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^ SUICIDES IN JAPAN 7 10,000 Said to Have Followed Fn cial Crash" W Japan has learned her lesson, sayi a San Francisco dispatch. Formerly a nation with heterogen ions banking and financial method! employed by comparative amateurs the will soon be ready to take he: place on equal terms with the com merciel leaders of the world But at what a cost! Scores o banks and hundreds, of prominen merchants and manufacturers hav< failed, unable to pay a cent on th< dollar; thousands of men, a fev months.ago rated as millionaires, an dead by their own hand, and tbe en tire trade of the nation, with the ex caption of that in the bare necessities is at a standstill. Why? Overspeculation and insuf ficient knowledge of internationa financial methods, says America: business men who have just returned From comparative poverty at th< beginning of the war to thfe larges per capita wealth of any country ii the world?this tells the story o Japanese progress until March last Business men and farmers shortly after the outbreak of the fcuropeei conflict, found themselves with s< much money that speculative schemei of all kinds grew like mush-rooms ir the country. Shipbuilding plants large and small manufacturing Indus tries, wildcat oil and mining concern soon dotted the islands. Stock Tumble Wkh Crash Speculators, dreamed of continued prosperity, ordered goods from th< United States far in excess of actua demands. Instead of 2,000 miles oi steel rails required import firms con tracted ror lo.oou. ' 811k rose from a normal value oi - 1,400 yen per bale to 4,800 yen. ' Suddenly, with other nationi rapidly settling down to a peace.basis foreign buying stopped and the Jap anese found the balance of trad< rapidly shifting against them. On March 17, *1920, the markei broke. In one day stocks droppec on an average of 20 per cent. It three/ days a total drop of 33 per cen average was recorded The exchangeojras closed for tei days; banks which had advanced enormous sums to importers wh< found themselves unable to sell theii stocks and pay their debts, failed ant a general, financial crisis, the first th< nation had encountered, resulted Mogi & Co., the largest silk-exporten in the pountry, were called upon t< g pay a loan of 50,p00,000 yen. Un able to do so they failed, bringinj down with a crash all other sill dealers. Thousands of millions made dur ing the war were lost in a day. Credi could not be , secured and peopli everywhere began to hoard cash. Goods are new being reshipped t< this country at little more ujui t>< per cent of the original price. Ameri can rosin, formerly selling at $19, i now being shipped ffom Kobe, Japai at 111, while selling at $15 at Nei ? aaaaaaaaaa! ? mr I Mr. 1 ? a . "a . m | a m a Grand Jury for 1! 1 J. W. McKay, g J. S. Thompson, I W. C. Parham, | J. P. McLaurin, si D. McLaurin, | D. A. McCallum, a John McKenzie, : | J. A. Elvington, | J. M. Carmichael, a W. Ellis Bethea, | R. B. Ricuad, | C. F. Bass, si J. A. McLeod, . i H 11 Mrlnnic gj If* If* tlVUUUHJ f be James McLellan, tit 0. F. Moody, jfj F. C. Carmichael, si D. C. Humphrey, I a a * ?aaaaaaaae I ' w ^Brloans, point of production. W. Tlie Japanese credit balance in the V United States is entirely wiped out. American exporters are suffering from the closing of the Japanese" market, but importers are buying rapidly to 3 take advantage of the unprecedented low prices. IX),OOO Commit Suicide 3 In Yosaka, Japan, 1,500 merchants and bankers, poor men before the r war but millionaires before the crash, * committed suicide ra,ther than face poverty again. It is estimated by f Americans in Japan at the time that 4 more than 10,000 Japanese killed 3 themselves rather than face the situa0 tion. T But out of it all, Japan is rapidly 3 emerging solvent Banking methods " stopped, and the finances of the na" tion, under the direction of the gov1 ernment are being put on a sound busines sbasis. The Japanese are a new people In 1 world commerce, just suffering their 1 first reverse. They have learned their lesson, Americans believe and will 3 soon be ready to take their share of 1 th0 burden of restoring world finance 1 to normal conditions. A COSTLY SAND HILL MELON r* ' l| The Rockingham Post says: >1 W. E. Locklear, of Dillon county, S. C., is out under a $250 bond for 1 his appearance at November 8th term of Richmond county Superior Court to answer to the charge of ' highway robbery. . The highway robbery consisted of the alleged theft of a 20c watermelon from a colored I man. The colored man was in the pub1 lie road near Hamlet on August F 18th when Locklear* and another man passed. The two men are charged with taking a melon; Lockf lear says the old man gave it to ^iUi. 3 At any rate, he was next day arrest, ed by local officers and placed in the city lockup until Saturday when he ) was released under $100 bond for his appearance before the Ret Recorder Monday at which time he I waa bound over to Superior Court 1 under $250 bond. t ?: o NOTICE i Rebecca Pickens Chapter, D. A. R., 1 will meet with Mrs. J. D. Hargrove > on Tuesday, September 14th, at 4:30 r o'clock. All members urged to attend. 1 MRS. L. R. CRAIG, Regent. 3 MRS. J. B. GIBSON, Sec'y. ?o 3 Card of Thanks. > I wish to say through the columns of ; The Herald that I am deeply grateful [ to my friends for the support they gave me in the first primary. I con ducted a clean campaign, and alt though I failed to receive the nomina9 tion, I feel that every vote I received was a vote of confidence. I have no 3 hard feelings toward anyone and will ) take up my duties again as a citizen - in the same spirit in which I entered s the campaign. a ; Respectfully, v ' DON C. MARTIN. SI IS SI 5) ism SI 1319 SSIE Vot, I * J ' J i I f Whc M6 v would at As Tl Septemh the folio "Wi charge o entering has copi time to ti also fine funds co are of th compete to his of in his of examine ' the duties ficiencv in t """ # A ?"?. I BIO CIRCUS COMING TO TOWN Traveling on two trains of cars, 'carrying, four hundred people, two 0 herds of elephants and a large double n ' menagerie of wild beasts Is the state- C ment made by Fnank Ballenger, R agent for.Sparks Three Ring Circus, ^ who is in the city today contracting E for the appearance of the "big circus here on Wednesday, September 28th. ^ The strange colony of people, r handsome horses, rare wild animals C and the rest of the paraphenalia that H goes to make up a modern circus, are *scheduled to arrive here during the ^ early hours of the morning of the above date on their own trains of ? special cars from Mullius, where they r will exhibit t^e day before. Mr. C Mallenger states that many new fea- ft tures are included in this season's z. program, among them being the [<j earth's mightiest monster, Big Zulu, rj "the skyscraper elephant; Caesar, 15 champion high jumping horse of the G world, the Woodford Posing horses *and dogs, and the wonderful Sparks ft stable of dancing horses, ten in num- r ber. The grounds have been arranged ? ior Dy me agent ana a uumuer ui uui i. merchants will receive contracts to L furnish immense quantities of food to both man and beast. In the thirty-four years that the j5 Sparks Circus has catered to the p American public, "cleanliness" has U been its watchword and the absence r of the petty grafts and gambling de- ?vices usually to be found with other Cj tented enterprises is a commendable p feature. ^ *? E ! ' ANNOUNCING E * First showing for Fall and * C Winter, 1920 p * Commences September 7th * R MORRIS FASS DEPT STORE * g *E 'He will be Chairman of the great E Agricultural Committee. Senator, r Smith will be the chairman of the l great Agricultural Committee of the C next Congress if re-elected. Can J; South Carolina afford to miss this [j chance to head this important com- r zpittee The answer is VOTE FOR t SMITH.?Adr. j IHMf NIGHT, SEPT. 13 I nnnnnv i ttiut ADTnM f dinvuL Auvuvnitiri [ DILLON, S. C. ( An entertainment consisting of [ Music, Songs, Jokes, Mimics and Ar- r tjstlc Paper Tearing will be given by I ' Messrs. E. R. Murray and Prof. Jno. | Landrum, both of wh?m are blind, 1 and a lecture by Mr. A. T. 3tratton, I of Columbia. " A small admission fee . of 50 and 25 cents will be charged | and the proceeds will be given to the i Workshop for the Blind of South I Carolina. Ice cream will be served by the ' ladies for the benefit of the churches. ? IS IS SI IS IS BIS IS ? ? IS [ . \ er: it do you think of the unit iy of them be found wanti nembers of the Grand Jur er IS thy (right after the se wing extract is taken: e find that this officer, S. / his duties as to the colle on his books, the actual e ed the Execations from th \me for large amounts of e I that the Sheriff has kept ming into his hands tor c \e opinion that whatever v ncy and inefficiency and i fice and duties thereof mc fice, and the enforcement ! the Sheriff's office at th( of the office .more efficiently j i public office. B S S S B IS S 0 B 0 0 S i SBaaasaBaaaaaaaffl r : | Annoi jj FIRST SHOWING FOR F | Commenci a B A Most extens B correct a . 1. Model Hats, Tr jj 0 together with an ur | semhlage of tri | k awaits you B x B Wc also wist to annoui B of tke most select line of Fa. jj tke latest style and Faslnc B s Ladies CoaCoat a most exclusive line < 1 <X>ORR | DILL( | Dillon*s target | Our store will be closed Monday a3ss0sas?sss??s a s si is is s ? ssi s s si is urn ? I / ed opinion of the following 18 gooc t ng? Are they not of the "true an y for the year 1916, they rendered < cond primary in which Sheriff Lai \ V. Lane, has been extremely and ction and recording Tax Execution \xecutiom turned over to him from e Execution book of the Treasurer,i executions that evidently were collet % no official bank account in the n ounty purposes, and urge that he a vrong he may have committed is we urge upon the Sheriff that he gi >re especially to the keeping of the j of tax executions, and we recomm 2 next term of this court, and if the performed, the Sheriff be presented and t POLITICAL ADVERTISEMENT >1B? SEE???? EE? SEES 'Si mcing I j ALL AND WINTER 1920 | esSept. 7th S '> m-m a ive collection of [g * styles in . ffl m ' IS wwjg immed Hats and s ned Hats ? .. a Xlusually attractive as- gj Vj mmmg novelties BB f r inspection. j| ice our Formal Fall Opening ? 11 Merchandise consisting gj >n in gj . "V- ffl Suits, Dresses and a | of High Grade Shoes @ m. "s irJ lJr<S2J i 3N 5. C. it and Best Store ? 1 y and Tuesday tor Jewish Holiday ? aaaBBBBfflBBBBBBBBB,!? a is a a a a a a a is a is is a a a a B a * a ? a - a v a a a w I men? If weighed in the balance j= d tried" type? g a report to the court under date of S te was renominated) from which * S * persistently negligent in the dis- gj s. He has been negligent in not 19 year to year by the Treasurer, but ? thereby receipting from f/ieJTreasurer gg cted by ' ' other* parties. * * * We ? tame of S. V. Lane, Sheriff, of all ? ommence doing so at once. We [ ) attributable to his negligence, in- ? ve more close, personal attention gg necessary books and proper records IS end that our successors in office [={ proper records are nOtx kept and ? ried for misconduct, negligence and inefS \ ' n a > a i a I m - a ^aaaaaaaaaaaa^aaa? i