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d l NET vaLXLVJ1 NO. 90. NEWB.ERRY S. 0. TUESD-A.Y. NOVEMBER.2,6X 1909.WOcAWE.)15 AYA rTHE IE * * ** "The man who lifts up every chip te sees to find a bug under it, is li able to come across a good sized rep tile from which he is liable to get a bite. Just so with the fellow who -eazries a chip around on his shoulder is liable to get knocked down." I saw the above chunk of wisdom somewhere and it is worth passing on. In other words, the fellow who is al -ways lookIng for trouble soon fin'ds it. Do.n't you find. .it -that way? Or maybe -you had never thought of it. The moral is, don't go around with a chip o nyour shoulder or if you do you'll be sure to find some one who .is ready to try his hand on knocking By the way, had you noticed that early Friday morning a man went around and knocked those pretty red signs off the -telephone poles. . Well,. true, sure as you li-!e. They are -E one. Now, if council will jist light up those dark .places. You know, I was -thinking this thing the other day. The Creaiter knew what- He was about when He spoke. this world into ex istenee and He would not have divid If the day into lig't and darkness if .t Id not .been for a wise purpose, possibly it is besm not to have much light. I believe these eee Pi".e ghts we have, caused many ep1 e to 'pt on glasses. who would nothave done so but for the use of le0trie lighits. But then they are eity niee and if we are to have them we ought not to have so many Jark places. -read the other day in the Record you knoV I told you I read ithe Record, though Mr; -Hyt 'still writes - long editorials-I rAd where the dispensary winding up commission was still winding up and that :1hey had saved to. the people of the State a big sum- of money, a large portion of which went :to the Atlanta lawyers. Now what I was thinking about is that this money which is to be re funded belongs to the people who coneumed the liquor- itba-t is the part that is left after the Atlanta lawyers get theirs.- If there was overeharge the profit sto the State was put on the overcharge and the State got the profit on the overcharge and jhe poor fellow who drank the mean st.uff is the fellow who paid the bill and the one to complain and if the State wants to be honest -it. ought to divide This overeharge wit,h the fellow wtho .constumed the liquor and paid the -bill That is the way it looks to *me~ and I would like to have -my part,-but then I reckon I can't gettit ,and I just as *well hold my peace. Buet now isn't -hat the hones.t thing? But you say tYde State is the people but nt, so in this case for aiecording to the. num er of prohibitonists we h'ave now the -consumers who paid taese big over ehirges are a very small mihority of the people. B, ut, gee, wa.sn''t that a big fee those Atlanta lawyers made out of us.'And ..tha:. was no small potatoes paid to Mr. Stevenson and Mr. Abney. Well, I reckon their services were very necessary in order to get results. And the end is not yet. The winding up commission is like Tennyson's brook, it goes on forever, it is w&und -up and can'it. run down. That suggestion- to put a Pullman car on t-he C., N. & L. and Seaboard between Columbia and Atlanta is a good one. I mean for the people who travel a'nd then we would have a Pull man car passing .through Newberry on both roads. We will be a city yet even if Scott's creek does not get big eough to make us a seaport. There is no' telling what a fool' some women are. Now, don't, mis understand me for I have great rev erenee for a good pure woman. And *they do seem to have some strange freaks in Frasece. Everybody who -'has read the newspapers kept up with the trial of Mine. Steinheil who was charged with the murder of her husband and stepmother. You noticed ,ao the crowds wer~e interested ing ithe trial and with what a chorus ofr applause she was greeted when the jury acquitted her. - You saw that other case where a miller was sentenced to four months hard labor for firing a pistol ball ithrough his wife's nose.. They say C since then she speaks in a most eu-, rious manner and snuffles as if she t had a bad cold,but when her husband t appealed against the verdict of four s months at hard labor his wife took I the stand in his behalf and is re- t ported as ;testifying as follows: r -I "My husband only did his duty by f firing the revolver at me. I 1had aban- t doned him without any reason. He a was therefore, quite within his rights i and his conduct under the circum sranees was quite natural. And I - may add that I asked the court to i appoint a -barrister, to defend my t husband, but none has been appoint- it led." "Oh," said the judge, "it seems ito a me that yon do not want a barrister. t You are defending your husband very I well yourself. 'Well, sir," continued the woman, "I now ask that my husband be .e C quitted. "But he wounded you badly." "Oh, no, not at all.' - "But it is easy to see from your speech that your nose has been af fected by the shot." "Oh, no, I was boru that way. Besides, a shot into a woman's nose has never yet prevented -her from making use of her tonguo." The sentenee of Terrier, that is his name, was, redxeed to two month. Mrs. Terrier's tongue is all right. So after all a shot through a woman's 3 Saise is not so bad just so long as she can use her tongue. I don't believe any of our American women *iouid be so foolish. And yet there is no telling whbat. a womag will suffer for a sorry man. I V b The Idler. DROORATE FOR CONVENTION a The Ladies Request that the City Be B Decorated in U. D" C. Colors.- i4 Mayes Has 'EM. t 'The State Convention of the U..D). 14 C. will meet here November 30 to De - ember 3pd, and the ladies are very a anxious that the business portion of Ib the city (be decoi-ated durnng that is' time. Mr. John Mayes has ordered a all of the decorations in the- U. D. b C. colors and they can be procured at g his store. Buniting, crepe paper, gar lands 'and Confederate flags for dec orations can be found at Myes" Book Store, and it is hoped that the merehants will rise to the occasionI and make the city gay in the colors and emblems of the U. D. C. Remem ber the time, November 30) to De- i eember 3, place, Newberry, and theb ocasipn State Convention of the U. D. C.b The ladies' are invited 'to make e Mayes' Book Store . their headquar tens during the Convention. FAST MAIL W&ECK.e - .<p No Doubt That .Seaboard Smash-Up p Was Planed.-Cosi the Lives l - of Two Men. p isj Baxnberg, Nov. 18.--Tlh' wreck of si passenger train No. 48, Ibelieved to " be caused by misereants, on the Sea board Air Line railway this morning just before 1 o 'clock, resulted in the ' death of two and the serious injury . e of one and great, loss of money to the t) railway company. . The dead are: Charles Bell, colon- C ed fireman; a white tramp, believedt to be one J. R. White. The injured P man is the engineer, Henry Poteat of t Savannah. a a: Mr. Henry Broadhurst, of Florence, aged 35,; comniitted suicide Saturday a night by drinking earbolic acid. It is fi thought his action was the result of si drinking. He leaves a wife and little ti son. ti In Rock Hill the chamber of corn- it merce held a meeting which was a mn very interesting one, and the first ei part of the business was a report of gi the secal ommittee on <good roads. ri THAT STUMBLING STREET. adies Fall on It-In Their Behalf Mr. Smith Urges Attention of City Council. Mr. Editor:-Sometime ago you id for me the kindnes of publishing few lines calling th-e attention of he :town authorities to the fact that hey had a bad place in the form of a tep, on the corner of Nance and fain streets, that needed their at ention. It may be imposing on good ature, but as I am not aware of the act that. there have been any steps aken in regard to this matter, I again sk you to do me a favor of publish ag these few lines.. Now, as 'the city cam-paign is ap roaching it- may be ihat everybody a busy eleetioneering and cannot give heir undivided attention to this mat er or it may to -them seem , a veiy mail matter, but should gome one et their limbs broken on account of his place, it would then be..a serious latter. I have been informed, since my ormer piece was published -that an ther lady fell and to my own knowl dge several have stumbled and came ery near falling at this plaee. Some one may ask why I take so iuch interest in this matter. It is ot for myself that I am interested, ut for one *ho, when it comes to the allot box, has not the right even of blak negro man, to vote-woman. Now, there is another matter on heir behalf that I call attention to, hat is on every Saturday and big ays, -a lady cannot go one block down e sidewalk on Main street without eing shoved by some big buck negro nd here I ask The Idler to join ands and help the ladies. They (the negroes) congregate in rowds on the sidewalk and it is al iost impossible for the policemen to eep :them from blockading the side ralk, for as fast as bhey push them aek and axe out of sight they are aek again, "Johnnie on the spot.'' We have some ladies that are as ice as ever.breathed the breath of ir, the mill operatives, who hav'e ve long days to labor and the sixth the only one they have to come own the street to shop, it is for ieir sake that I urge this matter xked into. I think that there is an ordinance gainst congregating on the sidewalk ut am not sure; if there is not there old be and about 4 dozen taken up aid fined, then perhaps it would not e so much trouble for the ladies to a down Main street on Saturday. Ollie 0. Smith. The New "Dreadnaught." fqgning Post. At present the Dreadaaughrt class as ten 12-inch guns, two of which re situated on the port and star oard side respectively, about mid ups, and can onlytbe fired ,on tihe roadside on which they are mount I. That is to say, these. vessels have ta effective broadside of eight out f their ten- guns. That is a fault iich is to be. remedied. In design ig a new Dreadnaught the naval perts had to consider many im artant points. The personnel of the resent Dreadnaught. is comparative rlow. .That is, in proportion to her wer, both as regards striking anid. >eed.7 In designing a more powerful ip the adding of two more guns ans a larger personnel without the ill gain of striking power. Take, for tstance, the Brazilian Dreadnaughtts ith their 12 12-inch guns. Only 10 mn be fired on each ,broadside. Fur er, there is the economy in space, ores and crew to be considered. onsequently the developments have hen another, line, namely, the im coving of position of the gun so at all shall be effective and eapable a wide ar.c of training, and lastilyr ad most important, the increasing power and size of the gun. A short time ago there were tests ith the 12-inch gun, and certain. muts were discovered. Even con dering t-he great improvements with: me 12-inch gun and of its mountings, le greater rapidity of firing,, and ie ncreaied range, it has its lim s, and these limits are such as to ake the designer seek greater powv in greater size. Hence a larger: m h's been decided upon. With, men.. nd he'ver gruns a big. ger ship will naturally follow. The new Dreadnaught will carry 10 13.5-inch guns mounted in pairs. One pair will he forward on the centre line, -the next pair will be abaft the forward pair on the port or star board side forward of amidships, in such a position as to be able to fire o n either broadside. The next pair will be on the opposite side aft of amidships, while the last two pairs will be mounted aft on the eentre line. The fourth pair will be moun-t ed so as to be able to fire over the third and fifth pair. The positions in the present ships of the fourth and fifth pairs are on the same level on the centre line. The new arrange ments wiil allow for the whole. of the three pairs to be fired aft. The ar rangements of the funnels and struc tures am\iships will have' to be al .tered, and 'as fir as appearance goes the new vessel will not be hand some, to say the least. The guns will 'be of 50 calibres, that is, their lngth will be 50 times l..inches, wiih two or three feet added*to allow of the adeommodatio of the four quarter charges of cor dite. The shell will weigh 1,500 pounds and measure 5 feet 7 inches in length. The breech of this giant gun will be close upon five feet in diameter. Naturally the vessel whieh carries 'these guns will have to be of nueh Ronger jeanstru6tion~ in order . to withstand the enormous shock of dis charge. Both as regards length andi beam there wiH be increases. At present it is not possible to give the mensitemets - of the vessels, but from the above facts it will be seen that the new Dreadnaught, -1ch is capable of firing from its 10 gumis a single broadside of 15,000 pounds, will require no more of a crew, prac tically speaking, than ships 'of the present designs. All the guns, which are worked by hydraulic or* hand power, will be electrically controlled, so that when the guns of one bar bette cover .the barbette or guns of another pair the electricity will be switched off and, it .will be impossible to fire t-fem. It is not likely that either the Hercules or, Colossus will carry these guns. They will not be ready for them; but it is more than possible that their gu*ns will be arranged as forecasted for the new Dreadnaughts. The Neptune may also have these arrangements. The new great guns will probably be for the four Dreadnaughts, orders for whie'h, it is said, will be placed in November next. There has been a statement that all four will be given to private builders, a statement which -need not yet he accepted. Two of the most prominent builders may secure orders, but it is doubtful If any more will be given out. As to the size of the smaller guns 'nothing can be said at present. The Dreadnaughts and St. Vineents are weak in this -respect with their :4-ineh. guns. This weakness in the new ves sels 'will probably - be remedied. There may be a battery of' -'-i,nch guns on each broadside. .The secet of having plenty of steaming power is b%ing discovered, and, further, the improvement in propellers has been great. There will,; of. course, be greater bulk, with its attendant increase of skin friction, but on the other hand. fresh discov eries will have been made which may make 23 knots; mor.e than a possibil ity. Capt. C. Howland of the Twenty fourth Infantry, recorder of the Court of Inquiry, is in Bronwsville preparing for the latest investigating of the shooting up of August 13, 1906, which is expected to begin some time this week. The other members of the cou'rt were expected to leave Washington Monday, going direct to. Brownsville. The Family Skeleton-.. 3 Teacher-''What is your father's ocupation7".. LIittle Bo-''I can't tell you." Teacher-' 'Buk you must.'' Little Boy-''My father doesn't vant me to tell." Teacher-' 'I insist o~n your telling me. I have to know." Litt'.e Boy (tearfully-'He's- j he'. the fat lady at the dime mu em. '"-Youth Companion. THE CITY CANDIDATE& ADDRESSED THE y0 TERS MEETING IN THE COURT HOUSE LARGELY ATTENDED, Meeting Was on a High Pla,ne, the 'Candidates Discussing the Issues. Between three hund.red and' three hundred and fifty voters of the eity attended the municipal campaign meeting in the new court house on Friday -night. This meeting was held in aceordance with .the action of the Democratic -party of the city, wieh direeted the executive committee to arrange for a meet,ing at which the candidates for muneipal honors should be invited .:to address thei vot ers. Less than seven hundred vot ers have registered, so that about half of the registered voters.,of the city were in attendamee upon the meeting on Friday evenig The speakers discussed issues, and issues only. The meeting was on a high plane. There was not even a remote reference 'to personalitie& Some of the condidares for alder men- were not present. Of the ab sentees only one sint an exuse. The chairman of the executive coM mitteei Dr. .0. B. Mayer, presided. In calling the meeting ito order hi be spoke for each of the speakers close and respectful atention, and eaeh of the speakers was given close atten tion. Secretary Harry W. Dominiek, of the executive committee, read the iist of those who had filed their pledges. Mayor J. . Laangfora. The first speaker introduced was Mayor Julius J. Langford, candidate for\re-eleetion to: the position which he has held for two terms. Or Langford's speech was very brief. He said: "Mr. Chairmal and Fellow-Citi zens: You all know I am no public speaker. I simply stand on my rec ord foi re-election. I thank you one and all for your kindness. Hmn. Cole. L. Blease. Hon. Cole. L. Blease, candidate- for mayor, spoke for thirty minutes, stat ing ,the platform on which he asked the suffrage of ,the people of New berry. After a few introductory remarks, Mr. Biease said that hie was sorry to know that certain irntrue reports had been cii'eula(ed in regaid.to him in connection with his candidacy. He said that those who knew him ought to know that in this election -or any other 'he would not seek one vote by improper methods. It had been re ported, he said, that if he were elect ed mayor he would allow blind tigers in the city. This had been his home for forty-one years, het said, and it would be his home so iong as he liv ed. an,d wheni he. died he proppsed for his bodyb'laid in yonder cemetery f~ the 2d of his father and his mothe. U "o you suppose,'' he said, f ( coukd. aecept bhis posi tio (illo 'this town, to be run over,iith.blind stigers orz with clu.b rooneoi- one* year, when I ,shall iiv'e 'hefe the balance of my life, and when, iLl did .so, I should receive and ought .to receive- the scorn and the contempt of all decent people'' [e said' that it was preposterous to mention such a thing in this cam paign, as all who knew him knew, and be thought that he was known to the people of Newberry, among whomn he had spent the wholea of his life. "As to sociai'elubs,'' said Mr. Blease, "t-be mayor can not give any body the right to run a club._The see etary of the State o.f South Caro ina charters them, and they run un ler the protection of the law of the tate. .But I want to state to y .u iere tonight, and when I say it I mean t, that i.f I am elected mayor of:U own, and if there is a club ro->m in t,or if ther.e is one opened in it hre kvhis'key is sold, or where peo )le are al.owed to congregate to drink iquor, I vill shut it up, 1 don't care h ru.; it, or hcw he may be relat d to a io-dy, or u>J high a maai e may be--if he puts a club room in ;his town, and I find that whiskey is yeing sold in it, or if I find that peo >le are allowed to congregate there :o drik whiskey, it shall not be run ,,de th ame ni~ a mocial and lit erary institution for the purpose of prostituting.. the laws of the town over which I am elected to preside. Mr. Blease referred to the report which he said had been chxulated to the effeot that he' was running for mayor for the purpose of becoming a candidate for Congress next year. He said he would not* go to Congress next year if the place should be offer ed to him by every voter in the 3rd distriat. Mr. Blease said that if he was elect ed mayor he would'promise the peo ple of Newberry that no shows where H white women degraded themselves in the presence of young men and boys and negroes, of shows with any im moral feature, should come to New berry. He realized, he said, that the town needed money, but if it had to" get that money by licensing shows with indecent featmres and where n decent pictures were', sold, ahd tbus dragging down the moraliy of the y'oung boys, then he would prefer o let the- money go and letthe stree grow *p.in grass. 6_ Mr. : e said hiere wa 'iother report to which ihe sirdto refer and to contradi-the report had:promised to support any mn-a or office if he should be- elected -y M He aenied em>hatsalIly. that he OM promised, r would protise to sap port any one for chief of polie, eler or any othe offce. Hesaid thatiie was running for'.ayor oni -is+ ow merits. -K. It-had also been used gainst, said Mr. Blease, 'thie haddefen ed blind tihers.mrI thie eo hehsaid hewanted freia idif ial from the Newberry Obsier - August 6, 1909,inanin toned toial in the mOrangebuwgTimn a Demoerat- as. follows: tbics of the w. 'A snbseriber wants-to know f lawye who advocates prohibitaon - - would be justined in defendiig blind tiger in the eounted n ot know much aboutthe4i-se legal profession, but we ou ay that a prohibitiorn lawyer woul rot be justified in defending an iie seller of whiskey.-Orangeburg Times and. Demoerat. Would a lawyerbe. stined in de fending\an "illea" daer'ofhis fellow-man. Certainy. Then wy not an "illegal" seUer of whidey e shoid think that alawyer i bound to defend any accused person ' that comes to him for his prSofesioAa services; but he is bound to do tin an honoreble way. No man can go so lo,or sohigin rme ht: annunt get alawyer. to defend -iia A. lawyer is an officer of the court, and where an aeensed person is nios able to employ the services of a law ' yer the. court appoints one or nore to defend him. A 'court 'would not be , jrtrfed in doing thiis if there were' not an obligation on the lawyer to de - fend.I "A lawyer can refuse to take the ase o~f a client .if he- hooses, batn ,,m lawyer should. be blamed for defend ing'.an .accused.pgsoL. whether the ace cased-is guilty er innocent. To do so would be to set himself up as a judge and to condemn the.aeeused~ without a -jury.' -Newberry , (bserver, Au. gst 6th, 1909. "That was not written in my be. hal,'' said Mr -Blease, '"but was printed in the. Observe- of August kh, 1909, and was written by,its ed' tor, Mr. W. H. Wallace,.whose relal tions to me are well known." Mr.4 Blease said 'he had defended lind tigers,' but he hfad done it hon-. rably, and when the courts had said hey were guiity the fines had been aid or term served on .the gang. Mr. Blease then took up the plat orm which he had published in the ewberry papers some time ago. In that platform he ihad stated that e favored open sessions of the coun cil, so that any citizen could attend nd all the people eould know what was being done and how it was being one. He did not ,believe in seeret essios, he said. If there was any' thing going on in a council ofawhieh e was a member he would not be shamed ..f it and would want every citizen to know what ft was, and if there was anything wrong that was going on then it was the citizen's msiness to know it. If eleeted may or, the doors of every council meet ing should be open to evei-y citizen, Tnia e' businesn shou1d be no