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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1916-09-14
LAKE CITY CHRONICLES.
Raising Broom Corn--Local Bit.
of Interest about Town.

Lake City, September 12::-Mr H
N Merritt cut his patch of broom
corn last Friday and sold it at so
much per pound. He had about one
acre, which he planted and cultivated
as an experiment. OF course the
amount Of proceeds cannot be ascer-
tanned until the crop shall have been
weighed when ready for shipment.
However, estimates of the weight of
the yield indicate satisfactory profits
Mr. A M Parker, Sr, father of our
Mr. A M Parker, Jr, died at Flat
Rock,N C,last Thursday. after an i'll
ness of about one week. His old
home was in Georgetown, but he had
been at Flat Rock several months
and was buried there. Two sons are
officers in the U S army, one being
now at New York and the other on
detail duty in France. The third one
lives here and is a large cotton buyer
The Lake City graded and high
schools opened Monday for the fall
term. The number of pupils present
for enrolment was Asa, exceeding
the previous record by something
like fifty. The exercises were at
tended by numbers of the patrons
and friends. All the teachers
fourteen-were on hand ready for
work.
Mr. w M Severance spent several
days the early part of last week at
Moultrie, Ga. He says that Moultrie
is certainly a fine town-wide. we'll
shaded streets, handsome stores and
the Ioveliest eyes.
Mr. B A Cook came upfrom Kings
tree Tuesday and spent the day in
town.
Mr. WE Nesmith of Kingstree was
in Lake City Monday.
DR. A H Williams spent the latter
part of last week in Colleton county,
in and around CottageYille.
G F Stalvey and w H Whitehead,
Jr, local barristers, were in Florence
Saturday insthe masters court.
Mr. w w Burrows of Leo spent
Monday in Kingstree and did some
talking there in behalf of old-time
political friends.
Ashton H WILLIAMS. Esq, was in
Florence Monday on business.
Mr. ] L Stuckey has gone to Hen.
dersonville, N C. His health has been
poor quite a while, and he is seeking
relief.
There is some complaint among
the farmers about the scarcity of Ia.
Dor, and this scarcity is attributed to
the fac. that the local tobacco plant
is working several hundred hands.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1916-09-14

Mr. Joseph R Walker will conclude
his services at the Episcopal church
here next Sunday and return to the
University of the South, Sewanee,
Tenn, to complete his theological
course. MIR Walker is an energetic
worker, ar able preacher and pos
sesses most pleasing personality.
His departure is deeply regretted by
the entire community.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1916-09-14
4 VICTORY FOR LAW
DECLARES MANNING.
STATE NOMINEE SAYS HE con-
Socrates HIMSELF ANEW TO
yvOpk OF LAW ENFORCEMENT.

Columbia, September 12:-Reiter-
ating his policy of law enforcement
stressing the supremacy of the
constitution and appealing to the
thousands who heard him to bury
past differences and live together in
a spirit of brotherhood for the good
of South Carolina, Governor Rich
ard Manning at the call of a null
titude, delivered a patriotic address
from the portico of the State Capt.
tol shortly after eleven O'Clock to-
night.
When it was seen that Gov Man.
ming had been renominated by a
comfortable majority the thousands
of cheering South Carolinias watch
ing the returns, headed by the Har-
vest Jubilee Band, marched to the
State House and loudly called for
the Chief Executive. 1t was dlftl-
cult to hear the Governors words
as crashing cheer after cheer welled
upward from joyous throats. Since
early afternoon crowd numbering
hundreds of persons and gradually
growing into thousands, thronged
the streets.
Anxiety soon gave place to JOY
when it was seen the majority OF
/. Governor Manning, gained early in
the evening, continued undiminished.
When it was realized that Governor
Manning was renominated, JOY
reigned unbounded, and as county
after county showed in the Manning
column unrestrained cheers crashed
into the night air.
After Governor Manning's majori-
ty was assured hundreds of Man.
ming and Cooper men. many of
whom were accompanied by their
wives and sweethearts, went into
j the executive chamber and shook
hands with the Chief Executive.
Throughout the night Governor
Manning received hundreds of tele-
grams and telephone calls congratu-
lating him on his denomination,
many of the wires being from dis
tant States.
Shortly before midnight Governor
Manning sent the following tele-
gram to Robert A Cooper. of Lau-
rens: Permit, me to express my
profound gratitude for the support
of you and your friends"
When the returns began coming
in tonight it was early seen that the
Cooper people had lined up solid for
Governor many and that the deflec-
ton to Mr. Blease predicted by Blease
leaders did not materialize and Man.
ming men tonight were enthusiastic
in their praise of the Laurens man
and his followers.
The following short speech was
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-02-17
The Cigarette.

States may legislate against the
manufacture of cigarettes and towns
may pass ordinances restricting or
forbidding the sale, as has been done
in North Carolina, but the cigarette
is gaining steadily on the people OF
the country. The war is responsible
for a large part of the enormous
gains in the, sales of cigarettes the
past year-for the gain may well be
expressed by that term. The British
American Tobacco company alone is
selling at the present time 100000
900 cigarettes day! George Wheel
en-, of the United States Cigars COM
pany, says that from January to jan
uary the cigarettes business is going
to be 2O,O0O,OO0,0O0. The growth
of the cigarette business may be best
impressed on the mind by the state
ment that in 1904, just twelve years
back. the output of cigarettes was
3,433,993,422, and that was con-
sidered doing great things. In 191 6
the business will have increased near
" four times over what it was in
1910.-Charlott Observer.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-02-17
Governor on Preparedness.

Columbia, Feb. 14.-Governor
Manning today received the follow
ing telegram from the New York
Herald:
"Herald presents compliments and
requests you wire at our expense your
opinion whether army plan now ia
vored in congress of Strengthening
State forces would give adequate and
cohesive defence to nation in event OF
foreign aggression. HERALD
To which he replied as follows:
your telegram. l favor increase
in regular army and strong National
Guard. Outline of plan before con-
gress, which is at hand, is too meagre
to give definite opinion as to whether
same would give adequate defence in
event of foreign aggression and
whether the rights of the States and
federal government would be prop
erly co-ordinated.
"RICHARD 1. MANNING,
"Governor.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-02-17
EATS PEANUTS AND FINGER.
Bears Table Manners Have a Canni-
balistic Flavor.

Up in the home town of Sammy,
the big polar bear Of the Central park
menagerie, they never had peanuts
when he was cub, and as a result
when goobers are served his table
manners are not Of the best. For in
stance, he has bitten off the right in
dex finger, of Andrew White, who
lives at:108 West Eighty-ninth street.
There was, a large: attendance at
the menagerie, and nearly a hundred
persons, including many women, were
about the bears cage when Mr.. White
was furnishing food for Sammy. The
bear, frisky because Of the cold and
the coming of the snow, ate peanuts
indifferently for time, and then,
without so much as growl, accept
ed a peanut and took the finger with
it.
Mr.. Whites scream and the imme-
diate reports that he had been fright
fully bitten caused excitement, and
two women became hysterical.
DR.. Simonson, of the Presbyterian
hospital, dressed Mr.. Whites finger
and aided in quieting the alarmed
women.-New York Herald.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-02-17

Some legislator has introduced a
resolution which requires an investi-
cation to be made to ascertain if "any
of those claiming to be representa-
tives of the press and enjoying the
privileges of the press table *.* are
members of the directorates OF cor
porations, and therefore, more inter
es.ed in obstructing legislation than
in giving correct news of the pro-
ceedings of this body to the public -
Horns of Panurge! Whoever heard
of Representative of the press be-
ing a director in a corporation? 1t
may be possible in far-away Arcadia,
but in South Carolina? It is unbe-
lievable. By all means let's investi-
gate.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-02-17
No Rural Credits.

Columbia, Feb. 15.-In spite of
earnest efforts from Senator Sherard
to get his rural credits bill through,
the senate tonight adopted an amend
ment, proposed by Senator D. Reece
Williams, providing for a commits
sion to be created to study the ques-
ton Of rural credits and to report
their findings to the general assem-
bly, in 1917. This means that there
will be no rural credits legislation at
this session, a majority of the senate
thinking that it would be better to
get all the information possible be-
fore enacting this legislation. Sena,
tors Sherard and Banks thought that
the rural credits legislation ought tc
be enacted Immediately.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-02-17

The total length of the worlds rail,
ways is estimated at 100000 miles.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-02-17
LADY AND KANGAROO SAVED.
But Five Trained Bears Are SuffOcat-
ed in Circus Fire.

Five trained bears were suffOcated,
Victoria Calhoun, 'The Fat Lady,
weighing 450 pounds, narrowly es-
cared and scores of performers were
unable to save any of their belong
ings when fire broke out in the win
ter quarters o. the B. H. Patrick
shows here.
A boxing kangaroo was rescued by
a squad of firemen. 1t is not known
how the fire started. The loss will
reach s1O,0O0.-Scranton, Pa, dis
patch to Philadelphia Inquirer.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-02-17
Zone hundred years ago, 1916, &C

Zone hundred years ago, 1916, ac-
cording to the records there was no
summer in this country" says the
Greenwood Index. January of that
year was so mild there was no need
of fires even in New England. Shows
and sleet began in March and con-
tinued for months. There waA 4
blizzard in June and plenty Of fros.
in July. The weather resumed its
normal condition in September -
Perhaps history, or rather the
weather, is repeating itself. There
were only two or three winter days
in January, and Monday was the first
day in February fires were needed.
It is to be hoped that the centennial
celebration of that memorable year
is not to take the same form this
summer.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-02-17
Uhr 8anthrrg 4rral1
ESTaRIJSHED APRIL, 1891.

Punished every Thursday in Inc
Herald hnilding, on Main street, IN
tba i've and growing City of BAN
berg, being issued from a plln.lne W.
office which is equipped VIII Mei
genthaler linotype machlne' Paoeo'n
CYLINDER press, folder, two JoDDeisS "a a
fine Niehle cylinder press, all run Wy
electric power with other mate'la'
ond machinery in keeping, the "no!e
enninment representing an lh'ee'
ment of $4,000 and upwards. "a
uhscriptions-By the year Sl.9V'
s;v months. Is cents; three months'
sn oants All subscriptions payaole
strictly in advance. "A inch
for first insertion, subseQueht ine "a
lions so cents per inch. negai Iu ~
vortisements at the rates alloweu ~
low Local reading notices . cen.s
line each insertion. wants anI
a+har advertisements under speclai
head. l cent a word eacn lhsoa 49, ' civ
liberal contracts made 1or tnlee' +os e
and twelve months. Write lot la,.o. soso
Ohituaries, tributes OF respeel, 80 no
,,t;ons cards of thanks, ana al ~
tees of a personal or poiltlcai u o.
oo+or % ore charged for as regulai a.
asr9i asrtising. r Contracts for advertising sG5
n6t subject to cancellation alter IL ~
insertion. ava a1ways
n,munications-We are ai% dss
u,od - nnhlish news letters or those
snrto;ning Sc to matters of pubic hte5-
ps+ p We require the name anu az
dress of the writer in every o,v v" or
No article which is detamaeUaS nIaSo IN IN
off extensively personal can hne plaee are 20
onr columns at any price, and we are
not not responsible for the opinions GA
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-02-17
NO ALTERNATIVE OF FINE.
Lilies Bill Confused With Another
Measure.

The following is the text of the
Lilies bill, providing for chain gang
sentence for selling intoxicating Ii.
quors, as it passed both houses: '~
Section /. Any person who
violates any of the provisions of any
law of this State prohibiting, relat-
ing to or regulating the sale of in
toxicating liquors shall be guilty OF
misdemeanor, and, upon conviction
thereof, shall be imprisoned at hard
labor for not less than six months,
nor more than two years; and for any
subsequent offense, upon conviction,
shall be imprisoned for term of not
less than a year, nor more than flve
years: Provided, That any circuit
judge may, in his discretion, suspend
all of such Imprisonment except ~
DAYS for the first offense and 60 days
for subsequent offenses, upon such
terms and conditions as he may see
fit to impose, but in each and every
case any person convicted of the vio-
lation of any of said laws shall be
REQUIRED to serve at least 80 days for
the first offense and so days for any
subsequent offense of the sentence
imposed upon him: Provided, That
the provisions of this act shall not
apply to cases now pending or to Of
lenses committed prior to the pass
age of this act.
Sec. 2. That this act shall take
effect Immediately upon its approval
by the governor, and all acts or parts
of acts inconsistent with this act be,
and the same are hereby, repealed.
Ben B. Sellers, of the house, made
the following statement:
THE news article appearing in The
State of Sunday, carrying the follow
ing headline, First Offenders May
Escape Gang-Liles Bill is Passed
Amended so as to Allow Payment OF
Fine is altogether misleading and is
calculated to get blind tigers in trou-
BILE. The Lilies bill positively eliml-
mates the option Of fine in the pen
atty for the violation of the laws OF
the State relative to selling liquor
The senate amendment struck out
the words storing and transporting
LIQUOR in order that the bill would
conform to the Carlisle measure regu'
lating the storing, transporting, etc.
of liquor.
"The Lilies bill provides straight
chain gang sentence for the illicit
sale of liquors in South Carolina anc
the Judge has no discretionary power
in imposing sentence except that fol
the first offense a minimum of sc
DAYS on the chain gang may be i'm
posed
The error Mr.. Sellers points ou1
arose from confusing the Lilies bill
to regulate the sale of liquors with
that introduced by Senator Carlisle, o
Spartanburg, to govern the importa
ton and storing of whiskey anc
beers. The latter measure allows the
alternative of a fine, ranging from
500 to $500, for the first offense
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-02-17
Thursday, Feb. II, 1916.

The senate has passed an amend
ment to the gallon-a-month law, max
ing it lawful for a person to order
either two quarts of whiskey per
month or sixty bottles |of beer. The
measure has also passed the second
reading in the house. Why al
low any whiskey or beer at all to
come into the State? BY cutting 1t
all out, the officers will have chance
To run down the blind tigers.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-02-17

Hon. L. D. Jennings, the live wire
who made the primary so interesting
during the last campaign, says that
he has never had, and does not now
have any intention of becoming a
candidate for governor this summer.
This sets at rest various rumors that
have been published in several pa
pers to the effect that the former
Sumter mayor expected to chuck his
hat into the gubernatorial ring
against Governor Manning. y
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-02-17
Reassuring Mother.

Edmund had just begun to attend
the public school and found new
friend, a child of whom Edmund S
mother had never heard, relates the
Youths Companion.
"Who is this Walter?" she asked.
"Is he a nice little boy?"
Eyes, ma'am, he is,' replied Ed
mund, enthusiastically.
Does he say any naughty words?'
pursued his mother.
NO." replied Edmund, with en-
phasis, "and I'm not going to teach
him any,"
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-02-17
He Didn't Worry.

Mrs. McCauther-Here is a note
saying that if the bill is not paid, the
gas will be shut off,
Mr.. McCauther-Let 'em shut it
off. Who cares?
"But what will We do?"
"Put in electric lights.
''But in time bills for them will
come in
"Oh, we'll, probably something else
will be invented by that time. -
New York Weekly.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-02-17

The Imprisonment in jail or at hard
labor which may be imposed upon
first offenders is not to be less than
80 days nor in excess of six months.
Subsequent offenses are to be punish
ed by Jail or chain gang sentences of
six months to two years, together
with a fine of not less than 800 nor
more than $1,000. This bill received
a favorable report in the house,
where it now awaits second reading.
AS indicated above, the Lilies bill
to prohibit the sale of whiskey i'm
poses straight Imprisonment sentence
at hard labor. 1t has passed both
houses. .-..
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-07
STAND BY WILSON
APPEAL OF Lewis
ul;neis Senator Points to Embarrass.
ments Acts of President Have
Spared Germans.
MAS PROVED THEIR TRUE FRIEND
hectares He Has Stood Firm in Face Of
Demands for War of HOt.Head.
ed Americans.

Detroit, Mich, Jan, Senator James
Hamilton Lewis Of Illinois last night
addressed the Detroit Real Estate
hoard at the Ponchartrain hotel. He
said in part, his subject being Prob
lens OF the Future and Their Mis-
leading Signs;
a choose to obey your request to adj
dress you on present important prob
,ems l call your attention as bust
ness men to some of the unprecedent-
cd conditions of the world about us.
and the effect-as | behold it-upon
America. In Europe the civilizations
Of 20 centuries are now confusion and
chaos come again. Worlds are ripped
apart-nations beggarded and races Of
mankind driven homeless and hope
less from the face of earth Not since
the wars of Napoleon ending in 1914
have the nations of men undergone
ANYTHING 10 compare with the present
The question for America is, what eff
feet will it all have on the destinies
Of our people.
when the war closes-as l believe
must come within one year-to avoid
the defamation of the human race in
Europe-the United States will have
an era OF unparalleled riches and
growth-or an unprecedented era of
depression and shrinkage. There will
be no middle ground and we must pre-
pare as against the worst. Europe,
from a spirit OF Encouragement, will
send all people available herewith
their needs-while Europe elects to
build her future slowly by the drag
ging course Of wounded time, which
means for us Overrun cities and over
flooded labor market. and correspond
ingly abandoned farms-Or Europe will
courage all her stricken people TO
hope-animate them with a spirit of
liberty and personal manhood severed
from oppression or prosecuting caste
anu iIItN II blil lIlS Will d W dhtH q
desire from their hearts to build up
new Europe-one Of republican ideas
with democratic government He1
children will remain 10 replant the
farm-rebuild the city From this
America will profit. We will be the
depot and storehouse from which all
Europe must garner. 1t is from us she
must buy and build. This means ouI
enrichment and Europe's rehabilita-
ton. This future is threatened with
all forms Of uncertainty-and this
without regard to what country wins
or is favored by the result of the wars
Internal reforms or civil revolution:
await each country now in conflict.
Our PRAYER is the prayer of Ameri
ca-GOd forbid that any country shall
ever build a military despotism upor
the ruins Of civil liberty.
Deplores Race Hatred.
There can be no happiness in Amer
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-07
KINGMAN'S PLANT rs
BID IN FOR $4,000

When trustees for the Kingman
Pillow company opened bids for sale
of that plant and site in Averyville,
it was found that the Avery company
was the highest bidder. and announce
ment was promptly made that the
great tractor company had absorbed
the pillow company's plant The bid
is said to have been in the neighbor-
hood of $4,000
The Kingman pillow works, the ex-
tensive modern buildings of which
cover much ground at point few
rods north of the Avery plant, occu-
pies a plot of IA acres of ground. This
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-07
Valuable Coupon

Send in this coupon and re-
ceive a 25c can Camel" brand
sliced Hawaiian Pine
apple for only ... &c
We want everybody to find
out how good these pineapples
taste.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-07

not a political opportunity. Wilson
will be for this new era.
Nn4i1.,ol u
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-07

not political opportunity. Wilson
will be for this new era
National Defense.
There are two extreme points of
view presented upon the question of
national defense. One is that there
shall be no preparation for defense
lest the preparation mean offense to
the outside world. The other is, that
every preparation must be made upon
the theory that we will have nothing
world. Let this be understood, that
between these two extremes this gov
eminent has from time to time been
shuffied, sometimes going to the ex-
IRENE of no just preparation. and this
for too long time, then in sudden
peril or under certain influences driven
to the other extreme Of such threat OF
military supremacy as to cause the
peaceful and Industrious citizen to feel
that the military burdens and war
debts of the war-cursed countries of
Europe are to be duplicated in Amer
lea In this threatened presence he
shudders and revolts. Our foreign
born citizen has fed from such. Our
native-born citizen knows that his
fathers established this government to
avoid such New developments of the
world at large and in America neCes-
state a new point of view from the
old vision.
1T will be seen that our systems Of
| the future must not turn upon the
desires of those who represent ex-
| tremes of thought or extremes of de-
sires. but upon that which is best fit
ted to preserve America from within
as well as protect it from without
One of these will be to put a system
of education in every college and
school that gives a form of military
discipline to the student and prepares
| him for those methods Of defense that
may be necessary to his country. Then
arrange a system that shall follow tc
every able-bodied citizen by which ev-
cry citizen at a certain specified time
must go through a certain form Of
preparatory drill and discipline. This
20 continue in alternating service I'M
til all of the citizenship has been in
! cluded, just as we do for jury service
in our state In this way all citizen!
will have sufficient preparation to b,
rapidly mustered by the increased
corps of army officers of the nationa
government, in conjunction with tn,
commanding officers of our local mil
| tia BY this method we have eve1
present citizen soldiery that has tn,
regard Of its fellow citizens, and con.
tributes to maintain its country. 1t i!
one that will not be despised as ta2
eaters or oppressors, but in common
with all our countrymen, will partici
pate in bearing the burdens of govern
ment, and stand as one unit behind the
flag, as ii presents America in patriot
ism-a friend to all in peace, but the
enemy of all those who would unjustl,
assail us. The future calls for new
systems, and these must be bull
! through the wisdom of our country
men, born of the patriotism of oul
hearts and the loyalty of American
lives to their American nation"