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The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1919-10-30
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November 7tt


The Sale will Commence at 10 O'clock in the Morr,.
The town Of AIiddcnCorf and the Scaboard main line
oouhS hcSe lands on one side and the National
h"u&h 'he place approximately two miles Nearly the
iaS have frontage the Highway hundred acres
AN b" cultivated The soil is sandy and most of if has
SubSo The land cotton corn and small grain 70
perfection and has been by experts to be m
oct tobacco land there the and the best fru
section in the South Tobacco being grown on these lands
ni tn" lands aolonmg successfully.
barns tenant houses barns and stables plantation
Mddcndorf is logical place for good town Has large
WooY brick school buildng, and Baptist churches
convenient.
We nave laid off beautiful town site at Middendorf and
viii sell auction the highest bidder on FRIDAY NOVEM
ihE iI 100 business and residential white people
II nd 10 ,SidrntIa lots for COorrd people.
Il possesses greatest possibilities of anv sec
II thc StaC within syl
II the price they can be bought for TO-
} GOOD roads, good schools and
hand healthy.
II these lands a'thorough inspection the dav Of
IL lr Ihl~ Of The best Took
II carefully and YOU will agree with me.
ii This property will be sold RAIN OR SHINE to tbo
lGST BIDDER The sale held on each tract 40 IL
offered for sale Ladies especially invited. Come whether
II on buy or not
I'VE WILL GIVE AWAY TWENTY-FIVE 81. 90 BILLS DUR
II INC THE SALE. MUSIC BY GOOD BAND
Terms: of Sale; 20 Pr Ct ,vbe, ,ansr
delivered and the balance in FIVE equal payments
with interest at 7 Pr CT
-. L. BENNETT, P. A. HODGES Owner
III =. Auctioneer 4O4 Natl L. & E. Blds.
Columbia, S. c,
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1919-10-30
MUNN'S MILL.

my giving the news from this section
to a county paper will have to look
for me in the dear old Advertiser
Mr.. Hearn looks just like man who
can sympathyze with and criticize a
poor correspondent like me.
News is rather scarce this week but
first Of all I'll give the facts about
cotton. The farmers are almost
through picking and selling as there
was only about half a crop in this
section. The farmers are enjoying a
handsome price for the feecy staple
at our home market.
jefferson is the leading market in
the State. with six buyers. There
have been 5000 bales of long and
short cotton bought and weighed at
Jefferson to date. At future date
I'll give the number of bales each
buyer has bought. The highest price
paid was al cents for short staple
and 81 cents for long. Mr.. David L.
Kirkley is weigher, giving general
satisfaction.
The Lee Mercantile Co. at Angelus
is buying cotton and giving a price
equal to Jefferson. Angelus is COM
ing to the front with two stores now
open, the Lee Mercantile Co. and NJ.
o. Gleach, and Messrs. Charlie and
Lloyd Jordan will be in their new
building by November 1st, with =
nice, fresh stock of general merchan-
disc, in handsome new building 60
x24 feet, neatly painted. SO you see
Angelus is among those towns i'm the
county that are coming to the front.
Mr.. B. II. Finlayson and family,
formerly of Angelus, who have been
in Rowesville, S. c., will, in the near
future, move back in this section to
make their home.
Miss Acsa McCaskell spent We'd
nesday in Jefferson and is now spend
ing few days in Kcrshaw, S. c.,
with her brother, Mr.. J. A. McCaskill.
The writer and son, G. G. Miles,
spent Saturday in Pageland.
Mr., Joseph Lynn and Robert Dem
by were in Chesterfield Thursday on
business. At an early date I'll be
able to make known their business.
Mrs. Asca Miles, who has been suf-
fering from cancer, is now apparent
ly well as Il result of recent treat
mcnt.
Mr.. Henry Knight. who is attend
ing school at Chesterfield, spent Sat
urday and Sunday at home. Henry
says Chesterfield has nice school.
and it is well attended.
Little Ross Knight, who had his
collar bone fractured a few days ago,
is now we'll
Mr.. Il. A. Gulledge has large
crew of hands cutting shingles near
here and is selling them locally.
Mrs. J. c. Dalrymple, of Mt. Crog-
han, with her two sons, Reese and
Johnnie, with Baxter McLaurin,
spent Sunday at the home of the
writer.
Mr.. j. c. Mum will have lumber
cut Tor new home as soon as he can
find man with a mill
With all the signs of the times and
all the preaching and praying there
are still hundreds Of people who don't
think they ought to go to church or
Sunday school, but go joy riding on
Sundays.
The Sunday school at Fork Creek
regrets very much that Miss Mary
kirklcy gave up her class to make her
home in Hartsvillc this winter.
Mrs. Cattle Johnson, who has been
in poor health for some time, is now
improving.
There is need for more teachers in
the county. There are several va
cancies still untitled.
Our school lost two Of its pupils
Misses Lille Belle and jamie Nc.
CaSkill. w. j. M
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1919-10-30

When you want to buy TOBACCO,
see me. have Pride of Winston,
Ok, Brown Mule, Red Jay, Red Grow,
Sweet & Juicy, Moonshine, Big Whis-
tie, Rock & Rye, Harvey's Natural
Leaf, Ripe Peaches, Rams Horn, Red
Juice and Brown & Williamson's
Choice. i will make very close prices
by the box. w. P. ODOM
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1919-10-30

We are receiving new clothing eve.
ry week. We would like to show vou
through the line and offer some sup
gestions as to the model and colors
you buy this season. A visit incur.
no obligation to buy.
TEAL-JONES co.
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1919-10-30

Do not fail to get your cabbage
while the car lasts. AT DAVIS
Mill Feed! Mill Feed! Genuine
Soft Wheat Mill Feed in 100 pound
White Cotton Sacks at prices that
beat the world the flesh and the devil.
Unloading thirty tons now. Very at
tractive prices on lots. w. ODOM
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1919-10-30

ordered for November 1, which will
involve 100000 miners and their
families, and which will apparently
result in a complete cessation of
soft-coal production in the gas and
electric lighting plants, and other
public utilities, as we'll as private in
dustries of all kinds.
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1919-10-30
BIG PREPARATIONS
FOR COUNTY FAIR

Preparations for the biggest and
| best Exhibition the Fair Association
has yet given are nearing completion.
Space has been allotted many exhi-
bitors and others are filing entries
daily
In addition to the exhibits enum-
Grated in the Premium List there
will be quite a number of new me-
chanical devices shown. The Delco
Home Lighting Plant will be shown
complete. Arrangements have been
made whereby the Teal Light and
Power Company will furnish light
and power continuously.
The United States Navy Recruit
ing Station will have an exhibit that
will be of special interest. They will
display torpedo gun and other guns,
torpedoes, bombs and other weapons
that helped rid the seas of the Ger
man u Boats. This exhibit will be
in charge of Yoemen d. II. Wilson
and w. A. Kirkley, now handling the
Navy's exhibit at the State Fair.
The farmers are showing an un-
usual interest in this years fair and
that insures it's success and justifies
the association in making expensive
preparations.
If negotiations now being carried
on terminate successfully a passen-
ger carrying aeroplane will be secur-
ed to take up those who wish to try
the modern way of travelling.
The free shows will surpass any
thing yet seen here and good clean
entertainment will be continuous
from opening to closing time. Good
music will be furnished by two bands.
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1919-10-30

666 has more limitations than any
other Chill and Fever Tonic on the
market, but no one wants limitations
in medicine. They are dangerous.
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1919-10-30

666 quickly relieves Constipation
Biliousness, Loss of Appetite and
Headaches, due to Torpid Liver.
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1919-10-30

Men and Boys when you think of
ouSi"g suit or overcoat, we have
your number, Color and Model.
TEAL-JONES co
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1919-10-30

Standard Cotton Seed Feed Nal
So per cent protein and hulls to q.
with it w. p. OPOk
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1919-10-30

Rub-My-Tism is a great pain killer.
1t relieves pain and soreness caused
by Rheumatism, Neuralgia. Sprains,
Etc.
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1919-10-30

Our Clothing was bought Last
Spring for this Fall, we are selling it
for less than Factory cost. Waist
Models & Belt Coats.
TEAL-JONES CO.
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1919-10-30

We have shoes for all the family.
Cuban Heels, Military Heels, French
Heels; Black Kid Leather, Mahogany
Leather and Gunmetal.
TEAL-JONES co.
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1919-10-30
FOR SALE-GOOD FARM

A good farm, containing $50 Acres !;
Ten-horse Farm open. Will make
bale of cotton to acre.
On public road, five miles from
Cheraw. If interested, address,
p. o. BOX 120, Cheraw, sc.
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1919-10-30

Total .6,l52
The highest prices paid to date
were: Short staple, 80 cents; long
staple, 62: :G2 ". Cotton seed brought
Sl.1J per bushel on Wednesday.
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1919-10-30
CHESTERFIELD COTTON SALES

Cotton is flirting with the forty,
cent mark in Chesterfield. Over six
thouaSnd bales have been bought by
local dealers and the past weeks
prices ar" bringing it in pretty fast.
The following sales are reported by
Neighcr H.. A. Watson, up to We'd
neaday night:
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1919-10-30
TWIN STORE NEWS

This week we'll on the way towardCh Chrtm
We proud that las
anything volume n our
as bestwe to all
attribute success
Well our buyer returned believe
of
the
the prices arec thanco ton ntoday
We have this
and Ladies
On in Goats
Our goods all the
in the goods line
We to Serve
And Serveth thatW We N1ayL Live
The Monticellonian., 1919-08-15
ANDREW CARNEGIE
CALLED BY DEATH
AGED PHILANTHROPY DIES AT
SUMMER HOME AFTER A
SHORT ILLNESS.
GAVE AWAY MANY MILLIONS
Was Richest Fore gn-6orn American
and Considered It Disgrace To
Die Rich-Gifts Estimated
Al $50. 10000

Lenox, Mass in his great mansion
overlooking lake IN the beautiful
Berkshires. where he sought sectusion
hen bodily inhrmity overlook him
and his mind vas saddened b. the
entrance OF his country into tha
world war, Andrew Carnegie. iron
master and philanthropist. died.
Although he had been in feeble
health for more than TWO years. his
final illness was brief-a matter OF
days. a severe cold developed quick
y into bronchial pneumonia, the
aged patient lapsed into uncon-
sciousness and the end came as
though it was the beginning of
deeper sleep. Ne ostentauen marked
the funeral Of the man who. when he
began IS years ago to give away his
millions. was reputed TO have the sec
ond largest private fortune in Ameri-
ca A simple service attended only
by members of his family and his
household was held at the home,
shadow Brook.
Andrew Carnegie began a race
against tine when. in 1901. at the
age of 65, he resolved to give AVA
his enormous fortune. He held il
'disgraeeful" for a man to keep on
gathering idle millions In the com
paratively few years which the ac;u-
airy could allow him, he would disem-
barrass himself of practically all he
had
His was then a fortune OF Just
about $250000.000 the largest ever
acquired by foreign-born American,
second only TO the John D. Rockefal-
Ter wealth as the largest individual
accumulation in the United States.
and built as it vas, Of five per cent
steel bonds. it would. without 50
much as turning over ones hand.
have approached half billion BY the
time Carnegie could call himself an
octogenarian on November %. 1915.
To give this stupendous sum away.
in about half the time he had taken
to gather il. was a purpose Carnegie
had fairly we'll fulfilled when death
overlook him He had distributed
about s30O000.000. Il was giving
money away at the rate OF over 500
100000 a year, or more than $4,000
a day.
The Monticellonian., 1919-08-15
RAILWAY MEN IN
UNITED ACTION
FOURTEEN PRINCIPAL Raj d..
UNIONS DiSAPPRoVE nnrs
DENT WILSON'S ACTION

"ashington-Acting as unit ;,
the first time in the presentat,o.
wage demands, the IA prineinal
road unions, in expressing to ~,
tor General Hines their disapnyor
of President Wilson's proposal h
Congress create a commission 70 a
slider increased pay, declared ,sf
wage questions must be settled u
mediately. i4
A general program to meet ..
present crisis was submitted 70 ;.
director general. 1t suggested ~.
the money to provide increased =.
should come from an apnronrio,,s,
by Congress. TO be followed by ID
yanees. This temporary ragsp
must be accompanied by a determine,
effort TO reduce the cost of LIVING
Permanent solution of the railro,a
problem was declared to depend nm,
the removal Of returns 10 canitaI 4,
the sole purpose of operation an.
the director general was asked =
recommend to President Wilson m,
he attempt to obtain early passaga nv
Congress of organized labor's hin :,
eliminate private capital from contra
Of the railroads and To give the a.,
ployes share IN the profits. TIA
unions declared the belief of the wo,.
ers that transportation rates sbopla
be sufficient 10 guarantee Just waga
maintain the properties ana pa
equitable returns on money invested
Interesting as We're the suggestions
for removing the menace of A nation
vide strike the unified action of fra
IA organizations attracted equal At
teniion. Labor leaders VINO were
questioned declined to say whether
tie unions would act as a whole il
the future, but declared they Wea
going through with the present sita}
ton as one body. The result will II!
to put the solid weight of 2O00,0H
persons, practically the entire af
transportation personnel of the Unit
ed States. back of the demands, WITH
the possibility, as never before. b
the paralysis of the nations life Il
general strike should ensue.
The Monticellonian., 1919-08-15
PRESIDENT URGES
PRICE REDUCTION
LAYS PLANS BEFORE CONGRESS
FOR REDUCING COST OF v.
S. NECESSITIES.

Washington. = President Wilson
laid several specific proposals before
Congress for checking the high cost
OF living, but at the same time de-
elared permanent results could not
be expected until peace-time basis
were fully restored by ratification of
the peace treaty.
High prices, the president told Con
gress. were not justified by shortage
OF supplies. either present or prospee-
tive. but were created in many cases
"artifcially and deliberately" by wi
cious practices Retailers, he said,
were responsible in large part for ex-
tortionate prices.
Strikes. the president warned the
labor world would only make mat
tiers worse. and those who sought 10
employ threats or coercion were only
preparing their own destruction"
Leaders o forganized labor, the pres
ident said. he vas sure would present
ly yield 10 second sober thought.
Present laws. he said, would be en-
ergetieally employed TO the limit 10
force ont food boards and meet the
situation, so far as possible. but 10
supplement the existing statutes lie
specifically urged the following:
Licensing of all corporations en-
gagged in interstate commerce, with
specific regulations designed 10 So
etsrt, -..,r,, F5ti+i,.a eallipo, md provaHf
@unconscionable profits" in the meth
Cd of distributing
Extension of the food control act
to peace times and the application of
is provisions against boarding of
fuel, clothing and other necessities
of life as well as food.
a penalty in the food control act
for profiteering.
A law regulating cold storage, lin
iting the time during which goods
may be held; prescribing a method Of
disposing of them il held beyond the
permitted period and requiring that
when released goods bear tn date Of
storage
Laws requiring that goods released
from storage for interstate commerce
bear the selling prices at which they
went into storage ard requiring that
all goods destined fer interstate com
merce bear the price at which they
left the hands of the producer.
Enactment Of the pending bill for
the control of security issues.
Addiuonal appropriations for GOV
ernment agencies which can supply
the public with full information as .
prices at which retailers buy
Early ratification of the peace trea-
ty so that the free processes Of sup
ply and demand" can operate
Immediate steps by executive agen-
cies Of The government promised by
the president included:
The limiting and controlling Of
wheat shipments and credits to facili-
tate the purchase of wheat in such
way rs not to raise, but rather lower,
the price of flour at home.
Sale of surplus stocks of food and
clothing in the hands of the govern
ment.
The forced withdrawal from stor-
age and sales of surplus stocks in
private hands
The Monticellonian., 1919-08-15

The federal trade commission has
found that the high price of shoes
cannot be justified by underlying eco
nomic conditions The commission
after exhaustive inquiry into the price
Of hides, leather and shoes. is report
ing 70 congress that the larger packers
control the hide supply and have
taken excessive profits and passed in
creased costs to subsequent steps in
manufacture aud distribution; that the
tanner has taken exceptional profits :;
that the manufacturer of shoes has
! taken unusual margins, and the prices
The Monticellonian., 1919-08-15
ATTORNEY GENERAL
STARTS FOOD PROBE
USING MACHINERY OF FOOD AD-
MiNISTRATlON IN PRICE
INVESTIGATION.
TO DEPEND ON THE PUBLIC
Power To Prosecute Profteers Limit
ed-Food Hoarders, However,
Can Be Reached Under
Food Laws

Washington. Attorney General
Palmer has started out to ascertain
how much of the high cost of living
IS due to excessive profits by retail
ers.
In a telegram to all state food adj
illustrators who worked with Admin
istrator Hoover during the war, sle
attorney general requested the APP
pointment of a fair price committee
in each county 10 investigate what is
being charged for retail necessities
and If in excess of what the commit
Zee considers Just, to publish list
of fair prices for the guidance of the
public.
There is the extra Legal means of
reaching protiteering which Mr.. Pal
mer recently indicated was under con
sideration. He has frankly admitted
from the start that there was no
means to prosecute directly a man
guilty of extortion in prices. Retail
ers who are gauging the ultimate con
sumer will have To be disciplined by
pune sentiment, winch 0fhc1alS have
no doubt Is sufficiently alert to the
situation now to act vigorously in
clear cut cases. Hoarders on the 9th
ar hand, can BE- reached through the
wartime food laws. or the Sherman
act, and Mr. Palmer requested he
state food administrators to transmit
10 him any evidence of boarding or
other violations of the law which
they might encounter in their work
with the promise that the govern
ment's law-enforcement machinery
would act promptly.
The Monticellonian., 1919-08-15

the city's appropriation to buy coal
last winter. no time need be lost in
getting an order for the purchase of
food through the city council.
The widespread interest in reducing
the cost of living that has swept the
country within the past week has led
to an attempt by the state of New
Hampshire 10 discover why pr,ees are
high and what can be done to lower
them. it was learned here on Monday
The governor has asked the attorney
general of that state 10 begin an In
quiry at once.
The Monticellonian., 1919-08-15
How Feed Prices Have Risen

ipgton.-Families of % cities
of the country paid Is per cent more
in June for - standard articles of food
than the average in 1918 according 10
figures made public by tho department
of labor. The average cost of the same
foods per family in 1918 was 81 per
cent more than in 1913. The cost per
family in cities for 1913 Is given rs
1924. In June, 1919, It had risen to
S623, an increase of little more than
90 per cent. Since then prices have
gone even beyond those figures.
The Monticellonian., 1919-08-15
CITY TO DISTRIBUTE FOOD
Volunteer Workers in Boston Will Por-
ton Out Surplus Army Supplies
in the Near Future.

Boston. Mass. = Information OBJ
tanned AT the mayors office is to the
effect that the eitys organization of
yolunteer workers to distribute sur
plus army food supplies is now nearly
ready for work. and that as result
of the discovery by Francis Ford. act
ing MAYOR. that S17o.0o0 remains from
The Monticellonian., 1919-08-15

charged by the retailer are not justt
fable each factor in the industry nd
ding to the burden he had TO hear be-
fore he passed it on u the next
Means for reducing lhe present high
prices are recommended by the com
mission in this paragraph
"Some relief from the intolerahle
prices paid by consumers for shoes
may be had by Cd rigid enforce
ment of the laws against monopolistic
control of commodities, (2) legislation
forhidding producers of hides engag-
ing in the tanning business"
The Monticellonian., 1919-08-15
Army Stores Sold To France

Paris. = An agreement for The sale
of American army stocks in France
for $500 0oo,0o0 was signed, says Mar
eel Hutin in the Echo de Paris lie
declares that arrangements wera
made for a long time credit so that
France will not have to bear the high
rate of exchange which prevails at
present
The Monticellonian., 1919-08-15
Coffee Goes To 10 Cents Per Gun

Denver, Col ~ Patrons of Denver
restaurants are paying 10 cents a cup
for coffee This decision was reached
at meeting of the Midwest Hotel
and Restaurant Keepers Association.
which embraces proprietors of 100
restaurants and small hotels here.
The Monticellonian., 1919-08-15
Deny Profiteerinu caaroes

Philadelphia. = Charges that shoe
retailers are profiteers as made in
report Of the Federal Trade Commits
sion, were denied in statement Of
A II. Geuting. president of the M
tional Shoe Retailers Association.
The bulk of next falls shoes will be
sold at from IS to S12 a pair, instead
Of higher prices, he said
The Monticellonian., 1919-08-15
Plan To Sell Flour at $40 Barrel

New York.-Details of the Unitel
States Grain Corporation plan to sell
flour at $40 a barrel We're made pub
lie by Julius II. Barnes, United
States wheat director Under the
plan restrictions are placed on he
price to be charged by wholesalers,
jobbers and retailers.
The Monticellonian., 1919-08-15
Saw Oil interests Want Wa.

New York American oil interests
are chars with manufacturing pro
uganda to force the United States
fato war with Mexico, in report
mate pul 'ie | ere by the Board of
Foreign Missions OF the Presbyterian
ehUleh.
The Monticellonian., 1919-08-15
Overs Go On Strike

Paterson, n disappearing me y
mands of silk workers for an iH'a
date 44-hour week ard a : 1e' "A
increase in pay, 800 Divers emp ~,
by the Wiedman SILK DyaIne -.
pany went on strike here . ~
mated that $4,000 silk We2Ve''
idle.
The Monticellonian., 1919-08-15
Bella Kun Reported in Austria.

Vienna.-Bela Kun, former diCta
tor of Hungary, and his assistants
have been granted asylum by Austni
TO avoid disturbances and unnecei
sary bloodshed in Budapest. accord
ing to an official statement explain
ing the presence of Bella Kun in tn
country
The Monticellonian., 1919-08-15
kfnn To Visit Ii c

Details of King Albert's
trip to America have not been fully
arranged, but it is probable that he
will start about the middle of Septem-
Der, and will not return until his
presence here is necessary because of
the Belgian elections.
The Monticellonian., 1919-08-15
Announces opposition To Plan.

New York=United States SENATE
Calder announced here that he wOu
not vote for government ownershl
and operation of railroads as demand
ed by the brotherhoods, asserting th
plan was economically wrong an
would greatly increase passenger an
freight rates.