Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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That - * wan Ja ; tUg cords?fojj ihs | President to atrike GeoPgC find Bijilth I with the aaine weaponb, to be bold, and forthwith about It, to tell their people that he, the President, wants them to keep these experienced Senators at homo and, In their stead, to; elect yes-men, more rubber stamps, Jumplng-Jacks who will do what he tells them to do. Put the President skipped his part when he rolled Into South Carolina. The Governor hnd used tho While House steps some weens ago to tell I tho world ho was going to run for the United States Senate against CottonEd Smith, that he had Just had a conference with the President and that the President had poured upon him the fragrance of the alabaster of his. blessings. Put wljon Mr. Roosevelt got Into Governor Johnston's State, and when i Governor Johnston was handling him, at tho stop of the train made ip Green-, ville ,the President omitted from hlsj speech any commitment In favor of tho Governor. Nor did he blister the veteran Sena-1 tor Smith except by Innuendo, and that becomes the most unpardonable, of the President's political transgres-i slons as he goes up and down and; through tho Jnnd tolling the sovereign ! voters of America how they must vote In order to do his will. Instead of coming out specifically and openly against Senator Smith, Mr. Roosevelt used tho linal phrase of his brief speech at the Greenville station to remind his Soufh Carolina friends J thnt he, the President, does not believe "any family any man can live otr 60 cents^ day?" That was the back-handed slap ho handed Senator 8mith. Ho was the man the President Intended to stab by that utterance, and altogether unjustly and unfairly. Let us say here by way of an important parenthesis that. In the Judgment of this newspaper, Mr. Roosevelt was not malicious in this matter. Somebody had quite evidently failed to give li 1 m all the facts <W an incident upon which this mean dig was based It comes about this way: In t.he course of the present Senatorial campaign in South Carolina ouoj of Senator Smiths opponents made; tho statement that ho. Senator Smith.j had said that lie believed f>0 cents a day was enough for some men to j earn. Immediately that this reported ut-. terance came to the ears of Senator | Smith, he <l?iK>uuced it upon the publie platform as a lie, except that he said that It was a hot Bort of lie? that he had never made such a statement, that no such thought had even ?o much as ever entered his mind, and he resented It ub a deliberate falsehood. j We have enough confidence In the personal character of the present President of the United States to believe that If he had been told that Senator Smith denied such a statement, he would not huve taken a vulgar and cheap and backhanded stab at him as he did at Greenville. Manifestly, he made the statement on information conveyed to him without the accompaniment of the whole facts of the incident, and, therefore, 'he was betrayed into expressing this insinuating Blander of the Senator. And we Turthermoro retain such faith In the inherent honesty and integrity of tho personal character of the President of tJio United States to believe that if,W were now to be told that Senator Smith had denied ever having made tho statement that 50 cents a day was enough for some men to earn, Mr. Roosevelt would wire his apologies to the Senator and his retraction to tho citizens of the commonwealth of South Carolina. It would be a severe disappointment and reflection upon him as an honorable man were he to refuse to repair a wrong unwittingly done. Mr. Roosevelt allowed himself on the bap IDr of incomplete information to strike Senator Smith a vicious blow below the belt ! We refuse to believe he is of the sort who would commit such an offense without offering proper amends. ?The Charlotte Observer Predicts Manning In Second Race Sumter, August 28.-~Wyudhaip Manning, tho Sumter county farmer, issued a statement from hijt headquarters here today, saying tha? after visitiiiK every county in the state in the luterottt of hla candidacy for governor, and baaed alao on reports he has ' received from thousands of frieuda in , everv ?a.rt nf SCrvntK ---1?, ^ C&rftidoVit^%o "*wjft deceive u fhugnlficent voto for governor and be in the' second race. ; *"I am moat grateful," Manning auid, "for the support that la being given to me. I am euro my frlenda will be at the polls next '^ueeday, and will give to me a vqto that will apeak in no uncertain term* their demand for decency In government.'' - , An. G-men are trying to Identify an ut* Itnown man. ?! Tenu., wno was shot to death by a federal agent in a gun fight in which the officer was wounded. The preaent heat wave stretches all over the country, but with the hlgh-j eat temperaturea being recorded In the oaat. Washington's record was 9G.4 degrees on last Tuesday. Rotarians Defeat Kiwanians For Title Hull Rotary, service club softbull chainpions of Cgm<Jeh, Basil Bruce's dinner club champions won he undisputed diamond honors by defeating Dewey Creed's Kiwanians In the final and deciding game of a three game series by a score of 8 to 6. . Tbo ,?iUl|^..|^?dra<UJ^urbday a^cr110011 of lust week on the municipal Softball diamond was by fur the beat of the series. ICarh team offered a i simon- pure lineup of club affiliates I The superior stick work of tho Rotes j was responsible for the margin of victory, Bruce holding tho Kiwanians to nine hits while Dewey Creed was nicked for fourteen The game sparkled with gem plays. Grainger Kornegay drew ka salvo of applause in the fourth roupd when he embalmed a long high fly from Hubert Wilson's bat 111 deep center to blast a scoring threat with all bases loaded, Another fast and pretty brand\pfj pastlmlng came in the fifth when with J Artie Clark on third base, Bruce chased a roller from Humphries bat .out Into short right field and thpn by a quick throw to Jack Mullen at the plate, retired the eminent health officer at the counting block. Two home runs marked the contest! and In each Instance Rote swatters j were responsible. In tho fourth Bruce, plastered the pineapple for a circuit smash with no one on. In the fifth Kornegay drove one of Creed's fast, ones Into deep center and came! around, stepping on Tom Ancrum's heels as ho charged down the home1 path from third. The Rotes scored In the first round | when McArn tripled and came in on Nettle's line drive through short. In; the second the Rotariang clustered, five hits to put over three runs. Burns i led off with a single and was followed by Mays. Bruce, McKaln and Bates, each connecting safely, couplers being j checked to Burns. McKaln and Bruce. In the third hits by Dr. West and Mays scored Kornegay who had got a life on a fielder's choice. Basil j Bruce's homer in the fourth added a run and in the fifth, Kornegay's circuit smash netted two more. The Kiwanians scored two runs in the first frame. With one down Wil-j son tripled to left and scored on Clark's single. The double-claesifica-! tion gang went down In the second! and third easily but in the fourth they, counted two runs and would have added several more but for Kornegay'el fine stab of Wilson's long drive. Thfe j fifth run came in the last inning wheji singles by Clark, Creed and Hum pip. rles scored Creed The score R H ? j Rotarians .. .. 8 14 8' Kiwanians 5 9 2 ! Batteries: Rotarians, Bruce and: Mullen. Kiwanians, Creed and Bruce., amu 1 1. 1 1JJL.-1 -XSiiJU'-UJttS Teajns Preparing i For Hay-Off Games ? (By Skipper) Tb$ city chami?i(.)UBhjp aerie a he' tween the Slnclalrs, first half winners of the municipal softball league, and the Kendall MMJa, second half winners will begin Monday afternoon, August 2D, at 5:45 o'clock. If the KaiUo last Monday eYenlna [between these two crack squads was an indication of what the series will present, the fans are going to see some rapid-fire action before the city title Is decided. The Mills wou a sensational battle front the Oilers by a < h fo 5 score. The Rlnclalrs have greatly strengthened their battle line for the series, star players from the Wolves and the Merchant roster showing In the series list filed with tho Bureau zZ Rccrcatlon. Of the original Sinclair lineup there remains Beck Russell, Stanley Babin, Elmer Nolan, Bobby Bell, Hendricks, Llghtfoot, Plyler and Derrick. C. Russell Joined the Oilers when the Guards withdrew from the league, Billy Nettles, Jack Halsall, I>arry Staley and West were formerly with the Wolves. Joe Moseley was originally ' with the Merchants. Hall has been with several teams. Manager Babln will probably use the following lineup in the opening game: Billy Nettles, catch; Jack Halsall, short stop; Jessie Gaskin, rf; Reck Russell, pitch;Lee West, 2b; Elmer Nolan, If; Babln, lb; Moseley, 2b; Bell, scf; Henilrix. cf. The Bureau of Recreation has designated Jimmy Williams. Jake Haynes and Arthur Robinson as the umpiring staff for the series. Letters giving team captains specific instructions regarding the series, have been sent out. N The Kendall team will use the same alert and peppery squad that j carried them to an easy victory ift the second half. The team made an lottvlablo record by winning all but [one game during the half. Bill ReeveSr the half-pint pitcher of the Kendalls 'pitched a no-run, no-hit game and also ;a one-hit game during the series. He i also has the record of having won every game he pitched. Was Red Hot Game In the game last Monday against the Sinclairs, the Kendalls were given an acid test. The Oilers had several weak spots in their defense and it was errors in these departments, that enabled the Ollers to nose out a one point victory The last two inings of the game were played in near darkness. Features of the game were the fine sticking and fielding of Gaskin and a brilliant catch of a long, high fly ball In the fifth Inning by Bo Hicks. Had Hicks missed the ball, it would have meant a probable victory for the Oilers as two men were on (he sacka. Beck Russell hit the ball with all he had and It would have been a home. run but for the spectacular stab. One of the largest crowdB of tbo I season witnessed the game. * Even I though darkness was covering the i field In the final Inning, no one lefl'i the bleachers?men, women and cbll- I (Iret^, remaining tp see (hp ftulshof J wha$" proved to be the hottest and ] moaf closely fought game of the sea-J son. , jl The SinclaJrs started off with a rush i In the first Inning when an error, walk.1 and a single scored two runs. The!' Kendalls pushed over a run In the second on a dropped fly ball In right field. Two more runs came In for[ the Oilers in the third but the Kond- j alls went out and got themselves I three In the third to tie the score. In.1 the fifth the Kendalls took the lead' J " o ,,i bui >?". r>v' . 1 with a run but the Oilers peine buck to tie It up In the sixth, r * The finish came In the last of the J ilxth when after Caulder hail tr.pied, % wide throw to first base followed by another dropped ball in right field put the runner' frpm over the pan. 4 j. Both taama went down In one,two, three oi*der In the seventh frame, a >' remarkably feet on the part of tho defense of each dub as It waa ao durtr . .. that the ball oould scarcely bo soon. Wolves Slaughter Merchant* The Wolves slaughtered the Merch- ' $ ints In a burlesque battle last Friday, ~ the final score being 19 to 7. The 4' Wolves scored twelve runs In the first 4 Inning. i . ~~n! We are ready to Gin Your Cotton ... ... - . THE FAftMERS OF THIS SECTION ARE JDE. :wy MANDING THE BEST IN THE WAY OF GINNERY TO HANDLE THEIR COTTON. THEY WORK HARD TO RAISE IT AND DO NOT WANT THE PRICE HURT BY POOR GINNING. ' ~~ j TO MEET THIS SITUATION WE HAVE INSTALLED FOUR MITCHELL EXTRACTORS WHICH WILL CLEAN YOUR COTTON AS IT HAD NEVER BEEN CLEANED BEFORE. WE HAVE INSTALLED : | A DRIER WHICH WILL CONDITION YOUR COTTON BEFORE IT REACHES THE GINS. IT IS OPTIONAL WITH A FARMER TO USE THIS DRIER. OR NOT TO USE IT, BUT WHEREVER IT HAS BEEN >1 $ USED, THE FARMERS HAVE BEEN HIGHLY fg PLEASED WITH THE SPLENDID SAMPLE AND THE PRICE RECEIVED FOR SAME. WE HAVE AN EXPERIENCED GIN CREW, AND THE SIZE OF OUR GINNERY WILL ENABLE YOU TO GET QUICK SERVICE, AS ALL FARMERS ARE VERY BUSY IN THE FALL OF THE YEAR AND CANNOT LOSE A LOT OF TIME AT A GINNERY. WE WILL APPRECIATE YOUR PATRONAGE. The Southern Cotton Oil Company CAMDEN, S. C. I ' Nettles' New Store Open for Business! I Well known Furniture Firm returns to serve public on site of old store f|j The Public is cordially invited to look us over on - ^11 FRIDAY, AUGUST 2 ft OPENING DA We acknowledge with sincere gratitude, the loyalty of Xitir customers during IKe jf'ifl time our new store was under construction. We ask their continued cooperation. " - 7 lie. W. F. NETTL-ES & SON