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BARNWELL, SOUTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 4TH, 1926
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NUM1
ALL DEMOCRATS
HOLDING SEATS
REPUBLICANS LOSE SEATS IN
,/ U. S. SENATE.
Robert Wajrener (Democrat) Defeats
Se D ator Jam e ]s W. Wi* isworth,
^r., in New York.
Vote Here 1 iRht.
Practically no inten.sc was
displayed in Tuesday’s election
in Barnwell, a total of only 34
votes being cast. Not a single
Republican voted. It is under
stood that none of the Constitu
tional Amendpnents received a
majority of the votes cast in
Barnwell. About 600 voted in
the primaries last Summer.
' reported that 21 votes
were cast in Elko.
Voting throughout the State
was light, the unopposed Demo
cratic ticket furnishing little in
centive for the voters to go to
the polls.
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New York, Nov. 2.—Only a little
more than half' of the new house of
representatives elected today had
been accounted for in the returns re
ceived up to midnight.
The exact number was 228, includ
ing 130 Democrats apd 98 Republi
cans. Only a net gain of two out of
the 36 Democrats reeded to gain con
trol of the house had been recorded—
ore in New York and one in Penn
sylvania. .
With returr.s from the doubtful sen
atorial contests coming in slowly, both
th<> New York Times and th* New
York American in early editions
stated that Robert Wagener (Demo
crat) had won over Serator James W.
Wadsworth, Jr. The New York Her
aid Tribune, a staunch Republican
paper, conceded the race was close.
In Massachusetts Senator William
M .Butler, bearing the personal in
<h>r*ement of President Cdalidge con
ceded the election of his Democratic
opponent, former Senator David I
Walsh.
Serator Frank B. Willis (Rcpubli
can) had forged ahead of former Scm
ator Atlee Potnerene (Democrat) in
Ohio returns from an eighth of the
State giving him 66,988 to 61,782 for
his opponent*.
Return* from one-tifth of Missouri
gave Representative Harry R. Hawes
a lead of approximately 20,000 over
Senator George H. Williams in the
contest for the unexpired term o!
the late Seaator Selden P. Spencer
Hawes had 96.308 and Williams 75,-
8.4,
Representative W'illiuni S. Yare ol
Philadelphia had a commanding Icai
over former Secretaiy of latbor Wil
ham B. Wilson in the Pennsylvania
senatorial tight. * With about an
■eighth of the State ir. the Republican
landidate was more than IK),000
ahead.
George K. Brennan, Democratic
national committeeman from Illinois
v.as 38,(KM) votes in front of Frank
. L. Smith (Republican) in the Illinois
11 ntest for the senate, but most of
the returns were from Cook Countv
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a Brennan stronghold, and Smith’s
friends said the lead there would he
more than offset by the down-state
vote.
An hour -before midnight no re
turns had been received from the
senatorial races in California, Wash
ington, Oregon and only the most
meager returns had come from Utah
Nevada, Colorado and Arizona. This
same situation prevailed wity respect
to Maryland.
Although the Democrats had gain
ed only two seats in the new hous
out of the 213, Chairman Oldfield o '
the Democratic congressional cam
paign committee, still was claiming
that the new congress would be Demo
cratic.
Besides the returns from the solic
South, where the Democrats only hat
serious opposition in a few instances
the 213 contests decided included those
.involving most of the house seats in
New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio and
Illinois.
In addition to the two seats thus
far gained from the Republicans, the
Democrats will need 34 more to get
control of the house. They have to
win nine of the senate contests to
obtain a clear majority in that branch
of congress.
* A dose contest for each of the two
Excellent Program
for Friday Evening
Mr. W. Decatur Birratt will ap
pear in a sohg recital Friday evening,
November,'5th, at 8:15 o’clock at the
Vamp theatre.
Barnwell and the surrounding com
munities are to be congratulated upon
having secured this engagement with
Mr. Barrett, which culminated through
the efforts of the Men’s Bible Class of
the Methodist church. A part of the
door receipts will be given to the
Building Fund of this church.
Mr. Barrett, who was born in Balti
more, and was graduated from the
Jniversity ,r of Maryland, came to
Charleston in 1920, where he studied
under the direction of Mr. Alex Zeniev.
3y close application he turned a real
vocal endowment into a beautiful high
yric tenor. He hag given numerous
Cor certs throughout the State. The
tfews and Courier says of a recent
concert given by Mr. Barrett to in
audience that backed the Academy of
dusic when he essayed the beautiful
ove passage from Faust, “Salut! de-
meure chaste et pure.” “Mr. Barrett
sings with beautiful quality of tone
and fine musicianship^ His high notes
are a joy. He hag both voice and im
agination.”
Of another concert the News and
Courier says: “The lovely air of Han
del “Where e f re you walk” was sung
with fluency and ease. -*In the French
groupe the “Bergere” Weckerlin was
CALM SUCCEEDS
SOUTH’S PANICKY FEARS
Barnwell Tied Strong
Aiken Eleven Friday
The Barnwell High School football
team kept up its record of not having
had its goal line crossed this season
when the strong Aiken eleven -wraa
battled to a 0-0 tie here Friday after
noon, although the referee, _ a Mr.
Mays; of Aiken, insisted in the face
of contrary opinions other officials
and the rule book in calling a touch-
back a safety for the visitors. This
decision came in the second half and
the game was completed under pro
test. It was reported here that the
referee would have reversed,-his de
cision but was under the impression
that he could not do so. This, how
ever, Mr. Mays denies in a letter to
Prof. W.Jay McGarity, of the Aiken
schools, declaring that he will “stand
pat” on his position that Aiken won
2 to 0. The matter will be submitted
to the rules committee of the State
High School League, under which the
two teams play, for their ruling.
The disputed play was the result of
a fumble by Aikei^ near the Barnwell
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RELIEF
STEPS BEING TAKEN
OVER THE BELT.
Economic Disaster Threatened by
Huge Crop IStirs All Interests
to Cooperation.
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Farm Land* SeU for LESS COTTON IS
^HHHp/alue Prices
Farni!
in
—g— '**'- -fry' 1 j •..
. .. .yf .g:
Barnwell
en ne
iwll
goal line, a Barnwell player recover
ing the hall behind the line. The con
tention is that had Barnwell been car
rying the ball at the time and ic-
very charming, while the art n from l
_ „ . • . . . covered « fumble behind its own goal,
Carmen was re-eived with grest , ....
applause. The old favorites. “Non
ever", Mattel and “Dona e Mobile" j
with the great tenor aria from Pag- j
iacci were proof that Mr. Barrett ean
rise to the dramatic demurds* of
opera. A group of Irish songs as a 1
contrast closed the program. In all
lis number* Mr. Barrett sang with |
splendid breath control, which is some
times lacking in stars who have visit-1 „
— M . . . . Mr. Whittaker, of Bamberg, and in no
ed us. To Mr. Zenier is due great . . _ . *’ ...
,. . • .. , . . , instance has any of them agreed with
credit for the development of tne
. i if u .. w i.. I Mr. Maya decision,
talented singer. M r. Barrett brought
his teacher out to receive his share of Aiken outwreighed Barnwell about
the applause.” eight pounds to the man. according to
Mr.. Wm. G. Locke, of Ch.rl.,t„o. 0 "* of “* ,un ^ **• ***•
their t verage weight at L53 lbs., and
it would have beea a safety. However,
the impetus was given by the oppos
ing team, which lost the ball on a fum-
■ ble, and, therefore, it was a touch
I back.- An identical play occurred in
the Wofford-Clemson game at Spar
tanburg Thursday and in other games
on Saturday’s schedule. The opinion
of a number of authorities on football
have been secured, among them being
will he Mr. Bairett’s accompanist here
Friday evening and the concert will
he given in two parts. Interpersed
1*4ween these parts will be a group
of songs given by well-known artists
of our own little city and of Allendale,
Mesdame* Ira Fates, W. I. Johns ai d
Harry All.
The following is the progrubi:
Part One.
1. Where’er You Walk—Handel.
; gained consistently against the locals
| as long as the hall was in midfield,
but when the goal was in danger the
( defense of the Barnwell boys stiffen*!
i and the visitors were unable to puss,
i Numerous fumbles on their part also
J probably contributed to tdie fact that
I they were unable to score. The peo-
nle cf Aiken evidently exported about
a 30 to 0 victory, for they sent a large
Memphis, Tenn., Oct. 31.—Brains
ard money of the South, summoned by
a threat of economic disaster, are
mobilijyng forces of relief from Texas
to North Carolina in an organized
drive to meet the emergency in cotton
prices ard restore stability to thb
bale-burdened market.
Energetic determination has dis
placed cries of loud distress and busi
nesslike calm tonight succeeded the
panicky fear of early October as
machinery for financing retirement of
the current surplus was being devised
in every State of the American cotton
belt. ' >. -
Success for the Southwide campaign
for guaranteed reduction of cotton
acreage next year was predicted here
as agricultural experts viewed the pro
gress of the canvass for a complete
census of the industry, whose purpose
is to pledge every farmer to curtail
planting.
Observers here, in the heart of the
cotton growing area, pointed tonight
with optomistic finger to 4ast week’s
activities in the trading exchange.* as
first fruits of the organization of re
lief measures. Under the smashing
blow of the government’s record
breaking-crop estimate, the market
trembled but did not collapse. On the
final day, indeed, new buying strength
appeared ard prices made appreciable
improvement.
Experts see in the finance corpora
tions now in progress of forming in
cotton States the most potent factor
in the more hopeful attitude. Stimu
lated by the visit of Eugene Meyer.
Jr., chairman of President Coolidge’s
commission for relief, and A. 0. Wil
liams. chairman of the federal farm
loan board and Mr. Meyer’s associate
in the Southern survey, bankers and
marketing executives have undertaken
to form these companies in order to
make loans available to the growers.
Already the*e corporations are do.
ing organised in North Carolina,j
sold under foreclosure proceedings by
the Master here Monday, brought very
poor prices. Four tracts and one
town lot were sold, as follows^
The Federal Land Bank, of Colum
bia vs. Angus B. Patterson, Robert A.
Patterson and the Denmark National
Farm Loan Association, 558 acres in
Barnwell township, bought by Brown
and Bush, attorneys, for $7,500.
Bank of Western Carolina vs. A. B.
Hair, et al., 56 acres in Blackville
township, bought by 4 Nmestein and
Baxley, attorneys for $600. ~
M. ’M. Key vs. D. P. Key, 65 acres
in Bennett Springs township, bought
by M. M. Key for $3,500.
Bank of Western Carolina vs. Ar
thur Reddick, ore lot in Blackville,
measuring 50 by 100 feet, bought by
Wade Grubbs for $285.
J. Lewis Smith vs. Landy Middle-
ton, 130 acres in Rosemary township,
bought by J. A. Kennedy, attorney,
for $500.
Several mules were offered for sale
at auction but the prices bid reflact
the present demoralized state of the
agricultural interests. A very small
crowd was in town for the occasion,
which is one of the biggest salesdays
of the year. Most of the visitors had
taken their departure by early after
noon. .
County, REPORT OF COTTON GIN KINGS
BY COUNTIES, o
Nearly 209 t 99i Bale* Less TMa Yew
Than in 192$ to October lA—
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Larger Crop Forecast.
In spite of the fact Hut a larger
cotton crop in South Carolina has
been forecast by the government, the
Department of Commerea’a
nary report on cotton ginned by
ties in thiufats fa k«n to
18th by nearly 200,000 bales than it
was to the same date in 1928. Barn
well County and a flew other counties
in the Southern apd Eastern
of the State are ahead of ^
but the bulk of the crop has been
ginned and the larger predjFtad yield
must be harvested in the PiedUMut
section, where the crop got off to a
bad start 4ast Spring on account of
drought.
Spirit Flower-CamplieH-Tipton.! de,e ‘ fation of fan * to Barnwell along
Mr. Barrett
2. a. Non c ver!—Mattel.
(It is not so)
b. Aria "Questa o Quella” from
Rigoletto"—Vtrdi.
(Pretty Maids)
c. Liebestraum—Liszt-Schipa.
(Love’s Dream)
d. Lullaby from “Jocelyn”—God
ard.
Betgere Legcre—Weckerlin.
(The Fickle Sheperd)
f. Le Adieu du Matir—Pessard.
(The Morning Farewell)
Mr. Barrett
3. Group—Carmera—Wilson—Mrs.
Jr a Falos. Selection—Mesdaraea W. I.
Johns and Harry All. *
Intermission — I'avlT’Vo.
4. a.‘ Aria Fm hiva Lag’. In-n”
from “Elisir d* A more” --Donizetti.
(One Furtive Tea* )
b. De hist die Rnh’^ ^huWt.
(Thou Art Repose.)
, Mr. Bar *0*1
5. a. Allah, Give Me Mine!---Ball.
b. Colleen Aroon—Strickland.
c. In the Wee Little Home I Love
—O'Hara. t
Mr. Barrett
with the team. In this they were sore-
j ly disappointed, for they found foe-
nien worthy of their steel.
The entire Aiken team played well,
and the outstanding stars for Barn
well were. Carroil and Halford in the
backfield. and Davies, Holley and San
der* in the line.
To Establish Market
for Products of Farm
Commends Stand of
Col. Harry D. Calhoun
Editor of The People-Sentinel:
I was very much interested in the
stand taken by President Harry D.
Calhoup, of the Home Bank, made
througfi the public press recently,
against the “Bum-a-Bale” movement,
which seems to be gainirg some head
way in this section. While there are
remedies to combat low cotton prices,
this crasy idea of a few is not one of
them, at least not while the bulk of
the crop is yet in the hands, of the
producer.
The cotton farmer must look for
ward, aa an individual, to curtailing
next season's acreage and educate the
women folk* of his own household to
the use of cotton goods in preference
to the other kind
Our own folks are therefore much
to blame for the situation in which
South Carolina, Georgia. Alsbamn. ! we in S®** now find «u-«elve*
Louisiana. Texas, Oklahoma, Tennes-j , * nd a b<*tted by big mail order
see, Arkansas and Mississippi, with houses, who flood the country dis-
a proposed -ombired c-n talizaMon ofl trk ' t ' 1 with their ‘‘•talogues featuring
$16,000,000. This makes possible a | *' lksl ’ and '• a >’ on * our own wiv <*
loan fund of $160,000,000 under thcl an<J daughter*, without stopping to
authority of tNe intermediate credit I think what tht y ar * doin ‘ f are "P*™ 1 -
^Mesdames Robert A. Patterson and
Charlie Brown, Jr., spent Saturday in
Aufeusta shopping.
w iiia! im ■ ■saiiminwi— si ■■ ■■ —■^—s■—»
senatorial seats in Indiana was fore
cast by the midnight reti^ns, with
Senator James E. Watson, Republican,
leading Albert Stump, Democrat, by
approximately 10,000 with or.e eighth
of the State accounted Tor. Senator
Arthur R. Robinson was 8,000 ahead
of-hi« Democratic opponent, Evans
Woollen.
In Oklahoma, Elmer Thomas had
picked up a lead of 9,000 over Senator
John W. Harreld, Republican, with
about one-fifth of the State reported,
while in Kentucky Alben W. Barkley
was approximately 16,000 ahead of
Senator Richard P. Em*t, Republican,
or. the face of incomplete returns from-
65 out of the State'* 120 cstmties. *
Ai nouncement i* made that sonv.*
of the business men of Barnwell will
this week establish an enterprise that
has long been needed here—a cash
market for various farm products.
According to ir formation given The
People-Sentinel, “The Barnwell Kitch
en and Smokehouse” wil be ready at
once to buy .seed cotton, oats, rye,
pea*, com In shuck and shelled,
sweet potatoes, pecans, syrup, pre
serves, jellies, country bacon and
hams, hogs and cows on the hojf,
turkeys, chickens, eggs, geese, guin
eas, ducks, turnips, spinach, onions or
what have you?—in short, any and
everything that the farmer may have
to sell in season the Kitchen and
Smokehouse at Barnwell will have a
price for it.
In addition, the company will han
dle old bras*, iron and bones. The
warehouses will be located back of the
Home Furniture Company’s building,
adjacent to the Barnwell Coca-Cola
plant. It is believed that this enter
prise will fill a long-felt want; Mr.
Harry Harley, who is a practical
farmer himself, will manage the
business -and he invites all farmers,
both white and colored* to come to
see him.
banks to lend to such companies at a
ratio of 10 to 1 on their own resources.
Plan of Corporation*.
The plan of the corporations is to
lend the grower 9 cents a pound on
his cottor, taking warehouse receipt*
of storage as security. The loans are
to run for 18 to 20 months.
Leader- 'n the nn,'vemenc propose b/
this mean? to withdiaw from the mar
ket approximately 4.000.000 bales of
the present 4k*op. Thi* relief, th-?y
believe, will restore prices to a level
where they will pay at least the coat
of production.
Financiers in each State where this
movement i* under wav Lave agreei j
to use their influence in controlling
the acreage for next season as to
planting and to assure a reduced pric
ing money which has gone into the
prcduction of the cotton crop, for
other clothing substitutes to the
hurt of what i* row the money crop
of the South.
Get aWay from the one-crop system
and follow the advice of your banker,
who is generally a level-headed man,
and the average farmer will play safe.
Mr. Calhoun seem* to be that type of
a man and .is to be coi.gratulated in
speaking out for the people of thi*
splendid community.
B. H. WATTS. ^
Barnwell, S. C.
v Ginning* by counties is sw fi
mlWiamme
County
1926
1192$
Abbeville
2.868
S3M
Aiken
28,109.
26367
Allendale
14,57$
11319
Anderson
5328
I13M
Bamberg
17394
17,469
Barnwell
24,978. -
94369
Beaufort
- 990
; 1,715
• Berkeley * i...
4.108,
9396
Calhoun
16,799
15337
Charleston
..409
'1,711
Cherokee .. ...
4,068
,9,119
Chester j ~
6B0f -
17445
Chesterfield T
21,46$:
t$3C9
Clarendon
17,461
16344
Colleton
10300
6399
j Darlington ,
20.18$
19399
Dillon
25,nlt
25399
Dorchester
7,636
•7349
Edgefield
12394 L
1*429
Fairfield
. 43SS
93«
Florence
17382
19,194
• Greenville I.
2381
95394
Greenwood .......
.3,159
'*4«
. Hampton
- 6.444
J4799
* Horry
* 3367
19379
Jasper ^
. 2,479
1319
Kershaw
19369
29304
Lancaster -
6319
19314
Laurer »
3344
14,71*
Lee ....
2934$
26394
Lexington
14.740’
14304'
McCormick
. 2,469'
' 9,746
Clarion
. 8.170
530$
Marlboro .........
32379
94,147
Newberry 1..
. 7300
10348
Or on «*
- 1362'
19351
Orangeburg
53376
49,779’
Picken* ....
. 1357
11364
Richland ... ...
12,476
<12377
Saluda
- 7335
■ 9346
Spartanburg .....
. 9.188
44319
Sumter
. 9319
90399
U nion
. 2,028
7374
, WilliaT.sburg
14366
14399
York
836B
25,4171
All other
344
< 189
Fire Takes Toll at
Ellenton Last Week
Aiken, Oct. 29.—About two o’clock
C#rr«et.
Teacher (to class in Current His
tory): “When i» a touchb^ck not a
toochhack?” s * ’
Bright Pupil: “When it’a a safety
for Aiken in a tight football mb* ”
auction by diverting n part of the , _ . . . ,.... ^ ,
* TT . ... 1 Tuesday morning the little town of
area to other crops. Unless this con-1 ^ ' m " _ A •
trol can be assured, Mr. Meyer em-'
p ha si zed, the movement is doomed to
failure. . \ *
Hearty co-operation with the with
drawal program is pledged by execu
tives of the Southwide cotton confer
ence of October 13, who are adminis
tering the census of tKe industry. Dr.
Tait Butler, head of the executive
committee named by the conference,
told the Associated Press tonight his
organization stood ready to aid in
every jmssible way to remove the
surplus and to join with the several
corporations in effecting the retire
ment.
The canvass for reduction, sponsor
ed .by fthe Southwide conference, is
functioning in every cotton State ex
cept Nor$k Carolina, where it is plan
ned to set the machinery in motion
within a few day*. In MUsiaaifeH
community meetings were held last
week and other States plan similar
canvasses early in November.
^“The present campaign contem
plates that every farmer will be urg
ed to sign pledges to do all in their
his
Ellenton suffered a disastrous fir*
j when the stores of Chance Brothers
and the Ellenton postoffice were com
pletely destroyed. The fire originat
ed in the postoffice building from some
unknown cause, and soon spread to
the. Chance building. Chance Bros’,
store wa* located on the corner of
Broad ard Railroad streets, and ad
joining this was the postoffice build
ing. This building was owned by the
estate of W. E. Ashley and the loss is
about $4,500. The value of the stock
of Chance Bros, was about $4,000.
The loss in postoffice fixtures is about
$1,000, while loss to building is about
$2,500. The fosses are only partially
covered by insurance.
Mr, and Mrs. Robert A. Easterling
and daughter, of Denmark, spent Sun
day in the city with the former’s
mother, Mrs. Julia fi. Easterling.
agree to,” Doctor Butler said tonight
In explaining the census plan. "Bank
ers and merchants'are also being ask
ed to sign pledge to do all in their
power to promote and actually secure
U. D. C. Chapter Holds
First Fall Meeting
Johnson Hagood Chapter, U. D.
held its first meeting of the fall on
Friday afternoon at the Rest Room
in the Court House and a very inter
esting meeting was had. Officers for
the roniirg year vfere elected and > dele
gate* elected tothe General Conven
tion which meets in Richmond on. the
17th inst. y..’ i. _
The following were the officers
elected:
Presider.tp-Mrs. R. 8. Dicks.
1st Viee-Pres.—Mrs. J. J. Ulmer.
2nd Vice-Pres.—Mrs. J. B. Arm
strong. _ '
Recording Secretary—-Miss Willie
Mae Vann.
Corresponding Seery.—Miss Lena
Cave.
Treasurer—Mrs. J. N. Dicks.
Historian—Miss Anna Walker.
Registrar—Mrs. E. D. Peacock.
Recorder of Crosses—Mrs. P. S.
Brown.
World War Records—Mrs. T. K.
Bolen.
Fdblidty Chairman—Mrs. G. M.
Greene. £
Chaplain—Mrs. M. B. Hagood.
Leader—Jennie P. Greece Chapter*
C. of €., Mrs. James Dicks.
Leader—Perry Manvilk Chapter,
Mrs. Emma B. Brown, v* V
The following delegates' and alter
nates were elected:
Mrs. R. S. Dicks. Mrs. B. & Cal
houn, Mrs. R. L Bronson, Mrs, G. M.
Greene. Mrs. V^Mpewa, Mia. T. K.