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V) m * “ (Tlfp firpaa \3 ♦* VOL. XXXV. DO NOTHING IN A RATIONAL MANNER DK. r. K. KINSFV 1»IKD LAST THURNOAV MORMXii ■ ■■ T ■ Ml— WALTERBORO, S. C., WEDNESDAY, JULY 9,1913. L- ■ I ■■■ -%xxr.%l. PKMC AT VKMAHSEE A GREAT HITC’EHR WRITER THINKS IK NOTHING IS BEING ACCOMPLISHED IT SHOULD BE SANELY DONE WHI Known Phjrxirian Pwo>«m into the Great Reyond. Dr. C. E. Kinsey one of Colleton's popular and skilled physicians, died at his home at Williams last Thurs day morning at 4 o’clock. Hip remains were laid to rest at Williams Cemetery Friday. July 4th. in the presence of a large crowd of sorrowing relatives and friends. He leaves a wife and several children. POLICE OFFICIALS TAKE STEPS AGAINST “RLIXD TIGERS.'*. DOCTORS TAKE FIVE ’ I STITCHES IN MAN'S HEART SAYS WRITING IS GOOD Valae of • Note—Oracle of Pndunk t Has Spoken—Many Valuable Len- sons from Pudunk—No Whiskey Sold There. Editor The Press and Standard: We have watched with interest the progress of the fierce, but rather ones sided battle, and have wondered at the absence of any report from the front as to the number of killed and wounded, but our suspense is re lieved somewhat by latter tidings that while there have been no casual ties a few shell have penetrated the breast-works of the enemy snd have drawn forth a return volley. Rut w’hlle neither side has scored, yet it Is to be observed that some valuable information has been obtained. The foundation of true knowledge has been discovered at last. The cure for all our whiskey ills has been found. The gifted scribe of Pudunk has given the perplexing problem profound consideration. He has dipped his ready pen in the fluid and hia thoughts sparkle on the printed page in smooth and elegant diction as brilliantly as the morning dew responds to the rays of the ris ing sun. The oracle has spoken, and it is all over but the shouting. The night is still dark hereabouts, but not so around Pudunk. The morning star hath riMB. The wtlihma* vm walls of Zion shouts out to the anxi ous enquirer. “The morning surely cometh." There, are. we are told, no liquors sold around Pudunk: then why not push the whole proposition to its logical conclusion and usher in the reign of millennium bliss for us all. Stop writing. It is all flubdub. Let us hie away from the maddening throng’s ignoble strife to some cool, sequestered spot .under the green leafage of an oak or maple, am! stretch our limbs upon the fragrant grass, where the lawn slopes gently to the murmuring brook—with no reason'at all for its murmuring—and there in careless idleness drink in the inspiration that does the work. But while we are quenching our thirst at this fountain of philosophy, and storing up lynamio-enetgy for our fight against the enemy at home, do not forget that there is an enemy lurking In the grass ready to insin uate himself beneath one’s cuticle, there to register his incarnadine monogram, which, though no larger than a pin’s point, is a diminutive volcano in its h»*at units. Don’t mind the chiggers. We have b<-en * doing the thing all ups.tie down. We own up to its being all bombast high-sounding in language, but windy in expression. - What call, therefore, that we should go through the weary exercise of perfunctory let ter writing in the gloomy cave, where, like the seven sleepers of Ephesus, the prohibitionists and other lovers of law and order awake slumber, yawn, and then are lulled again into sweet repose by long and bombastic letters which no one reads In Regard to Flaes. Editor The Presa and Standard: White Hall. S. C.. July 7th:—Please allow me space in your paper to make an explanation in regard to the list of fines as turned over to the county treasurer, the list having appeared in your last issue. I committed T. Benton to Jail on a Saturday night in April, and the fine was given to L. G. Ow’ens. sher iff on Monday following. The Sher iff received the following receipt from the county treasurer for this fine. April 14th. 1913. Received of L. G. Owens. Sher iff of Colleton County, twenty-five and no-100 Dollars, fine of T. E. A. Benton convicted and committed to jail by H. J. Givens, Magistrate of Heyward township. R. E. Jones. Co. Treas. The above is the only fine which should have been collected by me since the first of January, and I desire the publication of this article in order that the people may know what dis position has been made of the money a, H. J. Givens, Magistrate. Heyward. Township. Protracted Meeting. The following meetings will be ' held with the churches on dates j specified, and the se\'eral communi- 1 ties are very cordially invited to at- j tend these services: Great Swamp Church, beginning the 2nd Sunday in July, and week followingr^ Pine\GxQve church No. 1, begin ning the3rd Sunday and week fol lowing. Black Creek church, tth Sunday and week following. F. O. S. Curtis. Pastor. Notice to Those Interested. Many Prominent Speaker* Made Strong Addresses on Live Sab* Ject*. Yemassee. July 4.—Special: Ora tory treating on almost every subject, frtftn fraternalism to the beaeilts 4a be derived by attending and exhibit ing at the State Fair, featured the an nual W. O. W. picnic and Fourth at July celebration held in a beautiful grove here today. The beat of order and close attention to a number of addresses was noticeable. The crowd of neearly 1.0<10 people, soma sit ting. but most standing, listened to numerous speakers for four hours. The local Camp. W. O. W.. served a barbecue dinner to their guests at the close of the speaking, which was stop ped by a hard shower of rain. A lance was given at the Town Hall to night. and a large number of young people participated. The Speaking Regia*. • The meeting at an early hour was called to order, and Mr. *R. M. Jef feries. editor of The Press and Stand- r<L of Walterboro, made the open ing address and introduced the other speakers. The Hon. Richard 1. Manning, of Sumter, delivered one of the beat a<V dresses heard here in many a day. la which he dealt with the material growth of the country, the funda mental principles upon which the Government rests, and the problems which require solution. The Sudi-’ ence showed Its appreciation of his masterly effort by Continuous ap plause. On Road Building. Mr. L. E. Boykin, of the depart ment of roads o? the United State* Government, next spoke on the build ing of permanent Toads, pleading with his hearers to exercise better judgment, both in the selection of material for and the proper location of roads. He made an earnest talk, which was well recaived. The Hon. James F. Byrnes. Con gressman from the 2nd district, was lUiil i* Kollo,verf hy an ArreM—A Seriou* Fighting Affair. Much excitement has been caused In the town during the last week by the activity of the Police Department against blind tigers. On Thursday of last week, a search warrant was aworn om by Chief Patterson upon taformat.on whicl^.had come to him, and by authority of the search war rant the store and house of J. A. Edwards, a member of the Grand Jury for Colleton County and a re cent applicant for the position of Chief of Police of ths town, was Marched. At the store, no whiskey was found but numbers of empty whiskey cases, bottles and cartoons In which whiskey had been shipped, were found. If Mr Edwards had not been Mlling whiskey at his store, it Is cortain that he is doing a large busi- aess in whiskey bottles, etc. The March of the house was productive of better results, the following beinr found: 1 gallon of gin. t quart of Quaker Rye, 1 quart of Jtck Kranv lon Private Stock, and 1 pint o' un- labelled liquor.quiteanassortment of whiskey for one to have on hand for personal use. After the raid. Mr Edwards was committed to jail, but later released on a Five Hundred Dollar Bond. The trial <was to have taken place yesterday but was post poned on account of the absence of witnesses. Much interest was shown in the case against Mr and Mrs Byron and Levi Rvan^ w hich was to have been heard before Judge Colson on Sat urday. D. B. Peurifoy of the local bar appeared and asked for. on be half of the prosecutor. Judge H. F Towles, a change of venue which was resisted by J. M. Moorer the attor ney for the defendants. After much argument. Judge Coulson transferred the case to Judge Hill. On Saturday night, much unpleas antness resulted. It seems that one Jim May has been ettfbloyed by the Town Officials to assist in souring evidence against blind tigers. He was attacked on Saturday night by two men and it appears that the at tack ot one was because of personal reasons while the other was actuated by a desire to secure revenge because the said Mav had reportd him for selling nhiskev. Chief Patterson, w hen asked about the occurrence, -fated that he was positive that one this worthy object. Respectfully, F. O. S. CurCt. For the Committee. July 7th. 1913."' accepted a responsible position with theiWalterboro Grocery Co. ' a might get information that will bring back the golden age. the days of the faineant rulers of France, the troubadour court of good King Rene. Not all of us may be able to W»ll at ease in soft forgetfulness, but Some of us can and should. The mil-. H- dr..*b“* , U« age and good roads. As is always other was desirous of forcing May to discontinue reporting “blind tigers” Whether or not the dis turbance Saturday night had anything to do w.th it. it is a fact that none of the witneeqen against Mr. Edwards were on hand yesterday when the trial was called and postponed. In justice to the men who attacked May. we must state that the atack was not begun at the same t.me, but from all accounts, one of them came into the tight only after the other had succeeded in knocking May down. Th« trial of the parties for* this af fair was to have taken place yester day. but was postponed on account of the sickness of one of them. , Ail persons having any .merest in ■ case in the 2nd district/ when Mr the Cemetery at Black Creek Church Byrne8 k8 the crowd drev , will please, attend a meeting there , , . , ... on Wednesday, July the 18th, for | 0 08f * r an ^ °Den interrupted him the purpose of cleannig up the! w ith applause. Cemetery. This is an important mat- | Urge* Drainage Co-operathHi. ter and we trust that there will be a The Hon E j W atson was the large gathering of people to aid in ^ gpeakpr tQ di8rtJb8 (lraiuaK „ He made a strong plea for the farm*>rs to live at home, to co-operate in or der to make drainage a success, and showed how it could he done. As _ . _ . , , « to cost, he cited the example of the friends Aroughout the county, has E *t»l! drainage district, in Hampton lennium is just over the hill, only ; fihort 1 | ddr ^ as a ,^ 0 * few miles away. The people will soon come into their own. Only be brief and to the point. A polite but emph atic note to the whiskey seller may be all that is necessary. Then *unty, wiiero over 80,000 acres of land is to be reclaimed by drainage. His speech also dealt with all the Vital problems before the farmer apd will doubtless bear good results. Mr. D. F. Efird, secretary of the State Fair Society, spoke on the work the* Fair Society is doing and asked for co-operation from this section. Adjt. Gen. W. W. Moore made a did the Hon. ' Entertain*. h J dieTf tyhtfully enter- in yf.OliOr of f w hy this gadfest rumpus? D. L. Smith, of •Walterboro. the Hon. E. D. Ginn, of Varnville. and the Hon. W. J. Thomas, of ifea.i- fort. Canning Demonstration. •^Miss Lechner, of the United State.' Mr* Luc Mrs L. Luca tained at cards Martha ■ White of Charleston on Wednesday afternoon. Twelve of the prominent ladies of town were the guests, »Hd a delight?;:! afternoon was apenflU Mrs P J. Linas daintiL • served the delitious punch to the | guests, while Miss Ruth Brown and | Negro on Road to Recovery After . Operation. Five stitches were taken in the heart of Richard Bailey, colored. Saturday night at the Roper Hospi tal. the extraordinary operation be ing performed by Drs. B. Kater Me. Innes. Kivty Pearlstlne and N. B. Edgerton. The wounded man was last night reported to be doing very nicely, with excellent prospects for his recovery. Bailey was stabbed In the left breast by James Waring at Calhoun and Washington streets at about 7 o’clock Saturday night. A large pocket knife Inflicted a vqry ugly wound, the heart being injured by the point of the blade. A hurrv call for an ambulance was made and Bailey was rushed over* to the Hospi tal. where the surgeons hastened preparations to operate on him. Waring made his escape and la being sought by the police. The wound was in Bailey’s !*ft rentrlcle. It va» about an Inch in extent. The man was unconscious from the shock and from lost of blood before reaching the Hospital. An examination showed the grave na ture of the wound and the surgeons decided that the only way to save his life was to sew up the nasty gash In the heart. This difficult operation wa^ performed within half xn hour after the man reached the Hospital. It was stated that Bailey would re cover. It being expected that his progress will be quite swift consider ing the nature of his wound. Kept Finger in Hole. Because of the great amount of blood which the patient had loat and the resulting weakness. Dr Mclnnes decided to inject, through the man's veins, a quantity of normal salt so lution, to replace the lost blood. Af ter this was done and the man made ready for the operation, fie work done by Dr Mclnnes and Drj f'-vaeL stine and Edgerton was of the swift est sort conceivable. One of them held his (linger in the hole in the man’s heart while the stitches were being taken, in order 4k«4 blood might not flow at each pulsation in the arteries The operation is the first of its kind ever to have been performed successfully in Charleston and one of a very small number that have been performed successfully in the world. The surgeons did not care to dis cuss the operation, though they ad mitted that it was an extraordinary operation. Unless complications set in—and none are anticipated— Bailey will leave the Hospital as strong and vigorous as when he en tered, on a stretcher Saturday night. The^ct that the mar is alive after an operation on his heart is consid ered moat remarkable and their col- lagues were yesterday congratulating the three young surgeons on the success of the delicate and dangerous operation. When the stitches were M : ss i Bailey was very weak from the I great loss of blood due to the break ! NO. 47 COLLETON WORSE THAN ST. HELENA IN SOME RESPECTS, SAYS DODD OF BEAUFORT. REPLY TO HILL. REFERS TO VOTE SELLING Think* Negro Settlement Would h« Above Such—Allege* That Theca are “Blind Tiger*” in Mr. HIITa “Community.” Editor The Press and Standard: Please let me once more reply to Mr. Hill, Just to let him know what •s going on around him, for he seems woefully ignorant of conditions la his own county. He is horrified at my statement that Colleton has been making hla- tory of which St. Helena’s Island would be ashamed, and refers the matter to the intelligent people of Colleton to decide, which I am glad to do. I only wish to refer Mr. Hill and the “intelligent people of Colleton’' to the recent congressional election in your county when men went to the polk with tfieTr-pockets full of vote money and bought votes pub licly as If It had been an honorable deal. Men sold their vote with never a blush, as if it was nothing to be ashamed of. , f \ow I submit that any self- respiting negro colony would be ashamed of such a condition of af fairs. and I believe that every hon est citisen In Colleton is ashamed ot it. If. however. Mr. Hill will pro duce ten reputable citizens who will say, over their own signatures, that they sre not ashamed of it and do not believe that tho* county is dis graced, then I will admit that I have been too harsh. Perhaps I have too fine t sense of honor on this point and may he too hard on people who do these thinao- but I believe that every man who sells his vote ought to be forever barred from the ballot box. And th-> man who dares to boy or offer to buy this God-given right of another ought to be barred for all time to come from holding office, practicing law or preaching the gospel. Yes, I am out of Colleton and will very probably stay out. but it is the home of my birth, the home of my lamented father and my sainted mother, and it pains m** to see her lose her self-respect and get down to wallow In the mire of political filth and degradation. Now Mr. Hill has fixed a limit to his “community" of four or five In his ln-art, but, In order to save oules or his school district, and I am -I better illustrat.on of the force of .he , department of agriculture, conducted Ruth Lucas punched the score cards. the enemy’s motto, decorated with a laconic than in | “speak easy’ ! couple of bottles of rum and a bungstarter. No name, nothing to let the world know. In like manner we are advised to follow their ex.-, ample in a policy of brevity and silence. •> This little paragraph appeared re cently in a daily newspaper: "To my boy who was last seen in a saloon in and which do not the least good, be- 18th St., Monday night. Sept. 16th— cause they seek to touch the heart My darling boy: If you see this, and conscience of men and not their pockets—“a valuable point that has been overlooked.” If we are to do nothing in Wal terboro. it is suggested that it should he done in a rational and agree; fashion. If the grass is to growMIn- der the feet, why wait for it td^ierce the clay covered sidewalks of pow- j wow house, when out at Pudunk. Its rank lushness bends under the pass ing breeze and beats time to. song of birds and the soft evening low of | which I pray our Heavenly Father you may, please let your distressed mbther know where you are. Moth- That was all. No name. Only the cry of a mother sent blindly into the crowded streets. No syllable about whose fault it was. No blame, no reproach. Only the reaching out of a mother who cannot help loving her boy. "Vengeance Is mine, I will re pay, saith the Lord.” But while the mother ©ay be jus- a canning exhibition, during tn» Miss Mattie Bak**r v as the winner morning, which was w itnessed by at I of the prize for tip* afternoon whtrty least 200 ladies. The speeches were all full of good humor, several new anecdotes being gtised to remarkable advantage. As a whole, no more profitable day could have been given by the Wood men. and the effects of the day will be felt here by increased activities along the fines mentioned in the addresses. The Fourth at Orangeburg. Orangeburg. July 4.—Special: Th- “Glorious Fourth” was celebrated here today in a very safe and sane manner. Practically all of the stores and other plates of business were closed for the day. The holiday thus she presented to Miss White. Ml** Jone* Entertain*. "bne of the most enjoyable social i Bailey apparently dying. bis 1 fe it was necessary t-j proceed immediately, every minute counting in the fight against death. I>l*«-u*s Over Trifli-. Dailey and Waring hail an alter cation over a trifling matter, it is reported, and Waring thrust the knife into Bailey's breast with evi dent intent to kill. The police were notified that a serious cutting affray occurred and. on arrival, found From the functions of the season was the card News and Courier, party on last Thursday evening. July 3rd. at the home of Miss Ray Jones, in honor of her charming guests. Misses Lee and Myrtle Wil liamson. of Leesville. Eight tables were arranged on the spacious porch and Japanese lanterns were used for illumination. Progressive whist was the game played, the prizes being awarded to Miss Minnie Price, of Barnwell and Dr McAIhaney. of Walterboro. Scholarship Examination. Attention of the young men of the county is called to the scholarship examination here on Friday. A valuable four-year scholarshtp In Charleston College is open to the young men of the county and it Is hoped that many will try for It. Other colleges will also have their scholarship examination that date. the bobtailed cow. One might wish that not only Walterboro.^ but the whole state, could reach the beRHits together with Ahis wise and content ed man, who has considered the lillies tided in her silent grief. HTs prophets would consider "Whether it be right in the sight of God to hearken unto men more than unto God. Judge, etc. j For we cannot but speak the thing* of the field and emulates them along : we have seen and heard.” e fragrance and beauty of his Ours is a popular government. founded on an enlightened popular will and that will be heard soon- in langui fuage. i Let us close up shop and join the oracle, with his Latin Dictionary and er or later, w hether certain men con- blue-bgck speller, in the bosky re- j sent or refuse and in spite of what pose of Pudunk, and probably we. they say. * “X.” I f. ' ■ Guests’ prizes were presented to the | afforded was taken advantage of in ! guests of honor. After a number of 1 various ways. Some went fishing, games had been played ice cream and others took out-of-town trips, but 1 0 *l‘* wa* served by the hostess, perhaps the most of them stayed to j take in he double-header between Branchville and Orangeburg Carload' Auto Truck*. The Brown Furniture Company have received a carload of I. H. C. Automobile Trucks which will be placed on sale here. Although the Brown Furniture Company Is the only firm in Walterboro which is using a truck at this time, they^are very popular in other towns, and will no doubt be used more general ly in Walterboro in the future. Mrs J. B. Ackerman and children of Round left this morning for Hills boro. N. C., where they will spend sometime with relatives. Mr* Brown Entertain•. Mrs G. C. Brown entertained quite a number of friends on Monday even ing in honor of her attractive guest. Mlsa Louise Thames of Charleston Twelve tables were arranged on the lawn where progressive whist was played. Misa I^ee Williamson, of leesville won the first prize, a lo\;*- ly box oT candy, and the consolation prize was awarded to Dr McAIhaney. Refreshments were served during the even>ng consisting of punch, ice cream and cake. Shot into Hou*e. Iteputy Sheriff Lucas Padgett was called to Stoke* on Monday night at a lute hour on account of some per son or persons having shot into the home of Mrs G. . Bennett. It seems that after dark some shot j were heard to strike the house, but • no clue has been found to lead to , the perpetrator of this act. E. D- McSweeney of Hampton was among those who attended the pic nic at Ivanhoe on the 4th While here he was the guest of Mr and Mrs J. T. McDaniel Dr Parker Barnes has begun con struction of a handsome home on his beautiful ^ot In the western portion of the city. The house Wrill be con structed of Concrete Blocks, and when completed will be one of the prettiest houses in the city. Mrs W. L. Stokes and her little son. Augustus, are spending a few days at Strawberry with Mr. Stokes. Mrs Stokes' mother, Mrs Adams, left here for her home In Bamberg, ac companied by Miss Willie Lee Stokes and little Katherine Adams. € surprised that he would make the un- | qualified statement that there j* not | a blind tiger in this territory. I am forced to one of two (onduslons: either that Mr Hill does not know the conditions around him or that the people of his community are guilty of a fearful disregard for truth. The people say that there are no less than six blind tigers in the ter ritory named I do pot know whether the parties accused are guilty or not guilty, and I guess Mr. Hill doesn’t know, as he has not tried any of them. He suddenly switches off from the subject under discussion and asks: “Who is my neighbor?” I do not know what he has in view, but will answer the question with pleas ure. Your neighbor is the man who makes a sacrifice to do you a kind ness. It has no reference to the man who lives near you. For example, I was his neighbor when I voted for him to be magistrate. Now as to whether or not the mag istrates In Colleton are doing their 1 duty, there is no need for me to say any more, for the County Treasurer has told it all. But le< me aak, “Were there not ten elected, then where are the other six? What have they been doing from January i to July 1st? Have they been earning their 38.00 per month?” But that Is all right. Mr. Hill imimates that I am out of it and U is none of my business. Let Her Rock. 0 J. B. Dodd. •Beaufort. 8. C. The Standard Oil Company ha* completed the installation of its otl tanks on thfeir lot near the depot and will begin the sale of oil products at an early date.