The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, June 25, 1915, Page 3, Image 3
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V IS UNSOHSIITUIBNAL
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Annapolis Voters' Qualification
Law Also Annulled.
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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
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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.
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THE LANCASTER N]
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RK A RVILDKR NOT A DE
B KTROYER.
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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.
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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
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Pleasi
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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
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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?:
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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. ^ .
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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.
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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 ,
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>urg or Greenville t'roni most any other
iklet and particulars. Our hotel is not le
:k Springs Hote
Chick Springs, S. C.
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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
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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,.
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golf on
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life at
the fea-*
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Madame |
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lities
1 disap- I
rves, in
s use.
L.ED.
trains
beyond
made at
railway ;
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