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Bps'' r Sbr SHUott ijrrald A. B. IOHDAN Editor BCB8CRIPTIOX - 92.00 Per Yr. IMlJaii, H. C., September 22, 1921 Tfce article Mr. C. P. Hodges of Vrownsville, published elsewhere in ftbe issue, is full of practical suggestions, but one cannot agree with all he says. It is admitted on every hand -ftbat there are too many lawyers in the general assembly,* but the law*.yers are not responsible for this condition of affairs. Out of 140,000 vot<!ers in the state, any of whom are "eligible to a seat in the general assembly, there are not more than 1,300 lawyers, and with these facts before us we must reach the conclusion that the responsibility rests on -the people themselves and not on the lawyers. It would be infinitely better, if erery .trade, occupation and pro-' tfession could be represented in pro-1 ^portion to its numbers and importranee, but under our political system *4hls Is impossible. Lawyers are sent -to the general assembly not because of their superior qualifications bu '? 'because they are as a rul^good pub11c speakers and know how to present their views in a clear, logical; -auid convincing manner. The layman. who would no doubt make a 'better representative, is not used to appearing before the public, and when "he attempts to present his claims before an audience he flounders around 'iike a bashful school boy and makes, :a poor impression on the voters. J Merely because a man talks with ease'; and fluency on his feet is no sign that he is a person of superior abilities.' .r.Many of the world's greatest men - were Buch poor public speakers that it was painful every time they attempted to speak in public. But the <corditions of which Mr. Hodges com-j plains cannot be remedied by a sweeping reform movement. There is very' little hope of cutting down expenditures to any great extent without se ; xious injury to the public institutions iOf the state. The trouble is not due to extravagance so much as it is due to the fact that visible property is behifc taxed outrageously while invisible property is escaping taxation al-' together. An inheritance tax, an in?cwme tax and an occupation tax would cure the evils of which Mr.' wovv<u|?a>||0. I lie licupit" UilV? It in their power to amend the tax Saws In these particulars by electing 1 'to the general assembly men who' will pledge themselves to support n law that will make invisible property hear its just proportion of taxes. The "Fatty" Arbuckle affair out in '3an Francisco has taken on considerAbly more importance than it deserves. Not only the police but even the district attorney seems to have de vreiopea a case of exaggerated hysteria over the mess. If Arbuckle had j bee en a $30 a week clerk it is doubt-'] ful if the affair would have gotton'. more than a brief notice with a sin-|< *gle headline on the back page of the ] newspapers, and as for Arbuckle ?J aabout the most serious charge they { wfculd have preferred against him ) would have been a transgression of i the prohibition laws. The same lewd orgies take place in San Francisco ] ?v*ry night in the year, but in thisjj case one of the women died under pe-1 ( euliar circumstances and the police {j were able to connect Arbuckle's namej, -with her death. The grand jury held > Arbuckle on the charge of man-t slaughter, and district attorney, , looking far the lime-light, insisted i that he be held for murder. From a strictly legal point of view there is j considerable doubt in our mind as to whether either charge will hold good in a court of law. Those women knew "'Fatty" Arbuckle and knew where they wore going when they went to his room to eat and dance and drink. Like other women of easy character they gladly accepted the invitation 1>ecause that was the kind of life they lived and enjoyed. One little creature with a long, hyphenated French name, said to be a cabaret dancer of -questionable character, testifying before the grand jury, said with a lisp: "It sure was some party. When I got there "Fatty" was half drunk and ^dressed in pajamas. I took a drink or tvo and danced with him several times. He treated me like a real gentleman!" The victim of the debauch, Ml?a ~n>n>u> ' ? - ? _.u., ini^ 111. nave utrn a virtuous woman. She 9aid she was and there is no evidence to th# contrary. Bnt what did Miss Rappe expect when she voluntarily went to Arbuckle's room, found him dressed in pajamas, and drank and ate and danced with him? Certainly she didn't expect him to don an English walking suit and lake her for a stroll . through the l>ark. If a person plays with fire they will get burnt. Miss Rappe was a woman of the world and she might have thought that sne was able to take care of herself in any kind of company. Many young boys and girls and not a few men and women ? Woo aure of themselves ? take the stone view of fife and sooner or later they pay the penalty. Sometimes the vpuuttty is disgrace?sometimes it i < death.-It is a pity the law will not be aUs to reach Arbuckle. It is likely ' that his only punishment will be the jsnp of remorse that will tear at his heart strings when he sees his best sffstp tafl to hrlng even a smile tisa the ntflHous of clean-thinking tMltfl women who In the days gone hp ht found It ee easy to entertain *ai<4il40ht. TUB DILLON m A big Dillon problem which does not seem to give the homeooT much concern is the housing problem. Something must be done to relieve the situation or the town will suffer. People are living in rooms over store buildings while in some places there are as many as three families crowded up in one house. The prediction was made the first of thb year that this condition would remedy itself by the 0rst of the next year, but the prediction has not come true. The congestion is more acute today than it was the first of the year. The town's population has increased, instead of decreasing as was predicted. This increase under subnormal conditions in the spring and. summeri proves that houses con be built for, rent with every reasonable degree of j safety. The demand for houses has been strong throughout the dull { times and it is bound to be stronger with returning prosperity. It is a matter that should have attention.) Building lots should be opened up. j One trouble is that many of us want too much land around our homes. There are homes in Dillon that take a whole block and scores of homes that occupy half a block. The mostl of us are guilty of this charge. Dillon takes up as much area as the average city of 30,000 inhabitants. This makes for higher taxes and fewrv. M..k1U 1 **' * ri yuunu imyruveuieais. we nhVO built our town on the wrong principle, and if we do not change to a broader and more constructive principle the town will suffer. These are matters that should have our most serious consideration. THE EVIDENCE IS LACKING. While jobless men are offering themselves for sale on the auction block in Boston the financial wizards are telling us that business and industrial depression is being graduallylifted. But the two statements do not dovetail. The industrial revival bunk is coming from the leaders in the republican party who romped over the country last fall tilling the people that a return to republicanism would mean the return of prosperity. Six months have gone by since the republicans took over the reins of government and industrial conditions are getting worse and worse. Six million men, many of them soldiers who saw service over-seas, are idle, while the president plays golf, ta4<es weekend cruises and congress rushes off wv. luuuuiaina ur me seasnore. II congress has done anything to relieve the situation we have fulled to see it. Germany started the war and g licked, yet we are told that business in Germany is booming^ and there are very few idle workmen. France suff< red more than any other nation next to Belgium, ond yet the unem ployed in France represents only 1 per cent of that country's population. An ex-service man and former office employee walked from Boston to Dillon and found work with a pick ind shovel on a Dillon county highway. He left Boston because he said he could not afford to starve. Hr wa8 brought to town a few days ago suffering from terribly ulcerated bands and it will be several weeks before he can take up his Job again. Eighty per cent of the world's gold lies stored away in the United States ind farmers in the west are unable to sell their grain at a profit. The Torces of nature intervened and forced cotton up to a living price. But notwithstanding all these things Mr. Harding and his republican satellites have the effrontery to try-to make the people believe that conditions are improving under the new administration. The republicans have failed. They had the biggest opportunity that ever came to a political party to make themselves secure with the people, but they made too many false promises on the campaign, and to attempt to carry out those promises would he ORDER OF BUSINESS FOR TH3 TION TO BE HEED WITH < TI8T CHURCH, TUESDi OCTOBER 1 First Day?Denominational Day. terests of denomination), i 10:30?Devotional Service, Enro izatlon. 1 11:00?Missions, State, Home ai 12:00?Report on 75 Million Ca including'Stewardship and C 1:00?Adjourn for Dinner. 2:00?Service of Song. 2:10?Education, including Mi Commission and Institutions 3:10?Benevolences; Orphanag 4:00?Evangelism, "Every One ; 4:30?Miscellaneous Business a 8:00?P. M. Preaching Service. Second Day?Associational Day. interests.) 10:00- -Devotional. 10:15?Sunday School, B. Y. P. 11:15?Woman's Work. 11:45?Religious Literature. 12:15?Report of Executive Con 12:45?1:00?Miscellaneous and 2:00?Service of Song. 2:10?Digest of Church Letters, 3:10?Public Morals, Temperan 3:45?Laymen's Work. 4:15?Miscellaneous and 'Adjou The following committees w Missions?State. Home and Forei Education?D. D. McColl, Benne Benevolence?Hospital, Orphanai Dr. S. C. Henslee, Dillon. S. Sunday School?B. Y. P. U. and Gibson, N. C. Religious Literature?R. L. Free Woman's Work?T. V. McCaul, B Temperance?Dr. C. S. Evans, Cll EBALtD. DBJLOM, SOUTH CABOLU1 m to tnUionlM the big Interests that contributed so liberally towards Harding's election. ? Brought Two Second Time. Lumberton Robesonlan. Speaking of 'tobacco prices, a lady from another town told this, which she declared was true: A colored woman carried a load of the "weed" to sale. It was found that it lacked 35 cents of paying the warehouse charges. The warehouseman told the woman that she would have to pay him 35c. "I havn't got it boss, but 'Ise going to bring yo' a chicken," was the answer she gave him. A few days passed and the old woman returned. She looked up the warehouseman and told him she had brought him two chickens. "Why did you bring two?" he asked. "Well, boss. I brung two bekase I brung anudder load er terbacker," the woman replied. o More men would give to missions if the appeals were more of truth and less of tears. o The farthest reach of the grace is the grace of giving. TYPEWRITER RIBBONS ? St*fford's superfine ribbons for Smith] and Underwood typewriters. Her-' aid Publishing Co.?3 24 \ Professional Cards DK. J. H. HAMKK, IB. Dentist Office oyer Peoples Bank. S C. HENSLEE, M. D. *ye, Bar, Nose and rhroat Spectacles Fitted. Office Hours 9 to 11 and 2 te 4 Evening Hours by Appointment. DR. R. M. BAILEY, *r-i. i_ ? ? oioruianan Office at Dllltm Live Stock Co'a. Stables. Office Phone - - - - 235 Residence Phone - - ? J. W. JOHNSON Attorney-at-Law -raatlee In State and Federal Cenrts Marios, S. C. L 11. HASELDEN Attorney at Law DILLON, 8. O. loney to Lend on First Mortgag* Real Estate. GIBSON & MULLER, Attorney s-at -Law Office over Malcolm Mercantile Co. DILLON, S. C. Practice in State and Federal Courts L. D. LIDE Attorney-at-Law MARION, S. VSurveying Drafting and Blue Printing W.M.ALLEN Dillon, S. C. Phone No. 112 OTIS M. PAGE Civil Engineer , DILLON, S. C. JOE P. LANE Attorney-at-Law Office Next to Bank of Dillon, ] Main St. Dillon. 8. G. DR. R. F. DARWIN Dentist Office Over Bank of Dillon 2 PEE DEE BAPTIST AHSOCIAi Alii J V ANT'8 FERRY BAP\Y AND WEDNESDAY, 1, 12, 1921. (Devoted mainly to general inllment of Delegates and Organ- | tid Foreign. | mpaign and Conservation Work, Church Efficiency. nisterial Education, Education i. e, Hospital and Aged Ministers. I Win One," Campaign, nd Adjournment. i (Devoted mainly to assoclational U., and Colportage. I imittee. i Adjournment for Dinner. or State' of Religion in churches, ce and Law Enforcement. I irnment. ill make reports: gn?S. L. Naff, Mullins, S. C. ttsville, S. C. | ge and Aged Ministers Relief, C. I Colportage?O. W. McManus. 'man, Bennettsvllle, S. C. ennettaviile. 8. C. lo, 8. C. !! _ JIl' I % m, ^ * - < ! fGOHDAT MORNING, MEFTKMBJ kind SHOWIN The Approved I to-Wear for ( and Wome and Wint Suits, Coats, Drsss Corsets, Und Dry 0 STYLES, MATERlAi have never been q 4 as they ar Prices are the most i quoted in many yean are the largest ever si Molro onv otA*?n AVAMUV VU1 OtUl U J ' quarters when you ar< W. E. Kir FAYETTEVILLE Fayettevil a si a a a a a a is a a a a m I Fal ffl ffl gj ^tiii ii;i;nitiiii.uiiiiiiiiiiLki:rj<i;iiiiiii(i>iii liiiii kill u M Mil j?j My new fal H ion centers of . || and in a few d m Dillon is \ ffl J--- L- -1 gg up? LU"UcilC IcL&J ? Y OU Will 1 93 1 g see my line. 1 I handle Rt BP # ^ ^ ? sively, ana yoi ? I W 1^,111 III l rtl MW iw. C SI SI 9 ? n 9 9 9 9 m Z.B1 on qq BQiB Mgimmm (BCD CD IS QQ 1X3 OS S3 IS Si S3 / 'I # . BR m, 1M1 ley's G NOW ityles in Readyjirls, Misses n for Fall er Wear :es. Waists, Hats, erwear and roods I LS and COLORING fuite so pleasing e to-day. reasonable we have 3. The - assortments hown here. 3ur shopping heade in Fayetteville. idley Co. 'S BEST STORE lie, N. C. ISSSISSSHHSEB I St> IILIililli|rhll4jl41lll!Llilillll4llll:LMIt<l.lil'UllililiUii?ttliJIIIIIII II styles, direct f T -W ? JNew Y ork, are ? ays my stock wil (oing to nave om lion shops m Easi niss a whole lot lodes line of mi i know what the lllllhMifflliMIBtWUllilMiiaiMiliUlJillJiU'.iiUaUJJi 1 U N 111 . PAR] Fashion Shop illon, South Carolina rammmmmmrann mm Oj no CD CD m > ? ItI y^i ry; ? -^ i i Death la but leaving a little tent to lire In the tabernacle of Ood. CROP AND CHATTEL MOBTQAOB) * titles to real estate, mortgages real estate, bills ot sale* planters con- 1 tracts, rent liens, claim and delir- 4 ery papers for sale at The Herald I office.?8 24. WANTED?Cotton Seed in Car Lots ^Rm for crushers. You get the benefit of latest market from a large number of mills when you get my price. H. \ B. Bethea, Dillon, S. C.?9 22. FOR KENT?Two Furnished Rooms * for light house keeping or 2 bed , rooms. Rent reasonable. Phone 77. ?9 22 It. j LONG STAPLE WANTED?1 Am In the market for long staple cotton 4 and am in position to pay the highest market prices. See me. J. C. J Ellen?9 22. | FERTILIZERS AND FERTILIZER materials of every description. It i will pay you to buy now. Acid kalnlt, meal, blood, fish, muriate potash. sulphate of ammonia. Wire, phone or write me. H. B. Bethea, ! Dillon, S. C.?9 22. NITRATE OF SODA?Let Me Book your requirements January to June arrival, market strong. Wire, phone or write 'me. H. B. Bethen, Dillon, S. C.?9 22. LONO STAPLE WANTED?I Am in the market for long staple cotton and am in position to pay the highest market prices. See me. J. C. Ellen?9 22. i LONG STAPLE WANTED?I Am In the market for long staple cotton^L (? and am in position to pay the hlgh-^^ est market prices. See me. J. C Ellen?9 22. FOR RENT?Down Stairs Front Unfurnished rooms. Mrs Annla Rrnno. ford.?9 22. SERVICE Good Service means getting what you want when you want it, the way you want it and | at a moderate price. We can soon convince you that you can get good service here. Cars washed $1.00, oiled, doped and washed $2.50. BENNETT at Moort Auto Sale* Co. s is ? a a is is a is e is is is s' I i i : ries s is is l.lllllilii;t? I lilllll LI 11 I t I HI lliiiriin im I HIM urn FT! i i Ki iiMiiii i in i M i iMiiini i iiiii i crinirri iii i i l lil l lL1? | w I rom the fash- ffl t IS irriving daily, jS .1 he complete. IS ffl z of the most ? tern Carolina. S if you fail to jU il19 llinery exclu- S it means. ? 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