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h ttlft. Barnwell People-Sentinel ,UME UIL 'Ju»t Llk» a M«mt>w of th« F«imny w BARNWELL. SOUTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY, JULY 24TH. 1IM. NUMBER $L mm, Negro Shot to Death for Stepping on Foot IU Feeling Between Toy Duncan and Clayton Jackson Results in Death of Former. Toy Duncan was shot to death here Saturday night by Clayton Jackson because Duncan failed to apologize after stepping on Jackson’s foot at a dance, according to a confession made Jpy the latter. The homicide occurred during the progress of a negro dance and is said to have been the result of ill feeling that had existed between the two negroes for several months. Only one shot was fired, the bullet taking effect in Duncan’s neck. Fol lowing t^e shooting, several negro men and women were arrested, but Jackson did not make his confession till some time later According to Sheriff Boncil H. Dyches, Clayton alleged that he was ’beaten up” by Duncan and some other negroes several months ago and about a week ago Duncan hit him with a brick bat. Saturday night the two men attended a dance at a negro home here, during the progress of which, Jackson sajte, Duncan step- ^^ed on another negro’s foot and that (Duncan) ”‘soused him,” evident- meaning that he apologised, and that Duncan didn't souse him” when Duncan stepped on his (Jackson’s) foot, whereupon he shot him. Duncan had been employed here at filling stations and garages and was generally regarded as a reckless au tomobile driver and an undesirable character in other ways. McMahan Gaye Notes To Pay Assessment Candidate for Governor Paid $40 in M ■ ; Cash and Furnished Two Notes in Addition. < Ben Willingham Peeples. Millettville, July 14 —Aftgr an ill ness of several years, Ben Willingham Peeples passed sway at his ha me near Meyer’s Mill on Saturday, July 6th, at 4:30 o’clock His body was laid to rest in the Churchyard at MUlettvilie, after funeral services which were conducted in the Speedwell Methodist Chjych by his pastor, the Rev. Mr. Way. Mr. Peeples was widely known in the entire lower part of the State and hi* funeral was attended by friends and relatives from Augusta to Ridge- land. He was born within a “stone’s throw” of Concord Church, near John- aca’s landing, on May Mth, 1460. be ing the son of Cape. W. B. Peeples and Susan Katherine Laughlin. He was one of a large family, only two of them surviving him. They are Chat. Peeples and Mrs. Mary Peeples Wil lingham, both of Eat ill. He is also survived by his widow, who was Mist Elisabeth Black, four tons, Junius B. William D., Ben L. and G. Robinson Peeples, and one adopted daughter, Mrs. D. W. Glover all of them living r ar him at the time of his death, le served as deputy sheriff of Barnwell County for eight years, dur ing the administration of Capt. Lan caster four years, and four years while his father, Capt. W. B. Peeples, was sheriff. At this time the Sheriff’s office in Barnwell County was quite an office and it was his delight to tell of the different trips he had taken way down in the lower part of the county after some law breaker. He was deputy sheriff when the negroes that killed Bob Martin were lynched and at the time of hi s death he had some of the bullets that he took from these negroes’ bodies He was Magistrate at Meyer’s Mill (Four Mile and Bennett Springs Townships) fojr twelve years, having never been defeated and was candi date unopposed to succeed himself in the coming primary He was recognized as one of the most efficient officers of the county, and his advice was sought by many that were far out of his district, and when any of his friends or old ac quaintances were in trouble in the courts he could always be found around the court house mingling with the crowds and lending the influence of his presence in an effort to help them out He was Superintendent of the Sunday School at Speedwell Church • bare he held his membership) for ny years and always taught the Bible class. He was very food of o'possum hunting and liked to fish, but often •aid that he had prises for hi. killed only one hn .r*2 ihen ^ John J. McMahan, of Columbia, former State insurance commissioner, used two notes for $250, indorsed by Columbians, and a loan of. $110 from Gen. Wilie Jones, treasurer of the Democratic party, to supplement the $40 paid in cash by him in meeting the $400 assessment fee required to enter the ijsce for governor, an article in the Columbia Record gets out. “All of the forty-six candidates now running for State offices in South Carolina and the United States sen ate,” the Record article declares, “paid their campaign assessment fees with their own funds with the excep tion of John J. McMahan, of Colum bia, candidate for govenror, whose $400 fee was insured by a group of Columbians, Gen. Wilie Jones, treas urer of the State Democratic party, stated,last night, confirming an ar ticle that appeared in a Columbia weekly newspaper last week in which it was stated that McMahan’s fee was paid by notes, cash, and a loan. “According to Mr. Jones, every candidate, including McMahan, paid with personal checks when they filed their pledges, with the exception of Julian H. Scarborough, unopposed candidate for State treasurer, who paid his fee in cash. The newspaper article stated, however, that McMa han’s fee was paid by a note for $150 endorsed by D. W. Robinson, of Col- umbia, a note for 9100 endorsed by A. B. Langley, of Columbia, and $40 in cash, and that Gen. Jones stood for are remaining $110. •'That it correct,’ Gen. Jones said last night. ‘Mr. McMahan came to the office about three minutes before the expiration of the time to pay as sessments sad file pledges for of fices and filed his pledge,” he contiau- ed* ‘After Mr. McMahaa filed his pledge he wrote out a check for $400 oa a Wmiuboro hank and requested that I hold it for him fora few days, which I was glad to do.* Gen Jones said that his acceptance of the check under tbooe terms was not out of the ordinary sine# one other candidate in the race gave him n check for Hie fee under the condition that It be held fcr a 'day or two.* That candi date wrote me a few days later to let the check go through the bank and it was paid,’ Gen Jones said. “In regard to the McMahan check, however. Gen. Jones said that Mc Mahan went to hit office shortly af terward and requested that he ex change the check for other negotiable securities, Mr. Jones returned the check to McMahan, he said, and took the two notes, the $40 and said that he advanced the remaining $110 him self. ' M 'I did for Mr McMahan what 1 would have done for any other candi date in the race,’ Gen. Jones Mid, 'the fact remains that the State Demo cratic party has its money, and the $110 that 1 paid into the treasury as the balance of McMahan’s fee was my duty because had I not done it I would have been short that amount in my assessment collections.’ “Since McMahan began his cam paign for governor, he has continual ly flayed the Richards administration and the highway bond issue. The ar ticle referred to in the Columbia weekly newspaper brought out the fact that D. W. Robinson, endorser of the $150 note given to Geiu Jones, was an attorney in the fight against the bond issue and that A. B. Langley endorser of the $100 note, is a 'personal friend of Mr. McMahan and a former mem ber of the state highway commis sion. »»» A number of the members of the Young People’s Department of the Barnwell Baptist Sunday School en joyed a “moonlight picnic” at Hol man’s bridge Tuesday evening. ed the one he was shooting at. During his last illness while he was a sick man many would have gotten out of patience with almost every thing, but he always had a “thank you” for any kindness shown him and it wag his pleasure to have one come in and tell him all of the political news, for he wa« always very promi nent in politics and very active, usual ly getting his man in. He will be missed by a great many Us CONGRESSMAN’S RECORD IS BOMBARDED BY OPPONENTS W«evU» State m Heat But the Hon. Butler B. Hare Ably Defended Hb Administration in His Speech at Barnwell Yesterday.—Candidates Receive Respect ful Hearing and Generous Applause. Both opponents of Congressman Butler B. Hare trained their artillery on the record of the incumbent at the campaign meeting in Barnwell yester day (Wednesday) morning, and in ad dition Claude v M. Aman, Esq., of Beaufort, bombarded the prohibition law and charged at least a part of the present unsatisfactory conditions to the passage of the 18th Amendment. Congressman Hare defended his rec ord in a manner that apparently satis fied his supporters in the audience of about 150 men and women and while all of the candidates were generously applauded, it is very generally con ceded that the congressman’s friends seemed to be in the majority, judging from the reception accorded the three candidates The meeting was presided over by Herman 1. Mazursky, Esq., in the ab-j sence of Col. Edgar A. Brown, county i chairman, and the first speaker intro duced was Mr. Aman. After ex-j pressing his pleasure in seeing to; many familiar faces, he attacked thej tariff act and reviewed present condi tions throughout the country. He scored the lack of laws restricting Mexican immigration, declaring that cheap peon labor is largely responsi ble for the present deplorable plight of the cotton farmer. The speaker launched k broadside attack against the anti-dumping law, declaring that it is responsible for the fact that rail road* force farmers to prspav freight on watermelons He also rapped the rotten seed crashers association as be ing responsible for the low prices of seed. He charged that Congressman Hare had not been dil'genl enough la the matter of reducing freight rates and alas declared that the congress man has failed te get the amount of federal patronage to which the Second Congressional District is estitied, citing Parris Island as an example. He closed hit address with a bitter attack on prohibition, declaring among other things that the people are at the mercy of the bootleggers; that there 1* wholesale corruption in gov ernment, and that prohibition has coat South Carolina more than one hundred million dollars in the past ten years Cengressmen Hsm After a brief preface. Congressman Hare replied to Mr. Aman'* charge that his anti-dumping bill uaa not conceived until after be was elected six years ago, saying that he advo cated such a bill during his cam paign in 1924. He cited instances to show that the bill has been effective in saving the farmers $196,000. He pointed out that Congress esnnot fix freight rates, which matter is in the hand* of the Interstate Commerce Commission. He called attention to the fact that, on various occasions, he had appeared before the Commis sion and successfully combatted freight rate increases on cotton bag ging, beans, melons and like products of the farm He admitted that he had not secured any postoffices, and paid a tribute to the late Congressman Pat terson. Federal taxes, the speaker said, had decreased $600,000,000, while State taxes have increased pro portionately. He denied that he has failed to get appropriations for Parris Island and cited figures to prove his activity along this line. He also call ed attention to hi* assistance in se curing an appropriation for deepen ing the Savannah River, which he declared would result in a saving of $300,000 a year in freight rates to the people of this section. 'He said that he was instrumental in getting feder al aid in the amount of $805,000 to re pair road damage caused by the flood* of 1929, which amount is more than that secured by either Georgia or Alabama. He landed the experiment station in Allendale County and was active in getting federal farm aid for the people of this State. He said the v profit* of the Federal Reserve Bank, amounting to $147,000,000, should be used to insure the deposits in the hanks throughout the country. In closing he called attention to the fact that the federal government now has in it* treasury $100,000,000 that was collected after the War Between the States as a tax on cotton. As the rightful owners of this money cannot prove their claims, he suggested that the State legislature pass an act to escheat South Carolina’! share, which is $13,000,000, to the State govern ment. Sewator John F. Williams. State Senator John F. Williams was the last speaker and in his opening remarks he declared that he has no criticism to offer of some parts of Congressman Hare’s record. He eras, he said, in the position of a surgeon watching another perform an opera- lion and he believes, that he can do the job better. Ho declared that the inrambeat bas been more a live in getting things done ont of the district than ia It aad scored what bo termed the Coagresamaa's passive ef forts. The Senator also rapped the present high freight rotes and read from a published speech made by Mr Hare wherein the congressman cited the fact that the tariff hah increased the price* on equipment, etc., used by the fanners, from 33 to 86 per cent, la tbs post fiv* years. He cited his record of 32 years ia the State legis lature ha proving hla fitness for the position to which ho n^w aspires, de claring that by reason of bis efforts along educational linea, be had bm made an honorary member of the State teachers’ s asocial kb. A cot plete report of Senator William speech at Edgefield appears oa page two of this iasus of The People-Senti nel and covers in detail the high lights of his Barnwell address. The attention of the readers of thi* paper is directed thereto. Each candidate was given five min utes in reply and Mr. Aman availed himself of the opportunity for s fur ther attack on the anti-dumping bill and to call attention to the fact that neither of his opponents will tq)ce A definite stand on the question of pro hibition. Mr. Hare replied to charges made by Senator Williams, correcting the latter on his statement that “the pub lic debt had been reduced $600,000, 000.” Federal taxes had been reduced this amount, Mr. Hare said, while the public debt had been reduced five POPULATION SLUMP MAY CUT BARNWELL’S REPRESENTATION With the census completed, it be comes apparent that there very prob ably will be some shift in representa tion in the State legislature. Greenville County likely will have it* delegation increased from six to eight and Spartanburg County from seven to eight. On the other hand, Barnwell County, which has two representatives in the legislature, may have its representa tion cut in half. .. The enactment on representation is very plain. It provides that the gen eral assembly be competed of 124 persons, and that the total population bo divided by this number In arriving at the anH for single s pepulatio to 117,004 burg’s from 94,265 to 116,277. Both of these counties come comfortably in the allotment for eight. Other coun ties which stand a chance to gain a representative are Florence, Aiken and Richland. Among the counties other than Barnwell that may lose a representa tive are Abbeville, Beaufort, Charles ton, Lexington, Saluda and Newberry. The total figures for the State were announced Monday by the census bureau, giving South Carolina 1, 732,- 271 population, an increase of 48,647, or 2.9 per cent. At the same time, It wag announced in Washington that ths State aright lose oae of Ha rep- la Congress since the in set as large as had be Heavy Infestation Reported ia Central and Southern Sections.—Bam berg Shows Highest. Clemson College, July 21.— The weekly examination of 85 farms in nine coufities, made by the Pee-Dee experiment station, indicates that weevils have survived the hot weather and are still active in many fields. The highest infestation was found in the central .and southern parts of the State where the cotton is large enough to shade the ground and afford some protection to the grubs in the squares. In Bamberg County ffiere was maximum of 58 per cent and an average of 36 per cent infestation, while in Orangeburg County the max imum was 42 and the average 23 per cent. In Darlington County the in festation varied from seven per cent to 47 per cent with an average of 22 per cent. In the central Piedmont area the infestation ranged from one to 26 per cent in Chesterfield County, and from six to 32 per cent in Green wood and Union Counties. The first generation of weevils as* now out and active in the Piedmont section and infestation in some fields Is increasing, according to Prof. H. W. Barre, director of the South Caro lina exeriment station. Important Notice. The S. C. Tuberculosis association, working with the State Board of Health, take* pleasure la announcing that on two days, July 30th and list, clinics will be given at State Park Sanitarium for the South Carolina physicians. Oa Wednesday, 30th, Dr. Paul Ringer, of Asheville, will conduct the clinics. Da ttraroday, Slit. Dr. Horton Csspnria. Profisoor of Pedia trics, Vanderbilt University, will give them. The cllnlrs win begin at 1$ o'clock each morning. The Saaitor- ium will proridi laarb for all vtstUag physicians on these two days. There wilt be oe charge for laarb or for the riiaies. The Committee hopes that the phf- •iriaa* of the State wifi avail them selves If this excellent to hare the snhject of presented by these rmaa The Committee reqnaati that all thoae who wish to attend the la- ‘atifiate notify Dr. Craeeot Cgeper, State Park, S. C, or the Sooth Caroli na Tuberculosis Association. 1218 Senate Street, Columbia, A. C R. M. Pollitser. M. D. F. H. McLeod, dm D. G. T. Tyler, Jr, M. D, Campaign Meeting at Hilda Set for Aug. 1 County CandUates to Make Appeal atDeferred TaJkfest.—To Start 84 Ten O’clock. The county campaign meeting at Hilda, originally set for June 27th aad postponed because of the conflict of dates with the State campaign meet ing at Barnwell has been set for Fri day, August 1, according to an an nouncement made this week h|y Coun ty Chairman Edgar A. Brown. Candi dates for Congress from this district have also been invited to address the voters. It is undersood that the ladies of the Hilda church will sene a barbecue dinner, the proceeds hsfog for the benefit of the church. Colonel Brown’s announcement of the meeting is a t follows: “To the Voters of Barnwell County: “The regular campaign meeting set for June 27th at Hilda having been called off on account of this date con flicting with the State campaign meeting at Barnwell and it being do- sirable to have a meeting nt Hilda, I have called a special meeting for the county campaign party at Hilda for Friday, August 1st, beginning at ton o’clock in the morning. The candi date* for Congress from the Soceutf Congressional District have also been invited to apeak at this mooting. M I hope that this will be one of Urn largest campaign meetings of the Senate Candidate* Continue C Rmpaien Ctimd Bra—a la Governor Jomn G. Richards has appointed 14 South Carol la inns aa delegates to the round Ub(« confer ence to be held August 9th at the University of Virginia in connection with the University Institute of Pub lic Affairs, Col. Edgar A. Brown, of Barnwell, being one of the delegates. Admiral Richard Byrd, noted polar ex plorer, and Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt, of New York, hive also been invited to attend. Brown te Speak Over Radio. Cato L ferty years la loath Co Bents far Ike >» te A ague earned their to tfis heavy tot Lean W. Hama, at P°MU. Tbs jeiat Uah retard; Harris, a of bia Col. Edgar A. Brown will speak over Station WHS in Columbia next Monday evening during the highway department’s program, which will be broadcast between eight and nine o’ clock. The colonel wag invited to speak from Station WBT in Charlotte Monday night of this week, but was unable to accept the invitation. Song Service at Hilda. Hilda, July 22.—Prof. F. Clark Perry, of Plant City, Fla., will hold a musical rally or song service in the Hilda school auditorium, Sunday evening, July 27th, beginning at 8:80 o’clock. The public is invited to at tend. Mr and Mrs. Malone qnd Miss Blanche Porter spent Monday in Col umbia. billion dollars. ^Senator Williams, in reply, declared that the Congraemsn’a ineffective efforts against te tariff till was all the more reaeou to doc lepreemiteriva that n should have booa made to ate hr tote Ben tFhcfcfork) sailed that record upon every stamp* while Byrnes, ignoring his rivals, has bate his claim for support upon Us record of fourtoea years ae n member of cougrese from the flsete South Caroliae district. The campaign of the triumvirsto ef toga eeekers has failed to develop the intense partisanship and public fad ing so characteristic of some of Biease’s earlier days, when he made a wide reputation as a fire eater of the hustings. Harris has criticised the senator for his alleged rapport of Joseph W. Tolbert, as national executive com mitteeman of the Republican party, notwithstanding charges that Tolbert had sold postmasterships; for his al leged vote against a “Jim Crow* measure for Washington, D. C„ street cars; on the grounds that a nefro preacher had urged his election 6 yean ago, and also on the ground that te senator had placed on the federal pay roll many of his relatives and connec tions who have rendered the govern ment no service. He has also criti cized Blease for his reported refer ence to South Americans as “half- breeds and negroes.” Byrnes, defeated by Blease in 1924 by a little over 2,000 votes out of 200,000,* has advocated farm and in dustrial relief, suggested adoption of the export debenture phut and an economic alliance between the west and the South as steps toward this goal. He has »p**kve in Invar of rati fication of the London naval treaty. None of the three candidates 1 M 4 «L