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TENNESEE RATIFIES
' WOMAN SUFFRAGE
EFFORT WILL BE MADE TO RESCIND
ACTION.
Speaker Fights On
Walker Changes in Order That He
May Be in Position to Move to
Reconsider.
Nashville, Aug. 18.?Tennessee today
ratified the federal woman suff
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of the legislature by a vote of 50 to
46, concurring in the action of the
senate which last Friday adopted the
ratification resolution by a vote of 25
to 4.
Although it was the 36th state to
act favorably and the amendment
should be effective as soon as certified
by Bainbridge Colby, secretary of
state, whether 17,000,000 women of
the country would vote in the presiL
dential election in November remain8
ed to be determined. The house still
8 has an opportunity to rescind its ac- 1
tion and preliminary steps for testing
the legality of ratification by the legislature
if reconsideration should fail
I to upset it already has been taken by
' the Tennessee Constitutional league
on the ground that the assembly had
no authority to act.
After the ballot today Seth Walker,
speaker of the house and leader of the
opposition, changed his vote from
"no" to "aye" in order to avail himself
of the privilege of moving for
reconsideration and announced that
he would do so. Under the rules only
wou*Qr nan nffpr this motion and
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it may done kt any time he so desires.
He must act, however, either
tomorrow or Friday.
Ninety six of the 99 members of the
house were present today and the
alignment, until a vote of consequence
was taken was a tie, each faction
polling 48 votes on a motion by Mr.
Walker to table the resolution. On
the ballot for concurrence the tie up
was 49 to 47 until the speaker changed
his vote. This apparently would
give the suffragists an advantage of
only two votes but their leaders declared
tonight two members in favor
of suffrage who were absent would
arrive probably tomorrow morning.
The motion to reconsider may be
carried by a majority vote of the
members present and since Mr. Walker
can act without a moment's notice
+ho suffragists exDect to be on hand
in full force during the next two days.
It was evident the only hope the
speaker had of overturning today's
action was through desertions from
the suffrage ranks or failure of the
suffragists to have virtually every
member present until the house adjourns
Friday. i
The suffrage leaders declared they
expected no defections among their
forces but as a precaution they were
tightening their lines. The opposition
leaders tonight were waging an active
. campaign in an effort to increase
their strength at the expense of their
antagonists.
The end came with dramatic suddeness.
Debate on the motion to concur
had been in progress little more
than an hour and there were no indications
a vote was imminent when .
Speaker Walker called Representative
Overton to the chair and took the
floor to reply to a suffragist who had
charged that special interests were
at work to defeat ratification.
Trying to Block Measure.
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Nashville, Tenn., Aug. 22.?From
the snarl of legal and legislative
technicalities that have enmeshed
Tennessee's ratification of the federal
suffrage amendment tonight came the
prediction of the Tennessee Constitutional
League that the injunction
against certification of the ratification,
obtained yesterday, would prevent
enfranchisement of, the women
of the nation for at least a year and
a half.
The constitutional league, which
has been fighting ratification in Tennessess
on the ground that the state
constitution prohibited the present
legislature from acting on the suffrage
amendment and which claims
to include both suffrage opponents
and advocates r Its membership
made its prediction in a message addressed
to the governors of Vermont.
Connecticut, Florida, Alabama, Louisiana,
Delaware and South Carolina.
Will Not Call Extra Session.
Columbia, Augrust 24.?"Under 1
POLICE CHIEF IS KILLED.
Xegro Starts Trouble With White'
Girls at Dance.
Winston Salem, N. C., Aug. 22.?
Chief of Police Matthews of Walnut
Cove, N. C., and Walter Martin, of
Madison, are dead and a negro whose
name was unknown is seriously
wounded as the result of a battle in
the road one mile north of Walnut
Cove between a sheriff's posse and
three Madison, X. C., escaping prisoners
late this afternoon. The shooting
was the result of a row at a carnival
dance hall when the negro insisted on
dancing with white show girls. A
disturbance was mreated and the
Madison men. including Martin, Jack
Hawkins and the negro were placed
under arrest. 4
Enroute to the mayor's office they
escaped and fled in a waiting automobile.
Chief Matthews formed one
of a posse summoned to pursue the
fleeing prisoners and they were overtaken
a mile north of Walnut Cove.
A summons to surrender met with a
fusilade and Matthews was shot
through the stomach. Crumpled in
his seat he shot and killed Walter
Mgrtin, while Jack Hawkins and the
aegro escaped. The negro was trailed
for a couple of miles by blood clots
but was lost in a swamo and bloodhounds
have been ordered to the
scene. Hawkins later was captured
and lodged in jail for safe keeping.
Denmark Doings.
Denmark, Aug. 21.?Miss Lina
Zeigler has returned home after visiting
relatives in Union and Williamston.
Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Goolsby gave a
peanut boiling in hoior of Miss Ella
Afnn^or OTTOninP'
vv nrvo ujj-u-ciji tn,uiuD.
John O. Folk has returned home
after a pleasant trip to Newberry.
Miss Von Etta Milhous, of Columbia,
is visi^ng relatives here.
William Calhoun, of Greenwood, is
visiting his sister, Mrs. H. -M. Crum.
R. S. Agnew?has returned from visiting
his parents in Donalds.
Miss Helen Ttlrner gave a panut
boiling to her friends Monday evening.
Miss Gene Fogle is visiting friends
in Holly Hill.
George E. Tjhreadgill is spending
his vacation with relatives in Cheraw.
Miss Agnes Goza has returned
home after visiting riends in Blythewood.
Frank Wyman and M^ss Clara Wy
man are visiting in Aiken.
Miss Virginia Andrews has returned
home to Greenwood after spending
a few days in Denmark with her
aunt, Mrs. W. H. Faust.
F. M. Zeigler and J. C. Folk are
spending their vi cation in Edisto.
Misses Vera and Martha Wiggins
entertained the Cosmopolitans Wednesday'
evening.
Marshall Gillam, of Charleston,
spent the week-end in Denmark with
his relatives.
It's Friendly Way.
.SiHow are we to meet the high cost
of living?"
"You don't have to meet it," answered
the irritating person. "It
overtakes you."?Washington Star.
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Records for all makes of talking
machines always in stock. Come in
and hear them. W. H. Chandler.
the circumstances a call for an extra
session of the legislature would be
wholly unjustified on my part, as it
would result in nothing so far as
enabling women to vote in the primary
is concerned," says Governor
Cooper in a letter addressed to Mrs.
Bertha T. Munsell, chairman of the
South Carolina League of Women
Voters. Several days ago Mrs. Munsell
wrote Governor Cooper asking
that he call an extra session of the
legislature if such action was necessary
to enable women to take part
in the August primaries. /
With this letter from the governor,
the hopes of the leaders of woman
suffrage in this state to take part in
the primary die. They have been
verv active since Tennessee ratified
the 19th amendment, having written
both the assistant attorney general,
the governor and the chairman of
the Democratic executive committee
with regard to the steps necessary
to be taken in order to enable them
to vote this month.
The assistant attorney general in
his reply to a letter received said, in
effect, that the law regulating voting
would have to be amended if the women
were to qualify to take part in
the primary. The appeal to Governor
Cooper was for an extra session of
the general assembly so that the law
might be amended.
COUNTY CAMPAIGN
CLOSED TUESDAY
COUNTY CANDIDATES ADDRESSED
BAMBERG VOTERS.
Good Crowd Present
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Political Aspirants Present Their
Claims for the Suffrage of the
Voters of the County.
The Bamberg county Democratic
campaign came to a close Tuesday,
with the holding of the last campaign
meeting of the summer at the
court house in Bamberg. Six meetings
were held in various sections of
the county, the last being scheduled
at the court house. The meeting
was attended by about 150 voters,
and considerable interest was taken
in the proceedings. All of the candidates
were given an attentive hearing.
All of the candidates received applause,
but if applause is any index
to the sentiment of the people, J.
Carl Kearse was the favorite among
all the candidates. He was liberally
applauded. In fact the crowd
"whooped it up" for him.
The meeting was called to order by
Dr. J. B. Black, club chairman, and
prayer was offered by J. H. Zeigler.
The candidates for the house were
limited to 15 minutes, and all other
candidates to 10 minutes each, although
none but house candidates
used their alloted time.
J. W. Zeigler was the first speaker.
He is a candidate for reelection with
out opposition as county commissioner
of the lower district. He merely
thanked the voters for their support.
J. S. Tant, candidate for commissioner
of the upper district, said that
everybody knows him, and that he
thinks he can be of service to the
county if elected. The office has not
much power attached to it, but he
will do the best he can.
W. H. Collins, candidate for reelection
in the upper district, thanked
the voters, for their past support. He
has done the best he could under the
circumstances. Labor h s been hard
to get, and the chain gang is about
dead, which makes working conditions
difficult. If he is not the man
for the place, he does not ask any-v
body to vote for him.
J. J. Brabham, without opposition J
for master and probate judge, thanked
the voters for their confidence in
him. . '
G. A. Jennings, without opposition
for treasurer, said that people ought
to know him,, and if they don't they
will this fall when they go to pay
taxes. He reminded the taxpayers
they had better get ready, for the
smallest taxpayer in the county this
voor will nav $
W. D. Rowell, without opposition
for auditor and superintendent of
education, thanked the people for
their confidence in him, and assured
the voters he would continue to perJ.
H. Zelgler, the veteran coroner,
form his duty.
again without opposition,, said he
has served fifteen years in the office.
He has no promises to make, but will
perform his duty as he sees it.
B. D. Carter assumed the chair and
Dr. Black, candidate without opposition
for reelection as state senator,
briefly addressed the voters. Dr.
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Black said that in the next legislature
he will be the senior senator,
having served 24 years in the senate
and four in the house. He promised
to continue to perform his duties
in a faithful manner, and invited
the people to confer with him on any
matters of interest in regard to his
office.
S. G. Ray, candidate for reelection
as sheriff, said the office of supervisor
and sheriff are the most thankless
jobs in the county, attracting more
criticism than any others. He does
what he thinks is right and will continue
to do so. He has no deputy,)
and he does not intend to unduly)
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ouuje^c linnocii. LU ucxuscr cli uigiiL
in hunting down liquor violators, but
if cases are reported to him, he will
do the best he can to bring violators
to justice. He does not promise to
do any better tban he has in the past, j
and if the people think anybody else
can fill the office better, they are
at liberty to vote against him.
D. J. Delk, candidate for sheriff,
said he is running on his merits. He
believes in law and order, and if he
is elected, he promises to perform
his duty.
W. B. Smoak, candidate for supervisor,
said he has always lived in
Bamberg county. He entered the race
fair and square, and will continue
this way. If elected he promises to
serve the whole count# He has
been a farmer all his life, and feels
that he is qualified to manage the
office he aspires to fill.
E. C. Bruce, candidate for supervisor,
has served in this office before,
and he cited his previous record,
saying that he built the best piece
of road the county has ever had.
He is in the race for the good of the
county. He make no promises to any
section, but if elected he will put
the road money where it comes from.
This money, he told the voters, will
1. cj. a a_ _ -w a
lifreaiier amount to auuut eieveu
or twelve thousand dollars, since the
increase in road tax. He cited the
fact that during his previous term
of office, the county had paid a considerable
debt and accumulated $30,000.
B. W. Milev, candidate for reelection
to the house, stated that two
years ago he had promised to do certain
things, and that he had done
them. He had advocated good schools
and has opposed the tax commission,
had the road tax changed, advocated
the budget system. He worked hard,
and is now in better position than
ever to serve the pople. He discussed
the road bill at length, stating
that the first measure proposed was
a proposition to bond the state for
twenty-five millions to build a road
from Charleston to the mountains.
He helped to kill it, and he was
threatened with, certain defeat for
so doing. He helped to draft and pass
the present road measure, which he
highly commended. He fought for
reasonable taxes, and for the first
time in his life is now ^>eing fought
for advocating low taxes. He went
into the matter of the bond issue for
Bamberg, and said that he is opposed
by a few persons because he did not
vote to open the town wide. He said
that the constitution limits towns to
a certain percentage for bonds, and
he had voted to increase the percentage
almost double. He wound
up by saying that if any town wants
high taxes, all they have to do is to
let him know. He feels that he represented
the people of Bamberg in
the stand'he took. This is no time
to spend big sums, he said. Later
on, when normal times return, they
can do it.
W. L. Riley, candidate for reelection
to the house, said that he has
never been defeated in Bamberg
county. He has served previously
in the lgislature, and thanked the
people for their continued confidence
in him. He has been serving on the
powerful ways and means committee,
and in this capacity he is of more
service than ever before. 1 The last
assembly, he said, did some good
work, and he reviewed a number of
constructive measures that were
passed, including the road bill and
other measures. Under the present
road system, he thinks the state will
soon have better highways, and that
they will be better maintained. He
deplores the illiterate condition of
the state, and asserted his belief that
the people would not be content for
the state to remain at the bottom
of the list. The compulsory law is
aiding to rid the state of illiteracy,
and he is in favor.of more consolidated
schools. He told of the benefits
of the school medical inspection law,
which can be made applicable to any
school desiring it. He longs to see
the day when every school will have
a nine months term. He told of the
budget system and of its benefits to
put the state on a business basis
financially. He concluded by promisI
iner to continue to perform his duties
faithfully.
J. Carl Kearse, candidate for the
house, was the last speaker. He
entered the race only after repeated
requests to do so. He was horn on
the farm and partially worked his
way through college. He served for
a while in the legal department of
the government, and was clerk of the
judiciary committee in the house.
He favors as low taxes as any man,
and promised if elected not to raise
taxes unless it is absolutely necessary.
He believes in better schools,
thinks that a well balanced educational
system is yet to be worked out.
He believes that the state appropriates
too much money for the colleges
in comparison to the money spent
on common schools, and remind the
voters that 96 per cent, of the young
people never attend college. First
support the common schools, he said.
He believes in good roads, and thinks
that good highways will do much to
keep the people on the farms. Connect
the county seats with good highways,
he said, but he does not favor
enormous bond issues. He promises
his influence to give liberal pensions
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POLES SUCCESSFUL
IN MANY SECTORS
FIGHTING IS KEPORTEI) NORTHEAST
AND EAST OF LEMBERG.
35,000 Red Prisoners
Bolshevik Armies Northeast of Warsaw
Sending Out Wireless %
Calls for Help.
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Warsaw, Aug. 22.?Military authorities
here announce today that
the Poles have captured 35,000 pris
oners to date in their counter-attack
against the bolsheviki. Many guns,
thousands of rifles, hundreds of machine
guns and continuous carts and
a great number of horses also have
fallen into their hands. Thousands
of reds are thought to be cut off in
the forests, awaiting an opportunity
to surrender.
Polish Success. ^
Warsaw, Aug 22.?A war office
communication issued today reports
Polish success on all parts of the battle
front, excepting on the extreme
right, where General Budenny's detachments
have crossed the Dniester
river and the red advance guards have
reached the Styrl on the railroads
south of Lemberg. Fighting is reported
northeast and east of Lemberg.
Budenny is using cavalry and
infantry in an encircling movement
against Lemberg. At several points
the reds have been repelled.
On the northwest front, according
to the communication, the reds who
designed the capture of Thorne and
the cutting off of Warsaw and Danzig
are in full retreat. The bolsheviki
are reported to have suffered
tremendous losses and be endeavoring
to escape along the Prussian border
in the face of the Polish drive
which is clearing Poland of reds all
alone the northwest. More than 10.
000 prisoners were captured on the
front Friday.
Advances northeast of Warsaw are
announced. The Poles have reached
Ostrov, Czyzow and Bransk. At
Mitezyrzec four hundred Cossacks
surrendered.
The bolsheviki have attempted to
retake Brest-Litovsk but were repulsed.
In the region of Dobenka,
where the Poles pushed the reds
across the Bug, the communication
says that on the bolsheviki side was a
Jewish volunteer detachment from
Wladowa. The Poles have captured
Hrubieszow, which was taken after
an hour's hand to hand fighting in
the streets of the village. The Poles
are still holding Hrubieszow notwithstanding
the efforts of the bolsheviki
to recapture it.
FOCH TO VISIT AMERICA.
Marshai to Come When Conditions
Improve.
Metz, Aug. 12.?Marshal Foch will
visit the United States when the European
situation permits him to take
a vacation of the required length. The
marshal made this statement to Supreme
Knight James A. Flaherty, of
the American Knights of Columbus,
at the banquet last night at which
covers were laia tor i,uuu, alter Mr.
Flaherty had extended a formal invitation
to the marshal on behalf of
the Knights.
Capt. Andre Tardieu, one of the
speakers, caused some surprise when
he said: ' (
"You may not know that France
provided you with 80 per cent of your
airplanes, 60 per cent, of your guns
and howitzers, and 50 per cent, of
your war material. When you return
to America and hear the opinion expressed
that France is parsimonious,
remember that France paid 4,500,000,000
francs in taxes in 1914 and
20,000,000,000 this year."
What is home without atalking
machine? Now is the time to get
one. W. H. Chandler.
to the veterans. and if elected he will
represent the whole people. In regard
to the Bamberg bond matter,
that is something he had nothing to
?o with. It was between the Bamberg
people and the representatives
in the legislature at the time but he
explained that some people had the
erroneous idea that bonds voted in
Bamberg had to be paid by the entire
county. This is not correct. If
Bamberg puts on a big bond issme,
Bamberg people will have to pay for
them.
BIKI) SHOT IXJUKES MAN.
Colleton County Citizen Said to Have
Attempted Suicide.
Walterboro, Aug. 18.?Lying at
the Clara Esdorn infirmary with a
gaping flesh wound over his heart,
J. W. Miley, former postmaster and
a prominent merchant and citizen of
Ruffin, is battling for his life, which
he,is said to have tried to take yesterday
afternoon. But for a deflection
of the load of bird shot with
which the shell was loaded, Mr. Miley
would never have known anything,
as in some manner the range of the
gj^n was so deflected that his left
breast was shot away.
It seems that Mr. Miley has been in
had ViPaltVi fr?r cavorol mnntho on/1
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his physician stated that his condition
was grave. He had a heart affection,
with high blood pressure, and
at times his mind seemed affected.
He has been very despondent since
he has known something of his true
condition. He recently resigned his
position as postmaster. It is thought
he had brooded over his health andthe
grave danger he was in from his
heart trouble. Tuesday afternoon he
secured a shot gun in his store and
tried it out by shooting once out the
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door. His daughter who was in the
store remonstrated with him and asked
him not to worry with the gun
until 'he felt ttetter^ He then went
into a side room to the store and his
daughter heard another report, and
tjie next she saw was her father coming
out of the room with a gaping
wound in his chest. He made for his
gun shells ana got another, starting
to return to the room where he left
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his gun, but by that time some neighs
bors had come in and prevented his
regaining possession of the gun,
although- he is said to have fought to
do so.
He was brought to Walterboro last
night and this morning seems to have
a fighting chance, although weak , . .v
from the loss of blood. His family
and friends are here with'him, doing
all they can to help him recover. Mr.
Miley is nearly 41 years of age and is
a brother of County Treasurer R. R.
Miley. He is a prominent Mason and
a good citizen. His father was the
late J. W. Miley, of Smoaks, at one
time representative from this county. < j
UNION MEETINGS/
To Be Held at Double Pond, Mt.
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Anion and Hunter's ChapeL
The following is the programme of
the union meetings of the Barnwell
Association, which will be held at
Double Pond, Mt. Arnon, and Hunters's
Chapel on August 28th and 29th.
General subject: The spiritual development
of the individual church. Query
1. Can a Baptist church enlarge
or diminish the office of pastor
as laid down in the New Testament?
See I. II Timothv and Titus.
Double Pond?T. J. Grubbs, R.\E.
Woodward, F. P. Lee.
Mt. Arnon?J. R. Cullom, A. W.
Manuel, J. W. Walker.
Hunter's Chapel?D. H. Owings, D.
0. Hunter, J. L. Proveaux.
Query 2. How far can our churches
make their public worship of God fill
the spiritual needs of their people?
Double Pond?Paul A. Bolen, F.
W. Carnett, J. 0. Sanders.
Mt. Arnon?W. I. Johns, J. A. Armstrong,
T. J. Deer.
Hunter's Chapel?R. R. Johnson,
O. J. Frier, J. B. Gillam.
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Query 3. Along what lines may
our churches improve the spiritual
life in the families of its membership?
Double Pond?H. J. Creech, Dr.
Robt. Black, C. W. Jones.
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Carter, J. C. Kinard.
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Hunter's Chapel?G. J. Herndon,
M. J. Free, Rev. Geo. P. White.
Preachers: Double Pond?F. W.
Carnett or C. W. Jones.
Mt. Arnon?*D. W. Heckle or D. H.
Owings. '
Hunter's Chapel?George P. White
or 0. J. Frier.
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For the Industrial School.
Editor The Herald:?Please allow
me space to say a few words. I was
at Eden Baptist church Sunday in
the interest of the Macedonia Industrial
school at Blackville. After
hearing a fine sermon by the Rev.
Jenkins on the praying church, I was
permitted to present my case. A collection
of $3.55 was taken for the
school. I then went to the Colston.
Sunday school. After hearing a fine
explanation of the lesson, I was given
*ie privilege of the floor in behalf
of the school. A collection of $5.00
was taken for my mission.
E. W. WRIGHT.
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