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<?omtty Sprorb. KINQSTREE. S. O. C. W. WOLFE. editor and proprietor. Entered at the postoffice at Kingstree, S.C.as second class mail matter. TELEPHONE NO. 83TERMS SUBSCRIPTION RATES: One copy, one year .$2 25 One copy, six months 75 One copy, three months . .* 50 One copy, one year in advance ? 1 00 Obituaries. Tributes of Respect, Resolutions of Thanks, Cards of Thanks and all other reading notices,not News, will be charged for at the rate of one m nt a word for each insertion. All changes of advertisements and all communications must be in this office before TUESDAY NOON in order' to appear in the ensuing issue. All communications must be signed by the writer, not for publication unless d'wed, but to protect this newspaper. ADVERTISING RATES: Advertisements to be run in Special solumnpne cent a word each issn&mini* mom price 25 cents, to be paid for in alvance. Legal advertisements, $1.00 per inch first insertion, 50 cents per inch each subsequent insertion. Rates on long term advertisements vary reasonable. For rates apply at this office. In remitting checks or money orders pake payable to THE COUNTY REOORD. "In men whom men condemn as ill, I find so much of goodness still; ir men wnuui .uLn ^iviivuhvc ui* u<v, I find so much of sin and blot? I hesitate to draw the line Between the two?where God has not." THURSDAY. AUG. 20. 1914 The Howling Down of Jennings. Out of the forty-oiu* counties visited hy the Senatorial candidates, up to last week, our neighbor county, Georgetown. has the uneiiviahlc distinction of being the only one where free speech was throttled .hospitality outraged and a Democratic candidate in a Democratic State howled down. And the most tla ? j? -1 : .1.!.. grant ieature m me ini-ciaipn- .man is that, according to current report, the howling down was directly inSrigated by a Yankee, a creature of the biggest lumber corporation in the South, who happens to Ik* the Mayor of Georgetown and who sat o the stand, "hisface wreathed with smiles," while Mr I, 1) Jennings was trying to present his argument. The Chief of Police Kit beside the Mayor and one word from the latter would have quelled the disturbance, but his honor, the Mayor, it is said, apparently enjoyed the "heckling." Yaw Mr I I) Jenninos is Mavor o? Sumter, where the candidates for Senator hold the last meeting of the campaign. Sumter is likewise the home of Richard I. Manning, a candidate for Governor and Sumter's ' favorite son," also an out-spoken anti-Bleaseite. Suppose these two Sumter candidates should follow Mayor Andrews' tactics and not allow Blease to speak at Sumter? Many would think such a reprisal justifiable, but they are not that kind. In fact,even in the midst of his "heckling" at Georgetown, Mayor Jennings assured the howling heelers that Blease would have a respectful hearing at Sumter if it took - all the resources of the city to assure it. Say, Mr Voter, which of these men would you choose?Governor Blease, who looked on and tacitly approved of the suppression of free speech, or Mayor Jennings, who, in the face of his hrutal reception at Georgetown, guarantees the Governor a respectful hearing in the town of which he is the chief official ? Senator Tillman's SwamSong. On the anniversary of his sixtyseventh birth-day, Senator Benjamin H Tillman, the Senior Senator from N?ut!i i rouna, wrues an uptu letter to tlie press, announcing that after tiventy-eight years of continuous public service?four years as Governor and twenty-four years as United States Senator, should he turvive to serve out his present term, which expires March 4, 1919?he has determined to retire from politics forever. In his "swansong,so to speak, Senator Tillman takes occasion to review his entire political career, and says many things that are peculiarly "Tillinanesque." Incidentally, he takes occasion to score Blease and i Blesiseism, and earnestly urges his former and present followers not to vote to perpetuate the power of this demagogue. < )f marked significance i.- Till-1 man's utterance that were he (Tillman) a wholly selfish, selfseeking politician, he would quietly [advance the cause of 1 Mease's dec-; [tion, because. he says, it is a wellknown fact that Blease, should he I perchance I>e elected, would he utjterly without influence with the ''powers that be * at Washington; !ergo, all the juicy plums of patron ' age, so great a desideratum to office i holders, would he wholly-his (Till! man's) to distribute among his ! friends and supporters. I Like most of Tillman's political ' messages, it has the ring of patri I otism in spots and the effect of it !on the present political situation in | this State is questionable, if not i negligible. But it does sound like a genuine swan-song. Pollock seems to be the original "guv" who put the "pep" in pepper. Between Peppery Pollock and Gingery Jennings the Governor seems to be on the run. Pope Pius X, the head of the Catholic church, died yesterday, at Home, Italy, after a lingering illness. A 1. 1 lamer is the only candidate for Congress in the Sixth Congressional District who has openly declared his opiK>sition to Blease. ' ===== You timl>er owners who have gotten into the clutches of the Atlantic Coast Lumlier Corporation, do you want to rivet tinner your fetters hy voting for \Y H Andrews' man for the Cnited States Senate? In hi- sjH*eeh here Mr Pollock added another count to his chargt against tiovernor Please. He said that the Governor was not only "feather-legged," hut also "gunshy"?affaid to stand and be shot at?verbally, of course. A VARIETY OF NEWS FROM LAKE CITY. IMPERIAL TOBACCO BUYER BACK ON MARKET--A. C. L. AGENT RESIGNS?PERSONAL. Special to The County Record. Lake City,August 18:?The many friends of Dr Alva Weaver, the efficient manager and head pharmacist of the Farmers and Merchants Drug Co, regret to learn of his illness. Misses Ruth Tomlinson and Eloise Brock, two very charming young ladies of Cades, were in town shopping this morning. Miss Cecile Severance is at home for her vacation. She has been connected with the Western Union Tel? - - ? 1 egraph Co tor trie past several years and holds a very pleasant position at Cheraw. Without any previous intimation, Mr T P Fulghum, buyer for the Imperial Tobacco Co, went on the floor yesterday while the tobacco was being sold at Hall's warehouse. As soon as Mr Fulghum began buying, the interested crowd of planters and business men cheered lustily; for they realized that this meant an in- , crease in the price that tobacco was bringing; almost immediately the prices soared, other buyers keeping in line, giving the growers of the , "weed" the benefits of the increased prices. Today, approximately 441,419 pounds were sold. Mrs W Wesley Singletary left Wednesday evening for a visit to her ^ mother at Moultrie, Ga. Mrs Spivey, Mrs Singletary's mother,has been with her daughter since the arrival of "Wesley, Jr," and accompanied her daughter on her trip to her former home. Misses Dora and Beulah Hinrant and Mr T B Hinnant are visiting friends and relatives in Washington, DC. Miss Emily Ritter is the charming guest of her sister-in-law at the home of the latter'6 parents, Rev and Mrs J W Ariall. ( Mrs S W Gowdy and children are spending some time in the mountains of North Carolina. Mrs A M Parker, Jr. and little children are spending the summer , at their home at Flat Rock, N C. ( Mr L G Atkinson, who has been , employed by the Atlantic Coast Line ! Railroad company at this place as agent, has tendered his resignation. He has been acting in the capacity of agent at this place for a number of years and his leaving Lake City with his family will be regretted by their large circle of friends here. LBN. SENATORIAL QUARTETTE SPOKE HERE SATURDAY. (Concluded from page 1). danger was not in gett'ng low prices for what they have to sell, but in having to pay high prices for what they must buy. He made his daily attack on Senator Smith's record and said that he would continue to pardon criminals if his friends petitioned him to do so, but made it plain that no anti-Bleaseite need apply for any favor. During the course of his speech Governor Blease attempted to show by the reading of statistics that during his administration there had been a decrease in criminal convictions and lawlessness. L D JENNINGS. Governor Blease was followed by Mr L D Jennings, who in his characteristic manner lambasted the Governor's record, declaring the Executive "uqfit to be king of the negroes in Africa, much less to be Governor of South Carolina," and reviewed the Richey and Emmerson cases, denouncing the Governor for liberating these two convict3. After referring to the crowd that left with the Governor as "that yelping gang from Florence," Mr Jennings lost no time in launching his usual attack on the Governor'^ record. He said the reason why the Governor turned out so many negroes from the penitentiary was because some white man wp**ed the negro and the Governor wanced the vote of the white man and the white man's friends; that Senator Smith needed no defense against anv charges falling from the lips of Gov Blease. Answering a question by one of the Bleaseites in the audience, Mr Jennings denied charging that all of Governor Blease's following were of the lawless element, telling his questioner that all the lawless are for the Governor and that lined up with them are many good men whose eyes have not yet been opened. Mr Jennings declared present conditions in South Carolina equally as bad as those of '76; that he had never heard of Scott, Chamberlain or Moses releasing from the penitentiary a man who had slain a father while the latter was defending his own home, this being in reference to the par doning of fcJmmerson. Mr Jennings answered the Governor's claim to a decrease in lawlessness by exclaiming: "Why, it's become a joke in South Carolina to convict a man," and turning directly toward Solicitor Stoll, he asked, "Do you suppose your Solicitor would trouble himself to prosecute a blind tiger?" Senator Smith, Mr Jennings said, was a first-rate politician. He has fooled a lot of farmers into believing that he has raised the price of cotton, "but he's had no more to do with it than a gnat." However, he added, the Senator needs no defense for any of the charges made against him by the Governor. Mr Jennings created much laughter when he asked where the Governor would be if it were not for the pardoning power of God. It is a favorite expression of the Govern or to say, in defense of his pardon record,that "All the Smithites would be in hell before night if it were not for the pardoning power of God." Mr Jennings said that just prior to the opening of the Senatorial campaign it was apparent that there would be only two men in the race, and that he felt it his duty to tell the people of South Carolina about the black record that Gov Blease had made,and that in order to do so he had to become a candidate. It was not so much the office he wanted, nor did he care for the money there is in it, but he wanted to put an end to Bleaseism, which is worse than Radicalism. He thought conditions in this State today are far worse than they were in 1876. W P POLLOCK. Mr Pollock was the last speaker, and despite the fact that the audience had stood listening for over two hours to the other candidates, he was received with applause and listened to with close attention by every anti-Bleaseite. Once or twice the speaker was interrupted by a group of Bleaseites, who scattered and ran when Policeman J H Epps left the speakers' stand and made toward them. Qrvrvio nno KoH "Take kJUdlW VUV iiwu wtaw?.?? , him off the stand!" to which Mr Pollock, with his eyes flashing, retorted: "Why don't you try it? I dare you to try it! If you do you will not only need new feathers on your legs, but you'll want wings." The speaker made a general arraignment of Governor Blease and said the latter was not only "feath?r-legged", but "gun-shy and can't stand shot." and was trying to make USE ALLEN'S FOOT-EASE, The antiseptic powder to be shaken Into the shoe*. Ifyou want rest and comfort for tired, aching, swolleu, sweating feet, nss Allen's Foot-Ease. It relieves corns and bunions of all pain and prevents blisters, sore and callous spots. Just the thing for Dancing Parties, Patent Leather Shoes, and for Breaking ip New Shoe* It is the greatest comfort J discovery of the age. Try Itr to-day. Sold everywhere. I Mc. Don't accept any twbsfffwfe. KorPKKK trial package, address Alien S. Olmsted, Le Hoy, N. Y. CALOMEL MA? | HURT YOUR LIVIjR. Every time you take this powerful drug you are in danger. Take! ; Dodson's Liver Tone instead. Calomel is made from mercury, and while mercury has many valuable uses, it is a dangerous thing to swallow. If calomel stays in the system very long it salivates. Even when it works naturally, its after-effects are' often bad. Dr W V Brockington will sell you Dodson's Liver Tone, which is positively guaranteed to take the place of calomel. Liver Tone stimulates the liver just enough to start it ! working, and does not make you I sicker than ever?as calomel often I does. You feel good after taking ) uoason 3 ana it won t iorce you lo stop eating or working after takir& j ; it. It is as beneficial for children as for adults. Try a large bottle for fifty cents under the guarantee that your money will be g'ven back cheerfully if you're not satisfied. cowards out of his supporters by taking them away, so they couldn't hear their favorite's record discussed.' "Where is Cole L Blease?" shouted the speaker,adding that the Governor was not only feather-legged, but "gun-shy and can't stand shot," j referring to the Governor's daily departure from the meeting as soon as he had finished his speech. Continuing, Mr Pollock declared the Governor was even trying to make cowards out of his supporters by taking: them away with him. Mr Pollock,in making brief reference to the appointment on the Governor's staff of Col Edwin L Hirsch, said he would not have referred to the matter at all, on account of a recent bereavement in Col Hirsch's family, had not the Governor, in his speech, stated that he (the Governor)always talked to a man's face and not behind his back, thereby insinuating, said Mr Pollock, that he (Pollock) i would be afraid to make his usual reference to Mr Hirsch's appoint-, ment in the latter's presence. Mr Hirsch was on the stand. The speaker^ displayed the old "calico-back" Republican ticket and said he had long wondered why, Blease and his followers had chosen red as their emblem,and that he had discovered the reason. He said red i was the color of Socialism, An chism. Nihilism and Bleaseism, that! the old calico ticket was printed in j red. Mr Pollock said that while the Governor had denounced certain local corporation officials,he had failed to tell the crowd that when a member of the Legislature the Governor was also attorney for the Columbia, Newberry and Laurens railroad; that one of the Governor's strongest supporters is Mayor W H Andrews of George town, manager of probably the biggest lumber corporation in . it the country, and who, witn poor little Olin Sawyer,"said the speaker, went clear from Georgetown to Spartanburg to "whoop 'em up for Blease." Mr Pollock read the list of the "furriners" enrolled in Charleston and closed his address by reading the parody on "Mother Goose's", historic poem, "Old King Cole," which elicited much laughter and applause. Following is Mr Pollock's version of the poem: "Old King Cole was a jolly old soul, And a jolly old soul was he." ?Mother time. "King Cole he is a jolly soul, I'll prove trom Mother Goose, So come, ye rogues, hurrah for Cole, For he has turned us loose. "For gyves and penitentiary stripes We'll have no further use, With Sneriff's writs we'll light our pipes, For Cole has turned us loose. "A royal health for good King Cole We'll drink in Bourbon juice, And all our votes we'll surely poll. For Cole has turned us loose. ' 0, soon he'll empty out the pen, And turn a living sluice Of rogues and rascals out again. Ana we will all be loose. "And if bv luck we run amuck, Our necics iito a noose, We are his friends, an 1 for his ends King Cole will turn us loose. "As jolly a soul is good King Cole As ever played the deuce By putting justice in a hole And turning rascals loose." First Bale Cotton. The first bale of cotton for the new season was sold on the Florence market today by Mr J L Hubbard. The price paid was ten cents a pound. Mr E J Pendergrass bought the cotton for Rogers, McCabe & Co, of Charleston. Mr Hubbard has a fine place about seven miles from the city. It is known as the old Clyde Brown place. Last year he sold a bale of cotton on the 15th of i August and therefore has beat his own record by two daju,?Florence Time#. tarn Old tons, Otfew IwUiu Wia't Eire I The worat caaea, no matter.of how long itending, are cured by the wonderful, old reliable Dr. Porter'a Antiseptic Healing Oil. It relierea Pain and Heal* at the same time. 25c, 50c, $1.90, Candidat For Congress. I hereby announce myself a Candidate for Congress from the Sixth Congressional district of South Carolina, subject to the rules of the Democratic primary, p J E Ellerbe. I hereby announce myself a candidate' to represent the Sixih Congressional district in the next Congress, subject to the Democratic primary. n A L Hamer. i For State Senator. i To the Democratic Voters of Wil- j liamsburg County:?I hereby announce my candidacy for re-election to the State Senate,fibject to the rules governing ; the primary election. Soliciting your support, I am. Respectfully, p E C Epps. To the Voters of Williamsburg County: I hereby announce myself a candidate for the State Senate,subject to the rules of the Demociatic^primary. Soliciting your support, I am, Respectfully, p Hugh McCutchen.' For House of Representatives ^7? the Voters of Williamsburc Countv: I hereby announce myself a candidate for the House of Representatives, subject to the rules of the Democratic primary. Henry A Kennedy, p To the Voters of Williamsburg County: I have decided to allow my name to be used in the coming primary to be voted "on for one of your Representatives. 1 promise to abide your decision. Yours Respectfully, p J J M Graham. The friends of Mr S A Graham announce him as a candidate for the House of Representatives, subject to the rules of the Democratic party. p To the Voters of Williamsburg County: I hereby announce myself a candidate for the House of Representatives, subject to the rules of the Democratic primary. Respectfully soliciting your support, I am, Yours very truly, p Dr J H Pratt. To the Voters of Williamsburg County: I hereby announce myself a candidate for election to the House of Representatives, pledging myself to abide by the results of the 1 >emocratic prhnary. So- j liciting your support, I am, Respectfully, p R K Wallace To the Voters of Williamsburg County: I hereby announce myself a candidate for the House of Representatives, sub- j ject to the rules of the Democratic j primary. Soliciting your support, I i am Very respectfully, p B 6 Chandler. To the Democratic Voters of Williams-, burg County: Pursuant to the solicitation of friends, j I hereby announce myself as a candi-1 date for the House of Representatives, j subject to the rules of the Democratic | primary. Your support will be highly i appreciated. p F R Hemingway. The friends of Mr E F Prosser,having faith in his ability and integrity, take pleasure in presenting him to the voters of Williamsburg county as a candidate for the Legislature, subject to the rules of the Democratic primary, p t?_ i > \7n( IU UJC I/CIIIULIOUW I UUCi O UA ff iiiintuoburg:?I hereby announce myself as a candidate for re-election to the House of Representatives and pledge myself to abide the result of the primary. I bespeak your suffrages in my behalf. p Robert J Kirk. For County Treasurer.' I am a candidate for County Treasurer, subject to the rules governing the primary. p % R B Smith. I hereby announce myself a candidate for re-appointment to the office of County Treasurer, subject to the rules of the Democratic primary. p J Wesley Cook. For Auditor. I hereby announce myself a candidate for reappointment to the office of Auditor for Williamsburg county, subject to the rules of the Democratic primary. p J J B Montgomery. For Superintendent of Education. I hereby announce my candidacy for i the office of County Superintendent of Education, subject to the Democratic primary. p J Graham McCullough. I hereby announce my candidacy for re-election to the office of County Superintendent of Education, subject to the rules of the Democratic primary, p R N Speigner. For Road Engineer. To the Voters of Wiiliamsburg County: I hereby announce myself a candidate for appointment to the office of Road Engineer, pledging myself to abide by the rules of the Democratic primary, p Robert H Ervin. I hereby announce mvself a candidate for the office of Road Engineer, subject to the rules of the Democratic party, p H D Ferrell. I hereby announce myself a candidate for the office of Road Engineer of Williamsburg county, subject to the rules of the Democratic primary. p TP Fulmore. C F Stuckey announces himself a candidate for the office of Road Engineer, subject to the rules of the Democratic primary election. p I hereby announce myself a candidate for appointment to the office of Road Engineer for Williamsburg county subject to the rules of the Democratic primary. Respectfully soliciting your support, I am, Yours to serve, p John W Dennis. Jr. I hereby announce myself a candidate for election as Road Engineer of Williamsburg county. I will say by way of introduction that I am a son of the late vv S Camlin, Sr, who was a Representative of the county on the Democratic ticket for several terms. Solicit-1 ing your support, I am. Respectfully, p Wade 0 Camlin. es* Cards. I hereby announce myself a candidate for appointment to the office of Road Engineer for Williamsburg county, subject to the rules of the Democratic primary. Respectfully, p Geo F Chandler. We hereby announce Mr J P Frierson a candidate for the office of Road En- / fineer of Williamsburg county, subject to the rules of the Democratic party, p Friends. For Magistrate at johnsonville. I hereby announce myself a candi date for Magistrate for Johnsonville j District, subject to the rules of the Democratic primary. p2 N M Venters. The friends of Dudley G Huggins^announce him as a candidate for Magistrate for Johnsonville District, subject to the rules of the primary. The friends of Mr vv Enos McDaniel having faith in his integrity and ability do present his name as a candidate for Magistrate for Johnsonville Disrtrict, subject to the rules of the Democratic primary. p at hebron. The friends of Mr R C McElveen hereby announce him as a candidate for Magistrate of the Hebron District, subject to the rules of the primary. Many Friends. I hereby announce myself a candi date tor tne omce or Magistrate in Hebron District, subject to the rules of * the Democratic primary. I promise, if elected, to try to discharge my duty faithfully. Soliciting the support of the voters of Hebron District, I am, ^ Respectfully, p J T Frierson. I hereby announce myself a candidate for the office of Magistrate for Hebron District, subject to the rules of the Democratic primary. p J Ed Coker. at lanes I hereby announce myself a candidate for appointment to the office of Magistrate at Lanes, S C, pledging myself to abide by the rules of the Democratic J primary. p JI Morris. I hereby announce mvself a candidate for reappointment for the office oij ' Magistrate or the Lanes District, sub-4 ject to the rules of the Democratic! primary. 1\ p S G McDonald. I at cades. a To the Voters of Williamsburg CountynP who are Interested in Magistrate at/ ^aufs. f The friends of R T Grimsley offer his name to be voted on in ihe coming primary for said office. He will abide your decision. Friends. p I hereby announce myself a candidate for Magistrate at Cades, subject to the rales of the Democratic primary. Soliciting your support, I am. Very respectfully, p 8 W McElveen. at morrisville. The friends of Mr J H Eaddy announce him as a candidate for Magis-^g trate for Morrisville District, subjec^H to rules of the Democratic party. I hereby announce myself a candidature for the office of Magistrate for Morriq^B ville District.subject to the rules of th^H Democratic party. p J M Godwin.'^H AT TRIO. To the Voters of Williamsburg County who are Interested in Magistrate at Trio: .1 hereby announce myself a candi- % date for Magistrate at Trio, subject to the rules of the Dempcratic primary. Very respectfully, p -AW Graham. I hereby announce myself a candidate for Magistrate for Trio District, subject to the rules of the primary, p J P Thomas. I hereby announce myself a candidate for .Magistrate of the Trio district, record of two years as Magistrate is before the people. I can but promise, if elected, to do in the future as I have done in the past?that is, to work for the people and all the people. Soliciting your suffrages in my behalf, and promising to perform the duties of this office fearlessly and honestly. Respectfully, p W S Camlin. AT KINGSTREE. I hereby announce my candidacy for the office of Magistrate of Kingstree District, subject to the rules of the Democratic primary. p J no M Ross. I hereby announce myself a candidat^^j for appointment t<- the office of Ma^Mj trate of Kingstree district and rebp^HU fully solicit your support. mSH p J B Gamble.^BH AT GREELYVILLE. ifflf 1 hereby announce myself for appointment to the office of Magisb^^^ra at Greelyville, subject to the rule^B^R Democratic primary. 9B| p s m bradshawmm| For Sale. |H On first Monday, the 7th day^BH September, 1914, I will offer to highest bidder for part cash, balance time, the following property: All tn^HS certain tract, parcel or body of lanc^H lying, situate and being in Williams^RI burg countv, containing 95 acres, mordMj or less, and bounded as follows: North by land of Cooper Bros; ^mBBP by land of J G McCullough; Soutfl^K^S Kingstree and Cedar Swamp Pu^HQ Road; West by land of George Green. 8-22-3t S A McCullough. Costly Treatment. "1 was troubled with constipation and indigestion and spent hundreds of dollars for medicine and treat- , ment," writes C H Hines of Whitlow. Ark. "I went to a St Louis hospital, also to a hospital in New Orleans, but no cure was effected. On returning home I began taking Chamberlain's Tablets, and worked right along. I used them for some time and am now all right." Sold by all dealers.