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LAUtENS, S. C., AUG. 20, 1919.
i i iG i cosTr O1- LIVIN(G.
Let's bring the Iligh cost of living
probletm righu down h1om1e and see
hlow it works out. We find C'larence
Poe, editor of The Progressive Farm
er, writing in the Augist 2nd isslie of
that paper about the co-operative
shipillents of hogs fromt. 8outhIi Caro
lina. lie savs "Forty-one cars of hogs
shippet co-operatively in Souith Caro
lina dluring th past year nelted, it
is estimated, 2 to 6 cents a poond
above local buyer's prices." Now,
what does this men other than that
South Carolina butchers had to pay
this 2 to tI cents a pound more to get
the moat for local constimplon and
pass the advance on to their custom
eIr or that we muist charge these
butchers with taking an extra profit
where they were able to buy at the
local prices. Insofar as South Cara
lina is colle''rned, then, the issue
as to the hi1gh price of beef is be
Iween the producer of beef and the
butcher, for the -packers, those who
have pai the 2 to I) cents advance In
price, could ilot be charged with beat
Ing down local prices to the producer
and taking an unfair advantage of the
butchers at the same time. Whether
1he South Carolina producers or the
South Carolina butchers are getting
too. much for their wares, we are un
able to sa'. but plainly the alleged
high cost of pork at least is- not due
to outsi'de profits in hogs.
Discussion of the high cost of meat
naturally brings %ip the packers, now
indicted for profiteering and monopoly.
If we are to admit that tile packers
can pay more for livestock on the lo
cal markets, ship it off, turn It into
edible meat, bring it back on the local
market and undersell the local butch
ers, we are forced to conclude that they
have liade m1(ore eliicient use of the
raw products or that they are making
a simaller profit on the fin ishied pro
duet. The proposition then is, wolld
we rather lose the preselnt bniletit of
1111i Illcien(ly becalise we fear a fu
ire 111onopoly or1 Vill we lisu1111it the
gan,g now allrl lose the benefits of that
To us Ithe h igh cost of living ap
ilars to he 1mote a inatter of tile cost
of highr living. The standard of
living ini this (01111try has been raised
and we buelieve fewer Iteoiple are ill
'want than %.r before. The stillg
gle is nlot for existence but for
mfore'()1 ti on nice's and(1li l i s olS f life'
hor11 to attlain tem. Th'le natura il conl
5('ttuEncl(e is a hiigher' price for' the ipro
(dtcts which t hey Illrn ot. The fact
that rlt'(tically all of usM are4 doinlg theii
sam thi? in g has1 resul td ini all oif our
iprodulicts Iiadvaning and1( tiS has ibeenl
made1? (151lit poss ~ ibb ast' (If lack of ('om1
of 1ieo(ple( gel to woir< inl 1-:urop4 and
an1 outiilet is soughtI fior thei' Iaboirs,
hpri(ces iinless aI tarliff wa:ll is stI lil to
(iS iiI N t C tl i ii .\( hit; 't').li
lookinug itoii':i iresur from the Norih iio
woirds oif Thlie (Chiiangt Tribuneii, Ithe pa
pcir of all! (Ihers pehtilaps whiich has
been't tspokend'l'i ill its ilheisms of'
nlegr ii ond111itions1 ini Ihe Southti. Il in ii
('ditorlil tfolloin'Vg the race4 liots' inl
(iiniso it sa Id: '"We frantkly admtiit
that1. it Ittlit l e11 quai~ llly had(1 mean'ti
and1( al majority of negroes in the city
(oilined li th whiltes wolId not1 halve' toti
siioiiItuld i'r to th nii' egro4es is tha1t1
IIroi' ; rifli- hty Iin workiin . (if thilr
own11151 saivty wher 1the r b n
T hire is mo e to be i le t ('lthanl fai'ted
byt plit:ial~ acivi '. .ty and as muc more
It' 4b ' 11ained i by a i recogii lit'nI of 'n -
d iin as they ex.i s ti.'ol Ili' itt
InrIi' in to R i' w l wh t ilne(the(hi
have managed to live without much
prejudice. There has been good feel
ing. The negro has had political
equality. There has been an attempt
to give him a fair representation in
public affairs and not to resent his
We admit frankly that if political
eluality had ineant the election of ne
gro mayors, judges and a majority of
negroes lit the city council the whites
would not have tolerated it. We do
not believe that the whites of Chicago
would be any different from the whites
in the south in this respect.
We have been able to extend the es
"entials of citizenship to negroes free
ly becatilse the whites are dominant in
numbers. All the essentials are in
the possession of the negro. Ile is not
Jim Crowed by law. A line is drawn
by usage. The law in fact forbids
what actually is done. It has been an
illegal, nonlegal, or extra legal.
Legally a negro has a right to ser
vice anywhere the public generally is
served. lie does not get it. Wisely
he does not ask for it. 'T'here has
been an illegal, nonlegal or extra le
gal a(justient founded up11on1 coml
mon sense which has worked in the
past %1id will wor kin the future.
Tihe fact is that so long as this city
is (o) iia I naed by whilts whethe be
(allse of tleir numnibers without force
or' by force if tIhey were in I tle min1or
ity there will be some limitations
placed upon the black peolde. They
wil be limitations which will not. work
an iniitstice to the black people who
have a right to their own deveolpeiln'it.
'T'lere is no objection to economic
equality. There is a decided objection
to the exploitation of black labor.
Diaring the war many negroes were
brolugit from tle F'ou th. Thousand of
them went into lie stockyards. Tie
wAr shut off the siu pply of common la
bor'. 'le South sp111)1)id( tie wanit.
Tuis the -*lopilationl of tle bhacks
doibled dutring the war times. Coii
cerns which brought hle negro here to
expfloit iii'a damaged the commiutilty
by throwing the race question onl it.
Concerns which needed the negro and
It himt upon an equal basis with the
whites, without Importh i chealp labor
to take the place of whiit , were legit
imately supplying their need for labor.
The race issue in California grew
out of the fact that the Japanese white
labor supplante dhome labor. That
will produce race troubles as quickly
Concerns may have been dereict in
not considlering the house problem.
The important negroes could not live
in the streets or vacant lots. They
had to get under a roof and getting inl
dler roof they suddnly established
new contracts with white neighbor
In this change there was boun( to
be troube unless precaution were tak
en, In the present case there is nto
evidence of precaution and some of
provocation. It is )ossible for that
question to adjust Itself. Such realty
movements cannot take place without
friction, but the friction need not lead
to riots. The eity is steadily shifting
in residential char.cter. Some of the
ieoplc affected by the shifts do not.
like it, but in normal dties the read
justient is not distirbing to the coil
imuity. A spread of factories may
change the character of a section. A
spread of neogres may do the same
A writer onee summed uip the iegro
(luestioln by saying "tlie North i has tie
prilicilles and the South has the ne
groes". We are coming to have the
negroes an( We wanit to keel) the prin
ciloles so far as they ar( appllcable.
Indistrial radicalism, expiresseod in
tile I. W. W. propaganida amiion; the
ng1roes will not help us to keepI 1lcthe.
A rebellion by tle nI eg roes aai nst
facts which exist. and will persist will
not help us5 to keelp thiem, hbut we arme
(oiidlent that thie situlation ini (Chi
('ngo~ is suiscept ible of beI'ing hiaiidh-d
in the fashiioun it has always been bain
Thei animladversations oIf Ithe 1,au1
r'ens Ad veriser(1 on thle mlat Ier of lix -
ing bridges is repiroduceed ( elihe
and1( it. wvill lbe easily sein that Thie Adl
us on the matter' (If " tde aiid ('omi
fort. itself thdeeby.
oEver Salulda river has no( dir.Ect illa
br'idge at l'iicke'ttI '(Fery. Tii'hihbide
at, l'tickett Is Firryv is niefided andi the.
ing of ti)'he bidges~ will not1 Efft lthe i
mjake unneceI~lssary I le biitl in oIt I he
biridges may13 keep "'triade" from wan I
not1 for lon1g. Alirship m~ iay he sop
('heal) ini a few yearis Ithat roads and1(
bri'dges will lie If sum11'l ose'tuenced.
It. will thlen ble uip tol Greenwood(lll to
in ''Ile Foirk"' wilo wili Io ((ome)
'Thle unldersignled heirs at -Ihiw of
lenie I .';dwardls, d(elaed, aill sell
i., at iIEoi'clo I'. .\l. on the th d1(ay
11land, lyiO-. htin ianSd '1 iat e in
is enhs ('oiunty, Younl ll25 ownsitip.
('r1o le.s, bounded( I by hu.1ls of A.
's. Edwalds. . W . Patton,~ I,:11 .le
W. 141 EW.IYN .
I. .A.. 2!W\ 8
S* S * S * S * S e -S * 5 ' $
$ SPECIAL NOTICES. '8
Land for Sale--218 ac $30. per
acre. Level and well -l ted. Apjply
to deo. C. Riser, WVhitilre, I1oute 1.
Wanted-You to bring y ur es to
the 'City Vulcanizing Sta 2i, to be
inlspected by factory expier need imeni.
- osite Childres' stable. .. 5-It
For Itent-2-horse faril 11 miles
of AMountville high school, on Cross
11111 and Laurens road. Ont 4-rooni,
one 2-room dwelling, barn, well *nd
pasture. Apply Mrs. J. W. Foiche,
Rt. 5, box 41, Greenwood. 6- 1t-pd
Wanted-Let us cure a RIbbld te
tread on your worn tires, g ar ed
$2,500 miles. Factory e tence.
City Vulcanizing Station, opposite
jildress' stable ' 5-it
Lot-Ladles' blue serge coat on
road between -Couity Home and 'Clin
ton. Finder return to J1. R1. Todd at
i'dgar Todd's store, Clinton, and get
Lost-Many (ollari's by not havh'ig
your tires repaired in proper itme. let
its add nany thouisands of i lies to
your worn tires. City ' caniziling
Station, 1l9st .laini stre , opposite
Childress' stable. 5-It
For Sale--Iiagging and TIies: 4o0
rolls 2 1-2 lbs at 10 4eits _Vwd; whole
ties $1.'75. Cash 'der. I. K.
Aiken, Merchants F,armers Ware
Weinl-ted--Y1ou to know we are Opwn
ing a first class viulcaniizing sJ101 len
with factory experience. AL," work
garantfeed. Citly Vutlcanizin ~Stationl,
'h'asl lain street, opposite childress'
Wanuted-To buy bleyele for girl
about ten years old. Give description
and best offer first letter. 1'. 11. Willis,
Gray Court, S. C. 5-11-n(
Wanted To Leae-A 25 or 30 acre
farm, well improved, for general farm
anti trucking. Not over four miles
from city. A. L. 'White, Alointville,
11. F. D. 1. 5-2t-epd
Notlee--I will sell at auction before
Court House on public square on
Trhirsday, August 21st, one 1914
model -Ford touring car in perfect con
dition. A. L. McDaniel. 5-It-pd
Wanted--You to consult us about
your old tires. City Vul an zlng Sta
tion, East Main street, ID site Chil
dress Stable. 5--1t
For Sale-600 acres two miles from
railroad, in Laurens county. Seven
tenant houses, 50 ac 'es under wire
fence, fine pine timber nd cord-wood;
ten horse farn open, 25 'es creek
bottomis; One mitle frl school. Rents
for 20 bales of cotton. For price and
terms, write "Owner", Box 85, Lau
rens, S. C. 5-ti
For Sale-.'70 aerea one mile from
railroad station in Laurens county.
Four tenant houses, good pasture un
der wire fence; w 1 cut quantities of
pilne tihnher and c r wood. For quick
eash sale, $1.5.00 ,r acre. 'Communi
cate with :lox 25 , lAnturens, S. C. 5-tt
For Salt'--Chandler auto11noh!!N,
sport model, practically jeiV, corN
tires; at bargain. Apply G. W. Shell,
Laurens, S. C. 5-It-pd
Notlce--A dark hay mare strayed to
muy lot. Owner come, with expenses.
P. P. McGovan. 5-lt-pd
Free Demionstratiton of 'C'ocoaI Pud
ding at Davis- Roper's Store-now on1.
Netlee-All persons at'e herely fou
hidden fro I hiring or1 harborlig my,
wife, Sallh Young, who has left ler
heiiitn without cautse or provocationl.
Will Young. 5- 1t - Ju
ned - -'ur '1or five more 1111sic
mppil, will begin teaching September
th. Fnilces Kennu edy, Phone I1.
For Sa'u- -1'nderw~ood 13y iewr'iter' in
(o(od conittion. A hargain at $.1t0.00)
.\lr'S. II. It. TIodd, l irksdale. 41-2 t
lhic i('' l'1(an1 selected '( bicks, just t he
tinii'. for' bulildling. We have purch'Ias
:d aIll th br'i'ks at C amlp Sevier' andt
ingi as wl4l as~ fotiqdatin work aitul
It'e1 inehausi' (ena1bles us to off~er t hem
tor $1 2.5(1 tin gr'oiunds 01ther campilt liit
iir pince Vyiur order quick, 41hey -art'
4,ind, fast. Figlurei what ynu1 eeni sbve
(4: the thiopSand( *-$ ft.0it- -then Icef us
Imuow iiow iman you' noorpI'e Amier'icn
s''ompaniL~y, G;reenvilIl, S. C.
:3. imotiiitedl (in wheeols, ready fot'
'hk. I he.ap. Soiiethinitg like 2003
.\b o thr'ee i'X;:a'x femiale' pi1s forl
I reedingi Ilurploses. * iyrdville iDailry &
se'comined;1'( I wo( idid bedstea:ds;
.':o "iinuii tales and othier' household
\laini Street. 4-2t
drop~~I's Iaraa .c\illnday e'vein g. lFinider'
Fo4r Smde 15 DuiroC-.ier'sey tig-s
- i hig fromi ''' to 90 poiundts. Enti
ti'd to registraitjion. Priicie $20,001 each.
('im son ('oier Ni eed -Cr' imson 'ov
cir 5e'd miay tbe bough1Ii tough tye ait
14; I-2c I". (i. i 1. ChIiarlest1oil. This is
have your1 rset'd se'ui dIirec(t liili of
Foir Sne Ii -On'e -191t I --2.1 mod(1 l
i' lar I e ' J.tiI(I, H ii. Sw it , t nel w(it t
elimb Caro dl h I undersi (4ned*l\oard
o (431 33 4 1 r.orator ( ' t. l ' s tor ofi i .
* ' I 34 4t 1 I' ;l Stock tof Iarmes
* W-BITUARY. *
In the quiet of the evening of Au
gust 7, the death angel claimed for his
own the spirit of Claud Washington
Wasson. le died In the thirty-fourth
year of hip age, having been born Oc
tober 1, 1885. The place of his birth
and the home of his bntire life was in
the Friendship community. (ie united
with the Fridhdship Presbyterian
church in early life and continued a
loyal member to the end. le was in
stalled as one of Its ruling elders a
little more than a- year ago.
'In his death this community has
lost a kind, quiet, ieace-loving citi
zen; a most prominent farmer and one
who believed in the betterment of the
community in every way.
Besides his wife and three children
he leaves a host of relatives and
friends to mourn his death. They sor
row not as those who have no hope.
Itisihig Suit Chapter No. 6, It. A. M.
A regular convocation of
Rising Sun Chanter No. 6.
R. A. M., will . be held on
FiRIDAY ligHt Aug. 22nd,
at 8:30 o'cloc.k. 'T'he- will
he work in the M -..1. P . dc
grees. Alson oil 3I )ND, lit 6:30 P.
31. there w% ill be it .ee convocation
for the plurpose of 'v g the M. E. .11.
and It. A. degrees. 4his- is the last
chance for those wl expect to go to
tile Sllrile lleeting in Oct. to receive
these (legrees. S. T. Lanhan , Grand
iligh Priest, and 0. F'rank Ilart, Grand
Secretary, will be 'present Monday
night. ,Members are requested to .be
liresent at both meetings and to be on
hand at Ihe appointed time.
By order of
M. L. SMITH, H. P.
H1. TERRY, Sec.
NOTICE OF LOST STOCK.
Notice Is hereby given th)r Certifi
cate No. 3-1 of the pavalu . of $100 of
the capital stock of the I urens Glass
Works issued to on oJ uly 24, 1911,
has been lost and I a will make ap
plication to tile .4 Laftrens Glass
Work for a new c dificate ill lieu of
same on Sept. 11, 1919.
L. S. FUILLER.
PROPERTY INSURED $4,268,300.
WRITE OR CALL on the undersign
ed for any informati h you may desire
about our plan of i surance
We insure your pr perty against de
struction by FIRE, VINDjSTORM OR
LIGHTNING, and do so 9heaper than
any company in exist .
Iemember, we are p ~npared to prove
to you that ours is to safest and
cheapest plan of insurance known.
Our Association is now licensed to
write Insurance in the, counties of
Abbeville, Greenwood, McCormick,
.dgefleld, turens, Saluda, Lexington,
Ilichland, Calhoun, and Spartanburg.
The oflicers are: Gen. J. Fraser
Lyon, President, Columbia, S. C.; J. R.
lliakep Gen. Agt., Secty. and Treas.,
G .reenwood, S. C.
A. 0. Granl".. .....Mt. Carmel, S. C.
J. M. Gam brell . . . . A bbeville. S. C.
.r. ii. Blake .... ...Greenwood, S. C.
A. WV. Younlgblood .. . . iiodges, S. C.
J1. F.raser Lyon . . . . Columlbia, S. C.
It. ii. Nicholson . . . .Edgefleld,S. C.
W.. Ii. Whlarton .. .. ..Waterloo, S. C.
WV. C. Bates .. .......Ilatesburg, S. C.
J7. Ii. JLAKE, Gen. Agt.
Greenw~ood, S. C.
Land For Sale1
12(1 aces 1-2 mtile of Mount
v'ille. (90 acres Inl cultivat !on, I5
inl pasture, 17' in woodland, good
dlrchlar'd , 2-storyI,, S-rtoom dw(I.eli
lng, ba.rn., 2 tenlant houses, well
and1( living s'tream~i. Prtice right
for 'iuick sale.
-1111 acres3 a mii. of'T4 Lauren,
att liadd~ens Sta ion, 2 03 acres ini
Iulivalion11, l100 aer' ini wood
Iaand, icie 2-story 7- >om1 dwell
3 branchles an3d well. Terms.
Davis Realty Co.
Farmnets Nat. Banik lullding
Make i look fresh and
clean, here is no use
in ridling 'n faded car
wheny an have it
freshened nd brighten
edl up for a very si al
amount. HaLve it pa~inlt
Ollr Work is as
good as tile Best
The high, cost of deliveries
is reilly a myth
Lots of PeoPle have been telling you that all grocery deliver
les are expensive. That they greatly increase the cost of your food.
That you ought to save this cost by carrying your groceries
On the contrary our customers find our delivery system really
It doesn't add to the cost of their groceries and provisions.
It saves their tie and energy-which they can- more Iproflt
ably devote to their homes or to various outside Interests.
We feel that it is part of a grocer's business to make dellv
eries. Our wh.ole organization is built to serve you in this, and
For example, em ntain a telephone for your convenience.
We carry the hi esp-finality groceries we can buy. And we sug
gest to you var hings we know to be especially good.
We take al Interest in what you buy-when we sell you the
ingredients for a cake, we like jo know low it's going to turn
That's why we recommeaid to yu RYZON, the Perfect Baking
lPowdrer. Tihere's no uneertainty about IYZON-success Is a fo*e
gone 'oncl usion, for it is ti ->roighly dependable and at -1c pdr
pound it Is dowiriight econjIy.
Ask us about the RYZON Baking Book if you haven't one al
ready. You'll wonder how you ever got along without it.
FOWLER. & OWENS
Laurens, S. C.
New Fall Veloue and Felt Hats
You'll bury that Straw, quick and deep, just -
as soon as you can see these New Fall Hats--they
are beauties. Just the kind that make a good
looking man like yourself, look better than ever.
Come in and look them over.4 Black, Green and
$5.00, $6.50 and $10.00
Soft Ones--The Hot Day
kind fo'r August. They
'~ won't melt down and they
~ecomfortable. We are
showing many styles in
~ Soft Collars in white and
fanc. All sizes.
a e 25c.,35c. and 50c.
NEWTHINGS IN NECK WEAR
Thydon't "Scream" either. Happy patterns,
cheerful colormngs, and you'll be as happy as a new
Papa with the ones you pick here.
50cts, $1.00 and $1.50 -
We are displaying a full line of Men's Under
garments, Night Shirts, P~ajamasq, Union Suits,
aud separate Under Shirts an~d Drawers made irn
Wells Clardy Co.
Laurens, S. C.
WAA GOOD PLACE TO. TR ADE