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The Chesterfield Advertiser f Puul II. and Fred G. Hearn Editors PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY W Subscription Rates: $1.50 a Year; six months. 75 cents.?Invariably in advance. Entered as second-class matter at the postoffice at Chesterfield, South Carolina. WILL THEY ADOPT THE LEAGUE? That tho Democratis ndministrntii n is about to bo vindicated by Presitlont Harding and his Republican Senate, is looming up as one of tho political moves of tho near future. One of tho best informed Washington correspondents of the press states positivly this condition, as outlined by those who are competent to diagnose the political situation as to tho League. Tho nation is moving toward an acceptance of the Versailles treaty, in effect, and toward becoming a party to an association of nations, which will be to all intents and purposes a "league." That's the whole story in a nutshell. The decision of the Harding admir istration to send delegates to the allied council is said to be gall and wormwood to one faction of the Repuhlcan party and may result in a division of the party, or rather a widening of the division that already e\;s'; between the conservatives and the irreconeilables. the stand j>ai< am. the progressives. It may he devoutly wished that such a divison may take place. ? ? ??miam .\iien White, the able correspondent of the United Press says it is the plan of Secretary of State. Ilujrhes and Herbert Hoove;1, S"cri> tary of Commerce, to etet the United States into a league of nations. I'os sibly it will be an association of nations, possibly a world court. But. league or association or court, the irreconciiables believe that it would be the Wilson covenant minus article ten, plus express stipulations that America would not be responsible for the enforcemnt of the Versailles treaty. In order that no credit may he civen Wood row Wilson, and the Bernocratic party for the leajrue of nations proposition the Republican leaders are prepared to change the name of the league, upon the idea probably that "a rose by any other name would smell as sweet" as Billie Shakespears has it. Of course, it is very much of a "comedown" to admit that Wilson was ri.c'ht and they were wrone, but then they have jrot the offices and fcoied the people by proclaiming that the leaeue was the olfsprintr and a direct descendant of the devil. The ica^uc was not only Wilson's pet but' a bogy man to devour us, and ltepub-J licans and a few Democrats led by Senator Reed warned the people I against the awful fate that would be- ! fall the county if the said league' were permitted to run at large. Now that Wood row Wilson is cut. of the way they will adopt the child of his brain, dressing it in a suit of Republican garments and exhibit it to the world as their own precious <lai ling. To chang,. the metaphor and t?? paraphrase Mother (loose. Warren Harding sat in .n corner ' Hating Republican pie, ( He put in his thumb, l'ullcd out a league And said, "What a great boy am F." " j ADVERTISE "One of the most persistant advertisers in the history of success was Robinson Crusoe. He knew what' he wanted a ship?and he put up an ad for one. He tiling a shu t on i a po'c, at the top of his island; that, in the language of the sea, was plain to every sea-faring man. "'I he circulation was small?there was no other medium but Crusoe( kept at it, despite the fact that h?- i got no inquiries for a long time. He. changed his copy?as one garment , after another was frayed out and , in the end he got what he wanted. "Suppost. Crusoe had taken down that sigal after a time and declared i 'Advertising doesn't pav.' Where I would he and his story be now? "Put up your signal and keep i! j there. Crusoe advertised under very discouraging circumstances You've got a sure thing i is onlynecessary to have the patience, per sistence, and the pluck of Robinson! Crusoe?and the good ship 'IJotter | Business will soon tie up 'long-vie j your pier." Exchange. 666 cure?^a^oldjm^!<l^^^^^^40j MICKIE, THE PRINTE U GOUN. \F \ eoou 9 Noo "to PV\OKte \N \tevAS, \U?D G\r OUT *XVV ME\ v \ ouvteo sw ItittlliMfefeMMn&te*" ?? BUMM^klll | Hi I I CONCERNING CO-OPERATIVE MARKETING 6.The How and the Why of Pooling To an individual grower the pooling of his crop of cotton under the co-operative marketing plan means swapping the specific bales grown by him for proportional interests in much larger lots of cotton. The number of lots in which he owns interest will be determined by the number of Hifrnmni f - -* * iwiiuo vi grau?s ui col- I ton produced by him. For example, if I the growers belonging to the association produce ten thousand bales of good middling and one of the members, John Doe, produces one hundred bales of that ten thousand, then John Doe in pooling trades in his hundred bales and receives a one per cent, interest in the entire pool of ten thousand bales. The pools are made up of cotton belonging only to growers who are members of the association. Poolng gives each grower certain advantages which are explained below. Advantages of Pooling I. Pooling gives the grower the ad* vantage of accurate grading. J. Pooling gives the grower the adantages to be gained from sellinir cotton in large over-running lo's. The work of assembling in such lots is now done by middlemen, but the association would do it through pooling at cost, thus cutting out one or two middlemen. ). Pooling gives the grower the av- j erage price received for cotton, less j costs of operating the association. I This may be regarded by some as an advantage and by others as a disadvantage, depending on whether the particular grower fears that he will own cotton on the lowest market of the year or is confident that he will be able to pick the time of highest prices. It must be generally conceded, however, that growers cannot determine beforehand the best time to sell, and that by averaging the pru< a certain amount of gambling is taken out of the selling operaton. -1. Pooling makes it possible for growers to market their cotton in an orderly way over a longer period of time and thus saves the losses incurred | in dumping most of the crop in four months. 5. Pooling enables the growers to eliminate competition among themsc ives in the selling of the crop. This means that competition will be limited to the economical production of the crop and this is the only fair fic-id for competition among growers. W ithout pooling som<> irrowers. be. I cause of their individual circuml stances, will always sell cotton for less than it has cost them to produce | it. This is manifestly unfair to the I indu try as a whole, and growers have this for many years. Length of Pooling Period If a crop is nonperishable, is produce <1 only once a year, and is in fairly regular demand over a period of twelve months, the fair pooling period would he one entire season. Of course in lhe case of crops, such as ( truck, the value <-f which is fixed' i partly by their earliness, the pooling period should he made shorter,period-; :is hurt as one lay being used in some cases. The fairest pooling period ; for cotton would he one year. Any, shorter period would leave the field open for spec ulation, which in the j long run does not benefit the grower. When pooled cotton is put on the market it is sold with the single idea of benefitting the pool as a whole,* and no advantage can he granted to j one grower over another in the same pool. All pay a pro rate of the neccs-j sary expenses and all receive the same net price per pound for cotton in the same pool. The fact that a I grower may happen to be one af the directors would not give him any advantages which would not apply to every other grower in exactly the i same way. A farmers' co-operative asso-ia- I tion handling as much as 4fi0,000 ! t>a!es ??f cotton in South Carolina , would truly he a large enterprise, and the only plan that would be absolutely fair, si|U irc and above-board, with , no possibility <>f favoritism, would bo pooling, ('lcnisiin College. \ i Successful storage of pato'oes. I say.- tin IJuiv.iu of Markets, United 1 1 > t 1. Ucpartmcnt of Agriculture, is! . eoeadent on such factors a< the' quality of the tubers stored, the temperature at which they are neld. the loistur,. content o! th air. the size of the storage piles, and the exclusion f lii bt. '1 he proper temperature ranges from about .'Jo to 10 dc"Te? s K" I Cooperative marketing /produces e-uits not ey means of any magical power but by applying unit -d effort i,d good bus ne-s to ( million problems. This fact points to the impo-alive of observing carefully the requirements for success. R'S DEVIL 1 JGSY G\T \ ORAYOQ VANS i KA^NWS I COM\MklG.\Vs\Gi YO MSvGSY J K\S AOO\GV&e& ? GSV. x \WG S09PIN YY\ **/ V ^ 1 r~ "i - as lei . J f new \\jpacE< LUC 10 c Han then both 20 fc villi XlT f^/ \ShjLS (So i CREED To live as jjently as I can; To be, no matter where, a man; To take what comes of j^ood 01 ill And cling to faith and honor still; To do my best, and let that stand TU? ? " inu icturu ui my uram anti naml; And then, shall failure come to me , To work and hope for victory. To have no secret wherein I stoop unseen to shame or sin; To be the same when I'm alone As when my every deed is known; To live undaunted, unafraid Of any step that I have mane To be without pretense or sham Exactly what men think I am. To leave some simple mark behind That I have lived for men to find;, If enmity to aught I show To be an honest, generous fro; i i'o play my little part, nor whine That greater honors are not mire; This, I believe, is all 1 need For my philosophy and creed. ?Detroit Free Press. BUSINESS FACTS If we may be allowed to speak, we desire to state that we hold these truths to be self-evident: That honesty is not only the best, but the most profitable policy. That a business succeeds only as it serves. That no business can long exist j unless it performs some service either 1 better or more cheaply than anv oth-1 er agent. That retainging the business of old customer is more important than getting the business of a row cu > tomcr. That courtesy pays dividends regr larly and promptly. That a business which is operating without a knowledge of its costs is riding to ruin. That the best salesmen a business can have are its customers. That the greatest asset of i man ;.r; a business is the reputation fo: fair dealing. * That the good-will of the emp'oyed is just as desirable as the good-will of the trade. That all the advertising in the world will not create a permanent demand for an inferior product. That success in business is more often won by men who ari steady, conscientious pluggers thai: by the j brilliant on-again-otf-again boys. That common sense is the rarest commodity on the market. That the prizes in this world go 4o Lhose who are orderly, industrious, fair and temperate. WANTED?Twenty-five men of good character and habits, having high school education (college 'education better) to take a free course in the life insurance salesmanship at our Home OTicc. These men will! then he turned over to General j iruniroiiinjr territory in which they live, both the company and the general agent helping 'hem ;<et started in a profession that pays,' that is growing, and that requires no capital. A great opportunity for men t\venty-(iv> to forty-five years old. Address C. VV. Kstes, Superintendent of Agents, Southeastern Life Insurance Company, Green vi'le, S. C. E-!t By Charles Su Wruem Nfwipjpf GOT TO SAN <=>OKAETVWAG^) ( -1 ' VAOVX> *TU' WATEREST OE I SO UNS MA M>\)EttTtSE?-] ) ' M3P\e.MCErNOO XEA.V. '9.WV* J ^ i I i?- ?~r a size] 1 tage/J fky | :ske igarettes for 10 cts dyand convenient; try i. Dealers now carry sizes: 10 for 10 cts; >r 20 cts. s Toasted CROSSING THF. HOT SANDS President Harding answer * in the affirmative when anypne wa*>ts to know: "Are you a Mason?" In fact he frequently works at it until "the wee snia' hours." That put him in exact tune with Washington throngs during the convention of the National League of Masonic Clubs, and it gave him another opportunity to strike upon the chord; of "fraternalism" in an appeal to his countrymen to get back to a pre-war basis. Having crossed the "hot sands" with the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, the Nation's Chief i Executive reminded these flocks of j befeized and jovial visitors that there j was a real purpose in life before! them; and he directed their attention seriously to the problems confronting the country. "There are plenty of people in this country who are willing to help the President," ho said, "but most of them are desirous of helping in their own way." Great organizatons of men, he reminded, them, are capable of acting together j in the accomplishment of great purposes. The Masons scratched their heads, became serious for a moment and promised themselves "to think about it." and then they planned trips to the Capitol to see the wheels of Congress go round; or they hunted up the time schedules of Mount Vernon trains and boats in o*"der that they might lay an invisible sprig of acaia at the tomb of their early Worshipful Master, George Washington. The National Capitol has many great conventions, but this one will likely rank with ihe foremost of the year. OATH TAKEN BY YOUNG MEN OF ATHENS "We will never bring disgrace to this, our city, by any act of dishonesty or cowardice. We will fight for the ideals and sacred things of the city, both alone and with many. We will revere and obey the city s laws and we will do our best to incite a like reverence and respect in those above us who are prone to annul them or set them at naught. W$ will strive unceasingly to quicken the public's sense of civic duty. Thus, in all these ways, we will transmit this city, not only not less, but greater, better and more beautiful than it was transmitted to u kzehajp Money back without question A If HUNT'S OUARANTBKD SKIN DISRASK KKMRD1ES (L. tjll (Hunt's Salve oml Sn.ijn.tail in f Iff, ~rf'l the treatment ofltch, Kcjemn, J J I Rinttworm.Tetterorotheriteh- f jMi / I ing akin diseases. Try thic * ' treatment at our rltk. D. H. LANEY, Druggist 66S cures Biliousness. 40 m e r m ff bond if We use it vtfieim /printing! % GOOD JOBS M Xk Give Us /J ^^Youi'S^X ffliror r? r Un?m W REASON SOKAfc FOUK^ G6T <= AXTEvmOU vPOVjV\D ~TVV OPF\CE \K\ *tVtf P/XPER. VS EECOZ. tUEV AJLV tREtvrr U? RAG. VAT, -TH&SS \W ?T If Ttvere^ \ \ AuyUlU^ "VcrU, | J "^lont > J f l$ / \^tw&Kti$y J To My Customer sj^na Friends 1 You will find me in my ware house back of the ohi Swinnie 1 house% Bring me your cotton and seed. I will pay you the high- ] est market price for same, and will sell you bagging and ties.:' floi:r aod nofa oml al?/\nn ^ ,J 1 * " v?vo qiiu o?uca, auuaeii'jiu ana sucn otner gooas as 1 will have room to carry until I can build my new store. I will sell . tnem cheap as any one. Don't expect to carry very much on these declining prices, so as to be able to give you best prices all the time. No war prices will hold, and you may expect them to decline. John T. Hurst i 9he Steeples' iBank i OF CHESTERFIELD Will Appreciate Your Business. Total Resources Over | $200,000.00 Our customers and friends helped us to do this. When in i i need of accommodation or you have money to deposit, come I | . to ... n ?J t *1 ? 1 '? ' ' 1 I remedies nave ceased to work Is Life Insurance \l Chesterfield Loan & Ins. Co. I' D. H. DOUGLASS, President C. C. DOUGLASS, Sec'y & Mgr. ; i W. J. DOUGLASS, Vice- Pres. GEO. W. EDDINS, Treasurer. ALSO FIRE, ACCIDENT, HEALTH, HAIL, LIVE STOCK ft . INSURANCE We Buy end Sell Real Fttat* -Money Loaned . Print Shop Talk y ^ /v, Vs>**N fo oe.T A. UAXS y% ( to OOWte A p-evw OAtS \ |B I ^* y///J/ NOOfc SOfcSCfcNP'ttOVi \S 0V3E AUO j^M -mw//M> 1 ^.EMEINW IT, VJOUCAiT \WANX\UCt "tO J I ^>eSE 11 v*=^ ? J -_: < fej < i iiitfMrlii^i . fi i? ~~~ ... vAuaiuiitctu uu[|[iar pruui tnu ure proor UTfl. \ Let as show you this wonder. A cordial welcome awaits you R. B. I.ANEY, President G. K. LANEY, V.-President CHAS. P. MANGUM, J. A. CAMPBELL, Cashier Assist. Cashier rr^ nil $$ank cf Chesterfield # ! The Oldest, Largest and Strongest Bank in Chesterfield, S. C. 4 Per Cent. Paid on Saving* Deposits. $1.00 Start* An Account * See U* | C. C. Douglass, Cashier R. E. Rivers, President. D. L. Smith, Assist. Cashier M. J. Hough, Vice-President. D. H. Douglass Assist. Cashier j "" A VALUABLE ASSET One of the most valuable assets of this bank?an asset that cannot be estimated in dollars and cents but which is most important in enabling us to understand the banking needs of the peopie of Litis tOnimUmty and tc furnish them absolute recurity and satisfactory service?is the continuous sue- i cess which this institution has enjoyed. We wiil appreciate an opportunity of placing our facilities at your disposal. TlJtT C AOTV/iroo n a A11JU t A1V1V1JC.AO DA1>1W RUBY, SOUTH CAROLINA l\ H. BURCH, R. M. NEWSOM M. L. RALEY, President. V.-President Cashier. SPER CENT ON THE BANK OF SAVINGS COURTEOUS SERVICI | The Best I Family Remedy || Because ft works when all other NORTH CAROLINA'S SOLUTION Whenever h difficulty is -to be oversome or problem solved, it is well to see what others have done under similar circumstances. North Carolina has recently revised her whole tax system, and in so doing faced most "1 the obstacles which now confront South Carolina. al. rr-i 24.. mjjr l cv|ui-9v Ui U1C UIllYtTJIlJi Weekly News, Mr. A. H. Seats, formerly o/ South Carolina, now of Raleigh, N. C., has sketched the essentials of the North Carolina plan. A couple of years ago North Carolina decided that the property in that State should go on the tax books at its true value. Like th^ rest of the Southern States valuable farm lands were returned at about dne-tenth their value and the same applied to personal property. There was in operation in North Carolina about the same tax machinery as there is in South Carolina. Property was returned to the county auditor, passed on by the county assessors and finally fixed by the board of equalization. There was a gntlemen's agreement that no property should be returned at more than fifty per cent, of its value, despite the law and constitution, but the average was far below that figure. In North Carolina th? law was changed in many respects, the idea being to remove the tax-fixing board as far from direct voting influence as possible. It has been practically successful, but the values placed on farm lands has raised an awful howl and the last General Assembly backed water a little, providing for a reduction to be made by the various county boards where it was thought that values were too high, and were in line with the inflatedi price of everything else eithteen months ago. North Carolina's idea is an excel lent one, however, something like the headline William Banks placed over an article on perpetual motion: "A Good Thing If It Works." Briefly the taxing of all the property in the State is in the hands of a board consisting of a Commissioner of Revenue, the chairman of the Corporation Commission and the Attorney General. There is no State levy on real estate. The expenses of the State and all of the educational, charitable and penal institutons under State control are met by an income tax, inheritance tax, a license tax on corporations and a franchise tax. These taxes bring in enough income to meet al: expenses of the State government. This board; however, passes on all real estate and personal property returns as made in the various towns, cities and counties and as these units levy real and personal taxes one can readily see why a howl went up when the assessment was boosted. The law provides that in the month of May there shall be appointed in each county a number of tax lister* ...L. -1- _ *1 li-i. " - wiiu snau nst au real and personal property. The tax lister snaii in eacn case consider each piece of property, its location, condition of the soil, etc., and thc oath signed by the taxpayer cevtain'v goes into details. The returns then go before a county board and finally reach the State board of review. There is provsiion for appeal should they think assessment too high and provision for punishment for evading or violating any section of the tax law. The feature ?f the entire law, however, is that section which gives the State board power over the various local boards and provides for general supervision of all acts by the local boards. This section, if properly carried out and the returns checked closely, nullifies any influence corporations or individuals might use on local boards in an endeavor to evade or lighten an assessment. This i& the drawback in the proper enforcement of the tax laws in South Carolina at present. Those responsible for representing the law in North Carolina hold that if the idea is carried out honestly and fearlessly taxes will be lower in every county, town and city, that the income from taxes will be greater, and that there will be no inequalities. And that is true. A. H. Seats. GASOLINE SYSTEMS Uil Tanks and Pumps, Air Compressors, Computing Scales Floor Scales, Show Cases, Account Registers, Rebuilt Cash Registers, Safes, Store Fixtures. HAMILTON SALES CO. Columbia. S. C. IMPORTANT NEWS FROM PARIS Stop the press. Here is news from Paris, hot from the cable. Can you imagine what it is? Listen. Damo fashion decrees that skirts must be worn longer, not in point of time, but longer in length. Full skirts with an uneven hem extending to the ank? shoe tops. A preacher once told his lady members that they got their fashions from New York, that New Vork got the fashions from Paris and that Paris got them from the devil. 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