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COMMENTS ON MEN AND THINGS
(By Bpectulor)
Spectator does apt wish to become
ii political gossip, but he thinks ho ^
mily tfll what is being Haiti at limes.
GoshIp haa it that one group or fur-.
Hon will have an its candidates for J
Governor Harnett It Maybank, of,
Charleston, Wyndhani M. Munnliig, of
Sumter, and Neville Bennett, of Marlboro;
while the other faction will j
have Hen K. Adams, of Columbia, and ,
H (!. Godfrey
1 think It abBtirb to Imagine Governor
Johneton resigning In order to
become a candidate for governor a
second time. No ataount of quibbling
could obBcure the wholly obvloua purpoue
to evade the constitution. Of
course, aa I've hinted a time or two,
the constitution Ih a Htnall potato between
friends, but It would look like
a big potato putch in a race for governor,
with high feeling throughout
the state. Eloquence would burst
forth like the water at Moses' touch
and lawyers would rededicate themselves
to the sacred pulladlum?and
all that sort of tiling, you know. Of
course some lawyers don't know much
about the constitution but a little
thing like that would not be allowed
to stem the rolling billows of forensic
oratory. Nay, nay.
What haa occasioned a lively bit
of talk Is the rumor that there will
be a coalition of the lilease and Johnston
forces against Neville Bennett. I
think there is small probability of
this. In the first place, Cole L. BleaBe
never has been a trader; he lets
others ride on his wugon, but he does
the driving. Mr. Blease is too old a
man to change his tactics. Again,
Ben E. Adams does not need a coalition.
Maybank, Bennett, Adams and
Blease are capable and attractive men
on the stump and will be the strongest
team of speakers in u governor's
race In many a moon. Nor must we
overlook Tom B. I'earce and Wyndhatn
Manning who have their friends
and those candidacy commands not
only great respect but u numerous
support. |
If Mr. Godfrey enters the race he
will appeal to the cotton mill vote.
I doubt whether he could carry it
against Mr Adams. Furthermore, Mr.
Blease is far from dead, politically,
und he will always command a good
vote. |
Men have said that Dr. Carl B. Eppa
of Sumter, will be a candidate for gov-'
eruor. Nobody knows whether he will
be a candidate, not even the band-J
some doctor himself. "Doc" Isn't a
politician, but he loves public affairs,
lie is a line surgeon and has a big1
practice, but if he should decide that,
the state needed hint ho would otter]
himself. And he doesn t cure whether
he is elected or defeated. He la
no trimmer ami doesn't know how to'
side-stop.
Now look what a line up: Adams,
Bennett, Blouse, Epps, Godfrey, Manning,
Maybunk, lVarce?1 suppose, all J
In all, the ublest group to be coil-1
sub-red for the governorship?and
there are others. I
I don't know whether Doctor Owens
will offer ugatn. The doctor Is a hard-J
working mayor anil always on the job
lor Columbia.
There seems to be a day [ reckon- t
ing for everything. Not only do bankers
and merchants want their money
but even l iu le Sam calls for bis. We]
have seen the government collectors
chasing poor white and colored farmers
around tobacco warehouses utul
cotton lots, calling for what was bur-^
rowed from the national treasury. Of
course the government is easy cm the
nations o; Europe whnh owe us billions,
but it is diligent m going aft? r
the one gains farmer But a while
back I'm le Sam h lit us money to
save our homes irein r.tp.uious money-lenders
and now heboid! the llotne
Owners Doan Corporation has foreclosed
mortgages on 02,2:11 pieces of
property up to the end of November,
libit!. Well, well. So we must pay
after all.
Articles are being used by us every
day that our fathers knew nothing
about. In comparison with the conditions
of a few years ago we are
greatly favored. The great corporations?rascals,
scoundrels, unmitigated
scamps, Incorrigible malefactors,
and all that?have done something for
us, It seems.
Some people have the idea that we
.m
should belli bettor condition If the big
corporutIons did not exist, and if business
were done by small concern**.
Suppose wo had an autoinobllo factory
in Columbia inaklnK about twcn-|
ty-flve taro a day, and one like it In
Charleston. What would a car coat?
If you could get a rcully good car at
all it would coat at lcaat twlee aa
much aa u car coeta today.
Now did you know that the big corporations,
the gigantic fellowa, like
lulled States Steel, Weatlnghouau,
Ford, General Motors, Chrysler, DuFont,
General Electric, maintain great
research laboratories, seeking to leurn
how to do better and more cheaply
the things that must be done and
how to find new thlngB. We owe tho
fine products we enjoy to this laboratory
research; and we find new articles
every month. It is worth knowing
that our big companies will spend
two hundred and fifty million dollars
this year in laboratory research. Dr.
E. H. Weldlein, President of the American
Chemical Society and Director
of the Mellon Institute of Industrial
Res<&rch, Pittsburgh, says the United
States Steel Corporation, alone, spent
nine million two hundred thousand
dollars in research in 1936.
Spectator wishes to be progressive,
but suggests that most people don't
know anything about the proposed
Child Labor amendment to the Federal
Constitution. The fact that President
Roosevelt wishes this amendment
adopted is no reason why this
state should adopt a blind me-too policy
of follow the leader. The President
has served the country nobly and
heroically and is entitled to our eternal
admiration and gratitude, but he
is, after all, only a man, howbelt a
great one. North Carolina repudiates
tho proposed amendment and so does
the governor of Massachusetts?a
Democrat, too. Let's look into this
a bit?calmly. Mr. Roosevelt has a
supernatural responsibility to the
ages, for he not only does his own
thinking, but the thinking for thousands
of men in public life. No sooner
does tho President emit a thought
than they rush into print, telegraph
and mails declaring themselves two
hundred and one per cent for the prol>osal.
It may seem to some of them
that the President is incapable of er-1
ror, his motive being exalted, but even
Mr. Roosevelt may nod once in a ;
while, though one would have to be
uncommonly wide awake to notice it. !
The President's proposals relative
to the courts contain so much meat
for thought that 1 can't understand
how any citizen can rush into ecstasy
and vociferous applause
1 wish 1 might present this as a J
great proposal of transcendent importance
and discuss it as a matter
of government instead of as a recommendation
savoring strongly of political
expediency.
The President is impatient with the1
Supreme Court because it has thrown '
out Homo of the New Deal measures
as unconstitutional. He thinks the'
court is obstructing progress; he be-!
lieves that the court is an obstacle
to plans for social progress.
I know that judges are just human;
and 1 ascribe no superior wisdom or !
merit to them; but the President?a
Democrat is today more like Hamilton
than Hamilton himself. That may;
be all right. I merely call attention
to the strong swing of our party from
tin old faith of our fathers. Gf course
our fathers are dead and we the liv- ,
ing must so 1 \ e the problems ot the
living
Now let's reason together. Is tins
a nation of states, or is it a compact,
homogeneous bod v wuh certain sub<11
v isions tailed stales." If the stales
just geographical expressions,
Hun let us face the facts. it the
1 ? oiistitut ion is a compact by whuh
'the states make a nation then the
jealous states still have all their
sovereign dignity ami power 1 adj
nut that it is hard to maintain any
'filth thesis How can we talk about
the dangers of Federal encroachment
when we vie with ono another in asking
the National Government even to '
feed our hungry? Hut, assuming that
the states don't amount to anything, I
an> more, what about the Nation?
Shall the President have a me-too
court as well as a Mo-too Congress?
Even though the court were In error
shall we sacrifice the independence
of the courts? Even If the President
were always rl*ht there Is the poaai
bllity thai some other ITeaideut may
sometimes make mistakes. We might
weigh the Importance of establishing
u precedent of putting the courts
somewhat under executive supervisIon
It ue?,'iuft to me that the court should
never de< lure an act of Congress unconstitutional
except by unanimous
vote. Hut If social theorists and faddists
are appointed to the belieh there
Mill never bo unanimity. The inferior
courla should not bo ullowed to
dot lure acta of Congress invalid excepl
In cases 'affecting personal liberty.
In all other cases It might be
beat to certify the issues to the Supreme
Court, with the trial judge a
opinion.
Something happened in the House j
two weekn ago that is atill beyond j
tiio power of my poor brain to underaland.
Some one wiahcd to reduce
the Stuto Property tux by one mill,
the point wua made that thia would
"put the budget out of balance" und
preato. All the membera accepted the
magic worda und withdrew tiie propoaal.
Hut why, pray? One mill ia
about |100,000. Jt la thought likely
that there will be u aurplua of more
than a million dollara. How, then,
can one mill reduction "put the budget
out of balance"? Are we Juat
playing with worda?
Wanted: information aa to the
whereabouta of a member of the
Houac who remembera hie pledgee of
laat Hummer und who ia faithfully laboring
for the taxpayera againat the
tax-eaters and the golden-apendera.
Reward if name of euch man ia aeut
to "Hopeful," Box 424, Columbia.
Boat: Somewhere between his
home county and Columbia a member
of the houae who promlaed laat summer
to come to Columbia and to do
something for the taxpayers, but who
haa become so (irmly convinced that
he should yield to those who want
more pay, etc., that he can't see the
taxpayers back home even with a
long-range telescope and can't remember
uny of his promises.
It has been suggested that Spectator
tell about the places of natural
beauty in South Carolina. Rather a
large order. Have you a place of
grandeur? Write Spectator, P. O. Box
424, Columbia. He may go there to
enjoy it and tell others about it. Have
you ridden by Stateburg between Columbia
and Sumter? Have you been
to the Horse Creek Valley? Have jou
seen the rugged beauty between Columbia
and Carlisle, between Columbia
and St. Matthews, or Brewington
I>ake in old Clarendon between Manning
and Kingstree, or the interesting
landscape near Liberty Hill?
Tell us what you have. The great
sand Hills of Aiken county, on the
road to Augusta are worth seeing.
We are headed for new taxes or
increased taxes as sure as shooting.
Why does not the legislature cut the
garment to suit the cloth? Very possibly
something could be done for the
aged, if all the surplus were dedicated
to that relief, but after making i
such an inglorious start as to bring i
increases of more than a million dol- j
lars right off the bat where will the
old-age pension come from? When our j
institutions get through eating the j
watermelon "there ain't gwine to be
no rind." All right then shall we buy ;
another melon?
1 think the opportunity good for
some man to run for governor on a
platform of sharp reduction. Our
grasping today may pave the way for
destruction tomorrow. "But go on ,
brave boy; your success will be the
ruin of us all," hh wffB said to Alcibiades.
interesting Facts About Railroads
Wilmington, N. C., Feb. 1.?The railroads
of the I'nited States have passenger
trains on 644 different runs
where an average speed of 60 miles
a nhour or more is maintained from
terminal to terminal.
Many railroads use specially constructed
woven wire fences connected
with the signal systems to warn train
crews of rock or earth slides which
come dangerously close to the rails.
Because of increased prices, the
cost of materials nnd supplies of all
kinds, including fuel, used by the railroads.
is now approximately $14u,Sj>5,eu?>
greater annually than in May,
io;i 3.
More than fifteen million pounds of
meat is consumed annually on railroad
dining cars by the traveling public.
Class 1 railroads in the past ten
y^ars have paid $3,201,."k?8,5S4 in taxes
to federal, state and local governments,
of which amount it is estimated
approximately 46 per cent went
for school purposes.
The railroads of the United States,
Canada and Kngland recognize (our
feet, eight and a half inches as the
standard width between rails.
John Francis, 83, retired genoral
passenger agent of the Burlington
railway, died at Lake Wales, Fla.,
Tuesday. He la survived by his wife,
and daughter and a brother. Burial
In Chicago.
Walker Among
List Of Casualties
hilll I'l'll/o, < f Feb 18. All exploding.
livo ii>c1> gun manned by marines
killetf hU men unci Injured ten
ubuurd the' demilitarized battleship
Wyoming toduy? injecting startling
reality of war Into peacetime fleet
maneuvers.
The explosion occurred during the
culminating phase of the four-day sky,
sea and land lighting in which 37,000
marines, 7f>0 troops ami twelve naval
vessels engaged ul Sun Clomenlo 1siand,
sixty miles offshore.
Among those killed was Cupt. Edward
.J. Trumble, I'nitod States Marine
corps, attached to the Wyoming,'
whq apparently was directing the gun*1
lire abourd the oldest battleship now
in use by the navy. Captain Trum*
ble'u home was in Alexandria, Vu,
The Wyoming, commissioned In lbl2
und demilitarized in 1030, came to the '
I'ttcilic coast January 25 with ofli-;
cers and men of the hrst brigade of J
marines to participate in the secret
fleet lauding exercise.
It is the flugship of Keur Admiral,
Wilson brown, commander of the ]
training squadron of the fleet, its'
commanding officer is Cupt. C. N.
llinkamp.
The tragedy occurred at .11 o'clock
tliis morning (2 p. in. E. S. T.). The
ship was ordered to proceed to the
hurbor here with the ^victims.
It wuh reported the Wyoming was
firing its guns us a covering ship for
the marines, who were landing In
small bouts from this and a marine
transport, the Antares, to dash
through the surf in a landing operation.
Admiral Arthur J. Hepburn, commander-in-chief
of the fleet, radioed
the Associated Press the following information:
"At about 11:00 (11:00 a. m. P. 8.
T.) today during exercises off San
Clemente, a casualty to a five-inch
gun occurred on the Wyoming.
"Six dead, ten injured. The Wyoming
is arriving at San Pedro at
about 3:30 (3:30 p. m. P. S. T., 6:30
p. m. E. 8. T.).
"Capt. Edward J. Trumble, U. S.
M. C., Alexandria, Va., was among
the killed." j
Casualty List
San Pedro, Calif., Feb. 18.?Admiral
Arthur J. Hepburn, commander-inchief
of the United States fleet tonight
Issued the following official list
of dead and injured, all members of
the marine corps, in the gun explosion
aboard the old battleship, Wyoming
today:
The dead:
Capt. Edward John Trumble, next
of kin, wife, Mary D. Trumble, 1416
King street, Alexandria, Va.
Marine John Bauer, next of kin,
mother, Mrs. Katherine Bauer, Cincinnati,
Ohio.
Marine Albert Enos, next of kin,
sister, Alice Frazier, Cambridge,
Directors of the chamber of commerce
at West Point, Miss., has adopted
resolutions in opposition to the
President's proposal to increase the
membership of the Federal supreme
court, and requests Senator Harrison
and Representative Rankin of Mississippi,
to oppose the plan.
The Chrysler corporation, builders
of automobiles, with headquarters In
Detroit, has announced a 10 per cent
increase of wages for its employes,
thus adding $13,000,000 per annum to
its operating costs.
Mass.
Joseph W. Bozynskl, next of kin,
sister, Mrs. Sarah Hershel, Pittsburgh,
Pa.
Clinton Lyrta Walker, next of kin,
father, James H. Walker, Boykln, 8.
Richard Frye, next of kin, mother,
Mrs. Mayme Frye, Johnstown, Pa.
Seriously injured:
Whitney Ensley, Atlantic City, N. J.
William Keenan Webster, Greenwich,
Conn.
Richard Parker Brooks, Mount
Gilead, Ohio.
David Roger Williams, Burgen, N.
C.
Arnold Byrd, East Fall Church, Va.
David Joseph Roche, New York
city.
Slightly injured:
James Owen Holland, Brewton, Ala.
Robert Edwin Kennedy, Jacksonville,
Fla.
William Henry Lentz, Brooklyn, N.
Y.
Norman John Schluep, Chicago, 111.
Mrs. Alice Cahill Dead
The unexpected death of Mrs, A|j<
Cahill, oldest daughter of Mr. a
Mrs. W. W. Smoak, which occwri
Tuesday afternon at six o'ckd
brought sorrow to the many frioi
of the family. Mrs. Cahtll'e deal
was self-imposed, caused it Is thoutf
by despondency, she never bs
lng her full physical . strssj
following a severe Illness
living in Chicago. She a
conscious when reached by her n
ents and lived several hours alts
She was taken to the hospital u
given emergency treatment bat n
not physically able to throw oil 1
poison which had gone through li
system.
Mrs. Cahill is survived by herbs
band, Hawley S. Cahill, formerlyi
Chicago; a small daughter, Catheria
two years of age; her parents,n
brother, W. W. Smoak, Jr., and ti
sisters, Mrs. Clem Sobotka, Jr, <
Knoxville, Tenn., and Miss GlisaM
Smoak who is teaching in Beads!
Mrs. Cahill was twenty-seven y?
of age. She graduated highly disth
gulshed from Winthrop collegatotl
class of 1930, and later did iptdi
work leading to a master1! tospe
from the University of South Can
Una. She was in the firBt group i
Winthrop to be awarded the 8tm
berry Leaf for work in debating 1
the time of her death she was tad
ing at Cane Branch school. Ford
past year Mr. and Mrs. CarlH a
daughter have been making Will
boro their home.?Walterboro PH
and Standard.
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ready many carloads of all types of Soda and Potathei
have been received at their warehouses, and ship,
ments of all types of the famous SCO-CO mixed fertilizers
are expected daily. '
ANY DEALER of Camden or nearby can furnish
you from our stock and we can make quick delivery, I
We will keep all grades of mixed fertilizers in stock, I
The famous Southern Cotton Oil Company fertilizers !
have been on the market for over thirty years and have
always given excellent rftults. I
Tell your dealer that you want the famous
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Meal, Sulphate of Ammonia, etc. He will be glad to I
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