The herald and news. (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, March 06, 1914, Image 1
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VOLUME LIL, SOIBER Ii>. DEWBERRY, S. C* FRIDAY, MARCH (?, 11)14. TWICE A WEEK, $1M A Y1AJ*
any supply bill
fthree and half mills
THE APPROPRIATION'S POR YAK-!
^ tors iH:PAimiE\Ts
M ill Paj Interest On Past Due Claims. |
?To Borrow Twenty Five Thousand
Dollars.
Special to The Herald and News.
Columbia, March ?The general i
county supply bill was passed Wednes- j
day afternoon over the veto cf the gov-1
ernor. The governor sent a special
message vetoing tvro items of the bill.
One relating to Beaufort county and
one to Greenville county. He did not
h sign the bill at all, which was con
Istrued to be a veto of the entire measure.
There was considerable argument
among the lawyers of the house
as to taking a separate vote on the
specific items vetoed, or whether the i
veto should be taken oi. the entire bill.
The constitutional questions involved,
it was thought by some, might affect :
The validity of all the levies in tn-3 <
various counties. It was, therfore. decided
to take the view that the entire '
>ill had better be vetoed and the vote |1
.... . 1
was 011 sustaining tne veto on tne en- j
'ire measure. The house passed the
bill over the veto of the governor and
the vote being taken on the entire bill,
of course, passed the specific items :
"which were vetoed. <
The following section or item relating
to Newberry county will be of '
interest to the readers of The Herald 1
and News. Ic gives the levies and the
1 1
specific appropriations made by the
legislature for the maintenance of thy
various departments of the county '
government, and the copy carries witn '
it the items as amended and as finally
passed by the legislature.
^ Newberry County.?For the county I,
| of Newberry for ordinary county pur- j
' poses, three and one-half (3 1-2) mills.
The county supervisor is hereby au- <
thorized and empowered to borrow j
| :"rom the sinking fund commission for (
I current expenses a sum not exceeding
$25,000 at a rate of interest not greater
than 5 per cent, per annum; but in
I t
#t,h'e event the said sum of money can
I not be obtained from the sinking fund
f commission, then the said county su- 1
pervisor is hereby authorized and emI
powered to borrow from any other i
source an amount not exceeding $2.r>,- J
*)00 at a rate of interst not greater
than 7 per cent, per annum; said 1
amount borrowed shall be used ex- 1
clusively for current expenses for the
liscal year beginning January 1, 1914. :
iFor the payment of said loan and in- 1
terest, tae ordinary county "taxes for
The year 1914 shall be pledged in the (
^ note or notes of the county supervisor J
and county treasurer given for said
loan. The following amounts are (
'liereby appropriated for the follcfcving
purposes, if so much be necessary,
for tbe fiscal year beginning January 1
1, 1914: 1
Item 1. For salaries countyH
nffir>orc S ft AH
nr o ... v?wvv.vv ,
P Item 2. For salaries, magistrates,
constables and fees 2,500.00 ^
;ltem 3. For county house,
paupers and pensioners .. 3,000.00
Item 4. For roads, bridges
and ferries 10,000.00 '
Item 5. For chain gang
maintenance 6.500.00
item 6. For repairs on pub1
ir- SOO.ftO
item 7. For books, stationery
and printing 900.00
Item 8. For contingent expenses
and supplies for
public buildings and offices 2,000.00 J
1 Item 9. For county physicians
200.00 (
Item 1$. For county board of
education (per diem mileage)
45.00
ueii ii. pot expenses
courts of general sessions
and common pleas 3,000.00
Rem 12. For expenses counHf
toy board of equalization.. 800.00
ntem 13. For dieting and
B 'other incidental expenses
of sheriff 1,800.00
Bftem 14. For post mortems i
U and conveying lunatics .. 400.00
' Item 15. For insurance on '
public buildings 400.00
Item 16. For interest on <
loans \1,750.00
Item 17. For contingent and \
miscellaneous expenses... 1,000.01
No supplies shall be bought nor expenses
incurred on behalf of the county^wi.hout
the consent at' the count:
supervisor unless otherwise providec
by law. The salary of The clerk Oi tn<
county beard of commissioners ant
coun y atitorn y lor t/e fiscal yeai
1014 shall be $500 in the even" tha
the provisions o. act 413 of the act:
of J. 1)1 J are complied with. T.:e county
board of commissioners are he'.'ebj
required to furnish a telephone for tin
sheriffs office, the county board c:
commissioners are hereby authorized
to allow the sheriff a per diem o:
?3 for each day traveling outside tht
county in the discharge cf his officia
duty tor purpose of making arrests;
Provided, That, the allowance in >:h(
aggregate for *be year 1914 shall 1101
exceed $100. Tje county superinten
dent of education shall he allowec
from the unapportioned scacol fundi
of Newberry county for the fiscal yeaj
1914 the sum of $200, if so much b(
necessary, for traveling expenses; ar
itemized statemeu: 01 such expenses
shall be filed with the county rreasurt-r.
The county boa:d of education arc
authorized and directed to pay iron:
Lie unapportioned school funds of the
county .he sum of $600 on accou.i. 01
the salary and expenses of the organizer
of tomato and poultry clubs in tlu
public schools of Xewberry county
Tlie county board of commissioners
are hereby authorized to allow to tlu
L-ounty coroner his traveling expenses
when incurred in the discharge of his
official duty in the year 1914; Provided,
That the total allowance for the
year shall not excecd ?50. The said
traveling expenses to he itemized.
The county board of commissioners
ire hereby authorized to pay interest
at the rate of 5 per cent, per annum
from April 1, 1913, to the first day o!
March, 1914, on all claims, constituting
part cf the past indebtedness ol
the county of Newberry for the yea:
1912. aonroved Drior to Anril 1. 1913
For this purpose said county commissioners
are authorized t;> borrow sufficient
money -on the best terms the>
?an secure.
\eirs of St. Phlips.
Special to The Herald and News.
St. Philips, March 5.?We are glad
:o see the snow melt.
There will be preaching at Clayton
Memorial Universalist church next
0
Sunday night at 7:30 o'clock.
There will be ureachins: at St.
Philips church next Sunday afternoon
it 3:30 o'clock.
Mr. and iM.rs. Will Kibler spent last
Sunday with Mr. Dan Berley's family
lear Pomaria.
Mr. James Wicker spent last Saturday
and Sunday with his sister Mrs.
[da Dickert near Pomaria.
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Wicker and little
laughter Katie spent lasi Sunday with
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Wicker. \
Mr. E. B. Feagle and family spent
ast Sunday with Mr. Berry Halfacre's
family.
IMr. and Mrs. Colie Wicker fro,m St.
Philips section spent last Sunday with
Vlr. and Mrs. C. W. Crumpton.
Mr. and Mrs. William Sanders spent
lasi sunaay ween ago wicn ivir. wan
dicker's family.
Mrs. D. L. Ruff and children and
VIrs. Loammi Ruff spent last Sunday
v.ith their mother, Mrs. Sallie Lomnick.
Mr. A. P. Ruff and family spent last
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Luther
Sease.
'Thp St Philins onn^rpe-atinn hns
iecided to build a new church on land
donated by Mr. A. P.Ruff, just south
Df the present sit. The design
idop:ed will give a building both modern
and convenient.
At an enthusiastic and harmomious
mooring of the patrons of the school
it was decided to build a new sch'ool
?ouse somewhere within a half mile
Df the present location and to invite
Chinquapin and Fork to join with us
Mrs. J-?evi viruDer is spending a iew
lays with her step son, Jeff Gruber.
D. A. Dickert Chapter.
The D. A. Dickert Chapter, children
of Confederacy, will meet with
Vliss Goode Burton Friday March 6, at
1 o'clock.
All mefbers are urged to bring theii
Jues.
Elsie Peterson,
Secretary.
'!GOVERNOR'S MESSAGE
i STIRS UP THE HCUSE1
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, I Al'i'EAKAWE OF UOYEKNOK VL- <
I HOST SIGNAL FOR FIGHTS. ~
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t Stevenson and Siarnivell Sliow Wrath ,
J at Governor's Words oil Subject ji
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. j oi .1 >vijiin ju'pon. j ,
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j j August Kohn in Xews and Courier. \,
[_ Columbia, March 4.?Perhaps the i
. nicst remarkable scene ever enacted >
f on the floor of the iiouse of represen- j.
; tatives of Sourh Carolina was witness- j j
1 j ed tonight. The governor of the State | ,
. ; was literally pulled out of the house ! (
, i with his coat off ready for the fray. |
t i He was mad through and through and j ,
. i made freouent use cf the lie and what- i.
i
j ] ever occurred to him. . j j
> J There came near being two real ! i
: j figlus. The main attack?and it was I}
? j red-^ct until it sizzled?was direcced ' i
i against Mr. W. F. Stevenson who stood j t
j ; his grcund and made it plain that he !
- did not apologize for anything he had <.
i really said in the* debate on the asy-: \
i j lum issue. Afcer the sizzling message i
? delivered from the sneaker's stand by : }
L :iie gove' nor m person, ana wnen ne
- was reti' ing from the hall, Mr. Steven- ;
> son wanted to meet him a;:d tell him *
. 1 that he wished to make it plain that j
; he had not apologized, for he had noth- :
; ing for which to apologize. . ! t
,; Friends thought there was to be a ' {
; fight, for the challenge had been made, j t
i i
j and the governor pulled off his coat,' ,
r and friends pulled at him and Mr. Ste- j c
[ venson, and the governor was literally j ^
! carried out of the licuse and down to j <
; the executive chamber, while Mr. Ste- j ?
venson was held. He said he had no r
i idea of picking a fight, but that he
: could have taken care of himself.
| Mumps On** Barnwell. ! ,
. i !
i Besides '.Mr. Stevenson the governor c
harbored a protest against Mr. N. B. ' .j
Barnwell, of the Charleston delega-:'.;
tion, who had also been quoted in con- ' (
nection with the debate on the resclu-' j
tion relative to the asylum investiga- ! j
| tion. At o.:e time 'r.e said he would ^
i sii-TPnri tn Mr Rnrmvell lator on. and t
: referred to him as a '"Haskellite." j
' After the Stevenson issue Mr. Barn-; ,
. 1
[ well arose and asked for a ruling as to . j
j whether the speech of the governor j t
1 was really a message, as he understood j
from the constitution that a message J ]
| should be upon either the "State or 2
! conditions of the State or upon expe- ]
, ' dient legislation," and that the speech c
was neither. x
Thereupon the governor saiu: "Cow-j ^
. ards always hide behind technicalities."
f
Mr. Barnwell, who had been standing
at his desk, immediately started j j
for the governor and said: "Well, we j v
, will settle this right now." < r
The governor seemed willing and
Mr. Barnwell was fast getting towards n
'the speaker's stand: in fact, he was j
, 0;i the s^eps when he was tugged back
by his-friends, and soon fifty mem-j
bers were around trying to quiet; ^
things. Mr. Barnwell returned to his i
I d
seat upon the persuasion of his friends !
I
Vw^f-Vi V-> r\ f ll rv nrAV^rn'Ar ?1 OTQdH I
aiJLU uum aianu tuv; vw j ^
that thev would he willing to meet: _
i c
each ocher at any time and "nandle , t
it." j t
. j How It All Came About. j
. i The fur flying incident was some- j \
thi.-g like this:
Several days ago Mr. Kirby, of Spar- s
tanburg, a staunch supporter of the a
governor, offered a resolution asking i
the nresent investigating: committee a
. to make a specific report as to whether j s
. 'or not. the charges made in the Till- | s
man letter about the asylum were true j
or not, and stating that the committee ! r
had not mad'e a full and frank report.! I.
i If the committee did not make this j r
supplementary report then a new re- [ n
port was asked on these specific ques-, r
i j tions.
j Mr. Nicholson offered a substitute ; t
the Kirby resolution, that the com-1T
miitee be heartily thanked for its re-! t
port and the spirit of its findings and ! i
be dismissed from further service. v
This substitute was today adopted af- e
. Ler long argument. Mr. Stevenson
made the main argument in defence t
' of the original report, and it was in ^
this speech that he said the things
. about which the contention arose.
The local afternoon paper published S
a skeleton of the speech, and it seems c
that certain parte of the report quot- (t
r
;d Mr. Stevenson incorrectly or with- f<
>u: explaining that what ho said was ?
rom the record of th1- testimony and E
lot his direct statement. ii
Some time after The house met the o
governor appeared 011 the iloor and the
;ergeant-at-arms announced: "A mes- v
;age from the 'governor." T.ie for- s
nai announcement were macie ana
speaker Smith presented the governor, v
>vlio, with thnewspaper in hand, t
rionnt?d -Ik1 rostrum and lit righ: ir.to h
hings. c
Tells (?<>vernor, "'Sit Down.'* e
Seme one said "sit dow.i," and half j t
t dozen members made a dive for the | S
nan who had cried "sit down" to the j v
governor, and the visicor was hustled 11
)Ut. {t<
Then Mr. Pringle Youmans wanted j11
;o know if such things were really j
'messages,'' and he and the governor j t
tad a set-to, but the governor finally i A
ipologized to Youmans, saying that he } t
lad misunderstood his purpose in |
naki.g the point of order, and in this ! a
he governor said to (Mr. Youmans: i k
Why can': I deliver a personal mes- | ?
sage to the house as your cousin, ! r
.Voodrow Wilson, does?" Mr. Youmans j e
nsisted that he was not rela.ed to j t
lcaiutriii. v\ iicuu. j
But he Y >umans incident passed oil :
i! together pleasantly," but with the j
?overnor's temperature at a bout loC, r
udging from his language. g
The w'r.ole thing was so unexpected $
hat nd special preparation was made 0
or a stenographic report ( - the ex- j,
raordinary message, but the very best ?
1 w
obtainable stenogpraphic report is j
jiven. It is not altogether full, but j v
vas made by a disinterested sten - i p
jrapher cn the speaker's stand and e
iives a pretty good and full idea of j3
he tt>xr of the lurid events. n
I **
Governor Starts in.
"Now, Mr. Speaker," said the gov- I ^
>rnor, "I read from the Columbia Rec-! I
>rd the speech of the gentleman?no, j
won't say gentleman, J can't say j o
hat, I will say from the member from
Jliesterfield. I hope that will soak in. >'
mean it, and I am responsible for
t as Cole. L. Blease, in tnis place and ! *
my where e..se. He stood here and he >
>tated things false as the hinges that; >'
iwing the gates of liell, and I will | ti
>rove it. That is why 1 am here. 1 j c
ead from the argument from the gen- j
f* rvi i. .c ."i j . 1 i r?
iman irom l ne^Leriieia. ,
i
Here he read an extract from [the. v
Record's report of the speech today ^
md said: "This is the Nortn Caro- t]
inian wiio was beat by "X." Gunter, d
md who while speaker of this house M
vas a representative of the Seaboai d j v^ir
Line.'1 1
Mr. 'Stevenson then got up quietly ,
rom his seat and said: "I am prompt- j S
d to say I have not yet read this re- ti
>ort in the Record and do not know i.
vhether I am correctly reported or u
lot. Read it again?" he asked. h
The governor read the extract again n
nd remarked: "If ycu don't like what tl
say " si
*'Lied 011 Me,v Says Blease. a
"Mr. Stevenson undertook to argue j ri
yith t'ne governor about the report;
nd then the governor said: "You lie! 11
m me; I never cast a single aspersion ri
>n this woman." Mr. Stevenson went
>n to explain that all he attributed to ^
he governcr was to read extracts from r<
he official record and he could prove
t by Mr. Kirby, the author of the orig- G
nal resolution. ^
"1 have reached the point tonight, 1
aid the governor, "where 1 will not n
illow people to lie cn me. I have taken n
t before this because I was in a fight ^
.nd for' others and a cause, but I am 11
ick and tired of it and it has got to -(
top. '
Mr. Stevenson remarked that he was
tot to be bullied. He knew what he tc
tad said and he stuck to the official C:
ecord and that was all, and he could
tot understand what the governor was
eading anyway. ^
1,
When Mr. Stevenson said he was not
o be bullied the governor said some- s<
hing about meeting him and beating
he life out of him or getting a beat- w
ng .'himself, and if he got licked he
vould take his medicine, but he want- *
d pepple to quit lying on him. a:
Mr. Stevenson wanted the goverrior ^
o point out what Ive was objecting to. *
?he.governor read again: ' 11
Governor Heads Again.
Vi
"We found' that Governor Blease in j
September sent for Dr. Babcock to get
:lear of Dr. Saunders. We learned hat
Mary Baker Blackburn was slated
or her position and that it was deired
tj have Dr. Saunders resign,
labcock then offered his resignation,
f they put the weight of a feather up11
Dr. Saunders.
"At first the committee didn't know
/hat they were hitting at. Later they
aw what they were after.
"What did Governor Blease think
i-as the important matrer in the eni
e investigation? You will see that
ali' the pages devoted to the star
hamber session of December 12 show
fforts to cast aspersions upon one of
he noblest ladies in Sou:h Carolina.
!he graduated with first honors. It
ras shown thai the trouble in the asyum
was that they were all men, trying
o cast reflections on one of the wonen
of our State.
"Does anyone mean to say that when
he committee investigated these relections
upon a woman and swept
hem away they didn't do their duty?'*
The two latter paragraphs were read
nd c'-edited to Mr. Stevenson, but the
ewspaper report indicated the paragraphs
to be part of Mr. Barnwell's
aported argument, and later the gov
rnor admitted* that lie had read from
:e wro.-g place in fhe paper, as he
ras so mad about the whole report.
Again Hie ''Lie.*'
Mr. S.evenscn secured the floor apd
ead from the official evidence. Mr.
tevenson added: "I quoted the recrd.
You were present when the recrd
was read. I said Dr. Babcock said i
e was sent for by you and that the j
overnor was out of town, etc.''
"I only referred to the part which
ras stated-by Dr. Babcock in your
esence :hat day. That is all f statJ
about that and 1 said to bring that
ito this report would be injecting pol:ics
a d reaching conclusions.''
Tlie governor said hotly: "The man
.'ho said that position .was offered to
)r. Mary Blackburn lies."
Mr." S:evenson: "I quoted the recrd."
Governor Dl?ase replied: "I accept
our statement."
Mr. Stevenson: "Governor. I read
he vevy words right there."'
Governor Blease: * "Mr. Stevenson,
our committee refused to report on
ti'9 very matters thai would have been
overd by that."'
Mr. Stevenson: "Governor, the statelent
I made was in reference to thar
ery matter, and we did not go inta
hat phase of the contention, because
hat was a firebrand, and would have
ivided this house. The statement
|
rhicli the governor' made should be
ithdrawn."
Mays Heard Himself Abused.
The governor went on to say: "Mr.!
npflkpr T will fin the e-entleman ins- I
ice. If I have ever done a man an j
"justice I don't know it, and if I ever j
ent back on a friend I wish I was in
eli. If it is so, Mr. Speaker, I will
irn this to a message. Ge/vtlemen of
le house of representatives, I have
tood on the outskirts of your house
nd heard my name called in sarcasm,
idicule and abuse, f have said nothig,
except once or twice, to attempt
1 my feeble way to dictate to some '
-iend of mine some'feeble reply."
M'\ Stevenson: "ir tne gpvernur
ill permit, until today, T have never
aferred to him."
Mr. C. C. Wyche: "I think the govrncr
ought to be allowed to present
is message." ;
Speaker Smith: "The chair will not j
?cognize any member. The constitu- j
on provides that the only ground, |
hich the governor himself realizes, !
e can be present in the house is as .
OTntre' (Roadc frnm prrnctitiitinn ^ :
!he chair realizes hi? excellency, the
over:1 or, is here for that purpose, and
)r that purpose he has the right to
:mmunicate his message."
"Insults*' and "Apologies."
Governor Blease continuing: - "Mr.
peaker, the member from Chest'erfield
as srated that he has not during this
2ssion endeavored to reflect upon the
overnor. You, gentlemen, know j
nether that statement is true or not; i
e makes it as an honorable man and !
must accept it. If a man insults you
nd comes and apologizes for the insult
ou must accept it or you will prove
ourself not to be a gentleman. If a
tan does you an injustice and apol'o
izes he has done all he cai do. It is
our duty to accept his apology. When
picked this paper upland read ft toight
a^d saw the injustice that had
(CONTINUED ON PAGE 5)
GOV. BLEASE YETOES
THE APPROPRIATIONS
VETOES 310 RE THAN TWENTY
FIVE ITEMS OF BILL
!
.Total Amount About $100,000.?House
Sustains In Two Out
of Three.
Special to The Herald and News.
Columbia. March ?The general appropriation
bill was sent to the governor
last night. A concurrent resolution
was passed by the general as<?Ainh1v
thic mnrrnnor rpnnpfit'n?
! governor to return the act, in order
that certain corrections might be
made. The act was returned by the
governor and was sent back to him a:
11:40 o'clock this morning. 'At 12:25
this afternoon, just 45 minutes later,
the bill was returned to the house with
about 25 items vetoed by the governor,
aggregating in the neighborhood
j $100,000. ' t
The house considered the vetoes up
j until 2 o'clock, when it adjourned unI
til 3:30, when* the remainder of the ,
| vetoes will be taken up for consideraj
tion.
i The senate has continued everything
i 011 its calendar and is simply waiting
! on the house.
The bill as it was passed upon by
i the free conference committee contains
I
appropriations abcut a quarter of a
million dollars less than the original
bill, as it passed the house, carried.
Among the important items cut out
by the senate were $40,000 for a law
building for the South Carolina unvorcit-v
$20 00(1 for flip <rvmnasium at
"VVintiirop college; $10,000 for military
encampme.it and considerable i;ems in
the neighborhood of $40 000; $40,000
for a new dormitory and residence for
Dr. Walker at Cedar Springs.
T^.e governor's vetoes include the en<
tire section for the historical com|
mission; ST,500' for maintenance oi"
j farms at S:ate Park; $5,000 for the
: hospital "or the negro ccllege; $1,000
; for the negro fair; and the en:ire item
I section 41 rhat, "In anticipation of the
I taxes herein before levied, the governor
and ihe State treasurer and the
j comp.roller general be, and they are
| hereby, empowered to borrow on the
jcredi. of t.ie State so much money,
! from time to time, as may be needed
| *o meet promptly, at maturity, the in[
terest which will mature on the first
I day of July and on the first day of Janj
uary of each year, on the valid debt
I of the State, and to pay the current exj
penses of the State government for
1 the present fiscal year, an4 for penjsiens:
Provided, The sum so borrow|
ed shall not exceed the sum of $600,
; vw.
i
The governor in vetoing this item
said: "Gentlemen, you know the feeling
that exisrs between the governor
and the State treasurer and the comptroller
general. You are aware of the
j trouble that was experienced in 1913,
in reference to this matter, and I
again ask you not to place me in tire
same position, and I appeal to my
friends to sustain me in this v^fo."
During the morning session the
house sustained about two out of three
of the items vetoed by the governor.
Grand For Blease#
Editor The Herald and News: The
greatest words of tongue or pen just
at present are those by which Governor
Blease vetoed the Richland county
medical school inspection bill.
Gra.id he has also been in opposition
to compulsory education and child labor
laws. It looks as if South Carolina
is to. be the only State where the
tyrannies of doctors, educators and
ministers are to be checked. I say
U.1U1ISLKI S ucvauac lugj ait IU ^ui iuv.i
ship with the others and are also seeking
throughout the country to suppress
sinners by law rather than convert
them by the grace and love of the
Gospel, as -did Jesus Christ. The
masses will have a great awakening
ere long.
* Frances Buck Livesey.
"West Friendship, Md., March 2, 1914.
In the Vernacnlar.
Judge.
T3 ?-?KV? ^ TXr>* 11 V? Anr o rr* VAllf
iOUUUd"~ *T CIl, u'uvr ai g ; wm
Year's, resolutions wearing?
Dubbs?Fine! Had one little puncture,
bu: nothing like a regular blowout.
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