Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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' 1 Is Senate Lively , to "Fire" Tolbert? , f Under the heading, "May Reject < Tolbert?Senate Likely to Rebuke k the President," the Boston Trans\ script on August 21 carried the fol- 1 lowing dispatch relative to the ef- ] forts of Senator Dial to have J. W. Tolbert's nomination as marshal for the western district of South Caro- j lina rejected: ??? ? The senate appears about ready j to administer a sharp rebuke to Pres- i ident Harding for unfit appointments ' to public office. The president's < readiness to listen to political boom- i . ers and to play the game of the Re- j publican machine has led him into < a great many unfortunate situations, j I* Tolbert of South Carolina. , The senate now, with a little more leisure, appears determined to scan ] , the nominations with unusual care; and in the case of Joseph W. Tol- ] bert to be United States marshal for < the western district of South Caroli- < v na, it bids fair to support Senator ] Dial, of that state, in his fight to ] have the nomination rejected. Tol- < bert is the member of the Republican national committee for that < t state and it is understood that his i appointment was recommended by ] the headquarters of that organiza- j tion. Consequently the fight that is < being made to secure withdrawal of ] the nomination or rejection of the i nominee is one calling for a line-up j of the Republicans in the senate ] against their own party organization, i Tolbert is the Republican "referee" i lor South Carolina, a word coined in t the time of Roosevelt when that t president, distracted by the pulling i and hauling of corrupt southern Re- ] publicans for appointment to office, j selected what he believed to be the i squarest men he could find to pass j upon southern patronage. The t t scheme worked fairly well, although i of course it caused its heartburnings g and Mr. Harding has adopted it. g Selling the Pastmasterships. i Wio coloptinn nf TnlhArt. in South I Carolina appears to have been par- a 1 ticularly unfortunate; so much so i that Senator Dial has felt constrained t to lay before the senate the personal ] record of the referee and candidate, s hacked with affidavits, and these are i * now being studied by a sub-commit- * tee of the committee on the judiciary a consisting of Senators Shortn-idge, of c California; Ernest, of Kentucky, and t Ashurst, of Arizona. In addition, s \ Senator Dial placed in the Congres- i sional Record the story of Tolbert's 1 operations as chief distributor of pat- I ronage for his state, with the result that the nomination has been S held up, and, unless Mr. Tolbert can j clear himself of the charges brought i against him, the full committee bids r fair to recommend rejection, for the s good of the Republican party. I # Once before, at the instance of < Senator Dial, the senate has reject- a . ed one of President Harding's ap- t " pointees in South Carolina, a fact t which encourages the belief that it r - will follow its hand' in the Tolbert ( p case. It appears that in Orangeburg 1 county, Tolbert appointed as a sub- t referee for that district one B. J. i Mixson. The term of tne lady post- < ?9 J? r\P PrtTrm a n traa C r mistress ill lUC WYTU Kit- uv?muu n xu K expiring, and she informed Senator t . Dial that Mixson had demanded $300 c of her as the price of her reappoint- t ment. She refused to pay the mon- t ey and communicated with the jun- i ^ ior senator. Meantime Mixson had been nominated to be postmaster at Orangeburg, and so violent was the opposition to his confirmation that ] the postoffice department sent two inspectors into the state to investigate the case. They reported back ] tfhat it was true that Mixson had made this demand of the postmistress, but suggested in their report that as he was likely soon to receive v a federal omce nimseu, ana merefore go on the federal salary list, no doubt there would be no repetition of the offense. The senate was not impressed by this line of argument, * however, and refused to confirm Mix- ] r son's nomination, * Senator Dial's Formal Statement. ] According fo the statement of Senator Dial as published in the Congressional Record, office brokerage is part of the Tolbert system. Says the senator on the subject: . "The proof presented to me is unquestionable on the subject. The practice is i to divide the state into districts and have some one in each district look after this part of the nefarious business. I am told of many instances where the offices were sold?one bringing $750, another $1,200, another $2,000 and different sums all i around the state where there was i competition. A recent case was re- ] ported where $1,200 was paid and . the party failed to get the office, and , after considerable wrangling, the funds were returned. One of Tol* bert's referees was recently rejected in the senate because he endeavored ( J to get a lady postmistrss to pay him $300 to get her confirmed. An affi- < davit of one of his former followers . 0 states Tolbert admitted he expected ;o realize $100,000 from this source." The senator has submitted to the sub-committee an affidavit from the mayor of Tolbert's town, charging irunkenness, carrying concealed weapons and possession of a barrel oi liquor on the plea that the owner was a government official and therefore entitled to hold it. Discrimination Against Veterans. Another chrage relates to alleged favoritism, discrimination against world war veterans in civil service appointments. Upon this point Senator Dial says: "Mr. Tolbert's conduct since he has been appointed referee' has shown him to be a spoilsman of the worst class. For some time the practice of this administration in selecting postmasters, the civil service commission sends to the postomce department tne tnree names making the highest marks and this department/ delegates to Tolbert, the referee, the right to select whichever he chooses. Tolbert has ruthlessly ignored the spirit of the 2ivil service and has refused to recommend parties making the highest oaark, except in very few cases. He I .1 i. 4-V/n uas aimusL umvci aauy isuuicu iuc claims of ladies and ex-service men." Mr. Tolbert has issued a general denial of the charges against him with reference to postmaster appointments, but Senator Dial has submitted to the sub-commititee specific examples of alleged favoritism. F\>r instance, in Greenville, two exsoldiers and one civilian competed for the postmastership, William F. Robinson made 79 per cent., plus five for soldier preference. * Charles C. iVithington made 67.4 per cent., plus ive per cent, for soldier preference, ind Robert T. Thorne made 72.80 )er cent. Tolbert endorsed Thorne. n Ahheville. Tolbert named his ne )hew over a veteran with a higher ating. In Clinton he named a ne)hew hy marriage over a veteran; )ut in this case the nephew had the lighest rating of the three. In Kerihaw%he named his own favorite over i veteran who had the highest ratng of the three even without the five >er cent, soldier preference. These ire concrete instances. Mr. Tolbert neets them with the general denial hat he has refused to acknowledge reference to soldiers on the civil lervice list, and he says he has the ecords to prove it. Already Mr. rolbert says he has recommended ibout 300 postmasters for South Carina. With regard to the case of he Bowman postmistress, Tolbert ;ays he has an affidavit from the ostmistress that she does not know ffixson and never has been asked by iim for money. Will Senate O. K. Rotten System? This is the nut the committee on udiciary is asked to crack regarding in important presidential appointnent in South Carolina. The whole ystem is rotten, and the senate will >ut its O. K. on it if the nomination >f Tolbert is confirmed. Senators ire inclined to believe without quesion the statement to them of Senaor Dial that ordinarily he would not nix in Republican rows in South Carolina and that it is immaterial to lim what Republicans are appointed o office, but that the protests comng up from his state are of such a Jharacter he cannot ignore them. Senator Dial has laid the facts before he senate in the form of sworn affilavits, and many Republican senaors are assuring him that although heir party can stand for a good deal, t cannot afford to stand for Tolbert. De Melon Mighty Sweet. }e moon gone roun' de graveyard bend, En de watchman lef his beat; 3n I hopes dis night dat de worl' won't end, Fer de melon mighty tweet! Oh, de melon mighty sweet, En de watchman lei' he Deat; Hit ain't jes' right, But hit's dead er night, En de melon mighty sweet! De rabbit run lak he see a gun, En de gray owl say: "Who's you?" En I say: ''Good Lawd, I'm de very one, En dey's no use axin' who!" Oh, de melon mighty sweet, TTrt /la wat/ilimon 1 of' ha Vmat* J-*-A uv iiubvauiuu xvi. uv uvut , Hit ain't jes' right, But hit's dead er night, En de melon mighty sweet! ?Atlanta Constitution. A Thought for the Week. My readers may wish to know what constitutes a good farmer. I think the requirements of a good farmer are at least four: (1) The ability to make a full and comfortable living from the land; (2) To rear a family carefully and well; (3) To be of good service to the community; (4) To leave the farm more productive than it was when he took it. ?Dr. Liberty H. Bailey. i [ EVEN HUGHES COULD NOT DO IT. j A Voice from the Iceberg?The Dis- C carded Candidate. p Savannah Press. o It will take something better and r stronger than Secretary Highes's spe- n cial plea to whitewash Senator Tru- c man H. Newberry, of Michigan. d tferore ne entered rresiaent nar- 1: ding's cabinet, Mr. Hughes was coun- t sel for Newberry. Now he has writ- d ten a letter trying to take the stain s and sting away from his client of c having spent so much money in his 1: campaign for senator. The outlay of i money at that time was enormous, ii Newberry, it will be remembered, had a to be elected because the Republican i majority depended upon it and the v defeat of President Wilson's policy s had to be compassed at all costs. Vot- r; ers were bribed to vote for Newberry \ and not to vote for Ford. Newberry was convicted in a lower court and j the surpreme court set the verdict r aside upon a technicality. He had a i hard fight to keep from being expell- t ed from the senate. i One of the reasons that he was ac- t quitted by the supreme court was s, that the law against bribery was held not to limit the expenses of a primary ^ or nominating campaign. One of the f . justices who was so anxious to ac- ^ i quit the senator held that the act of a . congress, known as the corrupt prac- e tices actt, only applied to senators j elected by the legislature and that it i was passed prior to the amendment s putting the election of senators into t tfhe hands of the people. fj Realizing that this is something e more than a personal question, but t is now a party issue, Secretary u Hughes has gone in, not so much to p whitewash Newberry, but to absolve the Republican majority in the sen- s ate from a spurious taint. 1, Senator Borah, Republican, declar- s ed that the amount expended in Mich- v Igan was intended to and did corrupt- t ly affect the result of the primary t election. Other Republican senators t declared thatt: c If Secretary Hughes does not 0 know that the Newberry seat in f( the United States senate was n hnnsrht. he is the only intelligent ? 7?? . person in America who does not e know the fact. n fj Bat the Jury Thought Otherwise. The State. g Mr. Charles E. Hughes, secretary ^ of state, former justice of the su- d preme court of the United States and s, sometime unsuccessful Republican 0 candidate for president of the United States, has scrambled into the print through the avenue of the Republi- e notmnoi ovoniitivp committee to ~ """u"Ui w issue a clean bill of political health g to Senator Truman Newberry, the ^ citizen whose friends in Michigan c spent $200,000 or $250,000 to elect ^ him to the Unitec States senate. a Mr. Hughes is of the opinion that jj the conviction, later set aside, of Mr. NewbdVry by a jury ot citizens of Michigan, the majority of whom were of his own political faith, was unjust. Now Mr. Hughes is doubtless a a good citizen, but possibly no better 71 judge of facts than a jury in Michi gan. * That same jury might marvel how * Mr. Charles E. Hughes was able to say in print before the election of * 1920 that the most practical way of b coaxing the United States Into the league of nations was to choose Mr. Harding president. Mr. Hughes holds h high office in the Harding adminis- ^ tration, but not yet has Mr. Harding = led the country into the league of g nations. j The Michigan jury which, -in Mr. ' Hughes's opinion, perpetrated a frightful wrong on Mr. Truman Newberry might say that Mr. Hughes would better devote his spare energies to explaining his course in ref- i erence to the league of nations. Probably most men who have $250,000 to invest in an election in Michigan may climb into the United States senate in a state like Michigan and there they would find a Republican majority which, assisted by a secretary of state, would be pleasto give them a shining coat of white | enameled virtue. I inaeea, 11 is piuuauic ma.u publican party would like to have a senate with a majority composed of men not one of whom had spent less than a quarter of a million dollars on his election. If that were the case, no Borah or Lenroot would ever appear to give trouble about a tariff bill. Up to You, Gentlemen. A suit tried by the late Sir Francis Jeune in the English divorce courts is said to be one of the briefest on record. Sir Francis summed up the case as follows: "If the husband were the brute the wife says he is, she is well rid of him. If, on the other hand, he is the saint he ( mQtos himself out. he is far too good for any woman. Consider your ver- I diet, gentlemen." ^ i Renew your subscription today. Fewer Household Servants. Charlotte Observer. Recently announced census figurei rove that there has been a falling of f approximately 20 per cent, in th< lumber of persons employed in do Qestic service. This includes, o: ourse, cooks, house maids, and laun Iresses. The New York Daily News a any analysis of this situation find: wo reasons to 'explain the notabh decline in the number of householc ervants. In the first place, electri al household appliances have veri argely eliminated the drudgery o lousework and made housekeeping afinitely less burdensome and pleas nter than it was in former years Tierefore a large number of house rives who might afford to emplo: ervants prefer to do their own worl ather than to be bothered with a ser ant. The second reason advanced by th< Jews for the changing situation witl egard to servants is found in the re uctance of many women to work ii he homes of others. This objection t is explained, is largely based upoi he long hours required of domestii ervantls. Our New York contemporary is un [oubtedly correct in its analysis a: ar as it goes. The southern house :eeper, however, who depends upoi nd prefers colored servants, woult laborate on the explanations given "or instance, wages for day labo: tave been so much higher in th< outh recently than it had been here ofore that many domestic servant: inding that their husbands wer< arning sufficient money to suppor hem, quit their jobs and are living ipon the income of their masculini portion of the family. Unquestionably a larger number o ervants would be employed in Char ottie if a sufficient supply of gooc ervants were available, but a house rife who has pride in her home, par icularly those without children o: hose whose children have reachet he age where they do not requin onstant atention, prefer to do theft wn work well rather than to pa] or having it done in a slipshod man er. Certainly the wonderful hell hat comes through the use of mod rn electric appliances, for the horn* lakes this course much easier. Ir act, modern household appliance* ave pretty well eliminated real drud ery from housework. Even the cashing machine and ironing and ishwashing are being done in thouands of homes without imposing anj nerous burden upon the housewife It is not probable that the propor [on of homes in which servants are mployed will be increased. On the ther hand it will probably grov mailer, and, after all is said' anc one, it were probably better so beause it promotes thrift and self-re iance among the class of people whc re the backbone of American civi zation. ' ; The Wrong Map. A visitor to Chicago was standing t the corner of State street with ? - 1 j TT? if i-T, lap in ms nanu. ne ga^cu at n. iu ently. A kindly passerby offered his ssistance, whereupon the man, witt he map, smiled wanly. "I reckoned I'd figure It out verj rell," he said; "with this little map ut I guess I'm beat." "Yes, yes," said the Good Samar tan, soothingly, "I dare say you'c avq managed very well, but you're Doking at the map of New York!" CAftBUI HELPED REGAIN STRENGTH tUnt Laif Wu Sick Far Tkret Tears, Sefieriaf Heme and Depresjei?Read Htr Ova Stay ol Recovery. rant Rock, Alt.?Mnu C. 1L Btegall if near her*, recently related the to] oirtai interesting account of h*r re Itrays MI was in t weakened con tttttn. I was sick three years in bed lufferfwr t greet deal at ?In weak lerrona, depressed. I was to weak ' couldn't walk across the floor; jot ltd to laj and, my little ones do thi rerk. I was almost dead. I trie* w%tj thing I heard of, and a number e: lectori. Still 1 didn't get any reliel ; couldn't oat, and slept poorly. 1 leUere If I hadn't heard ef and takei )ardsi I ireuld hare died. I bough ix bottles, after a neighbor told mi rhat it did for her. 1 began to eat and sleep, began ti ;ain my strength and am now wel md strong. I haven't had any tron lie since ... I sure can testify to thi rood that O&rdui did me. I dont kink there is a better tonic xna& ind I believe it saved my life." For over 40 years, thousands of wo nen have used Cardui successfully a the treatment of many womanly lUmen ts. If you suffer as these women did ake Cardui. It may hely jeu, too. t all druggists. B IS I t 666 quickly relieves Colds, Constipation, Biliusness, and Headache. A Fine Tonic. * MASTER'S SALE. ? Pursuant to a decree of the Court - of Common Pleas for Bamberg Coun_ f ty, S. C., in the case of Ehrhardt Banking Company, plaintiff, against " Ehrhardt Manufacturing Company, , defendant, I will sell at public sale, 3 for cash to the highest bidder, in 3 front of the Court House door at * Bamberg, S. C., during the legal 1 hours of sale on salesday in Septem ber, 1922, being September 4, 1922, T the following described premises: . a That certain lot or parcel of land, situated in the Town of Ehrhardt, , * County of Bamberg, State of South - Carolina, and bounded on the North 1 by Ehrhardt street; East by Wash incfnrt etroat Ki7 nArtinn nf kJWA WWJ k/VUWU biuu Vi. lot No. 3 in block No. 9; and West 7 by lots No. 8 and No. 9. Said lot z being the same upon which is located . the ginnery and the ice plant of the Ehrhardt Manufacturing Company. And in addition to the said real es5 tate, at the same time and place I i will sell upon the same terms the following personal property: The engines and the boilers located upon , 1 the said described premises, and , used in connection with the opera, i tion of the said ginnery and ice ? plant. L J. J. BRABHAM, JR., Probate Judge for Bamberg County, acting as Master. 3 Dated, August 12, 1922. MASTER'S SALE. 1 ^ * Pursuant to a decree of the Court . of Common Pleas for Bamberg Coun_ r ty, S. C., in the case of G. Brooks 3 Kinard and A. F. Henderson, as Executors of the Estate of Charles Ehr" hardt, deceased, plaintiffs, against 3 J. D. Dannelly and Mrs. M. S. Cope3 land, defendants, I will sell at pubt lie sale, for cash to the highest bidder, in front of the Court House ' door at Bamberg, S. C., during the 3 legal hours of sale on salesday in September, 1922, being September f 4, 1922, the following described premises: All that certain piece, " parcel or lots of land, lying and be1 img situate in the Town of Ehrhardt, . Bamberg County, State of South Carolina, measuring and containing about three acres, more or less, and r known as lots No. 4, No. 7, No. 8, No. i 9, No. 10, and the Southern half of ? lot No. 3, all in block No. 9 West, ' - ?- ? J XI , also lot INO. 12 ana me i^unueiu hall of lot No. 11, lying between 7 block No. 9 and the run of branch, - as shown by map of the Town of j ) Ehrhardt; and bounded as follows: 1 North by Ehrhardt street and lots 1 of Ehrhardt Manufacturing Com- 1 1 pany; East by lot of Ehrhardt Manul facturing Company, and Washington j street; South by lots of C. R. Mears, and Charles Ehiihardt (being lots No. 5, No. 6, and the Southern half 5 of lot No. 11 in block No. 9 West); I and on the West by run of the j . branch, or lands of Mrs. Frances r Copeland. Said lots ihaving been sold to J. D. Dannelly by Charles j Ehrhardt. J. J. BRABHAM, JR., ? Judge of Probate for Bamberg County, actinig as Master. * Bated, August 12, 1922. i I /%/%/% Cures Malaria, Chills, * ?*?%?% Fever, Bilious Fever, - \/W v Colds, and LaGrippe. ) NOTICE TO CREDITORS. JNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT. EASTERN DISTRICT OF SOUTH CAROLINA. > 1 IN BANKRUPTCY. J In the matter of S. W. Copeland, 1 Bankrupt. r To the Creditors of the said Bank- ^ rupt:? Take notice that the above bankrupt has filed his petition for dis" charge and that a hearing will be 1 had thereon on the 14 day of Sep3 tember, 1922, before said Court at Charleston, in said district, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, at which j r time ana piace an creunurs auu. other persons interested may appear | and show cause if any they have wihy the prayer of the said petitioner should not be granted. I RICHARD W. HUTSON, 8-31 Clerk. , DOES YOUR BACK ACHE? I It's usually h sign of sick kidneys, especially if the kidney action is disordered, passages scanty or too frequent Don't wait for more serious troubles. Begin using Doan's Kidney Pills. Read this Bamberg ."man's tftntimonv. . R. Clyde Rowell, clerk in county ? auditor's office, Carlisle St., says: "My kidneys were in a bad state be, Ing irregular in action. The muscles of my back were lame and weak and a constant pain across the small of * my back annoyed me. Doan's Kid* ney Pills rid me of every symptom { of this trouble and put my kidneys in first-class condition again." ^ 60c, at all dealers. Foster-Milburn [ Co.. Mfrs.. Buffalo, N. Y. i a i1 (oakroll s.S.CARROLL |i i teaches i i watches Watclunaker i i to sni . i tell Jeweler i j hj the I tkl'th Bamberg, S? C. * sh A TOINIC Grove's Tasteless chill Tonic restores Energy and Vitality by Purifying and Enriching the Blood. When you feel its strengthening, invigorating effect, see how it brings color to the cheeks and how it improves the appetite, you will then appreciate its true tonic value. Grove's Tasteless chill Tonic is simply Iron and Quinine suspended in syrup. So pleasant even children like it The blood needs QUININE to Purify it and IRON to Enrich it Destroys Malarial germs and Grip germs by its Strengthening. Invigorating Effect 60c. To Cure a Cold in One Day Take LAXATIVE BROMO QUUflNE (TabUtoO It stop* the Cough and Headache and works cm the Cold. E. W. GROVE'S signature ea each box. 30c. . J. F. Carter B. D. Carter J. Carl Kearse Carter, Carter & Kearse ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW Special attention given to settlement of Estates and Investigation of Land Titles. Loans negotiated on Real Estate. I ?I S. G. MAYFIELD ATTORNEY - AT-LAW PracHce in all courts, State and Federal. Office Opposite Southern Depot. BAMBERG, S. C. TDa Quinine That Does Not Affoet the Need Because of its tonic and laxative effect, TIVE BROMO QUININE is better than ordinary Quinine and does not cause nervousness nsr ringing in head. Remember the full name and look for the signature of B. W. GROVE. 30c. NOTICE CONCERNING PLOWING IN PUBLIC ROOADS. * Pursuant to recommendation ot the Bamberg .County Grand Jury, the landowners oi tne county cultivating lands adjacent and adjoining public roads are hereby urgently requested not to plow into or allow their hands to plow into the roads. Landowners are requested to plant two or three rows of crops adjacent to roads parallel with the road, so that there may be proper turning space without the necessity of turning plows in the roads. It is against the law to allow plows to damage the road*, and it is an unnecessary practice. The county spends large sum* of money in road building, and the roads belong to the people. I hare no desire to prosecute anybody, but I must insist that this practice be stopped immediately. The farmer* and tenants can cooperate in this respect, and there should be no necessity to bring action against anybody. Pull notice is being given before I take such action. . -|? W. B. SMOAK, Supervisor. 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BELLINGER ATTORNEY-AT-IiAW General Practice in All Courts Office Work and Civil Business a Specialty Dffices in rear over Hoffman's Store BAMBERG, S. O. Funeral Directors and Embalemrs MOTOR HEARSE J. COONER & SONS j ROMBERG, S. C. ; I PORTABLE ANO STATtONAflY Engines AND BOILEBS 0 t _*v ? j ni.i?f?ia um? T? ?tt w 1 JLritLU auu OUiUglO .UUU, 1UJOVtors, Pumps and Fitting!, Wood Saws, Splitters, Shafts, Pulley*. Belting, Gasoline Engines -AR0J 4* LOMBARD Foundry, Machine, Boiler Worke, Supply Store. AUGUSTA, GA. NOTICE. Notice is hereby given that stock certificate number 217 of Bamberg Banking Company, Bamberg, S. C., bas been lost or destroyed, and application will be made to said corporation on the 8th day of Sept., ^Qt>e> fnr a new certificate. J. W. STEWART, Administrator of the Estate of Mrs. Dora S. Williams. Dated July 27th, 1922. 8-lln