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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1920-09-16
McADOO OPPOSES CHANGE
N1ktf1& nc i~1
Former Secretary of Treasury Stands
for Present Prohibition Law.

New York, Sept. 1l.-Modification
of the VolStead act to permit the sac
of light wines and beers would ulti-
mately destroy the entire prohibition
amendment, William G, McAdoo, for
mer secretary of the treasury de-
clared in a statement made public to-
night. He said he believed "modi-
flying clause would make every lunch
room. drug store and soda fountain
a saloon, encourage youth to drink
and bring curse upon the country
greater than war"
prohibition means prevention, he
continued. "It does not mean license
in any form. To permit the sale Of
light wines and beers is to open a
crack in the door of prevention and
once the crack is open the door is
wide. 1t is impossible to administer
a light wine and beer law in such a
manner as to prevent the gravest
abuses.
brewers and wine merchants know
such a modification would destroy the
prohibition amendment. To restore
the liquor faction to political power
would be to reestablish liquor traf-
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1920-09-16
The Army Worm Situation.

Clemson College, Sept. 1.-The
third generation of the army worm is
now working full force, says A. r.
Conrad, State entomologist. Accord
ing to the appearance of the situation
at this time, there will be recurrence
of this outbreak next spring unlss un-
expected winter weather should occur.
At this time the principal damage Is
to forage crops, and farmers are ad-
vised to keep on hand for ready ref
erence Information Card No. 2, be-
cause the use of the bran mixture on
forage crops is entirely practical
Farmers are cautioned to keep this
information card on file so that they
may have it next spring. A large
amount of forage has been lost this
season unnecessarily because of lack
of time and information at the critl-
cal moment.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1920-09-16
NOTICE
Just a Word to the COlored People:

l have been here, now, long enough
for my people to know about me and
my business as the colored peoples
undertaken, and l want your trade
when you are in need of coffin or
casket, with or without hearse SER
vices. So when any of your peaple
decease, come and get your funeral
supplies from me. l will give you
some time if you are the right person
and do what you say you will do.
So, now, if you want to patronize
your own colored undertaken, you will
give me your trade, and if you don't
come l will know that you don't want
to give me your patronage.
w. P. ROGERS,
Undertaken Kingstree, S. c.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1920-09-16
Ticking in the worst FORM"

Ticking in the worst FORM"
every man and woman voter who
puts the welfare of children and hui
manity above the mere qualification
of harmful appetites, should see to it
that the next congress does not de-
stroy the prohibition amendment
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1920-09-16
WILL RENT OR SHARE-CROP
HIGH GRADE FARM

Splendid residence and all out build-
ings; on A. C. L. Railroad, near
Charleston. Good opportunity for
first--class farmer. Address reply to
Farm, P. o. Box 225,
Charleston, S. C.. 8-5-6t.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-20
INBRIDLFD DEMOCRACY.

There is something peculiarly refreshing
in the words Of homely wisdom addressed
BY Fiee-President Marshall to the Demo
crats of Indiana in announcing his candi-
dacy for delegate at large To the San
Francisco convention. Declaring he would
not wish 10 go to The convention under a
misapprehension of his views, the Vice
President proceeds with characteristic
directness 10 outline the principles which
he thinks the Democratic party should
stand for in the coming election.
He speaks of the menace Of so-called
''unbridled democracy" and declares that
Legislative efforts TO produce justice and
good order in society by listening and
aeceding to the demands of persons and
classes viii in the hour of peace produce
failure" Here is good old Jeffersonian
doctrine, which in these latter days ap-
pears to have been forgotten too generally.
Equal and exact justice to all men and
special privileges 10 none" !" a slogan which
aroused the cohorts of Democracy in the
old days when capital was in the saddle
and riding roughshod over the people,
he now inyokes in protest against the
proposal to give to other classes superior
advantages and privileges. w Washington
Post.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-20

FARMERS OPPOSED TO STRIKES.

The anti-strike provision IN the Cum
minis Railroad bill will not get through
Congress, but request for opinions under
the provision sent out by the headquarters
of the National Grange to 80 State masters
of the grange brought in responses showing
overwhelming sentiment among farmers
for the provision. Only one State master
failed to indorse it, and he did not oppose
it, only expressing himself in doubt -
to the value of it.
The response to this request is but
another evidence of the hostility of the
farmers 10 strikes in the cities. OF late
there has been much rumbling from the
country, showing the dissatisfaction Of
farmers with economic conditions. Many
farmers are threatening TO curtail pro-
duction, declaring they will no longer
work long hours TO produce surplus food
for idlers and short-hour workers In the
cities.
1t is an ominous warning that is coming
from the rural districts, and it ought to be
needed by all elements in the city. There
must be more energy displayed, more
production and less prohteering and
grasping after something for nothing by
various classes In the city or city dwellers
are going to find themselves without food.
Houston Post.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-20

that mover was tho necessity for abusi-
ncss-like administration, not, however,
parsimony or Gripping the city, % great
as it is during this era Of high prices and
at time when tho temptation TO extrava-
gance is 80 general But We ara con-
vinccd that a radical change Of methods
and policies is essential to this end.
First we need new system Of municipal
administration--which can only be ef-
fected by practical, husinesslike and
non-partisan city charter-with capable
men TO administer our rapidly expanding
municipal affairs. To continue as We
have been "muddling along" for quarter
of century or more will be simply to
invite continuance of prevailing un-
satisfactory conditions, with every proba-
bility they will keep growing worse right
along. Why cannot our best citizens
realize this situation and firmly resolve
to apply the real remedyY The politicians
never will do it.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-20
New York is No
Place for Girls
NJ nka1aSfe HaSk1n

New York, Fob l7.--One Of the mnsi
difficult things 70 do in New York thi.
year 10 20 live. This Il due not 20 much t1
the inferior quality Of the living condi.
tions offered 1t superior pricos, but TO the
hopeless scarcity of thom.
There il plenty of work 10 be had Ths
want-Ad columns ara 80 fat thtt they lure
thousands Of ambitious pcrson1 TO the city
every month, but after they are here only
the fttcst survive the terrible struggle for
accommodations. Out of hundred mil
liners who came here recently, To work
during the spring millinery season, for
example, only SO remained, the other 48
promptly shaking the dust of the metropo-
lis from their feet, because, they asserted,
they simply could not afford 70 reside
here.
The struggle is not quite 90 intrnse for
men ~ IL IS for women, because men can
live where women can't, including not only
disrcputabIe neighborhoods, but mems
clubs, hotels, studio hotnes and fraternity
houses, of which a great variety EXISTS.
Moreover, most New York land ladies
share the worlds general partiality toward
the male scx, extending their hospitality
to gentlemen only" while the supply Of
rooms for refined gentlemen" advertised
exceeds the demand.
but the lone woman attempting 20
settle down in New York hes sad time
OF IL. The records of the Room Registry
Bureau Of the Central Board Of the Y w.
G. A. here, which bureau is devoted entire
ly to securing rooms for women, prove IL.
The reception hall outside the Offices of
the bureau does, too. Here, every day,
from nine O'Clock in the morning, until
ten o'clock at night, may be found a
crowd Of patient, weary women, whiting
20 be helped to find places to live.
"If this bureau can't find something for
me, | will have 10 90 back home, young
art student confided 10 the other appli
cant seated on the sofa beside her, the
other day. II have spent three whole
tlava locking for rooms when should have
been going 10 school The last place
went the land lady would not rent me the
room because | admitted that sometimes
STAYED at home in the afternoon. Every
body had 90 be ont Of her house at eight
thirty in the morning, she SAID must be
out al day. and she preferred them 70 be
out in the evening, also. | asked her bit-
terly where she expected me to live, but
she replied eoldly that those were her
rules, and closed the door. =
oouLp Nor AFFORD PRICES.
During 1919 nearly 10000 girls applied
20 the Room Registry Bureau for assist
ance IN locating rooms, which represented
Gr increase Of 81 per cent over the number
applying during the previous year Al
though the bureau has three y w. G. a.
houses, girls clubs and list of nearly q
thousand private roorning houses 10 draw
from, end although il has . large stat Of
paid and volunteer workers constantly
searching for, and investigating new hous-
es, it was able 10 place only one-fourth Of
the total number Of women applying for
permanent lodgings.
"We attribute this ~ the fact that most
Of the applicants could not afford TO pay
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-20
Just Folks
By Edasr A. Crest
COULD LIVE RI OVER.

II could 1.-Two II over, live tho days and
weeks and ycar,
And know the sclfsame laughter and tho
self-samc time Of toAr,
II life should bid mo venture for second
time on earth,
I'd want the self-Name children gathered
round the sclf-samc hearth
There are things I'd try to better, there
arc deeds I'd never do;
I'd keep the happier highways where
abide the friendships true;
I'd make the most Of laughter and the
Joys that came my way,
But I'd want the'sclf4ame children at the
ending of the day
II opuld live il over, believe, with what
know,
/ could write my life in service and do
better here below
l should hunger less for glory and the
empty pomp Of fame,
But I'd want the wife and children And
my friends to be the same.
l could change my way OF living, | could
start myself anew.
And fancy could master what this time
I've failed TO do;
Oh, know that i d be different and avoid
the faults which mar,
But think I'd want my loved ones just
about the way they are.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-20
THE WHEAT GUARANTEE.

IL is difficult TO account for the willing
ness of the agricultural committee Of the
Senate TO report favorably bill for the
repeal OF the law under which the farmers
were guaranteed 81 &c a bushel for wheat
until July / 1920. In 1918 the guarantee
of the previous year was renewed when
there was talk of fixing a still higher price.
and the farmers were thus encouraged to
increase their acreage N order that there
might be no doubt as to an ample supply
of -four for the soldiers in France and
Belgium and the people at home. The
guarantee, perhaps, was too high, but as
Il brought the results desired there has
been no general complaint.
As the guarantee expires by limitation
or the first day OF Next July il does not
appear that there is any valid reason for
il az this late day A few
more or less viii make no great
difference 10 the finances Of the country,
while abrogation of a square agreement is
rertain to put the government IN an en-
oarrassing Observation-Disclosures Journal.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-20
DEAD HAND OF GOVERNMENT,

The practice of making gos eminent con-
troll responsible for existing evils has not
been carried far enough. Thus:
Owing to the demoralized condition in
which the government handed back the
climate of New York City TO the local
Administration and TO the surface-car
companies, il became humanity impossible
TO clean snow from the streets or 10 take
precautions against the freezing of the
feed wires in the trolley conduits.
Owing to the demoralized condition in
which the government turned back the
school teachers TO the local educational
boards, il was out of the question for the
local authorities to grant human mini
mum of pay and So prevent the exodus Of
school teachers from the schools.
Owing to the demoralized condition in
which tho government handed back the
normal process of law and the normal
rules of evidence 10 Speaker Sweet. il
became impossible for the latter to make
out his case against the Socialist Assembly
men before he expelled them
Moral When in trouble blame govern
ment control.--New York Evening Post
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-20
Safety First on the Farm.

While 80 much is being said in the
newspapers and by lecturers about safety
rules as applying in factories, mines,
street crossing incities, on children's play
grounds, etc, why isn't it a good time for
farmers 10 consider accident prevention2
Every summer newspapers report acci-
dents caused by farm machinery striking
stumps Or boulders in fields being plowod,
cultivated or cropped. For instance, last
summer an elderly man was killed by
being thrown off his binder against
transmission chain which caught his
clothing and drew him into the machine.
The accident was caused by boulder
against which the binder struck while
cutting wheat.
After the accident the field was cleared
of stones, But why wait until some one is
killed or severely hurt before thinking of
cleanup? Why are so many people
prone to lock the stable after Dobbin has
been stolen?
Another farmer nearly lost leg due
to his mower guards catching on low,
hidden stump in the grass he was cutting.
An artery was severed and he had
narrow escape from bleeding to death.
OF course, the stump should have been
marked in the early spring, before the
grass became high enough to hide 1T, or
better still, blasted out. The stump that
caused this accident was taken out after
it had done the damage, but why wasn't
il disposed OF before?
The safety societies are trying to teach
Forethought: trying 20 impress on people
how much better it is to avoid accidents
han to hire doctors to patch up damaged
parts or undersakers to bury victims OF
,voidable nishaps. A good rule on the
srm or anywhere else is: Play safe
irst and last longer.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-20
PRESS COMMENT.
THE nUAE DISPUTE.

President Wilson's original sand on tho
Fiime controversy was almost universally
approved in this country. 1t Was genor-
ally approved by the liberals Of all coun-
tries. The most savagR Of his critics,
who base their criticism upon the ProGi-
dents alleged deeertion Of the Fourteen
Points ut Paris, make an exception of
this action.
The Presidents original stand has been
somewhat modified, though to what ex-
tent is not quite clear The compromise
proposal OF last December wns aascnted
to by the United States. The present
issue is between that propoenl and the
later one agreed to by GreatBritain, France
and Italy, in the framing Of which the
United States was ignored.
But whatever the details Of the exact
settlement for which the President Is con-
tending, there seems TO be no doubt that
the point involved is the same ~ the one
involved is the original controversy.
As the New York Times put it yesterday,
ITALY originally set up strategic considcra-
tlons rs the basls Of her demands" Mr..
Wilson held that strategic considerations
should be left out Of account. Italy wants
navally, even though such domination
compels the inclusion Of hundreds of
thousands of Slavs in Italian territory
and makes a future war practically in
evitablc.
1t is the old story OF the Paris Confer
ence over again, the settlement of disputes
on political rather than economic grounds
or grounds Of Justice, according TO the
rule of might rather than the rule Of
right. The Allied Premiers, like the
Bourbons, secm to learn nothing and 20
forget nothing. As 10 the man ner in
which the President has presented his
views, We shall have to await the publ
cation of the official correspondence be-
fore we can Judge But his main con-
tentlnn is sound - HaltiInnrc Sun
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-20
EVENING SMILE.
A PRECISE PRIVATE.

In one OF our camps, Jtist before OH
entrance into the war, nm ofIlcar was MAX
ing a round Of inspection when he came
upon a Zig, round-eyed private with red
hair end gun that he held IN anything
but the approved fashion.
Don't YOU know better, demanded
the officer, than 10 point al empty gun
at me-
but it amt empty. sir. protested
the private. Its loRdedr'-P Philadel-
phia Ledger.
"Whcre are YOU going tonight" ITO q
girl-and-music show. (Which oneY"
what difference docs il make7''--Life.
Hubby You must take me for q
fool" F" Wifey-'0h. never that. my dear
A fool and his money are soon parted. -
Portland Express.
'1'a. what is sympathy" Sympathy,
my boy. is what YOU usually give 10 an
other when YOU don't want To lend him
any Detroit Free Press.
Guest -"N hat fine touch that pl-
anist has Iiost-'I guess | know II: he
touched me for a hundred just before YOU
came in. - Boston Transcript.
Bill examining photo hats the
matter with that chaps facet" Phil
Oh, he's a movie actor. and when he Saw
the camera pointed, he started to register.
-tilm Fun.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-20

eat in the girls boarding in their homes,
and sctually N help them reduce ex-
yenscs by suggesting the INC N laundry
and kitchen facilities Tie old tye ~
land lady Who spent her days inspecting
key holes in the fear m hope Of catching
her bosrders cooking over the ~ jet, is
fast disappearing under the friendly sJ.
ninntration Of the bureau.
Not long ago, for e&xspplc, land lAdy
appeared and hanclcd 80 dollars IN btlls ~
an officer ~ the bureau. IT belongs u
that last little old lady you sent nc, gI,e
explained. She lef. it in the deok drawer
of her room, although she remembered -
take everything else with bef, even
couple of my towels
Investigation proved the old lady 70 be
one who had been on the bureaus Inst for
. number Of weeks, during which tnrs she
had rented half dozen different rooms
Every time che comes % the bpresn she
Tyes q different name When an obiocf u
the bureau gently called her Attention 70
this fact, she declared that she copldn
remember what her last husbands rafoe
was, but she thought Il WA Boyo
Through the information CLEANED by this
bourkerper, the bureau yae able ~ Dotsiy
the old Isdy's Anrio,s family ~ 70 her
whereabouts.
Miss Hanks, who j. on duty q great dee
during the evening, says that this perod
's particularly prolific n queer stone,
some Interesting, some amusing and some
tragic. Perhaps the thought Of bciDg
alone In the city becomes more appalling
~ night approaches she says, and the
need W talk things over with SOMEONE be-
comes more urgent"
ouxsn sToEIys.
The other night, Il was Mary smith,
cook, who had left her position becai1sc of q
misunderstanding with her miytresg, and
had 10 be supplied n cheap room night
away. Mary, who wore disfrez@ed e.
preston, confided 70 the interviewer tha'
in her anger she had placed a curse on her
employer, and then discovered just ~ she
vas leaving the house that the la5y Wa
the mother u Dorothy Arnold, the young
girl who WIS kidnapped . few years ago.
She was overcome with remor%e, and want
ed % know IL the interviewer could not tel
her of a good fortune teller who would BE-
able 20 render the curse iunpotent.
A little later, Il Wa little shop-1iri
who appeared and said she could no. r.
main at the clubhouse recommended %
her because of requirement thst she
wear rIbbers. She had never worn rub
bers, she said, and she did not intend 20.
They made her eyes hurt. Would the
interviewer please give her the address of
piece where she could i've without being
spied upon when she went out2
Then, few nights ago, came tvo PLAIN
~ dressed girls, who tirnidly asked II the
Y. w q. A. would find rooms for sctresses
They were two sisters, the daughters of .
srnalLtown clergyman, who were on the
vaudeville stage doing classical dsncing.
trying 70 save enough money " 90 -
college. The reference they rave va
bishop.
Yes, it's very interesting work, said
Mics Hanks in answer 90 the ls'lsi qiIea-
tion, but rather hectic. View York is nO
place for giri 70 live IN now"
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-20
Coming Around to the President.

There has been a visible change of
sentiment, Oh both sides Of the Atlantic,
during the past few days, IN respect Of
President Wilson communications with
the Allies in respect Of the Adriatic
situation. Much will depend, of course,
upon the publication of the official CORE
spondence, but enough is known 70 indi-
cate that insistence by the Allies upon the
intrigues Of old-time diplomacy are more
responsible for subsequent troubles than
any position assumed bv President
Wilson.
That it would be unwise 10 allow Italy
to have her own way In the Adriatie
dispute is plain to all. The antics OF
d'Annunzio at Fiune are sufficient to
establish this. And there is every reason
TO believe that when the full facts are
made public, President Wilson will be
shown to have been in the right.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-20
Road Expenditures.

The endcavors of Republican partisans
in Kent county to discount the fine results
Of the Democratic local administration
by insinuations in respect of road expendi-
lures, were knocked sky-high, few days
ago, by the report of the county auditors.
This report showed that expenditures for
rbad purposes, as we'll as for other pur-
poses, had been absolutely honest and
without the alleged manipulation.
Referring to this matter, and especially
to the charge that there was nothing to
show for road expenditures, the Dover
Index says: Kent county appears TO
have spent in repairs of county roads In
the past seven years an unusually large
stirn of money, s1O3, ,7oS.77 in addition TO
the regular allotment of 10 cents OF the
tax rate levied. This was paid out OF the
general fund. We hear much complaint
about the roads Of the county. Years ago
the repairs put on our dirt rcacs were
satisfactory TO the people We are
progressing and we demand better roads.
The auditors suggest that the county
stop wasting mouev on dirt roads. Very
Goodl Dirt roads are all that the county
can build or keep in repair on the money
now raised by taxation or bond issue.
Are the people of the county ready TO be
taxed to build permanent roads or to have
the county bonded for million or rnore?"
So there we have the real question put
up to the people. But there is assurance
that the Kent County Democratic ad-
ministration is all right, and the Republi-
can partisans, as usual, are all wrong.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-20
MEETINGS TONIGHT.

Fist Regiment Band.
Camp No. 4. 7. q. $. A.
Oriental Lodge, X. Of p.
Excelsior Lodge, X. of T.
Local No. 1918, |. B. l.. ".
Fairfax Lodge, /. o. o. I.
Brandywine Lodge, S. of II.
Columbia Lodge, |. O. .. L.
Local No. 1926, G. & j. Of A,
st. Georges Castle, X. g. Il.
Wilmington Tinsmiths' Union.
Encampmcnt No. "a. L. v. l..
Third Ward Democratic Club.
Mani,ou Tribe, lmp'd. o. r. NJ.
st. Johns Chapter, A. Il. d A. NJ.
Star Of Delaware Lodge, S. Of b.
Delaware Tribe, Imp'd. Q. X. NJ.
Washington Council, L. +. of A.
Delaware Haymakers' Association.
Lady jefferson Home Communion.
Telegraph Council, Jr. 0. U. A. NJ.
Canton Delaware, T. M, /. O. q. +.
Washington Camp, No. 4, p. O. s. A.
Diamond State Lodge, No. /, 5. Of b.
Plumbers, Gas and Steamfitters Union.
Wilmington Lodge, No. ia, i. O. G. L.
Dihgent Council, Jr. o. U. A. NJ.
Wilmington Lodge, No. ls3, J.. o. o. NJ
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-20

Leap year is pretty well advanced, but
so far the only notable proposals by
women are contained in their insistenee
that the privilege of frpnchise shall be
fully extended to them. No mere man has
yet been reported as in danger.