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fclME LIII, -NOIBEBSI. NEWBEEBY, S. 0. TUESDAY, April 13, 1915. TWICE A WEEK, $1.30 A YEAR. S'EWBEKRY TRUSTEES / DISCUSS PROBLEMS Ample Facilities in E^er.v School IKstrict For All White Children in County to Attend. Special Newberry Correspondence to Columbia State: A meeting of the trustees of the public schools or Newberry county was in thA rrv.irf house on Saturday, at wLicu County Superintendent of Ed^cation Geo. D. Brown presided. Xear-v every school district in the county \>as represented. The subject of compulsory education was discussed at some length, but no resolution of any kind was offered on the subject, thovgh the majority present seemed in fever of the law, somoe -fearing the efi?ct on negro labor in cotton-picking ti^e. A standing count showed *!iat here are ample facilities in every School district in this county for a'.i i-be white children to attend school. ^ ihe trustees indorsed tn-e plan of t;?e B county superintendent, in conjunction W with the county superintendent of Laurens, to hold a summer school for A teachers here this summer, Newberry college having tendered its campus and buildings 'for the purpose. A res> lution was' adopted by the meeting urging t'..e teachers to attend the inr stitute. A resolution was adopted by ? a considerable majority asking th?.' k legislature to increase the salary for fc county superintendent from $900 to ^ $1,500,in this county; some thought $1,200 would be enough, but the larger figure carried by about five to one. ? ? Kv f)iQ r>bair. -Announcemeni ?as moaC u; man that arrangement are in progress for a greater baby show and seventh grade commencement in Newberry f.\iay . Tie baby show is to be | under the auspices of the civic association, t)':e commencement exercises being incident to the promotion of all seventh grade pupils in the county into the high schools. The i trustees adopted resolutions expressive ^ of regret that Superintendent Brown is soon,,to leave ttoe work and con^gratulated him on his promotion to i "position of supervisor of the rni'l v Vschools of the State. An election was held yesterday in Whitmire school district on the quesTion of voting a special two mill tax. in addition to the special two mills V \cted some time ago. Tl:e vote was V $2 to 0. A vote in Rutherford school A district on Friday on- tie question of W a two mill special tax was carried by " Belfast school district voted today on a special two mills tax. This is a line school, attended by pupils from both Newberry and Laurens counties. It is understood the tax carried, hut the figures are not available as ye:. Kinards district has ordered an elec~ ? ; 11 _ ""nnJol t?av a 7i r\ IlOIl On 3- l\vo uiiiis a(/cviai wa, Wheeland has ordered an election c-i an additional tax of two mills, having two mills already. Wheeland is the first district in ti e county to secure compulsory school attendance, practically every qualified voter in the district having signed a petition for il. The Woman's Club. Mrs. W. G. Houseal was hostess for the Woman's club on Thursday afternoon. T e subject was "?Art of England," and roll call was responded to with current events. The leader, Mrs. W. H. Hunt, read an article on the development of early English painting, and other articles of interest were read on the folowing subjects: 'A Quarter of a Century of English Sculpture," !Miss Elizabeth Dominick; "Canterburg Cathedral?Its Architecture and Its Story/' Mrs. E. B. Setzler, ''The Last Decade of English Art,"' Mrs. J. X. McCaugl:rin. Mrs. Hermni) Wright wase lected delegate to the State federation in Bennettsville, with Miss Fannie Aicuaugnrm as aucina^, and the president made Miss Elizabeth Dominick fcer appointee. EXERCISES AT MOLLOHOX MILL SCHOOL At t':e Mollohoa Mill school on Saturday afternoon at 4:30 o'clock there -.-. in v, ? floo- rakin?" arid thp Dre "ill uc a. i u.w.u;l ? 4 sentation of a Bible to the Mollofcon Mill school by the Junior Order of American 'Mechanics. Addresses will be made by C. B. Webb, of Statesville, X. C., national (vice-consul; W. P. Thompson, of Laurens, State consu1, I. H. Hunt, member of Che local organization, and Ernest Anderson and O^o D. Brown, Jr. Everybody is invited. M'MESTIONS TO HOUSEWIVES FOR CLEAN-UP WEES Gov. Slaton has indorsed the move' nif-nt. inan^nratpH hv the federation and has named April 5 to 12 as "cleanup week"' in Georgia. This action is most gratifying to tJ.e women throughout that State. Suggestions for Work. 1. Take away all ti'.:e ashes and trash from your back yards immediately Send your rubbish to the dumping | ground. I 2. Suggest to several men wild ! teams that they drive through the aiI leys witi.; a sign, "Clean-up Wagon,' on their wagons; also a bell caliins ' attention. People are only too glad ic ' pay such a man for hauling t^e1* trash away. i 3. Burn all the rubbish that ^\ii! I burn. Clean your vacant lots and alj ley ways. / 4. Make vour street and parking loo'-; ) as trim and well kept as possible. 5. Refrain from throwing eld pap?r, banana and orange ' skins into the street. Plant somp srass and flower se?do to make your home beautiful. 7. If your store front is dingy, paint it. 8. If you have unsigf tly old buggies or traps in your back yard, tmove them. 9. If ti'.:ere are unnecessary, unsightly, tumble down sheds in your bacs yard, tear them down. They detract from the beauty of your home and the town. Open spaces and fresh air are better. 10. If your walk is an eyesore tc those traveling over it, repair it or build a new one. 11. Clean out ti e alleys back of the : business houses at once. / i By all means do your part to heltJ make your town cleaner and more attractive. | If yen see in your dear city a "bloi' reacft out both hands to help erase it, House cleaning is contagious. When our neighbor cleans her lace curtains we want to do the same. Let us .set ; the example on the outside and se-: tl' e effect. t * ? Blair-CromOr. i Strother, April 10.?A pretty wedding was solemnized on Thursday ; evening, April 8, at Rose Hill, the j home of Mr. and Mrs. Jno. W. Blair, ! when their daughter, Miss Leonora '-VI, 1 Blair, became the bride of Edgar Croj mer. The ceremony was performed by | the Rev. F. D. Vaughn at 7:'30 o'clock I in the presence of the family and a j few intimate frien-ds. The bride, carrying a bouquet of j wiite carnations, was charming in her | traveling costume oof dark blue cloth. I Immediately after the ceremony tne j guests repaired to the dining room; i where refreshments were served informally. The color scheme of yellow an?J , white, with green smilax, was carried ! out effectively throughout t! e house. The groom is a successful youn* j business man of Spartanburg. | The happy pair left that night o:: ! the 10 o'clcock train for Columbia, ic ] take an early tram the next day far a i honeymoon trip through western Nort-: I Carolina. | After the conclusion of this trip ?*lr. j and Mrs. Cromer will be at home t*j j their friends at Spartanburg. The Drayton Rutherford Chapter. Twenty members attended the April meeting of Drayton Rutherford chapter, U. D. C., on Tuesday afternoon a4 the home of Mrs. <W. G. Houseal, in Caldwell street. In the absence of the president, the first vice president. Mr.-; L. W. Floyd, presided. Several maiteds of business were transacted and i plans for Memorial day and the vet erans' dinner were discussed. It wa* decided to decorte ti'.ie graves o! Confederate dead on Sunday afternoon preceding May 10. Pledges to Shi!o!i and the scholars!"ip funds were renewed. This being Siiiloh day, the committee in charge arrangedt he historical program with this great bati.'? for the'subject. }Mrs. W. H. Hunt read an account of t'":e battle, Mrs. W. H. a r\f Q!Ki1r?h \-y<xI wi.it: a. yv/^rm, ? u^->-o \jl uuiwu, and questions relating to the bat:ic were asked and discussed by the members. A half hour following: the program afforded opportunity for social intercourse and for the enjoyment oi the refreshments served. THE XEWS OF PROSPERITY. i 3Ilss Elizabeth Hawkins Entertain Fair Visitors?People Who Are Coming and Going. Special to The Herald and News. Prosperity, April 12.?'Dr. and Mis 0. B. Simpson spent the week-end ii Cowpens. Prof. W. E. Black, of Lexington, In been visiting '.is brother, Mrs. L. A Black. Mrs. Ernest Eedenbaugh, of Atlanta is ti' e guest of Rev. and Mrs. Z. \V ' Bedenbaugh. i Mr. J. C. Taylor spent the week-en; J in Columbia. 1 ' j Mrs. G. Y. Hunter is in Columbi, j fcr a few days. : [ Mr. /W. E. Oxi.er and daughter, Mis . Aubrey, are visiting in Saluda. ).\Ms6 Ellie Cousins, of Xewberrv i - i snent. flip wpek-end with her sister j Mrs. Frank Merchant. ' I l\lrs. C. T. Wyche and daugiters { Misses Tsoline and Cairo, were shop ! pers in Columbia Saturday, 'i Mr. and Mrs. !A. H. I\o' n and Mi j !i. S. Kolin are guests at tr.e Wis hotel. Chief of Po'ice Waldrop spent Sau day in Greenwood with his mother, i Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Black and Mi.* . i Essie Black visited their parents h : Saluda Sunday. ! , . . j Messrs. .J. u ana \v. j. wise an* : (Vrs. A. G. Wise spent Moirday in Co ; lumbia. | Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Morris and sci 1 Marion spent the week-end in Lyke land. Mrs. Minnie Curlee lias returned ti f! Winnsboro, after a week's stav witi i lier daughter, t.YJ.rs. J. 5, "Wheeler. ' j Miss Kate Barre and Little Mar, ' | Werts have returned from a short stiv | at Columbia. j Mr. and Mrs. A. G. I'Wse, Messrs. S '! S. Birge and W. J. Wise and Mr?. .] F. Brown attended the funeral of Mrs ; ' | J. P. Mahon Saturday in Newberry. I Misses Maybin, of Chester, and Wy ! I ; lie, of Oak Grove, spent the week-en< i with Mrs. C. H. Xabers. On Saturday evening Miss Elizabet! I Hawkins entertained in honor o " i Misses Maybin and Wylie, guests o ; Mrs. C. H. Xabers. Progressive roo! ! was tf.:e feature of t! e evening. J ' delicious ice course was served. j tounty neairai society. '! 'The Xewberdy County Medical so . j ciety held its regular meeting in Di j Maye's office Friday morning with ; j number of physicians present. The sc . j ciety has taken on new life recently J Its membership is already tl:e larges J in its history and there is bright pros j pect of still increasing ti'.-e number j At this meeting Drs. H. B. Senn an< ; j 0. B. Simpson were elected member ' i of the society, and a number of th< old members were reinstated. It i : very probable that by the time tlv State convention meets, April 19-2'J the society will be entitled to two de1 ; I cgate. in oraer to piuviue ii/i contingency the society elected D: J no. B. Setzler the second delegat and Dr. 0. B. Mayes alternate. After discussing the proposeamendments to the State medical prac j tive act, t)'.:e society decided to sen j its delegates to the convention unin ; structed. j The society then adjourned to mee j way 14, at 6 p. m. Jno. B. Setzler, Sec. Stores Close at Six O'clock. We, the undersigned, do hereb; agree to close our places of busiues at 6 o'clock beginning April loth, li last until September 1st: ! The .T. T. Mayes Co. Lominick & Reiglbley. Brown, Hipp & Swittenberg. i j Newberry Hardware Co. Pnrcell & Scott. Wm. JoC.nson & Son. j Summer & Hipp. "Wheeler-Langford Co. E. M. Evans & Son. Bullock Bros. .T. T. Dennis. E. Huglh Summer. Summer Bros. Clothing Store. Ewart-Perry Co. Johnson-McCracken Co. j C. & G. S. iMower Co. E. M. Lane & Co. Joe L. Jones. T. M. Rogers. West-Martin Co. f Rose Anthonj. R. C. Sligh. \ r i SPONSORS APPOINTED s To Attend Reunions in Columbia and Richmond Tiie State. In general order No. 4,1A. L. Gaston. ' division commander of the Sons of Confederate veterans, announces the appointment of sponsors as follows: "It gives me pleasure to announce the appointment of Miss Vina Norwood Patrick, of lAnderson, S. C., as sponsor t. . ior the South Carolina division, Sous of Confederate Veterans, and '.Viiss Virginia Saunders, of Statesburg, S. C.. : as maid of honor, and Mrs. Harriet R. Ji'h^rharfH r>f f'lipsfpr S f!_ as matron J ! of) onor to attend the annual reunions to be held at Columbia, S. C., on April ? 22 and 23, and Richmond, Va., on June 3, 4 and 5. They will attend both o: these reunions and all social futiclions gi en in honor of the Sons o: Confederate Veterans and c-f the Un:'. ed Confederate Veterans on these oej casions." -w " | Calvin Crozier Chapter. . ! TAp;;!nr mnnti lv meetine nf t*:i^ Calvin Crozier chapter, 1". D. C., was i held on Tuesday afternoon with Mrs.! Herman Wright, in Calhoun street Among other matters of business dis 1 mussed were p'ans for the banquet to fce furnished by t'.e chapter for on j order o;' theM asons on t' e evening of - the 19th. It was decided to give the proceeds of the "movies" on the 14th i to Shiloh fund in addition to the ,$20 - already pledged. Tfce time of meetings was changer from t!'.:e first Thursday y to ine nrsi ruesaay 01 eauu muuu , The date of this meetink being the 53rd anniversary of the great battle of Shlloh, t'.e historical program on tcis subject was carried out. Miss Luc-ile y Wallace read an account of the battiO. Mrs. L. G. Eskridge an account of the death of Gen. Albert Sidney .Johnston and the historian the annual repor: '' of the director general qf Shilo'i fund \t the conclusion or' business, t>':e hos" tcss served an enjoyable saiad cour u. I I RURAL GRADED SCHOOLS. , Distrct. Dist. Xo. Amount. f St. Lukes, St. Lukes... 13 $?00.00 : . Swilton, Swilton 19 200.0c | A I ^ Pcmaria, Pomaria 26 2Q0.00 Hunter-Dewalt, Jolly St 33 3v0.f?0 Trinity, Trinity 45 200.00 lalapa, .Jalapa 48 200.00 - Silverstrect, Silverstreet 58 200.00 a $1,600 CO Certain Requirements for School to . Be Entitled to S are in $200 Appropri- I t ation?Wi.:en any rural district in - South Carolina shall levy and collect a special school tax of not less than 7 fA.,? I A \ millf ond urliori C^Vinnl 17: * luui i "r I ujiiio, ciiiu " jivu ia. ? i such district employs two certified p teachers :or a school term of not less ? than six months, and w! en suclh school s has an enrollment of not fewer than ' fifty pupils and an average daily at tendance for the session of not few?1" ? than thirty pupils, and when such school is taught in a comfortable and ? sanitary building provided with ?'.:e minimum equipment prescribed by the i State board of education, and when it - uses a course of study and classificai ticn approved by the State board of - education, it shall be entitled to receive State aid under this act to the t amount of $200 per year. Requirements lor $300 'Appropriation?When any rural school district in South Carolina shall levy and col y lec-t a special school tax of not less 5 ti an four (4) mills, and wtaen such 3 school employs three or more certified teachers for a school term of not less than seven months, and when such ccheol has an annual enrollment of not fewer than seventy-five pupils, and and average daily attendance for tv.e session of not fewer tl. an forty pupi-.5, and when such school is taught in a comfortable and sanitary building pro. vided with the minimum equipmen' prescribed by the State board of ed'i cation, and wnen it uses a course ui study and classification approved by the State board of education, it shsJ! be entitled to receive State aid under this act to tlr.e amount of $300 per year. If your sci':ool is in need of money, consul the office of county superintendent of education at once. Other schools are being helped. Why no", yours? Geo. D. Brown, Co. Supt. Ed. Y' *' ' Vrfit iiinil'r ' PRINZ EITEL FKIEDRICH FINALLY INTERNES Captain of Haider Signs Agreement Not to Violate Neutrality Laws of the United States. Norfolk, Va., April 9.?T:.e German auxiliary cruiser Prinz Eitel Friedric, was interned late today at the Nort ii-h nr-r. e-Vin will rpmilin i iKJit\ nci > y j ai u, '? iiVi c auc " m * until the end of the European war. Thousands of people lined up the river front to greet t^e commerce raider oa her arrival from Newport News. Tugs ;ind steamers in Hampton Roads saluted as she passed. * The Eitel Friedricf.i tonight occupies a berth near the historic frigate Constitution. After the cruiser reached the nevy j -i /-i j ? f/N i vara ^oiniuaiiuer i xnei lciiciis w em, iu the office of Rear Admiral Beatty, the commandant,'and signed an agreement not to violate tJ :e neutrality laws of ti e l"nited States. He was informed that he and the officers and crew of the German cruiser would be extended the liberty of Norfolk and vicinity. They will live aboard their 'vessel. Tomorrow the breech blocks of the j Eitel's guns, part of her machinery and !. er wireless apparatus will be removed. j Death of Young Man. Fi'intt Hamilton .Iulien. eldest fou ! of Mr. B. E. .Juiien, died late Thurs- ! day a:ternoon at! is father's home, at j vielena, in his twenty-fourth year. He j was a young man of sterling qualities | and died in the conviction of the Lii-1 theran cfcurch, being a member of the Church of the Redeemer, t!:.is city. His mother was Miss Beulah E. Greneker, of Newberry. He is survived in his immediate family by his father, stenmc-ther and tores brothers, Carl Thomas, Richard Greneker and Llo^'1 Allyn, the latter being a son of !he second marriage. Alter a long illness, borne with re markable fortitude, patience and submission, while *et making a brave fight :or recovery, he fell peaceful!: asleep at t e twilight hour, conscious almost to the end. T e following young men acted pallbearers: .Jackson Bowers, Olio Bowers, Guy Gcggans, LeRoy Sailer, Bennie Burn and James Leavell. He was buried in Rosemont ceme tery. The funeral services were neiu at the gra>\e, conducted by the R?v. Edward Fulenwider, 0:1 Friday afternoon, and he was laid to rest by i.he side of his mother, who died the IS: . of July, 1904. He Las gone, at the beautiful Eastertide, "through the grave and gate of death," to join the many loved ones ''in the golden land of beauty." where suffering can not come. "Lord Jesus grant uim rest and light in that fair land whic!i knows no night." Death of Mr. .1. A. Mayer. Mr. .J. Adam Mayer, one of the oldest citizens of Newberry county, died ar i the home of his daughter, Mrs. L. B. j Frick, near Little (Mountain, Frida-', April 9, and was buried Saturday at1 Zion church, near Prosperity. Mr. Mayer was 85 years of age and had ? - ? ^ iiic. lifo a c 0 nrnsnprnis SptTIll UlUiSl U1 uiq uj w. farmer near Prosperity. He was born near Little Mountain, near Piney Woods cjiurch, of Lexington countv, where his forefathers v-ad i settled when they came from Germany. Coming from a large family of seven sisters and four brotohers, he is Siii- | vived by one brother, Mr. Anderson Mayer, and one sister. Mrs. Adam Monts. He is also survived by three 1 daughters, Mr. G. L. Dreher and Mrs. L. B. Frick, of Lexington county, ana . Mrs. D. Q. Wilson, near Xewberr/, j where -e had made his home for tjie past fifteen years. There are als;j to mourn his departure fifteen living grandchildren and four great-grandcfcildren. Mr. i . ayer was a devoted husband, J a loving father, a kind neighbor and a good and useful citizen. He has beer, a consistent member of St. Peter *. Evangelical Lutheran church since childhood. He will be greatly missed by his family and all who knew him. He I'rad a great fondness for children.. and was delighted to be in the company I of young people. He was a man of a strong physical constitution and always enjoyed the best of health. He was confined to his bed only d'_ree days before his deaili and the cause of his deal.: v.as erysipelas. v, : ? - kirtfiii I d V-'t iati MANY PARDONS ASKED. Gov. Manning Transmits Requests to State Board. The State. The State board of pardons, meeting here yesterday, received 30 petitions for pardon and parole from ? Gov. Manning. The board will be in session for several days. Members of the board are: Henry C. Tillman, of Greenwood; David G.Ellison, of Columbia, and W. E. Jenkinson, of Kingstree. The members j were appointed several days ago by the governor. The terms of tihe members of t' e old board had expired when the appointments were made. CLAIMS SEGKOES GET >0 JUSTICE Unusual Plea For Alleged Murderer Held in Philadelphia and Wanted in South Carolina. Washington, April 10.?Release on l abeas corpus of Frederick Brown, a ; negro, held in Philadelphia for exi tradition to South Carolina to answer | to a murder charge, was sought in the j supreme court to.lay on the ground I that a constitutional guarantee of a I f::ir trial is a dead letter in South Carolina in so far as negroes are concerned. "Public sentiment is suci'i in toe State of South Carolina that negroes may be lynched in the most horrible manner and their bodies distributed as souvenirs," the brief filed with tne court declares. "These atrocities go unpunished for tLe reason that no jury could be found to convict those guilty of the bffense. It is the unvritten law that if a negro is so unfortunate as to kill a white man he may be killed or1 lynched as an outlaw by any one who has the time to indulge in t:.e diversion." Brown was denied a writ in thd Pennsylvania courts. OIL MILL DAMAGED. Fire Partially Destroys Property of Clinton Company. The State. A :i ia mi. . _ ^ ^ 9 bunion, April jlu.? iae pruyeriy u: counded shortly after 6 o'clock, when company was partially destroyed this afternoon by fire. 'H e alarm was sunded shortly after 6 o'clock, wfcen the linter room was discovered in a complete blaze. Two ginneries, tie fertilizer plant and two warehouses were completely destroyed, while tho press rooms were saved, though cou siderably damaged. The total loss aggregated several thousand dollars, \vi ic<i was partiallycovered by insurance. The cause of the fire is unknown. WILL TEST WEB LAW liquor Case Before Supreme Court Was: ington, April 10.?Briefs wer? filpz-1 in tlio <nnrpnip r-nn rt 7\. I .. ? V. i crse to determine the constitutionality of t':e Webb-Kenyon law, applying to liquor shipments from "wet" to "dry'' territory, as interpreted by the Kentucky State courts, which held that it prohibited tjuca; shipments for personal use as distinguished from sr.] A\ Tne Adams Express Company, on appeal, contends that the law is Liuconstitutional if. it has such an application. > Cases involving the interpretation of the law have arisen in Kentuckv, Delaware. Tennessee, Texas,Alaban; , North Carolina and Virginia. ATTEMPTS TO WRECK TRAITS' Cross Ties Placed .on Track in Oconee ! The State. Walhalla, April 10.?An attempt was ' made last night to wreck the Blua Ridge special that left at midnight for Anderson. Cross tics were plac .. in two places near .lames oiaiiim. x.:>. gas-electric car carried an extra coacu. Both coaches were filled with passengers returning from tl:e school fair and oratorical contest at Walhalla. T'.e Clemson band was aboard. ?-^ Clerk?Mr. Ooldburg, as I am to marry, I would like more salary." Boss?How mucin more do you want? x Clerk?Ten dollars a week. Boss?My gracious! How manywomen are you going to marry??Chicago News.