Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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?OXGRESS SHOULD ACT. Interests of People Demand Passage of Foodstuffs Biil. To the Editor or The State: Our country has never felt the r\f Vmntror1- vvp knnw Tint whilt VI UUii{^VA y ft v/ . . ..v. famine means, and the food problem is a new proposition that l'orces itself o the front and must be considered d acted upon promptly. It is a estion of vast importance to the eople who are going to want bread and who are going to suffer from hunger and cold. The amount of foodstuff in this country should give us flour at $9 per barrel and it is selling at $15. Coal that costs the owners of the mines but litie more than it did in 1914 to mine now costs at the mine more than double the old price and will -double up again if something is not done 'by congress to etop this extortion. The owners of the coal mines are growing enormous ly rich at the expense of the country. We see in the papers that 3teel plates for which the government was asked $95 per ton have been commandeered by the government at $56 per ton. ATI CI one IQilUUltlClUl mg wuipaujf iuui "was to deliver 4$0,000 tons per month loses its immense profits. Four hundred thousand tons at $95 per ton 4s $38,000,000, and 400,000 tons at $56 per ton is $22,400,000, fceing a dif feernce per month of $15,600,000, and $187,200,000 per year. That is what pv-kvornrrvpnf ?avM a vear cm one contract. The food question, the coal ques tion, the iron and steel questions are ihe three vital questions that our rep- j resentatives in congress are to de-j cide. And what is congress doing ? What has congress done? What in-! fteence controls and guides the oppo cition to the government measures and blocks the passage of important bills? These are questions now occu-; pying the thoughts and minds of the public in the quiet of home life. These are questions that are discussed with an earnestness unusual to our people. The country has suddenly awakened from its aoathv. The registration of 9,500,000 of our young men, the dis cussion and enthusiasm aroused for tte issue of the Liberty bonds, the appeal made for the F ' >oss have etirred the hearts of the piople. The patriotic pulse beats strong and fast and with a voice that will make itself heard there is going to resound through this land from the Atlantic to the Pacific a demand that congress deal promptly with the government bills that are to protect the people and prepare the country for the war now upc-n u>. America realizes now that a bloody war is before her, anu ehe has pone into it v/ith a determi nation to sustain her gallant sons at the front will never consent to a ^eace thr.t "ill not give America every rigfit she has demanded and matte every other nation feel that she 'will ever demand those rights in the future. German money and German influ ence have been a secret power in this country, but the revolution has come and we are all Americans now. n any congressman could be at home for a day he would find a wonderful change in the openly expressed pub lic opinion. President Wilson is the head of our nation as a wise and! thoughtful leader and we all have con-; fidence in him and will sustain him. America expects a patriotic duty from each son and woe to the one that falls hy the way, or is found want ing. His punishment is sure and cer tain. james Mcintosh, Newberry, June 21. WHO WO*. Christian Herald. Dutch Daily, an entertainer, once well known in this country, but now & favorite in .England, tells this story: A certain man, feeling exceedingly unwell, inquired of a friend whom he should consult and was recommended to an eminent specialist. "Is he very expensive?" asked the patient. "Him, no; he'll charge you $5 for the first visit, and $2.50 afterward." So the invalid went off to the doc tor in question and upon being ad wvittari t/\ th*? nnnsultation room slam med down ?2.50 accompanied by the remark: "Well, doctor, here we are again!" The doctor calmly picked up the money, opened his desk, placed it therein, and locked the drawer. The patient waited events. "Well, arn't you going to examine me-" ne saia ai lengm. "No," said the specialist, "there's no need to do it again. Just keep on idth the same medicine. Good day." Uncomfortable Honors In 1862 an intimate friend of Mr. Lincoln's visited him in Washington, finding him rather depressed in spirits as trie result 01 reverses repeaicu ly suffered by the federal troops. "This being president isn't all it is supposed to be, is it, Mr. Lincoln asked his visitor. "No," flashed Lincoln with twink ling eyes: "I feel like the Irishman, who, after being ridden on a rail, said: 'If it wasn't for the honor ay th' thing I'd rather iralk.' '?Washington Times. GAL?FIFTEEN CHAOTIC STATE OF CONDITIONS Created by lifnerm.r Manning, nno Reverses Himself Freely for Par tisan Purposes. Columbia, June 23.?"Hhe Audubon society has met twice; has on three different occasions expresed itself as to its choice by a majority vote of its membership and has on four differ ent occasions sent you its recommen dation,says President E. C. L. Aa ams, of the society, in a letter to Gov ernor Manning today, and if the of nee OI emei 0auie waraexi s^iuum ic main vacant the responsibilty wijl be upon the governor and not upon the society, continues Dr. Adams. "Certainly," lie says to the governor, "the responsibility will not rest upon the people of South Caroliua who have twice, iurtrugli lUCir as-; ) sembly, endeavored to take the se- j lection of chief game warden into their own hands, and liave twice *>een thwarted by your use of the veto pow ' er, which against the expressed wishes of the general assembly, has left the appointment in your hands." Dr. Adams does not agree withf ; Governor .Manning in his recollection of conversation passing between them in the governor's office recently, and : asserts that Governor Manning sug gested that the name of Mr. Wade Hamntnn ihp sent to the eov ernor by President Adams without calling a meeting of the society. President Adams' letter to the gov ernor is as follows: Columbia, June 23, 1917. Hon. Richard Manning, Governor, Columbia, S. C. Dear Sir: I have your letter of June 22 in which you return to me the name of E. C. L. Adams as being unsuitable to you for the position of chief game warden. I beg to "say that your action in this matter, so far as the return of my name is concern ed, is entirely satisfactory to me. I stated to you i my letter that I was IIUU OCCJV1U5 IUV/ JJVOILIVU uuu v/*4* ? agreed to accept it in order to be of . some assistance to South Carolina in ! the way of game protection. T? fa nf o pnn. 1X1 icpjj IV J \J Ul 1 guuiuubi VI u W" : versation held with you several days before June 20, in which you state that you requested me to call a meei of the Audubon society in the usual and regular way, in which you claim to kave stated that no name sent to you as the result of what you term such an "irregular" proceeding as was entered into would be suitable to you, I would like to remind you that you stated that any name sent other than at an open meeting of the Audubon society would have to be held for se rious consideration by you; but I a*on 1-d like also to remind you that you suggested on another occasion that I, a-s president of the society, send in the name of Mr. W. H. Gibbes without even calling a meeting of the society. I also "R'ish to state that I do not think any of this has any bearing o the situation. It is the preroga tive of the Audobon society to recom mend itnd it is the function of the governor to appoint or decline, as suitable or unsuitable, and I deny the right of the governor to dictate the methods of procedure of the Audubon society. You say that it is your "de sier that this matter shall be determ ined in a regular and legal way." So far as the legality of the action tak en by the Audubon society on June 20 is concerned, it "was absolutely in ^ccord -with the decision ot the su preme court of this state in the case of Gibbes vs. Richardson, 92 S. E. 333, which decision states: "The general assembly is now in recess and the J Audubon society may now recommend,: j and the r overnor may now nominate,1 ; a chief ^ame warden to hold until ! the vac ncy be filled in the mode-pro Tided - y law. to wit. until the senate I I shall confirm the nomination." The1 j opinion of the court does not require that the Audubon society shall bold ! any meeting in order to make a rec- j ; ommenaauuu. as lu uic ularity of the action of the society on . June 20, I am of *v.a* lilt; UliU 11 naa cihiic;v i 6^" i ular and certainly no? without prece dent, for when Mr. Richardson was selected by the Audubon society in j 1013 no meeting of the society was ; held, nevertheless the senate confirm-' I ed Mr. Richardson's name and he held ! the office of chief game warden for the term provided by law, four years.! Further than this, you, on two differ ent occasions, commissioned Mr. j Wade Hampton Gibbes as chief game | warden without any meeting of the Audubon society having been held, i or, in fact, without their having rec-: J ommended Mr. Gibbes. The majority of the Audubon so-! ciety expressed themselves on June 20. and even if a meeting were now called, or had been held on June 20,! the result would be the same. The Audiboo society has met twice:' \ !;:;s on three different occasions ex pressed itself as to its choice by a ma jority vote of its membership, an'. k-s on four different occasions sen you its recommendation. Under thes< conditions, if the office of chief gam< warden shouid remain vacant, and th< jrame laws of South Carolina continue morcea ana uie game unpruiwicu I feel that the responsibility will res' upon you and not unon the society and certainly the responsibilty wil not re.st upon the people of Souti Carolina, who have twrice, throug; their legislative asembly. endeavorec to take the selection of chief gam< warden into their own hands, am have twice been thwarted by you: use of the xeto power, which, agains me expressed wisiies ui uie gcuci<t assembly, has left the appointment ir your hands. ery truly, E. C. L. ADAMS, President. A MEEETING OF M1XDS IS BUILDISC (By Noble Foster Hoggson, Presi dent Hoggson Brothers, Builders.) Builders and prospective owners ol buildings would do well to take a page out of Blackstone. One o fthe chiel causes for the difficulties and annoy ances which attend the average build ing operation, and which make the owner raise his hand in the air ami declare "Never Again!" is due to the fact that there really has not been a meeting oi minds." The first problem to be met and de finitely determined by any prospec tive rtwnpr is the mkxirmim sum "be expended tor the proposed buildipg This being settled, it should be under stood and agreed -between the owner and the builder that the cost of the completed structure shall not exceed the amount agreed upon. The cost is the starting point. An owner's dream of the building h would like to have is of course his heart's desire. After his needs, wish es and requirements are understood by the builder, and it is known thai the desired structure can be erected for the specified amount, then con struction work may safely begin. That way would be idealistic, bul it finds few parallels in reality. The average owner usually omits at the outset to determine upon and pro tect himself in the matter of cost. Anc he is generally unable to visualize oi picture from the drawings and plans that are made and shown him jusi how his building will appear, oi whether his ideas will be carried out Generally speaking, plans are t source of bewilderment to the lay man. Undoubtedly the prospective owner has noted and studied certair features contained in different build ings which strongly appeal to him Often at his instigation these features have thereupon been assembled, har monized and drawn out on what an technically known as flat elevatior and sectional drawings, which arc perhaps even more of a mystery tc him than the plans. To him the ele vation drawing, ordinarily, is hardl) an intelligent picture. Then a num ber of contractors are asked to sub mit estimates of cost on the plans and specifications. Statistics show that in a vast majority of cases, th? figures received are far in excess ol the owner s expectations. The question arises?shall the own er reduce his requirements, cut dowr the size of the building, eliminate cer tain desirable features, and the manj conveniences that he had longer foi dreamed of, to bring the whole with in his appropriation? On, on the oth er hand, shall he have reoourse tc chance, and seek bids from other con tractors in the hope that some on* o fthem may offer to do the work ai a price equal to his means? The prospectie owner should rea nze mat ouuamg materials and laooi cannot be legitimately obtained ai less than cost. Therefore, should h< accept an offer that is materially iow er than the ruling price he must tak< it for granted that the contractor pro pose to erect and deliver the kind o building that can be constructed fo: the low price he has made. If th< cost is 20 per cent, less than the mar ket price, the owner will receive i building 20 per cent, less in valu< than he intended to build. Building is today a much more ex pensive and difficult operation thai it was a generation ago. This is du< to the constantlv incr#?asiner rrmf a labor, and the correspondingly in creasing intricacy of building con struction. Yet it has been practically demon strated that it is entirely feasible foj a man who would erect a building, t< go to a reliable business concert which will design, construct and de liver to him a building, complete, ai a motor car company would sell hin an automobile. An automobile, lik< a building, consists of hundreds o: parts which must be assembled, ad justed and harmonized. The princl pies are the same in each instance Of course, the automobile has beer built; it is a comn-odity; whereas th< building is yet to be erected. Bn with the extraordinary facilities a: the command of the modren buildei there is little chance of dissappoint ment or for misundestandings to arise A maximum guaranteed cost can b< agreed upon, aziu in sutii case it u not necessary for the owner to pa] more than the .contract price. Th< builder, on the other hand, will cred it to the owner any savins that ma: be effected in the execution of th< work. A Use for Everything Aa old soldier who had lost one o his legs in the war once said to i younger man; "Well, there is one ad vantage in having a wooden leg." - "What is it?" asked the other. "You can hold up your socks wiU thumb tacks."?Pluck. - rSK larger STAMPS ntuKs department I The postoffice department is urging r . . i " patrons ot the postal service to use stamps of as large denominations as possible as a measure of economy 1 for the government. The department 2 a.-ks that 2 cent stamps be used on; f letters in place of two 1 cent stamps, t and that on parcels larger denomi - '? > . -a-t?r .&&&? 1 1 I i An Ua sert oi 1U ifivsi ui uo van of the swimming of us who must s the summer i I Are the epitome ?kt70 auvautag^ v* wv weight, shape-ret truly represent the c< summer heat. Palm Beach "tl Tropical Worsteds ai in our assortment. 1 J. H. SU Ba Big Ba one of kp orivp T J1 I Dancin: and ev( and got Everybi f i H. nations be substituted for smaller- o ones. . s "It costs the government just as P much to make a thousand 1 cent a stamps as it does to make a thousand s' 10 cent ones," said Mr. Goft'ney, "but tho cato r.f thp hrincs thp prn~ 11 vernment a good deal more revenue, i 0 "There are some people who will put forty 1 cent stamps on a package.: This is very useless and causes a lot l sis in tl Heat easily look back to t hole. No such treat tand the rigors of cil t a new expedient pr< \RT CL( OR MID-SUMMER WEAR of hot weather comft ry breeze that stirs?J aining and reasonab Dmfort of an oasis in t le genuine" Zephyr Coo nd many other novelty fa Every model in all the nev MMER & C Newberry, S. C. rbecue prepai fkc Kocf rnnl n at Chappell; ULY 4 g in the aft< ;ning. Best s av/Iav1 m 1 ^ko l/vl UiUCl gUGUO ody cordially ii H. WAIT Chappells, S. C. f useless work when two 20 csvlh tamps would answer the same SKir ose. By using larger stamps she mount of licking necessary is tes ened and the amount of stamping itk. ancelling is reduced, us well as ?iv lg the government a Mgger per ceat f profit on the stamp sale."' Subscribe to The Herald and Xe^s.. ie De immer ? i r . v he days or tne today for those tv heat during esents itself. )THES >rt. They take porous-feather ly priced?they he desert of mid >1 Clothes, Mohairs, .brics are included f styles is here. OMPANY ed by __ !ll Will I S.C. 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