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The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1919-07-31
SOUTH TO LEAD IN
ROAD BUILDING

Recent reports received by the
United States Department of Agri-
culture on Federal aid road pro ojects
show the South moving forward
in the road-building campaign, with
projects showing higher grade con-
struction. OF the 16 Georgia pro-
jects approved for April two were for
bridges, 7 for concrete and for
either a brick or concrete, or BIZ
luminous road, the others being for
sandy-clay roads. The concrete roads
will cost from 100000 to $4,000 a
mile, indicating the highest type con-
struction, for the cost in the South is
usually less than in the North.
louisiana will build a short bitumin-
Gus macadam road at an estimated
cost of $36,377 a mile. Virginia has
one bituminoUs nacadam and three
concrete roaas in ?projects approY "a.
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1919-07-31
SOUTH CAROLINA CROPS,
ESTIMATES IN COUNTIES

b. B. Hare, field agent of the bu-
reau of crop estimates Of the United
States Department Of Agriculture, has
recently issued his report showing the
value of all crops and live stock in
South Carolina in 1918, by counties,
also the value of the three principal
crops grown in each county. Cotton,
corn and oats were considered the
principal crops in all counties, ex-
cept Darlington, Dillon, Marion, Horny
Florence, Williamsburg and Claren-
don, where cotton, corn and tobacco,
were the ranking crops as to value,
while in Charleston and Beaufort
Counties cotton, corn and potatoes
were considered the chief crops.
BY studying the table Of values in
1918 printed below it will be seen
that Chesterfield County ranks 22J,
just half way among the ID counties
of the State. This is encouraging as
| is has not been many years since
this county was always mentioned
near the bottom in matters of this
kind. The following are the values as
, compiled by Mr.. Hare for publication
! County Livestock
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1919-07-31
ALl%BANfA>S GOVERNOR
NOT "POWERLESS"

Commenting upon the statement
of Governor Bilbo, of Mississippi, that
he was utterly powerless" to con-
troll the mob, the Atlanta Constitu-
tion makes this creditable comment:
If the Governors Of States where
lynch law and mob spirit prevails are
in the same position as that confessed
by Governor Bilbo of Mississippi
utterly poweless" to resist the mob
in defense of the law and the consti-
tuition which each is bound by his
oath of office to uphold, there is
higher authority that is not utterly
powerless" to grapple with outlawry
in defense of the law and democratic
institutions!
And just as sure as the sun shall
rise tomorrow, if the States do not
soon abandon their utterly power
less" attitude toward the curse of
mob law the Federal Government
will step in, assert it's authority and
prove that it is not utterly power
less" to safeguard law and order!
In this connection it is we'll to
note that the mob that went to a
Jail in Alabama and killed a prisoner
have been arrested, and twenty-eight
men confessed their guilt and were
punished. Sim Andrews, deputy sher-
iff, was sentenced to the penitentiary
for ten years, Louis Bishop, fifteen
years, and others got fines and i'm
prisonment at hard labor.
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1919-07-31
DOG CATCHING IN COLUMBIA

Because Columbia had become so
over run with homeless dogs it was
decided to enforce a law that had
been on the statute books for fifty
years, but never had been carried
out. This law offered reward of a
dollar for any stray dog brought to
the city hall without license tag. The
reward became active last week. Tho
small boys got busy. Also some of the
larger boys. In the first three days
a hundred stray CANNES were await
ing owners or execution. Quite "a
few persons, missing the stray pet
rushed to the pound and paid the dol
lar and the license fee besides, but the
great majority were left to the
executioner. Gas is used and
two or three dozen may be put to
sleep at one time. 1t is thought that
at the present rate Columbia will be
fairly free of stray dogs in few
weeks, the estimate of casual OBJ
server placing the number at about
1900. Meantime, the small boy is
getting rich and has been cautioned
against catching dogs out side of Co.
lumbia, as that city doesn't propose
to pay for cleaning up other locali
tiles.
Later: The city hall become SC
swamped with bowling, yowling, XII
wing kiyoodles of all sorts, conditions
and degrees that meeting was called
and the dollar fee was revoked. The
regular catcher, however, will not be
interferred with.
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1919-07-31
A GOOD MAN FROM GERMANY

In sending Macmillan Harden as
German Ambassador to the United
States Germany did the handsome
thing. Harden is newspaper man Of
great ability and influence, man
who had no love for the Kaiser and
was not afraid to say so even under
the Kaiser's nose. He was opposed to
militarism and all that it implies
He will be heartily welcomed to the
United States and can be of more
benefit to Germany as Ambassador
than any other man that could have
been selected for that high office.
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1919-07-31
A GOOD WOMAN GONE

On the 23d day of June, Sister
Sarah Sellers, in the 88th year Of
her age, passed out. from this world
to her home in Heaven, after several
weeks of suffering.
All that medical science could do
was done for her, but it seemed that
her work on earth was done and she
said that she was ready to go. Sister
Sellers was true and faithful woman
and true type of the ex-Confederate
woman. While her husband followed
Lee and Jackson in that bloody con-
fiict she remained at home and made
a living for herself and her small
children.
For more than fifty years she has
been consistent member of Hope
well Baptist church, and will be great
ly missed by her church and her pas
tor. Her husband and two of her
children preceded her to the heaven
ly country. She leaves about l3O
descendants to mourn their loss,
which is her eternal gain.
She leaves one son who is now in
his I'D year and nine other. children
and 3S grand children; 48 great-grand
children and several great-great
grand children.
She was Il faithful wife and mother
and kind and obliging neighbor, a
true and good woman, and my prayer
is that the Saviour NAV he much with
her family during these sad days.
J.'H. Hildreth,
Pastor
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1919-07-31

The Government is calling upon
people to use more wood and less
coal next winter to help solve the
the transportation problem and re-
lieve the coal situation, so that indus
trial plants may not be tied up and
men thrown out Of work by lack of
coal. The Government Forrest Service
says get out the buck saw and see if
you can't beat the Kaiser saving
wood.
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1919-07-31

The Government is about to turn
loose vast quantity Of preserved
food stuffs that will be sold to con-
sumers at and below cost Nearly
l50,000,OOO pounds of cured meats
and 5,5OO,000 cases of canned vege-
tables will be sold to wholesale mer-
chants to be distributed to consum-
ers through reail stores. That ought
to help some to reduce the high cost
of living.
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1919-07-31

A building that cost John D. Rock
efeller 100000, that was used as a
hospital during the war, will be
donated by Jawn to New York City
as a home for drug addicts. Now
look out for a rise in the price Of
gas.
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1919-07-31
SOUTH CAROLINA :
EDITORS ENDORSE THRIFT

Resolutions approving the United
States Treasury's thrift and savings
movement were given unanimous en-
dorsement by the South Carolina
Press Association in convention in
Greenville recently. The resolutions
set forth that the great promise of
Americas industrial and commercial
power lies. in the ability of the people
to save, and the savings may be prof.
tably invested in war savings stamps.
Not only was the movement given en-
dorsement but the association pledged
its efforts to make it a success.
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1919-07-31

In advocating a readjustment of
postmaster's salaries congressman
said that about all some postmasters
got out of the office was the privilege
Of reading the postal cards. During
the war some men who got a salary
of $1.O0 per year didn't even have
any postal cards to read.
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1919-07-31
MAY GET YOUR DOPE FOR
FIVE A SHOT AGAIN

A movement is on in Washington
for the repeal of the ten per cent. tax
on soft drinks. 1t is also thought
that the pSesent tax Of ten per cent.
on grape juice and kindred fruit
drinks will be reduced to two cents
gallon.
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1919-07-31

France is to pay the United States
over $500, 100000 for the railroads,
buildings and military stores left in
France by our engineers and soldiers
Our boys did some good work over
there besides whipping the Huns.
They built railroads and put up build
ings for storing supplies.
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1919-07-31

Some Jail birds are very polite.
One of them who broke out of Jail
in California left this note: 81 am
sorry to leave you but your mos
quitoes have become too burned ag-
gressive." GuK
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1919-07-31
SOME DOG REVENUE

Anson County, North Carolina,
has listed over two-thousand dogs
for taxation. The state collects one
dollar for each male and two for
female CANNES.
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1919-07-31
p A S N A P
- ~ KILLS RATS

Also mice. Absolutely prevents
odors from carcass. One package
proves this. RAT-SNAP comes in
cakes-no mixing with other food.
Guaranteed.
Csc. size q cake) enough for Pam
try, Kitchen or Cellar.
', Soc. size e cakes) for Chicken
House, coops, or small buildings.
$l.00 size 6 cakes) enough for
all farm and out-buildings, storage
buildings, or factory buildings.
Sold and Guaranteed by
Farmers Hardware Co., Square
Deal Drug Co. and A. F.. Davis
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1919-07-31
Total $46O,211, 900

The three principal crops of Ches-
tcriield County are given as cotton,
corn and oats and the County's 1918
crop is valued at S6,18O,OOO.
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1919-07-31
SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION Z
CANCELLED ACCOUNT ROADS

Lexington County has had to call
off the convention of the International
Sunday School Association that was
to have been held at st. Johns Church
this week. The reason given by Pres
ident L.O. Rast is the impossible con-
dition of the roads.
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1919-07-31

CameIs arc sold evsfy-
wherein scientifically scaled
packages of 20 ci9areffes or
fenpackasss( (200cisareftes)
In . ssine-paper-covored
carton. We strongly recom-
mond this carton for tho
homo or Office supply or
whom you travel.
r. }. Reynolds Tobacco Co.
Winston-Salem, N. c.
The Washington times., 1919-11-25
D. C.S college COPS"
BEGIN STUDIES TODAY
Rookie" Policemen to Learn Theory
of Criminal Detection
and Prevention.

An even dozen new Washington po-
licemen are convinced today that they
are going to earn the extra pay that
Congress has provided for them. They
started school" at $50 this morning.
and they are Just beginning to learn
few Of the things . policeman
has to know.
Twelve Of the newest members Of
the police force were on hand In the
gym room on the second floor Of the
Sixth precinct police station when
Lieut. w. 8. Shelby called the school
to order.
Originally 1t was intended to have
more present, but the requirements Of
the force at this time prevented mors
than dozen being spared. The course
will last from 81 to 30 days. depend
ing upon the progress made by the
nrst class.
Altogether more than 800 policemen
who have Joined the force In the last
eighteen months, most OF them ex-
service men, will go through the
mill" at the Sixth precinct station.
After the present class finishes an
adjournment will be taken until after
the holidays.
Here are some Of the things Wash
ington policemen are expected to
know. Lieutenant Shelby said today,
as the students sat down at regula-
tlon school desks with the inevitable
blackboard before them:
The Washington times., 1919-11-25
INDICTED FOR Staying
DURING D. c. RACE RIOTS
william Laney, Colored, Charged
With Killing Kenneth Grail
Last July Il.

william LAney. colored. today was
indicted by the grand jury for frst
degree murder In connection with the
desth of Kenneth Grail. white. whom
1t Is alleged. Laney shot July II last
during the race riots at SIT Massa-
chusetts avenue. northwest killing
him.
George Dent colored. alias George
Gentry. was indicted for assault with
q dangerous weapon Investigation
showed that during the race riots
Dent shot seven times at Detective
Scrivener and Ernest Giovanette-
There were forty-eight other in
dictments, Of which sixteen were for
assault with dangerous weapons
eleven for house breaking and lar
ceny, eight for grand larceny. hve
for robbery and assault to commit
robbery, and four for violation of the
White Slave traffic act
The Washington times., 1919-11-25
HE MAKES COLD CASH
LOOK LIKE THE MOVIES
Episcopal Pastor Sees Lots of
Romance In the $4,000, 900 to
Be Raised In This Diocese.

And now comes the apostle Of sta
tistics that are human, the romantic
ist of figures.
He has come out Of North Carolina.
He Is neither statistician nor
romaneer. He is an Episcopal clergy
man, the Rev. DR.. William e. Milton,
who spoke at the luncheon given yes
terday by ishop Harding at the New
willard.
And he has undertaken to prove to
the million or more communicates Of
the Episcopal Church that $42, 900 900
is not $4,000. .0OO-but thrilling
romance; its characters Chinese chill
dren. Eskimo maidens. gaunt noun
taineers, little blind Mexicans. trans
planted peasants of Europe. and
dauntless soldiers of the Church in
other far places.
$50 long as we state the Church's
duty in terms Of dollars" he said,
at is a cold, dead thing. We must
look through the loopholes of the
ciphers and the bars OF the dollar
mark. -
'Then we shall see, not $42 .o0o, 900.
but hospitals and surgeons, schools
and teachers, loyal American citizens
where there are restless foreign-born
under destructive influences: COM
munity centers and churches where
there Is none within many miles"
Mrs. J. c. oyd, 1921 Twenty-second
street nothwest, will organize wo-
mans committee on Friday Afternoon
at 8 o'clock to take up the work for
S203, 900 per annum for three years
in the Diocese of Washington. The
Rev. D. Wellington Curran will
speak.
Last evening Lewis B. Franklin.
chairman of the national executive
committee on this campaign, outlined
the changes that have been made In
the organization of the church for
better work before a meeting OF q
special committee Of laymen intrusted
with a part of the campaign Tor the
portion of the $2,OOO.OO to come from
this diocese
The Washington times., 1919-11-25
PUT ON TRIAL FOR
ASAULTNC WOMEN

Lewis Randall, the young negro
VINO Is alleged to have made a GRIM
inal assault upon Mrs. Bessie Gleason.
IL Nicholson street northwest, on the
morning of June 80, last, and who, il
Is claimed. attempted q similar as
sault upon Louise Simmons, of 2c5S
Sixth street northwest, a colored
teac. er In the Reno School. was
placed on trial before jury today in
criminal Court No. 2, Justice Stat
ford presiding,
Evidence in the hands Of the DIS.
trlct Attorney, whose office at the
trial Is represented bv Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Paul Cromelin, shows
that about 10 o'clock the morning Of
June 10 Mrs. Gleason was on her way
from her home to catch a Takoma
Park car. As she was passing through
Rays woods she was confronted by
the negro. armed with a club, who
struck her savage blow and checked
her. He is said to have disregarded
her plea to take her pocketbook and
let her go home to her children, say
ing he would get the pocketbook
later.
Randall was arrested July q near
the Connecticut avenue bridge. The
extreme penalty for felonious assault
is death in event of conviction II the
Jury makes such recommendation.
otherwise the death penalty cannot
be imposed.
ID. G. Organized Citisenship-P
tecta your home and your property.
The Washington times., 1919-11-25
DEW HELD FOR SELLING
= DEW" TO z SOLDIERS

Alex w. Dew, former sailor in the
United States navy, found last night
that bootlegging doesn't pay.
Dew was arrested last night after
he had sold two half pints of whis-
KEY to two soldiers at the lunch
room at 6G40 Georgia avenue, where
ne Is employed. One of the soldiers,
John H. Lordize, paid for his whiskey
with marked bills. When Dew was
trrested these bills were in his pos
session. He admitted that he had
bought the whiskey and sold 1t to
the soldiers as personal favor.
When arraigned in Police Court
this morning he stated that he had
bought the whiskey from an un-
known colored man on Sixth street
near Pennsylvania avenue northwest.
The case was continued until Friday
and bail was fixed at $1,000.
The Washington times., 1919-11-25
To Prfnt Msre Blanks.
URGES PLATOON PLAN
IN DISTRICT SCHOOLS

Ernest L Thurston, superintendent
OF schools. will recommend to the
Board OF Education tomorrow that
the platoon system OF operating
graded schools replace the present
system in the District. IL was indi-
Gated today when the superintendent
called a meeting of the general
school officers to consider this plan.
The meeting will be held this af-
ternoon. Superintendent Thurston
will tell the officers the result of his
trip to several Eastern cities, where
he studied conditions with a view to
relieving congestion in the public
schools here
The Washington times., 1919-11-25
PACKER TELLS
WHY MEATS
REMAIN HIGH
Thomas &. Wilson Says Wash
ington People Demand
the Best Cuts.

Replying to the inquiry sent him
by Clarence r. Wilson, Food Admin
istrator for the District of Columbia,
relative to the excessive prices de-
r,anded IN W Washington for pork prod
ucts, Thomas E. Wilson, of Wilson &
Co. Chicago, declares that the law
o. supply and demand" governs the
situation here and advocates that
housewives buy cheaper cuts Of meat
TO equalize the prices.
In his letter to the Chicago packer
Mr.. Wilson called attention TO the
fact that the public had receivad only
about half the benefit in the decline
Of prices in the case of pork loins. In
the reply the Chicago packer de-
clared that this condition is due en-
tirely to the fact that the puolic and
dealers always demand the choicest
cuts of meat while the cheaper cuts
go begging and sometimes are a total
less.
The Chicago packed submitted a.
scale Of prices paid for live hogs and
he prices prevailing for the sale Of
he meats after preparation during
the period from August 9 to October
4. The price scale showed that while
the prices Of live hogs reduced the
price of pork loins remained at a pro-
portionately higher level Explaining
this Mr.. Wilson said that the demand
for pork loins in Washington is much
greater than for any other single
pork cut.
1T will also interest you to know
hat our Washington, d. c. branch for
he month of August made a profit
Of $221.3S, September $77.70.
Il think that we will always be up
against price fluctuations, which as a
rule are governed by conditions such
rs I have enumerated applying on
fresh pork. We must recognize the
law of supply and demand. which I
will admit is not always a true re-
lection of actual conditions"
The District Food Administrator did
not intimate today what course would
eollow now, explaining that as yet he
had not had time to properly analyze
the letter from the Chicago packer.
The Washington times., 1919-11-25
M|D-C|TY CITIZENS
TO ERECT BUILDING
Civic Association Plans to Have
Permanent Home on
Seventh Street.

Maintaining its record for setting
PAGES among the citizens associations
of the District, the Mid-City Asso-
citation last night moved to erect its
own building.
Present quarters Of the associ alton,
1909 Seventh street. were crowded to
overf1owing last night when ninety
new members were elected-the fruit
of one days work Of the present
membership drive.
On motion Of DR.. J. d. McCue. the
association instructed President A.
]. Driscoll to name a special commit
tee to provide temporary and larger
quarters. The same committee will
also look over available sites for the
proposed association building and
work out other details.
Seventh Street Hsne.
z The association building will be on
Seventh street, somewhere between @
street and Florida avenue. Most Of
the members of the association are
substantial business men identified
with the business houses and banks
on Seventh street.
II feel confident that q building
would be good investment for U.S."
President Driscoll said. THE ground
floor and Offices could be rented at a
figure that would bring a good re-
turn.
The upper quarters. including an
auditorium, could be reserved for the
Mid-City Association. This associa-
tion has made history. and we expect
we erect this building"
Mr.. Driscoll outlined to the associa-
tion some of the undertakings ahead
Of the association
One of the first moves of the asso-
citation will be to secure more play
ground space for the several hun
dred children attending the Grover
Cleveland School.
Mr.. Driscoll told the association
that "the reputation Washington has
for profiteering cost her the head
quarters of the American Legion"
Major Donovan, who attended re-
Gently the convention of the legion
in Minneapolis. told me on his return
that he was astounded at the speeches
made against Washington by dele
gates at the convention.
The report had gone forth that
profteering was running riot in
Washington, and the convention was
Influenced by those reports to keep
it's Headquarters from our city.
New Committees.
II want to say that there is no
actual profiteering here. Prices here
are high because of labor and other
costs that have increased. There is
no more profiteering here than there
is in other cities Of the country"
One member rose and said he dis
agreed with the president as to his
views on prof1teering. 81 have three
automobiles and take them to Fred
erick to have all repairs made" he
said. '"The charges there are just
one-half the charges made In Wash
lngton."
The Washington times., 1919-11-25
CHAUFFEUR Is HELD BY
JURY FOR GIRLS DEATH

Joseph Scalco. driver of the auto
mobile that struck twelve-year-old
Helen Magruder Of $40 L street north
east at New Jersey avenue and N
street northwest, Sunday night. re-
sulting in her death a short time later
at Sioley Hospital, was held for the
action of the grand jury yesterday by
coroner's jury conducting an inquest
over the body.
The child and her grandmother
Mrs. Julia Dove, were crossing the
street to take a northoound street car
when both were struck by the ma
chine occupied by Scalco and his wife,
II was testified. Witnesses declare
that the machine was speeding.