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=. = =? f^3 ,-k *. S& i1 t?f igfraiii sb0 gpsi |; Entered at the Postoffice at Jiew- } <**?nry, S. Cm as 3nd ciass matter. < i E. K. AULL, EDITOR. SBnwnBEnaawnnrjiin^iBAaaaicBMMniHDMM I , Friday, August 1$, 1918. ?W??mmmm ??????i i n \mmmmmmm i i i , ? * MR. IRBY KOOVS REPUTATION THE STATE Columbia, S. . , Editorial Rooms August 12, 191S. Editor The Herald and News: Since you have attempted to blast my reputation by implying that my , report of the senatorial campaign meeting in Newberry was false and since you have put out this poison among my own people, I ask that you publish the facts which substantiate my statements, that you in a measure ' may repair the injury you have done me. There is no weapon so powerful as the truth, and the people in New- j berry county, who don't know me per- ' sonally, are entitled to the untarnish- , ed truth in this instance. i First, you take exception to that ! part pi the report dealing with the j A f+nv ori'vintr vAll* ail>vi J v?< ^ own version of the affair, you cam- j ouflage your charge of falsity by say- j ing Mr. Chappell claims he did not have a knife in his \hand or on Ms person. Allow me to say that if I had not <seen the knifp with p$rn eyes, I Would have "been reTuctant to print a statement so bold.- ^But I not'-'turfy I'^siaw the knife myself as I followed , ,?Mr. Chappejll ,wlien he* made his cirpuit j /out behind tke^fcd^'s stand/but Oth-f H J ? , er men in Newberry county, whose I veracity will not he questioned, saw the knife as clearly as I did. Dr. E. O. Hentz of Pomaria was one of these. I understand there are several in ' Newberry, who also can bear witness to the truthfulness of the statement. Another part of the report you attack is that dealing with iSenator Benet's speech, relating to your own son. John K. Aull. Senaior Benet has just read your editorial, "An Unfair Report," and authorizes me to say for him that he did say in -Newberry, as he has on a dozen other stumps in the State, that "John Aull, another member of the staff (of the Charleston American) over his own signature, said he went with John L. McLaurin 'o Washington for funds with which to carry the State Republican/' His authority for the statement follows: 'The first of the Aull-McLaurinBlease-Beard-Cheshire letters was written January. 25, 1918, by John K. \ Aull to V. B. Cheshire of the Anderson Tribune, in which Mr. Aull said among other things: ' "Third. None of the newspaper men ! involved is subsidized by a candidate 1 for governor as you are, and none of 1 them is supported 'by a man, who, in < the face of his previous record, went to Washington after the campaign ol ,; 1916 and offered to carry the State ] Republican if $1,000 for each county < was put up by the Republican com- ; ' mittee. If you want the facts, I have < the proof." < Later the letter was made public in ; answer to charges by Mr. "McLaurin, j j and in reply to the McLaurin charges,' . John K. Aull came forward June 30,! 1918, with another statement in which I Mr. Anil revealed much concerning the Washington conference between , Mr. MoLaurin and Mr. Capers, at j which Mr. Aull was present. In this statement Mr. Aull said, substantiating his first letter: -9 ,"I was taken by him (MoLaurin) Into the office of Capers inr Washington, j And they took me up on the mountain' and showed me all the valleys and ferlil - S 5 ? 1 . __ ? X.I 9 < m uie ianas Deiow ana toia me tney ( could te mine. But the old order of f things down here in South Carolina \ was at no time obscured in my vision f * 1 We Want your? Peaches, 1 Okra and We will buy them or can quantity. Let us help you is our main object. We ar business. We guarantee o our goods. C >me to see us Stand. Newberry G Phone 266 W. CANNING DAYS: Tuesday, > * mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmrnm came back home, severed my con- t w lection with the State warehouse sys- q' em and with Senator MoLaurin, and lave had no connection with either ^ince." h( As to the subcurrent of feeling aT. tj. the Newberry meeting, let the voters n, attending the meeting pass in judg- ^ ment. They heard the two earnest appeals for orderliness by Chairman h Blease. Thev also saw him call tim* ^ * ~ v* on both Messrs. Benet and Pollock ^ with commendable firmness at the j conclusion of their speeches, when ^ each began to indulge in exchanges h with angry members of the audience. s. Some voters also know of the threat"? ? made on the streets of Newberry be- y fore the meeting. ( J. Irby Koon. ' t ? r OUR ANSWER. i ii i t: ! S My Dear Mr. Koon: ? I am sorry that you feel that I 11 attempted to "blast my (your) reputation," because I do not want to "blast the reputation" of any one, and F have always studiously tried to avoid ? saving anything that would have any such tendencv. Neither would I try 0 r to "put out poison among my (your) t. own people.'' On the contrary I have ^ the very highest regard for your peo pie, who have been my friends for. manv yearsl And I have been their x< c friend. Your father has been a subsi scriber to ?.n4 a reader of The Herald and News for more than thirty years, during which time J have been its e editor, ap4 my.^er^onal friend, . You are too Jguick, .5^y, young ; to ^ question the motives of other! You ssy-f ^'tf^mpteiT't<f blast "your" repute* tion. I have no desire to' blast your . reputation; It'.would do hie no good "'. ' " d It seemed to me rather thai you were trying to place a stigma upon the good , name of the people of your native county, your people, and during my ^ long newspaper career I have never permitted any one to say aught t against my people without taking up for them and defending them. And I j will continue to do so as long as T am permitted to write or to speak. I will try to do it courteously, as T hav? ^ alwavs done, and' let the facts spea!?: s< for themselves. Ugly adiectives thrown 6 _ , ....... . . _ if at long range do noi add anv torce to the truth. e: T was present at the meeting- from, the time Pollock 'began his speech4 ^ until Renet concluded and Rice began . b It,seemed to me to be a very quiet and orderly meeting, and even th"> "incident." when Pollock and 'Chanpell f fl had their words behind the judge's stand, did not disturb the meeting, for 11 very few neople knew anythiner about ^ it. i was sitting: in four feet of where , l they were and did not hear the disturbance, if it were a disturbance, and a T if irliA Tr-oc cnoalr?n<' r< know that anything was gMns: on,' and certainly he was not disturbed. ? fr Th^t being the case, I ^id not fee1 ^ that it was fair to Newberry to send si Dut a report that there was a near ni not. or thj.t "bloodshed narrowly averted." and that "throughout the P meeting the atmosphere was surphar^d -pri'th oxcitenient.'' because so ^ c< far as I could see there was no ex- ^ r?i f Am AT>f ai?4 w>AAf?*?/v l^iir t'li v/u]t;iiuui iiitJ meeting, uut on the contrary t.he^very "best and ^ most courteous attention was Given ] the cr>pa>f?rs. and they were all courteous and polite. I am perfectl-r ^ grilling that you shall give the people "nrita^rjished truth" and when Or i f"hey get your statement that th^v Tn ? the judge of the "untarnished truth '* n; A<? to whpt vow t^rrn the "Channel! cl incident" I have no version of it, ex- ? 12 *ppt to Rflv t^ot it even rlirt not war. rant the niaving un of such expres- . ci sions as the "shedding1 of blood was ui larrowly averted." and that "through)ut the meeting the atmosphere was , surcharged with excitement." be- j ^ause the "Cha^eU incfdent,\.<!Jd nor.1 Sl aVe -nla^e until Pollock and' Bene*. yc \a.d concluded their, speeches. And V ' " %- Kt >ven after it. was all over the meeting u p< I 'dc I e> Pi w ... 9 m Tomatoes |? Beans. g jel them for you in any save your stuff. That su e well equipped for the ^ ur work. We stand by . of n?iio?- nu !th 9 ai fc/VAiai &/VTTI1 O V/IU I fu to annery Co. Z I. Herbert, Manager arj th Thursdays and Fridays i Z ..... I ' tb ?P??? m niw???u?? ??? ??ro? ent on unmolested -and in a very uiet and perfectly decorous manner. As to whether it is ''camouflage" ir me to say that ,Mr. Chappell says 5 did not have a knife, it may he. I iought Mr. Chappell was the highest 't>ority as to whether he had a nife or not, and not seeing Mm at le time of the "incident," I asked im if he had one, and he says he id not. I do not think Mr. Chappel! -ouJcl deny it if he had a knife. But am in no position to debate that uestion with you. I did not say that e had or did have z Krife. I only tated what he said. And I do nof ?e how thaf is calculated to "blast" our "reputation." As to the John Aull matter I said hat John Aull did not say over his iwn signature that "he went to Washigton for funds with which to carryhe State republican." If Mr. Benet ays so, and if you say so as you did ti your report of the meeting, the ery words you quote in your letter :> me from john Aull's letters, as >roof of the charge, do not bear ut the statement. On the con rary John Aull says when he found ut what McLaurin was after, that he esio-ned as private secretary immeditely on his return from Washing3n, and therefore when you stated tiat "John Aull went to Washingon )r funds to carry the State republian," and over his own signature, you ta*ed what is not true. Read again lae two extracts you quote. . If Ben t so stated in his speech here I did ot understand him, and if he did he do stated what As not true, acceding 3 all the correspondence in regard )-ihe---?att?r:;'~Mcljai3rin;:;^Jwhile stensibly taking John Aull to |H?aslrigtpji for an entirely different/'purose, admits'end boasts that he wa^ laying a decoy and laying a trap for ohn Aull so as to try and catch anther, but John Aull did not go into ie trap and does not state over his ignature that he "went to Washing3n for funds to carry the iState re nblican," and that is the only point 1 this matter. In view of the impression that has een made from the reports of the enatoria! meetings, Mr. Chappell was ntirely justified in asking Mr. Pollock : he considered Blease disloyal, anil ! he so charged him and those who xpected to vote for Blease as being isloyai, and when Mr. Pollock said lat he did not charge any one with eing disloyal, that should have end a the matter as I see it, and I am Drry that Mr. Chappell made any irther remark, but after he did, then 1 view of what he said,. I think it rould have been better and the proper ling just at this time if Pollock had it Chappell pass on without offering ) speak to him. But that is simply j matter of opinion. Of course, if your iDOrts are true to the facts, a great tany people have got the impression om them that 'Pollock and Benet ave been charging Blease and his upporters with disloyalty, and it was ot heroic to make the charge at other laces and not do so here, and having 3t that impression from your reorts, I reckon Mr. Chappell just Duld not help saying what he did to ollock. Since I am writing to you I some UW JUSC Utlil I ueip lrciiiig u.ia'- tano incident" was played up for political urpose, though I do not so charge, at I just have that sort of feeling ad can't help saying so. And the Dod people of Newberry made to suf_ >r under the charge of "bloodshed arrowly averted/' and being "sur-, larged with excitement," waen in ,ct everything was as quiet as a ay morning, except the little "in., j dent" which very few knew abou* j itil they read the papers the nex; j orning. Now, my dear Mr.- Koon. be asired that I have no ill wi!l against >u, and there was nothing personal ; . what I wrote about ihe meeting, it I wrote it as I saw it and the ! I iople may be the judges. As to the subcurrent of feeling I; ) not know anything a1x>ut it. My i [perience this year is that the peo-! e, especially in this neck of the | oods, are saying very little and t aking very little demonstration. I j ? - ? J? ****** o 4 n not going 10 Uiruw Ctlijr ilea wiiai- ! rer the election may bring forth. | here are more serious and important J lings resting on my mind at this ' me than who shall be or not be ected to any office. All I want * ie is a fair and honest express i the public will regardless of pre. ire from any source. That is what ir institutions guarantee, as I un-1 srstand our government. I have writtem a great deal more I an i intended, out i nave triea not say anything that, would provoke rther discussion. I ml see no; pood , come from argument about, the atter. As to threats, it is very easy hear threats and rumors. Most ivbody can hear them every day, but! ey generally amount to very little. man who talks beforehand is nerallv not very dangerous. It is : e silent man *ha.t y."ii better be on your guard m regard to his actions, if you do any;hing to offend him. I am trying very hard now to live in my little house by the side of the road and be a friend to man, not forSTettin? 'nnnasinnnllv fn stand on th? corner of the street and watch myself go by. Sometimes I feel that it would be a great blessing to mankind if more people would endeavor to do the same thing. E. H. Anil, Editor Herald and News, i i 1 19 I U. S. Food Administration. Baking1 powder biscuits, co'n bread, muffins, brown bread, griddle cakes en waffles is wot dey call "quick breads." You all makes 'em w:d one cup er wheat flour ter two cups er substitute flour to save all de wheat dat kin be saved fer de sojers. Some folks kin git er'long* widout any wheat at all and are glad to do it ter help win de war. Dat ain't bad med'cine to take,...16' who's gwine tu'n up his nose > at *ood co'n bread. er .biscuits er flapjacks? -V 70 DRAW /CRY. .Notice ??jierehy inst., at nine O'clock a. in. we, the Jiiry Commissioners ? for Newberry county, S. wi i.'i/p^iiypublicly draw the names of thirty--riv men, (at the Clerks office) who shall serve as Petit Jurors, for the Common I leas Court which will convene September 16t.h, 1918, at 10 o'clock a: m. and continue for one week. C. C. Schumnert, J B. Halfacre, Jno. C. Goggans, Jury Commissioners for Newberry County, 8. C. Aug. 15th, 1918. COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON. Founded 1785. A college of highest standard, open to men and women. An intentionally limited enrollment insures individual instruction Four years courses lead to the Bachelor's Degree. The Pre Medical course a special feature. Military training, established in 1917 under War Department Regulations, is in charge of U. S. Army Officers. Address, Harrison 'Randolph, Pres. Charleston, S. C. Eyes Carefully Tested Tand Glasses Properly Fitted , Qohcfa/?finn (]nanntfiO(l uuuoiatuvu uuui uuivvu Frames Repaired Brokei?Lenses Duplicated G.C.Cooper SUCCESSOR TO P. C. Jeans & Co. Next door to New Bank Building NOTICE OF DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY ELECTION. Notice is hereby given that the primary election of the democratic party for the nomination of candidates for United States Senator, Congressman, State Officers and County Officers for Newberry County' will be held at the democratic clubs for Newberry County on Tuesday, August 27, 1918. The polls will be opened at 8 o'clock in he moraine and close at 4 o'clock in the afternoon (new time), person will be allowed to vote ex ep such persons as are duly qualiaccording to the rules of the dem? _.atic party, and are properly enrolled at the club at which the person offers to vote and every person voting will be required to ta"ke the proper oath, as required by the rules of the party. The polling places for the respective clubs and the managers to conduct the said election have been designate i and appointed by the County Demo crane Hrxecuiive uommuree ui dewberry County as hereinafter set forth. The last named person at each club is the clerk and the three first named are th-> managers of the election. Ward 1, Xewberrv. | Old HaUon House, in rear of res dc-nce of Dr. .J. H. McCullough. S. S. Cunningl'am. L. I. Epting, H. McCullough, [. H. Eaxter. Wi'rd i Ncv/herry. Ve?' Court house (up stairs). P. L. Bishop, D. B. Werts, R. Caldwell, R. H. Wright. Word 3, No. 1. Newberry. I'p stairs in store of Geo. C. Hip F. L. Faysinger, L. O. Fellets, 1 ' F P'fer, Haskell Wright. r? 3, >'?. ?. Newberry, (>Ioll?hon j Storehouse formerly occupied t | G"0. W. Summer, Jr., -1 .T. C 'V Cameron, C. 1 Buzhardt, D. C. Drisgers. Word 4. Newberry. i Tno. K. Aull residence in Boundra street. I : k. uav,rtcon. (?. h. ttuzhardt, C. Adams, E. A. Griffin. Ward ">- dewberry, i Corner of Wright and Dray to ;streets. ' H. C. Carter, s. T. Matthews, G. V Hiller. M. B. Clisby. Oakland Mill. ! P. C. Williams, P. E. Mills, H. I Bouknight, M. A Attaway. Helena. ; Old Julien Store house. ' K. Pake-, D. fl. Spearman, . 1 Dominick, A. M. 'Mayer. Hartford. j iHar'ford School House. , 1/erov Summer, W. B. Goggans, McD. Schumpert J.F. Hawkins..;, " *' * .Tohnstiuie. i Tohn^tone School House. I M. 0. Earl ISbeal (rarmany. I eifzey Brothers' -Gin House, v .n n 1 3i m- TT? TT.ii- T-t .. -n. '.v?. nt''';'iHrnT, w. tfiJlK, Jli. Bcoaer. J. F LOminick. m. Bethel. Mt. Bethel Sf^ool Fonse. Qrr>vpr Dav?riTsnrt. J. A. Brown, ? . H. Alewine, G S. Ruff. Xnlberry. I T1 "Vf* V'pif+'c; .T. D. (Xan^e. Fouseal Amick, H. 1 Wicker, T. TV. Keitt. MVwnt Pleasant, ivir. ^'easant scnool House. : T. P. Adams. J. L Henderson, L. ' Miller, Jr., J. P. T. Suber. Mayblnton, 1 Mavbinton School House. C. E. Eison. F. B. Hardy, W. 1 Lyles, A. H. Mavbin. Loner Lane. Beth Eden School House. H P. Baker, R. C. Carlisle, W. 1 Elmore, E. C. Folk. Whltmlre. Town 'Hall. i D. L. McCullongh. W G. Puckel i W. J. Aughtry, S. A. Jeter. /alapa. | Store of Talapa -Mercantine Co. Luther Lone, J. W. Epting, A. 1 Miller, Oscar Ahrams. j Kinards. . nr>m?nint'e rnitii'cn C+?? /-> x/viuiuivn. ^ x- UJI jiivuj ^ |KJtui S. B. Evans, A. D. Johnson, Joh Miller, ,T. A. Dominfck. | Longshore, i Lonershore's Store. T W. Wilson. A. R. Dorroh, S. , Shealy, Geo. 1H. 'Martin, i Trinity. i Trinity 'Schoolhouse. I John Brehmer, J. C. Longshore, ( B. 'Bishop, J. 0. Waldrop. Reederville. Reederville Schoolhouse. 1 R. >E. Livingston, T. M. Smith, JV IM Satterwhjte, P. C. Workman. | Dominick. j Dominick Schoolhouse. | J. T. McKittrick, W. F. Chappel ; T. |. Harmon. J. N. Livingston. Chappells. ' . Coleman & Scurry's vacant store. -*.T. S. Dominick, W. M. Cromley, J. IMurran, W. L. Andrews. >?' Vansrhnville. "^iuffhnville Schoolhouse. .... M. J. Lcmgshore.^J. G. Coats, N. I ; Boozer, R. E. Hollingsworth. J . Saluda, Xo. 7. i I ; | A compl i I i Mantels, Tiic ! c-? j i i Newberry Newbei ? V | Sanders^ Store. ! J, W. Sanders, H. B. Lindsey, Howj ell Fellers. J. S. Werts. ^ ^ 1 Utopia. ^opia Schoolhouse. j K. L. Boulv/are. W. R. Schumpsrt, J. R. Perdew. John Xichols. 1 P. | Silv< r tree*. Bank Building. j James Alewine, B. L. Dominick, C. p. ; E. Abrams, 1. M. Nichols. s 3. Fast Riverside. E. L. Hayec' -evidence. ; W L. iBuzhardt, .T.. W. Cromer, Ar^ >v thur Hipp, W P. Paysinger. 1 ? | Prosperity. 5. j Town Hall. I W. T. Gibson. A B. Wise, Ed- A , Counts. J. A. Counts. .y Liberty, j Qt. Luke's Schoolhouse. R. C. Hunter, W. N. Anderson, N.. | R. Tester, J. T. Hunter. St. Lnfces. in ' St. Luke's iSchoolhouse. ; I. B. (Hawkins, w. F. Bedentaugb, T.. 7. .T. Boozer, N E. Taylor. Salnda, No. ft Jig j Saluda Schoolhouse. S, D.1 B. E. Dawkins. Bruce Bowers, G. E Dominick, M. C. Bedenbaugli. -s I O'Veaff. i E. E.T. Long, .T. H. Koon, Belton Long,. P. B. Wis-'e. Jfnnflcello. j Monticello School?'ou?e. J. J. H. Barnes. T. W. Warner, T: ;L*. Dawkins, C. , D. ^Bedenbaugfi. Bltr Creet, \ Pig Creek Schoolhouse. , | yt M. E. Dawkiri, T-T J. Leap Bart, -r'VjBo.W6rSv' 'A.*'A; - B0O99F.% ' Little Mxrantafn* % \ ! iShealy Bros. Store. 4 ; y \ S T. K. Derrick. J. E. Shealyv L. V. \ : Shealy, A. C. Whesler. V Union, ; Union Schoolhouse. C. I O. S. Enlow, E. iS. Franklin, J. D; J| i H. Kinard, M. L. Strauss. Jolly Street. ? i B. B. RikaH, L C. Troutxr^n, S. Ri j Aietts, T. A e>;r. S*. rani. 1 St. Paul Schoolhouse. P. W. :N. Kibler. H. A. WicTcer. J. T_ Epting, L. B. Bedenbaugh. ^ Central. ! Central Schoolhouse. V. Thomas Shealy, Ernest Shealy, J, I A. Counts, Slio;h "Wicker. Swllton. ! Swilton Schoolhouse. E.' W. H. Caldwell. F. A. Boland, G. A. Counts, G. M. Epting. Zlon. -Zion Schoolhouse. ,t. C. B. Eargle. Wm. Cromer, ! TTl < -r-r 1 rvinara, im. n. rum., St. Phillips, j St. Phillips Schoolhouse. 3. | A. E. Lominick, Benjamin^ Halfacre,. ! 0: L. Kinard. Pomaria. Boland Brick Store. i j ?T. J. Hentz, Jce W. Alewine, H. WI i Lominick, W. T. Hatton. Walton. A J. H. Adams, J. M. Felker, A.^BW J. Myers, A. G. Crooks. The clubs in the towns of Newberry.. Prosperity, Little Mountain. Pomaria,. Helena, Silverstreet, Chappells, Kin_ Z.; ards and Whitmire come under the I provisions of the Australian electionj law. I request the managers and* j clerks of the clubs in these towns to[#! meet us at Newberry court house on , Friday, August 23rd, 1918, at 11 o'clockj a. m., for the purpose of receiving bajI lot brxos. ballots, booths, and for the I,! ec.ne^ial purpose of full explanation j and instructions *s to carrying out of 1 this law. . | The managers at other clubs wi!T a r. designate one of their number to calT jfl .j at the court house on Saturday, Au? ust 24th, 1918,- between 9 a. m. and S r | p. m. for boxes, tickets, etc. i.' Harry H. Blease, ; 4 B. B. Leitzsey, , Co Chm. | Seceretary. ete line of ? i, and Grates j 1 see them; ; ? Lumber Co. J <Tr " I ' 'ry, b. C.