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a ill $ i W XLIY SO 69. NEWBBBHY. 8. C.. FRIDAY' .MJLY 2-i. li>07. TWICE A WEEK. $1.50 A YEAK MA&f^LOSE FEDERAL AID. "'H.. i Capt. Clay k Pttpjpbrt on Military Feature of OWerason College is Jkdverse. I f? ! A ?fruni Washington to lite News ami <<#>urier says: It lias been remored here for several ilavs that Clemson college inighT lose its commandant hereafter, that all guns and military equipment, the property of the federal ,government, might bo called in, and that, lastly, tlic federal appropriation which the college is now receiving annually tninht be withdrawn. These rumors first came to the knowledge of this correspondent several days ago Ihrough people coming from South C'arolii.a. As they stated it, Oapt. Clay, the former commandant at ( lemson, became dissatisfied with the way things were going there, especially because of the fact that the night before the last commencement several members of the graduating class acted in a way that did not suit him. lie thereupon demanded of the faculty of the college that the diplomas of the members of the class be withheld. This the faculty declined to do. With this in mind the News and Courier correspondent today went to the war department and saw Adjt. CJen. Ainsworth concerning the matter. Tt was learned that ('apt. flay, after his detachment from Clemson, made a report to the department in which he recommended that action be taken looking to the calling in of all government property, etc., and abandoning the military feature of this college. Gen Ainsworth, in the absence of both Secretary Taft and Assistant Secretary Oliver, absent on vacations, will probably take no action in the matter. While declining to go into the case fully with this correspondent, Oen. Ainsworth intimated that the outlook so far as continuing the military features at Clemson was not good. Just what definite action will bo taken regarding Capt. Clay's report he would not say. LEGISLATORS CLASH. ^ The "Lie" Passed in Donate on the Georgia Prohibition Fight, Atlanta, (la., July 24.?The "lie" was passed ami blows were exchanged before the fiisht on prohibition reached a close tonight by adjournment until tomorrow, when the light to place 1 he bill o?: it* thud reading for passage will be resumed. The ?os>i n, which had been continuous since !> o'clock this morning', had been drawn out nut:! i v.rly H>.:10 tonight, when di-' ." Vm fv ?m the galleries caii -cii Speaker Slat on to order tiiem e!( au (1. 1hi.-> was douv av.l the acrimonious debate continued on the floor. A dispute between lieprc-j sentative Wright of Floyd and Reprc-j tentative Hall of Ri'bb progressed to| the point where Mr. Wright told Mr,! Hall "you're a liar." Instantly the1 j Jspace bclw'V.i the two was crossed! and blows were exchanged. Friends ^ticklv intervened, quiet was restored, and ii) a silence almost painful Representative CamUer urged that adjournment be taken, which was done at, "10.53, i _ _ ^ ? |> THE RAIDROAD COMMISSION, i Judge Dantzler Holds that the 6omK mission Has not Power to Exers i cisc Legislative Authority. Judge Dantzler has rendered a de4 .y vision in a case heard before him at the recent term of common pleas court of Richland county, which practically nullifies the rules and regulations of the railroad commission, I he decision holding that the commission has not the power to exercise legislative auB thmity. The case will be taken to the I supreme court and the railroad commission will probably request the attorney general to intervene in the I commission's behalf. Mr. Paul W. Cross, who does busi jjess at Lykesland, in Richland county, brought suit aaginst the Atm lantic Coast Line. Two causes of acI tion were sot forth in -the complaint. The first was based on the rule of iho n railroad commission in regard to deK mnrrage. Tt was claimed that there BL Mtk 1 | V. . !> ;i delay mI .1(1 d;iy> in I iiiy this car and thai the railroad unI I'M* t .lis. rnli was therefore due the j shipper +.'!(>. The second cause <>!' acItioii set lorth llial the lumber to he >iiipped was damaged by exposure inI cidenl to the delay. The ease was tried helore Magistrate Kowles. of Coj Imbia, who gave a verdict for tho plaintiff in the sum of $;"i5. The railroad. (brought its attorneys, Messrs. Barron. Moore & Barron, took an appeal to the circuit court, alleging that any rule prescribing a penalty is illegal and unconstitutional whether I the railroad commission gets its authority from the legislnturc or not. 'I'd (hat any rule or regulation of the railroad commission prescribing a peni n 11y is within itself an exercise of a legislative fnctiou. which is not and cannot he delegated to s;iid commission. Judge Danl/.ler sustained the appeal and modified the .judgment of the magistrate, reducing the amount f.'50 and allowing the plaintiff barely the amount given as damages. AT STOMP SPRING. Many are Drinking The Healing Waters at This Popular Summer Resort. Stomp Spring, July 25.?The season is in full swing at this popular old resort, and the surrounding slopes present a very novel and animated appearance. Among the late arrivals we note Mr. and Mrs. llenry Hasor, and I Mr. and Mrs. Frank Simmons, of |Cross Hill; Mr. and Mrs. A. B. llenry, j of Clinton; Mrs. Wallace and Earl Workman, of Kinards, and a number of others. Mrs. lihett Fuller has moved over from Cross llill, and will conduct a lirst class boarding house in the Young cottage. This is what Stomp has long fell a need of, and will contribute much to the success of the season. Mrs. Fuller comes well equipped, having conducted a boarding house for a number of years in Cross Hill, where she is universally popular, and we bespeak for her a large patronage at Stomp, Despite numerous handicaps, the Stomp Spring water is slowly but surely winning its way as a curative niui recuperative agent of marked efficiency. Physicians of Clinton and elsewhere who have uso.il the water in their practice endorse it highly, and its circle of appreciative friends grows larger each season. In the opinion of this correspondent, it is only a matter of time when more adequate i accommodation will be provided for the comfort and convenience of the guests. .Mr. Mi-Lees, the well known blind evangelist, has just closed a meeting of much power at Shady ft rove, a nearby Presbyterian church. Although falling at a time when the country people were very busy in their crops, the meeting was well attended throughout, and we trust has been productive of much good. "Stylus." MR. DIAL RESIGNS. After Being Redacted President of Ware Shoals Mfg. Co. He Doclines to SerVc. Laurens Advertiser. At the annual meeting of the stockholders of Ware Shoals Manufacturing Company, held on Monday the j old board of directors were reelected. Subsequently al n meeting of the directors all the ollicers of the company { /ere reelected. At the same meeting the salary of Mr. Wcigel was increased from .f'J. !?)(> to $(' .(>()() and the salary of President Dial reduced to practically a nominal sum: the live northern directors voting for the reduction and ihe three 1 ?ca 1 directors voting' agiust the reduction. Mr. Dial refused to accept the proposed reduction and tendered his resignation. lie will however continue j\,v the present as a member of the ] directorate. Mr. Dial states that tin mill is making money and advises tin stockholders |o hold on to their stock { P has been understod all the tinu | in Laurens that there was an agree , men! between Dial and the Wcigel in j tcrests that Mr. Dial was to eontinm i president of the mill if so it wouh , I M'C-ui thai the Keigels. yankee fashion j hav? repudiated the agreement. Mr. Beu.j. D. Ifeiycl is elected Mi Dial's successor. \ ' v I mm V. NEWS or PROSPERITY. I .\ ' Crop Prospccte Good?Thei Sunday !" School Convention?Personal And Other Matters. v I . ity, .July ?P. .I. (^initio- < j' uni. Ml* .Tn?l:-.?iivillp. Fla., I,;;s bom n j i a visit to his brother, Mr. ,J. |). I'cHut l'.tbnum. n The jvIt<-ntioti of nil our folks is 1 " ." lid I lit1 lac-l that the Clomson car will bo here on Auyust !). Take (i a day off and come out to see it. 1| ri - vi'l bo lime well spout. Mr. -I. D. Quattlohauin ;i\-?* an in- ri j'- 'roal ;;| linno on Monday ni'jht. in i <*< j ?.|' !iis brofbor. j b l!|11' S'.-Hion lias line prospects for ii ja la'". ( corn crop. Copon is proniis-1 f in* a I l his I inio. 1 < j Mr. .1. I). Qnattlobaum has yono |o..l | Swansea la consult Dr. .Inn. Lam;- y ' "r?l. an,I will yo from Ihoro to the si Columbia hospital. \\ I nolo "Jako" Ranch. of Saluda, wa-s in town on Thursday A Rev. J. H. Wilson. I). |).t (>f North Carolina, was in town last week. lie b is oh siny up tbo work of the Luth- s< ernn orphanage at Salem. Vn. d If numbors in abtciidnuce is a sucI ho Sunday School convention fi at St. Lukes on July 17 and IS was S a yrand success. The attendance was la rye. the dele.yalion was fair and the < discussions wore lino. On Wednes- 1i day I ho at tendance was said to bo 400, h and <m Thursday .r)00. h was one of| the la ryes t attended conventions your d correspondent has ever seen. 1| was tl thoroughly enjoyed. The proyrain was carried out as published in The t Herald and News. The topic, "'Reverence in (ho Sunday School," devel- v oped tho fact that there is quite a lack of proper Irnininy in reveron?? s fo: !:i ly tliinys in the home. IIow to enlist the iinterest of the youny peo-1 f pie in the Sunday School was fully discussed. The idea prevailed that if S Mho parents were interested and were o loyally supporting the school, the c children would bo interested. Parents. ; put a pin hero, Help your officers, li The Round Tables were profitable S and brouyht out much information as to the mauayemeiii of the Sunday v School, and the Sunday School teacher. The next convention will be hold !| in Mi. Olivet church. As usual, the ' yood people of St. Lukes yave every attention to the convention, and sucll ' n spread of yood tliinys di'rf one yood. I lie thanks of the convention wore Iciidored the eonyreyatioh for their ^ ho.<pftrti)ie entertainment. 1 am think- ( iny that some of us will bo wantiny .to yo back to St. Lukes ayai'i soon. The olYicers elected for ensuiii"- vear' i ^ i were: j Jno. C. Ooyyans. President. i s Rev. O. H. Shoarouse, Vice-president. t A. II. Kohn. Secretary. jl >1. S. Wheeler, Treasurer. i Executive Oommiltee. Rev. J. .1, < Lony, Dr. CJeo. P>. Cromer, Rev. S. P. i j Kooii. and tin- officers of the convenj lion. Dr. J. IT. Wilson, of North \ Carolina, was present, and added to r the pleasures of the convention. Hev. S. II. Zimmerman, of Colum- 1 1)1:1, preached a very intorostiny *ormoii in Wi?li(man Chapel Sunday af- j 'tornoon. His tlieino was "Christ all ( and in .all.'' Pirst the home; second, \ I lie school: third, our work; fourth, i the state; fifth, the church, and when i in those ho would bo all and in all | lliinys to us. (luminaliny our lives and ! < upbnilduiy I bo kinydom. Rev. Mr. Kreps preached a very'1 forceful sermon oil Sunday mommy)' from the remarks of Solomon, "Out j' . of my poverty have I done this." He' ' i showed thai it was not the rich men ' [ who wore doiny lliinys in the church.! j but those of moderate means, those', I who, noi out of their abundance, bull .joul of their necessity, yavo to the t . j work of onlaryiny Hod's kinydom on j l , j earth." If the church waited to yo j ] ,1 forward until every dollar was in I, J hand, or rich men did the work, there!; , would be little progress in llio work!. of the church today. The command ' , , was to yo forward in faith, trustinyl _ in (!od. and t!?e work would bo done. I Miss P.eacham left for her home in j r, Atlanta on Monday after a delightful ' j vi.-it t<? her aunt. Mrs. S. L. I'Vljors. Miss Inez Doiiiest left for Klberton.i, Oa., on Wednesday. !, Mrs. ft. ! ). Youny, Oeoryo Wise, ' Hal Kohn, and Robert \Yi<<> spent j J<'ii<lav %i',11 Tuesday i? Xewberry. ' ' * 11rr?n?n ji;,s returiu I'"- visit In ('hester K. i ?a ker Mini tln> ehildren a sum." I'",' ^ters. llu. Misses Han Air. Olii, I >erriek. of Columbi nine up I'lH'stlav on a visil (t? |, Id! her. |,r- K- l,<'?tz, ol I'. inaria, w; l> <?II a visil l,is sister. Mrs. Am derrick, Tuesday. Mis. Minnie ! ??lk. of Columbi I"- |s v'|siling her mother. Mrs 1)(< iv k. Mr. and Mrs. Carper Kreps lur turned l(, Augusta. Thev were a H.ipanied I?v Claude and' Keune >ieps. nil,, will spend their vaeali, Augusta and Columbia. Mr. "'id Mrs. J. L. Wise and (.5 eon :m - ^ i-<- left Tuesday lor t! anie, i v i, expnsit ion. They will a|; " > ? W :,.]|i,ivto|, to visit Mrs. Wise istor, Mr-. I*\ \". Capers. Mrs. \\rj ill spend a niontli with her sisler. Miss Hi a ue lie (iallmau is visilii liss Willie Mae Wise. Little Miss Nellie Kohn gave irthday party to a number of h enool mates and friends on Wednc ay evening. Mr. .J. l<\ Browne is visiting li fttlier, Mr. Win. Browne, of Connel 'Pnngs. N. C. Miss Kva Lester has been on a vis > Ralesburg. Mr. 11. K. I{id?ell r ' ' 'led with her and is r.ow visilii is aunt, Mrs. A. M Lester. Dr. .J. S. Wheel.-r has -one to He; ersonvilie. X. C.. t? ,.0?j nff lie hot spell. Miss Mary Willis i, \ i.-i;i;,.- n.| ives in Saluda county. Misses Malt tie and Ida rYMers a siting Mrs. John C rosso n. Miss Frances Miller is visiting If ister. Mrs. Joe B. ilartman. 1 r< I. ( . C. Wyohe has return* roin a business trip to Augusta. There was quite a gathering ol' tl ichumpert family at the old lion n Bush river on Tuesday. All tl I'ildren of Mr. K. K. Sehumpert e ept dohn 10.. were present. Tin ad a picnic- dinner and a general ood time was had. Mrs. K. K. Gibson, of Columbia, isitiug Airs. \\ . A. Aloseley. Messrs. B. S. and C. L. Selnuupc :ive gone on a visit to their broth, ?hn K. Sei,.;:i.pcrl. of \*ida!',.t. <; Miss Lilla Kibler ! ; : {l vj 1 to her sister. Mr?, .nusou, 'e wherry. - ? Miss Gertrude Simpsoii !< visilii Tis. ,J. \\, Werts. China (jifove< i Miss Gussie Kibler has returned Atlanta. Miss Lillian Welch is visitimr h tint. Mrs. L. S. Bowers, in K1 t reel. Air. ,f. C. Counts will move in |,s li?me on Mill si reel ,.arlv in tl nil. He comes into fovvn to ] te.irer his la rue and growinir bnsine ?f manufacturing a?ricuitur.'il inipl lU'Hts. Mrs. B. L. Doniinick has gone on isit to her son. Mr. ,J. A. Dominie it Kinards. Miss Km ma Hell has returned rosperity for the mimnicr, Air. ,}. M. Coi-'k. Iiavinv accepted osition wit!: t!se J. X. U'yKe Toba o company, has resinned In's posit i( \iilt rl. Kibler Co., id" Xewbe y. Mi*. V.. K. Amiek. who had been lalietiil sufferer for many years, pa? ?1 Ironi the e ?rth and its sufVeriinr ? Wednesday morning, lie was laid t in IVo-nerity cemetery on Thin l<i\. Air. Amiek was a *roocl citiz< ind had I lie esteem and respect of vho knew him. Artists are subject to color blin ics, as other men. says Kdward Avers in the Cciintry. The writer h o-led the color sense of a la rye mil >or of them?colonists, engravers, ustralors?and found an average >ne in 22 color blind. As a elassth ire quicker to recognize varvi diades. but a green blind artist u idaee a brown skein of worsted wi she yreen as readilv as a layman. T l>osse-sion of an "artistic tempei !iient " bears no other relation to t 'xceness of one's color sense lb ''oines from close observation and i d ?'o|or. If an artisl's eyes ;)| bii flo not possess all color-seoiny cui in his retina he cannot develop tli by cultivation. AS TO THE "CUT-OFF." Superintendent Simpson, of the Sonl re i era, Tells TIjc Columbia State Why Trains Didn't Stop. is i Columbia State: I Some time ago correspondents us; I lie State from Newberry and (Tree in- wood in (elliny: of (be drawing off the pond at (be "cut-off" on Sain is, river near Old Town somewhat plei r- antlv took tbe Southern Kailw company to task tor not stopping t re passenger trains at that place, flit c- were some editorials of more spi 111 nature in the county papers, "ij The State at tha't time endeavor |t<) get a statement from Mr. R. ie-Simpson, superintendent of the di ui'jsion. but he was out of I lie city. S; ui day, while yet tiny information 's <be construction work being do sc' the division, a reporter of T State asked Mr. Simpson if he wit it ed to make any statement. "Xothi :it all." he replied, "but if you wi :1 1" .vmi may read the entire corn er pondence in the matter and eve s- person on the entire line is weleoi to the same privilege." is Tl'.e correspondence shows that tl '.N cut-off" lias been standing for nu than a quarter of a century. It w it a la rye area of water which in t summer frequently became slaynr 'r- and is alloyed to have eiiuauyorcd t : health of people liviny in the eo " | muni I y. 1 here had been frequent : 'g peals to (he Southern Railway co panv to have the place drained. j !of these requests were declined on I | yround of impracticability, for t 10 P???d is said to be on n level with t river and at every freshet it wot fill again. This was the report of < yineers sent there to make examii ,(l tion. They reported that it woi cost $!)00 to put in the pipes to dn 10 tbe pond into the Saluda river. 1 ie railway management has consiste 10 ly declined to do what is considei x" useless work. The pond was once part of the bed of the river. J'ho grand jury reported the m . tor to the railroad commission en in this year. The commission referi the letter to Mr. Simpson, who )i 1 just come into offiee. ITe made a p ' sonal inspection of the situation a ,1, although he believed that if | matter were brought to an issue I 11 commission woul\'. deny the petiti yet lie went to see (lie manager '5 the Southern, in fact en unlit the m layer in passiViy, showed him the "e I off," and fold' him that it would h'? harm to open the pond, and might do some good. The expendit n therefore X.u authorized and J work ot draining U*as proceeded w ! ^oou a- the usmil procedure \ !( ? [ complied with. I Tt appears that Mr. Simpson, tin ()t' | fore, has gone out of his way to cr ply with the wishes of the people c- that section, although he believed the time that he could not be c< a pelled by law to do so. When the announcement was mi that the pond would be opened oi certain day tbe parties interested cally arranged to get up a fish-fry j ' barbecue, for which tickets were ^ l?e sold at .fl each. Mr. Simpson ] nothing to do with this. The ot parties gave it out that the tr.i won id stop at the "cut-off"; but ^ Simpson says he was not consul -'bout that matter at all and if s advertisement was made it was with his approval. lie feared I the pond wo ild n?>t drain in one < t)j 'I' at all. This is not in the con pondence. lint is Mr. Simpson's st; ment. I lie day liefi'ie the opening of d- pond he ua- advised by his ayenl A. ' happells that there would he a ni as ber of people who wi>he.| |<? vet ni- at the ''cut-oft , Mr. Simpson ^t; il- that there is no passenger stat of there and therefore no passenger i ey tbat point and. had he estnblis ng special rate, some people nii ill have accused the road <f trying ith I make money out of th" oceas 'he KurMiermore. one of the most stri ra- cut rule- of the Southern Kaili he company is that there must be no .= an , of pas-coyer trains at non-stoo| ise points without permission from ill general superintendent. From ie- short notice yiven Mr. Simpson em unable to communicate with the . era I superintendent in time t~, I the permission?;iu,I t!mt is :tll there J i> in 1 no case as shown liv the cnrrosLll ! pondonoo. liif allegation lias been made in some ??I" tin* newspapers of that soetioii that (In* railroad company on that day ran I la* trains by I lie "outof off" ami the implication is that this 'ii- was dune in a spirit of potty revengeof fulness because the road had been da forced to make the cut off. This Mr. is- Simpson quietly denies. Tie says it ay was no( customary to stop the trains he there and the o:iiy stops that he ?re knows of having; been made were on cy one or two occasions when ho was making an inspection of the "cut-off" ed and the foreman of the grand jnrv J-', and other Xewberry officials were vi- along'. it- .Mr. Simpson admits that it was a as hardship for those goin? to tho harne 'hocno to he put off at Old Town, he two miles on one s4^1o, and at Chap?h polls, three miles on the other side of ng the "cut-off"; but those were the sh neaiest stations and he had no altor[?s native. For there wore throe trains a 'i\ day each way and hundreds of pasme senders who did not got off for the barbecue and, furthermore, to have iiis stopped the trains on this occasion >re would have given him a great deal of as trouble for all time. he Just a few days ago he received a mt request to stop a train between Co. he lumhia and Alston for a pleasure par111 tv. The official positon of some of tho i}i- iron I lemon was such that tho request m- was wcllniuh a demand, but Mr. All Simpson was forced to comply with lie the rules of the company. There are he frequent requests to stop trains he he twoen stations, but tho only time lid th.it he has done so was to let a sick mi- person be put off at her home on a la- stretcher instead of carrying her on lid to the station two miles awav. This tin was against the rules of the company, 'lie but the case was urgent. ed ^(>M,''l0ni Hnil way company is ^ positive in its orders about stopping at non-stopping points, for if the approaches to the track wore such that 'Y* somebody in the hurry should get ''.V hurt, then the superintendent would C( very likely lose his position. There is no station and no good place for a er stop at the "cut-off". 1,0 savs. and (ll(? for that reason it would have been inll( viting trouble to have stopped the* l',c" trains at the place designated. \ Mr. Simpson feels that lie has been ol placed in a false light it; so far as iui-,lie has been charged with not favorin'j* the openiiiif of the pond, whereIl(' '! <! I'ee. ininend it over tho ad" j vice to the contrary from his engiiiio | neers. llad the people of the com10; innniti.es alonsr the line soul in the ?? proper kind of petition m time for V;,-j!"'o << ;,:?vp !aken the matter up with '.the nc-ral cMnevinlendenl. he re- j have been able to have stopped the >in- i ! rains nearer fo (he place of the harofjhecue. but no such request came to at j him. ] nrlherinoie, ihe barbecue was nil-, iven by private parlies and they and | nulrrad company worked up fide | "U ?lanec. l a | recouni5i-g ;M Tin* State of yoslo-1 terday Ihe work which has been done and I,,!1 division of the Southern by to | Superintendent Simpson, it was stat!,ad j ed that lie had recommended that doher P?ls bo built at two stations where iius "v,,n the railroad commission had Mr.; -taicd the business of (|,c eomnanv l,.,l did not justify it. Mr. Simpson yesiicli "'''day asked that Ihe statement be not undo that no reflection was intended, hat commissioners seemed to lay. ' '<-!< that the publication reflected res- 'I'"" them. The commissioners re11o ,,'"d ill ace. 1-daiiee with the f;,e|-? tl'f P"int is thai Mr. Simpson is l|M, o caver to 'jive (he people alontr his at il"- w|,-?' Hioy wi-h that he reeommi mended even what impartial judges off :n I'm ease had reported to be a lax lies "" the road without adequate revenue, ion meet that expense. The >iud,_'iiiont at - ; ?f Iho commission he believes to havo lied I correct. , TEACHER WANTED. u i'w'" meet at Srnvrna School House All-list at 4 p. m V'y I I?'|???-<r of- electiteacher.' ,(>nn ' Q months. Cood salarv in'-' for - ood teaeher. Applications 'rel lie ceived bv the i e i, ?>. IHlO//'|', U,1> I'. Mooy.er :en-, I rustees STot R, F. T). Xo. 1.