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ana Jons. Entered at the Postoffice at Newfcrry, S. C, as 2nd cfess matter, E. H. AULL, EDITOR. Friday, May 7, 1915. TFVPFRATE IX ALL THINGS. Columbia, S. C., May 1, 1915. Col. E. H. Aull, Editor Herald and News, Newberry, S. C. Dear Col.:? I note your editorial on the Laurens grand jury foreman's queries and your comment thereon, and would say that if this traffic (in liquor) is properly -i/vn+TTvllori s? oTMt nianv nther law IViiW VliVU, fc* 5* VWV ?? J w- ? violations will go with it. Why don't you give the point of your editorials in favor of the enforcement of^he law and not against it, as th'e general trend of tf.iese editorials show? Come, colonel, get on the right side of this question and quit your sniping Yours very truly, A. H. Kohn. " 9 iLxi L?et us say at cne Deginmng mat, ?c do not know any one for whom he have | a higher regard tftan our friend and j cousin, Arthur Kohn, and we are sur-; prised that he should endeavor toj place up on the side of violation of> place is on the side of violation of stood for law enforcement, and stands for it now. To be perfectly tronk, n- -rv 1 ?TTA 1 mowever, -as vng always iu ucr, nv<, are just a little bit tired of all this J talk about law enforcement. It sounds j like it was intended to be understood that we fcave been a set of heathens. An uncivilized and wild set of animals < I running at large, and all that we need j nAw +/-v thp linimr laws as ! if they were tJbe only laws on the! statute books worthy the attention of j the law officers. It has been so nearly ever since we had the dispensary law. A prominent official is quoted in a speech just the other day as saying that Soutfn Carolina could make 1101 progress until there was law enforce- j ment. We have been living in South Carolina a gc. 1 many years and we do not believe, ani we are not willing to admit, that our people are a lawless i people, or ever have been. It is true j that we are enacting so many laws about so many things, and trying to regulate human conduct by statute to j such an extent, that even a sincere law j abiding man is almost put to tfre neces. j sity of employing a Philadelphia lawyer to keep him posted as to what the j law* is. But we believe that our peo-; pie as a rule deside to abide by the law. Talking about law enforcement, we saw by the papers the other day where tlbree outrages had been committed upon our women and girls in one county in a very brief time. We have seen no special efforts to bring these negro brutes to justice, but all we see is that the sheriffs and magistrates and otfaer i officers must stop the traffic in liquor or they will lose their official position. That's all right. Let's stop tfce illicit sale of liquor. We are with you, but, let us not forget that there are other j laws on the statute books that are just as imporant and should command the j -11 ?^ " -OCT _ ~ 1 ~ TV-,, i. I anenuun 01 our uiuuiaia. i uai is> u-t? point we are trying to make. Do you see it? As to "sniping," we do not know that we exactly understand just what you mean. According to Webster, "to snipe" means "to s^oot at detached men of an enemy's force at long range." We thought we were shooting at close range. Certainly we had no j desire to shoot from ambush, because ; tftat is not our style. What we have I ! to say we say. Sometimes it may be j a little blunt, but we try to be clear enough not to be misunderstood. We i lave never learned how to evade or j straddle. fWle have always had an unfortunate way of saying what we think, trying always to be clear and positive, and to think right. At the ~ ? same time courteous and polite. As to the questions by the foreman of the Laurens grand jury, we said: "These are very important and weighty questions and should have the earnest consideration of the law officers." We see nothing wrong in that, or tfcat could place us on the side of the vio lators of the law. In regard to liquor, we stand with fihe sentiment expressed hy Mr. Underwood in the opening remarks of his speech in congress on December 22, when lie said: "I do not come here today to make an issue on the ques tion as to whether men should be temperate or intemperate in their daily lives. I know of no man wfho would be so false to the teachings of the mother wfco bore him as to advocate intemperance. I not only believe in temperance, so far as the consumption r\f io Kilt T TlPllPVP iiV[UVi AO VVUV/V1 UV/U) UUb -L. ^ ~ in temperance in every walk of life. Men should be temperate in their mental attitude toward other men, as well as temperate in the treatment of their own bodies." That is the doctrine we believe in all things. Temperate in ; speech, temperate in thought, temperate in action, temperate in our criticisms of our fellows, temperate in our judgment of the actions and motives ' ..... I ol otners, temperate in all things. NATIVE OF NEWBERRY. i Col. John W. Ferguson, who died in I Laurens the other day, was not born i in Jacks township, as stated in the | papers, but was a native of Newberry j i county and a son of Dr. Ferguson, | who practiced medicine at Dead Fall i until his death. Col. Ferguson s mofc- ; j er was Miss Polly Peterson, a sister i of Mr. W. G. Peterson, of Newberry. Dr. Ferguson is buried at the Peterson burying ground near Mr. J. W. Long's home, on Saluda river. After the death j of his father, Col. John 1WI Ferguson lived with his uncle, David Peterson, the fattier of W. G. Peterson, and when Mr. David Peterson died iie then made his home with Mr. John T. Peterson. Col. Ferguson was educated for the Presbyterian ministry, but afterwards decided to practice law. Just after the war he taught school in this coun_ j ty and was married to Miss LUary Dorroh, a daughter of Dr. William Dorroh, wfao lived near Bush River church. FIFIY-0>E TEAKS. Yesterday, May 6, was the 51st anniversity of the battle of the Wilderness. In this battle, just at sunrise, Col James D. Nance, of Newberry, was! shot to death. At the same time Mr. "W. G. Peterson, who now lives in Newberry, was severely wounded, from i the effects of wtich he is still slightly j lame. Lieut. W. R. Hunter, Robert i Workman and Andrew Werts, all of "Newberry, were also killed in this bat 'tie. It will be recalled by some tfcat about three years ago The Herald and News printed a cut of the marker which, through the efforts of Mr. W. i G. Peterson, was erected on the bat- j tlefield of the Wilderness to mark the j spot wfcere Col. Nance was killed. Mr. Peterson was sergeant when he was wounded. / We do not see where it is any crime for the farmers to form secret organizations if they desire. No one has any right to conclude that such organization is not for the benefit of the best interest of tfte farmer unless he knows something to the contrary. All- other classes have their organizations and , why not the farmer if he wants to i without the intimation that it is faarm- j ful? Killed by Lightning. Mr. J. J.JEpting, of the Pomaria, section, lost a fine mule by being struck by lightning some time ago. The mule was in the stable. Two hogs were also in the stable and one of! these was killed. No damage was done j the building. SEE US FIRST ] Refrigerators Coolers P Hammocks Porch Rock< rr* i r\ l 1 he tsest Uoods a West-Me Death of Mrs. >?ra Cromer. Miss Nora Wicker Cromer, wife of Mr. Silas J. Cromer, died of tuberculosis on Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock, at her home near Lebanon church, and was buried on Wednesday at 12 o'clock j at Beta Eden, service by her pastor, j the Rev. P. E. Shealy. Mrs. Cromer i was 54 years old and was a consistent member of tJ:e Beth Eden church. Be>. ? A _ 1* A ? ?? n Vi A M #4 i-i i nil /I V? ?? ' biues lit?r uu&uaiiu, sue io suimcu ujr ap four children, Mrs. Howard Fellers, of ifl Old Town; Mr. Fred Cromer, at the!B home place; Miss Mattie Cromer, stu- E dent at Dae West Female college, and ;g Miss Sallie Lee Cromer. Among tnejB other surviving relatives is a brother, | I Mr. Monroe J. Wicker, of Newberry. "We did the best business Saturday I wo bflvo ciripp fall a vpar ago," said one of the town's most 8 . - ! i. 1. . . m ^ m n~ yv? i rl r? X* If Arvi I prominent uusmess men luuaj.?iivxu;n from Batesburg in a daily paper. T.;is IB is similar to a remark made by Mr. !?3 G. L. Robinson, wLen he said he did p the best business Saturday he has done '? since last July, exclusive of the Sat- I urday before Christmas. The May Fete. Don't forget the (May fete and pageant |9 at Boundary Street school tomorrow, |j Friday, night. Ti:e -Vlav queen win oe Eg crowned promptly at S o'clock and those who wis'a to see the queen and . ! her attendants arrive in all their beau- ;H ty should come early. An evening ofjB rare pleasure is promised to all wfco attend. STATEMENT Of the condition of the Bank of Pomaria, located at Pom&ria. S. C., at the close of business May 1, 1915: RESOURCES. Loan and discounts $ 33,744.77 j Pverdrafts 402.80 I Furniture and fixtures 1,984.06 ! Banking f:ouse 1.238.50 ! Due from banks and bankers 9,177.00 i Currency S70.00 Silver and ot'her minor coin 78.64; ^ i 1-- j 1- ? 100 OA ^neeKS diiu casu neuis jLoo.ot Total $47,679.61 | LIABILITIES. CapiL.I stock paid in $15,000.00 \ Undivided profits, less current expenses and taxes paid 3,183.08 ji Individual deposits subject to check 19,250.29 ; Savings deposits 6.072.78 ! Cashier's checks 173.46 ; Bills payable, including cer+ifir?c>tAS fnr mnnpv hor rowed 6,000.00 ! 8l j? Total $47,679.61 1 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, County of Newberry?ss. Before me carn^ Joibn . Aull, cashier gg of the above named bank, who, being I duly sworn, says that the above and I foregoing statement is a true condi- | tion of said bank, as si*:?wn by the books of said bank. John C. (Aull, Cashier. Sworn to and subscribed before me this 6t?a day of May, 1915. rrihos. A. Setzler, Notary Public. S. C. Correst Attest: Z. T. Pinner, R. H. Hipp, rrvu TJ^-^ + rr 1IU4J&. Cj. Directors. DR. F. C. MARTIN Eye Sight Specialist Examines the [ Without the use of drugs, j Satisfaction Guaranteed j I Office over Anderson's Dry Goods I Store. I f UK? ; Freezers ;| brch Shades 1 Swings I ers, Etc. t the Right Prices i irtin Co. I Condensed Statement T! Exchani < NEWBERl To State Bank Examiner MAY Is ASSE Loans and Discounts Overdrafts Bonds and Stocks Owned Furniture and Fixtures Real Estate Owned Cash on hand and in Banks 0 LIABIL Capital Stock Surplus and Profits Dividends Unpaid Deposits, Individual Re-Discounted - Bills Payable ... THE SECRET Why is it that some people are succej $1.00 is not much, but $1 00 a week i each year, to say nothing of the inter cent. Start an account. Don't stop wit you do you are bound to succeed. The Exchange Bank H. L. Parr, President. W. G. Houseai, Vice-Pres. D r* ueu. -D. oruiiit BUYERS OF FORD I $15,00 IT/\M/] A MM/V11V liciiiy luiu miiiuui $50 to Each of Y Announcement was made yesterday ATyinnnir avnanfo "fnou \\00\r $ \jCLL Ii\J VUVJLX y v/v since August 1,1914, in line with the year, when he said that the company a tomers if its sales aggregated 300,000 August ], 1915. According to Mr. Ford's statement} assured at the end of eleven months (J lated year, and he therefore desires to fillment of the tentative promise made thorized statement. ? T\,f~ (WL, ".you may say, saiu ivir. ruiu, uic chaser of a Ford car between August ring the unforeseen, the sum of $50. statement." The reiteration of this promise by M: 000 will be divided this summer by tl It follows the initial profit-sharing pro, nounced more than a year ago, when t of its profits would be distribuced amo: A 1-* n & 1 KUWJ LAK3 AJ Summer's 1400 MAIN STREET ??i?B?? - 1 : of the Condition of I i te jJ ge Bank II at the Close of Business t, 1915. -|JJ $231,53730 750.98 .,800.00 4,000.00 5,500.00 I 27,179.20 J $269,767 48 I ,ities i $ 50,000.00 - , - - 15,524.53 - f - - 252.50 I 172,590.45 10,000.00 21,40000 $269,767.48 OF SUCCESS >sful in life, while others are failures? n your Bank account means $52.00 11.* A est compounded twice a year at ^ per :h the first, keep it up, stick to it?if , of Newberry, S. C. M. L. Spearman, Cashier w t? ixr?n nnrt A nfil nr<Vii r\\i yy. u. yy aiiav;c, noou. waoiiici ir, Attorney 'I I t CARS TO RECEIVE I 0,000 I IH ices Distribution of I ear's Customers I i H hv Henrv FnrH that thp FnrH Mntnr "\1 J -m to every purchaser of a Ford car I promise made by Mr. Ford last . ' vould share its profits with its' cuscars between August 1, 1914; and yesterday, the 300,000 mark is now a i\-i__ o i i m r \ : j _j? _ _x* M nay oi, iiiBieau 01 ine supu settle all doubts regarding the ful- {] on behalf of the company in an au- 1 it we shall pay back to each pur1, 1914, and August 1, 1915, bar You may say that I authorized this , A r. Ford means that at least $ 15,000, - * ^ le company among its customers. ject of the company that was anhe world learned that $10,000,000 , ng its employees. =? ? 1 RE SOLD BY n II ? oarage NEWBERRY, S. C. a i i * ' , i