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KEOWEE COURIER (Established 1840.) Published Every Wednesday Morning SUIt?CRIPTION PRICE. Ono Your .$1.00 Six Months.ri? Thrco Months.30 Advertising Rates Reasonable. Ry Sleek, Shelor, Hughs Afc Hholor. Communications of a personal character charged for as advertise ments. Obituary notices, cards of thanks and tributes of rospoct, either hy individuals, lodges or churches, aro charged for as for advortlHomonts at rato of ono cont a word. Cash must accompany manuscript, and all such notices will bo marked "Adv." In conformity with Fedoral ruling on such matters. WALHALLA, S. C. WEDNESDAY, JUNE) ?th, 1020. EVERYTHING WAS IJOVELY. Walhalla. S. C.. .lune r>, 1020. Editor Keowee Courier: We have read with surprise and astonishment your full column edi torial, which you stylo "Bolshevism in Our Midst.*' Wo wiall through the columns of your paper lo say to tho people of Walhalla and to ibo public in general we wero at tho chautauqua and do not believe that a more respectful hearing was ever accorded an amusement company in tho South. And if for any reason Homo youngsetr did make a little noise, did you not do Hie same thing? You were one of about two thous and people who attended this chau tauqua, and when you, W?ith the other nineteen hundred and ninety nine--each having his little say with no intention of disturbance to any one. lt seems to us that your editorial tas a KNOCKKU of our town) have gone much farther along the well beaten paths of Bolshevism than some of the youngsters whom you have seen lit to class "Bolshevik! -unconscionable hoodlums." Still going farther you make the broad sta tomen t. "lt ts a shame to our town that our citizens cannot leave safely their property standing on the streets of Walhalla in this year of graco and to make safo." Would you, Mr. Editor, for one moment undertake to lead the citi zens of Oconeo county to believe that unless they stood guard ovor their automobiles while in Walhalla they would be cut to pieces or stood on end? That they run the risk of )<onn...i,..r victim" "r our 1 1 "r" ? ? ? ? t praises ui mu ouleit^aiitutoul, ...... also of the splendid order that pro vailed throughout tho entire audi ence. We think it unfair, to say the least that you should devote an en tire column of your od I tc "in I page to tho knocking of over;, thing and everybody, then on tho last page of your paper mako the tremendous sacrifice of about one and one-half inches to say tho "Red 'Path Chau tauqua has been entertaining and has boon the best ever presented hore." Wo have no personal feeling In the matter and regret that so soon after such a splendid gathering of our peoplo, with tho splendid spirit in which they did their duties, to have you send out to tho world state ments which wo know aro very far fetched. (Signed): W. M. Brown, Mayor. T. A. Grant, Treas., S. L. Verner, C. P. Walker, W. A. Grant, John J. Thodo. B. B. Hunt. Councilmen, Guss Sullivan, I). I'. Rutledge, Ben Duncan, Policemon, .Ino. E. Bauknight, C. W. Bauknight, C. W. Pitchford, A. C. Phillips, Miles L. Phillips, S. J. Barker. .1. li. Gillespie, S. N Pitchford. H. Fayonsky. .1. A. Parker. REGRETTA RLE. We really regret that some few of our citizens, our town officials as a whole, and our policemen, have seen lit to seek to discredit our state ments and to impute to us the mo tive of "knocking" when as a mat ter ol' tac!, our motive was to seek to correct an evil that exists has existed unchecked for long months, and even years. \\',. have no set re ply lo make to the charge brought against us; it is n<>! necessary; we have made certain statements;' they stand: they can be corroborated - we wish they could not -by citizens of Walhalla, and (most unfortunate of all) by citizens ol' our county not residents of our town. That is suf ficient. And the fact that some es caped depredations from without and annoyance from within is refresh ing and altogether gratifying to us. By a peculiar circa instance, what we had to say last week appears on Hie sixtli page of this issue. Not one W?rd of this was untrue a week ago; every word of lt stands as unpleas ant, fact to-day. Wo have always thought Hie most foolish creature in the world is tho ostrich.which sticks its head into tho sand and, because ho can no longer seo, ..angines that he is hid ABSO LUTELY. We prefer to seek to cor roct evils that exist in our midst not by COVERING THEM UP, but by turning tho glaring light on thom so that, for very shamo. If for no other reason( thoro may be brought about a cessation of unpleasant con ditions tn our midst. COTTON INVESTIGATION SHOWS That There Will lt? a .Marked ('hange iii Conditions in the Future. Columbia, .lune 7.-"Tho Investi gation hoing conducted through tho Un i tod States consuls abroad, and through exports of Hie American Cot ton Association, concerning the sup ply ot* cotton, the demand for raw colton, and methods for enlarging tho markets for American cotton, is hoing vigorously pushed, and valua ble information is being secured and beneficial results will follow," said J. Skottowe Wannamakor, president of tho American Cotton Association, a day or two ago. "As a result of this investigation it has already boen found that tho demand for American cotton will far exceed the generally accepted Infor mation. In addition to this, tho ap parent supply of cotton abroad will bo very materially reducod by un splnnablo Cotton and by errors. Most important of all, as a result of con ferences hoing held with tho various business organizations abroad, tho markets for American cotton will bo broadened. "Valuable assistance has been ren dered to the American Cotton Asso ciation in this work through Dr. Olin D. Wannamakor, a brother of tho president of the association, who is now in Europe writing a history of the World War. Krom this infor mation it has been clearly shown that the demand for American cotton will l>e enormously increased; that tho enormous earnings of the manu facturers aro furnishing the means for tho payment of war debts and taxes and Hie rehabilitation of Eu rope. The 'smoke cloud' raised by England in its propaganda for an increase in the European production of cotton has been a source of much merriment to tho representatives of the American Cotton Association abroad. This luis only more clearly brought to light that England rea! izes that through tho organization of tho American Cotton Association a complete chango has taken place in the handling and marketing of thc American cotton crop; and, as pa thetically expressed in a conlidential way by several English manufactu rers. lt is realized by the manufactu rers, both at home and abroad, that they will be forced to send represen j tatives to the cotton Heids of the South to purchase cotton, this condi tion being due to (lie organization formed under tho leadership of the American Cotton Association. In other words, that tho producer will warehouse his cotton, retaining per sonal control of same, stretching the sale of same over a period of twelvo full months, and selling it to the manufacturer only when he will pay a profitable price, for same; that the rot.M? r - - fl -?] 1 '..ir ti . . ? ? i ?? . - j LOU-tUU l?tal irillO l/iluil(,ti will bring benefits to the producer, manufacturer, and even the consumer of cotton goods. Tho shortage of raw cotton Is causing Europe intense uneasiness, ri or financial fabric is absolutely dependent upon tho Amer ican cotton crop. It is conceded by leading experts that, had tho Ameri can cotton producer been paid a fair price for bis cotton for tho last sixty years, he would have received an additional amount of money stilTi clent to pay America's debts In tho World War--sufficient to have en abled him to have huit up rural con ditions in the South, so that to-day, instead of tho population moving from the country to tho cities, so that our very agricultural Interests (tho foundation stone of our civili zation of our commercial life) are threatened. If tho South had been paid a fair price for its cotton the rural sections would bo showing an increase in population instead of a docroase; they would be blest with good schools and good roads, and conditions would be socond to nono on the globe." Notes from Fairview. Eairview, Juno 7.-Special: Rev. H. M. Robertson will fill his regular appointment Sunday afternoon af 3.30 o'clock. Sunday school at 2.30 o'clock. After a successful term, the school ht this place closed two weeks ago. The trustees wore fortunate in secur ing the services of two of the former teachers for another yonr. The fol lowing will compose the faculty for the ensuing term: I). V. Alexander, principal; Miss Virginia McMahan. grammar grades; Miss Lula Pike, of Central, intermediate, and Miss I Dora Rroodlovo. of Salem, primary department. The school will reopen about the 26th of July. The Kural Improvement Associa tion mot at tho auditorium Friday afternoon at I o'clock. While tho attendance was small, yet much in terest was manifested. The next mooting will be hold Saturday. Charlie Singleton, of Atlanta, vis ited his relatives, Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Meares, recently at "Fernwood." Ralph Whitmire. of Pickons, spent Sunday nt W. M. Hubbard's. Hay Hubbard, of Concord. \\ C.. is spending a few days in the com munity with relatives. Misses Ethel Cromer, Connie Thnckston, Lula Pike and Pauline Davis. Newry's efficient teachers, and Miss Clara Vernor, of Seneca, were recent guests of their friend, Miss Ros? McMahan. at Riverside Karin. Mr. and Mrs. Riley Cox, Mr. and Mrs. J. Duff McMahan and Miss Noll McMahan spent Sunday in Anderson. Valuable Man I*>st to Health Hoard. (Anderson Mall.) Hr. E. A. Hines, mombor of tho board of health of Seneca, and mem ber of the State Hoard of Health, has resigned as a member of tho Soneca board. Failure of tho town council to back him In an offort to have all hogs romoved from within tho town limits brought on tho resignation. .J. LOCAL AND PERSONAL. * -J. It. Thompson, of Atlanta, was In Walhalla for a short time Monday attending to mattors of blueness. Ho bas a host of friends here who are always delighted to meet him. -Miss Anna Cantrell, of St. Mary's Hospital, Anderson, and Miss Cecilia Cantrell, who has been at tending school In Greenville, are at home for their vacillions, which aro being spent with their mother, Mrs. J. P. Cantrell, of Walhalla, and among their friends hero. - Married, at Salem, on Sunday, May 2:5d. by Magistrate W. H. Tal ley, Miss liuth Cantrell, of Jocassee, and Claude Holcombe, of Salem. The brido is Hie only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Cantrell, the "groom being a son of Hov. and Mrs. Win. Holcombe. There aro hosts of friends of tho young couplo who will Jola with us in extending the best of all good wishes for a long lifo of hap piness and prosperity. -Mr. and Mrs. Harry Cary, of Columbia, paid friends in Walhalla a brlof but most pleasant visit last Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Cary were ia the up-country for only a few days, and Mr. Cary could not resist the opportunity of greeting old friends In Walhalla, though he had but few moments at his command. Both Mr. and Mrs. Cary will always And a warm welcome awaiting them here, and wo trust that wo may again have opportunity of seeing them in our midst. -Invitations have boen received in Walhalla to thc marriage of Miss Xatalio Norman, of Sumter, and Henry Young Vance, of Greenville. The marriage is to take place ia the First Presbyterian church of 'Sumter on Tuesday evening, June 15, at 7.30 o'clock. The bride-to-be is tho daugh ter of (J. A. Norman, of Walhalla, and the groom a prominent young business man of Greeiiv||llo. The Courier joins with a host of other friends of the bride-to-be in extend ing to her, in advance of tho happy event, every good wish, and to Mr. Vance hearty congratulations. - We regret to learn of the mis fortune of our aged friend, Alexan der Ja ff orson, who ls now con lin cd to his bed by reason of injuries re ceived by a fall. For months he has been confined to his room, and on Saturday a week ago he foll while moving about the room, but was not totally Incapacitated by this ac cident, though rendered more help less than previously. On ' Saturday last, however, he fell again, this time breaking his left leg near tho hip. Mis fall was a v?ry light one, occurring in his room, but tho ac cident resulted in the complete breaking of the hone where he had a fracture about two years ago. He i has a host of friends who will join with us in tho hope that, despite his many years, he may yet be restored I?- ?..- . If ll, Mr Tflffprqon ?:-|--v'vVf"3?iiss. bi.?:iy Strong wau t'v r.ra-. clea3 a^HM'ss lo tho Tau! {)&: u Oirk] Clo ot I?'ri day afternoon, '.'t ?th. Interesting ti di.?on 'Ai . i w?;rb i ?itu oy Mesdames w . c. . B. S. Dendy, Misses Sallio Stribling and Alice Strong. Aftor all business had been dispensed with tho hostess, in her original way, had arranged a clover basket contest. In this, a word building contest. Misses Sallio Strib ling and Janie Harrison tied, the prize, a basket of beautiful sweet peas, falling to the lot of Miss Har rison. A delicious sweet course was servod, the basket feature being prominent both In refreshments and favors, the latter being miniature baskets filled with Dorothy Perkins roses. The visitors on this occasion were Mrs. Langston and Miss Eliza beth Stribling. At this meeting Mrs. J. D. Verner, Jr., was cordially wei-j corned as a new member of the Cir cle. -Wo were glad to meet Arthur F. Ernest last week and to learn that he will become ono of our citizens, having purchased a tract of land j some miles to tho north of Walhalla at what Is known as the Camp Oaks. Mr. Ernest will give considerable at tention to hog raising and the cul tivation of crops calculated to best meet tho needs of the hog-raising business. Ho has not as yet gotten full possession of his land, but is giving his attention to preliminary work preparatory to occupancy. Ho has with him two young daughters, other members of his family having remained at thoir former homo at Goshen, Ind. We are glad to wel come Mr. Ernest back among us and hope that ho will find his new under taking sufficiently attractive to in duce him to extend his plans and make them permanent. Mr. Ernest is a son of Rev. and Mrs. Alfred Ernest, who a number of years ago were among our citizens, and Is a brother of Assitsant Postmaster John H. Ernest. i Georgia-Carolina Boundary Case. Washington, I). C.. June 7.-The Supreme Court to-day appointed ('liarles S. Douglas, sn attorney of this city, as special muster to take testimony In the boundary proceed ings brought by Georgia against I South Carolina. WINTHROP COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP AND ENTRANCE EXAMINATION'. Tho Examination for the award of Vacant Scholarships in Winthrop College and for tho admission of now Students, * will bo held at tho Court House on FBI DAY, JULY 2d, nt 9 a. m. Applicants must not lie loss than sixteen years of age. When Scholar ships are vacant after July 2 they will he awarded to those making tho highest averago at this examination, provided thoy meet tho conditions governing tho award. Applicants for Scholarships should writo to Presi dent Johnson boforo tho examination for Scholarship Examination Blanks. Scholarships aro worth $100 and Freo Tuition. The next session will cpen September 15th, 1920. For fur ther Information and catalogue, ad dross Pros. I). H. JOHNSON, 19-2G-C?W Hock Hill, S. C. Dealer Wa Sherard Brothers Motor Oe 17th, 1920, to soil DAVIS CA two brothers had never hoon on before. Tho DAVIS SIX had ville before. Sherard Broth* DAVIS CARS handled since th highly respected and prosperou What those two progrese DONE in Abbeville YOU CAN that experience and largo eapit Success with the DAVIS SIX. (tot in touch with us at ol and have a prosperous business Davis Mi 1903 Main St. ?j? fr ?j? fr fr ?j. fr fr fr fr fr * j- fr fr IN POLICE COURT. .]. fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr fr Tho following cases have been dis posed of during the past week In local Police Court: R. L. Bryson-Disorderly conduct. Pleaded guilty. Fined $5; flue paid. .lake .Mitchell, colorod-Disorderly conduct. Pleaded guilty. Pined $10(1 or 30 days imprisonment. Ninety dol lars suspended during good behav ilor; $ 10 paid. O. H. Schumacher, Sr.-Having In posseslon alcoholic liquor. Bond of Kaluga (I aind '. mn*arutti Sole? i.< a t'Ooij d of Dint .?? iio ifst observations ? a Wi by ll ?V ui;.f.. co-operative oDservtn ol tho ..-c~. Bureau of the U. S. Department of Agriculture, during the week ending Juno 6th, 1920, nt 7 p. m. (The Instrumental readings aro from gov ernment standard instruments ex posed in the manner recommended by the chief of the Weather Bureau) : Character of Day. Date Tempera ture. ? I g May 31-Clear.... j Juno 1-Clear. . June 2-Ptly cldy.' June 3--Clear . . . . | Juno 4-Cloudy. . . ll. 50 21 June 5-Ptly cldy . Juno 6-Clear Total rainfall, .54 81 85 84 87! 87 f 82} 791 64 58 63 62 63 66 58 2.25',! Ivocnl Notes from Coneross. Coneross. Juno 7-Special: Misses Alice Sue and Florence Hunsingor, Of Greenville, returned to their homo Saturday, after having spent two weeks with their aunt, Mrs. Sue M. Hunslnger. There will be a Y. W. A. and G. A. rally here next Saturday. All of the ladies are especially invited to at tend. Misses Selina Du Bose and Eva Arve, of Greenville, spent the week end with liomefolks here. Several from hero attended the Sunday School Convention at Bethel Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Alexander, of Greenville, aro visiting relatives in this community. Miss Alpha Ballenger, of Seneca, was a guest of Miss Codyo Alexan der recently. Glover* Holland TAILORS, DRAPERS, DYERS, DRY-CLEANERS AND BUSH RLE RS? We me Bo's-not Woitld-lw's the Shop of Dependability. You can reach us by mail. We have a big reduction on our suns. TAILOR-MADE CLOTHES will double your chances-they COST NO MORE. Our Garments aro made Smart, Distinctive and Di he ie nf,-with Good Appearance, Genuine Comfort. YOUR BUSINESS SOLICITED. GLOVER & HOLLAND, IO? West Main Street, WALHALLA, S. C. nipan? waa organized on January RS in Abbeville County. These gaged in the automobile business never been represented in Abbe era have a record of FIFTEEN at date and have established a s business. ave young business mon HAVE" DO in your county. lt proves al are not necessary for Dealer iee. secure the DAVIS AGENCY of your own. DAVIS SIX $2,185.92 ?t>or Company, ?SE COLUMBIA, S. C. Phone 122?. How Many Soles on Your Shoes? W<* are sure you want to cut down your shoe expense? A ?Teat factor in reducing w expense ii- your ahoVs ability ? Ito take a second sole and look like nc;.'. / C ; '; Bfl?e! piton cannot bc ieso?ed bocau.se they lose thc w.> Hali lilies. v? . . ... That's one big reason why quality shoes are economi I cal. They hold their shape and thus still look well when resoled. Our Crossett Shoes arc quality shoes that will keep their good looks in spite of hard service. Comfort is assured by painstaking workmanship. Quality is guaranteed by the name Crossett branded on the sole c* each shoe. A large variety of Spring Models for men and women awaits your inspection. Make a note in your memory to call on us. -Also a nice line of MEN'S STRAW and PANAMA HATS. C. W. Pitchford, Walhalla, S. C. KEEP THEM OUT! It is needless to say anything more as to the importance of Keeping the Fly out of the house-an educational campaign has been going on now for some years in this connection. We have stock of Screen, Doors and Windows of all sizes and grades; full stock o? Fly Netting and will be glad to name prices. Wm Hartare and Furniture Co.. Seneca, S. C. A Few?Dort Automobiles on Hand for Immediate Delivery. Colored Hoys Doing Well. J. B. Williams, colorod, was in Walhalla during tho past wook, re turning to Atlanta Monday and tak ing his wife with him. Sho was tho assistant tonchor In tho Walhalla colored school, and incidentally In school has lost a very capable toach hor departure tho local colorod or. Dorrlll Williams also carno ovor to attend tho commencement oxer olsos of the colored school. J. B. is an employee of tho W. and A. Rail road, while Derrin is omployed by tho Southern.