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i v Ttie FLORENCE J, JUN1E 21 1120/ r fHl Published Daily Except Sunday at Florence, S. C.. by i B'ltUN8dN 4 GARDINER Maaon C. Brubson, Editor. CHae. 8. Gardiner, Guslriess Manager , T i ii* * r _ nm i 8UB8Cltl>fION RATES Payable In advance. . . { * . • ' •» * , ',1 One week .15 One month .60 Three months 1.75 Six months 3.60 One year .... 6.00 Entered as second class matter ^Dtcember 8, 1900, at Florence, S. C. ing, and settled In the East, the law j being his profession. In recent Big Trade In Old Papers. paigns. Four years ago he was the Unsilctessful Democratic candidate for United States senator from Con nccticiit. As chairman of the nat ional committee Mr. Cummings will preside over the opening proceed ings of the San Francisco convic tion and will deliver the keynot'e address. ONE VEAR AGO TODAY ' ♦ 4 ¥ IN THE WAR. 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 also to the local news pub lished herein. Germany notified Allies shei would accept and sign peace treaty. Great cotton mills strike in Lan- ^ . fashire, England, ended in victory ! d , wn ''' !t t h 8t0ne8 at the corne.s that the east coast district of the island of Sumatra In 1918 Imported 8Sd,835 pounds of “second-hand news papers’* from the United States. Im ports of the same kind of merchandise from January I to September 1, of last year, were 572,585 pounds. The papers are wanted to cover young sprouts of rubber trees and sugar cane. The '*ti- mate of the Island Is very hot—as might be surmised from the circum stance that the equator runs through the middle of It—and, to prevent the .sprouts burning up in the fierce sun shine, sheets of paper are Spread over them. Old newspapers serve the pur pose very well, each sheet being held In ^ vv Vf v -V V v. - ® Vs?''5' for strikers. > TODAYS BIRTHDAYS ♦ • ♦ ♦♦♦#•»»*** ♦ <1 WEDNESDAY JUNE 23 1920 THE ELECTION FSrom the returns so far received In the election yesterday it is very evident that Florence county has re fused to vote for the bond Issue for good roads. There are several pre cincts to hear from but those who have been keeping in touch with the situation claim that they will go against the project. It appears, therefore, that the botid fsstie has failed, and a most unfortunate day is this for Florence county. Just Why the bond Issue failed we do not know • but we cannot bring ourselv es to the belief that the result of the vote yesterday will stand as an expression pf the county’s attitude Toward good roads. At the same iljme it is very disappointing and -discouraging and means that the progressive Clemens of the citizen ship must bestir itself, must take f'inore interest in movements that ire brought forward ror the gener- kl advancement of the community or they will be outvoted every time. The-vine in Florence is an indict- ■'Sient against this city, a black mark against us, who pr;.:e oursveles up- ion our progressiveness. The . prac- f r ticaily solid vote which some of the , small polls in the lower part of the bounty cast against good roads clear points to a misapprehension of the purposes of the Highway Com- •■nrisslon. Surely the good men in that section do not stand against good roads in themselves. 4* ;*>• + ** ^ low’ Prices Roatv—And Fell ♦ > 4 ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦•♦♦ ♦ II. R. H. the Prlhce of Wales, heir apparent to the British throne, born at White Lodge, Richmond 26 years ago today. Prince Jaime, second son of the Hawaii the same method of protection is adopted, but in that archipelago sheets of rice paper, imported from Japan, are used. , Evolution of Man Foreseen. In one of his recent lectures Sir Oli ver Lodge, eminent English scientist, announced that the earth would prob ably continue to exist for 20,000,CRM* of King and Queen of Spain, born in j ?* ar9 rnore - These are, or course, Madrid, 11 vears ago today. | rmind numbers. Some scientists estl- Ciarerce Eddy, celebrated organ- mate that the earth will live for ten ist and comporer, born at Green-j times this age. There have been nni- fteld. Mass., 69 years ago today. I mals of one kind and another on this George R. Lunn, former Socialist! planet for fully this length of time, member of Congress and now may-j The dinosaurs are believed to iwve or of Schenectady, N. Y„ born at! lived through some such period. Vlie Lenox, Iowa, 47 years ago today. : „g e 0 f n , ani which Is probably only Irvin S. Cobb, well-known author ] a f ew thousand years, seems the mer- and war correspondent, horn at Pa-; pg j trifle by comparison. When we dticah 'Ky., 44 years ago today. 4 ************** * ¥ TODAY’S EVENTS. 4 **************** consider how man has developed dur ing recorded history, which is less than ten thousand years, we may hope that he will evolve to an infinitely finer type in the future.—Boys’ Life. ^ tic The Prince of Wales now touring Australia, will celebratV his 26th birthday today. Dr. Jacob Gould Schurmann will close his career as president of Cor. ncll University with todays com-! mencement. Dr. Clifton I). Gray today will be! inaugurated president of Bates (’ lege in succession to the late Geo Colby Chase. The first German national assem bly elected under the new constitu tion is scheduled to assemble Berlin today. * Commencement week at Yale Uni verbify will be brought to a close to day with the graduation of the das ses df 1920. ^ , The fifth annual convention of the Catholic Hospital Associajion of the United Sthtes and Canada will begin its sessions today at St Paul., Five thousand visjtors are expect ed in .Buffalo today for the opening of tlie thirteenth annual session of the Northern Baptist Convention. Rhubarb. A certain East side man was cut ting the dock weed In his hack yard with a scythe, and his eight-year-old son was watching, seemingly engrossed In thought. Presently he asked : “Papa, why does God make dock wee**?'’ On receiving no satisfactory reply lie set to thinking again. In a few minutes he looked up again with a smile all ovei his fac*. This was his explanation: j u “HI bit God got mixed up when In 1 was innking things and thought this was rhubarb.”—Indianapolis News. GigantL New Zealand Trees. The sizes reported in some New Zealand trees are astonishing. Each of two kauri trees from the vicinity of the Wnlpona forest is stated to have yielded 295.788 feet of sawable timber, which is about twice the prod- uci of the largest known trees of Cal ifornia. and equivalent to the entire production of nearly three acres of good European forest. * What a Woman Can Do. It is not 6nly wieked to swear; hut It Is so needless, and a woman can put . all the rage and contempt that any . 1 1 ll ° ° f " e bu,,ble r ^ ,lfa ' ,on possible circumstances could call for , ,s * ,at tne larger It gets the surer It is into .he simple arid perfectly moral ! to bur,t ’- Boston ^"script, exclamation: O, you!—Ohio State Journal. Interesting rnneluskms may be ’drawn from a recently completed analysis of wholesale and retail juices and wages for the years 1860 fo 1872 in whigit. tendencies strik Tugly like, those df tbe present, day 'qre revealed, showing finally Alump in. prices which, economists fet{i4ebtB df niarke: conditions say, soon thay "be expected if history is to. repeat itself. Thfe figure of 100 is taken ks (be basic level of all .three in I860. There was a ' gradual rise during 18$1 and 1862 and 1863, and at the end of the last year wholesale prlc ea weye at 160; retail prices at 140; and wages at 130, During the year 1864 ‘caine the sharpest rise and wholesale prices jumped to the 210 mark, reaching the peak in January 1866. Meanwhile both retail prices and wages had taken a more grad ual rise, the former standing at 166 lb ‘ January and wages being at 150 In April, 1865, the War ended "add there came a sudden drop in whole sale prices, which fell to 160 In Ju ly, qf that year and (ban rallied to 180 by the end of the year. Retail prices and wages continued' a stea dy rise throughout the year; not betn£ affected by the end of the war and reached the respective lev els of 170 and 166 at the end of 1865. In the year following the* close of the war, or .there was a mark ed variation in the trend of the three. Wholesah^ jprii$*8 fluctuated rather vidlebtly but. With a constant downward trend, and they <?ootinu ed. this downward course With oc rational sharp rallies for seVeral years following the war,' scoring a net loss of froth five to ten points a yfear, until in 1872, Just prior to the great panic, they were at 130 or Just 30 points -above the pre-war figure. If - history is repeating Itself the man who now denies himself .use less luxuries and puts his money in government securities or In other standard investments will be on a sound financial basis when the pres . ent troublesome days are over. tUTCH! if HUNT’S Salve fail* in (he joMTCH, ECZEMA RM, TETTER or other itentne •kin dueaaet. 1 ry a 75 rent bos at our k ilk. U LAKE DRUG CO SWEET BREATH... A SOCIAL CHARM Unpleasant Odors Caused by Germs that Produce the Acids that Decay the Teeth; Gums Become Infected. Causing Pyorrhoea; Infection Spreads, to Tonsils and Throat— Mouth Should be Sterilized Night and Morning. * THROUGH SLEEPING CARS Between WILMINGTON and ASHEVILLE Via the ATLANTIC COAST LINE The Standard Railroad of the South 8tpr „ jzat|o ., of thp hloUth as a siSe ° r l "° dal ' y ,0 " et D '' mal The price of pure, sweet breath, that most attractive social charm, is tethber 3fi. 1920,, sleeping cars will be operated between Wiftnihgton and Asheville in connec tion with the Southern Railway Sys- tcaches that unpleasan; breath is an unfailing symptom of an infected mouth. To keep the breath pure and sweet ^3TBDUnS IOW '" 6 KABTBO? Nli “ ~d Inf pm ^ .“h" U,r “‘, Pm Y ™‘T llle f !!. : n 2 - 6 p™ ! dPlightru, .,.rl rVX 5:28 pm Lv Chatjburn Ar ll.Otj am i thjipt ralipri ,i.* • . i;S2.E Efer sr-rrsi.-SMs 7:30 pm Ar 7:55 pm'Lv Florence Ar 8:45 am 8:20 pm Lv Timmqnsville Ar 8:20am 9:25 pm Lv Stnhter Ar 7:15 am 10:50 pm Ar Columbia Lv 5:40 am in t l Florence ll 9-05 am 1 thr0!,t ° f an gPrms ’ Penetrating even Fiorence Lv 9.05 am thp lnost m | Ilute crev ( t . es between the teeth which cannot be reached any other way. Used as a mouth wash and gargle, , „ „„ , night and morning, Sterollne ohicklv “!8 2 Ar 3nartftnhiire ,1 « b “» m “ * *~W «Uo».Mp and Indls 3.32 am Ar Spartanburg Lv 11.31 pm pensable part of the daily thilet l «=2 “ " .<•» W'i inwm a delUhttnl ,Slo* o, clrp 7:30 am Ar Asheville Lv 8:00 pm aliness. freshness and comfort to the Proportionate time it intermediate stations. This nbW sleeping car line will af ford comfortable accomodations for passengers visiting either the moun tains or the seashore during the sum mer. Call on ticket agents for information moiith and throat, purifying and sweetening the breath even of tobac cn, preventing pyorrhoea or Riggs’ Disease, tonsilitis, throat trouble and many other contagions that might otherwise gain entrance to the sys tern through the mouth. Telephone your druggist now for a regarding various summer excursion ' bottle of Sterollne and begin and other fares, or address. | today to enjoy its delights and pro W. J. Craig, T« C. White tectiOq. A large bottle, enough foi Pass. Traf. Mqr., Gen. Pass. Aflt. the entire family, may be had . ^iyiV-MINGTON, N.X. ...... •half « dollar. for ****** * ♦ + ♦ 111* ' ► ♦ ♦ IN THE DAY*8 NEWS ¥ * ********** Homer S. Cummings, who will re ceive the fourteen votes of Hie Con necticut delegation in the Pemo- cratis national - convention nejtf week as the "favorite son’’ of' the nutmeg State for the presidential nomination. Is the4 present chair man of the Democratic national! comtnlUee. Mr. Cummings Is a I prominent citizen of Stamford, which city he has served as mayor and president of the lockl board of trade.' A native of Chicago he vent to Yale for bis college train- VI k’S HOME SHOE POLISH £ lb Wax and Oils . that's way it polishes,- andpreserves' all feathers,, AlwaysJjQ. SLACK - TAN -WHITE -OXBLOOD - BROWN —fcw—MM—a—, -A-W!:rek..eL. JkTjtu of Business Property Florence, S. C. June 24 This means the closing-up of the REAL inside business property of Florence. It is probably the last available inside business property in Florence, certain it is, the last that can be, bought at auction and on liberal terms. There is just so much inside business property, there.can never be any more, but the demand for it is going to grow as Florence grows, and if we base our calculation on the recent growth of Flor- erice we may look for immediate and rapid inhancement in the few feet of business property that is now on the market. Very soon this property will be worth well above one thousand dollars per front foot. s This property, located on South Dargan Street, between the Florence Motor Sales Co., and the Burch Automotive Co., will be SOLD ABSOLUTELY FOR THE HIGH DOLLAR, on EASY TERMS, THURSDAY, JUNE 24, AT 10:30 A. M. Com#mrumt-S»vn*jt ftr*/ /V*/Cm — ~ Orug Co. EVANS B*r,Aof/yo~mTT' S’ U $ Co AsmS /o To/mrioy Cm ^ C/ fy So w'nqt amm4 AUCm^fn Ho/r*Cm & r Vo w 0/ Thomh* /Vr. Cm SouiAom /*/• A*r C»r C% MCLFOD EOS Pf TEL STREET —/Vormmc • //•/«/ -C Z> A/cffA** y<r ■ b/mtJmrA L/m/mst -P/mr Co - Vou tyAo*. Co fformocc Vtf6. Ir/orA* nkf/eJr/rcc A ■»«. mo f A/a/*.: Sctr/tr Titil Striir at 7*77 mot*. P/mrm/teo Afo/or 3m/eJ Cm * / /?f t /so * » Y ' * 2 O-m * 2o X/SO y 3 ’/9fx/30 V /ff//so J* /?f X /SO * f (, */yS x/30 . f . 7 /?£ x/so Ear cA 5/o//om A. >«r-' CHE YES S,T MAP e l BUSINESS LOTS .in FL OAENCE'.S.C. « First JVsriohiAio /Usctiojy Comm/vy IfrA YFTTk VfLLE /VC.. SfJLLTlYG7/1 SEN TS fit O A * JVC 4V4.C. FLORENCE'S. C. The coming Metropolis of Eastern South Carolina, located in • he heart of the Bee Dee section, now offers exceptional opportu nities to the business man, piofessional man, merchant, investor, and speculator, by virtue ol Its growth, progressiveness, and its local resources. FLORENCE RAILROAD FACILITIES In'addition to branches of the Winston-Salem South Bound and »d,the Seaboard Air Line. Florence has the advantage of being on ‘the main line of the Atlantic Coast Line, between the North and the South, and is thereby the gateway to both Northern and South ern cities. There are arriving and departing from Florence daily 32 passenger trains, which carry all modern accomodations, there by giving Florence unsurpassed railroad facilities. BANKING FACILITIES The banking facilities of Florence are among the best in the State which are: First National Bank, Peoples Savings and Trust C o., City Savings Bank. Palmetto Bank and Trust Co.. Bank of Florence, Farmers & Mechanics Bank, and Commercial Savings Rank, whose combined resources are $6,543,912.48, thereby enab ling Florence to extend all reasonable accomodations'to any legiti mate enterprise FLORENCE INDUSTRIES Some of the local industries are: Universal Plow Works, A. C. L. R. R. Shops, Giles-Bay Lumber Co.. Palmetto Ice Cream Co., Palmetto Light and Power Co.. Florence Ice & Fuel Co.. Florence Gas Plant, O. V King Lumber Co., Seaboard Lumber Co., J. D. Bridgers Manufacturing Co., Coca Cola Bottling Works, Chero Cola Bottling Works, Mint Cola Bottling Works, Southern Cotton Oil Plant. Gate City Drug Co., Florence Fertilizer Works, D. W. Alder man, Jr. Wholesale Accessory Auto Supply House, Southern Gas Light Co. A dozen big wholesale distributing-houses. TOBACCO MARKET Although the Florence tobacco market is in an undeveloped state, it now has 3 big houses, sqles last year running well above 3,760,000 pounds. COTTON MARKET The 1919 crop of cotton handled through the Florence market v.as approximately 28 000 bales with a large per cent yet in stor- fg<- warehouses. , FLORENC9 BUILDING Probably fifty per cent of the business houses have been eith er remodeled or plans are under ivayfor this purpose, while ftiore than two hundred dwellings, and several stores, warehouses, and industrial plants have been erected within the past twelve months. Among (he principal new buildings are a $200,000 office’building of 8 stories, a $50,000 apartment house, a $40,000 garage, the Pugit Factory. O’Dowd Theatre, Opera House, Florence Storage Ware- house costing $40,000; Planters Produce & Storage sweet potato curing and storing house of 20,000 bushel capacity costing $30,000, etc. PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT The erection of a $600,000 hotel, a $500,000 bank building, street leaving, water work and sewerage extension to cost $600,000, and the construction of an asphalt road to Darlington, a concrete turnpike to Timmonsville and improvements of 125 miles of pub lic roads are the most important developments of the immediate future. GROWTH IN POPULATION One may understand readily how such developihent in Flor ence is warranted, when the United States Government gives, in its census returns, that Florence has grown 55% per cent in the past ten years. Today Florence Is a progressive, expanding, and growing city of 11,000 within her corporate limits, and 2.600 to ,1.000 immediately tributary to her trade. Florence admittedly shows the greatest percentage of increased population of any city In the entHre State of South Carolina, and ranks among the high est in the United States. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE This is a real organization, instead of merely a high-sounding name, with a membership of 488 of the leading business men of Florence, aJl pulling together for the common welfare. It has concentrated In on office the leading industrial, commergtal, agri cultural. and civic activities of Florence, with proper classW^ion of each. Thus it affords bbth individual and united A retail merchants association, farmers association. whoBsale mer chants association, builders exchange, are some of the sub-divisions of the C hanijjer of Commerce. NEEDED BUSINESS DEVELOPMENTS Without dispargement of our present resources and business hoqses besidjes the heed of new manufacturing plants, the recent^ growth of Florence justifies and calls for the establishment of the better kind of retail and wholesale honses In almost every line of merchandising, and such new enterprises will receive from Flor ence a warm welcome and a profitable patronage. REAL ESTATE The recent remarkable enhancement In the value of real es tate within the boundaries of tho city of Florence and Florence Coun ty is a matter of common knowledge and the volume of sales of 1»oth city and farm property in numbers and* In high prices, tak ing place dally, is astounding even to those who keep in the clos est touch with the real estate market. INFORMATION For further information In reference to any of these mailers, address the Secretary of the Chamber of Commerce, or * 1 First National Auction Company Florence, S. C.