Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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(County fororii W. F. Tolley & L. H. Cromer, Jr. Publishers. Entered at tte postoffice at Kingstree, S. C. as second class matter. SUBSCRIPTION RATES STRICTLY IN ADVANCE Obituaries. Tributes of Respect, Resolutions- of Thanks. Card of Thanks and all other reading notices, ftot News, will be charged for at the rate of one cent a word for each insertion. Hot suppers notices. AH communications must be sign?d by the writer, not for publication j anless desired, but to protect this aewspaper. All unsigned communications are a waste of time paper and postage on the part of the writer. ADVERTISING RATES Legal advertisements. $1.00 per Inch first insertion. 50 cents per inch each subsequent insertion. Rates on long term display advertisements very reasonable. For rates apply at this office. In remitting cnccKs or money or ; ders make payable to THE COUNTY RECORD. Foreign Advertiiing Representative I ; THE AMERICAN PRESS ASSOCIATION ' | THURSDAY, SEPT. 9. 1920. SCHOOLS NEXT Now that the election is over folks - can turn their attention to other things, not the least important of which will be the education of the rising generation. School will soon be open and all throughout the county the children will be flocking to the open doors. The last legislature took another forward step in the educational progress of the State when it ,passed a law fixing a State standard of qualification for teachers. The new system has been put into operation in a way calculated to cause the least inconvenience. Its good effects mil not be immediately ieit Decause the necessities of the occasion demanded that old standards govern until things could be got to running smoothly. Under a proper administration of the law there is every reason to believe, however, that there will be a gradual elevation of the standard fixed for teachers in the pnbiic schools which ought in time to show a decided improvement in the capacity of the average teacher.? Jjexington Dispatch-News. FAPM IMP! FMFNTC A niufi 11111 |uiiiiuiiAw? I UNDER SCRUTINY ADVANCE IN PRICE VIEWED WITH SUSPICION?SUITS > MAY FOLLOW. Declaring prices of farm implements to have been increased without warrant through "concerted action" of manufacturers and dealers, the federal trade commission, in a report made public in Washington Monday, recommends reopening of anti-trust proceedings against the International Harvester Company of America and institution of judicial proceedings against implement manufacturers and dealers. The commission declares that its investigation, which was ordered by the senate, disclosed that in the period between 1914 and 1918 prices paid by farmers for implements advanced 75 per cent with the greater portion of the increase coming in 1917 and 1918. This increase, the commission asserts, was larger than warranted by the advances in the costs and expenses of the manufacturers and deal ?1 ?m nnnciiAllv lartre cn> 1111U reaiilKU 111 0profits. Notwithstanding the increase, farmers of the country, according to the commission's report ''were not prevented from making as much profit as before because the prices of farm products increased to an even greattre extent." The report adds, however, that if present implement prices are maintained while prices of farm products decrease, high implement costs "may well become a factor in preventing the farmer from making a fair profit." "The partial dissolution of the International Harvester company in 1918," declares the commission's report, "did not change the dominating! position of that company in the har-1 vesting machine line and will not do so while the McCormick and Deering plants and the steel business remain " 1 1 ? -citVior dirprt, uzuiea uuuex its wuwv> v.?v. ? ? ly or by common ownership of stock. Investigation of 22 manufacturers and more than 200 dealers, the report says, showed the average rate of profit for the dealers "on investments increased from 9 per cent in 1915 to 17.7 per cent in 1918, which is an increase of 97 per cent," while the manufacturers "increased from 9.7 per cent in 1916 to 19.9 per cent in 1918, which is an increase of 105 per cent." The National Implement and Vehicle association, with general offices m Chicago, the Southern Wagon Mani - facturers association, and the Carriage Builders National association are designated by the commission as organizations through which the manufacturers acted "by concerted action" to advance prices. "Under cover of bringing about uniform cost accounting, uniform terms of sale and standardization of product," the report asserts, "the manufacturers who are members of these associations, repeatedly advanced prices of farm implements/ by concerted action during the period of (A VOTE t\J means a vote for a pul who lias given of his t ces to the development of South Carolina?wh 5 al lines; did not. inv( | played upon no seetioi | lievesin educating the roads and free bridge I and peace among the * the commercial and i | the State. I ' Harvey carried I by 978 votes, of which thanks his friends ar liamsburg County. T make it as nearly um the second primary? iim IYVIL3UH VJ Carried 36 out of 46 i th at the people o wish him 1 LIEUTENANT I Address of 5 Smith to th South ( I Tyish to express to the vote elation of the generous support gh I received more than 20,000 votes o within a very few votes of a ma joi The issues before the people Three powerful interests ai defeat. FIRST?The cotton exchanj had passed fixing it so that they cotton and exploit the real cotton < (SECOND?The whiskey inte vertise to the world that South Ci prohibition. " THIRD?The great financia i me. The rejison is that by my woi S Section 13, of the Federal Reserve became a ba3is of credit. Because ipulators. the speculators and gam change are working for my defeat They, knowing that I am t United Staes Senate, and that I ha1 B years to keep them from using oui ests, and knowing that by being a< tural Committee of the Senate, m before, they are sparing no effort i Unlike my opponent, I hav wipe out factionalism in South Ca " ? : I pull togeiner ior a prun tame prjw and for the development of all th I^Che State. We have these selfish intere to win. The ]>eople of South Ca they will not be deceived by "cam ports. The best years of my life h people of my State, and my fists a to strike every enemy of the best Thaiihing you again for you with assurances for the" future, I i Adv. 1916 to 1918, inclusive." Among the farm implement dealers, thd commission charges concerted ac; tion was practiced through the Na! tional Federation of Implement and ! Vehicle Dealers' associations with ofi fices at Abilene, Kan., and the EastI pm Fpdpi-ation of Farm Machinery Dealers, with offices at Philadelphia, | and local club^ organized by these two organizations. o Buy your beef from the Native Meat Market, E. A. Snipes, Proprie- j tor and owner. Adv. It. i ' >R HARVEY I blic-spirited Carolinian 1 ime, service and finan- | ; of South Carolina?all | j lo lias drawn no faction- | j )ke religious barriers; | j lal prejudices. He he- 1 j i masses; building good | ] s; promoting harmony | j people and developing | \ ndustrial resources of | j Williamsburg County i j l he is very proud and I id supporters in Wil7ill they not try and tnimous as possible in U HARVEY"" counties, which shows >f South Carolina to be their GOVERNOR ienator E. D. I - n i_ _r 1 e reopie 01 s Carolina ?rs of my State my heartfelt appre- s en me in the election last Tuesday. 8 ver my nearest opponent, and came I 3 ity. 1 i I are clear cut g i s \ e endeavoring to bring about my fc res, on account of the legislation I J could no longer deal in fictitious j >f our real farmers. jj :rests desire my defeat so as to adtrolina is repudiating her stand on ^ 5 i i I institutions of Wall Street opjaose B I rk in having adopted the proviso to j 'Act, the Southern fanners' cotton of this the money power, the man- \ biers on the New York Cotton Ex- J -a: . J he only Simon Pure farmer in the o ve been working for the past twelve j r cotton for their own selfish inter- a Ivanced to the head of the Agricul- jj ? :n .nur B S y pvwer wui uc gt?t?ci umu c or means to defeat me. e done and am doing all I can to I rolina, so we can all cooperate and ^ j i for our main money crop?cotton, ie industrial and other interests of sts opposed to us, but we are going rolina do no; move backward, and louflaged" arguments and false reave been given to the service of the . . . , .... i re not oniy aouoieo, out i am going i interests of South Carolina. r confidence already expressed, and i im y Tours faithfully, E. D. SMITH. ??-U1! -> ' . fiLszL . \T i fi raff' v wfrr***rwfwrr*wrwfwfpfl?i"r?T/?i'^TTf yiffy | pi ISSSSSSSSlffl I &j? i |To T I "We enclose herev wood seat chairs, which "We regret excee I this time when the tenc seems to be toward low< tion seems absolutely r "Under present c Iat prices prevailing at 1 tation which has develo vailing clause. We wis] the price prevailing els cline in prices in the san creasing costs. "It is our opinio] should be placed as far ,in a position to make pr ing the remainder of th< we anticipate further d deliveries." & mL. l ?i.x I?lie auuve letter v manufacturers of cane i ca, and we give it to yoi market condition. 1 KingslPC I Have You See |B i gj K Opposi I in tobacco warehouse fc pie who know say it is t No idle boast of or ey. All we want you to can get the best goods f< postoffice and opposite Spend your idle r Furnture Company's bi 1 ATTAW fV? a Cf IIUUiSL kj VCX IiXIV uvvvui Kingstre Academy Street, Next t I mrrmrfmrrmt' ww iw ^i^^rn^ivryrr^^m-frrtyyrryn-yrnoyfT, he Tr < x > ^ith a revised price list cove is effective July 1st. dingly the necessity of ad lency in some other lines 3r prices, but our costs are lecessary. :onditions we are still oblig time of shipment, notwiths ped to some extent in re gar h, however, to call attentio] luse will protect our custo ae manner that it has protec a that orders for reasonal ahead as possible, as we do ompt deliveries on many of e year, and traffic conditio ifficulties in manufacture: pas received bv us from oj %/ md wood seat chairs and fu i in order that you may k] e Furnltu % n Kingstree run Stc tc Public LIbr >rmerly known as Centhil V vorth the trip to look at it. irs; we have the goods; we c do is look over our line, an >r the least money. Two bi the public library. aoments while in Kingstre< :g store; we will be glajj to e Furnitur o Postofflce, KT rnermei tQtCfQttWMnm ^ BHHSWBHBBHB 1 ade: ring our cane and i vancing prices at KH of manufacture 1 such that this ac- j | ed to sell this line | itanding the agi- ?M d to the price pre- j ifl a to the fact that |H mers against dejted us against in- 1 Hj ble requirements | fl ? not expect to be | fl our patterns dur-" | 1 ns are such that | j ig and in making 1 A ne oi ine largesi g< rniture in A men- g low the existing 1 rc Co. | liture Co's. 1 ijW* > r h ary if Warehouse? Peo- 1 !an save you mon- 1 Ld buy where you I ig stores?next to 1 s at the Kingstree || have you eall and m e Co. p NGSTREE, S. C. |