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L "Just Like a Member of the Family” VOL XXXVII BARNWELL S. C. AUGUST 13. 1914 *3 A- HO. 50 WEB OF CAMPAIGN HARD TO UNRAVEL * # Campaign in the Pee Dee Shows Working of “the Machine.” DENIALS BY SENATOR SMITH W.P. Pollock Added Two High Light* to the Week’* Husting*. The most glaring feature of the first week’s campaigning in the Pee Dee was the concerted effort on the part of the Administration forces ‘ to present a united front. This was said to be the outward manifestation of a well oiled machine with adept managers sitting behind the screen deftly pulling the strings. One of the points on which interest was focused during the week was the demoralized condition of the cotton .-markets, incident to the European wars. To counteract this, a cotton congress has been called and many plans suggested as to effective resist ance. The Banking Problem. Senator Smith went to Washington yesterday, and the plan he will sub- today to the assistant secretary ^fi^kthe treasury i& that the machin- for the full operation of the bank ing and currency law be completed, that farmers may demand money on cotton, which must be accepted as collateral by the markets until a more definite policy may be stipulated. W. P. Pollock at the Camdem meet ing urged that it was the duty of the government to buy up the surplus cotton as the Brazilian government did the coffe, when prices for this copimod- ity were so low. Another angle was put on the cot ton situation Saturday when a peti tion was sent to the governor asking that a special session of the legislature be called to perfect some plan of con certed effort in holding the cotton of the markets in South Carolina. In answer to this, the chief executive laid down the condidtion that before an extra session shall be called, the assemblymen must agree in advance to pass a law precluding the foreclosure of chattel mortgages. It was at Chesterfield that the gov ernor pledged his two weeks’ time between the first and second primaries working to advanc®, the interest of the Blease candidate for governor, if one gets in the second race. If there are two Blease candidates in this final con test, the governor explained, he will remain hands off during the interipi as he says he is doing now. Hi* Work for Farmer*. Senator Smith’ has, varied his pro gramme somewhat since striking the RESIDENT OF WIU1STON PASSED AWAT IN AUGUSTA [FIVE DOLLARS IN GOLD TO BE GIVEN AWAY FREE cmr GRADED SCHOOLS OPEN SEPTEMBER 21ST Mr. Thomas Matthew* Succumb* after Long 111 Haalth. \ Williston, August 9.—After an illness of many months, Mr. Thomas Matthews passed away last Thursday at the Au gusta Hospital, where he was carried a few days before his death in the hope that an operation might restore him to health. He'was 42 years of age and a native of Williston. The body was brought here and the funeral services held Friday afternoon at the home of his mother, Mrs. Ann Matthews. After the services at the house, the large concourse of friends gathered at the cemetery and witnessed that sacred rite of consigning to its last resting place the body of a beloved and loyal friend. - - ■ The floral offerings—the last loving gifts from many devoted hearts—were numerous and beautiful. Mr. Mat thews will be sorely missed by many friends who have known and loved him from his boyhood, for his was a kindly, lovable character. The deep est sympathy of the whole community goes out to that aged mother, whose -heart is bowed with sorrow over the loss of her boy. Besides his mother, he leaves three brothers and three sis ters. . ‘ Capt Kennedy 111. Capt. W. H. Kennedy, one of Willis- ton’s oldest and most prominent citi zens, is desperately ill at the home of his daughter, Mrs. C. J. Owens, in Washington, D. C, Mrs. Q. A. Kenne dy, who has been at the Battle Creek <Mich.) Sanitarium for treatment, is in Washington with the other members of the family, who have gone there to be at the bedside of their father. It is sincerely hoped by many friends that Capt. Kennedy may even yet recover. Rev. W. M. Jones is on Daniels Is land, near Charleston, taking a much needed rest. The friends of Mr. Q. A. Kennedy will be pleased to learn that the report that he is in France is a mistake. * The elegant new home of Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Rountree is nearing com pletion. Excessive rains have greatly injured the crops in this section. Contestant Who Collects First $100 Will Receive That Amount—Boys and Girls Should Get Busy Today. / Attention, boys and girls! The People is going to give away ABSOLUTELY FREE to the contestant who collects the first $100 in the Idlewild Pony Contest a bright, new shiny FIVE DOLLAR GOLD PIECE! There are no strings tied to this offer. It means just what we isay: $5 in gold to the boy or girl who first succeeds in collecting $100 for either old or new subscriptions. Think of the many things you could buy with that five dollar gold piece! You boys may have been wanting a bicycle—well, this would be a start towards getting one. Or it may be a baseball outfit, or any of the thousand and one things the boyish heart desires. Be ing a man, we haven’t a very clear idea of what would delight the hearts of the little girls, but we feel sure they will know how to use the money. . ' * So get busy today! Maybe you have been waiting until next week to get started on your collecting tour, but if you put it off you may let the other fellow get ahead of you just a,day, or may be less. And think what a start you would have towards winning the BIG PRIZE—THE PONY OUTFIT! Some live boy or girl who starts now and works to the finish is going to be driving that pony around before Christmas. If you haven’t already entered the con test, DO IT NOW. Who’s going to win the five dollars? RECEPTION GIVEN FOR DEPARTING VISITORS Mr. and Mr*. Augu*t Baker Entertain Number of Friend*. Ellenton, August 8.—Mr. and Mrs. August Baker gave a lovely farewell reception in honor of their charming visitors, Misses Addie and Bessie Glov er, of Aiken, S. C., on Tuesday even- i ing, the occasion being one of the most Pee Dee. He is now emphasizing the enjoyable of th^'Season. “Woodlawn” work he has done to get the cotton tie never looked more picturesque and bagging trust investigated and that with its softly lighted verandas of having a committee appointed to and beautifully decorated draw- ferret out the situation relative to am-j jngroom, dining-room and halls. The moniates and nitrates. In consequence color scheme of green and white was ojMfe, Senator Smith says, the prices carried out in all decorations. Those ging and ties have been cut ap- 1 proximajtely in two, and the cost of nitrate of soda reduced $13 a ton in six months. It was also within the last week that Senator Smith came out with positive denial that he voted for Judge Haskell ih 1890. Two of his uncles, the sena- receiving were Mrs. August Baker and the Misses Glover. Punch was served during the evening and light refreshments at a late hour. Those present were Misses Mary Foreman, Ethel Dunbar, the Misses Williams of Rocky Ford, Ga., Mesdajn^s E. R. Buckingham, Frank Dunbar and Frank IMPORTANT NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS. The People has several hundred dollars due on subscription accounts. We have tried the plan of mailing statements to the de linquents, but with the exception of a few instances they were ig nored, It is manifestly impossible for us to make the rounds of the county on a collection tour, as our business would suffer by reason of our absence. So, in order to collect these old accounts and to increase our circulation, we have inaugurated a Pony Contest in which a number of bright boys and girls are now working. These contestants will call on you some time during the contest and we respectfully suggest that you give them the same courteous treat ment that you would a grown person. They are not asking for something for nothing. Many of you have been reading The People for some time and we hope that you have enjoyed its weekly visits. We believe that i has been worth the small subscrition price charged, so we ask that when you are approached by one of the boys or girls to have the money ready to pay them. A receipt will be given for each dollar paid and in addition to paying a just debt, you will have helped one o the children to Win a prize well worth trying for. We cannot promise to continue sending the paner each’ week to subscribers who refuse to pay for same, although we are ready at all times to extend credit to responsible parties. It is strictly a business proposition and is one end of the publishing business from which we derive a considerable amount of our revenue, statements to the con trary notwithstanding. Below is a list of our contestants. Don’t wait for them to call on you. Look them up, or mail us your check or money order, stat ing to which one you want the votes issued, and we will see that they are given proper>credit, i t~ 7 . We hope that every subscriber on our list will respond to this notice and that we shall continue to send them The People for many years to come. Respectfully, B. P. DAVIES, N«« But Mine Will Not B* tUmdj hr Occupancy Before January let The Barnwell Graded Schools will be gin their fall session on September 21st, according fo Col. Harry D. Cal houn, of the Board of Trustees. The school will open in the old building, as it is not possible to have the new I2&,- 000 structure ready beforh January 1st, 1915. The faculty for the approaching session is as follows: Superintendent: Dr. Robery S. Bai ley, Union, S. C.; Principal: Miss Nan nie F. Timberlake, Staunton, Va.; As sistants: Mrs. Robert S. Bailey, Union, Misses Evelyn A. Morris, Staunton, V^, Sara Gary, Kinards, Evelyn Cr Turner, Ninety Six, Georgia Antley, Cordoa, Sallie McCown, Darlington. These ladies are all graduates of leading fe male college of this and other States and have been selected solely from the standpoint of efficiency. It is predict ed that the session of 1914-1915 will be the most successful of the many years of this school’s existence. It goes without saying that the hospitable peo ple of Barnwell will do all in their power to make it extremely pleasant for Dr. Bailey, his family and his corps of teachers. rbiima of POTASH BOLL tarpntof.-B Fairy Ttle*. Read like WOULD MAKE THE SOUTH RICH COHON OPENING FAST AROUND SE1GUNGY1LLE £ now lnvoIved i n . Rainy Weather Delay* Fodder-Pulling.— Revival Meeting Cloaea. Seiglingville, August 10.—Fodder pulling time is at hand, but the rainy weather is keeping the farmers back. Cotton is opening fast and will soon be ready to pick. I The revival meeting of last week came to a close here yesterday with four additions, two by baptism and two by letter. Mr. and Mrs. Lee All, of Kline, visited the latter’s sister, Mrs. H. J. Moody, last weex. Misses Flossie Knight and Demarest Folk of Fairfax, were visitors here Sun day. Messrs. J. W. Boyles and H. H. Youngblood motored up to Kline in the former’s car Saturday. Miss Lillie Carlton, of Allendale, spent a few days here last week, the guest of Miss Annie Laurie Moody. Misses Priester and Perry, of Fair fax, are spending some time with Miss Ruby Myrick. Mrs. J. A. Myrick is visiting her daughter, Mrs. F. W. Goodson, in Georgia, Miss Kittie Augley, of Ulmer, is visit ing Miss Jefinie Barker. Mrs. W. A. Hayes, of Barnwell, visit ed her mother, Mrs. Boyles this week. Misses Myrtle and Irene Moody were the guests of Mrs. H. J. Moody last week. - Mrs. I. T. Harden and two little chil dren, of Ulmer, visited relatives here last week. tor claims, persistently urged that he D. Bush, and Messrs. B. T. Brinkley, vote against the reform movement. B. F. Foreman, P. H. Buckingham, P. He did not do so, he says, and in con- B. Bush, J. J. Bush, W. E. Ashley, C. sequence grievously offended his rela- A, Smith, H. M. Cassels, Jr., Jule tives. I Smith, J. B. and William Harley, F. C. Other answers from Senator Smith Brinkley and C. G. \ oungblood. to certain allegations have been made j - Blakley spent several days this in a circular issued by thfe senator, wee k * n Greenville, which is entitled, “For the Purpose Miss Florence Bush is one of a party of Keeping the Record • Straight and now on a trip to New ^ ork. to (porrect Certain Misstatements.” ] ^‘ ss '^ ar Bu Arrington is visiting In this the record is given the denial ^ r * en( I s an d relatives in Thomson, Ga. the * .Richards Miller was in Sumter one week. TX-i. i E. M! Bailey was called to Rocky given as to the charges preferred by governor that Senator Smith was a member of the Haskell convention, that he voted to pay $2,000 to the fami ly of a negro who had been lynched, and that he had voted against the sepa rate coach bill back ih 1898. Change in Detail*. Twice during the week the governor departed from the customary flood of wholesale ridicule and abuse, and Ford, Ga., this week to see his mother, who is seriously ill. Mrs. C. J. Ashley and Miss Annie Foreman are at Glenn Springs for a two weeks’ stay. J. J. Bush is in Barnwelf on business. Mr. and Mrs. E. ft. Bucltirighaa’ ge^ lightfully entertained a crowd of young folks Monday evening. All present read a detailed statement as to the had a most enjpy^ble time, and towards increase in taxable priperty during the close of the evening watermelon his administration, atfd a smilar report wag served, being highly relished by ah to the decline in the number ' of young ladies and gentlemen, ^criminals tried and convicted since! ___________ *h« has been governor as compared oned forth on election day to dp his with j^evious vadministrations. This bidding. Despite this-claim, Senator he ^Ahe said, to conteract the Smith Saturday, for the first time thn ehaiUPbat Bsre been m*dr “that' tummor, m»ri» an Barnwell. • F. W. Bates Helen Calhoun James Overstreet Calhoun Birdie Diamond 4 J. Emile Harley, Jr. ■" , James Riley McNab C. L. Bryant, Jr. Meyer’* Mill. Emma Muns Age. 7 14 6 11 6 1 6 14 Pretto Ross E. B. Ussery Albert Hair Leroy Hair Pub. The People. BUckville. Elko. Elko, R. No. 1 14 13 11 14 Hilda. Eulalee Hiers A Prise Chicken Raiser. £ > . Mtss Agatha Faust, who lives a few miles from Barnwell, is a prize chicken raiser. Our readers will remember that several months ago we offered to give a year’s subscription to The Peo ple for a dozen eggs, provided a hen was loaned to hatch the eggs and that the chickens be kept until they were frying-size. On Saturday Miss Faust sent us seven fine, fat, frying-size bipeds that make our mouth water every time we think about ’em. Nine of the eggs hatched, only two biddies -being lost. --We congratulate-her ~on her success and hope that we have proved that chickens can he raised at a profit ; ‘~ . • • - Miss Edna Collins, of Blackville, writes us that she has five chichens from her setting of eggs and we ven ture to say that no other country editer in the State is going to live any better than we are .while they last. _ - . , TICKETS FOR THE PRIMARY Secretary McGowan Ship* Out About 550,000. Columbia, Augusts.—Secretary W. S. McGowan, of the State Democratic executive committee, to-night shipped ballot tickets for the Democratic pri mary to be held August 25th to every county Democratic chairman in the State. In round numbers, the secre tary of the Styte committee sent out 550,000 tickets. World’* Supply of Potash May Bu Cat Off by Furop—n War. As additional proof, if such be neces sary, of the success of the Hall Cotton Maturing Machine, more than one thousand pounds of green cotton bolls were opened to snowy whiteness last week after they had ‘been allowed to remain on*the ground for several days, absolutely unprotected from the heavy rains. They were thoroughly water- soaked and some were beginning to rot, but in spite of these disadvantages the machine turned out a perfect staple, doing in two hours time what even Nature herself could hardly hav^ accomplished with the material used. If there had been any lingering doubt in the minds of the people at to what the machine could do, last week’s per formance should have effectually dis pelled them. Mr. Hall has now dem onstrated that he can open green bolls as well as those that have been frost bitten, hut what will be perhaps of hr more advantage to the South is the greet valqe of the by-products. great war with the powers of Europe. With in her borders are vast potash mines from which the world gets practically its entire supply of this very necessary ingredient for commercial fertilizers. With this source shut off the farmers are facing a shortage in fertilizers for their next crop. Mr. Hall says (sod be has the analyses of a government chemist and of the U. S. Department of Agriculture to back him up) that tha cotton hulls contain 36.22 per cent of potassium oxide (potash). With his system of gathering the bolls along with the cotton itself, a vast field Is being opened up for the South—the manufacture of potash. A limited amount of potash is now being gotten from the kelp seaweed on the Pacific coast and also from mines discovered in Arizona, but so far the amount pro duced has been of little value commer cially. With the cotton hull it is different Hundreds of thousands of pounds of these burs are allowed to remain in the cotton fields to be “plowed under” in the Spring. Through its exposure to the water, much of the potash is lost but the general adoption of Mr. Hall’s invention would pla^e the South in the forefront as a producer of this commod- | ity. The frost-bitten bolls that are now considered a waste could be gath ered, opened by his machine, the cotton and the seed sold at a profit and the hulls used for the manufacture of pot ash. It sounds like a fairy tale, but Mr. Hall says there is no doubt about the truth of his statements, and a cir cular letter has been issued to the del egates of the Southern Cotton Cong ress to send a committee to Barnwell to investigate his claims. He opens up a viste of wealth and power that makes the' South supreme. CHARUE DUNBAR KILLED BY JOE ADAMS SATURDAY ASAD DEjATH. :e would go to the dogs if Blease A small group of milloperatives were was elected." The boast has often been made in South Carolina, that the cotton mill vote is hidden away in the vest pocket, beck in the corner, to be beck attempting to confuse him, when he told them he would work for them as faithfully and as honestly as be had for >n Away in the governor’s ' the farmers, if these -would hut take oKi* Ubeied and stand- him into their confidence —the State, — Vacation* for Fans Few people work any harder than the average farm wife. There is no good reason why she should not have a vacatipn and many good reasons why she should. Persuade her to go a away to some place where she will have change,if It be fot* only a few days. Pierce Patteraon Died Monday Afternoon ✓After Inhaling Ga*. Pierce Patterson, the 14-year old son of Dr. Allen Patterson, was found dead Monday afternoon at the Allem plant. The little fellow had been sent down to the plant to turn on the gas and for some reason knelt down to smell the fumes. He was overcome and when found was lying face down ward across the tank. Life had been •xtinct for two hours. His parents have the sincere Sympa thy of many friends throughout the county. Resolution* of Respect. Whereas, God in infinite wisdom has taken from among us, on July 9, 1914, Mrs. M. F. Hair, a member of the Woman’s Missionary Society of Willis ton Baptist Chui-ch, Be it resolved; — 1st. That in the death of our sister, Mrs. Hair, we have lost a member and a friend who will be greatly missed. Her sweet, gentle presence was always a helpful influence in our meetings. 2nd. That we extend our sympathy to her loved ones, and bow submisyjs^. Ty To" oil rniKeFs~wiU7 * 3rd. That a page in our minute book be dedicated to her memory and a copy of these resolutions be sent to the Thfove* ©n The Fi family and to The Barnwell. People and j n addition to planting only crops Baptist Courier for publication. w hich rob their soil of its fertility some Mrs. G. C. Matthews, _ j farmers . keep on their places large Rec. Secretary. numbers of thieves of the worst sort. ' # • \ Boarder cows, idle hens, poor mules Why Fli«* ar© Dungerour. and other unprofitable animals belong It is easy for flies to carry disease to this plass. They consume more than perptrn to IholherTTrom a they produce. Then there are the person to an animid, from an animal weeds which spring up behind-the to a person or from an animal to farmer’s bock and will steal the plant another animal. In this way flies are food out of the soil if he "does not cuIti- practically universal transmitters of, vote constantly. ^ disesse. Circular 23 of Clemson Col- * lege deacribers fully hew to fight Mr. J. B. Calhoun, of Augusta, was in flie*. • . . town this week. Quarrel Among. Negro©* at Martin Had Fatal Reault*. In a shooting affair at Martin late Saturday afternoon that, it is said, re sulted from a quarrel over a game of cards, Charlie Dunbar, a negro, was shot and killed by Joe Adams, also colored, the latter being wounded in the foot by Wesley Smalls. According to the facts, as learned here, after Adama had killed Dunbar, by shooting him in the head, he ran off and Smalls fired both barrels of a shotgun at the fleeing negro, wounding him in both feet. Robert Frasier, another partici pant in the game, then picked up the pistol of the dead man, it is alleged, and fired five shots at Adams, but without any of the bullets taking ef fect. ’ The; inquest wss held by Magis trate C. W. Dunbar and a verdict found in accordance with the above facts. -Sheriff Morris, who went to the scene of the homicide Sunday morning arrested Adams, Smalls and Frasier. The former was brought to Barn well and lodged in jail and the two last named were released on bond. • > Mr. R. E. Woodward, of WOUston, ann Capt J. A, Jenkins, of Kline, have been appointed by President B. W. Dabbs, of the Farmers Union, to -present Barnwell County* st extraordinary semion of the I Cotton Congress m sad