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2~ ~Tj~t 0 era au ..j~ ew~ WA ____________________ VOL XLV NO.94 NEWBERRY~ S. 0.. TUESDAY. NOVEMBER 2~. 1908. TWICE A WEEK. $1.50 A YEAR GRAND J"URY"S PRESENTMENT. Exhaustive Report, Dealing With Af fairs of County, and Making Pertinent Recommendations. The grand jury made its final pres- -i entment on Friday to the court of i sessions, Judge Memminger presiding, < and the jury was discharged for the i term. The work of the grand jury has been very thorough, as is evidenc ed by the following exhaustive pres entment, and the highly complimen tary remarks of Judgt Memminger I to the grand jury upon receiving it: To His Honor Judge R. W. Mem minger, Presiding: We, the grand jury for Newberry county for the year 1908,. beg to report that we have;' considered all bills handed to us by 1 the solicitor and have reported our findings on same to the court. We have examined the books of the treasurer, auditor, superintendent of education, supervisor, sheriff, master, probate judge, and such of the work of the clerk of court as comes under the supervision of our body, and find them, without exception, kept in such manner as to refleet credit upon the persons who are responsible for the conduct of public affairs in each of the public offices above enumnerated. We are especially gratified in find ing the following statement regard ing the financial condition of the edu cational department of our county, viz., Amount on hand at beginning of the last scholastic year, $46,692.88; amount expended, $34,720.25; balance, on hand, $11,922.63; which, taken in to consideration with the fact that several new and modem and comfor- 1 table school buildings have been erect ed, valuable libraries placed, up-to date furniture and other parapher nalia installed, and a school term com mensurate with the ability of the people to patronize, evinces a degree of progress which pronises much for the near future. For some few years the supervisor nas been compelled to borrow from I the sinking fund commission amounts I ranging from five to seven thousand dollars to meet the public necessities I of the county, entailing an interest I account of $350 per year. We feel 1 that this is not good policy in the j conduct of affairs, and recommend to i the senator and representatives-electt the passage of an Act by the next gen eral assembly authorizing the levyt and collection of a tax of 4 1-2 mills< for Newberry county, this being 1 1-2 1 mills in excess of the 3 now levied,a which only produces $22,000, while the books of the treasurer show 'ant expenditure of $27,947.66. .rour (4) millIs would be sufficient to place the county upon a cash basis in two years were it not that the late 1 disastrous floods have entailed, a loss of several thousand dollars, which I must be provided for if we would keep Newberry off of' the "Book of Re mnembrance'' of the sinking fund com- . mission. c The county home is reported by the '1 committee charged with the inspection of same to be in good condition. So I far as it can be maintained by the keeper, the inmates are as healthy as age and' infirmity will permit; well provided for as to food and raimnent I and faithfully attended by the coun- I ty physician.. We would suggest to I the supervisor, however, that this con diton will not continue to exist unlese prior recommendation, coupled with s present instructions of this body, re suit in repairing the roofs and white washing the walls of the houses. i We would suggest that rock be ob- l tained from the quarry on the lands It belonging -to the county at the home, I and used in building walls on the I -northern and eastern sides of the new .3 court house lot, and that said lot be sodded with Bermuda or other gras- 1 sep; also that a walk twelve feet int width, from College street to the front'c steps, be built. of such material as is -used in the formation of sidewalks byv e the town. We would recommend that the old1 'court house *be thoroughly cleaned I and put in such condition as will in 'luee the rental of all rooms on the ground floor, and that the upper storyI be renovated and used for such pur poses as may be nermitted by a corn- t -nittee consisting of the clerk of t -+ort taor of .the .to.wn,.andi chair- J nan of the board of health. Also thal :ie basement be-put in such conditior i may be found sufficient by the sup -rvisor and health officer of thE *own. The jail was found by the commit ,ee of inspection to be kept in firsi Iass condition as to sanitation and )rder. The brick wall on the reai needs repairing; also the one on the front at the larger gate. It is alsc iuggested that the supervisor hav( >Aaced on the western side of thE 1ounty barn qear the jail, such gut ering and piping as will prevent the water from the roof of said barr Crom flooding the property adjacent We have examined the books of re ,ord of the magistrates of Nos. 1, 2 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, and 11, and find thai there is a growing proficiency amon. them for which they are to be hearti ly commended, eases being properl :1ocketed. and findings plainly idi -ated witl) treasurer's receipts cover L1g fines imposed in every case ex iept one or two which are in cours( f adjudication and collection. Fron a, more intimate knowledge of th< -onduct of affairs of .Magistrat Blease, of Nos. I and 8, we feel thai we would be derelict in our dutj zhould we fail to call attention to th( efficient and intrepid course pursuei by him throughout his whole officia 3areer in .the preservation of peac( and the conservation of justice; ani we bespeak for him, on his retiremeni from office, that confidence which i( the need of duty faithfully perform. :.,d. We would further recommend thai all cases growing out of the main enance of nuisances be reported t( the magistrate of the township ir which they are declared to be loeated ind that said officer proceed at one( ta investigate said charges, and, il aroven to exist, to take steps to abatE ame in the manner provided by thE itatute. The grand jury desire to expresi heir appreciation of the lucid and iighly pertinent remarks embodied it iis general charge to that body by thE judge presiding, and wish in this pub. ic. manner to assure him of their fighest consideration of his services, >oth as a man of untiring zeal and a urist of unflinching perspicacity; tnd, following with profit the line of hought suggested by him, recom nend to our representatives that they :ake steps at the forthcoming session >f the legislature to render inopera* ;ive all statutes that exempt the indi ridual from public service as jury. nan in the courts of t7he lanfl, leaving he matter subject to the discretion iry powers of the judge presiding. We would also recommend to that ~ame body serious thought along the ine of conservation of principles in olving the well being of the social 'abrie, for we are forced to believe hat the rapid increase of crime is ~ontingent upon a growing disregard ~f the courts. even when founded up ~the most intelligent interpreta ion of statutory provisions. The sub titution of pecuniary consideration or the more effective species of pun shment for criminal offences tends to he liberation and infliction upon the neans of the law-abiding a class of eings whose existence is a menace to oeiety. Chain gangs, jails, peniten iaries, and the gallowsare institutions ~rowing, it is true, out of cruel nec ssity, and yet they are undoubtedly uch as make for the preservation of nnocence. The case of a few dollars nd the consequent peonage of the gorant cultivates a desire to get yen with society and a determination o enjoy something beyond the bare teessities of existence, which ex.hi iits itself in theft, arson, and even in aurder. For this condition of affaire ve, the majority, a.re solely responsi >e; and we need but to lift our eyes o see, blazing in the firmament, our ondemnation-short-sightedness, en y, greed. We again ask our repres ntatives to rise superior to the situa ion and stand upon a plane of equal tv with the occasion and contend for aws beneficial along this line in this ntter, and far-reaching in results. We join with His Honor in an ex ression of our appreciation of the ervices of thie commission upon whom ho~ duties conieri,nent ipon ther eree istnc eohivednf. n tmleo We congratulate them upon their coneeption of the wishes of the.patrio tic majority of the citizenship of our county, and assure them that their names are graven deeper in the hearts of all true Newberrians than they are upon the tablet which lends en chantment to the tinted wall of its heanteous entrance hall. We recommend that the fee usually allowed to our clerk he deroted to the purpose of procuring a suitable mat to be placed at the front door so that visitors may contribute to the efforts of its occupants in keeping its floors free from disfiguring stains. F. W. Higgins, Foreman. Judge Memminger, in receiving the presentment, said it was a very fine report and that it would receive, and cerfainlvdeserved.theattention of the people of Newberiv county. "You have discharged the work you have had to do here this week." he said. "rapidly, and with judgrment and dis-' eretion." Judge Memminger also thanked the grand jury for the kindly expressions contained in the present ment regarding the-court. The following six members of the grand jury were drawn, in accord ance with the law to serve on next year's grand jury: J. D. Davenport; W. A. Reeder, R. S. Hawkins, W., E. Fulmer, J. W. Wilson, W. D. Smith. WOOD PRINCIPAL MATERIAL IN BUILDING CONSTRUCTION Great as the advance in fire-proof construction has been during the last ten years there has been no let-up in the use of lumber, and both architects and builders find themselves so de pendent on wood toda that they are compelled to admit that the forests of the country are likely. to be the chief source of building material for Imany years to come. '"The use of cement, terra cotta, brick and stone, with a framework of steel, will make it possible soon to do away with wood entirely," is a re mark often heard, and, indeed, whern one stands on lower Broadway and looks up at the towering skyscrapers, the statement seems to contain much truth. As a matter of fact, however, the popular idea that fire-proof ma terials will do away with the need of using lumber in a comparatively few~ years'in a very erroneous one. All of the various fire-proof materials going into the approved construction -of the more substantial buildings are used in greater quantities now than the world dreamed of a few years ago, yet the heavy demand for lumber con tinues. ~That wood predominates is shown by the 'annual bu.ilding records. Ot the permits used for buildings erect ed last year, approximately 61 per cent were constructed of wood, and the remaining 39 per cent of fire re sisting material. according to a re port issued by the Geological survey on operations in forty-nine leading cities of the country. These figures are the most significant when it is realized that they only represent the building activities in the largest ci ties-, they do not take :into account Ith e construction of dwellings, stores and other buildings in the thousands of small cities and towns scattered; over and not included in the forty nine cities on which the reckoning is made. In towns and small cities wood is usually the predominating building material and it is safe to say that if the statistitcs had included figures for all places of whatever size, the per centage of wooden construction would Ihave been much greatetr. These 'figures, as a rule, are only for the cor-. porate lim?its, and the suburbs of these cities have each very large amounts to be added. The cost, also, is relatively 'higher in these cities than in towns Inearer the base of the supply. Bill'Nye is his earlier days once ap proached the mnaniear of a lecture bureau with an application for em plhyment, and w'o sked if he had ever done anything in that ine. ''Oh. ves;" said Bill. "What have you done'?'' "Well,'' renlied Bill, "mv last job was with a dime museum, se'o ea her--al w;+ the M at 'a he-d sticking ont-no.ing as the .4res ostrich eg in antivity." JOHN IRVING HOUSEAL. Dies In Memphis, Tenn.-Native of Newbrery-Brother of Dr. W. G. HouseaL A couple weeks ago Dr. W. G. Houseal received a message that his brother, Mr. Jno. I. Houseal, was crit ieally ill. He went to see him and had the pleasure of seeing him and talking with him once more. His sis ter ,Mrs. Mattie V. Werts, of Salis bury. N. C., went with him. On Thursday Dr. Houseal received the news of the death of his brother. An other brother. Mr. W..P. Houseal. left last week for Memphis, but his bro-t er died before his arrival. John Irving Houseal died in Mem phis. Tein., November 18, 1908, and was bnried in that city November 20, 1908. He was born near Beth Eden church Newberry county, S. C., January 26, 1845. W. W. Houseal moved with his family to the town of Newberry in 1853 and his son, John I., was a citi zen of the town from that time until 1875 when he went west to better his fortunes. His education was received at New berry college but before completing his course he answered the call of 'his country to battle for her rights and in 1861, he enlisted in Company F, 20th South Carolina Regulars, under Capt. Jno. M. Kinard of the Confed erate army. With this company he fought at Fort Sumter and was at the seige of Charleston in 1861. He was put on guard duty at the surren der of Fort Sumter. He served in Gen. Lee's army in the campaign of 1864 at Richmond, Va., at the bat tle of the Wilderness, at the second battle of Cold Harbor and at the seige of Petersburgh. He was then trans ferred to Gen Early's command and fought Sheridan at Cedar Creek, Va. He was then transferred back to Richmond and finally to South Caro lina and met Sherman in his march through Georgia. He surrendered with his company at Salisbury, N. C., in 1865. His career as a soldier was remarkable in that he was never wounded nor was it ever necessary for him to enter a hospital. Most of his life was devoted to railroad work. He served his time and learned the. machinist 's trade at the old Helena shops of the C. & G. R. R. and was afterwards an em pioyee of that road. For a time he retired from railroading and entered he employ of a mercantile house of Neberry and at one time was a mem ber of the firm of Houseal & Jones (Jno. I. and E. C.) Later he was lerk in the sheriff's office and forI several years was chief 'of police of iewberry. During the dark days of reconstrue tion he answered every call of duty that was made upon him and his was Sst:ong arm of defense and protee ion. He was arrested and incareerat ed in the Newberry jail .s *a member >f the Ku Klux Klan, but was releas id without ever having been brought to trial. In 1875 he left Newberry. and w,ent West to reenter railroad work after in ab)senlce of seven years from that eeupation, and was cortinuously se engaged until last August when he I as granted leave of' absence on ae ount of failing health-a period of hirty-three years. During that time 1 ae was engineer on the Ala. & Vicks urgh R. R., the E. T. & G. R. R., and :he azoo and Miss Valley R. R., which was absorded by the Ill. Cen. in [893. Since the latter year he was in~ i ;he employ of the Ill. Cen. R. R. Co. le was also foreman of the railroad I1 hops at Memphis for five and one- jc alf years. During his whole careert f railroad work he was only in one vrek being slightly burned. He nev- s r had a collision and no railroad pro-- a erty under his care was ever dam- t ged. He was a popular foreman of R. R. shops and passenger engineer md highly esteemed by his employers. He wae married to Miss Augusta G. Addy of Newberry, S. C., March 23, F [871, and is survived by her and four dldr en: John Fi .derick, an engin 3 of the Ill. C. Ri. I?.. who ha:s two t ;ons and one daughter; Eugene I ereht, Miles Buddele and Iva al- 1 ;( by three brothers and one sister: Tas. E. Houseal, of Cedertown, Ga.; Yim. P. Houseal, of Columbia, S. C.; Glnttie V. Wertz, of Salisbury, N. C.; ind W. G. Houseal, of Newberry, S. 2. He was a member of the Masonic 'raternity, of the K. of P. and the [. 0. 0. F. In the latter years of his ife he was a consistent member of he Baptist church. He met the grim monster, Death, as ie met the vicissitudes of life and :he foe on the field of battle-brave y and unaIsid. When told by his )rother, a plhy.eian from his faraway Sewberry himue; twat at best I.e 'il >nlv a f wee1 more to livo he did 20t murm r )- co-platu nor was .e 1n the least purturbed. He said: "It .s all righ: with me, I am not a 7.aid : die." MODERN LIFE A SCRAMBLE. Dr. Cromer, at Y. M. C. A., Paints Grahic Picture of Present-Day Conditons. The Hon. George B. Cromer. ex aresident of Newberry college and a .eading member of the South Carolina 3ar, addressed a large and intensely .nterested audience of men at the T~oung Men's Christian association resterday afternoon. His subject was 'The Discontented Young Man." No esume of it can give even i poor re "lection of its strength, literary ex ellence, (some men demand this if 10 other good quality,) interesting il ustrations or brilliant epigrams. In ill truth and soberness it can be said hat every man of the many present vas genuinely entertained -and, better et, stimulated to higher ideals. By way of parenthesis, while speak ng of money the distinguished visitor ;aid be had noted the fact that the _arleston Y. M. C. A. needed money rom citizens to help run its big vork. "I take it for granted that a )oor little community like Charleston annot afford to support a live Young fen's Christian association in decen y," he said in effect, if not verbatim. Speaking on the subject mentioned bove Dr. Cromer said modern life is scramble. The impotent man at the )ool is a good picture of conditions oday. Strong men push aside the veak, weak men the weaker in the ace for place, power and money. rhere is discontent everywhere. Dav d in the case of Abdullah drew to urn men of the ''Three D'' class nen in debt, dissatisfied, dise'ontent d. That is another picture of the ame. conditions. The rich young ruler -who came to esus presents a dramatic picture of aan 's dissatisfaction. This man had >ower, money and moral character, nd was dissatisfied. He had three hings, but, lacking one, he laeked all. selfishness or selfrighteousness spoils fe for any man. Then followved a telling appeal for gh ideals, faithfully followed in very day life. Viewed from any tandpoint, the address was a treat nd an inspiration to those who heard t.-News and Courier, 23rd. iBCOND CONFERENCE OF GOVERNORS IN WASHINGTON Washington, Nov. 19.-The much alked-of inventory of t-he nation 's esources is now practically com.plet d. To consider the material it has rought together the National Con ervation Commission has just an onced its firs't full meeting for uesday, December 1, in Washington. t that meet:ing the first steps will be aken toward putting into tangible hape the results of the six months' ard work on taking stock of the oun try 's waters, forests, lands, and ainerals. One week later, after the commis ion has gone over the inventory, i,t vill hold a joint meeting in Washing on with the governors of the States id Tr -ritories, or their represent:a 're At this meeting the invent' ' ril e fointhor discussed and the re ort whioh the president has request the commission to make to him by ar - 1. will be formulated. T - less than six months in which o p a the inventory, the four ran. .nto which the commission r dvimd aided by t'he cooperation of ithe government departments, have brought together what is probably the most useful collection of facts about the material things on which national industrty and progress are based that has ever been assembled at one time. Reports presenting these facts and pointing out their significance have been prepared. These reports, sum marized and indexed, will be submit ted to the commission at its coming meeting. All throguh the summer general in terest in the work and object of -the Conservation Commission has . been growing. The public is now well post ed on a subject of which only a few specialists had knowledge at the time of the conference of Governors and experts at the White House, in May. The governors carried the spirit of the conference home with them to their own people, and have kepr things moving ever since by appoint ing State commissions to study local problems, by writing and speaking upon the subject of conservation, and by keeping in close and helpful -touch with the national commission. They are ready to take part in the ap proaching joint meeting. The bare an nouncement that it had been set for December 8 resulted in a number of acceptances before the formal invita tion of the commission had even got into the mails. When.the conservation movement was started, specific information about the actual state of our* resour ces was partly wanting, partly inac cessible. Certain facts were broadly known. It was at least unquestiona ble that our resources had been waste fully used, and that some of them, no tably the mines, were sure in time to be completely exhausted, while oth ers, for example the forests, could still be kept perpetually useful by right management. The first work was to get the facts, to show exaot ly what t'he situation was and how it could be improved by measures that would work. Without an inventory of the resources which should show the present condition of the re sources and the way to develop them to -the best advantage, conservation was in danger of staying up in the air. But the work is now practically done. The facts are tuere, in dollars and cents, tons of coal, board feet of timber, acre-feet and horse-power of water, acres of land. And the pos sible refrom measures have been weighed. The final report to the president will be .the necessary sup plement to the addresses at the White~ House conference. The note of those addresses was a note of warning. The~ report is, expc4ted to show that the warning mus't be heeded if the ex haustion of ,'atural resources is not, one day, tL, impoverish the nation, and it will also undoubtedly bring out how the country's resources can be developed so as to last the longest possible time and serve the greatetst good of the people. Too Dangerous. Old Aunt Hepsy Garside never had seen a moving picture show be-' fore. She gazed in speechless wonder at the magic contrivance by -which messenger boys were made to move with breakneck speed, barbers to save their cntsomers in less than a minute, and heavy policemen to dash along the street at a rate never at tained by a livng specimen, either on or off duty. It was all real to her. She could not doubt the evidence of her senses. All things were taking place exactly as depicted. Presently an automobi,1e came in sight in the far background, moving directly toward the audience at the rate of at least a mile a minute. Just as a catastrophe seemed inevitable it swerved aside, passed on and disap peared. Aunt Hepsy could stand it no long er. Hastily grasping the hand of her little neice, she rose and started swift lv for the door. "Come vlong. Minervy !" she n'id. "It ain't enfe to stav here any long ri that tLing didn't miss me more