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w ; •. > '7s^»2i V »»« . I S. ' *.;a -rp,—»..•, *;' - I :.. ■ ^ ■ M Ju»l LIk« a Member of the Family” m. xxxvii BARNVEIL. S. C. FEBRUARY 5. 1914 IN Legislative SHOWN .UM PROBE Tuesday TILLMAN MAT TEStlFT Review of Work Accomplished by Lower Branch for Last Week. The special committee from the gen eral assembly to investigate the mana gement of the State Hospital for the Insane held its first meeting Tuesday afternoon at 3 o’clock in the chamber of the supreme court. The committee had organized by electing Senator Mauldin of Pickens chairman and Mr. Wyche of Spartanburg secretary. The other members of the committee are Senator Young of Union, Senator Strait of .Lancaster, Mr. Hunter of Bamberg and Mr, Stevenson of Chesterfield. Senator Weston of Richland,'appointed a member of the committee, resigned on account of a letter from the gover nor in which it was said that the Rich land senator had appealed before the board of regents of the State hospital , an attorney for one of the persons be investigated. Senator Weston fnied that he had acted as an attorney although he said he had been asked to do so, and declared that he attended the meeting of the senate committee on penal and charitable institutions. Senator Weston asked that his conduct ftKtbe matter be investigated. Senator Tillman, the governor, the members of the board of regents of the State hospital, the State Park commis sion, the secretanea of the board and the commission, Dr.^SSk W. Babcock, superintendent of the State Hospital for the Insane and others will testify Jbefore the committee. Senator Tillman, W^o has been ill, has writtefl Mr. Wyche, the secretary of the committee; that he will come to Columbia to testify on February 7, if his health permits. The pending probe of the manage ment of the State hospital for the In sane was brought about by a special message from the governor, read in the house on January 20. ! ’ . Compnltory Law.. The Harper-McCravey-Lawson com pulsory school attendance bill was sent 'to the senate last Thursday by a two- thirds vote of the house. The passage bf the measure in the senate'-isTregard- ed as eertain. It is believed that the bill will be vetoed by the governor, as it is Identical with the measure he veto ed last year. The house will pass the measure over the veto, but it may str^kO-a rock in the senate on the veto „ vote as it did last year when it failed to become a law for the lack of a few ■ votes. "foe Stanley-Mixson-Hunter 2-cent passenger rate bill is now on third reading in the house, having passed second reading Thursday without a prded vote. Judging by the energy which all amendments to the bill _ • opyosed, the house is overwhelm ingly in favor of reducing the fare on pissenger trains in this State from 2 1-2 cents to 2 cents per mile. The Brice .amendment, proposing a rate graded according to the annual receipts per mile from the passenger, train service of the various railroads was killed bya ^Vpte. Under the terms of this amend ment, it was stated oji the flqor of the . house, the Scents rate would have be- "Oome effective on only the Southern, Afiantic Coast Line and Seaboard Air Line railroads Hunters’ License. . Aftenstrenuous opposition, the house passed the Zeigler bill which places a license of $1.10, a year on citizens who hunt wild game with a license of $5.25 a year on non-resident hunters. The fund raised by the hunters license, will he disbursed by the chief warden for *ffce protection of game, birds and fish. The bill was amended to provide for turning over to the public school fund ^of tee vaHous counties each year the , unused balance of the license fund. (5)11 was also amended to make the [Ipotntment of assistant game wardens by the chief game warden conditioned On the recommendations of the legisla- tive delegations from the various coun- One or the most radical pieces of leg ion which has gone through the > this season is the Fortner bill prohibiting the white people from in negro schools, and vice inder penalty of a fine of not *00 or imprisonment for tZmontto. ted making the penalty apply to > ‘Intimacy of the races in bouses of yepute/' and to provide that the ^ should not affect the teaching Bible or religious subjects to by white people! The chief at advanced in favor of the bill |jr TEACHERS WILL MEEMN ALLENDALE ON SATURDAY GROUNDHOG HASTENS RETURN ID US HOLE Dr. Deliver the Henry N. Snyder Principel Addyese. Allendale, Feb. 1.—It is announced bytofr. 'Grane, superintendent of the Allendale graded aryl high schools, that the next meeting of the Barn well County Teachers’ association will be held at Allendale Saturday, Febru ary 7. T. E. Crane will preside and the Rev. A. E. Riemer, pastor of the Allendale Baptist church, will con duct the devotional services. The music for the occasion will be in charge of Harry All, Miss Gladys Johns and Percy All. Mr. Allen of the Barn well &ity schools will be' in attendance and will lead in a discussion on a live theme. Dr. Henry N. Snyder of Wof ford College will be present and deliver the principal address of the occasion. Indication* Ara that Winter Will Con ti mi* 40 Day* More. There is an old tradition that on the 2nd of February each yew the ground hog wakes from hjs lQqg ‘sleep and comes out of his winter quartijrf for $ look around. If the weather is cloudy so that he cannot see t^is shadow he knows that winter is ovejr and remains above ground. Howeve*, if the sun is shiniag he betomes frightened'at his shadow and returns to his underground home for another nap of 40 days. . No doubt he came ont as usual on Monday, the appointed time, and as the day was quite clear he hurried—in fact, he scurried—back into his hole, and, if there is any truth in the old superstition, there will be feix weeks mdre of winter. (While weather bu- jfV- Program. e weal reau officials claim that they do not pay any attention to the groundhog theory in making, their prognostica tions, a lot of unscientific people have a notion that the little animal is a reliable indication of the length of the cold season. Although Monday was very Spring-likei you can’t fool the folks who pin their faith to the ground hog as a weather prophet and the coal and wood dealers will probably- receive a raft of orders this week. ^ public morals W. C. The following is the" suggested program for the meeting at Allendale, which convenes, at 11:30 o’clock Satur day morning: v • Song. Invocation, Rev. A. E. Riemer. Instrumental Solo, Miss Gladys Johns. Address, “How far can the schools go in the teaching of and good citizenship?” by Prof. Allen. , -Vocal Solo, Mrs. Harry All. AddresspBr. Henry Nelson Snyder. A!4 the teachers in the county are urged to attend this meeting of the* Association. Dr. Snyder has quite a reputation as a speaker and his address will without doubt be both entertain ing and instructive, and Allendale, with true Southern hospitality, is mak ing all preparations to entertain the visitors royally. TO ERECT B0TTUNG WORKS to Locate ALLENDALE IS JUSTLY PROUD OF HER SCHOOL CMq Latcu# Co operate* with Pupil* in Beautifying Ground*. Allendale, Feb. 2.—The Civic league of Allendale, one of the liveat woman’s organizations in the town, met last Friday tat the school house grounds for the purpose of cooperating with the pupils and patrons in beautifying the school grounds by planting shade trees and shrubbery.' i Great interest was shown by the chiMren, many of whom contributed se&is'and plants. u Every loyal citizen of Allendale feels a just pride-in the high position which her high school has taken among the high schools of the state, as shown yearly by the report of Prof. Hand, the high school inspector. This pride was conspicuously in evidence a few weeks ago when the election for bonds’-'for enlarging and improving the school building was carried by a large majori ty in favor of the project. The building' now occupied by the school is a handsome brick structure, but an enlargement is necessary to CONGRESSMAN BTRNES IN TILT HELD HS 0VN NO. 25 TO COMBINE OFFICES IN BARNWELL COUNTY meet the growing school increases. demands as the LACK OF ELECTRIC UGHT CAUSED CONSTERNATION j 1 ADJUTANT GENERAL IS OFFICERS’ GOAL Charo-Cola Bottling Co. Plant .ip Barnwell The Chero-Cola Bottling Company has decided to locate a plant here for the purpose of bottling soft drinks. In Ifaqt, a part of the machinery has al ready arrived and will be installed as soon as the building is completed. The plant will be located at White Oak Spring, on the property of Mr. J. H. Lancaster, who will erect a building 35 x 60 feet, work to begin at once. The White Oak Spring water has been analyzed and while it does not contain any special mineral properties it has been declared exceptionally pure and splendid for drinking pur poses. The new concern will no doubt enjoy a goodbuiness is this section. 7"; i : ♦ i Junior Order ’Organized. Allendale, Jan. 27.—A new lodge of Junior Order, United American Me chanics, was organized in Allendale last week and was instituted by Mr. W. J. Winstead of Newberry on the 20th instant. The following officers were elected and installed: Dr. N. F. Kirkland, Jr., C.; P. J. Zeigler, P. V. C.; J. R. Myrick, V. C.; Dr. J. Allen Patterson, treasur er; W. H. Googe, F. treasurer; R. F. Barker, R. S.; Chavous. A. R. S.; S. R. Harris, chaplain. vote of 59 to 38, was that white teach ers in negro ('schools made for social equality. The opponents of the bill said that negro teachers would be much more liable to put false notions in - re gard to social equality into the heads of their pupils than white teachers would be to do so. The opposition to tfie bill was admirably summed up on the floor of the house,by Dr. C. T. Wyche, of Newberry, chairman of the committee on education and speaker pro tempore of the house, who said: “It is a mighty sorry white man who fears social equa lity of the races.” * - The house met at one o’clock Tuesday having adjourned Thursday night to take a"trip to Florence to in spect the South Carolina Industrial school. The long adjounmeht was taken on account pf the fact that Febru ary 2 is salesday and many of the members had business at home. > Visit Charleston. The house and senate have accepted an invitation to visit Charleston some time before the session ends to inspect the South Carolina Medical college and the Citadel, the military academy of South Carolina. In the house the invi tation logo to Charleston was received with delight. During the course of the The bill was debate on whether or not the represen tatives ought to takd the trip, some ^ of the members were .so filled with en thusiasm over the prospect of visit ing file City by the Sea that they acted exactly Hke shcool boys when the teach er steP> out of file room during a study M. C. Willi* of 1 Yorlfville and J. H. Claffy of Orangeburg Will Run Friends of two officers of the South Carolina National Guard were active during the meeting in Columbia Thurs day and as a result two candidates are announced for the office of adjutant general. Capt. M. C. Willis of York- ville and J. H. Claffy of Orangeburg will be in the race for the office. Capt. Willis is quartermaster on Col. W. W. -Lewis’ staff, First regiment. Capt. Willis has been an officer in the National Guard about ten years. He is an extensive planter in York county/ where' he has made his home for years. He is a native of Aiken county and has farming interests in Barnwell county. He was widely known as president of the Carolina Buggy company.- Capt.’Claffy is the; commanding of ficer of Company L, the Tillman Vol unteers, Third regiment. He is the oldest rantiing captain in the ^tate,hav ing served 20 years. He is a well known farmer and is a native of Orange burg county. He is the manager of the Orangeburg county dispen sary. Resident* in Weitern Part of Town Got Out Oil Lamp*. Considerable consternation was caused among the merchants a.nd resi dents of the western part of Barnwell Saturday evening when it was discov ered that the electric current in that section was not “on,” although the stores on Main Street were as brilliant ly lighted as usual. The matter was reported to the power house, when it was found that in “cutting out” a de linquent customer the wrong wire had been cut, thereby making the innocent, suffer with the guilty. However, the damage was soon repaired and the lights turned on, to jhe great satisfac tion of the-users of the “juice.” This should be a warning to those, customers who are a little careless about settling their light bills to pay up by the 12th of each month. WINTRY STORMS ARE COMING -Oir, ^ tea Last Wadk. Congressman ^Byrnes Saturday broke a lance or two and unhorsed several advocates and exponents of the idea that the South is the only pert of the country where illiteracy prevails and that altogether the Southern States are rapidly going backward in an educa tional way. The immigration bill was before the house and Representatives Madden of Illinois, Keating of Massa chusetts and Goldfogle of New York thought they would have a little sport with the young S6uth Carolina con gressman, and at the same time, prove his section to be densely ignorant. Mr. Madden opened up by asking what had been the result of the Witte- kind enterprise and why the South is trying to induce immigrants to go there after the failure of that project. Mr. Gbldfogle talked about low wages in the South; in comparison with other States, and Mr. Keating and others dis cussed the negro question. - — When Mr. Byrnes took the floor he laid them out one by one. He compar ed the Lawrence (Mass.) Mill strikes with peaceful condition, in South Caro lina, told some of those who were most talkative regarding present conditions in the Southern States that the people were happy, prosperous and well con tented, anjd said that the reason why there arfe any illiterates' among the whites there now is that. many of them are the offspring of poof, ignorant men who went to that section during or im mediately after the war and were too poor or lazy to be educated themselves. Hence their children have followed along the same lines. South Carolina is educating her white citizens, Mr. Byrnes said and challenges comparison with any other section of the country in progress, enterprise and prosperity. - Her people are goin^ ahead, he further claimed, have noth ing to hide or to be ashamed of, end. are looking to the future with hope end optimism. Although several members tried to down Mr. Byrnes end to cast aspersion on the Southern States, he held them in check and they made little if anything out of their attempts. y Senator A. B. Patterson introduced s Mil hi the legislature bet week to eora- bine the offices, of Master and Jndge of Probate in Barnwell County. When asked by a representative of The Peo- ple on Monday as to provisions «f the measure, Senator Patteraon said that there Wes no ihtention of abolishing the office of Master, as bad been report ed in the daily papers, but that inso much as the salary (Mid the Judge of Probate is only $400, a year and bis duties take only a part of his time, be thought ttiat it would save the taxpay ers some money H the two offices were combined and a salary of $1,800 a year paid the incumbent. He stated further that should his bill pass both Houses the incumbent of the Probate Judge’s oflite V would take charge of the affairs of the' Master’s office. • It is the opinion of many that Should hi* bill pass the Senate it will be kill* in the House. Senator Patterson’s bill to put the Clerk of Court on a salary of 91,800 a year, with an extra $500 for the hire of an assistant, has been passed by the Senate. Mr. Creech has introduced file follow ing bills: “To require all the cotton mills of York county to install a sewer age system and to prescribe penalties therefor.” “To make the term of office of audi tor and treasurer of Barnwell county four years.’’ BARNWELL PEOPLE ARE GREAT BREAD-EATERS First Part of the Week Expected Fair. to Be ITEMS FROM BARNWELL CO. LANDS ‘ - ARE ASSESSED AT *3,61 Mule* Are Assessed $54 per Head.— Some Comparison*. Anderson County lands are assessed for taxation at a higher rate—$7.34 per. acre—than those of anyother South Carolina county, according to data com piled by the comptroller general for the use of the senaty in its discussion ofthe pending bill to readjust the salaries of county auditors and treasurers. The lowest rate per acre, $1.55, is assessed in Berkley. The raleiaHarnw^ll Coun ty is $3.61. Mules are assessed highest, $93 each, in Hampton; lowest, $32 each, in Pick ens. Their average value in Barnwell, for purposes of taxation, i.» $54. STILL LANDS GOOD JOB. Blackville Man Get* Clerkship in Docu ment Room. Washington, January 31.—At the in stance of Senator Tillman and Congress man Byrnes, Mr. Leroy C. Still, of Blackville, has been ^pointed to a clerkship in the document room of the House of Representatives. He will enter-upon his duties February 1. Fairfax New*. . - Fairfax, Jari. 31.—There was a church sociable at the Baptist parson age on Wednesday afternoon. A num ber of ladies were present. They left gifts as a token of goodwill to the pastor’s wife. Mr. and Mrs. Posey of Greenville, on their return from a bridal trip to Flor-. Ida, visited Mrs. W. H. Simpson re cently. ~ Mra. John Weekl'ey of Uhner, is vis iting her niece, Mrs. Gordon Kearse. Mrs. Mark Mixson of McNellis is vis iting her hrofiusr- «t flic Cmhmerelat hotel. * Miss Hattie Lightsey of Brunson vis ited relatives here recently. Washington, February 1.—Two win try storms are expected to cross the country from the West this week. “The first part of the week,” said the Weather Bureau’s bulletin to-night “will be fair over the Eastern Central and Southern portions of the country, 'with mederate temperatures as a rule, although there will be light frost Mon day morning in Northern Florida. A disturbance now over Montana will extend eastward and southeastward, preceded and accompanied by increas-’ ing cloudiness and risking tempera tures. During Tuesday night and Wed nesday, the rains and snows will ex tend to the Middle Atlantic States. '‘Rising pressure and falling temper atures will follow the Northwestern disturbance and it is probable that an other brief period of low temperatures will set in, - reaching Ute.Central por- tion of the country at?out the middle of the week, and the East a day or so later. “A second disturbance will appear on the Northern Pacific coast Tuesday or Wednesday.' It will move- eastward and southeastward with resulting rains and snows over the Central and East ern portions of the country during the second half of the week, reaching the Atlantic States by the end of the week. In the South, generally fair weather is indicated, although local rains are probable in the Gulf States toward the middle of the week, with higher tem peratures. — i > » ♦ -» Bamberg Charter* Business Men’s Club of Bamberg, has been chartered with a capital of $500. Officers are A. P. Beard, presi dent and treasurer, and James Morris, secretary. ‘ ^ R. te H. Drug Storei of Olar, has been commissioned with a capital of $500. Petitioners are C. F. Rizer and L. A. Hartzog. The Bamberg County Infirmary baa been commisioned with a capital of $8,000. Petitioners are: G. F. Hair, G. F. Bamberg. W. H. RKnaH, J. .1. ley and J.S. Matthews. Mr. and Mrs. Ansel Meyer, Mr. and tranced in favor of tbe bill' period and chalk aad paper w»de begin. Mrs. Shuman and Robert Causey were through the house by a to fly. here recently. Mad Dog Ra. Amuck. .. Ajrouog dqgfinjunuck oWMe tation of Mr. W. L. Cave and on ad joining forma Saturday night, biting a number of .negroes. The animal killed and its head sent to Columbia for examination, which disclosed fite fact that the dog was suffering 'rabies. t- Section SEIGUNGVILLE SalUy.-Many SenMj*. Bo** Mova* to Enjoy Good Special to The People Seiglingville, Feb, 2.—Mr. G. W. Moody, the Southern Railway’s section boss here, has been removed to Salley. The good wishes of many friends go with the family to their new home. The many friends of Mrs. . Electa Boyles and her aged mother, Mrs. Moody, whorhave been quite ill with la grippe extend their sympathy and hope for a quick recovery for them, i Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Moody left yester day for Augusta to have some dental work done. The Rev. Bass, of Florence, preached a very eloquent sermon here yesterday which was enjoyed by many. totra, H. J. Moody and children have been visiting her sister, Mrs. Lee All, in Kline. Mr. All had the misfortune to have his leg broken by a mule re cently. Miss Myrtle Mobdy, of Allendale, was a Visitor here yesterday, the guest of Miss Annie Laura Moody. Miss Kittie Augley and ThebnajGood- son, of Sycamore, were visitors at the home of Mrs. O. W. Barker yester day. Miss Eunice Matthews has returned from a pleasant visit to relatives in-Wil- liston. Among the out-of-town visitors here yesterday were Messrs. Ben and Perry T’ergustm, of Appleton, J. B. Harley and H. H. Youngblood, of Thomas, Norman and Ben Gibson, of Big Fork. Local Merchant* Said Ovar lOOJKW Loavaa Last Year. That the people of Barnwell ara bread-eater* as wall aa bread-winner* ia evidenced by the fact that four loot merchants sold over 100,000 loaves of bread last year. Mr. W. M. Andrew* led, having sold more than one-third el this amount It was impossible to find out the exact number of loaves dispan* ed of by Mr. Bdmberg, as he was not in town, but the approximate sold by each merchant is as follows: _ W. M. Andrews j...87,081 S. W. Blanton o^spf C. T. Bamberg..,,. 15,001 H. S. Mellichamp yona Total innane 1 >•■»<* ' MR. PEEPLES’ HOUSE ROUES Thinvc* Enter Horn* of Attorney Gsuso- alaad Tak* Jawairy. Columbia, February 3.—The resi dence of Attorney General Peeples, on Sumter street, was robbed to-night of a small amount of jewelry, the prop erty of one of the young ladies of the household, while Mr. Peeples with his relatives were at the sessions ef the Legislature. The robbery oocured between the hours of 8 and 10 and was accomplished with great boldness, Mr. Peeple’s residence being on one of the principal streets, with houses on either side. The house was thoroughly raa- t icked. Bloodhounds -from the State enitentiary were immediately tele phoned for, but found no trail from the scene of the crime. SHOOTING SCRAPE SUNDAY. Robot Reed Received Lend* of Shot in Head and Shonlder. Robert Reed, a negro, was shot and seriously wounded Sunday by Hatnp Brown, alsq colored, two loads of No. 4 shot taking effect in Reed’s head and shoulder. The shooting occured at Rosemary Church in Great Cypress township. Dr. S. R. Hickson, whoj called in to dress the negro’s stated Monday ttiat wlute they ar serious they are not necessarily fatal. Honor Roll The following is the honor roll of the Double Ponds school for the month of January: — Primary: Lawton Creech, Bennie Berrie, Lews Berrie, Nathanie Martin, Mklen Delk. 1st Grade:" Inez Martin, Mary Hutto. ; 2nd Grade: Julia Warren. — . 3rd Grade: Telfair Hutto, Inez War ren, Cbomet Martin. Mil Oracle: Lillian Hutto. 5th Grade: Iris Martin, Ethel Hutto, when car of 1 . What came near to being a accident occured here Sunday the handsome Hudson Mr. J. A, Porter collided Ford runabout driven by Mr. W Harley, of Sparta, Ga. Mr. Porter driving his car down Burr fitreeL to wards the Episcopal Church when Mr. Harley came out of the alley by ttm residence of M*. W. J. Lemon. Mr. Porter threw the brakes on hie ear nt once but was unable running into wheel of ai^glL.tyto cotePtotety de-