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V ^ I m alu> Hamburg ijrralb $2.00 Per Year in Advance BAMBERG, S. C., THURSDAY, JULY 8,1920. Established in 1891 REPUBLICAN SAYING IS CALLED ABSURD BYRNES ASKS WHY, THEN, TAXES WERE NOT REDUCED. PLAN TO FOOL PUBLIC. Asserts Indirect Appropriations Brini Total for 150 Days of Congress to $5,403,390,327. ? " Representative James F. Byrnes o South Carolina, a Democratic membe of the appropriations committee, chal lenged the statement of ReDresenta .tiv? Mondell, Republican floor leade in the house, that the Republican con gress had saved the taxpayers mor< than a billion dollars. "If Mr. Mondell's statement i true," said Mr. Byrnes, "why hav< they not reduced taxes in a correspon ding amount?" Mr. Mondell, in his financial state ment at the close of the session, as serted that the appropriations by thi; congress for the fiscal year beginning July 1, next, amount to $4,859,890, 327.30. "This is the truth, but not th< whole truth," said Mr. Byrnes. "Ai a member of the house appropriation: committee, I want the people to knov that in addition to the direct appro priation of the sum mentioned, thii congress has be re-appropriations anc authorizations made available for ex penditure at least $543,400,000 ad ditional, making the total amoun available for expenditure $5,403,390, 327.30. "This is almost five times as mucl as has ever been spent by the govern ment in a single year in time of peace the largest amount heretofore annrn priated being $1,114,937,012.02 fo] the fiscal year 1916. This Republi can congress was in session exactly ^ 150 days and an authorized expendi ture of $5,403,390,327.30 means tha the money of the people was appro priated at the rate of $36,0^0,000 j day and that to meet the expenditure; for the next year it will be necessary to levy an average tax of $50 upoi every man, woman and child ii America. Tells of Indirect Appropriations. "Inasmuch as it is advisable tha the public should know the total ex penditures authorized by congress, i is unfortunate that for political ex pediency this Republican congresi should have resorted to appropriating money in indirect ways, making abso lutely misleading any statement of di rect appropriations. "For instance, of the $543,500,00( made available for expenditure ove: and above the direct appropriations there are reappropriations amounting to $156,600,000. This means tha' of appropriations heretofore made foi expenditure during the present fisca year $156,600,000 was not expende( and under the law should be turnec back into the treasury July 1. Con gress, however, provided that thi: amount should be made available fo. expenditure next year and has made < corresponding reduction in thi amount of direct appropriations. "Another plan by which the Repub lican congress has endeavored to mis lead the people is illustrated in th< appropriations for the shipping board This year the shipping board asket i> ? ft n p Aftft ft ft ft mi ? J.'. ior ^^o,uuu,uuu. me xuiigxess uu not make the direct appropriation, bu directed that $225,000,000 of the pro seeds of the sale of ships should no be turned into the treasury but shoulc be made available for expendituri during the next year. The Republicai * leaders include this amount in th< total alleged reduction of estimate: and call it a 'saving,' but a blind mai can see and a fool can understanc that the money is going to be spent and it matters little to the taxpaye: which one of his pockets it comes ou of. "Another instance of this effort t( mislead the people by this pretendec reduction of appropriations is in th< deficiency bill, where the railroad ad ministration asked for $420,000.00( to wind up its affairs. Congress ap * propriated directly $300,000,000, anc instead of appropriating the remaining $120,000,000, directed that -the railroad administration be allowed tc use $30,000,000 out of the loan func appropriated in the transportation act This money will be spent and the loan fund will be reimbursed aftei the election. The balance of $90.000,000 was provided by directing the war finance corporation to purchase, at par, $90,000,000 Libert} i bonds held by the railroad adminisf tration. ! "In this way the $120,000,000 was CAMP FIRE GIRLS OX OUTIXG. Enjoyable Vacation Spent Ry Ehr| hardt Girls at Beaufort. The Ehrhardt Camp Fire girls have just returned home, twentyfive strong, from a most pleasant stay of some days on a camping trip near Beaufort. The following clippings from the Beaufort Gazette tell of the success of the outing: jp The Camp Fire girls and their chaperones, who have been making headquarters at the Community club, left for their homes last Tuesday, f They have been having a royal outr ing, and left with the unanimous vote _ that the town people had treated . them royally and henceforth, this r beautiful city by the sea would be _ their camping ground. 5 It certainly was an inspiration to see the unity and harmony in which s this organization works, and the deep 5 interest the guardians and chaperones . take in the girls. Sunday from three to five song services were conducted at the club, Mrs. Mathis presiding at the piano, after which the ladies of the town kindly donated cars for y the use of the girls. A party of twenty-five Camp Fire girls, chaperones and honorary guests from Ehrhardt are encamped along 3 the water front of the point close to the Rhett property. The party i* all came by rail except the men who drove through in a big car in order 3 j to have it here for convenience during their stay in camp. They are very comfortably situated j. behind the big trees where there is plenty of shade and are close to the water where the swimming is good. l They all sleep in their tents and do their cooking and eating at the Community club. The club also furnishes a good place for them to while away some of their time reading and r writing and getting acquainted ttith Beaufort people. On.Thursdav Fred Christensen sent . them all to Bay Point with R. V. ? -i i- i. mu ^ .Bray as guiae ana nosi. me parij j reported a fine time with plenty ot1 sunburn and exercise as well as plen-| 5 ty of water as they came home J through the rain storm Thursday afl ternoon. The girls are chaperoned by Mrs. J. M. Dannelly and Mrs. C. S. Hent erey. The honorary guests of the party are Capt. J. M. Dannelly, Dick t Roberts, Miss Elcie Geiselman, Miss Nettie Godbold and Mrs. Robert Peters. s y The girls composing the Camp Fire j squad are: Marguerite Copeland, Louise Copeland, Elizabeth Bays Dannelly, Hildegarde Dannelly, Reba and v Geraldine* Kinard, Catherine and Jo) ? sephine Roberts, Florence Fender, Merle Farrell, Inez Mitchell, Margal ret and Gedelle Stanley, Mena Mc? Kenzie, Sadie Krawchek, Edna Kirkland and Jessie Dannelly. I These welcome visitors all express j themselves as ready to make Beauj fort the objective point of other camping trips. Beaufort hopes they will ? do son s _ r Just received, shipment of tobacco , sheets. H. C.FOLK CO. Cotton sheets at Rentz & Felder's. l? I ^ Tobacco twine at Rentz & Felder's. a ? ? provided without making a direct}ap' propriation and the Republican leaders include this in the reduction of estimates and call it a 'saving.' But ' the $30,000,000 will be spent. ~ Makes Total $5,403,390,327.30. j "It is impossible to tell how many a more similar 'reductions' have been J included in appropriation bills but the a amounts made available for expen? diture in these three items alone total * $471,000,000, "which must be added j to the total direct appropriations. In addition, the expenditure of $72,p 500,000 has been authorized in sev-J t eral bills, but no appropriations have j been made to meet these expendi5 tures. These amounts added to the j direct appropriations make a total exa penditure by this congress of $5,403,* 390,327.30. ) "Confronted by their record of extravaffjinre the Republican leaders I 11 vainly endeavor to excuse themselves J by explaining that the estimates of i the departments were $1,312,417,} 65 0.30 in excess of appropriations, I and that therefore they 'saved' this amount of money. No more ridicu> lous statement has ever been made by . a,public official. "If such a reduction constitutes a j saving th? last Democratic congress is - entitled to special commendation, for - that congress reduced the estimates - of the departments for the fiscal year 1918 by $5,554,161,598.31."?New ; York Times June 14. Cox and the Demo PALMER AND M\U>00 WITHDREW NAMES. CdX WINS ON 44th BALLOT. Assistant Secretary of the Navy Chosen as Running Mate For Ohio Executive. After balloting for three days, the Democratic national convention in San Francisco late Monday nighi nom inated Governor James M. Cox, of Ohio, for president of the United States, and later Franklin P. Roosevelt, of New York, was named as his running mate as vice president. Socn thereafter the convention adjourned, this completing the business of the meeting. Mr. Cox.is the present governor of Ohio, the same state from which Senator Harding is serving as United j States senator. Mr. Roosevelt is a I native of New York, and is at present j assistant secretary of the navy. Governor Cox is a newspaper man, | owning several influential papers in j Ohio. Mr. Roosevelt is a distant relative of Former President Roosevelt, | and married a niece of the former i president. Governor Cox was nominated on i f li a A A ^ Vk V?n 11 a a* ^ V* a w a rv\ a a aP 1 tiic ittii uaiiut, aiLCi tuc iiaixico yi Atorney General Palmer and William G. McAdoo had been withdrawn. Up to Monday night, on the 37th ballot, there was a deadlock in the contention, the friends of each candidate re-| fusing to give an inch of ground. Ttj was seen that there was a hopeless tie-up, when Mr. Palmer released his delegates. Cox then received a preponderance of the votes, but not sufficent to secure the nomination. On the 43rd ballot, the name of McAdoo was withdrawn from the convention, and Governor Cox received the unanimous vote of the convention. NEGROES AWAIT DEATH. Two Electrocutions Tliis Month. One Appeal. Two negroes are scheduled to be electrocuted at the state penitentiary this month. Another has been sentenced to die by this route, but the execution of the sentence has been stayed by an appeal to the supreme court. Jesse Murphy is now awaiting July 21 as his last day on earth. He was sentenced to.die by electrocution during the last term of the Richland / ^ court. Murphy killed a negro woman in 1916 and cut the body into pieces, placing it in a trunk. He escaped and was not captured until several years later. Albert Wilson was sentenced to die on July 8, but his case has been appealed to the supreme cdurt. Wilson killed Bryan Butler, a white man, several months ago on a crowded street car. Max Thompson, Lexington county negro, is under death sentence. He was to have been electrocuted last week, but was granted a reprieve by Governor Cooper. Thompson was convicted of attempted criminal assault on a nin-e-year-old white girl near Batesburg. Some doubt seems to exist as to whether the negro should be killed. It is said that he is only 14 years of age, but on the other hand those who say they know maintain he is older. The date for this electrocution is July 23. ?Misses Elizabeth Walker and Nan Rugheimer, of Charleston, returned home Tuesday after a very pleasant visit to Mrs. J. B. Black, Jr. / 9,878 X Marks Club Rolls i LET SOUTH CAROLINA SECEI TXT: A "HTtLY-Af 4 "R" csT Wanted?19,878 men unwill 1920. Wanted?1987S men and wor farmers, committeemen, and pu voters to sign tlieir names?if suggestion; at most only a few 1 Remuneration?Your proud ; blot and removed from the s: poignant gratitude of free men ashamed when asked to sign th WILL YOl Jt Receive watic Nomination DEMOCRATS ADOPT PLATFORM. For Peace Treaty, Sympathy for Ireland, Nothing About Prohibition. Sa-n Francisco, July 2.?The Democratic platform as framed in the resolution committee, declaring for the peace treaty, expressing sympathy for Ireland and saying nothing at all about prohibition, came unscathed' through a furious flood fight today and was adopted without amendment in a great avalanche of applause. W. J. Bryan led the fight for adoption of his bone dry plank, but it was buried after a dramatic day of debate by a majority so overwhelming that he did not even ask for roll calls on the four other minority reports which he had prepared. A cider, wine and beer plank, championed in an emotional speech by W. Bourke- Cockran of New York, also was thrown out by tire convention, along with a plank for recognition of the Irish , republic, backed by several organizations of Irish sympathizers. In the battle for the platform as framed, the administration forces were led by Secretary Colby and Senator Glass of Virginia during a debate in which both sides stirred delegates and spectators to repeated' bursts of emotional enthusiasm. Mr. Bryan got a howiing demonstration of 20 min T 1 .. J ~ J "U * _ 1 ulcs ctiiei ne uuiiciuueu xiis speecii for the bone dry plank, but when the balloting began it became apparent that much of the enthusiasm was a personal tribute to his past services to the party and not an expression of sympathy with his present views. With the platform adopted the convention was up with its schedule and the voting on presidential candidates began. ? '< ? INSPECTOR CLOSES HOTEL. Says Lancaster Inn Not Kept in Sanitary Condition. The hotel at Lancaster.' W. T. Williams, proprietor, has been ordered closed by J. H. Woodward hotel and restaurant inspector, according to an announcement made by Mr. Woodward. The hotel will not be opened again, Mr. Woodward said', until it has been put in condition as to conform with the requirements of the ' hotel and restaurant act passed at the last session of the general as-, sembly. The hotel was closed because of its unsanitary condition and because of the failure of the proprietor to put it into condition aftet two weeks' notice given by Mr. Woodward. Three other hotels in Piedmont towns, Mr. Woodward said yesterday, have been given notice that unless they make improvements in sanitary conditions they will be closed. Swine Raising. Because of the advent of the boll weevil and the po^ibility of the loss of the greater or lesser portion of the I cotton grown in our county, I think ihat it is high time that the leading1 farmers of our county give special attention to swine raising, as I think it is one of the leading divisions on the farm. With an organization of swine breeders' association, the finest breeds of swine or hogs will be generally raised and there would be greater profits gleaned from sales of shipments. This should be done cooperatively, where one farmer cannot load a car of hogs alone, i The shipment of a carload of hogs last season by Capt. Kennerly Mayfield should be a great lesson and a great stimulant to all farmers who desire to beat the boll weevil.?E.D. Jenkins, local agent. on Democratic n Nineteen-Eighteen )E FROM ILLITERACY BY HAVIC'-LESS CLUB ROLL 1920. ing to register with a mark in nen, banhers, preachers, teachers, blic officers, to teach these 198 78 no more. It means often only a lours of service. and glorious state cleansed of a neers of alien statisticians; the who are no longer "made to feel eir names." J BE ONE? - i < ALLKXDALE MAX SHOT. John Dunhai' Killed Near Main Part of Town Tuesday Night. Allendale, July 6.?John Dunbar, a prominent citizen of Allendale, was killed here about 9:30 o'clock tonight by Richard Youmans, his brother-in-law. No words were passed at the time of the shooting, it is said, but it appeared at he coroner's inquest that the shooting occurred as a result of some difficulty last night. The shooting was done with a single barreled shotgun, loaded with buckshot. Dunbar Nvas hit on the right side, the shot penetrating the right lung and entering the region of the heart. The first three fingers of the right hand were torn off by the shot. I There were several eye witnesses to the shooting. All testified that Youmans shot without a word to Dunbar. The shooting occurred in front of the Allendale Fruit Co. Youmans was taKen m custoay immediately and was carried to Barnwell and placed in jail there. ? m ? Zeigler-Goudelock. Denmark, July 3.?Beautiful in its simplicity and daintiness of appointment was the wedding of Miss Louise Zeigler and Felix W. Goudelock, of Union, solemnized on Wednesday evening, June 23, at 6:30 o'clock at Bethel Park Methodist Episcopal church. The church was beautifully decorated in evergreens, ferns and cut flowers. . Immediately before the ceremony with Mrs. W. L. Riley presiding at the organ a male quartet, composed of W. L. Riley, R. A. Goolsby, D. E. Neeley and St. Claire Guess sang "Believe Me if All Those Endearing Young Charms." Then strains of Mendelssohn's wedding march broke the stillness and the bridal party took their places in the following order: Preceding the ushers, Paul J. Zeigler, of Bamberg, and pavid Sojourner, Henry Zeigler, of Bamberg, and Francis Zeigler, were the -fairylike ribbon girls, Sarah Malony, of Millen Ga., and Annie Margaret Zeigler, Eleanor Spann and Rosalie Wyman, who opened the gates. Then i came the bridesmaids and groomsmen down opposite aisles: Miss Clara Wyman and Robert L. Zeigler, Jr., Miss Lola Folk and' Dr. Nelson, of Columbia, Miss Virginia Hutto and John Earle Jones, of Union, Miss Pauline Ray and Sam Leak, of Union. The maid of honor, Miss Lena Zeigier, sister of the bride, was attired in white organdie with a picture hat of white tulle and pink ribbon. She ^carried an armful of Killarney roses. Following her was the dame of honor, Mrs. George Goudelock, of Dar; lington.' The matron of honor, Mrs. R. L. Zeigler, mother of the bride, came next. Then came the piquant little ring bearer, Mary Hays Zeigler, bearing the ring in a large pinjv rose. Following her came the dainty little flower girls, Martha Willis and Katherine Turner, scattering rose petals in*the bride's pathway. The bride's gown was of accordion plaited net ruffles over silver cloth embroidered in silver, made en train, her veil being caught with orange blossoms. She carried a shower bouqpet of bride roSes and fern showered with lilies of the valley. She wore a string of pearls and a bar pin of diamonds and Dearls. the gift of the bridegroom. She came in on the arm of her father, R. L. Zeigler, and was met at the altar by the bridegroom, who entered from the vestry room, attended by his brother, George Goudelock, of Darlington, who was best man. The officiating minister, the Rev. S. 0. Cantey, of Bamberg, then proceeded with the impressive ring ceremony, after which the bridal party went out in reverse order, to the strains of the Medelssohn wedding march. Immediately after the ceremony a lovely reception was tendered the bridal party and friends of the happy young couple. During the evening there were several musical select ions j Uio mmrtpt and Miss Lillian Gools-j Kf J UJUV ^ v?.vv - v w by. In the gift room was. displayed a large, miscellaneous collection of j handsome and beautiful gifts which I attested the popularity of the couple. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Zeigler and is a favorite here because of her charming, gracious manner and her genial dispositions. Her presence will be greatly missed. The bridegroom is a popular young business man of Union. During the reception the couple slipped away by automobile to board a north bound Seaboard to the mountains of North Carolina for a fortnight's stay. t THREE MEN CONFESS TO TRAIN ROBBERY EXPRESS MESSENGER AM' TWO OTHERS ROBBED TRAIN. ALL OF MONEY REVOVEHED. Robbery Hatched lor Two Months. Men Must Face Federal and State Charges. Augusta, Ga.,' June 30.?The semimonthly payroP for the marines at Paris Island, S. 0., amounting to $59,- > 725 shipped f.om Atlanta, via the Georgia railroad and via the Charleston cftid WesterL Carolina railway out of Augusta to Port Royal, S. C., was stolen by a lone robber, shortly after the train left' this city at 5:15 a. m. today. The robber entered the express car .within the city limits just as the train . had left the passerger station. At the point of a pistol he made Express Messenger E. R. Derrick, bind and v gag W. N. Roberts, special guard assisting Derrick by jamming the gag far into Robert's throat with his pistol. The robber then (bound and gagged Derrick, afterwards chloroforming both men. At Lover's Lane, about two miles from the citv a large safe. containing the payroll was thrown from the train and there is evidence that it was carted away from this point in an automobile. The rohber remained on the train until the Savannah river, a mile from Lover's ' * Lane, had been crossed, where, at a point just beyond the bridge, he left the express car. He was tracked during the day to the Georgia side' ^ and to a point where he reached the . / ! highway between Augusta and Savannah, he having ferried over the river to the Georgia ^ide* six miles below the railroad on which the rob- v bery took place. " : $ Augusta, July 4.?M. B. Derrick, messenger for the American Railway Express Co., who lives at 936 Broad street, Ernest Stovall street, and W. J. Quatuebaum, living about seven and a half miles from Augusta on the new Savannah road, yesterday confessed to the robbery of the Charleston and Western Carolina train that left Augusta at 5:15 last Wed- / nesday morning and the theft of the payroll of the marine corps, amount-ing to $59,725. A considerable portion of the money has been recovered, but there is reason to believe that the officers have not recovered more than a third of it. Special agents of the express company appeared before II. S. Commissioner C. J. Skinner, Jr., last night and put a detainer of $15,000 on each of the defendants for violation of section 47 arid others, of the federal penal code, for embezzling of government funds, conspiracy to obtain government funds, and larceny of money in interstate commerce. This means that if the trio should make . bond on the state charge, a supposi tion that seems very unlikely, they will have to meet to additional bond of $15,000 before they can be released. The arrest o/ the three men was the result of some of the cleverest police work ever pulled off in this section of the country. There were num- 1 erous express superintendents and special agents of the express company working on the case, as well as the sheriff and county police, a?d the' express men speak in the highest terms of the work of the sheriff and his men. On the other hand, the sheriff gives much of the credit to the out-of-town operatives. Hart's Arrest. The arrest of Hart occurred Friday morning. Derrick was arrested about, thirty minutes later on Campbell street, and Quattlebaum, the last of the trio, was taken into custody shortly after 4:30 yesterday morning by county officers who watched his home on the new Savannah road from midnight that night until the arrest was made. In a pile of cotton seed hulls in Quattlebaum's barn the officers recovered $16,340. They also recovered the silver money, nickles and pennies in Butler's-Creek swamp about a fourth of a mile south of the old Savannah road at Carmichael's crossing. Yesterday afternoon Ernest Hart, or "Pete," as he is known, brought the express men and county officers to a place where he said he had buried $14,000, but no sign of it could be found. Hart said he had buried it tftere. Derrick was the firsfe man to con(Continued on page 4, column 1.) \