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'Ju»l Like a Member of (he Family” VOLUME XL. BARNWELL, SOUTH CAROUNA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2«TH, 1916. REPLY FROM MR. COLE. More About the Action of the County Executive Committee. PREACHED GOOD SERMON. The Rev. J. R. Culium Delighted and Interested His Audience. Editor of The Barnwell People:— Please allow me space in your paper to reply to the statement you published from Honorable William Angus All, County Chairman, which presumably is intended as a reply to a statement I made after that notable meeting of the county executive committee, and which also is intended as a justifica tion of the action of the august chair man IN DECLARING HIS BROTH ER-IN-LAW THE NOMINEE OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF BARNWELL COUNTY His .state ment is most interesting if not very eludicating. The burden of Hon. W. Autocrat All's statement is, as near as I can gather from several careful perusals: (a) that it was mandator; for the exe cutive committee to declare the result of the elect! n at that meeting, (b) that the blame to get tickets to the border is chargable only to me. (c) that if the blame for the whole mess is not mine, then my uncle-iti-iaw is to blsme for everything that cannot be placed on my shoulders. What about bis first contention that sit was mandatory to declare the resul of the election on Thursday following the primary? The rules of the party, and statute laws as well, provide that: *'The county committee SHALL AS SEMBLE at their respective court houses to tabulate the returns and drc'are the result of the primary "All that 1 can get out of this that is mandatory is, that tha committee "SHALL ASSEM BLE '\j This assembling, for the pur pose Of tabiueiing the votes and de claring tbe result of the el-etion. If, h iwever, after assembling the c >mnnt- tee found that oae or more prectuets bed i ot been supplied with the neeee- *ary maehio»ry for voting AS IS KE- Will RED BY LAW Idonosbe'ieve it is the letter or spirit of the lew that the result nf the election SHALL BE DE GLARED. And. furthermore. I do eot be'ieve thet the committee would de clare the result if lot h conditions ob tained la a Urge bos like Allendale Barnwell Blackville, Willlsten or Fair- fas. It is true tbit ihia precinct eon tamed oaly four votes, but under Ibe ruetiog conditions those four votes could have, and would liave changed tbe result of the election. Appleton, October 23.—The Rev. J. R. Culium filled hia regular appoint ment at Mt. Arnon on last Sunday, the beginning of a new associations! year, and preached the best and most in structive sermon of his life to an ap preciative congregation. The speak er said in part: “The indifferent care little or nothing for the work of the church. In order to accomplish any thing worth while—in order to live the large Christian life—it is' neces sary to attend each service and to be consecrated.” The sermon was much enjoyed by everyone present. Miss Emily Hill, o> Appleton, who has been very ill, is now slowly con valescing. Mr. H. D. Warren, Mr, B. W. Miller and others, of Appleton, attended the circus in Augusta last week. Mrs. Kate Patterson, of Walterboro, is spending some time with her pa rents, Mr. and Mr*. U. A. Calhoun. Mrs. A. Lemon, Mrs. J. H. Warren, Mrs. Spann and Miss Irma Warren, of Allendale, spent a short while with friends in Appleton one day last week. (t MANDATORY io meet, yvs; but not to dveUr* the result of the eUciion WHEN THE DEMOCRATIC VOTERS HAD BEEN DENIED THEIR SAC KED PRIVILEGE OF BALLOTING FOR THEIR PUBLIC SERVANTS. In regard to getting tha votes to the h inisr. I made a full statement of tha affair ths week after the steam roller bad been worked so euecersfully, as IjIIows: „ "When tbe question of pflntirg (he tickets W the primary elections came up bids were submitted by The Bay- Well 8eut'ii»l and The Barnwell Peo pie The bids were identical in amohut nd the county chairman met the two ditors and asked if they would do the work jointly, he hsving no preference in ^the matter. The proposition was agreed to and for the first primary the tickrts were prepared jn packages for EACH PRECINCT IN THE COUNTY, sod delivered to J. Henry John-on. secretary. MR JOHNSON THlJN MAILED THE NECESSARY TICK ETS 10 THE BORDER SO THAT THE SOLDIERS COULD-YOTE.” '•'In the second primary the tickets were printed under the same agree ment and were likewise delivered to Mr. Johnson, tlye secretary, acting for Chairman All. In like manner Mr. Johnson distributed the tickets, an* AGAIN SENT THE NECESSARY TICKETS TOTHE BORDER SO THAT THE SOLDIERS COULD VOTE ” ‘‘In the third primary. the secretary requested, on account of the shortness df the ticket, that they be mailed out direct from Barnwell^ (This request being made to Mr. Davies T being sick ai d not in my office.) v At Mr. Davies' request I made out a list of the boxes IN THE COUNTY and named a mana ger at each box to whom the tickets should be sent, WITH THE EXCEP- TION OF THE ALLENDALE BOX AND THE BORDER. Tne Allendale tickets AT' MY SUGGESTION were mailed to the secretary at Allendale so he could AGAIN SEND THE NEC ESSARY TICKETS TO THE BOR DER IN ORDER THAT THE SOLD ERS MIGHT VOTE, and the remain- of the tickets be .turned over to the Davies nor I had been given instrue- tlon* to whom the tickets should be sent to at the border aid it was for this reason that the Allendale ticket* ware sent to Mr. Johneon.” “I make thia lengthy statement for the explicit purpose «f making it clear that I do not think that there was a premeditated plan on the part of the proper authorities to keep back votes from the border, but that it was due to an oversight and misunderstanding on their part. They were charged with the duty and overlooked the neces sity of giving the proper mailing in structions to the printers.- The print ers, in' the absence of these instruc tions, sent the tickets to the proper au thorities so that they could send them out.". The point at issue, however, is not who was to blame for not getting the votes to the border, hut the fact THAT THEY DID NOT GET THERE, and that the County Committee is CHAR GED UNDER THE LAW with THAT DUTY- I was sure that the chairman through hia secretary would send them; the chairman and hia secre tary state that they thought I would send them. Neither of which set of It wesj opinions affect the issue in the least. BOARD REPORTS ON ALMSHOUSES. Interesting Data Collected. During Recent Investigation of County Institution.—Recommendations Made. It is mandatory that the COUNTY COMMITTEE SHALL FURNISH TICKETS. Through a misunderstand ing the COUNTY COMMITTEE DID NOT FURNISH TICKETS. THERE BY DISFRANCHISING THE VOT- ERS IN ONE PRECINCT and to that extent THWARTED A FULL’ EX PRESSION OF THE DEMOCRATS OF BARNWELL COUNTY. And in spite of the fact that it was known that the voters at one precinct had not voted the committee dec I a red the re sult! And^ shades of George Waah^ ington and Augustus Caesar, in spite of the same aforesaid fact the Hon orable Washington Augustus Owens was willing to accept the nomination!! The “in-laws,” it seems, are about to be “outlawed.” Hon. W. Autocrat All excuses himself for DECLARING HIS BROTHER-IN-LAW THE NOM- INEE because of the fact that my unde-in-law voted against declaring the result of the election on the grounds that one precinct had been deprived of the right to vote. Well, if that’s not sf humdinger—“you kill my dog, and IH TciH your cat!” Talk of patriotic statesmanship, there you have a concrete illustration of it!! The head—the leader of the Demo cratic hosts of Barnwell county jus*- tifying his actions on a “tit for tat” basis. But really I fail to see how the chairman can soothe his conscience by pointing his finger at my unde-in law. If I am not mistaken my uncle- in-law was the first or second to vbte on the .question when the roll was called, and voted as he had argued to the committee—that .'it would be wrong to declare the election when one precinct had been deprived of the right to vote. His vote was cast not knowing how the other committeemen would vote. * In the case of the chair man; all committeemen had voted. One-half said, “don’t declare the re sult;” the other half said, “declare it.” Right' then and there the DUTY OF NAMING THE NEXT REPRE SENTATIVE DEVOLVED ON THE CHAIRMAN—and the records show HE DID IT! The chairman contends that “the Our score card report on the Barn well County Almshouse, based on our inspections and attached hereto, shows a -total of 541 points out of a possile 1000, grouped under three main heads: I. .Almshouse: Permanent Features. Under this head 128 out of a possi ble 200 points are allowed. This score is due to inadequacies in the plant which will not be detailed here. To make the fundamental structural changea m the Barnwell County Alms house to improve these conditions ma terially would involve a considerable expenditure of public funds. In view of the fact that this Board intends to lay before the next General -Assembly its plan for district almshouses under which the Barnwell almshouse would be consolidated with some other almshouses, we will not urge mt pres ent any improvements in the perma nent features of the establishment. It is believed that the diatrict almshous es, the creation of which the Board intends, to urge, can be made true hos pital homes for the aged and infirm poor, at a minimum coat with a max imum service and equipment. II. . Superintendence Management of the Almshouse. It ia entirely within the hands of the superintendent of the almshouse to increase the score under thia head. The score card report shows that we are allowing him 246 points out of a possible 400. The superintendent, as the score card report indicates, is to be commended for keeping the pau pers occupied and for hia method of diacipling them. The paupers’ bed rooma are kept fairly clean as are their several kitchens. To enable the superintendent to improve his score we suggest that he 1. Require the paupers to bathe themselves at least once a week. 2. Keep in a suitable book a record of the paupers admitted to the alms- mae which will show: the names of each pauper; the date on which he waa committed; hia age, sex and race; whether married, single or wid owed; his physical and mental condi tion; the date on which he was dis charged; and the reason for hia dis charge. 3. Have the blankets used by the paupers washed every three months. Have the floors of their houses scoured once a month. After arrange ments are made by the commissioners for having the paupers' cooking done, do not permit paupers to cook in their rooms. 4. Have the surface closets at the almshouse cleaned out once a week and the sewerage buried under at least 3 feet of earth. III. .County Commissioners and the Almshouse. Under the law the county commis sioners are the overseers of the poor. In this, the third head of our score card report, we have graded a number of conditions at the almshouse for which the board of commissioners is respnsible. The paupers’ quarters are in a poor state of repair, but we do not advise spending any considerable amount of money on them at present. As we said in commenting on the first section of the score card report, this Board intends to urge the formation of district almshouses. In view of this fact we will not suggest at this time a number of minor improvements and repairs which are needed to bring the present almshouse plant up to standard, contenting ourselves with suggesting only the most pressing. They are as follows: 1. Screen all windows and doors of the supeimtendent’s quarters and of the paupers' quarters. 2. Have built at the almshouse four fly proof surface closets of the wet type. 3. Have a pump sunk at the alma- house. The well from which the wa ter for all purposes ia now abtained is a menace to the health of the in mate* of tbe almshouse as surface water flows into it when it rains. 4. Require professional services as follows of the county physician and pay him for performing them; make a physical examination of each pau per within 24 hours after admission to the almshouse. Vaccinate each new pauper against smallpox unless there is contra-indication. Visit the pau- pera weekly, inspecting their food and quarters. 5. Have the paupers meals cooked for them, instead of allowing them to prepare their meals themselves if physically able to do so. Use one room in one of the houses as a kitch en and the ther aa a living room for the white pauper*. Give the pauper* fre»h meet to eat twice a week. 6. Visit the almshouse monthly, either as a whole or by a a cogupittee from the board of commissi oners; re quire the superintendent to make a full report quarterly of supplies re ceived. used and on hand, and make at the same time a written request for supplies needed during the coming quarter. ..NOTE.—There are no congregate dining rooms at this almshouse. For the sake of uniformity, conditions in the paupers’ bed rooms, or praces where they eat, have been scored aa if they existed in dining rooma. same method waa used in scoring liv ing rooms outside of dormitories. There are nhe at this almshouse, but sleeping rooms are scored as living rooms. ’ . MOORE IS WINNER. Adjutant General la Victorious in Riffs vu Tournament in Florida.' * •‘~ts Jacksonville, Fla., Oct. 19.—Gen. William W. Moore, adjutant general of South Carolina, captured the Ad jutants Geheral’s match at the Na tional Rifle tournament today, scoring 82 out of a possible 100. Gen. J. C. Bond of West Virginia, with 73 points, finished second and Gen. E. C. Scales of Mississippi, third, with 51. .Gen. Moore secured a cup and a gold medal. NUMBER t. IN HONOR OF THE TBACHBB&, HARVEST HOME PICNIC. Friday Waa a Great Day for Those Who Attended Celebration. Kline, October 23.—Friday was a great day for the Big Fork and the people of this section. A large crowd gathered from far and near to at tend the Harvest Home Picnic at Al len’s Chapel. Providence was kind and blessed the occasion with beauti ful fall weather, while the people were generous and came with well filled pocketbooks. A large contribution waa made towards pointing the church. Only the memory of the bounteous table laden with things “pleasing to man’s eye” in the form of barbecue and other delectable eatables lingers, but the manner in which the ladies of the community performed their work will not be toon forgotten. It waa a disappointment to the peo- pl* that neither Col. Summers nor Governor Manning could he present, but the delightful programs of read ings, rendered by Miae Leta Smith, of Ulmer, and special music by the church choir, made the occasion a source of great enjoyment. “Gone but not forgotten.” It is all over with now, but we are trusting that another Harvest Home Picme will come our way again some day and then perhaps we can show our appre ciation for the help we received from the outsiders. May we not, through the columns of thia paper, thank every onewho was with us Friday for their aid, financially and otherwise ? An Attendant. Obituary. In and, but loving rememberance of our dear father. Nicholas Still, whir departed this life August Mrd, Ifflff. Just a few weeks age dear papa waa suddenly snatched from aa. and. oh. how hard it waa for ua to give him up! But God knew best and took him away. He was 43 yean of age and had been a faithful member of ML Olivet church for quite a number of yean and was loved by all who knew him. He leaves a father, mother, three children, four brothen, three listen and a host of relatives and friends to mourn his loss. Tis hard to break the tender cord When love has bound the heart, Tib hard, so hard to apeak the words, We must forever part. J. L. Still. Score Card Report on Barnwell County Ajmshouse. Almshouse: Permanent Features:' _ * , • Scores , Possible Actual Halford—Brodie. 1. 2. 3. II. 1. 3. 4. IH. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. (Total score-under Section I) Superintendent’s Management The Paupers (1) Personal hygiene.... (2) Occupation and discipline (3) Records .J Paupers’ Quartet’s: Conditions..' • I. (1) Dormitories * ' . (2) Living rooms outside dormitories ... (3) Congregate dining rooms ^ 1 I (4) Kitchen and storeroom ... ^ (5) Hospital facilities, full use of ...1 Sanitation. (1) Disposal of Sewerage "i. (2) Disposal of manure (3) Disposal of kitchen refuse General Conditions (Total score under Section II|) County Commissioners and Almshouse: Almshouse Equipment and Repair Sanitary Facilities ’ Administration and Medical Service Paupers’ Food antf Feeding ...il General Supervision (Total score under Section III.} Complete score of this Almshouse.. v , r ;. Albert S. Johnstone, Secretary. 15 i 12 . 10 8 175 • 1 108 200 128 60 42 25 r 25 •25 1 110 79 5 4 20 14 ^ 25 17 20 13 • 50 28 30 1 10 6 20 16 400 246 155 73 85 17 100 . 50 40 -•20 20 7 400 167 1000 541 Blackville, Oct. 1.—The marriage of Miss Annie Lee Halford to Willard Oswald Brodie was solemnized Wed- nesday evening at 6 o’clock at the home of the Bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Halford, on Hampton ave nue. TTie Rev. E. C. Watson per formed the ceremony. Only the im mediate families were present. Im mediately after the ceremony the young couple left for a shdrt wedding trip. The bride is a yqung woman of lovely character and charming per sonality and has a wide circle of friends in. South Carolina. The bridegroom is a successful young business man of Blackville. Mima Milhous Entertained m Number of Friends Last Week. Blackville, Oct. 21.—Mias Hattie Rena Milhoua entertained a number off young women on Tuesday after noon in honor of the teachers of tlw graded school. The parlors were dee- orated with pot plants and cut fleer- era. As the guests arrived they were handed a blank booklet entitled The Autobiography of—.” M«naiiiue were furnished, from which sol table illustrations were cut to make up one^s past, present and future. After the. reading of these intereating booklets the guests were invited in the rfinfry room. The table was arranged with a eem- terpiece of La France roaea and fenm and silver baskets. Sandwiches ad hot tea were served. Mrs. G. L. Wafe- ainger poured the tea. Miss Louise Wilson of Bishopvfle ■pent a few days of last week with Miss Bertha Rich. Miaa Bertha Rich is spending mbh time with Miaa Merle Smoke fa Orangeburg. MV». C. E. Fish bum* and the Miaea Dunbar were in Augusta on Wadaam- day. Mrs. J. W. Browning is visiting far (laughter, Miaa Kitti* Browning, who ia attending Ashley Hall in f^Tiarlm ton. Mr. Isadora Brown is on » trfa West. He will visit cities la MMaaot and Kansas. BOLL WEEVIL COMING. May Strike Barnwell sad Other Bar- dev ( saatie* ia Sheri Tima. llandale managers In both the pre- committee could have done nothing but ▼toua primaries I knew the ticket* had declare the result aa tabulated, or or- haaa-aaak In Ihe xruucr authoi-niya- der a fourth primary in dear viola^ and NOT KNOWING TO WHOM THE TICKETS SHOULD BE SENT, 'had ihem mailed to Mr. Jofea*oa so bo might do a* he HAD DONE IN BOTH PREVIOUS PRIMARIES Neither Mr tion of the rules.” Still the tion of the partjtrjdeo which provides for a asroad and third primary also providaa aa foBows: “Other pnmar ma. iff aereaaary shall fa ordered fa the County Chairman if it is a coun ty office.... ..” Well, if it was not necessary to order one on this occas ion, I fail to conceive of an occasion when it would be necessary. As to whether or not I would have, or could have gone into a fourth primary is not pertinent. The committee was there to ac{ under the party rules and statutory provisions. Whether "that ■wn dune the PemuuaUwf the county f] can decide for themselves *. The chairman stales that fa voted to derUr* the result, hat ruled that 1 had twe days fa wfach U 41* s arm- altogether unnecessary, as thkt privi lege is allqwed under the law. I am sure the ruling was not made to re lieve the chairman’s mind of sny doubt existing ss to whether or not he was right in NAMING HIS BROTHER- IN-LAW THE'NOMINEE for that would be the subterfuge of a weakling'. What chance would a poor devil on trial have if a jury of^welye men ac ted oa the same principle and aaid “well, we will coavict has. If fa is'aot guilty fa has the right ta ask far a ■ew trial ar appeal to a kigfar _ (Bfamad) R. BOYD COLE. Advertised Letters. Letters remaining in the Barnwell, South Carolina Post Office and adver tised October 23, 1916. , • Male * \ James M. Cooper, Lexie Stack, Will Knight, Milledge Ryan, Louise Sim mons, James Washington. Female Miss Lojiise Phoenix. ; From Dead Letter Office. Mary Allen. Persons calling for these letters will please say advertised and give date. Chas. E. Falkenstein, Postmaster. Mesdames Turner and Adams have returned to their home in Johnston after s pleasant visit to Mr. and Mbs. J. R. Kelly near Sneilmg. Mr and Mrs. W. I. Johns, of °- l ' i — are receiving rmtoialnlatuun 09 the brmral of a baaatifui baby gW. The My. wha wa* farm oa the Iffth College, OcL 12.—Tha cub- ton boll waavtl ia fast appruafafcv tb* South Carol tea bolder. The Utout report of the weevil waa that It waa juat 46 mile* from our border aad It may atnka the wmtom border r*o- tiea before the end eff tha mmm. Three rouatwe are Beaufort, Jaapa*. Hampton and Barnwell. The ttom for going late winter quarters Is fast aorwafafan aad faai nreviea. to Mit mg over large arena. It for the farmer* ia Soatl outwork tkia rascal aad gut thri cropa well towards maturity eariy « tha season; for eariy ia tha aaaaaa fa weevil ia acarce, owing to the hfa death rata ia winter quarters. Many people In the weevil Urn ter are making cotton with the weevR 1 their state, and tha farmers of Sofa Carolina can do it too. The Aral step ia to got the cotta picked as soon as possible, aad di atroy the stalks three weeks Mas the first killing froeL Keep the tm races clean of all rubbish and gram Do not allow rubbish to collect area the fluids. Apply a torch to every thing possible under which the waa vil cqp winter. Practise fall plowfa and use winter cover cropa a# prt fuaely as possible. Use the eariy vi rieties of cotton and plant aa early 1 the season will permiL Giva tfc crops rapid cultivation. Thery is a bulletin now being pn pared by the State Entomologist t the cotton boll weevil and it will 1 sent free to anybody asking for it A. Halloween FestivaL The public is cordially invited to a tend the Halloween Festival to 1 given at Pleasant Hill school hou on October 31, from 8 to 11 o’clock m. Each girl is requested to bring sample of her dress, a button, a strai of hair, or something by which h costume may be matched, pin the toh to a slip of paper on which the words are written: “It may be only a ribbon, It may be a lock of hair, But it may prove your fate. So search for yaur mate And see that you match with cart enclose in an envelope and seal. Pu nersfor games will be selected in t| mpnner. Come and see what “Fate” store for you in the way of “Fort® and Love.” The admission fee ur be very moderate. The proceeds a for the benefit of the school. Mr. and Mrs. B. P. Davies and th son, Ben, Jr, left for Burlington, C. , Friday afternoon to attend 1 funeral of Mrs. Davies’ niece, Ih Miss Helen Fogleman, who was fata injured fa an automobilq Thurw afternoon. The little girl was tha t year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. D. EagUman and me mb* red in Barnwell, viaitod relatives oa mm Tlw accident wa htaam is attached to