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iJA* W.I > 1 . -•* r . yjr . 'V 1XXXV. nos FORM BY UV ADVISES LEGISLATURE TO SAFE GUARD PRIMART. mnm JEOPARDY, HE THINKS RMd GovenunMit Doomed UnleM the VMtearj Is Placed Under General Election RnFa. x ¥ ,V . y f r £#*'• ' M WMhlnfton, D. C., Jan. 7.—Spe- ■U “We must eitlier reform the system by law or see it die,” Senator Benjamin Ryan TIU- 9MU In an open letter to the South Carolina General Assembly, soon to Meet, 4n 'Which it is urged that legis lation be en»ct%d to safeguard the r system 41" election in this “If we do not safeguard the system.” writes Senator Till- “make It above suspicion, good ^ jt in tbe State is doomed.” Senior Senator again warns the MOfle against the negro being used is politics under white leadership; H tie black population be tnus mob- Qlned, be thinks, offices of trust and power will become mere “pawns in the same game of politics, to be Sought'by the highest bidders.” Following Is the statement: No Attempt to Dictate. **I dislike to have tue appearance evea.^of assuming the right to dic- thle to' the General Assembly, and gagh la not my purpose now. But for unnecessary to enumerate I that } have a duty to perform In the present instance. . WMte Supremacy Endangered. “The 'angry passions aroused last ennuner in the State campaign fipr Governor have in a measure subsided, and the people have cooled off. To mr mind there was great danger to white supremacy,and Democratic un ity which is now happily passed. But Wiese every possible safeguard Is thrown oround the primary system by law, mien and regulation* made so phMh. ef sack a jnat and reaponaible to compel honesty and fair ’ ftT—th* system is and the people of the State Will settle their political differences at the poll* in November just as they do how In all border and Northern 1 *" Two White Parties ImiKtssible. “There are many people in South Carolina Who would be glad to see two white parties in the State. Were conditions different I myself would tike to have two white parties, but . M things are now it would mean the mohMwation of the negro and his ac tive and aggressive return to State politico under white leadership. A. Dire Calamity. *T know of po calamity greater than this that could overtake our people. I apeak advisedly, for I wont through the reconstruction pe riod and know the degradation to which our people sank, the rottenness And corruption that were in our poli tics, and made our Government a by word and a hissing, and I know how hard it was to get the wbite men to llne-np shoulder to shoulder and throw off the yoke. From 188£ to li?t we had the vlles: and most cor rupt Government in South Carolina that has ever existed :n any State of the Union, except Louiaiana. Offices as Pawns. « ”The .negroes' outnumber us in Sooth Carolina by more than one hundred and fifty tlio-usand, and a large namber of tkdh are either regtstereApr eligible for registration If they Mould ever be mobilised and led to tbe polls by white men. in the struggle for mastery and control, then we can never save the State from a repetition of even greater corruption than we have already endured. The State corporations and Standard Oil. to say nothing of tiie railroads, would use money lavisniy, and tbs Governorship and the United States Seaatorbhips. to say notntng of the >nal delegation, would be- ✓ comb pawns In the game of politics bought by the highest bidders. Deamdy by Legislation. he Democratic party of South OeroUua, when it meets again in jOweeation. will no doubt deal with thhr Mention, but the Legislature to? deal with It now,, at this lion, while tr.e-memory is andi knowledge o; intensity of fbeilng las not faded away: *■ 4 General Outline. - •*j> cannot and will not indicate just what sort of law the Leglsla- tare ought to pass. The details must f 00 worked out in committee, but I Jjp* CUB and will outline the general pol- £ ' -Hr which should govern ns in this 1IBHWAY COMMISSION' MEETS Dr. Ackerman Lands Job of County Physirinn, The county highway commission Aid its lint meeting for the year at the Commiseioaer s office Monday, be- i presided gver by Commissioner W. Hill. The old members of tbe commission from tne townships were present, and plans were discussed for the year’s work. Several claims for alleged damages were present'd, but were not acted upon at thn meeting. Tbe opening of bids for the posi- ,ons of county physician and ferry men resulted id tue selection of C. W. Butler, as ferryman at Jackson- boro and Lewis Braxton at Parkers Ferry. Dr. W. B. Ackerman and Dr. C. H. EsDorn were bidders for'Tounty phy sician. Dr. Ackerman’s bid was |96 and Dr. EsDoru’s fiO. The contract In spite of this, was awarded to Dr. Ackerman. The position carries with it tbe treatment of all inmates of tbe poor farm and jail. A number i f claims were approv ed and the usaal routine work ac complished. Col. Hill stntas that the bid of Dr. Ackerman was for “Jail and poor farm” and he is to furnish medicine, but that Dr. EsDorn*8 was for Col leton county", and that the board selected that of Dr. Ackerman as more definite. WALTERBORO, S. CL, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8,1913, ; NO.,21 THE Til.UMAX CHILDREN. Supreme Court Orders How They Shall Divide Time Between Parents £ Columbia. Jan. 7.-’—The attorneys T(# Mrs. Lucy Dugas and her former husband, B. R. Tillman. Jr., having failed to agree several weeks ago. the Supreme Court of South Carolina has signed n final order for the con trol of Douschka-, Plckenft Tillman and Sarah Starke Tfiiman. who were granted into thd custody of their mother with certain exceptions. Under the xpling of the court the children are IfMend every other Saturday with thdlr k jstber while in the custody of Mm. v uuKms and every other Saturday during July and Au gust with their mother while in the custody of B. R. Tillman. Jr. Kpi.Hcopal Guild Meets The Guild of SU Jude’s met Tues day afternoon at Gw residence of Mrs G. W. O. Rivers. Thia was the first meeting melon of the eHetled ol officers. Rev T. P, Baker win unanimously re elected president and treasurer; Mrs. W. J. Fishburne vice-president; Mrs. G. W. Or Rivers, secretary. Mrs. W. E. Fraser and Mrs, E. J. Wltsell wore elected members of the altar gui'. i; Mrs. H. W. Black, Jr., and Mlsi May Xeyle, Sower committee; Msses hello Ncy> a nd kofue * TO!-, * ?::im cel committee. Mrs. T. P. Baker and Mrs. J. M. Wltsell were chosen as a committee to purchase new hangings for the church. Refresh ments consisting of cake, lemonade and salads were handed and enjoy ed. The next meeting will be held the first Tuesday fn February at the res idence of Mrs. J. C. Rowe Mr, and Mrs. Lucas Padgett are how living at the jail. Mr. Padgett * deputy sheriff Under Sheriff Ow eus. A. S. Neyle. of Sumter, was in Town todav. croetlng his many iends. Mr. Neyle is now selling grbeeries on tin .road. G. W. Sweat, of Hendersonville had business in- town MondAy . He met with the board of highway com missioners. Licen.-c Issued. Clerk of Coi rt, H. D. .Padgett, to day issued a i .arrlavw license to A I’. Si.i;n riid Mias dufi'* l'3:h rf « * % The primary ought to be ; «and fair and above all sus- No man ought to object Id Whatever expense and trouble are jmmmary to secure such registration Md preparation of, the Democratic e)nh rolls as will insure honesty and fair play, jt must not be left to haz ard and guess work, iThird: Stringent rules and reg- *o stand the test ef registration to participate in the general election. The rules should la fdw, plain and simple, but thtr must be enacted in to law in ofTlef to compel compliance with them. Rigid ptalabraent ought to be provided 'or any man w ho neg lects to compl" with all conditions rules or he ought to lose n^s vote. An honest and fairly conducted pri mary can and will command the en dorsement and support of all right- thinking white people; a dishonest one will command I ;« support of no body. Reform er Death. “We must elihei reform the pri mary system by |*f or ve e It die. No decent man all object or resist tbe rule of tbs mtjorujf fairly ex pressed. Lot M «ai to It that none but duly qa*!{ i f*d citizens vote at the Democrat!* primary, and danger of trouble will disappear. If we do ot safeguard tie primary system and make it above suspicion good gov ernment in the Stats is doomed. We want no man li the Democratic pri mary wto votes the Republican or other national ticket in the general election. “I write the above believing that I will never sj* the people to vote for me in another primary, because I believe I will dead before anoth er Senator to et; Therefore*, no d personal motlv against me tak ag It is solely bee;.i ger. havlnUD>a**sd me Is elected, of selfish or stly be made position I do. ow tbe dan- ugh the crisis ; ligtions are required. No man ionce, that I mace bold to venture to DIM participate In the primary to write this way.'—K. Poster Murra \ who is not willing and able iu The News tad Courier. 4 , l dollars. ad The Progressive Fkrm- !e plan to cepend on one crops In a poorly prepared ' \ HOW IS THE FARMER WITHOUT MONEY TO GET A START? ■ ' ■ “Yes,” we can imagine some reader saying, “it is true enough —what you say about the disadvantages of working with one horse and inefficient equipment, and about the little profit to be made from tending poor lapd. I bellave all this. too. But, how am I, with n small, poor farm, of pgrhaps no farm at alT. with only one mule, with poor equipment, with a family to support, with no surplus capital, to get ahead; what can : do to make the money I must have to get the things I need?” This is a perfectly proper qnssUpn to ask—even if it is not the sort of question anyone can answer with mu^h precision. There are a great many questions to which no confident an swer can be given, and often they are questions ::ae this one. of vital importance. Because we cannojt from our own knowledge tell the inquirer Just what to do, wu are not excused, however, from trying to help him find out for bfltneelf what he ought to do. In the first place, we feel aafa la aaying that auy able-bodied man. who does not meet with aoBM serious m:s<uanre, can by steady work and careful management get out pi the one-horse class, and get a farm of his own. Efc do not sa;- :t will be easy for him to.do this, for often it will got; but. barrmg unusually ' serious accidents, it can be done. This is the first thing necessary, for the man to have ambition and confidence in himself. The next thing necessary. i» for him to be willing to work. Good old-fashioned hard licks still cgunt and at-.-, ays will. Yet we have all known men who worked Bard and seemed to try hard to get ahead and still remained poor.! Good management is nec essary as well as bard work. Tbe mmi who works uts muscles to exhaustion and lets bis mind idle Is opt likely to accomplish very much. A whole lot of farmers, too, to speak frankly, make this very mistake. They dqn’t do enough downright, earnest thinking about their work; they imagine that tbe physical labor of farm ing is the only kind of which they hrt capable. We do not be lieve this. Thought counta as well tft action, and tne man who, when he has a hard problem before him. does not put his mind to work on it, just like he puts his body to work w hen he has a log or a stump to get out of the way Of his plow, is only half working. The mind grows by Exercise just as the muscles do. and the man who is not willing to think “until his head hurts,” to find out what is best for him to do is likely to have an undeveloped and flabby brain. It is not necessary for the farmer to imagine, however, that he must work out all of his problems for himselr. If he waits to do that, most of them will never be solved. Tbe poor man who wishes to get ahead should be a reading man. He should read about his work—in farm papers, in experiment station arm national department bulletins. In boohs on agriculture as he gets able to buy them. Such reading, Ifjdone with judgment, has a direct cash value. It will brlfiff in For example, every man who hr er for a year knowrs that it is^not n •rap-aloiMt, that it does not do to plaif seed-bed; that he can get nitrogen for his corn and cotton by the growing of clover and cowpeas, much cheaper than he can by buying it in a fertiliser. . The man with little capital has these facts at his command, tie wants to apply them. A man does not have to have two horses, or Improved implements to enable him to rotate his crops. They make it easier for him to make a pood seed-bed or tend his crops properly with,two-horse implements. Yet he can take his one-horse tools and do good work. The man with one horse and one pig needs as murfh to study bow.m feed these animals, and needs to care for them just as faithfully, as does the man with a baru full of stock. The horse and^pig jnay mean more to the first man than whole herds and flocks to the other. So again. It is just as important for the man with a ten-acre crop to buy his-fertilizer to advantage as it is for tne man with hundreds.of acres. And, if he will study the subject, he can find right here a help to getting ahead, just as he will iia»e here a hindrance to his progress if he is cumed only by guesswork or force of habit. So, once more, the man with only a few acres of iand can care for that land, and feed and fatten it, and make it profltaole to cultivate, just as readily as can the man with thousands of acres, and he needs to do it just as mu h. In short, the way for the poor farmer to become a well-to-do farmer is for him to be a good farmer. He can be a good farm er, too. He will not, of course ,be able to do everything Just as he wishes, or to follow the very best methods always. Few peo ple are. He can certainly pay'attention to the essentials of good Right here lef us say that, in our opinion, the ambitious man farming, and do what he thinks well ard for a purpose with small capital should buy a home if he possibly can. If he cannot do this, he can rent a place for a firm of years. The man who has to move every year or two has a poor chance 10 get ahead, and, as one of our <orrespoiid» iits sa>$ tills week, it is cheaper to pay interest than rent. This one definite piece of ad vice we can give along with the rather general statements already made; The thing for the poor itum to do is tb ouy a home of his own. If it is only ten acres, it will give something to work on and to put his savings into, as will ad standing and credit in the community. This suggests another thought. C/jr poor and ambitious farmer should aVoid debt as he would the “Old Harry,” it that debt be for luxuries or for living expenses. One of the great curses of the South has been the dependence of so many fanners upon a crop yet unmade for their daily subs.stence. The man who would get ahead must tiot get in the habit of eating and wearing out things he has not paid for. and certain*.) must nor mortgage his future for more pleasures or dissipation. This warning against tjebt does not apply, however, to d»-bts of Investment. Indeed, we believe in debts of this kind. If a man can buy a piece of land on credit, make enough off of it to pay the interest and something on the land, and can thus furnish himself a home which may be increasing in value at. ;ne time, he should certainly do it. Such a debt is a sign of thrift and enter prise, and the opportunity to make such a purchase :s open to any man of good reputation in almost any community ,n the South. So, if a horse is needed, or an Implement, or anything which wltf enable him to make enounh mo-e money than he could with out It to be .able to pay for it in a reasonable time, he should buy that thing, and not be afraid of the debt A debt of that kind is an investment; one of the kind first mentioned is a burden which must |>e carried and from which no return can be ejected. Finally, let us say that there is. we believe, a than e for any man. however poor, if be has ambition, energy, and a good char acter. to start in farming, make a decent living and -jecome finan cially independent. He cannot do this, however, unless ne gives attention to saving as well as to earning, and unless he puts brain as well as muscle into his work, and adopts the methods and practices of good work—The Progressive Farmer. CHARGES AGAINST B. B. EVANS Attorney General Brings the Case Before the State Supreme Court Columbia. Jan. 7.—Charges Involv ing the professional conduqt of Barn ard B. Evans, an attorney of Coluw- -bia. have been filed with the Supreme ourt by J. Fraser Lyon. Attorney eneral of South Carolina. "Your inioiiaam prays that the court may take such notice of the matters and things herein stated m they deem proper.” says tne attor ney general in his petition. Attorney General Lyon sets forth specific entrges against Evans, of diverting and withholding money be longing to clients, and on the stump and in other public ways, spreading false and malicious cr.arges against certain individuals, and makes the general allegation “that the reputa tion of the said Barnard B. Evans for ouesty fair dealing and for truth and veracity is bau. and mat “it is be lieved that various members of the Columbia bar will testily to the cor- ectness of the above charge. The petition states: "That the certified recorus bere.n referred to as wei+-aB the letters -anc copies of let ters together with ah other informa tion contained herein nave been put in the hands of your informant at various times during the past two and one-half years, and has, on ac count of having been engaged in a political contest with the said Barn ard U. Evans hesitated until this time to bring these ^matters to the atten ion of this honorable court, but now- finding that there is probably no other manner or means by which t,his honorable rouji may be put lu a position to tnke notice or the facta i rein this information is filed.” RESPONSIBLE FOR CLEMSON COLLEGE SO SAYS DR. J. W. DANIEL AT MEETING OF CONFERENCE HERE WAS PASTOR AT PENDLETON Suggestion Made to Col. Simpson While Serving Charge In Early Ministry. SMOAKS BANK PROSPEROUS. Annual Meeting of Nmoaks Banking Company Most Gratifying. Smoaks, Jan. 6.^—Spccai: The Stuoaks Banking Company held Its annual meeting a>f stockholders at the directors room, today prac tically all of the stock being repre sented either in person or by proxy. The report made by the officers was most gratifying to tbe stockholdets, whose confidence in tbe management was consequently increased. I* was decided to pay a dividend of .4 per cent, and to carry the bal ance of the undivided profits to the surplus fund. The amount carried twice thf amount required by the banking laws. The business done during the past year was most sat isfactory, and even more w ill be done the present year. All the old officers were re-elected, as follows: Jno. E. Smoak-, president. F. J. Berry, vice-president. (\ A.'Thomas, cashier. J. E. Smoak, F. J. Berry, H. M. Carter, M. D., L. A. Siguls and P. \V. Thomas, directors. The Smoaks Baqking Company has a capital stock of llo.OOO all paid in, and has been in operation for a little more than a year. It owns its bank building, being a neat brick structure, with splendid fixtures, and approved safe. It is located on the main thoroughfare of the town next door to the postofflee. QUARTERLY CONFERENCE HELD Dr. 4. W. Daniel Preaches Able Her nton Sunday Night at Brtliel. The first qpaHerly conference of Cie year was held .Sunday evening at Bethel .Nlethodist ( ! %n:c;i after servic es which were conducted ny Dr. J. W. Daniel, the presiding eider of the Charleston district. There whs an unusually large congregation present to hear the sermon, wnicb was one ft th- tnuul t-o-.’srfui ever b •a;d • • enutch. P r . Dan’* l p.*ea*r.ed j from the text, “Art Thou a Ruler In J srat I and Knowest not these things?” ; In this sermon Dr. Daniel showed i conclusively that then* was nothing J mysterious in flic regeneration of man and that science has come out boldly *and proclaims that in the psychopathic state one receives impressions which are equiv oque to being “born again"—that whi-n one reaches sum a state the vr.liie of suggestion or direction is immeasurable, and a soul is lost as saved according to the influence wielded. The speauer criticized those persons who are members of church by “tradition” and not from conviction. This,” ne said, “is the same as wearing second hand clothes. , At the conference held aftetf the services, the following delegates were elected to represent the church at he District Conference to be held in Charleston during the Spring: J. G. Padgett, J E. Peurlfoyjww Smoak and J J Padgett “I am responsible for Clemson Col lege. and I am proud of it” was said by Dr. J. W. Daniel, presiding eldsr of the Charleston District, at a meet ing of the board of stewards at the first quarterly conference held S«n- day night at Bethel Methodist church. To a newspaper man prqaent, this was rather a startling statement. Senator B. R. Tillman has been re ceiving credit for the achlevment In this neck of the woods, and doubt less in every other ’•neck” where the statement of Dr Daniel has not been heard. So the newspaper man pres ent sat up and took notice. Tbe discussion of the efforts being made to raise funds for the purchase of the new district parsonage in Char leston caused the remark. Dr, Dan iel is very much Interested in this recent purchase by the Methodists of the Charleston District, and was ask ed by a member of the board to tell those present about it. Thia occur red in one of those delightful inform al periods punctuating all of Dr. Dan- “l's meetings with the stewards of his district, when he becomes remi niscent. He said that when be was quite s young man having just entered the ministry be was sent to tbe old Pen dleton charge. At that time Thomas G. Clemson was an old and eccentric man, and' a akeptic. He had never tisen MBlown to go to church, but af ter several visits by Dr. Daniel, he came once to his. church. Dr. Laniel said there seemed to spring up a liking for him by the old man, who was quite a talks?. ' About this time s masting of the held, 'and Gov. Perry was present as a speaker. Attention was thus di rected to the subject of agricultural development. Shortly after thia Col Simpsou came to see Dr. Daniel, and in conversation informed him that Mr. Clemson was thinking of leaving h ! 8 poHsessions to found a mining college. Col. Simpson being an alum nus of Wofford College was anxious to get this property rb* his Alma Mater. Dr. Daniel said to Col. Simp son: “It would be foolish fqr Mr. Clemson to leave his money to found a iclje*** on mines or mining as there is nothing to mine In this State but a few fi^h' bones dou n on the coast, and if he wants to found a college why doesn’t he found air agricultural college?” Col Simpson. Dr. Daniel said, was very much Impress'd with the suggestion and stated, thx: he was-going right over and stigges: k to Mr. Clemson. whicu he did. Mr. Clemson once becoming quite en thusiastic. “This,” said Dr. Daniel, “was the birth of Clemson College which has become sueb a splendid school. Mr. Tillman and others may not like me to say this but these are farts.” After the meeting adjourned. Dr. Daniel was asked by tne reporter If he had any objection to the use of his remarks relative to the foundn- on of Clemson College. “None w hatever.” was his reply. "They are facts, bo why should I mind?” It requires uo stretch of the imag ination to believe tha:'•this'was the real birth ot the college, to one who knows Dr. Daniel, a close student of conditions and affairs, and with an intensely practical mind, such a suggestion was but a logical se quence. A book which is now in the hands of the publishers written by him shows how very practical he can be. This book. "The Bottom "Rail,” Mrs. Zulin Entertain-. j Xe\p Year’s night, Mr. and Mrs ! H. Zalin tvere the hosts of a number ! of friends who came in to a little ! house warming, at the splendid new residence of Mr. and Mrs. Zalin on min street, and Incidentally to atch the new year in. During the ‘vening refreshments were served, and the evening will be remembered ( as an enjoyable occasion. Among those preseiu were Mr. ai d Mrs. Jno. F. Lucas. Mrs. J. C. McLeod, Mm.' A. M. Hitt, Mr. and Mrs. B. Levy. Mr. and Mrs. H. W.» Black, Jr.; Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Key- serling. of Beaufort. E. T. H. .Shaffer, J Frank of Charleston, D B. Black, E. Hubster, and I. Sobol. will create a sensation, we predict, when it comes from the press, and will perhaps have as far reaching effects as the suggestion to old man ■ l*tnson that he leave his money to found an agricultural college. K. of P. Officers Installed. The newly elected officers of A?!$ by Farrow Lodge. No. 63. K. of P were installed at the regurar meet- • ng held at the Castle Hall Tuesday evening. inaugural speeches were made fiy the newly installed officers, hief of which was that of the new ly elected chancellor commander The following were the officers in! stalled.' Joseph M. Moorer. P. C. C. G. Padgett, C. C J. R. Halford. V. C. A. S. Karesh. P. * Claude A. Graves, M. of \V. W. L. Easterlin, M. at A. ' T. P. Murray, M. of F. ; E. D. iLemacks, K. of R. and S. H. R Smith, I. G. Joseph M. Moorer, Q. G. If was decided by the lodge to take shans additional stock in the. Fraternal Realty Co.' lo A. S. Yarn and son, J. Mannie, of Islandton. had business in town this morning.