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C Xtn aPI EW VOL XLIII. NO. 27. NEWBEIRRY. S. C. TUESDAY. APRIL 3. t908. TWICE A WEEK, $1.50 A YEAR CONSTABLE FOR PROSPERITY. The Blind Tigers Too Much For Mu nicipal Authorities-Constable Asked for and One Sent Half Mill Tax to be Levied. Governor Heyward has received a petition from the intendant and war dens of the town of Prosperity ask ing for a constable to be sent there to assist in putting down the blind ti gers. Chief Hammet stated last night that he had been able to spare only one man at this time, and he has re sponded to the request of Prosperity. The above is from the State. It is understood that Constable Eison is already oq the ground at Prosperity. It is also said that the blind tigers are much worse in the rural districts than they were ever known to bejand it will probably be necessary to have constables in different sections of the county. It is something like what the gen tleman in Greenville is reported to have said .to Mr. Simpson. This gen tleman was against the dispensary but since he has tried prohibition he says, "I can't keep my d- niggers at work. They fill up on the rottenest stuff on earth, which comes from the blind tigers, and they are not worth killing. It was not so. bad as that when the state's institutions were in the field." From what can be learned that. is,almost -the situation in some sections not so far from hereabouts. Any: way you take it iis a perplex ing question. The fllo.wing iss m the News and Courier in regard to the Pros peiyituation: pon a formal request from the in .edan f sprt :onstable is 'Ast - that town. Governor Heyward's policy has been not to send 'constables to kny county that has voted out the -dispensary unless there is evidence that the~eostables are wanted. The Newberry situation has been of interestlor some time, but Governor Heyward was'lisosed to let the peo p-e -indicate what they wanted, and if itv ws felt that they ould get along without constables they were aot to 'be sent there. When the intiendant of Prosperity formally asks for a constable at that place'Governor Reyward feels an'offl eer-should be sent. Instructions were given Chief Ham met that the constable.be detailed to Prosperity, and that he remain there as long as necessary. It is not known whether Prosperity has a police force nor what its size is, nor whether it haps the ability to deal with a "blind *$ger" situation or not. The return of the constables, even one, will mean that the special levy of one-half of one mill will be colle' ted this fall in Newberry county for expenses incurred. Whatever exyense is involved -for the constable sent to Prosperity will be paid out of the money raised by this special tax, and the remainder will be held to the creidt of th'e coun ty. The auditor of Newberry county was in the city today in connection with other matters and while here asked about the tax under the Brice act in- view of the constable being sent to . the county. Mr. Jones sug gested that the auditor write him a formal letter asking what he should do and he would then advise him offi eially and keep the record and author ity straight. Authority will also be issued for the imposition of this one-half of one mill tax for the support of the constabu-1 lary in other counties. The Herald and News understands I that Auditor Cromer will levy the tax this year. It was not levied last year for the reason that the election came too late to get it on the books. Helium proves to be the one per manent gas. Professor Olszewski has suddenly released it from a pressure of 180 atmosphere at the temperaC ture where hydrogen is about to soli dify, but there was no sign of li quefying, although the temperature e developed was estimated at 271 de grees below zero Cent. This temper ature is within two degrees of abso The Court House Question. To the Editor of The Herald & News: Replying to S. in your last edition, it does seem worth while to consider the' "financial" aspect of the court house location, especially when the sum appropriated for the building and site has been fixed at only $40, 000. The plan proposed by S. in buy ing the Mann, McClintock, and Jones Squares would absorb approximately one third of the whole appropriation for the site alone. One of the strong points made for the new court house was that it was noisy in its present location,yet your correspondent thinks that it would be wise to return to similar condi tions 'by surrounding the building by four streets. It is not customary to do so, and it, therefore, does not ap pear wise. I would cite you to Greenwood, Spartanburg, and Char lotte with their new buildings in silent dignity facing one street. In the older county property at Sumter, Charleston, Columbia, Chester, Cam den, Yorkville, Orangeburg, ete., it is the exception to ever find the court house on the corner. Charlotte and Spartanburg have as fine county buildings as exists in this section; in these the absence of noise is secondary only to the location. If one of the mentioned squares should be decided upon and the streets widened as outlined, would this not make'the lot too smallI The walks and flowers and trees could not be assembled about the court house on the square if it is to be re. duced by widening the streets as that would make the lot about one hun dred and eight. feet square. Could the two streets 'be legally and morally elosed, or would there 6e objeetion? Of course we are all just human and want the court house to come our way. There will probably be a good many sites offered and I feer that the commission will reason to gether on the matter to the best in terest of the county and agree unani mously on one place; that they will consider the increase of valuation on other property and that they will place the building on unimproved property, all other things being equal. There may be other locations of fered where the surrounding build ings are not just ideal, but it has~been evident that improving property im proves the class of its surroundings.. The distance, from the square, jail, rrainage, etc. must all be considered mnd the commission must decide the matter anyhow, so lets keep together und pull for the best location, with inances considered; let there be no split to delay the matter by confus nig the commission in a shifting pub ic opinion blown by the wind of self nterest.-4 D. W. Advertised Letters. Letters remaining in the .post of ice for week ending Mar. 31, 1906. A. R. B. Allen. B. Maggie Breadley, Ola Beckom, Mfattie Brooks, John Bryant, Alma 3utter, Tems Buttler. C. W. H. Chandler, Rachel Cannon. D. Newton Darby, Blanche Davis, 1 ['exana Darby.c G. Carrie Glasgow. t J. Heneretta Jones, Sallie John- e ston6, Emma Jenkins, Lilla Jeter, e W7illiam Jackson, J. B. Kibler. t L Creecy Longshore, Less Lindsey, a M Fannie Marland, Carrie Mabel, d tima Metts, J. L. Moon, t R Estelle Robertson. 1 S Rosabella Shular, Alice Suber. r W Bertha Waldrop, Mandy Wil- I iams. s Person calling for these letters will b~ lease say they were advertised. v C. J. Purcell, P. M. a Millinery Openings. r This is the day for the millinery penings in the city. The Mower f ~ompany, Hair & Havird and Mim- t4 augh will display their line of spring t; iillinery today, and Mimnaugh will lb ontirue his through tomorrow. All 0 iree of the houses are showing a P trger and prettier line of goods than -ti ver 'before shown in Newberry. 0 The indications now are that the r -eather will help to make the milli ery show off to advantage and per it all the ladies to come out and see To Enforce Dispensary Law. Columbia, March 29.-Governor Heyward does not propose to have the burden of the non-use of request books placed at his door. He has written a letter to the state board clearly defining his position and wil lingness to do all he can towards hav ing the law enforced even to the point of removing an officer who refuses to do what the law requires. The trouble really is with the county board and the dispensers, themselves. The avoidance comes from the unpopulari ty of request books and the quiet pro test on the part of the dispensers themselves and it is just as well to keep the record perfectly clear. The letter from Mr. James, the member of the county board from Lee county,' who brought the issue up, was print ed in full yesterday in the Greenville News and the whole tone of that let ter was that the county board did not approve of nor did it wish to encour age the use of request books. Governor Heyward has placed him self unequivocally on record in the inatter and does not propose having the burden unloaded on him when the request books have never been used and there is apparently little hopes of it being done. With the letter of Mr. James, already printed, in view it will be well to give the reply of Governor Heyward to the board of control in full. It reads: '"Dear Sir:-Your recent communi cation, through Mr. M. H. Mobley, clerk, enclosing copy of resolution adopted at a meeting of the state boab*f directors held March 6, 1906, in regard to the use of request books, has been received. With this commu nication came also a copy of a letter: from Mr. W. S. James, member of the couty board of control of Lee co: ty, whieh bears upon the same sub ject. ''The record before me does not contain any letter or official communi cation from the county auditor of Lee county, and I judge from the tenor of the letter of Mr. James that the coun ty board disapproves of and does not care to have request books used be eanse it would make, as they think, t;he dispensary law unpopular in that county. I wish it plainly understood that I am ready at all timae to see that those officers under my jurisdiction, who have any duties in connection with thae dispensary, fully discharge these duties. The first step, it seems to me,. for the county boards to see t;he law with reference to request yooks is enforced by the dispensers ;hemselves and if in the 'discharge of ;his duty it is found that officers un ler my jurisdiction refuse to 'do their luty then it is time for me to take retion. I wish to assure your board >f my purpose to co,operate with you Lt. all times, and if for any reason ] -equest books should not be generally ised it will not be through lack of co >peration on my part. And I will be rery glad if you will at any time call ny attention to any specific derelie ion on the part of any officers ap ointed by me.~ I am advised by the omptroller general that the county. ~uditors on account of the large vol ~me of business where the nse of re uest books is enforced will not have ime to 'check up the books and give uch time to their other duties, in onection with the tax department as J hey should. The primary, duty of ant uditor is in connection with the tax epartment. and I am satisfied that in he interest of the enforcement of aw and business economy that ar- t angements can and should be made1 >y which county auditors can get h utch assistance through th county a oards the expense will bz slight and h rill be equally borne by both county nd town as it should be. The la t r plain with reference to the use ofa equest blanks. I fully sympathize e ith your board in its efforts to en >re this law. And to this end I beg > assure you that whenever a coun 7 auditor refuses to carry out the tw when assistance is furnished him 9 r when it is shown that he is able to C erform the work without assistance iat I will promptly remove him from fice upon the same being reported to Le. ' ''Very truly yours, ''D. C. Heyward,e ''Governor.'' ~h SEMI-CENTENNIAL NEWBERRY COLLEGE. Programme of Exercises-Speakers Selected-Banquet Speakers Yet to be Selected. The Herald and News has received from Prof. E. B. Setzler. chairman of the publicity committee on the semi centennial of Newberry college, the programme of exercises which is printed below. He does not state whether the gentlemen who are named as taking part, have accepted, but it is presumed that they have. The speakers on Wednesday, it is stated, will be announced later. Sunday, June Tenth. 11 a. m. Baccalaureate sermon: Rev. Prof. A. J. Bowers, D. D. 8 p. m. Semi-Centennial address to the Students: Rev. Wm. Hayne Leav ell, D. D., Houston, Texas. Monday, June Eleventh. 10 a. m. Address of Welcome: Geo. B. Cromer, LL. D., Newberry. Greetings on behalf of the State and the State University: His Ex celleney, Governor D. C. Heyward. Greetings from the Sister Colleges. Response on behalf of the Church! Rev. M. 0. J. Kreps, President South Carolina Synod. Response on behalf of the College: Rev. J. A. Sligh, Chairman Board of Trustees. 3 p. m. Annual meeting of the board of trustees. 8 p. m. Junior Contest in Oratory. Tuesday, June Twelfth. 10 a. m. Celebration of the Alumni Association. Addresses by J. E. Houseal, Esq., the earliest living graduate; Principal H. A. McCul lough,,Mount Pleasant Collegiate In stitute; and Rev. J. W. Daniel, D. D., teolambia. 3 p. ni. Exhibition of the Engineer ing Department. 8 p. m. Celebration of the Literary Societies: Excelsior, Rev. R. E. Campbell, New York City; Phrena kosmian: John F. Hobbs, Esq., New York City. Chief Justice Pope pre siding. Wednesday, June Thirteenth. 10 a. in. Commencement Exercises. 3 p. m. Athletic Festival. 8. p. m. Alumni Banquet. Mt. Bethel Farmers' Union. A ,full attendance of the members >f Mt. Bethel Farmers' Union is j.rg ad to meet at Mt. Bethel school h;ouse >n next Friday afternoon at 4 o'clock. W. H. Wendt, Secretary. 30LUMBIA COLLEGE TO HAVE POSTOFFICE. Nresident Daniel Will Be Postmaster -Congressman Legare Leaves Congress to Regain Strength. Washington, March 28. A postoffice will be established at jolumbia college to be known as 'Columbia College.'' Dr. W. W. )aniel, president of that institution, rill be postmaster, so Representative sever, who has been interested in his for some time, was assured today rhen he called at the department. He ras told that the notice would be sent )r. Daniel to this effect today and Fiat the postoffice would be opened as Don as the postmaster appointed bould qualify by furnishing bond. Representative George Legare left uis afternoon for his home in Char aston. The state of Mr. Legare 'si ealth is such that he has decided,i fter continued urging on the part of is physician and his host of friends ere, to give up his congressional du es for the remainder of the session nd to go to the mountains in pursuit r strength. After a short stay in Charleston 1 taking preparations he will take his ( imily into upper South Carolina,< robably somewhere in Pickens or ' conee, at the foot of the mountains e remain all summer. Before leav- e tg he was urged by his friends to f tke good care of himself so as to be g ~ady for the chairmanship of an im- g >rtant committee in the next con- i: ess, which he will undoubtedly re-a ~ive if the democrats control the 1b SENATOR TILLIAN .ISSUES HIS BROADSIDE WARNS PEOPLE AGAINST CON SPIRACY TO KITL DISPEN SARY. What the Prohibition Countids Have Lost in Profits-Makes Charges and Urges People to Fore stall "New Columbia Ping"-Argument for State iDspensary. The Herald and News has received the following from Senator Tillman: An Address to the People of the State Fellow Citizens:-It is only. from a sense of the highest public duty that I feel called upon to address you at this time. Burdened as I am with national concerns nothing but obliga tion to the people induces me to take upon my shoulders the additional work of directing your attention to matters effecting the state alone. But I have never felt or believed it to be the wish and intention of the people of South Carolina that my election to the senate should cause me to lose all interest and concern about home af fairs. I was a citizen and taxpayer before I ever held any office at all and I will be a citizenand taxpayer after I shall cease to hold office. Therefore, it is unnatural and im proper from my point of view for me to take no interest. and have no con cern about what is going on in South Carolina. I have received a great deal of ad vice recently from the newspapers of our state to the effect that I should attend to. my duties in Washington and leave others to discus and direct iii sM at:-home. The common Trend of all of this, advice. is *at.. shoukm diseuss national questions. in the com ing- state campaign, be. re-elected to the senate, .with or without. opposi tion, and not. stir up strife. I anc warned and threatened should I not heed this counsel, but in spite of it all I feel compelled to *peak to the people with my usual frankness and bluntness and let them determine the whole question. I have never sought to dictate to the people; I have only told them. the truth as I see it, given my opinions for what they were worth, and I am always willing to abide their action whatever that may be.. It is so in this instance. It gives me no concern that my return to the senate may be jeopardized. There are things more to be dreaded than the loss of a seat in the senate, one is the loss of my own self respect. I have been trusted biy the people of South' Carolina and, have been honor-1 ed by them far beyond my deserts, have been chosen as their leader and 1 been followed loyally. Now, if after sixteen years, I should from selfish motives betray their confidence and i allow ambition to draw me aside from 1 the path of duty, I would.deserve gnd. expect to receive their contempt aridi punishment at the polls. I, therefore, i scorn all suggestions of cowardly non- j interference in state affairs. The peo- z ple know me too well to be fooled by a the assertion that it is my desire to 1 boss or dictate, for my sole purpose e is to give them the benefit of my ex- 1 perience an& knowledge and offer t such advice as in my judgment will r be conducive to the public welfare. y rhen I will abide cheerfully by what-c wver conclusion they may reach. i " Teach the people and trust the ( eople'' was Jefferson's motto; f ;each the people and trust the people f s equally my motto and that is all I a ;hall attempt to do at this time. Sixteen years ago there was a rev- d >lution in South Carolina which gave c he common people of the state for c he first time in its history that rec- b >gnition which was their due and o nade them in reality the masters of I iur public affairs. The old ring was e >verthrown; the primary system h vhich gave every man, however poor e .nd humble, an equal vote with ev- p ry other man, however rich and high, n ollowed; the new state convention b 'ave us temporary immunity from ne- ir r'o domination; the utmost freedom p ri all political activities was assured; si nd under these impulses the state re as bounded forward like a race horse el lng all progressive lines.'There are o: not wanting, however, indications that sinister influences are at work and that a few men are seeking to ob tain practical control of the state government and to dominate in our affairs. The corporations have not re gained the sway which they once held but are gradually getting more and more influence and direction in our politics. There are evidences of more than "incipient rottenness" in the state and,-if the schemes of certain men are not thwarted in the coming primary election, it will be only a short time before another - "state ring'" will have full sway in our af fairs with its headquarters in the State newspaper office in Columbia: There are several things in connee tion with our state government that I will discuss in the coming cam paign, but in this address I shall treat of only two things the people of the state should earnestly consider now and take immediate action about. One is the settlement of the whis key question and the other is the con trol of the democratic party of the state by a majority of all of the demoerats rather than by a smal fraetion of the voters. The two idew interloek and cannot be separated and, therefore, I shall treat them to gether. At this time by elections held un der the Brice Act fifteen eounties in the state are enjoying the blessings of prohibition (?). Two have al ways been dry. No whiskt can be-, lawfully sold within their borders., but. any citizen living in these coun ties has ofily to keep his eyes open and look around him to see what the results have been. First let every man who reads a newspaper printed in those eounties search its columns and see the adver tisemer"ts of whiskey houses outside Of the Stae their let hin go to the express offiees, along the lines of thi railroad and see how much-. liquor is being daily brought into those seven teen. eounties. Then let this eitizen f>llow up this liquor "and find .odt who drinks it; but before doing that turn to the editorial pages of the newspapers and see the constant al usions to the "blessings of prohibi ion,'' "quietude,'' "freedom from runkenness,'' "peace and good or-. er'' that are proclaimed. -Of course, here are exceptions to this bright and eautiful picture as shown in the news tens about the recent murder in a lind tiger in Greenville followid by .similar occurrence in Columbia. But pon the whole a man would be very auch edified to know how, much oney flows into the -coffers of these ournals . from whiskey advertise ents, while the same papers are ex oiting prohibition and sobriety. A little calm consideration without ias or prejudice wvill soon convince iman of ordinary sense that the thiskey traffic now as compared with ;e whiskey traffic under the dis ensary is something like this: liquor sed to be sold by the pint and quart, ainly through the dispensaries; it snow sold through the express of ie by the gallon and keg, while the tailing is done by the drink almost verywhere as in the good old bar om days. The moonshiners are, of urse, getting in theirs work unmo ~sted. There may be less drunkenness. ough I doubt it, under the present gime than there was under the dis emsary, but what is the actual con ition? The poor man cannot get is liquor from .Georgia or North arolina, but must buy it from the llow who brings it in by express or om the moonshiner who peddles it out the country. The rich man has o such trouble and it makes little fference to him whether the supply mes from the dispensary or express' ffice. How was this situation ought about ? Is it by the direction - under the orders of the *hole emocratic party ? Oh no! Did it me to pass by the votes of the pro. bitionists? No. How then? Three ements opposing the dispensary, ohibitionists, high license men and >on shiners or blind tigers, all coin ned to vote the dispensary out. To ke this the more clear I have pre red a table which will be under od at a glance by any man who ~ads it and which will show con sively this fact: that a majority +% T1 Dmocratic voters in no one