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MERELY WANTED SIX 5 AMES SUG^ESTKJi; Ha|. Richards' Kecoinmendatiofis Not Intended to Be Binding, Says Got. Vanning. Charleston American, Columbia, June 5.?"Your actions d?: ?oi square with your words," saysj Jtej. John G. Richards, chairman of; tee State railroad commission of ftaittii Carolina, in a letter to Gov. | Hannine in reeard to the aDDOintment! f a council of State defense. Some several weeks ago the Mace icmian cry of "Help me, Cassius, or I aiak," came from the executive office to Maj. Richards, one of the reform leaders, who, in response to a tele phone call, went to Gov. Manning's of fice. The governor wanted to appoint a State council of defense to work witti the council of nvJ ional defense Maj. Richards, who is recognized as a j reform leader, and who was a candi-j date for governor three years ago on i the reform platform against Gov. Man- i >*Bg, was as&ea 10 name sua. iucu im , appointment on the State council who! had been opposed to Gov. Manning in| State politics. Maj. Richards suggest j ed eight men. Twenty-four men were appointed by Gov. Manning, of whom two were selected from the eight who! were recommended by Maj. Richards. 1 fclaj. Richards 'himself was appoint- i ?d. When lirst called to the govern* ( r'a office, Maj. Richards was offered a place on the board. As a patriotic j ?ttizen of the State, he accepted, and! as a patriotic citizen he agreed to sug- j geet to Gov. Manning the names of, mix other patriotic South Carolinians for appointment on the State council j f defense. He carried out his promise, a&4 suggested eight names. Of the ?ight only two were named. in accepuug a pvsmuu uu uc board, Maj. Richards directly makes the charge of bad faith against Gor. Manning. "You had 24 appointments to make," says Maj. Richards, "and although you requested the six names f me and stated your purpose to be aoa-partisan, you appointed only two f the number and proceeded to ap pointe 21 other gentlemen who are! your friends and supporters (I having J^en requested by you to serve and: bad accepted before you asked me for - the six names)/' i The entire correspondence follows: His Excellency, Richard I. Man ning, Governor of South Carolina,> Columbia, S. C I "?y uea.T oir: i 01 uuurse 1be positon upon the ^State council of defense* to which you have appointed me, as I should be and am willing to. aerve my State and country in any way that I may, and particularly in this time of national peril. "I owe it to myself, however, to etate to you my surprise at the man-, er in which you treated the gentle- j mer whose names I submitted to you ior appouiuuem. upuxi iuc uuaiu, aui* especially as the names were submit ted at your own suggestion. You phoned me to come to your office, which I did, and after stating to me the serious conditions confronting our nation, you further stated that it was a* time for factional feeling or action, aad that all our people should pull to gether for the common good. With this statement and sentiment I heart Hy agreed, and after discussing condi hods rurtner you requested me to name six gentlemen who were patriot ic and true and known to be opposed to you in politics, for appointment up oa this board. The following day, af ter consultation with two or three friends I submitted the following ames: George Bell Timmerinan, 01m Sawyer, Jeff D. Edens. 0. L. .Johnson, Thomas P. Bramlev. Eugene R. Buck ingham, Otto Klettner, J. W. Hinson. "There are two more names ,tbani you requested. 1 at every nan upon tiio :ist is known ro bo not only pa triotic and triifc b;:t in every way cap able of discha; sing the duties of this important position and is among the very best citizens of our State. "You have 24 a ointments to make and, although you requested the six names of me and itaiou your purpose to.be non-partisai*, you appointed only, two of the number and proceeded to ( appoint 21 other gentlemen who urn 1 your friends and supporters. (I hav ing been requested by you to serve and had accepted before you asked me for the six names.) cMirrwie** o f vrtnr ar?t:on ? in tTio oui j/i at jxjkal avttv/i: j m u*v face of the facts is natural, nn.i no sane person will quosti<vi the fact that those who are opposed tc you in rol itcs are just as Iov.il, as patriotic and as anxious to serve t>o'.r couniry as those who are your political friends. No one knows this ")rt(er than your self. Then how can you just'fv your failure to appoint Ahese .sent tern en when your appeal to me W33 apn non-partisan grounds? You may have some explanation that is satisfactory to yourself, hut your actions do not square with your words; therefore I fee] that you are due me and the gentlemen in question an explana tion. V erv i copcv/iiuiij, "John G. Richards." "Columbia. S. C.. .Tune 2. 1917. i "'Hon John G Richards. Columbia. S. i c- ! "Dear Sir: I am in receipt of your j letter of May 30 and thank you for ; accepting a position upon the State! *e?ncil of defense. "Ifitii reference to tte rest f yturj * * 'attcr I will state that when I had my conversation with you the number of men composing the State council oi defense had not been determined, There were general lines, which I was requested to follow in making the ap pointments. The members of the council were in a general way to be engaged, or in touch, with certain linps of business, o.allme or Drofes sion. industrial and agricultural anij others and they should be in a posi tion to reach others who would coop erate with the State council on spe cial committees, etc. It was not my purpose in asking you for additional uames to commit myself to their ap pointment, but I wanted tho benefil of your judgment as to those whc wouia De uesc uueu tu uisuimige liu responsibilities that might be placed upon them. I put down the names ol a large number of citizens and frorc this large number by elimination final ly selected the State council of die fense. "It regret that you felt that I was transferring to you the responsibility of selecting any members of the State council. That responsibility was or me, and I hare not shirked it. It was n'ot my purpose to transrer tnat re sponsibility to any one else, but I was seeking information from you as ] might from any one else as to making appointments that would carry ou1 most effectively the purposes for whicl the. State council of defense was formed. Because I did not appoint al that you suggested is not to be taker in an* sense that I did not regarc these men as patriots. In asking yoi to suggest -five or six names I desirec to have them so as to make selectior from them. I had no idea of your tell ing these men that they would be ap pointed. for I had not myself de termined upon the personnel of tli< rr-uncil. "I- trust that I have succeeded ir selecting a council of defense that wil do a genuine service to the State ant country. Taurs very truly, "Richards I. Marning, "Governor." nmnin i xin />ni\Air iJAtwr? A3u awv* MEET WITH MISHAl ftfmnbia Plunges Into Stream. Coiemfeia Ptoses Into Stream. The State. Lexington. June 2.?Dewey Rikan and his bride, who was Miss Marths Hix, who were married here Fridaj afternoon by N. P. Shipp, notary pub' 1 A 4-V* ^ %r? r?nrl/vl o-a At* AATlSfiTll IJC, W R11UUI IUC A.UU v? U1 vwuovu of their parents, it is said, had 2 thrilling experience following the cer emony at the home pf a friend in the mill village. They secured an auto mobile in which to make the trip tc Columbia, whence they expected tc board a train for Newberry to spenc some time with relatives of the youna man T? crr\ i n cr Hnwn thp qfppn hill near the mill Mr. Rikard lost contro; of the car which in an instant had plunged into the creek, carrying its occupants with it and pinning them down in about three feet of water. A young W'hite man and negro boy whc saw the accident rushed to their as sistance in time to release the couple and a negro boy who was with them before they were drowned. Aside from a severe drenching none of the part) was injured. Statement by Samuel Gompers, Presi dent of American Federation of. Labor. "To buy a Liberty bond is to sup port our country and to subscribe t< i A no 1 c tt' mir nmintrv i<3 frirppr? lugoicr nm\yu v/u* v/vua?w. j .w maintain by military force. Individ uals and organizations have testifie< to their patriotic desire to serve b; subscribing for these bonds, includ ing labor men and labor organizations All workers and labor organization will find it advantageous to suppor I this loan as extensively as lies withii their financial ability. Money iron their sale is indispensable to the sue cessful conduct of the war. Bon* subscriptions therefore become : "highly patriotic and intelligent way t render service to our republic and t< the cause of democracy international lv Thp inn's executive counci has subscribed to $10,000 worth o bonds." THE HERALD AND NEWS ONT YEAR FOR ONLY SI 50. Coras Loosen Off W?h Hawfe "Rote.!#" vi mi mugiv 1,1 2 Drops Do the Work, Painlessly. "I tell you, before I heard of 'Gets-It' I used to try one thing after ^ ~ y%/\?nO 1 ctill VioH them ailULIiei IT7I LUIilJ. 1 JUilTTW *!!!" I used bandages and they made my Corns Drive Yon ilad? Try "Gets-lt'' and They'll Peel Ri^ht OIT! my shoe." I used salves and other things that ate off more of the toe than they did the corn. I'd cut and dig with knives and scissors, but now no more fooling- for me. Two drops of 'Gets-It' did ail the work. It makes the corn shrivel and get so loose that you can just pick it right off with your fingers!" There has been nothing new dis covered for corns since "Gets-It" was born. It's the new way?the common-sense, simple, sure way. "Gets-It" is sold everywhere, 25c a bottle, or sent on receipt of price by E. Lawrence & Co., Chicago, 111. *>old in Newberry ana recommended as the world's best corn remedy by P. L. Wa> W. o. Xaj'fcs. . I f"rcv s. *n s-'r;e <J .v.aii t> l.-'.il roil lia J wo w: I J v>. : <; ot prtco It p-i.iis ar.-l f :< ? nri'-;rv<? rrT.t part leu!Frurnie I'r.at<. Cy'-O priper lAi^est Kodak P;aiO :nc LuV'rM'.ry !n t!i<? .Slu'o Greenville, S. C. } p:iper GLOBE OPTICAL COMPANY I i* WILSONS ADDRESS TO ! CONFEDERATE VETERANS i i [ The president spoke in part is foi-, i lows: . "I suppose that as you mix with. one another you chiefly find these to, j be days of memory. . . . You are j 51 glad to remember that heroic things j r; were done on both sides, and that menv. in those da>s fought in some- j 11 thing like the old spirit of chivalric; j I gallantry, mere arc iimuv jhciuvi ?ca j -: of the Civil War that thrill along the' i' blood and make one proud to have [! been sprung of a race that c>uM pro- i *\ duce such bravery and constancy; | t and yet thej world does not live on j i memories. . . . There are some; > things that we have thankfully buried j 1 and among them are the great'pas-i l sions of division which once threat l eneu to rend this nation in twain. The i passion of admiration we still enter l tain for the heroic figures of those i old days, but the passion of separation -' the passion of difference of principle is gone?gone out of our minds, gone - out of our hearts; and one of the things ; j that will thrill this country as it reads ! j of this reunion is that it will read 1! also of a rededication on the part ofj I all of us to the great nation which; 1 we serve in common. j i "These are days of oblivion as well j 1 as of memory, for we are forgetting j ; the things that once held us asunder. : Not only that, but they are days of j : rejoicing, because we now at last see ( i why this great nation was kept unit ' ed, for we are beginning to see the , great world purpose which it was j {meant to serve. Many men I know, J ;| particularly of your own generation ! i have wondered at some of the dealings I j o? Providence, but the wise heart i 1 never questions the dealings of Provi-! i dence. . . . And now that we see! r ourselves part or a nation uuueu . . . < - we know the great ends which God. j t in his mysterious Providence, wrought l throughout instrumentality, because, at the heart of the men of the Xortii | } and of the South there was the same - love of self government and of liber- j ) tv. and now we are to be an instru-{ > nient in the hands of God to see that I liberty is made secure for man- J f kind. . . . [ "As I came along the streets a few; I minutes ago, my heart was full of the ' [ thought that this is registration day. j j Will von not support me in feeling I i that there is some significance in this' L coincidence, that this day, when I! >. come to welcome you to the national >: capital, is a day when men young as ; ; you were in those old days, when you j . fno-ofh^r tn fiffht. are now1 vw-, registering their names as evidence of this great idea, that in a demo j cracy, the duty to serve and the priv ilege to .serve falls upon all alike? j There is something very fine, mv feT-; : low citizens, in the apirit of the vol- I ! unteer, but deeper than the volunteer j spirit is the spirit of obligation. There | is not a man of us who must not hold j j himself ready to be summoned to the, - duty of supporting the great govern-j 3 ment under which we live. No really' y thoughtful and patriotic man is jeal - ous of that obligation. So man who, ! really understands the privilege and j s the dignity of being an American citi-l t zen quarrels for a moment with the j a idea that the congress of the United; a States has the right to call upon whom j - it will to serve the nation. Those j & solemn lines of young men going to-; a day all over the union to the places! o of registration ought to be a signal! to tne world, TO muse WHO uaic Iiuui fbp ^ienitv and honor and rights of the United States.,that all her man-] hood will flock to that standard un-i j der which we all delight to serve, and | that he who challenges the rights and principles of the 'United States chal-| : lenges the united strength and devo-i i tion of a nation , j "Men all over the world havej : thought of the United States as ai ' + rannlfl ! j iraaiiis anu ihuhc* scumr i -whereas we who have lived at home | know the ideals with which the hearts! | of this people have thrilled: we know, I the sober convictions which have laid j at the basis of our life all the time, j j and we know the power and devotion j j which can be spent in heroic wise for; ' fhp service of those ideals that we ; have treasured. i "And so it seems to me that wej 1 may regard this as a very happy day. I because a day of reunion, a day of [ noble memories, a day of dedication, ; a day of the renewal of the spirit^ | which has made America great anions ; the peoples of the world." ? RIDS FOR FERTILIZER. T will receive sealed bids for from three to five tons of nitrate of soda or. top dressing up to June 13th. 1917. 10 o'clock a. m. Right, reserved to re-, ject anv and all bi i J. C. SAMPLE, County Supervisor. t i Snmnirr Term?At the request of a number of persons Miss Rawl will | conduct a summer class in music: from June 11 to July 20. She will; | be at the studio Monday, Thursday' ! and Saturday from 10 a. m. to 12:30' p. m. and will give information as to j terms and so on. 6-5-tf. JT'XK DEALER?I pay the highest prices for scrap iron, metals, rub-1 her, waste material, burlap, bags, ! etc., wholesale and retail. iC Sarliu,' H2:j Friend St Phone 15 . : 6-5-tf. j THE HERALD AND OXB I TfiAPv FOB |! *?. What Part Are Play In ' 4 If you shoulder a gun, yon c siciy cxl iiuiiic rciiicinucr umi yuu the boys who go to the front, through buying Liberty War Bor When you buy Liberty War lending your money to your cour secured by the U. S. Treasury s yearly rate of 3 1-2 per cent, pa} Liberty War Bonds may be ; They will mature in 30 years an They are absolutely exempt fron tered in multiples of $100.00. Should the Government, bef< bonds at a higher rate of interest War Bonds may be exchanged f< The last great government I and 110 3-4 in 1900. So valua Secretary of the Treasury could when he offered redemption. Every cent of the Two Billi Liberty War Bonds will be spent and American wages. This great, flood of wealth w and cranny of our business activi dependent on American prosperi as your duty in buying Liberty V Send into Service every dolli ViAmA...voni* ftAvinors?vnur waae j * 1>~ V O ~ Buy Liberty War Bonds bee; because of the 3 1-2 per cent int< cause they make for American f Above all, buy Liberty War /./in?/>miienot? nf havinor nnnp helped strike a death-blow to the over the peace of the world. There is no "red tape" conne War Bonds. Just apply at the I The Commercial I The Exchange 6< nHBOHHHHHHHnHH ?- W?my, 4 - . Ik War ? an do no greater duty; but if you are personally responsible for You can meet this obligation ids. Bonds you are not giving but ltry. Every dollar you invest is fold, and bears interest at the fable twice a year. purchased in multiples of $50.00. d are redeemable in 15 years, i income tax, and may be regis ore tne ena or me war, issue any : than 3 1-2 per cent, Liberty or them. >ond issue sold for par in 1898 ible were these bonds that the secure only one-tenth of them ion Dollar Loan made through in America for American goods rill be poured into every nook ity. You, as an American citizen ty, can see your reward as well iInr Bonds. ar that can be spared from your ause they are secure. Buy them erest they bear. Buy them be wrosperity. Bonds because it will give you your bit for liberty, and have : tyranny that hangs like a pall . *?? I i-i J A miw/tltnffA ? :u j.? vicu vYiui tiic puiviiadc w Liiuci Ly liberty Window of any bank. nk of I1 r\ q of 12 / 3T Newberry ink ot Newberry