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- ; y.- ' r&r v " ' '^\ - "* r- - - , ^ ^PS- '' # . v ft ^ . * L I> A_ ' V ^ k. ..?ir^.iw ;*" >.-;? ... . * / Is* . - <* I N*?aVA? ^ .... t. s*? , - - 4 7> - * . V? -V 1* ~U's-j\.M - - ??,... - - l. : VOLUME LV., NUMBER 46 NEWBERRY, S. C., TUESDAY, JUNE 10, 1919 TWICE A WEEK, $1.50 A YEAR III????? . ???^? ? LM III ^ ? L SENATE REQUESTS < 1 TEXT OF TREATY. I Investigation of Method by Which j ( Document Reached Private ^ Hands to be Thorough. I Washington, June 6.?Resolutions S m asking the state department for the j | -*ext of the treaty with Germany and j c L directing tha foreign relations com-1 J W mittee to iWestigate how copies of .? I the* unpublished document have c ? reached private hands in New York i Lwere adopted by the senate today; c without a roll call. .. ? Action on the two proposals came t unexpectedly during; a lull in thejl stormy debate they had aroused, and J scarcely a score of senators were in [i the chamber when in quick succes-jt ion the resolutons were put to a j a frote. It generally had been con-; ( ii???. ?..1 J t ceaea mat eacn wuuiu uavc a m?- > x jority. jl The request for the treaty will be : ? referred by state* department offici- 1 als to President Wilson and Secre-'l tary Lansing at Paris and pending an reply no official opinion is available 1 here as to whether the text will be h P forthcoming. ji Under the investigation resolution, ;S Apt introduced at the request of the i "White House by Senator Hitchcock > HI of Nebraska, senior Democrat of the < B ~ relations committee, it is expected * ft -that a far reaching inquiry will be- I gin within a few days.* The commit- i tee will meet Monday to formulate 1 ' ? '>--1 XL. 1 .g |pinfl wmcn may ibciow: we sum- j iiioning of members of tha American 1 Adoption of the H&hcOck resolu- 1 iaoncame first, just after the debater * had reached a dramatic climax ') f miS^WSr^rZ! [ ^r?at* test- introduced :*fi genator . L Johnaon < Republican)-. *>ft "California ; F then came up ?uto?h*tie&Uy mnder|J | - the sejate rtttes and it was disposed ! f of Within less than a hiinute with on- * l ly A; few scattered^noeifc* $ . V 1 L- " It ha# been opposed stubbornly r dnriiig: two weeks of debate by the L president's supporters aid the gen* t^ral expectation bad been made that the vote on it wo^d fee close. < In sugge^in^'^?Kellogg substi- ^ tute Senat6r Lodge raaid the Hitch- ( cogk resolution apparently lad been i hastily drawn, and that his object . was to improve the language of the , measure. Witt this Senator Hitch- 1 cock'immediately took issue, saying . the substitute was quite definite in ^ . context' because it did not name Sen- ( ators Lodge and Borah, Republican ? 6** ot ..Idaho, as having made charges , ?! that the treaty is in private hands in J* New York. 1^ Lodge Makes Printed Reply. Jj "^Referring to inferences that the ] treaty was in th$ hands of financial ' interests, Senator Hitchcock drew a j pointed reply from Senator Lodge, [j I "I did not say that/' shouted the jj foreign relations 'chairman.* "Does \| Wm the senator question the truth of'< BL T , | p wtiai * m; 1 "No," retorted Senator Hitchcock/'-, *. "bat I think we ought to have anoth-1 er investigation to find out what hap- !j \ pened during the last 24 hours and ] what new light the senators on the \ other side of the chamber have seen. \ s" f 'Qlou can beat my resolution if! ( want to. You can put in that1 < ^H^Lgue substitute. -But the people of 'j I^HHhtountry won't be satisfied with |W^^^kind of investigation." i( W V Senator Lodge denied that he deB sired to" evade investigation. 1 W There was much speculation to-'j night as to the turn the inquiry may'] take. It B In some quarters it was suggested L that subpoenaes might be issired to , B representatives of any financial inB terests suspected of having private | B channels for obtaining such- informa- } B tion. Another opinion was that the 2 B inquli uuld -Seek to locate first any f w*afKla amoni? srovernment . I Pofficjab or attaches. j, this connection much comment . was caused by an Assocated Press ^ dispatch mentioned in the senate B during today by Senator McCormick, \[ Republican, ot Illinois, saying it was/ ^Hknderstood in Paris that the Berlin j1 ^Htovernmept was sending copies ofij I fee treaty to members of congress. IROWING CROPS DESTROYED BY HAIL. i Cotton 80 Per Cent Destroyed; Corn 60 Per Cent; Truck 90 Per Cent. Special to News and Courier: Harvin, S. C., June 8.?The most I lestructive hail and rain storm that I las ever visited this section of the >tate came this afternoon about 4 >'clock from the west. For 32 min- j J ? ?J #/%ll in f/\n*a<nfs lies ram auu uon icu ah ?VixvUv?, loing great damage to all crops. It ixtended from Boots branch in Sumer county near Brogdon Station to Jlack river near Manning, in length ibout 12 miles and in breadth about > miles. The most conservative esimates place the damage to cotton it 80 per cent total loss, corn about >0 per cent total loss, tobacco 100 ?pr cent total loss, and all other mowing crops and fruit, truck and gardens about 90 per cent total loss. Visitors to this section of the State Tom Western Carolina stated two veeks ago that the best erops they lad seen in a 190-mile trip from the western section of the State to Mauling, S. C., were the best they had teen in their entire route. Damage n and around Alcolu and Harvin vas particularly great. This is an ixtensive tobacco growing section ind that .crop is a total loss. Half prown chickens were beaten to death n droves where they had gathered n fence corners and other places of refuge. Fruit trees in many places Here delinked in entirety. Many farmers axl financially ruined.. The leaviest araierers were A. M. Brogion, J Bi^Brogdon, Mrs. Maggie Britton, J. ft. Brogdon, A. M. Davis; W. M. Dav$, Paul S. Harvin, R |K sSdge, A. rM. Keels, Carlisle BradJosejpii D. McFaddin, D. W. ^ : iv;, , W^jjW;J0Z(paea WXZ 2S$?ltt?io hail fell-io Manning beRP^e west piabg;?f BlackrivCT.; AMERICAN MISSION BEUEVis1 SERMANir WILL SICN 3CREATT PrwIJent WU?oa to Rctniia io P?m .Until tW Matter U StttM. : By Warwick Thompson. Paris, June ^7.?."The treaty with its accompanying memorandum will se sucfy that -1 have no doubt what-, jver that thfc Germans will sign," >ne of the members of the American peace mission said tonight to Universal Service. ?By working all day tomorrow it is possible that the experts ind the big four will be able to send the Germans the. answer to ' their :ounter-proposals by Monday or fuesday. Then they will have to rign without further comment." It is learned on high authority ;hat the almost unlimited powers of ;he committee on reparations are to t>e sharply curtailed to meet the objections of the Germans. It is stated that the British suggestions that Germany be admitted immediately into the league of nations, and that the terms for military >ccupation of the Rhine territory be rhanged from' fifteen to three years will not be adopted, v Although President Wilson had planned to sail for home this week) le has agreed with his associates of lie big four to remain in Paris until ;he German matter has been entirely :leared up and disposed of. Howiver, it is generally believed that natters are now crystallized to such i degree that definite action by the J -tli a nrs A A-f navf jreriiian ucicgaica uy tuc cuu v*. hvav veek is assured. As soon as the treaty is signed the >resident will start for Washington, eaving the Austrian treaty details ;o be handled by Secretary Lansing, ;viio is making a close study of the ramAna rn>nKlomo inunlvpH r ai ivuo |/*vik/ftVA4?M ?* ? v * ? It is understood that Germany is :o have representation on the reparitions commission, and that there ire to be revisions of the clauses of :he treaty dealing with upper Silesia.; 3rk fay oa hp lPAPned. HO SUCh copies have arrived here. Senator Borah has announced his intention >f making the treaty public as soon is he receives a copy, but he said tolight he had been unable to obtain >ne. Subscribe to The Herald and News CLEMSON COLLEGE BOYS ? ENJOY HERALD AND NEWS, j i Cadet G. H. Aull Tells How Eagerly C Boys Seek the Paper.?Boys Have to Work. Clemson College June 7, 1919. n Dear Mr. Editor: v Perhaps it will be somewhat sur- d prising for you to hear from oue of o your Newberry county boys ot Clem-) son college, but the times are full of s surprises and I trust you will forget o ; the one in this case and let it pass I ;as an ordinary occurrence. ;I j To be honest 'with you, Mr. Editor, h I just had to write you and thank S you for the papers you have been a sending me. When I mailed you the s first copy of our college weekly I did t so in a hope that (don't let this se- I cret get out but you know we col- I lege boys stay "broke") you would; send .me several copies of the New- 1 berry Herald and News. I guess that t was a pretty poor swap we made? 3 the Tiger for The Herald?but yours J is an older paper and we haven't any I of the new machines such as you I have. By the way, I want to con- \ gratulate you on the securing of I such an up-to-date piece of printing { house equipment. The difference in c the type of print is very noticeable, a The Herald and News has reached S me quite regularly and it* had not i been comng long before the Newber- t ry boys were around to take a look c at it. I told them that it was one oi ? my "Exchanges" but they refused to "i .believe that I could make such an ex- y change. "We live to learn" you c know, and perhaps benefits will come < Irom these unequal exchanges which, ] wehad not thought of before. I i thank you tar the paper and iiope y ^The -Herald Neys .wiU continue < .its- good work. gp[ thinkIJ&ve]| saved enough money and .. settled J pa^n to regular work I .^ill deposit % xoun-4 ' . T.J cotiagr. | jam ?e ?mw? rJuioW why I am just mow -writing z :jsbout the^ paper: -Thetnrth isthat"! yl iiave jost irompkEfced my final ex- } '?* m inatjoa- beforegraduation and uh- '1 jiilnow X have/nothad the time to dtr<~.< jany writing to amount. to anything* J jlr hope -not to influence any one * j either-way, hut I would advise .any i }man who is expecting to go to col- -1 ^lege that nnleaa he means to work ;< fhe had be$t not come to Clemson. 1 iWe hire had-a successful "year of it 1 this year in spite odfthe war, altho| the elass lias be4n n^aterially (fe- i creased in size* because the-past *"i -conflict. There are ninety-eight of ^ | us as candidates for degree. Tfre* .class of '19 numbered fn 1915 near- {1 lv three hundred men. Some were < killed in France and Flanders, some 's | died from disease, some foand a'< 'watery grave benaeth the debris left -1 by a submarine, many fell before the < assaults of the professors in the class i ' room because they could not face , < the bombardment of questons, and * one-third of us remain to get "Dips." I I would love to tell you something !t of our work here but that would take J 'too long and I shall content myself by saying that we are all well and j: hope to see old Newberry soil within. t the next tw6 weeks. Commence4 ' ment begins oh the 15th and closes , < on the 17th but the invitations havej 'not arrived for mailing. ? Again thanking you for The Herald and News and your good wishes in your editorial column, I am, Yours truly, G. H. Aull. ;? ^ 'f W. O. W. Memorial. The Sunday nearest the 6th of ^ 'June each year is observed by all i ! Woodmen as memorial. day when ' tributes are paid the departed broth- j ers and garlands laid upon their j ! graves. Thi3 year the memorial was' /vri loaf fiiin(4av " . ? J i 1171U 1/11 task WWI1UUJI I The Newberry camp and the Mol- 'j lohon camp united in the service at if jRosemont. District Deputy Bobol and Major H. C. Tillman had heen f\ invited to make addressee but neith- s er could be present. Prof. J. C. Kinard a member of the order delivered a very appropriate address and was heard by a good (many- of the members and a'number jC of visitors. j j Extremes meet, and there is no better example than the haughtiness j of humanity.?Emerson. 40ST DELIGHTFUL SOCIAL AFFAIR IN WHITMIRE. liven in Honor of Mrs. W. H. Rasor Who Goes Soon to Union to Make Her Home. Whitmire, June 9.?0:*e of the nost delightful social affairs, which J sre have ^had recently, occurred Tues-. lay afternoon, at the beautiful home f Mrs. J. M. Major. The ladies of the Methodise Misr ionary Society entertained in hon-, r of Mrs. Wm. Rasor, who will soon eave our town tor n-er new nome in Jnion. Whitmire is the childhood | tome of Mrs. Mary Tidmarsh Rasor. '* I Ihe has spent most of her life here, I ,nd has many true friend's, who are ad at her departure,, but rejoice hat die does not go so far away, ndeed, the ready automobiles make Jnion seem very near. , In the. line of reception were:' Irs. wm. itasor ana mrs. a. n.. cesi ogether with the presidents of the rIetho4ist, Presbyterian and Baptist Missionary societies, Mesdames Z.! I. Suber, Wm. Coleman and J. W. lipp. Each of these societies was veil represented, the guests bidden j >eing about seventy-five. The prettey reception room and lining -room were thrown into one ind artistically decorated with Joutheijh smilax and United States lags. As you sat and listened to be sweet cotes of the Edison as it Jrimed forth a late war song in tome Hawaiian ballad* yotremfld imKn'ritt vnnrRPlf in a fair? bower and vas perfectly free to . chat, chat, :hat, with the lady near you or be:ome lost in thoT^t. \ i We were given paper and pencils uid asked to write^ answers to ten' rery interesting questions on the >rigm and developnient of the Jnited States flag. J ^Te aH expected k prize to^e giveri^tor injwt ^:or^ ect answers; but ycrhapa, all attain-wi *n near to nerfe?tion t&at"ft? wa& eceirii-tfc prize* 1%e^mjgbtr.li$?* ra<rwa,- that as uracil as we have, seen icbtftrt the flfcg daring fee; Is^tw rears we would- kituw that, lessoxr perfectly. ?n The refreshments consisted of cte icious ice cream- and a large-piece rf old time pound cake heavfly iced, tfow I am not an enemy to progress, j md I rejoice iir inany of our new. nventkms and devices, bat. none- of ;he newrecipes have improved upon >ld time pound cake and these good ?dies here, know how to carry out his recipe in the perfect .way.,:j Mrs. Z. H. Suber;in a very pleasne manner made an addresa of fare xrell to Mrs. Raaor and presented her with a large cake;- a -gift from the society. In the . address Mrs. Suber recalled the good work done in the ihurch, Sunday school, missionary society and community by Mrs. Ras>r and urged her to line up with. ;hese worthy interprises in the city ] >f her adoption. To this Mrs. Rasor responded in well chosen words, full >f feeling, saying she regretted to j lever all the sacred ties here but nost of all to leave her friends of; ;he missionary society. Nita. i " . / "Hensler is greatly perturbed over ;he prohibition measures." "I did not know, that he was adlicted to the use of intoxicants." "Oh, he isn't! He's president of a :orkscrew factory."?Life. . I - M "? > T 1 L J Juage?1 unaerstana mat yuu pic:er charges against this man? 1 Baker?No, sir. I prefer cash, I md that's what I had him brought lere for.?Pearson's Weekly. *'What do you understand by j ;he initiative and referendum?" "With me," said Senator Spug, "it nerely means that some guy is al-, ' vays trying IU Man oviu^uini^* iansas City Journal. "J Fuller Gloom is the most disigreeable person of " my acquaint-, mce." - - - "Yes, he is afflicted with* chronic nfluenza of the disposition."?Kan-1 las City Star. . Economist. . Jones?With & wife, and ten chilbren I'm saving three thousand a rear on my income tax alone, but I lan save on nothing else with my, saliry only fifteen a week. . 11 I _l I I Subscribe to The Herald and News PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS PROSPEROUS PROSPERITY "4 Engagement Miss Katie May Nance Announced?J. S. Wheeler, Jr., Suffers Peculiar Accident. Special to The Herald and News. Prosperity, June 9.?Brooks Epting and Mrs. Epting of Columbia are spending a few days with Mr. and Mrs. A .L. Bedenbaugh. Rev. Chas. J. Shealy has gone to Columbia to join Mrs. Shealy, who is visiting her parents, Mr. ana Mrs. G. Voigt. LeRoy Fellers of Columbia spent Sunday with the home folks. A peculiar accident occurred Saturday night when J. S. Wheeler, Jr., was seriously hurt when a coca-cola bottle exploded. A splinter of glass went into his cheek and cut the main artery near the temple. Miss Annie Laurie Lester of Columbia is spending a while with her mother Mrs. Rosa Lester, at the home of Mr. J. D. Quattlebaum. Mr. J. D. Hunt has returned from a meeting of the cotton seed oil mill superintendents in Atlanta. , The following xannouncement will be read witn mucn interest: Mrs. Alma Nance announces the engagement of her daughter, Katie Mae, to William DeKalb Tallevast of Florence. The marriage will take place, some time during the summer. Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Aull, Mr. and Mrs...Frank Meetz of Pomaria were the guests Sunday of B?rs. J. rfM. Werts. Mr. Walter Mullens has returned: tn Hia home in Columbia. J. N. Stripling spent 'the. week-end in Wa& aHfc ' Holland Bedenbaugh, Colje Cook, Herais KiWer' have returned home Ta the' aeu^^^ie re^r^i&ted Epgfr iurf wamiAZShl on after-1 >. rmstxis ssprre nawt . \ v. ; ' fBaMwrood^. wimi'ii be wiU. pr^ch on Sfiinria^iiioeimfg' fcfe jfe -jgj^tiatihg cla? ?f gteewoQd. high and graded school. ' \- Misses Tena.Wise and Gertrude Bobh, . after successful year's teaching at Lone-Star, are home for the s&aamtr. vacation. + . ',V , * r** I MissAimie FeUers reached home Saturday from Lancaster. |.. Mrs. Janie Reagin and Miss Lu-j cile. Counts have , gone to Washing- ; ton. on a sight seeing trip. Miss Grace Burton Reagin, who has been j 1 - "V.. ? a i_ _ I doing government worn m ??tuumg- i ton will return home with her mother. . ; I Mr. ami Mrs. J. C. Taylor and Mr. Edd Etheridge of Batesburg spent i the week-end with Mrs. A. G. Wise, j I Miss Elilzabeth May of Columbia spent Saturday and Sunday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. L. May. *| I Mr. B. M. Scurry of Newberry spent Sunday at the Wise notei. I Mrs. Maxcy Bedenbaugh spent several days last week with her son, j Ray, at the Columbia hospital. | Mr. W. J. Wise is attending the hardware convention * in Columbia j jtoday. j Mrs. James Goggans, Jr., of Co-; lumbia is visiting her parents, Dr. and Mrs. C, T. Wyche. j j Miss Katie Mae Nance has gone to ^Florence for the week-end, en route home she will take in commencement of Columbia college. ???? mrwT AT uuinmLnvbmciii i m CLEMSON COLLEGE, j * j Sunday, June 15. [ 111:30 a. m.?Baccalaureate sermon, Dr. W. L. Lingle. [ 8:30 p. m.?Closing exercises of Y. M. C. A. j Monday, June 16. 11:30 a. m.-?Closing exercises of literary societies. j 2:00?6:00., Exhibition 01 snops, laboratories. Military exercises. L &30 p. m.?Alumni address, A. B. Bryan. Tuesday, June 17. | 10:30 a. m .?Graduating exercises. Address to graduating class by Governor R. A. Cooper. A oci n or tft fchp dpnlerfl- New York women have not diminished their use of cosmetics because of the added cost resulting from the] luxury tax. -S!t"- ?? : . BENNIE JAMES FOLK Born 29 April, 1896. Killed October 17, 1918. Company K 118th regiment 30th division. Went to Camp Jackson with 11 from Newberry,, apdi from there af? ter month went<*t^. Greenville to Camir Sevier, and flencer over sea* ; I San of W. . son in! amy | of -occupation in; Germany; SOME FINE AND f AST BALL At WHITMIftE THIS WEEK JCj , ? 7 \" yufy - # Whitmire, June !fe~The fa*t - *?"? L.ii! *^-..1^1. 1' igon IJJU* OiMSeOcllX .... t^f^Jm^efpkted He ,,. tawba lea^^Viitcoaarir Whitmire ... for a series oi three-games ,wjifyk the . ^ - . . . IGleftn^Loyry '??<;M. C. A. team .on : - *.;.. Tuesday, Wednesday and..Thursday* | June '10, 11 an<jpl?? The first fare games- wilt be^^jpwmptfy At 6:15 'and the Thursda^; game at 5:30 in order that the'visitmg team may catch hte evening train home. Tl*is promises to be a splendid contest and-all baseball lovers should | not &il to see these games. Hie Glenn-Lowry team is. now playing independent ball and. has a | strong aggregation of players. It i? expecting to take at least two of the i three games. ^ j Other contests with prominent and reliable. Aibs will be announced later.x There will be several games each week and this is to be a good base jball season in Whitmire. The peo pie are very much interested and the boys are playing good ball. The players are all employees of the Glenn-Lowry mill and we are very 'proud that we have*gotten together (such a fine bunch of mill boys who are such good ball players and can give us such good recreation after the day's work is oyer. f Work on the new Y. M. Cr A. building is progressing and in a few more weeks we . will have one of the best buildings of this kind in the country. C. B. H. ?-? Cotton advanced 200 points on Monday. Heavy rains were reported from Texas to Mississippi and -? more predicted. .JE/veryimng pviuw> for a continued advance in the price. | "Why is your wife no longer your leading lady?" "She couldn't support me in the style I had been accustomed to," replied Yorick Hamm, T ?;?:ii^ rA?. the eminent actor.?jjuuisvuic wu. rier-Journal. - - v'v\^ . "Your husband denies it," said the . doctor, "but -isn't it true that he smokes between meals?" "Naw,"replied the patient's wife. "He eat# between smokes."?Cincinnati En* nniwj . 1 What makes us so fickle in our friendships is that it is difficult to know the qualities of the soul and easy to know the qualitie3 of the mind.?La Rochefoucauld.