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^ 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. ,'
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* 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. * ! ^
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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
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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.
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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, [
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KIDNAPPIXq IS CHARGED. i
Governor Bickett Wants Three South (
Carolinians. <
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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
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.OVE AND CASTE LEAD \ !in
TO TRIPLE TRAGEDY. ei
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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....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.
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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. /
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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!
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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
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