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The ChesterheW Advertiser " s, Paul H. and Pred G. Hearn ? Editor* a PUBLISHED EVERY THUR8BAY h te. n Subscription Rates: $1.50 a Year; six months. 75 cents.?Invariably in advance. n . a Entered as second-class matter at the c< postofflce at Chesterfield. South p Carolina. is BOND ELECTION NO. 2 P BorjjL-^^ction No. 2 for Chester- c ^^fftdfor waterworks and sewerage is ^ near at hand. The situation has not 3 changed since April 5th when Ches- , terfield voted 96 to 42 in favor of t this all important civic improvement. No new arguments have been nd- > vanced against it and there is nothing new to say for it, but since the opposition to the issue presented its case before the people in so effective and j forceful manner, it may be well to review the question from the other angle. Whether or not running water in the home is regarded as a necessity or a luxury depends altogether upon 1 the point of view of the individual ' and no amount of arguing will change " s that opinion. Many people regard a daily bath the year round as a ne- ^ cessity?and in the summer time! : And anyone who has ever tried to ? bathe in a thimble-full of water ' does not need to be told that it is impossible. Cleanliness to some people is not only next to Godliness, but t comes long, long before that attri- i bute can be approached. To many ; people, then, a bathtub is not a lux- v ury, but a necessity. Water is also a necesasry in the kitchen to those who 1 have a fair regard for those who labor * there. It is necessary if this town is to t remain on the map! c During the past five years this t town has lost $500,000.00 in fires? < gone up in smoke. No business man i is silly enough to say the insurance t companies lost that or any part of it. The day the insurance people decide Chesterfield is a losing proposition, that day will insurance become impossible here. Who is losing this half-million dollars, at the rate of one hundred thousand a year? It is the insurance-carrying people of Chesterfield?tax payers?who are making good on their premiums, now outrageously high, this awful property destruction.During all this time only one fire had progressed so far before discovery as to have been beyond immediate control of a fire bo?e Chesterfield is a good town, but the best town on the face of the earth can not .long survive such wanton waste. We have the same exaggera- , tion as to the probable tax levy that we had before. When it comes to estimating the levy and its practical application there is no one better able to arrive at a correct conclusion than our competent treasurer, Mr. J. A. Welsh. Here is what he had to say about il last March: "We have $288,000 worth of property on the tax books and a 10 mill levy will raise $5,472. The interest on the bonds will be $4,500 and a sinking fund of $895 a year will retire the bonds. Therefore, we will have to raise $5,395 each year for 30 years in order to retire the bonds. We pay each year in insurance abouc $30,000 and it has been estimated that we would save 15 per cent, on this amount which would be $1,500. So you can see after all our expense each year would only be $895 and T know we can afford this." It will be remembered that Mr. Welsh's insurance figures were very conservative. Mr. George Eddins, of the Chesterfield Loan &. Insurance Co., says. The insurance property in Chesterfield is nearly $3,000,000, but to be conservative he places the figures at $2,000,000. The rate is illifivo 9. ni>)' Knf ? ? 2 per cent., this making th^ insurance bill of the town above $40,000.00. Thus from Mr. Eddins we learn that the reduction in insurace instead of $4,000.00, as Mr. Welsh figures will j be more than $(>,000 00. So if we take Mr. Welsh's tax estimate?in which matter ha is an expert? and Mr. Eddins insurance figures?in which matter he is an expert?the tax for the system cannot hurt the town very badly. And if fire is allowed to continue to run rampant and unchecked how j long will we continue to have any ' town at all? Waterworks seem like a luxury to some of us, but we believe that, a large majority of the people of Chesterfield will still see it in the light as an al>?olute necessity?necessary to health and comfort and necessary for the continuance and development of Chesterfield. A great deal of the present hard times exists in the minds of those who are howling. Our banks have five times the deposits thev had in pre-war days. When voting for waterworks and sewerage is likened to buying a fine car, it should he remembered that the tax alone on a $2,000.00 car is greater than wi.l be the town tax to the tve.tgc citizen. Then there is the initial cost and the up-keep of the car. Really, we fail to see the comparison. With a few exceptions our businesa houses sre solvent and will con- ' ?? HI I I I 1 II ! nue in business indefinitely. A ma>rity of eur ^farmers are in good xape and are independent. Some owe toney; a few owe more than they an pay, but thia has been so in the istory of the world from the begining and will ever be so. This country is sound at the core; lis town is all right. The country is ot going to the dogs neither are we II going broke. To compare present onditions with the abnormaly proserous times of 1919 and early 1920 i not a fair comparison. But if one rill compare conditions now with re-war days it is obvious4(hat the ountry is far more progressive now han then. The best business men in thouands of towns all over this country ire advocating bond issues for im>rovements?and these bond issues lave been voted everv week in the rear right here in South Carolina by 'arious towns. Bennet.tsville, already >onded has voted two seperate bond ssues this year. Now, when money is not as plentiful as a year ago is the time to bring n new money from the north and urn it loose in the channels of trade lere. I.aicf, when business gets llush lere We can pay back. Lake City, Lau ens, Springfield, Williston and Pick:ns and numerous towns in this state lave voted bond issues this year. Vnd their condition is the same as >urs and in some cases worse for ome of these towns had the boll wee il last year. Why is it that the peo>le of the towns are in favor of bond ssues at this time? Because good tusiness tells them now is the time to nake public improvements; to get nore money in circulation. An automobile costs several times vhat water works will cost the avrrage individual, and yet the average ndividual is able and has a car. And hey will continue to have them. Men vho are competent estimate that ibout fifteen dollars per yea.* will be he cost of water works to the av;rage person. Is not this cost slight compared to he benefits to be derived? The remely for those whose taxes will be more han they think they can stand is to sell some of their property. There is 10 law compelling any man to own -he whole earth. Kub-My-Iim kill* infection. 40 Here's the TURKISH & DOMESTIC fej 111.END tr,4 i CIOA wt TTL > 1 . t t C t I c f R. J. REYN< MICKIE, THE PRim U SAN BOSS, <X? SCOOrr, yj HERE "ElUSYEltt" V0HO1: VVSTCO AA-U YUE PAOPWS? Y?A>A DOES na vn-Acs "- - - ? '? 1 CAPITAL PUNISHMENT IN NEVADA tb lH The state of Nevada has decided to jgj execute its criminals with gas. It is Raid the condemned will be put in a ^ small cell especially prepared. Deadly ^ gas will be introduced and he will die. . Until recently Nevada allowed its * condemned criminals to choose their own method of execution. It was per- ^ haps in Nevada that when an Irishman was told to select the tree he ^ prferred to be hanged on, he picked out a small sapling. When told that ^ was not big enough he said he could ^ wait until it grew. ^ CO REPUBLICAN TARIFF tr ini^un t tarustu ca In a brilliant speech in Congress? ar Hon. Bourke Cockran, of New York, paid a very fine tribute to the South, * which coming from a Northern states- e man, of the highest type, is presented ? to the readers of The Advertiser, with much pleasure. Mr. Cochran was dis- 8 cussing the tariff bill and showing its iniquities and injustice. c0 Referring to the South arvd its Ai wonderful recovery from the ruin and desolation of the Civil War, Mr. Cockran, said: er "If there is any one thing amaz- sa ing in the history of America ?that is dii absolutely without parallel in hu- P'man experience?it is the way in he which the South, a slaveholding coun- ca try for many generations, rose tc he prosperity when a system of free la- ar bor was forced upon it by defeat in c'' battle. So far as I know there never ro before has been a nation whose in- th dustrial system was based on scrvi- do tude that ever recovered from the in shock of changing to industrial'free - ?r dom. Slavery was always more fatal or to the slave owner than to the slave. But here men of the South were able to realize that abolition of slavery sQ might not, after all, be the fatal injury that they feared, but might possibly prove to be a source of prosperity greater than they had ever jQ known. They took up bravely the burdens of conducting industry on a ( I wage-paying basis, and they have ( been blessed by God Almighty, the God of liberty, of freedom, and of pa progress, with a prosperity which ha considering the conditions from which wi they emerged at the close of the Civil m; War, is without parallel in the whole r? experience of the human family." fi: wliv C!A MT quality cigar Because we put the utmost one brand. Camels are as sible for skill, money and lifqlo fine tobaccos to make a cigarette. Nothing is too good for Camel in mind! Everything is done to t>est cigarette it's possible to buy. simply for show. Take the Camel package for it most perfect packing science ca :ect cigarettes and keep thorn fro: ?secure foil wrapping?revenu :he fold and make the package :here's nothing flashy about it. ?xtra wrappers. No frills or fur' Such things do not improve the han premiums or coupons. And uuoi ytxy IUCU CAU<1 tusi ur get If you want the smoothest, mi :igar^tte you can imagine?and < rom cigaretty aftertaste, It's Camels for you. i ax L OLDS TOBACCO COMPANY, Wi*jto?-Si FER'S T)EVTT / WO \S XW\S J E\USTE\W \S A 3 GVTOVl' J VJWO HAS a ViwA-r / fy\ which \s so OHOERSTAHD 1 ?r\^ Ixo e^pukiM vt rdSMfc f tn 4emomtrmhh? Injustice and tjlufltiij K Ugh protective tariff (Uation a* MWhg the farmei, u Cdchran mu "Today the" loudest complaint ard in this cokhtry is of a stagna n of product^ at the door of the rmer. We arf told that it ia.lp^ ssible to dispiotoe of them in any* ing like a favorable market. And it true. It is equflMy true that without foreign market there can be no vorable market. There is but one ly by which a foreign market canJte itained and tfcat is by iexehauglqg; ere farm products for goods -that reign countries produce. In any ndition of society that would be ue. It is peculiarly true now beuse the argument based on fear of i overwhelming tide of foreign >ods is no longer plausible. The gqn;man from Michigan unconsciously is shown that we need have no fear excessive imports. It is lack of im>rts that we'have to fear in these lys. "It is because there are no imports ming in here to draw products of merican farms and factories into e market that we find men walking e streets in daily increasing numbs in every great city. And at the me time we find perplexities and fficulties in nvricnltnrnl lifo miSi ying and growing deeper every >ur. And this measure, which in any se would be a measure of savagery, comes a measure peculiarly lavage id barbarous when it not only exudes the suffering peoples of B?pe from any chance to improve eir own condition but also shuts the or to any prospect of improvement the faces of our awn manufaciurs, miners, agriculturists, and labors." The Georgia legislature in seeking me way to reduce the financial sitttion in that state are placing a tax % upon all bachelors. The only loophole left for bakers, they are required to be sane, 1 married and SO. If you have any tears to shed, *?reire to shed them now and if you ive any letters to write prepare te rite them now. The Republican adinistration is said to have decided ts tore thc war rate* of postage or si class letters three cents. LLS are 1 ette quality into this good as it's posng knowledge of s. And bear this make Camels the Nothing is done istance. It's the n devise to prosh. Heavy paper e stamp to seal i air-tight . But You'll find no belows. smoke any more remember?you lowered quality. ellowest, mildest ;>ne entirely free ?I iUn. N. r Ml , V4ENM tUE-OQ^ OA "ttCLATfWA"1 OC&P tUA* UOBOON CAW -1 * ***' r^owplr* jjjllp ''J- '* money foe EXPORTifta ccrrroN i The War Finance Corporation has ' agreed to make an advance of $1,- ' 2^0,000 to the Federal International Banking company of Jiew Orleans, for the purpose of assisting in the .(financing -of - -about 25^00 bales of cotton for Sfiport. This ibusinpss. is the'result of ft* exchafigr otf Jtetegnups published a * few days ago, according to the fin* ? nouncement, which added that if the 1 demand for accommodation develops v With the maturing of the new crop,! the financing done through this, bank-1 ing corporation may be extended on an oven larger swale. The Federal In- .4 tecnatiooal JBanking Company was 1 organized under .the Fdge Act with.4 ; THE RK; : , | Nat arhajt you get by chance or infa . | in life, hut achat fflfi gain by-.hene successful. What are you doing to 1 funds for futunp ne ds by starting ' THE FARMERS B M. L. RALEY. J. S. McGREG President Vice?Pr I DIREC1 F. D. Seller, J. S. Si T. H. Burch, J I Qlmo typrtnL m vw ^ OF CHEST WiU AfipNcUte Your BosUm $200,0 Owk giUomti im! friend Kel ted of ateoonodatimi or 700 to see ?. Guaranteed barf I I Let us show you tbis wonder, i &. B. LANEVj Fmident CHAS. P. MAKGUM, Cashier " S&ank cf % The Oldest, Large Bank in Chert 4 Pw C*at. PaU on Saving* Dap Son L LC. C. Doug la A. E. fitan, PtmUmL M. J. Mougk. VUo-ProoUont. . . I.I . I 1. f j..', jli 1 .jjuhi.i 1 esxs I The Best Fanrilv Ren 1 t 1 _ Deoaat? it worl remedies kare at* Is Li ; Chesterfield L D. H. DOUGLASS, Prssfctent W. J. DOUGLASS, Vict. Pres. ALSO FIRE, ACCIDENT, HJ IN8UI .L^aSb 3 ouer x 1^2 fMMUA ID v - -tE. > > i iftiira r- a AHWW *- . J tM. > ? rhish $8,150,000 already in bnb hid In, kX i \m' AN UNJUST JUl>|k. A Judge of an Indiana "jmurt has lecidod that if a man's life needs o ba 'chastised it Is no Infraction of be %asr Jar the husbawd to Administer Msaaable punishnsont. If fthat judge ras not met at the do<)r %dth a xnilng pin in the hands of ail infuriated rife it is because he is a bachelor and ias no wife. ?. The Cannsns are said.to have of* pated the Allies an installment of (60,000*000 upon thA indemnity mota in August! kL TEST i#ritance, not what.you start-with sty is what .will make you truly better, conditions I Accumulate r a savings nccotint HERE NOW. AMIT BIIDV c ! rtiTii) nuui yUtV* r OR, MISS ALICE BURCH ? esident Assistant Cashier r TORS nith, J. S. McGregor M. L. Raley, ? ? ?? t=c. jgggga JUW ? aiww &*' i&ank BRFIELD as. Total Rmodnm Over 00.00 ped os to do tbi*. Wbea ia bare looey to deposit, come k proof and fire proof safe. i cordial welcome awaits yoa G. K. LANf Y; V-President J. A. CAMPBELL. I Assist. Cashier j mmowpowmssmmopaasmwsam'i si .as : II heaterfkld )& and Strong erf eld, S. G. Mill. $1.00 Start* Aa Accewat is **, Cashier. D. L. Smith. Assist. Cashier D. H. DsafUs* A'sist. Cashier isatsamamomaBmsaissB ?edy %M wbetjdl.QlUr wed to metfc1 ie Insurance I ioan Bins. Co. C. G. DOUGLASS. Swe'y -A Mgr. GEO. W. BDD1NJL Inrnnr. CALTH, W0L, LIVE STOCK LANCE hhbvqhhihmmbhbhhp II i lTI r "555 H HKM I w Hi.. * "*" ^ 'J \ isr JW# ft PI I I k ' I I , THE COOMfUTtvl CONTRACT . The crop Contract pfovided by the Organisation CoinmltM of the South J Carolina Cotton Grmri' Co-opera- * tive Association has {been analysed and sum mart red by tj. W. Wntkins, assistant director of :the Extension Service for the convenience of those ^ who want a quick review of the very comprehensive contract. Summary of Cotifs Contract (1) The association is strictly co-operative. (2) Only cotton farmers uaaa-Juin, and the association belongs to thuem. (S) There is no stock and there are no profit*. Proceeds are ' paid to the farmers after deducting all expenses of the,association. (4) All-farmers are treated exactly alike, ^ no partiality, all sign the sam? con- t tract. (5) Good grades bring a good price?poor grades hot so good. (6) The association is not trying to fix the price?but to get it for the farmer. (7) The farmer agrees to deliver for five years all of the cotton he grows, but he may from time to time grow more, less, or.none, as he himself ohooses.' ~~(8) The contract is binding?there is no-way to dodge It when once effective?do not. forget that; but it does not become effective until the growers of 400,000 bales of cotton sign up. (9) The aasociatien will pool all cotton and sell from time to time in large lota. Each grower will get his share of the proceods for the year regardless of the prices his particular cotton may bring. The plan includes many of the principles upon which the industrial development of the country has flourished, and evorv Drmcinla haa been triad -vnt and proven sound in American agriculture as well. Organization (1) The association expects to include as many of the cotton farmers in South Carolina as possible. (2) The state will be divided into ten districts. (3) The board of directors will consist of one director from each district, each director selected by the growers in his district, and one ap- i pointed by the governor to represent the general public?eleven directors in all?who control the association. (4) Each farmer has one vote?no more; this is according to the best experience in such associations. The association when organized may affiliate with similar associations in other cotton states for mutual help. Handling the Crop The association will provido facilities for warehousing and handling the cotton of members. These arrangements will be made by the directors and may consist either of , trading with warehouses already built to handle cotton, or of organising companies to build warehouses under certain conditions. With the large number of warehouses now in the state warehouse system, it is probable that the association will not find it necessary to build new warehoused. FODDER PULLING NOT PRACTICED BY BEST FARMBRS The old practice of pulling fodder is not followed by the best farmers any more. Tbey have come to roalise that fodder is the most expensive form of forage which they can raise on the farm and have begun to arise cow peas, soy beans. ior<rhum biu< other things for forage and to leave 1 their corn alone until mature. They ;have stopped this practice because they have found it to b6, not only hot, dirty piece of work, but also that it reduces the yield of corn so .greatly that they can not afford to do it. Several different experiment ata- W| tions have carefully tested tb? mat- ^ ter and have found that pulling the fodder reduees the yield of ear corn by 10 to 12 per cent., says -Prof. C. P. Blackwell, agronomist. This loss amounts to 3 bushels per acse on the average. Frequently the loss to jm ear corn is worth as much as the fodder saved and the farmer has had his work for nothing. The leaf is the factory of the corn plant where the raw materials which axa taken from the sail and the air are united -by the energy of the sun to form starch, oil, proteins, and fqts for the growth of the entire plant and especially for storage in the ear. As the leaf dries out, these foods are tranaferrod, in a large measure, from the leaf to the ear. If the leaf is pulled before it is thoroughly dry, this transfer can not take place and the result is a less, to the ear. It is because of this los sthat the more progressive'firm en no longer depend on fodder as a forage for livestock, but use instead cow peas, soy bean, velvet beans, sorghum, or some other source Most of these are not only much cheaper forage but also better. Let us hope that it will not be long until "fodder pulling" will be a relic of the past.-?Ciemson College. Bail Tr Dawn, Boss! I S3 y LM> X 9MPU J J0? MtWMOOM > 1 ^00 ?MpMli teu- ) 3. CA jji? ^iiji^tsiiirffl^