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w ' ' I *- V ?1 ? ; 1 ' ^7--? KINGSTREE, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 12, 1920. NO 2P k jVULu obv - CANDIDATES MAKE CLAIM TO OFFICE WILLIAMSBURG COUNTY'S BIENNIAL SUMMER CIRCUS OPENED AT GREELYVILLE The County Democratic campaign was opened at Greelyviile Monday by Mr. G. M. Beasley, candidate for the Senate. The meeting was held in the _town halt and was called to order by - - T)r. 0'Bryan shortly &itor n u ciutui i With the exception of Messrs. D. E. McCutchen and D. F. Kennington, candidates for the House of Representatives, and M. M. Burrows, candidate ^^Br Coroner, every candidate who had ^Htnounceu for county office was pres&nd appeared before the seventy five o^one hundred voters in attend ance, and perhaps half as many more K women and children. Doubtless the ^kcrowd would have been larger but for jj^Bhe intermittent showers of rain which ^ ere frequent and copious. addition to the county candidates ^^fcngressman Stoll was present at the ^Meeting and when called upon by B Chairman O'Bryan, he was received with an outburst of applause that gave nmnle evidence of the high esteem in ^Pwhieh the Congressman is held by the I people of the Greelyville section. Mr. Stoll said he had come to pay his respects to the voters of Greelyville; to thank them for the unanimous vote they had given him for Congress, which he appreciated beyond measure. For the St^e Senate. Mr. G. M. Beasley, candidate for the State Senate, was the first to speak. He told the gathering that he had no apologies to make for being in the ^race. He ran ten years ago for the ofWfice and made a very gratifying run, K considering the fact that at that time W he was a comparative stranger in the FCounty. He was especially grateful HA* the people of Greelyville for the m? inritv piven him at that ^Stoe. At this time, Mr. Beasley he was in the race as the z^ult of the death of the late Senator Hugh McCutdhen. He would make no promises as to what he would do; there were many things needed to be done, and he would endeavor to serve conscientiously, to do whatever appeared to be best for the people of the County and State. There was nothing to be gained from a pecuniary - standpoint, but he was not without ambition, an ambition to represent his ^.County in the State Senate, which had f^KBlept dormant in his breast for ten years. He had nothing to say against his friend, Mr. S. A. Graham, either personally or of his past record. Mr. Beasley believes in better education and would-vpte for liberal appropriations to colleges and schools in the State. He also stated that he believes in good roads and that we should ^ anond monev iustlv and wisely for ^Uhem. The candidate said that it had ^Home to him that he was being critiHyftUor "living in Columbia and aspiring to office from this County." This criticism was unfounded. It ycame to a point where his family of J children had to have better educational advantages, and l\e sent them, with s their mother, to live in Columbia; he pays taxes here, votes here and spends most of his time here; has no intention of severing his interests in Williamsburg County, and expects evenHi-int* his familv back here. fcuoiijr -v ? m The speaker was applauded at the con* elusion of his remarks. Hon. S. A. Graham. Also candidate for the State Senate, was the next speaker, and began by thanking his opponent "for the clean manner in which he opened his campaign. Mr. Graham understood that he had been criticised as a member of the house of representatives; that he could not make a speech; had been there six years and done nothing; others i i held that he had passed legislation 11 that has about ruined the count, y; \ also for the passage of the fish 1 w; the vehicle tax. About the last the speaker said it was pecessary to raise more money for road purposes, to raise more mony for road purposes, and as a large per centage of the population of the county had no real propAgcty, but had vehicles, it was considred only fair and just to assess these *5?slp the situation. He claims that colored population owned 75 per ^^ent of the vehicles. Mr. Graham is fx favor of raad improvement and said f^^tt the San Tee bridge had been the "^^uream of his life". He sa... that we have been cut off from neighboring CAUSED WASHINGTON RIOTS j Campbell Confesses, According to j Police Officials. Washington, Aug. 7.?William Hen- j ry Campbell, a negro under arrest; here, charged with the murder of Mrs. | Gertrude Harrison Mann, has confessed, according to the police, that he was the man who attacked four women in and- near Washington in June 1919, precipitating race riots, which j continued for several days, or until regular army forces were called out. For two of the attacks to which Campbell has confessed, Louis Ran- j dall, another ffegro, is serving a forty- ( five-year sentence in the Atlanta penitentiary, his sentence of death having been commuted by President Wilson. " 1 - -** Vrtvoct i ^ t or SL Wlira Ui Mie as?auiw, i vivsii Eagan, another negro, is serving twen-'' ty years in the Maryland State peni- j' tentiary. :1 ; i towns and counties long enough, and j considered the San Tee bridge proposi- j ( tion one of the best business moves I ever made in behalf of the County., He spoke of the advantages it would, ( be to Eastern South Carolina, and! ( stated that the Federal Government j would contribute $925,000 to its cost, i He referred britn> to the fish law anil j ( had the chairman read the *introduc-1 tory paragraph of the bill from the. Acts to show its origin. He had noth-1 ing to do with the bill. The speaker |' was well received and at the conclu-;1 sion of his remarks was liberally ap- j * plauded. Hon. B. B. Chandler, above being the only candidates j( for the Senate, the next speakers on 1 the program were candidates for the house of representatives. Chairman * O'Bryan bp re reaa a ieiier irom candidate ftfcfcutchen stating that it was 1 impossible for him to be present on ( account of sickness in his family. Mr. 1 B. B. Chandler, former member of the * house of representatives, was the next i speaker. He said the people of Greelyville had always given him a good J vote, and exclaimed in no unmistak- t able terms that he "stood for Wood- j ? row Wilson, the League of Nations, i ? Cox and Roosevelt as the party's na- 1 tional candidates." He had not expect- j ( ed to be a candidate in this race, but > the people of the County had seen fit I ? to bring him out, and like a true sol-! ] dier, he was ready and willing to 1 serve. Mr. Chandler is a strong ad- 1 vocate of education and better schools, 1 and reiterated his stand on this par- { ticular subject. He thinks the ele- j mentary school law a good thing, but j does not believe rural schools will te i greatly benefited by it as it requires j 1 stipulated enrollment of pupils. He 1 believes in good roads and bridges,: i and if elected would have the people; ? the members of the delega- j i tion for the purpose of deciding upon i just what is needed; would perform his j 1 duties faithfully and to the very best i of his ability, as he had done beiore as a member of the house of representatives. 1 Hon. J. J. M. Graham. < Mr. J. J. Graham was .the next i speaker called and stated that he had j l entered the race for the house of rep-; 1 resentatives reluctlantly, that he had i been solicited by some friends and i i without his consent his name appear- j < ed in The County Record. If the peo- i < pie see fit to elect him he would do j 1 his very best to represent them faith- i y fully and conscientiously. It did not { suit him to leave his business; there I < was not a dollar in going to the leg-1 islature. It is a critical time for a fellow to go to the legislature; there j are big things to be done, and big < things are expected of a representa- j ] tive; whether fortunate or unfortu-' 1 nate enough to go he was willing to < "take a shot at it". The two great' i issues to consider, he said, ape, first ( the road problem?a problem because ? it has been a matter of discussion for ] many years. The candidate is in fav- < or of Jess laws and the strict enforce- i ment of those already enacted. -He j also favors lighter taxation but not to ( an extent that it will retard or break j down the progress of the County. \ He said: "We need more money; ; we can't work roads with what money i we have; conditions have changed and j it requires more money in order to get ] anywhere." With regard to the ve- < hide tax, he did not know just what \ he would have done; the delegation < had no cooperation and he didn't j Al -* ? ? aif ri/vtim I 4 UUQK lb Up LU U1C jrcujjic iv oi? uvnu , now and criticize the measure. The < candidate spoke in favor of better 1 schools but does not believe in piling J money up on state colleges?he wo?r t provide more money for rural schools. ? # S-l \ - V ? - - . ^ FORD TOURIf N( THE CONTEST WORKERS NEAR1 PRIZE GOES THIS WEEKMISS MYRTLE TURBEVILL^) WIN TAKES BACK SECOND PL A.s the speaker left the stand he was heartily applauded. Mr. W. 0. Camlin. Candidate W. 0. Carnlin was the aext speaker called. Mr. Camlin said tie had been asked the question: 'Why do you want to go to Columbia?" His reply to this was that he had five sweet little girls and as many boys; that he was unable to ?ducate these ten children in :olleges and universities, and if elected to the house of representatives would use his best efforts to improve our public schools. Mr. Ciunlin's father was a representative for years and une of the best the County ever had. It was now his ambition to go there, and if elected would be there at roll :all and work and fight to the last iitch for better roads and better schools, and with two other good men, he said, the voters will never regret having sent me there. Mr. H. D. Ferrell. iui. ii. u. r cncii woo vnc jicai uuilidate up for the legislature. He was ;n his home town and needed no incroduction to the audience. He was i farmer and a fighter; had taken ?arge of his father's farm when juite young and had made good. He ;s a Democrat, a believer in the League of Nations policy and stands square for Cox and Roosevelt. If sent to the house of re;, -"sentatives vould do some fihting there for his constituents and his county for better oads and better schools. He was greeted with applause. Mr. W. 0. Godwin. Mr. Ferrell was succeeded to the speaker's stand by Mr. W. 0. Godwin, ilso aspiring to the office of representative in the legislature. He is a student in the law department of the University of South Carolina, but his iuties in that body would not conflict vith his dyties at the University, he stated. He had traveled over a big portion of Williamsburg County in wo days and had found the cry of ;he people to be over good roads and ;he fish law. He thinks if we are ;oing to have a fish law it; should be general. Too many violations of the present law, he said, anc: favors more ural policemen over the country. Plans have been worked out for bet?r roads and the road engineer had lot had time to carry cut the plans, still he believed that he would do so f given time. If elected he promsed to work to the best interests of Williamsburg County "as Icing as there vas a button on Jacob's coat." Mr. L. A. Rogers on. Mr. L. A. Rogerson, whose next ;urn it was to speak, (old the audi;nce that he had been raised a farner, got his education in small coun;ry schools when it was convenient to eave the plow or the gin. Had alleys stood by the farmer and was a friend to them in 1916. the great storm year; he knows something )f their needs, and if elected to the egislature, would work to their advantage. He believes in good roads ind good schools. Had never been a andidate for any office before. Mr. J .P. Adams. Mr. J. P. Adams was next in line ind was the only candidate who seemed to be "out gunning for scalps." tfo oQi'ft hp had no record and would eave that for the future. He deilared in favor of schools and good, oads, but was not in favor of present :ounty law?. He thought there was something radically wrong with the *oad working system; toe much moniy was being paid to high salaried nen and officials and not enough expended for actual labor. The road mgineer had been paid around $5,000 n one month, citing as his authority Jie supervisor's last published report. The county commiss oners also draw salary, and yet no roads! Money jone somewhere; had not -kept up *oads built by "Old Uncle John' Eadiy." He thought it good policy to wipe out present system like a cyclone and start all over again. The 'i^h law was no good as it is unless ? 1!?1 1. ;he same laws were appueu w umci :ounties. He is in favor of more ru al policemen and wants the vagrancy aw enforced. He left it to his aydi;nce to gather what he was after (Continued on Page 4.) NIC car dt won yet [NG HOME STRETCH?LAST CASH -LEADERS WORKING HARD S $5.00- MISS FLORA B. SMITH ACE FROM MISS TAYLOR | Standing of Candidates 8 Mrs. Lena Vause 526,750 Miss Flora B. Smith 526,600 ^ Miss Ola DuBose 512,050 < H Miss Annie Tisdale, 400,000 1 Miss Sadie McElveen, __350,000 f| Miss Ruby Lee Langley, 35G,000 M Miss Myrtle Turbeville_524,750 Mrs. J. G. Foxworth 519,950 ( J. P. Gibbons 500,000 1 Miss Claudia Taylor 523,600 Miss Sadie Lee Buddin,__300,000 gj Miss H. Louise Johnson, 300,000 g Miss Beulah Spivey, 400,000 j| Miss Eddie Bradham, ?300,000 ^ Miss Lucile McElveen, 340,000 s Miss Willie Register, ?315,000 ? Miss Theresa Register, _298,600 Miss Blanch Oliver, 303,600 | Miss Louise Eaddy, 330,000 fj i!!;'inBi:ii!ia:!inaxwi!ia wm m i That Extra Vote. There are less than three weeks yet of the contest and the candidates should employ every legitimate means to swell their vote. The exti-a votes given for each $15 in subscription money are growing smaller, so it behooves everyone to put in the best possible work this and next week. Eighty Thousand extra votes are given this week for every $15 worth of subscription business. Last Cash Prize. To the worker turning in the greatest number of subscriptions between August 10th and August 17th. will be awarded S5 in cash. Ne&ring Home Stretch. All candidates are now nearing the home stretch and despite the fact thatmany think the territory entirely worked over, there are yet hundreds of non-readers of The Record in Williamsburg County, people who will gladly become readers of th s paper if approached by our workeis. Candidates, how many <>$ your friends have you out working in your interest? If none, don't delny a day in finding several who are willing to champion your cause. If you will become enthusiastic your friends will become^ the same. Even the new subscribers will enthuse and give you yet another year to help you along if you 1 X 11 4-1 U??.. UUt UOil VII UlCIIl. iucuijr uavi; aiiv?u; duplicated their subscription and it is safe to say that fully fifty per cent would give another $1.50 or more if approached, in order that a favored candidate may win the Ford, which w still hanging in the balance. Miss Turbeville Wins. The $5.00 awarded this week was won by Miss Myrtle Turbeville. This worker also earns for herself third place in the ranks of workers, while Miss Flora Smith climbs back to second p ace. o Pvt. Roy E. Sanders, recently sentenced to serve three years in the United States disciplinary barracks at Leavenworth, Kan., for the killing on the night of January 19 of William S. Chaplin, of Columbia, was taken to Fort Leavenworth, early this week, according to an announcement by the assistant judge advocate of Camp Jackson. Corp. Edmur.d F. Maston, sentenced to serve one year, was taken under guard to Leavenworth last week. Maston was in charge of the detail of which Sanders was a member when the fatal shot wa3 fired, and was sentenced for breach of discipline in connection with firing into a transfer car, and acquitted of the charge of murder. The place of confinement for Sanders was originally designated as Fort Jay, N. Y., but an order from the war department nas aesignaieu rori Leavenworth for Camp Jackson from now till further notice. - o A French painter has destroyed all his pictures because people did not seem to show much enthusiasm over them. This is the self-sacrificing spirit we would like to see inculcated in the spring poet. o E. C. Burgess is offering some -? _ J in splendid values in urtss siuus, uucu and ginghams; also 10% sheeting, bleach and unbleach. '16 inches wide and best quality. TO STABILIZE TOBACCO MARKET \ Reports of Markets to Be Given Out to Stop Wild Rumors. Under plans adopted last night by the directors of the Chamber of Com merce, uie r lorence commercial organizations may institute in Florence and Darlington counties' tobacco markets the first cooperative market quotation service yet undertaken, so far as is known here, in the tobacco industry. The directors authorized the secretary to put into operation this service, which is expected to prove a mutual benefit to every market included in the exchange of information. Timmonsville, Lake City, Darlington and Florence will institute the service. These are the principal marI kets of Florence and Darlington counties. As soon as the system is worked out among these markets, probably Pamplico, Olanta and other markets of the two counties will be invited to cooperate in the reporting service. Scarcely a market in the tobacco section, as the directors of the Florence Chamber of Commerce ascertained from reliable sources, is not worried or harried with unfounded reports of fabulous prices being paid in other markets, both competing and non-competing markets. The result is that each market loses to other markets, business which the original market could handle to more benefit to itself and to the individual. Leading warehousemen, with the other tobacco interests, concur in the opinion that this market report service will tend to stabilize greatly business and prices, to best possible benefit of all parties concerned. They believe that if one market is found to be so much higher than another market, so as to draw trade from the second market, the report will cause the second market to bestir itself much more vigorously to keep its ! l ride, and to eet more trade. On the other hand, if the official reports do not sustain the unfounded reports ui extremely high prices in other markets, the growers will be spa-ed the trouble and disappointment of many long and costly hauls. On the basis of utmost light and true information j on the status of the various markets of the section, the big business men of the various local markets believe ihe really valuable competitive stimulation of drawing trade by top pricer will be set up ....?u?nout the local tobacco belt Reports will be based on average prices, amount of the sales, brief re-1 marks on the tone of the market to indicate whether it is strong of weak, short comment on the offerings, demand, and run of quality. Eventually this system may be reduced to more concrete terms than is possible now. Looking to the future betterment of the South Carolina markets, the originators and promoters of this service 1 ope eventually they may effect con nections in North Carolina and Virginia that will give the local growers accurate information on the condition of the crops in those belts. At present this information cannot be procured and is sadly needed to give the local producers a line on the comparative value of their tobacco.?Florence Times. o Married. The editor of The County Record has received the following announcement: Mrs. Edgar Osgood Grier announces the marriage of her sister, Miss Lucile Josephine Grier to Mr. Bright Williamson Middleton on Thursday, August the fifth, one thousand nine hundred and twenty, Columbia South Carolina. The young couple will be at home after September 1, Greelyville, where the groom is a member of the Service Drug Co. and managr of the business, o Candidates Fight. A personal encounter between Wilson G. Harvey and Oscar K. Mauldin, candidates for lieutenant governor, enlivened what would have otherwise been a listless state campaign meeting at York yesterday. 1 O n Notice is hereby given that T. E. Frierson and S. J. Singletary, formerly salesmen and collectors, are no longer employed by us. KINGSTREE FURNITURE CO. 8-12-lt. Jr' y. t ' -v LEAGUE OF NATIONS 1 FOREMOST ISSUE IN* COX'S ADDRESS OF ACCEPTANCE AT DAYTON, OHIO LAST . .< A x SATURDAY. A throng of cheering Democrats, estimated variously at between 30,000 and 75,000, witnessed Governor Cox's acceptance of party leadership in the Presidential contest at the notification exercises at Dayton, Ohio, last Saturday. The formal notification was made by Senator Kobinson, of Arkansas, chairman at the San Francisco convention. To the ceremonies at the Montgomery County Fair Grounds Governor Cox, with Franklin D. Roosevelt, his running mate, at his side, marched for a mile in a broiling sun at the head of a parade of Democratic delegates, reviewed at the grounds. Their presence was an eleventh hcur thought of the Governor, who had planned i merely to review the Democr?ic hosts which came interested from Ohio and also other states. The parade line nlnnp cnrinlrlort urifh hvn i\t bands, was estimated to contain 20,000 marchers. For two hours the Governor, in his address of acceptance, kept the vast ' throng cheering as he gave with emphasis, his campaign policies. . He made the league his paramount declaration, declaring he stood for America and world peace by its adoption, with "interpretations" preserving its total pact. He declared the league was b part of the Democratic offering of progress as against Republcan reaction. His advocacy of the league drew lengthy demonstrations from his audience, and statements of approval from paVty leaders. reservations he has suggested to tHb league covenant were emphasized by the Governor, regarding the controverted Article X. He was cheered loudly in comparing it to the Monroe Doctrine with its peace record. The Democratic legions also shouted apnroval of declarations for woman suf frage, law enforcement, his only reference to prohibition, reduction of taxation and scores of other issues he proclaimed. The candidate's address closed as evening fell,a day of Democratic ju> bilation. Rain early in the day, which threatened to mar the event, gave way to bright sunshine by afternoon, with sultry humidity, but shortly before the Governor concluded another light rain poured upon the crowds, causing many to leave and somewhat marring the closing event. With pointed forefinger to vigorous arm thrusts the Governor got more applause as he characterized his indictment of the Republican platform and leadership. The crowd also voiced ? -----1 A/ Ula flAAlawafiAit fKof _j 1U) ttppruvai ui mo ucviaiavivu ?uw? ^ the loss of the league would mean more armament expense. The candidate's tribute to President Wilson and his depreciation of Republican "discourtesy" given in" lowered voice was given further rolls of applause. A prolonged demonstration followed his assertion that Republican "slepthing" had failed to unearth dishonesty in the administration's dictation of the war. More cheers approved the candidate's pledge to aid ex-service men. Several demonstrations marked his declarations for consideration for wo i? ?1? Jl? M fKa I mt?Q, IHUUUIXI^ lavuivauvu vi w?4^ equal suffrage amendment. Repeated thumps of his fist punctuated the Governor's criticism of Senator Harding's stand on "party government," and the audience evidenced its sympathy frequently. The Governor delivered only one sentence of his statement on education, jumping to the subject of campaign contributions and he was Cheered in declaring the Democrats would not attempt campaign dollar competition with the Republicans. As he closed his address the Governor's collar was wilted and he appeared somewhat tired, but he turned happily to meet .groups of congratulators. Straddles Issue, Says New. Chicago, Aug. 7.?Senator Harry S. New, of Indiana, chairman of the Re publicai campaign speakers' committee, and member of the Senate foreign relations committee, in a signed statement tonight, declared that Governor Cox in his speech of acceptance today had "devoted three colums to the (Continued on Page 4.)