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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31, 1921
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FACTS BROUGHT HOME.
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rSome little time ago the railroads
were asking commercial bodies to
. endorse a request of theirs made to
, the state railroad commission that
the rates for freight on hauls of fifty ,
miles and less be reduced and that .
the rates be increased on longer hauls
in order to make up for the losses in- ,
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curred on the shorter hauls. There ,
was method in the "madness of the (
railroads. They did not desire to as- ^
sist the freight payers but to assist .
themselves. The truth is that hauling ^
by railroads on short hauls is so un,
satisfactory and so expensive that a
great many shippers are carrying
their own goods by trucks. As the
; ' roads improve, more and more will do *
. this. When the time comes, as it
wjll, when we have hard surfaced j
roads still more people will handle
freight in thirway. The' railroads c
know this, and this is the reason they
are willing to offer-low freight rates
' on short hauls (the hauls in which
the trucks are their competitors.) On
the longer hauls where there is no
. competition they would continue to
take the old rates and a little more.
In this connection the following
article from the New \ York , Herald
of Tuesday will prove interesting. It
1^'vO says: - ' ' '
"Many railroad men complain that
H motor trucks have taken much, desir?,17.
able freight from steam transportation
lines. Some of these railroad
fi men ^want to have the State and ?
* etferai governments tax freight haul- j
ing motor trucks in amounts that will ^
make it unprofitable for shippers to j
use them. In much the sam^ way j
railroad men of a former generation ,
sought to have interurban trolley ^
roads taxed out of competition. j
' "In New England the Boston and r
Maine has been hard hit by freight ?
trackers, and it has started out to (
meet their competition by reducing ^
freight rates on all its branches for
distances up to fifty miles from r
Boston. The managers of the rail- t
v road believe lower rates will keep t
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the freight business it now has and g
win back some it has lost. c
"This is a more sensible way for a t
lamuau iu meet v;uni|ictik:un mail 13 j,
the course advocated by those who c
want the State and Federal govern- ^
ments to tax motor trucks out of the
freight hauling business. It is, indeed,
the only sensible way to meet
that competition. Motor trucks j
should bear their fair share of
the cost of the roads they run on,
the police who protect them and the
advantages they share with other 1
vehicles in ^the territory through
which they run. Soon the great,
motor truck companies which have
been created all over the country,'
operating regular service over regular
routes, will be compelled to oper 'C;
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ate under franchises. This is as it
should be, but regulation and franchises
will be based on public policy,
not on the demand of railroad men
who do not want to cut sky high
freight rates even after other sky
high charges have been cut.
"By following the example of thep
Boston and Maine the railroads will.!
go far toward solving the problem '
brought to them by the motor 1
truck."
It is manifest we think that the, ^
railroads must improve their methods
of doing business. They must operate i
their trains at less expense, either '
on the Ford plan or some other plan.)
They must be given the opportunity (
to do their work with as few men as
possible, and with wages commensurate
with the wages paid for other
like work, or the railroads will find |
other carriers of freight handling the
business and their lines in the hands
of receivers. Of course on long hauls
of freight the railroads must be look- i
ed to, but what is a long haul will not
always be the same distance. In a
little while the long haul of today
will be short haul.
And this induces us to say that the
railroad employees should heed the
warning of some of their advisers to
the effect that wages on the railroads
must be scaled to the level of labor
of the same kind in other employments
else the expenses of carrying
by the railroads will become so onerous
that more and more the people
will look to the truck and to the
jitney lines, and to passenger lines;
which are bound to be established,
resulting in fewer and fewer trains
on the railroads, less and less demand
for employees, with more and
nore men out of employment. There
is such a thing as killing the goose
that lays the golden egg.
The employees of the railroads
may not know these facts. The facte
may not have been brought home to
them, but the managers and opera
tors of the railroads have already
felt the effect of freight trucks. The
revenue which they formerly received
has been cut and the cut has been
deep. It is gettingr deeper evexy day.
The railroads may not look kindly on
the situation, but they will not be
able to get the law-makers to tax
truck-carrying out of existence, nor
trill it be destroyed except by cheapsr
and better facilities furnished by
the railroads. The sooner the roads
ind their employees learn this fact
the better it will be for them.
NEGRO WOMEN WHIPPED j
Greenwood Crowd Take White Wom-I
en's Assailants From Jail.
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Two negro women, held in the
:ity jail on a charge of brutally asiflulting
two white women and a
vhite man who came to their rescue
vere taken from the jail last night
md beaten by a crowd. The
legro women are Jessie and Julia
Valentine, Greenwood negroes who
lave been' in Reading, Pennsylvania,
rhey recently came back here on a
risit it is said.
The negro women were arrested
Monday afternoon about 6 o'clock,
'ollowing an assault on the white
vomen. The white women were walkng
up Seaboard Ave., and it is ala
era. r? tliof o n orrrftfto bHatm +a
ifiove them off the side Walk, slap-|
)ing one in the face and beating her
vith an umbrella which she snatched
'rom the white woman. A white man,
>roprietor of a grocery store nearby,
vent to the rescue of the ladies and
vas himself struck several times, it
s said. A vigorous resistance was
nade, by the negroes when they were
irrested by Officers M. A. Corley and
3. T. Nelson. Officer Corley was se-r
'erely bitten on the arm.
A crowd numbering about 150
nen at 8:15 last night overpowered
he police on duty at the jail and
ook , the prisoners out. The ne:roes
were carried to a vacant house
in the Power House road, about
hree miles from town and whipped.
it 8:45 they were returned to the
;ity jail. Examination showed that
hey were not seriously injured..
ANOTHER AMERICAN FOUND
Jody of Carolina Man Taken From
ZR-2 Wreckage.
Hull, Aug. 30.?The body of still
mother American who was killed in
he ZR-2 disaster was found today,
't was that of Maurice Lay, of
jreensboro, N. C., a rigger.
At the inquest held today Flying
jfficer filler testified that the body
)f Brig. Gen. Maitland, whifij^was
ecovered yesterday, was found on
;he airship near the water ballast
sontrols, which in emergencies arejperated
in an endeavor to insure the
>afe?y of an airship. In hearing this
;estimony the coroner commented on
;he, fact that Gen. Maitlands last act
tvas directed to doiner what was rws.
sible to save the vessel and her crew,
rhe proceedings before the coroner
Loday were purely formal.
It is said here that the body of
Lieut. Commander Emery Coil, of
Marietta, Ohio, will be buried at sea
in accordance with a wish Coil often
had expressed to his wife.
GREEK KING, RESTORED TO
HEALTH, BACK TO WORK
Athens, Aug. 30.?Today's official
bulletin issued by the physicians in
attendance on King Constantine in
Asia Minor asserts that the King has
been restored to health and has resumed
his duties.
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A New York psychologists declar*
that everybody is a criminal at hear
It's fortunate that in most cas<
'brain rules heart.
Charles W. French, the head (
the "swindle trust," is said to be
"financial nut." Well, he seen
rather hard to crack.
Not Much Work.
The boll weevil is not going to d
?nw Humapfl in some Dart of Abbi
ville county. They never stop on an
jofbs that don't furnish them a fu
day's work.?Anderson Daily Mai
From all reports the aforesai
weevils have left about a day's woi
for the farmers in gathering the
cotton.
Perpetual Kine!
The Cheraw Chronicle is a goo
paper in every respect, but it :
rather difficult to understand th
following from its last issue:
"We've bee? . asked to correct
report that Kimberly Dairy had lo;
some cows by death. Dr. Pundei
burk, owner of the dairy, states thfi
his entire herd is in the best o
health and that they are all tuberci
lin tested and GUARANTEED NO'
TO DIE
Painting 'em White '
"It's a funny thing," remarked
loafer who watched men at wo'r
painting the street lines, "It's
funny thing how it always rain
right after them lines is put there
It's happened every time. The pa^in
[ don't have time to dry before dowi
comes a regular young flood an
washes out the lines, then aloni
. comes a Ford that hasn't good eye
sight and parks itself in the wxon;
place and lays itself liable to a fin
or imprisonment, or bo^h, in the dis
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crtswun ui uie mayur. 11 a tx pivuivu
sure, but I wish they'd paint th
lines every day?then it'd rain ever;
Aay."
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WOMAN'S COLLEGE NOTES
Next Session Begins September th
Twenty-first.
r The sixty-seconcr session of the Wo
man's College of l)ue West will opei
Wednesday, September 21. All stu
dents are expected to reach the col
lege on Tuesday, the 20th. Durinj
the summer the buildings have beei
overhauled, and the rooms of the dor
mitories are now being put in readi
ness for the coming of the students.
There will be a number of ncv
teachers in the .faculty next session
Miss Leona HaLbert will teach Homi
Economics and Miss Myrtle Shelb;
will teach Chemistry and Physics
Misses Halbert and Shelby are teach
ers of experience. They are spendinj
the summer in the University of Chi
cago and will come to the college di
rect from the University.
Miss Lois Virginia GorreH and Mis:
Vera Boward will be new teachers ir
the department of music. Both hav<
spent the summer in special study
Miss Ella J. Marshall, of Millerburg
Ky., will be supervisor of music prac
tice. The College Orchestra, whicl
did excellent work last year, wil
again be in charge of Miss Crofut anc
Miss Gilliard will return to teacl
voice. Miss Lois Dicks is the nev
teacher of mathematics. Miss Nora
Davis, who taught Latin last sessioi
has been transferred to the depart
ment of English to take the plac<
made vacant by the resignation o:
Miss Lois McDonald, and Miss Susii
Bryan will be the new teacher of La
tin. Every teacher in the college hold;
a degree from a standard college ant
the majority have done special worl
in universities.?A. R. Presbyterian.
Coache* School Well Attended.
Columoia, Aug. 30.?Men and wo
men frnm manv nnrfs nf tho e+o+,
are registered for the first school fo
athletic coaches, which started a
the University Monday. This is th
first school of its kind ever attempt
ed in the state, and already its sue
cess is assured. Sol. Metzger, th
University's famous football coach, i
dean of the school. W. B. McGowar
assistant coach in football at th
University, Brian Bell, of Columbia
Zinn Beck, of the Columbia basebal
team; J. W. Bean, Ray Smather:
Rev. J. 0. Van Meter and Miss God
bold, athletic director at Chicor
College, constitute the faculty. Th
enrollment is approximately sever
ty-five.
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is Q. How and when must cabbage ;
ie he planted?
A. Good plants of the Wakefield j
a varieties if set in early September ]
rt'will fonm heads in December. With!,]
r_ I slight protection both calbbage and ,
^Icollards will carry through our ,
,f[ severest winters. . j.
I Q. How and when should kale be j
p planted?
, A. Seed sown during September
will produce an abundance of greens
during winter and early spring. Sifl
iberian curled is a good fall variety,
k Q. How and when should lettuce
a j be planted?
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g a. oow rug ooston variety ior a j
, j supply during fall and winter. With I
slight protection firm heads can be
a I had in January and February. I
,j Q. How and when should mustard I
g be planted? 1
j. . A. Mustard will stand any amount i
g of cold and seed sown during Sep- i
e tem/ber will furnish greens through- i
h out the fall, winter and early spring, i
n Q. How and when should onions g
ej be planted? r
A. White Pearl and Prizetaker I
y ? .are
splendid varieties for fall, plant- s
ingr. Sets of these varieties will fur- c
nish green onions during the winter s
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THE FALL GARDEN
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Demonstration Agent Tells Whet To
Plant and When.
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;s If the curb market is to be maint.
tained throughout the fall and win?s
ter, fall gardens must be planted
now, says Miss Ruth Crowther, home
demonstration agent. If something
>f is not planted, soon there will be
a nothing to bring to market but
is chickens eggs, and butter.
In order to encourage planting,
Miss Crowther has arranged the following
information in form of ques10
tions and answers:
e- Q. What vegetables can be plant!y
ed in the fall garden?
11 A. Beets, calblbage, lettuce, mus
1. tard, onions, garden peas, radish, j
id rape, spinach and turnips. ;
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ir planted? ' i]
A. Sow beet seed the latter part of
September. The plants will stand
the winter and produce beets for ,
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A aatIv Rnrintr nop.
and early spring. Seeds may be sown
from September 20th to October 15.
Q. How and when should garden
peas be planted?
A. Plant during the month of November
for the earliest spring peas.
Alaska is a good variety for fall
planting.
Q. How and when should radish be
planted?
A. Long White Spanish or some of
the other varieties of winter will
remain in good condition throughout
the winter. Sow seed the last of September.
Q. How and when should rape be
planted?
A. Though commonly sown for
pasturage, rape seed sown in Septemfber
will yield excellent winter
greens.
Q. How and when should spinach]
be planted?
A. Seed sown the last of September
or early part of October will
produce greens throughout the winter
until late spring. One; of our
most delightful vegetables.
Q. How and when should turnips
be planted?
A. From the 1st to the 20th of
September. This is one v of our reliable
vegetables that will produce
both roots and tops for winter and
spring use. The White Egg should be
sown for turnips and Seventop for
greens.
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CLEMSON ANSWERS
3iscua?es Varieties 'and Quality of
Rotundifolia Grapes.
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Tell me about the varieties of
Rotundifolia grapes.?W. J. K.,
Florence, Ala.
The James with us* is a very fine
prape. The Flowers is of poor quality
jut on account of its being extra
ate I believe it should have a place
n every variety vineyard. It is good
:or preserving purposes but not good
is a dessert variety. The Eden )s the
nost prolific variety we have ever
frown; sometimes the bushes have as
nany as sixty or more berries. The
jfiSalle has done exceptionally well
md I believe is one of the best .'in
luality, but it is not so prolific as
ome of the others.
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Dr. L. T. Hill has returned from .
Atlanta and is in his office again
ready for work.
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STATIONERY
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line of White &
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Abbeville."
Mother's I
Healing Salve
An excellent remedy
for old sores,
cuts, bruises, burns '
and especially good ;
for Fall sores on
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Keep a bo^c on hand
for emergencies.
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