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Hl I PRICES RIGN HI~ PRCESDESPITE MANY CUTS Reserve Board's Analysis is Not En couraging sHORT PRODUCTION NOTED No Greater Disposition on Part of Public to Economize Than Here tofore. Washington, May 30.--Despite re cent reductions in prices, little relief from the general reign of high prices is seen by the Federal Reserve Board, im its .analysis of business conditions, made publmi- tonight. The board ex plresed the view that there has been no change in the underlying conditions responsible for the high cost of liv.. ing. .Subdivide and S are as QUICK RESULTSMath, BAN Ihe Pathfinder gives full particulars dollars to you. Write fo lES ATLANTIC C "The Name 'Thu Offices: PiTERSBUR Refrences: Any Bank i 1 A Dealer Opp( Sherard Brothers Moi organized on January 1 Davis Cars in Abbeville C brothers had never been i tomobile business before had never been represent fore. Sherard Brothers fifteen Davis Cars handl and have established a hij prosperous business. What these two progr ness men have done in Ab~ in your county. 'It prov< and large capital is not ne * success with the Daxis E with us at once, secure the have a prosperous busine: DavisM 1903 Main St. $mt$4ttmmmnuumm:rnummmn* =LU Flo"in- Lumber S Siding, S Casing, S Mouldings, Framing Lumber, - Red Cedar Shingis, Pine and Cypress shingles, * Metal and Composition Shingles, D~oors, Sash and Blinds, Porch Columns and Hlallasters, Beaver Board, valley Tin and Ridge Roll, 4, Ever! BOOTI Asserting 'that while "store sales" ind a tendency to lower prices bears vitness to the presence of "disturbing 'actors,' which suggest the advent of vlide alteration i nprice levels, the )oard declares it cannot accept the situation as a whole for its face value. 'he explanation is added that there ias been only a slight increase in pro luction and that there is no greater lisposition on the part of the general )ublic to economize and invest than iad ruled heretofore. "The changes that have takeni Alace therefore," the board's state nent sai(, "cannot be looked upon as ndicating a modification of underly ng conditions. They may, however,! ifI'ord a bsis for changea in businessi 'elationships that may broatdon Into, nore far-reaching alteration of thoe !ssential price structure." Business in every section of the ountry has suffered considerably from ll at Auction sured by our Modern Auction ads. CITY LOTS and SUBUR PROPERTIES will sell now. -it may be worth hundreds of it TODAY, )AST REALTY CO. t justines Your Conrideice" G,VA. or GREE-NVILLE, N. C. i Peteroburg, Va. or Greenvillo, N.C. t"titt:::i : : M irtunity in ClarE or Company was 7th, 1920 to sell ounty. These two ngaged in the au . The Davis Six 2d in Abbeville be have a record of ed since that date rhly respected and assive young busi beville, you can do as that experience cessary for Dealer ix. Get in touchS Davis agency and as of your own. ator Com Phone 1226 Brick, eNi Lime, Bmdm N "Cem"n,: M aterial ,i Fire Brick, 'sa Fire Clay, h Sewer P'ipe, - Ha Stove Iluec,Ic kT(erra Cotta ThimblesC Mortar Colors and stains, Pai Water P'roofing Mineral, P Corrugatedl Metal Roofing, I Asbetos amnd Composition Roof- Ca ing. IENCING1, IRON AND) WOOD POS w hing for the Hco & McLEOD umter. S. C. -he freight jam, which has prev*fet iormal movement of products to Wit kets. Effects of the tie-up are no Liced in the agricultural districts aw nuch as the industrial areas,' and tha the farmers are not the smallest clasi wvhich has sought more bank help it the way of credit as a result. Results of the board's action in ti lirection of restricted loans alread' ias begun to be evident, according t< reports of the various reserve securi :ies traded in the financial center 'here has been a general revision o nterest rates affecting both, commer ial paper and call money, it is said The labor situation during tho nonth has been one of the outstand 11g oleienti of doubt and difficulty i(d hs one of the larger problems wil vhich the country is expected to hav :o deal with the rest of the sumnie Fn addition to intense shortage of 1a >or on farms and other ploints of mri nary production. Shortage has oc -urred in many lines of manufactur ng, notably the textile industry, in ficating continued unrest, in thi ioard's view. Wages Fallen Behind. "Wages aipparently have fallen be ind the advance in prices and ti ost of living," the statement contin les. "'The movement of labor fron arm to cit yis continuing. Variou: lemands for higher wages have beet aken under advisement for the pur ose of bringing about compromise ad ust ments. General com plauint of' th ow efliciency or small output pe: mit of labor is prevalent. and the dif iculty of getting skilled labor if ;ome of the llore highly develope, ines of manufacture is now very con iderable." 'Tle "disturbing factors" have mate mtitttttttttttt ttttAtttttttttttittttttt tttitt ndon County. Davis Six 2.186 pany,1Inc. COLUMBIA, S. C. R ".Hardware, :;Paint, Oils imers, or Ilangers, rplenter's Tools, int Brushes, ints andl Oils, Isominies and~ Cold WYate Paints, VIS use .InC., Why Suffer? AIrs. J. A. Cox, of Al derson, \V. Va., writes: "My daughter . . . suf fered terribly. She could not turn in bed . .. the doctors gave her up, and we brou;;ht her home to die. S::C 1:ad suffered so much at. . . time. lay lug heard of Cardul, we got it for her," CARDUI The Woman's Tonic "In a few days, she be gni to Improve" . Cox continucs, ' and [-A vo trouble at. . . Car ui cured .hcr, a:id we si:g its praises evcrywhere. We receive mnmy thca zands of similar le"czrs CVLry year, telling of te:c good Cardui has donle for women who suffer fro:m compl:its so common to tlcir sex. It should do you good, too. Try Cardul. --77 rially aflected many lines of mamnu fac Luring, although general lanufactur Iimg continues in substaltilal volume Cancellations of orders in both cottol and wool by the Jobbing and retai trade have not yet reached large pro portions but they are "nready inotice able." This has reslted in somu miu ufaciturers being forced to "maki C Concessions to retailers." who wer, (lescribed as being "quite unsettled.' The same situation was sail to oh tain in the leather trade. With respect to conditions, local t< the various reserve districts, th board's review said in part: Price Reductions Noted Numbei. two (New York) price re dh uctions are noted in retail stores, f consilerable accumulation of good. awaiting sihpiment as a result 01 strikes, a growth in the cost of doinp business, great reductions in securi. ties prices, but nevertheless a contin. uiel high demand for goods and ac. tivity in trade. "Number five (Richmond). Unrest and uncertainty in commercial fiehl have continue(l, and agitation against high prices has led to some curtail ment in purchasing. Collections are good, on the whole, and the most se rious cloud on the present situation is the traffic outlook. "Number six (Atlanta). The peak of high prices has been reached in most lines, and the tendency is down w.ard, while there is some indication of redluction in stocks of goods. Un rest still prevails on account of high pices." CARE 0OF SUJMMER CHiCKS Clemson College, May 30.-It is preferable to hatch chicks in the four early months of the year on ac count of the fact that these chicks are able to withstand the heat of summer anod the usual excess of mites anod fleas more successfully than younger biddies. However, summer chicks can be ahtched and raiseod profitably if attention is given to the following ruiles, suggested by Prof. I". C. Hare, Poultry Hiusbanod ma n. Dust the sitting hen with sodium fluoriode or yellow insect Powder be fore you set her and twice dluring the hatching perinod. Make the nest on the groundl in a cool place. Cover nest andl hen with a large box about two by four feet in siz.e and two feet high----andh place a dish of grain andl another of fresh wvater in the box. The box has no floor, and 'Tne' sidhe should be. cov4eredl with slats spaced two anod one-half inches apart. Soakl thme eggs for t wo minutes ini CfITAION NOTlIC E T11 E STATE OF SOUTH'i CA ROIJNA I County (of Clarendoon IBy J1. M. Windhiami, Proba te .Judge: Whereas, Doreas N. Connors mad~' snit to me to grant her lAeters of Ad. min istratLion wvith the wil annexed of the Estate and effects of Mary A nn Richairdson. Thiese a re, therefore, to c ite andlml - mon ish all ando sinogula r the K indlredi and ('rd itoris of the said Mary A i.;a Richa rdon leceased, that they be and~ appear before me, in the Court of Probate, to he held at Manning on the 7th day of June next, af'ter publ)1ication hereof, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, to showv cause, if any they have, why the saidl Administration should notd ho' granted. (;iven under my hand this 1 3th day of May Anno Domuini, 1920. J. M. Windham, Judge of Probate. warm water just before the chicks hatch. Sprinkle water in the nest. Move hen and box to a shaded run when the chicks are about 36 hours old. Keep the hen in the box for the first two days; then let her run with the chicks. Do not allow these chicks to go on rround over which the older chicks have ranged. If you (o ,the young biddies will be stunted through eat ing the filth and contaminated soil. I Put theim away by themselves on a shaded grass lot. or in part of the garden where they are protected from the midday sun, and they will not mind the heat. Dust the mother hen every two weeks with sodiunm fluoride until the bidlies are wea ned; then dust them OCCasionial ly if ieedel. )o not let the fleas bother them. If put away t rom the poultry house and other fkwi they will not have mites. Giv' them buttermilk or sour milk to drink4: if possible l ix wheat shorts witi buttermark ald feed them what they will eat. morning and 1o). (;iv.e cracked cori at night. Klee fresh wat before them. Rheumatism Bac With I No Let-Up In Its Torture. If you are afflicted with Rheu 1 matism, why waste time with lini ments, lotions and other local ap plications that never did cure Rheumatism, and never will? Do not try to ril) the pain away, for you will never succeed. Try the sensible plan of finding the cause of the pain. Remove the causO, and there can ho no pain. , You will never be rid of Rheu matism until you cleanso your Hill Plumbing PLUMBING, REP? Near Express Otl MANNI Do You Wa Begin the year right I or repairing the one you a small bill of lumber use< save you many dollars. either. Write us for pri< AVERY LU South Harvin St. umZuumumumuutunmmumn Galvaniz< We are just in receipt of 15,000 feet of 2 inch Gahs sortment of other sizes. ing en route, some in stoc COLUMBIA SUP] Coluimbi IOUR BANK THEY ARE 4: A good future without doeso't often hpeyor $ Our in)stitultioni is a pr 9 and investmng bank. We solicit the patronagi al attributes are likewise ly dlesire' to be'(()lcom such1. Y ouI never r'egriet mon)I uise to regret when it is g< SThe Banko L JOSEPH SPi TM. MOUZ Many persons hatch chicks every nonth in South Carolina and have a onstant supply of frys. Anyone Vho separates the broods and guards gainst soil contamination, as well Is prevents loss by lief-, mites and lets, can grow chickens of any hatch vith'out los,i; Further information in regard to u1mme0r hatching can I- had fronm he Poultry Division of t e Extension service of Clemison, College. NOTIl CE The quaIlified voters residing il Tome Hranch school district No. :32 vill take notice that an election will Ie held at the H1ome Hranch school Ose On Friday. .une 11 . 1920 to vot' in the Ilestio of' whet her said ,. t it shall levy an1d (olleet an nually a uirther special tz x of fou, (4)r nmill. or general school ur pos. ltei ation certificates an I tax w ceipts *e'otrired as in other rolreral erhrtins~. 3olls open flrom 8 a. I. to I p. mn. Fy 0der o Board of' Trustees. B. 1. IIOD11GE. (). E. HO0DGE, N. Z. A\NlIlE Ws. t-c. Trustee.s in and for said diistrict : on the Job ts Old-time Fury blood of the germs that cause th0 disease. S. S. S. has no equal as a blood purifier, score; of sufferers say that it has cleansed their blood of Rheumatism, and removed all trace of the disease from their system. Get a bottle of S. S. S. at your drug store and get on the right treatment to-day. If you want special medical advice, address Medical Director, 103 Swift Labo ratory, Atlantat Ga, md Heating Co. H EATING, LIRS. ice. Phone 155 IG, S. C. at a Home? )y beginning your home Liave. A few shingles or I at the proper time may We can hell) you with es, grades, etc. MBER CO., Sumter, S. C. 2nunuu nummnun?m n ad Pipe! a car of Pipe containing anized Pipe, and an as lar of Galvanized Roof ?LY COMP~ANY i, S.C. and )UI Future i alving is somiethiing t hat know. )gressive mfonev" s'avinl f of these whos~e Pprson -and those who e arne(st f Manning N COTT, President DN Cashier -