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r -mm * Y0U7ME t, JfCXBES 59. ITEWBERBY, SOUTH CAROLINA, TUESDAY, JULY 23, 1912. TWICE A WEEXg IttC A TEAK. " 0 P" Sixty-nine Can In the Cox OPENING MEETING AT MT. PLEASANT TODAY TUTE FOB FILIG PLEDGES CLOSED MONDAY. \ ??? A Long List of Those Seeking Offices A ?J- -a rAn?Kr AS n?ims VI iicnwcuj vvuut; Toters. Sixty-nine candidates for the various offices to be filled by che people of ( Newberry county in the approaching election had signed the pledge by noon ?-n Monday, when the time for filing v pledges expired. The county campaign begins today at Mt Pleasant, and fifteen other meet. ing have been provided for. The only -mftfttins this week is at Wil liams' Store on Friday. Following is the list of candidates in the race for the various offices: State Senate?D. A. Dickert, Alan JohnBtone. ** - ? Tlon . <3 HOUiie U1 ncpicocuiauivu , Mower, J. H. Chappell, H. H. Evans, *3. T. W^ciie, H. 0. Long, Arthur Klbler, N. W. Workman, Sam W. Young. Clerk of Court?J. D. Wheeler, Jno. C. Goggans. Sheriff?Cannon G. Blease, M. M Buford. Superintendent of Education?J. B. O'Neall Holloway, F. W. Higgins, Geo. J *D. Brown, E. H. Aull. Supervisor?L. I. Feagle, J. Monroe Wicker, W. A. Hill. Auditor?J. B. Halfacre, E. S. Werts. Probate Judge?Burr B. Leitzsey, E. Lee Hayes, J. F. Stephens, M. Q. Boland, . C. Schumpert, Joseph H. Hunter, G. G. Sale. Treasurer?Jno. L. Epps. Master?H. H. Rikard. Coroner?F. M. Lindsay, J. R. Bouknight, Murray Kinard, S. J. Cromer. "County Commissioner?John C. Wilson, J. S. Watts, J. P. Harmon, T. L. B. Epps, W. P. Pugh, Felix A. Graham, Joe W. Epting, W. H. Wendt, Custus tLeitzsey, L. C. Livingstone, Jno. F. Wheeler. Magistrate Nos. 1 and 8?J. C. Sample, W. O. Wilson, T. Oswald Stewart Magistrate No. 2?S. J. D. Price, C. ! Alewine. Magistrate No. 3?John Henderson. , Magistrate No. 4?R. M. Aughtrv. Magistrate No. 5?C. A. Matthews, purest Riser, W. S. Dobbins. Magistrate No. 6?William Dorroh, tJeorge H. Martin. ?? i- <T TTT ft 1 11._ TTT T? I Magistrate ino. i ? *v. r. aiicu, vv. rt. Reid. Magistrate No. 9?B. B. Hair. Magistrate No. 10?J. A. Kinard, Henry B. Richardson, E. H. Werts. > Magistrate No. 11?E. A. Hentz, H. H. Ruff, B. T. Richard-son, J. T. Kinard. . FOR SILYERSTREET SCHOOL, Qoestion of Bonds for Modem Building to be Snbmitted to People?Prof. Tate to Deliver Address. The good people of Silverstreet school district, No. 58, have gotten to * gether and will vote on the 7th of ~r~August on the question of issuing $4,000 in bonds for the purpose of building a handsome and modern school * "building for the use of the district There seems* little doubt that the "bonds will be voted by a practically unanimous vote, and it will mean a big forward movement by the entire community. A proposition came from some of the patrons of Dead Fall and Utopia and Reagin districts to unite the four districts and put up a building suited 'to the combined territory, and petitions were circulated and signed asking the county board to consolidate the four districts; and the hoard was called to meet last Saturday for the purpose of considering the petitions. It was found, however, that there was some opposition to the consolidation and the county superintendent of education called off the meeting and ad vised the patrons of the Silverstreet ; district to proceed as they first started, to build a school house in their own district, and then the question j didates inty Campaign of consolidation could be taken up later, if desired by the several districts. This was agreed to and the election will be held; as stated, on August 7. The building of this school will mean a great deal for the community of Silverstreet. The trustees have already selected the site, and as soon as the bonds are voted work will begin on the new building. Tir r'lioiA v-kVvlrr OfofA riui. ?t . xv.. jl aic, auu yvyooiuij ounx; Superintendent of Education J. E. Swearingen, will be at Silverstreet on next Monday, July 29, when Prof. Tate will repeat the lecture he delivered there some time ago, and Mr. Swearingen will also speak. The meeting will be held in the Lutheran church, and will begin .it 5.30 o'clock so that the people from the country may have the opportunity of hearing these arentlemen and he able tn eret home by night. This meeting will 'be free and everybody is invited to be present "The Worst Road in the County." Editor The Herald and News: In the last issue of the Observer we read xwausLci i> uwuupuuu ui uis guiues versus roads. We would like to add a few words to his remarks and beg to agree and disagree with bim. That route is just as he described it It would be a horrible thought to know that we had to travel over that road be describes daily, yet that is our mail route. Well nigh impassable now during the summer. If they are not attended to before winter sets in, we believe we will have to dispense with our mail bfeing brought to our door. Wo ioo OTOn oo tn ite hoirnr f Vi a ?? V/ uaomqa w ug w iwsj I/Viiijj vuv worst road in the county. We invite him to take a ride with us over another line of gullies and ditches from the corner at C. A. Matthews' residence across the river as far as the Piester place. The said road or line of gullies runs from Jalapa across the country, meeting the public road at fhp 'EYkllr nlnrw now nwriftrt hv .T T? Senn. A portion of this road from Jalapa to C. A. Matthews' has been worked occasionally; from this corner to the river has only been worked one day during six years. No overseer now. The past two years the over seer would work from Jalapa as far as the corner mentioned. Not long ago one of the white men (there are only two whites on the route) asked to be overseer and for tools to work with. This was denied him. Two years ago this road was reported to the supervisor and he was asked to visit it and make some arrangements about its being worked. It was also reported by the grand jury. There the matter ended. As for bridges?a few planks in the middle, great holes both sides. The poor animals for safety have to give a jump, while the miserable occupant groans as he is Being mashed to a pulp, his brain almost battered against the top of the vehicle. Where once a road bed now one, two and sometimes three gullies. Where we find three gullfes we can get along very well by making the animal walk in the middle one and throwing the wheels in the other two. It takes "a skillful driver. We drive a pace or two and stop to view and consider which way now. This is the worst road in the county. a sojourner. Trustees Must Return Oaths of Office. The county board of education, according to the school law, met on the secoijd Tuesday of July and appointed trustees for all the schools of the county. The oath of office has been mailed all of them. County Superin tendent or ttaucauon w. ti. auii desires it stated that-this oath must be returned properly signed and certified to the county superintendent of education.. The trustees can not perform any of the duties of the otfice to which they have been appointed until they have subscribed this oath and returned it to the county superintendent of education srk it ic rorv inmnrtflnt that they attend to this matter at once. The commissions will be mailed on receipt of the oath sworn to before some officer authorized to administer obligations. REPORT SHOWS SCHOOLS IN HEALTHY CONDITION COUNTY SUPT. AULL FILES ANNUAL REPORT. Good Balance Carried Forward?En? i- J ail. roimeni aau uuier .uauers ui Interest. The report of County Superintendent of Education E. H. Aull, for the fiscal year ending June SO, which has been filed with the State superintendent of education, shows the schools of Newberry county to be in healthy condition, financially and otherwise. There isi a balance carried forward - " to Atzn A(\ Ot 1116 vanuus uiauiuia ut fuiiuu.'iv, which has been apportioned to the districts. The report of the county treasurer shows a balance on hand from constitutional three-mil^ tax of $9,807.55, the difference between this amount and the amount of $6, 450.40, or $3,357.15, remaining yet to be apthe several districts. In addition to this, there is a board fund of $3,398.15, including fhe dispensary money apportionment to this county, which gives a credit to the schools of over $13,000. +V1Q. anrnlmont r>f nporn otlil X SMI I IUC v? uvg.v ? dren in the schools of Newberry county during the past scholastic year was nearly double that of the whites, is shown by the report. The total enrolment of negro children was 5,134, and the total enrolment of white children was 2,854. An analysis of the figure -yiii show that there is a considerably larger enrolment of white children than of negro children in the town schools, making the percentage of negro enrolment in the country schools a great deal larger, as compared with the en Tolment of whites, than the figures for the entire county would indicate. The total enrolment of negroes in the country schools was 4,272, of which number 2,019 were boys and 2,254 girls. The total enrolment of negroes in the town schools was only 861, of which nnmhpr 395 were boys and 466' girls. The total enrolment of whites in the | country schools was 1,585?8p6 boys arl 729 girls. In the town schools' the ^otal enrolment of whites was 1,269?609 boys and 660 girls. The average attendance of the negroes was considerably below the average of average attendance of the whites, as MmnsiTftd with total enrolment, though the average attendance of negroes was also actually considerably greater. The total average attendance for negroes was 2,985?2,500 for the country schools and .485 for the town schools. The total average attendance of whites was only 1,923?967 for ihe country schools and 956 for the town schools. In the town schools are included NewTV ?- ~ Ualono berry, Prosperity, romm idy iJLCi^/JUu, J Little Mountain, Chappells, Whitmire, Silverstreet. The county shows up well on the average length of session. The average length for white town schools was thirty-three weeks, and for country schools twenty-seven weeks, making the average for the cjunty unny weeks. The average length for colored. town schools was nineteen weeks, and for colored country schools fourteen weeks, making the average for the county sixteen weeks. The average expenditure per pupil according t j enrolment was $13.30 for whites and $1.32 for colored. The average salary paid teachers was $523.GS for white men; $352.63 for white women; $119.59 for negro men, and $10S.17 for negro women. There are fifty-nine school districts in the county. The whites have sixtyone school buildings, the total value of which, with grounds, is placed at $106,920. Of this amount, the value of j the three buildings in the Newberry district is placed at $67,000. The negroes have 53 school buildings, the value of which, with grounds, is x ?i 4 ftwi crt r\f thic. amniint i piacwi at --'l <.^*>3 Newberry district is given credit for $8,000. The value of school equipment is placed at: Whites, $15,525.41; colored, $2,030.70. There were thirteen white men teachers and seventyciv white women teaches; nineteen negro men teachers ani forty live ne gro women teachers. The total revenue was $51,726.97; j expenditures, $45,270.57; leaving a bal-^ anc? of $6,456.40. In addition to this total of apportioned money carried forward, there are the amounts above stated, the whole amount being over $13,000. Of the expenditures $37,974.84 was for white schools, and $7,295.73 for negro schools. Of this amount $13,132.63 was in Newberry district? $11,290.13 for whites and $1,842.50 for colored. The largest item of expenditure, of course was for teachers' salaries, which amounted to $40,761.82, divided as follows: $33,621.47 for whites and $7,140.35 for negroes. In order that tne proportion of attendance in the several towns and in the rural districts may be more clearly shown, the following figures are given for the schools classed as town schools: Newberry, whites 650, colored 450. Prosperity, white 179, colored 172. Pomaria, white 41, colored 68?the colored here coming in the country school classification. Helena, white 14, colored 159. Little Mountain, white 133; colored 80. Chappells, whites 53, colored 228? the colored here coming in the country school classification. Whitmire, whites 162. Silverstreet, whites 37, colored 67? the colored here coming :n the country school classification. CHILDREN'S DAT AT ZI05. Large Crowd Attends Exercises Which Were Credit to Those Who Participated* Zion church, in the lower part of No. 9 township, was the scene of an ex ceptionally large gathering on Sunday for the children's day exercises. The program of these exercises, which was published in the last issue of The Herald and News, was carried out with a great deal of credit tn all thrtsA who nartioiDated. The address of Prof. Clinkscales appealed strongly to his hearers, being both interesting and valuable. "Happy Children's Day, 1912," was wrought in green letters on the wall of the church in rear of the pulpit, and in front of the chancel there1 were columns of green joined together by a cross section of green overhead, the church presenting a very pretty appearance. The building was packed with an audience which overflowed through the doors, and on the grounds were several hundred people who could not get into the church'. Picnic dinners were carried by the people, and there were some very nne spreads on the ground. The people of this section are famous ror their fine cooking, and Tight well did they sustain their reputation on Sunday. This is one of the best sections of this part of the State. There is a sturdy citizenship here which is a cre? it to South Carolina. The lands are good, and good crops j',re produced The crops this year are looking well. In the immediate section the crops are needing rain, but fhey are now in good shape, and with the proper seasons will make fine crops. This lack of rain is in striking contrast with the country further up towards \TA?v*k AWMT* TCfVtAHA V* AtTA VkAAn i\t? W UCi i j, nucic lauio nave uccu plentiful, and in some neighborhoods a little too plentiful. The day at Zion on Sunday was very thoroughly enjoyed by everybody present. The crowd included people from many different sections of the county. The hospitalit3r of the people of th? community is unbounded, and it is a nlpnsiiro tn snpnd rlnv wit.H them. Death at Hospital in Columbia. Mrs. Etoile Stevens, wife of Mr. Belton W. Stevens, of Chappells, died on r? i _.n , r% i. 11. _ saiuraay morning ax o o ciuck m me Columbia hospital and was brought to Newberry to the residence of Mr. J. P. Shealy, where on Sunday at 12.30 o'clock the funeral service was conducted by the Rev. J. E. Carlisle, interment at Rosemont cemetery, the n rr 11^ V\A/titA?n Uie IOliUWiiig ucmg yon ucaicio. Messrs. Wilbur Long, Ossie Stewart, 1 J. H. Summer, Frank Sligh, Clarence Summer, G. B. Summer, J. W. Haltiwanger and Thad McCrackin. The deceased was 2S years old. She was the daughter of Mr. David M. Dickert, formerly of this city. J Governor Bleat To August TAKES IIP "CHARGES" FROM FELDER ET AL: ACCOMPANIES HIS REPLY WITH JfUMBEB OF AFFIDAVITS. < Goes Into Motives Behind the Insinua- ; tions and So-Called Charges at Augusta Hearing. < f j _ Following is the full text of Gover- i nor Blease's address at the Chester campaign meeting, in which he sub- < mitted his reply to the so-called "tes- ; timony" taken at the Augusta ses'sion 3 of the dispensary commission: ,1 Fellow South Carolinians: < On Friday, July 12, and on Satur- ' day, July 13, a committee, appointed ; by the State legislature, commonly t known as the dispensary investigating < committee, held meetings in the city < of Augusta, Ga. The acts of that ] committee and the matters brought a out before it have been sent broad- 1 cast over your State, and to all other 1 parts of the United States as well. < Every daily newspaper in South Car- i olina, and practically all the weekly < newspapers, have carried accounts of i the meetings held on those two days. < In a number of newspapers my name < has been carried in large Headlines? < head'llines not setting forth even the 1 truth of the reports appearing in the papers themselves. I candidly state ( that I have been, inclined to pay no attention to the slanders, rumors and \ insinuations?none- of the matters re- < - * * ' U-t rerrea to snouia uc uisumru uj ing styled "charges"?that have appeared in the newspapers, as coming before this committee, but it has oc curred to me that it is not me and my good name alone that are involved, but the good name and honor of the Palmetto State and her great people are also affected. As your "chief ex? m ' 1 ecutive, it is my duty to ceiena my State and my people; therefore, I j shall, at this time and in this, manner, lay bare before you the damnable conspiracy to cause the people of South Carolina to lose confidence in ^ my honor and to tarnish the proud 1 name of the greatest commonwealth in the American union. On July 18, in the public prints a , prominent citizen of this State, who < has been a personal friead of Ira B. ^ Jones, an opponent of nine in the 1 race for governor, and who has re- < cently been giving Mr. Jones his politi- ; cal support, commenting on the rot- , I tenness of the Augusta proceedings, i demanded that Mr . Jones denounce , those proceedings. Presumably in , reply to that demand, Mr. Jones, at ,j A1 ?.TnoAtin? in Columbia on , tilt; Ud.ii-icvpj.gjn ? July 19, announced that he approved ( the conduct and actions at Augusta. . n Differing from the vie*v taken by Mr. j Jones, I am now bound to give my j reasons for my disapproval, that the people may pass judgment between ; Mr. Jones and me, and our respective j opinions. My statements must neces- ^ sarily be of some length, but I askl^ you to become informed of every word 3 of it, remembering that it is not one- , tenth as long as the reports which have appeared in the newspapers in the attempt to reflect upon your honor and mine. It is my purpose to give J you facts in a plain manner?and I . i-* i> shall comment on tnose mcis. >, language, in some instances, must be i 3 strong, but it is language that a gen- . tleman can use and must use on such j occasion, for the reason that no other 5 words will properly describe my j mpaniner and convey the truths I shall ( set forth. c Powers of the Committee. ^ First, I wish to call to your atten- z tion the power given, to this dispensary ( investigating C9mmittee by your leg- ( islature and the duties required of it ^ I refer you to the acts of the general . assembly for the year 1912, page 1041, for the law under whijh this commit- ^ tee is supposed to be proceeding. The 2 title of that act is as ^oilows: ^ "An act to provide for an investi- j gation of the acts and doings of the j State dispensary commission, and the ; acts and doings of the attorney gen- j \e Replies 2 "Testimony" eral in connection therewith, and of cue acts ana uckuss wi wc ? of the general assembly appointed under a concurrent resolution of the general assembly, dated January 31# 1905, and of the acts and doings of any other person or persons in any way connected with the affairs of the State dispensary, and ihe investigation and winding up thereof." It authorizes and empowers said committee to smnmoma wiufc it ** "/. . ^wag person or persons they may deem proper, and to require such person ar persons to answer, upon oath, any. and all questions that the committee may deem relevant and may propound lo him or'them; and upon the failure rr TPfn?ai of such nerson or persons to obey such summons or notice, or to r" answer such question or questions, juch person or persons shall be deemed to be in contempt of the authority; 3f said committee, and may be imprisoned upon the order of said com littee in the common jail, to be there tield until he or they shall comply with the order of the said committee; and, farther, that said committee % |1&| shall have power to administer necessary oaths, and any person who shall, after being sworn before said committee, swear falsely, shall bo ieemed guilty of perjury, and, upon, conviction, shall .be punished as prorided by law. A careful reading of the act will show you that the title propeny expresses the powers given and the duties required of the committee, and this committee has not, and can not have, any other powers save such powers as are delegated to it by the law-making body which gave it existence. Committee's lets Unlawful. THe COmiLULLtJt!, Wt ea I). U1SI< uau . up, its duties, although listening to much hearsay testimony and giving ' much regard to mere rumors, confined its work to matters connected with the State dispensary, as specified in tlia jjH law under which the committee, was acting; but, later, and when the campaign for the election of State officials was opening up, luc u/tumuicc ivi6VI> r j. . the authority given to it and assumed .-$0 to itself powers which it did not have. It began an investigation- of dispensary % matters not connected with the old State dispensary. It went to Charleston and attempted to investigate mat* ters connected with the local dispenvaries of that county and the enforce * i-V, n nraa/init r?1 QnPT'i Karv law. ^4gy!8fl LULt/Ht KJL tut vovuv _ _ ^ Still later, when the campaign for govsrnor had begun to wax warm, whea the speech I h'ad delivered at Bishoprille had been read and was being read \ 'ijggj by the voters of the States the conrafe5ion decided that it had the power .not only to investigate all dispensary mat?Tvoct nrp?Ar?4- and future?but it UWO JHWIV) vwv? :ook upon itself, without authority of [aw, the right, privilege and power to investigate one certain public official ind all of this official's conduct, past, present and future?that official is the governor of South Caroliua. The com. mittee not only sought -nformation in . . regard to my alleged transactions ' L?jS| with the dispensary system; it has not jnly made inquiries as to my conduct is a State senator several years ago ?but it has gone further and has attempted, and is attempting, to ex- ' amine into my acts as governor of four State, especially to matters of uy approving and vetoing legislation' wni+or nf sTariitine and refus lilU UAW.OVVA VA. O* ng to grant pardons, paroles and commutations. Not only has this comnittee nothing to do with -matters of , executive clemency, but the general issembly of this State, from which ;his committee was appointed, has lothing to do with the matter of parIons. Daroles and commutations. Un ier the constitution of this State, those . ;hings are left exclusively with the governor. Unquestionably, I could convince rou, and I believe every lawyer of t . ; ? """.t-Vi r>oiv?lin<> will ACTee imiliv ILL OUU tu yith me, that the manner in whicli ; ;his committee has acted towards me s unlawful?and I could stop thia (CONTINUED ON PAGE 2).