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I CHESTERFIELD, S. C., THURSDAY?^ANUARY 1, 1920 . $1.50 A YEAR IN ADVANCE MARCH 1 Wilson has B V,jt#^Pinati>Mi the companies would bo B ^Vfo private Vi)mp;uiyiii,: two proclamations by the President B Vpt by Joseph hi ^^^^^VJFate secretar/, which set forth that ^^^V^the railroad legislation in Congress B I had not yet been enacted, and that the railroad and express systems were BHBB not at present in proper financial condition to be restored. Mr. Tumulty's statement reads: Last May in his message to the Congress the President announced that the railroads would be handed tover to their owners at the end ot tincalendar year. It is now necessary to act by issuing the proclamation. In the present circumstances no agreement having yet been reached by the two houses of the Congress in respect to legislation on the subject, it becomes necassary in the public interest to allow a reasonable time to elapse between the issuing of the proclamation and the date of its actually taking effect. The President is advised that tinrailroad and express companies are not organized to make it possible for them to receive and manage their properties if actually turned over to them on Dec. 31, and if this wen done it would raise financial and lev ~' of ;i serinu I^B character. The railroad and express companies should he given ampie opportunity to adequately pre pare for the resumption of their hu i ^B~ness under the control and manage | Bment of their own stockholders, d ^ rectors and ollicers. I Therefore, the transfer of po-se: ^Hsion back to the railroad companies ^^will become effective at 1 li :01 A. >i., March 1, 1920 HwQN PRIZES FOR H CLIPPING ADVERTISEMENTS |V Last1 Summer the Farmers' HardHware announced a new advertising scheme, in which weekly cartoons Hwould/call attention to various items ^ of merchandise in that store. In the ^Bflrst jbf these cartoon advertisements ^""w,i->?n|inced that the boy and girl bringing totfit stofe 6n Ltr? Jhfp-fy; b?r 20 the largest number of these w< cartoons clipped from the Advertiser. j,a Would receive $5.00 in gold each and the boy and girl bringing in the next wj largest number would receive $2.50 . j{, each. No other mention of these ' ( , prizes was ever made. On December ( , 20 the store was well filled with chil- > ;i dren with hands full of clippings, ]<j clamorinc for the nri'/.c moncv Eli zabeth Teal was the little lady who f( won the. $5.00 in gold. Lucy Oliver ^^^Aghad the second largest number among ^^^^Bthe girls, and $2.50 awaits her at the HHEHFarmers' Hardware Store. The first n^^^Hprize for boys was won by Jus. K. au ^^H^BMulloy, colored. Jadie Parker won (,f $2.50 for boys and it will be paid , ^^l^Hhim when he calls for it. THE HURST^STREATER SALE The sale of the Hurst-Streater bo property, Wednesday, resulted in Mr. inj Streater buying all the buildings and ^^^^Hreal estate occupied by the concern for a consideration of $12,025. The ret lot on Main street, owned by the firm, ca| was also sold to Mr. Streater for $2,- rat B 125. No announcement as to future thi \*^ans has been given out by either is \V- Hurst of Mr. Streater, but, from t'h >fe fact of Mr. Streater's purchases, Ui t J lis thought that he will continue of k ?,ne business. ? k 21 A FOR FERTILIZERS, See U?. IC. C. DOUGLAS?. ' J. C. RIVERS, :it| Lucas A The Demand for Farming With There f The Truck That ^ E. T. Teal. We Have Three I With Solid Tires and < Chalrr 4UCAS i 5(1 WEEVIL CONFERENCE 7A ERS AND BUSINESS MEN ALLED TOGETHER FOR DISCUSSION ituation Must Be Met, And r I* The Time To Prepare 1?Meeting January 20. (I 'uesdny, January 20, at the .lou use, there will be held a Cheserli County Bol^ifc-'evil Confer'1 meeting hat wn suggested l?y l United States'" wpartment of Agri ure and has been called by Coui Demonstration Agent Tiller. T1 is no disposition on the part of >1 Tiller to cfeate consternation in tii mnty, but it is absolutely es ~en:i .hat the boll weevil menace rec'i recognition.- The pest is alien the county and it is a ques not mho tuny unui us eraccis Will 1)0 I I] lonpr it will be no jfcian can loll leather conditions, direction of : vy winds and mar y other ?hil day important part| in the lev: pent of the weevil i i suffici- ; cat" hers to make them serious iisr itatre in the trrowin( of cottonil AV>l, open winter, sui i as we havc li o far this year, is vorable i i tli opap:ation of cotto weevil. It -I 1 ty generally a?r ?d that next pr's crop is safe. ' ae time to ]< for war is in tin* f peace', I the coming oft! weevil ii ull't Itnd Coi'sterlkli county tii|irt) d. \ It isi this reus- ?n lb*! e meet- i is V I. Comniunitid at have taken fiinjr in time late lot sufft red :lve those plaesv iere the i weevil I not reeoj?-niid until it had rul the crop. The ilct of the meter , as set forth HI- invitation by the A^rieu'l Depart incut,s r> brinjr about *'land open 4*" si on of those > ? ms that aiyfi intr the eoin.tj tLC the year #< Ion account cM.e presence i he boll weevil, t mers, Irusinu ?n, specialists lescntinjj tip itension Scrvkcfcf Icmson Xmh and the I A* 11 as oi rs interestedHfTft take V! Ainonj.: t subjects to btfApcusscd II lie: "Ariculturul < Under il WeeJ Conditioni^B [Growing itton in Sfl e of the WcHfl Money ops uthed'han CottonU Sound irmirnc F' Chest ertieldMC#unty in IAIN STFKES AUTO* J TWO IILLED, THMCE HURT Near Wad-shoro last S.'Hrday an tomohile dr.ven by Mr. ^Sc. Smith near that puce, and whiMcontainMrs. Smith and three ewlren was uck by a train. Twiflchildren, Is, were killed. The thfl child, a y, suffered a broken leplnd other iuries. Mrs. Smith is serious adition arid is thought tM have reved ;i fra< ture of the smill. Her overy is doubtful. MrKmith es>ed with painful bruises and laceions. .Mr. and Mrs. Sn th are in Wadosboro hospital. tr. Smith a relative of Mr. .Tame Ross, of lestertiebl, who with A L W. A. vers utter ed the funet 1 Sunday the two (hildrcn. Home Farm For Rent? leer Pen Township, See or writeMe at Anf?clus. B **?... P A. T. Whs. luIO |U< Traffic i rucks Incrsiscs As Modern / riculiural iinplcmei iVc Recoiv??d Friday pas Bouj l ! More On he Car*?Expect Tl )ne Wit! *ord Pneumatic#, ier, Dor erLndl C mjmo CHRISTMAS MUSICAL T SERVICES AT ST. PAUL'S A very enjoyable music program M was . rendered at the Methodist Church Sunday night. An orchestra consisting of three violins, flute and piano furnished several concerted numbers, besides accompanying F< the choir and congregation. Miss Vera Melton gave a vocal solo with orchestra acompanying, Miss Nell Melton performed a delightful violin solo, Misses Lila Teal and Pearl 'Moore gave a violin duet. Misses Sarah Moore and Vera Meltoh acted as piano accompanists. w Mrs. Lee Melton recited "Will the New Year Come Tonight" with line dramatic understanding and Little Miss Elizabeth Porter sang ,in a gt plaintive, childish, yet musical voice, et "The End of a Perfect Day." The accomplishments of these young ladies is exceptional and a m more fitting or better rendered re- Kc ligious program is seldom heard, ev- er en in large musical centres. That m every number was thoroughly enjoy- in ed and fully appreciated by those w present was attested by the large LI number of the congregation who lingered after the services to personally thank the performers. th L)r. Emma lvey Dau, of China, de- 'II livoioii an address in English that <0 was listened to with rajit attention. ihis young lady, who is in Chesterfield visiting her former teacher in th China, AI rs. B. D. Lucas, spoke of I her work in Siberia as a Y. W. C. A. Si physician. Her mastery of English lit is remarkable and her talk was most bsorbing as well as enlightening. Dr. <i<Dan was connected with the Ameri- th can branch of the Y. W. C. A. and is w, now in this country studying our wi methods of sanitation, which she will teach in her native country upon her ps return. H . w SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS ni in The Cheraw Methodist Church has et increased the salary of its pastor " from $1,800 to $2,400 per year. The following officers were elected: R. B. o? Laney, chairman; R. G. McFarlan, ti? secretary; D. W. Moore, treasurer; at J. H. Wannamnker, collector. g? On last Sunday St. Paul's new bgiutiful Methpdjst Church at Salu- ri? da was dedicated to trie service-of "til God. "** ei Commissioner of Agreculture Harris in his annual report recommends ft to the legislature the erection at Co- t lumbia of an Agricultural hall to cost js $1,000,000. The building would in t<: timc^pay for itself by housing many ti State oflices which now pay rent. al Bill Pearson shot and killed -Kot s< Padgett Sunday after an argument ni over a hog. A shot gun was the wea- w pon used. Pearson is in jail at Sa- a] luda. near where the tragedy oc- tj cured. 0. S. Brown, a popular young man ^ when at train struck his automobilo h at a grade crossing. Jerry Young, a negro contractor of p Bamberg, is in jail charged with writ- e. ing an indecent letter to a prominent h white woman of that town. a Florence claims as one of the bene- j( fits of prohibition an empty jail. For c, the first time on record there was not a case before the recorder on the ^ morning after Christmas. p ??????? ^ A Federal Court order issued at t Toledo, Ohio, bars strikers from w picketing the Overland Automobile a plant. These strikers have not work- e ed in the plant since last June and the court held that not being "strik- |, ing employees" they had no right tto e ,try to exert influence on the 13,000 j| I who had returned to their job?. j |, !; ompany * i The Advantages of , nts Becomes Kr.own. jht Saturday By Mr. hem Any Day?Two t And jars HE GET-TOGETHER PARTY ; fi IOST NOTABLEE GATHERING b IN MANY YEARS PROVES TO ? BE BIG FEATURE OF h HOLIDAY SEASON i. y, b east, Fun, and Frolic, With Serious p Underlying Motives Some who " Made Speeches And Some o Whose Actions Spoke ? : P Louder Than Words Friday evening, December 26,}919, o ill long be remembered in Chester- a ?ld us "The Big Night." ? It was the occasion of a get-to- ' ither banquet organized and a^ang- jj I by Mr. John T. Hurst. p To Mr. Ilurst is due thp gratitude, P >t only of everyone who had the X n >od fortune to he present, b?t the ? A ... - .. i .. I* uirc community, tor tne good that ] ust result from this initial meeting u good fellowship of our best citizens ^ ill benefit all Chesterfield and all tiesterfield County. . Ninety chairs were arranged along ^ bles that filled the long corridor on e ground floor of the Court/louse, tie seating capacity proved jinade- [ lute, as late comers found n0 room t. the table and had to w&? until icancies occured . Many partook of e banquet standing in the Clerk's 11 lice and the office of the County iperintendent of education. It is " ting here to compliment Mr. Peter iunis on the excellence of the ban- c let and the expert manner in which w e large crowd was served. There ^ as no confusion, the waiter# worked ith the precision of clocks. . When the last course had been disitched Toast master Dr. Augustus II. a ayden arose and in well chosen v urds welcomed those present in the ime of goodfellowship. He then e troduced Mayor Trotti who deliver- 'l 1 a brief and excellent add ress on a The Spirit of the Occasion." Mr. J. T. Hurst was next.'called up- 11 i, but declined to speak, l/eiiig satisnl with the success his efforts had li :tained in originating -the get-to: s >ther movement. t Ilon."G. K. Laney wait/fittingly un- i )unced by Dr. Hayj^pand sounded ti le ko^iote'bfThe.flft^Ring, when aft- r ' amusing anecdotes, he said: g "I can see several far reaching ef- i 'cts of this gathering here tonight, s he get-together movement in itself I most worthy. It brings Us all closer 1 gether, it drives away care for the I me and makes us realize uiat there c re others to think of besides our- j dves; but that is not all. From this I leeting I can see paved streets,water orks and sewerage for Chesterfield t rul good roads for Chesterfield Coun- ^ r," ' i The cheers that followed this state- i tent showed that the speaker had a i een insight the into sentiment of 1 is hearers. r Mr. Laney's address was inter- t prupi) UfitU rt?ln*lno? /* V*5cs t ....WMWKV IViUVIIIg VVf HID ? arly experiences in Chesterfild and < is career at the bar. He closed with < n appeal for clean living and high i leals, so that every man might pet an I xamplc worthy of being followed. County Superintendent of Educu- ' ion J. A. Knight was next on the i rogram and responded with an able | F?lk on school conditions in the coun- 1 y. His statements were received s nth attention and no doubt will have I salutary effect in improving our durational facilities. Roy L. Hurst, M. A., spoke all too iriefly on the advantages of higher ducation. Mr, Hurst, while claimrig not to be a speaker, proved that ' io estimated his accomplishments in his direction too lightly. Next came Mr. W. D. Craig who lelighted hit^ audience with incidents >f Old Chesterfield and the good old lays before the war. Mr. Parnell Meehan explained very ?riefly "when the gentlo 'possum >ites and why." Mr. George Davidson was asked to lucidntc on "The perversity 6i Wonan." In introducing Mr. Davidson, he toastmaster recalled the lines of he poet, which say: " 'Tis sweet to love, but oh, how bitter fo love a gal and then not git her!" Rir. Davidson thought that the poet riu<i covered inc noia so completely that he had nothing further to say on the subject. Rev. B. J. Guess was asked by I)r. Ilayden to expond on "Pulpit oratory and tho best method of operating upon a sinner." Mr. Gue?e prefaced his remarks by expressing surprise that those present should express a desire to hear him speak when they so often failed to take advantage of such an opportunity on Sunday. He interested the party deeply with his ideas of what a minister should be, epitomizing his opinion in the words: "A Ma:.." Dr. D. T. Teal spoke on "Waterworks, Telephones and Electric Lights." Regarding waterworks, Dr. Teal expressed the opinion that Chesterfield is ready for this improvement and the sooner the better. "Some peo| pie say 'it costs too much to build Inow^it thay said Ikt a years age rhen we could have had a plant foi 30,000 or $40,000. Since that time res that -could huve been prevented y waterworks have cost enough o build two systems. We've had the res and lost the money and still ave no waterworks. Waterworks 'ill cost much more now than then, ut it must be understood that the roperfy it will guard is worth more lian then. And in this statement 1 o not include the incalcuable value f sanitation, the conveniences and leasures of a water and sewerage ystem." Dr. R. L. Gardner's little lecture n drainage and sanitation was clear nd concise. He explained that withut drainage there could be no saniition; that without waterworks there ould be no drainage for a town of he size of this, and that without roper sanitation there could be no erfcct community health . He conanded that we had emtgrown the old icthod of country sanitation, where ach family lived apart from his eighbor and only brought diseases pon its own household by livinp mid unsanitary conditions. But ir thickly settled community the Jaws f health must be regarded for the rotection of every man from his eighbor. That Chesterfield has enayed fairly good health is due to oui ortunate location and not to saninry conditions. Dr. R. M. Newsom, of Ruby, was ext introduced by Dr. Hayden, whe sked that he discou'rse on "The Joys f Fatherhood, or is the Baby the toss?" Dr. Newsom declined to dis Uss his private affairs in public, bul .as heartily in favor of waterworks njoying the pleasures of a plant ir is home at Ruby. vf.. n T TT i -i - i; 1 - i iui. vj. i>. nuiuey uenvereu an Heiress on the necessity for higher tax tion for schools, good roads am waterworks. He asked that our dis inguished Senator have legislatior uacted at the next General Assemb y that will give the town council thi uthority to call an election for the urpose of voting bonds to be used ir nstalling a waterworks system. Air. W. II. Craig entertained de ightfully with a talk on a variety o1 ubjects. He sjroke of the new won liHt^tiaTt come into general^ use. jlur ng the war, ''Pep." "The word I:Tr lot yet been defined by the lexicog aphers, but it means get-up-and et, push, hustle, do-il-now, keepniov ng and a dozen other things tha ignify heing wide awake. Am 'ep is what we" need in Chesterfield 'ep will build waterworks, Pep wil mild roads and Schoolhouses." Ii including Mr. Craig said we hai denty of optimists, too many pessi nists, but not enough "Peptimists.1 And then came the star event o he evening, the coupe de grace. Mr iV. P. Odom was called upon from Hi >osition at the head of the table am nade a fine, humurous talk on "th general cussedness of the situation.' \s he appeared to be finishing his re narks, which had caused much laugh ;er, he suddenly became serious am laid that at this goodfellowship bar iuet there was a man who had treal ;d him unfairly in business, who ha made remarks about him such as n arentleman would make. A pall fell over the assemblage a :his evident display of hail taste an more than one man looked in hi plate. After an embarrassing paus Mr. W. II. Porter, who occupied teat at the other end of tiie long t* tde, arose and challenged the speakei "I suppose you mean me," sai Mr. Porter, angrily. "Yes, I mean you," thundered bac Mr. Odom. "Well, I must say you've picked fine place to talk about it," shoijte VI v I ?~H .... thu? if fou say I am no gontlemai you're a liar." With that Mr. Odom reached ft his" hip pocket, hut Mr. Porter ha his artillery in his hand an<r fired tl first shot. The .writer must diKrei here ion# enough to emphasize tl fact that Mr. Odom was at one en of the long table and Mr. Porter i the other, with the entire asscmblaf between and H full range of bol pistols. That is, they were when the shoo ing began. ^ M?- Odom's revolver came in day .n a flu. h and barked out sevc ul times, Mr. Porter popping back Sim A lutiif Kla ttwo out. Several more shots belched o in the darkness. Then the lights came on. And, oh, how the scene had char ed! There at the head of the ta* smiling, and with smoking pistol hand, stood Mr. Odom and there the foot, rfmiling buck at him, stc Mr. Porter, both unharmed by < fusilade of blank cartridges that tl had fired at each other. But the merry banquetera! W1 of them? What of the innocent 1 tan dor? Gentle reader, there were no nocent bystanders! The bystanders simply did > stand 1 At the first shot each in the patli ithe paper wads ceased to be an oj mist or a pessimist, as the case mi (Continued on Last Fa**.) ; ROADS MEETING MONDAY I i ELEVEN O'CLOCK TIME SET FOR GATHERING AT THE COURT HOUSE . Chairman L. L. Parker Of The Grand Jury Calls His Committee To Be Present To Take Action Next Monday will be an important , day in the history of Chesterfield County. At 11 o'clock the good roads meeting will take place at the Court . House. Every citizen of the county is urged to be present, i Following is the official call for this meeting: To the people of Chesterfield Coun' ly; ' The next General Assembly meets the second Monday in January. Im' portant road legislation is likely to be ' enacted. Therefore, a good roads ' meeting for Chesterfield County is ! hereby called, to convene at the ' Court House at 11 o'clock, A. M., on the first Monday in January. Please let us have a large meeting composed of men from all parts of the county and let everyone bring his plans and 5 methods for securing good roads in I ~ 1 if- ' -t - urucr mat iney may present mem. 5 (Sinned), E. R. Knight, Supervisor. G. K. Laney, State Senator. ^ J. Clifton Rivers, Ci. W. Turner, ? Members House of Representatives. Below is printed a letter from Mr. L. L. Parker, Chairman of the Good Roads Committee of the Grand Jury, J in which he calls that committee to convene in conjunction with the numeral meeting: 1 At the September term of court the presiding judge appointed those ' members of the grand jury who hold ' over for the next court a committee ' to confer with the county officials and representatives in regard to improv" ing the roads of Chesterfield County, f The writer was made chairman of ' that committee, and 1 desire to an yiounce a meeting <rf~ttTat~co^'nfTe lit the court house the first Monday in - January at eleven o'clock. The plan is to evolve a law that will " suit all parts of the county, and citi1 zens of each section are therefore in* , vited to make suggestions or to be at the meeting and express their views. I Our representatives want to be advisII ed as to what kind of law is most suit' ed to our needs, and they can not " know unless our people express themselves. Any communication addressf ed to the writer at Pageland, or the ' Clerk of Court, or any to any membs er of the grand jury, will receive ' careful consideration, c L. L. Parker, Chairman of Committee i- BOX SUPPER AT il PARKER SCHOOL NO. 1 i- i . Editor Advertiser: d Please allow us a little space ? in your valuable paper. Our box supper on Monday night, was a great success. The number of boxes sold well IS bringing from $.75 to $15.00. e After the boxes were sold a bai *> of soap was given to the ugliest boj I. tLo... - TL..4 - ?: * ? mi'ic. i imi wus kivvii id nrrii'si r- Brock. (J A box of chocolate was given ti the girl receiving the highest numbei I of votes as prettiest girl in the au dience. This was won by Miss Pau? line Campbell, from Zoajr community In the cake walk the cake was wor II by Mr. iidd White, of Chesterfield and Miss Ola Hrock. The net proceeds for all amountet ,r to $113.40, This goes to improve ment around the school house, ic vVe wish to thank the people of oui ss community who were so nice to helj 10 us. White I to r-1 at I ut The WHITE AUTO COI ! r* \r nri . rv a uarage near i ne uepoi. Complete New Machiner ie? Methods Will Be Employed in at Making Perfect Repairs On A >od the No Books Will Be Kept, ' y ing To Customers And To T1 hnt Doubt As To The Advantages byYour Repair Work And We \ White , THINGS IN GENERAL According to a Paris newspaper re port Premier Clemenceau will resign j his office. There is widespread be- ? lief in that country that he will immediately be elected President oi France. According to testimony given at El Paso, Texas, before *he Senate .... Sub-Committee that is investigating , Mexican affairs, Lieutenants Cecil Connelly and Frederick Waterhouse, aviators who lost their lives some weeks ago after being forced to make a landing in lower California, were murdered. Albert Key, 16-year-old son of Commodore A. L. Key and nephew Mrs. Leonard Wood, was accidentally killed while hunting near Chatta. nooga. President Wilson was 63 years of I age last Monday. J A negro named Green was lynched | near Wilmington, N. C., last SaturI day for bhooting to death a white man, R. M. Brown. I A counterfeit of the $100 note of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta has been detected. The counterfeit was made by photographing a genuine note and pasting the two sides together with a few silk threads between. More than 3,000 emigrants are at Eliis Island, New York, awaiting to be admitted to the United States. The Federal authorities are making careful investigation of each case and ail undcrsirubles will be turned back. William M. Wood, president of the American Woolen Company has issued a statement in defense of the high prices charged for clothing, in which he places the blame on the purchaser. Mr. Wood claims the clothes made of the coarser grades of wool cannot be sold "and for this reason clothing has undergone such great advances in price. In other words the American people insist on paying high . ^ prices for high grade clothing. Jr General Wiliam Ruffin Cox, [ Confederate veteran, said to have been the last man to quit fighting at ^ Apomatox, is dead atgjxlwm)ri<I7at the age of 89^- ' railway machinists have served notice on Congress that they will strike if the Cummins bill is accepted by the house. They object to the stringent anti-strike clauses. Two hundred and eighty "plain drunks" appeared in the Atlanta police court tjie morning after Christmas. Plans for fifty new school houses to cost $25,000,000 and to seat approximately 65,000 pupils have been accepted by New York City. I)r. Sir Wiliam Osier, who stirred the world a few years ago when quoted as saying man passed his usefullies at the age of forty and should be chloroformed at sixty, is dead at Oxford, England, at the age of seventy. Dr. Osier, one of the world's most famous physicians was born in Canadu. In 1905 in Bultimore he made a speech in which he stated that man's best work was generally done before the age of forty and that men should be retired from busi-* , ness at the age of 60. A reporter sent this statement to read that a , nian should cease work at 40 and be S chloroformed at 60. Dr. Osier did not live up to the doctrines of that ' speech as he remained an Oxford ; professor to the day of his death. NOTICE TO TEACHERS A snpcial tonrher'K ovnminnUrt** - will be held in the School House In . Chesterfield on Saturday, January 10th, beginning at 10:00 sharp. All i teachers who are teaching withoijt ' , certificates will take notice and appear promptly for examination. All I persons who are interested in secur ing a place as teacher in the public schools will take notice and be on r hand for the examination. ) J. A. Knight, County Superintendent. ^Uto * dPANY la Now Located In The * ' * y la Being Inatalled And Modern By Highly Skilled Mechanic* In 11 Makes Of Cars And Truck*. wm rhereby Effecting A Decided Sav. I ie Company. If You Hsvs Any 1 Of The CASH SYSTEM. Bring Us I Vill Convince You. . . I I ? 1