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f VOLUME L1I NUMBER H. > ' NEWBERRY, S. C., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY20, 1914 TWICE A WEEK, %1M A YIA*. LEGISLATURE WORKING TO FINISti BUSINESS APPROPRIATIONS HAD EASY SAILING ]N HOUSE. f(? Submit Warehouse ... ? Plan to People?Primary Laws Now impossible. Special to The Herald and News. ~ * v-'- iq?Tho hnuse of UOllimuia, reu. j.?/.? wn, . _ representatives put the appropriation bill through in record time this week, ^ sending it over to the senate on ^ues& day. The bill passed the house with few changes. It is somewhat remarkR able that as it passed it was larger Pr than when it came from the ways and means committee. This increase was due to an item of $45,000, proposed by Representative James, of Lee, as a contingent fund for needy rural schools, to be disbursed by the State ^ board of education. The item of $5,AnVhitppts Todd & Benson, VV7-t lu paj ? B of Charleston, for the State house Wf- model, was killed. As the bill passed the house and went to the senate it was about $35,000 bigger than when it was introduced bv"the ways and means committee. The senate may make a good many changes in the bill', or it may pass it substantially as it went before them. That remains to be seen. It is predicted that the general ass semblv will be here all next week, but there will be an effort made to get through by the middle of the week. The Warehouse Bill. Senator McLaurin's State warehouse bill passed the senate on Wednesday, amended, so as to submit the matter to the people at the next general election. The amendment for a referendum, which was adopted, was offered by Senator Williams, of Aiken. It requires a majority vote of the people before a $50,000 appropriation for putting warehouse system into effect will beccme effective. The bill as introduced by Senator McLaurin provides for an appropriation of $150,000. Senator McLaurin strongly opposed the referendum, saying that he !had tried to keep the bill out of politics and had tried to stay out himself. ''Primary Reform'' Measures. Tho hrmsp nf representatives has been pegging away at intervals on various "primary reform" measures. By a vote of 54 to 54 on Tuesday night k the house refused to pass one of these ft measures to third reading, but on Wednesday another one of these measures passed to third reading by a vote of 57 to 51. This vote in the house seems to indicate that it is absolutely impossible for any "primary reform" measure to become a law at this session of the legislature, because even if one of these measures should run the gauntlet of both houses, it ivould api ear absolutely impossible that the necessary two-thirds could be mustered in each house to pass it ^ over the governors veto. Governor P Blease has sent the house a special F message on the "primary reform" L measures, which speaks for itself. I The message follows: Message of the Governor. Message No. 28. Gentlemen cf the House of Representatives I notice in your journal of Thursday, February 12th, 1914, on page 20, copy of a letter from myself to the Honorable W. F. Stevenson, member of your body. & It would seem that Mr. Stevenson's idea in presenting tins letter to you was to lead some to the conclusion that I favor requiring all men who vote in the primary elections to have a registration certificate. If you will read the letter carefully, you will see that no such interpretation can pos siuij ue ytcujtju upuzi iu hi cue iiisl place, I have fought through my whole political career in opposition to any ^^restriction of the primary, and have advocated in public and in private, at W all times, and on all occasions, the allowing of every white man to particiL pate in the democratic primaries, 1 whether he be able to read or write or not: or, whether he is a qualified or not; or, whether he is a qulified elector or not. None of these requirements were necessary when men were called upon to go to battle field [ in the 60's, and none were required when they were called upon, and volunteered, to go into battle with Wade Hampton, to redeem South Caro-i; a .from republicanism, and ever will 1 consent to any restrictions beins; placed around a primary election to prevent one of these old soldiers, or the son of one of these old soldiers, from saying who they think should hold the offices in South Carolina. Negro interference and negro domination is all ror. Conditions are different now to what they were just after the war, when our fathers were forced to accept certain things. It could no mere happen in South Carolina today than a keg of powder could Otnv in ha dps 4S hOUTs Without ex- j ploding. Therefore, any man who talks to you about appealing to the negro, or a split in the party at the general election, with the negro having the balance of power, must be either a mixetibreed, a negro lover,) or himself a disappointed officerseeker. Let the white people all vote in the primary as you have been doing i and when either side appeals to the 1 negro, you will see all decent white J men with the pure Caucasian: the ; negro and his mixed allies will be j beaten, as %bas been t'.ie insult every! time it has been tried since 1874. Now. listen! Here is what my let-j jter said: "That a certified copy .of the sanies ! |of the qualified voters of each pre-! cinct shall be sent to the managers | of such precinct, and in case any per- i son shal lose his certificate, and his I name is on the books in proper form, he should be allowed to vote, provided the managers know him, or he can be identified." This suggestion was offered only in case a bill was forced through by a majority, who had made up their minds regardless of consequences to pass it; and of course, this \?ould have had to be passed over my veto, as any bill passing this session, touching the primary, in any shape or form, will have to be. I have said this, ppntipnipn. in mv message, and I meant it, and I mean it here, and appeal to every friend I have in your house to vote against any a.:d all bills, however innocent they may look, or however innocent they may appear in any manner, in any shape or form, j any any friend of mine, or the peo- | pie, who does not do it is putting himself in his enemies hands and fixing for himself as certain defeat as the people are permitted to vote this year.1 I am surprised at all of you. You i came here over the primary bridge, and if you never expect to run for! another office, burn the bridge; but, if you ever expect to come back again over that stream, you would be fools | to burn the primary bridge that you 1 I Mmp across on this time. Futher-! more, I suggested that an act be passed by you in 1913 requiring the books of registration to be opened during the entire month of July and August, in order that everybody might have the opportunity to register, and then if a man did not, it would be his own fault. You passed no such law. The majority of your house are >pposed to me, and they refused to give the j people of this opportunity to register, j I whon T askpri vnn tn give it to them. i and when they did so, they released every friend of the people in this State from any word, act or deed, that they had said or done that could I e inter- ! preted into meaning that they favored any change in the primary. I instructed all the boards of supervisors of registration to open their books last year; to go to all the cotton mills; to go to the various townships, and try to get everybody registered, but that failed. Now, gentlemen, in the words of another: "1 am not opposed to anyreasonable regulation designed to prevent unfairness, fraud repeating or substitution in primary elections. The primary system was instituted in this State for the purpose of ascertaining the will of the white voter in the selection of public officers and for his protection. I am, therefore, in favor of guaranteeing to every white man whether or not. by any board, the privilege of casting his vote in the primary." But, I go one step further, and say that I think every white man's name should be upon his club-roll, and no man should be allowed to vote unles he lives in South Carolina, and ? " ? " J " < ? /N "filr AT' AW mAY> AtT 1 | UO UI1C ailUUlU use wiiisn.cj' \ji u;uiic; j to influence voters or otherwise debauch the primary system. We should have a free, open primary, where all of our white people can cast their ballots for their choice., and once again I appeal to you not to interfere with the primary, and- I appeal particularly to my friends in your house to vote against any measure, no matter what it is, or how innocent it may look, interfering with the primary election, and if any such bill Is passed, as soon as it comes down to me. it will be sent back to you vetoed, and while we have not a majority in your house, if we wi.lt all stand together. we certainly hive mo'.'e than a third, and we can protect the rights of the people against the invasion of their opponents. Very respectfnly. Cole. L. Blease, Governor. Columbia, S. C., Feb. 16, 1914. Auto Tax Bill. T>.e Liles bill, to fix an annnal license for read purposes, to be paid by the owners of automobiles or mo1 ^ ~ ~^ A + 1-*^ **/-! T*AO/1in o- l ii IUI" Yf illl'.'L'S, pUSSCU U1HU icauiug ?ii the house on Wednesday and was sent over to tne senate. The bill imposes an annual tax of $5 011 automobiles under 3o liorse power and $10 for over 30 horse power. Motorcycles are j required to pay a tax of $2. Cimriesroii Kiiri: License Bill, j The senate on Tuesday morning, by a vote of 24 to 17, refused to strike out the enacting words of the Rittenberg' bill providing high license for the city of Charleston. The measure, which has been watched with interest, provoked a great 'leal of discussion. 13th Circuit. The bill creating two circuits out of the 10th circuit making one circuit of Anderson and Oconee which is to be the 10th circuit, and another out of Gi eenville and Pickens, which is to be known as the 13rh circuit, has passed both houses. This will necessitate the election of a new judge for the 13th circuit and the appointment ! nf ck vtaxi' oi-il ir?5tr>r orirl n nPW SfPlin VJi Ci. iiV ?? OViiVitWi *?. ...y \ pher. Judge Prince, who lives in Anderson, is the judge of the 10th circuit, and Solicitor Bowman, who lives in Greenville, will be the solicitor of the 13th circuit. Indication point to the election -of Senator Thomas J. Mauldin, of Pickens, as judge of the thirteenth circuit. Mr. Mauldin is a lawyer of maiked ability, affable and pleasant manners, and will fill the position of judge with credit to himself and the State. ? ? CASTILLO CAPTURED _i Tip From HcComiick Leads to Arrest of Perpetrator of Cuinbre Horror. I El Paso, Texas, Feb. 17.?Maximo Castillo, the Mexican bandit charged with responsibility for the Cumbre tunnel disaster in which 10 American and>41 others lost their lives, was captured today, 38 miles south of Ha I chita. X. M,, by Amercian troops. The information was conveyed toj day to Gen. Hugh L. Scott, commandant at Fort Bliss, in an olficial tele! gram from Capt. White, Ninth United States cavalry. With the bandit were six of his followers, who, according to Capt. White's brief dispatch, surrendered ! without a fight. They will be brought here. Castillo, to avoid a range of mountains on the Mexican side, made a detour which brought him into American territory. Capt. White was on ! the watch, having received informaj tion yesterady from Walter McCormick, American manager of Las Palomas ranch, on the Mexican side that the much wanted man was in the vicinity. VVh?f ili Hie Whether the prisoner shall be surrendered to the rebels is a legal question which remains to be settled. If this is done there is no doubt that he will be executed for the Cumbre disaster. He is not charged with any crime 011 this side. Castillo set fire to a freight train in the Cumbre tunnel two weeks ago. The cars were burning when a passenger train crashed into it, and every life aboard was lost The tunnel still is burning. A special to The Times from Hachita, N. M., says the capture was made by Lieut. Rothwell of Troop A. THE NEWS OF ST. PAI LS. Delegates to tlie Laymen's Convention | in Columbia?Personal Mention and Oilier Matters. Special to The Herald and News. j < St. Pauls, Feb. 19.?Mv. William G. Cobb, of Xorth Carolina, a graduate < of Xewberry colege. and at present a ; senior in eur Lutheran Theological seminary in Columbia, assisted our i pastor in the services here last Sim- { day making an address. Both were < very acceptable and we predict u j bright future for himlMiss Lillian Stone, a student of tlic Xewberry high school, spent the week- , y* f c< "VT O rl AT rt? I . ? fclliu ? 1LU UC1 XTI.1. cmvi 4111 o. -i-? D. Stone. Mr. Lee Lathrop visited his parents near .Xewberry Saturday and Sunday , of last week. Miss Myrtle Epting, after spending a ! ( few days with the home folks here, returned to Greenville, where she will take a special college course. Misses Eula and Rosabelle Epting and Miss Allie Bundrick. of the New Hope community, spent Saturday night J and Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. L>. u i' Wedaman. Mr. Albert Wicker, of the St. Philips section, spent Saturday night and Sunday with His brother, Mr. l'hos. J. i Wicker. Messrs. Ernest Wicker and James Sanders, of the St. Matthews section, visited Mr. Jesse Kibler Saturday and Sunday. Mr. Fred Epting, of Columbia, ig spending a while with his sister, Mrs. T. H. Wedaman/ Mrs. Will Franklin, of the Badlnnan Chapel section, was carried to ths hospital by her physician, Dr. Wedaman, to be operated on. Mr. and Mrs. Henry C. Richardson, of near Bachman Chapel, spent Sunday with Mr. J. D. Richardson. The following, left here or were expected t? leave here Tuesday for Columbia to attend the Lutheran Lay men's convention, as5 representatives j from St. Pauls: Messrs. Jno. C. Aull, | Geo. B. Aull, F. F. Livingston, J. J. Hipp, W. H. Kibler, T. A. Epting, J. J. Kibler, J. B. Bedenbaugh, W. L. Bedenbaugh, L. B. Bedenbaugh and the Rev. Y. von A. Riser: to represnt St. Philips: Mssrs. C. H. Counts and Olin Crumpton; to represent Bethlehem: Messrs. W. B. Boinest and D. L. Wedaman. A number of other were expecting to go. The young people of the neighborhood enjoyed a valentine party at the home of Dr. and Mrs. T. H. Wedaman on Saturday evening from 7:30 to 11 o'clock. The guests were presented 11 with red hearts as they arrived, which I directed to another heart which directed to a room where 'heart shaped boxes tied with red ribbon filled with candy were found and each b#t was a differnt color which tcld their fate. The reading of the valentines caused much merriment. There were several amusing games after which each couple was given a broken heart to mend. Mr. James Saunders and Miss Novice Kibler were the first to mend the heart becoming king and queen and were presented with a crown of hearts which : prifitlpri thpm tn thp hnnnr nf IpnrHn^ w? . WW V"V the. party to the dining room which was very beautifully and tastefully decorated with festons of pink ribbon streaming from chandelier to each corner of the table with a vase of pink : roses in the centre, surrounded by 1 heart shaped sanwiches, cake and candy. On each corner of the table a (huge heart outlined with saucers filled with fruit salad and whipped ~ i. "L i i.i; .1 cream wim a pinK neari outimea on ^ same. The parlor was beautifully decorated with evergeen mingled with j pink ribbon which made a beautiful decoration. The Luther league will meet in the 1 church the first Sunday evening in March at 7:30 o'clock at which time ( the regular programme for March will be carried out. It is expected t I ;!hat Mr. B. V. Chapman, of Newberry, , c will be present and address the league < pn "How can we develop deeper in- , c tercessory prayer life.- , Mrs. T. H. Wedeman requests all those who wish to join the mission ? study class to meet at her home Sun- j day afternoon at 4 o'clock. ( Mvs. Mauve Derrick, of Columbia, is 1 .visiting her father, Mr. Geo. A. Aull. ) NEWS OF JOLLY STREET. F5ox Supper at Hunter-PeWalt School Postponed?Literary Society to Hold Debate. SDecial to The Herald and Xews. Jolly Street, Feb. 19.?On account jf bad weather the box supper at Hunter-DeWalt graded school was postponed until Frslay night, February 20. Also at This time the HunLer-l)e\VaIt Literary society will observe Washington's birthday. Following is tiie programme: Song.?"America.'' Recitation, "The iFather of His rt a >? <-p ? ? vi + UOUIIUX"^ ?iiiauucus wiucai. Reading, "Maxims of WashingtonMinnie Singley\ Recital, "Washington's Life"?Five boys. Songs?"Columbia, Gem of the Ocean." Recitation. "A Little Boy's Hatchet' ?Eddie Richardson. Recitation. "Washington's DayHenry Werts. Recitation, "February Twenty-second"?Arthur Livingston. Song, "Birthday cf Washington"? Four girls. Recitation, "The Little General"? George Heller. Recitation, "George Washington"? rT u r>^; ~ ^4 nufti; DUiucsu Southern Railway Scholarships. Washington, D. C., Feb. 15.?As < fitting memorial to the late Presiden Finley and in recognition of his in terest in agricultural education in th< South, President Fairfax Harrison, o the Southern Railway, has addressee a letter to the heacfe of each of thi nine Slate agricultural colleges ii South suggesting that the agricultura scholarships which President Finle; inaugurated in the early part of 191: be designated: "Southern Railwa; Scholarship: William Wilson iFinle: Foundation." These scholarships, which offe complete courses in agriculture to de serving farmer boys who live in coun ties traversed by Southern Railwa; and affiliated lines and who would b unable. to secure the advantages o such an education without this aid are maintained in following institu T r I/n TTv* i nuns; ivemuuAj' olulc uu uctan; Lexington, Ky., State College of Ag riculture and Mechanic Arts, Raleigh X. C., University of Tennessee, Knox vile, Tenn., University of Florida Gainesvile, Fla., Georgia State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts Athens, Ga., Mississippi Agricultura and Mechanical College, Agricultrua College, Miss., Alabama Polytechni< Institutue, Auburn, Ala., Clemson Ag ricultral College, Clemson College. S C.( and Virginia PolytecQnic institute Blacksburg, Va. In inaugurating these scholarships the late President Finley was follow ing his policy of leading every prac tical aid in the agricultural develop ment of the territory served by th< Southern Railway and affiliated com panies. Each young man accepting a scholarship must agree to engage ir agricultural work, to teach agricultu'> ? MrnWlr nr, an ovnorimunt rrr IC sj 1 nwin. un un for at least three years in territory touched by one of the lines making Lhe offer. The details as to the conditions under which the scholarships are awarded are in the hands of the college heads. Miss Marie Summer, of Pomaria, is visiting her sister, Mrs. Y. von A Riser. Mr. E. T. Werts has returned froir Columbia, where he has been spending i few days with his wife, who has been in the hospital for Che past few sveeks. He reports her doing fine, and tiopes to return home in a few days :o tne aengnt or ner many ineuus. This cold snap is causing some ol 3ur folks to enjoy good fresh pork. On Friday night, March 13, the dis;rict school of 50 years ago will appear it the Hunter-DeWalt school, Jolly Street. Watch for the advertisement ind programme in full, which will appear later. It is worth your time. Messrs, Fred Wicker, James Richardson ( and Wiley Rikard has beeD lursins a severe cut on their foot re ;eived while chopping wood. The two Irst mentioned were cut about the fiee. -Drift. / . M SENSATIONS FOLIOW IN WAKE OF FORTNER BILL SPECIAL MESSAGES FROM GOTERNOR TO SENATE. Hot Rejonder to Letter From Two Trustees of Benedict College, in Columbia. . Special to The Herald and News. Columbia, Feb. 19.?The Fortner Km i a. K V* a r\n f a Hi All n A O w /I uiu, vvuiv;u uaa yasscu uic uuuac, emu is now before the senate, and which has been the subject of more discussion than any other measure which has been the subject of more discussion than any other measure which " has been considered by this general assembly, has been the subject of two 5 special messages by Governor Bleasf to the senate this week, and in coni nection with this bill a letter was written the governor by two members . of the board of trustees of Benedict college, in Columbia, to which the governor has made a reply about as vigorous as could have been written. This correspondence between the governor and the members of the board of trustees of this institution? - Rev. C. C. Brown, of Suniter, and Mr. \V. H. Lyles, of Columbia?was sent - to the senate in a special m/ssage on Wednesday night. The two messages of the governor in reference to the bill, are as follows, Messages of the Governor, i Message, >o, 2#, t Gentlemen of the Senate, ! I ?.iiU i uerewjiu uausuui. t>u juu JCCICI 2 which is self-explanatory, and I call f your particular attention to the sen 1 tence in which it; is stated that b "owing to the small number of white i children in that township'* it was re1 commended "that they send them all, Y to her school, Penn School, which is - a negro school," This shows thai Y i things are coming to a pass just as 1 Y stated to you gentlemen, and here is a recommendation already, earlier r j t'can I expected, asking that white ho ?pnt tr> a npern school - ! This letter is from a man who was y ] born and reared in 'the county of e j Beaufort, and who is one of her most f j substantial citizens; I refrain from [, jgiving his-name here, but the.letter - | is not marked "personal," and If any j of you want to see his name, and will - drcp in to my office, my Secretary, , Col. Aull, will be pleased to show you - the letter. , j I have forwarded two letters to Sena3 j tor Clifton bearing upon this suhjcet. , One of them charges matters which 1 are too dirty to be placed in your jour1 nol n I vvnnlH nnf ?dnH that lf>ttpr 2 in as a message, but I hope that he - will read it, so as further to show the . connection of a negro preacher with a , white woman in a certain school in this State. , I may be annoying you somewhat - with these matters, but I am anxious - about the matter?not personally, be cause as attorney, as employer and as 5 governor, I have been connected with - various matters which have brought !; me into contact?not socially, how1 ever, but in business?with negroes, - and they have always treated me with i the utmost politeness and respe</, r and I have no personal fear in this re; spect, neither for me nor for any of my family?for each of them, I am proud to say, is physically able to pull a trigger whenever it should be necessary. But I am pleading for the white girls and the white women of my State. Pass the Fortner bill, or something like it, and stop this growing evil and 1 and save the State any further trouble > along tnis nne. i am sausuea mat 5 if you do not do something, there will be serious consequences. ^ Very respectfully, Cole. L. Blease, Governor. Oolumbbia, S. C., Feb. 16, 1914. Beaufort, S. C., Feb. 11th, 1914. ' "His Excellency, Cole. L. Biease, Governor, Columbia, S. C. "Dear Sir: While the light is turn - ed on to the conditions existing in Beaufort, I feel that it is my duty to call your attention to some other matters which should vitally interest the 1 people o? Beaufort. "The township school trustees of 1 the township that the town of Beau* I (CONTINUED ON PAGE 2.)