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| $2.00 Per Year in Advance BAMBERG, S. C., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1920. Established in 1891
I CAROLINA BAPTISTS \
* HOLD CONVENTION j
GRHENVILlLE to entertain
^ the next COVENTION.
Lawlessness Condemned.
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v Convention Buys Baptist Courier, and
Establishes New High Schools.
Committees Appointed.
Columbia, December 9. ? With
the selection of Greenville as
I " the 1921 convention city and the!
election of officers here late tonight
the 100th annual session of the Baptist
State Convention was brought to
a close after a most eventful meeting.
Just before adjournment J. J. Lawton,
of Hartsville, was elected president
without opposition.
t. o. Lawton, of Greenville, was
elected vice-president and Dr. J. R.
Jester, of Greenwood, second vicepresident.
W. C. Allen, cf Dillon, was
re-elected treasurer and Dr. C. E.
r
Burts was reelected treasurer.
The entire session today and tonight
was fraught with interest. Tne
convention formally took over Limestone
College as a convention school
during the morning session.
The board of ministerial education
was abolished and this work will be
taken up by the commission of mis'
siona.
^ The convention also decided to insure
the lives of all ministers and by "
the policy adopted when a preacher 1
dies his beneficiaries will receive a !
sum equal to the salary of the minis- 1
ter in question for one year up to $2,
500.
It was decided to establish an acad- 1
?*mv fihpstprfipld. another at Scran
ton, and another in Horry county, and
another in Colleton. The definite lo*
' cations of those not already mention- 1
ed will be left to the committee on 1
education. The academy at Ridge
dale will be taken over by the con- 1
vention. i
During the afternoon session a 1
resolution ~ was introduced by Z. T.
Oody to appoint a committee to wait <
upon Governor Cooper and tp repre- 1
sent to him the lawlessness now in 1
the state. Strong speeches were
made and an urgent req.uest will be '
made to the governor to take steps l
at once to stop the crime wave. On
the committee are C. E. Burts, T. S. i
Wilbur, Z. T. Cody, W. H. Hunt and <
W. W. Lancaster j
A board of trustees of 15 for the
Baptist Courier was appointed tonight
as follows: W L. Ball, J. B.
Aiken and J. T. Shuler for one year;
E. V. Baldy, J. M. Cozart and T. O. 3
Lawton, for two years; W. S. Brooke, 1
T. T. Hyde and J. P. Gossett for three 1
years; E. V. Babb, J. S. Corpening
and B. E. Goer, for four years; W. I. 1
Johns, C. S. James and W. J. Wilkins 1
for five years. i
Dr. C. E. Burts was re-elected general
secretary of the general board. J
During the night Dr. ?oleman, of
Chaleston, made a brilliant speech be- (
fore the body asking for aid to help
his city. He pictured conditions
"Worse than Hell," itself that now '
exist in Charleston. * j
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Columbia, S. C., Dec. 8.?Purchase ;
of the Baptist Courier for $24,000, i
election of trustees for the various ]
colleges and strong addresses by sev- ]
eral speakers and the appointment of ]
a committee to look into the advisa- ]
bility of purchasing the Chick Springs
O sanitarium for a Baptist hospital were \
the outsanding events of the second ]
day of the 100th annual Baptist con- ]
vention here today and tonight.
After hearing the report of the com- j
mittee of 15, headed by T. T. Hyde, t
in which it was recommended that
the Baptist Courier be purchased, the j
report was adopted by a unanimous 1
vote. This purchase includes the <
subscription list and good-will and
the paper itself. It does not include ?
the courier plant. Tne convention
also voted to establish a board of
trustees of 15 to handle thQ paper
and these will be elected tomorrow
after a special nominating committee
of 'five has made its recommendations.
The deal is to be closed by
December 31.
All trustees and members of boards
were elected by the convention as!
nominated by the nominating committee.
New members of. the general
board with terms expiring in
1923 were named as follows: Ernest
J. Smith, Greenwood; J. A. Brock,
Graniteville; George P. White, Bamberg;
L. H. Raines, Mountain Rest;
R. C. Granberry, Gaffney; J. K. t
MAY GET 1 MOKE CONGRESSMAN.
Tinkliam Bill Also Introduced to Cut
Down Southern Representation.
Washington, Dec. 9.?As predicted
the fight in congress over the question
of whether the representation in
the house from Georgia and South
Carolina shall be increased one member
each, giving Georgia 13 members
and South Carolina 8, or whether the
present number shall be reduced because
of the negro question, has already
come to the front.
The situation may as well be clearly
and thorouighly understood from
beginning. The bill of Representative
Siegel, of New York, would increase
the membership of the house
from 435 to 483, Mr. Siegel being
chairman of the house committee on
census. Mr. Larsen, of Georgia, is
also a member of this committee from
the Democratic side. '
This increase, Mr. Siegel said, is
proposed as a basis of discussion and
does not at this time represent anything
definite that has been agreed
upon. .
If this bill is passed it will be necessary
for the states of Georgia and
South Carolina to have their legislatures
redistrict the states, that is '
make over the state lines and reararrange
the present disticts as they
are laid out at this time.
However, Congressman Tinkham,
of Massachusetts, will reduce the j
present number of members from the
south if a resolution which he has ^
just offered is passed. He claims that .
because of the suffrage laws working
against the negro in the south, the .
colored men are not being given^ a .
square deal and that he will insist .
;hat not only shall no additional mem- ,
bers be added to the house roll from
that section but that some of those
already in the house shall be eliminated.
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Had the Republican majority in J
the house foeen small it is possible
that something of this kind would
have been perfected but it is not be- .
lieved that with such a large majority
they will waste much time on seating
a half dozen or more negroes
from the south. j
Other southern states affected un- j
ler the Siegel bill would be as follows:
Alabama from 10 to 11; Ar- r
kansas from 7 to 8; North Carolina, ^
10 to 12; Oklahoma, 8 to 9; Tennessee,
10 to 11; Texas 18 to 21; Vir- j
?inia, 10 to 11.
From a southern viewpoint this s
tvill undoubtedly be the most inter- ^
*sting legislation to come before con- j
*ress at this session. 3
Losing Age Rapidly. .
"There sir, that's made you ten
rears younger," said the hairdresser j
srushing away the last fragment of
;he customer's close-cropped beard.
A week elapsed ere the same vie- .
:im occupied the chair, and in that .
week the hirsute crop had regained 7
ts former luxuriance.
"What can I do for you this time, ,
sir?" asked the artist politely.
"Oh, clip off another ten years,"
:ame the reply.?Houston Post.
Read The Herald, $2.00 per year. *
rodd, Clarendon; T. T. Hyde, Char- j
leston; J. R. Moore, Chester; J. C. c
Lawson, McBee; A. P. Smith, Smoak; s
T. E. Norris, Edgefield; A. T. Rogers,, c
Rragener; F. T. Cox, Pickens; L. H. t
Hunt, Newberry; W. D. Coggeshall, j
Darlington; . MP. Bailes, Greer; S. ]
P. Hair, Fountain Inn; T. C. Skin- j
ler, Columbia. - a
Trustees of Furman university un- c
:il 1925 were named as follows: H. \
P. McGee, Z. T. Cody, R. W. Lide, ^
H. L. Watson and Ray Smith. c
Greenville's Woman's college trus- a
;ees are: T. T. Hyde, C. M. McGee, e
John T. Douglas, J. S. Stark. r
For Anderson college, the followng
were named until 1925: H. W.
SVatkins, Robert Black, and T. C. j
Skinner. a
The summer assembly committee
is named tonight is J. E. White, W. c
71 rnv. t rr u,,r,f l_
2J. illajci, tv . ?j. i. xa. xxuixu, y
r. P. Tucker, G. W. Quick, T. J. q
^Vatts, Chas. A. Jones and C. C. Cole- g
nan. r
Limestone college: T. S. Wilbur, c
JV. M. Jones, and the three present t
rustees John M. Kinard, Howard L. c
ftreeks and Joseph A. Gaines. i t
The convention adopted a resolu- I
ion whereby no members of the gen- g
?ral board will be able to succeed j
hemselves, this being done to allow e
10 "centralization of power." ?
A request for women to be named g
>n the board of trustees of the G. W. a
was turned down because of a r
mssible conflict with the charter of e
he institution. . c
WILL ANNOUNCE
DECISION LATER
COMMISSION ENDS HEARING ON
TELEPHONE RATES.
Hot Fight Develops.
Chamber of Commerce Opposes Effort
of Company to Increase
( liarges in This State.
Columbia, Dec. 10.?The South
Carolina Railroad commission concluded
its two day hearing of the
petition of the Southern Bell Telephone
and Telegraph company for a
statewide increase in telephone rates
yesterday afternoon, reserving its decision
to permit further investigation
of the question by the commission.
The company in its prayer is asking
on increase of slightly over 25 per
cent, for the telephone charges in
South Carolina. This average increase
is not, however, to be applied generally,
the town and cities under the
new schedule being divided into eight
groups with the same, rates applied
to all exchanges in the group. In this
way the charges in at least one town,
Cowpens, which now has a rate out
:>f proportion with exchanges of similar
size m the state, will be reduced.
The present charge in Cowpens for
cne party lines is $3.50, while under
:he group plan the rate for these lines
will 'be only $2.25.
Allendale, Barnwell, Blackville, |
Denmark, Honea Path, Johnston,
Leesville, Liberty, Pelzer, Pickens/
Piedmont, Prosperity, St. George and
Whitmire are grouped together, with
:he following proposed rates: One
party business lines, $3.60; two par:y
business lines,. 3; four party
5ion telephones, $1.50; one party
-esidence lines, $1.80; four party
-PQidpnpp linps $1 50 rpsidpnc.p
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extension sets, $1.25. The exchanges
n this group number subscribers
"anging from 67 to 114 for a single
jxchange.
The proposed rates for Bamberg,
3atesburg, Belton, Cheraw, Clio, Dilon,
Easley, Edgefield, Greer, Hartsrille,
Latta, Marion, Mullins, MoColl,
rimmonsville and Summerville are:
Dne party business lines, $3.90; one
)arty inward lines, $2.50; two party
)usiness lines, $3.30; four party busiless
lines, $2.7.0; business extension
>ets, $1.50; one party residence lines.
?2.40; two party residence lines,
?2.10; four party residence lines,
>1.80, and extension sets for resilence
lines, $1.25. Subscribers in
;he exchange of this group range
torn 107 to 369.
Only two witnesses have been
leard during the hearing, which be?an
Wednesday morning, J. M. B.
3oxsey, of Atlanta, first vice presilent
of the Southern Bell company
n charge of finances, and George J.
iToundt, vice president in charge of
operations. Testimony offered has
linged largely upon the financial
condition of the Southern Bell system,
particular reference being paid
o the revenues derived from and
he expenses incurred by the exchange
in South Carolina. The com>any
claims that notwithstanding increase
in rates the revenues are not
iufficient to pay the necessary cost
>f maintenance and operation of
he lines in this territory. The cor)orate
affiliation of the Southern
Bell Telephone and Telegraph com>any
and the American Telephone
tnd Telegraph company, the parent
company, and the contractural relaions
of the Southern Bell with the
/Vestern Electric company, a subsiliary
of the parent company, were
,lso discussed. Twenty of the 52
>xchan.ge points in the state were
epresented at the hearinlg.
Mass of Statistics.
Both witnesses for the company
ntroduced a mass of statistical
.nalyses and efficiency charts in sup>ort
of their contention that the
ompany needed more money to pro'ide
extensions and improvements,
lemanded in this territory. The
louthern Bell, according to the testinony,
was controlled by the parent
nmnonr TrVnVh nU'TlS tVlP SfOPk of
he Southern company. The parent
ompany, according to the evidence,
hrough contracts with the Southern
Bell company, collects 4^% of the
:ross revenue of the subsidiary com>any
for "assistance, advice and fitancial
aid." This, the officers of the
Southern Bell system claimed, was of
;reat assistance to their company
-nd w*as also an economic business
ueasure. Attorneys for the chambrs
of commerce, opposing the inrease,
contended that the practice
$25,000,000 BE NECESSARY.
For Relief of Armenia, Accorcling to
State Department.
,Washington, , Dec. 7.?President
Wilson's suggestion in his message
to congress today that a loan be extended
by the United States to the
Armenian government brought to
j light that the state department has
I had the question under consideration
: and that it has arrived at the conclusion
that a credit of $25,000,000
would be necessary.
The Armenian question and the
acceptance by President Wilson of
the task of mediating between the j
Armenians and the Turkish Nationalists
was understood to have been
discussed today at the regular week
ly cabinet meeting,- at which the
state department was represented by
! acting Secretary Davis.
! Officials of the state department
I supporting the suggestion of a loan
! declared today that the rehabilitation
of Armenia could not be expected
merely as a result of kind words and
an extension of moral support. Reports
to the department of conditions
in the country have indicated clearly,
it was said, that without money the
population could not go far in achieving
a stable adjustment.
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Habitual Salutation.
"How do the people of Kay See
address each other?" asked an acquaintance
who seldom left the old
home town.
"As far as I have noticed," replied
Burt Blurt, of Petunia, who
occasionally visits the Big Burg, "one
says, 'hands up!' and the other replies,
'help, help.' "?Kansas City
Star.
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Too Feminine.
"What become of your new girl
plprV 9"
j "We had to let her go," said the
head o>f the firm. "She had had no
head for "business."
"Too bad."
I "Yes, she parked her gum on the
adding machine and her powder puff
in the cash register."?^Birmingham
Age-Herald.
was a waste. The relation of the
Southern Bell company with the
Western Electric company, which
acts as its purchasing agent, was also
attacked as only another measure
used by the parent company to control
and coerce its subsidiary.
John J. McSwain, of Greenville, attorney
for 'the chambers of commerce,
did not put up any witnesses when
the company closed its case with the
cross-examination of Mr. Hoxsey yesterday
morning, contending that the
company had failed to make out its
case. Its witnesses, he pointed out,
had admitted that there had been a
decline in the price of the materials
which go into the construction and
maintenance of telephone systems.
This Mr. McSwain said would necesQQrilxr
roHiiPP thp nnprfltir?Pr pyDPTISPS.
Other representatives of the chambers
of commerce laid particular
stress on the strained financial condition
of the state, contending that
the proper course for the telephone
company to pursue was like all other
businesses, to take their losses, retrench
and await a more favorable
time for their proposed expansion.
Request for Audit.
Mr. McSwain requested the commission
to have an audit made of the
books of the company, and also an
efficiency survey made of the entire
corporation to settle the question of
waste, offered to pay for the audit
and survey, provided the commission
would put into effect the proposed
schedule of rates, the company to
make a refund of the overplus to the
subscribers if the charges after investigation
were found exhorbitant.
This offer was refused by Chairman
Frank W. Shealy of the commission,
who explained that while there was |
no appropriation provided for this
purpose, he would consult with the
governor to devise some way to have
the survey and audit made. Attorney
General Wolfe also offered* his assistance.
The commission, Mr. Shealy said,
did not propose to authorize any increase
for the purpose of increasing
wages of employees. The company
in an exhibit filed with the commission
contended further wage increase
must be made by the company during
1921, the increase for South Carolina
being at an annual rate of $82,000.
The increase in rates was asked, Mr.
Hoxsey explained, for the primary i
purpose of raising its earnings to a
point above expenses, where it could
borrow money for proposed expansion
and maintenance. |:
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CORN AND PORK
IN ABUNDNACE
GOVERNOR COOPER ISSUES REASSURING
STATEMENT.
Can Eat Cornbread.
Hogs Plentiful and Hay, Potatoes
and Home Canned Goods
on Hand.
South Carolina today has more
corn, hogs, hay, syrup and other articles
of food than the state has had
in many years, and although the conditions
are* depressing, there is no
reason for alarm and the facts that
must be faced indicate that the state
is fundamentally sound economically,
according to a statement issued by
Governor Cooper.
The corn crop of 42,500,000 bush
els is enough to furnish one-half of a
bushel a week to each of the 325,000
families in the state for 12 months
and besides furnishing 60 bushels
each for the 200,000 mules and horses
in the state, the statement says.
"We have in the state at present
1,100,000 hogs, a greater number
than we have had since 1860. It is
estimated that we can butcher$700,000
of these and if each of the hogs
averaged 125 pounds, which give us
87,500,000 pounds of pork or 270
pounds per family, an amount which
will furnish about 75 per cent, of
our meat supply," the statement says.
Below is the statement:
Plenty of Corn.
"The director of the extension
service of Clemson college and the
United States department of agriculture
have called my attention to
agricultural conditions that should
be known and impressed at this time
as they have a decided bearing upon
the economic conditions of the present
and the near future in South
Carolina. I understand from Director
Long that we have produced this
year in South Carolina the largest
corn crop in the history of the state.
This crop of 42,500,000 bushels is
sufficient to furnish one-half bushel
per week for 12 months to each or
the 325,000 families in the state, totalling
10,000,000 'bushels, and at
the same time furnishing 60 bushels
each, a liberal year's supply, to our
290,000 mules and horses, aggregating
17,000,000 bushels. This makes
a total of 27,000,000 bushels for human
and animal consumption, 'leaving
15,500,000 bushels for seed and
for fattening our stock.
"We have in the state at present
1,100,000 hogs, a greater number
than we have had since 1860, from
which it is estimated that we- can
butcher 700,000. If each of these
700,000 averages 125 pounds, which
is a reasonable estimate, this will
give us 87,500,000 pounds of pork,
or 270 pounds per family, an amount
which will furnish about 75 per cent,
of our necessary meat supply.
"We have also one of the largest
hay crops saved in a number ol 1
years, and we have one'of the largest
acreages of recent years in sorfghum
and cane, furnishing us considerably
over an average yield of syrup.' We
nave, 100, an increased aciecise m
sweet potatoes with an indication of
an increased yield. Our homes are
stocked with a generous supply of i
home-made canned goods.
Labor to be Better.
"The above facts are obtainable
from the bureau of statistics of the i
United States department of agriculture,
our most reliable . source of
such information. These figures in
themselves are encouraging in any
consideration of our general econoic
condition.
"If in addition to the above facts
labor situation is sure to make decided
improvement and that the cost ;
of fertilizers and other material and
expenses of producing the 1921 crop
will be lower, we can more fully
realize that the future is not as dark
as it might otherwise seem at pres- '
ent. Labor is almost sure to be more
plentiful, less exacting, and consequently
more efficient than it has ,
been during the past year or two. ]
Fertilizers will undoubtedly decline,
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as Will 111*3 UUJSL ViJ. UIUC1 ixicn,cix 1UI j
and equipment used in making the j <
next crop. j1
"We must also not lose sight of the <
fact hat though cotton and other *
farm products have declined greatly,
so the cost of living and of conduct- '*
ing farming operations will decline, :
thus making the purchasing power of i
lower priced farm products relative- i
ly not as much as less as might ap- 1
BYRNES ISSUES STATEMENT.
Tells Why He Favors Revival of War
Finance Board.
Washington, Dec. 8.?Congressman
Byrnes, of South Carolina, who
is leading the fight in the house for
resumption of operations of the war
finance corporation in the interest of
cotton, today issued the following
statement, showing clearly what is
intended to be accomplished and
what w/41 be the result if the present
movement is successful. "I have in-'
troduced a concurrent resolution
merely requesting the secretary of
the treasury to immediately cause the
War Finance Corporation to function.
No legislation is necessary because
under the act of March 3rd, the congress
provided that the corporation
could continue in business until one
year after the ratification of the
peace treaty.
"The reason it .is not functioning
today is because the secretary of the
treasury, who, under the law, must
approve all loans, issued an order on
May 1st, 1920, suspending all operations
of the corporation. The secretary
states he issued the order because
at that time our exports had
increased and he deemed it unnecessary
and further believed that the
government should not stay in the
banking business. The act, however,
is not a war act, as it was not passed
until four months after the armistice
the congress discussed the question
of the government staying in the
banking business and decided that
this particular activity was necessary *
during the period of reconstruction:
and should continue for a year after
ratification tfie peace treaty, again
our exports, which on May 1st showed
an increase, have not decreased.
"I am satisfied that the secretary
of the treasury notwithstanding his
stronlg views against the operation of
the corporation, will obey a request .
from congress, and it is the most
practical assistance now available. All
the machinery exists and it can aid in
promptly increasing the exports.
When in New York investigating this
matter I learned that Liverpool interests
had oversold the future market
to a geater extent than ever before.
In a short while Liverpool will
begin buying spot cotton at the depressed
price. An increase in price
should result but the man who most
needs help will not' look with much
hope for any greater extension of
credit from the Federal Reserve Board
and the finance corporation offers in
my opinion the best opportunity for
assistance."
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ROBBED IN PULLMAN CAR.
Woman is Chloroformed and Hair
Cut Off.
Orlando, Fla., Dec. 9.?'Mrs. S.
Waters Howe, wife of the cashier of
a local hank, wras chloroformed and
robbed of her jewelry, after which
the thief cut off a large portion of her
back hair, whale en route on a Pull- *
man car to Cincinnati Tuesday night
just out of Jacksonville.
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Mr. Howe today received a special
delivery letter mailed from Atlanta
relating a few brief facts of the robbery.
Mrs. Howe left Jacksonville on
the Cincinnati train shortly after 8
o'clock p. m. She retired early and
some time during the night was
drulgged with chloroform, not regaining
consciousness until in the morning,
when she discovered that her hair
had been cut short in the back and
that her rings and money were gone.
She wrote that she was ill from the
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euecis 01 tut? sicopiiig putiuu.
? < ? ?
Knows Better.
"What at th' op'ry hous tonight,
'Squire?' "
"Th' billboards say it's one o'
them Broadway shows," , replied
'Squire Witherbee, "that came direct
from New York to Chigerville. I
know that ain't so."
"It may be true."
"It can't be true. In th' fust
place th' company'd have to change
cars at Hickory Junction to get here."
?Birmingham Age-Herald.
Renew your subscription today.
pear on the surface.
"If our farmers will pursue the
wise course they will so reduce the
cotton acreage that the price which
will be obtained, considering the
cheaper cost of production, will assure
them a reasonably good profit.
We realize that the farmers today
are under a terrible financial strain,,
pet the above facts must be reassuring
for they indicate that the state
is fundamentally sound economically."
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