Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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2^H5H^pSS?SS9SS ,r >* ' ' f Auto c. ' , =:;?.= : = =:= =a5^-==^Hi===~=r=; Ml i jBftMjfl tvff * fflli jr # 1 they are ' M * w 11 % -t . ' SPEECH OF J. F. BYRNES OF SOUTH CAROLINA JSouse of Representatives on "The Futility of The "War Inves' > tisration." I ??? ^ Speaking to his resolution in the House providing for the appointment of a committee to investigate the expenditures of the House Select War Investigating Committee, of which Representative Graham, of Illinois, is Chairman, Representative Byrnes said that when, during the closing days of the Sixty-fifth Congress, Republicans in the Senate filibustered % the annual appropriation bills to i death, -their declared purpose was to force the President to call an extra session of Congress in order that they might begin their program of recon? struction legislation. In response to the call of the Presi dent, Congress convened May 19,1919. "A year has now passed," said Mr. Byrnes, "and Congress, instead of enacting any legislation of a constructive nature, has devoted its time to the prosecution of a series of political investigations which for futility and extravagance are unparalleled in the history of the country. Congress has not only wasted a year, but has wasted more than a million dollars of the , people's money. Through the faVor of these committees, many .highly paid parasites have fased themselves on the payroll of the Government, and unless the House takes some action, March 4, next, will find them still drawing-, their excessive salaries. Some of these committees have not qpade a report. At least one has never entered uf>on the specific investigation it was directed to make." Justifying his resolution for an investigation of the expenditures of the investigating committee, Mr. Byrnes said: "Let me call your ittontipn to the fact that more than fifty investigations have been authorized bv this Compress ( Avorino- ovo-v ' activity of the Government during the Democratic administration. Thj business of e\ ery executive deparv.ment has been interfered with. WitJ nesses have been summoned, at the i expense of the taxpayers, from every section of the country. The Senate has conducted as many, or more, investigations as has the House. What they have cost I do not know and cannot comment upon. , , "When we recall that these committees of the House were appointed to investigate the alleged extravagances, in the executive departments, it is interesting, but depressing, to examine the statement of their own expenditures contained in the hearings upon the second Deficiency Appropriation biU. A few instances will . * t : 4 _ "TT I can rc*a'n flSfjS newness and color HNHH | select superior shoe M waiuemore'c superior- KHaogB B itf on thew 3 point* U t. fnwrrw tk? BlSMtiU i MB iMthar. for wkit* ihmt. H B I. OiTM ?BMI /^k ? B ' ^HK flKu|JUuMnraL^xl < f <t ' ' ?j * . ' fo < ' "' a ?*. ' . ' k V: ai?. i ' ? 1 1 >- I mobile raordinary Offer e are more DIAMOND tires piling up 1 the J>est values in Tires. x f YOU AFFORD TO LET AN OPPORTI HE UNIO PHON1 justify the adoption of my resolution." Bj Mr. Byrnes then cited the case of th the sub-committee on ordnance, of im which Mr. Graham was Chairman, mi whose investigations, he declared, were "practically controlled by a man mi named D. J. Bennett." This man Ben- is nett, said Mr. Byrnes, filed an appli- ca cation with the Civil Service Com- th mission in January, *1918, for a de- an partmental position, saying he would th accepfeva salary of $1,000 a year. He m< was appointed to a clerkshipe in the ge War Department, serving in the til Equipment Section until November, in; 1918, when he was' transferred to the wl Quartermaster Corps at a salary of G< $1,800 a year. But he made himself pa sc obnoxious, said Mr. Byrnes, thAt ye his name was suggested for transfer, 19 and he was sent to the Statistical Bj Branch, which needed additional help, co but that branch objected to him "bo- ye cause his reputation had preceded a him," but finally agreed to give^ him ' a trial. His conduct there was such, Bj said Air. Byrnes, that opportunity was ch sought to get rid of him, and in two inj months he was transferred to the War ha Claims Board. "Prying into papers," bA said Mr. Byrnes, With which he had coi no business at alt he would make sti notations upon them, criticizing thf fig judgement and the character of exc- otl cutive officers and inspectors. In th< some instances these files were sent ex to the field without knowledge of his notations and caused dissension Be among .official. He seemingly quest- ne ioned the honesty of everybody but an himself. This trait doubtless sug- th< geatca ms avan&Diuty -lor employ- mt ment^ ,with the investigating: com- a < mittees. At any rate, he tendered his to resignation one afternoon and the dif next morning presented at the office bu in which he had to that date bdbn em- up ployed credentials as investigator for withe Congressional investigating com- ed, mittee. He had over night increased an his compensation from the $1,800 he a < received in the War Department to aci $3,600 and expenses, paid by the committee investigating extravagances of the War Department." coi Since, that time, Bennett has had tn access to every paper in the office of withe War Claims Board, and commands cei stenographic and clerical help, said thi Mr. Byrnes, and was told by the official in charge oi the board that if po is* vnc wwAciii^iftv ui aiijr uuutiatt us: OX could find where the Government mi could be saved a dollar, he i^puld be se< glad to be advised of it, "but as the ne months have passed, he has neVer iat suggested that in any contract a snv- ch; ing cou^d be made." Previous to his lej departmental work, Bennett was a mi tinsmith, sai<J Mr. Byrnes, "and this thi village tinsmith has been assigned by thi the House committee to pass upor. dei settlements by the War Department in> in the cancellation of contracts for th< leather, textiles, copper and steel, in- ho volving millions of dollars. His ed opinion, based upon his business experience prior to entering the Govern- mi ment service, when he earned a salary an of $75 a month, is presented to us and do the country in reports by the Chair- th< man of the investigating pommittee." . iu iiivusuk?m; me cancellation 01 leather contracts, involving millions frt of dollars, the committee summoned Qf as an expert an employee of the Rock tra Island Arsenal "located in the di3- cet trict fepresented by the Chairman of de< the committee," Mr. Graham, "said Mr. Byrnes. He operated a machine sewing leather, ^tnd his last month's . ' pay there was $131.30. "This of is course, qualified him to pass upon the sufficiency of the settlement of these contracts involving millions of dol 8pi lars," said Mr. Byrnes. el The subcommittee investigating , army camps and cantonments employed a Mr. Chatland, formerly emplopeJ ' by the Federal Trade Commission at Ob a salary of $333.33 a month. The Sti committee immediately increased his wa pay to $1,000 a month, said Mr. ow * \ ( ? ~ - ? Tubes For the next ten days we are goir every DIAMOND TIRE, a DIAMON And remember, we guarantee ea< and TUBE. DIAMOND FABRICS' DIAMOND CORDS __ ligh mileage in Union today, than m< < UNITY LIKE THIS GET BY YOU? I HARDWARE LI N HARD 2S 33 an<} 34 rmes, and as ^e could not do "all e legal work, in addition to employg counsel, they paid another gentle- A an for preparing a law brief." "Then there is the Ansell sub-corn ittee," said Mr. Byrnes. "I refer to as the Ansell sub-committed beuse the two Republican members of cc e committee adopted a resolution m rthorizing General Ansell to conduct ec e hearings in the absence of any ju ember of the committee, and the pv neral has doubtless had a splendid fe ne summoning and cross-examin- to g the officers of the service with fo lich he was formerly connected.'' meral Ansell ,was in the ^Yar De- th rtment at a salary of $4,550, per br ar when he resigned on July 21, he 19. "On the next day," said Mr. Ri rrnes, "he was employed by the ov mmittee at a salary of $20,000 a fo ar and expenses, and was furnished B< secretary. Of the work of this committee, Mr. in rrnes said: "This committee was J. arged with the duty of invesiigat- pa ? foreign expenditures. To date, I m< ve noticed that they were investi- ee ting the court-martial system, the lo1 ndition of the jails in Paris, the an rategy or the army in continuing to tb ht on Arc??tu(? day, and many ha tier interesting subjects, hut 1 fear ch ey will never get down to foreign du penditures before March 4." en Mr. Byrnes told how the Shipping so >ard investigating committee jour- ed yed to the coast in a nrivate cat #r d though only three members made St a trip, and the party did not number wi >re than eight, they had to pay $50 O. lay for the' car and to secure it had to buy twenty-five tickets. "The ad tnity of the House was preserved, Pi t I do not know what effect it had on .the officials of the Department te 1 lose extravagances were investigat- eh One of this committee's account- se; ts received pay at the rate of $50 in day and expenses, and his expense hi: count for four days was $193.78, lir 'hich", he said, "even in*these days re H. t}. L. is a liberal' expease ac- a ant for a man investigating the ex- gi ivagances of army officers who, ne len away from headquarters, re- pe ve no allowance for expenses other mi an mileage." Pi When the investigations were pro- se sed, said Mr. Byrnes, the Chairman on the Republican Congressional Com- tbi ttee said they "would be made" to Gi :ure facts as a groundwork for Co eded relief legislation the immed- .Pi ? future." A year has passed, and I wl allenge you to point to any relief th Relation that has been proposed, ve ich less enacted into law. That to is was but a hollow pretense and tfc: it their true nnrnnso vraa tn on. nil avor to secure material for the com- Ct * campaign was early evidenced by s* j conduct of the investigations. Oh, lai w hopeful you were! How you long- st< for a thief!" PC Mr. Byrnes challenged the com- yo ttee to summon General Pershing ed d "learn from him that which yo*i rtc not seem to know?that we won vvl i war.'i . fo'l You have had a year in which to Cc restigate. You have discovered no lud, and you owe it to the taxp^ers Ri America to put an end to your ex- Pr Lvagant expenditures before you re- ne is or adjourn. Put up or shut up!" Wf dared Mr. Byrnes in concluding. ^ dr va Carlsbad, the famous health resort, r(%( built upon a crust, underneath lich is a vast subterranean lake of iling water, and all the hot sulphur tings have to be ceaselessly watch- wt and the pressure kept down lest the vn be destroyed. ^ V ' * ' St The only woman violm maker in go io and probably in the United ltd ktes is Mrs. J. W. Klein of Nor- fr< lk. The Instruments are all of her in n make. Be / Given ig to give FREE, with each and * fD INNER TUBE to fit it. :h and every DIAMOND TIRE 6,000 Miles 8,000_Miles f J3t of the other makes put together Don't put it off?give us your order 2ADERS WARE ( * UNION, FOUND IN BERMUDA. . S. Salley Receives Letter Telling of Finding of Lost Relic. (From the Columbia State ) It is not often that a . newspaper ntroversy is productive of much aterial good, but one that was wagi, in the State some years ngo has st resulted in the locating of the ess of the great seal of the Conderate State, which was lost enroute this country in 1864 and purpose i which it was made. In 1864 Lieutenant Chapman, of e Confederate navy, was detailed to ing the seal to Richmond. When reported to Secretary Benjamin in chmond he had the seal to turn er, but announced that the press r it had unaccountably lost in 'rmuda. When Richmond~was about to fall, 1865 Secretary Benjamin directed I W. Bromwell, one of his clerks, ,to ,ck up the records of the departent and take them to a place of; fety Bromwell toolI them to Chartte, N.-C., where he hired a garret d stored them. Some years after e war Colonel John T. Pickett, who, id formerly been a departmental rtk in Richmond, but was then concting a curio shop in Washington,] iployed Bromwell as a clerk. Very; on thereafter Colonel Pickett offerto sell the records of the Confed-1 ate state department to the United ates government. When .?* trade is finally closed Lieutenant Thomas' Selfridge, Jr., U. S. N., was directed proceed to a certain point in Can* a to receive the records from ckett. About this time Colonel Pickett ofred for sale gold, silver and bronze ctrotype reproductions of the great si of the Confederacy. One of these bronze is now in the office of the storical commission of South Caroia. Accompanying each of these productions is a facsimile copy of certificate from the markers of the eat seal setting froth the genuine sa of the seal and starting that so rfect a copy could ?ot have been; ade save from the original. What ckett had done with the original | al could never be learned by any c of the many people interested in e matter until 'a few years ago when lillard Hunt, then of the library of ngress, acquired some letters which ckett had written to Selfridgc and lich showed that Pickett had given e seal to Selfridge. Mr. Hunt realed the secret of his discovery to a w of his friends. Some time after at a former citizen of RichmoniPacired the* letter press books of lonel Pickett and learned the s^ie t;ret that Mr. Hunt had learned. The :er discoveries made a newspaper >ry of the matter for a Richmond per and three wealthy and patriotic ung gentlemen immediately opennegotitations with Admiral SelfIge for the purchase of the seal, th the result that they secured it t a liberal sum and planed it in the mfederate museum in Richmond. When the story of the action of the chmond gentlemen appeared in ess dispatches in South Carolina wspapers there were some myth >rshippers who believed a fanciful >ry about Mr. Benjamin having ppped the great seal into the Sannah river as the Confederate sectary of state crossed from Abbeville to Georgia, and they forthwith exensed their doubts as to the cor tness of the Richmond story. They re answered by A. S. Salley, Jr., jretary of the historical commission South Carolina, in a letter to the! ate, wherein he set forth the forcing facts as to the seal. Some days *r, Mr. Salley received a Jetter >m a gentleman in Washington saytrtat his daughter had visited prmuda the summer before and had x * l Away ' . / I Extraordinary 01 \ Ask any DIAMOND user?he'll tell # fc \ today. ^OMPAN S. C. v there met an old gentleman, ' whose name ho gave, who had showed her the press of the great seal o{ the Confederacy. Mr. Salley sent the letter to ond" of the Richmond trio who had bought the seal and suggested that thu original but long lost .piess might be obtained by communication with its owner in Bermuda. Mr Salley received . a reply stating that the recipient of hiB letter was nbout to start for Europe on a trip for his health, but would leave the (matter in the hands of his two associates in the purchase of the seal, who would post Mr. Salley as to their action, but nothing: was ever heard ftom them. Some time ago Dr. J.F .Jameson, director of the department of historical research of Carnegie institution, wrote to Mr. Salley that he was about to send two investigators to Bermuda to make researches and asked him if there were particular matters ho desired exploited in his lines of re search. Among the matters of inter- ( est to Mr. Salley which he desired ' looked into was this one of the long ' lost press of the great seal of tho Con- i federacy. As a result Mr. Salley has just received a letter from Dr. Jameson telling him that his agents had. located the press. They also sent photograps of it which will be used to induce devotees to the Confederate cause to procure the press and place it with the seal in the Confedrate 1 museum. The owner of the press says < that Some years after the war he ' bought jt from a Mr. Bourne, who 1 had acted as Confederate consul, agent for thg. Cflnard Steamship Company and agent for blockade rnnners in Bermuda during the war. Needin a press in his business, he bought this one and had his own seal fitted to it. Finding the name of J. S. Wyon, of London, on the pre**.s, he 1 wrote JLo Mr. Wyon. who replied that from the description he had given he 1 undoubtedly Hkd come into the pos- 1 session of the press of the great seal ' of the Confederacy which had been 1 lost in Bermuda in 1864 and when he (Wyon) had made. Our Bermuda citizen then procured through a j iriena in Kicnmona, a drawing ot the seal and from that drawing hud the private seal which he subsequently, used on the press made therefor The owner of the press has several times refused to sell it, but since learning 1 where the seal is now located seems willing to sell it if assured that it will be placed with the seal. A NERVOUS WRECK From Three Tears' Suffering. Says Cardui Made Her WelL Texas City, Tex.?In an interesting statement, Mrs. Q. H. Schill, of this town, 6ays: "Foi three years I suffered untold agony with my head. I was unable to do any of my,, work.' I just wanted to sleep all the time, for that was the only ease I could get, when I was asleep. I became a nervous wreck just from the awful suffering with my , head. i I was so nervous that the least noise would make me jump out of my bed. I had no energy, and was unable to do N anything. My son, a young boy, bad to VI1 ??- li? -? . " ? uu au uijr nuuscnoia auues. I was not able to do anything until I took Cardui. 1 took three bottles in all, and it surely cured me of those awful j headaches. That has been three years | ago, and I know the cure is permanent, for I have never had any headache since taking Cardui. .. Nothing relieved me until I took CarduL ' It did wonders for me." Try Cardui for your troubles?made ' bout medicinal ingredients recommended ; Hljifdical books as being of benefit in female troubles, and 40 ypars of use has provenjhat the books are right Begin taking Cardid today. NC-134 I 1 1 \ I . ' * Free j HISTORY IN SOUTH CAROLINA. This year, 1920 is the fifth semicentennial of the first permanent settlement by white men on the roil of South Carolina. How many public schools and colleges in the State have taken note of it? College commencements and school closings are about to begii>?which of them will commemorate the founding of the colony at "Charles Town" Who is teaching hirtory in South Carolina? How is it taught? Are there any who think that the history of South Carolina is not worth teaching? This is taken from the Columbia State and it is the most sensible thing we have seen in that newspaper for a long time. There are a good many teachers of history in South Carolina. They are to be found in all the institutions of - the first order, such its Wofford College, for instance, and in The South Carolina University at Columbia. Dr.- Wallace and Dr. Enowdcn are deeply interested in their work and know how, and there are other teachers of history in other schools who have not forgotten the beginnings. But how is history generally taught in our schools and colleges? What "Histories" are taught? Who wrote them, and for what purpose were they written To establish theories, exalt sections, create heroes magnify movements or to ted the truth? There are "Histories." sorailed, almost without number; but we know so little about ourselves and the not negligible part we have played in the building not only of South Carolina' but of the American Commonwealth. \Vhat difference does it make to us who made the first permanent settlement in South Carolina? Who cares anything about the founding cf the colony at Charles Town? What has anything like that to do wtth the things of passing interest that concern the people of the day? How many people in Laurens County, for pxample, know why "Waterloo" in that Countv is named Waterloo > WV?? is there in Spartanburg County who knows anything about the ride of Mrs. Thomas wheh she was carrying messages to patriot camps when we were fighting Jhe British and the Tories? We know all about Bunker Hill and Concord and Lexington and Ticonrleroga and Saroaga Springs; but there are hundreds of students in the State who could not tell anything alout Eutaw Springs and Hobkirk Hill and the sharp fighting on Lawson's Fork in the days of old ar.d just to the extent that we have permitted ourselves to be submerged have we been forgotten as having had anv part or lot in the building of this great Republic, as it used to be called: Na t:en as it is known today. We wish The State would keep on playing its historic string. The Kiwanis Club of Spartanburg is boginn'ng to take notice of the Ihings about us, and has determined to offer medals anil certificate to the school children here who will write the best essays on certain historical and other subjects, with the" idea of preserving something of the'spirit '?f the founders who made South Carolina great.?Spartanburg Journal. L ^ 1 % It is well ta observe that fine sheer cotton materials are being much used at present for under garments. The leaning to these is due largely to the r.^i ~:ii? ? 5?- ? -* imi umt ?im? (ire so expensive ana many silks are of poor qunlity. Britain's land girls are still undemobilized and the more than 8,000 of them are asking that they be granted little farms of their own, be- ^ cause of the independence it gives. Women will be admitted as students tp the r.ew Harvard Graduate School of Education.