The press and standard. [volume] (Walterboro, S.C.) 1890-current, July 14, 1915, Image 3

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■ KESDAY, JULY 14,1915. THE PRESS AND SfANlURD PAGE THREE .* * -7-*****.* * * * • LETTERS FROM T* * PEOPLE. tnry. other n*w iBdyj.trie*,J I|\J) DAVD TU ADPC ^ making. ni4h-!|||\ Kll 1 ll I [l I .n AlillL | Ids: and other things and the town • #w * . ■*» * is larger and much more thMviaisj ^ . »nan ever before. « Sm h are the opiniotia gathere< ^ .rmn four citizenf’. ’ Whether the three to. the ma- *****#■«•■** * * |^v. linker on l*rotnli»lloii. Editor Press ami Standard: While reee.Uly taking a through North Carrdmii- »a* inter*ited in trying • ity in favor of prohibition an- t.i;< : 'h-'«>entatives of the general opjn- a travel 'r ! lt, n.-i’»he ‘traveler did not* know;, l bj: r.l le.n n ■ T ‘ !**ar:i-ter of fhe v ilnosge* ;h,‘! afrotn* t most state thtdr opfnicn o* State-v. id-' j .j. , r.rohibltloti. ahkh‘has prevailed n ,; ihat state for several year-. Ke had the opportunity of talk ihf to four persons, non*' of who-, , ( he knew, andthose were - h*- ini -»rfs$tous he got: The first person fee talked *y iIh was a woman whose faue indelated more than the ftverage jntellijwnr** and reflected untold iiualities »f ‘mind and soul. She said .there v Thiropenn war against us<* of in still some dt^nking liQUor*lllleitly made pr Vrouci.t from citlg* ns of the Id be tom- of .th< sy opinions intpr* hopefultj*. Kv* n the whiskey ice, jvas not. oppose! to say- jitv that th- !ct?sened. a:::ou::t of drlbking w \• T. i* BAKKii.e iy •Tth. \. 1 m His. IISS4'-. :rto r.Pre •-s and Standurd To mv mind U»t rc js OFTICK ERADICATION. WOltK IN K.VK*»N»T TO BKtilN e » * \M> WII.I. K AM. OF « tfl.I.liTON « «H NTV SOI qi ioxtoiting drink, by st)l(|it c rs. to sub- no doubt tendency of thet-world i«> is 1 day is toward prohibition. We have no doubt .whatever a* to the good el- j not^only tht* declaration t»T leaders fects of prohibition in h< r district — * ■ 1 — v - • '-otn tautmte this conclusion, hut ’ w but hof nearly so much i l** i, |'ne.d trom observation and -s there used to Ik*. Itri iking niieijt } n * M '>' u, ' L s have ir«»pi ••\p* riern e here and there in pu.bii* i ! h ; »t the business and profetAdonal pea«e has been !1 - an has n<* position in his business lultiplied in the home. * . -i , ' or 0 1 ** drunkard and it i=tj i necos- The next person « .■ vi . flag.uan j » ar ' W sf5 " hv. l>e <;tt use pyerr- on the train.' He had been r->; uina 1 k,is he isn't efficent or re- on the road about twenty-five 'yrtir ' a i,. . He wa« asked what fee thought on t re i; lot ion i-i the Idg »he effects of prphibitiona .in«i hi ' • M, “ ’he upperenest place reply was tfeat the .good o; it huti • ,UM ! <>/ the p. op|e of ftouih been great. v "A man ,«as teilhwr me vested;-v, '•« said. “About some non h*- knew and •e seen places, but joy* and feyieie *' riding * bout it tlli.l in of now. Tiicre is ne doubt being a question of -iu!i there in t train had .w*— • a towwi jnst pji sed io rail for the most cart - vhich thelO 1 ^ an, i earnest.^ «qiisideratk'n on >t" (“ ’he part of citizenship of our state, o fee"that they nevfr paid tl • r Itii * l> *** iu' outro\< rtable fact -th; i the merchant* wore"rarrvmg them j ^ : ,, '* w prohibit it n i<'ii<i- to , a • n the tirne^ Th.-h* monev wort jo, r l*ro*re.-s arid pr<.sjmrfty. The bam,- which They didn't :f*. d. b.o i ' r and'the elr -ation which they could g< ’ so feand' iron. 01 ‘ r ’’^ip ’hroughout ic> bounds. Prohibition is no longer-a somo grog, slvop. while th r w \-- .ind children went hungry ami-bur ly clad—how these V/me :neh ar- paying their bills and ijegnrtng to save mom y and liuy their, own homes: their wives ,|rt- . brighter their wives are happy'and the roses are returning to the children'< faces, whose .little hearts were form erly filled with sadness.'* "How was the law enforced.” he 'was asked. "Very well.” he said. “Of course, there was some drinking but not very much: and bootleggers can’t go very far when there’s the ebaingang in front of them.” ^ All thia talk about not being able to enforce the' law is pure rot. Of rourae, with a liquor loving sheriff, a booxe artist in the shape of a mayor, or a chief of policy guzzling anything he ran get and a town ., Krause it is of prime im- questio.n in oy# minds upon wlileli much debato. is heard- skseen tit be a factor pogtance" in fitc aMvai ement of ’ lie* b.dustrial .efficiency- of our people and - the greatest' development of- our resources. Tie* idc-^ that com merclai prosperity is based upon the sale of lri<|iior is absurd and undefn- onstrable. ’ This idea is incorrect from an economic standpoint. The highest and most profitable development of business proceeds from the economical use of -all the resources of the Vtate. The greatest. resources being healthy productive citizens. Hence the heed hf prohibition as a means to the making of this type of rlti- laws, prohibition is a farre - but ip is a power for good if we put tfee right men in office, and we Pave ’ found too. that a straight narrow, short path from crime uy punish- • 'mem is a good preve.ntajfve against. - He grinned, ‘“we Pre building *ome fine roads wyrli these fello'is too.” he said. ;’lf'•men Insis* «n making a nuisance of thPm«etve* ,a« vendors of the poisonous broth. :m I leave poverty along their - slimy trail,'we" give them a government oh. .TTien fee got un to call the nexp station. , * • j ‘ . / ^"The next t oeome along was a /drummer sellii**. sometfetng. zen./p i . Thte of the world's greatest needs council feasting at the board of out , uiwi.i «„ „ u... today is making of man more effi- s Him, iisr- ‘s his ajert- i. phake<s his its moral fi- feis complex’.on ‘ini almost unlir'ck- en string of coar-e vulgar language I rather anticipated the #ul»> Le was on and the-nature of hh evi dence, bis breath was also corroboy ative. but desiring to hear ixyrli sides 1 ventured to ask- at dis tance. “What, do you tlunVpt ’he prohibition as. you see it id Norjh Carolina?” His face assumed* an mmediate look of dlscats*. The rum blossom became evpr more pro nounced as it shed a more fulgent glow of deep red that vied with the sunlight of morning. “ft makes men liars, thieves, perjurers./' he said. ' That's what it does./ “Why would surpris* tO'snow things supposedly goocl dent, not less. It has been proven that liquor will not do for soldiers or business men. Because it unfits him. cause his tirihd reduces ness, impairs his health determination, makes his bre loose and vague /Now;, as we proceed»vfe^t us con- doer the relationship *»r prohibition to our domestic happiness. A few days akoT heard of a man who ususally wefit hoiqf drutik, when he arrived' his wife and dear little children too1< to the woods, .is .they were Pont to do. and this poo Fro '” wretch people will do Ip get liquor, . Prohi- Mtionists ar^' bypocrite#-;", I had /heard tha* before somewhere, so I let'It pars-as part of the free rum argument which was never strong and which halts and/stumbles now 'rom age anil long desrepuT'ablC ser vice. r— , t \ '* “So ivrohibi^jon* does harm and j vo , not goc.d in’your, opinon"" v ok the place. During his razee evep his dogs were scared of hinydie could not get them fo run a/hog when he sobered up. Why? Tfeouuse they thought he was not trustworthy, and would flog,, them ’f they didn’t do exactly as he want- ecfe-Thein to cjo;- Npw. this man has reformed and his family are happy and even his dogs realized the reformation and he is a., staunch prohibitionist. He saw like him do'not see. Therefore it is very important tha^t you and I \ort for prohibition. / _ / • Relation to /schools, you sa ■’ schools would soon be skeletons if it were not/for liquor revenue. Not «o. Statistics show that schbols arf improving faster . withmrf !ii|iior money. Granting that you need liquor, revenue for schools. It re- tViinds t/!« very niuchyof completing a fine* struc (ure and immediately set *1ng un ;• proc ess to ..dilapidate To end a'boy to /chOol till he is ->f the n have in/titutions for whic h In vc- voted tel degl^out. th*' d Hr. «.J. A. l^c^ now. ha* formal charge* o. rolietbn couiiiy t in the iiV+Pi,r of tic k e-radnairon. Mr. Boyd has bcc*n assisting cattle iqii eys t:« *.i-'.lowe r r-art ' of 'the*t ourfy for several weeks superintending* -.the construction of dipping vats./From .lui; 1st this coiMjty Has-been In charge* of*i»r. Boyd in Hi*' matter of eradicating the cut tie tick. As soon •tc Has the work fully organized then- V ill be*-se\*ia1 r si-Hants as signed to/vorly in the diffOrent parts ctf thee c*ounf/ It may take some* time* to complete the* wor* in this county. e*specially i> the* people op- u c* the work in any way. Deo«*-. , o d**sire of the experts aent.ber* '.<* /o-ope-'rate* witfl tli<* I'eoplf* in *•'c-ry way possilib*.' They will linve* full power, hut the effort is alwavc 1’iadc* iu»t 'to have* io rc-sortMo a sit/* ii t!> aivthority given the* agiuT** preferitig tho gc title arts of persq- ajsion ami reason. Tlu- eradication of the tattle t! k will be* of yrc-at worth to the* coantv.- .mi wiU ( greatly improve tne"ef’jlality cct' li\r stock. Of'teif ufet- iu»:ir.s tile 1 remark tliat scrub s->c»c k is just as >.’o<id for rHs seetioH as fine bipod -I '.;ttle ajitl^ogs. Tliose countl**.-' which have* eradicated the rattH? ink all tin* delighttcl with the re- • ii'ts ac complisiieil..‘nod would not have the p<*st of ticks again tot* afiv c oitsidc raation. A Hr. Boyd, ha*-- bc>en superintending the* c-onetruction of dipping vats at Bitter, which works-ferfs be'c-ii cbm- nleted. One of these is for use in filliping cattle to'be* shipped and the other for the Colleton Mercantile m> Ureat Economy Event is as our Customers know an UNUSUAL Mer- 'C’\.n(lising Necessity. , * ■ ^ involves^he reduction of the st<#k now in the store^to a definite minimum'figure, ai.d to Course, REDUCED PRICES are necessarily the means to accomplish’this end-^ - °IA TC<i uurirK the JULY CLEARANCE SALE is .Seasonable. \\ e run e rii^ room for old stocks, bankrupt stocks, no second* or |&U>ear’s goods - the Tike which yoy will find at other sales,* . - . * ■ : % * •>. The Clearance Sale a- this Store is a live, tangible thing, and only such goods are featured that aopt-al to the most discriminating women, and especially will this sale appeal ,t < those who do not usugtlv attend ordinan Sal^s. • / • • • *. .. SA1 it NOW DN, and will continue until July 17th, inclusive. Come eno share i-’* the Remarkable Values offered. .‘ . / / k Munufuc turing Company. Rorxn trip *14.40 RICH MOM). V A. Thr Atlantic Coatit.LirvK announc es the above excursion fare from Walterboro on account of the Ex position and Celebration ’in Com- meration of the.-Fifth Anniversary of the KmanrDtttlon of the-Negro, whlfh opens; July 5th a|!rd close-* July 27 th// Proportionate fares will apply/ from all. points on the Atlantic/Coast Line and are open to tho public. Tickets will be sold for all trains on July 5. 7, 9. 12. 14, 1J>, 1 Hi 21 and 24, limited returning To reach original starting point prior to midnight of the seventh l7thl day following date of sale. Schedules 'and further information, call on T. M. Williams, Ticket Agt., Walterboro, R. C. / - W. J. Craig. Pass. Traf. .Mgr . T. C. White, Gen. Pass. Agt., Wilmington, N. C. - * # #■ * * *****.*** V EHRIfARDT. * * ^ t ■ • Oolayf tt * ******** ed better.) Khrhardt/ July 6^- Messrs. , O. W. Bamsc-y. u, c. Moore, Harry Eh- hardt. and W. H. Bernes spent Sun day In charleston. Mesdames A. H. and Sallie Haig- ler of Cameron, are visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Cope- laud. . A large crowd from Ehrhardt at- the importance of It. which martv Uended the ball game in Walterboro ot* Friday ’ast, which resulted in 'a victory for the Walterboro team, 1* to 5. Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Grant are spending some time with, friend* 1 and rejati*es at Ho|ly Hill. Mrs. W. P. Pate and •children are on a visit with relatives in Albe marle. X. C. ’ / Severe Attack of Colic Cured. / E. K. Cross, who travels In Vir ginia and othi4 Southern States, was taken stiddetdy and serrrty til with - wll**. At /the first store he c, m / NG STREET THROUGH TO MEETING STREET STORK I'KOO l< ESS IVK ^ CHARLESTON, S. C [OK [OK Greenville Womans College Greeavtlle, S. C. * "1 * V * Affords complete advantages for a broad, liberal education. Trains its students for lives of fullest efficiency and responsibility. Equipment, faculty, courses of study, and cultural influences are entirely in harmor.y with present- day requirements. - Acimun-tminn. instruction niui «t..r in I lor v t>'iildlngs e<ial|>ped sUHig'Pie moM in--lern lin*->. t<-r coni- tn- ui . cumfuruM-.' Ufa -mi eflicient «ur’k. /■■■J btrsac, r-ssinaraU saw 14-ssit Uas. High sunil.tr«l <-# inw*icsdlng l« B.'A It. L. smt .VI. A il- rre---. l.iN-ruiure. Ijoiguagcs. M-iencei. Fra< ticSl tram Inirtn Immim-mic-* lence. BaaaswCssn,. !• sdiag UiUipiuuta. Thorough Courte--teaditig t<> rfipl.. mss in CsasitvsUrrst ■■Kc. ileparihi-'iila • >f Art. fsfws. PkrrKjICsksr,. IjaingM tsa, Nsmsl Tnwas Cmtm. This InvfltiiUon -Itus to sfTont tlie , tiesteilucsUonsI a<lvaiitaj(r.« oOtsinshle at a miiiiuuuii coat. r«£*J*m**nm •AV» M. RAMSAY. Bl Ptm. Creenvllle. 9, C. / Automatic Machines N X 1 ' not cor,.I tn'vonr opift«m"“ „ :/ol«* Miff tq d>“trov the inunliood I!° J, h V ! Well, lor s j* din inHb th*' unoiu • ...» . ffb ;.*nc\ wht»-h he h ^ a* <i1i ; r-’ olic, f lwd» r;i .ind l/-r: -drink" Mivl.. it do**, for hov .. ^ rhn^' twcnt^^Xi. Two do-s XX .1 n— drink without h** . «**i .. . . , aitout whiskeV ° n . . it' I*i • 1 r nr.-i.l th-.t Otlg’lS : •/ . * . . , , //'*irn<v Wltlnillt A hot t W of o' Sac v im, .. - * v '/•'.•H.nk. r, Who ’m-,.. h- : ,.e.. tMr4 , ion . ' For sai/C* nt: , "hat h«* vant- / ' . • / t i »**t* wftb v HiH-.-y/•■••/, j, 1 / . ,, The Ti* v* and final opinion - ' ( /-.■.• »roj)ibit -. / . i ,« ; from fellov i U* /- /il/n ii .-If -HowiX *• - • 7? ^ ! The I,- ■.* r.nd final rq. r.i'in rotn , ffllov. ;ia--« i >* - <;it in from of - ,r !/ loaned if* r t •. • {,, ■ . r !;,» . •» roTna or .not. We” it i !” It.--* tho ’■ Ti » 'fo- on how K Will Vnk of' it? 'Vet V ttrohtliit ion is rl/.tj it-olf A M! fli it. n.i i : -1 t< - X • 11a« rna/otis in tliis tv<* the ca -j^X 1 ‘ Ih : * »bi«t' - VomV'* V**r\ KhZIK • MKVK1’/ /■" horn -11 >f o? “It ha- !i < l > r\/ • »v “aid. “partic . 1* .-itinc tb * Hi "'■/ ■ *>y. 4 ♦ ' th* . tat** v, < nt fu ft; io** ..Imitifr* . i! \*-t i ')”t<idf* Oh ’'nit tl|*>. gertb r': r w .V;- • . i; I'qr a- rnmbf* of v**ots !i ' u<* ’ll** sta'f nf the HoXtal ! < i’i* in /’he ; t. Morg::i te/Ti. ai d '<»» «t fns;i*e»-n. ven/> he Hit^ >** V ' the head.of r private !*<* if i!t:'! of ! i own for v alcolyMfcs and ir-..n- ;• rons y;' , /. lie <said % ith unoualifb .1 e i* that ^if« experience made s’ire that dripki’'c-and tin /fects/of jt had greatlv irn er profetbitin- w-nt/Ktio iiv tbwr he sp'i'Xh* ’'** u ' ife.ree s'llo-nc >/1 lion * t oo •* two of them, but one of t’-c I Happened Ce* know nhon-t --l : “ell ^ of corn a t • • \ > i ' “ '“'•'Two-.harrel' on R: Mir :’•* *H< heejr and <*tfee*- ;r *1*' to ge* pno • . *i Xonr* Teen ^ ,'>'!* ojn and eritni*i > 5 ht. w’4t* i-i-e ope»' . I'* - * ' ’ -vf ’ V<V,V -in'o-ip* *o ?*-t •> WtW-n .no ih-* Un- \« *»u- re/sons wiift betiev ...X.f Z the. .,-1 ‘I, Xf- I ■ 1 - . nd i to [I. M oM X oil r‘Xut r- l/rk /tai. ' i/l j- uein • dltor. / l aib/ glm •'on- ■/’g' lTtiig tot** *.lv* r »»:• (•’•/o'inl* i- roii’g !*• :i <- right. I z:»tv u isK 1 i onld 1 *. ’1: '!<• ”> I ell* th* fig/• Mu» I waiiK i t a a? I -In-11 not •«* id!*-. 1 m in _ .*lTc figlit. heT" in Picketi** equnt.v'fi.r ^' fl ' » V- tvX ■i • n <* w t> ram ivnrth \f!<l I exn«*«-t *o - 'hi-*-county*Tiv<- a big ma. : orl»\ f* i -w iilc pr*ihibition | < Rv t ■ l/li'ior. old f'o ; a worthy •-•mi. in f/v. . vt', ’’if . He H-d /h thi lourlv who*! iVk dd h. -- to'ted ,o"t atn/i< nr itrenr.* l ’* td*'••j-jha* y tf;*i H: C i' ! fyf* k In $1 ."■,#4 11 •* '1 - * V#N k ’ *v< i * fjWBNB r»mX*tivt i*• '* * r ,* ■ »i rv * frf-i* tiqlior y/’d that saloons boost •• to-vn -’id c iTfttv m vh ■ !-> nvol.U itior kcn-v'il*’ nth*, r MtV lii’»i//|( r hT* i -t/nir min ■ t> Hcoline to >li. Hurley. I>- -r Mf. l-’ditof •Pleas** allow me spac«- .in//nr iltialilc i*aji*i *o • xplain yn Bt ^.i it-l'-t and oiliers how ' th/Hqlth* got into the Second Haafists dun > j of Walterboro. TtiiF/nuildi.ng do* i - ;it-iM* i:Ion j not belong to the/Haptic*/ TH- trustees of the jpXl ,,r tv ruled tliat tho holiness baXmti*h right * wordiin at tlf/ place a* any .©th r denomiimtiom so you see Hro. H ir lev how/tlie Holiness got in ih'. bulJdfn^/ Home one called it th* t’- • 'Vostal 4lolln**es church, but iter of fact, it does not belong nv denomination, bjit we * i- ionar\ Baptists are willing to our rules as vve Ha\'e ic- s taught. For anything, tb 't , rig/ von can count on a good Bapti t,t-> b**lii. W«- hold our twvh e fir t Sunday night und tfee public i It-v(t«-d in ni«-et with u ia t us pi.o • ‘in vi r Ipt* at Autoi • - ^ 11.. • to: : • t i t. '/• , tnu a- ." i ireim-nt.-. .* • i ■ i.- , C .a a//*.- t . ■ ' « ■ Liberal alio'.tic*' or ties in exdiaiig* ft i ;*. •i pcr'cent- di.-ot.n? t-iw n ,i H pur* hii -es.* itftl if A.C “1 UTIli DIGHiR Ilf PRICE. BUT For more than a quarter of a century the Rock Hill Buggy Company has been study ing and* meeting the demands and tastes of South Carolina buggy users. This com pany is, the, originators of the majority .. w- * * r *’«' *•* of styles being used in the South today. ^Tlti the /, 4' “eusort of tjjiyVenr when tutonle * r-it to • *y hy’-*><{ biijrjo t'» atterul the pit ni( ’ > r t:e ir.M i»r< att and t O s.-u V U.l’ rieiid- have been dnipK *liir1og Hi** .tr Our «i*-ek eftk Hill bujfy'M's is cfiinnleU’. W-- ill take pleasure tr/sh'iving them t'» ypu and ipiolioK U-t prices ,an<l terms. • • A. WICHMAN & SON Stilt* Representatives of the Rock Hill Buggy Company • o in this County •*- . % ‘ Singer Sewing Machine ¥ Company , 4.*^- i A t ir : ran** it grow;, xifd /r*'-* k the f<\wn’>' busTir - - a ’'qtiqr Vcntc-r.’ , In^tr^d of thflt. wirlt'. i t could j U w-’X / / *’ ;t, Mr.• J-Nlitor. I ■* e*-- y/ ’ •»!• hnty 'I i- ' i'** * -, /*• If .vo 1 *i, - re t<. r.'dilj n ,.T| Jo -•o j/it 1 .'ft*i r :q w rit^qg \ *i - ! t teirnttv-’** but to h*r vie * how .clad M am tlisf vo t *-c > 1 , t your old i»si and that Coll We had a full houxe Sundav night -nd, Y**rv good order. Wo olfev l:- Fan! Aroto to tho cHurdi pf.Co.rin’ t**-t ill thftig-* Ik- il'w** dmentl .ml i>i -torder “*r that. i“ w Kni w e ha. !»»•»• ** g<* to worship. AVo a-i. ‘I i-i '.jog iioonl** **f l*ia} fol u . ’* I o.Tiiitht ho able to lead Into *o who fji i-bio and "jiltin' *- . savo thotn from tholr sin®. Thank Vmv/Mr FditoV. 'if- ■ Jr .1 M ft; \ v/ ,1*1 - 'lainrNI. I’Jioto til V Vlult-n Ixti-n. s. A®k f**r M/l* INHdTTIE. CASTOR IA Per Infants and Children lif Use For Over 30 Years Always bear; the * Signature id IP-»I IH.iit lox a t:**|iio*iy. f.f- you' hair* «*yV*r n • d • hat- lainV folic,’ fholoja ard. ttijer i!ct..v*!, v ><>u kn«* -thi-i it i* a *•-* . San f Guin. U/,* • •• v* fit*** “I had, r * ,;!/ ; rj,: • ingl't out in 1h» r n. ..?'-j It * , v fi*-: :i ! * - tottia* Ji at/: : It ad an awful fi «*-. and ./J It • !<*r f nanilM r .••’• < i ra i * d I»iarrh*K-a B. ii r » ; *■ -t s*o ;b!y iiwit* liv*-.! * .* * hours longer, but }bn.rii> - ro b.- . I am row i ll 4 ,i ®rr >• j P' CHICHESTER SPILLS DIAMOND c* LT/NO . ^<4. I.iDIF T « / l..k ) «.* OruffUt for core It jo: S ZMAMoNl* AM* IILLSnn Hi Ct 11* Ci'-at it t-11®*, 4> at--<! wuh HI ni*yJ*M TakB ho CTBKIt. > Huy «f t-h »*<t **k *Ur 4 III « lirw.n K rt l> I 4 W <> > <» F. II V > it g 11.1.tt. I ir t w< r- "i tic : 1 * Bet.Sal*st, Atw.iy- 5 I ’tcitilc. - V\ !torbort: I !v itl deal* l,.r. SOLD BY All EVEFY D R B ISIS wetyrti y vni n _> tf' v Sw* AS / 1