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REPUBLICAN SAYING
IS CALLED ABSURD
BYRNES ASKS WHY, THEN, TAXES
WERE NOT REDUCED.
PLAN TO FOOL PUBLIC.
Asserts Indirect Appropriations Brini
Total for 150 Days of Congress
to $5,403,390,327.
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Representative James F. Byrnes o
South Carolina, a Democratic membe
of the appropriations committee, chal
lenged the statement of ReDresenta
.tiv? Mondell, Republican floor leade
in the house, that the Republican con
gress had saved the taxpayers mor<
than a billion dollars.
"If Mr. Mondell's statement i
true," said Mr. Byrnes, "why hav<
they not reduced taxes in a correspon
ding amount?"
Mr. Mondell, in his financial state
ment at the close of the session, as
serted that the appropriations by thi;
congress for the fiscal year beginning
July 1, next, amount to $4,859,890,
327.30.
"This is the truth, but not th<
whole truth," said Mr. Byrnes. "Ai
a member of the house appropriation:
committee, I want the people to knov
that in addition to the direct appro
priation of the sum mentioned, thii
congress has be re-appropriations anc
authorizations made available for ex
penditure at least $543,400,000 ad
ditional, making the total amoun
available for expenditure $5,403,390,
327.30.
"This is almost five times as mucl
as has ever been spent by the govern
ment in a single year in time of peace
the largest amount heretofore annrn
priated being $1,114,937,012.02 fo]
the fiscal year 1916. This Republi
can congress was in session exactly
^ 150 days and an authorized expendi
ture of $5,403,390,327.30 means tha
the money of the people was appro
priated at the rate of $36,0^0,000 j
day and that to meet the expenditure;
for the next year it will be necessary
to levy an average tax of $50 upoi
every man, woman and child ii
America.
Tells of Indirect Appropriations.
"Inasmuch as it is advisable tha
the public should know the total ex
penditures authorized by congress, i
is unfortunate that for political ex
pediency this Republican congresi
should have resorted to appropriating
money in indirect ways, making abso
lutely misleading any statement of di
rect appropriations.
"For instance, of the $543,500,00(
made available for expenditure ove:
and above the direct appropriations
there are reappropriations amounting
to $156,600,000. This means tha'
of appropriations heretofore made foi
expenditure during the present fisca
year $156,600,000 was not expende(
and under the law should be turnec
back into the treasury July 1. Con
gress, however, provided that thi:
amount should be made available fo.
expenditure next year and has made <
corresponding reduction in thi
amount of direct appropriations.
"Another plan by which the Repub
lican congress has endeavored to mis
lead the people is illustrated in th<
appropriations for the shipping board
This year the shipping board asket
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ior ^^o,uuu,uuu. me xuiigxess uu
not make the direct appropriation, bu
directed that $225,000,000 of the pro
seeds of the sale of ships should no
be turned into the treasury but shoulc
be made available for expendituri
during the next year. The Republicai
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leaders include this amount in th<
total alleged reduction of estimate:
and call it a 'saving,' but a blind mai
can see and a fool can understanc
that the money is going to be spent
and it matters little to the taxpaye:
which one of his pockets it comes ou
of.
"Another instance of this effort t(
mislead the people by this pretendec
reduction of appropriations is in th<
deficiency bill, where the railroad ad
ministration asked for $420,000.00(
to wind up its affairs. Congress ap
* propriated directly $300,000,000, anc
instead of appropriating the remaining
$120,000,000, directed that -the
railroad administration be allowed tc
use $30,000,000 out of the loan func
appropriated in the transportation act
This money will be spent and the
loan fund will be reimbursed aftei
the election. The balance of $90.000,000
was provided by directing
the war finance corporation to purchase,
at par, $90,000,000 Libert}
i bonds held by the railroad adminisf
tration.
! "In this way the $120,000,000 was
CAMP FIRE GIRLS OX OUTIXG.
Enjoyable Vacation Spent Ry Ehr|
hardt Girls at Beaufort.
The Ehrhardt Camp Fire girls
have just returned home, twentyfive
strong, from a most pleasant
stay of some days on a camping trip
near Beaufort. The following clippings
from the Beaufort Gazette tell
of the success of the outing:
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The Camp Fire girls and their
chaperones, who have been making
headquarters at the Community club,
left for their homes last Tuesday,
f They have been having a royal outr
ing, and left with the unanimous vote
_ that the town people had treated
. them royally and henceforth, this
r beautiful city by the sea would be
_ their camping ground.
5 It certainly was an inspiration to
see the unity and harmony in which
s this organization works, and the deep
5 interest the guardians and chaperones
. take in the girls. Sunday from three
to five song services were conducted
at the club, Mrs. Mathis presiding
at the piano, after which the ladies
of the town kindly donated cars for
y the use of the girls.
A party of twenty-five Camp Fire
girls, chaperones and honorary guests
from Ehrhardt are encamped along
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the water front of the point close
to the Rhett property. The party
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all came by rail except the men who
drove through in a big car in order
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j to have it here for convenience during
their stay in camp.
They are very comfortably situated
j. behind the big trees where there is
plenty of shade and are close to the
water where the swimming is good.
l They all sleep in their tents and do
their cooking and eating at the Community
club. The club also furnishes
a good place for them to while
away some of their time reading and
r
writing and getting acquainted ttith
Beaufort people.
On.Thursdav Fred Christensen sent
. them all to Bay Point with R. V.
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.Bray as guiae ana nosi. me parij j
reported a fine time with plenty ot1
sunburn and exercise as well as plen-|
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ty of water as they came home
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through the rain storm Thursday afl
ternoon.
The girls are chaperoned by Mrs.
J. M. Dannelly and Mrs. C. S. Hent
erey. The honorary guests of the
party are Capt. J. M. Dannelly, Dick
t Roberts, Miss Elcie Geiselman, Miss
Nettie Godbold and Mrs. Robert Peters.
s
y The girls composing the Camp Fire j
squad are: Marguerite Copeland,
Louise Copeland, Elizabeth Bays Dannelly,
Hildegarde Dannelly, Reba and
v Geraldine* Kinard, Catherine and Jo)
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sephine Roberts, Florence Fender,
Merle Farrell, Inez Mitchell, Margal
ret and Gedelle Stanley, Mena Mc?
Kenzie, Sadie Krawchek, Edna Kirkland
and Jessie Dannelly.
I These welcome visitors all express
j themselves as ready to make Beauj
fort the objective point of other camping
trips. Beaufort hopes they will
? do son
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Just received, shipment of tobacco
, sheets. H. C.FOLK CO.
Cotton sheets at Rentz & Felder's.
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Tobacco twine at Rentz & Felder's.
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provided without making a direct}ap'
propriation and the Republican leaders
include this in the reduction of
estimates and call it a 'saving.' But
' the $30,000,000 will be spent.
~ Makes Total $5,403,390,327.30.
j "It is impossible to tell how many
a more similar 'reductions' have been
J included in appropriation bills but the
a amounts made available for expen?
diture in these three items alone total
* $471,000,000, "which must be added
j to the total direct appropriations. In
addition, the expenditure of $72,p
500,000 has been authorized in sev-J
t eral bills, but no appropriations have j
been made to meet these expendi5
tures. These amounts added to the
j direct appropriations make a total exa
penditure by this congress of $5,403,*
390,327.30.
) "Confronted by their record of extravaffjinre
the Republican leaders I
11 vainly endeavor to excuse themselves
J by explaining that the estimates of
i the departments were $1,312,417,}
65 0.30 in excess of appropriations,
I and that therefore they 'saved' this
amount of money. No more ridicu>
lous statement has ever been made by
. a,public official.
"If such a reduction constitutes a
j saving th? last Democratic congress is
- entitled to special commendation, for
- that congress reduced the estimates
- of the departments for the fiscal year
1918 by $5,554,161,598.31."?New
; York Times June 14.
Cox and
the Demo
PALMER AND M\U>00 WITHDREW
NAMES.
CdX WINS ON 44th BALLOT.
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Chosen
as Running Mate For Ohio
Executive.
After balloting for three days, the
Democratic national convention in
San Francisco late Monday nighi nom
inated Governor James M. Cox, of
Ohio, for president of the United
States, and later Franklin P. Roosevelt,
of New York, was named as his
running mate as vice president. Socn
thereafter the convention adjourned,
this completing the business of the
meeting.
Mr. Cox.is the present governor of
Ohio, the same state from which
Senator Harding is serving as United j
States senator. Mr. Roosevelt is a I
native of New York, and is at present j
assistant secretary of the navy.
Governor Cox is a newspaper man, |
owning several influential papers in j
Ohio. Mr. Roosevelt is a distant relative
of Former President Roosevelt, |
and married a niece of the former i
president.
Governor Cox was nominated on i
f li a A A ^ Vk V?n 11 a a* ^ V* a w a rv\ a a aP 1
tiic ittii uaiiut, aiLCi tuc iiaixico yi
Atorney General Palmer and William
G. McAdoo had been withdrawn. Up
to Monday night, on the 37th ballot,
there was a deadlock in the contention,
the friends of each candidate re-|
fusing to give an inch of ground. Ttj
was seen that there was a hopeless
tie-up, when Mr. Palmer released his
delegates. Cox then received a preponderance
of the votes, but not sufficent
to secure the nomination. On
the 43rd ballot, the name of McAdoo
was withdrawn from the convention,
and Governor Cox received the unanimous
vote of the convention.
NEGROES AWAIT DEATH.
Two Electrocutions Tliis Month.
One Appeal.
Two negroes are scheduled to be
electrocuted at the state penitentiary
this month. Another has been sentenced
to die by this route, but the
execution of the sentence has been
stayed by an appeal to the supreme
court.
Jesse Murphy is now awaiting July
21 as his last day on earth. He was
sentenced to.die by electrocution during
the last term of the Richland
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court. Murphy killed a negro woman
in 1916 and cut the body into pieces,
placing it in a trunk. He escaped and
was not captured until several years
later.
Albert Wilson was sentenced to die
on July 8, but his case has been appealed
to the supreme cdurt. Wilson
killed Bryan Butler, a white man,
several months ago on a crowded
street car.
Max Thompson, Lexington county
negro, is under death sentence. He
was to have been electrocuted last
week, but was granted a reprieve by
Governor Cooper. Thompson was convicted
of attempted criminal assault
on a nin-e-year-old white girl near
Batesburg. Some doubt seems to exist
as to whether the negro should be
killed. It is said that he is only 14
years of age, but on the other hand
those who say they know maintain
he is older. The date for this electrocution
is July 23.
?Misses Elizabeth Walker and
Nan Rugheimer, of Charleston, returned
home Tuesday after a very
pleasant visit to Mrs. J. B. Black, Jr.
/ 9,878 X Marks
Club Rolls i
LET SOUTH CAROLINA SECEI
TXT: A "HTtLY-Af 4 "R"
csT
Wanted?19,878 men unwill
1920.
Wanted?1987S men and wor
farmers, committeemen, and pu
voters to sign tlieir names?if
suggestion; at most only a few 1
Remuneration?Your proud ;
blot and removed from the s:
poignant gratitude of free men
ashamed when asked to sign th
WILL YOl
Jt Receive
watic Nomination
DEMOCRATS ADOPT PLATFORM.
For Peace Treaty, Sympathy for Ireland,
Nothing About Prohibition.
Sa-n Francisco, July 2.?The Democratic
platform as framed in the resolution
committee, declaring for the
peace treaty, expressing sympathy for
Ireland and saying nothing at all
about prohibition, came unscathed'
through a furious flood fight today
and was adopted without amendment
in a great avalanche of applause.
W. J. Bryan led the fight for adoption
of his bone dry plank, but it
was buried after a dramatic day of
debate by a majority so overwhelming
that he did not even ask for roll
calls on the four other minority reports
which he had prepared.
A cider, wine and beer plank, championed
in an emotional speech by W.
Bourke- Cockran of New York, also
was thrown out by tire convention,
along with a plank for recognition of
the Irish , republic, backed by several
organizations of Irish sympathizers.
In the battle for the platform as
framed, the administration forces
were led by Secretary Colby and Senator
Glass of Virginia during a debate
in which both sides stirred delegates
and spectators to repeated' bursts of
emotional enthusiasm. Mr. Bryan got
a howiing demonstration of 20 min
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ulcs ctiiei ne uuiiciuueu xiis speecii
for the bone dry plank, but when the
balloting began it became apparent
that much of the enthusiasm was a
personal tribute to his past services
to the party and not an expression of
sympathy with his present views.
With the platform adopted the convention
was up with its schedule and
the voting on presidential candidates
began.
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INSPECTOR CLOSES HOTEL.
Says Lancaster Inn Not Kept in Sanitary
Condition.
The hotel at Lancaster.' W. T. Williams,
proprietor, has been ordered
closed by J. H. Woodward hotel and
restaurant inspector, according to an
announcement made by Mr. Woodward.
The hotel will not be opened
again, Mr. Woodward said', until it
has been put in condition as to conform
with the requirements of the
' hotel and restaurant act passed at
the last session of the general as-,
sembly. The hotel was closed because
of its unsanitary condition and because
of the failure of the proprietor
to put it into condition aftet two
weeks' notice given by Mr. Woodward.
Three other hotels in Piedmont
towns, Mr. Woodward said yesterday,
have been given notice that unless
they make improvements in sanitary
conditions they will be closed.
Swine Raising.
Because of the advent of the boll
weevil and the po^ibility of the loss
of the greater or lesser portion of the I
cotton grown in our county, I think
ihat it is high time that the leading1
farmers of our county give special attention
to swine raising, as I think
it is one of the leading divisions on
the farm. With an organization of
swine breeders' association, the finest
breeds of swine or hogs will be generally
raised and there would be
greater profits gleaned from sales of
shipments. This should be done cooperatively,
where one farmer cannot
load a car of hogs alone,
i The shipment of a carload of hogs
last season by Capt. Kennerly Mayfield
should be a great lesson and a
great stimulant to all farmers who
desire to beat the boll weevil.?E.D.
Jenkins, local agent.
on Democratic
n Nineteen-Eighteen
)E FROM ILLITERACY BY HAVIC'-LESS
CLUB ROLL
1920.
ing to register with a mark in
nen, banhers, preachers, teachers,
blic officers, to teach these 198 78
no more. It means often only a
lours of service.
and glorious state cleansed of a
neers of alien statisticians; the
who are no longer "made to feel
eir names."
J BE ONE?
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ALLKXDALE MAX SHOT.
John Dunhai' Killed Near Main Part
of Town Tuesday Night.
Allendale, July 6.?John Dunbar,
a prominent citizen of Allendale, was
killed here about 9:30 o'clock tonight
by Richard Youmans, his brother-in-law.
No words were passed
at the time of the shooting, it is said,
but it appeared at he coroner's inquest
that the shooting occurred as a
result of some difficulty last night.
The shooting was done with a single
barreled shotgun, loaded with
buckshot. Dunbar Nvas hit on the
right side, the shot penetrating the
right lung and entering the region of
the heart. The first three fingers of
the right hand were torn off by the
shot. I
There were several eye witnesses to
the shooting. All testified that Youmans
shot without a word to Dunbar.
The shooting occurred in front
of the Allendale Fruit Co. Youmans
was taKen m custoay immediately and
was carried to Barnwell and placed
in jail there.
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Zeigler-Goudelock.
Denmark, July 3.?Beautiful in its
simplicity and daintiness of appointment
was the wedding of Miss Louise
Zeigler and Felix W. Goudelock, of
Union, solemnized on Wednesday
evening, June 23, at 6:30 o'clock at
Bethel Park Methodist Episcopal
church.
The church was beautifully decorated
in evergreens, ferns and cut
flowers.
. Immediately before the ceremony
with Mrs. W. L. Riley presiding at the
organ a male quartet, composed of
W. L. Riley, R. A. Goolsby, D. E.
Neeley and St. Claire Guess sang "Believe
Me if All Those Endearing
Young Charms." Then strains of
Mendelssohn's wedding march broke
the stillness and the bridal party took
their places in the following order:
Preceding the ushers, Paul J. Zeigler,
of Bamberg, and pavid Sojourner,
Henry Zeigler, of Bamberg, and
Francis Zeigler, were the -fairylike
ribbon girls, Sarah Malony, of
Millen Ga., and Annie Margaret Zeigler,
Eleanor Spann and Rosalie Wyman,
who opened the gates. Then
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came the bridesmaids and groomsmen
down opposite aisles: Miss Clara
Wyman and Robert L. Zeigler, Jr.,
Miss Lola Folk and' Dr. Nelson, of
Columbia, Miss Virginia Hutto and
John Earle Jones, of Union, Miss
Pauline Ray and Sam Leak, of Union.
The maid of honor, Miss Lena Zeigier,
sister of the bride, was attired in
white organdie with a picture hat of
white tulle and pink ribbon. She
^carried an armful of Killarney roses.
Following her was the dame of honor,
Mrs. George Goudelock, of Dar;
lington.' The matron of honor, Mrs.
R. L. Zeigler, mother of the bride,
came next. Then came the piquant
little ring bearer, Mary Hays Zeigler,
bearing the ring in a large pinjv rose.
Following her came the dainty little
flower girls, Martha Willis and Katherine
Turner, scattering rose petals
in*the bride's pathway.
The bride's gown was of accordion
plaited net ruffles over silver cloth
embroidered in silver, made en train,
her veil being caught with orange
blossoms. She carried a shower bouqpet
of bride roSes and fern showered
with lilies of the valley. She wore a
string of pearls and a bar pin of diamonds
and Dearls. the gift of the
bridegroom. She came in on the arm
of her father, R. L. Zeigler, and was
met at the altar by the bridegroom,
who entered from the vestry room,
attended by his brother, George
Goudelock, of Darlington, who was
best man.
The officiating minister, the Rev.
S. 0. Cantey, of Bamberg, then proceeded
with the impressive ring ceremony,
after which the bridal party
went out in reverse order, to the
strains of the Medelssohn wedding
march.
Immediately after the ceremony a
lovely reception was tendered the
bridal party and friends of the happy
young couple. During the evening
there were several musical select ions j
Uio mmrtpt and Miss Lillian Gools-j
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by. In the gift room was. displayed
a large, miscellaneous collection of
j handsome and beautiful gifts which
I attested the popularity of the couple.
The bride is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. R. L. Zeigler and is a favorite
here because of her charming,
gracious manner and her genial dispositions.
Her presence will be greatly
missed. The bridegroom is a popular
young business man of Union.
During the reception the couple
slipped away by automobile to board
a north bound Seaboard to the mountains
of North Carolina for a fortnight's
stay.
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THREE MEN CONFESS
TO TRAIN ROBBERY
EXPRESS MESSENGER AM' TWO
OTHERS ROBBED TRAIN.
ALL OF MONEY REVOVEHED.
Robbery Hatched lor Two Months.
Men Must Face Federal and
State Charges.
Augusta, Ga.,' June 30.?The semimonthly
payroP for the marines at
Paris Island, S. 0., amounting to $59,- >
725 shipped f.om Atlanta, via the
Georgia railroad and via the Charleston
cftid WesterL Carolina railway out
of Augusta to Port Royal, S. C., was
stolen by a lone robber, shortly after
the train left' this city at 5:15 a. m.
today.
The robber entered the express car
.within the city limits just as the train . had
left the passerger station. At
the point of a pistol he made Express
Messenger E. R. Derrick, bind and
v
gag W. N. Roberts, special guard assisting
Derrick by jamming the gag
far into Robert's throat with his pistol.
The robber then (bound and gagged
Derrick, afterwards chloroforming
both men. At Lover's Lane, about
two miles from the citv a large safe.
containing the payroll was thrown
from the train and there is evidence
that it was carted away from this
point in an automobile. The rohber
remained on the train until the Savannah
river, a mile from Lover's
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Lane, had been crossed, where, at a
point just beyond the bridge, he left
the express car. He was tracked
during the day to the Georgia side' ^
and to a point where he reached the
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highway between Augusta and Savannah,
he having ferried over the
river to the Georgia ^ide* six miles
below the railroad on which the rob- v
bery took place.
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Augusta, July 4.?M. B. Derrick,
messenger for the American Railway
Express Co., who lives at 936 Broad
street, Ernest Stovall street,
and W. J. Quatuebaum, living about
seven and a half miles from Augusta
on the new Savannah road, yesterday
confessed to the robbery of the Charleston
and Western Carolina train
that left Augusta at 5:15 last Wed- /
nesday morning and the theft of the
payroll of the marine corps, amount-ing
to $59,725. A considerable portion
of the money has been recovered,
but there is reason to believe that
the officers have not recovered more
than a third of it.
Special agents of the express company
appeared before II. S. Commissioner
C. J. Skinner, Jr., last night
and put a detainer of $15,000 on
each of the defendants for violation
of section 47 arid others, of the federal
penal code, for embezzling of
government funds, conspiracy to obtain
government funds, and larceny of
money in interstate commerce. This
means that if the trio should make .
bond on the state charge, a supposi
tion that seems very unlikely, they
will have to meet to additional bond
of $15,000 before they can be released.
The arrest o/ the three men was
the result of some of the cleverest police
work ever pulled off in this section
of the country. There were num- 1
erous express superintendents and
special agents of the express company
working on the case, as well as
the sheriff and county police, a?d the'
express men speak in the highest
terms of the work of the sheriff and
his men. On the other hand, the sheriff
gives much of the credit to the
out-of-town operatives.
Hart's Arrest.
The arrest of Hart occurred Friday
morning. Derrick was arrested about,
thirty minutes later on Campbell
street, and Quattlebaum, the last of
the trio, was taken into custody
shortly after 4:30 yesterday morning
by county officers who watched his
home on the new Savannah road from
midnight that night until the arrest
was made.
In a pile of cotton seed hulls in
Quattlebaum's barn the officers recovered
$16,340. They also recovered
the silver money, nickles and pennies
in Butler's-Creek swamp about a
fourth of a mile south of the old
Savannah road at Carmichael's crossing.
Yesterday afternoon Ernest
Hart, or "Pete," as he is known,
brought the express men and county
officers to a place where he said he
had buried $14,000, but no sign of it
could be found. Hart said he had
buried it tftere.
Derrick was the firsfe man to con(Continued
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