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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1922-07-19
Representative of Coates-Cop.
pock Estate Visits Edgeheld.

All descendants of the Coates and
Coppock families of Edgefeld will be
interested to know that one day last
week Mr.. Mcneil, of Washington, D.
c., representing the firm of Abbott
& Mcneil, paid visit to Edgefeld in
the interest of the heirs of the
Coates-Coppock estate. He was look
ing for all original papers, family Bi--
bles, or anything which will give
some clue to the original lease of land
given by the Coates-Coppock ances-
tors of the valuable lands in Penn
sylvania.
There are a great many descend
ants of the Coates family in Edge6eld
and other states and among some of
these descendants there may be a
paper which contains the very data
the lawyers need to uproot and un-
settle the city of Philadelphia and
many towns and villages in that
state. The older the paper, the more
valuable it may be as this lease was
made something like hundred
years ago.
James Coates settled in Edgefeld
county before 1900, and lived and
died on the land granted his father
in-law, James Scott before the reyo-
luton. James Scott married Hannah
Beale, and James Coates married
ltheir daughter, Elizabeth Scott They
were the ancestors of hundreds of
people in Edgefeld county. All the
Aliens, Smylys, Warrens and their
descendants are of Coates descent.
Mrs. James o. Sheppard is de-
scendant of the Coppock family, her
mother being president OF the assc-
citation in South Carolina. Mr.. Mon
ell stated that there were eighteen
hundred heirs who belong to the as
sociation and assisting in establishing
the claims. The lawyers have regular
headquarters in Washington, D. c.
Mr.. Mcneil was the guest Of Mr..
James o. Sheppard while in Edge
field.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1922-07-19
Appeal Made to Women.

To the Women of South Carolina:
The Democratic club books have
been open for several weeks, yet a
very small per cent. of the women in
South Carolina have enrolled. Only a
few days remain before the closing
of the books. If you are conscious OF
your new privilege and solemn duty
as citizens Of the state, and if you
are interested in the future welfare
and progress of South Carolina, GO
TODAY to your voting precinct and
SIGN THE CLUB ROLL.
Bear in mind that your former reg
istration for previous elections will
not enable you to vote in the August
primary. If you want to have a voice
in the coming election in August, you
must enroll with your nearest DEM
ocratic club before Tuesday, July
25th.
Mrs. Leroy Springs,
Nat. Dem. Committeewoman
from South Carolina.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1922-07-19
Sincerely,
Bertha T. Munsell,
Chm. Citizenship Dept.
Baptist Sunday School Picnic.


The Sunday school picnic on Fri
day was a great success. the most
largely attended perhaps in the his
tory of our Baptist picnics. The
amusements were swimming for
those who knew how, and those who
were not possessors of this knowl-
edge were as we'll pleased to be spec
tators and enjoy it by proxy.
Swimming. is recommended as one
of the most healthful and strength
producing of all sports. The SWIM
ming pool is an accompaniment now
of all up-to-date colleges and Y. M.
C. AS, and what young people learn
under legitimate circumstances, they
will continue 20 do.
Mr.. Hightower was most enthusl-
astic in arranging for transportation
and assisting in making the occasion
pleasant.
A most bountiful repast was spread
on the table just at sunset, and when
the people had turned away having
partaken of the feast, there was still
as much left for as many again.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1922-07-19
Cotton Carry-over Disap.
pearing.

By August 1 there will be very lit
tie, if any spinnable cotton of Ameri-
can production left in the world. The
carry-over from year to year, which
is really essential for the safe guard
ing of consumers, but unjustly used
as club to hammer down prices to
the farmers, has been disappearing
rapidly, and now spinners are begin
ming to wonder just where their sup
plies are coming from.
The final ginners' report placed
the 1921 American crop at 1885,
GAL bales of 500 pounds each, as
compared with 13,270,97O bales pro-
duced in 1920. Thus far this season
the world has taken nearly 12,O00,-
600 bales of American cotton and
there is now in stock scarcely enough
staple to keep the mills running un-
til the new crop is moving.
Consumption of cotton is increas-
ing. 1t is predicted by members OF
the trade that the world will take full
ly 100000 bales Of American cot,
ton at fair price next year, provid-
ed it is produced. No one, however,
has yet predicted a 100000 Amer,
lean crop in 1922. Rather has the es,
innate been centered around the TO-.
100000 bale mark. Therefore it vii.
be good business for every farme,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1922-07-19
! s5McKendree News.


& On last Sunday morning quite a
number attended service at McKen-
dree, a good sermon being delivered
by the pastor, Rev. R. NJ. Tucker.
On Friday of last week the third
quarterly conference was held at Mt.
Carmel. Rev. E. S. Jones, presiding
elder, preached in the morning. In
the afternoon the time was taken up
concerning the church business.
Quite number of McKendree folks
attended and enjoyed the day.
Mr.. and Mrs. zonnie Dorm and
family spent Saturday night with Mr..
and Mrs. F. P. Walker.
Court Crier w. E. Turner is back
home after several days of duty at
Edgefeld.
Miss Narcie Turner has returned to
Atlanta, Ga, after spending ten days
with homefolks.
Miss Lenna Matthews has been Wis
iting in the home of Mr.. j. c. Buz-
hardt.
The prospect for corn crop looks
a little more promising in this Sec
tion as it has begun to grow, but we
are sorry to report that the outlook
for a cotton crop is indeed very
gloomy.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1922-07-19
Birthday Dinner and Reunion,

A lovely day was spent the fourth
of July at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
J. B. Corley. Quite a number of
friends and relatives gathered at the
old home, as secretly planned, to a
great surprise birthday dinner given
by the children to their fond parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Corley. AS the morning
was passing away the children kept
coming until the whole family of nine
was present, and such happy day
was spent, laughing and talking OF
the long days gone by. 1t brought
back memories to the parents when
all the children used to be at home
Just about 1890 everybody was
invited out to dinner under the beau
tiful umbrella china trees. The long
table was found piled with everything
imaginable to eat, cakes, pies, salads,
hash, meats of every kind. The table
was beautifully decorated with birth
day cakes, one having 70 candles, the
other one go.
After dinner ice cream and cake
were served and the large basket of
useful presents was brought in. Mr..
and Mrs. Corley have been married
43 years and have nine children and
II grandchildren.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1922-07-19
Public Highway Extravaganza.

To issue bonds for highway con-
struction without making an adequate
provision for maintenance is an in
excusable and extravagant waste of
public money. In times past thou
sands of miles of highway have been
constructed and worn out before the
first of the series of bonds have been
matured, and a second issue had to
be sold to make the roads passable.
Often an effort is made to spread con-
struction work over too great mile
age, and while this either shows poor
business judgment or disregard for
the best interests Of the taxpayers, it
does not approach in wastefulness
the construction of expensive road
ways without providing for their up
keep.
Thus far in the history of road en-
gineering no type Of construction
has been found to Withstand heavy
traffic and the vagaries of the wealth,
er without receiving constant atten-
ton. In many countries where roads
are being constructed for the future
as well as for the present, mainte.
nance fund is voted and road patrols
constantly employed. This is the only
way in which taxpayers will ever re.
ceive adequate benefits for the money
paid out.
W. A. Palmer, of Canadian, Tex.
as, secretary of the Dallas-Canadian'
Denver Highway Association, says
"The greatest waste we have ir
public funds is the construction Of
public roads without providing fo,
upkeep and repairs"
AS secretary Of this highway as
sociation Mr.. Palmer is making an eff
fort to sink this truth into the minds
of taxpayers along the route which
it traverses. In this he is performing
service for which the people should
be grateful. AS Mr.. Palmer says
Gwen dirt roads can be maintained
by dragging, an inexpensive but eff
fective method of making them pas
sable"
No taxpayer should vote for {
bond issue for highways unless he j!
satisfied that the roads thus construc
ted will be properly cared for.-Farn
| and Ranch.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1922-07-19
South Carolina Farmers Join
Tobacco Association.

Is More than thousand South Caro-
,Hna farmers have joined the Tcbac-
GO Growers Cooperative Association
as a result of the campaign which
reached 81 towns of the belt. Four
Gowns have just gone solidly coop
Fssrative and Aynor, Kingstree, Flor
fence and Timmonsville have closed
Ssll open floors.
Il Florence, the headquarters town of
she Association, after closing all auc-
zion warehouses last week, is putting
lDn the most intensive drive yet at
tempted by any city of the State.
n The number of contracts reaching
headquarters has increased week by
week, as committees of business men
and bankers from Mullins, Timmons-
vile, Kingstree, Florence and other
Eeenters have toured the country for
new members.
Tobacco farmers are now thor
Eoughly reused to the need of organi-
[zation for marketing and leaders of
the Association prophesy that anoth-
er thousand growers will join with the
big Cooperative in the few days that
|remain to August 1st, when the AS
|sociation will refuse to accept any
contracts for the crop of 1922.
1T. c. Watkins, Jr., Director of
warehouses for the Association has
expressed his satisfaction with the
warehouse situation. He now has over
|65 warehouses ready for operation
|sin the South Carolina belt.
s.Dr. j. Y. Joyner, Chairman Of the
Warehouse Committee, Senator j. A.
Brown, Director from nth Caro-
lima, w. D. Hill and E. I adurant
from Virginia, and Joh rs of
kentucky are leadin. aking
Ein the drive which reach. L. city,
Conway, Cades, Cowards, Lamar,
Pamlico, Marion, Mullins, Nichols,
Orlanta, Loris, Lake View, Fairmont,
Whiteville, Dillon and Lumberton
this week
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1922-07-19
melons, and this helped to make it :

melons, and this helped to make it a
real picnic.
Mrs. Gilbert and the little children
are at home from a visit to relatives
in Sumter and Bennettsville.
Mr.. Russell Wright is now spend
ing while in the home of his daught-
er, Mrs. Lonnie Edison, near town.
Mr.. Barlow Walsh, Sr., of Sumter,
is visiting in the home of his son, Mr..
Barlow Walsh.
Miss Maize Kinard is attending
summer school at Summerland col
lege, and from there, will go to take
a special course at one of the other
colleges of the state.
Miss Sara Norris who has been in
Columbia is enjoying vacation at
her home here.
Mr.. Will Carwile of Augusta is
spending this month here with rela-
tives.
| Mrs. Mary Waters and Miss Mallie
Waters have gone to Springfield to
visit Mrs. David Phillips.
Miss Workman of Cross Hill is a
guest in the home of her brother
here.
Mrs. Ona Denny Reese of Colum-
bia is visiting Mrs. T. R. Denny and
Mrs. Georgia Turner.
The w. c. T. U. met Friday with
Miss Ray Scott, Mrs. T. R. Denny,
presiding. The union placed the stamp
of it's disapproval on the fact that one
of the ponds allowed bathers and
swimmers on Sunday as well as week
days. A petition was signed by the
members to be presented to the own
er, asking that he not allow this.
There were several matters pertain
ing to the advancement of the work
of the union, that were discussed.
One more member was added to the
list gained by the membership drive.
The members learned with pleasure
that the next state convention will
convene in Newberry and the presi-
dent urged those that could do so to
attend. The meeting was concluded
with the program :on social morality.
The friends here Of Rev. Pearce
Kinard of Greenwood, sympathize
with him in the death of his mother,
which occurred last week at her home
at Epworth. She had nearly reached
the age of 100 years and was won
ierful woman, and such, life as hers
will be her greatest monument.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1922-07-19
Congressman w. D. UpshaW'
Coming. W, 5Ss,

W. D. Upshaw, Congressman from
Georgia will visit Edgefeld Sundayi
speaking in the morning at the Methss
odist church at II o'clock and in the
evening at $50 at the Baptist
church.
The opportunity to hear Mr.. Upss
shaw is an unusual one, but he comes
to Edgefeld from time to time hsIT 81
cause he likes the people. This is his
first visit since he was elected to
Congress, and he is one man who has
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1922-07-19
Chairman w. C. t. U. Citizen
ship Department Calls on
Women to Enroll.
Columbia, S. c.,
July 18, 1922.

My Dear Comrades Of the White Rib
bon Band:
AS your chairman of citizenship
want to call upon every Union and
every member of every Union. We
are citizens Of South Carolina and we
can and should perform our rights as
citizens and perform our duty.
This year we have the opportunity
for the first time of voting in the
primary election and nominating
Governor, State Superintendent Of,
Education, other state officers, Con.
gressmen and members of the legis-.
lature.
We want men and women of integ-
rity, ability and with the necessary
qualifications to represent us ettl-
GENTLY. We stand first Of all for law
enforcement, the just punishment Of
crime and the intelligent handling Of
the various questions that are sure
to arise.
Remember it is not in the power Of
any governor to reduce taxes and
that our state taxes, which go largely
to the support of schools, public
health and public welfare, are only
about 8 per cent Of the taxes we pay,
and the reduction Of IL or one mill
might cripple the institutions that
are established and doing such ex-
cellent work and would not reduce
the individual taxes in any apprecia-=
BILE degree.
Please see that the members OF
your Union are enrolled in the Demo-
cratic Clubs.
It is not necessary to have paid
your taxes or to have registered TO
enroll, all that the law requires is
that every white Democrat, FL years
old or over in the Democratic Club,
book in every voting precinct.
Only days remain. The books will
close July 25th.
Let you slogan be every woman
an enrolled voter"
Sincerely,
Bertha T. Munsell,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1922-07-19
Notice to Enrolment Com
mittees. $

This is an appeal to the respective
Enrolment Committees throughout
our county to urge and assist as fa1
as possible, enrolment of voters, both
male and female, as Tuesday next
July 25th, is the last day of enroll.
ment.
J. H. CANTELOU,
County Chairman.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1922-07-19

FOR SALE: Five good young.
mich cows and six head of choice
beef cattle.
M. c. PARKER. ,
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1922-06-14
EAT LESS MEAT
IF BACK HURTS
Take a glass of Salts to fush Kidneys
if bladder bOthers yOu-Drink
lots of water.

Eating meat regularly eventually pro-
duces kidney trouble in some form or
other, says a ~well-known authority, be-
cause the uric acid in meat excites the
kidneys, they become overworked; get
sluggish; clog up and cause all sorts of
distress, particularly backache and mis-
cry in the kidney region; rheumatic twin
ges, severe headaches, acid stomach, con-
stipation, torpid liver, sleeplessness,
bladder and urinary irritation.
The moment your back hurts or kid
neys aren't acting right, or if bladder
bothers you, get about four ounces of
Jad Salts from any good pharmacy;
takc . tablespoonful in a glass of water
before breakfast for a few days and your
kidneys will then act fine. This famous
salts is made from the acid of grapes
and lemon juice, combined with lithia,
and has been used for generations to
flush clogged kidneys and stimulate them
to normal activity; also to neutralize the
acids In the urine so it no longer irri-
tates, thus ending bladder disorders.
Jad Salts cannot injure anyone
makes a delightful effervescent lithia-
water drink which millions of men and
women take now and then TO keep the
kidneys and urinary organs clean, thus
avoiding serious kidney disease.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1922-06-14
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

Department of the Interior. U. S.
Land Office at Bozeman, Mont, May
81, 1922.
Notice is hereby given that George
w. Fisher, Jr., of Norris, Mont, who
on May %, 1917, made Homestead
Entry No. 013746, and on March Is,
1922, additional No. C14S21, for Lots
1, 2, 8, Sk SEA, SEA NWA, Sec
ton 8, Township 3 South, Range 2
East; SEA SEA SWA, Section "a.
and WE SWA, Section 35, Township
2 South, Range 1 East, NJ. P. Nerd
ian, has filed notice of intention to
make three-year proof, to establish
claim to the land above described, be-
fore the Register and Receiver of the
u. S. Land Office, in their office at
Bozeman, Montana, on the 18th day OF
July, 1922.
Claimant names as witnesses: Ar
thur Birdsley, James T. Fisher, Abel,
bert Berry, and Soren MartinsOn, al
Of Norris, Mont.
Non-coal land.
First publication, June IA, 1922.
Last publication, July IL, 1922.
GEO. c. DAVENPORT,
Register.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1922-06-14
MANY WAR FRAUDS LEGAL"

Few of the cases of imposition on
the government during the war by
contractors are susceptible of prose-
cution under the law. Where an army
or civil official chosen to represent
the government makes a fool contract
with a contractor, the arrangement
may result in the government being
robbed, but the robbery is legal and
the participants in the agreement
cannot be prosecuted. Inefficiency,
or worse, in high and low places I'M
der the Wilson administration, re-
suited in thousands of such Jug
handled bargains. The cost plus sys-
tenn in itself was a standing invitation
to the profiteer to go as far as he
liked. Morally such waste, at a time
when the life Of the nation was at
stake especially, is criminal, but it is
not legally SO. The f~unctionaries
who acted during the war as if their
Importance and usefulness was to be
measured by the size of their ex-
penditures, did not even leave the
government a chance to get even in
any way with those who sand-bagged
the federal treasury under the terms
of their contracts.-Nationa Repub-
lican.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1922-06-14
NOTHING EXCUSES FALSE
HOOD.

Defenders of some of the untruth-
full histories that have been used in
the public schools aver that the OBJ
jectionable features have been elm
mated in revision, the changes being
due to "the difference in viewpoint
brought about by the world war"
This is sufficient evidence of the ut
ter unreliability of the authors. The
very idea that a history of the Revo-
lutionary period could be changed
because of a war fought in 1914-18!
Facts are facts. History textbooks
for use in the public schools are sup
posed to tell facts, not the viewpoints
of the historian. When the writer of
history prior to the war admits that
he has changed his history because
subsequent events changed his view
point, he admits that he was a writer
of fiction, not Of history.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1922-06-14
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

Department Of the Interior, U. S.
Land Office at Bozeman, May 81,
1922.
Notice is herby given that Arthur
Birdsley Of Norris, Mont, who on
June 25, 1918, made Homestead En-
try No. 0144O6, for the Sk NEA,
NJ SEA, SEA SEA, Section 6, and
VIZ SWA, Section 5, Township 8
South, Range 1 East, M. P. Meridian,
has filed notice of intention to make
three-year proof, to establish claim
to the land above described, before
the Register and Receiver of the U.
S. Land Office, in their office at
Bozeman, Mont, on the 18th day OF
July, 1922.
Claimant names as witnesses
George w. Fisher, Jr., James T
Fisher, Adelbert Berry and SOrer
Martinson, all of Norris, Mont.
Non-coal land.
GEO. C. DAVENPORT,
Register.
First publication June IA, 1922.
Last publication July IL, 1922.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1922-06-14
EUROPEAN DIPLOMATS
ALL PASS THE BUCK

France cannot pay its debts to the
United States until Germany pays
the Preparations; Germany cannot
pay Preparations unless it has an OPP
p~ortunity to trade with Russia; Rus
STA can offer no basis of trade until
she safeguards production; and there
can be little production in Russia I'M
less the soviets get a huge loan
somewhere, presumably in the Unit
ed States. So we get back to where
we started, or to the point where the
United States pays itself; that is,
cancels the S11 ,000, 900 900 debt owed
the American treasury by the Euro
pean governments.
That is about the way the aver
age diplomatic mind in Europe is
working today. Two years ago the
direct suggestion was made to our
government that the war loans to
Europe be written off. 1t was met
with a firm refusal, and since then
every sort of subterfuge has been re-
sorted to to bring the United States
into European c~onclaves where the
pressure for cancellation could be
brought from a different angle. There
is no reason why, if loans to foreign
governments r made from sources
in this country, either public or pri
vate, they should be put on any diff
ferent footing as ia payments thar
the obligations already incurred.