Cheraw chronicle. (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, September 16, 1921, Image 6
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TRUSTEES CAN NOT
CLOSE (MEETS
OPINION RENDERED BY WOLFE
ON UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH
CAROLINA MATTER.
QUERY SOMEWHAT CONFUSING
Trustees' Resolution Said to Have in
Mind Streets Running Exclusively
Through University Property.
Columbia.
Trustees of the University of South ,
Carolina can not close streets "surrounding
the university" unless they
first procure title to all the property
on the thoroughfares of waiver of all
equitable rights in the streets from
citizens owning abutting property on
the strets, according to an opinion
renderd by Attorney General Wolfe.
While the opinion says that the
trustees can not close the streets "surrounding
the university," the attorney
general at the same time says the
principal on which he based his
opinion about "streets surrounding
university property" would not apply
to streets or thoroughfaree passing
through property acquired by the
university from the state and owned
exclusively by the university.
The resolution of the trustees is
said to have had in mind the streets
running through the property exclusively
and not "surrounding" as was
written. In this case the attorney
general indicates that the trustees
would have power to do what they
please with these streets. His opinion
was based upon the question asked
him, and therefore does not outline
any procedure about the streets
"through" the property.
Express Company Appeals.
The Southern Express company has
appealed to the United States supreme
oourt from the verdict of the
South Carolina ^upreme court In the
tax case Involving the nonpayment of
taxes in Richland county while the
company was under federal control.
The case is said to have arisen
when the express company objected
to the asseement against its property
and later to the manner of assessment
by the tax commission, alleging that it
could not be assessed while owned
and operated by the government.
State Poultry Specialist.
Miss Eula Atkinson of Montgomery,
Ala., has been secured by the state
1 J 4(lonartmPTlt AS
11 oil It? uriliuuaiiauvu uvpi..
state poultry specialist for South Carolina.
Miss Atkinson has already
come to South Carolina and was in
Columbia in conference with Miss
Christine N. South, state home demonstration
agent, and the assistant state
and district agents in regard to the
exhibit to be put on by thia department
at the coining state fair.
Governor Extends Clemency.
Full pardons to restore citizenship
were granted by the governor to Truman
Lollls and Charles Pharr or
Charlie Farr. both of Anderson county.
Lollis was convicted of car breaking
and larceny in May, 1910. before
Judge Prince and sentenced to serve
one year. Farr or Pharr was oonvicted
of stealing fertilizer in May, 1920,
before Judge Prince and also sentenced
to serve one year.
May Attend Infantry Sohool.
Officers in the Firet regiment South
Carolina national guard, are eligible
to attend the infantry school at Camp |
Benning. Georgia, from October 31 to
January 31 a letter to this effect having
been received by Adjutant General
Grant. A memo-endum was issued
by the adjutant ceneral calling to the
attention of guard officers this school.
No Sale of Motor ""rucks.
The sale of 24B motor trucks, scheduled
to have been held at Camp Jackson
on September 10. has been called
off. according to the announcement of
Lieut. Coy. Sherranl Coleman, camp
quartermaster. This ac*ion. Colons
Coleman says in a letter to The Stato,
was taken under orders from the quartermaster
general.
New Chaplain for University.
Dr. L. L. Carpenter, former pastor
of the Forest Avenue Baptist church
of Greensboro. N. C.. has arrived in
Columbia to take up his duties as
chaplain and professor of Bible at the
University of South Carolina. Dr.
Carpenter will be Joined soon by Mr>.
Cnrpenter and their son. Bobbie, who
are npw visiting at Shelby. N\ C.
The first Biblcal teaching in the
South Carolina State college was nearly
a tenturv ago. the first professor
also serving as chaplain of the In
stitution.
Children in Need of Homes.
Twenty-four children in this state
were reported to the child placing department
of the state board of public
welfare as needing homes during the
month of August. In addition to this
number, nine children wore on hand
to be placed in homes at the beginning
of the month.
Nineteen investigations were made
of the 24 cases reported. Fourteen
children were placed in homes, these
placements being either temporary or
trial placements, and six children
were reeelved ror ptacemem.
Big Fire at Camp Jackson.
Two huge frame barracks buildings,
both unoccupied at the time, were destroyed
by fire of unknown origin at
Camp Jackson.
* A special board of survey will be appointed
immediately to investigate the
two fires, aocording to the announcement
of Colonel Jackson, commander
of the u&rnp. This board will make a
thorough Inquiry into all conditions
surrounding the cause of the firee,
but it is not anticipated that the orlof
the two fires will ever be
kaown.
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More Time Given Railroads.
Ten years ago the South Carolina
null road commission passed Its famous
order requiring all railroads operating
in the state, "as a matter of
safety to the traveling public," to fill
in with dirt or other substantial material
all trestles along their lines or
to replace the more temporary structures
with substantial steel bridges.
Under the terms ^ the order, which
was issued March 1, 1911, by G. McD.
Hampton, acting chairman, the railroad
companies were given six years
in which to comply with this order.
The six years passed and January
15, 1919, the commissioL louna that
the orders had not yet been comptieo
with, and that, "owing to extenuating
circumstances," the work required
could not have been completed within
the time specified. So a supplement- '
ary orde~ was passed extending the
time for the completion of this work
until December 31, 1920.
And now this extended time limit
has expired and the work planned
"as a matter of safety to the traveling
public" remains yet to be done
and again the "extenuating circumstances"
intervene to keep the matter
out of the courts. The second supplementary
order was issued and promulgated
by the commission further extending
the time to Dec. 31, 1923.
Lower Freight Rates on Cotton.
The state railroad commission's reduced
rate schedule on cotton will be
put into effect on all roads in the state
September 10, Charles R. Capps, first
vice-president of the Seaboard Air
Line railway, having withdrawn his
petition for a rehearing ?f the case.
This new schedule carries substantial
reductions on all shipments of cotton
up to distances of 120 miles, rates
for long hauls being left unchanged.
Mr. Capps telegraphed the railroad
commission, withdrawing his petition
and notifying the commission that the
Seaboard and Southern railroads
had decided to put the new schedule
into effect "under protest."
Headquarters of Specialists.
Spartanburg has been selected by
Dr. W. W. Long, director of the extension
department of Clemson college,
as the headquarters of five specialist
from the department of agriculture.
Dr. Long has divided the
state into four divisions, with headquarters
at Spartanburg, Florence,
Aiken and Clemson College. There
are 14 counties in this division. This
divsion will be under the supervision
of A. A. McKeown, of Rock Hill, who
will move here and take charge. F. L.
Harkey, specialist in marketing, and
S. L. Jeffords, specialist in forage
crops, have already arrived.
Assessments on Merchants.
Assessments on approximately 15,000
merchants in the state have already
been placed by the South Carolina
tax commission and by the middle
of next week all assessments will
have been completed. Three counties,
Clarendon, Aiken and McCormick, are
yet to be assessed.
The commission has beou steadily
grindin gout the tax assessments on
all merchants and the job was practically
completed, only the three counties
being left, these being due to
unavoidable delays.
Cherokee In Best Condition.
Cherokee county has the best average
crop condition of any county in
the state, with a percentage of 70 of
normal as compared to a percentage
of 50 for the state as a whole, according
to statistics of B. B. Hare,
United States agricultural statistician,
for South Carolina. Mr. Hare's report
on cotton in the state for August
25 shows that cotton has gone
backward considerably since July.
Increase in Capital Stock.
Authority to increase its capital
stock from 96,000 to $200,000 was
granted to the Harris-Brockman Manufacturing
company of Greenville by j
the secretary of state.
The Charles E. Dukes company, incorporated,
of Sumter was chartered
with a capital stock of $10,000. They
will do a general cotton business.
Vacant Captaincy Filled.
James C. Collier, Rock Hill, was
commissioned captain of Company I,
Rock Hill, by the adjutant general,:
succeeding Capt. James C. Dozier, promoted
to be major of infantry. Capinin
C/illior ?. ?,? Wirmprlv flrat lieu
tenant.
Soldier to be Delivered Up.
Judge W. H. Townsend has issued
an order authorizing Dr. C. Fred Williams,
sueprintendent of the State
hospital to deliver John Masczeksni
to military authorities. Masczewski
is a soldier and was arrested last
March on charges of highway robbery
and shooting Officer P. T. Brown. The
soldier showed signs of insanity in the '
country prison and Judge Townsend
sent him to the State hospital for examination
and a report on his condition
to be made to the proper authorities.
Fair Premium Lists Ready.
With the date for the opening of
the fifty-second annual state fair j
drawing on apace, preparations for
South Carolina's gala occasion are goins
rapidlv ahead, and from present
indications the fair will be fully up to
the high standard set in former years
despite the financial stringency which
has been felt from the mountains to
the coast.
The premium lists hare come from
the presses and are now ready for
distribution. The premiums this year
are very liberal.
Headquarters for Pythians.
J. C. Guilds, grand vice-chancellor
of the Knights of Pythias, sounded a
clarion call for a Pythian building in
Columbia before r representative body
of knighte and ladies. The grand lodge
officer spoke eloquently on Pythian
principles and launched a movement
to erect Pythian headquarters in the
Capital City.
South Carolina Pythians should be .
leaders in community affairs, said the
grand vice-chancellor. He said the
order stood for manhood, brotherhood,
and service
1?View of Simla, British indl
EIrennn In session debating t'lic L
great airship fell Into the Humbei
NEWS REVIEW OF
CURRENTEVENTS
British Cabinet Invites the Irish
to Confer With It at
Inverness.
ULSTER ARMING FOR FIGHT
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League of Nations Assembly Con.
fronted With Demand Involving
Monroe Doctrine?Judge Landis
Releases Building Industry of
Chicago From Its Bonds.
By EDWARD W. PICKARD.
Irelund declines to relinquish her
place on the front page of the world's
news. As was predicted, De Valera's
note to Premier Lloyd George merely
continued the controversy, acceptance
of the British dominion offer being
agnln refused and the Sinn Fein argu?
* 1 A JUnnArOA fA 1 Ko
men is repeuivu. auiicicihc
principle of government by the consent
of the governed was insisted upon,
and once more it was made clear that
by this Ireland means that she must
be treated as an entirely Independent
nation.
Lloyd George was In Inverness,
Scotland, when the note reached him,
and the British cabinet was called up
there to formulate a reply. The ministers
were in bad humor at being
forced to make the trip and the prospect
for a conciliatory answer to tlTe
Irish was gloomy. De Valera forestalled
an adverse decision by the
statement that If England issued an
ultimatum war would result. Of
probably more effect was a message
to the premier from the parliamentary
committee of the Trades Union congress
and the national executive board
of the Labor party, urging the government
to Invite representatives of the
Irish people to meet them face to face
in a conference, and declaring that "It
would be a disaster If the deep and
spontaneous feeling for peace now
pervading the two peoples was allowed
to evnporate while their representatives
engaged in a controversy by exchange
of notes."
Several hours of debate put the
cabinet members in a more cheerful
frame of mind, and a new note was
dispatched that invited I)e Valera to
send delegates to a conference with
the cabinet at Inverness on September
20 for a renewed consideration of the
peace proposals. This sounded fine,
but there was a fly In the ointment.
The condition was imposed that It
must be understood that Ireland was
to remain In the empire. No doubt
De Valeru will send delegates to Scotland,
but whether the discussion will
be fruitful so long as- they are nsked
to accept this compulsory stipulation
Is questionable.
In a speech at Armagh Commandant
O'Duffey of the Irish republican army
declared that South Irelnnd would
compel Ulster to unite with It by use
of the boycott, and that If that failed,
lead would be used. Relfast Unionists
have accepted this as a direct
challenge and are arming themselves
for the conflict. Steps are also being
taken to revive the Ulster volunteer
forces. The Ulster press Is exulting
over the prospect of a renewal of
hostilities between the Rrltish and
Sinn Fein.
Sir Horace Plunkett. one of the
wisest of Irishmen, sees nothing but
two Incompatible contentions?no
progress whatsoever towards reconciliation.
lie wants a vote of the
whole Irish people on the matter.
nccomWu ivf flip T piifno r\f Vn.
J lie <lJ
tlons, now holding Its second meeting
In (Jeneva. has been put up against a
difficult proposition by tbe delegates
from Bolivia. They demanded that tbe
old dispute over the provinces of
Tacna and Arlca, now under Chilean
administration, be placed on the
agenda of the assembly, and that the
Treaty of 11)04 between Bolivia and
Chile be tnken under consideration for
possible revision. The Chllenn delegation,
led by Augustln Edwards,
argued passionately against the proposal,
urging that the league Is not
MAY SELL RAIL SECURITIES
Government Reported to Be Considering
Plan to Expedite Settlement
With the Lines.
Washington.?In nn effort to expert.
?'? ..Hth the ml iron ds for
uue ?H*Iiifiiit'ino ?? *.? ?
the period of federal control, officials
of the Harding administration are giving
consideration to the plan for the
<*nle of railroad securities now held by
the railroad administration and funds
thus obtained to be used for payment
\
ISr^SmA J*""
a, where serious disturbances nave bro
loyd Georpe proposals. 3?Wreck of I
r river at Hull.
competent to revise treaties unless
they are "Inapplicable."
Obviously the Monroe Doctrine la
Involved In the dispute. Carlos Aramayo,
head of the Bolivian delegation,
stated that Bolivia on several
? A-J iU. TT?DA/I
occasions naa requesieu wie uumcu
States to examine the BolIVlan^Chllenn
trenty, but the Washington government
had steadfastly refused. "The
South American states do not consider
themselves bound by the Monroe Doctrine"
he added. There are a number
of prominent Americans In Geneva
watching the proceedings, and they
are urging President Harding's administration
to make known lta view
as to the competence of the league
to Intrude In Central and South
American problems In direct defiance
of the Monroe Doctrine, pointing out
that the European statqji would be enabled
to capitalize the petty differences
between the Latin-American republics
by posing as disinterested
benefactors, through which the allies
would gain concessions.
The league assembly was loath to
make any decision In the matter, and
at the suggestion of Van Karnebeek
of Holland, who had been elected
president, the discussion went over to
a later date.
HJalmar Brantlng of Sweden In
Thursday's session charged that the
league had been extravagant and had
discriminated against nations that remained
neutral In the war. He especially
criticized the action of the
league council In giving the Aland
Islands to Finland. Lord Robert
Cecil, representative of South Africa,
defended the league against these
accusations, and then went on to
severely criticize the "purely negative"
position of the United States
which he said was responsible for the
delay In the application of mandates.
The American government recently'
sent notes to the allies reiterating Its
claim to equality with them In the disposition
of the former possessions of
Germany and her allies In the war.
Among the first things the assembly
did was to reject the amendment to
the covenant proposed by Argentina,
that all sovereign states should be
members of the league unless voluntarily
abstaining from membership.
In Buenos Aires It was be'levted the
temporary withdrawal of Argentina
from the league would now be absolute
and permanent and that certain
other Latin-American republics might
also withdraw.
The Greek and Turkish Nationalist
armies were locked In bloody battle
on the route to Angora, and the Greeks
are reported to have the best of the
fighting, although their losses are
rr??.~ T?., nl.n .Amn 19 fWVl
nenvy. i ire * ui iu.h nvu..,w?
men and are falling hack steadily.
Equally fierce hut with fewer
fatalities Is the fighting between the
Spanish forces and the Morocco tribesmen.
The Spaniards are using bombing
airplanes against the Moors who
occupy almost Inaccessible strongholds
In the mountnlns. The tribesmen
besieging Melllla also are kept
busy dodging air bombs. However
the Spanish supplies are running short
nnd the offensive may be abandoned.
Directly applicable to the Chicago
district but materially important generally
was the decision of Judge
I.andls as arbiter of the building
trades disputes. After several months
of careful study the Jurist decreed that
the wages of the men In the trades
concerned should be reduced by from
10 to 3fl per cent and promulgated
new rules and working conditions that
It is believed will speedily restore the
building Industry of Chicago to n
sound condition. The new rules free
the Chicago district from the domination
of the contractors' association, labor
unions, material men's cliques, or
from combinations entered Into by all
three of them. The home builder can
now put up any kind of a house he
likes, with any kind of material, without
fear of Interference from business
i agents. Employers can now employ
j and discharge men according to their
I efficiency or Inefficiency, and not he!
cause some business agent gives the
I word. Mnterlal men are free to com- I
I pete openly ngalnst each other.
The union workers naturally were
' greatly dissatisfied with the lower
I Wages granted them, hut. since the
unions selected Judge I.nndls for the
Job, they will abide by his decision.
One builder said the men actually will
I on the government's debt to the rall!
roads.
The railroad administration, as the
agent of the President of the United
States, holds approximately $400,000,000
of notes of railroads as evidence
of the Indebtedness of those roads to
the government.
Under the transportation act the
i President has authority to sell the
rniiroaii securities now nem ny rne
railroad administration, but cunnot dispose
of them below par.
| If the railroad administration could
m~J
ken out. 2?hirst pliotugraph of Ditil
the ZR-2 photographed just a-ter the
make more than before since the new
agreements eliminate Jurisdictional
strikes and they will have steady work.
More important In the long run is the
fact that Judge Landls has freed the
union workers from the imminent
danger of the open shop. The carpenters,
plusterers and sheet metal
workers declined to enter the arbitration
and some other crafts were excluded
because they refused what the
Judge considered suitable agreements.
It is predicted those crafts will have
to contend with the open shop before
very long.
Uncle Sam's troops did not have to
Are a shot in West Virginia. As soon
as they entered the disturbed region
the rebellious miners submitted and
were disarmed and sent home. Quiet
came so speedily that preparations
were being made last week to send
some of the troops back to their
camps.
Meanwhile another but less serious
mine war was brewing in southern
Illinois, where the union fluor spar
miners were gathering, with arms, to
march through Hardin county. Their
objectives were the towns of Roslclare
and Elizabethtown. The miners
had several clashes with deputies and
detectives, who, according to the union
| officials, are creatures of the mine opI
- ? U* Qmoll on
trmiura. oiiiau v iuvivu ???
inquiry Into charges of persecution
and abuse made against the Hardin
county authorities, mine officials and
guards. The troifble ere Invohes
both wages and unionism, and, as in
West Virginia, Is of long standing.
The conference between Mexican
officials and American oil men concerning
tnxes on Mexican oil resulted
In an agreement highly satisfactory
to the Americans and the resumption
of work In the Tamplco fields. It was
believed this would lead to the speedy
settlement of the treaty dispute between
the United States and Mexico
and the recognition of the Obregon
government. At present, however, the
diplomatic deadlock remains unbroken.
Memorial services, solemn and beautiful,
were held In Westminster abbey
for the American and British
victims of the ZR-2 disaster, and
about the time the muffled notes of a
bugle there played "The Lust Post"
the British cruiser Dauntless steamed
slowly out of Devonport harbor bearing
the remains of the American dead
back home for burial. As the Dauntless
passed every battleship In the
harbor fired minute guns.
Charles G. Dawes has completed a
tentative arart or tne renerai nuugei
for the next fiscal yeur and submitted
It to President Harding, who heartily
approved It. The President has
also declared himself pleased with the
course adopted by Chairman Lasker of
the shipping board and with the progress
made by the Joint committee on
reorganization of the departments and
bureaus. In a long letter addressed
to Senator McCormlck the President
replied to the criticisms of the administration
by Chairman White of the
Democratic national committee. He
praised the work accomplished by
congress, and said: "It Is plain that
we are working our way out of the
welter of waste and prodigal spending."
.
The senate finnnee committee Is
struggling manfully with the house
tax revision bill, and called on Secretary
of the Treasury Mellon for a lot
of Information, after which it began
rewriting the measure. Senator Caldor
has devised a plan for Inclusion
In the bill of a tax on distilled spirits
ami beer which he believes would
yield $17"),000.000.
The great hordes of unemployed In
England are In an ugly humor and
are holding demonstrations In many
cities that are little short of riots.
Tn P.ristol thev carried red flags and
attacked the building occupied by the
board of guardians, and In Liverpool
they were kept from violence only by
the pledge of the lord mayor that a
plan to give them work would be
formulated.
The Rrltish Trades Union congress
adopted a resolution approving the
calling of the conference on limitation
of armaments hut declaring the
affair would be a failure unless labor
were adequately represented.
obtain additional funds In this way, It
would be In a position to fund at
least a part of the rallrads* Indebtedness
to the government and pay the
railroads In cash on account of the
government Indebtedness to the railroads.
The bulk of the railroad securities
held by the railroad administration Is
composed of car trust certificates
which mature In 13 years and bear
0 per cent Interest. It may be possible
to dispose of these securities to
the Investing public.
MAKE USE OF FORAGE CROPS j
Professor Starksy, Chief of Animal
Husbandry Division, Working Hard
fo^ Success of Swine Industry.
Clemaon College.?If South Carolina
is to succeed in the swine business,
which is receiving increased attention A
over the state, she must do so by
making wise and liberal use of the
forage crops properly pastured, thinks
Prof. L. V. Starkey, chief of the animal
husbandry division, which is
working to promote the success of the .
swine industry among our farmers. I
It has been pretty thoroughly demonstrated
that the digestive system
of the hog is not prepared to handle
woody roughages, and it is an undis- ^
puted fact that the larger the plant
the greater the amount of cellulose
or woody fiber it will contain. There
is a lessen here for the man who
raises hogs, suggests Professor Starkey,
who advises that forage crops such
as rape and rye should not be permit- .
ted to get"too large. There are two
ways to prevent this. One Is to put ,
on enough livestock to pasture it down .
,to the right stage, and the other is .
to run a mower or scythe over the
crop. It the plant is cut off or pas- ,
tured off. the new shoots will be ten- s
der and succulent. *
In pasturing such crops as rape it ,
,o """h hottor Jo hnvp the Dasture t
field divided and shift the hogs from J
one field to another.
t
Lexington. ? The opening date for t
the Lexington county fair has been t
set for Tuesday, October 18, and will 7
continue for three days. The fair i
this year promises to bring together i
one of the most important gatherings
of the people of Lexington for many t
years. Owing to the extensive dam- \
age wrought by the boll weevil this <
year the fair aathorlties will make t
an effort to lay stress upon methods t
of agriculture aimed to combat the I
ravages of the pest by encouraging I
greater diversification and more scien* <
title methods of marketing. (
t
Greenwood.?Because the city coun* *
cil sustained the recorder in imposing
a fine of $75 upon W. E. Evans for
soliciting emigrant labor without a 11* 1
cense, Evans declares he will carry s
the case through the United States 1
supreme court, if necessary. t
Tlmmonsville.?Mr. and Mrs. J. T '
Wilder has been officially notified
that the body of their son, Lieut. J.
Arthur Wilder, who was killed in battie
in France, will come to them from
New York at once. A full military
funeral will be given the dead hero
by the J. Arthur Wilder post, No. 47,
of the legion. j
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Marion.?It is widely rumored here 5
that Marion and Florence counties i
are going to take the matter of Mars j
Bluff Ferry bridge in hand and start i
work in the near future unless the (
highway commission gives evidence of ]
definite activity.
i
Spartanburg?Tom Hatchett and Lee ;
Porter, guards on the white chalngang j
operated by the county highway commission,
were bound over by a coroner'*
jury holding an inquest into the
causes of the death of Thomas H.
Keelan, who died at the camp, after
being severely whipped.
Anderson.?Chief of Police Driskell
has put on strict ordinances in regard
to the driving of automobiles in the
city. No spotlights allowed, dimmers
must be used, every car must be provided
with two lights at front, and a
red light at rear.
Columbia.?Magistrate Hair handled
146 arrest warrants last month and of
that number 101 were directed against
check flashers. Seven board bill Jumpers
were listed among the defendants.
Greenville.?Tom Harrison, convicted
of killing his wife, Mrs. Gertrude
Harrison, was sentenced to serve 15
years at hard labor in the state penitentiary
by Judge R. W. Memminger
in the court of general sessions.
Charleston. ? A number of bucks
were brought down by parties of
huntsmen out for the opening of the
Tt \a tnn hnt vat hnw- I
UCCI ocaouu. A v 10 ?vv uwk / V., . ever,
for this sport, and redbugs and ,
mosquitoes are rather abundant, ac- t
cording to reports.
Farmers Much Encouraged.
Oaffney.?The rise in the price of
cotton has had the effect of encourag- f
ing the farmers to such an extent that f
all are predicting an early return to t
the prosperous times which prevailed t
prior to the war. At present prices p
for the staple farmers say they can ^
market the present crop at a reasonable
profit; at the same time they say r
that the cotton which has been carried ?,
over from last season cannot be mar- c
keted at a profit for less than 30 cents v
par pound, the cost of production hav- v
ing been very great. s
Protest Against Bad Bridge.
Chester.?Many motorists, all the
way from Charlotte to* Columbia, are h
protesting no little over the inadequate
bridge which spans South Fork ^
creek. It is a makeshift of a structure.
and hardly a day passes that t
some complaint is not made about it. ^
It is in Chester oounty, on the road
from here to Rock Hill, near the p
York county Tine. Only last Sunday B
several automobiles came very near .
slipping ofT into the water, owing to v
ifp ?lippery condition, due to a heavy g
rain. t,
Heavy Criminal Docket.
Spartanburg. ? Judge T. S. Sense
will preside at a special term of court ^
to try criminal cases. Ninety-two ^
cases were continued on the docket at f
the last term of court, and the special ^
term is called to clear the docket, j.
There has been a congestion in both t
the criminal and civil courts for some B
time. j
A number of important cases will 0
come to trial. T. B. Lanford, charged c
with killing two public car drivers in 0
- Camp Wadsworth, will ^
come to triaL,
itS .OF IDE ill
WEEVIIJEPICTED
l GLOOMY PICTURE DRAWN BY
DEMONSTRATION AGENT OF
YORK COUNTY.
IISIT OF INSPECTION MAOE
kctual Extent of Damage Can Not bo
Accurately Determined Until the /
Remmant of Crop it Gathered.
York.?A gloomy picture of crop
onditions in lower South Carolina as
he result of the ravages of the boll
veevil was drawn by John R. Blair,
fork county demonstration agent, who
las Just returned from an automobile
rip. along with 75 other York farmers
md business men, through the weevil
nfested territory. The party visited
Swansea, North Springfield. Blackrille.
Barnwell and Allendale on their
ourney southward, returning by Bam>erg,
Orangeburg, St. Matthews, Coumbla,
Camden and (freat Falls. The
>bject of the trip was to gather first
land Information concerning the acual
depredations of the pest and the
iest methods of combatting it, so that
fork farmers may not be altogether
mprepared against its attack next
ipring.
"Much as I had read and heard of
he boll weevil's destructive work I
vas not prepared for what I saw,"
leclared Mr. Blair in discussing the
iltuatlon as revealed to him on the
rip. "The pest has simply player
lavoc with the crop on the best farmng
lands in the state and the actual
ixtent of the damage can not be ac:urately
determined until the remnant
>< the crop it has left has been gath>rd.
Winnsboro.?Mrs. George Clowney,
or several years county home demonitration
agent for Fairfield county,
ias resigned her position, the resignaion
to take effect September 15.
Home demonstration work has
,Town under Mrs. Clowney's direction
ind since the establishment and sue:essful
operation of the community
narket in Winnsboro the farm women
ire loath to give up the home demonitration
work in Fairfield county.
Ridge Spring.?One hundred and
hirty five bales of cotton were sold
lere by L. N. Watson to Boatwrlght
Bros., at 20 cents a pound, the only
stipulation being that the cotton
ihould run from seven-eighths to one
nch staple. This was cotton stored in
:he warehouse last year and the
grades are estimated to be from strict
ow middling to strict middling.
Walterboro..?The first sale of purebred
Poland China hogs by T. R.
Strickland was held at his farm at
3tokes five miles from Walterboro.
Despite the cry of "hard times" the
prices paid were satisfactory, and a
good average for the offering was secured.
The bred sows and gilts
brought an average price of 142.07, the
lop price being $87.50.
Greenville.?Jake Gosnell, former
leputy collector of internal revenue
:harged with the murder of Sheriff
Wonrlrix Rector at a local garage, July
J, 1919, will take procedence over al!
rases ot the court of general session
which convenes at Pickens, S. C? Sep:ember
26. it was announced by Solici:or
David W. Smoak.
Chester.?In discussing the loans
hade by the farm loan bank at Coumbia,
S. C., during the month of
August, D. A. Houston, president of
hat institution, stated that $1,516,000
lad been loaned on farms in North
Carolina, South Carolina. Georgia and
'"lorlda.
Lancaster.?Governor Cooper has
>rdered a general election held the
tecond Tuesday in October, the 11th,
o fill the office of Judge of probate
>f Lancaster county. James E. Stewnan,
Judge of probate, died some
reeks ago and an election is neceslary
to choose a successor, as more
han a year elapses before the next
reneral election.
Weather Favors Outings.
Charleston.?Fair ant, the weather
avored the various outings planned
rolicking in various fashion. A long
o celebrate labor's anniversary,% and
housands of people were in the open,
larade was held during the morning,
articipated in by one white union
k-hich headed the procession and by
learlv a score of negro organizations,
everal bands and drum corps, enlivning
the marching. The beaches
rere thronged with visitors, among
i-hom were many excursionists from
everal sections.
Rapid Work on Hotel.
Barnwell.-?Barnwell's new $60.Obi) ..
otel is rapidly nearing completion
nd will probably be opened to the
ublic at an early date. The modern
aoving picture theater, loccated in
he same building, has been in operaIon
for several weeks and the mangement
is giving the movie fans the
ame high class productions that are
hown in the larger cities. In fact,
here have been several instances
- here feature productions have been
hown in Barnwell ahead of Charles
on, Columbia and Augusta.
Cotton Sold ror io ucms.
St. George.?The first new cotton to
e sold on the local market was sold
y R. Lee Klauber, one of the largest
armers in this section. The price
rought was 18 cents per pound. There
s a great'shortage in the cotton crop
his year, due to heavy rains and de*
truction wrought by the boll weevil,
t is estimated that there will not be
rer a 35 per cent crop made in this
ommunity. and where there was S.OOO
r 10.000 bales marketed here a sea*
on, lt_is not expected to be over 2,500