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- ■ r-'--\«-4 -C_ VOL. 38. \V ALTER BORO, S. C. t WEDN 4. ESDAY, JANUARY 31, 1917. BOM) ISSUE (ILL FOR COLLEmil COOMF «.«» A, ' a > Senator Padgett Has Prepared Much Talked of Bond Issue BUI. FOR PERMANENT ROADS Bill Provide for Board of ('ommN. tkmerft to Have Authority in Kxpenriing Pro<ee<ls. House Reduces Interest Rate Kill Providing for fi Per t ent Inter- in South Carolina Coe* to Thirtl Keading. e*t - CoLiiJ<l)ia Ja_n. ^_0._—The_ passage by the House of a measure reducing the legal rate of interest in this State; the debate on the equal suf frage measure in the senate, and the speeding on their way of a num ber of local measures, characterized today’s session of the general assem ble. ' h« • y a substantial »n jority s**nt to tUid reading o 11 proposed by Mr. J. Howard Moon, of Abbeville, to leduce the legal rate of interest In this Stale to C MISS EUMCE GLOVER DIES DRUM.C.T1R NO. 22. v NOCH ENEHOSUISM 1 BOOR ROARS Taken Seriously IU in Augusta and J (ireenvilh* Blaaeil Way to Halse Home Died While Monday The stars State Out of Mud _ au.no, t KM) Issue ^ Charleston Holds . Automobile ^how Adwrtilsing Cluh, Kenleis and Cham ber of Commerce Committee Offer Feature Feb. 20th. pm ERR WALIERROi Columbia. Jan. 2t.—An unpre cedented wave of enthusiasm for “good roads” in South Carolina is seen in the'large number of meas- ‘There is mo death! go down To rise upon eome fairer shore.” A great number of friends and relatives of Mta. Eunice Glover.,^ p, ad , ng of ab<Hlt u * lntro . gathered at her late residence this daced j n t t, e General AssemWy pro- morning at ©clock to pay .jjing b OIU | isgties for building good their last tribute of respect to her roadB Spartanburg county is going memory, she having passed away to lead with a $1,000,000. Laurens while being brought home f™ 111 county comes next with an issue of Augusta, where she had bee n visit- jsoo.OOu, and the delegations from ! nR relatives. Miss Glover has been j Abbevl ,^ rhe8tert Colleton. Mc- n ill health for the past few years. • Corinjrk and other counti „ al .. but hope was held out for her ultl- 1 lookinf , in , 0 s|milar raoasures . M( .. Abou4 a week ago. CoTmic]i Senator Padgett, during the past!P eI cent. Thete was a livo'.c Gebf.te week, prepared the much talked of | upon the measure, but the majority bond issue bill for Colleton county. ' vaR overwh^ming. As a ,mat!e.- of This bond issue bill contemplates fa ct. however, the hill as pass >d h) the issuance of $500,000 of coupon ,‘he house, reduces, the rate of inter-j mate recovery _ t ormi< . K counM . „ _ bonds in such denominations and at est j lls ‘ 1 P er cen, • As ‘he law now (thinking the change would benefit ' ( ^ f , such time, or times, and in such •*. ‘he legal .ate is 7 per cent, ex-her. she went on a visit to Augusta. ! d.?!!!! ' amount, or amounts, as the com- ce P‘•“ tas e of contract, under which ‘ Ga. <»n Sunday she- was taken ill' mission’ may determine, at a rate | i* way he 8 per cent. The measure J and her- parents were notified, | of interest not to exceed 5 per cent. ( as passed by the House doday pro .whereupon payable annually expending this vldes for a board to be known as the Colleton Conn Southern Carolina Canning Company Organized Here Laat Monday. Mrs. Glover and Dr. the ‘'baby” county, is so s that three-fourths of her citizens have petitioned their delegation |o provide an issue without a vote of the peopl, BACKED BY LOCAL MEN Will Build Complete Cuauing Fee. tory of Three to Five Thous and Can Capacity. y. For purposes of vides for a 6 per cent i;ate>Mcept in ( H.dd.ck Ackerman hurried to A«- Gr P ern P , il|H roun , v b . a - ed tho ram money, the bill pio- ‘ a se of contract, under who 1, h may gusta An attempt was made to te-J , , o .. raiso . out ..f Hu rd of commissioners . b <* . per cenf. The tneasHje , turn home with her Monday af ‘er- mud .. (heir delegation In the | last Legislature provided a bond is sue of $!*50.000 without referring as it passed the House was in for ty Commission Highways have full authority in making con tracts and expending the proceed of the bonds to be issued. j **■••• «iv»»»« w a»iivg »vaxraivac«« ex » i XI — t • ( the ( noon, but she dii-d between Yema- 1 * nU ’ Permanent 4 na ‘ ure a substitute proposed by ssee and Green Poud. This /Commission is to Messrs. Thomas P Cothran, of | Tin- funeral services were conduct-' |t to (ho , p That was (hv ram . . Greenville, and Joseph A. Berrv, of*.ed yesterday morning bv her form-1 11 . • p ‘ ‘ ‘ i-v I J__ I^„ , ... naign issue *n Gr s Orangeburg, which includes judg-jCr ment rolls as well as loans, and pro , fani On account of the importance of 'ides for a legal rate of 0 per cent, this proposition and in order that Provided that under special^ con- \(he suggestive names of the com- ‘fact the rate may be made 7 per mission might be consulted, a meet- cent - Therf> were vigorous efforts log was called for Monday at 11 |‘° exe mpt building and loan asso- o’clock at Wiilterboro at which the r i a ‘ions from the provisions of the members of the proposed commts- proposed law. but they failed. There sion were invited to be present to > was a i s0 an e ^ or ‘ ‘° make the legal consult with the members of the ' ra ‘ e ' P er ren ‘ “ a ‘> "hich failed. .paster and special friend of the nily.*he Rev H. J. Cauthen. of Darlington, and the pall bearers were A. A. Patterson. Judge .las. E. Peurjfoy. Dan .Anderson. H. W. Black, Jr., St. Clair Glover and Henry Miles. The floral offerings were many and beautiful—tributes of love from friends and relatives Miss Glover was accomplished in delegation relative to the provisions Most of the time of the house this , music, both vocal and instrumental School February 11 of the bonding bill. The following I morning was consumed in the dis- 1s the commission provided for: F. , ru ^! on .?/ t * lis measur '*- J. Berry. Smoaks; NDr. B. G Willis.' , Th * bll > now K° es u P on ‘h* house Cottageville; R. H. Wichman, Wal-, calenda [ f ®'' third reading, with ev- terboro; H. H. Rentz. Islandton; E. W prob * blI,ty of its P assa K e b >' ‘he L Lemacks, Ritter, live County hoUfi /‘ wb,ch wil1 send “ sen- Highway Commissioner and the ate ^ 0I action of that body, members of the present delegation | ~ of the General Assembly, J. u> Pad- COITie”tO*SUnday gett, senator; W.. W. Smo»k and G. C. Goodwin, representatives. Thr*^? gentlemen were all present at the\ meeting on Monday with the excep- j . „ . _ . , ' „ lion of Mr. Wichman and Mr. Smoak, I ome-to-Sunday - bchool - Day both of whom were ill at their t ^, by the . ^o‘®vky homes. The matter of the bond f, u, * d ** Association as a issue was discussed at some length State-wl^e Interdenommat.onal Syn- and the members of the commission da ' sc hob( mo\ement. all agreed to accept appointments and serve. ^lt is not known just when this _ . . bill will ^ introduced as the dele- < ome r ,to-Sunday-School-Day is to get gat ion will doubtless desire to hold :\ s .™ a ? y P^ple as possible not m additional meetings in reference to and as long as her health permitted she was a leader in the choir at Bethel Methodist church, as well as being a faithful and efficient Sun day school teacher for several years. She leaves a wide circle of friends and relatives to mourn her death, her immediate family . being com paign Dsue in Greenville county and only one member of that delegation. Representative T. P. Cothran, was re-elected last summer House Broken Into at Green Pond On Wednesday night of last week fthe home of R. F. Huggins at Green Pond was broken into and consider able edibles, clothing, jewelry and money taken. Entrance was gained through a window at the rear of the house and the burglar first visited the pantry and ate everything in Charleston. Jab. 28.—The Char- -leatou automqbile show, the first In! this city’s history, will be held Feb- —' ~ ruary 2$ to March 3, under the Joint ' auspices of .the Charleston Advertis ing club, the automobile dealers, and the highways and bridges com mittee of the Chamber of Commer ce. This show will be complete in every detail, the principal makes of cars will be represented by their latest models, and there will be many special features of Interest. The Charleston show will be held In a tent on Marlon square, the A very important step in the In- handsome park and drill ground of dustrial progress of Southern Car- the Citadel, which is in the center of ol| n a wa » inaugurated here on Mon- the city. The tent, which will have 'j 8 *" b y the organization of the 12.500 feel of exhibition space, will ( Southern Carolina Canning Com be decorated untformaly throughout I P an Y- il corporation which will en- under the supervision of experts. gage in the general canning of veg- Althotrgh announcement of the etaldes. specializing on tomatoe**. Show has Just been made, the de-|‘he culture of whieh this section is mands for spate are already so | P-"‘i r "‘ ar ‘y adapted. This oiganl- great that It is possible that thos ■ who express* d a desire for the larg est spaces may find it necessary to. revise their requirements. Car ex hibits wilt be ronfined to cars rep resented locally, but accessory ex hibits will be accepted from, other cities. There will be music on ev ery afternoon ami evening during the show. Auction Sale Next Monday Attention is called to the davey- tisement appearing in other columns of the Colleton Insurance and Real ty Company announcing an auction sale of real estate on next Monday, the first Monday in February. They are offering some desirable city and iountry property and much Interest will be manifested in the sale. There sight and then entered the hedrbo:i of Mr. Huggins where he seemed j will also be sales under orders of posed of her parents > Mr. and Mr*. |two watches, a pair of shoes, over- court and a large attendance is an- W. C. Glover.- and'tvo brothers.'coat, fourteen dollars in money and | ticipated. Charlesworth and Henry C. Glover, a knife. The sympathy of the entire town | Thursday morning Joe Wright, goes out to this family in their sad claiming to be from Macon, Ga.. was bereavement. ’ ' y* 1 discovered on the depot at Gre-u J Pond wearing the missing articles, Concert at School d?. w “ pl .‘“' d ■K" a ': Since then it has beeiKadopted by other State i Sunday school association and some I denominations. The purpose of ! rest. The shoes he had stolen were Auditorium Feb. 8 much too small for him and he had cut the tops and toes off in old-r . ’*■ | that his toes might extend through A rare treat is in store lor W.tl- to accommodate his No. 11 foot. arranging some matters of detail in connection therewith. In the event that it is finally decided to intro duce the bill at this session a copy of it in full will be published in the next week’s issue of The Press and Standard. It is understood that quite a num ber of people in the county are heartily in favor of such a bond is sue for roads, said issue to be en acted by the legislature. Quite a number of others are in favor of lb*' bond issue, but desire that it be | submitted to a referendum vote of the people, while there are other- who are unalterably opposed to a, bond jssMe. ^ tei boro music lovers tor Thurday^which extended about two inches evening. February 8th. when Herr beyond the end of the shoes. Karl Theodore Saul will appeal .it ! Sheriff Lucas C. Padgett was no'i- the \\ alterboro High school audi- fled and went to Green Pond T 1 u - torium. One half of the proceeds day afternoon and the negro !- no \ sippi and South Carolina w ill ob-! °* ‘his entertainment w ill be turned iu the county jail awaiting O serve February 11. 1M7 as Come over 10 th <* County Superintendent' Survey Will be Made in February Announcement has been made from Washington and by the engi neer in charge o( this district. Mr. Eason, that thd detailed survey of ready market zation has the harking of several prominent men in Walterhoro. wi l be organized along sound lines, and" will ffll a need long felt In this sec tion The p-e«ident and treaser r i‘ of Gk corpcrnt.on is E T H. Shaf fer with 1. M. i shburn • Vie.- presi dent an 1 S. i,. Reid sec >iii> TbS officers with N. C. Morrnll and F W. Risher compose the board of d!- rertorg, * . k The Idea will be tj furnish a market at borne for truck products and to encourage dive situation In farming by giving tire farmers a ready market for their vegetables jThis company will be the first of its kind In this section of the State and will give the farmers a chance to have a money crop beside cotton. Tommajoes will be handled first, and gradually the activity of th« company will be extended to ttm canning of all products of the or chard and garden. The company intends to construct a complete canning factory, neatly and sanitarily housed, dear the rail road and close to the Yount Cotton Mill- The factory will be ready bv the vegetable season and will hav > a capacity of between three and five thousand cans per day. which will lie increased as tire conditions war rant. Each year much is wasted in thl< section by the failure to have a for truck and it D the habit of going to Sunday school to come at least one Sundays ’ Ala bama. Arkansas, Georgia, Missis- Walterboro Drainage District No. 1 of Colleton county will begin by I government engineers about the middle of February. This will be to-Sunday-School-Day. and all Sun day schools in the State are invit ed and urged to share in this effort to reach the non-attendant. So far j as is known, the First Baptist Sun- ; of Education to used tor the benefit of the schools of Colleton county and should be largely attend- 1 ^ far |ed by the people of this county. ‘ ° The following extract is taken G. C. Kirkland Moving to Florida i . j in from a letter written by the Jordan O. C. Kirkland is preparing to ‘ : i JV Music House, of Charleston, to Sup- move his family from Walterhoro I ^ t, , > ' , ,wi Of Kducation Hugo s. to Miami. Fla.. *h*r, lie .ill make ami it I, tiopc.i (hat tl-a .cl.o-.I- ‘ M, home in (he future. Mr. Kirk , w ill have at least an attendance on , . that day twice as large as usual. CHILDREN S BODIES FOIXD AFTER EIRE Farmers Urged to Plant Peanuts The following letter, which should Tacoma, Wash., Jan. 2 8.—The bodies' «f four children weve found in a bed today after a tire in the home of S. A. Hewett at Auburn, had been extinguished. Examina tion by the yorouer showed that the skulls had been crushed. T1 * fath- y “We beg to advise that Herr Karl land came here from Statesboro, Ga.. Theodore Saul lias been engaged to about two years ago. and has been give the concert at the school audi -engaged in the plumbling and elec- torjuni in Walterhoro on the even- trical business here, where be and garag» ing of-Feb. 8th. “Herr Saul is without doubt on the intention of the company to en courage much greater activity along trucking linos. Farmers will he urged to plant at least one acre o' the first drainage district in this j tomatoeos and the owners of vacant county, will embrac e thousands of j lots will do well ‘o plant them In acres of fertile soil'and will prob-j tomatoes and the owners of vacant ably be the beginning of a large | excellent prices for the products, movement of this kind in this sec- | The company intends to put up onlv tiou. Making Repairs to Jail Kitchen G # B. Herndon has the contract to remodel the kitchen of the jail and make some other necessity re pairs to the building, including a and new fence for the jail his family have made many friends j yard. Sheriff Badgett hopes when Mrs. Kirkland is visiting relatives I these repairs shall Ua\e been com of the most remarkable pianists in at Statesboro at thf* time, and will p • • • >«* 1 14 the country. Born in Mecklenburg- join Mr. Kirkland in Miami later. Schwerin. Germany, and a product of the severe Stuttgart (Germany! school, he has taken that country well asXthis by storm, creating SMITH. OF (lit V\<;V:i.l IU. WAREHOl si. l OMMI'MOM.K standard products and these will be handled in a scientific nirnner from beginning to end. With the boll weevil practically in our county it is an absolute ne cessity that the fare.era have a steady source of income to take- the place of cotton cm which they liar* so greatly depended thus far. One great step in this direction i-c the packing house .cc.v. under con struction in Orangeburg. This pro vides n year found m. tket for Col leton bogs was/ placed under arrest. He profound impression whereve r he Columbia .Hr * --Ci.on C of Colleton county, has been receh ed by Count* Demonstration Agen‘ imd that he , m a la Risher from Uemson College: chah . betw , ,^ ir 7 A great many of the oil mills of to of much interest to the farmers told 0 tVic"ials that during the night " a * heard. The ctowned heads <>f ... 'one of his children was taken ill ( Europe (before whom he was sum burning on mooed to perform by spec wil f< - beds. Being quest i are numbered among bis a n restless!, he said he went for a walk, diences. and th^ great critic s of tie returned later and fell into a sound ; German press k as well as those of sleep, from which he awakened to this country have expressed th»!‘ jind the house in flames. Behind i 'astonishment at the ease with which little trundle bed on which slept th he renders the most difficult pas on lv girl of the four. Myrtle, area R age work, which have always bee n the State are preparing to cru-h peanuts and soy beans in the fu ture, and will thereby establish these crops on a commercial basis. The Cottonseed Crushers Associa tion assures us that a ready market can be found for all of thes^e c rop 5, was fo’ n ! mer. AfY.-r a bloodstained ham- tlie fire th** father a test even to the greatest of teohi c ians.” Cm tilth ballot of th*- joint ass. mbly to night, which was the sixteenth of the session, Mr. \\\ (f. Smith.'of <): angeburg, was c hoit'u. stat* wai- house commissiouer. Mr. Smith wa- formerly in thf* cotton hiiMitic-ss and is now connected with the msuiatic* loisiness. L’ppn th*- best ballot he teceived 82 votes, as against 7 2 for Mr. Drake, former state wfitehousc> inspector. that we can produce. W0 want you bar Jed to a neighbor life irs i'ance to put on this year in your county j oiicHs which it is sa'd h . • tfk not less than five to ten demonstia- c n out fc for his cHJl-eu. tions of each of these crops, and to , look after such demonstrations ♦ery tj.\RA<>E CHANGES >|.\\A<rEME\T closely from the preparation of the i ’ land to the harvesting and market- The Colleton Garage. formerly j ing of the crops, so that satisfac-; owned by J. O. Berry .ml known as tory results may be obtained. j Berry’s Garage, and recently put Lectures Here and s at Cottageville TYPHOID WIPES Ol'T WHOLE EAMIIA . V Miss Cleo Attaway, of Saluda, S. '; f'., is in Colleton county this week. Gaffney, Jan. 27.'—Typhoid fever has caused the death of three chil , dien. on*- giri. Deiia Mathis, i8; two Recommends Engineer boys. Will Mathis, 20. and t ies Mu-; this, 15, of one family living near | Th** Southern Carolina Canning shall be a hie to reside at the jail, j Compan* will move a va^t aoset in thus niakin K it possible for *»h' oi | (bis < punt v j[ (be farme rs w ill giv*. them to answer all calls day oi it hearty support bv planting to night. • | matoes, more tomatoes and then niore tomatoes., Moves Back to nV 1,, f " av j Will h<> fni each farmer within a Walterlx ‘F/J taditts of < vrn mile-, of tlie factorv to plant an act- Tlti will ins4ire , [a pucc* --ful s*',ason tor the n*w en-' Major John Blac k and f.ini'iy. t ■■ , t, ipri<c- It. ler*-*® means a ne-v Columbia, arrived in town th lit-j niottev ctop for th*- fanner, but tb'> ter part of the week to take* up (le-ii f;inii< ■ ■ r ! Hie farmer alone c-H tesicji-nc** lic-r* 1 during the sut> m* i. oiakc tb7. •ii**rntise n otere«s. Mr. Major Black has leased the B! • u h , f n , nt ^-- it j i j, fn you aid home mar the Atlantic Con ’ —— Lin* 1 station. lie was a resident of . 0 * the town for many years, having < IlT. JMOKCS I\ClirCS serv*‘<i as mayor of Walteiboro and lias many relatives ,ind friends who wil) l*e glad to welcome him again as a resident of the city as President *‘We would advise, too. that you chased by L. I begin at once a general campaign, morrow morning _ through newspapers, meetings, etc . management. Mr. L'tsey has se< ur-j d * ence - to introduce these crops through- ed the services of C. H. Broughton, out your county. — of Charleston, an expert mechanic, “These crops will fit well into the and assures the public flrsDclass system of diversified agriculture service at all times that must be practiced when the boll ! weevil infests the State as they,-are Adams-Kennety. rulin''to’ On Tuesday she was at'cottagevillv. , ^ aff ^>' <hia week. The father and under the new i »here she iectured to a good au- mother. Mr. pnd Mrs. ( ulvtn Math,s ig under tne new | — - — aftef- on a farm, now lie almost This I Wednesdav i noon she is iq* among our best soil builders and stock feeds, and will furnish us with a substitute money crop for cotton." HAVE IMPROVED STREETS Mayor Glover has recently com pleted some very needed improve ments to the streets in the vicinity of “Hickory Valley." These have been graded and clayed as well as haring some sidewalks constructed. she is giving a lecture at the First Baptist church. Miss Attawway is State organizer and lecturer tor.the W. C. T. U., and in her several vis its to yValterboro has made many friends who are always glad to have A quiet wedding took place at th** j her return. The local Fnion, while new Catholic Chapel in town last j not as active as it might be. is mak- Sunday morning, when Miss Cath-j jng an effort to./- accomplish., som** erine Adams became the w ife of . definite goal during the present Mr. Kennety. from Saint Andrews, year. Charleston county. The services were performed by Father Qulnrf, of Charleston. Miss Adams is a sister of Mrs. J. Edward Pinckney, and Mr. Ken**- nety ia a truck farmer of the St. Andrews portion of Charleston county. Walterhoro, where ! at death's dqo.r, with the disease anil another child is not expe*ted to liv*-. Everything possible Is being done for the unfortunate family, but it seems as if all may die. Trained nurses remain constantly at the bed sides of the sufferers. Paul Lucas this week received a call from the Charleston Navy Yard to report to the electrical depat* ment Friday for duty. Paul is an artist In his line and win no Aloubt make good in this department r at the Navy Yard. At a meeting held las, .Monday of the land owners of WalterLioio Drainage District No. 1, tney decid ed to recommend to the Clerk of i Court the appointment of John Mr- Crady, of McCtvdy Bros, ,'i Cl - eves, of Charleston.^as'The engineer on I the board of viewers. This fitni | has had a gr’at deal of experience in this kind of work uni conies to the land owners higniy reconuneni- A son of O. Logan Glover bad the 'ed. He will come to Walterhoro to misfortune to fall from a horse last | begin his work on March first. The week, and as tbe result is suffering other two members of the board from a wrenched . leg. though it is have not been decided upon by th.- said none of the bones are broken land owners, but will be announced The little fellow Is In a serious con-, at an early date, ditlon and is unconscious a good PAIXFVLLY IN4I RED part of the time. It is hoped that the little boy will soon he better and on the road to recovery. .Charleston, JjWr.' 25.^-Officers for the ensuing year wer^ elected at the semi-annual meeting of the first dis- LLv.. r xr* itrict of th** Medi.-al Society of r Or Hoard Oi V icwcrs I South Carolina, held at the Medical College of South Carolina last night as follows; Dr. J. S Rhame, presi dent; Dr. J. B. Johnson, of Sr. George, vice president, and Dr. E. C. Baynard, secretary and treas urer. President L. M. Stokes, of W'al- t* rl oro. p-esided a. the meeting. *\n ftddrfs of welcom * was made by Dr. Lane Mullally. president of the Medical Society of the State. Dr. C. B. Earl, of the South Carolina Medical Association, mad' an ad dress. Papers on different subjects were read by Dr. E. C Baynard. Dr. D. L. Maguire, Dr. G. Fraser Wilson, Dr. C. W. Kollock, Dr. H. W. DeSaos- sure. Dr. A. R. Taft. Dr. I-ane Mul lally. Dr. W. P. Porcher and Dr. A. E. Baker. A dinner at the St. John Hotel was enjoyed by the members of the society. David Crosby, a prominent busi ness man of Islandton, was in Wal- terboro Monday.