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COTTON MARKET Corrected by Nat Gist. Good Middling. . .14% Strict Middling... .14% Middling. . . . . .14% 119 By Robt. XcC. Holmes. - Good Middling. . -14% Strict Middling. .. .14% Middling. . . . . .14% Cotton seed 30 cents. I * ToLum XLTMLNUE 48. NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAimOLINA9 TUESDAY, JUN 21, 1910. AWopjD ABOUT OUR SCHOOLS. Taxpayer Protests Against the Blund. ers of the Board-Should Respond to Public Sentiment. To the Editor of The Herald and ws: As a well-wisher of our public ools and one who voted for the d issue in good faith, I wish to pro st against the many blunders of the resent board of trustees, and to beg them if they are to continue in office to be careful in future that our schools may not be wrecked by un wise legislation on their part. Search their past record and one will find a seeming inabilty to deal with ques tions of such magnitude as our schools demand, and a series of failures to meet with a broad and in telligent grasp problems and condi tions which they have had to handle. They are all good, clever, well-mean ing citizens, every one, but seem to be -itterly unfit for the duties encumb ered upon a body to which has been delegated the responsibilities of trus teeship *for schools of a city the size of Newberry. And if the public sen timent that is being pretty generally felt and expressed should be respond ed to by the present membership of the board, every one would resign: -and let some others of more discrim ination and tact and broadmindedness be selected in their stead. For ii -would be a shame and a calamity thai the future of our schools should be 'hmpered and endangered by ill-ad -vised management. The recent communication of one if not other evidence were needed shows that he does not appreciate the situation intelligently; the election of a young Ohio, Yankee not yet out ol college and with no experience what ever in pblic school work and with a ignorance of Southern.conditions a Southern view-poiZ,--nd ed upon the recommendation of who knew nothing of him and his alifications save from reputation d that too having attended a.school 'to both races; the displacemeni -s. Fair, a teacher of long and sful experience, and of State ,reukati, the creation of a h school building, when it is ere will be several vacani in the Pope building. These re t drrors on the part of the board Ng'o any further back, show at lack of appreciation of theix ition and have tended to force the ublic to mistrust their judgment, and deep down in the hearts of the people is the wish that they should get oui of the way. Be it understood that this criticisir of the unwise displacement of Mrs Fair does' not question the ability o1 her successor, whoever she may be It is the frank and plain statement o1 an unvarnished fact. And if the su perintendent-elect should remain ai the head of the school for a genera tion he could not outlive or r'vercome the bitter and intense unpopularit3 caused by her displacement. For, 11 is generally understood, whethel rightly or not,'that he is responsible -in a large measure for her failure 01 re-election. Hundr,eds of mothers whc speak with glowing pride and affec tion- of Mrs. Fair that she started their little ones in their school career and the hundreds of children wh< took their first lessons from this teacher of unsurpassed ability in this particular sphere, will not become reconciled for many years. It is unfortunate that we shoulc have at the heads of our schools, su perintendent and principal of the higi school, young men educated under en vironments distasteful to our people and from a social standpoint, so far as the principal is concerned, positivei3 harmful to our school- For ou.1 young women will likely shy of an3 young man coming forth from suci sgrroundings, however fair and repu table and free from taint-.he may be If there is one thing that can be said to the everlasting honor and glory ol our true Southern women it is thai they have an utter abhorrence and loathing of anything and everything that borders on social equality of the races- And our people will not stand unless I mistake their temper and de. ese convictions are written in all ness and frankness and with mal towards none but with the good ol eschools. at heart- No man, or sei of men. should block the way of the our schools, for let us ever remember we are building for the future of our children. Taxpayer. WHO IS TO BLAMEI For the Road Condition -Have the Roads Been Ordered WorrLed as Law Requires? Editor Herald and News: In the repo:7 of the grand jury to the court of sessions occurs these A words: "It is impossible for the sup ervisor and the chain gang to work the roads of the county section by section," etc. Then: "We urge upon the people, especially the country people, that they take greater pride in their roads," etc. Now, what is the law -in reference to road working? The law puts the working of the reads in charge of the supervisor. The supervisor shall ap point the time of working the roads and the number of days at each work ing. I have heard the supervisor grumbling that the people will not work the roads, but I have seen no order from the supervisor to work the roads this year, and six months of the year are nearly gone. I do not believe az overseer can, under the law, nakc- . man work the roads un less the supervisor has ordered the working, except under some great emergency. Last year a great many of the overseers failed to put in the full time as required by law. This the supervisor and county commissioners -know themselves. Did they try to enforce the law? I have been in formed that the commissioners had the matter under advisement and de cided not to prosecute\ the offenders, preferring to violate the statutes I themselres. I worked the roads six days last year on my section.; Other overseers worked from one to three days. Is it just to the hands on my ection to let the others go free? If the super ' visor had ordered two or three days work on the roads in March and had seen that the order was enforced, our roads now would have been in fine condition. But what is th4 present status of the roads? The holes made by the wet spell of February are still on hand. I know the farmers can't stop now, but I want the blame of the condition of the roads to rest where it belongs. I am satisfied that sev eral sections of roads in the county have no overseers. If the supervisor knows that an overseer has not done his duty, does he have to wait until:some man shall come forward and report the over seer or is it his duty to enforce the laws? Let the honorabie grag~d jury read the law and they will see where the blame rests. Overseer. THE CASE OF W. T. JONES. 'Arguments on Convicted Union Farm er's Motion for New Trial Made Te Before Judge Gruber. TeState. Union, June 18.-The reading of the affidavits in the motion for a new trial in the case qf W. T. Jones was completed late ydsterday afternoon and this morning arguments were heard by Judge Gruber. The opening speech was made by John K. Ham blin, representing the defense, who was followed by J. A. Sawyer and P. D. Barron for the State, after which Ben F. Townsend, representing the defense, spoke. He was followed by F. B. Grier of Greenwood, Solicitor Otts for the State, they being followed by CoL George Johnstone, of Newberry, Jones' leading attorney. The argu ments were all listened to by an un usually large crowd in the court house and an exceedingly strong plea was made by the defense for a new trial. Judge Gruber, who now has ~ the motion for a new trial under consid eration, announced that he would ren der his decision next week, and he in structed the sheriff not to adjourn court sine die until further orders from him. The motion for a new trial in this case has been a hard fought legal battle and the decison of Judge Gruber is awaited with interest. Civil court will convene here Mon day morning, with Judge Gruber pre HAILED IN TRIUMPI. Roosevelt Returns-Vast Crowd Wel comes Hunter Back From Elbaesque Jungles. New York, June 18.-Theodore 1oosevelt set foot on home shores to lay for the first time for nearly fif :een months and received arotsing welcome. He bore with his usual buoyancy a lay of heavy fatigue,. public duties and >rivate emotions commingled and at! 1.40 o'clock this afternoon, after a amily reunion at the home of Theron 3utler, grandfather of his prospective laughter-in-law, Miss Eleanor Butler Alexander, left the city he had sur 7eyed the same morning from afloat, -eviewed in parade ashore and greet d by explicit word of mouth to be welcome more intimately by his life ong neighbors at Oyster Bay, L. I., ;onight. Tomorrow he will rest. As a private citizen he was still the ame vigorous man the city has nown for 30 years in various public >ffices from assemblyman to presi lent. Claims 'Em All. "By George, that's one of my ships," 1e exclaimed, "doesn't she look good. [ built her :n4 those torpedo boats :00." In the excitement and suspense of ;aiting for the time when the return ng marine parade should bring the -olonel to his appointed landing point it the Battery, there were many lit Jle incidents that showed the temper >f the crowd. One stevedore unload ,ng a ship laid down his hook ~to watch and wait. "Hi," shouted the foreman, "you 3ome back here or I'll dock yoa an our." "Dock me a week," shouted back .he recale.trant, "I'm going to have a Look at Teddy." Another waterfront sightseer cap ped a long tale of wonders by asking naively, "Who is this Roosevelt any ow?" A Costly Query. The next thing he knew he was in the river, propelled by indignant ands. A policeman fished him out nd an ambulance carried him to a ospital. The mayor in welcoming Mr. Roose ret said-:. "We are all here to welcome Mr. Roosevelt to New York. We have watched his proggess through, Eu rope with delight. Wherever he has gone he has been honored as a 'man aas an exponent of the principles )f the government of this country. He was received everywhere in Europe and honored as no man from this yountry ever was honored. We glory in all that and it only remains for me to say now, Mr. Roos,evelt, that we welcome you most heartily and we re glad to see you again." The Whole Business. "Mr. Mayor, fellow townsmen, and to you, my fellow Americans," the 3olonel began. A tremendous wave >f cheoring went up as the word 'Americans" received especial em phasis. His voice was a little hoarse, but he spoke with his usual force and de :lamatory effect. Replying to Mayor Gaynor, Col. Roosevelt said: "I thank you, Mayor Gaynor. rhrough you I thank your conimit-' :ee and through them I wish to thank :he American people for their greet ng. I need hardly say I am most eeply moved by the reception given e. No man could be received by such ta greeting without being made to feel rery proud and very humble. "I have been away a year and a! iuarter from America and I have seen ti'ange and interesting things alike n the heart of the frowning wilder iess in the capitals of the mightiest and most highly polished of civilized :ations. I have thoroughly enjoyed nyself and now I am more glad than [can say to get home, to be back n my own country, back among peo le I love. Ready to Join. "I am ready and eager to do my art so far as I am able in helping1 ;olve problems which must be solved f we of this, tie greatest democratic 'epublic on which the sun has ever hown, are to see its destinies rise to :he high level of our hopes and its: >portunities. This is .the duty of every citizen, but it is peculiarly my nty, for any man who has ever been the United States is thereby -forever after rendered the debtor of the Amer ican people and is bound throughout 10 his.1ife to remember this as his prime obligation and in private life as much as in public life so to carry himself that the American people may never feel cause to regret -that they once o placed him at their head." t "Did I follow copy, 'boys?"' he ask- t ed as the cheering still lingered over his closing words. A word came back, an appreciative chorus from the press stand. Off for Oyster Bay. At 4.15 he left the Alexander house and drove to the east Thirty-fourth street ferry to,Long Island in an au tomobile. Witn him were Mrs. Roose velt and Mrs. Longworth, Miss Ethel Roosevelt and Richard Parr. The others of the party remained behind. All tb way to the ferry, despite the pouring rain, crowds lined the street and packed the ferry boat. As C?l. Roosevelt stepped into his special train at Long Island City a delegation from Oyster Bay met him. In acknowledgment, the colonel went to the rear platform of his car and said: "I. take this opportunity to. thank my friends and neighbors for this de votion. And I want also to thank the New York police for the wonder ful work they have done today. I am proud that I was once one of them. Good night." At Home Again. Oyster Bay, N. Y., June 18.-Theo dore Roosevelt is back once more among his neighbors. He arrived in Oyster Bay from New York at 6 o'clock today on a special train en gaged by the Roosevelt Neighbors'as- 1 soclation of .Nassau county, 400 mem bers of which made the trip with him. 'Ye run from Long Island City to Oyster- Bay was made without a stop, through a driving rain. Teddy for Governor. Utica, N. Y.; June 1.-"For govern or of New York Theodore Roosevelt." That is the slogan of the Republi can club of Oneida county, sounded at a special meeting here tonight, when resolitions were adopted calling on other Republican clubs ini this State to get behind the Roosevelt boom. Speeches were made,- all of which acclaimed Col. Roosevelt as the one man to continue the Hughes policies e and to unite all factions of the party. y SENATOR SMITU TALKS OF ATTACK ON BULLS. 3 Vigorously Denonees Cotton Prose- g cution as Unwarranted Interfer- ~ ence With Private Business. Washington, June 18.-Senator Car- t ter's ambition to obtain a vote in the t senate .today on his motion to concur- t in the house amendments to the. pos- 1 tal savings bank bill failed to reali- 1 zation due to the difficulty of keeping a senators in the chamber on account of i the excessive heat. The bill was un- a der discussion for a little more than j two -hours and then went over until Monday when it is hoped. a vote will e be reached.s Senator Carter's concurrence mao- ~r tion was discussed by its author and u by Senator Smith of South Carolina, t who antagonized the motion. Mr. v Carter made an argument in support t of the house bill as in the interest of c expediency and progress. In connection with his speech Mr. Smith discussed the Indictment in t New York of a number of cotton brok-. ia ers on a charge of entering into a a conspiracy to raise the price of cotton. c Finding in the house postal bill pro-- 14 vision for the establishment of a gov- a ernent banking system, he charged u that the government was preparing to y enter upon a general system of inter- 6 fering with private business. t, The New York rindictments were a e specimen of such interference he p said.s Referring to the charge that the c brokers had cornered the visible sup- c ply of cotton, the South Carolina sen- S tor vehemently declared that "never p was a more bare-faced falsehood or a greater fraud perpetrated than in p this indictment." f; He repeated his previous charges b that the law had been invoked to 'l put down the price of cotton in the fa iterest of foreign speculators and .s said he had been informed that the at- .a torney general had been at one time r a partner of the attorney for the cot- s LITTLE MOUNTAIN SCHOOL. ne of the Best in the State.-Hand some Building.--Took State Prize. The accompanying cut is a picture f the school building at Little Moun ain taken shortly after its comple [on last fall. This building, together i-ith the exterior and interior im >rovements made, won the first prize ,f $100 offered by the school .improve aent associatin of the State last win er. The Little Mountain school district ontains about three and one-half quare miles, a little less in area than he incorporate limits of the town ['le assessable property of the dis rict is about $63,000, and the popu ation of the town less than 400; yet he people have built a school house hat represents one-tenth of the tax AS NO APOLOGY TO WICKERSHAM ?ESIDENT OF SAXON MILLS TALKS OF PROSECUTION. rohn A. Law, of Spartanburg, Gives Mill Men's Side of Govern ment Raid. 'he tate.. Spartanburg, June 18.-When-. ask d today as to the government indict ent of the cotton bull operators, with which the name of the Saxon aills was connected in yesterday's Lssociated Press dispatches,. Jno. A. aw, president and treasurer of the axon mills, made the following1 tatement: "We have no apologies to make t be New York grand jury, nor to At orney General Wickersham, nor to be Republican administration, which .e represents, for .such part as we ave taken in the alleged conspiracy hich in spite of the government's isdirected opposition has interfered ,nd is still interfering with the ef orts to depress the- price,.of cotton. "Though being a manufacturer of otton, a buyer and not a producer or eller, we have, never felt that the atural and legitimate source of man facturing profit consisted in buying be raw product below its intrinsic alue, based upon the cost of making e crop or upon the season's scarcity r abundance. The Mills' Duty. "The more fruitful field of effort for be manufacturer should, as we view :, lie along the line of economies in ctual manufacturing and in endeav ring to obtain by opening new mar :ets or making goods of special char-( cter a legitimate profit for the man factred article over and above the rice of cotton. As citizens of the auth, we recognize to a profound ex nt that her financial recovery, the ducation of her citizens and the 'roper development of her natural re ources are peculiarly dependent up n the obtaining of a fair price for otton, representing not only the auth's but the nation's greatest ex art varine. "We h~ave deeply deplored the ap arent tendency of the cotton manu acturing bus,iness to become, not a usiness of small economies, but a iit or miss' affair, dependent upon vorable purchases of cotton during uddenly manipulated depressions nd sales of goods prior to the de-' oralized ir.cients to such depres :-on. The nnood market hns not able property, and one that Pro. Hand, high school inspector, says would do credit to a town of 2,500 inhabitants. The district carries 7 1-2 mills tax levy for school purposes, 4 1-2 of which is for the bonded indebted ness incurred in the erection of the new building. The school has just closed a very Im successful session under the manage ment of the following teachers: V. B. Sease, principal, and Misses Annie Davis and Rosalyn Summer and Mrs. W.. B. Shealy, assistants. Th4 same corps of teachers have been elected for another year; but the resignation of. the first two mentioned has re sulted in the election of F. 0. Black, "a graduate of Newberry college, and - a teacher in the Prosperity high, school last sessionI as principal, and Mfiss Ellie Jacobs, of Peak, one of the graduates of Winthrop this year. raid made in' January, last, after the shortness of this season'S crop was apparent and after the domestic dry goods market had advanced steadily along with the cotton market to a liv ing price for both producer and manu facturer. To Protect. Cotton. "In an effort to avoid- a repetition of the bear onslaught and a further depression of values in both cotton and cotton goods, some of the most progressive, and at the same . time most conservative manufacturers of the South, agreed in the event of .a similar raid, to purchase a consider ble block of spot cotton on 'the New York exchange, to demand actual de livery of the cotton, and to ship It South for manufacturing purposes The season's needs of the Saxon mills not having been fully supplied, a por tion of the remainder was thus para chased and its delivery demanded. An examination by the governinent of the recent education in the New York certified -stock, as well as an investi gation of the steamship movements on actual cotton to Southern cotton mills, will afford sufficient refutation of the? statement that the cotton is now being taken for actual use. It is perhaps true that the effect of the transaction upon the. dry goods mar ket has been greatly minimized by the inexplicable attitude of the govern ment in joining in the hue and cry of 'conspiracy' instead of meting prop er punishment to those guilty of en deavoring to depress a great agricul' turai product by selling that whicb they did not possess. The honorable department of Justice is, in our judg ment, simply 'barking up the wrong tree.'" AS TO TROLLEY LINE.* President Hunt of the Chamber of Commerce Names Com ' mittee. -Committee appointed to'confer with the proper authorities in reference to extending the inter-urban trolley line from Laurens to Newberry and to take such steps as- are necessary to accomplish that purpose: George W. Summer, chairman; John M. Kinard, James McIntosh, Z. F. Wright, B. C., Matthews, M. L. Spearman, W. H: Wallace, E. H. Aull, 0. B. Mayer, Alan Jonnstofie, Arthur Kibler, W. H. Hunt, C. D. Weeks, G. B. Cromer, E. M. Evans, G. T. Sum mer, W. G. Mayes. Chairman George W Summer re miiests the committee to meet at the chamber of commerce at 5 o'clcck Tuesday afternoon. All members are irg':1 to be present.