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Fordson Farm Tractor TRADE MARK and necessities of (Ito ovory-day American of tito mun of lotty arres ny well nj tho mun rowing, discing, drilling, needing, mowing, esxnry. lt wits mude to brill'.; conveniences lt wits mude to furnish power for tho cream wer for inilkiiig, washing, supplying tho one thing' on the fiU'411. lt was made to be the big, protltable servant on tho farm. TUE FORDSON TRACTOR was made to meet the demands fanner. It was made with thc thought that lt was the necessity with one thousand aeres. M was made not only for plowing, har reaping, but fol* nil ot her'Work on the farm whore power is noe to tho farmer's home us well us for the cultivation of his ileitis, separator, silo niling, cutting feed, sawing wood, furnishing pt? house with running water, ol?etele lights, and tho hundred and do all tills economically and iii a reliable way. lt was made to AND IT HAS NOT FAILED in any of the expectations hud for it r it. lt has boen tested hs no othOr tractor has been tested, lt hus boon proven reliable mid cnn furn I di proofs impossible to any other tractor. It luis done those things not only iu America, but in Europe, Asia, Africa, and In tho Islands of tito Seas, lt lins mot successfully the demands of farmers in every part of tho civilized world. THEREFORE, THE FORDSON TRACTOR CAN MEET A LD THE CONDITIONS OF YOUR FARM. When you buy a. FORDSON you aro not buying any experiment-you aro buying a servant and a money maker for you that you cnn depend upon absolutely from tho ilrst day you put it to work, lt is easy to understand, lt possesses aR tho power you want, lt is simple to control, lt is moro iloxlblo than you Imagino. It will help you cult?vate every foot of ground you luivo, and every day in tho year you wlU lind uso for it on tho farm. Its appeal to tho farmer is in it? dependable servlco and tho wide variety of work it cnn do. WE'D LIKE EVERY FARMER THAT READ THIS, if ho hasn't a Tractor already, to como to us and lot us sell him ono. Ix)t us demonstrate its powers, its values, on your own farm. loot's got Into details -Pow.or, Reliability, Economy. Willie tho salo of a Tractor gives us a small profit, tho purchase of a Tractor to tho farmer menus a money-making servant every day for years. So Ute salo of a Fordson means moro to tho purchaser 'hun it does to us. Wo aro arguing for your good, Mr. Farmer. Come in and talk lt ovor. Your time against ours-It ls worth it. AND REMEMBER: When you buy a FORDSON TRACTOR wo are right hore to keep that Tractor in reliable running condition ?very day. You won't have to walt if anything should got out of owler. Wo ar? right hore to keep lt right-because one of tho conditions of tho FORDSON DEALER is Unit ho must keep on hand-ALWAYS-a complete supply of perts. This is a guarantco wo don't believe you can got with any other Farm Tractor. Como in. Lot's talk lt over. o u Q o PH o Piedmont Motor Co., R. C. Carter. Phone 34. W. A. Grant. Walhalla, S. C. 4* <?> O ? p ? rt O Seneca Motor Co., Seneca, S, C. I i.',: KASI? \N U l'A LL 111 COTTON. Mr. LUtl'rc Wi'iic- of sii iud ?on ami . )>i-.i;, i Cotitm. ' Editor Keoweo Courier: J see a few remarks are being niado as to what tho fanner ought to do, as to tho sowing of grain and the disposition of their prosent crop. If you will be kind enough to pub lish, 1 would Uko to make a few remarks as to tho situation myself. The fanner has many enemies to contend with-such as the crow, bud worm, boll weevil, sunshine and rain -but the worst enemy of all is the aonof-a-gun you call man. His head quarters are in New York and Liver pool. They set the price on our pro duce before the seed are put into tho ground, and if they find that we are going to make a little profit on our labor they will cry out "Over production," and say lt won't do; wo must koop him In the hole-and down tumbles everything, and we get no moro for a large crop than wo do for a small one. Well, why do you permit such a condition? Tho cotton mills, with their thou sands of hands, could not turn a wheel if it was not for the farmer. The oil mills, the railroads, the mer chant, banker-in fact, every busi 1 ness enterprise that could be men tioned-are ^dependent on tho fnr ? mer. Why is lt that you stand idly by and allow yourself and your fam \ Hy to slave, year in and year out, to enrich a sot of scoundrels Uko that? You put mo in mind of a July fly (some call thom locusts). Every in sect has its time to go and como. I have seen them when they would fall and fail to fly again, in that condi tion I have soon thom, not quite dead -and a few pissants ahold of one, slowly pulling him along. Occasion ally he would Hap his wings and knock them looso, hut they would grab him again and finally finish their Job. Well, that's Just what you romind me of-a dead July Hy. The pissants aro the speculators and you the producers-the farmer--tho man that feeds and clothes tho world. Why don't you bo men and demand your rights? You are July Hies-you growl and kick and flutter a littlo. and that end? lt. Am I right? Cod forbid! "Lay on, McDuff-and damned bc he who first cries, 'Hold-enough!' ' Lot's look at tho situation a lit tie. You made this crop, paying thr high prices for your fertilizer, youi supplies, farm tools and labor-ant how under tho sun cnn you afford why will you-givo your produce away Just to obligo a sot of sons-of guns who say everything must corni down, everything is too high, nm you aro tho causo of it all! So com? down, Mr. Farmor; it won't clo fo you to got out of tho hole. I am opposoo to war and blood shod in any mannocrbut I say I an ready to shoulder The gun when 1 comes to robbing the producer fron year to year. I believe in tho prlncl pie of supply and domnnd. Every body knows that it ls not tho presen condition to-day. We havo not mad a large crop of cotton In flvo years The war with Germany left all Eu rope in a dosperate condition ns t food and clothing, .ind they are still suffering. Wo were urged to plant inoro 101 td.-ituii's anti cotton, l; i* said thal, the world can consume uv n cod ti something like slvieen million baTes "of "cotton por year; Take th? average crop for five years. We hnve not made over thirteen million bales. Now, with all Europe wanting cotton, and with the prospect of a short crop, this year, why is it that they look for cotton to fall as low as fifteen cents? Brother Farmer, it's a lie-as black a lie aa was over told-and it's for no purpose on earth but to put down prices, and as you are the only people that will stand for such injus tice, they start on you. Let's look a little: You go into the ?tores. You will hud their shelves full of all kinds of goods which have boen bought at the high prices. They tell you everything is coining down -every loafer and boot-black says prices are coming down. Every time the farmer comes to town he is met by some one, and all you hear ls, "Prices are coming down!" Now. walk into the store and price tho goods. You will soon find out how they have come down. If you buy anything they will come down off tho sholves-but the same old prices, 'n all fairness lt would be unreason able to ask the merchant to sell his goods below cost. Well, why should we not have cost, with a reasonable profit, too? Now, Mr. Merchant, Mr. Banker, Mr. Ginner, yo* ought to stnnd square up to tho farmer and urge him not to sell at the present prices. If you don't, your goods will stay on your sholves, your banks will need no time locks or the oil mills any cotton seod. This is what tho Manufacturers' Record of Oct. 2 has to say about lt: "Every man who seeks to break down tho price of cotton is, to the extent of his Influence and ability, trying to impoverish tho cotton grower, to koep small children in the cotton fields instead of in school, and to keep hundreds of thousands of women at work In tho fields Instead of caring for their homes, their hus bnlnds and thoir hhildron. He is striving to keep millions of people in tho slavery of poverty and Ignor ance more desperate by far than tho slavery of theddack man prior to the Civil War. Every manufacturer, ev ery cotton factor, every speculator who seeks to hear tho cotton market ls guilty of a crime which In this day ls more culpable than waa tho trade of tho slave-driver in olden days." I seo In your Inst issue 'my friond Holland tells us not to get blue that times are a lot better than lu 18fifi. I happen to know a little about those times mysolf, and T feel Justified in saying that If tho farmoi sacrifices this crop the country wil be In ns bad condition ns when thc negroes wore freed. Tho only dtf feronce, if any, will bo tho color o the slave. Ile wants you to ?ow ont and ryo for tho poor mules (and lt'? good advice, too.) I think ho has qui farming and is selling mules now. Our county agent wants us all ti niant tho samo variety of cotton. I is better for tho farmer and the mil man, too. He recommends Wannn maker Big Roll-and Clemson Col logo does, too. But I think If w would ptn ni the Bumglo Doe nv tho July Ply varieties, with n good mix ture m vein, wheat, pata, rye, nloyer. peas, po lalo ts?, cane, beans and (joa hers as o side ilm\ and subsoil th.MU with stable manure, it would help out things considerably. Now, as to threats about burning gin houses. I think tho ginners ought to he patriotic enough to stand by the farmer and not gin any until the mills want it bad enough to pay a lib eral price for it. They certainly will get the ginning to do when the right time comes. Those sons-of-guns that live In Liverpool and New York well know that if the farmer has his cot ton ginned he is going to sell it, and the ginners know it, too. No, If there ls any Aro used it ought to be under the shirt-tail of the farmer who starts.to the gin with his cotton. Don't soil your cotton seed at the present prices. The oil mills would make a profit to give you the meal and hulls for the oil and lint cotton they get, so don't sell now. You can feed tho seed to your cattle and uso them for fortlllzer. This will be bet ter than to give thom to the mills. You hear a lot said about distress cotton-cotton that has to be sold. This is tho way to solve that ques tion: You go to the man you are owing, and say to him, "Friend, I bought your mules, fertilizer, farm tools and supplies nt high prices. I will have enough to pay you if I can get a fair .price for my produce. I j want you to stand by me." I believe ho will do lt. If he won't, then Just say that "I havo promised my wife and young-tins to take a pleasure trip every year, so now ts a good timo to do it. I will go home, tell my wife and young-uns to get ready for our fishing trip. We will play roly-holy, leap frog and enjoy our selves for ono time. I will look for you In the morning, with all your family, to gather your crop." I think that would settlo a lot of this "distress cotton." If this does not find its way into tho waste basket, I may "come again" The merchant selling his goods at cost, And all his profits lost; I've thought a yard was full three feet-? Don't ask the reason why But thinking now of what I thunk, I think I thunk a lie. Tho honest tlllor of tho soil I thought he'd never cheat, or over try Dut when marketing his fruits Puts the ripest and host on top But thinking now of what I thunk I think I thunk a lie. Yours truly, IO. M. DuPre. Card of Thanks. Fditor Kooweo Courier: Please allow mo spaco In your val nublo paper to thank tho frionds and neighbors who showed such kindness to mo and mine during the Illness and at tho death of our husband and fathor, .1. R. Trlbble. May God bless each and every one of thom. Mrs. J. ft, Trlbble and Chlldron. Walhalla, Oct. 18.-adv.* "Gets it." The Courier- 91.00. Kills Sister ut Her Request. Constance, Switzerland, Sept. 27 Johann Strugger, formerly a captain lu the Austrian army, has been ar rested on a chargo of murder, for i looting and killing his sisteh nt her ' tooting and killing his sister nt lier own request. Tho sister sufferod a *VACture of her spine in an Alpino, f?cldont lust year, know hor illness' o' be incurable, and had repeatedly begged the physicians of a sanita rium of which sho was a patient to t?lieve her of her sufferings by an pvor-doso of morphine. S Strugger dolivered an ultimatum to. the physicians that if they failed to comply with his sistor's wishes within live days he would shoot her himself. Tbl she did, with tho full himself. Thia ho did, with tho full consent of the girl. Big Award Against Henry l"\>rd. Columbia, Oct. 18.-A vorldct of $49,999 against the Ford Motor Co. and ono dollar against the Union Auto Co. of Charlotte, N. C., was announced to-day in tho case brought by S. B. McMaster, a Columbia auto mobile dealer, against the Ford com pany for half a million dollars. Mr. McMaster alleged damages by reason Of nu order of the Ford organizatibn against the sale by Ford doalers of a ^Ide-gauge attachment. The Jury had the case moro than thirty hours, ga _ , NOTICE OF ELECTION. State of South Carolina, County of Oconee, Notice is hereby given that the General Election for Presidential and Vice Presidential Electors, Uni ted States Senator and Representa tives in Congress will be held at the voting precincts fixed by law lu tho County of Oconee on TUESDAY," No vember 2, 1920, said day being Tues day following the first Monday, as prescribed by the State Constitution. The qualifications for suffrage are as follows: Residence In Sta to for two years, if! the County one year, In the poll ing precinct in which the elector of fers to vote, four months, and the payment six months before any elec tion of any poll tax then due and payable: Provided, That ministers in charge of an organized church and teachers of public schools shall be entitled to voto after six months' res idence In the State, otherwise quali fied. Registration. - Payment of all taxes, including poll tax. assessed and collectible during the previous year. The production of a certificate . or the ollllcal receipt of the olflcer authorized to collect such taxec shall be conclusive proof of the payment thereof. Before the hour fixed for opening the polls Managers and Clerks must take and subscribe to tho Constitu tional oath. The Chairman of the Ronrd of Managers can administer th? oatli to tho other Managers and W-Vlie Clerk,; o Notars Public must niunipihtor tho oath to IHe Chairman, T'liev?JtyUiigerfj (jir-,"t their chairman arid Clerk Polls at ouch voling place must be opened at 7 o'clock a. m. and closed at, 4 o'clock p. m., except in the City of Charleston, where they shall bo opened at 7 a. m. and closed at 6 p. m.. .The Managers have the power to fill a vacancy; and If none of the Managers attend, the citizens can ap point, irom among the qualified vot ers, the Managors, who, after being sworn, can conduct tho election. At the close of the election the Managers and Clerk must proceed, publicly, to open the ballot box and count the ballots therein, and con tinue, without adjournment, until the same is completed, and make a statement of the result for each office, and sign the same. Within three days thereafter the Chairman of the Board, or some one designated by the Board, musty deliver to the Com missioners of Election the poll list, the box contaning the ballots and written statements of the result of the election 'Managers of Election.-The fol lowing Managers of Election have been appointed to hold the election at the various precincts in the ?aid County: Clemson College-Jesse S. Good man, J. L. Shelton, J. E. Pickett. Damascus-L. D. Cox, M. H. Lee, D. F. Carter. Double Springs-Thos. R. Hunt, Hugh G. Symmos, Andrew Ramey. Earle's Mill-T. B. Ables, L. M. Richey, L. A. Whitworth. . Friendship-W, H. Crooks, S.Coke Campbell, W. C. King. Fair Play-Louis Olymph, S. L. Loathers, H. M. Lovlngood. High Falls-J. M. V. Clark, Ed. Gantt, A. D. Ballenger. Holly Springs-Arthur Blackwell, A. B. Blackwell, K. L. Burton. Jocassee-A. L. Whitmiro, J. M. Burgess. John Cash. Keowee-J. L. Kell, J. Fulton Hunnicutt, W. H. Glazener. Little River-R. W. Burgess, Jr., J. lt. Cantrell, L. P. Holden . Long Creek-J. B. Phillips, Jr., B. M. Lee, Geo. W. Matheson. Madison-J. A. Cook, T. A. Spen cer, R. ti, Adams. Newry-C. L. Anderson, W. N. Grogan, J. Lewis Gaillard. Oconee Creek-J. fl, Hunnicutt, W. W. West, Oscir Denton. Oakway-H. J. Myers, S. B. King, Adger Bowen. Ricket Post-lt. O. Powell, C. S. Chalmers, I. L. Garrison. Providence-_W. E. Giles, W. T. Hunt, W. N. Woolbrlght. Return-Ezra Cromer, Levis Jay nes, C. M. Sanders. Richland-S. N. Hughs. J. A. Den dy, Grover Hubbard. Salem-R. A. Pike, R. A. Talley, E. B. Haggerty. Seneca-G. C. Sheppard, W. H. Barron, J. N. Hopkins. South Union-Ottio Burrlss, W. H. Crawford, Raymond Tate. Tabor-J. A. Knox, W. T. Tan nery, ErvIn Spencer. Tokeena-W. H .Simmons, W. T. Stephenson, O. D. Boggs. Tamnssee-Otto S. Cantrell, J. A. Rutledge, T. R. Chatham. We Have Taken Over a Valuable Piece of ?ITT PRORKMr. in tito prosperous little city of Wal li a Ha. It consists of a Five-room House, front and back piazzas, sleeping porch, double hulls. House hus now roof and is in good repair, (?oed outbuildings; splendid water und every part of it right up to the minute and ready to move into. lt can be bought on easy terms mid at low Interest. Mr. Funner, if you aro thinking about moving Into a good town to give your children the advantages of a good school, bettor look ibis property over, lt's worth-while property, well located, lying on the Main Street of Walhalla. Tho lot contains one-half aero. The wiso buyer buys while the buying is good. It's a good time to buy this property right now. -WHITE US AT ANDERSON, SOUTH CAROLINA, I?. O. BOX 24. TC1 AFT- IMBAI/ETT CO., ANDERSON, B. C. 42-13 MOGUL WAGONS, WIDE GAUGE, 00-lNOH TREAD, BUILT FOR SERVICE. For tho next 30 days I will allow you Two Cents a Round above tho local mnrkot price for Good White Cotton ivs pay ment for Wagons. i J. C. RAMPLEY, West Union, S. C. SOW GRAIN Phis will bo a good your to sow wheat, tho price of farm products grown in this section is coming down, and when this ls the ouse lt will pay every fellow lo come as near making his liv ing at home as he can. And then Mr. Byers, our County Agent, says Ibo boll weevil will probably spread nil over Anderson Coun ty. lt hus been spreading ever since it started up in Mexico, some thirty odd years ugo, and so far shows no sign whatever of stop ping. The Greenville Nows of September 15th reports the boll weevil has entered certain townships in Greenville County. When we have wet Julys and Augusts it will be very damaging to tho cotton crop, mid so it will pay every fellow to make his living at home. Resides, it will pay every farmer to sow wheat, to get the stubble. This stubble puts his land in such tine lix (o make un extra crop the following year. Titree acres to the plow will do the business. Thoroughly prepare ns early as you can throe acres to tho plow, get a good seed bed, and then as soon after the first killing frost us you cnn, sow in thc drill four or live pecks of wheat to the acre, fertilizo with -100 pounds of our l()?.2-2. Sow in the drill, us you will get the seed more evenly distributed and ut a more uniform depth, und it will stand tho winter botter, and you will get fnr bettor results. Besides better results you wilt got better bread than you can .get from an) Hour you can buy, and your broad will cost you very little. Tho wheat, straw will pity for the fertilizer. There ls a good demo<ul fur wheal straw. Follow tho stubble with peas, and /.iel, the pens. Von can't supply the demand lor peas ni lop prices. Follow tho peas with rye, cat the rye in tho spring just when your stock and cattle need some green feed; follow the rye with cotton fertilized with OOO pounds of our 8-8-3 to the nero, and you cnn make (Ive bales of cotton on the three acres. The cotton seed will ordinarily pay for the fertilizer. That titree acres to the plow will pay you better than any other three acres yon will cultivate. Tho wheat, peas, rye and cotton will cost you so little, and your crops will be abundant and your broad will be wholesome. TI ?ero ls very littlo appendicitis with people who make their own foodstnlTs, and then you will be keeping your money in your own bank account. Sow four or Ave pecks to the acre. The Good Rook says if you HOW sparingly you will reap sparingly. Wo all like to reap amundant measure. The way to do that is to prepare thoroughly, fertilize liberally, sow liberally in tho drill after tho first killing frost. Fut tlown fertilizer; the straw will pay for ii. It is a good time to begin planning to sow your wheat. You can make things flt in better when you pinn ahead. Any year is a good year to sow oats, and this is no exception by any means. Prepare thoroughly nnd sow, as early as you can, three acres to tho plow. Sow in the drill and fertilize with 400 pounds of our 10-2-2 to the acre. Your crop will come on next season just at the height of the work season, and your stock will do bettor if you feed thom freely on oats when they are doing their hardest work. It does look like tho mules' needs and com forts and appetites should bo consulted a littlo, seeing that their work is indispensable, in making a crop. Oats aro profitable when you make good crops, anti you can make good crops when you prepare well and early, and fertilize liberally. Sow eight or ten pecks to the acre in the drill, follow with peas and rye and cotton, and the crops will be cheap and your lands will improve No trouble about a bumper crop of cotton after that. Tho farmers seem to be interested in sowing cover crops tl?s fall, and these cover crops need fertilizer. We have the fertilizer, and it is for salo. Anderson Phosphate & Oil Co*, W. F. FARMER, Secretary, Anderson,.S. Q OUR AGENTS ARE C. P. WALKER.WALHALLA, 8. C. J. C. RAMPLEY.WEST UNION, S. C. T. B. JONES.SENECA, 8. C. F. H. SHIRLEY.WESTMINSTER, S. C. 38-43 Tugaloo Academy-D. L. Cothrnn, j T. DoWitt Powell, Citarlos T. Smith., Walhalla-John E .Bauknight, W. A. Grant, W. P. MUam. Westminster-R. B. Monea, Do Witt J. Miller, T. D. Marett. West Union-E. P. Hutchison, Jas. P. Neville, Elijah Gllllson. Wolf Pit-Jesse Lay, Jr., Geo. M. White, Jr., W. IL Alexander. Tho Managers at each precinct named abovo aro roquested to dele gate ono of their number to secure tho box and blanks for the election on SATURDAY, October 30, 1920, at the Court House In Walhalla, S. C. JAS. M. MOSS, MRS. J. A. STECK, MRS. S. K. DENDY. Commissioners of Federal Election for Oconeo County, S. C. Oct. 20, 1920. 42-43 NOTICE OF OPENING OF ROOKS OF SUBSCRIPTION. Notice ls hereby glvon that Books of Subscription to tho capital stock of tho Bank of West Union will be open at tho office of Strother & Phln ney, West Union, S. C., on THURS DAY, the 21st day of OCTOBER, 1920, at 10 o'clock A. M. J. W. WICKLIFFE, L. M. BROWN, W. I. HUTCHISON, E. P. HUTCHISON, MACK NEVILLE, JAS. H. DARBY, JAMES PHINNBY, Board of Corporators. Oct. 20, 1920. 42 Spain has rower dally papers than any other European country.