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~.0 -rNEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA. TUESDAY, AUGUST 15, 1911. DISTRICT CONVENTION I. 0. R. M. Fine Meeting Held at Prosperity, With Public Addresses at Young's Grove. The eighth district convention of the -Improved Order of Red Men was heid -with Omaha tribe, No. 75, of Prosper ity, on Friday, the public addresses being delivered at Young's Grove dur tug,the morning, and the business ses sion being held in the lodge room at Prosperity in the afternoon. There was a good attendance of delegates, and at the public meeting in the morn Ing there were about 2,000 people 'present to hear the addresses and to partake of the barbecue and picnic dinner. The speakers were Dr. C. T. Wyche, Great Sachem J. P. Carlisle, eenville, Judge J. H. ,Chappell, Past Great Sachem Otto Klettner, and Governor, Cole. L. Blease. District Deputy 0. 0. Smith presid -ed and introduced the speakers in a happy manner. The Welcome Address. An appropriate address of welcome was delivered by Past Sachem C. T. Wyche, of Omaha tribe, who extended to all the delegates and to all those present a most cordial greeting. He Teferred to the history of Prosperity, -and to the historic spot upon which this gathering was held, and spoke -of the independence of thought, the fairness, and the'openness to convic on of the people of the community, ho had heard some of the greitest minds of the country discuss ques tions of State and of Nation at -Young's Grove. Col. E. H. Aull, who some;time ago -was placed on the program for the 'response on b^1-alf of the tribes of 'the district, could not be present. On Behalf of the Pocahontas. Judge John Henry Chapp;ell, of New berry, eloquently responded on behalf of the Degree of Pocahontas, which 'he -said was composed of "the finest, the fairest and the most beautiful set -of womerd that - there. are on God's green earth." He recouited the le-: -gend of P6cahontas and of Capt. John ith, and said it was the tenderness f heart and the courage and loyalty end devotion of the fair Indian maid that thy Daughters of Popahontas ere trying to emulate, and were emu ating. He told of spiecifie instances where the Daughters of Pocahontas ad -brought help and encouragement ~nd cheer into the darkness of dis ess, and paid a fine tribute to theit Works of charity and of loving kind Pact Saehem (tto Klettner. Past Great Sachem Otto Klettner, who is now great representative to e great Council of the United States, as introduced by 'District Deputy 'Smith as a man who had broken all previous records as great sachem of 'South Carolina, both in increase of membership and along other Iines, -and referred to the fact 'that during Mr. Klettner's administration 2,800i palefaces -had been adopted into the order. Past Sachem Klettner spoke on the "History of Redmanship." ?robably there is no man in the en tire great jurisdiction of the great scouncil of the United States who ~knows more of the history of Red manship than Past Great .Sachem Klettner, and there is probably no man in the entire jurisdiction who has done more for the order. Past Sachem Klettner's address was a magnificent presentation of the principles of the rder,; and of the order's history. No is could do it justice, and it is ter of regret that lack of space ot permit the publication of the tire address. Mr. Klettner's delivery s forcible, and he held the close ention of the large audience. Great Saehem J. P. Carlisle. Great Sachem J. P. Carlisle, ot Greenville, delivered 'a fine address on the work and the aims of the ord-er. Wherever you find a good Red Man, bie said, you find a good, true citizen, 'a man who 'believes in the Stars an4 St-ripes, who believes in truth, in hon or and in temperance, in charity in thought and in charity in deed. He spoke of what the Red Man had done in relieving distress, and of their work for the widow and the~ orphan, Sstressing the efficiency of the method which b1ad been adopted in caring for the orphan-the method of aiding the orphan under the guidance and care f the neares relatives who were left. His address was an excellent presen tation of the order and of what itis accomplishing and what it proposes to accomplish. Governor Blease. Governor Blease spoke on the "Principles of Redmanship." He de livered a splendid fraternal address upon man's duty to man, and upon the need in the world of more real charity. He paid a high tribute to Past Great Sachem Klettuer upon his work in the order and for the order, and upon his work in -relieving dis tress not confined to the bounds of the order. His reference to P.it Sachem Klettner was heartily ap plauded. He eloquently urged as a high duty the effort t6 lift up the fal len, saying that no one eyer fell too low for salvation. He referred to the great work of the Red Men for the widows and orphans, *and cited figures showing the large amounts which I Bergell tribe, of Newberry, alone has paid out in relieving distress. Governor Blease's remarks upon some other matters, which he inci dentally referred to in the course of his address of an hour and ten min utes, are given in another column. THE NEWS OF PROSPERITY. House Party-Protracted Meeting at Corinth-Many People Who Are Coming and Going. Prosperity, Aug. 14.-Mr. P. L. Rik ard has returned to Atlanta after a visit to Mr. A. M. Counts. Prof. W. E. Monts has gone to Springfield, Ga., where' he will ibe superintendent of Springfield graded school. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Connelly, of Ninety Six, spent the week-end with Mr. J. A. Baker. Miss Hattie Groseclose has gone to Ehrhardt for a month's stay. Mr. S. B. Bowers has returned to Fitzgerald, Ga., where he will buy cot ton this season. Di'. and- Mrs. G.. W. Harmon spent the week-end in Savannah, Ga. Mr. Wm.'George Dominick, of Pitts field, Mass., is visiting his mother. Miss Mary Lizzie Wise is entertain ing at a house party the following young ladies: Misses Pauline Sligh, Margaret Burton, Lizzie McCrackin, Newberry, and Nell Kohie, of Colum bia. Miss Richberg, of Bishopville, Is the guest of Miss Willie Mae Wise.: Mr. M. H. Snyder, of Spartanburg, spent Sunday with Mr. Herbert Lang ford. Mr. A. H. Kohn, of Columbia, is in town to the delight of his many friends. Rev. E. W. Leslie is assisting Rev. J. B. Harmon, who is holding a se ries of mveetings at Corinth church, Route No. 5. Aveleigh Presbyterian Church. All the members of Aveleigh Pres byterian church are invited 'to meet at the church .on Sunday morning, Au-' gust 20, at 11 o'clock, by request of teSession. W. As McSwain. Marriage Licenses. Certificates through Clerk of Court Goggans have been issued to two col ored couples, as follows: August 12, Rufus Smith, Mattie P. Gilliam, both of Newberry. August 12, Clark Williams, Mary Ruff, both of Newberry. An -Approaching Marriage. The following card which has been issued will be of great interest to Mr. Folk's many friends here: Mr. Joseph Scharbauer announces the marriage of his daugh ter ~ Mina to Mr. George Hamilton Foilk on Saturday the. twelfth of August nineteen hundred and eleven South Bethlehem, New York. At Home after October 1, Clemson College, South Carolina. Newberry Circuit. Next Sunday, August 20, two ser vices at Ebenezer, and each day fol lowing, during the protracted ser vices. The public is cordially invited. I hereby call in the service for Leb, anon on next Sunday in order to con centrate at Ebenezer. . M. Fridy. F.\11ERS NA KNOW Senator Smith, of South Carolina, Fa tier of Resolution to Reveal Meth ods of Ascertaining Crop. Washington, D. C., Aug 12.-Sena tor Smith, of South Carolina, today introduced a resolution of vast impor tance to the cotton industry of south ern States. He proposes to require the secre tary of agriculture to make public the methods by which crop conditiona are ascertained and how the experts arrive at the probable yield of fleecy staple for a given year. He also pro poses that the names and postoffice address of all the exp?rts who fur nish this information be published. He plans further to have the depart ment tell the public how it arrives at the nunber of acres that have been planted in cotton. The resolution might have passed the senate today except for Senator Burton, of Ohio, who could see no rea son Tor disclosing the identity of men who furnished the information on which the crop reports and estimates are based. At his suggestion, the res olution went over until Monday, when Senator Smith will demand Its con sideration. He hopes that it will pass. Farmers Should. Know. Replying to fenator Burton's ques tion as to why the identity of crop reports should be disclosed, Senator Smith declared that the people of th. South have a right to know the men who give to the .world the business secrets of the cotton farmers. REUNION ORDER IS ISSUED. Sons- of Confederate Veterans Meet At the Same Time Veterans Hold Reunion. Chester,- Aug. 12.-A. L. Gaston, commander of the South Ca'rolina di vision, Sons of Veberans, has issued orders for the annual Ireunlon of the Sons to be held in Columbia on Aug7 ust 22 and 23, at the. same time the veterans hold their reunion. The or der reads as follows: "Hieadquarters of South Carolina division of United Sons of Confederate Veterans, Chester, S. C., August 11, 1911. "In accordance with the provisions of the constitution of South Carolina division of.United Sons of Confederate Veterans, this division will1 hold an annual convention at .Columbia on August 22 a-nd 23, 1911, at the same time and place that the United Con federate Veterans' annual reunion is to be held. "Every cainp in the Stat is urged to report at once and to send in the names of all its delegates, sponsors and maids of honor to the division adjutant, and also to report the num ber of members in good standing and tc. remit 15. cents per capita to Robert Gage, division quartermaster, Ches ter. Only the camps .that are .In good standing and fully paid up are entitled . to send delegates to the con vention. The brigade commanders are especially charged with the duty of seeing that the camps of their brigades report promptly and all offi cers are especially requested to lend their assistance to make this a suc cessful reunion. "It is a privilege and duty, which every loyal son should recognize, to meet in this manner and pay tribute to the memory of the Confederate cause. "Only by such organizations as this can we hope to keep alive the tra ditions and legacies of the South. "By order of A. L. Gaston, com mander. "Attest: John sGray Barron, division adjutant and chief of staff." -Death of 'Mrs. Johnson. Mrs. Johnson, widow of I. Y. John son, died at her home in Newberry on Sunday morning at 7 o'clock, and was buried at Rosemont cemetery on Mon day afternoon, service at the house at 4.30 o'clock, condueted by the Rev. Messrs. A. M. Gardner and G. A. Wright. Mrs. Johnson leaves three daughters, Mrs. Taylor Darby and Misses Susie and Hattie Johnson, and one son, Will Johnson. She wa.s 73 earsold.r * THE IDLER. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * I was walking down street the oth er day and I met a great big, fierce looking bull dog, or rather when I saw him coming.down the street I got on the other side, for if there is one thing that I am afraid of it is a bull dog, and so I gave him the right of way. I began to think and it seems to me that I remember that not so long ago, after one of these bull dogs had bit ten a little child in this town, there was great sytnpathy for the grier stricken parents, when the child died from the effects of the bite. The dog was killed, and an ordinance was passed requiring all dogs to be muz zled, or kept of the streets, and for a season you could walk the streets without fear of being bitten by one of the'e animals, but human memory and human sympathy are short lived and the ordinance, has either been re pealedi or it is one of those things that the officers must see ahd not see --I mean thie violation of it. You can shut your eyes now and see all kinds of dogs running at large and there is none to molest or make afraid. The editor tells me that the mayor says he would like for me to say somiething about some of the things that the council has done and not so much about what ought to be done. Well, now, nothing will give me more pleasure, if the mayor will just show me some of the permanent work that he is doing. That was a nice job that was done on the sidewalk in front of the college, and it will -not have to be done over again. Where cement curb ing has,.been, put down is .work-In the right direction. It is economy,. and what I have been contending for is to stop wasting the people's money in temporary work that has to be done over -After- each rain. I commend council for every piece of permanent work because it is 'economy. And then the old burned .building was re moved and for that you kave my thaks; Mr. Mayor.' But, you know,-! musf keep on kicking so as to churn ny ball of butter for. if I did n-t might be drowned, in the water that is mixed with the butter or the milk ais you like. Now, Mr. Mayor and gentlemen -of the council, I -want to call youf atteur tion to a few things right around the centre of the city, and I want to ask you In all candor and sincerity if you do not think the town oiught to doa something to improve the condition, and if you have not seen them I wouli ask you to take time to look at. them, and if you have not time then get on your job and take time, or get down off the job. Look at Caldwell street from 5ohnstone -to Boundary, especial ly after each rain\~ and take a whiff of the odor that arises. Take a look at the beautiful sidewalk along Boyce street, along side Win. Johnson's store, and ask yoursel-f if it ought to be removed altogether and the street widened, or made so that it would not be dangerous to pass along that way. Take a look at the portion of Nance street from Boundary to Friend and (tell me if it presents the appearance of 'a prosperous and progressive city that ,i keeping abreast this progressive age. Or maybe you are like some of 'the citizens you represent-entirely satisfied with yourselves and with the conditions existing in your town. It you are, then it is like unto pouring water down a duck's back to call your attention to any of these things W& hold the public square. There are .jCr ers, but these will engage your att:on tion for a season. I know the answer. You have not the mnorfy. But you are speindirng money, and would it not be econcimy to put it on permanent work, 'e-ei if you did not try to cover so much ground, and what you did, cover prop erly. Suppose you were to try d:-vct ing the remainder of this year to. work that will last and that will not need your attention '.mrnediately after each big rain, and see what the results will be. You would be astonished your selves. Look at some of these oldi broken down fences leaning away out over the sidewalks so that it !s dn g.r.us to waln- snme of them fo fear of knocking your head off. I suOs(e% it is ex.pected that the pedestrians must keep nace with the town a-nd :1 slow enough so as to dodge all these things. I want to see the old town wake up. I know I am too old for it to do me aiy good, but so long as I am spared I just can't help feeling an interest in the town and can not re press a desire to see it do things. And do them as they should be done. That is all. And what I say is always said in the friendliest of spirit and with no purpose but the good of the com munity. .0 I wish I had the eloquence of a Demothenes or the persuavive power of some great advocate. I would like to second the efforts of The Herald and News in its desire to arouse the business men of this community to get busy and go after the interurban and that road from Whitmire to Newberry and on to Saluda. Somehow I feel in my old bones if the thing were gone at in the right way that both could be had. It is natural and reasonable that the Seaboard would be interested in building a branch from some where Into Augusta and the nearest and most feasible route is from Whftmire. And then it would open a territory that Is without railroad facilities. - I would hate to believe that there is any citiz en of Newberry who will hold that such a road would hurt Newberry, or that another road from any where yould not be beneficial. Perish any such thougt.. I am sorry I mentioned it. I did "hear that there was a man -in this county who was opposed to build ing the dirt road from Little Moun tain to Kinards because an automobile would pass over it, but I an sure he was joking. What Newberry needs above all else is for her men to get.together and put aside all-littleness and selfishness and do things for the general welfare, even if some citizen does happen to get a little more direct and immediate benefit than some other citizen. A lit tle more broadmindedness and a little more public spirit and a little less selfishness. That may be plain talkt but it is true talk, nevertheless, and you know it is. Now let us make an effort. The effort will help. - The Idler. ..-- -- ^--- - an&o CENTRE OF THE CONiFEDERACY. Charleston Is Nfow Headquarters For War-Time 'South. News and CourIer, 12th. Gharleston, which in 1860 was the birthplace of secession, is again In. a very real sense the centre of the C federacy., This city. is now the,.home of the commander-in-chief of the Unit ed Confederate Veterans and of the commander-in-chief of the Sons of Confederate-. Veter'ans, Gen. C. ;Irvine Walker occupying the former position ahd Mr. W. G. Pritchard the latter. Gen. Walker became the ranking officer' of the United Confederate Vet erans on the death of Gen. George W. Gordon, at Memphis, on Wednesday. Gen. Walker is a resident 'of Charles ton and ha's 'long... been prominient among the Vetgrans of tihe war. He entered the Confederate service when only 19 years of age and was promot ed rapidly until he became lieutenant colonel of the 10th South Carolina regiment, which he commanded dur ing the last year of the war. He was a brave soldier and an efficient lead Mr. W. G. Pritchard was elected commander-in chief of the sons of Veterans at the reunion of that organ ization held some months ago at Lit tle Rock, Ark. Mr. Pritchard is a Vir ginian by birth and a Charlestonian by adoption. He hi.s beien a resident of this city for several years, occupying the position of local agent for the Ciyde Steamship company. He Is de servedly one of the most popular mnen in the city, his attractive persnality and unfailing courtesy having won him many friendi, while his business ability is widely recognized. He has long been identified witt i.nd a"ctieT in~ the affairs of the Sons of Veterans. Fifty ytears ago the eyes of the em battled South were fixed upon Char-1 leston, and it is an interesting fact that she should be again the head quarters of the Confederacy. GOVERNOR BLEASE TO NEWBERRY AUDIENCE MATTERS TOUCHED ON IN AD1 DRESS AT YOUING'S GROVE. Pardons Granted by Him, the Belton Incident, Negro Societies and Other Matters. During the course of his splendid fraternal address on the "Principles of Redmanship," at the Red Men's rally, at Youig's Grove, near Pros pierity, on Friday, on the occasion of the meeting of the eighth district con vention of Red Men, Governor Cole. L. Blease branched off once or twice to the discussion of matters affecting his administration and 4to , reply to personal attacks which had been made upon: him. He detended his pardon' record, referred .to the Belton incident, a history of which'is given In. another eolumn of this issue of 'The Herald and News, and discussed tho nesrm question. It Was towards the close of his ad dress that Governor Blese referred to the Belton incident-to tha accu s tion that he had shown grave disdour,:. tesy to the woman in the, ticket office of the Southern railway at Belton. some days ago, when the governo was attempting to exchankse mileage for -a ticket, as required by the rules of the company. This 'agcusation wa brought in the Belton. Times. . touching -upon this ilcident at Young's Grove, Governor Blease said The Belto Incident. "I have been vilified and abused but nothing has hurt me so much 's an adcusation brought against me a iday or two ago. I hate to refer to here, but I' must. 'I was accused a few days ago of Insuitiig a- O My friends, Henry Blease -was my fathei. If there was one thing la this world he tried to Impress oni boys it was to be polite to everybodf, a,nd- particularly to old people -and to ladies, and he has told me many a time that the cheapest thing in this world, so far as monetary value 'wa' . eenlerned, was politeness; and that it was the best paying thing a man had. ever dealt In. I have tried to be.polite to everybody; I have tried to treat '' 5verybody courteously. When :they s~tabed me with the chaige of recelv ing money I ought not to tke, I ould I face that, because I knew that th05 things would come in tIiekheat of polL. tis. Wifen they charged me with be ing a traitor to my country I could stand that,. because I knew it came In the political battles of life. But ~ when they charged me with Impolite nes to at woman it hurt me and hurt I me badly. I shall say nothing about her. She maty be as pure and asspt less as a~n angel in heaven, but~'the. man or the woman~ who&was present on that occasion and heard what took place, anid tells the truth, will tell ou that I did not insult hei-. And I want to- say to you here, today 'in unmis takble terms-to you; good women many of you I see before me out there that I have known since my 'Doyhooa 7 days-that I said 'nothing-on earth to - hurt that woman's feelings, and noth ing to cause her to 'be the least offend ed. And why they concocted that' scheme Is plain to my enemies, and will be understood aby' my friends.. They have fought me with every kind f vituperation, abuse and slander, and could not beat me, and they went to that extreme to which all dirty, unscrupulous hounds like them will go, thinking, "now we will strike him with a woman, we will bring him into a controversy with a woman.". They couldn't attack gyy moral clbaradter along that line, and, thank God, they have never done it, but they thought, if we can't find anything in the dark ness of night, we will attack him along that line, with a crowd of cowards and poltroons surrounding him for the purpose, in order to drag him down - uolitcally." Continuing he said: "Ladies, those of you who have known me all their lives, if there is one of you in that crowd that believes I would insult a woman without cause or without pro vocation, I will thank you from the bottm of my heart if you will stand up or i'aise your hatid." There being no standing up or lifting of hands on the part of the ladies, he said: "Men, you who have known an all my life,