Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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! "i "Fair and Warmer' i funniest farces eve I only and you owe it 10 Cents HARRIS COMMENTS ON CROP OUTLOOK Says Food Crops Are Necessary To Avert Famine. I Commissioner Harris is genuinely alarmed over the prospect of a seri ' ous food shortage in this country within the next few montns. A yearj ago he gave warning that this condi-j tion would come about, Dut the peo-i pie have been too engrossed in the j business of today to take heed forj the morrow. "'Reports ancr statistics' show," says Mr. Harris, "that the j food supply is short to fill the demands of the world. The situation1 f that confronts the entire nation, as well as the South, is very senous. "It would be useless to undertake j to disguise the fact. No one can af-| ford to close his eyes ancr reruse to' see that the situation is approaching the critical. Yes, we are aware of the fact that there is much money in the country. We know that ?ne per capi-' ta circulation is greater than it has ever been. But that does not get us anywhere when we are confronted with the spectacle or* underproduction. "The demand for necessities of life is greater than the supply. Too many people are undertaking to reap where they do not sow. There are too many /?nnsnmpN and tnn few nroducers. It does not matter how much a man may have with which to pay for something, if that something not to be had. We have seen tnis fact demonstrated in the past two or three years "At one time wheat Hour was so scarce purchasers were limited to the quantity, and it was the same way with sugar. For instance, If a man V.o/1 a harrol nf mniwv hp pmild hllV only three pounds of sugar, and now it requires almost a barrel of money to obtain one pound. Thus, it Is not always the case that money can do all that it is expected to do. , ' "Today the country is confronted with a great problem?the problem of production. Unless there is a great er production of food supplies this year than indications now point to , the people of the entire country will have a hard time before another food crop can be produced. One can not buv bread and meat unless there is bread and meat for sale. Unless there be a revolution in production of food supplies in this country, it isn't go-' ing to be a great while before every-! body?rich as well as poor?will begin to feel the pinch of hunger that( is sure to come. "Again I want to urge the farmers, of South Carolina so as to arrangei to diversify their crops as to raise air the home supplies of food for the family and for the live stockk. For if' the farmer depends upon T>uy:ng it, and there is nothing to buy, how is he going to live? If there ever was a' +'r. wvVkA'n V?n pV?aii1/4 yni'cn -favyic? blllic VVllCli I1C OllVUiU lHlOC i.VUU vvi^/o it is now, this very year. For the; thinking men of the world realize that we are not far from a littie. famine. In South Carolina now there; are some sections where hay and GREENWOOD BU< Greenwoc Our Business is To T Don't waste the Sum this time in preparing in the early fall. We wonderful courses ic Bookkeeping, Short? ing. The courses ar and the cost to you is us today for informa GREENWOOD BU< Greenwo< CO FRIDAY MAY 2t MAY ALLISON in FAIR AND WARM " is really one of the b iy conceived. It's going t( to yourself to arrange tc : corn can hardly be had in quantityj sufficient for the demand, and for. every day from this time on the situ-| ation will grow more serious. I "It is not too late for the rarmers of the South to remedy such conditions by planting plenty of corn, 1 peas and cane for syrup. They should ; at least raise hogs sufficient for home consumption. Take warning before it is too late" is Mr. Harris' heartfelt appeal to the farmers of thestate. Penitentiary Making Profit Mr. W. H. Canfield, a director of the state penitentiary, has the official report of that institution for the last year, which shows a nice profit for the state. There were 252 prisoners at the end of the year, showing a net loss of five during the year from dis charge, parole, pardon and death. The two farms in Kershaw and Sumter counties employ 106 prisoners, and these farms produced ? 107,752 worth of products at an estimated pi'ofit of <?79,78.*?. The cotton produced had not been sold at the end of the'year and was valued at 38 c. per pouad. The penitentiary itself had an average of somewhat less than loO prisoners, including the ?ick, which were a large percentage. The only revenue from the penitentiary is a ehcir factory, and the superintendent reports an income from that source of 827,717, and looks fc.r even better results this year. The farms are well stocked with cattle land hogs in anticipation of '.he b')li weevil, and a modern dairy . being considered. \ The pri:-!)n physician reports the Meed of a competent dentist, also s:jme repairs and improvements. Viieiv were only six deaths during he year. AID FOR THE "PROTOPLAS MICALLY ALCOHOLIC" Confirmed drunkards and habitual users of alcoholic stimulants are re-j duced to serious physical straits by the strict enforcement of prohibition' and the question of caring for them' and providing against the deprlva-: tions which may bring several evils in its train is causing concern among prohibition agents in various parts, of the country. In Illinois Captain, Hubert Howard, Prohibition Enforcement Director, has devised a plan which contemplates a special bureau to register all persons who are true > addicts to liquor, with a view to reg-. mating ana assuring me requisite whiskey supply. Special attention is to be given the impecun?ous topers. Captain Howard is quoted In a Chicago dispatch to the New YorK Times'1 as saying that there is undoubtedly! a great need for such work, and explaining: "As the situation stands now, it is the impoverished drunkard?the' 'protoplasmically alcoholic*?that Is suffering. Without question there are many such persons for wtiom a sud5INESS COLLEGE >d, S. C. rain for SUCCESS. I mer months! Spend j] I for a good position j i are now arranging j' >r Summer study in : land and Typewrit e all guaranteed i > very small. Write 1 /tion. 5INESS COLLEGE >d, S. C. t I MING OPI ith 1ER" _ rightest, sprightiiest, 1 1 ? 3 be shown Friday > find time to enjoy it. 20 Cents. den deprivation of all whisky means m physical disaster. The law as it th stands recognizes no addicts, a fact which places this class at the mercy to of every shyster physician." ( D The enforcement agent notes that st the closing of the great majority of institutions for curing chronic ine- \j briates makes the need of such an innovation all the more necessary, and' says: "With a disinterested staff physl- u] cian to examine applicant addicts and g; prescribe according to their needs.; b we could very soon do away with il- S[ licit profiteering of this nature, and' e; I am sure that in this way tfie public w would realize that we are trying tojp] do the square thing all around andj ni give us the whole-hearted cooperation! in the enforcement of the prohibition | vj laws that we so greatly need and; r( have, unfortunately, not received."i m ?T.itprarv Dicest. m t A BIT OF PHILOSOPHY in For the following reasons I am unable to send you the check asked a for: I have been held up, held down, T! I sand-bagged, walked on, sat on, j jni flattened out, and squelched. First,' by the United States Government for Federal War fax, the Excess-; Profit Tax, the Liberty Loan Bond?, i T1 Thrift Stamps, Capital Stock, Merchant's License and Auto Tax and bv every society and organixatinr> that the minds of men can invent i J fJ to extract what I mav or mav not $ possess. >1 From the Society of John tiie , j! Baptist, the G. A. R., the Woman's jig Relief, the Navy League, the Red i Cross, the Black Cross, the Purple' Cross, the Double Cross, the Chil- ' dren's Home, the Dorcas Society,: the Y. M. C. A., the Salvation Army, the Boy Scouts, the Jewish' Relief, the Belgian Relief, and every Hospital and Charitable In-J stitution in town. The Government has so govern-, en my business that I do not know who owns it. I am inspected, sus- ] pected, examined and re-examined, informed, required, and command-' ed, so I don't know who 1 am,! where I am or why I am. All 1, know is I am supposed to have an i inexhaustible supply of money for J every need, desire or hope of the human race; and, because I will not sell all I have, and go out ana Deg, borrow or steal money to give away, I have been cussed, discussed, boycotted, talked to, talked about, lied to, lied about, held up, hung up, robbed and nearly ruined; and the only reason I am clinging to life is to see what in the h?is coming next. rsiAVAI. RESERVE ALMOST ! A "SLACKERS PARADISE' I Washington, May 22.?Only dras j tic action on the part of Secretary^ Daniels prevented the naval reserve I force from becoming a "slackers paradise" early in the war, he told the senate naval investigating com-j mittee today. The awarding of commissions in class four to unqualified ^ittnnl pn young" illUn uy Jittval uiuccio nviib ov far, he said, that he was rorced to issue orders postponing further enrollments in this class. The secre-j tary was replying to testimony given j by Captain Palmer, former chief of the bureau of navigation, that the' secretary and obstructed efforts to increase the navy's personnel. "Terrible pressure," he said, "was brought to bear from many sources j _ to obtain commissions in the reserve B for young men with influence. B "Commissions in the naval reserve I ko/i Kaon f?Vionr\pnpH V?v lax issues of 5 commissions to men who ought to I 1 have been enlisted in the ranks and I | told that the only way to get a com- ? lra hou SATl WHERE A feature of C 10 Cents. BHRlHBnHHi ission was to earn it by service in am e lower grades," said Mr. Daniels.' 'It had gone to such an extent as i threaten a public scandal," aniels concluded today Tils direct ! atement before the committee. 9 ...... .= ' I lNiuiN ivic.jc. urMu AT McCORMICK There will be a Fifth Sunday j nion meting at McCormick next j aturday and Sunday, in which the i aptist churches of Abbeville as- j >ciation will be represented. It is | cpected that a large delegation ; ill attend, and a very attractive i rogram has been arranged for the i leeting. At the last session of the Abbe- j lie association, it was decided to j ;vive the fifth Sunday union, leetings, and this is the first such! eeting held under the new order. \ he discussions will be participated i i by preachers and laymen. Irate Husband?What! Eighty dol-! rs for a hat? "v Complacent Wife?What's $80? m link what I saved you on your I come tax!?Eoston Globe. Engraved Cards and Invitation?? j i hkTvx1 le Press and Banner Co. | TRii Tract The principle of doing all field operations with one man sitting where he C can watch his work is correct, or farming has always been done backward, _ and the operator would always have " ridden or led his horses instead of driving them. p The Moline Universal Tractor places the power of nine big hones where the horse9 stood?is driven just like horses are driven, from the seat of the | implement, and hitched up to the im- ( plements just as horses are hitched. If desired you c implements yc \ Tractor, the sa Bowie Brothe AB SE JRDAY MAY 29th "ROMANY" L LOVE RUNS WILD iypsy life, love and roman 2C NOTICE When you have land tc WRITE, PHONE or The SOUTH ATU REALTY CO., I Home Office GREENWOO The Land Auction P XTOR ADVERTISEMENT No. 204 ? e * or is lispensaMe Res . Docs all field wo; o duplication by horses fiecjt/se lurv^sting and bolt , One man complete large saving in labor BecaLse and M implemPeats reat ease of operation Because A S!n?l,; sfatth< r oecause lractor implem an back and turn short Because A siRs'e unit pf ?P' implements form b etter and faster work Because Operator sees all I better than hind s ower used as horses are used Because Tractive power in operator behind th= Jtility Is Not Sacrificed an use the "drag behind'' or horse drawn >u now have with the Moline Universal me as with other types of tractors. rs Auto and Tract* BEVILLE, S. C. ? I ce J ) Cents. > sell WIRE ^NTIC NC >D, S. C. eople i JT? I suits ,K, sr.ciuu.u|; ?.uiuvauiiK> ^ work " ly operates both tractor > center of all controls cc en L'raticr.?the tractor end ut one unit his work?"Foresight is iRht" front of the work with > work for Price c V *r ||fp gr Co. .