Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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a Good Salary Bright young women looking for unlimited opportunity to advance, wanted to learn telephone operating. , , ,• We teach you the business and pay you while learning. Your salary will be increased frequently. Ex tra pay for special work, Good ^chance to rise tp a good position without aincurring dditional expense to learn a special line. Surroundings excellent. Work is pleasant and clean, eight hours work per day and six days week. Employees well cared for. Sickness bene fits, life insurance and pension after stated periods „.jQf scx-vice^,-.:-^ - REFERENCE REQUIRED Apply in person to Chief Operator at the Tele phone Exchange. j«H’S RSI WONDERFUL SUCCESS SECURING ■HreWTVrEWBTERS OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA COTTON ASSN. WORK WAS PLEASANT AND EAS1 Addition to Enthusiasm and Unit) | of Purpose Was the Incentive of Local and County Pride. Farm for Sale 60 acres 2 miles of Clinton. 45 acres under cultivation. 15 acres in pasture. Good new 8 room house, good barn, good 4 room tenant house. * Buildings worth more than I ask for place. H. J. PITTS Columbia. A statement siren ont at headquar tors of the South Carolina Cotton As sociation says that from all ovei •South Carolina reports came telling ol the wonderful success of the tbrre« day campaign for members of the as sociation. Absolute confidence that the state’s quota of 50*000 members . "Would’"be reached was" expressed by officials of the association. The work of the canrassers is pleas 'ant and easy. I “Added to this enthusiasm and un^ ty of purpose of the indiridual citizens 'is the great inventive of county pride everywhere. In laudable zeal each county is determined to bo first to finish its complete organization. And South Carolina would like to set in this great work a shining example tc the other cotton states that under trained experts are equally as deter mined as she is to enroll as members of the association every eligible citi zen and corporation and to join with her in presenting one solid front in the struggle for the great and sure vic tory. increase, in Corporation Pees. Rut L. Osborne, comptroller general, has given out the following informa tion with regard to the corporatfon* license fees collected by his office for 1919: The fees collected to date from for^ eign and domestic corporations for 4919 show an increase of >5,188.12, aiiiuuut COllfecied being $107.667> 90 against $101,819.78 for 1918. The law requires every corporation doing business in the state to make a. report and secure a license from the comptroller general. The fee paid for this license is based upon the paid in capital, being one-half of 1 per cent on same, with a minimum fee of $5. There are between 4,000 and 5.- 000 corporations doing business in the state, the majority of these paying the minimum fee. Cotton mills, banks and foreign corporations pay approxi mately 55 per cent of the total amount collected. Since the enactment of the corpora tion law these fees have more than doubled. The amount collected in 1905, the first year, was $42,429.48. Corporations failing to make a report or pay the license fee to the comptrol ler general for collection u and Attor ney Gener&r'Wolfe^as made a special effort to collect those placed in his hands this year, and there remain very few now that have not complied with the law. Suit will be entejyd against those. CmCH^JJRSPILLS oUmt. 1 A.kfo*( D KKANl Salto, AhmytlH SOUnDRtntSISEVEnMBK Habitual la 14 to 21 Days •LAX-FOS WITH PEPSIN” is a prepared Syrup Tonic-Laxative for , Constipation. It relieves promptly but should be taken regularly for 14 to to induce regular action, h Regulates. Very Pleasant to per bottle. * /, niiwmT.rr™ Cotton, Crop Unpromising. A letter from Commissioner Harris, who has been out in Oklahoma, Texas and Arkansas, leading the fight there for the organization of the American Cotton Association, states that he wilt be home during the present week. H* has found the crops in bad condition and will Issue a statement on his r» turn to Columbia. In the meantime he urges the peo pie to keep their new crop' of cotton out of the gins until it gets its growtl! and to.put no cotton at all on the mar iket. Mr. Harris’ statement recentlj | that cotton will grow after It Is picked and will take on weight as well ai length or staple n&t fcttFACTefi qnite i lot of attention. >fany farmers saj that they have observed this in theli experience. Mr. Harris says that if should be put in the barn four or five weeks before being ginned. c a packa&fe ■- before the war c a package during the war c a package ^ NOW THE FLAVOR LASTS SO DOES THE PRICE! Second Primary September 9. Returns, which are practically com plete, from the Sixth and Seventh Congressional Districts, bear out the early, indications that a second race would be necessary for each nomina tion. E. C. Mann of St. Matthews and George Bell Timmerman of Lexing ton run for the Democratic choice tc succeed Mr. Lever, and P. H. Stoll ol Kingstree and E. C. Sherwood of Con way make the race for the nomination to succeed the late J. Willard Rags dale. Mr.-Mclnnes Is, a very close third. Second, primaries will b« held in each district September 9. Good Investment Offered. The series of Series C-1920 treasury certificates of indebtedness hearing in terest at 4 4-2 per cent, dated Septem her 2. 1919, is announced. These der tifleates ara free from all State, coun ty, city and local taxes excepb estate or Inheritance taxe.v JWid frea from normal and federal income taxes. This security heirs a yield equiva lent to that derived from a 6 per cent and 7 per cent taxable‘security. It may be had in the denominations of $500. $1,000, $5,000, $10,000, $100,000. Souvenir for State. Governor Cooper has received a let ter from Pinckney W. H. Lee of Mar tin, Tennessee, in which letter the Tennesseean offers to send to the chief executive the skillet used by Gen. Francis Marion, South Carolina’* great Revolutionary war leader. Mr Lee was a member of the Union forces in the War Between the Sections and is now 4n his 80th year. 6m— for Civil Court Another chapter waa written in the case of the state of South Carolina against the Columbia Railway, Gas A Electric Company when a unanimous opinion was handed down, confirming the opinion of Judge Townsend in which a demurrer by the company wag denied. The force of the opinion is that the ca°*» to cause the canal prop erty to revert to the state because hf alleged failure to comply with condi tlpns under which tv property was •old must now go to tri-1 on it* merit before a Jury In the civil court. Debt of College Paid. Clemson College has repaid to the state the loan which it made in 1918, by payment of $40,000 under date of • Angust 16, to the Palmetto National Bank of Columbia. The total loan waa for $62,400. "he first payment of $21,644 was made during 1916, after which the legislature changed the term* of payment so that the college might have five years, if desired, In which to complete payment. Since 1916 tfcs college Has been putting aside every year $10,000 or more to* wards the final payment. - INSURANCE ■ , , . ^ —: « “It is better to have a policy and not need it, Than to need a policy and not have it.” , L : : SEE ME TODAY W. C. BAILEY, Clinton, S. C. - mm t ■ . i ; -_. . —■ ^ Bleate Will Not Run. % Cole L. Biease Issued a statement in which he said he would not be a can didate for congress in the Seventh istrict in the general election. He said he had not been nor would be a candidate. July 29 he announced his candidacy in the general election, issued his platform and called on his followers to stay away from the. primary that they might “not be bound” by the prim||y oeth. Major Peeples Traneferred. Washington.—(Special)—Thomas H. Peeples of South Carolina, who re ceived a commiaaion some time ago as major in the army and who is now on duty in this city, has bean transferred to the war board of appeals to handle claims growing out of the war'under the Dent bill. In this capacity Major Peebles will bs chief counsel. There are many claima of contractors which remain to be settled. His new duties will take him to va rious parts of the United States from time to time. Negro Enters Damage Suit John Castor, negro, has filed suit against R. E. Lee, member of the Co lumbia Railway, Gas A Electric Com pany. The officer and corporation are made defendants in a complaint al leging injuries and damages to the amount of $10,000 is asked for. The complaint alleges that on or about November 24. 1918, the plaintiff waa a passenger on a trolley car and that while being ejected he was shot several times. Permanent and serious Injuries are alleged. Taxes Collected in Full. Rut L. Osborne, comptroller genelral, has returned to Columbia after being absent witnessing annual settlements for the greater.pan. of the week. Mr. Osborne visited the counties of Ches ter, York, Lancaster, Kershaw and Chesterfield. The comptroller general reports that in Lancaster county all delinquent taxes had been collected on-June 30, and found no executions whatever in Sheriff Hunter’s hands, he having ocllected same and made a final re port to the county treasurer prior to June 30, Preparing to Fight Fluo. Dr. J. A. Hayno, state health officer, says that very soon plans will have been finished to meet any emergency should there be aa epidemic of influ- ensa in this or any ef the Southern states. At a recent meeting of the state health officers Dr. Ennlon G. Williams, state commisioner of health of Vir ginia, Dr. W| S. Rankin, state health officer of North Carolina, were ap pointed a committee to prepare plans to combat any epidemic of infiuenia should such occur. Securing Ceneua Facte. H. R. Dickens, special agent <of the bureau of the coasus for the federal government, is busy is the office of the comptroller general, getting facts in regard to the unsocial conditions of the various towns and cities. Each town and city In the state trill be or has bees visited by representa tives of the federal government for this purpose. A report on the financial condition of the varioua municipalities is made to the census bureau each year and the facts thus obtained are published. Pharmacists Assoc'itlen. Druggists from Riehland and Ker shaw counties met at the city hall and organized a district association. 7. S Earle was chosen president and F. K. Otis was elected secietary. The pharmacists were planning- to affiliate with the state association and committee will be appointed to pre pare rules and reguatlons. The asso ciation will hold regular meetings to discuss matters evreeraing the wel fare ef the drug business. The meet ing was attended by leading drnfr gitte. \ ' ■ Highest Price Paid for Cotton Seed BEFORE SELLING SEE EDGAR TODD 295 1-2 Acres, known as C, S. Lankford place, adjoining the old Ren Anderson place, J. H. Sullivan and others, one 6-room house, 2 barns, 2 tenant houses, 1 well. Place well watered. 1 House and Lot on Florida street, 5 rooms finished, 4 rooms up stairs not finished; house almost new. Look at this before — you buy. It’s cheap; known as G. C. Johnson place. 1 House on Main street, 7 rooms; 1-2 acre of land; nice barns, stables and well, and known as the Dr. Wofford place. Going at a big bargain. 11-2 acres, known as George M. Wright home place, situated on Calvert avenue. Price right. . 206 Acres, known as the old Isaac Adair place, 2 miles from Clinton, on Musgrove road. NEWBERRY, S. C. , Three store rooms, 2 stories high with basement; pressed brick and plate glass front with metal ceiling;- up-to-date in every respect. Situated on corner between post office and modern six-story bank building. Right in the heart of Newberry City, now occupied by Copeland Bros. One 8-room house, owned by Johnson and Johnson, going at a bargain. 249 Acres, situated on main road from Clinton to Newberry, known as the Hix Connor place. In Newberry County. LAURENS COUNTY. 300 Acres, known as W\ M. Myers lands, going at a bargain. 50 Acres, known as W. M. Myers lands. Don’t fail to look at this. 60 Acres of land, knop# as the old Calaway Todd place. One 7- room house* barn, stables, cotton house, well. 45 acres in cultivation, 1-4^ mile from Longbranch school house. 44 Acres, known as J. L. Todd* and T. B. Sumerell; houses almost new. The land good. 58 Acres, known as the old Hannah place, bounded by L. D. Hitch, Charlie Holland, W. A. Tool and Emmet Little. 400 Acres of land, known as the old Jeans place, the prop erty of J. C. McMillan; 5 tenant houses, I barn, 5 stalls; 2 small hams, 1 well, 3 springs; about 100 acres in pasture. Lot of good saw pines. Going cheap. 250 Acres, known as the old Dick Ferguson place;.! six-room house; 1 tenant house; 2 small barns, 2 good wells. Sumerel & Stone Real Estate Dealers If you don’t want to sell don’t list your land with us. . I 151 Acres in 2 miles of Clinton, situated on road from Laurens to Clinton. One four-room house, 2 tenant houses, good bam and stabler; fine hog pasture; a bo urTOG acres iriculRvafion; plenty of timber to run the place indefinitely. 156 Acres in about 2 miles of Clinton, known as E. W. Ferguson place, about 85 acres in cultivation, situated on main road. One seven-room house, situated in a lovely grove; 2 tenant houses; plenty of wood to run the place indefinitely. 65 1-2 Acres, in 1 1-2 miles of Clinton, about 35 acres in cultivation. Four-room house; barn; w$Jl. 70 Acres, known as E. C. Briggs place. One tenant house; barn ind well. _ ' —^ — 70 Acres, known as C. M. Pool place; five room dwelling; barns, 9Uble«k welL • 211 Acres, known as Fred Johnson lands; One three-room house; barn, 2 stories high, 2 stalls, shed on side, 12 x 20; 100 acres in cultivation; 30 acres in pasture; 60 acres in pines. IPOTAcres, known as W. T. Tinsley place in 2 1-2 miles of Clinton, 2 tenant houses, barns, wells, etc. 246 Acres, known as the old Dick Blailock place, about 3 miles from Clinton. Houses in good shape. 200 Acres, known as Thomas Simpson place. Bounded by D. W. Mason, John H. Pitts and others. Houses fairly good. TiLAcres, part of it in the incorparte limits; 1 nine-room house as good as new; 2 tenant houses in good shape; fine barn and stable; 1 gin house; 3 seventy saw new gin outfit; steam engine and boiler; corn mill and feed mill; 2 wells; water Hghta frnm ^jty* . 110 Acres, known as J. M. Smith lands. 152 Acres, known as George Boyd place; houses worth all we ask for tile land.' .. . ___ .., JL