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The Herald and News ~ VOLUME LI., >T3CBER 53. IfEWBERRY, S. C., FRIDAY, JULY 4, 1913. TWICE A WEEK, $1.50 A YEAR. V GOVERNOR BLEASE TO THE WAR DEPARTMENT SAYS SUGGESTION tfADE IS ALL iir 1 ClTTi xir, 4 Demands Showing For Companies, Is J AH?Has Stood Firm In His Position. % Special to The Herald and News. Columbia, July 6.?mat me proposal of the Secretary of War, in regard to the companies which Governor Blease has refused to muster out, is Jill the governor has been asking, and is entirely satisfactory to him, is the eff-ect of a letter which Governor Blease has written the secretary of war following the correspondence and conferenc.-s in Washington by General ( Jones and Col. Cogswell in the military m!x-up. The !etter of the governor speaks lor itself. The governor has stood firm in the matter of giving the socalled deficient companies an oppor' tunikv to stand the test, and the secarv nf has agreed to this. The companies which it was proposed to muster out are mainly in what is known as the '^black belt" of South Carolina, where the militia is mostly f needed. In addition to this, the governor has felt that it was only fair to give these companies a showing. As will be shown by tae correspondence, General Jones and Col. Cogswell went to Washington, where conferences were held. Their trip to Washington (followed the resolutions adopted by General Jones and the three colonels strongly endorsing the course of the governor. These resolutions, which are referred to in the governor's letter as "exhibit A" have already been published in full in th.e last issue of The Herald and News. The two other exhibits referred to in the letter of the governor are published along with the letter below. The letter of Governor Bl-ease follows: Columbia, July 2, 1913. Hon. L. M. Garrison, the Secretary of War, Washington, D. C. Sir: On v Junr 28, certain military officers of r"o?ftHno i n p 111 Hi r> cr fhp hrisa O'J li Lil V ai UlllKI, luviuwug w dier general and three colonels commanding, respectiv-ely, the three regiments of the national guard of South (Carolina, met and forwarded to me a communication, copy of which is attached to this letter and marked "Exhibit A." I * I thereupon wrote a letter to each of I the members from South Carolina in / the National house of representatives, * copy of which letter is herewith attached and marked "Exhibit B." I also wrote a letter 10 ureu. wine Jonfes and Colonel Julius E. Cogswell, copy of which is attached to this letter and marked "Exhibit C." Today I am in receipt of the following letter from* General Jones aud } Colonel Cogswell: "Washington, D. C., June 30, 1913. "Governor Cole. L. Blease, Columc p riMr flnvArnor: We beg UiU, KJ? V/ ^ leave to report to you that we had a k conference with our congressional delegation and with them called upon the secretary of war and we are much pleased to enclose you herewith the agreement by the secretary of war. He says he cannot act unless he has an official communication from you as commander-in-chief, as the ordering ' of the encampment is entirely in your hands and he cannot recogni&e the rennpst nf anv one else. k"We were most kindly treated by our delegation, as well as by the secretary of war and General Mills. They seemed only too anxious to do ail we asked them to do. We are very much pleased with the result and congratulate you upon the manner in which the matter has turned out. "The secretary of war simpiy ex| pects you to make an official request to carry out what he has agreed to 1 do, as he could not recognize request from delegation or from us. "We will return home in a day or two. "Again congratulating you upon the r-sult of today's work, we are, "Your friends, _ "Wilie Jones, "Julius' E. Cogswell." I presume, therefore, from their letter, and from your communication to the representatives from this State, t'r.at you ar- willing to the following, as stated by you in said communicat'on: "The militia of South Carolina will have its transportation paid to the ex- f ten1 that Federal aid is used for that i I urpose to the various encampments this summer. They will have subsistence while there paid under similar conditions. The companies which passed the last inspection will have their pay paid under similar conditions. The pay for the deficient companies will be retained. The deficient aI Vl At* Ar\_ companies win De gi^u auuuu vjj- i portunity to measure up to the test, at an inspection to be held at least three months froh this date. If at that time they pass the inspection they will then receive their retained pay." This is all I have been asking, and it is entirely satisfactory to me. nontfn 1 1 V V "Ci J . (Signed) Cole. L. Blease, Governor. "Exhibit B." Columbia, June 28th, 1913. Hon. A. F. Lever, Hon. James F. Byrnes, Hon. R. S. W'haley, Hon. D. E. Finley, Hon. Wyatt Aiken, Hon. Jos. T. Johnson, Hon. J. W. Ragsdale, I, House of Representatives, Washington, | |D. C. Gentlemen: I enclose herewith j copy of communication received from . the brigadier general and three colo- nels o fthe infantry of the National guard of South Carolina, at tlv-ir re- . quest, which is self-explanatory. I understand that General Jones and 1 Colonel Cogswell will come to Wash- . ington for a conference in this mat ter and can more fully explain aetaus , than I can by letter. Viery respectfully, , (Signed) Cole. L. Blease, . Governor and Commander-in-Chief. "Exhibit C." Columbia, June 28, 1913. , General Wilie Jones and Col. Julius , E. Cogswell, Columbia, S. C. GentleC men: As per our conference this day, : in the presence of Cole. Lewis and t t hoc lpnvp to state that. JUiyO Is Villi/, x .vu . ? as governor and commander-in-chief ( of the National guard of South Carolina, you have my permission and consent to go to Washington and hold i whatever conferences you may see fit < in the presence of Col. Lewis and the twelve companies which the adjutant general has requested be musteried out of the service; but I cannot , I * 4 x /*Arrtnr?r?ioo consent to musiei" uul wuac wui^auiv-^ without giving them a fair showing, j which I do not feel that they have had. Any arrangem-ents that you may be able to make to retain thpse companies in the service, along the linai . suggested at our conference this day, will be satisfactory to me. Very respectfully, , (Signed) Cole. L. Blease. , Governor and Commander-in-chief. ] Two Buildings Destroyed. Ebe'rhardt. June 30.?During an electrical storm on Sunday morning about 2:30 o'clock lightning struck 1 and fire resulting therefrom destroyed two buildings within the town and completely destroyed them. The first building that was struck was a smokehouse belonging to arthur Kearse. This fire had hardly died down when lightning again struck 1 < - *-* ? T ? u P PnnQlQnrl ' a Dig UillU UVYliCU UJ u. w. There was no live stock in the barn ' at the time of the fire. A quantity of stock food contained in the barn was consumed. No in- ; surance was carriefi on either of the two buildings. Boj Loses Life in Pickens Storm, ] Pickens, June 30.?Demus Gant, the m ifi-vMr-nlri son of John Gant of the < Pickens mill village, was killed and j Homer Davis wos knocked senseless :' and seriously injured yesterday even-;' ing during a thunderstorm which j J visited this section. The boys were ^ 1 coming into town just as the cloud ;; was nearly up and thinking that they j i could get home before the rain, began ' 1 to run, and running near the home of, j Craig Baker the fatal bolt came. i The Gant boy was killed outright and the Davis boy knocked unoon- < scious. Before any one reached the*.. ; < the Davis toy had regained consciousness and was trying to get to the Gant ; boy and extinguish the fire that had I been kindled by the lightning, but! < was unable to do it for he had no ' use of his limbs at the time. The j Davis boy will probably recover. < -For the last week Pickens has been visited by three severe electrical I O T net Qiinr?ov PVpr)iri2r .Tlld^C I k^LUl iUO. uaot kj uiiu^w v ? ? ^ . ( Newberry's house was struck and the '1 family severely shocked. Tuesday j evening nearly all the telephones and ! electric lights were put out of com- ' mission, and yesterday evening Chief! Xealy's house was struck and a stove! f .:? kr.cekcu down. I CHAUTAUQUA WEEK COMES TO A CLOSE nFTJfiHTFFL ENTERTAIStfEST DURING ENTIRE WEEK. Should Have Been 3Iore Largely Patronized?Those Who Attended Well Pleased. The Elks' Chautauqua, which has been giving to the people of Xewb-rry 1 ?- - - ? nntorroinmont fnr dllQ ViClIlltJf idl C CUIV^X tuiaxuviiv -.V th-e past week, came to a close on Wednesday night with a lecture by Dr. Thomas E. Or-en. The Chautauqua has been a brilliant success from every view point?except financially? and it is safe to say that it would have been a sr-eat financial success had the people of Newberry a w-.ek oo-ri L'nnwn thp nprsonnel of the ar ? - X Lists, who have appeared hore, av they now do. For awhile it seemed that the Chautauqua, which, for the past few years has been the chief attraction of the summer months, was "going by the board," but the Newberry lodge of Elks, with an eye single to the best interests of the community, assumed the leadership in the inter prise, and it w?.s under their auspices that th-e people of Newberry were permitted to see and bear the artists who were sent here by the Alkahest Ly:eum System, of Atlanta. The chautauqua which has just closed presented probably the best balanced programme of attractions tha: hn<? over been siven in this city. Lec turers of world-renowed reputation, Drcbestras and vocalists known the country over, readers and pianists of r.ote, and trained animals and bird; :'or the children and grown-ups, all these were included in the list of attractions that so captivated the people Df Newberry that the Chautauqua shall be an annual event in this community. Plans are already on foot to perpetuate the Chautauqua in Newberry, and every citizen of the community te expected to l^nd his influence towards making the one next year even bigger and better than the chautauqua just closed. Tc say that the Elks' chautauqua pleased is expressing the facts mildly indeed. On every side can be heard words of commendation and praise for the artists who came to this city, and those who failed to attend the entertainments are the losers thereby. The chautauqua opened on Thursday aft-.rnoon with the Chicago Ladies Orchestra. This groupe or musicians had previously appeared in Newberry, hence the quality of tljeir entertainment was well known beforehand. They rendered a varied programme Df instrumental selections and readings, and were enthusiastically revived. At the evening -entertainment, Prof. Booth Lowery, "The Blue Mountain Philosopher" delivered his famous ^ TTTZ~ YIat* lecture, "Simon says w lg-vvag ?ux i portion of it?a swiftly approaching thunderstorm cutting the lecture short, much to the regret of the large audience that gathered to hear this brilliant Cvfississippian. The Boston Lyrics, a musical organization, presented a delightful entertainment on Friday afternoon, the programme consisting of musical se - j lections on various msirum-euts auu readings. The Lyrics were well received, their numbers being roundly sncored. On Friday night, Mr. Edwin Aldine Pound delivered a stirring lecture on 'The Renaissance of the South," and tue held his audience in rapt attention throughout his lecture. Mr. Pound is a strong speaker and presented his subject in a forceful manner. A gen tleman of the hignest type?a treuigian?Mr. Pound has made a host of friends during his stay in Newberry, having remained in the city for several days as platform manager of the Chautauqua. On Saturday afternoon, Madame Grame Hall-Riheldaffer, soprano, Miss Mary Dennison Gailey, violinist, and * Miss Louise Mil'ligan, pianist, comprising the Riheldaffer-lianry compauv, wpuvar ed their audience. Each member of the company is an artist in her own line, and repeated encores were evidence enough of the audience's appreciation of their work. Madame Riheldaffer, who is one of Damrosch's soloist?, is r-cognized as one of the greatest American sopranos. She charmed h r audience* at both the afternoon and night performances, and delighted the congregation at Central I Methodist church on Sunday morning with her rendition of "0, Divine Rer? nonior " VX xxxv* x . Miss Gailev is an accomplished and finished artist, her violin solos being of th- highest order and repeatedly encored. Miss Louise MiUlgan, an Alabaman, piano soloist, and accompanist for Madame Riheldaffer and Miss Gailey, impressed her audiences with her attractive and striking per sonalitv and her absolute command or the piano. Alton Packard, a st-ellar light in American lecture-cartoondom, held the boards on Saturday evening, his entertainment being generally pronounced as one of the treats of the Chautauqua. His equal has never been seen in Newberry?and it is doubtful if his superior has ever Deer, seen anywhere. The ease with which he illustrates his lecture in era} on held the undivided attention of '.lis audience. On Sunday afternoon Mr. Pound 1 spoke on "The Splendors of the Bible" before a large and appreciative 1 mass meeting in the opera house. His talk was a treat, and occasioned much favorable comment. At this meeting the Riheldaffer-Gailey company again delighted their friends with a sacred concert. The Dunaway Concert company, composed of Miss Hetty Dunaway and Mins Mable Vann?two daughters of the South?on Monday afternoon presented Miss Dunaway's elaborate adaptation of Francis Little's charming story "The Lady of the Decoration." To say that "Th-e Lady of the Decoration, " as portrayed and read by Miss Dunaway with her many changes of costume, with musical accompaniment by Miss Vann, captivated her audience, does not express the facts. This entertainment was different from anything that ha:; ever been seen in Newberry?and Misses Dunaway and Vann artists without peers in their respective lines, did not permit the interest of the audience to lag for a moment. These two cnarnnng wi/mm wuu wc hearts of all with whom they came into contact, and the many friends whom they made hope that they wil return to Newberry again next year. On Monday evening the Cambridge Players, in song and drama, delighted their audience. Each member an artist, the Cambridge players presented a very entertaining programme. Especially is this true in the case of Mr. Jesse Coffer, whose humorous portrayals brought down the house. Mr. Coffer is a whole show in himself, and the support given by Miss-es Stuart, Miller and Harrison was all that could be desired. Pamahasika and his pets had been widely advertised as the "children's entertainment"?but it proved on Tuesday afternoon to be an entertainment for the grown-ups as well as for the children. For several hours, Prof. Pamahasika, with his $20,000.00 collection of trained birds and animals, kept the largest audience of the we-:k intensely interested. This was without doubt the finest attraction of its kind that has ever been presented in Newberry, and is a decided novelty on the Chautauqua platform. The Iroquois Indian Orchestra, und-r the direction of Chief Russell Hill, the only professional Indian orchestra 4 in fho -wnrlri nrovided the entertain ment on Tuesday evening. Their propramme consisted of classical and -ragtime pieces, and they handled their instruments with the proficiency of born artists. The Lyric Glee Club, prime favorites with the Newberry public?this being their third appearance in this city? delighted a large audience at the Wednesday afternoon entertainment. Their vocal and instrumental selections?solos, duets and quartets?were all rendered in a most phasing manner and occasioned liberal applause. The closing event of the Chautauqua was the brilliant lecture, "The Burden of the Nations," by Dr. Thomas "F nrppn nf Chira^o. This 1 cture was delivered by Dr. Green at the peace conference in St. Louis several weeks ago, wh^?re it created a most profound impression. In "The Burden of the Nations," Dr. Green had 1 ; a most important message to deliver, a j message which should be heard and I pondered over by every American cit- ' iz'n?and it was deliv-ered iy./Ms own j ' inimitable style. Dr. Greene is a close : student, a scholar, and a brilliant orator, and he impressed his hearers with 'his sincerity and forcefulness. At the conclusion of Dr. Greene'- : ; lecture, Mr. E. S. B!ease, exalted t WOMAN IS KILLED; FIVE MEN JAILED tfattie Grayney Shot and Her Daughter Beaten.?Lee County Tragedy. Bishopville, July 1.?Charged with shooting up th<? home of Wylie Grayney and killing Mattie Grayney and seriously injuring her daughter, Lizzie Grayney, five young white men were brought to Bishopville to aay ana ioagea iu jtm. aucj alc. Z. A. Grantham, Cloy Grantham, Nick Grantham, Brown Grantham and Vance Grantham, sons of Zin Grantham, a resident of Darlington county. Mattie Grayney, according to the coroner's jury, came to her d^ath at the bands of the five Grantham boys. The boys, it is charged, first told the women to leave and when they refused proceeded to shoot up the house occupied by the Grayneys. The story of the tragedy, which occurred in the Kelleytown section of this county, a remote and lawless district, seems to be interwoven with alleged relations between CVIattie Grayney and Zin Grantham. The five sons of Zin Grantham, it 5c oiioprpfi tnok offense at the rela tions between their father and the Grayney woman. Taking advantage of the opportunity when Wylie Grayney went to Hartsville for today, it is charged, the boys went to the house of the Grayn-eys and demanded that the woman leave the section. Upon her refusal, to do so, according to the accounts available froi? men w"ho have returned from the scene of the affray, the boy.s shot up the house, the elder woman meeting her death in the fusillade. The younger- woman was badly beaten. \ As soon as news of the affair reached Bishopville Sheriff Muldrow and other officers hurried to the sceneArriving there they found th-e elder Grayney woman dead and her daughter in a precarious condition. Empaneling a jury of inquest, the officers set to work to ascertain the facts and clear up any mystery. The inquest was soon over. The coroner's jury, without delay, returned a verholding thp five Orantham bovs for the murder of the elder woman The sheriff at once arrested them and made his way to Bishopville, where they are now in jail. The boys decline to say anything as to their connection with the affair. The i section where the tragedy occurred?the district between Kelleytown and Gilbertown, has long been known as the scene of numerous crimes. It lies in the extreme northwestern sections of Lee county. The live ooys are resia-ems ux uarlington county but the house where the Grayney home was killed is in Lee. A Deserved Tribute. Bamberg Herald. That was a fine tribute paid Col. E. H. Aull, editor of the Newberry Herald and News, by Mr. Greneker last week, written and printed dur ing Col. Aull's absence at the press association meeting. But it was deserved. Mr. Greneker wonders at the defeat of Col. Aull as county superintendent of education, and it is to be wondered at. We may be pardoned for saying that we brought up the same subject with our friend last week and we said to him that Newberry county, and the cause of education were the losers, not him, for we imagine that it cost him considerably tVion Vi a crr\t out rvf it "Rv fhp lllUiC Ulldii JLJlXJ ^ W U WAV * v. J way, Col. Aull would make a fine State superintendent of education. ruler of Newberry lodge No. 1103, B. P. 0. E., in a few well chosen remarks thanked the people of Xewberry for their support of the Chautauqua. He was followed by Mr. E. A. Pound, platform manager, who made public acknowledgment of the kindnesses extended to the members of the Chautauqua and especially to Col. E. H. Aull, E. S. Blease, Esq., and Col. narry \v. uouiiiuuiv. .'As previously stated, plans are already on foot to make the Chautauqua a permanent event in the social and intellectual lif-e of Newberry, and, with the same class of artists who appeared her during the past week, there is every reason to believe that it will in the future be a brilliant success from every view point?including financially. \ THE NEWBERRY COLLEGE CLUB IN CAPITAL CITY FIRST ANNUAL BANQUET A DE LIGHTFUL 4FFAIR. Delightful Repast in Jefferson HotelCongressman Lever and Others Made Addresses. Special to The Herald and News. ^ i i? ft nm uoiumDia, JUiy 6.?me uxst duuudi banquet of The Greater Columbia Newberry College Club, which wag held in the Jefferson hotel on Tuesday night, was an elegant spread. Plates were laid for about one hundred, and the alumni, former students and invited guests very thoroughly enjoyed the occasion. The alumni and former students of the college in Columbia number some eighty or ninety, and most or tnem were present. Congressman A. Frank Lever, an alumnus of the college, and President Harms and Former President Cromer, both alumni, were* the principal speakers of the evening. There weve several other speakers, and the post- . prandial talks were appropriate and lieberaHy applauded, at times invoking intense enthusiasm. The principal object of the association which has been formed is to advance the interests of Newberry college and to help poor boys to secure ? an education tnere. President H. A. McCullough, of the association, was ill, and was therefore unable to attend and preside. His plac>e as toastmaster was taken by Vice-president W. H. Hiller. The speakers were the Rev. C. A. Freed, F. Wm. Cappelmann, Dr. W. H. Greever, Mr. R. H. Welch, Dr. Clarence L. Kibler, President J. Henry Harms, Dr. George B. I - - ~ T 1 Cromer, ana congressman juever. A slight tinge of politics was incidentally and scarcely noticeably in' jected into the affair towajds the close, but it had best be forgotten, in ! the interests of the organization and ! of the college. A refreshing note in the speeches ! was the reference by Dr. Cromer to ' the professors of the old days. t 1 President Harms stressed th,e point that thp is a community of in 1 terests, and expressed his extreme ' gratification in this organization. There was a goodly number of la! di-:s present, some of them alumnae and former students. The delightful menu was as fol' lows: 1 Consomme en Cup % , " Olives Gherkins Fried Filet of Sea Trout, Espagnole Julienne Potatoes Sirloin of Be?f, Bn.is-ed, Risolle Potatoes. Green Peas Sherry Punch a la Jefferson Roast Philadelphia Capon, Giblet Sauce Carolina Steamed Rice ifliAgu uc*iuu Ics Cream and Cake Cheese and Crackers Demi Tasse This organization can accomplish a great deal for Newberry college and for the cause of Christian education if it is conducted along the right lines, as no doubt it will be. Its^ object should be what it claims to be?and nothing else. If it keeps in the middle of th-e road and works for the college, it will be an organization of which the institution may well be proud. Gin Honse Destroyed by Lightning. Johnston, June 30.?Mr. 0. W. WatI i son's gin house was struck by lightning Sunday and destroyed. Also his saw mill and grist mill as they were all connected. The loss will run up | to several thousand dollars. I Struck Dead in Room With Her Family j Lamar, June 30.?Sunday afternoon Bessie McLean, a negress, IS years old, was struck and kill-ed by lightI ning during a heavy rain. She was in a room with oiier members of the 'family, but no one else was injured.