Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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BARRETT FOR FEDERAL ACTION l-KAVKs koh w\viun(,t()n to 111 hkv natiox.m. statks Mr. Barrett IV IInrs the Henry I UI In Not Dangerous to the Nation and nImmihI be Koacted iiUo Law? TKlukn the Parnior Is Octtlng 111* Kyc* Open at Imst ami Will He aaaml Fulfillment or Some r?st Promises. ? \ . ? Atlanta. Oct. 1.?Char'e.?? s. Bar?I rstt, pre*ldent of the National Farm. | ?r*' Union believes it In the ch ar und unmistakable duty of the national ccnsjrese to furnish prompt and ade? quate relief to ?outnorn cotton ?Tow? ers In the present situation. Mr. Barrett Is at home for a few days, but will return to Washington Monday, where he will again appear boforo the house committee oh bank liifj and currency, and to confer with the secretary of the treasury und the president. 'The farmer seems to be tho ono man In all of the country who seems unable to secure uld from the govern-! inunt In his time of real and genuine -osd." said Mr. Barrett. Nobody is| promised so much us the farmer dur? ing a political cumpuign, und nobody gets less when the lawmakers get busy In congress. "Seventy-five per cent of a candi? dates oratorical and card.writing ef? forts are directed to the farmer, und 2 per cent Is a generous sum to'al of such candidate's actual performance once he Is firmly entrenched In power again. "Ths farmers of the cotton-growing States were told just before election! to loavs !t tO the -an did at cm. and that after a while cottc n would bring || or II cents. The bill tho farmers are now begiclng congress to pas culled the Hrnry bill, has been Indorsed In os ?entluls at least throughout the cot? ton-growing states by tho candidates mow in oflke. But with tin- elections i safely passed ^his itiii seems suddenly to have ?h \ i'K?i" ti dangerous quail-) [ties. The farmer believes t ii?- Henry '(Mil is right ami that it would afford almost instant relief. "1 am going back to Washington to urge in behalf <>f i,tee,ooo metnbtri of the Farmers' Knlon that congrorss perform or frankly tell us to go ha.ug. "We are tired <>f bravo promises and worst' than poor performances. We are tired of having the waters mud? died when we come with prayers for relief. "The farmer is not particularly in? terested in hearing a dispute between governors and congressmen as to vcliore responsibility rests for afford? ing him relief. He is not bein?: fool, cd this time, for he knows that the situation is absolutely up to congress, and that, if congress does not give re? lief, congress has simply thrown him down once mone. "We farmers arc going to have a ?show-down' in Washington pretty soon. We have been mighty patient all of these ycarts. We have accepted promises, hoi>cd, and curbed out impa? tience. Hut true faker isn't going to, fool Uncle llcujhen any longer." Mr. Harrett is being backed in dVashington by a powerful committee oi* the Farmers' L'n on from all parts' of the country. should 111: cai:i:itl. ? Wilson Would Keen Naval Lsti mates Down. i Washington, Oct. 1.?Secretary; Daniels today conferred with Hie nav? al general board over estimates for the next fiscal yc ir. loiter it Was said the general hot rd had not yet de? cided how many battleships it will re? ommend for construction next year. President Wilsen has let it be known that in view of curtailed rev. enucs and th^ necessity oC a war tax, there should be no iucrtinsc in de part mental estimates. PROMINENT CITIZEN or Hl'MTF.lt tOl NTV PASSES AWAY AT HIS HOM? AT DALZELL. Served Through War end Took Active Pari In Affair* of the county Af? terwards, During Itccniistructlon? Wan Twice Elected lo Legislature? Puncral Hervtoc* to lie Held at Late Residence Tomorrow Morning and Interment at Biimtce Cemetery, From Th* Daily Item, Oct. 3. Col. W. D. Scarborough, for many years o prominent citizen of Bumter county, died about 2 o'clock tili:-, morning at his residence at Dalsell, after an illness of several weeks. Col. IScarborough suffered a stroke of pa? ralysis during May of 1*11 and has J never fully recovered from its effects, ?his decline in health beginning at (that time. The First of this week he [became suddenly quite ill ami his death followed today. He was Tli , yean and three months old yester day. Fol. Wilson DuPre Scarborough, the son of Afred and Margaret Soar-' borough, was born In upper Halem, I Sunder County, July 3rd, isij, and was the youngest of a family of sever? al children, of whom he was the last surviving member. He was raised on the farm and was prepared for col-. Itge at Blshopvllle, He went to col? lege in North Carolina, where he re? mained for live months, when the war broke out and he entered the Confed? erate sefVlCC on his 10th birthday. He llrst served for 7 or s months in Vir-! giniA, when he Joined Company F of the Palmetto Battalion of Light Ar? tillery as a private. He was soon made a sergeant in bis company ami Shortly afterward was elected second lieutenant and placed In command of I I j about half of bis company with a heavy battery. Near the close of the war he was commissioned captain, but on account of the evacuation of Richmond, the cotnmiHHlon never uc-j tunlly reached him, although he wai put in command of ins company In their last fight at BontonvlUc, X. C. After the war he was for man;, years one of the active citizens of the county 111 putting down lawlessness, and he took a strenuous and lending part in the trying campaign of the seventies, when the State was redeem? ed from neuro rule. lie was always to be found where energy and bravery were needed and could always be found whenever there was a call by the State for the services of her sons. He served the county as a sub-' county commissioner and was elected to the legislature In 1878 and lxsa. in this year he was appointed by Govern? or Johnson Hagood as a member of his staff. He always had a warm considera? tion In his affection for the Confeder? ate veteran and his last public ser? vice was as chairman of the Pension Hoard for Sunder County, which he1 retained until forced to give up on account of ill health. Always the friend of those less fortunate than himself, he was always ready to cham? pion the cause of the weak and the oppressed and he was always the un? compromising foe of the demagogue and trickster. ?>n all public questions he was always open and positive in his stand and no one ever had cause to doubt his sincerity in his position, although at the same time he gave respectful consideration to the opin? ions of others. He was married In September, 186S, to Miss Gertrude c. Spencer of Blsh opvllle, who .survives him. They hail nine children: Messrs. H. L., of Suni? ter; J. H.i who died in IU12, Mrs. YV. C. Met'all. and Mrs S M. Met'ail of Florence; E. P., Dalzell; A. IV., Man? ning; T. A.. Orangeburg; tt. G., Sum ter, and Mrs. T li. Parker, Dillon. Vlgo, Spain, Oct. l.?Tbc steamer Uruguay, carylng the Antarctic expe? dition, headed by sir Ernest Shackel ton, sai'ed for Buenos Aires today. STATE FAIR EXHIBITS. i - ? rm/,i:s will only m: c.ivkn FO? AuKici i/n I'lto. DUCTS. _ Will bo Held Last Week in October." Beginning on Uio -t?th?County Demonstration Agents to Put on County Exhibits?Girls Tomato Club Work. Door Cattle and Poultry to Do Shown. _ Columbia, Oct. 1.?Agricultural! products of South Carolina, their many and varied kinds of the mar? vellous possibilities of agriculture in this State will We seen at the South Carolina State Fair, which will he held in Columbia on October 2<;, 27, 28, 30 and ol inclusive. Prep? arations for this big annual event are already well under way. Owing to the fact that the Fair last through the veto by Governor incase of $?,0<io usually appropriated by the general assembly, and because of the I disturbed business conditions result? ing from the European wir, the Fair i management has decided to dispense With premiums in all departments ex? cept the agricultural exhibits. Put this is probably the largest feature of the Fair, and the plan now is to fo? cus all efforts on the display of the ? agricultural products. The main part of the Held crops ex? hibit will be thai from each of the forty-four counties of the State from I the demonstration agents in each I county. This is under the direct su? pervision of Prof. W. W. Long, of Clemson College, the United Stades demonstration agent f"r the State, lie has a farm demonstration agent under him in each county, and these j have been preparing for their va? rious county exhibits ever since the j last State Fair. The agents have been for the past several weeks collecting farm products from the individual I farmers, and are now assembling j their exhibits preparatory to slopping I hem in ( olumhia. Bach exhibit will he a complete showing of the agri? cultural resources and |NMUilbilitiea of ihe county. hi addition to tho demonstration agents' exhibits there will he exhibits from twenty girls' tomato cluks from twenty counties of the State. The young holies are assembling their exhibits, and indications are that their department is .uoin^ to Ik* one of tho ?:;<..si attractive features of the Fair. The state Pair management will be glad to have any owners of live stock, especially cattle and horses, bring their animals to the Pair for exhibit? ion purposes, and will furnish stalls free in a'hlch to house the stock. There is a great deal of trading done every year at the Fair among owners of live stock, especially cattle and horses, and it is expected that a great many will have their stock here this year for advertising purposes and to trade. In the agricultural department there will be exhibits from three mill Villages and one church exhibit, which will show the value of the com? munity Improvement work. These are expected to be models of their kind. Demonstration Agent Long will give an exhibit of the best cattle adapted to growing in this State, and therewlll probably be a milking con? test to show the best kind of milk cows suitable for this State. It is also planned to have an egg laying contest, thus displaying the best breed jof fowls. The poultry exhibit will be, it is throilght, even larger than ever. Poul? try industry is rapidly developing in [South Carolina and some of the many ! tine breeds of chickens which are now grown in this State will be seen at the Fair. The fireworks display will be pulled off on the race track, the spectators occupying the grand stand. There will lie a. midway, with all of the mar? velous sights and music for the enter? tainment of visitors. E. J. Watson, Commissioner of Agriculture, in the Gasoline Inspection Bulletin, for quarter ending May, 1914, the latest report, gives undisputed evidence of the good? ness of "Texaco" gasoline. Here are the figures?and figures don't lie: Out of the big assortment of samples submitted on gasoline shipped into South Carolina, for quarter ending May, 1914, the following are the percentage of "turned down" samples on account of deficiency of grade: Standard Oil Co.?.22 Gulf Gasoline Co.?.20. Texas Company?"Texaco" Gasoline?,04 j ?It can thus be seen that the nearest of these competitors had over 15 per cent greater deficiency in samples submit mitted than "Texaco." Doesn't this "speak up" well for "Texaco" gasoline ? Remember this is official information that can't be disputed. Atlanta Prefers "Texaco" Gasoline at 3 1-2 Cents per Gallon Higher Price Astonishing as it may seem, the main "Texico" distributing station in Atlanta, Ga.?JOHNSON-GEWINNER CO.?keeps busy selling ? Texaco" gasoline at 3 1-2 cents per gallon higher than a competitor a half block down the street. Here's an extract from their letter to the ?TEXACO" CO.: "A competitor one half block below our store has all summer displayed a sign at his serving station?GASOLINE AT?(naming a price 3 1-2 cents under our price.) In spite of this, there is hardly a minute any time from 7 A. M. to 10 P. M. that you cannot see two or uore cars in front of our building getting "Texaco" gasoline. You would not believe there was another gasoline station in ten blocks of our store." "Uncle Sam" Prefers "Texaco" Motor Oil to Lubricate His Navy. "Texaco" motor oil has been accepted on the navy contract to lubricate the engines and mechanical equipment of "Uncle SamV monstrous bat? tleships for three years continuously, and this fact alone should be a sufficient proof of the quality of this oil. Curtis, the Famous Aeroplane Manufacturer, Prefers "Texaco" motor oil in preference to any other oil. He lias given this oil the severest tests on his big Trans Atlantic air flyer "AMERICA" and Sciys it is the best oil he can find. Our filling Station is now ready to serve you with "Texico" Gasoline, and we carry in stock a complete line of Motor Oils and Greases. We Want You to Try "TEXACO* Products and Learn Their Superiority SUMTER M 116 S. MAIN STREET J. H. McCOLLUM, Mgr. COMPANY. TELEPHONE NO. 506