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/ * VOLUME LIll., NUMBER 7 NEWBERRY, S. C? TUESDAY, JANUARY 25, 1916. TWICE A WEEK, $U0 A YEAR. ' _ r 't } ' - - General Assents ^ On Third W IHE ELECTIONS TO EE HELD ON WEDNESDAY1: J WOMAN'S SUFFRAGE MOVEMENT SHOWED STRENGTH. | < ? V Two.cent Kate Bill Passes House?The * State Colleges?Liquor and i Taxation. : (By Jno. K. Aull.) 5 -Special to The Herald and News. Columbia, Jan. 25.?The first two i < weeks of the'legislative session of 1916 ! 1 v served to give a line on tue probable | s results of the session. Both bodies j1 have been holding night sessions, ana i there is a general disposition to get j ^ through with the work. The entire: t forty days will probable be taken, how- i c ever. 'The ways and means committee i is trying to get the appropriation bill j ready for introduction by February 1.; t Some 500 bills were introduced during ! i i tne first two weeks. They cover almost j * ' every conceivable subject. Outstand- ! ing in the work done so far is the c progress made in making drastic the : s * prohibition laws, the strong sentiment' I shown for woman's suffrage, although a it was defeated, ana tne ngnt on ine ?j abuse of free scholars-hips in the state j ? institutions of higher learning. ' r Poth houses meet tonight at 8 s o'clock, having adjourned over from t Fridav. \ s Early last week the house passed > 8 the Liles bill, imposing a chain gang 1 sentence, without the alternative of a s fine, for violation of the new liquor ; s laws. <Within the next few days the c house will probably take up and dispose of the measure to place $50,000 ? at the disposarof the governor for the j t own! nrm on f /-if cnOPl'al Homitl AC + rv PTI-. ' tl UiVil l> VA W*W?>i uv^MVAVW ?v v*? i force prohibition. Already the bill t making drunkenness on the highways ; t ^ a misdemeanor has been enroll6<r~for ? ratification and will take its place on 1 the statute books. In the house an , i amendment will be offered to the bill t passed by tne senate prohibiting the ; r V newspapers in the stale from publish- , r m ing liquor advertisements. The house ' a f amendment will prohibit news stands t and newsboys from selling any paper , <3 or magazine or other publication print ed outside the state and containing liquor advertisements. ! j L Woman Suffrage Defeated. a While the resolution introduced by c 1 Representative McCullough of Green- ' a ville providing for the submission to t the people of a constitutional amend- c -"-vnt for woman's suffrage was defeat j s ' ed in the house, tae strength which ! v was shown by the movement was sur- | c prising. It would have taken a two s t thirds vote of each house to submit 1 s * the resolution to the people. The vote s to'kill the resolution was 61 to 51. All thr?e members of the Xewberry dele- j e ; sadon voted to put the measure to1 ; <death. Over in the senate the amend-1 f * ir.ent proposed to be submitted to the f people allowing women to hold the of- ^ fice of notary public failed to receive s the necessary two-thirds vote. This $ " amendment was proposed by Senator a Carlisle of Spartanburg. ; * MT The Free Scholarship Fight. j i Debate was adjourned until Monday ' I night on toe Verner bill to abolish j >" free scholarships in state institutions.; ^ I * in order to give representatives of the , i different institutions of the state time |T> f ;o confer upon some remedy for the s \ abuse of these scholarship privileges j liy those able to pay the tuition. An . \S amendment has been offered by Sen- j j ^ aior Padgett of Colleton requiring the! s "n. nscai agem c* ine s<-ai,e w>ciiu vi t-uan- e * iies to invest*!sate the financial stand-: n ins: of those taking advantage of the : [ free scholarsnips, and submit a report a to the legislature, an abuse of the priv- s ilege working forfeiture of the pri<v- ,E ilcge. "Senator Laney of Chesterfield a - 1,1 *1- . ^ ^ ~ f A/llirk/i flATI I _ Tilt>'igXU im? Slciie uvcii u vi cu'uvauuu I g could act t'S a sort of clearing house s in the distribution of these scholar-1 [ 'otips. Debate was adjourned on mo- a ! lion cf Senator Johnstone of Newberry,: ft rwho is president of the board of trus-! t tees of Clemson college. ' \ It has developed in the debate on a the free scholarship matter that there j is a determined effort being made for r ] bly Enters ! 7eek of Session ,he adoption of what is known as the j \ew York plan.'' whereby students .uocuring state scholarships may enrol! iii any institution, state or denominational or independent, which may iave the approval of the state board of -duration. It is stated that a meeting )f representatives of denominational ollegesand ethers interested was held n Spar anbr.rg on the 12th of January, u which time it was agreed to push | his plan. Among the names of those i mentioned as having been present at | his meeting is that of Dr. J. Henry! LIarms, president of Newberry college, j Statistics showing the glaring abuse I >f these free scholarship privileges j lave been used so effectively that it j ;eems practically certain that some ac- j ion will be taken by the legislature. In this connection, ilie report 01 .\ir., >V. H. Hand, state -high school inspec-, or, in which he urges consolidation of olleges, is of interest. Consolidation of Colleges, Consolidation of Chicora college and j he College for Women is highly comnended in the annual report of W. H.; land, state high school inspector. - "Tne recent consolidation of Ohicora j allege and the College for Women," j ays Mr. Hand, "ought to put the peo>le of this state to thinking. If ever i ;ny people were guilty of the inexcus- j ible educational waste, the people of louth Carolina are. With a total white 1 >opulation of 679,161, a total high ; chool enrollment of 10,481, a total of nit 673 pupils above the t'nird high j chool year, and a total of $307,178,- : 82 taxable property, we had 21 col- j eges for white people waging a con- . tant fight for students and financial; i -upport. (Seven of these colleges! laim 14 units for entrance!) 'TV.,-. ^ />nllo.erot! oro annual hfte I lie WJIV^VO V v. ~ c jars before the general assembly, and he denominational colleges as a whole ire constant beggars before conven- j ions, conferences, synods, convoca- j inos and congregations. After all,! md with all, how many of our people rave taken the trouble to ascertain 'lie total value of these 21 plants, the otal value of their laboratories, the lumber of volumes in all their libra-! , Ies, the salaries of their professors j nd assistants, the total endowment of J hese institutions, and their total inlebtedness? Wasteful Dupliaitlon. "The state and the religious denom-1 nations alike are wasting their money ! . . . . . i tVioir- onorsriM ATI Tn ATP : 11U Uiooipo. IU1B I.UV11 olleges than they are able to support j t a nigh standard of efficiency equal; 0 that required of a modern first class j ollege. South Carolina, small in area,' mall in population and small in 1 ealth, is supporting more state eduational institutions than some other j tates with more than twice our re-1 ? otirvn or?H rocrvitrfAt; rnn- ! UUi UCi. i VpUiUHUii UUU A VWVM. WW ~ . idered. some of the religious denomi ation6 of the state are indulging in \ ven grater wastefulness. "Since the consolidation of these > wo colleges we have left 20. If by i Mrther rnn<:niidarinn the number could ; ie reduced to not more t'nan 12, the; tate, as a whole, and ev^ry religious ! ienomination in it would be benefited, nd both elementary and secondary ! chools would receive an impetus im- j lossible under the present strain, it | t difficult to make people believe that j ou are not unfriendly to certain col-; eges when you advocate consolidation, j iey somehow feel that you are after; he destruction of some particular in- \ titution. I A Delicate Topic. "Four years ago in mv report when i spoke of this matter of consolidation ; ome of my best personal friends grew j xcited and rushed into print to charge ' n-e with speaking unsy.mpathetically,. f not iconoclastically. I spoke then,: .s I do now, with a genuine desire to ee our people cease wasting their noney and their labor in keeping alive i multiplicity of struggling colleges, ome oT which can never rise to a high j -tate of efficiency, when they might | asily put their money and efforts into l dozen institutions that would soon >e aible to compete with t'ae best in he land. I know that what I am sayng is not popular, but I know that I ;m right. "The fact is hundreds of our people ealiae the folly of the policy we are [ purs-uing and they feel about it as ! do. But whenever you speak of at mming to remedy the situation, almost every one is afraid that you nave designs on his little pet college. He begins to U-mexit the loss of ancient j associations, traditions and attachments. Sentiment is an excellent thing, out it seems a pity to waste it on a pile of brick and mortar hopelessly in lebt or on a little college starving for students or begging for its existi-nce. "The day is coming when our people will be wiser. As their burdens ?row their wisdom will increase. Ultimately they will demand relief, and at the proper time their leader will be ready!" I'rged in !J)13 Message. In his annual message of 1913, Governor Blease urged the classification of state institutions to the end that the various departments of these institutions might not be depulicated so many limes?the co-operation of the various j institutions to the end that certain de-j - - I partments in each might be strengtnened. The recommendation of Mr. Hand carries out this idea advanced by Governor Blease. It is the only sensible plan for the state to adopt. Compulsory Education. The house by a vote of 61 to 47 killed . . the Harper bill to submit to tne people at the next general election the question of compulsory education, the county to be the unit. (Hie house took the view that compulsory education was progressing very well under the - 1 " ' *i 1 x _ present law, ana mat it was unwise lo ; make any changes in the law at this time. The Engrossing Department. For years there has been an attempt at each succeeding session of the legislature to require the employment of stenographers in the engrossing de^ A ? i. 1 I panmeni, msieau ui me juuug iau,t clerks. Senator Verner of Oconee introduced the measure again before t'nis legislature, and it has passed the senate by a big majority. It will now go before the house, where there seems a strong probability of its passing. It was urged in behalf of the measure that it would give more efficient work and at the same time cut down the expense of this department. Two-Cent Passenger Fare. The house has passed the two-cent mileage hill. This measure has been before the legislature for several years. The bill was passed by a vote of 59 to 37. It came o?.er from the 1915 session, having been introduced by Messrs. Moore and Gray don of Abbeville. Railroads of less than fifty miles in length were exempted from the operation of the measure. There was a spirited debate in the house, but the advocates of the reduced fare easily had the advantage of numbers from the start. The President Invited. A concurrent resolution has been passed by both houses urging President Wilson to visit the legislature and | make an address on preparedness. The president is arranging an itinerary of :i number cf places which he will visit in the interest of thise cause, and it was felt that he might be induced to come to South Carolina. The South Carolina senators in Washington have promised to use their influence io se cure the president's acceptance of the invitation. Supervision of Warehouses. There is a bill in the house of representatives which is creating a considerable stir. It provides for the inspection and general supervision of all public warehouses for the storage of cotton, by the state warehouse commissioner, a small fee being charged, in proportion to the amount of business done, to defray the expenses of the act. It is urged on behalf of those supporting the measure that there is as much reason for estate supervision <"f these warehouses as for state supervision of banks, cotton being the basis of credit in the South, and the founda ?-Vhl^'U + Vi Ara/?if r\f f'Vio I lion upon wuivju tuc vjcuii, v/i banks rests. The measure is being vigorously fought by the Standard and other corporation warehouses. lural Credits. The legislature may reach the discussion of the rural credits measures this week. The bill 'by Senator >9herard of'Anderson, carrying a bond issue of 'en million dollars, has received a divided committee report, the majority report, however, being faivorable to the bill. There are many different ideas in the legislature on the subject of rural credits, and ihey will all prob ably we well threshed out. This sub-1 ject, which has to do with providing he means for home ownership, is on^ of the most important demanding the attention of the law-makers at t'nis time. Taxation. The matter of taxation is still to "omo up. The names of the members of the tax commission have been seut to the senate by Governor Manning for I r- J.? J _ ~ , connrmauon, ana a uni iui me i trpuai :>\ lie act establishing that commission has been introduced in the senate, and a'so a measure to amend the act by putting in tne board of review, which was left out by mistake when the act was passed last year. The Columbia correspondent of the Xews and Cou rier says that Governor Manning will deal'with this subject in a special message, and that it is not likely that cither house will take any definite action until this message is received. The Elections. The elections will be held on Wednesday. An unexpected development came the latter part of last week in the talk of opposition to the re-election of Associate Justice T. B. Fraser, the name cf Representative Geo. S. Mower ? ^ ^rv Artf Arl rt M O (Jl uei ry ucnig uicuuuucu as " probable candidate against Judg^Fraser. Mr. Mower is speaker pro tempore of the house. The warehouse commissioner's race is still attracting much interest. Senator John L. McLaurin, who was last it-coi.- r>nrir>r<spii hv fhp State Farmers' union and the South Carolina Warehouse association, is opposed by Messrs. F. M. Cary of Pickens ani John J. McMahan of Columbia. Mrs. Virginia Green Moody, state librarian: Carlton 'W. Sawyer, comptroller general, and F. H. MdMftster, insurance commissioner, will be re elected to succeed themselves without opposition. This will also be the case of Circuit .Judges .James W. DeVore and S W. G. Shipp, of (he 11th and 12th circuits. The race for code commissioner lies between J. Rion McKis. - - ~ *"? *? nr? ^ J sick or (ireenvme, j. v.,. iowhscuu ui Columbia. F. F. Carroll of Bamberg and H. J. Riley of Bennettsville. Other positions to be filled at the joint assembly on Wednesday are the following: Two trustees of Wintnrop college, B. R. Tillman and D. W? McLaurin, terms expired. Directors of state penitentiary, terms nf w T4 rjlpnn and A. H. Hawkins expired. Two trustees of the University of South Carolina, terms of W. M. Hamer and C. E. Spencer expired. -Three trustees of Clemson college, terms of E. T. Hughes. R. H. Tinimerman and S. T. Mc-Keown expired. Two trustees of S-ate colored col-1 lege, terms of G. B. White, expired; and J. 'W. Floyd, deceased. Two members board of visitors of the 'Citadel, terms of W. W. Lewis and t Tohn P. Thomas expired. Indications are that all of these will be elected to succeed themselves, the only contest in sight being for direct- i ors of the state penitentiary. t'iie*place j of Gen. Floyd on the state colored col-j lege being filled by C. F. Brooks of Laurens, who was appointed to the vacancy by Governor Manning. *-x?i ? j c y Umorflm fnUTUfiHiiiiiiiaiiuiiai ^* ?<rS??... >To be held at the Aveleigh Presbyterian church, .January 28. Friday, at 7:30 p. m., Xewb.rry, S. C.: Devotional and song services, by | Rev. E. D. Kerr. Relation of the Sunday School to Temperance, by J. L. Swindler and Prof. J. B. O'Xeall Holloway. The Banner School; 1st, What it is; 2nd. Measuring the scnooi, uy nui.i S. .J. Derrick. Improving the Elementary work, by Mrs. J. S. Derrick. The Organized Men and Women Class, by A. H. Bouknight and W. H. Hunt. Round Table Talk and Sunday Scnool Problems, open to convention. Business and selection of place for next township convention. Shall We Reach the Gold Star StanVi-mr T> S\1T T W A'J rcATl UctXU, L?jr IVC?. o. If, v/m. All speeches limited to ten minutes. Each school is urged to elect five delegates. All Sunday school workers are expected and will be enrolled as members. Respectfully, J. H. Wicker, Chairman No. 1 Township. Ed Wallace and his nabors have done some excellent work on the Prosperity road just beyond the Spearman row. CKi)SP.iuir"i?u?m(i ! FOR BETTER SCHOOLS INCREASED ENROLLMENT DEHANDS 310 RE ROOM. Lee's Birthday Fittingly Observed? The Community Fair Taking CIlonA r/knini Oliupv VUIUIUlllvvOo I Special to The Herald and News. Prosperity, Jan. 24.?A citizens' meeting was held in the school building Friday evening for the purpose of | discussing raising funds for a new .school building, or enlarging the old building in order to relieve the congestion of the present building, which iuarters are inadequatee to accommodate the present enrollment of neary 300 pupils. A committee was appointed to canvass among our worth ycitizens and we "lope a >new school building will be erected in the near future. Lee's birthday was fittingly observed by the members of the '.William I^esterj chapter, 1". D. C., who held a public I meeting 111 trie town nan weni'sua.y afternoon at 4 o'clock. The hall was tastefully decorated in Confederate colors. , Rev. .T. B. Harmon gave an interesting ralk on the life of Lee and the Wessons which might be learned from it Twelve girls dressed in white, car rying Confederate flags, sang very effectively "Dixie." Dr. 0. T. Wyche was master of ceremonies. Mr. .1. F. Brown has returned from Highland hospital at Asheville very much improved in health. Mrs. .Toe Sitz left Saturday for her hr.mp in Gadsden. Ala. Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Harman of Xewberrv spent Sunday with relatives. iVrs. F. E. Schumpert is visiting in Columbia. Mrs. E. P. Taylor lias gone to Batesburg to spend a few days with her .son. Dr. 'Taylor. Mr. and Mrs. David Cromer have re turned to Newberry, after spending a few days with Mrs. J. M. Werts. Mr. .J. P. Wise of Ridgeland visited :he Wise Hotel Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Bedenbaugh of Pomaria spent the week-end witn. the latter's parents. N Mr. A. G. Wise and wife have gont to Tennessee, where Mr. Wise will- buy his third car of mules. Mrs. Thornwell Hayne and daughter, Miss Sarah Mae, have returned to their home in High Point, X, C., after an extended visit to Mr. and Mrs. L. S. Bowers. The Prosperity Community Fair association met in the town hall Saturday morning. The committee to draw ? ariH hv-laws re iip (lie tuii^tnuuuii u..v ? .. _ port; d. They were adopted by t'ne association as read by Mrs. Morris, the chairman of the committee. A committee comprising Prof. T. M. Mills, l\"rs. Francis Morris. Prof. R. C. Hunter and Miss Willie Mae iWSse was appointed to decidk what is best to put on exhibition, and for what prizes ?' e? it.. | should be given, i ne time ior me iun has been decided for (Thursday and Friday, two weeks before the State fair. Tne next meeting will be devoted principally .to the discussion of the decision of the aforesaid committee. All men, women and children of Vn 9 .,nri \0 10 townships are eligi ble to membership in this association. ?'? the next meeting is a very important one, we urge everyone that can possibly come to do so. The time for fie next meeting has not been decided, but will be as early as the committer is able to get its report ready. Every-1 one is cordially invited to attend tnis meeting. Mr. T. M. Mills, county demonstration agent, has gone to Clemson college to attend the agents' meeting this week. Noice. On account of the Sunday school con vention at Whitmire on the fifth Sunday I will not preach at Mt. Tabor, as announced heretofore. Everybody is invited over to the convention. J. M. Fridy. London,J an. 23.?A semi-official communication contains the lrst ad~? fr-n-m Tantrmir SiOUTCeS that ilil?>5> JUll 11 Will a lghting has been resumed in Montenegro. This reports says a considerable portion of the Montenegrin army refused to surrender and 'fierce fighting was resumed yesterday. S ? J <3> COTTOX MAEKET ? || ?> * iVewberrj. <? ^ Cotton ll%c ^ || ?- Cotton seed, per bu 65c ? <S> 4> I <S> Prosperity. 3 Cotton 11 <?> Cotton seed, per bu 60c ? ^ Pomarla. <$ Cotton H^c & ^ 'Cotton seed, per bu 65c * ? ^ Little Mountain. <? ^ Cotton 12c <$> v Cotton seed, per bu 65c <$ ! <*> rUnn.Allo A v v iiup pens, v ? Cotton 11HC ^ <S> Cotton seed, per bu 65c $> ^ <s> Wliitmire. <? , ^ Cotton 11%C ^ Cotton seed, per bu 65c DEMONSTRATION A6ENFS * WORK IN NEWBERRY COUNTY ??? Mr. T. Mills Gives Summary of What Has Been Done During the Past Year. . ?? The following is a summary of work performed by T. M. Mills, demonstration agent for Newberry county, during the year 1915: Number of visits, 821; number of miles traveled, 5,322. j Hogs inoculated, 1W; value ol tnese hogs, $1,000. During the years 2,469 bulletins were distributed, 608 letters written and 28 meetings held, with an estimated attendance of 3,725. < Thirty-one schools were visited and 15 news articles written. Two silos were built. Mr. Mills brpught 20 pure 'bred cattle, 30 pure bred hogs and 4 pure bred i horses and jack6 into the county. Fruit trees pruned and sprayed numbered 1,500, and 300 were ordered for farmers. The demonstrations reported were: Corn 50 acres, average yield per acre 44 bushels. Cotton 82 acres, average yield per acre 500 pounds lint cotton. Oats 4 acres, average yield 50 bushels per acre. Vetch and oats for hay 22 acres, average yield 1 Vz tons. Vetch . * and oats for seed 3 acres, average yield 37 tuisneis per acre. .Demonstration plots have been conducted successfully at two schools?Hunter-De Walt and Little Mountain., Mr. Mills has assisted in the following farmers' organizations: Farmers' union, reorganized; County Live Stock association, organized; Community Fair association, organized. He assisted in getting prices and getting farmers to buy co-operatively in car lots about 15,000 tons of fertilizer. This was nearly all home mixed at a considerable saving to the farmer. - ? -*iJ- TT7 * 1 t* ^ _ in co-operation wian.vrass want; jiae Wise, Canning club agent, the farm demonstration agent placed 50,000 tin cans in the hands of farmers at car lot prices, thus encouraging farmers to save more fruits and 'vegetables than usual. "I 'nave conducted a free column in The Herald and News, which, I am sorry to say, they have not used as much as they should, but we hope to do better this year. "Besides the foregoing, I have ordered inoculation for legumes, free of cost, for the farmers, encouraged the j sowinng and plan .ing of legumes?fae saving of seed for home use and some to sell. Newberry has the honor of gathering- 15,000 to 20,000 'bushels of burr closed seed in 1915, worth at least $15,000. "I have also assisted many farmers | in selling their surplus products and in cimbatting crop pests and in various other ways." This is a summary of things done by County Demonstration Agen T. M. Mills in 1915, and he has planned greater things for 1916. "Our motto is, 'Make the good better and the l*et ter best,'" says Mr. Mills, "ana we shall never rest till it is accomplished." Cutting Stovepipe.. Use a can opener to cut stovepipe if you have no large pair of shears. Tb? can opener auswers tlie purpose ad mirably.?Popular Science Monthly.