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I- PAGE FOUR THE BARNWELL PEOPLE, BARNWELL, SOUTH CAROLINA. » THURSDAY, JANUARY 8, 1925 THE BARNWELL PEOPLE Bnt«r«d at the poat office at Barnwell, S. C., as second-class matter. £ JOHN W. HOLMES 1840-1912 B. P. DAVIES, Editor snd Proprietor. THURSDAY. JANUARY 8. About Hazing. Two Furman University stu'jer.t^ were indefinitely suspended and v?.r ; - ous forms of punishment meted out to several others last week for thoi'• part in hazing a fellow stud«*tlt. While it is to he regretted that thcs 0 young men must pay the penaltf, The People commends the college authori ties fou their stand in attemptin'.; to stamp out the vicious practice of haz ing. which has been outlawed in prac tically every college in the country. Of course, college students think it fun to subject first year men to vari ous forms of humiliation and in many instances they -go to such extremes that their victim's health is endani’"'-- ed and there have been cases on rec ord where fatalities occurred. It is necessary for a large number of parents to make big sacrifices to send their sons and daughters to col- ge. Their object is to give the young men and women the advantages, of a college education, not to have them made the butts of practical jokes on the part of others. If the practice cannot be stopped in any other way, The People suggests that the legislature make it a criminal, of fense, punishable by a chain gang sentence. In the meantime, however, let other colleges follow the lead of Furman. It is interesting to note, in come; tion with the recent recommendation of the Grand Jury that Barnwell c,) operate with other counties in this section in the establishment of district alms house, that a meeting of - representatives from Saluda. Me 1 Cormick, Laurens, Newberry, E Ipe- leld and Greenwood Counties was scheduled to be held at Greenwood yesterday to discuss the advisability of establishing such an institution fit those counties. The People thinks- well of the proposition and trusts that the counties i?r this section a ill get together on the matter. The Bureau of the Census is now making an investigation to determin-' theh completeness of birth registtia- tion in South Carolina. To conduct a test of this kind, it has been necessary to make a partial canvass of the homes in this State. To this end ovei 100,000 post cards have been distri buted by the postmasters anjl carriers, the completeness of birth regis* >a- is now universally recognized and The People urges that those who receive these cards fill them out and return promptly to the Bureau. “The occasion (New Year’s- Eve) passed off in what was, for Allendale, a very quiet manner indeed,” ays the Allendale County Citizen, from which paper w t . learn that the only untoward incident was the setting ir. fire, by parties unknown, of a negro lodge hall in that town, We see by th,e papers that beauty parlors are being established in two insane asylum- in Missouri; Judging from -ome of the products of beau*y parlors, that is where they belong. With the weather as bad as it l'a.- been of late, there’s no telling wb.it will happen when the'General Asser.v bly meets next week. The Legislature meets thi on January I.’Uh. We have alw. beard that Li is an unluckv numbei veer The New Year. The New Year was ushered m In : by the blow jpg of the fire whistle si- ringing of church hells and the < •ra;' ing of pistols. A few minutes before 12 o’clock W endesday night the nois, began and kept up unabated for some time. Large Crowd Here Salesduv. One of the largest salesday crowds se^n in several years was "here Mon day. The streets were lined with au tomobiles and parking space was at a premium. The Master and Shcuitf made a number of sales of real estatev the former under foreclosure proceed ings and the latter under tax execu tions. Several dealers in livestock had droves of horses and; mules for sale. The crowd was orderly and at an early hour in the afternoon the visitors departed for their homes. THE GOVERNOR’S DECISION By FRANK ALLEN SUBSCRIPTION RATES: One Year $1 50 Six Months — -90 Three Months .50 (Strictly in Advance.) < $, ItHi. WfMern w«P* \ ri U nion j T hi r HE governor sat ar his desk, staring at «a letter in his hand, ’rest-nlly he touched Ids bell. A smart, alert secretary ap peared. “I shall not see anyone this after- nmm except—a—‘woman named Mrs. Wlnthrop," he said. “She is to be admitted as soon as she arrives." “Very good, sir," answered the sec retary, ^jiml disappeared again. Governor Snftth read the biter again, and bis thoughts went travel ing back along a road that he had kept closed, even against himself. f« r 20 years. The letter was a pathetic appeal| from a n>o*her on behalf of her only son. sentenced to sene ten years in prison for killing a man in a drunken brawl. "Me is a good hoy," wrote the mother, “hut ids fa:her was a convict, and he never had a cham e. I implore you to give me a hearing. I shall come to ihe executive mansion lids afternoon at four. Do not refuse fo see me, if you have any mercy. Lucy Winthn p." The governor was back 2<* years in side tlie penitentiary at Mansfie.ld. “Smith.” said the head warden, ‘‘the governor wants to see you.” ' Tbt* con\iot followed the man info the ollice, where the governor was standing before the window. “This is the man, sir.” said the head warden, and the governor turned round and took the prisoner's hand iu his. “Smith, you are a free man.” he said. "I have decided to issue you an unconditional pardon. In due time, If you show yourself worthy of it. your rights of citizenship will be re stored to you.” Ile paused and added: “Beineinher, Smith, there is the stain of murder on* your soul. You killed a man. There is no way of disguising that, even to yourself. That you had great provocation extenuates your crime, hut does not excuse it. I hope you will report to me. Smith, from time *o time. Now you can go hack to-.your w ife and child.” It was three years since the convict had seen his wife. The child had not been horn .when ht^was sent to prison. Whe^iiiMt! v ;) \v the free heavens above him and heard the clang of the prison gates behind, the tears streamed down Ids cheeks. He went to the little cottage where his wife had lived. The place was for sale. Nobody knew anything about her. Smith spent weeks trying Jo locate her., That he did sn at hist was purely by chance. Me met her father in the street. The YTld man passed hy as though he did not -ee him. Smith ran hack and seized him hy tlie arm. “For heaven's -ake tell me where she is." he cried. “She is not dead." “She is dewd to you, forever," an awered the old man. "You ha\e no right to keep her from me.” “I Hill not keeping her from you. She is keeping away from you be cause she wants no more to do with you. She helped you to gain your freedom, now she is going to keep hers. She has, secured a divorce.” Smith had killed <>nc man, and the memory of his crime whs strong upon him. Never!lieless he was ready to kill another. Me looked around; the street whs almost empty and it was growing dark. He seized the old man hy the throat. "Tell me where she lives, nr I will strangle you." file ex-convict shouted Me saw a look of terror-, in the oth er's eyes. The old man stammered out the address, and the e\ eonviet, releasing him, hurried^ away The old inaii had neen too terrified to lie. Smith found five place; it was a, clean little cottage on the o'uiskiris of the town. Smith would never have foijnd it without the informal n-n- Ho . died, q I*-** to insure him against till future want. pleaded. "We ran begin life anew." "Aik] live a lie? No,” she ^answ ered .“The court has set me free, and given me the child. I am sorry for you, but you must go. It is for his sake." Smith put on his hat and went out without u word. Me had hardly set his foot outside the door before It closed. From that moment h«t had set to work desperately to retrieve himself, lie had taker, a position, through the kindness,of the governor, w ho saw to It that his past should nevejr come to light among his associates. Me had saved money, had gone into poli tics. Me was elected a congressman. Then, tin* record of his untlinching in tegrity aided him, and ite had been swept into the governor’s chair by a large majority of tlie voters of his stale. And the secret of his past died when tile old governor, his friend, leaving him a legacy sufficient Furman Athletes Discharged. Greenville, Jan. 3.—Indefinite sus pension for hazing of J. R. Bivens, captain-elect of the 1925 basebell squad, and J. V’. Herlong, star of the football team, were announced today by Furman University authorities. At the same time, disciplinary steps affecting 6ther athletes also were ta ken. F. ft. Orr and E. S. Hare’!, both of the football squad, were re stricted to the campus for 30 days. E. P- Riley, also of the team, was sus pended from living on the campus the remainder of the session. M. T. Shull, of the baseball and basketball teams, was suspended for two weeks. Other students have been summoned by the faculty discipline committee for questioning in regard to charges of hazing. i * T f f T f ❖ ❖ V ❖ RECEIVED 1 V It was th«* supreme act of the old gov ernor's life, that lie. who had not been all he had dreamed of being, should lia\e raised this convict out of tlie dust. “Mrs. Winrlu-op. sir,” said the secre tary. A blnek-garhed woman hurried into the room and sank down into the chair which the governor iiad eoOrte- ously accorded her. “I got y<itir letter, madam,” said the gn\ eninr. “You will pardon him,", the motliet pleaded. "Ile iic\er Inid'a chati' e. Mi w a - a convict’s -am.” Tlie governor was looking into her face. Site did not know him. But he would have- known her anywhere. "Tell me what happened to the fa ther." he requested "Me wa*- a null defer,” sobbed the woman. “When he came out of prison I cast him off. i could not let tlie hoy grow up to know that Ids father hud killed a man. But it was in tlie blood. Still, Henry struck 4n a moment of anger. Me had no intention to kill." ‘'But tlie fa'her, madam,” persisted the governor. “What became of him'/* “Mow should I know?” answered tin* woman. "Me went to ihe had. I suppose. He was a worthless man. BOILER FLUES MILL CASTINGS AND SUPPLIES BELTING, PACKING AND LACING WOOD, IRON AND STEEL Hrir.tt K.Ni.INK KKPAIK3 in auio tor quick work LOMBARD IRON WORRs, AUGUSTA, GA. f ❖ -V ::: V Direct from the West A Shipment of— ❖ ❖ ❖ v V ❖ Extra Nice Mules * £ v ❖ ❖ t ALL Hall’s Catarrh Medicine and illtn a moment his wile's she whis- rapped at the door later lie was starinj terrified eyes. “You have come back pored. * Before the man > mild reply tie heard a child calling trom om* of the leetus. He hurried in. Fimii; a little col the baby wav seated, and. as the father entered, he looked up at hint and smiled Something s,.,uicd to hurst in the man's heart. Me snatched t'he child in his arms and coveted him with kisses. could not let Marry know that ids fa- tiu r was a murderer.” “You have never regretted your de cision. madam? ' It did not occur to you that you had some n-p msiliility for the father's fti'iire?” ."No!” she cried wildly. “Don’t let us talk of that scoundrel; teli me that you will pardon my son.” Sin* raised her eyes for the first time anil looked into the governor’s face. Something there seemed to ter rify her. for the moment, for -he looked hard tit him. and tlie governor met her gaze patiently. If she recog nized him hut she did not recognize him. Her eyes fell, then she stink to : the floor and. kneeling before tlie gov- I ertior,, with tier hands clasped in ap peal. “You must pardon him,” she said. “You, who are so upright, to whom temptation lias never cottie; cannot un derstand the temptations and passions of a hoy bereft of a father's love and protection. I did everything I could for him. I changed my name. I moved to another city. -♦But it was hard to give liim the proper environments, iind in spite of all lie turned out wild, hut lie will never do. wrong again.” “(Jet up.madam.” said the governor. "I have decided to pardon the hoy on one condition. This is. that lie re port to me from time to time, that I may know how Jte is progressing. I hope to help him, too; if lie wants his chance to run straight, he shall have it. Tliat is all. madam. The par don shall l»e delivered to the warden tomorrow. And—if 1 may venture on a suggestion to you—remember that charity covers all sins. 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C. ❖ ❖ Y T t ❖ ❖ ♦♦♦ ::: v / ? 1 * y V ❖ One Mother’s Tribute to Daughter-in-Lau) When I ti .si -aw my son Tyler* ats- gelic manner under his wife’s regime 1 held my i rcafli, because in the old day- 'Jyler in a beatific -Lite of mind f y f y y f y y t y V exit 1 Slimed “But down my ehild hki-vv ife*; voice at liis side, and Smith turned to -ee :t fury confronting him. “You- murderer!’’ the woman gasped. “Mow dare you route here and pollute my ehild with your touch?’' "Your child?” the man stammered. “Yes, mine. The court gave me the custody of him. You have n*> part wltli him any more. You have no right here. Leave tnis house and never let me see you again!” This was tlie woman who had cl ing to him so lovingly vvlien"the gua^tl led him away to lieglty Ids sentenee. The man looked helpless, and tlie woman, seeing Ids di-tress, softened a little. “T don't want to hurt you more than you have hurt yourself." she said. “Don’t you see that you must not rome into my life again?’’ “No,'* said the mhn stupufiy. “For the hoy's sake.” she answered. “What do you think Ids life will be if, he grows up to discover that his fa ther w ss a convict ?” c •'We can go somewhere," the man meant 'Jyler getting ready to break out in a new place. But as time goes on and Ihe seren ity remains unbroken, l repeat to thy self that perfect line from tlie “J^sD So Stories”—"Not always was the Kangaroo as now we behold him”—a text H at I re<c|nn)iondcd tTr-nll moth ers who have seen tliter brisk sons neatly trained hy well selected wives. Indeed, the longer I live the more ready J am tp believe that a young man'- wife may be belter acquainted with his actual current present day self than his mother Cai^ possibly he. 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