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VOL.38.?No. 18 CHESTERFIELD, S. C , THURSDAY, JULY 17 1919 $1.50 A YEAR IN ADVANCE
TRADING WITH GERMANY RIIRY I * - 1
IS AGAIN PERMITTED
The United States Government has
' raised the ban on trading with Ger
many, with some slight reservations.
The order was given on Monday and
trading with Germany is expected to
begin at once, three ships for Germany
already having been loaded in
American ports. The shipping board
, has announced that it-stood ready to
establish steamship lines between
American Atlantic and gulf ports and
Hamburg and Bremen as soon as cargoes
are at the docks.
Restrictions left in froce affect trading
between the United 'States and
Hungary and with those sections of
Russia controlled by the Bolsheviki.
The importation of dyes, dyestuffs,
potash, drugs and chemicals which
have been manufactured in Germany,
even if they have been transnorted I
elsewhere before being shipped to the
United States, is still forbidden except
when individual import licenses
are secured to cover the movements.
The importation of wheat and wheat
flour also is banned to protect the
government price guarantee on wheat
grown in the United States ahd the
general licenses do not cover importI
ation of sugar or of tin, in pig or alloy.
In rescinding the export conservation
list, the board called particular
attention to the fact that all regulations
which have been in force excepting
the movement of coal and coke
to Scandinavia and Holland have been
set aside while the bunker licenses are
extended to authorize vessels flying
flag of any nation to coal in the United
States for any port without any
formalities. All of the licenses are
made effective from July. 14.
PRESIDENT SAVES THE
DAYLIGHT SAVING LAW
The daylight saving plan under
which the clocks of the country are
turned forward an hour in March and
moved back in October, will be continued
indefinitely.
This was assured today when, following
President Wilson's veto of the
$33,000,000 agricultural appropriation
bill because of its rider repealing
the daylight saving act, the house
failed, by a vote of 247 to 135, to
pass the measure over the president's
veto. Strength mustered by the 'repeal
advocates was eight votes less
fKlln tKn nonaooovif
? ? Vi*v Mvwooai jr unw-vuiiuo U1 llll"
members present. Party lines were
disregarded in the voting, members
from agricultural districts, the source
of the opposition, favoring passage of
the bill as originally enacted with
representatives from other districts
opposed.
' House advocates of the repeal said
to-night that no further effort would
be made at this session, perhaps not
in this congress which continues in
existence until March 1921, to wipe
out the act.
Senate leaders also indicated that
v no action would be originated in that
* body to repeal the measure.
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
Jurors will take notice that there
will be no jury cases at the Summer
Term of the Court of Common Pleas,
which will convene Monday July 21st.
Only equity cases will be disposed of.
I. P. Mangum,
Clerk of Court.
July 14, 1919.
SHINGLES FOR SALE
1 have a carload of fine No. 1 heart
. Pine Shingles and fine Ne. 1 Cedar
Shingles.. Prices right.. See me at
once, if you want some of these.
% J. AARON SELLERS
STATEMENT OF Tl
THE STATE BA
Located at McBee, S. C., at the (
Resources
Loans and discounts .... $113,968.63
Overdrafts .*. ,870.68
Liberty Bonds 12,750.00
Furniture and fixtures .?. 2,923.86
Banking house . 3,250.00
Other real estate
ow'ned 18,004.23
Due from banks
and bankers 21,958.19
Currency '. .. . 500.00
Silver and other
Minor Coin 518.60
Checks and
Cash items . 042.46
Other resources, viz.:
Expense less undivided
profits 977.67
Personal property .... 819.76
Total $146,984.08
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
County of Chesterfield.
Before me came F. E. Kerr, Pr
who, being duly sworn, says that the
true condition of said bank, as sho
Sworn to and subscribed befo
J. D. Ingram,
F. M. Baattie,
' F. E. ^tnr' Directors.
Mr. Spurgeon Summerell, of Clinton,
S. C., is visiting his lister, Mrs.
J. S. McGregor, here.
Miss May Miller, of Jefferson, who
has been the guest of Mr?. M. L.
Raley, returned home Sunday.
Mr. M. L. Raley has returned from
Atlantic City, where he spent his vacation.
Ruby was about deserted last
Thursday, the 10th. Nearly everybody
went to Cheraw.
Mr. J. S. McGregor has returned
from his trip to Boston and other
joints north.
Mrs. M. L. Raley and children and
Vlisscs Pearl and Mollie Raley, and
iessrs. Spurgeon Summerell and
Jarson Griggs, motored to Wades
joro Sunday afternoon.
Messrs. T. H. Burch and C. A.
Edgeworth are spending this week in
Charleston.
Mr. \V. J. Griggs and son, Tinsley,
motored to Columbia, Monday.
Miss Minnie Huntley, of Wadesboro,
is visiting Miss Lexie Huntley
here.
Ruby baseball team met with another
defeat Saturday afternoon at
Mt. Croghan, when Mt. Crovhan won
an eleven-inning game by the score
uf 11 to 10. This was a fast, hardfought
game. Both teams played
rather wildly at the first, but tightened
up as the game progressed. Ruby
tied the score in the 8th and kept it
mus until the first half of the 11th,
when Mt. Croghan scored the winning
run. McGregor and Crawley for
Ruby secured home runs. Batteries:
Ruby, Edduns, Thurman and Smith.
Mt. Croghan, Nicholson, Marze and
Rivers.
MT. CROGHAN
Mr. Alex Brunson, principal of our
school for the coming year, is visiting
here.
Miss Annie Redfearn, of Clemson
College, is visiting her cousin, Miss
Alwyn Ratliffe.
Mr. Bryan Huntley has accepted a(
position with Hendricks & Jackson.
Mr. Boyd Hendrick went to a Charlotte
hospital last week, where he underwent
an operation for appendicitis.
Last reports indicate he is doing
fine.
Messrs. Paul and V. 1). Baker, of
Lumberton, N. C., are visiting their
parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Baker.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Adams, of near
Chesterfield, visited in this section
Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. Betty Moore is very sick at
this writing. Hope she will soon be
better.
The W. O. W. will have a big pienic
here Thursday, Julv 17th. Sev
oral good speakers are expected and
there will be a ball ptme in the afternoon
between Cheraw and Mt.
Croghan. Everybody come and
bring a well-filled basket.
Miss Roxie Douglass and Miss
Lynch are the guests of Miss Myrtie
Oliver.
Mr. Will Jackson made a business
trip to Richmond last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Grover Lieard spent
SJnday at the home of Mr. R. P.
Tucker.
Temple
Garden
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I A. F. Davis Market j
IE CONDITION OF
kNK OF McBEE
dose of business June 30th, 1910.
Liabilities
Capital Stock paid in ...$10,000.00
Surplus Fund .... 7,500.0$
Individual deposits
subject to
check $71,536.48
Spcc'l deposits 11,950.00
Time certificates
of deposit .. 24,082.11
Cashier's ch'ks 1,033.99
$108,602.58
Bills payable, including
certificates for
money borrowed '20,881.50
Total $146,984.08
esident of the above named bank,
above and foregoing statement is a
wn by the books of said^iank.
P. E. KERR,
re me this 14th day of July, 1919.
F. M. BEATTIE, Notary Public.
'
ininuj lix VaE.rir.tlAU
It is more likely that legislation admitting
foreign potash to America
Will be enacted. Since trading with
Germany, with restrictions, has been
resumed and since that country can
supply potash at about one sixth the
cost of home-made product and since
the foreign article is safe to use, it
is thought probable thut the embargo
will be lited.
Brig. Gen. Lawcrence D. Tyson has
been awarded the D.S.C. for "distinguished
services^' as a commander
of the Fifty-ninth infantry brigade,
Thirtieth division, overseas, especially
for able leadership in the capture
of Brancourt and Premoumt with
many prisoners and much war material.
The Fifty-ninth brigade was composed
of the 117th and 118th infantry
regiments and the 114th machine
gun batallion, composed chiefly of
Carolina and Tennessee National
Guardsmen.
The R-34, Great Britain's giatit
dirigible, has reached Eingland on the
return trip. Just 75 hours were required
for the trip from Long Island
to her shed in Pulham England. The
R-34 is the first flying machine to
make the round trip by the all air
route between the two continents.
Preparations are under way, it is
intimated in military circles, for the
early return to America of General
Pi'Pshincf un/l Viio ufoff Or/loro V>?
been issued conferring upon Major
General Allen, new commander of
the American forces on the Rhine,
many of the prerogatives held by General
Pershing.
The Saloo-n Party has made the
startling discovery that buttermilk
contains one per cent, alcohol. They
"hreaten to have it included in the
^list of forbidden wicked and vicious
beverages.
And now comes the high cost of
lying. The executioner at Sing Sing
New York, now gets $100 a head instead
of $50, formerly paid. Four
years ago the state paid $250, but
>vhen the executioner pocketed $1500
one morning before breakfast for
electrocuting six murderers, the legislature
got a cheaper man. Now, the
high cost cost of living compels the
executioner to raise the cost of dying.
Prospects are^ very bright as over
fifty condemned men now occupy the
death house.
NEGRO FOLLOWS AND
MURDERS HIS WIFE
On lust Saturday night Alexander
oireeier, a negro 01 none coo gooo
a reputation, followed his wife Annie
out of town on her way to her father's
home, and shot her in the back of
the head with a shot gun, killing- her
instantly. The tradegy took place in
the Zoar section, about five miles
from Chesterfield, and was witnessed
by Annie Streeter's father, who was
driving the buggy in which she was
riding.
Streeter made his escape and, although
hounds trailed him a few miles
to the house of a brother-in law
named Ilinson, they lost the scent and
could not pick it up from there, indicating
that at that point he had
Hjeer put in a buggy or 'automobile.
Ilinson Dad also disappeared.
According to George Sanders, the
woman's father, Streeter and Annie
rind quarrelled and she was living with
her father. Streeter had made numerous
threats that he would kiil her
if she did not return to live with hin?.
he saw her in Chesterfield Saturday
and renewed threats. She refused to
have anything more to do with him.
When Sanders and his daughter
started home Streeter followed. They
turned from one road and took another
in an effort to get away from
him, but he kept in sight. Finally,
he drove faster and overtook thefn.
He called to Sanders to stop. Sanders
pulled up and Streeter got out
(of his buKKy with a shot ^un in his
hands. He called to his wife to come
to him. She did not answer. He
fired at the back of her head. She
fell into her father's arms, dead.
Streeter's mule ran away and he
turned into the woods and disappeared.
Sanders drove to the nearest telephone
and called Officer J. T. Grant.
Mr. Grant sent for the dogs and was
on the trail before day Sunday, but
the scent played out and the search
was abandoned. The police of all
neighboring towns aind counties in
both North and South^ Carolina have
been furnished with discriptions of
the murderer.
LOST?On the road between Chesterfield
and Cheraw on Tuesday,
July the 15th, two packages, one
containing two dress shirts and 2
collars, one containing two work
shirts. Finder please return to
The Advertiser oflfce at Chesterfield
or P. C. McLaurin at Cheraw, and
receive reward. lp
STATE NEWS
The street car lines of Spartanburg
have been completely tied up for ten
days by a strike.
Columbia is now paying seven cents
to ride on the street cars. A number
of passengers have refused to pay
more than five cents. Conductors
put them off. They wil sue to test
the validity of charge.
Mr. Henry H. Watson, one of Anderson's
best known lawyers, has been
appointed to fill the vacaincy on the
bench of the Federal Court of the
Western district of South Carolina.
Te Bell Overall Company will open
a factory at Charleston, thus giving
employment to a number of government
workers now idle. The overall
factory will have a payroll of
$4,000.
S. B. Dietrich was arrested in Charlotte,
N. C., and taken to Charleston,
where he will face charges, of killing
Samuel Washington, a chauffer, and
stealing his car. The body of the
chauffer was found in a well, 2 miles
from Charleston. The car. a Cole
8, was in Dietrich's possession and led
to his arrest. Dietrich has since con- .
fessed. i
President WilSon has promised a delegation
of South Carolina congress- j
men that he would, if possible, attend
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viic Uiav icuiiivu vi uie aiiuiicui |
Division American expeditionary for- ,
ces troops, made up of men from Tennessee,
North Carolina and South
Carolina, to be held at Greenville |
druing the month of September.
Governor Cooper has appointed ,
Capt. Sam D. Willis of Greenville to (
be sheriff of Greenville County to fill
the vacancy created by the recent
killing oil Hendrix Rector. Captain
Willis is only 29 years old and is possibly
the youngest man in the State to ,
to fill the oflce of sheriff. He waf
recently mustered out of the service,
having served in France as a captain
of the Butler Guards, the Greenville |
company, in the Thirtieth Division.
He also saw service on the Mexican
border.
FRIENDSHIP
Mrs. 0. G. McClendon, of Gastonia,
N. C., spent the week end here, the
guest of Mrs. J. H. Gardner.
Master Roy Brown, the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Willie Brown, was taken to
Charlotte, N. C., for an operation.
We hope that little Roy will soon be
well and back; home again.
Mrs. Johnnie Campbell, of the
Cason Old Field section, spent a part
of the past week here the guest of
Mrs. J. F. Gaddy.
Several from here attended Children's
Day at Ebenezer last Sunday.
The exercises were fine in every respect
and the' music rendered by
Misses Mary V. Sowell and Theatus
Watson was especially good. The
childrdn reflected much credit on
those reuposible for their training.
The following names are delegates
to the Sunday School Convention
which meets at Mt. Olive next Thursday
and Friday, July 25th and 26th:
Mr. and Mrs. Pauley Parker and Mr.
Isaac Davis.
Our community was greatly grieved
Sunday when the saA news reached
here that Mr. Ernest Melton, of Chesterfield,
had pussed away. Mr. Melton
had ma^iy friends in this community.
The meeting of days is in progress
here this week and the Rev. Mr. Way
is doing some good preaching.
Good rains, good crops and good
grass all together.
SNOW HILL
Mrs. C. W. Winfree and Miss
Mamie Winfree were the guests of
Mrs. Irene Miller Friday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Winfree were
the dinner guests of Mrs. Mauldin
last Sunday.
Mis3 Ellen White and Miss Annie
White were the guests of Miss Olivia
Cason Saturday night.
Mrs. Olivia Cason and Mr. Otho
Parker motored to Ruby Tuesday afternoon.
Wilson Winfree has returned home
after spneding some time with his
uncle, Mr. Fred Miller.
Mrs. Cathleen Wallace visited Miss
Mamie Winfree last Friday afternoon.
Mrs. Zuline Davis has returned
home after spending a week in Hartsville
with relatives.
We are glad to say that Miss Annie
While is improving.
Miss Notie Freeman was the guest
of Miss Minnie Freeman Sunday.
The friends of Messrs Walter Douglass
and Clyde Davis are delighted to
sec them home again.
Quotations over the wire showed
cotton bringing 34'A Wednesday afternoon.
We are showing Strau*e 4k Bros.
High Art Su'ts for young man.
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CHERAW'S DAY BIGGEST EVER j
BIG CROWD HAS BIG TIME j
i
The Columbia State gave the fol- ^
lowing report of Cheraw's big day,
last Thursday, July 10.
All roads led to Cheraw Thursday I
and thousands of people came to wel- j
emit home Chesterfield's boys who I
served in the army or navy in the
world war. At 9 o'clock all these
registered at Civic League Hall and 1
were given free tickets to all events
of the day. At 10 o'clock the moving
picture shows began and showed I
continuously until 11 o'clock Thurs- j <
day night. Hall's band gave n con- '
cert on the green and a game of base-' !
ball was played at the ball park be
tween Marion and Cheraw, Cheraw '
winning 4 to 1. 1
The principle feature of the day '
was the speaking which bepten at 1
11:30. After prayer by the Rev. A.
S. Thomas, ex-Senator W. P. Pollock
welcomed the soldiers and the people
and introduced Congressman W. F.
Stevenson, who decided to forego the
pleasure of hearing the president's
peace treaty message to be here to (
welcome the boys of Chesterfield J
County home to their firesides. He
outlined the history of Chesterfield 1
County in every war that this ronntrv 1
has ever had and showed that in pa- '
triotism, valor and efficient service 1
the men of Chesterfield County al- 1
ways went "over the top."
Senator Pollock then introduced 1
Maj. W. L. Gillespie, who being in *
his home town, excused himself from 1
speaking and introduced Brig. L. I). '
Tyson of the famous Thirtieth Di- x
1
vision. General Tyson told of the
deeds of this division in breaking the ;
Hindenburg line; how they massed 1
3,000 guns and 50 tanks and were 1
told .to go forward; how they went (
forward in the face of hell, and went N
through it, and miles beyond the line.
He gave the testimony of General 1
Pershing and of a British officer that '
it was the Thirtieth Division that N
broke the line and not the Twenty- v
seventh (of New York) as New York 1
papers would have us believe.
Brigadier General Faison had been '
delegated by the Washington authori- '
ties to present distinguished service 1
crosses to Sergt. Robert M. McDonald 1
of Cheraw and Corp. Lawerence 1
Caulder of Kollock, both members of '
t 1
Company I, One Hundred and Eighteenth
Infantry for extraordinary '
heroism near Brancourt.
At 2 o'clock a basket dinner was
served on the Green by the Red Cross
Chapters of Chesterfield county. Although
nearly every basket and lunch
box contained some meat, 2,000 1
pounds of beef and pork had been
barbecued for the occasion by R. J. 1
Little.
The afternoon was given to danc- :
ing, and a baceball and a band con- 1
cert on the Green. Ice cream was al- 1
so served to the soldiers by the local
chupter of the Dauphters of the '
American Revolution. '
At 9:30 p. m. a complimentary
dance was piven to the ex-service men
which was attended by larpe crowds
from North Carolina towns and from '
Bennettsville.
The Chiquola Club rooms had been '
reserved as a rest room for ladies, and !
were in charpe of the local U. I). C.
The day passed off smoothly and all
were pleased with the success of the
proprani.
TOBACCO MARKET OPENS
WITH FINE DAY'S SALES
Chesterfield county has entered the
lists as a tobacco market and in the
two days that sales have been conducted
has established beyond question
her ri^ht to rank as such a
market in every sense of the word.
On Tuesday two warehouses, the
Chesterleld ami the farmers, opened
at Chernw. Five or six rcpresenta-1
tive buyers were on hand and from
(he opening business was brisk.
When closing time came one warehouse
was entirely filled and the other
was more than half full. Over
25,000 pounds had been bought and
the prices ranged from a minimum
of six cents to a maximum of thirtythree
cents per pound. Of course,
the first tobacco to come to market
is the poorest grade, being largely
made up of "sand lugs," that a few
years ago were thrown >way. As
better grades of tobacco come to
market better prices will prevail.
The new warehouse at McBee opened
Wednesday.
TRAINING SCHOOL FOR
COLORED TEACHERS
OPENING AT CHERAW
Chesterfield County will give a four
weeks special term of training for
colored school teachers, beginning on
July 28th, at the Parochial Institute
at Cheraw. Prof. Long, president of
the Institute, will be the principal in
charge. He will be ussisted by Prof.
Richardson, a well known teacher of
Florence, and a corps of prominent
colored educators. I
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DEATH OF ERNEST MELTON
Ernest H. Melton died lust Sunday
morning and was buried at the Chesterfield
Ceinetary, with Masonic honors,
on Monday afternoon. Mr. Melton
had been in poor health for more
than two years and for several weeks
it was known that he could not recover,
nevertheless, the announcement
of his death came as a shock
to his many friends who had known
him from childhood. Mr. Melton
attended the Chesterfield High School
and wus a graduate of the Pharmaceutical
Division of the South Carolina
Medical College, at Charleston.
After serving his apprenticeship in a
Charleston drug store, he came back
.0 Chesterfield and was for nearly two
years connected with the Square Deal
Drug Company. Ill health compelled
lim to give up his position. lie had >
t host of friends who miss him greatly
and who sympathize with the be- '
rcaved relatives.
LIL.HIINING KILLS THREE;
FOUR OTHERS ESCAPE DEATH I
On last Friday evening lightning i
itruek the home of Fred Watts, ]
colored, on Mr. J. 1). Smith's place, ;
hree and a half miles from Chesterield
on the McBee road. Mrs. Watts i
ijnd two children were instantly kill- i
;d. Watts was badly shocked, two !
tabies were shaken up and two other
hildren, that were asleep in another
'oom of the house, were not hurt.
Watts was sitting in a chair hold- ;
ng the baby; his wife was sitting a
'ew feet away holding another child
tnd twoichildren were playing on the i
loor. When the crash came Watts I
vas stumned and the baby dropped i
"rom his hands. Mrs. Watts fell to I
he floor and the child she was holdng
crawled to its father to get him to i
issist the mother. As soon as he re- <
overed sufficiently to move, Watts 1
vent to his wife and found her dead. <
I'he two children on the floor were j
dso dead. The two babies that were
jeing held by Watts and his wife i
vere not badly injured and two that 1
vore in the next room in bed were I
lot hurt at all. f
The bolt struck the chimney, part- I
y wrecking it, and followed it down ;
,o the fireplace. Very little damage
was done to the house. Drs. Gard- I
ler, Teal and Newson responded to I
i call, but found that the mother and i
.wo children had been killed instant- ;
ly. The mother's hack was broken in i
two places. One of the dead chil- 1
lren had both arms broken. !
W. A. SULLIVAN'S HOUSE
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING
The home of Mr. W. A. Sullivan (
in the White Oak section was struck I
by lightning during Friday's storm, I
ind Mr. Sullivan, Mrs. Sullivan and
Lheir two chidren were severely
shocked and burned. Dr. W. J. Per- I
r.v was called and found that the family
hail escaped dangerous injury, but 1
were all suffering considerably. Mr.
Sullivan was badly blistered. The I
louse was considerably dan ag *d I
DISCHARGED FROM SERVICE I
The War Camp Community Service I
has furnished the Advertiser with the
following list of Chesterfield County
boys who have been discharged from
service:
From Chesterfield
Arthur Douglass, Brady Hamilton,
Wm. G. Gulledge, Krnest llinson, :
Harrison W. McManus, Bryan Odoni,
Wm. Gordon, Geo. W. Wright, Oscar
Shaw, Dee Bennett, Oscar Douglass,
John Funderburg, Hardy Goodale.
Kdw. Campbell,Wm. K. Parker.
From Cheraw
Sammy Williams, Fred Paterson,
Geo. W. Terrell, Henry Witherspoon,
Willie Bloomfield, Wm. T. Shields,
Cleveland McChecker, Truly Porter,
Creek Wilson, Fred Belk, Ernest
Craig, Wm. Manny, Wm. R. Rainwater.
From Jefferaon
Eulas Miller, George Ogburn. Preston
Clark, Sonny Kirkland, Everett
R. Miller, Mnxey B. Steen.
From McBee
James C. Lamhorn, Ernest Rogers,
John M. Galloway, Gibney Gilmun.
From M irlrJ*?nr4r?rf
Herman I). Wilhelm, Snren Hack.
From Ruby
Jasper L. Sellers, Kirby Melton,
Wm. K. Steen.
From Pageland
Samuel N. Grady, Charles Starnes,
Preston C. Moore.
From MtCroghan
Ernest W. Moore, John R. Necholson.
From Angelua
Carl Sullivan.
From Scotland
Sammy Smith.
Colored
Beady Hamilton, Fletcher BuchanVir^e
Hally, Percy Kinjr, John Gash.
inK, McBee; Ernest Crai^, Abraham
Powe, Cleveland McEarchern, Frank
Marshall, Cheraw; Wm. G. McManus,
Fred D. Blakeney, Pageland.
On Friday nitfht, be^innin^ at 8
o'clock, the Boy Scouts will serve ice
cream on the Courthouse lawn. The
, receipts will be used to advance th*
interests of the ortfanixation.
COTTON CROP IS SHORT;
HOLD FOR HIGHER PRICE
Commissioner Harris, at Columbia,
has given out a statement on cotton
crop conditions that should be of
vital interest to every cotton grower
in the state.
He says the farmers have won their
fight for 1010 and should now get
ready for 1920. Here is his statement
:
"I am a farmer and I have been
wutehing the crops closely for 40
years. I can say honestly that the
crops of cotton and corn are at this
writing in the most critical condition
I have ever known them, as to what
they will make per acre. Why do I
?ay this?
"First we will begin with the preparation
of the land for a seed bed,
Taking it over the entire belt, it was
ane of the poorest prepared seed beds
for planting that 1 have ever known.
"Second, since the planting season
opened until the present time,
there has not been one week, all told
f ideal growing weather and the
first ninety days of the young plant's
life will determine whether it will
yield abundantly or sparingly. The
icason must be ideal so that the plant
may make good root growth. The
roots of the plant must take good
told of the ground before it will make
i good fruitful stalk.
"Crops rarely improve after the
10th of July, as they are like a young
inimal, which, if neglected the first
dx months of its life, will never develop
into what it would have done if
t had been well cared for. If the rains
keep up through July, we know the
. otton crop is cut short, and we also
tnow that if the rains shut off and hot
Iry weather sets in, this, too, will be
njurious. We are sure to have one
,>r the other of these two seasons.
5o I say that the cotton crop will be
rut short, no matter which of the two
seasons we will have.
"Cotton cannot recuperate from
low until the growing season ends.
It matters not what conditions arise,
the maximum size of the 11)19 crop is
ixed. The only marked change will
jo deterioration rather than recuperition.
"Now 1 wish to remind the farmers
that they had been advised by the
best authorities to hold cotton off the
market and it would reach the price
let. Last week it did reach that figure?35
cents! Some of the mills
lad to buy and I heard of spots in
South Carolina selling for 35 cents.
Conditions are deplorable, however,
a hen spots sell for 32 cents in New
Vork and October futures for 35
iMits. This shows that the bears are
trying to put a bandage on their
aruised heads.
"The farmer who has spot cotton
>n hand will be paid handsomely if
le will hold this cotton until June,
11)20. Of course. I refer to fnrmer?
who have their debts paid, flor I
auuM not think of advising farmers
U> avoid their indebtedness. This seeLion
will pay all warehouse charges,
< per cent interest and then bring a
handsome dividend to the holder if
le willl keep it until next June.
"We will see higher cotton in 1920
han we have since the war between
.he States period. No one knows just
what the top price will he, for we
have a world's famine in cotton and
the bear speculators have at last realized
it.
"The government's crop condition
report as of June 25 was 70 per cent
against 85.8 last year. By July 25
the public will find that the condition
report would be nearer correct at
is instead of To. It is impossible,
as I have said, for the crops to recuperate
in the next 20 days. The
rains are continuing in the Western
and Eastern cotton belt states.
"As the price has been set for the
1918 crop, and as our prediction as
to the price has been aerified, we
will pass that up and will now ope
our guns to protect the 1919 crop, to
help to make it bring1 more money to
the South *han any other crop that
has ever been produced, even though
we do not make more than 10,000,000
bales.
"With the organization of the
American Cotton Association, which
is now going to be pushed to completion
by August 25, and the export
cotton corporation anil thi> $4(10 (10(1
000 corporation to finance distressed
cotton, if there be any such, the people
of the South will ^et their hands
upon their own purse strings. They
will say, for the first time in the history
of the cotton belt States what
their product will be sold for. The
producer when he has such a monop
oly, has the rights to say what he will
take for his labor as much so as the
manufacturers have to say what they
will take for their product."
BARGAINS IN REAL ESTATE
If you are interested in Real Estate
in Chesterfield, see me.
For Sale: 1 Lot, occupied by The
Chesterfield Advertiser.
1 Lot and warehouse adjoining T.
E. Mulloy residence.
1 house and two lots now occupied
by Mr. Lonnie Dorman.
| KMSLEY ARMFIELD.
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