Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page. It is also available as plain text as well as XML.

n_..wwu. , . jfipv* mm I j m■■■■■■ 1 v —r < r ' r r:.‘^j^y?w i * r T Fpr ' ? p a,, ^ r ^ -? \ . j '^r t / ./ • X • ESTABLISHED 1832 “Largest 'County Circulation** — /L 1 . .• vA ni VOL. LXVII. BARNWELL, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1919 NUMBER 45. BARNWELL RACER MANY DUE MONEY WINS ALL EVENTS . -.- ^rT B«rihea Sltswi Some CUm «■ Holi day Speed T**t». • .....,< • y - > ’ • > ' 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 » . T* Government Will Pay Gladly if Bills Are Presented. On March 1.1th, at Washington, D. anode dear that the~League is not / 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. \ 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. '!■" ■ ■ ^ 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. \ 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 ^ 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 * iu, 1 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