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BARNWELL, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1919
NUMBER 45.
BARNWELL RACER
MANY DUE MONEY
WINS ALL EVENTS
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B«rihea Sltswi Some CUm «■ Holi
day Speed T**t».
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J. D. Bethea, of Bamwellf driving
~ a Chalmers labeled "’Victory Special”'
won first place in all events of the
Labor day auto races at the State
fairground* Monday afternoon and
thereby carried $706 of good Colum
bia money«to hia home town. Mr.
Bethea matfeTKe Wt time'seen here
in amateur' races in several years
and won hands'down above all com
petitors. In the 15 and 30 mile test
he lapped all contestaittb one or more
times and, several so many times that
it was hard to tell whether they were
' coming in on the same race or win
ning 4n the next start.
The one mile run waa won by Mr.
lietbea in 5# seconds, which is fast
time considering the bad track. R.
~X Butkett cam* second in one minute
Tat in hia National. Burkett would
have given the winner trouble in suc
ceeding races had he not been forced
out when Mr. Brtee, driving a Chal
mers, ran into the National.
Berthea won the five mile race in
,-> minutes and 27'seconds. During
this speed contest Burkett’s National
and Brit e’s Chalmers crashed ,into
each other sidewise and both were
forced to quit. Drivers of the mi-
' 'chines wore duly slightly injured, but
the cars were damaged considerably.
I’rixe $75.
Co the 15 mile get-away Bethea
mas easy winner in 16 minutes 4 2-5
mcon<l* Robert Norton won second
money in his Studebaker. Willie
Wiles came third in a Studebaker.
Pint place winner received $200;
second, $75; and third, $25.
The last event, 30 mile endurance
ran, waa copped by Bethea with
time ta spare. Ha made the 30
• mile» m 32 minutes and 27 seconds.
Norton came secead v*h a 8tuda*
baker and Turner with a Ford third.
Prises first, $400; second, $1.50
third, $50.
A large holiday crowd saw the
wvent and left well pleased with the
afternoon'ii pastime. —
FOR
boar6
WORK
BRYAN FAVORS LEAGUE
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Government Will Pay Gladly if Bills
Are Presented.
On March 1.1th, at Washington, D. anode dear that the~League is not
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Washington, Aug. 30.—Strange as
it may seem, there are many persons
throughout the country who are due
money by the Upited States govern-*
ment and who do not know it. It
has already been earned and is await
ing payment. Perhaps some of it
tnmy belong to ydsr^
Letters whigh have been received
by Congressman Drane of Florida
from some of his constituents ask
K. .
him whether members of the draft
boards who served are entitled tb any
pay. Mr. Drane has advised them
that they are entitled to such pay
ment at the rate of $1 an hour under
$to national defense set .
Why there should be an impression
that there is no pay attached to these
places or that there shouMj-have been
any delay in presenting bills for this
time put in for the government is not
known. « ••
Investigation of the situation re-
-veals that not only in Mr. Dram's dis-,
trietr-but in many others there are
persons who served on the draft
boards and are entitled to their com
pensation as above stated-.
Mr. Drane has advised the people
in his district that if they will give
him their names and make the re
quired affidavits he will see that they
get their money and the same thing
„it is understood; is being done by
other congressmen.
In some instances the-amount due'
the men who served on the draft
beards amounts to as much as $50 or
$100: PH. McG.
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BOYS CORN CLUB PRIZES
Bubble* From Beiliag Spriag*.
The* okVfcport of-fox hunting which
- ‘has not been indulged in for some
year? about here seems to be quite
popular of late, and quite a number
of foxes have been caught. This is
•an ideal country for the sport with
a dozen good hounds and about as
many mounted men, ; the fox hardly
has a sporting chance and the chase
nearly always ends disastrously from
4he ?tand point of the fox.
Cotton picking is on, hut the crop,
generally speaking, is not up to the
average. The excessive rains have
been very disastrous. The pea crop
however ia the most ^promising in
ye a'
Miss Lesnie Glover and Miss Emily
Caldwell, of McPhersonville, have re
turned after a visit to the family of
Mr. RJM. Hay.
Miss Lizr.it Gantt is visiting rela
tives in Beaufort.
Mi* Elizabeth Alfred, of Cleve
land, Ohio, is on a visit to her uncle,
v M»- Joseph Alfred.:—=_ -■
Sir. L. G. Bay, who has been
spending some, time in Henderson-
veiled the stone at the grave of Mr.
summer visitors are a&Jthick as peas
in a pod and automobiles are so
numerous that it is hard to - cross the
street.
The W. 0. W., from up in the
neighborhood of Beach Island un
veiled the stone at the grove of Mr.
C. D. Fowke on Sunday.
, Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Gantt and
Dick and Frederick, .of Allendale,
were here on Sunday.
Mr. Paul Dunbar, of Spartanburg,
apqnt a night here recently with
friends... Mr. Dunbar has many
r Triends here who are always pleased
to g ve him the glad hand.
Whistling Rufus.
Clemson Collage, Aug. 29.—The
premium list of the BoCorn Club
Department of the State Fair has
been announced by Mr. L. L. Baker,
Supervising Agent of Roy’d Club
Work, who hopes to make this de
partment larger and better this year
than ever before.
There are two classes of prizes, A
.and B. In class A, prizes are of
fered for the best 10 .ears of corn,
any\ variety, on the merits of the
com. In this class there are 6
prizes, namely, $6, $5, $4, $3, $2
and $1.50. In class B, there will be
G prizes for the best single ear of
corn, any variety. These prizes are
$3.50, $2.75, $2.25, $1.25 and $1.00.
Attention is called to the fact\ that
separate entries will be required for
each of these classes, so that a mem
ber who exhibits 10 ears in class A
cannot select one ear from this num
ber and place it in claswB. He must
have 10 ears for class A and one ear
for class B if he wishes to exhibit in
both classes.
These prizes are offered by the
State Fair Association, and are sepa
rate and distincTfrom all other state
and county prizes, having therefore
nothing whatever to do with the reg
ular prizes offered and awarded in
accordance with the rules governing
the Boy’s Corn Club Work.
NOTICE.
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Dr. J. G. Wooley announces the
removal of his office to the second
floor of the Lancaster Building.
Office, hpuif, 9 A. M . to 12 M.
Afternoon by appointment..
RED CROSS DEPARTMENT.
C, William Jennings Bryan issued
a statement enddrsing the League
of Nations but suggesting amend
ments to the proposed Constitution.
In his statement he expressed the
view that the Constitution*" should
be amended so as to preserve specif
ically the Monroe Doctrine,- enlarge
the proportionate, doting power of
the United Stated, and make it clear
that each member nation may decide
for itself -whether or not it will sup
port the decrees of the Executive
Council of the League. Although
Mr. Bryan suggested that the Con
stitution should be amended, if pos
sible, he declared that the risks to be
run in accepting the League plan as
it now stands are far less that those
involved in rejecting R,
While stating that the League idea
is the greatest step toward peace in
a thousand years, he claims that the
plan closely follows the lines of the
third arbitration treaties negotiated
while he was Secretary of State.
Mr. Bryan’s statement, which was
dieTaiecT from his sick bed at the
home of friends, where he was in
disposed for nearly three weeks, is
in part as follows;
"The idea of substituting reason
for force in the settlement of inter
national disputes ’ is in itself an
epoch-making advance.
The Constitution of the League
as announced, provides for three
things which constitute in themselves
an advantage, the importance of
which »can scarcely be estimated.
First, deliberation before war. . ..
second, the reduction of armaments.,
third, the abolition of secret treat
ies. . yC. “
“It is not to be expected that so
great an idea as the League of
Nations would be perfect in detail'
in so short a time. There are de
tails that should be corrected, and
the fullest discussion of proposed
amendments should be invited.
The newspapers of England,
France and Italy are not backward
in expressing their views as to
changes that should be made. Why
should the American people be silent?
Second, the terms of admission to
nations that may desire-to join here
after are no$^ fair. To require a
two-thirds vole to-admit a new nation
suggests the social club,..where a few
blackballs may keep out an uncon
genial applicant. Under no circum
stances should the consent of more
than a majority be required for the
admission of any qualified nation. ,
“The faults of the Constitution are
found m its indefiniteness rather
than in the things positively object
ionable.' Fpr instance, it is not
stated with sufficient clearness that
our Monroe Doctrine is preserved.
Our nation is not asking to be per
mitted to assist in the settlement of
European disputes and therefo-e
it ought not to be asked to give up
its qiarair.ount influence in the 1 west
ern hemisphere as a condition pre-
cededent to its entry into the league.
Then, too it is not stated w'ith
sufficient clearness that a League
member is not required to become a
mandatory. ! . Again, it should be
SENATE FIDDLING
WHILE ROME BURNS
Third Red Cross Roll Call To Be
Held, November 3rd te 11th.
In announcing the date of the
Third Red Cross Roll Call which will
take place during the week beginning
November 3rd and ending on Armis
tice Day, Noyemberllth, Dr. Liv
ingston Farrand, Chairman of the
Executive Committee of theAmeri^
can Red'Cross, has outlined the plhns
and purposes of the oxganization^in
its permanent work as follows:
“It is believed that the end of our
foregoing obligations is in sight and,
accordingly, the Red Cross is turning
its chief attention and energy to the
development of. a clearly defined
home program, which already in
cludes systematic preparedness for
Disaste/ Relief, a widespread Nurs
ing Plan, continuing Home Service
operations. First Aid Instruction and
a Junior Red Cross program, all of
which witt depend for their success
upon large and vigorous Chapters.
For these reasons, the enrollment of
to interfere in the inteVnal affairs of
the nations belonging to the League.
The League is for the settlement of
international disputes, not for the
adjustment of difficulties between
a nation and its own people.
“Another matter that should be
made clear, and nothing can be more
important than -this, is that each
nation has a right to decide for itself
whether it wifi Tmdflijrtplrr a thing
advised by the general council. The
language of the ConsUttytiqp, while
hot definite, would seem 1 to indicate
that no nation is required^ furnish
force to back up a decision of the
council, but no doubt should be left
on this subject. This nation cannot
afford to allow a council in which it
has so small a vote to carry Hr into
war against its will. Our people
will have as much sense When thd
time comes to act as they have now,
and thej/ will have more light td
qhide them. When the emergency
arise?, and they understand all the
circumstances and conditions, they
may be wilfirtg to assist T>y force;
but they cannot decide in advance
and allow a council to decide for
thein. /
“The Constitution of the League
would seem to imply the right of
the council to compel, the declara
tion of an economic boycott by the
members of the league. This is not
quite so serious as the declaration of
war, but economic boycott is likely
to develop into war and may be
peculiarity advantageous to the na
tions that want to declare IC“ Our
interests may not be identical in
.his respect, and we ought to have
a right to say at the time whether
we would declare such a boycott.
“One of the mo3t fruitful causes
of war has been the necessity for
expansion. ... A nation feeling a
r*eed foe more territory shoaM be
able to go before the League and
present its claims, and point out the
territory which it can use to advant
age. The council, should consider
the claim and advise upon it, and the
force of public opinion should be
used to secure such, an adjustment
of equities as would afford a peace
able means of sfeuring needed..terri
tory. . . . The resident does not go
with the land. ... If, against his
will, he is brought under new sov
ereignty, he ought to be able to sell
his property without loss and choose
a sovereignty of his own liking.
“I have suggested what seems to
me to be desirable changes. . ^ . I
conclude as I began, that while we
should endeavor to make the League
as nearly perfect as possible, we
should not allow its imperfections to
lead to its rejection. We must take
risks, no matter whether we accept
the league or reject- it. The risks
that we take in accepting it are less
Senator McCumber of North Dakota
Scores Senate Committee.
BARNWELL HIGH SCHOOL
DOTS.
Lulie Moore, Editress.
than the risks we take if we reject
it and turn back to the old ways of
blood and slaughter. God grant
that those who are entrusted with
the launching of this great work may
have the wisdom to so iMrge it of
selfishness and greed and so infuse
into it the spirit of the Prince of
Peace as to make it the end of War.”
its obligations to 'American soldiers
and sailors. . The organization plans,
as its future policy, to concentrate
its efforts upon peace programs at
home, unless America should again
be involved in war or confronted by
great disasters creating special
emergencies.
“The Red Cross programs are pri
marily within the field qf public
health and will aim particularly at
co-operation with officers activities,
Federal, ftate and local. The Red
Cross will seek not to duplicate the
work of establishing organization*
but will ^.endeavor to -supplement
other agencies where they already
exist or to stimulate and organize
work where none such exists.
. To complete, the war obligations
of the organization' both at home
and. abroad, which include meeting
the nBede of the soldief} still in the
camps and in foreign service and
carrying on the necessary
work in cnonection with- the distri
bution to the needy people of Eu
rope of the supplies turned over to
harder hit by the war than wo were
and that we have incurred obliga
tions to them which honor demands
shall be discharged. In naming the
sum of $15,000,000 the Red Cross
has tried to determine the smallest
amount which will enable it to round
out its work and make effective the
appropriation of Army goods rather
than to estimate the generousity of
the American people.”
PLANT OATS EARLY.
Teats Skews Yield* ef Planting* at
Different Timm.
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The following article was prepared
by R. R. Childs, of the Georgia State
College of Agriculture;
“The experience that most farmers
have had with oats the last few years
relief j. has tended to discourage somewhat
the growing of this crop. But stop
end think: Do you remember that
History says that Nero fiddled
while Rome burned. The United
States Senate is indulging in a simi
lar pastime.
Senator McCumber, of North Da
kota, Republican, scored the Foreign
Relations Committee of the Sanate
last week for playing politics with the
treaty of peace and the league of
nations. Everyone knows that the
delay in ratifying the treaty is' caus
ing unrest and disturbance through
out the country and the world, as
well as' keeping up the high cost of
living. .
President Wilson has stated that
the league of nations lb only bind
ing on us morally, and it in no way
limit? or interferes With eUr soverign
power or any of oUr rights.
There are great jnoral forces em
bodied in the league of nations, each
of which alone will prevent wars in
the future.
The first is, that the league kinds
every nation to give three months
notice before starting a war. In
three months time the power of pub
lic opinion will be able to prevent the
commencement of ithat war. The
second point is that no nation will
be allowed to build up a traffic in
arms, such, as the great Krupp works
oC Germany did, and without which
Germany would never have started
the war. The third point Is that
every nation signing the league has
agreed to impose a commercial boy
cott on whichever nation wilfully
attempts to start a war.
These three great principles will
be more than ample to’ .prevent
another terrible war.
While the Senate has been dilly
dallying with the treaty and talking
as \i thfcy were going to reject ft,
the Hap*burgs of Austria have been
getting busy, and one of the grand
dukes of the old dynasty actually
got possession of the Hungarian gov
ernment for a few days, and there
are powerful influences at work in
Germany endeavoring to place the
Kaiser buck on the'throne. A|1 of
these, evil developments have result
ed from the hostile attitude of cer
tain senators in regard to the league
of nations. If there is no league of
nations there will be nothing to pre
vent the old bloody warriors and
savages of Germany and Austria
from pluiyfing Europe into war
again, and finally drawing us into
it as they-did before. Every Sena
tor who votes against the league or
who delays it by offering useless
amendments js working ft the inter
est of future wars and future slaugh
ter of the human race. It is said
that every Senator is receiving piles
of letters from his constituents urg
ing prompt ratification of the league
which will not-only preve'iit future
ware, but will speedily restore the
country to normal and peaceful con
ditions. Every citizen who believes
in ending wars for all time should
write to his senator urging him to
vote for the ratification of the treaty.
give low yields.
“After a number of years of kx-
perimental work and observation the
following conclusions have been
drawn: ^
“First, select well drained land that
will produce a good yield of any other
farm crop, and it will grow oats.
“Second, early, fall oats - always
give the highest yield. An average
of -four years* work shows a yield of
30.6 bushels of oats when sown on
October 15 as compared^ with 23.7
bushels when sown on November 15.
Will 16 bushels per acre pay for the
little extra trouble of getting them
in. a month earlier? In' the winter
of 1918 early sown oats were not so
badly damaged by cold and made 20
.bushels per*cre, while November 15
sown oats yielded only six bushels.
Again we ceil the
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parents from ‘the school
Mr. ami Mrs. Ralph Smith, of Co
lumbia. spent last week-end
Mrs. Smith's mother, Mfu. 1. O.
with, Croaa to be Af service to Americans
Pat-
_ _ from 1898 to 1917 the oat crop came
members*!* the chief purpose of the the Rod Cross by the government, n J through the winter without serious
November campaign. It is tke^pn- {'supplementary campaign for $15,
m«ry ambition of the American Red , 009,090 4.11 be earned on in con
“The fast tank of tho
Red Croes M, of course, te
mencan*. , ned
AmevieaaJ *
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nectior. with the Rod Cal
ft mast remember.'
ear Allies
Dr.
mark
damage? -*
"Good crop* of uats can h*
ta Georgia if the oat is given a chance
but late pleating, poor tend, poor
preparation and poor load will always
tion of thn
districts
near Barnwell, that they can soad
their children to the Barnwell High
School the coming session, nod it
will not cost them a penny tuitiem
We are very glad to mention theft
Miss Sallie Britton has docidod to
handle the school books for Mm
school children. She has received
from the State Educational Depart
ment tho necessary books that will
be used and the children can call msd
get them as they did in the past.
The colored school will not
until Monday, October 24th.
was decided on by the beard and
those colored people who were direct
ly interested. ' w "
Marie sod- AlberT Cornell, who
with their mother has been spending
some time in North Carolina, have
returned home.-
J The board of trustees wish to en
gage board In the homes of tho
people of Barnwell for seven Young
Lady school teachers. The price
that will be paid will be shout $30.00
per month. Those that wish com
panions or wish to embark in the an
te rprise will kindly notify tho me
re tary of the board at tho Homo
Bank.
Tho following are the names of tho
teachers and tho grades that will bo
taught by them the coming sooMon
which opens Friday September 29th:
Mr. J. D. Robinson, Bupt, High
gchool Department.
MisoRebd Calhoun. High
Department / **«
Miss Maude E. Maroney.
School Department
Mim Viola Mimms. First Grade.
Third Grades.
Mim Nellie Ray, Fourth and Fifth
Grades.
Miss Carrie Stroman, Sixth
Mim Myrale
Grade.
higher .yield than where* seeded after
cotn. Then, too, if you vohrft
been* in your corn, they can not be
grazed off in time to sow oats.
“Use from six to eight pecks «rf
seed per aero and be sure they aw
good, pure seed. Many of tho in-
called seed oats offered for sale am
a mixture of several different types.
EDUCATIONAL NOTES.
Third, good yields of oats have
been secured when sown in cotton
middles the last of September and
October 1. This also gives s good
grazing crop that will come in mighty
handy for the old cow this winter and
will only coot you the seed and the
time it takes to put them in.
“Where the boll weevil is present
plow under your cotton stalks as soon
as the cotton is picked aad seed your
onst with a disk drill. In tho
era part af the Slali earn seeded in
It is gratifying to those working
foe. the. advancement of education*
to note the active interest that thn
press of the country is now taking
in thi» subject which is of the moot
vital importance to the future
fare of the nation.
^ The members of the teaching
femion are especially grateful to thn
editors who have so staunchly advo
cated an adequate salary for thaw
having the education of their chil
dren in charge.
At this season, when the schools
are reopening, I would like to eoD
especial attention to the noad for
additional kindergartan classes, and
to suggest to the parents of young
children that they take advantage
of tliese classes in the communities
where they have been inaugurated.
In the larger proportion of localities
where this educational advantage
has not been provided, I suggest that
parents acquaint the school authori
ties with their desire to ^ have
grade established for their little
ones *
In a country which standi im
equal privileges for all every
should hav<r this early training In
loyalty, integrity, industry and Up
social virtues, which at present only
one child in eight is receiving.
* P. P. Claxton,
The County Board ef
ere met in the Commissioners
in regular
-A;
ton. Representatives G.
of Elko, aad Ji
ia
Of this