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'VOLUME L. NUMBER 7. NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA, TUP,SD.AY, 3.ANUARY 283,1912?.TWCAWE,$15AYA. RESUME OF THE WORK OF GENRAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE PASSED SEVERAL BILLS OPPOSED BY GOVERNOR. Elections Disposed Of-Highway Com mission Bill-Other Matters Be fore Legislative Body. Columbia, Jan. 21.-The rapidity "with with which the ' house passed . measures over the governor's veto was .the most interesting of,the legislative actions the past week; the unanimity and rapidity with which the lower body did this was astonishing. In quick order the act providing for the. investigation of the former wind ing-up dispensary commission and the attorney general, the act distributing the dispensary fund, the act relating, to the Industrial school at Florence, the act establishing the rural police or Cherokee county and the act pro viding for those cities between 4,000 :and 20,000 the opportunity to vote on the commission form of government, -were passed over the governor's veto by overwhelming majorities. The investigation of the dispensary 'commission passed the house unani -mously, not a single vote being record -ed to sustain the governor's veto. The lower body, having 'whetted its appe tite for vetoed bills, rushed them through in lightning-like order. The veto on the bill making more ex tended the jury service and wiping out certain exemptions was sustained; the first and only one so far. The mem bers did not think that there was any reason to make preachers serve on juries, and largely on this account, the veto was sustained. Senate Yet to Act. 'The vetoed bills which passed the 'house were transmitted to the sen but that body has not yet acted on them, excepting the veto on the inves tigation - of the winding-up commis 'sion, which was passed over the veto 'by the upper chamber by a vote of to 3, preceded by severe denunciation of the veto by several senators. This 1 -measure is now a law. The others -were received in the senate, printed in -the Journal and referred to various committees. They will come up for :action this week and there is little 'doubt but shat the senate will follow the action of the lower house. 3xeepting the act providing for the *distribution ,of the dispensary fund r among the schools-and it is said that the senate will. look closely into this, ~matter, for there are several educa tors opposed to the plan for distribu ~tion and the State board of education requested the governor to v.eto the bill -all of the measures will probably pass over the veto. Elections Disposed Of. All of the elections have been dis-' posed of and the ease and rapidity *with -which this was done was another' -surpirise, for there had been many pre ~diction-s, before the legislature met, l' ike :tbis-: "Much of the time of the saession will be taken up with the many elections to be filled at this term." Th general assenbly jt right down to work and filled these vacancies and .they are all out of the Wa:y d':rng the irst two weeks of the session. ThereI -was no manifestation .tcwards any -deadlocks, such --s earacterize'l the :attempt to fill the additional associate justice's position last yea'-. In most .instances there was na contest ^and where there was a'pposit!in it took -only, in most cases, two bafllts to -make a choice. So that the general assembly has made a good record in -this respect and one that is pleasing to the people of the State. ,Killed in Short Order. In the senate the bill providing for the takinrg out of the hands of the ehief justice the power to nominate ~special judges and to confer both the ajominating and appointing power on the governor, was killed after several debates, in which the whole fight be tween Chief Justice Jones and the governor over the special judges mat ter of the past year was aired. The senate finally ended the whole . .r and endonse the supreme court by overwhelmingly killing the bill. Highway Commisi4oner BilL Another miatter which has been de bated at much length in the upper body is the bill establishing a State highway commission. Almost every day some time has been devoted to discussing this bill and its merits and disadvantages have been thoroughly threshed out. Senator Laney, of Chesterfield, is leading the fight against the bill and he wants the money arising from licenses on auto mobiles and other self-propelling ve hicles, the source from which the bill seeks to raise revenue for the support of the highway commissioner, to go into the treasury of the county in which the machines are owned. The senate refused to strike out the enact ing words of the bill, and then Senator Laney came at it in another way by offering an amendment which com pletely defeated the provisions of the bill. Debate on this matter will come up again this week. The lower counties are in favor of the bill, for they believe that the work of a State engineer would be invalu able, both in assisting them in get ting good roads and in helping in the work of draining the swamp and marsh lands, a project in which they are much interested now. Senator Ginn, of Hampton, has been one of the most consistent advocates of the bill and made a strong plea for it be fore the senate. To Abolish 1anging? Senator W. J. Johnson's bill substi tuting electrocution for hanging will undoubtedly pass the senate and stands good chances of passing the house also and being enacted into law. This was recommended in the annual message of Governor Blease and is one recommendation likely to be adopted and one which is recognized as a more humane method of punishment than the present system of hanging. The general assembly spent Friday at Cedar Springs and were much im pressed with the work which is being done for the deaf, dumb and blind of the State. The splendid work which Superintendent Walker has been do ing for the afflicted of the State pro-f oundly impressed the lawmakers, and t is safe to say that the legislature comes away strongly convinced that his work needs all the support and ssistance that can be given it. MR. J. PAT BOWERS DEAD. Er. R. C. Counts Accepts Position in Columbia--Other News of Pros. perity. Prosperity, S. C., Jan. 22.-Mr. 2. 1. Counts, the popular R. F. D. car ier and correspondent of the Obser er, left Monday to accept a position ~vith the Lutheran Publication board n Columbia. His many friends wish ~im success in his new work. Pros ~erity's loss is Columbia's gain. Mr. J. W. Browne and little sonI rank, of Johnston, are guests of Mr. nd Mrs. J. F. Browne, at Wise Hotel. Mr. S. D. Duncan, of Greenwood, pent the week-end in town. Mr. J. L. Wise has gone to Tennes ee to buy another car of mules. Miss Elizabeth Hawkins, of Silver treet, spent the week-end at home. Mr. W. P. B. Harmon, of Ninety Six, ~pent Friday with l'is son, Dr. G. W. -Iarmon. Miss Lillie Mae Russell, of Augusta, ja., after spending a few days with drs. J. S. Wheeler, has gone to Hen lersonville, N. C., accompanied by her ~ister, Miss Janie Russell. The latest report from Mr. W. E. dfoseley, who was operated on at the solumbia hospital Saturday, was fav rable. This community has been saddened y the death of Mr. J. Pat Bowers, ~vho died Sunday morning after sev ~ral weeks' illness. Mr. Bowers was 2 years of age, a steward in the Jethodist church, vice president of he People's National bank, and one of rosperity's leading merchants. The ~uneral services were conducted at is home Monday at 2 o'clock by his >astor, Rev. S. C. Morris. Mr. Bow ~rs was a good man and will be great y missed by his many relatives and riends. He is survived by his wife me daughter, Mrs. T. A. Domrinick, and hvebrthers and two sisters. IN HONOR OF GENEUL LEE. Anniversary of His Birth Appropriate. 'I ly Observed in Newberry on Friday. Knowing that his greatness as a warrior is secure in the history, not f only of the South, but of the world, a the human side of the great chieftain, U Robert E. Le, was given the prom ineuce in the exercises in Newberry commemorating the anniversary of N his birth. A magnificent address by V Dr. A. J. Bowers; the unveiling and e the presentation to the city schools by Mrs. James A. Burton, on behalf of the Drayton Rutherford chapter, I Daughters of the Confederacy, of a 0 portrait of Lee, and appropriate songs c and recitations, were features of the C occasion. t The Martin street high school build- p ing, where the exercises were held, was entirely too small to accommo date the large aidience. Mr. James B. Hunter presided. He announced that Adjutant M. M. Buford, of the James D. Nance camp, U. C. V., very much -regretted his absence, on account of pressing business. C "My Country, 'Tis of Thee" and "Dixie" were sung by the school chil- B dren, and a fervent prayer,was offered B by the Rev. J. W. Carson, followed by the reading of a portion of the 89th Psalm, by the Rev. J. E. Carlisle. Preceding the reading by Dr. A. J. J Bowers of the famous account of the C death of Lee by General William Pres- j ton Johnstone, Dr. Bowers spoke of j the life of Lee. The humanness and c the humility of the man he gave as J two elements of his greatness. He saia g the audience present was a credit to B the occasion. It was no'sin of rebel- E lion. . The South was never guilty of C rebellion. But in the glorious heri- v tage of a reunited country, welded to- N gether with fraternal blood, one and v inseparable, the audience rejoiced to- L gether on this occasion in the dear H memories of those great and noble 1 J and true in our history. Thrilling his L hearers with the beauty of his senti- G ments, and the power of his eloquence, T he spoke of the letters of Lee to his E wife and children, while Lee was- J, fighting the battles of his country- D There were tears in many eyes when G he spoke of the letter written by Lee G when a courier 'brought him a mes- J. sage on the battlefield telling of the G death of the general's little daughter y at home, and of the letter written by. L Lee, while president of Washington E and Lee university, announcing to a j. father the death of his son, who was j. a student in the institution. A synop- j. sis of Dr. Bowers' remarks could not g do him justice. There has probably je never been heard in Newberry a finer G, tribute to Lee as a husband and fath- j. er, and man. His supremacy as a 'a soldier was touched upon briefly, but D it was Lee as a man of great heart and H{ great soul that was the chief theme of 'w the magnificent eulogy. J '-Tenting on the Old Camp Ground" svas beautifully rendered by a quartet L. aomnposed of Mrs. G. W. Connor, Miss T. Ruby Holloway, Dr. John B. Setzler and Mr. B. L. Dorrity.ti Miss Bernice Martin feelingly gave w in appropriate rectation. of The portrait of General Lee, pre- w sented by Mrs Parton, on behalf of n( the Drayton Rthi -~ rd .-!:,pt..r. o ef r.he city schoo';, as te n *:nIu-.O.:. t.y as little Misses Trox-ell Wright and w Niancy Fox. In making the presenta- li! Lion, Mrs. Burton drew valuable les sons from the life of Lee, and her fo remarks breat-hed a spirit of deep rev erence for the memory of the great "1 a1an whose likeness she was pre- Si senting. She said: T' "Trustees, Superintendent, Princi nal, Teachers and Pupils of Newberry I{igh School and of each school here -epresented. As historian of Drayton ar Rutherford chapter, No. 152, U. D. C., [ come before you again to bring to. of vou a price1en gift-not so much, D nerhaps, in dollars. and cents; bi'~ m who can estimate the value of the ps- al h,re of such a mvi ?v N 'er" Rourt si Tdward Lee~? Born January 19, 1807, sc 'ani iied Octoher 12. %0O. 'Rorn one tr hundred and five yonrs no. an'i yet 4 'n-iay he is One of the most consnien" H mus men in American history. In pre -.enting you with thisi nietore. tWe?e are ' 'wo real nrincin"es in the every-day w life of this g-rand wnrrior and Chrie- th TO U vSS COULNTY. 'o Ascertain Reduction in Cotton Acreage for rs'it Year, Under .sock Hill Plan. Efforts are being made to raise suf cient funds to canvass the county to scertain cotton acreage reduction, nder what is familiarly known as the Rock Hill plan." A meeting was eld on Saturday, and another meeting rill be h"eld on next Saturday, at thich time it is hoped to have raised nough money to start the canvass. The following have subscribed: "We, the undersigned, bind and ledge ourselves to pay the amounts pposite our names for the purpose of anvassing Newberry county in behalf f ascertaining the reduction in cot )n acreage for the present year, said lan being known as the "Rock Hill Ian": .lan Johnstone... ... ... ... ..$5.00 7. C. Brown... ... ... ... ... 1.00 C. Neel... ...... ... ... ..1.00 T. Hunter... ... ... ... ... .50 S. Ruff... . . . ........... 1.00 T. E. Wallace. .... ...... ... 1.00 T. J. Wicker... ....... ... ...50 M. Folk... . .......... .... 1.00 D. Sease... ... ........... ..50 . B. Hendrix.. ... ........... .50 Y. Abrams... .. ....... ... 1.00 F. Johnson... ... ... ... ... 1.00 S. Derrick... ......... ... 1.00 T. H. Wendt... ... ... ....... .50 A. Summer... ... ... ... ... 1.00 S. Nichols... . . ........... .25 B. O'Neall Holloway... .... 1.00 .ke Sease... ... . ..... ..... .50 H. Alewine... ...... ... ... .50 T. Sease... ... ... ..... .50 M. Duncan. ... ... ... 1.00 C. Matthews... ... ..... ... 5.00 r. 0. B. Mayer..... ... ..... .50 H. Shannon....... ... ... .. .50 r. A. McSwain... ... ... .... .25 . R. Brooks... ... ...... ... .25 T. 1. Long... ... ... ... ..... .25 H. Dennis... ... ... ... ... .25 . T. Cannon... .. ........... 1.00 H. Wicker. ... ... ... ..... 1.00 H. Senn... ... ... ... ... .. .25 W. Senn.. .. .... .... .... .25 P. Johnson.... ........ .... .25 wart-Perry Co.... ..... ..... 1.00 C. Blair... ... ... ... ... ... .25 .L. Ham... ....... .........25 eo. P. Boulware... ... ... .....25 C. Blair... ... .... ..... ....25 R. Boulware... ... ... ... ....25 F. Buford... ... ... .........25 .C. Miller... ... ... .........25 H. Sease..... .... ...... ....25 C. Folk. ..... ...... ... ....25 E. Senn. ... ..... ...... .....25 F. Schumpert. ..... ..... ... .25 L. Ruff... ... ... ... ... .....25 .J. Wicker. ... ... ..... .....25 ~hn Cousins... ... ... ...... .25 W.Summer... ....'.... ... 11001 B. Reagin... ... .... ........25 J. Swittenburg... ... .... .25 B. Werts... ... ......... .25 P. Stephens... ... ..... .....25 G. Houseal... ....... ......25 s. F. Stephens... ... .........25 .L. Buzhardt... ... ... ..... .2 H. Chandler... ... ... ... ....25 W. Gallman... ... ... .......20 in gentleman that I wish to place thin your keeping also. In this day "greed for gain," behold a man aoses "good name and influence were t for sale." And in your strenuous ~orts to master your hard tasks, ~ain behold a man with whom duty i.s the sublimest word in the Eng h lanugage. "It is useless to atteruipt to say more, ell it as you may it can not be told, ng it as you will, it can not be sung. ie story of the glory of this chief Who wore the gray." "And now to you I present this gift, td turn it over to your keeping." The portrait was accepted, on behalf the schools, by Trustee Van Smith. . Smith said he regretted that Chair an Klettner, of the board, was un le to be present on account of phy 2a indisposition. On behalf of the hools, Dr. Smith accepted the por ait as a sacred trust, saying that it .ould be an inspiration to the schools. e sincerely thanked the donors. "The Lone Sentry" was recited1 b". les Bernice Martin, and the exercises er' closed with the ben-ediction by R. M. Werts... ... . . .... . -? Caldwel. & Haltiwange: . .2 F. J. Cromer... . ....... ..... .2 L. M. Fellers... ... . ......... .2 Boozer Bros................. .2 Lominick & Reighley... ... ... .2 Johnson-McCrackin Co.... ..... 1.0 E. Lee Hayes... ... . ........ .2 E. H. Summer... ... ... ... ... .2 J. B. Livingstone... ... ...... .2 Jno. T. Oxner... .. ...... .. 1.0 B. A. Dominick... ... ... ... .. .5 C. T. Summer... ..... .. .. .. .5 Welch Wilbur... ... ... ... ... .5 R. D. Smith... ... ... ... ... .. .2 G. C. Glasgow... .. ... ..... .. .2 J. D. Nance. ... ... ... ... .... .2 J. F. Riser... ... ... ... ..... .2 W. T. Brown... ... ... ... ... .2 H. 0. Long. ......... ..... 1.0 Robert Norris... ... . ........ 1.0 M. L .Spearman... ... ... ..... .5 W. B. Wallace... ... ... ... ... .2 J. B. Halfacre... ... ... ... ... .2 W. P. Fellers... ... ... ........ .2 E. M. Lane... ... .. ...... ..... .5 D. W. Buzhardt... ... . ........ .2 P. B. Banks. .......... ... ... .2 R. H. Kibler. .... . .......1 G. C. Hipp.. ... ... ... ... ... ,.2 Dr. W. A. Dunn.. ....... ... ... .2 V. L. Gallman... ...... .. ..2 M. M. Buford... ... . .......... .5 S. B. Jones... ..... ...... ... .2 T. M. Banks... ... . . . .. ... .2 E. J. Stone... ... . ... ... ... .2 M. T. Oxner... ... .. ..... .. .5 J. C. Sample... ... ... ... ... .5 Wm. M. Dorroh. ..... ....... 1.0 Cannon G. Blease... ... ... .. 1.0 H. B. Paysinger... ... ... ... .2 L' W. Floyd..... ... ... ..... .7 S. P. Crotwell................ .2 $55.0 To the Farmers and Business Men 0 Newberry County: The undersigned, having been ap pointed a committee for this county t promote and encourage what is fam'' iarly known as "The Rock Hill plan, have studied same very carefully an recommend its adoption to every far mer in the county, large and small white and colored, as the most prac tical means of reducing the acreagi and thereby obtaining a living profi as the result of their labor. In ou: opinion if something is not done wi will see another 5-cent cotton crop. Canvassers will call upon you late: ith pledges to be signed and we wil tsk you to please sign them immed ately and speak an cnncouraging worn o them. As we see it, it is absolutel; iecessary for at least a 25 per cent -eduction for this year in the numbe: f acres to be planted in cotton. W4 ill have something later to say ir egard to fertilizer. B. C. Matthews, W. E. Wallace, W. C. Brown, County Committee. Earle's "Judgeship" Bill hilled. Columbia, Jan. 18.-Another politi al "flare up" took place in the senatt his morning, when the bill, by Mr arle, relating to the taking of th4 iominating of special judges out o0 he hands of the supreme court ani :onferring the whole nominating ani tppointing power on the governor as debated at length and then killei y an overwhelming vote. Senato: Darle lead the fight for the bill and rgued that the constitution requirei hat this power be conferred on thi ~overnor. Senator Hall, in npposing the bill tated that the general assembly hat :he power under the constitution tC ~onfer the nominating of specia: udges on the chief justice, and ha nade an able, and strong defence o0 :he supreme. court in this respect. "If the governor had obeyed thi lain mandates of the law we would ever have heard of this bill and nev r have had the friction' which existed ~ver the special judge appointing," ex ~laimed Senator Carlisle in opposing e bill. "Shall we avoid the difficul y of the friction by changing the law, r shall we avoid the difficulty by the cvernor obeying the law?" added the ;partanburg senator in the course 0: is speech. He said that the supreme ~ourt was better qualified to pass or he ones who were to be appointed ~pecial judges and their qualification han the governor, and he called for an. eN M kill the bill; which they lid and that ix short order. 5 REFUND OF COTTON TAX. 5 Bill Introduced in Congress Looking 5 Towards Paying Big Sum to 5 South. 0 Some time ago a plan advanced by 5 Sheriff Buford for the refund of the 5 cotton tax, and its disposition, was 5 published in The Herald and News. 0 Sheriff Buford called attention to the 0 importance of getting the refund of 0 this tax, and advocated the application 0 of one-third of it toward the payment 5 of the State debt; one-third for edu 5 cation, and one-third to the surviving 5 soldiers of the Confederacy, and the 5 widows of soldiers. A bill has been 5 introduced in congress somewhat 0 along the idea advocated by Sheriff 0 Buford, but differing in only one maz 0 terial respect; where Sheriff Buford 5 would have'one-third go to the pub 5 lic debt, the bill provides that one 5 third go to veterans' homes. Sheriff o Buford's plan and the bill introduced 5 are in accord in regrd to two-thirds 5 of the refund; and one-third shall go 0 to pensions and one-third to education. 5 The Washington dispatch in regard 5 to the bill is as follows: 5 Washington, Jan. 20.-Congressman 0 Roddenbery, of Georgia, introduced a 5 bill requiring the treasurer of the 5 United States to repay the several 5 amounts of the unlawful cotton tax 0 collected from the .pople of the South 0 during the War Between the Sections 0 by the federal government to the right 0 ful claimants or their heirs. This bill 5 specifies that after- such payments 5 shall have been made, any sums re 5 maining in the hands of the several 5 States for two years shall be distrib uted as follows: One-third to Confed f erate veterans' homes, one-third to the general pension funds for soldiers and widows of Confederate soldiers and the remaining third to the public school funds of the several States. Georgia alone, if this bill passes, would receive more than $11,000,000; South Carolina $4,000,000, and North Carolina $100,000. Th e other South ern States would a o profit very largely by it. t r CAPT. "BILLY" SMITH RETIRES FROM EOADI Greenville News. 1That Capt. "Billy'' Smith, the veter an Southern' railway conductor, who, for so many years has run on the Ca rlumbia and Greenville division, has retired from the road, is altogether probable. Several days ago it was stated in the city, though not authoritatively, that Capt. "Billy" h'ad resigned. rfp quiries at the local ticket offices of the Southern railway confirmed, in a measure, the report. When Superintendent H. A. Wil liams, of the Columbia and Greenville division of the road was ~in Greenville -last night a representative of the News asked him if it were A.rue that Capt. "Billy" had resigned. Mr.: Wil liams is the official wvho would know for certain, for the resignation of any employe of his division of the road Swould have to be handed to him. Mr. Williams stated that Capt. I "Billy'' had not handed in a formal Sresignation,* but that he would not be I at all surprised to receive it most any I day. He said that the veteran conduc tor had been off his run since early December, and that it was doubtful if he would return. Great pressure, stat ed Mr. Williams, was recently brought to bear upon Capt "Billy" by his rela tives, to give up the road. He stated that only a few days ago a relative of Capt. "Billy's" was .in his office and stated that the relatives of the aged conductor were trying to induce him to resign. Mr. Williams did not know whether Capt. "Billy" would return to the road or not It'is understood that the conductor is now in Anderson with his son, the Hon. Kurtz Smith. There are thou sands of people throughout this and' other States who know and love Capt. "Billy" Smith. He is probably the best known railway conductor in the South and certainly in the State. He has been with the Southern railway 53 years, and .for a greater part of that. time has run on the C. & G division.-'If he should retire the gallant old gen teman wilP be greatly misse:d by the +vtraelng public.