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4CT?N07 40 CHESTERFIELD, S. C., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1922 $1.50 A YEAR IN ADVANCE
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TO BE TRIED FOR MURDER
COMMITTED 44 YEARS AGO
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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
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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
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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.
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Other Departm
First Day, Nov
Last Day, Fridi
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Admissi
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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.
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"""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
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L1VC JIULli
tents are Expected to S
. 14, all White School
ay, Nov. 17, all Colore
J. Riley Carnival
on, Adults, 50 c
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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
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Department
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GOVERNER OF GEORGIA
? APPOINTS MRS. \V. H. FELTON
TO SUCCEED WATSON
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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."
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Poultry and j
llent Showing,
litted Free,
be Admitted Free.
i Amusements.
25 cents.
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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.
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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
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Eggs 3E
Hams 3C
Young Chickens ; . ..30 to 60c. eac
Irish Potatoes. .... DC
Sweet Potatoes 7"
Beef Cattle 4 to E
Butter 3E
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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.
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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.
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,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,
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j Centrally Locate
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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
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Wexfor
CLOTH CL(
For the whole family. N<
Come and see.
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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.
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;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
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d More II
>TH CLOTH
>tions and shoes to suit all.
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