Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Winthrop Seeks Ideal of Service. i Kock Hill, July 1.-It is becom ing more and more a settled idea that the plant of the great educational in stitutions should be in use all the year and Winthrop is fast approach ing that ideal. Over 2,000 people have met for various activities at the col lege since commencement May 31. Two days after the students left from every county in the state came 400 women and girls, representing the home demohstra'tion clubs and the tomato and pig clubs. Before they left the members of the State Sunday School association came in to the number of 727 from outside the city, over 40 counties being represented. A few days after this meeting the summer school began,, for which about 1,000 registered. There was an attedance of 42 upon the conference of city superintendents land high school pincipals, held during the past week. . Other meetings scheduled during the summer session are a short course for women, July 4 to 16, a conference of nurses and hospital workers, a conference of teachers of adult illiterates, and a conference of members of the League of Women Voters. With the opening of the Regular session September 21, Winthrop will pretty nearly have fulfilled the' ideal of all the year work. In fact the ac tivities will be suspended only long enough to permit the renovation of the buildings in preparation for the coming session. Furman Eleven Meets Heavy . Teams. Greenville, July 3.-Nine games are on the football schedule of Fur man university for the 1921 season, considered one of the hardest sched ules ever arranged for the Baptists. Four of the hardest games appear in succession with the University of Georgia, Georgia Tech, Clemson and Citadel. Every game except one, is to be played at home. Milton McMariaway of Greenville, ; fullback of the Purple Hurricane of ! Furman last but two players by grad uation this year. The schedule for the coming season follows: September 24-Erskine at Green ville. . October 1-Newberry at Green ville. October 8-University of Georgia at Greenville. October 15--Georgia Tech at At lanta. October 21 Clemson at Greenville. October 29-Citadel at Greenville. ' November 3.-Mercer at Green ville. November 18-Welford at Green ville. .^November 24-Davidson at Green ville. ' J* Harrell ("Speedy") Speer, fa mous football player at Furman uni versity for four years and one of the greatest players the state ever pro duced, is to be physical director and assistant coach at Furman next ses sion. As assistant coach, Mr. Speer will be under Coach -.William L. La val, under whose tutelage he starred on the gridiron. The new athletic di rector was one of the most popular students ever graduated from Fur man. Foch Sends July 4th Message to United States. Paris, July 3.-Marshal Ferdinand j Foch of France, commander-in-chief .? of the allied armies, today sent through the Associated Press a mes sage to the American nation on the occasion of tht. anniversary of the declaration of independence. The message embodies a tribute to the American army, paid by the man who led to victory the allied forces with which that army fought, and to the people of the United States as a whole for their "unparalled effort in every branch of national activity" which did so much to bring ultimate triumph to the allied armies. It was Germany's intention, says the marshal to settle the fate of the entente before United States could engage effectively into the struggle, but America, "acting strongly and quickly, ruined the plans of our ad versary." Mashal Foch goes fully into the record and details the various steps through which American help was given the forces arrayed against Ger many in the great struggle. He points out the needs of the allied fighting fr?nt in the early stages of the cru cial 1918 campaign, and how, item by item, the American aid to meet those needs was given-in men, ships and supplies-as a result of the con centrated national effort, and final ly the great and telling part played by the American army organization -on the battle fields and behind the lines in France. 1 , A DAILY PRAYER-CREED. 0 Lord, grant that today I may be kind To those around me; that I may be blind To their faults and failures. Help me to praise Each honest endeavor and through the day's Hard tasks to smile. O Lord, help me to speak A cheery word to all the faint and weak, To speak a word of comfort to the sad; And when the day is done may hearts be glad Because I have been serving Thee. O Lord, grant that today I may be brave Against each temptation; that thou wilt save Me from my sin. O Lord, help me to be All that Thou wouldst have -me be. Speak to me And gently lead me back unto Thy way. PAY MORE FOR SHORTER LIFE. The British life insurance expe rience continues to give exact data as to the more favorable life expec tations of insured abstainers and the financial advantage which it is to them under the practice in certain companies of giving them beater rates. At the annual meeting of the Eagle, Star and British Dominions Life Insurance Company, May 12, 1921, a report was given, of the "Sceptre Fund" which represents the old "Sceptre Life Insurance Com pany taken over by the first named company some years ago. The Scep tre Company always had a very care fully selected class of risks as shown by the low general mortality rate. Records- given iii this annual report show that for a period of thirty-six years in the General Section, out of 100 death expected 78.78 occurred; in the Temperance Section out of 100 expected deaths only 51 (50.98) oc curred. The abtainers do not have to pay for the drinking habits of the insur ed moderate drinkers, but receive their insurance at a rate about 10 per cent less than the General Sec ion. In other words, the moderate drinker pays an additional 10 per cent for the privilege of shortening his life. Of 100 expected deaths, General Section, 78 occurred. Of 100 expected deaths, Abstinence Section, only 51 occurred. AN EMPTY JAIL THAT STAYS . EMPTY. A recent issue of Capper's Weekly tells of a county which is proud of its jail because it is empty and stays empty. Washington County contains 900 square miles. It has 19,000 in habitants. In the days before prohi bition it had use for a county jail with accommodations for sixteen pris oners. But vacant county jails in Kan sas and vacant poor houses, are an oft-told story. -The paragraph is printed for Eastern consumption merely. How long could 19,000 people in any wet community get along with out a jail and perhaps an insane asylum? Even in sparsely settled ru ral Kansas prohibition has proved that it was booze and the open saloon which promoted about 75 per cent of all the crimes . The Waitress* Revenge. This girl doesn't pretend to be in the statesmanship class. But she showed a telephone manager a thing or two in simple justice. She had had occasion to do some long distance telephoning fom Still water, where she is a waitress in a restaurant. She did not get the party with whom she wished to talk. Never theless she had to pay for the mes sage under the Burlesonian station-to station, person-to-person system. A day or two later the manager of the telephone company at Stillwater,, to whom she had protested in vain for charging her merely for "the re port" that the party she wished'talk to was not available for conversation, was waited on by this waitress. Among other things he ordered was cherry pie. He was advised that the larder was innocent of cherry pie at that time. As he came up to the cash ier he noted on his check that the, pie was "charged to him just the same. , He, protested, somewhat violently just how violently one may imagine by picturing himself in his place. But the waitress was there with the quick reply that the charge was for "the report" that there was no cherry pie to be had. This pie story ought to travel the length and breadth of the land. The charge the waitress made was exactly as legitimate as the charge she had been compelled to pay.-Sioux Falls Press. NEW ENFORCEMENT CHIE CALLS UPON LAW- ABIDING PUBLIC FOR COOPERA TION. The new Federal Prohibition Co: missioner, Roy A. Haynes, of Hil boro, 0., in a public statement.pled ed himself to do everything possil to administer the law effectively ai efficiently. His statement, which fi lows in part, has the ring of si cerity : "The watchword of this admin: tration is 'efficiency.' We expect to i everything possible to translate in fact that slogan in the prohibits unit. Whatever change may be mai in organization or personnel will 1 made wholly with the idea in view greater efficiency, strict economy ai the maximum of results. "In unmistakable language Amei ca has spoken for prohibition. Fe eral constitutional provision has be< made for it. Laws have been ennac ed for its enforcement. The la should be enforced. The man or w man or agency which condones i violation, or encourages a sentimei of laxity in regard to its enforc ment, is helping to create, consciou ly or unconsciously ,a very serioi condition. "At the very outset of my admii istration of this office I want 1 preach the gospel of the need of la enforcement. If . there was ever time in the history of America whe all good citizens should unite on program for law enforcement, in tl home, in the school, in. the churc and in the press, it is today. To 'wini at the breaking of one law an preach the observance of another ; unpatriotic and un-American. On ths basis, I believe former so-called lil erais will as vigorously aid in the ei forcement of the dry laws as thos who always have been dry. Any othe policy toward law in general mean chaos; means Bolshevism. Aid of Press Invited. "I am a newspaper man by profe: sion. I have full knowledge of th power of the press. I believe n agency has more power in the wielc ing of public sentiment, and few a much power. I appeal especially t the editorial and news writer, to th cartoonist, to the reporter, to h scenario writer, to the playwright, t lend every aid to law enforcemenl "The editorial, the cartoon, th news story, the film or the l?gitim?t play which has in it the direct state ment or inferential suggestion tha the' dry program is easily violat?d^o should be violated, that it is a joke^ is harmful not only in the warpin of sentiment against the enforcemen of this one law, but obviously such ir fluence leads to a disregard of lay in general. Such suggestions creat in the minds of the young an unfai and unfortunate attitude and en courage among irresponsibles th breaking of all laws. Regard for Laws Urged. "I wish that we might have ii America a revival of regard for th sanctity and majesty of the law. wish that it might be preached by tb parents in the home as well as by thi teacher in the school; by the preach er in the pulpit; the writer and car toonist, through the press; the acto: on the stage; by every good citizei and agency. No greater blessing cai come to America and the world thai this. I want the help of every gooc loyal citizen. I pledge, God helping me, every ounce of vig?r and abilitj there is in me to this end. With com paratively few officials to enforce th? Eighteenth Amendment it cannot bi effectively done without the coopera tion of a patriotic and helpful citi zenship. "My ambition is to see the dry law? as all laws, generally and properly enforced. We can readily bring about this splendid result and high aspira tion if we all dedicate ourselves to the patriotic program of believing, preaching, talking and practicing the gospel of law enforcement. To this piaf orm I shall devote all of my; en ergies and I believe that I shall have the cooperation of all true, broad minded, patriotic Americans, who put love of country and regard for its very foundation--law and order-in their proper relationship." Legislative Headquarters, Bliss Building, Washington, D. C. June 18, 1921. 1785 . .1921 THE COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON Open to Men and Women Entrance examinations, and ex amination for the free tuition coun ty scholarships at all county seats, Friday, July 8, at 9 a. m. Four-year course lead to the B. A. and B. S. degrees. A special two year pre-medical course is given. Spacious buildings and * athletic grounds, well equipped laboratories unexcelled library facilities. A dor-: mitory for men. Expenses moderate. ?For terms, catalogue, and illustrated booklet, address I HARRISON RANDOLPH, Pres. We have recently overhauled and added new machinery to our Seven ty-Five-Barrel Capacity Pull System Flour Mill and with our forty years of practical experience as millers we are offering you this season better service than ever before. Special Attention Given to Out-of-Town Orders SHIP ITS YOUR WHEAT Let Us Mill Your Wheat and Corn WE GRIND FOR THE TENTH Leesville Milling Co. LEESVILLE, S. C. Si HIGH COST OF LOW LIVING. By Dr. James I. Vance, in Charleston Mail. It was not a preacher but a law yer who said it. That makes it ar resting. He said it in an after dinner speech, which makes it more arrest ing: "The high cost of low living." Low living comes high. The most expensive thing in the world is sin. ' Let the young man who has wasted his substance in riotous, living go on the witness stand and tell what he thinks about it. Walk through an alcoholic or a syphilitic ward in a hospital, and look at the rotting bodies of the poor wretches who are paying the price bf sin, and reach your own conclu sion. .. i The cheapest thing in the world is just to do right. But the money cost is the smallest item of expense in low living. The man who stamps on conscience and crucifies ideals and follows the beck and call of the lower side of his nature, following on in the track of lust and sensuality, sacrifices the fin est and noblest things in life. His own nature is paying the price. He is daily dropping down into the animal. The law in his members is triumphing over the law in his mind. FRANCES WILLARD TABLET UN VEILED IN HALL OF FAME. Mrs. Ella A. Boole of Brooklyn, New York, vice-president at large of ' .e National Woman's Christian Tem perance Union, will be present to as sist at the unveiling of the bronze memorial tablet of Frances E. Wil lard which. New York university will place in the Colonnade of the Hall of Fame in New York, on May 21. Miss Willard was elected to this honor in 1910 from the group of names of wo men who have been conspicuous in philanthropic, reform, home or so cial work. The electors of the Hall of Fame are appointed by the Senate of New York university in approximately equal numbers from each of the fol lowing groups; University or College presidents, historians, and profes sors of history; scientists; editors, au thors, men of affairs, high public of ficials. Fifteen departments of ser vice to the world are represented, a majority vote of the electors being required for election. The electors j ' ' . . i ?5>v':. . ?? fe, meet once in five years to act upon a list of nominations hat has been made as a preliminary to the election. The election of Frances Willard oc curred in 1910. Alice Freeman Palm er educator, was so honored in the 1920 election. The famous American men chosen last year were: Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain)' Roger Wil liams, James Buchannan Eads, w'il liam Thomas Green Morton, Patrick Henry, and Augustus Saint-Gaudens. FOR SALE: One Ford truck, worm drive. See 6-15 LYON BROS. Improved Train Service -TO Western North Carolina Resorts NEW TRAIN Daily Beginning Sunday, June 26th -BETWEEN COLUMBIA and ASHEVILLE -VIA Southern Railway System Read Down Service in Connection With New Train 6.45 p. 7.23 p. 7.56 p. 8.24 p. 8.57 p. 11.60 p. 5.15 a. 5.50 a. 6.25 a. 7.30 a. Lv..AUGUSTA.Ar. Lv...GRANITEVILLE.Ar. Lv.TRENTON. -Ar. Lv.WARD._.Ar. Lv.LEESVILLE_....Ar. Lv.COLUMBIA.Ar. m. m. m: m. m. m. m. Ar...TRYON.-._-Lv. 10.30 p. m. m. Ar.SALUDA_:_-_-_-Lv. 10.00 p. m. m. Ar.HENDERSON VILLE.Lv. 9.30 p. m. m. Ar.ASHEVILLE.Lv. 8.25 p. m. Read Up ia 40 a. m. 9.52 a. m. 9.20 a. m. 8.52 a. m. 8.14 a. m. 2.50 a. m. Connects at Hendersonville for Lake Toxaway, Brevard, etc., and at Asheville for W?ynesville, Black Mountain, etc. Through Pullman Sleeping Car Service Between Augusta and Asheville on Above Schedule. SEMI-WEAKLY-Leave Augusta Tuesdays and Fridays; leave Asheville Wednesdays and Sundays. First car from Augusta Tuesday, June 26, first car from Asheville Wed nesday, June 29. SUMMER TOURIST TICKETS NOW ON SALE Daily including September 30, 1921, final limit October 31, 1921. STOP-OVERS. Consult nearesfrticket agent or communicate with R. S. BROWN, * J. A. TOWNSEND, District Passenger Agent, Ticket Agent, Augusta, Ga. Edgefield, S. C.