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/ ' ?? illE Un, XCXBER 3"2. NEWBERRY, S. 0* FRIDAY, MAY 21. 1915. TWICE A WEEK, $1.50 A YEAR. msn^r UK TOOK FIRST HONORS Wvoy IX. HOSE WAGON RACE AT GREENWOOD. V (Winning Team Had Lead of Two-fifths ; of a Second Over Its Closest Competitor. Newberry's fire department won first prize for the best time in the races at the firemen's tournament at , Greenwood Wednesday. Their time was better by 2-5 second than tfce nearest contestant, Columbia's team coming V next. Greenwood won the third prize. The races were about the most in- j teresting of tbe day's events and were! witnessed by a large crowd of people. Many Anderson people attended- the tournament and stayed in Greenwood v.Anorn +Viq Vowhprrv ma dp flip WM I ti-ll UU5U iuvvc. ^ w w- ? ^ v ^ , \ run to the hydrant in 13 2-5 seconds, j I and had water at the nozzle in 29 1-5 W seconds. This was the best time made j during the day,' botl'a for running to L the hydrant and in making connecP tions. Columbia came second, with 14 seconds to the hydrant and 29 4-5 sec-1 I onds with water at the nozzle. Green- j wood was third with 14 !3-5 seconds to! tl:e hydrant and water at the nozzle in j 1 30 1-5 seconds. All of these runs and i connections were mad3 in excellent time. ? The time of all teams was as fol I Team Hydran. Total. I Newberry 13 2-5 29 1-51 Columbia 14 29 4-5 Greenwood 14 6-5 30 1-5 Marion 14 30 2-5, - Abbeville 13 4-5 31 1-5 I Bishop vil I e '..14 31 2-5 Union 14 2-5 31 3-5 t * a r oo I sumter ?* *-o u-i Darlington 13 4-5 33 Bennettsville 16 35 2-5 | The winner of the race was one of the few single teams in the contest. The horse driven by the Newberry team is 25 years old, and for t?e past 12 years participated in the annual tournaments. He has been a winner a number of times and is perhaps the | I best trained fire horse in the State. He knows much more about tournaments and races, as well as fires, than many drivers and firemen. ENGLISH CHANNEL CHOKED. * Full of Mines, Nets, Etc., Says Captain of Minnehaha. H New York, May 18.?Capt. Claret; of I the Atlantic transport liner Minnehalfca, k^vhicili arrived here today from London, KrZld the British admiralty had choked the English Otannel between Dover W - and Calais, with mines, nets and other W obstructions until a channel only a W third of a mile -was open. "German I submarines can not get into the chank nel from the North Sea and must skirt the nortlh of Scotland to reach their field of operations off the Irish coast," he said. Falrylew Items. 1 1- J C ~; A we nave nau some mie laius anu the crops whicfo were not-up are com- j ing nicely now and the grain will be ! helped out considerably. Mr. and Mrs. 0. S Gores spent Saturday night and S'lndiy with relatives ^ in this community. Miss Xellie Xichois was the guest of iMr. and Mrs. robn P. Mills Sa:urday night and Sunday. Mr. Elmer Emerson and sister, Miss Ellie, of Saluda, spent- Saturday rug'tt with Mr. J. W. Waits z tiv family. Miss Minnie Fulme? speni the day "with her friend, Miss crisis Shealy, of Little Mountain, on Sunday, i Mr. Bushnell Millar aud.'famiiy, of the Mt. Pilgrim seocion, spent Sunday at the home of Mr. J. W\ Stockman. Olr. and Mrs. C. E. Bowers sp^nz the week-end at Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Mills'. A good many of the young follis from our communiry attended tfte commencement at Little Mountain on last Tues-J f v . UCtJ lllgil L. The.health of this community is very good at this writing. Attention Rural Carriers. C 1 > The rural carriers of Newberry county will meet at Newberry court house May 31, at ll.o'oclock a. m. for the purpose of electing officers and delegates for the State convention. l Let every carrier be present, f B. T. YOUNG, Pres. W. G. Peterson, Secty. THE SEWS OF FOX ARIA. 1 Closing Exercises of School?Sew Pustor Takes Charge June 1. DA.nn.ttl XCIM/Iiai, Special to The Herald and News. Pamaria, May 20.?The Pomaria Graded school had its closing exercises on last Wednesday night, May 12, with a large attendance. The patrons and friends of the school witnessed an unusually good program. The teachers, Prof. Barber and Miss Lucy Ligon,> deserve commendation on tne exi.imtion. Every phase of the program was Lwell rendered; but special mention j should be made concerning the grad I uating exercises. ! Mr. Robert Berley, the president of i the class, made a splendid speech and a good presiding officer. | '.Miss Lurline Aull was the historian, Miss Lois Hertz the poetess; orator, j Jessie Kibler, subject "University and T'wun T3o f r<irwticm " X I UC J- Uli J.V/IASJA4.A* I Miss Rosalyn Williams read the essay. ; | j. Song, "Gold and Black." Prophetess, Xarvis Seizler. The class will was read by Miss -Vera Kinard. Valedictorian, Miss Felicia Koon. Upon request of the president, rroi. Barber responded with several gratifyr 5 remarks. He expressed his appreciation of the people of Pomaria, of the liberal support given L^m by the [ trustees and his pleasant associations i with the student body. At this point of his remarks Cecil Berley, of the sixth grade, was presented with an honor pin. Then lie called the attention of the graduating class to the subject of paramount importance, education in its true sense. , True education,/he said, means the drawing out and development of all the human faculties, and tl':e preparation of the boy or girl for the duties of life." The discussion of-the three phases of education, he said, was intellectual, industrial and moral. These ti':ree kinds of education were eloquently presented. In concluding his remarks to the class, he wished that i the consciousness of duty well performed, of suffering nobly endured, and life faithfully served. He assured them unfailing and affectionate remembrance. The writer also had tT:e pleasure of attending the closing exercises of the Jolly Street school Friday night. May ! 14, which was a credit to the teachers, J pupils and patrons of ti':e school. About I 500 people attended this school closj ing, and witnesses an evidence of a' fast growing school. i Rev. S. C. Ballentine, of Leesville, j :has been called to take charge of the .Betnienem cnarge. Mr. jsaiienune comes to us very highly recommended. He will take charge of the work here on June 1, preaching his first sermon at St. Matthew's. s The following^school teachers havfe returned from the various schools where they have been teaching for the past school term: Misses Eugenia Hentz, Anderson; Katie Wilson, Salley; Ethel Seybt, Xesmitln. The fol lowing have returned to their respective homes: Misses Louise Richardson, Mountville; Ella Langston, Laurens; Iva Eaddy, Andrews; Jessie Rutherford, Blairs; D. F. Baker, Cameron; Julia Setzler, Pomaria. i.yiiss juucy l^igon is speuumg a icw days in Columbia. Rev. Beckett, of Whitmire, spent a few days trie past week with Mrs. B. M. Setzler and preached at tlbe Methoriict />hnrf>h SnnHav Rev. J. F. Ligon. on (his way to Woodruff, spent the first part of the week with his mother, Mrs. R. C. Ligon. 1 Mrs. W. A. Dunn, pf Newberry, spent Wednesday with Mrs. B. M. Setzler. Miss Lula Crooks of tJhe St. Matthews section, visitprt at Mr. T. E. Hentz's the past week. Miss Hettie Stone, of iMountville, spent a few days with tier friend, Miss Ethel Seybt. The Junior Missionary society held a very interesting meeting in the Lutheran churd'a Sunday evening at 8:30. 'Prof Derrick, of Newberry college, made a fine talk, in addition to the regular program. rii ir _ m a ? n v * Maie noney ror tne sciwois. "Mr. John L. Epps has received from the State superintendent of education a check for $840 for Ibigh schools, as follows: Little Mountain, $320; Prosperity, $300; Whitmire, $220. For build: e j ?OAA I 'lUg iUUU, ouiy i ua, ?ovv. TWELVE &<$><$> & <&<?><$ /i- <?><$> ? & $> <S> <? <S> j $> <$> S> THE IDLER. <8> I <5> <3> j ? ^ ^ (V 'v *!/ 'v *? ? ? j . . .. i Some one. a little while ago, sent me i the following note: "For The Idler to j use some time as his own suggestion. ! It belongs to his creed. First sight of j tr.e card brought The Idler to mind." j And here is the card to which refer' ence is made: i i j i "When you have a thought that's1 i cneery, . Pass it on; It will surely aid the weary, Pass it on; Give it freely, do not keep it, | Fill your measure full, ?':.en heap it; I Later you will surely reap it; Pass it on." '! I am surely pleased and gratified that t'.:e reading of any such beautiful | and sweet and thoughful sentiment as | this would bring to the mind of any [ good person something that T had writ! ten. and. that any one should ascribe ' to me a creed like this. It is true teat | this is my creed. But so often people ' ! misjudge you that it is truly gratifying i and refreshing to be accorded even that which is due you. When I find someo..ing that I good I want i to pass it on to some one else. If it j has helped me and made me feel bet-: ter and act better, I want to pass it on so that some one else may have some of the good. It does not make you poorer, bui it will enrich you to, j give of this. You know that we are told that we grow by giving and doing, and that we accumulate by giving away ; and using ourselves to help other^This great war that is going on is the out- i come of selfishness and selfishness is ! the outcome of the greed for money? ! wealth?and the commercial spirit; " T 1 J AT . ? ? 4-J I wmca ilus iaK.eu uuiu ui iuc cumci world, and the God of hosts is going to bring -men together &ven be done through suffering and blood. ?o? By the way, I heard the otfcer day, and this reminds me of it, that even r AAm V?o /I 1 tlie ivccpci ui tiic iauico icoi i wui nciu been possessed, to a small degree at least, ?of this sordid and selfish and greedy spirit of t''"e age, and that accounted for the clover taking posses sion of the beautiful grass that is usually to be seen on the monument square. This is the last place where 'such a spirit should predominate, I , hope I may be permitted to say. You will recall that this square was mowed only a few days before Memorial day, and that t'fce burr clover was very luxuriant. I understand that the reason for this was that the keeper of the rest room protested so vigorously against the cutting of the clover tftat the authorities were rather too timid ! to dare to nave it cut until some of the other organizations got in after | them. The purpose for desiring tfrat! the clover remain was to gather the ' seed and sell them, and thus make a little money. Perisn such a thougfct. j How could any one with the high i ideals of the keeper of the rest room j ever think suclb a thought? Let us hie back to the days of unselfish service j J and help instill the love of the beauti-1 ful and create a desire for good senti- i ! ment, and help these ladies and girls ; I tr? ii9vo q vision <sn that tihev mav see ; something in the world beside the almighty dollar. I am surprised, because it seems to me when I passed ; along the street by the old court house some wthile ago, I saw beautiful flowers on either side of the walkway that leads to this delightful spot wftere j the ladies from town and country love to congregate and while away the idle moments, and it has also seemed to me that tJtev were saying, i "I am going where the flowers bloom. And the honey-bee hums, Where are srirls are always singing:, Where the oriole's nest is swinging." 1 Now, listen, I am not raising any question with any one, nor am I criticizing or finding fault, but I am commending. ?o? And tlbeihthey tell me that the rea son that the clover has not been mowed on the court house square is that Supervisor Sample has been possessed of this same spirit, and that he wants to get some seed so tiiat he may plant some of this clover on the ground at nr\nr farm ta bp'n enrich it. Die *. - -w you ever! Isn't it terrible! It is worse than an army with banners. Burr j \ clover has come into its own. It must j be valuable. Wonder if any one has . told Supervisor Sample that t':.e ladies 1 and others interested, some wlcile ago, j had a landscape architect to come over j to Xewberry at considerable expense j to lay out these grounds, and tell the e ladies how to plant the trees, and that, i t';e convicts spent several days or i weeks or months in grading and plan- c ning and working this place so as to i make it a beautiful lawn, and that it < should not be turned over to any such i sordid purpose as raising burr clover, j Wonder if any one has told Mr. Sample ( t hot the o-rnu-incr r?f hurr elover will ( kill all the grass whici'a has been start-' i ed at such trouble and expense? Won- t der if any one 'has whispered to Mr. ] Sample that the ladies are very much i up iifc arms against this mercenary spirits whici'a he is exhibiting in raising i burr clover on what was intended to j hp a hpflntifnl lawn, arid to be mowed t regularly so that the grass might t grow? Now, I know i.Mr. Sample, that ; is, I have seen i':.im, and I have always ' heard he was a very reasonable man, ] and very much of a diplomat, and I am < sure if some one will see him or < plain all this to him he will do just i what,the ladies want him to do. and ( ?. ere will be a very beautiful grass 1 lawn growing?that's it?growing on the court house square. And then he i should put Gene Werts and John Epps J - /-it J - ?^ ana uannon tsiease ana uiauue ouuum-. i pert and George Brown and John Gog- j gans iout there by turns and let them j do thfe mowing and the other work : that is necessary to keep the lawn j beautiful. It will help them to get a ] + AT-nmi CO inner ^Ativiou. Did; you ever read that beautiful little p?>em of Rudyard Kipling on the "little^word "If?" Well, it is worth your whiMvand it comes in mighty good and . 1 appropriate just at this time and in 2 ti.is connection. Read it. Here it is. ( ' nni. ?? T ? m T*Aiiop'n | 1 j. lieu i am _i J' ( By Rudyard Kipling.) I If you can ket*, your head when all about you i j Are losing theirs and blaming it on 1 . VA11 ( J \JL4 , It If you can trust yourself when all men i are doubting you, But make allowance for their doubt- ] ing too ; If you can wait and not be tired by waiting Ar Vinincr liorJ ahftnt dnn 't /Ipal in lies, i ( Or being hated don't give way to hat- . ing, i, And yec don't look too good, nor talk too wise; i If you can dream?and npt make; dreams your master; |. If you can think?and not make thoughts vour aim. If you can meet with Triumph and , 1 Disaster And treat these two imposters just ! the same; ' If you can bear to hear the truth < you've spoken j1 Twisted by knaves and make a trap j for fools, i ( Or watci'.i the things you gave your life ' i to, broken, ' j ( And stoop and build 'em up with j worn-out tools; j < '!< If you can make one heap of all your , winnings, j And risk it on one turn of pitch-and- c tpss, * And lose, and start again at your be- , t ginnings And never breathe a word about ^ your loss; If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew < To serve your turn long after they are gone, j And so hold on when there is nothing! < in vrvn J VIA ^ Except the will which says to them: 'Hold oh!' 1 i ; If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue, Or walk with Kings?nor lose the common toutfa, If neither foes nor loving rriena can hurt you, { If all men count with you, but none' too much; If you can fill the unforgiving minute With sixty seconds' worth of distance run, Yours is the Earth and. everything treat's in it, |' And?which is more?you'll be a,1 man. my son! i ?The Idler. $ CAN'T CHANGE POLICY. _____ i ierlin Newspapers Say American Pol-: irv Is Inconsistent. Berlin, iMay 38 (via London).?The j 'vening newspapers, discussing lice j American note to Germany agree that j t is impossible for Germany to abanion her submarine warfare. Various I lewspapers point what they re-j ;ard as the inconsistency of the Wash- j ngton government "in asserting igainst Germany the right of Ameri- j ;an citizens to go wherever they please 1 >n Lte seas, but abandoning that right igainst England" and also in admit-1 ;ing "the legality of England's dec-' aration of a war zone, but protesting igainst Germany's submarine zone." , It is further pointed out by the j lewspapers that the American note idmits the right of German vessels :o' search British vessels and to cap:ure t':em if they are carrying conrahonri Rut it is declared that 'Washington must know this right is rendered illusory through England's course of arming merchantmen and or-1 Bering them to ram submarines, by ivhich Capt. Otto W^ddingen (one of jcrmany's submarine commanders) ost '.his life." T.'.e newspapers complain that the lote is fully in accordance with the ! c-?that tbp T.lisitania : L. 11 ?5 i 1311 o^aaupviiiv ?? ^ vas a harmless merchant vessel and gnores the fact tnat she was armed ind carried munitions. The Kreuze Zeitung asserts that Germany was! :horoughly right in demanding that neutrals avcid the war zone. ? SPEED OF THE ETONIAN ALL THAT SATED HEBj Boston, iMay 18.?Capt. W. W. Wood,' Df the Leland line steamer Etonian,! said he was prevented from going to the aid of the sinking Lusitania by a warning that an attack might be made 3n his own vessel. The Etonian left Liverpool May 6, the day before the disaster. Fq#j miles from Kansdaie she received a: wireless call from tllie Lusitania for i immediate assistance. The call was -1 ? - -1 3 -- ? V.. r TTvofar> ctiSO piuiveu up uy tuc v^n-jr ?-?l uacici j and Xarragansett. The Xarragansett,! Capt. Wood said, was attacked, a tor- j pedo missing her by a few feet, and her commander then warned Capt. Wood not to attempt to reach the Lusitania. "It was 2 in the afternoon of May 7 that w.e received the wireless SOS," said Capt. 'Wood. "I was about 42: miles from the position he gave me. 1 The Xarragansett and the City of Exeter were ahead of me. The Xarragansett was closer to the Lusitania ind she answered the SOS. "At 5 p. m. I observed the City of Exeter cross our bows and she sig-: nailed: "Have you foeard anything of Lhe disaster?" "At that moment I saw the peri-! scope of a submarine between the Etonian and the City of Exeter about i quarter of a mile directly ahead of, .is. She dived as soon as she saw us. j "I signalled to the engine room for ivery available inch of speed. Then i A*e saw tl'r.e submarine come up astern i Df us, and ?we left her slowly. "Xo sooner had we lost sight of the J submarine asrern than I made out an-, )ther on the starboard bow. This one A-as- directly ahead and on the surface, stflrhnarrleri hard awav from Ihim. he i swinging as we did. About eight urinates later 'he submarged. I continued it top speed for four hours and saw 10 more of the submarines. It was :he ship's speed that saved her. "The Xarragansett, as soon as she no r/j f-hn .Q'O.G! r>all wenf to as ' V^ui u V w J jistance of the Lusitania. One of the submarines discharged a torpedo at ler and missed her by not more than ?ight feet. The Xarrangansett then earned us not co attempt to go to the rescue, and I got her wireless call tf':ile I was dodging the two subma mes. / Blease For 3?ayor of Columbia. Anderson Tribune. A gentleman who returned to the :ity yesterday from Columbia, said :hat it was reported at the capital that Jormer Governor Blease would be put forward by 'his friends for mayor of Columbia. It is known that there is nucfn dissatisfaction with the present Columbia ring rule and should Blease *un and be elected., the whole country ivould know Columbia was on the nap. At the time Blease was elected governor; he was mayor of Newberry. (J RE EX WOOD PEOPLE ARE GOOD EXTERTAIXERS Mayor Wrigrht Enthusiastic in Commending: Manner in Which They 1 Treated Visiting* Firemen. Mavor Wright attended the firemen's tournament on Wednesday at Greenwood. He is enthusiastic in commend 'dation of the way the people of GreenNvood received and entertained the visitors. He says there were probably 200 people there from Newberry, and the Newberry Concert band, in their new uniforms, were given the post of honor in the naradft and a fine slhow thev made, and. it goes without the saying that they discoursed fine music. iMayor Wright says the parade was a 1 grand one and was worth while seeing. He of course was proud of the record the boys made in the races and of old Joe, and the admiration which, , Joe caused and tfte pleasant comments tfiat he heard on all sides as to the Xewherrv firemen. Mayor 'Wright spent only Wednesday in Greenwood, returning to Xewberry Wednesday evening. n/\ v v/kL< it i L'lii rv n i ti i t virri nu.\ A9H.Jj?I r.niAL 1 ae.IV Suffered Another Stroke and Was in Critical Condition, But Later Reported Better. Anderson Mail, 19th. Mr. Joshua W. Ashley suffered another stroke of paralysis last night at his home near Honea Path. The attack came about 8 o'clock, and in a few moments he was unconscious. Word was sent to Anderson to Sheriff Joe . , . i _ . j. a_I_ ' /V' ? Asniey, DUI as ne was out on a iriy "7^^ I_e was not informed ui til 1 o'clock in the morning. iaSS ''J?1.! This attack seems to be a yerfr severe one, and Mr. Ashley was reported 13 early in the morning as being at the point of death. Later in the morning reports say that he is somewhat better and is resting easily. At 2 o'clock today iMr. Asia ley was reported as being slightly better than, * he was last night. There has been no change for the worse this morning and though he is still in a very critical condition he is much easier than last night. BUCK THE LINE HARD. People Who Do Big Things Do Not Let Themselves Be Held. It was on the football field at one of the large colleges. A big tackle had been brought over to the varsity field from one of the class elevens. It was his first experience with the big team. He played a fine game until the other " ... mi L ^ side bad tne Dan. xnen ae um uut 4 "break through" as he should. The coach finally stopped the play and went over to him. "What is the trouble? Why don't you get through?" he said. "The man opposite me is not playing fair, fie is holding me." said the tackle. "If he holds you again I'll put you \ . off the field!" flashed back the coach Of course, as the tackle said, it is against the rules to hold an opponent ' '? - * K ~ \ 1 I.lit f 1?a U1110SS L1C Il.'lJS luu nail, urn tuc vvuvu wanted results and not excuses. His position was that a man ought somehow to break away; that no man must let himself be lield. And that is true, no one ought to let himself be held. The excuse may be excellent, but a player who is held is put out of the game as effectively as if he were off the held. He might just as well be off the field. The people who accomplish things worth while in the. world are those who will not let themselves be held. There have always been things enough to hold them. They might have found excellent excuses, but tney nave noi had to use any excuses.?Youth's Companion. Home Fop a Holiday. Some men on a home holiday tinker all day long, others bring with them a great many books which they never read, and tfie result m ooui eases i? that housekeeping becomes a prolonged picking up. All men at home on a vacation eat a great deal more than other men or than at other times, but with the sole exception of the anomalous academic, who is always concerned for his gastronomy, they will eat anything and enjoy it and say so. A man at home for his holiday is always vociferously appreciative. His happiness is almost enough to repay a woman for the noise he makes and the mess, yet statistics could snowtnac during any man's home vacation the women of the house lose just about as * D,.?. many pounds as tne man gams, out what are women for, or homes??April Atlantic. -