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Ihr 3illun ijrralb A- B. JOHDAN Editor 8UHS01UFTI0X - 82.50 Per Yr. Wllon, S. Cm October 6, 1921. The advertising manager ?>f *h world's largest mail order house says hir. establishment maintains a press clipping bureau and when a newspaper shows that the merchants of a town or city are not advertising they concentrate their efforts on that particular .town or city and always get results. And yet there are scores of merchants who wonder how the mail order house manages to pull business away from the home merchant. The quarterly statement of the state bank examiner, issued last week, shows that the banks of South Carolina have earned so far this year a fraction more than 8 per cent on j their ranitnl nnrl snrnliiR whlnh io nnf! a bad showing when one takes into consideration the fact that banks have had to pay such excessive rates of interest on borrowed money. The state [ ment shows a vast improvement over J the last quarterly statement and in-, dicates returning prosperity for South i Carolina, at least. The Herald, in common with manyi Dillon county citizens, is glad the Pee1 Dee bridge matter is about to be set-| tied. The counties of Florence and Marlon have joined hands and will is-, .sue bonds and build a toll bridge, without government aid. This ia the way the matter should have been handled from the beginning. Florence and Marion will derive more benefit from the bridge than any other two coun-j ties in the Pee Dee section, and they, will find it a profitable investment.! Dillon is not very much concerned. A hrSHtro q t onr nnint Hicr Poo Hoo ?? ??< "?*J C?'"^ from Cash way Ferry down to Brit-' ton's Neck would have suited Dillor, just as well. Dillon has an outlet to the central and western part of the state over the bridge at Cheraw and a bridge at any point down this way, will give us an outlet to the lower part of the state and what more could we wish for? It has been two years since thej armistice was signed but yet we have; failed to note any decrease in the, appeals for help from many of thej European nations which suffered, front the war. In fact, if we are to believe all the reports that conte from over the water nearly the whole < Europe is bankrupt and there are no signs of improvement. Relief agencies continue to work over-time and our wizards of finance and commerce are still busy trying to solve foreign problems. We think it is America's duty to continue to give and help as long as there is need for it, but isn't, there a possibility that the longer we continue to give and help the longer it will take Europe to get on her fe*?t ncnin 1 Thoro ia >4ani>i>p ? ? 1 too generous. Europe, it is true, suf-:; ferej from the war, but Europe has!, had an opportunity since the armistice . was signed to make two crops and L two crops ought to put any nation on'i a self-sustaining basis. At the close,] of the civil war the south was pros-,1 trate. There was not food enough in, 1 the south to sustain life. In additionjl to the south's other hardships five.1 million slaves had been converted,1 from producers into consumers and ' had to be fed and clothed, but thei* south did not call on the world for , help. It would have spurned an offer , of help from outside sources. The , south went to work and in a few years it was on its feet again. It labored un-'l der great disadvantages and hard-J i ships, but the spirit of the southern people could not be conquered. It appears to us that the thing for Europe to do is to get to work. America is, willing to help when help is neces-j sary. but there are times when mls-j directed charity is likely to do more' harm than good. j The Herald holds no brief for or-; ganized labor, but organize^ labor, has a right to be heard and to strike.! if necessary, if it feeels that it is not getting a square deal. We do not believe that organized labor wants more than it feels that organized capital is able to pay and organi-' zed labor insists that it is not right ; to dismiss its demands with a wave of the hand. Orgnazed labor wants, to know where the money goes and it has a right to that information. Organized capital says it is none of or-] ganized labor's business where the, money goes or how it is spent if the laborer gets his pay check every Sat-j urday night. But not only is organiz-i ed labor entitled to know where the' money goes but the public has the1 right to know what organized capital; does with its surplus earnings. It, will be a long time, perhaps, beforei the history of big business is written.I but some day it will be written and the world will gasp with astonish-] ment. Interlocking directotates have in the past felt the restraining hand -of the law, but the law has not yet reached out far enough to touch the subsidiary organizations which seems, to be the special pets of organized capital. It Is here that the mischief Is done. In some cases a careful auditV of the books of the parent corpora-', tlon will show that the parent corpor-i at ion is not earning its stockholders' a legitimate profit on their Invest- \ ments, while the subsidiary organlsa-1, tlon, controlled exclusively by a few' TUX DELLON 1 of the majority stockholders of the parent corporation, shows huge earn* ings. In other words there are many other ways of choking a cat to death except on butter. This is what organized labor wants to know?who's who in the parent corporation and in the subsidiary organization. This information would be helpful in many ways. WOODItOW WILSON AS HE IS TODAY. (Continued from Page One.) or amusement. Once a week Mr. Wilson has a motion picture show of his own and frequently sees the feature film at the same time it is being shown at the theatre downtown. Occasionally he goes to a vaudeville show, his party taking seats in the last row, and entering and leaving with every effort to avoid ostentation. It rarely happens, however, that some hnrtv folio /V ^ *u~ ?t-*A ?....a <.v uiovwcr iue visitors ana | a demonstration of handclapping always ensues. Spends Evenings at Home. j Evenings at home, however, are spent in the family circle. The former1 President and Mrs. Wilson read a1 book together, or perhaps Mrs. Wil-i son reads aloud. Some times it is one of the detective stories of which Mr. Wilson was said to be so fond. Theyj do not now form as large a part ofj his reading as may have been the case years ago. He takes to bed early, not to sleep, however, but to relax to read and write. Like Mark Twain, he does much reading and writing in bed. Propped up by pillows, and with a little writing board across his knees, he reads and makes notes, some of them voluminous and in shorthand. Nobody knows what they are about. He puts them carefully away. They are not notes for a book which many expect. Unless Mr. Wilson changes his mind decidedly, he will write no reply | to Kobert Lansing or anyone else who j has criticise^ his policies. A writer.' who has been given access to Mr.! Wilson's papers, of which there arej almost a ton, is writing a book, but' it will be his own; not Mr. Wilson's. I "I'll give you any material I have for your book." Mr. Wilson told him. "I'll answer any question you ask but it's your book. I don't even want1 to see what you write." However the evening may be spent i however, tired he may be, there is one: thing the former President never neg-l lects. It is the reading of a few verses of the Bible. When he says good night he invariably reads aloud some short passage from the book which always rests on the reading table at his bedside. His PliTSlcial Condition Vow ? Friends and admirers ask, what is! Woodrow Wilson's real condition now? He will be 65 years old next De-< cember and has passed through an or-j deal which few men survive. The I measure of his progress towards health must be measured with those! facts in mind. His normal weight in i health while he was President was 180 pounds. He shows little departure from that figure. His eyesight is as good, although he has discarded his favorite nose glasses for spectacles. His hair has turned snow white, but it has not thinned. His appetite is too robust to please his physicians. Last March, when he left | the White House with President-elect j Harding an attendant had to place! his feet on each succeeding step from the portico. The other day he sent tiis attendant away and climbed alone, not without some effort, into his automobile, just to see if he could do it, and seemed pleased to find that he could. Motor nerves and muscles of his left side have given more responses to treatment than was hoped for. Of course, they are not fully active now. He still walks with a cane most of the time, but frequently hangs the crook over his arm and "goes it alone without my third leg," as he puts it. Far from Being Well Man. Mr. Wilson is far from a well man today; he was far from a well man when he entered the White House ever eight years ago. But during the last two years there have been times when his voice was inaudible and when he could not support himself ! alone. His condition today shows morej improvement than his family and friends dared hope for. There are many angles to Mr. \Vil-j son's present-day psychology. Living in Washington, and easy of access, to party friends at the Capitol, hej might give consultation on party poli-, tics, but he does not. Whatever a, visitor may say In criticism of the Republican administration Mr. Wilson, never makes a reply. He never per-' mits anyone in his presence to speak | what he regards as "disrespect for, the President of the United States." j Somebody once raised the question i "how do our ex-Presidents live?"' Colonel Roosevelt had a comfortable fortune of his own augmented by Income from writings. Mr. Taft. until he became Chief Justice, had from time to time profitable sources of income. Lives Simply Vow. Mr. Wilson brought with htm to the White House the small savings of a lifetime, which he preserved. During his terms in the Presidency his royalties from books previously written mounted into rather handsome sums. Singularly enough they have shown a marked slump since he left the White House. While he was President circumstances helped him save money. The war and the suspension from Bocial functions and entertainment were quite an item. It has been estimated that the former President's pocket book was at least $25,000 richer because he was not called upon :o wine and dine numerous dignitaries 1 ind official persons. I* Upon his modest fortune now he' EKRALD. DILLON. SOUTH CAROLE lives simply, with an establishment of only three servants and a "used car." o COOPERATIVE MARKETING MEETINGS. Speakers Will Address the People at Various Places this Week. In order to bring the advantages of the Cooperative 'Association forcibly to the attention of the people Senator Bethea, county chairman of the association, has arranged for speakers to explain the plans under which the association operates at various places in the 'county tonight and tomorrow night. Following is the schedule: Hamer?Thursday night, October 6th. Speakers. J. W. McKay an^ R. S. Rogers. Lake View?Friday night, October 7ih. Speakers: R. S. Rogers and J. W. McKay. Bingham?Friday night, October 7th. Speakers: J. B.'Gibson and P. L. Bethea. Cooperative marketing is one of the most progressive movements that has ever been launched in the history or the agricultural industry. It is an otganization'in which cotton producers pool their interests and resources for their own mutual benefit, and in the states tbat have tried it out ?where it is no longer an experiment?the results have been extremely gratifying. The association has figures to prove that under the cooperative marketing plan the members of the organization have sold cotton at a higher price than could be obtained for the same grades under old conditions. The association has unlimited cash resources at its command and is able to make liberal advances on cottotn stored in their warehouses. A farmer who is a member of the association does not have to wait for his money. He ships his cotton, turns the bill of lading over to his home bank and the advance payment is turned over'to him immediately. There is a short crop in Dillon county, and with the boll weeevil facine us next vear it in hiablv im. portant that we get every dollar for this year's crop it will bring. The speakers will explain the plans at the meetings to be held tonight and tomorrow night at the places named above. There is nothing compulsory about the organization. Each man can act for himself and after hearing the plans explained a person can use his own judgment as to whether or not It will pay him to join Ihe association. o Little Rock School News. The first month of the Little Rock School came to a close last Friday. While results in the way of scholarship are not what we expect from now cn, they are encouraging. Several students have succeeded in attaining the honor roll and it is most likely that still others will next month. The following compose the honor roll for the past month: First Grade?Robert Hayes, Edward Mobley, Sherwood Mobley and Woodrow Meekins. Third Grade?Irene Driggers. Sixth Grade?Hortense James. Seventh Grade?Doam James. Eighth Grade?^Howard Berry. Tenth Grade?Gertrude McCall. The Woodrow Wilson Literary Society held its regular meeting of the year last Friday, "September 30. A very interesting and well-prepared program was carried out. Below is the program as rendered: Recitation?Doam James. * Current Events?Bernlce Britt. Music ? Gertrude McCall' and Blanche Hugging. Recitation?Grace Wallace. Jokes?Sinclair Pope. Music?Edith Stanton. Debate?Resolved, "That the Public Drinking Cup should be Forbidden by Law." Affirmative: Howard Berry and Ida Vick Hargrove; Negative: Louise Wallace and Kellar Britt. After a decision by the judges In favor of the affirmative the society adjourned to meet again two weeks later. o Special Notice. Attention is directed to the Herald's big offer in this issue. We are offering four good papers for the price of one. A peculiar combination of circumstances enables The Herald to make this exceptional offer and our subscribers are advised to take advantage of it as we cannot carry it longer than December 1st. A bill is uvwii VV uc iimuuiKTU 111 CUIlKT~t?BS, which if H becomes a law, will not permit publishers to make this extraordinary offer again, and our readers are advised to take advantage of this opportunity to get a year's good reading matter at the cost of The Herald alone. Send in your subscription today. Scores of subscribers have already taken advantage of the offer, but we want every person in Dillon county to share in its benefits. ' o JON ICS CASE SCHEDULED. ? Mrs. Lizzie Jones Cliarged With Killing Husband. Marion, Oct. 3?The October term of the Court of General Sessions opened here today, with Judge Frank B. Gary, of Abbeville, presiding. The heavy docket which* confronted the court this morning was indicative of a full week of work, but due to the large number which pleaded guilty it i3 believed that all these cases will be disposed of by the middle or latter part of the week. Thirteen pleaded guilty today and received sentences, ranging from four months to two years. Two other cases were tried, the defendants being found guilty, thus making a total of fifteen cases disposed of on the first day. The case of Mrs. Lizzie Jones and VA, THTB8DAI, MORNING, tXTTOI James Amnions charged with the murder of B. Jones, the husband of Mrs. Lizzie Jones, is scheduled for Tuesday morning. Mrs. Jones has only recently been brought back from Columbia where for the past several months she has been under observation at the State Hospital for the Insane. She admitted to Sheriff J.^ V. Itowell at the time of the poisoning that she administered the dose of strychnine to her husband, stating that she was incited to do so by Jas. Amnions. This case has attracted much interest in this section and will undoubtedly draw a large crowd to the court room. The firm of MulUns & Hughes will defend Ammons, while W. F. Sta'ckhouse, of Marion, and B. Norton of Mullins, will fight Mrs. Jones' case. Solicitor L. M. Gasque who gained such a reputation with the Bigham case will conduct the prosecution. Another noteworthy case to be tried this week is that of Walter Crosland, negro, charged with the murder of Lacey Nelson, negro. In a fracas which occurred on the Marion-Mullins road Crosland is alleged to have cut the throat of Nelson with a razor. This case is set for Wednesday morning." ? o Floydale. Rev. Paul K. Crosby returned home Sunday night from Floyds where he had assisted Rev. Burges in a week's meeting. Mr. H. B. Floyd, Jr., is visiting in Lynchburg, Va. Mr. and Mrs. K. B. Hodges and little son spent Saturday night and Sundqy with Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Stackliouse. Rev. Simpson and family of Lake View and Rev. W. A. Allen add family of Dillon spent Friday with Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Rogers. Mrs. Mollie Williams of , ? '?"" I spent Saturday and Sunday with Mrs. Paul K. Crosby. Floydale Bchool opened Monday morning with Mr. Ussery as principal, I assisted by Misses Rosa Dreher, Corryne Gleaton and Lon Boykin. Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Allen spent) Sunday at the home of J. H. Stackhouse. 1 HHBBBBBSBBIi | 25 ^ 1 ^ ? ffl BB \ I AUC IS [|j 50 Head Regis ffl Oct. 20th, 1 ? . Live i IS ' IS ? Under boll-we \+\ be greatly reduced IS tke basis must be s |ES for the crops gro^* a South Carolina h jUJ The offering consist! w states and represents the gj cattle are pasture raise g] will grow and do well \ g] from shipping, cattle from H A good bull shoulc SI and double the price of SI of a better investment? The cattle are tub< gj eral guarantee right at 3 IS Mr. Cotton Farmer a pprtunity f getting sta i r 00 E. Si a ? These cattle will be i ? tributcd by E. T. Boswell, is SI IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS I XER ?, 10S1. Mr. and Mrs. S* E. Fennegan and little son spent several days with Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Reaves last week. . o County Shows Heavy Ginnings. According to the returns of Special ( Agent S. W. Jackson there were ginned in the county up to September 25th, 11,881 bales as against 4,920 up to the* Bame period last year. This is probably the heaviest ginning up to this date in the history of the county. The weather has been excellent for picking and cotton has been rushed to the gin as fast as it was picked. It has been estimated that Dillon county would make 30.000 bales this year, but the ginning report lowerB this estimate and the figures have been placed at 25,000 bales. It is said that more than half the crop has been picked. o Dillon Oil Mill Leads. Mr. W. E. Caldwell, manager of the Dillon Oil Mill, says that up to Saturday night, October 24th, the Dillon Oil Mill had ginned more cotton than any 'other oil mill in the state owned by the Southern Oil Co. Mr. Caldwell receives reports on ginnings from the various oil mills in the Southern Cotton Oil Co's. group and the Sept. 24th report showed that his mill had led by 200 bales. o Kemper. i Mrs. B. B. Tisdal who has been visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs. K. Scott returned to her home in Andrews Sunday accompanied by Mr. Tisdal.Miss Katie Conely of Smithboro was the attractive week end guest of Miss Iva Robbins. Miss Ettta Bryant left Sunday to spend a few days with her sister Mrs. Jake Watson at Gresham. Miss Cloie Douglas of Heming^y was the week end guest of Miss Rosa Scott. Miss Iva Robbins entertained a few of her friends Saturday evening In honor of Miss Conely. mrs. j. u. urase spent tne ween end In Mulllns. s s? nmmsBsssE A. Cross Bred Steer ;iiuin s, tered Hereford Ca 921, at 11 A. M? al Stock Company's St Dillon, S. C. ;evil conditions the cc Diversified farmi uhstituted in order tc rn. as Grown Its Last ( in a draft from the oldest 1 most popular blood lines ii d under conditions like those vithout any backset such as i Northern and Western states I sire forty calves annually, every calf he sires from natii erculin tested, free of diseas< four door. , of South Carolina, you cai rted right in the cattle busin T. BOSWELL, J Siioam, Ga. exhibited at the Dilloh Count, Jr., Siioam, Oa., and McWhc IS SB tS EB S3 dbIS IS (S ffl 0 1 '? Rev. A. Finch preached a very Interesting sermon at the Baptist church Sunday afternoon. Quite a number was present. The School Improvement Assocla- Ntlon held its regular meeting September 27. After an opening by the i president the election of officers for the next term was as follows: Mrs. J. D. Drake, president; Mrs. J. R. r | Bobbins, vice-president; Louise Hpyli- ^ Secretary and treasurer. The "School Pin" for the school session was also discussed. The delegates for the Federation were elected. o Second Week Jurors. List of Petit JuTors drawn for second week of court of common pleas for Dillon county, S. C., begun to ho holden on the 17th day of December 1921: J. E. Gasquc, Klrby. Edwin L. Mclnnls, Harlleeeville. Fred Elvtngton, Hillsboro. A. C. McDonald. Manning. ^ Tom Carter, Carmichael. Willie Barfield, Hillsboro. R. W. Lester, Harlleevllle. B. M. DuBose, Klrby. F. O. Moody, Hillsboro. t W. B. Lundy, Klrby. , J. F. Graham, Hillsboro. L. T. Sessions, Jr., Manning. R. T. Stephens, Hillsboro. E. C. Stanton, Manning. H. B. Floyd, Manning. S. D. Lane, Harlleevllle. 1 H. L. Calhoun, Manning. A. J. Norton, Jr., Harlleevllle. L. N. Lee, Beethea. S, E. Brunson, Bethea. W. J. Pitman. Carmichael. J. R. Hatch, Manning. J. D. Manning, Manning. B. F. Edwards, Manning. , Zack Edwards, Hillsboro. James H. Carabo, Bethea. J. A. Nettles, Manning. % f J. C. Allen, Klrby. P. C. Henry, Bethea. P. M. Stuart, Carmichael. O. 0. Croxton, Manning. C. B. Medlin. Manning. B. L. Altman, Carmichael. J. V. Miller, Carmichael. J. IT. Moody, Hillsboro. W. C. Parham, Bethea. El? SI?? SI HIS 13 IS? w E H r is r M a > A ? A. ffl L ? z" IS E a SB IS IS A V _ SI ALE I a ittle, Thursday, ? t the Dillon H IS ables, ffl a a a >tton acreage must ? ng with cattle as j?j ) provide a market ? a Big Cotton Crop, jg ierd in the Southeastern ? a America today. The ; in South Carolina and gj is frequently observed rg He will double the size (S re cows. Do you know a a e, and sold under a lib- ? ffl'v i nt affrd to miss this ? eM- a ??l R S l\?j IS IS 3 C Fair. Cattle are coo rwr Bros., Pen field, Oa* 3 3 GD iS iZI CS iS IS lillllllfg 3 IS IS IS IS !S IS IS ISLS IS v ?,\J