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VOLUME Lin, .NOtBER 10 NEWBERRY, 8. 0. FRIDAY, MARCH 1913. rWZCI 1 W1IX, $U? A H1B, I Germany WiJ W A.menitk Berlin Expresses Itself as A "X T 77* mi , note rrom 1 nis k^uutut Sides Agree to An Berlin, March 2 (via London).?In its reply to the American note conv -cerning tbe German naval war zone, the German government agrees that L binder certain conditions its subma \ rines will halt and investigate mer\ chantnren and will proceed against K -on\y such vessels as are found to be carrying contraband or are owned in nations hostile to Germany. The reply declares Germany's readiness to accept virtually all of the ^ American proposals except the on* . which would restrict the use of anchored mines to purely defensive purposes. The German government expresses the belief that belligerents can not afford to abandon entirely the use of anchored mines for offensive operations. It is willing to consider tb-e abandonment of floating mines. To Begard Law. In case German submarines take ac inr. oftor inv^sHaration aealnst mer VlUil M4VW *?* . ** - chantmen carrying contraband or j owned in hostile countries, it is agreed j that such action will be in acordance ! with the general rules of international j law. This presupposes, however, the abandonment of the use of neutra! flags by merchantmen of hostile nations or the arming of such merchantmen. If such tactics are employed, Germany contends, it would be impossible to restrict the operations of i submarines in this manner. ? The reply suggests that there be W constituted in tf:e countries concerned American commissions to which supplies of foodstuffs or the use of the _ / " 1 - ? Kg oonsism UlUUilU puyuianvu wuiu v w w # Church of the Redeemer. * (Rev. Edward Fulenwider, pastor.) | Nothing preventing, the following "will be the program of divine"services ; at ti':e Lutheran Church of J the Re-! deemer next Sunday: , j il:15 a. m. The regular morning! 7 service. The pastor will preach on i i tfce subject, "The Sunny Side of the Street." The world needs the Gospel > of sunshine and Siope. The Gospel j lesson, the casting out or tne cuma N spirit, snows what Jesus Christ can tlo for a man, or for men, when they. . trust in Him. The man was restored' , toljis normal condition, and no doubt, / life was brighter and better for-him< V' During this period of Lent, when we yk follow our Savior, in His sufferings and trials, it is well for us to notice ' that all the way He was ever cheer-" ing and helping men. In the midst ; o sorrow and darkness He radiated.. [. iite gospel of sunshine and cheer. < - 7:30 p. m. IThe evening service. The pastor will preach the second in the series of special sermons on the I " general theme, "Paul's Ideal Ghurcfc and People'.' TTre subject of the ser-.: S\ nion Sunday night will be "Paul's K\ 'Ideal Church Officer!This theme" should be of great-interest, not only W- to every officer of the. church, but to every member of tl^e church, and also those who are not members. We have f our peculiar ideas and ideals ifor all L. . irien, and especially the church officers. Let us consider what the great aposL tie thought and said. The church offck fleer has a responsible place, and he needs encouragement and help on the part of all that he may be efficient. The object of the sermon will be to rwlt\ ond and m<>m "bers that the church may be efficient in her great work. There will be good music at x oth services. ^ The public is cordially irviied. Telegrams Came Too Late. - Washington, Marcfh 3. ? Senators ' Tillman and Smith have today received k' telegrams from various parties in South Carolina asking the Senators ^ to rei rain from committing themselves U to the new federal positions created "by tfte Aiken bill, now awaiting the II President's signature. "Rut fhp senators as well as the i l^ouse delegation, agreed last night, as was published, and tae telegrams came too la:e. J 1 Observe ts of Blockade ccepting American Proposal j y Suggesting That Both i eliorate Conditions ed. phis plan, it is said, is contemplated in the American proposals. The reDlv also suesrests that these commis sions should be allowed to import and j control the distribution of other ar- ! tide?, especially fodder, put on the \ conditional contraband list in tifc-e j declaration of London. Germany j states that interference with articles: on the absolute free list in the dec- ; laration of London should be abandoned. Calls It Fair. "What most impressed us in the American note was the evident spirit j 1 * J - ? ? TtrUirtVi f h/a I Ot aDSOlUte i.airmjss iu wuitu i American goverrfment approached th-j problems and its desire to propose a j solution which could be accepted by ! both sides/' said a high official of the German government today. "We en-! deavored in the reply to follow the same rule. The modifications we suggested are inspired by the desire to round out and complete the American proposal. / "We are sure, for instance, that the American government would have inrmv.priri? armed mer SCI icu IUC V1U?UV/ VW . v. 0 d':antmen if this subject had occurred to them. The reservation regarding the offensive use of anchored mines is justified by The Hague convention, which expressly authorizes such procedure. "The government is convinced that the American proposals furnish an acceptable basis for a practical solution of t>"e present differences and problems of the neutrals and belligerents." SAFE PASSAGE FOR SHIPS. Flying American Flag anl Carrying Belgian Relief. The Hague, -March 3.?<I!':e German government today informed Dr. Henry Van Dyk, American minister to the Vet^erlands.' through the German minister, F. Von Hueller, that arrangements had been made to grant safe c. -^dfce m: cugh the naval war-zone to American relief ships bering supplies for tiie people of Belgium. f W r?r?on in Due West. AIV/ ? fw V V V WVM T ^ . A. R. Presbyterian, 3rd. Rev. J. W. Carson began preaching to the Erskine Y. M. C. A. last Wednesday. The services ran through the iSabbath, two sermons a day. Bro. Carson preached with great earnestness and faithfulness. There were two accessions to the arureh. On the Sabbath the visiting minister held fivr services. He- preached morning and evening in the chujchu addressed tiie Y. !>?.. C. A. in the afternoon and the young Jadies IC,hristian.. ynioni^ter. In the morning i-e addressed the; A, R. P. Sabbath-school, much -to their pleasure and profit. He put in a: very full day and igot-vfine attention at all tne serv-1 ices. ' r. , The Shadows and Light. We had the pleasure o. hearing a sermon by the Rev. Edw. Fulenwilder, which brought to mind the following beautiful farewell of Bob Burdette, written shortly before his death: "The shadows are deepening around tie pond and the stream is singing itself to sleep. But there is yet a little grist in the hopper, and while the water serves I will keep on grinding. And by the time the sun is down and the flow in the race is not enough to turn the big wiieel, the grist will run out and I will have tine old mill swept and tidied for the night. And then for home and a cherry evening, a quiet night, lighted with stars and pillowed with sleep. And after that, the dawning, and another day; .:airer than any I have ever seen in tr.is beautiful world of roseate morning and radiant sunsets." Not August, But A. H. Kohii. The Herald and News, which was published by F. H. Aull, at Newberry, was sold last week, and a new company has taken charge of tfre plant of which .August Kohn will be the president. Mr. Aull will be editor of the 1 new paper.?Abbeville Medium. GENERAL NEWS ITEMS FkOJI STATE CAPITAL LMPORTAXT A PPOIXT3TE-XTS BY GOYER>OR MMXMXG. . j Dr. Cromer on Charity Board?State Warehouse Commission?Politics Quiet. I Special to Tne Herald and News. Columbia, March 4.?T:e speculation which has been rife since the sudden removal of tae board of regents of t!:e State Hospital i or the Insane, by Gov. (Tanning, as to who would-j be put in charge of this institution; was ended by the governor yesterday by. the appointment of J. E.. Sirrine, of Greenville, civil engineer; R. B. Scarborough, of Conway, attorney and business man; C. Fred Williams, Columbia, physician; S. C. Baker, Sumter,' physician; OB. W; Segars, . *Lee county, farmer. UT. ir..J. strait is snii supei iiiLciiuent of the institution, under tfce appointment by Gov. Blease. Dr. Cromer on Commission. Dr. George B. Cromer, of Newberry, is the first member named by Gov Manning on the charities and corrections commission created by the la^ general assembly. The other members are: Dr. Z. T. iCody, of Greenville, editor; Dr. D. D. Wallace, of Spartanburg, professor in Wofford college, and a son of Editor W. H. Wallace. of iNewberry; R. H. King, of ' Charleston, Y. M. IC. A. secretary; L. | O. Patterson, of Greenville, lawyer. The board will appoint a secretary and an assistant secretary, and will begin its work on April 1. T:e board is charged with the duty of visiting and inspecting once a year, or oftener "State, county," municipal and private institutions which are of an eleemosynary, charitable, correctional or reformatory character, or which are for the care, custody or training of the de fective, dependent, delinquent or criminal classes, except that the hospital for the insane, the penitentiary and tile refoimatories shall be visited as! often as once in six months and by at 'east two members of the board." Require Reports. T/.e Dcard must make reports on the inspections o institutions under its supervision to officials having di rect. charge of them. In addition orficials of State, county and municipal charitable and correctional institutions must make quarterly reports to the board in such form as it may provide. : Plans for new jails, almshouses and similar buildings must be submitted to the board county and municipal ant);01 Hies for suggestions and recommendations before they are adopted. The State board of charities and corrections is authorized to appoint local boards- in cities and counties. On these boards is to be a member of the board of health of tf:e city or-coun-"^ ty. Onj member may -be a Avom^n. Besides its duties of-"inspection and supervision, the State; board must collect statistics on dependent, ^fe ective and delinquent classes both "in and out- of institutions, aa% su<jh other data as may be of value.'* Annual re ports to tne governor, 10 us cier^s of court" of t!;.e counties and monthly reports to the State board of health must be made by the board of charities ai.d corrections. The governor may call upon the board to make inspections of any institution at any time. Investigate Inmates. Immediately aJfter its organization, the State board of charities and corrections is required through one or more of its agents to investigate the financial condition of inmates now in the State Hospital for the Insane or hereafter committed to the instiution. An investigation must also be made o the financial resources of the relatives of inmates liable for their support. The board is to submit its findings to tfce board of regents of the asylum 'No payments will be required of inmates or their relatives prior to May n 1fk1~ T ncnni-foinirtr fi T1 3 T1 - j w, Xt7Itl. ILL LUiiiiUQ LUV cial resources of inmates of the aslyum to determine whether they are | able to bear the wDole or part of the i cost of their treatment at the State hospital the board is cautioned to consider other members of the family who depend tor support on the estates of inmates. The act creating the board provides , ERROR IN TAX COMMISSION ACT I . i Does Not Provide For Board of Review and Places Commissioner at $2,000 Instead of $2,500. Special to (The Herald and News. Columbia, S. C., March 4 ?IComp- j troller General Sawyer '.".as called a meeting of the State board of pensioners to be held next Wednesday, March 10th, at 11 a m., to pass upon applications for pensions. The meeting is cf considerable importance on account of the large increase in the pension appropriation by L'.:e last legislature. It is stated by those who have examined into tho matter that an error was made by tne engrossing department of the legislature in TDe act creating the State tax commission, and on account of this error the act as | approved does not include the board of review, one member of which was f to be appointed to tfce governor from each congressional district, as was intended by the general assembly. it is aiso stated xnai ine saiary in , the tax commissioner is placed in the j appioved act at $2,000, instead of $2,500, as was the intention of trne I legislature. The hearing in the matter o; the dispensary board o-f Barnwell county was concluded before the governor: ur;? i fins duciuuuu. iiio wjyxmui.1 vi decision in t': e matter will be given as soon as he has further time to consider the case. J. K. A. | elaborate machinery or making investigations of t;:e financial resources 1 of patients a the State hospital. The j Loord is authorized to employ two j agents-prior to January 1, 19J6, to! irake these investigations and one agent for this purpose after this date. The State Warehouse Commission. T"e State warehouse commissioner,, even so late in the season, is still j. taking over warehouses. Another warehouse was taken over on Tuesday in Lee county. On the first Monday in March, in response to a call from the farmers of; Williamston township, Senator Mc- j Laurin delivered an address to about four hundred people in tie court house in Anderson. T ere was some confusion about the date of the meeting, , one of the Anderson papers having j announced that the meeting would be on Saturday The address was listened to wit)!: the closest attention, and with every mark of approval from those present. He said that in the beginning O' this season, when it seemed that there would be no market for cotton, on acount of the war and the promise of a 16,000,000-bale crop, tnat he, with others, traveled from here to Texas, "'urging the farmers to hold cotton; that t-e cotton congress and .'Southern cotton association held ' a contention in New Orleans and began j1 a systematic campaign urging farmers not to sell their cotton; that it was the greatest 'holding movement ever seen in tf':e South, and demonstrates that if tue farmers could be ( united they hold the whip hand at ail times. That cotton had- go>ne -up *. from tl;e low point of 5.jcents to 8 1-2; J tn:e highest point since the war biegan. That he had contended all the time that tf:e under-cohsumption of cotton had been magnified because the war itself had found new uses, especially : or low-grade cotton. That it would have been just as easy to have put cotton to 12 cents as to 8; that if th? farmers could have been induced to absolutely retire 6,000,000 bales and tv-e world knew that, that they could xi-_ 1 a nnn AAfi nave soiq me remaining n/,vuvivw bales for more money than the 16,000,000 bales. In order to do this, however, an effectual warehouse system was absolutely essential. "We have made tJ'.:e beginning in South Carolina, and it is no wonder that standard warehouses and , the banks owning them, charging from 25 cents to 35 "ontt a halo stnrae-e. strenuously 01) rose the 'State system, where cotton is stored at about 8 cents a bale/' 'He then took up t)'.:e question of loans, and of making sales direct from the i armer to the mill, and said that 12,000 000 bales of this crop had been sold,, about 5,500,000 bales of this amount having been exported. That - - - * * u 4 much of tills cotton bad oeen uougm. around 6 cents and sold in Europe at from 16 to 25 cents a pound, netting the middle-men far more money than the farmers W':o actually produced it; that the cotton planters of the South had been robbed in this way of sev South CaroYm Second j House and Senate Pass Meat Districts?Delegation to i Judge;T hurmond for Att The State. Washington, March 2.?'The touse bill dividing South Carolina into east em and western federal judicial districts and providing for the appointment of an additional district judge passed the' senate tonight. It now goes to the president." The bill requires the president to make public the names of sponsors for any applicant . or appointment. . The present district judge resident in eastern South Carolina is to become 1 judge of t;':.at district, but will retain 1 jurisdiction in the western district in 1 cases which already have come before i 1 him. ' As passed by the house today the ] bill provides that toe court ^hall be j t held at regular periods at Greenville, Rock Hill and Greenwood, and the j office of the clerk o;:~ the court shall be located at Greienvillo. ,As passed today the house bill provides that the Cullum amendment shall be added, this requiring the names of indorsers to be made public. (Congressman Aiken and ot)':er mem- : bers of the delegation who have la- 1 bored dilieent.lv to have this bill pass 1 deser. e cr^iit for what tliey have ac- : complished. 1 While Representative Johnson, who first introduced the bill to provide .for t'.:e separate operation of the eastern . i eral hundred million dollars. He referred to t!.:e fact that the legislature had passed a bill authorizing negotiation of leans and direct sales, but providing no appropriation for carrying it into effect; although this legislature, in these !.:ard times, had made larger appropriations o public funds that any legislature which had ever existed in tae State. .That lie deplored I the tendency on the part of botf.i indi-1 viauals and the government to go into debt. He said that the bulk of the taxes were paid by the land and visible property in the 'State, and that ; this was- one year when it was right that the legislature should go slow ; in the expenditure of public money,. and that for that resaon fee was trying to run the Stae war-ehous at as small an expense as possible, but that the sale of one cargo fit cotton abroad 1 would pay all tii-e expenses of the State warehouse system, twice over. y Senator McLaurin is to deliver an address at a mass meeting in Sumter, ^ called by the Farmers' union of Sumter* Clarendon and :Lee, on Friday..' General "Shake-Ups." . % * ' " . J T!u-e new county dispensary board.of Richland county has taken charge, and there is considerable uneasiness apadng 1 the subordinate officials-as-to whet&er or not they will hold ^"emposUions;. .. Ifae disposition' seeds to have a general ""removal" of officiate tltroiighout ; " ^ out the State, wf;ere it is possible to 1 4 "rpmnvp " T.:e argument before Gov. Manning upon the rule which he issued requiring the Barnwell county board to snow cause why they should not be removed l.rom office on charges named, will be resumed today. One o.. the members of the Barnwell board is Mr. B. F. Peeples, the father of Attorney General Peeples. It is understood that the matter fa as caused a great deal j off feeling on both sides in Barnwell ' county. Politic*. Quiet on the Surface. Politics is quiet oil the suriace, dui everybody seems to be watching and waiting for developments. The election upon the question of -State-wide prohibition tins fall will probably bring some politics to the front, if it does not come before that time. The general impression around Columbia seems to be that State-wide , prohibition will be voted by a large majority, but there is no telling, this far aivMd what the outcome a: any | election will be in '?outh Carolina. >'o More Tips. Gov. Manning has signed the antitipping law, and tips t hotel waiters, train porfrrs, etc., are 10w unlawful. J. K. A. i a Given Federal Court sure Dividing State into Two lecommend Johnson for orney; Lyon for Marshal and western districts, was in the conference committee on the legislative appropriation bill tonight, the members of the delegation conferred and unanimously agreed to recommend Mr. Johnson for appointment to the new judgeship. The following: statement was later given out: .. .? ^ "After the passage of the court hill by the house and senate tie senators and members of the house from South Carolina agreed unanimously to recDmmend to the president for appointment as judge of the new district, Congressman Joseph T. Johnson, of Spartanburg. They also unanimously agreed to recommend Hon. J. IWtlliam Thurmond, of Edgefield, for district attorney and C. J. Lyon of Abbeville tor marshal. While no official statement has been made, it is understood that the president will approve the recommendation of the delegation." The delegation tomorrow morning will call on the president in a body md present the act for his approval and will deliver to him a letter recommending the appointment of fMr. Johnson signed by every member of the delegation except Mr. Jcfinson. Tie appointment will in all probability not be made until the next session of congress in December. ? . / ' Death of Infant, Nannie Evelyn, theT-months-old infant daughter oi Mr. and Mrs. John Wood, of West !&nd, died on Thurs 'ay morning and was buried at Rostmonl cemeteVy on Friday afterrnoon at 3 o'clock. Service by the Rev. Gobe Smith. Basket Ball at Chappells. Chappells, March 4.?In a game of basket ball '.:ere Monday afternoon on the high school diamond, the Chappells Loafers defeated the High sd':ool by a score of 17 to 10. The game was noted for hard hitting and bad fielding. The high school lads put up a game 5g)bt, but were too light for the fast loafers. The feature of the game ,vas the fierce rooting o>, the high school fans. Battery for High sccool, Hannah, Watkins and Coleman. Battery for Loafers, ?curry and Watkins. Becital Postponed. Thp midyear rpoital "atMiss Rail's piapo school.has been, postponed to Wednesday (March 10C.1. Friends, of . the school are invitee],.to*be present at tie studio./INJain street, at"8:15 p. m. Wesley Rfoinger. ' ' Leesville, March 3Lt?Wesley Risinger died Sunday morning at his home near Leesville at the advanced age of 82 years, eight months and 19 days. His wife was Miss Shealy. Four children survive: (Mrs. Williamson, of Pomaria; Mrs. Perry Taylor and Mrs. Moses Taylor, of Leesville, and the Rev. P. n Risinger rtf T/^xinston. Mr. Risin ger was an official member of Cedar Grove Lutfceran church since 1878. In the iW&r Between the Sections he served in Company C, Fifteenth South Carolina regiment. The funeral was conducted Monday from his late home, conducted by his pastor tfce Rev. T. K. Roof, assisted by the Revs. J. Austin, J. K. Efird, J. D. Shealy, S. C. Ballentine and P. E. Monroe. SALS FLEET IS MAKING NO IMPRESSION ON FOKT5 The Dardanelles, Monday, March 1.? Via Berlin and The Hague to London, March 4.?-12:4-9 A. M.?(The allied fleet of nine battle ships and two cruisers, most of them English, today again bombarded the forts on the Asiatic side of the Dardanelles, but without success. It seemed to the Associated Press corresypondent that the fleet was unable to locate the Turkish positions. Operations became more spirited during the course of tfoe afternoon,