The press and standard. [volume] (Walterboro, S.C.) 1890-current, January 23, 1918, Image 1
• >.
V
•. 4
-•* f
• %
«■■■
./f***'
\ -
*
TOL. 39.
limiNGS IN THE
GENEML (SSE1LT
- ■ u
MMXE of the things being
DONE IN COLUMBIA BY. OUR k
LAWMAKERS FOR PEOPLE
SOME BIG THINGS DONE
Maj be Mentloaed
BaDoC, Ratification
of Prohibition
Columbia, Jan. 22.—The legis
lature convened today at 1 o’clock
after a recess from Friday at noon.
During the past week many mat
ters of consequence to the people
of the State were discussed ' and
passed upon. The House ahd th»
Senate were both busy, and a great
deal of work was done. Elections
consumed some time, but on the
whole the work of the session is
well under way.
The Ways and Means committee
of the House and Finance eommir-
tee of the Senate, hold daily ses
sions and are fast getting the ap
propriation bill in shape. As soon
OROER TO CLOSE
r '
ALL PLACES OF BUSINESS CliOS-
ED MONDAY AND WILL CIX>SE
TEN MONDAYS
WALTERBORO, S. C* WEDNESDAY,'JANUARY 23, 4918.
CONCLUSION Of GOMD JURI S REPORT
OF CHECNRG DORE BY M1T1N1 WON
NO. 21.
ORDER CAUSES COMMENT
Walterboro Business Men Wonder
and Discuss Bat Decide Will
ingly to Comply.
The recent order of Fuel Admin
istrator Garfield to close all places
of business was met with a determi
nation to obey the letter of the or
der in Walterboro,. and as a result
all the places of- business were
closed Monday. A few grocery
stores were open till noon, and one
or two tried to hold their stores
open without fires, but this was
soon discontinued, and soon every
place of business was closed down
for. the day. . According to the
terms of the order, the stores and
places of business in all states cast
of the Mississippi river will close
for ten Mondays, or from Jan. 21
to March 25.
TREASURER JONES’ OFFICE FOUND SHORT ALMOST
$10,000.00—MR. JONES MAKES STATEMENT WHICH
IS PUBLISHED HEREWITH—CERTAIN RECOMMEN
DATIONS MADE BY GRAND JURY TO COLLETON
DELEGATION.
1909- 10,
1910- 11 ...
1911- 12.:..
•01.99
1.051.2a
551.15
The following la the conclusion i Irregular Warrants and Clahna.
of the summary prepared for I* 1 *I}?®?*?;
press by the Grand Jury. i» re the
recent checkins, of the officers of
the county. The first installment
of this report wna published last
week, and was widely read and*4la-
cusaed.
Accompanying this report Is a
statement made by Treasurer R. E.
Jones, which seeks to clear up the * ipaia
rtport in so far as his office la con- -
cerned.
Foreman C. W. Pellum and T, R.
Risher, members of the grand Jury.
Net .... .... ; 92,729.59
Add 1911-12 clerk salary ov
erdrawn .... 50.00
1915-17 J. of P. lunacy ov-
.... «-«• « 10.00
MDSON REPLIES TO
GOMD JUTS REPORT
HAYS VANN’S REPORT BASED ON
LAW THAT WAS REPEAL
* * Ed in itis.
GRAND JURY’S STATEMENT
There la Now No 'Law Requiring the
Clerk of Conrt to Tttrn Over
Money to
as this is reported Xo the Hous**, t yj, ig order came very much as a
and the county supply bills are got
ten in shape there can be some talk
of adjournment. As It is now there
can be only conjecture, but there
seems little likelihood of an- early
adjournment. , ' x
Among the big things done^ T>"
surprise to the people of the coun
try. but everywhere they are re
sponding to the order and are re
maining closed. The penalty fo~
failure to comply is very severe,
and no one !n Walterboro desired to
incur the wrath of the powers that
22.789.59
This matter should be thoroughly
investigated by the proper official
went to Columbia last week and re-' , ' , once and the county protected,
ported the findings of the-expert to Mr Vann also calls the attention of
Governor Manning with the result! ^ Krand Jury to. the payment ot
that Governor Manning senior the warrant for .salary o J. E.
Colleton delegation and' informed Mo °". a * Hi f h ^ ay Commissioner
them of his purpose to turn the ™ V^e 31 of his report. We ask
matter over to the delegation for ‘t! ^ourt to
such action they deem proper to tior> . (lf any ) „ may ^ necessarv
protect the intereatk of the county
Mr. Vann criticised Mr. J. E. Moore
The. following \ statements from
Clerk of Court D.‘B. Hudson and the
grand Jury will be read with much
interest by the people of Colleton
county:
Grand .Jury Makes Correction. .
Walterboro, S. C., Jan. 23, 1918.
The undersigned is the commit
tee appointed by the grand jury to
look after the report submitted by
Mr. Vann.on the checking of the
county’s offices. We have given th--
matter careful attention and our
attention has been directed to the
fact that the law referred to by Mr.
Vann which required the Clerk of
Court to turn over to the county
treasurer all money* received above
Vl.00ft.n0, has b«*en repealed. This
POLITICS ILL OE
IMIS YEM
MITCH INTEREST ALREADY BE-
t . »
ING TAKEN IN APPROACH-
ING ELECTION*
OFF-YEAR - IN BOUNTY
Only Five OAeea Will be Vacant
This Tear. Bat Interest Win bo
Neverthel
^ aml for not signin?, law was repealed by the legislature _
at its session in 1913. and hence, there ri j'| not lacking' po
praised of the intention of the Gov-^— g approved as’required by law’,
ernor, and have had no meeting a'>| ()f oourM(> thi8 sho , lH havp b ^, x
yet to discuss the MkHer, adjohrti-1 ( i ori( , but we are informed that
ment having come before tn®x'™ af -jyluring this year all claims were an-
tor waR/Teceive^. Senator i*Adpett • T)r . vo< i u v au p Pnimtw nf
This will be a kind of off year ta
county politics, as there will be
only five officers to be voted fot^ In
the primary next ’ summer. So
many of the county officers have
four year terms and they expiring
at different times, causes one cam
paign year to have morfe vacancies
than another. There are, howevOr,
several most Important offices va
cant this year and there will be a
numbey/of candidates for each va
cancy. * /
In addition to the county officers
to be candidates there will be much
Interest in the candidates for State
offices. Much interest Is already
felt In' the race for governor, an t
for that of United States Senator.
While the* war-is overshadowMng th j
campaign at this’time.. It is thought
The House passed the Australian
rYor.nl men of WalferbOTO in /Cotti-
srpt clerk, is a-verv competent 1
there Is no law which wquld 1*0'-tntical interest as the., i... ^•’lao
on ire the Clerk of Court to turn *ax**s warm, as It is almost ra •
V \er such moneys. - - , ) both locally and in the State.
We are delighted to know that | folKMon county voter* will b
Albert
1
ti
1
that Trcasurcr/Jono* will not l»e «
candidate tq<succeed himself, b >
thej* are
.jpg ^ij.w ...i i«—^ n
|theseC^W, 1’elliftu wvl\l!. II.
Auditor Jones will (ixubt•
)j^(\ be a candidate tir ru‘ccee<Y hiui-^
t7lir Proba^A-Judge Head
Ser.ltf r Padgett’s term t-xoiros, hut
h ■ Yr; <• not Pkr.OUttc-d hfh do.
tonpiratfon in tht» hiatter. K. t.
Fishherne, E«e.., i's• spoken of ’a:; a
candidate f*n- this neslHen. H rn
er» hep to the race for representati o
Foreman
NTTTI.ES,
e'^Lv-nektov uf a.: destr-
offAmon•;
The Elections. • • :}ie present crisis, and realising that aujlH made, bv Hie time (voirt con
Considerable time was "consumed hTie only fatf and patriotic course tolyene* in M^irch. Heprcsentative
e rsCi
unanipmy, do hegeby firmly agre^qn the matter at\all. Tiie dolega-
CmcerKlng . the -*nu>loympjnt convey tY'r mformatjdn hereto*ft« r , no ^ tn n(>h TPsahl It Is. thought tVt
coumv, ptiyslcians and attorneys, contained to the people of Colleton j) n I’eurffoy will be a candl:
this week in voting for the various : pursue bCto act cheerfully and with jCoodwin' hns not expressed himself
offices to be elected .by the lepisla- unaniinUy, do hereby firmly agre^qn the matter at all. The dclega-
for ourselves amd our business in-ition will* doubtless hold a meeting
* ests that wA* and each of us will at ohee and decide upon a course of
ture. Circuit Judges F^rnest Moore,
of
A bbev
Lancaster; Franl^ B. Gary, of tor
Devillo; .T. J. Mauldin, pf Pick-fat
twelve o’clock on Monday. Janu-
ens; Hayp« F. Rice, of Aiken; John jary 21. "1918, absolutely close, our
S. Wihi m. of Manning, were re- jplace or places of business and not
elected without opposition, judge ( transact any business whatsoever
Bowman, of the First, Circuit, wasttherein and not allow* any, fire or
re-elected over E. J. Dennis,. of^other artificial heat thefenfS*!
Berkley. Judge Thos. H. Spain, of
Darlington, was defeated by Ed-
nd
Che:
Asso-
rlck was re
ward Mclvcr,
ciate Justice D.
elected wit ho
. Insurance ('onunlsaion
Six coiididates were In the field
for insurance commissioner. Wed-
S vflien balloting began by the
assembly. -They were W. A.
n. of Newberry; S. L. Miller.,
of'Cohimbia; J. 11. Fulmer, of Co-
Uimbiftv Harry G: Coker, of Dar
lington; ^W. A. Barton, of Creen-
vflk*, and Sam M Grist, of York.
The first ballot give. McSwain the
lead, althouub faV jrprh tbe neces
sary sevent y, ucede^l^ Th" firfct bab
thefe
that we will do the same thing
throughout the entire day of every
Monday after today for nino con
secutive Mondays. We further
tgree that this agreement shall be
published so that the public may
know that we transact no busi
ness on the days above named. We
likewise agree that P. F. Cone, of
Lodge, the chairman pf the board of
<fi»t»l administrators of Colleton
county, shall be requested to see to
it that this same agreement Is mad?
and observed throughout foIMon
county. -
H. W. Black, Jr
F*rm *rs Merc. & Warehouse t>
T«n > &'Shaffer, n't Walterboro
H. W. Coh.u. Inc.
action.
The' lialance pi* report fol
lows:
the following Very, appropriate ree- county,
omrm ndatlons were made '‘by Mr. 1 Sob-Div isiap/2, Section 1217. of
•Vann: * * s -—^ ^A'ldmiie 1. Code of Ixiws of 1912.
“County Phyntcian:— A sina'ly^aa the ^^cUoo under which M .
salary is paid count;. physicmnc.'jVann .reported my office rhftrt^ a
which I cannot see the necessity of. pnrq^considerably .above fH.ftftft.ft'*
f The repoi
iery import
'ounty Knpcrvisor.
lot was. M' f'wxitV^'". 3ilHJer s. Put-1
nier 24. Coker, kf l. BartotNtj. GrUt i Koccj - Hirfdwatv' Comphp'
2ft. » x. f». Levy.
Beach' Brothers.
T-. N. Clover. M
*' On Jhiv^frst ba.Hnf Thnrs«’.iiy M<-
Swein rerei\e<l 1 ftft votAs aeftin t 1 .
for' lyufmer. 19 fqr Cpktr iuol 1 for
MiJFer, and was declared v!*-tter’
*
*1 H. Herndon
11. VV. Cohen
(Continued on- Page Five, i
-
(Contin^d on . Pajpo Four. >
DISCOVER PLOT TO BLOW UP
DOCKS IN ALL COAST CITIES
Washington. Jaa. 21 The gov
ernment has unearthed a plot to
blow up docks at the principal sea
port* on both co:t«ts. it was learned
tonight.
The CffPspitacy called for th*'
execution of the wholesale sabbta-v
at a given hmir trjtfiorrow night.\
Telegraphic ois1«rs r*en» out bv
the'department of justice within the
pa«t twenty-four hours are expect-
»*d to result in a number of arrests.
Official*! are extremely reticcTF,
but if was admltttd tfiat guardP
iiar'e l>een doubled at all the prin
cipal <looAp. munition factories an<t
other irrportent re-erxat'or* along
botji seaboards.
Shipyards, if i;; .fated, ft *-<• ; l:o
to
ln»r‘ to lorstall srti> ejiorts t<* do in-
jttry'at this point. • x. •*
All yesterday afternoon, and last
nicht speedy hosts manned bv fully
armed crews were patrolling the har
bor from below the Battery to points
♦ port of Mr. Vann upon this
important office is comprehen
sive, and the attention of the court
is called to this part of his report
in. full. The main criticism found
by Me- Vann in regard to this of
fice deals with, (1) warrants paid
by County Treasurer, but no claims
or record • In Supervisor's office;
(not even stubs of warrants.)
(2) Warrants paid by Treasurer,
no claims on file, but entered on
Claim Register; • bearing duplicate
numbere.
(3) Warrants paid .by Treasurer
(he Haims covering yrhioh appe.ir to
have been made in full and probrted
11 If probated at all > by same party
j writing warrants. .Most of the No-
(tacy I'ublica. names signed to tjie ^T-
jfldavits am ynknown in the countv.
14 \ Raised claims. . * *
I «5l Overdrawing sttlrry h> cl< rk
i»f board. < '
if*, i Double payment of warrarts.
'rarne party receiving pay twice fo-
attfo work.
With regard to the- raised idriinis
m>uttoned ahotl*. the grand j’irv
has rarefujly Investigated this
ter f.nd are convinced that iYie
claitr* werV raised in the office of
the County Slrpervisor ajul not bv
•he parties drawing them. We huvo
< arefully checked the warrants or
coiinty’B checks issfie j upon the
claimr and find in each Ciiae thst
date. Whether or not Mr. , Smpak
will be a.Candidate to succeed him
self has not been announced. Mr
Goodwin resides in the territtorv
wlileh has petitit)n»*«l to be cut off
^ , ^Coin Colleton county and annexed
as doctors certninly render, bills This seinion provides that the (Terk^,, Bamberg county. If this election
sufficient to take care of nil bases'of Court can only receive JS.fitioxti
within the county.’* / ' - from hia office and must turn Av^r
•Hbsuity Attorneys:j—The county the Treasurer the romfiining
pay* both a salary/to the County , f li ftds.
" " >
carries, he will, therefore, be out
side the county, and will not be a
candidate to succeed himself. Oth
erwise he will doubtless run for re-
reen 1300.00 and | page I68 t of th - Ve *
in addition to Jeea-fi* -U** ♦i^Tr T al A-wmbly* of ;
lall amount of work seslior. fr U,y \rl tbe tcV. .* ig
flection.
There will be a number of candi
dates for the offices of magiatrates,
if the party places thia in. tbe pri
mary which is usually done. «•
There will be plenty of political
talk In a few weeks/or about th.v
time, the democratic clubs meet.
Presiding Elder
Called Away
- _ ./ N. il mi,—
TbC first quarterly conference for
* was to hJrve
Attorneys and also fees in probablv , This'Motion was repealed y >e
all cases. I cannot s«*e the wisdom 1«isiaure at '♦'< I 91_2 sesshm. h>
of paying between
8400.00 rnlary
for the very small
done by the attorneys. If you will ’ 8 ^
refer to statement* of expenditure*; “Be It enacted hr the Oneta*
approved by supervisor for each Assembly- of tbe State of Sojith Car-
year. you will see at top of state-,°^ na - That Subdivision 2 n;
ments cliarges for attorneys fees. 42Ug Volume 1 t *-Code 7-vf Laws,
and under heading, at bottom of|l»l2. be. and the same is hereby,
said statements, of salaries. chargev^P®*!^-*’ . T
for ralriries. which, when added tb- I came Into office it th- fir'd ot
eother, make quite a sum. ^Too. ! * oe year. 1913, and It will thus too
the fees n-e not provided for^n^tfe** tj-en that'Since f have been. *n "f-1 9 h?' brst
supply bill, therefore, sucmVxnend- fire there has beeq tyo law which re jUflUerboro Methodist
it tires appear to hpvb boHi illcrallv. quir«*d me to turn over To th*> conn U'een held Sunday bight, followim,
T call especial attftnti-yft <o the fol- »* Trcs**irer any,, fumjs derived sermon by Ret. (’. Lmort Edwards,
lowing rate na an example: from rti> office. Out of fairness t< I rewiding Llder of (he Charleston
“Acf. Y917 pr/tvide s tory myself, 1 think It neeessary for me District, but on accoupt of a tele
of ehiio*v f.ttofjtcvtAiftO.ftO. Th.* to state this to the people 'of th cynm calling hint to
Ht-bwav Cpmtiilaftoner If.pavin county and I am suO- that they np w, ' r ' r< * M r:; Ldw;ird. m>»tbrsr dlod,.
conn} atXmnevs *35ft ftu for (h • verify« this information by applic:- he was forced to cancel the etigaga-
vear, atxf i.p to October 1. bud psiq* ^ - , 1 «, ^
three garters at $87.50 per nuurttr ,T “• ™y***'*» at • n « thfcl
Chef'k vraa drawn in favor of Pad- ((ontmued. t»n Page I our.i circui • \ '
gOtt & Mrtrrer, Of loiter 1. 1'-17. fee. : :: — —— — * —
:»^.^m^revolt sweeping austria ; ' ; N
We enll upon (!»«• ■OfTicial* .fo live
TS: ; ' NEARLY 2,000,00 ON STRIKE
ommend to. the delegation to tfio, 'y 1
General Assembly, that the position
of county attorney he created, whrjs"
duttes it will .be to advise ill/Tbe
T;** fto« nTv om^rs. When and ^
received the correct amount of mo-1. _ • .»
i • > •_ t<» conduct witnout adoitionai coin- 1
ney an otlglnally claimed itn<l 'n ....
^ ___ wildfire pace. Over night tie
... #111* pepsation. all minor iitication in number of strikers has grown from
none ofytiie casesxof rais.al claims r of , he rn untv. We believ-; l"0.0b* to nearly 2.000.000 men
_* / f l ef* V. .. wv nvAa diik I. j
w*:re any moneys paid to the par-
!t!eu r than they were eutltleYtn., In
above the navy yard looking for auv jollier words, the checks isaoed. tallv
.suspicious movements. Ktith the mrr-ect amount* of the
The guards along the shore bad,claims. In‘connection with t!iis
hi'en increased and no one was al- matter, we have delivered to ttift
lowed, !.t was reported last night,' Highway Commissioner in s« a!f1
to approach any tof tfie. vantage
pcints without being aide to tbor-
igJtly..ident"“ ---* * •
iw business.
Reports from Jacksonville yester-
package, the original clalm« and
vouchers dealing with this office in
o'lfhl.v...identify bimself and explahrlnnler that he mav turn them ov<w
to the proper oTTici
jx>se of brfnctng s
legal actio".
[day were to the effect that soldiers < rimiral or civil, as tuay he neces-
to protect the comity’s inte:-
along the water front on both ''* l - / Mr. Vann finds thftt the ra -
Amsterdam. Jan. 21.- Kevplt is. must bark down, that much seems
sweeping through AustriarHungary inevitable.
Has Czernin Resigned?
If it be true that Count Czernin
has quit as foreign minister, then*
is no doubt in diptoraatfe quarters
here that the German annexation
ists have won out. Czernin was th?
first European statesman to endorse
that Jf the officers has a* county i&o? women Tbe empire’s aftinc
attorney to consult with, that the * dh output is paralyzed. Trade and
public account woubl not have* btw*n; e rafflc almost at a standstill >
found so many irregularities. W** ? * P l where they are kept going by . . „
roconiij/end that this position be-droops hastily summoned from the the Russian formula of no annox-
created at a salarv hot exceeding front. Peace and bread riots are, ation* of indemnities, and be has
I5ftft.00 per annum, with no add!- converting the cities into armel again and again re-endorsed it. In
tionnl comnensfition eveent for ox-With the demands for peace
ceedinglv important matters un*l an< ^ bread is mingling a cry of hate
against the pan-Gorman* who ary
, .. that the county attornev he select .
for ho P |,y leg)'lative doleration togeth- 1‘? hi rcKponaitile for the fhet Ihsi
or with the Highway ConirC/l«*Yoner,
and that no xittorney who is engag
ed in nolitics at the time be 'ibl<*
for anoointment to*this .office.* V.’ ■
pence has not been concluded, at
1 . t with Russia
TVi <-..bin»d t C'o'lK* Czernin, in
- •• !• :>«Y. is j aid ta h*vju resigned.
and at Brcst-.IJt
Vienna, Berlin
ovsk. ** $ '
The effect his resignatfon will
ha?e upon Germnn opolitical life is
expected to sehje as a barometer of
i^he junkers strength. If the reich
sttu: majority take* It without pro-
test, it will be a sign, observers ar-
cd to inspect closely i»’.t to const “roni Norfolk south to Miami I Cotletne hTix j»r»do i^env oxnerl'.:en»
v • '*>d — / j the :r, r-nnent fiar.-4aken precan- ’ Shor* age—’'There is an apparent t n condnrtiro'-4br« office, hut wo be-
Goanling {Im* IlarYxir. 'ionr. and the fact that the plot w*aa shortage fi\, this office, which a*>- ij© V e that the did |>lan\of or * sup
Since yesterday mafrning measures Mscovered In tine, together with -peers to be chargenhle to Mr. 0. , \
i.ave been, taken ct the Charleston the w.Vtch maintained, at~ expected . Albert Beach, then clerk to ©ounty I . x -■.-Nr*
navy yard an1;<Y1’points in the har-/to have the desired effect.
1 board
The Berlin Morgen-Posh assert* '*ie. that the German “hloc’’ ha.s
rhis-, c<; ling that Count Tog-enbur- been brought under the anne.vatlon-
t -s t * ask**/! by Ea ueror Charles ,8 f R sway.
• » fr.riu a r» v govt rr. ;hent. 1 fft tbe Hapsburg empire-kingdom
Th* voun/X eTnp»**-c/r hin:«'el'* itself the effect of Count Czernin’*
haul between tbe menace to hlj fall ’cannot he estimated. Those
i '•■me from v iffilti and complete who know conditions there best
r?* r.der io the nnekat'onintl at ’ ’’ ‘l HsDmc of tbe masses
\ r ;in. against the crown, not. because of
\ frantic In'ercharge of me**- th “ man but of the whole
\ 1 as been going on all rinv and conciliatory policy he personified.
— :,il night between the two Teuton
iContinued on Pag* Three » Vaoitals One : ide or the other* (Continued on Base Four.l