The herald and news. (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, January 12, 1917, Image 1
Y011ME L1V? M'MBER 4 .< 'i4?i 3EWBEEBY, S. (? FRIDAY, JAM AKY 12, 1917. TWit*. A 91.61 A YEA*
The Legislator<
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point Game Warden ?Ni
in Committee
Special to The Herald and News.
ColumDia, Jan 11.?Gov. Manning
sent in a special message to the legis
lature this m?rning 'submitting the
Luis recommended by the special com
mittee which lie appointed to recom
mend a revision of the fire insurance
Ctoro ThoQP hills
ia?b vi me wiuiv, i ~u ?. -
already been published in The Her
ald and News.
Measures were introduced in both
houses this morning looking towards
the adoption of equal suffrage.
A bill was introduced in the house
this morning by Mr. Lesesne of Clar
endon to call a constitutional con
* vention to provide for biennial ses
sions of the legislature.
Bills were introduced in both houses
today to abolish the Siate warehouse
system.
Mr. J. T. Liles was reappointed
chairman of the ways and means com
mittee.
Speaker Hoyt announced his com
mittee appointments this morning.
The Newberry members did not fare
so well in the assignments. Mr. Do
minick is chairman of the committee
on legislative library and a member
of the committees on banking and In
surance, and game, fish dud forestry.
Mr. Evans is a member o^?*e com
mittees on commerce and manufac
tures, railroads, and State house and
grounds.
xt "Rnin Pst is on the
on incorporations, local legislation,
and Offices and officers.
Both houses accepted an invitation
from the city council of Charleston
x to visit that citv January 24. to in
spect the State institutions there.
' )>'*$ V - Awll
Columbia. Jan. 10.?Of the seven
acts of the last general assembly,
held on the desk of Governor Man
ning for a year, and which have been
inoperative without his signature be
VhA %?a a Hifiv n-nffl H11 Tin cr t?l<?
va use iuc? n rifc iu>iuv.u ...
cluing days of the session nf 1916.
preventing! the governor fro having
his constitutional right in hold them
for thrre legislative days before the
close of that session, five \^ere vetoed
today and the vetoes sustained.
! Two-Quart Law Vetoed.
One of\?he two measures origin
ating in the senate, upon which the
veto of the governor was sustaluew,
is the act providing for the reduction
in the amount of alcoholic .liquors
V?i- anv riri
w iilCU ma > UC t\ivviivu UJ
zen during any calendar month, from
one gallon of liquor to two quarts of
liquor, or in lieu of the two quarts.
60 pints of beer.
The most important veto message
sustained by the house was in regard
to the manner of the selectior ot
chief game warden. At the session
of 1916 and act was passed taking the
appointment of this officer out of the
hands of the governor, heretofore
made by him, under the law, upon
the recommendation of the Audubon!
society, and making the position elec
tive by the general assemoiy. me
present chief game warden is Col. Al
fred A. Richardson, of Barnw<*jJ coun
ty, who was appointed by Governor
Blease and confirmed by the senate
in 1913. Politics is considerably mix
ed up in this matter, and a very pretty
political situation, from a news stand
point, may yet develop in regard to
it
When Colonel Richardson was ap
pointed by Governor Blease four years j
ago the department was not making (
expenses. It liad practically ceased I
business. Colonel Richardson was!
appointed by the then governor and;
confirmed by the senate. He took hoM I
of the department and it is today, as i
was pointed out by Mr. R. P. Sear- j
son. Jr., in the house of represent-;
atives this morning, a source of con- f
stactly increasing revenue to the!
State. j
Governor's Flarlit for Power.
The action of the house this morn- j
ins: means that the successor of Col-;
onel Fyfchardson w?!l be appointed by
the governor, under the conditionsj
stated. At a recent meeting of tiiej
Audubon society. Colonel Richardson,
was recommended for reappointment, j
and at that meeting Dr. E. C. L. Ad- i
aras. of this city, was elected presi- j
dent of the society. Dr. Adams is a
strong supporter of Colonel Richard
son for reappointment and will stick
nrnna in f Vi rv r\ f r"Vi n I
uy ma &M&&0 ill rnuuti i.uw * ^ j
ommendation which has been made.1
The governor, of course, has the veto j
power in regard to the recommenda
tion. and has the right to turn down I
any name submitted to him. Colonel j
Richardson, already bring in office, j
will hold until his successor is ap-j
pointed and qualifies. There has been;
no intimation publicly from the gov-!
ernor's office as to its attitude in j
the matter, but it is generally regard-1
f
e Has
irted to Work
\
istained?He~Wants to Ap
iwberry Dosn't Get Much
Appointments.
ed, under decisions of the supreme
court during the administration o:'
Governor L> lease, that there'may be a!
spirited fight in case Governor Man- j
nir.g should decide to appoint some ,
one else to succeed Colonel Richarct
son 011 March 7, when his term ex- j
pires. /
j Jt was urged in the house this morn
i ing that if the legislature sustaineii
the veto in this matter, it might ao
well pas an act to give the governor
the right to appoint the warehouse;
commissioner, the State insurance;
commissioner, superintendent of the
. penitentiary, circuit judges and other j
State officials. Argument was of no
| avail, however, and the house, after
. addiess by Mr. Searson, of Barn
well, and Mr. Cothran, of Grer-nville.
! proceeded to a vote, with the result
stated. The veto was sustained by a
vote of 65 to 52, which was a majority
I of 13 in favor of the governor's po
sition. whereas it would have taken a
! two-thirds vote to pass the measure
over the veto.
! The three other measures vetoed
were, in two instances, as' stated by
: the governor, .duplicates of measures 1
| which had already become laws, and
! the other measure, introduced by Mr. j
i w 1 ' loaf I
i JJOrriSOll Ul K^uaiicaiuu, at iuc JO.O*. >
session in regard to drainage, was I
| stated to be covered by an opinion of'
| the supreme court, "rendering the
approval of this act unnecessary."
Sfcns Prohibition Act,
| The governor today signed- the act J
re-enacting the present prohibition-;
! law, which does not change the status.
iThis act was passed last year, follow^
| ing the prohibition referendum, to
i prevent any technical objections. It
! was held by the governor for a thor
' ough investigation. It was not re
! garded that the act wag essential, but
! the prohibitionists, who had submit
! ted the matter of prohibition to the
pCUpitJ, clUU iia.il aiau cua^icu uiv |
; gallon-a-month law, desired it in the
j interest of safety. Feeling that it
! would not affect in any manner the
! situation as it no'? stands, Governor j
Manning signed it today and it has j
become a law.
I The governor also signed the local!
measure for Clarendon county provirt- I
ing for a tax on automobiles, in tho
interest of road improvement.
The appointments of assistants in
both houses were made by. the preeid
ing officers this morning. The com-1
mif.tee assignments in the seoate were
announced, but Speaker Hoyt, of the
house, stated that he would not an
nounce his committee appointments in
that body until tomorrow morning. 1
To Winthrop on January 19.
The house agreed to the senate idea
to visit Winthrop on January 19, and
the members of the legislature will
go to Rock Hill on that day. which is
rrinay or next weeK.
The fight for equal suffrage has
been inaugurated early in the Session
and there was an active lobby in the
State house today.
Mr. Jos. A'. Berry, of Orangeburg,
was elected spraker pro tempore of 1
the senate hv a vote of 6$ to 47, over j
Mr. Thos. P. Cothran. of Greenville.
Columbia. Jan. 11.?The reading of
the governor's message, following
the organization of the two houses, in
cluding the election of officers, was
the principal business transacted up
on the opening day of the legislative
session of 1917. The program was
carried out without deviation- from
the plans which have been foreshad
owed in this correspondence. [ :
Mr. James A. Hoyt, of Columbia,!
was re-elected speaker of the house. [
There had been ?alk of opposition to j
him, but thp strength which he de- j
\ eloped, and which was shown be-!;
fore the house met, prompted pros-j
pecuve canaiaares agamsi n:ra to
withdraw from the race.
Mr. J. Wilson Gibbes. of Columbia,
was re-elected clerk of the house, ov
er Mr. H. C. Booker, a Spartanburg
editor, by the flattering vote of 7S to
41.
Mr. A. E. Hutchinson was re-elected
reading clerk of the house without op
position.
In the race for sergeant-at-arms
of the house. Mr. A. McQueen Martin,
of Greenville, failed to develop r
great deal of strength against the in- j
cumbent. and Mr. \Tames S. -Wilson j
was re-elected with S3 votes, as
against 34 for Mr. Martin.
The Rev. L. E. Wiggins of the Green
Street Methodist church, of Colum
bia. was chosen chaplain.
In the senate all the old officers
were re-elected. Mr. Le Grand G.
Walker, of Georgetown, will be presi
dent pro tempore and Clerk M. M.
JVIann, of St. Matthews; Sergeant-at
arms J. Fred Schumpert. *if Newber
ry, and Chjaplain C. A. Freed, of Co
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] walked around the other day by!
the First Baptist church and it was
soon after the recent rains?and I
couid not heip won-Vring if Zaok.
Aright and Joe Werts? I reckon I
should say Mayor Z. K Wright ana
Street Supervisor .J. W. Werts?b\it
tnen I want them to know that I am
entirely friendly and m an to be com-1
plimentary in what I am going to say,
and 1 know they will pardon the ap
parent familiarity, because i want 10
get close to their hearts. Well. 1
L-1 ?>??. arl out tn cm- that F Wac fiP> 1 i 2h f -
id to see what a pretty view that
little stretch of Caldwell street along
the front of the church presents and
how pleasing it is to the eye, and
what a comfort?if for only a brief
space?it rau^t be to the driver of a
buggy, or even a motorcycle, and ev
en a Ford or an automobile, to travel
over it. And I know that Mr. Wright
and Mr. Werts are very grateful to
The Idler for calling their attention
to tHe necessity of doing something
to this street, and how proud tney
must feel of the result. And they
have a right to feel proud of the job.
It is a good job and adds so much to
the appearance of things. It is really
pleasing to the eye to look upon.
Now, the point^I am tryiDg to make
is, that it would be such a glorious
?yes, that's the word, glorious?thin:;
if thoy would go to some other places
and make the same application. There
are so mapy, 0, so many, that need
a similar application. And it could
be done. ,)Why not make your admin
istration a glorious thing for the
present and future generations of the
city, by giving the town some real
good streets. Take Main street from
the end of the brick paving all the
way out to Mr. C. E. Summer's resi
dence, and it is in dire need of an
application just like the one you gave
this little stretch on Caldwell street.
What a monument you could build in
the hearts of your countrymen and
what a glorious thing you could do
for your cotemporaries, if you would
just make some more improved
streets. Yes, it takes money. They tell
inp that everything that is worth while
takes money?I mean any material
thing. But don't you know that your
fellow citizens would be glad to be
tr.xed up to the neck, if you would give
them some real good streets. And
don't you know that if a town wants
to grow and prosper and have a good
business that it must in this day build
and maintain some good strtets. And
don't you know that there has been
enough money wasted and washed in
to either branch of Scott's creek In
the last twenty years to have paved
every street in the town of Newberry.
And don't you know that the streets
are no better today than they were
twenty years ago. And if you don't
know it I am here to tell you that
it is a fact, and a bold and a plain
fact, and one that stares this town In
the face today. No town begins tp
grow and prosper until it begins to
build strrets, and make good perma
nent improvements. Mayor Wright,
the people of this community have
confidence in you, and in your busi
ness acumen?I reckon that is a good
word, anyway it seems to m? that 11
have heard some one use it. and I
think it is what 1 want?and they
would follow your lead, and it is
your duty?that's a good word I know
?to do something for the building of;
permanent streets before your term |
expires. Yes, it takes money to bnild'
streets, but I verily believe that if'
you would call a meeting of the busi- ;
ness men and taxpayers of this com- \
munity together, and lay before them
a plan to pave the streets of this town.;
and show them the cost and where
you were going to spend the money,!
and what you were going to get, they
would almost unanimously say, "Go
to it, Zack. we are with you, and will j
stand by you, even if it takes half a
million dollars,'' because they would J
feel that you would not waste the
money. Nc5w, that being true, don't
you kinder think it is' your duty to'
it'au Liiriu ill tins iimun. liiiun i?.
over, old boy, but don't waste too!
much time thinking about it. because
they want action as well as thinking. |
We have a great town and a great
county, but the town or the county!
that neglects to make roads and j
streets that are the right stuff is sure
to lag behind in the march of civil- ,
ization. Put that in your pipe and<
?moke it and sre if I am not correct j
Now, seriously and in all-earnest
ness. I wonder what John Kinard and'
Walter Hunt and Henry Parr and!
Tas. Mcintosh and Geo. Summer and
Rurt Matthews would say about issu- j
ins: bonds to build streets in this good
Did town. And I mention these gt-n-|
tumbia. will serve for anoth-r two:
years in the positions which they!
lave held.
The whepis of legislation began to
evolve promptly at noon, when the
louse was called to order by Clerk
jibbes, and the senate by Lieutenant
Governor Bethea.
tlemen not for personal reasons, bu<
because they represent in their offi
cial capacity Ue big corporations or
this community, and the big tax-pay
ing institutions of the community.
And 1 mean to include in the list ZacK ,
Wright as contradistinguished from j
Mayor Wright, because \2 is the ofti
cial head of the most successful o 1 ,
'g.11 of our corporate institutions. 1 *
wish they would come out and speali,
and I am sure the editor of The Her
Y\r\ T-rw**. o-lo/l tA
iiiU clllU ?\CH b nill ici V l tiia \.\j
j.iiblish their vio?vs on the subject
of better streets for this town. And
we should go at the building of them
in the proper \ way, and not waste j
the people's money. 1 am sure that |
President Fairfax Harrison and Presi- i
dent John Livingston of the two rail- i
roads would be glad to pay their part I
of the cost, for it would mean a j
great* r town and more business for J
them. Now, I have done told you a
number of times that I am no busi
ness man, and do not know the value
of a dollar, because I never had one.
but I can see as far ,through a mill
ston? as any one else, and it takes j
not very good eyesight to see that we
should do something- to start thio;
old town a moving. The banks all
have plenty of money, and are making
more, and the merchants have all
had a good year, and only the news- ,
papers say they have had a bad year,?
but if every one will get together with :
every one else great and glorious i
things can be done. Ye3, glorious,
LU^JUgO. n 1 w? ? v gvv ?? V* '4 i
in my cranium tonight, and I believe j.
I will get down my old Webstef and ,
see just what it does mean. 'Well,
Webster says it means, "noble; j
praiseworthy; excellent^ splendid
illustrious; inspiring admiration; as
glorious deeds." Now, that's what
I thought. Burns uses the word in
this connection: '
i
"Kings may be blest, but Tam was
glorious,
O er all the ills af life victorious.'*
r i
A?d then Dryden uses it in this con- .
nection: . .-<?
'}
T?n ?< n n a tfojann rsraa T\ i
V. A lii* V j
The sons of Belial had a glorious
time." . !
i
I Well, I reckon you know what T
mean by its use. Glorious deeds,
eminent, noble, excellent, renowned,
illustrous, celebrated, magnificent.,
?rand, splendid. That's the- idea.
Let's do something glorious. Build
ing streets would be that something.
?0?
Well, it's funny how one's mind will
work. When I sat down by tne siae i
of my typewriter?I mean machine?1 j
had no idea of writing this stuff.:
I only, intended to commend that lit- \
tie piece of street work in front of the j
Baptist church, ai:d then I had an- j
other thing altogether different about,
which I intended to write?a sort of j
essay?but I reckon it will have to j
go at this for this time. Now, I am j
going to quit for this time. I hope j
some of the gentlemen whom I have |
named will say something on this j
all important subject. It is worth j
whil?. Mr. Editor, will you please j
ioir .roiir Hnntvnp man to set mv i
name in caps and email caps. I am
no printer but I reckon that is what
11 want and somehow it seems to me
that recently you have been making
my signature look too insignificant.
1 want to se? how it looks that way
just for once. Here'"goes.
THE IDLER.
(Note: As I have no small caps
on machine I will put your namo in
black caps. This is a rare treat we
operators seldom give, but as you
want your name conspicuous I will
allow you this privilege because your
articles generally contain some good
"stuff." Tim signature alone is en
ough to cause you to occupy one of
the pedestals in the hall of fame.
Operator.)
Nkrht School at Si. Phillips.
On Monday night a large crowd of (
men, worn- n >and children gathered ]
at St. Phillips school to see some
steroptic views of Yellowstone Park.
The grown people talked over the ad- ?
usability of organizing a night 3
school. Thirte n people signed their \
names as wanting to come to learn r
more than they now know. On Wed-it
i.csday nignt nine men and one v:o- r
man met Miss Ola Brown at the Mouse. v
They began tlir> study or leuer-wru-? >
ing. Barton, Napier a&d Stewart's! c
agriculture, Stewart's1 Farm Life! t
Reader, Book One, Wallace's Civil c
CrO%*ernment and Tate's Farm Supple- c
ment to Arithmetic. The members, r
say others will join them ncx*. wee"!: I a
on Monday or Wednesday nighf.-s. Mr. t
T. M. Mills piomises to lecture ori
?t?A c ar>in Pliirrt. I
ciiiriL'UilUI C an U IU ua?c rnjii.t v-*- iu J v
son specialist talk on Hort*c:iHur?f '
Poultry Raising, etc., for the benefit
of the night school.
There will b? the quartern* c-om
munion service at St. Luke^Luther
an church next Su&day^^Riing at
11:30 a. m.
lHJL old .national bank
r<iW!\<; INTO ITS own
The old National Bank has made
wonderful strides during the last
i ear, and is making money and grow
ing rapidly every day. The business
is increasing and the bank is serving
Lhe community and the community is
appreciating the service.
Just a year ago its ueposit account
was in round numbers only $215,000
President b. C. Matthews.
while by the last statement the de
posit account was $410,000. The
loans a year ago were $316,000; to
day they are $591,000, nearly double.
The surplus arid undivided profits a
y: ar ago were $3,000; today they are
$18,000 and besides a eemi-annual
dividend of 3 per cent lias been paid.
One ot the 1 things in our opinion
tiiat gave this teak a start forward
in the hearts of the people was when
President Matthews advertised that
fre would lend all the farmers money
on their cot'...n when the price was
away down, at 6 per cent interest.
It was an innovation in banking in
these parts, and he was the pioneer
and the people appreciated it And
he said that lie would lend all the
^Doney'that the farmers of the county
wanted on all the cotton they had,
and give them a good valuation on the i
cotton. It was a real treat for the!
small farmer with his one or two!
bales of cotton to take bis warehouse;
receipt to the bank and borrow mou- i
<" It at K ror r>pnt intprpqf Somn
thing that had not been known in
this county within the recollection 01',
any of the farmers, especially the lit- j
tie fellows, and they are the ones
who make the wheels of progress go j
round and round. And the bank did S
what it advertised. If you had but '
one bale of cotton you could take your
warehouse receipt and get the money
at the same rate that the big fellow
with his thousands could get it. It
caught the boys and it was the right
thing to do. There is no better col-(
lateral than cotton.
And ttfen the young men who work
in the bank are always polite and
courteous and make you feel when
you go in that they are glad to s-ee
you, and you feel like going back'
train, and you get tlie naoit. Ana
ou biconie either a lender to the
)ank by depositing with it. or a bor
ower, and either one or both is what
he bank wants and out of which it
nakes its money. The only trouble
ve find with them is they won't 1ft
ou carry an overdraft, and if you j
lo happen to slip a little on theip i
hfy won't let you take up with a
heck on them, unless you have the
oin to your credit. Well, it is the j
ignt way to ao. it is Deuer ior you
.nd certainly the right thing for the]
tank.
The annual meeting of the stock-1
lolders was hrld on ?TVe<tnes3ay when !
he report of President Matthews was )
-resented, .and the election of direc- j
ors and officers was held. The re
port showed the condition as stated
ibove.
The following directors^^re fler.t
d: Geo. S. Mower, Gec^^^fcistone,
\ H. T? D. W.
wneeier, t. *v. jonn&tone, n. v. .-**<*1,
ihews. These were ail reelected.
The following officers were reelect
ed: '
President?li. C. Matthews..
Vice-President?Geo. S. Mower.
Cashier?T. K. Johnstone.
Assistant Cashier?H. T. Tannon.
Assistant Cashier?W. W. Cromer.
Bookkeeper?S. H. Lovell.
Assistant Bookkeeper and Stenog-'
rinVinr A C p
Attorneys?Geo. Johnstone and Geo.
3. Mower.
Mr. Cromer was appointed to
Cashier T. ?. Johnstone.
assistant cashier at the meeting on
Wednesday. ;
-^President Matthews is a native
Edgefield (now Sa4uda) county, but
came to Newberry when a young man
a few years ago and has actively idtti
tlfled hinraeir win* me growm am
development of the community.
Cashier Johnstone is a son of Sen
ator Alan Johnstone and a grandson
of Chancellor Job Johnstone and was
born and reared and educated in the
county.
Assistant Cashier Cannon is a son
of Mr. B. F. Cannon and was reared
and educated in the county.
Assistant Cashier Cromer is alse
a county reared man and was one
time anditor ' of thf? eountv and. the
best in the State.
Bookkeeper Lovell is a native of
Tennessee but has been here long
enough to be one of us and is fully,
identified with Newberry.
.Assistant Bookkeeper Matthews \Is
r. son of Mr. B. C. Matthews and is
just starling ou the journey and is
adapting himself finely to the har
ness.
Assistant Cashier >V. *V. Cromer
And it must not be forgotten that
presidents and other officials of the
institution may come and may go bat
Guilford Snowden goes on forever as
the faithful janitor. Only the older
citizens remembt-r when his prede
cessor was in the position.
There is only one suggestion we
desire to make and that is that the
bank should go to work during thia
year and er*ct a handsome office
building modern in all its equipments
on the lot which it owns and on whicli
the institution now stands.
At the Opera House.
Tbe big minstrel show Friday night
will eclipsp the moving pictures for
the time, but they will be given Sar
urday in addition to the regular pro
gram for the occasion. See program.
Saturday as usual, -The Girl frcra
Frisco-," the Krazy Kat Kartoon and
the funny keystone comedy wfil in
terest and amase the '"rowd.
rvfrrnday another Lasky products*
win be given in "The Hoir to Hoorati."
with Thomas Meighan and Anita
King coetarring.
Jnnior Workers.
The junior division of the mission
v society of Central Methodist
arch will meet with Troxelle Wright
turdav afternoon, January 13, at
20 o'clpck.
Claudia Wheeler, Secretary.