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PRESS OF v^*OES J* THREATENS BYRNES Asserts That "Society's" Arm Will Reach Him?Got Congressman Ragsdale ? P. H. McGowan in The State. Washington, Oct. 6.?Through negro publications, printed in Washington and elsewhere in the United States, open statements were made today that the life of Congressman James C. Byrnes of the Second South Carolina district in the house might be forfeited at an early date for his marked antagonism to the ne gro race and especially for his recent utterances on the floor of the house on the negro question. These publiv cations openly and shamelessly and without any reason whatever declared that the life of the late Representative James Willard Ragsdale of the ? m 1:? J ?51Xtn OOUtn VuiiX'UUHtt uisiiin, wnv died suddenly in this city on July 23, IS 10, was caused by them and that "the long arm of the society (the Borgia) will soon reach Mr. Byrnes." There were also anonymous com munications received by Mr. Byrnes today which have been laid before the United States department of justice. Threatening Letter. Among these was the following: "When you Southern M. C. begin to writhe and squirm it shows the shaft has sunk deeply. When you depart from the straight path of legislature for cotton and crackers then your names go on the list of the proscribed. "Ragsdale became obnoxious and the long arm of the society reached out and clutched him. An accommodating doctor certified heart failure. "The shadow of the society is hovi r -x. j J # eringover you ana n it uesceims ?anu envelopes you there will be another / vacancy in another South Carolina district. One big foua alliance sits at Paris, another sits elsewhere. You Southerners initiated the terror and terror it shall be. Your gage has been picked up." Mr. Ragsdale- died about the time of the recent race riots in Washington. He visited the offices of his Washington physician and while seated in a rhair in the latter's office * suddenly expired. The coroner of the District of, Columbia held an autopsy and rendered a verdict that the deceased came to his death from "acute dilation of the heart." It was just about the same time that Mr. Byrnes made a speech on the floor of the house on the negro question. Shortly after this soeech he began to receive many insulting ^ letters from anonymous writers throughout the country and although they threatened to "get even with him," none of them went quite so far as to say that he would receive the same measure of treatment as that which the "society* has just meted out to his colleague, the late Congressman Ragsdale. Secret Service Men Active. Mr. Byrnes took the matter before the government authorities and it is understood that secret service men have been on the trail of the a,\ci?ymous writers and that some of them may be landed behind the bars as a result of the investigation. The ailusion to Mr. Ragsdale, shows the bragging methods employ ed by these negro publications and writers to frighten Mr. Byrnes and others who may think as he does concerning the negro question. Just why the postmaster general should continue to permit these publications to go through the mails which sooner or later must cause strife and bloodshed 'between the races is not known but the sooner jthey are excluded the better it will 4)$ for whites and blacks, is the opinio^ expressed here. I /'I. MAKY MACLANE" IN COURT.1 > | Chicago Writer Is Sued by Her Dress I Maker j Chicago News. I, Mary MacLane, the woman Who j hates herself in movies and books, j was held to the grand jury recently j on a charge of larceny as bailee. She; Was arrested on complaint of a mod- j - - > 11 3 olifl rviorta crnwris ' ISte WHO anegeu uiat for Mary valued at $1,025. But Mary MacLane, she said, absent-mindedly forgot to pay for them and wouldn't send them back. May" oe, she said, Mary was too busy scrutinizing her soul. Mary said she bought the gowns on credit. But I, Mary, should worry if she goes to jail. "Such a sordidly dramatic experience?existing in prison," drawled Mary, rolling her eyes heavenward in suffering martyrdom. "How pictur^ esquely one can examine one's soul. r>?nnA ond water will bring out my Ul &au uuv. most dismal emotions. "I am writing another book at the present time to pay for these stupid dresses. What about? About myself of course! What else could I write about? What else is more interest ing? And now I suppose HI have t< SOON WAS ABLE i TO DO HOUSEWORK Spartanburg Woman Says She | No Longer Needs Hired Girl EXPLAINS REASONS i .Mrs. Cannon Declares It Was Surprising the Way Tanlac Restored Her. i Though it had been necessary, bei cause of her ill health, to have a I nurse to assist in caring for the | baby and help with the house work, j I Mrs. C. C. Cannon, of 375 Vernon ! street, Spartanburg, S. (J., who took ; a dozen bottles of Tanlac, declared ' that "Tanlac made me feel so well and strong, and really I am stronger j | and healthier than I have bfeen in i years." j " Discussing her bad health, Mrs. | | Cannon said: "I suffered from genjeral weakness. I felt badly a lot of ithe time and never was able to do | my housework. I had to keep ' a : nurse, as I could not lift the baby j j much, and also I had to have help j "to do my housework. I always have , been weak and frail. Before I be! gran taking Tanlac, I had been almost i completely broken down, had lost I my appetite and was somewhat subject to indigestion. I suffered a lot.j ' with my back, which ached and pain-' , ed me. j "I fyad heard so much about Tan-j ii-- T 1 ;+ -.A T ' IclC X iiiictiiy ucgan lading n, aiiu j. ; I have taken .a dozen bottles. Thej i Tanlac increased my strength a great j j deal and built up my system. It was j ! surprising the way I gained strength j j and energy, and my appetite was re- ! i stored* I have not been troubled I with 1 my back since I took Tanlac, j ; ana I am able co do my work and j i care for the baby without the help j of a hired girl. I am glad to recom- j i mend Tanlac, for it did so much for! - I | me." ' j j Gilder & Weeks, Newberry, S. C., j i Prosperity Drug C.o, Prosperity, Lit-! i tie Mountain Drug Co., Little Moun-1 | tain, S. C., W. 0. Holloway, Chap- j j pells, S. C., Whitmire Pharmacy, ; Whitmire, S. C. j BE RID OF THAT ACHE. . ' | . If you are a sufferer with lame 1 1?? ALAAUA JinrriviACia ! | DUCK, uacilttcuc, U16<iUlCi90, 11V>JL TUUij- j ness and kidney disorders, why don't I you try the remedy that your own j 'neighbors recommend? , j I Mrs. W. Alewine, 609 Drayton J3t.? I Newberry, says: "A few years ago II had a bad attack of kidney trouble. My back ached and I was all worn-,1 out. Dizzy spells often came over 1 me and black specks came before my j eyes. At times I was tired and lame and didn't feel like doing my work. jWhen I bent over, I could hardly i straighten, my back would hurt so.! I My head ached so that I thought I it would split and I was nerv-. I ous and just about able to drag1 j myself around. Learning of Doan'sj |Kidney Pills, I got some and they; j relieved me right away. Continued j iuse entirely cured me and I am glad , to give this endorsement." ! Price 60c, at all dealers. Don't j simply ask for a kidney remedy?get j j Doan's Kidney Pills?the same that'! i TIT A 1 1 A I ( AlCWHiC XldU* JL vovci"*uziuuj.ii j j Co., Mfgrs., Buffalo, N. Y. . i l > * ! i ; ; write another book and tell of the i surgings and yearnings of my soul j behind the prison bars." j ! The author of "I, Mary MacLane" ( j dropped a glance over the courtroom.: | "And what a shriveled soul he! must have!" she exclaimed, pointing! ; toward an aged pickpocket with a i 1 ' J- - ? --'l' ? ntna Bnrnifinn> t n Q1 1 ! Douruon Xitcc wuu uao *?*taivnig | j "He has never had emotional prickly j j sensations when an olive or a cold j j potato or a dill slid down his throat, j | No, he has never been warmed by the J j sight of a pushcart laden with fruits * of many colors. j "So many persons are just lumps' of clay?or just little oysters. They have no emotions. Why, I become j dizzy with emotion when I look ati my little finger. So pink, so warm, j - . < . ij, i so graceful. I love to look at myseu : in the mirror. I think there's noth-: ing beautifuller." j j I, Mary, wore two little French j dolls of blue yarn about her neck. | ! She fingered them as she talked. | "Madame Ripley, the modiste, took j pleasure in fitting my gowns," she I said. ?"One which she made for me ! to attend a party at Lake Forest was so suited to my character that she | said I ought to fceep it forever." ? offnmpv tried to have Mad j xuai O ovvvi??rf i ame Ripley take back the gowns. She refused because the dresses were made in 1917 and are of little value now. | Poet: "I can make no mistake in ; saying her cheeks are like the rose." j Friend: "Mut you have never met !; her." * < -1 ij Poet: "That matters not. 11 sne , is blushing there are red roses: if ? she is pale, there are white roses; - and if she is sallow, there are the ) yellow roses."?Pearson's Weekly. . -. . : / - mr?At? m ; <>(? iW-r ;.. * .* '? j' y ? 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