University of South Carolina Libraries
THE RURAL P0 Itural Police and Law 'Enforemnt. J'dit or TIhe Advertiser: It takes someth11 ing ovel $Si.100 to pay the i rral police. Of this sumii over .00 ov into tIhe treasumry5 frotn tines. Itt, suppose that fines pilt not a clit ilto() tihe trasury. We cold not afftOrd to discotiniue, or weaken this force onl .1 an y condition. We have a .91en'ldid showriff :nid a1 splendid de-puty, bIu they ca't aftend to other duties rt(luIired( and patrol Ohe coiluty. Thel( had se rral a experilece as a I r l ld(r presnti drlte adfl conditions.t Io t i nlt tistatit'.c outfit can ,!o II'i:5 work. This work 111tusIthe done bIy nin who t e vote ill -ir ntire time to it. Somleonle -ay;4 hw cme lwy ts :tln of tiw- ruraal ?;oli(c e aboit a .w doing L l noin'. .y d1ar ir, wi h . nd i Are ' I 1 ashi op att t mid ( t) ltt thI se IIIVII. I a Ir e onI v n ro IIIr tx*pinthrough Sthe ~tickt, a the 1.()V al l 1 114 t Itwis I Il( i ss i,. t II k If life, to I rotIectI ourl hlome- 1and( \ It l) inaliorily o I own11 l w e l al1 li it he twn has police protection, w r! e vote to sutaill the force. h a I is' c f : I t ,- I.I (Ian er Ito Itry e ie it i l )!Imh he iq votedi out. n. tilood people will b i sled it vmii ainst tlte rurali(1l io. to defeat i ot and he a h indel t ht1!;; wo ld le ave us i gr t da ar. 11 wonI giv the "BlackakerDaughtI~i my pin tin, tihet ivo er I.il ti me- . 11ndici on hitherto ark W o Mr oIts ry. fIvl'ville voHW ted (n Solice or Kotw or hee yar., . ir crine: reco rd se I to b incre-asing t a fapid ratg. Wea to the good len of a l felctios to po.gt th tmi. ws rciay would w' a1Opa t.o tahe '_o wsomen 1o woon w., Iook for1 supI11)po1,1rt or. all thtose 1bi is that promise for bhe hest. tre is o kn issue that ow s above all oher i is th use of crm III(rvenor and lanw enfor-d menut. 0. G. THlO.\PSON. Favors Itural s'olice Eitor The Advertiser: ''r the past few days we have heard a1 ma1tter discussed that to the Writer's mlind, has only o e side. This discus on repar a to the vote to be taken uipon the rural ,olice in August. W, hear it rmn11ored that these menl arel not, on thle job) and that thley are rn ning down thincs Which tho- should not ad leaving utouched a r- fild For Torp id L a1e "Black-Draught Is, in myck opinesndter ther medicine orllo therese," sytates often R.n.dWite tha mythes a~ftetng-~ the-anattei wh yory diarelaboule diugh cyonueadace. Be wsur on that Iba the e sTedof fordk-Drauck-Draught, and ' Thedford's. BLACK-2 LICE QUESTION I WIIlCh should be Worked. This all mray be true but we should not be un I(indful of the fact that they are a g reat .1}trtection and they are produe ing a wholesome infltence throttghout mtir contoty. We hear it argued from a tax stand point. I would not care to enter into a discttssion frontt that angle. but I wish to give a few fligttres which were just taken frot the hooks of [loss .), outig, (Ounty Treasttrer. The rural Oli, 7 in nubtier are paid $10,500. T'hlere has beon returned il linies and tullitlres: beginning .July Ist, 1921 aind e-nting, July Ist, 1922 $6;.2.3,3.51.. We have eeln ilnforted that 3 cases b.ve len ailpaled and :17 eases are ;w )x ...h.". Whn these ar tried volt will seo at ont that tite $h1.2.31.a5I will he increased taterially. Now this 114w." not take into consideration the IInvs who have heet taken to tle chain 'ann!. and penlitnut iary. We Iind t111t the assessed value of L.aurens county is $it(,].M;li.0 and I mill levy for i4turens conttIty will produce $10..tui.Sl* whih lacks only a f(ew dollars of beitng the ru1ral police IXpenl1se. W.ien we look at these !Ig ures we only wisith that our countly wvoild have to Icvy the one nmill for nolic watl erle and crime is WIat - educed tIhe Wi. \\'ho would b pposod to Ipying a ono mill levy for thie prot-etion of our women and r..Iildren? SpIpose they should be vole:i o.11 wi th the ra-pid inflow of t'linte of which none assitte responsi hility and all how outr heads in sltaime. \\'hat could t wo men (10? h'lte sheriff and his deplity. There is no provision Siadle if the rural police are voted out iy whibh we ean increase their force until tite legislattre lleets. It strikes me that it is time for its to stol. look and liston and wien we vote let's re mciber out neighbor. I am for tite rural *olice first, last and always and rather than decrease them I iad rati er see thett increse, but sinee we an not increase them, let's hold on to what we have. Respectfully, W\. It. '.\Ic.r'lTFN. W1. 1). Byrd oil RuIal Pollee Eilitor The Advertiser: Tirougit tie courtesy of yottr ia-per I wi.h to speak a word in behalf of the rural police syst em. I would bet tIr exprcss it, in behaIf of otir women and children of the rural districts. Do away withtl the rural )01ice, what Ipro teetioni have we? Hiow many blind tigeris will we have in eVory Omtnttttl i ity? Ilow Imany of outr little bralteltes will have stills oni theml ? What pro teetion will we have against the auto noihilt' seeder? The altolobile night riders? \'ote out the rural lice and I predict the Pederal gover.. .$!nt wIll seid offiers h(ee to enforce the pro ht'hitIon law, wileh iln my opinion. will c(ause trictliOl and trale) states iuhts under thit feet. I blieve int ta tes tightIs, and 1101ieve in solving ottr ownt :1tolemtts. havte we left 1(o enforce law, andi at a tm whet(n te ctimtte wave Is sweept ing~ the utniversd Ottr shteriff anti his eIlltty, let temt work ntight anld dlay, wii-h we cottld not ask thenm to (10, :oul d no1 t)5osiblIe do Ithe work. I atm shon or' Oth rur~ tal polic( uttii some on: r'iv es uts somtethItill 5 hetter. WVhiy Lauren~ls ('3)unlty3 Shol d lltnltn its 111ura1l Poillee Fore i'd itor1 I aurens01t Adlvert iser: 'The <I testioni atS t) whtert or not I .itlrens County13 shld t reta inI its rullli ttol ice force Is at present a very' ptont illen~t tIuestion11 itt the intds of the voters. As one of -the mtagistrates of Lte couty, I considler It 11y3 duity to pointt ott someo of thet diticutlties In en foreing thte laws agaInst cettain ctimes withotut thec assistancee of the rural .po lice. I hatve ben asked the qutestlon tbles coulid not enforce .thte laws as wvell withtoutt the t tuat pol ice. SectIon :28 of Crlitmnl Code pr'o vldes "that all proceedintgs hefore mag istrates iln criminal cases shtall 11be commnlceed on Information under oatht plaily13 and su~bstantially settin-g fortih the offetnse chtatged, upon01 wichl and only wich, shlall a warrant of arrest Sectti G of thbe same code pro vides that. "No tmagistrate shtall per' mtit a conistatble .to swear otut aL war :ant exceplt wvhere the contstabhle has8 been personally affected by theo offense with which thte .:arty is chatged.'' Fromn the I wo sect ins (iuoted it wIll 7 : thr'. ' ::vagstrate ndl htis contstalet htave no0 power' to tot in i31r')e offenses, su~cht as8 drunk ways, t ranlsI~olting ad sellIng litiuor, distol "totinug", andI many other' like offens~es, untless some prtivate citIzenl gets out un~der cover' of nig-ht, detects tt etime and then goes abefore a matg Isttate to give thle Infotrm'atloon under roath a sls reqireitd by law. Then In rtlI liquobr cases -1his Iprivate citizen is bound ovor to .the circutit cour~t, los es a 'week and many times more than a week from his business In order to see that the laws are enforced. From mily personal experience -and observa tion I can say .that the average citizen will overlook the offense and leave the initiative for some ot-her citizen. A case came uider my observation in an adjoining county in which a colstable had arrestedi a party with iquor and not a private citizen could be found who was willing to act as prosector fin the case. "Let the other fellow (o it," is the Coiii'Iliol sayong. As we have a good police force that is I railled inl the work, having authori ty to arrest and to prosecute, it seems to be ilnC 'e to lay off the force that is funct. ing so well, especially in the indjst of a great crime wave. If' we 'have too mllan1y rural polle( men or if aly changes Shoulid be Illade ill the p(eisonliel of the force, let n; sustainl the a),.. frain he force 'Ind then ('le't represenitatives who will have iiolal conurage to adjust these iiatters to tile hest interest' of our 'ointy. . T. COOK, Magistrate You ngs Townislilp. Aug. 16, 1922. S. 11. Lowe on lIfiurnI Pollee M'Utor Laur'eiis Advertiser: I am11 ghul to see that C. D. Nanice. lr. Browin g ad others, calididates for the legislature, are in favor or ihe rural poliee. While I live in Colum bia, I have relatives and friends who live in the rural Commullities of Lau rells (oun11ty that leed police protece tion just as much as Ile town of Lan r1'n1s. Iln fat, I think they need it More. Yol have 'ow got some of tile best police ofices i ll the state ii ('olum1l1i bus Owens, Andy Boyd, Toni Abrams an ld Walter Ilyson, and I have na dollbt blit what the others on the force are just as good. I am glad to pay a tax for rural police in Laurenis count11y and I -hope tile people inl the couinty will vote to retain those good officers which you have now, iiless we can get a governor like our present goverilor, that, has the backbone to enforce the law. You can't well dis card the 'ur al police without crip pliig very badly the enforceient of law ald order iln your community. The ies that rural police take iln for their work, pistols, etc., andl act lig as magistrates' constables should be talke(n in Colnsideratiol besides, for the good order that prevails in your conity. Why, Greenville voted out the riral police and now they hove seven Paid deputy sheiriffs. B1esi(es. Ihey have quite a num in ber of federal oflicer's to assist them ini G Creelville 'onilty. Anl with this they don't heep the law as well enforced as your Lau rens COun1y oflicers. I have been iII every county ill tle state for thle last two years and I look on lauirens 'con ty as ithe haier coity for law en forcemeni. 'if you will elect meni to the leg Islatunre like Nance, Browr in g anid an1other like them for law enoroiice milelt, aId a governor like liarvey, it w~on't he man vy yeairs be for1e yOul ight ('ut dlown1 youri rura'l pol1111ice force and1( const ai'hlary force. 111ut you cann111ot affotoil do)(1 it niow. .\li. Ed itoi', wh~o is it t hot Is hioller inig thle loudest for pei'sonal liboirty Ciinn anfswer' that: Whly it is the law breakers, bl intd tigers and those. who are hatr:onliing blind1( tigers. Oh, the mani that yatrioni'zes a blin 1t11iger or ) bootlegger; he is aiding thle lin d tiger1. N('veri talk of tightinig tor' youru flag whieni you are 'aidling the blind( t iger and iith le hoot leggerI. Not on(1ly thai, you are' tr'amilinig your laws un dei' foot t ha t y'our lcgisl atois makew, ori in theric .wvords, you .are aiding the 'hootlIegger in it. Oh, mys fr'iends of Lauriens ('(unty3, think over this, and1( 1 beg, if any has bheen guilty' of thIiis, Illease reform and1( tur yiour0 b' ack uip on all sichi, and hlp lead the way' to the shi Ilng ma10rk of love aiid patr liot.. isml for 01'ur i liut ry and the blessed .laster, the Cleat Rluleri of our I des tinies. S. W. LOW!:. August 17, 1922, ,ino. .R. FInley onl fiural Polie Edit oi' The Adveiltiser: We suplpose it will 'be left to the vot ers of our county whether we retain or do awvay wvlth1 the rur'al police. We should well consider and think seri ously befoi'e casting -our1 votes to (10 myaay with about the only protection that we countriy ipeople hame. Turn our counlty over, to the making, dis;tri :buting and bootlegging of the~ cursed stuff, wvi thou t fines or impr~iisonlment, w~'ith other misd(emleanors and wew .ill rue the (lay wedid so, IWe have had( a heavy 1)ul1 up1 a long, steep 1h111; we have had to scotch many tines and let thie team rest. The wvagon has been scotched now tfor a long time.. We th nk [t time for another' hard pull up n1 rAi the to.p, ~where lie stripecs and heavy .fines. Some say, tur'n it over' to the sher4t'f. Th'le sherIff can't do withlout a force equal to the r'ur'al 1p0 11cc. Why need1 we comlini' of the riral poli1ce when they -get ines about' enough to pay their salaries? If there be any who (10 not (10 their diuty, turn them off and get ether's 'who will. 1NO. R,'F1L12Y. They are GOOD! 10 Buy this Cigarette andSave Money 'IXTILE WORtKER FA LLS II E ii TO $Ii,000,000o G reensboro 3nn1 an1d Andersoi Sister Largest Reirs to $1509,000,000 ilfstate G reensijsboro, N. C., Autig. 1 9.-.l rs. ilargaret Jordan, of ierson, S. C., is one of the biggest heirs of an es-I tate of one hundred fifty ilillion dol lars, eftl by her uncle, Thomas Brown ilg, a 'exas oil mail, according to the stateinilt of J. ii. Browning, of this city, her brother, another hair of the vast fortune, made today. 'I'he estate will be divided among the children of Thomas C. ilrowning, -five brothers and one sister. There are thirty-six li irs, 'Wut *.\Irs. Jordan \nd ir. Ilrowining of this city, being the only children of Lucy Browning, ister of the multi-milliioaire, 'will re (eiVe. the largest shalres. 'Mr. Brown ing is informed by his lawyers that. their share will be ab1out thirteen ii lions. All the heirs, except the one hlir, live in South Carolina, most. of them in (reenville aiid Anderson coun ties. .'rs. Jordan, according to IIr. lIrowning, is the wife of an Anderson county farmer, they are not wealthy, alt-hough they are in comfortable cir cumstances. 13r. Browning is a cot ton mill worker here. Thomas C. Browning, who amassed this tremendous fortune, left South Carolina in 1858, at the age of 18, to make his fortune. Oil was discovei'ed on his property a number of yeg.rs ago, antd he was rich. lie died six years ago and thme Texas authorities had been Piles Cured in 6 to 14 Days Druggists refund money if PAZO OINTMENT falls to cure Itching, Blind, Bleeding or Protruding Piles. Instantly relieves Itching Piles, and you can get restful sleep after first application. 60e. SCHOC WIN A Five prizes of G rens and Newberry < All that is neces write us a neat lette: one of the Famous IF Any Hupp owne owned one the moi ASK THEM. The conditions of th You must not be o You must be an at You must be a resi Your letter must r4 Write on only one You must confine': Only one letter fre The prizes are: First Prize......... Second Prize ..... Third Prize-...... Fourth Prize -......... Fifth Prize ....... The judges: We have reques Motor Car Corp< letters and annoi Mail your letters to: ELLIS 1 HUPI CLINTON.,. iiiable to find any heirs, until last April. Since that time, the estate has Jeen in i process of being settled and it low appears certain that the heirs ovill receive their shares ii cash ii Oc ober. Must cse Vald. As a rule, the piper does not extend long credit. ie its a hhabit of col. lecting promptly.--loston Transcript. WOOD SE STORAGE An Und< Battery The CW Battery (Wood Separator) has quality plates, selected cedar wood separators. Built right, of all new, high-grade materials. Easily the best low priced battery you can buy I Sizes to fit all cars. Laurens Storag West Lai Phon< Rep rei Willard ] (THREADED RUBI and Mr (WOOD SE TENTI PRIZE 01 OLD to be given to sch :otunties for a few mome sary for you to do to s r giving the ten (10) besi [upmobile Automobiles. r will help you out, and' re they can help you. e contest are: ver High School age. tendant of some school. dent of either Lauren. or Newbe each us not later than 12 o'clock side of your paper. rourself to ten reasons only. m each child. ted the adve'tising departrm ration of Detroit, Michigan, mece the winners. [OTOR Co SCARS AND HOOD '1 - - sou 4Riat-Snip Bents the Best Trap Ever Made"-Mr. Emly Slaw Mays. "My husbaild bought $2 trap.k I bought a 65c box of 1UAT-SNAP. The trap only caught 3 rats but RAT-0NAP killed 12 In a week. I'm never with out RAT-SNAP. Reckon I couldn't raise chicks .without it." RAT-4SNAP comes In cakce. Three sizes, 35c, 65c, $1.25. Sold and guaranteed by C. E. Kennedy & Son, lotron3 -lard-ware Co. and .Putnam's Drug 6tore. PARATOR BATTERY. rpriced 6-volt 11--plate $16.15 Other sizes at slightly higher price. re Battery Co. irens St. 440 enting Batteries IER INSULATION) Batteries PARATORS) ON! DR EN F GOLD Dol children of Lau nts work. et in the race is to reasons for owning the longer they have to win these prizes. rry Counties. noon, Oct. 1, 1922. -$10.00 in Gold -5.00 in Gold - 2.50 in Gold - --1.50 in Silver - 1.00 in Silver ant of the Hispp to pass on these' MPANY IRES TH CAROLINA