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SMITH SOLICITOR |
NEW TENTH CIRCUT
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WILL BE APPOINTED BY (JOYEU- j
>OK TODAY.
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k Solicitor lion ha m Will Be Prosecuting:
Officer in Thirteenth Circuit.
Special to The Herald and News.
^ Columbia, April 30.?Gov. Blease j
will tomorrow appoint Hon. Kurtz P. j
Smith solicitor of the Tenth circuit
comprising the counties of Anderson
and Oconee. The appointment is made
^ under the act of 1914 areating the
^ new 13th circuit comprising the counties
of Greenville and Pickens.
In the new circuit Hon. T. J. Mauldin
was elected judge and Hon. P. A.
Bonham who was the prosecuting officer
becomes solicitor of the new circuit.
Hon. Geo. E. Prince who lives
in Anderson remains judge of the 10th
circuit.
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Hon. K. F. Smith is a lawyer of large |
? experience, has served with ability I
I in the legislature and will fill the
P office with credit to himself. He is a
son of Capt. "Billy" Smith who is
known to all the people from Anderson
10 Columbia, and "K. P.'' is himself
an all round clever fellcw.
Helena Mission Study Class.
Connected with the Lutheran Church
of the Redeemer there were four mission
study classes held the last three
months. All of them did good work;
but it is our present purpose to t^ll
only of the one of these held in Helena.
There were 12 meetings field averaging
17 plus. These were union meet^
ings and the spirit of love and good
fellowship prevailed. They were held
at the homes of the different members.
The time chosen was Sunday after- {
noon at 4 o'clock, just af:er the close j
of the Helena I'nion Study school.
It was meant to reach the older ladies.
both married and single, but did !
reach the younger people as well, and j
a few of the ladies in order to be able j
to come themselves, brouglr their I
children.
This work was undertaken with j
I fear and trembling, it being generally j
understood that such would meet with j
ho sympathy there. We pleaded with j
| ladies who afterwards joined the class j
and some outside persons who were j
also the Lord's own, to make it a sub- !
ject of earnest and constant prayer !
fho n.-ri-rlr WftlllH ho anr>p<a?5C:fnl T-Tp i
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, "wonderfully answered our prayers.
Even after the announcement was
put in the papers, the indifference, not
to say antagonism, was so great, that
two attempts were made to stop the
proposed work.
Bu we looked up and went forward.
As nelps we used charts, maps,
black beard, question box, "tie three
monkeys" (a Japanese idol representing
the thought; speak no evil, hear
no evil, see no evil), a Chinese doll,
and Japanese breast pin, and pictures
t /hprp thp phil/iron's rv nanpr
"Tidings" came in helpfully).
The book used was "Sunrise in the
b the Sunrise Kingdom," and for the
5 closing meeting the programme for
P 'April "The Progress of the Kingdom j
in Japan."
A goodly number <cf the ladies!
bought the book and kindly len: to
those who did not. Three had the
b:ik of missionary programs, used by
our Ladies' Missionary society "(Lutheran).
The lecture method was the one ]
agreed on, the ladies making it plain- j
ly understood that they would be
? bearers and not speakers. But such
A a change had come to pass by the last
meeting that one little lady read a1
prayer from the book, and several read
pieces, and information was volunteered,
and questions asked promiscuously.
The meetings were usually
opened wrh impromptu prayer by one
* or me oiner or rwo laaies wno were
from town and were well in harness.'
They were closed with the Mizpah bened;ction
in unison. This had been
drilled into the class, line by line, then
into individuals, line by line, until all
could unite harmoniously. Nearly always
a Helena member could be found
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who could sing well, ami willi gly ! |
raised tlu- :uih.'8 I'his was fortunate,
v:- t'.ie leader.). j
The question box did not come int > j
play as much as it merits. We h:pe
nr. better next. time. Onlv one dues- ! J
tion was asked through i . and ran j
something like this: "Why d:) mission- j
aries visit so much and accomplish so ;'
little?" In answer tie leader tried j
to show how very necessary it is 1' r j
a foreign missionary to reach out to j
other needy s:ations, as well as to I
preach the gospel a: his own home j
station, and how very much is accom- i(
plished in this way, and how neces- ] 1
sary to have native aid at every turn, j 1
To a question by the loader: "Why j(
should we send missionaries to -Ta- j ^
pan ?"' one lady, who seemed to mis- j1
understand the question said slie
thought the' reason people went as 1
! foreign missionaries was "to see the 1
I sights." To this the leader made no *
reply at first, only calling attention to ]
tke fact that this was not the question |*
asked. Later the leader asked if any '
! one there would be willing to go to 1
the foreign field for a life time, and
the answer was by all who replied t
"No, no, no,'' our sight seeing lady be- <
ing the most emphatic. ]
When the last meeting closed on all 1
hands were heard "Qh, is this the last <
meeting." "What shall I do now on ; t
Sunday afiernocn." "Yes, these meetings
have certainly done me good." <
irr\\* fnlr A th Am tin OOTQin 9 ' t 1
v> UCU v> III vu u tarvc 111^111 Lip u^uau .
"Come to my house whenever you
will." Tracts on the "Life of Joseph <
Hardy Xecsima" were distributed as 1
mementoes to be placed in each home '
represented.
One of our meetings was attended i
bv a gentleman, but ours is distinc- j
lively a "hen party." However, we , 1
invited this gentleman in and he was : i
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quite a help.
If anv onp who has conducted a mis- ! t
sion study class, will give us the ben-' i
efit of :her experience, (discourage-!
ments, encouragements, suggestions) 1 r
we will appreciate it very much, for ;
we need it.
If this little, tediously detailed ar- ^
tide, is a bit of help to any timid soul ^
who wants to undertake a like work, ,
we will feel richly repaid, and say to ^
her: "Go forward, by prayer and work t
you will prevail.'' i (
Yours in the Master's work,
Mrs. A. J. Bowers, j ~
MOKE DIE IX STRIKE.
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Colorado Battles Take Toll of at Least s
Niue Lives in One Day?'Attack 1 i
Mine ( amp But Repulsed. j ]
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Denver, April 29.^Colorado's indus- ! i
rial conflict todav claimed a toll of 'f
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at least nine human lives.
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This was the verified record tonight,; t
divided as follows: j(
At Forbes seven mine guards and !
one striker dead, with two other: (
strikers believed to have been killed. J {
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At Walsenourg one omcer or me i i
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! mili:ia hospital corps killed, one of- i
ficer and two enlisted men wounded. 1
The Forbes camp is a scene of^des- '<
elation, nearly all the mine buildings ^
having been destroyed by fire. The
attack was opened by the strikers in <
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men and children of the camp barri-j 1
| caded in the mine s:ope the guards ; j
responded spiritedly. About 10 o'clock j s
the firing ceased and 'the camps' as- j
sailants disappeared as mysterious I,
as they came, some towards Trinidad i
l and others over the hills in the direc-: t
tion of Berwind and Tabasco. A mine ,
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official said three strikers were seen ;
to tumble down the hillside. ! t
Figh ing at Walsenburg between :
strikers, militia and mine guards last- c
ed five hours. Maj. P. P. Lester of the f
hospital corps met his death , shot <
through the left breast, while dress-j
i::g the wounds of a comrade within
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loO yard- of the strikers' position.;
Firing ceased shortly after 3 o'clock, if
With two troops of United States ;
cavalry in the Fremont counvy field j (
and citizen volunteers and militia on 1
guard in Boulder county, State offi- (
cials tonight prepared for sudden out- j c
breaks in Las Animas and Huerfano j'
counties, where federal "rcops were i i
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not expec'ted to arrive before t>mor- j'
row morning. The militia detachment J i
relieved by federal soldiers in Fre- j 1
mont county was hastening to Col. ] <
VeYdeckberg's assistance' at Walsen-i c
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blRL GOES FREE
MAN IS CONVICTED
OF PiNDLETO-VCLOEYI'
( a>K AT .Ni\\i?TAMiriU<
lury Arrives at Veri<ict in Long Trial
Alter Deliberation <n Two
Hours.
[ lie iSta e.
Spartanburg, April 27.?"Clyde
Element guilty with recommendation
o.mercy; Fleda Pendleion not guilty"
?;as the verdict in the case against
"lyde Caldwell Clement and Laura
?leda Pendle'.on, chaiged with tue
nurder of the two-months-old infant,
Virginia Virl, alleged to have been
heir daughter, who was drowned in
White's mill pond at Lawson's Fork
lere on the night of January 30. The
ndictment was handed to the jury
ii 5:26 o'clock this afternoon and at
f: 10 o'clock tonight the verdict was
eturned.
When tiie verdict was announced,
;here was a demonstration in the
crowded court room. Many of those
^resent cheered and clapped their
lands. When rhe jury filed in young
Element straightened up, his muscles
lightened and his face whitened.
ftTien he heard bis fate, he fell over
)n the breast of his aged mother
veeping. The Pendleton girl regained
ler composure, and when the verlict
was announced, she sank into
:er chair as if relieved of a great
strain. The face of her mother, Mrs.
T. H. Pendle:on of Durham, lightened
jp with joy.
In summing up the evidence the
awyers consumed pratically the
.vhole day in arguments to the jury,
rhe speches are said to have been
;he most eloquent ever heard in the
Spartanburg county court hcuse.
Counsel for Clement will probably
nake an appeal for a .new trial. .Judge
Shipp reserved sentence.
In her testimony the girl admitted
hat she accompanied Clement to the
nill pond on the night of January
50, but she denied ihat she knew
,vhat was to be the fate of the baby,
she claimed that she came from
Greenville to Spartanburg under the
supposition that she was to marry
Element, and that he was taking her
o a boarding house.
Clement in his testimony asserted
hat he accompanied the girl to Law
;on's Fork, but lie was under the opinon
that they were to discuss their
predicament. He testified that the
3endleton girl suddenly threw the
)aby over the side cf the bridge beore
he could scop her.
Both the defendants testified that
hey did not report the murder because
each desired to shield the other.
The body of the infant was discovered
on the morning of January
51 by "Buck'' Seay, the miller, and
he girl and Clement were arrested
ilmost simultaneously on February 3,
;he former in a local boarding house
md the latter as he was nearing the
S'orth Carolina line on bis way h"me.
wnen tae as?ea moiaer ui t/ijae
Caldwell Clemen: was led to a waiting
iutomobile to take her to her home in
Polk county, X. C., she had to he supported
and she moaned for her son,
sobbing in heart anguish:
"Oh. my God, spare my son. Oh,
.vill they kill him? Oh, save him."
Qure different was the demeanor of
lie other mother. She was all smiles,
md she and her daughter took supper
at a Spartanburg hotel. From
here they went to the home of a
spartanburg family, where they will
stay until Wednesday, when they will
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Impart I^X" I'iie llUint* ui cut* rcnuic wu.
amily at Durham, X. C.
Tonight hundreds of women of
Spartanburg visited the girl and congratulated
her on her deliverance.
The fune'al services over the body
>i the dead infant, Virginia Virl,
ivhich has lain in a Spartanburg unier
aking establishment since it was
Mscovered in White's mill pond by
'Buck" Seay the miller, on the
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norning of January ?n, win De neia
it Oakwocd cemetery tomorrow afierloon
at 4 o'clock, the Rev. C. C. Her)ftrt,
pastor of Central Methodist
church, who has befriended Miss Pentleton
since her incarceration in the
jounty jail since February 3, officia
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| tiTrc. The interment will immediately
' follow. 15 th he irradmotfter, Mrs.
j J. II. Penrtlet 11, and the mo her will
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j attend tlie funeral.
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lihoad river cih<nr.
1 I). I'. Koyd Writes About It Aud ;
Say*. 3Iany Nice Thinff*?All
All True.
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j Kdirv r The Herald and News:
! It is a pleasure to \$"ite about my
j new field of work. Broad River circuit.
! which lies along the river of its name.
! It is composed of Mt. Pleasant, New
i Hope, and Morris Chapel churches,
with a membership of less than 200,
j but composed of some of the best peo.
pie in Newberry county. We have
i only a few who are of an advanced
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1 age. iWe have many Lutherans in this
narf r>f rhp r?onnfrv whn aro vorv IrinHlv
: disposed to us, and many of them attend
our services when not at their
own churches. Our congregations
are fine, and as respectful and atten-'
1 tive listeners as I have ever had the
I pleasure of preaching to.
Many tokens of kindness are receivj
ed?not only from our Methodist peo'
pie, but from other Christians. The
j Lord knows these friends by their
i names, and will surely reward them.
| 1 must be pardoned if I speak cf some
i oi ihesq: Uncle Press Cromer and
Aunt Elliott, his wife, never let this
; preacher go by their home without
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I giving him something to bring home,
| such as apples, oranges, pound cake,
i canned fruit, a box of splendidly cook|!
ed dinner for wife and litrle grandboy.
Then there are their- sons-in V~
....... . ..
law, Mr. Albert Crooks and his good
wife, who have sent in a fine turkey
for a dinner, and my friend Mr. Wil!
lie Folk, and his excellent wife, who
i U equal in her gifts with him. I could
. hardly find room to sit in my buggy
I for the fine jug of ribbon cane syrup
| and a large sack of splendid homej
made Hour put in. Bro. Henry Cromi
er gave us a nice quantity of syrup
; too. Bro:iier Felix Graham and Bro. 1
Livingston and Sister Amelia Wick- j
er loaded us with sausages, backbone j
' and spare ribs. Sister McCollum has i
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' sent wife not a few eggs, and others j
have given us other things, l^ast, but!
no: least, my good friend Col. Henry
C. Holloway presen:ed me with a $10
check for my services at the new
; Methodist church at Pomaria, so did
some of mv friends at St. Paul. Mr. i
: George B. Aull and his son-in-law,
j Thos. Wicker and his good wife, load ;
ed us with some fine cabbage and sau'
sages. To these and all of our friends
' I make my bow with thanks. May the
| Lord bless them all. Who would not
j do his best for such a generous peo1
pie?
j I have made about 100 pasT)ral visits
j since the first of January, 1914, have
received six into the church. We are
happy in our work, and look for good
results.
i Both county papers are in high fa|
vor among the people.
? Respectfully,
D. P. Boyd.
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A Trip to Story Land.
! On Tuesday nigh'r, May 5, at S: 30 i
! o'clock, "A Trip to Story Land'' will
; be presented by 40 high school pupils
j iii the auditorium cf the high school, i
i The play is in two parts. ?The first part
I introduces the storybook charac'cers
we all as children came *o love?.Tack
. of the Beanstalk, Golden Hair, Little
Red Riding Hood, Cinderella and many
j others of story-book fame.
! The second part introduces the
' Mother Goose characters?Mother,
Goose, Jack and Jill, Contrary Mary,
i and many others of nursery fame.
In :fce second part there are many
| little songs like "Baby Bunting" and
| "Rock-a-bye Baby."
1 Altogether it is a unique little play.
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ana ail wno come to see 11 win no
doubt enjoy a trip to story land.
The play will be given in order to
! pay for a Victrola the high school has
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\ purchased. There will be no tickets
! on sale but the general admission for
J everybody will be 25 cents.
Insisted Cwjn Accuracy.
Philadelphia Public Ledger.
Footppd?If you move you are a
; dead man!
.
j Professor?Your r'atement is incor,
rect, my frierd. If I move, I live!
Pray be more careful in your asser,
tions hereafter!"
CARRANZA ACCEPTS
MEDITATION SCHEME
I'LA.N TAKES 0.\ 3I1TH WIDER i
SCOl'E THAN HE FORK.
Would Hrinur Everybody Into i'eflce
(.'onit'reuce?High Hopes That
Tangle Will be Solved.
Washington. April '2'.).?-The scope
of mediation plans for the settlement
of the Mexican crisis was suddenly
broaded tonight so as to include the
entire range of Mexican affairs?jiot
alone the critical issue between the
United States and Huerta regime, but
also tlie conflict between tne elements
of northern and southern Mexico which
has rent the republic for many months.
cio-nol Anloronmnr?f nf fVm moH
i iii^ oi^iiai v/i luv/ IUVU
iation programme followed the receipt
late today of a formal acceptance
by Gen. Carranza, chief of the constitutionalists,
of.the principle of medialion
as proposed by the ambassador
from Brazil and the ministers from
Argentina and Chile.
Already the United States and Gen.
Huerta had formally accepted the
good offices of these South American
envoys and now, as a turtaer step,
Gen. Carranza has been brought into
the deliberations so is to draw every
element and faction within the range
cf any settlement v hich may b.e attained.
Earlier in the day the media;ors
made another decisive move, in asking
the LTni:ed States and Gen. Huerta
to agree to an armistice by which all
aggressive military measures would
be suspended pending the outcome of
the negonations. The mediators con-'
fident'y expect botii sides to accept
the armistice proposal.
A separate proposal for an armistice
between Huerta and Carranza also
will be niade^and wi&i its acceptance
ali ille warring elements throughout
Mexico as well as the American forces
would maintain a military status quo.
The American government in its formal
reply to tlie armistice proposai
will stipulate expressly that any untoward
ac toward Americans will be regarded
as an infraction of the armistice.
The South American envoys were
in sessi m throughout the day. During
the evening the envoys individually
conferred with their colleagues in the
diplomatic corps from Central and
South America. This emphasized
wha: the mediators have been seeking?a
purely American settlement of
a crisis which- affects th.e political integrity
of all Spanish America. The
patriotic unity of all Mexico and all
Latin America was expected to give
a signal evidence to the world at large,
a.id particularly to Europe, of what
the A-nerican republics could do for
the trar.quiii.} of the Western hemisphere
at a time of supreme crisis.
Word of Gen. Carr??pza's acceptance
of the tender of good cffices looking
toward mediation came in a telegram
tr> thp three South American envoys,
who informed Secretary Bryan, who
made the formal announcement at the
9ta:e department.
It generally had been supposed that
the intermediaries would confine their
efforts to a settlement of the differences
arising between the United
States and the Huerta government as
a result of the arrest of American
sailers at Tampico and the seizure of
Vera Cruz. But it developed that
while they were prepared to concentrate
their attention on averting hostilities
between Gen. Huer:a and the
United States, the envoys were quietly
endeavoring to include in the scope I
o: their mediation the constitutionalists,
so that all elements might be
brought into harmony for a pacific
settlement.
In this connection it was recalled
that the American government's reply
to the tender of good offices made this i
significaat statement:
"This government hopes most earnestly
that you may find those who
speak for the several elements of the
Mexican people willing and ready to
discuss terms of satisfactory and
'herefore permanent settlement."
President Wi'son and Secretary
Bryan were pleased at the entry of
Geo. Carranza and the constitutionalists
in the peace plans, their hopes
cf a broad and satisfactory adjust
m 'ii' of the present crisis being raised
ro a degree o:' confidence which,
they hither;o have not felt.
The American government tonight
had not made formal reply to the first
proposal of the intermediaries for an
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I di r. uui ii uuuci muuu uxic;
1 would be made within the next 24
| hours. Tho United States has no objection
to tne request for an armistice,
while ;he term usually implies a suspension
of hostilities during a state
of war?which the United States does
not recognize as existing?there has
been a decision by the Washington
administration ro permit no acts of aggression
by the army or navy at Vera
Cruz while the mediation was being
carried on.
In formulating an agreement to
suspend hostilities, the American gov
ernment, however, will stipulate that
Americans in interior points of Mexico
must be afforded protection.
Secretary Bryan conferred only witfc
the Brazilian ambassador during the .
day, and from him received the formal
proposal for the armistice. The
report that Europe will be asked by
envoys frori Argentina, Brazil and
Chile to use its influence with the
United States to obtain withdrawal
of the question of eliminating Huerta
from the proposal of the American
government was met with the comment
at the state department that the
United States had not submitted any
terms on tlie main points involved.
Thus far all the proposals have come
from the intermediaries, and no conditions
involving \ big points in the
situation have come from any of the
contending parties.
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Lovers of "Dixie" have long felt the
words of the South's "national song"
should express less nonsense and more
patri ism. that the words of the song
should be more worthy of its inspiring
music, and so it is with pleasure
that we submit the "Dixie" which is
indorsed bv the United Confederate
[Choirs of America:
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i Oh! Dixie Land is the Land of Glory,
The land of cherished song and story,
Look away. Look away, Look away,
Lcok away, Dixie Land,
'Tis the land that patriots love to dwell
in
The land our fathers fought and fell
in
Look away, Ix)ok away, Look away.
Dixie Land.
(Chorus)
I am gald J live in Dixie, Hurrah,
Hurrah,
In Dixie Latid I'll take ray stand to
live and die in Dixie
Away, Away, Away down South in
Dixie,
Away. Away, Away, down South in
Dixie.
The Blue and Gray wen: cut to battle,
I>oud they made wars tnunaer rauie,
Look away, Look away, Look away
Dixie Land
The light we lost, but won a glory
Which will last till time is hoary
Lock away, Look away, Look away,
Dixie Land.
Still Dixie Land is the land of freemen,
OZ soldiers brave and gallant seamen
Look away. Look away, Look away,
Dixie Land,
The land where rules r?he Anglo-Saxon
The land of Davis, Lee and Jackson
j Look away. Look away, lx)ok away,
Dixie Land.
! And Dixie's Sons will stand together,
For sunshine and in stormy weather, v
t r^vok awav. Look awav.
j UWU M ' y ? w -r -- ? , . ?
Dixie Land,
Tho' lightnings flash and mountains
sever,
Count on the gallant South forever,
Lo?k away, Look away, Look away,
Dixie Land.
We hope that all interested, especially
the Daughters of t^e Confederacy
and the pupils of the city schools, will
clip this "Dixie" from toe paper and
preserve it, that we may all become
familiar witfi the words.
Music Committee,
Drayton Rutherford Chapter.