The herald and news. (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, January 08, 1909, Page SEVEN, Image 7
GOES TO HALY'S AID.
$800,000 Appropriated For Qua
Sufferers-Resolution Passed b3
Unanimous Vote.
WashinZton, Jan. 4.-Dou!nti
provision for the earthquake suff
ers of Italy was made by congr
today, and that too, by uianim<
vote. In the house there was vig
ous handelapping az the bill carryi
the appropriation was sent on
way. The munificent sum of $80
000 was granted almost immediati
after the receiving in both houses
a message from thp president calli
attention to the calamity and I
pressing need for aid for the stricl,
sister nation.
The president's signat.ire was i
affixed to the bill tonight as it <
not reach him, neither the -ice prE
dent nor the speaker yet having sis
ed it. The house had adjourned, a
Speaker Cannon had left the capi
before the senate passed the measu
President Roosevelt will sign the I
making it effective when it reael
him, which probably will be tom
row.
Only the fat that the national li
is,lature was adjourned for the usi
holiday recess when the earthqua
occurred prevented earlier action,
though by the president's directi
and with confidence of congressioi
approval supplies aboard the nal
ships Celtic and Culgoa intended I
the battle ship fleet were diveri
and ordered delivered as quickly
their speed capacity could take thi
to the scene of suffering and want.
No such generous help ever was i
tended to a stricken people by f
government before. The legislato
anticipating the president's messo
and filled with a sympathetic ds
to lend their votes to any propositi
which would bring relief, were ea:
in their seats and prepared to to
immediate action.
Red Cross Active.
Confident that the further cont
butions of the American publie v
justify its assumption of responsil
ity in authorizing Ambassador Gi
com at Rome to eharter and lc
with supplies a relief vessel, and
so to transport refugees, the Ame
can National Red Cross advanced i
necessary means wherewith to m<
the suggestion of the ambassador a
his committee of Americans in Ror
\Over $330,000 has been colleel
through the Red Cross alone, of wh:
$60,000 represents the advance ref
red to, one-half of which the Oh:r
~tian Herald has agreed to raise.
Because of the b.elief' of the pri
minster of Italy, expressed in a m
sage today, in response to a cal
gram from the president to Amb
sador: Griscom, transmitted last S
urday, that the American fleet of b
ehips will arrive at the scene of dis
ter too late to be of great assistan
conferences are being held with1
view to rearranging their sailing p
gramme, especially as it has been
- termined that the fleet's visit to i
several Italian ports, where prepa
tions were making for its appropria
reception, would be ill-timed un4
the present eircumstances.
The President's Message,.
President Roosevelt in a messa
to congress today asked for a dire
appropriation of half a million d
At the conference at the Wh
House' last night. attended by Speal
Cannon, .$500,000 was agreed upon
the amount which should be app
priated. Ten minutes beforei
house convened the speaker recei,
a letter from the White House si
gesting that the amount be inere
ed to $800,000. Before any acti
could be taken by the committee
appropriations the hiouse was in
ceipt of the president's message
the subject. At the hurried meeti
of the committee in front of i
Speaker's desk the $500,000 the co
mittee had placed in its measure v
increased to conform with the pre
dent's later recommendation.
The president's message follows:
''To the genate and house of r<
resentatives: The appalling calam
which has befallen the people of I
ly is followed by distress and suff
ing throughout a wide region ame
many thousands, who have escar
with life but whose shelter and fc
and means of living are destroys
The ordinary machinery for supp
ing the wants of civilized commu
ties is paralyzed, and an exceptio1
emergency exists which demands ti
the obligations of humanity shall
gard no limit of national lines.
''The immense debt of civilizat
to Italy; the warmth and steadf
friendship between that. country a
our own: the ufe-tioni for their
tive land felt by great numbers
good American citizens who arei
mgrant, from Italy: the abundai
ith wiceh God has blessed us
m. safety all these prompt us
**rivaze geierosi1 y iS resp Hng
ke nobly to the deiand by contriiutioP
through the safe and efficient channel
of the American Red Cross Society.
"Confident of your approval. 1I
r1 have ordered the government suppl
r- ships. Celtic and Culgoa. to tih sWene
?ss of disaster. where, upon receiving the
>us authority which I now ask from you,
jr- they will be able to dispense food,
ng clothing and other .supplies with
its which they are laden to the value of
0,- about $300,000. The Celtic has al
flv ready sailed and the Culoa. is at
of Port Said. Eight vessels of the re
ng turning battle ship flee: are already
;he under orders for Italtian waters. and
:en that government has been asked if
their services can be useful.
ot '"I recommend that the congress
lid approve the application of supplies
si- above indicated and further appro
rn- priate the sum of $500,000, to be ap
nd plied to the work of relief at the dis
tol cretion of the executive and with the
re. consent of the Italian government.
>ill 'I suggest that the law follow the
ies form of that passed after Mount Pe
0r. lee disaster in 1902.
(Signed) ''Tiheodore Roosevelt.
1 "The White House, Jan. 4, 1909."
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* WHITE RIBBON ECHOES. *
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ial
ral
%or Success of prohibition in Georgia.
.or From statement published by Geor
gia Anti-Saloon League. Crime has
as
decreased.
The prohibition law has only been
in force nine months in Georgia and
yet, as is proved by the records of
bis the recorder's court of Atlanta. there
rs, has been a decrease of 6.096 eases
.ge over the same period last year. This
Lre
is a little more than 40 per cent de
c erease. The reduction of drunk cases
c1 is ever greater. There were 2.754 less
ke drunk cases for the nine months of
1908 than 1907, more than 60 per
cent decrease. What is true of At
ri- lanta is also true of other places in
ill Georgia. Brunswiek, a seaport town,
l- had 80 per cent fewer cases.
is- Prohibition Does Prohibit.
ad It takes time to bring abot-t great
al- changes and new conditions such as
ri- we are now facing. Our law does
;he not define intoxicants. On this ac
et count there are many evasions. The
nd Ibrewers are taking advantage of ev
ae. ery opportunity to p,ress the sale of
;ed so-called "near-beers." Many un
teh scrupulous dealers sell whiskey. These,
er- violato.rs are, however, being brought
j5.- :to justice. With fines already im
posed, ranging from .$50 to $1,000,
eand chaingang sentences without the
es privilege of paying out it is becoming
e.a very dangerous thing to sell even
near-beer anywhere in Georgia. A
astranger in our city who has been a
aguest at one of the hotels says: "In
atmy two weeks stay in Atlanta I have
-.not seen a person, young or old, who
~seemed to be under the influence of
;he *itxcns nor .have I been able to
'secure a drop of liquor."
Ie- The proprietors of the Kimball,
;he Aragon, Majestic, and Piedmont ho
ra- tels all declare that their servants are
eforbidden to furnish their guests
let with intoxican:ts. Mr. Zimmer, of the
Kimball house, said he would pay
$100 for proof that one of 'his wait
' ers has furnished intoxicants to his
3ct guests.
l- JProsperity ifas Increased.
ieThat prosperity has increased can
ebest be shown by the great gain in
ae building permits issued during the
as past nine months over :the corres
rponding time last year. Everyon
heknows that we have passedthog
ed a severe and trying panic. The de
ig- pression has been felt equally as
a much in places where liquors is sold.
O Through such a period as this, and
on crushed further by the failure of one
re- of our largest banks, Atlanta ex
on ceeded its last year's building record
n of permits $331,170. In spite of all
;he :t-hat can be done by the enemies of
m- prohibiton, we assert that prohibi
ras tion prohibits in Georgia, and that
'si- she is now entering upon the most
prosperous period of her history.
More School Books.
P' Mr. ,John Miller, a well known
ity book store man, says: "I am delight
E- ed with prohibition. It seems to be
er- helping everybody. I have been in
ng the book business here for a quarter
>ed of a century, and never had as good
od trade as I .have now. Sold more
ed- school books by far than in any year
1- previous."
m- Court Puts Ban on "Near-Beer."
ial Since the publication of the Lea
iat gue 's statement, a decision on "near
re- beer" has been handed down by the
Georgia court of appeals. The court
Ont holds that four per cent beer is in
st toxicating, and that its sale is a vio
d lation of the State prohibition law.
1The decision was rendered in the
of case of Cornelius 0O'Connell. convict
m- ed in the city court of Macon. against
ice the State. Many of the so-called
inii' "near-heerS," it is stated. have
pr hi1n law will be-in again wit
reInwed1 rior.--The Union Signal.
Mr. Taft may not fin dIthe sonti
enr 'possmtin a poemi. but a ric, jni
realit.-Atlanta Constitution.
FOR SALE-One second hand engin
and boiler. For terms apply to
M. A. Ham,
if Prosperity, S. C.
CASH IN ADVANCE.
In March, 1887, I became a pai
owner of The Herald and News an
have been connected with the papE
continuously since that time. I ws
with the paper a couple of years pric
to that time when under other owi
ership. I have, therefore, been tb
editor for nearly twenty-five year
During that time my duties have a
so been to keep the books and sul
scription accounts.
I have always had great faith an
confidence in the honesty of the pe<
ple and their purpose to pay thei
debts. For that reason I have nev
believed I could conduct a strictl
cash in advance subscription.
For the past few months I has
been giving a closer study to the si
nation than ever before.
When the postoffice department i.
sued its order that a subscription t
a semi-weekly more than nine monti
in arrears could not be accepted g
the second-class rate we endeavore
to comply with the order and had I
cutt off about 650 names. We fir.
sent each subscriber at least two le
ters calling attention to the ruling bi
sides mention of it was made in i
paper. This fall we have sent ai
other letter to these per.ons but v
have received no response.
These 650 owed us over .$5,00,
Many of them not only did not pa
,v!iat,hey oweJ but wani directly an
slibscribed f.: o-r cotemporary ain
paid for it. We have no objection I
that but we mention it as a reaso
for the shaking of our faith in tl
honesty of the people. It certain1
was a striking evidence of ingratitud
We still have a good many sul
scribers who are in arrears. Stat
ments have been sent or will be sei
in a few days to all of these.
During the 25 years of our conne4
tion with this newspaper we .ha,
lost in unpaid subscriptions at leaA
$20,000. We have no one to blair
but ourself and the people woul
have thought more of us if we ha
made them pay it. We are not con
plaining but we propose to stop th
leak or go out of the business.
After the first day of February TI
Herald and News will be run strict]
on the cash in advance plan. A poi
card will be mailed you giving yo
thirty days notice so that you ma
have time to send in your renewa
and to remind you if you should ove:
look it.
There are doubtless some errorsi
the credits. If you will call our a:
tention to these we will gladly mah
the correction and in every case wi
give the su1bscriber the benefit of ti
doubt.
It takes too mueh of our time I
send statements and to pay postag
We will keep no books except at
receipt stubs and a cash book and ti
mailing galleys.
We shall hate to part with any sul
scribers but we cannot longer be at
noyed with trying to colleet these li
tle amounts and then not get them.
The pos't office rule does not perm!
us to carry a delinquent longer tha
nine months and we had just as we
put it on the cash bas
We find that for a eleven monti
of this year only about 1000 has
paid anything at all. Just about on
half of the present list. We can nc
pay our debts and keep up this rate c
collection of what is due us. And w
do not want to offer compromisei
we can help it.
Remember you have two montg
to put yourself financial. If you can)
pay all of your back dues give us you
note and pay the advane subscril
tion.
The rule we adopt will be followe
strictly. No doubt some of those wh
have been indulged will show thel
appreciation by getting mad and tal
ing the other paper as some ha.ve deni
We will not raise any objection fr
we will have the satisfaction of knowq
ing that you will no longer get a ps
per without paying for it.
Those who pay no heed to what the
owe us will have their accounts turn
ed over to a collection agency.
We have worked hard to serve th
people of this community and we d
serve what we have earned.
The Herald and News will continu
to be an up-to-date paper and w
hope all of our subscribers will ar
preei+t the siuation that it cost
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11 ally hunting up these little a.mo
If any man's subscription is il
s rears and he has a claim agains~
e we will thank him to present his <
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greatest remedy to present timre.
'sale at Mayes' Drug Store.
12-11-08-taw-tf.
0 NOTICE.
SThe regular annual meeting of
~stokhoders of the People's Na
al Bank, of Prosperity, will be
r in the banking house on Tues
January 12th, at 2.30 p. in., for
election of a board of directors,
the transaction of such other busi
as the stockholders may se~e prope
-that may be brought before the:
R. T. Pugh,
e Cashi<
A styp to-dyni.
e Has cured itch magi ally for ot
e in Newb'erry and will cure for
- For sale at
s Maves' Drug Stor
rItion Bu
LRTPERRX
E DECIDED TO CLOSE 1
RTICLE IN THEIl
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L NEW YORK
THIS IS
H HOT All
th the money and Gobble,
ip Suits, Shoes, Hats, Shirts
osiery, Handkerchiefs, Su
' ACTUAL COST. :.
INTINUES FOR 3G
re have NO OLD or SH
to offer. Everything New
This Sale will continue
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nts- The Commercial Bank of Ne'
densed from report to State Bani
ber 27, 1908.
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The Loans.... .... .... ....----. ..-.
ashf Furniture and fixtures.... .... ...
Overdrafts ............ . ...
Cash and due from banks...... ...
LIABILITIES.
For Capital stock...............-.
Profits less expenses taxes paid. ...
Dividends unpaid. ... .... ....-.
Cashier's Checks............ .. -
IRe-discounts ............-------.
Deposits
the Individual...... ............- $
ion- Banks.......... ........ -
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