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V ^ ? ^ ^ " ' ' ' * ' J y ^ v ; v ^ VOLUME LVI., NUMBER 62. NEWBERRY, S. C., TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1920. * TWICE A WEEK, $2.00 A Y?A9 Hays Charged { An Untrut r,Av*rnnr Cex Quotes From Bulleti to Show That Chairman Knew of Quotas?Seven Speeches In Wisconsin. Milwaukee, Sept. 4.?Governo Cox, Democratic presidential cand: date, in a speech today, charged tha Will H. Hays, Republican nations chairman, had "deliberately perpe , trated a falsehood under oath" i: Chicago, at the senate committee in vestigation of campaign contribu tions. The governor's charges culminatio: of bitter partisan controversy o campaign financing was delivered a the state fair grounds this afternoo: in one of seven speeches he mad during the day's tour of Wisconsin. Existence of the alleged Republi can "quota" of $8,145,000 for 5 'large cities, charged by Governor Co: last Friday at Pittsburgh, was th basis of today's assertion by the gov ernor. "Mr. Hays has denied that there i any quota," said the governor. "I charge that there is a quota, charge, furthermore, that Mr. Hay deliberately perpetrated a falsehooi 3? ?+ Pltinocm U'liPtl hp sail | UI1UC1 uatu ob vaivu^v vvmv*. ? ~ there was not a quota." i Governor Cox followed this decla | ration with an assertion that a con I ference arranged today at Marior v Ohio, by Senator Harding, his Repub lican opponent, with members of th l Republican ways and means, or fi [ nance committee, had been post V poned, because, the governor de clared, he had "exposed this plo to buy the presidency of the Unite* ? States." League Principal Issue. The Republican war chest and th? league of nations formed the majo part of nearly all of Governor Cox' address here today. v After rear platform speeches a Kanasha and Racine the governor de _ livered five here. He discussed la bor problems Snd the league with a] audience of laboring men shortl; after r/; arrival, then made his fai ground's speec.., f^ted a few hour t at the Milwaukee Athletic club, hel an informal reception at the Cit; Prpas r?luh and received a Democra tic women delegation at dinner am spoke at banquet. He closed his visi tonight with a public address a Plankington hall auditorium and ai address to the Elks here for a carni val. The governor left late tonight fo Chicago where he will rest over Sun day and on Monday visit Mmneapon and St. Paul, and make several ad dresses, including one of the Minnes sota state fair. Besides his charge against Mi Hays, Governor Cox in most of th addresses here, flayed the "senat oligarchy" criticized Senator Hard ing again as "reactionary" and de clared that, if his campaign funi charges were true, Fred H. Upham Republican treasurer,. should b . ousted by Chairman Hays. Upham Admits Quotas. In his fair grounds speech leadinj up to his charge against Mr. Hays Governor Cox declared: "Mr. Hays says that quotas havi not been established. There is not ; man or woman here who does not be lieve that quotas are being estab "Treasurer^ Upham says they an being established." "I have here,' the governor con tinued, pulling a bunch of paper from his breast- pocket and wavinj them at the crowd, "documents is sued from the national Republicai committee with instructions to th< 'money diggers' as they themselve have been called by Treasurer Up ham, to see to it that no papers lef on tables after luncheons shall b destroyed in order that nobody knov what is going on." Producing copies of the Officia "Rnllptin of the Reoublican treasur which he read at Pittsburgh am other cities recently, and whicl figured in the senate inquiry, Gover nor Cox proceeded: Understood by Hays. "In the first line of the 'Officia * Bulletin' , . , it says that thi ! With Telling h Under Oath a< 'Bulletin' is official' and in another part it says that the quotas were understood by Chairman Hays at the i. >> onset. "It says," the governor continued r without reading, "that the amounts ' sought in each community are part of t the campaign of general subscription ^ as originally initiated by Will H. !* Hays and carried through by the n treasurer's office and that the whole l~ program is now nearing completion." L" Like his experience with a large outdoor audience at Gravesend race ti track, New York, a week ago today, f the governor, who had devoted most t of his state fair address to the 11 league, was forced to quit because of e shouts and roars from the crowd. Some, unable to hear, beckoned i- and .shouted for the candidate to pro1 oeed, others shouted for the fair x events to start, and, in the bedlam of e confusion, the governor, after fight ing the noise until he made his charge against Mr. Hays, closed with a smile s and a friendly adieu. Should Discharge Upham. I To his audience tonight Governor s Cox amplified his charge against d Chairman Hays. The governor read d m an "umciai Jtsuneun a stautment by Treasurer Upham that Mr. _ Hays "initiated" the Republican fi_ nancial plans. If Mr. Upham mist represented Mr. Hays, Governor Lox _ said the Republican chairman should e discharge Mr. Upham. u The Marion conference of the Re-} publican ways and means committee " - ? i /r - planned today, was canea on, iut. t Cox added, because "in all probai bility, there would have been an officer there from the senate committee serving subpoenas on every one e of the 48 money diggers from the, r different states." s Most of the Republican local chairmen, Governor Cox declared, are t bankers and he asked whether it was because they would know where to _ secure funds. !ik Denouncing the "senate oligarchy" - - . n y J for holding up the treaty, uovernor r Cox said it was a "diabolical" affair, s and added: d "Henry Cabot Lodge will" be an exY tremely fortunate person if his name - is not written beside that of Benedict 3 Arnold in the history of the nation." t m 4- X _ L The Livingston hamily Keunicn. n On Saturday, August 28, the children and descendants of Mr. Levi Livingston and his wife, Mrs. Frances, met in annual family reunion at the home of Mrs. Mattie Stone in the ? Jolly Street community. The above parents, though dead, still their children meet to remember and honor them and to benefit their family. The Livingston family has grown to be large and influential in the commun8 ity. Although the weather was threatering and there was some sick^ ness> yet the attendance was very good. At neon a bountiful dinner l'. was served on a large table in the yard; a dinner to be enjoyed and re1 3 ? A/\n meinoereu. juunn^ me airemuun family worship was conducted by * the Rev. S. P. Koon. After the '' benediction, the children went home with the hope that they might meet e again. a T. C. Whitmire Dead. Clinton Chronicle, 2nd. Mr. T. C. Whitmire, for many years a resident of this city, passed away at his home west of Clinton, s at 2:30 o'clock Monday afternoon, , after an illness pf about four weeks. Mr. Whitmire was well known in a | Clinton and has a wide circle of e friends and relatives. He was born April 6, 1851, at Whitmire, S. C. He is survived by two brothers and t one sister, Miss Rachel Whitmire, of e Clinton, Mr. S. A.Whitmire of Greenv ville, Mr. George Whitmire of Laurens. 1 The funeral services were cony J ducted at his home and the interd ! ment in Woodside cemetery, the Rev. h | Mr. Baldwin conducting the service - j yesterday afternoon and wore largely attended. The relatives and friends | of Mr. Wh'itmire have the sincere il sympathy of many in this county in s the sorrow that has come to'them. ) 1 [SMITH AND WARREN IN SECOND PRIMARY NOT ENOUGH VOTES OUTSTANDING TO CHANGE RESULT Harvey and Mauldin Will Be in Secand Race for Lieutenant Gove/nor. News and Courier. With probably less than 300 votes not accounted for a second primary between Ellison D. Smith, incumbent, and George H. Warren of Hampton is assured, in the race for the Democratic nomination for United' States senator. A total of 119,316 has been reported for in this contest. A majority would be 59,569. Senator Smith's total is 58,263. A second race between Wiison G. Harvev of Charleston and Oscar K. Mauldin of Greenville for lieutenant governor will be necessary. Frank W. Shealy of Lexington, incumbent, and D. L.' Smith of Walterboro, candidates for railroad commissioner, will also be in the second primary. W. W. Moore, incumbent, won easily over Capt. Atticus H. Marchant of Orangeburg for adjutant general. ? - tx i ? J Keturns trom Jtsenceiey ana joeaufort counties do not show the number of boxes reported but comparisons with the total registration and total votes for county offices show that probably not more than 300 votes are missing. All other counties are reported in full. The Democratic executive committee will meet in Columbia Tuesday, canvass the returns and declare the election. Vote tor Senator. Following is the vote for candidates for United States senator: Irby 8,801 Pollock 15,744 ' Smith 58,263 Warren 36,508 Total 119,316 Lieutenant Governor Race. Returns show the following vote for lieutenant governor: Cohen 18,633 (' Harvey 53,876 Mauldin ?. 46,663 Totals .r 119,172 For Railroad Commissioner. Votes for railroad commissioner follow: McCaskill 17,619 Moss 10,892 Shealy 50,014 Smith 38,019 Totals 116,623 Unopposed Candidates. Unopposed candidates for state offices who were elected: Governor?Robert A.- Cooper of Laurens. I n-P fifjifp?W\ Banks I OCtLCltaxj \J X ... Cove of Columbia. Attorney General?Samuel M. Wolfe of Anderson. State Treasurer?S. T. Carter of Columbia. Superintendent of Education?J. E. Swearingen of Columbia. Commissioner of Agriculture, Commerce and Industries?B. Harris j of Pendleton. I r* ^ 4-y?/-vllor finriAT'O 1_Wa1?oT E. v/nv*. ,, , Duncan of Aiken. Congressional Results. Contests for seats in congress and races for solicitor have not been changed by later returns. W. Turner Logan of Charleston has defeated F. F. Carroll of Summerville from the First district. Fred H. Dominick, ^Newberry, has a wide margin over W. W. Bradley of Abbeville in the Third district. In the Fourth district J. J. McSwain , of Greenville defeated three opponents. H. P. Fulmer of Norway has a majority of approximately 1,500 over: i E. C. Mann of Orangeburg, incumbent in the Seventh district. How Solicitors Stand. ! H. S. Blackweil of Laurens and J. j Howard Moore of Abbeville will be in a second race for solici- . tor for the Eighth circuit. Leon W. Harris of Anderson defeated two opponents in the race for solicitor from theTenth r-ircuit. T. C. Callison of Lexington has api parently won by a good margin for j solicitor in the Eleventh circuit over Muzon Smith of Edgcfirld. In Hie I INDORSES WOMEN AS SCHOOL TRUSTEES STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION TWO DAY SESSION Four County Superintendent Va cancies Reported?Larger Salaries for Teachers. W. J. Cormack in News and Courier. Columbia, Sept. .4.?Because of the passage of the 19th amendment the availability of women as school and college trustees was indorsed by the state board of education, which ended a two day session -here this afternoon. ! The board's session was replete with much business of an important! character/ particularly the approval of the scholarships for Winthrop and Clemson colleges and the University1 of South Carolina, already an- j nounced. The Citadel list will be; given to the press in the next few days. Various contents were heard! and resignations of county superintendents of education accepted. The board said that because of the tremendous influx of children into i the schools and the need of additional facilities the appropriation by! the legislature for the public school system next year will have to be at j least $2,000,000. It was pointed out that the phenomenal growth .of local taxation for school purposes shows that the people approve of better j school facilities. The board recommended larger salaries for teachers j and county superintendents of education. Mr. Walker Resigns. ? l*i an 1 f V? _T ' Dt'CcJUSt! Ui laui.Jg ilban.tr V L. Walker of Union county resigned and W. C. McArthur was appointed. Supt. C. M. Wilson of New I berry resigned to become head of the Whitmire school a'iid Elbert H. Anil. nominated for the place in Tuesday's primary, was appointed to fill out the unexpired term. Supt. - ~ " tt J--_ ^ Uoo J. W. ttouse 01 nampwi; y \v nu nac been trying to resign for two years, will be succeeded by W. P. Bowers, nominated last Tuesday, as soon as the latter can'assume the office. The resignation of Supt. Thomas A. Smith of Oconee given to the governor some weeks ago will be considered by the governor and Superintendent Swearingen. The nominee of last Tuesday's election can not accent at this time because of business j reasons. Examinations for teaching will be held in every county court house October 1, by county superintendents, and there will be extra examinations whenever necessary. Appeals from Pine View school dis- i trict of Lexington county, Lyon school district, McCormick county, Oak Grove school district, Cherokee county, and Reedy River school dis- j trict, Greenville county, were heard j and dismissed, the decisions of coun- j ty board boards of educations being sustained. The advisability of a thorough survey covering primary, grammar and high schools and collegiate education was indorsed by the board, which deplored the hardships under gone by state colleges in getting eligible applicants for scholarships from the various counties, causing many vacancies. "FX'istincr school laws and existing needs of the schools," said Mr. Swearingen in discussing the financial situation, "will require public school appropriation of at least $2,000,000 by the next legislature. The compulsory attendance act has improved the enrolment and attendance of the schools in a marked degree. High school diplomas hereafter will be awarded to pupils completing 15 units." The phenominal growth of local taxation was pointed out as a sure sign of universal popular inter est in education. The improvement in teachers' salaries was heartily commended. The necessity of higher qualifications and better salaries in the office of county superintendent was strongly empasized. Fourteenth circuit a second race between R. M. Jefferies of Walterboro and Randolph Murdaugh of Hampton will be necessary. David M. Smoak and John M. Daniel, both of Greenville, will be in the second primary for solicitor from tfto Thiiteenlh circuit. POINT AT ISSUE AS TO TENNESSEE GENERAL MISAPPREHENSION AS [ TO REAL QUESTION Ratification Seems Secure, But States Should Segregate Women's Ballots. I K. Foster Murray in. News and' Courier. Washington, Sept. 4.?Widespread misapprehension exists as to the real point at issue in the discussion as to whether or not Tennessee has really ratified the 19th amendment to the constitution of the United States, thus giving the privilege of suffrage to women on an equal basis with men in all the states. The question at issue now is not whether or not a state can withdraw ratification once made. Pages of printed comment have been devoted to the action of New York in such a matter years ago. As there is a heavy prosuffrage majority in the Tennessee senate, no possibility of the legislature's reversing its former action appears to exist. It is the contention of the anti--suffragists that Tennessee never did ratify the 19th amendment and that the proclamation by Secretary of State Colby was erroneous. This con-1 1 ?? - ? T -"J ~r\crli^TY1orj teruion lb uasea un i/iic |yawiuiu^.. tary argument that a motion to reconsider the vote by which the lower house of the Tennessee legislature j approved the amendment was pending and not disposed of when the governor certified to Washington that the ratification had been accomplish-; ed. It is further argued that a reso-' lution can not be adopted while a j motion to reconsider it is pending. ! ? i True it is that in accepted parliamentary procedure a bill is not regarded as passed if a motion to reconsider it is pending. This rule has the authority of congress and has been invoked frequently by the speakers of the house of representat ves. If this rule settled the case it would seem clear that Tennessee never did ratify the 19th amendment and that the proclamation made by Secretary Colfcy was erroreous. Whether or not that proclamation could be annulled and_ the error cor r^cted would then become a nice question of law. Cut there is another ruling, which prevails in congress, and has the ap-' proval of the United States supremo court, and this rulir.g may dccide the validity of the 19th amendment. The current manual of the house of representatives contains this note under the sections relating to reconsiaeration : 1 nnr.nl W. " w nen a uju naa uttn , 7 signed by the speaker and approved, by the president, it is undobtedly a law, although a motion to reconsider may'not have been disposed of." The foregoing note has the support of a footnote in Hinds' precedents, the standard congressional parliamentary authority, which says: "The courts have commented, 011 this subject: 'The effect of the pendency of a motiop to reconsider, according to universal usage, is to suspend the original proposition. ttti uo Kill r>f?rflinir VV 11*211, Iiuvvcvcx, c* viti t 0 the motion to reconsider and before that motion has been acted upon been presented to the president and received his approval, the validity of the act, it would seem, could not be questioned on account of the pendency of such motion, the signI ing of the bill by the speaker and [ vice president being complete and unimpeachable evidence of its passage. (See Field vs. Clark, 143 U. S. supreme court reports, p. G50, Feb. 29, 1892.)' " The regularity of the signatures by the legislature's officials in Tennessee may be assumed and it would appear quite probable that the quoted j ruling of the supreme court puts the Tennessee ratification beyond successful attack. Nevertheless, as a practical mat- j ter, the subject is one of dispute, and there is probability of prolonged liti- j nation upon it, and prudent politicians believe that every precaution should be taken to avert confusion over the results of November's elecI tion. Tiie case can hardly reach the | supreme court for final ratification | before that election, and. if the Ten| nessvv ratification should ho held \ % ' 'COTTON GROWERS CLOSE SESSION PROGRAM OF WANNAMAKER ADOPTED IN FULL. Rprommsndation Made to Associa tion Members That Such Mimimura Price Be Fixed. Montgomery, Ala., Sept. 3.?Appointment of a committee of 55 Southern bankers, business men and officials of the various divisions of the American Cotton association to confer with W. P. G. Harding, governor, and members of the federal re ? 1 i r -c^v. +1,^ serve coara oepiemuer x^>, iui mc ipurpose of obtaining clear cut.pro| nouncement of policy on the financ{ing of the 1920 cotton crop, marked j the last session of the association I here late today. I With adjournment sine die of the j association practically the entire proj gram of policy recommended by i President J. S. Wannamaker had i been adopted, topped with a reeomj mendation to members that cotton be i held for a minimum price of 40 cents | middling basis, with one cent per j month added -after November 1. Members were also urged to hold their cotton seed for $60 a ton. Other proposals adopted urgc^ establishment of cooperative marketing svstems in every cotton1 growing i county, the formation of an export [ corporation to sell cotton in central | Europe, the reduction of acreage to j cotton and increasing acreage for food and forage crops, and retirement of 25 per cent, of the higher grade cctton. Southern banks with loans in Eastern banks are requested in a geni eral resolution adopted this evening [ to recall these loans in order that I the money may be diverted to financ! ing the South's crops and a rs.>clution by Former Governor Manning of South Carolina calls on the governors of cotton states to proclaim September 20 "cotton day" on which date meetings are to be held in all counties to develop interest in the piogram of the association. The principal address of the day was delivered by Judge W._T. llamr.cy, governor of the Eleventh district federal reserve bank, who deplored the action of fixing the price of cotton at 40 cents, declaring that it could r.ot be achieved. He brought a note of pessimism into the convention by declaring the farmer must j practice strict economy and prepare for hard times. I The convention voted to meet in 1921 at Dallas, Texas. MISS VERA BOWMAN SISTER TO DR. E. H. BOWMAN Cedartown (Ga.) Standard, 2nd. Mr. and Mrs. M. H. Bowman received the sad message Saturday that their daughter. Miss Vera, had passed away at the home of her sister. Mrs. G. E. Maddox of Oklahoma City, from an attack of appendicitis. Following the less of their son, Bancroft", j a couple of weeks ago in Texas, this second affliction comes as a crushing | blow to them, and they have much 1 sympathy in their loss. Mrs. Maddox and her sister, Mi*s. Sue Paille of Atlanta, who was called to Oklahoma by her illness, arrived here with the remains Tuesday morning. Funeral services were conducted that afterI noon at the home on College street by her pastor, the Rev. C. A. De Vane. Other relatives coming from a distance to attend the funeral were Dr. E. H. Bowman and son, Emory, of Newberry, S. C., Mr. E. M. Bowman of St. Elmo, Tenn., Mr. S. W. Bowman of Shreveport, La., Mr. and Mrs. Felix Bowman of Ne?/ Orleans, Mrs. H. A. Riggs of Corpus Christi, Texas, and Mrs. E. P. Morrissette of Atlanta. The deceased was a young lady generally beloved, and her death is deeply regretted. vo;d, improbable as that may seem. it might involve the country :n grave perplexities if the ballots of the women in states affected by the ruling could not be segregated from-those of the men. The election of the president and vice president and the complexion of congress politically might hinge on this. This difficulty would not arise, of course, where there is already woman suffrage by a state's own action. - i $ SMITH AND WARREN ISSUE STATEMENTS "DIRECT COLLUSION" BETWEEN BLEASE AND SMITH CHARGED Only Combination With People ot South Carolina, Says Incumbent. Statement From Westcn. The State, 4th. George Warren of Hampton, candidate for the United States senate, yesterday issued a statement charging a "direct collusion" be-, tween former Gov. Cole L. Blease and Senator E. D. Smith to defeat him. Senator Smith, who will enter the second primary with Warren as his * , opponent, denies the cnarges cuu- , tained in Warren's statement, denouncing as "absolutely false" the statement that he was in any combination in his race for the senate, "except with the people of South Carolina" to serve them to the best of his ability. Mr. Warren also referred to District Attorney Francis H. Weston as the "reputed campaign manager of I CvniVVi ? />}larced that UCllatUl VJA11AWI1, 0 Mr/ Weston, "a long and bitter enemy of Governor Blease," was a visitor to the office of Mr. Blease. Mr. Weston in a statement made after reading Mr. Warren's charges says that he is not and has not been the campaign manager of Senator Smith, and also states that the implication that he "negotiated a deal with Mr. Blease" is absolutely false. ' Mr. Warren's statement follows: "I charge a direct collusion be tween former Gov. Cole L. jsiease . and Senator E. D. Smith to defeat ' 1 me for the United States senate. . "This alliance, made in utter des peration, was effected and put jnto operation as an 11th hour effort to / overcome the sentiment which had been created during the campaign in my favor. "This campaign I was determined to make, and did make, without appeal to factionalism or factional prejudices. To demonstrate this fact, thousands of voters of both of the socalled factions gave support to my candidacy. "Dated August 18, and signed by former Governor Blease, with his persona! signature cf 'Cole,' letters were prepared pledging Mr. Blease's support to Senator Smith for reelection ^ on.4 maiM nnt durine subsequent days to reach the personal friends of the former governor as an 11th hour appeal to factionalism. "This letter was circulated by hand as well as through the mails, and used at the polls by workers for Senator Smith. "The active support of Mr. Blease of the j candidacy of Senator Smith was with the knowledge and consent e o 01 CitJUctiUi /uiiiicn. "Acknowledging: receipt of a letter from Mr. Blease, dated August 6, Senator Smith, a few days later, expressed in a communication to Mr. Blckse his appreciation of the permission to use the Blease letter. "During the time of the mailing out of the hundreds of letters, on the verge of thte election, the reputed campaign manager of Senator Smith, District Attorney Francis H. Weston, a long and bitter enemy of Governor Blease, whom the latter has repeatedly denounced, was a visitor to the office of Mr. Blease. "The sequence of events leading up to the actual mailing out of the Blease letter need, in my opinion, no further explanation. "Another method used in the desperate attempt to elect Senator Smith was the circulation around the polls of reports that I was a Bleaseite, these being circulated among 1 strong anti-Blease men and that I * was running on a wet platform, fi- . nanced by the liquor interests. This, I charge, was a deliberate and premeditated distortion of facts. "My idea has been, and stiil is, to | enthuse my friends with the knowl! rp. that a new dav has dawned in ! South Carolina politics, a new day in which demagogic tirades should give way to logical discussions of fundamental principles of government. My i opponents are still living in the past of old animosities engendered and fostered by factional bitterness. "I am in the second race. The (Continued on page 2.) p - - r