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CANDIDATES FOR COl
OPEN CAMPi
CANDIDATE J. P. ADAMS FOR
CAUSES RUPTION IN MEETI
IS PASSED BY COM
The camjuiign for candidates aspiring
to county offices opened at
Greelyville Monday, when some "hot
shot" were fired between candidate J.
_ _ P. Adams for the house of representatives
and County Commissioner C.
A. Hines, who passed the iie. Scarcely
had this friction been smoothed
over when the candidate's time was
up. As he folded his document and
was about to retire from the platform,
Mr. W. E. Allen, a citizen of
the Greelyviile community employed
as a road overseer, went upon the
platform anr asked Mr. Adams if he
had stated in his speech at S alters
Friday night that he (Allen) was
paying $1.50 a day for labor. Mr.
Adams referred to his records and
l called Mr. H. S. Gamble to certify to
ft what was contained 'in the record, purK
porting to be a copy of a claim pre
sented and paid by the County SuperV
visor. Mr. Gamble raid he had noth
ing to do with the matter and wculd
m not become involved in the controF
versy. In the meantime a number of
I men in the audience were on their
feet and ga hering around the platIform.
Mr. T. W. Boyle was among
the number. He ordered Mr. Allen
from the platform and moved that
the meeting proceed. Beyond this the
was orderlv and each of the
candidates was given a respectful
bearing.
The meeting was held in the town
i hall. The Rev. Mr. Funderburk presided.
A number of ladies were present
and seeried to enjoy the occasion
quite as much as the old-time voters
and embroyc politicians.
Senatorial candidates were given 15
- minutes and those for the house of
representatives 10 minutes in which
to present their platforms.
Those candidates in the party at
Greelyville were Messrs. W. W. Boddie
and S. A. Graham for the State senate;
J. P. Adams, Emerson L. Ard,
W. 0. CamLn, B. B. Chandler, H. D.
Ferrell, F. R. Hemingway, W. T.
Bowell W. E. Scott and J. L. Thomas,
candidates for the house of representatives;
J. J. B. Montgomery and R. B.
Smith, candidates without opposition
for reappointment to the offices of
count)' audi: or and county treasurer,
respectively.
The first speaker v/as Mr. W. W.
Boddie, who outlined briefly the history
of Williamsburg county and told
how profoundly interested he is in
the progress of the county. He referred
to the tax system of the state as
an antiquated one "pushed upon us
over one hundred years ago," and as
badly in nc^d of reform. The taxsystem
in South Carolina had not
progressed as it should and the present
system makes men purge their
souls. How mar.y taxpayers make
correct returns? Thinks the people
of the county are nagged with too
many laws and would be better off if
? left alone. He is constructive, looking
forward to the morrow, but if had
his way would sign off half the laws
on the sta-ute books. Mr. Botddie
. made a good impression upon his audience,
as wa 5 demonstrated by the applause
given him at the conclusion of
his remarks.
Mr. Samuel A. Graham was the
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'introduction to the pe ople of Williamsburg
county; he had been censured
from one end of the county to the
other for his action with regard to the
building of the Santee bridge at Murry's
Ferry; that he had been given
all the credit and all the blame for
the undertaking, but that had he not
taken the steps he did, at the time he
did, he would have been derelict in his
. duty to his county and his constitu'|A
ents, and that the great project of
bridging the Santee and giving the
county direct connection with the rest
of the stats would cost this
county only $60,000 and he could not
let the opportunity to take advantage
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alizing that it was a question requiring
prompt action. Taxation, he said,
was a prominent question in the campcign
and he thinks the time is not
^ ripe for advocating an increase in
taxes; favored the passage of the
v hydro-electric bill which would raise
considerable money. He said his
past record would show utiere he
stands with regard to education; bc-w
lieves every child should have a high
school education and that no
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(ward steps should be taken in our
educational system and that there
must be sufficient tax to support it.
Believes in good rcrids, but it is no
time for building new ones; thinks
we should keep up what we have until
times get better and we can get
means with which to build more. He I
has the warmest friendship for his
opponent and when the election is
over he and Mr. Boddie would write
viofnnr rtf Williamsburer together,
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as he has the ammunition and Mr.
Boddie has the guns. Mr. Graham
was given hearty applause.
Mr. J. P. Adams was the first of the
candidates for the house of representatives
to be called to the platform
by the presiding officer. Mr. Adams
thanked the citizens of Greelyville for
the handsome vote they had given him
two years ago; he would have thanked
them at the time through The County
Record, but had to leave for the hosj
pital as soon as the campaign was
! over. This candidate was well
equipped with an array of statistical
documents and affidavits from which
he endeavored to convince his hearers
that the money they pay into the
county treasure was being improperly
spent. He referred to a number of
bills, the authenticity of which were
substantiated by an affidavit given by
County Supervisor Singletary and
would show that a total of over $85,000
had been spent and not a dollar
of it for education. He doesn't
blame the County Supervisor or the
engineer or anybody else for having
| a job. There were five County Commissioners?"sort
of a family that
I wanted to keeD everything to them
selves and nobody else could sell anything
to the county." At this point
Commissioner Hines rose to his feet
and said to the speaker: "You tell a
lie, when you make that statement."
^ hen the rupture between Mr. Adams
a id Mr. Hines had been smoothed out
the speaker's time v/as up; Mr. Hines
suggested that he (Adams) be allowed
an additional five minutes, then Mr.
Adams proceeded to read other documents,
claims that had been approved
and paid by the supervisor for gasoline,
corn, cabbage, fertilizer, etc, also
one covering labor. Here it was that
W. E. Allen, one of the county's road
overseers, went upon the platform
and asked Mr. Adams if he said in his
6peech at Salters Friday night that
he (Allen) was paying $1.50 a day for
laborers. Mr. Adams referred to a
copy of a claim and gave figures, but
told Allen that he had made no direct
accusation against him. Notwith
standing Mr. Adams' allotted time was
up, he read a long list of questions
he had asked the Supervisor relative
to the number of mules and amount
of equipment the county had purchased
and owned. Most of these
questions were answered by Supervisor
Singletary with "I do not know,"
and the speaker attempted to show
that there was no inventory kept of
the county's mules, road machinery,
equipment, etc. This brought about
further wrangling between the candidate,
Commissioner Hines and
Supervisor Singletary, the latter making
a statement, he said, for the purpose
of setting Mr. Hines right.
There was much appause during the
time Mr. Adams had the patform.
The only other interruptions to candidates
were by way of questions propounded
by Dave Guess, which were
easily handled.
Candidate E. L. Ard followed Mr.
Adams and after introducing himself
to the people of Greelyville declared
he was in favor of education, and a
reduction in taxation and promised
his best efforts to this end if elected
to the house of representatives; believes
the water power privileges of
the state should be taxed and referred
especially to the Columbia canal,
which was putting wealth into the
city of Columbia and the hands of
XTt "PrvVkincnn rohirVi Tip Tiplieved tO
be wrong and would vote against;
thinks salaries of officials should be
cut to correspond with the times, but
is four square on good schools and
would pay a teacher $150
if Weould not get a com^llfint one
for less. If elected on^he 29th of
August, he will take m his coat and
go to the wheel and stay there as
long as there is r. spoke in it, fighting
for a better county.
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STRIKE SITUATION
AT SPENCER SUNDAY
Watermain Feeding Spencer Shops
Blown Up?Box Cars Burned and
Other Acts Committed.
Spencer, N. C., Aug. 20.?The blowing
up of the twelve-inch main feeding
water to the Spencer shops of the
Southern railway shortly after midnight,
an outbreak of promiscuous
shooting a few hours later, followed
closely by the burning of several box
cars in the railway yards and the ar-1
rival of a contingent of twenty-five
more employes without molestation
marked the strike situation here today.
A negro fireman who was passing
near the scene of the explosion, which
occurred about midnight, was severely
injured by flying debris and was given
medical attention. The blowing up
oi me main sniu on uie cuun *>a^.
supply for engines and for fire purposes,
many trains being seriously delayed.
A force of men are tonight at
work on the main and officials hoped
to have it sufficiently repaired to get
a supply of water during the night.
The main, which was one foot in
diameter, carrying ordinary city pressure,
was apparently blown up by dynamite
at a point inside the shop yards
between a row of unused box cars and
the fence surounding the property.
A section of the pipe was entirely
blown out and a hole the size of a
small house was left in the ground.
A huge stream of water flooded that
section of Spencer for several hours
until it could be shut off.
The authorities have worked all day
in an effort to finji a clue to fix the
responsibility for the explosion, but
no arrests had been made up to tonight.
A quantity of dynamite caps were
stolen from the Southern premises
several nights ago near the spot where
the explosion occurred, according to
railway officials.
Four hours after the watermain was
blown up several box cars, standing
on the outskirts of the yards, caught
fire and were destroyed. General
Manager R. E. Simpson manned an
engine which carried a crew to the
scene to fight the blaze. The origin
of the fire has not been determined.
The disorders during the past eighteen
hoars have seived to add to the
intense excitement which has prevailed
here for the past three or four
day3. It was expected that Col. Don
E. Scott, in c :!!<mand of the companies
of National Guardsmen camped ;
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tail troops to guard the railroad during
the night. No troops had been
sent to the shops up to 9 o'clock tonight.
Master Mechanic McBride said
that the question of whether he would
ask for troops depended on subsequent
events. /
Twenty-five men were rxlded to force
Twenty-five men were added to the
today. To avoid picket lines tne contingent
got off at Yadkin, two miles
from Spencer, and walked to the shops.
Their arrival occasioned no disorder.
United States cruiser Denver, which
rescued Lieut. Walter Hinton and companions
from the wrecked seaplane
Sampaio Correia, is on the way to
Keywest. The seaplane fell while on
its way from Nassau to Haiti.
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I. C. C. ORDER TO
RAILROADS APPROVED
Missouri Train Horror is Cited in
Argument Calling for Automatic
Control
Washington, Aug. 20.?When the
Interstate Commerce Commission orderde
the leading railroads of the
United States to equip their lines
with automatic train control there was
an immediate protest from chief engineers
and officials of many commliA
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stops and other controlling devices
were not yet perfected to the point
where their universal adoption was
practical.
The recent horror in Missouri, in
which an engineer and thirty-five
other* lost lives because of the engineer's
failure to .see or heed a red
light block signal has renewed the
public applause which followed the
far-reaching order of the Interstate
Commerce Commission.
Speaking of this, the inventor of
one system of train control said: "The
claim that the systems of control in
existence have not been perfected is
no argument against their adoption.
The air brake is not yet perfected
The steam engine, which hauls the
train, is not yet perfected. The construction
of tracks and cars is not yet
perfected. All these fundamental
pieces of equipment-of railroad trains
have been used and improved as they
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automatic train control until it is perfected
is merely an euphemistic way
of saying 'don't let's spend the money
until we have to'. It will cost much
money to equip railroads with good
systems of automatic control. So did
it cost money to straighten tracks,
build fine stations, install block systems,
and use heavy steel rails. Whatever
it costs, it is worth it; if the Interstate
Commerse Commission will
stick by its order, the railroads must
comply, and the whole country will
benefit, even if the expenditure should
. . . which it won't . . . temporarily
decrease railroad dividends."
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Death of Estimable Lady
' About 4 o'clock Friday afternoon,
August 18, Mrs. Baxley, beloved wife
of A. B. Baxley, passed away at her
home in Hemingway. She was apparently
in her usual good health and
ass i.-ted in the preparation of dinner
that day. At 11 o'clock she was
stricken with paralysis from which
she never regained conscious- j
ness. The deceased was an excellent
Christian woman, devoted wife and
mother. Her sudden and unexpected
death was a shock to the community.
Mrs. Baxley was 56 years of age and
is survived by her husband and six
children. Funeral services were conducted
by the Rev. James of Heming
way Saturday and tne remains were
laid to rest in the Old Johnsonville
cemetary.
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Friends of Judge S. W. G. Shipp
will be glad to learn that he is resting
quite easily after his operation. His
physician says he still has several
hard days before him, but his condition
is very satisfactory. Friends are
advised yet against \isiting him.?
Florence Times.
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just eight more wi
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! BONUS CREDITS MUST BE EARN
WIN IN THIS BATTLE FOR A
TO BEND EVERY EFFORT,
MOTHERS AID BILL FOR
NATION'S CAPITAL
Hundred Thousand Dollars Provided
For the Purpose of Keeping
Children in Homes.
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Washington, Aug. 20.?Based on the
best figures of the laws of forty-one
States, Senator Calder's bill for mother's
aid in Washington, D. C., carrying
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Senate. It provides that all mothers
who have resided in the District of
Columbia at least a year, and who
need financial aid in order to keep
their children at home, can obtain such
aid after an impartial investigation
has shown (1) whether the mother is
a fit person, capable of bringing up
such child; (2) - whether conditions
in the home are suitable for the proper
upbringing of the child; (3) what
resources are available for the maintenance
of the family; (4) if the
father of such child be living and able
to provide support whether legal steps
have been taken to compel fulfillment
of his obligation, and (5) the amount
of aid needed.
Proponents of mother's relief as a
function of Government contend tnat
as citizens are the greatest asset to a
nation, agency which makes for better
citizenship is worthy of Government
support. "Farming out" children
from homes which inadequate income
makes unfit fpr bringing them up, does
not work out well in practice. Law
has found no substitute for mother
love and care. The theory is that
when a mother is fit to care for
her child at all, she is the best person
to make it a good citizen, and that it
is cheaper to make it poss'ble for her
to do so than to expend the money in j
institutions, in paying for "farming
out" children, or in providing reform
schools and work houses for children
who have not had home advantages.
The bill has been referred to the
Senate district committee for report,
which committee will probably refer
it to the District commissioners for
their advice.
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CONDITIONS IMPROVING
A. C. L. Company Issues Statement
to the Public.
The following statement was issued
from the general offices of the Atlantic
Coast Line Railroad Co., at Wilmington,
N. C., Monday:
General conditions over the entire
system improving. In the last eight
days six hundred and seventeen new
employees have been taken into the
service at our various shops, a large
proportion of which are skilled men;
most of them left other employment
to secure work with this company at
the prevailing rates of pay which are
those established by the United States
Railroad Labor Board effective July
first nineteen twenty-two. This brings
the total force of men up to sixty-four
per cent, of the force employed in the
shops on July first when the strike
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points on the system the normal force
is at work. At many other points the
force is from seventy-five per cent, to
ninety-five per cent, normal.
Inspection and repairs to locomotives
and cars are being well maintained
by the force now at work
which is amply sufficient ta take care
of the situation, although the volume
of freight traffic being handled is
about fifteen per cent, heavier than
last year. . . .
During the month of July ninetythree
per cent, of the passenger trains
maintained their* schedules. The enfire
movement of perishable freight
consisting of more than four thousand
cars mostly of which originated on
! the lines of this company, was delivered
on time at destination. All other
freight was handled promptly. There
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Date of Masonic Meeting Changed
The Masonic meeting, which was to
have been held on Thursday, August
31, has been changed to a date one
day earlier, Wednesday, August 30,
at which time Grand Master J. Campbell
Bissell of Charleston will be
present. All Master Masons in good
standing are coadially invited to be
present.
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ORKING DAYS
STORY WILL BE TOLD
ED NOW BY THOSE WHO WOULD
CAR?CONTESTANTS URGED
FOR LEADERS ARE CLOSE.
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There are just eight more working
days in The Record Salesmanship
Club, and contestants should not spend
an idle waking hour of this time. It's
vital time and the fate of all as far
as this campaign is concerned hangs
on the effort made and the results accomplished
during these last EIGHT
days.
Then, the culmination of these hours
of effort and hard work will mean
to the fortunate and most aggressive
candidates their share of the awards
offered.
The best worker in each district will
receive a Ford Touring Car or a
Roadster, and the other awards will
be distributed according to the rela- \
tive standing of the remaining candidates
and ten per cent, commission
will be paid those non-prize winners
who have completed to the end and
made weekly reports according to the
rules of the campaign.
Contestants should bear in mind
that the opportunities offered today,
this week, NOW, must be grasped if
they wish to be numbered with the
winners. They should REMEMBER
A FORD TOURING CAR OR A
ROADSTER is theirs, If they go after
it. BECAUSE?of all the superior
workers in this campaign, none
has a lead that persistency cannot
overcome.
This is a campaign of entirely too
small results.
Enthusiasm and determined desire
to WIN has not been demonstrated
to a great enough degree.
For these reasons we know that
any candidate who wills to, and is
determined to win, CAN win if the
proper effort is put forth.
No one candidate has a "walk over"
or a ' 'ride away" for the Grand
j Prizes, nor is anyone hopelessly beaten.
Just a goodly number of subscriptions
turned in for the account '
of any of the various candidates and
new leaders are furnished. While
Ijhose who halt for a moment, or
weaken for a single day, or overlook
a single opportunity to better their "
chances, are running the risk of losing
the big prize, already partially won.
It is a battle from now on. Speed A
assists, but the rugged strength and M
lasting quality of a few hundred
more subscriptions will mean many MM
CREDITS and a final victory.
The Workers. \
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Mrs. L. S. Dennis was awarded the ,
cash offered this week. She also made
some inroad in the lead Mrs. J. L.
Mims and Mrs. W. F. Frevatt had
over her last week. She still holds
sway over Miss Maude Allene Kinder,
?tVi/* io riotormininor to do her best
work now, and whose chances are excellent,
as are those of Miss Hattie
Stuckey and others still a little far- *
ther down the list.
There will be two cash awards next
week. Six dollars will go to the best
worker;; four dollars will go to the
second best worker.
It is still anybody's race and only
time can name the winner.
Sixth Standing of Workers
Kingstrec
Mrs. L. S. Dennis 655,800
Miss Maude Allene Kinder 650,000
Kingstree, R. F. D, 1.
Mrs. J. L. Minns 655,300
Cades
Mrs. W. F. Prevatt ?655,600
Henry
Miss Minnie Britton 200,000
Hemingway
Miss Lei a Burney 300,000
Miss Chloe Douglas 150,000
Lanes
J. D. McElveens 500,000
Nesmitb
Miss Hattie Stifckey 650,800,"
Suttons
Miss Lelia Broach llO.WQO
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Death of Little Child. ,
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On last Friday morning Iittre Jua4"
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i daughter of Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Baxley,
Hemingway, died at the Kelley
Sanitarium. The little child had suffered
from a case of dypthth"-''which
was successfully treated,
pneumonia developed and in spite of
every effort to save her life, she passed
away at 1:40 p. m. August 18.
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