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t • w . L THE FLORENCE DAILY TIMES TUESDAY AFTERNOON. JUNE 15. 1920. THE FLORENCE DAILY TIMES Published Daily Except Sunday at Florence, S. C.. by BRUNSON & GARDINER Mason C. Brunson, Editor. Chas. 8. Gardiner, Business Manager SUBSCRIPTION RATES Payable In advance. One week $ .15 One month .60 Three months 1.75 Six months 3.50 One year 6.00 Entered as second class matter December 8, 1900, at Florence, S. C. [operatic and concert singer, born at Anclam, Prussia, 40 years ago today. Frank Edwin Elwell, prominent American sculptor, born at Concord, Mass., 62 years ago today. Rt. Rev. Henry J. Granjou, Catho lic bishop of Tucson, 'Arizona born in Franco, 57 years ago today. f ONE YEAR AGO TODAY 4 ► IN THE WAR. 4 United States troops crossed the Mexican border at 'Juarez. Capt. Alcock and Lieut. Browne accomplished tlf'air transatlantic flight from Newfoundland to Ireland. !• TODAY’S EVENTS. • * + + + 4>* + + + 4> + + 4** + Member of The Associated Press The Associated Press Is exclusive ly entitled to the use for republica tion of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in this paper and aljfo to the local news pub lished herein. TUESDAY JUNE 15, 1920 TIGHTEN THE SCREWS. The city authorities should tighten the screws on whatever remains of the vagrant closs in Florence. Only yesterday there stood before the re corder a robust, strapping, healthy looking young negro man, groomed in peg-leg pants, shiny patent leather button shoes, a silk sbirt, to face the charge of gambling. During his trial it was developed that if he was not a vagrant, he came mighty near be ing one. He admitted that he work ed only at intervals at a pressing club. It takes an honest man ftork- ing six days in every week to even keep going these times. / During the war it was either work Or fight. Vagrajicy was not tolerat ed. The war is over but there should be no let-up on this class of parasites for it is no more legitimate now than it was then, and there is certainly no more excuse for it. Our fanners are necessarily curtailing production simply because they find it impossi ble to hire help. There is work in almost every town or hamlet in the South for any able bodied man who' wants to work. This is no time and there is no excuse for there being a single vagrant, black or white in this land of ours. It is a crime to loaf, to idle away and waste time, not' only a crime against the state but against the moral law of right and Justice. No man has a legal or a moral right to be a vagrant and a hundred dollar fine or 20 days sentence is none to severe for any man caught and prov en to be a vagrant. The citizenship of Florence coun ty will soon vote upon themselves a bond issue for the building of good roads. This shows most commends ble foresight and presents an oppor tunity. Every vagrant in this county should be put to shoveling dirt on the roads of this county for thirty days, helping along the good work. The female vagrants should be dealt with, too, just as severely! It is not practical to put them on the gong hut some means of work should be provided where they could be forced to earn their bread by the sweat of their brow. Tighten the screws; round up, and continue the fight until not one of these parasites, white or black, male 3r female, will dare show his or her head not only in Florence but in Florence county. Those out of the Jurisdiction of the city authorities should be dealt with by the magis trates on the outside. baaW shrd eta shrdlu et shrdlu cm Today is Kossovo Day, the nation al fete day of the Slav races. Memorial services will be held at Middle Village, L. I., today for those who perished in the “General Slo cum” steamboat disaster, June 15, 1904. The annual convention of the Nat ional Council of Women of Canada is to begin its sessions today at St. John, V S. Democrats of Idaho are to meet in state convention at Lewiston today for the purpose of cnoosing eight del egates to the national convention. Samuel W. McCall, former govern or of Massachusetts, is to address the graduates at today’s commence ment exenises of Ohio State Univer- cHy. A tonfo once lias been called for Denver today for the purpose of or ganizing a State FLn and Game Pro tective Association for Colorado. Dr. David Prescott Barrows, presi dent of the University of California, is to deliver the ora-ton today at the llftth convocation of the University of Chicago. The eighteenth annual convention of the American Institute of Bank ing will open tn Boston today and continue in session over Wednesday and Thursday. A special election is to he held today in the Fifth congressional dis trict of Virginia to moose a succes sor to E. W. Saunders, who resigned to take a seat on the State supreme bench. Under the auspices of the Michigan State Historical Commission a pag eant is to he stage.*, at Sault Ste. Marie today in celebrnron of the 100 anniversary of the raising of the Slurs and Stripes in tne upper pen insula of Michigan for the first time. S. CAR. IN BEST CONDITION OF ALL COTTON STATES Continued From Page One » 4 **4> + 4>4* + 4>4> ♦ 4 ♦ IN THE DAY'S NEWS »♦♦♦♦♦♦>♦♦♦♦♦♦ Norman H. Davis, who is totoKe office today as Under Secretary of fttate at Washington, has had a var ied experiencfe since he entered the Federal service soon afterthewarwith Germany. First he was sent to Spain as United States special delegate on financial mattes. Immediately af ter thp armistice he served as one of ^the President's representatives on the Jupreme Council of Supply and Re- 4ef. Then he* went abroad again u s United States Coimntssioner in con nection with the armistice discussion with the Germans at Spa and Treves. After the signing of the treaty lie re turned to Washington to become As sistant Secrcary of the Treasury, in charge of the foreign loan bureau. Mr Davis was bom in Tennessee and educated at Vanderbilt and Leland Stanford universities.' After leaving collegf he founded in Havana the Trust Company of Cuba, of which lie was president until he entered the Federal service. of labor, for the grass was six inches higher than the cotton and the land still wet. Best Lands Abandoned “So, thousands of acres will have to he ubondoned, the bast lands in the cotton belt. If Texas and Arkan sas and Mississippi have any more rains for the next twe weeks it will be impossible for these States te make even a half crop of cotton or corn. The wheat and oats are re ported ns only a good half crop, and from my personal ofiservation there are thousands of acres of hay ready to be harvested, but the labor is hard to find. The extra labor of Texas, Arkansas and Louisiana has gone to oil fields where the pay is from $8 to $15 a day. South Carolina’s Chance “Old South Carolina seems to me to be In the best condition of all Uio states that I have seen, and it is not yet too late for the farmers of this state to do for themselves the great est tiling possible—namely to plant things to eat. The 20th of June is not too. late for early varieties of corn to he planted with full expecta tion of getting a crop of good, hard corn. Spanish* peanuts make good substitute Mr ccnv andoats, and a good crop can be produced in this state yet. Peas and sorghum for forage should be planted at once. Food Crops Scarce ‘“My persona) ob-sarvatio n is that there is no increase in the corn Acre age in the section I visited except ii Louisiana. The acreage in sugar cane is reported to he short as $9 per ton last year induced the farm ers to part with their cane and none was left for seeding. There is no Increase in.acreage in rice in Arkansas and Louisiana, but most things that are for human con sumption are very scarce and will be tremendously high next year. Says Hold Cotton “Now, what has this got to do with the price , of cotton? Simply this— there is now a world famine for cot ton, and the mills of Europe are just getting over the paralysis brought on by the war. They will take more cot ton next year; and there is none for them. The demand will far exceed the supply. Therefore, if the farmer will hold on to what he has he iin get his own price for it. Sitsteady in the boat.” ♦♦4 fr TODAYS BIRTHDAYS ’ 4 44 444«*4*44* 4 4 .Do Today’. I'lie habit of po.- * * whole* sale delusion, it is o.i .lied on false ho|H‘. The victim think* he will have time to do tomorrow v.hu* should tie done today. That more convenient time seldom ever comes. ShakesiieHre emphasizes the idea when lie says: “Vos can’t turn the wheel with the wa ter that is past.” Another writer has said: “Procrastination is the thief of time." It’s a mere salve to conscience, and i-.morrow with its own quota fll Jobs has no time nor room for wiiat should have been done yesierday.— Grit Temperature Important. Load is said to act like steel at nr- Lieutenant Gen. Sir Charles Car- <1lrinry temperatures in liquid air. It mlchael Monroe, one of tho promi- will serve ns a helical spring, for ex nent British commanders in theworid ample. This behavior of soft non- war, born «0 years ago today. elastic metals Is very Interest Ing. It - Frank Andrews, chairman of the shows how very Important tempera boar d of directors of the Gulf Coast lure Is. Just as Iron Is soft and in- DADDY! EVENING EMM! _ BONNER. | TwmoA. BILLY BUGLER STORY. "I am so glad that the hoys and girls like me,” said Billy Bugler, “and I have heard that a good number did. Well, I am not conceited about It, for my missy tells me it is wrong to be conceited, hut it does make me happy and she says that that is all right.” "She prniseis me up herself and tells me I’m a love of a dog and all sorts of things like that. How my little dog heart does go pitter-patter with joy when she tells me that. “You know that I’m a Boston Bull with a white head hnd white chest and white paws’. “I must tell you of the pillow that was made for me. • “My missy was having some mat tresses and some pillows fixed fo»- the beds In the house. And she thought It would he nice for me to have n new pillow. “So she ordered one to he made along with the mattresses and the pil lows for the house. “That was a nice way to treat a little dog. wasn’t It? And how I love my pillow. “It’s Just a nice square soft pillow and I cun curl up and get on it and He down so «oftly and so snugly, and then I can dream of my missy and my master and their kind words and their low voices. “I love low voices, don’t you? My missy has a very low voice and so has my master. I do hate people Who’re always saying at the top of their voices: “‘Lie down, sir.’ “And “Beg. sir.’ “I understand .hist ns well when I am spoken to softly, and I fancy other dogs would too If they were taught that way and didn’t hear people speak ing so loudly. “Sometimes they think people are only speaking to them when they do speak In loud tones and when they say things crossly. “But that is different from my missy and my master. “Well, my missy took me for a trip with her to the seashore. 1 live near a great big river hut there is no sea near my home. The s*a got tired, I believe, before It got ns far as where we live. Not that we live way, way off. lint It Is fairly far from the sen, and as the sen seems strong enough & OBEY LAWS OF ORAL HYGIENE 3ental Science Proves Germs Make Acids that Eat Away the Enamel,' Causing Cavities, Gums Become Infected, Causing Pyorrhoea, Infec tion Spreads to Throat and Tonsils] Poisoning Entire System. Rouge Withers Greek Ciris. . Although most Greek uirls are nat urally very pretty, they begin to paint and powder from a very early age—| the checks bright rod, tin* eyebrows and lashes deepest black, r.iid vqins, delicately blue. The result is that they are withered old women at forty, I and thus nowhere are uglier females to !»e found than beneath the hlua skies of this classic land. Nature’s Supremacy. Emerson in Ids essay on Nature says: “At the gates of the forest the surprised man of the world Is forced to leave his city estimates of great ‘ and small, wise and foolish. The j knapsack of custom falls off his back with the first step lie makes into ; these precincts. Hen* Is sanctity which shames our legions and reality > which discredits our heroes.” K Light Acta on Door Bell. A newly married couple, who are both deaf and are trying housekeep ing without a servant, have devised an ingenious substitute for a door- bell. When a caller presses the elec tric button all the lights in the house tlasli up, and ids presence is made known. Dental statistics prove that about linety-flve per cent of the mouths of idults are infected with germs. When t is remembered that the mouth L- ‘he main entry to the system net jnly for food tut tor germs as well, 't is easy to appreciate the vital im- oortance ol oral hygiene. Neglect 'cads to premature loss of life as well as premature loss of the teeth. Dental Science has perfected a most agreeable and effective sterilizing so- 'ution for the toilet, called Steroline, which used as a mouth wash and gar ale. night and morning, absolutely : terilizes the mouth, teot.li and throat penetrating oven the minute crevice., between the teetli which cannot be readied in any other way. Steroline quicklv becomes a most enjoyable and indispensable part of the daily toilet. It imparts a do Hghtful sensation of cleanliness, "reshnesa and comfort to the month and throat, purifying and sweetening the breath even of tobacco, prevent- •ng pyorrhoea or Riggs Disease, ton- ailitis. throat trouble ami many oth er contagions that might otherwise enin entrance to the system through the month. Telephone your drlggist now for a bot1l“ of Steroline and begin today to enjoy its delights and protection \ large bottle, enough for the entire ’’amiiv. may he had for half a dollar. —Adv. There Was a Reason. Mary returned from Sunday school j and conifilair**d that one of tin* little hoys had slapped her. The following .Sunday the mother asked her if the boy had slapped her again. "No,” re plied Mary. “I didn’t call his little sis ter a monkey t ..lay. so he didn't slap me.” Wife Is Dors in Abyssinia. Abyssinia, it is said, gives groat authority to tiie wife. It is her priv ilege to abuse her husband, and she can divorce him at pleasure, where as the husband must show cause if he wishes to divorce his wife. PREVENTOL 31H Roaches, Germs, hVIIHS Bed Bugs, Moths Drives out Mosquitoes and Flies. Destroys Odors. Spraye. and Pint Con, in handy box, $1,20 at dealer’s. Paint, Pride and Prosperity go Hand in Hand- The moral and economic influence of paint is far-reaching. A well painted house denotes character; pride in your property and esteem of yourself and neighbors. Paint not only promotes prosperity, hut protects your home against decay and increases its value. Pecuiiar Superstitions. No one cm give any reason why ft horseshoe is considered lucky. The original belief was that it kept out witches. A novel wart cure is the placing of a number of pebbles In a hag, corresponding with the num ber of warts. The warts are sup posed to disappear when the bng is thrown away, and the person who finds the hag is expected to find the warts as well. Wide Choice Afforded. Edward had an uncle who owned a grocery and market. On Saturdays it was Edward's delight to go there to help. A neighbor ehniieed In, and find ing Edward there, site thought sin* would find out how much the little fel low knew about business and said: “Ed, have you chickens today?” The youngster's reply was: “Yep, we have all kinds, alive, dead, dressed and un dressed." f—MMO—■a-HHIWI—H— have proven their worth fluring more than fifty years. No matter the surface—“ large or small—there is a Pee Gee Paint or Finish that will give you lasting satisfaction at lowest cost. Visit this store and let us advise with you regarding your painting and decorating problems. Ask us for FREE Paint Rook "Homes and How to Paint Them," also for Color Cards, or write direct to Peaslee-Gaulbert Co., Incorporated, Louisville, Ky. Carolina Building Material 'Co, Distributors of Pee Gee Paint Product^. Save the Surface and you Save Air '-m M««a A Rest. nt the seashore I ttiink It must have thought the walk ’way back where-my home is was even too much for it. “It must he a very long walk. My missy and I take long walks. But we certainly didn't walk from our home to the seashore. No; we took a train. “We had a beautiful time there, though some of the time I had to wear a muzzle and that is n fearfully hard thing to do in (lie summer. Every dog perspires through ids mouth. That Isn’t a very pretty tiling to say, hut it is the iruth. And we pant with our mouths when It is hot. So that a muzzle for a dog in the summer time Is a horrible thing—especially when small places, think they’re needed for the dogs of the place. “Tn a city where there Is such a ter rific heat and where dogs can’t get. under trees and lie In the grass It Is different. But not so in the country. “However, I didn't have to wear my muzzle very often, I am thankful to say. “I ii'sed to go swimming with my missy. She would go Into the water and then she would whistle for me and I would Jump along over the waves until It was beyond my depth, and then I would swim out to her. “She would take me In her arms and give me a rest when I reached her, and then I would swim back home. “Sometimes the water was cMlly. and after 1 had been In once T would lie on the beach, and putting my head on one sid*» I would beg off from going In a second time. “But T did enjoy my swims, and the waves, when they were little ones, wore lots of fun. There was Just enough then for me. hut when It was very rough my missy only lind me paddle about and got my little feet with their white shoes wet! My white paws. T mean! “And when we wore.nt the seashore we took my pillow along with me. that was made especially for me. I used to sleep on It and have a beautiful time. Wasn't It nice of my iniwsy to bring my pillow along too? The very pillow that I love the best and that I feel the best on. “Bat In ease you don’t know It I’d like to tell you that I’m enormously fonn at ■tones and with a good hone— well. It’s better than n good hook or a dish of Ice cream any day." DARGAN - HARLLEE REALTY SERVICE REAL ESTATE AND BUILDING McCall Building Florence, S. C. Phone 796 Procrastination in the selection of a HOME will steal your peace of mind from you. Buy your home from us now, or let us build it according to your cwn plans and specifkatins, then no matter what else happens, you will feel in your inner consciousness that your duty to yourself and dear ones was discharged in this particular, at least. Wc ean save you money either in selling you a home or building FOR SALE WEST CJIKKVKS STREET, No. O rAA _’iG—I’ine residence, (» rooms and bath EAST I’LXE, Xo. 512—Good home on 000 large lot, 7 rooms, every convenience SOUTH YVAkEEV. No. 220—Ele- 0*1 O AAA cant, two-story, tj room residence ivfW Sol ill DARGAN, Xo. 424—Splendid, large, two story home of 9 rooms, every modern convenience, very deep Ipt. A home of ease and $14,500 WEST EVANS, Corner Guerry—A brand new ! wo-stdry up-to-date Bungalow, every modern convenience. Splendid lot, house fac- ing South, immediate possession.. • ** GUERRY STREET—Two new 5 room Bunga lows, every convenience, easy S00 * • 4 % T jj* « t a r • « Llnch. horn at Fayetterllle, Texas, 56 year^ ago today. Mme. Johanua OaUuki. celebrated elastic at a high red color, so lead Is dull and soft at ordinary temperatures, for It i« well oq Its way to be melted. Only Evening Up. After all, whal If we do overpraise a man wheo he Is dead, doesn't he get lots of undeserved abuse while he is living?—BostoA Tniuaerlpt. terms . KIXC. AVKXUE, Xo. A real $5,750 nice 5 room nungalow on large lot, ^ terms. SOUTH DARGAN, Xo. 322—A 9 room, two- story residence, close in, every con- O PCAA* \ enience ^ 1 EAST C! 1 EE YES, Xo. 715—Two- AAA story, 6 room residence and store tpvriWFvF SOUTH McOUEEX, No. 4—Two story, ro room residence in line neighbor- $12,500 SOUTH GA1 HEARD, ^0. 223—Two CAA s*1oiy, tj room dwelling, modern home it/vFVF 1-AST PINK, Xo. JQ5—Two story, $$ 400 S room home, modern, terms south McFarland, No. 9—$0 500 Splendid home with 6 rooms and baTh 1 SOUTH WARLEY. No. 264 Fine $^2,000 two-storv residence on easv terms SOUTH DARGAN. No. 419—Excelttl A 500 lent home on verv deep lot, modern ^ ' SOUTH CO IT. Xo. 115—A good home, in best neighborhood, magnificent lot. \\ ith small outlay for repairs property will he worth $7 300 double price ^ * 1 LARK AVENUE, Close in. Good 5 room house with cverv modern convenience. Worth more than the price we ask. Can be sold on easy AAA terms GPt/iWvr SOUTH COEl', No. fi—Fronts 102 (grr FCAA feet on Coit. 6 rooms and bath .... ^ •.VEST LAEMHTTO, No. 419—bine two-story# icsidence, modern in cverv /lfl%A wav.'. ,UUU •SOUTH RAY EX EE, No. 15—A UJO AAA splendid 2 storv home, (jofi. frontage vOiUv/v/ SOUTH \\ A KEEN , No. 205—A real nice little borne of 5 rooms on an excellent lot in QOrt bite neighborhood 4PU1OUU SOUTH MtHAKEAXI), Xo. 218— w ive rooms r v* /y Af A $6,500 KST Flit. \\>. 115—A good.little d*J ffOK nome 011 large lot, ^ rooms . WEST KVANS, Xo ,07—A real home <£Q RAA two blocks from Posloflice, f> rooms “We Do It Quick” Dargan-Harllee Realty & Development Co.