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- * L VOLUME LIU SUMBERti.^ NEWBERRY^ S. C., TUESDAY, JANUARY 27. 1914. TWIC1 A WEEK, tut A Y1A8. B NT MEASURES ORE LEGISLATURE ES HAVE BEEN >VOKK(i STEADILY >1 Measure?No Woman's -M'ollege Merger? Hioi* lfotters. 11/ IJIV1 ?'I WWV* Hb The Herald and News. Bp, Jan. 26.?Both houses of Bal assembly worked steaaily H The senate held a njght pou Friday night, and then ad1 until 8 o'clock tonight. The tield a session on Saturday, and :ain at 10 o'clock this morning, inncr and cnirif-pf! debate in the L the asylum investigation which, has now passed & is referred to fully in Kepeal Income Tax. Rte on Friday night passed B reading the Carlisle bill B>r the repeal of the income Whe principal argument for of the law seems to be IHtn^ost a ' aeaa leuer. Br Textile Schools. se on Friday passed to Hi^g the Haynesworth bill V for the establishment and Rice of- textile schools. When Hsure came'up for third read i Saturday Representative W cf Horry, wanted unanimous it to offer an amendment so as ike the bill applicable to the Industrial school, and said ; the amendment were allowed uld move to recommit toe bill. Iheasure went over until today, i bill, as it passed sesond readpplies to counties in which th2 yees in cotton mills and factgtumber 2,000. Where the cit pf such a county provide a le site and $5,000 for the erecIf suitable buildings, the State provide $5 000 annually for the rt of the school so established. ' ?w * fotTA*. I. axguuiciii uscu in iaiui ui nt B was the demand for this textile H industrial training -by the mili Kple. The bill passed to second ^^ding in the house by a vote of 67 40* >o Woman's Suffrage. Mr. McMillan, of (Marion, introduced v* the house a bill to allow women p vote in all elections in this State, and to provide for the admission of u-flinftn tn the nractice of law in this I State. Mr^ McMillan's two bills were referred to the judiciary committee. This committee submitted unfavorable reports, which were adopted, and the bills killed. " Compulsory Education Measure. *The Harper local option cumpulsory education bill has been made a special wk order in the house for tomorrw, and V this week promises to see some disB cussion on the subject of compulsory , B education?as ubject which has been B discused mere or less by every le^isW lature for several years TheA>rimary reform" bill will be up Bte fgyii^Lsion in the senate this week. Bicholson began the discusbill on Friday, offering Bain amendments to the bill which Introduced at the last session, fce Weston bill to provide for fical inspection cf school children Expected to be discussed also in senate this week. Vetoed If Passed. overnor Blease has stated in the lie prints ?hat he would veto any kpulsory education bill, any medical lection bill, or any bill restricting 9 primary, which might be passed, tso that it will take a two-thirds maV jority in each house to get through compulsory education, primary re striction, or medical inspection. The Warehouse Bill. enator McLaurin has made an exBftl speech in the senate on his warehouse bill, the terms of have been discussed at length Ipe newspapers. This measure is ffllP-kefore the senate for debate and action. The Weston cl\ild labor bill, ^H?rJhe Lawson bill to provide for regis?xation of births and deaths, and the Rtittenberg bill to reguUtc the liqucr raffic in Charleston have come up in Kae senate and are still before that ^L>dy. K To Columbia College. fovorable report was submitted I to the house by the ways and means committee on Saturday morning 011 1 the joint resolution providing for the merging of the College for Women, in Columbia, with the University of South Carolina. Tne proposition is thus explained: "At a public hearing last Thursday afternoon the joint resolution >was explained to the ways and means committee. It provides for the trans-' fer of the College for Women to the I _ _ " ^ % i i board of trustees 01 me university m trust for the higher education of women in South Carolina. The property of the Ccllege for Women is conservatively appraised at $250,000. In addition the College for Women : agrees to raise a fund of $100,000 to be used in liquidating its-bonded indebtednes and improving its plant before it is turned over to tihe?State. Should the combination of the two institutions take place the faculty of the university will deliver the same lectures at the College for Women that they do now at tpe university." Go to Florence Friday. The genreal assembly has accepted i ar invitation to go to Florence on J Friday of this week to pay a visit to| the industrial school, usually known' I trc reformatory for white boys, i PASSES RAILROAD BILL ^Senate Declares in Favor of Alaska Project?Will Cost trillions. " Washington, Jan. 24.?By a vote of 46 to 16 the senate passed late today the Alaska railway bill, directing the president to purchase or construct 1,000 miles of railroad in Alaska at a cost not to exceed $40.000,000. Fifteen republicans and Senator Poindexter, progressive, voted for the bill. Senators Bacon, Hoke Smith and Williams (Dtemocrats) voted against it. The bill places upon the president j responsibility for the selection of the j rotfte from tidewater to the interior i cf Alaska antl the construction, equip! '"nnt 0 <-? nnnrofinp r\? loacino rvf c l) r> U i ilium a;iu upti avivii v/i ivuoiu^ v/jl via i lines as lie may construct or buy to ) constitute this route. The broadest powers are conferred upon the president in carrying out his duties. The b'l! provides for a redemption fund into which shall be paid 75 per ; cent, of all moneys derived from the J sale of public lands in Alaska, or of the coal or mineral contents. Machinery utilized in the construction of the Panama canal is made available for the construction work. j Unavailing efforts to reduce the i | $40,000,000 appropriation authorized [ for the work were made. Senator | Hoke Smith sought to have the api propriation reduced to $25,000,000 and Senator Smoot to $35,000,000 Other amendments defeated were those for government steamship lines to Alaska; for the sale of Alaska coal at cost to Pacific coast ports and | for limiting the construction to main I lint. The bill was amended to require the senate's approval of the appointment ; of civil engineers receiving: more than $3,000 a year; to forbid any payment for the good will of existing railways; giving injured employes the right to sue the government, and limiting tk? government's defenses to those pro| vided for in the federal, employer's i ? i o AO iiauiiiL> ia.v\ ujl iouo. A similar bill is pending in the house." ''This is the greatest encouragement the West has received in many years," said Secretary Lane tonight. wlien informed 'that the senate had passed the Alaska bill. DESTROYS COTTON. Fort Worth, Texas, Jan. 22.?Fire believed to have been started by sparks thrown out by a passing locomotive iate today destroyed the plant of the Trinity Compress company, 4,500 bales of cotton and about 25 loaded freight cars h^re. The loss is estimated at $350,000. Another fire started by a piece of wood falling from a stove while the occupants of the house were viewing the destruction of the compress, destroyed 13 small dwellings on east Ninth street. The buildings and their contents were valued at approximately. $20,000. ? | GOVERNOR'S POSITION ! ON PtNSION MATTERS ImscrssEs (oxfedekate home in ( oloibia. | I'rgres Sufficient Pensions lint Wants : Aid (Jiven to Those Entitled to it. I | Sj)ec*ial to The Herald and News. Columbia, Jan. 26.?In a special message to the general assembly, Governor Blease sets forth his position on the question c-f pensions, and discusses at some length the Confederate home |in Columbia. The message followed a conference between Governor Blease and a committee of | Veterans appointed at the reunion in I Aiken to confer with the governor. I The message follows: Message No. 12. Gentlemen of t'iie General Assembly: I tried to make three messages [ cover everything I had to say to you | during this sessiion. Other matters have come before me, however, which I have had .to transmit to you. which probably could not be considered mes~ ^ ^ In . . 1 Aff AY*C. r\ f* t Y>n Y\ c m ^ frtl* 1 i5<agt;s, U11L UU1? 1CIIC1.XUI u audiuivi?ti | Matters have taken place which were not expected, and I have had to burden you with more messages than I had intended. Now comes this one, at the request and as the result of a conference with a committee appointed by the Confederate Veterans of this State. I want to put myself on record, so there can be no mistake. First, and above all, let me say I think that the State of South Carolina should see that no Confederate Veteran suffers 1 % for the necessities of life. They most assuredly should not be treated as paupers. If you want to treat them as paupers, let them go to the. homes for the poor, and let them be treated as paupers, which would be a disgrace upon every citizen of South Carolina. But I want to call your attention thp f?r>t thnr thprp> arp. nn VOlir pension rolls the names of men who are getting money who are not entitle^ to it, and there are names which are not; on these rclls which should he there. Now, understand me distinctly; I ajn in favor of giving every man who fought in the Confederate Army a sufficient amount of money to buy the necessities of life ?that is, plenty of good food, plenty of good clothes to keep his body warm * J i. ~ anu coiiu-urutuie, aim iu uu) mcuiumo-a, i etc., when necessary. The State of j South Carolina should do this, if it1 takes an extra tax to do it, rather than to see one of these old men suffer for the necessities of life. I think this makes my record clear, 1 so that it cannot be misconstrued. I am fully satisfied that the establishment of the home for the old soldiers was a matter or sepumem more than of good business judgment, and that the general assembly at that time probably took this action more ; as a compliment to one of its mem- ! bers and as a matter of sentiment, than for the real good they thought it would do the Confederate Veterans. I think the Confederate home has been managed, as well as it could be j managed, and, in view of the dirty fight that has been made against its management by some people merely for political prejudice and spite, J think that the institution has been ably managed, and the inmates well cared for and particularly well protected. There is in charge of it Major H. W. Richardson, who-has held positions of honor and trust in his State, Who was himself a gallant Confederate soldier, and who, as everybody who knows him well knows, is honest in his private dealings, as he is in his public dealings. On the board with him i3 Col. D. A. Dickert, an honest man and one of the most gallant and dar ing Confederate soldiers that the South produced. Then there is Hon. James T. Crews, a worthy son of "the noblest Roman cf them all," Thomas Bissell Crews, one of God's noblemen; Hon. I. McD. Hood, for many years Auditor of Chester county; the Hon. H. C. Paulling, who has represented his county of Calhoun for severa' terms in the general assembly; and its chair r the Hon. .Tames G. I^ong, ^vHho served the county of Union for many terms (CONTINUED ON PAGE 7.) WOULD PROHIBIT WHITE ! TEACHERS FOR NEGROES OK BOTHER MINGLING OF RACES IN SCHOOLS. i novftmrir TPIIV I rp HP Has Been Informed '?f Tliii.ers He Can Hardly Believe. Special to The Herald and Xews. IColumbia, Jan. 26.?Governor P.lease has sent to the general assembly the following special message: Messafe >'o. 13. Gentlemen of the General Assembly: ; t i ~ 1 i iictvc, in a.iinua.1 messages, mailed attention to the fact of white people teaching negro schools. I have in my possession some let- j ters which I think should be called j to your attention along this line, and : I herewith send you copies of same: "Port Royal Agricultural School i (Incorporated November 7, 1902.) j For the Training of Negro Youth j .J. S. Shanklin, Principal, Beaufort; S. C. Beaufort, S.C . 19 J "Board of Trustees?W. H. McLeod.: provident, Seab?pol\. S. C. 1 omas I ee, vire president. Krc ;i'ore. S. C.: X. Christensen. treasurc , Peaufort. S. C.; Mrs. A. H. Chris-, lensen, secretary, Beaufort. S. C. Refeiences?Rev. Charles G. Ames,; 1 Dsfon. Mass.; C. I. Travelli. 246 Suintr St., Boston,, Mass.; Prof. Booker T. "Washington. Tuskegee. Ala.; I)r. "Wallace Buttrick, 54 Williams St., y.W York City.'' T ? o f ! ? i c T Q Ill UilUCl aiauu lua>. ciiio iiicin, ?. v. Shp.nklin, the principal, is a negro. 1 am nlso informed that some of the trustees of this school are white peo-. I ' 1 II e. I am further informed that the I references which some of .these white trustees give, as printed on this lettor head, are negroes, notably Booker T. Washington. I can hardly believe this, however?that white people v ou!d. in South Carolina, give a ne- ( .o as a reference, and I think that j h is a matter which you should inI i vostifratp. so that, if it is true, it can I." T - ! be known that it is not a State insti- ! tution; and, if it is not true, that these j white people who are being imposed jlupon this way, can protect themselves | from further misrepresentations. You will also find copy of a little card which has been mailed me. which I understand was sent around among ,the students of this institution to be ,sent out to others: "Do not be ashamed, of your race, rather be proud to be as the Lord made you. Be thankful for your great gift of song, "for the fortunate race characteristics of cheerfulness, patience, optimism and faith, which with .proper education should make the best race of farmers in the world." j I do not know whether there are any white teachers in this school or . not, but think it well for you to find ! out whether there are or not. f also have another letter head, the following of which is a copy: "St. Helena Island, South Carolina, j Penn Normal Industrial and Agricul tural School. _ _ . : "Board of trustees?Hollie B. Krl?- 1 sell, chairman; S. G. Morton Mauls,; treasurer; Alfred Collins Maule, secretary; Francis R. Cope, Jr., L. Hollingsworth Wood, John Thompson Emlen, William K. Tate, Frederick! ! A. Eustis, James R. Macdonald, Benry . Wilder Foote, Miss Lucy Davis, Miss i Ethel Paine, (Miss Rossa B. Cooley,! Miss Erice Thorp, Mrs. Paul J. Sachs.'' i "Advisory board?Arthur Curtiss ! ,Tames, George Foster Peabody, Isaac ! Sharpless, Louise G. Myers, Mrs. vv. j W. Goodwin, Mrs. William F. Jenks, Mrs. Jofon A. Jeffries, Miss Harriet Ware.'' "Frogmore Post Office "St. Helena Island, S. C." | 9 J ~ ^ ^ V. a t Am f\ nf fho J unuersicmu mat oumt vi i teachers in this school are white people. I have been unable to ascertain ; whet'her this is strictly a white school j or whether it is a mixed school, but! I am informed that there are white j <?actiers in this school. I notice on j the letter head the name "William K. ; Tate.'* I do not know whether this is the same man as W. K. Tate, State superintendent of elementary rural schools, of the department of education of the State of South Carolina, (CONTINUED ON PAGE 6). MASSACRE BY REBELS Few Men Arrive With Tale of Horror.' ?Story of Butchery. * Mexico City, Jan. 24.?One hundred women and children and 150 federal soldiers were massacred by rebels re cently near Vanegas, north of San Luis Potosi, according to reports received here today. The soldiers, with the women, surrendered to the rebels and were taken ! to a ranch near Matehuafa, where the alleged butchery occurred. Maj. Rebollo and Capt. Ramierez and a handful of men were the only ones to escape. They arrived here today bringing news of the massacre, wViir>Ti tViov sa'ri r*f>r>nroH covoral ' > 11 1 V> 11 ^ tliu; VVV/Ui VU UV ? V* Ul days ago. NEWS FROM POMARIA. Pomaria, Jan. 26.?The hour of service in the new Methodist church has , been changed to every first and third j Sunday at 3:30 o'clock instead of 3 j o'clock as heretofore. The Rev. J. A. . i Linn, who took charge of the Bethlehem parsonage work just two years j ago Sunday last, paid to this charge ^ a snpmal fr:hnte of resner>t for thfi 1 \ 1 kindness and general hospitality shown him and .lis family during- the two years of Christian work in theft* j midst, saying during his 40 years of ministry 110 work had ever been mere j pleasant than among the people of this charge. The Rev. Mr. Linn is a i most able preacher and together with his enthusiastic wife, who is a cheerful church work, has made many: warm friends in this section who hope j they may be able to continue their j good work,' for many more years. Mr. T. F. Ligon is visiting at Mr. j B. M. Setzler's. Mr. h\ L. Epting, of Columbia, is visiting his sister, Mrs. T. H. Wede- ; maa. ! Prof. W. A. Reiser spent the Weekend at Newberry. Mrs. E.- Y. Morris is visiting her sister. Mrs. G. A. Livingston. Misses Lizzie Kinard and Nina ; Jones, of Lucall, spent the past week as the guests'of Miss Ethel Livingston. y;s. Polly Graham is spending a while with her slaughter, Mrs. G. J. ' Wilson. i There will be a box party given at j the home of IMr. J. P. Adams Friday [ night, January 30 beginning at 7:30 J o'clock. The proceeds will go towards ' the purchase of a new organ that is j ^ in fl>a Vau.' Urna roVi ' tu UC p.atcu 111 I.UC .it" J.XUJ/V LUUIV/U in the near future. There will be other entertainments and a pleasant time promised to all who .attend. Th? public is cordially invited. . 9 Mr. J. L. Graham has sold his stock of merchandise to Mr. G. J. Wilson, ftci Wilcnn \T r I UGluci ivuun ii ao uuuio. it ii.jwu. <ui, j Wilson will be 110 stranger in our j town as he has- been doing business in < our town for a number of years. Mr. Graham will give his entire time to work of the postoffice. ' \ Mr. David Sawyer has closed out his line of merchandise and has gone to Atlanta, where Hie will engage in other business. Bax Counts, R. F. D. carrier on route Xo. 3, says scarry horses, and bad roads will make you say things before you think. We wonder what he will say when he begins to make his rounds in the new Metzs car that he is expected t<D purin thp ripar future. The box party at Forks school, near here, on Friday night, January 16, was well attended. A sum of about $20 was realized, which will go for the improvement of the interior of the school. TMs school is taught this year by MioS Buela Vann, who has organized a School Improvement association and is endeavoring her best to do a great deal of improvement during this school term. (Messrs. Boinest and Troutman, wiho have been delayed from ginning for the past few weeks, on account of a break down will be ready to begin sinning cotton by Friday of this week and will continue until they finish the ginning for this season. The main telephone line running in to Pomaria is being repaired. The oM part is beirtsr taken out and larger and more substantial ones being put m which will mean better service to the subscribers. Another telephone line has been added to our number ^nmnosed of Messrs. J. W. Alewine, ft. M. Shealy. Charley Summer, and David Kcon. * ASYLUM INVESTIGATION BY GENERAL ASSEMBLY . COMMITTEE TO REPORT AT PRESEJTT SESSION House Resolution Which Followed Governor's Message Is Adopted By Senate. Special to The Herald and News. Columbia, Jan. 26.?The State senate on Friday, by a vote of 30 to 9, adopted t'ae Stevenson concurrent resolution, which had already passed the house, providing for an investigation into affairs connected with the State^hos- N pital for the insane. The Stevenson \ resolution was offered and adopted in tne-nouse following reading of Governor Blease's special message which was published in full in The ?) Herald and News. Toe resolution then went over to the senate, where it provoked a heated and spirited de- % bate before it passed that body. The vote in the senate was as follows: in lavui kjl iuc icjuiuuuu was ao follows" Ackerman, Appelt, Banks, Beamguard, Black, Buck, Carlisle, Christensen, Crouch, Earle, Epps, Goodwin, Hardin, Hough, Johnstone, Ketchin, Lawson, Lide, planning, Mauldin, TVIcCown, Mullins, Nicholson, v Fatterson, Kichardson, smkler, Stuckey, Sullivan, Weston and YoungTotal, 30. Those who voted against the resolution were: Clifton, Dennis, Gross, Johnson, Mars, Sharpe, Strait, Verner, Williams?Total 9. The resolution provides for an in/ vestigating committee of three njembers of the house and three members rvf tVici conoto "tr> mol'o o tliftrnncrh in ui viiv gvuuiv tv iiiuuv a V?UV?vwqu AM / vtestigation of the matters relating to . the State hospital for the insane re- ^ ferred to in the governor's message and any otoer matters concerning^the . management of the same and the welfare of the unfortunate inmates and the conduct of the State hospital commission and all officers, regents and employes of the said institution and 01 the property known as State Park." The committee is to be required to report to the general assembly before the end of the present session. t During the discussion in the senate, Senator Crcuch, of Saluda, bitterly attacked the board of regents for resolutions adopted by the board, which he read a? having been adopted on January 15, as follows: "Whereas, complaints have been made to us individually and as a body that certain friction amone the offi cials of this institution is now in existence and has been for some time; and - "Whereas, various members of the medical staff reported to us that Dr. Saunders was interferring, meddling witfa 'them and thereby hampering them in the discharge of their duties; and "Whereas, this board did on the "12th day of December, 1913, hold an executive session and have before It Superintendent Babcock, Drs Saun-_ ders, Griffith, Thompson, I^ulmer and Toole, and hear tl\eir various statements in reference tb said matter; and "Whereas, at said meeting Dr. Saunders admitted tnat sne uad oeen taking lessons under Dr. Cooper in a certain branch of the medical department, and that Dr. Cooper had fretuently been on the premises and in the building of the said institution after he had'been defeated as an officer thereof and after the superintendamI Vi o KAAM f A l/onn 1 Tii'm oiri/ nau L/ccu lu hi in off said property and out of said building; now therefore, be it re-' , solved: "First, That this board deplores the action of. Dr. Saunders in interfering ' with the other members of the medical staff in the discharge of their duties and that the members of this board hereby place upon record their condemnation of her continually hav ing Dr. Cooper in the institution in direct violation of the wishes of this board of regents. "Resolved, second, That this board do find that Dr. Saunders has been continually interfering with the other members of the medical staff in the discharge of their duties and in &ct, preventing Dr. Blackburn from the proper discharge of his duties and