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% ?b* (SJjcsfcrflelfo ^tttjertisef I VOL. 39?NO 8 ^ CHESTERFIELD, S. C., THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 17. H>21 - - - - - "~ THE TRUTH ABOUT THE COTTON SITUATIO Declaring that the time has con when the truth regarding the cotto situation must be driven home to e\ ery farmer in the state, the Sout Carolina Division of the America Cotton Association has issued a slatt ment appealing to every orgnnizatio in South Carolina to assist it. Statistics are given which tend t show that on the first of .next August before a bale of the 1921 crop i picked, there will be on hand a sui plus of over 9,000,000 bales, or "aj jnost a one-third crop. It is declare' that the planting of anything: like normal acreage in cotton this yea will be a simple suicidal business poli cy, not alone for farmers but for ev ery business interest in the South. Fo this reason, it. is declared that t'n business and professional men shouli be active in the movement to secur acreage reduction. "The gravity of the situation con fronting the South as regards th< planting of another cotton crop iin< the apprehension on our part tha there are thousands#of people in ou state who do not comprehnd just wha we are up against impels us to issu< this appeal to the farmers, businea: and professional men of South Caro lina," says the statement issued b} the South Carolina Division of thi American Cotton Association. "Wj feel that it ia our duty to place tin facts squarely before them, as startl ing as they are, in order that ever} organized agency in the stale maj DR. L. H. TROTT1, Dental Surgeon Chesterfield, S. C. Office on second floor in Rosi Budding. FOR SALE?High Grade Ammoniat ed Fertilizers for cotton, corn, to bacco, etc. Also, Fish Scrap, Blood Tankage, Foreign Kainit, etc. Write us for prices, advising tonnage yot want. DAWHOO FERTILIZER CO., Box 608, Charleston, S. C. 6t-10 CABBAGE PLANTS?Offer millior good, strong Wakefield cabbage plunts, ready for shipment Januarj fifteenth, $1.75 per thousand, foui thou -sand and over $1.50 per thousand, shipping point. Now is thr time to set plants for early cabbage. G. J. Derrick, 8tp Lancaster, S. C Rub-My-Tiam curea bruites, cuts burnt, tore*, tetter, etc. ? Harv( Bran* During the pas charges have be j this Company has adop in order to compel th Such a policy has nev< Ordinarily we ign< company, no matter h< criticism. The facts a repair service and has we can truthfully say ^ goods are sold is equal j We call attentic * something new ai were really an outi associations in coi servation mea9uri "National Repair The farmer nee machines can be would be foolish i I his old machines making his decisii assurance that a Company. Today, our rep cent greater than million pounds c k day in the year, 1 insurance for the ^ In every Intern parts first and ev< of new machines At every one o orders are filled a I where with an at render every assis This service whfcfr have purchased its ir and is the foundation ? ? < ? fi We leel it is due | that we give the wid | maintained and impr I Intern I CMtCi | join with us in our efforts to see to i jq that no farmer in South Caroltn plants over one-third of his cultivate land in aotton this year. To do other 10 wise will be to invite disaster and fi n naneial bankruptcy. "One of the most alarming fea ^ tures of the present situation is tha n therc are so many who contend tha they cant.pt meet the requiremnls o n the association, that they plant onl; one-third of their land in cotto'i. The] ov-v;... .i./i, w t.iop to consider that i would perhaps be better that thej ls plant no cotton at all than to plant i' and be forced to sell next fall at f price far below the cost of production a which we believe will surely have tc a do if over a one-halp crop is raiser r this year. To those who still have theii last year's crop on hand we ,woult say that present indications are thai r they would profit by not planting i L* bale because a half-crop this ycai ' would mean that they would get mor? c for their last year's crop than thoj would get for last year's crop and the " year's crop combined if over a half l* crop is planted this year. "Now, what are the facts aboui the cotton situation? Here they are ^ and we hope every farmer in Sou l Carolina, white and colored, who car read, will read them and. th?L sou!..' body will read them to every one thai cannot ijcud; "On August 1, 1920, there was r L -urplus of American coton on hand, according to Hester, of G,080,001 ? bales. "The ten-year average amount of . American coton on hand August 1, if ' 1,200,000 bales. "It is thus seen that the surplus on hand on last. August 1, was almost six times larger than the average on hand at that time. "The probable amount of surplus ' otton on hand on August 1, 1021, is ' estimated by those who are in Rood " position to know, at over 0,000,000 ? bales, or almost a one-year crop. ? "The" greatest consumption of 1 ery American Cotton ever known in one year was 15,000,000 bales. Tenyear average of consumption of Am erican cotton prior to the great war , was 13,000,000 hales. With so many , of the foreign mills shut down you . may figure for yourself as to how . much wil be consumed this year. ,1 "The American crop of 13.000,, 000 bales this year indicates a world . I supply of all kinds of cotton, includJ American, of 29,000,000 bales. "The world carry-over, including American cotton ,may reach a total of 13,000,000 bales. ^ "The world during the first present ister Cot ds Story J t month, reports have come to us t! en made, sometimes directly and sc )ted a policy of refusing to supply rep; e purchase of new ones. This statt jr been considered by this Company 3re such reports, because we have dw fair and high principled, is subj< re this Company has always recogi 1 used every effort to make IHC sen that the repair service furnished u if not superior to that furnished 01 in to the fact that machinery "Fix-up Wet id originated by the farmers in 1921, as growth of the movement started by manu incction with the Council of JvJational I e. Perhaps no other agency has done s Wee ks" as this Company, ds machines which will be efficient and c repaired so as to render efficient and ec to purchase new ones. Whether the farm< or buys new ones is a question for him Dn, we give to every farmer who owns an full stock of repair parts will always I air stocks on the territory available for tl ever before at this time of the year. An >f repairs are shipped from IHC factorii Thirty million dollars' worth of repair pa I t. _ t 1 .1 larmer wnen ne neeas tnis service, ational Harvester Works manufacturing ;n when furnishing them has meant cutt for which we had orders, repairs have ;il f our 91 branch houses trained men are o ind shipped promptly. Thousands of de wortment of repairs in stock are always >tance. t this Company has rendered throuf lachines has been a matter of grea of the cordial good-will existing bet' the Company and those who have est publicity to the fact that this s oved, and that any chargdfc to the cc ational Harvester < OF AMERICA \QO >IUUI? II " 11 1 1 t year is not likely to consume more 11 than 15,000,000 bales. "These are the facts. The figures j_ are startling but we believe they are | correct. They were prepared by the - Cotton Acreage Reduction Committee t at Memphis, Tenn., appointed by the t great convention of bankers, farmers 1 and merchants held at Memphis. This V committee consulted with the best f posted cotton men in the world. "There is one point we desire to ' stress regarding the pledges. They do not require a farmer to cut his acre1 age 50 per cent. They merely require ' that he plant only one-third of his i cultivated land in cotton. If he has not been planting over one-third the r pledge does not affect him at all. Nevertheless we desire every farmer, whether the pledge affects him or not, 1 to sign the pledge because we des're 1 to announce that a definite number! i l c f ut farmers have signed. This announcement followed by a similar animuncement from each of the other < 'il?. a states will . how the world that the South is in earnest thi ? time ami t v d havp n .'Ov-d effect or the mar kct. "The situation is so serious that ' \vr appeal to every farmer, every merchant, every banker, every professlon' al man; to every newspaper, every ! b.-r of commerce ind state-wide , 1 organizations to join in the fight. We ' believe that the other states are going j io reduce. Reports indicate that they ! certainly will. Whether they do or , not, South Carolina should. If we ro! duce and they do not, we will have 110 | cause for regret?indeed we would , i then have to congratulate ourselves. , But they are going to reduce and keep ( faith with us." i; MASONIC. NOTICC UOMPANY USA WHO WILL BE QUE] Who will he our queen? Is the ques tion uppermost in the minds of man} just now. Whom do you think is the pretties and most popular young lady in Ches terfield County? She is to be seleet<*c by popular vote and seflt to Columbfc to represent our county. She will b? a candidate for the honor of Queer of Palmafesta. Who will it be? It will be the young lady with the most loyal and industribus friends. Only one ballot is necessary for a nomination. The following are already nonfinat ed in the county contest, and nominations will not be closed until the close of the contest. From Chesterfield, Miss Mary Belle Welsh, Miss Sallie Berry Douglass. From Cheraw, Miss Viola Sanborn, From McBce, Miss Mattie Coward. From Jefferson, Miss Myrtis Welsh From Pageland, Miss Lucile Mungo, From Mt. Croghan, Miss Lucy Henel rix. From Ruby, Miss Maude Campbell. Who ever is chosen Queen of Palmafesta will be a queen i<n fact because she will be chosen from among Regular communication of Chester- ' field Lodge No. 220 A. F. M.t wiil he | held Friday evening, February 18th, I at 7 :J>0 o'clock. By order of B. F. Teal, W. M. WANTED?25 Cedar Posts 8 feet long, 4 inches at top end. Name best delivered prices. | I C. II. White, Chesterfield. LOST?Last Sunday on Main street; a Lady Knight pin. Finder return to ' Lizzie Gill and receive reward ltp | FCR SALE?cheap one new Witte ' < Kerosene stationary engine com- , pletc with preheater, magneto and pulley, traded in on tractor. Cheraw Motor Sales Co., .it-10 Cheraw, S. C. ] ? < npany 11 False hat at farmers' meetings I i imetimes indirectly, that I 1 air parts for old machines ;ment is absolutely false. H f nor suggested to it. I , 1 learned that any large 1 1 ect at all times to unjust ^ lized the importance of nee the best. We believe 'herever this Company's H , i any manufactured line. 'ks,n instead of being some seem to think, facturers and dealers* defense as a war conio much to promote ?conomical. If his'old onomical service, he h ;r utilizes and repairs In to determine. But in y IHC machines the >e provided by this tj rte farmers are 21 per average of a quarter ? es for every working irts are now ready, as orders call for repair A ingdown production ways had preference. m duty to see that all >alers scattered everyready and willing to ;h the years to those who t pride to the Company, ween it and its customers. purchased its machines ervice of repairs will be mtrary are untrue. fl ent, to build necssary roads and bridges, and to facilitate her economic progress and the march o<" civilizatior by her many activities. The writer n mindful of th,. fact that the average expenditure per capita for State pur poses for the forty-eight States in th< Union is live dollars, and that Soutl: Carolina is near the bottom of th<, list with an expenditure of two dollar, and fifty cents per capita for State purposes, but in the face of these facts he ventures the prediction thai within ten years there will be no levj on property for State purposes ii South Carolina, or, if this does no! happen, that there will be no levy 011 tea! property for State purposes it South Carolina. If this could be ical i7ed, it is readily seen that it wouh .nahe no difference If land in differ out counties was uncqualy assessc. in value, because such assessment would only a (Feet local levies; and th< problem would be reduced to the lo cality for fair adjustments of the as sessment. But the problem is how t( raise the revenue for State purposes aind the only fair theory on which t< proceed is to pret the revenue fron sources able to pay, and especially from those sources which do not con tribute their share in supporting th< local burden. Our present tax system is inade quate, obsolete, burdensome, unfaii and unjust, and is a barrier in the way of progress in this State. Proper re form can not be made until our pres ent constitution is amended, and tha . EN OF PALMAFESTA? ing the big week a general election will / be held to choose the nnw?n f.-mv. I amoni; the many attractive candi-! t dates, and this election promises to be 1 - a most interesting affair for every-' 1 body in South Carolina. A photoi graphic supplemnt containing the pic> tures of all the county delegates will | j be published in the newspapers of Columbia, and ballots will be issued the general public, by means of which ev-J cry body will be given an opportunity ; to express their choice for queen. The queen's grand prize will be a complete i outfit of wearing apparel of her own selection to be furnished by thu vari-" ous specialty stores in Columbia. The ' value of the grand prize has been set s high enough to makc it well worth .?n..v->i?e "i me most attractive and popular younjt women in the State, i>en from each county, except Richard, who will assemble in Columbia [lurinjr the week of March 27 to April 1, as special honor quests of Columbia and the Palmafesta association. Durj VOTING i Queen of 1 | "PALMAFESTA" ! The Chesterfield Advertiser: | My choice for Queen of Palmafes ? I Name | Address , I I This coupon counts 1 vote. When ac | to The Advertiser it counts 100 re DOINGS AT THE CAPITAL February 12, 1921. Editor Chesterfield Advertiser, Chesterfield, S. C. Dear sir: Subject to it's approval by the governor, the time for the payment of axes has been extended with the following penalties to wit: January, one jer cent; February, two per cent, \f 1- H ? * .. .. ii, mree per cent, April three [>er cent, May, seven per cent. Executions are to be put into the hands the Sheriff after May loth. The ibove penalties are not to be cumulative. The House was in session after midnight several nights during the past week. We have expedited much business as our rules, unlike the Senate, allow us to stop debate and get a quick vote on matters. We may bt? in session two more weeks as the Senate takes up the appropriation bill iicai wt-cK, itrm men mere win do several <lays for fiee conferences between the House and Senate. The Legislature has sofhe of it's most important legislation yet before it. I refer to th^ tremendous problem :?f raising revenue to carry on the important duty of the State to educate her children, to protect life and property, to eart. for her weak and inditf , competing for. }, Traveling expenses, hotel hills and -entertainment for the county dele-f grates will be borne by the Palnwfesta n association and the young ladies will , be chaperoned by leading society folk ' of Columbia, including the wives of ** state house officials. During the big " week moving pictures of the Queen ) and her entire court will be taken and w sent over the country by one of tin bi leading film sendees. tl Voting eounons will be- printed ird< each issue of this newspaper up tot< and including the issue of March 10,w at which time the votes will be count-H ed and announcemnt of the winner" made. There, will be no restrictions 11 upon the number of votes each person may cast. Every coupon clipped from 1 this newspaper is good for one vote, and a yearly subscription will count 100 votes. n COUPON jj, 5almafesta j? In | 111 * i? ita is: ! ! ' conipanied with a yearly subscription J f " question can not get before the people until 1922, and after that the Legislature has to ratify the peoples' action. In the meantime the Legislature has before it for consideration next week sevral measures looking to reform,but in some of these reforms it will be impossible to put them in operation for a year, and too, the measures have not passed the House and Senate, and some of them may have | such dangerous provisons that thev will nut pass. Ther is proposed an inheritance tax on sifts, devises and legacies j an income tax in the form of a license tax on business; and a consumption tax collected as it conies into the State on petroleum products and soda fountain juices, etc. In theory the inheritance and income taxes are proper, though of course J with liberal exemptions and with the j rate graduated higher on great ! wealth. The consumption lax, like! the tariff, which has- so long been sup- j ported by the Republicans and fought 1 by the Democrats, is a tax which is j eventually borne and paid by the people. Hut inasmuch as our tax sys- ! tern has broken down and is universal- ; ly condenvned, and inasmuch as we ' can not properly reform it until sev-j eral years have elapsed, it may ! "; ' feasible to tax several articles of luxury so as to in some measure relieve the burden until the people have spok on on what is proposed for the future. Four measures proposed by the 1 American Cotton Association are before the General Assembly. They are 5 measures of ^reat importance and will receive attention next week. Respect fully yours, L. C. Wainnamaker, Member House of Representatives 1 AUDITOR'S NOTICE i The Auditor's Office will be open i personal property, now buildings, - for the assessment of all classes of i tianrfcrs of real estate, poll, road . and dot? tax, frodi Jaauaiy 1 st to | ! ebruary the 20th, ! 0! i. t All ablebodied men between the j ajfes of 21 ami 00 are required to re turn and pay a poll tax of $1.00 and . those between the ?j?os of 21 and 5."> >! years are required to return and pay ,1 a commutation road tax. > The law requires a penalty of .r?0 ? per cent, on all property not returned f for taxation on or before the 20th . day of February, 1021. . T. W. EDDINS, County Auditor. I : PALMAFESTA Palmetto State Festival t Columbia, March 28 to April 2. MRS. MARY JANE CROSS Mrs. Mary Jane Cross died at Patrick at her son's, Mr. M. E. Cross on Saturday, February 12, after only a lew days illness, having had pneumonia only a few days. She came on last Sunday to visit her son and had been as well as usual. She is the widow of Mr. W. F. Cross, who preceded her to the grave six years ago. Leaving to mourn her loss, are two children, Mr. V\ . F. Cross of Patrick and Mrs. Fannie McLain, of near Chesterfield and a host of other relatives and grand children. The interment took place February 1.'), at Bethesda Methodist Church, services being conducted by the Rev. ' W. S. Myers, of Patrick. veil snou t nig. i < < nope jr?iu i< a goiiu hot." Cavendish smiled. "1 have had some experience," h" 1 him. "Then.'* the girl added. "'you had otter take the revolver." "All right lie ii; I'll go fir-it, si; il yoft ' ollow us close sis posyjhle. There HU.itli't lie li;e slightest sound inside." j ("avei dish 11; i'll -1 his head esutt intls- ' ' y through the ih mi", th<? rgvnlvet ' T11 > 1 n 1 11 l:'s i i; 11 ?I ; Miss 1 !. >l|n\;i II ' 1 tn:,rr! ? te k vji her i.< vm-s sieaily. j mi" hen ih.- .:i <m' hi s eiii'r.isuiioii i* earfui of heiug alone. I ho passage ' ry v sis ilsir', . ,.i f.,r tlis little D.rs of ligh st: earning out through te slits in the shine a >ove the eell uors. These. :;:i \ e>, were sutlieicnt ! i convince <\i tlust no guards ' ere ill the il sit; -vlissle neighborhood. . e felt the g. '| i , He skirl's lingers on j is eosit, llllll le.ieiiru hsiek to eiasl- her I nnd. "All elesir," he whispered. "jlurry, i ml let's yet thi-, door rloseil." They advsmeeil she tv, keeping osel.v ngsiiust ; e wall, stnil testing , te Moor erutiotgly hef.ire venturing step. A few yards plunged them ' ito total darkn s, sitnl, although aveudisli hsul lie -it conducted along lere a prisoner, lie retained sinall eolleetins; of the in.litre of the pas- . ige. Their progress was low hut silent, 1 ither ventiu:'ig o exchange sneeeh, : at w'itli esit's anxiously strained to iteli tile lesist sound. Stella was uiseiiuis of the ii.iiil hesitiug of her e A Few Words i?\ ? * *? From Mr. Mor| Talking about one thing not me. I am talking Cheaper Pr . that thintf. 1 have with me Mr. Fred do your work at the right price I will be ready to start u few days. 1 have employed a g work cheaper than you can gc horses and mules, fix your w; and all other work. I guaranlt I also will give you mart and eggs, corn and peas, and ; Will some of you. who o and her children something, a? her some at once. Watch the Forks-of-the-i c. I? : R D> I 0 i1 13 JrCiL lS? ADMIRATION <l\ coe in any cc And when you'r< supreme comforl extra-long specia suspension compl pleasure of moto: Wafts $ 1 n a orr 4 II r/tUDLALlI 11 ITlcadi 1[LIG* T ? ^ Si.r>0 A YEAR IN ADVANCE STORE OF K. C. JOHNSON ENTERED AND ROBBED Mr. and Mrs. Davis Perluns, Rod Johnson and Alfred Johnson, Jr., are lodged in the county jail, charged with house-breaking and larcency. They are charged with having ent el i'il J.n.l I ? " " . u me siui v ut iur. a. ( Johnson on the W. & A. Highway about two miles from Middendorf. The store was entered twice, once on Monday night of January 31st, and otn the following Saturday night. At least | a one-horse wagon load of goods are [said to have been removed. The first clue to the probablc guilty parties was the buggy track of a rubber-tire buggy leading from the store to the home of the only owner of such a buggy in that community, Mr. Da\:> Perkins. In this home were found many articles that were identified by Mr. Johnson as among those missing. I Some of the other articles, such as ,shirts, shoes, pants and suspenders, Ivor,, identified as they were being openly worn by the two Johnsons now Jin jail. sr.! JOl'N P. r.URGANUS For Subscriptions To fta'". Da'ly, Sunday or Weekly r ! ' a lb curd, Daily, evemr n y, "I' '1 hrirc-a-Week. . h ' i "s e Farmer, i i ' i a-li'-s' Home Journal. f ti'ri iv I! ening Post. T t r ry tie tleman. t : i n 1 i.l) ADVERTISER. S: 1 i; when a subscription to 1 i Ad i- r is included. FOR RENT ?good,2-horse farm,good conditio:.; a share-crop with good n.an who can f irnish stock and lir.aree himself. P. C. Mclarurin, Cheraw, S. C. PALMAFESTA Palmetto State Festival Columbia, March 28 to April 2. >an and doing another?that is ices on work and am doing White, who will be glad to P my black smith shop in a ood smith, who will do your it in town. Will shoe your tgon wheels, buggy wheels so his work. cot prices for your chickens .mything to eat. we. ]>lease bring the widow , she needs it. So Please help *oad grow. G. MORGAN it] GSr r greets the Bris>mpanv. ^ in the car, the t afforded by the 1 Briscoe spring etes the unalloved ring. Slakeney I), S.C.I <*"> Efc Or [ (Cf IZiQK ' J A ""