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People-Sentinel MUCH POUTICS IN LEGISLATURE SOME MEMBERS ANNOUNCE FOR VARIOUS OFFICES. WOULD ENROLL POWER USERS Col. J. E. Harley for Lieut.-Givernor. Col. Edgar A. Brown May Run v for Governor. % J Columbia.—There’s a good deal of talk of politics heard in the halls of the General Assembly now. It is heard in the corridors and even on the •floors of the two branches. Ben J. Pearman, representative from Ander son, for instance, made a speech in the House on the school appropriation and he chided several members for their speeches and votes being based on political ambitions. There are a number of announced candidates in the legislature and serving as attaches. Representative 0. D. Johnston,v of Spartanburg, is an announced candidate for governor and Solicitor Ira C. Blackwood, of Spartanburg, is also an aspirant for gubernatorial honors. Senator R. M. Jefferies, of Walterboro, has indicated > that he may run for governor, though he states that he is withholding any statement until after the end of the legislative session. * Representative J. E. Harley, of Barnwell, is an announced candidate for lieutenant governor. D. L. Smith, of Walterboro, is out for the office of commissioner of ag riculture. Solicitor Leon Harris, of Anderson, is an announced candidate for the United States Senate agaimt Senator Blease. There will likely be other annpunce- ments before the session ends. Repre sentative Olin Sawyer, of Georgetown, is being mentioned as a possible candi date for governor. Representative R. E. McCaslan, of Greenwood, chairman of the ways and means committee, is also mentioned as a likely aspirant for the governorship. Representative D. E. Patterson, of Charleston, has been heralded as material for the race, as has Senator Edgar A. Brown, of Barn well. Lieutenant Governor T. B. But ler, of Gaffney, has been mentioned in the same connection. Mendel L. Smith, of Camden, koach S. Stewart, bf Lancaster, C. T. Gray- don, of Columbia, and Attorney Gen eral John M. Daniel have had their name* mentioned in connection with the chi^T magistracy. J. O. Sh^)herd, of Edgefield, a for mer legislator, will run for lieutenant goveinor, and M. H. Bagnal, of Ander son has been mentioned. . J. H. Sullivan, of Lautens, member of the House, is mentioned as a can didate for the attorney generalship. Sam W. Wolfe, of Anderson, is a can didate and Harold Major, of Ander son, and E. D. Hodges, of Columbia, have been referred to as aspirants. ~ * » Outside of legislative circles there are other candidates. Harry D. Cal houn, of Denmark, will oppose W. P. Blackwell for secretary of state. R. H. McAdams, of Due West, and Sam C. Sherard, of Greenwood, will run for commissioner .of agriculture, it is rumored. Former Congressman James F. Byrnes, of Spartanburg, is expected to run for the Bleftse seat in the senate, and rumor has it that May or Thomas P. Stoney, of Charleston, and Claude N. Sapp, Columbia attor- ney t will be in the same race. Dr. D. W. Daniel, of Clemson College, has been prominently mentioned as a pos sibility. L. A. Searson, of Allendale, ai\d A. J. Beattie, incumbent, are announced candidates for comptroller general. Considerable interest attaches to the plans of Governor Richards. So far the governor is mum as to his inten tions. His term as governor expires next January. Whether he will offer for some other office remains a secret. He declines to discuss the matter with reporters, even when confronted With the rumors that he will offer for the senate against Senator Blease. There have been rumors associating his name with other offices below that of gov ernor, but he has ridiculed the idea of his offering for any such races. It is elieved by many who know the gov- rnor well that if he does not offer for the United States Senate, he will hard ly be a candidate for any office in the gift of the people. CAMPAIGN FOR MEMBERS HAS BEEN LAUNCHED. T. J. Langley, of Barnwell, Appointed Ficild Agent and Enters Upon New Duties. A campaign to enroll all users of electric power in the membership of the South Carolina Electric Power Consumers’ association has been launched and will be pushed with the utmost vigor during the next few weeks, it was announced Saturday from the headquarters of the associa tion. Already substantial progress has been made and memberships have been taken out by a number of big corporations and also by a number of cities and towns, it was stated. A membership fee of $100 for towns of over 1,000 population has been fix ed by the executive committee of the association of which John T. Stevens, of Kershaw, is chairman, while towns of under 1,000 will be asked to pay a membership fee of $60. Industrial plants will pay a membership fee of $100 and cotton gins, $25. Letters commendipg the organiza tion have come in from many parties over the State and many pledges of support are being received, it was announced. The association has also received a number of letters from States expressing interest in the or ganization. Tl\e South Carolina Electric Power Consumers’ association was organized at a meeting of representative citizens held in Columbia February 14, and an executive committee was elected and empowered to “select such en gineers and legal talent as is deemed necessary to gather data, statistics and information; to ask for proper legislation if such be necessary, to present such petition and appeals as are proper to the proper rate-fixing body in the State and to d6 all things necessary to the end that the rates on elecric power for consumers in this State shall be made fair, equitable and uniform.** T. J. Langley, of Barnwell, has been appointed field agent for the associa tion and has already entered upon his duties. Harold C. Booker, of Colum bia, is acting as secretary and treas urer of the association, which has es tablished offices at 409 Columbia Bank building. Members of the executive commit tee in addition to 1 Mr. Steven^, the chairman, are Col. LeRoy Springs, of Lancaster; J. J. Lawton, Hartsville; C. E.,,Jones, Batesburg; Dr. Wade Stackhouse, Dillion; W. P. Goodman, Rock Hill; Dr. W. R. Tuten, Fairfax; J. D. Prothro, Aiken; Dr. M. A. Con nelly, Woodruff. __ The association has asked all power consumers in the State to give their fullest co-operation and to furnish all information regarding the contracts which they have for power and lights. Just Like a Member.oMhe Family" BARNWELL. SOUTH CAROLINA. THURSDAC, FEBRUARY 27, 1930. SUPREME COURT TO DISMISS HIGHWAY APPEAL. IS BEUES Pines and Cedars Will Be Planted in Barnwo'l Park. I Death of Mrs. Geo. W. Peacock. Common Pleas Court Convenes March 10th Judge C. C. Featherstone to Preside. —Petit Jurors for First Week Drawn r Monday. “I enjoy my county paper very much and hope to always subscribe for it," writes J. A. Still, of’ Denver. Colorado, in aaading ta hi* renewal. ADVERTISE in The People-Sentinel. Mrs. Surena Sanders Peacock, widow of the late George W. Peacock, died about noon Monday at the home of her son, E. D. Peacock, of this city. Mi$. Peacock, who was 88 years of age, had been an invalid for the past 15 years. Her body was laid to rest Tuesday afternoon in the Long Branch 'Churchyard, Dit . W fc ' M. Jones conducting the funeral services at the residence. She is survived by a ton and a daughter, E. D. Peacock, of Barnwell, and Mrs. Moise Hair, of Plko, and one brother, Dr. R. W. danders, of Greenville, who have the sympathy of many friends in their bereavement. - v . The March term of the Court of Common Pleas will convene at Barn well on Monday, March 10th, with Judge C. C. Featherstone, of Green wood, presiding. This will be a two weeks term and petit jurors for the first week were drawn Monday, as follows: F. H. Dicks, Jr., Upper Richland. J. >E. Grubbs, Williston. B. M. Creech, Blackville. Lennie Jowers, Blackville. S. B. Moseley, Barnwell. T. A. Holland, Barnwell. Willie Zorn, Cedar Grove. J. B. Morris, Barnwell. , A. B. Patterson, Jr., Barnwell. Earl Hair, Ashleigh. Julian Ellis, Red Oak. Jasper Bates, Elko. ^ B. F. Creech, Hercules. C. M. Turner, Four Mile. W. C. Cunningham, Williston. W. R. Kennedy, Williston. J. Brantley Kitchings, Elko. C. G. Youngblood, Ellenton. J. L. Owens, Ashleigh. J. W. Browning, Blackville. J. H. Black, Barnwell. S. J. Halford, Barnwell. Luther Nix, Hilda. J. N. Dicks, Barnwell. Willie O. Sanders, Hercules. J. F. O’Gorman, Blackville. John R. Woodward, Williston. B. T. Darnell, Double Ponds. Isadore Brown, Blackville. G. W. Halford, Barnwell. L. B. Nevils, Blackville. J. E. Newsom, Williston. Percy Baxley, Barnwell. W. McD. Meyer, Meyer’s Mill. W. H. Birt, Blackville. H. W. Sanders, Barnwell.u FINDS THAT CASE LACKS FED ERAL QUESTION. Failure i nLong Fight to Block Road Program Indicated.—Decision Probably Monday. WOULD REDUCE COTTON ACREAGE LEADERS URGE THAT PLAN FOR THIS YEAR. Doctor Long and Others Issue State ment to Cotton Growers After Meeting Saturday. SESSIONS COURT ENDS ABRUPTLY ADJOURNED SINE DIE TUESDAY AFTERNOON. $7,000,000 Voted for Federal Form Loans Fifteen Staten in South and Wait In cluded in Flood Aid Resolution Passed Monday. Washington, Feb. 24.—Farmers in storm stricken aieas in fifteen States would be eligible to apply for funds to finance crops during the current year under a resolution passed by thej not the South Caro u na , upreme court Washington, Feb. 24.—The TJnited States supreme court today indicated it would uphold the South Carolina supreme court in ruling that the $65,000,000 bond issue act is not in conflict with the Palmetto State con stitution, or v the constitution of the United States. In less than fifteen minutes, the nation’s highest tribunal silenced L. G. Southard, of Spartan burg, counsel for Clarence L. Johnson, et al. and announced that arguments for the State of South Carolina re garding the constitutionality of the bill were unnecessary. The action pf the court brings to a close litigation begun in April, 1929, by those who would thwart the completion of the state highway ' system in South Carolina. While a formal decision is not ex pected to be handed down until Mon day, no doubt is held as to what the action will be. The case was not called until fif teen minutes before time for adjourn ment of the court oy the opening day of the February term and was con cluded prior to the arrival of the hour of adjournment. After reciting to the Court proceed ings in South Carolina in the supreme court and before the enbanc court, Mr. Southard remarked during the course of his orgument that the state supreme court had held the state bond issue act in violation of State and federal constitutions. Constitution Not Involved. At this juncture Mr. Justice Mc- Reynolds interrupted to remark that the record on appeal did not show that the federal constitution was in volved. Mr. Van Devanter said that he had read the record and / that no such showing was made in the printed documents. Here Mr. Justice Van Devanter ask ed Mr. Southard, “Is not the supreme court of South Carolina the ultimate arbiter of your State constitution and is not the supreme court the final judge of the meaning of the constitu tion of the State of South Carolina?** To which Mr. Southard replied, “yes, ordinarily.** Mr. Justice Van Devanter’s next question was “has GETS TREES FROM EUTAW SPRINGS BATTLEGROUND .'While spending the week-end with relatives rft Holly Hill, Mr. and Mrs. G. M. Greene motored over to the Eutaw Springs battleground Sunday and while there the forn/er dug up several small pine and cedar trees which he brought home. Mr. Greene plans to re-set the trees in one of Barnwell’s parks and the suggestion has been made that they be placed in Calhoun Park, near the Confederate monument. house today. The house raised to $7,000,000 the $6,000,000 the measure carried as oiiginally approved by the senate. It would be available to farmers in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, the Caro- linas and Virginia. The measure also was amended to include Dakota, Mon tana, New Mexico and Missouri. It now goes to the senate for agreement on the amendment. Although the measure was adopted without a record vote, considerable opposition developed to it after Rep resentative Short, Republican, Mis souri, and Representative O’Connor, Remiblican, Oklahoma, offered amend- merls to include their States. ShWt contended that his State was hard nit by floods and storms while O’Connor declared that “Oklahoma is entitled to a silce of this pie.” O’ Connor said that the law was funda mentally wrong but that he was go ing to see to it that Oklahoma got its share. The house, however, voted down ah amendment offered by Representative Dyer, Republican, Missouri, to in crease the amount by $500,00 to take care of loans for Oklahoma and Mis souri. Chairman Haugen, of the agricultural committee, explained that the bureau of the budget and Presi dent Hoover had approved only $6,- 000,000 for the puippse and that a greater amount uiglqubtedly would endanger the prospebta of approval. Barnwell Man Elected. At the annual meeting of the State Bar Association in Columbia last week, J. Julien Bush, Esq., of this city, was elected vice president of the association from the Second Congres sional Ditrict. Other officers from this district are: John H; Williams, of Aiken, general counsel; John E. Stans- field, of Aiken, and E. H. Henderson, of Bamberg, local counsel. construed prhat !arolina t is to be done here as not in violation of the State constitu tion.” To which Mr. Southard replied in the affirmative. “How then, do you figure that the federal constitution is involved in this matter,” asked Mr. Van Devanter. Mr. Southard attempted to show to the court that proper showing had not been made as regards the four teenth amendment regarding the ^ fed eral constitution, but when assured by Chief Justice Hughes that the fourteenth amendment could not pos sibly be construed as an issue*in the matter, Mr. Southard remarked, “if such is the case, then I guess I am out of court.” State Argument Called Off, When W. C. Wolfe, of counsel for tfie State, arose to begin argument, Chief Justice Hughes remarked “the court does not desire to hear furher argument on *' the matter,” and the case was thus abruptly terminated. Under the action of the supreme court of the United States today the basis for appeal on the matter of im pairment of Mmtracts executed under the pay-as-you-go act and taken over by the highway department under the terms of the sixty-five million bond act, is a npllity and holders of such bonds are now given preference in the matter of redemption. The action as originally begun in the courts of South Carolina was in behalf of persons who had pur chased highway bonds issued un<Jer the pay-as-you-go act. The prefer ence that is given such obligations under the $65,000,000 bond act, to gether with the refusal of the United States supreme court to hold that a federal issue <was involved in the case, will serve as an added security for prior bond issues under the former act Only Six Cases Disposed Uf at Abtew* viated Term.—Six True Bills Are Found. Called together to discuss the criti cal situation on cotton production that now confronts the agricultuial Inter ests of Suth Carolina, by Dr. W. W. Long, director of extension at Clem- son college, a number of the leading farmers, bankers and newspaper edi tors discussed the cotton problems at meeting in the Jefferson hotel Sat urday, and issued a statement tp the cotton growers bf the State com paring present conditions tp those of 1926, when cotton prices dropped eo low, and urging the reduction of acre age of the next cotton crop. The following statement was issued: “(1) The federal farm board has pointed out the danger of overproduc tion of cotton in 1930, and the impos sibility in that event of establishing a fair price next fall. “(2) Every cotton grower should hark back to the spring of 1926 and recall the likeness between conditions at that time and at present, which are: The same • world supply of American cotton, the same acreage in cotton the prevous year, demand re latively poor now, but perhaps offset to some extent by lower prices at present, in each case a decline in price for several previous years, Indian-pot- ton threatening, but now actual com petitor. Everyone will recall that the large crop of 1926 resulted in a price of 11.9 cents per pound average for middling. The average for February, 1929, was 10.08 cents while for Febru ary, 1960, up to the present is about 15 cents per pound. “These facts together with the present depressed business conditions threatens us with the poesibHity of 10 cents cotton. ‘(3) Altogether, 1930 seems to be a year for growing farm supplies against the time of need next winter, but not for increasing expenses of production of cotton. • Labor saving implements and good fertilisation, however, are means under proper use of holding down cost* and these are« alwsys in order so long as cotton growing is on a competitive basis. Call on Bankers. “<4) The bankers and sR oLher loan agencies occupy a very stragetic posi tion in this situation. We suggest that they work out definite programs in co-operaion with the leading farm ers and extension agencies of Clem son college and the Unitel States de partment of agriculture. These pro grams should seek to apply a policy of restricting production loans except to those who agree to practice a self- sustaining type of farming in 1930. This procedure has been adopted by the bankers in the counties of Aiken, Edgefield, Saluda, Barnwell and Lex ington. We suggest study of this plan by all other loan agencies with a view of adapting the plan to the rest of the State. Infcrmation on this plan is available through the secretary of the South Carolina State Bankers’ as sociation, Columbia, S. C., or any banker in that section.” The following resolution was passed at the meeting:* “Resolved, That we wish hereby to express our appreciation of the ef forts of the federal farm board to aid the American farmer and that we pledge our full suport in this pro gram, our methods of meeting the sit uation not only for the betterment of our own condition, but in order to co operate with the farm board are along the line of encouraging more self- efficient type of farming and the limi tations of credit to those farmers who are practicing this system.” LIVES IN SAME HOUSE, BUT IN FOUR COUNTIES \ •, * R. H. Solomons, who lives near the Savannah river at the edge of Allen dale County, has not moved for 49 years and yetiias lived in four coun ties. This particular ipot of land has been used, successively, as part of Barn Well, Beaufort, Hampton and Al lendale Counties. Hr. Solomons operates a store. Although he lives in AHtndale Coun ty. he receives his mail over the rural tail route from Estill, County. The February term of the Court of General Sessions for Barnwell Coun ty, with Judge C. C. Featherstone, of Greenwood, presiding, came to an abrupt close Tuesday afternoon, at which time six cases had been dis posed of, most of the defendants pleading guilty. The Grand Jury found a like number of True Bills, as follows: Ernest Carree, malicious mischief. Roderick Mitchell, violation of the prohibition law.- B. O. Bates, violation of the prohi bition law. Robt. Cave, violation of the prohi bition law. Huey Kneece, larceny. Huey Kneece, using property with out owner's consent. Cases Disposed of. The following is a list of the cases diposed of: Leonard Williamson and Richard Abney, violation of the prohibition laiw; Williamson pleaded guilty and was sentenced to one year at hard labor, six months being during good behavior. Abney tried and convicted in his absence, a sealed sentence being imposed. Robert Cave pleaded guilty to via- lating the prohibition law and waa sentenced to oife year at hard labor, six mnntha being suspended durfa^ good behavior. He was carried to the State penitentiary Wednesday to commence serving his sentence. Huey Kneece, charged with larceny of an automobile, directed verdict of not guilty. Huey Kneece, using property with out consent of owner, pleaded guflty and was sentenced to serve two months at hard labor. Carrie Barker and James Barker were acquitted of the murder of Ira Hendrix. Squire Holman pleaded guilty te the charge of assault and battery with intent to kill and was sentenosd to six months at hard labor. Grand Jury Prescmtmeat. The Grand Jury made the fallowiag presentment: (1.) We have passed upon all bills of indictment handed us by the CoL licitor and have returned them to tha Court with our findings. (2.) We have appointed to investigate the chain county jail, the poor house, school buses, magistrates and other county officers. These committees are as follows: Chain Gang—G. S. Boynton, P. J. Hiers, W. B. Parker. Jail—Pete Johnson, H. P. Comp ton, W. G. Hill. Poor House—O. B. Staley, Louis Cohen, C.C. Stome. Magistrates and County Officere— G. B. McClendon, Pete Johnson, X. D. Grubbs, 0. C. Black. School Buses ^nd Schools—W. H. Black, R. R. Moore, J. M. Walker. We charge these different commit tees with the duty of making^horoogh investigation of the different eowty activities and businesses. At ear next meeting we will make a detailed report of their findings in respect thereto. f?e thank your honor, the Solicitor and other Court officials for the con sideration shown us during our de liberations. i by Fire. The home of J. W. Sanders, In the Big Fork section, was destroyed ky fire of unknown origin Tuesday of last week while all of the of the family were visiting in ta. About 150 loada of pine straw In the barn lot was ignited from the burning dwelling and smouldered for several days. JB v “Grass* Brings Fancy The first few shipped j weeks ego by T. $8.50 a bunch, *a crate, c of .s