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VOLUME LVIII, NUMBER 53. NEWBERRY, S. C., TUESDAY, JULY 4, 1922. TWICE A WEEK, $2.00 A YEAR PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS PROSPEROUS PROSPERITY Prosperity, July 3.?The June meeting of the James D. Nance C. of C. was held Wednesday afternoon at the Wise hotel with Miss Rebecca Harmon as hostess. The meeting was held on the wide piazza whose porch ! i boxes full of blooming summer nowers in all their wonderful coirs were 1 sufficient decorations. The program ; was as follows: Dixie. The Story of Sam Davis, the hero | who was hanged, was told in two parts by Misses Salome Dominick and Rebecca Harman. Recitation, Tribute to Sam Davis, Miss Rosalyn Quattlebaum. Essay, Woman of the Confederacy, Miss Elizabeth Browne. During: the social hour the hostess assisted by her mother, Mrs. L. W. Harman, served ice cream and cake. One of the prettiest parties of the Iweek was the morning: party of three tables at which Miss Doris Kohn was hostess Friday morning at her home, , "Maple Dale," in compliment to her T.rnV,n r>f Saluda. ineice, j>xiss mmy nvim The rooms given over to the games were abloom with daisies and nastur- , tiums. Miss Rebecca Harman won the score prize, a dainty hand-made handkerchief, Miss Kohn, assisted by Miss Ellen Wheeler, served sandwiches and iced tea, and the guests included: Misses Pearl Wheeler, Grace Wheeler, Ruth Stockman, Rebecca Harmon, ElizaibeU. Browne, Helen . Bedenbaugh, Louise Bedenbaugh, Mary Bedenbaugh, Mamie Lee Merchant, Alma Gibson and Ellen Whee Iier. The Community league met Thurs day afternoon with the vice president, Mrs. J. D. Griffin, presiding. ' The much needed fire escape has; been placed. The league voted to give J $5.00 to the Woodrow Wilson fund. The William Lester chapter U. D. ! C. will meet Friday afternoon ai 6 o'clock -with. Miss Ethel Saner. The Eastern Star will hold its reg- j > wiootincr Tuesday even uiar \ ing at 8:30. Prof. E. 0. Counts and Miss Cath- \ erine Counts who are attending Winthrop summer school were home for the week-end. Mrs. R. S. Truesdale and Albert; Lever of Columbia spent Sunday with i Lander Lever. Mrs. Vernon Wallace leaves Wednesday for New Orleans to visit her mother. Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Luther, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Czarnitzski and ku-i fus Fellers of Columbia were guests, Sunday of Dr. and Mrs. R. L. I.u-: < i ther. ; < Miss Aubrey Oxner has returned | i to Columbia after visiting her father! here. j J Mrs. Lula Merchant and Miss Toy-' Lathan motored from Columbia and were guests Sunday evening of Mrs. ?' J. F. Browne. 1 * Mrs. Carlisle aylor of Batesburg i1 en route to W. M. S. upper S. C. con- ; ference Methodist church held at New 1 berry is visiting relatives here. W. B. Wise of Leesville spent the ! week-end with Mrs. J. L. Wise. - ? 1 + ! Dr. C. K. w neeier hjciil >. c , day in Columbia. Otis Boozer has retun. d from vis-! iting his parents at Haines City, F!a. | Mr. and Mrs. Tom Black of Atlanta, Miss Minnie Black of Columbia and T. R. Hudson of Columbia were guests Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Wicker. Mrs. F. E. Schumpert of Columbia j spent Wednesday with Mrs. Joe Hart-! man. Miss Eula Joiner leaves today to i L spend her vacation at her former : B home, Helena, Ga. J Joe B. Hartman has returned from a business trip to Atlanta. Rev. J. A. McKeown, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Caldwell, Misses Clara Brown and Lillian Cook were in Clinton Friday attending the district Y. P. C. U. Mrs. Caldwell, president of j the union, made an address on "Ac-! tivity a Means of Growth.*' Rev. J. A. McKeown has gone to New York to take a course at the Biblical seminary, having been granted a month's vacation by his'congre gation. Un SabOatii evening a' ?:ov; Rf*v. J. I). Griiiin will fill his pulpit. Mrs. H. P. Wicker and ?\Irs. Mary Sitz leave Thursday for Greenwood) to attend the Taylor-Devore wedding, j F. E. Schumpert, Jr., and A. L. At- C kinson of Columbia spent Saturday; here. Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Wise, Mrs. G. E Y. Hunter, Miss Myra Hunter and { n ^ it x 1 n i... .. 1 ' ueoige ?>. wise moioreu oaturuay iui Glenn Springs. Mr. and Mrs. Bushnell Bowers of i Fitzgerald, Ga., are guests oi* Mr. h and Mrs. L. A. Black. jo Misses Grace Sease and Lazette s Counts leave Friday for New ^'ork v to attend Columbia university sum- 0 mer school. j11 Miss Ruth Hunter is on a house 0 ;ii T.iik'P TfiY.'lWiiV. \* C._ h Mrs. Lee Bradley of Bradley, Ca., c is visiting: her parents, Mr. and Mrs.'0 A. A. Singley. 1 Miss Margerie Luther of Columbia ^ is the guest of Dr. and Mrs. R. L. Lu-1 ther. jn Mr. and Mrs. Lois Dominick spent 0 the week-end in Columbia. i( , ' -T Mr?. Joe Lyon of Clumbia is xis- J iting her brothers, D. M. and P. L. t u Langford. j ^ Miss Ella Clarkson of Columbia J" was the week-end guest of Mrs. R. C. a Hunter. \}* Messrs. Paul Grosec-lose and Ernest' Williams have returned to Columbia * after visiting Mrs. L. A. Black. Rev. E. H. Seckinger of Springfield, Ga., arrived Thursday and is r' with Mr. and Mrs. T. G. Hawkins. 0 Mr. Seckinger is the new pastor of ^ St. Lukes Lutheran church. i * Miss Celeste Singley and Hevward Singley of Columbia are spending* a ? few days with the home folks. j Mies Vida Counts is representing * Zion church at the Methodist league, conference held at Lake Junaluska, i i cr c. jMr. and -Mrs. H. J. Raw! of Lexington spent Friday with Mrs. J. F.' ^ Browne. Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Wise and chi!-; A dren of Ridgeland arrive this week to visit the former's parents. Miss Elizabeth May spent Saturday a in Columbia. She was accompanied e home by Miss Josephine May. stu- c dent at the universitv, for the week- 0 end. | Little Misses Christine and Rebec- ^ ca Bedenbaugh of Pomaria are visit- a ing Master Birge Wise, Jr. Ira B. Nates of Columbia is spend- v ing a few days with the home folks, ; Miss Margaret Harper of Columbia r is the guest of Miss Rosalyn Miller. Miss Elizabeth Singley of Newber-, ry is visiting relatives here. THE HOUSE ADJOURNS AND 5 d CONGRESSMEN HASTEN HOME t< ; h Washington, June SO.? The house c :>f representatives adjourned tonight e at 9:4.9 o'clock until August 15, thus e: giving members opportunity to re- Q turn h-me to look after their campaigns whne the senate is still at work G an the tariff. 1 K Democrats, opposing adjournment' o a,]most solidly, forced a roll call. The C ^ote to quit was 171 to 43, with two t' noting "present." i it "The democrats having voted with n their fingers crossed, ,1 now move a that the house be adjourned," said t! Representative Monde!!, the republi- c c*an leader. ' n i There was a shout and a wild race s' to taxi-cabs waiting outside to rush t< members to outgoing trains. ii In opposing adjournment demo- a crate insisted the house ought to stay t' in session and act on Henry Ford's K offer for lease of Muscle Shoals. s< On objection by Reppresentative P Montague, democrat, Virginia, Mr. C Mondell failed to get through a re- 0 quest that all members bo given five h days in which to extend their remarks rj' in The Congressional Record on any t subject relating to legislation. I b To enable the house to clean up e its affairs, a technical session of the jt senate was held at 9 o'clock for sig-; nature of last-minute bills bv the sen-!, i r atc-'s presiding officers. < No Expert Judge: "What had the defendant c bc-pn drinking when you arrested 0 him?" Cop: "Whiskv, I think, vour hon- P Jud?:e: ''You think? You think? ^ Aren't you a judere?" i ^ Cop: "Xo. your honor, only a pa- r trolman." i Thp latest definition of a pessimist n is: "A banker who has backed an t< optimist.|g :hamber of commerce to entertain delegates >elegates of Two Conveniions to Be Given Drive Owners Urged to Give Use of Their Cars Newberry will be very fortunate in aving two conventions this week, ne being the Woman's Missionary oc-iety of upper South Carolina, ,'hich will be attende by two hundred r more delegates and the other beng the home demonstration short ourse which will be attended by one undred delegates. The first n.;med onvention 01* conference will be held n the 5ih, Oth and 7th and the last amed to be held on the ilth, Ttn and th. The Newberry chamber of commerce is at all times on the alert to xtend a welcome to visitors, and acording to an announcement coming rom President Eskridge and Secreiry McDaniel, the organization will o their bit in entertaining the deleates to the conventions mentioned bove, the feature of the entertain ig being in tne torm 01 an auiomoile drive ever the beautiful city of 'ewberry. The delegates to the ome demonstration short course will e given a drive on Thursday afteroon, July 6th, and all automobile wners who will give the use of their ars should telephone to Secretary [cDaniel. The start will be made rom Newberry college at 6:15 'clock and will last only for one our. The delegates to the Woman's Lissionary society win ue giwu a rive on Friday afternoon, July 7th, nd likewise, all car owners who will ive use of their car should notify [r. McDaniel. The start for this rive will be made at the residence of Ir. Z. F, Wright at 5:45 o'clock and ill last for only one hour. All members of the chamber of ommerce who own cars should take dvantage of this opportunity to help ntertain these two conventions. Of ourse, any one who is not a member f the organization should not hesiate to heln. as it all iroes to the up uilding of a greater Newberry city nd county. So, let's show the visiors to our city what a beautiful city e have and greet them with an open arm" welcome. CV. HARVEY ALMOST EXCEEDS SPEED LIMIT Just a little more speed and a great istinction would have come to }Io jrcycle Officer H. J. Quattlebaum on ist Thursday afternoon. But the ar wasn't traveling quite fast nough. But it did move along with nough rapidity to cause Officer uattlebaum to warn the travelers. His excellency, Governor Wilson Harvey, accompanied by Dr. S. F. [illingsworth and Mr. W. A. Hantske f Columbia, were on their way from olunvi>ia to I'elzer, and when betveen Little Mountain and Prospery, tempted by Newberry's good oads, the chauffeur opened up just little bit. Officer Quattle^aum bought perhaps that the occupants of ar, who were not knwon to him, did ot know that the speed laws were trictly enforced in Newberry and beook himself to give a little warning i advance. He rode up to the car nd asked the driver: "Do you know he speed law in this county?" Dr. [illingsworth, who was on the front eat answered, '"J don't but Governor larvey back there should know it.'' ' Al'AVM f?n ? tl ?? f A1 .1 4 ! ? A iwvci IIUI iiui ny tuiu tut fficer that he thought ho knew and oped the law was not being violated, 'he officer said, ''Well, you arc geting pretty close to it, and you had etter not go any faster." The govrnor promised and the party went on way. The next day Officer Quattlebaum eceived a letter from the governor, ommending him for his courteous ,'ay in giving proper warning to travlers and at the same time carrying ut the law. Governor Harvey and party stoped for a little while in Newberry, 'he party was joined here by Mr. 'ugene S. Blease and proceeded to 'elzer, where they went to attend a ally of the Odd Fellows. I)r. Kilingsworth is grand secretary of the r:!?T, Mr. Huntske is deputy grand taster arid Mr. Blease i.^ grand ina??jv. Governor Harvey is a past rand master. | J CHAMBER COMMERCE ! OUTLINES PROGRAM i I ? 1 GIGANTIC PROGRAM OF WORK IS PLANNED i i Large Number Committees Already Organized?Many Others to Be j Formed in Near Future I | ! j That the Newberry chamber of 1 commerce expects to build up a i greater Newberry city and county is' ! evidenced by the fact that during the ' past three weeks a large number of 1 | important committees have been or- 1 j ganized with many others .0 be orj ganized just as fast as th^y can be ! mobilized. The most pleasing ffa- j ture of it all is that all the various j committees organized to date have! [taken hold of the work in a most en- i r t i thusiastic manner and a one hundred i per cent attendance at al! the meei-j ; ings was recorded; ! Despite th? fact that work t/f the i organization was seriously handicap-1 ped during the year 1921, due to the j financial depression, their aj.'om-1 i plishments were very satisfacncry :nd j . have justified the organization manyj ? - - . ? . ? ? j times. Perhaps ttte nost ouisiaia- j j ing feature of their work is th<i es-: j tablishment of the Newberry Cream-j j ery which is already being looked upj on as Xew'oerry county's most valu-j. 'able asset. Numerous i.-thor things! {are listed In their accomplishments? i the establishment of an :<d"ertis:ng j and solicitation bureau, a credit bu-! J reau and the diversified farming cam-! ; paign which was launched during the I month of September, 1921. This J campaign proved to be a great sue- j ! cess in every particular, in view of j j the fact that during the winter of j j 1921-1922 there were more cover j crops in Newberry county than ever ( j in the history of the county and that today diversified farming is more evi-j dent than ever before. Other accom- ; : plishments of the organization during j the past year can not be listed on ac count of lack of space. j With the organization 01 all the1 : committees which the board of direc-; i tnrc Vinvp in mind there is no doubt; ! as to what can be do a daring the! i remainder of the year 1922 and the j ' ! year 1923. The committees which! have been organized to date are as j follows: Advertising and solicitation | ! committee, streets and sidewalks: ; committee, retail trade committee, i ' i ! traffic and transportation committee, ! agricultural committee, credit bureau ' committee, public health committee,! good roads committee, cemetery committee. Committees to be orzanized with-' ! in the next few weeks are as follows: Employment committee, entertain-! ment committee, parks and play-; grounds committee, city beautiful j committee, educational committee' and an industrial development com- j mi free. As soon as the?se committees j are organized others will follow. It might be said that the organization is : not appointing any "standing'' com- : millCCS, as tracn tuuuiuacc w in i^v- . required to meet regularly each ! ' month anj render monthly reports to j ! the board of directors of the work ! they have done during the month and , | work which they have outlined for , the future. I i 1 Watch Xewberry city and county . and the Xewberry chamber of comniovfA ffrAiv' Whpn anv of the com b1 V" # V " mittees call on you for cooperation in ' , their line of work fall in line with them, for they are all working for I what you want?a greater Newberry < i city and county. ! ( | <?> < | - HOME DEMONSTRATION V 6 : 3> <& \ ? ? ? > <" > <?> /#> ^5, /$> j The Community market did well ^ ' on Saturday, S 109.34 having been 1 taken in making a total of $123.21 . . for the week. i i 1 ! There are thirty-six naii-pmi < i cream jars still out. Please try to t ! locate these and bring to the market, i I , All persons selling will notice a price list on black board. You are i requested to sell by this list. If you 1 ; want more for your goods they can < . not be sold at the market. Every t , effort is being made to treat both 1 , country and town fairly. You can 1 help us. |1 ALL BUSINESS PLACES AGREE TO CLOSE ON FOURTH i Friday the store closing committee of the Retail Trade committee made their canvass of the business houses of the city asking them to close at ten a. m. on the fourth of .July, in order to allow the store keepers and their salespeople an opportunity to enjoy the line attractions which have been provided here in celebration of the fourth. The response to the store closing request was the heartiest ever accorded any such movement in the i-ity and the following places of business have signed to close at ten and observe the holiday: i Haltiwanger and Carpenter. The Purcell Co. J. W. White. T. M. Rogers A. F Bush Anne O Ruff & Co Jarr.eG L Auli Co Newberry Hardware Co. E. T. Carlson W. C. Baker L. I. BialocK J. W. Taylor Bake Rite Bakery George C. Hipp T. E. Salter D. A. Livingston & Son. Johnson-McCrackin Co. j Buzhardt Langford Co. 0. W. Long William Johnson & Son G. B. Summer & Son Observer Printing Co. Heighley & Buford R. D. Smith & Son Boozer Bros. D. L. Lawson Exchange Bank Mayes Book Store B. T. Anderson T. M. Sanders Clary Clothing Co. Newberry Drug Co. Williams Cash Grocery Gilder & Weeks J. H. Summer Co. P. Daitch J. G. McCrory Co. I. Kaplan J. A. Mimnaugh T. Vigodsky National Bank Commercial Bank Bryson Grocery Co. 0. K. Letter Shop R. G. Wallace & Son Rcse Anthony Pepsi Cola Co. J. L. Burns _ ! L. Morris J. Levy C. E. Hutchison C. T. Paysinger & Son Otto Klettner W. B. Timmerman LeRoy & M. Salter The Save U M. A. Countc A. J. Gilliam Nat Gist Robert Gist Holmes Cotton Co. II. W. Schumpert, superintendent. H. 0. Long Summer Bros. Co. Graham Suber Co. H. H. Rikard Carryteria. Mrs. J. W. White J. W. Kibler Co. i aui nnut'j aun Hal Kohn Mesirs. E. A. Carpenter, Ned Pur-' roll and George Nickas are due the , :-redit of the splendid list of firms ( agreeing to close. j Interest in the celebration is very , 2freat. Several Newberrians who ivere out of the city have returned in Drder to be here for the events. "Ev-j ?rvthing will be absolutely free ex-j ?ept the two ball games, to which a ;mall admission is charged. The au:o rides to the games will take place it. 10-In nnd 4:ln with enrs Irnvintr the public square at those hours. All i ihose who do not hava ride can get j i "lift" by gathring at the Legion i ball steps at these hours. All car i )wners are asked by the car commit- \ .ee to drive by the square and pick '] in a load. i Probably the events which will be 1 ittended by the largest crowd will ( le the firemen's exhibition and other < Ul-in/'i' ?-v1 o/-?rv f y/OM O nnfil A ATI i :;vt;iiwr j;iavc i ivm ? u.iui x w*? i :hc public square. Music during these ( lours will be furnished by the Oak- < and and West End bands, while Mol- i I ohon band will give a concert on the , square in the morning from 9:30 until 10. During the day three bands will furnish music and those who like : band music will have a treat on the fourth. The watermelon eating con-| test and the battle royal will probably be the most amuaing events of the day with the sack and three legged race pushing them for first place as i'un makers. Splendid yrizes will ibe offered in each event. The most beautiful thing of the celebration will be the tableaux which will be given on the portico of the Legion hall at 8:30. Newberry's finest tableaux artists are working out these attractions and they should draw immense crowds. Following them will come the fiddlers convention and old time square dance. PRESIDENT OBREGON SAYS ' REPORTS ARE BASELESS i Washington, June 29.?Mexican rebels who seized the Aguada camp of the LaCorona Oil company in the Tampico region Sunday, holding the property and forty American employees for 15,000 pesos ransom, withdrew on Monday without damage or injury to the employees but with threats to return, Consul Shaw at Tampico today advised the state department. A later message said the same rebels yesterday seized a camp of La Corona Oil company, a DutchBritish concern, in the same vicinity and were holdig 85 employees includ ing about six Americans. The dispatch did not indicate whether ransom had been paid in the case of the Aguada camp which is an American owned concern. On the strength of the second message sent last night the state department directed the embassy in Mexico City to make new demands on the Mexican government for protection of the Americans employed by the Dutch British company. San Francisco, Calif., Jane 29.? President Alvero Obregon of Mexico in a telegram to the San Francisco Chronicle asserted that news from Tampico of Americans held captive by bandits was "absolutely baseless." He characterized the dispatch as "only one of the many malicious deeds to create unfavorable opinion between the two nations." TVio PVirnnir-lo fplpcrranhpil tn Prps: A V**.V*V VV.?0.?.r..Vv. VW - idet Obregon, asking for a statement m to conditions at Tampico and the truth of reports of Americans held for ransom. i His answer read: "As chief executive when I received your dispatch I knew that the news to which you allude is absolutely baseless and is only one of the many malicious deeds of persons whose intentions are inimical to interests of Mexico. However, to satisfy publicopinion I telegraphed to the chief of operations at Huaeteca for complete information, I herewith submit the telegraphic communications: " 'General Guadalupe Sanchez, Chinconcillo. " 'I see that the papers of the [Jnited States publish in scandalous form a report from Tampico announcing that 40 Americans have been taken captives and held for ransom from the caps at Aguada de La Cortez Oil company by the bandit Gorozave and although I feel positive that this report is one of the m-anv painful means used by the enemies of Mexico to bring about difficulties bA tween the two governments and to create animosity between the two nations, I want your official advice for submission to the press. " 'Alvaro Obregon'." "His reply: 11 " 'Chinconcillo, June 28, 1922. " 'The President of the Republic: " 'Up to the present time, no agency of any oil company has presented complaint in regard to the taking of prisoners of 40 Americans. I made inquiries of General Juan Casiano, superintendent of tne Cortez Dil company, who was in the barracks yesterday afternoon. He informed me ! :hat rebels had been near the Aguada La Pluma and El Rosillo camps. I immediately ordered General Portas :o proceed to the vicinity of tho<se amps with orders to pursue and run lown the enemy. I a^n sorry that owner to the long distance from the T 1 tj. i.1. ? +V.of amps 1 naven l tut* wiunicugc mot ither individuals who are in the leighborhocd may have. " 'Guadalupe Sanchez'." BANKS OF COUNTY TO HELP FARMERS BUY COWS Farmers Urged to See Th^-ir Banker and Make Necessary Arrangements Immediately The banks of Newbery county have agreed to help reliable and responsible farmers of Newberry county purchase cows, according to an announcement made public today by the agricultural committee of the Newberry chamber of ccmmerce. This committee has conferred with ail bankers of the county on the subject, and with but one exception all of them have agreed to do everything possible to assist the farmers to purchase cows in order that they may 'be m position to furnish cream to the Newber*y creamery, which enterprise is now in full operation. The establishment of the creamery in Newberry means more than can De said in this article 1?vvard tigbting the boil weevil, for if everv larmer in the county will milk two or tnree cows and sell the cream to the creamery and feed skimmed milk to tne hogs and chickens and make proper use of the natural fertilizer tney get from the cows they will soon be in position to run farms on a cash and paying basis. Every farmer in the county who is interested in buying a few cows should see his banker at once and advise them of the number of cows they ^ w.'inf snrJ malcp nrrancrp ments about paying for them, 'ihe banks of the county who have agreed to assist in this proposition are as fol lows: Exchange Bank of Newberry, Commercial Rank of Newberry, National Bank of. Newberry, Bank of Whitmire, Farmers Bank of Chappells, Bank of Prosperity, People's National Bank of Prosperity and the Farmers and Merchants Bank of Little Mountain. The banks absolutely wili not take chances on buying a bunch of cows and selling them just as they can; every cow must be sold befofe it is purchased. As soon as a suificient number are ordered to make a car load shipment the order will be placed. The banks which have agreed to this proposition are o be commend- . ed for their act, for indeed they are giving assistance when it is most needed, and as stated above, all far mers should see their bank without deiay. Mr. Joseph L. Bevvies Mr. Joseph L. Bowles died at his residence in Harper street on Sunday * at one o'clock after a rather prolanged illness in the 80 th year of his age. The funeral service will be held at the residence Tuesday at 2:45 o'clock and interment will be had in Augusta, Ga. Mr. Bowles is survived by three sons, Mr. J. L. Bowles, Jr., of Philadelphia, Mr. Morris Bowles, Jacksonville, Fla., and Mr. Samuel Bowles of Miami, Fla. And by is widow who (before her marriage was Miss. May Boozer, a daughter of the late Samuel Boozer of Newberry. Mr. Bowles came to Newberry from Augusta, Ga., where he was engaged in the furniture business and for several years conducted a furniture business in Newberry. Warm weather having arrived at Genoa, the economic conference adjourned. The world may not be growing better, but it certainly can't grow any worse. " A later communication follows: " 'President of the republic: " 'I have the honor to inform you that there has just arrived here from Ozuluama an automobile containing General Panuncio, two officers and three troopers, having passed through La Aguada, La Pluma and El Rosillc, They report everything is normal. " 'Guadalupe Sanchez.' "Thp ahnvp rer>li&3 from the chief of operations tend to the certainty, once more, that there are powerful operations at work to create unfavorable opinion and animadversion between the two nations, with no other object than to satisfy their own interests." (Signed) "A. Obregon."