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. - I % * g| ibc f aunta fytcoik tp VOL. 35~ KINGSTREE, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1920. . NO 48 ? ADMIRAL SIMS IS HELD UP TO SCORN SCATHING DENUNCIATION BY REPRESENTATIVE' BYRNES. , OF SOUTH CAROLINA Rear Admiral Sims, a leading figure in the naval decorations controversy and in the pending Senate investigation of the Navy's conduct of the war, was vigorously attacked last week at Washington, in the House by ^representative Byrnes, Democrat, South Carolina. Declaring that if the Admiral was admonished by a high naval official not to let the British "pull the wool" over his eyes, as he testified recently before the Senate Naval Decorations Committee, he violated a confidence in making the instructions public, Representative Byrnes said, he de' served "the condemnation of every American and a dishonorable discharge from the Navy." Characterizing Admiral Sims as a "hyphenated politician," Mr. Byrnes charged that when serving as comjf$ mander of American naval forces in European waters during the war he had "libeled the Army ana aepreciaied the work of the Navy, and had urged that the United States leave the control of the seas to Great Britain. Democratic members frequently interrupted Representative Byrnes with applause, and when he concluded, Democratic members arose, cheering and clapping their hands. Representative Husted, Republican, New York, referring to Mr. Byrnes' assertion that Sims possibly should be "dishonorably discharged" from the Navy, asked whether the officer yy who admonished him " not to let the British pull the wool over his eyes" ought not be removed, but the Democratic members said the admonition was justified in view of Admiral Sims, "pro-British attitude." i Accused of Slander. He added that the Admirals disclosure might "endanger the peace of tke country." Representative Hicks, Republican, New York, remarked that it undoubtedly had disturbed "the peace of the Democrats." "While in Paris, on October 30, 1918," said Mr. Byrnes, "Admiral Sims told Representatives Glass, of Virginia; Whaley, of South Carolina, and myself, that the armistice asked for by the enemy would have to be r~~ granted because of the failure of Pershing to break through the German ranks, due to the disastrous breakdown in transportation behind y the American lines. We visited the headquarters of the sen-ice of supplies and found that only a few days i \ previous Pershing had written it conrV* gratulating the bureau upon its wonderful work in supplying the forces in the field. His statement was false, and for his inexcusable slander he Ka tun/In f a o n cu*p r tn thp ksuvuiu UC Uiauv (.V ?u?f?v4 ?v American do .ghboy." "He not only libeled the Army but he depreciated the work of the Navy," continued Byrnes who read a copy of tne London Times quoting a speech of Admiral Sims, giving credit to the British for transporting and conveying twice as many American troops and merchant ships to Europe during the war as did the American Navy and declaring that only three per cent, of the anti-submarine craft in European waters was American. Haled Balked Again "This speech." Representative Byrnes continued, "was false from beginning to end. Sims was so busy figthing the war over the dining ta| bles of London that he did not know how many vessels "he had under his command. "His statement that we had trans' ported only one-third of our troops was false. "His statement that we had escorted but one-half our troops was equally false. "His statement that we escorted only one-third of the merchant vesj^^^els that come here is false. "Having visite(i the battlefields of r Ypres and the Grand Fleet during the war, I was impressed with the | magnificent part played by British arms in the war, and nothing this hyphenated politician could say will either add to or detract from the glory of the English people. His effor to flatter them by slandering the Army and the Navy of the United States will meet with the contempt of every true Englishman, as it does i of every true American." i BRIDGING THE SANTEE Berkeley County People Ready to Do Their Part Mr. W. H. Dennis, supervisor of Berkeley county is a strong advocate i of a bridere across the Santee River! at Murray's Ferry. The following is , taken from a communication written ! by him to The News and Courier and published in that newspaper Tuesday ! j morning: "In regards to a road and bridge | ! across Santee River, first I wish to j i state that I am now serving my four-! ; teenth year as county supervisor and 1 county commissioner of Berkeley J county, and I know what the majori- | . ty of the people would like to have | that will be of most interest to our ; county. I have canvassed Berkeley county as to the most central and advantageous place to cross Santee riv- J : er. This we find to be the Murray's' Ferry, not only for the interest of Berkeley County, but for a majority of the counties in the Pee Dee section.' j connecting them with our great sea-' ; port town, Charleston. I, myself, feel j proud of Charleston and hope to see ( her the greatest seaport town in the j United States. , "We have one of the best natural j ' soil roads in our country leaving i ! Charleston counties concrete, road at , Ten-mile Hill and thence running in : a northerly direction, at no time more ' ; than one mile away from the A. C. L.1 Railroad until at Bonneau. Then this | , road's direction is a little more west; , of north; and at last it enters Santee river at a point known as Murray's , Ferry. The distance is about six miles \ i west of the A. C. L. Railroad. The en-! tire distance from the Charleston; line to the Santee river, which is the 1 dividing line between Berkeley and J Williamsburg counties, is about fiftyfive miles; and all of this road but! four miles can be traveled at any time, now. And the four miles is trom what is known as Tavern bridge to j Santee river. This four miles is part of the Murray's ferry road, but has been somewhat abandoned since there \^as no flat to cross the river. I surveyed this four miles of road only a few months ago and found it in much better condition than I expected, with the exception of five places jpht will have to be bridged. With very little work on the road in the swamp, which distance is three and one-half miles,' including the bridges, this road on the Berkeley side can be traveled ten, months out of the year. "I feel sure the Pee Dee sections and i other counties north of Santee river j will coincide with us and that Char- j leston is there to receive this project j with open arms, and she will do even ; more than her part. * * * ? * "Referring to map you will find this j route the most direct and practicable | : ?even though it may cost a littel! more. Every one knows that if you are desirous of getting anything good the price will have to^be paid. I have j nannla Rovlrplov uainaodcu uic pvwpiv. vj. iw.vj i the small towns on this route through i Berkeley county and find them anxious I and willing to personally subscribe and also willing to pay what tax is necessary to meet Berkeley's portion j in bridging Santee river at/Murray's ! Ferry. Berkeley's delegation is also unanimous as to this point of crossing Santee. "Let all who are interested get busy and take this matter up with Lie Legislature at once." Commenting editorially, on Mr. | Dennis' letter relative to a bridge across the Santee river the New and Courier says: "Mr. Dennis speaks with authority for the people of Berkeley and the authorities of Berkeley and says that ; they are ready and anxious to do their part for the construction of a bridge across the Santee river and gives it as his judgment and that of the citizens of his county that the place to put this bridge is at Murray's Ferry. "The benefits of a bridge across the I Santee river are too obvious to re, quire discussion. It is a disgrace to I j Charleston and a disgrace to a large i 1 nart of eastern South Carolina that I the Santee has not been bridged ' years ago and an end put to a condition of affairs under which citizens : living within sixty or seventy miles i of this city are absolutely cut out i | from coming to Charleston unless ! they go all the way to Columbia by : way of Kershaw county and then come down to Charleston from the j I Capitol City over a stretch of high- j 11 way which is notoriously bad. ; i "It will cost a good deal of money ; to put a first-class bridge over the j Santee river today, much more than' MUST PAY BACK $40,000,000. Treasury Has Huge Sum Illegally Collected From Taxpayers More than $40,000,000 of the taxpayers' money is now held in the Treasury of the United States as the result of illegal collections during the salendar years of 1918 and 1919. This statement was made Monday by Representative Henry W. Watson, .of Pennsylvania, whose investigation shows that illegal collections in 1918 amounted to $12,000,000 while the es timate of the internal revenue bureau is that the overpayments in 1919 amounted to three times those in 1918. The taxpayers to whom this money rightfully belongs will not be reimbursed until Congress orders such action by special legislation. Mr. Watson belivees the overpayments should be refunded promptly, and will introduce a bill providing such relief. o Death of Mr. Jas. A. Kelley Mr. Jas. A. Kelley of Timmonsville, died at the Kelley Sanitorium here about 4 o'clock Tuesday morning, after several week's illness and painful suffering. The deceased was a prominent farmer and a most estimable citizen. Several years ago he got one of his arms torn off in his gin, but ;* * fnlfft s\f fKo cm-oro cVioMr and his advanced years he recovered and resumed his usual active life. Then again something over one year ago he got his other arm caught in the same gin, badly mangled, but he did not lose it. Some week's ago he became painfully ill and it was thought necessary to take out one of his eyes in order to save him from total blindness. He was taken to Charleston and there received the best attention that medical skill could give, but pneumonia developed and he gradually grew worse. He seemed to know that his live was ebbing away and wanted to return here that he might spent his last days with his family. He was brought back to Kingstree Tuesday night of last week and from that time on had the loving, tender care of family and friends. Mr. Kelley was 60 year's of age < and is survived by his wife, one daughter and three sons, of the latter are Dr. Edward T. Kelley and Mr. Charlton J. Kelley of this place. The remain of the deceased were taicen, by train, Tuesday evening, to Timmonsville for interment. rThose accompanying the corpse were Mrs. Ja. A. Kelley, Dr. and Mrs. E. T. Kelley, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Kelley, and the Rev. E. A. McDowell, Mrs. Stubbs, Miss Smoak, Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Holliday. o Death of Mr. Bass Mr. W. L. Bass, long a resident of Lake City and a highly respected citizen, died last Friday night. Mr. Bass was a lawyer by profession and excelled in his work. He was a cripple, but up to about three weeks ago had seemed in good health. He was forced to take to his bed and a day or two' before he died was thought to be improving. He is survived by two daughters, one in Florida and one living in Lake City. He was a familiar figure in Lake City and will be greatly missed there. For a long time Mr. Bass was the Lake (Jitv correspondent 01 i ne county Record, but some years ago he moved to Florida and his connection with the paper ceased. The improvident fellow, or the one that doesn't pay his bills, is also the fellow who tries to run his car without oil in the cylinders or water in the radiator. it would have cost if the bridge had been constructed when the project was first talked about years ago. If the bridge had been built then it would have been paid for by now and Charleston and Berkeley and the whole of eastern South Carolina would have been getting the benefits all this time. Let us hope that there will not be another postponement. "It is reported from Columbia that there have been informal discussions between members of the delegations from the counties which are most immediately interested in this enterprise and that there is an excellent prospect of action. Substantial assistance would be available from the funds in the hands of the State Highway Commission applicable to projects of this character and with the right effort the necessary legislation should be put through and the Santee will be bridged." A MODERN SOLOMON NEEDED|i Two Women In Atlanta Claiming I ' One Baby Atlanta, Ga., Feb. 1.?The wisdom of Solomon will be required of a i judge and jury if a threatened suit 1 to determine which of two women is 1 the mother of little Louise Madeline, i is filed. 1 Mrs. John C. Garner and Mrs.David L. Pittman, who gave birth to gins on the same night at the Grady Hospital, claim the baby. Mrs. Garner alleges that a mistake was made at the hospital and that she was given the wrong baby. Mary Elizabeth, the other infant, is being cared for by Mrs. Gamer, but disowned by both women. "They made a mistake and gave my baby to Mrs. Pittman, but I intend to get her back if I have to take the matter into the courts," Mrs. Garner declared today. "The idea!" asserted Mrs. Pittman, who was custody of little Louise Madeline. "This is my child. No mistake > has been made. I do not believe that; Mrs. Gamer can submit enough proof j to take my child from me." "I sometimes think the baby realizes that she is not mine", said Mrs. Gamer, speaking of little Mary Elizabeth. "There's something missing that I can't define. "This is not my child. A mother's love tells me that. I want to look after the baby, but I know that I can In,,a if oc T Hn mv nthpr rhTT- I UV IV V V IV A. \*V vwtv. | . dren. The baby will leave me at any | I time to go into the ai*ms of Mrs. i Pittman, I don't think that would < happen if she were my own little girl." < o ? < New Theatre Rumored J IC It is rumored that Kingstree is to 1 have a first class moving picture 1 theatre, a building that will cost in ( the neighborhood of $25,000.00. It is 1 to be located on the lot belonging to 1 Mr. W. B. Brockington on the corner of Mill and Academy streets, and its '< erection will do away "with the dilap- * idated old fram structure now lo- f cated there and which has long since become an eye sore to citizens of the town. Mr. Brockington will build the new theatre under the direction of Mr. C. J. Thompson who will lease and operate it for his moving picture show patronage. o 1 Carter Glass Now Senator f Carter Gla&s, of Lynchburg, Va., retiring Secretary of the Treasury, took the oath of office Monday as Senator from Virginia, to succeed the, late Senator Thomas S. Martin. In the absence of Senator Swanson, of: Virginia, Mr. Glass was escorted to the clerk's desk in the Senate chamber and presented for induction into office by Senator Underwood. Democrat, of Alabama. Vice-President Marshall administered the oath. Mr. Glass is one of the ablest men in the Senate. He is small of stature but possessed of intellect, energy and grit that makes him the equal of any man in the body. He is conservative yet progressive and aggressive when need be. Physicians Double Charges for Night ^ Calls j At a meeting held by the physicians of Kingstree. Friday, January 30, it ( was agreed that charges for calls , coming in and being answered be- 1 tween sundown and sunrise would be j double that of day calls except in obsterical cases and cases that the physician may have under treatment, j . and whom it may be necessary to see 11 again at night. !, The agreement was entered into by | Drs.: T. S. Hemingway, C. D. Jacobs, i E. T. Kelley, W. G. Gamble, and B. M. Montgomery. o , Will Meet Monday * 1 r Parent-Teachers' association . will meet in the school auditorium Monday, February 9th, at 4 o'clock p. m. Program: Piano Solo?Elizabeth Swails. j Reading?Dollie McFadden. j Piano Solo?Lillian Hill. Business meetinc. c o t When a fellow starts down he finds everything pretty well greased?also when he starts up. o The reason so many men go into the grocery business is because they < figure they can eat what they can't < sell. < i ' * > SEEK THE REVENUE COLLECTOR V He is Too Busy At Present To Seek You Columbia, Feb. 4.?"Don't wait for in income tax man to pull your door s >ell or your coat tail. He is too busy ihese days to seek you* out; but he is .vhere you can find him, if you need lis help." This bit of advice is contained in a statement given out today by Collec- o ;or of Internal Revenue, D. C. Hey- ti 1 TL. i- . f] ft ant. l lit: dunciuciiv tuuuuucu. * "Everybody who had an income dur- li ng 1919 must now determine wheth- a ;r his or her net income was sufficient b n amount to require an income tax 1< return. The best way to find out is fi o get a Form 1040-A and follow the nstructions printed on it That form G A'ill serve as a reminder of every o item of income; and if a return is 1 :Iue, it tells how to prepare and file it. p "One of the important points to h teep in mind is that a person's net n ncome is found by a computation s prescribed in the law, and that each c item of income from every source 1< nust be considered, unless specifical- tl ly exempted. t "Another thing to remember is that t< the personal exemption allowed tax- p payers by law has no relation what- G iver to the requirement to file return. C rhis exemption is not to be consider- tl 2d until a person has figured out his A let income and determined whether & it was sufficient to require him to b We a return. Then, if a return must C je filed, he should read carefully the v, nstructions for claiming exemption, v, md complete his return. v. "If in doubt on any point as to in- h :ome or deductions, a person may se- a :ure free advivce and aid from the tl Deputies stationed throughout the a listrict. Many banks and trust com- b - ~ ~ o J mil io v a! James die diau luiiiioiuug oinunui a wlvice during Banking hours. Early h filers are getting better attention w han those wha rush in just before n ;he filing period ends on March 15th. nr Taxpayers can help the Government ei ind themselves by coming early for iny needed advice or aid, and by :arly filing of returns and payments." c( u is News of Union High School b S4 Rhems, Feb. 3.?The Francis Ma- ti ion Literary society met in the tl chool auditorium on January 23 and ol vas called to order by the president. t< The program was carried out with b< jood success. The most interesting C 'eature of the program was a debate, ci The judges were Mr. James Munner- p yn, Mrs. L. B. Johnson, and Miss Mc- tl Madden. They gave their decision in ol avor of the negative. Miss Hollis en- w ertained the society with several A food piano selections while the judges fi< vere making their decision. m The following is the honor roll for ri he fourth month: Grade I.?Cecile Waldron, Grace tl tfunnerlyn. Liston Cribb, John Law- tl ence Altman, Lehew White, Loyal a ^arraway, Mary Sue Britton, Law- T ence Fenters, Dudley Cook. Distin- t< fuished, making ninety-five per cent. C >r more, Mary Sue Britton, Libton tl >ibb, Cecile Waldron. tl II 7arIio farrawav. Alee 11 UIOUC lit uuuiv J, Jwens, Carl Powell, John Wesley Du- h itant. Gra<re III.?Ethel Tanner, Bly Fen- ti ;ei's, Annie Baxley, Johnnie Thomas, ? Roy Owens, Laurice Rhem, Jr. ci Grade IV.?Margie Aitman, Estelle B Chandler, Tom Clyde, Addie Cribb. S Grade V.?Clyde Tart, Virginia t< dunnerlyn, Capers Williams. Distin- p ?uished. Maggie Britton, Manning Thomas. Grade VI.?Mary Louise Munner- b yn, Emma Britton, Ethel Fenters tl lettie Wilder, Davis Williams. a Grade VII.?Hutson Cribb, Rena b Wilson. o: Grade VIII.?(Union High School) b tfell Wilson, Zuline Chandler. tl Grade IX.?Etta Tart. a Grade X.?Rufus Cribb, Leona Wil- b ler. tl Grade XII.?Baker Wilson, John Thomas. Some new literature has been order- p ;d for the library'. Among the supple- f< nents to the library are a number of y *- 1 * ??<vm/*Q7innc crir?Vl QC 1 r rfic OCtbt I'UI ICUV UUVil WW 4V he Literary Digest, The American o: Magazine, World's Work, etc. bi The community has just worked up t< i Lyceum course of four attractions y ? appear at this place. The pupils of f< ;he high school are working in teams $ low selling tickets. Is ? lj The world's debt was estimated by a; he National City Bank of New York nr m January 25, at $200,000,000,000, tc ompared with $40,000,000,000 in 1914. t< IMPORTANT BILLS YET TO BE PASSED ESSION WILL PROBABLY HAVE TO RUN OVER THE 40-DAY LIMIT TO COMPLETE WORK Columbia, Feb.3.?Although twentyne of the forty days of the Legislate have elapsed, a summing up of tie work accomplished shows very ttle on the credit side of the ledger; nd there art- many important bills d be passed and governmental probhtis to be solved before'the members nally go back to their homes. A prediction is hazarded that the leneral Assembly will certainly go ver forty days, if much is to be done, 'he prospects of the gneral appronation bill being introduced into the ouse by the ways and means comlittee in the immediate future is ' ) light. That committee last week deided on the appropriations for the Jgislative department, consisting of lie Senate, the House of Represenatives, special expenses concurrent o both houses and the engrossing deartment, and the expenses of the Governor's Secretary of State's and lomptroller General's offices. When lie proposed appropriation for the ittorney General's officevwere reachd the members of the committee alked oir certain items for the South Carolina canal commission. They 'ere still deadlocked on these items rhen the General Assembly took its eek end recess. The committee still as to consider hundreds of items of ppropriation for fifty-six governmenil departments, institutions and gencies reported and recommended y the budget commission. It is probble that the committee will have to old hearings, and certainly there ill De consiaerame ueuuic uu lauvu ^commendations by the budget comiissions as specified in the unconsidred portion of the budget report. Boll Weevil Fund A very important item which will )me up before the House this week i the concurrent resolution, passed y the Senate Friday without a disinting vote, pledging an appropriaon of $150,000 to be expended under le direction of the extension division f Clemson College in its campaign > counteract the effects of the cotton oil weevil in a majority of South arolina counties. There is an underwent of feeling against this appronation among certain members of \e ways and means committee, and thers of the lower body, but those ho are familiar with the General ssembly and its methods are satised that any apposition which is lanifested will be quickly and desively smothered. * ~ m During the week the memDers 01 le General Assembly will put on leir hard-boiled shirts and society irs and visit the Governor's mansion hursday night at a reception to be rndered them by Governor and Mrs. ooper. In addition the attaches of le Legislature, State officers and leir assistant clerks, members of the idiciary, newspaper men and others ave been invited. The most important bit of legislaon which probably will come up durlg the week is the report of the speial good roads committee, appointed ist week by the president of the enate and the Speaker of the House > decide upon a bill providing imroved highway legislation. Principle Decided on The fundamental principles of the ill have been decided upon and all lat is now lacking is the ironing out f the differences between the memers of certain less important phases f the question and the writing of the ill. The members are of the opinion lat the measure will be completed nr) r?sHv fnr introduction in both ranches of the Legislature before le end of the week. o Exports during January from the ort of Charleston were the highest jr that month during the past ten ears,according to the records of the >cal Custom House, the total value f the foreign exports for the month eing $4,474,943.00 as compared to a >tal of $146,556 in January of last ear. The imports were also very high >r the month, reaching a total of 1,033,668, as compared to $743,952 ist year. The exports consisted chieft of cotton, coal and shovel handles, nd the imports mainly of fertilizer laterial. It is evident that Charlesin's export and import trade continues > increase steadily and substantially. ' V., . _ V