Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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rs \ \ ^ 9383(11 sl '"afi jgi rio a ^ a ? 8> 1jriday, jil1 191?. xftlc? a week, (m a yjjaji. ? * * SOUTH CAROLINA BED MEN ih FIRST CONTRIBUTE AMBULANCE B Through the efforts of Great Sail chem Cannon G. Blease the South Carolina Red Men are the first to f send on the * amount necessary to equip an ambulance unit for service; under the Red Cross in the fighting line. Sojne time ago Mr. Blease sent out an appeal to the tribes in this Res ervation to r^Ise the amount neces- j eary and on Sunday a check for $1000 j v was forwarded to Wilson Brooks the Great Chief of Records in Chicago; _ t for this purpose. It is the first funds 'for this purpose sent by the Rtd Men,; thoughr it is understood /that the of nf all thA Starts will caw wuuvi*o vi. m>*i vmv ? ? r?ise a like or larger amount. ' ' j Great Sachem C. G. Blease has re-: ceived the following lettei from Wil-: liam Brooks, great chief of records of the Red Men of the /United States: [w Chicago, July 2, 1917. ,Cannon G. Blease, Great Sachem, mm Dear Brother Blease: Your telegram came to hand early inr} /icrta^n 1 maHp me ffij? vuia xuui i-iiix'g cniu wi Mt.uV ? r* feel very proud. I am printing, on the front page of our next issue the name of South Caff- ; olina as being the first Great Reser-, vation to buy an ambulance. Am, also writing an editorial, "Hats ! Off to South Carolina." Many, many congratulations to the Red Men of South Carolina for tHHr real patriotism, as shown by their subscribing, without being conscript ea. With very kindest regards, .believe; me, v Sincerely, and fraternally, in F. and P. and C. w WILSON BROOKS, G. C. of R. I ^ ^ ?- "H A J Xf AW rAn 1,1 IT 1 OO H SOUIH caroima. xveu aucu 1 CaiXj iVM>V? I all the others. Good for us. : - - I" SHERIFFS' (ASSOCIATION TO 3TEET IN SEWBERRY r~- K-. \i The Sheriffs' and .Chiefs of Police association of South Carolina, will meet in Newberry on July 19th. j The meeting has baei^. arranged for ! one day only on account of the pros | ent crisis that confronts tne country. m Hoover, the good people of Newberry: n will be glad to have these officers |& stay with them as long as they wish . BE to, but this arrangement will not give any sheriff or chief an excuse to jgff stay away on account of being" ab^ sent from their offices any length of time. " j Sheriff Blease is making every j arrangement to make these officers f feel at home when tSey ge! here.' In this he is being assisted by Chief of Police Rodelsperger and the county and city officials. After a short business session the guests will bs taken to the country a few miles from the city and entertained. ^' It is hoped that every sheriff and chief in tiie state will 'be present. DELIGHTFUL BANQUET * OAST ARTILLERY FIBERS I , & _ j One of the most delightful affairs of the season was the banquet tender ed to the members of the Jonesville Coast Artillery company ? and a few \ ^ ( other friends, by Mr. James C. 1Crot- j well, at his suburban home. Covers were laid for seventeen at the beautifully appointed table and an ele i n/vnvoa r? i n r\ or urtLa CPrTVAf? ' gctXIt B1A VUUIOV U'UUV> Several impromptu speeches and toasts were made. The out of town B guesis were Capt. Ellerbe, Lieut. Mcfw Whirten, and 2nd Lieut. Haynes, || all of the Jonesville company. r I Death of a Baby. Helen Elizabeth, the 10-montSs old I infant of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Galloway j of the Mollohon mill village, died of; cholera infantum on Wednesday afternoon at 1 o'clock and was buried at Ttosemont Thursday morning at 11, the service conducted by the Rev. W. V"R. Bouknight. Card of Thanks. Mr. Geo. W. Swittenburg and family many kindnesses shown them at the many kindnesses shown them as the iime oi their reecnt bereavement. ESTIMATE COTTO>" 11,033,000 BALES (government Estimates This Year's Crop 183,000 Bales 31 ore Than 1916. s Washington. July 1.?Plans of the cotton growers to produce this year the largest crop of that staple ever shown have been frustrated. A crop larger than those of last year am that preceding it probably will be realized. This year's production was forecast by the department of agriculture at 11,633,000. equivalent 500 pound bales, mat wouia ue ituuui 183,000 bales more than produced last year and 441,000 bales more than the 1915 cr6p, but it is 4,500,000 bales less than the record crop produced three years ago. Scarcity of labor, due to emigration of negroes to the industrial centers of the north by higher wages, and to the entry of young men in the milirarv service, high prices of food, feed W - and fertilizer and the movement for the South to feed itself are the important influences against the cotton farmers effort to produce f record crop. Unfavorable weather also was a determining factor. Acreage and condition by States follows: ConAcreage. dition Virginia 47,000 82 X. Carolina 1,450,000 82 S. Carolina 2,950,000 71 Georgia 5,178,000 69 Florida 191,000 79 Alabama 2,994,000 69 Mississippi ,?,814,000 68 Louisiana 1,323,000 73 rTW? 11.640,000 72 JL CAtVO .. ...... Arkansas 2,575,000 67. Tennessee 886,000 70 Missouri ? 150,000 68 Oklahoma j ... * 2,745,000 74 California 66,000 93 Arizona .. :... 45,000 85 A statement on condition issued at the department said: "It was the desire and intention of the farmers of the South outside the newly infested weevil areas to plant this year the largest cotton crop on record. But their plans could not be earned out. A number of influences '--U ?i? n/v.A0l0.a ^riH in nav6 neiu iuc au uvi>? ?? ? some places forced a reduction where heavy increases were contemplated. An important influence has been the labor problem. In all of the States east-of the Mississippi river where the negro is the-chief labor on the cotton planters, there has been a hoaw exodus of these workers. Se' eral hundred thousands of neg: have deserted the farms to go to the industrial centers in the northern and eastern States, where they could get higher wages than they had been receiving. In addition many thousands of young men have left the farm to enter the military or naval service. Heretofore there was usuallly a small surplus of farm and industrial labor in the South, while now there is a deficit with no chance 01 an adequate supply soon. As a result, much land ordinarily planted to other crops requiring less cultivation and hand labor. The high prices prevailing for food, feed and fertilizer has been a factor. The slogan "the South most feed itself," has had its effect and many farmers who ha\^e for years planted cotton to the exclusion of most other crops are now practicing diversification. In many sec ZA i? tn prow hi^h II Oil a il ja oo j^iuumuiv ? D? .. priced corn, wheat or other food crops as it is lo produce cotton. These crops, requiring less cultivation than cotton, seem to some farmers to solve the lllbor problem and they have planted these at the expense of some of their cotton acreage. Unfavorable J o f oariv weatner causeu muvu moo planted cotton, and some of this was replaced "by corn and other -crops. "In some sections the crop has recovered some of its lateness, but over most of the belt it still averages two to three weeks late. The weather was too cold the first half of June and over the southern half of the belt dry wfvafhpr. which in portions of Texas assumed crop Wiling proportions, prevailed the greater part of the month. In Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia the drought has been serious but cotton has not Suffered as severely as other crops. In the states on the northern line of CHARACTER OF MEN WASTED FOR Al^UST TRAINING CAMP j A second series of Officers' Training Camps will be begun August 27.' I 1 i No applications for thtse will be con-1 sidered later than July .15. South j Carolina is allowed a Quota of* 256 j men tor me second camp tor uiis j district which will be held at Fort' Oglethorpe, Ga. The 'War Depart-j ment is anxious to have men between the ages of 31 and 44 years in this ; camp, though many younger men will i ^ - i ? J -ii of course De accepted, ana an engiuie men are urged to apply at once. First Lieut. H. T. Pillans, Coast; Artillery -Corps, U. S. A., is the ex-; amining officer for South Carolina,! and applicants should address him at j the Citadel, Charleston, S. C. Appli- j ' ' 1 * ? f 1 1 J. ? MAX i . canon uianivs mil ue sent iu <a.ii nxcii j requesting them, and also a memo-! randum of information setting forth; full instructions and information re- j garding the camp, the pay, etc. Accepted men will receive transporta- j tion to and from the camp, subsist-j ence while there and pay of $100 dur- ( ing three months of training. It Is I important that interested men apply j without delay as the time limit for J applications is July 15. Show lour Patriotism. It is believed that the poor showing is the result of a lack of under! i standing on the part of the public; , of the purpose of the camps, the j chances offered, and the method of | procedure to apply for admission to the camps, and not due to any lack of patriotism. South Carolina will not admit, and should not admit, that: it is less patriotic than any other i I state in the Union. The submission! t . j of an application to attend these'' | camps is a patriotic act. All redI blooded men with proper qualifications i should show their patriotism by subi mitting their applications at once. j To provide officers for the drafted j ; forces of the National army, the1 War Department has adopted the poK , icy of commissioning all new offl- j cers of the line (Infantry, Cavalry,; Field and Coast Artillery) purely on j the basis of demonstrated ability af-: . ter 'three month's* observation and j training in the Officers Training i camps. Thus, the appointment of of-1 fieers of the new armies will be made! entirely on merit and free from all! personal or other influences. Sixteen Camps. i As an emergency measure to pro ?:fifha f?Tot nnn V 1U tJ U11 9 IV1 tii U1 UV wvwyvww | ' drafted troops the War Department | has put in operation sixteen officers'| training camps with a total attend- j ance of about 40,000. These 161 camps correspond to the territorial divisions in which it is planned to raise troops under the Draft Act of May 18, 1917. These camps, which1 began May 15, 1917, are expetced to provide line officers well qualified as to character and training and suffici-; *- ' 41%~ mnxamont nf nflfl - I 6I1C LUX tilt/ Hi d L JJLi^/l ^/IXIVILV VJL V V V J I 000, with a reserve for that increment. \ Following the policy of commis-j sioning officers on demonstrated worth, it is intended that, after the first increment of 500,000 has been! ! organized, officers will' be obtained by promoting officers and men already in the regular army, National Guard, and drafted forces, thus giving ' to those who have volunteered or have been drafted for military service full ! opportunity to earn promotion to the ! prolusion of those not in actual mili : tarv service. ' The period devoted to the organization of the first 500,000 must, therefore, be devoted to trailing and se1 lecting officers for the second 500,000 to supplement those promoted from j troops in service. To meet this situation a second series of Officers' Training Camps j will be held beginning August 27,1 1917, with thtf definite mission of j i producing a body of line officers (In! fantry. Cavalry, Field and Coast Ar! tillery) capable of filling all places i in the grades above lieutenant aid the cotton belt too much rain has fa 1, len in many places. The latter part I of the month was more favorable for cotton, the temperatures being gen! orally high and the crop, while small, seems to be fruiting well. There is f j complaint of weevils in every infect| ed State but the ravages to date seem not so severe as in former years. Late crop is probably responsible for this. The crop is generally well cultivated.' THE KED CROSS 1 MEETING ASD CHAPTER I Agreeable to the call a large crowd assembled at the court house Tuesday night, the ladies and men all being warmly interested in the great work. The meeting was call /I fo order by, Dr. Geo. B. Cromer, Mr. W. W. Cro- j o/'.tlnrr o c? tcmr.ArQfr c^^votorv illCi av/tllli, CL O L^IAl]>V/lUi OVC1 Vbui;. | The music was furnished by the New-! berry concert band and prayer was offered by the Rev. F. E. Dibble. Prof. S. J. Derrick, Mr. Z. F. Wright: and Mrs. P. E. Scott were apF-ointed! nominating committee. The commit- j tee nominated the following permanent. officers, who were elected: Chairman,! Geo. B. Cromer; vice-chairman. Mrs. j W. H. Hunt; secretary, Mrs. R. D. j Wright; treasurer, T. K. Johnstone;: executive committee?Z. F. Wright,' I chairman; Mrs. L. W. Floyd, Mi's. F.! D. Mower. Miss Sadie Goggans, Dr.! .las. P. Kinard. The Red Cross chapter for Newberry j wqc nrp-anizp-d additional namfts rvre- ! sented to the list running the total: number to 201. The meeting was ha\nonious and a spirit of patriotism breaV..? -rough the audience. \ j Other committees are to be appointed and the work will be pushed without delay and with much determination and enthusiasm. The address of the evening was made by Dr. James A. Hayne, chairman cf tlie Columbia chapter and State | health officer. The address was well j received and will do good, as it was j full of important information and cin-j tained interesting advice as well as j entertaining and instructive facts, j Di\ Hayne made our people realize; more fully the urgent and imperative: neeri r>f hard work uDon their part! to meet the demands of the Red j \ Cross in the terrific struggle. The audience teft the building with the' feeling that Newberry would do her; part. j - - - - I i many of the places in the grade of! lieutenant in the second 500,000! troops. Last Call for OiPcers. The training camps to be established for this purpose will afford those not in the military service, or drafted in the future, the. last opportunity to become officers. Also, in connection with these camps it is to 1? o fn owj? ovnnri poH Ut? UUICU lUai ULlCl.tuic auu men are needed to fill the higher grades (firs* lieutenant, captain, major, and a few lieutenant colonels) in the second 500,000. The date for all camps is August 27 to November 26, 1917, and successful applicants from this state will ? ml. I be sent to Fort ogietnorpe, iia. me maximum age limit for applicants, except those noted in the special classes on the memorandum of information which is sent to all those requesting application blanKs, is forty-four years. In excepted cases referred to, it is fifty years. The minimum age limit for all applicants j is twenty years and nine months. { However, in order to obtain the ex-! perienced class of men desired pref-J erence will be given to men over 31 years of age, other things being equal. Because of the anticipated large numhoy nf it wtill probably be difficult for men under the age to qualify except in instances where the applicant has preeminent qualifications or unusual military experience. This applies to the training camps described herein. Must Reapply. Men who applied for the first serie3 of camps must reapply whether orj not certified as suitable for the first i i camps. Right to enter camp, if selected, is not affected by the fact that applicant is drafted be^pre or after camp begins. All accepted applicants are urged, however, to provide their own uniforms in advance as follows. 1, service. 1 coat, service, olive drab. 2 shirts, flannel, olive drab. 2 breeches, service, olive drab. 1 pair leggins, canvas. 1 pair shoes, marching. ? J - ~ 11 The government win provide an | necessary arms and equipment, audj the necessary drill regulations asd; other publications used in the course; v.*ili be issued to accepted applicants! in the camps. j tm i CITIZENS URGED TO ATTEND MEETING IN OPERA HOUSE I * " ^ Let me urge ail citizens to attend meeting in opera house Monday afternoon at 6 o'clock. Chief Behrens of j Charleston will talk on a subject in which every body ^is in\>rested. namely, fire prevention. The meetin f? will not hp Ion? and it will nav every one to hear what Chief B^hrens has to say. Z. F. WRIGHT, Mayor. FIRE PRETENTION BY CHIEF BEHREXS ?? ; It is with a great deal of pleasure that I announce that as representing, the Insurance Department Captain! Louis Behrens, chief of the Fire de-| partment of Charleston, will visit your town on Monday, July 9. Captain Behrens comes as the rep- j resentative of the Insurance Depart- j ment to address the citizens of your: town on nre prevention, to give aavice and assistance to your f.re department, and to be of service to your people in sa,ving their property fromr loss or damage by fire. The Insurance Department of South' Carolina is greatly gratified that it is' able to secure the services of a man j sc competent to speak to the people of South Carolina. Few fire departments in the United States have such records as the Charleston Fire Department, and no fire chief can be more enthused in his service .:han is Captain Behrens. He is bubbling ov er with enthusiasm and he is a mas-j tea in the art of fire prevention as ; well as in fire fighting. * J I am not sure that I do not appeal; to you in vain to arange to give Cap- : tain Behrens a public hearing, 4 to; have your business men hear what he j lias to say, your women who are in-j terested in civic improvement to re-J ceive encouragement from himT andj your fire department to profit greatly; by his instructions. I cannot beseech you too earnest- j ly to give Captain Behrens a hearty j welcome and to arrange for a large) meeting. As representing the In- j surance Department of South Caro-j lina he comes ready to "be of any, service he can to your town. So be ! prepared to ask him any questions"in j ' XI * 1 3 T -1- ' V I nis particular line <tnu i iiavts iiu iicb-j itation in saying that you will receive j expert advice. v Very truly, F. H. McMASTER, Insurance Commissioner. - i I In order to give all the business men an opportunity to'hear Chief Behrens the meeting will be held at the | opera house at 6 o'clock in the aft-1 ernoon. "\/Tym nf at* o rr- CO* rl all fViof 1C : iUl, lutiuaotci xiao oa u cm wai, io ; necessary to be said about Mr. Berhens and it is hoped that all our business men will avail themselves of this opportunity to hear him. It is j hoped that the house will be packed to its capacity. This will not interfere with, the I pleasure you may enjoy of seeing the feature pictures that are on next week. On ' Monday afternoon there will be only one show but the meet ing will not interfere with the night performance. H. B. WELLS, Chief Fire Department. BAPTIST PHDUATHEAS ELECT OFFICERS 1 ? i The young ladies of the Baptist | Philathea class met at the West ]3nd j library on last Monday evening zX 8 o'clock. The purpose of this meeting was to elect officers for the ensuing term. The officers were elected as follows: President, Mrs. Bennie L<iv ingston; vice-president, Mrs. Blanche I Powell; secretary, Miss Janie Vines; treasurer, Miss Delia Mathews; press reporter, Miss Jessie Mae Ward; teacher, Mr. J. M. Davis. After the officers and teachers were elected, various committees were ap pointed by the president. The Entertainment Committee! The Hustfers Committee. The Relief Committee. After the business was attended to the young ladies spent a most pleasant and enjoyable evening in social chat. Then *0 ndjourced at 9:30 o'clock, J. W i PROBATE JUDGES AND QUART PERMITS Columbia, July 4.?The quart-amonth law as it relates to the powers of probate judges in the issuance of permits is construed in an opinion by Attorney General Peeples in reply to a letter from Governor Manning. The attorney general rules: That pjobate judges may appoiat deputies to issue permits. That he may have an office for such purposes elsewhere than at the court house, provided it is at the county seat. The opinion follows: "tt 3 T non. rucna.ru 1. mauumg, vruvenwi, Columbia, S. C. "Dear Sir: I am in receipt of yoctr letter of the 30th ult., in which yon ask: "1. Whether or not a probate judge may appoint a deputy to issue permits for the importation of intoxicating liquors under the terms of the qnart-aWl AW A /il JLUULLULL ail. '2. Whether the issuance of encfe permits at another place than tke office of the probate judge in the court house is legal. "3. If so, may not the probate judge appoint deputies tS 'issue permits at different points in the county. "In reply thereto I beg to advise that the power given the probate judge to issue permits under the terms of the quart-a-month act is ministerial rather than judicial. Henderson rs. McMasters, 104 S. C., 268, 273. This has been held in other states as to the issuance of marriage certificates J* which cases the probate judge is t* issue them upon presentation of certain affidavits similar to those oa which the permits in question are to be issued. Cotton vs. Rutledge,- S3" _ -' Ala lift- Wood vs. Farnell. 50. Aia. 548; 26 Cyc. 853 and 854, and o&et cases there cited. "A judicial officer, such as the probate judge, may be required by law to perform ministerial acts and th?f <?o not become judicial because performed by him. Throop, Public Oncers, Sec. 539. "At common law public tjffiews May appoint deputies for discharge of ministerial duties. 29 Cyc. 1395; Throop, Public Officers. Sec. 570; Small vs. ricld, 102. Mo. 119. "I am, therefore, of the opinion that the probate judge may appoint a deputy to issue permits under the termg of the quart-a-month. iaw and an- * thorize suck deputy to issue t2*em hi the name of the probate judge and nr?/?A?. >11 o coal UUU^?1 UXO X/XJL* "The probate judge is not restricted to the court house building as the place for transacting official business and may, under circumstances requiring, act elsewhere in the county. In Richland county it was found that the room given the probate judge in the court house was too small to permit attention of both judicial and ordinary business of the office and also to the issninsr of nsrmits. For that reason, an additional office in the city of Columbia is used for the latter purpose where a deputy is placed in charge. "The furnishing of sufficient offie? room to the probate judge at the cohbty seat is the duty of the county com missioners, but they are not required to furnish such office at other points, and as the statute requires the probate Judge to keep his office open at the county seat, it prevents his giving his personal attention and supervision to an office elsewhere; thi3 is a rea*Jon why offices could not be plaoed i* other towns. "For these reasons the epeamg of the special office in Columbia at wfeich LLUCC5 cu tZ lODU-CU uj UUV y* VVMW judge, through his deputy, does *ot require him to open, an office elsewhere i-n the eounty. "Yours very truly, "THCMAS H. PEEPLRS. n 1 9f Attorney ueaerai. White Man Kills Negro. Mr. Hugh 'Wilson killed Colin Morgan Thursday morning shortly before the noon hour. The killing occurred on the old Wilson place, eix miles from town, where Mr. Wilson lives. Mr. Wilson came in and surrendered to the sheriff. The inquest is being held as we go to press this (Thursday) afteroon. Those who subscribed to the Red Cross fund will please hand their pledges to Mr. M. L. Spearman.