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. ?I)C Coxintu fleftnft. VOL. XXXI. KINGSTREE, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 17, 1916. NO. 24 ROOD SUFFERERS' FI Ragsdale's Statement inl it Denied by Ricl LETTERS BEOW SHOW W1 ii-. ^ Charleston Man Doesn't Wan but Wants Recor Saturday, August 5, Mr Ragsdale tvent to Kingstree and by special anpointment spoke to a large number of Williamsburg citizens to whom he undertook to .explain the flood sufferers' relief measure which passed Congress August 2. In the course of his remarks Mr Ragsdale stated that he understood that his opponent, Mr Evans, had circulated a letter published in The State of that morning signed by Mr Richard S Whaley, a ( member of Congress, from the First district of South Carolina, denying 1 that Mr Ragsdal? had offered any 1 resolution for the relief of the flood 1 sufferers or that the Military corn- 1 mittee of the House had considered any resolution looking to that end 1 except his (Whaley's). Mr Ragsdale ' stated that he would put up $500 to 1 go to the fbod sufferers if it could 1 be proved he had not offered the resolution which was incorporated in the measure that passed Congress, . provided Mr Evans would put up r $100 the same purpose if Ragsdale not able to prove that he 1 had offered that resolution. Mr Evans stated that he had circulated no report of any kind; that he had read and directed attention of several to Mr Whaley's letter; that he did not vouch for the accuracy of either Mr Whaley's or Mr Ragsdale's statements. that being a question of veracity between those two gentlemen.. Mr Ragsdale then read a resolution which he stated he had offered in Congress. Returning to Florence, Mr Evans 1 sent a telegram to Mr Whaley in 1 Washington which appears below. 1 * Mr Whalev replied to that telegram. as also appears below, as does also ! the letter published in The State from Mr Whaley on the 2d install. 1 WHALEY MtESENTED RELIEF RES^tlrriON. Measure Vb Provide AM W i&atlb Carollti Sufferers. ltoe following is Mr Whaley'8 communication to TO* State published August 5: | jSSAHiiuuiiwiiiiiiiiiuiuumiuumiu I - TIS3 1 / /i f .) m r Guara 2 O in irr I 5000 I | T* 7"HEN you h | V V get somethi {rubber and fabric zation of these the maker's stea ^ g tion for Quality. } | guaranteed in \ | miles. Measured l? j.: icr \,7i oew ?< rtt> uy xuv H ? "While others are p we are gua\ 1^! mf ? Sol h I 'King Hardwi DERAL RELIEF FUND (ingstree Claiming Credtiard S. Whaley. HO DESERVES THE CREDIT. t to Mix in Sixth District Fight ds Kept Straight To the Editor of The State: In your issue of August 1 there appears on page 6 an article entitled "Favors Assistance to Flood Victims. House Military Committee Indorses Rag^dale Resolution in Aid of Sufferers." The article states the committee on military affairs made a favorable report on the Ragsdale resolution appropriating $540,000 for the relief of sufferers in South Carolina, Alabama and other States. This article is misleading and evidently your correspondent was wrongly informed. I introduced the only resolution for the relief of the flood sufferers of South Carolina and it was referred to the committee on military affairs, of which Representative Nichols is a member. I appeared before the committee in advocacy of my resolution. No resolution was introduced by Mr Ragsdale and he did not appear before the committee, but reported an omnibus resolution carrying an appropriation for all the States which suffered from the flood and combined the resolution introduced by the members from the respective States. The resolution which was passed today by the House was the Senate resolution in practically the same pnnfainpH in fhp HniijSP rps- i station as reported by the committee. RiciiARD S Whaley. Washington, August 2. Following is Mr Whalev's letter to Mr Evans, with letter to Mr Whaley from tton S H Dent, Jr, chairman of the committee on military affairs, jvfrfch is self-explanatory: August 7, 191$, Mr James D Evans, Florence. S C. Dear Sir:?I am in receipt of: your telegram reading: "Ragadale yesterday at Kingstree reiterated publicly he introduced bill WvcurDorated in measure for relief of flood sufferers. That you also offeted bill which wasn't utilized. Denied statement in your letter to State of 2d. Wire or wfite me flMMMUtfUUUUUUUIIIItttttlUUUIld c S 3 "! i ^ 5 nteed [ iting ~ dILES [ ay Ajax tires you 1 . * r* ng more than nne = : and the vulcani- | two. You get | dfast determina- 1 Ajax tires are | rating for 5000 | in miles, Ajax we I K) miles. ? claiming Quality | ranteeing it." i rl. htl ? B ire Company | ;]iiiinmnrnnniinnniMinm?mii?'ir. full particulars immediately." In reply I beg to sav I do not care to take or have any part in the Con- 1 ! orPRsinnal rnrp in vnnr district and am only replying in order to keep the record straight. I introduced resolution for relief i of flood sufferers of my State July j25, appearing before the Military ! committee July 31 in advocacy of it. ] ! Mr Nichols of Spartanburgis a mem; ber of that committee. We were the 1 only South Carolinians present. The committee included all the resolu- 1 i tions introduced by members of dif- 1 j ferent States in one resolution. This y 1 committee resolution with South * ! Carolina included along with other c States was acted on by the House f August 2. I searched the Congres- 1 sional Record for a resolution intro- 1 duced by Mr Ragsdale up to the day ^ ; this resolution was passed by the 8 ; House and could find none for my ? 1 State except my own. Mr Aiken and 1 Mr Nichols searched the Bill Clerk's t ' office and made inquiry and could $ find and learn of none and so inform- ^ ! ed me. Thursday morning when the * ! Congressional Record of August 2 ^ ! came to our hands I found on page ? 13,899 the following: " e PUBLIC BILLS. RESOLUTIONS AND s MEMORIALS. j "Under clause 3 of Rule j XXII, bills, resolutions and memorials were introduced and s^v- j l erally referred as follows; a (Omitted from the Record of g July 29, 1916). c "By Mr Ra.gsdale: Joint R?.s- [ olution (H J Res 286) auth'-rizj ing the Secretary of Wav to 2 ; loan, issue or use and to pur- 8 i chase quartermasters' supplies * for the relief of destitute per- 8 ' sons in the districts overflowed 8 in South Carolina, and to pur- c chase and use tools and employ j such persons as may be neces- j sary to perform labor upon the t highways, roads and bridges of j 1 said flooded districts; to the 1 Committee on Appropriations." r House of Representatives, Committee on Military Affairs, t Washington, D C. t (Congressional Record, Wednesday, August 2, 1916). The Appropriation committee has never acted on this resolution for . the reason that on August 2 the Military committee's resolution was cafled up in the House and the Senate resolution submitted for passage. , This Senate resolution was a copy of the House resolution. I attach copy of letter sent me by S Hubert Dent, Jr, ranking member of the Military committee who had charge of all resolutions referred to that committee. Respectfully yours, Richard S Whaley. August 7, 1916. ! Hon R S Whaley, House of Representatives. My dear Mr Whaley: Knowing your interest in the lUnlklNC? RAPiniY ITIUII1I1UJ iini luk i GAINING STRENGTH, ASPIRANT FOR CONGRESS FROM DARLINGTON HAS MANY FRIENDS HERE. Local friends and supporters of J Hon Julius S Mclnnes, candidate for I Congress from this district, are ju* ! bilant over his prospects of election, j They say that reports received from ! all parts of the district indicate that | his support, which has been strong i from the first announcement of* his i candidacy, is daily increasing, and j that the gain in the past two or | three weeks has been especially grat! ifying. He has made a clean, clearj cut and aggressive campaign, but ' has not indulged in the game of slinging mud. Standing squarely on I ,1.0 r)omri/>rgtio nlntfnrm nipHonnc | LUC ULUlvviuviv (/iMV' t,,,, r. D loyal support to the present administration, and believing that there are yet many constructive measures to engage the attention o, 1 ongreas which vitally affect the well being of the South as wel! as the economic life of the nation, the friends of Mr Mclnnes feel that he is eminently the proper man to represent this distriof. Letters which have been received here from prominent men in every county in the district tell of the good impression which Mclnnes has made everywhere by the man y way in which he has conducted his cam I paign, ana say mai me peupie genI erally desire as their representative j a man under the tongue of good repute. i Southern flood situation,I take pleas ure in stating the facts as they cam under my observation. A number of resolutions were in troduced by different members o Congress providing for relief o Southern flood sufferers. Some o these resolutions went to the Com mittee on Military Affairs and som< to the Committee on Appropriations fhe Committee on Appropriation :ook no action at all. As ranking member of the Com nittee on Military Affairs and rep esenting a portion of the section in wived in the State of Alabama, lad charge of the hearings and wai lirected to draft an omnibus resolu ion covering all the Southern States ncluded in the flood situation, anc o make the report to Congress rhese hearings were had, and this iction of the committee taken Mon lay,July 31, 191b. I recall distinctly hat you had a resolution covering he State of South Carolina, that our resolution was referred to the Committee on Military Affairs, and hat you appeared on the above date efore the committee in behalf of our resolution. The committee, in Irafting the omnibus resolution covring the various Southern States uffering from conditions. u?i>c our resolution as a basis for includ' ng South Carolina. This form of resolution, after the Military committee had approved il ind instructed me to report it, was riven by me to Senator Underwooc ?f Alabama, who introduced it in anc lad same passed by the Senate Tues lay, August 1. Wednesday. Augus* the House met for the first time ifter the resolution was ordered re >orted'by the Military committee ind reported the House resolutior A. 1-1 i. f TU? t1TA( n mm sessiuru me muiui:uu wo; ailed up and the Senate resolution, dentical, as I have stated, with the louse resolution except by adding he State of Tennessee, was adoptee n order to expedite its passage. Th< 'resident promptly signed it th< lext day. These statements are mainly mat ers of record. Those that are not, ' im personally familiar with. Yours very truly, (Signed) S H Dent, Jr. (Published as advertisement). PLAY BALL MM We all need exercise in the open air. Why not play the good old American Game of Base Ball. It's the most healthful game of all. Get a supply of DIAMOND BRAND BASE BALL GOODS. Get up a Team. It will be ^reat fun and exercise combined. Call and see our supply. Let us help you select the right kind of Bats, Balls and Gloves. We guarantee them to give satisfaction ? they're the best made. | Kingstree Hardware ; Company Kingstree, - - S. C I e'COUNTY CANDIDATE! f Start Second Week o : Section i ' BETWEEN 300 and 400 " Candidates Speak Under Lar 11 ful Hearing?Party ? 3 The second week of the county 11 campaign opened Tuesday at Trio. The candidates had had an opportui nitv to rest up since last Thursday and get their speeches rounded out into apple pie order for their audir ; ences. The editor of The Record, as he 1 stated last week he would do.accom! pahied the party to Trio for the purpose of giving a synopsis of what ' the various candidates had to tell i the voters. This we are forced to I make as brief as possible on account of lack of space,there being a greater demand upon the columns of The Record for advertising space this , week than we had anticipatfd when 1 we struck out for Trio Monday af' ternonn. " The meeting. was held under a * large 9hed in the heart of the town . and was presided over by Mr W T , Rowell, one of the big-hearted citi1 zens of the village and himself a 3 candidate for the office of Sheriff. [ The meeting was called to order at ; 10:30 and opened with prayer by Mr 1 Williams, a village layman. Candii dates for the office of Magistrate at ' Trio were the first to speak. Mr J . W Lockliear was present but did not [ speak on account of sickness. FOR CORONER. Following these gentlemen, the aspirants to the office of Coroner were next introduced. Mr J J Han * na was absent. Mr Eddie D Epps announced his candidacy and told the audience that he was competent to fill the office. Mr H M Burrows said he had held Uq ftffino tul'oIvp vpnrs acn and filled WIIC VUIW vitvuv J W. w ?? it acceptably; he was a poor man and a cripple and needed the office; he lived 12 miles from the county seat but could be easily reached and would always be on the job at short notice. Mr II J Brown, the veteran candiCaJytWli I Pk^<s?r* 1 HOW CAN A CAREFUL MA! , ? INTO DEBT? DEB f IS AS DA E A.DISEASE. i 3 A FLY ON A PIECE OF FLY P 2 SELF WHEN HE IS ONLY ON fl MONSTER THAT 13 HARD TC < 13 IT IS SO EASY TO "CHARGE I"-.- AUCV TW TUP P.ANK TN! II LC PIUIILI nib BANK WE PAY H PER CENT INTEF Farmers & Merclis "AHSOL.CJTKL.Y SAFE" Authorized by Federal Reserve Board to Acl _ ~ wtMizr.KXttR .^uiix ITK. 4 5 AT TRIO TUESDAY if Campaign in Lower ?f County. PEOPLE HEAR SPEECHES ge Shed and Receive Respectat Greelyville Today. date of the party, told of his war record. He had never asked for a pension; had taken part in the Ku Klux and Red Shirt clans. Mr Brown lives at Cades; is 74 years old; can drive a buggy as fast as anyone and will be on hand when needed. Mr J I Morris presented himself as a candidate for Coroner the second time, thanked the voters of Trio for their past support and told them that in the present contest they could not vote for a man who needs the office more than he. Mr J L Blakely announced that he was a candidate for Coroher, was thoroughly competent to fill the office and pledged a faithful performance of its duties if elected, and ? 1 J ?? /> mAitaalo tkon | WUUIU I1U1U Uiuic iu\_j utotc uwu uiv I other Coroner this side of Black fiver, j Mr T J Spring told the audience , that he was neither a politician nor a statesman,but an honest citizen aspiring to be Coroner. He referred to the office as an important one, because in case the Sheriff becomes incapacitated his duties fall upon the Coroner. It'was therefore necessary to elect a competent man to the office. His advantage over other candidates lies in his residence at the county seat, where all matters pertaining to law and order have to be referred. He promised a faithful performance of duty if elected. Mr W I Tisdale announced himself a candidate for the office of Coroner and pledged his very best efforts to fill the office satisfactorily if elected. FOR SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION There being no other candidates for Coroner present, Mr Jackson V McElveen,candidate for the office of Superintendent of Education, was thp np*t sneaker. He was educated at the State university and had since [Continued on Page Four] i W^iN\xm^,>x/vv | - i ?**> &* I H ALLOW HIMSFLF TO DP 1 NGEROUS AS A DISEASE. ,IFT I ms 1 APER SOMETIMES FREr ? THE EDGE. BUT "DEr SHIM-I 3ET FREE FROM. dV IS A I IT." DON'T DO IT; 8 JTcnrv n i TT. I 3 i cnu. _WITH US. n#?nw?. tEST CN SAVINGS MltS IVilti' j ACCOUNTS. L jnal Bank, K ' iKE CITY. S. c. BMatti xertlr. 'Trustee and Registrar.