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J ' pMS|MMeni i pii b i in i11 1 , ? ijE^tor Sillon ijrralh v:,' ?CB8CKUT10N 9S.OO Per Yr. f DQtae. 8. V., February lO, 1921 The greatest objection to an ade^uate appropriation Tor the air-mail ; .service are tbo several hundred railroaia that have ?aail carrying conj tcacts with the government. We are told that the House war v invest! frattn? oommi(tM? >r? tn onii hearing witnesses after nearly two a yea re of enquiry at home and abroad. ? That's good. It's a pity Gen. Dawes was uot given an opportunity two years ago to testify- * .The news from New York is to the effect that. cotton brokers are not trading heavily in October and December contracts. They are waiting to see what the farmers are going to do in regard te cutting acreage. The' sentiment of the traders is that October and December contracts will advance sharply if the farmers carry out their announced intention to reduce acreage. This bit of news from New York should be encouraging to the farmer who is in doubt as to what course he should pursue. The south's only hope lie8 In acreage reduction. July 1st., according to cotton statisticians. will find the world with 9, 000,000 bales of cotton on hand, and the world will need only half that amount to keep the mills running. | "What, then, will be the result if the | ? jnaj report snows a normal acreage planted to cotton? The railroads mighty find a solution of their financial problems by ireducing passenger rates and encouraging the public to travel. At present rates the cost of an all night Journey where a person is compelled to use the sleeping car is something like 6 cents a mile. The result is not 4>nly the sleeping cars but the day coaches are carrying very few passen eTB. Empty seats-in railroad trains do not pay dividends. There is no difference in the cost of hauling full or -empty passenger coaches. The railroads themselves have made the cost ot traveling prohibitive, and the cry \la If the governmont doe8 not come * to their rescue they must lay off men ^tnd discontinue trains. When the Enmrchant discovers a slacking up of business he looks around for the csue. It his goods are too high he Hl?*lra *- ? i ?vawiu uunu W yiKW lllftl Will Induce the public to buy. And so with the manufacturer, the Jobber, the jpcoducer and all other classes of busjUmm men. The railroads have made -dheir rates too high and the public reinreg to ride. It's up to the railroads r.to remedy the trouble. ' - ' I m i VI a ! V W iM ? === 00 ? Purchasing ?m nniinrpH wp ha t? ' ? ? ? stores througho ffl for the Dillon si |;j|| bottom dollar a J9 stores, will onl1 ffl 'gj lutely guarantei ? will ignore otht ffl prices. We wa |^j i'A139 mua . I ? leave (or the n< 11BL1 | MSBEBEBEBBBSB ???T?-v-r- ?.? ' x> ?.? 'i.w- ? | BUSINESS R&VIVAL. The wheels ?re beginning to hum in the automobile industry and that is a good sign. The business slumpbegan in this Industry and the business revival is destined to gain' momentum at the same source. Some persons in Dillon are under the impression that the business reviral iB not -arriving as swiftly a8 had been anticipated. The facts are, howicver, that the lowest ebb in the slump was reached shout J?nn?p? -t ? ? J and that since that time there has been a steady improvement. This improvement i8 most assuredly going to increase during February and March and by spring there will be actual normalcy without undue hardship to all those willing to work at fair wages and decent conditions. WAR CASUALTIES CONTINUE. The war has been over for two years, but the casualties continue. This will be a surprise to most people. The nation over, former service men are breaking down at the rate of 1,000 a month. Six months ago there were 17,000 hospital patients among former service men; today there are more than 22,000. They will continue to increase for six years, in the opinion of Surgeon General Cumming of the Public Health Service. The majority of these belated casualtie8 are victims of tuberculosis or insanity. More money is needed of congress for their beds, and it should be voted without debate. This revelation of disease following in the wake of war long after war is over will be a shock to the nation. Living man, not even the fourth generation, may see the end of the poison of modern warfare. The cost of one battleship will more than pay for beds and medical attention for the year's additional war casualties. But the General Naval Board glibly talks of more dreadnaughts and never an additional bed for peace time victims of war. Darlington Man Killed. Savannah, Ga? Feb. 8?One man was killed and 14 persons injured when Central of Georgia box cars ran into the rear coach of a Seaboard Air Line passenger train at the crossing of the f-w? roads, two miles west of Savannah tonight. The dead is R. L. Wilson, flagman on the Seaboard train. His home was at Darlington, S. C. The injured in Savannah hospitals tonight are: C. L. Osier of Memphis, fractured ribs, internal injuries, serious. Others injured, uqne considered se rlous, are: M. L. Padgett, Savannah; H. L. Copeland, Memphis; Bernard Bellowa, South Bend, Ind.; E. L. Okettle, S. C.; J. J. Mainer, Atlanta; BE S IS SI 5151 ffl ?S 51 ffl M Tl i v I mmm new merchandise f< ve purchased the ol ut the Pee Dee. M tore. These good a nd we will have soi y carry the best of i z every article that ;r kinds. Goods ar nt you to know whi Alfprd and Mrs. Eli >rth in a few days t ljm ?:.rIiTjilh iiuu~ w riniALD. ihllow, H mi t , C. F. Butler, Raven?!, 8. C.; A. H. J Schafer, Charleston, 8. C.; Sam Ul- i man. Savannah; P. M. Cooler, Oke- t tie, S. C.; S. M. Olbeon, Younge's Is- i laud, S. C.; J. A. Nadlu, Philadelphia; < J. M. Fowler, Charleston, 8. C., and i J. B. Rusmiselle, Charleston, & C. < O ii .ii. 4 SOUTH CAROLINA SOCIETY J VOTES FOR A TARIFF, i |< Charleston, S. C.^ Feb. 8?At a call- 1 ed meeting here today of the executive committee of the Agricultural Society of South Carolina roputed to be the oldest agricultural organlsa- i tion in the United States, a resolution was adopted asking the Senators from this state to vote favor of i the emergency tariff bill or any oth- e er legislation which , would afford { protection to American farm products 1 at the present. The rice and peanut 1 induntrio. in thla Sta*_ mi* .mnhj-li sized at the meeting as being especially hard hit by Japanese competi-j tion. Unofficial reports made to the meeting also stated that many 1 car-J loads of turnip^ and cabbage oni South Carolina truck farms are rotting in the fields owing to s stagnated condition of the markets. oYOUNG MAN SLAIN DEFENDING FATHER. Morgjyi Todd Shoots George Prince to Death. Conway, Feb. 8?George F. Prince was shot and killed by Morga^ Todd at Red Bluff, this county, last night. News received here this morning was that Todd and several others were at the home of H. J. Prince and that whiBkey was being used freely. Offense was taken by something said by Prince and Todd knocked him down on the floor. Then George F. Prince, a son of H. J. Prince, came into the difficulty, taking the part of his father, and young Prince was shot by Todd. The sheriff was notified soon after the killing, and he, with Coroner Cooper, left this morning for the scene of the tragedy. After hearing the testimony the coroner's jury returned a verdict that the younger Prince came to hi8 death by gunshot wounds at the hands of Morgan Todd. o NEGRO KILLS NEGRO- ? It Accidental Shot Takes Life Near Fort ' Mill. * * Fort Mill. Feb. 8?Mote Moore c shot and killed John Glenn, at the ? home of the Latter, about two miles from Fort Mill, Sunday afternoon, ( the weapon causing death, being a Jj double barreled shot gun. Both par- 1 ties are negroes. Coroner Paul G. 8 McCorkle came aver to Fort Milt 1 Monday morning and empaneled a 1 jury for the purpose of holding an Inquest. A number of hears were con- e sumed in the proceed ng, and the i verdict of the Jury wan to the effect 1 that the negro met hl8 death by the i accidental discharge of the Kun 1 through the carelessness of Moore.' 1 ESS BSSB? EBB iir nt r Ri or the newest link o Id E. L. Moore store r. Kornblut is now i ire right from the ha me wonderful bargai merchandise and wi passes over our cou e being received eve at we are ottering in zabeth Johnson will o study spring style Very tru U K nmnimmmmmmmmg D EH CD Si IS LZXKJ 133 IZhlZl tZl H Prom th# evidence of th? boot laormed witass It appeared that tbo wo, men vert examining a gun when t was discharged and the contents emptied into the side of Glenn, morally wounding him. Glenn lived for i couple of hours after the shooting ind made the statement to responsive white men th&i the shooting was tot intentional. It has not yet been decided if there will b? prosecution of doore. REFUSES GRAND JURY ACT. tease Erasts Finding and Orders Reconsideration of Testimony. Anderson. Feb. 8?Judge Thomas 1. Sease, this morning made the court lee that his anrinff- rharr. in (ho (rand jury when court opened here donday morning was not mere words, >ut that he was going to carry it out o the letter. The grand jury brought n "no bill" in the case ot J. S. Fower, Jr., and Rupert Miles, charged rith transporting whiskey. Judge Sease told the court that he ras going to see for himself what here was in the case and hear ^ the vitnesses In open court. Judge Sease laid to the grand Jury: "How can 1 lentence these poor devils when you -efuse to bring a true bill in cases in vhlch there is clear cut evidence?" The Judge then swore the foreman igain and each one of the grand jury, ind aked: "Are you so constituted n your mind, by prejudice or othervise, that you can not bring in a rue finding in this case?" The forenan answered. "No, sir." The two policemen, as witnesses, rere sworn, each testifying to flndng a gallon of whiskey in two half gallon fruit jars in the back of the ar which had been wrecked by Fower and Miles driving into a freight :ar. The judge then addressed the forenan, telling him that he would erase he finding oa the back of the indictnent and retura it, and if the indict-! nent was true that these men had in heir possession a gallon of whiskey, hen the grand jury must find a 'true bill." He chanced them to re nember their oath, and that without , ear or favor "you have no one unepresented when the testimony warants it." At the last term of court here the ;rand jury brought in "no bill" on hi* case. Solicitor Harris presented t again this term, as he thought here was enough evident for the ase to be heard. In the tint law and irder meeting that was held here Solicitor Harris spoke on the apptljatian of the law, saying that a rich nan's son should be made to suffer j lor breaking the law just as much is a poor fellow from the mills, it vas generally understood that the illusion was to thiB case. J. S. Fowler, Jr., is a sou of the itepdaughter of J. I. Fowler. Sr., who s conceded by many as the political >os& of Anderson county. Some years igo J. S. Fowler, Sr., had the young nanfs name changed so that he could >ear his name. El El El El 1st mm m m m magjizimmgnyiirnniyi K] f stores owned by 1 building which wil n the north buying nds of the manufact ins to offer the publ 11 be operated stric inters. We welcom :ry day. We want the way of the ne\ have charge of the s and make spring ] ly yours, :or 3 t?l rxi ran m m m m m ran m i 9 HULB8 AGAIN8T SHIPPING LIQUOR TiOtOVOI AMERICA. Washington, Feb. 8. - - Transship- I meat of intoxicating liquors for bev- 1 erase purposes from one foreign i country to another through the United Stnteg is prohibited by the National prohibition act, according to an opinion of Acting Attorney General < Nebeker, made public today. * I The opinion was in reply to an inquiry of the Treasury department 1 as to whether the prohibition laws ? affect the provisions of the customs laws, which permit ill merchandise arriving at any port and destined for ] a foreign country to be conveyed through this country without payment of duties. "The National prohibition act," Mr. Nebeker declared* "applies to ail the I territory of the United States that is i not otherwise excepted from Its op- 1 eration and extends to all waters ? within the territorial- limits. Including i a marine league from the shore; within these waters the manufacture, sale < transportation, possession, etc., is prohibited." Death of Mrs. Flonsfi. Watson. The many friends of Mrs. Flora E. ( Watson were grieved to learn of her death on last Wednesday night. Mrs. Watson was stricken with paralysis * about sixteen years ago and had been an invalid practically ever since. Her maiden name was Flora E. Lane and she was married to the late James ' R. Watson about forty-nin^ years !l ago. 11 Mrs. Watson was 71 years old, and'i was the last survivor of the Bryant | Lane children. She was also one of J the first graduates of Converse Col- 1 lege of Spartanburg, S. C. She is survived by the following children: Mrs. Flora Lipscomb, Dillon; Gus Watson, Rowland, N. C.; Frank Watson, Summerton, S. C., 1 J. F. Watson of Atlanta, Ga. The interment was made last i Thursday evening at the cemetery ] the services bing conducted by Rev. ] W. C. Allen, assisted by Rev. Joel I. 1 Allen and Sam Bethea. 1 \ o The Place Where. Charged with stealing a cheese, a man was brought up before a magistrate. The principal witness, a truckman, told how he had seen the man 1 snatch up the cheese and had rtnrup and held him. "Then you caught him in the nefarious act?" said the judge. 'That what, sir?" said the witness. "You caught him in the nefarious act, I say," repeated the judge. "Not me!"" was the *?ply. "I caught him in the ally just beside the grocery store." o Miss Marian Harrey spent ifcst Sunday *n CSo with Miss Kate Weakley. SI 13 51?????? BE \m El Blum & Kornblut. 11 be another link i a bran new stock urer. They are bei lie. The Dillon stoi tly on a cash basis, te any legitimate < the public to come i vest of merchandise Millinery Departmi purchases. 1N13JL SffififflBBSfflfflffifflffla > ?>w ? ? plug f"t Plug A country stom-keeper vm standing in front of his plan* one morning when a man came along leading i couple of old weary looking nag*. "Want a how?" "Ouess no'/* "I'll trade you one for goods," said the strauger. "I'll take it out In terjaccer, in fsct." "Might mi ike a dicker along those ines," said ihe store, xeeper, "provided we kin agree on a basis." , 'What's your basis?" "Well, I'll trade with you plug lor J Plug." f Case of Ldf* and Death. \ A minister who guarded his morn' \ ng study hour vary carefully told th^ \ lew maid that is no circumstances \ vere callers to b^ admitted?except, if course he added "in a case of life ind death/' Half an hour later the maid knocked at his door. ^ "A gentleman to see you, sir." "WhT I thrill cht I tnM vmi " "Yes, I told him/' she replied, but he says it's a question of life md death." . So he went downstairs and found Brn Insurance agent. o HERMAN DELEGATES WILL ATTEND LONDON MEETING. Berlin, Feb. 8?Dr. Walter Simons, the foreign minister, today handed to Lhe French Charge d'Affaires the following note announcing the German government's acceptance of the investigation to take part in the approaching conference in London on reparations: "With reference to the conversations between the French ambassador and the German foreign minister, the German government accepts the invitation conveyed to it by the ambassador and will on March 1 send qualified delegates to London. W' provided negotiations are based on J proposals which the German govern uieui reserves to itseil ttle right to lay before the conference." o Mr J.. M. Carmichael of Bennettsvlile was in town Tuesday on business. We spend $200,00<0<000 morn for cigarets than for salaries of alt the teacher8 in the United. States. . notice;. Notice is hereby given that the undersigned will sell at public auction to the highest bidder, for oash, alt the- stock of furniture*, futures and book accounts belonging to Farley Cobb Furniture Co. Sale to be held on the 19th day of February, 1921, at 11 o'clock- in front of the store occupied by-the said company, in the town of Dillon, Sbuth Carolina. H. L. Farley,. W. Floyd, B. F. Cobb 2:19' 2t. IfflSffliilfflWiBBB IN 1 B0 " * ffl SI i ffl 9 BB As has been an- IS in our chain of || of merchandise ? SI ing bought at the g] e, like our other -? We will abso- IS :ompetition, but {j| and look and ask 13 9 9 - - - m ent. They will ? ===== m ffl v,utI BB 3 m mmmmmmmmiS 3 CD QD QD199 199 ISj CD tXl (99199 . ? '