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TOLBERT DEMES DIAL CHARGES Says Ho ls Ready lo Defend Himself Against Senator's Charges. Greenwood, July 31. - Emphatic denial that he was selling Republican patronage as charged by Senator N. B. Dial, of South Carolina, was mado hero to-night hy Jos. \V. Tolbert, He publican national committeeman for this State. Tolbert denied all other charges by Senator Dial and declared that ho was ready to defiled himself in tho courts against those who had accused him, "Senator Dial is more [ reckless than a lawyer and a United ; Slates' Senator ought to bo in' public statomonls," Mr. Tolbert declared. j Tolbert maintains that the charges that ho is soiling Republican patron age have boen brought by disgruntled Republicans and oilier disappointed otllcc-seekers. An nllldavit was given Senator Dial by a disappointed appli cant for Iho postmastcrship nt Or nngoburg, that 15. F. Misson, the nominee, lind offered to secure con firmation for a woman postmaster at Bowman for $300. According to Tol bert. tills woman is a Democrat and has given Tolbert an affidavit that she did not know Mixson and had never been solicited by him for any money for any purpose, Tolbert c laims. ?| ?lave recommended about 300 postmasters in Sou iii Carolina," Tol bert declares. "They have all been fi om civil service recommendations. 1 deny that 1 have endeavored to turn out women postmasters. 1 deny that l have refused to acknowledge preference for soldiers on the civil service list, and ! have tho records to prove it. Other Republicans will have' to answer charges Dial has made that the referee in this State under previous ndmlnlstiations sold patronage because others represent ed past administrations in South Carolina. 1 deny that any mau ever paid $1,200 for an ofllco and then had to use threats to get his money back when he failed to get the ofllce. Nothing liko that ever happened in any oifico 1 had anything to do with. I am not a party to any office buying, and it is unfair for Dial to rush into the papers with no facts on which to base Iiis charges. Does Not Need Office. "I do not need the o (lice of United Slates marshal for the Western Dis trict of South Carolina. President barding gave nie Hie appointment, w lihou I niy askitig tor it. Tho light' OU IU? ls being tua do by Republicans' \ ri inst out in ibis Stite. Their | ticket. The Tolbert ls all-white. All I i wain is lo bc fair. I can take care of myself in the courts or otherwise. There ls no such organization as Ibo Sumter Republican ?dub George D. Shore, of Sumter, ls thc club, and lie is sore because 1 would no* recom mend iiiiii '.o bo postmaster. I rec ommended a Democrat Hrs I ind Shore tried to go over tn> head and gol it anyhow beril ilse he had iiifju- ' mildil friends in Washington, tie tried to have his son, George D. Shaw, named as District Attorney for tho ??astern district, mid I named Mo |or J I >. K. .Meyers, a World W ir Veteran." The Charges bj Dial. Tho charges ni ele by Dial are em bodied in tho following nows letter from Washington, written by the newspaper correspondent, P. M. .Me ll ewan : In regard to th<> confirmation of Joseph W. Tolbert, who was recently appointed marshal for tho Western j district of South Carolina, Senator; Dial .--aid to-day: "Tolbert is tho South Carolina i member of tho Republican national committee, state chairman of th ?t organization, and was recently ap-j pointed 'referee' for South Carolina; for the present administration-thu is. ho ls Ibo cliief distributor of the pa t rouage. "I nm not concerne-1 anon! (beso positions, M ii il would ot interfere If I could, anti could aol if I would. They are simply party matter? The appointee to the position of marshal has to be confirmed by and willi tho advice and consent of t ne Senate, ?nd this is an ontiroly di ff oren I pro-' position. When the President is of one political pnrty and (be Senators Of another party, there is no advice given in these appointments when tho odie,, is ni)-, a Id-partisan ono, but When tho name romes lo Hie Senate' we have to vote either lo continu or rojoct; heneo we are responsible to this extent for nil appointments con firmed by *.he Senate. "Tho public has a righi to expect us to use all diligence and exercise ?mr best Judgment. Stronger than this, they have a righi to demand that we scrutinize carefully all such appointees. I ?nive received letters from friends on the subject, but I know most of Ibis is propaganda, and that many of thom have ben Imposed upon. "J do not fall out with people be icatiso tliey are Keptfbli. ans, not withstanding I think thoy show poor Judgment in the South to bolong to that party. I freely accord to every man tho right to Join which ever party he seos proper and to select his own companions, and if there are suitahlo individuals lu their own ranks, it is their privilege to select them for political offlcos. Neither do I quarrel with the powers that he for appointing them. "Tile appointee in this Instance, Joseph \V. Tolbert, is unsuited, by nature, bv training and by habits, and is wanting Ju every proper man aor Hie qualities to fulfill the duties of tito high and responsible olllce to which tho President has named him. "I will not mention some unpleas ant matters that will throw no par ticular light on tho subject, but will only call to the minds of the people a few facts which confirm my opin ion hi tho matter. "Mr. Tolbert poses as a large far mer, whereas tho record in Green wood county shows that he does not pay a cont of taxes, except $1 poll tax, and the records in tho munici pal, Siato and the Federal courts both on tho civil and criminal side show that l?is record is an unenvia ble one. I do not mean to say that it is necessary for a man to own prop erty to hold office; far be it from mo to take any such position, bul Tol bert is sailing under falso colors. "Mr. Tolbert's conduct since ho bas been appointed 'referee' has shown him to bo a spoilsman of the worst class. For instance, under the practico of this administration in selecting postmasters, the civil ser vice commission sends to the Post office Department tho three names making tho highest marks, and this department delegates to Tolbert, the 'referee,' the right to select which ever he chooses. Those officers are r.ot political ones, and in our State the patrons are not one per cent Re publicans, and tho offices should be kept out of politics. However, under party rules, where they have a com petent perron, it is their privilege to appoint thom, and we have made no objection. "In these matters Tolbert has ruthie sly ignored tho spirit of the civil service and has refused to rec ommend tho parties making the highest marks, except in a very few cases. He has almost universally ig nored tho claims of ladies and ex servlco men. Under the spirit of tho civil service rules, ex-soldiers should receive tho preference, but, this lias had o weigh! wjth Tolbert, even fr Itere they mike 'bo highes! ?narks, Un has endeavored to turn lady post masters oui where uiuy have I oed lr office many, many years, and where they have made tho highest marks. Moreover, he lias turned out many faithful officials, some who have served in this department for practically forty years, and ho named persons who were totally without experience- and (hose not ilopubli < a ns. eil her. "In oilier words, he has run rough shod over ?ur peoplo and scorns lo bo drunk with tho power ot a little authority. "Worsi of all, under previous ad ministrations, I .mi informed thu thc 'referee' in our Slate sold patron age and that t?o- un i vcr:-.il (bargo was one-half of tho fi rs t ye.ir's sal ary, and it ls now claimed- and gon er.illy believed -thai thia practico is in vogue; the proof presented to mo ls unquestionable on the subject, and ls convincing beyond tho perad venture ot' n doubt. The practico la lo divide the State into dbtricts and have some one In each district to look alter this part of tho rofarious business. I am told of m my in stances where tho offices wore sold ono bringing seven hundred and fifty dollars, another two thousand, and dig?rent sums till around the Siato where there was competition. A re cent ease was reported where twelve bundled dollars was paid, and tho party failed to got tho office, and af Insist on Bayer Package Unless you seo the namo "Bayer" on package or on tablets, you .are not getting tho genuine Bayer product prescribed by physicians over twen ty-two years and proved safo by mil lions for Colds Moadache Toothache Lumbago Faradio 'Rheumatism Neuralgia Pain, Pain Accept, only "Hayer" packago, which contains proper directions. Handy boxes of twolvo tablets cost few cents. Druggists also soil bot tles of 2 1 and 100. Aspirin is tho trade mark of Bayor Manufacturo of Monoacetlcacidoster of saiicylicacid. ter considerable wrangling thc funds woro returned. It is alleged'that ap pointees to small ofllces often liave to contribute. "One of Tolbort'8 'referee- was recently rejected by tho Som M " be cause ho endeavored to get lady postmaster to pay bim three lu mired dollars to got her confirmed, m af fidavit of ono of hts former lb w?j ors slates that Tolbert admit (d he expected to realize $100.00' rom this source. "I cannot condono the prac leo of bu.vi UK an ofllce, and If the '.en po-! titors would ccaso bidding I gain?t I each other, this most dls?; u oe till ' practice would bo obliterated, low ever, they aro to bo pitied fo< being forced to come In contact wi. i uieh a corrupt system. It can rein ly bo seen that some one will hay. lo ?111 tho olllce any way. "Furthermore, I am told I Ho best authorities that Tolbert > by no means In sympathy with I . en forcement of the prohibition laty, and ovoii has bragged to thia ffept. It is shown by affidavit that 1 hud a barrel of liquor at one time any Cf his associates'aro among ti; it lawless class of our people, ar it is commonly reported th ; tv lt ts formed a political combinatw fi tn certain parlies in our Stale mg themselves Democrats to or? a political machine, with tho vb ind for tho purpose of undermiiiii ruptlng and destroying tho uo cratlc party. "it is generally believed tba 11 tics is rotten, and 1 am sorry l mit that there are some grotl -or such opinions, particularly as ,e> publican administiattona, am ls incumbent upon me and all or citizens who caro for tho i ite-i naneo and perpetuation of gO( v ernment to expose and obl.Ui ll fraud and corrupt practices 'Mir power. .\o man shall* have a j cr? ment commission, with the a} val and confirmation of tho Sou . to plunder our people, if 1'. ls a my power to prevent lt. Loving nv -tate as I do, and feeling the pride t its reputation that I have always . lt, I will not stand for tho nominal: u one minute." Healing, Beautifying to the ont plevion.-"I used Hagan's Mi., nelia Balm as directed, and in oxpi sslljg my thanks for the great relief have received from Us use, I will njflO that your claim for its utility dc not fully express its merits; lt. sc as to possess a healing and beau ;. ying power heretofore unknc 1 boin. lo introduce your woj-'erful j Balm. I remain, happily your 'iviuul. ! (B med l, Miss Marie Almeida. New-j li i!. Cal f< mt? " Instant beauty from this liquid face and ,tpB?t powder-? Brunette, white, pink, r sc-r< 1, 7-ic. al druggists, or by niall Lyon Mfg. Co., 42 So. Fifth St., Brooklyn, X. Y -adv. Doran Kay Dies in Ula uta. . (Tugaloo Trihi Tile lindy of Doran soco id son of VY. R. Kay. was . ed in the cemetery of Ibo l< Baptist church Sunday nftcrnoo i died in Atlanta Saturday fr hu ei le? is of appendicitis, lit . about ::s years old, and had In i rrli d a IB tie more than a yeal Tho deceased was bor VVost mlnster. His motlier, whe 1 more than 30 years ano. was. lu i oro mar riage, Miss Messer, a daughter of the late Moses Messer, and sister of Mrs. J. h. Reeder and half sister of Mrs. A. B. Stewart, of Wetsminstor." He was a grandson of Doran Kay, ono of Ibo first settlers of Westminster, and a nephew of .Mrs. Jas. A. Kay. Ho leaves, besides his widow and father, two sisters, Alma, who married S. L. Richardson, and Mattie, who mar ried a Mr. Dobbins, and one brother, Samuel Kay. The relatives have tho sympathy of numerous friends in their sorrow. Will Try Obcnehllin Case Third Time Los Angeles, Cal., Aug. 2,-The jury in tho caso of Mndelynnc Oben chaln, charged with the murdor of J. Belton Kennedy here, was late this afternoon discharged because of its failure to agree upon a verdict. This was the second hearing of tho case. ll. (}. McCartney, deputy district attorney, announced to-night that tho State plannod to try Mrs. Oben chaln a third time. Thirtieth to Meet at Winston-Halem. Information is to tho effect that tlie Old Hickory Association will meet at \Vin8ton-Salom, x. c., prob ably during the last week of Septem ber. Brovlotis reunions have been hold tn Greenville, S. C., Asheville, X. C., and Nashville, Tenn. Tho Winston-Salem meeting will be the fourth reunion of tho mem bers of tlie famous Thirtieth Divis ion. Tbs Quinine That Doos Not Affect tho Head Itecnuse of Hs tonic nnd laxative effect, LAXA TIV!'. 1IKOM0 OHIN1NK ls t>ettet titan ordlnnry Quinine nnd does not cnust: ncrvousncs" nor ringing In html. Rcmenitier tlie full nnmenticl look lor the signature of U< W. GROVE. 30c. THESE STOOD EXAMINATIONS. Twenty.Fivo White and Nine Colored Persons Wero Given Certificates. Following is a Hst of those who, having stood tho May examinations, woro granted cert Ideates to teach in the public schools. Only one first-" grado certificate was issued: Miss Lona Abbott. Miss Winifred Adams. Miss Annie Busch. Miss Georgia Dyar. Miss Mary Gaines. Miss Maggio L. Jones. Miss Fan-Annie Kelley. Miss .Jessio Lawronce. Miss Willie Lovinggood. . Miss Grace McDonald. Miss Leila J. Miller. Miss Vurloy Mooro. Miss Katie Mooro. Miss Gladys L. Wyatt. Miss Sallie White. Miss Maude Watson. Miss Ovio Banks. Mites Mamie Jones. Miss Vera Jones. Miss Alando Spencer. Mrs. Mary L. Harris. Mrs. Louis Glymph. Horace H. Duncan. .lohn F. Fowler. Charl io D. Perry. Colored Persons. Ineser M. Agnew. Bcssio Alexander. Bessie Cllnkscales, Alma Greer. Maude C. Greer. .Larry Turner. Ethel Dockery. Alfonia Williams. Mrs. J. S. Williams. Almost Hundred Stood. The May examinations wore at tended by moro people than for a number of years, there having been 97 in the list-75 white and 22 col ored. Mrs. Minerva Cantrell Dead. Mrs. Minerva Cantrell, (nee Hol den,) wife of Levi Cantrell, died at her home near Little River church, after a long and painful Illness, on the 10th of July, and was burled at the Alexander cemetery on the 12th, after funeral services, conducted by her pastor and ex-pastors, Revs. C. It. Abercrombie, Wade H. Nicholson, Alexander and Hudson. The de ceased was 68 years of age. Tho fol lowing brothers and sisters were present: V. G. Holden. Pine Moun tain, Ga.; \ir:>. Sallie Luak? Pickena R.F.D Vis Mary Burgess, Joe?sse?; i Mri- Martita Porry, Sal om, The de ceased leaves hoi husband, L. B. Cantrell, and tho following children to mourn her death: Jos. Cantrell, ' Salem lt.F.D. : Mrs. Lay, Pickens R, F.D.; Mrs. Crenshaw, Salem; Jamos Cantrell, salem ft.F.D., besides nu-j morons relatives and busts of frlonds, as was evidenced by tho largo at tendance at tho hurl.tl. After funeral service.- Mr. Ansel ?ool charge of tho casket and conveyed il to tho ceme tery, and then her body was laid to rcsl to await thc resurrection morn. After prayer, by Rev. Hudson, thc congregation was iunisscd by Hov. Abercrombie j To Stop a Cough Quick tako HAYES* HEALING HONEY, a cough medicine which stops tho cough hy healing the inflamed and irritated tissues. ' A box of GROVE'S O-PEN-TRATE SALVE for Chest Colds. Head Colds and Croup is enclosed with every bottle of HAYES' HEALING HONEY. Tho salve , should he rubbed on the chest and throat of children suffering from a Cold or Croup. Thc healing effect of Hayes' Healing Honey in side the thront combined with the healing effect of Grove's O-Pen-Trate Salve through tho pores of the .skin .soon stops a cough. Holli remedies ar? packed in one carton and the cost of the combined treatment is 35c. Just ask your druggist for HAYES' HEALING HONEY. Officer Quits Army for Ministry. San Francisco, Aug. 3.--A soldier for twenty-two years and veteran of three wars. Col. Arthur P. S. Hyde, '15 years of age. who arrived Satur day at the Presidio from Fort Ama dor, Panama, Canal Zone, announced to-day bis intention to quit tho army to don tho robes of an Episcopal clergyman. Col. Hyde, a graduate of West Point, while commanding in 1910 at Kort. Flagler. Wash., whore there was a resident chaplain, was ordained to ibo priesthood of the Episcopal church. Later, while sta tioned nt Seattle, Col. Hyde accepted a call to tho pulpit of St. Clement church, a post he loft to go to Franco as commander of tho 39th field artillery. Upon his return to America Col. Hyde was appointed to tho general staff of tho army at Washington, where he remained*until 1919, whoa he was sent to the Canal Zone. 11,885 Mutes in tho U. H. A dispatch from Washington says: Deaf and dumb persons to the number of 44,8S6 wero enumerated in the United States In 1920, accord ing to announcement, of thc census bureau. COTTON CROP ESTIMATE OP 1023 Second Forecast Figures 11,410,000 Rules-70.8 Per Cont Normal. Washington, Aug. I.-This year's cotton crop was placed at 11,449,-1 OOO hales of 500 pounds gross weight ! in the second forecast of the season, j announced to-day by tho Department of Agriculture, basing its estimate on the condition of tho crop on July 25th, which was 70.S per cont of a normal. Thore was a decline of 0.1 points in condition from Juno 25th to July 25th, tho condition of June 25th be ing 71.2 per cent of a normal, on which the first forecast of the sea son, 11,0(55,000 bales of 500 pounds gross was based. 'The avorago change In tho last ten years between Juno 25 and July 25 was a declino of 3.9 points. Tho condition of thc crop on July 25th, by States, follows: Virginia.80 North Carolina.78 South Carolina.GO Georgia .54 Florida.G 5 Alabama.7 0 Mississippi.7 4 Louisiana ... .70 Texas.72 Arkansas.81 Tennessee.S 5 Missouri.90 Oklahoma.7 5 California.95 Arizona.SG New Mexico.S5 Thc Anal outturn of thc crop, tho department announced, may be larger or smaller than forecasted to-day, as conditions developing during tho re mainder of the season prove more or less favorable than average. Crops of previous years, and tho July 25 condition tn those years, arc ns follows: July 25 Year- Crop. Condit. 1921 . 7,953,Gil G4.7 1920 . 13,439,603 74.1 .1919 . 11,420,763 67.1 1918 . 12,040,532 73.6 1917 . 11,302,375 70.3 1914 (record) ...16,134,390 76.4 1912-21 (avg.).. . 12,279,348 72.9 The acreage of cotton abandoned to July 1st was summarized at 7.1 per cent, the department announced in a supplemental statement, issued In responso to Senate resolutions. PROUD CAPITAL FIRE HORSE Dashes ?o Heath Against. Wall-Fire men Sity il was Suicido. Washington) Aug I.--Ten years honorable BOrVlcc OS a lire horse l'0< warded with a job of hauling n garb age wagon broke tho heart of old Jack Gallup. Ho committed suicido yesterday in front Ot a lire house, j and his firemen friends say that ho ( did ii deliberately. Old .lack for years was ono of three plump, sleek hays who whirled , a sicamor lo every lug Uro in Wash ington, and to many little ones, loo. I 1 ul tho motor finally got oh! Jack and his pals, and thoy went tho way of thousands of others in an age of progress. A week ago there were some sobs Choked down and some tears brushed away among tho firemen over in Cou-' gross Heights when Jack and his j mites were led away. Yesterday Jack turned up with owe of thom on : an ill-smelling, filthy garbage wagon. ; Tho day was hot and' the job was' nasty-and the disgrace was worst of all. Nobody knows what Jack ? might havo said in horse talk to his ( mate, but, any way, ho took tho blt ; in his teeth and bolted, dragging his team-mate with him and heading for j tho nearest engine house. Jack knew ! right where it was, too, although he ? never had worked in that part of ihe I city before. He galloped, full tilt,1 right into the brick wall, head-on, and crumpled down in a heap. Tho , shocked and grieved firemen, recog- j nlzing tho old- hero by tho brand marks on his hoofs, gavo him thc coup d' graco to end his struggles. Nobody could convinco thom that Jack Gallups did not deliberately take his lifo rather than end it haul ing a garbage wagon. Fatal Accident, in North Carolina. Hickory, N. C., Aug. 2.-Hallott] Sawyer, l l years old, of Elizabeth City, this State, is dead; Ralph Cox, j 13 years old, of Wlnston-Salcm, is In a hospital at Shulls Mills, proba-j bly fatally injured; Ralph Cavincszs, of Wllkosboro, has a log broken, and six or eight other members of a j party of twenty-four persons aro suffering from minor injuries as a I result of a motor truck accident 16 1 miles this sido of Grandfather moun tain yesterday, according to a tele phone message received hore to-day. Bloomers for women wero llrst In troduced in America in 184 9. Artesinn WOlis wero first bored in ' tho province of Artois, in Northern France. Renew your health by purifying your system with The purified and refined calomel tablets that are free from nausea and danger. No salts necessary, as Cnlotabs act like calomel and salts combined. De mand the genuine in 10c and 35c packages, bearing above trade-mark. BODY RIDDLED WITH BULLETS. Negro W??s Charged with |Ue Killing of Deputy Shorii?. Macon, Ga., Aug. 2.-Prompt clos ing of the negro business Section of Broadway yesterday morning, imme diately after news was received of thc capture of John (Cockey) Glover, prevented a serious race clash in the afternoon, tho police say, when Glo ver's body, riddled with bullets, was dumped into tho down-town street hy a mob that had lynched him. Scenes resembling those of Sat urday night, when Deputy Sheriff Walter C. Byrd was shot to death, it is said, by Glover, as he was leaving a negro pool room in ilie same block, were duplicated. Men of aU ages Jammed their way into Broadway, and those who reach ed the body of Glover fought for sou venirs. During the excitement the body was hurled against a billboard at the entrance to a negro theatre, where it remained half upright until the police rushed In and carried It away to Forsyth for an inquest. Glover was shot to death by a mob at Holton, Ga., ton miles away, at 1 o'clock this afternoon. He was being returned here by officers, who had captured him on a railroad train at Griffin, Ga. Policeman T. F. Phelps, who waa shot by Glover this morning nt tho Hmo pf tho capture, may lose an arm. Officers say ?bat Glovor bogged tao <lt illili police to "kijl mb now - don't, lake me ba< lt to Macon; i ki ow wh it >ou want.me for.*' To Cure a Cold In One Day Take LAXATIVE PROMO QUININE (Tablets.) It stops thc Cough and Headache and works off the Colil. E.W. GROVE'S signature on each box. 30c. Dovo Season to Open Sept. 1st. (Anderson Mail.) Chief Game Warden Richardson bas made a ruling that tho dove sea son will open in South Carolina on Sept. 1st and end Doe. 15. Under the national law tito dnvc season does not open until Oct. 15, but after a great deal of correspondence and personal interviews Mr. Richardson got tho Washington authorities lo agree to Sept. 1st for South Caro lina. Las- year tho dove season in this State opened Aug. 15, bul the dove shooters were liablo to arrest by the Federal authorities up to Oct. l?. The matter is now adjusted with Ibo Washington authorities as abovo stated. A Protracted Drunk. Xew York, Aug. 3.-One of tho longest sprees in history was to-day charged against August Deterring, by his wife Rose Deterring who told a Brooklyn magistrale that her hus band got drunk the day prohibition went into effect and had been drunk evor since. Before prohibition went into effect, tho "wife declared, Deter ring never drank a drop. Tho blood of birds is warmer than human blood by oight or ten degrees. Six hundred of Rembrandt's ple in ros and HUI) of his engravings aro in oxistence. Child-birth V?luable Illustrated Book Sent Free.^ Flow thousands ot women, by tho ?Impl? method of an eminent physician, havo avoided unnecessary miseries through many months rm J up to tho moment Bftby has arrived, is fully explained In thc rcmarknblo . book, "Motherhood and tho Baby." Tells also what to do boforo and after baby comes, probablo date of birth, baby rules, etc.. and about "Mothcr'a FrlenJ," iincil by thre.; generation? nf mothers, and sold In ali dru* stores everywhere. "Mothcr'a ?Friend" i? ap plied externally. Is safe, free from narcotics, per mits caster natural read justment of mu?deB and nerves during ?? pectnncy nod child-birth. Start liing U to dny. Mrs. E. E. Kersrer S'.ayton. Minn., saysr "lt pulled mr throuRh." SenJ tor book to day, to Bradfield UcKulator Cp" DA-35. AU Inn tn, Ga. "Mother's Friend" is sold ak all drug ?torc...