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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1919-04-09
Observation-Disclosures. .3..3..is.s..s..i..3..3..s.
!. LEGISLATIVE WORK. i.
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(FOurth Article.)

(Fourth Article.)
Tho General Assembly enacted
laws very materially increasing the
salary OF nearly, if not every, impor
tant State officer, and this Legislation
was put through in such Il rush that
it W; not, by any means. given thai
consideration which it should have
had, and its effect was to increas,
the salary Of the Governor from
$1,000 to $4,000. the salaries Of the
$4,000, the salary Of each Circuit
Judge from $4,000 to $4,000, the
Supreme Court Judges from $4,000
to $500, and the salaries of County
Auditor and County Treasurer two-
thirds Of their salaries are paid by
the State) from $1,000 each to
$1,690. Many OF these increases
we're, in my humble opinion, Of very
doubtful constitutionality. In fact.
to some 1t seems that we are begin
ming to almost ignore that inStru-
mcnt when it happens to stand in
the way Of our Legislative desires.
1t appears that we have grown wise
enough to always discover way
through which to evade the constitu-
ton IN order to conserve our legis-
lative ambitions. Expenses have so
grown Of late that the appropria-
tions this year were the largest by
all odds in the history Of the State;
and If we keep pace with the de-
mands Of the leaders we have not as
yet nearly reached the upward end.
The House, on two different occa-
sions, sent resolutions to the Senate
raising the salaries of the members
Of the General Assembly, but on as
many occasions the Senate killed
them. On the question Of raising
the salaries Of the members, at least,
Mr.. Orr and your humble servant
were in unity against Mr.. Mcdonald,
who stood for the House resolutions.
| could not see my way clear to vote
for such a raise, because the con-
stitution forbids the General Assem-
bly, increasing the per diem Of it's
members. 1t took moral courage to
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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1919-04-09
and Treasurer Of this county to 1921,

thing had been fighting-not to leg
islate any one into office. This
amendment had laid on the table IN
the Senate. have no earthly objec-
ton TO our Auditor and Treasurer
being the officers they are; my posi-
ton is not against them, either in
act or feeling; that Is not the ques-
ton. The question is, Is it right and
proper for me, your representative
in the Senate, to legislate men into
Office without the expressed will Of
the people | have the honor to rep
resent in the Senate? The terms Of
Office Of these men have expired, or
that Of one Of them has, and the
other will expire on the first day Of
July next. If the people desire to
call Il special primary election and
nominate their successors, they may
do SO, and l will gladly undertake to
have their choice respected; or they
may prefer the present men contin-
ued or reappointed. If SO, will glad
| ly undertake to carry out that.
would like for the public to indicate
their WILL and will with pleasure
be governed thereby. Whatever the
public desires, it may make known in
any way suitable to it, and | will
gladly serve and do their bidding;
but | will not be dictated to by an
afrighted ring. Whoever shall be
appointed will hold fer four years,
and, therefore, have been unwilling
to assume the responsibility for their
selection. All wish is to know the
public will, and it will be my pleas
ure. will gladly try to have the
present officers reappointed if it is
the wish OF the people, or, if they
desire, will be willing to recommend
any competent person or persons
they may designate.
l desire to say here that 1T is my
sole wish to scrre the public. am
not in dirty politics, nor for ring
| rule" nor am striving to conserve
any political ends; have no axe to
grind; all | desire is to serve you
| honestly and efficiently, to make all
| my doings conserve the good OF a
| confiding public in such a way as to
| build up our State and county-to
make our county the best place in
the world in which to live. At the
same time | am free to admit that
I am not a Solomon; neither are YOU.
nor is any other man now living.
Still, when we honestly consult for
the best interests Of the public, with
out any self in it, we generally ar
rive at a wise conclusion. I want
your help, | want your advice. My
whole effort in public life has been,
'unl shall be, the pu!lGinr up or our
coortl By 4 wise. prorrassivc ana
cruna m;> course. AS 60 uow have
.aVcs-.. .}.ur fpiod am willing fuY
.l4 ....I.. 10 t.no The fact. ana be the
Judge. My prayer TO great God has
been. and shall be, that He will in
Spirc me with that wisdom which
will indicate what is right and pro-
per to be done for our very best and
economic and moral welfare. This is
Il time when we need wisdom and not
politics. And have ardcntly begged
a gracious God that lie would give
me courage to stand by the right
without consideration OF self or my
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1919-04-09

Colds Cause Grip and Influenza
LAXATIVE BRoMo QUININE Tablets remove tho
cause. There Is only ono "Bromo Qunine" E. W.
GROVES signature on the box. SOC.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1919-04-09

Mrs. J. A. Stcck,
Chairman Publicity, A. r. c.,
Walhalla Chapter, A. K. G
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1919-04-09
Work Done D. Wulhallu Chapter.

Following is Il list OF the work
done by the Walhalla Chapter, \. r.
G., of various kinds.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1919-06-13
war levels, If they ever do"

war levels, If they ever do"
| Cold facts gathered by the gov.
ernment say go ahead with home
building.
Up to first Of year, farm produce
prices had advanced 116 per cent
over pre-war prices. Corresponding
figure for lumber was 73 per cent.
Commodities In general advanced
113 per dent. Building materials
(not including steel) advanced 81
per cent,
These are the facts. Judging by
history and by sound economic theo-
Try, it will be generation before the
prices get back to pre-war levels, II
they ever do.
Probably there will be a gradual
decline, but meantime there will be
an evening up. Prices which have
gone up fastest and highest will
come down first and most Prices
which have made the smallest COM
parative advance are apt to stay put
until other prices come down to their
level. This last applies to the build
ing materials. It's poor business to
wait.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1919-06-13
REMARKABLE RECORD OF BANKS

While railroad forces have in
creased and they are a burden on
the taxpayers under government op-
Grafton, banking has paid heavier
taxes. rendered greater service and
has not increased fees.
Banking rates OF interest have been
lowered during the war period, and
the volume Of community work has
doubled and trebled, for nearly every
bank because of war drives.
OF course, no one thinks Of a
bank as being conducted except on
strict business lines, and no one
stops to give o bank any particular
credit for anything 1t does for the
individual or the community.
But assured of healthy banking
conditions, and an abundance OF
money and credit to meet all natural
and legitimate requirements, in-
dustrial enterprises thruout our
country can proceed with confidence
and security.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1919-06-13

blies, our legislators are at a loss
for scientific data on which this
great development OF motor trans
portation can be guided to the ulti-
mate good OF all.
For this reason 1t becomes In
creasingly important that the col
leges of this and neighboring states
should provide instruction on high
ways location, construction, and
maintenance, and on every aspect OF
highways transportation. The eff
forts made during the war by the
Highways Transport Committee of
the Council of National Defense
should not stop but should be in
corporated as definite part Of the
new Federal Highway Commission.
And in addition to classes for in
structidn in our colleges, there
should be research groups at work.
From such study made both in the
field and in THE laboratory will
come not only text books, teachers
and workers, but gradually will be
evolved this progressive science Of
transportation and communication"
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1919-06-13

nication that can be linked up with
main arteries of travel. The new
circulation thus provided for viii In
corporate such areas as vital parts
of this great living organism we
call home and country"
ITO meet such situations as these,
and because OF the evident solution
to be found in the improvement Of
our highways and the stimulation OF
highways transportation, representa-
tives Of the cities of this country as
sembled at st. Louis recently and
put themselves squarely behind the
Development of highways as being
of particular and pressing impor-
tance, And at this meeting OF tho
United States Chamber of Commerce
a resolution was adopted urging up
on Congress that the time had now
arrived to create Federal High
way Commission to lay out and
build truly national system OF
highways and stimulate their eff
cient utilization. And this action
signifying the Importance to our
national life that may be attached
to the new Federal Highway Com
mission merely re-echoes the voices
of hundreds of thousands of citi-
zens who have already expressed
themselves. AS a result of this gen.
eral insistence, Senator Charles T..
ToTnsend of Michigan introduced
his bill at the last session providing
for Federal Highway Commission
and National System of Highways.
The feeling was unanimous that the
time had come for the adoption of
a policy specifically providing for
the building outright by the nation
al government of highways of inter-
State importane including those es-
sential to the national defense, and
development Of the public domain"
Mr.. w. d Albright, Manager of
the B. F. Goodrich Rubber Company
at Seattle, has again urged in this
connection the great opportunity be-
fore our colleges and universities for
help at this time. He makes the
statement: "Thruout the land in
counties, as we'll as in State Assem-
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1919-06-13
PARIOR BOLSHEvISM

y Dangers Of revolution in our coun-
try emaDate from two sources-the
over-educated college theorist and
the under-educated toiler who takes
all his ideas from the soapboxer
Neither OF them Is a taxpayer,
The great middle class, who have
homes and pay taxes, who read and
think for themselves, who earn their
living by labor or carry on business
by their own initiative do not ac-
cept the doctrines Of Bolshevism,
The son OF a college professor at
Boston, who is master Of five Ian
guages has been arrested for Bolshev-
ism and for the use of language which
consigned the American flag to the
hot place.
He graduated from Harvard at Is,
and now he is twenty-one years old
and full-fledged Bolshevik.
Chances are he would not know a
pick-axe or crow-bar If he met
them on the street. and could not
distinguish the difference between a
trowel and dornick.
He is horrible example of the
kind Of "workmen" who do all their
laboring with their mounths and who
absorb fantastic notions about labor
People have been known to recov-
er from this by going out into the
open and doing some real work.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1919-06-13
HOME AND NATIONAL
HIGHWAYS

Improved highways of a perma-
nent type providing motor express
and passenger transportation faclli-
ties spell opportunity today TO the
City which intends to lay the foun-
dation for healthy, permanent fu-
ture growth.
For, IL we but admit that hope
lies in a more even distribution of
the population over the acres lying
within a city's sphere OF influence
then we are committed to the task
of arranging facilities to permit that
adjustment to take place in a natur-
al way.
Improved highways tina; make
possible rapid motor transportation
1855 days out Of every year will just
as CERTAINLY permit and stimulate
our people to move out to the sur
rounding country acres aa a fast
and free flowing stream will dellv-
er at its mouth the piece OF bark
flung in at its source"
These remarks, made by Mr.. W.
o. Rutherford, Vice President OF the
B. F. Goodrich Rubber Company at
a recent conference, are vital now,
first because in many cities housing
conditions are not conducive to a
home-making and home-loving folk.
and second, now is the time to set
about on those works OF public i'm
provement that will permit men and
women TO become homo owners and
give them added cause to be proud
Of their city and land,
Quite recently our Trade Exten-
sion Division" adds Mr.. Ruther-
ford, completed survey OF large
county in one OF our great eastern
states that has not single mile of
railroad track within its borders.
Our object in making such surveys
and conducting such research Is to
help provide a market that will ex-
tend the field of usefulness OF pro-
ducts made by the workers OF
America that are indispensable to
the life and happiness of mankind
and to the strengthening of our
national life. This particular coun-
ty was isolated, tho Of great produc-
tive power, and was not harnessed
up to the homes of the great indus
trial cities of the East nor assuming
its part of the burden in our march
Of progress"
Such county. typical of many
sections Of our country, offers un-
limited possibilities to greater use
fulness. Adequate provision for i'm
proved roads and highways transpor-
tation will provide system of veins |
facilitating and stimulating commu-
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1919-06-13
WHY THE FARMER
is INTERESTED

The American Beet Sugar Co. an
nounces that II expects TO make 30
per cent more sugar this season than
last, in spite of recent unfavorable
weather conditions in California.
Due TO growth of sugar beet in
dustry land suitable for raising beets
that could formerly be bought for
500 an acre. is now worth from
$3.50 to $500 an acre.
Aside from raising highly prof
table crop. this increase in land
value is one Of the greatest assets to
the farmer and shows why he is in
terested in encouraging such indus
tries as sugar production, fruit and
vegetable canning, etc It all makes
markets for his products and inciden-
tally increases the value Of his land,
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1919-06-13
BUILD N0W-PRICES WILL
NOT SOON RECEDE. IF EvEH

The Minneapolis News says:
Judging by history and by sound
economic theory 1t viii be genera
tion before prices get back to pre-
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1919-06-13

Baker-Lumber mills are enjoy
ing prosperity-output 1O0,0oO,0O0
IT. month. ,.
Astoria-Fishing industry promis-
es to be good one this season.
Hood River-Automobile park for
use of motor tourists now assured.
Baker-OM White Swan mine to
be developed.
Roseburg-Umpqua Valley Fruit
Union will erect big plant.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1919-06-13

Portland - Oregon Washington
and Idaho TO have the greatest grain
crop on record.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1919-06-13

McNair; in Medford by Eagle Drug
Co.; in Gold Hill by NJ. D. Bowers;
and in Central Point by Miss M. A..
Nee. adv.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1919-06-13

Astoria will soon have great camp
site for auto tourists.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1919-06-13

Klamath Falls votes ~ to 1 to
back the Strahorn railroad.
Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1919-01-08

( OUR NEIGHBOR TO THE SOUTH :

Ever since the assassination OF Aadcro 4eNco been
dangerous neghbor Of the United always possibility
frequently in acttubuent dordced disaster men
Is
Mecan have robbed and killed each other The have de-
vasated lands which ought productive They kept
country in medevar OF rapnc and destruction offensive
every instinct OF orderly people
They have insucd the United every opportunity
They have ravaged American territory They
soldiers in American camps. They halfhea
ed and enefectvel conducted military expeditions which
been their ideas and their habits
They have been anes and contenptuous. For while they
United States seemed have We impress them easily with
ideas OF incompetence with difficulty with ideas
tiona solvency.
The United States respected in Meico
make itself respected warnings because
Mexicans believe they are futile
Aside from the fact that southern border exposed
attacks which srespectine would
from another Mexico dangerous complications
american international relations.
Imagine Great britain oatng action
into Egypt India Imagine France without action submit
Arab raids upon North territory.
any nation toerang without effective reprsas incur
SONS upon territory resulting in the murder
Stable, competent governments permit things
This aspect dealings with NeNico Tie other aspect
serious huliatns the first AeNico deals
With foreign whose Tor lives property
citizens is scrupulous.
Mcico has not only American property but has BtisL and
Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1919-01-08

7 A GREAT MAN PASSES AWAY
Theodore Roosevelt is dead.


period tremendous world affairs. unique
lost people and loss WILL perhaps lack appreciation
among many Like the incidents OF the world his lie
entirely by his contemporaries and nothing
will add whit the worlds knowledge
OF his greatness.
by his choice him in bed Like
approved final but who viii
say that served his country any the less because he aroused its
whipped up energies instead leading hand
Of its
In days nothing truly imposes itself
the understanding the people who great
things But Colonel Roosevelt who took rank in
many ways that the legion OF his accord
him highest honor Years ago student OF his life listed the
work in which this had greatness The bographer
paid the colonel compliments but rather abuaed his
achievements balanced against andicas called
him worth while many walks OF life that given individually
great their prominence As he had that balance
between and that enabled him accomplish giant
tasks. His leadership the type that the present army ap
preciates positively demonstrated He up
hobby without achieving distinction Even in the
enemies he has shown the and nobody
oyed the clash OF minds and sportsnane cleannes
than he
There has developed type OF he-man the american
nation that will feel special heart throb Roosevelt The
der OF the armies OF the United product system
the Colonel fought Tor time when many de
serving OF the Yankee mser aspersions OF Hunth
Is the who Will remember him above positive
Those who have fought know thought
the without stint limit idea years and battled it the
consciousness OF less aeng and thus played his part
Arnageddon.
Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1919-01-08
1t expresses Itself as an entity

being congonleraon. expresses itself entity
Itlives a complete organization.
When President Wilson says the United States are
he using the kings English and o. English Cox
the English plural The government are An
may puraze its verbs if but this great
absorbing nations, taking into its citizenship almost any
thing that buy Storage passage, is and
The United States is a collection OF States and
embage OF municipalities Il string OF parishes and
counties 1t thing organized by having component
parts loosely put together popcorn string.
We believe regards United
States something which might fall apart thing divsible
hut his references the his idea
1ather than entity
1t is particularly needul United regard
self entity 1t has great perform Matchmaking
all the elements which has invited from Europe up
citizenship. 1t is heterogeneous and homogeneous
1t has wonderful in taking the Slav Slova
Armenian and Persian the Scandinavian Italian people
from nearly every quarter OF the globe and converting
their descendants into citizens whose ancestry might
Tor Americansm back to the Mayflower
It itself It must act think and
must think OF itself permanent and indnsbe From
Maine California from Mexican border
there is the United States.
Englshmen refer to this nation as the States" 10
american thinks in expresses such terms
This is America. This is the United State-one nation and is
They We do know anything about them They
do exist for many important sentimental purposes
administer local laws preserve their
several distinctions character habit as
We do the United upon varied develop
OF life where variety unity
And is. The United States are not It asserts every
thing that important American lie life United
States declare without compromise although
may be pluribus it most assuredly is
Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1919-01-08
RIz.-OKLA. WILL
START DELIVERY
OF OIL IN FEB.
(From Tuesdays Daily

Local stockholders in the Arizona
Oklahoma Gas & Oil Company Will
be interested in the fact that the
company will on February l com
mence delivering 800 barrels of oil
4 day to the Prairie Transportation
pipe lines which runs from Tulsa,
Oklahoma to St Louis
About a month ago James Page
and D. Y. Snowgoose went cast and
secured the capital required to make
the connection by pipe line from the
wells of the Oklahoma Gas
& Oil company with the big trunk
line OF the Prairie transportation
concern. They have contracted to
deliver minimum of SEQ barrels
daily from the four producing wells
OF the company and under their
agreement the syndicate financing
the new operations is to drill sixteen
more wells to be completed at the
rate of one month on the com
pany's property in Linn County,
Kansas.
A few days ago at a stockholders
meeting in this city, James Page. a
wealthy rancher of Cornville, in this
county, was elected president: D. V
Snowgoose, who was at one time
connected with the Standard Oil
company. is now vice president and
general manager and Col Fred Bow
Ter is secretary and treasurer.
1t was Colonel Bowler who organ
lied the arizona Oklahoma Gas &
Oil company, secured the land hold
ing in Kansas. Oklahoma and this
state and BY his persistent and un-
firing efforts succeeded despite
many obstacles. in financing its al
fairs to such an extent that four pro-
ducing well were brought in. before
it became necessary to enlist addi-
tional capital to lay an S-inch pipe
line for two and half miles TO
connect with the Prairie line so as
TO market the product to advantage
When the company has piled up
surplus it will drill its other tract
in Kansas and its holdings in Chino
valley.