The herald and news. (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, June 27, 1913, Image 1
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VOLUME LI. MTIBER 51. NEWBERRY, S. C., FRIDAY, JOE 27, WIS. TWICE A WEEK, |U0 A YEAR.
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DEPARTMENT REFUSES
AID TO STATE MILITIA
ARMS AND EQUIPMENT 31 AY BE
WITHDRAWN.
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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The war department has withdrawn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
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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
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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
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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
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| 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.
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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
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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
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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
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; 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
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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
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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*?
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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;
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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.
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