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i • THE CHRONICLE I Strives To Be a Clean News-* • paper, Complete. Newsy, S and Reliable. ! . ' /' ■ / If Ton D<m*t Read,’ THE CHRONICLE Ton Doa*t GM The News. VOLUME XXXIII CLINTON, S. C., THURSDAt, APRIL 6, 1933 NUMBER 14 AID SOUGHT 'Winner, Named BLACKWOOD SAYS CLOSE STATE FOR FARMERS In Contests SCHOOLS OR ENACT SALES TAX^ Raosevelt Urges Broad On Farm. Mortgages and come Boosts. Plan Seeks Raise Price of Crops. P .. - County Meet Held Here .Draws 1 *'®**®‘ Number _of Entries. Clinton' Governor Suggests Drastic Move In Address To Legislature, Say- ' Pupils Among Winners. “It .Will Be a. Matter cf Good Business Judgment To Recog- To The annual county-wide school con tests in spelling:, expression and dec- Washingrton, April 3.—Aid for the, janiation were held here last Friday farmer in meeting hisldehts, and anlni^ht with pupils from many schools nize What Is Inevitable.” Other State-Wide Recommendations Made To Effect Economv and Simplification.- f Columbia, April 4. — Reviving the| effort to boost hi^ income as well, was I of county takiijig part's-in the dif-' slumbering sales tax issue, Governor Blackwood told the general as.sembly today it must turn to it or • I - demanded of congress tod,^y by Ri’esi- f^j-ont subjects. The contests are held j dent Roosevelt in a special mess,age I annually under the ausyiices of the urging a broad mortgage relief pro-1 County Teachers’asslociation, • t. * f .u i:.,: a similar form of revenue or close the winners to go from the individual schools to the district meeting to he ■‘^t-’hool hou.se doors for half a year, held F'riday in Woodruff. The list of i “To insure a balanced budget,” he winners includes several pupils from j5a,\y “jy ^vill he ,a matter of ture committee plunged into the prob-J the Clinton elementary and lem during the afternoon. banking j schools. siihef^mn-iittee laid plaps to begin con- ■ The list of winners sideration tomorrow. jcontests follows: To carry out the administration’s' of higher learning ailiLyU a period beginning on or about gram. ■ Penate committees scurrie 1 to work in answer to the. chief executive’s pressing call for speed. The agricul-' to in the high ihr ee ^ matter ol pru- ; donee and goo<l ^business judgment to I recognize at this time what is inevi- l^ahle -aja4.ja&. .L dcpki!:&.J.he_ j necessity.,,of so doing, I would — of all instiutions of higher learning into a "greater state university’ reduction of the 4(» counties 'about, 15,’*’ both as economy moves. .Asking that the governor he made j“hea{l_(»f the government in fact,” he urged sharply inerea.sed powers for the chief executive, including point ment treasurer, attorney general, adjutant • general; and superintendent of educa- Majority Stale-Wide Vote To Determine Outcome. Vote On Repeid ' | AKRON LOST IN>- Set ^ Nov. 18 S£^ County Unit Measure Defeated. |t„„„ a- u- ^ Hugre Airship Falls When Hit By Severe Storm Off New Jer sey Coast. 71 Missingy As Navy - Continues Search. Admiral Moffett, South Carolinian, Is Among: Those Who Perished.' ‘New \ork, .April 4.—In a hlindi.ig electrical storm, the .Akron, mightiest dirigible ever to cruise the skies, was idurrimeted into the turii rient .Atlantic today aliout 20 miles off the .New Jer sey shore, and by had waned for 71 rohimhia, April 4. — A statewide election November 7 on the question of repeal of the ISth amendment is provided in a hill approved on sebor nd i and 1 reading^ by the hou.se tonight. The judiciaiy committee bilk, which p'ro^ddes for final action by a state conventioh, was passed by a vote oi 03 td 35).. Setting' up mjichinery for action by the projiosed 21st ap-; South (’arolina^on I amendment to t(l of the secretary of state,, amendment to t,he fedo’-al constit ution, I liu'k tonight hope missing members the bill was ;i'Jvanct*d after an at-1 tempt to have it sent hack to tom- emphasized that such .. .... • . 1 L . 1 A, „ V constitutional changes could not be? proyio.sal for lifting farm prices to ■ 1900-1914 levels, the senate agricul ture committee earTim” today cohcTud- ed wo’-k on a hill giving Secretary Wallace broad powers to cope with ag riculture’s problems. It wrote in. how- Sullivan. Lau’ens; second place ever, an optional production cost guar- la Denson, Clinton, anty plan. j Elementary Speaking The new mortgage relief hill, which Givis: First place, Hannah l.ou Dar- was introduced in the senate mean- gan. Clinton, Florida Street school; while by Robinson of .Arkansas, the ■ second place. Gene Copeland. Ronne*t^iurposes there can he no ^hernative .jj^y Democratic leader, will be added to third place, Naomi Buzhardt, New | against the necessity of adopting this 1appeared heforei the general the price lifting bjll by the agricul- Prospect. * ' * I or seme similar plan of procedure in | inaSguration. I ture committee an|fl the whole reiiorted Boy.s: P’irst place. Miles Huntei •, Jr., j reference to publiv inst' uclion. Following the addre.ss, Niels Chris-j .shall Gray Court; secoml place, Thomas | Widespread changes m state gov-1 Baldwin, Clinton, Florida Street j eminent were urged by the governor, committee 'as an explanation of thcl.school; third jilnce,. Edward Leaman.' addressin.g the house by invitation, unusual procedure of t^o committees ■ Goldville. | The senate attendee! the adclerss Rec- ; dealing with the same hill, .said the j High Schmd Expre.ssion and | ommendations included (con.solidaDon general as.sembly is unable mortgage program, as reported by his; Declamation Contest committee, could be changed from the' Expiession: First place. Kleanoi f^rtrlrkKAmr^onl* governor suggested it set aside avail floor to conform to the recommenda tions of the banking committee . Sarah_l)enny, Cross Hill. Declamation: First place. Bill Wade, Of the 19 men aboard the “mistresKS of the skies” as she crashed, four were he was brought ushor ion, w(iQ are now elected by the peo-iniittoe, sponsorgd chiefly by drys, was ire. GranunurSi'l’^-'KrrsTUc.- Mer.'’'Tl "j,"' ‘I’'’ cons'littlulnal ' W<'rcm,l,^‘Lr'‘hv j! A .lay «.arch.n« .,v an,I hy cy Winehrvnnfr '.MounivilU.; iecoml pniod or “l. .uO t'h" '''Th' T '".'h |Iteniol of (:roTOwoo.l., f"' the .iisrmory of only one ^aoe r. Bald,An. rHr,H.n ,.le..lv-U day »" times). - ■ ing until the first Mondav in January., •• ii,» uic^ wvn i i i \ - ..i. ax Hia-h school- First place Sophie ifpij ” ‘ noi.s. lie also proi>oseij tonsolu.atiop many delegates to the state conven-, ‘ ''I'l ieeo nours aiicr in:* major ■ • • I . ‘ ^ ^ of certam departments and adoption lion as it h-as members of the hou.sethe .1-'?. non-rigid-navy air- l nless, he asseited, an adequate of biennial instead of annual sessions) of the general assemhlv I ship, crasheil into th»> sea sales tax or some similar revenue pro of the oc ea xk, Fourteen tion ns it has members of of the general assembly. Opponents argued this might enable a minority of the state to control the hours after this disaster, the .1-'?, ship, crasheil into th»> sea 1.000 yards off the Jersey coa.'^t, with a lo.ss >of two lives, as she seareh-'d f.u- Akron to the senate immediately. Chairman Smith of the agriculture eouTity hgsis^, eactr county iscTtcf-aii nors of certain departments and adoption of biennial instead of annual sessions of the general assembly. vision IS adopted at this term of the^ vote of geniv al assembly and the P’'"<‘<‘t‘«ls conclusion of his speech,; convention and would give the drvs'a' thereof definitely applied to e-luca.ion ^ which he made more sweeping rec-1 tactical advantage. They pleaded for] Admir->1 William .\. .Moffett, ho j a popular vote to settle the issuebureau of aernn.nu- as-j “once and for all.” j ties, was among those lo.s* on the semuiv since ms inauguraiion. ! The 4)111 provides that the governor!Aroused from sleop by ’ the appoint 23 men favorin.g repeal [ been in the cont'-ol ro m tensen, president of the Farmers’ and] and 23 oppo.sing repeal to run as dele- l-efore th«> aceidenN Taxpayers’ league, issued a statement i gates in the November election. 'Fhe praising it and asking support'' of the successful ticket will meet here De cember 5 to act. Saner, Laurens; second place, Mary Dukc ElldoiVIWdlt , ^ Funds Allocated President ROo.sevelt, adhering again After Sinkler of Charleston, had ex- ' to agree on an approjiriat’.ons hill, the plained the hill and urged a state- .1., executive officer command, who was ai N. ill “as:IOrphannKC of This Ian to!M»“n;iville; th.r.lplaco,K,char.l..Simp- Included In List of In- •oner- son, Gray V-ourt. n • • * PlaceN Won By Schools | -Two first places and four: to his system of writing succinct mes sages, called for the mortgage hill an integral part of the broad plan end the forced liquidation of proper ty, to increase purcha.sing power and to broaden the credit structure.” He told members of congress also he had in mind help for the home owner and reciprocal tariff agreements. These, he said, would he requested soon. He added that the- tariff agree ments would 'be sought to i g^jcond. through trade harriers and establish | j^^,„„o_One second place, foreign markets for farm and indus- Prospect—One third place. Cross Hill—One third place. Total Clinton seconds. lAurens—Two first places. Gray Court - Owings — One place and one second. Goldville—One third place. j which Mountville—One first place and one stitutions Receiving Aid. In the list of hospitals and orphan- agt's to receive aid from the Duke En is a small increase over last « The three .Akron survivop; are:^ _ l ieutenant Commander H. A’. Wiley, of liiikewood, N. and second in the controls. governor suggested it set aside avail-. wide ek'ction, Daniel argued that un-,j .^Richard E. Erwin, of 'limphis able revenue and allow the state f'-'less a county vote plan were adopted | ^ * uietalsmith. i nance conimitlee»t<) make the actual ilittle counties will he left in the! Richard E. Deal, of l.ukehurst, ' approiiriations. The committee is com-i poll) anj larger cities will elect | ^•» mate. I posed of the governor, secretary of ^ all the delegates.” He was supported; 'The rescued man who latci-died was state and comptroller general. j by l^-ppard of (’hesterfield, who, al-j Wb Copeland, ,of loik.-'hurst, iOther recommendations of the gov- ^h„ugh a wet, said he favored reeom-j ^ radio operator, ernor include: Repeal of primary j niitment bt*cau.se thi.s sy.stem was the' Twelve hours aftjrr the crash, the tion laws, centralization of penal in-1 traditional one in South Carolina. j-"’‘ly df Lieute innt Commanlcr ll ar- stitutions under the state penitentiary j \ number opposed the Daniel mo-ld'<l E. .MacClellan, of Weste'-iy, R. L. tion, including Thomas of Hampton, j "’as picked up ')/ a coast guanl near Blatt of Barnwell, Graham and Knob-!’hi scene of the disaster. I 'cut. Commander David E. '"um- mins, of Presc itt. .Vrk., coiini!an4er hoard and of charitable institutions under the regents of the state hos- first I dowment in this state, the ThornwjeB pjtal; .consolidation of the separate j pjoch of tdharleston, and Fishhurne of Orphanage is included with $^,793.77, j insurance offices into ajcoHeton. I' Textile League ' To Open Soon]^^, Clinton Mill and Goldville Mem- ber.s of Eight Club League Starting April 15th. trial products.” Informing congressmen that the price-lifting hill alone was not suffi cient, the chief executive continued: “In addition the federal government should provide for the refinancing of mortgage and other indebtedness so as tO| accomplish a more t*quilahle re adjustment of the principal «'f the debt, a reduction of interest rates, which in many instances are so uncon-1 scionably higl^as to be contrary to a sound public policy, and, by a tern-1 J^auiens, April L —The newly or- porary readjustment oT amortization, j ganized eight-cluh loop, embracing to give sufficient time to farmers to I textile units in three counties, laiu-■ restore them to the hoi>e of ultimate, rens, .Newberry and Union, will be in, free ownership of their own land. ) shape to ojien the season April 15, it “I seek an end to the threatened ^ was announced today by Dr. IxCster loss of homes and productive capacity; Bi.«hop of Watts .Mills, for many years! now faced by hundreds of thousands, an official and enhusiastic supporter of American farm families.” - j of extile league hall. To accomplish this goal, the mort-! The clubs comiiosing the ei gage bill calls for the following 2-year Other institutions in this section and the amounts they are to recinve are: Abbeville Memoriul hospital, Sl.OOlt; Laurens hospital, $fi55»; Niw-- ! berry (’ounty hosiiital, SOl-S^-Khrinefs* , HosiiithI for ('rippled Ghihlren. $2‘J.-) John de la Howe Industrial! school, $3,930.21; Greenwood hospital, ^('onnio Maxwell orphanage. $'7,797.22. .Allocation of a total fund of $H43,- I hanking and insurance department,] land of the game departmtnt and I)oard of fisheries into one depart- mehT; a-'^STimptton by the agriculture’ department of lahorutory testing, and water and fertilizer analysis func tions. In discussing briefly the college consolidation, he saiil: “1 recommend District Contest In Woodruff Friday of the J-3, who was taken bom • the \.t-ter unconsciou- after tlic IJimp ac- (iihnt, died a short time later. The body of l’ris»piate Be**I(‘. chief mnehtnistbs mati um -t-he- J-3^ covered several hour-, later. .524; Brewer hospital, $'LHM l_i(Pd.._)Hgher-learning into a greater stall 397.♦)7 was announced from <’harlotle Hospitals, numihering 5»H, recotveil* $r)lM),»)4S, and It) other institutions \vere awarded a total of $117,349.(»7. The trustees said applications had hem received from 148 institutions. ^ In a statement accompanying the announcement, it was said the 98 hos pitals reporteil 61>6,058 free days of care of patients in 193‘^, which was 61 per cent of the 1,138,982 days of care for all patients treated, the or- ight homes reported 1,945,236 days ))rogram: Refinancing farm mortgages at 4 ^1-2 per cent interest. ' A $2,000,000,1)00 4 per cent bond issue to finance new loans to farm ers and to take up mortgages point organization are: Watts .Mills, i Clinton Mills and Goldville in Ijiurens county; Mollohon and New'berry .Mills at .Newberry, and Whitmire in .New berry county; Monarch and Otteray at Union. Andy Bowen of Newberry, is presi- Appropriation of $50,000,000 as a' dent of the enlarged loop for this loan to the federal banks. | year, and information received here Expanding the Reconstruction cor-! from different club camps is to the poration’s lending power by $300,000,- effect that practice is going fine withj 000 to- permit a loan of $100,000,000, the promise that individual teams- wilij .to ,joint stock land banks to prevent be "rearin’ to go” when the four foreclosures for two years, and $200,-j opening games are called Saturday, (Continued on page two) i April 15, i jof care of orphan.s, and half-orphans, I which was 88.3' per cent of the total j days of care. ' The trustees said the allocation brought to $6,967,219.73 the amount provided for hospitals and orphan homes in the Carolinas since the en- ' dowment was established by the late 1 James B. Duke, tobacco magnate, De cember 11, 1924. Hospitals received $6,008,36.5.95 of the total. Exiuession ami declamation contests for District No. 2 of the state high school league, eoniprising Spartan- the consolidation of all institutions of j burg, Laurens, Union, Cherokee and .Newberry counties will bt* heUl in the universiiy. In my opinion this would ' Woodruff high school auditorium Kri- give better educational facilities at j diiy evening at eight o’clix-k, with substantially less cost to the taxpay-j Supts. ().,B. ('annon of Newhei ry, and ers. This greater state univei-sity ] ('. K, Wright of laiUrens, in charge, should he under a hoard of trustees The Clinton high school will he rep- appointed by the goveinor. The will resented hy Mary Glynn ('hamhers of Thomas G. Clemson, which affects j and Billy Wade. Winners in the dis- ('lemson college,* is the only ohstaele trict meet will go to the state contest that I know in the way of this reform: to Ik* held later in Columbia. and this can he removed hy court j>ro- i cedure for public interest. fiv f fi tie rew were Noted Speaker Here Today ROOSEVELT WANTED ACTION; RECORD OF HIS FIRST FOUR WEEKS AS PRESIDENT Cameron Beck, personnel director of the New Yiuk stock exchange, and public relations "counsei, will address ,the F*reshyterian college student body in the chapel this morning at 11:45. j .Mr. Beck vi.sited the college last' year and those who heai d him will j learn with interest of his return hcrei today for a second address. He is now in the state addressing various civic j clubs, .school associations and colleges, j and recently~a'*ccpte(h an invitation from President .Mc.Sween to include Clinton on his itinerary. . President xMcSween states that .Mr. .r.* iu .♦ .... I, A I Beck’s address will he of siiecial in-1 Effective within the past week, A. , , , , ' I ^*1- J u I terest to local business men who are L. .'-'hepard ha.s assumed the manage- x i x u x xl- x e I I i>x...nxx.> Icordia ly iffvited to be jirysent this ment of the local J. C. Penney com- . ^ i „,ny stor.., succeedine A. .1. Swanxen.; 1 Mr. .S^nsen haa had charjft* i.f the,Ku<*at. Penney' store since it ojiened here sev- j New' Manager At Penney’s Furman Head To Speak Here Dr. VV’. J. McGlothlin, jiresident of Eurman university, Greenville, will deliver an address Friday evening at a banquet to he held at the college under the auspices of Sigma Kapjm .Alpha, honorary scholastic fraternity of the institution. The chapter will ul.Ho have as its guests the college fac ulty and five members each from the freshman and sophomore classes who have attained the highest scholastic standing during the first semester. The o'.,her 'e.cued. xStanditig on the steps of the U. S. naval hospital in Brooklyn, to wK'ch he and the other tvvi* siirvivors were taken, Lieut. Comma’uier Wiley t' hi of the' njjrht of terror in.the sky h-.’ t xperieneed it. He said the giant ;in diio hn i hi“>n in good flying condUion and a!thou:,'’\ he de.scrihi'd graplrreally how the 'i — hud been full of lightiun,:, lu* evprt---- ed an o|)inion the diri^ild • Iiad r vt been struck. Pie.siik'nt Roo''evelt in a. tateir.'x ‘ from the White lloiisi* called the .X.v- ron crash a “national disas’ei.” On Cafiilol Hill there were th>He who said it sitimded the dealh-knel! of lighter-than-air na'.al aviation. Chr.irnian Vinson of thi* h nise naval committee '-aid: ‘ Th»>re won’t be any more big airship Iniill. Vve’vt* bL.:il three and lost two.” • .'As soon as word of the great -I dirigible disa.ster in history was flaJ.- ed to shore, a vast seavi-hing armada [irepared to take the air. .Navy planes, amphildans, commer cial planes, con-t guanl ciitt«-rs, navy craft and sca-going vessels joined in (Contitiued on page tTTo) Notable Record Washington, April 2. .1-i’lesi.Ient, proposal to rojtulate issufs of now se- Oral years affo and has made a wide ^^d 3prUIlt A^ukeS Roosevelt in his inaugural addres.s i curities in the intei est of jmotection circle of friends in the city and corn- told the country he favored “putting of the public. j niunity duririg his stay heie. of first things first” and also that he] Heie is what he inVendr to propose; .Mr. Shepard, the new manager, has wanted “action.” ‘in addition for action at the present. been with the Penney organization for) Here is the record in order for the .session of congress: |six years, four as manager first month: j Refinancing of the holders of farm , Dublin, Ga., store, and for the EstahliJ?hment of a firm federal | and small home mortgages to ea.se control over the banks of the nation, their debt burden by billions. which he found virtually closed com pletely upon taking the oath. A slash in federal expenditures of more than $00'),000,OOQ annually through emergency legislation ein- two years at .Nhelby, N. and hy his training and experience is well Reorganization of, the^.railroads un- qualified for the new position he has of the' Friends in the city of .Ned * xla former rnemher of ♦he * I schools and now a student at i der a federal coordinator to reinsure I'assumed. He and -Mrs. Shejiard are thi.s eleven biilion dollar industry as ‘ making their home with Mr. and .Mrs. try a sound business. Federal regulation of the stock and making W'. C. xShealy on West Main street. Sprunt, (Minton a student at the Dar lington .school, Rome, Ga., will be in- terMted to learn of the fine .showing he ia making at that in.stitution. .Ned * recently stood a competitive mathe matics test that was gotten uji hy' (‘olumbia university and sent to many FAVORABLE REPORT ON BEER VOTED BY SENATE COMMITTEE, TO DEBATE BILL THURSDAY » ('olumbia, April 1.—Beer moved a 23-14, after Brown, of B-.»nny't*ll, <31(1 step nearer legalreation in South Gar--They apparently were to prevent, a olina tonight when the senate finane^’ vole thi,s wi*ek. Lide denied this, committee voted a majority favorable' .Approximately 7.'<i P('r<o.a< atten'- report on beer legi.slalion af'ar a ed the h(‘aring thi< afternoon a.< ad- li*h)irthy public hearing. j voi-ales oi- ooponi'nts of beer, or m ■ ■ (,)ne measure reported out was the spi'ctators. .Applause rang Idudest af- .si'nale “hol)-tailed'’ hill which was ter speeches for beer, fuiiher amended to include compro-; By action of the finance committee, mise features of other pendii-': nn as-• irnpoi tant features of the legislation ures; Only one .senate re-uling and i were incorporated in the house concurience is needed for this !amended hill-It provide; powering him to Cut .salaries and vet-' commodity exchange.s to crimp prac- Ol. „ erans’ allowances to aid in balancing tices resulting in los.sc.s to investors. IVlCtJlo the budget. Establishment of a va->t federal Enactment of legislation authoriz-j works program to aid employment and ing 3.2 iier cent beer. j to Jie paid for by a bond is.sue of two^ Authorization for creation of a “ci- :;«r more billion dollars, viiian conservation corps” to put 250,- 000 men to work in the forests. _^the beer mea.iuri*-the house pa,jsed, 6? i of the high .schools :^ll over the 17*0110(1: to 35t, 10 days ago. It would a'eicpi c i States. In tti(* examination he made j three .senate.readings'’for enact mcni Ithe highest mark in the Darlington ’ .lefferics, of Colleton, gave the 'x- Next Tuesday school and his standing was al.so the, vorahle repoids, and Spearman, of •^jhighe.st recorded in the state of Geor-- Pickens, .Nicholson, of Anderson, an l worked ninety-.six of the Sims, of Orangeburg, the minority un gia. Recommendation for f^eral control mei , . "y , The April meeting of tH)p ('hamber j problems correctly when eighty-fouv favorable decision upon both mcaa- blncter regulation of banking prac->^j Commerce will be held next Tues-! would have put him in the'upper one) - tices to establish the national system, at t-Trip Mary Musgrpve i pt*r c«nt group. has Leon highly i pendin|r county com- ' ill, arid Governor Hlaciiwoorl’i signa j missions appointed by the governor to ture whuld give South (^iroIinH Ix'cr. supervise licen.sing of ’oeer store.s at The committee also reported otrl ] each, municipal control of beer, li- ‘majority favorahlc” and unchanged ' censing of breweries at $1,000 annual- Ivc and a tax of $2.25 a hariel, or two '•ents on a bottle un beer. Any county could under the hill N ote t n*lf dry in a referendum arra,ngcd. by petition of one-fouj'th its voters to the county commission. Taxi'.s would 'to 10 per cent to state, a like amount .0 county, and. 20 per cent to incor- porntiHl municipalities, or, futside of towns, half to’^he state and half to ures. After -r-t- more than two hours of de- oVer agriculture as a riieans of im proving farm commodity prices. Approval of a pending 'bill for $.500,- 000,000 direct grants to the states for unemployment relieL SobmisBion to congreaa of a draatic on a new basis separating commercial room at 7:30, and all .members are | commended by his instructors for the, hate, the’senate made the hills a fipcc-Itle county, and investment banking. asked to be present. This will be the outstanding record he has made. 1 ial order for ll;30'a. m. Thursday up- ^ Authorization for oevoxopment of,j ejection of officers meeting atj Z ! on motion of West, of Abbeville. the Tennessee nver valley through time tH^ committee’s nomina- Mr. and Mrs. O. I. Sheely visited) Motions by Lide, of Marion, restoration of a government operated, for the new years will be pre- their daughter, Miss Elizabeth, in Laney, of Chesterfield, to defer debate Muscles Shoals^^ Ala., power and m- g^nted and adopted. Ninety-Six onIsundaiy. ) until Thursday night, were defeated, trate plants. . ^ Senator Jefferies, irf C^olleton, lead er in the beer movement, said “try out and this bill in each countjf and if it does not work for temperance you can vota it out.”