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ruuA ||&.f|tni$ m j||rai> " . ti ??>ered at the Postoffice at Sectary, 8. &, as did class matter. ^ E. H. A I LL, ElllTUiS, Friday, July 25, 1919. i . ir' is It is stated that the prohibition g "bill that is to pass congress will pre- !p vent the keeping or making of even a gallon of blackberry wine by our r( house wives. Now if they will just e) say that we shall not even eat and not drink any of the cold concoctions, ^ the thing will be getting where it ^ should. | a a 1 a -a oott virif V> all of j xl Ana yet 5Lictn^c tv octjr ?f ivt* ^ these "thou shalt not" laws we are w having a wave of crime all over the <ji country such as was never heard of tl before. Gov. Cooper says a homicide n in South Carolina for every day in }j, the year. Why not prohibit the use! } of pistols and guns and bowie knives; We are sending statements to all! 1 subscribers on our list whose time ' has expired, and to those whose time will exp *e up to September 1. If you > - i - x.-? :?| get a t" .ement ana tne time xs uv?>; out just remember that it is to re-1 ^ j mind you that it will expire by thef'y( first of September. \tAll who pay between this date and the first of September may get an- m other year * at the old rate of $1.50,1 and this applies to any subscriber on ' our list, or to any one. who may de-' sire to have his name put on before |j1) the first of September. After that date the* paper will be $2.00 to all j " T\ _ /vf-P J. subscrioers. uo nui puu un ic?cn- . ^ ing or sending in your subscription-?^ too long, or you may overlook it. j After September 1, we will take off!01 all who have not paid. This is final v, date. mm* +j The Columbia road from Prosperity to Chapin is said to be almost im- j passable. The contractor on the new,*" ' 11 road from Prosperity to Little Moun- 1 ' S] tain lias of necessity to plow up the ^ * road in the grading and surfacing and during this rainy season it makes 1 bad for travel. When it is completed ^ we will have a fine section of road, ^ but the trouble is there will be so- " little of it., > j ' While at Prosperity on Wednesday i we were told that the only way now j to get to Columbia in any sort- of comfort was to go down by the War- p ner place and' the Swilton' school tj. house and at Mr. Henry Wheeler's ^ old place take the road out to Chapin m that has been put: in fairly good con<Htion by Dr. J. S. Wheeler and those who are running a saw mill at that tc place and delivering lumber at ? Chapin. And they say that the dis- g. tance is very little further. 'g v ' i ? jd, The Herald and News will be a: mighty glad to.see that portion of se Lexington county' that has been sur- j \ veyed and about which Mr. W. M. rc Wilson -wrote in the last issue come tb into Newberry. It is a fine section h< l>f country and has a fine citizenship at .and will be a good addition to New- tc terry. Mr. Wilson says the vote will be ti< unanimous and that is good and we tr will welcome them most heartily. >'jtr We hope the election will be or- p] <dered soon so that we may get these th ? ? "IV _ j . good people witn us mis year. - ; iu When this section gets in then is Chapin will come and it will be bet- re ter and more convenient for all of pi them to get to the court house, be- G: cause the trains run direct to New- j "berry and they can come on the Jc train and back the same day. st ac i There is no more important matte:* j sr liaro +np attention of the citizens W MV?* V i than the betterment and the im- j ' provement of the schools of the com- w munity. The physical equipment of our schools needs to be enlarged and th improved and there should be no one b? to say nay, and we do not believe in that any one will object to carrying pi out the plans and suggestions of the/tr special committee appointed to lookth - over the situation and make recom- di mendations, when he comes to see.th and understand the situation and the. needs. :w I Thp education of the child can not rc "wait. You must provide it before j the years come on and while the P< child is at the age to receive it. IW There should be an overflow meet- & ing of the citizens at the meeting 1? called for next Wednesday to con- & aider this matter. And as the ladies | are invited we hope to see every 111 mother who has children to educate Tc present and ready to give encourage- *n ment and help to this vital matter. 151 Show the men that you are interested 'sc dn the welfare of your child. Ana that you recognize that the child has,w rights, and one of these is to have 'v< the very best advantages possible to re make him a good and useful citizen. ^ ? ItC ' | Silver Brook cemetery is growing ar more beautiful each summer. The a ^ trees have reached the size where ar there is no more danger of them dy-l ig and in a year or two the city of le dead will be one of the shadiest pots in the city. Keeper Smith is le right man in the right place and le neat appearance of the walks and arroundings is due to his untiring fforts to make the silent city atractive. No, no, dear friend, that does not sfer to our own Rosemont. There ; not a mistake in the name. Silver Irook is in Anderson and the cliping is from the Anderson Tribune. ie are just printing: it to let you *ad about how they keep their cemtery over in Anderson, and we could ?I1 you a whole lot about how they eep the cemeteries in other places, ut our trustees are very sensitive nd they would go right out and say lat we were knocking Newberry, hen as a matter of fact, bless your ear soul, the record will bear out le statement that we have done lore to defend old Newberry and er people, and to boost her and lem, than any dozen or two of the ig millionaires of the town or the ttle ones either. But now, honest, don't you agree 1th us that it is a crying shame that e would let our own beautiful looted Rosemont remain in such conition as you can find it right now. : you don't believe us just get in our limousine and take a run over id look at it for yourself. Rosemont cemetery is growing lore and more deserted and'neglecti looking every day, and if there is keeper he must keep all to himself, >r there is nothing to indicate that s is untiring m ms en oris to maKe le silent city attractive. No, that !1 has reference to Silver Brook over t Anderson and to Keeper Smith f the Silver Brook cemetery, and at Rosemont. But maybe some day iir trustees will devise some plan y which even the owners of lots and lose who have dear ones sleeping lere may be able to be permitted to 3 something. Even if one person i6uld keep his lot well the roadways :e bad and the grass and the weeds id neglect of other lots mars the ?auty of the whole. We are not knocking, we are sim[y trying to beg that the trustees : Rosemont will fall upon some plan y which the entire place may be ept as it should be. DEATH IN THE ROAD. The accident which brought an unmely end to Mr. A. Leroy Bethea of illon, yesterday, is one which may be le fate of almost any one who uses le roads of the State today. Autoobiles driven by reckless, careless nd heartless people dash up and jwn our highways with little heed ) what is before them. State trafc laws, such as they are, are disreirded and there is a meanness about ime drivers which, even though they a one no harm, is most despicable rid arouses the deepest sort of reintment. It is the common report : travelers that along the mountain >ads, some drivers of cars running Leir machines at forty -miles the jur and faster, do not give any road ; all but force all whom they meet > give them all the right of way. There must be some drastic regulaons and some real effort to enforce iem both in towns and in the couny. There is plenty of room and enty of time for every family in is State to enjoy automobile drivg on the roads of the State and it not. necessary to monopolize the >ads or to endanger the lives and operty of others in doing so.?The reenwood Index-Journal. This was clipped from the Index >urnal several weeks ago, but it is ill true, and there have been many :cidents to the credit of the auto nee Mr. Bethea met his death in ie road. There can be no doubt that there ill have to be some very drastic ws on the subject of the road, and ey must be enforced, if we are to } able to travel the road with a feelg of any degree of safety. It is a ty that we have to pass laws and y to enforce them on a master of lis kind. It would seem that the ornary rules of human conduct and e proper regard for the rights of hers would dictate the care which e should all take in driving the >ad. It is too true that there are many iople who are now driving the road ho seem to have absolutely no reird for the rights of the other felw in the road, and even little Te trd for their own safety. It is going to be a very difficult atter to enforce any law of the ?ad unless we have a regular standg army of officers for that purpose, lless the drivers themselves have >me regard for the proper amenies of life. Even in the town where e have regular police officers, it is sry difficult to enforce any road gulations. For instance, the law .ys keep to the right, but in this fwn how many do you see who have ly regard for the law. This is not town ordinance but a State law, id should be a ci^u ordinance. If every only observe 'that grolden rule about which we hav been writing the entire problei ; would be solved, but that day we fejj [ is afar off. ? ; DEATH LAYS HAND ON MR. RAGSDALI South Carolina Delegation Dissatii ! fittA WifK S ta tpment of Pkvsi cians and Coroner. I * < ! P. H. McGowan in The State, j Washington, July 23.?J. Willar 1 Ragsdaie, representative in congres from Sixth South Carolina distric died here suddenly to'day just befoi ' noon. Those attending him at h death were: Dr. J. Arthur Hooe, D H. II. Ilareen and Dr. Doorman. Fc , i several days Mr. Ragsdaie had bee | under treatment but was not consic , j ered seriously ill. He was at th I /->o-nifnl uofitprrlflv and voted on th j prohibition bill. His death occurre I at Dr. Hooe's office. Early this morning Mr. Ragsda] sent for his physicians and the repoi they made this afternoon was th* just before noon he died of acut , heart disease, going to the physician; office for treatment. Although not apparently sufferin from ill health in any way and aboi | his usual business yesterday, M: iRagsdale was said by his physiciar . I not to have been in robust health f c | some time. Mrs. Ragsdale is at the: ,'home at Florence. Mr. Ragsdale als : leaves James W. Ragsdale, Jr., aboi 118 years of age, and a daughte about 14 years of age. House Adjourns. Immediately upon the armounc< ment of Mr. Ragsdale's death like ,'flash, the members of the South Ca: ! olina delegation in congress got t( gether. Representative Byrnes ma<J the statement to the house that M: 1 Ragsdale had died. The house the adjourned out of respect to his men 1 ory. ! The remains were taken to an ur i i dertaking establishment and Coront ;Nevitt held an inquest, after whic the body was prepared to be take to Florence, where the burial wi take place Friday afternoon. The funeral train, bearing tin members of the South Carolina del< gation and a special committee froi .the house and senate, will leav j "Washington tomorrow night at 9:0 o'clock over the Atlantic Coast Lin< 'arriving at Florence early Frida morning. The burial will take plac Friday and the party will reac , Washington Saturday morning on ii return trip. ! The committees have net been fu r ly announced yet, but will be selecte when the house and senate meet t< morrow. Senator Smith made the announce c ::ment of Mr. Ragsdale's death in tb : upper house, and Vice President Ma: ^ shall appointed a committee to a - > - * 1 Qnrl jiena tne luneiai tunipvscu in uvm tors Smith and Dial of South Car* ,lina, Ashurst of Arizona, Beckhaj 'of Kentucky, Harrison of Mississipp jFernald of Maine, Spencer cf Mi; jsouri, .Sterling of South Dakota an Southerland of West Virginia. A resolution expressing sympath I with the family was introduced b Senator Smith and adopted. ; Delegation to Probe Death. ' The members of the South Care lina delegation will probe Mr. Rags dale's sudden death. They said tc | day, after a conference at Mi | Brynes' office, that they were fa from satisfied either with the state (merit of the physicians or with th .report of the coroner, who ren idered a verdict of death from "nat jural causes," or acute heart dila tion. j Tonight a meeting of the delegs .tion was held and a committee wa ^appointed to see both the physician jwho were with him when he died an | the coroner who held the inquest an^ autopsy. They expect to go to th .bottom of the matter. j Many telegrams of sympathy wer ,sent Mrs. Ragsdale this afternoon b; numerous friends in Washington. J The funeral train to Florence wi] ,be in charge of sergeants at arm i of the senate and of the house, re snectivelv. and will bear floral tok , ens of various kinds from friends an< persons in official life. j Governor Cooper, it is understood i will call a special election to be hel< some time in September to fill the va cancy in the Sixth district. REUNION AT DELMAR. Newberry College Graduates and Stu dents Meet for the Day. jThe State. Saluda, July 23.?The annual re :union of the graduates and student . of Newberry and Sumrr erland col leges will be held at Delmar, thi I county, Friday. This reunion alway draws a large crowd and it is believ ed that this year will not prove a: exception. Dr. S. J. Derrick, Dr. Geo B. Cromer, Gol. E. H. Aull, Judge C J. Ramage, B. B. Hare, Frank Black the Rev. George S. Bearden and oth :er well known men will be presen i , ' and make addresses. L e M'KISSiCK'S UNIFORM j "" n ! FOUND IN BRUSSELS. ; : r. ! Gorgeous Raiment of Colonel of Governor's Staff Adorns Back of | Hotel Doorman. J ?. j |The State. j Greenville, July 12.?Col. J. Rion j I McKissick, formerly a member of ! i Governor Manning's staff, one of the i ; genial hosts at the recent press con-; jvention here, has just made a novel j ^discovery of the whereabouts of a 5S gorgeous uniform which he wore L' When the governor's staff was calbd e .upon to lend dignity to numerous iS public affairs. The discovery" is another proof of "it pays to advertise,", ,r though Colonel McKissick in this case n jwas not the advertiser, and, as it de-; *~jveloped, was not bent upon tracing | TTp had forgotten all! I iAIO Uliii.vxm? 0 _ e about it, as a matter of fact, until the ^ other day he read a Columbia story to the effect that an army officer 'e who had just returned from over ^.'seas declared that he saw the door^ | man at one of the big hotels in Brus,e sels wearing a uniform that was once 3 worn by a member of the staff of a i governor of South Carolina. ? The officer said he was at the holt f4-~i ecnlo Alio wVi<an his at- 11 I IC1 XXI X>1 UOOVlt) VUV uu; ....... p* j tention was attracted to th? uniform I 1S (worn by the doorman. It looked ? >r; strangely familiar, being a brilliant ir navy blue with a quantity of gold 10 braid across the front and shoulders, lt and having the initials "S. C." on the j j collar. Upon closer inspection he t ;found that every one of the dozent !or more shiny brass buttons on the j '' coat was adorned by the familiar pala motto tree. ! r i I The doorman did not speak Eng-j }" lish, so the officer hunetd around un- j e til he found an interpreter and then! r- beean to make inquiries. According i n j to the story which he was able to ! 1_ piece together, some time last year! ' | there was t a drive in the United j 1_ States for second hand clothing for J :rthe benefit cf the Belgians and this h gorgeous uniform, once the pride of j n some member cf a governor's staff, j ^ was in one of the boxes of clothing j received at Brussels. i6 it rrV?^ ^AArmcm hsirl SPfMTTPf] tVlfc I j A 11C UUVWIiu.. ^ uniform and, haviing it 6ut down to | 11 fit,k had donned it and had worn it' r0 ever since. The doorman was immensely proud of the uniform and firmly believed that it belonged to a ^ field marshal of the American army, ^ long since deceased, and that his j L family, out of their generosity, had i donated it to the Belgians. There; ^ was nothing about the uniform that! " would identify the original owner, j LI1C UiiitCI cam. >j Colonel McKissick happened to a_ read the story and casually commented that he was satisfied the uniform r_ seen in Brussels was once his. He j. turned in his uniform with some othi er clothing when a collection of garments was made at Camp Sevier last . ^ year for the relief of the Eelgians. m At that time the Greenville news/ paper man was preparing to enter ^ the military service and he thought ; ; he would have no further use for his j j 'gold braided, navy blue uniform. It j kj y i h was dumped into the mound of cloth- j Kj y :ing at Camp Sevier and shipped | ! across the water. A year elapsed, j I 'and the news now comes that the J fl gorgeous uniform has gladdened the j fi | heart ?f a hotel doorman in Belgium. J I r j Cracker Fund for Parrot. / i j New York Tribune. e j Full permission to administer a j L_ j "cracker fund to the best of your _ | skill and ability," was . granted by , _ | Judge Richard Doherty in Jersey j j City to Henry Condict, senior mem- j L.! ber of the law firm of Gondict, | g Boardman & Condict, executors of s the. estate of the late Mrs. Phoebe d Griffith, who died a year ago and d left a trust fund of $1,500 for a e parrot named "Ethel." ?- ' * ? i t? j? r~> 1 j JL'fie "cracKer iuna^i as uuuge uua- , h e erty called it, had caused the execu- I y tors of the estate considerable worry. I iThe bird is very healthy, and Judge I [j Doherty found on consulting the I s highest authorities on parrots that I . these creatures generally are long I _ lived. But the $1,500 will maintain I j Ethel in luxury for some little time I xo come. i CITIZENS MEETING CALLED FOR NEXT WEDNESDAY. In accordance with a resolution of the citizens meeting to hear the annual report of the trustees of the Newberry schools an adjourned - meeting is hereby called to be held in the court house Wednesday afternoon at 7:30 o'clock, July 30, 1919, Vino-.- fViia r/annrf n-f tVio mm mi tt.ee ItU lx^ax biiw i v|/v& w VA v?iv appointed to make recommendations g sjto this adjourned meeting. As this ? -1 matter relates to the betterment of s'the schools the ladies are requested s | to meet with the citizens and take -jpjirt in the meeting. In accordance!^ i j with the resolution the report of this J ' 1 /.nmrvii'f+oo 1C rn-intpH in flip to j VUiltllUlvvv * -> r ~ ; -jtown papers and every citizen is ask- ins; ed to read and study this report be- Tui - fore the meeting next Wednesday. fro t John C. Goggans, ( Chairman. the A Perfprt Snrinp AM. A V? * VV? When your spring Repair work of all Welding and brazi Standard oil and g n > rrompi service. Newberry K and ** i e*. ! m 93d rnena ol rnonc DO YOU NEE WE Hi DO ?00 NEEI WE HAV We carry in stock ferent makes of buj you in the make of y the High Point, the others. The Piedmont an ons. None better. ( ' V Prices correct. B lection now while we Moline Mowers and! It takes money to b what vou need from The Pui Newber I Now I know what the real j< g "GREEN FLAG" Oil has sure' vital thing the right sorx or i POWER and COMFORT of dr There are several live de; "GREEN FLAG" Motor Oil, wi would drive twenty miles out FLAG" if it were necessary to Their names are listed in tl BAKER & OXNER, New CENTRAL GARAGE, Pr Discouraging Pedantry. i ?rybody's Magazine. j professor at Princeton is a foe j the purist and pedant. He who ; ists on saying, "Tomorrow will be j esday," gets no encouragement m this scholar. \ 3n one occasion while on vacation, professor gazed out across the J . . " Jrk.i' - VF IT! : for Every Car! breaks see us. A ' kinds. \ ng a specialty. - ] asoline. ~i ' ! ladane Auto Works 124. Newberry, S. C. | S A BUGGY? I WE IT j ft < nr t nAUO [ j II A WAbUW f i E IT TOO ?1 from two to four dif- ~ ' j ?gies and can please I our choice. We have j Brown and several j d Chattanooga Wag- - I I etter make your se- I have 'em. Also have I Rakes. Save the hay. I ry it. Better gather I youi*ovvn tarm. I rcell Co. I ry, S. C. I I was just like | M "boob?M who nev- ^H| S^fL [ft tention to what IB f |l\w^ Jn ??rt w*# gS3 Vr being put in the I got me to thinking there must ur step" when you say, "give me J <juart of oil"? That'* what I H en saying all along?but now? IVER AGAIN?do I say it that IIX?I say, "give me a quart of N FLAG" Oil! and tjten.l M I've Got It"?got the right sort the best oil, and the right body j|H motor. BH ?since I began using "GREEN ] that motor of mine behaves ^BB sdy. She purrs like a pussy cat, ^^B is so silent like, I have to listen ^^B low and then to believe she's |^H >y of driving a car really means. 'waked me up to just what a ^^B notor oil IS in the SERVICE, j^H < iving a car. alers in this county who sell ill known, reliable folks; and I HB of my way to get "GREEN do so. bis little "burst cf enthusiasm* I berry, S. C. . S. C_ " M KM H . jlake one gray and sultry afternoon land remarked. i ! "It looks like rain." A purist was rocking in a chair near by. I "What, looks like rain, professor?" I he chuckled. "I've got you there. What looks like rain?" / I "Water," answered the professor, coldly. I m