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BYRNES MAY BE
MINORITY LEADER
WMAT WILL DEMOCRATS DO IX
THE NEXT CONGRESS?
Many Questions Up.
, Clark Goes to the Relic Room,
*nd "Jimmy'* Byrnes is Looming
Big as Minority Horse.
Washington, Nov. 13.?Washington
k alive with interesting gossip conaerning
what the Democrats in congress
will do at the beginning of the
extra session, which m all probability
will be called for about March 15.
There is always more than the usr?
ual amount of cloak room talk wThen
tbe names of such men as Representative
Byrnes, of South Carolina,
Frank Clark, of Florida, Charley
Crisp and others of Georgia, are mentioned
and that it will be decidedly
up to these Democratic war horses to
do more than their ordinary amount
of work in the next congress.
It is a good thing that such men as
Clark, Byrnes and Crisps are in the
bouse, with the defeat of Champ
Clark, of Missouri, the promotion of
Tom Heffiin to the senate, and the
practical demolition generally of the
Democratic organization in the house.
The Georgia delegation will return
to Washington for the extra session
with not even a dent in the house
side, but with a big cavernous hole
made in the senate by the defeat of
Senator Hoke Smith. With Charley
Crisp are Wise, Gordon, Lee, Larsen,
Wright, Overstreet and others who
will be called upon to put on the hattie
armor from the very moment the
strife begins.
9 "Jimmie" Byrnes will lead the
| Democratic hosts on the painfully evident
"minority" side of the house
chamber for the men from the Palmetto
state, and Frank Clark, old seasoned
war horse that he is, will take
care of Florida's interests. In this
connection it is also interesting to
note that when the smoke of battle
has cleared away and it is ascertained
reliably who is elected and who is not
that all the members of the delegations
from the spates named have
moved up the ladder. There is possi.
bly an exception to be noted in the |
case of Mr. Clark inasmuch as he was
chairman of the house committee on
buildings and grounds when the Democrats
were in control of the house
and is now "ranking Democrat" on
all important committees to which be
wishes to belong.
It will also be ascertained that the
other members of the delegation from
Florida?Drane, Sears and Smithwick,
have moved up as the result of
so many. Democrats getting the axe.
Ia South Carolina, with changes in
three districts, where Turner Logan
will succeed R. S. Whaley in the first,
Joha J. McSwain succeeding Sam J.
Nichols in the fourth, and H. P. Fulmer
taking the place of Ed. C. Mann
ia the seventh, the last named memhow
will for a time be known as "bamembers.
There is every reason
to think, however, that at least one
of them, Mr. McSwain, will soon evolate
himself from his congressional
ortfc and proclaim himself full grown
man and member, entitled to all the
rights and privileges and benefits and
other emoluments incident and appertaining
to his membership in the
house. These three members must
go to the foot of the ladder so far
as committee* places are concerned
but that will not prevent them from
talking out in meeting whenever they
get ready to do it.
With negroes contesting seats from
almost every southern state the house
will have more than their hands
full. Alabama, Georgia and South
Carolina will furnish the pyrotechnics
for the occasion.
Aaron, Prioleau, he of the aristocratic
name, hailing from Charleston,
who got more than fifteen thousand
dollars from the federal treasury because
of fictitious contests rigged up
year after year from the first congressional
district, is not an active
participant this year in these farces.
There is not, of course, a scintilla
of evidence to show that any of the
southern darkies are making these
fake contests for any other reason
than that of securing a slice of government
money, but it is likely that
though they will not be seated, they
will be permitted to^secure the $2,G00
fee.
There is much gossip here now as
to what course Former Congressman
Tom Hefflin of Alabama, who goes to
the senate next month, will take when
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NOT IN CHEAT HURRY.
Democrats Adopt Watchful Waiting
Policy.?Kepublicans Act.
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Washington, Nov. 12.?The big
pulsating question among politicians
this week has been whether or not
the Democratic party would be reorganized
at this time, and if so upon
what lines. This movement has been
given a set back by the cold, straight
statement of Congressman Claude
Kitchen, of North Carolina, that it
would be better if those who are
worth anything had done more real
acting at the right time and less talking
now at the wrong time.
There will be a reorganization but
not now, and along this line the
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wasnmgion .rost loaay maae some
pertinent suggestions, saying:
"There is little wonder that the
gentlemen who have been trying to
tinker with the wreckage of the
Democratic party have made small
progress. The task is for the political
mechanic and thus far the real
genius of the party has not tackled
the job. For one thing it is too soon
after the smash-up. Some parts of
the dismantled machine are still hot
from the force of the compact. It
will be well to tarry until things
cool off a bit and this policy of
watchful waiting, it would seem, is
about the only plan that has been
adopted."
Following up this idea, it it pointed
out that there is no reason whatever
for hopelessness, or even of discouragement
on the part of the Democratic
leaders. If patience and prudence
guide the leaders it is not unlikely
that the tremendous Republican
victory all along the line this
year may be entirely reversed in
1924. The reasons for this assumption
are not far to seek. The Republican
party has taken upon itself
a burden, the like of which has never
been equaled in the country's history
and unless there are superhumen
in congress it would, indeed, be
most difficult to put into effect any
great part of what has been paraded
before the people as listed achievements:
nf the. P, O P
Republican leaders profess to say
that the Democratic reorganization
will come within;two or three months.
They are wrong. It will not come
certainly until after the Republicans
have shown their capacity either to
carry out their promises made before
the election or their capacity to
redeem themselves in their solemn
pledges of reformation. They must
cut taxes, reduce the cost of living,
build up a big foreign business, reestablish
the deflated and debased
foreign currency, enact legislation in
the interest of the man who offered
his life overseas, offer better facilities
for education, build better roads,
do something to make the provisions
of the Volstead act more effective instead
of being a loophole by which
to evade the law, do something for
the woman voters who were largely
responsible for the sweeping victory,
and perform many other modern wonders
and miracles written on their
legislative slate.
It is undoubtedly true that there
is need for reorganization and upbuilding
in nearly every northern and
western state, but when the Democratic
leaders go about this task they
will do so without the advice or assistance
of Republican organs, which
are now heaping unsolicited suggestions
upon them. The big men of
the Democratic party will reconstruct
it if necessary and it would be well
for the G. O. P. to give attention to
its own affairs lest there be a reversal
of this year's interesting events
in the near future.?P. H. McGowan.
New Source of Food.
The common cattail (Typha latifolia)
has been developed into usefulness
through eGrmany's period of
scarcity. The leaves contain about
33 per cent, of fiber, which is somewhat
less fine and white than cotton
and nettle fibers, but by improved
manufacture is claimed to be proving
equal to wool for many purposes. Besides
this fiber, the plant has a large
food supply. Its roots yield 25 or 30
per cent, of starch and sugar, and this
is found suitable for use oy man as
well as by cattle.
such men as Moses, of New Hampshire,
Spencer, of Missouri, and others
begin their annual attacks on the people
of the south.
The Alabama man was never
known to run from a fight and those
who can see ahead are proud to say
that Tom Hefilin will not go wanting
in this respect in the near future,
with a Republican in the white house j
and both the house and the senate
of the same complexion.?Washington
dispatch to Augusta Chronicle.
McLAURIN'S BANK'
FOUND NOT SOUND
EXAMINER ORDERS INSTITUTION
LIQUIDATED.
To Ask Receiver.
I^'esident's Personal Liabilities and
Worthless Securities Causes
Action to be Taken.
Columbia, Nov. 14.?Close examination
of the affairs of the Mutual
Savings bank, of Bennettsvnie cnsclosed
that the institution was not
sound and a petition to the circuit
court to appoint a receiver will be
made during this week, State Bank
Examiner Craig announced upon his
return from Bennettsvlle ysscerday.
This bank is the institurion beaded
by Thomas B. McLaurin, who disappeared
early last week and was not
found until several days later. Irl
will be remembered that a note was
found on the river bank at Blewett
Falls, N. C., which indicated that the
bank president had committed suicide.
Following this note several days
were spent in search of tin missing
man until he was located in Atlanta
and was carried to a sanitarium in
North Carolina by members of the
family, where he is now, it is said.
Immediately after Mr. McLauriu's:
disappearance it was feared that the]
financial status of the bank was Dor j
sound and James H. Craig, state bank |
examiner, went to Bennettsville to ]
examine the books of the institution.
Mr. Craig returned yesterday and his
report shows that the bank president
had made loans ayd transactions that
were unknown to the directors and
that did not appear as liabiltiies.
Mr. Craig yesterday conferred with
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Attorney ijeneicii v? uuc aa cu at,
pointment of a receiver and these two
officials will go before the nearest
circuit judge during the week to ask
for a receiver. In the meantime the
bank will remain closed.
"My examination disclosed that
the bank was carrying as security
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to loans certificates of the Bennettsville
warehouse which wrere bogus or
worthless," Mr. Craig said. "We further
found that the president had
made large personal obligations to
the bank and with other banks and
parties for his own benefit which he j
indorsed as president of the bank, but1
which he concealed from the liabilities
of the bank."
"Aside from the worthless securi1
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ties, pledged in the form of worthless
certificates, and the personal liabilities
of the president, the bank
was found solid. These, however,
were of such proportions that with
the approval of the board of directors
we decided to close the bank. If the
president and his family were to
make good these worthless securities
and hidden liabilities, the depositors
could be paid in full," the state examiner
said.
Mrs. MoIIie Hiers Dead.
Walterboro, Nov. 8.?Mrs. Molliej
Hiers Miley, wife of R. R. Miley,
county treasurer, died at the Clara
EsDorn infirmary early Friday morning,
following an illness of several I
weeks. The remains were taken to
her former home at Lodge and inter-1
ment took place at Carter's Ford
cemetery Friday afternoon.
Mrs. Miley was the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hiers, of Lodge.
Mr. and Mrs. Miley had been married
16 years. She was a consistent
member of the Walterboro Baptist
church and"1, was noted for her piety
and many womanly charms. Her pastor,
the Rev. J. P. Graham, and the
Rev. M. J. Kiser and the Rev. W. T.
Bedenbaugh were present and took
part in the funeral service
Mrs. Miley is survived by her husband
and the following children:
Gerald, Alma, Janie, Zoey and an
infant son, R. R., Jr., who is only
three weeks 'old. She is also survivor
hv hpr father and' mother and
one sister, Miss Thelma Hiers, of
Lodge.
Los Angeles, Calif., Nov. 12.?Mil-;
dred Harris Chaplin was granted a
decree of divorce from Charlie Chaplin
in the superior court here late today.
Mr. Chaplin, whom Mrs. Chaplin
charged with cruelty, was not in the
court, hut represented by attorneys.
It was stated that a property settlement,
involving about $200,000, had
been made out of court and an agreement
reached by which Mrs. Chaplin
would not use the name of Chaplin
professionally.
ALL AMENDMENTS PASSED.
Electors of South Carolina Enact 32
Changes in Constitution.
Columbia, Nov. 16.?Every amendment
to the constitution as put before
the people in the general election of
November 2 passed with a safe margin,
judging by returns from 38 counties
received by the state board of
canvassers. Five amendments applied
to the state as a whole and 28
to local communities or districts.
Probably the most important of the
33 provisions to change the constitution
were the change of the fiscal year
and the change allowing the legislature
to pass local or special laws regulating
the compensation of county
officers. Another important amendment
that has apparently passed was
the one empowering county authorities
to assess abutting property for
permanent highways.
Returns from 38 of the 4 6 coun!
ties have been received by the state
j board of canvassers and these have
not yet been tabulated. The board
will meet at a future date and determine
the results. The vote on the
constitutional amendments was extremely
light, being considerably oft
! from the state and county officers.
The change of the fiscal year led
all the amendments in the 38 counties
reporting, receiving 8,504 votes
for and 3,305 against. Outstanding
ballots will not change the result as
all the larger counties are in. This
change is causing some speculation
among those who follow the state
government closely. The fiscal year
| will now run from July 1 to June
! 30, instead of from January 1 to Dei
cember 31. Whether or not the_gen|
eral assembly will appropriate^ for
| 18 months rather than 12 at its next
| meeting is being generally talked and
j this will cause somewhat of a stir
due to the possibility of a much high!
er tax levy for the year and a half.
: The budget commission is gradually
I preparing its recommendations to the
i general assembly and it is not taking
! into consideration this change, it was
! said yesterday. That the change has
been made seems assured, although
! the official tabulation has not been
made.
Can Regulate Pay.
The next statewide amendment
i that has been passed is also causing
some interest.- It provides that the
general assembly can enact local or
special legislation as to the compeni
sation of county officers. The amendment
was to strike1 out Subsection 10
of Section 34 of Article 3 of the constitution.
Article 3 says: "The general
assembly of this state shall not
enact local or special laws concerning
any of the following subjects or
for any of the following purposes?"
j Subsection 10 says: 'To fix the amI
ount or manner of compensation to
be paid to any county officer except
that the \awTs may be so made as to
grade the compensation in proportion
to the population and necessary service
required." The amendment was
to strike out this subsection so the
general assembly could enact such
legislation and the amendment has
carried. The vote in the 38 counties
was 7,875 for and 5,206 against.
The vote on the amendment to allow
county authorites to assess abutting
property for permanent improvement
to highways was 7,978 for and
3,242 against.
m?.rv ntotowiHo amendments
A WW u lUCi Siatv/ II luu U.?
changing the constitution so as to
add a provision to the section relating
to waterworks and plants for
furnishing lights so as to include ice
manufacturing plants and also to
empower cities and towns to acquire
and operate ice plants were also voted
on favorably by the people of the
| state. ?.
Five Counties Against.
Five counties out of the 38 voted
"agin" the amendments and notably
among the five was Charleston on the
change relating to the compensation
of county officers. Charleston voted
318 for this amendment and 2,323
against. On the amendment as to
the assessing of abutting property
this county changed and voted 2,549
for and only 110 against. Charleston
also voted favorably on the fiscal
year change, the total being 2,519
for and 110 against. The returns
from Lee county indicate that only
two amendments were voted on, one
being as to the compensation of county
officers which received 18 votes for
and 281 against. Hampton county
and Florence county voted against
the amendments from start to finish.
Sumter also seemed to be against
amending the constitution, voting
"no" on all propositons of statewide
interest.
Charleston and Spartanburg counties
polled the heaviest vote in the
LEAGUE OF NATIONS
FACES PROBLEM
MUST INDUCE UNITED STATES
TO ENTER.
Entrance is Vital.
Opinion Given by Honorio Fueryrredon,
Ministers of Foreign
Affairs for ArgentinaParis,
Nov. 11.?One of the most
important problems to come before
xl lT_ 1 il T
me assemtuy or me league ui uaucms
at its coming meeting in Geneva will
be that of finding some way of bringing
the United States into the league-,
in tje opinion of Honorio Pueyrredon,
Argentine minister of foreign
affairs, as expressed here today.
M. Pueyrredon, who is a delegate
1 to the assembly, will leave for Gene
va Friday night and will appear before
the assembled delegates as
1 soon as he can find an opportunity,
he said, to point out to them that the
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participation of America in the league
is fundamental to the very existence
of that organization.
"I think it a great pity that the
United States is not already an active
participant in the league," he
said. "While I do not say that the
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league should toe abandoned because
America has not joined it, I firmly
believe that the entrance is vital if
the league ii to be a virile functioning
body for the prevention of wars.
"The country which has always
stood for and fought for right and
justice and which must become a
party to the almost divine mission
which a real world league has before
it. .My trip to France and to the battlefields
has simply made my convic
tions firmer that there must toe a
s league of nations. I am afraid that
: was has not been ended, but, on the
contrary, has just begun, and unless
; a strong league is "brought into ex:
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struggle more frightful than the one
just finished.
"I am a firm believer in the league,
if it is to be one of action, not of
words, and in this I express the views
of my countrymen.
"Just what can be done to bring
America into the league remains to
be seen, but the problem must be
studied and a solution found. I may
suggest some plan, or just put an
idea into the heads of the delegates.
I 'am vgoing before the assembly with
this idea. I wish to say that no coun
try has suggested the step. I am
merely doing what I regard as my
duty."
Quite Ministry to Alimony.
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Cleveland, Ohio, Nov. 16.?It is extreme
cruelty for a minister to re1
main in his pulpit at $93 a month,
' when he has a wife and five children
to support, common pleas Judge F.
1 C. Phillips declared in an opinion
( handed down in a divorce suit filed
by Rev. Benjamin A. Sherwin against
his wife today.
Judge Phillips refused to grant
Rev. Sherwin a divorce, and ordered
I that he pay his wife $60 a month alimony.
. Custody of their five children
~ ""'"nn */"> A,f rc Qh orroin
i w eta given en iuio.
, "I consider it extreme cruelty for
. a man with a wife and five children
. to remain at his job, even though it
, be that of minister, which pays only
, $93 a month. An able-bodied man
; such as you are should have taken up
. some other profession," Judge Phili
lips declared,
Sherwin now has secured employment
as a machinist.
Supply of box files just received
at Herald Book Store.
state in the 38 counties so far reporting.
In tl^e sixth and seventh congressional
districts where the Democrats
had opposition the total vote shows
that the two Republicans received
only a handful of ballots as compare*}
j with their opponents. L. A. Haw;
kins, negro, who opposed H. P. Ful
- 4-Viie r?iot~?pt 5tnrf T St Afark
j III til 111 imo v- -.
J Sasportas, of St. George, who opposed
W. Turner Logan in the first district,
have both filed protests aginst the
j declaring of the results. Hawkins
'claims that many of the pells were not
| opened on time and that sdme of the
j precincts did not open at all. He al|
so alleges that many citizens were
! not allowed to regiser. Sasportas does
not give any reason for his protest, |
merely saying that he contests the
election, apparently on general prinI
ciples.
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THE JENNYS FAIR.
Correspondent Tells of Splendid Coo*?
munity Enterprise.
Jennys, Nov. 12.?The community
fair here did Allendale county proud
today. The fruits of tooth field and
farm were marvels; specimens of
every product grown in South Carolina
was in evidence, and the specimens
were as fine as ever shown anywhere
in the state.
The ladies' department was exquisite,
works of art of every sort mad*
each booth a veritable dream, and i*
crnincr fhrrmo-h thorn AT?o wnnld P/in
liiA Viivm w?*v " vrvk -wm
elude that every lady in the county
was an artist in her line. Canned
fruits and vegetables were galore.
The live stock and poultry exhibit
was an eye-opener, showing that the.
homes of Allendale county are well
prepared for Thanksgiving and
Christmas, so also for the whole of
the new year 1921. And the bacon
booth was odorous with old hams and
K. .m
meat products of the season's slaughter.
The exhibits of free hand drawing .
from the Fairfax academy deserves
special mention. The work looked
more like that of trained hands than
that of amateurs.
Two black opossums captured in
the Salkahatchie were on exhibit, and
wore a smile for every observer.
This specimen is very rare, for the
common opossum is grey. The pelt
of a hybrid animal^ evidently a cross
between the raccoon and red' fox
attracted much attention. The red
fox is a newcomer here, being introduced
by northern tourists vinter.
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mg at AiKen.
Captain J. W. Jenny had on exhibit
the roll of the company in which
he entered the Confederate service,
also his parole signed by. Col. Hagood
at Appomattox.
And it was Captain Jenny, Agents
Robertson and Tyler that' were the
prime movers. Miss. Tyler's comic
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troup made- up of actors from the
towns of Allendale, Fairfax, Ulmers
and Jennys, delighted a * crowded
i ' '
1 house tonight. The acting was far . *
| from being "bum."
Hon. J. E. Swearingen was on
I hand and was the orator of the day.
A. W. BRABHAM.
FIVE SEATS CONTESTED.
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; Democrats Will Hold 132 Places in
the Next House.
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Washington, Nov. 16.?Notice of
j five contests for seats in the next
| house of representatives already have
been filed with W. T. Page, clerk of
the house, and Mr. Page said today
he expected that at least fifteen seats
would be contested.
The contests filed involves the seats
pf five Democrats: Representativ J.
W. Rainey, of the fourth Illinois district,
and Soath, of the Fifth.'Illinois
district; Stanley H. Kunz, of the
eigth Illinois district; John J. Kindred,
of the second New York district,
and F. B. Swank, of the fifth
Oklahoma distroct.
A revised list of members of the
new house as reported by the clerk
of the house and based on unofficial
reports of the election, shows 302
Republicans, 132 Democrats and one
Socialist. First reports to the clerk
a week ago indicated that the next
house would be composed of 307 Republicans,
127 Democrats and one
Socialist.
Wright-Rhodes, r
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The
many friends of Butler Rhodes
and Miss Elizabeth Wright will be
interested to learn of their marriage
which took place Sunday morning
at the manse of the First Presbyterian
church, Rev. Jos. R. Sevier officiating.
The wedding was a quiet one with
only a few close friends present. The
bride looked lovely in a brown silk
one-piece gown aad smart brown and
blue hat. Immediately after the ceremony
they left for Atlanta and on
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tneir return wm nave apanuitiuis ac.
413 Ellis street.
Mrs. Rhodes is the daughter of
Capt. and Mrs. Russell Wright. She
was one one of the most popular of
her class at Tubman, and is a beaui
tiful and charming girl who has
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j many friends and admirers. Mr. . *
| Rhodes is the son of Mrs. T. A. Mc!
Allister and is one of the most highI
ly esteemed young men of the city.
He is a valued employee of the Central
road and has a host of friends
who will unite in sincere congratulations
and good -wishes.?Augusta
Chronicle.
Mrs. Rhodes formerly resided in
Bamberg, where she has many acquaintances,
who join in wishing her
and Mr. Rhodes much happiness.
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