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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1920-09-30
SMOKED IN SCHOOLS
Tobacco Was New and Its Effects
Little Appreciated.

When tobacco first reached Eng
land it was enjoyed in common by
both sexes. In the seventeenth cen
tury, according TO John Ashton, 1T
JOIN the men in smoking, but in
Worcestershire the children were sent
to school with pipes in their satchels,
and the schoolmaster called a halt
in their studies while they all smoked,
he teaching the neophyte."
Scotch women used to enjoy pipe
the, same way as they enjoyed a pinch
of snuff. One of the compilers Of the
Statistical Account of Scotland"
published records in 1871 that "the
chief luxuries in the rural districts
are snuff, tobacco and whiskey. Tea
and sugar are little used, but the use
of whiskey has become very great
The use of tobacco may almost be
said to be excessive, especially among
the female sex. There is scarcely a
young woman by the time she has
been taught to spin but has also
learned to smoke. Smoking seems to
have been introduced as an antdote
to rheumatism and ague. The fav-
orable alteration with respect to these
diseases has only produced a greater
avidity for tobacco"
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1920-09-30
LAWS NOT ENFORCED
Against Throwing Trash in Roads and
Children Driving Cars.

The following laws are not gener-
ally enforced in this county and State,
says the Pee Dee Advocate:
Act No. 377 is as follows: "Be it
enacted by the General Assembly of
South Carolina: That from and after
the passage of this act it shall
misdemeanor for any person to place,
throw or leave any broken glass,
glass bottles, scrap iron, tin cans or
pointed nails within any highway in
the State of South Carolina, and any
person violating the terms of this
act shall be fined not less than ten
dollars nor more than fifty dollars,
or be imprisoned not less than ten
days nor more than thirty days. Said
fines to go to the public school funds
of the county in which the offence
was committed"
Act No. 489 reads: "Section L.
Be it enacted by the General Assem-
bly, of South Carolina: That it shall
be unlawful for the owner of any au-
tomobile or other motor vehicle to
allow any minor under the age Of
twelve years to drive or operate such
automobile or other motor vehicle
upon the public highways of the State.
"Section 2.-That it shall be un-
lawful for any minor under the age
of twelve years to drive or operate
any automobile or other motor We
hicle upon the public highways of the
State, whether the same be with the
consent of the parents or guardian or
not.
"Section 3.-That any person or
persons allowing or consenting to a
minor under twelve years driving or
operating his or their car against the
provisions of Section l of this act,
shall be guilty of misdemeanor and
upon conviction thereof shall be fined
in a sum of not exceeding one hun
dred ($1OO) dollars, or be imprisoned
upon the county chain gang for pc
riod of not exceeding thirty days.
"Section 4.-That any minor under
the age of twelve years who violates
the provisions of Section 2, Of this
act, shall be guilty of misdemeanor,
and, upon conviction thereof, shall be
liable to the same penalty as is pro-
yided in Section 8, of this act.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1920-09-30
Loans on Cattle

Governor Harding of the Federal
Reserve Board has assured represen-
tatives of the livestock industry that
the. Board has no intention of curtall-
ing their credit. He says the Boards
policy has been to look upon the live
stock and other food-producing in
dustries as vitality essential. He says
the Board cannot direct or compel
loans by any banks, but that it has
planned with the reserve banks for aid
for the agricultural interests to the ex-
tent of nearly billion dollars this year
These statements were made IN an
swer to the committee which repre-
sented the producers, packers and
bankers, who complained Of the re-
suits to follow unless bankers and
cattle and loan companies discontinue
calling in their loans on livestock
National Stockman and Farmer, Pitts
burg, Pa.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1920-09-30
PLAN TO MAKE KICK
ON CREDIT POLICY
OF FEDERAL BANKS AFFECTING
FARM PRODUCE WANT Ma
TION-WIDE MEETING.

Atlanta, Sept. %. Plans for ma
tion-wide protest against the farm
credit policy Of the Federal Reserve
Banks as announced in a record state
ment by Secretary Houston were made
here today at a conference attended
by J. J. Brown, Georgia commissioner
of agriculture; R. A. Maddox, presi-
dent of the Georgia division Of the
American Cotton Association, and
Harvey Jordan, secretary of the or
ganization.
In his recent seatment, Secretary
Houston pointed out steps that Fed
eral Reserve Banks were taking to
help move crops but declared @that
the government cannot be a party to
an undertaking to hold commodity
off the market to enable the owners
artificially for speculative purchases
to maintain war prices or higher than
war prices"
Hammered Down Prices.
Secretary Houston's statements
have already hammered down the
price of cotton $50 points," Commits
sioner Brown asserted in a statement
after the conference. "As long as
the spinner is making 81 worth Of
cloth out of every forty cents worth
of cotton, it is not worth while TO
talk to the cotton grower about de-
fating the cotton market" He as
serted that similar situation ex-
listed regarding the miller and the
wheat grower.
"The federal reserve act explicitly
provides credit facilities for the pro-
ducers of farm crops, the intent Of
this being to enable them to hold
their crops for favorable markets."
said Mr.. Brown.
It was announced that J. s. Wanna
maker, president of the American Cot
ton Association, will be asked to call
a national meeting on the question in
Washington. Meantime kilograms
were sent to leaders Of the cotton as
sociation and the farmers union, all
members of the Georgia delegation In
Congress and all Georgia legislators
asking them to meet here Thursday
to file protest
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1920-09-30

under and by virtue of the authority
conferred by the Acts Of the General
Assembly, do hereby promulgate and
adopt the following rules and regula-
tions:-
"No swine shall be shipped or moved
in any manner, into or within the
State of South Carolina for exhibition
at any Fair or Live Stock Show, un-
less they are free from symptoms OF
any contagious, infectious or commun-
icable disease, and must have been
protected against cholera by the 81
multaneous inoculation method not
less than three weeks prior to ship
ment or movement, or by the serum
alone method not more than two weeks
prior to shipment or movement.
Shippers will be required to file
with the Clemson College Live
Stock Sanitary Office, Columbia
South Carolina, an affidavit, giving
the number of hogs, breed, name,
registration number, and age Of each
animal; also the date and by whom
the hogs were treated with the Isl
multaneous incubation" or "serum
alone" method,not less than one week
prior to the shipment Of movement OF
such hogs. The Clemson College Live
Stock Sanitary Office will then issue
permit which shall accompany the
hogs to destination.
Gall hogs intended for exhibition
must be disinfected in two per cent
solution of Cresol Compound, U. S. p,
or some other officially recognized
standard disinfectant, at the time OF
shipment or movement All crates
must likewise be disinfected.. Clean
and disinfected cars or other vehicles
only shall be used for the movement
of swine.
"No person, firm or corporation
shall offer for shipment, nor shall any
Transportation company accept for
shipment, swine intended for exhibi-
ton at any Fair or Live Stock Show
within the State of South Carolina
except in accordance with the preced-
ing requirements"
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1920-09-30
Hotel Company Applies for Charter.

Pursuant to notice given some days
ago, the following gentlemen, Messrs.
F. w. Fairey, W. H. Carr and E. E.
King, as incorporators, yesterday
made application to the Honorable
W. Banks Dove, Secretary OF State
for a charter of the Kingstree Hotel
Com pany, by filing with him a decla-
ration prescribed by an Act OF the
General Assembly of the. ite, SET
ting forth ~ the names and resi-
dences If the declarents; (2) the name
of the proposed corporation as Kings
tree Hotel Company; (3) that it pro-
poses to have its principal place OF
business at Kingstree; (4) that the
general nature of the business is the
purchasing and operating Of hotel,
ETC.; (5) that the amount Of capital
stock is s6o,000.00; (6) that said capi-
tai stock is to be divided into 12Oo
shares of the par value Of $50 each;
(7) that more than fifty per cent OF
said capital stock has been subscribed
bv bona fide subscribers; (S) that the
organization Of the said corporation
has been duly completed by the cleo
ton of F. w .Fairey, President; E. E.
King and L. w. Gilland, Vice-Presi-
dents; w. H. Carr, Secretary; H. E.
Montgomery, Treasurer; F. W. FAR
ey, E. E. King, L. w. Giliand' W. II.
Carr, H. E. Montgomery, P. G. Gour-
din, E. C. Burgess, Thos. McCutchen'
and A. C. Swails, Board Of Directors;
(s) that more than twenty per cent
of the amount of the capital stock
subscribed has been paid in.
The Kellahan Hotel property was
recently purchased, and it is the In
tention of the newly organized COM
pany to improve the property and
convert it into modern hostelry.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1920-09-30
WOLFE LAYS GHOST
OF JURY DUTY
Registered Women May Rest Easy
Was Bugaboo to Many Who
Would Vote.

No petit jury duty for women, reg
istered or not registered is the gist
of an opinion rendered Saturday by
S. NJ. Wolfe, attorney general Of
South Carolina.
With the utterance of this opinion,
the attorney general lays a ghost that
has frequently been requisitioned to
dog the footsteps of women who were
registered. The bogey Of "jury duty
has probably frightened some of tn
former timid sex to such an extent
that they have refrained from placing
their names upon the books, and very
likely many husband has earnestly
entertained his wife to remain away
from the registration books through
fear of her being drawn upon a petit
jury. This fear is now allayed, and
women who have registered may rest
content that they will not be called
upon, for awhile at least, to do jury
duty.
The attorney generals opinion was
given in response to an inquiry made
by ]. L. Perrin, clerk of court and
member of the jury commission OF
Abbeville county.
The letter of the attorney general
to Mr.. Perrin is as follows:
"Dear Sir:
Replying to your inquiry Of yes
terday as to whether or not women
are eligible to jury duty, I advise that
Section 22, Article V, of the constitu-
tion prescribed that the petit jury OF
the circuit courts shall consist OF Il
men. The 18th amendment to the
Federal constitution does not alter this
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1920-09-30
RULES AND REGULATIONS
Governing Shipment of Cattle ana
Swine in This State.

Whereas, the disease known as tu-
berculosis, which is contagious dis
ease, and so recognized under the laws
of this State, prevails to greater or
less extent among cattle OF this
State, and,
Whereas, it, has become necessary
to adopt measures for the prevention
of the spread of this disease, now,
therefore, the Board of Trustees OF
Clemson Agricultural College, acting
under and by virtue of the authority
conferred by the Acts Of the General
Assembly, do hereby promulgate and
adopt the following rules and ,regula-
tions:-
"No cattle shall be shipped in any
manner, into or within the State OF
South Carolina, for exhibition at any
Fair or Live Stock Show unless they
are accompanied by health certfl-
cate and tuberculin test record, issued
by a qualified graduate Veterinarian,
certified by the State Veterinarian OF
.he State where the shipment origl-
mates and approved by the Chief OF
the U. S. Bureau of Animal Industry
for interstate tuberculin testing, or
by Veterinarian in the employ OF
the U. S. Bureau of Animal Industry,
showing freedom from disease.
"The tuberculin test must be made
not more than sixty days prior to
shipment, or movement, unless the
cattle are from an Accredited Herd,
or a herd in process of accreditation,
under State and Federal supervision.
Each animal must be described suffl-
GENTLY for identification, stating
breed, age, weight, color, marks, or
name and number, if registered.
"The tuberculin test chart and
health certificate must be executed in
triplicate, the original and triplicate
to be forwarded to the Clemson Col
lege Live Stock Sanitary Office, Col
umbia, South Carolina, and the dupli-
cate shall accompany the cattle to
destination.
"Clean and disinfected cars or other
vehicles only shall be used for the
movement Of cattle.
"No person, firm or corporation
shall offer for shipment, nor shall
any transportation company accept
for shipment, cattle intended for ex-
hihition at any Fair or Live Stock
Show within the State of South Caro-
lima except in accordance pre-
,adinp rop,,irpmpnfS
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1920-09-30
New Fire Apparatus Arrives.

There arrived in Kingstree late last
weak handsome fire apparatus of
the latest type of motor construction.
" is one orderd by the town council
months ago for the Kingstree Fire
Idapartment, and at the time reported
H. The County Record. The big truck
is equipped with every modern ap-
,pliance for fighting fire effectively
and is such as is used in all the large
cities, supplanting the horse-drawn
engines, hose and ladder trucks. 1t
was given a try-out yesterday.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1920-09-30

If your house and household goods
were burned and you did not have the
actual cash to replace them, it might
take mortgage, forty years OF un-
questionable character, and several
other things to induce a bank to ac-
commodate you. Fire insurance would
prevent much trouble. Fire insur-
ance costs so little and means so
much that many men buy it. VIM. W..
Boddie. Kingstree, S. G. IT..
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1920-09-30

Whereas, the disease known as hog
cholera, which is a contagious dis
ease, and so recognized under the lave
of this State, prevails to greater or
less extent among swine in this State,
and,
Whereas, it has become necessary
to adopt measures for the prevention
of the spread of this disease, now,
therefore, the Board of Trustees OF
Cla.s5on Agricultural College, acting
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1920-09-30
WHITE SOX GUILTY
SEVEN SUSPENDED
Threw 1919 Championship Series to
Cincinnati for Money
From Gamblers

were riveted against several baseball
stars and confessions obtained from
two of them when the Old Roman
Charles A. Comiskey, owner of the
ofttime champion Chicago White Sox
smashed his pennant chances today to
clean up baseball. The confessions
told how the Sox threw last years
worlds championship to Cincinnati
for money paid by gamblers.
Seven Sox regulars and one former
player comprise the players against
whom true bills were voted by the
Cook county grand jury and the sew
en- were Immediately suspended by
Mr.. Comiskey. With his team only
one game behind the league leading
Cleveland Indians, the White Sox
owner served notice on his seven stars
that, if they were found guilty, he
would drive them out of organized
baseball for the rest Of their lives.
Officials of Chief Justice Charles
McDonald's court, desirous of giving
the national game the benefit Of pub
licity in its purging, lifted the curtain
on the grand jury proceedings suf-
ficiently to show a great hitter, Joe
Jackson, declaring that he deliberate
ly just tapped the ball, a picture OF
one of the worlds most famous pitch
ers, Cicotte, in tears, and glimses Of
alleged bribes of $4,000 or $4,000 dis
covered under pillows, or on beds by
famous athletes about to retire.
The men whom the jury involved
as a result of testimony uncovered
by their owner were:
Eddie Cicotte, star pitcher, who
waived immunity and confessed, ac-
cording to court attaches, that ne took
a $4,000 bribe.
Arnold Gandil, former first base
man.
"Shoeless Joe" jackson, heavy-hit-
ting left fielder.
Oscar "Hap" Felsch, center fielder.
Charles "Swede" Risberg, shortstop.
Claude Williams, pitcher.
George "Buck" Weaver, third base
man.
Fred McMullin, utility player.
Cicotte, according to court attaches,
told the grand jury he received $lO,-
600 from the gamblers, finding the
money under his pillow when ne re-
turned to his hotel room on the night
before the first game at Cincinnati.
"I refused to pitch ball until got
it." they quoted him as saying.
Jackson, it was said, testified ne
was promised $4,000 by "Chick
Gandil, but received only sS,oN'
Claude Williams, according to the
witnesses, got $4,000.
While the grand jurors voted their
true bills the Old Roman, seated IN
the midst of his crumbling empire
out at White Sox Park issued the tele-
gram suspending those involved PAID
off Weaver, Cicotte and jackson on
the SPOT, and announced that checks
Gov nov 6ue the others would be sent
them at once. With his voice tremo,
ling, Mr.. Comskey, who has owned
the White Sox since the inception Oh
the American League, said this was
the first time scandal had ever touchea
his family" and that it distressed
him too much to talk about 1t.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1920-09-30

Protect your cotton from the wealth
.er by placing it in buildings on t.
farm in ten-bale lots so that not more
than one ten-bale lot will be subject
to same fire. Then see or phone US
fos a low rate of insurance. W. H.
Welch. Mgr.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1920-09-30
SUNDAY,SCHOOL
CONVENTION
WILL BE HELD AT PRESBYTERI-
AN CHURCH SUNDAY, OCTO-
BER 3-PROGRAMME

The Williamsburg County Sunday
School Association will hold its an
nual Convention at the Presbyterian
Church in Kingstree, on Sunday, Oc-
tober 3rd, and the Sunday schools OF
all denominations in the county are
invited to send delegates.
A strong program, dealing with all
departments of modern Sunday school
work, has been prepared. Leon c.
Palmer, the newly-elected General
Superintendent of the South Carolina
Sunday School Association, is ex-
pected to attend this convention, to-
>gether with Mrs. Leon c. Palmer,
Young Peoples Division Superintend-
ent of the Association.
In order that no Sunday School
worker may be deprived of the privi-
lege of attending this convention, no
limit will be set on the number of del
egates who may attend from any Sun
day school. All will be welcome.
A countrywide attendance contest
has been organized in connection with
this convention at which an attrac-
tive banner will be publicly awarded
to the Sunday school having the larg-
est number of delegates, lover 16
years of age), present at the conven-
ticn, in proportion to the number OF
miles travelled. Under this plan, ten
delegates coming ten miles each to
the convention count the same as
twenty delegates travelling only five
miles each, thus making it fair for all,
both near and far.
The banner becomes the property
Of the Sunday school winning it and
may be taken home for permanent
display in the Sunday school room.
Following is the program for the
convention:
10:30-Worship and song, conduct
cd by Thos. McCutchen.
10:60-The Convention Keyword,
Forward, by M. F. Montgomery.
11:05-"The Teacher and the Pupil"
by Miss Cora Holland.
:S5-Period of business. ~
Record of schools present; (2) Ap-
Iaoiptms6t of committees; 90 Re-
bort & county and district officers.
11:55-"A Forward Movement in
South Carolina, by Leon c. Palmer
12:25-Miscellaneous business.
12:45-Adjournment for dinner.
Afternoon Session.
2:S0-Worship and song, conducted
lpy Thos. McCutchen.
2:45-"Sunday-School Evangelism
~ DR.. ]. w. Daniel.
3:05-Period of business. Q) Re-
Iorts of committees. (2) Miscellan-
}ous.
s:25-"Tests of Good School,, by
Leon c. Palmer.
3:55-Song.
4:O0-"The Place of the Story IN
Religious Education, by Miss Cora
Holland.
81. 4:25-Questions and Answers.
4:S5-Adjournment.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-11-11
Newspapers, Criticize
Spanish ITire Service

Ndrid. Nov IO.-The postal and
telegraph service In Spain is sharp
ly criticized in some newspapers. FL
Sol asserts that the service has
reached such an extreme limit of
Reorganization as never hitherto
existed. due TO being undetermined
by so per cent.
II mentions several cities OF 90
0G0 as having only one office en-
ploye. and declares the postal agents
az the railroad stations are so few
that private firms are compelled TO
send their own men 10 take the
packages from the rains.
IL points out that lines of stamp
buyers may be seen in every post
office. as there is not sufficient per-
sonuel 10 serve the customers.
The writer asserts that the ma
iority Of the letter carriers receive a
wage Of only 365 pesetas "A year. ale
though their average round daily in
the country districts exceeds % miles
a man. CA peseta is normally worth
about 90 cents.)
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-11-11
RIVER PARK

The afternoon union cottage
pruEcr meeting VIII be- held Thurs
car afternoon at the home of Mrs.
Arthur Whitaker. ~. sixteenth ~.
Mrs Joe Myers Wil. have charge ~
the meeting
AIRS Edward xiii vUl be hostess
FOB The l.. and O. club Thursday aft
eruoou.
Cottage PRAYER meeting under the
auspices OF The Church Of God RIIl
boz held Friday evening al the home
ri Mr and Mrs. r. r. Myers. F'if-
teenth 50. Rev. Wilmer Gray viii
have charge Of the meeting
a meeting Of the River PARK civic
club VIII b. held Friday evening
s business session viii be followed
Dy "a program OF music.
The members Of the Jolly Social
club were entertained Tuesday aft
ernoou by Mrs. Schmitt. ~ Adams
81 Needle work occupied tho time
following the business session. &
Two course luncheon was served by
the hostess The next meeting will
Doe held Tuesday. Nov. %. the place
OF meeting 10 be announced later
Mrs. Mary Oerenchain. Miami St.
was hostess ar o O'Clock dinner
Tuesday i'm honor Of Mrs. III. r..
Brooks and Mrs. Adam HunsburRer
and Miss Grace Hunsburger Covers
were laid for eight.
Mrs Wesley Copenhaver was hos
tess a "a family dinner at her home.
Eleventh 81. Covers were laid
for T. Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Copen-
haver and daughter OF Mishawaka
We're out OF town guests.
Mrs. Herman BOles entertained 20
relatives and friends at her home on
Georgia 81. The affair was a sur
prise 10 Mr. Boles ia celebration of
his birthday anniversary. The
guests We're from River Park. south
Bend. Argos anu Chicago. Music,
games and contests featured the
evenings entertainment a two
course luncheon was served.
Mrs. J. n. Holemn, Hastings ST.
entertained with dinner Of Is COW
ers Tuesday. Among the guests
were Mrs Carrie Kessler and son.
Leroy and daughter, Miss Lucioi
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-11-11
Every Druggist in u. S. In-
structed to Refund Price
While You Wait at Count
er If Relief Does Not Come
Within Two Minutes.
Delightful Taste, Immediate
Relief, Quick Warm-Up.

The sensation OF the year in ths
drug trade Is AspironRl. the two
minute cold and cough reliever, au-
thorita1vely guaranteed by the lab
oratories; tested, approved and most
enthusiastically endorsed by the
highest authorities. snd proclaimed
By the common people as ten times
a. quick and effective as whiskeY,
rock and rye. or any other cold and
cough remedy they have ever tried
All drug stores are now supplied
with the wonderful new elixir, so all
you have TO do 20 set rid OF that
cold Is 20 step into the nearest drug
store. hand the clerk half a dollar
for a bottle OF Aspironal and tell
him 70 serve you two teaspOonfula
with four teaspoonfuls Of water in
a glass. With your watch tn your
hand, take the drink at one swsl1
low and call for your money back
in two minutes ~ you cannot feel
your cold fading away like a dream
within the time limit Don't bs
bashfuI. for all druggists invite you
and expect you to try II. Every
body's doing II.
When your cold or cough is re-
lieved. take the remainder OF the
bottle home 10 your wife and ba-
bles. for Aspironal is by far the
safest and most effective, the easiest
70 take and the most agreeable cold
and cough remedy for infants and
children.-AdV.