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VOL. ?5i KINGSTREE, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY. JULY 1919. NoiiO
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" AUG. 26 TENTATIVE
ft- DATE OF PRIMARY
'FOR CONGRESSMAN FROM THE
SUTH AND SEVENTH
DISTRICTS
Columlu>., July 29.?A tub-com
mittee of the State x?emocmLit =
- cutive aiatmittee which met at Columbia
Tuesday decided on August)
26 as the tentative date for the first
primary etotion for Congress from
the Sixth and Seventh Congressional
Districts and on September 9 as the
date for the second primary election,
shopld it he necessary. Assessment
of the indhidual candidates was
placed at $2uP.
The date of the^enecal election
will it'.- fixed by Governor Cooper.
It was thought that Speaker Gillett
had JLHis duty to perform and he'
was naked to name October 7, but a I
telegram- to Washington brought a!
v wire .frvrn Congressman Stevenson, j
citing the constitutionei authority |
,of the Governor to fix the date of
the general election. The Governor
named October 7.
The assessment of candidates was
J placed .at $250. The list for candidates
doses August 11, the day* pre,
ceding the opening ,<of the two itiner.
.^rjes, which are as follows: Sixth
A""n"* 19* Man
District: rjurenw, .AU^uon .
jiing. August 13; Kiugstree, August
14; .Georgetown, Augvst 15; Marion,)
August 16; .Conway, August IS;
Dillon, August 19; and Darlington,
August 20; Seventh District: CoJumbja,
August 12; Lexington, August
IS; St Matthews, August 14;
Orangeburg, Ajqgust 1*; Sumter,
August 16; and jjishopvfcle, August
John cGary Evans, chairman of the
iflun. executive committee, told the raerakers
t.",at there need be no fear of
BGfc.- the Republican vote endangering the
Sooth Carolina Democratic party, a^
|R; never before in the history of the
ivas it more firmly entrenched,
fit provided the people went to the polls
' and wted in the general election.
* ? The only danger he stated, was in
the extreme lethargy displayed by
, the viter toward the general elecl
tion.
Some of the members of the committee.
including former Governor
Mannkig, however, were of the opin- j
ion that stress shoald be laid on the
Jtemocratic wte registering, partic-1
^? ularly at this time w,hen the negroes >
of the State are doing everything I
possib e to get a large electorate'
registered.
A resolution by Gen. Willie Jones,
of Columbia, authorizing the executive
committeemen from the Sixth
* 0?t*\ fahulate the
Ana isucuui Luoiuvvo ?
return- And declare the results in]
the congressional primaries, unless
there was a contest when the whole
committee would have to sit, was
ruled out en a point of order.
Ashley C. Tobias, Jr., secretary
of the committee, called attention to
tiie amendment to the Australian
hallo,: law, adopted at the last session
of the General Assembly, when
the system was extended from product'
in incorporated cities to all
predicts having fifty or more Vetera,
and requested that the various
chairman of the county committees1
send him information as soon as
possible so that he would have no
delay in preparing and sending out
the '^allots.
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Ohio's Corn King
In and out of Ohio Prof. C. G. <
Williams is known as the Corn King,
He is a soil builder. He has spent
year j finding out a few sure things.
He uas discovered many soil secrets.
He is a booster for Agricultural
Limestone. Here is one of his oneminute
talks:
"At present prices for farm crops,
a ton of Ground Limestone has increased
the yield of corn, oats, wheat,
clover and timothy to the value of |
$30.30. This is in comparison with,
similar land which has never been
treated."
No guess work about the above.
Accurate weights and records bring
out this important fact. Limestone
at present prices is by far the cheap-1
est fertilizer on the market. When j
for an expenditure of $5.00 you can
get back $30.00, looks like a good
dea . People are just beginning to
realize what Limestone means in
croo production.
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Soldier's And Sailor's Reception
All soldiers and sailors who live
within the bounds of the Hemingway
Chapter, American Red Croso
are invited to be present at a reception
to be given in their honor at
the school auditorium. Hemingway,
Friday evening. August 1st. A oan- f
quct will be served to the soldiers
^ and sailors from seven until nine.
Any visiting sailor or>voidies- who
>?, ,'n thP community at that
Jf wv ? ....
time is especially invited to be pres%
ent also. It is requested that uniform
be worn, but where these were
reirurned to the government, come
anyway.
A special program has been pre-'
pared, and music will be furnished
by Metzs' Band, of Charleston.
While the banquet will be served to
the boya, yet the public is cordially j
invited to be present, and everybody
will be expected to come in order J
that they may join in making it,
just as pleasant for them as will be
possible.
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TEE APPERSONS ARE COMING.
GERMANS READY FOR CUIIUA 11
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Can Consume 1.000.000 Bales Says1
:Erwin Thompson
Washington, July 28.?German J
cotton mills with 10,000,000 spindles,
estimated .as still suitable for operation,
can .consume about 1,000,000 j
bales of cotton during- the next year,
if means are found to finance the
movement of the commodity from
the United States, said a report by
Ervvin W. Thompson, commercial attache
of the bureau of foreign and |.
domestic commerce, made public to-1 i
day. *
Mr. Erwin outlined a plan by |r
which Danish and Dutch traders may F
be furnished cotton for resale to Ger- i r
many and allowed to assume a part | ^
of the risk. Out of 4,067,018 bales of y
cotton on storage in the United i
States on June 30, he estimated a r
very large preparation was classi- t
fied in the lower grades which are | *
especially suitable for German mills, j1
"At this time the German mills t
should be eager buyers for the low-1
er grades," Mr. Erwin's report said,;)
pointing out that during the war, i
they have been operating on wastes c
ahoHdv. rettle fibre and paper, ow-; a
ing to the pressure of the blockade.1?
"Cotton experts are agreed that!2
the cotton in public storehouses in the, i
United States is of the lower grades, j S
is the most desired by these mills." 1
Declaring that the problem for i
the America* producers and holders ?
of cotton was to find a way to offer *
large assorted stocks of cotton to 2
German spinners, and at the same- <
time #be secured for the value of t
their property. Mr. Erwin said that1 c
was now available for handling
such a trade. "
"Several strong trading companies 1
in Rotterdam are in position to handle
and finance cotton into Germany t
as fast as they can consume it," he c
said. "Matters can be so arranged 11
with them that American bankers 1 ?
cam finance the cotton in any amount t
into safe warehouses m Holland and ' ?
the Hollanders can arrange their 1
own credits for delivery to German j 1
spiners in lot- to suit their weekly t
or monthly requirements.
"Owing to gneat labor troubles at 1:
the moment, it would be hard to <
start up spinning at full capacity,
even if the cotton were on the spot, t
but it is estimated in a few months *
after the cotton arrives the miils i
could use 40,000 balee a month. t
Danish traders are willing also, to I
resume handling cotton into Russia'*
aod would also stand willing to join; <
in supplying Germany. i<i
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THE APPERSONS ARE COMING. c
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Tobacco Growers Organized' 1
?
The South Carolina Tobacco Grow- J
era Association was permanently or- f
ganized at tj?e meeting held in Flar-j1
ence last Friday. Representatives j.
from over a dozen of the tobacco j1
growing counties of the state.were ?
present and the following officers)
were elected: >c
President, W. H. Keith, Timmons- e
ville; first vice president, D. D. S
Rhem, Rhems; second vice president, .
N. A. McMillian, Mullins; third vice *
president, Ashton H. Williams, Lake c
Ctty; secretary and treasurer, Mason
C. Brunson, Florence. I
The above named officers with the i
following constitute the executive ?
committee: Dr. J. H. David, Dil-;
Ion; T. L. Smith, Marion; J. M. 2
Mears, Horry; J. Armstrong Howard, [
Darlington; R. E. Currin, Florence;;';
S. B. Poston, Williamsburg; W. H. j i
Andrews, Andrews; C. S. McFadden, 11
Clarendon; E. W. Dabbs, Sumter;!;
Russell Williams, Berkley; R. M. *
Jenkins, Lee; D. P. Douglas, Chester- *
field; L. A. Walker, Dorchester.
After the election of officers a
stirring address was made by Sena- j!
tor Dial. J
The constitution and by-laws as *
presented by the committee appoint- 1
ed for this purpose were adonted. At B
a meeting to be held soon the ex ecu- *
tive committee will complete the de- f
tails of the organizatio. and will then '
begin a campaign for additional ir
momh^rs. There were nearly a hun-1 v
dred men in attendance upon the IB
meeting which took up most of the i ^
day. I *
It seems that the real purpose of v
the meeting was to form a tobacco i
growers' association. It was not the r
idea of the promoters of the meet-!11
ing to raise any fuss about the prices, 0
and this received very little attention.
It was stated that prices have b
improved considerably all over the *
belt since the full corps of buyers |
came on. The first sales of the sea-'
son were not properly such as could r
be used in determining the trend of
prices throughout the season. ?
The men nresent at the meeting*
showed a most business-like spirit f
and it is evidently their purpose to 1
make the organization count for a
something in South Carolina. ;11
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THE APPERSOXS ARE COMING. (
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Important Meeting CalleQ
The citizens of Penn Township (y
are hereby called to meet at the s
court house in Kingstree on Thurs- j
day, August 7, for the purpose of r
discussing and deciding upon some <
method of repairing roads in said J
township. Every citizen of the town- e
ship interested in better roads is ^
urged to be present. It's up to us. j
Let us do it.
G. M. BEAZLEY, I
J. M. BROWN, i
B. A. BROWN,
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THE APPERSONS ARE COMING. 4
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fcUdlticisjL*. : Vf,
SAYS KAlfc MUSS
CRITICAL PERIOD
JEGRO MINISTER GIVES ADVICE
TO CONGREGATION?IGNORANCE
IS ENEMY
"This is the most dangerous time
n which the negro race has lived. We
ire at a most crucial period in our
acial life, and one overt act on the
art of some ignorate, unthinking
legro, will imperil safety of our
vhole race in this city. We all know
chat has been taking place in Washngton
in recent days. Similar race
iots are possible in Columbia," said
he Rev. T. H. Wiseman, pastor of
he Bethel Methodist church, Sunday
n the course of a sermon preached
o a large negro congregation.
"Shadows lie about us. Darkness
s ahead of us and our race Is movng
amid gloom. Only the kindly light
?f God's love can lead us. I hope for
i better atuiuae Detweeu uic ?.?u
aces, but I feel the shadows close
tnd oppressive about me and am
earing lest I may not be able to
five the message I have in my
leart", he said in the course of his
ntroduction. There was in the mesage
of the minister a note of profound
earnestness and seriousness,
ind once or twice there was a note
>f hopelessness and apprehension
hat did not fail to have their effect
>n the congregation.
The subject of the discourse was
'The Curse of Ignorance," and was
nased on a passage from Hose a.
"In these troublous times, when
he world is aflame with unrest and
liscontent, I wish to speak as tocerain
of our customs and to talk of
iome steps that if \aken will tend to
>etter our racial life and raise us as
l people to a higher moral plane. We
lave condemned the white man for
lis attitude toward us. Let us see if
he question has not two sides to it.
"The greatest enemy that our race
las is ignorance. Ignorance is alack
>f knowledge and a Jack of knowledge
is a lack of power," he said. He
hen spoke of the elements in thenefro
race who are content to remain
n darkness and ignorance and of
' 1 ' * 10 of 1-iTrincr risp.
nai eiemeut ?vmw ia ou...ue ?
le stressed the point that the entire
ace is likely to suffer for thewrongiping
of a few, and pointed out the
tesirability of restraining the careess
and unthinking from committing
leeds for which the innocent will
;uffer. He spoke of the danger of
elevating to places of influence and
eadership men who are incompetent
ind who have not the good of the
ace at heart. Incompetent leaders,
ie said, were liable to bring the race
nto dangerous paths.
"Lack of knowledge on the part of
he white man for the negro, he said,
ilso contributed to rouse antagonism.
Vhite men may understand one class
if negroes, but are ignorant of others
and make the mistake of judging
ill by the few whom they may know,
[Youble, he thought, could be avoided
f the best white people and the best
lass of negroes would get together
ind advise with one another.
"We must depend on our own resources.
We must awake to the dangers
that lie around us. The negro
who is content to remain in ignortnce,
who is idle and thoughtless,
nay commit some crime that will
ring about a race riot. I for one do
lot leel like dying on account of the
oolishness of some ignorant negro.
)ur greatest hope of safety lies in
he religion of the Christ, which has
he power to change the hearts of
nen.
"America is riding to a fall. Somewhere
all injustices are paid for.
["here is no separate line of right
or the white man and for the negro,
f the white or tht black man gets
iway from the line of justice, he
nust pay for it. What a man sows
ie reaps.
"In the course of his sermon the
ireacher spoke of street cars and ad*
v:- trnvprninc
isea mis tviigicgavivu 0 ^
eating. He also spoke of the pictures
rhich overseas men have brought
tack with them from France. He
irged that they be destroyed.
A higher ideal of morality was
nentioned. The speaker said that
legro men should stay on their side
if the fence and that white men
hould do the same. He referred
ireifly to a speech made in Edgefield
ecently in whcih it was stated that
he negro race was doomed unless it
earned to stay in its place and comnented
upon it.
"Time and again the minister urgd
his people to take every precau*
ion to avoid troubles and he alsoemthasized
the necessity for a deeper
eligious life. Much advice was given
.nd members of the congregation
nore than once signified their ap*
' 11? ?nf+nrnnPAs
rovai oi me c ?
Columbia State.
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HE APPERSONS ARE COMING.
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Several of our farmers have been
laving bad luck with some of their
itock the past few days. J. M. Rolins
went out to his stables Saturday
norning and found a big mule dead;
5. Moran Nettles lost a fine mule
Friday night and only prompt work
;aved a good mule belonging to Edvin
Johnson.?Lake City News.
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Change Hour Of Sale
Beginning Monday morning Aug1st
4, tobacco sales at the warehouses
will be gin at 9:30 o'clock instead
of iI:U) as heretofore.
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liftLi 1UU1111U
IN CHICAGC
HUNDREDS OF PERSONS HAV1
BEEN INJURED, MANY OF
THEM SERIOUSLY
I Chicago, July 30.?With 27 know
(dead and hundreds ihjured, scores o
them seriously, snoradic rioting be
. tween whites and negroes was re
newed tonight in various sections o
the city, including the small Nort
Side area populated by negroes. Cit
and State officials, including Govei
nor Frang 0. Lowden, remained o
the scene throughout the night an
expressed the opinion that the wors
of the rioting was ended.
' The most serious situation was re
ported in the South Side negro be!
where thousands of negroes an
whites had gathered.
Virtually all North Side and loo
Dolice were ordered to this district
thus leaving almost without polic
protection sections from which cam
reports of intermittent outbreaks.
A sinister silence that prevaile
in the negro belt on the South Sid
i at dusk gave way to confusion an
sharp clashes, principally with club
and knives as weapons, as the nigh
' wore on. Where these outbreaks o<
! curred, the negroes predominated i
numbers. Several meetings at negr
halls were broken up by the polic<
j after which crowds formed on th
1 streets.
In the early night clashes, variou
j weapons were used, including tabl
knives and sling shots. The coroner
inquest showed that 16 negroes an
11 whites had been killed.
Troops had not been ordered tops
j trol the negro belt, the police mail
tainlng that they were still able t
| handle the situation.
Four regiments of State troop
were in barracks ready for duty t<
night sis a result of the race riot
which since Sunday have kept th
city in a turmoil. The soldiers, pier
tifully supplied about the South Sid
negro district as a support line t
powerful police forces concentrate
within the trouble zone.
In addition to the four regiment
on the ground two other Nations
: Guard regiments and three reserv
militia units were mobilized at vs
rious towns throughout the Stat
j x. ?
a wailing wora to cmnuii iui
go. This gave a potential militar
force of approximately 6,500 men.
The city authorities expresse
confidence that the police would b
able to master the trouble. Ever
block in the district bounded nort
and south by Twenty-second an
Thirty-ninth streets and east and
west by Cottage Grove and Wenth
'worth Avenues was patrrolled close
ly. The main disturbance points wer
guarded by a dozen policemen t
;the block, with reinforcements o
mounted men and additional patrol
men at each intersection while ever
police station was filled with reserve
armed with rifles. The police cor
centration was the most complete i
, the city's history exceeding even tha
I which coped with the Haymarke
anarchists more than three decade
, ago.
Early tonight the official deat1
list3 issued by the coroner's offic
i had reached 22, an increase of 1
over last night and 244 persons ha
been reported to the ponce as navmi
, been injured.
The latter figure was admitted!
I incomplete and police officer
, thought it did not comprise half o
j those actually hurt in the fighting.
Scores known to have been hur
left stations or hospitals withou
giving their names and it was stat
ed that several hundred probabl;
had been treated without placinj
themselves within purview of th
authorities.
j The rapidity with which the lis
I grew was illustrated by the fiv
hours following noon, 18 white an
114 negroes, being reported as injur
! ed in that interval.
States Attorney Hoyne took offi
i cial cognizance of the riots toda;
and ordered a grand jury investiga
tion. The August grand jury will b
| sworn in next Monday and that bod,
nmhahTv will beein the inquiry im
, mediately. Four assistant States at
, tomeys were held on duty tonigh
at the criminal courts building.
! Chief Garrity today suspended i
policeman who was charged wit!
failure to arrest a white youth wh<
is alleged to have thrown a ston<
which struck an unidentified negn
J youth, knocking him from a raft a
the Twenty-ninth street beach Sun
, day afternoon.
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THE APPERSOXS ARE COMING
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C. N. Parrott. a large farmer res id
ing near Darlington, dropped dead i.
that city last Friday night, as he wa
going from the station up to th1
home of his sister, Mrs. Early. Hi
i was returning from Greenwood
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whither he nan neeu m
upon the reunion of confederate vet
erans. He was a large land ownti
and conducted faming operations 01
a large scale. Mr. Parrott was neve
married.
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THE APPERSONS ARE COMING
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Fashions and Fabrics of Th
| Globe Tailoring Company, Cincin
i nati. To be displayed by PEOPLE'.'
MERCANTILE CO. August 6th an
i 7th, G. F. Wearn, "Globe Man" ii
| charge. Woolens shown in full lengt
drapes.
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k Will Not Go Into Primary and Ad|
vises Followers to Stay Away I
" Cole L. Blease has positively an- I
nounced his candidacy in the general
election for congress to fill the
u vacancy created by the resignation j
> of Congressman Lever. He will not
go into the primary and advises his
followers also to refrain from voting
in the primary that they may
n not be bound to support the nominee,
f Simultaneously with his annou .ce- n
ment he issued a lengthy platform g
in which he says he is "everlastingly v
,f | opposed to the league of nations \
h i with conditions as presented in the y
y present plan." He is also opposed to j
.. I woman suffrage and national prohi- (
n I uinoii.
d' Were he elected in the primary,
;t: he would be cheated out of the election
and would get no relief in an
j. appeal to the State Democratic exeit
cutive committee, he charges. "If I
d | go into the general election," he
said, "I can make my fight, if there
p1 be one, before the State canvassing r
tf j board, composed of State officials,
e and if they deny me my rights, I
e! can appeal to the congress of the
United States, where men of both
d parties, who have no personal or
e political prejudices against me, can
d pass on the evidence presented and
)8 can give an honest, square deal."
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Baptist Seventy-Five-Million
n
o The Baptist of South Carolina are
?f definitely co-operating with the Bape
tists of the South in a great drive
for subscription for missions, edu8
cation and general benevolence, in
e the sum of $75,000,000, to be raised
s on a five-year plan during the eight
J dava hoorinninor Nnupirthflr 30th and ?
ending becemt>er 7th. South Caro- s
t- lina Baptists have accepted as their c
i- quota in the great drive the sum of
o $5,500,000. This constitutes the larg- c
est undertaking ever assumed by- r
is the denomination in South Carolina ?
>- and in the South, but by no means t
s too large for them to raise with f
e comparative ease. It only requires,
i- the general enlistment of all the r
e membership. This will be done dur-|s
o ing the next four months through i8
d an organization, which is being per- a
fee ted, that will reach every mem-1
;s ber in every church throughout the1 j
il State and the South. An every-mem- s
e ber canvass of every church in the j
t- South will reveal their willingness <j
e to do a big thing and their ability j
i- to do far beyond anything that has t
y | been imagined in all the past The j
I Baptists are so numerous that no a
d j individual will be called upon to do, t
e more than he has the ability to do, ^
y yet all will do more than they have c
h I ever done. . 11
d I The big campaign was opened for;
l*r??ax n ii Vi_i \
ooum Carolina in \^uiumuia luesua;,^
i- July 22nd, when there were assem- j v
j- bled with the general organizers,' j!
e the a&sociational organizers andj
o publicity from every part of the t
f State. With but few exceptions every j
[- association was well represented. ?
y The leaders of the Woman's Mis-!
s sionary Societies were there in full t
i- force and are actively participating j f
n in the campaign. The Baptist worn-. 0
it en of the South have agreed to raise Ja
:t one-fifth of 'the entire sum, or $15,- f
s 000,000. The men and women who r
came together in Columbia exhibit- \
b ed an intelligent grasp upon the (
e greatness, the worthiness and the
2 necessity of the undertaking, and s
d these qualities were matched by a j
g burning enthusiasm to put the job ^
over at whatsoever cost and in a^
v trulv crreat and worthy manner. If
s ! The headquarters of the campaign j
f in South Carolina are located at v
Greenville, with Drs. W. T. Derieux q
t and Chas. A Jones, general direc- *
t tors, president W. J. McGlothlin of e
Furman University as State organy
izer, and Rev. Thos J. Watts, State ^
g Sunday School secretary, as State a
e Publicity Director. c
Can And Will the Baptists Do It? ]j
t The answer is an unqualified yes. ^
e And this answer is given because 'tj
d the undertaking had its beginning ^
- in the denominational heart and a
! conscience. The campaign was or- a
-J dered by the unanimous vote of jj
y i nearly five thousand messengers in
attendance upon the Southern Bap- j
' tist Convention at Atlanta last May. '
y It was the expressed will of South- j"
- ern Baptists that the money should
r be raised, and Southern Baptists
t have ability to match their will; In g
answer to the query "Can the Bap- h
a tists raise $75,000,000," Dr. E. Y. ^
h I Mullins, president of the Southern
o Baptist Theological Seminary, says: ^
e "It is my strong conviction that we
o are able to do it. My reasons are: p
t that in numbers, in wealth, in en- n
- thusiasm, and in the conviction of ^
! our peonle we are abundantly able ^
to do it." Hon. E. W. Stevens, formj
erlv president of the Southern Bap- (j
' tist Convention, answers: "Most as;
suredly we can raise it. The South
" i was never so prosperous, nor were jj
* ! its people ever so full of hope and
s enthusiasm." Dr. George W. Mc- j
s j Daniel, pastor of the First Baptist
e, church, Richmond, Va., says: "Three
'?' million white Baptist enjoying prose
peritv and living in a section of in"
creasing wealth, can readily raise j,
"? seventy-five millions for the King3
dom in five years." Mr. J. H. Anderr
son, Knoxville, Tenn., a rich and t(
throughly and passionately interested
layman, answers: "Yes?a thou- 1
r. sand times, Yes." g
e Fashions and Fabrics of The b
- Globe Tailoring Company, Cincin5
nati. To be displayed by PEOPLE'S t
d MERCANTILE CO. August 6th and
n 7th, G. F. Wearn, "Globe Man" in t
h charge. Woolens shown in full length
drapes. 1
UlUDLMULL LfllV IV
JEST AT FLORENCE
HOUSANDS FROM PEE DER
SECTION PAY TRIBUTE TO
DEAD CONGRESSMAN
The funeral services over the retrains
of J. Willard Ragsdale, Congressman
from the sixth district,
vhose sudden death occurred in
Vashington on Wednesday of last
reek from heart failure, were held
n Florence Friday afternoon in the
Central Methodists Church, in the
iresence of thousands of people from
ill parts of the Pee Dee section. Rev.
5. B. Harper, pastor of the church,
onducted the simple services, assistid
by the Rev. John McSween, reently
returned from France. The
arge church was filled to capacity
ind many stood during the service.
rhe music was furnished by a selectid
choir, which sang sweetly the
>eautiful old hymns of the Metholist
church.
The funeral procession was the
ongest ever seen in Florence, stretchng
over at least nine blocks. In the
:ortege were automobiles from every
>art of the sixth district. The floral
>mblems were the handsomest ever
een at a funeral in Florence, many
>f them having been sent from Washngton
by friends of the diceased
here and by members of the organisations
and societies to which he beonged.
The designs sent by the Sonth
Carolina delegation was particularly *
landsome and occupied a place at
he head of the casket. It was a re>lica
in flowers of the Palmetto flag
ind was artistically executed. Other
lesigns were equally as beautiful.
Mr. Ragsdale had expressed the
lesire that his remains be laid to
est in Florence, the city he loved
ind had done so much for. Splendid
ribute was paid his memory at the
uneraL
P. H. McGowan, Washington Corespondent
of the Columbia State
ends that newspaper the following
tory of Mr. Ragsdale's popularity
it the National Capitol:
"It is probable that from the time
fir. Ragsdale entered congress as the
uccessoj* to the late J. E. Ellerbeof
ilarion until the death of Mrs. Rags[ale's
father, - the late Dr; E. S. ^ 1
'oynes of Columbia, no one enterained
official and social Washington
nore elegantly or lavishly than he
ind Mrs. Ragsdale. Their first home
n the fashionable section of Wash- 9
ngton, on Connecticut Avenue, was
>ften the scene of magnificent funcions,
and later when they moved to
he old William J. Bryan residence,
Calumet Place, this entertainment
ras continued. About a year and a
lalf ago, upon the death of Dr.
oynes, this public entertaining natirally
ceased for a time and Mrs. J
tags dale since then has mostly renamed
at her home at Florence.
Mr. Ragsdale's influence in cerain
departments of Washington was requently
commented upon. It was - ?
iften stated that he could get more
ippointments for his constituents
rom the state department than alnost
any other member of the house.
Tie re are now many men from Sooth
Carolina in the diplomatic service
!ue to his efforts. There was also a
trong link between Mr. Ragsdale
nd the war department, and during,
be momentous days of the war he
anded many excellent assignments
or men from South Carolina in vaious
departments of the service. He
,-as especially close to Gen. Enoch
Jrowder judge advocate general of
he army ana provost marsnai genral.
"It has frequently been noted in
Washington th*t Mr. Ragsdale was
lways willing to do whatever he
ould for any man from South Caroina
if it came to his knowledge that
is services were needed, and during
he early days of his official career
e took the initiative in this matter
nd stamped himself as being always
t the command of any South Caronian
with a worthy cause.
"Mr. Racsdale was close to the
ite Senator Tillman and last summer,
just before Senator Tillman's
eath, Mr. Ragsdale had under conideration
for some time the question
f entering the race for the United j
tates senate, but always said that
e never would do so while Senator
'illman was a candidate. As events ,
f last year turned out, the situation
eveloped so that after Senator Tilllan's
death it was too late for Mr.
lagsdale to enter the race. Fe had
iaqy urgent suggestions from -v
riends in different parts of the
tate offering their support* in the
vent that he should become a canidate.
His loyalty to Senator Tilllan
was unquestioned and remained
o throughout his life and that of
ie Senator.
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HE APPERSONS ARE COMING.
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Good Tobacco Sales Yesterday
The following are some of the
irgest sales made at the Nelson
Varehouse yesterday.
J. S. Epps, 610 pounds at 55*;
otal. $335.50. 518 pounds at 58*;
otal, $300.44. - i
Epps and McKnight 190 pounds at
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1C; ivuri, fiiu.ov.
F. A. Buckles, 908 pounds at 60#;
otal, $544.80.
D. C. Brown, 862 pounds at 62#;
otal. $214.44. j x ^ V
Peter Nesmith, 660 pounds at 60#;
otal, $393.00.?Adv. *, 'HE
APPERSONS ARE COMING.
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