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-~Z~rrr"ZT" " ' NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1912. . TWIC1A WllH' UlA1BA*
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URGE SPEED IX PROBING FRAUDS
"Blease Members* of Committee Join
in Protest?Think -Committee
Should Act as a Whole.
^~i?rv>>no Spni-. 11.?The Blease
UUiumv??i ~vr..
members of the sub-committee of sevI
en appointed to probe the charges of)
alleged fraud in the primary met here
today, stating that they had not been
officially notified that the meeting
had been called off. Late this afternoon
they gave out a copy of the letter
they addressed to the four Jones
members of the committee. The letter
follows:
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"Columbia, s. u., sepu n, j
"To W. F. Stevenson, Chairman,
Cheraw, S. C.; T. B. Butler, Gaffney,!
S. C.; J. B. Park, Greenwood, S. C.;
W. B. Wilson, Jr., Rock Hill, S. C.?
Gentlemen: We take this method of
/ protesting against the action of three
of you taken at an unofficial meeting
of the sub-committee of the State executive
committee, with neither of the
undersigned notified of your intentions.
Bv your action you set aside th-? j
official meeting of the sub-committee j
set for Columbia for this date by a !
vote of five of the members, and
without authorization officially by the j
, committee, which is unorganized, you j
have divided the State into two dis-!
tricts. As a result of the vote of five J
members of the cohimittee and with-j
out notification of your action, the undersigned
presented themselves here
for th? meeting scheduled for todasr.
By what authority did you nullify this
_ o
^ uieeuug.
"It appeared to us from the Manning
resolution that the entire committee
should investigate tne recent
primary, not two men appointed by
the chairman as chairmen of subcommittees.
Now, the undersigned
have entered this investigation with
the intent of fair play to both sides,
of hewing close to the mark, and of
letting the chips fall where they may.)
Although we are termed the Blease
men on the sub-committee, wo snow |
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no men in iqis anu av
cordingly we are present today to begin
work without any further delays.
Why should^you delay this work longer,
waiting for the poll lists, when
the general election is only seven
weeks off? The people are looking to
us as a whole (not to your division
* chairmen) to clear the name of the
State of election frauds.
LVNow, we propose as follows: That
the entire sub-committee meet at Columbia
Monday next, organize and lay
. plans for the hasty completion of the
worft. Then the sub-committee could
hold sessions in those counties where
the most serious cases of fraud are
\ alleged, namely. Spartanburg and Anderson,
and such other counties where
it may be necessary. By the time that
this is completed we will have.in our
possession the club rolls and poll lists
of all counties of the State, and ad^it
tional meetings of the sub-committee
can be held in those counties where,
after an inspection of the rolls, the
Committee may deem it necessary. By
this method the entire matter can be
sifted to the bottom in three weeks. To
wait on the club rolls, etc., before beginning
this work will delay our report
indefinitely. But justice, not deL
lay, is demanded.
Br' "Therefore, in behalf of the fair
name of the State* we call upon you. to
meet us in Columbia next Monday at
> noon and begin this important work
without any further delay. Kir"-'
telegraph each of ^us at our home addresses
at our ex nse whether you
will meet us. Very respectfully yours,
"R. M. Jefferies, J. D. Bivens, J. M.
iGrier."
>~ews of Excelsior. /
Excelsior, Sept. 12.?Our people are
- * busy picking cotton and pulling fodder.
The cotton in this section is going
to be a short crop.
The Rev. Jas. D. Kinard, of Greenwood,
spent Monday night with his
brother, Mr. H. J. Kinard.
Mr. L. C. Singlev, of Garys Lane,
has been on a visit in this section.
Miss Pet Dominick is spending
some time in Columbia.
Miss Eoline Wheeler is spending
^ sometime with relatives near Ninety
? Six.
Mr. F* O f'v.'nts. M'Sc Jerr'ie R;it'i
arp. ^~Csvr.tz e-%-vf
urday in Columbia.
Miss Chelsy Kibler bas been on a
visit to relatives in Prosperity.
Mr. J. A: C. Kibler and sister, Miss
Tarsa, have been on a visit to rela
tives in saiuaa cuuucj.
Miss Leila Long, of Mt. Pilgrim section,
is confined to her room, real sick.
Masters Fred, Augustus and Lentner
Hoefer, of Columbia, are visiting
Masters Clyde and Fred Wheeler.
Miss Ollie. Counts left Monday for
Georgia where she goes to teach
school.
The writer spent a few days in
Greenwood last week. Greenwood has
built up rapidly since our last visit
there and the place can justly be called
a city now. Greenwood is a hustling
city and the location of the place
is all that could be desired.
Mr. and Mrs. Ivans Sease, of Columbia,
Mr. Cyril Sease, of Richmond,
Va., and Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Sease, of
| Athens, Ga., have been on a visit to
their father's family here, Mr. James
Sease.
The following young ladies will
leave for college the latter part of
this month: Miss Jessie Lorick goes
to Columbia college, Miss Helen
Wheeler goes to Rock Hill, Miss Alder
Ray Whe^?r goes to the new college
at Summerland, Miss Rosine Singley
... . ?
will return to tier studies at urangeburg.
Mr. and Mrs. Luther Dominick and
Miss Annie Lou Dominick, of Helena,
.have been on a visit to Mr. Cornelius
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Counts' family. - .
Miss Helen Nichols, of Utopia, has
been on a visit to Misses Jessie Lorick
A Do v *
ail U A1UCI llttj If wvv.v*.
Mr. William' M. Werts, of Mountville.
is visiting Mr. A. M. Counts'
family.
Mr. J. C.' Counts has added much to
the appearance of his shop buildings
by putting on new covers and then the
use of the paint brush.
Sigma.
Fine Office.
Notice Dr. G. W. Connor's ad. In
his line Dr. Cohnor is- the very best
I ever residing in Newber*;\ And the
completeness of his office corresponds
| to the superiority of hJ3 ability.*
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Newberry Circuit.
The fourth quarterly conference
for Newberry circuit will be held at
j Trinity church on September 28 and
, 29. Preaching on Saturday at 11
o'clock, followed by the session of
I. .
business.
Preaching also on Sunday morning
at 11 o'clock.
On account of above appointments
services at New Chapel will be held
I -3t 4 p. m. on Sunday, instead of the
j morning service. Let every official
I be present at this conference.
J. M. Fridy.
Spoiled Her Little Plan.
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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A Euclid Heights car?one or tnos.^
horrible ones where you have to sir
with your feet in the aisle?was lumbering
along Euclid avenue the other,
day. A very handsome and polite
young man entered at East Thirtieth
! street. The only possible place to sit
down was at the side of a broad woman
who was trying to occupy a
whole section.
"1 Deg paraon,' snniea me young
man, "is this seat occupied?"
"Yes, sir," answered the wide woman,
with a baby stare. "I am keeping
it for a gentleman!"
"That's me!" gripned the young
j man sliding into the seat. "How did
| you know what I was?"
A Fair Arrangement.
Simith and Jones were discussing
the question of who should be head
of ihe house?the man or the woman.
"I am head of my establishment,"
said Jones. ' I am i"ne r.read winner.
Why shcuI b"Well,"
replied Smith, "before my
wife and I were married we made an
agreement that I should make the
rulings in all major things, my wife
in all the minor."
"How has it worked?" queried
Jones.
Smith smiled. "So far," he replied,
"no major matters have come up."?
Everybody's.
CheaT) n^n ym^'^heap ai'tDT.ob'le^
make the most noise.
JEWISH HOLLIDAYS.
New Year Commenced at Sun Down
Wednesday and Day ot* Atonement Is
10 Days Later.
Jews throughout the world will observe
the New Year which commenced
Wednesday evening at sun down. By
some two days are observed, and by
others only one day. Ten days after
the first day of the new year is the
Day of Atonement, or Fast day,
which falls this year on Saturday,
September 28. All Jewish holidays
commence at sun down and last until
sun down, so that Fast day also is observed
from the evening before.
The Jewish places of business in
Newberry will be closed for the New
Year ana ior tne L>ay 01 Atonement.
The Jewish New Year, or Rosh
Hashonah, falls this year on Thursday,
September 12th. Like all Jewish
holidays it is reckoned from evening
to evening and its initial service
will be held on the evening of the
eleventh. While, owing to the variance
between the solar and lunar systems
of calendation, it may appear
to occur irregularly it is definitely
set in the Jewish calender as the first
day of the seventh month,Tishri.
It is not known scripturally as the
New Year. In the Scriptures it is
termed the "Day of the Memorial of
T-?l / XI f T
uie ciowing or me irumpci vl?cvh.icus
XXIII-24 or simply, the "Day
of the Blowing of the trumpet"
i (Numbers XXIX-1.)
The nature of the festival is what
its name signifies, i. e., a marking of
the passage of time and a monition
of the uncertain tenure of human
life. It does not commemorate any
historical incident. Nor does it make
its appeal to the radical conscious
ness of the Jews. Its ?r>r>eal is entirely
to the present and to the individual
conscience. Tt .is thoroughly
universalis^ ^"d "an be responded
to by all religionists of whatever
creed.
The day is cbserved seriously and
solemnly. T' emphasizes the sense of
divine snndance, and, at the same
time, of human responsibility. The
blowing of the trumpet, the Shofar
or ram's horn, is the peculiar service
of the day. It is the bugle-call of
the spirit, arousing th?? conscience
in the contemplation of misspent
hours, and awakening the impluse
to make the new, coming year more
fruitful of noble and mnseiftsn action.
The observance of the day is comDlete
alike by both the reform and
orthodox wings of the Synagogue. Offices
and business bouses are closed
and the houses of prayer in the larger
rtiti<*s ar<* thronared with worshippers.
Ten days from the beeinning of the
New Year oomcs the Day of Atonement
This day is. too. just what its
" a me signifies. It is observed genral1v
by abstinence from all food ar?(7
drink, and by nrayer. The Day of
\tonement is the holiest day in the
Tewish calendar. It is the culmination
of the days cf pen-i^ce a-^d iV
marked bv an atonine for the sins of
the past year. In all lands, in every
clime, this day is observed by Jews
who are united in a universal orayer
for forgiveness.
The Englishman Was Puzzled.
"In St. Louis a few days ago," said
a Kansas City man, "I took a dignified
Englishman to his first ball game.
Big. good-natured Robinson "was
catching. Behind him ana near us
a youth of about 12 was delivering a
choice variety of rooting from the
grand stand, to the evident puzzlement
of my companion. 'Good boy,
Robby!' was a frequent cry of the
youngster.
"Restraining his curiosity for a
time finally on inquiry the Briton
learned that probably no acquaintance
existed between the catcher and the
lad. 'Dear me!' he ejaculated, 'what
v?-ioil Krwr f a
assurance lur mat oman uvj cyj ?.v*0
dress that large gentleman so familiarly!'
"Shortly afterward the players surrounded
the umpire, gesticulating angrily
in dispute over a decision.
"'What is it?' the visitor asked.
" They're kicking at the umpire,' I
explained.
"'Fancy that!' said he, 'but don't
-:cu krc'-v, I hsve not seen a man lift
is 1'co:." "?Kansr.s City Star.
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INSISTS ELECTION WAS HONEST.
Florence Citizen Hoots at the Charges
of Frand.
To the Editor of the News and Courier:
I seldom ask any favor of the
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newspapers, dui me pumitai \-uumtions
are such that an honest man
must think if he does not speak. I
have witnessed many elections, and
must say the lasf primary was the
most honest we have ever had in
Florence county. The executive committeemen
are, with few exceptions,
Jones men. They were given the power
to appoint the managers, and nearlv
nil wprp .Tones men. A few sore
heads tried to find a clue, but could
not.
I am not surprised at Jones alleging
that the managers were so corrupt or
allowed fraud practiced at the polls.
I don't think it would be very healthy
for Jones to come in this county and
tell the managers that they permitted
fraud. It is a crime to lay at the door
of your friends fraud. But,?Mr. Editor,
it seems that the .Taft steam roller is
O + n + A AVAAiifira nr\rrt _
WUIMllg 111 111C OLO.LC CACtuu't V^unimittee
with- an intent to rob Cole. L.
Blease of the nomination as governor.
What can be the next step? It is talked
to bolt, like they did in 1894. The
action of the State executive committee
on Wednesday has violated every
principle of the rules and constitution
of the Democratic party, but, behold,
*
those political aspirants who have
trampled justice will be remembered.
The decent people who supported
Jones, some of them, are surprised
and disgusted. The people have spoken
and demand that their will shall
be dene. Jones's first protest was
ijrjiinct those counties that gave
Please 'aree majorities, (in hopes to
Tt vote rfo^-n to declare him the
nominee.) but when that was too
fhin, then he contests every box in
South Carolina, just to try to find
~ .
some way 10 get a, ueui&iun yu ma
favor. He, (Jones) and his friends
can cry fraitd; 'tis easy to do, but they
know it is false?at least they know
this has been the most honest election
we have had since '76. I want
you to remember these words: Ira B.
Tones wilfnever be governor of South
Carolina. He has repudiated the honesty
of our citizenship. A majority
nf the white tieoDle of South Caro
lina has branded the charges and
slush against Blease as false (for the
negroes that voted voted for Jones).
The time has passed to fool the farmer
and other laboring people. They
are now watching affairs with keen
interest, and just as sure they will
control this government as they live.
\n enemy in a pJS'V.on that requires
an honest man is less appreciated
than if he was loose in the street, for
what he does is dotted, ant? what
J mietrni'i'l TTiii-m. if
it' uu*;s ?. ^ ?v,
is well known that the majority of
fbat most disi liter pste-1 executive
'ommittpe arp p^pmies, both personal
-rrt roHtical, and to nour oa- the pu e
-t"<T =pptis fo be impossiblo. Bur, Mr.
. i
v:'r>r T>ionc.e rnen ore waiting, a!:d
' o- tvHI some day perhaps tell you
h.-? * how they carry an election --vnsst
without the press.
William Ilderton.
. Florence S. C., JSeptemne.' s>, 191.*?.
t> /\<% /l?r 1?niAW/?A?AfA?7
ncauj ivr ijiucigruvi^^t
According to a Cleveland jokesmith,
a peddler got as far as the inner office
door of a busy ?professional man of
Cleveland and coughed to attract attention.
"Well?" demanded the occupant of
the office.
"I am introducing,", began the peddler,
"a patent electric hair brush"?
"Don't you see that I am as bald as
a hard boiled egg?" snapped the busy
man.
"Your wife might perhaps"?
"She's bald, too, except when she's
dressed up."
"Rut you may have a little child of
vniir own who"?
"I have. She's two months old and
still bald."
"Maybe you keep a dog? This brush
is useful for both man and beast."
"Ours is a Mexican hairless dog."
The peddler put the brush back in
his valise and reached toward another
compartment. "Permit me," he
"*o f^ow yrv.f thins: in
fly-killers."?Saturday Evening Post.
THINKS PRIMARY WAS FAIR.
W. 0. Guy, of Chester, Quotes Some
Figures to Justify His Claim of
Cleanness.
To the Editor of The State:
I
. I am loth to believe the wholesale
charges Nof fraud that are being heralded
abroad about the primary of
August 27. I have used the figures
furnished by the State of August 31
to do a little figuring. I take Chester
county first, because there is no
suspicion of any fraud being practiced
here, and I am conversant with
the facts, being a member <5f the
executive committee. There was no
protest or contest filed with the committee
when they met and tabulated
the returns and declared the, results.
I find Chester's increase over 1910 to
be 30 per cent. I next take Anderson,
one of the strongest Blease counties
nnd find an increase of 26 per cent.Then
Orangeburg, strong for Jones,
37 per cent. Greenville, for Jones,
the unprecedented increase of 76 per
cent. Spartanburg, for Biease, increase
23 per cent. Charleston, strong
for Jones, increase 40 per cent. The
increase for the State is about 31 per
cent.
So we see the counties which I
have taken, and believe to be a fair
average, with the exception of Greenville,
do not differ greatly from the
nrAr?at*ol orflVQwa
5CUC1 ai ci*cia5c,
I have gone to the trouble to do a
little more figuring. 'You say that we
should have one voter to every five
inhabitants, (white).' I take a territory
between the Southern railway
and the Cha?T?ston & Northwestern
railway, beginning at Chester and extending
for ten miles on each jrailwav,
and being about seven miles
A. .1 XV- .?/] J V.. i. 1
apari ai me upper euu, <iuu uy actual
count I have found to contain 27
white families consisting of 127 persons,
among whom were 57 voters.
The other extreme was one family
with two members and one voter, and
they lived within sight of each other.
T believe that you will agree with
\
n^e, that, owing to the factional lines
being drawn' so taut, that the canvass
for voters was unprecedented in
South Carolina. We noticed from the
press reports, especially one instance
where there was about 157* voters on
one train returning from the mountains,
during the hot weather, in order
to cast their vote for their favorites.
I, myselt saw the friends of
Judge Jones convey, practically in
their arms, a man just recovering
from a severe attack of typhoid fever,
trt tha. nnllc in nrHpr that ho miolit
V- W Viiw AU V* V4VA VUUV MV llil^UV
cast his vote.
Considering the above facts, and
you will admit that they are facts, I
believe with thousands and tens of
thousands of voters in South Carolina,
that our last primary was just
and fair, and I sincerely trust tbat
the State executive committee will
submit to the will of the majority of
*hp voters of the State of South Carolina.
W. 0. Guy.
Chester, September 9.
Tarrying it Too Far.
New York Tribune.
"Scientific management, like any
otner good tiling, may De carried 10
excess."
The speaker was R Marriott Thompson,
to San Francisco scientific management
expert. He continued:
"We scientific managers musn't go
as far as Hussler went. _
"Jtiussier was tne proprietor or a
tremendous factory, where scientific
management had reduced the motions
of every hand from 800 to 17. Hussler
attended a very fashionable wedding
one day, a wedding where the
ceremony was performed by a Bishop,
assisted by a dean and a canon, and
in the most impressive part of the
writ Hussler, overcome by his scientific
management ideas, rushed up to
the altar and pushed the Bishop and
canon rudely back.
" 'Here.* boys,' ,he s?iid, "on^.'s quiie
enough for a little job like this.'"
The Enevitable Result.
Harper's Weekly.
"I am surprised to hear that Dubbleieh
has broken down," said Stubbs.
"He used to have a splendid constitution."
"Ves."??id Wieelethorpe, "but he
BUBAL CAItBIEB EXAMINATION.
At Newberry,, S. C., for Newberry
County, Saturday, October 5,1912.
'I
The United. States Civil Service
Commission announces an examination
on the date and at the places
named above, as a result of which it
is expected to make certification to
ffll a vacancy in frlie position of rural
carrier ai aligns, ana otner vacancies
as they may occur on rural routes
~'*C*
at postoffices in the above named
county, unless it is found to be in the
interest of the service to fill the vacancy
by reinstatemsnt, transfer, or
promotion. The usual entrance salary
for rural carriers is from $600 to
$1,000 per annum.
Age limit, 18 to 55, on the date of :
the examination. The maximum age
limit is waived in cases of persons
honorably discharged from the'United
I States military or naval service.
An applicant must have his actual
domicile in the territory supplied by J
a postoffice in the county for which
/ * * <"
the examination is announced.
i !
The examination iB open to all male
citizens of the United States who can
comply with the requirements.
! Application Form 1341, and full in- '5
formation concerning the requirements
of the examination, can be.wS- -f
cured from the secretary of the local
exflmininsr board or the postmaster ah
any of the places named above, < - *V*M
from the U. S. Civil Service Connniseion,
Washington, D. C.
Eligibles on registers established
prior to March 1, 1912, can be consids
x
ered for appointment only at the of
nee ior wmcn mey were examined.
Such eligibles may be examined within
one year from the date of their former
examinations upon filing applica- '
tions showing that they meet the rerequirements
of the new examination,
their old eligibility for their home offices
not being canceled.
Applications should be properly exe- " '
cuted and filed with the Commission
at Washington. As examination papers
are shipped direct from the Commission
to the places of examination,
it is necessary that applications be
received in ample time to arrange for
the examination desired at the place *
indicated by the applicant The Commission
will therefore arrange, to ex- &
amine any applicant whose application
is received in time to permit the
ehipment of the necessary papers.
An eligible register for the position
of rural letter carrier for each county
will be maintained. A person must '
be examined in the county in which
the postoffice that supplies his home
is situated. As a result of such exam
ination he may become eligible to appointment
as rural carrier at any
postoffice in such county. A -rural letter
carrier after one year's satisfactory
service may be transferred to
the position of clerk or carrier in a
first or second class postoffice, to the
position of railway mail clerk, "or to
other positions in the classified ser
vice, subject to such .examination as
may be required by the civil service
rules. ' John C. Black,
President.
Another Calf.
Judge.
Ex-Governor Gillett, of California,
at a dinner in San Francisco recently
was praising the gift of repartee
which most women possess.
"Against this quick-wittedn ess," he
said, "we men are powerless. Even
whe'n the logic and common sense of
? situation are on our side, a woman
will, with soriiA miinte flash of sneeoh.
put us to shame?rout us entirely.
"As an instance, a man whom I
knew was very much displeased because
his wife had bought a few puffs
of false hair. He concocted a little
scheme to make a telling expression of
his disapproval, and hid in the hall one
day when his better half was getting
ready to make some calls.
"Just as the obnoxious puffs were
being adjusted he darted into his
wire s room.
" 'Emmeline!" he exclaimed in a
voice of stern reproach, 'why under
the heavens do you put the hair of
another woman?possibly a dead one?
on your head.'
" 'Why,' answered his wife, 'do you
wear the skin of another calf?surely
- <?ead ore?on your hands?"