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pr VOLUME XLM NUMBER 14 NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLl\A, TUESDAY, FEBRUAR 14, 1911. A REVIEW OF THE WORK OF NERAL ASSEMBLY ADJOURNMENT MAY COME AT PRESENT WEEK'S END. Apprppriation Bill ptill in Senate. Jury Exemption Bill Passed Other Matters of Interest. Columbia, Feb. 13.-Unless the un expected happens, the members of the geieral assembly will be at their homes next Sunday. It is a source of disappointment, and somewhat un necessary, that the general assembly should have continued in session this ilong. The usual precedent has been for adjournment to be had within the vreek after the general appropriation bil has been passed by the house. The senate has now had the appro priation bill for a week and is giving it serious and mature consideration, and there has been no report on it by the finance committee of the senate. Increased Appropriations. The bill will no doubt show in-i creases since it left the house, for the two branches have made provision for the new science building at Win throp since th house acted on the .appropriation bill. The bill will, as was expected, show increases over what it did last year. Nothing, absolutely nothing, has been done to revise or otherwise im prove the tax system or, what is most important, secure an equalization of the ass:essment of property that would be a real equalization. Justleeship Election. More interest was 'taken in the jus ticeship election last week than in almost an.ything else. 'Teire have been twelve ballots, but the joint as sembly is really no nearer a selection than it was on the first ballot. It is freely predicted that there will be an election by Thursday, if .not sooner. There are all sorts of rumors of what will happen today, as there have pre viously been, and 'the safest predic tion in this particular contest is that no one knows or can foretell what will happen. The impression, however, is that if the deadlock co'ntinrues beyond t!he .twenty-first ballot, there will be a re -adjustment and. that some new name wil be presented. Of course, there is every possibility that "something will happen" before that time, but there is no telling. Important Matters Deferred. During the week four of the most inportant matters proposed for leg islative conesideration have been con tinut d until Inext session. First. The general revision of the -school laws of the State. Second. The proposition ,to provide a highway com'mission and provide for its supp2rt by a license on automno 'biles. Third. A co-operative plan of ad vertising the Sm.te by a fund contri buted in part by the State and in part by the larger rail1way system of the - State. Fourth. The proposition to have Sthe p)rivilege tax go directly into the State treasury insteaa of goin.g to Clemson college, and have the general assembly provide for Clemson as is Sdone with other institutions. Marriage License and Notaries. The two measures of most gene,ral interest that have been passed by both branches of the general assembly are -the marriage license bill and the law~ as to notaries public. Both of these measures had to go to free conferencE before agreements were reached. Under the terms of the marriag-e li cense law it will cost a dollar to bE m~arried after .July. Two dlollars is the neCw fee for a comm1fission as no0 Tary public. Strange as it mtay seem. two mecas ures that have been bAfore t.oen eral assembly for years have not heer prese~nted this year. No one has presented a bill looking~ to State-wide prohibition, and no oma has~ v n tired a complsor'Y edneatio110 bil Th a m-sures have in previom' 1:Too Late Now. e'ral ap.p.ropriatio adth1upl bills, and they are now bo0th on th. MEMMINGER AND WATTS ARE NECK AND NECK FRASER IS ONLY SEVEN VOTES BEHIND. I / Deadlock in Race for New Associate Justiceship Remains Unbroken. Fifteen Ballots. Columbia, Feb. 13.-The deadlock in the fifth justiceship race continues unbroken after the fifth day of ballot ing today. Watts led on the first ballot today, which was the thirteenth of the sessic.n, but Memminger led him on the fourteenth and tied him on the fifteenth ballot, the votle being 54 for each. Fraser was only seven behind this lead of his two competi tors. The joint cssembly seems no near er to an election than when the bal loting started, but it is freely predict ed .that the deadlock will not last many days. There are persistent ru mors that if the deadlock is not soon broken a "dark horse" will be enter ed. The thirteenth, fourteenth and fif teenth ballots, which were the first, second and third on Monday, resulted: 1st. 2nd. 3rd. Memminger.. .. ...51 54 54 Watts............ 53 53 54 Fraser.. 4..........48 47 47 Total.. ........155 154 155 Necessary... ... ... 78 78 78 Friday's Ballots. On Friday Mr. Grubier's name was withdrawn before the balloting- com menced, and Mr. Bonham's name was withdrawn after the first ballot. The resu'.t of the three ballots Fri day, which were the seventh, eighth and ninth ballots taen, was as fol lows: 1st. 2nd. 3rd. Bonham......... .. 27 0 0 Fraser.. .. ......42 52 53 Memminger.. .... ...55 56 54 Watts...... .. ..... 40 55 56 Carey.... .. ........0 1 1 After the withdrawal of Mr. Bon ham's name, Represen.tative Mower cast his vote for Judge Watts, and on Friday and Saturday thle Newberry delegation's votes were as follows: Senator JohQstone and Representa tive Kibler 'for Fraser. Representatives Mower and Wyche for Watts. 10th, 11th and 12th Ballots. The results Saturday were: 1st. 2nd. 3rd. Fraser.. .. .... .... 47 46 45 Memminger'.. .... ...48 42 51 Watts.. .... .... ...53 52 53 F. B.Gary.. .. .. .. 0~ 1 0 PLOT PLAGUE ON COTTON! Incredible Story Related in Letter to Hoke Smith. Atlanta, February 11.-What pur ports to be a plot to distribute boll weevils throughout the cottonl raising districts of Georgia and South Caro lina. was exposed today, when Gov ernor-elect Hoke Smith gave out a letter he received telling of the de tails of the plan to pro.iect a plague. According to the letter, two men, one of w:aom is a Texan, 'have in their possession 100,000 live insects which they intend to distribute. The writer declared he had promised to conceal the conspirators' nlanr s, hut felt it his duty to frustrate their scheme. Schedule of services in St. Pauli pastorate~ of' the county. Revs. J1. A Sligis. D). D., and Y. von A. Riser pastors: Fr *nuhing at St. Paul's on first anc third Sundays at 11 o'clock. Bach mau Chapel has service on secout Sunday mornings at 11 o'clock, ancl on fourth Sunday at:ernoonis at Imeets on fourth Sunday mornings a 11 o'clock. and on second Sunday aft ernoons at 3 o'clock. Visitors at al Iserv(cs receive a hearty welcomi -from pastors and people. LAY DOWN IN FRONT OF FAST SPEEDING TRAIN! S. G. CARTER MET HORRIBLE I DEATH 'ON FRIDAY. Former Member of Police Force Kill ed as Result of His Own Act, Says Jury. Throwing away his walking cane and lying down on the track within 20 or 25 feet of Southern passenger train No. 18, rushing towards him at the rate of twenty miles an hour, ac cording to the testimony of the en gineer, S. G. Carter, former policeman S. . .CARTER. of the city of Newberry, met a h-orri ble death at the western edge of the Iwoods beyond -the line p4ce) on .Friday at noon. o The verdict of the coroner's jury was that Mr. Carter came to his death at the result of his own act. No cause has been assigned for his de sire to commit suicide. The testimony at the inquest was to the effect that MT. Carter was walk ing in the path alongside the track, facing the incoming train, bound from Greenville to Columbia, and that, when the engine was near him, he hurled himself upon the track. The engineer applied the emergency brak es, but the distance was too short for the train to be stopped before it struck Mr. Carter. One of the wit neses at the inquest stated that he had seen Mr. Carter go from the track out into the woods, near the spot where he was killed, between 7 and 8 o'clock the same morning. Mr. Carter's body was horribly mangled, the head being practically torn away by the truct -on one side, his foot being cut off by the trucks on the other side, and the body other wise mutilated. The remains were interred at Rose mont cemetery on Sunday morning. Mr. Carter was buried with the honors of the great council Improved Order of Red Men of South Carolina, of which he was a member, conducted by Great Sachem Otto Klettner, as sisted by .Sachem Jh,o. Henry Chap pell and the members of Bergell tribe, more than one hundred of whom acted as an escort for the ramains. o'clok Sunday morning, where the great council was organized by Great Sachem Klettner. The council march ed to the home of the deceased, and thence accompanied the 'funeral party to the cemetery. The Red Men took charge of the ceremony after the bu rial service read by the Rev. Geo. A. Wright, pastor of the First Baptist church. Mr. Carter was a-n efficienft member of th.a Newberry police force for ser eral years. He was fifty years of age. His first wife was Miss Kate Hopkins, daughter of Jlohn Hopkins, of Saluda, and four children by this union sur vive him: Mrs. Mack Koon, of Ware Shoals. Mrs. Mattie May Williams, of Ware Shoals. and Mr. George Carter and Mrs. Bennie Livingston, of New berry. Following is the testimony taken at the inquest held in the sheriff's Office on Saturday morning: The Inonest. W. .1. Broom, sworn, says: - am engineer on train No. is, en gina 944. I was going east from Greenville t.o Columbia. We were on time. It happened at 11.47 a. m. We wer, coming from Helena to Newbe.r Sry. 1 saw two persons, one colored ng meeting me on my side of track -ight side. The colored woman was Lbout one hundred yards ahead of the Yhite man. She crossed to the left ust before I got to her. The man tept coning straight on until he got vithin 20 or 25 feet. He had a walk ng cane in his left hand. He threw t down and jumped right in front of he engine and laid down between the ails. At that time I blew the whistle Lnd thrdw the brakes into emergency. [he train stopped in three car engths. Four cars in train. The brak s working good. We were going Lbout 20 miles per hour. The bell was still xringing, and bad been ever ince we. left Helena. it rings by ir. When I saw the man 'he was valking by the path until 20 or 25 eet of engine. This happened Feb -uary 10, .1911, in Newberry County, 3. C. W. J. Broom, Engineer. W. G. Smith, sworn, says: I am conductor on Southern train o. 18. On yesterday, February 10, L911, about one quaTter of mile after eaving Helena I felt brakes go on in full emergency, and the whistle ;ounde- indicating the same, also on irrivir; at Helena and since leaving ;b v r.cr-. T was in first class -ar next to combined car collecting ares.' The t rain was stopped in em-! ergency srl I got out on the ground and I saw Mr. Broom coming up along beside of train. Either he or some one renarked we had run over a man. I I then tLrned toward the rear of train, and when I got to rear end of coach next to combined coach, I saw a body un>er '-he rear truck of coach, whigh was third coach from engine. And from all appearar-ees then the body was dead and mangded. I had the train moved forward so as to get body from under the truok. And aft er all -persons standing by seeing the position the .body was lying in, by the help of the engineer and some others, we pulled -the body out from between the rails of track on to the embank ment. After the spectators or wit nesses h.i seen the body and wit nesses taken, I then got Mr. Claude Clenburg to stay by and guard the body until it was protected by the Coroner or the railroad authorities, and then with all passengers and wit nesses aboard we came to Nevberry for instructions. The instructio'ns were after we got to Newberry was to come en to Coliunmbia. The train 'was on time and the 'accident occur red at 11.47. The weather was partly loudy and very light winds were blowi- to hinder the proper hearing of a train. His head was cut off and his 'right arm was 'run over and out off. The heels of on's of his feet was mashed. We found a bu,nch of keys with name of owner .S. G. Canter on the ring. W. G. Smith, Conductor. William Dixon, sworn, says: I am fireman on train No. 18 of Southern road. I was down firing when 'we left Helena. I 'heard Mr. Broom blow the whistle, put his brakes in emergency, and I asked him what was the matter. He said hie had rn over 'a man. Me and 'him stopped, went back 'and found a man -under train. I goes back and pulls up a little so we could get 'him out from under train. This happened on the 10th day of February, 1911, in New berry County, S. C. Will Dixon. Tom young, sworn, says: I am porter on train No. 18 coming down. 1 generally get on engine at Helena when we stop the.re to flag the crossing at Newberry. I saw a colored woman and white man com ing up the track on the right hand side. The woman crossed to the left, the man kept comin.g. In 2.5 or 30 feet of engine he threw his stick down and .that was last I saw of him. The bell of' engine was ringing and we were on time. I was~ on the fireman's seat. This happened on the 1 0th day of February. 191!. in Newherry county, S. C. Thomas Young. .1. MI. Lawson, sworn, says: am fiagmn onl train No. 17 and 18. I was on traini 18, February 10. 1911. .1i:s: after lkaving H-elena I heard th'e bell ringing. I wa.s busy making ont some reports in first class car. All at once I heard the whistle sounid the brakes go on in emergenCY. I got up quick as I couldI and went out, and saw walking stick laying on right ide of track. I crossed over on op posite side of track to see if I could .-C al .I.u I en down ongrom Work Will VV In Six SUC Uing ot Kontests Koming And Winner ill MaA Bonus Offers. Thei Kontest closes promptly at ioon February 20, just six days from today land only five more working isys left. My! how you must work. he next five days will soon pass and You must not leave a stone unturned to get subscriptions. Double your Eorces and keep busy from now until tbe close. Get your friends together and -pledge them to stand 'by you this week-you need their subscrip tions and their help. Many five and ten year subscriptions have been se cured this week, allong with several twenty-five year subscriptions. Now you all know how many thousand votes- these large subscriptions add to your list, so take advantage of the last big chance to get extra votes. For every twenty-five year subscrip tion sent in this week we will give you a bonus of fifteen thousand addi tional votes-for every ten year sub scription, five thousand bonus votes will be added. This is the "get' busy period" and to those who are intlrested in the faithful and never tiring contestants this is your best and last chance to do you.r favorite a great kindness take heed, and h:lp now. The close of the kontest will be in charge of a committee of the proml nent business men of - Newberry. These gentlemen are all connected under there. Jas. M. Lawson. C. B. Martin, sworn, says: I am baggage master' on train No. 18, Februa;y t.0, 1911. JUst after leaving Helena I heard the whistle and the brakes went into :nergency. I opened the right hand sid3 door, got out the car, went back, and looked un der the train, and found body of man third car from engine unwer bear truck. The train was pulled ahead a little and we took body out. C. B. Martin. W. S. Melton, sworn,- says:' I live in Helena. As I came down yesterday a. nm. between 7 and .8 o'clock I saw Mr. Carter 'leave track at .that foot path just below Where e was killed. When I reacMaed tle path wher~e he tu'rned off lie w'a. about 30 or 40 yards. out i.n the pines. W. S. Melton. Pope L. Buford, sworn, says: I saw the dead body of S. G. Carter, and a .part of his nose and from all appearances I would say it was S. G. Carter which the Southern train No. 18 killed on February 10, 1911. Pope L. Buford. The Verdict. "That the said S. G. Carter came to 'is death by being struck and run over by Southern train No. -18, same being result of his own act on Feb ruary 10, 1911." W. E. Felker, Coroner. F. M. Lindsay, Foreman; W. W. Croer, P. Robertsoyn, E. M. Lane, R. Hitt, J. J. Vines, Pierce Taylor, Jim Ray, B. F. Melton, J. B. Ducke.tt, Pat Turner, Rufe Williams. ARCHBISHOP RYAN DEAD. Prepared to Meet His God After Long Life, Aged Prelate Sinks into Lasting Sleep. Philadlphi'a, Feb. 11.-Serene and prepared to meet his God, whom he had served so well, the Most Rev. Patrick John Ryan, D. D., LL. D., archbish op of Philadelphia and me-tro p&itan of Pennsylvania. one of the great archbishops on the American coninent. pas3edl peacefully, into eter ity at 4:08 o'clock this afternoon at the arh-episcopal resid encd adjo:iing the cathedral in L.ogan square. For weeks the distinguished pre late, who woulid how~ been 80 years old had he. lived a util the 201.b of this month, fought off death but a weak heart could not stand the strain and he passed away breathing the bene diction, "God b.less you," upon those w ho stood about the bedside. }nl) afraidthat von will .et in 4uccess Ocessive Suns to Kaleidoscopic Klimax -e Whirlwind Finish. -The Judges. with the different banks of NewberTy aird will have entire charge of the counting of the ballots. Any subscrip tion coming in after they,have takeg, charge of the ballot box, will be Is sued in their presence and under their supervision, according to the scal4oft votes. - The following gentlemen will act as judges: Mr. M. L. Spea, of iw Exchange bank; Mr. J. Y. McFafl, of the Commercial bank; Mr. R. D. Smith, of the National bank, and Mr. J. E. Norwood, of the Savings bauL Standing of Candidates. Prosperity, S. C. Miss Ellen Werts ........740,330 Kinarws, S. C. Mrs. J. A. Dominick. .. .. .. ..714,050 Pomarla, S. C. Miss Annie Koon ........667,040 ChappeR1s, S. C. Miss Julia Smith .. .. .. 612,390 Newberry, R. F. D. No. 2.A Miss Joe Caldwell ... ...-201,410 Whitmire, S. C. Miss Kate Hergrove .. .. ...215,4 Newberry, S. C. Miss Annie Laurie Lominack.. 52,05q Miss Lossie May Boozer.. ..5.. 950 Mrs. Geo. Alexander...-.... 5,30 Miss Eula Darby.......---. 1.0 Miss Annie Bouknight.......1001 Miss Eunice Abrams.... .... 7,000 -i Miss Amelia Klettuer.. .. .. 1,000 Wl MARK TWAIN ON ROOSEVELT. Interesting Paper Found Among Lat , Author's Xanuserlpts. New York, Feb. 4.-Books that were owned and 'manuscripts that were written by Samuel L. Clemens, (Mark Twain,) col'leceld here for disposal et auction at ,an early 'date, are found to contain some indications of the late author's method of work. An inter eting and comparatively recent docu ient refers-' to Col. Theodore. Roose velt. One of the early manuscripts i1s' a page of notes for an outline of a por' - tioni of the story of Tomn 'Sawyer. Among the other manuscripte is one described as "asn article on the inau- 1 guration of Prrsident Taft," and "the' [deliverance of the country from Mr Roosevelt," dated March 6, 1909. .~ portion of it followB "Astronomers assure us that the at tractions 'of gravitation on the surflace *of the surn is tiwenty-ieight times as powerful as is the foce at .the eartd's surface; and that 'one object which weighs 217 pounds elsewhere would weigh 6,000 pound.s there. For sen years this country (has lain smotbherinig under a burden like tna1t, 'the incubus representing, in the person of Presi dent Roosevelt, the difference -between 217 pounds and 6,000. Thanks be, we got rid of this disastrous burden day before yesterday ait last "Forever? probably not. Probably only for a brief breathing spell, whiere in, under Mr. Taft, we may hope to get back some of our health-four years. We mnay expect to have Mr. Roosevelt sitting 'on us again with his twenty eight times the weight of any other presidentia.l burden that a hostile~ Providence would impose upon us for our sins. "Our people 'have .adored this'showy charlatan as perhaps no imposter of 'his breed has been adored since the goldn oa'lf: 'so it is to be expected that the nation will want him back again, after 'he is done hunting other wild animals heroically in Africa, with the safeguard and advertising equipment of a park of artillery and >a brass band." Boys don't you think it would be a lovely compliment to your favorite kontestant if you were to subscribe to The Herald and News for five or ten years and take the votes around to h:r yourself-thereby proving your real friendship and sincerity? Five and ten and even twenty-five year subscriptions are loosing their novelty in this conts3t. They sure do roll up many votes for you. Koep