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\ w. Robinson Speaks To Carolinians VICE - PRESIDENTIAL CANDID ATE IS HEARD BY THOUS ANDS OF LOYAL S. C. DEMOCRATS IN COLUMBIA Union Meeting At Rehoboth Church September 30th COLUMBIA. Sept. 14.—“Robinson day” in Soith Carolimy was brought to a brilliant conclusion in the field house of the university last night when thousands heard the Demo cratic nom'nee for the vice presi dency, Joe Robinson, deliver an ad dress which warmed the hearts of Democrats and strengthened the loy alty of any one who might be con sidering wandering from the fold. De claring that Alfred E. Smith, gover- hor of New York, Dem'ccratic candid ate for the presidency, was not “a Roman Catholic governor no:' a i&ptist governor, n<Jr a Methodist troventor, but a great American gov ernor,” and that Governor Smith be lieved in separation of church and state, adding “and that is moib than some members of my church believe.” he brought the crowd to a high pitch of enthusiasm rnd was cheered vig orously. Senator Robinson is a Meth odist. “My visit to South Carolina is notj because it is deemed necessary to strengthen Democrats here in their support of the nat onal ticket. No intimation has reached m,e that the defection which is noted in other por-1 tions of the country is of sufficient impoitance in South Carolina to re-j quire efforts to offset it. Let me commend the unquestioned loyalty and devotion (.1 South Carolinians to the political principles which have been accepted generally by the peo- J pie of the state throughout its his-; tory. Many of your great leaders are better qualified to teach me than I to instruct them. I have stop- j ped over in Columbia because other engagements in my speaking tour | afford me the opportunity of visiting, heiie and of extending greetings t(. a j large number of people whose fidelity to the Dem-'ci atic cauce can ro more bo questioned than mine.” After making reference to the fact that he was speaking, not only to the audience before him, but to the wheat growers 'of the Middle West, Senator Rcoinson said he wished to touch upon three subjects, immigra tion, farm relief and religion. “Among the numerous efforts of the opposition to confuse the public.” he said, “may be included the at tempt to deceive the people into be lieving that Gc«/. Smith’s election as president means a breakdown of res tricted invm'gration.” Both the Republican and the Dem ocratic platforms, he said, declared for restricted immigratic'n, and no “important distinction” could be made between the utterances of Gov ernor Smith and Herbert Hoover 01 the subject. He read excerpts fi'oni the platfoims of the two parties and from the acceptance speeches of the two candidates to prove his point} As tc- farm relief, Senator Robin son accused Herbert Hoover of hav ing attempted to hold down rather than boost the price c»f American | wheat w'hile serving as food admin-j ist.lator under Woodrow Wilson ar.d f added that the Republican presiden tial m«nince and his running mate. Senator Cuitis, were in “d sagree- ment” as to how to proceed in tack ling the agricultural problem. “The Republican party has beon in power fev* years and it has had long enough to do something for farm rel'ef. I call on the cotton farmers) o: the South and the wheat farmers of the West to seize the opportunity this year to assist in placing in pow er a new party. Should this be done, when congress meets, a new bill will have been drawn and before congress adjourns an adequate and fair ag riculture relief measure will have been passed.” He spoke of the numeious confer ences on farm relief which Republi cans had held and of the outcome of those conferences. “If the American farmer wants relief, he must look to the Demo cratic and not to the Republican par ty,” he declared. He argued that Hoover was “per haps” the dominating factor in a.' farm conference called by President Coolidge early in his adm'nistiation whied* he added, recommended that the best way to restore agriculture ^ The Third Division of the Edgef-cld Brpt'sfc Association will meet in un ion meeting with Rehoboth Church on Sunday, S?ptenlbc: , 30th, next, a^ 10:40 o’clock a. m. Program 10:40 a. n#,—A sor.g service by choir of Rehobdth Church. 11:00 a: m.—rUoicn called to order. Scripture lessen and prayer by Mod- erat< • •. 11:15 a. m.—Song: “On Jordan’s Stormy Banks I Stand.” 11:20 a. m.—Roll call and reports from the churches. 11:40 a. m.—Query Nq. 1: In the light of Rom. 13:1-7, what is our Christian duty with reference to the selection tf our officers from Presi dent tc- Coroner? Miss Anna Lou Morgan and Mr. R. N. Edmunds. A song or two. Prayer by W. C. Wilkie. 12:30 p. m.—Query No. 2: The heinousness of the sin of Sabbath desecration. Thomas Meriwether and Mrs. George Bussey. 1:00 p. m—Dism ssicto for dinner, with song and prayer. 2:00 p. m.—•Reassemble with short song service. 2:15 p. m—Query No. 3: What are some of the more prevalent sins that stand between God and us? J. W. Bussey and J. C. Harvley, follow ed by a song or two. 3:00 p. m—Query No. 4: How to get people to read and study God’s word. Rev. Mr. Gurley and Frank Sharptoi. A song. 3:45 p. m.—Miscellaneous business. Adjourn at will. J. W. JOHNSON, Moderator. DEMMIC RALLt rcoRKK con County Democratic Executive Committee Meets Here Tomorrow Jones Would Ask All Gasoline Tax ELIMINATION OF COUNTY POR TION THOUGHT WAY FOR CO-ORDINATED ROADS An important meeting c’f the Coun ty Democratic Executive Committee will be held at the Court House on On Monday night, September 24th, at the High School Auditorium a genuine Democratic Rally will be had. All white democrats are urged to be pres ent. The present National Campaign is presenting a unique condition in our Stale, and all true demo crats should remain loyal to the party. Arrangements are being made to have a good speaker for this occasion. Music and other enter tainment will be on the program. There will he no admission all free. Time, 8 o'clock, promptly. Make your plans to be on hand- OFFICIAL VOII GIVEN FOR COLUMBIA, Sept. 14.—A tenta tive plan aimed to make possible a Friday September 21, at 10 o’clock' com P lete and organized system of i. m. All members are urged to be highways, throughout South Carolina present; Some important matters ( was outlined by C. E. Jones, chair- -re to be discussed. | man of the state highway depart* We wish to take this opportunity ment toda y in an address at the ccn- urging every member of the Ex- venfon of commercial secretaries of ecutive Committee to attend the' the state - Mr - Jones advocated that Democratic Rally at the School Aud-1 th e entire five-cent gasoline tax, two itorium Monday night, September cents of wh ich now goes to the coun- 24, and to bring as many from his tie£ b be used b y the state depart- piccinct as possible. W. K.CHARLES, County Chairman. J. M. BELL, Secretary. IXI De la Howe School Opened Sept. 3rd to an equality was to reduce produc tion to meet demands of the homo market. He also asked if Senator Curtis had forgotten that several yeirs ago a joint congressional com mittee had wrestled with the farm problem. He also said the fai'mer might as well go out of business as to wait for relief through the development of nland waterways which, he declared Hoover had^, suggested. “I believe the people want a fair and just campaign. In the ‘whisper ing’ campaign against Governor Smith it is claimed that because he is a member of the Roman Catholic Church he will destroy car system of public schools. “Instead of being an enemy of the public school system. Governor Smith ’s the best friend the system hrs had since the Confederate war.” Since Smith became governor of New York, the annual appropriation to the state department c<f education increased fre-.n $9,000,00 in 1918 to $&!.* 500,000 in 1927. Salaries cf New York school teach ers in that period has increased from $6,000.000 003 to $3 5 000,0oo and the averr ge salary of the rural school teacher had increased from $500 per year to ewer $2,50(i “Nearly all these teachers are Protestants,” he said “and they respect this leader who has accomp lished so much for educat'on.” He then discussed Gov. Smith and Tammany Hall and told of the part Tammany Hall had played in freeing Jefferson Davis from shackles and of its co-operation in defeating the “ftree” bill. “It doesn’t lie in the mouths of the people in thi s section of the land to critic'ze Tammany Hall as being unworthy of association,” he declar ed. Near the close of his address, he said that Governor Smith was not a Roman Catholic governor of New York, but a great American governor and that on his cabinet ho had ap pointed nine Protestants two Roman Catholic? and one Jew. He gave it as his opinion that none of those who preach the gospel should undertake to qu't preaching that gospel and undertake to run the politics of the nation. Following his address, Senator and Mrs. Robinson wei'e introduced to many people. Later in the evening they went to their private car at the Seaboard station and last night went to Sav annah. PRIM ELECTION EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE APPROPRIATED $10.00 FOR MANAGERS AND BOX CARRIERS AT EACH PRECINCT The opening exercises of the De la Hcwe State School were held Mon day, September 3rd, at nine o’clock. The officers, teachers and pupils as- j Glenn, of Greenville, vice pifesidenti, sembled in the spacious auditorium j and Coleman C.. Martin, of Charles- and Rev. E. F. Gettys led the devo- | ton, re-elected secretary-treasurer. ment. This change he declared, would make possible the construction of a more co-ordinated and complete network of state highways, benefit ing rich and poor counties alike in that it would provide direct and im proved routes fc*r traffic in all sec tions of the state. The commercial secretaries closed their meeting about noon after hear ing Mr. Jones’ address and electing officers. William Lykes, Jr., of Co lumbia, was chosen president; Li. M. At a meeting of the County Executive Committee held at the Court House on September 13th, an official tabulation of the votes 1 polled at the second primary was made and resulted as follows: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Jasper McDaniel 802 W. D. Morrah 774 SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION: Dr. R. G- Killingsworth 758 W. H. Parks 821 SHERIFF: M. R. LeRoy 760 W. T- Strom 818 COUNTY COMMISSIONERS: J. H. Banks 622 R. N. Edmunds 813 W. K. McDonald 756 C- C. Morgan 895 MAGISTRATE McCORMICK COUNTY: J. B Holloway 814 H C. Walker 766 COTTON WEIGHER PLUM BRANCH: J. A. Ridlehoover 118 S. W. Wideman 124 The following candidates were declared elected: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE: Jasper McDaniel SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION: W. H. Parks SHERIFF: W. T. Strom COUNTY COMMISSIONERS: R. N. Edmunds C- C. Morgan MAGISTRATE: J. B. Holloway COTTON WEIGHER PLUM BRANCH: S. W. Wideman The County Executive Committee appropriated $10.00 for each precinct, the same to he divided between the managers and box carriers. The committee realizes that this is not full com pensation for the services rendered for those who so efficiently acted as managers at both primaries, but due to the limited amount of money on hand, il was impossible to pay them ade quate compensation- On behalf of the Executive Committee, I wish to thank the managers of the election at the various precincts for the fine co-operation they have rendered in conducting the two pri maries. W. K. CHARLES, County Chairman. tional exciteises. after which the Rev. J. B. Branch, Superintendent of the School, expressed the hope that this would prove the best year in the history of the Institution'; and men- t oned increased facilities and addi tional experiences. He urged every one to bear his personal responsibil ities and then to co-operate that this year may prove all that we hope for it. Mr. C. W. Crow, Principal, then outlined the work for the year, and teachers and pupils repaired to their respective rooms. Within the last three years, the (enrollment has doubled. The num ber of teachers emoicyed has beer doubled, and the number in High School has tripled. The School now has an enrollment cf 200, employs 10 teachers and is an accredited school. The following officers and teachers \ ax*e employed: Superintendent, Rev. J. B. Brandi; Principal, Mr. W. C. Crow; High School, Miss Mathilda Michaud and M'ss Dorothy Knight; grammar grades, seventh grade, Miss Thelma Alexander; sixth grrde, Miss Bessie Peatross; fifth grade, Mrs. W. Clyde Potts 1 ; thiid and foui-th grades, Miss Mattie Pettis; first and seconc g-iadeq Miss Estelle Powell. Music is taught by Mrs. Bessie T. CCrhas and Bible by Rev. E. F. Gettys. IXI * Mann Decries Ancient System SAYS ANTIQUATED COURT PRO CEDURE PROVES BENEFIT TO CRIMINAL YORK, Sept. 15.—The speaking prevalenc-' of crime in Carolina and the Un'ted States and the need of revising our cumbersome and oit of date system of criminal prc’eeedurc were forcefully discussed by Judge M. M. Mann of St. Matthews in his charge to the York County grand jury. “The increase in crime in South Jarolina in the last 20 years na.- boen staggering,” he declared. “It is enough to make any decent person ashamed. Mexico io the only civilize^ country on the face the earth with a worse crime record.” One reasc»n for the situation ho said, was our antiquated legal system which oper ated to the advantage of the crimin al. “The courts are hampered and hog tied by technicalities,” he asserted “Everything progresses except crimi nal and civil procedure” and back of it all, he said, was a state of public opinio-1 too lenient tolward lawbreak ers. He said, the people should have the general assembly revise the state’s antiquated system of court procedure. X Many a man has decided that when his wife can read him like a book, it is time to turn over a new leaf. txt By keep’ng yc*ur receipts for the coal this winter, it will provide inter esting reading next summer. Charleston was selected for the next convention. Mr. Jones in his address said h© felt sure the plan of a statewide system cf highways would prove practical. “The plan proposed,” he stated, “would give the whole state of South Carolina a state highway system of roads that would be designed to ^uit the needs df the entire traveling pub lic in the states passing through.” The highway chairman announced that the proposal would be la ; d be fore the legislature and that he was hopeful that' action would be taken, by which it could be carried out. txt Cotton Grader And. Ciasser At State Warehouse Dept . Columbia, S. C. Sept. 18, 1928 Mr. Editor: I desire space in your paper to an- neunce that the Bureau of Economics, Department of Agriculture at Wash ington, D. C., has placed an expert cotton grader and ciasser at the South Caroira Warehouse Depart ment for the use- and benef't cf the citizens, farmers and business men of the state. A correct classing and stapling of all samples cither brought into the office or mailed in will be made and a certificate sent to the owner show ing the correct grade and staple. This seivice is rendered free of charge and I hope c-ur people > will take the fullest advantage of this work. Samples should be drawn from both side? of the bale and a ticket enclosed showing the owners number of the- bale se« that the sample will corresptv.d to the num ber of the ba’r; Jor future idontifica- ,ion. Any state warehouse grader or manage-, upon request, will assist our people in getting their samples pioperly drawn, which if ma led shou’d be addressed to the State Warehouse Department, Coluirib’v. S. C., or if broaght in person, the g ad- er can be found at room No. 426, State OifiCt Building, Columbia S. 3. A complete set of the new gov- rnme..t standards of types and ?rade lengths will be on display for ,he benelit of those who deske to see them. This work is under « re cent act of Coigress authorized im- der the Fulmer Bill, and, in my opin ion, w 11 be of great advantage to the people of the state. I thank you very much for the space to make this announcement, and I feel that you are interested as I ani in seeing that our 'people- get every dollar coming to them from their crop of cotton. J. CLIFTON RIVERS. State Warehouse Commissioner. txt Nobody really despises a small ;own except the city fellow who came :Tom one. X The book on table etiquette doesn’t explain why the fellow who pounds on the table gets served first.