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~' - 1 , . r * \ ST r f W -'A ( x v.#r ... . ... OTte lamterg %ra& ^ One Dollar and a Half a Year. BAMBERG, S. C., THURSDAY, MAY 25, 1916. Established 1891 - ? " ~ ~ " i ~ COUNTRY NEWS LETTERS ?? ?? SOME INTERESTING HAPPENINGS IN VARIOUS SECTIONS. k ' \ v News Items Gathered All Around the County and Elsewhere. Colston Clippings. Colston, May 22.?Colston school closed Friday, May 19th, and exerr . ? ~ "Pwi /Intr TtiffVtf Alllfo vises were uem ruua; uigu*,. ^ a large crowd attended, and the teachers, Miss Nina Henry, and Miss Clara Copeland, deserve much credit for the way in which they trained the children. Miss Mary Zorn, of Charleston, is \ spending some time with Misses Nelle f - and Mary Clayton. Misses Mamie and Laura McMillan have returned home from Bamberg, where they attended school during the past term. & ^fiss Cleo Kearse spent last week y with her brother, Mr. B. L. Kearse. Mrs. R. L. Ussery and Mrs. M. S. Wooley, of Barnwell, are spending some time with Mrs. Thos. Clayton in this section. The Govan and Colston ball teams ( crossed bats on the latter's diamond % Saturday afternoon, May 20th, the score being 8 to 10 in favor of the i home team. t*1 A good many of the young folks enjoyed the kind hospitality of Mr. and Mrs. -J. F. Kearse at a party at their home last Saturday night. Miss Nina Henry and Miss Clara ICopeland, teachers of the Colston school, have returned to their homes, at Chapin and Ehrhardt, respectively. They have the good wishes of their pupils and the many friends . they have won while teaching in this J community. Messrs. Sandy Witt and John Jor|t dan, of Greenwood, were visitors at the home of Mr. Thos. Clayton Sunday and Sunday night. t S- ' Cope School Closes. v Cope, May 20.?The commencement exercises of the Cope graded school were held last evening in the presence of a large nuiiiber of patrons and friends, and while things were not as elaborate as they had been on former occasions, it was & quite a success in every way, and quite interesting to all present. The principal, Mr. C. C. Stewart, has had the whole school to pass rigid examinations during the last week or ten days (which by far was more instructive than exhibitions) and it was only a few days ago that it was decided to have any exercises, but With such a short time for preparation the children, large and small), ^ very clearly showed their ability and ^ training. Just at the close of the exercises the Hon. J. T. Liles, of Orangeburg, addtessed the school and^ audience in a most pleasing and earnest manner; ^ - According to Instructions. .1 / An Irishman from a country village landed in New York on his way to live with a brother in a small town a hundred miles or so away. A friend put him on the train, and aolrcil 4-Vi rt n/\n/1iintAP nnf Tiim n ff aoacu tuc7 wuuuvtui w jjui uitu v/u. at the right station. The train, however, ran into a freight and was wrecked. Pat was thrown through a window and landed on his hands and knees, but f beyond a severe shaking up and a few scratches was not hurt. Picking himself up and brushing his clothes he walked to a building some distance away, which turned out to be the station where he was to get out. Pat immediately hunted up his brother. V , After the usual greetings were v over, Pat was asked how he liked f our railroad service. "Ye, sure have some foine, com9 fortable trains," he replied, "and they do go loike the divil, but Oi think there could be some improvement in the way they put ye off at yer station." Confidence in a Lawyer. \ "That is my opinion. Twenty-five dollars, please." "I got the same opinion from an other lawyer and he charged me $5." "Um. You had no confidence in him." "No-no." c "But you have in me?" "Y-yes." "Precisely. Our opinions are the same but the difference in the cost is $20, and to have confidence in your case is well worth $20. This war in 1 Europe is terrible isn't it?" i i . . ^ DOESN'T WANT HIS SHARE. S. O. Senator to Vote Against River and Harbor Measure. Washington, May 20.?"I do not want my share of the stealing in this bill; and while South Carolina has items in it amounting to $300,000 I shall vote against it and hope it will not become law." In these words Senator B. R. Tillman began his remarks on the senate floor when he arose today to say that h? would oppose the passage of the pending rivers and harbors bill. "We need the money so much more for more important things that it is criminal in my mind to hesitate for one moment or to discuss this bill at all," Senator Tillman continued. The senior senator then said that if the bill should pass $40,000,000 would be wasted. "I would be ashamed to go home and tell my people that I have voted $300,000 for South Carolina and left unprepared and unprotected the momentous question of a greater navy," he said. Continuing his appeal for less riVer and harbor waste and more money for real preparedness, Senator Tillman said that he wanted more battleships and cruisers. He said he favored a lump sum for river and harbor work and did not desire to see new surveys for waterway development always being proposed. "I pray 'God," Senator Tillman said finally, "that if this bill should pass the president, will veto it." Getting Ahead. There are a lot of things in thi9 world more important than money and material prosperity, but money and the getting of money, or the lack of it, are matters of universal concern. A little prosperity is essential to the average man's happi ness, for the average man is not a philosopher. All of us make a little money. Most of us spend all we make. We spend it all because our minds are primitive. We are ruled by the moment's desire, and not by the logical conclusion that tomorrow will bring like desires. And so it happens that, whether we make much or little, old age finds us as poor as we were in youth. Then our poverty makes us bitter, and we denounce our neighbor whose ease and prosperity are based on the very thrift we refused to practice. We become Socialists and_cuss the corporations. Continued poverty is a personal fault. The world is full of opportunity. There labor for all, and habitual labor in any field brings a recompense that is more than sufficient for the actual cost of existpnr.e Anv man who will can save. dollar each day as reward for his The laborer who takes home one sweating can feed and clothe his family, satisfy every natural need, and save one-fourth of his income. I do not say he will, I say he can. Respectable clothes can be bought for a very little money. Simple food is not dear. But he will not deny himself. He \ will buy high-priced food and highpriced clothes?on credit. He will have his tobacco and his dram. And because he isn't man enough to endure every necessary privation while getting a start, he remains poor and blames conditions and the government for his poverty. I once knew a young fellow who earned five dollars a week. Out of that sum be kept up his little family, gave a little to his church, and paid r -AT. 1 1 1 _T_ X T ccisii iur everyiumg lie uuuguu juo,ter his wages were raised to eight dollars a week. Instead of saving the extra three dollars, he allowed himself a little more latitude in buying, and even began to buy on credit. His wages were raised to ten dollars a week, and after that he was never able to meet his obligations at the store. Poverty is a matter of carelessness. Any one who has the moral stamina to deny himself can get ahead? slowly, perhaps, but surely.?Fountain Inn Tribune. Counsel for the Prosecution. "Mr. Kilkins, has not an effort been made to induce you to tell a different story?" "A different story from what I told, sir?" "That's what I mean." "Yes, sir; several persons have tried to get me to tell a different story from what I have told, hut they could not." "Now, sir, upon your oath, I wish to know who those persons are." "Well, I guess you've tried about as hard as any of them."?Chicago Herald. \ IN THE PALMETTO STATE ( SOME OCCURRENCES OF VARIOUS KINDS IN SOUTH CAROLINA. ] Stat? News Boiled Down for Quick < Reading.?Paragraphs About '> Men and Happenings. Allen Brown, a negro man, was j killed by unknown parties at Hagood j last week. , The next annual council of the Episcopal diocese of South Carolina < will be held in Cheraw. 1 The Charleston Light Dragoons, a / i cavalry troop, were mustered into the National Guard at Charleston last week. Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Cohen and Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Southard, of Union, were slightly injured in an automobile accident last week. President Wilson proposes to visit Columbia between the time of the national Democratic convention and the general election in November. Wise Hutton and Julian Cook, of Lexington county, killed a rattlesnake last week that was six feet long and carried 18 rattles and a button. At the fifth annual meeting of the South Carolina Order of Elks held in Columbia last week it was decided that the next meeting would be held in Columbia. Ralph J. Ramer, of Anderson, was elected president of the organization. W. F. Flowers, a veterinarian, of Easley, was convicted in that town last week of transporting four gallons of whiskey in an automobile driven by Furman Holder, who claimed that he did not know the whiskey was in the new Overland car. Flowers was fined $100 or thirty days and the car was confiscated. It will be sold by the town on June 5. to the highest bidder. Irvin Gillespie, 29 years old, died in an Anderson hospital Thursday morning of pneumonia. In a fit of delirium Wednesday Gillespie tried to jum^ out of a window. He was seized by a negro orderly who was unable to hold him. Gillespie broke^ out a pane of glass and was partly out of the window when the negro grabbed him again and held him until help arrived. The negro's arms were badly cut by coming in contact with the broken window pane. tttvwt * imr>rr< * -vr nmr*Ar?C r inJti uruii AiTixiiviva^ ixwuxo. As Pershing's Columns Retrace Steps Northwards Field Headquarters, Mexico, May 20.?Thirteen troopers of the 7th cavalry were fired "tipon* yesterday near the town of Temosachic and one was wounded. The attack is ascribed to bandits hiding under a bridge near the town, which is a few miles southeast of Madero, on the MexicoNorthwestern railroad. After a few shots the Mexicans fled and the Americans continued on their way. A small group of Mexicans is falling in behind the American columns as they move northward, always keeping out of sight, but telling the natives that they are chasing the "Gringoes" from Mexican soil. They stop whenever the Americans halt and hide or disarm if Gen. Pershing's mPTi annrnnrh thorn Two suppositions are prevalent regarding the identity of these men. One is that they are Carranzistas trying to give the American movement the appearance of a retreat. The other is that they are bandits seeking to annoy the Americans by sniping. The latter conjecture is regarded as the more probable. This is the first intimation received that American soldiers were stationed so far to the south. All reports have placed their southernmost point at Namiquipa, which is a considerable distance to the north of Temosachic, from which it is also separated by the Sierra Madre range. ( Bragging. The close neighbors were in con- , versation. "Well," said the one, "you haven't any call to be proud; my father's taller than yours!" "Bet you a shilling he ain't!" was the retort. "Bet you he is," said the first ] youngster. "My father can see over 1 the wall at the end of the garden. ? Yours can't." 1 *'Yes, he can," responded the other, "with his hat on."?London ' Opinion. < GREAT MEMORIAL. ? Stone Mountain to Be Transformed Into Monument. Atlanta, May 20.?The work of presenting to the South a memorial 3f the War Between the States, prob- C ably unique in design and scope, formally was begun at Stone Mountain here today. The mountain is a solid block of stone and on its most precipitous side will be carved figures nearly forty feet in height and c r scenes depicting the civil war. At * the base of the mountain directly un- a der the gigantic figures will be blasted out an assembly hall, in which the reunions of the Daughters of the Confederacy will be held. " Some years ago the United Daughters of the Confederacy conceived the idea of suclf a monument and enlisted the aid of S. E. Venable, who owns most of the mountain. Part of the ceremonies today was the presentation to an officer of the Daughters of the Confederacy by Mr. Venable a HooH tn that nart nf the mountain on which the huge figures will be carv- ^ ed. While practically all of the memorial will be cut out of solid rock,\it ( will be necessary to erect corner posts. It was the laying of the first block of one of these posts that occasioned the celebration today. The i principal speakers announced were: f Federal Judge Emery Speer and John Temple- Graves. Jason Borglum, a . sculptor, will have charge of the work. The central group of the historical carvings will be a number of equestrian figures of Lee,'Jackson, Forrest, Johnson, Gordon, Davis and other heroes of the Confederacy. These figures will stand about thirty-seven feet, according to Mr. Borglum. He stated that the horses would stand twenty-seven feet at the "Withers. The group will extend for a distance of about 3,000 feet around the face of the mountain at a height of slightly less than four hundred feet above the surrounding country. The great hall cut at the base or the mountain will be one hundred and eighty feet long and sixty feet deep. It will have thirteen columns cut from solid rock, representing each of the thirteen Confederate States. , In it will be stored archives and records of the War Between the States. It will take about eight years to complete the work, according to the sculptor. ONE AUTOMOBILIST HIT. Two Fired Upon From Ambush Near 1 Orangeburg. Orangeburg, May 19.?Two young men of this county, Maxwell King and 1 r Marion Shuler, had narrow escapes while going in automobiles from this city toward Rowesville late last night. When they reached a point about J two miles below this city, about fifteen minutes apart, they were fired at with a shotgun from the edge of the woods. Several shots took effect in the head of Mr. Shuler, and one in TWn TTinor'c ntwt Neither of them 1JL& IU i lXi AA Q KJ UVViit - w. is seriously Kurt. 1 The authorities were notified at : once and an investigation was begun <' with the result that a negro who i lives in the vicinity where the shoot- 1 ing occurred has been placed under ' arrest. Others are suspected of be- ' ing implicated, it is said. < SHERIFF SELLS MACHINE. I I Alleged It Was Used Fop Carrying ' Contraband Whiskey. < Aiken, May 18.?Sheriff Howard * sold yesterday to the highest bidder * the automobile said to be owned by I J. N. Bruce, of Columbia, which the 1 constables captured on Saturday < night, April 29, loaded with whiskey. * This is one of the first cases re- 1 ported in which the automobile has ( been sold after being captured with [ I contraband whiskey. Bruce was making his way from Augusta, Ga., to Columbia, with 370 pints of whiskey, it is alleged, when his machine was stopped and the whiskey was 1 confiscated. It will be dumped, the ^ automobile was sold, and Bruce * placed under a $500 bond for appearance at the summer term of court. c Sheriff Howard sold the machine * to M. F. Wharton for $192.50. Practical Punctuation. t c k The class was having a lesson in punctuation. "Who can tell me how f to punctuate the following sentence," ( asked the teacher: " 'A five-dollar a bill flew around the corner?' " a "Plonco tMf>hpr " answered .Tames. I 'I'd make a dash after it."?Country f] aentleman. i: / VETS" PICK WASHINGTON CONFEDERATES WILL PARADE OX PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE. Jen. Harrison Commander.?Resolution Adopted Favoring Consolidation of Veterans and Sons. Birmingham, May 17.?The desire >f the old Confederate soldiers to )arade down Pennsylvania avenue end be reviewed by the president of he United States led them to choose Washington, D. C., for the 1917 re inion city at the closing business ;ession of their reunion here tonight, rulso, Okla., and Memphis, Tenn., revived the next highest votes in the >rder named. At the election of officers late in ;he afternoon, Gen. George P. Harrison. commander of the Alabama di rision of the United Confederate Veterans, was elected commander-inehief of the veterans, succeeding Gen. Bennett Young, of Louisville, Ky., svho refused to permit his name to be presented as a candidate for reelection^ Other officers named were: Commander department of the irmy of Tennessee, Gen. John P. Hickman, of Tennessee. Commander trans-Mississippi department, Gen. K. M. Van Zant, of Texas, reelected; Commander department army of Virginia, Gen. John Thompson Brown, of Virginia. The recommendations of the resolutions committee, with the exception of one favoring a reduction in the salary of the adjutant general from $1,800 to $1,500 annually, and another favoring the consolidation of the veterans and some of the veterans organizations, were referred to the commanding general and the heads of the three departments. The resolution favoring the consolidation of the two organizations was adopted and a committee, composed of the general officers and one representa tive rrom eacn envision, was ayyuimed to cooperate with a similar committee from the sons, to report at the next reunion. The effort to reduce the adjutant general's salary failed when it was learned that the constitution leaves that matter in the hands of the executive council and commander-inchief. According to the report of the commanding officer followed a touchHome association, presented by John S. Leathers, of Kentucky, showed there were no debts against the as sociation, and they had a balance in bank of more than $600. Flag to Gen. Young. The election of Gen. Harrison as commander officer followed a touching scene, when Mrs. Virginia Frazier Boyle, of Tennessee, poet laureate for the veterans, presented a handsome silk flag to Gen. Young. The flag was borne through the war by a band of Morgan's raiders. The title of honorary president for life was conferred upon Gen. Young by unanimous vote of the convention. Washington's claims for the honor r\f an + an+ Qin in cr tVio "Rr?vs in CtTAY" L/l V1X tVl tWlliiUQ vmv v j ^ oext year were presented by Gol. Hilary A. Herbert, secretary of the navy in the cabinet of the late President Cleveland, in an elocfuent speech. The movement, he said, was started by Hancock corps of the Grand Army of the Republic. Gen. C. W. Hooker, of Alabama; Gen. A. J. West, of Georgia, and Mrs. Cornelia Branchstone, of Galveston, rexas, supported Washington's jlaime in short speeches. Gen. A. B. Booth, of Louisiana, insisted that the next reunion go to a Southern city. He injected the nejro question into the discussion for ;he first time, declaring that the lack >f segregation laws would force Southern women, as well as Southern ?* - ? nwnm ic/in _ hen, iu lliia. wilu iicgi uco viumjovu>usly in street cars and other public )laces. J. E. Swearingen to Be Married. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Henry l^anius, of Harlowton, Mont., anlounce the engagement of their siser, Miss Mary Hough, to John E. Jwearingen, of Columbia. The wedling will take place in June at the lome of Dr. and Mrs. R. C. Bruce, of Ireenville. Miss Hough is a graduate of Winhrop college and is well known in >outh Carolina. Mr. Swearingen has been State su>erintendent of education in South Carolina since January, 1909. He is l nephew of Senator B. R. Tillman ind is a native of Edgefield county, le was graduated with high honors rom the University of South Carolina n 1898.?The State. / V i . " . . , N v,"- Vi-.-v : ?.. - BYRNES MADDENS G. O. P. Mann So Angry He Threatens to "Fix" Jimmy. ? 4yjrl Washington, May 20.?When the ? house passed the shipping bill today it found the Republican part of that body mad as a March hare and -ready to do vengeance to a member of the South Carolina delegation, Congressman James F. Byrnes. This came about because Mr. Byrnes has been v . A most active in framing the bill in committee and in helping to pass it on the floor of the house. All day yesterday the Republicans had filibustered and were charging "gag rule" by the Democrats. t - * 1. J -1. Xl- . T.*11 * M ine ruie unaer wmcn ine um ww being considered provided that a vote should be taken at 4 o'clock on Friday. The Republicans on Thursday and Friday killed time in order that when the timg for closing the debate had arrived only a part of the bil^ would be considered and they could charge the Democrats with gag rule. Mr. Byrnes had kept a record of the time used by the Republicans and by the Democrats and in closing the debate for the advocates of the bill he charged that while the Republicans talked of gag rule they had in fact consumed more than twice the time consumed by the Democrats in the discussion of the bill. It is seldom that Minority Leader Mann loses . his temper, but when in response to repeated interruptions by him Mr. Byrnes charged that Mr. Mann knew nothing about the bill, because in- ' stead of attending to his business he had deserted the house and gone to the ball game, leaving some of his assistants on the floor with instructions to filibuster, the Republican leader threatened the member from ; ^ South Carolina that In due time hewould "fix him" and with the member from the second district declar ing his indifference to the threats of > the Republican leader, amid applause from the Democratic side the debate came to a very stormy close. It has been evident all along that the Republicans would do anything in their power to defeat this great administration measure and the sitI uation came to a climax here today,. J as stated, when Mr. Byrnes so taunted the G. 0. P. leaders that they lost control of themselves entirely and began to make threats as to what they would do. Just how Mr. Mann proposes to "fix" Mr. Byrnes has not yet been disclosed and is one of the interesting situations yet to develop. PALMETTO PARTY GREETED. Manning and Staff Receive an Ovation at Mecklenburg Celebration. Charlotte, N. C., May 20.?Twenty members of Gov. Manning's staff came to Charlotte with the governor to assist in the reception of President v and Mrs. Wilson, and the South Carolinians played a prominent part in the events of the day. Gov. Manning and his staff were enthusi^as- ^ g tically received on every appearance. during tneir stay in unariotte. in? party left for Columbia late tonight on a special Pullman, pulled by the Southern railway's twentieth of Mayextra. Mrs. Manning and Mrs. Craig, the wife of the governor of North Carolina, were tendered a reception late this afternoon at the Selwyn hotel. Gov. Craig designated Hudson C. Miller as personal aide to Gov. Manning during his visit to Charlotte. The members of the South Carolina I staff present today were: 0. K. Lg,Roque, Donald McQueen, George W. Dick, R. M. Cooper, E. E. Aycock, S. M. McColl, J. A. Wheeler, J. D. Shirer, Rion McKissick, H. B. Ingram, i Thomas W. Davies, W. A. Klauber, E. W. DuVall, John T. Koaaey, u. u Cobb, A. L. Gaston, A. A. Manning, John B. Adger, C. L. Cureton and L. Wigfall Cheatham. Over the South Carolina* headquarters hung a South Carolina flag made at Clemson and loaned for the occasion by Winthrop college. After Mr. Wilson's speech today, Gov. Manning was given a demonstration of ardent enthusiasm as he < left the speaker's stand. Mistake in Name. Mrs. Hill, who had just arrived in i J Florida to spend the winter, hired a colored girl to clean the house. Charity was the girl's name. Mrs. Hill kept Charity busy and in her usual way told her how she wanted everything done. She said: "Now, when vou get to the back 7 * porch, you can use the soap and water freely." x The colored girl looked up very quickly and said: "Don't call me Freely, ma'am; mah name's Cha'ity."?Country Gentleman. A 7 > ,V*i $ .- Si