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T)LUME XLIX, NUMBER 101. NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER .5,1911. ,NEIVS 01F WHIT-VIRE. "Whitnire News" Makes Its Appear ance.-News of Holidays in a Busy Town. Whitmire, Dec. 13.-The first copy of the Whitmire News came out last week. We enjoyed reading the News and have had many favorable com ments upon its first issue. All are enthusiastic about its success and be lieve it will do our town and all the surrounding country great good. Whit mire will win. The town council have improved sanitary conditions here by doing away with the public well from which wate^r was drawn by means of a rope and two buckets and have put in a nice new pump. Let every one carry a cup in his pocket. and avoid the public drinking cup, then the doctors will agree that "all's well." . Mr. J. G. Setzler has greatly improv ed the appearance of his store by put - ting large plate glass show windows in front. He has also put a new metal roof on his store. Roseboro lodge, No. 195, met in the school auditorium on December 4. The -following officers were elected to serve during 1912: Worshipful master, T. H. Watson; senior warden, G. H. Lietner; junior warden, W. R. Watson; secre tary, H. M. Miller; treasurer, R. M. Duckett. Mr. M. E. Abrams, who serv ed as master this year, made a faith ful officer and many new members were initiated. The lodge now num bers 42. Mr. M. E. Abrams left today for Charleston, where he will attend the -neeting of the grand lodge as a rep Tesentative from Roseboro, No. 195. The lodge will meet again on Friday -evening, December 15, for the installa tion of officers and immediately there after an elegant banquet will be serv ed them in the dining room of the Fir ney hotel. - On last Tuesday afternoon the Wo ,mans Foreign Missionary society of the Methodist church met at the home of Mrs. J. E. Cofield. The following are the officers. - President, Mrs. J. E. Cofield; record -ing secretary, Miss Ellen Lake; cor responding secretary, Mrs. M. E. Abrams; -treasurer, Mrs. Z. F. Suber; agent, Mrs. W. A. Andrews. The ladies' aid society also met that afternoon at Mrs. Cofield's. The fol *lowing officers were elected for the aid society during 1912: President, Mrs. M. E. Abrams; 'sec Tetary, Mrs. J. M. Major; treasurer, Mrs. 0. A. Jeffcoat. Miss Lula Donnan has returned -from a short visit to Dr. Moseley and family of Sedalia. Misses Birdie Sims and Margaret Meyers have been employed to set type, for the Whitmir.e News. They began work this morning. Mrs. Bonnie A-brains has accepted a position as clerk for Mr. A. J. Holt. Mrs. Abrams came over yesterday af ternoon and 'began work today. She is boarding in the home of Mr. Mec . Metts. Mrs. B. H. Herren and son, Pearl, spent Friday in Clinton. Little Miss Frances Rasor has re turned from a visit to relatives EtI Cross Hill. Miss Myrtle Duckett after a stay of' several months with the home folks here has returned to Columbia where :she is in training as a nurse. Miss Lois Tidmarsh spent the week end with her aunt Mrs. Win. Rasor at her pretty suburban home. Mr. J. T. Welch, of Little Rock, Ark., spent Monday with his sister, Mrs. H. G. Meyers. Mrs. Inez McCarley and son, Lloyd, 1md Mrs. J. M. Major, and son, James, -spent Wednesday in Clinton. Mrs. F. H. Burns returned Tuesday from a pleasant visit to her parents in Oconee county. Mrs. W. H. Watson came here from~ Manning last week. She will spend some months with. her sons. Messrs. ~Tom, Alpheus and William Watson. I Mrs. H. K. Boyd is busy training the juveniles for an entertainment for the benefit of their society. The enter *tainment will take place during the Christmas holidays. THE COTTO TAX. Sieriff Buford Urges Action by Con gress .and Suggests DistributiOn of the Tax. The following letters from Sheriff ,I. M. Buford relate to a matter which s most important to the South. They are self-explanatory: Newberry, S. C., Dec. 11, 1911. 1'o the Editor of the Journal, Chickasha, Oklahoma. Dear Sir: An old army comrade, Mr. eorge G. Buchannon, commander of oe Shelby camp of Chickasha, has ,ent me a copy of th- Journal, contain Lng a full report of the recent Stnte meeting of the United Confederate veterans of Oklahoma, as held in hickasha, in which meeting a discus iou took place concerning th-e dis position of the cotton tax, in case the federal government should refund the tax to the Southern States, on which it was levied and collected just' after the War Between the States. The Okla oma meeting expressed itself in favor of the whole amount of the tax being given to the Confederate veterans. While I am glad to see a movement taking shape to secure the refunding of the cotton tax to the South, I am ree to state that I do not think that the action of the Oklahoma meeting is altogether the best one, I will state my position in the hope that my plar may be considered in the future by such meetings as may assemble to dis cuss the important matter. While attending the reunion of the Confederate veterans at Little Rock I gave Mr. Buchannon a copy of a lettei which I had written January, 1910, tc Hon. Wyatt Aiken, the congressmar from my district in South Carolina suggesting that a bill be introduced ir congress to refund the cotton tax,t( the States from which it was exacted I enclose a copy of that letter, and I hope that you will give it a place ir your columns in the same conectiot with this letter. I have given mudl thought to the matter of th.e cottor tax and the justice of ine movemen which seeks to have it refunded b3 the general government. The amoun1 of the 'tax is sixty .million dollars, ans even if we get only the principal it is readily seen how such a sum of mone: may be of great benefit to our peopli if it be distributed in an equitabi manner.. The pl-an which I suggest is, in the event, of course, that the tax be re funded. That it be divided into threi parts. First, I would have one third of the tax devoted to the payment o0 the public debt, which was foisted up on the Cotton States, by the carpet bagger and the scalawag. S'cod. One third to the cause o0 education in the Cotton States as rep resented in that. large class of chil dren who attend the common schoolb and then third to the surviving sol diers of the Confederacy and the wid ws of those of the soldiers who gav< their lives for the cause they believei to be true. This latter division would of course, include the widows of al ex-Confederate soldiers that have died since the war. Such a disposition o: the fund, if the South should receivi hat is justly due her, would be in dorsed more generally, I believe, b: our people and give more general sat i sfaction than any other plan that: can thin-k of. All the important in terest of our Southern people wouk be reprented in this plan. Many o: the original tax-payers from whom the money was extorted by the federa goernment have long since passe' aawy, and it is doubtful if their de scendants could readily establish. an: claim for the amount of the tax eaci one paid. Since this is the case, theil descendants could participate in suc] a distriution as I propose and havy a part in movement, which would redound to the good of the whol' The plan herein suggested for th< consideration of all our people has re. ceved the indorsement of, everybody with one exce~ption, to whom I have presented it. A large numb-er of per. sons who paid the tax have said t< me that they were in favor of the- plai to divide the amount into three parts as indicated, and i lieli-eve that wher the plan is fully explainedl, as if shouli eral indorsement which will make it towa entirg4y effectiv-e. State Now, I would not be understood as get s( placing any obstacle whatever in the of be way of the Confederate Veterans re- wren( ceiving all that is due them for the a ber valor they showed on many a field of ning,1 battle and the privations endured trusic throughout the war. I have the honor think to be numbered among that army the that 1 like of which was never seen before to a i nor vill ever be scea again. I am the every laR man to put aught in the way of ert. a -any movement which will aid the old the p: worn out soldiers. but I believe that it is they also still have the fires of true fairer patriotism burning their breasts, and the oi that thty are in favor of any movement As as well which seeks to confer benefit ple I upon the whole pcuple represented in old c the South which they fought for be- assist cause they loved her sunny skies, her done noble women and her principles of truth and justice. Thus I do not see how in a more equitable and philanthropic manner the' cotton tax fund could be distributed. The thin gray line is fast waning year Movel by year. Som.e who yet compose this of a line may be in great need yet in all the Southern States they will never be permitted to suffer. They are being It provided for and more ample provi- the E sion. is I-eing made for them year by devel year. late Our noble women delight to have the invall 0 -ricu.11 care of the old soldiers as one of the i vices ways in which they can honor the deeds of valor in their defense. appr< Then why not let this work be con- counI tinued. It is a great blessing to the fot South that she has the fading line -of or an assoc grey upon whom she can bestow her love. So to divide the cotton tax in form the way herein suggested in case it be tees refunded, will be a most patriotic and ty of unselfish act, and it thus cannot but ance redound to the honor of our p6ople comD and be commended throughout the butio all v land. alon ' It is to be hoped that every class in th I of our people will be aroused to secure mnt the' refunding of the tax by the gov- Imal ernmient and that the Southern press smal will prsent the matter to their read- T Th er and at the same time urge the jus tice of the cause upon the attention of 'd i .I ty, ai our congressmen and secure their in- - be g fluence .in favor of the passage of the ~measure 'in congress to p'erform an act es of simple justice to the South.tot Very respectfully,I M. M. Buford. Hon. Wyatt Aiken, Member of Con gress, Washington, D. C. My Dear Sir: I trust you will par don my intrusion on your valuable n A time to make a suggestioni concerning I1 the funds realized from taxes on cot ton just after the war by the United States government. Pr< I understand that it has been decid- IHodg ed that this tax was unconstitutional IMrs. and that being the case it should be Mr returned to the people from whom it jretur was collected, and in case that cannot Hipp, be done, then to the States in propor- Re tion to the amount paid by tlair citi- new zens. .,baugl If a bill could be passed returning Th 1to the State government the amount 1day paid under this tax by citizens of this Ipert, State to be by the State distributed to ley. SIthe proper owners .of course in s'ome Mr -few instances individuals could prove spent Ttheir claims, but in the great majority IMr -of instances proof wou-ld be impossi- Ifor A~ ble, as nearly everybgdy has long since .Mr -lost their receipts, or have forgotten nual IIthe amount paid in by them. lodge In case' the amount apportioned to Th South Carolina, which I understand to Bowe I'be about six millions, should be re- lowvir Iturned to the~ State, very few, if any Mr claimrs, could be established, and it reque seems to me the greatest good that at dould be done the people would be then to apply one-third of this amount on Ithe State debt, one-third to education Sand the remaining .third to the old on T' IConfedrate soldi '.s an!d their wid Sows. It seems to me there could be no ob ijection to this plan, as' loyal South~ Carolinian could obiet to the old sol- INOT] ,'diers reaping some of the benefits from this fund and in that way, at Thi leat. rcogniing th.eir services to the .Judge S 5ue when sule was n.est in need. on M~ The application of one-third of the for l1 fund toward the payment of the State of thi d?bt would, in a measure, wipe out the Holn: Iburden put upon us by the Radical ds education, the children of this and future generations would Yme benefit; in fact, a great deal nefit, and what was so unjustly' -h-ed from us could be turned to efit. As I stated in the begin hope you will pardon this in n on your time, but the more I of this matter the more I feel h.e South.ern States are entitled eturn of this money, and I hope Southern congressman will ex-I 1 of his influence to bring about. .ssage of such a bill 'and in case passed, then I can think of no distribution of the fund than ne suggested. I go in and out among the peo realize more and more that my omrades in arms actually need ance, and anything that can be for them should be done quickly. Yours sincerely, M. M. Buford. [ONIENT TO DR. RNAPP. ent to Perpetuate the Memory Man Who Did Invaluable Work for Southern States. s well known to every farmer in outh who has kept up with the apments in agriculture that the Dr. Seaman A. Knapp rendered 2able service to the cause of ag ure in the Southern States-ser that are recognized and deeply ciated by every- lover of his ry. A Southern movement is on Lo. erect a monument in his hon .d to perpetuate his memory. An iation of Southern men has been ad for this purpose, and commit tre to be appointed in ev'ery coun every Southern State in further of this worthy object. These it'tees will gladly receive contri ns toward this monument from rho wish to show their apprecia of the great work accomplished e South for agrioultural develop by this great and good man. A contribution from each person ccomplish the desired end. e undersigned have been appoint te committee for Newberry coun d they, or any o e of them, will ad to receive any sums that any mns may feel like contributing is cause. S. M. Duncan, Geo. D. Brown, W. H. Wallace, Commitee. NEWS OF PROSPERITYE pproahing Marriage of Much In erest-Other Social Items Personal Mention. sperity, Dec. 14.- Mrs. Addie es, of Columbia, is the guest of A. H. Hawkins. s. P. C. Singley and children have nedefrom a visit to Mrs. Frank ,in Newberry. v. S. P. Koon has purchased a Ford car from Dr. J1. I. Beden e Literary Sorosis will meet Fri fternoon with Mrs. .T C. Schum at the home of Mrs. W. A. Mose s. Lula Merchant, of Columbia, Monday with Mrs. A. G. Wise. s. G. W. Harmon leaves Monday .tlanta for several weeks' stay. J. F. Brown is attending the an communication of the grand , A.F. M. e many friends of' Miss Della r*s will be enterested in the fol rg invitation: ,and Mrs. Levi Samuel Bowers ist the pleasure of your company the marriage of their daughter Emma Adella. to Mr. Joseph Everett Hunter edn~esday evening, December 27 at half after seven o'clock, Grace Lutheran Church, Prosperity, South Carolina. CE OF APPLICATION FOR FIN AL SETTLEMENT. undesigned will apply to the~ a of Probate' for Newberry county onday, January 15, 1912, at noon. tters dismissory as administrator personal estate of Owen McRae tes, deceased. Robert McCaughrin Holmes, GRA'ND MASTER GEO. S. XOWER. Masonic Grand Lodge Chooses Officers for Year-Dr. Van Smith is Dis trict Deputy Grand Master. Charleston, Dec. 14.-The one hun dred and thirty-fifth annual communi cation of the grand lodge of Ancienti Free Masons of South Carolina came to a close yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Following are the officers of the grand lodge for the ensuing year: Grand' Master, George S. Mower, of Newberry. Deputy Grand Master, George T. Bryan, of Greenville. Senior Grand Warden, R. A. Cooper; of Laurens. Junior Grand Warden, W. W. Wan namaker, of Orangeburg. Grand Treasurer, W. H. Prioleau, of Charleston. Grand Secretary, 0. F. Hart, of Co lumbia. Grand Chaplain, the Rev. W. P. Smith, of Spartanburg. Dr. Van S-mith, of Newberry, is Dis trict Deputy Grand Master for the 11th district. Senior Grand Warden B. A., Cooper, of Laurens, on behalf of Palmetto lodge, in an eloquent speech, presented a portrait of the late Past Grand Mas ter, B. W. Ball. Mr. Ball was a mem -ber of Palmetto lodge. At last night's session of the grand lodge much important business was transacted, the most interesting being the defeat of the amendment to the constitution modifying the requirement of physical perfection in candidates for Masonry. There was very little discussion of the question this year, the representatives of the various lodges having been instructed before coming to the grand lodge under a resolution of the grand lodge at its last session providing for a referen dum of the issue. The vote was very close, the supporters of the amieend ment lacking but nine votes of the two-thirds required to change the con stitution. PLAN TO REDUCE ACREAGE. Committee to Meet in New Orleans Next Week--Called- by E. 3. Watson.. "In view of the vital importance of im.mediately organizing and pushing to a successful issue the matter of se curing uniform pledges for a reduction of cotton acreage for 1912 from in dividual farmers from one end of the otton belt to another, and in view of the absolute necessity for proper and efficient organizations to this end, action having been urged from many quarters, I have determined to call a meeting of the members of the execu tive committee of the Southern cot tn congress, to be held in the city of New Orleans on Wednesday of next week, December 20." The above an nouncement was made by Commission r Watson, president of the Southern Cotton congress. Commiss.oner Watson further said: "In addition to the members of the 4xecutive committee I will speciallY request each State Farmers' union president to be present with the com mittee or to be represented by some delegate acting for him, and I will make a special request of the governor of each State and the commissioner of agriculture of each State to be pres ent in person or by representatives. In this way the three organizations that have been endeavoring to aid in the matter of marketing cotton will be combined into one effective meeting, for a common purpose. C. E. Bar rett, president of the National Farm ers' .union, of course will be invited to be present. It is our purpose to put ito immediate operation an effective plan for securing pledges of, reduc tion of at least 25 per cent. of cotton acreage, somewhat upon the lines in augurated so successfully in York county of this State by J. G. Anderson, and Mr. Anderson has been invited to meet with the committee looking tO ti end. This will not be a miscel laneously attended conference, but a purely business meeting of a small bdy of men thoroughly representa tir. and with the interests of the Sout att heairt. For some weeks I .h.. v, .]en vrkil upon thes~e lin-:.s, and believe that I have secured su ficient assurance for the financing of this undertaking which unquestionably holds the key to next year's situa tign." Card From Mr. Banks. Editor Herald and News: Please al low me space in your columns to eV press my very great appreciation of your courtesy in sending me your valu able paper during my stay in Newber ry, and for kindness shown our church in printing notices and giving public ity to church news generally. Wishing you and your paper con tinued success, I am, Yours sincerely, M. L. Banks. Mr. R. G. Franks.left yesterday for Whitmire where he goes to sh,p out 700 'bales of cotton which he recently bought for Ceoper & Griffin, of Green ville. . This is one of the largest pur chases of cotton ever pulled off in this section of the woods and they say it takes some cotton grader to put through a deal like this successfully. -Laurens Advertiser, 13th. Ford Franks is a cotton grader and buyer all right. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, County of Newberry. By Frank M. Schumpert, Esquire, Pro bate Judge. Whereas, Mrs. Josephine Taylor and Charles P. Barre hath made suit to me to grant them Letters of Admin istration of the Estate of and effects of J. B. Taylor. These are Therefore to cite and ad monish all and singular the kindred and Creditors of the said J. B. Taylor deceased, that they be aid appear before -me, in the Court of Probate, to be held at Newberry, S. C., on the 2nd day of January next after publication thereof, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon to show cause, if any they have, why the. said Administration should not be granted. Given under my Hand, this 14th day of December, Anno Domini, 1911. Frank M. Schumpert, j. P. N. C. 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