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HE WATEttEB MESSENOBIK . : Published Every Tuesday by CHAS. W. U1UCHMORB, Prop. ubsoription $1.50 A Year in 'Advance Entered as Se.?Ond Class Matter of the Postofficc at Camden, S. C. . Tuesday, February 1*7, 1931 TURNING ON THE LIGHT &.'? There is nc.t.hing more essential' than turning on the light in matters tin which the public is directly inter ested. La3t week we carried a brief artcle, under the caption, "Why Ad vertise?". It l\ad reference to the ^.^advertisements of the South Carolina iMSotton Manufacturers .Association. ?"-Those advertisements have been bring ing to the attention of the taxpayers of South Carolina vital matters ob taining to the welfare of the state. . ? They have been essentially education pi1 al in their scope. We have the habit jf of inking too many things for grant- j ea without a thought of investigation. The lime for readjustment is upon j us. Our State has been in lino for ; S a great forward step in industrial ! matters, and if we are going to stifle ! the efforts lor a state- wide develop- j ferment by .excessive taxation, we will f be killing the goose that 'rays the golden egg. The figures given in | these advertisements show what a 'I,, great benefit financially our cotton mills have been, and many farmers ! who. have failed on their farms have ?..: been coming to the mills in large numbers for work, and thousands of families- have been the steady bene [?:' ficiaries ">!* the mills. They fret jrood wages and good houses to live in. Millions of dollars have been poured into the treasury in taxes assessed a * gainst these mills. They do not ob ject to paying their just proportion of the cost of county and state gov ernment. They are the largest tax payers in the State. But are we not >: endangering the prosperity of out state by high taxes? We believe that i~ we are. And is not the progress ol I' our state being retarded by so many leaving the farms? More than thn ?? ty thousand farms have been desert ? ed within" the past few years. There If ? are two outstanding slogans that ^should be used at this time: Back the Farm, and Reduction of Taxes. The legislature is ever looking for1 s| new sources to tax, and with the al ||i>; ready heavy burden of taxes, the state has a deficit of $5,000,000. $ "Where are we headed to? ??_ ? We have been so impressed with 1^, these advertisements that we have p; several times called attenion to them #? editorially and have discussed them p with a number of friends personally. |; They have distinctively an education al feature, for the figures given are authentic. We have studied these ^advertisements and wondered why jjvijiBUch information had not been given long ago. We want every reader of this paper to read them from time to time as they appear. They have a > real value to them for those who want to know facts. The ship of state has been driven over the breakers long f enough. It is time to study real con ?>' ditions and avoid the great penalty we shall pay if corrective measures arc not enacted into law. ONE HUNDRED ADDITIONAL CELLS NEEDED Col. J. N. Pearman, superintendent of the State penitentiary, has inform ed th 3 legislature now in session that he needs one hundred more cells in or der to properly care for the increased number of prisoners in his care. We do not doubt but that he is correct, but this brings up the question agairy of the increase of crime. Something must bo done about this, for it is cruel to work prisoners hard all day and make them sleep on the hard floor at night. Perhaps one solution would bo to put a considerable number of them on the farm and produce feed and food stuff, but not cotton. This of Course would require an increased numi>er of guards and housing room for them. Thoughtful men and wom en should consider th? cause for an increase in crime, and unitedly work it) to decrease it. It has been our . opin ion for some time' that the la\y is re sponsible for much of tKe increase in crime. - The general .idea seems to be that the law has done its duty by in flicting punishment, upon criminals. No one would deny that, those who violate the laws of our country should escape juet p.unlshment for their acts, but the punishment inflicted, -should be with the object in ylev^ of reform- . Ing the violator and cerate in him a .desire for reestablishment in society by a Worthy life. ^ut. this seem$ not fto thought of, in many, cases. An alarmingly lar#e per.oent. of convicts are young white m?h, ^ho are serving sentences to? their flfytM*^t? pf lessness, and they,, are (Confined with Hardened criminals, ami when ttiey ..*ra discharged they are worse crimi than they were before* they were . .y ' "rjti* when they ? began their aentencea. Many evils exist jurt along this line. It Is not Christian but decidely pagan What is the psychological effort upon a boy in his 'teen age, serving his first sentence, manacled with heavy chains, and confined with hardened criminal's? Do you not think that it1 would make him a worse crinriujal? And before he is tried is confined with all classes of white and colored prisoners ? There is but one conclus ion that you can reach, and that is that the law is making him a wo^Se criminal instead of reforming him. J We do not condone crime7 it should be punished, but at the same time we shudder for the young man who must go through witl. such an exper ience. It is easy to say, oh, well, let him behave himself. We verily be lieve that so long as such treatment is accorded youthful criminals so long will crime increase. Then the unem ployment and stringent times con tributes to the incentive to steal and do other unlawful ^cts. Some humane men and women have done much to improve conditions but there is mu/ch yet to be done. The solution for all such problems is found in the lowly Nazarene, for "it is a faitfhful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners." TIME TO HOLI) UP Few men of prominence have been | made the target for adverse criticism J more than has Bishop James Cannon, Jr., of the Methodist church. He is I ' , a vigorous fighter and threw his whole strength into the cause of so briety by his vigorous attacks upon whiskey. He was the militant leader ; of the prohibition forces. Then in | the last national campaign he oppos ed Gov. A1 Smith for president be cause he was a wet candidate. He has been the subject of senatorial in i vestigations, and emerged from these attacks victorious. Then some other I charges were brought against him jand he was duly acquitted by a jury of twelve churchmen. Yet another attack is made upon him by the ene mies of prohibition, and they are go jing to fall flat. It is time to hold up on this aged prelate. He has render ' ed a conspicuous service to his church \ and to the cause of prohibiton. He 1 is now practically an invalid, and why continue to hound him down? We! admire his courage. I "When times get better I'll buy" ? ? and unless they don't I won't. Sure j 0. K. Unless the car starts moving by itself we won't fill her with gas. i (Unless the youngftter solves quadrat- ] 'ic equations we won't send him to , (school; unless business improves the I merchant won't order goods; unless (business improves the manufacturer . 'will fire workmen. Then the work ' 'men won't work. The manufacturer ! won't work! The merchant won't 'work. We won't work ? we' all go ^fishing. O. K. j I Let's wake up and hitch the horse in front of the cart. Let's "troynome I of the things we're needing. Let's [take some of these jobless fllows off the street. We'll quit d priving our selves of things we want ? and of prosperous times. I-et the fishing wait till another day. ? Greenwood Index-Journal. WHAT WILL THEY DO? The question is being asked, what will the legislature do about biennial sessions? Well, it now looks like tho | measure will finally be killed. The i Senate has been true to its trust and j/Med for it, but the house mem(bers fare dickering with it, and it stands ?a slim chance apparently to muster iup a majority of votes, notwithstand ing that the voters each time the matter was referred to them in the general elections, voted for biennial sessions. Prom our view point the representatives, not to betray their trust, sJiould vote for it. I)o they realize that our state is in a deplor able condition financially? A deficit exists of $f, ,000,000. The taxpayers are groaning under the burden merci lessly put upon them. They are beg ging for. relief, and if it does not come ? mark what we say ? there will bo an uprising of the people and po< liticians will be relegated to the rear. ' We do not want, to see a revolution in our proud old state, but there will come a limit to forbearance, and thoso who ignore tho repeated wishes of tho people at the ballot box will be sure to remem-ber them in tho next election. There seems to be a politi cal ring existing, and the army f well paid employees and others are holding up their hands in horror at the disaster that will follow the will _ of the people if our representatives regard their obligation. They tell tin that it is big business that wa%r,s biennial sessions of tho legislature. ! fSo far as that may apply to the big corporations who are harassed with ' ('increased tax burdens while they are ! serving the public is concerned, it J Bolting . To >K ihe party ti-ket, So.* 'iople think a sin; VVhr cr you do you may expect Thn -ouble will begin. T1k ..ty is their idol, Thci. -oe, their guide, their stay7 The;, -t: not see why anyone Should vote some other way. Their faith in party leaders Is real, strong, and true, And if you do not feel the same, They'll all get mad with you. r** ? f They howl for personal liberty, When it concerns their booze, But when you do not vote their way, Your liberty you lose. They swell with indignation, Your name cross off the rollsT Then ever, ever, evermore, They bar you from the polls. x It matters not that crooks control The party and the state, They say your sacred duty is To vote the ticket straight. Some people come into this life squalling, and leave the same way. Yeah, Bishop Cannon was cleared of all charges against him, to the great disappointment of the spot-light preachers who preferred the charges When Methodist ministers ?'n hands with ihe liquor crowd in an at tempt to discredit their own Bishop, it is time that somebody resign from le Ministry; and I don't mean the Bishop. Whenever the devil and preachers play together, someone gets scorcheJ The delectable A1 Smith is "rusty cating" in North Carolina. It's fun ny that he ignores this state, after receiving such a handsome majority in 1928. y No, "A1 ' has not' forgotten the New York Convention, and neither has Tammany. Their breed never forgoes? nor forgives. Besides, the !? i / nacherly hates the | dr. . r ' the South is dry; and -.he Ins ,0 lovers 0f the Anglo bax ^ r Hoover contributed one ? salary to Red Cross fund, | ' complaining Senators con | 1 '* . hot air. <0'> has called a meeting of J 'ja-nmora, etc. for March |6.i. ..o j(|y knows why. | An-.r.-ia?-;, do not speak the same i *r r27 that is the reason they do not if- ee. | f .huil.h of Rome has blessed |ai)(i very thing in the world? in |Clii" - horses and autos ? but the De?i . -atic Party. How about it, Mr Rank i, 1 ' Tht? .-Late legislature seems to cn jjoy tho pastime of voting for judges. ! Yeah, they elect old men so that they ; ean- wjoy ih? mm pastime .again in a few years. | Well, the public pays for the time; past and present; they should worry. J Isn t it about time for the new governor to bust loose ?Better keep in the limelight Governor; you will nev ?r get to the U. S. Senate unless you toot your horn louder than the othev fellow toots his. Don't depend on your brains? the (people want noise, not brainy. Don't I t0? orient; the people want ( something to growl about, and some one to growl at. Besides, no one ex pects efficiency in government. Yeah, the Democatrs are scrapping , among themselvlells, and will keep jftt it until tho 1 D32 convention is over, t As usual Tammany will refuse to play , unless they get the ball; not that they I want it, but to keep someone else from getting it. Besides the Irish |l'ke a fight; that is the reason that they have so little respect for south ern democrats. | would be a good idea to give them a | rest from the annual upheavals cauK hy the legislature. Many uhous [ands of dollars could be saved with ( biennial sessions. The people de mand it, and are going to have it ev ,en if those now with tho whip handle shall crack the whip over their heads. t Therr are many outstanding men in ^he state who have spoken on this in ! n? uncertain terms. - Are their opin , ions worth anything ? / . ftwBLING THOUGHT By H. (). H. DeKALH COUNCIL NO. 88, JR. O. U. \. M in repf'ilar council tho ? wl .'I 4th Monday of j'i .'.nth, nt 8 '? ?,lnfc rm'iriborfi w??lcom . A. W. HUMPHKIE9, Counciloi ? . KS, Hoc. R??. ibo to The Mo?senff<tr. WCH * GJLtK\C&h6 i L ASVEl U ] *YS "Lt> lo tv.'o yet/rs Hk< I '.iy ! thought I c< i-tlvl b * ?k. t; c it .0 )y |I bo*, an to h: ivril-.e lie t aejid- ^ aches that would la?t daya at a time. ; | MRS. AMELIA CHRISTOPHER Nothing I ate agreed with me. .1 was badly constipated; and lost consider jrble weight. j "I took the Sargon and Sargon Pills right along together, and aftc the first fe?w doses I was decidely better. Those terrible headaches completely disappeared: I began to eat without any ill effects afterwarvi and have gained five pounds. The Sargon Pills relieved me of constipa tion and the entire treatment has done wonders for me." The above statement was made by Mrs. Amelia Christopher, 115 E. Myr tle St , Florence, S. C. SOLD BY ZEMP & DePASS Death of A. F. Young A. F. Young, highly respected cit izen of Kershaw county, died at his home in the Oakridge section late Friday afternoon, February 6, aged seventy-six years, and was buried in the cemetery at Shiloh Methodist church Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock, following funeral services conducted at the church by his pastor, Rev. J. F Hoffmeyer. Mr. Young, who was an active Christian worker, was -v vonsistent menber of Damascus Methodist rl.ui 1 for nv.v 'is. lie was en .^ag 1 f; mil - li his '.ife and was l k it ? ei' vbo.' n;d frie. d, who en ;jy?. 1 2 :sn t a. id as' i .< 'o- *11 l\v},o tnv iim. II" is i. v?n by t !.*_? ryi rin.: ? hil hyiu 'Yi 1- F A n ,1 ? lu >ey ?" tl ?? i ; ' . i. F r ieks> ;r V',; T. I) V.' , . ? - r,d . Clan. r.Cf. You'g, r i < ui Kei huw*; Mrs. D. B Lo e, h.r.shaw- Mr?. F'lla ? Hammond Bet-hune; Mrs. Earl Bul ldck, Royersford, Fa.; and Mrs. C. A. ? Love, Columbia. The following brothers ancl sisters, L. L. and L. G. ,Young, Mrs. Sallie Barfield, Harts ville7 Mrs. Kate Barfield and Mrs. Mary Gay, of near Kershaw; forty four grandchildren and two great grandchildren also survive him. Ern est Love, William Young, Frank Hammond, T. H.? Young, -Jr., David Young and Lawrence Richardson, grandsons of Mr. Young, were the I pallbearers. ? The Kershaw Era. NATIVE OF CAMDEN PASSES /SUDDENLY I Joseph E. English Dies at Worcester, Massachusetts , Special to The State. J Worcester, Mass. Feb. 12. ? It be came known today that Joseph E. jEnglish of 88 Dewey street died at his homo yesterday noon at the age of 58 years. He was born in Cam den, S. C., the son of Vaughn and Minnie (Pringle) English. He leaves his widow, Agnes (Thompson), ancl two sons, Joseph, Jr., and James T?., both of Worcester. He also loaves a daughter Mrs. Minnie Brevard, al so of Worcester, and two sisters, Mrs. Katherino Jackson of New Rochelle, N. Y., and Mrs. Anna Smith of Camden, S. O , and 12 grandchil dren. He Was a member of St. An drew's Methodist Episcopal church and prominent in the city of Worces ter Affairs. j The funeral will he at 2 o'clock Ftoturda'y afternoon nt .St. Andrew's .church here with the Kov. Thomas |D. Stewart, pastor. 666 LIQUID OR TABLETS ('ure Codls, Leadaohos, Fever 6 0 6 SALVE Cures Daby's < olo NFirK '< h* do U.x of $1.85 fm ?K g x \ ?.s o'd and over <lu? "an.jr.j y 1. 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