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V OLUME LU, NUMBER 10. IfEWBERRY, S. C, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY .% 1914. l'tVIC* A VHEEK. 11.M > T?A?. fTflsSTART;THEiASiLUM !' fi (INVESTIGATION-TODA*, fOMJIISSION ORGANIZES WITH ^ XAULDIX CHAIRMAN. c Testimony Will Be Taken in Supreme i Court Room, Bearinnine Toes- j I dav Afternoon. j ' ? ! Columbia, Feb. 2.?A special meet-; ing for the purpose of organizing was held today, in the senate eft)amber, by The special commission, composed of three members from the senate and E^Mree from tne nouse 01 represeuw- ives, appointed to investigate con- 1 Bkions at the State Insane Asylum. Ma tor Mauldin was elected chairman a Bhe commission, and C. C. Wyche, c Ketary. t motion of Mr Wyche a committee 8 & three, to consist of the chairman and two other members, was appointed !s BI to employ a permanent stenographer |T H to take testimony "before the commis- it ft sion. It was agreed that the commis- 1 B sion should meet at 3 o'clock on Tues- j day February 3 next, in the supreme j 3 court room for the purpose of taking j Testimony. It was moved and carried that the j j commission subpoena Senator Tillman, the superintendant of the asylum, the l j secretary of the board of regents, the secretary of the asylum commission, and require that they bring with them 1 whatever documents pertaining to the 1 WL asylum they should fcave in their pos- 1 B^^ssion. Mr. Stevensen moved that any mem- ^ ber of the commission shall have the . w right to have free access to any recc ords of the State hospital or of the * l State hospital commission during the pendency of this commission, and also il so enter and inspect any of the buildp ings, which" motion was carried. \ It was moved and ordered that the ? 3 governor ana uis jjiivdce scvicuhj, j B| Senator Tillman, Mr. Bunch, Dr. Babj cock and Dr. Saunders be the first wit- -j 1} esses to testify before the commis- j sion, and that the board of regents ^ shouM next be called or summoned be- t i 1 lore the commission. It was moved j, and carried that the committee ap-1 ( r pointed to select a stenographer should also have the power to sel-ect a ser- | geant-at-arms for the commission. , >m j ^^ Afieath of Mr. J. D. S. Livings tin. t ^Mr. James Daniel Smith Livingston, 1 Mfme among the oldest citizens of the> s ^^Fcounty died at his?fcime in Newberry * Hv Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock, at the advanced aere of 87 years. He is survived by his wife, wtio was ic B "before her marriage. Miss Mary P. c Vaughn. The two had traveled life's road together as man and wife for 62 c years, much longer than is the privi[ lege of many. Mr. Livingston was a farmer for many years, but moved to Newberry 1 . about 35 years ago, where he has * ^ since resided leading a quiet life, j Their only daughter died only a lew R years ago, and there are no children } HL surviving. Mr. Livingston (had been * I in feeble health for several years. I The funeral was held from the resi- ( W dence Monday afternoon at 3:30 4 IT o'clock, the nephews and grand 1 nephews acting as pallbearers. The | funeral services were conducted by i - - - n ? T : J rttlV. ?J. Lid. v^ai naic, paoi.ui vt klethodist church, of which church Kir. Livingston had been a member for Knany years. Interment was (had at i^asemont n? following were the pall bearBh. h. Bleas^Cole. L. Blease, S. Livingston, Daniel G. LivKn, Philip Trotter, Daniel Trot0. Havird and Daniel Lee Fel- * < B ? ii|^ Card of Thanks. ( fc)ditor The Herald and News: ( KI wisn to tnaiiK most sincerely every ^ \reon who so generously contributed ] fund which was raised to make ood eVen a small part of my great j ass "by fire a week ago, when my j stables, horse food, mules, cows, ( fcgagon, buggy, farm imple- ] were all completely de- . every one, I am, H^and gratefully, < wman S. Derrick. NCREASE NOT EFFECTIVE FOR PRESENT OFFICIALS "ndcr Amendment Adopted By Senate As to Auditors' And Treasurers' Salaries. Special to The Herald and News. Columbia, Feb. 2.?It was noted in he last issue of The Herald and News hat an amendment had been offered n the senate increasing the salaries >f the auditor and treasurer of Newjerry from $1200 each to $1400 each. J This amendment was offered by Senitor Jchnstone through the senate inance committee, along with various >ther amendments to the bill providing or the salaries of the county tieasirers and au iitors of the State. Debate on the bill in the senate was idjourned until this week, but an imendment offered by Senator Clifton, >f Sumter, was adopted, providing hat the changes in salaries- snail not iffect those persons now in office. Under the amendment by the Sumter enator the change as to Newberry vould not be effective during tiie erms of Auditor Werts and Treas:rer Epps. The bill will probably be taken up igain this week. x THE >EWS OF POMARIA. )eath of Mrs. Hipp.?Some Fine Sermons.?Marriage.?Small Pox. Grain Fine. Pomaria, Feb. 2.?.Small pox and the numps are traveling through here hriet p?np>niallv small pox /I V/WWJ */* wxf WW?^ vhich is mostly confined to the colled people, but a lot of people are laving their arms vaccinated to be on he safe side wlaich is a pretty good dea for we know cf several cases of >mall pov where the negroes had t and would not let it be known intil they were well or nearly so, for .'ear the doctor wouldn't let them go mywhere. This has spread some all ?4-^.rv /i/Mmtv an/1 fhprp srp snmfi J VCI OUC WUUVV uuu w. v ? j severe cases about here. You don't j mow where it will break out next. ' One of Mr. G. S. Long's small girls lad the misfortune to fall and break ler.left arm on last Sunday evening vhile she and others were playing in he yard. The bones were replaced j md she is getting on as well as j ;ouia De expeciea. Mr. Dairies J. Shealy, a student at ;he Lutheran Theological seminary, it Columbia, made a very forceful >lea at St. Pauls Sunday in behalf of he Luther league. Mr. Shealy is a ine orator and is by no means a Granger here as we have heard him jefore. . Th& axe can readily be heard in the voods and a lot of wood is being cut is the rain stopped the plowing for l while. It will soon be time to haul >ut fertilizers for another crop. The >ats look very promising after .the ararm weather and nice rains last ;veek. Mrs. Martha (M. Hipp, wkiow of the ate David Hipp, died at her home lere after a lingering illness of about hree months, caused by a severe >urn, which caused her suffering to je great at her last days which she x>re with all patience and remarkable ?ourage and was for the most time fteerful. She was born on January JO, 1840, and died January 27, 1914, naking her age 74 years. She leaves :o mourn her departure one sister, Mrs. Frankie Bundrick, one son, Mr. Richard H. Hipp and four grandchild-en, all of Pomaria. She was a charier member-of the Pomaria Evangelical Lutheran church and was buriod at :he Bethleftem church burying ground her pastor, tJbe Rev. J. A. Linn, in :he presence of a large host of rela:ives and friends who gathered to pay * ~ 1 A i? r?V/%rr r r\ V* 4 arVl ?VC ,ne iasu tu auvw mc :eem in which she was held. Mr. Mannie Cromer and Miss Janie Sease, daughter of Mr. Jack Sease, ivere married by the Rev. J. A. Linn it the parsonage last Friday at 3 /clock. We wish for them much happiness in strolling down, the paths of life together. The Rev. D. P. Boyd preached a ine and very forceful sermon at Ponaria Methodist church on last Suniay, taking for his text the beautiful life of Joseph, which would be a very impropriate Woodman of tfoe World sermon. He certainly did hold the attention of his congregation for >hort 40 minutes as he is a very able speaker with a fine delivery. SHOWS NECESSITY FOR SALE OF STATE FARMS fiOVFRNO-R . BLEASE .DISCUSSES Vending bill. Is Sending Convicts to Chain Gantrs, And Farms Will Very Soon He Depleted. Special to The Herald and News. Columbia, Feb. 2.?Governor Blease has given out the following statement in which he stresses the importance of +hf Dassaere bv the general assem bly of the pending bill to provide for the sale of the State farms, saying that he is steadily sending the convicts back to the chain gangs, as they are asked for by the counties, having already sent back 64 witfliin a short time, and now having the applications of three other counties before him. which applications will be granted as soon as a few omissions in the papers are supplied. rT~11- ? i ne guveruur s ftLcticiucut l\>uks>< o. "Yes; my record, as cited in my annual message, as a representative and as senator, has been in favor of the sale of the State farms, and the placing of all convicts upon the public roads, and I am in hopes that the legislature will promptly pass this bill However, I have a more important reason for asking it than my own op inion. 1 .have adopted a system which will soon of itself do away with the State farms, that is, as each county makes the application and 'files proper affidavits that it is properly able to handle its own convicts, I am commuting all sentences of able-bodied male prisoners from the peniten tiary to the county chain gang. Within the last few days 64 have been returned, and I now have on hand three otter counties' . applications, which will be granted as soon as one or two little points which they omitted have been filled in. Consequently it will be seen that the probabilities are that all convicts will be back in their respective counties within the next 30 or 60 days. Then the State farms would be depleted, the land would be on hand with no one to cultivate 11, and the mules and stock would be on hand with no one to use them. Of course, tlbis can only be brought about by the representatives of the counties themselves, who are making requests for these prisoners. "Therefore, I think it would be very nice for this general assembly to provide-for the sale of the farms, and to do so now. They have been put on notice. They cannot say tfhat they were taken by suprise, and if they find themselves feeding 75 or 100 head of stock through the summer, with a few acres of land standing idle, it will be their fault for not passing this bill. They are in session; they have three more weeks to go, and they have certainly been given good and proper notice. "In my opinion, the public roads are the place for the convicts, and on the public roads they go. "In addition to this, the sale of these lands will relieve the financial situation of the State to some extent, just at this time, and I really think, outside of all other considerations, in view of the large appropriations that will be asked for, that every available dollar should be brought in." The following is the number, by counties, of 64 already sent to the gangs: Anderson, 6; Dorchester, 2; York, 6; Spartanburg, 8Lancaster, 5; Lee, 4T Union, 5; Lexington, 5; Fairfield, 6: Newberry, 9; Cherokee, 8. Master's Sales. There was nothing much for salesday in February. Master H. H, Rikard sold as follows: In the case of John C. Halfacre against Ruth I" ore and others, 112 3-100 acres r'aul S. Halfacre for $2,350, and 133 24-100 acres to Paul S. Halfacre for $2,300. In case of Mary J. Miller against William W. Miller and others, 95 1-4 acres to J. D. Wheeler for $2,550. J. S. Wheeler in the matter of the bankrupt estate of Hawkins Bros.,: sold a lot of accounts, which were bought by A. H. Hawkins. GOVERNOR REPLIES TO SANATOR CHRISTENSEN I SENDS SPECIAL MESSAGE TO THE STATE SENATE. Senate Then (joes Into Executive Session, Exel 11 diner the Public From Its Hall. Special to The Herald and News. Columbia, Feb. 2.?The Herald and Xews has already published in full the special message of Governor Blease in regard to white teachers and white trustees for negro schools, and the reply of Senator *Tiels Christensen, of Beaufort, to this special message of the governor. r?n TVmrcriav fkvvprnor Blease sent the following special message to the senate in answer to the remarks of the senator from Beaufort: Message >'o. 14. Gentlemen of the Senate: I notice from the journal that, in rising to a question of personal privilege, one Niels Chirstensen, styling himself senator from the county of Beaufort, has seen fit to say that I vr once irurtee of a n^gro college. 1 his is true, but when he says I was a candidate for the job 'lie is mistaken. The facts are that some years L'go some friends of mine came to ? il. - A ~ + 41, l'MS 3.I1Q SliALCU tlld.1 Uli a.CUUUiii wl liic fact that I was opposed to white people's mobey being used to educate 1 cgroes, they wanted me to go on the Loard of trustees of the State Colored college. After conversation with t' r.u. 1 finally agreed, f:r the purpose of en-Iv-i.v1::^ Lo rcJiice appropriations for that institution. I went to > tbe board and found there as good oi il. n V,? ? Afr/%v -r\r*s\ in en as south umuuua nets oci i;iuduced, and none wfoo had been the captain or son of the captain of a negro company in the Union army, v/ho led charges with negro troops against the white soldiers of the Southern Confederacy. That, however, in my opinion, is quite different from being trustee of a private negro school. I believe practically every b?ard of white trustees in fee State are also trustees of negro public schools, but I do not beleive that those trusttes would for a moment accept the trusteeship of a private negro school. Nor do I believe they would give negroes as their references. To day I am ex-officio chairman of the board of trustees of the negro col lege of this State. Every other governor has been since that college was established. Therefore, any man who would refuse to be ex-officio trustee of a negro college, would have to decline to be governor of the State. But this is quite different from being the trustee of a private negro school and giving negroes as references. Very respectfully, (Signed) Cole. L. Blease, Governor. Columbia, Jan. 29, 1914. jpoifowmg me receipt ui iui? message, the senate went into executive session.' The following report in regard to the executive session is taken from the News and Courier: "Columbia, Jan. 29.?Behind locked doors tonight the senate of South Carolina engaged in a heated debate on wneuier or noi w vApuugc num i?,o records a message from Governor Blease on Senator Christensen and a statement by the latter along with the governor's first message on the matter, while the lojby of th<* capitol was full of visitors wondering what the senate was doing and waiting to see what the outcome migfht be. "The situation tonight was the result of two messages sent to the senate by Governor Blease, in which, among other statements, the governor referred to Senator Christensen as a trustee of a negro school at Port Royal, in Beaufort county. The statements were resented by Mr. Christensen and hie friends, who construed the governor's message as an attempt to reflect upon the integrity of the senator from Beaufort. "A motion to expunge the governor's message meeting withv opposition, friends of tibe Beaufort senator re pelled the insinuations against tneir colleague and demanded that justice be accorded him. While the discussion raged different motions were offered. A resolution proposing the confidence of the senate in the integrity of the Beaufort senator was abuot to be introduced wfaen a compromise was agreed to, and a committee was appointed to consider the messages and report what disposition should be made of them. I "A recess, after a session of two hours was taken and the committee came beck, and again the doors of the senate chamber were locked. Tfiie committee asked for more time and this was granted, and the matter went over until a future meeting. The senate "emained behind locked doors until 10:30 o'clock, and then lifted the seal of secrecy and resumed open ses I sion, finally adjourning about 11 ! o'clock to meet again on Tuesday at noon. "Senator Christensen, in reply to a request from The News and Courier correspondent for a statement, said that as he had taken part in the executive session, his lips were sealed until the senate raised the seal of cA/^rnAi- fvnm if-e n'TI'VfPPili'n I OtV/i V/V/J i.1 U?*? * V-O J/* w 1->? "The executive session of the senate and the suddenness with winch the political fires burs.: into flames stirred | the interest of the legislators and visj itors to fever pitch. The matter was j much discussed on the streets and in hotels lobbies and there was general inquiry into what was going on." THE' NEWS OF PROSPERITY. tJjp T)e?th of Mr. Alleu M. Lester. People Who Are Coming and Going. 'Special to The Herald and News. Prosperity, Feb. 2.?Mr. A. M. Lester, one of Prosperity's best citizens, died at his home Tuesday morning, after a short illness. Mr. Lester was an active member of Grace church, being an elder at the time of his death. He was also one of our oldest merchants, having been in the mercantile business for the past 25 years. The funeral services were conducted at tf.ie Prosperity cemetery Saturday morning, by his pastor, the Rev. E. W. Leslie. The church council of Gn.ce church acted as pall bearers. Thr floral offerings were beautiful and profuse. Mr. Lester is survived by his wife and fcur children, Mrs. J. D. Quattlebatim, Misses Lena and Annie Laurie lister and Mr. J. Allen Lester. Misses Elizabeth Hawkins, Willie Mae Wise and iMartha Creighton, spent Saturday in Newberry. The Rev. Z. W. Bedenbaugh is spending a few days in Columbia. Mrs. F. E. Schumpert kas gone to Newberry to attend the funeral of her uncle, Mr. Smitfj. Livingston. Mrs. uorrie ivxcwaters iea*cs iuua; for Atlanta for several weeks' stay. Mr. S. J. Kohn spent the week-end in Columbia, the guest of Mr. A. H. Kohn. Mr. A. L. Wheeler, of Columbia, is home for several months' stay. Mr. Joe B. Hartman spent Monday in Columbia. C" IMrs. C. T. Wyche has returned from I a short visit to Spartanburg. Messrs. A. H. Hawkins and H. J. Rawl were in Columbia Monday night for "Within the Law." Mr. P. L. Langford spent Sunday in Hodges. Cadet J. Allen Lester, who was called home on account of the death of his father, returned to West Point Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Kibler, of Columbia, Dr. Edd Ridgell, of Batesburg, Misses Todd and Pierce, of Columbia, attended tfoe funeral Saturday of Mr. A. M. Lester. Mr. Heber Ballentine, of Uttie Mountain, spent the week-end with )Mr. J. B. Ballentine. Prof. Gilbert Voigt, of Newberry college, visited Mr. A\B. Wise Friday. Meeting of Field Day Committees and Teachers' Association Saturday. All members of field day committees are urged to meet Saturday, February 7, 10 o'clock in high school building. Every teacfiier in the county is requested to attend the teachers' meeting Saturday, February 7, 11 o'clock in high school building. The success of field day depends on tnese meetings to be held Saturday. Thanks in advance for presence. Geo. I>. Brown; County Supt. Education. 4 THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY WILL RECONVENE TODAY THE .MEASURES WHICH ABE ENGAGING ATTENTION. Compulsory Education And Two-Cent Rate.?Sale of State Farms.? u tner Matters. Special to The Herald and News. Columbia, Feb. 2.?The general assembly will reconvene tomorrow after a recess since Thursday night. The members took a trip to Florence on Friday to visit the South Carolina industrial school, commonly known as " the reformatory for white boys. A pleasent and profitable day is reported by those taking the trip. The senate meets again tomorrow at noon and the house at one o'clock. This being the I first Monday in February, and salesi rvf a rvs atvi f A ? Ucl.V , L?iua L VI tuc ULC1UUU1 O nauvuu l/VT be at home today, and hence the recess until tomorrow. The Compulsory Edncation Measure. What is known as the McCravey-Harper-La wson local option compulsory education measure, whicfn is pracI tically the same as the measure which passed both houses last year and was killed by the veto of the governor, passed second reading in _tlie house last week with very little i argument, by a vote of 65 to 32. This ' mPflsiii'P is in snhstano.e as follows: That the county board of education, in any county of this State upon the written petition of one-third of the qualified electors residing in any school district of the county, shall order an election to determine whether or not the compulsory attendance of children between the ages of eight and 12 years shall be authorized and enforced in the schools of such district. Upon the written petition of onethird of the qualifeid electors of any county in the State, the county board i of education of such county shall or| der an election to determine whether | cr not Che compulsory attendance of | children between the ages of eight and 119 vnono choll anf-hnrizpr? and en | forced in all the districts and schools ! of such cotinty.' In such election only the qualified electors residing in the school district or county shall be allowed to vote. \ Duty Imposed Upon Parents. In the district ct in the county which votes for compulsory attendance in the manner above described it shall be toe duty of every parent or gaurdian residing therein to keep in daily attendance at some public school in said district or county every cmia or ward between the ages of eight and 12 years under the control of said l parent or guardian for the entire school term provided by the district board of trustees, unless such child or ward is in regular attendance for an equarterm <tt such regular private school, or unless said parent or guardian presents a certificate from some licensed physician as evidence that such child or ward is physically or mentally incapacitated for school work, cr unless said parent or guar dian presents to the county board of education satisfactory evidence that the labor of said child is necessary ta the support of said child: Provided, that tt^e district trustees in every county, city or school district in which the provisions of this act are in force shall have the power to buy suitable clothing and suitable school books and pay for the same out of the sdhool funds of the district in which \ said child shall reside, whenever it is made tr* Armfiflr to said school board that on ?rr ? ? account of laclf of money the child or its parent or guardian or other person having control of such child is not able to comply with the provisions of this act. Warning?Then Penalty. When any child between the ages of eight and 12 years and not exempt shall have been absent from school for five consecutive days or more than five days in any scholastic month, without valid excuse, it shall be the duty of the superintendent, principal or teacher of said school to report such absence in writing to the chair man of the district board, wjio shall forthwith, either in person or in writing, or through some officer designed . (CONTINUED ON PAGE 2.)