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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1920-08-12
That Extra Vote.

There are less than three weeks yet
of the contest and the candidates
should employ every legitimate means
to swell! their vote. The extra votes
given for each SIS in subscription
money are growing smaller, so it be-
hooves everyone to put in the best
possible work this and next week.
Eighty Thousand extra votes are Civ
en- this week for every SIS worth of
subscription business.
Last Cash Prize.
To the worker turning in the great
est number of subscriptions between
August 10th and August 18th, will be
awarded s5 in cash.
Nearing Home Stretch.
All candidates are now nearing the
home stretch and despite the fact that
many think the territory entirely
worked over, there are yet hundreds
Of non-readers of The Record in VIII
liamsburg County, people who will
gladly become readers of this paper
if approached by our workers.
Candidates, how many y your
friends have you out working in your
interest? If none, don't delay a day
| in finding several who are willing to
champion your cause. If you will be-
come enthusiastic your friends will be-
come the same. Even the new sub
scribers will enthuse and give you yet
another year to help you along if you
but call on them. Many have already
duplicated their subscription and it is
safe to say that fully fifty per cent
would give another s1.50 or more if
approached, in order that favored
candidate may win the Ford, which Is
still hanging in the balance.
Miss Turbeville Wins.
The $500 awarded this week, was
won by Miss Myrtle Turbeville. This
worker also earns for herself third
place in the ranks Of workers, while
Miss Flora Smith climbs back to sec
ond Mace.
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A French painter has destroyed all
his pictures because people did not
seem to show much enthusiasm over
them. This is the self-sacrificing
spirit we would like to see inculcated
in the spring poet.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1920-08-12

Notice is hereby given that 7. E.
Frierson and S. J. Singletary, former
ly statesmen and collectors, are no
longer employed by US.
KINGSTREE FURNITURE co.
8-12-1t.
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TO STABILIZE TOBACCO MARKET
Reports of Markets to Be Given Out
to Stop Wild Rum0rs.


the directors of the Chamber Of Com
merce, the Florence commercial or
CARNATIONS may institute in Florence
and Darlington counties tobacco mar
kets the first cooperative market
quotation service yet undertaken, so
far as is known here, in the tobacco
industry. The directors authorized
the secretary to put into operation
this service, which is expected to
prove a mutual benefit to every mar
ket included in the exchange of in
formation.
Timmonsville, Lake City, Darling
ton and Florence will institute the
service. These are the principal mar
kets of Florence and Darlington coun-
ties. AS soon as the system is
worked out among these markets,
probably Pamplico, Olanta and other
markets of the two counties will be
invited to cooperate in the reporting
service.
Scarcely a market in the tobacco
section, as the directors of the Flor
ence Chamber, of Commerce ascer-
tanned from reliable sources, is not
worried or harried with unfounded re-
ports of fabulous prices being paid in
other markets, both competing and
non-competing markets. The result
is that each market loses to othe.
markets, business which the original
market could handle to more benefit
to itself and to the individual.
Leading warehousemen, with the
other tobacco interests, concur in the
opinion that this market report serv-
ice will tend to stabilize greatly busi-
ness and prices, to -..e best possible
benefit of all parties concerned. They
believe that if one market is found to
be so much higher than another mar
ket, so as to draw trade from the
second market, the report will cause
the second market to bestir itself
much more vigorously to keep its
trade, and to get more trade. On the
other hand, if the official reports do
not sustain the unfounded reports VI
extremely high prices in other mar
kets, the growers will be spared the
trouble and disappointment OF many
long and costly hauls. On the basis
IF utmost light and true information
on the status of the various markets
of the section, the big business men
of the various local markets believe
The really valuable competitive stimu-
lation of drawing trade by top prices
will be set up -...usnout the local
tobacco belt.
Reports will be based on average
lrices, amount of the sales, brief re-
marks on the tone of the market to
indicate whether it is strong Of weak,
short comment on the offerings. de-
mand, and run of quality. Eventu-
ally this system may be reduced to
more concrete terms than is possible
now.
Looking to the future betterment OF
the South Carolina markets, the orig
inators and promoters of this service
lope eventually they may effect con-
nections in North Carolina and Vir-
ginia that will give the local growers
accurate information on the condition
of the crops in those belts. At pres
ent this information cannot be pro-
cured and is sadly needed to give
the local producers line on the conf
rarative value of their tobacco.-flor-
ence Times.
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E. C. Burgess is offering some
splendid values in dress silks, linen
and ginghams; also 1OA sheeting,
bleach and unbleach IS inches wide
and best quality.
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FORD TOURING CAR
NOT WON YET

THE CONTEST WORKERS NEARING HOME STRETCH-LAST CASH
PRIZE GOES THIS WEEK-LEADERS WORKING HARD
MISS MYRTLE TURBEVILLE $500 MISS FLORA SMITH
TAKES BACK SECOND PLACE FROM MISS TAYLOR
Warren sheaf., 1920-07-28

$50 p m Selections by Thief River Falls Band "
las p The Atlas Trio. Triple Trapeze artists
ZOO Brancel & Dog performance on the slack wire
25 The Savages performing the mechanical revolving
225 p. m: Art Williams, darddevl aviator
255 3. m. The Great Siefred Ski Jumper 4-%@
Sis p. N. The Minneapolis Daily News Flying Circus
345 D. m Baseball, Red Lake Falls Grygla T. ..*>
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1920-04-06
GENIUS, WHAT IS IT.;
DIR. M'NA|RY CANT TELL

kinston, April 6.-They were
as valiant soldiers as any, no
doubt, but DR.. G.. Banks McNairy
has not figured out no wsome OF
his charges at the Caswell Train
ING School managed to cajole the
army authorities into accepting
them for military service during
the Var. Some OF the youths who
heard the call to arms and escap-
ed from the school to enlist are in
service yet, DR.. McNairy thinks.
A service flag at the school dur
ing the war would have been out
Of order, but it would have shown
the institution amply represented
in the armed forces.
That center Of the oldest life
the State known ha been the home
Of genius DR.. McNairy, discus
sing the war records Of his pOr-
teges Saturday recalled the story
Of one youth which ouimatched
that Of Willie,' celebrated
character at a home for the feeble
minded in the North Willie =
became a gifted musician and ath-
lete, but could not keep up with
lis class in letters, and died at
the age Of 20, denied by nature
the chance to make good. DR..
McNairy's genius, he stated, left
the school here and did not stop
until he had reached South Amer
lea. He returned to enlist and
served in the army in France. He
developed his talent as an artist
to the extent that he was offered
a position as a .cartoonist on one
Of the biggest newspapers in the
country, the superintendent TN
IcrStands.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1920-04-06
HUNS NOT ALLOWED IN ENGLAND
GIVEN WARM RECEPTIONS
German Turned From Five Hotels Found Rooms at
Boarding House Other Boarders Wouldn't
live Under Same Roof
GERMAN BUTCHER STOPPED
BUTCHER

London, April 6-Large num-
Oers of German and other undeS-
lrables who were deported from
in the war have managed
to make their way back to Lon
don but have encountered warm
receptions when their identity
has been discovered. The mana
ged to cross from the continent
by working their way as sailors
on tramp steamers to northern
English and Scottish ports.
These Germans who nave come
back to England to take up busI-
ness again find it d hard row 70
hoe, says the Evening Standard
One German business man gave
ii up and returned to his Father
land after being refused admis-
sion to five London hotels. He
found rooms IN ID Bloomsbury
boarding house but two days later
the other boarders discovered HIM
and notified the manager they
could not live under the same
roof with German and he was
turned out.
A German butcher in a London
suburb was prevented by his
neighbors from reopening his old
store the other day although h"
had lived in England for 40 years
and there are many similar eases.
! Neither captain nor crew Of the
steamer Spica, the first German
cargo ship to enter the Firth or
Forth since August. 1914, were
allowed ashore al Methil and, in
Difference to local feeling, the YES
sci did not display the German
flag.
On the other hand, a revival
Of Tannhauser at C0vent Gar
den Opera recently drew a crowd
Jed and aprreciative audience OF
society people. The east, how
ever, was wholly English.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1920-04-06
FRANCE. REQUIRES
MATERIAL MARI 10
BE sH|ppr" 1ERE
go, >'S'''
It IS asked to allow Har-
vesting and sewing mach
ines be Exempt
IMPORTERS PROTEST

Paris, April 6.-lmporters Of
American machinery have become
aroused by the prospects that the
French Parliament may enact 4
law requiring that all foreign pro
duets, raw or manufactured i'm
ported into France must be mark
ed or labeled with te name Of he
country showing where it was
produced Importers of Ameri
can, Canadian and English har-
Fvestllg machines say this law
would seriously affect them and
that it would be impossible TO
mark as required all the spare
parts Of machinse shipped from
those countries to France.
The American and British
| Chambers Of Commerce and the
| Importer s Union have appealed
| to the Finance Minister to make
an exception IN favor Of harvest
ing and sewing machines. The
law is still pending in Parlia
ment, the two houses having fail
ed thus far to agree on its pro
visions
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1920-04-06
BATTLESHIPS TO CRUISE
IN JUNE AUGUST

Annapolis, April 6.-The Bat
tleships Connecticut on Michigan
Minnesota, Kansas. South Caro-
lima, New Hampshire compromise
the squadron to convoy the regi
ment Of midshipmen on their an
nual summer practice cruise in
June latter part Of August accor-
ding to the naval academy an
nOuncement.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1920-04-06

Rev. T. G. Tewsburg, of Shang
hal, secretary Of the China Sun
dav School Union. and a member
of the Phonetic Promotion Com
mittee. who has devoted 80 years
to teaching in China. has put the
new script into use on Ameican
tvpevrite1-s with complete sue
cess. For this purpose typewrit-
ers with blank type faces are ob-
tanned from the factories and the
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1920-04-06

work Of the missionaries is at
last beginning to receive official
sanction and they entertain hopes
that eventually the Chinese brush
ink block and ink tablet will have
to 90 to give place to more mod
ern methods Of communica ting
ideas.
Their purpose is not only to
simplify China s handwriting sys-
tenn but to give the country a
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1920-04-06
COTTON MARKET.

Shanghai, April 6.-Chinese Of
'"torf generations will write in
phonetic scri pt and use a type
writer with only 80 characters in
>'ead Of plying d brush to draw
'''"'o or more hieroglyphics if
"o>>ion Work kers succeed in an eff
sort they are making to revolu-
,'hIz" handwriting in use in China
~ more than 1000 years. The
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1920-04-06
FRENCH TROOPS
OCCUPY GERMAN
TERRITORY
influence Frankfort Darn
stadt and other cities ac-
ross the Rhine
GERMANS BREAK TR.

Mayence, April 6.-The French
occupied Matuence Frankfort
Darmstadt and other cities across
the Rhine as a reprisal for the
Germans entering Ruhr valley
German Garrison withdrew before
Fresch arrived will withdraw
when the Germans evacuated the
Neutral zone.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1920-04-06
Johnson LEADING IN
REPUB. PR|. IN MICH.

Detroit. April 6-The returns
from half Of Michigan precincts
IN the Presidential primary show
Johnson leading the Republicans
by one hundred and three thou
sand, Wood secosd by fifty nine
thousand and Hoover leading the
Democrats by eleven thousand
Edwards second by ten thousand
and Hoover fourth in the Repub-
bean twenty sine thousand.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1920-04-06
BOLSHEV|KS FIGHT
ATTACK POLAND

Warsaw, April 6.-Bolshevik
have launched attacks on both
sides Of the Dvina river appar-
emily beginning their threatened
drive on the northern front and
designed to carry them in direc-
tion Of Wilma Fighting is repor-
ted particularly at severe Lake
Oseveria region.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1920-04-06
80 Letters In The New Chinese Language

are cut from these
facts here by Chinese engravers.
That the Peking government
attaches Importance to the>effort
being made is seen in the follow
ing excerpt { rom a recent man
date issued by the Ministry Of
Education.
eve recognize that because Of
the difference between our classi-
cal and spoken language, educa-
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1920-04-06

tiOn in the SCHOOLS makes SLOW
progress and the keen edge OF
the spiritp Of union. both between
individuals and i'm society at large
has thereby been b1tifited. More
over. if we do not take prompt
stems to make the written and
spoken language the same quick
". any plans for developing our
civilization will surely fail
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1920-04-06
LABOR ORGANIZING
IN WEST VA.

Charleston, April Ga politi-
cal organization to function III
every sub division Of the state is
formed in West Virginia by the
Federation of Labor according to
G. F. Keney district President OF
the mine workers committee. Five
were named from each precinct.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1920-04-06
SPANISH EM|GRANT5
BREAK RECORDS

New York. April 6.-Cable
dispatches from Madrid in des-
'1hln" the crowds seeking pass
ports at the American consulate
intensified. 1t is the belief num-
'"r OF Spanish immigrants might
break all records.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1920-04-06
{. CROSSES To
HINES AND ROOSEVELT

Washington, March 29-Dis-
tinguished Service Crosses have
been awarded to Major General
John l.. Hines and Lieut. Col. The
|odore Roosevelt the latter for
heroism in cantigny raid and later
at SOlSSOnS.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1920-04-06

common tongue to replace the pre-
sent day label which renders even
the native who is away from his
own home district almost as help
less as foreigner
The system Of phonetic script
now urged upon the Chinese was
worked out IN England in 1903
by Wang Chao. Beside its 80
characters, it contains 10 nunie-
rails. There are no capitals.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1920-04-06
FROST REPORTED AS
FAR SOUTH AS THE GULF

Washington, April 6.-Frost
has been reported in the south
Atlantic and as far as south east
IS the Gulf except central south
ern Florida.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1920-04-06
INVENTOR OF bARBED
NV|RE DEAD At "a
He Used 1t On His Farm
In Iowa So Years
Ago
JOHN C.. MERRILL

Hayward, Calf, April 6.-John
Calvin Merrill, 81, credited with
the invention Of barbed wire
when he was farming near BuDu-
que, 81 years ago. died here re-
Gently.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1920-04-06

TENNESSEE RIVER
IS RECED|NC

Chattanooga, April 6.-The
Tennessee river is receding. All
danger from flood is passed no
frost last night weather clearing
conditions approaching normal
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1920-04-06
GERMAN TROOPS
CLEARING RUHR VAL,

Berlin, April 6-The German
troops are clearing the Ruhr val
ley according to plan. The Of
1clal announcement says regular
troops are porth Of Bottrop and
west of Phalis. 1,},aN
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1920-04-06
JAPANESE TROOPS
FIGHT 6 HOURS
They Occupy Vladivostok
After Eight Hours
Fighting
LEADERS ARRESTED

Vladivostok, April 6.-(By As
sociated Press)-Japanese troops
occupied Vladivostok after eight
hours fighting. The revolution
ary regime leaders were arrested
asd the Russians disarmed.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1920-04-06
JOHN BORROUCHS
CELEBRATES 83 YEAR

New York, April 3.-John Bor
rowgha naturalist celebrating
eighty third birth day on Huson
at West Park. Edison and Ford
were invited.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1920-04-06

Atlanta, April 6.-The organ
ization Of the southern freight
rate committee has been 'complet-
ed according to Lincoln Green
vice president of the Southern
Railway.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1920-04-06
DEBATE ON ARMY
TRAINING BILL

Washington, April 6.-The gen
eral debate has begun on the ar
my bill. Opponents to the uni
versal training are launching a
vigorous fight against the provi-
sion.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1920-04-06
315 BODIES Of j. s.
SOLDIERS COMING

Brest, April 6.-The transport
Mercury sails Friday with bodies
three hundred and fifteen Ameri-
can soldiers who died in France .
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1920-04-06
f|UnE[ MAY Be
INDEPENDENT STATE

Trieste, April 3.-The establish
ment Of Fiume as an independent
state would not mean the renun-
citation Of annexation to Italy ac-
cordlng to a declaration Of chief
Dannunzios cabinet.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1920-04-06

HThe MisfortuneS Of Mickey
is the subject Of Judge Ben B.
Lindsey's lecture at the Dixie
Theatre tomorrow night. Let
every body turn out to hear this
noted exponent Of the Juvenile
court
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1920-04-06
DANIELS URGES
- 1I9 APPROPRIATION

Washington, April .6:-Secre-
tary Daniels is urging the in
cease Of two hundred thousand
dollar appropriation on naval re
serve. He told the naval commit
tee he hopes to have a machine
that will fly across the Pacific
within two years.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1920-03-12
FREIGHT CAR SHORTAGE.

Freight cars simply do not exist in
sufficient numbers to go around. They
are lacking for exactly the same rea-
son that keeps housing from being up
to requirements. During the war, new
houses and new railroad cars did not
receive their proportionate share of
attention. Our railroad administration
acknowledges that acquisition of
freight cars during federal control was
less than under private control, and
that none at all We're ordered in 1913.
Even if there We're adequate equip
ment in cars, it would be tested; traf-
fic is heavy. The railroad admins
tration announced that a week in jan
uary, 1920, showed 1862 900 more cars
of freight loaded than the correspond
ing week in 1919, and 100000 more
than for the corresponding week IN
1918. At the same time there was
prospect of still heavier traffic in Feb
ruary and March.
Scarcity in freight cars is world
wide. Germany, Austria, France and
England join US in longing for freight
cars. In England railway Wagon
shortage" is one of the real themes
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1920-03-12
COWS LEAD FARM ANIMALS.

The expansion which has been TAX
ing place steadily in the dairy industry
of this country during the last seven
years has at last put milk COWS at
the head of the list of farm animals
so far as value is concerned. This is
shown by a recent report by the bu-
reau of crop estimates, United States
department of agriculture. The value
of these animals now exceeds that of
horses and cattle other than milk cows,
the two classes formerly standing
higher on the list. On January / of
this year there We're approximately
%, FAT 900 milk cows in this country,
an increase of 272,0OO head. or IL
per cent, as compared with a year ago.
This aggregate value is placed at 49,
021 ,6S1 900.
Ten years ago the average milk COW
was worth $500, compared with
$3.50 a year ago and SS5.13 January
l, 1920. 1t is generally recognized
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1920-03-12
UNITED STATES ARMY

eral increase in the salaries paid this
year or the exodus of teachers to 9TH
err lines of work will continue next
year.
The responsibility of maintaining
good schools makes it imperative that
every school, community should make
an intelligent study of the situation,
and, no matter what the financial con-
dition of the district, try to meet the
demand which is inevitable.
While the supply of teachers ex-
ceeded the demand, no serious consid-
Grafton was given the salaries of the
teachers of the public schools. How
ever, with the demand for good teach
ers far exceeding the supply and with
the normal schools offering no relief,
both public and press are ready to
discuss the problem.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1920-03-12
TEACHERS SALARIES WILL
INEVITABLY BE INCREASED

Helena, March 9.-Many school dis
tricts in Montana face the same situa-
ton as does Chicago. Boards of ed
~ucation recognize the true worth of
a good teacher but at the same time
maintain a school levy inadequate to
meet the increasing demands. In the
case of Chicago the limit of tax levy
has been reached and the proposed
salary of $500 for grade teachers
for the Chicago schools is out of the
question. An appeal has been made to
the governor to call a special session
of the legislature that the tax rate
may be increased to $1.33 1-3. The
prediction is victory for the teachers
and schools of Chicago.
Just what the ultimate wage of the
teachers of the state should be will
depend upon the cost of living as well
as the comparative wage. in other lines
requiring equal preparation. Presi-
dent Davis of the Chicago board of
education in a letter to Governor Low
den of Illinois, states, Many of our
teachers are paid less than unskilled
laborers. The reason for this condi-
ton is that the purchasing power of
the dollar has deprecated more than
half in the past four years, while the
amount of revenue for school purposes
has remained practically the same.
Our teachers should be paid a compen-
sation commensurate with all other
human service, taking into account
the high grade of their service, their
training as teachers and the length of
time required to fit them for service.
Such compensation should be sufficient
to insure the very best teachers OBJ
tainable.
A number of boards of education and
superintendent in this state are in
vestigating the living expenses of the
teacher as well as the salary schedule,
in order that they may intelligently
meet the situation that will confront
them in their selection of living ex-
penses in the various communities of
the state. In none, however, is it much
under a thousand dollar basis.
Although a number of communities
have met the present emergency by an
increase of their salary schedule or by
a bonus to be given at the end of the
year, there is a serious need of a gen.