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?bePmnberg?|eraIb ESTABLISHED APRIL, 1891. Published Weekly at Bamberg, S. C. Sintered as second-class matter April 1891, under Act of March 3, 1879. ____??? i $2.00 PER YEAR: Volume XXXI. Number 31.1 Thursday, Oct. 12,1922, The "unspeakable" Turk still holds forth in Europe with great might and power, despite the fact that the allies 4et it be known to all the world dur ing the war that one of the jobs to he completed before peace were signed would be to rid Europe of this pest. Since the war, the same as before the war, the Turks have been continuing the slaughter of the Ar-! menians and Greeks, and the allies have done absolutely nothing to hinder them. We don't like Uncle Joe Cannon's politics. In fact, we are strictly of the opinion that his politics are absolutely rotten. But there is one thing we do like about Uncle Joe, and that is his firm grip on life. The aged veteran is now serving out his 46th year in the lower house of congross. He is 87 years old and is retiring from politics next March, al, though he says he is rather sorry he made this decision now. When he returned home from Washington the rtav. he made the trip as far as Indianapolis in an automobile. Probably Uncle Joe's fortitude is due to the fact that he is a southerner by birth, being born in Guilford, N. C., in 1836. There is only one trillionaire in the world, so far as we have been able to ascertain. He is George T. Jones, of San Jose, Cal. Mr. Jones's fortune happens to be in assets only, v and there is not much likelihood of Mr. Jones being able to convert his assets into cash. In 1897 a friend borrowed $100 from Mr. Jones with the promise to pay him 10% interest monthly, compounded, until the debt was liquidated. He waited for 25 years on the friend to make pay. . meat, and then brought suit. The $100 had grown in the meantime to / . about 306 trillion dollars, and the eouft granted a judgment fgr this lamount, plus some extra odd billions in small change. The case is interest" jug only as a study In compound interest, and reveals very clearly the fact that it is a mighty fine thing to ' lend money at big interest compounded monthly?that is, provided you 'j- can collect. The News and Courier is strongly advocating making the ternr~of all state officers four years. The Herald believes that in the interest of good government this would be a wise measure. There are many arguments / ,that might be made in favor of this ni.nnr.oflH />haTi.?p nhtaf amone: which. &JL Vf/VAJV\* w, ? w as we see it, is that an officer can hardly get settled in his office before ^ he has to make preparations to start another campaign for reelection under the two-year term system. Another is that a large portion of the meager salaries which most state officers receive necessarily has to go for - campaign expenses, which is no small item, in view of the county to county canvass system. We see no good reason why^an officer should not hold his office for four years, and in the case of the governor it might be well to restrict his service to one term. iFour year terms should apply to all county offices as well as state offices. / The Herald is delighted with the idea that seems to have taken hold in various sections of the south to, discuss and work out methods of producing cotton under boll weevil conditions. As this newspaper has stated before, we are inclined to think the people, including ourselves, went off on the wrong trail in trying to introduce so many new crops in place of cotton. The net result was that ' cotton was sadly neglected. In fact the people had almost reached the 1 ; nnttnn nrtlllri 'rtnt hp> conclusion mat, uuuuu ? produced again, at a profit. This idea is now fast being dissipated. Numerous farmers are demonstrating the fact that cotton can be made, weevil or no weevil, and in that idea lies the foundation of the south's future prosperity, to a very large degree, we ' think. It is a thoroughly demonstrated fact that for the average southern farm, no crop is so well suited as cotton. Other pests have been outwitted, and the weevil will be outwitted just as soon as the south gets down to business. A friend of The Herald has suggested a new departure in the method of collecting state and county taxes. The suggestion is that the taxes be paid quarterly, instead of annually as at present. The suggestion has many arguments in its favor, and The Herald is of the opinion that it would help in solving the tax question. Most folks of modest means are well acquainted with the fact that they can and do frequently pur chase articles on the installment plan when it would be quite out of the question to buy these same articles outright for cash. Thousands of thrifty housewives have furnished their homes by paying weekly, monthly or quarterly. The tax idea is to open the tax books as usual October 15, when the entire amount of taxes would be due, but a provision would defer the payment of threequarters of the taxes to remaining quarters. A nominal penalty would be invoked for each succeeding quarter's payment, but on the other hand if any taxpayer desired to pay the full amount on October 15, he would be given a ca9h discount, the same as he would receive by paying cash for a bill of goods bought from a wholesale house, or a certain dis count allowed for the payment or any quarter's taxes in advance. It Still Lives. (By Savoyard, in the State.) v When one accepts as items of the account the dozen or score times it has been destroyed, eradicated, oblit- ! erated, the league of nations is a mighty thrifty as well as a mighty promising youngster on the stage of world politics. George Washington's name is not more closely associated with American independence. Abraham Lincoln's name is not more strongly linked with negro emancipation, than is Woodrow Wilson's name joined to the league of nations. But that he spoke for civilization at the congress of Paris convened to terminate by treaty the World War, there would have been no question of a league of nations to avert future wars in the politics of any nation under the sun. But that Woodrow Wilson was there "to stand till death had made him marble," the archaic statesmen of Europe, of whom Clemenceau was chief, would have made a peace after the pattern of "the balance of power" that has meant nothing but truce since the victories of the Black Prince at Crecy and at Poitiers. And when world peace shall have become the aim and the fruit of all international diplomacy the name of Woodrow Wilson will cling around that blessed policy as does the name of Thomas Jefferson in reflection upon the American Declaration of Independence, j The league has been assassinated in both hemispheres every change an4 / 1 full of the moon since the treaty of Versailles was negotiated, but it manages to live the youngest and the I favorite child of human civilisation, the hope and the light Of the world. More than 50 nations are members of the league. Germany soon will enter. Ireland will take her place in the feague as soon as Irishmen cease to cut the throats of Irishmen. Hungary is the youngest child of the league and that means peace in that Balkan nest where wars have been hatched since. Solymann the Magnificent was a mighty man of valor. England proposes to put the Dardanelles, the Sea of Marmora and the Bosphorus in ward of the league, a consummation that is bound to compose the politics of the Near East and restore the ages agone power and opulence of the,Mesopotamia of Cyrus' day and hitch it to the train of present civilization. The advance of civilization will be achieved not because of our glorious union but in spite of it, over the protpst nf it and in defiance of the poli cies of it. "Work done for God?it dieth not," else Lodgeism would have annihilated the league of nations. The Harding administration in its foreign policy assumes that the league of nations is dead beyond resurrection. Mr. Hughes as secretary of state, a champion of the league and spokesman for the league in 1920, has not been on speaking terms with the league since he became secretary of state the month of March, 1921. By the way, the church is pestered with a conscience and has pestered Mr. Harding to dabble in the Near East problem "and secure the immediate establishment of peace" in that unhappy land. That means "entanglements" and Lodgeism has for its cornerstone the altruism that better slaughter of rthe Christians of Asia Minor by the "Unspeakable Turk" than that our glorious union should join with meaner folk in Europe to curb the butchery of human beings. According to Lodgeism, our only mission in the wnriri is t.n erah all the money in the world and live apart from all the rest of the world, especially all that ele- j ment of it that is plunged in misery and woe. This is meant for Secretary Hughes. He has in keeping the relations of the G. O. P. with the Christian churches. It is readily recalled that in 1920 Mr. Hughes interceded with the church in behalf of the league of nations. About 95 per cent, of the Christian clergy declared for the league. Then a paper signed by Charles E. Hughes, William H. Taft, Elihu Root, Herbert Hoover, George W. Wickersham, President Lowell and 25 other lead-' ers of the Republican party was addressed to the American electorate, |?t? J* ?J? > ?J? ?? ?J* ?J? JuJ* ? ** 3 i That New I * Cold weather is coming I that suit now. We have t stvles?and all the "tr v * * with the new suit. * * * > ^ .j, *. .t. .j. .j. . ? II ! Fvcrvthinor fni * | | Kahn Tailoring C | * Stetson Hats. | I Bostonian Shoes. * | Ide and Wilson Bi * I Wilson Bros. Hosi * tHick'ok Belts. I KEARSE-PADGET | BAMBERG, t ' I The Joy of ? Is knowing that customers a I to give better values for le in our favor is conclusive. BUSY EVE I V t Some New Arriva I i; Two dozen bushed wool sea: I Sweaters, black and colors, and plain Jersey. We ar line of colleve and slipove: Our wool goods department All wool serges, navy and And right on top, 54-inch i shrunk navy men's wear s ue at The new cotton dress gooc styles?ratine and Jap Cr cheviots, also big plaids, t READY TO WEAR IS J MOSEL ORANGEBURG. S. C. I pledging that the sole way to secure our membership in the league of naj tions was to elect Warren G. Hardihg F president of the United States. That gre; is a story that history has registered met and that will astound civilization poii throughout ages yet to be. 'didi But the best evidence that the j. ^ league of nations yet survives and is ,by in lusty health is the fact that the Cal G. O. P. is fixing to steal it. It is now he ' become manifest that there is money say: in it. That's the stuff that al- p. ways fetches "the party of great cho moral ideas." Senator McKinley, of a. Illinois, is reputed a very rich man. acC( j He is just back from Europe convinc- ber! ed that the league of nations is the and hope of the world, though he de- Car mands that it change its name, and Sp6) then our glorious union must join it. e2ig Congressman Britton, also of Illinois, tha' was about the bitterest assailant of the the league while Lodge was stabbing he it. He, too, has been to Europe and wor upon his return he is a pro-leaguer. to s Eminent Republicans now whisper js , the hypocrisy mat we wouia nave jj joined the league but President Wil- ^jr son wouldn't let us. 0f j Will the Republicans succeed in thus stealing Democratic thunder and championing the league as Republican policy? Yes, if the Democratic 1 party of the third decade of the 20th P?r] century is as much of a jackass as the was the Democratic party in the one A ' ' 3 J ^ 1 Q + V* AAnf ** renin necacie 01 mc icmm; when it deserted Cleveland. 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Republicans ofN the fourth con3sional district 'in South Carolina in Spartanburg recently and aplted a committee to select a canate to place in the field against J. IcSwain, incumbent, it was stated W. M. Porter, proprietor of a lanegro drug store, who said that was a delegate to the convention, 3 the Yorkville Enquirer. Ben 1 Thompson, of Spartanburg was sen district chairman to succeed A.. Gates, of Greenville, resigned, Drding to Porter. Joseph Tolt, state republican committeeman chairman of the party in South onna, was present ana maae a 5Ch, Porter declared, urging all ibles to register, and explained t votes could not be cast unless prospective voter could show that had paid taxes on at least $300 th of property. The committee ielect the congressional candidate i sfollows, according to Porter: E. T. Nueberger, Spartanburg; Painter, o fGreenville, Mr. Huff, 1 ^aurens. In Haste. 'he hsot was nervous and inexienced and he rose hurriedly at conclusion of a song with which of the guests had been obliging. Ladies and gentlemen," he began, ifore Mrs. Smith started to sing ?all?told me her?an?voice not in the best condition and? -asked me to apologize for it, hut jglected to do so and?ah?I apoze now." > the Count i , t \ j ;r! 1 " - .. T 1 1 ^ * *:i When you buy a tablet for the school child ; t you want as many | sheets of paper for the money as you can * I get, therefore we advise you ito come and see our line. We i ?, > v. sv-l have one with 73 * sheets of nice, smooth I 9 ' ' :>Tink paper, with pret- 1 r ? ' * } ^ ty cover and good blotter for MIWWVI IWI - ; m 5- *. ; . ' .{ ' ' -J " <: :.'V. . V * . ' . 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