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ONRR TUSDYyJL 2I$ YLIEXI,NUER5.NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA. TUESDAY, JULY 25, 1911.TWEAWE,$15AYA. AYERAGE YIELD OF CORN. 'here Will be Plenty of Hominy to Go With the Hog in South Carolina This Year. -Columbia State. In spite of discouraging reports -that have come from several counties, the indications at this time are that the State's corn crop this year will be very little if at all below the average yield taking the State as a whole. While the most distressing condi tions are reported from a few coun - ties, among them Cherokee, Barnwell -and Calhoun, and shortage indicated in many others, most of the larger and the corn-growing counties report that larger- yields are expected, in -some counties larger than in many years past. As with cotton the affect of im -proved methods of corn cultivation is being felt this year, as is also the in fluence of the -boys' corn clubs and the offer of prizes for large yields. The upland corn, due to the long ,drought, is not good anywhere, but the young corn and the bottom land crop, which has had plenty of mois ture and at times when it needed it, is as a rule in splendid condition. While the older crop is now maturing, -and has done only fairly well, the young corn is promising, and with a -very few exceptions, is getting all the rain necessary. With good seasons from now on, -the indications at present are, that there will be plenty of hominy to go with the hog in South Carolina this -year, and in some sections very little "W6stern corn will be bought. Reports indicate especially good corn crops in Dorchester, Colleton, Saluda, Berkeley, Pickens, Darling ton, Dillon, Florence, Charleston, Clarendon, Sumter and Georgetown %counties. Wi. E. GONZALES HURT. Editor of The State Painfully Injured by Automobile-The Machin Turns Turtle. Greenville, July 21.--Capt. W. E. Glonzales, editor of The State, who was "mnjured in an automobile wreck near 'Fountain Inn this morning, was1 'brought to the city about noon and is' '.af^the Greenville infirmary, where his .7 physician, Dr. C. B. Earle, said t" n iint, after thorough examination, tthat there are no injuries besides a intusion on the back of the head and a -bruise on the back just above the thigh. Dr. Earle says Mr. Gonzales will probably be out within the next two or three days. 'The State correspondent saw Capt Go'nzales at 7 o'clock tonight, and he had sufficiently recovered from the shoc'k of the accident to be able to give a connected account of the wreck. Capt. Gonzales, with his negro chauf teur, left Columbia early this morning 'in a touring car for Asheville, and art -TO d'dlock reached Fountain Inn -without mishap. Just north of Foun 'tain Inn on the direct road to Green Tille a party of telephone linemen 'were at work and had lowered three -or four wires across the road. Going 'at a rate of about 20 miles per hour the automobile was within a few ,yards of the suspended wires before 'the lineman stationed to wa-rn pas 'sengers of the danger was seen, and on seeing the wires be-fore him the 'driver mistook them for live wires and veered to the roadside in order to -avoid them. At the same tite he ap plied the emergency brake. One of the tires of the machine exploded, causing the machine to rush with t'er rific force into an embankment along 'side the road. The automobile turned completely over, pinning under it Mr. Gonzales and the glriver, the only two passengers. Fortunately a deep ditch held the machine off them in part, and probably saved both Capt. Gonzales and his driver from serious injury. Capt. Gonzales was brought to Green ville h- an automobile and given im mediate attention by Dr. Earle. The negro driver was given attention at* 'Fountain Inn. 'He 'is not badly hurt. Mrs. Gonzales, who was at Ashe -'ille, was notified of the accident and is expected to reach Greenville before midnight. Cp.Gonzales, in telling of the ac -cnt tonight, said the car is almost e mpiete wrek. When the news of the accident became known in the city much solicitude was expressed and there was much satisfaction when Dr Earle announced that Capt. Gonzales injuries were in nowise serious. At midnight a message from the in firmary said that Mr. Gonzales is rest ing well and that aside from sore ness and stiffness from bruises, which will inconvenience him for several days, he is likely to suffer no ill ef fects from the automobile accident of this morning. During the afternoon many prominent Greenville people called at the infirmary to inquire af ter Mr. Gonzales' condition. COLUMBIA LADY'S TRAGIC DEATH Mrs. Caroline Aiken Robertson Falls Through Elevator Shaft. Columbia, July 22.-Mrs. Caroline Aiken Robertson, wife of Manager Mc Bride C. Robertson, of the South Caro lina Cotton Oil company's plant in Columbia, died at the Columbia hos pital this evening, without regaining consciousness, half an hour after fall ing from the second floor level to the basement, down the elevator shaft in the National Loan and Exchange bank building. Just how the accident occurred may never be known. It is the prevailing theory that as the ele vator came up the operator opened the door, thinking Mrs. Robertson wished to go to a higher floor; that on finding she wished to go down instead, he started his car upward and, as the floor of the car rose and before the door .had closed, Mrs. Robertson, whose hearing was defective, stepped forward and fell into the shaft; or else that the door did not catch as the car rose and Mrs. Robertson, peering down the shaft, was struck by the car as it descended. Mrs. Robertson was a daughter of the late Gen. Hugh Aiken, of Winns boro. Her only brother is Dr. Gayle Aiken, a celebrated physican of New Orleans, Mrs. Robertson'' mother died in New Orleans last winter. Her children are the Misses Mary Gayle Robertson and Minna Robertson, both students at the College for Women, Columbia. Miss Mary Gayle Robert son is en route here this evening, from Kingstree, where she has been visiting friends, and will not learn of her mother's tragic death until she reaches home. Mrs. Robertson was attended im mediately after her accident by Drs. Boozer and Lester, but there was noth ing that could be done to save her life. Her husband reached the hos pital shortly before she passed away. Irs. Robertson had left the Timrod library room, on the second floor of the building, alone and it may ne'ger be known just how she happened !to fall to her death fromr the shaft. Mrs. Robertson was one of the most charm ing women o? Columbia. She enter tained delightfully, and often in a :uiet way, and was very widely be loved. WON'T GET NEAR-BEER BACK. overnor Blease Refuses Demand of Newberry Man for Return of Stuff Recently Seized Here. Columbia, July 21.-Gov. Blease re eived today a request 'almost a de mand from J. T. Lawson, of Newberry, that the barrels of near-beer seized recently by a constable be returned to him, and the governor not only declin ed to return the stuff but told his cor respondent that the authorities would ontinue to make such seIzures. Gov ernor Blease wrote to Lawson: "The constable did right in taking the near-beer and I have instructed him to keep on taking -it and have you put in jail if you keep on violating the law. I do not propose to allow it. A copy of this letter has been for warded to the constable to act ac ordingly." Commenting on the sit uation, the governor said: "I am not prohibitionist in principle or in prac tice, although so far as the practice is concerned the doctors won't let me indulge now, but I propose to do all n my power to enforce the liquor laws." Lawson argues that he ought not to be molested because he hears that near-beer is being sold openly in other South Carolina towns. He said also that an analysis which he had made showed that his beer contained noth QUICK WORK. Constables Cannon G. Blease and Thos. P. Adams Corer Four Miles in Nine Minutes. About 12 o'clock on :Friday night, Constable Blease got a 'phone mes sage to come to Mr. B. B. Leitzsey's house, that a drunken negro was curs ing around the house, there being no male members of the family then pres ent. Mr. Blease, who is as quick an officer as can be found in any city or country, never did quicker work than was done from the time he received that message to the time of finishing the business in hand. He sought his partner in such work, Mr. T. P. Adams, who is a good match in cour age and efficiency, and the two reach ed the Leitzsey residence, four miles on route two, in nine minutes, travel ing in the car of Mr. Fred 'H. Dom inick, who had kindly placed it at the disposal of the officers, and which was driven by Mr. W. C. Waldrop, who is ever ready to accommodate his friends in such work at any time of the day or night. When they arrived at their destina tion they found the negro, Ben Gray, still cursing around the house. He was so unruly, and resisted the of ficers to such an extent that in order to subdue him Officer Blease had to club him into submission. The party brought the negro to town and got Dr. W. G. Houseal to attend to his wounded head. Dr. House'l sewed four scalp wounds for him, .t about 1 o'clock in the morning. It was all quick and effective work. At the ear liest hour -available Gary was tried by Magistrate J. C. Sample, (who knows what to do right away in such cases,) and was sentenced to a fine of $300 or to serve ninety days on the road. 'It just~ happened that there was no male protector with Mrs. Leitzsey on that night and Gray must have known it, but he was not counting on Mrs. Leitzsey's -coolness and presence of mind in so prompLly summoning the authorities of the law to her assist ance. In the good work of being on hand with ability to do the job of bringing in violent offenders, Blease and Adams are twin night hawks in the department of justice and don't get scared at shadows or substances. This demonstrates the usefulness of both the telephone and the automo bile. At 1 o'clock a doctor is stitching wounds in the scalp of a negro who about one hour before was four miles in the c.ountry frightening a lady by his loud cursing around her house at the midnight hour, the lady without protection and the community asleep. The telephone and the automobile played their respective parts in this instance, as they have in other in stances in the welfare of the city and county. And it would be well if the authorities could be provided with autos of their own, in cases of emer gency when private cars may not be available. FARMERS TO MEET THIS WEEK. Annual Session of South Carolina Un ion Called-Program is Ar ranged. The regular annual meeting of the South Carolina State Farmers' Union will be held in the city of Columbia in the hall of the house of representa tives commencing Wednesday, July 26, at 4.30 p. mn., and continuing through the 27th. This will be in some respects one of the most important union meetings ever held in this State. Many matters of importance to the organization and to the agricultural interests in general will come up for consideration. J. B. O'Neall Holloway, State organ izer, has labored hard fo-r the benefit of the union. It is expected that the work of the organization department will be continued and broadened by putting more organizers in the field. Addresses will be made before the State union by Clarence Poe, editor of the Progressive Farmer, and by. Dr. . M. Riggs, president of Clem son college, as shown on the program. R. A. N. Wilson, of Mississippi, a well known Farmers' union speaker and field worker, will also make an ad dress some time during the meetinf. All members of the union, whether present. These addresses will doubt less attract quite a number. The program for the annual meet ing of the State union is as follows: Wednesday, 4.30 P. M., July 26. Opening exercises. Enrollment of delegates. President's address. Apopintment of committees. Education, good of the order, me morials, resolutions. Recess until 8.30 p. in. Minutes of previous session. Communications, notices, memo -rials, resolutions and other papers to be referred to proper committees. Report of executive committee. Reports of deputy organizers. Address by Dr. W. M. Riggs, presi dent of Clemson college. Thursday, 9 A. 1., July 27. Minutes of previous meeting. Election of officers. Report of committees. Report fom national meeting. Unfinished business. 4.30 p. m.-Addcess by Clarence Poe. editor of Progressive Farmer. List of Officers-State Union. President-A. J. A. Perritt, Lamar, S. C. Vice president-E. W. Dabbs, Route 1, Mayesville, S. C. Secretary-'reasurer-J. Whitner Reid, Columbia, S. C. Chaplain-W. E.- Bodie, Wards, S. C. Conductor-W. E. Hopkins, Hop kins, S. C. .Sergeant-at-Arms-W. P. Caskey, Lancaster, S. C. Doorkeeper-iA. P. Calvert, Abbe irille, S. C. Executive Committee-A. D. Hudson Newberry, S. C., Route 1; Douglas Mc Intyre, Marion, S. C.; L. C." Padgett Smoaks, S. C., Route 2. MR. BRADLEY'S ARM BROKEN, I :Newberrian Suffers Painful Aecidenl in Sandersonville, Ga.-Is Now Able to be Out. Sandersville, Ga., July 24.-Mr. J. A Bradley, the popular manager of th( Bell Telephone otpany at this p1ace happened to a painful accident lai Saturday which resulted in breailng his right arm. He was on his W&y tc Oconee in a buggy when the driver alighted near the residence of Mr. L H. S. Strange to allow the horse tc drink water. Without thinking of the consequences he slipped the bridle from the horse. Mr. Bradley did not notice what was being done until toc late. As soon as the horse found him self free of the bridle he began to ru-n and Mr. Bradley jumped out. In doing so his weight fell upon his grin, break ing the bones. He is able to be out since the limb was set by physicians, and other than the inconvenience of abroken member is getting along all right. Capt. J. A. Lester Makes Good Again. Capt. J. A. Lester, of Prosperity, who led his class for tour years -at the Citadel, South Carolina's military school, has just been notified that he won the cozmpetitive examination for a cadetship at West Point, the United States military school, in New York. Canf. Lester, though not quite 20 years of age, has shown himself to -be a son of a worthy sire. lje led his class in the graded schoo'l1s, Won a scholarship to the Citadel, led his class there for four years, ta-king away first honor, and has now won a scholarship to West Point. At the time of his graduation from the Citadel he w offered the chair-'of Mathematics and French in Riverside Military academy, at Gainesville, Ga. Capt. Lester is a son of Mr. A. M. Lester, a successful merchant of Pros perity, and is a nephew of Col. Wil liam Lester, who distinguished him self in the War Betwen tly, States. Capt. Lester will leave for West Point on the July 30, as he begin3 his new work on August 1. Crowning of King Georg. Mr. D. R. Lavender, who has the picture show at the old court house, will put on Friday afternoon and evening, the coronation of King George. There will be good pictures every day during the week. Beth Eden Pastorate. The joint council of Beth Eden pas torate will meet at Beth Eden church Thursday, Juy 27, at 10 a. m. Jas. D. Kinard, TWO BROTHERS DIE OF SAME DISEASE WITHIN TWO DAYS Messrs. Robert and William Wright, of Johnston, S. C., Dead From Heart Disease. Johnston, S. C., July 21.-Within two days of each other, two brothers in the community have passed away from heart trouble. On the 18th Mr. Robert S. Wright, 65 years of age, at his country. home near town. Sur viving him are the following sons and daughters, aid his widow, who was Miss Lavinia Cogburn: Mrs. Kittie Rushton, Mrs. Allie Kinard, Mrs. Will Culbreath, Miss Lule, Wright, of John ston; Mrs. Frank Law, of Saluda; Messrs. D. P. Wright, Augusta, Ga.; J. F. and E. R. Wright, of Johnston. Mr. William Wright died today, at the age of 76, from heart trouble, at his home in Johnston. Surviving him is his widow aid. the following chil I dren: Rev. George A. Wright, of Newberry; S. P.; Wright, Greenwood; M. R., W. M. and J. H. Wright, Miss Leora Wright, all of Johnston. Both these gentlemen were Confed erate soldiers, and among the staunch est and oldest citizens of old Edge field county, rearing large families who have made useful citizens. Of nine brothers, the following are liv ing, with two sisters surviving: Messrs A. .C. Wright, St. Petersburg, Fla.; J. F.''Gright, Parrott, Ga.; J. R. Wright, Sr.,. Greenwood, S. C.; Mrs. Anna Thatcher, Texas; Mrs. Ellen Matheney, Ridge Springs, S. C. GOOD KANSAS TOWN IN CLASS T ITSELF, Nobody Smokes or Curses in BaldIn-, No Other Place In the World Like It-Seat of Big Methodist University. Asheville Citizen. Baldwin, Kansas, the home of Ba ker university, the big Methodist school of the West, is in a class by it self, says an exchange. There is no other town in the state like it. Religion forms the warp and woof not only of the college and its at taches and students, but of the busi ness interests as well. Talk with the Baldwin banker, barber, druggist or liveryman for five minutes and he will say something about the religious spir it that pervades the townsite. And he speaks of it in a friendly way, too. He seems to take a great pride in it. The spirit of the people is so entirely dif ferent from that of the. other towns that it is very noticeable as well as re freshing. Once upon a time Baldwin had a Commercial club, run on the same lines as. such clubs are run in other towns. It failed of its purpose. The b.usiness men say .it was due to the lack of the true Baldwin spirit which being interpreted', means that it lack ed the thread of religion in its fabric. Another club has now arisen in the ashes of the Continental club and It is accomplishing all sorts of things in town development. It is the Metho dist Brotherhood. When someone thinks of a scheme that will, help the town he presents it to the Methodist Brotherhood, which gives it consider ation. If it is approved then the brotherhood gets behind and pushes with all the vim of the Kansas City Commercial club. If the brotherhood disapproves it the scheme is dropped. Every busines man in the town belongs to the brotherhood and all take great interest in the club and its work. The brotherhood meets once a month and all business houses close except the drug store, so that the pro prietors and clerks can attend the meeting. The brotherhood aroused In terest in municipal improvements uin til the town now hias a complete sew er system, electric lights and water works. - -It is working on a farewell recep tion to Dr. Murlin, retiring president of Baker. These things are cited, sim ply to show the wide scope of its work. A stranger is soon impressed with the seeming eccentricities of the town. For instance, the hotel will not keep cigars in stock for its customers. The proprietor doesn't believe in smoking. One druggist keeps cigars, the only ore in town. A stranger nioticed 'at the cigar case was rather emptv and asked abot-t it. "Oh, we had quite a run last week." said the druggist, "and I haven't got around te ordering any more." For many g ars, it is said, it was impos s,1e -- iy a cigar in the tmyn. Methodists own and run Baldwin the Presbyterians have a slight toe hold in one of the suburbs and the Catholics have a church with a dozen. or so members over near the railroad. But it is hard sledding for both anti Methodist institutions. Some years ago a Topeka Presbyterian opened a bank there, but he sold out later. He said that Baldwin was no place for a Presbyterian to. try to do business 4n. ?erhaps more superannuated preach ers live in Baldwin than in any other city of its .size in the world. - Theyf flock there to spend their last days, as the spirit of the town just suits them. It is also a great place for retired farmers with religious tendencies. Parents move there from all sections of the country in order to get the ef fect of the spirit upon their childrem. during the period of character formr ing. A person can walk the streets for six months and haunt every public ' place, even the livery stable, without hearing an oath uttered. Baker university has about 500 stu dents. This makes Baldwin a lively -< though solemn town during the schoolt term. Three or four young men stu dents were discussing their studies and the coming commencement exer cises on the hotel veranda the other night. A stranger began to quiz them about the town and its peculiarities. "Isn't it rather dull here in the sum mer when the students are awayr?"e asked. "It usually gets pretty dull," re marked one of the young men in great' earnestness. "But the town is golag to be lively, all right, this summer." "What's going on?" he was asked. "Oh, the brotherhood is arranging ' for a Fourth of July celebration. And r besides that the Epworth League ,ls to hold its convention here one week." The people are looking,forward-with great interest to these tWo events. 4 [However, theY6 is /l-y-'rei going on in Baldwin in a church way and that is what the people enoy. A good lecturer or preacher can draW' a big audience. Theatrical outfits, esr pecially musical comedies, couldt t draw a eorporal's guard. In fact, they are not wanted. Baldwin doesn't be+ lieve in frivolities nor any funny bus ness. Tom McNeal, of Topeka, once made a speech there, and 'referred to Baker as "a preacher factory." He shocked the people. Crime is a thing. almost unnown in the town. Most people. never 10.ck their doors at night. .A bootlegger canI find no customers there. Once upon a time the town'was scandalized, wheni it learnied that some of the -college boys were drinking sweet cfder. When Old Age Is a Curse. When they have lost self-respect When they do not stand for anything in their community. When their neighbors wouWi not consider their departure any loss. When the imagination is foul and the thought impure. When the Individuality has been burned out by dissipation. When all the reserves of energy and force have been prematurely exhausted by a vicious life. When the individual ha.s not learn ed the art of self-control and pa ience. When young people cannvt live with them with any comfort. When it has developed only vulgari , coarseness and animality. When it has left the individuxal ugly, isagreeable, touchy, cynical, critical, ncharitable, unkind. When the old have lost the best of life, the desire for usefulness. Whnthey have no aim in life. Death of Former Newberran,. Greenwood Journal, 21st. Dr. Benjamin Furman D)uckett died a.t his home in this city last night af ter an illness of several weeks.' For some days his death was ez,pected very momien. H!e was the son of Thomas Duckett ne of the first graduates of Furman niversity, who became a celebrated. teacher. His school in Newberry hav ing attained the distinction of being ne of the best in the State. Card of Thanks. Mr. Editor: We wish to express our gracious appreciation through these olumns to our white and colored friends for. -'their' aid and sympathy during tl4 illness and death of our other,, Laura H. Whitener. / .T. L. Whitener. / L. D. Whitener. M L JonesL ?