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FURMAN STUDENTS.
GO wITHQ

Greenville, Mach 24
the senior class at Fur
hereafter will wear M
as theys are i'm the cin
decision TO inaug,i1
having been reacho
the senior club ~
cording to ann
day by clxk off1
has alreSsy
members q
streets todQ
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THE bill before US does not meet
these requirements, and therefore l
am going to vote against it. cannot
vote for a bill which appears to me
to be unfair to the great mass Of the
American people. This bill lifts the
burden from tho very rich individuals
and corporations and gives no corre-
spending benefit to those less favor
ably situated. In fact, when the total
burden imposed by this bill is con-
sidered. the proportion OF the whole
tax to be paid by the less wealthy is
actually increaqcd. OF course, the
bill is hailed with JOY by Big Business
by the trusts. aad the millionaires and
multimillionaires."
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TWO NUTS THAT ARE
VERY HARD TO CRACK

{ Continued from Page Onel
for consideration in the matter OF
patronage" In other words, tho Re-
publicans wanted and needed the job.
Mr.. Tho-esen replied. explaining
that the term for which he was ap-
pointed had not yet ended, and that
10 was the first and only person who
had been requested to resign without
being accused OF neglect Of duty. He
did not understand how "the plans
and policies o; the administration" "
10 which Mr.. Harding had referred
in his lettor, could in any way change
or modify the form of duties Of a
surveyor general
Then came tho application OF "the
rong arm" ia the form OF the letter
OF removal and the appointment OF
ono Y. ID. Sorensen.
That this adm lnistration is to re-
turn to the spell system, which hai
], en- the policy OF all other Re
publican reactionary administrations
cluses no surprise to Democrats, bu
ready a note Of protest is heard il
the Republican press. The New Yorl
Tribune of Sept. 26. says OF th'
Thoresen case;
"The Thoresan argument is strong
A time win come when some presl
dent will respect the rule that offices
administrative IN fact. are not spoils
We wish President Harding woult
seize the opportunity TO distinguish
himself. Unless sorenson Is obviously
the best man. or there aro -'r"r rca-
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sons not yet divulged. it looks as if
some Of the presidents advisers on
political appointments had shown un-
necessary zeal in their search for po-
sitions for deserving Republicans"
Republican Congressman Scores Tax
Shifting Bill
The following extract from the
speech OF Representative Edward
Voigt Rep., Wis.,. who, with forty
nine other Republicans, voted to re-
commit the tax revision bill in the
House, Is fairly representative of the
sentiment Of Republicans in many
parts of the United States, especially
in the West:
"Now. then, we have the enormous
war debt, and for the present at least
we must raise at least four billions a
year to keep the government going,
and that raises the question. How
should this money be collected? In
fairness to all the people of this coun-
try. who should pay? recognize but
one principal way TO collect taxes
and that is to make every man pay
according to his ability, and that abil-
ity can best be measured by his net
income. OF course. we derive some
revenue from the tariff. and minol
amounts from other sources, the col
lection Of which may be proper and
oxpedient. but what l mean TO say il
that in my judgment there is only one
fair way for the government to rais'
the bulk Of its revenue. and that II
by a properly graded income tax. lie
him pay who makes the money ant
the more he makes the higher shoul'
be his tax.
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Can-Undcr the New Law

Under the state law cut-outs in an
auto that can be operated from the
drivers seat are unlawful. A penalty
Of one hundred dollars may be as
sessed for such cut-out. Many think
a car will not run without the cut-out
wide open but under this new Law
they have another think coming. thai
is. II the law is enforced.-Moberly
Democrat.
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CONTINUED on Page Six,
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How Do You Like IL?

Yes, Oscar. in these modern times
officers are chiefly concerned in
drawing their salaries, keeping their
feet propped UP on the mahogany
while they smoke big cigars. look wise
and tell you to "go out and get the
evidence If you want the law enfore-
cd" How do you like it?-Gallatin
Democrat
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War OF 1912 "a Mistake"

''The war OF 1912, in the teachings
OF this new historian, was no less de-
plorable, no less discredltable, than
the Revolution. 1T was q mistake
he says bluntIy. The burning of
Washington by the British was an
act OF recrisaI. he teaches-'to punish
the Americans, who had, early in the
war, burned some public buildings in
Canada. Jacxson's glorious victory
at New Orleans he belitties as "a
wasted battle; a needless victory
"As our examination of this new
Barnes history proceeds, page by page
and line by line. in frequent compari-
son with the old Barnes, we shall
doubtless perceive that this new wine
In old bottles Is OF strange vintage
and suspicious. and that, served to
our school children. 1t must have
upon their patriotic spirit the effect
not OF stimulation but stupefaction.
Tor fifty years, Barnes Briei
History OF the United states'-so call.
ed because originally published By
A. S. Barnes & Co.-has stood as Z
sound authority as to the facts anC
spirit OF our national ideals and pro
gress.
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Sailors Called 'Pirates"

mot only is 1t thus carefully made
clear to the children that the found
ers OF our government were outright
criminal smugglers. but 1t is also i'm
pressed upon them that but for the
slim defense found in q technicality.
they were pirates.
"'Such vessels. called privateers.
since they were owned by private
persons. would have been pirate craft
In times OF peace. II their owners had
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REVISING AMERICAN HIS
TORY To SUIT BRITISH
Benedict Arnold Was Treated Unfairly by Con-
gress" and Hancock Was Smuggler
The Astounding Revelations Made by Chicago
Paper Relative to a New School History

zone of the most astounding rev.
elations of modern times is that made
by the Chicago Herald and Examiner
| in n digest of n new history of the
United States known as the Barnes
History which is now being placed
with some of the public schools of
this country. The revelations are of
so astonishing a nature that they
must be read to judge of their deep
seated disclosure OF hostility. Charles
! Grant Miller, one Of the foremost
review for the Chicago publication
! and he quotes many of the offending
and offensive paragraphs in their en-
! tirety. Never in the history Of this
country has there been such un-
American ideas promulgated and
such attempts made to create the
impression with the American scholar
/ that England and not America is his
country. Read Millers second chap
ter of his review, which says;)
"The alarming extent to which
American school histories are suffer-
| ing revision thu ough a new spirit of
Precipitation toward England becomes
amazingly manifest in the latest
Barnes history.
"Masquerading under this old and
| honorod name of Barnes, new his
| torian struts upon the stage, and in
presenting the American Revolution.
luton of free government, plays the
part of a flunlSy apologist to England
for the independence established by
our fathers, and burlesque its world
affecting results. ,.....
"Faneuil Hall. the cradle Of liber-
ty.' has no existence to this new his
torian. Nor does he mention the
4 Mutiny Act, the quartering of troops
or the Boston Massacre, which the
for armed resentment.
m Ignores Nathan Hale
! THE patriot, Nathan Hale, whose
only regret on the British scaffold
was that he had but one life to give
to his country, is ignored in this
American history, as are Ethan AL
len, Mad Anthony Wayne and the
battle of Stony Point, while there is
a full page of praise for the traitor,
Benedict Arnold, whom Congress had
treated unfairly
pains are taken in this book to
teach American children, that the
first signer of the Declaration of In
: dependence was smuggler; so had
been his father; that the continental
!: Congress was a scene of petty bicker-
ings and schemings' among selfish
: unworthy. short-sighted, narrow.
minded, offiee-seeking and office.
trading plotters'; that half of the
colonists were loyal to England; tha
:: the rest were united into resistanc,
. only, because they dared not b,
otherwise; and that if in England
the wise course had only prevailed
: against the foolish king. this grea
country would probably now hav
been a great branch OF the British
empire
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History Distorted

Periodically revised. with the ad-
vance OF events. this old history has
maintained Its popularity and still
preserves its American spirit.
Another was Barnes Primary
History and still another is Barnes
Elementary History fayorites for
years. SO the name of Barnes has
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REPRESENTATIVE
in each county and city
who is capable and FL
nancialIy prepared to
contract for the exclu.
sive sales rights.
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u IN tho pursuit of pleasure than
employ ~ In acquiring knowledge.
Another friend was the roihcking
swashbuckline Patrick Henry, whose
chief charm TO Jefferson seemed to
be that he could play a good second
90 his first violin They had mot
before. and when Patrick Henry
came tp Williamsburg 20 start n law
practice after only six weeks study,
the old acquaintance was renewed.
Patrick Henry had an eye to the
ladies, and under his tuteraRe. JEFF
fersou. ih-T nearly 20. learned 10
enjoy basking I'm the gracious smiles
of the ladies Of Williamsburg There
seems to have been u number of
small affairs de- couer Tor the youth
ful Jefferaon, but none of very se-
rlous nature ! we except tho calfs
love attachment he cherished for
one Mistress belinda Page. who
noutpd his affection. tore his boy
lsh ardOrs 70 tattcrs--and finally
married another He swpre that he
would be true to her memory
though she had dssembled The
woman -hatcr, was his new role, and
81 waS kept more or luss faithfully
until Martha SHELTON entered the
equation.
Ranked nigh la Languages.
Jefferson carried with him from
tho college Of william and Mary
at Williamsburg. In his twontieth
year, a good knowledge Of Latin.
Greek and French Go which ne
soon added Spanish. italian and
Anglo-SakonJ aud % familiarity with
the higher mathematics and natural
sciences only possessed. at his age.
by men who have rare. natural
tnste ana ability for those studles
Tie remained an ardent student
throughout llfe. able tn give and
take In association with the many
scholars, American ana foreign.
whom he numbered among his
friends and correspondents.
Meantime. y youthful widow OF
Williamsburg. Martha Skelton, nee
Waylcs, daughter OF John Waylcs.
OF the Forest, "a prominent Williams
burg lawyer had noted young Jeffer-
son. She was the widow OF one
Bathhurst SHELTON. Of whom history
recordeth little. as said before. save
that he preceded jefferson as tho
husband OF Martha Wavics
Each Had Loved and Lost
The colonial fathers did not anti
clpatc Samuel Weller's warning
beware OF the vldders" As a mat
ter OF fact, widBws appeared to
have special interest In colonial days
as now. There is no sense In derid-
ing the potency or widows They
have, par excellence, the gentle
knack OF managing men and Mn a
race for a mans affection nine times
out OF ten they will outdistance
maiden competitors.
Perhaps jefferson found poetic
fitness In THE fact that Martha Skel-
ton, like himself, had loved and lost
lie could mourn his loved and lost
belinda while she fingered the
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Thomas Jefferson Alone
Loved 2WOmen at Once;
Colonial Day ROmances

fus o. great oummpuWcalt ont OF
fh, virgin forest. women who might
e.f Nu u.t side BOO tuHf utdrcdmDd ale
i.um,at OF hA constant vision
leadership Of lhu ucw nation that
wax Goo ho born ont OF the trnvhN
pr Lexington aud valley Forge.
Tho boy jefferson had the great
GET incentive i0 real romanc0-.thc
UHlUE uIsIDurr OF 90 noble mother
tu efIr ula hDnrt with admiration FOR
nnwaukind Since bls birth iu i743
tho l3tu of ApIii Jefferson had
IIErd li historic ShadwcU. Abe.
mario county. va The jefferson
home was not prct'utuus, but 10
was comfortable ana fllod with
good books and other trappinEs and
belongings ot farmer or planter
ruuiJy
Inmily Not u Wealthy one.
Tho IrffornOns were not rich
planters. lk0 tho Washinptuns. the
Masuna. tho FairfaKos. the Ices and
other lords of Virginia mauors. But
they were noted for steady going
habits and earnest. quiet service to
tho state Ia fact hiF father. peter
Jefferson. was distinctly man ~
purtR ilo rOao from the dead level
Of h!s sturdy Virginia yocmau stock.
ana was riyu engineer, q justice
uf the peace, u COuuy surveyor and
u burgess. tho social arnsc uf jus
tico and leadership evident I'm him
HH 800 Cuu8plCuuus iu his most dis
tinEuishcd son. lie was ambitious,
too and In hia marriage he CON
ucctcd RanduiphH-HOn Of The most
prominent families in the colony
AlbcmHrlc county was az that time
on tho frontier Of the Blue Ridge,
and was very different socially from
the loWland counties, where a few
broad -acrcd families dominated an
/ open handed. Dnmowhat luxurious
and aascrtivo aristocracy. Tho low
lnndors were mostly anti-whig.
/ Peter Jefferson. although he mar
/ ricd into their clans, retained his
/ predictions, and was a Though
democrat, 1t In not difficult TO trace
| the strain OF real democracy handed
! down to his son, VINO was 20 make
| the word democrat" living force
/ by sturdy Peter jefferson, who wa,
/ OF mans stature In every sense OF
/ the word
Plans for Sons Fducatlon.
Jefferson was only fourteen wher
Peter Jefferson prepared TO embark
on tho long journey from which ever
the h1rdieRt OF vuyngers never re-
/ turn, HIa last expressed wish wal
thel Ms son might be well educated
ana attain to- degree OF usefu
/ mhpliucss through this education
that he with his limited training has
never been able to reach. lie alst
placed his invalid wife and small
sisters and baby brother In tn
hands Of tho manly tall red haira'
youth OF fourteen grown up TO man
hood over night by the tragic pc
rlod of fathers death,
After "A period Of three years spen
, In preparing himself to carry ou
his fathers dying wishes. Joffer
, son mounted n horse and undertook
the fiVe-day's horseback iourne
4 throught the woods from his nativ
I Shadwell to old william and Mar
. college, williamsburg, Va,
D which he Is the most distinRuishe
Z alamnas This boy had grown r1ac
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treasured souvenirs of her romance
with BathhUrst. There we're no
more tangible souvenirs OF the TO-
nance than trinkets and ornaments
for the union had been childless
After college Jefferson entered
the law office of his friend George
Wythe, In Villa msburg. lie was
attracted by the literary side Of the
law more than by the practice OF
H. Perhaps this was because he
mad slight physical maitormation
OF the throat, giving him very
poor and uncertain voice.
In physical appearance Jefferson
had greatly improved. From a red
headed, lean, lank, awkward noun
taineer. he developed into gra.
ciOus and graceful young man who
has been described as auburn
haired" Still he was not handsome
that word cannot be used %
describe him until he was 6O-fur
he was freckled. one shoulder was
higher than the other and his legs
were so thin that they could not
do Justice to small clothes lie
was As muscular as panther and
could walk or ride six days and
nights together
when "a jefferson hung out his
rich planters and wealthy widows
advised with him, and still he d&uld
not make "a speech without stutier.
Ing and stammering his way through
L..
First Meeting Of the Pair.
Frequently he was pittcd against
one OF the ables lawyers In VII.
liamsburg John Wayles. who took
grent fancy tn the youthful JET
ferson and gained "A son-in.law
thereby. For he invited jefferson
out for week end at the Forest,
few miles from williamsburg
There dwelt his widowed daughter
the beautiful Martha SHELTON. gra-
cious and rich as jefferson in world.
ly goods,
A contemporary writer has de.
scribed Martha giowingly: "She wa,
remarkable for her beauty. her ac.
tomplishments and her solid merit
I'm person she was n littlo aboves me.
dium height slightly but exquisite
~ formed, Her complexion wal
brilliant--shc had large, expressive
eyes and hair OF the richest tinge o
auburn She walked rode anC
danced with remarkable grace and
spirits sang and played the spine
and harpsichord tthe musical lnstru.
menJS OF the virginia lady OF tn,
day) with uncommon skin. The
more solid portions OF her education
had not been neglected, She wa,
also well read and intelligent, con
verscd agrceabiy. possessed excel.
lent sense and lively play Of fame,
and had frank, warm hearted and
somewhat impulsive disposition. Sh,
was 20 years of age at the time o,
her second marriage, and had beer
a widow four years. Her only chile
she lost in infancy"
Thomas Jeffersun'E Violin wen
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well with her spinet playing and by
and by the little god or love took "A
part as woll. Now and then there
were dlscords because both were
nigh tempered and even In love
Thomas Jefferson could never sell
the truth to serve the hour. so
Martha Skelto was only won after
a protracted wooing, but once won,
she remained forever true 10 him
and was his adoring mate. All
their quarrellng was done before
marriage which, II 1t Is to he done,
Ia a very good time in which to get
Il over with. The fine intellect and
high spirit Of jefferson found their
mate. She was his comrade and
helrmate as well as his wife. He
could read his favorite Assian aloud
to her, and when he tired she would
read to him, and all OF his plans
and ambitions and hopes were hers.
In laying out the grounds and Beau-
tifyinB the homo on Monticello
mountain she took much more thau
passive interest It was our
Home" and to make II a home In
very sooth for her beloved husband
was her highest ambition. She
knew the greatness OF her mate,
and all she dreamed OF was his
advancement and prowess. But she
was only to see part OF his great
ness
The marriage took plpce on New
Years day. i772. at-the Forest. AIT
or the ceremonies were over the
bridal pair rode on horseback miles
across the wooded country to Monti-
cello Their married life opened
stormily. for light snow that had
set In. as they left tho Forest de-
veloped into real storm Finally
they stopped a. Bienheim, the resi-
dence OF Colonel Carter. No one
was there except an uvcrscer and
they left II at sunset. to pursue
their way through a mountain
track rather than a road, In which
tho snow lay from IS inches to ,
feet deep, having 8 miles to go be-
fore rcachinr Monucello.
Bottle of Wine Welcome.
They arrived late at night. cold.
tired and hungry. 20 find all the
fires out and the servants retired to
their own houses for the night, hav-
| Ing given up hope of their arrival
/ Part OF "A bottle OF wine found he
| hind some book shelves had to suf-
flee for fire and supper The newly
weds spirits were high, however
and they sang, laughed like chill
dren and made light OF the hard
ships.
During their ten years of mar
| ried lie she bore him five children,
Two only grew to maturity. the
rest dying while quite young. Their
| married life. while short, was filled
with happiness, and Martha Jetfer-
son, even as Martha Washington,
| lived long enough 10 see high honors
upon her worthy husbands brow,
although she did not live to see
! CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE
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rbc ,,ard I'm mind and ..IrI. hut am
ariaiocrht iu the exclusion which he
throw about hls Iriyatu mo, bad ono
~ tho most ruuWutl. love stories iu
American history 10 was love
STORY ropletr with pain0H and filled
at thc end with long years ui silent
GRIEF for h1s best beloved. liAs devu-
tlon 20 his invalid wife was touching
and pathetic and Aowod the calibor
uf the man For no better test nt
lhc mcttlc Of man can ho brought
out than hls ahihty 90 watch pa
ucntly by the bedside ot an invalid
wife.
II must bo remembered that JEFF
forson IN common with Washington
lived In an age that idoalizcd women.
Tho extent OF this was not 20 the
degree required by Homen today In
demands for equal rights and laws
even tho faraghted jefferson hut
family vlsualiacd the twentieth con-
tuy woman with isr committees
teas, political meetings and watchur-
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Your Ford Deserves a Willard

priced cars. And these super batteries are
not too good for the Ford. You'll say so
when you get the prices
The Willard Threaded Rubber Battery.
That's the battery used as standard original
equipment by the builders of 1873 makes of
cars and trucks, who believe that battery
insulation is important. For a slight addi-
tional first cost you are freed of later re-
insulation expense.
The Willard AH-Fubber Battery. Rub
Der inside-Rubber outside. Plates are pro-
tected by Threaded Rubber Insulation. Has
Monobloc Zone piece Rubber Container, in
which sides, partitions and bottom are
solid piece of leak-proof, damp proof, acid
proof rubber. The small additional cost
fades away when you think of the satisfac-
tion of having Willard All-Rubber Battery.
Begin to investigate the Willard Battery right
now. Ask some of your friends who have
Willard Batteries on Fords and on larger
cars what they think about them Come inl
It's a safe bet you'll be agreeably surprised
when you find WHAT THE PRICES ARE.
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He Got a Willard

A chap who travels a lot tells me that some
places he goes the kids learn to say Ford
before they can holer Mama" Take one that's
real bright, and he can make noise like Ford
motor before he surprises the ioiks with Bow
Wow" and "choo. Choo"l
An old timer in one of these Ford paradises
was in all kinds Of trouble. His Ford cut UP
something awful. Finally it struck him that his
battery must be little off, and believe me it
yas-not enough juice in it to crank coffee mill.
When the light broke in on him that way. he
hit for the nearest battery psce-and as luck
would have It he was almost next door to a vii.
lard Service Station. Right there was where he
and battery quality got introduced.
He'd never heard that there was a Willard
Ford Size Battery that would make Ford hit
like a twin siI-but he knows II now. And the
fellow that tries to make him see any other kind
Of battery for that Ford is going to be up
against genuine job.
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OKLAHOMA
BArtlesville, Bartlesyille
Battery Co.
Blackwell, Blackwell Bat
terry Station
Chandler, Chandler Bait. Co.
Claremore, Motor Supply &
Battery Co.
Cushing, Oklahoma Bait. Co.
HenryettA, Henryetta Bat
tery Co.