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I YOLUtfE LII, >OIBER _ . -~? ^EWBERRY, S. C? FRIDAY, 314 Y 15 1914 . ' TWICE A WEEK, $UQ A YEAB. NEWBERR1AN APPOINTED ) ' MEMBER BOARD REGENTS FRANK K. HOTER SUCCEEDS DR. SETTLE>IEYER. Dr. Settlemeyer on Reformatory Board?Other Appointements by CftvemAr Ttlpflsp. Special to The Herald and News. Columbia, May 14.?-Mr. Frank R. Hunter, of Newberry, has been appointed Ky Governor Blease a member cf the board of regents of ihe State Hospital for the Insane. Mr. Hunter succeeds Dr. W. L. Settlemeyer, who resigned in order to accept a position^ as member o* the board of trustees o? the South Carolina Industrial School at Florence, Dr. Se:tlemeyer feeting that his knowledge of and acquaint- j ance with affairs in connection with i ' ' A -J T- - ? T 4.4. 4- ^ I mat institution quaimeu mm uetLCi iu serve the people of this State in that r capacity. Mr. Hunter is a business man of judgment and ability, and his appointment has met with general approval throughout the State. Governor Blease has reappointed Hon. J. D. Bivens, of Dorchester, whose ^erm has expired, a member of the board. MYSTIC SHRINE HOLDS ATLANTA Thousands Pay Tribute to Jolly Fraternity?Vast Crowds in City. Atlanta, Ga., May 11.?Mingled thousands tonight paid tribute here to the Mystic Shrine. Through the streets of the city, converted into dazzli.g lanes of light, scores of patrols from the various temples of the fraternity made informal marches, while countless hands filled the air with music. It was es:imated tonight that more than 30,000 Shriners had arrived for *:he annual meeting of the imperial council of the order, which formally convened here today. Special trains arrived throughout the day, pouring additional throngs into the maw of :he city in addition to the more than *aa/\ ?ij ^ J -LOjUVV wiru uau amvcu ^c&.ciua^, 1X0 business sessions of the imperial council were held today. The only formal event of the day was a grand reception and bal tonight potentate William M. Irwin, imperial potentate, and his wife. Mr. Irwin arrived early today from his home at Wheeling, W. Va., escorted by the Shriner patrol from that city. A salute of 21 guns was fired in his honor. Portions of the downtown streets tonight were converted into dancing floors and thousands participated in the informal open air dancing. Six bands from the Shriners' patrols were detailed to furnish the music. Dancing continued until far past midnight. Mayor Woodward today declared tomorrow a civic holiday here in honor of the two parades of the Shriners. SUFFERAGAX BISHOP MAY BE APPOINTED Diocesan Council Passes Resolution After Warm Debate?Referred to Committee. News and-C ourier. Greenville, May 13.?After deciding to eater the Provincial synod, which meets ia New Orleans in November of this year, the Diosesan council, of the Episcopal church of South Carolina, now in session here, today elected eight delegar.es to the convention as follows: The Rev. W. H. K. Pendleton, the Rev* K. 6. Finlay, Dr. John Kershaw, tie Rev. Walter (Mitchell, Laymen E. P. Long, J. X. Frierson, G. C. Sullivan and W. C. Bissell. Florence was chosen as the next meeting place of the council, to be held V: second week in May, 1915. A ttaprvlnf Vvtt TITrtlf a** U a 1 ot'_ I i couiuuuu uj YV auci iia^aiu, i?v man of Georgetown, 'that the council approve the plan for a suffragan bishop for the negro Episcoplians of this S:ate in preference to the racial missionary plan, was adopted after heated debate. The resolution was re- j ported to .he ccmmittee on constitution and canons, to be taken up f;rj final disposition at the meeting next year in Florence. The counccil closed its 124th annual session tonight. SCHOOL CLOSES. Met rary School Will Close on Friday, With Exercises by the School on Saturday Night. iMcCrary school, near here, taught Kir Aiiof \Tocrcrio Prtfhrar.o will plncp I UJ iUlOO -'Jl.C4.j5t5 A V/ *.* >-*\sy ?? AAA I on Friday with exercises by the school on Saturday night, May 16, beginning at 8:30 o'clock to which the public is cordially invited. The following is the programme: Welcome address by Pierce Buzhardt. Dialogue, "Mary and Dinah," by two little girls. Dialogue, "A Slight Misunderstanding" by one boy and one girl. * Pantomime, "Nearer, My God to Thee," by two girls. Song, "Old Black Joe," by school. \ Music. Recitation, "A Yankee in Love," by John Folk. Dialogue, "Old Folks,"' by small boy and girl. | Recitation, "Women's Ways," by j Alston Cromer. Recitation, "Bunch of Golden Keys/' | bv David Stone. Dialogue, "What Girls Love to Do," | by six little girls. Pantomime, "Home, Sweet Home," by three boys and two girls. Recitation, "Marriage and After," by John Buzhadrt. Recitairion, "An Example of Higher Culture," by Lucy Stone. Music. "Temperance Alphabet," by nine small boys. Recitation, "Things Thai Never Die." j "Crowning the May Queen," by six j girls and one boy. Tableau, "The May Queen," by one girl. niaincnp "Stirk to Your Word. Gal." by four beys and one girl. Song, "Tramp, Tramp, Tramp," by school. Dialogue, "What We'll Do When We Get Old," by Earl and Roscoe Buzhardt. / "Tee Little Army," by five little boys. Recitation, "When the Teacher Gets j Cross/' by Pierce Buzhardt. Dialogue, "Handy Andy," by two j boys. Pantomime, "Rock of Ages," by three girls. Recitation, "If I Were You," by Oscar Stone. Tableau by boy and girl. Reciation, "The Indian Girl," by Ida Mae Ringer. Reciation, "My Mother," by George Stone. > Rppitntinn "How Bess Entertained the Minister," by Lucy Stone. Dialogue, ''Papa's Little Boy," by two boys. Tableau, "Hallowed Be Thy Name." Song, "Dixie," by school. (Music. Valedictory by Vera Oxner. On Insalment Plan. They were experts in many things, but chiefly in the art of bragging. At moment, thev were discussing their I own wonerful triumphs as vocalists. "Why," said the American, looking at his companion froan the smoke rings of his cigar, "the first time I sang in public the audience literally j showered me with bouquets, flowers J of every sort, size and description. | Bless you, there were enough of them to fill a flower shop!" "Faith, an' I can beat that!" cried the Irishman. ''The first toime I sang was at an open air concert, and, begorro, the audience were that delighted they presented me a house. "What!" exclaimed the American. "Presented you a house! You must be off year head, man!" "Not a bi: of it," replied Pat. "I tell ye, they gave me a house. True," he added in a whisper, "they gave me a hrinlr nt n tmmp'" Puzzled. Husband?I see that a German bas \ invented a clock that tell the day ;f j ilie day of ".he month by srunding lr.9-; number. Wife?I don't see how it can tell the ! 10th, 20:h and 30th of the month. It i can strike the one, two andt hree all ' i right, but how can it sound the cipher? ( PAYS HUMOR TO DEAD i i i New York Leads in Its Tribute to .Nineteen Youths. Hero-Victims of Vera Cruz. \*?"\ Tn T' 1 i-? .Vaii' V/^rL* i kjl iv, jiaj a u. ^ xvi xv joined the na;ion today in memorial- j izing, with simple dignity, the heroism of the 19 bluejackets and marines who gave <:heir lives at Vera Cruz. As the most impressive funeral pageant since the Spanish war started from the Battery to the Brooklyn navyyard, it was as if the whole population of i:iie city was there. The people were still, standing shoulder to shoulder in a community j of grief. It was a spectacle of a city I strangely transfigured and lifted out of itself. I In the line of marchers ah-at followed the artillery caissons bearing the dead were the chiefs of the State and ci y1 governments and as well as many more distinguished men of nearly every calling; but every eye in the throngs that lined the v/ay turned firs: to the carriage where President i Wilson rode close behind the last, fune al car. The president, came from Washington during the night and stood as the marines fired their part-. ing volleys, at the Brooklyn navy yard, and the navy bugler sounded "taps." ! A ^ rliA cfonH with Jr V* o of* V/li I I1C Ol>aUU " XL" HiiV yi VUlUVUb M v the navy yard were relatives of the dead sailors and marines, mothers, j sisters and wives, but in all the throng ' of mourners none seemed more deeply ' touched by the spirit of fche day Can the man whose word sen: the lads of the navy to fight for their country's honor at Vera Cruz. President Voices Tribute. . j i 1 And to the president was left the privilege of voicing the nation's grief ( and the nation's belief that those who ' j died in the performance of duf.y had done for their country a service not to be measured by their individual deeds: | "The feeling that is uppermost," he said, "is one of profound grief, and yet then is mixed wi:h that grief a profound pride ;hat they should have go;:e as they did and if I may say it out of my heart, a touch of envy of those who were permitted so quiei.ly,! S3 nobly to do their duty."' The head of the naiion looked out over the thousands massed about the coffins on 'the parade ground and his voice shook with emotion as he de_<? j ~ ~~ J . I ciareu lus ureeu. 1 "We have gone down to Mexico," I he said, "to serve mankind if we can find out a way. We do not want 10 fight the Mexicans, we want to serve the Mexicans." ' ! iThere was a wistful note in is voice as he added: "I never was un- : der fire but I fancy there are some things just as hard to do as to go under fire. I fancy it is just as nara to do your duty when men are sneering at ycu as when they are shooting at you. When they shoot at you, they, can only rake your life; when they j sneer at you, they can wound your heart/' Yast Human Stream. From a bird's eye view the multitude aligned along the route of the | funeral cortege presented the pic-; ture of a vast human stream connecting two arms of the sea. Muffled voices, soft spoken commands by military officers, the melancholy tolling i of the Trinity church bell, emphasized j a hush that had fallen over a city of ^ noises. The dead were landed by the tugs Traffic and Correction early in the morning and lay in Srate in the Battery Park plaza for over an hour be- 1 fore the procession started. There 1 were 17 coffins. The other two vie- j tims of Mexican snipers died the day; after the Montana had lef: Vera Cruz i with the dead. j1 The police escort headed the cor-1 tege and was followed by the naval battalions from 'he Wyoming and: i exas. jl Jen caii'e me n-guu taio- i sons carrying the dead. Each caisson j was drawn by four horses, astride two cf which rode rubbers of the First and Second regiments of t^e field artillery. There "ifas in addiion a : mounted policy escort ct <*ich cais- i son. Four sailors on ei"h Hide acted as pallbearers.' The~e men, tanned from recent service-in Vera Cruz, ha'1 been called to New York especially for this service in memory ot\their dead comrades. Unexpected Presence. Directly behind ;he caissons, which stretched out in single file, were the carriages of the president, Gov. Glynn, Secretary Daniels, Mayor Mitchel and other distinguished guests. The presence of !;he president in the procession came as\ a surprise for it had been announced that he would proceed direct from Ithe Pennsylvania station to the navy yard." All along the route the strew was black with spectators. Windows and roofs, half completed steel frames of buildings, all were crowded. There were thousands of .policemen; one every 10 feet of sidewalk. During the entire ceremony there was net a suggestion of disorder. As the procession entered City Hall place, the voices of 500 children rose o mcC: them. The children sang "Xearer, My God, to Thee." Mayor Mitchel briefly eulogized the \ dead and laid upon one of the caissons a wreath of flowers, symbolic of the city's respect. After the brief halt the cortege resumed its measr tired progress Ko Manhattan bridge a::d over this to the navy yard. The quiet restraint that had characterized the crowds in the streets gave way as the procession proceeded to ':he East Side and Brooklyn to storms of applause. Here it seemed that the presence of the president eclipsed the grief of the occasion. V 4* 1 i*<?A ft ^ui a uai50 vviiut In the naval parade ground the demonstration found a small physical compass. Less than 10,000 were able to pack themselves into the inclosure and face the stand where stood the president with bared head. Mayor Mitchel was at his right and Secre;ary Daniels of '.he navy at his left. With sharp precision the bluejackets, their white hats catching the dull sunlight, drew up into military formation before the s':and. A: the same rime the 17 caissons, draped with flags and banked with flowers, contributed by the sailor comrades of the dead, were laid directly in front of the s'and. A moment later the crowd was permitted to enter and immediately it covered the entire field. The band of the battleship Texas played softly "Nearer, My God, to Thee" and Naval Chaplain Cassard began his invocation. In referring to the dead heroes, he prayed it would not be necessary to make further sacrifice on the altar of patriotism. Secretary Daniels then turned to the president and read the names of the 19 men in whose honor the funeral was held and delivered a brief cuiufej. , Grieved But Strong. President Wilson stood with head bowed. His deeply lined face showed the grief and solemnity of !the occasion, but in general his appearance gave no indication of the recent strain at Washington. He delivered his eulogy of the dead in a low, clear voice that carried to the faii.hest part of the field. It was followed by a prayer by Rabbi Stephen Wise and a benediction by John Chidwick, chaplain of the old battleship Maine. Three volleys nrea Dy tne manues, the final melody of "Taps'' and the funeral services were complied. They had lasted a little less than an hour. During this time the oppressive heat proved too much for several spectators who fainted and had to be carried away on stretchers. One marine was among them. For half an hour after the service the caissons lay as they had been placed, in front of the s:and, where all cculd view them, then they were carried into Ue naval barracks. Three were itaken back to the Montana, which steamel oi-t. of -he harbor for Bos"on late in the day. Relatives claimed the three bodies of these, whose home was New York, and preparations were made to send the o:her bodies to their separate destinations. Didn't Practice What He Preached. Puck. Mrs. Har.kins (after morning servi'j,?Why didn't you like the new rector? Hankins?il don't think "tlie man is sincere. Tie idea of choosing the G:ide>. Rule for his'tgxfe and then preaching to us for more than two hours. TAKE FIRST FORMAL STEP IN MEDIATION PROCEEDINGS American Representatives Pave Way For Formal Conferences?Look for Pressure Upon Carranzistas. Washington, May 13.?First formal seps in the programme of mediation in thp mpdiatinn nrnhlem were taken here today when Justice Lamar and Frederick W. Lehmann, together with their secretary, H. Percival Dodge, who will represent the United States, paid iheir respects to the three South American envoys who have undertaken, by diplomacy, to solve the Mexican question. The representatives were presented by Counselor Robert Lansing to the secretary of state. It was a call of i r-nur prv hut. naveri the wav for in "ormal conferenc 3 in advance of ?.'.ie first meeting at Niagara Falls, Ont., next Monday. Confidentially word was received: by the mediators direct from the forJ eign minister at Mexico City that the Huerta representatives would arrive at Habana tonight cr tomorrow and leave immediately for Niagara Falls via Key West. An earlier dispatch from Consul; Canada at Vera Cruz indicated that the Huerta delegates might delay several days at Habana. To Bring Pressure. i Reports were current that strong j pressure would be brought to bear on j t;:e consriluticnalists .from several j fin ?*ters after :he expected victory at r i Tainpico to get them to participate I i in the mediation. President Wilson during the day | promised a delegation of oil well own! ers at Tampico tha: as soo*/ as the I fighting ceased he would make strong i reprsentations to the authorities in | ! control of oil .operations. ! Sece ary Bryan announced that i tho T'n?tpri Sta'Ac hsri no intention of i T , ! holding Lobos island, and the if the I Mexicans would keep the navigation lights burning there the American ; forces would depart content. I Tlie mediators do not regard, the. , Lobos island incidnet as meacing the j forthcoming negotiation. i ! I Secretary Garrison sabled Gen. j Funston at Vera Cruz to demand of Gen. Maas, the Mexican commander,! a full explanation, of the death of Private Parks, who strayed into Mexi- | can lines several days ago. ProtestJ I against the reported execution of I Parks and the alleged burning of his j body also has been made through dip lomatic channels to President Ktuerat. FEDERATION'S BUSY SESSIONS Robert Lathan Delivers Address to to Club Women?Trip Jo Cedar Spring. !/ The State. ! Spartanburg, May 13.?The second | day of the ?annual convention of -'uhe I South Carolina Federation of Woi ! men's Clubs was characterized by an i able address during the night ses| sion by Robert Lathan, editor of the Charleston News and Courier, on "The Languishing of Art and How it May be Revived." The delivery of the repor; of the president, in which she takes sharp issue with Miss Louisa B. Poppenheim of Charleston, on how the publicity of the federation should be conducted and the reports of chairmen of various departments, the nf routine business and a trip to Cedar Spring, where the children of the State institution for the i deaf, dumb and the blind gave the i delegares an entertainment. j During tY/t afternoon session reso| lutions deprecating the prevailing ' j styles in women's dresses and recomj mending a simpler and more mcdest mode of apparel acd another request: ing the president of the United States 1 no- to appoint to federal position any j member of the Mormon faith and a J 'hird asking tho congress to adopt the Gillett resoluLirn to amend the fed1 eral constitution prohibr ing polygamy ; In the United States we'-'e adop*ed. ( Mr. Lathan, at the "fine arts" session in Converse college auditorium tonight, discussed *:he causes making for a de(?ad?nce in art and advanced ideas for a restoration culture?the . arts?to its former high estate. t 9 PRESERVING POWDERS. Warning Against Dangerous PreserrPowders and Canning Compounds. Special to The Herald and News. Washington, D. C., May 14.?The at lenuun ui uie department, 01 agucmture has recently been called to tha widespread use, especially in rural communities, of salicylic acid in putting up preserves. The head of a large drug and chemical supply house states that, people living in southwest Virginia, North and South Carolina, Kentucky, Tennessee, and western Georgia, have been purchasing salicylic acid in one-fourth pound packages for a number of years and that this prac:ice has grown to an enormous extern. This dealer states further that rmlv o fpw xvppke hp Tipnpivpri an order from one wholesale grocer for 50 gross of these goods. The department is aware that this practice is not confined to salicylic acid under its own name alone, but that large quantities of this acid, and of boric acid as well, are sold under fanciful names as preserving powders or canning compounds at prices which are much in excess of their real value. In the directions for use, the house wife is told 10, fill the jar with th? fruit or vegetables, cover with water and add a teaspoonful of the powder: It is true that these powders may prevent the decay of '.tte fru|t or vegetable, but they also encourage uncleanly or careless work, and their excessive use may be attended with. very serious effects upon the health. Salicylic acid is a medicine of the greatest value in acu?.e articular rheumatism and certain other diseases. It is well known as a poisonous substance, and one of the evils whicb may accompany its usexis derangement of the digestion. R is therefore plain that its extensive use in food may lead \ tn rlichirhan^o nf fiiSefpsHnn Atlfl health. It is entirely practicable to put up bo- h fruits and vegetables in suck a manner that they will keep indefinitely by sterilizing the products by means of heat, and there is no excuse for running any risk by the use of preserving powders. The department of agriculture has issued the following Farmers' Bulletins on canning and preserving: F. B. 203 Canned Frui't, Preserves and Jellies. F. B. 359 Canning Vegetables in the Home. ^ F. B. Canning Tomatoes at Homa and in Club Work. These bulletins, which may be obtained withput cost by applying to the Division of Publications of th? department, give exact directions for canning and preserving foods without the use of preserving powders or can r.ing compounds. A Poignant Anecdote. "The great fault of American servants is familiarity. To be familiar is to be inefficient. A familiar cook is as inefficient as a pessimistic doctor." ? j The speaicer, airs, coaramau nafnman, is perhaps the most brilliant conversationalist in Xew York?a fact which renders more poignant this anecdote. "I had a cook," she continued, "whom I tried to break of her over-familiarity. What was the result? This cook, discussing tine in the servant's hall, said: " 'I don't say she's a bad mistress, bu: she's a woman with only one idea. She can't talk of a single thing but eating.'" "Who can make a sentence and use the word 'income' correctly?" asked the teacher of the second grade. "You may tell us, Johnny," indicating a little boy whose hand was waving violently. "The kitchen door was left open and in come a rat," was the triumphant response.?'Harper's Magazine. Fair Words or Nothing. "George," said the wife to her generally unappreciative husband, "how do you like my new ha"?" "Well, my dear," said George witi great candor, "to tell you the truth? "Stop right there, George! If jou're going to talk that way about it I don't waixt to know."