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iOra 1 THf , M Tue Educational Day. JSS schools of Orangeburg parade of floats and au bile races in the aftern< #$2 Hood at Academv of A H Wedij Mammoth floral pi ' JSS ants. Coronation of #$2 High School vs. St. Mai - 2^ Paine's Fire Works at ? /->- ~r""v -i a i Sixteen i^aici at of Concessions, Fom . concerts, from the ba *3S Every departme jrtte building. Machinery j SPECL 1 SOUTH AMERICAN PRESIDENTS. , Great Ignorance About Chief Exeou tives of Southern Republics. , Unexpected events bring unexpected results, says the Brooklyn Eagle, v * This axiom is true and applicable to all conditions of life. So events often reveal the depth of our importance " along certain lines. "Where ignor-. ance is bliss, 'tis folly to be wise," has had a tremendous effect on the way we use and absorb our knowledge. 4 -We have a good old American way of .long standing of not paying 4 any attention at all to that which does not directly concert us in one way or another. We have been deV nounced as "provincial" by our friends across the sea, and thinking Americans have felt the justice of the accusation. Who, for instance, out of a group of ordinary good Americans could name at least five of the presidents of the twenty republics to the south of us? Not one in a hundred may be ventured as a safe proposition. Even with the efforts of Pan-American unions and chambers of commerce to stimulate a knowledge of South American affairs and personalities the real knowledge we possess concern ing the rulers of our sister republics is very slight and very vague. One of the "unexpected"eventsthat occurred recently was the attempted assassination of the president of Ary gentina. Now was a good time to see what Americans knew about the president of Argentina. Several Americans of above the average ac-! quaintance with current events were approached. "The president of Argentina? Jiugh?let me see?hanged if I know." "Argentina? Really, I didn't know they had a president down there. Search me?I'm sure I don't know. I don't even know how you / nnlrl find nut nven if vou wanted to know." i Ask yourself the president's name, j Self-confession is good for the soul. According to many philosophers, true wisdom consists in knowing what you don't know. Why, the president of Argentina is none other than Senor de la Plaza. Never heard of him, you say. Well, Dr. Victorino de la Plaza was elected vice president on June 12. 1910, and succeeded to the presidency on the death of President Pena on August 9, . 1914. Dr. Hi polite Irigoyen succeeded him in office on October 1 2. Dr. Irigoyen refused to run at first for i nget N0\ 0 ? oirr j DIVjVj sday, November Contests in school room wo County and Lyons Township tomobiles representing the di x>n. Best free shows and attr lusie. tesday, Novemb< irade headed by the Queen oi fciiAon mi rllp (TTOimds. Foot J """ " tthews High School. Horse night 011 race track. Midway tractions?Five Rides, Five E Bands, Clemson College Ban nd stand. Exhibits nt will be filled with exhibits. 7 exhibits on the grounds. AL LOW RATES ON A1 I the office of president, but when the ' national convention 01 tne rtauicai j party declined to accept his refusal j i he accepted the nomination, and in a < hotly contested election defeated Drv < de la Plaza. By the way, the ^rst < representative of the rank of am- : bassador to be sent to Argentina was i Frederic J. Stimson, who was receiv- : ed officially and with full military j 1 honors in 1915. I" j In Argentina as well as in some ] other South American countries there 1 are religious qualifications for the i presidency. It is necessary in Argen- j tina for the candidate to be a Roman : Catholic, and must also, of course, be an Argentinian by birth. i Presidents come and go rather rap- J idly in some of the countries to the j south. Perhaps this is one of the j j reasons why Americans have found it 1 confusing to keep up with the con- ! tinual procession of presidents, pro-; ; visional governments, revolutions, insurrections and rebellions. The elections are very hotly contested?far 1 more hotly than our presidential j campaigns. The Latin-American tpmnprament is verv emotional, and ; personalities are very often waged in 1 the presidential contests. . . Every government in the'south has ; been modelled in some form or other on the government of the United ' States. There are, to be sure, minor points of difference, but the fundamental structure of their governments is the same as that of the United States. There are two houses of i congress, one called the house of rep- j resentatives and" the other the cham- I b$r of deputies. The States are. as in our government, represented in the chamber of deputies and the people in the house of representatives. The president is, under the consti-; tution, the executive, but he has in general by no means the powers that the president of the United States is authorized to use. He has only nom- I inal veto power, for the congress can pass a bill very rapidly over the president's veto. * The presidents of the other coun-, tries of South America from Brazil! i down to the foot of Chile have also to find a place in the American mind, j For instance, there is Brazil. The. president of Brazil is a senor, whose; name, but for the lack of two letters. would be the same as that of the country he heads. It is Senor Wen-,' ceslao Braz. Senor Braz was elected on March 1. 1914. He has conducted a most efficient administration and Is well liked by the Brazilian public. I That long coastwise country of Chile has had in Dr. Ramon Barros >urg 'EMBER 1 IF.ST I 14th rk and athletics by the of Calhoun County. Big fferent -schools, Antonio- j actions. The Opera Robin sr 15th ? the Fair and her attendBall Game, Orangeburg Races in the afternoon. ;ig Free Acts, Numbers d, 26 pieces, will furnish All space sold in main 1 RAILROADS TO THI Luco and the man who succeeded tiim very capable officials, according to views held in Pan-American circles. Don Juan Luis Sanfuentes succn-l 'Hi* I linn n-ae ina 11 jriirat 1/i ? XjTUW Uiiu " W?u on December 25 of the past year. He had the most elaborate inaugu-j ration ceremony in the history of the republic of Cltile. Special delega-, tions from the "surrounding countries ' were present, and the diplomatic representatives, together with the military, made the scene the most striking inaugural ever witnessed. Dr.! Sanfuentes will hold office for five rears from the time of his inaugural., The president of Colombia is Don Jose Vincente Concha. Senor Concha has long been active in Colombian ' politics. He is a man of keen intellect and exerts a strong influence on international relations. Colombia still feels the injury over the loss of Panama, for which she blames the United States. Down in Costa Rica the president is Alfredo Gonzalez. Senor Gonzalez l was elected president on .May 8, 1914. He has been rendering good service, according to Pan-American authorities. In his last message to congress President Gonzalez devoted special attention to the economic problems thai affected his country at the present time. He stated all prospects for the future were bright, while the country* at present was enjoying prosperity. International affairs at Costa Rica were most satisfactory in his view. In Ecuador the president is Gen. Leonidas Plaza. Generals seem to* be quite frequently presidents down in South American. Gen. Plaza has spent some time in the United States. He lived for a few months down at Belmar, N. J. This is his second administration. The constitution forbids the successive administrations of the same man, but he may serve two terms if he is elected at different periods. A new record for the absence of revolution in Ecuador was set during his first administration; the country went for four years without a sign of rebellion. However, as soon as General Plaza left office a new insurrection took place in the north. Down in Haiti the president is another general. Gen. Orestes Zamor occupies the presidential chair. He has been quite active as a politician while attending to his military duties, as most of the generals to the south are. In Mexico, of course, there is no president, so Americans need not (Continued on page 11, column 1 ) County Fair| 14, 15, 16, 17 I _ _ VAM N ITS HISTORY j Thursday, November, 16th |g ' 1 1 1 T A 1 T-V Jl /> j T 1 /~i T /<! WPAl A procession lea oy niree nancis, uruni k orps, tne v.itaaei uaaets, iiemson Cadets, the Governor, his Staff, State Officers, will march to Fair Grounds. Clemson-Citadel Game for the Championship of South Carolina. Citadel Ca- #*** dets will give their famous Snake Dance drill on the foot ball field between ^ races. Horse Races. Banquet by Bar Association for distinguished guests. Big dance for Cadets at Sifley and Frith Hall. Paine's Fire Works at night on race track. JiStik Friday, Negro Day Bio- Trades Display and Farmers Parade. Big Foo Ball Game, State Col- VH lege vs. Haynes College, of Augusta. Horse races for Negro Drivers. ^ Special Trains Special trains on the Pregnalls Branch?Special to Charleston and Columl)ia on Thursday leaving Orangeburg at .10:30 p. m. Buildings and Grounds 1 | / Buildings repainted?New entrance at upper end of grounds?Cement f floors in hoe pens?Two new restaurants?Cow barn rebuilt?New race / stables. j I j GREATEST COUNTY FAIR IN SOUTH CAROLINA j l?ll II lOOaOOBOOL,?-IK??IC| Outings, Bleachings, GingII 1.1 1_ If f nams, nomespuns, oea lsianus s r* i etc., etc., Shirts, Undershirts, 3 Overshirts. Sweaters, and J / ' ?SHOES-*II y Shoes and Shoes, and more ? Shoes, and Shoes again for all j the family. Don't think about < II buying anything until you pay I u .*v u 0 Visit to S 1 t RF.NT7 & FH.DER || Bamberg, South Carolina jj Rn?ir?-loonooaooT ic=acl i ; . ( =?