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i I f i * fAGE FOUR THE BARNWELL PEOPLE-SENTINEL, BARNWELL, SOUTH CAROLINA The Barnwell P coplc-Sentmei fyugfo John Misunderstands Us By Albert T. Reid Thursday, February 2,1928. JOHN W. HOLMES 1840—1912. B. P. DAVIES, Editor and Proprietor. Entered at the post office at Barnwell S. C., as second-class matter. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: One Year — I 1 60 Six Months — Three Months (Strictly in Advance.) ^ THURSDAY. FEBRCARY 2, 19 The Word of South Carolina. . The State and Governor Richards have gotten into quite a controversy over the salary of Dr. Douglas, presi dent of the University of South Caro lina, the newspaper making its attack through its editorial columns and chief e xecutive replying in a special message to the General Assembly. It seems that after the death of Dr. Melton, the former president, the trustees promised Dr. Douglas a sal ary of $10,000, although at that, time the position paid only $7,500. The 1927 General Assembly refused to ap propriate more than the last named amount, the Senate favoring the in-, crease and the House opposing it, and the difference of $2,500 was paid to the . president out of another fund. This year, the budget commission, of which Governor Richards is chairman, again recommended that only $7,500 be ap- propiiated, the governor taking the position that no State official should be paid more than the chief executive. The State tjit n drew a comparison be tween the action of Governor Richards in extending clemency to a notorious « burglar, who had been a trouble-ma ker during the first IK months of his service of a ten-year sentence jn the State penitentiary. A pardon was recommended because the prison au thorities had, promised the burglar that his sentence would be reduced to five years if he would behave himself. Governor Richards took the position that the word of the piison authorities was the word of South Carolina, and for that reason the promise should be respected. The State takes the posi tion that the word of the trustees of the University is even more the word ■ of the State of South Carolina than in the other case, for the reason that the trustees are t lected by the legis lature. Governor Richards may or may not l>e right in his contention that no State official should be paid a higher salary than the chief executive. Our opinion, however, is that many gov- eraois within our recollection have been grossly ova rpaid, even before the salary was raised to its present fig ure, and our observation has been that too often the voters apparently look with disapproval upon the ability of a candidate when making their 'selec tion. But be that as it may, the trustees of the University made a promise to Dr. Douglas. They had been elected by the Itgislature to act in matters of this kind. So far as we ‘are informed, thejisalary was not limited by law to $7,500; that was the amount carried in previous appropriation bills. On the basis of a compaiison of the two cases, at least, it would seem that to this writing The State has the—be^t of the argument. A paraTTel case may be drawn in Jiusiness life. A capable man has a position with a firm that pays him $5,000 a year. The directors of an other corporation offer h’m a like sal ary, but btcause of certain oppoitun- ities connected with the new position," it is accepted. The move is made, but at a subsequent meeting of the stock holders, the promise of the directors is repudiated and the salary is reduced 'to a lower figure, principally iHcau-e that lower figure happens to be the highest price paid to an officer of the corporation. Such action on the part of the stockholders would no doubt ic- sult in a suit for damages. In the case of Pr. Douglas, However, no‘ suit will be brought. Tin* greatest damage has laen to the good name of the ,State. h rankly, we don t know whether cr not Dr. Douglas is worth $10,000 a year to the institution, but that isn’t the question. If a bad bargain has been made by the trustees (the-legal ly elected representatives of the legis lature and of the people of South Caro lina), the best should be made of it un til such time as the mistake can be corrected. Individuals in private and business life have done as much. Senator Blease—Independent. The News and Courier cannot un derstand why the recent statements of Senator Blease on the floor o,f the United States Senate failed to create evenjk ripple here in Soutfi Carolina.. Amonj other things, the junior Sena-1 fV® fejTQCAyrepI Let Me Supply Your Needs in Sash and Doors, piling, Siding, | Flooring, Moulding, Base, & Rough | i and Dressed Lumber of All Kinds, f tor decl i’-ed that he isn’t sure whether or not he is a Democrat, and his votes /on various matters, first with one par ty and then with the other, certainly brand him as an Independent. He riso declared that if the matter were left to him he would nominate Sena tor Borah, of Idaho, for president, and Overman, of North Carolina, for vice president. Borah has always been a staunch Republican. Senator Blease further stated^ that he would like to see the Republicans renominate Cal vin Coolidge and that he would not sntd a tear if he were elected.for an other term. We would suggest to the News and Courier that, perhaps the people of this State are'subjecting the. Senator to the same treatment that it is said is accorded him in the Senate —the silent treatment. . . ==**= And we would also like to suggest to the Senator that if he is not sure whether or not he is a Democrat that he resign his present position aryl run for the sanu office in the general elec tron next Fall either as an Independent or a Republican. He will then have no. further doubts along this line. In the meantime, as the Chaidestm* pa per reminded him, he was nominated in a Democratic primary and accept ed that Democratic nomination. To paraphrase the comment of an Alabama paper anent Senator Heflin: “O shades of Calhoun! O memory of Hampton! . O Blease! Qh, Bosh!” About your Things Yon Should Know "by John Joseph Caines, M. D Nostrums and Quacks. Fake cuyttHs- sfilF nhmmfl druggists’ shelves,- land to our credit be*it saich they remain there longer than they would have done fifteen years ago. Our people are learning better than to trust their health to dangerous experiment— the experiment with bottled guess work.' - At present the radio seems to be favorite instrument of the char latan; he can reach the patient with his oily tongue, his persua sive voice^-his glittering promise, and. always\for the fee in advance! Our enterprising broadcasters, perfectly willing to get “overhead” expenses, seem to take on the vast army of pedojers—even the evil propaganda of those who prey on the sick and afflicted. The listening sick man can pro tect, himself, if he will exercise common-sense and reasonable bus iness sagacity; the following sug gestions may be helpful: , (1) .No really capable, honest physician or surgeon advertises, over radio, or by any other meth od; he doesn’t need to. (2) All quacks advertise, be cause-their cash receipts depend upon the number 1 of people who do not know them, that they-can in- veiglc: their former rfnpe.s nrc no_ more profitable to them. • (3) If you have a chronic dis- -case, and hear an alluring proposi tion over the radio to cure you, write to your State Board of Health for reliable injormation before nibbling at the bait. ~ (4) The quack-an4 charlattHP 4o~ not affiliate with county or state medical societies, for the ample reason that those ■ societies have nothing to do with crook-:: the quack is. not trusted by life insur ance societies.—in fact, the radio charlatan- is* the finest fellow on earth, to let alone: your pocket- book and your physical well being are not safe in his hands. ■ ^ ^ - Hie Preference A Scotch member of a golf course ,neur London took a business friend for a day’s golfing. After the morn ing round they lunched very sparingly on biscuits and cheese. ‘ Mon,” cried the enthusiastic Scot as he .gazed through on open window, “this is my favorite course. Isn't it yours?’* ."Er—not exactly.” replied the starv ing guest. “1 should have preferred a good steak and onions.”—London An' swers. ... - % Mils Dorothy Goodwin, who re cently was a stenographer at the l ifth Avenue Hotel of New York just signed a" six months’ contract at $100 a week—three times her hotcL salary. J. S. Huffman, General Di rector for Messrs. Shubert, happened into the hotel for lunch; seeing Miss Goodwin was struck by her grace and beauty. The impression she made led to the contract signing.* She is the daughter of Mrs. Agnes Goodwin, of Jersey City, $4. J. - -v-r-r' Finale The lecturer was emphaslzifig the demoralizing effect of divorce. “Love,” he said, “is a quest; a pro posal, a request; the giving of a daughter’s hand in marriage7>y^bet- quest, and marriage itself the con quest. But what is divorce?” . _ Voice from the audience—“The !■' quest” , * Lett Rain in Future? During the last half century the world's average rainfall has, accord ing to weather -eeords, decreased ibout one per cent.. This lias been considered due to outside influences such as 1 variation in sunlight, but an Indian weather expert iias put forward “a suggestion for the decrease that is quite plausible. He suggests that the lack of rain may be due to an oil flitu, less than i millionth .of an JnHi thick spread m the surfaL-e x of: the ocean b.v ships that burn oil for fuel. Evaporation' of recall water is the chief source of rain, and this tilin of oil may be suf- ficient to retard evaporation. the in 'Hie H*)pie-3entinel. I have just received a shipment of the above and can make prompt delivery at money-saving prices. C.F. MOLAIR ‘ / i - / • ^ / Barnwell, - - South Carolina • .. Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Almanac Traced do the Ancient Saxone In the early days of Greece It was customary to announce the first day of the month eitlifcf through a herald or placards pasted on the cityjvvalls. These placards were known as. kal ends, or kolendae from the Greek, “1 call or proclaim.” The book of ac counts -referring to the (lays of the year was known as a calendnrium, hence the word calendar. Excava tors at Ponipeii nave discovered a square block of marble that served the^ Greeks as a /cuLrular. Each side served as a record of three months. Each month was. headed by the prop er sign of the zod.ac, and contained gious information, i’ers^egan, early lexicographer, tracing the origin of the/word almanac, says; ■Our ancient Saxpn ancestors used to engrave on certain squared sticks about a foot in length, sometimes more, sometimes less, the courses of the mooues of the whole yeare, where by they alwaies certainly tell wfiatt new moones, full moones and changes should happen, as also their festival dates; and such a carved stick they called al-mon-nght; that is to say, al- mon-heed, to wit, the regard or ob servation of all the moones, and hence is derived the name almanac.”— Detroit News. * * Cut Cotton Production Cost m ' : ; .. •: \vith ' X (Ammonium—Sulphate—Nitrate] -r_ 26% Nitrogen = 31.5% Ammonia LEUNASALPETER is a high-analysis nitrogen fertilizer, one hundred poundst containing as much, nitrogen as 167 pounds of nitrate-of soda. 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BARNWELL* SOUTH CAROLINA. •xk~x~x~x~x~x~x > *xk~:»<~x~x~x - M Shipment of Fresh - ,„|„ T| -| Tnni r Horses and Mules The Shatter Word The day before Christmas, Edith ten, had a number of packages lied up distribution.—doctor tetr oi one: intended for Vncle John, vVhat’s some tobacco,” said the doctor, as he fingered the package. ”How can you tell?” asked Edith. “Because 1 am a good diagnostician,” he replied. Then, as Edith seemed somewhat dazed at the big word, the doctor-In qiiired: “Do you know what a diagnostician is?” “Yes,” she answered promptly, “it’s a good guesser.” The Ninth Scout Law A Cornish correspondent sends me the - following amusing experience wldlst he was running a troop ofYjdy scouts in India: c. “I was testing a small Enrasian. boy, twelve years old, for the ‘Tender foot’ badge and said: *“What is Jhe ninth scout law?’ **‘Sir, a scout is thriftee.’ “‘What does thrifty mean?’ . “ T know -what it- means, sir.* “ ‘-Well, theq, what does it mean?’ “fWfell, sir (hesitating), it means that it is- veree sillee to spend apec monee on a girl.’ ” Tiffs Is one. way of looking at It, but 1 should like to hear the views of the girl. Not a girl guide, however 1, They are too independent.—London - Post These are the kind of animals you need to .. make cotton at a profit. 4 -ir w J n ’". ‘ . - '* ~ .... ~ ~ • v ■ r ; * : .... • “ ' » Farmers Union Mercantile Co. Barnwell, ,^ S. C. Stables in Rear of Store Building. 7 ■ Money to Lend SEVERAL $400.00 AND UP. APPLY T0 THOUSAND DOLLARS IN AMOUNTS OF Ninestein & Baxley BLACKVltLE, SOUTH CAROLINA. ./