The herald and news. (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, February 21, 1913, Page FOUR, Image 4

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I M* JfoPtsift Entered at the Postofficc ->A V^\vferry, S. C., as 2?xi class matter. E. H. AULL, EDITOR. Friday, February 21, 1913. EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENCE. The legislature may adjourn this week, and it may not. It largely depends. It would be an easy matter to continue to the next session all matters not disposed of, and as this legislature has another session there could be no s-erious criticism of such action. But there are certain matters that this legislature must deal with and dispose of. There is the general appropriation bill, which is still in the senate, and it must be disposed of or the wheels of the government will cease to roll. There is the Rimnlv hill which deals not only with the State, but the levy for the various counties and must be finished or there the machinery in the various counties, j There is the salary bill which, of course, could go over, but ther-2 are various county officials who are exft pecting their salaries raised, and then there is the magistrates bill. All these generally have attention before final adjournment, and in the present status of these measures it looks almost impossible to expect final adjournment this week, yet a great deal can be done in one legislative day when it is stretched out over two days. This is all on the presumption that all these measures will have *air sailing and will not strike the snag of a gubernatorial veto. And it is not so sure that they will have fair sailing. If ^ if V* Cn tr f A I I Lie gUVCAIlUl LU11HVS U 11 lo V1UCJ' <,\J veto any one or ali of these general bills he will not hesitate to do so. The house on Wednesday night passed the bill abolishing the hosiery mill in the penitentiary. This is an important matter and it may take several days to consider it in the senate. The senate has not yet passed the compulsory school attendance bill. "Voifhor* >1 it naewH fho nno mill fpY I for the common schools. The governor sent a message in saying he would veto the bill as it passed the house, but there is no material difference between the bill as it passed the house and what the governor says will be acceptable to him, and it would seem that they would get together in this matter. If it should pass it win oe one of Ihe best pieces of legislation that has received favorable action by a legislature in this St?te in many a day. There is an erroneous idea in the minds of some people in regard to this one mill. Some people ssem to think that if it is distributed under tne provisions or existing laws tnat tne i cities and towns will get the biggest I "portion. As a matter of fact they will get a very small slice of the fund. I believe in the principle that the State should stick to the policy of h-elping those communities that are willing to do a little something to help themselves. The news columns will carry the important matters passed upon by the legislatur?, and it is only my purpose to mention a few things that come to my attention. Most of the vetoes I Kt* fll a nrat'arr* at* ot'a Kaayi juipuocu uj Liic 5u?ci iiui iiavu uccn | sustained by the legislature. And it seems to me that some of the vetoes 4 that have not yet been passed upon will also be sustained by the general assembly. There is just a little brewing of poli- j tics in Columbia and several announcements have been made for governor. It seems to me to be just a little nremature. A srreat manv things j- ? - w j may happen between now and the next | primary cl-ection. Just what the Newberry delegation has done as to local affairs I could not say. The bill in regard to condemning land for a road has passed. The bill authorizing Little Mountain school district to vot^ bonds has been j signed by the governor. It has been) agreed to do away witn township roaa inspectors and to increase the salary of the supervisor and county commissioners and to allow the auditor and treasurer three hundred dollars each for clerk hire. Also to let Newberry school district- vote on levying a tax of one mill to iliake necessary repairs in the buildings. 1 could not find out just what the status of the proposed bond bill measure is, but I presume that it will pass. The county tax levy, I understand, is to remain the same. E. H. A. AS TO T1!K ASVU'M. The bill to define the policy of the j State as to the State hospital for th*"-! insane, introduced by the special con mittee to look into the matter, failed of passage in the house on Friday j night. i This committee reported by bill. The bill proposed that it was the poli cy of the State to remove the hospital to the property purchased in the country and eventually to remove ihe entire institution out there. Of course, this will take several years. But :he State should say whether or not it was the policy of the State to do this, and then the development could continue with that aim in view. The committee also recommended the sale of the property in. Columbia on which the preseut asylum is located, which we think is the proper thing to do, but the committee suggested the appointment of a special commission to take charge of the sale of the property and named the commission and gave the members the power of selfpetuation. The property should be turned over to the sinking fund commission, mere is no iit-eu ui a special commission. The r,inking fund commission is for the purpose of handling just such situations, and then the commission is composed of State officers who are responsible to the people and are in Columbia, or all but two. If the bill had contained a provision like that it would have stood a much better chance of passage. Then it provided that if the commission should sell the property in a lump sum it should not take less than one mil lion dollars, but if it should decide to sell it in small lots there was nothing in the bill to prevent them from selling it for fifty cents. But the main reason which possibly kept the bill from passing was the provision appointing a self-perpetuating ana life tenure .commission. There couiQ be no objection to the men named on the nnm-micoiftn 'Kiit flip nrinrnnlp. was WUllllIOOlV/U) k/ut .? v.r.v wrong. The senate has passed the bill pro-, Tiding for the sale of the property in Columbia, with some am-endments, one of which is to turn the property over to the sinking fund and in this shape it may pass the house. The appropriation bill, as passed by the house, carries an appropriation 4- ^ Vx AAnf innorl If lor lilt? W Ui IV tu UC LUIUIUUOU. AV would be a great mistake and a heavy financial loss to the State to stop the work at this time. ' A CRIME. It seems to us to be almost, if not entirely, a crime to have a good roaa, such as Mr. Feagle built between Newberry and Prosperity, go to the bad for the lack of just a little attention. Nobody seems to care. It would take a very little time and labor to keep this road in fine repair, and yet just now it is full of holes, and if not given attention it will go from bad to nrArc a o -n it \ril 1 nrvt ho onncirl ? aiiu ouuii 11 "v t wv v/viiuiu ered a good road. If the supervisor would consent it would pay the automobile owners to employ some one to drag the road and fill up the holes. Every afternoon it is used by the automobiles and it would serve a selfish motive to pay for working the road, because the cost to have the road worked would be less than the addi tionai wear on the machines by not having it worked. ^ We don't believe much in local option compulsory education. It may be a step toward the right thing and we hope it will prove such, but we believe it is carrying local option a lit tie. too far. The trouble is the people who most need compulsory school attendance are the ones who will br most likely to vote against it. We see it stated that the Webb bill which has just passed congress prohibiting the shipping of liquor into dry territory, only prohibits the ship ping for illegal purpos-es, and it has not been decided that the ordering of it for personal use is an illegal purpose, so the man who lives in dry territory may still order for personal . -...; ai&M }\ \i)i:ii() IMIJSONKR. Members oj Madero Cabinet Also 1'nder Arrest.?Coup Carried (hit in Capital. Mexico City, Feb. IS.?Francisco i. Madero lias been forced out of the presidency. He was arrested at the National Palace shortly before 3 * ' u? r\ o'clock tnis aueriiooii uy ucn. uiauquet. G<n. Victoriano Huerta, commander of the Federal troops, was proclaimed Provisional President. About the time Madero was seized j by Blanquet, his brother, Gustave Madero, the former minister of finance was arrested by Gen Huerta, who was i dining with him in a public restaurant. J All members of the cabinet were | arroct with i 1 ^JI UIUpllJ J^FlCLV^VX UJLiUVi MA a v^v, -. .V ? {the exception of Ernesto Madero, the uncle of the president, who held the portfolio of finance. He was apprised of the intentions against the govern- j ment and managed to make fcis escape. I Caused Sensation. I Notwithstanding the fact that somedefinite action was expected today, the coup d'etat at the palace caused a j j sensation, and the exact status of af- j Lfoirc- r.milrl tmt ho a srprtainptf for kpv - ! I eral hours. ; ! ! Tile direct movement against Madei 10 was the result of a plot which had ! been brewing since yesterday and i which possibly existed with Blanquet ! j for a much greater length of time. ' From the first it had been known ! I I that Gen. Blanquet was unwilling to ! fight. His men were of the same mind. He held complete command over them and it was not doubted that th-y , i would fellow him in any adventure, \ which they did at the National Palace this afternoon. f ! I Tho forces numbering 1,000 men, I ! which arrived late yesterday, were | ! sent immediately to the palace, osien | r-ibly to relieve the reserves then?. The reserves were sent into tho field. Plot Hatched. An agreement between Gens. Blanquet and Huerta was reached last ! night, but the first intimation that i j Blanquet's men had of the new role i j they were to play was shortly before the successful stroke was mid*\ ! Blanquet drew his men up in order and delivered a stirring speech. "This inhuman battle must end," lvsaid. "The time has come when 30 j drastic means must be taken to stop ja conflict in wmcn iamer is kii .ing j son and brother is fighting against j brother; when non-combatants are j sharing the fate of war, and all this! because of the caprice of one man." ! Blanquet th-en issued orders for the arrest of the president and assigned a detachment to that duty, rlidero was soon a prisoner in his own rooms. I * J. Castro. | The Greenville, S. C., Mountaineer. | Score another for Atlanta! Cip Castro has a nephew living there. i ?? i ! = Compc Digesti of Foo Made with differen From a Series of Elab An equal quantity of 1 with each of three different cream of tartar, phosphate, separately to the action oj for the same length of time The relative percenta shown as follows: Bread made with Roval Cream of Tartar j mt | [ 100 Per Cent Bread made with phosphate powder: | 68% Per Cent Bread made with alum powder: f"67% Per Cent. 1 These tests, which ar unprejudiced, make plain ? A - _ to everyonS: Food raised tartar Baking Powder, is sh t'ible, while the alum and ph< to largely retard the digesti them. Undigested food is no is the source of very many SiMTC OYEiriUIHlS T.UT'S VETO. Kepnsses Iinmisrrafion Bill; Voto 7t? is.?lfetention of Provision Imposing Literacy Test Washington, Feb. IS.?The Burnett-Dillingham immigration bill, vetoed by President Taft been use it imposed a literacy test upon immigrants was passed over the President's veto in the senate today by a vote of 72 to 18. The overwhelming majority, given at the end of a short debate in which President Taft's attitude was vigorously attacked, has strengthened I the probability that the bill will be : passed over the veto in the house when it is called up tomorrow. Support of the President's position : was voiced by only a few senators dur- 1 ing the debate. Senators Lodge and j Dillingham, leading the fight to over ride the president, declared the measure contained so many important provisions for the exclusion of criminal, diseased and insane aliens that great harm would result to the United States if it did nt become law. i HOUSE PASSES PENSION BILL. 1 : Largrest Measure of Kind Ever Reported <o fonarress. Washington, Feb. 18.?The largest pension bill ever reported to congress, carrying appropriations aggregating $180,300,000, was passed by the house today by a vote of 219 to 40, with an additional appropriation of more than " $1,000,000. A small number of democrats, led by Representative Roddenberry, of Georgia, made futile efforts to add amendments to bar from the pension rolls veterans naving lucumea cAiccuiug $1,000 a year, and not entitled to pensions on account of wounds or disability sustained in the military ser-1 vice. I i As reported by the committee, the j bill contained a paragraph providing: that after July 1, 1913, no pension should be paid to a non-resident notj a citizen of the United States, ex-: cept for actual disabilities inc.rred; in tho cervine- A mntinn hv Renresen- : tative Goode, of Iowa, to strike outjj this paragraph was carried, 154 to; 112, many democrats joining with the J solid republican minority in support j of the motion. It is estimated that something over ! $1,000,000 is paid annually to veterans; who would have been barred by this | paragraph. I Abstinence. According to high authority, to abstain irom means a great deal morei ! than merely tood; to abstain from evil speaking, harsh criticism, uncharitu- j Tile judgment of our fellows?all these 'kings'are included. III I ! irative I ibility d it Baking Powders | orate Chemical Tests: j kt-ooH \X7^<2 m?Hf? I kJJL VUU y UiUV J vv v?w ?^ . kinds of baking powder? and alum?and submitted F the digestive fluid, each i ge of the food digested is I j I i Powder: ^?j | . Digested | Digested 1 e absolutely reliable and l fact of great importance [ with Royal, a cream of lown to be entirely diges Dsphate powders are found 11 on of the food made from jL t only wasted food, but it bodily ailments. *jj Special Clo We have a fin and boys' Sprin Oothing that we following very loi urday, February $25.00 Suits for 20.00 Suits for 16.50 Suits for 15.00 Suits for All Dry Goods sold at and below ber the entire sto< by March 1st. THE Main St., N t m m* ti 1V1UJ We have abc i U1 guuu, X111C Mules; also plugs. \ Come to j before y PRICES A. a Wis Prosperit] $15 Inauguratioi Washingt Via A, C FARES: The Round Tr will be $15.45, with corresp other points. DATES OF SALE: Febri for trains scheduled to read fore noon of March 4, 1913. FINAL LIMIT: Tickets original starting point retu March 10, 1913, with privile original starting point retur April 10, 1913, by deposit of ardson, Special Agent, Ten ton, D. C , not later than mi and upon payment of fee of For reservation, or any in with Agent, or T. C. White, Gen. Pass. Agent, Wilmington fhe Herald and New - 1 thing Sale ie lot of men's cr and Winter U will sell at the v prices for Sat22nd: - - $11.98 QQft - - t/*UW - - 8.48 - - 7.98 and Shoes to be cost. Rememck must be sold lTTERY ewberry, S. C. a LES~ nA 1 1 >ut zkj neaa i Tennessee some nice i . U , % . j see them ou buy. RIGHT. u S. C. ^ i \ L45 n-Wilson on. D. C. 7 ? L. R. R. j ip P are from Newberry J ondingly low Fares from , j lary 28, March 1,2 and 3, h. Washington, JJ. (J., bewill be limited to reach rning before midnight of ;ge of extension to reach ning before midnight of -A ' ticket* with Joseph Rich- ' fl ninal Station, Washingdnight of March 8,1913, m $1.00 at time of deposit, formation, communicate I Pass. Traf. Mgr., ^ . "I'cSi: s, $1.50 a Year.