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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
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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.
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More men would give to missions if
the appeals were more of truth and
less of tears.
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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
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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,
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? 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.
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(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.
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STYLES, MATERlAi
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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.
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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.
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