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VOLUME XXXiii. ULARIJENS, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19, 1918. NUMBER 48 LEVER WITH FROM Adopts Suggestion of the President. ENTERS CAMPAIGN FOR THE HOUSE Layts Aside Chanee of Promotion to Again Offer Services to State and Nation as Chairman of Important. committee on Agrieilture. Iaetteri Exchanged Hletween Ilhn and Presl. dent. r.. Washington, June 13.---Congressman A. F. Lever has withdrawn from tle a natorial race and Ias again an 1) ined for the house. Whent asked if he had any statement to make, 'Mr. Lever said: "'le correspondence betweei thev president and mle speaks very plainly and points .very clearly to ily dilly, which I fulfill in secking a renlomtina tion to the house. "I express to those who have so loy ally supported my candidacy for the senate my everlasting appreciation. "I regret the embarrnssment which this action catses to those who have anntiounic(led themselves for congress from the distrlet, and to me." The letter from the president to Mr. Lever, follows: The. lPresident's Letter. "'Tle White louse. "Washington, June 7, 191S. "Dear .\r. Lsever: "I hnow 'that some tilue ago you stillitted your ialie for nomilnatlon in the Demlocratie primary election in Soth11 Carolina ais sealtor from that State and t1ha tle last day for the filing of papers Is the 171i of this monuth. There now seitms to be a verv reasonable assii ranuce that nlo one will DRAWS oENATE RACE '4 cr in Securing the nomination in Sout'~ h (Carol ina whose ent ire recordl does not iiake it plain that le will Sptiport the nation and the govern ment with uniqualified loyalty In the vigorous - rosecutiton of this war to a successful concl usion. I am writing t) ask it this is not also your own view, an( if it is, whetier you would not be willing to reconsider yourI' de Cision and to renain inl the house whCiere you wol(d contliue to serv as chairiuani of tle very important com1 mittee oi agriculture. It is "lear to mue that, ulnless there are very (om1 pelling reasotns to tile voiltrary you should do this. "Tl past five years have been ex veptiolially frititful of legislation of vast importance not only to agricul tural and rural life anti to the .50,-000-, 11011 of PeOple living in t rurali . tricfts. hvit aIs-o to the whole nation and thek world as well. 'There is still tS you know, importtil and critical measu'res pressing for solution. The regula appropriation ill, not only providiti' for the highly important activitI ie. of tihe (lpartinenti of agri culture but also ontai n ing anl uin for tinate proposal to change the tprice (f wheat fixed in a proclamation Issued Some ime ago, is still pending. It Is iifl'ort anlt Ihat this measure he dis posedV 4 of wisely at the earliest possi le moment.. ".'he eine rgency food prod t lolio bill Witli Iwo unnttiecessarv and objection abl riders, which has passed tile ho1use, has not yet. been ak ei up by the senate, and will doubtless again reuittre careful consideration by thle house before It becoles a law. It is i1;oltalit that this measure ie passed before .ln :10: otherwise, tile depart ient may have to discontinue activi ties essenltial to the Winning of lie wal or he greally embarrassed in its efforts to stimulme pirodctiou and render assistanee to tlie farmers in the solution of emergency problems. "'The water power bill, which is un (1ei' consideration by the special com mittee of which you are a iember, is another urgent and important meas tire which siculd he acted upon as promptly as possible. It is obvious that lalnv other matters of vast Col seqlOluee) to the nation in) the lield of agiericult ur will Continue to press for Folhlton not only during tiht' Con I inionne c' the war but also after t1e rId11'n of pc ace. "In your long experience in the house a a 1 1 I 110he1 of, the commu11ittee onl agr' i eulture and, for a number of years, as cha'irman, and tie impt'lant part that. you have been able to play inl se eurilng vise action on vital measures already vnactedi into law, cleariy point to the do-niiawlity of .our continnun. in the hlosose fo1 Ill lime being if pos side. I hope, tllerefore, you will not feel ilat I al taking all unwarranted liberty in suggestling that, if possiible, you rveonider your decision and that you (4) not press your (andidacy for s'4nator further. "Assuring you of my appreciation of your con.peratlon in matters of leg islatioll, I aml1, Very sincerely yours, "Woodrow Wilson, "Ilon. A. F. Lever, llose of 1llresenI tatives." Mr. Lever's Rieply. "Washington, D. V., June S, 1918. "President Woodrow Wilsonl, "The While Hlouse. ".\ly h'ar .\lr. President: 'I a in Ill receipt of 7mour letIer of tile 7th Inst., in whlich you convey the im pression that you desire m1e to con tine as 1 Illelliber of the house of r(p resnilIatives. "I .Vnieved tie senatoihl race In .utI Caroina only evase of Illy bo lief that h reby I could best .-erve lm1y Stail, and country. this coninuniention is a g,rat and coplete surl)rise to mle, as I have beein under the belit that I was per forming the highest duty of a citizen in enteinlg the rac Iicc the senate and also performing a aiia'ficial duty to the adininist ration. At no time did 1 believe that. I was serving my own am lition so!ely. The one Ithcught ac tuating me in etiring fron the house of represenltatives was that I hileved that I was pciforming the highest dity to the people of my State, to the na tion, to the adininistration and your self. I had every c:use lnd rvason to believe this. You have convieyud to ue no1w the belief that there is still a higher and greatr dthy to pertorim to the nation and to yourselt. "You have im:plijedly commaniat1 1 ;m Io remain in the house of' rviieres' Ia tives, and nl to tale the stuip inl Southi Ca ro:inIa durling l. thet cin!1e_ llonth. \\'e 1r-' at wa I': you ar fte comIlimander in ehjef of the arily and navy; we have a s':l'ive servi i -h and it is the du ty of ( ' y man 4 lite placed where h1" can hest serve 1h is na.1t1oil. It it is yovir belief, as" I con strue your lettoI to meo, that my ser viecs (an best 1,o 2d ini the house of represenltativ, and you will say so to ate ill unflmitakiabl t(erls (o that 'he who runs may read,' no matter vhat owl) judit-nt mlay be, 0r the desires of my friends, I wish to say to you that I al willing, and likewist. my friends, most cheerfully to accede to your vomtmand." "i esie'fully youirs, "A. P. Levr.' .1 tr. Wui'hon'ig Secondtit Leoter. "\,hin ton. .Ill. to,11,s. "M.\y lar l r. iv. r: "I ,I in ri i t of your le t r of d1ne. 1 in i< p'y. permit ei o say that I wrote 't yo.u onlv afItr 0 ' " S,1ihou.lthtful ren.i !ra<U ! 1t i what I dt. i ed o 1 'nder that f y o U t hon' :00 y ou s I f nt IIit le y y. :- long and (!is tinguisherl services ill the louve 10 C10Iodteration as a vanudid:'t,' for the in the last Pal'ag'all Af yhimr Ilur. we are ill will and the sel'ctive 80r vice act. is applicable in principle to all of 11s. It was this Coniderat ion that Illade tile hold as01(1 the present head of fihe nation to ask you to remain in the house of reresenIalives. It seems to ime absolutely necessary that you should remain in Washington through the jieseconsideration olf th legis l!ion to which I alluded in mly letter to you of the 7th instant (legislation which we had hoped to be finished by thi tine). "You see, I hope, tile (l ear bases 4of Iimy juilgtiiii ill tis miilportanlt l mat tewhich so nearly touiches your. own-I tli al careier that I woiil not ill (uimiry cimsancs have been ait liberty Io expressv a jtidgmelnt aboutl it al ll. I aii con vinced thalt the Ilrt of thle ntiton i make it in the WIhest deri, desirahic tha youl -*;iihI reilail as long a.4 posibue in ! tion of Ikrculur l l Ail ionl inl .h- i'u . I 110 ' 1anid beliov . that you i l r 1ar his conviction a.- a Sltisch ill .instificntion for thc liber-ty thave taken . "oidially and sincere ly your,s, "\oodrow \\'ilson. "Ilon. A. P. Lever, "Hou se of Itepresen tatives. .lir. LevIer Withirnai ws. "\\ashinglon. l n 1:3, 191"s. I'Vesidlent Woodrow Wilson, ''I al ill reeipt of you r coin utn i cation of .)titne 1N, in which ylu have Chronlic Constipation. Perhaps you have leve lthoulaht of it, but this disorder is due to a lhack of mo1isture- in residaill notlier of thet Ifod. If you will drink nit a-Imlance ofwalter',it raw fruits; and 1-k.. hits J:'l:i-dOOr exercise, you may h,- abl evenltually to overcome iH -nwiroly. In ' n a!"ime4 user the iort m il nd itle laxatives. Stron; and ha sb e luris take too mu11Ch' w V (Alm I tle systeil and malttkn a ha ma 'ti evay ani pleasait to take, and i mt auleabe in et. Gve twn a trial. eltM i he e lil ca i i n a l ii r\' . he -w n :ve~ io n ry a -t I y I ta o*a( an. Ii I I Ie0 lnSt by all - nounl icn n1 iyl. eat ll ary' c ,11 f r t. r - l toll. i i is ' r nt a tives. lu d ic oulr core 1- 'nd.- nov in I) rder 1 I', .I I - 1 ( EII ):' I I (I is rihIl Ia y li W NN 1- - *lls \ j lipl a v iiiti[ ha 1 n 1 it l ,a : ,,IhI - fihe civilized ll !d or mo1 h-n a .1uch d;.i..n-b Deea nd ! ion or 1;r h (In iln fherd LEWIS and Eye S e 'x ists QOpos Postoffice Laurens, So. Car. CL EMSON C0 L LtE AGRICULTURE, CHEMISTRY, ENGINEERING, TEXTILES, MILITARY TRAINING NEXT SESSION OPENS SEPTEMBER 11, 1'918 Location and Environ- Four Year Degree EDUCATION A PATRIOTIC Award of Scholarships Military Training ment Course and Free Tu ton The Colleg. Is located in Oconee A(It1 I 0 iAiIt EI i- a '\iDTY -it -nl w aI ( l l ma in 'a icniIsI! .-o l .il "- -n t'13t TI o County at the foot of ile Jlute R idge .\A rontom yl In these war tilnes every v ct ically tain d nan ii s a ;I:1*ional i u i n te A i i l n d - h1 n)1 illu lilwta r thi .1loun itainsi, on tihe hoiestead of .John11 Adssot. The colleges as w l as othr ni h a rea (l co- tihur ,a :,1 nin h onI -oe mb-r it i . Calhoun111 11, and1( latr of h o nn ial O1 nd s t l ribuliio t i4 m ike tow s Tin - wiin t he wa The spevcial A 'lle rie!tura. (u rse (!i riin hw, Tlos. G. Clemsoion. 'Tihe College ,ota I . mere;s o institutiono m h' . suboriintal to lhe onev purpwe I I Sl t I Ih schob. lDot any now 1wtore thie ion ht1r ., is o ve r Y 0 fe et abo ve th e sea le ve l. 'lsle n l t ry I' esid o l it 1 . ; I 'd 11a 1 it is t e iuov i tio h is II til t . t l l i tl I and tho eliIate Is healthful andl in- yotions ar held aT th e on1 t a e n*! ilb' '1-, mhI. vigoratiing. I -iplta tilonls to dissipiate entomolg y " "Oll" ;11'11 i n oi"I e , to i completa : ir at A. .w, July l2 . il l. lr!i-iy to (lii i hlmjin Vialllllol, and iif oluv i ' lT)(~l lltc a1j IIitIT ' I I i 11 infln I ll4) ii) ll tI i 11-4 11 11l \I l i! s ll t or to spend m oney foolishly are re- duain 1r . ni in !d duced 101 a4 nIl Ui. "olu it-l l I nuta':h t of le'b i;ally rliio d Ii vn is so 11 -l 1lle eht 1,1W w)Ji. Italy ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 1.1 h \\'.it-le to aal1-1 Il(. .d flailletvi 11) 19 pro Jll I Il, lth v-LI 11m: ltT ~ T14ti~ ! I) The siludents; v are under striCt tmil- .e rinnary I C oar TIm en as :oad. h lp i- r -i! olla-- ' lt -i'11 ul 11ary government a ( every effort is \ (n0a Sliaile ald ''ll liltbt I vli n 'oilisiS. a inii Ily l 1 I flt t drft ae before rd u ton n .ai nunith to trainl 11p young mlen who will sonunne and k-11n 1 lv th"Ivivir l tohre r inimedially up n:ria ion te bne fdun i hn Ih 4 edit tonl thet' college. and1 on l ;Ni'l.:lg 51uch1 studen41tst eti er th e seri e in thieii 5ecial41 h .I - 11 1he , h f tintx iins T. :o1 tel-l v e i i he coleetad oite.I E'III I 1. Qua,11ltid ene1dlneerhorn stlinens linay elist inl III. 1n:'m 11r- rre(Aw- !" N0n1 unlh , a t~le S~t' ('ivil IFngin'et'ering in Enlisled ItH serve Corps anld he pilaeed on tilt i c list 1n11nai- ma ' a r tm .lec rical 1'ngineering t -alul o . At 1:r:4ilu aTion thfey' will ha e C4n 1t unt 1y ! t mi . Tth-d 1-portunt1y itomib I Ii i t a R eh gious Influen ces M\h iehianleal Engitne n ri:ng O th e 41414 I tin 1:ier (rain I 'Is I , J41 a 1d''. lo o Ilh I ' m1r Texrl Hain.v1in <nI thee-,- l.ngn .-s Co p a p ia a o h'lle Collepe contibut1es to the sal- 'extile l2gineering ?. Qi lihlled etluittl rinig students alY enbs! in -i I- Nfva li - h Int(aij.jai. I.I. -li alry of fourl resiJdent mini11sters, who Architecturve ~eseve-, andt( #)n ;-nulaat1ion may1% eno1tr the 1' S. No-v Iem 1-n - h,-. u e ,n c pin -a r Id iin f t- 1 y vonliluict divinle ser-vivos an1d do pas- Chemlientl Eisginleerinig. lweerha4 Schoo! -and rniin :,or b~~nscoinuni ion . 41d 11,ul : ;1 ilfr"!Iionl itmo wrvd T , vg 0'r12:E h tor !t wI a n endets Iin harl- the 1.\vai lt( tge I t W ill like :4ly not e d i i j4 a11(t - t 11),l I .. ' lfo t racks. iI1hee i a flourishing Suindt1ay the It 0. T. T (' )' ,-l )k' - I 11hool an(d Y. M. C. A. With two sal- Cii 13 Is T Ity. 3. Qnualifil 'l 0tttulifts i the seiiat ('1114t nm I lII til of d aied ,eretaries. A $7t75,0011 V. Mu. C. C. aM M adeulist In t(i t hir -al may 2 n. Ile ad e ofrps totion. ItI t hous dlIan A. htuildina was eormipleft'd .Jan1 y, 1emistry (lilt\ In the.; Qurtiema!I ol it s e1 lerve glCo lrltiti al. m ti1 1 'lii ilitle fil (m- M n'ril n .14 Junm- a11 i The above Courses, Include English, ,TIle Seenlllry of \\ur has distinctl. S- d s 1 yon o Ili t-ce' tityilalty el oI ru-i Ilisto ry. o lilea l E co n o m y ; S h o p ibd e r d 1 vafl a e w h > *m n-ed 1 m a Ie eh-t 1 l jic l 1 I. 'I ' i iI 1 n -~~~~~1l ReurmetafAdl"l* " " roll(I ""lt """"";. ""o 9n.a'est serovev ~ Il '" voenited """""aei Requiremients of Ad- t . II rA and e1rin1 1114 mitrlilTnrd. Y oung u(1 sici r sIe ilt !)e o Summer COm incho o hi n y i's of i e Inl t(rui uao t eI . m i 4 t h y -t-h 4- dra t ( a o ( .t 1 i d' iliit m 1 1 -d m i s s i n1 ' s p I- q ; r 4I )" ) I (' 1 1 ; V l l l l f A H*.: - t -s e i t~l ( mllY( i t a r y I I ' i a l l i - ,lis h i I I l l T - , t t e l T 'ssi o n'Sh o r t C o u r s e s 1" IE l " " " "hil " "I " "31 0 " " ""at u' "o"\( .rt .No su-ii w w-1l1 be admittled who 1is Govei e nt-m 1 n01Ilbe %er-Im1)IT y '1 inbrat e 111 iN44 If y411n1m' men-1 refin~m I h blt not at lest 1; years 41h4 at thle 11imo ONEl YEARt C0O 1HSE IN 141 heu-Inl now the 11r11i11n11- Inecesry fto L.ep lol fihe %1!11 ip h "M1vin'I f Ia I. f . n b i r m o ' v n r I b I h n 1t prople 11 il II-liiv .\nI honorllable dllarge froml thOw rmm thne tJ~ 1 'g.1A, : ho in daev ul inst school or college attended i8 re(4- (Oclober ::rd to JunIte lot) Ipp vrI 1,nt y v inl hi4!1ow h pilt \ nTt il Iary fluired. ~~sented to ivIn tr ine ll A: ri. hu , nglineering mIl oill - ol . Icl ll ur lP e i n ital iay o Th111 ed. hrrqluirteImen1ts: IS years of age, 3 (-1 lllnlt . I f the t. '. i-; to be a l-ader ill '" - recon stw I - tion o J ' . y h1 h'l i I t he ilThe scho'ttO l e( rviltiiremt 4t i t*( are' i~-elv eg t9-1( ;I (he ~ l wo lit v111- lelIi I il h 11111G a e. the sa1me as those of the other col- Yea'r 11m exience, eight grades n the w. 1he m ut e men traind for th sk. I otton (;r2der,1 -I-i :t rd e leges in South Caro na. O 0ct1i are sch ool. 41 3 lil nd th.. Catylo;rd -:nkm rtm givell In College catalogie. ' For Catalogue, Application Blanks, etc., Write at ".'il3 -1111 "iiltod'tl ] azing Is forbidden by the laws TW O 'I'g I Or y IN 1July :ndEI to Jly 1:lh 4 of Ihe State as well as the aiws or Once to titury u'4uwh. Drive Courses the College. No appeliation will be - T XN I1 Ills AllJ 14; l Jo -u :' I - (I accepted, whother for' re-admisslion lor rfTst% (ifIlebir f rilh r first entannne, uless (lie - aplieailthas "" W. MGeq.ui. I Siedtts": -1i years of age, one ".rM R Presi t, 11tI- t, filed it pledge of prescribed ftorill not yearl of mii T experienee, eight grades / 9 - ly to haze. In school. CLEMSON COLLEGE, S. C. No litilo(a