The herald and news. (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, January 17, 1908, Image 1
VOL XLV NO. 5 NEWBERRY, S. C., FRIDAY. JANUARY 17.1908.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY
ON LABOR CONTRACTS P
ONE OF MOST INTEBSESTING
TOPICS IN PRESENT SESSION
Bill to Be Drafted to Meet Federal w
Decision-Both Houses Down w
to Hard Work. o
Special to Herald and News. m
Columbia, Jan. 16.-The senate to- S
day refused to concur in the resolu- b
tion fixing tomorrow for the election th
of an associate justice of the supreme p
court to succeed Associate Justica q
Gary; jud!ge of the second circuit, to ie
sneeceed Judge James Aldrich, and di- t<
rectors of the penitentiary and college 1
trustees. The senate named next la
Wednesday as the day for the elec- w
tions, and this will probably be agreed fi
upon. al
a
Special to- Herald and News. . t
Columbia, Jan. ,16.-It is very evi- S
dent that the question of the farm la- ti
bor situation is going to be about the ef
most interesting topic discussed by t
this session of the general assembly. h.
On Wednesday night at the call of
Representative Wade of Aiken, tire ni
farmers of the general assembly were re
called to meet and they took up the tl
matter in earnest, discussing the sit- ni
nation from every standpoint. It was rc
decided to appoint a committee who .,
shAll draft a bill regulating labor con- n<
tracts that will meet th~e decision of s1
Judge Brawley as to constitutional- to
ity and to present it as this session. 1i
The general assembly' has got m
down to work very quickly and will T
soon be disposing of business as if it b
were several weeks old. The trip to IN
Winthrop on Saturday will consume at
,one day, but it is customary to take a
day on Lee's birthday 'and the result
will not be a loss.
The usual number of bills has not
been introduced yet, and while the
engrossing department has not been
idle it has not been rushed very great- o
ly. 'The new form of bills as in
stituted by the attorney general is
meeting with favor in some quarters,
but others object to it.
The two houses assembled on Tues
' dav .at noon and besides listeninig to P
Sthe governor's me'ssage an i swearueg 0
*in new members little has been ac- e
complihd so far. If the elections a
can be gotten out of the wty this
- week, the two houses can gt down to
business.a
The House. -t
Columbia, January 15.-iThie hou-su t
of represent'atives went througi' the
. :Ge' iar today. as tP' legislative ex
7. nis, and di efe of.a niumber I
.of bills left over froD last aession byt
a.llowing them to he withdrawn from I
the files of the hou;e. Others were
passed over temporarily, under a res-.
.ol.ution by Mr. Nicholson to.take up
only unconstested matters today. 0
The-re was one 'bill which passedt to
*third reading that is of general inier-C
*est, this being Mr. Croft's bill, to givea
-electric railroadis the right to con
.dem'n rights of way.
Governor Ansel sent in a special
message announeing the resignation
.of the Hon. Jas. Aldrich of the 24d
judicial circuit, and stating that as
the unexpired tearm is foi--niore than I
one year his successor must be elected I
by the general assembly. The messageb
was received as information.
The Senate.
'The senate has got down to regular U
work. One of the most noteworthy g
bills so far introduced is by Senator j
W. N. Graydon, of Abbeville barring'
the plea of self defence where a pis-.
tis used, -except on one's own prem
A Monster Sausage.
Recently it was noted that Mr. and
Mrs. JT. B. 0O'NealIl Holloway we,re
kindly remembered by her brother in!
Orangaburg county with a box of
nic-e fresh meats, including a sausage
a little over seven yarde long. Now
comes another opportunre remem- a
brance from her sister, Mrs. Thos. 8. i
Haigler. of Cameron, of "fresh"'
among which was a sausage nine t<
yards long, from a killing of eight 7I
monster porkers. This sausage~ eer- p
tainly takes the blue ribbon and the
recipients are to be congratulated.!
SCORES PERISH.
ennsylvania Town Plunged Int
Agonized Grief-Theatre
Fire.
Boyertown. Pa., January 13.-B+
ieen fifty and seventy-five persor
ere burned to death tonight in a fii
hich eompletely destroyed Rhoad
yera house, in this place.
The opera house was crowded wit
embers of .St. John's Lu,thera
unday school. who were attending
mnefit given for that church. Whi]
e show was in progress a tank ei
oded. The actors endeavored t
iet the audience, but in their an
ty to make themselves heard an
avoid the awful stamped'a of ti;
omen and ~ehildren the coal o
mps which were used as footlighl
ere overturned, setting the place o
re. The flames, fed by the .oil, ror
most to the ceiling. and there wE
rush of the seven hundr.d persor
escape from the burning buildin;
ores of women and children wei
ampled upon and several who e.
Lped being ,burned to death died a:
T- being dragged. from the oper
)Use.
Boyertown, Pa., Jan.' 14.-Whe
ghtfal3 put a stop to the work c
seovering the dead from the ruins c
ie Rhoades opera house, where lac
ght's holoeaust occurred, the offici;
11 of victims numbered 167. Whetl
anrv more bodies are baried b,
ath the ruins can not be positival
ated., but it is believed that the t<
aL list of vietims will not,go abo
0. The ratio-of woamea and girls 1
en and boys is about nine to on
he work of identification will not I
sgun until tomorrow as most of ti
)dies are lying in a confused stal
the four improvised morgues.
In Memoriam.
sAt the regular meeting of the con
.1 of Holy Trinity church, Litt
[ountain, S. C., a committee was al
Dinted to draft suitable resolutio1
Sreepect in memory of Mr. Simee
[iler. who departed this life Sel
mmber 26, 1907, in his 88th year. TI
)llowing was submitted and adopte:
Whereas, the Lord in his all-wit
rovidentee has seen fit to call fro:
ar midst unto himself the soul of o1
teemed neighbor, eomrade-in-arm
nd felow-conneilman., Brother Sii
yn Miller, who for years has been
iithful servant of the church militai
nd resting assured of his happy e:
anee into the church triumphan
.erefore, be it,
Resoved 1. That we bow in hnt
le submission to the will of o1
[eavenly Father an~d resign oursSlv
>his ways. meekly trusting in h1
oodness and grae so abundantly b
towed upon all his faithful childre
2. 'That we hereby express our- gra
ude- to God for the exemplary i
ur rot;her lived in thie church .ar
the neighborhood, and that 3
erish the meamory of the patien
nd perseverance he exhibited in tl
bhiristian life he led and the exampI
e left for us.
3. That we strive to amend 01
yes, to order our walk and conves
on in such a way as to emulate I
irtues, that we may have hope,
nion again with the blest in tl
alms of glory.
4. That these resolutions be ret
~fore t.he congregation of Holy Tri
; chureh. of which he was a mer
er,. and whieh he attended even:
reat inconivenience up until nea.r t.
nd of his life.
5. That a copy- of these resolutio1
e furnished the family. nd the p
er-s for publication, and that a pa1
our min*ute book be inscribed sa
d. to his mnemor.
0. B. Shearouse.
W. C. Shesly.
J. A. Boland,
Committee.
Notice.
I earnestly request the buine
r'en.t of every local Farmers' Unic
the cnunty to mieet me in ti
rt. house next Saturday just a.
r the adjournmnent of the CourA
eachers' Am;oeiation. This i.a in
'rtant busi:ress to all.
J. B. O'Neall Holloway,
TILLMAN ON THE DISPENSARY.
o Addresses Prohibitionists of District IN
Of Columbia in Favor of
the G. M. I.
3- A special frcm Washington to the
LS. Columbia State. under late of Ds- i
! cember 14, sas:
's "Seaator Tillman tonight proposed a
to the proihibitionists of the Distriet t,
h of Columbia, who are making a fight
n for prohibition in Washington, that h
a they establish the diapensary. 1ha n
Le reviewed the hisiory of the G. M. I.
c in Sonti Carrlina during its long ca- a
:o reer and said that it was a success d
and would be the thing to- establish (
d here. The prohibitionists held a large f
te mo ting in the First Congregational. n
il church and Til'lman was one of the
speakers. 1
It was a new thing for the senator v
;e to be making a speeh in a church,
is but he made the samn sort of speech a
is that he is wont to make on the stump b
r. in South Carolina while preaching the c
'e gospel of good "licke'r" and he used
- the same sort of words. a
- The church was filled to its utmost f
a and Tillman's remarks created tie b
great interest that they usually do in
Northern audiences. i
Bank Examiner Resigns. , r
t Mr. Lee G. HB)lleman has tendered r
1to Governor Ansel his resignation as d
state bank examiner, to take effeet e
February 1. He has recently been E
elected president of the Peoples' t
Bank of Andirson. e
0 Card of Thanks.
B Mr. Editor: Will you kindly allow e
e us space in your paper- to voice, in .
esome degree, our gratitude to the ']
ma:}y friend's who, during -the last ill- E
ness of the eompanioi and mother of t
our home, exhibited towards her so t
much of that heaven-sent solicitude,
which has taught -us lessons to be en
shrined in our hearts while life shall i
le last. Mere words fail to express all i
- we wish to say, and we can only wish t
S for the choicest blessings to be pour- t
'n ed in full measure upon the heads of i
each and every one of them. Your
e long eon tinued services merit a high- l
er reward than aour heartfelt thanks,
C and as surely as the Creator lives so
m surely you will find that "as ye have
ir done it un'to the least of these, so, al
a so have ve done it until the meek and
a lowly one."
a IAgain ma~y all that conduces to
a happiness, hrere and hereafter, attend
a you, physicians, friends and relatives
t; s the he'artfelt wish of1
Your friends for all time.
n-G. C. Evans and fa.mily. 1
es ~ The Last Week. I
is The Rinalos, Ca}ifornia's noted1
SPahnists, located at 9)20 Main street,
Shave announced the week ending Sat
t-urday, January 25, asi their last week
in Neitberry. In view of the refin
6/l, appreciative patronage here, it is
'jwith regret they terminate their visit
ee -in Newberry next week, but being
booked in other cities in this state j
iand Florida, it necessitates their de-1
iparture. Those who have not had the
apleasure of .the honedt, sleifnd teaj.
sings these people give should not fail
to cosult them before they depart.
The readings prove Wfitertainmag, in
estructive and to one's advantage, and
d are guaranteed correct and satisfac
t'ory or no charge made. Charges re
at ~ Trains Delayed. 1
eA small trestle on the Southern1
arailway, near Pomaria, was burned
-last Tuesday morning, and oecasion
ejed much delay of the trains for about
c four hours, it being necessary for it
e- {o change over to tehe C., N. & L.
track to get to Prosperity and New-t
berry.
IA wreck on the C., N. & L., near
Columbia. the same day caused the
trains on that system to be held up
for quite awhile.
s ound to be Insane.
>Fannie Williams, a young colored
t woman. who~ has be living i
I Graveltown, has been deeliared to be
7of unsmuma mind, after an examina-'
-tion by Dcotors Houscal aud Smith.
ord ered by Probate Judee Schuimpert.
The w'oman was carried to the State1
Hospital for the In'sane on yesterday 1
NEWS F'ROM EXCELSIOR.
Eegro Has Narrow Escape in Swollen ]
Stream-Personal Mention
Other Items.
Excelsior, January 1.-Mr. G.
P. Kinard, who has been confined to
is bed the past week with grip, is
lile to get out again. it is gratifying
' report.
ir. Thompson Young, and family
ave moved from this 'section back
ear his father's.
Our new organ has been .ordered I
nd will be in soon. At our un
ay school Sunday afternoon Miss
llie Counts was. dlected organist
or the Sunday school and Miss Au
ie Singley assistant organist.
Mr. P. S. Cook and family, of Co
imbia, are up spending a few days
Tith his mother, Mrs. J. C. Cook.
Don't forget the union meeting
nd oyster supper at the schoolj
ous' Friday afternoon, January 17,!:
ommening at 4 o'clock.
'There wiTl be communion service
t Bachman Chapel church on th;
ourth Sunday morning in this month i
y the pastor, Rev. J. C. Wessinger. I1
Mr. J. D. Lorick spent a few days
a Columbia last week.
Drayton DeWalt, colored, who lives
ear Mr. W. P. Counts' place, had a
airow escape with his life Satur
!av afternoon. The negro had tak-,
nv a bale of cotton to Mr. Mike!
healy's gin, in the Mt. Tabor see
ion, and was going home with an
mpty wagon when he drove in the
reek near Mr. Counts' home. The
reek was up higher than he expect
d, and the two mulea and wagon
re washed on down the stream.
'he negro says that he narrowly sav
d his own life by jumping from
he wagon just when he did. The
wo mules and wagon were found
0a Sunday morning some distance I
Eown the stream, both the males be
ng drowned and the wagon body be
ng about a mile further on down
he stream. The negro says that the
rwo mules were his own, and the loss
s heavy on him.
Mr. Willie Cook went down to Co-1
unibia last week to take a special
ourse at a business coRege in. that
ity.
Mrs. E. M. Cook spent 'Monday in
~olumbia.
. Sigma.
Granted Bail.
Sam Setzler, th3 negro lodged in
al several days ago, charged with
ie murder of Clarence Bates, anoth
r negro, near Pomaria, was granted
>ail by Judge Gleo. W. Gage, at Lau
"ens on Tuesday last in the 'sum of
$100. He bias not as yet furnished
he sureties. Messrs. Blease & Dom
nik represent Setzler.
Here's a Test.
If yc'u want to know whether you
iave aterrh' of the lungs or niot,
~im.ply 'expectorate in water. If the8
~putum 'sinks instead of floating you
ltve lung eatarrh, the forerunner of
;he:great white plague, eonsup~tiong,
3ther symptomns ate short breath,'
iight sweats, stitches in' side, unusu
tilly ~bright 'eyes, extra loud voice, eas
ley tired, prominent colI'ar -ones, usri
lly hopeful mind and loss of or fickle
Whietese latter signs aecompany
ung trouble, the first mentioned test
nay be considered infallile, and1
hould be heed by a thorough
ourse of Andes' Great Prescription,
he most reliable blood purifier and
~onsequent healer of diseased tissues
the market. It is but wisdo>m to
earken nature's warnings if one re
c'ards goods health. Each hours delay
eheases the risk, entailing addi
onal. yet unnecessary suffering.
Andes' :Great Prescription is an
ionest remedy, showing its contents
a plain English on every label and
yackage. It is recommended to cure
nly certain diseases. Among th'emI
tre eatarrh. whereever situated, rheu-!
natism, indigestion, constipation, bil
ousness, blood impurities and result-I
ng complications. It costs $1 per bot
M three for $2.50, or six for $5.00.
housands of bottles have been dis
ribted by Wmn. E. Pelham and Son,,
ld not a single failure or complaint
Las been received. This is a wonderful
'ecord for an'y mediicine. Get a bottle
SILVER STREET ITEMS.
'arm Work Moving Along Slowly
Bad Roads and High Water
Personal Mention.
Silver S treet, Jan. 16.--The farm
rork is moving along slowly. We
aa do nothing but eut wood and
;plit rails, the ground being so wet.
There has been very little travel
ng in this section, as the roads are
o very bad and the water courses
iave been so high, and the trains
lave changed sched-ules. We regret
ery mueh that the trains Nos. 12
Lnd 19 had to be dileontinued.
Misses Mayme Lominiek and Malie
Wieke:. of near Pomaria, visited re
atives and friends in our comm1an
,y last week.
Mr. David Porter, of the city, has
een visiting his uncle, Mr. D. G.
Livingston, at Dead Fall.
Mr. Gault, of Jonesville, is visit
ing some time with his son, Mr.
'rank Gault, who is depot agent at
his place.
Mr. Jos. W. Alewine, of this place,
visited the family of Rev. Jno. J.
Long, near Pomaria. ,
Miss Minnie Crouch, of this com
nunity, has returned from a visit to
ier sister, Mrs. Glenn, at Greenwood.
Miss Carrie Berry, of Saluda, -vis
ted her sister, Mrs. M. D. Sheppard,
it Dead Fall.
Mr. Will J. Long, who has been
working at the carpenter trade hera
for several months past, has gone to
his home at Greenwood to be with
his family for some time.
Mrs. John J. Long and son, Virgil,
>f near Pomaria, are visiting tela
ives here this week. They will re
turn home Friday.
Mrs. David B. Werts, of the eity,
visited in our communfty a. few days
this week.
Mr. Moore, of Spartatburg, visited
his son, Dr. E. H. Moore, who is
practicing medicine in this comrnn
ity.
Mr. Enaene IL Londshore.. of the
city. wa= Ler- this wc'k.on business.
Mrs. James P. Blair, of Lhe Utopia
community. acrompanied by Miss
Helen Nichols, visited relatives here'
this week.
The phone line from here to th-s
city is pro ressing nicely and will
soon be ready for use.
We fear that the grain crop has
been shortened by the recent cold
and wet weather.
'The family of Mr. and Mrs. R. S.
Boozer have been 'blessed with twin
irs that have a hearty welcome into
their new home.
In Magistrate's Oourt.
Ed Shell and Illinois Spea1rman,
both colored, were up before Magis
trate Blease Tuesday, being charged
with disposing of a small amount of
seed eottom over whijch bir. J. J. Hitt
has a lieps Both negroes plead guil
ty, and each of them was sentenced
to pay a fine of $10, or to serve on
the gang for thirty days.
eyberry: pity Djinc$ory.
Mr. Frank Wingard has:c been in
town this, week, securing information
for the publishing o'f a city direc
tory of Newberry. The .book i3 to
be published by the Piedmont Di
retry Company, of Asheville, North
Carolina, and is to contain the name
and address of every business man
in the eisty, and his homre address.
The diretory will cost $3.00, and
those who ao not get to leave or
ders with Mr. Wingard may send
them direct to the house.
Mr. Wingard is very careful in
oitaining his information, and prom
Wses to give usd thre best drectory
ever made of Newberry. Mr. Wing
ard1 is a son of Hon. J. B. Wingard,
a prominent attorney of Lexington,
and well know here.
Took His igqnor.
A few nights ago Chief of Police
Adams seized from Mr. J, Henry
Todd four erallons of corn whiskey.
it. Tovdd had just alighted from
the train when the officer took thre
hooze. The~ liquor wais purchased by
Mr. Todd from the Columbia dispen
saries. for hi.a own personal use he
claims. and it is understood that he
will take legal steps to secu,re its re
turn to him.
ANNUAL MESSAGE TO
GENERAL ASSEMBLY
GOVERNOE ANSEL EBYIEWS AF
FAIRS OF STATE
Gives Information and Suggestions
Gathered From His First Year's
Administration.
Governor Martin F. Ansel's an
nual message was transmitted -to the
general assembly on Ttresday.
'Fol'lowing is a synopisis of the mes
sage:
State's Finances.
We are one year behind in the as
sessment and collection of our taxes,
or rather we collect the taxes at the
end of the year for the expenses of
the state government for the year\
past, when we should have the taxes
in hand at the beginning of the year
to pay the obligations of the state as
they mature. This condition of things
frequently makes it necessary for tha
state to borrow money before the tax
es are collected to pay the running
expenses of the Otate government and
the appropriations made by the gen
eral assembly. During this year the
governor, state treasurer and cQmp
troller general have had to borrow
$350,000 for .these purposes, the au
thority for borrowing tire money hav
ing been granted by you at your last
session.
These conditions are likely to con
tinue year after year uness provision
is made to catch up. I, -therefore,
recommend that at least an extra
2-mil1 tav for state purposes be pro
vided for at this session of the legis
lature, the same to :be done for the
nt two years, whieawe will have-i:
the treasury money sufeiant to plsee
us where we will not be required to
borrow, but "can pay as we go."
Another, matter whieh I desire to
call to your-attention is that the ap=
prepriations. of last year exceeded the
c"'timatefl re-?n. on .a 4 1-2-mill.
levy, by s.!. a thousaad dollars
(see report of comptroller general).
It is very evident to every thinking
business man that if an appropriation;
is made the tax levy should be suffi
cient to meet the same.
Assessment of Property.
By the constitution, it is made your -
duty -to provide "for a natform and
equal rate of assessment and taxa
tion, and shall prescribe regunlations
to secure a just valualtion for~taxa
tion of property, real, personal and
possessory, exeept mines and mining
claim's, the produicts of which .alone
shall be taxed.'' All property should
bear its just proportion of 'the taxes.
The question arises, How is the audi
or to find out what personal property
the taxpayer ha.s? I suggest the in
quisitorial plan: Regrnire th topw
auditor .to publicly egPiniet t9 9h
taxpayer na eah ppun mt
trly~ answer geweerntng all his pre-'
pety of whats'ver kind and reeor4 .. * -
it on his tax return with the valua
tion he places on same, Whf? .s to a
afterwars equalized uy the town
sip anrd county boards of equaliza
tion. By -this means the value~ of'all -
the visible property, as well as all - -
Istocks, notes, bonds and mney can be
arrived at, and much persoinal pro.
perty which now isdipeg ase~ssment
would be brought to light. More carA
shold be used by the counaty auditors
in receiving the returns of the taxa
payer. The oath should be adminis
tered and the party fully interrogated
as to his or her property and the pro.'
prty under his or her control, with
the valuation thereof. When this is
done publi.ely the neighbors who may
be present will know whether the val
uation is 'correct and the "tax dod
ger" will be required to answef cor
rectly or fake the consequences.
Labor Contracts.
Governor Ansel calls attention to
the fact that t'he United States gov
erament has declared the labor con
tract laws unconstitutional, and has
the follow"ing to say in regard to the
tr: I recommend that you pass
a' strinaen't act whi-h will punish both
landlord and laborer for violation of
a labor contract, and make it a mis
demeanor for one person to employ
a laborer who is under contrae't with
. ate. Rnire tat these labor -