The herald and news. (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, April 07, 1914, Image 1
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m VOLUME LII. M'MBER 2S. NEWBERRY, S. C* TUESDAY. APRIL T, 1014. TWICE A WEEK, $1.50 A TEAR.
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I Field and Fail
r For New
EVERY ONE PLAYS j
THE GLAD GAME,
NEARLY ALL THE SCHOOLS OF;
THE COIWTY REPRESENTED. j
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The Exhibits Were Fine?The Day J
Was Ideal?Literary Contests
i Above Ordinary.
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V Field day on Friday for the schools
of Newberry county was a great event
[ in the educational history of NewberI
ry. T\he children and the trustees
and the teachers came in -on special
I trains, in wagons, in automobiles and
I in buggies. It was a gala day. The
children entered into the spirit of the
festivities and it spread -to every one
vho was present. In the parade there
vere trustees who had passed three
score and ten years marching with
the little toes of six and seven. All
being children together in spirit at
least. The day was ideal.
1 Professor W. K. Tate, supervisor of
rural schools, who was present was
enthusiastic in his commendation of
the success of the day. There was
nothing so far as any one could observe
to mar in the slightest the festivities
of the occasion and every one
seemed to be in a good humor and determined
to play the glad game.
(There were about 4,Ut)U persons on
(the campus at Newberry college and
dinner in picnic fashion was brought
from all sections of the county and1
fi>om the town and the multitude was;
fed and there was an abundance left
to feed another multitude. If any one
weui away hungry it was ibis fault or
his taste was too fas:idious to exist in
this practical age. The exhibits from
I the various scnoois 01 uie cuumy \>eie j
very credkable. There were all kinds j
o? handiwork by the girls and the boys
displayed mechanical genius far above
ithe average. The details of the awards
of prizes are given in this connection
and it would not be proper to undertake
to make comparisons where all
did so well. There was, however, a
(model of a ploughstock made by one
of the beys of the Prosperity school
"which evidenced a high order of mechanical
genius. There was also a
novel home made fireless cooker by a
mezrber of the Jolly Street school in
which was used some native soap
stone. There was also a fac-simile
miniature of Little Mountain by the
Little Mountain high school which de
[serves, in -our judgment, special mention,
but where everything from all
of the schools showed up so well it
would not be proper to make comparisons.
Owing to the rain during the
week and the distance and inconvenience
in transporting exhibits the
Whitmire school did not undertake to
have anything on exhibition from its
domestic science department.
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The parade of the school children
was an inspiration. There were about
2,000 of the the 3,000 children enrolled
in the white schools of Newberry
county in the parade. The teachers
and trustees all entered into the spirit
of the day with the children and
marched in the parade with *hem.
HiJfli sctoooi Declamation tontesu
The first part of the programme was
W the declamation contea: from the varA
ious high schools of the county which
P was held in the opera house Thursday
L evening. The opera house was filled
capacity and those present lis9
tened with interest throughout the 17
declamations. The following is a list
of those who entered this contest:
A Daughter's Sacrifice?Miss Caro
Wyche, Prosperity.
Democracy and Education?Carroll
Mills, O'Neall.
^ An Acciden: in War?Miss Cleo De^
hart, Silverstreet.
True Womanhood?Francis Douglas,
Whitmire high school.
A Telephone Romance?Miss Kathleen
Count, -Little Mountain high <
school.
The Black Horse and His Rider? j
Olin Long, little Mountain high j
school.
William Green Hill and Miss Mi-;
!
Day
berry Schools
nerva?Miss Helen Herbe'I'topia.
The Social Frankenstine?Henry
Quarlebatim, Prosperity high school.
(The Soul of the Violin?Miss Effie
Bishop. Trinity.
Public School Education the Hope
of the Nation?F. P. Hill, Newberry
high school.
The Rugg'ese's Dinner Party?.Mis.->
Narvis Setzler, Pomaria.
Brer' Rabbit and Brer" Fox?Hubert
Anil, Pomaria.
The Soul cf the Violin?Miss Katlioi-ina
Wovmc Yowhprrv iliip-h sp-hnfil
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Pe.er Sorgum in Love?Miss Lois
Johnson, Whitmire high school.
Litirle Golden Hair?Miss Celeste
Singley, Excelsior.
Unconditional Surrender ? Julia
Blair. Dead Fall.
A Straying Sunbeam?Lois Glasgow,
Jalapa.
The judges, composed of Prof. W.
K. Tate, Miss Wil Lou Gray, and Prof.
J. B. Coleman, awarded the prizes as
follows:
Hi?rh School Declamation.
Girls?First, Caro Wyche, Prosperity;
second, Kathleen Counts, Little
Mountain; third, Lois Johnson, Whitmire.
Boys?Firs?t, Olin Long, Little Mountain;
second, F. P. Hill, Newberry;
third, Henry Quattlebaum, Prosperity.
Grammar School Declamation.
In rhp srammar school contests
which was held a* the college on Friday
the following prizes were awarded:
Girls?(First, May Long, Mount Pilgrim;
second. Azile Parr, Boundary
Street; third, Annie Wheeler, Little
Mountain.
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clary Stree:; second. Hubert Aull, Pomaria;
:hird, Virgil Ix)iig, Little Mountain.
The ofciier contests at the college resulted
as follows:
Heading.
First Grade?First, Nellie May Epting,
Li:tle Mountain; second, Ruth
Long, Speer S:reet; third, James Aull,
Pomaria.
Second Grade?First, Benetta Buzhardt,
Speers Street; second, Ernest
Layton, West End; third, Rebecca
Harman, Prosperity.
Third and fourth grades?First,
Grace Wheeler, Prosperity; second,
Lillie Woodward, West End;, third,
/"'Aw/vlfn W/iabe Qnoorc Q.; r&ot
K^CLl V/i I 11 7? 'v^uo, u vw.
Fifth and sixth grades?'First, Abbie
Gaillard, Speers Street; second,
Ruby Cook, Mount Pilgrim; third,
Ethel Blair, Fork
Spelling.
Third and fourth grades?First,
Katrina Counts, Prosperity; second,
Emery Bowman, Speers Street; third,
Maude Hamilton, Boundary Street.
Fifth and sixth grades?First, Car
rie Folk, Zion; second, Bernard Stone,
Excelsior; third, /Virgil Long, Little
Mountain.
Seventh through tenth?iFirst, Annie
Kinard, Newberry high school;
second, .Mary.Helen Longshore, Smyrna;
third, Rosa Hamm, Silverstreet.
Arithmetic.
Fourth and fifth grades?Firs^:,
Blanche Boozer, Prosperity; second
Marie Morgan, Wihicmire; third, Janie
Dell Paysinger, Boundary Street.
Sixth and seventh grades?First, Roberta
Mann, Boundary Street; second,
Robert Sentell, Speers Street; ;tliird,
Annie Hunter, St. Lukes.
Composition.
Third and fourth grades?First,
w^vaIIa TXT r?i rrta 4- slnoorc? * QPP
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or.d, Eloise Boozer, O'Neall; third,
Myra Hunter, Prosperity.
Fifth and sixth grades?'First, Nellie
Wise, Prosperity; second, Daisy
Young, Zion; third. Irwin Leavell,
Speers S:reet.
Seventh, eighth and ninth grades?
First, Oscar Nance, Whitmire; second,
Annie Wise, Fairview; third, Ruth
Digby, Newberry high school.
Miscellaneons Exhibits.
"R.oo+ rvroccor? nr laholloH r>/"kll A^tinn nf
flowers, Betsy Hunter, 9:. Lukes.
Best pressed or labelled collection
of leaves, Moz^lle Long, Zion.
Best native grain collection, Herndon
Habere, Johnstone.
Best collection of native woods,
(CONTINUED ON PAGE 6).
! FOURTEEN PAROLES ARE
i GRANTED BY GOVERNOR
EXE(TT1YE CLEMENCY EXTENDED
TO PRISONERS.
One is a Newberry Case, That of Ar!
tliur Byrd, ("<?I<?re?I, Servinc Ten
j . Years.
i Special to The Herald and Xe^s.
Columbia, April 6.?Governor Blease
j today extended executive clemency i;i
! ne following 14 cases, one of which
I
\ i3 from Newberry county.
j The Newberry case is that of Arthur
! Byrd, colored, who was convicted in
I
1908 of manslaughter and sentenced to
10 years' imprisonment. Byrd was parcled
during good behavior. Petition
in his case was presented by Mr. C.
H. Suber, of Newberry county, and
was signed by a large number of the
citizens of >the county, including Auditor
E. S. Werts, Sheriff Cannon G.
j Blease. Mr. L. I. Epting, insurance
! agent and treasurer of company; Pro,
ba:e Judge C. C. Schumpert, Mr. W. E.
j Wallace, Chief of Police S. M. Duncan,
j Messrs. George C. Hipp, W. J. Swit
tenberg, J. D. .\ance and many others.
His parole was recommended by the
1 board of pardons.
Following are the cases in which
clemency was extended by the governor
today:
! Perrv. Willis, (colored)?Convicted
at the November, 1906, term of court
for Greenwood oouiwy, of carbreaking
".nd larr-env, and - sen^nced to two
years mi^risonmenr iiy-on the pubjiq
works. Paroled, dur'ng good behavior,
April 6, 1914.
Byrd, Arthur, (colored)?Convicted
at the November, 1908, term of court
for Newberry county, of manslaughter,
$
and sentenced to 10 years imprison!
mpii! in rlip Stntp nprtitpntiarv nr mi
cn tne public works. Paroled, during
g::d behavior, April 6, 1914.
Ligon, Bub, (coliored)?Convicted
at the November, 1913, term of court
for Oconee county, of murder, with
recommendation to mercy, and sentenced
to life imprisonment in the
S.ate penitentiary or upon the public
works. Paroled, during good behavior,
(April 6, 1914.
Truesdel, Amanda, (colored)?Convicted
at the March, 1914, term of
court for Kershaw county, of larceny,
and sentenced to six months imprisonment
in the State penitentiary. Pa!
roled, during good behavior, April 6,
j 1914.
| Simmons, Ben., (colored)?Convict
ed at the October, 1912, term of court
for Saluda county, of manslaughter,
| and sentenced to two years imprisoni
ment upon the public works. Paroled,
during good behavior, April 6, 1914.
Smith, Major, (colored)?Convicted
at the February, 1909, tterm of court
for Abbeville county, of murder, with
recommendation to mercy and sentenced
to life imprisonment in the
x i. a. d i. ^ ^ w
oiaie penueiiuaxy. oeuieuuc cumrniMed
to 20 years imprisonment upon
the public works of t'be county of Abbeville,
February 10, 1914. Paroled,
during good behavior, April 6. 1914.
Williams, Frank, (colored)?Convicted
at the February, 1913, term of
court for Horry county, of manslaugh|
ter, and sentenced to two years imj
prisonment upon the public works or
i in :rhp Statp nenitentiarv. Paroled.
during good behavior, April 6, 1914.
Gantt, William, (colored)?Convicted
at the August, 1896, term of court
for Edgefield county, of murder, wiih
recommendation to mercy, and sentenced
to life imprisonment in 'the
j Stare Penitentiary or upon the qublic
| works. Paroled, during good behav|
ior, April 6. 1914.
| Yarn, Gilder P., (white)?Convicted
: at the February, iyi4, term or court
j for Charleston county, of grand lar|
ceny, and sentenced to six months im:
prisonment in the State penitentiary.
Paroled, during good behavior, April
j 6, 1914.
Freeman. Bly, (white)?Convicted at
the January, 1913, term of court for
Greenville county, of arson, and sentenced
to 10 years imprisonment in the
tSate penitentiary or upon the public
A 71 n <r or/W\/1 hphji V
m i rvo. *- o.i vic-u, uux r/w^?? >
ior, April 6, 1914.
Sykes, J. W., (white)?Convicted
before Magistrate Taurlow Belk,
Chesterfield county, March 16, 1914.
of practicing dentistry without license
and sentenced to pay a fine of $100
or to serve 3<> days upon the public
works or in county jail. Paroled, upon
ihe condition that he do not hereafter
violate the law in reference to
practicing dentistry in this State, April
6, 1914.
I Turner Srpniipn I whirpI?Oonvict"
! ed at the March, 1912, term of court for
l
Marion county, of manslaughter, and
sentenced to 30 years imprisonment
upon the public-works or in the State
penitentiary. Paroled during good behavior,
April 6, 1914.
Tarram, Herbert, (white)?Convicted
ait the September, 1913, term of
court for Greenville county, of arson,
and sentenced to 12 years imprisonment
upon the public works. Paroled
during good behavior, April 6, 1914.
Scruggs, Ambrose, (white)?Convicted
at the April, 1912, term of court for
Cherokee county, of manslaughter,
and sentenced to five years imprisonment
upon the public works. Paroled,
during god behavior, April 6, 1914.
VILLA CAPTURES TORREON
I farranza Receives >'ews of the Victory
?Sounds Signal Through
Juarez.
.Juarez, Mex., April 2.?Torreon
fell completely into the hands of the
rebels at 10:20 o'clock tonight, according
to announcement made here
tonight by Gen. Venustiano Carranza.
The news first was announced to
the world when tLe bugler in front
of Carranza's residence blew the
staccaio notes of victory. The paean,
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^arauza saxa, was stmiiueu ucxc cvcui
before it was heard in Torreon, Villa j
'ic laying out ol complhneut to thia
chief.
The meagre bulletins excitedly announcing
victory after the bloodies*
series of battles known to modern
Mexico said tha: Villa captured a
large number of prisoners and that!
the fleeing federal remnant was be- -
i.:g pursued.
Whether Velasco, the' federal com- j
mander, was cap:ured was not stated, j
There was heavy fighting today, it is
understood, and ihe end came when, J
after capturing tiie three remaining
barracks held in the city by the federals,
the rebels stormed the trenches;
and barbed wire entanglements of
Canvon de Guarache.
The prisoners captured are believed
to have been H'ae defenders
of the barracks, while the troops in
the canyon, which forms an engress I
from the hill grit city, were able to j
escape. j
Two Weeks Ago.
The campaign against the federal
stronghold of Torr-on, the main object
of the rebel campaign, began
suddenly two weekc ago after Gen.
Vila had spent months in making
the mos: careful-preparation.
The rebel loss in this campaign is
said to be more than 2,000 killed and
wounded. Trians loaded with wounded
have been arriving daily at Chihuahua
for the last. week.
The rebel commander moved with
a ? a niditv hitherto unknown in Mex
ican warfare. He worked his men in
shifts and as one shift became exhausted
he sent fresh hosts against
the emeny. A number of small towns
of lesser importance in a military
scene fell first?Mapimi, Xoe, and Sacramento,
where a bluody battle was
fought. This opened a path for the
main attack.
Vovt na mo T .orHrw and fJnmP7 Palfl
cio, populous suburbs of Torreon,
and all three connected by a belt
street car line. Lerdo was not defended
but it took three main assaults
in which the rebels lost heavily
to take Gomez Pa?acio.
In the final attack on the city
troops were withdrawn from Lerdo,
whereupon the federals occupied it
and another sanguinary conflict was
accessary to retake it.
The First Dasli.
Last Friday, six days ago, Gen.
M'cnclovio Herrera, with his own brigade
of veterans, made the first
das":. against Torreon. He entered
by the east and penetrated to the bull
ring north of the centre of the town
before he was checked.
Street fighting, in which hand
grenades were the most, useful weapons
used, followed.
Gen. Villa, then aft Gomez Palacio,
announced that he would join the attack,
taking supreme command. He
announced also that the newspaper
men with him would not be allowed
to send any news whatsoever until
the town was completely in his hands.
Tonight came the bugle call of victory.
Mexicans recognized it in a flash
and the streets became thronged instantly.
Out of the saloons and gambling
halt, the crowd rushed until all
places'"where crowds congregate were
om nt v uriri thp thrnri2rs st;3rmprl u n
the street to Carranza's residence.
Repeatedly the bugler sounded the
call and a great wave of cheering
arose. The electric lights strung about
'the Caranza residence last Sunday
to welcome him were turned on.
By Carranza's orders all the town
was illuminated, soldiers of -the garrison
paraded and the military band
played
The national salute was fired,
church bells were rung and whistles
were blown.
President Jas P. Ki.?ard and Anderson
College.
Last week we carried the announcement
that Prof. Hand had been released
from his contract with the trustees
of Anderson College. Had we gone to
press but a day or so later we could
also have carried the news that Prof.
Jas. P. Kinard, of the South Carolina
Military7 College, had been elected to
succeed Prof. Hand. The trustees are
greatly to be congratulated upon being
able to settle their problem so quickly
| and so happily. The failure to hold
Prof. Hand was a keen disappointment.
But this feeling has given away to
genuine enthusiasm ove/- ihe coming of
President Kinard. Every, ojie concerned
is ihappy. President Kinard is a
South Carolinian and has demonstrated
at Winthr.op and the Citadel
his capacity for his new position. Congratulations
have poured in on c,he
trustees from many eminent sources.
The Intelligencer publishes this fine
word from Dr. C. A. Moore, acting!
president of the State University:
"The board of trustees of Anderson j
College is to be congratulated upon the ;
I
: wisdom of its choice in the selection '
i or' Dr. .Jasmes P. Kinard as presideut j
' of their institution. Dr. Kinard pos- j
j sesses to an unusual degree the quali- i
fications demanded.
"Besides being a man of high char- j
acter, broad culture and scholarly at-;
tainments, he has had many years of j
successful experience in teaching and I
[ in administrative work at Winthrop!
J College. His natural endowment, j
! coupled wish, his special training
' makes him an ideal man for the presidency
of a high class college for wo:
men."'
We also congratulate President Kinard.
He will have back of him one of
the most loyal and devoted boards that
ever served an institution. Upon the
announcement of Professor Kinara's
election Mr. C. S. Sullivan, one of the
trustees and liberal contrubutors, stated
that he would build at once on the
ramnns a beautiful residence.?BaP
tist Courier.
Jas. Pinckey Kinard, Ph. D., Head of
Anderson College.
Jas. P. Kinarrd, Ph. D., head of the
English department at the South
Carolina Military academy, was
Thursday afternoon unanimously
elected nresiCesnt of Anderson Col
lege. Dr. Kinard was practically
tendered the pcxstition more than a
year ago, before there was a brick
laid on the building, but he could
not then accept. As soon as it became
known recently that a determined
effort was to be made to get
Prof.- W. H. Hand to go back to his
field of work for the high schools of
*AV? /? n A? Tlr Oil CT^
lUit? OLet C, ii ICUU3 ui - . xvmaiu ou?>
srested that in the event of- Mr.
"Hand's retiring from the institution,
they need look no further for they
had in view the ^*ery man they needed.
And expressions of opinion confirm
the wisdom of this.
Dr. Kinard was here last Saturday
night on a visit to friends, having
come over from the State Teacher's
Association meeting in Spartanburg,
and the matter was gone over with
him at the time. Mr. Hand's resignation
was accepted at 5 o'clock and at
8:30 the place had practically been
tendered to Dr. Kinard. The latter
could not accept without consulting
the management of the Citadel acad^
~ fVirt CLa 11 f 'n {la in a m'lifoT'C
I XZJJlLJ y do tuc iUUU vaiviiitUi luiiivuij
1 academy is known. . There was not a
''^"'te offer Saturday night, but the f
/
local executive committee announced
its choice, and this has since been
confirmed.
The local executive committee of
the trustees of Anderson college' communicated
with the out of town members
and received enthusiastic responses
by wire and by 'phone.
A1IIMWS JLIUIIIlMaSMC.
Dr. Howard Lee Jones of Charleston,
Citadel Square Baptist church,
declared that the institution had now
found the right man in Dr. Kinard,
and Rev. Graves L. Kinght, of
Graniteville, and others echoed these
sentiments. Rev. Louis Bristow, of
Abbeville, was the first to propose Dr.
Kinard's name and he of course, was
elated over the .chance to get him.
Col. W. H. Hunt, of Newberry, wiho
had known Dr. Kinard all of his life
commends him in terms of praise and
endearment. The trustees feel very
happy over the outcome of the whole
matter. Tuesday afternoon the following
telegram was sent:
Dr. James P. Kinard,
The Citadel, Charleston, S. C.
After conference personally, and
by telephone, with all members of tha
board, I rejoice to announce your unanimous
election as president of Anderson
college.
H. H. Watkins, Chm.
Dr. Kinard has been head of the
English department at Winbhrop college
from the day that institution
was opened until last year when he
accepted the offer at the Citadel
made vacant by the death of his old
preceptor, Maj. St. James Cummings.
Many Anderson women were taught
under. Dp. Kinard at Winthrop, and
they with unanimous accord declare: ,
>that lie i? in every way qualified for
the position to which he has been
elected.
Successful Career.
Xot only as a teacher and as an
author of text books is he a recognized
success throughout the Sourh, but
as the executive, he has equally as
pronounced success. It is well known
TT7J ? 4-1. ~ lU A
111*1 winuuuy uuiirge is uie uiusi superbly
organized piece of college machinery
in the whole South, and the
remarkable ability of Dr. D. B. Johnson
as organizer, is responsible taerefor,
or much of that great success, bit.
Dr. Kicard in the absence of Dr. John- i
son sometimes for extended visits, had* m
handled that institution with as mucr.
ease as Dr. Johnson himself. The trusippc
rvf Andprsnn.arp verv ha.n
%v ^ * -- ? ??r
py over his having made known his decision
to consider the matter favorably.
Some Personal History.
Dr. Kinard is a brother of John M.
Kinard, of Newberry, who is well
known in Anderson, as she was president
of the State Bankers' association
and has held other important
honorary positions in the State. Their
father was Lieut. Col. John M. Kinard,
killed in battle. Their mother was
Mise Rock, member of a family prominent
in the interior of the State before
the war. Dr. Kinard is a graduate
of the Citadel and get his Ph. D.
degree from Johns Hopkins. He was
at one time superintendent of the Newberry
male academy. Dr. Kinard went
f/i Winthrrm linmarripri hilt fliers STnt
for his wife one of the most intellectual
members of the faculty, Miss Lee
Wicker, of Virginia, a young woman
of many graces and attractions. Shwill
be an acquisition to Anderson
Her sister, Miss Margaret Wicker,
once taught in the schools of Anderson
and was regarded as one of the
best teachers this city has ever known.
Dr. and Mrs. Kinard have four children.
Dr. Kinard will come to Anderson
some time in April to shape up the
catalogue and 'to assist in other ways
toward preparing for the next session.
There is the utmost cordiality
between the board and Mr. Hand an<i
it is understood that he too, will he1,])
whenever called upon.
Mr. Sullivan s Gift.
Anrtthor annrtnnppmpnt fchis after
nocn was that Chas. S. Sullivan han
informed the board of his intentioi
to build and give to the college a
home this spring and it will be an ornament
to the already beautiful campus.
Mr. Sullivan said that he did not wis
to say very much about the matte'*
except that he wished to show his firm
conviction that the college will be
great success, and he knows of
better way to express his confidence.
?Anderson Intelligencer.
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