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V f f ,:f ' Watch Label on Your Paper /'i l A ~li I 1 I The Date on the Label i9HH ' sjir'"ui suto,p,io" U;ilr j^UIQu saPnUXI* KI 1"" * * ? ? ~~ ^ ESTABLISHED 1894 THE DILLON HERALD DILLON SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY* MORNING, AUGUST 5, 192.0. \ OL 26. NO. 44. t COUNTY NEWS H AND HAPPENINGS. NEWSY LETTERS BY REGULAR CORRESPON DEN TS News Items of Interest to Herald i . Reatlers Eblj and Flow of the J Human Tide. ,' ! 1 * Lake View. j1 Rapid progress is being made on < the new hotel now udder construction < and although it will nbtl be Completed |' by the termination of tne time at first, i calculated upon, it will shon be pre-i> pared to accommodate a few guests. | All are awaiting with eager anticipa- * tion to see the good results tjiat are sure to come from the new enterprise, j1 Although the first few days Of thejl tobacco season caused a large number j1 ? nt inn? farce to anuear on farmers'e I and warehousemen, due to the low 1 prices offered tor the leaf, the prices if S have picked up considerably, and the b future looks more encouraging. The * w market is advancing with the in-com-;S W ing of the better tobacco and very fewi1 * now seem dissatisfied with the prices * they are receiving from their leaf, j* .Mr. Joe Farmer, who is a tobacco 6 buyer-on the Lake View market for,1 Spring Hope Tobacco Company spent 11 the week end with his family at Rocky t Mount, N. C. J Messrs. Bullington and Fuller of 1 Danville, Va., who are associated with v the Liberty Warehouse for the season 1 motored over to Dillon Sunday after- c noon a few hours. a Mr. W. A. Mills, tobacco buyer for ? ">-< <-i- ?v.?c me imperial louaccu v_,u., n?r week end in Roxboro, N. C. with his s family. * ! ^ o f Fork. L Miss Emma Carmichael is visiting 1 | friends in Mayesville. S. C. Miss Jane and Roderick Carmichtael of Washington are spendifag a * few days with their grand mother,j Mrs. Annie Carmichael. Mrs. J. O. Rogers spent several I days last week in Richmond and Washington on a pleasure trip. f Mrs. Dannis 01 Florence is visiting t Mrs. D. N. Jones. a Dr. and Mrs. T. W. Carmichael and i children of Rowland. N. C. spent Sun- I day here with relatives. * * X Mrs. Russell Smoaks and Miss Lot- t tie Smoaks of near Spartanburg are visiting here. e wf Miss Bessie Huggins of Homing- 't way is the guest of her sister, Mrs.: t I" N. B. Calhoun. I . o c Carolina. , i Mrs. Rufus^Slanton of Clio is vis- d Z Iting at the home of her parents, Mr. g rand Mrs. A. Q. Smith. a Mrs. Mary Mclnnis and daughters, o Misses Emma Kate and Mary, with e 'Misses Marion and Beulah Easterling t returned last week from a visit to i Mrs. Geo. White of Smithfield, N. C.,,1 and Mrs. W. J. Stone of Raeford. (I Miss Maggie McKinnon of Raem- t on visited relatives here last week. , \ Mr. Knox Alford spent a few days t last week in Black Mountain, N. C., ? where he visited his sister, Miss t Emily who is in a sanitorium thereof and his brother Zion. jc Rev. H. M. Dixon of Rew Springs,; N. C.. a former pastor of this church, jf has been conducting a meeting here 1 for the past week. Large crowds at-jd tended each service and much inter- f est was shown in the meeting. Ji Miss Catherine Burns of Maxton is J the guest of her friend, Miss Etheleen 1 Smith. 1 Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Robertson of t Rowland spent the week end wi tk \ their daughter, Mrs. D. B. Mclnnis. f Mr. and Mrs. Harry Peters of Sa- 1 vannah, Ga., are visiting at the home 1 nf ht>r father Mr. H. A. Henderson. Miss Margaret McLauriu spent a 1 few days last week with Mrs. D. L.Jt Mclr.nis. | c Misses Mary Kate and Margaruerife t Easterling of Dillon are visiting rela- c tives here. ' > * Mr. H. McRae left Saturday fpr a } trip to the mountains of North (jfaro-11 lina. o a Sellers. t Messrs. Ernest and J. K. Page, Jr./i went to Philadelphia recently and i helped to drive back a fleet of Fords J for Byars Garage. Messrs. J. L. Mc-jl Innis and D. M. Watson bought two i of the Ford sedans and Mr. W. D. j t Sellers one of the touring car6. j 1 Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Mclnnis have|\ the sympathy of the community in ' v the death of their;infant daughter. 1 Mr. H. W. Ritch and'family dined s with Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Hudson Sun-J^ day. i | J Mr. Stevens of Florida was with 1 her father, Rev. W. C. Foster at An- c ti och Sunday afternoon. Mrs. C. W. Wiggins and Mrs. El- 1 len Bass are visiting relatives in t Sellers. . i Miss Nelle Sellers is visiting rela-!* tives in Kingstree, [ o |i KIDNAPPIXq IS CHARGED. i Governor Bickett Wants Three South ( Carolinians. < w -? F Columbia, Aug. 'A?Governor Goop- ' er has under consideration extradition i warrants from Governor Bickett, of 1 North Carolina, for the return io s North Carolina of W. D. Mayfield, Jim i Breedon and Henry B. Sand iter, prom 1 ? ment farmers of Denmark, this; State, charged with kidnapping. The men went into Anson county,; North Carolina, and brought back toi1 this State two necro farm hands, who : had left Mr. Mayfield'? farm at Den-(i mark several weeks ago. An attempt . i to get the laborers from North Caro-,1 lina by extradition proceedings. : charging thein with having left this,< state with property under lien, was!" rejected by Governor Bick? tt last ] week. |i . FORD SAILS THROUGH AIR. ( Lumberton Meni Turn Curve too Rapidly and Car Turns Over *Suid Rights Itself. S At a curve in the road near the \ Robeson-Cumberland line near Park- | on this morning a Ford touring car t? urned completely over and then set- T :led back on one side. One man was T hrown out into a deep ditch but the n Iriver wa5 held in place and hud n o stick to the car until it ceased v. ts mad flight. Neither man was j n rery much hurt. j t< The usual thing?reckless driving ;R iround a curve at high speed 1) ?locked steering gear?and over she ! It vent, and two men who should have j b tnown better than to monkey with a'E rord that way were mercifully spar- S >d sudden death and given opportu- e< lity to mediate upon the folly of ol Lriving a car so recklessly. tl Messrs. W. F. Georee and T. W. T 5nltz of Fayetteville witnessed the r?< iccxdent as they were on their way | 0 Lymberton. They were approach-, si ng tte other car and saw its sudden ai light through the air. They fully a] (xpected \to find two dead men, but,'g< (either man was seriously hurt, ap- a >arently. The names of the men in j tc he wrecked "ear were not learned. st "I've told yo\i about driving arounfl ; jr hat curve so fast and I reckon this iu vill be a warnings, to you," was all ol he sympathy theVwo disconsolate c< nes who were rublnng their bruises m ind contemplating thd^r wrecked car t* ;ot from a man who-Aives at the pj urve and knew what wfc^ coming to hi oniebody, soon or late, Norn disre- ni :arding the laws of gravit\at that: p< articular point. \ j p o V- i M .OVE AND CASTE LEAD \ !in TO TRIPLE TRAGEDY. ei \ i 1 reek Follows Sweetheart to Amcri-Xh, ca and Kills Her and Brother ; S then Himself. H .umberton Robt-sonian. A true love story that reads like J iction is entwined in the history of i he three Greeks who were killed in j . down-town boarding house in Wash-! ngton a week ago, according to Jas. Jappas of Luinberton, who knew t> hem all before they left their native lome to come to America. , ei Jean and Kathryn Odicus, broth- si r and sister, and Theo Kukos, the I hree Greeks killed, lived in Constan- p< inople at the outbreak of the Bal- cl :an war. The Odicus family was d; ne of the oldest and most prominent bt :i Thrace. There were three chil-, pc iren in the home?two boys and onejth :irl. Theo Kukos was employed as X , servant lad. When the war broke th ut the Turks destroyed all the prop- in rty of the Odicus family. It was then; hrough fear that the only daughter jg< u the home would be captured by the cl ["urks that an effort was made to get ca ter away to America. She and her two al mothers had started and just as they al rare ready to sail the world warjte iroke out. Dan the elder brother, n< anaged to come to America at that 'al ime, while Jeap and Kathryn spent | tt our years in tYance. In 1918 they "] ame to America. pt It was while serving the Odiscos amily that Kukos fell desperately in th ove with Kathryne ? his master's es laughter. Social lines barred Kukos of rom marrying the idol of his heart er n the native land. Learning that 01 vathryn had come to America, the ki and lar-famed for its Democracy, j vukOB followed. He dreamed that in vc his good land the social barriers ci could be razed and that he would be ol re? to pay court to her who in the io and of his nativity was far his su- ra ierior in caste. J. Arduously he sought the land and teart of the fair Thracian giil, only, o be rebuffed. Jean and Dan were 1-posed to Kukos paying his atten- ty ion to their only sister. Jean, ac-i ompanied by Kathryn, left Kukos in fa Vashington and escaped him for a re ear. It had been a year since Ku- sc los had seen the idol of his heart, bl ft last he succeeded in trailing Jean p< aid Kathryn to Wilmington, thence si 0 Greenville, N. C., to Norfolk and at >11 Saturday, July 24, he located them sa n their apartment in Washington, tc Vfter a few words, it is said thai i \ukos agreed jo leave and return the fr lext day to further argue the mat- hi er. Sunday afternoon he presented m limself again. Just what happened u vill probably never be known. Kukos a| vas found in the room dead, his head hi laving been mutilated by blows with nl 1 hatchet. Kathryn lay cold in death'a vilh a bullet through her heart and K lean was unconscious, two leadeu N nillets having pierced his head. He m lied without regaining consciousness, ai It is thought that Jean attacked c; \ukos with a hatchet, inflicting fa- b; on/1 f hoi o f I t?r hn Wfl Si I uortally wounded Kukos fired tho ti ;liots that ended the lives of 2 others ir ?one of them that of the woman g vhose hand and heart he had tried n vain for a year to win. This sad s< . ragedv ended a love story that be- d ;an in Constantinople several years w igo. w George Anthony of Lumberton is' second cousin to Jean and Kathryn, ind says he knew the three who were silled well in the native land and, since they came to America, having si met them in New York when they a anded. , id o II Services at Methodist Church o Main streot Methodist church, Dr. li Watson 11. Duncan, pastor. Sunday ti school at 10 a. in.. Mr. W. H. Muller. n Superintendent. Preaching at 11 a. a in. and SioU p. m. by the pastor, o Morning subject: "Jesus And Our.fi storm Periods." Evening subject: "A si Sreat Sinner ami a Great Savior. ' e Prayer service on Wednesday tit 8:30 : [?. ni. Choir practice. Public cordiallyj invited to all services. ir HA ROE OF MURDER AGAINST SIX WHITE MEN OF .MARION CO >hei'iff Howell Tliinks He Holds Kej to Baffling Cme. Marion, July 30. ? The arrest yeserday by Sheriff John V. Rpwell of om Turner, Archie Turner, Mack urner, Henry Turner, Kinard Canon, and the father of KinardJ Canon charged with tue murder of Edin White, marks another developlent in Marion county's most mys irious" and baffling murder. Sheriff owell has worked long and diligentt to unravel this mystery and has ft nothing undone which might ring the guilty parties to justice, very clue has been investigated by heriff Rowell, who has been assisti for a few days by J. W. Ashburn, ! Columbia. All the evidence against le above parties is circumstantial, he men arrested are white, and were elghbors of Edwin White. It will be recalled that early this >ring Edwin White of the Centenry section of Marion county, disppeared after leaving his home to i to the family burial ground about mile from his home, where he was t help his brother erect a tombone. When he did not return witht a reasonable time, a search was istituted throughout the lower end f the county; but this was unsuc;ssful. It was not known whether t. White was alive or dead, but vo negroes were arrested on susicion, as letters which Mr. White id received pointed to them. Just ine weeks after Mr. White disap?ared, his body, was found in Little ee Dee river by M. W. Davis of arion, while on a fishing trip. On rvestigation it was found that seval old plow irons were attached ? the body with wires and that the ;dy nau one ounei wounu. B|iE ARE PEN PICT IK ES OF V PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES. S ????? Harding. HEIGH7V-An inch over six feet. WEIGHT?rOne hundred and nine' pounds. x CARRIAGE-AErect, with should s well squared, giving an irapreson of being even bigger than he is. FEATURES?Fac\ an almost ;rfect ellipse save for a double tin; complexion, very^ruddy; eyes irk and shaded by hoavy blacjc ows, with heavy, rather disfiguring >uches beneath theru. Hair worn at ie right, very gray but still thick, ose, long and acquiline, broad at ie nostrils. Mouth broad, with lips dined to purse. \ MANNER?Suave and friendly )6d hand-clasp, w hich he is ih ined to prolong in what has been died the "politi< xl manner."' Speciizes rather in remembering personfeatures and is fond of such fineries as "That's a true Crawford Jse you've inherited." In professionconversation talks frequently "of ie record," or with the pjbviso ^ow let's be just party (or/bewsiper) men together.'' DRESS?Somewhat fastidious. In ie Senate he wears business suits; chewing the frock coat an^f soft hat ' tradition, is really at hpine in evling clothes, and makes hip for it i the golf course by wearing true lockabouts. f SPEECH ? Deep ajjd pleasing lice. On the pla/form is dededly popular, with $ decided habit .' carefully turned phrase and perd. On the Chautaujfua circuit has a iting comparable with those of W. Bryan and A. J. Beverage. , CvJ' HEIGHT?Five* feet, eight inches. WEIGHT?Onf hundred and sixpounds. CARRIAGE?Head well shaped: ;ce ordinarily somewhat stern, but laxes olttp; complexion clear, miewhat tinned from golf; eyes luish gray, with tiny wrinkles ap?aring at/the corners whenever he niles; forehead moderately high id very slightly receding; hair dark indy apd touched wit'h gray at the MANNER?Serioys but genial and iencJJy; grasps hand firmly and has * bit of holding handclasp when eating new acquaintance and sizing p strangers wi^h his eyes; has keen ^preciation of a funny story and is nu ntal library of yarns applicDle to almost any situation; smokes pipe. Hi* physician, Dr Chas W. ing, says: "He is well nourished, utritive functions .normal. Is not srvous. Perspective faculties quick nd keen. Reasoning faculties logiil. Imperturbable and not disturbed y things that upset ordinary men." DRESS?Usually wears grey suits, in low shoes, dark hose and twoich turn down collars; wears nose lasses, no jewelry. SPEECH ? Talks directly and >me times turns on questionairs with isconcerting questions of his own; hen pressing a point his eyes snap iih determination. ' o FIRE AT Oil. .MILL. Thirty-two bales of linters were detroyed by a fire of unknown origin t the Oil Mill about !t o'clock Moilay night. The attention of the watchtan was attracted by great volumes i smoke coming from the storage ouse and the fire hose was promptly timed on the cotton. The fire origiated in the bales under the bottom nd sponutaneous combustion is tie nlv theory that can be advanced. Tie Ire was quickly suhdu<?i but it was everal hours before the l'lauies were xtinguislod. o ....s. J. Frank Thompson is visiting tlatives in Honeu Path. S. C. ALLEGED SLAYER OF DEPUTY Kixcmx IN JAIL. John Honrj' Bethea Surrendered and Was Drought to Liunberton to Jaii ?He Had Been Sleeping in tlis Woods. i 1 Lumberton Robesonian. John Henry Bethea, colored, charged with killing Deputy Sheriff. J. A. Kitchin, on the night of July 2, last, is in jail here, having given himself up last Saturday night. Bethea surrendered himself to a .Mr. Meadows, a bank cashier at Little Rock, S. C., the home of Bethea. j Bethea was carried by Mr. Meadows to Columbia and placed in jail there. Sheriff R. E. Lewis and Deputy Sheriff A. H. Prevatt went to Co; lumbia Monday and brought Bethea her9 Monday night, making the trip in an auto. Bethea is mute on the sub' ject of the killing. He says, however, that he slept In the woods every night from the night Deputy Kitchin was i killed until he surrendered and was J tired of that sort of life. He told the officers he had rather be dead than to live the life of a fugitive. The ; next term of Robeson criminal court will convene in November, j As has been stated *in Tbe Robe- j sonian, Deputy Kitchin died as a re-i suit of being shot when he stepped out' of his auto beside a car stand-! ing in the public road in Alfords-l ville township on the night of July 2.1 i Rural Policeman W. W. Smith, was with Deputy Kitchin and Dave Be-: ithea, brother of John Henry, was kill-j ed in the exchange of shots between' ,ihe officers and the negroas. Johni Henry escaped into the \^oods. A bullet struck the middiy fineer on John Henry's right handy The automobile driven by the negroes was loaded with whiskey ?vui sugar andj had been stopped on Recount of a puncture. / ?~r. W omanless A\ ending. On Friday evening. July 2Crd the High School auditorium was the scene of unusual beauty and splendor the occasion the marriage of "Miss Bif-J ferina Davis /otherwise known asi "Biff Bethea,} anil John Crawford; iBethea, Jr., who on account ot' their! prominence and the bride's beauty made quite a stir in high circles. Thei stage was beautifully decorated in the; ibride's favorite flowers, sunflowers, and hydrangeas and yellow candles' were also placed not only for beauty: but for emergency. Eight-thirty was the appointed hour for the event, but the ceremony was i (delayed for a half hour on account ofi jthe bride's "mother" going fishingj ! in .-the afternoon and her black silk . gown with its numerous hooks and | was difficult to adjust, "Miss'' Xflck Watson, in lovely evening gown aftd picture hat sang "I Love You," Jusfcvafter the numerous relatives on j both ^sides had been escorted in by j the ushers. Those of the bride were Mother \)r. J. H. Huraer, Maiden !Aunt, Will Wheeler; Small Nephew, ;Thad Hamec; Bachelor Uncle, J. B. Gibson; Litt\6ister, Dr. Miehaux,1 ; Little JBrotherv^Vill Thompson; relatives of the gV^om were: Father,) David Allen, Mother, Jewell Mc-, Laurin, Little SisteW Stead Stack-1 house, Twin Brothers*.Sam Williams; and Capers Braddy. Nurse. Tom Dav-! id. To the strains of the wedding jmarch played by "Miss" s Schubert iMcCutcheon the bridal parfv entered in the following order: Leslie Lane and "Miss Earle Bethea, Ed\lliott,' |Jr., and "Miss" Frank David, \5am McLaurin, and "Miss" John C. \e" tbea, V. L. McLean and "Miss" Br\i Edwards Palmer Bethea and "Miss j Frank Thompson, Osborne Bethea | and "Miss" Jesse Evans. Clarence Moody with "Miss" Montague, Jack; iHenegan with "Miss" Haiford. j.-*' Dames of honor, John Hargrove! ' *- ? ?i?1a I una juiiu uituRT. r nmri ^iiio, "Misses'' Dexter Evans and David By-J , (rs. All these were handsomely attireu and the dainty ring bearer ' Miss"! (Dr.) Darvin, was sweetly dressed in white organdie and ribbons. The' 'maids carried bouquets of sunflow-l icrs' I i Dr. Joe Cabell Davis in ministerial; robes then took his place to perform the ceremony! The "bride." who en-, tered with "her" father, Mr. Jamesi Hargrove, made an impression on the J !"audience with her blushing beauty; and portly carriage, just alter the, maid of honor "Miss'" Pierce Rogers, j j Dr. Davis, as a minister, was at his I best, and prolonged the ceremony iwhile the couple promised innumerable things to make each other happy. The wedding was given under the, uuspicefrof the Rebecca Pickens Chapter, D. A. R. and something over a; hundred dollars was cleared. The members of the chapter show-, fed their appreciation of the help given by the young men and their wives and friends who assisted and gave a delightful pic nic at Surles Landing on the Friday following. About one hundred guests enjoyed the afternoon and the delightful picnic lunch served by the chapter members. m ir McMillan SOLD. I-at tii Inl'iclder Who I'laycd in South Atlantic League tun** to New York. ! 1 Tlie Greenville team of the South Atlantic League has sold "Huh" .M<-Millian to New York. The deal was dosed last \v<-< k. hut1 the amount of the purchase was not given. "Huh'' has bet-n with the Greenville t. ani two years where lie has made a fine record. lie was with I.atta during the days el the old I'ee I)ee League, and during th" war had charge of a fast team in Die navy. Home folks who know lino" are confident that lie J will make good in the Big League. COUNTY CAMPAIGN OPENS AUG. 30TH. Committee Met Monday, Arranged Campaign Schedule and L ived Assessments, j The County Democratic Executive Committee met at the court house Monday with file following commit tee men present: n. j. i/ew, , W. B. Allen, Centerville; L. G. Mfller, Lake View; L. M. Rogers, For^ T. E. Fore, Oak Grove; Murray' Hayes, Flovdale; D. B. Mclnnis, Judson; J. W. Hamer, Little Rock;/!*'. B. Booth, Maple Mill; A. B. Jordan, Dillon; Jas. McLellan. Pleasant Hill; R. S. Rogers Gaddys Mill. / The candidates /or the various offices were assessed as follows: House of Representatives, $200; Clerk : of Court, $2ud; Sheriff, $200; Supt. of Educat^n, $50; Coroner, $10. These amoiytts were assessed against each oftice.'If there is only one candi, date for an office the candidate pays jthe full /mount of the assessment; if : there a/e two or more the total iamoupt is divided between them , equally. T/te opening date of the campaign wij! be Friday, August 20th, and the itinerary has been arranged as follows: Little Rock, Friday, August! 20th; Oak Grove, Saturday, August 21st; Minturn, Monday, August 23rd; Fork, Tuesday, August 24th; Lake; View, Wednesday, August 25th; Floydale, Thursday, August 26th; Latta, Friday, August 27th; Dillon, Saturday, 28th. The rules provide that the entries must close at. 12 o'clock noon the day before the campaign opens, and the entries will close on Thursday, Au-| gust 10th promptly at 12 o'clock. j The following managers of election were appointed: Latta?Ernest Parham, Henry Be-: thea, A. L. Smith. Pontonillo u V Pnnenr T) S. Roger?, J. F. Williams. Lake view ? John Huggins. A. Q. Page, Charlie Hayes. Foik ? G. D. Carmiehael, C. S. Rogers, Z. Edwards. Oak Grove ? T. L. Fore, S. J. Berry, YernOn Hayes. Floydale ? L. B. Alford, M. J.! Rogers?J. R. MeLaurin. Judson ? J. L. Cottinghan^ J. C.I Bennett, J. McQueen. ' j Little Rock ? D. W. Betkea, L. A. j Manning, M. S. Britt. Maple Mill ? W. M. Butler, Thom-( as McPhatter, Edward Todd. Dillon ? T. S. Richbourg, W. J. | Adams, B. A. Harrelson. Pleasant Hill ? J. G. Regan, E. V. Moody, D. D. McDonald. Gaddvs Mill ? Willie Grantham, W. A. Lupo, F. D. McDonald. Mt. Calvary ? E. J>. Wiggins, T. J. Walker, J. H. Moody. Bermuda ? L. L. Stephens, C. M. Moody, B. C. Moody. Hamer ? D. McDuffie, Watson McDaniel. W. S. Campbell. The next meeting of the Executive Committee will be held Thursday, August 19th, at lg o'clock for the purpose of revising the club rolls. The Australian ballot law goes into effect thig year and applies to every precinct with 50 or more enrolled voters. There are only three precincts! in the county with an enrollment of j less than 50?Pleasant Hill, Mt. Cal-j vary and Bermuda. Voting booths will be erected at the other precincts j where the election will be carried out i according to the new law. Each coun-| ty executive committeeman was au-! thoriz.d to have built a sufficient number of booths for his precinct. r OJlUWlflg lb lilt* it*al ui mc nu0uu- | lian ballot law: I Section 1. In every primary election this State there shall be providedI ah each polling precinct one booth fori evAry loo enrolled voters, or major-j ity fraction thereof. The booths shall be made of wood, cheap metal, or; any ut\er suitable substance, shall; not be lvs than 32 inches wideband 22 inches'deep, and (J feet 6 inches) high, shall V*' provided with a curtain hanging froHj the top in front to1 within 3 feet of the floor, and shall have a suitably shelf on which the voter can prepare his ticket. Provided, The provision^ of this Act shall not apply to any precinct where there are less than fifty ($U) voters enrolled on the club roll at such precinct. Section 2. The polling places shall be provided with a table for the managers. The polls shall be provided with a guard rail, so that no one except fas hereinafter provided ahull approach nearer than 5 feet to the h?oth in which the voters are preparing their ballots. Section 3. The tickets shall be printed on clear white paper in the usual manner, but shall have a coupon at the top perforated so as to be easily idetached. On the coupon shall bei I printed "Official Ballot." "Club I Ward No " The i numbers shall run seriatim for each club. There shall be oU per cent, more K:illnt? than (here are voters enrolled a I each voting place. Section i The managers sho.ll he responsible for ill1 ballots, furnished. When a votei presents himself he shall he given a balloi. The manager in charge ot the poll lists shall enter the number ol the ballot next the name of tie voter. The voter shall forthwith retire alone to one of the i booths, and without undue delay prepare his ballot by scratching out I ilie name of the candidate for whom ! ho does not care to vote. No voter shall remain in the booth longer than i j minutes. Af'er preparing his ballot. 11lie voter shall present himself to the ! manager. His ballot must b?- folded in such a way that thp number can s'-en and tin- coupon ran be readily jiletatciied by the manager without in any way revealing the printed portion of the ballot. If the voter is not challenged and takes the prescribed THIS "SHOWS VP' AGAIN ONE V COLE ULEASE. V UK use to Cox; Cox to Blease ^ (Charleston American.) * The following telegram from former Governor Blease to Governor Cox, may be of some interest to some people in South Carolina: Columbia, S. C-, July 6, 1920l His Excellency, James M. Cox# Columbus,' Ohio. I rejoice at your victory over Wirson and his personal and political family, and those whom they controlled. The South Carolina delegation were too narrow minded to see further than Woody's prince, but they did not represent the voters of our state. However, if you win they \>wi ue clamoring ror me pie rrom your counter and when asked which piece they wish will answer. "Anything, oh, Lord! that thou can spare, but remember us." (Signed) COLE L. BLEASE. ! Governor Cox answered as follows : Dayton, Ohio, July 10, 1920.. Hon. Cole L. Bleas.e Columbia, S. C., My dear Governor: Many thanks for your message ot greeting. I appreciate it and can assure you that I am in this fight to win, and with the aid of all good, democrats I feel victory is assured. Very truly yours, (Signed) JAMES M. COX. o DECLARES HIGHEST PRICES HAVE BEEN REACHED. Chicago, Aug. 2.?The high cost of living p e-ak has been reached and prices will decline slowly according to members of the Manufacturers and Importers' Association amending the 17th annual merchandise exhibition of that organization here. Excels profits tax and high railroad rales rates were among the things blamed for keeping the cost of living up. Albert Levy, president of the association said a slowing up of foreign demand would tend to reduce domestic prices. "Some manufacturers and merchants are making a 5 to 20 per cent recession in prices, but they will go no further," he said. "The'people will have to bear the burden of the recent billion dollar award to the railroad, ' and.surtaxes add to the high cost of ltving. Frenzied spending is slowing up, however, and while we are at sea as to what is ahead of us we feel the peak has been reached and may look for gradual decline some time soon." oath, the manager shall tear off the coupon, put it on file, stamp the ballot, and the voter shall deposit hit* ticket in the box, and shall immediately leave the polling place. If a voter shall mar t>r deface his ballot, he may obtain one additional ballot upon returning to the manager in charge of the ballots the ballot so marred or defaced with the coupon attached. The manager in charge of the poll list shall change the number of the ballot on bis poll list, and place the defaced ballot on file. No voter shall be given a second ballot until he has returned the first one with coupon attached. Section 5. No person shall be allowed within the guard rail except as hereinafter provided. If a voter cannot read or write, or is physically disabled, and by reason thereof dul not sign the enrollment book, he may appeal to the managers for assistance, and the chairman of the managers shall appoint one of the managers, and a bystander to be designated by the voter, to assist him in preparing nts ballot: provider, Affer the voter's, ballot lias been prepared, the bystander so appointed shall immediately go behind the guard rail. Section b. From the time of the opening of the polls until the announcement of the result and the singing of the official returns, no person shall be admitted to the polling place except the managers, duly authorized watchers and challengers, the chairman of the executive committee or member of the executive commitUe appointed in his stead to supervise the polling place, persons duly admitted for the purpose of voting, police officers admitted by the managers to preserve order or enforce the [law. Provided, however, That candidates for public office voted for aft such polling place may be present at Itlie canvass of the voters. Provided, Canvass of the votes shall be open to. the public. ! Section 7. If the watchers orxofficers of the 'aw who are admitted to tne polling place oy tne managers shall interfere with the managers or obstruct the voting, it shall be the duly of the managers to suspend the election until order is restored, tn as may be provided by the rules o* the party. No persons shall be alloweiE to approach polling places within 25 feet wliilo polls ore open, other than the person* herein provided for. I Section X. I'pon the close of the election, manap is shall account to the executive committee for all ballots delivered to them, and make tluv following return: (at The number of official ballots furnished to each polling precinct, (bl The number of of ficial ballots spoiled and ieturned by vo'ers. tei The number of officla# ballots actually voted. Section ! That all Acts or parts of Acts in conflict with the provisions of this Act, are hereby repealed, except an act to regulate the holding ol alt i primary elections and the organizu- I lion of clubs in cities containing 40,- 1 0V0 inhabit; nts or more, which said m Act shall remain in full force and of- fl feet. 8