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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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. * *
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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
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