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The Herald and News VOLUME IX, NUMBER 52. KEWBEBBT, S. C, TUESDAY, JILT 1, 1913, TWICE A WEEK, ?U0 A TEAB. HEAT WAVE'S END SEEMS IN SIGHT COOLNESS WILL >IOVE EASTWARD THIS WEEK. ^ On Wednesday or Thursday, Weather Sharks Say, Moderate Temperature is Due. v Washington, June 28.?An end is ic sight to the hot wave that has held sway over the Central States for several days. In its weekly bulletin tonight the weather bureau predicted that the extreme heat would be brok-^ en in the Plains States Monday or" Tuesday and that a cool waye then would move slowly eastward. "East of the Mississippi river warm weather will prevail during the first V half of the coming week, followed toy moderate temperatures after Wednesday or Thursday. "The rainfall during the week will be generally light and local. A disturbance that now covers the Plains States will advance slowly eastward, and cross the great central valleys about Tuesday and Eastern States Thursday." } - I >"ews of Blairs. Those who like to "trip the light fautastic toe," participated in, and witnessed one of the pleasantest and best attended dances of the season. Tne danc? took place at the lovely country home of Mr and Mrs. J. B. Richards, Blairs, S. C., Friday evening, June 27. The music was fine and was furnished by the Union string band. The German being led by Mr. and J Mrs. William Wallace, rne ionowiug i couples danced: Mr. Will Wright and Miss Edith Clayton, Shelton; Mr. Frank Hardy and Miss Jessie Rutherford, Blairs; Mr. Judge Shelton and Miss Daisy Whitney, Blairs; Mr. J. W. McDonald,, Winnsboro, and Miss Harriette Rutherford, Blairs; Mr. Fred Whitney, Blairs, and Miss Winnie Henderson, Whitmire; Mr. Oscai Bruce, Winnsboro, and Miss Lula Whitney, Blairs; Mr. Charles w. Kicn-1 ards and Miss Mary Hardy, Blairs; Mr. | 4 Rudolph Boulware. Winnsobro, and j Miss Mary Ruth Thomas , Carlisle; j Mr. Joe Gantt, Union, and Miss Annie Adele Hamilton, Carlisle; Mr. W. Fitz Rutherford and 'Miss Carrie Jerome Johnstone, Columbia; Mr. Young J. McMaster, Spartanburg," and Miss Mildred Henderson, Blairs; Mr. Grady Wright, Shelton, and Miss k Trent Keitt, Newberry; Mr. Alex McMaster, Columbia, and Miss Caroline Miller, Blairs. , Stags?Messrs. Jack Willerford, L. V. Seav, Claude and James Vincent, Garish Ladd Holmes and Austin Scott, Winnsboro; Joe Keitt, Jr., Jim Caldwell, Chalmers Brown, Newberry; W. i F. Muller, Jr., Tom Bruce, Columbia; Lewis and Prof. W. N. Henderson, L. P. Miller, Jr., Arthur Maybin, Jim Ruff Thomas, Blairs, and others. The following are some of the costume Mrs William Wallace, hand some yellow messaline and Persian trimmings; Miss Edith Clayton, white lingerie and baby Irish; Miss Jessie i Rutherford, creation of pale blue messaline with peari ornaments; Miss Daisy Whitney, marquisette over satin; Miss " Harriette Rutherford, ? ~ ~ /war mDocolino I cream pumt uc spin , Miss Winnie Henderson, yellow liberty satin and baby Irish; Miss Lula Whitney, lovely blue silk with sheer ing and lace; Miss Mary Hardy, a charming suit of blue messaline with crystal ornaments and cord; Miss Mary Ruth Thomas, all-over lace with velvet trimmings; Miss Annie Adele Hamilton, blue messaline with beaded ornaments; Miss Carrie Jarome Johnstone, handsome white point de sprit over pink liberty satin; Miss Trent Keitt, point lace over old rose satin; Miss Caroline Miller, cream lace and hand embroidered satin, a charming dress; Miss Mildred Henl derson, a charming suit of green * susine black velvet ribbon and lace-. (Mrs. C. S. Lyles, of Clemson, is visiting her parents at Blairs. Mr, W. F. Rutherford, of Colum-1' bia, spent the week-end at home. alt. amis ii uas i cium-u w w,'- i kin, after a few days stay at Blairs. ; ^ Prof. W. X. Hend-rson, of Blairs, i B sailed for Germany on the 28th, to be : gone two years, where he will attend several universities. 1 Miss Mary Ruth Thomas, of Carlisle, is the charming guest of Miss Mary , Hardy. Mrs. Orra Irby, of Fitzgerald, Ga., : is visiting Mrs. Emma Thomas. < Co!. L. P. Miller has a handsome ': 0 OFFICERS AGREE WITH BLEASE. Officers Think South Carolina III Treated by Having: Federal Aid Withdrawn. 'Columbia, June 28.?Following a conference held here this morning between Gen. Wilie Jones and the commanding omcers . 01 ine mrer South Carolina regiments, relative to the situation created as a result of the war department withdrawing all support from the State militia, the officers issued a statement addressed to Governor Blease, in which they take sides.' with the governor in the controversy. The officers held a conference with Governor Bleas?- afternoon and following the meetly t was announced that Gen. Jones and Col. Julius E. -Cogswell would go to Washington in regard to t'he military situation Governor Bleas>e at the request of the officers mailt d copies of their communication to the South Carolina congressmen in Washington. The officers' statement follows: Officers' Statement. "Wilie Jones, brigadi-er general, j commanding the brigade of the National Guard of South Carolina; William W. Lewis, Charles T. Lipscomb, j Julius E. Cogswell, colonels, commanding, respectively, the three regiments of the brigade, do hereby express our views with regard to the present situation concerning the action of the war department and matters leading up to the said action: "First. There are thirty-five com ~~fVivoo rop-impnts. I pames cuuiyusuig m-c iuiv/v * ?...~?, and four other companies, comprising the entire National Guard of the State. Of these companies twenty-seven have complied in every respect with their obligations as volunteer companies. They have met all the requirements of efficiency and of attendance with their necessary quota of inspections and every other requisite demanded by the Military code of the State and of the war department. These companies have done so at great personal inconvenience, and out of a loyal spirit of performing their duty as citizen sol- i diers. The action, therefore, of the war department in withdrawing the national appropriation and the necessary support of th-e war department, at to these companies, we respectfully submit, is unfair and unjust, and we think illegal, and we must believe, made under a misapprehension or without a full and fair consideration of the rights of these companies and what was due to them. "Second. There are eleven com a nart nf the Xa ^ciXiICbj VJU11 OIHuciii^ K ? -v ? ? ? ? _ . _ _ tional Guard of the State, which are reported to have failed to meet the requirements of the military code as to attendance at inspection and matters of this kind. We do not understand that these companies are chargeable with inefficiency in the field, not lacking in soldierly elements", but it 'is because, from the circumstances which have surrounded them, they have been unable to auend the in? nnmharo d spections m sumucm. uumv^o otherwise comply with the technical requirements of the code. Their .loyalty and obedience to the commands of the superior officers, upon occasions of emergency which have arisen or might arise, is r.ot questioned. In this connection attention is invited to reports of Capt. George- H. McMaster, inspector instructor for 1912. Their willingness to respond to duty when called into the service of the National government or in the national defence- is not questioned, j These companies, as is well known < in the State and throughout the country, are composed of young men who ] are engaged in active pursuits for a. livelihood. Their business duties ai; i times are such that they cannot at- 1 tend drills and inspections, even i!: l they were given the ample opportunity of knowing when the inspections were \ to be held and the opportunity of c fixing th>ese inspections at such times ] as they might be able to attend. We ( are, therefore, of the opinion, with t great deference to the war department ( that thes-? companies have not been ( treated with due leniency, or with the \ consideration which their condition \ and environment would reasonably : demand. Again we ' crave reteivnce c reports of previous years' reference ? L- c wears' iriRnpf to repui'is ui ivuo j vw*.*.kj *..^r tions as to these companies. f "Third. We think that under the cir- t cumstances existing and the corre- z ^ :?w "Ford" tou-.'.g car which added 1 :>ne nior- to t*e ,;st at Bkrrs. Tue z tinmber is i r.: iIy .ncreasing. 1 spondence so far made known to us, that the governor, as commander-inchief of th*e National Guard of South Carolina, acted in the best interests of the militia of the State in refusing peremptorily to muster out these companies without giving them another opportunity to qualify. The Lick law is th-e law of our State and we feel, as officers of the National Guard that wa ?hnn]f] lovallv obey it until it ceases to be the law, and that we should perform our official duties and promote the interests of the State militia in a spirit of loyalty to the law. But we do not understand that the action of the commander-in-chief was at all influenced by his own personal views as to the merits of the law, but that he was actuated and prompted by an endeavor to act for the best interests of the militia of the State and therefore declined to f.arrv into effect the peremptory sug gestion that these companies, without further opportunity to attempt to comply with the law, be mustered out of service and thus sweep away onethird of our entire body of National Guards. Considered an Injustice. "Fourth. As we understand, tha National government has made an appropriation of which the citizens of the State of South Carqlina, are compelled to contribute their part. We do not understand with what sense of justice the money of the people of the State of South Carolina, which they have contributed for this purpose, can be so heavily withdrawn from her ci:izen militia who have in every respect complied with the law, whatever may be the question as to th>e other companies involved. As officers of the militia, who have devoted our time, 'at much sacrifice to maintain and uphold the militia of our State, and to perform such duties as are encumbent upon us, we think that an earnest effort should bo made by our representatives in congress to see that such injustice is not done. Recommend More Time. "Fifth: We think, therefore, that Gen. Jones, as brigade commander, s'hould present this paper to t ie governor and commander-in-chief of the Xational Guard ot South Carolina, and ask that if it should meet with his. approval, he \Cill forward a copy of the same to our representatives in congress and urge them that th ey take such steps as they may think proper :o see that the- militia of the Stat? who have complied with the law are not deprived of such support as the Xational government is due them up? ? <1 o tVlOV liavp un liieir cuuipiiam^, cvsj ?v.. complied with the law and the militia code; and further we urge, in behalf of the companies which, have not strictly complied therewith, that further time should be given them to attempt to do so, and that if they cannot and will not, by a certain fixed time, comply with all the requirements, then to recommend to the gov i + ernor ana commancrer-iu-uiuei iuai they do be mustered oiit of service. "We shall be very glad to confer with the governor if it be his desire to talk to us upon the subject, and we also recommend in view of the situation that has arisen, and in view oc the fact hat the officials sei^t to this State by the war department have alreadv been recalled, and that it will be no reflection upon any personal action of theirs that others may be sent in their places. For Best Interest of Service. "We again reiterate that we fe'el that, the action of the governor* in refusing to disband the-companies suggested by the adjutant general, without further attempt in their behalf to lave them comply with the law, was proper and for the best interests of :he National Guard service, and that there is no disposition whatever may 3e our private opinion?and we believe it to be so with all of the oficers from the commander-in-chief lown?wilfully to set at nangnt tne regulations prescribed in our military S0de and w*e feel that we cannot, for :he reasons above stated, consider it consist-nt with fairness to have our citizen soldiers, who have volunteered :'or this arduous service, summarily mistered out in the manner in which t ,is being sought to be done, especially in vi-:w of their previous long md good service. "We further recommend that in the uttire the adjutant genera', fix the ime of his inspections at such time is may best suit volunteer soldiers vho hav their business affairs to ook after and many of whom are not ible financially to disregard tlieir )usiness." r }/4y0%. "> THE NEWS OF PROSPERITY. Veterans Off To Gettysburg?Suceesscessful Year for Oil Mill?Children's Dav at ?ion. i Prosperity, June 30.?Miss Lillie 1 Mae Russ-ell has returned to Cartersville, Ga., after a short visit to Mrs. J. S. Wheeler. Miss Isolir.e Wye he is spending the w?ek in Columbia with Miss Kate , ^ Thompson. Mr. W. D. Nance, of Lake City, Fla., is here visiting relatives. ? Messrs. A. 'B., and W. J. Wise spent Sunday in Little Mountain. * ? ?-i- i rt MISS lAiarie scnurapen leaves tuia week for Jacksonville, Fla. Mr. B. L. Wheeler, of Columbia, ? j visited his mother, Mrs. Nannie 1 I Wheeler, last week. j * Mr. and Mrs. M. C. iMorris* and jr Master iMarion are visiting in Lykes- 0 land. ? t I The following' veterans left Sunday * , for Gettysburg: Messrs. J. C. Counts, F. Bobb, Rfl I. Stoudemayer, A. A. j * Nates, N. H. Young. Mr. H. P Wick-1 i er accompanied this party to Gettys- ? | burg. f ! Miss Pearl White, of Turbeville, S. c C., spent Saturday with Miss Willie (t Mae Wise. , jr Rev. anc. Mrs. S. C. Morris and t - . t children have returned i; a visit to Lake City, S. C., accompanied' home i by Miss Bertha Morris. i Misses Annie Lee Langford and 1 "Grace Burton Reagin leave Tuesday s for Laurens to attend a house party. ^ j Miss Ellen Werts is spending the 2 week in Pomaria with her sister, Mrs. j J. B. Bedeabaugh. j 1 Messrs. Johnnie Longford and A. J. j 1 Herbert spent the week-end at Uttfpia. j c Little Misses Taylor, of Newberry, i 3 are the quests of Miss Mamie Lee s T'aylor. 1 Miss Nannie Wheeler is spending a i few days ia Little Mountain. |? The annual meeting of the Prosperi- : ] ty oil mill was held Friday, June 28. * i This year has proven one of the most ^ successful in its history. A seven per cent, dividend being declared. All of- S ' oo fnllnws* 1 UUtl'S WDIC IC'CICV/IV-U U.O President?Dr. J. S. Wheeler. : t 'Vice-president?Mr. R. T. Pugh. i - Secretary, General (Manager and * Treasurer?Mr. H. J. Rawl. I Assistant Secretary?^Ir. C. B. Bed- 2 enbaugh. ! 5 Assistant Superintendent?Mr. F. C. : Merchant. After the business session Dr. J. ! S. Wheeler entertained the officers " and directors with an elegant dinner a at his home. t Following is the program for Chil- T dren's Day exercises at Zion church r July 6 at 10.30 a. m.: i a "Our Own Glad Day." |? Prayer. ; v Song number 11. " j ^ ' IN Welcome?'Mary Ellen Bowers. 1 Be Polite?Ray Bedenbaugh. - , Sunshine Band?-Elizabeth Barnes, e Alice Dominick, Lottie Mills, Hutto it IMayer, Cecil Mills, Ray Connelly, Ira 1 Summers, Dove Conn-elly. Music?Anthem. , Bible Boys and Girls?Esopine Har-1' mon. ^ T TIT r*n,,nto J uaniei'?. *?. uuuuw. Borne of Four?Mabel Dominick. / The Baby Moses?Vera Barnes, Annie "Belle Harmon, Helen Dawkins, Alice Cook, McFall ancfc Ray Bedene baugh, Boyd Summers and Guy Counts. . Must Not?D. M. Bowers. a The ,Gem of Other Days?Osborn x > ; i Hipp. h That's Baby?Vera Barnes. Bob and the Bible?Wharton Har- V s mon. g I Stand in the Great Forever? c Nannie Lee Morris. Greeting Cradle Roll?Rebecca P o Boozer. P Music, number 94. T Fi-s': Speech?Guy Counts. Praise?Wyman Sheely. Ci Helping Together?Alice Dominick. o: Little Things?Elizabeth Barnes. g] 1 A Widow and Only Son?Cora Sum- , * mers. is ?n T TTarmon. xvcv.iiai.iuu?\s. jl . Music, number 16. Young Timothy?L2e Dominick. Children's Day?Xannie Lee Boozer. Little Deeds of Love?Jacob Brook Mayer. My Japanese Dolly?Xannie Harmon. m 'My Baby?Mae Lee Shc-ely. Rockabye?Vera Barnes, Xovice Bouknight, Helen Dawk ins, Alice Cook. The Blessing of Today?Lottie Mills, di Growing in Dignity?Cecil Mills. a Whole Family and Home [HE TERRIBLE TRAGEDY IS STILL A MYSTERY iOTHI>G LIKE IX KVi.K MAfrtJED IX THIS SECTION. % [iss -Tacobs, A Very Estimable Young Lady, Teacher At Little Mountain. r 1 , tv>p T-Tprairi and News devotes a ;ood deal of space to the horrible ragedy which was enacted near >eaks, in Lexington county. No repesentative of the pa> r was present >r went to the scene, but we quote he accounts from the- State and the Cews md Courier. No -uch tragedy has ever occurred n this section of the country and t all seems still to be a mystery >ome of the statements are to the efect that the skulls of three or four >f the members of the family had leen crushed, indicating that deatl esulted from murder. At the sam? ime, no motive can be assigned foi he murder. It is stated that it was known thai Jr. Jacobs kept very little if anj noney in t'Je house, and it is alsc itated that che jewelry of the family vas found n the ashes. The whol< Lffair still remains a. mystery. Mr. Jaco js xas a brother of Mr Walter Jacobs and Mrs. Hoof, of New jerry. Mis s Ellie Jacobs, the oldes laughter l id been teaching for tw( rears in t ie Little Mountain Higl school and had been re-elected foi mother s< ssion and had a grea nany frier ds who were very mucl shocked at the horrible ending of hei "'ol 1 oc fhat r?f thp nth ruuiig me as nwii W- V?W - ? ;r members of the family. She was i rery lovable young lady. There were rumors in Newberr Saturday that several arrests hac )een made, but ater investigation o he rumors it was found that the] vere without foundation in fact Several Newberry peopfc went on Sat lrday to the scene of the tragedy anc L good many attended the funeral or Sunday. & Death of Mr. Rliodfen. Mr. Sampson Rhoden died at his tome at Oakland on Monday morning rbout 1.30 o'clock, after an illness oi hree w-eeks with typhoid fever. He vas 23 year old and but recently marled. Mr. Rhoden was the son of Mr xd Mrs. R. E. Rhoden, formerly oi Cewberry, but now of Clinton. He vras a Red Man and a good cmz:n. Jr. Rhoden was a grandson of Mr. J, J. Bass. He will be buried at Ros-emont cemtery on Tuesday morning, service at he house at 10 o'clock conducted by lev. Dr. E. Pendleton Jones, and oe he part of ihe Red Men by Rev. R. E ohnson, concluded at the grave. The ollowing will act as palfbearers: lessrs. W. H. Jones, C. P. Wofford; . W. Courtney, Roland Williams, T. 5. Smith, and H. C. * Bouknight. ?? The Crash Has Come. This is an age of wonder when wrvtihinsr is done on a grand scale, {mall things and small events are out if date now. Only big things claim ttention. Mimnaugh knows this, vobcdy knows it better, and he Is in eeping with the spirit of the age. As v*e have said, everything is on a big cale. Even the storms are the bigestfi and Mimnaugh tells it that "the rash has come." That sounds appro ? A riate. "The carsh nas come. uue f the biggest thing i^ his doubleage advertisement* in this issue of 'he Herald and News. Look at it for ourself. It is tremendous. If you arry out your part of the provisions f the ad you will find that it is benEicial to you. Mimnaugh has never liled yet to carry out his part. It ; better than ever this time. Recitation?Dupre Harmon. Children'.? Day Greetings?Xan:y me Cook, Ruth Mayer. The Golden Now?Leo Hendrix. :A Brave Boy?Pierce Barnes. Our Country's Needs?Carroll Mills. No Room for Mother?Maude Haron. Truth and Victory?PriCr Harmon. Collection. Dinner. In tli- atfernoon there will be ad-esses made by prominent men and song service. v Cremated Burned Down TERRIBLE TRAGEDY ENACTED AT PEAK * J. D. JACOBS, WIFE AXD CHILDREN CAUSE A MYSTERY. Skulls of Charred Bodies Found in Smouldering Ruins Crushed In. Peak, June 29.?The death of John D. Jacobs, his wife and four children, disclosed when their home was dis^ covered in flames early Saturday morning, is a mystery that will never ^ " - ?' J i -a -f ?i : i-i oe soivea. a aay 01 cairn mvesusation following the discovery of the awful ^ragedy has shown only that human hands and not a lightning bolt or a chance tongue of flame resulted 1 in the sudden death of six persons as they slept in their home in the rich Dutch Fork section of Lexington county, five mites from Peak. " ? " 1 Only two chimneys and a pile of j ashes and debris represent today ) what was Friday evening the substantial home of a prosperous planter. The charred remains of a family of six were this afternoon buried in a \ single grave at the family burying ground on the Jacobs' plantation. The bodies, horribly burned, show only } that the skulls of three were crushed. | This is regarded, in the light of other developments, ?.s conclusive iffoof that they were murdered and <gd not 1 meet death from the flames that born- ^ r ed the house. The fire that buAed the house destroyed any evidence of 1 the murder. ? / " ~ f A theory at first entertained by J * j many that the family might have been burned to death when the* house 1 they occupied was destroyed Is dis' ' missed by the statements of numer'' ous residents of the community, wto ! iionloM fhq etnrm that . utv/iaj i* tuav cuv/ kjw* uu r-v.Mw?w ; over this section between 9 and ~10 1 1 o'clock was over at 10 o'clock. Se: vere lightning accompanied this storm, but no lightning was se?n by . ' neighbors after 10 o'clock. Tbe fire > , p was discovered between 3.30 and 4 o'clock. Persons first on the scene found the front of the house consum ed but the rear still burning. The 'house was burning rapidly then arN^ : could not, say early arrivals, have ,! been burning since the early evening, [ as would have been the case if the origin had been lightning. No Motive Known. Other suppositions "are hardly less . baffling. John D. Jacobs was a highly , respected and prosperous farmer. His * dealings with all men had been honorable and none of his closest friends ( can furnish even a remote mqtive for . this horrible crime. Neither he nor any members of his family were ' i known to have an enemy. Robbery would not have attracted vandals, for there could not have been more than an inconsiderable sum ^ money in t the house. The jewelry known to- have <been there has been found ifl the J !J.? -nrK/Oa ; rums a.nu lutuuucu .m nuww. L The body of Miss Ellie Jacobs was found in the -ruins of what has been L her room. It rested on the charred remnants of ber bed. Mr. Jacobs' body was found in a similar position in her room. The bodies of John D. : Jacobs and Oriu Jacobs, the youngest of three sons, were together on the springs of their bed. The bodies of Leslie Jacobs, 18, and Hugh Jacobs, 15, could not be distinguished. These were almost consumed and those who viewed the bodies have not been able to say which was separated from the bodies of father and brothers. One was found in th-e dining room adjoining the room in which the father and two boys were found. Mr. Jacobs and. his three sons occupied the room connected with the dining room by a window or door. Parts of four guns and an axe, all believed to nave oeen the property of members of the Jacobs' household, were found in the ruins. The wood work ?\\ liad been burned, only the iron and steel remaining intact. The axe was a. new one and had not, it is said, been grn - rid. In one gun was found two sheils. One, it is believed, had been fired while the other was discharged (CONTINUED ON PAGE 2.)