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MR COTHRAN RIltS AGAIN ON TOBACCO Editor Maninn Times: Under the caption "takts issue with Mr. Cothiran, in our issue of the 18th ulto. Ph learnetd )r. .\. 1). Nesnith of Lake City, S. C., taks mn to ask This dental pt ilrii he-Iad s of toil al tobacco tuaIranr' emnipatrit lauches out inl a tira+l! of uir:1ogimnl aned trieS to Ip icIav me as btIm tn to a clhstiei of toib.vIo worchi us a'n who has pr~ovenl a ourse to Soutb Car-, For this de t -p -l -ar r' benefit I will stat in ie u e that lhe has takein in ye r it Inu tvrr it in readingt battwee the' line . I Vot ib special bno t it allow me tit itni~rt th following:.. infrm a.tion: I will coifess that I onll : tually Cn gage Ii in tho t 1blcc( %:r vh] us ness at lr okn al. \'a., ais a:1d! b the deponient, 1 ). ). S. I will furthn r state for the enll i htmemcW thatt this is the fourthl ye~ar thati I hl:1v1 bra. (.(, - nected with th tn :llaant businvess at Urcoknal, \'I. I will 1no ask the dip N it (t :iinin o iei hi book and make a ritcowl of it f-oli ing!, which not doubit \\ill bw :1 -- rI shock t, his HOgiW-: \\hNn I-;thnis' out how lilat ,rty hii ha:1., b in his home Iotown in I .,; ki'-p:n ae hi I sel posted fi the pad t fo1u y111*eas. A. 1). 1917, anerIc 11". Southl Car'o-1 linatobi acco set..n l th late and I Bowen and I the warehousS business I nw hav inl Brooekneal. 'aI. Messrs. iloltmay m Bowen m' both from the deoienit '. 1'. S's homee own--Lake City, S. C. I will further state for his lii.ghnss's sake that we were associated togrether here in busi-I ness foi two years. Itook oulr leasem over at the end oif the 1918 season. We decided to dissolve this co-iiartnership afs it thesn't deemed laige enouh for 11three.I SAain I will appralse my.\ learne'd Yoliscerner of where he tus again Wei asliep tin id tthy. I wo iner i f th is Swould-be leaer or oriterion has neer thought of the fact that his own be loved fellow-towlnisman and toaeco warehousemen have on n1111 are il nthe habit of going t< ot. er marots and running warehouses very, yeVar" after thle South Cm-olina season clses. Your leading warehouseman operated a tafobacco wurtehouse At. aige N. .i this past season after the South Carolim season closed. Ias he piovn a curse to Lake City ? Now in Aum ming up the testimony f tihe inliti tous tobacco warehlousemlen who havel proven themiselves a Curse and stumilb ing block t tite best interests of thle tobacco growers of South Carolina, please observe the following: Fully three-f ourt hs, or I might say seven eighths of the tobacco warehousemen o o(1 a wareh Iouse busness in Southi h nCarolina go elsetwhere whiie the South taroiltm ieason cIloses. I wamt, that deponen to malo a, record of this fact so that when hQ launches out in another tiraule through1 the( publ ic Press hie aitnbe willing to divtide this reading htween the lines. Des d ponent want the tobaci-co warthouse mnen of South Carolina to sit down when their tobacco Se on Closes and become <-onel ?C so much f'(or tih above peIlimimiries in getting th diabolical tobacco war housemien's recordAs befi-re the public. I'Now, my.\ dear letlp ro-a m r let's get town to the nl in isuen or milk in the c an ut. Yio alle atios are erroneous and far-fetchid. YWu ,would a.ve the public i hive that you have actully1IN disovered'VZ the SOuth Carolinia tobaccot grVowors' curset andl tulblind l block, I 1io Itmt say that, yo re givinit) me, whoml y-1u hav1et made. hebudn-e7e an0ep-gna uchpoerasth lte(;rmn Iu osseeed.YouwouMhav thepub i Souh Caolin andthisto te de r Cimnofte gowr THEra PINav adth mora c~ ougto champio hergt ftepepei hsmt er ro yer o yar I av alay akenthisstan heruse he mjoity f hecosttuny ha ihae h riviey~e of srvine in ('laendo outyha ee amns tegrdir LUCKY @ STRIKE . ci6arett Ifs toasted >eeauge. firttly, that the South Caro inl- T'oban-co Growers AssociationlL vihen assemlhiedl at i lorencve :aloptc-lmil ;enral Assemibly of' South C:u'olitta, h 11, t ' (;r:ain iiv ill e passed; m itporta;ince, a va back asA ''.ugust 12, the i.ake City Tbiacco G'owli \ SS iiet :It v ied favorably for a ,nensure of this, kind. Now\ once aga,.in. myt\ dear 1). 1). S. arwlet met* :ohnlonishl you for the:If S:Iie -o' jsicet) leave the( wronig track m1111 get onl the( righ:1t, one. E re tmy tn otorious, selfish, hypocritical ar ticle hal reachetd the puhlic press, the State Seiate of the g lrat state of South Carolina had killed this umle imlocratie, autocrati' ieasure. Stna tor Cli'ton, fI Sumter alvisel his col -agites that his cowtituency <lilt not wa itt t I is mieasuire p:ssel. lie it tle wants of his constit ueicy above the recoimmtienliatiolns of a milinority. The represeti tati ves from other coun ties stoii fell in line. I think this great body of law-nakers look deeper into this matLtr than you, my dear I). I). S. farmer. They saw back at their homes on the farms a teeming.u majority of tlie hony-handed sons of toil going about their daily tasks, who wert not iepreseite at the iee(tings you have referred to. These boys back onl le farm <itit belong to the opuilelit Class and gold-erowned var iety of farilers. Soiuth Carolina is a denoeratic state. ier leavlers are Composed of re( dboodedc( , faki r-mIlin1ded menI l , Wh1o m-t sons of noble sires and woul not, I ami sure, pass La measure that would infringe upon the God-given rights of LF lwr' citizenship. We are not living in the <iays and tinder the yoke of' an ita solute monarchy. ei 'lhe G(enera'l A.\sseilily Would hav Just as mutch ri~tto say y *ou could not, cult.'ivate any tolteco at all as they would to pass a law niaking itl mtianldatory upont thie citizenship to gr'adle anid imirkett lie pIroIuCt of their toil in a certaini specifted way, which had leen enacted and incorporated inl to the haws of* South Carolina w.ithout lt' aunithoritity orireIuest f the major- Ki ity of its citizens. I ai only a liv tr< Manl an1d d') not cli mi1o be ver.1sed ill ca, lit' law, but thiis is so plain that the average tnt.-yea r-old schol tchil toul see it. th % ill Stalt o r tO-Hvhe ben fit of, the gen.1tlemlanl froml Lake Cit y that 1 .1m1 i4t voinlt to have anyivthinig furtherti' ttt say o this subljt'ct whe ' najrtity ot'fite ftltacio growers''i ini Sooth (''ri to'co. ste groing bU i Ib have a t i tntent' buisi'ss wi',i thIiis nwasure ts mtal' itt tiyt gingu into idetails a:gaitn. Not sml sftt's, ft' ttendent'y. mi thtese statf a not fttot t'alize ft' tmarke'titng iof ftibai NET~'N BROS. MARBLE~~ i GRANITE CO.'s tik l1t'aleirs ini everyvthitng for thle it 'hi largesta ii bet~ ottiuipeid mon- o titttitit::ttitt:ttt:tttt:::::::::::::t ::::Z:: mt ER 'S DEVIL__ 4,, Why is it people can sa buying it here yourself people who have found below and the problem TaIfeta, all colors, 3i inch wide, per yard.-_.____..___S.15 Silk Messalinte, all colors, 3t iich wid'., per yard ....-- .---.-_. . ,lap Silk, in all colors formerly sold for !lXe, tolay's price ---------- 59e All colors in Georgette atil Crelpe (e 'hinte three threal, best quality '10 inch wide fully worth $2.)50, oti today's market. (mur price -_S0.5 Silk Poplin, :6 inch wide -,1_____ 98t All Wool Serge ...---' _98v White Ca:shnmere, 410 inch wide, fojnerly sold for $-.00 wholesale cost- is $2.87%,gur price now----... ---------------Sl-39, White Organdy, $1.60 grade, now .._--59ec White Organly, 75e grade, now . 15e While Orgaidy, 50e grade, tiow . ___.39 A l:a rge assortiient of solid colors in \oiles, now selling for ..--._25c and 39c Faney Voiles, $1.00 grade, now _______19C Fancy Voiles, 75e grade, now -- - 39c A lartge assortment of Satin Stripes and Fancy V oiles, $1.00 value, brand new goods iust from the m ill __ .... .... . lancy Crepes something new and - very stylish, could not be bought last year for less than $1.50 per yard, our price _. .19C All colors of Cotton Poplins at --..29p' White and Flesh Repp, beautiful qu0y, fully worth 75c, our price -.. -.- .39c 5artquisette int white flesh T1d aerul, worth 50e, our price now .-.-.. - ,/. 19C Solid color Cotton Crepe, ,ped for utnder wear . . ...---. ...--..--39c .THE N VICTIMS' sie Tba tioni iet at 1' E l) hirought thei ii, and( askedl tll, RESCUED at least two dney, liver, bladder and uric acid t"y hail hee )ubls are most dan s 'lhe closiig of dangerous b- kels isn't left use of their insidious attacks. \warhouse ed the first warning they give litaris of Tr at they need attention by taking lk-ts through hacoom, em GOLD MEDAL th r m It. The iu OMYS~t finsti-t ims ( - ---- - - n oit lik ti. tworld's standard remedy for these haciiei brtough rders, wvill often ward off thes'e dis- Niorth (Cartii ns and strengthen the body agaiInM an dthl le early, her attacks. Tfhree sizes, all drtuggists ina Soot h ('a Lfor the r.ame Gold Miedal on every bo' h is etiligihtt m and accept no imitation the pi t h i l tiirkiets have sulered very tmainIlil -i( 1l y~ by virtute (if the fact that aillii igoi ceiiompainies that huy tobace'r wet-e iiigim- rilr represetedti. I hiave beent hani- tht the is. edi toi a great ext ent bythe samie the South g ag on thle llrookneal, V a., market. n ftes e hItis is tiue of the old hielts whati tof het stn it mieani tii South ('ariilina as pirae- tihei sso< ly a new helt ? tie san Vi d i in his artticle that. I watted to Ilhrtugh withI it Vn the'arehose' busi-: sin Siiuth Catrolitna ini six weeks , ( I oinhll miove to antother fielild u ethle ntegro's ciiin tirap, (at thIleI s oitng :imdi coing. I will state his special benefit Ithat I am tnot p e sii for-tinate' ais he is. Wheti my ,pingil seamsoni is ot I moust iif -sSi Vtiyimive to anotherp lie hI wvhile -an hanm tg lis D. D). S. sintgle out Caret a fotnt <of his id'ttal patrlort atid cate' s goimzi an ii conluntg mall the wholeh Ea~ arm trountd. I have ne(ver' euldvocated~i LENSl t. seasonts for Sou tb Caroliia. Thiie tit tti(utncy tihat I teprteset I.i(int Ca- Sa leSIaC (Int Cotiunt y as kedi tme to bing t h t et' up of lengthenitng the seasion S By Charles Sughroe II weom N uwi'~ tiii . R AW4 6CY ARD O)' WE R\ RE~ust 'f 09 O..o - ASW I "oNSoI,~S'm.P ANWER ve money by buying their for a while and you won out from exper ience. Tak is solved. :30 inch White Voile 9 -9e 36 inch White Lawn -7'2 :6 inch White Dimity Check-..25c 36 inch Indian Head-.._._--..-..25c 36 inch Middy Twill, good heavy quality, pade price -....-29c :w; inch extra fine Pepierel .\li(dy Twill, s ale price .-------35c lercerized Japonette, white- only - IlHest quality Naisook, white and flesh 2!4 HeAt quality l.oIg Clot! -. ,k 36 inch Percale, for waists and shi fding, sale pricve .- -- - -..- .. - -- -- .... / - 23c 36 inch Madras, v'ery good quajity ....-29c (;ood qual ity Bleach, 36 ineh " -ide _._1 5c 10-4 Pepperel1 Bleached 4heeting .-59c 2 'nch lirdseye Red,,eat, per bolt $1.98 1ei 1ied Diapers, )X(.r dozen- ._-..---$2.00 PeppVI Bed Sbects, 9x90 hiemmed $1.39 Pillow -Ise 2x3t;-._-..... . .- 9c 100 doze luck Towels, fully worth 25c, ow goi -. --------- c Curtli'~fin Ser n, good quality - .-- 10O .Apron Gingh -- .----10c Best quality i M. C. Apron Gingham, sale price ...._.- -- - -- ---- 13% c Best quality Dr ss Gingham an( Chamn bray, guaranteed f st color --------.17/zc Romper Cloth, :12 inch wide -------25c Good Sea Island SI eting, "56 inch wide, sale price ---------- ---------------10c Best grade of Sea IS1 nd Sheeting 12%c EW j D MORRIS NESS, M pager inia this season the prices getting higher a , of their tobacco when think the main reason arehousenien's associa- that the average deale loence last year. I snnd an easy outlet in atter up in the meeting purchases. How varioi secretary to write the tobacco companies si -o coipanies to give us stocks onl hand is gene weeks more time than the public. It isn't neC n giving us heretofore. to go into detail to e: the South Carolina mar- rate of exchange and to the discretion of the conditioni that the war 1. The various tobacco I will ask the gentlen dle of the v'arious mar- City v why cotton broug mt Coth Carolina to- the fall of 1919 and we iposed largely of buyers, spring of 1920 ? Atest SVIy-so inl this ma1:t- South Carolina rs, 1 course, follow th' d, their respective co m - men from ILake ('ifty >o ut her know why to( so much(1 more mon0)e(y 131 na4 anld Virginia in 1919I plart ot 1920 than it (lid. rolina. I wil! state for M1l~ l ni1 andl for the benefit of at South Carolina grow ferior' <tpmlity of' tobaco Nor't h C'arolina and1( Vir one of1 the" best and4 mo1stI ' crops they had gr own3 Vhen it bec(amle apparen t 41 tobacco(' was14 scrc in ' 3 BRICK iathe same held gtood, LUM BEi 3 3 ,COOPER, Licensed If you ometeriEst with ce il! YES Get ou dhy 'Lfxamined, Fitt 4, Broken s Dup1~cated. tion Gudranteed. WTER,S.C. _ _ _ _ 4FA R \ 6Et O\..\ER t'4\PRO94ER\'N, OE '; a 9A iono 1 e/ MEo THIS?' goods from us? Try 't have to ask other e a look at the prices One lot of Braissieres, cost wholesale u) to $1.50, qur price .. .. - -- -------79c We have a large and niost beauti iful as sortiient of Ladies' Shirt Waists inm Lawn, Voile and Organdy in Whit" and colors that formerly sold as high as $3.00 each, our price at. from -------79C to $1.39 Georgette and Crepe de Chine Shirt Waists, that formerly sold as high as $10.00, today's price ..----.2.39 to $3.98 Ladies, White Muslin Gowns, long and short sleeves, today's price ... 98c Ladie.s' Muslin Under Skirts embroider ed, flouncing, assorted pattern, deep un der ruffle--------- --- - 98c A large assortment of Hair Ribbon, per yard ----- .----- --------- --------__.10c A most complete assortient of Child ren's School Dresses from the first to the tenth grade, at .1-_-.--. - -- -- 48c and up Ladies' Crepe Kimonas --- -- - $1-98 Ladies' [louse Dresses front $1.98 to $2.98 Ladies' Bungalo Aprons, front 69c and upi Ladies' and Misses' M%! iddy Suitr in solid white, also some with Colored Collars, froni ------.---------------$-1.98 and up Ladies' Skirts in blue serge and fatncy plaids, some of these skirts cost Is high as $11.00 wholesale, today's price ..-$95 We only have eight winter Cloaks left; sonie of these cloaks cost as high as $48.50 wholesale, it will pay you to buy it for next year for . -- .----------------------$15.00 25 Ladies' Coat Suits in pretty styles and Materials at 50 per cent off their original cost. BA Co. 11 the tine. I years 1917 and 1918 for tobacco con for this was paratively favorably with North Caro I expected to lina and Virginia. In 1917 South Caro Europe for his lina averaged around 23 cents and Vir s independent ginia around 24 cents. In 1918 South ll have large Carolina averaged a little better than rally known to :32 cents if iy memory serves Ile 'essary for me right. I haven't the statistics at pre plain the low sent. Taking into consideration that. the bankrupt North Carolina and Virginia had to left Eerope in. grade and tie their tobacco, we bent. ien f'tmI Lake theit both of these years. hlt 2. eents in Yours very respectfully, t to '0c in the It. 1). Cothran. iverage in the ADVERTISE IN THE TIMES Dealers iln IMECEM ENT R! bOORS SASH ant to build we can supply you erything needed. r prices first. ANNING, S. C. Them's Our Sentiments Too, Boss! wwos W ooeate com ,.te --- o*WW