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NO. 30.
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Report on Barnwell
County Chain Gangs
The totals population on the
three. Burn weft gangs on the
<iav« of inspection was 47 of
whum 10 were full trusties,*md
only 7 wore leg chains. The
experiment Barnwell county is
making ot practically doing
away with chains during the
working hours has met with
success, and shows good man
agement on the part of the fore-
Tliev are to be com-
man
mended tor' this step.' The -Board of Health ; that verniini-
erage
this negro. As required by law,
we have reported the circum
stances to the State Board of
Health.
We recommend that the Fore
man liavp the -blankets washed
at least monthly ; that lie have
tlie kitchen car and the utensils
cleaned thoroughly ; - That he
make eacli new convict; b.tthe
within 12 hours after commit
ment, as required U>y the State
laily population of the
three gangs 1 for the past, two
and a- half years has been ap
proximately 46 men.
The Supervisor is now keep
ing a set of records of the con
victs in bis office 1 ,.iti a suitable
book. These records meet our
standards except for the lack
Of age and race, which we-rec-
ommend that the Supervisor
add. We further recommend
that the Supervisor amF Cojn-
missiotiers have the kitchen
cars used at No. 1 and No. 2
repaired and screened ; that they
provide shelter..for the mules
at alb the camps, at least ns
good ,as that at gang No. 3;
that they give the convicts fresh
meat at least twice'a week ;
that they obey the law regard
ing the remission of one^tenth
of all sentences of more than six
'months, life sentence excepted,
for good behavior. They are now
giving off- only one-twelfth, but
they should not punish the ne
groes under their charge for'
law-breaking and then break the
law themselves in administering
this punishment. Finally, pay
the County Physician a salary
f or —and require him to—make
a physical examination of each
convict within 4S hours of his
commitment to the gang, to vac
cinate against smallpox when
indicated, and to make weekly
visits of inspection to the camps,
examining the convicts’ quarters
and food taih time.
To the foremen of all three
camps, we recommend that they
take more care regarding the
proper disposal of sewerage and
manure. When camp is made,
a pit should be dug at least 150
yards from camp, and 1(H) yards
from wafer* supply. Into this
pit dump the soil bucketsCCach
morning, immediately cover the
waste with three inches of dirt,
and once each week burn the jut
.-out with st.raw.qmd oil. Before
the buckets are put into the cage
each -night, put two or three
inches of water into''them, and
pour a little kerosene oil on the
water, to repel Hies. Once each
day rake up the manure in the
mule peiq and every week have
it hauled away from camp and
scattered over the field. .The
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cide be applied to infected men ;
that the old meii be stopped
from initiating new Convicts;
and that, weather permitting,
the convicts be allowed to re
main out of the cage all dayon
Sundays and holidays, moTe es
pecially until the' cage is, thor
oughly cleansed and disinfected
and made-a lit place for human
beings to stay.
' Gaxi; No. 2*
Mr. It. H. Bowers, foreman ;
visited April, 5, 10IS, by As
sistant Secretary Broyles. Con
victs present, 10 negroes, of
’whom 6 are trusties. Camped
about 16 miles front Barnwell
above Dunbarton.
The score of this gang is the
highest gotten by either of the
three Barnwell gangs, which
is due largely to the better dis
posal of sewerage enforced by
the foreman. I n order that con
ditions at the Camp'may be fur
ther improved, and the score
raised accordinglv, we recom-
mend that the foreman have the
blankets washed 1 regularly every
month ; that lie have the kitchen
car and the rooking- utensils
cleaned up and kept so; that
he require the' cook to keep the
slop barrel covered at all times ;
that the water barrel be tight
ly covered always, both in haul-
ing and iu camp ; that he stop
all initiation of new men by the
old ones; that the men be al
lowed to remain out of the cage
all day on Sunday and holidays ;
and finally, that he stop allow
ing more than one man to bathe
in the same water. Give each
convict clean water, and make
him get it even if he be willing
to use that.used by another man.
Gang No. 3
Mr. G. T. Diamond, foreman ;
visited April 13, 1910, by Assis
tant Secretary Broyles. Con
victs present, 13 negroes, of
whom 0 are full trusties. Camp
ed lebout eight or nine miles from
Fairfax.
The camp had recently been
moved when it was inspected,
and the c!age was cleaner than
the one at either of the Barnwell
gangs.. We recommend that the
foreman have the bldnkets wash
ed regularly onCe a mouth; that
the sfores in the kitchen be rais-
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-THE SYMBOL
OF FAITH AND HOPE
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By GEO. W. G6ETHALS
Acting Quartermaster General
The War.
JRQM THE AUDIENCE.
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pVERY American citizen should be proud of the American
“ Red Grose. It is daily, indeed hourly, giving an example
of mercy to the whole world. Through its operations the
suffering ef soldiers and civilians is being alleviated.
The American people should continue to support the
American Red Cross. Through it they are helping their own
men and aelping the allies. Through it they are making
America tht symbol of faith and hope in a distracted world.
' * GEO. W. GOETHALS,
Acting Quartermaster GeneraL
After the many anxious days
that’ have pa»sed since tin* ,Ger-.
man drive began more than a
month ago we can say that
“no news 5 is good news.” The.
military activities of the week
liave vnot *Keen spectacular. It
is believed..that Germany has.
beenunwilling to pay the price
in blood which the allies have
demanded for. points of vantage.
So* they have used this week
for preparation for another blow
at the allied lines. Just where
this will fall is (mere guess
work. German troops are still
heavily massed behind the
Somme sector where they made'
their first big drive. ,
It is also thought that per
haps the time is near for.another
attack in-i Italy to carry on the
offensive there, which was
checked by the first snow of last
winter. The ground for this
bpinion is the rumor that the
internal conditions of Austria
are in a bad way, and need
soiriething like a military suc
cess to strengthen the nation
against anarchy. England's
navy again upheld its ^splendid
sea trjuiitions when it again
o
sui)k a ship at the entrance of
the submarine* base at .Ostend.
Hobson pointed the way at
Santiago, but it takes as much
coolness, and high courage to
follow his feat today as twenty
years ago. There are rumors of
Russian unrest at German
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THE BOY IN KHAKI
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precautions regarding the prop--above the ground; that the
er disposal of sewerage are best
carried out in Foreman Bowers’
camp, but his pit is not more
tljan 25 yahis from the camp.
Gang No. 1
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Mr. C. P. Morris, Fore mart ;
visited April 6, 1918, by Assist
ant Secretary Broyles, with Su
pervisor Dyclies. Convicts pres^.
ent, 15 liegroes, of wnom 7 are
full trusties^' Camped near
Blackville.
The cage-at this camp was
dirty, and had an exceeding dis
agreeable. odor, due partly to
general filthinessa of the quar
ters and partly to the presence
in the cage of a negro man witli
a severe case of syphilis in an
oden stage. . This negro was
locked into the cage, (that is,
water barrel be tig lily covered,
both in hauling and while in
camp; -that all new convicts be
made to bathe thoroughly with
in 1*2 hours after commitment,
as required by tlie State Board
of Health; that, weat er per
mitting, the men be left out of
the cage on Sundays and holi
days lor, tht; entire day; and,
finally, that the practice of al
lowing more than one man - to
bathe * in the same tub of water
be stopped immediately. Give
eichman separate wafer, and
make him get.it each time,
never allowing more than one
to use the same. We further
recommend that the foreman
of this gang use the form of
sewerage disposal recommended
to all The foreman above, and
stop dumping the waste into
1 saw a-mother.
And her hrown dad boy, -
And heard her sob.
And “Goodby, son.”
And saw him.
Kiss her tears away.
And go.
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And bourn passed.
And In the d&rkneaa.
Of my room.
1 lay. 1
And all the pictures. "
That the day had draws.
Came back.
And She was there.
And He was there.
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And then a picture. .
From across the sees.
Was painted.
On my shadow wall.
And He wfta there.
And all about him.
There were shadow men.
But nowhere. ^ , ‘ \
Could 1 find the face.
Ker find the form.
Of Her.
e e e
And then.
Another picture came.
A great Bed Cross.
And wounded men.
Looked up et It
And raised thetr arme
And smiled."
And He was these
And as t gased.
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Upon the cross.
I saw Her face
And so It was.
That in the darknese
Of my room.
It came to me
That Red Cross work.
Across the seae
Was mother's work.
In other hands.
And done for Her. —
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And tbeo sleep came
And came a dream. ~
And cheering throng.
And boys come home
And He was there
And She was there
And ooce again.
I beard Her sob.
And saw Him.
Kiss Her tears away.
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And hi their wake
On that glad day.
A Red Cross wared.
As it had waved. 1
And followed Him.
Down In the Valley.
And come back again.
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■' A lawyer recently waived
his exemption from jury duty
and sat as a juror in order that
he mights see theMawyer from
the standpoint of the jury box.
Some public speakers have in,
these days of much public
speaking seen themselves from
the standpoint of the audience.
Audiences are very much alike.
So are public speakers. The
average public speaking leaves
the audieqee worn out. It has
become a test \>f endurance
rather than’ a time of informa
tion. The most important man
ought to., be the chairman who
can furnish the spice of variety
in the way of a varied program.
Study to allow the audience to
stand as well as to sit. Haye some
good music to sandwich between
the speches; For the speakers,
Select men who will come with
a prepared .speech. It is hard
on the audience to allow hirq
to prepare it in their presence.
Some speakers have a way of
trying to fool the; people with
the idea that they are not trying
to make a Speech, when the
audience kpows thev are doing
their very best and making a
flat failure., Most of programs
have too many speakers for
an occasion. Ea£h speaker feels
that his speech is the speech of
thioccasion. Thje other speakers
are but the wadding to be placed
between the powder and the
shot. The result is the audience
is worn** to a frazzle. How long
domination. If Russia could should a s|>eaker speak? The
well he dispensed ^ with as a
factor of German defeat it would
be a •m’ost fitting thing . to tie
Germai.y about her neck until
she was fed the sauce that she
administered to the allies in
their day of need. In all- the
world Russia has not a single
friend. In our nation the week
lias been nrarked fortheincreased
ship.! enta of troops that we are
sending to France. Mr Baker
as war secretary announces
that we have 500,000 soldiers
there now. In all of the allied
councils there is a growing
conviction that Germany is
doomed to defeat.
audience is the best judge of
that, hut here are some danger
signs. Whenever feet are crossed
and uncrossed, theie is a
shifting “in the chairs, stolen
glances at Watches, 1 furtive
knowing looks from oneanother,
and the average hearer seems
to endure rather than enjoy
what you are saying, the time
has come to tell your best story
and make room fol* the nexl
speaker.
Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Moody,
Jr., Mrs. Annie Baxley and Mr.
J. Staff Halford, of this city,
attended the revival meeting in
Blackville Sunday mght.
Committees for 2d Red Cross Drive
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The following committees
have been selected in the vari
ous towns and communities of
Barnwell county by Hon. J, E.
Harleyfchairman of',the Second
Red Cross WaT Fund'drive, The
said commitrees are urged to use
every effort possible in securing
Red Cross contributions. They
will be furnished with necessary
literature and instructions by the
chairman. t
Willistoh—Messrs. R. S. Mar
tin, M. C. Kitchens, and Mrs. J.
E. Kennedy.
Blackville—Messrs. Clarence
J. Fickling, T. L. Wragg, and
Mrs. Herman Brown.
Barnwell—Messrs. George W.
Manville, S. B, Moseley, and
Mrs, R. C, Holman. »
Fairfax—Messrs. J. E. John
son, B. F. Thomas, and Mrs.
Geo. 1). Sanders.
Kline—Messrs. Victor Lewis,
Frank Jenkins, and Mrs. T. F.
Hogg.
Ulmers—Messrs. J. F. Week:- 1
ley, W. L. Brant, and’ Mrs. G.
A. Best. -
Dunbarton—Messrs. B. F.
Owens, E. D. Dicks, and Miss
May Owens.
Spelling—Messrs. O. C.. Bax
ley, G. L. Hill, and Mrs. S. E.
Moore.
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Martins—Messrs. Cj B. Dun
bar,. Geo. D. Rirkhwid, and
Miss C. B. Ellis. \
Hilda—Messrs. R. F. D. Row
ell, H.C. Hutto,and Miss Pearje
Colliu9. "
Healing Springs—Mr. H. J,
fair. Rev. D. W. Heckle, and
'Miss Nellie Ray.
Elko—Messrs. P. S. Green,
G. E. Crouch, and Mrs. Mar
cella Cave' - V .
« THANK YOU
HERCULES PICNIC.
in the same cage with the other
prianneral hoth div and night sl.V
He should have been sent to
the jail when the disease first
developed, or else removed from,
the cage atid completely isolated
from the other prisoners. It is
heartless toward the well men to
confine them in the cage with
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State , Board of Charities an<i
Corrections. 1
Albirt S. Johnstone,
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Break' yonr
with a fei
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Mia Cnstine South, Assistant
State Home Demonstration Agent
and Miss Madaline Spigner,
President , of^* South v Carolina
Rural School Improvement Asso
ciation, are expected to talk at
the Hercule* Picnic. This is a
meeting,of the Hercules Home
1 Demonstration Dub and School
Improvement Association. We
arqpmnH.tn luHiprF
AMERICAN FLYERS
1 WIN KICK PRAISE
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M*Jor Thaw aid Llauiait Baer Cited la
Olfldal Freach AdTfcea.
Parte, May ll.—CitatioBa for Amer
ican aviators appear in the Journal
Ofificiala today aa folk>ws:
“William Thaw, major? of Pjttsburg,
commanding, the ' Lafayette sduadrpn,
which, following _ita, chiefs example,
has been remarkable for its boldness
aad succeaa; a keen pilot, at the head of
patrol; dpwned an enemy airplane
after a hard fij
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with us. AH ^re invited to at
tend. Program - to begin at
twelve o’clock. Date May 17th.
. Miss South will be at a meet
ing of the Kline Home Demon
stration Club on the afternoon
of *the 17th of May.
'|B.MT-Tl3Jp-'X£tieeptic. Believes
iimApadiTSpraina, Neorsigift, ate
HI Frank Baer, Mobile, llen-
tanant of the same squadron; a pilot of
marvelous audacity, never hesitating
to engage the enemy in superior num
bers; daWned aa enemy, tna second in
two daya.*’
Lieutenant Baer has a second citation
In* same issue of the Journal Official
reading; .
“A pilot
gaging in cosebet oe deary flight; oe the
seme day he fought three times with the
enemy la superior numbers, downing
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one airplane and forcing two to return
to their own lines disabled.”
• Major Thaw has been cited several
times previously and recently became
an ace. He was reported unofficially
last month to have brought down • two
enemy machines oiMhe same day. Lieu
tenant Baer, also in ace, brought down
his fifth plane in Aoril.
HI. TOQIE ENCOURAI
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Hon. G. L. TodWof Aiken
was here today in ins Ford en \
route to the picp/6 at Mt^Plnaa> -
ant Uhurch. JKt. Toole while
here stated th&t the third man
Was feeling liis way, but he does,
not believe/ihere will be anyone,
in the raee except ne and the
present / congressman, Mr.
Toole f^ela very much euconr-
th -the outlook for hia
(Bamberg- County
of MAy 9, 1919.)
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