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* ' v ' ^ ^ I f . . HAS YOUR TIME EXPIREDT VOL. 4CT?N07 40 CHESTERFIELD, S. C., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1922 $1.50 A YEAR IN ADVANCE 1 9 1 - ' " ' ' ' TO BE TRIED FOR MURDER COMMITTED 44 YEARS AGO . i . Lumberton, N. C., Sept. 28.?Joe B. Kemp, charged with shooting and killing Daniel E. McNeill in Robeson county August 18, 1876, forty-four years ago, has been arrested in - St. Augustine, Fla. Sheriff R. E. Lewis has gone to Flordia for the prisoner, who will likely be tried at the November term of criminal court for murder. Kemp waived requisition papers and agreed to return to this county. Kemp was about 18 years old when the killing took place and is now 62 years old. The cornor and six of the nine jurors who conducted the inquest arc ? HpqH TKnrA Uioro + w ??v* v vrv vs ?-jc vr ivucooc.) to the killing and both of these are said to be living in the county. St. Augustine, Fla., Sept. 28.?Joseph B. Kemp, alais J. W. English, aged 62, was arrested yesterday by local authorities in connection with the killing of Daniel McNeil, at Red Springs, N. C., August 15, 1878. To a newspaper representative Kemp admitted the shooting, claiming selfdefense. and told the story of the occurrence. He stated that during a quarrel with McNeil who he said, was related to him McNeil threatened him with an axe, and he shot him with a pistol. McNeil's brother, he stated, is the only living witness to the affa\rwhich occurred 44 years ago. He left the small town that night and has been in Flordia over a score of years and in Se. Augustine a year, he said. Several months ago Kemp seated himself on a bench beside a stranger. Conversation developed that they came from the same locality, and : when a discussion of the McNeil kill-, ing came up, Kemp appeared so familiar with the details of the affiar that the stranger became suspicious. He. communicated with the relatives in ( North Carolina and obtained a des- , cription of the man with a t?n-typc, picure of him/-' A scar on his right j u:? T* 1 I Av&viiuiu lucuiuicu mm. it was itaiu- j ed that Kemp had been indicted l'or| -- murder in connection I with the killing and he wns placed j under arrest yesterday. * * Family dissention, he stated, play- j ed a large part in the shooting. He . refused to comment on this, and said that he would not do so unless com- J pelled to on the stand. j He was just 17 years old at the time of the shootnig,'which he said | occurred when McNeil attacked him with a wood axe after he had implied that McNeil was a liar. The C! Will be I Other Departm First Day, Nov Last Day, Fridi Matthew . Admissi J RECORD BREAKING CROWDS TO ATTEND STATE FAIR Columbia, OCt.,4.?With the opening date of the State Fair just a few weeks away, unsual interest is being displayed in the big show. Every department gives promise of being crowed with magnificent exhibits and displays. A live stock _show extraordinary will be presented with the finest types of pure bred stock on exhibition. Entries havevalready been received from twelve different states and the State Fair this year will assum the proportions of a national exposition. The new buildings are now practically complete and with the adornment of flowers and shrubbery f~ 1- i1 W mc |mi i\ ^i uuiium prupiT, lilt; Olttie Fair will present a beatiful upparence to the visitors. While education is the paramount issue of the State Fair, the management believes that good wholesome amusement features should be provided and th?s year has arranged a moat elaborate program of entertainment. Running and harness races will be featured the first five days, while on the closing date, Saturday, October 28, professional auto races will be staged. A unique entertainment feature daily will be the presentation of star acts of the circus world. These include feats of daring, skill, and 'comedy by the world's best known performers. Auto polo, the fastest and most excitiing sport known, will be played each day and night. Bund concerts are programmed daily. Johnny J. Jones, with his myriads of tented shows and ridinj9 devices, will be found on the Joy Plaza. As a crowning feature, a stupendous display of magnificent f reworks will be presented each night. Such a nightly program of entertainment has never before been shown in Suu<h Carolina. In addition to the above, three foothall games are scheduled for the Fair grounds. Givenville High vs. Columbia High will buttle on School Day. On October 26 occurrs the one big game of the season. Clemson vs. Carolina. . """The State Fair opens Woncfay, Oct-1 ober 23, and continues throughout the entire week. Every day's program is crowded with interesting events. DISCHARGE NOTICE On November 6th, 1922, at 11 o'clock A.M., I will apply to the Probate Court of Chesterfield County for a discharge us executor of the estate of Sidney T. Knight, deceased. ' Jas . W. Knight, Executor. Oct. 2, 1922 p nesterfii Nov. 14, 15, fnsurpassed ii i: Ci u L1VC JIULli tents are Expected to S . 14, all White School ay, Nov. 17, all Colore J. Riley Carnival on, Adults, 50 c to -Y Nj WgwM&Mgy I 1 MM t * ' MAMV li& \\ INCOMPAt SITUATION IN EUROPE GRAVE SAY INVESTIGATERJ Washington, Oct., 2.?"A deeper realization of the grave situation in Europe and the urgent necessity o something being done quickly to remedy conditions," was brought back to Washington today by members of the congressional delegation to the interparliamentary union meetings ir Viehnn. Senators and repi esenatives in the party who visited Germany, France, Belgium and other European countries, as well as Austria, declared they found actual danger of European civilization going smash. All the central European powers, they said, appear to be plunging headlong to financial and economic collapse, and when the crash comes the civilization of that part of the world may be carried down with it. Civilization, some of the American delegates said, is well-nigh gone in Austria now. Representative Temple, a member of the foreign affairs committee, was pro feasor of history and political science in Washington and Jefferson College, Pennsylvania, for 15 years before his election to congress eight years ago. lie passed by the usual attractions for tourists, that he might make a -pseud study of conditions. Reinvestigated particularly repeated stories of German prosperity. He said he found feverish business activities, with all factories running full blast ami only 10,000 unemployed in the whole country. But, lie declared it is a superficial activity and there is a "peculiar reason for it." "When I nr ived in Germany," Representative Temple continued. "I ' bought 1,000 marks for $1. Three weeks later I got 1,500 for it. The market is falling in value so fast that nobody wants to keep any money. The German people are spending today while their montfy will buy something, rather than keep it a week.when it will buy only half as much or perhaps nothing. Shoes and clothing will keep, while money drops. ^ "This tendency to spend money before its value drops further makes for feverish activity. There is no incentive to save. Farmers who sell feed to the cities are paying off their mortagea for practically nothing. When these mortages were given the mark was worth approximately 25 cents, or four for $1. At present the rate is more than 1,500 for a dollar they are ,--.t 11 legal tender.* "Building also is being carried on extensively. Everbody who can do . so is building: a house. A house Bid Com 16,17,1922 ti the State in Department upass their usual Exce Children will he Adn d School Children will C* r\ \a/ ill fi irnich w a Will 1 v_xt I I I I :ents, Children, i ifXBHEmli VwiUi* 'S 4 ' V ./ <U ?a-S^-IP-' > i*$Q4Q tr^.\'Z. t. U - h-~ " " lOTH LIVESTpcV S11C " t~s r* rA i~\ w* **v 4! A tv11 .*> r~, ^ > :KD kuul?\ky mEfl6!?lcOllTij;iALEX!i!3n >UTO -HARNE||^RUNKtMi Nt/Juri \j^ f i w niwi M c 4"* X ^ GOVERNER OF GEORGIA ? APPOINTS MRS. \V. H. FELTON TO SUCCEED WATSON T Atlanta, Oct., woman form f Georgia won the distinction of being the first of her sex to obtain appointment to the United Stxtes senate when Mrs. W. H. Felton ;of Cartersville, Ga., long known as . the "grand old i women of Georgia," ftv as appointed by Gov. Thomas W. H U'dwick as senator to succeed the 1 ite Thomas E. Watson until the Nov mber elections ' when a successor wdl' be chosen at the poles. Mrs. FeltL.i is 87 years of age and has be^l i prominent in state politics for nei r'.y half a century. Mrs. Felton has accepted the offer and in expressing heij^ gratitude for the honor stated thay-it was going 1 to thrill the nation * Kan the news is conveyed from t!i> lakes to~the gulf that a woman h.^s been chosen to become a member t f the United States senate. "England borrowed an American born woman," said Ml r. Felton, "to accept a seat in the, British parliament, but noble old (j ^orgia experienced no need to bo prow, and she alone of the 48 states in the United States had a governor with courage to say so, and to confer n the saying j by an executive proclamation. Before tendering thp appointment | to Mrs. Felton, Governr Hardwick through mutual friends offered the office to Mrs. Thomas E. Watson, widow of Senator Watjson, who, the governor said, declined: it because of ill health. In a statement today Mrs. Felton said: "It was eminently fitting that till position should have been tendered to the widow of the late Senator Watson." # "For myself," said rs. Felton in a communication to Governor Hardwick, "I wish to thank Vou, expressly i and emphatically in the name of thousands of Georgia women?wives, mothers, grandmother* and greatgrandmothers?who ar^ enthusiastic Georgians and who represent the state in varied lines of noblfir philanthropy and endeaver." *? TRESPASS NOTICE Hunting, cutting timber, riding through- fields and otherwise trespassing on our lands is forbidden. D. C. Sowell and Mrs. D. C. Sowell. 2tp-40 won't depreciate, while money will. "But this feverish business activity is as certain to explode as a soap bub. ble, as it is certain the market will continue to drop." ity f air j ! Poultry and j llent Showing, litted Free, be Admitted Free. i Amusements. 25 cents. . M - r ^ I 1 M ; , if Jj I (; - : .-''' v i V . ' I Cl-Jl -; ^rTj. J0*es) V'^v 1 'tixiovTiaN^ ,/ |3 * - 'j f; ^s|? I s?mss $y COTTON ASSOCIATION MAKES ADVANCES; HAS SOLD NO COTTC Mr. D. B. Dai-gan, of Darlingtc field agent for the S. C. Cotton Gro ers' Association, was in Chestertu this week in the interest of tliat c ganization. ' In an interview with The Adv< tiser Mr. Dargan stated that t books are still open for the recei of new members, but he could not gi a guarantee as to how long th would remain open. When asked about the bhsiness < the Association he said they are r ceiving an average of one hundn car loads of cotton a day from mer bers, that none of this cotton has y been sold, but that the owners had r ceived an advance of 12 cents p pound on all short cotton and 1 cents per pound on all staple eotto "The present decline in the prii of cotton,'' he said, "is without rea on so far as the supply and demur are concerned. The crop is short, tl demand is good, and the price sure to go back up. Whether tl coming advance will do the prow< any good or not depends on whethi or not he has sold his cotton when comes. The Association offers tl only sure, safe and efficient methc of holding cotton for the proper pri< and at the same time receiving an at vanee of about half its value. "Over $1,500,000 has already bee paid out to farmers on advances. "To give an idea of how the co ton is pouring in it may be state that on last Thursday there were ov< two hundred carloads of cotton coi signed to the Association on the A lantic (Joast Line Railroad alone f? the concentration warehouses at C lumbia. This of course did not ii elude cotton consigned to the ass< ciation's concentration warehouses ) Spartanburg and Greenville on thi railroad, nor did it include any < the cotton consigned to any of tl three concentration points by tl other ruilroads of the State. It d not include any of the cotton recei ed at the Association's local war houses over the State. < 4 n r \ i ?* * ? mutn oia conon is oeing lurnt over to the association. It is est mated that almost half of the cottc turned over to the association to da" is old cotton. Hundreds of membe have delivered it to the associate and hundreds more have signifu their intention of doing so." Farmers can still join the assot ation even if they have sold pa of this season's crop. It will 1 necessary only to sign up for \vh they have left. For further particulars prospectr members are referred to W. J. Tille Chesterfield; W. L. McCoy, Mc He J. O. Taylor, Mt. Croatian; L. L. Pa ker, Pageland; W. G. Sherrell, < h raw. BOY ACCIDENTALLY SHOT Sam Gardner, a boy in h>s teer was shot and killed by his brotlu Norman, last Sunday night, while tl two were visiting at the home of M W. E. Black well, who lives on Me Be Route 1, just across the Darlingti county line. It is believed the shooting was a cidental, as the boys were not knov to have had any words previous or the time of the shooting LHLbTtKHLLUS MARKET Wednesday's Prices Good Middling, short cotton. 20 1-2 Rowden ..-1 I - Seed , . . .1 Ji Eggs 3E Hams 3C Young Chickens ; . ..30 to 60c. eac Irish Potatoes. .... DC Sweet Potatoes 7" Beef Cattle 4 to E Butter 3E n When the need arises, remem. ber we carry a complete line of COFFINS CASKF.TS AND UNDERTAKER'S SUPPLIES Be?t Service at ell hours, day or night. W. M. REDFEARN Day 'Phone 39?Night 'Phone 21 CONDITION 4S 50 PER CENT OF >N NORMAL CROP in, Washington, Oct., It.?A reducw-j tion of 410,000 bales during Sopfid teniber in prospective cotton produc>r j tion this year was shown in the De partment of Agriculture's forcasi ,rj issued today, placing the crop at 10,-j ^ I 135,000 equivalent 500 pound bales. I The decline in the condition of the P^erop frojn August 25 to Septenibei ve 25 was 7.0 points compared with a ey ten year average decline of 5.8 points. 1 1 of Washington, Oct., 3.?Cotton proe duction this year was forcast at 10,Jtl 135,000 equivalent 500 pound bales n- by the Department of Agriculture et today in its final forecast of the seae. son, based on the condition of th crop ei September 25, which was 50.0 per cent of a normal, indicating a yeild n. of 139.2 pounds of lint per acre. ce The condition of the crop in South s. Carolina was f "xcd at 38 per cent and id the production estimated at 020,000 le bales. is The loss in prospective production 1C during the month was heaviest in Texer as, where, a reduction of 232,000 [?i- bales was shown. In Olkahoma the it reduction was 95,000bales; in South ie Carolina 07,000 bales, Georgia 58,xl 000; North Cnrlina 20,000; Tennessee ;e 10,000, and Louisana 7,000. 1_ An increase in the forscast of production was shown for Mississippi, >ii where the prospective crop is estimated at 20,000 bales more than Sept tember. In Alabama there was an id increase of 17,000 bales, while in ?r Arkansas and Missouri there was an increase of 0.000 bales each. t ,r DAVE JACKSON u. CAUGHT AGAIN Dave Jackson, serving an 1h| 0. months' term on the chain gang, and j jt who escaped for the second time on (?n Saturday, Sept. 23d, was arrested -,f at his home Friday night. ic Officers had not given Jackson 1C much rest since his voluntary release" id and he decided to surrender. Ho gave v_ himself up to Special Officer Abbott, e- - ? II The He 3C : j The Store Id j Centrally Locate V i ?* I i And Easy to Serve ! j J Owned and operated by ' people who are only too is, ! ople and at a price for les | position to serve.. lc ' It s a real store and s II both floors, with the mc r* the-minute merchandisee? in operation on Main Stre III building and you are he ment Store. In it you will find al ! Dressgoods, liats, Pieceg a | everything carried in a fi j Big assortment of A 1 going at 10c, 12V2C, 14c a j Sheeting, 10c, 12V2C, | We are now receivinj ed FRIEDMAN-SHELBY c' er Shoes. We are oiFerii new pair of shoes for an mark in whidi you can fin '(*' as you know it takes lea IL'? hutm i* ttv nave iu ' ! We are now stocked \ c' I PLUS SUITS for men and ic j in the future as in the pt _ fails to give reasonable s a new suit. We will be opening o and Coat Suits from now look will not be giving yc I Come, we are only to for is not seeing believinj Come on and we wil liut come to the two-s i i H W Puci I III If! 1 UOi Wexfor CLOTH CL( For the whole family. N< Come and see. i J. G. ?=== POULTRY ASSOCIATION MEETS The Chesterfield County Poultry j Association met Monday evening, October 2d, in the Courthouse. Officers were elected for the ensuing year, and the forthcoming- fair and premium list were discussed. Excellent talks were made by Miss Mary C. llaynie and Mr. W. J. Tiller. The climax was capped when dainty sandwiches and delicious coffee were served by a group of Chesterfield's charming maids and matrons. The following officers were elected: D. VV. Knight, Jefferson, president; A. Ray Rivers, Chesterfield, 1st vice president; C. S. P. Meehan, Chesterfield, 2d vice president; H. H. Harrall, secretary-treasurer. The Association is indebted to the following ladies for serving refreshments: Mesdames. H. II. llarrall, F. M. Cannon, J. A. Welsh, R. L. Hurst, and Misses Mary and Ellen Gaddy. BOOTLEGGERS GET CHAIN GANG SENTENCES When The Advertiser had gone to press last week the judge had not pessed sentence on any of those convicted of various crimes. Sentences were pronounced Thursday afternoon. All violators of the prohibition law were sentenced to one year on th public worus, 9 months of which time was suspended. Tom Steen, convicted of the murder of Joe Smith, was sentenced to t>Vo years on the gang. Thy State Veterinarian has ruled that no cattle can be exhibited at the State or County Fairs unless they have been given the Tuberculin test, and no hogs can be exhibited unless they have been vaccinated against hog cholera. Those wishing cattle tested should get in touch with me at once, as there will be a veterinarian in the county during the last of this week or the first of next week to do this work. W. J. Tiller, County Agent. ?4 i S Stni*A B.JB. JL V ;al Store eaily Situated ! d In Chest< rfield j Chesterfield People j Chesterfield people, and a j willing to serve all the pe- | >s money than others are in . toeked from bottom to top, . >st dependable and up-to- f ?the only two-story store f et. Look for the two-story aded for Pusser's Depart- | 1 kinds of Shoes, Clothing, j | oods, Notions, and in fact t rst-class Department store, pron and Dress Ginghams nd up. , 15c and up. g a big line of the celebrat line of absolutely all leath- ! iK a Five Dollar Bill and a I ly shoe bearing this trade- I d anything but leather and | ther to stand weather and vith the celebrated STYLEin this line we stand ready ist to replace any suit that ervice?it must not fail, or ur full line of Ladies' Coats on, and to fail to give us a >urself justice. o glad to show you through, i II do the rest. I lory siore. 11 >er & Sons. i n T d More II >TH CLOTH >tions and shoes to suit all. OWKRY