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The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-08-05

Last week the striking Illinois
miners drew their pay checks for a
part of the two weeks previous to the
time they went on strike. Some of
the checks amounted to $2I0 and the
average was $I6o. Pretty fair for
only part time. They could we'll af-
ford to go out on strike.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-08-05

Judge John B. Hazel, Of United
States district court, of New York.
imposed fine Thursday of $4,ouo on
the Reliable Credit Clothing Com
pany of Buffalo. found guilty by !
Jury on three counts of sixteen in an
Indictment alleging violation Of the
Lever act. The case will be appealed
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CORPORATORS NOTICE

Pursuant to and under the authori-
ty of the Commission issued by the
Hon. w. Banks Dove, Secretary OF
State, dated February 10, 1920, books
of subscription to the capital stock of
The Peoples Bank, corporation to
be created, organized and chartered
under and in accordance with the
laws of the State Of South Carolina,
and with the rights, powers and
privileges set forth in the Declaration
and petition heretofore filed, will be
opened in the office of Oliver Bros,
in Hemingway, S. c., on Monday,
March 2, 1920, at noon. The capital
stock will be Thirty Thousand $780,
O0O.O0) Dollars, divided into six hum
dred (6O0) shares of the par value Of
Fifty Dollars (s5OO0) Dollars each.
L. B. JOHNSON,
D. H. OLIVER,
N. NJ. VENTERS,
2-26-1t. Corporators.
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STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
County of Williamsburg

By P. NJ. Brockinton, Esquire, Pro-
bate Judge.
Whereas, Mrs. E. M. Mccullough,
made suit to me, to grant her Letters
of Administration of the Estate Of
and effects of John Samuel McCul-
Tough.
These are therefore to cite and ad-
monish all and singular the kindred
and Creditors of the said John Samuel
Mccullough deceased, that they be
and appear before me in the Court Of
Probate, to be held at Kingstree, on
the 18th day of March next after pub
ication thereof, at II o'clock in the
forenoon, to show cause, if any they
have, why the said Administration
should not be granted.
Given under my Hand this 25th
day of February, Ammo Domini, 1920.
Published on the 26th day of Feb
ruary in The County Record.
P. NJ. BROCKINTON,
Probate Judge.
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Kingstreeans realize the need of a
day current more and more every day.
When residents have to eat breakfast
by kerosene lamps, with an electric
chandelier hanging idle over their
tables and a electric lighting plant
occupying good ground space within
the town limits, there is something
wrong, and that something should be
remedied. Our citizens experienced
several very cloudy, dark days the
past week during which it was neces-
sary to press the old oil lamps into
service in order to see how to do
business.
The trouble does not lie with the
people, because they would use cur
rent if they could get it and not
grumble over the charge of 15c Per
kilo watt.
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OF course it doesn't make much diff

Of course it doesn't make much diff
ference, but we prefer to call man
an enthusiast rather than an optimist.
An optimist is a man who CLOSES
over the facts. He does not face reali-
ties, but assures himself that every
thing will come out all right in the
end.
From the word enthusiast we get
the idea of an individual who studies
actual conditions and thinks his way
through them to logical conclusion.
He has a real reason for his state of
mind.
A business man who knew from his
bank balance that he was losing
money, and yet, without determining
the real cause, continued to smile and
feel "good," would be an optimists-
and also a fool.
Another might be confronted with
a shrinking balance. This might wor-
ry, him and cause him to study his
cost sheets the closer. He might call
in his sales force for a conference,
and review the market conditions Of
the country. With all the facts before
him, he might decide to take advan-
tage of the temporary depression to
build a new addition to his factory,
to install lot of new machinery, and
to overhaul his entire plant in prep
aration for the prospective turn in
events.
This man would be an enthusiast.
Mr.. Morgan once said that any man
who bet against the United States
would 90 broke. Mr.. Morgan was
familiar with the tremendous natural
resources of this country; he knew
the character of our people; he real
lied the great latent power in Amer
ica. He made his prediction as an en-
thusiast.
Any optimist might have said the
same thing, but he would have reach
ed his conclusion by the route of feel
ing rather than by thinking.
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Unless "rent profteering" bill be
passed by the New York State legis-
lature within six months a general
strike of all workmen is threatened.
If landlords in this section of South
Carolina continue to raise rents the
South Carolina Legislature may be
asked to pass such a bill.
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Life's eternal struggle is symbolic
ed these days by the child. Toy man
ufacturers spend years inventing in
destructible toys and the child spends
patient hours refuting their advertise
mentS,
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NOTICE OF APPLICATION FINAL
DISCHARGE

TAKE NOTICE, That Daniel Max
well will apply to P. M. Brockinton,
Judge of Probate for Williamsburg
County, at his office in Kingstree, S.
c., on the 9th day of March, 1920,
at IL o'clock A. M, to be granted a
final discharge as administrator of
the Estate of Hennie Chandler, des-
eased.
DANIEL MAXWELL,
Administrator of the Estate of Hem
ME Chandler, deceased. 2-19-4t.
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Obituaries. Tributes Of Respect.
Resolutions of Thanks, Card Of
Thanks and all other reading notices.
not News, will be charged for at the
rate of one cent a word for each in
sertion. Hot suppers notices.
All communications must be sign
ed by the writer, not for publication
unless desired, but to protect tins
newspaper. All unsigned communica-
tions are a waste Of time paper ana
postage on the part of the writer.
ADVERTISING RATES
Advertisements to be run in Spe-
cial or "Want" cOlmin one cent a
word each issue, minimum price %
cents, payable strictly in advance.
Legal advertisements, Sl.OO per
inch first insertion, so cents per inch
each subsequent insertion.
Rates on long term display adver-
tisements very reasonable. For
rates apply at this office.
In remitting checks or money or
ders make payable to
THE COUNTY RECORD.
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POLITICAL.
FOR SHERIFF

l hereby announce myself candi-
date for the office of sheriff of Will
liamsburg County, subject to the
Democratic primary.
HENRY S. GAMBLE.
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FOR SHERIFF

Subject 10 the rules Of the Demo
cratic party, hereby announce my
self a candidate Tor the office of She
riff of Williamsburg County.
P. M. BROCKINTON.
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FOR MAGISTRATE

l hereby announce myself candi-
date for re-appointment as Magistrate
at Kingstree, subject to the rules of
the democratic primary.
]. B. GAMBLE.
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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26. 1920.

So much has been written and said
concerning the vicious circle of high
prices and high wages by editors,
statesmen, and other authorities"
that we have become somewhat cal
loused to their appeal for longer
hours and harder work as the only
solution of the situation.
But here is the statement of an
average business man, one who knows
both the side of the laborer and the
executive, and whose plea strikes
home.
It was recently published in the
Chicago Tribune by John S. Capper,
of the mems furnishing goods firm
of Capper & Capper, as an advertise
ment.
"The world is hungry for the things
we eat, wear and use. Stark hungry!
The cupboard is bare as a bone.
Prices mount to staggering figures
and the cry of our worker is
more pay, shorter hours-and then a
shortage shoots the price of things up
another notch. Again the cry-more
pay, less hours!
aye Gods! Must the vicious circle
continue? Shall we never see that it
is more hours we need, and that to re-
duce the cost of the things we use,
we must produce not less but more?
81 have just received q cablegram
from my brother in London, reading
Market bare, prices awful, hopeless,
sailing home. Oh, if Americans would
grasp their opportunity?
"Prices had gotten SO high in this
country and merchandise so scarce
that we sent two of our firm abroad,
hoping to find what we needed at
lower prices.
"The cable message was the an
swer!
Merchandise is even shorter on
the other side than here. They have
nothing to sell and their shelves are
bare.
"They want to buy-to buy from
America-to buy the things Ameri-
cans make and the answer of our
workers is: Reduce our hours; IA
hours a week instead of 60. A cut in
production of Is per cent!
"The writer sympathizes with those
who work. He understands what hard
work, privavtion, and the struggle of
life is-he has lived it.
"He has walked eight miles day
to earn so cents, carrying water for
the workers who built the town of
Pullman.
"He has gotten out of bed at 3
o'clock to milk Is cows on winters
morning. He has put in Is hours
day in store.
"He is not natural born plutocrat;
rather he is the son of steel worker.
He feels that he knows the needs Of
those who struggle, but anyone would
be foolish who failed to see that the
waste of time by carpenter, plumber
Or other worker in turn raised the
price Of rent, raised tie price Of the
very clothes he himself wore, and
everything used by him or his fellow
worker.
"Short hours in the city has made
the farm worker restless. He too
wants short hours and increased pay.
"May kind Providence preserve US
If farm workers ever insist on "a
hours per week, or an eight hour day.
You and !, my friend, will go hun
CRY. I farm 800 acres and know
what short hours in the city is doing |
for the farm.
'We may still keep high wages,
we may keep our present scale and
still reduce the cost of living by a
simple remedy-work-good hard
honest faithful service-not eight
hours, rather 10, and then some.
"Let US for one year, at least, re-
solve to work, and work with all the
energy that we possess"
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FOR CORONER

l hereby announce myself for re-
election to the office of coroner, SUBJ
ject to the rules of the democratic
party. H. j. BROWN.
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FOR SHERIFF

l hereby announce myself a candi-
date for the office of sheriff of Will
liamsburg County, subject to the rules
of the Democratic primary.
HAROLD u. KINDER.
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STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
County of Williamsburg
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
AMENDED SUMMONS
4. E. Hanna, Plaintiff.
Against

NJ. Z. I1duudJ lolusiu.
Against
Jack Daniels, William Daniels, Henry
Daniels, Hessie McFadden, Hannah
Daniels, Cudjoe Daniels, and if he
be dead, his heirs at law and dis
tributes, Tony Daniels, and if he
be dead, his heirs at law and dis
tributes, Sarah Daniels, alleged
heir at law and distributee of Tony
Daniels, Mary Fowler, Maggie
Cooper, Page Fillmore, Gadsden
Daniels, and if he be dead, his heirs
at law and distributes, and Mel
vina Daniels and John Daniels, al
legged heirs at law and distributes
of Gadsden Daniels, all the heirs at
law and distributes of John Dan
iels, the elder, deceased, and n. M.
Cooper and T. NJ. Cooper, surviv-
ing partners, and Mary r. Cooper,
as executrix of the last will and
testament and sole devisee Of j. F.
Cooper, deceased, partner of CO.
partnership heretofore existing,
trading and doing business under
the firm name and style of Cooper
Brothers, and Ruth N. Hannah, De-
fendants.
TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE
NAMED.
YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED
and required to answer the complaint
in this action, of which copy is here
withserved upon you, and to serve a
copy of your answer to the said COM
plant on the subscribers at their off,
fee in Florence, S. c., within twenty
days after the service hereof, exclu-
sive of the day of such service; and
if you fail to answer the complaint
within the time aforesaid, the plain
tiff in this action will apply to the
Court for the relief demanded in the
complaint.
ARROWSMITH, MULDROW,
BRIDGES & HICKS,
Plaintiffs Attorneys.
Dated February 10, 1920.
To the absent and nonresident de-
PENDANTS, Cudioe Daniels, and if he
be dead, his heirs at law and distribu-
tees: To the absent and nonresident
defendent John Daniels, and if he be
dead to his heirs at law and distribu-
tees: To the absent and nonresident
Gadsden Daniels, and if he
be dead to his heirs at law and dis
tributes: To the absent and non-re-
sident defendant Sarah Daniels, al
legged heir at law and distributee of
Tony Daniels; and to all other per-
sons whomsoever claiming any right,
title, interest, estate in or lien upon
the premises described in the COM
plaint IN this action:
YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NO.
TICE, That the Amended Complaint
and Amended Summons, Of which lat
ter the foregoing is a copy, has been
and is now duly filed in the office Of
the Clerk of the Court Of Common
Pleas for Williamsburg County.
ARROWSMITH, MULDROW,
BRIDGES & HICKS,
Plaintiffs Attorneys.
Florence, South Carolina,
February 13, 1920 2-19-3t.
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FOR JUDGE OF PROBATE

I hereby announce myself a candi-
date for Judge of Probate, Williams
burg County, subject to the rules Of
the primary.
B. E. CLARKSON.
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But eggs are coming down, and the
temporary divorce of "ham and" may
end in a reunion yet.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-13

will use all efforts to induce his GOV.
ernment to afford protection for relief
workers. George Tchitcherin, Bolshevik
foreign minister, is also represented as
favorably inclined toward allowing the
Americans to continue their work. In
some quarters, however, Il Is expected
he will stipulate that some Of the sup
plies be used to feed Russians in Poland.
Owing to wide divergences Of opinion
between the several governments re-
garding Russia, the relief workers are
rcticcnt regarding their unofficial deal
ings with the Bolsheviki, fearing their
humanitarian aims may be misconstrued
In circles that are intensely anti Soviet.
Not only have they taken UP the mat
ter with Russia, however, but they have
obtained assurance from Germany that
IL negotiations with the Bolsheviki fail
and Il becomes necessary to get their
supplies out Of Poland. both the sup.
plies and the personnel will be protected
by the German Government while they
are on German soil. The same request
has been made of Czecho Slovakia, but
no answer has been received
The relief administration has In
Poland 10000 tons Of supplies, worth
approximately $40, ,000, 900. The great
er mart OF these has been moved to ware
houses between Warsaw and the Ger
man frontier.
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$4,000 inCLOth Taken,
Then Lost by Robbers
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who was leading a horse in the direc-
tion of Second and Callowhill streets.
William Taun, the night watchman,
told of his experience with the robbers.
He said he went to work at q o'clock
in the evening and punched the watch
mans clock hourly until II. when he
ate his lunch. From II 30 on his
rounds were made at half hour inter
walls.
"All was we'll when crossed the
bridge into the works and walked down
through an aisle Of packing boxes,' he
said.
Confronted BY Armed Man
Suddenly a man stepped from behind
a box. He wore handkerchief about
the lower part of his face and his eyes
were shielded with a cap. He had Il
gun in his hand.
"He told me to put up my hands and
keen Uuict and that / would not be
hurt. Then two more men, also masked
and armed. stepped out from behind
boxes. was compelled to do what
they told me.
''They bound my arms and wrists
with rope and twinc. They tied the
knots 80 tight they hurt. and l asked
them to go easy on an old mans bones.
They were gentler then. After I WINS
tied up they let me sit on packing box
as I am lame and 1t is hard for Inc Ia
stand.
~ "While sat bound on the box look
ing on they began to work swiftly
piling up bales of cloth. When they
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-13
ITALY BITTER At
FRENCH DECISION

Rome, Aug. 13.-(By A. P.)-The
acknowledgment by France of the gov
ernment of General Baron Wrangel in
south Russia Is the subject Of heated
comment in the italian newspapers.
The MPssaggero says: France
places herself In opposition, we will
not yet say at war, with Bolshevik
Russia" The newspaper, adds that
Great Britain and Italy favor economic
and political peace with Russia. and
that the attitude Of Franco breaks the
accord Of the Allies on the Russian
problem and makes the situation worse.
Prussia" the newspaper continues,
"accoptcd the Polish frontier as pro
posed by Great Britain and made con =
ditions for the conclusion of peace with
Poland strikingly resembling those i'm
which, however. entirely upset the mill =
tary plan which France since the day
Of the armistice had been trying to work
out in eastern Europe"
The Avnnti, the Socialist mouthpiece,
says:
France may still delude herself by
sending against Russia her Senegalese
and Tonkinese, but she has to take into
account want of transportation and the
attitude Of new Germany, who will not
submit to allow black troops of the
Bourgeois republic to pass over her
body. The German Railwaymen and
Workmen's Union already have declared
that they will not allow a violation of
neutrality. As the Belgians opposed the
violence of the kaiser's troops. so Ger
many will oppose violence Of the re-
publican troops.
Mr.. Lloyd Georges statement in
the House Of Commons is a confession
Of the impotence of western capitalism
in the face of the events developing In
Poland. The Entente must pay for the
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Cox to Sound out
League Sentiment
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part Of man who has little time for
play or whose play Is carefully ordered.
like everything else in his life by
sort of internal time clock. In a sense
the governors words get across. but his
heart does not.
Not an Idealist
Governor Cox is not an idealist.
Idealists don't start with nothing and
make $1,000 600 He Is an efficiency
expert presenting an issue Of ideal
ism. He is rather hard and com
petent American business man with a
crusade on his hands and a crusade
that has stopped going. You can i'm
ngine him as effective in saying war
costs 10 much In lives and dollars. The
League of Nations will lessen the
chances of war" ] will get the League
of Nations quicker than any one else,
I am n practical man. / will make the
compromise necessary to get the league. "
Talking that way he should be impress
sive, but he isn't. He Is q man who.
in making millions, has not been able
to give his own heart much play, whose
voice does not touch the hearts Of audi
tors, but who is setting out to warm
over old emotions and revive dying
crusade.
Yesterdays speech was hardly po-
litical. The occasion was inappropriate
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Big Hdnd-tO-Hand
Battle Near WarsdlU
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the city's defenses. aviators flying from
thirty minutes for the front. One air :
plane caught fire when II was starting
on raid. The pilot and observer and
four civilians were killed and six in
lured by the explosion Of bombs when
the plane struck the earth.
simon y. Askenasy, a member of one
OF the Oldest Jewish families In War
saw and professor of history in Lemberg
University. has left for Paris as the
second Polish delegate to the League
Of Nations. A branch Of the American
legation has been established at the
Hotel Monopol. in Posen. where it will
remain to await developments. John
Campbell White, secretary Of the
American legation here, will remain in
Warsaw as long as possible.
ant in the Kosciuszko squadron of avi-
ators, who was wounded during the
Kiev campaign, has been promoted to
captain and has been awarded the high :
est possible Polish military decoration.
Peace Delay Blamed on Soviet
Responsibility for continuance of the
fighting In Poland was today placed
upon the Russian Soviet Government
by Prince Eugene Sapieha, Polish for
eign minister, In telegram sent to
Sir Eric Drummond, general secretary
of the League of Nations. The foreign
minister's telegram was as follows:
''As member Of the. League of Ma :
tions, the Polish Government thinks
its duty is to officially inform the league
that the attitude of the Russian Soviet
Government has made cessation of
hostiities impossible. This is true,
notwithstanding the fact that the Polish
governments declaration to the Su-
preme Council on July G emphasized
its desire for peace, and notwfthstand- =
ing reiterated efforts to obtain an ar
misticc and just and lasting treaty.
Under tortuous pretext, the Soviet
government has up to the present re-
fused to enter peace negotiation or fix
armistice conditions. Nevertheless the
Polish Government has not and will not
cease to do everything possible to con :
clude an honorable peace, but declines
all responsibility for prolongation OF
the war. which entirely falls on the
Soviet Government"
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ported In Thursday official statement
from Moscow.
The capture of Nlawa and Pultusk
and the occupation of Siedlce are an
hounced by the Russian Soviet military
headquarters in today's official state.
ment. The communique says:
1--WE captured Mawa August 10. We
have occupied Pultusk. We occupied
Siedlce August 10 We have occupied
a number of points eight miles east Of
Lukoff (southeast Of Siedlce).
I'm the Cholm region we crossed the
Bug and debouchCd on the high road
between Wlodawa and Cholm and oc-
cupied line of villages north of
Cholm.
'In the region of Vladimir volynsky
least of the Rug. near the Galician
borderl we occupied Grubiesgof and
Kryioff.
"Along the diver Dniester and the
shores of thr Black sea there is no
change in the situation"
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except for the allusion to the need Of
ending war. But beginning with to-
nights speeches will test the possibility
Of reviving the heart beats that this
country had when Wilson sailed for
Europe two years ago in November.
Cox will listen for the note of re-
ligion in the handclasps that come when
he talks OF the League Of Nations.
There IL one hope entered here that in
the woman voter will be found the
crusaders fervor. But people who
know Cox say that he is quick on his
feet, and that he will shift his appeal
IL necessary and shift it effectively when
he has tested out his public during the
next two weeks.