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VOLUME XLX, NUMBER 4). JEWBERRY, SOUTI[ CAROLINA, TUESDAY, JUNE 20, 1911. -TWICE A WEEK, $1.54) A YEAR.
NO C HA'NGE 1*N EDUCATIO'N BOAR]
Governor Makes 'Vigorous Statemei
to State Board of Education in
Columbia.
Columbia, June 17.-Gov. Blease, i
-poiti.ve language before the Stat
board of education today, declare
that there will be no change in th
personnel of the board. The statE
ment was made at the session of th
board this 9 orning, and this evenin
the press was furnished with a stenc
-graphic report of ' what Governo
Blease had said to the board at it
-session tod'ay.
Gov. Blease, in addition to mal'
ing the final assertion that the mem
-bers of the State ,board of educatio
-would not be removed, outlined hi
position with regard to the adoptic
of school books. In this res.ect hi
statement was practically the sam
as that printed in -the News and Cour
er a few days ago.
Governor Blease also reviewed th
Waddy Thompson Incident, referrin
o the adoption of history book c
Among other i nteiresting statement
Governor, BlPase made reference t
the reported presence of detectives I
columbia at this time who, he assert
ed, were here "to. watch us," accord
ing to the. information GoverNo
Blease has in the matter.
To List Book Bids.
Following an all-morning session o
the State board of education toda3
Superintendent ol Education Swear
ingen was instructed by the board t
'list all the bids from the book com
panies that were opened today. Th
listing will be submitted at a meetini
of the board to be held at 10 o'clocl
Monday morning. All the member
of the board were here today, and th
work was commenced at 10 o'clock i]
I the morning, the board being in ses
sion until nearly 3 o'clock this after
moon, in th,e governor's office.
Governor Blease stated plainly hi
position-with regard to the~book con
tract to the board.
Governor Blease's Statement.
Governor Blease said:
"Gen.tiemen: As you know, ther
has been much said in the paper
about this book adoption and a whol
lot talked" outside and inside, and
'whole lot of dirty talk, too. and
think somebody has lied. Some o
these book men have lied on some c
'us, as well as on one another.
"t have been told to watch so an<
so, without giving any reason for suc]
statement, but just simply statini
-that 'you had better watch' so and sc
"I was informed= that they had tw
'.detectives out at the Colonia hotel,
mnan and a woman, and one of ther
came down here and told me that
man and a woman were out there t
watch us, and I was also told tha
they were watching each other. S
far as I am concernedi, they are a
perfect liberty to watch me and a]
that- is done here in this office, ani
also. at the executive mansion, and
presume you all are in the same fia
AIi Southern.
"Now, as I said the other day il
the papers, which 1 guess you gentle
Smen noticed, about the history. I:
1888, before I was 21 years old, I rai
for a public office, and went on th
stump and made the statement an
bave stood by it ever since, that I wa
in favor of Southern books by South
Sern authors fror Southern- childrer
and to be taught by Southern teach
Sers. I got on that platforni' by lis
tening to may father talk; by readin;
Sbooks and papers about Confederati
soldiers and the Confederate States
and from what he told me about it:
knew that somebody was lying. 0
course, I took my father's word, an<
would take it above every other per
son's in the world.
Platform Unchanged.
--"Therefore, stand on that sama
'platform, and where we have South
ern books by Southern authors wi
~should adopt them; otherwise, I havy
no preference. I don't -represent an:
Shouse; have no special or particula:
friends among them; have no favor:
to ask; no books to look after, and n<
request to make of y2u gentlemen t<
vote for any book or for the book o:
books of any house, tce>pt what
have just mentioned. I have had
'possibly two book agents to talk wit]
me, the others I merely met and in
Variably said to them to go to see Mr
) education, as that was his job, and
this is the most important matter that
,t the book question with. them.
No Changes in Board. -
"I want to say to you, gentlemen,
that there will not be any change in
the State board of education; for you
are all hightoned, honorable men, and
I don't believe either of you would
be subjected to prejudice or improper
influence. in this matter, no matter
what your politieal feeling is towards
me, as that has nothing to do with
r the adoption, for, as I said the other
r day, the adoption of books is the most
s importat matter ,that can possibly
arisd during my administration, and
the impressions made upon the chil
dren of today are going to last and
some of them; wh-en they become
S mothers, are going to transmit the
a .mpressions made upon their minds
s to their children; therefore, I think
e this is the most important matter
could possibly come before us.
Col. Thompson's History.
e
"As to Col. Thompson's history:
L Col. Thompson came in here one day
and we talked about his history. I
said to Col. Thompson that I (lid not
like the way he treated the burning
of Columbia. He asked in what re
spect, and I said, 'Well, you give a
r certain statement about a matter, but
you don't say who burned Columbia,
and I think that should, be taught to
the children of the State.' He seemed
to fire up just a little and said, 'Well,
'I have, too, the Northern people's tes
timony and presented it.in thet- light.'
I said that I would believe Bisiop El
e lison Capers and Gen..Wade Hampton
in preference to all the Yankees north
of the- Mason and Dixon line.
"There was no feeling whatever be
a tween Col. Thompson and myself. I
a regard him very highly and there is
- certainly -no prejudice in my mind
. against his book, but I still think
that he should have been more posi
s tive in this matter, and I shall vote
. for a history that is positivo along
this line.
Courts Investigation.
"Gentlemen, every act of mine in
e public and private life has 'been open
s and above board, and I care nothing
a for the criticisms and lies of my ene,
a. mies. They did not put me 'here and
I I care nothing for what they say or
f think, and ijever expect to take any
t of their advice. I ask them no favors
and have none to show them. All 1
j ask is that the truth be told, whether
a it be in regard to my private or pu'b
Slic life. If they accuse me of some
~thing, dif I did it, all I want is the
Sfull truth about the 'matter, and the
Speopla are at liberty and invited to
a investigate each and everything that
SI have done or will hereafter do on
Sany subject, and when my friends are
t satisfied, I am delighted; when my
y enemies condemn my acts, I am
t pleased, for I know that I am right,
1 and am pleased that I am displeasing
i them; for it's the hit dog that yells,
I and nO man loves to hit an enemy
.better than I do.
Reiterates Non-Removal.
a "Now, gentlemen, that is all I have
- to say. I hope that this work will be
3 pleeasant and agreeable, and all of
1j this about removal dismissed from
a your minds; for, if you hear any fur
I ther mention of it, you will know that
s it is the outcome of s~ome malicious
- lie, ,framed up to cause a breach be
,tween the governor and the State
- board of education, hoping by such
- breach to injure you and me, and pos
Ssibly 'henefit some -man who wished to
a see the breach made."
,There are .many- book agents here
[ The sessions now, however, are not
f for the b6ok men, as -their day has
I passed. The opening of the bids
- marked the end of the book men's in
ning, because now the board has tak
en up the question of book adoption
Sfor itself.
-Heretofore, during the last few
Sweeks, 'the book men have had aud
Siences with the State superintendent
and members of the board. Some of
fthe agents have spent several weeks
here.
r"How does the ballot for women
Iwork out?"
"Works all i-ight. We have to al
low the ladies a little leeway. Occa
. sionally one of them wants her bal
.lot back for the purpose of adding a
e, postcript.-.Washingon THerAd
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TAKE UP HOSIERY RILL 3AT"I*1
Prison Directors to Consider Further
Annulling of Contract.
Columbia, June 18.-Wedgesday is
the day set for the special meeting of
the State board of penitentiary, direc
tors, at which time the details of the
annulling of the hosiery mill contract
will be arranged, according to sche
dule.
Following a recent meeting of the.
board, at which the agteemeiit was
reached that the hosiery mill be abol
Ished, it was announced that at the
special session on the 21st, the
method the proceedure wouldobe out
lined and the matter taken up with
Capt. John M Graham, who has 'the
contract with the penitentiary direc
tors in the matter of the labor in the
hosiery mill.
Nothing that has come up in recent
months has created so much comment:
(save the Felder incident,) as; the
hosiery. mill abolishment. The. State
board of health's report, coming after
Gov. Bease had asked for an investi
gation and the same had been directed
by the lAgislature stirred the State as
to -this form of -labor and at the meet
ing of the board of diiectors it was
decided to adopt the State board of
health's recommendations.
What to do Oith the convicts, has
been generally discussed in the%press
of this State. There are about 30O
workers in the hosiery mill and it
will be quite a task to give them
outdoor work. Most papers have fa
vored the work on the chaingangs.
This will be impossible with some of
the dangerous prisoners. Safe-blow
ers and mdrderers work side by side
in this mill and there are here the
worst element of the State's criminals.
In the list of suggestions is that of
farm work. For the same reason some
of those in the hosiery mill will not
be able to be placed on work in' the
farms of the penitentiary.
The State board of penitentiary di
rectors has made no official announce-'
ment of what form of work will be
given the rien and the women in the
hosiery 'mill. Chairman Sanders, be
ing asked by the News and Courier
'correspondent for a suggestion along.
this line, replied that this would be
worked out at the meeting here and
In advance he did not care to make
any statement for publication as to
this part of the matter.
There are other suggestions of the
State board of health to be taken up
at this meeting of the board.
- Long Drought Broken.
Atlanta, Ga., June 18.-Heavy rains
which swept the South Atlantic .Stat-.
es today and tonight, effectually end
'ed a drought which was extended
from seventeen days 'to more than a
month in various sections. Crops gen
erally have been benefited b4y the
change in weather, especially cotton,
Iwhich has long been in need of mois
ture. At Atlanta, Birmingham and1
Savannah, the rain was accompanied
by heav'y electrical display. No prop
erty damage was reported.
Storm at Augusta.
Augusta, Ga.1 June ,18.-Starting
shortly after 5 o'clock this afternoon.
a downpour lasting almost three
hours fell over the Augusta district.
'The weather bureau's report shows a
precipitation of 2.92 inches. Terrific
thunde.r and lig'htning accompaned
the rain and tonight four-fifte of
Augusta's telephone service is out of
commission. One trolley car on the
belt line was struck by lightning, but1
no material damage done.
FASHION AS DEADLY
A S i300ZE OP OPIUMX
Troy, N. Y., June 16.-iA nation wide
movement against the wearing of high
heeled shoes is the plan inaugurated
by Justice Howard of the State su
preme court.I
Addressing an audience of women
Mr. Howard said: "Wearing high heel
shoes is as barbarous, torturing and
destructive to health as the Chinese
wooden shoes. It is as heathenish as
the wearing of rings in the nose or
tattoing of the face. It breeds an un
gainly and deformed race. Have cour
age to speak out against today's silly
fashion. Fashion is as destructive as
rum,n adadiy a opium."
JULLL jjliiJ'L A
In Pursuance of the Agreement In
Spartanburg County Will Cur
tail.
'Spartanburg, June 15.-Fulfilling
the agreement reached at the meeting
of the Cotton Manufacturers' associa
tion at a meeting held in Asheville,
the cotton mills of Spartanburg and
surrounding counties have begun to
curtail their output. Whitley, one of
the largest- mills near this city, clos
ed its doors and the several hundred
employes are idle. Gaffney Manufac
turing com(pany has ,also closed.
This follows the agreement to cur
tail the output for two weeks during
the summer months on account of
the ;poor condition of the market 'for
finished goods. The closing /down of
th.e cotton mills in Spartanburg counn
ty is not a new precedent for they
have often done the same thing in-'
previous years. During the,.time that
.the mills are closed the machinery is
overhauled and other improvements
are made in the mills.
Spartanburg county leads the South
in the manufacture of cotton goods.
FELDER HEARING THURSDAY.
Interest In Outcome of Bequiston
Proceedings In Atlanta.
Columbia, June 18.-It Is eipected
that,during the week if will be know
whether or not Thomag B. Felder, the
Atlanta attorney, will be' brougbt to
South Carolina to stand trial In the
courts of this State. The hearing up
on the request of Governor Blese
that the requisition be honored by
'Governor Brown, 6f Georgia', will take 1
.place Thursday, in Atlanta. Thas hear
ing was originally set for June 20, but
was postponed on account of other
business Governor Brown had in hand
for that date.
Col. Felder was ordered arrested by:
the new dispensary commission,- the
warrant being sworn out it Newbler
ry recently by Secretary Ke}ley, of
the commission. The warrant qharges
conspiracy to defraud the State and
offering a bribe. The formal bill- of
indictment against the Atlanta lawyer
has not yet been handed out This
was set for the last term of court, at
Newberry, 'but It was deemed best (to
wait un'til the requisition hearing in
Atlanta Is held.
There is considerable ~Interest
throughout the Statie as to what Gov
ernor Brown's attitude in this matter
will be. Among the witnesses who
had been summoned to appear at the
Newberry court before the grand jury
is Governor Blease..
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*SCINTILLATIONS.
* By Squibs. *
* * . . *
The city clock and the factory bell
are pulling together beautifully these
days.
'Newberry, the Chautauqua city.
Mike says you mustn't forget his
barbecue. Smith says Mike is in
caing in every way since he went
into te bottling business.
R. H. Anderson & Co. are in the
midst of a disposal sale. While you
are having a disposal of your money
with them, the disposal of their goods
to the public is a good thing for the
purchasers.
Whien Joe Sparks 'was curtailed In
his visits to the executive office by
Governor Blease it was a case of
'Sparks from the wires."
See to It.
Sumter Herald.
Every man, woman and child can
elp improve health matters by keep
ing the home in a sanitary condition.
Don't let vegetable matter decay;
on't let old rags .and old paper stay
round; use the rake, and occasional
y sprinkle lime. More than all, don't.
Let water stand, see that every tin can
and every old bucket and barrel is
Lurned lip side down. There is no
use to have mosquitoes when it is .
lust as easy not to have them.