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M . JDANGKR TO FARMERS . IN HIGH TARIFF. CMr- B. F. McLeod, in News-Courier) To the Editor of The News and Courier: The high protective tariff .party will be in complete control of ?veay department of the government after March 4. and it is probable the Jhjgb protective tariff legislation will Sh- .the first work of the new adminiuuxation. A high protective tariff .wneans low price farm products in -any country whose products are in ?\cess of domestic consumption. That condition will exist in exaggerated ionaa if there is any protective tariff .legislation within the next two' or Ihxee years, or, until the exchange is .restored to somewhere near the pre ?ar basis. Jt is true that the farmers managed lo exist under a high tariff law. Exist is the proper word to use be cuse they did not really live. But the English pound was worth $4.85 tInstead of $3.37; the German mark < .16c instead of 1, and the frank 20c'; instead of 6c. It is true also during i vifce high protective tariff period that : the production of cotton and wheat i entside of the United States increas-!' by leaps and bounds, especially i -45f<lon. The war-devastated European i coaiatries, especially th? central pow- i , ?n, cannot buy our surplus cotton, I cera, wheat, cattle, etc., unless they can sell to us the products of their i factories approximately of equal val-|< e. When we. build a tariff wall if ^around the United States that cannot i Jbe surmounted by these countries,>t Ifeep cannot buy our farm products;! ultl 'th e exchange reaches some-;? where near par. ! ( _. Al the present value of the German ,t .mark cotton would cost Germany 22 a macks or $5.50 per pound delivered.'? TOlheat 3!>0 marks or $50.00 a bushel., \ When this condition exists our sur- v rvli.o ^111 U* 1 ' - Imu^ mi hi |;iuuuci5 win utr a surpiua c Jadeed and the value of the surplus'e nWIB "be .the price of the entire pro-,c ftdpdtion, which will be far below the k aoqrt of production. Then another ex- e xxjus of farm labor to the cities and [ ti industrial centers. This condition will p force European countries to buy cot-is . tan, wheat, corn, cattle, etc., from the w - countries to which they can sell the i ti products of their factories. It will a force them to try to increase the pro-|g duction of cotton, wheat, etc. in all. s ioriBatries where they can be grown. !g; Wfo can sell some of our surplus af-jti ler the supply everywhere else has ] 01 Tboen exhausted. Trade movps along ai the. lines of least resistance. Build a ti <dana across the channel and it will flow through other channels. This coalition will enable England to conJtinue to practically force the central, powers to buy her inferior low grade 'lB0lan cotton at a big profit-and enable her to increase the production. "TOwii vhat will become of our low ? grade colton? Hfce farmers and country merchants r* aoM* bankers, who deal directly with .<t,ib?f?armer8, should begin at once to ul I Vftpauio meet the situation. There yC >. see two mgys to meet it and it willi'*1 . require', both io meet it successfully.,8'1 r. l*e firatia from the standpoint of the aE ?ll t J *1 ^ vnuw an iuc iuuu uidi i ? in needed on the farm, make all the,n? trome^tettilizer^/poflslble, reduce .the ? cotton. acreage*, one-third to one-half ro 4 (ertilixe.lt aud cultivate it well, \ wtrialj wJU Teduce the coat. Second, np ViBomerx, merchants and bankers in every agricultural section of the coun-; ?2 (ini, AGorth, East, South and West Iiu ^hocM agree on a plan of action. Iwl ' iTHlc could be done through well se-le(l n thmhad committees from every section. Pe '""JPItUBD committees could work out tWmlte plans. They should have suf- nc Orient funds to maintain a lobbly in w' "Washington when Congress is in ses- an : Sioo and carry on a campaign of edu- ur cation befotejLDd after Congress con- n x .n?. until the proposed legisla- Pc \u..tlo*vis 'disposed of. of TtTbere is another side to the ques u&L. --We cannot afford for our in- nc dm&tries to be put out of business. wl rrfdiffcter can we 'afford to bankrupt ar urifarmers and merchants. There is |? .a \middle ground somewhere and it ?> -seems *o ne we have enough brains among the farmers, business men J P* and manufacturer to find the middle^' ground where all can stand. Will the nt .manufacturers sit at a table with the |i:i ftmsiness men and representatives of tthe farmers and try to solve the prob<leofr-4-'solve it for the best interest of he^entire country and not for the favored few? 1 doubt it. "With that idea in view I urged the D Carolina cotton manufacturers, b' Ao 'take memberships in the Araeri-j0 can Cotton Association aggregating u $11^000,000 which would give them three members on the board of di- 1 rectors and one member on the exe- entire committee but they declined Xhe invitation. If they had. joined the association in a cooperative spirit I ' btelieve every manufacturer in the 3outh would have followed them, and it'la probable they would have gotton the ear of every manufacturer in the entire country. n TJiis group and that will be found lighting for protection, the other -group for preservation, and in the wild scramble some group will be murdered commercially. Are you, Mr. Farmer and Mr. Merchant, going to 1 belong to that murdered group? You ? will, unless you prepare now to meet ' JUbe situation. *Bhe manufacturers are beginning . to say that Europe will soon begin -damping goods in this country man ulactured by cheap labor and they , ?in't meet the competition as they L V*T their labor so much more than tte labor is paid i nEurope. If that as true we cannot export any more manufactured goods because if we ? can't meet foreign competition in ourj [ own country we certainly cannot' I aaeet it anywhere else with or withI <ont a protective tariff. B if the manufacturers are given a' A kitgh protective tariff the y will do; one of two things ? reduce produc-l mk 1km to actual domestic consumption, | ?r sell a part of their product to for-| eign countries at a loss and sell the. B^A home people at a profit plus the loss| -and plus a profit on the goods ex-1 ported . The farmers will be offered a sop' 1 n the way of a. duty on Oriental oils C and Canadian wheat that will not be worth anything. Our anjmal and *egetaj>le fats and wheat will be so cheap, owning to our inability to ex- ii port our surplus at a fair price, that o other countries will not be able to tl meet the price-at which we will be ^ forced to sell. Therefore, we need t1 not fear that competition. . tl If we have a protective tariff Eu- d ropean countries, will buy where th4y fi cait sell their goods. ( fi If it is good business for the man- si ufacturer to reduce production to de-,t< mand, is it not good business for the'ci farmer to reduce his production to de- f? mand. The Southern farmer who does j< not follow this business rule and re- si duce his cotton acreage at least j 33 1-3 per cent in' 1921 deserves al what he will get. Now is the time a for the farmers, country merchants a and bankers in every nook and corn-^ni er of the United States to join hands ci r? r? A cvV* f ea r\v\? man fnr tK olr nro. W nf>ui no vup iuuu &vt vuvii ?? servation?rfight for their existence., ct Not next week or next month but|ct now?today. If they do that the laws ta trill be made in the interest of all1 md not a favored few. Can't the few hi meet the many and try to find the b? middle ground ? try to do the thfcigj that is best for all. ' The campaign for acreage reduc-.F) :ion should be pushed vigorously at | jnce and I suggest that the cotton asjociatiohNn each of the States attach i request for the farmers to sign to he acreage reduction pledge, requestng the legislatures of the several states to enact laws requiring the jinners to collect 15c per bale on ev>ry bale of cotton ginned. This mount to be paid to trustees appoint- j' >d by the legislatures, who in turn! rill pay 10c per bale to the State isions of the American Cotton Asso-i" iation and 5c to the county branch-J?, s for defraying the expenses of the^ ounty branches, developing a marking association in each county, tc. If a request of that kind is atached to the acreage reduction ? ledge, it is probable that all who . . ign the acreage reduction nledge ch, 'ill sign the request for the legisla- cgJ on relative to collecvting a certain mount per bale at the g"ins. Tilts win y0 ive ample funds to maintain the i , tate divisions and the national or-j^ anization. The national organiza- ric on relative to'collecting a certain e])( a the educational campaign andj id in perfecting the State organiza-1 ons. ^ B. F. McLeod. ^ Charleston, Nov. 19. ; ?e. o ! ' lyoi NEGROES SHOW INCREASE ] . uid i Two Large Tennessee Cities. De- yo crease in Nashville. icii ; Washington, Nov. 20?Racial pop- Thi ations of three .Tennessee cities an- gai >unced by the census bureau show Ad creases in the negro populations ace 1910 In Memphis and Knorvllle id a decrease In Nashville. The population of Memphis as an- . unced on April 8, was 162,351 of lich 101,117 are white, 61,173 rwg , and 61 all other persons. The sure? in 1910 were white 78,59?6'; gro 52,441, all other 74. The white population constituted' .3 per cent 01 tne torn population: ? 1920 and 59.9 per cent in 191 fc lile the negro population constitut- ? 37.7 per cent ?u 1920 an* 40.(J r cent in 1910. The population of KnoxvxEte as an- I ( iunced March 12, is 77,811, of 9ta lich 66,508 are white, 11,20? negro Ofl d seven all other persons. The fig- Rei es for 191t, were white 2C.706 ? >gro 74,628, all other 2. TToe white ipuLation constituted 85.5 per ?ent' the total population in 19??. * The population of Nashville as an-1 >unced March 27. is 118.3*42 of j tiich 82,699 are white, 35,634 negro i id 9 all other persons. The figures r 1910 were white 73,831, negro 523, all other 10. The white population made np 61J.9 >r cent of the total population in )20 and 66.9 in 1910 white the , _ ^gro population was 30.1 per cent i 1920 and 33.1 percent in 1910. o NOTICE. All persona holding claims against illon county and not presented on or efore December 1st properly made ut and sworn to will have to wait ntil 1921 for their pay. ? SAM McLAURIN, S 1 18 2t. Clerk of Board n Why Boils \ Come Back rhe Cause is in the System, Not on the Surface. A Ooo<l Stimulant Helps the Blood. Boils, Ulcers, infected skin and ^ oil nl/in Hfivo 1JUSV1C OVV^illll&O ttlC ail ttftiu. * ? V> iway the boil and It come again in inother place. Dry up the ulcers and leal the infected places and they jromptly return. Reduce the swelling ind it will re-appear. The trouble Is is the blood, implated in the system. External treatments are only temporarily successful. Nothing short of a good tonic will suffice. SarDraS, an excellent compound of medicinal herbs and roots, an excellent intestinal stimulant will attack the seat of the trouble. It cleanses the system and blood and drives away impurities. It cleanses the stomach, liver and kidneys and nature does the rest. Common laxatives only leave you in worse shape than before. A tablespoonful taken before each meal will tone up the system and make a new person of you. Contain s no alcohol. Try it a while. All Dealers and jobbers. ? Advertisement. 11 25 It. | THE OLD ORDER PASSES. ermans Are Indifferent Toward Official Personages. The change which has taken place n the attitude of Germans toward fficial personage? was illustrated he other day at Templehof Field, here the German emperor formerly wice a year reviewed the troops of he Berlin garrison, relates a Berlin ispatch. President Ebert visited the ield a few days ago to watch the ilming of a motion picture but intead of the adulation which used ) be accorded to the emperor, the rowd of 4,000 costumed performers tiled to recognize the president, istled him and gave him a scant low at the sandwich counter. The German nresident wandered bout unaccompanied and stood for while beside the camera man while scene was photographed. Later ho ade his way against the edge of a owd witnessing a "riot scene.'' rhen the crowd was ordered out ef tmera range, Herr Ebert received no msideration from the jostling spectors. One of the crowd who recognised m called attention to his presence it few gave him any notice. erchedIn! ' A HIGH S100L III All OFFICE any a Brain is Trying to Work With Weak, Thin Blood. ORE RICH, RED BLOOI) NEEDED IPTO-Mangan Gives You the Health to Tackle Your Daily Work With Vigor. If you sit at a desk all day In an "ice, whether you are perched on a am nrtA * r\A In on tt f\V? citdroH air. your body Is Inactive. You I't get much fresh air and outdoor ?rcise. Your blood becomes poor, u look pale aLnd feel weak. The great tonic, Pepto-Mangan, is at you need for awhile. It makes h, red blood,. It restores your vital jrgy. Your color comes back. When 5'our blood is good, full of I corpuscles, you are better able to 1st disease. ' You fro about your ily work with the optimism of good ilth. Try Pepto-Mangan and notice how 1 improve. Pepto-Mangan is sold in both liqaffd tablet form. Take either kind uprefer. Both have the same medial yalue. Bat be sure ytro get the luine Pepto-Mangan ? "Gude's."' e full name, "Gude's Pepto-Man1" should be1 on the package. ? vertisement. 11 25 It. 1 " " * Professional Cards. ; t n na^mr Li. u. niLOEiJui/Ciii Attorney at Law DILLON, 9. 0. , m?7 to Lend' on First Mortgag* Real Estate. ' dr. r. 311 bahley, Vetesfoariaw WJee at Dllloa'Live Stock Co'e. bles. Ice Phone - - 23'5 ; lidence Phone? - ? i l. d. mde ^ Attorne^at-Law MARION. S. C. dr. j: h. blsfekv 4tl Pcnttot ' Office over Peoples Bank. I. W. JOICTSOA Attorney^at-Law leotf in staie ana r eawai w i Marlon, S. C. OTIS M. PAGE Civil Engineer DILLON, S.C HMHSB t^eivifo @atalo? Select 3 1 "VOM^ ?ojoy *mfmr? -:' Our new large Illu Book. It is filled from < such values as "The So can offer. Get your co you make any gift selecl This is Paul-Gale fourth year of conscienl chandising. Whatever this old firm you he seventy-three years exp< antee of the highest ( what ever price you pay Simply sen. Paul-Gale-Gr< LARGEST JE>V NORFOLK J. G. McMASTER, M. D. SPECIALISTST EYE, EAR, NOSE and TE[ROA' Office moved to Globe Drug Co., 1L2 N. Dargan Street, FLORENCE, S. C. JOE P. LANE Attorney-at-Law Office Next to Bank of Dillon, Main St. * Dillon, S. S C. HENSLEE, M. D. Eye," Bar, Nose and Throat Spectacles Fitted., Cfflee Hours 9 to 11 and 2 te 4 Evening Hours by Appointment. GIBSON A MULLER, Attorneys-at-Law Office over Malcolm Mercantile C DILLON, S. C. Practice In State and Federal Cour NOTICE OP FINAL DISCHARGi J Notice is hereby given that Mr Low Berry, administratrix of the e tate of Milton Berry, deceased, h? made application unto me for fin; discharge as touch administratrix ar that Thursday, November 18th, afl a. m. in the forenoon has been aj pointed for the hearing of the sal petition. ! All persons holding claims agalm the said estate are requested to fi! them with' the administratrix on" c before 10 a. m. in the forenoon c Thursday, November 18, or this m tice will be plead in ba rot their ri rorery. JOE CABELL DAVIS, 10 28 it , 'Dillon Count I " ' ' j Grey Rock AI? (FTrfra Wet) . Most popular pi drink of the day. Try it and |%||| get the benefit. Hade with tte- eeiebrat (i GREY HOCK HIi. eral Water. VTilte far ^fe| water booklet. .ASK ynrnR riwWFK g |Ilg|| FOR IT f - " FOR. 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ELER SOUTH ."VTROrNTA. I WAN' 0 White Fi V To settle in Burke County, Geor _ offered. For further informat Chamber of Commerce, Waynest c. Don't Del 0 -: FOR ? n t* fd E. WW Ul?/C Silver u 5 ... f Aa* .you can't get at I ,0 . ; We Aac;e a fru(y a; J ?^ |e Goods sent on approve ? tory references 5- ' i Ly James Allan & The Hallmark | . 285 King St. - - ESTABLISHED 65 ! THE "OLD RELIABI THEDFORD'S Bl White Haired Alabama Lady Says Si and Co Bat The "Old Reliable" Gone and St ^ Duttoo, Ala.?la recommending Thed- feeli ford's Black-Draught to her friends and sick i neighbors here, Mrs. T. F. Parks, a well- Blac ? \. known Jacksoo County lady, said: "lam ssii - getting up in years; my head is pretty ties, white. I hare seen medicines and teme- Drai dies come and go but the old reliable neig came and stayed. 1 am talking of Black- T1 Draught, a Ever medicine we have used ard for years?one tot can be depended up- over on and one that wiD do foe work. Eve "Bladt-Draught will relieve indigestion to h t and constipation if takes right, 2nd I know Try for 1 tried it. It is the best thing 1 have ford ever found for the full, uncomfortable Al 1 ^MM? Don't worry about wood "RED STAR" Stove all t be happy. Quick cookers, good-bakers, no oil than any wick stove; absolut lifetime. \V. A. Blizzard. FED , irmers f gia. Special inducements ion, write Borke County >oro, Ga. Christmas Ciy is drawing ** near. _ ? * , welry or wre * iome, write to as. onderful stock < * i i [/ where satisfacare, given : Company, \ Jewelers Charleston, S.s C. YEARS ? ' / \ i LE" ' LACK-DRAUGHT le Has Seen Medicines Come Thedford's Black-Draught ^ ayed. ^ ng after meals. Sour stomach and headache can be relieved by taking jc-Draught It aids digestion, al$c i ds the liver in throwing off imparl i- f ni?.1. i am giaa 10 recommcnu jght, and do, to my friends and hbors." * Bedford's Black-Draught is a standhousehold remedy with a record of * seventy years of successful use. ry one occasionally needs something elp cleanse the system of imparities. Black-Draught. Insist upon Thed- , 's, the genuine. t ah druggists. ' a TO' r. > ' r , or wet wood, use a he year round and wicks, takes 25 p. c. less ely sale an d will last a \ Dillon, S. C.