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% t-r- A t ~ J ■H ■!* 1 V; \ 4 '\;; ^ . % rl . .. . 1> VOL, XXXV. WALTERBORO, S. C, WEDNESDAY. APRIL 30,1913. NO. 37 PmtlONS FOR ElECnON ON BISPENSARf IN COLIBON Wilt BE CIRCULATED ADVERTISING IN PRESa5\M) STAND Kill) P AYS I Much Talk of Attempting, to Re-establish the Dispensary System—Much Dissatisfac tion Expressed at Present Laws on Account of Blind Tigers. Promi nent Citizens Favor It. That a petition for an election on the dispensary will be circulated in Colleton County within the next few days seems certain. A large num ber of the prominent citizens of \Yal- held under general election rules. A majority vote can re-establish the dispensary. The following is the law on the subject, reprinted for the ir.forma- terboro and other portions of the tion of our readers: county itre now talking in fa\or of I Section 1. He it enacted by the 1 holding such an election. Petitions G *‘ ner al Assembly of the State of, South Carolina. That on th“ th rd i Tuesday in August, 191:;, anyiCoun-j ty in this State which voted on the; are being drawn at this time, and will be circulated within the next few days. Many men who opposed the sale of . pensary whiskey by the dispensary four years ( August, ago are novc talking in favor of the re-establishment of the system in Col leton county. They say tfiat the present method of enforcing the li quor laws is a disgrace to the coun ty; that blind tigers are aliowed to exist openly; that fully as much whiskey is being consumed in the county now as formerly. They be lieve that the money should go into the treasury for schools and roads; It may appear remarkable to some that the men who are talking as above are among the best citizens in the county. Others are non-commlt- * tal on the question. Many say that they cannot take the stand for dis- , 0 pensaries. but that the present condi tions are bad. and that the dispensary would correct the evils which exist to a large degree. The prohibition, ists, however, are standing by their colors, and openly deny that as much whiskey Is .being consumed i*ow as formerly. They point To tlie fact"' that the Walterboro dispensary /6r- merly sold as much as $1,350 Worth of whiskey in one day., Tljey rely on the recent Webb.bill to.correct many of the evils which exist, and claim that the time is ripe for State-wide prohibition because of the assistance which can be secured from the Webb Law ip. enforcing- prohibition; » v, At the present time, petitions are outstanding in many counties for an ✓ election on the question, among which may be named Dorchester. Bamberg, 0 Hampton and Orangeburg. It is pointed out that in case the dispen sary is uot re-established in Colleton and is in the other counties which now have petitions out, viz: Bam berg, Hampton and Dorchester. Col leton. County will be entirely sur rounded by “wet" counties, for Charleston and Beaufort already have dispensaries It is claimed that the other counties would profit by sell ing whiskey to Colleton people, and ft is asked why Colleton should not have a dispensaryV The Legislature of 19U:. passed a law allowing all eouKtir • •..hich voted on the question in 19>*9 to vote again this -year. The equice ments are a petition filed with' the Supervisor before the first, of .:’r:° containing the signatures of one-third (1-3) of the registered voters. The question of dispensary or no dis- at the special election in 190*5, under an act ap proved March lind. 1909. shall have the right to hold aa election for or against the sale of alcoholic liquors and beverages, and such election | shall b“ held and conducted by the , same officers and under the same ! rules and regulations provided by law for general' elections: PROVIDED, j that before any such election shall j be held there shall be filed with the ; County Supervisor of such county J ? before June 1st. 1913. a petition in writing, praying for such election, signed by one third of (the qualified electors of such county. Said Su- perviso^shail give thirty days* notice, by advertisement, of such election.,^ Sucessive elections under thls^Act may be held, but not in any^one county oftener than once in four yeirs. To those who think tnat pay. we invite your at dents which have occurred rerti.viag Our paper does itiniv to tro following ind ecently. Head them care- • fully and learn for yourselves what advertising has dor.?. An enterprising merchant' placed a small advertise ment in our oolumns which < which he offered for sale result of that ad. he has 01 A reader of The Press and saw the advertisement an< bushels. Other readers in ordered peas. This m< \7rertise in The Press and Another Walterboro firm. ly-cost Twenty-five Cents in [bushels of cow peas. As a a few bushels of peas left, mdard. in Mt. Vernon, Ga., immediately ordered 100 ler States saw the ad. and says that it pays to ad- jd a rd. f linking that their shipment of dry goods ha<f arrived, advertised for sale a certain variety of cloth dt 5 cents per yard. After the ad. v.a» published they found that the doth had not arrived, but for the next few days hundreds of customers asked fop that particular cloth, and, had it been in the store, £here is doubt but that all would have been sold. This mer chant says that he will be sure he has the good- next time before advertising in The Press and Standard. The above are only two examples of what The Pees - and Standard advertisements will dpv' We could cite hun dreds of others from whichreturn was equally as great. P»ut are not the above illustrations sufficient co convince you that if you wish to sell anything the way to do it is by putting it in The Press and Standard. C.-liv- ton Countys People’s Paper, INTERESTING LETTER FROM NR. SMOtf DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE TO ASSIST 1 ' IN THE. ERADICATION OF WIRE Wl Mr. Howell Writes of Probable Assistance from United^Slates Government—Sjpeciraens of Worms to be Secured add Forwarded to Washingtoiv-farmers Asked to Co-operate. £ Sec. 3. At such ^ctiou air quali ty. \V. SMOAK WHITES EKOM HIS Oi l) KENTUCKY HOME TO HM ERIKVDs IN COLLETON. uch electors of t^county may vote. ' Every,voter, may be in tavor ot j the sale of alcoholic liquors and beverages in snch county, shall cast ; a ballot in the box provided tber*'- ' for hy* the election commiseionere in j __ i ^_^_rint le •voeas: ~ror wile ^ Liquors and Beverages: and every j % voter opposetj shall cast a ballot j Corruptio*t in Congressional upon which shkll be printed the | words: “Against Sale of Alcoholic! Liquors and leverages." Sec. 3. In case of a majority of PLEASED WITH_ PROGRESS the votes cast at such election shall be for the sale of alcoholic liquors and beverages in such county, it shall be the duty of the Governor to appoint three members composing the County Dispensary Board for such county upon the recommendation of the delegation from such county in th* General Assembly; and the said members of the County Dispensary Board. when so appointed shall qualify and proceed to establish and conduct a county ditpenaary or dis pensaries , under the provisions of An Act entitled "An Act to declare the law in reference to and tp regu late the sale, use, consumption, pos session;' transportation, and dispo sition of alcoholic liquors and bev erages within the State, and to po lice same,” approved the 16th day of February. 1907. and Arts amenda tory thereof; and the said County Elec-tjuu—Harrow at Death* of Hi* ErteniK—Ask* Correspondent* to Write More Erequently REVIEW OF CON FEDERATE REUNION »{L\ CCKT1S TELLS OK HAPPEN- !\<;s OK SESSIONS recent ly HELD IN AIKEN. NEW OFFICERS SELECTED .Me**fina to be Hehl ^e\t * Tear at Amieixm—Excellent Oration* l>e- litered—Thou-anil* Witur*- Mon ster Parade. MadisonvUle .Ky.. April L'T.A^The Press and Standard: With much eagerness I await the coming of The Press and Standard every Friday or | Saturday, and everything is la d asid<K when It reaches me till I see what ia doing in the old town and county which occupy so much of my thoughts. I am delighted to know that progrssaive methods are pre vailing. and that all is well with the people down there and that things are happening. In the short time of not quit.' two months many things or an I epochal making nature have-'Iran* The Reunion of th a South Caroli na Division V. C. V.'s recently held in Aiken *as a great success. Thu session closed on Thursday atter- . noon. April 34th. and it was <omeed- ed by the Veterans that it was one of the best in its history. The speeches were of high order, especial ly the magnifleient address by Ex- Governor. Jno (,\ .Shappard, of Edge- field 'To The EdiXir of The Press and Standard* • * SH r —Kindlj allow ai • space in this 'ssue of yur valuable paper to take < up the subject of the terrible wire worm. I learn that this pest Ijas been destructive to crops hereabouts during recent year> -so nifich so that the astonishing fa< t tom^s to light that some fields of good land in the county are being abandoned ihi;- ,>ear because of the menace of tl> pest to any crop'that may Le planted therein. Such a visitation of a con temptible enseot is. or should be. regarded as a public calamity. In the hope of finding out if anything can be done to con\bat the scourge. 1 have asked the attention of the Unit ed States Department of Agriculture to the evil. It Ts agreeable to state [that the department shows a reai}y !disposition to come to the aid of the I farmers. Just what can be done to alleviate the trouble we ar** not in formed. but I am requested to supply specimens of the worms to the Gov- eminent Specialist, who * ill at once give the matter his attention. I wish Ao forward to him as aoon as pos sible a goodly number of the worms. Every farmer in tlo* county i® v i* tally interegtdfi in the effort the Gov ernment will at once make to com pass the destruction of the wire- worm in our .fields and crop*. It la t f aa ardh^ii TlltMfMXiQrailBUl^ i. J who can supply a dozen of so of the worms will do so. In order that they may be forwarded at once. I am provided by the Department with tubes and moss in which to place them fof safe preservation alive, and for mailing. . I would ask any and every farmer whose fields have been invaded to secure as many of the worms as he can and bring them la for the purpose. I will ask the County Auditor, Mr E. M. Jonea to receive and care for them and aid ia placing them under expert eye* In Washington and in Maryland, where the work of finding the worms vui- nornbie points are under study. Surely science and trained Ento- mologiat will find out the peat’a weaknesses. We have a vigilant De partment of Agriculture, well equip ped for and actually doing the* - farm ers of the country great ar.d valu able service. It is clearly the duty of every one to co-operate with the Government in so important a mat ter. The plague is upon the whole country; the interests of ail are Invol ved. as were those of the Israelites c* old, and no doubt there w ill be many responses to this request. • J • I would suggest that the worms when caught be at once placed In moist humus, such as sifted chip manure, dug up from the bed of an old wood pile, and brought to the Auditor’s olfic-e without delay or un necessary Wppsure to heat and dry ing. The specinil»n worms will go forward at once and that much duty will have been done. Permit it to be said further, that It is' known that there are icor© % than one kind of wire-worm that ia depredating upon crops, so it is de sired that hny and all kinds from v»- vlous localities be included. 1 may. sny Hi rn—aI—tom that It to probnW* tlflkt Specialists or experts from the Department will visit Walterboro and vicinlVv in the near future, looking to the destruction of the pest. The government's aid should be sought and welcomed by an appreciative show of interest on the part of the farmers and all. Respect fully. \ “ A. M. Howell. MEMORIAL K.VERt’iaKs AT ' DO< TOR'S CREEK CHURCH Dispensary Board shall have such ... ... . powers, duties and. compensations as Pir^d. I have .ollowed th“m carf are provided under such laws as were fully, and it is with pleasure that 1 of force in such county; and the note the many steps forward T».>* legal sale of alcoholic liquors and , ibt . raiitv of \ h( > business mer. of beverages in sue h county shall be sub k. . ' ... .. . ject to and governed by such laws jf al ^ rboro in r ' atter ^ as were of force in such county on for the boys and men :n corn pro.!•:< the 30th day of Jime. a::d sub sequent Acts. Sec 4. In ca.-.*’ a majority of the votes cast in such election shall be f ion is to be • commended, rrd th is no doubt that Us effect w ill be reaching. Returns of :b s k ; d investment are sure an.! will l<- aga f *ist re-establishing the dispen- „.| t . _ ..ill thar. #,r,t »r the e’ec-! sar ’ t * 1< in Huohjcounty the prohibition bread cast upon tae vater> *■ **** so ‘ ' ' _ (laws now of force in said county county fair should profit b> ti.c- ... tion to b* held on the third Tues-! s j ia j| con t| nue until amended or re day in August, which election will be i p Ca i e j by the General Assembly. it should be "greater and gruru than ever." Then the Impetus £ - i to the culture of tobac o o> tt. < - MAGISTRATE II. E. TOWLES ENFORCES VAGRANCY LAWS forcemeat, of the law on the part of j ample of so expert a toba ro grower Magistrate Towles. He j is to be com-jo* Mr- Howell wiil mean nrtfh. I mended for the stand he is taking j trust his efforts a» grow ing the w,;. l Held lo»*t Thursday—Enjoyable Day, GocmI Speeche* and Excellent Din ner Served. The people of Doctor's Creek, The pension dicussron was full i long noted for the success with which in Its every detail and by common ! tfo*.? haw conducted Memorial Ex consent was referred to the L»gis!u-i er ciges, added another succeesful oc- tiir© for its future disposition and casion to their record ip the Memo- betterment. ria | Exercises held there last Thurs The ele< non of officers resulted in jiia}. The speakers of th« da; wer^ the re-election of Major Gsoieral B. R. M. Jefferies, of The Press and H. Teague, of Aiken as General!Standard and the Rev E. A McDow* 2. The Great Evil of the Love of Money. ' < 3. Parleying with Temptation. 4. Persisting in n sinful courss. It was pointed out by the spenkar that these mistakes are ns vital now as they were In the days of old. His address was well illustrated witfc stories, and was a masterpiece. At the conclusion of the address, ft picnic dinner was served on the grounds, and here the good ladiek of the community demonstrated that the art of cooking was still alive. Ia the afternoon, a song service was held in the church. AC'o late hour the people left, all declaring that day a tu< r*»ss throughout. Commending Divfhlon: Brigadier Gen . t*ral. K. R. Brooks, ot Columbia, c >ri- ell ofNEhrhardt. The enormous crowd in attendance begiti^to gather at an early hour and mamtinK F,r„ ,.r, E a.| P . ;„,d Brt*.., j , M , noa%b tl *"■ <,< 'T ra ! f Up m .ttPnd.ncP .b-n command Second .trigad-* in the . , . , , n»nr-,-n in Plate of Brigadier Genorei Crecwh. ;3 ‘ 11 0 rlof k rhf * * x '*'** ^ 1 deceased 'the audience were people irotn att Tho plac- J for tho r , ! oy,.r t!.o «nnf7J dT»r .hr mt-elinK vor Andrrson, urp.-’r : r. \ i- — R 1 ll ' ''' rrprew mat.. ,0 ' tations being extended, rot only from/^ on 1 oUU -J Green P»>ud OtHcer I* Succeeding in Breaking up Violation of Law* at Junction Point. Magistrate H. F. Towles, of Green Pond is setting a worthy ex ample^ to the officers of the law in. the county by his stringent enforce ment of the law. He has succeeded in a large measure in breaking up blind tiger* around Gre^n Pond, and has made vagrancy there disappear. On Monday he brought to the county Jail three negroes who were arrest ed at Green Pond on the charge of vagrancy. These gave many ex cuses but the magistrate thought they werft guilty and they received thirty days ,on the county chain gaftig. Formerly, it was dangerous for ladies to travel alone around Green Pond on account of the large* number of negroes who were con stantly loafing there, making the at mosphere unpleasant on account gf their curses. This condition has b©t»n much remedied by the rigid en- aad it is to be hoped that oti»''rs will follow his example. Oat* Six Feet Tall. There has been on exhibition in our office this week a small bundle of oats six feet tall cut from the field of YV. F. Robertson of Stokes. These oats have recieved much at- tentibn and all that have seen them aay that they are the best that have been displayed in Walterboro. Death of. a Child- VernelleN, the 20 months old daifgh- ter of Mr and Mrs E. L. ChasserFaa died Wednesday night last, after an illness of six months. The funeral services, conducted by the Rev T. P. Baker, were held ftt the home on Thursday morning. The interment tood place at the Fox'Cemetery, near CottagevUle. A host of friends will sympathize with Mr and Mrs Cbas- ^ereau in their great affliction. Dr M. Carter, of Ashton, was in J Walterboro*Tuesday on business. I V will be a success, ai d that many >». the farmers will follow the example set by him. Anything which will do away with the on» money crop, cot ton. should be welcomed Then. 1 have been saddened by the deaths that have occurred re cently. When I visit Walterboro I shall miss the faces of those who have, crossed over. ' Mrs. Smith. Mr. Koger. ‘'Dunny” Smoak, and others who have been called hence- Such la life, however. The sadness I feel cannot. I am sure, approach the sor row of those who wet^e bereaved in each instance. Then the ice factory has started. That accounts for the failure of (». C. Brown’s keeping bis promise to write to me. He must needs wa'-h this wonderful .proves? da; and night and letter# are out cf *. ♦* question-;- The ice, factory should do ar.d doubtless w;!!. • « * Tie* * Vngre**i«»nal L!**« ;i«,r.. Mr. Editor, i desire to ton.a. id the City ( onncil hut from Chamber of Commerce. The was witnessed by rrowil* of. people, the streets h?*.t::; literally packed ail along the line of march. The Vete rans were reviewed by General I. C. Walker and staff. The cemetery had h.-ei fre^hi;,* The “DeoMrirk Kkule" l*re*etit«L Under the auspices t>f the La dies’ Aid Society «? the Metho dist Episcopal church. The “Deestrlck rikule.V a portrayal of the school customs fifty years ago. wan very Fip-tesKfully prvsonted at the Sckop-f Auditorium Tuesday night. Long before the ascension of the cur tain. the' auditorium was tilled to overflow with both young and ;>ld an xious!;.* awaiting to foc what the The men of the "Sixties” are pass-*' the people of Doctor’s Creek in keep ing away, the lines are growing thin- ; n)< their grounds in good condition, ner and shorter, but the invincible, The exercises werer held In the spirit that characterized them in the rhurch and were presided over by- day of battle is still with them, and the Rev J. R. Funderburk, the pas- the "Old South” Is ever upper most tot. Rev B. F. Halford was first in- in their minds and heart«. 1 ‘roduced and he conducted the de- F- O. S. Curtis. . -’.iwuiBt.* *» »> ill * I iik in cleaned for the occasion, and the , night had in store for them, grounds presented a picture of care, j The performaue'e was opened with \ new fern * is to be erected around J ** “otiR. "Silver Threads Among the „i„ vinnv 1 Hold." which was smoothly and the cemetery at an early date. »ian> * ... . / 1 ^ , , ,, o sweetly sung by Mrs E. K Jones, rural chur^ hqs inigli* well pro.: b> jjj,, waK wp jj h a i anre( j i but studying the methods employed by ^e ladies appeared to possess more More < *r* for Waltfrboro." A H. Wichman, Vice President of the Farmers and Merchants Bank and otional exercises, consisting of songs, scripture reading and prayer. The ; 'irst speaker was R. M. Jefferies, who made a short talk on the subject. “The Spirit of the Dead.”, making a Dr 8. A. Marvin. Jr., went to Char-- olea that the lives of those departed leston Monday and purchased two au- be studied in order that ail of the tomobiles. Mr. Wichman. a run-about I evils of the modern timee-'4nay be ftftd Dr Marvin a touring ckr„. They j corrected. His speech was well re drove these cars to Walterbor* in ' -eived. three hours and fifty minutes, aoebm- The Rev E. A. McDowell, the next panied by Messs J L. Kentz and A. -peaker, received excellent attention Z. Sear son. who went to^Charb'ston -hroughout his well pr» pa* - vl and ex- wlth them. ’ 0 jcelleutly delivered spexli • n • Pour -- 'vuasons Why You Mfty r.o f Sec Y*)U.* I>©«liration of Fraternal Hal). Sainted Dead." His pddwii was a V- All Masons and Knights of Pv thias are invited to attend tlu* dedi cation ceremonies i>f Ashby Hall or. Tuesday. May 6 ctudv of the life His a ife of tm- ;e Prophet Ba- CostifiueU oc Pag*- Five noon. Ar. attractive program liik —-[been arranged and a large arowd is ©xpecte l to ttemi. c -V' ^ ^ * aam from the Old Testamcet and iby Farrow | he pointed out four vital mistakes in >. 1913, "qt J the prophet’s life, as follows: 1. Insuffic ient Knowledge of God. or rather a superficial knowledge of •the th'ngs of Odd. v. Sewerage Committee Meet. The committee appointed at a re cent meeting of Town Council for the purpose of investigating the advisa bility of installing a sewerage system for the tow n have-met, and annourifcft- meiit is made that J. N. Johnson, ft civil engineer, will arrive in Wal terboro this week to mske a map of the town. The committee is pushing th^ work as fast -as possible and something definite may be expected within a few days. - * real wit and humor than the men, however.' all deserve credit, es pecially Lucian Patterson, in the role of “Mikey O’Flyn.” and Dan Camp bell, us “Experience Bradford Tru- luck.” or “Slim Jim the Second.” as “Mikey” choosed to term him. “Absolum Cucumber” woke up to wards the close with s warm reci tation in wbich he scored the girls. . He probably made a hit with some of the married men, but we are afraid he ruined himself with the young ladies. Every member in the cast worked hard to make it a success, and best of all everybody seemed to be satisfied. If