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ffrniiiHiiii^^ March 11; 1930
W. H. TAFT DIES
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Ex-Chief Justice William Howard
Taft died Saturday evening at his
?me in Washington. The whple ooun
y had, been 'concerned about his ill
ess and because there* seemed to be
10 hope for his recovery, were not
surprised upon receiving the an
nouncement of his death, but were
nevertheless deeply grieved for he
was Tespected and honored by all for
his real worth. Mr\ Taft was the only
one in our cpuntry who had held the
two highest posts, that of the presi
dency of the United States, and Chief
!* j$Wtic$ of the supreme court. Only a
^few -hours before his death Justice
Inward Terry Sanford, his associate
?/on the bench, expired suddenly, mak
ing two vacancies the same day ; in
the supreme court justiceship.
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REFERENCE SHOULD BE GIV
EN HOME LABOR
After about every kind of legal
battle^ imaginable the $05,000,000
bond issue for building paved roads
in S^Utty Carolina has been suroess
Adfter the state court sitting
en banc -declared the act constitu
^v^(e?al, vand dissatisfied citizens had
taken to the. supreme
cPurt of the United States, and that
tribunal declared that there was no
question involved, so now
'p|buthV.<i|(i>olina is all set for issuing
the bondi\ and carrying out the ex
v&nfeive ; paving program. Millions
of^ollaM will be spent on the roads
fQr the four or five
IE. jjearif, This means that
fb*! much .. work to be. done
ijp-ftfrce of men will be re
^t th|*. tinfie there is a good
of unemployment among the
e and. . this, road* work should
>nj#terially help the situation,
is conjiectipto wo .yrould stiggest
preference be given to those
are : available antong the citi
pf <Sou.th Carolina. In the oth
:itefl there ' are a number out
loyment, and some of the
element will likely be drift
>' because of this work, and
jobs, and when they
* work tnost likely they will
be unsatisfactory. This is
Carolina 4 undertaking and
T&lrajii' money, derived from
'.'.vtift cars in this
^ will eventually pay the
all reason they should be
preference when the jobs
>ut. Thif will prove a
many who a*e need
ing, .and the dlstrifcu
millions of dollars this
?tile laborers of South
be a great help, and we
those In authority will
the local people have
Nl&SDY FAMILIES OF CONVICTS
Perhaps not a great many people
concern tKemselves regarding . the
Welfare of dependent families who.
are caused jto? suffer, from destitution
by reason of the one upon whom vhey
depend being In the custody Of the
state as the result of the commission |
of crime. It is a cause, however, for j
very grave concern for more than a
single reason.
Recently there was some express
ion in the Greenville News from Re
presentative W. H. KeltV of rGreen
Vijle county, favorirfg the care of
ruch destitute families by the state.
Foch suggestion merits more than a
passing glance. There is much mer
]*? in it "Society demands tlyxt per
rons c o/? vie ted of crime must suffer
the penalty of the deprivation of lib
erty for a 'fyven time! Yet families
deperderst upon these jpersons are in
nocent sufferers through the lo3S of
the earning power upon which they
have been largely dependent", says
the Greenville News, and * that is
true. And we might add, that the
needs o* lenendent families is ono of
the chief pleas urged in nerhaps the
majority of cases in applications for
clemency. ?- It would scarcely be just
ito palce too great weight upon that
iplea to liberate the offending one,
but the justice of the plea of the suf
ferers cannofbe wholly ignored.
There is plenty of room here .-for
some very serious and constructive
thought.
; It would be riptot difficult io .decide
which we Wis heavier upon a convict,
being deprived of his liberty and sep
arated froih choicer society, or being
deprived of remuneration for hi 3 la
bor and not being allowed ^o nerson
ally dispose of the fruits thereof, to
be used as lie personally desires. Per
haps it cannot be disputed that the
state should receive something in re
turn for the expense of upkeep of the
criminal, but it is doubtful if the de
stitute family should carry the whole
load of innocent and sacrificial suf
fering.
j We quite further from the Green
ville News:
I ''Might not a system be worked out
whereby families that have actually
been dependent upon the the earnings,
'of one sent to that institution, and
' who are subjected to privations be
cause of. the loss of them become,
beneficiaries, in some" manner, of the
work which the prisoners are required
to perform as part of the term of ser
vitude?"
There is plenty of room yet to im
prove the -attitude of the state J^nd
society in its dealings with its crim
inal classes and their dependents if
the more humane methods are to be
employed. The question is admitted
ly not an easy one, but it is feasible
to work out yet a better way that
will achieve the ends of justice and
at the same time derive more and
greater credit in the doing of it. ?
The Kershaw Era.
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The questions raised by Repre
sentative Keith, the Greenville News
and the Kershaw Era are pertinent
ones, and merit thoughtful consider
ation by our law makers. We have
known instances where the innocent
(were suffering far more than the
j ones who were . serving time. We
are glad that .this matter is being
thought of and discussed to some ex
tent, and hope that some plan to
make better the conditions of un
fortunate, dependent ones can be
looked after to spare them of actual
suffering. Then there is another
matter in this connection that should
be consWjefred. Some young fellow
is caught violating some law, and
is convicted and sent to the chain
gang. When his time is up he is
discharged, and may be that he is;
a long ways from home. He has
the stigma of being an ex-convict,
is penniless but his punishment is
supposed to have reformed him and
he is not expected to commit another
criminal act. He is turned loose on
the community without friends, with
out; , en\ployrrtent sand without a pen
nfcv- What is to become of him? We
do not know whether or not this Is
Sound, but we are inclined to believe
that it would be a wise thing to do
to set aside some little sum, say ten
cents a day, for the prisoner and
when he is discharged use this money
in buylnf him a ticket to his home
If h? oAmoi from without the state,
and if in the state give It to him to
get started to work again. We are
not wedded to this idea, but believe
that something should be done for
discharged prisoners to avoid having
them out umon society with the in
creased* temptation to violate the law
again. When discharged from ,the
penitentiary we undertsand that they j
are given a suit of clothes and a
ticket home, and if ihey must be
on the road longer than a day, a
small amount of money is yiven
them *or expenses along the return
trip home.
t 11 1 ? I ll. <1. I?l I I Tl .
"Blind production for an unknown
demand Is row the bane of agricul
ture" -SecreUry Arthur II. Hyde.
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WAtfT MORE PAV
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Our law makers, who are remain
ing in session quite * long time. anil
the end not yet in sight, want more
pay for their aervices. They have been ,
cutting the appropriation bill ten per (
cent., making a reduction of some
thing like $10Q?0Q?^Under the law a a
it now atandis they get for their pay
$400, ' but tyey want one-third more,
and by a right substantial vote fixed
the amouilt at $600. Representative
Kelly is quoted as having voted for
the increase, while, Representative
Richards voted against the increase.^
Guess it will become a law. It is to
go into effect in 1931. ?
The Sumter Daily Item, comment
ing on this action of our law makers,
says:
''By voting to increase their own
pay fifty per cent, and thereby add
ing $34,009 a year to the tax burden
the majority of the House of Repre
sentatives destroyed public confi
dence in the sincerity ojf their cam
paign pledges to effect economy in
?government and reduce taxes. Pledges
are easily ignored when there is a
chance to grab a hunk of public
money.
"Six hundred dollars a session is
no fe excessive pay for some members
of the Legislature, they are worth it
and more, but many others are not
worth six hundred dollars a ^ear as
legislators or in any other capacity.
The worthwhile and efficient legisla
tors accept office as a duty and serve
at a sacrifice, while the driftwood are
in it for what they can get out of the
job.
FIVE FRIENDS OF MAN?
The earth and sky and sea ? to tcach
the inevitableness of God. Ps. J 9:1.
The years gone by ? to furnish a
basis of judgment for the future.
Ecc. 1:9.
A day and night of pain ? to height
en appreciation of God's gift of
health. Acts 3:7-11.
A shelf of books ? to sharpen mind
" on mind and push back old horiz
ons. 2 Tim. 4:11.
The jest that brings a smile ? and
makes a . stouter heart. Prov.
17:22.
The Day After The Night Before
The Editor groaned, he'd been out
late,
Dining with a "chicken" at ten a
plate.
Hie tongue was furry, his eyes were
re'd,
His nerves were shot, he was nearly
dead.
The room was spinning it Would not
be still;
The thought of work just made him
ill.
His head was bursting, his throat
was on fire?
Ice-water in plenty was his desire.
His legs were wabbly, he felt mighty
tough;
He wondered what it was they put
in that stuff.
He staggered to his desk, and then
sat down,
While the room kept turning around
and" around.
He took a "shot", of hootch to steady
his hand,
As he picked up a story of an out
law band.
He looked at the title; then laid it
down,
?Took it up again, and turned it all
around.
He slipped In a notjce that it would
not do,
And wished that the writer was in
Timbuctoo.
He growled all day, like a dog with
a bone;
Picked up his hat and then went
home.
Arrived at theNhouse, he opened the
doojr,
Hunp" his shoes on the rack, his hat
on the floor.
He called to his wife, but no answer
came;
Ho feared she had heard all about
the other ''Jane".
He went to his den, and found a
letter theme; .
"Dear J&hn," it read, "I've one away
from\ here.
I've heard about the ^'chicken*" there
is no other course,
But to go back to my mother and
sue you for divorce."
He looked around uncertain; the devil
was to pay:
He'd have to drown his sorrow in the
good old way.
He was found there in the morning,
lying prone upon his bunk;
The neighbors thought him dead; and
he was- 4>ead Drunk.
sit J ,
Th* divine command to have a good
garden: "And the Lord Ood took the
r*an and put*him in the garden to
dress and keep It.* -Genesis 2:18.
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Was. isviv-'Jaf fe j-:
?^italy Q
, the Raying, "Render hom- !
age unto them whom homage to "due," .
is put into practice. One day my |
guide and I were ooming down one
of the n?*orw street* of Rome, hard- \
ly as wide as our alleys when I heard
a band and saw f gorgeously dressed
soldiers inarching up the street to
wards us. When they toame into
sight 1 could distinguish their bright^
uniforms adorned with gold, braid in')
the glistening sun liftot. In front
was one man with a large hat which
had a beautiful plume on it (the Ital
ian officers wear plumes on their
hatS)T In his hand he had a baton
and "was directing the time of the
musie of the band. My guide stepped
into an opening and took off his hat
and stood with uncovered head while
the band passed. I stepped into an
other opening near by and st&od
watching the band as it passed by.
There were a number of men and
boys following the band and one of
them saw me standing with my hat
on, a*nd he left his place and came
over and poured a stream of Italian,
not a word of which I understood. He
said it with a gusto of anfler. How
ever I did understand his manner and
with equally as much gusto I said to
him, "Amerieantos, Americanos". He
gave me a surprised look and passed
on, without saying anV more. I turn
ed to my guide and asked him what
band was it that had just
passed, and he told me it was King
Emmanuel's band going up to the
palace. .Then I understood it all." The
Italian who was so angry with me
was blessing me out for not taking
off my' hat while the Kinpj's band
passed. I would have done so out of
respect of the custom of the country
had I have known I was expected *to
do ^o.
The Italian peolple give great hon
or and homage to Premier, Benito
Mussolini. Well may they do so for
he has done more for Italy within the
last decade than any other man of
that nation. He has brought about a
dozen reforms of which I will write
in this and the next article. With so
many reforms in sudh a short time it
is only natural that there should be
some reaction, hence the several at
tempts to assasinate the Premier.
Mussolini says that the stars have
decreed that he shall not be killed"?
and thus far it looks like he Is a man
of destiny. Here are some of the re
forms Mussolini has instituted since
he came into authority in Italy.
When Mussolini came into position
the railroads of Italy were in a very
poor condition as far as service was
cortcerned. Let it be kept in mind
that in Europe the governments own
and control the railroads. A train
might be scheduled to leave a station
at a certain hour, but it might be an
hour or two later. As for it's arriv
ing on time that was an accident. One
of the first reforms Mussolini insti
tuted was that of improvement in
raflway service. He gave orders that
all trains should leave on time, and
motet important that they should ar
rive at their destination on time. So
today the railway service js improv
ed a hundred percent, and excells our
railway service in making schedules
This is of great service to tourists
and thousands of tourists visit Italy
every year. Italy bids fpr American
touirsts and Certainly does pjpt them.
The next reform Mussolini made
was in regard to the baggage. In
Europe you are never given a bag
gage cfceck for your trunk or grip,
but the name of the city where you
are going, Dondop, Paris, or Berlin is
stuck on your baggage. You have
nothing to fftiow for it when you get
to your destination, except to go to
the baggage c^r and claim it. Be
fore the days of Mussolini thieves in
fested baggage rooms, and stole ev
ery piece of bagiganp they could get
their hands on. Imagine the irfcon
venienoe of losing your griip or trunk
with all your cflothes and personal be
longings, and being in a foreign coun
try. Mussolini gave the order that
every piece of baggage would be put
on the train, and every piece would be
accounted for or he would know the
reason why. So in a short time bag
gage ceased to disaflpp^ar. He would
have stopped if he had to put the
thieves in front of a firing squad. So
no one need worry about their bag
[gage being stolen on bAggarp cars or
from baggage rooms in Italy today.
With a country teeming with tour
ists in the summer time, especially,
it is only natural that the question
Of tips should come up. Before Mus
solini came into office, it was hard to
get service In Italian hotels* osifeft, or
restaurants without givirffl a tlpr The
porters, bell hoys, waiters, mald^, hall
men, chefs, all would way lay the
tourist tot tips, they would pot
themselves in the way, and almost
im and tips. Mussolini realised
' was giving ttnly a bad repuls
. in Aimerfci and Europe, as many
. country about the abuse of tips
Italy. So he at once set about to
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remedy this result. He pAssftd an or
der that no porter, bell boy, waiter, J
maid should fall to give service, but |
that the hotel manager should add
10 per cent to each tourists bill for
tips and then all monies Collected
should be equally divided among the
servants of the hotel. Thus a tourist
does not have to give tips to get ser
vice. If he fails to get it, he has only
to . mention it to the hotel manager,
and he nets it at once, if not before. I
However, this dbes not mean that the
servants will not try to gel a tip out '
of you ? if they can. v They even in
quire as to what time you are going
to leave the hotel, and then make it
convenient to see you before your de
parture. Down in Egypt I . laid for
these boys, and they all came out to
help me get in the car, onecarrying
my overcoat, another my camera, an
other my field glasses, another bsush
ing my shfcies. So when I got in the
car I handed them all a tip ? a half
piaster, (2 1-4). Of course they did
not like it ? ibut I was gone to the
station to catch the train. Some of
the porters are very cunning and will
?Vt up a bluff fight, over the bag
gage and while you look on some
one will, pick your pockets. So when
they got into a squabble and about
to fight I went the other way and
left them with it, and they soon got
over the fight (?).
' Tourists owe to Mussolini their
thanks and gratitude for the many
things he has done to make travel
more comfortable in Italy. He frank
ly told the Italian people that they
had to cater to the American tourist,
and so they have profited a great
deal by it.
In the next article I will tell fur
ther of reforms that Mussolini has
brought in Italy.
(Continued next week)
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