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\ , ■ -jL. - . I 7 . Sa.-. \ J'* i»-.. : * ' ’ • I THURSDAY, JANUARY 10. 1924 THE CLINTON CHRONICLE, CLINTON, SOUTH CAROLINA We ^service what we selL-PARROTT ELEC TRIC. PRESIDENT IMPOSES EMBARGO ON ARMS •The ^Registering ] Piqtno $275.00 Player $420.00 O’Daniel & Reid Takes Further Steps to Aid Obregon Government. Fine or Jail Term to All Offenders. Washington, Jan. 7.—President Coolidge took further steps to aid the Obregon government in Mexico today, NOTIHE The books of the County Treasurer will be open for the collection of Taxes for the fiscal year, 1923, at the Treasurer’s office from October 15th to December 31, 1923. After Decem ber 21 one per cent will be added. Af ter January 31st, two per cent will be added, and after Fdb. 28th, seven per cent will be added until the 15th day of March, 1924, when the books will be closed. < All persons owning property in more than one township are requested to call for receipts in each of the several townships in which the pro perty is located. This is important, as additional cost and penalty may be attached. All able-bodied male citizens be tween the ages of twenty-one (21) and sixty (60) years of age are liable ed an immediate efnbargo on any shipments of war munitions to that country except with the specific ap proval of the government. A fine of $10,000 or two years’ imprison ment or both may be imposed upon convicted violaters of the embargo. Action was taken by the president on recommendation of Secretary Hughes. No formal statement ac companied the text of the proclama tion when it was made public at the state department. So far as known, however, the Washington govern ment has no exact information as to intended sales of arms in the United States to Mexican rebel factions, be yond the inquiry through the depart ment of justice received yesterday waters. The navy would be used far this purpose also if needed. Border patrols against liquor, drugs, aliens and other forms of smuggling probably will be instructed to watch for arms smuggling expeditions. Sec retary Weeks said today, however, that while the army commander on the border would be advised of -the issu- anee »of^0hw i< ' i pree4amation he would construe it at present as addressed primarily to the civil officers along the international line and would not direct the army to begin patrolling against arms smugglers. The war secretary made it plain, however k that in the event of any extensive gun run ning, army forces including cavalry and aircraft stationed on the border would be used to break up the traffic. The proclamation is supplementary to the determination to sell arms to the Obregon government as a mea sure of aid in the putting down of the de la Huerta rebellion. It is in line with the policy adopted by the administration in deciding to make that sale. In effect the administra tion has gone the whole length of its PAGE SEVEN and then take care of the pump for it will last for several years if pro perly cared for. A few minutes used in running clear water through it When you are done with it will be the saving of buying a pew pump, for the chemicals will rust out the pump and will eat up the hose. It is important to prune the trees for the dead wood should be removed, and the frfiiting branches thinned out and the shape and Height of the tree can be controlled by proper pruning. The pruning tools should consist of a pruning hand shears, saw, lop shears and extension shears. Never use an axe in pruning a fruit tree. Only time an axe should be used is when a tree is so badly diseased that it will have to come down. Setting Trees. If for any reason trees are opened before they are set „out they should be healed in or the roots kept moist and from freezing. Roots of a tree should never dry out before they are set ofr they are likely to die. Trees should be set about the same depth as they stood in the nursery row. It is hard to get extra, large trees to live to pay a poll tax of $1.00, except old soldie tiers, who are exempt at fifty years of age. Commutation Road Tax $1.50 in lieu of road duty. All able- bodied men between the ages of 21 and 55 are liable to road duty except those in military service, school trustees, school teachers, ministers, and students. Dog Tax $1.25, which must be paid not later than January 31, 1923. Proper attention will be given those who wish to pay their taes through the mail by check, money order, etc. The tax levy is as follows: State Tax .... 6 mills Ordinary County Tax 5% mills Road and Bridge 4 mills Railroad Bond 1 mill Road bonds .... 7% mills Past indebtedness y» mill Jail Bonds .... .... .... H mill Constitutional School 3 mills Total .... 28 mills Special Schools Dials Township Greenpond No. 1 8 mills Eden No. 2 12 Vi mills Shiloh No. 3 12 mills New Harmony No. 4 4 mills Gray Court-Owings No. 5 20Vi mills Barksdale No. 6 Consolidated 16 mills Dials Church No. 7 .... 8 mills Merna No. 8 .... 12 mills Fountain Inn No. SB 24 mills Special Schools Sullivan Township - Princeton No. 1 17 mills Mt. Bethel No. 2 .... 8 mills Poplar Springs No. 3 ... .... 20 mills Brewerton No. 7 16 mills Merna No. 8 12 mills Hickory Tavern No. 17 .... 16 mills Local R. R. Bonds .- .... 3 mills Special Schools Waterloo Township Bethlehem No, 2 Ekom No. 3 “.... . Center Point No. 4 Oakville No. 5 Mt. Pleasant No. 6 Mt. Olive No. 7 Waterloo Town No. 14 4 mills 17 mills 14 mills . 8 mills 12 mills 15 mills . 8 'mills Special Schools Laurens Township .... 13V4 mills Laurens City Trinity Ridge No. 1 1C Vi mills Prospect No. 2 8 mills Laurens : „,»:.;.....I6inills .Watts Mills No. 7 .... 8 mills Bailey No. 4 .... 7 mills Copeland-Fleming No. 5 .... 13 mills Oak Grove Nq, 6 6 mills Ora No. 12 11V6 mills Special Schools Youngs Township .... 3 mills Ebenezer-Patton Friendship No. 2 .... 8 mills Warrior Creek R. Old Field 8 mills Bethel No. 4 11 Vi mills Gray’s No. 5 17 mills Central No. 6. Youngs No. 7 '. Lanford No. 10 Fountain Inn No. 3B ... Special School Jacks Shady Grove No. 2 Renno No. 3 ..: 16 mills Hatton No. 4 3 mills O’dell School No. 6 8 mills Garlington No. 7 3 mills Hurricane No. 16 6 mills Special Schools Scuffletown Township 11 mills .... 16 mills 16 mills .... 24 mills Township .... 7 mills Long Byrd’s-Musg rove No. 2 .... 8 mills 8 mills 3 mills 4 mills 16 mills 14 Vi mills Branch No. 1 sgrc Langston No. 3 .... Sandy Springs No. 4 Lanford No. 10 Ora No. 12 Special Schools Cross Hill Township Cross Hill No. 1 2 mills Cross Hill No. 2 — 8 mills Spring Grove No. 3 .... 6 mills Old Mountville No. 6 10 mills Cross Hill Town No. 13 .... 15 mills ...Special Schools Hunter Township Lisbon No. 1 .... 12 mills Rock No. 2 8 mills Rock Bridge No. 8 6 mills ndg< Wadsworth No. 4 8 mills Reederville (part of No. 4) 13 mills Clinton No. 5 20Vi mills Goldville No. 6 4 mills Kinards No. 49 (part of,No. 6) 8 mills Belfast No. 7 .... 5 mills Hurricane No. 15 6 mills Mountville No. 16 16V4 mills Persons sending in lists of names to be taken off are reauested to send them early and give the township of each, as the Treasurer is very busy during the month of December. ROSS D. YOUNG, County Treasurer. DO YOU LOVE HER? Orleans concerning purchase and as sembly in New Orleans for shipment to the rebel forces of arms and am^ munition. The proclamation follows: “Whereas, Section 1 of a joint res olution of congress, entitled ‘a joint resolution to prohibit the exportation of arms of munitions of war from the United States to certain coun tries and Jtor other purposes,’ ap proved January 31, 1922, provides as follows:. “ ‘That whenever the president finds that in any American country or in any country in which the United States exercises extra territorial jurisdiction conditions of domestic violence exist, which are or may be promoted by the use of arms of mu nitions of war, procured from the United States and make proclama tion thereof, it shall be unlawful to export, except under such limitations and exceptions as the president pre scribes any arms or munitions of war from any place in the United States to such country until otherwise or dered by the president or by con gress.’ “And whereas, it is provided by Section 2 of the said joint resolution that “whoever exports any arms or munitions ot war-iijjfiolation of Sec tion 1 shall on conviction be punish-, ed by fine not exceeding $10,000 or by imprisonment not exceeding two .years, or both.’ “Now, therefore, I, Calvin Coolidge, president of the United States of America, acting under and by virtue of the authority conferred in me by the said joint resolution of congress do hereby declare and proclaim that* I have found that there exist in Mex ico such conditions of domestic vio lence which are or may be promoted by the use of arms or munitions of war procured from the United States as contemplated by the said joint resolution; and 1 do hereby admonish all citizens of the United States and every person to abstain from every violation of the provision of the Joint resolution above set forth, hereby made applicable to Mexico, and I do hereby warn them that all violations of such provisions will be rigorously prosecuted. “And I do hereby enjoin upon all officers of the United States_charged with the execution of the laws there of, the utmost diligence in prevent ing violations of the said joint resol tu. tion and this my proclamation issued thereunder, and in bringing to trial and punishment any offenders against the same “And I do hereby prescribe as an exception and limitation to the fore going restriction such exportations of arms or munitions of war as are ap proved by the government of the United States for shipment to the government of Mexico, which has been recognized by the government of the states and such and munitions for in dustrial or commercial uses as may from time to time be exported with the consent of the secretary'b’f Ufater “Under the proclamation of the treasury department would be re quired immediately to deny clearance at any port or along the border to arms shipments of any character for Mexico except where the specific ap proval of Secretary Hughes for the shipment has been obtained. The de partment of justice presumably will instruct its agents to cause the ar rest of any persons conspiring tq vio late the law. Unless arms smuggling in defiance of the embargo should reach proportions beyond the control of civil officers of the government or ders for army and navy cooperation are not expected to be sent. * President Coolidge’s action jn sign ing the proclamation foreshadows or ders by the treasury department to the customs and revenue cutter ser vice to prevent the clearing of "any ships carrying cargoes of arms from the United States for the Mexican rebel*- Order probably will include directions t othe revenue cutters* to intercept American ships at sea in the event of their surreptitious departure with arms cargoes from American gon ’government"'ggwhst ;: Yebeler^ ofnMiy .kindr-They should nancial aid could not be extended by M. W. ADAMS Tinning and Plumbing ESTIMATES FURNISHED FREE We Guarantee Everythin? We Do TELEPHONE NUMBER 353 tra large Uhless preparations are the Washington governmet without j made for watering them specific sanction by congress of a lean or of extensive credits for the pur chase of equipment in the. United States. Government officials believe that the signing of the proclamation will ef fectively curb any important gun run ning traffic out of the United States to Mexico. The goveniment has no means of checking any flow of arms to the rebels fro many other coun try than the United States, however, and the Mexican government must move in its own behalf if it is to ob tain from the other foreign nations the same degree of support that has now been extended to it by the United States. FARM DEMONSTRATION NEWS By C. L. Vaughn, County Agent. It is hard to estimate the value of a home orchard in dollars and cents, for it gives health and happiness as well as wealth. Our scientists say that fruit will keep diseases away. Merely setting out trees don’t mean that there will be a good home or chard, for attention is required if we have anything. Care of the or chard is important in many ways. It should be cultivated as carefully as our truck crops, and manured. The trees should be sprayed in the win ter for the diseases that can’t be con- ttrolled by the weak summer sprays. If a tree is kept healthy it will be resistant from many of the diseases and insects. The shot hole borer in peach trees is caused from the neglect of the trees and from the like of pro per fertilizing. The apray .moat needed now is the Dormant spray with Lime-Sulphur This material can be bought here in the county for a plant is being in stalled at Waterloo by Mr. Rex Lan ford. We have eighteen men that are classed as commercial peach growers for they have five acres or more They are going to buy this materia and if you live near one of them have him to order or buy enough to spray your home orchard. We have so much scale in the peach trees that they need a good drenching to get any control. The dormant spray should be put on before the first of March. If you have no spray pump go in with your neighbor or two or three of them and buy a good one Dynamiting. If dynamite is used trees should not be set within ten days after the charge is made, unless the hole where he stick was put is well packed then five days should pass -before setting for a poisonous gas is left from the explosive and it is injurious to the roots of the trees. The tree might live but it is liable to be stunted. It is too late to prune the scup per nong grapes. That should be done in November or early December. They will bleechaf pruned now. ♦ * ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ * ♦ ♦ ♦ LADIES Have Your Clothes Dry Cleaned We are prepared to Dry Clean your Suits and Dresses—No matter o¥ wti'at Iund"oi material they are. Legion Men Asked to Pay 1924 Dues The National dues of the American Legion for the year 1924 are now due and all members of the local post are asked to pay their dues promptly. C. F ".Winn, Adjutant. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Dyeing and Pressing ♦ ♦ BUCHANAN’S PRESSING CLUB ♦ ' P H O E 2 8 H' !■ 11' I' 11 1 1 I '!■ i'»■»♦♦♦♦♦♦ Meets January Fifteenth The W. P. Jacobs chapter No. 54, R .A.‘M., will hold its regular com munication in the Masonic Temple on Tuesday evening, January 15, at 7:80 p. m. Visiting companions wel comed. J. K. JOHNSON, Secretary. Reward—A liberal reward will be paid for any’ information leading to recovery of one small female Beagle hound—brown and white speckled, with solid brown head. Answers to name “Kate.” F. B. Fitzgerald, Clinton, S. C. or phone 143. 2tc “ ' Housewife:— Give the family a treat—give them toast for breakfast. It contains THREE times more food value than biscuits. Toast is gaining favor wherever ser ved. NOTICE Statement of the Condition of M. S. BAILEY & SON, Bankers Located at Clinton, S. C., at the close of Business Dec. 31, 1923. RESOURCES Loans and Discounts $513,875.84 Overdrafts 191,744.89 Other Real Estate Owned... 5,902.64 Due from Banks and . Bankers 20,940.66 Currency 11,88 Silver and Other^iijj<M , -^rTTTr^S01.01 Chcclca and-CgshTtems -. 204.17 TOTAL $745,050.21 LIABILITIES Capital Stock Paid in $ 20,201.40 Undivided Profits, less Cur- rent Expenses and Taxes Paid v 16,666.00 Individual Deposits Sub ject to Check ...489,963.29 Time Certificates ’ of Deposit 217,542.79 „ Cashier’s Checks 676.73 708,182.81 TOTAL $745,050.21 State of South Carolina, ah County of Laurens. Before me came M. S. Bailey, presi dent of the above named bank, who being duly sworn, says that the above and foregoing statement is a true con dition of said bank, as shown by the books of said bank. M. S. BAILEY. Sworn to and subscribed before me this 4th day of January, 1924. R. C. ADAIR [Seal] Notary Poblk, S. C. Correct Attest: None. The Auditor’s office will be open from the 1st day of January to the 20th of February, 1923, to make re turns of all personal property, poll and road tax for taxation. For the convenience of taxpayers the Auditor or his deputy wHl attend the following named places to re ceive returns for said year to wit: Youngs Township. Monday, Jan. 14—Cooks Store. Monday, Jan 14—Lanford. Tuesday, Jan. 15—Mrs. W. P. Har ris. Wednesday, Jan. 16—Pleasant Mound. Dials Township. Monday, Jan. 14—Mrs. C. Dee Kel- lett. Tuesday, Jan. 15—Gray Court. Wednesday, Jan. 16—Owings. Thursday, Jan. 17—Thompson’s Store. Sullivan Township. Tuesday, Jan. 15—T. T. Woods. Wednesday, Jan. 16—Princeton. Thursday, Jan. 17—Hickory Tav ern. Waterloo Township. Monday, Jqji. 14—Dr. W. C. Thomp son’s. * Monday, Jan. J4—Waterloo Town. Cross Hill Township. Tuesday, Jan. 15—Cross Hill Town. Hunter Township. Wednesday, Jaiji. 16—Clinton. Thursday^-JettlTiT—Clinton Cotton MIL riday, Jan. 18—Lydia Cotton Mill Saturday, Jan. 19—Goldville. Monday, Jan. 21—Mountville. Jacks Township. Monday, Jan. 14—S. W. Dean’s. Monday, Jan. 14—Renno. Please make note that the appoint ments will be filled just as advertised, and please come out and make re turns. One man usually makes the whole round and some may not un- j derstand the notice this time, as l! have divided up the territory in the several townships. All male citizens between the ages of 21 and 60 years on the 1st of Janu ary except those who are incapable of earning a support from being maim ed or from other causes, are deemed polls, Confederate veterans excepted. Also all male citizens between the ages of 21 to 55 are liable to a road tax of $1.50 and are required to make during the time above specified their return of the same to the Auditor, and shall pay to the County Treasurer at the same time other taxes are paid in lieu of working the road, school trus tees, students and ministers *re ex empt from road tax. All taxpayers are required to give toynship and number of school dis tricts; also* state whether property is situated in town or country. After the 20th of February 50 per cent penalty will be attached for fail ure to make returns on personal pro perty “Get It At Your Grocers” / THE UNIVERSAL CAR Buy Now! We now have on our floor a complete stock of Ford Cars in all models. If you are thinking of purchasing a Ford Car, now is the time to buy. Later you may not be able to secure what you want. BUY NOW :: E.W. Ferguson » Ford Dealer J W THOMPSON 2l-td County Auditor.'Tit Him \ \\