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. f l **Jus( Llk* a M*mb«r of lha Family 9 * OL XXXVIII BARNWELL, S. C. FEBRUARY 4. 1915 NO. 23 DELEGATION IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY What the Senator and Repreiontatirei Hare Dona in the Part Week. The following bills have been intro* ducep in the General Assembly by members of the Barnwell delegation: Mr. Searson: To provide for dispos ing of contraband liquor in Barnwell county. Mr. Pickling: To authorize the coun ty treasurer of Barnwell county to borrow money for the Blackville School district. —^ Mr. Pickling: To require the county dispensary board of control for Barn well county to pay out of the profits of dispensaries the premium on certain bonds and the expenses of holding an election on the question of having dis pensaries in said county. Mr. Searson: To amend an act en titled “An act to amend section 717, volume 2, code of laws of South Caro lina, 1912, so as to add a provision ex tending the time for hunting deer in * the counties of Clarendon, Dorchester and Berkley,” so as to fix the time for hunting deer in Barnwell county. Mr. Patterson: To abolish the of^ce of county supervisor and county com- . ^^jasioner for Barnwell count)- and to jjf ^ide goverment therefor. « Mlowins^ills have passed third ^7ding in both houses and are ordered jyJ^R'plled for ratification: APPOINTMENT MADE BY GOVERNOR MANNING NaoMd I ;i*r. Searson: To amend an act en-1 W. 0. fcearse. titled “An act to provide for the issu ance of 130,000 in coupon bonds by Allendale township, Baldoc township and Bull Pond township in Barnwell county, to build and improve roads and bridges in said townships, and to pro vide that the commutation tax derived from said townships shall be devoted to the building and improvement of roads, etc.” Mr. Searson: Authorizing and em powering the board of trustees of Barn well graded school district No. 45 of Barnwell eounty, South Carolina, to pledge or mortgage the old school grounds and buildings for certain pur poses, and authorizing the county treasurer of Barnwell county to use the sinking fund of said school district and provide for the return of same. The House has passed to third read ing the following local bills:. Mr. Searson: To require the Judge of Probate of Barnwell County to re- Township and Town Ammsots „ for Barnwoll County. The following township assessors have been named for Barnwell County: Allendale: O. B Harden, J. W. Googe McRoy Boyles. Baldoc: W. B. Warren, W. I. Johns, F. S. Owens. _ * Barnwell. W. P. Blume, E. D. Pea cock, M. B. Hagood. Bennett Springs: J. J. Cockran, J. A. Meyer, B. F. Anderson. Blackville: L. P. Blume, H. Jeff Hair, S. E. Ray. Bull Pond: M. L. Middleton, H. G. Bryan, J: L. Box, Four Mile: M. L. McElhenny, L. A. Bush, S. J. Bailey. George’s Creech: J E. Lain, J. O. Sanders, F. D. Rowell. Great Cypress: E. H. Jenkins, E. B. Sanders. W. S. Creech. Red. Oak: 0. C. Baxley, J. M. Gantt, W. P. Sanders. Rich Land: P. H. Dicks, I. W. Roun tree, A. D. Corley. Rosemary: J. M. Weathersbee, T. J. Grubbs, W. B. Bell. Sycamore: J. 0. Griffin, B. R. Load- holt, G. W. Jenny. Williston: R. R. Johnston, F. N. Hair, A. P. Givens. Ass«$?pj? in towns: Allendale: P. J. .Zeigler, J. L. Ellis, WE WANT YOU TO SEND YOUR NAME IN AT ONCE If You Want Further Information About thfc Free Trip to San Francuco. We Will Not Accept Any Candidates for this Trip After the First Week of the Contest, so It Is Important that You Send Yours in Now. It is only a few days now until you will have a chance to try for the Free Trip to San Francisco and return to be given by tills paper. We have mailed out 300 letters to young ladies In tills county. A number have replied, asking for fuller details. A number have yet to reply. Barnwell: P. W. Price, W. E. McNab, W. F. Holmes. Blackville: W. A. Gyles, J. E. Hair, C. J. Fickling. Fairfax: F. M. Young, W. E. Harter, G. W. Barker. Williston: R. J. Rountree, C. A. Ben nett. G. C. Matthews. To these we wish to say that the time is limited in which to information. secure We will not accept any candidates after the first week of the contest. It might pay you well to secure the information whether you decide to try or not. We assure you the work will he easy. On another page of this paper is a big advertisement containing an information blank. This is the last time this advertisement will appear. Fill out this blank and mail it to The Panama-Pacific Contest Co., P. t). Box 215, Orangeburg, 8 C., and you may thank us some day for urging you to do it now. PEOPLE OF PLEASANT HILL ENJOY PARTIES Two ‘A CITIZEN” OPPOSES PLANS OF CIVIC LEAGUE Doss Not Think Permission Should Be Granted to Close Street. Editor of The Barnwell People:— piece in last week's Sentinel on The Barnwell has in contemplation no doubt conveys the idea to some that these ladies arer eallyinterested in beautifying that part of the town around the Court index the records in the office and to [ House, while in truth they are engaged make appropriation therefor. ■ in an attempt to close up the road that Mr. Fickling: To require the county leads into the town on the western side, Delightful Events in that Section Recently.—Other News. Pleasant Hill, January 30.—Misses Annette and Corinne Davis entertained delightfully with a surprise party on Friday evening of last week in honor of their guests, Misses Ada Sanders and Kate Kennedy. Games and music were enjoyed by all present, but the chief feature of the evening was a South Carolina contest. The prize, which was a delicious, old-fashioned pound cake, was won by Miss Thelma Creech and Mr. Norman Folk. Anoth er prize was won by Mias Eva Davis and Mr, G. M. Folk. There were about 40 guests present. AU had a WANTS BETTER SYSTEM OF MARKETING COTTON GENERAL ASSEMBLY HAS HAD BUST WEE! FACTS AND FANCIES FROM FAIR FAIRFAX tb« subject of the work Civic Leogw e e»joyahl« „ . Misses Kate Kennedy, of Augusta, dispensary board of control for Barn well County to pay out of the profits of the dispensaries the premiums on cer tain bonds and th’e expenses of holding an election on the question of having dispensaries in Barnwell County. Mr. Fickling: To authorize and re quire the county treasurer of Barnwell County to borrow money for the Black ville graded school district. HARTS BATTERY CHAPTER HELD SPLENDID MEETING U. D. C.'s of Williston Offer Cash Prize to School Children. Riston, January 30.—Hart’s Bat tery Chapter of the IPD. C.’s held its last meeting with Mrs. H. M. Thomp son. An original and beautiful paper on “The Part Played by the Women During the War,” prepared by Miss Bettie Matthews, was touchingly read by Mrs. G. C. Matthews. It is quite true that the bravest battles fought and won during the period of ,61-65 were not with sword and bayonet, but by the burdens placed on the shoulders of frail womanhood. S Mrs. J. P. Lee then read a selection on “Woman.” It was thoroughly en joyed; A touching tribute to Robert E. Lee, taken from a Republican paper, was read by Miss Laura Willis. A musical selection by Miss Mattie Weathersbee was greatly enjoyed, after which the gracious president, Mrs. R. M. Mixson, turned the meeting over to the charming hostess, who served her guests with a delightful salad course. The next meeting will be held with Mrs. M. F. Weathersbee. The Chapter has offered $10 to the boy cr girl in the 8th, 9th or 10th grades who prepares the best original paper on Wade Hamp ton. It must be original and will be a continuation of the public road that crosses Turkey Creek. It is more used than any other road that leads into town and is one hundred and thirty years old. Why these ladies should j wise to close this entrance and outlet fo the town, which is such a conven ience to every farmer who hauls his stuff to town and away from the depot, is not yet known. Very often, on pub lic days when a number of oeoplecome to Barnwell, these three ways of getting up into the town are of vast use in not stopping the vehicles. The Civic League has been in exist ence almost a year and if they have done anything towards cleaning up this very dirty little town no one knows it. The streets leading out of the town and Ada Sanders, of Ulmer, are visiting the Misaes Davis. Mrs. R. E. Woodward and children have returned home after a pleasant Visit to relatives in Blackville. Mrs. B. 0. Mitchell left Sunday for Augusta, where she will visit her son and brother. Miss Eunice Weathersbee is conva lescent after an illness of several days. The Hon. J. W. Folk, member of tne House of Representatives, spent the week-end with his family. Misses Shuler and Higgins entertain ed at a miscellaneous shower on Satur day afternoon at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Parker in honor of the bride- elect, Miss Carrie Folk. A delightful luncheon, consisting of sandwiches, cakes and cocoa, with whipped cream, was served. Immediately afterwards the hostesses presented each guest with a slip of paper on which was written the words “Good Luck” and asked them to write a verse, each line of VohmfcMr* CalUd for to Aid la Pat ting Sanaa ia Operation. Editor of The People:— I don’t know how many farmers are subscriber* or readers of The People, but however many there may be I want one and all to consider this communi cation addressed to them personally. First, I want to ask if he knows who makes the price for his cotton when he carries it to market? And I am well aware that not one in a thousand does know. Second, I will ssk him if he is not ab solutely certain that be, the producer of the cotton, has nothing to do with the making of the price? To that ques tion he will be compelled to answer, •“Yea.” Third, I will ask if it is an evidence of sanity or the reverse for one to go to the expense and risk of making a crop for somebody else to price, the price-maker being, from the very na ture of' the case, concerned to make it aa cheap as possible in order to aug ment his profits in handling the com modity as much as possible? To that question he will be forced to answer that so far from its being an evidence of sanity, nothing could be more foolish than such a system of doing baainess. Fourth, I will ask are you doing any thing to bring about a different ayitem off selling cotton?And if not, why not? One more question: If some one should devise a better aystem than that in vogue, which could be made effective by the co-operation of a number of cot ton growers, would you be one to help made it operative? These preliminary remarks lead up to the statement of some facts that I think should be of interest to farmers. Some years ago the wheat business of America was conducted just as the cot ton business now ia. Wheat growers pursued exactly the tame course that cotton growers do uutil eventually wheat, like cotton, got below the coat of production. Wheat was below tne cost of producing it while flour was selling et a good price; just as cotton Death of Mr*. B. F. Lyon*.—“Rebecs’* Triumph” to Be Stef ed. Fairfax, January 30.—Mrs. B. F. Lyons, of the Bethel community, near here, died January Uth. She was 67 years of age and leaves a husband, two sons, three daughters and two brothers surviving her. This good woman was a Hfelong member of the Bethel Baptist Church and it was in the cemetery of this church that her body was laid to rest, the funeral servicea being conduc ted by the Rev. D. S. Grosclose Lee’s birthday was celebrated at Brunson by the local U. D. C. Chapter and Confederate Veterans. The Daugh ter* served an excellent dinner to the _. -- ^ „ f Veteran, end eneemioed Ikem ..th -'**_“*“*' etr tooge led “ KHrrae By Compulsory and Primary Although there have been a number of important matters disposed of in the General Assembly, there has been thus far the kindliest feeling and the ut most lack of partisanship on the part of the members, both in the House snd the Senste. Owing to special orders, the results of the upper branch of the General Assembly this week will be probably the most important of the 1915 ses sion, as each of the bills Under con sideration are of Statewide interest and importance. Following the dis position of the compulsory school at tendance bill, the prohibition referen dum bill, its “companion bill,” offering an option of dispensary and license, snd the Webb bill will bated. Senator Nicholson’s bill to regulate all primary elections in South Carolina along the lines of the Demo cratic primaries last; year has been made a special order after the other two question! have been disposed of. Of the legislation already accom plished, the bill repealing the acre age reduction act of the extra sta tion, which on Friday was ordered enrolled for ratification, stands out preeminent. The repealing bill pass ed the house by about four to one, and by about two to one in the aeu- ate, though there was a determined fight in the upper branch tb amend 1 Jbifch be'de- one of their number. Some of the Veterans have expressed themselves as being highly delighted with the day. Miss Elizabeth Rizer, the assistant high school teacher, is coaching a num ber of pupils in a play, “Rebecca’s When the situation above described developed in wheat it occurred to one maii to ask the tame question that I began asking two years ago, "Who makes the price?” The man who asked Triumph,” which is to be staged here ,h ** <l ue,t ‘ on * b <> ut lived in Cal- go are an eye-sore to every passerby, i which was to begin with the letters of The holes in front of the Court House these words. These verses afforded (the spot they wish to beautify) are~' rt ^ g« ests K reat amusement. Misses large enough to wreck any buggy that crosses them. All of these are duties of the league. Before a town can be made beautiful it must be cleaned up. We are told that this same attempt to close this entrance to the town was made several times during the life of Mr. W. G. Simms, clerk of court here for thirty-two years, and he fought it to a finish with his wise head and anx iety always to serve the farmers. We hope his successor in this office will further his example and try to k^ep ;this road open. When a road or en trance to a town has been used as much and as long as this has been, it seems strange for any association to wish to change it. Consideration for others’ good taste and a desire not to offend the town and county at large are good reasons why the Civic League should j not try to close this road. » A Citizen. (Editor’s Note.—We understand that both town and county authorities have granted the League permission jo close Kahron Folk and Thelma Creech cut for the prize, a dainty handmade hand kerchief, which was won by Miss Folk, who presented it to the bride-elect. A recipe book was passed around and each guest was asked to write “helpful hints” for the bride. Those who en joyed this delightfpl event were: Miss es Ada Sanders, Mattie Mitchell, Essie Woodward, Bertha and May McLemore Eunice and Lelia Weathersbee, Eva, Annette, Kellab and Corinne Dicks, Thelma Creech, Carrie and Kahron Folk, Bertha and Thelma Beck, Mesd- mes J. G. Davis, Emma Kennedy and C. B. Parker. The gifts were present ed in a hat box to the bride-elect by little Miss Ruby Parker, who made a quaint little speech^ Brown Eyes. in the near future, the proceeds to to the benefit of graduating pupil*. Mr. G. D. Sanders has returned from a brief trip to North Carolina. Miss Ruth Wilson returned to school last week. The library is open from 4 to 5 o’clock in the afternoon. Take advantage of your membership and read in your spare time. If you are not already a member, join now. Mr. Wm. Myrick is very sick. His many friends hope for him a speedy recovery. Mise Mildred Loadholt has gone to the G. F. C. at Greenville, where she will continue her studies. She was a former student at Winthrop. Miss Ruth Wilson, of the C. F. W. at Columbia, attended the marriage of Miss Adelle Best. SEIGLINGVILLE NEWS. Blackville Items. Blackville, February 2.-/The many read at the school commencement in the road but thatrthe matter wilt prob- May- j fibly be threshed out in the court. We \ * ■■ < ♦ »* j gladly publish the above article, LUMBER MILL BURNS. L. Anderson Sc. Co. at Martin Suffer $20,000 Loss by Fire. jgfertin, Jan., 28.—L. Anderson & ^Bost its dry kilns and planing mill by fire at 2 a. m. today. The origin of the fire is unknown. The plant had been shat down for a few days on account of high water in Savannah river. Loss is about 120,000 with some Insurance. friends of Dr. J. E. Hair will learn with regret that he left Thursday night for Phoenix, Arizona, where he goes in the hope of regaining his health. He was accompanied by his wife, their baby although we do not endorse the senti- ^ * n c h*>*fce of Mrs. Hair s ments expressed therein.) mother in West Maryland. Their many friends wish for him a speedy recov ery. The many friends of Mrs. T. R. Chisolm are glad to see her at home again, after several weeks illness in an Augusta hospital, where she was oper ated on for appendicitis Christmas five Bight Mr. Moore Roaign*. Mr. James H. Moore has severed his connection with the Columbia Record and left Monday for Knoxville, Tenn., to assume the editorship of the Knox ville Sentinel. He is a very forceful writer and there is no doutb but that his ! editorials gave The Record Hy popu-j larity in South Carolina. Miss Floosie Patterson spent week-end with Barnwell relatives. Farmer* are Preparin9 Land for New Crop.—Other New*. Seiglingville, Feb. 1.—The weather, is bad, but business is improving. The farmers in this neighborhood are pre paring land for the new crop and addi tions are being built to. several cot tages. Mr. I. T. Harden has moved in his cottage here and is making a number of improvements. Mr. R. W. Youngblood has nearly completed his new backsmith shop and hopes to be able to serve all customers in a few days. Misses Gladys Barker and Rainey Bennett, of Allendale, visited relatives here yesterday. The little two-months old son of Mr. J. H. Brabham was buried in Mt. Arnon, churchyard last Monday, beside the body of his mother. Miss Florence Strawborn, of Green wood, ia spending some time with her cousin, Mrs. 0. W. Wilson. Mr. and Mrs. I. T. Harden and little Francis and Willie and Miss Jennie Barker visited relatives at Ulmer yes terday. Miss Ida Wearer, of Appleton, who has been spending some time in Be m- bcrg,stopped over here and spent Ben- day and Monday with Mm Maude Youngblood. * Mr. nod Mrs. T. S. Cave, of Barnwell, down one day last week. ifornia. He went to San Francisco and put the question to the wheat buyers. They said they did not know,—that per haps he might learn in Chicago as they got the quotations daily from there on which they bought. The man took a train for Chicago and asked the same question of the Chicago wheat buyers that he asked the San Francisco buyers. They said they did not know, that they bought at figures sent them daily from New York. He might learn what he was trying to find out by going to New York. He went to New York and they told him there that they did not know, but they bought on quotations daily from Liverpool. Mark the analogy be- between the wheat and the cotton business. Receiving this reply the man said, “Well, I started out to learn who makes the price of wheat, somebody does it.” But by the time he had traveled from San Francisco to New York he learned this fact: That the people who made flour had no more to do with making the price of wheat than the people who spin cotton have in making the price of raw cotton. Make a note of that, too. Then the enterprising and nervy man took a steamer and went to Liver pool to find who made the price of wheat. He circulated among the wheat buyers there but was unable to find one who could tell him who fixed the figures which he offered to sellers of wheat. Yet he knew that somebody must do it and so he .determined that he or they must be in Liverpool, since np one suggested that the Liverpool quotations came from anywhere else, and after pertinacious investigations he learned that a company of specula tors, with ample capital to work with, compiled from time to time statistics on the wheat crop from ail over the world, acreage, growing conditions, etc., and finally the probable yield, and then these fellows made the market to suit themselves and so, without ever hand- , ling a single grain of wheat or flour ! but merely manipulating the market, telling or buying for future delivery as they saw fit, they scooped in annually immense profits, even when tbe wheat growers were getting leak nosey than it cost them to produce the wheat Having learned how it woe don this man decided that by cooperating the wheat growers could play tbe also, and be devised a aystem by which wheat marketed profitably to the grower, aL rv-3 ; ’ the acreage reduction act by increas ing the maximum acreage in cotton to one-half tbe lands planted to all other crops. Throughout the session the seno- tors have shown a disposition to work and are rushing the local un contested bills through the three reading*, in order, as far as possible, wood,” or thoee bills .which are pass ed out of deference to the respective senator* and are of pruely local sig nificance. In th* Hnosob Last week, tbe third rinee the bo- finniag of the present general aeeem- the prohibition referendum bill and the bill placing stringent restrictions around the shipment of liquor into the State under authority of tho Webb law. It was believed that tbe prohi bition bills would precipitate long de bate*, but the Webb law bill went through the house practically without opposition and not more then five hour* were spent in discussing the prohibition referendum Mil. Having disposed of tho prohibition question, the house has before it this week the vital matter of compulsory education. There is not the slightest doubt about the passage of aoeae form of compulsory education law by the house. The only point In contest is whether the members will agree to tend to the senate a Statewide meas ure or one containing the local op tion feature. The Hawkins bill, a Statewide measure, and the Harper bill, a local option measure, have both been made special orders for debate on Wednesday. The house will have to choose between them. The Haw kins bill was the first choice of edu cators snd legislation who held s con ference on compulsory education in Columbia in January. The house during the second week of the session has wasted very little time; it has shown a remarkable prone ness for meeting st night, as well as in the morning, an exceptional hap pening in previous general assemblies so early in the session. Advertised Letters. Letters remaining in the Post Office and advertised Feb. 1st, 1915. malb. John Creech, Jim Duncan, J. C. Mor ris, Dave Meyers, Jessie Rountre, Hor ace Rountree, Walker Wilson. FBMALB, Elizabeth Ashe, Evelyn Morris, Susie Rountree, Jannie Stone, Rosa Walker, Dessie Washington. FROM DEAD LETT KB OFFICII. —James Glover. Persons calling for these letters wifi please ssy advertised. t Chos. E. Falkenstein, P. M. though production has advanced for be yond anything ever known anterior to to the introduction of his system, I could do for the cotton grower, pre cisely what that man did for the wheat grower, and I could do it easier than he accomplished his job if I eoeld get the backing from the cotton he got from the’ because cotton can be grown u fully in but n limited area af tba world’s in be