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The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-03-02
WheelOck

Irving Smith moved last week
from his father Henry Smiths to
Vail Hill, in Lyndon.
Mrs. VIII Sanborn was quite
sick last week.
Mrs. George Berry is at Homer
Benefits spinning for Mrs. Ben
nett.
John Mutt is boarding at r. P.
Graves.
Mrs. Fred Barber who has been
spending several months with her
daughter in Swampscott, Mass,
returned to her home here.
The village schools closed
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-03-02
'CASCARETS' lOc'
If SICK, BILIOUS,
CONSTIPATED

You're bilious! Your liver and
bowels need a thorough cleansing
with Cascarets, then the headache,
dizziness, bad breath, and stomach
misery will end. No griping-nic-
est physic on earth for grown-ups
and children. Zoe a box. Taste
like candy.-Advertisement.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-03-02
THURSDAY, MAR. 2, 1922
EDITORIAL

Ambassador and Mrs. George
Harvey were the only American
guests at the royal wedding in
London Tuesday. Hulrah for
Peacham.
60 TO "HOMEwARD BOUND"-
March came in like a lamb-likc
little lion. Now lets all together
for a good hard jump on winters
back bone.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-03-02

popular CD disease is Harley
Deoss' entire family.
Mrs. Harry Bickford is quite
sick with grip.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1922-03-30

Last Thursday Mr.. B. A. Mcknight,
en- estimable citizen Of the Lane COM
rnunity died from the effects Of a
case of influenza contracted some days
before pneumonia developed, which
was the immediate cause Of his death.
A short time ago Mrs. Mcknight
was taken i'll with flu which soon de-
,eloped into pneumonia. She died
just a week before her husband. AT
the same time that Mr.. and Mrs. Nc
knight were suffering from influenza,
a daughter was i'll and tie parents
neglected their own illness in their
attentive devotion to their sick daugh-
ter. The latter we are glad to learn
is very much improved. Mr.. Nc
Knight was about sixty years of age;
lis wife was several years his junior.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1922-03-30
Mr.. T. C. Watkins here Monday.

Mr.. Tucker C. Watkins of South
Boston, Va, was a visitor to King
stree this week, arriving here Mon
day afternoon from Florence in COM
pany with Messrs Lee and Young.
These gentlemen, with Mr.. E. c. Epps
were scheduled to be in Andrews
Monday night, but Mr.. Watkins was
so unwell upon his arrival here that
he was obliged to give up the trip.
Mr.. Watkins is warehouse director
under the Tri-State Tobacco Growers
Cooperative Marketing association,
having been chosen for this position
by the directorate at a recent meet
ing held in the city of Raleigh, N.
C. The other three gentlemen named
vent to Andrews where they address,
ed a large gathering Of far1efs'
MIR. Watkins remained ~ until
Tuesday evening tbs left for his
home; 10 x.r;' H. stst will 'ss1f to this section
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1922-03-30
1T SHALL NOT FAIL.
Two Thousand Farmers to Take the
Field in Cotton Canvass.

Columbia, March 27.-With "It
Shall Not Fail" as their slogan, over
1000 farmers are preparing to take
the field of South Carolina beginning
the first week in April to canvass
fer signatures to the cotton cc-opera-
tive marketing contract. The 1000
csnvassers represent those who have
already signed the contract and who
ere convinced that the future pros
rerity of the state depends in a very
large measure on the successful COM
pletion Of the campaign for the in
formation of the South Carolina Cot
Ion Growers Cooperative Association.
The month of March has been one
Ct great activity in practically all
counties and great headway has been
n:sde. Over 100000 bales have been
signed during this month and the ma
chinery has been perfected for the
great drive which is expected to bring
victory next month.
During the month of March bank
els, preachers, lawyers, doctors and
teachers have Joined with the farm
ers in making speeches over the state
III behalf of the movement. The
plans and purposes of the association
have been explained in every cotton
growing county Of the state.
Last week was great week in
many of the counties. Marlboro has
now signed up 26,445 bales; Darling
ton 1889 bales; end Sumter $1,000
bales. These are the three leading
Lee county comes fourth
with 1927 bales and Dillon is only
100 bales behind her. The four lead:
ing counties have signed up over TO-
coo bales Or mora than one-sixth Of
the quota for the whole state. These
four counties expect 70 sign g total
Of 100000 or one-fourth of the quota
for the whole state before May l.
Greenville, Spartanburg, Anderson
and Laurens in the Piedmont section
are expected to sign up another 1OO,-
600.
Reports from over the state tell
IF enthusiasm everywhere. The bank
els and businessmen, realizing that
the prosperity of the state is depend
ent to a great degree upon>the for
nation Of the association are throw
iLp themselves actively into the fight.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1922-03-30

Former Governor John Burke OF
North Dakota was treasurer of the
United States under the Woodrow
Wilson regime. You will find his
name on all the paper money issued
during that period. A year ago Mr.
Burke joined a big brokerage house
operating in several cities, and gave
It his name. A few weeks ago the
firm suspended, and the financial world
sympathetically chuckled because "an-
other farmer had been taken in by
Wall Street." But Burke is showing
the world that the broad-fsted sons
of The Dakotas do not die off so east
|ly; and instead Of "crying over split
milk" John Burke is capitalizing his
lifelong reputation for honesty by
meeting with his numerous creditors
who are signing up an extension Of
time onstheir claims for three year,
under the promise that Burke viii
resume business.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1922-03-30
Stores to Close Early.

The following named merchants and
p,aces of business have signed an
agreement to close their stores, be-
ginning April 1st, at 6 o'clock p. m''
except on Saturdays.
T. E. Baggett, Kingstree Dry Goods
Co., D. Sivlermcn, Abe Elias, f.
Wakem, L. S. Weinberg, E. c. Bur-
CESS, C. H. Miller & Co., D. J.. Epps
&: Son, Kingstree Hardware Co., C.
C. Burgess secretary and treasurer
J. M! McGill & Co., McGill Bros.
Peoples Grocery Co., Peoples Market
C. Tucker, Kingstree Grocery Co..
The King Hardware Co., E. E. King
general manager, I. R. Gee, Craw-
ford's Shoe Shop, R. ]. Burgess, Will
liamsburg Furniture Co., S. J. Deery
general manager, Kozma Bros, Steele
Furniture Co., Walter Steele manager
Williamsburg Hardware Co.. L. r
Mcintosh manager.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1922-03-30
Rate Investigation.

One of the three possible decisions
will be made by the Interstate Com
plerce Commission when it has COM
rleted consideration of the evidence
and argument in the general rate
investigation, says the Washington
Herald, which roughly" indicates the
following as likely to happen:
Il. No further reduction in rail
road rates end passenger fare while
the railroads are in their present fl
nsncial condition and in the absence
Ct further reductions in operating
ccsts-which means reduction in
wages.
2. A general reduction on al. COM
nlodities to meet the contention that
such a reduction will stimulate busi-
ress and increase the business Of the
railroads and in turn increase their
revenues.
8. Reductions on selected COM
r,odities, such rs coal, steel, iron and
,ther basic articles.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1922-03-30
CAR REGISTRATION
LIGHTER this YEAR
AUTOMOBILE FIGURES SHOW
DECLINE IN NUMBER
OF CARS.

At first glance along the country
roads and in the towns and cities it
seems that there are now in opera
ton about as many automobiles in
South Carolina as were running last
year, but according to the registra-
tion at the offices of the state high
way department, Columbia, the num-
ber of cars has dropped off consider
ably. For the whole of last year the
tctal registration Of automobiles were
s3,349. For this year up to March
II the total registration of cars were
62,249, a decrease from 1921 Of TO-
100 automobiles. It should be borne
in mind, however, that the figures for
1922 cover only a little over two
months and that there are probably
many cars which are not yet pro-
vided with 1922 plates and that many
cars will be bought before the end
of this year. The decrease in the
number of trucks for this year as
compared with last is /, s57. Last
year the total truck registration was
1897; this year up to March 13, it
was 5,340, according to figures from
the highway department.
The figures by counties for auto
mobiles for 1921 and 1922 follow:
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1922-03-30
Furniture Sale a Success.

The big sale put on last Thursday
by the williamsburg Furniture Co.,
S. J. Deery, manager, purchaser of
the stock and other assets OF the
Kingstrse Furniture Co., bankrupt,
kas attracked considerable attention
tie past week. Hundreds of people
have visited the store and from a
financial viewpoint the sale is said
to be a success. Many balloons were
given to the children and a great
many gathered to witness the balloon
assertion Saturday. This was un-
successful, on account of the strong
wind the balloon was driven into
tree and burned. If the weather is
favorable Saturday another attempt
will be made to send one up.
The stock Of goods being offered
ere the same that was shown In the
display room Of the old Kingstree
Furniture Co., everything is attrac-
lively labeled and marked in plain
figures which invariably indicate a
great reduction in price on the re-
spective articles.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1922-03-30
Death of L. G.. Kellahan.

Mr.. L. C. Kellahan, aged 81, died
at his hcme at Warsaw Wednesday
night March %, and was laid to rest
at Andrews by the side of his wife
who preceded him to the grave by
only one month. Interment was made
Thursday. The deceased was a ma
tive of North Carolina and came to
Williamsburg many years ago to join
his brother, the late Richard H. Kel-
lshan. He is survived by six chill
dren: Messrs ]. c., Andrews; Tom
M, Kingstree; r. Dowie, Warsaw;
Mesdames Annie Evans, Warsaw; ].
H. Elwell, Andrews; Alice Taylor,
Warsaw. Mr.. Kellahan had been in
poor health for several years.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1922-03-30
CRIME INCREASE IN STATE.
Jail Commitments Larger Than for
Previous Year.

A marked increase in crime in
South Carolina, is indicated by the
county Jail commitment statistics
just given out by the State Board
Of Public Welfare. For the statis-
tical year ending June 20, 1921, the
total number of commitments to
the county jails of the state was
1896, an increase of almost 48 per
cent over the year before when the
commitments totaled only 1886.
The population of the county chain
gangs shows corresponding growth
ct population. In 1920 on the days
en- which the camps were visited by
tie representative Of the board of
Public welfare the population, was
S75 negro and 80 white men. In
1921, however, the population showed
1 1,240 negroes and 200 whites, to-
tai growth of approximately 40 per
cent.
Inc dic-TIIullS luClSdSS III CiAhiS
that these figures show may be at
tributed, in large part, to the eco
nomic reverses suffered by the peo-
pie of the state. Money can with
difficulty be obtained by justifable
methods so the unprincipled ana needy
have ofteatime resorted to illegal
means of getting a livelihood. Be-
sides, the number of persons arrest
ed for violation of the prohibition
law has swelled the number of COM
ritments.
This increase, however, does not
seem so serious when viewed in
comparison with the statistics for
other years. In 1916, for example,
just five years previous, the commit
ments totaled approximately 11,743.
The commitments for 1921 are act
ually 7 per cent less than they were
for 1916, even though the 48 per
cent increase over those for 1920 is
quite unprecedented.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1922-03-30
DEATH SENTENCE
FOR CHANDLER
Jury REACHES VERDICT AFTER
DELIBERATING ONLY SEVEN
TEEN MINUTES.

Greepyille, March 24.-After II
minutes deliberation, the jury in the
case of Jeff Chandler, charged with
killing his wife and mother-in-law,
here February 25, returned a verdict
Of guilty of first degree murder at
3:4S this afternoon, after which Judge
Frank B. Gary sentenced Chandler to
Gle in the electric chair on April 21.
"It is hoped that God will show
you more mercy than you showed your
Victims" said the court in pronounc-
ing sentence on the convicted man.
"The evidence shows that you took
the lives of your victims in a most
leartless manner. You yet have time
to make peace with your Maker. May
God have mercy on your soul"
Only three witnesses were placed
On the stand before the arguments in
the case begsn, and no testimony OF
any great Importance was developed.
The case was started last Tuesday
IN criminal court here.
When the sentence was passed upon
Chandler, who claimed insanity, a
smile lighted his pale face for the
first time since the trial began. The
smile then was faint and Of shcrt du-
rstion. Beside him stood lis broth
er, j. Arch Chandler, whe has worked
Faithfully and stood by him consist
entity since the trouble started.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1922-03-30
NEWS FROM HEMINGWAY.
Kingstree Girls Lose at Basket Ball,
Last Week "a to 9.

| Hemingway, March 2S.-Miss Des:
Gowdy most delightfully."- entertained
the H. Y. w. club on last Wednesday
evening at the home of Mrs. ]. NJ
Eaddy. After very pleasant houl
of sewing and conversation, Mrs. G
e. Ingraha,n sang several beautiful
cid songs with Miss Blcndell Cock
field playing the accompaniment. The
idea OF st. Patrick's day was car
ned out in a charming little contest
Entitled "a Verdant Love Story" ir
which the word "green" played ar
important part. OF those cutting fol
the prize, Mrs. G. 3. Ingraham wa;
the lucky winner of dainty little
green linen handkerchief. At the
close of the evening the hostess serv'
cd delicious chocolate cream and frui:
cake. The invited guests we've Mes
danes ]. E. Hemingway end G. B
Ingraham.
On Wednesday afternoon, March 22
the Kingstree girls basket ball team
rlayed here against the Hemingway
team. The game was we'll played by
both teams, resulting in score OF
"a to 9 in favor of Hemingway. Al
though the Hemingway team has been
organized only since Christmas, il
bears the excellent record Ct having
won every game played on the home
court. The opposing teams defeated
lere were Johnsonville, lndiantown,
Lake City, Pamplico and Kingstree.
DR.. w. C. Hemingway, Messrs j.
E. Hemingway and G. 3. Ingraham
were in Florence Monday on business.
Mrs. Gasque of Marion, is the guest
Of Miss Carrie Baker.
The Sunday school here was well
represented at the convention in Lake
City Friday.
MIR. and Mrs. Clyde Sansburry OF
Lake City, spent Sunday here with
the latters parents, Mr.. and MRS. S.
J. Haselden.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thos McCutchen and
family of Kingstree, spent one day
here last week with Mrs. G. S. Hem
irgway.
Mrs. Mamie Smith of Durham, N.
c., after a visit to her niece, Mrs.
Pridgen, left Friday to visit relatives
and friends at Wilmington, N. c.
The faculty of the Hemingway high
school attended the teachers meeting
at Kingstree Saturday.
Miss Florence Hemingway, Messrs
Ben Hemingway and Billie Rollins
of Rome, were pleasant callers in
town Saturday afternoon.
Miss Blondell Cockfeld spent Sat-
rrday in Florence.
Mrs. Murser of Sanpit, spent part
of last week here with her mother,
Mrs. J. C. Eaddy.
Mr.. Robert Ingraham has accepted
q position with Che A. c. L. Corp, of
Georgetown.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1922-03-30
Fixing up with Mexico.

The United States government is
encouraged over the Mexico situation.
There have been no important dis
turbances in that Republic since
Cbregon became president. General
Obregor seems to be ruling with
fun and steady hand. His attitude
towards the United States has been
courteous and entirely satisfactory to
the state department. President
Obregon is gradually getting his point
Of view across with the American
government, and it is said that he
has enlisted the sympathy of Presi-
dent Harding, to whom he writes di-
rect.
Obregon insists that Mexico belongs
t. Mexicans, and while he wants
Americans to help develop the. coun-
try, and to make their investments
in Mexico, he says that in doing so
that they rlust understand that they
ere to subscribe to and conform to
the Mexican laws, and cease their re-
sistance of those laws as we'll as their
attempts to overthrow the Mexican
government Our own government is
inclined to take President Obregon
IT his word when he says that Mexi-
co will rigidly observe all its proper
relations and understandings with the
United States, and protect citizens OF
this country, who behave themselves
when they are in Mexico. Upon these
promises and conditions President
Obregon has asked President Hard
irg to pave the way for recognition
CT Mexico. It is said that official
government records would fail to dis
close parallel to the unique letter
writing episode that has been furnish
ed by the presidents of the United
States and Mexico. It began a year
ago, and information that has come
from the white house indicates that
Obregon has won a fine place in the
estimation of President Harding. The
present status of our affairs with
Mexico seems to resolve around the
question as to whether, in view OF
repeated former experiences, Mexico
should have recognition without fur
:shing a positive guarantee for the
protection of American rights.
Obregon says that the United States
should take it for granted that such
will be the case. But while the Unit
cJ States is apparently willing to
trust obregon, the period Of watch
full waiting" is again on, and the
"waiting" is occasioned by the fact
that our observers are ready to go
ahead just as soon rs they are sat
isfied that the Mexican president can
command sufficient support in his own
congress to drive through his own
policy. That policy is considered sat
isfactory toward the United States.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1922-03-30
Home Demonstration Meetings.

Mt. Vernon, Home Demonstration
Club, Friday March 81, at 8 o'clock,
school house.
Never Fail, Community meeting,
Friday March 81, at 8 o'clock, school
house.
County council meeting, Saturday
April 1st, at 8 o'clock, Demonstration
office.
/Greelyville, Poultry association,
Monday April 8, at $3.50 o'clock. Gree
yville.
Cedar Swamp, Girls club, Tuesday
April 4, at 2:30 o'clock, Cedar Swamp
school.
, Central, Home Demonstration club
Friday April 7, at $3.50 o'clock, Gen.
trail school.
Bethel, Community club, Wednes-
day April 5, at 8 o'clock, Bethel school
HATTIE McMURRAY,
Home Demonstration Agent
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1922-03-30
REHABILITATION A SUCCESS.
D. r. Rowell Writes for Benefit of
Disabled Vets.

Editor County Record:
Athens, Ca, March 24.-The Stat'
College of Agriculture is the frs
tc announce cotton blossoms for thi:
year. The cotton was grown in tht
green house by class OF. rehablllta
ton students who are specializing IL
the cotton industry.
The State College is conducting ex'
perimental plots in early varieties
Arsenate cf lead experiments in pois'
oning boil weevil has been conducted
by the rehabilition under the direc'
ton of the agronony department fol
the past two years.
More than three hundred renabili,
tation students ere taking special
course in the agricultural college
AS fast as one completes his course
g. good position is awaiting for him
at a decent salary.
More than ninety per cent. CT the
cx,service men are making good in
tneir studies, and more than fifty per
cent. of those who have completed
their course and accepted positions
ere making good, as was announced
officially here Thursday.
Nearly eight thousand disabled
veterans who have accepted the vo-
cational training have completed their
courses and are holding responsible
and good paying positions.
Only known occupations from the
plow to the pulpit are held by dis
abled veterans now.
The official reports show that only
fifty-fve per cent. of these men are
good.
If sixty per cent. of men who have
70 disabilities make good, that IS
considered e good majority.
A large per cent. of these nen are
taking degree work, and are leading
in their classes in competitor with
men who are not suffering from any
or impaired health.
Some of the high honored men at
tine University OF Georgia ere dis
abled vets. Two of the faculty MEM
bers are men who were impaired IN
health and completed their training
kere last year.
From these facts I can see no rea-
son why the ex-service man should
rot be given vocational training and
fitted to make himself dependent in
stead of retiring him on a pitiful
pension for life.
Good citizenship cannot be meas
ured in dollars and cents.
None Of these men are wholly bad,
and all should have a chance to get
back in civilian life where they can
be useful men in peace as we'll as
in war.
D. R. Rowell, c. R. G.
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Cooperate with Warehousemen.

The greatest piece of constructive
business ever undertaken in the south
will begin next week at series of
meetings between the directors of the
tobacco growers cooperative asso-
ciation and over 400 warehousemen of
the Cardinals and Virginia. =
Organized tobactJ growers intend
to keep faith with all warehouse in
terest and will offer owners Of ware
house property an opportunity to sell
or lease their holdings to the tobac-
60 growers cooperative association,
according to anncuAcement from the
Raleigh headquarters of the associa-
ton.
The association has already been
assured the use of a large number of
properties at a majority of important
marketing centers in the Cardinals
and Virginia, and ias secured assur-
ance of ample financing to carry out
its program of constructing receiving
Eoints wherever necessary.
Sixty-fi7e thousand Carolina and
Virginia growers who cooperate to-
gether to market their tobacco are
inviting the cooperation of the ware
housemen of the three states through
this offer Of their leaders which af-
fords an equal chance to all who at
tend these meetings. This announce
rent was made by T. c. Watkins,
Jr., director of warehouses, who with
the committee on warehouses, ccmpos-
ed of directors from three states, will
attend all meetings.
Warehousemen and owners of ware
houses in South Carolina will be mott
fled of the opportunity to confer with
officials of the tobacco growers CO.
operative association regarding final
terms for the leasing or sale of their
warehouse facilities, as agreed upon
by directors Of the association.
This meeting of South Carolina
warehousemen will take place in Flor
ence on Saturday, April 8, at Hoo
a m, in the First National Bank
building.
Letters to be mailed today to over
four hundred warehousemen in the
three states and signed by T. c. Wat
kirs, Jr.. director of warehouse, ]. Y.
Joyner, chairman of the warehouse
committee, N. H. Williams and T. B.
Young, of Virginia and South Caro-
Dna, respectively, state that the asso-
citation expects to offer an acceptable
proposition to warehousemen, cover
ing their physical properties. The
association will need the services of
q number of experienced and efficient
, varehousemen, upon acceptable terms,
according to this letter.
At these conferences in the Caro-
lina's and Virginia, the association
will present to the warehousemen a
contract generally offering to lease
CT purchase all warehouses at their
actual market value, as determined
hy agreement or arbitration, payable
along the lines indicated in the as
scciation's standard agreement, which
$1,000 tobacco growers, including
many warehousemen in the three
states, have signed.
The association wants no man to
lose his investment by reason Of its
cxistance, according to this communi'
cation from it's directors to tbe ware.