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I ! I I ' VOLUME XXXIV' | HIGH COST RELIEF ! NOT YET IN SIGHT \4 ? j Federal Forecast Predicts ConL', timjation of Present Level 'i1, for Some Time. I * ABNORMAL PRICES ! '* NO CURB ON DEMAND ' ? |j Buyers More Interested in Obij taining Goods Than * in Cost. 'r i ft i Washington.?No relief from present high prices is forecast in the fedi( eral reserve board's monthly review 01' business conditions issued, which notes that July saw further increasI es in many lines. "In general," the review said, ] "there is a disposition to accept pres'f ent price levels and expect a continuation of the nrevailinv level for ? ci I some time to come." I In lany districts high prices have not served to check demand but the ; possibility of obtaining goods was i found to be of greater moment to the buyer than the price fixed. On the other hand the board said, the "very [ great" price increases which have ( taken place in certain lines have j Imaoe buyers more cautious, care being taken not to increase unduly stocks acquired at the present price level for fear a decline might occur. Affect on Industry. Continued high prices, along with constant growth in trade, both wholesale and retail and increased activity in some of the basic industries sustained confidence in the industries 1 situation and led to expansion in I man., lines. Almost the only complaints heard concern shortage of raw > materials and in a few districts, labor troubles, although a majority j of the districts report normal labor ; conditions. J Instead of a fear of uncmploy mont. which had been expressed I< during; the early part of the year," \ the board said, "the reports manifest r? the fear of impending; shortage of | labor." The exodus of alien workers I ft was blamed in part. 1 Agricultural Outlook. The agricultural outlook on the whole was reported favorable with K indications that the cotton crop would ! be much shorter than previously inL dicated^|v Manufacturing continues [| active, marked advances in prices ( having occurred in cotton goods with L many mills over sold, export orders K were said to be large. Raw wool still I, is in heavy demand anad revival in |5 building has continued. I; Financial Situation. I Turning to the financial situation, || the board declared that while specuI lation continued at an unprecedentedE ly high level, an investment demand , I for stocks has revealed itself, lead ing to the withdrawal of an unusual amount of shares from the market. ... .... -1' H The banking: situation was reported fiound, credit and collection condiB tions good and failures small and H Conditions by districts were de^B suuffoed as follows: ^B WPw York: "Commercial activity ^B which commonly reaches its climax :n K May has been continued into the early summer," and a generally fas' vorable outlook is noted. Richmond: The rising tide of ac- ^ tivity continues in all lines and con f(d^e|Ace in the general stability of business may be regarded as reestablished. H Atlanta: "Practically all lines of ^B business increasingly active" altViAiwrli fViA a rvvi/>i il+ 11 va 1 AiiflnnU An. Kl ItllVVt^ll VUVy 1 '^VUVWIWI "WWI\M/1% | V/?> Hi pecially as reyards cotton, is not as Hh encouray^Uig as a month ago. AODING FLOOR SPACE. Burroughs & Collins Company are I adding more space to their large mercantile establishment by the erec tion of a large addition in rear of the store of Russ Brothers. The materials were placed for (he work some time ?foe i POTASH SUPPLY FOUND IN NORTH Washington.?There was a rumor current this morning to the effect that a potash deposit of unlimited quantity and cheap production had been discovered in Pennsylvania and that the State geologist had testified to the truthfulness of the statement. Senator Smith of South Carolina wired the State geologist immediately the following: "Col. Henry C. Demmings, State Geologist, Harrisburg, Pa." "Will you wire me the facts as to the reported discovery of potash in your State and the probable cost of production and the amount available?" Promptly he received the following reply: "Harrisburg, Pa., Aug. 2, 1919, U. S. Senator E, D. Smith, Washington, D. C. Potash deposits probably cover fifty square miles in Potter and Tioga Counties, Pennsiylvania. Cost of production less than $10 per ton. Millions of tons available, possibly billions of tons. (Signed) Henry C. Dcmming, Consulting Geologist of Pennsylvania." If the facts ass nllofrnrl hu Hio Sfolo I geologist of Pennsylvania be true then America and the farmers of America are forever free from the manipulation of foreign and domestie producers and the uncertainty of supply. It is to be hoped that if these startling facts are ti-ue that steps will be taken to prevent any combination from manipulating output to such an extent as to deny to the farmers of this country an abundant and cheap supply of potash. o SHERWOOD fOR CONGRESS. .Edwin J. Shterwood, of this county, is in the race for congress to fill the place made vacant by the death of Hon. J. Willard Ragsdale. For some days there was talk or more than one candidate in Horry County for this position; but during j the past week it was apparent that Mr. Sherwood would he the only candidate to stand for the place from Horry County. He decided to run for the office, it i:; said, after a trip into other sections f\r t'ief l'loi ll'Uni'A \\r\ \t 1 \? v.invi iv v ?' 11 ty i l 11 % - ? u.^ i v.cv v i y encouraged to make the race. He har filled the office of Representative from Horry County in the State Legislature, and has served as Warden of the Town of Conway, and filled several other positions of honor and trust. Mr. Sherwood has been practicing law in this and adjoining counties for the past several years. A great part of his time during the war was devoted to war work in the interest of his country. There is an advertisement in this issue which is called to the attention of all .Horry people who want Horry County to take the lead in this race. o WAS FINED $20.00. In Magistrate Chestnut's Court on August 1st, 1919, F. M. Bryant, of Adrian, S. C., was tried before a jury and found guilty on two charges of not dipping his cattle when * notified to do so by State Cattle Inspector, in such manner, at stated time, and in a standard arsenical ( solution, as such written notice specifies. Magistrate Chestnut imposed a fine of $20 or 30 days on public works on each charge. ?o Tobacco requires the closest attention when time comes to cure it. The | process of curing it in the barn is the important consideration if a: bright quality is to be produced. Experience is great in doing this properly; but much can he gained by read ing bulletins on the subject and by obtaining information from others. ? o EVANS IN THE RACE. Among the new announcements appearing in this issue of the paper for j congress from the Sixth District ap-. pears the card of Hon. J.J. Evan>?. I Mr. Evans is at the present time Sen- \ ator from Marlboro County and en- j joys a deserved popularity among the j people of that entire section. He has j represented the pople of Marlboro in! both branches of the legislature. He is at the prosent time trustee of Clemson College, and is a prominent mem- j bcr of the Benncttsville bar. * X V Mmv CONWAY, S. C., THURSDAY "COURT OFFICIALS MAKE LAND SALES Clerk and Sheriff Have Good Crowd of Bidders for Horry Dirt. A number of land sales took place at the court house last Monday, made by the Sheriff and the Clerk of r Jill i*f im/lni? #\ii/1/>m<? J .. i. i.1. ^ UUUI V| UI1VIVI Ul Ut'I n JJI UIlU.'ll ill lilt* recent term. IFour town lots belonging to the estate of the late L. J. Watts were sold and went off as follows: Lot No. 4 in Baggett's Heights to W. J. John son for $50.00, lot No. 5 in same location for $45.00; Lot No. 6 in the Lewis section to M. 13. Thompson for $135.00 and lot No. 7 in the same Ipeation to the same purchaser for $140.00. ? Another small lot in the town of Conway was sold at a low price under foreclosure of a mortgage held by one of the banks. The Patrick Gcrrald lands of about 300 acres in Floyds Township was sold to three of the heirs for $1,000. The executors of the late J. C. Biyant sold a number of tracts be-1 longing to the estate through Jas. A. Lewis, who acted as agent for the estate in making the sales. Messrs. D. F. McGougan, S. I). Bryant, and Dan W. Hardwick, the executors of the estate were all present at this side. o CYCLOPS MESSAGE FOUND. The following clipping from an American Newspaper, was sent to the sister of Hon. Hal L. Buck by Mrs. J. R. Tolar, of New York: "Velasco, Tex., July 12.?Hall buried in the sands on the shores of San Luis Pass, near here, a bottle has been found in which there was a message supposed to have come from the missing collier Cyclops. The message reads: "U. S. S. Cyclops torpedoed April 7, 1918, latitude 46 degrees 25 minutes; longitude 35 degrees 11 minutes. All on board when German submarine fired upon us. Lifeboats going to pieces. No one left to tell the last." -o ? PROGRAM OF TIIE BUCK CREEK UNION. To Be Held With Hickory Grove Church, Aug. 28, 29, and 30th, 1919. Friday. Introductory Sermon by Rev. T. H. Patterson. Why We Have Union ??Rev. P. B. Ci ?ats What Light is Spoken of in 1st John, 1-7 ??J. W. Todd. 10 A. M.?Devotional Exercises.? Rev. T. M. Tyler. , What is Meant by Being Baptized fo> the Dead? 1st Cor.?15-29? ? Rev. J. K. Todd. What is Christian Education??Rev Ddn Harrelson. The Duties of Deacons.?Rev. W. D. Stevens. Sunday. Sunday School mass meeting at 10 A M. Preaching at 11 A. M. ?COMMITTEE. 9 FINE WATERMELONS. S. S. Anderson, who has always made a success in raising watermelons; broke his own record this year. Last week he was in Conway selling some of the finest melons ever brought here for sale from any farm. Those melons weighed from forty to sixty pounds and sold for prices ranging from ciirhtv cents to $1.50. He has about three fourths of an acre plante(^in melons this year and he will make a good profit on the crop. o MONEY IN TOBACCO. T. T. West, a farmer near Alls- 1 brook, S. C., and J. M. Todd, who! planted the land for Mr. West, have I had fine success in making money , from a tobacco crop of one acre of land. Mr. Todd planted for Mr. West one acrq of tobacco and has sold from the acre already three hn ma nr>frtir?<r fhmvi t'O 1 AO TKa MV.. ??U <kV VVIttQ VIIVHI yux llVV* X 111' ciop is only about ono-half sold, and they fully expect to clear the sum of $h00.00 from this acre of land. \ I! pel , AUGUST 7, 1919. STRICT ENFORCEMENT OF LIQUOR LAWS a r> i i - ii- "" h. u. jauKson uaus Auention To Laxity Shown by ! Lawyers. i If yon were to ask our Solicitor if he wore a prohibitionist he would say ] "Yes." Now. if I know anything there is 1 something wrong with him, as well 1 as the rest of the lawyers. For in- < stance, let some of the good law- 1 abiding citizens in any section get ; out at the risk of their lives and catch a blind tiger, or let the sheriff get out and spend sleepless nights getting a man or men and a blind < tiger still: court comes on and the i blind tiger hires a lawyer. The law ycr says: "Now John, I will do ev- 1 erything I can for you but you must tell me the truth. I would not take your money and betray you but in order to make good in your behalf I will be obliged to have the truth. Now John, come straight; are you guilty?" "Well, Mr. Lawyer, I have sold a little." "Now John, that is all right, and if I can get you off with a small fine, wouldf you be willing to plead guilty befoi'6 court. I think if you will 1 1 can keep you out of the chain gang." "Yes, Mr. Lawyer, I will do just as you say." "All right, John, I'll see you tomorrow." ' Court adjourns and Mr. Lawyer gets Mr. Solictor off somewhere, and lot us see what happens. In court tbe next morning as a result of that private conversation, Mr. Solicitor gets up and says something like this: '"May it please your honor, you have on docket a case of the State vs. John Smith for violation of the Prohibition Law. I will nol pros this on payment of .$50.00." Now, let us see: There is a law on the statute books which says: "Any person guilty of dealing in liquor in an unlawful way cannot get out with anything less than a term ; on the chain gang." Now, where ( does the Solicitor get his authority 1 to change that law? How can they be lined up as Prohibitionists wh?n they know well enough that John < Smith will go home, make, and sell liquor again? Where does the con- ? sistency come in? Now, I want it understood that I < 1 _i-1- - ' . ? .1 r-. i . hum: nouniig against tno solicitor. ] I have always supported him and I < guess all the rest are the same. But > I do think that when an officer of I (he law exercises his duty and catches one of these fellows who are giving so much trouble in the community, or when the better citizens of a j community try so haixl to break it up < sometimes having to walk up in the f face of a gun or pistol risking-their j lives for the sake of good order and ] the name of a good country, it is a ( shame that they are given so little j consideration when it comes to the ^ enforcement of the law. 1 am also ( sorry for the fellow who goes on re- j belling against the law, caring so , little for their families. ( I predicted about ten years ago that in ten years we would have J National Prohibition, and I am happy that my guess has come true. I am sorry, however, that it took bloody war to bring it. Now, come ( n 1 1 t?/\ /x /vJ aN 'm/vm a ,./\l . ? wii* ?*n ^ i; ^i;uu du&uim* | lawyers, blind timers as well; lets get \ together on one common level, up- t hold and abide by the law, do all w > v can to make this world a better place to live in. and prepare for the < coming of our Lord and Mis Christ so | that we may have nothing to regret ( in the end. . ?A. D. Jackson. ( Nichols, S. C., August 4, 19H). ?o LARGE SALES CONTINUE. 1 Sales of tobacco at the four Conway warehouses are going on from day to ^ day, the amounts of the leaf being j large, and the prices of all good j grades being entirely satisfactory to ] the farmers. , The days of this week appear busy ; r.ot only at the warehouses but at all i of the mercantile establishments in j the town. 1 ARMY OF 510,000 ASKED BY BAKER Washington, Aug. 4.?Plans for a permanent peace, time army of 510,000 officers and men and a system of universal military training were trans mit-ted to congress today by Secretary Baker. The plans were embodied in a bill which represents the policy of the war department with respect to the peace time military establishment. Under the measure all special services built up during the war would he maintained as separate branches except the chemical warfare service, which would be merged with the engineers' corps. Three Months Training Asked. Three months military training for youfhs of nineteen would be mad(* compulsory and promotion of officers according to seniority would be abolished. Secretary Baker said the war had shown this system of promotion to be defective. No change in the existing law with re card to the organization of the national guard and its relation to the regular army was suggested. Mr. .? :-i -'A - - 1 ** " >ar.i 11. was assumed trial tne national defense act federalizing the guard would be retained in foree. o LeGKANI) IS A CANDIDATE. The announcement of Mr. J. W. LeGrand of Bennettsvillc, South Carolina, as a candidate for the place made vacant by the late Congressman Ragsdale, appeared in our last week's issue. Mr. LeGrand worked his way through school, taking a law course at Wake Forest College. He is now forty-four years old and has been a prominent member of the Bennettsville Bar for sixteen years. The people of Marlboro County showed their confidence in him by electing him to the Legislature, and he declined reelection. During the World War he gave a large part of his time to the Government as Chairman of the Legal Advisory Board, and County Chairman of the Bed Cross, Y. M. C. A. and United War Work Campaign, all of which he carried over in his County; and found time to make speeches in :>tiier Counties, and gave effective aid to the Liberty Loan drives. He married Miss Mary Liles, of Marlboro County in 1902. They have Dne daughter. ? APPOINTS GAME WARDENS. ,A. M. Martin of English, Richland 3ountv, and J. L. Bell of Wampee, Rnrrv Countv. worn vnst.oiihiv nmn 3.1 by Governor Cooper to be game .vardens in South Carolina.?The State. ?o HAS FINE POTATOES. H. Rowel 1, who is farming: his slace just beyond Bear Swamp from Uonway, has two acres planted in sweet potatoes this year, one acre somewhat earlier than the other, de brought to Conway last week a quantity of potatoes taken from the wre that was planted early and they vere well developed. He has been >ffered $5.00 per barrel for all of the jotatoes he has in his crop. Last rear he sold more than $300.00 worth >f sweet potatoes. o EIORRY'S CANDIDATE STRONG IN DILLON Hon. E. J. Sherwood, Horry's canlidate for Congress, has just returned lome from a hurried tour of the Disrict and expresses himself as feelingy gratified at the encouragement of uipport that he has thus far received ?especially from his old home, Dillon bounty. H*1 stnt.es that it. is not. likey that Dillon will put forward a canlidate, and in that event, his friends \nd relatives there state that he will *asily carry a majority of the votes n the First Primary. A dispatch to the Columbia State Tom Dillon on Tuesday, states: "The announcement of E. J. Sherwood of Conway is of much interest to nany Dillon County people. Mr. Sherwood was born and raised in Dile.n County and has a wide connect icfti >f relatives who would support him. Should this county fail to put out a I'cry strong man Mr. Sherwood would i?et the majority vote in Dillon County as well as can now be ascertained.'' NO. 167 PRIMARY ELECTION FOR CONGRESS SEATS Date is Fixed by Governor For Holding Special Election ?-'t EVERYTHING READY FOR LIVELY CAMPAIGN Campaign Opens on August 12th, Pledges Must be Filed by Noon Aug. lltli. i The primary election in the Sixth and Seventh Congressional Districts to nominate representatives to fill vacancies caused by the death of the late Congressman J. W. Ragsdale and the resignation of Congressman I/Over will be held August 26. The cam pmgn win open August 12, and ail pledges must be filed and assessments paid by noon August 11. Should a second primary be necessary it will be held September 9. At the meeting of the State Dem- cratic executive committee at the State Capitol the impression prevailed that the general election would be ordered by the speaker of the lower house of congress and a telegram was directed by Governor Cooper, at the request of the committee, to Speaker Gillett suggesting October 7 as a suitable date for the general election. A siubcomimittee was appointed to arrange all details of the special elee' tion, August 26 being agreed upon by this'sub-committee as the date of the primary, contingent upon Speaker Gillett's action. Gen. Willie Jones of Columbia, chair man of the subcommittee, also dispatched a telegram to Congressman Stevenson, who is a member of the State Democratic executive committee, asking that he urge Speaker Gillet to designate October 7 as the date for the general election. Later in the t afternoon General Jones received the fallowing telegram from Mr. Stevenson : j "Under Article 1, Section 2, Paragraph 3, of the constitution of the United States, election ordered by the governor of the State. The speaker has nothing to do with it and declines to interfere." Immediately after the telegram was received, General Jones announced August 2f> as the date of the primary as agreed upon by the subcommittee and August 12 as the opening date of the campaign. / The following itinerary was arranged for the Sixth Distinct: Florence, August 12; Manning, August 13; Kingstree, August 14; Georgetown, August 15; Marion, August 16; Conway, August 18; Dillon, August 19; Darlington, August 20. The assessment was fixed at $2.9 for each candidate. This is in excesa of the customary fee, as the special election is always more expensive. The counties in the Sixth District are: Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Georgetown, Marion Horry, Marlboro and Williamsburg. John Gary Evans, State chairman of the committee, sounded a note of warning. There was cropping out symptoms of indepentism in the | State and it was the business of the members of the committee to keep in jtouch with the situation and to report any such conditions to the committee that the proper action might bo taken. Thl^ a rHtiml period in the State. Race riots were rampant in the country and it was the duty of the committeemen not to allow this race trouble to get in to the ' political atmosphere in the State. The I white race was dominant and would always remain so. -o Ida Cox, a colored woman, was lodged in jail here last week charged I with an assault and battery upon 1 one Nellie Gaddv. The invostio-fttim* developed that the defendent struck the prosecutor with a piece of wood, and the doctor's report was to the effect that the woman's skull ha-1 been cracked by the blow. %