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y •ti.; •t *. ) 5^pr * ^ , - ^r (S\J > b VOL:37 ilJtil WALTERBORO, S. C., WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 1 Y .1914. NO. S BIG VOTE OFFER IN PRESS ; AND STANDARD CONTEST BROOCH WON BY MISS IBB1E LYONS FOR GOOD WORK DONE LAST WEEK GREAT PREPARAnON BEHGMADEFORFADt ' ''' ' ■ Exhibitors Should Schd in TlMir Applications Now. t • t , THE SUPPUES HAVE ALL BEEN RECEIVED ••A The Winner of the Rocking Chair Will Be Announced in Next Week's Issue of the Press and Standard; Just a Little Over X a Month Now Until Contest Closes. A Few of the Features for Kach Day of the Knir—Bicycle Rariag.nnd Horae 1 lac tuff; Other Int.»rratliif Kreata to Be Pulled Off. Mias Ibbie Lyon* of Smoaka waa tbs lucky winner of the solid gold brooch offered by tbe Contest Man ager' as a special prize for a little extra effort week before last. Ther« are no extra prizes offered for tho engulng week, but the bonus votes given this week la more th&n will ever be given again. You remem ber we told you that each succeed ing offer would be lea sand less, so it Is and please remember that there will be no extra votes at all the last week of tbe contest. For each yearly subscription re ceived at this office between this date and Wednesday, October 14, 6 p. m., in addition to tbe regular schedule of 1,000 votes we will give 350 extra votes;, for each two-year subscription we will give 700 extra \'9tes; for each three-year subscrip tion we will give 1,050 extra votes; for each fl.ve-xear subscription we wil give 1,400 extra ovtes. Every day, every hour, everjbmin- nte- from now until the conclusion of the contest is vital. Tbe reward to be secured is of rufflcient incen tive to induce you to put In every available minute of your time and when you ave succeeded you will look neck u i thank the 4 Contest Mr* **• 'fgin, ‘O l $>n^ot» •• gr.v; Etha Linder 1000 Lucia Kinard 1000 Ruth Beach 1000 Ruffin, 8. C. *'• Zula Carter 7000 Jewell Carter... 1000 Mamie Carter.^ 1000 Roy Padgett..?^.... 1000 W' H. Williams...^.. 1000 Cora Vart I 1000 M. J. Sanders . . 2.000 Miss Miss Miss Khrhardt, S. C. f R Miss Olive Carter .. .. . Round, H. C. Miss Havelyn JITtsey.... Miss Beulah Hiott Miss Coriie Hill Miss Bessie Weeks Miss Ruby Hill ..... * Mrs. E. T. Hlers....... Mrs. C. C. Hiott Mrs. M HI* - .... Mrs. Cl *■-’ I Mrs. C. \ v Miss Lei ter Miss Beit v X- ixxlffe. 8. C. Miss Jessie Smesk— . Mrs. W. W. (^one .. Miss Essie ('one Miss Patti* Hiley Miss Vera Bishop Colleton, 8. C. Miss Ruth Gsrris ;... 1000 Mrs. W. F. Grayson 31000 M^s. Nets Redish 1000 Winuit*. h. -Mt; . 31000 1000 1000 . 1000 1000 . 31000 1000 1000 1000 1000 . 1000 . ..1000 r iooo 1000 1,000 1.000J 1000 12000 Vi'* 4<'0'i Every preparation is now being made looking to the greatest coun ty fair ever held here. The grounds will be mown thta week and tbe re pairs to tile buildings, etc., will be gin. It is the purpose of . tbe offi cers to have everything ready when the fair opens on Tuesday morning, November 3. - To |fels end all ex hibitor* are urged to have every thing In readiness In their exhibits and if possible to bring them all in on Monday, November t. •» ' ' 4 / * All of tbe supplies have come and in a abort while the county will be flooded with the most interesting advertising matter ever used by "the Colleton fair. Tbe officers plan to. ,make tbe fadr much more interest ing than the advertising, and all Who attend may count on a good time. All persons desiring to make exhibits are asked to send a list of w fhe articles they propose to exhibit f$o *he secretary, R. M*. Jefferies, in order that he may send the entry lags in advance, s This w iff save much traiuble on the grounds. En- Jry blanks can be secured from the premium list recently published In this paper. The secretary has «ecured the ser vices of Miss Beulah Hiott ef Round as assistant secretary. ^ Hiott is GERMANS REA^Y TO BOttARD ANTWERP / * r Those Who Wish to Leave Musi Do So at Once. BIG BATTLE RAGING VERY NEAR ARRAS Terrlfflr Fighting North of River (Mse Continues Without Decision I^arge Masses of (terman Cav alry Near Idle. 6Urd day of -^Jrondon, Oct. ‘6.—The the great European war saw a re petition of what the people rf all the countries concerned have forced themselves to expect for an Indefl- nits period—no detishN? conflict on land or sea. „ • Berlin announced nothing in the way of German claims to progress or "reserves. From Petrograd came what has been arserte'd. without in terruption for weeks—consistent claimr of progress for Russian arm*. * From Paris, was issued the usual EMERGENCY MEASURES INTRODUCED AT ONCE . dL SENATE AND HOUSE HAD MAJORITY OF MEMBERS PRESENT AT OPENING Bills Reducing Acreage Planted to^ CottQn. lit 1915, Providing ^ for "State Warehouse System and Extending Time for Pay- / ment of Taxes, and Other Measures. \ ■ Coiur ^jnbla, Oct. 7.—The extvaor- ''dtnary session of -the legislature, called by Governor Hlease in a proc lamation for the purpose of passing such legislation which, in tbe judg ment of the legislature, will relieve ,the present economic situation caus ed by the war in Europe, convened yesterday at noon. Both Senate and House had a large majority of the members present. That both bod ies will get down to the work for ,which they were called is demon- . mi. UWB tod., tod toDlBbt rr* 4 "f ,h * •'"’V .. bodies. In the Senate a resolution iatert <g the situation along ths hs6h-'M-.> of- the western theatre tt. w .<r i■ the light of those oppos ing !.* -man Invasion. Tbe cen-<| eral ion was said to remaip uach its .Ab'i,. .11 stood out the presence of viia i was described as large giasi- . * f German cavatr> iiear I .illy, !^r*l‘ r,'n minutes from the Belgtar fronti r. as the crow flies, and be hind them German forces novfug cn ji line between Tourcoinc and .Xrnientiere*. the latter point righ. at t.ints. tFlan standing v •'.'..t.infe. It will" he noted that contests pre not credited with mof* 10,noi)^vo'*'‘ r>a>*H vc*'!: over the lender of 'he week before. Wnltcrhoro S. <\ Mis s K'ia May Crnsby . . :U ft li ft Miss Mary McCants 31000 V iss Iconic Pcdeetr. 1000 V ivs Marie do Tre'-iile .... 5000 Mist: Bessie Knight . . T 000 M -s. J J. Crosby 1000 51 iss Elorenr^i Anderson. . . . IOOO -> T isr- Ruth. Padgett 1000 M Rhame Grace ..... ;•>. rooiv Miss Mattie Padtetr 100- Miss Essie Br.Van . iooo Mrs. J. G. Padgett i ooo Mrs. .(.•'-as P^dfrett iooo Mrs. Bruce liters 1 000 M<ss Mattie 8*ili 11435 Miss Carrie Hoats 18. ? 2 r » Miss Joste Kent . . * .... 5315 Miss Tteha Koger. . . 1000 Miss Ethei Zeigler 1 000 Miss Marie Fox.. 19515 Kiss Mabelie Ltingdale 703ft Miss Bessie Sanders . . . . 1,045 MI^R* Ethel Frances : . a .. . . 31000 Mrs. J. P>. DuBois 17445 “V Henilers«>nvllle, S. C. ■ ' rf’ v Miss Fmilv Sloman 1000 Misr Magvie'Mae Piox-nton.. -■ IOOO Miss E!ol«e McTeer 1000 Miss Lollie Sweat . -. k . 13000 Miss Ruth Marvin .8m*wtka, s. C. 1000 Miss Marion May 1000 Miss Ibbie Lyons . . . . . . 31000 Miss Nivia Counts . . 5125 Mrs. H. M Carter . . • 1000 M|s r Cailie Mae Padgett iooo Miss Lena* Padgett. 1000 Miss Effle rarrol iooo Mrs. P. M. Derry. ........ 1000 Miss Carrie Smoak........ 1000 Miss Justine Hiers iooo Miss Mae Hiers . - 1000 ‘ Av - thia, *ork en-* jOOnKff ts expected that the secretary*.* the Belgian border. was presented confirming legislation to the suggestions contained In the governor’s message, and In th? House, the motion of W. H. Nichol son of Greenwood, to drop all* the bi I la from, the calendar brought over from the fast' regular sessiog was 'j^opied.. The Senate” resolution went ov * r until today for consid eration. * ° l Both houses convened this morn- jng at 11 o’clock. Both houses will iqeet iq joint (session tomorrow at noon to elect 'Lsituatlon. He urged haste In legis lation and asked that they “proceed In a sane, business-like way, do what la sene and go home.'* Speaker Smith then ruled that the adjourned bills frokk the last regular sesskm were on tho calen dar for consideration. Governor’s Message. The governor'a message, printed in n pamphlet, contained 104 Dagnt In motion of W. H. Nicholson ' of Greenwood, the full text of the mes sage was read. Mr. Nicholson said that the. message was printed in pant phlet form but was not on tbe deska of the members and ,lt was lipport ant, that ths members hear the full views of the executive. About one o’clock Mr. Nicholson withdrew hie motion to have the full measure read and, therefore, the reading was dis continued. As Is customary, parts of the message were referred to va rious committees. Another message* from the gov ernor discussing the Impropriety of one m^n holding two offices, was received. It contained court decis ions quoted by the governor. ” At ter ten Hitnutes the reading of the V ’ss Ideil Williams,.. 100/1 Miss LiHio .Strickland /' J Ritter, S. T. Mr*. 0. L. Gahnsatj . - . . 812, r > Miss Florinc Lovelace I'Min Miss I.ncfle Thonr'K'. looft Miss Josi^ Drawdy. .... IMO UmvciicI, s. r. Miss Caroline Crosby will be more efficient this 1045 office year. The people are a^ked to reiucKf-l her » few features of tlte fair. ./Th first day.. Tuesday, will be/Edu. i- T!, ° al8 '> r>-v.n<:rn ticn-al Day, upon which -*111 tak - ,nlace the school parade, and the At the same tim*’ the official com a Judge of the Fifth judicial circuit mirations make it plain that thejto succeed-the.,late Judge’ Gary and .•illjes hive rot beer idl^’ and have i to ballot for a member of the board w as stopped, and it was re- '*■*•^11 ertendinc their line en the Icftpf vipitprs^pt ibe CitadU, located io®i ve d as. Information and refnrred a^d Bh>^Char!eston, to succeed J«te 4 J.| l<t * he Judiciary comnlttoe. armird Arras, the scone of sanguin-l in the House nry Pghtiny rrcemly. Paris i orimuni. ation also indicated < i-Tovidliig 'for it state warOhpuse-ays- yesterday morningl The House agreed to sit in joint Tonight s, the Mcl^iurin-Steveoson ' meaaufe > asaemhly with the Senate on IctO 1 - indicateri i m !'' terrif't haute north of the Oisc. j.^,;, w: . s introduced, v liih- tUcv have variotis r, pulsed * !;on "a hit h measurer- for the-r. ducDoii of jun to [) McQueen SCHOOL HOUSE . TO BE DEDICATED Exercises. Tito people of the Stokes school district, h?ve about compu ted their new scliool ituildinp. It is » hand- sop’e and convenient one, well suit ed to‘ the accommodation of the scliopkfor the,'coming sessions. The dedication of the building will be held on Friday. October 16, At the dedication services vthere will be speeches from a number of pronvi- nfn^rnen of the county. ' i track meet for school boys and g:r,;.\ t Excellent speakers/’.\ ill be pre?‘^.t ; and a mere iat^rest^njf--prograni fori Educational fray could r.ot he i».r- ranged than the one contenydaied.' Wednesday will Ik- Woman’s Dav and ■will be featured by the floral Picnic at Stokes on Day of the I parade , and the crowning of f • Queen of the pair. Horse ra* in." lw*gins on Wednesday afternoon. Thursday will b e agricultural day and it is proposed to devote this day entirely to the farmers of the coiJn- ty. l^ook Cor important annoui/ce- ments later as to the events of this day, for something excellent, is be- ii; arranged.- Horse racing will take place on Thursday in the morning with the sweepstakes races on Thursday af ternoon. The young a Rien of the county ar* ' vrdent Ihc enemy near Mssigny. Werp , ntTO(JuM m ars •' \i | r i> )rro Messrs. B« h < r U mj Eppv attack , . - , • «f Mimter and l . « . Wu he of Sum- AmnvT „• ,e r Mr Wyche introdm^I a aeries .Mr Wyche ’ At 'Soi sops, where th**, a.ilies r**- **f administration, emergency meas- ntly cleared tie Genua*! trenches. '■u~es. while Mr. Summers »»f Ander- a*cording to the announcement, they * , t> presented hill r* dating the ran* have pres od tlieiT advantage by 'd interest and e\teth1.1tig the tltii»* •iiakirg v.t' ajlvunce. N’c; on V r Paying lax« s. c D Eortner a* >'ins the elbow from which the al- M'artanburg lnirodm* d a bill to re lied line sweeps eastward. Some once the passenger fares on all rail- .idvame By the allies also Is rcpor»«'ci roads to two <ents, another to pro- • t Berry-au-Bac. t hiHt w hUe ih i- oh : Teaching in ne- l'r*)nj Apt"erj> toright came a !r rt) s« hoqjy, * tc., and a third to reg- n-port that the Germans .were pre- ' r-latc the appointment of managers' parilllMb bombard the city and that \ p f primary elections. . j , the‘■burgomaster had been informed ; The message from the governor of their plans. People w'ro w iuhe.1 was a voluminous document, cover- to leaye were advised to do so at ing 1(14 pages of printed "pamphlet, once. The In addition to the dedication ser- .-asked to remember that bievi l British emphasze that h«-r 8 at noon tor the purpose bf '''ctint a judge of the Fifth Judicial circuit to succeed the late Judge Gary and a member of the board of visitors of the Citadel, the military college of Houth ('arolina, to succeed the late .1. .1. Lucat’. * Mop- tljiin ten members objected to the immediate-resolution of Mr. McQueen of Marlboro, limiting the pay of members to 10 days! '■The resolution wanted curtailment r or p:».y on account of the financial con dition of the state: A number of resolutions, referr ing the measures that would remedy , the cotton situation tb a special com mittee, were introduced. The. pur port of the resolutions is to allow- the (special committee to yonaider all emergency legislation, ami report Its conclusions to the general assembly Smoaks, 8. R. F. D. No. f. 1000 6000 1000 1000 H000 1000 1000 Miss Carrie r R. Thomas. Miss Janie Utsey .. Mrs. J. M. Raysor .. Mrs. J. D. Stnoak Miss M&zelle Steedly ... "Miss Amanda Spell Mrs. P. E. Spell j Miss Lulte Connor.. ,V ... lS00. Mr*. P. J. Liston f 1000 Mlsa Gertie Huckp, 1000 Mis* Jessie Connor 1000 Mr*. Eugene Padgett 1000 Mrs. B. L. Linder ... ... .\ 1000 Hmoaks, 8. R. F. D. N<>. 2. Miss Hattie Goodwin .. , Miss Mattie Padget* Mrs. Robert Williams ... Mlsa Bertie Lee Harrison. Miss Maude Padgett .... Miss Blanche' Smith...... Miss Rebecca Padgett. Miss Senie Strickland.... -Mrs. ^naMe Barnes . . ' Stokes, 8. C. Miss Annie Carter .. .. Mis* .Annie Carter....... Mra. J. M. Bennqtt Mr*. E. C. Beach. Miss Carrie Sanders Miss Mamie Btrickland.. Mis* Alice Sykea. 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 iooo 5030 6125 1000 vices and closely connected with them will he a picnic dinner to be served on the grounds. A spread will be laid bountiful, enough for all. The' public is invited and all the patrons of the school are re quested to be present with their children and to have Well filled bas kets to provide for all. The school this year' will be un der the management of Prof. P«. M. Connor of Smoaks, assisted by Miss Lulie Connor, his sister. Both of these teachers have had several years of experience and are well fitted for the work they will have in charge. 11 .ontRlm-d , n natljne of.pLlm,., v.rl.d !„ [ir.K- r.kM fenuhra ,ondl«.» a . fro,,, !«»,,. an,I I'T"“T' islat ion on{n^, ™ to the committee to confer of the Aisn** hold;; fir: t *!a!m in the! Another, Jtml shorter, message was!considerable matter of sentimental Interest, the re<-elved criticising officials for hold- * acuss ons on the rcsolu- i-iguntlc operations of the Rttssians, ing two positions of honor nad trus 4 . W , PFP * ^ ourn ® • nd llouhe !*f Representaliv«-s. Janies A. Hoyt of t'olumbia, »;ferk, called the House of Keprqesntative< to order ami noon yester.daj' in pur- German and Aus*rian armies .in'the •a«t may bring the soluMcn of the racing will take place every day and that good premiums will be award ed in each. All are urged .o get .. ar f]rf ., in training for this most unusuil • event of the county fair. Send your j • , . - as j i'etrograd official sutements con-| * uano ** 0 ' 4 ‘ onier contained In the .itinue to repeat" is a limy Cut l>. names to the secretary as soon possible in order that he may ir-* t,nu< ‘ ,0 » general wa.- ter you in the different races. [what lias been accepted herd*as a The best shows possible to secure i Tact for <1®.™—tl»*« ‘ the German have be5n arranged for; a good band ♦h 4 ’ Purssian fron- wlll be on hand, all of the time special fre? attractions will be stag- of ordered printed in the journal the house. "Nigger” Hill I> \g*I n . C. D. Fortner, of Spartanburg county, introduced a bill to provide 800 MARRIAGE ' LICENSES ISSUED In Colleton County ‘Since Law Was Passed. . V It is of mor* than passing in-| ed each day; and ail of thewr-com- blaing with the feature* (named above, makes this coming fair thi' most interesting ever held here. Tbe colored people will be given two days this yea% Friday and Sat urday. Among‘tiie features of these days may be mentioned the horse racing for colored people, bicycle racing for colored people; addresses by Dr. C. T. Walker- of Augusta, a man the equal of Booker T. Wash ington In fam*Y (he school parade: •and a parade of all of hte colored Colleton ' ** Cr * t arder * of th * county Plh«r ‘ features will be announced later. Get ready to come to the fair. It ti*-r hss been routed more or less and cut to pieces, but as this Is only a small portion of the front. It is ex ceedingly hard to get 'anything like a clear-cut perspective of the flict. .proclamation of Governor Please 'for and regulate the appointment of calling a special session of the gen-! managers of election for primary eral assembly to pass remedial leg-)e|ect1ons, a bill to prohibit white per- Islation to relieve the economic con ditions brought about by the war In Europe. The proclamation of the governor calling the extraordinary eon. t and the reasons therefor. then published, was session, already read by the terest to the people of County to know that since July 10th 1»11 tile probate «Jiidge hag issued . , ... JOB marriage llrenae. t,,,. ' *l» Per >'»“ l» that you .III b. per- would seem is quite a record for a county *1th as small population as! CqAleton. It means that sixteen ( -hundred people both white and col- Whci* purports to be an official r,PTk * j dispatch from V> nna insists iiir Th« proceedings of the House atj dut * d a broad terms that !he .condition of . 12 ' 11 o’clock were opened with the German and Austrian srmlss, |l ,r * y * r *•>’ ^ 4 ’ v - Mr. Knox, Columbia, both in Poland and Galicia, is fa-^paMor of the Associate Reformed vorable and that Ik attempting to' * >r «® l >J r t*»'i®n church. He referred to breast the Csrpathins* at Uzsok ji ,h * draped chairs of departed mem- Poss the Russians have been beaten. ‘•Breasting-, the Carpathians and pouring on to the plains of Hun gary” by the Muscovites has been so often referred to that it is be coming trite, and the fact remains mltted to bury your troubles in a great, clean, good tifbe. v 100ft rored have entered the sacred bonds of matrimony Jn three years and a few months. This Is a yearly average of over two hundred couples. 1000 100ft 1000 1000 Marriage*. Miss Cora Lane and Mr. John B. Gibson were married by Probate Judge. Q- Albert Beach on Thursday evening. October 1, at bis oSce. At 12:14 P. M. Mann, clerk of the a * Senate, notified the House that the * t / Senate had convened and was readv lot business. The speaker tKeTTTSr Hist generaljy speaking, aside f ro ,„ . P° inted ,<p P rf ‘** nt ®t lvM "'yche, War- th* 4 defeat of Rennenksmpf’t srmv lier * nd * lrown * ,| k ,0 notify the gov- in the early stage, of the war in : ernor ,hat th< “ ««»*'■*» a^ p mbly had Poland, his revenge by a crushing i COnT * n * d ><* d F 'or bus! return, and a steady advance of the V***** ^ • Russians through ' Galicia there! M. L. Smith, speaker of the' Flouse, hss been nothing from the East to ! 4®* d that be was satisfied jof the pa stand out Itf tbe.nature of a clear-' ,r,ot, * m of the members of the ^ — House and w*s satisfied that they Continued oa'pag.' five. (would meet the exigencies of the sons frorft teaching in negro schools, and vice versa, and a bill to reduce <? . the rate on all passenger trains to two cents. 11. c. Summers, of Andorson, In troduced bills extending the time ; ^ for payment to taxes and reducing the legal rate of interest, o bill' reducing the arceage D. McQueen, of Marlboro, Intro- < planted to cotton during 1915. and a like meansure was Introduced by - Messrs. Reiser and Epps, of Sumter. . The McLaurdn-Rtevenaon bill providing for a warehouse system in Sooth Cirhllna was Introduced.. At 2:03 o’clpck the house ad journed to meen again tomorrow at 11 o’clock. The Senate. With the reading of the proclama- « tion of Governor Blease calling a.*' speccal session of the general as sembly, tbe State senate at noon to day* cleared the way for the clmsf- deration of proposed legislation In tended to bring relief to the State "from the troubled business condl- Continued on page fivt. •X / X \T