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The Herald and News i ??? ?????m VOLUME LI. MTIBER 51. NEWBERRY, S. C., FRIDAY, JOE 27, WIS. TWICE A WEEK, |U0 A YEAR. | DEPARTMENT REFUSES AID TO STATE MILITIA ARMS AND EQUIPMENT 31 AY BE WITHDRAWN. I Gen. Moore Says Has Left National Guard of South Carolina in Precarious Condition. The war department has withdrawn all federal aid from the South Caro lina National Guard. W. W, Moore, adutant genejral of the State, is in receipt of a telegram from General Mills, chief of the division of militia affairs, in which he states that "no further federal assistance, either in personnel or equipment, will be afforded the organiezd militia of your i Qtoto nnr will further expenditure of I federal funds in the hands of disburs- j ing officer be authorized by the secretary of war except to cover such obligations as may hav-e been already incurred and approved by the secretary of war." The wire also states that I requisitions on hand are disapproved and no other such requests will be honored. This action is doubtlessly the result of the recent attitude taken by the governor toward the enforcement of the federal militia law. Funds Are ?eded. General Moore said Tuesday morning that the action of the war department left the National Guard of the State in a precarious condition, because of an insufficiency of funds to provide for its equipment and, mainrT * - -li? ?: ? ? + v* r\ + Vi ^ tenant?, ne IS Ul lia' upmwu mau luc federal government will later withdraw all the equipment now in the hands of the militia, which, if done, will leave the military organizations without arms and other accoutrements to perform the duties requisite to this arm of the government. ' Enormous Expenditure. The adjutant general estimates the funds and equipment apportioned the National Guard of this State to amount to approximately $75,000 annually. This amount includes the arms and other equipment used, the pro rata of the fund distributed among the different companies and the omnnnt crOnf nn onr>9mnmPTlt (">?) 1TIT1S auiv/uuv o jj - XX C vu w???.x of instruction, federal officers stationed in South Carolina, and other expenditures incident to the keeping of the organized militia in morale. The State, at the last session of the legislature, appropriated only $31,730 for the maintenance of the office of "5 the adjutant general and of the National Guard, which is a mere bagatelle. Of this amount $12,500 was appropriated for the purchase of a site for this State rifle range in Lexing LULL t'UUUL). >To Encampments. "I cannot see, "now that the war department has tak-en the action chat it has, how there can be encampments of the State* militia this year," said Adjutant General Moore Tuesday morning. Recently orders were is+ V* AnnomT\Tr?Qnt nf the Qpo. , SUCU iVJl UC cuv/aui^mv/Ub ww ond regiment at "Camp Wilis Jones," in Lexington county, for the First regiment at Anderson and the Third regiment at Aiken. But, probably, this arrangement, says General Moore, will have to be abandoned on account of an insufficiency of funds. Why National Guard Lost Fnnds. I Washington, Jun-e 25.?Withdrawal [ from South Carolina of the support given by the federal government ?J ?^ i - A ~ ? 11 , to tne organized minuet ui an other States and territories brought many inquiries to the war department today and caused Secretary Garrison to issue the following statement: 'With respect to inquiries made of me concerning the relationship between this department and the governor of South Carolina, the facts are briefly: "Those in oonfrnl of the National Guard of South Carolina were not complying with the law entitling them to federal aid. The attention of the governor was called to this and a rather sharply worded reply received. Fearing that there was some misunderstanding I wrote a long explanatory letter to the governor stating tihe low and th-e Dartieulars in which his State had failed to comply and suggesting that upon this being brought to his attention it was supposed that he would desire to comply with the law and continue to receive the federal aid. In response I have received another sharply worded ie::er reiter-? ating his previous position and practj i-cally stating that South Carolina did ; not wis'h any federal aid and would ' J x1 r>T f r\ I 1101 Q0 LXIOStJ lilUigs nctcaoaij iu o\,cure it. Gov. Blease's Letter. "The latest letter received by me from the governor which is self-explanatory and s-ems to close the matter, is as follows: June 24, 1913. " * Hon. Lindley M. Garrison, Secretary of war, Washington, D. | Dear Sir: I am in receipt or your letter of June 23 in which you state: After careful consideration of your communication (letter of June 11) I am forced to tfhe conclusion that you leave the war department no other course to pursue than to withdraw all federal assistance to the organized militia of South Carolina, and it is ?JA-U ? * rot that T ha VP to in I Willi gxeau ^ ? ? | form you that such action will be imj mediately taken. / I " 'This anno^cement is very pleasant to me, I fought this Dick law ; when I was in the senate, and I have s<?en the wisdom of my opposition j j since, and nothing gives me more j pleasure than to s-ee South Carolina relieved from its iirquitous provis-, 1 1 ions. " 'Thanking you on behalf of my| self, I am, I Very respectfully, ; "Cole. L. Bleas?," Governor." ST. PAUL SEWS. ~ Crops Have Advanced Well Since the Recent Rains.?Church Services in St. Paul Community. Special to the Herald and News. St. Paul, June 26.?The Sunday school at St. Paul is getting along fine this summer, with an enrollment of about 129 pupils, with a fairly good attendeance. The Luther League society of the Lutheran church will hold its meeting in the church at night as soon as the church can be furnished with suitable lights. We think this will add I much to the attendance of the society, j The society has 48 members, and we | hope for a goodly addition in the near | future. There will be a communion service held here on the first Sunday in July, j TT-i?n on oil Hav cprvire. Dinner will ! >> iya cm t*** v?v?^ mv. - be served on the ground. There, will be preaching on the Friday preceding that Sunday, a1- 4 o'clock, p. m. The Ladi-es' Aid society will meet on the same Friday, afj;er the preaching service. ^ There will be preaching at St. Philips church Sunday morning at 11 o'clock, by the pastor, as he 'bad to miss his appointment the last Sunday to conduct the funeral of Mrs. John P. Kinard, who was a good and faithful m-emher of St. Paul's. "Old Day" will be observed here the first Sunday in August, program to appear later. Everything will be done to make the old people of the community happy. Mr. and Mrs. George Richardson wish to -express t&eir appreciation for the many kind acts shown them during the illness and sudden death of their son, Herman. Mrs. Eula Mae Wicker, who has been ill for two weeks, is thought to be improving. (Mrs. Thomas A. Ellison, who has been ill several weeks, is now recuperating. Miss Erin Kibler, of Newberry, visited at the home of Mr. E H. Werts last week. Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Graham, of the New Hope section, spent Saturday and Sunday with relatives in this community. Mr. H. F. Counts, and family visited Mr. J. B. Koon and family at Catnrflav and Simdav. X~ UU1C11 1<X tjaxui UMJ ^ _ Misses Minnie and Inez Livingston, of St. Philip's, spent the past week with their grandfather here. Dr. A. J. Bed-enbaugh and Dr. W. L. Kibler fiave completed their course } at the dental college in Baltimore. We have had fine showers in this commnuitv for tfre past week. The crops have come out wonderfully, and the farmers are well up with th-ir farm work. Col. At>e Martin has noticed that no matter when a photographer drops around everybody in the family but mother is dressed for a group picture on the veranda.?Greenwood Journal. Is that the way you find them, Mr. ; Salter? DIPEACH GOVERNOR SAYS MAYOR GIBBES Report to City Relative to the Dis pensary conditions in iticiuuiiu County. In a special report to city council rendered by Mayor W. H. Gi'bbes figure^ are entered showing the work of Governor Ansel's constables, Governor Blease's constables and the police of the city. , Two recommendations are contained in the report, one that legal steps be taken to restrain the paying of such constables as the governor declares were appointed by reason of the conviction of his negro chauffeur . and another recommendation in the same paragraph that the governor be impeached before the legislature for malfeasance in office. ITU ? moe rloKoto/? t Ipnfth I X lit; X L r? ao Councilman Earle introduced r. reso- j lution to the effect that the report j be received as information. Support-: ing this resolution were Councilmen Earle and Blalock, while Councilmen Keenan, Stieglitz and Mayor Gibbes j voted against it. Council unanimously adopted Counj cilman Stieglitz' resolution covering that part of the report which recom- j mended that the delegation, trustees ] and council demand access to the books of the county dispensary board and if n-ecessary have a monthly audit. (Mayor Gibbes introduced the following resolution, which was unanimously carried: "That the matter of taking care of the city's interests in connection with the order of the governor to the dis- j pensary board to pay the profits ac- j cruing to the city of Columbia under ! the law from the dispensary business ; (said order being addressed to the Richland dispensary board) be re ferred to the l-egal department witn instructions to take such measures as may be proper in the premises. The report to council was" as follows: Gentlemen: As a committee of one authorized to investigate the matt-er, I give you below a digest of dispen- I to sary conditions in Richland county, j to tfte doings or constaDuiary ana po-j lice for the past three years and five months. The "original repots and documents, complied by Mr. T. T. Talley and Chief Clerk Hughey, and checked by the chief of police are on file. By Governor Ap-sel's constables, one year?1910: Salaries and expenses of constables, $2,384. 50; three convictions, fines, $700; convictions by police, 64; fines, $1,30D. By Governor Blease's constables, 1911, 1912 and five months of 1913. Salaries ad expenses of constables, $16,190.25; nin-3 convictions fines, $1,400; or an average of three convictions and fines of $559.30 at an average cost of $6,699.36 for constables per annum. iBy police for same period; 256 convictions; fines, $8,005; or an average of $3,312.36 per annum. The contraband good seized and delivered by the police for the above periods were valued at $2,302.91, as shown by our receipts. Similar, deliveries by constables will be found far less. The constables controlled the whole county and city and the police only the city proper. Where are city, county or schools receiving value for these tremendously increased constabulary expenses, part of which the governor declares are placed upon us by reason of the conviction of his negro chauffeur, in defense of whom he did not even appear before court as a witness? I recommend that we apply for an injunction against the payment of salaries to such constables as the executive declares, he appointed for that reasor. and that we impeach him before the legislature for malfeasance in office. I will make oath that the present governor asserted to me a week or ten days before his first inauguration tViof "ho in + an H or? trw"Hc:r?Tl L-ilCLo uc lutviiuvu V that he intend-ed to discharge all constables and look to the sheriffs, magistrates and mayors to enforce the law. He did discharge Ansel's two constables, but at last reports he now employs eight at the -expense of the schools, the county and the city. At the present rate the cost cf constables for 1913 will be more than J $10,000 to which the governor's friends will have to contribute, and by rea! son of which ljttle children will be I kept from school and taxpayers will have to suffer from poor county roads j j. - ana cny streets. I also recommend that the delega| tion, the school trustees and the city ! council unite in demanding constant j access to, and a monthly audit of the ! minutes, the accounts and the books j of the Richland county dispensary board. It is our duty to stand up for the rights of the people we represent, whose money is being mis-spent. Respectfully submitted, W. H. Gibbes, Mayor. In commenting on the resolution to receive the report as information, Councilman Stieglitz said it certainly deserved attention, especially that section demanding access to the books of the dispensary board. He ques| tionecl the suggestion of an injunction I tr> nrevent. navinsr constables' sala r r V W ries. Mayor Gibbes stated that something shouid be done for the taxpayer's interests, in fact he, as a taxpayer would do something. Councilman Stieglitz wanted the interests of the taxpayers looked after, but doubted the advisability of an injunction. Councilman Stieglitz thereupon intro- j Hnpprl his resolution favoring access ! | to the county board's books. Councilman Earle said that he had ! no feeling in the matter, but it #was his opinion that in dealing with the State a mistake had been made, as it arose about the fining of. the governor's chauffeur. He had heard it stated that if th^e chauffeur had been Governor H-eyward's .chauffeur the employer would have been notified of the first offense. He thought that the high office of governor deserved some recognition. To a fine on a second offense he thought the governor would not have objected. Most police officers show more salaries than fines collected, said Dr. F<arle, and the i value of the officer was in preventing ; crime by his presence." If the city ! enjoined the constables' salaries Dr. i Earle thought the governor would +.v,rt Y*?crV>+ f/-> ?ir?r\ninf" many as I IIa > C L11C llfeJULU CW ~ ? ; say 30 for public good. Councilman Blalock thought the city had nothing to gain by fighting. He termed the governor as a brick wall. Mayor Gibbes said that if Har- i rison Xeeley had been Governor Hey- | ward's chauffeur he would have been handled just as quickly. Mayor j ~ -fViof V> n nras flhCPTlt UrlUUt:a siaicu iuai ? , from the city when the first arrest of N-eeley took place. Mayor Gibbes said that the governor was attempting to take away thousands of dollars from the city to get back at the city in the matter of fining the chauffeur. Deputy Dorroh Does It. Sheriff Cannon G. Blease got word of a Sunday row at Rocky Zion church, colored, just this side of the Laurems line. He sent Deputy Wm. Dorroh on Monday to the neighborhood of trrmhlp The deimtv was ac compained by Constable Carey John[ son, of Magistrate J. H. Dorroh's of! fice. The officers found that the [ shooting didn't amount to much. Mack Sheppard had given Clarence : Golding a slight flesh wound in the leg. He is not held for that, unless it should turn out to be serious, which is not likely, but he was tried and convicted before Magistrate Dorroh on Tuesday for violating thf pistol law, and was fined $20, which he paid. Another good thing Deputy Dorroh reports. If they didn't make anything much out of the shooting their trip was not without beneficial results. They succeeded in rounding up thirtyfour gamblers, who were taken before ; Magistrate Dorroh on Tuesday. The j ... i magistrate put fines on them which netted in the aggregate $190.00, and the total amount was paid. Death of Mrs. Sarah Kinard. Mrs. Sarah Kinard, wife of Mr. .T. P Kinard, died of dropsy on Saturday afternoon, at her home in the Bach man Chapel neighborhood, at th? age of about 65 years, after a lingering illness. S.he was buried at the Kinard family burial ground near the home, on Sunday morning at 11 o'clock, service by tfhe Rev. Y. von A. Riser. Be sid- her husband she leaves two sons ^ J i and one daujrnter, .Messrs. Lreuri;^ anu Alonzo Kinard and Miss Ella Kinard, all of the same neighborhood. SEWS OF EXCELSIOR. Mrs. J. P. Kinard Died After a Loner antf Painful Illness.?Items of Local and Personal Mention. Special to The Herald and News. Excelsior, June 26.?The hot weather has brought out the crops considerably, but they are small yet. Master Carday Counts has been on a visit to his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Counts. Misses Frances Kibler and Nannie (Mae Cook have been on a visit to friends in Jolly Street section. Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Crumpton, of Xewb-erry, spent Sunday down here. /Mr. and Mrs. H. S. B. Kibler and daughter, Miss Eva, of Newberry, have been spending a few days with his brother, Mr. J. A. C. Kibler. Mrs. J. P. Kinard, who has been sick for some time, died at her home in Bachman Chapel section Saturday afternoon at the age of 63 years. The funeral service was conducted at the home of the deceased on Sunday morning at 11 o'clock by her pastor, the Rev. Y. von A. Riser, after which the remains were laid to rest in the family burying ground nearby. The deceased leaves an aged husband and three children, Messrs. J. A. Kinard, G. I. Kinard and Miss Ella Kinard to mourn her deatih, besides a large number of relatives and friends. Mrs. Kinard was a member of the Lutheran church, was a good Christian woman, lived a useful life and will be greatly missed in the home, in the church and in the community. We extend our sympathy to the bereaved ones. Glad t learn Mrs. T. L. Wheeler, Glad to learn Mrs. T. L. Wheel-er, tal the past three w-eeks for treatment, is getting on nicely. Mrs. Herman Wert;* and family, spent Sunday with her father's family, the Rev. L. W. Bedenbaugh. IMr. R. Kinard and family, of Salu aa county, nave ue^ii uxi a. visu iu ma brother, Mr. P. H. Kinard. Sigma. Death of Willie Lee Mlick. The angel of death has visited the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Mack and taken away their dear beloved son, Willie Lee Mack. He was sick about two months with typhoid fever. How great his pain was and, yet not a murmur did he make. He passed away calmly and peacefully and has entered into his eternal rest. Oh, how they all will miss him, and nons o us will again hear his gentle footfall! Willie Lee Mack died the 16t>h of June, aged 11 ye?*p. seven months and 14 days. He leaves a mother, father, four sisters and a host of relatives and friends to mourn his death. He was laid to rest at Mt. Pleasant church, the funeral being conducted by Rev. J. A. Linn. The pall bearers were: Boykin Berley, Haggard Brown, Robert Cromer and John Cromer. D.'E. R. Scholarship Eaminations. The scholarship and entrance ex*? * ? ? TITnrvll AfrQ TI7111 ammaui'ii iui *v uiim wp be held by the county superintendent of education at his office in the courthouse on Friday, July 4. Those desiring to stand for the scholarship can obtain blank applications by calling at the office of the county superintendent. The scholarship and entrance ex amination. for Clemson college will be held on the folowing Friday, July 11, by the county superintendent at his office in the courthouse. Junior Worker's Band. There will be a social meeting of the Junior Workers on the lawn of the Church of the Redeemer, Friday evening 27th, at 6 o'clock. The young people of the Sunday school, the babies of the cradle roll and their mothers dl^ IU V 1LCU. XLiCLK^lX XXJ. KJ\si. v *. Junior Workers Band may invite one friend. Members of the band and babies of the cradle roll will bring their unite boxes to the meeting. Refreshments will be free. Some member of the congregation having kindly given them. All come fa^d have a good time. Marion Earhardt, j President. Harry Summer. Secretary. Chautauqua began on Thursday a weeK s program, it uas jusl .jc^uu. % SCHOOLS TO BE IMPROVED. Small Yote on Special Tax Bat Carried? Terms of Mayor and Aldermen to be Two^Years. A f rvl ? r\r^ ah TuacHav r? n (XII C1CV/IIU1I iiV;iu \J 1* x u^uuu; vu the question of voting a one mill tax for two years to ma'ie needed and necessary repairs at the Boundary street school, a very light vote was polled. The result was for the tax 52, against the tax 25. The act provides that the trustees ? ?? i?. ~ A moIrA flia na/? may go tU WUI h. (lUU u:atic ucv< essary repairs, borrow the money, pledging the tax for it. A new heating plant and sewer are needed in the Boundary street school building. Another election was also held at the same time on the question of an amendment to the charter, changing the term of the offices of mayor and alderman fronj one to two years. The result was: for the change 45; i against, 7. WILL ADVANCE MOSEY. / Carolina National Bank Will Let Governor Hare Money for Veterans to go to Gettysburg. The Carolina National bank has agreed to discount that joint note of Governor Blease and General Teague to raise an amount sufficient to dej fray the expenses of approximately j 150 survivors of the battle of Gettysi KiiT-nr of n roiim'ftn to ho h pi ri there I UU.1& a i. vuwwu WW ? w * during the first of July. It was found that the meager appropfiation of $1,000 was insufficient to accommodate all the. survivors of the histo**-'". battle, who desired to attend; so Saturday the chief executive -wrote /to General Teague suggesting that they go on a joint note to defray the expenses. This arrangement was accepted by wire on Monday and a note sufficient to cover the amount needed was forwarded the governor. Governor Blease had previously " f A maae arrangements iui .a mcuu ?,? 0 discount the note, but the offer of W. A. Clark, president of the Carolina' National bank, to honor the paper was accepted by the chief executive in a letter dated Tuesday. JMr. Clark's letter to Governor Blea&e follows: Columbia, S. C., June 24. 1913. His Excellency Cole L. Blease, Governor of South Carolina, Colu mbia, s. c. Dear Sir: Referring to our conversation had yesterday over the phone, I desire now to confirm the same and to say that if desired, the Carolina National' 'bank will be pleased to discount the paper referred to in order to enable the veterans who participated in the battle of Gettysburg to join in the semi-centennial celebration of the same. Just 50 years ago, the sons of-Carolina offered their lives, a willing sacrifice in defense of what we understood to be our constitutional rights and liberties. It is, therefore, meet and proper that the present generaA 1 j fho moonfl fnr lion SI1UU1U 1U1U1SU l.uv uivuuw these veteran soldiers to participate in the celebration of that battle, which afforded the highest test of American patriotism and heroism. Yours trtfty, (Signed) W. A. Clark, President, The chief executive addressed th? fAiinir,-Tior o/^o-nfaiMfk ?? Mr. Clark; I iVUVniu^ Col. W. A. Clark, President Carolina National Bank, Columbia, S. C. My Dear Sir: Yours of June 24, confirming our conversation over telephone, ha? been recu'^d, and you have my sincere thanks, personnaly and as governor, for the same, and I also desire to thank you on behalf, not only of the veterans of South Carolina, but. on behalf of the entire people of our State, for this very prompt and generous action on your part. A fi'snd of mine very kindly volunteered to let me have this amount of money for this purpose, and will do so?in fact, he has it in hard. However, if j it is no inconvenience to your bank, I would prefer, as matter of course, to u business with a banking institution along this line, especially in view of your voluntary kindness. I will, therefore, accept your offer. I assure you, however, that there will be no loss in the matter, and that if the legislature does not make this note good your bank will'be saved perfectly harmless in another way. Very respectfully, Cole. L. Blease. Governor. / . V' ... %?aa. '< : : >