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r •* p %PL 37. .tV'ALlERBORQ. S. C. WEDN ESDAV, JANUARY 5, 1916. \ . * NO.-20 I PROSPECT FOR FERTILIZER SECRETARY OF AGRICUL TURE TAKES GLOOMY VIEW '■ LENA TRAGEDY HORACE JLONG KILLED BY HIS BROTHER- IN-LAW * WARNS PLANTERS SHOT FOUR TIMES *F«rmeni Sl.ouhl Conserve Material Alleged to Have Sl.tia Kins. nt Home—dotation of Crops Urged hjr Htxaston. • Washington. J.»n, 3.—A gloomy view oT prospects for fertiiiging next year’s crops ix presented in a static . n»ent is used todey by Secret'aiy Houston of the department of agri- \ culture. , / Relief measures undertaken ipy the department since the European war , disrupted the American phosphate in dustry and rut off potash imports frpm Germany will help, the state ment says, but they offer slim pos sibilities that the American fainter will get a small part of the ferfilir- ing materials necessary for his neffl^j. Nitrogenous fertilizers alone wHi b'e available in the quantities needed. - The secretary t^kes up /irst 4he poi&sK supply, lon'g_£lne» exhausted in the United States by the German embargo on shipments. Investiga- ' ’ tion, sajTf'his stateiS^nt. has shown o four sources of suphtvHn this coun try, -but none ImmeUdely available. r These are the kelpljlf the Pacific coast, alunite depositslh Utah, feldi- pathic rocks in the East and the mud v of‘ Searles lake, California. Manufacture from feldspar has been found to be feasible, but the cost ts high. Development of Searles lake .deposits present technical diffi culties attdfltle to the property, x involved. Manufacturers are experi- menttdg now, v the statement says, with alunite. Kelp Is offered as the best material. Three large concerns ' have begun manufacture from kelp and government exports will be sent to the Pacific coast to aid in the ex perimental work. ' Production will be slow for a long time, the secretary points out. and - 1 demand for-potash In- other Indus- J < tries is so great that none manufac tured In the United States will be available soon for agricultural pur poses. Hip statement says: “The price offered under existing conditions by the manufacturers of articles will cause practically the on- man Drives to Hampton ami Surrenders. * * * * * # * * * * * a it Eiitill, Jan. 1.—As the r:su!t «qf an old feud, Horace Long was shot and killed at Lena yesterday afternoon about 2 o’clock by hlsr brother-in-law, ('alvin Shuman. About a year ago Long'and Shuman met in . Hamploir and Shuman was badly beaten .-by I'Ong. Singe that tin e bad fueling has existed. \ . * ; . - . • Yesterday Longnvns sitting-on tho rteps of his brother’s s»ore where h-' is employed when Shuman, it !.; a’- leged, rode up in his l>ugg\. -hitched his.horse, walked over to where Long wars sitting and opened tire, shootiag him four times./.Death was instan taneous, one bullet going through the heart. Shuman walked hack to hi>? buggy and drove to Hampton and surrendered, . i * Both are married and abobt thirty! < years of age< . * . * ' ■ f Subscription Price Advanced February 1st * ‘ Beginning February 1st. the subscription price of The * Press and Standard tyill be fl.50 per year instead of $1.00 * as at present.' ‘ ’ v * This ady^nce in price is made necessary by the in- * creased cost of every thing which goes into the making of * the paper, thus making it impossible to publish a news- * pap^r at the price of $1.00 except at a loss, v'" * The Press and Standard is among the last of the ». weekly newspapers in the State to advance its price. * Nearly every newspaper, among them being those which * have only four pages home print, gets $1.50 per year. The * Press and Standard is ad home print, full every issue of 4 Jive news and many times consisting of more than eight * pages, so we feel that subscribers will not mind the small / * advance which amounts to less than one cent an issue. , The opportunity is given, also, for any who might' * think tfce pri<?e should remain at $1.00 per year to sub- * scribe for as many years as desired at the rate of $1.00, * provided the subscription be made and paid for befure * the first day of February. 1915. We trust that subscribers THAMBGIVDIG AT SCHEDDLE HAS PWEGROVECHURCH BEEN ARRANGED TWENTY-SEVENTH ANNUAL GATHERING AMONG BEST HELD DEMONSTRATOR HEARD WILL DISCUSS FARM ERS PROBLEMS SPLENDID PROGRAM AT HALL THURSDAY '4. Sunday School ExcrrAarx and Ad. dir*** With Hlxtory of ' ’ , ' Day’* Origin. * v. ", The annual 1 thanksgiving service* held Friday, which haw beeiv^v served at Pine drove church - for l ira Meeting Planned Will Be Held at Hull ThU Week—Another ► « at fnttageville. —^ . v t’o inty Demonatratbr i|*‘ar<l :»: * ‘onceived.the Idea of 1)»ving it oum. her of meetings in different parts of w more than a fUfirntr of t century on v *he county to which ail farmcni are * will not wait until this date before availing themselves of * ■ j hp ,a8t d »- v ° r >*'*+: "‘‘re large-('invited, foi-'the purpose of discusoing * the opportunity to do this, as We7hall positively not ;u- » ^ aU ^ w, . a “ d .. of, ‘. hi * h orf,er . ^rtaiping to the problem:* cept a subscription^after. February 1st, 1916, for les.s than $1.50. Subscribers will please look at <he labels on their papers and see'the date to which tweir subscriptions ar»». paid. They.Vfill confer a. favor hv renewing promptly .without'notice. ’ . . . With all kind feeling for every reader of this news paper. and asking your co-operation in making the paper better than oyer and with appreciation d? support, we are, # - / ** e Respectfully. ; THE PRESS AND STANDARD. * W. W. Smoak, Editor: Iv attended and of a high order, wan extimxtcd thal not fewer lhanjof the farmer... This* la an expocially 750 persons were present dfflmg.the! opportune tone for thews matings day. ami that It was one of th»> larg-'J ax there are many problem}; confront- ♦-si crowds ever in-attendance. In’ing the farmer, at this 'lime. ’ Mr. * addition, to it» being observed as a 1 , Heard proposes to discuss frrtlice:t ^ 'r t _ - — - | * uim uns n rimer; d^y. so many of thejand what the farther qin, do to lm ^ people-who formerly lL\ed here and ‘ prove his soil without the"-use of s< anj ni on *■ THROWS HIS HAT -• INTO THE RING < <*L J. W. Hill AhiMMances That He Will Hr in Race for Highway CommiHsioner to FJi * * * ********* *-**##* p * ************** AnionR the visitors to WaUerbor-> Monday wax fol. J. W. Hill, of <lot- Ugevllle. While in toViu Col. Hilt publicly announaed' His intention to make the race for County Hlghw-ay Commissioner. Speaking to a re porter for The Press and Standard. Col. Hill said:* ‘‘I had-not Intended OYSTER SUPPER FRIDAY NIGHT » " ■ ■■■■ | " ■■ * . ' a- Chamber of 7 Commerce Will Hold ~ . ' S. --X» *t Meeting Friday Night at v Hotel Albert. The next meeting of the Waiter- boro Chamber of Commerce will be held Friday evening of this week, follow lag an oyster supper at- Hotel Albert. This will he the second meeting of this organisation, the first being an organisation meeting. at which time offices were elected again to enter politics, but my friend* and-other matters transacted. AI tho and the'fhibllo generally finv' ntade; meetihg Friday evening a report of Mich earnest and repeated d(* urging me to’ * make th that I have at lust decided definitely laws, will be had. and th.e work * to enter.” • c.'* N r the organization will be definitely ^ - Asked wbat. would be the planks mapped out. tiro output of these epneerne to bi^ in his platform. Col. Hill stated thatj The public is invited, and a!' tho«« MISS CORA CONNOR TO BE APPOINTED Former Colleton luwiy Will He Can ning Club Demonstrator fot-„ Colleton County. havv> moved away, < ome hom * o th«-Se annual occasibns. Many these were present Friday a*nd «d- '*d to the enjoyment of the occ:,.- ion. * / "the literary 7 part of the serviees consisted of a prograi^i hy the pupils of the Sunday school and addresses by. the pastor, Kev. Walter^ Black, and by Rev. J. IM. (‘raven, a history of the day by J. M.. Benton and an erintendent J. W. Bishop pr 'vdrd ! A large .and well traine<i choir fur nished music for the occasion. Sup erintendent J.! W. Blsrop presided over the exercises. The Program. The following is the progrant: It is reported that Miss t'ora Con ner his received the appointment as canning qlub demons; rat or for Col- laton county, the appolnjment' pav- «Pg been ,made by Miss^Cdith Par rott. State Agent. ’ Miss Connor/ts not unknown in Colleton county, >lnv. Ing formerly been stenography'! - for The Preas and Standard. She is a* daliehter of Mr. and Mrx^ iy B. (’oo so much commercial fertilizers. ' He ill also discuss tin* matter of. live t Mk tie the farm, and the diversi fication of t i ops. ,Mr. Heard wishes also' at the*** meetings to* have a kind of round table discursion as to the needs of the farmers, and plans for bettering their condition. ’ This may lead.”, said Mr. Heard, “to the organization of some farmers clubs, at Wat to the Extent of getting them intereated in co-operative baying and aelAng. ’ Just at this time when fertilisers will be to purchase, and plans for the crop dre to be made,’this is Impor tant. . „ The first of* these meetings will b« Prayer by the pastor, Ryv. Walter held at- Hall Thursday evening of* Black. ‘Welcome address -rMr. Ed Benton. “Thanksgiving Concert Exercise,’’ IdTen. Own by 18 child' Recitation—^‘Each in His Tongue’’—^Miss Ethel Breland. Dialogue—“Kindness and Cruel ty”—Two boys. Jtecitation—*‘We Thank" T.-ee” Rebecca C’ceaby. * Monologue-—"Thanksgiving " Ur- mindev’’—Miss Ella Dubois. . _ _ , . X‘ Thflhksgiving M “-Eight chi! lb :rinds (’entral committee, whose duV". : no, ‘ of. HtP % K*H8i 0 sectb>ii', and fo - ( » rin I< r;Mt' it was’to draft constitution and by-, ihe past few ye&rs has/been Hvln.: (Juartette- Messrs.** - John in Darlington, wheiv/she hue boon Uus Kinfird Miss Eunice s enographer for a leading law fiiit'.! ;Vn< i ^irs. Etta Getsinger. SHe is a young kid> * of splepd-fl • Hecltation- "Singing”— I ift energy r 1’iiity mnl full and pi)>- (jrtoihge.-. .diverted.from the fertilizer industry.! l ii ‘ w 'a K not >"ri ready to make any w h 0 c^'n a (t«>rid are requeste«i to ?,<-!*< rar ” judj?hi’ent and R>od. Imr.l : Motion song by five little-girls. It would require 90 or more plants, announcement'as to the campaign .j tifv thP secretary .before noon ^Frl-J ^mmon-sepse, She has all the quci-j Recitation- ’The Houne^ by th- cor thtg approximately fSO.OOO and; except to ary iliat he would he a ( j' KO ,j, al itrrangentenu may h> » r »'atiot,3 rbr a successiul (ietiimv |\side of the Road” -Hrimtley Bei.- having an operating capital of '$ - 23,-| candidate to th** finish, hut that the nia ,j e to n , re f nr the entire attend rtiutor. rprd it is doubtful if Mi '.t,,,, this week at 7 o’clock. Just after the 'meeting and'installation of officers of the W. O. W. which will be held at the hall thfere Thursday afternoon. The next meeting will be hetdi at t'ottageville Saturday afternoon at 4:00 o’clm-k at the school house. Other meetings.; will be held during the following week' at points to be selected. < Mr. Heard wishes (he public to be present at these meetings, and will he glad to hear from anyone wishing to have a meeting in any community and .In-'of the county. He rtates that he .Padgett' would also be glad (o hau* prospect ive members of the boys’ corn club, or of the hoys pig club presont Dis trict agent, W. It. ..Elliott, will also- Fpeak.,” • I March V«V present OOO^eaeh, to produce the quantity proper time he would announce lu - needed- foi^agricn|ture. This would involve the assumption that com mercial phases of the problem were v satisfactorily solved. The jlepart- ment is consldering’all phases qf the situation pint form. C’ol. Hil! was highway commission er three years, having been- succeed ed. two years ago by (’apt. J. Moore, the present commissioner \‘io defeated the ( oloiui .•ref a wa* inly 7. The crippled state of the phosphate ’ contested election in which «"apt. industry is attributed to the hign price of sulphulic % acid, much * which Is being used now in the man ufacture of war munitions. The price has jumped from $5 to $25 a ton. Demand for the acid is so heavy that abandoned plants are being refitted for its manufacture. The bureau of soils' meanwhile is experjmentiu>? .with the manufacture of phosphoric / acid as a substitute for sulphuric. ' " Nitrate prices have advanced since the war began* but there is an abun- * dant - supply of nitrogenous fertiliz ing material, and the department b endeavoring to find methods to 'cheapen the cost of manufacture. The | secretary concludes with a warning to faiHyjprs to conefve all fertilizing materials on the facm.'. He urges crop rotation, proper use of fertiliz ers and also use of lime to Increase productivity of the soil. - anci 1 treat, and will doubtless proye quit - onjoyabie a* well' as profitable foi the members who attend. The officers of the, Walterboro Chamber of Commerce are E. T. H. Shaffer, president: E. L. Fishbu?Hi**. vice-president; W. Smoak, sck tetary; A. 8. Kairesh. M. P. Howell'. W. J. Tnyior, J. M. Moorer and it. This will again be a ‘‘Dutch ’ P^'rott vould liave made an appoin*- Recitation “i’nawares” ?*ii Moore secnrevl a linos - , a majority vote over his three opohents. For! 12 years Col, Hill represented the! . _ ... county in the legislature, and tor 12l '»• J^eries. central committee years he was State executive com mitteeman from vis county 1^* is now fanning at his home near tagoville. . .. , . VflLL MAKE RACE FOR SHERIFF THREE GALLONS IN CORN HOUSE mint trliich will give more gemy il at isfdction Miss (’onnor is now at Winthrop ("ollege studying advanced methodv and will begin her work February 1. ANNUAL MEETING OF LOCAL BANKS . i lii'titution* Will lb’ Aide t<» Muk-’ (mxm) ltc|M»rt to StncMloldc'. / > > nt \nmu«l Mindlngs 'Sara (jetsinger Hlstory of Our Thanksglviag by Mr. J. M. Benton. ' • Rev. Black SfN>ak-. The address by the pastor. Rev. Walter Black, was interesting anti instructive- He spoke of the first Thanksgiving after the I’ll grim;; came over from England, and went exhaustively into the causes of the Candidates for office are coming dii sension and/the-aepat'ation from ou t. an d declaring themselves every the mother church. Mr. Black then/«| H v. For some-time there has beei* ENTRANTS ARE FAST COMING OUT Candidates Out For Office of. " " r> ■ < oiir.ly Su|M*rii)(rml« % n( of t Edwatki). ! lirist mas Eve Raid at, A*ht«m t »- covers Liquor in. Barn «*f Dr. E. P. Farter. COL G. W. SWEAT r * WILL MAKE RACE - , L.mmmmmm t. Well Kiumn Hendersonville Citlzea Will Be Candida:;* for High way CqminisNhmer. An announcement which will be received with intereat over the coun- triia t Frmnk J. IW-ii j. of KinadkN, M’lll X«d Make Race For Count v Higli- ' way Fommlaaloner. Magistrate W. N. J-onps. on h: - ^ X ' x ' c viait to Walterboro. spoke of an in Frank J. Berry, of Smouks, w.i*, ,eref dlng blind tiger haul made . In Walterboro Monday and was seen Ashton, Christmas^eve. 8tate < on by a representative of The Preis and • s,a l>le Addisoh. accompani* <1 Itv Standard and asked for a statement Magistrate Jones and Constabh - as to his ir^entions In the ram pa: gn Berry, armed with a search warrant this year. He\was told that a per-' went to the home of Dr. E. P. Car slstent rumor had it that he -would ter to search fdf liquor, which they not liecome a candidate for the of-! were informed could be found. A* flee of sheriff, bat that he would 1 ter searching carefully* thn*e gallons •tin for county highway rommts- was found in the corn house covered sinner. , with fodder. Dr. Carter denied Mr. HeTry* replied: *"You can any knowledge of the liquor, but l-e ( Me for me that I shall most posi- was bound over to court on « harg lively not become a candidate for of storing liquor and his father. V the office of county highway, com- C. Carter, on te charge of se^Vng it missioner. but if I, pm airt - ** I shall Bond wa^ fixed $500, whici* . wa spoke of the tjjahy things we iut\ now foi-^riiiclLAj^dria^) be thanklu rot the least oTwiW-Keing our gceAt pr sident? who gas . enabled tis /to keep-out of war. , Address by Ib v'.'t’raven. Rev.. J. M. Craven’,-t address v.a.; b ief. but strong. He felt / thal among the tilings we have now to be <7 The local banking institutions are each scheduled to hold Ms at1nu.il stockholders meeting nexi Tuesdi.. . : t which time Ihe eonditum of the h.nks wil! be gone into, and reports most t hank in I for, is the growth <> madAby the officers. These Instl-/the temperance Idea, tutions have ail had successful yeara, j the sober Christmas held ikJ are well pleased at the showing with those of years that u te made. All of them have enottglt and expressed yie faith that tliis i. ..ney earned to declare a hnndsom- - t.tily a in-ginning of th^ sartc and <!i’. idend. and pass a eonsldeiah!* aniount*to the surplus account! The fi tt-ctoru of the First National Bank i.;nv* already held a meeting and d •- ciai d a in jj»*-r fj|Tit dividend. In-- i*!*'S increasing the^uiplus account. \ \ • KEV. 4. F- FR«M < H DIES '• offer at the proper . time for the' furnished I sheriff’s office. Th* office of hign ty w f as made Monday by Col. George, way commissioner at this time doe \V. Sweat, of-Hendersonville, who not appeal to me.” continued ,Mr announced thatSie w'as sure to be tfl Berry. ‘^The county is in bnd ^har- ■ -, 1 ■’*' the race this, year for county high- financially, and the. highway con - Retired Rapti-t MiniMcr swqcumh way Commissioner. Mr. Sweat is well j UMraioner would he f vary greativ Was Formerly at P«.rt Royal, known throughout the county, hav- handicapped in his efforts to do something in that office, unlpss he had something with which to'wo-K. There !a nf-ed for a good man in »h« heriff’s office," said Mr. Berry. “The sober way of celebrating Christmas, and of the right way of living by . M th-’ w-opie. • \ i History i*f Bay. AnNinteresting papr-r was tiiat by .1 M. IJenton on the origin of these thanksgiving exercises. Mr. Benton stated tnht to tlv** best of his infot o . mation thV first thanksgiving ex- I lie- aev* n states which went drv ercise was Held Dec. .‘iFst. 1887. H- ■ '■ ‘ l know who first advised such, but tin- Hdvisc\K in all church mat-, tets at - that fInpe wcre “Uncle” Bea I*, qton. VV. A. \fctui.t . and V\ C. Brant. The idenNnf thesr- s-rvios v.qs io m«U*t at (he\chureh the last l*OPULATfDX <»F DRV HTATEK rumors,that Dr. H. W. Black, for merly county superintendent of edu cation. would again become a candi date for that office. Dr. Black states that he has definitely made up hitf mind to liecome a candidate, ami that he. is daily receiving encourage ment and promises of support. H«- says that he intends to make an ag- gresalve campaign and that he feels He cohsHU.n i tjure he will win. if the many prom- this year isee- of support In- is daily receiving an**gi)ae. ntean anything. , . ‘ This office will Ir* one of the most hotly contested in »b«* campaign. The inclinilK-nf. Hugo 8. Strickland, will again make the race, and his sup porters feel that he has made many • ft lends since he has turn In office/ and that he is r’.onger than i.e has evet been. Louis (’. Padgett, tf Smoaks. is also an avowed candidate for the po ition. and he expects to carry th "war into the enemy’s camp’’ from the beginning. Mr. Padgett is p fearless fighter, and he will doubt less inject some “pep” into the cam- P al * n - '~ J . . Others whose names have I»ee mentioned for this office are Prof Spencer Connor.’W. E. Willis and it is thought by some «bat Prof. Iteniy K. Strickland may become a candi- lirg mads the race for highway com missioner twice already. He said Monday that he would, make an ag gressive campaign, and (hat he ex pected to be elected.' “but,” said he. “even If I ant not. I shaU-enjoy the campaiffn^and the good fripd chick en I always get when canvassing the county in the Interest of my can didacy. It will not xmt me any more than a t r ‘P 1° H*® mountains, and I shall enjoy it just as znuoh.” Col. Sweat was for many years a member of the board of highway commlMioners, and is a iycll known citizen of Hendersonville where he hnn lived and been In business for many years. CharK-ston Evening Post. . Rev. John C. Frouph. :i retired Baptist minjstar, died suddenly Sat urday night about 1** o’clock at the coupty is now in a position to havei age of To years.. Dr. Crouch ha.- prohibition, and it will require th**; -“sided here about two yeans and last efforts of the sheriff’s office to keep • occupied h pulpit at a Port Kovnl down the Illicit sale of liquor. 1 Baptist church o^e year ago. Th<* would rather tackle that job than th*- 1st contain n total population of did not know x.2'.3.99:!. as follow;;: •dorado .. . v 7nit.nil • Washington l.}4t,99f it’-egon 672,7155“ \rkansas 1.5T4.4 49 lew**- •. 2.214.771 Jiiaho 3<5.5!i4 South Carolina 1,515.4nn TiH* complete list of starter hi v it iriT prohibit ran laws ar«- now *n •ip ration Ijjcludes Maine, Kansas. C orgla. Mississippi Nor.th (Volina, to t, r ing dinner and invitt spWkeht Nntih Dekota. Oklahoma. Tennes- to make addresses. \ stlll.the church is doing a great wot^t >-« • . West \lrginia, Colorado. V’ *. speaking of tin* growth oi\lt *. an ,j prosperous, op.i. Washington Alabama. Arkan- ( .jmrch since that time, Mr. Itenio^i sas, Ipwa, Igaho, 8outlt ( arolina atkl stated mat then tlie church was co.i Or-gon. tributing fo all purposes between day ot the y*eur,and return thank:; to Cod for his blessings dhttng Hie ye.:, and to ask Him to IdeSy us and \A. .Rite again” vtiiik- in| during the n< xt\ year ’V . . '— - first the plan was to meet fe a pr-; -. R e v. F. O 8. Curtis was a viator tr serr ices,. hut later'it wasNdetid 1 Walterboro Monday. ! remains Were sent' to Damb' rg yes- ojher, so t shall not change my ori- t* ‘day “on a ^Inj^avir-v at a o «•». .-t - ginal-intention of becoming a candi- The - funeral service*. a: - .d*‘lnterment ;inal-intention of becoming a date for sheriff, ind shnil make the race for that office.” J. F. Britt, of Round, was among those present at the meeting of the county highway commlssiofterx .it the Court House Mopday. will take place late this afternoo- iff Spriugtbwp church near Bamberg. C. (’. Caldwell, of l-odge, was -i*t Walterboro Monday. Mr. (“iidwcil stated that the Dry Branch school has already ; exhausted its public money and lias had to close. The patrons have, however, -gotten tn- purpoxes $75 and $80, including pastor’s sal ary. In 19lo . the church padt! $724.4 1. At this Unit- the cherc'.i was at its high water mark, lut: about thjs time “Uncle” Ben B<-nto:t At the conclusion of his remarks . Mr. Benton read a letter received rom W. C. Brant, who is now living Beaufort, regretting that he could ., u M>e present, and expressing the hope\that many more thanksgivings # ma* uX’ held. . .\t ttV conclusion of the exercises. v ... pyayer by A widow and six children survive Dr. gether and have employed Prof 1-c- (!rourh. He was born on John’s is land Ortolx-r $. 184S> J. Hen-y 8tuhr. had tharge of the funeral ar rangements. i • . *v .4 *• passed away and Mr. Brant lm>m.»TVhicn v\re closed with very feeble, and Another of the main, the pastor': everyone was invueu members, Mrs. Cattle Brant, passed partake of h>e bountiful dinner pr - sewf f o r'seve r a Ini o n't hs The pub’-1 awa >. ^ her influence was missed pa mi by theWs of the conun unity Jic school was taught bv Miss Ena/In ‘he Sunday, school, especially, and serverl on long picnic table* in Ctc vby of Ruffin. j L«ter W . C. Brapt moved away, but t ht- <htrch yard < - ’ * . ' •’ V ^ \ ’ . .. »• ' . land A. Hiers to contjuct a pay u * - ti J