The herald and news. (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, January 17, 1908, Image 1
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VOL XLV NO. 5 . NEWBERRY, 8. O., FRIDAY. .J ANUARY I 1, 1908. TWICE A WEEK. $1.50 A YEAR
> GENERAL ASSEMBLY
J ON LABOR CONTRACTS
ONE or MOST INTERESTING
|F TOPJOS IN PRESENT SESSION
% Bill to Be Drafted to Meet Federal
^ Decision?Both Houses Down
to Hard Work.
toy Special to Herald and News.
Columbia, Jan. 16.?The senate today
refused to concur in the resolution
fixing1 tomorrow for the election
J ' of an associate justice of the supreme
court to succeed Associate Justice
W- Gary; jud<ge of the second circuit, to
-M succeed Judge James Aldrich, and directors
of the penitentiary and college
trustees. The senate named next
L 'V' Wednesday as the day for the elec]
tions, and this will probably 'be agreed
>*'T upon.
Special to Herald and News.
Columbia, Jan. ,1(>.?It is very cvi1'%'deilt
that the question of the farm laVW-?ipbor
situation is going to be about the
^ mos,t interesting topic discussed by
^'jlPlfrhis session of the general assembly.
On Wednesday night at the call oif
Jlf Representative Wade of Aiken, tire
farmers of the general assembly were
ft called to meet and they took up the
H matter in earnest, discussing the sitfi
uation from every standpoint. It was
fe ctepidod to appoint a committee who
S. sliaty draft a bill regulating labor eony^wbts
that will meet the decision of
l^wlige Brawley as to constitutionalymf'
and to present it as this session.
flpTho general assembly' has got
pajKn-vvn to work very quickly and will
Ijionn be disposing o"f business as if it
" were sweral weeks old. The trip to
|r Winthrop on Saturday will consume
T^one day. but it is customary to take a
'day on Lee's birthday 'and the result
will not be a loss.
* A i The usual number of bills has not
'"s/3 'been introduced yet. and while tire
engrossing department has not been
J 11 lias not keen nvs,l<y* vcr.y "TCat
i.g|j|y. The new form of bills as inM
iifgtituted by the attorney general is
? BBneeting with favor in some quarters,
\ ?$but others object to it.
// The two houses assembled on Tues"
day at noon and besides listening to
R the governor's menage an' swearing
in new members little has been ac' f<
complisbed so far. Tf the elections
\v can bo gwfcten out. of the way this
rjp week, the two houses can g;t d >wn to
' business.
The House.
Columbia, January lo.?'The lions-:
of representatives went throng!' the
i . j'.'iio"'ur today, as tl"> legislative ex'
I-.n is, and tOi1 posed ofji nmribei
i of bills left, over from Jnst vs?io.i by
allowing lluim to be withdrawn from
' the files of the house. Others ware
passed over temporarily, tinier a resolution
by Mr. Nicholson to take up
only unconstestcd matters today
, 'Tlrero was one -bill which passed tc
| third reading that is of general inV1*'
es't, this being Mr. Croft's bill, to give
-electric railroads the right to condemn
rights of way.
v Governor Ansel sent in a specia
UR , message announcing the resignation
-of the Hon. Jas. Aldrich of the 2d
,iiiiiicia 1 circuit, and stating that as
.'Tti' the unexpired term is for more thai:
one year his successor must be elected
by the general assembly. The message
)r^ was received as imfonmation.
Wy- The Senate,
r The senate has got down to regulai
f work. One of the most, noteworthy
bills so far introduced is by Senatoi
W. N. Graydon, of Abbeville barring
v the plea of self defence where a pis11
Wt?l is used, except on one's own promf
A Monster Sausage.
Recently it was noted that Mr. and
wBf Mrs. J. B. O'Nca'll ITolloway were
g ; kindly remembered by lrer brother in
||j i Orangeburg county with a box ot
JL ) nice fresh meats, including a sausage
7* n little over seven yardls long. Now
L/wf comes another opportiuvte remein[/brance
from her sister, Mrs. Tho*. S.
ITaigler, of Cameron, of "fresh",
& among which was a sausage nine
1 yard's long, from a killing of ei<>ht
monster porkers. This sausage cer'
\T tainly takes the blue ribbon and the
\\m \ recipients are to be congratulated.
<,'? "Who can beat it?
I
SCORES PERISH.
Pennsylvania Town Plunged Ir
Agonized Grief?Theatre
Fire.
Buyer!own, Pa., January 1J1.?<1
(ween fifty and seventy-five perse
were burned to death tonight. in a f
which completely destroyed Rhoa<
opera house, in this place.
The opera house was crowded w
members of 'St. John's Luther
Sunday school, who were attending
benefit given for that church. Wl)
the show was in progress a tank i
ploded. The actors endeavored
quiet the audience, but in their ai
iety to make themselves heard a
to avoid the awful stampede of I
vfomen and children the coal
lamps which were used as footlig!
were overturned, setting the place
fire. The flames, fed .by the oil, n
almost to the ceiling, and there v
a rush of the seven hundred pors?
to escape from the burning bnildi
Scores of women and children w
trampled upon and several who
caped being iburned to death died
tor being dragged from the opi
house.
Boyertowu, Pa., Jan. 14.?Wi
nightfall put a stop to the work
recovering' the dead from the ruins
tho Iihoades opera house, where I
night's holocaust occurred, the olfi<
roll of victims numbered 107. Whe
er any more bodies are buried
neath the ruins can not be positiv
stated, but it is believed that the
fal list of victims will not go aJlx
170. The ratio of women and girls
men and boys is about nine to o
The work of identification will not
begun until tomorrow as most of
bodies are lying in a confused st
nt the four improvised morgues.
In Memoriam.
'At the regular meeting of the co
cil of Holy Trinity church, Li I
Mountain, S. C., a committee was
pointed to draft suitable resoluii
of respect in memory of Mr. Sim
Miller, who departed this life S
tember 20, 1007. in his 88th year. '
following was submitted and adopt
Whereas, the Lord in his all-v
providence has seen fit to call fi
our'midst unto himself the soul of
esteemed neighbor, comrade-in-ar
and fellow-councilman, Brother S
oon Miller, who for years has bee
faithful servant of the church, milit
and resting assured of his happy
trance into the church triumphn
therefore, be it.
, Kesolved 1. That we bow in In
. hie submission to the will of
> Heavenly Father and resign ourse'
r to his ways, meekly trusting in
, goodness and grace so abundantly
i stowed upon all his faithful child
2. That we hereby express our g
, itude to God for the exemplary
our brother lived in the church
, in (he neighborhood, and that
. cherish the memory of the patic
? and perseverance he exhibited in
. Christian life he led and the exan
he left for us.
[ 3. That we strive to amend
, lives, to order our wallk and conve
[ tion in such a way as to emulate
5 virtues, that we may lvave hope
, union again with the blest in
I realms o<f glory.
; 4. That, these resolutions be v
before the congregation of Holy T
ity church, of which he was a in
. her, and which ho attended even
, great inconvenience up until near
. end of his life.
, 5. That, a copy, of these resoluti
II be furnished the familv, and the
. j pers for publicalion. and that a ji
in our minute book be inscribed ;
red to his memory.
0. B. Shea rouse,
| W. 0. Shealv,
> J. A. Boland,
i Commit te",
> J Notice.
! T earnestly request (Ire bu^i:
| agent of every local Farmers' Ur
in (he county to meet me in
i! court house ne.vl Saturdav just.
! | lor the adjournment of the Cou
, Teachers' Association. This is
portant. business to all.
! J. B. O'Neal! TToTloway,
County Business A gen
' TILLMAN ON THE DISPENSARY.
ito Addresses Prohibitionists of District I
Of Columbia in Favor of
the G. M. I.
Jo- A special from \Vaisliins?lon (o the
ms Columbia Stall', under lato of 1)3- \
ire cumber 14, Pit ye: I
1 * Senator Tillman tonight proposed u
to tin1 prohibitionists of the District I
ith <>t" Columbia, who are making a fight
an for prohibition in Washington, that 1
r a thoy establish the <1 tapensary. lie i
iile reviewed the history of the 0. M. I.
ex- in South Carolina durine; its long ert- i
to reer and said that it. was a success t
ix- and would he the thing1 to establish (
lid here. The prohibitionists held a large I
[he m:,"tiiK?' in the First Congregational i
oil church and Tillman was one of the
lit3 .-peakeiv. 1
on 11 was a now thing /or the senator >
use to be making a speech in a church,
i'a's hut he made the same sort of speech ;
>us that he is wont to make on the stump I
ng. in South Carolina while preaching the (
ere irospel of good "licker" and he used
os- Ihe same sort of word's. {
af- The church was filled to its utmost I
era mul Tillman's remarks created lire 1
great interest that they usually do in
lo;1 Northern audiences. j
of
0f Bank Examiner Resigns. 1
ast M''- Ct. Hblleman has tendered i
,jal to Governor Ansel his resignation as ,
11,_ state bank examiner, to take effect <
|H>_ February 1. He has recently been !
a]v elected president, of the Peoples' <
Bank of Anderson. ,
Jve . ? (
jo Card of Thanks. ,
ne. Kdilor: Will you kindly allow ,
us space in your paper to voice, in
the somo degree, our gratitude to the '
n(e many friend's who, during the last illness
of the companion- and mother of
our home, exhibited towards her so
much of that heaven-sent solicitude,
which lvas taught mis lessons to be enull~
shrined in our hearts while life shall
' c last. Mere words fail to express all
,llJ" we wish to say, and we can only wish
0 for the choicest, blessings to be pour"?
1 ed in full measure upon the heads of
'~ each and every one of them. Your
loiitr continued services merit a liighCv
' er reward than aour heartfelt thanks,
and as snrelv as the Creator lives so
?m surely you will find that "as ye have
om" done it uivlo the least of tlie.-e, so, al,ns'
so have ye done it until the me>ek and
im~ lowly one."
n a 'Again may all that conduces to
ant happiness, here and hereafter, attend
p:,~ you, physicians, friends and relatives
int> is the heartfelt wish of
Your friends for all time.
iun" 0. C. Evans and family.
our
Ives _
^js The Last Week.
1 The Rinahlos, California\s noted
ron Palmists, located at 020 Main street,
rat- have announced the week ending Satiirday,
January 2;"), as their last week
and 'n Newlberry. In view of the refinw>a
<vl, appreciative patronage here, it is
mce vv'11' re? t they terminate their visit
ljl0 in Newberry next week, but being
ipfc? hooked in other cities in this utate
and Florida, it necessitates their deom.
pnrhtre. Those who have not had the
rsa- Plea??ra of the honest, sdctHifk t'eajlhis
in-7S these people give should not fall
, 0f to consult them be-fore they depart,
the '^lc vendings prove OTitertaining, instructive
and to one's advantage, and
ead aro ffnft,,nnteed correct and satisfacrin
'(>,-v or n? charge made. Charges reem
Sliced to 15c. and 25c.
( nj - Oifj
Trains Delayed.
A small trestle on the Southern
ions ihv?.V' n'?Jftr Pomai'ia, was burned
pa_ hist I uesday morning*, and oceasion,niro
ed much delay of the t rains for about
*nc- 1 '(MU hours, it being necessary for it
I to change over to the C., N. & L.
[ track to get to Prosperity and Ncwj
berry.
i A wreck on the C., N. & I,., near
| Columbia, the same day caused Ihe
I trains on thai system to be held up
. for (piite awhile.
less J Found to be Insane.
non Fannie Williams, a young colored
woman, who has been living in
fl ravel I own, has been declared to he j
^ unsound mind, after an cxamina- 1
lion by Doctors Ilousea 1 and Smith, !
ordered by Probate Judge Schumperl. '
| The woman was carried to the State
I Hospital for the Insane on yesterday
by the sheriff.
NEWS FROM EXCELSIOR.
Jogro Has Narrow Escape in Swollen ^
Stream?Personal Mention?
Other Items.
Excelsior, January 1 (>.-?Mr. (J.
V. Kiuard, who lias been confined to
lis bod I lie {>ast week with grip, is
wle to get out again. it is gratifying
o report.
iMr. riiouvpson Young, and family
iave moved from this ^section hack
iear his father's.
Our new organ has been ordered
ind will he in soon. A<t our Sunlay
school Sunday afternoon Miss
>llio Counts was. did*Iod organist
'or (lu? Sunday school and Miss An- j
lie Singley assistant organist.
Mr. I'. S. Cook and family, of Coumbia,
arc up spending a i'ew days
vith his mother, Mrs. C. Cook.
Hon i Iorget the union meeting'
vnd oyster supper at the school j
louse Friday afternoon, .January 17, I
Munniencing at 4 o'clock.
There win bo communion service
it Bachman Chapel church on the
fourth Sunday morning in this month
jy the pastor, Rev. J. C. Wcssinger.
Mr. J. D. Lorick spent a few days
ti Columbia last- week.
Drayton De-Walt, colored, who lives
:iear Mr. W. P. Counts' place, had a'
lainow escape with his life Satur- |
lav afternoon. The negro had tak- ,
in a bale of cotton to Mr. Mike /
ihealy's gin, in the Ml. Tabor section,
and was going home with an
fmpty wagon when he drove in the
?rcek near Mr. Counts' home. The
L'reek was up higher than he expected,
and the two amies and wagon
were washed on down the -stream, j
fho negro says tlmt he narrowly sav- j
ed his own life by jumping from
the wagon just when he did. The J
two mules and wagon were found
our Sunday morning some distance !
down the stream, both the mtvles being
drowned and the wagon body being
albout a mile further o:i down
the stream. The negro says that the
tiwo mules were his own, and the loss
is heavy on him.
Mr. Willie Cook went down lo Columbia
last week to take a special
course at a business college in that
city.
Mrs. E. M. Cook spent Monday in
Columbia.
Sigma.
Granted Bail.
Nam Set/.lev, ill?. negro lodged in
jail several days ago, charged w?tli
the murder of Clarence Hates, another
nevro, near Pomaria, was granted
bail by JtuVge Geo. W. flage, at. Laurens
oiv Tuesday last in the sum of
$1,000. lie has not as yet furnished
the sureties. Messrs. Blcase & Dominick
represent Setzler.
Here's a Test.
If yc.u want to know whether you
have catarrh of the lungs or not,
simply expectorate in water. If tho
sputum sinks instead of floating you
have lung catarrh, the forerunner of
the great white plague, consumption,
Other symptoms are short breath,
night sweats, stitches in side, unusually
'bright ttyes, extra loud voice, easily
tired, prominent collar nones, usually
hopeful mind and loss of or fickle
appetite.
While these latter signs accompany
lung trouble, the first mentioned test
may be considered infallible, and
should be heeded by a thorough
course of Andes' Great Prescription,
the most reliable blood purifier and
consequent healer of diseased tissues
on Hie market. It is but wisdom to
hearken nature's warnings if' one reirards
goods health. Each hours delay
i'lvclteasex the risk, entailing additional.
yet unnecessary suffering.
Andtts' Great Prescription is an
honest remedy, showing its contents
in plain English on every label and
package. Tt is recommended to cure
only certain diseases. Among them
are catarrh, whercevcr situated, rheumatism,
indigestion, constipation, biliousness,
bl<fod impurities and resulting
complications. TI: co?fs $1 per bot "'roc
for $2.50, or six for $5.00.
Thousand* of bottles have been distributed
by Win, E. Pel ham and Son.
and not a single failure or complaint
has been received. This is a wonderful
record for any medicine. Got a bottle
and make your own test.
SILVER STREET ITEMS.
Farm Work Moving Along Slowly?
Bad Roads and High Water?
Personal Mention.
Silver S'lroot, Jan. l(i.?<Tlic? farm
work is moving' along* slowly. We
ca.i do nothing' l>nt eul wood and
split rails, the ground being1 so wot.
'There has been \\;rv little travelin^
in thHs section, as the roads arc
so very bad and the water courses
have boon so high, and the train's
have changed schedules. We regret
very much that t'ao trains Nos. 12
and 11) had to he discontinued.
Misses Mayme Loniinick and Malic
Wicker, of near Potnaria, visited relatives
and friends in our com mainly
last week.
Mr. David Poller, of the city, lias
been visiting his uncle, Mr. D. G.
Livingston, at Dead Fall.
Mr. (iault, of Jonesville, is visiting
some time with his son, Mr.
Frank (Iault. who is depot aye at. at
this place.
Mr. .Jos. W. Alewine, of this place,
visited the family of' Rev. Jno. J.
Long:, near Pomaria.
Miss Minnie Crouch, of this community,
lias returned from a visit to
her sister, Mrs. Glenn, at Greenwood.
Miss Carrie Horry, of Saluda, visited
her sister, Mrs. M. D. Shcppard,
at. Dead Fall.
Mr. Will J. Long', who has boon
working at the carpenter trade hers
for several months past, has g'one to
his homo at Greenwood to be with
his family for some time.
Mrs. John J. Long; and son, Virgil,
of near Pomaria, are visiting
tives hero this week. They will return
homo Friday.
| Mrs. David R. Worts, of the city,
| visited in our community a few days
this week.
i Mr. Moore, of Spa Hamburg;, visilcd
[ his son. Dr. K. 11. Moore, who is
| practicing medicine in this comnmn,
ity.
| Mr. I' Imrono IT. Longshore. of the
ieitv. was iliis we k on business.
.Mrs. .lames P. IJIair, of ihe l.'topia
; community, accompanied by Miss
j Helen Nichols, visited relatives here
,this week.
[ The phone line from here to III?
i city i-; proirrossims nicely and will
j soon be ready for use.
i We fear that the "rain crop has
j been shortened by the recent cold
j and wet weather.
The family of Mr. and Mrs. R. S.
! Roozer have boon blessed with twin
"-iris that have a hearty welcome into
j their new homo.
In Magistrate's Oourt.
Ivl Shell and Illiaois Spearman,
| both colored, were up bofore Magis|trate
Rleaso Tuesday, being; charged
I with disposing; of a small amount of
seed cotton' over which M'"- ?L ?L IIit 1
has a iion, lioth 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.
fSTewberry City Directory.
Mr. Frank Wingard lias been 111
town this, week, securing; information
for the publishing of a city directory
of Newberry. The book is to
bo published by the Piedmont Directory
Company, of Asheville, North
Carolina, and is to contain the nam's
and address of every business man
in tlie ci'ly, and his home address.
The directory will cost $.'1.00. and
those who do not get to leave orders
with Mr. Wingard may send
tliein direct to the house.
Air. Wingard is very eawful in
obiaiiiing his iaforinalion, and promises
4o give u.-^ the best drectory
ever made of Newberry. Mr. Wingard
is a son of II011. J. R. Wingard,
a prominent attorney of Lexington,
and well know aero.
Took His Liqivor.
i.\ few nights aim Chief of Poliov
Adams seized from Mr. -T. Henry
j Todd four nations of corn "'liiskoy,
I Me. Todd had- .just a.lighled from
the train when Ihe officer tool: the
booze. The liquor was purchased by
Mr. Todd from the Columbia dispensaries.
for his own personal use lie
claims, and it is understood that, ho
will take legal steps to secure, its return
to him.
ANNUAL MESSAGE TO
GENERAL ASSEMBLY
GOVERNOR ANSEL REVIEWS AFFAIRS
OF STATE
Gives Information and Suggestions
Ga.thorcd From His First Year's
Administration.
(lovernor Martin F. Ansel's annual
message "wtts transmitted to the
general asKcinbly <>n Tuesday.
Following is u synopisis of the message
:
State's Finances.
We aio one year behind in the assessment
and collection of our taxes,
or rather we collect tiro taxes at the
end of the year for the expenses of
the state government for the year,
past, when we should have tlie taxes
in hand at the beginning of the year
In 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 taxes
are collected to pay tho running
expenses of the estate government and
the appropriations made by (he general
assembly. During this year tha
governor, state treasurer and comptroller
general have had to borrow
$350,000 for these purposes, the authority
for borrowing tire money having
been granted by you at your last
session.
These conditions are likely to continue
year after year unless provision
is made to cat-ch up. T, therefore,
recommend that at least an extra
2-tnill lav for state purposes be provided
for at this session of the legislature,
the same to be done for the
next two years, when we will have in
the treasury money sufficient to placn
us where we will not he required to
borrow, but "can pay as we go."
Another matter which I desire to
call to your attention is that tire appropriations
of last year exceeded the
( 'timate I r: >'oh a I 1 'J-niill
levy, by s? . tali luou.-a.ul dollars
(see report of comptroller general).
' ll is \-rv evident |o cvety thinking
business man that if an appropriation
is made I he tax levy should be snlllcient
to meet the same.
Assessment of Property.
Ilv Hie constitution, it is made your
duly to provide "for a uniform and
equal rale of assessment and taxation,
and shall prescribe regulations
i to secure a jusl valuation for taxation
of property, real, personal and
possessory, except mines and mining
claims, I lie products of which alone
shall be taxed." All property should
bear its just, proportion of ?lhe (axes.
The question arises, How is the auditor
In liud out what personal property
the taxpayer has? I suggest, the Inquisitorial
plan: Require Iho pounl.Y
auditor 10 puihKvl.v administer. l\' Ihtj
taxpayer ?\<? o?it.|j 1'e.quiriug. htm to
truly answer uonfiTiitng nil l?is pvo-.
party ot! whalS'CVer kind and record
it on his tax return with the valuation
he places on -same, which is to be
afterwards equalized l>y the township
and county boards of equalization.
Uy 'Ibis means the value of all
, the visible property, as well as all
stocks, notes, bonds and money can be
arrived at, and much personal property
which now escape* rtusessmont
would be brought to light. More ertr<*
should be used by the coumty auditors
in receiving the returns of tho taxpayer.
The oath should he administered
and the party fully interrogate.!
as to his or her properly and the property
under his or her control, with
the valuation thereof. When Ibis is
done publicly the neighbors who may
he present will know whether the valuation
is correct and the "tax dod.j-er"
will be required to answer correctly
or take the consequences.
Labor Contracts.
fiovernor Ansel calls attention to
1 the fact that the United Rtalcs govnv.-Mit
has declared tho labor contract
law.- unconstitutional, and ha:i
' following to say i:i ivrard to the
' m'.:"|?< : f recommend that von pass
a .-11 '>?;;( it act which will punish both
landlord and laiborer for violation of
a labor contract, and make it a misdemeanor
for one person lo employ
a laborer who is und'er contract with
another. Require that these labor