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4Jp> ?|mi4 Mud Entered at the Postoffice ^ >r^wierry, S. C, as 2nd class matter. E. H. AULL, EDITOR. Friday, May 30, 1913. A PAXAZA EDITION. Everything done by the Charleston News and Courier is well done, always. That newspaper does not play to the galleries in grand stand displays. 3 ? inn T?r> o licTTl There is no gauuy jcuu?? ;v Ux uauuM | about it. It "pursues the even tenor of its vray" and is steady and reliable in its course. It does not seek to get into or keep in the glaring and blinding limelight of sensationalism at the expense of decent journalism. - ? hp in P- n flpan. 11 UUXilCS cXSy u^ai tv , % pure and safe paper as it is possible for one to be on the rough, unsettled, stormy, troubled, impure and dirty sea of journalism. Hence, whiat it says carries weight and what it does holds good, and the influence of last Friday's edition will be beneficially felt by future years.1 The Panama edition of that really great newspaper?great in its every day steadfastness?is to be lasting in j its accomplishment of good, a vast j deal of good, not alone to Charleston,! but to South Carolina and the t-erri- i mmVintr thp "Plmnh Line Port l Uiy iuuvuiuq ^ _ to Panama." It is something to contemplate, this Panama editon of 92 j pages of intensely interesting and: truly important reading matter. This immense edition ought to b-? preserv- ' ed in South Carolina homes for coming generations. It is rich in possibil-1 ities, and it is not surprisng that theJ News and Courier shc.uld have sue- J ceeded in producing so magnificent a production, but after recovering from J j the thrill of amazemwit at first be-; j holding the enormous edition, second ! thought of grasping the situation is pleasant and gratifying. Bright and promising is the view presented by the sublime "port to Panama."' The managing secretary of the Charleston ( chamber of commerce, Mr. A. V. Snell, says: "The eightieth meridian passes through the west end of Lake Ontario, the east end of Lake Erie, the city of Pittsburg and Charelston, the Panama Canal, touches the west coast of j South America and Guayquil, with practically the entire continent of South America to the east. In other words, a plumb line dropped from the mouth of the Charleston harbor would pass directly through the Panama Canal. This is the ^eason why Charleston has been eel-led "The Plumb Line Port to Panama."" v It is a big idea to grasp?the mighty ships from Panama to Charleston? coal, grain and so forth pouring into the city for distribution throughout the country, Charleston being, as it were, the mouth of a "funnel through which the products of a contient will pass on the way to the Panama canal.'" The Panama edition of the Newsr and Courier is a feast, a banquet of good things. . We notice from the interview of Governor Blease published elsewhere that the Supreme court holds that it is a conflict with the constitution for one man to hold the office of school trustee and commissioner of election. We understood that the legislature two years ago directed the attorney | general to bring proceeding to test thequestion as to whether a man could ! hold trusteeship of a college and another office, and that it was decided that this was not an inhibition of the constitution. We may be mistaken about his, but certainly, there are orC T1 On i T"i Of n f a o n r\rrs* ??r? 1MJL LUC OWCILC, OO UUT^lUUl Blease points out, who are holding positions of trustee in State colleges and also other positions of honor and profit. There are two sections of the constitution relating to holding two offices: one of them refers especially to members of the general assembly and goes so far as to state that any man who exercise? the duties of any other position 6ball not be a repre- j sentative in the general assembly. It may be, as Governor Blease says,] that these sections were not meant to apply to those who are higher up, but only to the little fellows who hold jobs as school trustee and commissioner of election. Of course, there are those to say that anyone who raises this question is doing it for politics. ? constitution should be obeyed. Tcn.;ia nn tho train a few days ago II UliV/ VA* VMW _ w between Newberry and Columbia, our attention was Cilled to an officer who had two prisoners in charge, taking one to the reformatory, in Florence, and the other to the State peniten tiary. One was a white boy about fourteen years old, who, it was learned, hac? been convicted of assisting an older person to steal a cow. The other was a negro man who had been convicted of criminal assault and was sentenced to twenty years in the pen- j i itentiary. The boy, it was learned, had been sentenced to the reformatory, in Florence, until he was twenty-one. The thing that attracted our attention was the fact that this officer had this little boy handcuffed to the negro criminal. It may be alright, but! somehow it did not appeal to us as ii-; c ? oeing tne proper uimg iui me umtw I to do, even though tJie white boy had b-een convicted in the courts, we do not think he should have been handcuffed to the negro man, as he was on this occasion. It may be legal to do so, but it was not right. The boy had a good face and an open and frank expression and he should not have been handcuffed to an od crimi inal. --<ca- - .....i ? With the number of automobiles. i that are being lun in the city and: county of Newberry, it would be well I for all the drivers to observe the rule,! and we believe it is also a law, "always turn to the right." Fortunately, no accidents of a very j i serious nature have happened in I\ew- j berry, but unless the people who drive cars are more careful and more particular in observing the law which requires all vehicles to turn to the right in meeting other vehicles, there is danger of some serious accidents. Another matter that should be observed by all automobilists is the j sounding of the gong in turning the j corners of the streets in Newberry.! Some of the streets are very narrow j and it has been very fortunate that there has been no serious accident. Senator E. D. Smith has introduced ; a bill in congress to require all Pull- 1 man companies to provide separate accommodations for the races in those States where there is a separate coach ' law. This is the proper wTay to have a separate Pullman car for the negroes, and we hope the bill will pass. >*ewberry Society. Mrs. W. H. Hunt entertained the 1 Fortnightly club and a few other friends on Tuesday morning, in compliment to Mrs. Ramsey Blake of | Greenwood and Mrs. Marie Gary Eison i of Charleston. At noon a luncheon | was served. The last meeting of the "Woman's club for the summer months was held at the home of Mrs. L. W. Floyd on Thursday afternoon. It was an open meeting and a number of the friends of the members enjoyed with them the interesting program for the ; afternoon, which consisted of roll call | with responses on civic improvement; in Newberry, and address by Dr. G.' B. Cromer and instrumental and vocal j * ' '? 1 3 t-v rr mv, ? ! selections Dy -Viesucimes rt. a. i uumas, | E. B. Setzler and Miss Pauline Gilder. \ At the conclusion of the literary ses- i sion. a. social hour was enjoyed and I tea and sandwiches were served on the veranda. Mrs. J. Y. McFall sustained her reputation as a hostess when she entertained the Emery circle and a number of other friends on Friday morning. The unique form of entertainment was the writing of an acrostic formed by the letters in the ? *~?J "smfeynrm+tn " 'PVir\ mnmin<r'c WU1U OULL1 agCLl^, lug uJu?ii?uB u pleasures were brought to a close by the serving of a luncheon. Mrs. 0. B. Cannon entertained the alumnae of Due West Female college residing here at tea on Friday afternon, in compliment o Mrs. R. P. Blake of Greenwood, who is visiting relatives here. GOT. BLEASE 0>~ DICK LAW. Refuses to Muster Out Militia and Scores Dick Law?Thinks Mistake To Have Passed It Columbia. S. C., May 27, 1913.? "You can simply say to Mr. Mills that the sooner he withdraws the control of the United States government over the volunteer militia of South Carolina, the better it will he for South Carolina, and all the people of the United States," said Governor Blease in a letter to Adjt. Gen. Moore, i this morning, refusing to muster out some of the militia companies of this cfoto Thp letter cf the governor to ututv* * ? the adjutant general follows: "Your letter of May 27 received, with enclosures from Brig. Gen. A. L. Mills. "You ask me to inform you of my decision at an early date. I take pleasure in doing so immediately. "" '*? ^ 1 T Vi<!va rooontlr in me nrsi ? ua?^ i expressed my opinion of the 'Dick | law,' and repeat that I think that it was a great mistake on the part of our people to go into it. That covers Section 3 of his letter. "As to Section 4, in which he states 'It is not the policy of the war depart- i ment to foster the maintenance of or- j ganizations,' etc. You can simply say ; to Mr. Mills that, in my opinion, the ! sooner he withdraws the control of the j United States government over the volunteer militia of South Carolina the better it will be for South Carolina, and all th? people of the Southern j States, and that this would meet with j my hearty approval as governor and commander-in-chief of the South Car Olina VOlUIlieer umuia. "As to Section in which ho says 'it would appear that the only way to remedy existing conditions would bc tomuster th<? organizations out of the service.' As governor and commander-in-chief I do not propose to do any such thing. His letter was a waste of time and material." Parole and Pardon. Henry Myers, colored, con^cted at th-e July, 1911, term of court for Barn-, well county of burglary and larceny j ar.d sentenced to five years on the i i chain gang, was today paroled by I the governor. The prisoner's physical j and mental condition was bad, accord- j ing to papers filed in the case, and the I petition was signed by Senator Patter-! eon, James M. Patterson and others, j C. H. Phillips, white, convicted at j the September, 1905, court for Berke- j ley county of larceny of live stck and'j sentenced to two years' imprisonment, was today pardoned by the governor for the purpose of restoring citizen-! ship. Senator Dennis and several of the coun:y officers signed the petition asking for the pardon. Phillips having already served ois sc-iiiCLCt:. Florence Appointment. Governor P.?ease today appointed W.-j J. Wilkins ns a member of the Flor- 1 ence ccur.t/ c'sre'j f-ry board. The, cthv^r two nieiiitprs v/ere named some : time *ago and this appointment settles' a vexed problem in Florence. How They Like a Newberry Teacher. Shiloh cor., Laurensville Herald, 21st. j Th^ writer attended a picnic at j I Oakville school Friday. Everyone seem ed to enjoy the occasion very much, especially as it marked the close of, Oakville school, which has had one of the most successful years in many, under the careful guidance of Miss Bertha Jacobs, of Newberry. The patrons are very anxious to secure j her for another term. Laurensville Herald, 23rd. The term just sclosed was taught: by Miss Bertha Jacobs, of Newberry,; and as an indorsement of her excel-; lent work the trustees elected her for another year. On Davis Birthday. The Drayton Rutherford Chapter, Daughters of the Confederacy, invites the commander of the Jas. D. Xance ' Camp and a delegation of ten; the jnommander of the John M. Kinard camp and a delegation of ten; the j president of the Calvin Crozier Chap- 1 ter and delegation of t-en; the officers of the D. A. Dickert and 0. L. ! Schumpert Chapters Children of th-e j Confederacy, to the exercises held in honor of the birthday of President Jefferson Davis at the residence of Mr. /, W. H. Hunt on Tuesday afternoon, ] June 3, at 5 o'clock. After the exer- j cises those present will be entertain- " fnr o cnr.ial hour. Following will be the program* Prayer?Dr. James Mcintosh. Talk, (President Davis)?Dr. E. P. Jones. Music?Quartette. ( Reading?Miss Mamie Paysinger. , Music?Quartette. v Talk, (Chattanooga Trip)?Mr. R. Y. Lea veil. I; Song?Dixie. Heading of rules and bestowal of croeses of honor upon the following Veterans: L. M. Long, J. K. Saner; descendant, Robert C. Sligh. The members of the Drayton Rutherford Chapter are requested to meet promptly at 4 o'clock Tuesday, June 3, Mrs. W. H Hunt, hostess. This being the time for the annual election of officers a full attendance is desired. Mrs. L. W. Floyd, President. A New Directory. The new directory of the Southern Bell has been delivered to the subscribers at Newberry and Prosperity, by Manager J. J. Roach. The new directorv is attractive in appearance and contains all the changes and corrections in listing that have been made since the last directory was printed. The number of *k-v raphes appearing in the list would indicate that there are constant additions to the number of subscribers at Newberry and Prosperity, and the telephone development is continuous. The Southern Bell has evolved a plan whereby it furnishes telephoneservice to farmers and other rural residences on an economical basis. As a result the telephone is now the rule rather than the exception, on ? nil PA/illAnC II1? larin illiU L&i inci o 1U ail o^v/tivuo I of the State are installing telephones I in their homes. The plant of the 1 Southern Bell at Newberry and Pros- I perity, is maintained at a high state j of efficiency and the subscribers are j well satisfied with the service Mana- j ger J. .J. Roach is r^nderine. PYTHIANS MEET. Grand Lodge Holds Its Annual Session In Aiken?Chester Next Stou. Aiken, May 27.?An army of I Knights of Pythias, about 200 strong advanced upon Aiken today. Many of the knights came, upon a special train over the Southern railway from Columbia, which arrived shortly before noon. They were met at the d-epot by delegations from the Aiken lodge and the Boy Scouts, and went at once to the Thestone theatre where those arriving on other trains during 1 the morning had assembled. At noon the grand lodge meeting of the domain of South Carolina was called to order. The large auditorium was filled with visiting Knights and citizens when the exercises were opened with an address of welcome on behalf of Aiken lodge, WmVhtc m' Pvthias. delivered bv H. F. Henderson. This was responded to by George W. Dick of Sumter, grand- vice chancellor of the grand lodge. Herbert E. Gyles, mayor of Aiken, himself an ethusiastic Knight, then delivered an address of welcome on behalf of the city of Aiken, to which the eloquent Mendel L. Smith, of Camden, speaker of the house of representatives, and a candidate for j p-nvprnnr of South Carolina, respond- ! ed. The grand lodge held a session immediately following the opening exI ercises. Tomorrow morning the sessions will be resumed and the election, in which much interest centres, will take place. A large number of Augusta Knights of Pythias are attending the sessions held here. Florence was the early contestant for tne iyi4 meeting ui uie giauu lodge and had a large delegation here but right in the "heat of it" Florence withdrew in favor of Chester, and the 1914 convention will go to Chester. The visiting Knights are guests in the homes of the people of Aiken during their stay here. Tonight the Knights were entertained, at the theatre where Paul Gilmore was en gaged by Aiken Knights to present "The Havoc." Following the theatrical performance a reception was held. PytJiians Meet Next at Chester. Aiken, May 28.?The* grand lodge meeting of the Knights of Pythias, do- j main of South Carolina, which convened here yesterday at noon, came to ~ ; ~ a ciose mis muimug. The 1914 meeting will be held at: Chester. At this morning's session interest j centered in the annual election. Dr. j Oeorge W. Dick, of Sumter, was advanced from grand vice chancellor to grand chancellor, and H. K. Osborne of Spartanburg from grand prelate to grand vice chancellor. Herbert E. Gyles, mayor cf Aiken, was elected grand prelate. ~^ -1 - ~-i-- -> 3 , ? umer onictrs tjieuieu <mu ;uaiancu were: C. D. Brown, of Abbeville, grand keper of records and seal; Wilson G. Harvey, of Charleston, grand master of the exchequer; Dr. J. M. Oliver, of Orangeburg, grand master at arms; E. R. Cox, of Darlington, grand inner guard; George Strohman, of Springfield, grand outer guard; Dr. A. Earl Boozer, of Columbia, grand tnoune. Mendel L. Smith, of Camden, was elected supreme representative and Past Grand Chancellor M. R. Rivers, !| Compare Digestibi of Food Made with different B From a Series of Elaborate An equal quantity of bread with each of three different kinds cream of tartarr phosphate, and t separately to the action of the for the same length of time. The relative percentage of shown as follows: Bread made with Royal Cream of Tartar Pow flOO Per Cent Dig Bread made with phosphate powder: Per Cent Dig Bread made with alum powder: |"6734 Per Cent. Diges These tests, which are ab unprejudiced, make plain a fact to everyone: Food raised with tartar Baking Powder, is shown j tible, while the alum and phospha to largely retard the digestion oJ them. Undigested food is not onl; is the source of very many bodil; of Charleston, alternate. from 2 No announcement was made of the remain appointment of standing committees. The grand lodge voted against the fpjie rr nf +Vl Q o oro 14 rn if of VsJJLCl.LA&IZ v-fi. 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