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COTTON MARKET Corrected by Nat Gist. Wrt we Good Middling. . -14% Strict Middling. .. .14H Middling.. . ....14%2 By Robt. MeC. Holmes. FAIo Good Middling. . 14M .. Strict Middling. ..714% Middling. ...-.-14% Cotton seed 30 cents. TOLUNfE XLTIlL. NUMBER C,2. NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, AUGUST 59,1910.aWC EK,P il LA AE ANDERSON RACES AND WHAT THEY SUGGEST FINE WORK BY NEWBERRY FIRE DEPARTMENT. Our Equipment Most Defective, and Yet We Continue to Lay Four inch Nains. (By John K. Aull.) 4 If the people of Newberry generally -the citizens and the property own ers and tax-payers-could have at -ended en masse the firemen's races at Anderson on Tuesday, the Newber ry fire department would have more support and encouragement. Not that a tournament is of m;ore importance than the protection of property-that which a fire department is organized for-but in the enthusiasm of the mo ment, when Newberry, against heavy odds, took off the second prize and narrowly missed the first, those whose property the department protects, might have, in the excitement of the moment, realized what they ought to realize when the "boys" are on the -watch during the day and during the dead hours of the night, and when the town is depending on them and on them alone to protect it against fire and a blaze which might at any time reach the proportions of the devasta ting fire of three years ago, when Newberry narrowly missed being wip. ed off the map. The Newberry horse hose wagon came home with the second morey. Columbia won first. Columbia won fairly. The writer has never seen a more honest race, or a race .in which the judges came nearer trying to do their duty and doing it. But if New berry had had the equipment which the city of Newberry ought to have furnished its team, first money would have been taken easily, with several seconds to spare. This is no reflection on Columbia, because Columbia had a good team, and they did splendid work. But New berry's team did work which won the spontaneous applause even of the Co lumbia supporters. There was not a "bobble" or a "wobble." The only trouble was that the horse did not pull the wagon to the hydrant in time. The water was erratic, and the official time shows that the Newberry horse got to the hydrant in four-fifths of a second less time than the Columbia horse-but the fact remains, as all 'who saw the races can testify, that if the Newberry team had had the right borse-which means the horse that INewberry ought to have furnished its team-that Newberry would have tak en first money easily, and, as. stated, 'with several seconds to spare. Newberry's team was made up as follows: Driver, W. J. Swittenberg; butt coupler, James L. Aull; wrench man, R. H. Wright; coupling breaker, Spurgeon Campbell; pipeman, W. C. Waldrop; slackmen, T. P. Wicker, James A. Burton, Jr., J. Henry Bax ter. Mr. Switter'berg -drove "Joe," the Newberry horse as possibly nobody else could have driven him; "Joe" did his best; Mr. James Aull and Mr. Campbell made the prettiest jumps from the wagon seen on the track; Wranchman Wright gave the water immediately, and Pipeman Waldrop ..sustained his reputation at the nozzle as the best pipeman in the State-and yet first money was lost. "Joe," while be did all he could, simply didn't get to the hydrant in time. Had he got there the fraction over a half second sooner Newberry would have carried off the honors. The judges gave the following times: Columbia, 35 1-2; Newberry, :36; Anderson, Ligon Hose company, 36 1-2; Anderson. Pioneer Hose com pany, 36 3-4; Greenwood, 38. The tournament has its lessons for *Newberry, because it calls to mind what Newberry ought to do for its fire department. The department some time ago bought a wagon, which it used in the Sumter and the Anderson races, and for which it paid $150. The Herald and News undertook to raise this amount by subscription to reim burse the company. $70 was raised, which the department appreciated, but it was a serious reflection upon the city that a volunteer department such asNewberry's should be allowed to pay more than half for the only tour own expenses to the Anderson tour nament, taking the chances of win ning some of the prize money. ThE second prize was $60. which was morE than enough to pay the expenses. Had they failed to win-and the only rea son they would have failed would have been on account of inadequatE equipment which the town ought tc furnish them-it would come out o: their own treasury. The first prize was $100, the second $60, and the third $40. Anderson be fore the races announced that what ever time was made by her teams they were not in the races for thE money and that the money would bE divided among the visiting teams. II fact, Anderson did everything ac things ought to be done. In this connection it may be stated that the pair of horses for fire servicE which the town was going to buy have never arrived. The horses which are now being used are too light fox the wagon and for fire service. ThE council has made several efforts tc secure new horses. and these efforti have been fruitless. In the meantime the town's fire protection has remain ed the same-inadequate. A new pair of horses for fire ser vice, a tournament horse that cr make the time, and four men for fire headquarters, two for day and two foi night, have been urged for some time and the need of them 'is constantl3 seen. The South-Eastern Tariff as Sociation places Newberry below thE second class on insurance rates, and among the reasons assigned are tha there are no men constantly at fir< headquarters and other lack of facili ties for the fire department. In a recent report of this associa tion attention was called to these mat ters and the recommendation is madE that the department be partly paid and that it be in charge of a chief preferably fully paid, with some paid officers under him and the remaindei volunteers. Another matter which the repor called special attention to is the need for larger mains than the four-inch mains which were being used at th< time the report vas made. The repor recommends the taking up of these mains and the laying of at least six inch mains in order to bring Newberr into the second class. Notwithstand. ing these facts Fire Chief Henry B Wells says that all the pipes now be ing laid under the recent bond issu4 are only four inches. It would seen that when the association which regu lates insurance rates advises the tak ing up of the four inch mains then it use, it would be a useless expenditurE of money to lay more mains of this size. Another. matter which the associa tion called attention to in this repor1 is proper building laws and the re: port in effect recommends the ap pointment of somebody who woulc have in charge the matter of prevent ing the erecting of frame buildings within the fire limits. These matters have been called tc the attention of the people of New berry on a good many occasions through the newspapers, but nothing has been done. It will be too late tC carry these measures into effect aftei fire has done the damage which the3 are intended to prevent. These are suggestions which it 1a thought will be pertinent in connec tion with the story of what the New berry firemen did at Anderson. Chief H. B. Wells has been urgingj them for a good many years. The Newberry firemen are enthus iastic on account of the treatmenl they received at the hands of Ander son and of the Anderson firemen. Nc town could have given them morE royal reception and entertainment anc the Newberry people appreciate it. In addition to the firemen Messrs Robt. Norris, W. 0. Miller, W. A Wherry, J. Y. Jones, D. B. Chandler J. Guy Daniels, M. F. Hardeman, J. G. Carroll and Mr. Thos. E. Jackson, an old Newberry boy who took part it a tournament 22 years ago, attended. Mr. Robert Norris carried Chiel Henry B. Wells. Mr. W. J. Swittenberg and Mr. W. C. Waldrop to Anderson in his speedy Ford. Mr. Waldrop, whc is one of the best automobile drivers in this section of the country, relieved Mr. Norris at the wheel during part of the journey. They made the trit by way of Greenvilie. and on the re THE NEWS OF WHITMIRE. Whijjtmirej( De(Feats (.ray Court-Owings. il Cotton 3ill Takes Tacation. Personal Mention. Whitmire, Aug. 4.-Mr. S. L. Long, who knows so much of road grading ai is busy with the hands improving Vi Coleman avenue. The weeds have G been cut from every sidewalk in town which adds much to appearances. Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Leitzsey spent a SE day here last week. They were the fr guests of Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Jeter. Rev. J. N. Isom, of Greenville, and C son, B. M. Isom, of Spartanburg, spent several days of last week at Mr. J. W. Hipp's. Misses Kate Hargrove, Lucile Metts ta and Mary B. Fant have returned from S. a trip to Clinton. Miss Dale Boyce, of Woodruff, has tc been visiting her college mate, Miss h, Frances Jeter, Miss Boyce left yester day to spend awhile in Chester and ft Winnsboro. Miss Jeter and Mr. Co field Jeter accompanied her to Ches- b( ter. They will visit friends and rela- at tives in Chester, Rock Hill and Car lisle before returning home. Y Miss Inez Dobbins is spending the d week at Cross Hill. E Miss Annie Maybin, of Columbia, is at the home of her parents, Mr. and t Mrs. Frank Maybin. a Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Cofield left Sat urday for Greenville to see their daughter, Mrs. Ruth Howie. Mr. Co-! field has been in feeble health all the is year and will be under the treatment of a physician while in the city. The Misses Ray, of Woodruff, who, a, have been visiting Misses Myrtle and P Ray Duckett have returned to thei' c home. e! Rev. Childs, of Hendersonville, N. ai C., and daughter, Mrs. H. K. Boyd, u: were here this week disposing of the furniture of Mrs. Boyd. Mrs. Boyd says that she and Dr. Boyd will makee Oregon their future home. Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Abrams, of Spen cer, N. C., are at Mr. L. D. Abrams'. Miss Winnie Henderson left Satur- n day to visit relatives at Santuck. Whitmire baseball team played Gray Court-Owings Friday afternoon. The g: game was in favor of Whitmire. Ia The cotton mill here closed down h! Saturday at noon to give the opera tires a two weeks' rest.I Misses Bertha McCarley and Myrtle I Suber have returned from a pleasant n visit to Prosperity,. Rev. 0. A. Jeffcoat, assisted by Rev. R. E. Mood, of Spartanburg, are con duuting special meeting this week at t Ebenezer and O'Dell. Nita. c Card of Thanks. I desire publicly to express my thanks to -all those who showed sucht great kindness to me during the lastW illness of my wife, and to assure themb that what they did will never be for-a gotten. W. L. Moore. both in Greenville and in Laurens. of Statement by Chairman Spearmian. b Chairman M. L. Spearman, of the ai commissioners of public works, when b shown the statement as to the four- c inch water mains now being laid in ri the city, said that the commissioners G: had no map showing the sizes of the various mains already in use in the w city, and that it would be utterly use- B; ,less to put in a six-inch main to con- et nect with a four--inc'h main. He said di that as far as possible the dead-ends h< were being taken out. at As to insurance rates, he said that al the South-Eastern Tariff association cc 1gave Newberry the same rates in th. residence sections at it gave all other Itowns in South Carolina of the second class, and that he understood that the rates in the business section could not be affected by small mains, as it was his understanding that all mains in the business section were of the lar Iger size. He said that in Newberry Ihe knew of no difference in insurance rates in sections which had four-inch mains and in sections which had six. h( 'inch mains, and that he had looked up the matter. p1 He said that the town had no money cl to go to work at this time and take up the four-inch mains, even if the ar commissioners knew exactly where they were located. ra As to the lack of a map showing the w sizes of the mains, he said that Super- si intendent of Public Works Schumpert fr MONDIENT TO DR. HAWKINS. ork Has Been Completed and Great Man is Properly Honored-Pros perity News. Prosperity, Aug. 4.-Misses Leila d Chloe Grosclose, of Ehrhardt, are siting their sister, Misb Hattie rosclose. Dr. and Mrs. W. F. Bedenbaugh. of inston-Salem, N. C., are spending veral weeks here with relatives and iends. - Mr. H. J. Rawl spent Wednesday in >lumbia. Miss Della Bowers has gone to St. atthews for a ten days' stay. Mrs. C. G. Barrier, of Little Moun in, is the guest of her sister, Mrs. J. Kohn. Mr. A. H. Kohn, of Columbia, is in wn giving his many friends a hearty Lnd-shake. Miss Bessie Bowers is spending a w days in Columbia. Mrs. C. M. Harmon and Little Re-1 ,cca have gone to Williamston to be the springs for a while. Quite a crowd of Prosperity's >unger set attended a dance Wednes LY evening at the home of Mr. Thos. pting. Miss Rosabelle Harmon has gone Ruby, S. C., where she has accepted position in Ruby's high school. Mr. Joe Hartman leaves today for 'illiamston to spend the week-eiL Mrs. Alice Robertson, of Newberry. visiting Mrs. A. H. Kohn. Rev. J. L. Harley, president of the nti-Saloon league, will deliver aa idress at the Methodist church 4 m. Sunday and at the A. R. P. iurch at 8.30 p. rn. The other church have given way for this address, id all interested in this work are *ged to come. - The committee appointed some ,ars ago by the Luthetran synod of )uth Carolina to solicit funds to ect a monument to the Rev. Jacob awkins, D. D., has completed its ork and erected a beautiful monu ent to Dr. and Mrs. Hawkins. It is a easure to note the completion of this ork as Dr. Hawkins was one of the 'eatest men in the Lutheran church, id this shows proper appreciationi of s services. The Wm. Lester chapter of U. T). 's was delightfully entertained by iss. Ellen Werts Wednesday aft'r yon. At the conclusion of businiess~ refreshing ice course was served. Family Reunion. Editor Herald and News: I attended e birthday dinner of my grandfather, r. E. W. Reese, Sunday, July 24. His tildren, grandchildren 'and great andchildren were also present. The Ly was pleasantly spent. At noon ro large tables were spread with a ell prepared dinner. Mr. Reese was >rn in Spartanburg, July 24, 1832, d came to Newberry December, 53. He married Mrs. Liles in De mber 1855. She was Miss Scruggs, a well known family. She died 06 ber 3, 1895. To this union were irn two children, Mr. J. W. Reese id Mrs. W. W. Lominick. They are Ith dead, leaving children and grand tildren. February 24, 1897, he mar ed the second time to Miss Leila 7if fin. They have two children. Mr. Reese is an old veteran. He ent to the call of the Stars and irs January 1, 1862. He belong to the musical department and was umn major. He was never in the >spital or in any trouble. He was home only once during the three Ld a half years. He was in Hol mbe Legion, Company G. Meteorological Record July, 1910. Temperature. Mean maximum 90.3. Mean minimum 69.3. Mean 79.8. Maximum 97; date, 14th. Minimum 60; date, 20, 21. Greatest daily range 27. Precipitation. Total 3.66 inches. Greatest in 24 >urs .60; date, 3rd. Number of days with .01 or more -ecipitation 12,. clear, 2; fair, 19; udy, 10. Thunder storms 1, 2, 3, 14, 15, 16, 19 *d 24. On the afternoon of the 19th the infall on the western part of the city is only .58 inch, but on the eastern le of the city it must have been )1m ?. to 4 inces. COMMITTEES OF THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, WHO WILL HAVE IN CHARGE IX PORTANT MATTERS. tanding Committees of Newberrys LiTe Commercial Body-Several Make Reports Tonight Manufactures. Z. F. Wright, chairman. G. W. Summer. W. H. Hunt. J. M. Davis. J. M. Kinard. G. S. Mower. Transportation. A. C. Jones, chairman. T. C. Pool. P. E. Scott. E. H. Summer. W. H. Anderson. W. F. Ewart. C. C. Davis. Public Improvement. E. H. Aull, chairman. Nat Gist. E. H. Kibler. C. L. Blease. E. C. Sonnenberg. C. J. Purcell. L. W. Jones. C. E. Summer. Conventions. C, D, W Veeks, chairman. W. T. Brown. 0117?-7" F. P.. DeVore. W. S. Langford. J. W. Denning. J. P. Shealy. Membership. J. L. Bowles, chairman. C. T. Summer. J. B. Mayes. A. C. Jones. R. M. Werts. J. H. Baxter. T. E. Wicker. W. G. Mayes. E. H. Aull. J. C. Sample. F. P. DeVore. Auditing Committee. M. M. Buford, chairman. W. B. Wallace. L. M. Player. Education. * J. H. Harms, chairman. H. L. Dean. F. N. Martin. W. H. Wallace. G. B. Cromer. Public Entertainment. J. B. Mayes, chairman. F. R. Hunter. Roy Z. Thomas. E. H. Aull. R. D. Smith. C. E. Summer. . f, W. H. Hunt. b W. G. Mayes. J. H. Baxter. W. H. Wallace. 0. B. Mayer. W. H. Shelley. Finance. M. L. Spearman, chairman. B. C. Matthews. James McIntosh. J. M. Kinard. H. L. Parr. s R. D. Smith. F R. H. Wright. Statisdes. W. H; Wallace, chairman. E. A. Griffin. f J. C. Joggans, Jr. . N. McCaughin. J. L. AulI. Robert Norris.g . R. Fair. - h W. J. Rountree. Commerce. . B. Mayer, chairman.a J. D. Davenport. G. F. Wearn. R. L. Epting. Robert Mayes.F E. H. Leslie. ti G. W. Connor. ti E. T. Carlson. tJ Legislation. ic Alan Johnstone, chairman. n Arthur Kibler. B H. C. Holloway. h . S. Blease. - a L. W. Jones. H. H. Rikard.F Advertising. if J. P. Shealy, chairman. u Van Smith. M. G. Clary.s 0. B. Mayer.:. s W. A. McSwain. freight and Insurance Bates. C. T. Summer, chairman. J. H. West. C. D. Weeks. J. B. Hunter. E. A. Griffin. W. A. McSwain. Van Smith. E. M. Lane. R. D. Smith, Jr. F. Z. Wilson. Interurban Trolley Line G. W. Summer, chairman. 0. B. Mayer. M. M. Buford. Arthur Kibler. W. G. Mayes. Z. F. Wright. W. H. Wallace. H. L. Parr. Rules. F. Z. Wilson, chairman. J. L. Keitt. E. L. Bailes. C. A. Bowman. 0. T. Feagle. J. E. Shealy. G. B. Summer. S. J. Wooten. C., C. & 0. Railroad. W. G. Mayes, chairman. R. D. Smith. J. H. Summer. James McIntosh. J. M. Kinard. Van Smith. W. H. Hunt. M. L. Spearman. Augusta Northern Railway. James McIntosh, chairman. E. S. Blease. E. H. Aull. J. B. Mayes. E. M. Evans. G. L. Summer. A. C. Jones. Good Roads. T. E. Wicker, chairman. F. D. Mower. T. Roy Summer. J. A. Peterson. H. 0. Fellers. J. A. Meldau. W. C. Waldrop. S. S. Cunningham. F. P. DeVore. * * * * * * * * * * * * .ITINERA RY STA TE CAMPAIGN. * * * * * * * * * * * * * Conway, Thursday, August 4. Columbia, Saturday, August 6. Union, Monday, August 8. Spartanburg, Tuesday, August 9. Gaffney, Wednesday, August 10. Greenville, Thursday, August 11. Pickens, Friday, August 12. Walhalla, Saturday, August 13. Week off to attend reunion of Con ederate and red shirts at Spartan urg if desired on August 17 and 18. Anderson, Monday, August 22. Abbeville, Wednesday, August 24. Greenwood, Thursday, August 25. Laurens, Friday, August 26. Newberry, Saturday, August 27. Church of the Redeemer. (Rev. Edward Falenwider, Pastor). Nothing preventing, the following rogram of divine services will be ob erved at thu' Lutheran Church of the .edeeiner next Sunday: 11 a. m.--The regular morning ser ice with a sermon by the pasor on 1e subject, "Misrepresented Good ess." 8.30 p. m. the sub.iect of the sermon ill be, "Does It Pay?" Both ser tons will be practical. There will be ood music. Sunday school meets at the usual our 5 p. m. The public is cordially invited to [1 services. Will Respond to Welcome Address. In a letter from Hon. Elias Frey, of endleton, Ind., president of the Na onal Rural Letter Carriers' associa on, to President Thos. E. Wicker, of ie South Carolina association, Pres ent Frey tells Mr. Wicker that in .aking up the program for the Little ock convention it is planned to have im give the response to the welcome Idress, and that he feels quite sure :r. Wicker will not disappoint them. resident Frey may rest assured that Mr. Wicker gets to Little Rock in sual condition, he will give the con mntion something good in his re yonse in behalf of the carriers. The lecting of President Wicker to speak >r the membership of the national m:cion is a ih ~comp]i:-ent. but