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s ?lje Cimntj) iiccofi). VOL. 36. KINGSTREE, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JULY 21, 1921. NO. 19 tobacco market opened tuesday 150,000 POUNDS SOLD HERE AT AVERAGE $6.30 HUNDRED.? LOW GRADES OFFERED. The tobaccc market opened here Tuesday. There was sold something over 150,000 pounds at an average price of $6.30 the hundred. More than usuai interest was manifested at the opening sale which took place at the Nelson Warehouse. Perhaps this sale was attended by the largest crowd since 1914. The quality of the tobacco offered was mostly inferior and it was soon made clear to everyone that there was no demand for low grade leaf; that * * " * - i 2- i - 4.1.^ the warning sent Droaacast tu uitfarmers to the effect that there would be no demand for primings or low I grades, was a fact and not a lot of propaganda turned loose just to make a noiseless noise. Good ripe tobaccc is in demand at a fair price and what was offered of this type Tuesday brought from 10c to 3-5c the pound. (The war is over and the big tobacco manufacturing corporations are no; op erating farms upon which to use as fertilizer some of the stuff that finds its way into the warehouses for sale as tobacco, they find now it isn't good for even snuff. It might have been during the war, especially for the Turks. If the farmers h3d listened to the repeated warnings sent out by the t>bacco interests they would not have taken the time to cure sand lugs. After taking everything into consideration it is the belief here now tnat rne action 1 uesuay was premature. During the first hour of the sale it was though that tobacco was sellir.g I loo cheap, (cheaper than at any sea^ son since 1912) the farmers left W' the Warehouse and went to the cou-t house yard where a sort of inaigna^ tion meeting was held. This, however, had no material effect on the sale which continued until the three warehouses had disposed of the tobacco on their floors. Tuesday night a committee of citizens and farmers met with the Tobacco Board of Trade and learned theie that the buyers on the Kingstree market were paying the same prices that were being paid on the other markets of the state. They learned also that it , is quality the manufacturing corporations want, grades that are better than can be made from primings or sand lugs. ine Itecora ieei s very cunuucub ui saying to the fanners that they will receive as much for their good grades right here in Kingstree as they will anywhere in the state regardless of rewspaper reports from other markets. We have felt all along, and still feel that the prices for the better gardes will compare with the prices that prevailed in 1914, prior to the declaration of war by Germany in August. From what we saw on the market yesterday, this belief is strengthened, for fairly good grades of tobacco sold for 10 to 20 cents the pound, and as high as 32 cents. Upon investigation by local citizens nearby markets that reported largMSBfe" i.1 trz i.?~ .'4 FBr averages man xvingsncc, it ?os round that the warehouses themselves were boosting prices on some grades above the limit iixed for buyers by \ their companies. It is not plausible ^that this method can be continued; the warehouse proprietors cannot buy a very great quantity of the weed at a higher price than they can hope to receive for it from the same buyers who bid in what the warehouses do not. 0 .Mrs. Kaber Get? Life Sentence. At Cleveland, Ohio, Saturday, Mr? Eva Catherine Kaber escaped the electric chair though found guilty of first degree murder for plotting the assassination of her husband, Daniel F. Kaber. It was the hopeN that mercy would be extended by those of the opposite sex which ino'uced her counsel to exclude women jurors on the ground that they are "more cold blooded and merciless thin men." Attempt was J - a 1_ i. 4.^ made to invanaa-? panaris ui tentative jurors because there were women on them, and when women were tentatively seated on the jury, they were dismissed by the defense on peremptory challenges. .Asa result of the B recommendation for mercy, Mrs. Kater was sentenced to life imprisonSpent in the Oh'o reformatory for women at Maryvil'e. I BABY DROWNS DURING STORM. Great Damage Done in Charleston Saturday. Many portions of Charleston were flooded Saturday by a downpour of rain. Street car iiaffic was practically paralyzed for a number of hours; Charles Quinn, the infant son of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Quinn drownded, and I considerable property damage caused by the storm, which broke early in the day. Most of the property damage was stores and places of business from the streets. The loss to the city through the buckling up of wood block paving wil go into many hundreds, though no estimate has been made in the mactei thus far. The rain which had fallen in the thirty-six hours were the heaviest the city had experienced since October, 1876, and broke all records for precipitation in twenty-four-hour reriod for the monch of July, since the local weather bureau was established fitty-one years ago. According to records at the weather bureau 7.57 inches of rainfall were recorded from 6.44 p. m. Wendesday to Saturday evening. Points in President Harding's prpgram for governmental assistance in the recovery of commerce and indu fitly as outlined by Secretary Hoover before the convention of the National Association of Real Estate boards last Friday includes revision of tax system reduction of governmental expenditures, settlement of the tariff, the upbuilding and safeguarding of commerce. reduction of armaments, the development of natural resources anci the refunding of foreign loans, o MORE SANTEE BONDS OFFERED. Commission Has Already Sold $200, 000 Worth. Announcement is made by the board of commissioners of the Santee Bridge District that it offers for sale to the highest bidder $225,000 of bonds of this district, the proceeds of which are to be applied to the payment of the cost of constructing the bridge across the Santee river and the approaches thereto, between the counties of Berkeley and Wili liamsburg, near Murray's Ferry. These bonds are a portion of the authorized issue of $500,000, of which $200,000 worth were sold some time ago, bringing a price of 101 and accrued interest, and the commissioners believe that a higher price will be brought for the second sale. As the federal aid sum toward this project is $425,00, only $425,000 worth of the district bonds are tc be sold. Sealed bids for the purchase of the bonds must be .filed not later than Wednesday, August 3, at 12 o'clock noon, at which rime the bids will be j opened at the Chamber of Commerce i anH hids should be delivered or ad dressed to W .King McDowell, chairman, 39 Broad street. No bid will be considered for less than par and accrjed interest.?Charleston Evening Post o Hotel Nearly Ready for Opening. The old Kellahan Hotel which has recently undergone a thorough overhauling will soon be opened to the public on the European plan, under its new name: "Hotel Kingstree" by the Kingstree Hotel Company, Incorp:orated. The old hostelry has been closed for j nearly one year and within the past few months a force of workmen have : been engaged in the work of over, hauling and modernizing its equipment j so that it might be a more useful asset i to the town it takes its new name from. The rooms have all been overhauled j end freshly painted, a hot and cold water system installed in connection with a number of private baths, new ; furniture and furnishing are provided throughout. When the plant is reopened within the next few weeks, patrons of the. old hostelry will perceive quite a difference, they will find a modernly equipped, perfectly sanitary hotel cor.oucted under an efficient management on the European plan. Q Huge Rattler Exterminated. On last Friday, S. B. Burgess, colored, who lives in Williamsburg courty near the Clarendon line came upon and killed, a rattle snake that measured feet in length and weighed 2-1 pounds. On the dead reptile were found thirteen rafiles and the usual "button". Some 'nake! I COMMISSION AWARDS BID FOR APPROACH JOB WILL COST $664,561.?SANTEE BRIDGE WORK WILL BE - RAPIDLY PUSHED. At a meeting of the Santee river Bridge Commission which assembled | in Charleston recently the contract for building the trestle and earthen approaches for the bridge over the Santee river was awarded to the Rollins Construction Corporation of New York for $664,561. The work is scheduled, according to the contract, to begin in two weeks on the big un| dertaking. j At the meeting of the commission several days ago, bids were opened for the work and in the meantime the commission has been investigating the individual features of the offers made. All the contractors sub1 mitting bids were large concerns, some , of them nationally known. It was decided that all points considered, the i best offer came from the Rollins concern and its bid was accepted. The plans as drawn by the resiident engineer, Mr. J. L. Parker, were warmly congratulated by representatives of the contractors fo** their thoroughness. >?r. Parker1* wide experience in the southern territory for the government fitted him particularly for the task of outlining the i specifications for 1he approaches and trestle for the new bridge, it is felt. Mr. Charles Moorefield, state high. way engineer, was also present at the ' 1~- 1 ?4- 4-1. i meeting aim is lugiu^ picaocu ?t vuc businesslike manner in which the comj mission is going about getting the ; work started. The building of the substructure of the bridge proper, is now | under way by t1 e Simons-Mayrant Construction Company of Charleston. The entire personnel of the commission was present at the meeting 'recently. The commission is composed of Messrs. P. G. Gourdin and S. A. Graham, of Williamsburg county; W. P. Russell and C. P. Ballentine of Berkeley county; W. King McDowell, chairman; Charles J. Baker and John McGrady, for Charleston county. Mr. M. Rutledge Rivers is attorney, for the commission and Mr. William! Burguson, secretary. The commission will hold another meeting early in August when bids will be opened on the $225,000 in bonds which are now being advertis- j ed elsewhere in this issue of the Cuonty Record. It is believed that the securities will be readily marketed as several assurance to this effect have come to the members of the commission. The Atlantic Bridge Company has the contract for the erecting of the bridge proper. This concern will be-: gin its operations after the sub-j structure is turned over to it by the Simons-Mayrant Construction Company. o Attemps to Wreck Train. Information comes from Florence to the effect that three separate attempts have made last week to wreck trains on the line of the Atlantic Coast Line railroad, formerly known as the M. and A, between Florence and Augusta. A peculiar feature of the attempts, none of which was successful, due to chc vigilance of the train crews, is that they were made at or very near the point where Engineer Joseph Temple was killed when . l-oo train urou wr.vV<>H several weeks i J ago. Anothei peculiar feature is that only Atlantic Coast Line trains were sought by the train wreckers, trains of the C. and W. C. Railroad having been allowed to pass without any attempt at hindrance. In the case of each of the attempts to wreck the trains the ties and rails had been tampered with. The last train that passed found that the switch had been turned. 'I"l' I'M I'M 1111 II141 ******* || NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS. | I > < I J | Read Address Label on Your J J Paper and Note Date. 1 The date on the subscriber's '' .. paper tells when his or her sub- ?> J | scription expires. Subscribers I [ are asked to save the office ex- ] J .. pense and trouble by sending ? rpnpwals uromnt'v without It ; | awaiting a notice. Price $1.50 't' ?? a year. This week we are send- ? JI ing notices to all whose sub\ | scripticn has expired, "and if not ] J renewed at once they will be ?? ! I stricken from the mailing list. !..I?I?|Ml,lI?|l,f.,I?lll!Ml?Ilili.[.l|MH .HI 1 l-H"!' YOUNG LADY KILLED IN AUTO WRECK AUTOMOBILE HIT BY LOCOMO- < TIVE AT CROSSING NEAR , VILLAGE OF HENRY. , I Hpminmvav. .Tnlv 19.?Late Satur day afternoon, Miss Annie Ervin with j four of her little nieces were out , driving in her automobile and in crossing the railroad just below the'1 town of Henry, the car was hit by a ( moving engine of the Seaboard Air j ( Line railroad Tne automobile was j ^ half way across the track when the | ( train struck it. The car was com- j pletely torn up and one of the occu-1 ( pants, Miss J ouise Ervin. was 4krowr i. in front of the engine which badly ( mangled her body. She lived only^ thirty-five minutes afterwards, never ] regaining consciousness. The other occupants, Misses Annie Ervin,1 j Clara Ervin and Lilly Ervin had a i. narrow escape, none receiving any se-1 ^ lious injuries although they were Daq- , ly shaken up. 1 On account of a corn field, Miss j Ervin states that she was unable to see the engine as it was approaching , until it was just within a few feet. 1 The engineer reversed his engine and , | did everything in his power to pre vent the accident, but it was too late. , Immediately after the accident the en- , ginneer ran his engine hurriedly back t<> Hemingway for medical assistance. ( Dr. W. C. Hemingway, Iccal surgeon for the road, and Dr. Baker, climbed 1 oh board the engine and in a few J minutes were on the scene. But Miss Louise Ervin died a few minutes before they reached her. o Dairy Specialist. ' Florence, S. C., July 18.?.Mr. C. W. j< Schmolke has been stationed in Flor-1, dAiifli Pornlma InvtAnsinn i i I VIIW IlilV, t.'VUUl \/Mi. VilKM ! service as a diary specialist. He has 'assumed his duties and now is mak| ing hi3 initial trip through his terri| tcry . On this trip, he will make a | thorough survey of the status of the dairy business, it.< development to date, and its potential possibilities. At present, Mr. Schmolke may be reached through the office of Mr. T. I.entoa Young, district agent. ! Territory in charge of Mr. Schmolke! irieludes the counties of Lee, Sumter, Marlboro, Florence, Dillon, Marion, Williamsburg, Clarendon, Berkeley, Georgetown, Charleston, Dorchester, Colleton and Horry. He will be at the service oif anyone within those counties to assist him in solving his problems of feeding, silo building, herd handling, milking, establishing milk stations and managing them, building up production, manufacturing, and practically any subject which may arise in the da iry work. Mr. Schmolke la English by birth. . For many years, he was in the spec-1 \ ia' dairy woik of the English govern-1 rnent and served extensively in South Africa. About two years ago he came to the United States, since then he has taken a special course in this subject at Ames University of Iowa, , from which he graduated with honor, j besides excellent academic qualifica lions for the worn. Mr. Schmolke has had several years practical dairying y experience. ^ The extension sendee believes it has procured an able man for this section | of South Carolina. o < Wasteful Enpenditures ; < There is no sense in the United J States government spending $5,000,- ( 000,000 this year. t The government wouldn't dare to 1 spend money that way if you plain i folks uRited in a demand that all the waste and extravagance be stopped? ] and backed up your demand with a < real threat to- use your vote against ] every congressman who failed to vote < to tut down expenditures. And that is exactly what y. u plain 1 folks would do if you had any idea < that most of this money was being taken from your wages by being add- 1 ed to your cost of living. Every time a majority in the congress votes to spend another $10,000,000 or another $100,000,000, or another i $1,000,000,000, that means either less 1 '? nFi'floc -fnr n-liat ^ i pay iur yuu *?x- iukuei ..v. ....... . you must paj. 1 Now, if there was a universal sales i tax on every single tranaction, big or < little, everybody would realize just ( what this abnormal waste of public I money meant to lum, and there would ] be no more $5,000,000,000 appropxia- ' tions after this year.?New York 1 American. < ) 6 i THE CROP CONTRACT Summary of Proposed Plan for Hand. ling Cotton. The crop contract provided by the Organization Committee of the South Carolina Cotton Growers, Cooperative issociation as anlyzed by D. Watdns, assistant director of the Extension Service, for the convenience of those who want a quick view of the mr-y comprehensive contract as iolows: 1) The association is strictly cooperative. (21 Only cotton f-amers can join, and the association belongs jo them. (3> There is no stock and there are no profits. Proceeds are paid back to the farmers after deluding all expenses of associaLi n. (4) A;! fj>in? are treated exactly alike?no partiality?all sign the same contract. (5) Good grades pring a good price?poor grades not 50 good (6) The association is not trying to fix the price?but to get it for the farmer. (7) The farmer agrees to deliver for five years all of the cotton he grows, but he may from time to time grow more, less, or none, as lie himself chooses. (8) The contract is binding?there is no way to dodge it when once effective?do not forget that; but it does not become effective until the growers of 400,000 bales of cotton sign Tip. (9) The association will pool all cotton and sell from time to time in large lots. Each grower urill trot- Viia cTinvo rtf tVlA nnrfAAffs for the year regardless of the price his paiticular cotton may bring. The plan includes many of the principles upon which the industrial development of the country has flourished, and every principle has been tried out and proven sound in American agriculture as well. Organization: (1) The association expects to include as many of the cotton farmers in South Carolina as possible. (2) The state will be divided into ten districts. (3) The board of directors will consist of one director from each district, each director selected by the growers in his district, and one appointed by the governor to represent the general public?eleven directors in all?who control the as sociation (4) ?acn iarmer memoer nas ine vote?no r ore; this is according ;o the best experience in such associauons. The association when organiz;d may affiliate with sirniliar asso- ( nations in other cotton states for mu:ual help. The association will provide facili- j ;ies for warehousing and handling the ( :otton of members. These arrangenents will be made by the directors md may consist either of trading vith warehouses already built to han- , lie cotton, or of organizing companies ' .0 build warehouses under certain con- , iitions. With the large number of varehouses row 'i the state wareiouse system, it is probable that the isociation will not find it necessary o build new warehouses. o <11 mm or Srhnnl Onrns Jiilv 25. I The six weeks summer school for pupils who were conditioned on one subject, or not promoted, will begin n the Kingstree school building on Fuly 25th, inst. This summer session 1 s given for the benefit of those pupils ; vho wish to try for the next higher 1 jrade. If the parents of these children wish 1 AA Ira tin iC? WArlr I *iv<x\j uiicy wry tv inarv.^ bmg ? wtU) Jiey should see that they take the full ?ix weeks work, and do a sufficient 'mount for their promotion, and also ' mough to justify their entrance into in advanced grade. Unless they do i mough work and make passing marks, ;hey cannot be promoted. Just to at- ' :end this school withojt work will not < lean anything. There are some pupils who were promoted, but who are not well up . in perhaps one subject. It is a good ilan to let children take that subject it the summer school. The charges will be one dollar and ;wenty-five cents $1.25) per week for : :ach other subject taken. Miss Ruby Thome will be teacher i ;his summer. ; J. W. Switlenberg. o 1 The supreme court of Pennsylvania, 1 n a sweeping and decisive opinion, ] - ? ? ?J 4-Vt o 4- inofitnf lAn'J i ldd ICCCI11I) UCVI tnav liicvivuvivum mder denominational tutelage shall -,ot longer receive state aid to be used i n charitable, educational or benevol- ' int purposes, thus nullifying a law un- : !er which as much as $2,120,689 was 1 ;o be paid to such institutions, in pro- i motion to the number of the same. < Hie court held that such payments < vere in direct violation of the state 1 institution. < C SHERIFF MARTIN DIES IN CHARLESTON WAS WELL KNOWN AND LIKED THROUGHOUT SOUTH CAROLINA. Capt. J. Elmore Martin, sheriff of Charleston, for nearly 24 years, died last Friday morning at his residence, after an illness of several weeks. He was in his ?3rd yoar. The end came at 9:30 o'clock, and his death caused a profound shock to this community, for while it was realized that he was seriousiy m, ne had recently snown signs of improvenient that led to the hope he would recover. His condition became rapidly worse Thursday afternoon, and his physicians declared he could live only a few hours. Few men were better known in this state than Sheriff Martin. For nearly forty years he had been prominent in public life, and numbered his friends by the thousands, throughout the state. Born in Allendale May 30. 1859, he moved to Charleston in 1881 to engage in business. He first entered public life in 1891, when elected an alderman from Ward 8, and the. next year was appointed chief of police by Mayor Ficken. When the metropolitan police system was put on Captain Martin was appointed marshall, and served sucessfully and with much tact. In 1897, he was appointed sheriff of Char'eston county by Governor Elerbe to fill out the unexpired term of Sheriff Hugh Ferguson who died. He held the office of sheriff continuously to the time of his death, being elected and reelected five times. His final re-election in 1920 found him without opposition for the first time, and this endorsement was a source of great satisfaction to lum. Captain Martin was a life long friend of the late Senator Tillman, and took a special interest in Clemson College, having served on the board of visitors for a considerable time. He wss a member of many organizations, being a Mason, Shriner, Pythian, Elk and Odd Fellow among other fraternal affiliations. Long a member and vestryman of St. Paul's Episcopal church, ihe funeral took palce there Saturday afternoon, with the Rev. Mercer P. Logan, officiating. Captain Martin was twice married, and his second wifu survives him, with two sons and three daughters. While Captain Martin was long a political leader in Charleston county, and the center in many campaigns of stren uous activity, he numbered as his friends not only those supporting him but many in the ranks of opposing factions, as his genial personality and sterling traits of character were powerful factors of his poppularity. There is wide regret felt at his passing. ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING South Carolina Tobacco Association at Florence, July 29th. Florence, S. C. Juiy 20.?The annual membership meeting of the South Carolina Tobacco Association, com prising the tobacco growers of soutn Carolina, will be held in Florence, Friday, July 29. T. Benton Young, secretary of the association, announced the meeting today, acting upon instructions of N. A. McMillan, of Dillon, president. Every member is urged to be present and personal letters are being mailed to everyone of them to this purpose. Election of officers will be one of the chief items of business. Present officers are: President, N. A. McMillan, of Dillon; Vice president, Bright Williamson, of Darlington; Treasurer, J. W. McCown, of Florence, Secretary, L B. Young. Central committee: Bright Williamsos, R. E. Currin, J. W. ? VT A T T< Voung. Other officers are a large directorate. Looking to whether to undertake my legislation this year on the subject, a further discussion of the grading and tieing act, as proposed at the last session of the general assembly, will be held. This will be for the purpose of ascertaining the popular sentiment of the planters. Probably most important of all, the market will have been open nearly two weeks by that itme and there will be a full and free discussion of the market condition and prices. The strin pent financial conditions, practical exclusion of independent buyers because of them, and strict dependence jipon Lhc old line compar ies are expected to cause plenty of discussion. i , ; - -A. _