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fbe Stroll) and Bern Entered at the Postoffice at New trry, S. C., as 2nd class matter. ; E. H. AULL, EDITOR. Friday, June is, WI?SBORO TRAGEDY. The tragedy at Winnsboro on (Mon-! day by whio'n the sheriff of U*e coun- : ty lost his life and the negro in hisj /^hurce was Tcillf>d nd also one of the! assailants sfrot down was not the act1 of a mob, but seems to have been the! | deliberate act of a few men bent on having revenge. I Sheriff Hood had thwarted the efforts to lynch toe negro in the first instance when the horrible crime was! i committed, and the determination! ' i was made never to let him go to trial, j and to carry out that determination I a few men met ti':e officers under the' very portals of the temple of justice j find put tfaat purpose into effect. It was an assassination. There are: numerous eye witnesses who are will-, ing to testifiy and ir. that it differs ( from the mob where all are met for , tlhe same purpose and none will give > ? j. ? j evidence. Arrests nave t>een maae ana the guilty parties will be put on trial, but that will not restore the life of Sheriff Hood who died in the discharge of fois duty. j ' , The terrible crime of which the;. i. negro brute had been guilty had no doubt crazed the men wfoo were near and dear to his victim and they detert * ^ J nlrrv VlTY* f A4 Tt? O llf^ d t" 'JUili-CU IV xuaxvc iauu ivi ivit <uv ? any cost. And the cost is a fearful , one. So, much better after they did not get Ibim in the first instance to ( liave let the* law ta&e its course. He would soon have gone to the electric chair. We do not mean to say . that tfre negro should have been ( lynched, but it would have been bet- . ter to have lynched him than to have t.ad the tragedy that was enacted on , Monday. It may not be right, but somehow when we read of the outrage of some pure woman by one of these tinman ; brutes, before we are too severe in our condemnation of the man who takes the law in his own hands we feel like asking what would you do if it ha<* been vour wife that ihad suffered the outrage at tie hands of the brute, and how would you feel. It is easy to stand off and condemn the other fellow and talk about the majesty of the law, tyit somehow / we feel that these brutes in huifi'aii form should be treated just as we would treat a rabid dog. In this case the sad part j is that some good and innocent citizens nave lost their lives. But t':ese men had made no secret of what tfrey intended to do and it was known. They were crazed at the outrage which they and their loved one had suffered and why should they not have been arrested before tf:e negro was taken to the court room. Of course, fcneir act was an outrage against the majesty of the law. and they should have let the law take its course. But we ihave no doubt that the only victim thev wanted was the neero. If Sheriff Hood had not fired on Isenteower after fce shot the negro Isenhower would not have fired on the sheriff. "ROCKING THE BOAT." D?r. Bryan "rocks the boat" in the midst of the rapids. Tuat is the only practical effect of his resignation at this time, whatever we may tMnk of the correctness of his views on the note to -Germany, or his reasons for retiring. The "rocking" is all the TY1 r\T*r\ m icnVt lnvrvn r> r\ fVi a /toiler Af jluvic in iov^izxv * t\/ iac vauoc vx peace and the welfare of the United States, if, as fce indicates Mr. Bryan will not try to bring popular pressure on the administration to adopt his views by stumping tke country.?Baltimore Sun. That expresses very briefly just about what we think of the resignation of Mr Bryan. It matters not what we may think of the positions taken by Mr. Bryan his resignation just at the time it was tendered, if it should have any influence, would be mischievous, and was not tine proper thing for him to do. We see nothing in the note that lie could seriously object to, and even if there "were he should not have resigned just at the time he did. The president is responsible to the country for what was written and not Mr. Bryan. If fee should undertake ] to stump the country just at tv.is time to create a public sentiment to his way of thinking it would be even in worse taste, to say the least of it. Fortunately for the country the people ! have confidence in Mr. Wilson and the Bryan resignation has had no effect: one way or the other so far as we j can see. t In many of the positions taken by ! Mr. Bryan we heartily agree but it is j f e duty of every American to upnold , the hands of the administration at this ! time A man in Mr. Bryan's position! should not undertake to "rock the \ boat m tne miast ot tne stream. It is possibly well that Mr. Bryan has gotten out of the cabinet. It is scarcely possible for two men of so strong minds as Mr. Wilson and Mr. Bryan to agree, and it is important j that the president and his secretary j . . . ? or state in a crisis iiKe is Detore tne t country now should be in accord. We do not believe that Germany is | going to agree to cease her submarine : warfare. It could scarcely be expected that she would, as we see it, but still we believe that some way will ! be found for the United States to keep ! J out of the quarrel and for peace to be maintained between the United States and Germany. We agree with Mr. Bryan that American citizens have no right to be taking passage on ships of the belli-1 gerents, and tiben expect If:at the United States will protect them, especially when these ships are carrying munitions of war. Why should ttie Germans be expected to let these munitions get to their enemies, if they fan nrwAnt it ^vpti hv t.hp lise of the v - ~ ? y submarine. It is pleasing to know however that b:e resignation of iMr. Bryan faas caused no excitement in this country and it is all because of the confidence the people have in President Wilson to do tfie right thing and to keep his head. HOSPITAL FOR INSANE. Sweeping changes have been made: in the staff of physicians at tfre State! Hospital for t)-e Insane. The new; ~ ~ ^ ? J ** ? ^ T^v ** Li s\ J TT T 4 11 i/% m superiuieii-ut;iii, jl/1 v^. ncu yv ihicl-llid, : has announced the appointment of a' Dumber of new ^physicians. It is said 1 that the new administration promises1 to be a very progressive one and that j everything that can possibly be done! for the benefit of the State's afflicted | ones will be done. I The recommendations made by Dr.! A.' P. Herring, the Maryland expert, j are being carried out as far as possi-! ble. South Carolina owes it to her- j self -to take the best care possible of. her inmates and we believe ti":e people! of the State will endorse the steps that' have been taken.?Spartanburg Her-; aid. "When changes were made in the j i medical staff during the Blease admin- { istration it was all on account of politics according to the newspapers unfriendly to Blease. Now when sweeping changes are made in the medical staff it is on account of the progressiveness of tne administration of the institution. We f:ave no complaint to make at the sweeping changes but only mention it to keep the record straight. Dr. Herring's report contained nothing that had not been called to the attention of the legislature a number of times before by men "who were in charge of the institution. Except pos sibly that Dr. Herring recommended certain improvements on "foe property in Columbia whicfo laad been recommended be made on the new property in the country. It will be a great waste of the public money to spend a half million or more on the Columbia property after as much money has already been spent in the country. There is now a laundry ready for equipment in the country sufficiently large to supply all the needs of the institution for years to come. Whiy build one in Columbia? If it is the purpose to move tfre institution to tfce country why not build a colony or two each year, as was the expressed purpose of previous legislatures, and move the patients to the country? if the modern idea is as Dr. Williams truthfully and correctly says to get rid of tHe prison idea and furnish employment for the patients, why spend more money on prisons in Columbia? "Why not spend the money on the country property wiiere the patients may h^e plenty of room, ^ fresT) air and employment on the large farm? That is what should be done. They could be given employment in the manufacture of a great many ar- j tides that would be useful and they I could help largely in the support of the institution and at the same time! be given that employment tiat would be much more effective treatment than medical aid can possibly furnish. But' to spend money on foe Columbia prop-! erty is to waste it. By developing the country property the State could soon j have one of the best and most modern 1 institutions in the country. We have had no response from our bankers to our proposition in Friday's Medium. iWe have been told by J others t':at it is a good scheme and we have had our attention called to the offer of the Anderson bank. The ; idea is to loan boys money witfn which' to purchase pure breed hogs and cat- : tie, in order to encourage the indus-! try.?Abbeville Medium. The Herald and News a few issues ~ ~ c ?"u ~ A ago cjuoieu me yruyusnwu vn uitr auderson bank. It is tine proper way to , i1 encourage thrift, and the young men to remain on the farm. It would be ( a good investment and we believe any 1 young man who would accept such a proposition would refund the money advanced and the bailor that inaug- , J urated it would not lose anything but ( would do a great service to his coun- J tv and his State. By loaning tne money ] for such a purpose and placing the 1 borrower on his fnonor and his man- \ . .. ] * * 1* JlI x * _ i? XI 1 J nooa we oeueve iuai an 01 Lxiwm wouiu 1 repay and it would encourage better citizenship. Sometimes when you place ] a man on his honor and ft is manhood 3 he will feel a greater obligation to j pay than when you tie him up in all ^ sorts of mortgages and endorsements. 1 Suppose some of our banks try the ] scheme. We say banks because their < business is to lend money. . -V 1 If the present example is a sample , of the enforcement of the liquor laws \ in Charleston all we have to say is that it is a farce.?Gaffney Ledger. Really, r.ave you heen to Charleston? We have promised to go down '1 when we have the assurance that the 1 blind tigers have been put out of business. We recall on former occasions ' w)':en the daily papers were favorable to the administration at Columbia that the impression wras made that the blind tieers in Charleston wrere Dut I ? _ . j out of business, and wnen the papers j were not favorable the impression was ; that everything was wide open. We! have made some investigation in the, past and we never saw much differ-. ence in Charleston at any time so far j as toe sale of liquor is concerned, but we were under the impression that \ ' nowT the blind tigers were sure enough j put to rout. Ed., you must be mis-j, f talTPTI Thpra qiitaIV oan hp no farce as to the enforcement of the law in Charleston. Will Governor Manning please advise Mayor Grace and Sheriff Martin -that one Chicco is' still operating on Market street?or was last Wednesday.?Gaffney Ledger. You should have taken a meal with Chicco. He knows fnow to serve the best breakfast we ever sat down to > eat A man who can make such spaghetti as he can serve should not be molested. He is the one Ben Till- ; man tried to put out of business and I it was not long before lie had on the market a Ben Tillman and a Chicco! i cigar. And then came the metropoli-: tan police and still Chicco is in busi- j ncice Tn fant -07& Vioa-rr? Prim co-it rvn ^ one occasion that when they stopped ^ him from selling liquor they would be; running automobiles up the Cooper River. I "United we stand; three sheets in j the wind we fall."?The State. We; hate to tell you, old scout, but we fear j tfnat you will stand as firm as a rock on a concrete base wuen you come to1 Chick Springs.?Greenville News. 1 Do you reckon? Well, that is too bad. But then Chick Springs water ( is good and we are expecting Tom, Arnold to have some spring chickens country fried. And we hope to be able to get along. And then some of the i boys are said to be fond of butter- j milk. And mountain buttermilk is said; to be the finest ever. j t UAS YE SOW Photoplay With Alice Brady to be Shown at Opera House Tuesday, June The World Film Corporation five act: nhotoDlav based on the famous Wm.: A. Brady production "As Ye Sow," j which was written by a clergyman, j the Rev. John Snyder, was produced with great success ten years ago. \ Alice Brady in Us film has a part j which will unquestionably establish. her reputation as a screen actress, j Ti-.is part is that of Dora, the "woman j who suffers and endures" of the play.! The daughter of a wealthy man she j mprripc a o-nnri 1r>r>lrin<y vnnn? fpllow ! *** * OVVV4 v v"'"0 w ^ ? o from the country who :'-.as made an ; auspicious start in New York business life. Having won the girl by trickery ' he proceeds to reveal a baseness of disposition which makes the life of his young wife a terrible burden. He becomes a drunkard and ill-treats i is wife and baby child. Dora resents his cruelty and he robs her of the child, surreptitiously conveying it to >%.is mother and then, himself, going away to sea on a fishing schooner. Dora, bereft of husband and child,: becomes a prey to grief. S e is in all essentials a widow, for the news comes that her vicious young hus-; band was drowned at sea. Fresh sufferings await the girl, calling for tne display of sustained emotional power on the part of Miss Brady. Concealing her identity she makes her way to the fishing village where her us-1 band was born; becomes the payingj suest of his mother; recognizes her Dwn child; and excites tr.e love of tier husband's brother, now a clergyman. These poignant situations make this p otoplay a drama of strong heart interest, and keep Miss Brady at her tensest as an emotional actress. Dora's troubles are about to recommence with undiminished severity. Her husband married her under a false name, so she is in ignorance of his relatives. And in tIMs state of ignorance she lends a willing ear to the wooings of the Rev. John St. John, iier late husband's brother. The wedding ceremony is about to take place when a storm at sea arises; a ship in <?fstress is sighted; there is a call to man the life-boat, and Dora's fiancee volunteers. Amongst tne rescued there is Dora's legal husband, Frank. The drama enters upon its third episode when Dora's sufferings reach their climax. Frank re-asserts ?.is claim to wife and child; grows jealous of his brother and once more becomes a drunkard. One of his New York reprobate companions appears to j demand money. There is a (jjiarrel and 1 both men are killed. The sinful man rias reaped as he I has sowed and like so many of his t kind has made others suffer for his; misdeeds, particularly tf:e fond girl! who married him. Dora Leland, in > the hands of Alice Brady, will without doubt win the sympathies of the millions of women and girls Wibo look at Wdrld Films. ; The shipwreck; the life of the tVlas sacnusetis nsning village; t^e scenes in New York, make fine opportunities for the producer to offer some striking sets and effects. DR. F. C. MARTIN Eyesight Specialist Examines the Without the Use of Drugs Satisfaction Guaranteed Office over Anderson's Dry Goods Store. j What Your Doctor Orders \\7 VlMTTA TTT Vl n 4~ TTA11K /"3 /'id vr c nave wnao yvm uu*.tor orders, thesefore there is no necessity for us to substitute. You can always be sure of the greatest safety and service when we put up all your drug orders. Phone us? we will call for your preaprinfirm snrl Hplivpr it". Our prices are most reasonable. Newberry Diug Company Phone 74. i * 9 snffc f OPERA Tuesday, World Film Corpc ALICE B] "AS YE A Wm. A. 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