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The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-06-23
NJ Fellow Citizens:

Ny Fellow Citizens:
Two years ago by your votes you
commissioned me to enforce the laws
of South Carolina. You did so be-
cause you felt that lawlessness must
come to an end and the DEGREES OF
our courts and the verdicts of juries
must be sustained and upheld; and
promised you to do these things.
return now to give you an account
ing.
The average citizens instinct is
for obedience to the law.
He knows by bitter experience that
lawiessness means license for the
strong few to Cypress the many
weak. Unless peace and security are
restored the man Of industry could
not pursue his normal course with
undivided energy or enjoy the peace
full profits of his toll The paramount
issue today, as it was two years ago
is whether or not there shall be en-
forcement of the laws of our State
with impartiality to all and with
faroritism to none.
| favored the broadening Of popu-
lar education for town and country
for mill and farm,-that would make
farm boys better farmers and skill
ed labor more skillful; that would
give every young man or woman in
the State the one best chance in life {;
for that is their due. I advocated
equalization of taxes so that the nee
essary expenses Of the State would
be paid 10y those who owed them.
wanted shorter hours of labor and
more prompt payment of wages.
said the unjust docking of wages
must be stopped. l proposed a sys-
TEN of rural credits for the financial
independence of farmers, and sys-
TEN of land registration that would
make it easier and less expensive for
farmers to become owners of their
homes and farms.
All these things I believed depend
ed for their ultimate success upon
our respect for the law;-upon the
revival of the old idea that laws
must either be obeyed or repealed.
What 1 believed then 1 believe now.
With all my powers 1 endeaTored to
enforce the law. The pledge that l
made two years ago has been per-
formed and today i renew it abso-
lutely and in it's entirety.
Local government is dear to the
hearts of the Democrats Of South
Carolina. Our tradition is that laws
should be enforced by the local au
thorities; and as far as was possible
7 have striven to continue that tradi-
ton. One of my first official acts was
to revoke the commissions Of the
State constables.
Later when some of these local Of
ficers failed to do their duty I exert
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-06-23
Hon. John 7. Duncan Is
Hanan1erirg "7he System
Synopsis of His Remarks the Opening of the Cam
paign at Spartanburg- His Predictions.

liquor, and Mr.. Manning is a local
optionist.
Some people never look behind
them. While 1 tell you good citizens
an interesting bit of history, l wish
also to open the eyes of these two
men by showing them who it is they
serve.
The money trust and the liquor
trust forced partnership on President
Lincoln fifty years ago, and they
have ruled this government up to
date. Let me show how these two
gentlemen both Manning and Blease
serve the liquor. trust.
The hold of the money trust has
been shaken while the liquor trust
still battles for it's life and filthy
lucre. The liquor trust prefers
Blease as all men know, but realizing
even as Roosevelt, that this is bad
season for third termers it can yet
be happy with the local optionist
Governor Manning, provided they can
maintain the present hybrid arrange
ment with our good prohibitionists,
let me show you what The System
has arranged for the voters to en-
dorse at the polls.
ISpartanburg has on former occa-
sions called on me to forecast the re-
suit of the coming election.
This I have repeatedly done with
out mistake.
Spartanburg, near the last, has now
become first. Instead of telling you
today what you will do I will tell you
what The System has cut out for you
to do, and I shall content myself
with telling you what you can do, and
what you should do. With their first
and second choice already shown, and
the two of them obeying orders like
little men. it is up to the free men of
South Carolina to say whether or not
YOUR votes are to he delivered as
goods already bought and paid for
before hand.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-06-23

Mr.. John T. Duncan discussed "The
System" Fellow Democrats of Spar
tanburg I know that I have a great
many friends here who will vouch for
the truth of what the papers said
about me.
While you have forgotten other
candidates and all they talked about,
you yet remember that Duncan ham
mered The System.
Taking Duncan at his word you
have killed the dispensary System
the main support of the Political
System, and having led out into view
the old boss you have plunged his
ears full of buckshot.
His organization is still in work
ing order throughout the State, in
your county as in every other coun-
ty. 1t is now up to you to put that
machine out of business, and, if you
have the sense, run the politics of
your county and State for yourselves.
You have helped me to smash the
head of the serpent, but this serpent
is a jointed affair, and you must kill
it inch by inch, for it has one sec
tion in every county. 1t takes bull
dog tenacity to smash the devil.
Light your torch and pursue him
into his hiding place. If you will
give your attention to my platform
you will find that l am awake on
every live issue and that l am on trail
of the candidates in the service OF
The System.
The main issue in this campaign is
liquor while the candidate selected
by The System is yet in doubt as to
whether he has made his calling and
election sure, but ne is now ready and
willing to subscribe to the doctrine
of foreordination. and trust his faith
in the hands of The System.
With a bow to Messrs. Cooper and
DesChamps I shall first address my
self to the subject of liquor, and their
two champions. Mr.. BIease favors
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-06-23

ties OF this Office with single pu~-
pose-to serve al! the people Of the
State to the very best Of my ability,
with desire to promote the peace
and pros ,~ity Of al. | confess that
| cove tn :.onor of being governor
of the ate but as much as desire
this homer. will not have it unless 1t
comes TO me in such way as to
leave ne fee to discharge the duties
and meet the responsibilities of the
position without being embarrassed
by any promise or alliance with any
one, or with any interest.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-06-23

CONTINUED ON PAGE g.
Iditarod pioneer., 1916-09-23
BRlTAEM'S MAIL HOLD-UP
 IS EXPLAINED TO LANSING

WASHINGTON, Sept. An eXplaHa- tory statement of how Great Bntan'5 eX- animation of mails is being conducted was presented to Secretary Lansing by the Brit i,h embassy recently. It is preparatory to the more comprehensive reply to American representations now being prepared jointly by the London and Paris foreign offices.
 Figures are given in the statement to show the average time for examination Ot intercepted mail is from one to three days. The minimum delay to mail between the United States and Holland is given at two days, and the maximum at seven. Danlsh mails have been delayed from seven to ten days when 1t has been necessary to remove them from 8 ship; otherwise only four days
 Tt is admitted" says the statement, that at the outset neutral correspondence, in which enemy interests were in no way concerned, was subjected to delay, which is greatly regretted, and which has since been reduced to minimum. lt must not be imagined that the mails were removed from neutral ships for examination without careful consideration of the arrangements which would be required to deal with them as quickly as possible All preparations witch seemed necessary were with this Ob- feet. but. unfortunately. those responsible fnr them were net aware of some Of the difficulties which would be encountered
 For instance, there was no reason to suppose that as proved to be the case mall bags marked as dispatched from one neu- tral country to another neutral country would contain nothing but mails for or from an enemy country; that bags represented as containing printed matter would cOntaln rubber, coffee, jewelry. etc. sometimes dis guIsed as newspapers, as well as correspon- dence of all kinds, registered and mregls- tered or that persons writing to or from enemy countries would already have adopted the practice of sending their letters under cover to intermediates in neutral countries, or that great numbers of complete sacks appearing to contain merely business cir culars from neutral countries would contain in reality nothing but propaganda from Germany under covers bearing neutral post age stamps.
 "These and similar unforeseen peculiar- ties made it impossible, until the staff en- gagged had been largely increased and had become accustomed to them, to select on any fixed principle those mail bags which, when all could not be examined within a reasonable period, should be forwarded without examination.
 ''The delay of shipping documents car ried by the same ship as the cargo to which they refer can be, and has been in some eases. avoided by the simple expedent of inclosing such documents in specially marked bags
 The statement concludes by showing why the dispatch of intercepted mails is best facilitated by examination in London, and not at points nearer the seizure, as has been suggested
Iditarod pioneer., 1916-09-23
TEMPERANCE CONVENTION
 IS HELD AT CAPITAL CITY

The second annual convention of the Womer'S Christian Temperance Union was held in Juneau commencing on August p. Addresses of welcome were delivered by Governor Strong and Mayor Stewart The former took occasion to say: Your work will be crowned with success, because you stand for civic righteousness" Mayor Stew art assured the convention that the city Is in hearty accord with your attempts"
 On Friday, August 27 E. J. (Stroller) White editor of the Douglas Island News, delivered an address before the convention in which he said:
 Many people entertain the notion that 9 newspaper is to be run for the benefit of the community without regard to financial gain There's nothing to it. It's a buSi- ness proposition. And contend that though an editor may be a temperance man, using his editorial columns in the interests ct temperance, he is justified in inserting ln his advertising columns an advertisement of the Dutchman down at the corner who sells Milwaukee or Anheuser- Busch. But would like to see conditions in Alaska such that newspapers could afford to refuse the support of liquor interests, because l believe four ffths of them at least wish to-
 While defending the right of the news paper man to sell advertising space, MT White fayed unmercifuly those who sell their editorial columns The American press is a great institution," declared MT White, "but it's crowning disgrace is the ease with which liquor interests find access to it's columns when they want to bring discredit to the cause of temperance"
 The convention passed resolution of praise and thanks to MT, White and to the editor of the Skagway Alaskan as the two editors who to the knowledge of the union had refused to accept this material for publication
 The election of officers resulted in the re election of Mrs Cornela T. Hatcher of knlk as president Miss Margaret keenan of Fairbanks was chosen vice president
Iditarod pioneer., 1916-09-23
WORK OF THE JAPANESE IN EOUIPPING RUSSIANS
 DESCRIBED BY OBSERVER

PARIS, Sept 4-The extent to which Japan is clothing, shoeing, armlng and mu- nitioning the Russian army was forclbly presented to a military observer who has just returned from a trip along the Russian front
 q was astonished," he said "to find great numbers of Russian soldiers clothed from head to foot in uniforms made in Japan, not only the tunic and trousers, but even the leggings They carried on their shoul- ders Japenese guns. Their cartridge belts were filled with cartridges made in Japan. Their leather belts and buckles were from Japan And the stout hobnail shoes they wear are from hides gathered in Korea and made into shoes in Japan. So that there you see Russian soldier in Japanese clothes Japanese shoes, with Japanese guns, Jap anese ammunition and Japanese accoutre ment.
 How did these supplies get from Japan to the Russian front?' the observer was asked
 1t was noted" said he that about the only vital point where the Germans had not been able to send their submarines was in the waters of the East China sea, the Strait of Korea and the Sea of Japan These are the waters separating Japan from Russia and the Asiatc mainland, and the routes over them, commercial and military, are open and without menace"
 'What sort of arms and munitions S Russia getting from Japan"
 "All sorts,' vas the reply, from the service rifle and small field pieces up to the big twelVe-nch guns"
 Tt is said that French and Japanese officers are now furnishing the expert di- rection of the Russian artillery fire, which has made it so effective. Did you see any of these officers?" was asked.
 No, and the report Is not correct said the observer. The Russian artillery off cers are directing their own fire and are getting splendid results The only Japanese and French officers are those temporarily assigned to explain the workings of a new piece. just as an expert is sent along to ex- plain any complicated piece of machinery
 "Japanese experts accompanied the big twelve-inch Japanese guns, not to maneuVer them in action, but to explain how they were to be maneuvcred That is the extent of their help, and the RussianS should get full credit for what they have accomplished ed in operating their artillery No, the Jap anese have done remarkably in arming clothing and munitioning the Russians, but they have not had chance to do the fight ing
Iditarod pioneer., 1916-09-23
News Notes

Dredge machinery is now coming in on every boat, and more is lying on the wharf outside awaiting space for loading.
 On the Fourth of July the river steamer Tana was turned over to the citizens of Bethel and the lower river for an all-day picnic down river. The trip on the beautl- ful Kuskokwim was a delightful one.
 Efforts have been made in Washington to get the government to place company of the signal corps on the kuskokwim. This would bring a government radio sta tion with it. A promise has been made to look into the matter.
 Private advices from Washington give the information that the matter of organizing a Fifth judicial division has been preached, to include part and perhaps all of the Kuskokwim drainage, and part of the ldit- arod drainage, with Iditarod as temporary headquarters at least.
Iditarod pioneer., 1916-09-23
RESIDENTS OF KUSKOKWIM WILL INACCURATE SERVICE
 DUTCH HARBOR DIRECT

ANIAK, Aug. 27.-It will be remembered by Pioneer readers, and especially those hv- ing on the kuskokwim river, how during the past two years mail for points on this river has been allowed to accumulate at Holy Cross, on the Yukon, the transfer point for the single mail service which sup rlies this region and has then been sent to Seattle and back here on another boat.
 Last year 1t was said that something like four or five tons was thus accumulated and sent to Seattle, and about 200 sacks were returned on the schooner Bender Brothers, which arrived at Bethel on October 8, and the balance was sent on the P. J. Abler, which was burned at Juneau, the mail all | being lost.
 After the Bender Brothers arrived 1t was too late for the river steamers to make a trip and nearly 100 sacks labeled for Aniak, McGrath and Tokotna lay in the Bethel postofiice until the Quickstep made her first | trip in the spring of 1916.
 Again this summer the mail accumulated at Holy Cross away over the limit of the single carrier which is POO pounds once a 1 month and the excess accommodating there Is reported to be something over half a ton | month
 1 PostofIice Inspector Whitney came this way in July, and reports that the excess mail at Holy Cross has again been sent out to St. Michael, and will then be taken to Seattle by the Nome boats, which have not much in the way of Cargo going back, and will then, the Lord wiling be reshipped 1 the second time to Alaska, and the first time to the Kuskokwim river, its destna- | ton.
 When the mail was at Holy Cross it was within about forty miles of the kusEokwim river end the mail carrier, who for a small pittance carries the mail across the portage twelve times a year. offered for q few cents pound to bring over all the mail, but according to the wise and eco ncmical (9 pOstotfice mathematlclans. it was too expensive, so they pay the Yukon river boats something like 1 or cents a pound to take it to St. Michael, and prob ably cents per pound to Seattle, and then l the boats from Seattle to Bethel get 6 cents per pound, and the Kuskckwim river boats get , cents per pound and the mail lands back the second time in Alaska, forty miles from where it started in a most delight full (?) state of preservation. It is reloaded at Holy Cross, unloaded and reloaded at St Michael, and then un-
 loaded at Seattle, and probably hauled up to Third avenue and hauled back again and loaded on a boat to Bethel, which, if it does not burn, will get the mail soaking wet; the boat reaches Bethel and lies at anchor whi'e the mail comes ashore in 3 launch, with a sailor sitting on the sacks marked with red tag, Fragile
 This mail is no doubt addressed to some body who needed il to Use the winter be fore
 Inspector Whitney got one impression or bis trip to the most promising section ot Alaska today-the Kuskokwim- and that was that the people want a mail service and want it badly. He went up the river on the Tana, and will cross to Ophir anc out that way.
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Harry Donnelcy, the Discovery mer chant, has received a letter from D. c. Me Cre1or, formerly a well known resident of this district, dated "somewhere' in France or Belgium, which Is of considerable inter est Mr McCregor is fighting in the trenches with the British army, and his letter tells of the confidence of the men of the allied forces of ultimate victory for their cause The letter shows that the strict censorship in force in the early stages of the war has been considerably relaxed,
 George Nelmeyer, after a residence in this camp of more than six years, during the greater pert of the time engaged in mining on Otter creek left for the Marshall dlggings this week with q good operating outfit to work ground controlled by his partner, Mr. NeIson. Mir. NeImeyer was accompanied by his wife,
 Mrs Frank Dawson and Mrs. Harry Don nciley of Otter creek were visitors in lo.ta- rod last Thursday to say farewell to de- parting friends,
 The Star restaurant building on Willow street has gene the way Ol many OJltI oi the citys structures It was Ieveled thi, week by the destructive hand of Fred kal. toff, and loaded on H. II. Porters big barge for transportation to Fortuna Ledge.
 Hank Martin. one of the best known clI-timers in these parts, who has been in the North continuously since 1897, was down-river passenger this week to spend the winter oil the Outside. After steady grind during al these years, taking an ac- tive part in all the stampedes the country has afforded, Hank feels slightly tuck cred out" as the old saying zoe and be lieves, with his many friends, that winter in a milder climate will have wonderful effect fer the good on him. He has made arrangements for his fine string of mala- mutes to meet him at Seward next spring, and will return before the bTeak-up Mrs Henry Riley left on Thursday last on the mail launch for the Yukon, Whor" she will take passage on the Susie for St. Michael and the Outside. She was accom- panied by little Adella McDowcII who is going Outside to school.
Iditarod pioneer., 1916-09-23
New Company to Solve Problem

Necessity has been ca led the mother of invention, and the merchants, miners and residents of the Kuskokwim river section, driven to the verge of desperation by the tardy and irregular ocean service from the Outside to the mouth of the kuskokwim river, have proposed to form new com pany, which to serve this river It is eX- pected to become d reality by another sea son.
 The plan is to charter a vessel of about ninety tons net capacity, which can ac- commodate both passengers and freight, to ply between Dutch HarbOr and the mouth of the river a distance of about 240 miles twice month All Nome boats pass Dutch Harbor, and will make very low rate of some $3 or $4 per ton, which will enable the shippers to get through passenger and freight rate to any point on the kus kokwim river
 It is planned to have the first sailing in the spring, about the latter part of May and the last sailing in the fall, about the first of November or latter part of October This route will enable Iditarod people tC mush across to the Kuskokwim, a distance of some thirty-fve miles, and go Outside six weeks later in the fall, and get back six weeks earlier in the spring than is now possible by the Yukon river. A wagon road from the kuskokwim to Iditarod would would make the plan available in bringing reduced transportation charges to the people of the Iditarod district.
 Captain Wallace Langley of the steamer Tana has gone into the details of the pro posed line, and says it would be winner from the start He has the assurance of the freight for the Innoko country, which is a large item, and would be new business for
Iditarod pioneer., 1916-09-23

Mrs. Frank Dawson and Mrs. Harry Don nelley of Otter creek were visitors in lo.ta rod last Thursday to say farewell to de- parting friends,
Iditarod pioneer., 1916-09-23

Fresh Olympia and Eastern Oysters. s1 50 per can. Iditarod Meat Co.
Iditarod pioneer., 1916-09-23
PROVIDES FOR BLIND ANDREW

A telegram from Judge Bunnell to Com missioner Geraghty last Saturday stated that provision would be made out of the indigent fund for returning Blind Andrew, the native who has been held at the local jail on a charge of vagrancy, to his former home at Anvik, and authorized Mir. Ger aghty also to expend $50 in the purchase of provisions for him. The judge suggested that the case be brought to the attention of Governor Strong
Iditarod pioneer., 1916-09-23
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been arrested on a charge of being short in his accounts.
 A hearing had before United States Com missioner Love resulted in the finding o' probable cause, and the binding over of the prisoner to the grand jury under bonds of Sl 300.
 Inspector Neil was the only witness in t e case. He testified that a shortage in the accounts of the Liscum office, amounting to S1 ,044l3, had been discovered of rhlc amount the accused had made up $226. The accused waived his privilege of making a statement.
 Keene's friends believe that he can easily explain the shortage to the satisfaction of the officials. and that there has been To intention of wrong doing.
 Fresh Olympia and Eastern Oysters. S1 50 per can. ldltarOu Meat Co.
Iditarod pioneer., 1916-09-23
WILL STAY WITH OLD CAMP

After laboriously raging and getting the material of the Golden Eagle hotel building ready for shipment, Captain Jesse II. Rogers disposed of the same to Miss E. klev, and has decided to remain in this vicinity during the coming winter, and the spasmodlc whir-r-r and whiz-z-z of the gallant captains wood sew will be heard in the land as of yOre.
Iditarod pioneer., 1916-09-23
GASOLINE LAMPS

Billy Taylor has shipped in a small con signment of Gasoline Lamps similar to those he handled last winter, also the very latest in Gasoline Lanterns. Anyone needing same can get them at the Postoffice Store, at Flat MRS. CHlIIlCh.
Iditarod pioneer., 1916-09-23
FORT LISCUM POSTMASTER
 IS SHORT IN HIS ACCOUNTS

A Valdez dispatch states that on com plaint of Postal Inspector Neil J. B. keene, formerly postmaster at Fort Llscum, las
Iditarod pioneer., 1916-09-23

Fresh Olympia and Eastern Oysters S1.5 her can. Iditarod Meat Go.