Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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I'U\KW.\M l OK I.KMS Columbia, S**| ?l . Many mutters of State wide tmiiortance will !u< do elded ut tin* IUI7 session of lite gen oral assembly which (tiiivomw lit ?lint mi ry. Tito State officials are l?u*y j?re paring their it i ? 1 1 1 1 ii I re|M?rtM for Hie le;.. Mature. There will he 111:1 ii \ ?\ ftKi<K lit the House and Senate. Mem hern from .MrContilek county will native their m | 'i mm i a nee lit the le'iUi.ti i\ ?? hulls for the Hint time. <}ov. .Manning I* giving iuu<h thought and attention just now to mat tors that will he brought before the ?:omihg session. In Ids annual nu> >-uge the tioveritor will review (lie work <>f the State government dining the past year and will make several v en Impoiiuid recommendations The in augural exercise* will he held sclera! days after the oldening ? ? f 1 1 1 ? ? session ?lames Cansler. railroad <?? xnin.i ??t or eleetv ami W. |(uuk-? l?o*e, se? re f 11 |*y Stale ele< l . will l>?- lite only new state otlhVI's |o he IndlKled into' ? >ttlco.? In otJIelal ein le> ilti* measures lltal are to he brought I n ? f'? ?f ?? lite l<ogls)a< ture are alread.v helng diseiisscd. J. T.? Idles, elm irinati of the ways and means eniniiiit ie?> i ! | lie House. who was among I ! n ? \ l>l tors In Columbia tills week, sa id I hat I be 1017 session of lite I "i re will be the hu-slest held In \eurs. lie pointed out the maiiA nn'a.->ures that are to bo trl \ attention A hill will be inti'odueed pro\ iding for rural credits. This step will be taken hv the Legislature so that I Ids state may share under the federal ru ra I < -reditu law. A commission wa> appointed by Hie last Legislature to study the rural eredlts question and report baek at ?tho next session. Sen ator Shorn rd, of Anderson Int rod need a rural credits Idll last year. The question wnp so big that II was derided to 'i stpone eonshlerat ion until this your. Senator Sherard will renew Ids, tight for the measure at the next ses- j slon. CJoV. Manning has hceu stud\ lug the (juestiou of rural credits for 1 many years and w ill no doubt devote ' a largo portion >1' his message to a dls I cusslon of the subject. Several eoiiforen<4?*s have already i been held when the tire insurance sit nation was discussed. The general I opinion Is that a satisfactory solution i of the problem w ill be reaehed hy the I Legislature. (lov. .Manning has ;il ready stated tluit he will urge the e> J labllshnient of a State rate making bureau. It is said that the aiitl-eom i pael features of the bill a*, passed last session will he retained, A hill will he introduced providing for the establishment ??f the State hlghwa.v de|iart incut mo that South Carolina may share in federal appro priation for' itimmI roads. Sneh a bu reau or department will be rwnin llM*tt?le?l try ComutlsvfoUef Watson u lln has heen handling the matter with the I'liited Slates otlhe of puhlie roads. Then- is little doubt but that .lames A. lloyl will be re-elected speaker of the House. No <>p|tosition has devel oped against hint. .1. Wilson tilbhes | of ( *< >] ii 111 1 > in . niiil II. C. Hooker, of j Spartanburg. are the candidates. Jesse \V. lioyd. .chairman of the Ju j dietary committee of t Ik* House. lias ' Imimi returned from Spartanburg, and ? lie will .very probably hi* re-appointed ' by the M|H*akor to tlu> chairmanship i of ( lir Important committee. 1 1 is practically certain that a 1*111 will I to Introduced eliminating tlx' lo i cal option feature from the eompul i sory school attendance art. There Is Ea crowing feeling In favor of compul sory ('duration and the advocates be lieve that tin4 measure will he adopt ed hy the general asseinhly. Many districts have already voted to adopt ?la' system. I Prohibition leaders declare that any [ efl'orf to give Charleston a high license | for whiskey will be bitterly fought in I i lie Legislature. l The I-etflslaturo will again be asked I for an appropriation to carry on the I improvement work at the State hospi tal for the insane. Last year $ 1 ."?(),( KM) [was appropriated for this work and much has been accomplished. The im provement of the asylum is near and ilear to the heart of (iov. .Manning, and lie will have much to say in Ids an nual message concerning this work Ki'ncst Foster of I'uloii. suffered a fracture over the right eye Friday, [while attempting to crank an automo bile. His condition i> regarded as I serious. Thought Devil Had Him. Di<l you ever hoar i/ouls <V>|k>1 toll about the first time lie ever hhw a iwgro? Mont everybody around here knows Louis. Hi' has I teen conduct* itig ? store here for many years and Is the only Jew in I'ickens, except his boy Jacob. Louis was born in Russia and lived there mil II he was about, lb years old, when he came across the ocean and landed at New York, where he worked several weeks in a section of the city where there are no negroes. He -never saw a negro In his life until he went to Atlanta, Ha. Since he could remember Louis says his mother had taught him if he were not a good boy the devil would get hltn. She described the devil as being a Idg black fellow with kinky hair, big black month and white, shiny teeth, While he had a picture of the devil firmly fixed In his mind. Louis was n't thinking about him when he got to Atlanta, Hut when he walked out of the depot there the first thing he saw was a long string of negro hack men. and when two of them rushed up to Louis ami each grabbed his suit cases he thought he was a goner and had 1dm sure. At this time he could n't speak a word <>f fOnglish, but a hundred thoughts flew through his mind in a second. In this second Louis says lie decided that he had spent too much money coming over here to let the devil get him so soon, and besides he was too young to go f-? bell, Hiiywe.y. Lotlis had 11 SUltCasC ill CM'lt llilllll it in 1 a negro had hold of each out* try ing I'd get I ill) to go hi fVeir hack. Pcing afraid to turn Ills possession* loose, I/<>u is -says he raised !:is l'out ?! in I kleke I ciie devil in the stomach ,i: (i lie doubled u|? and wilt.* 1 like the l ist rose of summer. hut hp wn?' not t; ii 1 1 1 so fragrant. With oi.c hand now: loose he hit the other d'/il under tl ?liin a* hard as he could, .and f.o.ii what happened to tin' negro, 1 .on is. must have outshone .ia>< \\ li lanl in ill ?se days. About ;hl< titii" a third devil saw v. hat wa-t g*?lng on and grahhed IjOldy by the 1 ?. i ? ? k of the peek, but ho no soonei 'lid il than 1 1 i ? ? ? i. an knock. i!' him iu.iv>. Imiii I.. i ground. The police arrived : >ii the stci.e ahaut this time for ai. ?%) I tna ti"! I. ut at Louis couldn't spuk I'nu 1 . - 1 ? i e c ui ' 1 1 1 1 * t explain. It linked j Ike a glooiay time l'or the ?w?nl ir rival and lie >\ is about to be taken t.i the police station when some me thought about getting an Interpreter u ho . siicce-.'-t *vl i 1 1 mid 'J'standi'ig Louis' t ile and explained it to the crow !. Ail l.l Cubed : I : i d i.ouU WM- II llelM. ilc tl.eii h ? . >\ "i ! r lie o'S'cers a letter of iid i'imIuc! 'on ivhi'-h In' hal and # ! i y directed lii'n to the p ii iy t<- whit h it was address I. It proved an riuhl and Louis hrea'lt-'d :i sigh of. re'lof <i l his release from lie devils. We exjiect the sure-etiouu|i "old boy" would have aad :i hard time taking Louis that day.- Pa kens Sen tinel. 1IKNKY LKWIS KILLKD Slayer of Pplireman Resisted and Was Shot to Death. Bennet tsville. Se|?t. 29. ? Henry Le wis. the n euro who shot and killed Ru ral Policeman K. ?!. Alsbrooks a few days ago. died in the jail here this af ternoon as tile result of wounds re ceived while resisting arrest this morn ing. Sheriff Patterson received word last night that Lewis was in this coun ty and immediately summoned a posse to arrest him. For a time he eluded the ofiicers. although it was known in a general way the section of the coun ty he was in. The bloodhounds were brought here from Columbia early this morning, and additional information was received by the sheriff and the ofiicers in pursuit of the negro's whereabouts and he was finally traced to a swamp. The swamp was surrounded and three of the party, Dr. J. A. Woodley. Mr. Marlboro Ha uler. and Mr. Kdgar David, Jr.. were at the head of a brunch when the ne gro came out. .. ? He was ordered to throw up his hands and surrender, and Instead of doing S|> he commenced tiring, shooting a thirty-eight calibre pistol three times when a hall from one of the party shot the lingers otY his right hand, causing him to turn loose his gun. After this Lewis ran about one hun dred yards, and got into a ditch where , he was overtaken and brought to Ben I iiettsvillc. It was found that two balls had passed entirely through his body and from the nature of the wound It was evident that It was inflicted by an .automatic which 'was*.- tired hv Dr. i "Woodley. After reaching Bennetts I vllle medical aid was summoned and Rrs. May ond .Ionian did everything that could be done, but the wounds new fatal. . Reward* in the amount of $3()0 had been offered for the arrest and deliv ery of Lewis, a lid those who took |>art in the arrest unanimously asked that the rewards be collected and present ed to the family of the late rural i>o lioeman. > Son Kills His Father. _ McCormlck. Ne|>t. 2K. ? ,T. C. Cres well, aged fifty-five, was shot and kill ed this afternoon by his son Horace, aged seventeen. From what can l>e learned the elder Creswell was In ar gument with Ills wife, which came to a heated discussion when the younger Creswell interceded in behalf of his mother. When the father turned on btm. the son is said to have grablted a nbotgnn and firing, the whole load tak lug effect iu the face of his father. Death was Instantaneous. Magistrate Hollow ay went immediately to the aeene ami held an inquest, the ver dict being that tlw man met death by gunshot wounds at the hands of Ho race Creswell. ? A life preserver marked "Bremen," tbe name of the German submarine freighter which has l>een expected to arrive at some Atlantic port for the past week or more, was picked up In the ocean near Portland. Maine. Fri day. It la believed that the submarine will make Its np|Viir?n<e shortly. Oysterettes the ouster cracker, Just the iiOht size ana srtape, c>erve wi in ousters, soups, salads, chowders. etc. Always fresh. At xjour grocers. NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPANY 5* Are you really a believer in democracy? Do you want this government to be your government? Is it your will that the voice of America should ring out in command instead of begging in whispers? Then prove it. Campaign contributions control candidates. No one under stands this better than the enemies of democracy. They con tribute to control ; they give to get. Are you less mindful of your interests ? 1 Four years ago 89,854 Americans contributed to Woodrow Wilson's campaign fund. It was the dollars of the Many that financed the campaign, not the millions of the Few. It was a new idea, a great idea. It was an Emancipation Pro clamation that teok elections off the auction block ; that took candidates away from back doors and ? back rooms. It is the idea that dominates Woodrow Wilson's campaign -today. Again, as in 1912, we propose to fight secret millions with above-board dollars. How much is democracy worth to you ? What value do you place on service that obeys your orders, realizes your ideals, voices your aspirations, and considers your happiness and welfare ? Name it and pay it. Self-interest and self-respect alike com mand you. Give even unto sacrifice. It is America that asks it. The soldiers of Washington and Lincoln gave of their heart's blood to the establishment and permanence of free institutions. Shall you not give your share to the self-same sacred cause? ? How to Contribute to the Wilson Campaign Fund Sign the Coupon in thl* corner tnd All In th? amount you give. Then attach your Money to thl* Coupon and mail today to th? dreM given on the Coupon. Issue all checks, money orders and address all contributions to Henry Mofgenthau, Chairman Finance Com mittee, Democratic National Commit tee, 30 East Forty-aecond Street, New | York City. Woodrow Wilson Campaign Fund LOYALTY COUPON To HKNRY MOROKNTHAU. Chiirmin Finance Committee, The Democratic National Committee. 30 Km< Forty-second Street. New Yark City. Aa a believer in the progressive Ideal* of government represented In the candidacy of Woodrow Wilson for president of the United States, and to the end that he may taks the office free-handed, uotrammeled, and obli gated to none but tbe people of the country, I wish to contribute the sum of $ toward the expenses of President Wilsoa't campaign. N?n.? Addr?M *. V. D State PlrM* 1? tlon thU p*p* 1 4 TIIK m ( K OF THK BUFFALO How Man (handed From Destroyer to Nnvant. The rescue of I ho liuJTalo, more pro |H?rl\ called bison, from c*x I lin*l ion is a romance of that light for conservation t liat goes on In this country with ?ver hicroHsUiK vigor. Very many K|>oeicH of useful and beautiful wild lift* arc today threatened wltli extinction thru out t ho length and breadth of the hind, yot courtwratlvely few of our people realize tills and fewer yot aro willing to make personal sacrifices to save this wonderful heritage to tho children < ?f tin* future. v Scarcely a half century ago tho huf* fall roamed onr western plains IuniI inost uu<*ountable numbers, frtyn r'a na da r ? > Mexico. To tho red men who t lieu nuuaad tho plains wltlj^ thorn thoy wore an unfailing souihv of suppllos, food, clothing, housing and fuel. To tho \\ III to UH'U of tlu* region t hoy ..were all iIiono and represented also tho wou dor and romance of tho prlmitivo ojaui world and tho historic past, Cortez and his I Di nd of Spanish conquistadors woro the llrst whlto ' mon ? ? ? see oimj. . Tho,* found Idm oontinod in tho mo- [ lingerie at Montezuma's oapltal as a rare and wonderful animal from tho untrodden wilds to tho north, for Mex ico City is throe huuilml miles south of tho natural range of tint bison. "A wonderful composition of (livers Aniiuals," says tho S|tanlsh ohronloler who described tho specimen, referring to it as "the .Moxloan hull." "It has <-rooked Shoulders, with a Hunch on Its Hack llko a Camel; the Flanks dry; its Tail law, and Its Nwk covered with Hair like a Lion, it is cloven* footed, its Head armed like that (if a Hull, which It resembles in Fierceness and has no loss Strength and Agility." in 1012 Englishmen saw bison near what is now the city of Washington, I). and after that date they were more commonly seen roving through out various ]H>rtlons of what Is now the I'nltod States, and occurring In some parts in immense herds. Tho ojK'U region of tho Mississippi Valley, where "the land was unforestod hut well watered, was the true buffalo range. There the early cXpltfrers found the animal* iu such numbers, in herds of such size, that only superlatives could be used in attempting to describe them. "Teeming myriads." "countless herds," "Incredible numbers." are fa vorite phrases, which can give only an inadequate idea of tho extraordinary siM'otaole often presented. It has boon estimated that on the plains alone were forty million, on the prairies thirty million, ii total of seventy-five millions ? f these superb animals, a wtoalerful heritage, scattered over an area of some three million square miles. Looked at from an economic point of view here was a marvelous source of free food, far. leather and other pro duets tlint might easily have been con served us nil unfailing supply to help lessen today's high cost of living. The Indians of the earlier days thus util ized the herds, their inroads upon them for meat and skins in no wise equaling the natural Increase. Then came the white men, supplying the wandering tribes first with horses and later with firearms, and the decrease in the numbers of the buffalo began. Vet even this did not presage extinc tion. Hut when the railroads crossed the plains, giving the white hunters easy access to the hitherto distant and Inaccessible places, and the vast rush to slaughter for the hides alone began, the end was in sight. It took the buf falo too Irtng to learn the meaning of a rifle shot and the danger of man's presence, and when they did learn it. in part, at leiist. it was too 'late. A buffalo "robe" today is a curiosi ty, hardly t<> be obtained and worth, in good condition. i>erhaps a hundred dollars, Fifty year* ,..lr |f J amim aitfg^.3 tttey could be bought for tmiy 4 9 dollars. Yet no Oner rot* f..r **tr!S and i-oiufort could be found. ''V rj| l^s rol?e-lmntei s at th? railhead^ I he WVHierii plains were slMUjhtrtS t la* great Hp^alH l?,v tin* iht.u^S taking merely the iK-lts and U^vUTm tareassos tl> lot ??r feed tin- viilt^ whore they foil. Thus the buffalo passed with aim. I lug and disconcerting suddeoiUMs.^j thus milch of our wild lift- u t'laJj today, unnoticed lu Its going li/jja thoughtless crowd. F.ven of *3 knew. not many Could IkMIow i>m. such umnzlng numbers could lHlss the face of the earth so rapidly, jioj only a few scattered remnants' rvoi|L herr ami there, mainly on reservation where they am carefully protected m dor governmental supervision, ?..? That wo have thorn at all in (|Uo a few large-hearted men who forq^ the American lllson No?ie!\ hh*! m piously gave fund* ami v ahnNo tin* to the work of preservation. ihere are today In the world v ??' ,,M" ""nil m?\W thou nami bison. slowly increasing 2 number. Is due entirely to the i?ldu2 throple and humane activities of |]J3 men. There were l>nt a few lioudrw buffalo left when the work Im^hu, *3 It Is rarely that a rare has ivmW such small numbers and had the<jnp3 tunlty and the vitality to smvlv$ u Increase. For a race of \V||j hires to fall almost utterly. i was lug \ little more than a century from xiW ty-tlve million to a few hundred, la inordinary. That there should W brought about an Increase from tV few hundred t<? several thousand fc little more than a decade. Is still ux^ unusual. ^ In our country twenty-seven. stai?l today have buffalo, ranging la nuuSl from a solitary specimen or two lag zoological park to a few score oijl iVw hundred in a State leservatlfil Canada lias nearly thirteen hundred! three large reservations and It is gl mated that in far northern Athab^iM are four to five hundred roaming flB wilderness unrestrained. There mtfl be, altogether, H500 to 4000. ? In the Unlt&l States many of tl9 buffalo are closely confined, hut mot of the larger herds roam the ranga as free and far more safe than tbeir wild progenitors, always "owing thefc safety, of course, to the watchful ouf of the same human race that came# near exterminating them. The ww#] changes for the better, and in no wtf are these changes more marked thai in the fact that man. the destroyer, fc steadily becoming man the consm* tor and protector of the wild life that once he so ruthlessly destroyed.? Win throp Packard in (Mir I>umb Animals. (iernmns Blttc^ About Atnerlcans, " Berlin, Sept. 20.? Practically all th^ Berlin newspapers contribute to the] bitter criticism which Is being road*] of the Americans who have jollied Utfif French army. The news of the death in action of Flight Lieut. Kiffen Rock well, of Atlanta and Ashevllle, ha* precipitated a storm of criticism. The Post says that the presence of .Rockwell and other^ In enemy camps can not be regarded ns the acts of ln-; <11 vidua Is. but declares that America sends its own citizens to European theaters of war to fight Germany. . ' The paper says that the Rockwell In cident shows "to what # depth regard j for neutrality has sunk among our eoe- ( mies and in America. Such an un heard of conception of neutrality de serves to be labelled in the plainest way and not to be forgotten." The Taglichie Rundschau speak# of ] the concepts of neutrality as entirely 4 lost and the Kreuz Zeltung. Geruianla ami Itoersen Zeltung print similar statements. LI F E s in clothes for men and young men There is that about 4 'High Art Clothes" which takes them out of uie dull mono tony of the 4 'just clothes" class and gives them a personality of their own. Their designer follows no precedents other than good taste and the "High Art" models for Fall and Winter testify to his ability to put lift into his designs. ? * * -'1 * * . ? /? i ??; ? ? gg These clothes will' make you a better, dressetf man ? and at Ac*? price they challenge the field. See them? feel the comfort of them and you will t van ?* . r > . ? . . tJr* ? HlGHARXCl0THES M Hirsch Camden', S. C. / iir - ? ? ' a.