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C I kYOLLIDEE XLIX, NBER 5S. NE7 1ERRY, SOUTH C AROLINA, FRIDAY, JULY 21, 1911.TWCAWEK$10AYA. NOT ABOLISH HOSIERY MILL, torney General Informs State lth Board-Statement Made Orally at Meeting. bia, July 19.-Attorney Gen yon orally informed the StatE of health this afternoon that ii without authority in law to ac1 ny except an advisory capacity in pect to the hosiery mill at th- .StatE nitentiary, and, in fact, has no pow to require the penitentiary director. any of the various other StatE rds to accept its views and act upor m. With regard to that portion of the current resodution, under which thi %oard recently examined the peniten tiary, directing the board to "take sucl steps as they deem necessary to pre. vent the spread of tuberculosis among the convicts at the State penitentiary,' the attorney general said that this res olution, while it was sufficient to. re quire the board to make an inspec tion, and examination, has not thh force of law and can not repeal 03 -modify the statutes giving the direc tors and the superintendent of the penitentiary exclusive control and di reciIon of the institution. It must be understood that this opin ion was delivered orally. It indicates however, the line that will be taker in the formal written opinion, whici Mr. Lyon expects to file at an earl3 date. Awaiting Written Opinion. Mr. Lyon was present as an ex officio member of the board. Thh board had asked the attorney genera to furnish it with an opinion as to its authority over the hosiery mill in or. der that the board might know hov to answer a communication from Gov ernor Blease, urging further action ii the matter. The reply of the boarc has not been drafted. No definite ac tion was taken this afternoon in re gard to the hosiery mill and none is likely to be taken until the writter opinion is filed. It was the sense o' the board that it is not desirable tha prisoners should be employed in f hosiery mill at all, even if the build ing be new, because. such disadvan tages to the workers as exist in th4 knitting industry, anyway, are inten sified when the workers are convicts. Gianit Sleeps Whilst His Enemies BIni Him Hand and Foot. Iis the opinion of many of oui mot progressive and best business -anen engaged and interested in grow >ing cotton, that the recent movemen1 Sin the cotton mill merging is fraughr with danger to the interst 'o) both cot ton growers and cotton mill laborers in their present incomplete, unorgan ized condition, and that it behoover every man engaged in growing cottor or cotton operative, who has the wel - fare of himself and his family at heart to now assert their manhood, pluck *and grit, by uniting themselves witi their~ respective organization:s in a strong and righteous covenant fo3 their mutual protection and benefit. No doubt these mill men at the heat of this consolidation movement art prepared to show that in order t< maintain profitable dividends for thel stockholders, this economic relief sought for the purpose of cutting oft the heads of some of their "top-heavy' mills, is necessary; but at the samV time they are preparing themselves tC use their two-edged sword for. cut ting prices of cotton, as well as wag es of their operatives. When we consider that the farming Interest of the South has more that seven ($7.00) dollars invested in this occupation where the combined manu facturing interest has one ($1) dollai in their business, and that the voting power of the cotton grower and cot ton spinner in South Carolina car sweep the State for any right measure for the good of our people-that cot ton growers and cotton" mill opera tives, too, deserve all the punishmen1 tradition has allotted to a cowardly inactive giant that slept while the Lil Iputians bound 'him hard and fast. With the mills comibined in a corn act organization under thie manage ment of their best men, with cotter growers and mill operatives comupara -tively unorganized, who can doubt thE mils having a;b'olute control over the whole situation, regardless of thE fact that cotton growers and cottot for controlling the situation. But for the lack of complete organization this power is unavailable. No amount of calamity howling by unorganized individuals can ever pen etrate the hearts of soulless corpora tions that have no hearts. Absolute ly nothing short of a powerful organ- R ization among farmers and mill opera- C tives can protect their Interest and back their demands for a square deal, t and the sooner every mother's son of our people in this business is educat- m ed up to a full knowledge of this fact, the better it will be for the peace and T prosperity of our whole State. Prodding of a Dozing Bull. Whether or not it will ever be nec- p essary or desirable by cotton growers and mill operatives to affiliate for their mutual protection, it is not be fore us at present, but if such a com bination of affiliation should be nec essary in the future, that this prod- s ding of a dozing bull by combination of cotton mill owners will be respon sible for it. We are not urging a strong organization for the purpose of fight ing mill owners, for we need mills to spin our cotton, as much as mill men need the cotton to spin. Bett mill h owners and cotton men are in thej business for profits, and not for their health or charity's sake. But there is a consolation. for the farmer in the fact that he is not bound down in chains before King Cotton unless he like that kind of a life; he can grow his own food cropa at home and live at home while he waits for the hungry world to call for his products at pro fitable prices, and with a strong' or ganization the farmers of the South can control the production of cotton and the growing of home supplies in a way to protect the interest of the r Southern farmer against the combined efforts of all the mill merging busi- ti ness. ORDERS RAIDS AND ARRESTS. Governor Blease' Writes Union Sheriff f on Near-Beer Situation. Columbia, July 19.-On seeing a newspaper statement that Union had nine near-beer saloons in operation under liceis'es issued by Mayor T. C. Duncan, Governor Blease wrote to day a letter to Mr. J. G. Long, sheriff of Union county, directing him to raid Iat once every establishment claiming to do business under such a license. The governor's letter was as fol- c lows: 4 Mr. 3. 0. Long, Sheriff, Union Coun- a' ty, Union, S. C.-Dear Sir: Any near- o beer license appearing in any place c in your city or county is prima facie F evidence that the party is selling near- ti beer, in violation of the law. Raid every such place you have such infor- n mation about immnediately; arrest the a parties; bind them over to court for s trial, and press this matter. Hold up on no one. We play no favors, "equale rights to all and special privileges to none." Very respectfully, h Cole. L. Blease, Columbia, July 19. Governor. T SMITH TO RESIGN~ AS GOVERNiOR.1 And Present His Credentials to Unit- a ed States Senate MondaT-. C S4 Augusta, Ga., July 19.-Hoke Smith g will resign the office he now holds, as governor of Georgia either Thursday * or Friday of this week. By noon Mon- * -tay, July 24, Senator-elect Smith will , present his creditials as the .iun-ior * senator from Georgia to the United * States senate, and announce himself * to take the oath of office. 1* This is the story that cconaes out here from intimate friends of Gover nor and Senator-elect Smith, following h a caucus held in Atlanta Monday night when, it is said, both the sena- a torial and gubernatorial situation was gone over. Mr. Smith decided at thatc time it is stated, to resign the gover -norship and leave Atlanta in time to c reach Washington Monday morning. There was some indecision, according to the story, as to whether the resig. nation would be filed today or not Un- 0 til late in the week, but the definite c~ conclusion was reached that the State of Georgia would have the benefit of the services of two senators not later than Monday. i The Herald and News-the paper t that gives the news while It is newst.I NEWS OF PROSPERITY. iterary Scrosis to Meet Friday Af ternoon-Personal Mention of Many People. Mesdames W. A. Moseley and D. E. idgell left Thursday for Saluda, N. for several weeks' stay. Mr. F. W. Schumpert is spending As week at Silverstreet. Misses Y'Genia and Rosabelle Har on are visiting in Easley. Messrs. R. C. Counts, J. C. Counts, . B. Hawkins, M. S. Hawkins, L. C. erchant, and N. E. Hunter have tak 1 a trip to Florida. Mr. T. A. Berley has declined a )sition on the police force in Bishop lie, and will stay in Prosperity, to te delight of his many friends. Miss Mamie Birge, of Austin, Tex., visiting her aunt, Mrs. E. E. Young. Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Merchant, of vannah, Ga., are spending a few tys with Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Schum' >rt. Miss Helen Lathan, of Little Moun .in, is the guest of Miss Mary Lizzie rise. Misses Sadie Goggans and Harris we returned to Newberry, after a sit to Miss Isoline Wyche. Messrs. Hart Kohn and Macune rebb spest Sunday with Mr. A. B. Miss Lizzie Hawkins is vistting in tlverstreet Miss Curlee, of Winnsboro, is visit rg her sister, Mrs. J. S. Wheeler. The fishing party has returned from ape Romain, having mtt with greal access, capturing a shark and turtle hi-Ch were expressed to Prosperity r the benefit of their friends. Mr. Holland Paysinger, of Newber F, is visiting Mr. Vernon Wheeler. Mrs. F. E. Schumpert will entertair te Literary Sorosis Friday afternoon t which time the following progran ill'be rendered: "Domestic happiness, thou only bliss paradise-that hath survived the L"-Cowper. Round table on domestic science rs. Morris. Current Evants-Mrs. Wheeler. *GOVERNOR WILL SPEAK. 1.111 Deliver Address on Redman shij at Young's Grove, Near Prosper-' -Ity, on August 11. Governor Cole. L. Blease has ac apted an invitation to deliver an ad. ress on the principles of Redmanshil Young's Grove, below Prosperity a August 11, on the occasion of the mvention of the eighth district ol ed Men, to be held in Prosperity al ist time. The public addresses and picnic din. er at Young's Grove in the mnornina ill be followed by the business ses ons of the convention in the town. The program for the meeting is ifl large of D)istrict Deputy Great Sa 1em 0. 0. Smith, of Newberry. He as not yet completed the program hich will be announced in full as on as the details are arranged herp- will be several speakers. Governor Blease is a member ol ergell tribe of Red Men, of Newberry ad is past great sachem of Soiuth arolina, and at present great repre mtative from South Carolina to the reat council of the United States. *.* * * ** * ** ** * *** * CLEMSON EXTENSION WORK. ' Article 48. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * :9 The reports of the last census have iown that the State of South Carolina as been making wonderful progress ong agricultural lines in the lst n years. This progress or credit r this progress of course can not be aimed by any one agency, but it iows most plainly what can be ac iplished by united effort. Clemson college is not behind in s respect and has inaugurated one the most aggressive agricultural iapaigns over the State this summer iat has been conducted in a long hile. For the last month a Clemson ~inthrop demonstration train has led engagement every day in differ it sections of the State and will con c2ue until the first week in August. addition toihe work o this train the coming Saturday, July 15, will witness the opening of a farmers' in stitute campaign. Points not reached by the train will be thoroughly cover ed by institute parties. Four separate and distinct parties will be put into the field, covering within the next three weeks some fifty-four points at which institutes will be held. Then, as last year, it is proposed to hold a wind-up institute at Clemson college, commencing August 8 and continuing through August 11 inclusive. An interesting program is being ar ranged, most of it to partake more of the nature of demonstration work than of speaking, and a large and en thusiastic crowd of farmers is expect ed to be present. Good speakers have been secured from various sections of the South and no one can fail to reap a large benefit from attendance upon this institute. Redneed railroad rates have been requested and due notice of their granting will be given in plenty of time for all to plan their expenses. The cost while at the college will be one dollar a day for meals. The ise of the beds will be given free, but all who come are iequested to bring such bedding as they require together with their own towels. The college is able to furnish beds for about 800 people. In order that we may have some idea of how to prepare for and also that those who come may be assured that they will receive a bed, we are re questing all to notify us in advance, Every man who notifies us in advance, up to :the number of 800, will be fur nished a bed.' Should more :than thai numbe' come, which we do not thinli over likely, especially if we are nol notified, they should not be dissatisfied if they are not so comfortable. The program starts promptly at 2 o'clock onr Tuesday, the 8th, and We are particlarly anxious that all whc can sbouli come n'ot later than thai morning. The exercises will close it time on Friday for those specially anxious to reach home to leave on thf noon trains. Come prepared to spend the whole time with us and enjoy the work. Prof. D. N. Barrow, Superintendent Extension Work and Farmers' Institute. POWERLESS TO GIVE BELIEF. Gov. Blease Forced to Turn Down Pe. titlon of Abbeville Huguenots. Columbia, July 19.-Governor Blease said today that he regretted his inabil ity to afford any relief to the ancieni French Hiuguenot community of Bor Ideaux, in lower Abbeville county, from~ which he had received, an appeal for State aid, the crops of the petitioners having been ruined by a hail and wind storm Jeily 3. The names signed to the communi cation show very strikingly how the French families have clwng to the set tlement of their forefathers. Nearly all of the thirty-f our names are French, such characteristic names as Moragne, Bouchillon, Guillebeau, Cade, Cowan and Douthard. Individual los ses are reported as varying from $300J to $2,000. WILL GO OVER HIGHWAY. Government Expert Will Soon Inspect Charleston-Columbia-Newberry Asheville Route. Charleston, July 20.-Prof. M. G. Homes, govern,ment road expert for South Carolina, returned from Marion yesterday, where he had done some important road work, and spent a part of yesterday in conference 'with 'Sec retary McKeand and Engineer Whit ford, of the county sanitary and drain age commission. Prof. Homes will go with Mr. Whitford over the route of the proposed Summerville Belt Line today, and will soon be ready to start a preliminary examination of the route of the proposed 300-mile high way to Asheville. IPersonal Mention. Mrs. P. G~. Ellesor and little daugh ter, of Newberry, are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Will D. Copelnad this week.-Clinton Gazette, July 20. Mrs. Jno. M. Finney, of Whitmire, visited friends and relatives here the past week.-Clinton Gazette, July 20. Miss Bettie Davenport, of Kinards, visited Mrs. W. P. Montjoy and fam iy the past week.-Clinton Gazette, July 20. 1 * * * * * * * * * ** * * THE IDLER. * * ? * ** ** * ** *** **** ** * I was just wondering the other day if the government would begin the erection of the postoffice building dur ing the present generation. It will take at least two or three years to put up the building after work is begun, and I really can see no reason for the de lay. Of course, it is understood that I know a great dieal more .about what the government ought to do, than the government does itself. At the same time, to be perfectly frank, it makes very little difference to me personal ly whether the government ever puts up the building. The present build ing suits me all right, except in ore particular. I am sorry now that I spoke about I "tub night" in conn eetion with the { floors of the vestibule of the postof fice, because I happened down town on Sunday morning just after that, and, lo and behold, even the Saturday night bath had been overlooked. Now, I hope it is not due to what I said about how nice it looked after that bath. If so, I am sorry I said it. Iti may be that the government soap' is out. If so, I would suggest a popular subscription, for that little floor does look so nice on Sunday mornings after its good Saturday night "tub" exper ience, and I was only hoping that the application might be made every night so that it would look fresh and neat every morning. But now it has skip ped Saturday night. What next? I have read all that has been said about our water and our milk and I am glad to know that our artesian water 'Is pure. But then, we all knew that anyway. Now about this colil bacilli which they say is in, the spring water which is double distilled and vaporized and then mixed with our artesian water and frozen in :o ice-well, I don't know anything about that either. It may be pure, too, for all I know. As I have before remarked, when I was a youngster, .we never heard about all thlese germs to which they say we are exposed now. It'is getting so that one does not know what to eat or to drink. By -the way, I have not heard there were any germs in the beer in spiritus fru menti-oh, paaw, I have forgotten all my Latin, but you know what I mean-but hen I believe they are distilled and I suppose oxie will be safe in con:tinuing the morning toddy or the evening glass of beer.' But to get back to the vaporized spring wat er-well, I will wager my last year's panama-that is all I have-that if' there were two ice plants in Newberry each would vie with the other to make the patrons believe that they used only the pure artesian water in the manufacture of ice, and if not the one who did use that water would get the business even the spring water with its coli-bacilli were forty times distilled and double vaporized. But what's -the use to discuss it now, for now it is purely an academic question, inas'much as the board of health has ordered the spring supply of water cut off, and we are getting ice from pure artesian water. So far as I am1 con cerned I continued to use the milk and the ice regardless of coli-bacilli, and I did not fear the germs. I am coun try raised and usedato dig salt out of dirt in the bottom of the meat house and I still live. -0 I hope everybody in Newberry read that editorial in Wednesday after noon's Record on "Beauty and Busi ness." If you did not, get the paper and read it. Or better still, Mr. Edi tor, suppose you print It. It is worth reproducing. 'Ibe Wisconsin furni ture dealer knew everything he want ed to know about Memphis. He was looking for a Southern city In which to go in business. He shook hands with the two .Memphis men who met him and said: "Now let us hop into a machine and go out and see how you are fixed for parks and ~boulevards and public buildings." Suppose he were to come to New berry with such a request, what would you do? Take him over to Willow brook, of course, and then you would have to tell him this was a private en terprise. Well, .they took him around and when they got back he said: "Good! That's fine. Now we can be. gin to talk business." Of course Mem phis had parks and public buildings and boulevards. He afterwards gave his reasons. Listen: "I make fur" niture," he said. "I must have plen ty of good, steady help to do it. No city is a good city for the man who must have good, steady help unless It has kept step with other cities and provided places for the help's sane and healthful recreation. That's just business." "There is," he continued; "also a new day in the making of pub i. buildings; and if a city hasn't kept step with either, and hasn't started ul movement for fine artistic civic build ings, it is a sign that something Ih wrong with that community. It isn't on to its job." Now, then, there you have it. Just what I have been telling you from the first minute I picked up my old pencib to write the first line for this column. And it's just as true as any preaching you ever heard or ever will hear. And you sit idly down on this propoo sition and won't help me j ta little bit, you old, stingy, money loving cit izen, and console yourself with the tbought that you are a good business man, because you have put aside a few dollars, never thinking of the health and comfort of those by whose sweat you have been enabled to make those dollars. And blesides, if you provided some of these comforts you; could have made more from this ssms help. Jt would pay you from your sel fish viewpoint. But the park is coming. Don't you forget that. Things come slow in Newberry, but I believe there is a co 1science left and if you can get it aroused it will act. I'll get help after awhilp to arouse it, and then me and. Patsy will kill the bear. The Idler. P. S.-Speaking about competition there is right here in Newberry, in a small way, one of the strongest illus trations that I have ever known.- Nbw and again I go down town early in the morning, and sometimes I like to read the State newspaper, and it has been coming on the 5.19 train for a long time; but the negro who was handling 5t could not thin.k of getting up before 8 or 8.30, and, therefore, you could rarely get a copy before the regular alil. Since Mr. C. P. Pelhem has been handling a few copies at the Newber ry hotel the negro is out as soon as the train arrives and you can hear him by 6 o'clock every morning. The little competition acted as a great awakener, and so it goes. Monopoly makes the best of us indifferent and dictatorial and careless of the inter ests of the dear people. T. I. ** * * * * * * e C S SOCTAl, 5 The Bachelor Maids were entertain ed most delightfully by Miss Banna Neel on Tuesday E.fternloon. This be ing a social meeting, refreshm'ents con sisting of' a salad and an Ice course were served. Mrs. E. C. Jones gave a receptloa last week in honor of her daughter, Mrs. Scarborough, of Sumter. Thes. house was elaborately and beautifully :decorated, especially for this season of the year, when flowers are so rare. About 75 ladies called between the hours of 5 and 7. The members of the Morning Bridge club will resume their series of games, beginning Friday morning of this week. THE STATE WILL SUPPLY ANTI-TYPHOID BACTERI Columbia, July 19-South Carolina will be the second State in the union to furnish f>ree to its citizens through the ,physicans anti-typhoid bacterin for immunIty against typhoid. Flor ida was the first. The State board of health decided this afternoon to manufacture the bacterin in its own laboratory here for free distribution. The board will be ready to supply physicians with the bacterin within a short time.