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pfye (Tfyesterfietd Advertiser ft CHESTERFIELD, S. O., SEPTEMBER ltf, 1916 ?ti nu a vit.a,u in AnvANnF. I Prohibition Makes Clean Sweep of Siat Statewide prohibition wi ^kc ell'ect in South Oarolin Inuarv 1, 1910. At the pol Hiesday the people the Stat< I a majority of more than t\v lone, voted to substitute Stat< fde prohibition for the preseti Istem of loeal option betwee e county dispensiary and pr< bition. The vote, as far as it could b cured, stood: For prohibitiot !,4(J5; against prohibition, 14 5. J'he total probably will not b I from (50,000.. This is lei An half the size of the vot It for the senator in the la* Biocratic primary, but is som Mil) more than the vote in tli ^^general election. ^ all the counties, only Chai n voted decisively again; ^Hwide prohibition. In thu ^Hy, according to incomplet is, the vote against proh was nearly ten times thu ^^B>r cf Statewide law. I upcountry counties, le ^^ irtanburg, turned in bi ies for prohibition, Spai ^Hmg's margin for Statewid Hv-ing more than 2,000 1 ^He e Dee. while th : vote wu H?", the general trend wu no, most of the countie ^^li stioim inaiorities in favi IUwide prohibition, tie time of going to pref :ire l jport foi Ohestei lunty was not in, only 1 oi boxes being heard fron: i 'sterfield the vote wat pi lotion, 13tf; against, G< <raw prohibition, Til |mr;>. Total vote for.th kfcjo far as reported, foi I a 1181, 320. HlDuckett Resigns. MP- icipleship of the Chef '<igh School was change '<, when tlie resignatio 1. Duckett went int Mr. Sumpter A. Portei Hi. S. C , was elected i c. HC-kett lias accepted Hi s civil engineer wit I^Htrn Power Co. HHer is u graduate of th HHass of 1911. He hu ^Hcars experience as ii ^ ul comes highly re< H. ^^^Btcly commandant an in ni&thi>m?rii'a !Military Institute * ii, Miss. SI has opened wel idunoe of over 200 :am at Ruby. isday night, Sep idles of the Rub lurch will give u pper to which everj joys a feast is ii HD|Hj^Hiercial Hotel H^ppBRil^^wire meal at the Con you'll i. 22 per doze c e 11 ns; p( fl^H^^^^HHj^Kennettsville, ti. Hs nnn conserve protect H?et For Corn Improvement Ulem6on College, Septembe g 15. To help the farmers to im prove the quality and quantity Ij of their corn yeilds will be th % duties of F. G. Tarbox, Jr., wh< jg has just begu.i-work in the e x j tension division of the college a; () corn breeding expert. Mr. Tar 3. box will devote all his time t-< ^ corn improvement work through n out the state. j. Mj\ Tarbox, who is a graduate of Olemson College, has been i? the agronomy department of th< college practically since hi ' graduation. He has had con ' siderable practical expedience ii corn breeding. In 1914 South Uurolina plantec 5S 1,925,000 acres in corn, produc ^ ing 80,588,000 bushels, or 18 ! bushes, per acre. Wisconsin 111 t.llP r A Til o von r 1 TOFi ? 000 acres, producing G9,802,00( bushels, or 40.5 bushels per acre r' Although South Carolina plant ^ ed 250,000 acres more than die kt Wisconsin, the la iter state made e 113,024,000 bushe ls more corn?al 1_ most twice as much as this state kt These figures indicate that there is great room for improvement in South Carolina's corn yield. s r- That very careful attention o should be paid to the 6electioi n of orn seed is the statement o] is Mr. VV. J. Tiller, county demon ^8 fitration agent. Now is the tim? s to attend to this very importanl >r business, while corn is stil standing in the tield. He it ss ready to a-sbt anybody whe wishes him to do to. Be sure ant 0 see him at once about lcgumt i. seed and inoculutions. lie hat 1.000 pounds of crimson clovei ) sped that can be delivered at t . cents, plus In ight, Markel e price is now 10 c< nts. See hi'.n alsoabout rye. Every farmer in the c nintv aught tf pn.iit bv the service of the county ugent. 11 ? is anxious t-i 1 serve you. dj Statement of Condition ol The Peoples Bank ?l Ij cated at Chest? rfield, S. C. a! '. the close of busim s Septtember u 2nd 1015. Resources. * I Loans and discount $79,775,41 Overdrafts 97,6fi Bonds a. d Stock Owned by e Bank < k9 Furnitnre & Fixtures 1,501 0| Banking House 0,079,Oil Other real estate owned 7,458,8: Due from Banks and Bankers 9,189,85 (j Currency \ 1,24?,0( ? Ciold 140.01 " i Silver and other i;iinor lM coins 410, Checks and Cash Item9 7,8J 1^ Other Resources 128,4t " Total $100,019 8t Liabilities j. Capital Stock Paid in 25,000.0' Surplus Fund 2,500 0( ^ Undivided Profits n less current expenses '' and taxes paid 20,41 i- Dividends Unpaid i i Individual deposits subI ject to check 25,901,2( i lime Certificates of dep 0,570.21 I Cashier's checks 05,0^ 1 Notes and BilU ReJiscounted e| 10,002,81 1 bills payable inchidI inn certificates for - money borrowed * 85,000 0( n >r Total 100,019 81 !f I Stnto of flnntli i -.1'? ~ S/VMVV V UUUWII Vy fl i l/I Ilia County of Clies1 tc; ueld Before me came C. P. Mangutr 3. President of th< above namec _ Bank, who ooiug duly sworn jsays that the abo\ a and forego ! iug statement is a true conditioi I of said bank, as sliown by th< books of said bautt 0. 1*. M . ngu.n Pres. ' Sworn to and subscribed be fore me this 151th day of Sept i 1915. G. W. 11 uvail, N. P. for S, 0. 1. 1'. Maugum Clerk of Court Correct Attest: J. N. Davis Mack Davis Direccois. J.L. Douglass Get a Fa r Cap. Some particuarly attractivi Fair caps an 1 pennants are oi i exhildtat the Oil .sterfield Druj Oo^Alet one at onse and boosi ir. The mice is very low : MARKET NEEDED : FOR FARM CROP! I 3 WOULD ENCOUAGE DIVERSIFIC) TION OF CROPS AND BE BIG l) BENEFIT TO ALL. / 3 DISPATCHES FROM COLUMBI i af" s Doings and Happenings That Mar the Progress of 8outh Carolina Pe< j pie, Gathered Around the Stat capltol. 1 Columbia. Ti eneral Inefficiency of disease I children and the condition of tl , dairying interests in South Carolij were the subjects discussed at tl 1 session of the joint conference of tl 3 state board of charities and corre tlons and the Conference for Coninic . Good. j The establishment of curb marke was stressed by Ira B. Dunlap, cas ier of the Union National bank ( - Rock Hill, as the most direct way assure the farmers of the neighbc hood that they will have backing placing the products of diversifu t agriculture on sale. The farmer, 1 said, must know when and where 1 can offer his produce for sale. I "Such a market has been in oper j atlon in Rock Hill foj- about s months and has beon a pronounc< ' success," said Mr. Dunlap. "It is t essential feature of the market th ? the housewives attend the market , make their purchases, no matter ho small they may be. so that, the fari 1 ers can bo encouraged. The mark ^ has been a success from the stan point of both the seller and tl buyer." ' The success of curb markets w: 5 corroborated in a voluntary stat 5 ment by Mrs. Derringer of Florenc ? who emphasized the same points ov lined by Mr. Dunlap. Statistics wei* produced by W. ^ t Long, head o ffhe farm demonstr tion work, to sShow that South Car r lina must take a decided step forwa In the matter of raising live stock ai that with one exception there we j fewer live stock in the state in 19 ) than in 1850. Care For Disabled Convicts. f The state penitentiary will hei after extend to the counties the u of its hospital and the services of I [, medical staff to care for sick and d abled convicts from the chaingan ' free of charge, il the supervisors toe counties will agree to pay tl penitentiary 30 cents a day for fee lng each such -convict committed ^ Its care. The board of directors I the state penltentiarty arrived at tli decision at their meeting in Colunibl ) In a statement issued by Ihe board [ is set out that the depletion of tl revenues of the penitentiary makes | necessary to ask the county superv ors to pay for dieting sick and disal ed convicts form the county chai gangs who "cam not perform prodi ) tive labor for the state penitential ) When such convicts regain thf health they can be returned to t! 1 ChainsTHnil in the r-ountv from whii they came," the statcmcoit continues Call Stenographers to meeting. A call has ben Issued for a mei Ing the South Carolina Associate of Stenographers, to do held 4n C lumbia Thanksgiving day. Executi committeemen met in Columbia Si unlay, when plana relative to the u nual gathering were made. Final f rangements were left 'to the Colui bla representaives. Several pron nent South Carolinians are to be I vlterl to deliver addresses. Miss Ka H. Armisteiul is chairman of the C lumbia group. The executive committee is coi posed of J. J. Brennan of Sumter, al president of the aasocia'ion; Ernfl L. Allen. Mis* Kate II. Armlstea Miss Florence V. McMillan, Mi Joseph B. Morris, Mrs. W. T. Rise Miss Edith Porohier. Miss Marguerl Bradford, L. B. Wood and Mil Wood, Edgar Brown and others. Pardon Board Considers Cases. Tha 1 - # ? i uc mm" waiu ui iwiuuun ttl i ' sessions gave consideration to thr ' capital cases. Joe Malloy, the Ma ? boro negro, onder sentence of dea * for killing two white boys, Is askli l that his sentence be commuted to II 3 Imprisonment. The four Chester r groes under sentence to be electroci ed September 29 are asking for 11 _ terms. The third case is that of W lie Bethune, who was convicted Clarendon county and sontenccd death. His case has been affirmed 1 the United States supreme court. Seeking Water Ground Meal. That the opening up of so mat new grist mills In South Carolina hi been attracting attention and *tfo there are unlimited possibilities the business may be judged by tl fact that Commissioner Watson wi ' requested by one of the largest flrr I of wholesnlo merchandise brokers 3 Tampt, Fla*, to furnish the names i responsible! millers In this state ma ! j ing water Uroundj^lby the o t> burr grinding sulfide t quantities ship the W'olrVd loufl J ALLIES ASK LOAN ON | ' 1 GOVERNMENT BONDS / \. PLAN IS TO BORROW $1,000,000,000 ON FRENCH AND BRITISH BONDS. * WOULD BE SPENT IN AMERICA k * . >. Last Cent Would Be Spent In United o States For Cotton, Wheal, Corn and Other Shipment*. New York.?The present plan of the J(j Anglo-French Financial Commission, it was reported. Is to borrow $1,000.16 000.000 in the United States on 13 straight British and French Govern16 nieiit bonds without collateral. 16 If this vast sum is obtained, it was ?" said, it is to bo spent to the last cent ,D in the United States in payment for wheat, cotton, meat and" other comts modity shipments, including war jnuh nitions. It will therefore, tlnancial of authorities say, be classed as a comto mercial loun. ?r- Whether the neutrality of the in United States would be Questioned in ;d case the bankers financing the loan ie accept straight ftritish and French le Government notes as security, has ? been given serious consideration. It a- was said the financiers familiar with li the plan have every reason to believe ?d Washington will not interfere, in Members of the commission would at not confirm these reports as to their y" to plans, but the scores of prominent h ,-w bankers from New York and other I ii. chief cities who have visited the com et mission nere were posiwve me ueiauu d- as outlined were substantially correct. All that the commission cared to publish as authoritative was voiced by it: id re 10 o Thirty Mexicans Surprise and Sur s? round Ten American Troopers. (2(] t> Brownsville, Tex. ? United States: is tioops in the lower Rio Grande Valley | were held ready for instant action as, ol a result of a carefully-planned attack ho by 30 Mexicans on the camp of a cav<1 airy patrol near the river, to Although surprise i and surroundol ed .the 10 troopers of Troop A, lis Twelfth United States Cavalry, made "== In a spectacular defense and forced tlieir na^aiiniun 10 iruir. The American roldiers lost two 1' killed and two slightly wounded. Two 's Mexicans seen to full during the bathi tie were carried off by their comn rades. The Americans killed were >c- Private Anthony Kraft of . roit and "y Harold It. Forney. VTatertown, N. Y. The camp of the American soldiers h' where the fight took place was loch cated in a grove of ebony trees sur? rounding a shed in a ranch corral. The attack was made and volleys were exchanged briskly for 30 minDt. utes. The attacking party then withun drew, escaping in the brush. :o The Mexicans showed a thorough ve familiarity with the country about the camp, and Major Anderson, Twelfth ,n Cavalry, said he was positive many of ir- them lived on the American side of m- the line. Gave No Sign of Being Neutral. I.ondun. ? Germany has informed Norway, according to a Reuter dispatch, that it cannot recognize any reresponsibility for sinking the Norweg111 ian steamer Svein Jari on July 9. as SO the steamer was not provided with " ?ny sign showing she was neutral, d, * rs Justice Lamar Improving. *?. White Sulphur Springs, W. Va.? '? to The condition of Justice Joseph R. La a mar of the United States supreme ^ court is slightly improved. He is still I 9 confined to his room. tc ts Gains Foothold and Railway. 2 ee London.?By one of those battering rl- offensives, which, although costly in " th men and munitions .invariably have t ig been successful. Von Hinderberg's " fe army at last has set foot on the Rov ie- no-Petrograd Railway between Vilna * it- and Dvlnsk. The whole Austro-Oer- ? fe mau forces have been striving for 2 11- this railway since the fall of the Pol In ish fortresses. The offensive, which v to was carried on from three directions * t>y upon Dvinsk, and upon the railway on a either side of the town, while further south they advanced toward Vilna. ( iy Sant' Anna Is Safe. Kg New York.?The Fahre Line steam at ship Sant' Anna which vfas on fire In a , In mldocean, is safe and proceeding un- ? ne der escort to the A/.ores, according to 4 1 as a wireless message to the line's local * t ,,, office. -The message was from the j at 8ant* Anna's captain. It read: '"Fire of In hold. Fire is outj Proceeding to It. Azores escorted by Kncona." It was J Id the flrst word from tite Sant' Anna in m nt more than 12 hours/and relieved the ? ; anxiety ielt for thi ships' safety. I The Sant' Anna left New York forfly ^Marsoille^^^^^f ' Wl * * ' COTTON GINNED ' ' ;5| The Chesterfield Gin Co., will gin your cotton for ONE DOLLAR per bale of ordinary weight. Our gins are in good condition and turn out a good, smooth, live sample that commands the top of market. x We are also buyers of seed, and will at all times give you the highest market price for your seed. If you j ! V,v' want to exchange your seed for meal, we will give you | the very best of bright meal from sound seed. If you | have done no business with us, ask some one who has. I < j CHESTERFtELD GIN CO. j \K7U cs n ^ /A 4-y-v r* i? 4- c.u ? ** nv. AA WJU v.wiiiC IU V^iiCSLCI I1CIU sec lurst-Streater Co, Before you sell your Cotton oi Seed fi They will give you top prices and w i11 1 Dpreciate your trade in Dry Goods Shoes 1 roceries Wagons Buggies Wire Fencing* I 1 * I vprus Shingles in fact most any "thing )U wish to buy at as close prices, quality nsidered, as you can get anywhere. r HIST- mm COMPANY She f&ank el YZheraw CHER AW, S. C. Designated As rr\ ^ ? MHiivu CJUIIVS zsepooiicru Oldest, Largest and Strongest Bank in the County 4 PER CENT COMPOUNDED QUARTERLY PAID ON SAVINGS DEPOSITS. *1 00 STAKTS AN ACCOUNT.: j ' h \ ! y _ =?=.!! I ? - ? . m \ 1 iisi^ ^ a,e known na a very ? ^{JP ^ jEl^Q conservative banu and en \a , j >y the implicit confidence i j^aoAttvicnos "r ?""; ,'>ts' ~T_ ne-n of the conunii^^^HHHjMHm BAAK1M :an be given by shrewd old ,he. **st 'Jfl fl business men to their jun.ors, ||,H,|||l|HnMBHH ind the best advice to bank n an institution which <s cau- fl i She ^W/Ke/vl CHESTERFIELD, MM?>WaM?MUII(HIIKI?li^flHBHBM|H|H