6 Cigaret Industry Is Growing Rapidly Washington.—Thlrty-thre billions of clgaretts about 330 for every man, Woman and child, was a part of the mpply available for the American smoker last year, according: to esti mates of the bureau of census. Those figures do not include cigar ettes rolled by smokers from loose tobacco, concerning which the bur eau of census has no data. An offi cial report of the bureau says: "On the basis of revenue-stamp Bales, the numbers of cigars and •cigarettes manufactured during 1917 j In registered factorlaa under the jur isdiction of the commissioner of in- I ternal revenue are estimated at 9,- 050,960,224 and 34.832,385,676, re spectively. "The increase In the production of cigarettes in registered factories in recent is a striking one, amounting to 250 per cent for the •ix-year period, 1911-1917. When f' 7 8 SO ' T " T LisLLSMIS # MMKET SQMBE JL*l I OTI J MMKET SOIME M, SEMI-ANNUAL CLEARANCE SALE/ffjL Sale Starts Friday -gap Again we announce the wonder event of the season twice each year we clean up stock regardless of conditions or former prices. HHBP This season we are going to go one better than any of our previous sales —in spite of war conditions —We are placing on sale Friday morning our MUM ntire Stock of Women's and Misses' Suits and Coats at less than cost —in fact every department has been instructed to cut and slash prices. 9jgM >on't forget, Friday morning. 100 Suits— Must Go— A " " T~~" All Colors—All Sizes— l| /■ Nothing Reserved p y-\ Lg Don't Delay.-But Come ' 'lQg Suits '3fl Wk s l7-b Suits 'B-2 fr f?* s ll a Suits s 4a 18 m Suits s 9a s !2a Suits s sb - *20:22 Suits s loa 5 14m Suits *6a J® ■ >22 ~Suits s lla ag s l6- Suits *7m IF nW '2sjsSuits s l2ii II / R re Women's & Misses' COATS Women's and Misses' DRESSES v Si,ks and Wash Dresses ° {AU K ™ d > piaced Saie a to 44. All colors all styles. Taffeta, Satin, Georgette, Silk Poplin, Pongee, Voiles, Ginghams, ' * 6sCnis'2 'iy# 24Crts 9a f $ BflCoats'3a *2ssCoats*loa I T§jg 'ia2Coats4a Iff 2feCoatsiia mWMm EV2S ml ■ 'lZaCoats'SiS A Coals'l23 ftfjOTf/i E 3 £2 m 'lsJ2Coats $ Pl n l lif#29sCoats'l3a $ 7 - 98 'wl WWfH s ls - 98 UO f' s lßl2Coats s 7a 'iSSs WW W V V 1 s 22iSCoats'Ba J 3snCoats'lsa [ $9.98 I y the Central Powers must be convinced that it will be years before Germany can draw from her lields and orchards any very valuable tribute. Nor is the German control of Hmania's petroleum production likely to be a very profitable invest ment for some time. In the so called occupied territories the de struction of the oil fields was so com plete that Germany after fifteen months of effort is able to measure her supplies from that source in quarts. In the remainder of Rumania it Is doubtful if production can be much increased beyond that of the last year, and during the last year pe troleum has been one of the scarcest articles in the country, obtainable only under personal and special li cense from the government. Refugees Kat Grass In the winter the Associated Press correspondent made a tour of inspec tion around a sco'e of the frontier towns, where the largest proportion of refugee population had been dumped in the hurried retreat before the German hosts. Conditions were serious beyond description, but the major part of the suffering was due to famine rather than to exposure. The shortage of food was such that in many Instances were seen in the fields eating—or at tempting to eat—grass. Terrible as was the plight of the people of these refugee districts in wartime, they can hope for little alleviation with the coming of a forced peace. Virtually no harvests I can be expected this year in these districts, for no seed will be avail able, and, moreover, there are no agricultural implements left, nor any horses or draft animals of any kind. Thousands of Rumanian horbes died of starvation during the . winter, for the peasants were two exhausted in caring for their own needs to make any attempt to pro vide for their beasts. In France the horses would have been put to good use as meat for human food, but the Rumanian • peasant has an obhorrence of horse i flesh as meat. WOMAN SUFFRAGE OFFICERS Sunhury, Pa.. July 5. —Sunbury i Woman Suffrage Association organ ized hero Tuesday, with many prominent women In its membership. These officers were elected: Mrs. Charles W. Cloment, wife of Sun- , bury's burgess, president; Mrs. Louisa Moore, vice-president; Mrs. W. C. Rogers, secretary and Mrs. W. Cameron PacKer, treasurer. 1 The Horrible Handicap of Poisoned Blood The Innocent Suffer Even Unto the Third and Fourth Genera tions, But Relief Is Now in Sight. It has long been accepted as a matter of course that the sins of the fathers must be suffered by innocent posterity, yet it is hard tq become reconciled to tills condition. The heritage of physical Infirmity is <% handicap under which thousands must face the battle of life. Scrofula is probably tho most no ticeable of the transmitted blood disorders, though there aro other more severe diseases of the blood that pass from one generation to another. No matter what inherited blood taint you may be laboring under, S. S. S. offers hope. This remedy has been In general use for more than fifty years. It Is purely vegetable, and contains not a par ticle of any chemical, and acts promptly , on the blood by routine all trace's of the taint, and restoring it to. absolute purity. Some of the most distressing cases of transmitted blood poison havo yielded to the treatment of S. S. S., and no case should be considered In curable until this great remedy has been given a thorough trial. S. S. S. acts as an antidote to every impur ity in the blood. You can obtain it at any drug store. Our chief medi cal adviser will take pleasure in giv ing you without cost any advice that your individual case requires. Writa to-day to Swift Specific Co., 433 Swift Laboratory, Atlanta, Ga.