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?? ? ?hr Dillon tiirralii A. JEL JORDAN . . . Editor l>iLk>n, S. January li-. IJiUO. An enterprising Dillon merchant advertises in one "Automobiles and accessories," and then just underneath "Coffins and caskets." Speculators are out alter me munri and the fact that they stay in business indicates that they are eettinc it. No favorite son for the presidency apparently having bobbed up in Dillon we are willing t0 vote for the best van. The patent medicine men must band it to the moving picture fellow. They are not in the class with the movie men when it comes to writing acare-heads for advertisements. Individual fortunes in South Car olina a^e getting so large that law-| makers are considering some form f inheritance tax for the protection of the masses. But we are safe unti ! we b^in t0 break into the art col-( lector class. There may be nothing to it, but it's a pretty easy-going individual who doesn't think about that hundred mil. lion Mr. Rockefeller gave away, every time he pays that 2 cents increase in the price of gasoline. - i It is alright for the government tc " bend its energies toward rounding up the reds, but what about the profit eers? With 14 month's peace and production at its full capacity flour is selling at $17 a barrel and butter at 90 cents a pound! The worst type of red is the individual who profits! on the sufferings of humanity. ! A'close friend and associate of Herbert Hoover says Mr. Hoover! "will never allow himself to he a candidate for president nor allow his friends to make an effort in his behalf unless there shall come such indisputable evidence of such spontaneons and universal popular demand that it will overwhelm his present resolution not to enter politics." This is putting it pretty strong, but why didn't Mr. Hoover's friend come out with an emphatic "No!" and dismiss the matter. * CLUB BOOM FOR VETERANS. One of Dillon's most urgent needs is a club room for the Dillon county boys who served in the world war. The boys who went "over there" and suffered hardships for the love of country should have some place in the county which they can call headquarters." A room or several rooms should be comfortably fitted up and provided with good literature where j the boys could gather and pass a( pleasant evening or where visiting veterans could go and feel at home. We don't know whose duty it is to begin this work. It is the duty of! the community to provide such u place, and we believe if the proper! effort is made by some local organi-l zation the citizens of the community i will respond liberally in the way of ] donations. The room should be pro-' vided with a fire proof vault or safei in which the complete records of each soldier who saw service whether at home or abroad can be filed and preserved for the information of future generations. Other towns are # Vi ncn PAAnto AP /vlllHc fnt' piVT luilig I UCOC I WWUIO VI V1UUU lUt I the boys and why not Dillon? o TWO VIEWS OF THE DOLLAR. The American dollar nowadays is a peculiar piece of pocket furniture. La the United States it has "shrunken in value," until it requires considerably more of them to "move the mare" than it formerly did. That's where the trouble lies. That's why people are eternally chirping about high prices. And it is a perfectly honest and legitimate chirp. The only way we can let off steam over it is by constant conversation. But in Europe the American dollar is worth entirely too much. / foreigner has just as much trouble in matching an American dollar at he would have In climbing Mount Ararat. iLiai S WUJ' QU31UC? uicu UU<? V> late referred frequently to the impossibility of American firms doing on overwhelming business in Europe, especially on the continent. That's why people in France are buying German goods and people in Germany buying French goods ? their money is more equally matched. An American $1 item when bought by the French in Germany costs eight cents In our money, whereas if bought from the United States the same Item will cost $2. Similar conditions exist all over Europe. A BAI) RAILROAD SITUATION. | Congress is again "considering" i the railroad problem and from all accounts nothing particularly notewor-| thy is being done or anticipated. It is stated in a great many newspapers that it is the will of the people that the railroads be placed back in private hands. Be this as it may, it is clear that the immediate future has in store an increase in freight rates that will mean an additional taxon the people amounting to at least a billion dollars yearly. How congress is to go about returning the railroads to their owners is still in abeyance, but it can be said without much chance for argument; that both the Cummins and the Esch' 1 - 11 - i r\ lover nni'_ 1 Ulit ait ynaaiioiavi'Ui j iv im&0 tions of the population?probably ai conclusive majority. As one editor remarks pointedly?j ("neither bill pretends to deal with, the fundamental evils of the Ameri-! can railroad situation, which must' I be removed before the people of the United States can have efficient transportation, whether control is in the hands of the government or private owners,, The purpose of both bills is to protect the private owners |of the railroads against any possible loss at the expense of the remainder jof the people of the United States? farmers, manufacturers, merchants and Workmen." Thp two bills are in conference and one or the other, or a compromise, seems sure to pass before March 1, the date set by the president for the return of the roads to private owners. % ?..! / I?A?? Pnlvoi^cAtl i iia'III nt?. w... To the citizens of Dillon and I friends of this community: White and colored, especially the white people who are interested in the literate condition of the people, and know tfe effect that illiteracy has upon the masses as a disturbing factor and a great hindrance to the real progress of mankind everywhere; and who know that education without a stimlus to action is of little service, and that it sometimes proves to be a curse rather than a blesing; it is to you that we make this, our second appeal, asking you to help us, as we try to help ourselves in the betterment of our condition an^ that of the entire county and state by making better neighbors of our boys and girls, by the training we are endeavoring to give them at this school. Our aim is not only to teach them how to work, but also to teach them the dignity of it. We need at least $5000 to put in such equipments as are now needed to open up the departments of carnontrv chnomglrintr r?r?r*lrinPr anri npr iculture. We incite everybody to come over and see what we are doing. We feel that if you come down and look into the earnest faces of our boys and girls, and see the great zeal that characterizes our faithful teachers, you will not hesitate to give a few hundred dollars, in consideration of the help it will render you and the valuable returns it will bring to you and your children Ki a short time. Please do not fail to help us some. Everybody owes it to this Dillon colored enterprise for human improvement. The Pee Dee Normal Industrial and Agricultural Institute. C. C. ROBERTSON, for Board. o STREET FLAGMAN ARRESTED. M. H. Matthews who has been serving as flagman at the Main street crossing of the A. C. L. since last October was taken into custody by Rural Policeman Arch Hamilton yesterday. Matthews is charged with having failed to return to the penitentiary to complete 11 days of a sentence he was serving when Gov. Cooper paroled him in the fall of 1918 to attend the funeral of his wife. Matthews has a mother living here. 1 o MAY DECLAItE PEACE. Unable to Agi-ee on Peace Treaty Semite May Declare Peace. Washington, Jan. 2U?Possibility of the introduction in congress of a joint or concurrent resolution declaring the war with Germany at an end loomed tonight following a sharp break in the compromise conference which has been trying to adjust disagreements between Republican: and Democratic senators as to the wording of the Lodge resolutions. The assertion of President Wilson that he was willing t0 submit the question of the adoption of the peace treaty with the league of nations to a vote of the people, which has been approved by Senator Johnson of California, and other political opponents of the administration has led some to believe that this may perhaps be the best solution of the treaty controversy. In the meantime, it is pointed out, someming snouia oe aone iu siauiu^e trade relations with Germany while I the treaty issue is still undecided and a resolution declaring the war at an end is one remedy which has been considered by both sides in the controversy. o BLACK-CAHMICHAEL. Mr. R. M. Carmichael and Miss Sarah Black were married at Union, jS. C., at five o'clock last Thursday jSfternoon. The bride is a former teacher in the Dillon schools and has scores of friends here who will be delighted t0 know that she is to become a permaneut resident of Dillon. The groom is senior member of the Bei thea-Carniichael Furniture Co., and is popular among a large circle of friends. After a short honeymoon to Knoxville and other points Mr. and Mrs. Carmichael arrived in towuj Tuesday night. ( Wants ( KATES: 10c. A LINE % m Count six words to a line. M & No ad. taken for less than m M 30 cents. M KOI I SALE ? I'M K MRS. AN ME Bransford house and lot, house is equipped with electric lights. For price and terms apply to Dr. J. H. David, Dillon, S. C.?1 8 3t. OBER'S TOBACCO GUANO IS CONsidered by many the best in the world. Ask any man who has ever used a bug. We have a limited quantity to offer. Palmett0 Grocery Co., (Cooper) Mullins, S. C. 1 1 Ot FOR SALE ? SEVERAL FORD touring cars in good condition. If you want a bargain in a Ford come at once. J. Earle Bethea.?12 11 tf. OBER'S TOBACCO GUANO IS CONsidered by many the best in the world. Ask any man who has ever used a bag. We have a limited quantity to offer. PalmettG Grocery Co., (Cooper) Mullins, S. C. 1 1 6t IF YOU HAVE FURS OR HIDES for sale bring them to Wm. Brick's store. He will pay the top market ?11-13 to 2-12. FOR RENT ? 3 HORSE FARM near Gaddys X Roads, I will furnish all stock, fertilizer and farm ing implements. Appiy 10 \v. l,. McKenzie, Hamer, R. 1?1 8 3tp. APPLICATIONS FOIt ADMISSION to the spring term of the Florence Infirmary Training School for Nurses are invited. Thorough course, covering all branches of nursing. Three year term. One hundred per cent of graduates have passed State Board of Medical Examiners. For information address Thp Florence Infirmary, Florence, S. C.?1 15 81 FOR SALE?One GARDEN PLOW, used one season, one lawn mower, used one season, 25 ft hose pipe, used one season, 2 vudor porch shades, one suite porch furniture, 3 chairs and table. One fumed oak table. Will sell cheap as have no place to store them. Mrs. B. A. Bedenbaugh.?1 15 ft. 150 ACRES?FINE TOBACCO LAND 7 miles from Columbia on Main line to Savannah. $4,500 worth of buildings. Clay subsoil. Price $50 per acre. W. J. Elliott, Palmetto Bank, Columbia, S. C.?1 15 2t. LOST EITHER BETWEEN DILLON and Fairmont, or between Marion and Dillon, Saturday night, January 10th, one tan leather hand grip containing articles of gentlemen's wearing apparel, also keen cutter safety razor and strap. One 30x3 1-2 in. Ford tire, never been used. Reward for return of either or both articles, W. N. Hubbard Fairmant, N. C.?1 15 2t FOR RENT ? GOOD ONE HORvSE farm with good house near school. Clay land, will furnish stock if - -x rt necessary. *jiear 01 stumps, v,. Floyd Hayes, Lake View, S. C., Route 3.?1 15 2tp. SALESMEN* WANTED TO SOLICIT orders for lubricating oils, greases and paints. Salary or commission. Address the Todd Oil & Paint Co., Cleveland, O.?1 22 lt.p FEBRUARY 1ST. I WILL MOVE TO the building formerly occupied by Tyler's barber shop, rear of I. Blum's store on Main stree, where I will continue to keep on hand at all times choice native meats. I will have larger and better quarters and will be in better position than ever to serve my patrons. Senseney's Market, successor t0 Myers and Sensenev.?1 22 2tp. TAKEN UP. Taken up on the 24th of December on the Otis Page place red sow pig weighing about 40 pounds. Owner can get same by proving property and paying costs. F. A. PROCTOR. 1 22 3t R. 2. Dillon. S. C. STRAYED From near my place at McDonald, *r n Q*V? amg mniicn rnlnr IN. J aii uai v jui viiv tuvuwv vw.wed mule. Long legs, long body and big head. Last heard from near Pembroke, about 4 years old. PINK LEWIS, care Jap Barnes. 1 22 ltp. Lumberton, N. C. R. 3. Women iVI ade Young "r;ght eyes, a clear skin and a body Jll of youth and health may be ;v.r3 if you will keep your system * order by regularly taking GOLD MEDAL ? irld'.; standard r?meiy far kidney, .'.'s: 1 uric a.-id troubles, the ; a..d .v . csa since ca;ue s-'-'J. : "if ?':< nam* Gold lV!eda! on e?*ry box J rr-~t no imitation ! STATEMENT Of Recei|?ts ami Disbursements of the City of Dillon From May 1st, 1919 t0 and Including Deceml>er :11st, 1919: Receipts: Bank balance May 1, 1919$ 067.63 Dog tax 65.00 Street tax 390.00 License tax 4319.23 Fines 224 4.00 j Current year taxes 20671.38 Penalties 96.10 ! Previous year taxes 872.63 | Interest refund 39.47 Bad checks collected 46.50 The Peoples Bank 3500.00 Red Cross 159.87 Fire department fund 228.33 Sale of mule 50.00 :J. D. Hayes (check exi changed) 100.00 Sale of police equipment 25.00 Rev. Robertson (dead horse ex) 6.00 J. H. Hamer (coal bill) 5.50 S. W. Jackson 8.33 |Cash (foreign prisoner ex) 3.00 Total Receipts $33806.97 Expenditures: General Government. Salaries $ 803.58 Stationery and office expense 188.97 Sundry expense ? 432.82 Election and legal expense 355.50 Interest and discount 132.05 $ 1912.92 1 WhySho I League 1 11 The Anti-Sa || in a campaign fo I complete its w< been the recogt arouse and orgs sale of intoxica ment embodied i lar, but by eari greatest reform < 1 ij Is the Work I Are we to d6lu( I sands of men who hz I denly transformed? | spent to defeat prohik J able to evade the lav ill in a beveraere more t | speht for moonshine | If we are to win this I all the time, or main! | League is the answer. If you are an empl If you ar ASK YOURSE still spending money; if law of the land is being u ; I r? If you had no pai II tion, you can Have a par || The Chairman for Street Department: \ Street labor $ 2525:83 Stock feed 433.99 S.treet equipment 167.32 Street supplies 509.46 $ 3636.50 Police Department: Police labor $ 1488.28 Police supplies 50.20 $ 1538.48 Fire Department Fire labor $ 128.65 Fire supplies 101.40 Building inspector's salary 41.66 $ 271.71 Sanitary department $ 593.60. Bond interest 5080.00' Pettit cash fund 25.00, Refund street tax 15.00 C. C. C. Fire Hose Co. I (note 500.00 i n Waves tcheck ex change) 100.00 The Peoples Bank (notes of former adm.) 13500.00 Wood Grocery Co. 5.50 Refund of tax penalty 2.18 Total Expenditures $27180.99 Bank bal. Dec. 31. 1919 ? $ 6625.98 Grand Totals $33806.97 Respectfully submitted, J. BEN EDWARDS, City Treasurer. Dillon, S. C., Jan. 5, 1920 ?It. <uld the An Have a La iloon League of Am r funds with which ork. For twenty-fi lized leader in the anize sentiment ags ting liquors, and to rnto law. It has no nest, constant effort )f our time. I of the Anti-Sa Finished? 3e ourselves into believi] ive always fought prohil Don't be deceived. Millie ' " il. - 1~. !ll* )ltlon m me cuuris; mime / by efforts to have the \ han one half of one per < liquor. Those things she 3 fight we must either sti ;ain an organization that oyer; e a good citizen; If you are a fath It you c LF THE QUESTION: If the boodlers and their kind constantly challenged? there do I statu rt in bringing about the better t now in making it permanent your county is W. C. Moore. K9?< ?*SX?)r25^X?X5X5X5>X*S>?<?<SXi)?SXi3?<2>'5X ?XTOXlX&*Xi GRAVE DANGER IN ^ SUDDEN ATTACKS. So long as we can see enemies we can prepare a counter attack and stand a fair chance to ward off their A evil intentions. When terror walks % at night and strikes a stealthy blow, its victim is an easy prey and has no defense. The only real measure of preparedness is to be ready for the danger at all times. The thousands upon thousands ofv^/ people who suffer day after day with v disorders of the blood, stomach, liver \ and kidneys are fighting against am unseen enemy, who ma y strike at any moment without warning, and human life must 6e the forfeit. These disorders are '"but the beginnings of serious illness and if neglected will lead to fatal results. If you are suffering f rom indigestion, rundown condition, constipation, billiopsness, impure blood, liver or kidney trouble you may become an early victim. According to the testimony of thousands who have taken El Vigor, it has n0 equal in the treatment of aA these disorders. Prepare yourself to V resist the attack of disease by taking ^ El Vigor. El Vigor is s old in Dillon by the McLaurin Drug Co.?Adv.lt. We often are set t0 wondering what the last bottle of booze will be worth. ti-Saloon g mpaign? fj 1 I: ! ! / 1 erica is engaged || to continue and || ve years it has If 1 dual purpose to ff ' linst the sue and || tj have this senti- li M t been spectacu- || I it has led in the fj 1 iloon League li tig that those thou- li ( Dition are now sud- || ids of dollars are being ill ins of dollars are avail- ||j lercentage of alcohol || 2ent; millions are being || >uld keep us vigilant. II and guard ourselves, if ; will. The Anti-Saloon i* er; p ire a working man; i| the liquor interests are || I are still active; if the || i? I condition due to Prohi- || Stand by him. ||