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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 |
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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
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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.
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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
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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;
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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. <
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SOUTH CAROLINA SOCIETY J
VOTES FOR A TARIFF, i
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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.
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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.
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NEGRO KILLS NEGRO- ?
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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
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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.
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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
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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."
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Miss Marian Harrey spent ifcst
Sunday *n CSo with Miss Kate Weakley.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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."
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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,
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