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|j^ YOLOTE LIT., NUMBER 64. 3EWBEKRY, S. C? TfESDAY UGIST 21, 1917 IMCI A WEES, IUI JL YliX
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L'ikUHV kilV VikUC f|l|t Ul'
I Council of Deh
Meetings Prosj.
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Causes of. the War Discassi
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Create a War Sentimei
7 he Meeting
I have attended two meetings in
this county under* the auspices of the
; State and County council of defense,
I one at Prosperity on Thursday and
I one at Pomaria on Friday. The Pros
-
i perity meeting had been aavei nocu
A as a live stock gathering, and it was
Iv -decided to have some of the speakers
of. council of defense present. The
r Pomaria meeting combined no other
r feature. I heard only about thirty
^ minutes of the speech of Dr. Lodge
N. * V*
g at Prosperity. At Pomaria I heard ail
I of the speeches.
F I have hot exactly been able to un'
clerstand the purpose -of these meetlass
and, therefore, do not exactly
know what the State council of de
i fene is trying to do, or just wuat, ..o
purpose is. I had received an impression
from somewhere that the State
council of defense was organized primarily
to conserve the food supply cf
state, and to cooperate with the
rational government along that lino.
Judging from the meetings which I
attended last week, and the speeches
I heard from the men who are sent
out to deliver addresses at these meetings,
I must have been under a wrong
m or incorrect impression. I wouM
judge from the remarks of the gen1
*v?i+ tV?o
tlsmen who made speecues Ilia i vuv
main work at present at least is to
arouse a war sentiment, and to tell
the people the real causes of this
country being engaged in the war, as
seen by the speakers representing the
council, and I suppose they represent
r
the government 1n the messages they
are delivering. Tn fact, one listening
to the three speeches that I did would
almost he justified in the conclusion
that a set speech had been prepared,
. t
L and that it was being delivered by
K each one of the speakers. They are
Ik well trained in the line of argument
I they present and all have the same
jjjy illustrations. It is my deliberate
* 4.1.^4.
0 opinion that these speeches uiai
1 made in the county last week at Prost
perity and Pomaria are doing more
? I\arm than they are doing good. That
oc-H-ninlv was the effect of the meet
ing at Pomaria, so far as creating a
|5|A war sentiment.
JIB I am getting a little ahead of my
IP story. The 3o minutes part of a
PP"*" speech I iieard at Prosperity was delivered
by. Dr. Lee Davis Lodge, president
of Limestone college at Gaffney.
The two gentlemen I heard at Poma.ria
vr^re Hon. H.*N. Edmunds of Columbia
and Hon. H. K. Osborne- of
Spartanburg. There were other speakers
at Prosperity, but I did not hear
any of their speeches. 'At Pomaria Dr.
A. J. Bowers of Newberry college ana
Dr. F\ E. Dibble, pastor of Central
Methodist church at Newberry, also
spoke under the auspices of the council
of defense. Mr. W. F. Elliott of
fWtinnsboro spoke at Pomaria cn the
"boll weevil, and also gave a bird con
cert at the conclusion or me meeting
which the children greatly enjoyed.
\ All of these gentlemen are good
speakers and they gave abont (he same
speech. Each one left as lie finished,
so neither heard the others. They tcld
of the sinking of America 1 ship:? and
the loss of American lives, anl stated
T that we had a right to go upon the
I fc'gh seas where we pleased and &jftf
ed down :hoy g.ve as the legal cause
of this countrv going in^ the war
the war zone which Germany placed
around England, and said of you come
in here we will sink jour saips inohody
has a right to say that re shall
cot sail >ur s?ips upon the hi?h seas
where we please and if any one does
undertake :o :nte:ferc wi?h that right
J and sinks cur ships and destioys
-American live5* we would be cowards
' if we did not tisr.ht. That :s about the
substance if wbn* th^y p-iir!
Thot Is v^r> mie. nur I ^rv.Id not
"help thinking <>: r> s^ntwrrre cr two
in Claude Kit chin's speech when he
ft opposed the war resolution in the
I American congress, and felt like ask
?HI
ink why we did not make war on
I ISngf^nd when she put a blockade
ense Holds
verity, Pomaria
id?If the Purpose Was to
it the Speakers Failed.
? m r y
JJid iyo faooa.
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around Germany with mines in the'
North sea and kept us from seHin^j
our cotton to Germany and which)
caused near bankruptcy to the "farm-1
a-ro ?f the Smith Mr, TCitchin said
we had- a right to sail our ships in
the mine;l zones in the North sea, but
we waived it, and he did not see why
w-e. could not have waived it in this;
case. .. .
I
Now for my part I can not see any j
good in discussing these matters at;
v,?r. fViie< nnnnfrv ic* alrpariv in !
IXliO I v.. lUlO WUUU4 J ?*?? WW,, - ? |
the aad what is the use at this :
late day co undertake to justify the j
positioi? of the country in going into i
the war. And right or wrong, in the !
minds of the people, the country is at
war and the people are standing with
their country and doing their duty,
but as far changing their opinion that
is a useless undertaking. And as for
the people who heard the speakers at
o * ? ii. Jl;?i i
jruuu&ritt, i'i. tue spccuucs uihcicu
there on Friday had any influence at
all it only made the people more set
in their conviction. There were 150
to 200 persons present, and they gave
the speakers good and courteous attention,
but they had heard before
about everything that was said, and
they ivere of the same opinion still.
Dr. Bowers said that he would not discuss
the causes that led up to the war,
because we were in it and no good
could come of talking about the causes
at this time. He said there were
three things to consider. We were
Americans, we were at war, and we
must do our share in the great conflict
as good Americans. But he made
| one remark which could not be coni
strued ot.hftrwisp than tnmpan fhatonv
! man who asked an exemption for any
i cause was a slacker, and that did not
I set well with the audience. He ma?
not have intended his remarks to be
so construed, but I happen to know
that they were. And that is a very
serious charge. There are a good
many people asking exemption, and
they are good -citizens too.
I may be mistaken, but I am of the
.opinion that the speaking at Pomaria
did more harm than good. What we!
need now, if we need any campaign j
at all, is one that will bring our peo- j
r>lo tAerothflr A orroof monrr r\f I
I . A jjA VUli XLJ.CLi.lJ VI UU? I
best citizens were opposed to thi3'
country going into this war, and no |
1 good can come from abusing them for j
| that opinion, or in ridiculing any one !
who held such an opinion, or inti-l
I mating that he is a coward or unj
worthy to be a citizen of a great, dem-,
ocratic government. i-As I see it the,
State council of defense had better
change its campaign. T am sure that
the -Dreachers would have more : in
fluenoe for good if they would stay j
out of these campaigns. .Dr. Dibble j
said his .business was to -preach the j
zospel of peace, but. that there were
times when Christ himself said it was
rteht to fight, as,when he.drove the
money changers out of the temple,
and on other occasions.
I would rather direct the ministers
antt others who are making speeches
to create a war sentiment among our
people to the appeal of Pope Benedict
and I would suggest that they join in
this appeal to the rulers of the belligerent
nations, and I am going to
quote here the closing paragraphs of
that appeal, though the full text of
~~ 1 in nrinto/^ alcairhopa in tVlia
uie ctpperai w ??? j
paper: j
"Therefore, in presenting to you who
direct at this hour the destinies of the
belligerent nations, we are animated j
to see them accepted and to see thus
the conclusion at an early date of the
terrible struggle which more and more
appears a useless massacre.
"The world recognizes that the honor
of the armies of both sides is safe, j
Incline your ears therefore to our
j prayer. Accept the fratena? invitaI
tion which we send you * rtha name
| of the Divine Redeemer, the Priace of
i Peace. Reflect on your very grave ro
H0.\. FKJtl) H. DOMl.WCK'S
STAND 0> COLOR
i
,
Would Rather Lose Cantonments
Than See Secro Troops Placed
In Camps With Whites
Columbia. Aug. 19.? Replying to j
Governor Manning's telegram, seek
- ? iL rs -1rt.xn I
ing the aid or soum i-aru.-ma twu-1
gressmen to prevent negro troops and,
Porto Ricans being stationed at Camp.
Jackson, Congressman Fred H. Domi-;
nick tonight wired Governor Manning
from Newberry: "Your wire. My,
engagements are such that I can not
a.t+end meetings in 'Washington Tuesday.
It is an outrage on decency that
ho nlnporl in the
negro iiuups suuuiu ... ? _
same camps with our white tioops,'
and it is hardly conceivable by a democratic
administration. SuoJi action1
on the part of the government and the
placing of negro troops by tae siae
of white troops in our armies will un-1
do the half century efforts of our people
to prevent social equality of the
races and South Caroling can well aP
ford to lose all cantonments and
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camps and favors ratner tnan suner
such disgraceful conditions within her (
borders. I most earnestly and solemnly
protest against any such ac- j
tion by the War Department You can
use this telegram before the department
as you see fit."
"It is without doubt, like a letter
from home." This sparkling litttlo
jewel of a sentence was contained in
a letter from Hr. G. L. Maffett in an
order to send him The Herald and
News to Akron, Ohio. Such little sen-'
tences are like the shadows of rock3
in a weary land. It is restful to comeacross
an oasis in a desert. iAnd this
to the reporter from Mr. Eugene S.
Blease, all the *av from Beaumont,
Texas, because he missed one copy of
the paper, receives the same treatmnt:
"If Colonel Aull, Mrs. Aull, and the
other Aulls, you and other members
of The Herald and News force, knew
how we enjoy reading your sheet you
would certainly see that it left Newberry
always on time. I hope I shall
not miss asother copy."
sponsibility before God and before
man. j
"On your decision depend the repose
and the joy of innumerable fami-.
lies, the life of thousands of young
people; in a word the happiness of a
people for whom it is your absolute
duty to obtain their welfare.
i
, "May the Lord inspire your decision
in conformity to His very holy will.;
May God grant that while meriting the
applause of your contemporaries you,
* w ?1 ?-s. f fnf Or ATI 6T?0 . !
Win <41S<J UUl<iHI 1X1 UIC Lucui o u I
tions a splendid name of pacificators.
"As for us closely united in prayer
and in penitence with all those faith-j
ful souls which sigh for peace we im- j
plore for you the light and counsel of i
the Divine Spirit."
The point is that those people who(
were opposed to war, and who would j
now be glad to see the heads of the j
belligerent nations get together o.i1
peace terms, are no less patriotic and j
no less loyal than those orators who j
are trying to create a war spirit, and j
I can see no gocd reason why "the i
governments at war should not heed j
and should not yield to the noble
and moving plea for peace which Pope
Benedict has so eloquently and so affectingly
made."
Why not? We can not have peace
so long as we keep on preaching war.
"The American citizen who, at this
time, when, above all times, each of
us should be sanely reasonable, in- j
ciulges in inflamatory speech and in
wild utterances of hatred and hysteria,
is neither a wise man nor a good citizen
nor a true patriot."
There v?*as a fine barbecue dinner
served at Prosperity and at Pomaria i
a good picnic dinner.
The crops in this section of the
county are in need of rain and un-'
less there is rain very soon the crops
are going to suffer. I drove down the !
old Pomaria road by St. Phillips and ,
came back by Prosperity. The Po- j
maria road is in pretty good condition
and if a few holes were filled and
the road widened it would be a real t
good road. There are a few plac63
wheer the ditches are encroaching on
the road and if something is not done
soon the road will fall into the ditch
and it will be fortunate if it does not,
take wi^Jt a yogon orvbu^yv,orautomobile
more likely.
E. H. A.
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS
FROM PROSPEROUS PROSPERITY!
Prosperity, August, 20.?Mr. H. J.
Rawl has gone to Scotland Neck, N. C., i
where he will visit his wife's rela-.
tives.
Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Schumpert ot i
Atlanta, Ga., are visiting Mrs. Fannte j
Schumpert. ^
Dr. and Mrs. Geo. W. Harmon a\d j
Mrs. L. W. Harmon have gone to!
Washington, Baltimore, Atlantic City,:
and New York on a pleasure trip.
Misses Rebecca and Martha Harmon
are spending the week with their
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Harmon
of Ninety Six.
CaDt. Cecil C. Wyche is at home on
a furlough fro'm Fort Oglethorpe.
Capt. Wyclie will return to Fort Oglethorpe
in a few days where he will
be instructor in the second Officers'
Training Camp.
Lieuts. Wilbur Mac Lester and Leslie
Singley who were recently commisioned
as 2nd lieutenants are at i
home for a few days. Lieut. Lester |
who' is in the field artillery will be j
stationed at Columbia at ' present!
while Lieut. Singley who is in tha
coast artilley will go to Tampa, Fla.
Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Wyche of Greenville
are spending* a few days with
their parents. Miss Grace Wheeler
who has been visiting them returned
home also.
Mr. L. A. Black has gone to the
Northern markets to purchase his fall
stock of goods.
Mr. A. H. Hawkins made a trip to
the State Farm last week in his car.
Judge and Mrs. Lyon of Columbia
spent a few days with Mr. and Mrs.
P. L. Langford last week.
Mr. J. M. Black and Miss Maggie
Ferry of Orangeburg were married
last week. Mr. Black is a son of Mr.
N. N. Black of Saluda county. Their
many friends wish them a long and,
happy life.
Dr. A. L. Black of Bowman, S. C., is
visiting relatives here and in Saluda, j
Miss WMllie Mae Wise has been vis-'
iting in Salnda.
Messrs. J. D. Quattlebaum, JH. P.
Wicker and Miss Willie Mae Wise will
go on a pleasure trip this week to
the mountains of North Carolina.
Miss Ethel Counts has resigned as
teacher in the Prosperity school to
accept the position of assistant to
Willie Mae Wise in the Canning Club,
Department.
Mrs. J. F. Brown who bas been inthe
Columbia hospital for a few days
will retura home this week.
The old Soldiers, Reunion will be
held Friday, Aug. 24, at Young's Grove.
The following program will be reu
dered.
Master of Ceremonies?Dr E. N.
Kibler.
Music?'America.
Scripture Reading?Rev. White.
Invocation?Rev. Harmon.
Address?Rev. C. J. Shealy.
Music?Sextette.
Address?Rev. Taylor.
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.MUSIC?Till we iVitJCL Agaiu.
Rebel Yell?Old Veterans.
Benediction.
The William Lester Chapter U. D.
C. will give an amusing entertainment
in the Town Hall Friday nigh;,
Aug 24th, at 8:30 o'clock. The public
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is coraiany mvutru. rutivmug is>
program:
America?By audience*
Reading?Miss iCaro Wjche.
Instrumental Duet?Misses Ruby
Wheeler and Susan Quattlebaumn.
Vocal Solo?Miss Susie Langford.
Old Virginia Reel?Musicians, Mr. C.
P. Saner. Miss Arthur Pugh.
Couples
Mr. L. S. Fellers?Misa Johnnie'
Crosson.
Mr. Julian Price?Mis3 Roberta
Counts.
Mr. F. E. Scumpert?Miss McFallie
Wise.
Mr. R. K. Wise?Miss Ernestine
Werts.
Dr. G. D. Harmon?Miss Waltie
Wise.
Mr. B. B. Hair?Miss Herminie
IWlflrta
? " vo*
Mr. W B Wise?Miss Omulie Singley.
Mr. Joe B. Hart man?Miss Magnus
Kibler.
"Admission. 10 cents.
DIL B. M. JBRY
DENTIST
(OTTER) JOHKSOX MoCRACKIff. k
DISTRICT BOARD TO PASS
ON ALL EXEMPTION CLAIMS
The district exemption board held
a meeting in Greenwood last Wednesday.
The board will meet a^ain Wed
nesday. The board passea a resora- j
tion in accordance with a ruling of the j
war department that all cases that j
had been d^sch^rged by the loyal I
board be appealed to the district i
board. In order to simplify the work ;
the district board had a series of'
questions for the applicants to sign'
un^er oath and forward to the board,
along with their exemption cWims. j
tm,?~cant tliii aunlir>nnts I
JL IlCtbC CL1 C UCXllg u i/vy ?it v m j
by the local boards and if the applicant
does not fill out and sign it it
will be taken by the district board as
evidence that the applicant does not
intend to press his claims for exemption.
The Herald and News had intended
to print in this issue of the paper i
the list of questions- but owing to be- 1
behind with matter and a lot of
r^rsonals anc[ other iteras we have
been unabie to get it up It affects
mainly the applicant for exemption
and he will be sent the blank.
Mr. J. Marion Davis of the district
board says they have a o?.fc job on
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their nancis. At me meeuns mc uw
er day they passed only about 200
rames. And they grantel only aboutj
two exemption claims. If some of the !
discharges granted by the local board j
should not be allowed by the district j
bc-ard it will changeThe status j
ti'ose who have been certifisl Jo tliei
d -trict boarl.
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Death and Burial of Hrs. J. $ Hair j
Mrs. Elizabeth Burton Hair, widow j
of the late Mr. Jack S. Hair, formerly
of Newberry died at Winston-Salem, j
N. C., Saturday night at 10 o'clock i
and her body was brought to New- j
berry on the Cannon Ball train Sun- j
day night at 9 o'clock. The funeral:
service was held at th2 grave, in Rosemont
cemetery, Monday morning, the
cortege leaving the residence of Mr.
A. Burton at 10 o'clock, the following
acting as pallbearers: M. L.
Speaarman, J. Y. McFall, J. W. Kib
? 1?r xr ri4l_
ler, j. in. aa-ci/augunu, jlvi. o. 11. uu
der, Z. F. Wright and W. F. Ewart. The
service was conducted by the Rev P.
E. Dibble.
Mrs. Hair was 78 years old. She
leaves a daughter, Mrs. S. F. Williams,
and a son, Mr. Henry Hair,
both of Winston-Salem, besides one '
brother, Mr. Joseph F. Burton of Lau- j
rens, and a half-brother, Mr. Jas. A.
Burton of Newberry, all of whom were
present at the burial. The death of
Mrs. Hair recalls old times in Newberry
city and county in the better
days that have passed. She was the
daughter of the late Mr. Henry Bur
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"ton, wno was one 01 me uest ruuwu j
citizens Newberry county has ever
had, and a leading and prominent
man of his day. Mrs.Hair had been
living for a good many years in Baltimore
after she left Newberry, but
for the past year or two had made her
bome. in Winston-Salem, where she
had been in bad health. Her death
was due to paralysis, caused by a fall
which she sustained some time ago.
Still Another Afanriasre
During these times of quick mar- |
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riages. wnen soimers leave meir urm- ]
es at home and go to their camps pre-!
paratory for war, everybody is on the |
qui vive for the next wedding. But1
this latest bridegroom took his bride j
with him, or will leave with her to- j
night. Monday, but he doein't go to
war. He goes to relieve his brother
from his duties and let him go. But
to begin the story, Mr. Sam Bums,
who has been with his brother,* Mr
J. L. Burns, in his business here, was
called to iW&desboro, N. C.. to taks
the place of his brother. Mr. H. C.
Burns, in merchandizing, as the latter j
hid to leave for Columbia to take his j
place with the enlisted men at that I
point. So Mr. Sam Bums con?lud|d \
to have his marriage hurried up a lit- j
tie. According he and Miss Ohr"\ j
tine Halfacre of the county went to
the parsonage of Central Methodist j
church, where the Rey* *F. .E* ,X>ibble j
married them Sunday afternoon at <
o'clock.
"What do we need for dinner.. Magr
gie?" ask^d the mistress as the raaia
aroeared r.t the door of the room.
"A new set av dishes, mum," an:
swered Ma^sne lugubriously. "Oi've
jest thrjT,Tv#vi over the edge av :n
rug."'?Life. j
r vivi iiivujj jlv
SELECTED TO MAKE UP QUOTA
Chairman Derrick of the locad exemption
board has just notified The
Herald and News as we were ready to
go to press that the number who did
not answer the call were included ia
the 16S certified to the district board
whicb leaves 46 to be chosen from
the next call to make up Newberry's
quota of 214. We did not understand
it that way before the other part of
this paper was put to press. We understood
that those who did no: answer
the call and who would automatically
be certified to the district board
were not included in the 168.
Chairman Derrick also informs as
that of the 168 119 are colored and
49 white and that the apparent discrepancy
in the two races is accounted
for in the fact that a larger pro
yui tiun <ji me v>xinea naa already volunteered.
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OLD SOLDIERS' REUNION
AT CHAPIX AUGUST 30
The annual reunion of the Old Soldiers
of the "Dutch Fork" will ba
held at Chapin, S. C., on Thursday,
| August 30th. 1917* everybody will be
, given a hearty welcome.
Yours truly,
A. S. Finck,
Com.
EDUCATIONAL BALLY AT ST. MAT|
THEWS
I jmaay, Aug. 24 will be Education
' Day at St. Matthews Lutheran church,
I near Pomaria. The following speakers
are expected: Pres. J. H. Harm*
; of Newberry college, Pres. P. E. Moni
roe of Summerland college, Sept. oH
j Education J. E. Swearingen, Supt. of
| Education C. M. Wilson. A picnic
I dinner will hp sprvpri anrf a
I 9 ?
crowd is expected.
A cordial invitation to all.
S. C. Ballentine, Pastor.
Pomaria, Aug.. 18.
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HOLD A RECNIOX
We regret 8ha,t we could not get to
the family reunion o? the children at
William Calvin Aull which vras held
at Prosperity on the fi: it Tuesday in,
this month. We did nr>t know of it
until the day before and we had an engagement
for that day. The members
of the family have told us times without
number that the reunion would be
: +V?/\ fiwnf T11 in An or??a ? onrl
Uii Luc mot 1 ucsua; iu us job auu
that no invitation would be given to as
but we would ajways be expected.
.\early every member of the several
families was present. There are now
something over a hundred descedants.
There were three boys and three girla
of Mr. and Mrs. W. Calvin Aull. Joha
M. Aull, who lived in Saluda county
; and who had ten children and all of
them still live over there. Geo. B.
Aull who lives at Pomaria. Mrs. J.
M. Werts who lives at Prosperity.
| Mrs. Lizzie Dominick who lives at
Prosperity. Adam L. Aull who Jives
at Pomaria and Mrs. Fannie Cromer
who lives at Newberry.. Mr. J. M.
Aull and Mrs. Lizzie Dominick died
some years aero. The others are liv*
ing.
It was a happy occasion to have fehff
children and the grand children ?nd
great grandchildren assemble and
taTk over the scenes of other days and
about what they are doing now. And
I we wish we could have been witi
j them, and then it goes without saying
that a good old time Dutch dinner was
served. We will try not to forget
the date next time if we should be lir
I ing.
ABLE AND ELOQUENT
i Lexington Dispatch-News, 15tit.
Rev. H. A. McCullough, of Ool*
bia, pastor of St Pauls "Lutheran
church, preached one of the ablest
and most eloquent sermons ever delivered
in St. Stephen's church on
Sunday morning. Rev. McCullough is
an able minister and delighted his
hearers with his sound logic and eloquent
<li8e<ttfT5e. He and Ids family
will spend a ihonth. or more in Lexington
during the summer, occupying
the Lutheran parsonage on uj>p$r
Main street, and it is hoped that the
congregation will have an opportune
ty of hearing him again.
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