Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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I | Mil I All g< cheap goo im anrl rn ??? it (fimr ^ .3Sr prXUl *?? &VW 4 Entered at the Postoffice it- XT*wlerry, S. C, as 2nd class matter. E. H. AULL, EDITOR. Tuesday, May 13, 1913. The condition of the drive ways and walks in Rosemont cemetery is a disgrace and a stigma upon any civilized people. We know this is st.ong i language hut we ask any one who i doubts the truth of it, to go over to the cemetery and look at them and answer for himself the truth of what we say in the presence of the dead. It is all very nice to put garlands upon the graves once a year, and we would not in the least be understood as objecting to that custom, but how much better all of in* would have felt, if there had been any evidence of prop- j er care of the sacred spot, during the other 364 days of the year, and how much prettier the garlands would have appeared, and how much happier we ?1-S Vinon r\Ti f-flic HqV if thPSP WUUJIU i-lCLV C l/u luiu uuj, .1. . evidences of care had been all around ^^us. Sntiment, you say. Only that we ykad more of it. The editor of this newspaper hardly expects to separate these South Carolina editors from their free passes, but our idea it to put them on record at least.?Bamberg Herald. So far as we know tnere is no one who objects to going on record. What we would like to know is when you got religion and reformed and found out it was criminal to exchange advertising with the railroad for transportation. Of course, if you have discovered, after making the exchange for many years, that you have been unduly influenced thereby, then it is vrong for you to make the exchange, "but pray when did you become the arbiter for the conscience of your brethren. When we make che exchange with the railroads for what they have to sell for what we have to sell, we do not feel that they have bought us body "ftnl onfl fTioir lioi'fl noror on in. I CfcLLU OUUi, aiiU tu-v./ uv?vi ?JV A" timated, and the record will show that we have been as free to criticise them as some of these self constituted arbiters of our conscience. , If any editor thinks it is wrong to make the exchange then he should not / make it, but we submit he has no moral or legal right to say what we shall do. mis is me way we see u, out; m mis day of trying to regulate the conduct of individuals by legislation we will not be surprised at anything that is done, for there is scarcely any genuine American liberty left?the kind for which our forefathers fought and died. Whc-n the matter is thoroughly sift ed it is generally found that these fel- j lows who get up on stilts and pose j as great moralists have some greiv- j ance somewhere, or some cause other than their high moral attitude and great love for the dear people as over against the soulless corporations. It was always a strange thing to us that after riding on these free passes, as they call them, for a quarter of a century, as most of them have, they should suddenly wake up to the enormity of the crime they have committ-, ? -a * ? 4-T.TT ea. oeems <-u us wc; uau ucttci ( to reform themselves, and repent in' sack cloth and ashes, before they try' to reform other people. Honest,-now, Brother Knight, wnm nnaughs' Hundreds nods on both flo ds made to sell me quick and U Mimnau ( grouch have you against the railroads? Fess up like a man. Then after you sure enough get genuine repentance and pardon it will be time enough to put other people on record. If we thought it was wrong to make the exchange with the railroads we would not make it, but we would not endeavor to regulate the actions of other people, nor set ourselves up as an arbiter of their conscience. Old Folks Day. The Grace Sunday school will hold their annual "Old Folks Day" on Sunday, May 18. Public invited. SCHOOL PICNIC At Mr. J. W. Smith's Grove?Exercises By Children And Several Addresses. The public is cordially invited to attend a basket picnic giv^n by Reederville school May 17, in Mr. J. Wm. Smith's grove. The closing exercises of the school will Kegin promptly at 10.30, after which there will be several addresses made by speakers of note. The following is a program of the children's exercises: Song, "Welcome to Friends." Recitation, "The Sick Doll," by Misses Joe Shannon, Helen McKellar and Master Bennie Johnson. Dialogue, "Youthful Dissipation," by Misses Elizabeth Featherston and Lois Wallenzine. Dialogue, "How *vhe Story Grew," by Misses Loise Wallenzine. Eunice Bishop, Mary Workman, Mattie Lee Shannon, Lois Johnson and Marion smitn. Dialogue, "The Dolly Show," by Misses Joe Shannon, Lois Johnson, Ethel Wallenzine, Mary Bishop, Marie Bishop, Mabel Jobrvson and Mary Workman. Song, "Ho! Ho! Vacation Days Are Here." Recitation. "Vacation Time," by Miss Helen Bishop. Play, "The Rehearsal," by Misses vfoT.;o? Qmith \fnhel Johnson, Lois :uai iau uniiviij Johnson, Mattie Lee Shannon and Masters Franks Featherstone, John Earle and Bryan Smith. Dialogue. "Fanny> Secret." by Misses Marion Smith, Mary Workman and Elizabeth Featherston. Dialogue, "The Way to John - v - r%?.C4--U Smith's," by Masters jonn j^ane a.miu and Willie B. Johnpnn. Play, "Auntie Dimple," by Misses Elizabeth Feathers*on, Mabel Johnson, Mattie Lee Shannon, Mamie Lee Merchant and Masters John Earle and Bryan Smith and Francis Featherston. Play, "The Flower Queen," by the school. "TT ? nnwy. Uotro Pnmp " bong, vacation j-ach^ Bessie McTeer, Teacher. TARIFF PASSES HOUSE 281 TO 139. Final Tote on Underwood Measure not Expected Before August 21. Washington, May 8.?The Underwood tariff bill, proclaimed by the democratic party as the answer to its plat* x rj r\ TITTI _ form pledge 10 reviseICLI 111, u\J n ix-. ward, was passed by the house late today. The vote was 281 to 139, five democrats voting against the bill and two republicans supported the bill and 14 opposed it, while one independent; progressive joined with the majority. When Speaker Clark announced the vote in loud tones that revealed his " " ^ 1/lotr satisfaction in me aruveu Ui luc uu^ he long had sought," exuberant democrats hoisted a stuffed democratic donkey over the he?*ds of their colleagues in the rear of the chamber, a faint ripple of applause followed and the gavel fell on the first chapter in the history of President Wilson's ex tTd, S6SS1CJLI ui tuugicoo. Bill to Senate Finance Committee. With the bill, after a month's consideration, on its way to the senate, there was a rush of representatives for their homes tonight. In the house adjournment will be taken three days at a time beginning next week until Big Ma are Profiti ors are marked cheap, but good ike your place ii gh's j June 1. In the meantime the senate finance committee will study the bill while the house ways and means committee will organize committees preparatory to the transaction of business next month. Republicans and progressives, led respectively by Representatives Mann and Murdock, protested to the last against the measure, the lowest tariff j bill ever written, and* proclaimed | the democratic avalanche bowled them ! over, the virtues of different tariff commission plans. Republicans who voted for the bill were Gary and Stafford of Wisconsin. How They Voted. Democrats who opposed it were: Broussard, Dupr-e, La7aro and Morgan, j of Lousiana. on account of the schedule reducing sugar 23 per cent, and sending it to the free list in three years, and C. B. Smi*h, of New York. Progressives who voted for the bill were Kelly and Rupley, of Pennsylva ilia; Xolan, of California, and Bryan of Washington. Kent, of California, formerly a republican, but now an independent progressive, also voted for the bill. Progressive Leader Murdock and thirteen of his progressive followers voted with the minority. Representative Copley, a progressive, did not vote, answering "present" to his name. In the final consideration of the measure Minority /Leader Mann made a lengthy speech on a point of order by Mr. Underwood to rule out provis ion for a tariff board in the motion by Representative Payne, of New York, to recommit the bill. Speaker Clark sustained the point of order. Mann appealed from the chair and a roll call was taken on Mr. Underwood's motion to table the appeal, the democrats winning, 274 to 143. Progressive Leader Murdock also moved to recommit with instructions to provide for a nonpartisan tariff commission, but lie failed to get a. roll call and then the PJafrtie rrj'o|ion to recommit, minus the tariff board provision, was lost, 128 to 296. Final Vote About August 1. Tomorrow the tariff fight shifts i fron the house with its overwhelming j democratic majority, to the senate, j | where the party's slim majority of six! j already has been reduced, as far as ; I this bill is concerned, to four. Unless : It senator's familiar with the progress of, such legislation are mistaken there is | now little prospect of a final vote on ! the bill before August 1. The bill's passage through the sen- j ate will be found at every step by a i republican organization, apparently j entirely in accord on this subject and j entirely willing to spend unlimited time and energy in an effort to defeat it.-Leaders of the democrats on the | senate finance committee, which will j handle the faiil, expressed the belief to- j night that it would go through in prac, tically the same form as it passed the house and that their small majority will stand firm to the last. Several Changes Planned. Sub-committees of the finance com-1 mittee, which have been investigating J the schedules of the bill for the last few weeks, plan to make a few changes j in several schedules, but wool and i sugar and other schedules wmcn brought out the hard fighting in tlv" j house are not to be touched, accorc i ing to the present plan. The income I tax and administration features also, | are to stand. Democratic leaders acj knowledging that the two senators from Louisiana will not accept", the i sugar schedule and that they might be i willing to combine with others to de-1 feat the wnoie diii. A change of two more democrats c votes would bring about the end the i Louisianians desire. Although there j have been reports about the senate that the democrats intend to How ( one more sonator to vote agaist gar and another to vote against wool, leaders of the finance committee today r fused to con^rm it Republicans, j have canvassed thos-e democrat0 looked at all doubt . ag.eea tom^r that they had but little hope of s >l oess. Republicans are convinced that| President Wilson will carry the day i and the party platform will be follow-1 that with the exception ui u-~ I Ly Sale nsr bv Our down. You s s of merit at ec n line at Mir A v . two senators from Louisiana they annot count upon a single vote. Smoot to Offer Amendments. The republican fight agar:.: L the bili, however, will be conducted in vigorous style. Senator Smoot will offer amendments to every schedule in the bill. These will be debated at length and a record vote probably wiil be required on each. Senator LaFollette is credited wittt an intention to enter into th? fight i independently. It was e cpevicd he would offer a substitute bill, or at least submit many am-enc ments. He declined tonight, howe.er, to define 'his position on the Underwood bill and said he had not decided upon a course of ncuon. Before Senate. The bill will be laid before the sen ate tomorrow and will be referred to the finance committee. The first plan of the republicans was to move that the committee be instructed to hold oral hearings and to get a record vote on this question. This plan has been abandoned and no attempt will be 1 made tomorrow to order hearings. The finance committee, by a strictly party vote, already has turned down a proposal to hold hearings, and Chairman Simmons said tonight it would be hps ten a arain if republicans insisted I upon bringing it up in the senate. The finance committe^has been con| . \ sidering the bill ever since its introduction in the house. Chairman Simmons had hoped to be able to eport it from the committee two weeks from tomorrow, but he now thinks it cannot be reported under three weeks, __x- V.1J even if hearings are not uem. ypiuwu in the finance committee is that at least five weeks will be spent by the senate in consideration of the bill after it is reported. In conference the senators do not expect much time to be lost, and they hope for a final agreement not later than August 1. YEGGMEX ROB BARR POSTOFFICE. Safe Blown and $80 Secured?Men 3Iake Good Escape?Susplcous Characters. Columbia, May 8.?The postoffice at Barr station, on the Columbia and Augusta, line of the Southern Railway, twenty-five mil-es west of Columbia, in T nvinMnn nnnnfv U7S) Q PT1 tPTPfl h V hi] r2T JJCAIU^IUU t? ?*?/ _ ? ? w lars during Wednesday night, and the safe was blown open with nitroglycerine. The contents of the safe, about $80, were carried away. When the robbery was discovered this morning, Sheriff Sim. J. Miller, of Lexington, was notified. He and two other officers mounted an automobile ~ ^ t/-vTirorrl Piivop Si milp from CLUU UUlXi^/U I.V TV UA M w,, Columbia, to overtake four suspicious persons who had been seen aboard a freight train headed for Columbia. When he arrived at Cayce, no trace of the men could be ascertained, as n . one there knew at the time the train passed that a>burglary had been c mit.ted at Barr. Sheriffs on the Hunt, 'lerlil John C. McCain headed a i y of deputies, who went to Cayce t nder assistance to Sheriff Miller o srout in the vicinity of the stat No trace of the men wanted < be found. The Lexington sleuths he officers from'th^ office of the : of Richland county came to ty from Cayce. The city police 1 joined in the search and a dragr is been thrown around'the city,' a* is believed that the men wanted here on the freight train. Four Men od a Freight. He Sheriff Miller was en route ^Uimbia he met a negro youth, he Questioned concerning any JMrmc Aharnpfprs seen in the coun negro promptly replied that ' - seen four men in a freight car ' * lr> a train bound for Colummon were seen standing in ^o^way. according to the recount. One of the men was re sn a brown suit o? clothes and wore a derby to match. Another one was described as bein small in stature. * ? x'? x ? - ? TnATT?n? fViQ nocrn in. AS XHP tram was >uu mt. uv?4w formant was unable to give au,y iui Mimnaug * a e% in May aaieu ire not invited t< onomical prices. nnaugh's Willow ^nrap, \o. 694, TV. o. Willow Lai-ip, Xo. 694. \\\ 0- W. meets every second and lourth 'luesday nights in each month at West Enc school house. T. B. Kibler, Council Commander. I A. C. Ward, m 1, , ? 7! ther details as to the appearance of j the men. ! The postoffice at Barr is conducted in Roof's store, which was entered first. Suspicions Characters Seen, For the pas't several days, it was said by persons who talked with Sheriff Miller, the men supposed 10 have been seen on the freight train have been loitering in the vicinity of Barr and making purchases of lunches and canned goods. On one occasion one of the men gave to a storekeeper a pair of blue overalls in exchange for canned goods, because the merchant was unable to change a bill of large denomination. COLLECTORSHIP OF BEAUFORT. Democrats Fighting to Put Frank P. Colcock in Place of Negro. I Washington, May 8.?After a considerable delay because of the absence ' of republican members of the senate ' committee on commerce, who wished to prevent a quorum, the democrats of that committee today mustered almost their full strength and forced a vote for a favorable report on the nomination of Frank I\ Colcock to succeed Robert Smalls as collector of the port of Beaufort, S. C. All of the republican members of the committee, excent Senator Perkins, of j California, declared their intention to 1' continue the fight in favor of Smalls | after the matt-ers should come in executive session of the Senate. Senatpr Perkins is not opposed to the confirmation of Colcock. It is presumed that the republicans will try to break the quorum at the executive session of the senate when the Colcock nomination is reached. But Senator Tillman # ~~ Kb nn ViariH and ha VP his ^rA|jcuio iu uii uuuu _ sufficient force to maintain the quoj rum and secure confirmation. j OIGHTS OF GRIP TAKE A TRIP. T. P. A. Men Enjoy Mountain Excursion on C., C. and 0. Spartanburg, May 8.?Carrying with them a brass band and a number of guests from all parts of the State, delegates to the annual State conven~ ' ~~ n 01 o. j tion of tne Traveller s rfui.cuu?c aoi sociation which is being held here, , journeyed on a special train today to i Alta Pass, a North Carolina, mountain resort on the Carolina Clinchfield and Ohio Railroad, ninety-one miles north of Spartanburg and twenty-seven hundred feet above sea level. They returned tonight. With no mileage books or sample cases to think of, the traveling m-en ' -*-1 *? ?-? Jnnmoncolv Th p enjoyed me uip luumcuav.^. mountains and tunnels were especially enjoyable to the delegates from ! the lower part of the State, who spent j much of their time on the open observation car. I Throughout the trip the train echoed with songs and laug'hter. Travelj lng men are noted for their fondness ; lor song. A Wise Child. The little daughter of a prominent divine, who it would be cruel to name, was recently taken to her father's church for the first time. She was, of course, instantly interested in all ! that went on, says Judge. A true little Yankee, her first remark to her mother on coming out ' was:: "Do all those little boys in nighties get paid for singing?" "Yes, I suppose so," replied the I u oi nor "And does father get paid too?" "Yes." <fWell, I shouldn't think, they'd ' have to pay him much, for he does a-11. Via 4nat loves ^otnine DUX. iam, ?vuu - , to do that." f i - - - / :hs \ ) a sale of Hitch . >OTi('E 01 ELECTION IS ST. LrKJ-'S SCHOOL DISTRICT SO. 18. Wlier-ras, onv -third of the resident nlnnf/M.^ nnd n Hbo nrrtnAftlftn rtf thp IU1 5 flliVi d X. A4XV/ yi vyv* ?*va* vi. ??v resident freeholders of the age of twenty-one years, of St. Luke's j School District, No.13, of Newberry | county, State of South Carolina, have i filed a petition with the County Board of Education of Newberry County, South Carolina, petitioning and requesting that sn election be held in said School District on the question of I levying a special annual tax of four mills to be collected on the property ' located i.i tl. 2 said School District ? Now, therefore, the undersigned, composing the County Board of Education for Newberry County, South. Carolina, do hereby order the Board of Trustees of the St Luke's School District No. 13 to hold an election on the said question of levying a four mill tax to be collected on the property located in said School District, which said election shall be held at St. Luke's Scjkoolhouse, in the said School District. No. 13, on Sat | urday, May 24, 1913, at whien saia election the polls shall be opened at 7 o'clock in the forenoon and closed . at 4 o'clock in the afternoon. The members of the Board of Trustees of said School District shall act as managers of said election. Only such ' electors as reside in said School District and return real or personal prop| erty for taxation, and who exhibit their t tax receipts and registration certificates as required in general elections, shall be allowed to vote. Electors favoring. the levy of- such tax shall ?ast{ p ballot containing the word ; "yes" printed or written thereon, and each elector oppose to such levy shall cast a ballot containing the f word "no" written or printed thereon. ? Given under our bands and Sfeal on ; May 8, 1913. E. H. Aull, J. S. wneeier, S. J. Derrick, County Board of Education for Newberry County. TO DRAW JURY. Notice is hereby given that we, the Jury Commissioners for Newberry County, S. C., will the 23rd day of May, 1913, at nine o'clock a. m., in the office of the Clerk of Court for Said County, openly and publicly, draw the names of thirty-six men who shall serve as Petit Jurors at the Court of General Sessions which will convene at Newberry, S. C., June 9th., 1913. Jno. L. Epps, f Eug. S. Werts, Jno. C. Goggans. I Tnrv rnmmissioners for Newberry County, S. C. May 12,1913. The track meet between the Yorkville and Clover High school teams was held in Yorkville, March 22. The Yorkville lads won. n?* r.j. Burnt tuih luuisiim AT Silverstreet \ May 23d, at 8:15 p.m. Music, Songs and Dances Don't Miss It! At the School House ; Proceeds to complete paying for organ. Prices: child 1 1. n N jien adults ?OC.