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VOLUME 3>>-NO. 43 THE COUNTY RECORD, KINGSTREE, S. C? THURSDAY, MARCft 16, 1922. * PRICE 81.50 A YEAR IN ABVANC*
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4-P0WER TREATY
LETTED TO UNDERWOOD INDICATES
CHIEF AMERICAN DELE- j
GATE WAS AUTHOR OF PACT. '
Washington, March 11.?The text
of Secretary Hughes' letter to Senator
Underw ood relative to the four-:
& power treaty is as follows:
L I understand that in the course of j
debate in the senate upon the fourpower
treaty questions liave been:
raised with respect to its authorship.
It seems to be implied that in some
way the American delegates have j
been imposed upon or that they were
induced to accept ethers and opposed !
to our interests.
Apa^t from the reflection upon the I
competency of the American dele-1
gates, such intimations betray a very 1
poor and erroneous conception of the
work in connection with the conference,
no part of which?whether within
or outsidi the conference meetings
?was begun, prosecuted or concluded
in intrigue. Nothing could be further
from the fact.
It is, of course, wholly inconsistent:
with the amenities of international |
intercourse, that the informal and confidents
suggestions and conversations
incident to negotiations should be
stated, but the senate may be assured
that a full disclosure of everything
said i r done in the course of
the negotiations would reveal nothing
derogatory to the part taken by
any of the American delegates or
invok e anv consideration or accept
ance of any position not entirely
consistent with the traditional policies
of this government.
It should be remembered that the
four-power treaty dealt with a subject?the
Asglo-Japanesc alliance?
which, as an agreement between two
powers competent to make and con- j
tinue it, wa3 not, and in the nature
^ of things cculd not be, appropriately
L' placed upon the conference agenda,
r Technically, it was a matter outside
the conferense, although the conference
furnished an excellent opportunity
for conversations regarding it.
While I cannot, of course, undertake
to state what was proposed or
suggested in confidence by .?ny of
the delegates, I think it entirely proper
to say that the negotiations relating
to the four-power treaty were
conducted within limitations defined |
by the American government.
The view of this government as
to the impc-tance of the termination
of the Anglo-Japanese alliance had
been communicated long before the
conference met, and it had also been
clearly stated that this government
could enter into no alliance Or make
my commitment to the uce of arms
or which would impose any sort of
obligation a > to its decision in future
contingencies.
It must deal with any exigency ac- :
cording to its constitutional methods.
In preparation for the conference, the j
American delegates review?,'! the matter
thoroughly and the entire course
of the negotiations in connection with
the four-power treaty were in accord
^ with these principles, and, as I have I
n caid, within the limits which we de""
fined.
The treaty itself is very short and ,
^ simple, and is perfectly clear. It requires
no commentary. Its engagements
are easily understood and no'
ingenuity in argument or hostile criticism
can aid to them or make them
other or greater than its unequivocal
language sets forth. There are no;
secret notes or understandings.
In view cf this, the question of j
authorship is unimportant. It was
signed by four powers, whose dele?ndnntad
it. all hav
i ^avco ica|rww*v?^ ? ing
made various suggestions.
I may say, however, with respect
to the general course of negotations
that after assent had been given by
Great Brita n and Japan that France
should be a party to the agreement,
I prepared a draft of the treaty based
upon the various suggestions which
^ had been exchanged between the dele
gates.
This draft was first submitted to
t Senator Lodge and Mr. Root, as you
were then absent on account of the 1
death cf your mother. After the approval
of the American delegates who
were here, the draft was submitted i
to the representatives of other powers ;
and became the subject of discussion
between the heads of the delegations
concerned, and with a few changes,
,-n which were approved by'the American
delegates and which did not affect
v the spirit or substance of the proposed
treaty, an agreement was reached.
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TRUCK GROWERS MEET.
Hoar Advice From Representatives
of Fruit Growers Exchange.
Representatives of the American
Fruit Growers Exchange were in
Kingstree Monday and made interesting
talks to a number of Williamsburg
citizens relative to the handling
and marketing of the truck that is
in the course of cultivation in this
county this season. Mr. M. S. Foster
of Charleston made a very instructive
talk to the audience, stressing
the importance of proper distribution,
careful handling and full, neat packs.;
The other gentleman to speak, is j
field agent of the American Fruit i
Growers' Exchange, and he is thoroughly
conversant with th.e marketing
situation throughout the south
eastern territory over which he is
constantly en tour. He, like Mr. j
Fester, emphasized the importance of j
a full and proper pack of whatever
commodity is placed with his organization
for distribution and sale.
Both these gentlemen will return here
next Saturday and again address local
truck growers.
The crop of truck being raised
here this season is much larger than
ever before undertaken, due to the
impracticability 01 producing cotton
under boll weevil conditions. This
crop consists largely of potatoes, '
garden peas, and snap beans, but in
addition to these, thare will be a
large increase in the watermelon
crop. Sweet potatoes will also be
grown on a much larger scale than
heretofore.
Bissell Elected Grand Master.
J. Campbell Bissell of Charleston,
who was elected grand master of the
grand lodge of Ancient Free Masons <
of South Caro'ina. at the 185th annual
convention, held in Charleston
last week, is one of the most active
and best known Masons in the Palmetto
state, and his elevation to the
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highest state office in Masonry adds
to a long list of )ionoTz ithat have
come to him in this great fraternity.
He succeeds Grand Masonry Samuel
T. I.?anham of Spartanburg, who has
been at the head of the grand lodge
for two years.
Mr. Bissell commenced his Masonic
career in 1902, when or. May 7 he
has raised to the master Mason degree
in Landmark lodge, No. 76, and
he became worshipful master of that
lodtre in 1909. He was elected junior
grand warden on December 12, 1917,
pad became senior grand warden on
December 10. In 1919 he was elected [
deputy grand master, thus becoming
next in rank to the grand master, j
He was elected to and received the |
33rd degree at Washington, D. C.,
or October 19, 1917.
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Immediately upon your return I j
went over the whole matter with you ;
and the proposed agreement received;
your approval. I should add that in '
order to avoid any misunderstanding j
I prepared a memorandum to accompany
the treaty with respect to its,
effect in relation to the mandated
islands and reserving domestic questions.
At this stage, while it was not1
strictly a conference matter, in order j
to insure publicity at the carlist possible
moment, the treaty as thus
agreed upon and before it had been
signed, was presented by Senator:
Ledge to the conference in plenary I
session and its important limitations,
stated. His statement met v/ith the
acquiescence of all.
The treaty as thus drawn and noti-!
fied was deemed to embrace the main |
islands of Japan. Later, in view of 1
the sentiment both in this country |
I ana Japan, it was deemed to be pref-1
crable to exclude these main islands,!
and a supplementary treaty was pre-1
pared to this effect which designated!
the islands of Japan which it was to
include.
There is not tho slightest mystery
about the treaty or basis for suspicion
regarding it. It is a straightforward
document which attains one
of the most important objects the
American government has had in j
view and is of the highest importance
to the maintenance of friendly relations
in the- Far East upon a sound
basis. i
As the president recently said in \
his communication to the senate, it i
is an essential part of the plan to cra^
ate conditions in the Far Eas^|*0fice
favorable to the niai^tep^UGfeof the
policies we liave lonarulvocated and.
to an enduring pea#.
In Anew of this, a^^n view of the
relation of the treat^Athe results of
the conference, its ^^Bro would be j
nothing short of a n^nal calamity.
TOBACCO GROWERS
SELECT WATKINS
VIRGINIA MAN MADE DIRECTOR
OF WAREHOUSES FOR CO-OPERATIVE
MARKETING ASSN.
Raleigh, N. C., March 15.?T. C.
Watkins of South Boston, V::., was
made director of warehouses for the
Tobacco Growers' Co-operative Marketing
association of Virginia, North
Carolina and South Carolina at the
meeting of directors here today.
Mr. Watkins is vice-president of the
Boston National tank of Soutli Postcn,
Va., a large tobacco planter and
a director of the largest co-operative
marketing association in the United
States. He is considered well qualified
to manage the warehouses of the
association to be used by its 65,000
members in three states.
The County Record is very much
gratified to learn that Mr. Tucker C.
Watkins of South Boston, Va., has ,
been appointed as director of warehouses
for the Tobacco Growers' Cooperative
Marketing association of
Virginia, North and South Carolina.
Wc know Mr. Watkins personalty to i
be a successful business man. As an J
officer of the Boston National bank,
South Boston, Va., he has built up
this financial institution frrm a small
beginning to one of the most important
financial institutions in the state.
He married a daughter c* Judge
Barksdale of Halifax and is connected
with the best families in the Old
Dominion.
We believe the board of directors
made a wise selection in its choice
of Mr. Watkins.
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HOME BURNED MONDAY.
Residence of Robert Godwin Goes Up
in Flames.
The home of Mr. Robert Godwin,
in North Kingstree, was totally destroyed
by fire Monday afternoon.
The fire is supposed to have originated
from a defective flue in the
kitchen. Mr. Godwin completed the
building about two years ago. At
the time it was discovered to be on
nrc Mr. uoawin waa 111 uuc nwiwt
with his wife, who was confined to
her bed, by illness. She was removed
to the home of her mother
r.earby. The flames gained rapid
headway and very little of the household
articles were saved. Excellent
work was done by the Boy Scouts of |
Kingstree under the direction of W. j
W. Boddie in saving the outbuildings I
on Mr. Godwin's premises. The loss I
h said to be covered by insurance, j
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Piano Recital T? morrow Evening.
A piano recital will be given at
tne school auditorium tomorrow evening
at, 8 o'clock by the pupils of
Mis. Ira A. Calhoun, assistant to Miss
Crockett, director of the Kingstree
school of music. The recital given
several weeks ago by the older and
more advanced pupils was pronounced
by music lovers to be the most de- j
lightful entertainment of the kind ever
given by the Music department of
the school. In view of this high comrvpnHatioTi
we feel sure that the re
cital tomorrow evening will be of
equal merit and a source of pleasure
and gratification to all who attend.
Mr. Nesmith Bays Bankrupt Stocks.
Mr. W. E. Nesmith, it was announced
today, has concluded a business
deal by which he has purchased the
Nesmith-Powell Company stock and
the stocks of the consolidated stores
which recently passed through bankruptcy
proceedings and were sold at
auction to the highest bidder. At the
sole the stocks were bought by Mr.
W. R. Barringer who yesterday resold
them to Mr. Nesmith.?The Florence
Times.
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High Water in Black River.
The water in Black river yesterday
was at a standstill after having
rij^p to the point as indicated on the
government gauge of twelve and sixtenths
feet, which is approximately
*ven inches above flood stage. Up
to yesterday the water had been rising
gradually for the past ten days
nrd was then higher than it has been
since the freshet of 1916. It is believed
that the water will begin re- :
ceding in a few days.
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Unless you have survived a "killing
frost" you're not properly hardened, i
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LUX-MS TAX BUI
KILLED BY SENATE
MANY SPEECHES MADE IN OPPOSITION?FEW
OTHER MATTERS
OF DAY.
By a substantial vote if 30 to 10
the senate late last week killed the
luxuries tax bill on motion of Senator
Hamilton of Chester to strike
out the enacting words.
Considerable debate was entered into
on the bill, Senator Hamilton,
Pearce and Beasley leading the fight
to kill the bill, while Senators Johnstone
and Jeremiah Smith pressed
for the passage of the measure.
Senator Hamilton opened the debate
3gainst the bill, declaring that
"the Chicago experts" had admitted
that they had worked up the bill.
Mr. Hamilton said South Caro'ira had
not reached a point where such "experts"
were needed to make laws for
South Carolina. Senator Hamilton
said these "Chicago experts nau
drawn $15,000 frem the state government
and . that one had drawn $2,900
for "loafing around the State
House from January 1 to the last of
February." Mr. Hamilton said one
of the "experts" had appeared before
the committee and had told the
committee he worked up the details
or the bill. Senator Hamilton said
he was as good a friend of the farmer
as any man, that he had been
reared on a farm, his people were
farmers, but that he did not think
this was a good bill for the farmers.
Senator Hart said the bill would
probably affect his county more than
any other county as he was on the
border of North Carolina, and admitted
that it might affect business
to some extent, but said the bill ought
to pass as it imposed taxes on things
that were not necessary in life.
Senator Beasley of Williamsburg
declared that he would not feel that
he was doing his duty to his people
and the people of South Carolina if
he didq't oppose the measure. He
said the measure would work great
hardship on the farmers and the merchants,
especially the tobacco farmers.
A great tobacco growing business
is being developed in South
Carolilna and this tax would tend to
drive out this industry, the second
biggest in the state, Mr. Beasley
said. He spoke of the business of
the bottlers and how they have thousands
of dollars invested in South
Carolina and declared he was not in
favor of legislating them out of business.
He said the people who grow to
bfcco would be ruined under the terms
of the bill as the federal government
is already taxing tobacco to death.
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Britt Now in County Jail.
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Clarence Britt, the negro i.rrested
here last week by Policeman Kinder
ar, a varant and later proved to be
the man who enterefl the home of
David Ward and an escaped convict
from Tifton, Ga., was early in the
week turned over by the town authorities
to Sheriff Gamble who committed
Britt to the county jail to
await action by the grand jury on
the charge of housebreaking and larceny.
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Dr. Brockington Buried Friday.
Dr. W. V. Brockington who died
here early Thursday morning of last
week was buried in the Williamsburg
cemetery at 4 o'clock Friday afternoon
following funeral services at the
residence, conducted by the Rev. Mr.
Pritchett of Indiantown Presbyterian
church. The floral offerings were
numerous and beautiful in design.
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Strong Vs. Taylor.
Suit for $1,500 on what is said
to have been a note given to the
plaintiff by the defendant at Kingstreet
on February 3, 1920, was filed
in the Court of Common Pleas here
Saturday by W. V. Strong, of Williamsburg
county, against W. L.
Taylor, of Charleston county. Attorneys
Stall and O'Brien, of Bangstree
represent the plaintiff.?Charlesten
News and Courier.
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The house of representatives in
Washington Friday replaced in the
agricultural appropriation bill the
$260,000 item for fr?e seed which
was cut out by the committee in
framing the measure. Friends of the
free seed, satisfied they would win
again as they had for 20 years, acted
like a crowd at a carnival during
the brief battle, which they won by
a vote of 145 to 65.
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SEVEN KILLED, MANY INJURED. (
When Train is Wrecked on A. B. and
A. Railroad near Atlanta.
Seven persons were killed and sixteen
injured Sunday morning when
a passenger coach of an Atlanta,
Birmingham and Atlantic train, en
route to Fitzgerald, Ga., was derailed
fifteen miles from Atlanta and
sent crashing into Camp creek, fifty
feet below. 1
Approximately thirty persons were <
in the coach, the last of the train, '
when a wheel on the first truck burst, j
sending the car bumping over a '
hundred yards of ties before the tres- 1
tie was reached and almost crossed,
when it suddenly turned over. The ;
coach tore away from the preceding 1
car as it fell and was almost com- 1
pletely demolished when it dropped
into the shallow creek.
The seven persons killed, six men i
ar.d one woman, met instant death, 1
their bodies being badly mutilated. 1
All of the injured are expected to i
livp. Scores of other passengers and <
persons from nearby towns, spurred 2
by the cries of the injured, worked :
La the wreckage, releasing those imprisoned
and removing the dead. <
"The first indication of any wrong i
was noticed just before the train 1
reached the trestle," caid H. F.
Hentz. "A rumbling noise, sounding
as if one of the wheels had broken,
followed by irregular motion of the
car, was the first warning we had
that something was wrong.
"About five seconds after the first
warning we were suddenly plunged ]
backwards. A crash, sounding as if
the end of the world had arrived, ;
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ror from all directions. The entire
rear end of the car was demolished.
Those of us who occupied the front
section, when we regained our senses,
looked for an avenue of escape. An
opening was found through the front
door.
"I managed to assist the three
women who were with me through ,
the opening and then turned to help
1 the others.
"One young man, who v/as appar- <
cntly crushed, with blood all over his
trousers, which showed he was horribly
injured, was the first person I
found. He was pinned beneath the
1 debris in such a manner that it re- (
quired fully fifteen minutes to extricate
him. He refused to let me help
him, but urged me to assist the worn- ,
en and children to safety.
"It was the most heroic example
j of courage and will power tnai i
i ever saw. He sat there calmly smoking
a cigarette, as if nothing out of
1 the ordinary had occured. I learned
; later on that this young man was
Willard Cope, a newspaper man.
Courage of Women,
i "All the time there were groans
reaching my ears from the wreckI
age. I would like to say that I have
never seen such wonderful courage
; on the part of women passengers in
! my whole life. Several were seriously
injured, but they, without exception,
implored the members of the
rescuing party to pass them by and
help others who were in worse condi'
tion than they. One of the men who
was in the rear of the car was groaning
terribly. He was attired in the
garb of a preacher. We managed to
drag him from underneath the debris.
He was only slightly injured,
I learned afterward.
"Another example of courage displayed
by one of the women convinces
me that in a crisis of that kind women
are possesed with greater nerve ;
than are men. This little woman
looked as if she were dying. Her '
face was as white as a sheet I bent ,
' over and asked her how she was feeling?
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"'I'm all right. Don't bother me. ]
Help the others,' she cried. Before
I left the wreck she was being tak- i
en to an ambulance. I again asked <
her if there was anything I could j
do for her. She shook her head." !
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J. E. Foxworth Dead.
T-, ? _Lt- j;?,i Vlic 1
Mr. J. Jt. r oxworui uicu at, u,? j
home one mile from Lake City, Thursday,
after an illness of ten days from ,
pneumonia and plurisy. He was laid J
to rest Friday afternoon in the fam- (
ily burying ground near Cades.
The deceased wos 36 years old and .
is survived by his wife, mother and ,
four stepchildren, Mrs. S. J. Coker, |
Geo. Parson, Miss Leather Parson, of ^
Lake City, and Mrs. William Baxley,
of Hemingway. The family has the j
deepest sympathy of the community
in their bereavement. ,
A. L C.
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SEVEN MILLS FOR
APPROPRIATION 1
LEGISLATURE FIXES EXPENDITURE
FOR 1922 AT ,' j >3
$5,839,106.04. *M
After being in session, with various ?*ja
recesses, since 10:30^ o'clock Saturday ?
morning, the general assembly ad- ' \
jcurned sine die at 3:38 o'clock Sun- ^ -a
day afternoon, having finally passed ja,.' jj
pad ratified the annual appropriation
bill, providing for the expenditure by *^
the state during 1922 of $5,839,106.04 ? >' jl
and carrying a state-wile levy*on
real proprety of seven mills, a re- *
duction of five mills as compared witb.j^fet!^^
the levy of 1921. The cession had
run 20 days beyond the 40 day limits*
Under the bill as passed by
house the appropriations were $5,67M
610&3 and the levy was five mills an)f ,> yjjft
under the measure as passed by tket *
senate the bill provided for a total ^ ^
appropriation of $5,805,909.09 and the' ?
free conferees increased the amount to *
$5339,106.04 as the final totaL t
Some of the changes r.iade by the
conferees were highly important, in- ^
eluding the reductions in amounts and
the increasing of other amounts. ;|
The Miller amendment not to vllow dj
any institution or school teaching the ? . }
Darwinism theory to draw money ap- * -<i
propria ted under the terms of tha bOl^
was rejected by the free conference*^.
Some of the major changes made liy \, ^
the conferees may be listed as foi - v,
lows: \ ?
An increase in*the salary of :the -^*"4
house chaplain from $125 to $200. - rj
An increase in the salary of the
recording clerk in the governor's of- . ?
fice by $800 and the restoration of 'Jj
the stenographer's salary of $1,500
that was eliminated by both houses. *
Addition to the corporation clerk t -5!
in the secretary of state's office which
had been abolished by tho taxiae and - *
made a temporary election clerk for :?!
one year by the senate.
Practically all chief derks' salaries JMi
were made $2,300 with one or two ?*jjj
exceptions. -Jy
The senate amendment providing ;
that any Confederate veteran receiv- y
ing an annual income of $1,000 or ' *
over shall not receive a pension ^
cept $1 was adopted with a further '
amendment striking out the $1 andr'jBBj
leaving all such veterans on the hoikThe
salary of 'the bond clerk in 4/% A ^
the treasurer's office was raised tor '
$2,025. >
The national guard fund for the v -v,
adjutant general was cut irom
000 to $18,500. .
An increase from $193,000 to $206,-' ' .. j
000 was allowed the university.. r
The provision allowing the Citadel V v *,
board of visitors to borrow $90,000
was reduced to make the amount not
over $75,000. . - g
In the board of public welfare 4me ? P< /
field agent that had been abolisflkd ^ ^
was restored and several*salaries ' ?
slightly increased. ' *,.?
Salary cuts we^p made in the. de-j*V 3
partment of health and the $17,560 Nfor
a water supply and building at Jpr-'
the Palmetto sanitarium as added By
the senate was retained. * v.
In the tax commission the salary. '^A
of the chairman was raised from ft JT
600 to $4,500 and several other addi- N f f
tions were made to the tax commission's
forces. A provision was also
adopted allowing the commission -to
expend $25,000 out of the income tax
law to collect the tax, this being in ? * ,>
addition to the stipulated amount
In the railroad commission $5,000 %\ >
svas added to the ,amount for investi- * \ j \
gations. 'a
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A piuv iSO m fuutu w >-v
game warden^ngung so as to allow* ' , j
him to buy a $6,000 boat. * v,
Several raises in salaries, including4 .... %
those of the cashier and maritetiog" ,
clerk, were allowed for the depart-** ' * >
ment of agriculture. An additional! *'fc '7/.
51,500 was also added for the market i y.
bulletin.
By a proviso the state electrician * v
is authorized to make contracfsrqCjk^. * - X
lighting. \-M
In the highway department ?fl$er
58,000 to pay the San tee bridge cpm-'. '
mission for services was stricken glut > *
ind another cut of $5,000 made. ' \
A proviso was added to the sink- J: , .
ing fund commission section so a? to ?
illow the sinking fund commission to
borrow, if necessary, money to cc^er . Jjg
the outstanding loans owed by the
jniversity, Winthrop rthd the State S
hospital, amounting to $236,853.24.
The contingent fund *ras raised - jp from
68,000 to $98,000. /*.?
genat|tr Pearce and Representa^rr * >
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