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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-05
p PROHIBITION IS LIKELY TO END
 AUGUST 1

Washington, July 5-There is a possibility that demobilization will be completed by Aug. 1, thereby ending wartime prOhi- bit1on. Generalization authorities expressed the opinion yesterday that Secretary Bakers order to get down to peace strength by Sept. 30 will be fulfilled. Military experts say 1t will be possible to discharge officers and men by Aug. 1. Even conservative esti- mates are that demobilization will be completed by the first week of August.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-05
R-34 Ihl DISTRESS APPEALS TO NAVY
KAISER IS JUST SAVING WOOD
 IN HOLLAND

Amerongen, Thursday, July 3 William HohenzoIIern, former emperor of Germany, has decided to stay here, at least for the summer. The health of both the former emperor and empress re- mains very good.
 '.BilPs'' log saving has been somewhat htndered by weather conditions He expects to com plete his six thousandth tree this week. No visitors are now at the castle, except Dr. KricSe, the ex- emperor's one time official doc tor,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-05
BANKS MUST REsPolsT.

Washington, July 5-The controller of the currency today Issued cali for the condition of sll national banks 1t the close of business on Monday. Junes 90. ~ sS < s ;sas,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-05
The Weather Report

Bridgeport and vicinity Partly cloudy, possibly local thunder showers tonight or Sunday; slightly cooler.
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1919-07-24
COUNTY TRUCK ARRIVES
WILL WORK ON ROADS

The first Of a number of heavy
trucks that have been allotted to
Chesterfield County for road worl;
has arrived from Columbia.
1t is Nash QUAD" which means
that all four wheels are tractors. 1t
was brought from Columbia Saturday
by Mr.. Charles White, Of the Lucas
Auto Company's garage. Mr.. White
left Columbia on Saturday morning
at ten o'clock and drove steadily in
d pouring rain until nine that night,
arriving here rather tired and damp
but otherwise none. the worse for his
joy ride.
1t has not been definitely decided
just what the new truck will do in
roadwork. 1t has been suggested that
it would serve the community best by
hauling gravel and filing up holes
that persist in appearing in our best
regulated thoroughfares in spite of
all the scraping that can be done.
1t is not without the bounds Of
reason that the experiment of build
ing few miles of good road will be
tried, now that the county is equipped
to do it, just to convince some of our
skeptical citizens that it can be done.
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1919-07-24
WEXFORD

The crops are looking good i'm this
section and we are blessed with rain.
Mr.. Tincy Sellers has a Ford and
was in Mt. Croghan recently.
Mr.. Neil Douglass and family from
Florida were in our section last
week.
Mr.. Frank Moore of Shiloh, was in
this section last week. We are always
glad to see the soldiers back.
Mr.. Boyce Hunt was the weekend
visitor of Mr.. Sam Smith.
Miss Mamie Moore spent the night
with Miss Lille Moore one night last
week.
The death of Mr. John Lampley
was great shock to this community
Our sympathy goes out to the be-
reaved.
Mr.. Carl Sellers was in Ruby Mon
day.
Mr.. Willie r. Moore was in the
Shiloh section recently.
Misses Ailcen Moore and Mary
Bell Douglass and Mr.. Jadie Adams
motorcd to Center Point one night
last week.
Mr.. Bart Rayfeld was in our sec
ton one night last week.
Mrs. Emma Moore and daughter
Mamie, visited. Mrs. A. Moore Mon,
day.
Miss Mary C. Haynie, JoseheA Pitt
man, and Arcaa Smith called at the
home of Miss Aileen Moore one day
last week.
Sunday school next Sunday at
o'clock. Everybody invited to come
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1919-07-24
SNOW HILL

Mr.. Otho Parker and Mr.. Crofford
Cason have returned home after
spending some time in Rockingham.
We are glad to know that Mrs.
Lucy White is improving.
Mrs. c. w. Winfree and Miss
Mamie Winfree were the guests of
Miss Ellen White and Miss Annie
White Saturday afternoon.
Mr.. Carroll Winfree spent Mon
day in Wadesboro on business.
We are sorry to say that Mr.. r. r.
Winfrce is right sick at this writing
Mr.. Ohio Parker was the guest OF
Mr.. Wilson Winfree Saturday night
Mr.. and Mrs. C. w. Winfree and
Mr.. Henry Lee and Mr.. Will Cesar
spent Friday evening in the Polktor
section.
We are gid to say that Mr.. Carol
Davis is up and about again.
Messrs. Will Henson and Franz
Wallace havY returned home afte
spending som ee time in Florence will
relatives.
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1919-07-24
ToBACCO;PRICES DISAPPoINT
SOUTH CAROLINA GROWERS

The prices being paid for tobacco
so far this season have been q disap.
pointment to many growers in vari.
Gus parts of the State.
In Newberry, Georgetown and Lex.
ington Counties conditions have be.
come so distressing that urgent calls
nave been sent out to all those.inter-
ested to hold their cotton off the
market and attend a meeting at
Florence on Friday.
Many large planters of tobacco have
become alarmed over the situation,
which they designate as ruinous, and
have started a movement which they
hope will furnish relief. They have
consulted with Governor Copper. who
has called meeting to be held at
Florence next Friday, July 25th.
Calls have been issued to banks, far
mers, merchants and others interest
ed. At the meeting plans for stimu-
lating and bolstcring the weak mar
ket will be discussed and some ac-
ton looking to protective organic
alton will probably be taken.
In most of the markets throughout
the state prices have moved steadi-
ly downward since the first few days
of the opening. The general opinion
of growers is that the tobacco trust
is trying to hold prices down. Grades
that last year brought from Is to
30 cents have this year in some mar
kets brought from two to five cents.
Buyers have been very scarce in most
of these markets and have not SEEM
ed anxious to buy at any price.
In Chesterfield County there has
been little, if any, complaint One
of the largest growers near Chester
field who carried his "sand lugs" to
Cheraw was very well satisfied with
the 1919 cents they brought. Others
have taken their goods much farther
and have Jared much worse. On ac-
count of the backward weather the
best grades of tobacco have, not been
marketed in Chesterfield, yet prices
of 45 and so cents have been paid in
Doth of the warehouses at Cheraw
and satisfactory prices have been OBJ
tanned at McBee.
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1919-07-24
FRIENDSHIP

Misses Ida Eddins and Nezzie
Fucker, of Ruby, spent a part of the
past week here visiting relatives
and friends.
The Rev. Mr.. Way has preached
some good and faithful sermons here
the last week, which will mean much
in the days to come.
Miss Eva Gardner was visiting Miss
Lucy Hinson last week.
Misses Creola Griggs and Maude
Morris visited Miss Virginia Watson
one day last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. Gardner at
tended the funeral of Mr.. Henry
Chewning, of the Teaps Mill section
last Friday. Mr.. Chewing was the
nephew of Mr.. Gardner.
Mr.. ad Mrs. Jimmie Campbell
spent part of last week here, the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. w. ]. Strea-
tor.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jadie Campbell were
visiting in our community last week.
Mr.. Wash Gaddy spent part of the
oast week here, the guest of his son,
Mr.. j. F. Gaddy.
The ladies of the Demonstration De-
partment organized last week at the
home of Mrs. Pauley Parker.
Mr.. w. B. Duncan of the Snow
Hill section, spent Saturday in our
| community.
If the rain continues a few more
days there will be some bad roads in
this county.
Several from here attended the
burial of Mr.. j. ID. Lampley last Mon.
day. Mr.. Lampley had many friends
in this neighborhood who will regret
to learn of his death.
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1919-07-24
TEAL'S MILL

The rains in this community have
about laid the crops by with General
Green.
There will be preaching at Mace
donia next Sunday morning at 1
o'clock and Sunday School at 1.
We are glad to report that Mrs.
w. r. Rivers is improving.
Miss Carrie Huneycutt is spending
a while with her sister, Mrs j. l..
Merriman, near Shiloh.
Miss Uilia Newman, of Morven is
visiting her sister, Mrs. Ernest Davis.
Mr.. Lewis Hunt has purchased a
Ford.
Messrs Frank White and Frank
Moore were in this community Sun
day afternoon
The Rev. Mr.. Way will preach at
meeting at Mt Olive the fourth Sun.
day in July.
All day prayer service at Mace.
donia Saturday.
Mr.. Henry Chewing died at hi:
home last Thursday morning and wa:
buried at Mt Olive Friday. We ex
tend our deepest sympathy to the sor
rowing family.
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1919-07-24
RACE RIOTS IN WASHINGTON
SEVEN PERSONS ARE KILLED

Race riots broke out in Washing
ton last Saturday night and have no
entirely subsidized, although abou
1900 troops, in addition to the regu
lar police have the city PRACTICAL,
under martial law.
Up to Wednesday night seven per.
sons had been killed, eleven thought
to be fatally wounded and scores
suffering from broken heads, razo,
cuts and other minor wounds. Sc
serious is the trouble considered that
resolutions in the House were passed
asking President Wilson to take a
hand in settling the trouble. The
Government has issued an official
statement claiming that martial law
will not be proclaimed, as the situa-
ton has at no time been out of hand.
Aroused by the insolence of ne
groeS, condition for which Wash
inGton has long been notorious, sail
ors and soldiers attacked and severely
beat s,.mc black men early Saturday
evening. Late in the night, when re-
ports began coming in of attacks
on white women by negroes a crowd
was quickly formed which marched
to the vicinity of Eighth and M Sts.,
the center of the black belt of the
Northwest District. About 100 SOL
diers and sailors formed the first mob
"A number of negroes were fired on
but retreated so hastily as to escape
serious injury.
From this beginning the riots grew
until by Monday the city was aflame
with excitement. Negroes were be-
ing manhandled in small groups in
almost every part of the city. Ne
groes, in turn, were singing out of
ficers and individuals, firing upon
them and escaping in automobiles.
Negro women formed leading ele-
ment among the black race. One
such, yellow girl of II, was shot.
1t was said by officials that riots
were of more serious nature than
anything which had occurred since the
outbreak during the period of the old
feather duster legislature" in the
turbulent days after'thc War between
the States before the present form
of district government was organized.
The scattered nature of the attacks
through the three nights of the grow
ing disorder that Washington has ex-
perienced, has made the situation
very difficult to handle.
While rioting was at its worst down
town panic stricken negroes fired in
discriminatory from the barrcaded
doors and windows of their homes.
Others whirled through the more out
lying districts in automobiles, firing
wildly at any white person they saw.
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1919-07-24
FROM CHERAW
Special To The Advertiser:

|
The price being paid for tobacco
on the Cheraw market continues to
show steady increase, and the grade
of tobacco is improving. The buyers
are all bidding strong on the higher
grades, and even the lower grades
are bringing more on the Cheraw
market than on most other markets.
The two local warehouses still have
full floors and the quantity continues
] to increase. 1t is only a question of
time until Cheraw will get the bulk
of the tobacco of the Pee Dee Section.
The Pee Dee river has almost
cached the flood stage attaiped dur
ng the year of 1915. Up to Tuesday
morning it had reached SO feet and
was still rising. More than the usual
amount of damage has been done to
crops, as more of the river bottom
was planted this year than heretofore.
The prospects for good corn yield
in these bottoms had been especially
fine. Owing to the fact that the rise
was slow, very little damage was done
to live stock.
Repairs are being made on the old
First National Bank Building, re-
Gently vacated by Mr.. M. b. Smith.
This building in the near future will
be occupied by the offices of the
Cheraw Cotton and Knitting Mills.
Cheraw has five first class garages,
all running full capacity, which is
evidence of what the raising of to-
bacco is doing for Cheraw and the
surrounding community.
Mrs. Harry E. Trigg, who will be
pleasantly remembered by her friends
throughout the county as Miss Fannie
War;, is now making her home at
Akron, Ohio, having gone to Akron
Immediately after her marriage in
Columbia.
Mr.. John j. Justice is back from
overseas, and has resumed his work
with the Cheraw Hardware & Supply
Cmpany.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Lindsay have re-
turned from weeks stay at Wrights-
vile Beach.
Miss Maude Brown will leave in a
few days for the New York markets.
Miss Hettie Sandburn is at home
from Columbia and has as her gust,
Miss Esther Lindfus.
Miss Vernie Dudley, of Gastonia,
N. c., is visiting relatives and friends
in town.
Mrs. l.. r. Dameron and little
daughter, of Charleston, are visiting
Mrs. Dameron's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
w. N. Monson.
Mr.. r. l.. Thompson, of Lynch
burg, Va, spent the past week in
Cheraw.
Misses Lillian and Kathyleen Muir
ray have returned from a visit of sew
eral weeks at Pawley's Island.
Miss Louise Jones, who has been
The guest of Misses Ellen and Eliza
oeth Bull for the past month, has re-
curned to her home in Virginia.
Miss Mary Hendrix spent the past
week in Pageland with friends.
Capt. B. j. Foster, of the cover
seas Service" has returned to Che
raw after an absence of many months.
The colored soldiers of Chesterfield
county will be given a "Home-Com-
ing" celebration in Charew on August
81 The different committees are hard
at work and the day should prove a
great success.
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1919-07-24
DEATH OF Mr.. C. c. WALLACE

Word has been received of the
death of Mr.. G.. G. Wallace lin the Oak
Grove section. Mr.. Wallace was
well and favorably known in his
neighborhood, as he had lived there
for many years. He leaves seven
boys and one daughter. Two of his
sons, Clifton and George Carey Wal
lace, were in the A. E. F., the later
in the Wildcat Division. Burial was
at Mt Olive
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1919-07-24

State Constable J. Fletcher Bate
man was fatally shot last Thursday
while attempting to arrest SAINT Bar
raft and Jim Shcron, alleged distil-
I'rS, near Camden. After being NOR
tally wounded Constable Batcman
brought down both his men. lie died
HcXt day. The two men were taken
TO the hospital under arrest. Mr..
Bateman had been public official
for nearly twenty years, was well
known and we'll thought of.
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1919-07-24
FAMOUS OLD BATTLESHIPS
USELESS, TO BE ScRAPPEp

q The Navy Department has decided
to break up and sell for junk twelve
OF Uncle Sans most
famous battleships. Four of
these famous old "has beens''
all have distinguished themselves by
records for swiftness and what in
their infancy was un-to-date equip
ament. The doomed ships, includ-
ing the famous old Spanish
war squadron consisting of the Ore
gon, Iowa, Indiana and Massachu-
sets and the more modern but hard
ly less famous Kentucky, Kearsage,
Alabama, Illinois, Wisconsin, Ohio,
Missouri and Maine, composed one
Of the most, if not the most powerful
battleship fleets in the world more
than Is years ago.
Foremost among the achievements
Of these famous old fighting craft is
the part they played in the Spanish
American war. The Oregon, which
had been commissioned at San Fran
cisco in July 1896 was at Mare Is
land navy yard in 1898 when the mes
sage was flashed to her commander
that the United States was at war
with Spain. On March 6, 1898, the
famous old ship cleared the Golden
Gate, bound for the West Indies, on
what proved to be the most epoch
making battleship voyage ever under
taken. With decks stripped for ac-
ton and gun crews at their stations
the Oregon plowed around Cape
Horn up the east coast of South AM
erica and arrived at Key West on May
26, ready for action, having made the
$4,000 mile voyage in 68 cruising
days. Capt. C. f. Clark, the Oregon's
commanding officer, was ordered to
take his ship to Santiago and there
join the blockading squadron which
Woo awaiting DaIIiS Will lhS opahiSh
fleet.
In the meantime the Iowa, Massa-
chusetts and Indiana, sister ships of
the Oregon, were attached to the
North Atlantic fleet and had already
arrived off Cuba, the Massachusetts
being part of the famous "flying
squadron" under command of Com
modore Schley.
The Oregon will probably not be
destroyed with the others. The State
of Oregon will probably take hc- and
keep her in condition as a training
ship ship in C,cgon waters. During
the war with Germany all of these
ships were called into commission,
most of them as coast defenders in
home waters.
Other vessels famous forever in
American naval annals, the Olmpia,
Admiral Dewey's flagship at Manila
Bay; the New York, Rear Admiral
SIMPSONS flagship, and the Brooklyn,
Rear Admiral Schley's flagship, also
saw service druring the world war
and are still on active duty in vari-
GUS parts of the world. 1t is prob
able that in few years all of these
historic ships will be placed out Of
commission for good. They will never
however, be scrapped, in the opinion
of naval officers.
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1919-07-24

After several unsuccessful attempts
% LII the daylight saving law over
Pre- idcnt Wilson's veto the opponents
II the law in the Senate and House
inaily subsidized and admitted defeat.
AS the President remarked: eve will
continue to REGULATE the clocks by the
un instead OF the sun by the clocks"
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1919-07-24

Baptist leaders Of thirty-eiuhs as
sociatlons in the State are meeting in
Columbia for the purpose of COM
pleting the arrangements for the
drive to raise $7O,OOO,OO0, which is
to be inauguartcd soon.
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1919-07-24

Lillian and Rebccca Myers, colorcd,
killed their father, Silbcrt Myers, &
well and known and well to do color
ed farmer of Florence County. Satur-
day night because he refused them
PERMISSION to ro to party. They
beat him to death with an axe. Both
are in jail. They are II and 6 years
Of age.
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1919-07-24

Mr.. John w. r. Pope, for twenty
years with the Carolina National
Bank, at Columbia, was drowned Sun
day afternoon at Sullivan's Island.
lie was attempting to rescue some
ladies, who were in distress, when he
got beyond his depth.
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1919-07-24

,Columbia has declared war on
cheap dogs. A reward of on" dollar
VIII be paid for any kind of a cur,
mongrel or NUT found at large with
out a license. They will be cxtcrmi-
mated fieas and all, in gas asphyxi-
ating machine.
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1919-07-24

\ dirigjblc, owned by the Good
year Rubber Company, of Akron,
Ohio, while giving an exhibition flight
IN Chicago, Monday, caught fire and
cell 500 feet. Most of the crew and
passengers landed safely in para
chutcs. The burning balloon crashed
INTO bank building and exploded,
killing and burning eight or ten peo-
pie.
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1919-07-24

The Pacific Fleet has sailed from
Hampton Roads for tn, Golden Gate.
The war ships will pass through the
Panama Canal and are expected to
reach San Francisco about the mid
die of August, when it is expected
that President Wilson will review
them.
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1919-07-24

The Gadkin and Catawba Valleys,
IN North Carolina as well as land ad-
ioln'@ many small streams in the
Piedmont section have suffered dam
age to the extent of hundreds of
thousands of dollars by reason of the
heavy rains.
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1919-07-24

Lieut.. Burns Martin committed
suicide in an Atlanta hotel. Letters
.ound in his room showed that he was
engaged to marry three girls.
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1919-07-24

y former member of the eX-Kai-
'"rs. cabinet recently paid. visit to
N!!nclM and reports that the strain
on that individual has not had much
meet on his general health and ap-
p"arancr. In fact the rest seems to
be agreeing with the once busy war
maker.
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1919-07-24

\ mans house will not be invaded
n the search for liquor. The dras-
TIC laws being made for the enforce
mcnt of prohibition failed of passage,
50 far as "the right of search" was
concerned.
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1919-07-24
THINGS IN GENERAL

More than 500 persons now own
private airplaines in the United
States.
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1919-07-24

Lieut.. Wade Willcford, of Sumter,
mas been specially commended for
bravery under fire in France,by Gen.
Petain.
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1919-07-24

The South Carolina Division of the
United Confederate Veterans met in
reunion at Greenwood Tuesday.
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1919-07-24

Property and crops have suffered
much damage in Texas by reason of
heavy rains during the past week.
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1919-07-24
STATE NEWS

Washouts on rail roads between
Columbia and Charleston have played
havoc with schedules.
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1919-07-24

Government investigators have
been at Charleston looking into the
seemingly eXhorbitant prices asked
for swamp lands that were rcquisi-
toned for the cmbarkation terminal.
these experts report that the price
of the land in question jumped about
10000 per cent. over night, when it
las found that the Government want
ed to rcquisition it, One of the prin-
cipal owners in question is Col.
Rhctt, banker and former mayor.
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1919-07-24

\ new hundred thousand dollar
thcatcr is in prospect for Columbia, a
charter having been issued by the
Secretary of State to a company
with the intention Of cvp"nt.n~
amount on such an enterprise. The
directors Of the company are: r. W.
robertson, Jr., of New York, Santos
Soiiilc, of Charleston, George G.
Warner and >. II. Lee, of Columbia
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1919-07-24

EGGS WANTED-At A. F. Davis
Market. Highest Merket Price.
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1919-07-24

Misses Ida Eddins and NezZie
Fucker, of Ruby, spent a part of the
past week here visiting relatives
and friends.