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Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1916-08-31
BIGGEST SUIT EVER FILED

New York, August 3O.-William
Rockefeller, J. P. Morgan, Lewis Cass
Ledyard and other former officers,
directors and counsel Of the New York
New Haven and Hartford Railroad,
weer made defendants today in lab
ility and restitution suit for more than
$16o,Ooo,0oo filed in federal District
Court by FIVE Massach&hZ -tockhold-
- Ne suit : ssid "a ss assss as eyre
fled In a federal Court and Is based
on the evidence takel at the recent
trial Of William Rockefeller and other
former directors.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1916-08-31

Mr.. Bryan says that If he had lived
200 years ago he'd be hanged. Seems
that in spite Of war in half the world
this old globe isn't such bad place at
present after all.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1916-08-31

i Mr.. CulbersOn was the Wilson can
didate for United States Senator from
Texas. At last accounts his majority
was 10000 and they were still count
ing.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1916-08-31
W. M. U. to Ase in cheraw.

The quarterly meeting Of the East
ern division OF the Woman's Mis-
sionary Society of Welsh Neck will
be held at the Cheraw Baptist Church
September z.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1916-08-31
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Local and Personal sZews.

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Mr.. Don Coward, of wadesboro.
was In the city last Monday.
Mrs. Byrd, Of Timmonsville, is the
guest Of Mrs. Lottie Harrall.
zee
Miss Laurie Harrall entertained at
cards on Saturday afternoon.
Miss Janet Macfarlan, Of Montrose,
Is visiting Miss Fannie Poston.
Mr.. william Covington, Of Rocking
ham, spent Sunday in the city.
ees
Miss Dorothy Estes, Of Columbia,
Is visiting relatives and friends in the
city.
Mrs. E. s. Wells and children, Of
Tuscumbia, Ala, are visiting relatives
in the city.
Miss Maude Brown is in New York.
|
ter millinery.
Mr.. Mack Barbie of Florence, spent
Saturday in the city with his mother
Mrs. Ellen Barbie.
sse
Misses Leila and Ola Huntley enter
tanned Thursday night in honor Of
Miss Clara Burch.
Miss Henrietta Burch entertained
Monday night in honor Of her guest,
Miss Clara Burch.
Miss Lillian Biggs, Of Rockingham,
is the attractive guest Of her cousin,
Miss Nora Stubs.
Mr.. ]. N. Stricklin and family spent
Sunday in Shannon, N. c., making the
trip through the country.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. X. Waddill, W, Il
have been spending sometime at White
Sulphur Springs have returned home.
sts
Miss Clara Burch returned to h
home at Jacksonville, Fla, after a
it Of several days to Miss Heu1
Burch.
After those first new balel
last week, it was not long ulE
bales followed. It is like tn
open boil.
Little Miss Caroline Hutt who
been the guest of little Miss Mildfad1
Duvall has returned to her home in |
Atlanta, Ga.
Miss Meta Klarpp. who has been L
spending sometime I'm the city the guest
81 Miss Mary stricklin, has returned |
30 her home In Shannon, N. G. |.
f HH sss |,
Miss Hffie Baldwin, of Rockingham,
who was the attractive guest Of Miss [
Nora Stubs the past week end return y
ed to her home Sunday night.
zee
Judging from the "styles
the streets these days we she
that there will be no long dre1
the women Of the future, q
short ones for large girls.
Mr.. Hubert Osteen, who hal
visiting his family who are spendA
the summer with Miss Osteen's p
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. II. p. Duvall, ha<
returned to his home in Sumter. H
Prof. B. G. McIver, who came over
from his home in Cameron, N. c., to
prepare for the opening Of the school
next Monday returned, the trustees
having decided not to open the school
for another week.
Mrs. JnO. G. Evans and children who
have been visiting in the city have gone
to Orangeburg where they will visit .
relatives before returning to their
home in Greenwood, s. G.
by territory. No experience necessary.
Our representative here receives $31.0O
a week. Call on him at the Pee Dee
Hotel after Z 100 p. IN. Thursday even
ing, Aug. 31st, or Friday evening.
Sept. 1st. He will explain the work
and put you in touch with his com
pany. The aluminium Cooking Uten-
sill Co.
G.. A. BUNCH
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1916-08-31
LODGING

ssslsaan prepared to furnish lodging,
Wit br without meals, incest kind Of
LOG ing with bath attached. First
cN service apply A. Is. Davis.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1916-08-31
.rant Horse

tunes, wfSI having first paid n IL
business, to the amount Of 500.
The law, as adopted by the general
assembly Of 1916, governing this class
OF business, is found OH page 7O3 of the
statutes recently sent out to all the
county clerks. Following is Il text of
this State, by travelling form place to
place without first obtaining from the
clerk of court of the county In
which they wish to follow to do so.
Such license shall be issued by the
clerks Of the cOrrt Of the counties of
this State to any persons applying for
same upon payment by said applicant,
Of the sum of 500. Said license shal!
specify the name Of the applicant, his
or her former residence and shall be
for period of one year from the is
surance thereof: Provided, This act
shall not be effective in any county
until the county board of comissiOn-
ers Of such county authorize, by resO
| luton, the collection Of such tax"
The penalty for violation OF this
statute is placed at fine of not more
THAN 500 or Imprisonment for not
more than 80 days for each and every
OffenSe.
The county board Of commissioners
should adopt the resolution and tht
sheriff shold be notified Of the pas
sage Of the new law.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1916-08-31

sThe Chronicle now only 81 q year.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-05-24

The more Germany backs down, tia
more she gets her back up.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-05-24

tons. The money goes rather to huge
magazine corporations which are
growing fabulously rich and which
government for the service furnished
them.
The reason one large magazine bus
mess is paying profits may be noted
in the case Of three trade publications
controlled by it. The actual value of
these publications is about 100000
yet. owing to advantages given by the
second class rate and the resultant
increase in their advertising, they
were recently sold for $1,500,00. It is
declared that upon its latter valuation
they paid a stock dividend of SO per
cent.
When it is realized that the publish
ers of newspapers in the smaller towns
and cities scarcely more than break
even and make a living from their
government should collect from these
huge corporations the cost of service
entailed? This remarkable condition
of affairs has been revealed by investi.
cations which have been made by the
National One Cent Letter Postage as.
citation with headquarters at Cleve.
land, O. This association is seekinE
to secure a one cent letter rate and a
readjustment Of charges made on the
carrying Of second class mail which
is very largely furnished by the big
publishers.
1t is pointed out that if a zone sys.
tenn were to be applied the rate on
letter postage could be lowered. the
placed in the local news.
papers where it belongs. and the big
required to share some of
their fancy profits with the govern
ment. which is now carrying their
products at loss estimated at over
E75,0O0,00O per year. for at the present
line the department is losing over
'75,OOOOOO per year on periodical mail
which is Offset by profit OF more than
hat amount from letter mail.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-05-24
Suit Of Importance to Dealers.


On March 81, 1916 There ended in
the United States District Court, in
Cleveland, Ohio, trial which has
lasted for three weeks, and is of vi
tai interest to the dealers through
out the country
sumers' league known as the Auto
mobile Cooperative Association of a
merica, which was organized in New
York in 1903 and went out of bust
ness in 1911. The suit was against the
b. +. Goodrich Company, The Dia,
stone Tire and Rubber Company, The
Republic Rubber Company, and the
u. S. Tire Company.
The consumers league-the plain.
les had refused to sell tires to it at
dealers prices; and that such refusal
was the result of combined action
or conspiracy on the part of these
companies, and that the rcsrlt Of
such conspiracy had been to cause
this consumers league to fail in bus.
mess. The suit was brought for $780,
10000 damages under the Sherman
Law.
At the conclusion of the plaintiffs
opening proofs. the FirestOnc Rubber
company and the u. S. Tire company
were, by the direction OF the court,
dropped out of the ease.
The fight was continued by the Good
rich, Diamond and Republic compan-
les
1t appeared from the evidence there
after taken consisting of testimony
If a number Of prominent dealers and
Of officers and branch managers of
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-05-24
GOODRICH COMPANY
WINS LEGAL FIGHT
In Refusing to Sell League it Pokects
Dealers.

| 1T is because we believe in an alb
solutely square deal for the automo
bile supply houses" says an ofticia
of The B. F. Goodrich Company in eX
PLANTATION of the victory recently won
in the United States District Court in
Cleveland over the Automobile Coop
erative Association of America.
There are $4,000 of these supply
houses throughout the country. If We
sold the various consumers leagues
at Our jobbing price, and if other tire
companies did the same, it would re-
suit in putting out of business tire.
mendous number Of prosperous mer'
chants who have invested heavily In
the automobile supply business. This
would in the end, be a misfortune, not
only to the individual dealer. but would
hurt every man who owns and Oper-
ates car.
IF you own a car yourself or IL
any of your friends own car and
take your wives and children out for
an all-day outing, one Of the contrib
uting factors of your pleasure is the
knowledge that almost anywhere a
long the road, if you ran out Of gas,
or il you have blow out. or if you
need various little supplies or assist
ance Of any kind, you can drop into
country garage or little supply
house and get fixed up so that you
will be able to continue on your way
rejoicing.
These dealers throughout the coun.
try, who make auto touring pleas
urc are not making enough profit out
of the sale of any one article to make
a living They must make their pro.
fits in selling little Of this and a
little of that. If you take away from
this dealer his earnings on tires and
accessories the chances are that IS per
cent of them would be forced out OF
business, and yet the man who joins
a consumers league doesn't stop to
consider that in so doing he Is really
knocking the man who makes long
automobile trip pleasure and pos
sibility for him.
"The significance of our victory is
the fact that we are saving the dealers
for the ultimate benefit OF the consum
err even despite the desire of very
large body of these same consumers.
in connection with this victory, the
following letter sent out by the d.
F. Goodrich Company to their deal
ers is interesting:
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-05-24

the tire cNmpanies--tlat the Goodrich
company had always and consistently
refused to sell to clubs, consumers
leagues and kindred organizations at
dealers prices, recognizing that to
do so Would be unfair to, and would
undermine the business of, the legiti.
mato dealers.
Though the court, at the conclusion
of the evidence, lecided-and suisse
quently so charged the jury-that no
damages were proven or could be re.
covered even if the defendants We're
guilty under the Sherman law, the dc.
PENDANTS were unwilling to stop, but
desired to have the proprcty Of their
acts passed upon. The matter was
one OF principle to us. p.
SO the case was argued before the
jury which has now brought in yer.
dict completely in. favor of the de.
PENDANTS. RI
The court, in its charge to the jury,
pointed out that the reason stated by
the defendants for not selling to the
plalntiif at dealers prices was that
they were forced to decide betwee
two alternatives to deal with the co,
operative leagues such as the plaintiff
was assumed to be- and lose the bust
ness OF the regular dealers, or to say
we will not deal with the cooperative
leagues and we will keep the favor and
support of the regular Dealers
Further, the court said: 'If the
plaintiti vas not entitled to the con.
sidcration accorded to, and received
by, the regular retail dealers in the
ordinary course of trade, then TO re.
fuse to deal with them as regular re-
tail dealers was no restraint of trade"
Again, the court said that the Jury
would have to ask itself this question
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-05-24
ONE CENT HOSTAGES RATES

One cent letter postage is attract.
ing the attention OF congress, fifty
bills calling for the inauguration OF a
one cent rate on local delivery letters
having been introduced.
Many newspapers throughout the
country are warmly advocating the
lower rate, and the Inauguration OF a
so-called zone" system for the trans
portation of periodical literature of
oil kinds. At the present time the
great bulk of mail being carried dis
tances under second class rates is fur
nished by the magazine publishers ell
the large eastern cities. Train load
after train load of magazines are sent
out TO all parts of the country at cost
of one cent pound, although it has
been estimated by postal experts that
1t costs over eight cents a pound to]
deliver such literature.
This, it is claimed, is manifestly un.
fair to the publishers of newspapers in
local territories, who are required to
paythe same rate for transportation Of
their products. 1t is proposed. and
will become part OF the readjustment
Of postage rates when such are made
that q zone system be established So
that . certain rate shall be charged
for all classes of publication for the
4rta Atty miles, another for so to $50
miles. another for $50 to 300 miles
and Soup to haul which would ex.
tsad across the continent. In this
way the publishers of big magazines
would be required to pay the govern
msnt what 1t actually costs to trans.
port their product.
Under the present rate the United
States mails transport such maya d
zines as Leslie's an average of 1000
miles at the same rate they would
charge newspaper for the average
haul of fifty miles. This means a sub
sidy for Leslie's Weekly amounting to|
about 100000 per annum. Some oil
the other magazines having much
larger circulation benefit to much
greater degree. When it is consid
cred that Leslie's Weekly charges over
$1,000 per page per single issue for its
advertising space, and that one-halft
or more of the periodical Is taken up
with advertising, it hardly seems fair
to users of letter postage and to news.
papers that they should pay the gov.
eminent q profit Of 100 per cent when
none of it is used to defray general
expenses of the department. but goes
instead to take care of the deficit ere. /
ated by the loss incurred in distribut.
ing these magazines at one cent
pound, a rate which is almost frank.
ing privilege.
Newspapers which should properly
represent the territory in which they
are published. and carry the adver
tisements of the nationally advertised
products in their territories are sci.
dom considered nowadays in the distri.
button of big advertising appropria.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-05-24
THE PHILIPPINES BILL.

The house Of representatives fitting
ly observed the eighteenth annivers'
airy of Deweys victory at Manila bay
by rejecting the bill to ''scuttle" from
the Philippines. This was one of the
subjects of legislation dear to the vii.
sonian heart. The president had made
strenuous efforts to commit his party
to a policy of withdrawal from the
Philippines at a fixed date. a policy,
it may be remarked. which, like many
other policies the president has
espoused, is at variance with the
pledges of the Baltimore platform. The
great bulk of the democrats heard their
masters voice from the white house
and voted for the shameful proposal
But thirty members of the majority
party who have not the fear of Wood,
row Wilson before their eyes refused
to join in the surrender Of our rights
and our duties and the measure was
rejected upon every parliamentary
turn.
1t is good omen. The men who op.
posed the Philippines bill are the
same, for the most part. as those who
are opposed to the shipping bill and
to others Of the unnecessary and un
called for measuers which the presi.
dent has written down as the program
for this session Of congress. The sue.
cess of the rebels on the Philippines
bill will e,nbolden others on other
matters. The strangle hold which tho
white house has had for 80 long upon
congress appears at last to have been
broken. May day, 1898. ushered in one
new era for the United States. Per.
hays May day, 1916. ushered in anoth
er for the national legislature
The more Germany backs down, tina
more she gets her back up.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-05-24

namely "Was there any necessity for
Mr.. Raymond, representing the Good
rich company, with its standing in the
trade, to appeal to other tire makers
to join with it in such an agreement
against this corporation? Was there
any benefit to accrue to the Goodrich
company to do this sort of thiing?"
And the jury decided in favor OF the
defendants.
The Goodrich company will continue
with it's uniform and long established
policy, which has been and is and will
be to protect its dealers, and refuse
TO sell at dealers prices to consum-
crs under whatever form of associa.
ton they may be banded together.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-05-24

The democratic platform of 1912 de-
clared it to be the determination Of
the democratic party not to injure any
legitimate American industry. During
the first year of the democratic tariff
law our imports of merchandise and
agricultural products were nearly
greater than during the last year OF
the republican tariff. Does any thought
full business man, or any intelligent
laboring man believe for moment
that you can take $l65 100000 of good
American money and send it abroad
to buy foreign made goods and not
injure the Industries Of this country
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-05-24

Virginia, who visited the capitol since
the recent congressional election in
the second district said: 1--WE shall
elect solid republican delegation to
congress from our state. What hap
pened the other day is forerunner Of
what is coming. We shall also elect
a republican United States senator and
our state ticket. West Virginia re-
publicans are united and they are for
progress, protection and prosperity"
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-05-24
POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENT.
For County Clerk.

hereby announce my candidacy for
the nomination for county clerk OF
Crawford county, subject to the de-
cision of the republican voters at the
June primary, 1916.
H. w. MOELLER, Denison.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-09-29

=. D. Armstead arrived in the city
this morning from Riverside and will
remain for several days, attending to
business interests here.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-09-29
REALISM ON SCREEN At
TULANE A|RDOME
TONIGHT
Camera has caught one of New York 5
terrible factory fires.

''The Darinr Of DIANA" is vivid
tale Of newspaper life, Diana being
a reporter on one of the biggest sheets
in New York City.
Thrills are many as Anita Stewart
in the title role, receives her differ
ent assignments which gradually lead
il 10 the plot itself. In one scene we
find Diana roaming about the streets
t,ving to find scme news for her pa
per.
Suddenly the changing fire engines
appear and the crowds hurry after
them, Diana in their midst.
There was no "fake''-the engines
arc really going to a fire and so are
the crowds. In fact the crowd was
o intent on getting where the excite
ment was that they failed to lock at
the camera which was travelling
through the streets in a moving auto
mobile. This is quite unusual and
was sometime Of a treat to Director
s. Rankin Drew, who is responsible
for the production.
The fire in the picture is q factory
fire and as Miss Stewart stands in
the street, Mortified, we are shown
= the screen the si0ht upon which
she is supposed to gaze.
AS the smoke circles slowly from
the window Of q great stone building
the different workers leap out franti,
cally in their insane desire to reaci
lhe street.
PERS
Imperial Valley press., 1916-09-29

John Bodendiek, Of Coyote Wells,
was business visitor in town today.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-09-29
FASE BALLERS MEL

Base ball fans met u the district
attorneys office last ev.rlu, anc made
tentative plans for 'he con,uC :C>son
of winter ball. Tn game Suacay with
Seeley came in for ',tta It - an men
to act for that re are T.. 70 stvn,
manager and JONI E.3 ev, cariaIE
Permanent offici WI be ELECTED !, l.
lcr-ing the big meeting at the Barbara
Worth Sunday ever!lr
Imperial Valley press., 1916-09-29
SANITY EXAMINATION

John Dee Moreland, arrested last
evening for an alleged attack on John
Cecil, will face a board Of examiners
this afternoon who viii examine him as
to his sanity.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-09-29

Aurday A. Moody, of Long Beach,
arrived in the city this morning and
w. be detained herefor several days
On business.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-09-29
YOU WANT HOGS?

Be sure and attend the Huffaker
and Hagan sale, 9 miles southeast Of
Holtville, en- the Yuma road next
Tuesrday, October 3rd. All the Dur
ocs are double treated and cholera i'm
mune. Chance to buy registered Dur
ocs at your own price. 3OAd.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-09-29

c. H. Wood, Of New York, regis
tered at the Barbara Worth this morn
ing.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-09-29
ALLFGE STATUTORY OFFENsE

B. Gasser viii appear before Judge
Franklin J. Cole today for arraign-
ment. Gasser is charged with statu-
tory offense alleged to have been COM
mitted near Holtville. He had plead
not guilty in justice court but was
bound over to the superior court. He
sis being defended by Attorney Joseph
F. Seymour Jr.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-09-29
R,cINFR TAKES OATH

j. H. McIver, who has just been ap-
pointed secretary of the Imperial Irri-
cation District, vice Jack Graham,
took the oath Of office yesterday be-
fore Deputy County Clerk E. B. VII
son.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-09-29
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF
NEW DEPUTY SHERIFF
Sheriff Char

Sheriff Charles Applestill has ap-
pointed 0. NJ Pruitt as a deputy sher-
If;
Imperial Valley press., 1916-09-29
FIG BARBECUE\A Al

the Ingram Sale Thursday, October
5th, Mahogany Piano, Furniture, In
p!ements and Horses. One mile south
west OF Holtville, on the CaleXico
Read. 30Ad.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-09-29

Elmer A. Todd announces that his
studio in the Davis building is now
open. Ad.