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• i ''t: \ J i' "S ■ t -r M Ju»t Like a Member of the Family” VOL XXXVIII BARNWELL S. C., OCTOBER 15. U14 my A. BETHUNE PATTERSON RETAINS SENATE SEAT BARNWELL RESIDENCE Committee Reports,' Saying State Park Job is Temporary. In answer to the Barnwell petition presented on the opening day of the extra session, protesting against Dr. A. B. Patterson, State Senator from Barn well County, retaining his seat in the Senate on the dual grounds of non residence and the holding of two offi ces “of trust and profit,” the judiciary committee reported Thursday night that Senator Patterson was still a resi dent of Barnwell and the post of “physi cian and assistant physician” at the State Hospital for the Insane was only temporary. The committee report, as adopted by the Senate, is as follows: “The judiciary committee of the senate, to which was referred the me morial from the county executive com mittee of the Democratic party of Barnwell county as to whether Sena tor A. B. Patterson had forfeited his membership, would respectfully bdg leave to report. “The committee has heard state ments from Senator Patterson and members of the board of regents of the State Hospital for the Insane and the facts represented are that Sena tor Pattersffn has been temporarily employed tn some special work in the line of his profession, as a physician, at the State Park Hospital for the In sane, and that he is a qualified elector of Barnwell county, and he states that his residence is at Barnwell Cour House. From the above facts it is the opinion of the committee that Sepator Patterson does not hold an office or position to disgualify. him under the constitution of South Carolina from retaining his membership in the State senate.’’-^ STRUCK BY UGHTNING EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE WANTS RECOMMITMENT Fortunately, However, Little Damage Wa* Done Sunday Night. | During the thunder storm that passed over Barnwell between 9 and'10 o’clock j Sunday night, a bolt of lightning strpck the residence of Mrs. Julia B. Easter ling in the central part of town, knock ing a few bricks from the chimney and filling a bedroom with soot and ashes. The electric lights in her house were put out of commission, but no further damage was done to either the house or its occupants. The storm, which was accompanied by a heavy downpour of rain, came as the climax to several days of extremely warm weatheh GET A GOOD START AND KEEP A-GOING SCANT TIDINGS ONLY COME FROM THE FRONT COHON BEING GINNED FASTER THAN IN 1913 Actual Details of Recent Fighting -Con spicuous by Absence. Scant are the actual details of the re cent fighting between the allies and the Germans, who, for four weeks have been struggling for supremacy in north ern France, contained in the latest offi cial communnications. “We everywhere have maintained our position” sums up the claim of the French war office. At all points except one, that in the Woevre district, Ger man attacks are said to have been re pulsed. In the centre at Oise and Rheims slight advances by the allies are ( chronicled. In the Wouvre district the County \ Germans have made attacks. Whether they resulted favorably or unfavorably is not stated. From Germany alone came anything concerning the surrendered city of Ant werp. This was to effect that the en- i tire city as well as all the forts afce now in the hands of the Germansr. Gen. Von Beseler, the German com mander at Antwerp, issued a proclama tion that citizens might return to their vocations without fear of harm befalling them and .that property would be re spected. The German reppe^said little damage ■had been done to any except public buildings irt Antwerp. Emperor William’s army, which be lt the First Exhibit of the^Kind Ever sieged Antwerp, now is said to be mov- itjg swiftly towards Ostend with the ob ject of captnring King Albert, Queen Increase of 6,63ft Bales in this to September 25. According to a report of the De partment of Commerce, issued on Oc tober 2, 20,421 bales of cotton had been ginned in Barnwell County up to-Sep- tember 25, as compared to 13,785 bales to the same period in 1913, an increase of 6,636 bales. The figures for Bam berg County are as follows; , This year, 9,566 bales; last y.eaiv 7,509 ba|es. Every county in the State with the ex ception of Morion shows an increase. J BIRD PROTECTION EXHIBIT. That’* the Way to Win One of the Prizes in the Big Contest. Get Started Right! Make the Effort! Remember the old saying, “You can never tell till you try.” The Pony and outfit can be just as easily won by one candidate as by another, if there is only enough energy put into the campaign. Perhaps you have entered and are hesitating about taking the first step. Your own judg ment should show you that the chances of winning are still splendid. What others have done, you can do. • The votes-and subscriptions are wait ing to be gotten, if you have the am bition to ask your friends for them. Candidates should be sure to notify their friends to either turn their money or subscriptions over to them, or else send it direct to the Contest Manager and request votes on same. Let the contest man help you—call on him early and often. He’ll be glad to assist you. Our Contestant*. The following young men and Indies have been nominated by their friends as candidates in The People contest: Allendale. Jeannette Patterson Member* Do Not Think that Senator’s Job I* “Temporary.” The following petition for a re-com mitment of the matter of Dr. Patter son’s right to hold his seat in the Senate was sent to that bodyM onday afternoon: “To the Honorable the Senate of the State of South Carolina: “The Democratic Executive Commit tee for the County of Barnwell, said State, respectfully shows unto your Honorable Body: j “That at a meeting of the said Demo cratic Executive Committee for Barn well County, held this, the 12th day of October, 1914, the following resolution was unanimously adopted: “Whereas, this committee, by unani mous resolution heretofore passed, memorialized your Honorable Body to investigate the right of the Honorable A. B. Patterson to a seat in the Senate, upon grounds therein set forth; and “Whereas, this committee has been informed by articles appearing in the newspapers that the petition of your petitioners has been passed upon by je Senate adjudging that the said A. Patterson was not disqualified to tlold a seat as a member ofyour Honor able Body, for the reason that his of fice or position as phisician,. or assist ant physycian, at the State Hospital for the Insane was oftly temporary; and “Whereas, this committee had no notice of any hearing that may. have been had as to the facts involved here in and had no opportunity to make a showing to substantiate to allegations of their memorial to this Honorable, Body,' or in reply to any showing that the said A. B. Patterson may have made; and by way of information to your Honorable Body this committee alleges, upon information and belief, that the said A. B. Patterson regularly caused a petition or petitions to be Held in thi* State. The farmers of South'Carolina are in vited and urged to attend the Exhibi tion on Bird Protection in the AgricuU tural Building during the State Fair, October 26-30. This exhibit is the first of its kind ever held in this State, and is under the auspices of the National Association of Audubon Societies in cooperation with the Bird Committee of the Federation of Woman’s Clubs. The exhibit will be interesting arid instructive. Scientific experts have been studying the food habits of birds for years and some of the results of these investigations will be shown by pictures, charts arid publications, ing to their feeding habits most Elizabeth and the Belgian officials. It is stated, however, that the queen has already reached England. In addition to the forces of Belgian and English troops who fled to Dutch ■ sbil after the fall of Antwerp and were * interned, a newspaper dispatch says a German division unwittingly invaded Dutch territory and was disarmed. German aeroplanes again have made a dash over Paris, dropping bombs. Three persons were killed and 14 in jured. French airmen gave chase to the invaders, but whether they caught Ow- anv ^ em is not known, birds I Except that a rear guard action be- are of immense value to farmers, and, ] tween K uss i ans the Germans therefore, should be protected. A res-! southeast of Wirballen was in progress the res ident hunter's license affords one of the best means of bird protection. This is taught by the experience of other States possessing such a law. One of the greatest enemies of bird life is the common cat and this animal will be given .a place in the exhibit. Models of practical bird houses and boxes will also be on display. Seiglingville New*. Seiglingville, October 12.—Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Augley and family, of Ul mer, visited the latter’s father, Mr. 0. W. Barker, yesterday. Mrs. W! A. Hayes, of Barnwell, spent a few days visiting relatives and friends here last week. Mrs. F. W. Goodson, of Millhaven, Ga.,is visitirg her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Myrick, this week. Miss Jennie Barker visited her sister, Mrs. I. T. Harden, in Ulmer Saturday and Sunday. . Mrs, R. R. Barker, of Allendale, visi ted relatives here yesternay. Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Moody and chil- -dren, Masters Walter, Henr'yT Jr., and T. S., visited Mrs. Moody’s sister, Mrs. •Lee All, in Kline, Sunday. Miss Maude Youngblood spent the week-end with relatives and friends in Appleton. rti nothing came through concerniug fighting in the eastern war theatre. In the south the Montenegrins claim to have defeated with heavy losses an Austrian army operating against Sara jevo. . A traveler from Belgrade reports that city almost destroyed by the contin uous Austrian bombardment bu,t that the Servians are holding out gamely. From the Far East the Japanese re port they have silenced Ft. Italis at Giao Chow. ^ . The Turks are strongly fortifying va rious places in Syria, Palestine and north Arabia. . ^ A news agency dispatch says cholera is spreading over Austria-Hungary. WOULD TRADE COHON FOR OATS AND WHEAT Mrs. Angus Williams and children, amount due is to be of Allendale, were visitors at the home filed with the Board'of Regents"for the of Mr ' Lewis VVill,ams Sunda >’- State Hospital for the Insane, petition ing or praying that he be elected as Among those from Barnwell who Col. Harry D. Calhoun Make* Suggeition to Hon. E. J.. Watson. In a letter to the Hon. E. J. Watson, commissioner of agriculture,, Col. Harry D. Calhoun, president of Home Bank, suggests that letters be written I to farmers in the West, asking if they i will sell oat and wheat seed, payable next July and secured by warehouse receipts for cotton on a basis of 130 per \ bale, or if the cotton is sold earlier the paid at the time of the sale. ; Col. Calhoun points\out that it will be impossible for the South to plant as great an acreage in cotton next year as in 1914, regardless of any action that one of the physicians for the said State ’ went over to Augusta Saturday to at- Hospital, and that the said A. B. Palter- tend Ringling’s circus were Mr. and the Legislature may or may not take, son was duly elected such physician for Mrs. E. F. Woodward, Messers. P. W. leaving thousands of acres of land to a period of two years and is now a res- Price, L,. A. Cave, N. L. Kirkland, T.' b® P* an t e d in other crops. Inasmuch ident of the City of Columbia, said State, ai^d is discharging the duties of physician of the State Hospital for the Insane, being physician in charge of the branches thereof, and is regularly drawing a salary therefor from, the State of South Carolina. “That at the time of the election of the said A. B. Patterson as Senator from Barnwell County he resided with his family in Barnwell County and con tinued to so reside until’he accepted position of physician to the said kpital for the Insane, when he, witfrr 'family, removed to the city of Co lumbia several months ago, and is now raiding with his family at thal H. Crenshaw, E. E. Morris, George as the countries now involved in. war. Grubbs, Browning Creech and Owen ( are said to raise 57 per cent of the oats Riley. tenant. “Wherefore, your petitioners pray that this matter be' re-cohimitteed to the proper committee of your Honor able body and that your petitioners be given an opportunity to be heard on behalf of their petition, and your peti tioners will ever pray. - R. C Kirkland, County Chairman and Chairman CpuflJyJilxecutive Committee. Attest: ft P. Davies, — Aqling Secretary;— — " ^According to advices received from- Columbia Tuesday morning, on motion and wheat of the world, there will be considerable demand for these products next year. The oat crop in this •sec tion would be harvested about thirty days earlier than that grown in the West. “The Sin* of the Father.” “The Sins of the Father,” Tom Dix on’s great play, will be presented at the Barnwell Opera House Wednesday night, October 21. The book from winch this play was dramatized is one of Mr. DlXQft’f yroetest wticW thousands of copies have been sold. The ptav ftieff"His - drawn capacity houses'wherever presented and tocal' branch of the Hdspital of which he is In charge, and since moving from B«-n- weHhas offered.his home in.tfae town of of Senator Young, the petition was re- theatre-goers are assured that the cast *Barnwell,'S. C., for sale, and the said committed to the judiciary committee that will appear at Barnwell U equal to home is now leased and occupied by for another hearing. ' ' any that visits the large cities. Barnwell. F. W. Bates - / Helen Calhoun James Overstreet Calhoun Birdie Diamond J. Emile Harley, Jr. • James Riley McNab Bryant, Jr. Claudia Bailey , Blackville. Sadie DeWitt Dorothy Wragg Farell O’Gorman Samuel Buist, Jr. s- Pretto Ross Elko. E. B. Ussery Albert Hair Elko, R. No. 1 Leroy Hair Hilda. Eulalee Hiers Kline. Forrest Harrison Katherine Jenkins Evelyn Bradley Earle Jenkins Norman Gibson Meyer’* Mill. Emma Muns Snelling. Andes Woodward Ulmer, R. No. 2. Allie W. Cone Williiton. Alma Kitchings Helen Willi# Alberta Owens Hattie Smith John Marshall Lee Williiton R. No 2. Harold Woodward 2 WHITES AND 12 NEGROES KILLED SATURDAY NIGHT Bloody Savannah River I* Scene of Fight.—No Detail*. In answer to a message received here Sunday to the effect that a homicide had accurred in the lower part of the County Saturday night, Sheriff Moiris went down to investigate. Arriving at Allendale, he was informed that Ed t£D U-DAYS named Gibson was fatally injured as a result of a pistol duel on the plantation of Mr. T-R. Erwin , on the Savannah River. No hopes whatever were en tertained for the wounded negro’s re covery. T ie details of the tradegy could not be obtained. The Sheriff was also informed that a riot had occurred at the Hiltou-Dodge Lumber plant just across the river from the first affair, in which two white men and eleven negroes were kijled. From what could be learned the killing of the bookkeeper by a negfo over a dis pute about a small amount of money brought on a general riot. About 37 negroes, fearing to remain at the camp, came over to the South Carolina side of the Savannah River. Haitian Field Krmf and Part af Cairiaa^ However, Escaped. Antwerp, the one stronghold that re mained to the Belgians after the loaa of % Liege and Namur, has fallen before the Germans under Gen. von Beseler, but the greater part of the Belgian army escaped. It took the Germ ms just 11 Berry, Jr., was dead and another nqgro^ days to capturd the strongest fortress FACTS ANf) FANCIES FROM FAIR FAIRFAX U. D. C.’s Appoint Delegate* to State Convention. Age. Fairfax, Oct. lO.-The U. D. C. held its last meeting at Mrs. W. E. Harter’s. A large number was present and busi ness of importance was discussed. Mesdames G. D. Sanders and J. F. Lightjey were appointed delegates from Fairfax chapter to the State con vention which meets at Yorkville in 6 December. Refreshments were serv- 10 14 14 ed. Mesdames Johnston, Lightsey and Blount gave music, while a paper was read by Mrs. Harter. “Parcel post packages” will be sold Wednesday evening at the school hall. A musical will also be given. Mr. and Mrs. Horace Rose and son, Cecil, of Jacksonville visited Mrs. C. M. Davis recently. Harry Davis of Garnett was also a visitor at this home. Mrs. J. M. Brant of Ulmer is visiting her son, Coy Brant. * Misses Allen and Mrs. Benj. Load- holt of Sycamore were recent guests here. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Deer of visited relatives here recently. . Mrs. Rosa Platts, Misses Emma and Edna Platts visited Mrs. Julia Harter recently. in the world. The city was set afire in many places by the German shells. The fall of Antwerp is evidence that even the most powerful forts cannot successfully resist the’ colossal how itzers employed in modern warfare. After shelling the city itself for many hours, making it untenable, the Ger mans entered the town through a sub urb to the east. They had made a breach in the outer line of forts, some of which were destroyed by the big siege guns of the invaders and the others were blown up by the defenders. The inner forts soon succumbed, open ing the way for the Germans into the city Friday morning, a white flag re placing the war banner on the cathed ral at 2:30 o’clock. A few forts con tinued to hold out however, and it was not until 11 o’clock Saturday morning that the Germans were in complete possession of the city and fortresses. Although their, big guns cleared a path for them, the Germans were forced to sacrifice many lives in cross ing rivers and canals and in driving out the defenders. On the other hand the sutbbomness of the Belgians coat them dearly, so that both sides will have long casualty lists. WHAT SHOULD BE PAID FOR OUR COHON SEED Th. Progrettiva Farmer Think* Pra»- ■ ' - . 6 ant Plica* Are toe Low. If the oil mills are right, that they cannot afford to pay more than 112 to $14 a ton for cotton seed, then cottoa seed meal should sell for $20 a ton, hulls at $5 a ton, oil at 30 cents a gallon and linters at 1 1-2 cents a pound. On that basis the following shows cost and profits: Receipts. ’ 800 pounds meal, at $20 a ton I 700 pounds hulls, at $5 a ton Ulmer ! pounds or 400 gallons oil, at | 30 cents a gallon - 10<i pounds linters, at 1 1-2 cents per pound $ 8.00 1.75 12.00 14 14 14 CIVIC LEAGUE MAKES PLANS FOR FALL WORK May Fit up Re*t Room for Convenience of Out-of-Town Shopper*. The members of the Civic League held a special meeting Monday after noon at the Home Bank to discuss plans for their fall work. Special work was planned and committees were appoint ed to take charge of same. Plans were | ^°^ on see( ^ tocal is as cheap a cattle or Total $23.25 COSt. 1 ton of seed, at $14 $14.00 Expense of working 1 ton of seed 6.00 Protit 3.25 Total $23.25 We have reliable information from a mill that worked its seed last year for $4.40 a ton and no one believes that cotton seed meal will sell for $20 a ton, or that hulls will sell for $5 a ton when all other feed stuffs are going higher. Choral Club. 'The “Barnwell Choral Club” was ganized on Tuesday afternoon at the home of Mr. and Mrs. O’Bannon with the following officers: Chairman, Dr. Bailey; Director, Rev. A. E. EyisohjH suggested for fitting up a rest room for the accommodation of out-of-town shoppers and it is proposed to provide such a place in the near future. This should appeal to all visitors, as it \£ill ® r ' fill a long felt want. The next regular meeting-will be held at the Home Bank at 5 p. m. on horse feed at $25 a ton as corn at 40 cents a bushel, and it is therefore per fectly ridiculous to expect cotton seed to sell for $2U a ton when corn is selling at present prices. There is no escape from the con clusion that the mills are wrong in try ing to depress the price of seed below the first Monday in November. -Every ( a * on ’ an< ^ ^ e y are w Qrth $20 at the member is urged to be present, as | P res ® n t prices of oil, meal and bulla But whether the mills are offering as much as they can afford to pay, or less, should make no difference to the farmer so long as that price is less than $16 to $20 a ton. Cotton seed are worth $16 a ton to the farmer as ferti lizer and $20 a ton for feeding and he should not sell a pound of seed for less than these figures.—The Progressive Farmer. • V , at Accompanist, Mrs. Kvison, and Sqcre- matters of interest* are to be discussed. tary-Treasurer, Miss Minnie Price. , , , About twelve members were en- Mr .. John Jacob*, rolled, which number will be increased .. , , , . , „ to sixteen or twenty. Mrs ’ John Jacobs ’ a K ed 81 y ears - It is proposed to hold a meeting-each at her home in Great Cypress Tuesday night at the home of one or , township Thursday morning after long another of the members. ’ ! ,1 ' h t ea th ’ . He ; ^ ™ a 'd to rest During the season the Club will ! ; he fo ''^ da >’ O hvet / D eme ' doubtless give *,e or more public con- ! ^ the f V /. W. ' G^Bntton. of Barn- certs, and it is the intention to so study ? ' conductin ^ the uneral ^ erV ' ces the works taken up as to be able ^ ; the Rresence t °J a lar « e f nU " lber cl of sorrowing relatives and friends. She is survived by two daughters,Mesdames Sallie Diamond and Starling Creech, produce music of a high order. The “Barnwell Choral Club” will be an asset for Barnwell. Warahoute at Blackville. The secretary of state has issued a commission to the Blackville Bonded Warehouse, Company, Inc., with a capital of $1,000. ,The petitioners are J. M. Farrell, Herman Brown, P. C. Mellichamp, J. O’Gorman and S. W. Browning. The company will do a general warehouse business. Messrs. H. D. Calhoun and T. S. Cave attended the Bankers’ meeting in Columbia Friday. -■» V .• '■ ^On^Frid^^ren^g^of^last > we^l^Uie friends were invited to an informal musical at the home of the Rey. \juid Mrs. A. E. Evtson. The evening passed Advertised Letter*.' r Letters remaining in the Post Office and advertised Oct 12th, 1914. and one son, Mr. Reuben Jacobs,, all of Barnwell county, who have the sin cere sympathy of a host of friends- MALI. Richard Brooks, Alexander Eubanks, Gust Lich, Allen Miller, J. U. Sanders, Silas Stutts, W. E. Sanders, Otis San ders, Amos Sanders. The many friends of Mrs. Julia B. B. Easterling will learn with pleasure that is improving rapidly from a recent! illness. J , j Ethel Augustein, Eva Brown, Hannah v „ . . ... , ,... Cresby, Kate Green, Ethel Johns, Mr*. N C Creech has introduced a bill ^ancy Walker, Saphrona William*, in the House of Representatives to ex- M ary Widener, Rina Williams, tdnd the time for payment of mortga ges on real estate for the year 1914. i * RO '‘ D,4D LETT “ 0r,, ® ,, • J W. W. Burckhalter. Persons calling for tnese letters will nlease sav advertised. nearing completion and will be ready v 3 ~ VICMALB. The handsome new residence of Mr. F. M. Cave on Marlboro Avenue is this week. Mr. and Mrs. E. £. Jones and son, al N. C. Creech, of Barnwell County, Walterboro, motored up to Barnwell has introduced a bill to provide for an ' Sunday on a visit to relatives and very pleasantly with music-'and corn, annual license fee fqr operating auto- friend*. They were accompanied by versatioo. All present seemed 40 en- mobiles and motpr vehicles in this Master Aubrey Price, who will spend a joy the occasion. • county. , few d^ys with relatives.