The press and standard. [volume] (Walterboro, S.C.) 1890-current, June 23, 1909, Image 1
xm and Standard,
VOL. XXXI.
VVALTERBORO, S. C. JUNE 1009.
NO. 44,
FATALLY HURT AT RITTER NO NEW TRUSTEES
MR
A. K. ROGERS MEETS DEATH
AT SAW MILL "A SAD AC
CIDINT.
DECISION OF ATTORNEY GENERAL
SAYS TRUSTEES ARE NOT TO BE
APPOINTED TILL JULY 1910.
NR GOUSART BURNT
While ewraged in makin? some
ecessary repairs on the engine at
ne cotton mill, the Engineer, J. Q.
ousart was badly burnt in the face
nd right side and arm. He was fix-
ig to repair the packing in one of
he steam cylinder heads when the
ap blew off, the escaping steam
urning him. While the burn is
ather serious. Mr, Cousart is able
o be up and will be back at his post
i a few days.
PROHIBITION DEPARTMENT
\ ___________________
EDITED BY JAS. E. PEURIFOY ANDW. W. SMOAK. JR.
A sad and deplorable accident oc
curred at the saw mill plant of the
Colleton Mercantile and Manufac
turing Company at Ritter on the
afternoon of the 16th instant. Mr.
A. K. Rogers, the superintenHent of
the Mill, and a man generally liked
by all who knew him. had both legs
practically amputated by the fast
moving saw and although everything
possible was done to save him he
died of the injuries received about
ten o’clock the same night.
According to the statement of
those who saw’ it, the accident occur
red in the following manner: It
was the custom of Mr. Rogers to
shut down the engine and sharpen
the saw at least twice a day and this
duty was always performed by him
self. About half past four o’clock
on the afternoon of the 16th instant
he directed the sawyer, Mr. Daniels,
to blow the whistle which was the
signal to the engineer to shut off the
engine and stop the machinery so
that the saw could be sharpened.
The whistle was blown in accordance
with these instructions and the en
gine was immediately shut off. It
was the custom of Mr. Rogers, when
the machinery had come to a com
plete stand-still, to get behind the
saw and sharpen the teeth with a
file while the same was motionless
and hence safe. On this occasion,
however, Mr. Rogers, for some rea
son neglected to await the complete
stoppage of the machinery and
stepped behind the saw while the
same was still revolving at about
half sneed. It is not known why he
should have taken this unnecessary
risk since it was impossible for him
to begin the work of sharpening the
saw until it had completely stopped.
After placing himself in this position
behind the revolving saw' he called
to one of the employees to hand him
a file, but before this could be done
it was observed by someone in the
mill that the carriage which was be
hind Mr. Rogers w’as moving toward
him, the machinery not yet having
had time to come to a stand-still.
Mr: Rogers was told to look out, but
almost immediately the (Hirrage
struck him from the rear just below
the knees and precipitated him on
the revolving saw, with the result
that both his legs were practically
cutoff.
The owners of the mill regret
the accident and did all in their
power to save Mr. Roger’s life. A
doctor was immediately summoned
and Mr. Rogers was carried by
special train to the Riverside Infir
mary in Charleston, where he died
the same night.
It is one of those sad accidents
which cannot be foreseen or prevent
ed. The owners of this mill are es
pecially careful to avoid accidents
and on this occasion the machinery
was in perfect condition and the
employees were as careful as it was
possible for them to be. ~
Mr. Rogers was accompanied to
Charleston by Mr, E. L. Lem arks,
Vice President of the Company, who
remained with him until the body
waa placed in the hands of relatives.
Mr. Rogers was carried to his home
at Ridgevil’.e and there buried on the
"18th instant.
MR SAUNDERS WRITES.
Dr Black, the County Superinten- • The subject of prohibition just
dent of Education has received a let- this time sqould bo regarded by
ter from the State Superintendent “ ‘ * * ' ‘
of Education,
enclosing a decision
of the Attorney General to the ef
fect that no appointment of trustees
for che various school districts will
be had this year This decision will
not, of course, effect special school
districts which elect their boards.
The correspondence follows:.
Columbia, S. C., June 21
To the County Superintendent
Education:
Dear Sir:
1 send you, herewith, a copy
at
all*
voters as a momentous subject, be
cause the coming election will decide
for Colleton, her glory or her shame
But hush! 1 almost hear the voice
of some voter as he exclaims, “Oh
well’ I shall not concern myself
about prohihiton, for I can and al
ways *do keep myself straight;
whiskey does not bother me, so I
shall have nothing to do with the
elect’on.’’ But my dear brother
j voter, please for the sake of others,
get out of that attitude, for it is the
of
of
REGISTRATION BOOKS
PRINCIPAL ELECTED
PROF. HUGO G. SHFRID4N ELECTED
PRINCIPAL WILL MOVE TO
TOWN JOLT 15.
LIST OF JURORS
GRAND AND PETIT JURORS DRAWN
TUESDAT AT NOON. COURT CON
VENES JULT 5.
very embodiment of selfishness,
the Attorney General’s opinion as to Why. the very fact that you can
the appointment of school trustees, master self if the best evidence in
Section 1210 of the Code was amend
ed in 1903, 11KJ4, and 1906, and the
contradictions in the several amend
ments could not be harmonized with
out this ruling.
In consequence of this opinion,
there will be on appointment of
school trustees this year except in
case of vacancies by resignation,
death or some other cause.
Yours respectfully,
J. E. Swearingen,
State Supt. of Education.
the world tjrat you can contribute
largely, by your influence, to the
salvation of others. What is your mis
sion in the w’orid if it is not to help
to save somebody else as well as
yourself? And not only your mis-
sion, but your commission, given
you by your Lord and Master,
should impel you to come and help
A
counties
question Aug. 17, has just been
handed down by the Assitant Attor
ney General, at the request of Gov.
Ansel who has received a letter from
J. M. Mallpass, a member of the
board of registration for Richland
county.
^cording to this decision the
registration books for Colleton coun
ty will be open only the first Monday
in July for registering voters who
wish to take part in the dispensary
election Aug. 17th.
The decision follow’s:
“Thfe Act of the General Assem
bly. 1907, page <*48, amending Sec
tion 179 of the Code of Law’s,
Volume 1. directs that, in every
general.election year, or in any year
in which any special election is to be
held subsequeribto the 1st dav of
September, the supervisors of re
gistration shall hold in each and
every town, city or industrial com
munity containing 300 inhabitants
decision of importance to the 21 At u ? ! llee 1 tin ^ ?, f ^ tr Jistees of The following jurors were drawn
dies to vote on the dispensary the Walterboro Graded school held | Tuesday at noon for the term of
-- ‘ ’ * Thursday. Prof. Hugo Sheridan was court beginmgJulv 5. It will be re
elected principal of the school here calleil that the Cle. k’s Seal was o-
for the next session. Prof. Sheridan mitted from the venire of the jurors
is well and favorably known to the drawn at the regular Spring term,
jieopie of this county, having taught; necessitating the drawing of a new
Bam Ever g several years. Last
us to remove this awful curse from , 0 r more, one meeting, at wliicEi shall
our fair land. Oh say brother, do be registered such qualified electors
Columbia. S. C. June 18, 1909.
Hon. J. E. Swearingen,
State Superintendent of Educa
tion,
- Dear Sir:
Your letter asking ff school trus
tees are to Ev» apnointed in the
present year ha« been received.
Section 1210 Code of Laws. Volume
I as amended by the act of the Legis
lature. approved February 17th
1906. directs “Each County Board of
Education, on the first Tuesday of
Julv. 1896. and the first Tuesday in
Julv in every two years thereafter,
shall appoint for each school district
in their coun f v three school trustees
from the qualified electors and tax
payers residine within the district,
who shall hold their office for twoj
years, and until their successors are
appointed and qualified, unless
sooner removed hy the County
Board of Educa f inn.” Accordingto
the provisions of this section of the
Code, school trustees should E>e ai>-
pointed on the first Tuesday in July
1910.
’ oV ' Yours very truly,
(Signed) J Fraser Lyon,
Attorney General.
you not know some one to whom
rum is a dreadful stumbling block?
If you do, for his sake and that of i ferred to the books'shall be
his dear family, let us come shoulder | on t he first Monday in each
to shoulder and lift this dreadful
FRED HANDY SHOT.
Saturday night Fred Handy, a
young negro, w as painfully shot in
the hand near Mr. Bennett’s farm
»t>out four miles from here. He
*as unable to give a very connected
account as to how he received his
wound, but it is thought that he and
his companions were enjoying a
frolic. As a result of’ the wounds,
he may lose a finger.
. o
The man who contributes the 87
cents per scholar does not even al
low his children to receive this pit
tance—they have no clothes, or
books—-only poor drunkard’s child-
p en. ,1s this just?
A CARD OF EXPLANATION.
I have never had mv consent to Eve
a writer for public criticism, but see
ing a card written by A. L. Carter. I
felt it-my duty to answer in the way
of explanation. He said in his card
that the lawsuit tvetween himself
and J. W. Rertz is not friendly. I
am sorry that he holds malice in his
heart against Mr. Rentz, for. Mr.
Rentz has never asked Mr. Carter
for anything that Evelongs to him or
tried to take anything from him that
was his. Mr. Carter is mad because
Mr. Rentz isnotw’illing to be at a
yearly expense of fifty dollars or
more in order that Mr. Carter can
raise his stock on Mr. Rentz’s land,
Mr. Carter promised to keep his
stock off of Mr. Rentz’s land, but did
not do it. The suit proves that Mr.
Carter claims that he is in this suit
for justice, but it seems to me that
he is in it because Mr. Rentz would
not give him his place to raise his
stock on so that it would be no ex-
oense to him to raise his stock, as
Mr. Carter has hut a few acres of
land in the w’oods for stock to roam
or. I find the majority of the anti
stock law men is like Mr. Carter.
They have but little or no land for
their stock to feed on. They will
tell vou that it is right. That right
-is not the kind of right that I have
been taught. Was it not wrong for
him to take that which belongs to
another man. and which was strictly
forbided? If Mr. Carter has
Eveen true to keeping the command
ments there never would have Eveen
any trouble betw’een himself and Mr.
Rentz. . „ .
A Reader.
Lodge, S. C. June, 21, 1909.
w’eieht from them. Our Blessed
Lord gave His life to save them, may
I not ask what you are willing to
give?
Consider not for one moment any
compromise measure, such as some
men often consider, viz: “the best
solution of the whiskey problem,’’
for if it is wrong to sell the vile stuff
one way, it is equally wrong to sell
it any way, ao lot us not compromise
with the devil as to the tvest method
of doing a wrong thing, but let us.
like men. put forth our Evest efforts
to destroy the works of tlie devil in 1
any form.
Meitner should we tolerate the 1
sale of whiskey for- the sake of
revenue. Oh my God! can there
ever be revenue, in a true sense, ,
derived from the sale of anything
born of the devil? My dear voter,
look here just one moment; if your
Evoys or girls are ever educated you day-
will certainly owe a debt of grati-* 1
tude to the source of their educa
tion. Oh. yes, you will be proud of
them and justly so.
Now in all seriousness, let me ask
will you Eve proud of Evoys that fell at
the Evar room or at the dispensary,
and thereby gave you this revenue
to educate your children? Oh say.
will you Eve proud of them? I hasten
to answer for you, you will not. for
“there is no stream that can rise
Eugher than the source-that created
it.
Let us hasten to “lift up the
fallen,” for everyEvody issomeEvody’s
darling.
Sam B. Saunders.
June 20
WILL BUSINESS BE HURT?
by
in
SUP’R. GRIFFIN ON ISLAND.
Supervisor Griffin leftjast week
to sperd a few weeks on 0 Sullivan’s
Island. Mr. Griffin has been in bad
health for several montEis, and his-,
physician thought a change to the
Island would prove beneficial. He
Island would prove
is reported to be rapidly improving.
Mr Griffin was accompanied by has
wife.
Since there is onlyfl one day for
*®*tsterinf, let everyone not r^git*
Jered take advantage of this day—
the first Monday in inly., ^
PICNIC AT MEGGETT.
The annual Maaqnfc plenie
The main arguments advanced
tiie advocates of the liquor traffic
that the abolition of the dispensary
would hurt business. No argument
could Eve farther from the truth if
we accept the statement of three
towns and cities that have tried it.
Reports from Birmingham. Ala.,
are to the effect that business has in
creased and that real estate has en-
Eianced in value 33 per cent in the
one year under prohibition.
Rev. W. P. Witsell, a native of
Walterboro, and now pastor of one
of the largest churches in Meridian,
Miss., told one of the editors that
several months ago some people in
Meridian wanted to hold an election
for the purpose of voting back the
liquor traffic (Meridian had Eveen dry
for several years); but that the busi
ness people of the city, almost to a
man, signed a petition against it.
He went on to say ttiat the mer
chants and other business men told
him that the prosperity of the city
under prohibition had Eveen so much
greater, that for business reasons,
if for no others, they would not go
track to the liquor traffic. The elec*
tion was not held, and Meridian, a
city of over 20,000 people, remains
dry. The liquor business did not
pay.
as present themselves. The Act also
provides that in the years above re
opened
month.
at the Court House, and keot open
three successive days until thirty
days before a general election, when
they shall be closed.
“After providing for registration
in the years mentioned above, the
Act directs that in other years the
registration Evooks shall Eve opened on
the first Monday of eafch njonth, at
the Court House, until thirty days
Evefore any general election, when
they shall be closed until the gener
al election has taken place, and di
rects that the books shall Eve in like
manner closed thirty days before
any special election. ,
“As this year is not a general elec
tion year and the election on the
question of re-opening dispensaries
is to Eve held prior to the 1st day of
September, the supervisors of regis
tration are only required to open
the registration books on the first
Monday in each month, giving one
for registration. The Evooks
must Eve closed thirty days before
the election on the dispensary, to be
held on the third Tuesday in August.
“The provisions directing one
meeting to be held in each town,
etc, and directing the Evooks to Eve
kept open three days at the Court
House do not apply to the present
year.
M. P. DeBruhl.
Assistant Attorney General.”
PROHIDITION CAMPAIGN' FUND.
Previously Acknowledged...147,50
This column ia tlie place to test
the sincerity of advocates of prohi
bition. Talk ia cheap, bat talk does
not win batiks. If Uw
VIEWS OF PAUL K. CROSDY.
Editors of Prohibition Depart
ment: Will you allow me space to
say just a few words in regard to
prohibitien work which is so im
portant at this time?
I think we should all lay aside
every other interest for the time
being, and work for the success of
this one movement. This is an op
portunity which we seldom tiave and
to Eve inactive and let it pass will be
like sleeping on duty.
I tvelieve that the days of the dis
pensary are numbered, and that our
county will vote it out when the
election comes in August. We are
living in the most enlightened age
that the world lias ever known, and
we cannot afford to tolerate some of
the institutions which were left us
by scheming politicians of a decade
ago. W’e have lived to see the evils
of this diabolical devil-trap, and are
convinced that we can get dong
better without it. It does not pay
as a source of light or right, and
never was intendrei to. yet these are
what we need in this day and genera
tion, when we claim to Eve sleeping
on our best interest, yet we know
that it will destroy Evoth scui and
tvody of those who are ensneared
thereby.
But, we are delighted when we see
all other states and counties are
tveing swept by this prohibition
w’ave, and are throwing off the yoke
which has been so galling and has
cost them so much in lives, in char
acter and in money.
Ttiere was never a more suitable
time for us to vote out ours than
now, and I feel sure that this is the
prevailing, sentiment all over this
county. In parts where the pre
vailing sentiment some years ago
were m favor of tlie dispensary are
. now against it. They have been
! convinced that it injures the busi*
ness, and interfersa with labor
wherever it is sold.
If prohibition will not prohibit
tiy do whiskey men oppose prohi-
birfon? rani KCroaby.
Kofis, 8. C M June 19. ^
in Bamberg several years,
year he had charge of the school at
I^ke City. He is an educator of ex
perience and ability, and will do
much to lead this community in its
educational awakening.
Prof. Sheridan was in town Thurs
day and arranged for a home,
will occupy the Price house
Bridge Street, arriving in town
about July 15tEi.
Grand jury at this time.
CRAN’D jrROICS.
J. E. Kinsev, E. (X Garris.
L. H. Griffith. A. E. Griffith.
H. W. Black. Jr., J. A. Jones.
WHY AM I A PROHIBITIONIST?
mu must do
have them
A. O. Hiott,
He ; G. C. Parish,
on J. F. Britt.
J. D. Colson,
W. M. Gddley,
J. E. Bryan.
L. N. Stone,
B. L. Jones.
C. A. Eckardt,
T. P. LaRoche.
R. C. McMillan.
J. H. Sloman
the
1st. The Bible says vc
unto others as you would
to do unto you.
2nd. Woe is he who putteth
Exittle to his neighltior’s lips.
3rd. Woe is he who justifieth the
wicked for a reward.
First. How can I vote for whiskey
when it will do my neighbor harm,
when it will destroy the happiness of
his home and bring misery, poverty
and ruin, and often lead to crime?
Would I like my neighbor to treat
me thus? NEVER.
Second. By voting for whiskey,
even for license on the dispensary
would be the same as putting the
Exittle in the hands of the drinker to
make him drunk. I cannot do this.
I would E>e, in part, responsible for
the results. In voting, my vote
counts for the good of the man and
his home.
Third. 1 cannot vote to justify a
wicked business for the revenue,
especially the whiskey traffic, the
parent of three-fourths of the crime
of our State just to save a few’ dol
lars in my pocket at the expense of
added misery to so many homes of
our land. My vote stands for God,
home and native land.
J. D. Ackerman.
PETIT JURORS.
J. A. Cash. J. W. Hiers,
Andrew Driggers.G. H. Gruber.
F. W. Cummings. W. C. Blocker.
S. E. Boynton, W. P. Addison,
C. T. Cummings, E. C. Glover,
H. P. Brauton, J. D. Cannady,
W. O. Jones, L. W.Reeves.
W. L. Lucas, S. P. Carter.
A. J. Kulinskie, A. E. Bennett.
M.J. Clement,
H. S. Folk.
A. J. Sineath.
A. I. Martin,
W. B. Sires.
E. D. Smoak.
G. W. Griffin.
J. J. Martin.
W. M. Carter.
J. B. Hudson,
P. S. Smith,
A. R. B. Smith,
W. B. Nettles. Jr.,
J. H. Nobles.
Henry Hiott.
J. D. Miley,
J. E. Crosby. Jr.,
C.C. Litchfield,
SUNDAY.
Sunday, June 27. has E>een set
aside as Contribution Sunday for all
Sunday schools in the ctwnty.
Superintendents are urged to take
up collections for the cause of pro
hibition and forward same to Mi W
Smoak Jr. Sec. with names and
amounts of contributors, w’hich willtJ^ 11
be published in this department.
Let your contributions Eie liberal for
the fight cannot be made without
funds.
dispensary
The atxilition of the dispens
will not hurt the business of Walter
boro; on tEie contrary, the money
that now goes for liquor will go over
the counters of our merchants for
clothes, groceries, etc. As it is
now, not a merchant of qur town
gets a single cent profit out of the
$30,000 that go into the dispensary.
If this amount should go into the
legitimate channels of trade, would
it not Eielp the merchants in a busi
ness way?
The Mt Carmel Epworth League
held an interesting debate Saturday
night on the subject: Resolved,
that the person who sells w’hiskey is
as guilty of wrong as he who drinks
it The affirmative won. Tne
speakers were: Affimative, Eialph
Linder and L. G. Yafley; the nega
tive, Furman Beach, Sam Linder
»nd A V Sykes.
An interesting subject. What do
you think of it?
The enemies of prohibition do not
hesitate at anything to carry their
plans through, as is evidenced by the
rich and racy reading furnished by
the investigating committee ot the
old State dispensary. They seem to
be able to control unlimited amounts
of money, and there are people in
Colleton for sale—or sold! ho E>e-
ware.
The moral stamina of Colleton
county will not be strengthened
much more by seeing staggering,
drunken men and boys, than in using
the pittance of 87 cents per scholar,
or 13 cents per capita, to educate
our ctiiidren.
1 A
Let not the friend* of prohibition
take too much for granted in this
county. The opponents of the pro
hibition movement are not j
be idle any mere nowf
See that our:
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CHILDRENS DAY EXERCISES.
Old Providence Church had tEie
pleasure of celebrating another
Children’s Day Exercises, under tEie
management of Mrs. John T. Kelley,
that proved to Eie far grander than
any in its history June 18th.
The exercises Eieing at night ren
dered it more beautiful, and too
much praise cannot lie given Mrs.
Kelly, in the way she had the chil
dren trained.
The church was beaunfully dec
orated in green and white.-pine and
palms were the decorations.
The program was as follows:
Processional March and Song.
Prayer by Supt. J. D. Risher. end
ing with the Lord*s Prayer in con
cert.
Hymn by entire school.
Recitation.—“Children’s Day
Greeting”—by Jessie Risher. Jennie
Easterlin, F. B. Moore and
Marion Patrick, after which they
sang softly “Palms of Victory”.
Responsive Reading.
A Song by Primaries “Jesus bids
us Shine”.
Recitation—“Palms and Praises”—
by five girls.
A Song by School. No. 162 in
Revival Praises.
Recitation—“That’s Baby”—by
Kathryn Smoak.
A Song of Victory—“The children
with tianner “Christ is King” and
flags of victory, made a lovely dis
play.
Recitation,—“The first Children’s
©ay” -by Vic Risher.
“The Robin’s Song”—by four
girls and three boys, girls humming
chorus and the boys whistling it.
Recitation—“Taking and Giving”
—by Minnie Smoak.
An Addres by CEuurlie Easterlin.
Recitation—“SunEieams”—by five
girls and one Exjy, after which they
sang softly “Jesus wants me for a
Sunoeam”.
Offering taken up by little Mias
Kathryne Kelley ana Master Lavance
Patrick, during that time Misses
Winnie and Ruth Risher sweetly
sang anu Offertory, the former
singing soprano and the latter alto.
A ten minutes talk by our worthy
Superintendent, J. D. Risher, and
the exercises closed with tEie song,
“Let Us Crowm Him”, marching out
as they sang the last verse.
All the children carried out their
part of the program very nicely, and
they are to be complimented.
The music was gracefully rendered
by Miss Blanch Risher for the entire
program.
After the children’s services The
Organized Bible Society gave an ice
cream festival, which was enjoyed
by all present. The handsome con
tribution realized will go for church
furnishings. The festival proved a
grand success, and we hope to have
another in the very near nature.
L.M. S.
PICNIC AT CANNADY j.
The literary society of Cannady’s
school, will
School house.
W. W. Smoak, Jr
th* nisarof tha~
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