The herald and news. (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, June 23, 1911, Image 1
TOLUME XLIX, NUMBER 50. . NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA, TUESDAY, JUNE 23, 1911. TWICE A WEEK, $1.5 A YEAB.
Felder Requisi
Denied
Arguments Held on Thursda
Lawyer, Followed by De
noon-Gov. Smith Go4
Geo. Johnstone I
Special to The Herald and News.
Atlanta, June 22.-Governor Brown
refused the Felder requisition at 1.45
'elock this afternoon, immediately at
the conclusion of the hearing.
In stating his refasal the governor
said that he had referred the papers
soon after he received them from Gov.
Blease, of South Carolina, to Attorney
General Hewlett A. Hall, of Georgia,
and that the attorney general discov
ered material legal defects which
were enumerated.
Kr. Felder's answer was a flat de
ial of the charge and the offering of
a counter charge that Governor
Blease is actualted by malice and spite.
The defense was further that a
South Carolina grand jfry that has
Ieen in session in Newberry county
since the requisition was granted re
fused to indiet Mr. Felder for the
offense charged, and that the requisi
tion Is based solely upon an unsup
ported warrant.
The State of South Carolina was rep
resented by W. A. Holman, of Char
leston, and Sheriff M. K. Buford.
Felder was represented by distin
guished array of local counsel, and by
- ieorge Johnstone, of Newberry.
W. B. Seabrook.
A dispatch from Atlanta on Thurs
-day afternoon stated that Governor
Joseph M. Brown had refused to hon
or the requistion issued by Governor
Blease for Thomas B. Felder, of At
lanta, following a warrant sworn out
by Secretary B. Fank Kelley, of the
.dispensary ,winding-up commission,
NEWS OF PROSPERITY.
.a Quiet Narriage--Death at Mt. Pleas.
ant-Personal Mention-Other
Matters.I
Prosperity, June 22.-Miss Edna
Fealers hais as her guest Mr. W. T.
Ray, of Spartanburg.
Mrs. 3. S. Wheeler and children are
visiting in Winansboro.
Lawyer C. C. Wyche, has returned
to Spartanburg; after a visit to his
parents, Dr. and Mrs. C. T. Wyche.
Miss Parnell Davis, who for the past
three seasons has been Moseley Bros'.
popular trimmer, left Thursday for
her home in Reidville, N. C.
Mrs. E. C. Ridgell and daughter,!
Miss Louise, of Batesburg, are visiting
Mrs. J. L. Wise.
Misses Della Bowers and Isoline
Wyche are spending this week in New
berry.
Dr. E. N. Kibler is attending the
Dental association in Columbia.
Prof. and Mrs. T. Haynes and
daughter, Miss Sarah Mae, are visiting
Mrs. Haynes' parents, Mr. and Mrs.
L. S. Bowers.
Miss Elizabeth Hawkins is spending!
a few days at Silverstreet.
Rev. I. S. Caldwell and son, Ers
kine, left Wednesday for Staunton, Va.
Mr. T. A. Dominick and family are
spending this week in Greenwood.
Dr. T. J. Littlejohn, of Inman, is in
town.I
Mr. E. G. Counts and daughter, Missy
Jenn,ie Ruff, ~have .gone to Columbia
for a few days.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Gallman, of New
berry, No. 5, spent Sunday with Mrs.
L. S. Bowers.
Misses Myrtle and Ruby Fellers, of
Silverstreet, are visiting Miss Nora
Fellers.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Burch, of Colum
bia, spent Sunday with Mrs. J. S.
Wheeler.
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Baker have re
turned from a visit to Greenwood.
Mr. L. J. Fellers, of Winnsboro,
spent the week-end at home.
Prof. W. E. Monts is visiting in
Springfield, Ga.
Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Black spent Sun
day in Saluda.
Chief of Police Jno. C. Adams was
called to the Mount Pleasant section
tion is
5y Gov. -Brown
y on Requisition for Atlanta
:ision on Thursday After
,s in Office on July 1.
,epresents Felder.
charging Felder with attempting to
bribe.a member of the board of direc
tors of the State dispensary of South
Ca,rolina, and conspiring to cheat and
defraud the State of South Carolina.
The warrant was issued by Magis
trate J. C. Sample, on Secretary Kel
ley's affidavit, on May 29. Secretary
Kelley was acting under a resolution
of the winding-up commission.
The warrant was placed in the
hands of Sheriff Buford, who went to
Atlanta immediately with requisition
papers issued by Governor Blease.
Governor Brown informed Sheriff Bu
ford that the bar of Atlanta had re
quested to be heard in opposition to
the issuance of the extradition papers,
and June 20 was fixed for the hear
ing. The hearing was later postponed
by Governor Brown to June 22.
Sheriff Buford left Newberry for At
lanta on Wednesday afternoon.
The denial of the requestion ends
the matter for the present, of course,
it being necessary to have the requisi
tion honored in order to arrest 'him in
Georgia and bring him into this State.
Governor Brown will be succeeded
in the executive office of Georgia on
July 1 by Governor Hoke Smith. If
the Imatter should be presated to
Governor Smith, he would of course
not be bound -by the action of Gover
nor Brown, and he would be free to
dispose of the matter as he might see
fit.
Atlanta, June 22.--Governor Brown
has, refused requisition for T. B. Fel
der. M. M. Buford,
Agent South Carolina.
Tuesday on account of the death of
his aunt, Mrs. E. Cromer.
Profs. J. E. and I. M. Hunter are
home for the summer, the former from I
Clemson college, the latter from
Richmond Military academy, in Au
gusta.
Dr. George W. Harmon having com
pleted ~his course in dentistry and
passing the State board of South Carob
lina, has. decided to locate here, much
to the delight of his mt.ny friends.
Rev. W. E. Pugh, of Florence, and
Miss Mattie Miller, of near Prosper
ity, were quietly married Wednesday,
and left on the Southern train for
Florence. We extend congratulations.
W. B. AVANT WAS CAUGHT
IN LONE STAR STATE]
Cameron, Tex., June 21.--W. B.
Avant, alias William Benjamin, was
arrested here by Sheriff Hooks. Avant
is wanted .in Georgetown, S. C., where
he was 'tried for murder and convict-)
ed of manslaughter. Following his
conviction, the case was appealed and
the sentence was affirmed. Upon hear
ing of the affirming of his case, Avant,
accompanied by hbis wife, fled to this]
State about a year ago.4
When arrested today, he was en
gaged in selling sewing machines and 1
was located at a board:ing house., 1
He admitted that he was Avant, and
said that he would go back to South
arolina without requistion papers.
Crafts Set at Liberty.
Greenville News.
The releasing of Moses C. Crafts
from the county jail yesterday morn
ing by Coroner Euge.ne Batson would
seem to put a permanent quietus on
what some probably thought would de
velop into a sensational case of "wife
poisoning.''
The stomach of Mrs. Crafts was tak
en out and sent to the State board of
health for examination for traces of
poison. The State board turned the]
stomach over to Dr. Boyden Nyrms for
analysis. The chemist refused to ex
amine the stomach until he was assur
ed payment of his fee of $75. This
led to a series of letters between the
Official Prog
Chauto
THURSDAY,
Evening-City
8:30-Musical Prelude...
DeKoven Male Quartet a
Announc
8:45-Entertainment...
Gilbert A.
FRIDAY, Ji
Morning-City
10:00-Musical Prelude..
DeKoven Male Quartet a
Announe
10:30-Lecture._..........._._.....
Joseph G
Aftern
5:00-Merchants' Parad
Evening-City
8:30-Musical Prelude...
DeKoven Male Qaartet z
Announc(
8:45-Entertainment......
An evenin
Lorenzo Dana'
r and Governor Blease, as to who
mould pay the bills.
The governor wrote Coroner Bat- I -
~on that either the county or Mrs. I
~rafts' peoire would have to pay the E
te. Coroner Batson took the matter t
p with the Greenville county offi- I
~ers, with the riesult that they refused S
y pay the chemist's fee. Nothing was
ft then but for the coroner to comn
maa2tent with Mrs. Crafts' people. I
'his the coroner did several days ago.
o all lappearances, the dead woman's
eople were not willing to pay the
~heist's fee.*.
With the matter standing that way,
e coroner saw nothing ese to do but
elease Crafts.
A GOOD NEETING.
~araca Class of First Baptist Church
Elects officers--Encouraging Re- C
ports of Work Done.
t
The Baraca class of the First Baptist C
~hurch 'held their business meeting
it Friday at 8.30 p. m. All officers
Lnd committees made their reports
r the past six months; the reports
f the committees' work were very a
ood, and encouraging, and the officers
iad discharged their dutics well in
~very respect. t
After all the reports had been made
0
e new officers were elected for at
rm of six months, as follows: B. L.
orriety, president; I. H. Hunt, vice y
resident; R. M. Werts, secretary;
. 0. Wilson, assistant secretary; J.
{. West was re-elected treasurer; i
~frs. J. H. West wa-s unanimously
~lected again as teacher; C. A. Mur
)hy, press reporter.
After the election of officers, the
;ocial committee served delicious ice~ I
~reami and cake. d
The class has just finished some d
york in their class room, which adds a
;reatly to the looks and comfort of the n
room. c
It is the earnest desire and en.deav- 0
r of our class for every man in New- o
)erry, if he only spends one Sunday t:
ere, not to go away and .say he did t
ot attend Sunday school at any of n
he churches.
If you should attend our Baptist I
~arca class we assure you that you t
111l receive%a glad hand from every t.
ramme
zuqua Week
JUNE 22ND.
Opera House.
..........Vocal, Instrumental
nd Alkahest Orchestra.
ements.
.. . Impersonations
Eldredge.
JNE 23RD.
Opera House.
. Vocal, Instrumental
nd Alkahest Orchestra.
aments.
.. The Daughters of Eve
Camp.
oon.
e and Trades Display.
Opera House.
.....Vocal, Instrumental
nd Alkahest Orchestra.
,ments.
g of Magic and Mystery
falden & Co.
.ttend any other of the ,Sunday
chools or chu-ches here we are sure
be young men of those churches will
rec.me yo.u cordially, and .it is our
arnest desire .to see in thle near fu
iire every man, young and old, hold
g membership in some of the Sunday
cloos here. A. F. Lambright,
Reporter.
NsURGENTs JOIN
sENATE DEXOCRATs
he Wool Tariff Bill Brings About
Open Coalition in the Upper
House.
Washington, June 21.-The throw
g of the Democratic wool revision
ii 1i to the senate today drove the
surgent Republicans o'f that body
to an open coalition witih the Demo
rats in a demand for a general re
ision of the'tariff, and brought about
e threatened crisis in the finance
mmittee in 'the control of the senate:
t the end of a bitter fight the reso
tion by Senator Gore .requiring the
ance committee to report back t'he
rool bill before July 10 was passed by
vote of 39 to 18.
Western Republica.ns who have1
ught the reciprocity measure, tak
g up challenges thrown down by
e Democratic leader, followed each
her in rapid succession in their ul
matums to the sena.te leaders.
10 POWDER COMWBINE
IS AN ILLEGAL TRUST
lecree on Lines of Oil and Tobacco
Trust Decisions in Dupont Pow
der Case.
Wilmington, Del., June 21.--The
Tnited States circuit court for the
istrict of Delaware today ha?ided
)wn a decision declaring that the
leged powder trust, which is domi
ated by the E. I. Dupont de Nemours
>mpany, is a combination in restraint
interstate commerce in powder and
her explosives in violation of sec- 1
on 1 of the Sherman anti-trust law; t
iat it attempted to monopolize and
ionopolized a part of such commercet
violation of section 2 of the same.i
, and decreeing that the combina- I
on shall be enjoined from continuing 2
is violation and that it shall be dis- T
William Jenni
Charmed N
Prefaced His Superb Lecture
Thirty Minutes' Talk on
Heard by a Big and J
William Jennings Bryan delivered
his superb lecture, "The Prince of
Peace," before a Chautauqua audience
in the city opera house on Wednesday
morning which packed the building.
He prefaced his lecture with a thirty
minutes' address on the political is
sues of the day, in which he told of
what had been accomplished by. the
Democratic party and of the vindica
tion of the party in the triumph of
the righteous causes for which it had
stood, these causes having forced
themselves,upon a reluctant majority
and forced that majority to acknowl
edge them as the will of the people.
Mr. Bryan spoke for more than aJ.
hour and a half. His audience at
times broke into spontaneous ap
plause. During every minute of his
talk he held the close and undivided
attention of every hearer.
>Mr. Bryan reached Newberry on the
Southern train from Columbia at 9
>'clock Wednesday morning. He was
accompanied from Columbia by Gov.
and Mrs. CQ1le. L. Blease and Mr. E.
H. Aull. He was driven to the Crot
well hotel, wheie at 9.30 o'clock an
impromptu reception was tendered
him. Following his address in the
opera house he had bare time to re
turn to his hotel and reach the depot
by the time for the departure of his"
train. He left ou the C., N. & L. at
12.56, going to Chester.
Notwithstanding the strain of from
two to three lectures a day which he
has been under since he has been in
South Carolina, Mr. Bryan was in fine
Eorm on Wednesday morning, and in
his political address there was as
much fire and in his handshakes there
Beemed to be as much warmth and
riendliness -as during -his three cam
paigns for the presidency. Some of,
hos. who have heard many of Mr.I
Bryan's speeches both in his younger
'd later days have said that his voice
as lost much of the charm and melo
ly which it possessed when 'he .made
he famous address in the national
Democratic convention whichi secured
or him the nomination for 'the presi
lency. The writer has heard Mr. Bry
m In two political speeches sever
i yeia,rs ago, and if his voice has
ot any of its charm from the con
tant use to which it has been put,
t Is very, very l.ittlie.I
Mr. Bryan is. a magnetic man and a
nagnetic spea.kcr. He seemed to be
;lad to meet the people of Newberry
Lnd to shake their hands-the people
wrho have heeri devoted in their loyalty
, him and to the party.
In the begimning of his address, Mr.
3ryan spoke of the benefits of a Chau
aqua, and said that he trusted the
support given to the Chautauqua here
would be such as to ensure -its per
nanent retention as part of the year
y program.
Mr. Bryan said he thought he would
3reface his feligious speech with a
ittle politcs.I
"The reason why it is so easy now,"
;aid Mr. Bryan, "to get me to turn
side from politics and to discuss oth
r questions is that there are so inany
epublicans -now who are making the
peeches that we Democrats used to
nake that we don't have to spend so
nuch time on politics as we used to.
Lnd it is a very gratifying thing. In
act, I have been enjoying myself the
ast few years more than I ever did
efore in politics--and I have had a
easonably good time all my life. But
t has been more than a good time
he last few years. Ever since Mr.
toosevelt began to show familiarity
vith the planks of our platform I have
>een feeling good.
"I was in Washington just after he
~egan to borrow from us. He was at
ending a banquet as the chief guest,
.nd I was also present, and the boys
hese newspaper boys, who gave the
panque't-Were joking him from the
ieginning of the meeting to the end
bout what tie had taken finom our
latformf, and when it came my time
:.ked hm, too. I mentioned some
zgs Bryan
ewberry People
"The Prince of Peace" with
National Political Issues.
Enthusiastic Audience
things and then told him that I was
not prepared to .tell just what all he
had taken-that I was somewhat like
an old colored woman who was sick
and sent for a colored physician, and
when she got worse she sent for a
white physician. And the white phy
sician examined her pulse, and then
he said, "Did the other doctor take
your temperature?" And she said, "I
don't know; I ain't missed nothing
but my watch yet." I told him I
had not had tim'e to take an inventory
to see what I bad missed, but -I as
sured 1im I did not speak complain
ingly; that while some Democrats ob
jeeted to what he had been takig from
or platform, I did not; that our plat
forim was made for use, and If we
could not get a cahance to use it I was.
glad to have anybody use it who
would, and that it really made me feel
so good to see Repubiiane climbing
up on that platform that I was much
in the attitude of a young fellow I
heard of over in Alabama.' He was a
very bashful young man, and he court
ed his girl for a year before he bad
the courage to propose to her.%But one
evening he told her he loved her and
asked her to marry him. She was a
very frank sort 'of. a girl, and she
said, "Jim I have been loving you these
many months, and I have just been
waiting for you t. tell me so I could
tell you." And ' Jim was overcome
with delight He went out and look
ed up at the stars and he~said, "Oh,
Lord, I ain't got Tivthil' agin' 'nobody."
That is the way I began to feel, and
I have been feeling better ever since, *'.g
and if I get to feeling much bette
than I do now, I don't know what I
am going to do about it.
"Not long after that the cartoons
got to be 'petter-and I need not tell
you there was great room for im
provement in the cartoons. They were
awful .early in my political career
so bad 'that I had to quit allowing -
eome of these picture papers to go In
to my house. They kept my family so
irritated I just .had to shut them out.
But they are doing better' now. And
one of th:e first of these good cartoonsU
appeared in, Collier's Weekly. That
paper had not supported me, but this
cartoon was so good I sent and got
the original and have it in my office.
It 'represented Mr. RoosevelU and my-.
self as birds-both, of us as birds.
Don't laugh now.- After one bad been
in the serpent class for several years
it is qu.ite nice to get among the
birds. This represented us both as
birds,. but he wa,s on the nest, and I -'
was on the limb, and his nest was
feathered by feathers I had -formerly
worn. And there I stood on the limb,
all bare, with only one feather left
tariff reform. And I was wondering
when he was going to try to get that.
And, sure enough, three years ago,
they tried 'to get that, but they got to
quarreling as to whether the feather
should turn up or down, and It near
ly broke up the party. In fact, it was
the fight over this tariff question that
has made the d,ivision that is now so
apparent in the Republican party-a
division so great that we had about
half the Republicans voting with us a
year ago on reciprocity-nearly 'half.
We had twenty-four voting with us on
the farmers' free list, and I think this
morning's paper said that twenty-four
-and that is more surprising still
voted with us on -the wool bill. And
clay before yesterday 'a senato~r from
Montana warned the Republicans of
the east that if they favored recipro
city the western Republicans would
oin the Democrats and reduce the
tariff on other things, and yesterday
, New England Republican announced
that if the reciprocity bill was ratified
that he expected to see the western
Republicans then help to tear down
this temple of protection.
"They fooled the people last-eleetleu
with a little word 'revision.' People
thought-many of them-that that
mean.t reductio and when I pointed
ut during the L saign that the word