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ft. If vs SPEECH OF JAS. C. K1NARD fa AT (iREEiN WOOD CONTEST ti a Millions for Defense. tc Peace hath her dangers no less ri grave than those of war. Even * ~~ though the temple of Janus be closed, p uesirucuve age:, vies mav uc uuuci - u mining the ve~v foundations of a gov- c ernment. National apathy and stupid a indifference two lurking dangers with- ci in are the inevitable result of a long, tl ?? c . . ^ ^ ^ i ^ unbroken era of peace. While strick- ln en Europe, crashed beneath the pi n< bloody yoke of the merciless war god, lies slowly bleeding to death, America faces a Serious crisis in national k . life?a crisis which thrusts forward ^ the question, shall we or shall we not U1 V ra be adequately prepared for defense? lL The United States may be forced into^war at any time . America knows al not at what moment Her sons may be called upon to sacrifice their lives ^ on the battlefield in defense of their cc country's honor. Ulcere may come a time when only human blood will suf- r< fice to atone for national insult, when ^ unjust humiliation and the contemptuous trampling of a nation's ^ rights under foot will have to be mi avenged with shot and shell. We have already been dangerously near the brink of that seething maelstrom ^ of carnage and death in Europe. We may yet litre to see our beloved Amer- ^ lea clothed in sackcloth and* ashes as . the result of European aggression. 10 Without adequate military protection, n< how,are we going to help ourselves? n< Americans differ on this subject of f1 preparedness. Many of our people in today firmly,believe that any increase in national armament will foster the J dangerous spirit of militarism. But UJ we do cot need to fear that the UI American citizen, with his enlightened conception of individual and na_ tional liberty, will ever submit to I military rule. v The subjection of the | &n law-maker's pea to the warrior's in sword, the subordination of the sen- ai atorial toga to the soldier's uniform, 01 the subservience of civil law to mili tary discipline, is not only undesir- ei able, but absolutely impossible in the United States of America. Both the u] historic poKcy of the (American- gov- ar eminent and the national sentiment pi of her people are unalterably op- TJ posed to the militaristic spirit. The ar American eagle will never be fettered fo ^ with the galling chains of European j ai militarism. ! ai The pacifists maintain that further ^ preparation for Rational defense will ze tend to provoke war. They are afraid to trust their government with u greater military strength for fear ei that such strength may ;be misused, ja* But if it be inexpedient to develop1 m our resources for self-preservation lest we may some day be tempted to a] prove our strength aggressively, thee is the tide of American civilization h fast running out to be swallowed up S(; in the black waters of national ob-. livion and eternal .night. On the con- jta trary, efficient preparedness prevents j ~ war. J st ae the resolute policeman ^ discourages the evil intentions of the ^ criminal, Just so does adequate military protection stay the Woody hand r~? of the rapacious belligerent. "Wlhat 01 nation will liare wantonly insult an- a* - - - - - J &? other Which, is thorougmy prepa;eu j ? to defend her honor and to maintain 'le her position? Military preparedness begets caution in declaring war. o> Many theorists advocate "peace-atany-price." They are averse to fight- A ing, no matter how great the provoca- cc tion nor how just die" cause. flHhey p* V if contend that total disarmament is the 'best way to Insure permanent!** peace. They would naive^xne unueuj^' States government relegate her ships b< to thef jtmk^pile, send her soldiers j as back to their homes, and' appeal to | K the honor and chivalry of the Dations j e( for a guarantee of peace. We are to ! ?c lay our own America, with the pre- to cious Hves of her people, her bound- Is less material resources, and her un- r( limitw? national treasures at the feet in 7 of mercenary and unscrupulous na- bi tions. Unarmed and defenseless, ire 7< are to -flaunt our helplessness before ri the greedy eyes of selfisk"" govern- ,/w ments driven insane by ^e unholy lust gar world any & policy be more dangerous and more m m Lta.1 than that? How long will a naon's respect l'or her own integrity .:d honor withstand the temptation > rob a defenseless neighbor of her ghts? This fanciful vision of world-wide thrnnp^ rJiRai-mament is a oble ideal, a beautiful dream, ouched in well-sounding phrases, it ppeals strongly to the peace-loving itizens; but it must be remembered lat visionary theories cannot overome selfish ambition in national >uncils. It may be true that diplolacy is the mightiest weapon in the orld. Yet the pen without the sword > enforce its declarations is not sufcient guarantee that a '.nation's Jghts will be respected. Universal eace is as yet but a dream, a mere mtasy of the idealist's mind; for aljady the flames of international :rife have burst forth and today all urope is ablaze. Mars sits triumphct upon his blood-stained throne id hurls down his flashing lightning .r more deadly than the thunderbolts : Jove. The time is far distant when le olive branch "will supersede the vord. Generations yet unborn may ve and die before there comes that ippy millennium when the peoples ! the earth "shall beat their swords to plowshares and their spears into runing-hooks," when "natioa shall at lift up sword against nation, either shall they learn war any ore." Therefore, since we may be called x>n to protect ourselves from the Yflieinfr encroachments of some ag essive power, it is urgent that we ) ready. .Then the question naturIy arises, to what extent are we >w prepared to (defend ourselves? overnment officials say that this untry is woefully weak in military ^sources. In the first place, our tvy is not sufficiently strong. Owg to our geographical position, the ittleship must form our first and lief bulwark of defense. Yet our ivy is deplorably deficient in men, . gunboats, in scout-cruisers, in subarines, in transports, and in other iep-sea fighting craft. Naval exerts tesiify that American dread yughts would stand but little show;g with modern sea-fighters of other itions. Tbe United States navy is >t yet a fighting fleet worthy of the reat nation whose sovereignty and stitutions it must help preserve. If the enemy shall have destroyed ir fleet, then the next line ! protection for us will nat*ally lie in our coast denses. Yet at present our shore-line rtifications are shame?ully weak, tie chief of coast artillery reports his branch of the service an alarm g shortage in men, in auiULruuiLiuu id in modern guns. To overcome rr feeble land batteries would be it child's play for the average forgn fleet. If the invaders shall have landed ?on our coasts, only the mobile my will lie between them and comete possession of the United States/ hen the last stand for American life id liberty will have to be made by a rce which is hopelessly unprepared id totally inadequate. Our regular my is now far below even its autorized strength. A prominent citi-? 1 - - -3 Ti-l- V^n in recently enteriameu wuu a uaulet the entire reserve army of the nited States?sixteen men! The gov nment now provides^ on an averse, one horse for every ten cavalryen. The war department says: "We ive nothing like sufficient artillery ad artillery ammunition." For the rotection of one hundred million Liman beings, and of three million luare miles of territory, a laad lessed witn a ai'vme ucnge cf art, science, and wealth -noble possessions with which od has so graciously endowed us? lere is an army little more than vice the size of New York City's police irce, ?T4ie United States government Efers her citizens as protection jainst foreign aggression (so far > adequacy is concerned) powder ss ammunition, gunless artillery, useless cavalry, a *soldierles<s army. 3fenseles8 coast defenses, and a lipless navy. And yet thdre are some merican citizens who stubbornly intend that we are adequately preired against foreign invasion. But the realization of our country's eakness must not cause us to lose lr heads. Excessive armament would i as suicidal and as deadly a policy 5. total disarmament. The safe and me program of reasonable prepar' V? "OT11 mess auvucaLcu uj ... * .... m is the surest means of protectg American interests. This policy not one of aggression, but for the iasonable defense o?. a nation which, l the words of our president, is "too g and generous to be exacting, and it courageous enough to defend its ghts and the liberties of its people herever assailed and inmaded." Aside from the coldly practical feeur of this question, tbore yet retains to be considered the humane | feature. Would it be right, would i! be just, to send our gallant soldie] boys out against a foreign invade] of our shores without providing then willi necessary equipment? Think o j those thousands of brave young men ,j called to the colors by their country willingly sacrificing their innocen .: lives to the merciless fire of a ruth I ! less foe, cut down in. the flower o j manhood like grass before the reap j er's scythe, writhing in the blood ' stained dust, their bodies brutall: J mangled and fearfully torn? dyinf with the names of loved ones on theii .; lips, their last thoughts of those a | home for whom they had so cheerful ly poured out their life-blood?bu jail in vaiu!?simply because the] j were sent into the ranks-untrainet ' and defenseless. Would not that b< I criminal negligence? Would not th< opponents of reasonable preparedness than have to answer to the charge o: i wilful murder? But that is not the worst of this j horrible picture. Innocent womer | and children must pay the terrible j penalty for our military unprepar J edness. They cannot end their suf. Bering's on the battlefield but grin: war sentences them to a wretched life of pauperism and misery. Think ol terrified wives and mothers being dragged from their homes and forced j to see their loved ones ruthlessly jshot down; of women compelled tc j iulrnit hordes of insolent and brutal i soldiers into their homes and submitting to unnamed indignities; of motners driven insane by the pitiful sufferings of their little children! flftie enemy passes on, but leaves in hi? wake smoking ruins, hunger, actual starvation, and tortures worse that death. These things are happening every day in Europe. The martyrdom of helpless women and Children. i? the bitter price that must ?b6 pale for the maintenance of that ."miih and water" policy of inadequate selfdefense. The time is ripe for action. American lives and American interests are at stake. Fair Columbia is pleading I with all those who worship at the common altar of ^American institutions to pledge themselves faithfullj to that statesmanlike policy announc! cd years ago "millions for defense tut not one cent for tribute." Amer' ideals of truth, right and justicc must be perpetuated; a brilliant future for young America must be inj sirred; the sanctity of the America! I home must be preserved; the virtue ; of American womanhood must be kepi ; unstained. iWill we not learn t th< | lesson, which the great European wai i is teaching us daily? Intoxicated witt i the alluring dreams of overzealous ! pacifists, we may foolishly ignore this I plea for more adequate military protection, but some day there will comc c. most terrible awakening. Whet our dreadnoughts shall have been senl to the 'bottom of the oceanf when oui ar:n\ shall have been completely annihilated and the flower of Americar iL.cinLood lies crushed and bleeding tc death on the battlefield, when oui cities shall ha/ve been reduced t( blackened heaps of smoking ruins when the gaunt spectres of Famin< and Pestilence stalk abroad over thf - i land, when the Dattie-scarrea 'scar: and Stripes shall have been drench ed in the blood of innocent womer j and children, then it will be too late | to prepare. May the intelligent cit izoLship of this country give diligem beed to this warning and when, the smoke of the present European con flagration shall have cleared away? when the terrifying roar of booming cannon and the agonizing shriek o bursting shell shall have been silenc ed?when the bloody god of war shal have been hurled from his royal sea ?and when -Peace shall reign su "^rvia <\nr>p m/vrp?then there wil J JJX V/UiV vuw AMW- ? tower high above all others, a natior strong enough to protect herself ant to command universal respect for hei rights, the grandest government ii all the !history of the world, the grea' and glorious United States of America! <?> v <$ <?> HE IS ONLY A MILL BOY <S <$> <S Greenwood Journal. We do not use the expression, h< is only a mill boy, as intended, ii any way to reflec*- upon the? younj i man who carried off the honors ii the oratorical contest, held in Greeawood last week, nor as a reflectior npon any young man, or for that mat i ter any elderly person who does hon jest work in- a mill; for work in i mill is as high, and respectable ai work of any kind in any other place It is the men and women who worl who count for all that is best in th< home, the family, and Id the State People who are not industrlow enough to work or who are ashamed of honest toil are in no s-ense Mea! citizens. They are the people wh< t-are responsible for ir 06t of the trourjble that we have in the way of luwr j less. ess. Give us the young man i { who tells you that he is ready an:l f; willing to take hold of anything that ,! comes to his hand that is honorable. ,; and which will enable him to make t'a living. For the young man who is -1 actuated by a feeling of this kind f j then .s always room higher up. He - is the man who can not he held down. - . he busine^ world is always lookt ; ing out for young men of this kind ; and it has a place for them. r | We are informed that youcg James t' C. Kinard who represented Newberry -! college in the oratorical contest held t (in this pity List Friday is a mill boy. fj'And some one remarked, "Yes and I ihis mother works in a mill." This is i j no occasion, for surprise; for the 3 j people who work in the mills in our II State are our own people, bone of our f i bone, and flesh of our flesh. We only . | refer to this incident to encourage! 5 ^ .coble young men, it matters not 1, where they may have occupation to J, look up, .and strive for the very best -inlaees. We will guarantee that this - young man performed his tasks in 1; the mill just as faithfully and as 51 conscienciously as he does his duties ^'in the class room at Newberry col>lege. ^ We are glad that he carried off the honors of the occasion for his ow.i *, sake, and as an example to other ' struggling young men who may find in this incident encouragement to do their best in everything that they take hold of, and that it-may cause' them to feel that all work is honor - * * ?n~ ?a able and tnat tne mgaesi. camug i ^ that any maa can have is to fill the I 1 station that he occupies to the very ' i best of his ability in the fear of God 1 j and for the good of himself and the ' i welfare of his fellows. Let us not 1 forget that our Master was a carL penter, the reputed son of a carpenter. Tk FKASK GRIFFITH TO i SERVE LIFE SENTENCE f > * < Judge Moore Refuses New Trial to Lexington Man?No Appeal Notice Yet ? News and Courier. Lexington, April 22.?T. Frank 'jGriffith, member of prominent Lex" ington cotinty family, who was con' victed of murder, with recommenda1 tion to mercy, toy a jury of his peers 5! in the special term of the court of : general sessions on Thursday atterJ noon, was late yesterday sentenced by Judge Ernest Moore to serve the 1 remainder of his natural life at hard 5 labor in the State penitentiary or up' up the public works of Lexington county. Sentence was pronounced after Col. 1 George Tillman Graham of St. Au' gustine, Fla., distinguished criminal Vinil arY) t fVl o auuruey, w mj uau v.?v, with- earnestness and skill throughout j 1 the trial, had argued for a .new trial * upon two grounds: Ffrst, because r there was no proof of any malice; ) } and second, because the defendant ' established *by the preponderance of the evidence that he was insane at the time he fired the fatal shot. fanning Peas. 1 Sorting. Use only fresh peas. - These should be gathered early in the I I moaning before the sun dries the t dew. Work should be done rapidly 1 and peas should not stand. Shell and sort putting peas of the same size and degree of maturity together. Be s n/\f tn nee hard rirae neas anions! 1 O U Jk liv W VV a __ ^ f tender ones. Blanching. This is very important; if well done makes the peas tender and prevents cloudy liquor provided peas have not been allowed to 6tand after * picking. Blanching is done by plung11 ing the peas into boiling water for j 1 to 5 minutes depending upon how i r tender they are. Put into cold salt 1 water for an instant after blanching (1 tablespoonful salt to 1 gallon water), this will help to keep the! v/v/tv* Packing. Do not use larger than > quart jars, or No. 2 cans. Pack to > within 1-2 inch of the top. If too full, > some of the peas will burst and make > the liquor cloudy. Put 11-2 level tea> spoonful of salt and sugar mixture in each No. 2 can. or quart jar. This mix' ture contains 1-3 salt and 2-3 1 eugra. Fill the jar or can' ? to within 1-4 inch of the top 1 with clear cold water. The jar with - ?la6s lid and clamp is. best for ini termittent processi&g; In tin, cap . ami or'hauRt for two minutes: in I | v^auo uuu vxmtwv - glass, place both clamps up sad prpi cess at once. * Process. Process in hot water in. termittently, that is, boiling 1 hour c on each of three successive days. 2! Then cool as rapidly as possible, be- j . j ing careful when using glass not to s v-?i. +Vio {?ro o1)?vv?n7 * cold I 3 Ui co-n, mo jaiw vj ?? *MD w : ? | 1 draught to strike them. Plunge tin j 1 cans Immediately into cold water af-j > ter each processing. ^ Prosperity Items. Prosperity, April '11 ?Misses Nannie Wheeler and Lera Simpson of Summerland College .are home for ihe Easter holiciajs. Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Hawkins spent Wednesday in Columbia, the guests of Mrs. A. H. Kohn. Mesdames C. T. ivvyche and Alma Xance are spending a few days with Mrs. James Goggans of Columbia, j Dr. and Mrs. E. K. Wheeler and i>ir. and Mrs. P. B. Mitchell were in Columbia Wednesday for the automobile show. Mesdames J. H. Hucks and J. B. Ehrhardt of Ehrhardt are guests of Mrs. L. >.4. BlacV. On April 11 the council of Grace CUUiCIl met ailU duuytcu UIC iunvnm-, reLolutio .s the resignation of Rev. E. W. Leslie: Rev. E. W. Leslie after having served Grace Lutheran church as -pastor for six years tendered iiis resignation April 9tn, 1916, to take effect August 1st following. The church council of said church, being conscious of the vital force he was in the life of the church, wish to express their appreciation of his sehvice and their affection and admiration for him both as pastor and citizen. When Rev. E. W. Leslie came to j serve Grace church as pastor, there i was a church debt of several thou-' sand dollars, through his untiring efforts this debt has been liquidated much to the joy of both pastor and people. The parsonage was very much in need of repairs when he csme, a:'.d through untiring efforts this has been remodeled and has become a pride to the congregation. When he came to us, this was a joint pastoriatc, through his influence we have seen the advisability and necessity of supporting our own pastor, oIoa mV/la irirt. V?/^rn i c? a*ou, i*v/ixiiug v* AO ?* marked love between the members and pastor and a decided working together towards oae end, also, an increased membership making the dwelling together in unity of the congregation a source of great comfort and satisfaction. Therefore, be it resolved by council of Grace Lutheran church, First, That said church has lost a faithful and efficient pastor, whoee untiring efforts in the upbuilding of the church spiritually, financially and. socially will not be forgotten. Second, That the council tender him their appreciation, love and respect for his well done labor. Third, That as a mark respect to him and admiration for him, a copy of these resolutions be inscribed in the minute book of council. Fourth, That a copy of these resolutions be sent to our pastor and also printed in the Lutheran Church Visitor. WOMES SUFFERERS SEED SWAMP-ROOT Thousands upon thousands of womeu have kidney and bladder trouble and never suspect it. women's compiai^is oiien prove t _? be nothing else but kidney trouble, or the result of kidney or bladder disease. If the kidneys are not in a healthy condition, they may cause the other origans to become diseased. | You may suffer a great deal with pain in the back, headachy loss of ambition, nervousness ,and may ibe despondent and irritable. i Don't delay starting treatment. Dr. | Kilmer's Swamp-Root, a physician's store; restores health to the kidneys prescription, obtained at any drug and is just the remedy needed to over,#i, ! come such conditions. Get a fifty cent oi- one dollar bottle I immediately from any drug store. However, if you wish first to test [this great preparation send ten cents I to Dr. Kilmer & Co., Binghampton, N. Y? for a sample bottle. When writing be sure and mention The Herald and News. I _ LATE SNOWFALL IN EASTERN STATES Tincfrm X r?r?l 28.?fSnOW fall OVer eastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island today, the latest date for anyappreciable fall in more than 27 years. From early morning and through part of the forenoon unusually large flakes fell. The fall here wns estimated at approximately two inches. It melted rapidly, however, and little inconvenience was caused. I Snow was reported from Provi i dence, 'K. i., anu utucx pmuw State; from New Bedford and other southeastern Massachusetts cities and from Lowell, in- the northeastern section of the State. .^^SERALD AND NEWS, Oiffl UHBor ?i.sa .NOTICE OF ELECTION IX ST. ^ TAILS SCHOOL DISTRICT >0. 34 I ? " J Whereas, one-third of the resident #!?# electors and a-like proportion of the V resident free holders of the age of i tn'fln?vj\Tid vMr?s in St. Pauls School j . , I>istrict No. 34, of the County of Newoerry, State of South Carolina, have * tiled a petition with the County Board of Education of Newberry County, ^ State of South Carolina, petitioning J and requesting that an election be held _ 1 in said School District on the question of levying aia additional special. tax of two (2) mills to be collected on all the taxable property within the said School District. Now, therefore, we the undersigned, 1 composing the County Board of Edu cation for Newberry County, State of South Carolina, do hereby order the ^ Board of Trustees of the St. Pauls i School District No. 34, to hold an election an. the said question of levying an additional special tax of two (2) mills to be collected on the property " ^ located in the said School District, 1 which said election shall be held at * the St. Pauls School House, in said School District, No. 34, on Friday, May 5, 1916, at which said election the polls shall be opened at 7 a. m., ?&d closed at 4 p. m. CTihe members of the Board of Trustees of said School District shall act as managers of said election. Only I such electors1 as reside in said School ^ I District and return real or personal ( property for taxation, and who ?x- , , , hibit their tax receipts and registra- 1 tion certificates as required in sen- ] erai elections shall be allowed to i ? vote. Electors faivoring the -levy of such tax shall cast a ballot containing the word "yes*'., written or printed thereon, and each elector ipposed to such levy shall cast a ballot contain- jf ing the word "no" written or printed thereon. J Given under our hands and seala this, the 13th day of April, 1918. County Board of Education for Newberry County, S. C. CHAS. P. BARRE, 4 S. J. DERRICK, J. S. WHEELER. NOTICE OF ELECTION IX PROS. PEHITT SCHOOL DISTRICT >0.14 a Whereas, one-third of the resident electors and a lifce proportion of the resident freeholders - of the age ; twenty-one years, ii Prosperity school District No. 34, of the County of New- J berry, Suite of South Carolina, have J filed a petition with the County Bcfeird T - * XT - r'Antn^v 1 of Education 01 W UCl I Jf t State of (South Carolina, petitioning and requesting that an election be Held in said School District on the question of levying aa additional special tax of two (2) mills to be collected on all the taxable property within the said School District. ^ Now, therefore, we me , composing the County Board of Edu- * cation for Newberry County, State of South Carolina, do hereby order tfae Board of Trustees of the Prosperity School District Xo. 14, to hold an election an the said ouestion of levying "*( an additional special tax of two (2) mills to be collected on the property located in the said School District, ? i which said election shall be held at the Town Hall, in the said School District, No. 14, on Friday. May 5. 1916, at which said election the polls shall be opened at 7 a. m., and closed at 4 p. m. M n-he members of the Board of Tms- Ji tees of said School District shall act as managers of said election. Only such electors as reside in said School District and return real or personal property /or taxation, and who ex- I hibit their tax receipts aid registra- 1 tion certificates as required ia jren- .m ' "Voit ho allowed to erai elections, ouau ? _ vote. Electors favoring the levy of ^ such tax shall cast a ballot containing the word "yes'' written or .printed thereon, and each elector opposed to | such levy shall cast a ballot containing the word "no" written or printed J thereon. f Given unoer our hands and seals this, the 13th day of April, 1916. County Board* of Education for Newberry County, S. C. i l CHA)S. P. HAR^E, S. J. DERRICK, J. S. "WHEELER. ATTESTIOX DEMOCRATIC CLUBS In order to facilitate the work of preparing the temporary roft for the i county convention which meets on- I the let Monday in May at the county ' seat, the president and secretary of > each chrb is requested to furnish im' i?a? ^ fho jfei*. , | meaiaieiy a cer-uimru **?*. v*. . gates elected to the county convent ^ tion. * '" By order of the chairman, Secretary County OofflflJittee/ 34-25-2t "