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V * TOLU-HE lin, NCKBEK S. NEWBERRY, S. C? FRIDAY, JANUARY 28, IMS. TWICE A WEEK, $U0 A YEAB. McLAURIN RE-ELECTED ! k STATE WAREHOUSE BEAD I L : W OTHER ELECTIONS HELD BY THE * GENERAL ASSEMBLY Fourteenth Circuit Bill Passes House? Hill For a State Highway Commission?Other Matters. (By Jno. K. Aull.) Special to The Herald and News. Columbia, Jan. 27.?At the session of " - -I , "r.J 3?,r CJ^T>_ ! iHe joint asseniDiy on weuue5"ua..y, ator Jno. L. McLaurin was re-elected warehouse commissioner on the first "ballot over two opponents, M>r. F. M. Carey, of Seneca, and iMtr. Jno. J. McMahan, a member of the house from Richland county. The vote was as follows. McLaurin, 91; Carey 40; McMahan, 22. Of the Newberry delegate ' tion Messrs. Workman and Chapman j voted for t'ne re-election of Senator j McLaurin. Senator Johnstone ana Mr. i Slower voted for Mr. Carey. Judge James W. Devore of the elev- j enth circuit, was opposed for re-election by Mr. J. Brooks Wingard of Lexington. Judge Devore received 108 v. notes against 43 for .Mir. Wingard. I* Carlton IW. Sawyer was elected comptroller general without opposi* tion; T. B. Fraser, associate justice, without opposition, and S. W. O. Shipp i judge of the twelfth circuit without op^ 1 2)osition. There had been some talk j I of Mr. Mower opposing Judge rTaser, Ami the opposition did not materialize. fTlie other elections were postponed until today at 12 o'clock. For Fourteenth Circuit. The house has passed and sent to the senate a bill to create a new judi* cial circuit. The test vote in the house was 53 for the measure and 50 against. The 14th circuit would he composed o? the counties of Hampton, Colleton. Jasper and Beaufort, leaving Charleston in a circuit to itself. Mr. Warren Of Hampton, in QlSCUSSiug an eununa: in the News and Courier opposing the creation of ine new circuit, denied that lie or any of the representatives in the proposed new circuit were seeking TWENTW-tFWO election as judge or solicitor. He said if thft bill nassed the name of Mr. W. ^ B. Oruber of Walterboro would be sub, mitted for judge. It was pointed out that the bill provides that Solicitor rPeurifoy shall be solicitor for the new circuit. Two-iCent Kate BilL Wihen the bill to reduce passenger fares to two cents a mile came up in the house for tilird reading on Monday j night there was another strong fight j against its passage, the motion being to recommit the bill, which would have !kiIJ?d it. By a vote of 48 to 40 the house letus^d to recommit the bill, and it goes to tiie senate for action. * Measure Recalled and Killed. The senate passed a bill introduced by Senator Brice of Chester county, providing that banks should be allowed I ^ xo invest 20 per cent of their capital stock in non-taxable bonds, including stare, county, municipal and school tiistrict bonds. Some of the senators 'ater looked more closely into the measure, and it was recalled from the liouse and killed by a vote of 23 to IT. it was urged that it would take sevi . eral million* of dollars from the tax books of the state ana practically nul|flh_ Jify the work done by the attorney Bw* general's office in the matter of taxation of banks. Some of the opponents of the bill characterized it as a subterfuge, or the opening wedge in the *fight fostered by the banks on the state tax commission. Senator Johnl srone of Newberry noted for the pas I cage of the bill. For State Highway Commission. Tne advisability of creating a state {highway commission with a license on automobiles for its maintenance 'was both championed and disapproved on the floor of the house last night in a debate which on motion was ad journea until tnis morning ai ?jl Ik o'clock. The principal object of such V a commission, as outlined in the bill proposed by the house committee on roads, bridges and ferries, is to coW operate with the road authorities of \aj. 11/115 tu-uuuea axiu tv siuuy uie svbtem of public highways and road conW* struction. ML- iL Was urged in behalf of a com mission that there should -be one body W with supervisory and advisory powers over rne targe amount or money ex- j pendsd by me counties of the stale during the course of a year in road work, the aggregate being about $i,500,000. Appropriation Bill Soon. The appropriation bill will be introduced within the next few days?probably the -last of this week or the first of next. The ways and means committee of the house has been working hard to get t'ne measure introduced as early as possible in the session. (The joint assembly today completed the elections for places to be filled by the legislature. A. H. Hawkins of Prosperity and W. H. Glenn of Anderson were re-elected members of the board of penitentiary directors to succeed themselves without opposition. r V1 Snpno^r of Yorkville was elect ed trustee of the South Carolina college to suceed himself and L. P. Hollis of Greenville to succeed Mr. Hamer of Dillon, who was not a candidate. S. T. McKeown of Chester, S. A. Burns of Anderson and R. H. Timmer, man of Batesburg were elected trustees of Clemson college. Mr. F. G. Tompkins of Richland and an aiumnus of the college was voted for but failed of election. ?Mirs. Virginia Moody was re-elected state librarian without opposition. B. R. Tillman and D. W. McLaurin were re-elected trustees of Winthrop without opposition. J. Rion McKissick of Green-ville wae - 1 X 3 J AY%A? ATTG.1* T tfiecieil tuue wuioiiiaoiuuvi v?r^7j. -J. V>. Townsend of Columbia and F. F. 'Carroll of Bamberg. McKissick received ICS votes, Townsend 21 and Carroll 29. The senate spent the morning debating an amendment by Laney of Chesterfield to the Liles chain gang liquor law without reaching a vote. Laney proposes to nave an alternative fine for the first offense. T-ho hMica 3jr?/\r>t*vj resolutions en dorsing Woodrow Olson's preparedness -policy and requesting our representatives in congress to stand by the president. THE SEWS OF PROSPERITY, Sew School Building1 and Increase in Revenue for Maintenance?Knights Pythias Install Officers. Special to The Herald and News. Prosperity, Jan. 27.?i Wednesday night there was a meeting of the citizens and patrons of the school to hear the report of the committee that was appointed to look into the matter of enlarging the school building. After discussing this matter the house decided to introduce a bill in the legislate rvo-vmittino- tho bonding of this CL4A KZ jv.-v, C district for $3,500 to enlarge the present school building and improve the conditions around the grounds. It was also decided to vote along with the bonds an additional two mille tax for the maintenance of the school. The K. of P. on Monday evening installed t'ne officers for the ensuing year, after which an oyster and fish supper was strivcu. Mr. A. G. Wise returned Thursday from Tennessee with a car of mules and horses. Mr. A. H. Hawkins was a business visitor to Columbia Thursday. Mrs. W. D. Moreland of P( uke was a shopper in town Thursday.. Miss Kate Barre has returned from a visit to her sister, Mrs. Kenneth Raker, of Greenwood. Miss Edna Fellers and little iMary Littlejohn have gone to Spartanburg to visit relatives. Mrs. Julian Price and Miss Essie Black are spending f:ie week in Columbia. The William Le:tor chapter, U. D. C., meets Tuesday, February 1st, with Mrs. J. I. Bedenbaugh. Dr. and Mrs. G. Y. Hunter spent Thursday in Columbia. Mrs. Caldv.'ell of Charlotte is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Bell Boyd. Mrs. Mollie Livingstone of Saluda is the guest of Mrs. F. E. Schumpert. Misses Ellie Cousins and Julia iMiorris have returned to Newberry, after a visit to Mrs. Frank Merchant. ? Austrian Emperor Reported Very 111. London, Jan. 25 ?Advices received by t'ne Vatican are to. the effect that the condition of E|nperor Francis Joseph is grave, says the Daily Telegraph's Rome correspbi^ent. SUBSCRIBE TQ THE HERALD AND NEWS. / * NEWS FROM POM ARIA . IMids Getting Bad 011 Account liain? V?\ 0. W. to Unveil Monuments? T?irr Xiiitt ITinufrPlc Special to The Herald and News. Pomaria, Jan. 27.?-After a few days of rain, we are again enjoying the bright sunshine. The last few days have put the roads in bad condition. The road leading out from Pomaria through the Buncombe section is almost impassible for bug gies and wagons, and no one can guess when an auto will be able to pass over that section of road from Mr. Caldell Ruff's to Mr. Drayton Wicker's. This- is partly due to the fact that Mr. Rates Boland has been, and is still, hauling lumber from his saw mill to Pomaria with two wagons each day. There is also a very bad place in the swamp at Mud creek just beyond Bethlehem church. Some amendments have been made there by draining the swamp. A great deal more could be done with just a little labor. Mr. Arthur Counts' has been nursing a bad face for the past few days, caused from a boil on his right cheek, but is still able to hold down Xo. 3. It requires quite a nerve for a man to nurse a boil and make his rounds of 26 miles and deliver heavy mail and answer his ladies' correspondents and p-ease his- customers over three bad roads though "Box" has it. Miss Lottie Lee Halfacre and Miss Ida Setzler of the Hunter-DeWalt school spent Saturday and Sunday in town. Miss Mary Setzler of Whitmire is visiting her sister, lMts. J. J. Hentz. Miss Iva Eargle, teacher o-f the Pressley school, spent the week-end with the family of Rev. S. C. Ballentine. Miss Lula Lominick of Newberry college spent ihe week-end at home. Mr. Hal Sheely of Newberry college spoilt the week-end with Rev. S. C. Ballentine. Mrs. W. T. Livingstone and daughter, Miss Beatrice, of Newberry, spent Saturday and Sunday with her daughter, Mrs. Jno. T. Lyles. Miss Mildred Boinest and little sister, Ruth, and Miss Grace Livingston cYvn-nf CohiHav mVnt anrt Slindav WLbK vuiui uwj ^ Mrs. H1. F. Lominick of the Buncombe section. Miss .lessie Rutnenord and Mrs. B. . Wicker spent the week-end with friends in Newberry. fM'r. .T. L. Graham spent Monday of last week in Greenwood on business. Mr. .J. B. Bedenbaugh and brother. Mr. W. L. Bedenbaugh, went to Colum-j bia (Tuesday on business. Mrssrs. Herbert and Horace Lominick went to Columbia last night to see their uncle. Mr. W. B. Counts, who was carried to the Columbia hospital Monday for treatment. At this writins: we are very sorry to learn that Mr. Counts is no better. Mr. Counts is one of our <very best citizens and business men in our town. We wish him a speedy recovery. Mr. Ernest Livingston of 0-d Town, on bis way from Columbia, stopped over Sunday with his parents. Mr. and Mrs. L. V. Livingston, until Monday. Dr. Z. T. Pinner has gone to Xew York and will be there for about five weeks taking a special course on malaria. Rev. S. C. Bal'entinc- will preach at St. Paul's the first Sunday in February at 3 o'clock in the afternoon. The Young People's society of that congregation will hold irs regular monthly ??* s-Vio como Qiinrlflv at 9 ^|) liitZJC LI 11 ?5 \J LI CI It OU1UV, vw V . . v v , p. m. The public is most heartily invited to attend these services. The W. 0. W. camp of Pomaria, as , heretofore stated will unveil the monuments of Mr. J. R. Lominick and Mr. K. Kibler at St. Philip's church Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock. All members of the camp are requested to be at the church at 2:30 p. m. in order that the services may begin promptly at 3 o'clock. The public Is invited to attend. A large crowd is expected to attend the Big Nine negro minstrel to be given at Hunter-DeWalt Friday night. The pro-gram will he a very interesting one. Senate Ends Worry of Jndge Johnson. The State. Washington, Jan. 24.?The senate toi day confirmed the nomination of J. T. ; Johnson as judge of the Western districts of South Carolina. I $> . <fe *> SOCIAL. * S> <3> $<&<$>$><?><& $><$><$><&<$><$>'$><$<?><$><$ Mrs. i\V. H. Carwile and. the Miisses Car wile gave two of tile most enjoynhlA rnnV nartiVa nf thf* season Wed nesday and Thursday afternoons. (T;he rooms where were arranged eight tables for the game were beautifully decorated with potted plants and red carnations, and after several merry games a sweet course was served. Wednesday afternoon those present were Mesdames Frank Wilson. W. H. Hunt, H'amp Hunt, P. E. Scott, J. E. Norwood, Jas. iMtelntosh, J. Y. McFall. Derrell Smit'ii, Jos. L. Keitt, Herman Wright, Osborne Schumpert. W. G. Houseal. J. T. Mayes, Simmons, J. B. Hunter, J. B. Fox, J. B. Mayes, J. H. Harms. C.#L. Reid, G. A. Bowman, C. H. Cannon, S. B. Jones. 0. B. Mayer, T. Johnson, P. G. Ellisor, M. L. Spearman, Heriry West and Misses Fannie McCaughrin. Elizabeth Dominick, Cora Dominick, Mary L. Burton, Lucy Speers, Pauline Gilder, Mazie Dooninick. Thursday afternoon t'ne guests included Mesdames Fellows, Ewart, Langford. Weeks, Pelham, Elmer Sum^ ? "LT m rrri CntnrnAV TVl." Q1 1 \ U1C1, H'UgU kJUlilllltl , i. l uuu T. Brown. Robt. Holmes, Eskridge, Paul Anderson, Burns, R. D. Smith, .las. Smith. Frank Mower,, Henry Cannon. and Misses Eliza IMiabry, Florence Bowman, Lucile 'vVilson, Blanche Davidson, Catherine Wright, May Dodd, Annie By num. Banna Green, Sarah Houseal, Linda Welch, Eva Gcggans, Ress Burton and May Rei?, * * Mrs. Dave. Langford entertained at Rook Tuesday afternoon in honor of Mrs. Paul Anderson. (The score cards were dainty little brides and a delightful salad course followed by a sweet was served. About thirty guests were present. * * * Mrs. Frank Hunter was hostess for the Fortnightly club Tuesday evening. Current events, good housekeeping and other matters were discussed and an elegant course luncheon served the club members. * * * ^ rtliiVv V> ->.l A T t 11 C 11 O 1 X lie WtlUClU a ^lU'U UCIU ll-O monthly meeting on Thursday afternoon. The lesson was carried out according to the Bay View course. * * * A delightful rook party was given Wednesday evening by Dr. and Mrs. Burns in honor of Mrs. Burns' sister, Miss Brown. There were five tables of players and after the cards were laid aside a salad course, followed by delicious fruit cake and coffee was served. Those enjoying the evening were Mr. and Mrs. R. Mc. Holmes, Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Schenck, Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Watkins, Mr. and Mrs. Everett Evans, Mr. and Mrs. J. Y. McFall. Misses Brown, iM'cCaughrin and Griffin and Messrs Floyd and Fant. * * * iMrs. C. D. Weeks had a few friends to "drop in" informally Friday afternoon and enjoy the popular game, rook. After the games dainty refreshments were served. * * * Mrs. W. A. Dunn, Friday afternoon, gave a rook party in honor of tne teachers of Boundary S reef. school. Quite a number of games were played, after which refreshments were served the following guests: Mesdames Claude Schumpert. C. E. Miller. .John Duncan, H. H. Blease, Tom Johnstone, W.. H. Hunt. I. H. Hunt. Lonnie Dickert, Forrest Lominack, Crosland, C. F. Fant, H. \V. Summers, Caldwell. Henry Boozer, Henry Parr, Jas. Hunter, Cannon, Paul Anderson and Misses Gertrude Reeder, Mary L. Burton. R. Payne, Annie Bynum, Lucile Wallace, Eliza fMabry, Sadie Bowers, Rutherford, Reed and Schumpert. * * * in honor of nis birthday and of his recovery from a long illness, Mr. J. R. Green was given an elegant dining Friday. All the members of the family and relatives were present, those who were away coming home for the occa- i sion. Mr. Green was able to sit up and enjoy the occasion. Big Sine Mfastrel. >T;he Big Nine minstrel will be given at Htrater-DeWalt school bouse Friday night, January 28. Everybody is incited to come and enjoy a hearty laugh. The program will appear later. ?> <s> * THE IDLER. <S> <$> <$> /Tiho CJtafo nars?rarvhAr "has tho fnl lowing observation in a recent issue: " We are in a perpetual tremor lest the legislature pass a law requiring all paragraphers to submit to the Binet Simon mentality test." Now, I don't think I know what that is, but I want to say to this young man that he might well be in a tremor, because if Mr. Wolfe or some of those other legislators, Mr. McMahan for instance, should happen to see this paragraph they are just as like as not to intro- j duce a bill and the legislature would j ~ure pass it. But I believe they are going to spare unto you that gallon-amonth, and there is some consolation in that. Did you read that argument of the attorney general on the gallona-month law? Read it, and just see what sensible laws some of the prohibition states have passed. Why, I no tice in looking over that argument and j resume of the various prohibition stat- j utes, that in one state they permit you to have a gallon a day, and then in some you are permitted to have as many as sixty pints of beer in a month, either in bottles or in kegs. Just think what a great prohibition state that is, and it is risrht. The idea of permit ting a fellow to have only a gallon of beer a month. Why, the proposition is absurd and ridiculous. Now, sixty pints will sorter do, because that is the average of two a day. Of course, a teliow could not have any friends with that sort of proposition, but then ho n little sp-lfish and set along with it tolerably well. And, you know, t'nat I am Dutchman enough to belie-ve that it would be better for the human kind to drink two pints of beer a day, than to dope on coca cola every day, as they are doing now. ?c? And then I see where they are going f to regulate th? temperature in cotton | mills- and send an inspector out to see | that the law is eniorcea. i was jus>i j wondering how they would enforce I that law about stopping one minute a: ! all railroad crossings. Wno will be there to see that each automobile stops one minute, or for that matter, stops at all. And they are proposing to send an inspector around to see that no one makes a false statement in order to get free tuition in the colleges. My, won't there be lots of jobs, because they will 'have to send some fellow around to see that the other felaq} fliA ejeq.w pub 'jtynp siq saop.w oj thing of making jobs end. It will be ? -u. foot cnir? in his an ?)<Ji LCi line wai, n.uv .. | about books?to the making of jobs there is no end. I was just wondering who would be left to work to make the money to pay the taxes with which to pay all these fellows who are going to get jobs. Well, now, wouldn't it be nice to be in favor with the appointing power, with all these jobs going the - - - .1 - ?i I rounds, and then l wouldn't c;ire wuere i the money came from, just so it didn't | fail to come. But I promised not to J write anything about politics, and I reckon I better keep that promise, for when a fellow gets to talking about something of which he .knows nothing lie soon finds himself lost. But I do read the papers a little, and I just can't help thinking what has become of the common sense of at least half of the fellows t'Lac we?or the people? send to the state house in Columbia to make our laws. I reckon every fellow feels that he must do something to immortalize himself, and to do so he i must pass a law and have it tagged the Jones bill or the Smith bill, or whatever his name might be. Well, it is all right. I don't blame 'em. I reckon I'd do the same thing if I was there. We are all built very much alike, except I sometimes think I am a little more old timey?a little out of date, perhaps. Rnt. t.alkinsr about passing a law to require automobiles- to stop for one minute at every railroad crossing, reminds me that we have in Newberry slow down ordinances, and stop ordinances, and so on. Or I judge we have by the signs I see at some of the corners?you know, the editor says the ? ?t>a+ nr?ir> town IS saving muuej uj uvu i/xiii -, ing some of the ordinances, at least? | any way these big black signs are posted at several of the street crossings, and I wonder if they are enforced. And, you know, we have sev- j * 41 <$> COTTON MARKLT ? * f <J><^<$'<S><$><^<$,<S>^^'$><S><S>^^^^ < > VonrhoriiTr A V J.1VII MVA X J # v Cotton- ll%c # <S> Cotton seed, per bu 65c ^ <S> Prosperity. ^ Cotton ll^c Cotton seed, per bu 65c ^ <?> ^ <?> Pomaria. ^ ^ Cotton llftc ? iCotton seed, per bu 65c ^ ^ <? Little Mountain. # <S> Cotton ll%c <? ^ Cotton seed, per bu 65c ^ 0 Q> > Cbappells. 3> 'Cotton 11.65c ^ <s> Cotton seed, per bu 60c * . <?> Silyerstreet ^ ^ Cotton ll&c ? Cotton seed, per bu 65c & ^ <?> ^ Whitmire. # <?> Cotton ll%c 3> Cotton seed, per bu 65c <$> <$> ?o^ <? Kinards. ^ Cotton ll^c ^ Cotton seed, per bu 67c <3> PUT TRASH OUTSIDE. Hereafter the trush carts will not be permitted to go into any yard for 'ua.su, <mu ptri bun^> wiio warn, ir?su. hauled off must put it in boxes or -barrels outside the yard within easy reach of the carts. (Trash must be put out on the regular days designated by ordinance. J. C. Adams, Health Officer. Card of Tbflnks. To the many friends who so kindly assisted me in nursing my wife through her recent dangerous illness, I hereby extend my heartiest .thanks and pray for God's choicest blessings to rest on tiiem now and evermore. J. P. Gruber. eral policemen in the town to look r\r? f Ti a a r? f om f r\ ? a ArH 1_ ailCl Cll L\JL I, \JL IUV \Jl\AL~ nances of the town. I am not cam plaining about tnis ordinance, or any other. I always' stop, look, list-en, when I come to a street crossing, and then I am not on the street a great deal, but the point is, if such little ordinances are not observed in he town, how in the world are you going ro have them observed in the country? I have heard that there is some sort cf speed law 011 the statute books now, but *f there is, there* ih- no particle of attention gken to it. The man or driver that would go on to a railroad track when a train was near enough to strike his car, will pay very .little attention to a law that requires him to stop for a whole minute. Suppose we all agree to leave a little something for the good judgment and common sense of the individual citizen, it would probably be a rank presumption to suppose that he had even a little bit of common sense, but when he finds that the state is not going to play wet nurse for him any longer he may be able to take care of himself. But I reckon I am all out of joint with the timi-s. and don't know what I am talking about. So let's forget all about this, and every one buy a ticket and go to "Fee-Fee"?I believe I saw that was what you are to call it. -Alnyway. I mean t'ne play that the Calvin . Crozier chapter is going to give some time soon. , If they are going to give it you may bet your bottom dollar that its all right. Then let's all of us help Mayor Wright to save some money for the town, and go to work when we save it and, spend it on the improvement of the streets and the roadways and . in the general appearance of things about town. It won't be long before there should be something doing about The Idler's park. I suppose the committee still has the land, and that when the spring time comes again we will want to make some improvements down there, and fix it up a little to make a pleasant and comfortable place for those of us who are not able to go to the mountains when the good old summer time comes along. THE IDLER. ri ; v- ' -V- V *