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. "HH V IS UNSOHSIITUIBNAL -V Annapolis Voters' Qualification Law Also Annulled. *' .. . SUPREME COURT DECISION. Chief Justice White Announces PeA cision Which Upholds Convictions of Two Oklahoma Officials. Washington, June 2 2.?In probably one of the most important race decisions in its history, the supreme court yesterday anutilled as unconstitutional the Oklahoma constitutional amendment and the Annapolis, Md., voters' qualification law restricting the suffrage rights of those who could not vote or whose ancestors could not vote prior to the ratifica tion of the Fifteenth Amendment to the Federal Constitution. Chief Justice White, a native of the South and a former Confederate soldier, announced the court's decision, which was unanimous except that Justice McReynolds took no part in the case. "It is true," continued the Chief Justice, "that it contains no express words of an exclusion from the standard which it establishes of any person on account or race, coior, or previous condition of servitude prohibited by the Fifteenth Amendment, but the standard itself lnheiently brings that result iif to exist-mce since it is based purely upon a period of time before the enactment of the Fifteenth Amendment and makes that period the controlling and dominant test of the right of suffrage. "In other words, we seek In vain for any ground which would sustain any other interpretation but '.hat "iip provision, recurring to the conditions existing before the Fifteenth Amendment was adopted end the continu ance of which the Fift -entii Amendment prohibited, proposed by. in substance and effect, lift tig these conditions over a period of tlmt after iho amendment to make them the basis of the right to suffrage conferred in direct and positive disregard for the Fifteenth Amendment. And tin* same ? result, we are of opinion, is leinonst rated by considering wnethet it If possible to discover any li.v-.is of ica son for the standard thus fixed other ' tiian the purpose above stated. NO OTIIKH FX PLAN ATI ON. "We say this because we 'arc unable to discover how, unless the prohibitions of the Fifteenth Amend ment wcro considered, the slightest reason was afforded for bjtsing tinclassification upon a period of tim prior to the Fifteenth Amendment Certainly it cannot be said that tin e was any pecul . r necromancy n the time named v.hiih engender attributes affecting the <iuuHlicnlinn to vote which would not exist at another and different period unless ill > f lneeiuii ^vmennmciu us in m? >. The Chief Justice prefaced his statement by a development of the argument that the restriction imposed by the Fifteenth Amendment on the povter of the states over suffrage was coincident with the limits of the power itself. He a. lso set fort It the principle th"t, while in the true sen -e the Fifteenth Amendment gives no "right" of suffrage, "it was long ago recognized that in operation its prohibition mi gilt measurably have that effect; that is to say, that as the command of the amendment was selfexecuting and reached without legislative action the conditions of discrimination against which it was aimed, the result might arise that as a consequence of the striking doWn of a discflmtnating clause a right of suffrage would he enjoyed by reason of the generic character of the provision which would remain iilit'r ill*? il is? ri HI i Hill lull *\:i? nil iiixi'ii out." This wan said by way of answer to the argument of attorneys for the election officials that the Fifteenth Amendment was meaningless because there was no such thing under the American form of government as a "right" to vote. IMMEDIATE EFFECT. By holding that conditions that existed before the Fifteenth Amendment, which provides that the right to vote shall not be dented or abridged on account of race, color, or prowl vious condition of servitude, could not be brought over to the present day in disregard of this self-executing amendmerft, it is generally believed that the court went a long way toward invalidating much of the socalled "grandfather clause" legislation of Southern states. The immediate effect of the court's derision watt to uphold the conviction of two Oklahoma election officials who denied negroea thfc right to vote in a congressional election and to nward three Maryland negroes damages from election officials in Annapolis who refused to register them. The courf held that these election fim 4 I officials could not ignore the potenc; of the Fifteenth Amendment in wip 'ng out of state constitutions th word "white" as a qualification fo voting. In the Marylaho" case, th< court's decision established the poin that the Fifteenth Amendment ap plies alike to municipal as well as t< federal elections. Discussing the Oklahoma cases Chief Justice White said the suffragi amendment to the state constitutioi first fixed a literacy standard, am then followed i with a provision ere ating a standard based upon the con dition existing in January 1, 1866 prior to the adoption of the Fifteentl Amendment, and eliminated thosi coming under tnat standard from tin inclusion in the literacy test. The court had difficulty, he said, ii finding words to more clearly demon strate its convictions that this actioi j of the state recreated and perpetuat ' ed the very conditions which the Fif i teenth Amendment was intended t< destroy than the language used in th amendment. Cow Facts Worth Considering. (First Prize Letter.) Having spent much ot my time fo five years with cows and in cattl raising, having been "through th mill," from white scours to "hollow horn," and having had some expert ence with most everything excep contagious abortion, I have arrive* at the following conclusions: 1. That the average good cow o: the farm gets about half enough t eat, sorry cows aren't worth feedin at all. 2. Clover and cow pea or soy bea hay, home-grown, are the cheapen feeds of all except silage. 3. Cottonseed meal, the cheapen form in which protein can be bought is the mainstay of any profitabl I grain ration. 4. Wheat bran and shorts, or th ] "mixed feeds" composed partly c screenings, corn bran, chaff and cob are a reckless extravagance at tliei usual price in the South, excen. fc the two weeks before calving. 5. A good cow will not give he maximum milk Mow if cottonsoc meal is her only grain feed. The a tlition of a quart to .1 half gallon < corn meal tw'ce a day to the max 1 mum safe and profitable c se meal allowance will result !n mot milk. Whether such an addition profitable ?'?.mends ttpon individu: circumstances, (..ound *juU is ah good feed and good for the cow, hi at more than 4 0 cents a bushel oa< Is costly cow feed. 6. No cattle will thrive as the j should unless well bedde 1 wfih dt 1 deling. 7 I Irt, dampnes: ami cold d.\;f. are cattle's worst enemies. K. To rai n good cow you mm begin w t.ii ljer . nccstors. a. Th' man w ho throws away hi mum-; ltir corn liquor is no mo: foolish tin;n t! < man who thror.nay liis future profit" of hrccM-liis cows or hoiiera to any hut a pur , bred, registered hull. In. !n buying a bull, the blggt , mistake is to look only for a choc, one. Pay enough to get one that i registered and of a good strain, full! animals that can't he registered 1m cause of some technicality (moth was bred too young, for instance tiro almost sure to he a groat disaj pointment, while a line, registere sire is a never-ending source i pleasure as well as profit, t'ai Hammer in Progressive Farmer. Snakes. Fountain Inn Tribune. Now that the fishing season is o and many are wading the shallow of river and creek, towing nets, ther is a revival ?t the old discussion c water moccasins. There is a popular belief that Hi bite of the moccasin, If delivered ur dor water, is not dangerous. Thi belief is the result of confusing wit ! the moccasin another snake of a entirely different family. This snake, that so well impel sonates the moccasin as to deceiv the elect, is almost entirely harm less. He is smaller than the tru ! moccasin, but has the same mark | ings, the same "cotton" mouth, an i the same shape of head. Despit I [.he close resemblance, the harmlcs i snake can be at once identified by i .muuie row 01 scales underneath hi ; tail. When bitten by a water snake ilia ; looks like a moccasin, kill it nnd ex amine the tail. If the scales ar i there, go on with your fishing. If the scales are not there, lane the wound, suck it, and send for i 1 doctor. If the scales are not there and the snake is full grown?sa; four feet long, ninke your peace witl (Jod and send for the undertaker. There is no charge for this. Tc Clean Copper. Copper articles that have become discolored can be made to look new again by nibbing them with lemon dipped in salt and afterward rinsing in cleur hot water and polishing witb a toft cloth. I' ? An" THE LANCASTER N] y MMMMMMMMMMM* . RK A RVILDKR NOT A DE B KTROYER. r e HIMMMMMMMMMMMt t Exchange. ?. Are you a builder or are you a dej etroyer? Are you seeking to advance the init terests of the community in which 8 you live, or are you diverting your i efforts to its ultimate destruction? t It 1s one or the other, for there is . no happy medium. You are either a builder, or you t are a destroyer, and the responsibili ity rests with you. r Others know you as you are, but r do you know yourself? Every town has within its borders i many excellent people who want to . see their community advance and u keep pace with the rest of the world. They want a larger and better . i town, a more prosperous farming u , community, more gold in the pockets e of every citizen, and they labor un' ceasingly to this end. They are goon citizens, anci me great mass of the populace rates theni as good citizens, r They are builders, e But often the most persistent efe forts of the builders are more than - overshadowed by the other class? I- the destroyers. t A destroyer can undo in a day d what it takes a builder a year to accomplish, n And destroyers are legion. 0 They travel iu all walks of life g and are exceedingly active. You find them among the rick n property owners, the landed proit prietors. the business and professional man, the mechanic and tht it farmer. You find them everywhere t. They do not realize that they art e destroyers?but they are. Many rich men and landed proe i prietors are opposed to all forms ol if ! public improvement because *h ?> is fear it will increase the amount ol r I their taxes. r j As their eyes are firmly fixed upor i that tax list, they lose sight of tin r fact that public improvements thai d | increase the tux roll slightly, likewis 1 Increase property values immensely >f i They oppose improvements, am i- thereby .become destroyers, plac es .1 the tremendous weight of their bos jtile influence in opposition to th* a<l is vanes ment of the community, il Then there is a certain slass i in i men who carry around a load o u i groucn which iney i?-t loose ujioi every possible occasion and wit lie regard for their victims. Thoy damn the town, n1. ' the pen y pie. and evorythin and e . cry-ho i; liut themselves, s To mention civic improvcni- at * 1 lie in is like baking . i rtu .;t mad bull. Tliey rave it all times 11 ev< rv i body, and their r. vines r 1 ..air1 "o . , mm...* i l a < otion of tiie count i y. g \ nd i lien th i? v|<|1 , a,,: b >- class Hi. t conn along v\j''i ill : , coat. ibyt irt. s i i In 'owiifal' the ( ok)m Miity. ' They an Hn ; it >i ii of t' nia.il Qrder man the orld Is | greatest enemy of tile s nail : s, oinininiity. >. Many of theso pooch utilize th, loo- 1 stores when they a.i it son. (. tiling in a lntrry or on credit, am ?- then send the hulk ci" 'heir e?isi d away to the great cities. The.- ;::v< 11 lie mail order man the ripe ear o ti corn and toss the husks to the lorn merchant. They, too, are destroyers, and ar< daily throttling the community wliici i sneuers them -the community ' hi* '. n they should foster ami encourage i: s every way, for without the eh.s e proximity of the local stores ami ih< ,f | market place, tlteir farms and oil ? property would be worth ':tr lej: than its present value. i_ These are just a very fev. of tie H many ways in which a ci minunit; h j may be destroyed?in wni h Till; n community IS being destroyed ever* day. - j The builder creates and is enrich e I ed by ltis labors. i The destroyer kills and gains noth e ing but his own ultimate destruction i These few lines have been perinet ct tin the hope that yon will pause am o think, for thinking breeds health* s action, and action is the birthplace o a wilding, and creation, and riches, s Kvery man is a possible builder If he will but emerge from the shad ? ows and look upon the bright sid< of life. 0 ! And a future article will speak o how the building may be done. ? |; The Sllen* Hour* One of tb# rooe". valuable and ef Y - ? ? m>vu>v uiovwua im rrwuwn, recenu] 1 tried for both children and mother ha* been "the silent hour" immedl ately after luncheon. Each membei Of the family's privilege of reading . writing or sleeping is respected dur ? ing this hour. In which children?aftei , * few days' trial?readily co-operate i r Knockers i Sometimes it's r.n opportunity that . knocks. Oftener it's only a inau SWS. JUNE 25. 1915. CORN CIA'H PKIZK8. ' iih li?nratttrr Boy* (Jo in to Win 1 Some of The*?. I To All Demonstration Agents and Members of the Boys' Corn Clubs I of S. C.t I beg leave to announce the following prizes: ' First Prize?To the boy in the state making the highest general av- 1 erage according to rules and regula- 1 tions contained in Circular No. "T" ' 74. Rev sed Edition, and in Clemson ' Ci*"1 ''lob Catechisms Vols. I and 11, ] will I : awarded a gold medal offered by the Hon. A. F. Lever, and 1 Forty ($40) dollars in cash ofTered by the H. G. Hastings Sefed Co., of Atlanta. Ga. Second Prize?To the boy making the second general highest average according to rules and regulations | contained in Circular No. "A" 74, Revised Edition, and in Clemson Col lege Corn Club Catechisms Vols. I. 1 and II. will be awarded a 14k gold, open faced. 19 jewelled, adjusted IWaltham movement watch, offered by the W. H. Mixson Seed Co., of Charleston. S. C., and thirty ($:ini dollars in cash offered by the 11. G. Hastings Seed Co., of Atlanta. Ga. t Tnir.! I>^i T., tl,o ...... I ; state making the highest yield at the j invest cost per bushel, tn accordance with the rules and regulations contained in Circular No. "A" 74. Kei vised Edition, and in the Clemson , College Corn Club Catechisms Vols. I. and I., will be awarded thirty ($30) dollars in cash offered by the H. G. Hastings Seed Co., of Atlanta, ' Ga. Fourth Prize?To the boy in each congressional district of the state making the highest general average according to rules and regulations > contained in Circular No. "A" 74, Revised Edition, and in the Clemson i College Corn Club Catechisms Vols. _ : I. and II., will be awarded one thousand (1,000) pounds of Sulphate of Ammonia, or an agricultural short i | course of one month at Clemson College. This prize is offered by , American Coal Products Co.. of At| lr nta. Ga. Fifth Prize?To the two boys in each county of the state making the f highest two general averages accordr ing to rules and regulations containp ! ed in Circular No. 'A" 74, Revised Edition, and in the Celmson College t I : : * *> . I t inn. Msn 'si "' ' . ' ' Sr,i ' ?*i& >> > . < ! ' vf'irX 'J- ; " ' } r\' -v?v/V' V ? ,iv. : h,;j" , - ' \ ? : I Chici s Pleasi i A perfectly a the oldest and r capacity 100 gu in each room, hr * with bath conn< music, dancing, Sans Souci Coin \ Many (While we lay tribute to Heatl Chick Springs c tures among otl I Madame Carolir Lumsden is a s: and. like her dis She is engaged The Ren j ; Your indiges pear if you drir tj fact the whole a " THE TRAM | Directly on t 1 dailv between Greenville?on r either Spartant ; system. * Write for bo?: r . Chi< Corn Club Catechisms Vols. I. and II., will be awarded one month free ti.c t scholarship to agricultural short , course at Clemson College. These {)rou<1 10 prizes are ofTered by Clemson Col- how to lege. (^? Sixth Prize?To the County Agent invite so who securres the greatest percentage charge o of bona fide club reports on the News an< largest enrollment of boys', enrollment to county twenty-five per cent, and reports to county seventy-five per cent, will be awarded twenty- * five ($25) dollars in cash, offered by J10Ke the H. G. Hastings Seed Co., of At- Iro l?nta, Ga. 8?I]lla"v? L. L. BAKER, ?f cottc Supervising Agent of Boys' Corn ongress Club Work. up mat i Approved: section.W. W. LONG. State Agent. ?? J. E. SWEARING^N, State Supt. of Education. ^ . A Is This State Pritle? UL? South Carolina has always claimed to have quite a little state pride but *"? i a paragraph we saw in The Columbia JP IS. Record a few days ago reminds us ?? of the fact that quite a lot of this consists of "claims" rather than fact. Out c The Record makes the statement "In aroun Georgia the State Fair Society has its premium lists printed in Georgia." in this state the South Carolina Fair Just ( Association sends its printing outside agreei the state, to some Virginia firm or to ..| some other state and this has been the custom for some years. South Carolina holds her state fair talkin for the purpose of exhibiting what Not s the state can do along agricultural and mechanical lines and we fail to "1 see why she should not be willing to exhibit some South Carolina printing but w on the premium lists and other simi- cook lar jobs.?York News. they 1 "An Ounce of Prevention." an{j We do not wish to be taken as ad- him" vertising the sale of any particular kind of wire net or screen doors and belie\ windows, but we have figured it out this t that the cost of one spell of typhoid Takei fever will pay many times the cost * ' of screening the ordinary residence. ? Fort Mill Times. Would Help Lancaster. The town of Albemarle has signed ' up for a Chautauqua, and getting j into the Chautauqua class is a good ' is < t' ing for Albemarle or any other town, t'h rlotte Observer. ?*> ilium i wii wwi Muni? umii 'i p. vtfe -v? -"fix' v, . J"! : W. V: t?A ' ' : ' ' . * '.f'r . 1 vCjLiv ? . . pf i-s' *41 V' - i . - v Surinfirs Ho M OUTH CAROLINA ire and Health Await Yo ippointed hotel of modern construction at uost famous Springs in the South. Dinini ests. Every room an outside room, Hell U )t and #old running water and 7"> per cent c action. One of the best ball rooms in the bowling, rowing on the Lake, tennis and ltry Club links. . , Pleasurable Features Hei particular stress upon those things tl i and Comfort, yet we strive to make th< ?ne of pleasure and contentment. One of 1 lers?we shall maintain a splendid orchest le Miller-Lumsden will be the soloist. ] ister of the famous Southern tenor. Reed itinguished brother, has a most remarkab! for the season. larkable Medicinal Qua of the Water. tion. your kidney or bladder trouble wil ik ('hick Springs water. Your ragged ne ystem could be toned back to normal bv it SPORT ATION FACILITIES UNEXCELI he Piedmont and Northern, with nine Spartanburg and Greenville?10 miles National Hichwav. A fh(in<ro , ? ? . -- vein l/C I >urg or Greenville t'roni most any other iklet and particulars. Our hotel is not le :k Springs Hote Chick Springs, S. C. 3 A Tip to UunsI*. Vustrians haven't been too let the Germane show them tight. The Russians would to show a similar spirit and me Fronch generals to take f the Muscovite campaign.? J Courier. A Great Pity, a pity for the South that lith has so little backing uthern senators and repres in his fight for the rights in. The Southern man in who fails or refuses to hack lglit is unfit to represent his -Greenville Piedmont. Party of hermen->f Mt. Croghan, sitting d the camp fire, were disig the COFFEE they had trunk. ALL OF THEM [1 T WAS .11*ST FINE." nan said, while they were ig, that he "Just Could tand That ,1/lAXNK COFFEE," anted Straight Coffee. The told him that IT WAS IJ /JANNR" tad just finished drinking, actually had to "sb^w the can before he would e it. The trouble with el low was, He Had Not 1 Proper Care in making ? out of MZIANNF,. LUZIANNE i;<K>I? AM, 'I'll K TIMK. -.1. VflFj > ; w i* , ; * i j tel u . one of. tf Roomt vl. >Iophone it' rooms South golf on re int c'on2 life at the fea-* ra. Also ^ Madame | Miller. | le voice. | lities 1 disap- I rves, in s use. L.ED. trains beyond made at railway ; ased. j| ~ ( 1 I