Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Ri&HIS OF THE PRESS. \1)DRF>S nr imu mium kOll\ \ ?i niF.ss vssoci \ i ion. IIiim U Suggestions s? |4i the Need of l^uedau.n < ?n Libel Luu Mini TlM Legal P.uto for Public \d\Sjejes* To the members of the South Caro? lina Press Association: It Is my pleasure to submit to you this, my first statement as president of the South Carolina Press Associa? tion. The new I papers of the State of South Carolina have grown in num? bers. As a rule the papers are better and are being conducted along more business-like methods. There Is room for Improveno-nt In many of the pa? pers, but this will come with greater ability to expend money In the mak? ing of the newspapers. As a rule good men. men of education and fun e are entering nwspaper work and the field is well tilled with young men. Cnfortun itely the old guard, the re i] old guard men who suffered the strug? gles of founding newspapers when the white reader* were few and the dol? lar* fewer, la fast thinning out. This Crem Ass... i .tum. the first of which there u record In this State, w.is or? ganised In Charleston May 6, 18 73, thirty-five years ago. There appears twenty-seven names on the charter roll, and of that number I recognize only five as being alive: Major J. C. Hemphlll. then of C Abbeville Med? ium; Thomas O. \\ n . then of the Beaufort Tribune .:. Harman, of the Lexington D T. Id. Crews, of Laurensville . und R. A. Thompson, of the K< wee Courier. The others have a. ?? e to the great beyond. Dawson and lloyt and Mur? ray and Logan and K. It. Hemphlll and Oeneker and Mehhers are all being replaced by young men. full of the enthusiasm and energy that these men possessed. Peace and Prosperity. The Press of South Carolina Is to? day In the midst of peace and pros? perity; It has helped to bring about these fortunate conditions and let us hope that they will continue. The price* of practically all com? modities have gone up. It costs more for your clothes, and pretty much everything else, than it did ten years ago. Tour labor, your paper, your material are perhaps costing you more than In former years, but you have not raised the price of your pa? per. You ha\e. however, gotten on a more business-like basla and are aaaklng better collections. There are legitimate sootves of revenue that are not properly protected. Let me call your attention to one matter?legal advertising. There does not appear to be any established rate. At the recent session of the General Assem? bly a statute was enacted providing 1200 for all public advertising In Lancaster County, and If this was not accepted then all notices were to he posted. The only State law as to rates Is that which provides for ad? vertising notices of election The maxmum pay for such notices is |1. for 7" words for the first Insertion and 50 cents for 75 words for the second or subsequent Insertions, or one and one-third tents per word for Co* ??? i nd three quartet! of a cent per word for subsequent In? sertion*, and then matter Is cut to the bones. In Oklahoma I am advised that the legal rate Is not more than one and one-half cents per word for the llr*t Insertion and one cent for each ad? dition il Insertion. In \ Irglula. In Virginia there Is apparently go legal rite, but the president of the Virginia As*..elation advises tha* the charge v nerilly among the weekly P ip. rt I -i fil out ? i erii -i p? r low aa< h Insertion." In Georgia the law requires Mlg nv.sr e.M.-s four Insertions, making the total advertising fee f 3 fo rea< h 100 words. In Mississippi the rate Is QJUOted "at one avid on.-.half cents net Word f .r f'.r?t hmeftloa and one-half c. nt per word for ass h snbeaqnsat baser* there Th" law reCjUlTes fhr? t COnSCCU? tlve lns# Ion*, and In some cs SMI four, .nd K> poet lag permitted." In Louisiana the president of their Association says I hat they hare an unfortunate law providing for com* petlthe bids. It works well in s.,no rase*, but in many Instances the com? petition I* so strong thai pa pi r< do th. advertising f<t nothing. In North Carolina the rates nr* confused and not im I form, but tie y require \?-rv imi' h more official ad vertlslng Ihm In this State. They require many corporation notices atatement* of ag*" ?t?r.? I societies receiving money from the St.ite. an? nual *tafernents of Insurance compa? nies, and bv rule the publication in the home < ounfv ..f applications for pardons. The statute law In South Carolina does not recognise In Its election laws that i n? ' pip'r with lo.ooo circu? lation has sny legal right to a cent more than a paper with l.ooo circu? lation. The county officials In plac? ing public advertising can exercise t . . rn a h discrimination. Klghts of the l'r?^s. Fairness, justice and honett deal? ing is all the newspaper men want or have a right to expect. There ought to Of a ponctfi Of notion In securing proper and legitimate rates and en? couragement of puhlhdty. The politi? cal KM don ought to he made to un? derstand the situation and Impressed that nothing unfair tn>r unjust is sought. During the recent session of the General Assembly ? proposition was submitted looking to making a mis? demeanor to publish any liquor ad? vertisements. This hill failed. It Is i not m\ ptttpoi to discuss the merits of this particular measure, hut news? paper workers should jealously guard their rights. Enact a law restricting; the rights of publishers and it Will J perhaps he followed with a law pro- i hildting the advertising of patent medicines, and this would perhaps he followed by a Statute prohibiting the sale of seed grown In another State or land in some other State. Let each newspaper say whether it will accept the liquor, or the patent medicine, or the new-fangle 1 doctor's scheme. The publisher is in close I >uch with his patrons, and soon knows what to print and what to leave out. Certain magazines now re? fuse patent medicine advertising; earl tin others decline to exploit min? ing sticks, but inch matters ought to be left to the conscience and view Of the publisher, and he will very likely do the right thing and keep in t >uch with public sentiment. There Is no proposition that lawyers refuse rtala classes of casts, no law that merchant! should not be allowed to sell this or that, then why begin to say what the newspaper should ad? vertise? It is not so much the loss of revenue that Is to be feared as the result of such a law, as the liquor ad? vertising is now largely done by cir? cular letters through the mail, as it is the making of a precedent restrict? ing the judgment and rights of the publisher. Libel Law. At the session of the General As? sembly in 1907 a proposition was sub? mitted looking to the adoption of a Just and fair libel law for South Caro? lina. It failed because I do not think It was understood. It behooves the Association to use Its best efforts to secure the passage of a libel law that will be Just to the newspapers and In every way protect the public agaln?t Injustice or wrong on the part of the press. We want to protect ourselves and at the same time give the pub? lic a "square deal." It would be use? less to try to have a one-sided statute adopted, but the old common law as to libel, which Is in effect in this State, is too antiquated for this Com? monwealth. Most of the States have statutes on this subject, many being more liberal to the newspapers than could be asked for here. Curing the year three or four of our members have died. James Ba n, Miles B, M' Sweeney and J. C. ? '?arllngton have gone to their re? ward. The\ were all hard workers, active aewspapsr men and compan? ions to all of us. Col. Itaeon was by vlrture of his lovable disposition, his versatility and geniality, perhaps the most beloved of our membership. Miles B. MeSweeney, by his energy, his Intellectual Work and devotion to his friends, was selec ted Governor of his adopted State. It was my pleas? ure tO have been thrown in active and daily com n t with him during his entire term of office, and I want here to record my appreciation of the man. H? undertook and did the best that was in him. He was conscientious, hard working and sincere in his de? sire to serve his State as best he could. J. Conway Darlington nursed In Its Inf ire y the Spartanburg Herald i rid It Is sad that he should have been tayen away in his young man? hood. He was a toibr and a man who never tired of well doing. Resolutions on the death of each of our assoei.it, s w in be presented during th^ session. We have purposely arranged to h ?|d this meeting before the begin? ning of our State campaign. NeWS i lper folks seem to think they are an essential part of a campaign. They are, bul if Is for the good of the other fellow, i have recently heard the advice ..f John BJtelton Williams to tie- graduating i ia*s of the Uni? versity of South Carolina. In tti< mam it was: Keep out of politics and devote your energies to indus? trial development. After my twenty years of newspaper experience I want I" say to vou that time spent in polities is largely wasted. We need good and true no n for offlci i . but, i- Mr Williams said ? I.. t lid men go in poiitbs and the young men go to war meaning work. Politics and business do not mix very well, but there may lie tlm< i when duty de? mand- public service of a newspaper worker, and he should respond to sie h a in II The point I am und- i tii<ing to Impress on you, my asso? ciates, Is that office-seeking Is large? ly a business, it is the other fellow's affair and there is no need for you tO get eXelted about It. l>o not Kef excited. it will pay you and your community better to devote your col UmS to the building of a cotton mill or shirt factory or g.I roads than to get excited over a scramble for some political office. Rememla r it is tho other fellow who wants the office. The Average men In public life has a short memory . Let me say emphatically, that 't is our du? ty as newspaper men to oppose the selection of vicious or demagogic men or measures. The election of had men to offices is a misfortune and in such protests our duty is plain, but whets the contest is between men of ab..i:t the same capacity for an office and there is no principle involved it Is just as well to expend our energies on real development. Above all, let us avoid excitement in this campaign year. A Great Future. I am sure we are going to have a pleasant meeting at Glenn Springs. The newspaper toilers deserve such rest and recreation. After the meet? ing here all of us should g>> on the Cllnohfleld excursion, both for the chant: ? ft| well as to see what wond roui things God and man have wrought. It has taken a great deal of detailed WO'k to arrange for our meeting and excursion, but it has been my pleasure to do what little 1 have. The newspapers of South Caro? lina have B great future ahead and WS must all strive to make of this B truly helpful and influential organiz? ation. RAISING THE STANDARD, Applications to Practice Law Must he riled by Nov. ggth. Columbia, June 17.?It is announc? ed by the Supreme Court that applica? tions for admission to practice law in this Stair must be filed with Clerk U. R, Brooks, Sr.. by Nov. 29th next. Th-? applicants will be examined by the State board of law examiners. It Is desirable that notice of intention to apply for admission be filed in plenty of time. The board will announce la? ter the date for its examination. In accordance with the spirit of the law and the apparent intention of the board, it is likely that the standard of requirements will be raised stead? ily. A Letter From Cordele, (in. Daily Item: This unsolicited letter might not reach you under ordinary circumstan? ces, but if you all are as wet and slop? py up there as we are down here, you would know that I have plenty of time to write you a few lines. We have been having rain incessently for a number of days. I miss the Daily Item being thrown on my steps every afternoon in this gloomy weather. This country looks very much like ours, and the people are just like those at home. Cordele is a beautiful place, but way behind Sumter in streets and civic beauty. This town built a splendid court house, jail and school building for the purpose of be? coming the county seat, and for that tiny bonded to the limit. I was surprised Saturday afternoon I when I saw so few people on the streets. Upon Inquiry I found that the citizens here are very busy people and have no time to loaf. I would not recommend this rail? road trip as one for pleasure. One can go from Sumter to Chicago or New Orleans quicker than he could make the trip here. 1 found all the way down that there j is a good deal of attention given to , religion. I had to Stop over in Angus ta, and found there what the circui 1 men call a three ring tent with re? ligious services going on. At Macon there Was another stop over and there are found another huge tent in which' ;i gospel meeting was being conducted, ! and upon our arrival here we found! another one. All around us we hear Of war against sin and whiskey. There is one thing that Is against Georgia,? her divorce law. If it ever quits raining I will see Something Of the farms and farmers j in this section. M. J. MICHEAUX. ! June 10, 1910, I Will Issue Automobile Census. Columbia, June 16,?Commissioner' Watson has called upon the clerks of court of the Stute for Information as to the number of automobiles In each county of the state. Information Ss called for regarding all motor vehicles. The department is soon to Issue an au tomoblie census of the State. WXOl'XCKMKNT. I beg to announce my candidacy for tin- ?ulic,. of Governor, subject to the decision of the Democratic vot? ? rs Of the State. Campaign promises are easily made. Mj purpose Is, If elected, to ni\e the people a plain, honest and business? like administration. Of course, I shall advocate good roads, good schools and good government, my at? titude as to the same being well known to the public for many years. I consistently advocated prohibition .ind was among the first to give money and lend Influence to push that movement more than twenty years ago, \s ,i business man my chief aim, If elected, will be to conduct s state government ahum bualness lines. L. 11. HYATT. Columbia) B, C, June 6. Twentieth Century Knighthood. (The following is the oration deliv? ered by Miss Loretta McKain at the Inter Society Oratorical contest at Winthrop College commencement, and upon which she was awarded the decision and medal by the committee of judges.) The age of chivalry w ith its brave J knights and bloody tournaments, its many good and evil customs, has pass? ed away. So remote ami distant is the time, that it has almost faded into the land of myth and legend; but the spirit of chvalry has survived its age, and growing ever bet' - r has attained the true Christianize ideal in our twentieth century knighthood. Let us go back tonight into those far off days of chivalry and view the knight of old and the motives which actuated him before we draw a com? parison betwen the two forms of knighthood. A true kni In was cour? ageous, courteous, respectful to wo? men, and strict in the performance of religious duties. If he possessed these virtues, he might be cruel in war and tyrannical at home, yet no one thought the less of him. The candidate tor knighthood was usually sent at the age of seven to serve in the home of some nobleman or churchman, where a regular course of training, which took years to com? plete, was required of him before he attained the degree of knighthood. This traning ended, the youthful as? pirant for honors received with great ceremony the sword stroke on the Shoulder, and heard his lord pro? nounce the words: "In the name of God, St. Michael, and St. John I dub thee knight; be brave, bold and loyal." Then the new made knight, clothed in his armor, went forth into the world in quest of battle; lor fighting was the occupation and sole purpose of a knight; fighting, in war, in tour? naments, in personal combat, and, when none offered, in friendly jousts. In this lay the evil of chivalry. Al? though it combined with this spirit of war that of religion and a good cause, and did much to raise society from the barbarism into which it had fallen, yet no order which so glori? fied war au to make It a profession can be called truly noble. As a na? tion grows greater and broader its natural tendency is toward peace rath? er than war. The desire for war, and the taste for bloodshed is a primitive savage instinct which is certain to be eradicated by the advance of the highest, civilization. It is true that the knight always wielded his sword on the side he thought right, but his motive was personal; glory was his battle ery, glory for himself, that his fame might be sung by minstrels, and his name linked forever with those of the conquerors in war. In the fourteenth century, therefore, man was far from that perfect type of knighthood which seeks neither glory nor self-exaltation, but finds its truest pleasure in service to fellow men. At the close of his life the knight of the middle ages could exclaim with Lan? celot: ' What profits me my name Of greatest knight? I fought for it, and have it, l Pleasure to have it. none; to lose it, pain, I Now grown a part of me; but what use in it?" The knights of the twentieth cen? tury are fighting great battles, battles that demand far greater courage than those fought in the days of olden i times. Would a knight of chivalry go out among the poor and there fight ignorance and disease, in an effort to uplift humanity, as many of our j men and women of today are doing? , This is courage that has no sound of trumpets, no daunting banners, no applause of the multitude to sustain it. This kind of courage would have been thought degrading in a knight of the days of old, whose dealings j w ere entirely with people of his ow n rank. Look at our "Viking of the North," Dr. Wilfred T. Grenfell, who is daily risking his life In minister? ing to the people of the frozen shores of Labrador, to whom he is physician, minister, and savior from many hard conditions. Buch Is the true nobility of this man that he scorns praise, or even recognition of his bravery; pre? ferring to do his work of mercy un? known. Consider Father Damian, who went as a missionary to the island of Molokal, where the lepers were doomed to a wretched, comfort? less exist a nee, shut away from all that makes life worth the living. There he devoted his life to nursing and preaching to the lepers, thos** hopeless sufferers from the mosl loathsome of all diseases. By the ef forts of this noble man of God hos? pitals were established, and conditions on the Island Improved In every way. There he lived, performing his labors of love and mercy until death called his great soul to God. These are but two out of the scores of others whose names come readily to our memory, when the theme Is modern herlosm. In them we im 1 tle> highest form of knighthood, expressed In the one word, Bervlce. True, the world still shouts its ad miration for the successful soldier but its sober see,.ml thought con demns the sacrifice of human lifo which his ambition has caused. In the Paris Salon there is a painting by the grea*t French .rtist, Pierre Fretel, entitled "The Conquerors." The picture represent! a host of world conquerors with their heralds and at? tendants, advancing, four abreast, in a long unending line, their banners waving in triumph. On each side of that gorgeous train, naked, dead, and forgotten, lie the countless bodies of those who were slain that these men might have glory. Among these con? querors are many with whose names we are familiar: Alexander, the Great, of Macedon; Attilla, called the scourge of God; Julius Caesar, whom Shake? speare has called the "foremost man of all the world," anJ many more whose deeds cover the pages of his? tory, men who have filled us since our childhood wit: vague awe and ad mirratlon. Conquerors they may be, deserving the world's applause and admiration, but true knights they are not. It has been said that the career Of the great Napoleon Bonaparte is the key-note of the twentieth cen? tury, in his courage, perseverance, and strength of will maintained in the face of all difficulties he does em? body the spirit of the twentieth cen? tury, but Napoleon had no higher motive than the knight of old, for the ruling passion of his life was an in? satiable desire for glory. In order to contrast the two types of heroes, let us look at a famous painting in an art gallery at Brus? sels. It is entitled "Napoleon in Hell." Here we see Napoleon, the great world conqueror, stand! * in his favorite attitude; his body -rect, arms folded, and head bowed .' ?und him, and under his feet, ai unt less dead and wounded men, \\ h met their death because of his an ion; and many men, women, and cb Iren are lifting faces scarred with agony, and eloquent with reproach, to this man for the misery and bitterness he has brought into their lives. On every side of that stern, solitary figure is sorrow and grief. The artist might have let his vivid imagination paint another picture in direct contrast to this, and called it "Father Damian in Paradise." Here we see Father Da? mian, the preserver, the protector of man, standing with his arms out? stretched in love toward the crowds of people who pass near him in rev? erence and awe, striving to touch his hand, or the hem of his garment, so great is their gratitude and love. As the key-note of the fourteenth century was glory, so the key-note of the twentieth century is service; ser? vice in the by-ways, among the poor, wherever it is most needed, without thought of reward or even thanks. The world to-day is growing better, not worse. To become convinced of this we have but to look around us at the hospitals, the schools, the In? stitutions for the poor, which are every day springing up over our land, for the relief and improvement of the people. Thousands of men to? day are living lives of heroic and self sacriticing effort, and always with the one thought, that of rendering ser? vice to their fellow man, eontroliing and ennobling their every aetion. Never before has there been so strong h manifestation of generous senti? ment, of noble performance, of love : that goes out beyond self, of faith that looks beyond human estimates, and heroism that nobly responds to I every call of duty. High on the great j ladder that leads from earth to heaven stands the fourteenth cen- j tury knight, sword In hand, ready to defend the weak, but far above him j stands the knight of the twentieth ? century, with arms outstretched to lift the weak out of their despair, up ? toward hope, toward love, toward God. NO FIGHT IX FRISCO. Jeff-Johnson Cattle May Cm* Hehl in I Reno, New Mexico. San Francisco, Cal., June 16.? Flickard admitted he did not have the slightest hope of pulling off the tight In San Francisco and that every day Of indecision as tO where it would take place merely increased his finan? cial loss. "ii the courts grant an lnjun?:'e>n here l leave for Reno Sunday morn? ing and will immediately commi niv the erection of an arena there." he said. "My attorneys have advised me noi to buck the governor and ait ?rney general, but 1 have agreed to wait un? til Saturday. "it Is a bitter pill for me and a heavy loss, but I will take my medi? cine and keep rnj word tn DUll off it.'s light If it's the inst thing 1 do." For once Itickard was "fight sklv." He did not deny it. While not >'* t ready to announce so officially, the promoter virtually admitted that fee light would take place at Ueno. Con forge Wickersh.tm's machete fairly drips with the gore of Wall street bulls.-Washington Tost. They have made Charles Dyer Nor? ton Deputy President.?Washington Times. Henry E. Gifford has been appoint cd treasurer of Hampton county t< succeed Henrj Stokes, deceased. HAB ANA GETTING DULL. <>w World Monte Carlo May Be Inau? gurated in Habana to Increase Bus? iness. Habana, June IC.?A bill legalizing the revival of bull fights has been fa? vorably reported from committee to the house and is now awaiting fur? ther action. The bill gives a company, the capital of which Is principally American, the exclusive concession for 30 years to operate a Monte Carlo on a tract near Camp Columbia, at which the attractions will be gambling games, bull fighting, cock fighting, horse racing and other sports. The object of the bill, it is declared, is to attract tourists to Habana. SEABOARD TRAIN WRECKED. Thirteen Cars Loaded With Vegeta? bles Went Through Embankment. Camden. June 16.?Seaboard Air Line train third Xo. s. a through veg? etable express, composed of thirteen cars, was derailed near Lugoff, some four miles from Camden, this after? noon about 1 o'clock. The thirteen cars were thrown into the ditch along? side the track and seven were destroy? ed. It appears that the arch bar of the first ear broke and catching the frog of the switch, thus tearing the tracg up badly for 350 yards, one-half of which must be entirely rebuilt, re? sulting in derailing of the cars, which folowed. Wrecking trains arived at about 5 o'clock during the afternoou from Hamlet and Columbia, and about sixty men are at work clearing the track. They expect to finish their work by 6 o'clock in the morning. FIRST COLORED POSTMASTER. Inscription on Tomb Recalls Recon strutcion Days. A casual visit to Walker Cemtery several days ago recalled Reconstruc? tion days, for on a tomb-stone, mark? ing the grave of Henry J. Maxwell, who was in his day a prominent poli? tician and a man of considerable means was the inscription: "Hon. H. J. Maxwell; Born on Edi sto Island May 3, 1837; died August 26, 1906. Senator from Marlboro County. 1867 to 1874. The First Col? ored Postmaster Appointed in the United States." Henry Maxwell was the father of Dr. C. W. Maxwell, a prosperous ne? gro physician of Sumter. He also left several daughters, all of whom are well educated. The inscription reminiscent of Re? construction days recalls the experi? ence a certain member of the legis? lature had a few years ago. He was coming down to Columbia for his first session and was somewhat excit? ed over the prospect. The hackman who drove him to the station remark? ed, "I know just how you feel, boss. ' I felt that way myself when I first ' went to the legislature." And it turn I ed out that the hackman had really 1 been one of the legislators from that I county for several years in Radical times. A man who says his name is Charles Painter has been arrested in Hampton county on suspicion that he is Joseph Wendling, of Louisville, Ky., the murderer of Alma Kellner, for whom a reward of $0,000 is offered. Stanmorc Langford, white, of Xew berry was acquitted of the charge of murdering an old negro last February. Bennettsvile will erect a new high school building at a cost of $18,000. Members of the Illinois Legislature are in some instances not only resent? ful of a disposition to tamper with their consciences, but suspicious of a discrimination in rates.?Washington Star. There is no prob? lem of increased cost of food if you eat more Quaker Oats An ideal food; delicious; appetizing; strengthening. Compared with other foods Quaker Oats costs almost nothing and yet it builds the best. Tacked in regalsff si/e packages, and in her? metically sealed tins lor hot climates. 62 KILLTHEC OUGH and CUR&?'LUNGSl EWPKCOttW &>ftfWCHS rs 5o*anoo ^ R?OH>!l .rTPlUBOITltfREC < : 7 ?": IjOiff fM ?.l'r*!l TROUBLES o-?...?w jmWMFf.J.amsssL ? xr