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\ / \ f VOLUME Mil, NUMBER '>. NEWBERRY, S. C? .FRIDAY, JANUARY 15, 1915. TWICE A WDK&, 9UI A YliLA. Gov. Cole L. 1 Tenders H IICIIT fAV C A CM1TH LILUl. uih. u n. oimm BECOMES GOVERNOR OATH ADMINISTERED BY CHEIF JUSTICE E. B. GARY Gov. Blease's Last Ofticir.il Act Stens Commission for Col. Julius Blease Elson. Special to The Herald and Xews. Columbia, Jan. 14.?Governor Coleman Livingstone Blease sent his resignation as governor to the secretary o: the State this morning and at 12:45 c'clock p. m. Lieutenant Governor Charles A. Smith was sworn in as governor. The oath of office was admin N istered to Governor Smith in the supreme court room by Chief Justice Fugene B. Gary. Governor Smith was accompanied and presented by assistant Attorney General Fred H. Dominick. ? Governor Smith has appointed Mr. W. P. Blackburn as his private secretary and Miss Lucile Parrott as ?teno?ra.Dher. giving to them the di^i - tinction of holding their respective positions under two governors. The last official act of Governor * felease this morning before tendering ihis resignation was the appointment of Julius Blease Eison of Xewberry as lieutenant-colonel on the governor's ' staff. The commission for Colonel Julius Blease Eison was delivered to the governor's niece, Miss Colie Blease, and the governor gave to her also the pen used in signing the commission. The next to last official act of Governor Blease was the signing of a commission to W. Frank Blackburn, Jr., appointing h^n a lieutenant-colonel i cn the governor's staff. Photographers were present and flashlight pictures were made of th-3 in-coming and out-going governors B and the officials in administering the cath. KB 'By the promotion of Lieutenant ^Governor Smith to the governor s Mhair, Senator LeGrand Walker, of Bjeorgetown and president pro tern of Bp senate, became lieutenant-goverWt. The senate had adjourned and H not elect a president pro tern Ktil the session to be held tonight. | HBf Vital Statistics. *"" 1 i,, ' ''? < j niimViC)' W iseiow will ut iuiuiu uiic uuutwvt L of birth.3 and deaths occurring in the city during the year 1914. i feel sure that this is incorrect, but it is all that ^ ii.as been turned over to me as sectary of the board of health. S. S. Cunningham. I Kirtlis. White males 23 Females IS CLJ..1 - i r " Total 43 Black males 9 /Females 11 Total 20 Total births 63 Deaths. White males 3 FVmnlps . 6 Total 9 Black males $ Females < Toial 16 Total deaths 23 Officers Odd Fellows. At the meeting on last Friday night * ot Pulaski lod^e. No. 20. I. 0. O. F.. Lilie following officers were installed: lien .). Grubbs?X. G. E. H. Aull?(V. G. W. G. Peterson?Roc. and Fin. Sec. 1 heo. IMnielsen?Tr. I\ J. Franklin?O. G. The appointive oncers will be installed on next Friday night. 3 lease j is Residnation i MESSAGE REVIEWS EVENTS OF YEAR SCISSORS I'SED FREELY IN COMf PILING DOCUMENT Sketch of Governor's Family and His Own Career' Fills Several Pages. ; i The governor of South Carolina, in j fmmino- his last annual message to the general assembly, which was pre- J sented yesterday on the convening of j the two houses, made liberal use of I scissors and paste pot. The docu- ; ; ment consists largely in quotations ! i from various sources. The governor reviews his adminis- : tration during the past year and makes some suggestions. The deliver1 ance is not so violent as previous mes- on-nc ijry flkviictoc j f;irr >*nh'iira- ' lions, tne extension c! the time ior t..(* \ . ? , f , i ayment c. taxes, taxation, the states j institutions, tree scholarships, the | Medical college o South Carolina, the ! hosiery mill, the tuberculosis hospital.1 general business conditions, th* State's prosperity, economy of the ad- , ministration, the common schools, -al- j o, I leged federal -encroaci ment 'upon j . -State rights, auding of accounts of j Stale officers, immigration. State levy, j j former convicts. In conclusion the j 1 governor gi.es an account of his fam; ily, "written by a friend."' Hints at Peonage. Under t'.-e liend of "Former Con- I I j victs," the following statement is con-;, ; tained in the message: i "It has been reported and rumored, i i whether tiue or not I do ifot know, | ;iiiQ laenure <*m nut m <x puoiuvu : | state, that some .ormer convicts are j | held and required to work in pay- ' 1 ment of efforts used to secure their l , . . ! ; release. If this is true, it is a great; ! pity t.:at any man would be guilty of | such conduct?a great pity that no ' would so treat one of his unfortunate j l'ellow beings. I. therefore, recom-j : mend that you investigate this matter, j I j in order to ascertain if there are any | former convicts being so held, either ( i i nn tho rv anv Of the directors 1 of tne ciate penitentiary or any of j j the officials of tine State penitentiary i or anywhere else, by anybody." The governor in, the beginning of I : the message refers to his refusal to , | sign notes for a loan of $150,000 to meet the current expenses of the gov1 ernment. 'He declares that there is ; plenty of money in the State treas-|: i ury. H also, re. ers to the extension' or the time for the payment of State ' taxes, waic.i was ordered by the; ! comptroller general with the approval j \ 01' the governor. In the message, under the head of taxation, it is stated that the people i r> rn "ta v-rir?rlpn I ~ " I ; "if is a crying shame and a dis-' ! grace that our people should have to! i pay the amount of taxes which tney , ; are now paying and receive so little i J benefit therefrom.*' Farm Demonstration Work. The farm demonstration work as 1 conducted in this State by Clemsoii, college and the United ?S'tate depart-: ! ment of agriculture is heavily scored i by the governor. Concerning the work, the chief exi ecu-tive says: "The farmers who are the backi j bone o. this State are treated as n | i ti:ey were a set of ignoramuses, or plain fools, to be more explicit and ; emphatic. There are now. being sent j around over the State people called j 'farm demonstrators,' who are being | paid large salaries out of the taxi payers' pockets, and w-ho are giving < i absolutely no return /r the money. J If!'he very idea of a man being paid1 ; a salary and his expenses to go I nrrmnri nnrl toll thp farmers the ne-; I cessity for them plant grain, to J ! raise hogs, to diversify crops." The ! ! governor charges that "in many instances these men use their offices for political purposes, going around ! to act the political henchmen or i somebody and they are of absolnte' ly no se rvice in tin world to the | armors of the State." These demon- j 1 stration agents an* largely paid oat! (m tlw funds of the I'nited gov-1 : ernment. | it is charged 121 L.e message 'aat. | Tvjelve Thous AsEc One Village is Wiped Out. ? tx. i m r ually Destroyed? I wenty j Injured?Historic Buildir Partially Wreck Rome, Jan. 13.?Italy -has been visited by an earthquake of wide extent, which, .according to the latest advices, has resulted in the death of 12,000 and injury to possibly 20,000 more in towns and villages destroyed. The shock was the strongest Rome has fplt in morp than 100 vears. The towns of Avezzano, in the Abruzzi department, 63 miles east of Rome, has been levelled to the ground and here 8,000 persons are reponed : to have been billed. ! In many small tcnws surrounding Kome buildings were partially wrecked, while at Naples a panic occurred < and houses fell at Caserta,- a short distance to the east. i Frcm below Naples in the soutn to iXerers in the north, a distance of mor^ ;iian ouu in11^, aau aciuas auuusi mt i < width of the country, the undulatory movement continued for a considerable period. i In Rome it was thought at first t';'.at : two shocks had occurred, but the seismographic instruments in the ob- 1 seii.atories showed there was only one, which, begining at 7:5o o'clock in rhe morning, lasted from 22 to 30 sec- ; onds. . 1 In th? capital itself, so ar as I known, there was no loss of life, but ; a great deal of damage was done. ' cu relies and statues suffering most. TTnr- o li-no tlio nonnlo YVPro stricken ! with fear and there was veritable panic j in hospitals, monasteries and convents. Buildings on both sides of the Hortj eel Popolo, the north entrance to i Rome, threatened to fall and the eagle de cor at the gate crashed to tho 1 ground. 'Ihe obelisk in St. Peter's . square was shaken and badly damaged, while the status of St. John Lattran anil the statues of the Apostles : surmounting the basilica are in danger of collapsing. The famous coionande decorating St. Peter's square J i was lowered four feet and the adjacent > iiouse, once occuped by the sisters 01 Pcpe Pius X, was badly cracked. Owing to tlie wide extent o the dis- : lurbance and its evident terrible con- * sequences, the actual effects are not at present known. Communications i are cut off. The fortified city of i Aquila is isloated but it is reported i several villages in that region were ' J_ the State institutions of higher learning are being supported entirely too extravagantly. "W.:at good is Clem-1" son as an agricultural instituion?" < a.^ks the chief executive. After de- ; pouncing the college in the severest, i terms the governor declares that he ; < would do nothing individually "to i hurt or cripple the college." Me says j' too many representatives oi' one fam- : ily are being educated free in State colleges. I j T e work of the South Carolina! I Medical college at Charleston is high- j ly praised by the governor. It was J started during his administration. He believes that the cillege will prove 1 of greater benefit to the State than any of the other State schools. The sfovernor quotes statistics to show that 'Sout'.ii Carolina has prospered under his administration. A:ter quoting these statistics, the governor s'ays: "Does this look like Blease ruined the State? Some people may yet j vant more of this kind o:" ruin.'' The governor quotes statistics to ! prove that crime has decreased in the State during his administration. It is claimed that the strictest economy has been practiced during his term of four years and that much j money has been saved to the tax- j payors. The governor urges that the j legislature he liberal with tiie com- j mon schools. In conclusion, the governo'r says: "I iiave attained the highest ambition of my life. My life's work, so far as my personal interest in concerned. ' as ben c mph ted. If my peoi want my service i:i the future I will give it. but I shall ask them for nothing more." ?and Die irth Trembles Town of Avezzanoa :VirtFhoiisand People Reported igs in Rome Shaken and :ed by Tremors destroyed. Likewise. Potensea, capi- , tal of the province of same name, oil t~e eastern declivity of the Apennines. wLich has a population of nearly 20,000 has been isolated. In 1857 this town was almost destroyed by an r earthquake. Father Alfani, director of the obser - 4- -J- TT - 1 1 _ J - T"V ?. M U a m ? Ar\ t ( \aiory ai vane cu jruuipeu, nas acui the fol'owing telegram to Rome: < "The earthquake registered by our j apparatus appears to have been most', [iisastrous for a radius of more than 100 miles. Probably its centre was 1 the province of Potenza. Meanwhile communications with Potenza arc in-j\ ierrupted and a grave disaster there i is feared." r Worse and Worse. As details began to arrive it wa*> ( ipporent t. e disturbance in the province of Rome and the Abruzzi had 1 been greater than at first believed and | i that it also had been :elt severely s around Naples. 1 At Monterotondo three persons were 1 killed and two wounded; at Zagarolo ? the dome of a church 'fell; at Galiano ; part of the cathedral was wrecked; j at Vero'i two persons were killed and i two injured; at Tivoii one person was '** 1 ? * All one? Anl 1 O nCD ^ twiitru, Lit i ClCLU live nuaovo and at Poggio Xativo one person wa? * killed and several were injured. There is no communication with the j ancient fortified city of Aquila, iii , ihe Abruzzi, owing to interruption of t telegraph service. It is reported, how- ( ever, that several villages were de- : stroyed in that vicinity. { At Torre Cajetani, 37 miles east o? j Roihe, almost the entire town was, t destroyed. At Arnara the municipal j ( building collapsed. < From numerous places qfills for f physicians are reaching Rcfme. ? j "a.,a L'v/iitoH 1 "J't? .'VI l,AtlUU> . | Pope Benedict was reciting the J j thanksgiving after the morning mass I I when the shock occurred. He retained t is composure and gave orders im-! ( mediately that the damage both in- j r side and outside the Vatican fce as- < ^ :*ertainel A King Victor Emmanuel also order- j 3d the minister of the interior to furnish him with all details of the earth- , iiuake. The king expressed a desire to ^ 4-Vi^ /JamO crpr? districts. I . V loit L11C 12 With Mr. Wells. !r While in Atlanta last week Mgr. j c Wells arranged with the United Film ,r lomnany for the reproduction here of! $ i very fiic service in thv moving pic-I s ture busings. among the number some |s A U.c K:ht films ever produced. In!1 iim l'ci- "i.pnn Rivers." and those | ; -V. - ^ w o have read that mo.-! fascinating s storv v:III be eager to see the ro-1* . I inane? cn the screcns It is wort.i! i more hut the prices of . dmission will j1 remain the same, and 20 cents. Lena Rivers will appear here on I 1 Tuesday, February 16, followed byi< "In the Shadows," on the 23rd. Oil February .9, "As a man Sows" will.be ? cimAv . av.H r?n thp 2nd of Feburary the ^ iast chapter of "Fate Leads Trumps" will be seen, the first of which is to 1 begin on January 26. But on next i Monday 'Wells will have "Tne Last Egyptian," which is said to be. "one 1 cf the greatest productions that has t ever been thrown on the photo screen, 1 and should pack the house." -caB?- > Death of Mrs. Luquire. Mrs. Julia Ann Luquire, aged ~>21( '.pars. died at her home in the Oak- j 5 land mill village, on Wednesday morn- j ^ ing at 3 o'clock and was buried at; s Rosemont cemetery on Thursday afternoon at -1 o'clock, service by the Rev. .1. X. Booth. She leaves a 'bushand and five children. Newberry Camp .">42, >V. 0. >Y. Consul commanuer?,j. amiuu. Past Consul Commander?\V. H. i Hardeman. Advisor Lieutenant?G. W. Harrison. Banker?Nathan Morris. i . Escort?0. F. Hartsell. , t Clerk?*? . H. iCampsen. I Seiv.ry?Ray Hartsell. 1 Watchman?Joe. Smith. c Advances To . To Cooperati UNION NATIONAL BANK : TO AiT AS TRUSTEE | LOANS ON COtliTON NOW TO Sl'B- ' sritiRKRK v 1 To the Stock of the Company?Correspondence Between Dr. Stack house and Mr. Jos. l Norwood. rhe State, 14th. J Correspondence contemplating loans t ;n cotton receipts to the amount of l non nnn .if so much be reauired. has i )een exchanged between Wade Stacki f louse, M. D., of Dillon, president of ? he South Carolina division, Southern ctton association, and Joceph Norvood, president o. the Union National i <ank of Columbia. Loans are to be j nade only to subscribers to the capial stock of the proposed Cooperative 'otton company. Mr. Norwood has agreed that his .1 <ank will act as trustee of the com- c any until its capitalization shall ag- \ ;regate $1,000,000 and is to the loans j a :e writes: "We would also be glad to i j:andle a liberal line of loans . . .! c ind have no doubt we can arrange the I s :mount you suggest. . . Substantially j c our letter covers all that we would ! , equire." " j c ine correspondence iu.iuns. . A Stack house to Norwood. ! t Mcosepii Norwood, 'President Unioa ^ .W.ional Bank, Columbia, S. C. 1 'Dear Sir: The Southern Cotton z ssociation has undertaken to secure C he camial stock of the Cooperative c ...... i ."'otton company, which is b<vng or- i ized by t e farmers of the South | t siincipaliy to finance cotton ware- i louse receipts and to sell direct iroai he .arrntrs to the mill cotton and j :otton treed. As president of the J j r ?outh Carolina division of the Cotton j \ issociation, I have agreed to use my . f )est efforts to secure at least $1,000.-, c )00 slock in South Carolina. Beiiev- c ng our farmers feel too poor to sub- ! ^ ;cribe to stock in any company, even ; \ hough the aim and purpose of the [ --- j ! ompany is to proviue cuuyeian?c son- ^ ielp, unless they can get loans on t&e t alance of the cotton they hold, I vish to know if you can handle at g fast $500,000 of cotton v arehouse re-, c :eipts .'or us. I We will offer to give ^ 'cu receipts for cotton storfi in j. varehouses acceptable to your bank? > a n State warehouses where possible, or -l ipproved by the- State warehouse com- j aissioner. We wish a loan on the ^ otton at 6 cents per pound, basis niddling, at a rate of not exceeding > per cent., and t'.:e notes to run for ix months. We reel assured that as oon as we secure the necessary capi- v al stoc-iv or organize tne company tnat! Y | v \'e can renew these loans .or another j ;ix months, at perhaps a lower rate of' merest. c "In seeking to arrange these leans t vun you, it is our purpose to confine ^ he loans to persons subscribing to j t he cajiiral stock of the Cooperative ! ^ ^oton company. j j "We wish to know if vour bank will i r i j c ict as trustee for our proposed com- j ;any until t'.ie $1,000,000 capital stock j c can be secured. In taking subscrip- j ^ ions we will limit the time for secur- j A ns: the necessary capital stock to ; , Vlay 1, 1915. By that date, if we caa c lot organize the company, we will re- j urn to subscribers their warehouse t eceipts end subscription contracts. c ess their pro rata share of expenses, vhich can not exceed <S jier cent. If c ou agree to act as trustee for the 'ompany we will forward to you all f tock subscriptions, together with ( 1, ~,, ? ? frtr r>nfton sub- I > ill ciiuitBtr tciunvuiv.j , :eribed. 1 s * Cl "Your very trmly. (Signed) "Wade Stackhouse. 'President Sout'i 'Carolina Division. Southern Cotton Association. c "Columbia. January 12.'' r >Ir. "Norwood's Reply. } 'I)r. RYade Stackhouse, President South Carolina Division. Southern e r'nrton Cnnsxess. Dillon. S. C. -1 "Dear Sir: Replying to yours of |.] lie 12th inst., I beg leave to say that I he I'nion National bank will take IC Measure in acting as trustee for the J J >roposer] company in so far as its, a charter will permit, which I believe ' 1 $500,000 ve Cotton Co. vvou.d covcr all your company would require. "We would also be glad to handle a liberal line of loans to wiMch you reL'er and have nc doubt we can arrange , iho a mnmit rnn cu<y<7Act Vrm xi'rmif? naturally understar? that a v3cv Iarge port-on of this would have to be :*onnoctioiii. as^ich amount would, ae 100 large for a Lank of this siz> :o undertake to handle alone and for bis reason there may be some minor ietails not covered in your letter' which would have to be adjusted to ;he satisfaction of our connections )ut substantially your letter covers ill that we should require. "Thanking you and your associates or" taking the matter up with us, and issuring you of our best services, we emain, Yours very truly, (Signed) "Jos. Norwood. "President. "Columbia, .January 12." Senator McLaurin s Views. In speaking of this correspondence, T ATnT onn'w .Cfota WO r^VlAHCO Willi Li. JIV/ J U i X 119 K* l/Ul/U T> U>1 ommissioner, said yesterday: "It will be npted that the receipts ire to be for cotton stored In waretous^ acceptable to the bank?'in tate warehouses where possib1^ or Lpproved by the 'State warehouse 'ommissioner.' This is a complete indication, to my mind, of the wislom of the State warehouse system, vhere the receipts guarantee the itle, weight and grade o. each individual bale. The receipts 'could not * >e restricted to State warehouses, oa iccount of the fact that th$ Southern Cotton association is to organize the . ompany in all of the cotton States n,i thprp is no State warehouse sys em except in Sout.i Carolina, Louisana and Texas. "In addition to the -funds that are jrovided for loans, we are continung our negotiations with the reserve >anks and by tae 1st of February we eel that we will be able to make onie announcement in regard to the 'iscount of six months' paper, whicll vill result in the rates of interest beng lowered'. "With the present financial condiions it has been extremely difficult o get access to money in any considTable amount. We are gratified to tate that South Carolina is toe only ?ne of the cotton States that has so ar been able to accomplish what "fte Lave done in providing this loan fund ind the part which the State waretouse system, under the act of the ppri?siatnrp takf-n will easilv aD ""v- * - - -% >eal to all thoughtful minds." Clmrch of /he Redeemer. (Rev. Edward Fulenwider, pastor.) 'Nothing preventing, the following rill be the programme of divine ser- F ices at t'.:e Lutheran Church of the tedeemer next Sunday. 11:13 a. m. The regular morning er-."ice. The pastor will preach on he subject: "The Great- Sin of Giving 3k>d only the Fragments of Life. ' \ ill men are more or less religiouc, all tnor nf tim riv.inp their CC1 lac lu^ V/ L mv, v.~- ? ieart. Men recognize ana realize the ieep necessity for some kind ?* -JTigion?the heart is not satisfied with>ut it. But in t:.e service of our God ve are all in danger of being satisfied vith giving Him not the first brut the ast, not the best but the poorest >ur time, money, physical and intei ectual power, etc. Some very pracical lessons will be presented in tho ermon. Tii'ic will be good music at this ervi( e. 10:15 a. m. The Sunday school neets. All are requested to be preset, and on time. The public is cordially invited to ill the services. Exchange Bank Officers. The fallowing directors and officers if the Exchange bank were on Wed lesdav re-elected for the ensuic ; tar: Directors?W. C. Brown. G. B. Cron t. G. C. Glasgow, W. G. Houseal, rno. C. Xeel, .Tno. A. Senn, H. L. Parr, n wiippipr M L. Snearman. Officers?K. L. Parr, president; W. i. Houseal. vice president: M. L. Spearman, cashier: W. 1?. Wallace, tssistant cashier; W. T. Brown, hookbeeper; Geo. B. Cromer, attorney. , 'X ???