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i Thursday, August 2, 1928 McCORMICK MESSENGER, McCORMICK, South Carolina. Page Number Four •. McCORMICK MESSENGER Democrats Have Good IT"'Z The Mexican ! Chance Of Winning In pessary, a change w e think would Bean Beetle _ ^ t # ^ ^ rT | result in more temperate as well as: I Election Says Watkins a better law abiding state.’ Published Every Thursday Established June S, 1902 edmond j. McCracken, Editor and Owner. CIRCULATION: 1,300, and growing DISPLAY ADVERTISING — 25 cents per inch for each insertion; nothing less than 4 inches accepted for double column display, nor less than 2 inches for single column dis play y BUSINESS READING NOTICES, ANDERSON ATTORNEY TALKS W$TH MANY REPRESENTA TIVE PEOPLE OF NORTH AND EAST ON RECENT VISIT IN TH^T SECTION (Aderson Daily Mail.) That the approaching presid nt- ‘The majority of the joople with The Mexican bean boetle, former- ! whom I talked want to see a change iy known PrirclpaHy in the Scuth- in the prohibition laws, and most of w ,f tcrn Stat0s - has s P read ver :' ra P' them say they admire the way A1 ,dly dur - ns thc P ast tcn yeari Smith has been outspoken and frank f h ;'°“f, h thc St f tes ; in ” any in his beliefs. America Menaced By Immigration; CINCINNATI, Ohio.—“In fifty' years from now, with little or no im- 1 migration, continental United States The menace to life and limb pre- I will have 200,000 000 of souls,” said sented in high-powered, automobiles . George W. Chariots More Dangerous Than Motor Vehicles The Religious Viewpoint. localities it has been abundant for a season and tbrn has subsided only to Bop?m, o' Colu mbus,‘ has been exploited to a tremendous Immigra tion Board at Washington and Ellis formerly chairman of the Immigra- degree. “I suppose I was a little more rea PP oa r in injurious numbers two or t Island and an expert authority on careful in discussing the religious three y ears later * U is the most ser - viewpoint than anything else,” said 10Us insect enem y of cdible b • ans Mr. Watkins. “I never lik«e to start wherever it appears in the United a religious argument, hut I did talk States and attacks a11 kinds of com- / 6 cents per line for each insertion,! 131 electl °" ^ “anybody’s , race,” ; to a goed many people along this ° 1 . on g arden beans, tepary b ans, average 6£ 6 words to line. ^ that the DemocIats wlth Al; lino . Catholics and Protestants alike. Llma b9ans ' and kldn -y bear - s - Th9 V/ANTADVS., 6 cents per line for Smith as th?ir nominee have the ; From what I learned, opposition to Mex can bean bc9tl ° y ' h ^ full y ^ a * c&ch insertion, average of 6 words to best 0 PP° rtunit y ^ win the y bave Smith on a religious ground centers ^ is j copper-cdlo^d and bears V, hne had in years, is the opinion of a ma inly in points where there is a black dots on lts wmg, \ Xt a PP ea s TRIBUTES OF RESPECT 6 cents great m any representative people strong Klan influence. Some parts ln tbe ; fi e i ds about the time the earl- per line, 6 words to line. ’ I throu S h the , eastern and northern of Pennsylvania were strong Klan iest P la nted beaSis show above All advs. set in body type 6 cents 5 states » a ccording to Mr. T. Frank believers, though it is generally £ round » and a 11 stages oi: the p.est per single column line* extra charges 1 WatkinS ’ wh ° haS just returned from thought that Klan influence is weak- ma y be found throughout the entire for tig type on all'single column a tW ° weeks mot ° r tOUr to New ca ing. Most folks beliove that Gov- summer if not controlled. The in- •dvs., except head and signature ! Yo:k 3tate ' Ml * Watklns declares ernor Smith will be absolutely fair J ur y cause d b y the beetle is easily Positions given at ONE-THIRD that he made 11 a POmt t0 talk to aS in his ' appointments, and that be- distinguished from that of other in- extra charge. t many diffei33rt P e °P le ln a11 walks tween Protestants and Catholics, he sect P e3ts - The beetles and larvaq of life as he fdund possible, in order w ;n ] ean even more to Protest- feed C1 i tbe under surface of the Entered at the Post Office at Me- might ge^ the viewpoint of ants than ho would to Catholics. They l eaves > tho adult often cutting Cormick, S. C., as nail matter of ^Pnh^a* 15 and Democrats alike in point to his record as governor of through to the leaf and giving the But some of the actors in the cast of First National’s big production, the subject, in pointing out the dang- “The Private Life of Helen cf Troy.” ' er that exists in the immigration df, canno t sec that present day methods foa-ignevs to this country even in (4 ' locomotion have anything on the the present r-strict"'d stage. When ancient style for risk and danger, this number is reached, he said fur- Xn tbe picture, which opens here the.t ‘‘then the contest and . tiugg.' lor existence here will be on in earn est. When that time comes ‘Amer ica First’ will call for more thought ful consideration.” “Qf our 16,000,000 of foreign- born, 8,000,000 are not natural.zed ” j he said. “Seven millions are rated by thc Public Health Service as having the mentality cf children o: eleven years or under—morens. Thirteen in every 100 are illite ate. “W r ( e would do well to padlock the at the Dixie Theatre next Friday and Saturday are to be seen a number of chariots of the style o" that ancient day, each drawn by four fiery steeds. The traffic problejns presented on the set by these chariots kept actors, extras and assistant directors jump ing, and the resultant casualties were no minor affairs. Bert Sprotte, w r ho plays Achilles in thc picture, and his Nubian driv er, were tossed out on tlrdr heads when their team ran away, sustain- gates until we have Americanized' ir £ cut ' ; and b ™ ise s and consider. the second doss. iUBSURIPTION RATES: w *— Strictly Cash In Advance — One Year $1.00 Months ,75 Three Months .50 Roadside Passengers with the p residents of two of the O > largest life insuiance companies in 1 the country and got the ideas cf o ore drives an auto long on the fojfcg from a great many/ w-alks of public roads before becoming fami- life.” liar with the wayside traveler who, The appointment of Mr. Raskob ns s. for a ride. Sometimes in the ca me as a sensation to the big bus- evening such pedestrians will dis-. iness folks of the country and Dem- concert one on lonely roads by mak- C crats and Republicans alike regard mg an arresting gesture. Begging appointment as a master stroke a ride i s becoming quite common. ( of politics, for it not only robs the ery o ten the driver cannot check Republicans of an old familiar bat- s speed till it is too late to answer cr j| but • aligns the Democratic the pedestrian’s appeal. Men with party aS an ally> rather than a foe good intentions are often in doubt j 0 f business. as to whether they should accept « xhe old appeal the Republicans these passengers, and there are sev eral r<?asc»ns why it pays to be care ful. The driver of an auto has a right regard to the election. n cw Y ork state, which shows fewer foliage a lacelike appearance. While “I talked to big business men, lit- Catholics appointed to positions to the larva feeds on th2 urdor-side of tie business men, lawyers, doctors, be filled than the Catholic proper- tbe l ea f> if leaves the upper surface garage keepers, filling station men, tion of thi population, would justify, i^taclj; the plant tissue is cut away folks I met on trains in and around The Catholics themselves to whom I in nar: ° w parallel sections about talked believe that Smith will lean! tb ^ Isngth of the insect’s body, but over backwards,” and they s eem to narrow strips between the-e sections want to see him elected more foi j are 1^ untouched, resulting in a pe- the vindication of their church than culiar network. After the foliage is for any other purpose. I talked to j destroyed, the insects may attack the several Catholics who said that A1 and even the stems, and when Smith if i-dected, they believed, would abundant they have been known to forever dispell thc belief that a. completely destroy a bean crop in Catholic president cf the United about four weeks. Considerable work States would be influenced by his on control measures has shown that New York, hot dog stand operators and about everyone with whom I came in contact, I .talked politics, and got their viewpoints. I talked have used for years—the full din- church.” Smith And Tammany. the materials which will give best control without injuring the plants Belief in thc man himself marks are magnesium arsenate cr a good thc attitude of many people who grade of calcium arsenate with lime, point with pride to his record. “I asked a number of folks about Tammany Hall, and the best ansv/er I got was that Tammany Hall was not mere corrupt than the political machines that rule ether cities, such as Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and cit r.er pad and the prediction thatjjes of similar population. One man Democratic victory meant hard time-3 for business is dispelled by this ap- to be supicious of men.who spring po intment. Mr. Raskob is acknowl- ! dark ln to the glare of the | e jg ed as the successor tc ! the late rvi-t ^ aI \ motion for a rlde *|Judge Gary as the off leal spokesman Often the action closely resembles a! for r ,. jnd big . busHiess of America, holaup and such men should receive aild b 5 appointment is having its no consideration. The night is nb e f-- ect »> time to mak,, SU ch requests. j ,. Big business continued Mr. It should be remembered that tak- w atkimij ,. regard A1 Smith WmseI( ing passengers is a risky business. If the guest is injured he may sue the owner of thc car for damages. Then again there are thugs roaming the highways who from the comfprt- ,, , , , .. , . /V man depress ousmess condiucns. able back seat find it easy to hold. r» uu* ai. r» ui- . - , . , V . Robbing the Republican party oi its up a drivei 1 . The accommodating au- L,!,,;™. « -a I •• n . . f •, , V. claim of the “prosperity party will toist may feel cold stocl under his' , a . f, . * a . , , • , , . a . , , count a great deal in the industrial ear while his hand i s cm the wheel. Granting free rides to unknown way farers should be confined to broad daylight and well traveled roads. X Mexico’s Double Sorrow as a sound, constructive executive, and believe that in, the event of his election that his administration will be one that will encourage rathe: than depress business conditions. sections. Mr. Watkins says that business and professional men of both par ties realize that Raskob’s appoint ment! and the fact that A1 Smith is not hostile to “big business” is go ing to be a great vote puller for the Democratic party. Prohibition “.The attitude towards prohibition through the section I visited,” says Another tragedy has taken place in Mexico. Obregon, president-elect, has been asassinated—once more ‘ Mr - Watkins, “is largely differe.it turning that little republic into a' Xrcm that in the South. The ma- turmoil of strife. > Tiiig event, coming when it does, is to be deplored. A few days ago V young Carranza the flying ace of Mexico, set out to repay a good jority of the people to whom I talk ed want beer and wine, and whiskey sold, but are opposed to the return of a saloon system. The great for eign born population, and Americans will visit to America. This Mexican i °- f crc ‘gn parentage, many of whom “Lindy” was killed in New Jersey a ^ va y s included beer or wine as part when his plane was struck by lightn-1 their daily food, resent the law ing, and his body has been returned make no pretence of observing to his native country for interment ! it They do not feel that they should That country was plunged into | observe it, and they do not sorrow over his death, and now that! “I talked to several men I know their presidrnt-elcct has been killed, 1 to be teetotalers They are men who it afds deeper to their sorrows. * wa nt to soe the nation temperate, Americans should not judge Mexi- but who are thoroughly disgusted cans by the type of outlaws who are'with prohibition, after witnessing wreck! g that government, because ten years of its operation, there are truly gc^od people within' “One man in particular, a man their' boundaries who are seeking and . w r ho never drinks a drop, and who praying for the day when peace will i s E big business man, said that most reign among them. j people in his section felt mo/e or less V. ihen affairs of that kind happen resentment over the efforts of the in Mexico, it is o^ten wondered if people in the South and cthr sections Americans really appreciate the good of the nation to force thc law upon government and good things that ex-! them. He said ‘If you folks in ist here. We may differ politically ( South Carolina want prohibition, and and have views of many types in conditions there are such that it can our complex civilization, but let us be enforced, we don’t see why you continue tc live in pcao\ and main- should not have it. Lots of states j meat or fe<r dessert ta n our love for all mankind. | v.cre dry before the national prohi- tXt j bition lav/ was passed, and we have said, ‘In the present generation at least, Tammany Hall, has given the city of New York the best govern ment in years, and it is now probab ly tho cleanest large city in tho work* morally and physically. It has given an alministration more honest than that of most cities and many states, and we believe that Governor Smith is a bigger man than Tam many is an institution, anyhow. He has been governor of New York four terms and all that time his record has been under the microscpoe of an •hostile logislatu^^. If he, or his ap pointees had been crooked ct graft ers, they would have been closed. No * weak spot has bonn discovered, and we believe in him!” Smith And The Farmers “Governor Smith came out with characteristic directness when asked his attitucie towards the farm prob lem. He stated that he would, even before he went into office go into corferer.ee with leading farmer’s rep resentative to decide what could best bo done to give to the farmers of this country their equal share of the prosperity that the industrial sec tions havo enjoyed for thc last eight or ten years He- (Governor Smith) is known, to be a man who keeps his promise* and his prompt and un- eruivocal statement has had a favor able effect in the midd’.e West, where the farm vote is very much d'sgruntled with the R publican pav- ty and its nominee. All of which loads Mr. Watkins to believe that Governor Smith is going to get a whole lot of former Republican vote* and that he has a good chancp of being elected, the best Democratic chance since Wood- row Wilson. X applied as either a dust or spray t<> the under-sides cf thc leaves. IXI P. E. Edmunds Killed In Wreck “Inside” Information SAVANNAH* Ga., July 29.—Mr. P. E. Edmunds of Statesboro was killed and PJr. William Buie cf Sa vannah. suffered injuries that prob ably will prove fatal today when the automobile in which they were riding got out control rounding a curve six miles east of Matter, Ga., leaped u ditch, and struck a fence post. Mr. Edmunds and Mr. Buie were riding in the rumble seat of the car, a roadster. Mr. Arthur Trapnell, the drive:*, and Mr. J. Woods! riding in the seat with him, were uninjured. Mr. Buie was taken to a. Pulaski hos pital. Mr. Edmunds is survived by his widow. -IXt- Best Entertainments Planned For Farmers Vacation At Clemson and citizenized, such as we can, and then deport the ‘slag.’ I “New England and not New Eng- lard alone is freckled and pock- | marked with cities of 100,000 and up, probably half of whom it would be fatuous folly to attempt to in grain in their moral and intellectual fibre the teachings and aspirations of our national life. Why? Because they are not the stuff from which Americans are made. “Instead of Americanizing and Christ.anizing these elements, they j are alienizing and paganizing us. “Cheap labor is dearly bought at any price when it results in cheap citizenship. “American traditions are Ameri can traditions, and be they good or be they bad, they are American just the same. “America is no place for the com munist who, with glittering eye and forked tongue, challenges Lincoln’s pronouncement at Gettysburg; no place for the ‘rods’ whc> ingraft in | our industrial life the deadly night shade of syndicalism and inoculate the whole fabric of popular govern- 1 ment with the poison fang of moboc-! racy; no place foi* the ‘left wing’j anarchist whoso mission is tc' incite | and foster insurrection, revolution and rebellion. “We do not propose to surrend er America to old world, nihilistic mobocrats; neither dc« wo propose that America shall bo transformed into a Euitopean quagmire. “He who would live under the Stars and Stripes must be brought clearly to understand that Anvrica is America, with her own institu tions, her own ideals and her own destiny. able disarrangement of good humor. Constantine Ro.nanofii burly ex- wrcstler, who plays the role of a Trojan warrior, was likewise thrown from his chariot, with the rim of his helmet almost iemoving his proboscis from its moorings. Tom O’Brien, the Ulysses of the story was the victim of a runaway, in which, fortunately, he was not thrown from the chariest. All in all, the troupe breathed a sigh of relief when the chariot scenes were finished and attention was devoted to less strenuous act ing. “Tlv Private Life of Helen of Troy,” features Maria Corda, Lewis Stone and Ricaido Cortez in the prin cipal roles. WANT ADVS. RATES — 6 cents per line foi each insertion, average of 6 words to line, or 24 words or less 25 cents 24 to 30 words 30 cents 80 to 36 words 36 cents 36 to 42 words 42 cents 42 to 48 words 48 cents 48 to 54 words 54 cents 54 to 60 words 60 cents anl so on at the same rate. TERMS — CASH to accompany order for each insertion desired. At this low rate we cannot keep books for this department, so cash must accompany order in all cases. I ACT—Four yean old Black Cow, with white spots and horns , straight forward. Can give full des- Tho United States is large, but cr i p ti on . Frances Crawford, Rt. 1, it is only big enough for one colony, one doctrir.o, one fealty, one Consti tution and one fag.” IXI 750,000 Chevrolets Built This Year Plum Branch, S. C. 1 tpo. Cottage cheese contains all the no desire to meddle with the laws of constituents of milk excepting the, the individual states. What we want, cream. It is therefore high in food applies to u s alone. Down in the value and is a particularly rich South, wher*' conditions and t*"e peo- CLEMSON COLLEGE, July 28.— Entertainment and fun fit to make \ Farmers’ Week hem August 13-18 the ideal vacation farm men and wo men have yearned for are on the pro gram. The Paris Island Marine band of 50 musicians will doubtless be one of the chief attractions, since they arc devoting several weeks’ practice to the daily programs that a *e to be given in th shade of Clcmson’s beautiful campus every afternoon. From the ranks o: this band will I come a n orchestra, chiefly of string-' cd instrument players, who have giv-1 cn many entertaining programs, to provide the bulk of one night’s en- 1 tertainment. » From Greenville comes a club of eight gifted musicians» who make it tlirir chief pleasure to create for J their own satisfaction the finest | music, but who will spare nc* effort to make their Fax'mcrs’ Week aud- j icnce long remember the occasion of their concert pleasantly. James Speed, editor of the South ern Agriculturist and gifted speak-1 Bridled peaches, either fresh or er, has agreed to appear on one canned are appetizing to serve with night’s pregram and deliver his short talk, “Idealize the Job,” in' which he paints a vivid picture of One cf the most remarkable achi evements ever* recorded in thp auto mobile industry ccunes to light today in the announcement of R. H. Grant, vice-president of the Chevrolet Mo- i Pi? A fUITC—Georgia and nyiLHEjO Elberta Peaches for sale at 50 cents per bushel at Mr. D. T. Lagrcon’s home opposite the egg laying contest grounds. M. G. & J. J. Dorn, McCc«*m ; ck, S. C. Af ter this week the price will be ad vanced to $1.50 per bushel. AT A MODERN FLOUR MILL GREENWOOD, S. C. We arc now running full time, tor Company in charge of sales, that Bring us your wheat; satisfaction is 750,000 “Bigger and Better” Chevro- guaranteed. We have experienced lots have been placed in the hands of millers, and if your wheat is dry we owners since the introduction of the can give you as good flou: and turn new car January first. j ou t aS an y mill. With deliveries to customers aver- GREENWOOD FEED & MILLING aging 30,000 cars a week, Chevrolet in the first seven months of the year, •established a record for public ac ceptance of a new car unrivalled in the history of modern motor cars. COMPANY Greenwood, S. C. 3t. DWELLING-n.^’.r Cooked liver makes a good salad, combined with sliced cucumbers. Pineapple and cream cheese sand wiches are dainty for afternoon tea. source of protein and minerals. X p’e are different, you may he i b : e to enforce prohibition. Here around The wheat crop may be a failure New York, with so many ports and j oughly with hot water and soda once this year in some localities, but the harbors and so close to the Canadian or twice a week. See that anything Always successful for a porch sup per is a menu consisting of egR sal ad, cress sandwiches, iced tea, and any fruit shortcake. In summer time give the i*frig- erator extra care, and wash it thefr- wild oats crop will be with us for- border the enforcement is impossible, ever. I and because of the general disres- — .. .. jxt — pect for this law by almost every- In a few years when (everyone is tody, we feel that other laws—in riding in airplanes, it will make life : fact all law—is being made a mock- much easier on the highway com- 1 cry. After ten years of attempted misrioners and road superintendents. 1 enforcement, we believe that enfcrce- spilled is promptly wiped up, that the drainpipe is not clogged or slimy, and that the ice chamber is clean. Keep the doors shut tightly and do not open them oftener than neces sary. Do ndt wrap the ice in paper or clp,th. the true George Washington, far-, mer. This speech is guaranteed tc* hold the audience spellbound and send them away with a profounder appreciation of the dignity of a far- mer’s profession. Two or three of the greatest mov-’ ing pictures made in recent months will be shown during Fai’mers’ Week evenings. Another popular feature should prove to be the afternoon tours over the expansive' Clemson College farm and campus to nearby points of his toric interest, and when in demand to the close-by mountains. Each week, each month, each quarter ari( j waterworks, corner of Oak and shattered all marks for the cor- Q 0 i d streets, for rent or sale. Mrs. responding period of any previous l. Carroll, McCormick, S. C. year. , -- - - --- - Much of the credit for making pos- 117 A jVITL’A—Bee£Cattle and Heavy sible this remarkable showing is TfrllliEil/ Hogs. J. L. Smith, given the efficient manufacturing or- T\j cEorrn i c k s. C. ganization and the tremendous pro- ■ '■ ■ duction facilities employed by Chev- _ . . , - u rolet. Fourteen great factories in CATTLE paymg hlgheSt various sections cT the country shar-j market price for ed in the effort that enabled the choce beef cattle. A. H. Faulkner, sales division to mala? prompt deliv-, McCormick, S. C. tries immediately cf the announce-, “ ment of the car last January. From ^11 kinds of guns repaired and Oakland, Cal., to Tarrytown, N. Y„ ^ fiied by factory wheels have been spinning at a record clip sin'io the f.rst of the j G. T. BAUGHMAN, year, building the various models asj McCormick. S. C. fast as the exacting requirements of precision operation would permit. The unusual public favor shown Chevrolet in tb? first seven months through the demand for 750,000 cars, indicates beyond doubt that Chevro let will build and sell many more than one million units in 19251. breaking THE MESSENGER NO T ONLY DOES JOB PRINTING NEATLY AND PROMPTLY, BUT by a wide margin all existing rec-j yfiRY MODERATE ords for tlv' manufacture and sale of ^ a new model and further guamntee-, PRICES. LET US HAVE ing Chevrolet’s position as the world’s large-t automobllo producer.! YOUR NEXT ORDER,