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^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.
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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.
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"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
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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."
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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
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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_<?
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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."