual convention was devoted to . ai plenary session, which was intro*-.j ?luced with an address by Miss ^ Mabel Boardman on volunteer ser-.! vice. _? Wichita Falls. Texas. Oct. 10..?j ?is the result of the condemnation; of twelve locomotives of the Mis--; -ouri, Kansas and Texas branch j line by federal inspectors, traffic is-{ -it a standstill. ?>nly three trams?^ moving. - i Columbia. Oct. 10. ? W. W. j. Bradley, state bunk examiner, was i yesterday reappointcd for a foutH year term by Governor Harvey, j Mr. Bradley was named to succeed. James H. Craig by Governor Coop- j or a few days before Governor] Cooper resigned. Prior to his a;?- : pointment as state examiner, Mr. i Bradley was the assistant examin er. He has 'been in the depart- [ n?ent for more than seven years. . I i?:- ?. . \i El Paso. ?ct. lu'.?The deporta-i tion of so-called undesirable Amer-^ iean citizens from Juarez, in the j campaign to rid the Mexican borr t rler city of vice, was continued ''6g'\ the resorts wCTe raided under or-1 ders of the governor of Chihuahua.'j A score of questionable characters^ who were transported across the} international bridge were arrested j' "oy American, authorities. .. El Paso. Oct. 11.?Gen. Eduarde! Hernandez, second in . command to j Gen. Francisco Marguia, the. rev-.J olutionary leader, and two follow-;- i ers.were killed October Sth in bat-; tie with home guards; according to I a telegram received by the com- \ maoder of the northern military.; zone in Mexico. i - i Dublin. Oct 11. ? Numerous;, ambushes, accompanied by heavy! . bursjs of tiling occurred in far; parts of the city during the night; and the lighting* continued until} dawn. No reports, o: casualties are available: . I Rome. Oct. 13.?A strong earth. ; quake shook the city today, causing: great alarm among the population i No damage is reported. i Chicago. Oct. 11.?Opportun!-! ? ties for appointment as second lieu-; tenant in the regular army will be j ; afforded qualified candidates when*,' the final examination is held Oc-! tober 23rd in various corps areas. . iThc applications are far below the'; j number expected. ^ I Rodosto. Oct. 11.?Five thou-< I sand Turkish nationalists soldlers, f ; in civilian attire, have filtered into' j Eastern Thrace during the last j i fortnight through this city an i oih- \ icr poits on the sea of Marmora'! j for the purpose .of facilitating the ! Turkish occupation of the prov-1 ; ince. according tu report reeeiv-! : ed bv the allied mission her". ! London. Oct. 11.?A peaceful; solution of the Near East tangle, i has apparently been reached on ? ft he basis of the surrender of East' j ? ern Thrace to the Turks, with?.] ? proper safeguards for the Chris- j ; tian minorities, and the neutrality j ! of the Dardanelles. The armistice } (between the Kemalists and the! Greeks was signed last night. ? London. Oct. 11.?Premier Lloyd.; I George's announced intention of re-j j prying publicly 'at Manchester ! Saturday to the criticism recently! !aimed at the government's near! j eastern policy has taken the press j j by surprise, and has brought the ; general interest in the domestic; political situation to a keener focus j than ever. Los Angeles; Oer. 11.?Wilbur j Legette. formerly of Atlanta, has' volunteered a statement that he; was the traveling salesman men- i li?ned by Ava G. Candler, in state- j inents published by Mrs. Onezima ' Debouchol. involved in alleged re ports of visits to h?r room. The ; whole story attributed to Candler is ; .?: lie." declared Legette. "and a fabrication of scandalmonger's ? There is no liner woman on earth j than Mrs. Deboucheb" Cleveland. Oct. 12.- The redUc/i Lion <?;' government expenses as a* means of curtailing high taxes of. national and sun- governments j was asked in a resolution present-..! <-u to the American Mining con cress i) Paris. Oct. 12.? France v. ill be unable io meet any part of her! lebt for the next four years, as ail available receipt* for that period] muai )?? devoterl r?-eoiisi ruction;: of the. devastated regions, accord ing to. the Paris Herald, which Quotes."one of the highest authori ties of the French ministry of fin ance." Pekin. Oct. . 3 2. .? Rebellious forces of General ll?u Shu-Chen have been repulsed by national troops,at Shiuknow, according to a statement of the war office. Re volters. were marching on Foo chow4 the capital, for the purpose of supplanting the provincial gov ernment. Washington. .Oct. 12."?The re newal for another year^of the lease ui\der . which Ahe Alabama Power Company, operates the govern ment's electrical generating steam plant at Muscle Shoals - has been announced by Secretary Weeks. Washington. Oct.-.12.7?An agree ment which'is expected.to result in fixing the maximum price of an thracite, mined .by " ? "iridepende ;t',* operators at $9.25, a .ton at tilge mines, has been 'reached bet-veeu Pennsylvania operators' . an? . Fuel Distributor Spens. representing the federal government. > , ', Paris, Oc*. 3 2,?The F-ench gov ernment* has^ decided, to let the steamship companies . affected deal, for the time, being, with the situar tion.created by the recent Washing tore rule against liquor carrying ships to American p?rts. ! Columbia,.-Oct. ?One of seV-' eral - large conventions in Columbia during Fair Week will be the state gathering of -county auditors and treasurers, - on October 25 and 2?. John R. Watson, of Dillon, has called the meeting. He is presi dent of the association. Governor ^jaryey-will'be; on? of the main speakers on the program. FREIGHT RATE HEARING Inter-state Commerce Com mission Hears Many Con flicting Statements Asheville. N; C. Oct. 31.?Specific proposals on which rates from Cen tral Freight association- and Buffa lo-Pittsburgh territory to North Carolina should- be- revised, re flecting outstanding, reductions in present rates, will be presented 'before, the close of the present in terstate commerce commission class rate investigation, according to member* of the. North - Carolina corporation commission and are In their, opinion justified. ? . ; . Although carriers represent that rates, io the entire. Southeast . will be lower than oxisiting.combination un.derr proposals, made, rates fro?n the Central Freight association, Cincinnati, and^ Pittsburgh to.points Jri North Carolina will exceed com bination of local rates on Virginia gateways, which are much lower than via circuitous routes, accord ing, to testimony introduced by W. G: Womble. representing the North Carolina commission at the reopening of the hearing here to day/ . : . ' ? The corporation commrssion be gan its testimony this afternoon and launched the fight to - have rates to North Carolina eities made ?with relation to the level of rates applying . over trunk lines to Vir ginia, cities, rather than on higher levels over Southeastern lines. v .. A. J. Maxwell, member of the corporation commission, is acting as examiner for the. North Caro lina body and testimony is being introduced by Mr. Womble. E. E. Clark. Washington attorney, who is here to represent the legal end of the testimony of the state, was present when the hearings recon vened. '' ? It is apparent from the testi mony of the corporation commis sion, which shows that Lvom SO to sO, per cent, of the hauls into North Carolina are in central freight territory against about 10 per cent, in*the Southeastern ter ritory, it is stated by those repre senting the commission that North Carolina rates should only be re vised with relation to the level of rates of these trunk lines to Vir ginia city gateways. An exhibit of the corporation commission, which shows an extract of a letter dutod June IS, 1922. signed by vice presidents of, the Atlantic Coast lane. Southern rail way. Carolina. Clinchfield & Ohio. Norfolk Southern and Norfolk & We<?*eriK -railways.' cities in refer ence to proposed rates, "the rates do not reflect the policy or initia tive of any carrier or set of car riers; :they?'*are submitted for re view- and determination by the in terstate commerce commission un der compulsion of existing law." In answer to a. question asked by Mr.-Maxwell. Mr. Womble assert ed that the rates proposed by the carriers are not justified and from Cincinnati and Louisville' would In crease, rates to Zorn? I in North Carolina S9.7 per cent., and 49.1 -per cent, to the eastern end of the zone, using as a basis?, rates of 1914. plus unforni increases granted by the interstate commerce commis sion. Quoting from briefs filed by Carolina railway lines February r, IMC. in support oX-fourth section applications, emphasizing the con trolling influence el trunk line rates to Virginia cities ok v> estera rates to North Carolina points. Mr. Womble read: "While the Carolina lines have absolute control over the adjust ment of rates from the West 10 Virginia cities, this adjustment, ow ing t?? the extreme low levi of rate's or proportion of rates ac cepted by flu- trunk lines from the Ohio river and points in Centra] Freight ?issoeiation territory 1.0 Virginia cities exercises an abso lutely controlling and dominating influence upon the rates to the des tination territory here under con NEW BOND h ISSUE IS TAKEN UP ; Secretary Mellon An | . nounces Subscrip tion, Total Nearly [? One Billion Dollars _ : Washington. Oct. 11.?The goy ! cement's new bond issue1?the first ; since the war?has been oversub ; scribed. Secretary Mellon announe jed tonight. The total subscriptions, j it is understood, aggregate' some j thing* near M.iiOO.OOO.ooo on an of ' fering limited to about '?500?OOOi looo. Preliminary reports received ; from .the federal reserve banks 'show. Mr. Mellon, said, that the ; subscriptions f?r the new 4 i -4 per fceht. bonds of ij?47-53 are well dis tributed over'all sections of the 'country.. Notwithstanding, the ? oversub scription of the issue, tli^ swfe i tnry announced, investors who : subscribe fnr^amounls of $10.0.0C j or less. or. who. desire to exchange j their 4 :;-4 per cent. Victory notes : or December 15 certificates 'for the ; new bonds, may still get ah'al lotment in full upon their appli cation, if tended promptly to the federal reserve- banks. "It is the-treasury's intention." j Mr. Mellon said, "to hold down al lotments on the primary offering j to ?5?0,U?<).O0tf or' thereabouts an.4 iwith this'in view, the subscription I books for this part of the offering j will close at noon Saturday. Oc I tober 14. 1*922; Subscripton books Son the exchange offering will not 'close until Saturday. October - 2l, (1022. and such subscriptions will ; continue to ? be allowed.v up to a jifsmted amount; thus giving "ihve? tors who desire to turn in their Victory notes- or .-December If (treasury certificates a further op portunity to' invest in the nev? bonds." I Mr. Mellon expressed the opinio*) j that the volume of subscriptions' ; already received to the new issu? j shows that the bonds are proving i exceptionally attractive to inves tors. COCA COLA KING BREAKS ENGAGEMENT j New Orleans Society Woman j ? Issues Statement Telling i Why Marriage to Candler Was U% Called Off ? -;:*At!ant>r. Oct. 10.?Mrs. Onezepia : DeBotn hel. of New Orleans., whose ?engagement to Asa .< I. Candler was \ announced seye'jral weeks ago, im?de a statement here that Candler ! broke the engagement because' of i a report brought to him reflecting jup'on her character. " September 15. five days before j the date-of tire wedding. Mr.-Can dler wrote Mrs. Debouchel. aecord ! ihg to her statement, saying it j tvould not be fair to marry ?her and bring her to Atlanta where i she would be slighted because ol : reports ejaculated against her. j "These reports, according to him : were that during the Confederate 'reunion at Atlanta," Mrs. De 'bouchel's statement continued, i''when I had the'supreme honor of I being the ehaperpnc general. -I so licited two men to visit me at the I hotel at night." - ! Chicago. Oct. 12.?A five or ten [year "closed season" for railroads, i "protecting them from con crest ' and states." was urgedv by Charles Dillon, assistant chairman of the j western committee on public re i iations of the" Association of Ku'il i way Executives/in an address here. j DOINGS OF THE DUFFS f 'MBCESSAeN FOR. ME Go TO Atf AJJT wwwr? r COUNTY FAIR PROPAGANDA Secretary Reardon Reports What He is Doing to Arouse Interest S?*.-rotary Reardon .in trying to get ! up :i flirtation with- "Miss, Mayes ! ville* ,upon .whom . he has failed, I after years of effort, to make any j impression.. but he has invited her I to n feu ch with Sumter a nd Sninter ixbtwity in the big pageant of pro ' gres:; parade on Connty School day. j Friday, November the 24th. of the j Greater. Sumter County Fair,'Miss i May?2sville is.rather exclusive, aris jtocrajtie. and keep:* , to herself or [rather (loesn't encourage closer ac ? nuainianco. He has written to .the j president. of the Mftyesville Home J Bernojnstration club, one of: the jlargetst and.most active home demr ! onstration clubs in South .Carolina, ; and. i<fceaded with these enterprising 5 ladies*, to call a meeting' of- the j school trustees, teacher*, and pa ,1 trons '? of the big Mayesville High ! school- and have that school to en j-ter thje parade, [t Thei Mny.esvilie H.igh school and jits sujpei-intendent, H. H.'Bruns??; fand t be school te?chers of that ed j ucatiotnal institution ? are of state } wide'reputation as a school and as ja superintendent .and teacher/ j They jarc. two . of Sumter County's brag 2nstrtutions. Mayesville. as a tow"n..and as a commuhify-is second j to nonje in. educational progress.- in I intelligent; cultured, and' patriotic; j success ful j citizenship. With the j May'es#i lie/school and-home -dem | onstr?nion club. Mayesville .business I housesA and- other interests, that j splendid little city could make a fine showing; i<nd in the meantime d<> wonders! towards helping.' to show ' what Sut-iter . county ."can/do and. is [doing. ? Sf).- the secretary is going {to keep .cm making overtures'-: to j Miss 1 Mayesville even .though- she Twill not reijly. to his letters, trat?! the day1-before the pageant of pro? EVERETT TRUE if 5 - Wow. d?W?t eo m" - ano urrrep. rr 4<~c a f^OiOr<Ke<S PI N c ItslC He, MRS. Tfcve, IrtfOfK - if i*r isn'trc i : i ? that'S just iv^ YOU Q.6 INT?e^ 4 gress parade unless that young.laCy agrees before" then to'be' iV;therpa' rade.. ... ? ' .. Mayeayille ;s the second lar| and important town,' rii' Sumi county, with hundreds-yof beaut girls and women who look" mtg well at any tim^ and any place, but who would certainly look unusually well marching in our big ^ri?e^> riding in their decorated cars, or pa a couple of big^schOol floats 'fii pageant of progress parade.-* j RED CROSS " ^f CONVENTION Group Conferences Program to a Close v Washington, Oct. 12.'?Amrtftif^' series of group conferences, 'Jj^f voted to' the' discussion of ' nior lied Cross, volunteer seryfc&f ? nutrition work in schooIs*?nd^ptli?'' ~* er fields, brought to a close f|te ;? program of the iinnuat coriventiOT' . of the American Red 'Cross.7 ? '? n> + ' ?,,; ! Free Ride to Fair ^ For Confederate? j To the' Editor of. Daily .Item: j - The three railroad systemsC * j[ the Southern, the Seaboard Just'. j Line and the AUaut.rc Coast .TJnu* '{ railroad, have all . kindly consent ed.-to give the ConfederaterVetfc?y~ ? ans attending the state fair-r^e^ jtransportation coming -?n^?o;?&',>.., i To.'entitle veterans . " to vftlc* \ transportation, they must se'rtdj^? ' to the commanding gem?rat *tu?lr * j" name i certified by the com manifest. ?of their camp. . Those \?ho dp. belong .to. ?? eam p must send X , names certified.by the judge 'of vb?.te :?f their '?co'tintyl ort-er- 4* Uhe ;-'.15jth*.-.inst.- County pa ? p]ease .extend this notice, j - ' W. A.-Claris j Commander. South Carolina. !i- vision..;United Confederate VfQ j erans. , ? . ' , i ? Columbia. ? ByCo -fas, civ img Room ' >p tohrw that \ ?* ? / p mm BY ALL!