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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-06-12
Liberty Bond News.

Persons here holding per cent un-
ticonverted Liberty Bonds of the first
issue will receive one-fourth of one per
cent more interest if they will deliver
their bonds Immediately to their local
banks for conversion into Ia per
|cent securities. The local banks will
forward the bonds to the Federal Re-
serve Bank at Richmond where the
Exchange will be made, according TO
IAN official statement today.
The bonds to be converted must be
lin the. hands Of the Federal Reserve
Bank OF Richmond before June To-
that being one Of the senai-anpuaE in
terest dates-otherwise the Ia Will
mot become effective until the follow
ing interest date, which is December
is.
+ If bond holder wishes to place his
security upon "a ii pei cert basis at
any time after June II and sprior to
December 5 he will have to pay one
eighth of one per cent of the face
value of his bond, this being required
Ito cover interest adjustments to the
next interest date. This amount will
be paid back in the 4 Ia per cent cou-
pom due in December.
There are about s10,000,0O0 of un-
converted 4 per cent Liberty Bonds Of
the first issue outstanding. in the, fifth
federal reserve district The higher
interest offered-4 IA per cent-wilI
therefore amount to considerable
sum.
The new. bonds to be issued in 5ex-
change for the first unconverted As
will be permanent bonds and will eth,
er be registered without coupons Or
will carry coupons covering interest,
on the bonds until they mature.
Interest on registered bonds is mail
ed direct to the, bond holders from
the Treasury Department in Wash
ington. The interest on coupon bonds
will be paid by any bank or trust COM
pany in the United States upon pre-.
sentation of the coupons when due.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-06-12
Soft custard sauce.

1 Cup scaled milk
egg yoik
Ifeaspoon cornstarch
8 teaspoons sugar
LIS teaspoon salt
teaspoon vanilla
Heat sugar, egg and cornstarch to-
sgether add hot Return 20 doa-
Die l,oiler, stir constantly until mix
tura thickens and coating is ssforuaed
on spoon. strain, chill and favor.
overeooking viii cause custard to
eurdle; IL this happens beat until
smooth with an egg5beater.
Time in combining, minutes.
Time In cooking. Sic minutes.
Makes one cup Of sauce.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-06-12
Pin,iento Mayonnaise.

tablespoons pimiento cheese
2. tablespoons butter
IL eup, olive oil
n tablespoon vinegar
1-4 tablespoon vinegar
La teaspoon paprika
IS teaspoon salt
Cream butter and cheese. add pap
rika and Oil and vinegar alternately
beating constantly. Chill and serve.
Time in combining. 10 minutes.
Makes one cup.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-06-12
They WIN EIGHT Man.

It is said that in England the wea"
sells sometimes hunt in little packs
consisting Of a dozen or more; and
that there are we'll authenticated cases
OF their having resented the interfer-
ence Of man, promptly attacking the
latter, and absolutely placing him in
danger of his life, says the American
Forestry Magazine. Washington, D. c.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-06-12
Manted 70 Remain AwhiIe.

Betty smas looking rather poorly
otter several weeks illness: Aunt
Edith. who had net seen ber since sac
was q my baby, after kissing her,
turned te her. mother aud said. rather
thoughtIessly. MY. how thin she is !!
she. looks as if Whit Of wind would
blow her away" This must have wor
rtea Betty all day. for that night when
she had finished all the customary
.Ead blesses. ID, her prayer she. added
this earnest postscript: And. please
God. make me thicker. for. don't want
to be blowed away.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-06-12
Addition. to sarth,s weight.

In the early days Of It's history the
earth grew rapidly by the addition
matter. 1t is still growing
In the. same manner, though scarcely
to an appreciate extent. for the mass
Of meteoric matter added yearly is
reckoned to be only 10000 tons In
the course of ages the larger planets
have swept up practically all the frag-
ments of the original disruption, and
the only available source of supply of
meteoric matter seems to be that
brought by comets. =.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-06-12
Important Anniversary.

April % is. the anniversary Of the
appearance, in 1704, of the first eon-
tinuous newspaper in America, the
News Letter, Of Boston. Since that
time the development OF the news
paper has been one of the potent fac.
tors in the rapid advance OF the couns
try's prosperity.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-06-12

Rut. L. Osborne, comptroller gsnsr
al, will not be a candidate 10 the cam
paign this summer to succeed hflnseIf.
The duties of this office. ares6. exactilg
that no side lines can be carried, and
the salary is such that Mr. Osborne
emphasizes that he can not support
his family and bear the expenses of a.
Statewide canvass for the office every
two years. - S * u
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-06-12
Queer Idea Of Beauty.

Beauty makes use of strange ways
for adernment in. some lands. Many
japanese women adopt the singular
habit Of gliding their teeth. In some
sections Of India part ef the teeth must
be dyed black before a woman Ia
thought beautiful. The Hottentot woHl-
en- paint the entire body in patches
of red and black. In Greenland the
women color the face blue and 9enow.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-06-12
Flat Feet.

Symptoms OF fat foot are paia
along the instep or even in the calves
Of the legs, knees, thighs. hips or
back, often mistaken for rheumatism
or other troubles. The person STANDS
with feet well apart and toes turned
outward. The ankle bends inward and
the weight falls on the inner line OF
the foot 30 that the entire sole rests
fat On the ground.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-06-12
Mock Lobster Chowder

i cup Goldfish, faxed and soaked.
s medium sized potatoes
g oni6ns
cups stewed tomato
I tablespoon salt
1-S teaspoon pepper
2, teaspoons butter
dozen crackers
2 cups milk
II TEASPOON soda
Put freshened Goldfish. sliced pota-
toes, and onions into kettle, cover with
water and cook until soft. Add toIna-
to- seasonings, heat well, dissolve in
milk and add with crackers, Bring to
boiling point and serve.
Time in combining, is minutes.
Time in cooking, As minutes.
Recipe makes eight servings.
If house ferns are set in a pan Of
hot. water, once a week, .aIld well
steamed, new shoots will soon a ppear.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-06-12
Bellevue Pudding.

e&S
3-4scup fnofasses
tablespoons drippings
ga cup milk
2-3 teaspoon soda
teaspoon cinnamon
I-2 teaspoon cloves
1-2 teaspoon salt
cups -four
Melt drippings. add to molasses and
milk Sift dry ingredients. beat mix
ture thoroughly. Pour into creased
rneIds and steam.
Cook 2 IL hours. Serves six.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-06-12

When you paint Your furniture
white YOU will find that even after the
enanel has thoroughly dried it will
attract fine particles Of dust and lint
that cannot be removed by the ordl-
nary dry dusting. To prevent this.
after the second coat of enamel has
dried, rub it evenly and lightly with
"a soft cloth dipped in waited and
powdered pumice. This gives a satiny
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-06-12
For Treasurer.

Coming before the voters with more
than twenty years actual experiences Ia
accounting announce Inyseff 8 can-
didate for the Office OF County TfessS
arer. and I promise Loyalty and san.
port and to abide; by the rules gov
erning the Democratic party, also e.,
fcient service II elected.
MOSES MooRE.
Present incunnbent srd Maeaafsrtal
District. 49,. 49,.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-06-12

Reduce your gas bill by making use
of that old portable. oven which for
merly belonged on Jour two-burner
oli-stove. II have resurrected mine
from a. sfar@corner of the garrett and
am using il daily, over one of the
small burners of my gas rangegto bake
bread, cake. potatoes. puddings-ev-
erything for which I would ordinarily
use the gas oven.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-06-12
The Heart and the Pulse.

< The walls of the. large arteries are
composed mostly Of elastic connee-
tive tissue. so that they resemble the
c0nsfstence of rubber and accordingly
are stretched by the blood pumped in
by each heart beat. This is what
causes pulse. which can be felt when
ever an artery is else enough to the
surface.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-06-12
snails Color Oceans Beaches.

a curious change of color with the
tide Is noted IN the beaches of Snails'
island In the Gulf OF Mexico. The nat
.ural golden color OF the sands is re-
tanned ms the tide rises; but with the
ebb OF the tide the beaches become
quite: purple. change that Is: due to
the appearance Of great numbers OF
tiny purple snaiis.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-06-12
Baking Powder Biscuits.

- cups -four
6 teaspoons baking powder
1-2 teaspoons salt
teaspoon sugar
teaspoons shortening
1 l-3 cups milk or water
3 Sift -four before measuring. mix
with dry ingredients and sift again.
Rub shortening into flour, mix to a
soft dough, using a knife.
Toss on lightly Toured board,
roll to one half inch thickness. cut
out, having as little waste as possible.
The dough which is rolled up and cn'
a second time never makes as tender
biscuits. Bake in a hot oven.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-06-12
Saw Value Of Good Roads.

The first man to recognize THE irD-
po,tanee Of roads in relation to civic
progress was Lord Francis Bacon. He
wrote 300 years ago that three ele-
ments were necessary to the growth
of a COMMUNICATIVE soil, busy
workshops and easy conveyance OF
men and things from one place to
another.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-06-12
For sliierin.

Having served the. Cennty.as Dkpu-
ty Sheriff under the late Sheriff Braa-
ford, and desiring to have my record
inspected with a view to prornotidn,
I hereby announce myself candis
date for the office Of Sheriff Of Suaa-
ter County, subject to The rules Of The:
Democratic Primary. - -
JACK II. FORBES. &
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-06-12

In removing old paper from the
walls of a room easily. brush hot wa
ter on it with whitewash brush. This
viii not hurt the plaster and the pa
per can be removed very easily!
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-06-12

If annoyed by sators dropping cut
of chair or table legs, remove the cas-
tor, fill the hole with melted para fin: in.
and quick ~ insert the castor. This mis-
,win entirely remove the annoyance.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-06-12
Before roasting your ..leg of lamb

Before roasting your '.leg of lamb"
put in a pot, add two quarts of water.
oneLfourth cupful of rice. onion salt
and peper to taste, celery and parsley:
Let boil for. one hour, then remove
lamb. and prepare for roasting. You
have delicious lamb broth and also
roast lamb.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-06-12

Another way to o.prevent food from
sticking is to grease the pans and then
drop a spoonful of flour into them,
shaking it about until the surface is
all thoroughly busted by the flour
which adheres TO the grease.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-06-12

To dry a washed sweater so that it
viii not stretch a particle. neither
grow musty as it dries. swing it from
the clothes line in q hammock made
of white mosquito netting.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-06-12
Corn ana Rice Cereal

cup rice fem Nt,9 :,
s -2cup yellow cornneal
cups water
z teaspeons salt
Nix rice -four and cornmeal with
one cup fscold water, add rest Of va
ter sboili ng and salted. Stir quickly to
SayoId Jumps Cook thoroughly in
double boiler.
Time ia combining. 5 minutes.
lime in eooking.1 hour.
Recipe makes six servings
modified corn mush, not as coarse,
delicately favored.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-06-12

Rendering lard.-Instead of cutting
up the fat in cubes for rendering we
grind it. through the sausage grinder
using the coarsest knife, this way a
lot of time IS saved and there are-very
few cracklings left to press,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-06-12
Fshubarb Jelly.

y cup cold water
2 tablespoons gelatine
cups diced rhubarb
1 cup water
lemon (juice)
2-s cup sugar
Soak geIatme in cold water. Cook
rlluisarh and sugar in one cup water
tender, dissolve geIatine, and add
3enaen juice. Add enough more water
to make one q.sart OF jelly. Pour into
rn6Sb chill Serve plain or with soft
scust;lrd cream.
Time in combining. 10 minutes.
Time in cooking, 5 minutes.
Recipe makes one quart.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-06-12

"A congoleuna rug that has 5ec3ne
cracked by accident may be .nended
by putting piece of adhesive :ape. a
little larger than. the crack, on .he un-
der side. This viii not show and will
last Indefinitely.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-06-12
,firae i. eoIrpbining 10 minutes

zine ii combining, 10 mlnut es
- zs Tin4 in cooking, 12-15 binutes.
Temeparture of oven, 4o9 degrees:
re serve toasted. split and toast
quickly under broiiing flame, butter
While hot and send Immediately to
table. III Il &8
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-06-12
sunshine Sauce.

egg yolk
3 cup sugar
ssl y cup thick cream
Ia teaspoon ni1fa
Beat yolks till thick and iemon-col-
cred, add sugar grad Beat eream
until stin and fold into yo,ks, add va
ailla
Flne in combining. minutes.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-06-12

An excellent pot-scraper is SMOOTH
flexible piece OF brass about two and
one-halfs inches across with a hole in
one corner, and the other corners each
rounded differently so as to. fit groves
In various pans and dishes.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-06-12

Paint the top and bottom cellar
steps white. This will save many a
fall
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-06-12
Wishing TO clean the spanish-leath-

Wishing to clean the Spanish-leath-
er cushions on my library chairs
used ordinary tan shoe dressing-the
cleanser and polishing wax. rubbing
it with great care. with the result that
the scratches and stains on the leath-
er have now disappeared.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-06-12

- If your family is tired of lettuce
salad with plain nlayonnaise dressing
try using equal parts of mayonnaise
and either. pepper hash or chill sauce
and you viii be delighted with. the
change The result is similar to Rus
sian dressing.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-06-12
THINGS you SHOULD KNOW

To prevent rugs from slipping On
polished floors, Sew a piece of rubber
on the under side at each end or a til til
angular piece ander each corner. Old.
rain shoes may be cut up for this pn.,.s7ss
pose.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-06-12
1snsah aa 4 81 ] tr6uDse

70 make garment bags which are
much bettes than cloth coverings. take
four newspapers, open tosentlre size,
}appins ends Of two over each other,
stitching across on. sewing machine:
Stitch the other two papers the same
way, then lay them together and sew
around ti1ree sides. This. will make ma 4
a bag about five and a halt feet long
and serve not only as a. protection
against dust but against moths as, We'll
Put dress or any garment on hanger
and slip into bag; then fold or pin
across top and hang up by hook or
hanger. The only precaution is care
in handling, since news print paper is
brittle and weak.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-06-12

I hereby announce myself as a can-.
didate for the office of Sheriff, slh-s
ject to the rules Of the Democratic
party, JOHN r. SUMTER.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-06-12

Doubling the quantity of head
cheese.-Prepare in, usual way but
while grinding meat cook one half
cup rolled oats to every pound OF meat
in broth. Combine and season to
taste. $50.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-06-12

If you have oily hair, try, when
shampooing it, the juice Of one lemon
instead of soap. Lemon cleans the
hair and scalp perfectly and it cuts the
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-06-12

5 To save garbage cans from .custing
and wearing, out so quickly, paint m
sides and out with odds and ends OF
paint.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-06-12

announce myself candidate tor
the office of Sheriff Of Sumter County.
subject to the rules OF the Democratic
party.
SAM NEwMAfS
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-06-12

When baking in aluminium gem or
bread pzpst set the pans on the stove
Just few seconds to SLIGHTLY heat:
then grease and fiji with the dough.
BY so doing you will find the gems or
bread will not stick to the pans when
baked
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-06-12

4 safety pin with hook attached
similar to those pins used in hanging
portieress is very handy for your latch
Key in your shopping-b
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-06-12

Prevent bed springs from becoming
rusty and marrins the sheets by ap-
plying a coat of aluminium paint.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-06-12
For Treasures,

For Treasurer. -
Z I announce myself az candidate for
reelection as Treasurer Of Sumter
County, subject to the rules governing
the Democratic primary. -
b. G. WALLACE
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-06-12

A quick method for macaroni-
Break into pieces, cook with drippings
and chopped onion in stewpan until
Drowned. add tomatoes and boiling
water, cook thirty minutes.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-06-12

aarssS announce myself q asca1.di-s
Gate for the office of Sheriff IN the sp-3
preaching Primary elections ot ne:
Democratic party in Sumter County.
subject to the rules governing siisa
elections - 49,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-06-12

To remove mercury from gold jew
|eny use soft-soap eraser and rub it
as you would polish.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-06-12

Home-made shoe trees take a pair.
of Stockings or socks that fit the feet,
fill up with sawdust and sew up the
top so that the sawdnst does not. come
out. When You take off your shoes,
put them on these shoe trees. The
ssawdust will absorb the perspiration
and keep the shoes in shape.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-06-12

Leftover pancakes are delicious cut
into. small pieces and rel1eated by
cooking with scrambled eggs
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-06-12
Gandid dates' Cards

g: .ss:..is.:5 ;ys;;s s, 5
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-06-12

Asparagus and Meat souffie.
bunch or can asparagus
cups chopped meat
cups stock or water .
3 eggs beaten separately
o teassoons -four
Salt, pepper
Cook rneat, egg yolks, -four and wa
for Eve, minutes. Add stiffy beat
sen egg whites, pour intoa erossote
which has been lined with asparagus
stalks Put rest Of stalks in center OF
dish Bake until firm, lay tips of as
:paragns around edge, heat well. Serve
at once
me Id combining, 90 minutes.
S Time in: cooking. S minutes
Temperatnre2oe 800 degrees.
Recipe makes six servings.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-06-12
G. Ne HURsr.

Sumter, May 4t.,. 1924.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-06-12

: Old HI. ir brushes which have be-
come soft can be made harder and
frmer by dipping them into a strong
ss,i.tio:l of alum.
a large sea shell makes quaint
...:ad attractive appearance when filled
witt: ligft soil and small ferns or
Ivioiets gre planted. The contrast be-.
tween the shell color and the green OF
the plants is very beautiful and will
make a pretty centerpiece for the ta-
ble go
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-06-12
spinach TIfdbales.

<o--f cup TCti&sppe0 SE13iiSetC1h
teaspoons butter
Tea spoors -four
teaspoon sugar S.
teaspoon cream 7ssss-s 49,
$ eggs
IL teaspoon mace
Salt pepper
cup cream sance -
Melt butter. add -four, blend Add
cream and spinach. Remove from FIRE.
add eggs and seasoning Beat well.
Put in creased cups and set in hot wa
ter sto bake until firm. Place on but
tered toast, pour cream sauce over,
and serve.
3 Tine in combining, IS minutes.
inae in cooking, Is minutes.
Recipe makes six servings.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-09-03
DYNAMITE PUTS STUTTGART LINE
 OUT OF ORDER
Stumps Blasted From High. way Come Down on Flee
 tric Wires

The Arkansas Light and Power company's 33,O00 volt line to Stutt- gart and the rice section was put out of commission for a short while yes te1day due to grounding caused by explosions of dynamite used by con- tractors on the England Stuttgart pike road. Yesterday evening the line from Stuttgart to LaGrue was down because of dynamiting for a ditch by contractors. This break will be repaired this morning, officials of the company stated.
 This is the third time in three weeks that the high voltage line to Stuttgart has been put out of com mission by dynamiting for the Eng d-Stuttgart road, Wm. Crooks. chief engineer of the Arkansas Light and Power Company, said last night. When this line goes out the entire prairie section, as well as Stuttgart. Dewitt and other communities ,are deprived of electric service, MT. Crooks said. The Stuttgart-LaGrue line, put out by dynamiting for a ditch yesterday evening, operates about 20 rice farm motors.
 The lines are knocked down and grounded by particles of stumps, which the contractors remove from the roadway or ditch by means of the dynamite. Telephone and telegraph lines also have been affected.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-09-03
Sight of Sugar
 Instigates a Riot On Ellis Island

New York, Sept. 2.-"A sugar bowl" riot broke out among the l. 75O immigrants in the Ellis Island dining room today when for the first time since the war sugar, sub- stituted for molasses to sweeten coffee, was put on the tables. Sew eral aliens were removed to hospitals, one with three fractured ribs.
 Some of the hundreds had not seen sugar since the first months of the war. They immediately began to delve with their fingers into the sweet stuff.
 General attacks were launched at a few who tried to pocket the bowls Before the riot ended all guards, walters and kitchen employees had to be rushed to the scene.
 Individual sugar packages will be distributed hereafter at meals, it was announced later.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-09-03
Say Wage Hike Does Not Affect
 Oklahoma Miners

Oklahoma City, Okla, Sept. 2.- The wage increase agreed upon by a committee of coal operators and min CTS in Kansas City today, applying to miners in Missouri, Kansas and Oklahoma, does not apply to the Oklahoma men, Dorset Carter, pres ident of the Oklahoma Coal Opera tors Association declared tonight.
 The miners demands will be pre- sented to the Oklahoma operators at a meeting at McAlester next Wednes- cay, Carter said.
 Carter said the agreement did not apply to Oklahoma because Oklahoma operators were not represented at the Kansas City meeting. It had been planned, he said, for the Oklahoma operators to hear the Oklahoma min ers' demands at McAlester last Mon day, and then to participate in the Kansas City meeting, but action was postponed until next Wednesday, he said.