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The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-10-21

Mr.. and Mrs. Ned st. Martin and
daughter, Loretta, of New Orleans
motored to Donaldsonville last Sat,
urday for the fair. They re.urned
to their homes Monday morning..
While here they were guests IF MRS.
S. H. St. Martin.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-10-21

N. J. Aucoin, who has charge OF
the hat department of the Meter dry
goods store in this city, went to New
Orleans last Tuesday to meet the
travelling representative of a large
Eastern hat manufacturer, and pur-
chased from him large stock of hats
for next summer. He returned Wed
nesday.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-10-21

Miss Alvine Won Lotten, who has
been under treatment at Hotel Dleu,
New Orleans, for the past several
weeks, has sufficiently recovered, IN
the opinion of her attending physl-
clan, to be able to return home. She
is expected back tomorrow. This
will be good news to her many
friends.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-10-21

Ferrier Blanchard, who was recent
ly reappointed district deputy Of the
order of Elks, was sworn in yesterday
by Paul Gisclard, past exalted ruler
of the local lodge. The Chief con-
graduates Mr.. Blanchard upon MS
re-appointment which comes as
we'll deserved reward for services
faithfully rendered.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-10-21

X. A. Aucoin, lessee of the Com
munity Theatre, has closed down the
playhouse for the grinding season and
is offering same for lease to res
ponsible party. The theatre, is
thoroughly equipped and has a seat
ing capacity of 700. Mr.. Aucoin
feels confident Of securing a lessee
for the place, If not he intends to re-
open for business after grinding.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-10-21

Leo Gaudin of Darrow, who for
some time past had been engaged in
doing carpenter work in Lake Provi-
dence arrived home a few days ago,
and left Thursday for Oakley plan
tation where he will be engaged as
sugar-maker for the grinding season
which will begin there next Monday.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-10-21

aaaay and Henry Kocke. who were
|IAlaed N to their homes with dengue
|asl, N. nave recovered and are up and
|Readlng to business again.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-10-21

The Chevrolet sedan which was
given away in connection with the re-
cent South La. fair, was awarded to
Divide Leblanc, employed as janltor
at the Bank of Ascension, who sold
same to Tom Landaiche planter OF
Paulina, St. James parish, for $500
cash. The Dodge touring car which
was also offered in connection with
the fair, remains unclaimed.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-10-21

aantas;l operations on St. Emma
aant s'gh ~ Will begin on the 26th in
aansso.Es Ernest Barton, co-owner and
ie hssse hser OF the place, reports that
!, pood .. splendid crop and expects
The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-10-21

A. hss Lucille Fitzpatrick of New
I. MEANS after an extended visit to
Y Y sister Mrs. Mears Folse of this
y y 'eit Tor her home last Wednes-
The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-10-21

~ , as A; M. Soniat who conducts a
sssa ss.;. and ~ novelty store in the Com
ss,u ssa''y :. Theatre building, was a bus
~ ~ visitor to New Orleans this
Il
The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-10-21

n sGayons, composition books, tab
" \, penholders and pencils at redu-
n prces at Mrs. L. M. Soniat's Com
unity Theatre building.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-10-21

Mikado pencils, a cents; penholders,
8 cents; crayons, cents; compost"
ton books, 3 cents; smooth tablets
3 cents; rough tablets 21s cents, at
Mrs. L. M. Soniat's.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-10-21

Mrs. A. Bloch, Mrs. M. Himmler,
and daughter and Leo Bloch motored
to Baton Rouge Tuesday and spent
the day with relatives and friends.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-10-21
THEATRE FOR LEASE.

THE COMMUNITY moving picture theatre
in Donaldsonville is offered for lease to
responsible party. House is thoroughly
equipped and up-to-date in every respect and
has seating capacity of TOO. Address X. 4.
AUCOIN, Donaldsonville, La.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-10-21

alsss Aline Cire one of the polite
at the Meter drygoods
|aae, is on the sick list.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-10-21

IL e :. nenry Kocke returned Thurs
Nh, t.om New Orleans where she
/, n.y. \ lew days at the bedside of
IN I..er, Is Mrs. Edward Fitzpatrick,
~ mas been seriously i'll.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-10-21

l.aa. n 40 ana Mrs. 0. Forstal and Miss
|n NM I.a. MaQrln of New Orleans, came
l,na ss' saturday to visit Mrs. Chas.
lm ,l ~ mother of Miss Maurin, and
The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-10-21
~ coreT MalariaI Fever.

as = vsa,e sad Mrs. G. D. Bentley spent
no mo- Wy Weekend in Donaldsonviile hav-
i I tha sonle up to enjoy the festivities
let,se.s % south Louisiana fair. They
loon Aea nome last Sunday after
The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-10-21
alaalAanttt1tllr Ohipf
|ATURDAY, OCTOBER Fl, 1922.
S6 cures Bilious Fever.

h. I. E. Duffel. SIT Opelousas
|deef, DonaldsonvMle, La.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-10-21
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'sW SYRUP FACTORY
nESSOLAND FARM

Aet;aa syrup factory is nearing COM
ae n. NJ and will be in operation dur
dali. coming week. You are cor
laat ny1ted NJ, to call and inspect our
alDnI, wholesale and retail trade
a'ea at market prices.
~ e. BESSONET & SON.
Donaldsonville, La.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-10-21
FOUND.

I'M Lee avenue, on Sunday, October 15. one
~ 34x4 tire and rim. Owner can recover
same by proving property and paying
for this ad. c. J. Simoneaux, 415 Charles
ST. Donaldsonvile. Phone 1853.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-10-21

Advertise in the Chief. It pays!
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1922-10-19
The Yalue Of Advertising.

There Is nothing in the world like
advertising, says the Augusta Chron-
tcie. Or course, q newspaper be-
lieves In advertising, some cynics
will sneer, but we are prepared to
prove 1t. Take the merchants OF any
city, for example. and you will iin,
that those who are making the great
est success are. those who combine
Quality Of merchandise with intelli-
gent. liberal advertising. There are
lots of ways to advertise. The best
way Is by the medium OF newspapers
then letters. billboards, show win
dows and an artistic display OF goods
inside the store. 1t is generally con-
ceded that the merchant who doesn't
advertise will not last long in busi-
ness. Dry rot sets in and the end is
only a question of time. A live mer-
chant advertises in the newspapers
first OF all, then he uses some or all
the other methods. and one method
which is highly important Is the
treatment of customers, after the
newspaper or other advertisement
brings them into the store. A kind
word spoken regarding the courtesy
shown by the employees of q store is
a great asset In bringing others Into
that store.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1922-10-19
Rock Hill OYerpowers Locals.


The Rock Hill high school football
team came. over to Fort Mill last
Friday afternoon and smothered the
local high school boys so effective
ly that when the game was over Rock
Hill had scored SO points and had
not been generous enough to allow
the boys who few days before had
forced Charlotte University school
and York high to take a dose from
the same spoon to score ever so lit
tie. s-r.
The story of the game from the
Fort Mill point of few can be told In
few words. The locals were up against
a superior team--superior in weight,
superior In coaching and superior in
general knowledge Of the game. But
at that there wasn't anything humili-
atins, in the defeat for the locals.
They had expected as much. Rock
Hill has a greater number OF stu
dents from which to select its foot
ball material and funds with which
to employ a competent coach. The
locals took their backset in good hu-
NOR, hoping to do better next time,
and more than one of them expressed
the wish that Rock Hill may be able
this year to take the measure OF the
Chester team. a thing the locals them
selves fear they will not be able to do.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1922-10-19
Bug Kills Boil WeeYil.

A bug that kills the boil weevil has
been found. He has been found in
Marlboro county and caught in the
act, says the Bennettsville Advocate.
He was found by Mrs. Floyd Prevatt,
near Lester, last Saturday on a quilt
in her yard, with his bill thrust into
boil weevil He was holding the
impaled weevil up in the air, sucking
the life out Of it.
Mrs. Prevatt put the bug in bot
tie with several boil weevils and the
bug Immediately attacked them by
sticking his bill into their backs and
sucking them to death. Several Wee
wills were killed in a few hours.
Monday, Mr.. Preyatt carried the
bug to Theodore l.. Burton, one OF
the ,county's most prominent and
successful farmers. Mr. Breeden was
skeptical about the bug killing wee.
wills. but watched for few minutes
and saw the bug thrust his bill into
a weevil. He kept 1t there about ter
minutes, and then held the weevil UT
and shook him off, punctured and de-
flated, dried up and dead. He put
about dozen weevils in the bottle
Monday evening. Tuesday morning
they all lay "withered and strewn'
on the battlefield at the bottom o.
the bottle.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1922-10-19
Big Sum for s. s. McNhch.

According to word received in Fort
Mill a few days ago, s. s.. McNinch.
former owner OF the Charlotte brick
works, located at Grattan. two miles
south of Fort Mill. has recently been
paid $2O,400 by the American Trust
company of Charlotte in settlement
of the verdict which several months
ago was rendered by Mecklenburg
county jury in his favor following
the hearing of the suit he brought
against the trust company, alleging
that It had disposed of the brick
plant and certain form lands adjacent
thereto in violation Of an agreement
he had with the company. The case
was hard tonight in the superior court
and several weeks were consumed in
hearing it. An appeal was taken to
tho North Carolina supreme court,
but the verdict of the lower court
mas upheld.
Numerous Fort Mill people were
called to Charlotte to testify in the
case, some for and others against
McNinch. The trust company had a
mortgage on the brick works and
farm land which 1t foreclosed sew
eral years ago, McNinch alleging
that the foreclosure violated the
terms Of an understanding he had
with the company as to the sale OF
the property and that as a result of
Is action he suffered heavy damages.
Following the foreclosure proceedings
the brick plant was dismantled and
the machinery sold. A considerable
part Of the land was bought by DR..
J. l.. Spratt Of Fort Mill. who resold
it to Hamilton Carhartt. According
to stories which have come to Fort
intends to enter suit for the recovery
of the land
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1922-10-19
Gets Around High Freight Rates.

There is at least one way of get
ting around the high freight rates es-
tablished by the interstate commerce
commission for short interstate ship
ments, as was demonstrated in Fort
Mill few days ago. A contractor
who had been at work In the lower
section OF South Carolina decided to
ship his outfit, consisting principally
Of livestock, to q point in North Car
olina. Intaad of consigning the ship
IWents to the place Of destination, he
sent, the outfit to Fort Mil and here
ansOaded his mules and oxen and
.droxs them through the country to
Finsyills, ~ c., distance OF seven
milea. where they were reshipped TO
y1he Saace he wished them 70 30. II
& aaiA that the plan sayed the ccn-
1ractor several dollars
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1922-10-19
To Paint County River Bridge.

Tuesday in Rock Hill Hugh G.
Brown, county supervisor, awarded
to c. L. Williams of Rock Hill the
contract for repainting the county
bridge over CatawBa river between
Fort Mill and Rock Hill at cost OF
$1,000. The bridge is to be thorough
ly cleaned and two coats of paint are
TO be given It, the contract calling
for the completion OF the work not
later than December l. There were
several bidders for the job. but the
bic of Williams was considered the
most advantageous for the county.
tie is to furnish the paint and the Ia
I or necessary to do the work accord
n to specifications. At the last sc =
sic N of the Generals Assembly $4,000
waA set aside for use of the super
vfs4 RS Office in having county bridges
reEA .nted and already number of
the ! smaller bridges have been paint
ed I'd ON the fund.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1922-10-19
HOMICIDE NEAR FORT MILL.
c. b. Klmbrell Tires Fatal Shot Into
Body Of John SkidmOre.

Considerable interest was aroused
in Fort Mill Monday afteroon when q
telephone message was received here
stating that Charles b. Kimbrell had
shot and killed at shis country store,
just across the State line In Meek
lenburg county, N. c., from Fort Mill
township, John Skidmore, who was
employed as a road foreman by the
Mecklenburg county highway COM
mission in building the road to the
Notwithstanding bridge over the
Catawba river II miles northwest Of
Fort Mill. Charles s. kimbrell is a
son OF w. e. Kimbrell of Fort Mill
and brother OF S. w. Kimbrell, who
lives in the township about five miles
north of town. Both are well known
and substantial citizens. Only one
shot seems to have been fired at
Skidm0re. This went through his
heart, however, killing him instantly.
There seems to have been no eye
witnesses to the homicide, but when
neighbors Of Kimbrell arrived at the
store few minutes after the shoot
ing he was attempting, so they said, to
place the body of Skidmore in the
tauterss automobile, and remarked
that Skidmore was badly hurt and
should be taken to hospital at once.
Skidmore was dead at the time. The
men are said to have been good
friends and thus far no explanation
OF the shooting has been made, as
kiinDreil has refused to make a state
ment since he was taken into custo-
dy charged with the crime. Tuesday
ha was committed without bond to
the Mecklenburg, county Jail in Char
lotte to await trial at the next term
OF the superior court for that county.
At the preliminary hearing in Char
lotte Tuesday morning four men, one
OF whom was a negro, were put on
the stand to tell what they knew of
tho homicide, but their testimony
threw little light on 1t, as none of
them was CLOSE at hand when the
shot which ended Skidmore's life was
fired and none seemed to know much
OF the circumstances leading up to
the shooting, Kimbrell was thought
to have been drinking at the time,
abet the officers who arrested him
said he talked coherently.
Skidmore's home was at Mount
Holly. N. c., where his widow and II
children live. Kimbrell also has a
family and besides running the store
at which the homicide occurred is
also O farmer. The store is located
on his farm a short distance from
his home.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1922-10-19
ANCIENT CITY OF SMYRNA.
Scene OF Turks Latest Wholesale
Slaughter Of Chrfstians.

Il
The city of Smyrna, in which the
latest Wholesale massacre OF Chris
tians by the Turks has taken place,
has history running back into the,
centuries before the coming of Christ.
For more than 26 centuries the city.
capital OF what is now the PROVING.
OF Aidin in Asia Minor, has at inter-
walls been the cockpit Of the world, as
Belgium has been that of Europe.
since Julius Caesars legions first en-
camped not far from what is now,
known as Liege. )
smyrna is located on the west coast
For Asia Minor, at the head OF the gulr
or the same name. 1t has always been
the most important. shipping point in
Asia Minor for the trade of the Medi-
terranean. The Greeks have long
coveted it and they seized it some
months ago. Now the Turks have
marched back, wreaking bloody
vengeance as they came. Smyrna
was flourishing Greek city as far
back as $50 years before Christ. Prior
to that time the bay was used by the
Phoenicians and was q commercial
center.
1t had long and picturesque but
troubled history in the centuries that
came after the days OF Alexander the
Great. One OF the latuer's generals,
aiter Aiexander's death, made 1t the
capital OF the empire he tried to Gre
ate. The city fourished under diff
1erent rulers and was considered one
OF the chief ports OF the world during
the greater part OF the world rule OF
the Roman empire In 17S A. D. 1t
was destroyed by an earthquake. hut
was soon Rebuilt The Turks burned
lt 700 years or SO ago, but it was
again rebuilt and soon recovered iss
trade.
lust before the World war Sluyrna
was city of about. 400, 900 population.
Turks, Jews and Armenians made up
three-fourths Of its population in al
most equal numbers. In those days
there was complete religious toier
alton and fine different sects got
along together very we'll. From the
gull the city was unusually attract
re.. but when the tourist. got Off his
snip and explored the streets he was
str0ck by the -fflthiness of the streets
ahd the, lack of sanitation. On the
hills oyer the city there were In those
days many beautiful palaces, homes
OF th, wealthier classes. or these
thc ~ andsomest were owned by Jews
and some OF these Jewish merchants
az 8 myrna, in the good old days br
fers 1914, carried on commerce on {
Sru 1T scale and lived in homes thai
wo' aid have excited the admiration q
LAD lg Solomon. But the Turks have
Gig stroyed all these beautiful! homes
~ ID their former owners, such as
% scaped the recent massacres, hav,
1een scattered to the four winds o
n the earth. ..
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1922-10-19
Run Down Near Gastonia.

r. s. Terrence, we'll known citizen
OF the upper section of Fort Mill
township. was run down Saturday at
ternoon on the public highway near
Gastonia. N. c.. by a party Of negroes
driving Ford car and was seriously
hurt about the face. Mr.. Torrence's
condition was such that he was i'm
mediately taken to hospital in Cas-
tonia, where he still is patient. He
was unconscious for several hours,
but yesterday his condition was re-
ported considerably improved. Mr..
Terrence Is the father OF Mrs. e. s.
Parks OF Fort Mil and is a Confed-
crate veteran.
The negroes in the car that struck
Mr.. Terrence did not stop to see how
seriously he was hurt and up to yes
terday no arrests had been made In
Connection with the case, but CASTOR
county officers have the number OF
xhe car and expect to round up the
negroes within the next day or two.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1922-10-19
THE RIO GRANDE.

Inc HlO Grande river, between
Texas and Mexico, is normally SO
shallow and sluggish that immigra-
| ton agents and customs officers are
kept busy 'shooing' back Mexicans
who enter the United States by the
simple and informal procedure OF
wading in" says a bulletin of the
National Geographic society.
1T is hard" continues the bulletin,
'for the Mexico-bound traveller to re-
alize under normal conditions that
the ribbon OF water meandorins &
through a broad bed of sand is the
stream that in Spanish means The
Great River, but once year at
least and sometimes oftener. the Rio
Grande fully lives up to its name.
1.-The loan banks Of the Rio Grande
and its broad. fertile valley, covered
with heavy growth or the thQrny
mesquite-half shrub and half tree
was long considered a wilderness
and given over to deer, wild hogs, ar
madillos and jack rabbits. Then
came ranchmen to Craze great herds
of beef cattle among the feathery
sea OF green. Large areas somewhat
removed from the river are still given
over to cattle raising.
But near the stream, pumping sta
tions and irrigation canals have come
into existence in recent years, and
each spring and summer thousands
OF carloads Of watermelons, cante
loupes, onions, cabbage and other
vegetables steam north from the re-
gion to help feed the more northern
portions OF the country. For this re.
gion near the warm Gulf of Mexico
and barely outside the tropics, com
petes With Florida and the Imperial
valley in California in producing
early crops. 81.
t Still more recently another deyel-
opment has taken PLACE which prom
ises to make the hio Grnade u Sec
ond San Joaquin valley. Between u
miollion and u half and two million
citrus fruit trees have been planted
and in the winter OF 1922 the first
Carloads of oranges and grapefruit
were shipped out. -
Historictliy the RlO Grande has
held prominent place. 1t was one
or the chief landmarks in the famous
expedition of the Spanish explorers
who pushed into Texas and cn l..
New Mexico and California lour cen
turies ago. Later 1t became sort OF
Southern Concord, for if the shoc
fired in Massachusetts, in April, 177A
was heard round the world, a shoe
fired on the banks Of the lower no
Grande on another April morning II
years later by Gen. Zachary Taylor.
soldiers might be said to nave been
heard over an area or hals a .n.luol.
square miles. That area was, added
to the United States as result o,
the shot. for it brought on the Mexl.
lean war which resulted in the an
nexation OF what is now California.
Nevada, Utah, Arizona and parts o,
New Mexico, Colorado and Wyonlins.
In addition, this skirmish near the
mouth OF the Rio Grande led to tho
confirmation of the annexation q.
Texas, which had brought an addi.
tional quarter OF million squars
miles under the American flag
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1922-10-19
wsrld's Biggest Cotton Plantation.

VvHius DlBScst OOttOH fldut0t3Ous
The biggest cotton plantation in the
world ia at Scott. Miss. It comprises
5000 acres and represents an I'm
vcstment OF 20 million dollars, with
800 whites and 10000 negroes maxi
ing up It's population. The mules and
saddle horses alone on the place are
valued at more than quarter. OF
million dollars. Cotton Is the prin-
cipal crop, but other crops also are
raised. This year there are 600 acres
In alfalfa. 800 acres in oats, 1000
acres in pasture, 5000 acres in corn.
4 sssvwsss::::;; sss::; On the p;acs has capacity
Of AZ million feet a year. Education
- facilities are provided for the chill
dren, both white and negro.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1922-10-19

At a meeting Monday evening Of
the town council Of Fort Mil j. L
Kizer was elected q police ofzicer to
work IN conjuuction with Oscar HAM
mcad. The monthly salary Of the
two omcers was fixed q t7s saels 1, & &
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1922-10-19
Sunday school PROGRAM.

Thea following program will be OBJ
served by the Sunday school OF the
Font I'LL Baptist church Sunday
moruinA October 20:
l.. lnsS rumental music. IA
2. Sped .ial song by childrenStAY
3. SONG by school. ~
4. sStorj Jesus isgaJoidaSg Me- by
Miss Laid Parks. s
s.. Violin and Piano diet. Kenyon
Yoan and Miss rsther Meacham-
s. winR'nsf the Gene" by John
McIar lghlin. ~
T. Special 3sAs, by Misses Beatrice
Parks. Marissn Parks and Beniah
hpps; 3 :, ave, y
9. cis Sss padod.
10. c lcais !sope stx, school =
Preac hiss a II Ssssck
The esy ~ Vsst Mnr
and the IS hiid fpr sew
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1922-10-19

~ spefhail team of ths Fort MIL
eehqol w1ll O. 10 chestir Friday
1oE III annual oa3ae With
eGn61I 1ara of thak cry.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1922-10-19

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