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SECRETARY TUMULTY CIVES LIST OF GIFTS Makes Statement by Express Direction of President and Mrs. Wilson of Presents Rcccived i;? Europe. Washington, Oct. 6.?Acting upon the "express direction of the president and Mrs. Wilson/' Secretary Tumulty today made public a state.%/v. ^ i VW\. ??v> if A "Yvi?r ^ /? lioh Af XII CI luu :iicuiiuvu twv presents received by them while in Europe. Mr. Tumulty's statement follows: "While on his Western trip the president's attention was called to the resolution of Representative Rodenberg of Illinois and the statements of Senator Penrose and Sherman in resrard to eifts received by the Presi dent and Mrs. Wilson while they were in Europe. "Senator Sherman indicated the - basis of the various stories touching this matter when he said 'cloak room gossip laid the values of these gifts at $500,000.' Senator Penrose said he had been informed the presidential party 'brought back to this coun try presents from crowned heads and foreign governments amounting to several million dollars.' "Outside of a considerable number of small gifts such as books, walking sticks, an old silver dish found in the ruins of Louvain, war souvenirs made by soldiers out of war material, and numerous medals struck off in his honor, the following are the only im j. 1 i i xi : purutnt gins receiveu uy cue president in Europe: "In England: "Photograph of the king and queen of England. "A book relating to Windsor castle. "The freedom of the city of London, presented in a gold casket by the lord mayor at Guild hall. "In Italy: "A water colored picture, on AQCAI nmcnnfn/4 KIT flia nnnort > ui vuiiv^ vastly wj vu^ vju^wxi - * of Italy. "A bronze figure, presented at the capitol in Rome. (A gift from the people.) i "A figure of 'Italia Victoria,' sent to the train at Genoa, either by a school or by the citizens of Genoa. * / > "A set of books from the citizens cf Genoa. "A mosaic, presented by the pope. "In France: nk i ? i: _ ? _ J 1 _ a oronze ngure, preseui?eu uy a body of students. "The president also received numINVl Small Un tei i p II 3 1-2 milps f p 4 1 < I flHHHBHPMMHHHHBNHBHHH j FREE I I CASH PR] I JAZZ CONCER | FRE1 h mm^m erous honorary degress from nearly ! all of the countries of Europe, and 1 | many resolutions of respect and grat- J : itude. | ' "Knowing that there is a consti-; i tutional inhibition against the presi ident receiving gifts from foreign ' | rulers or states, the president, after i j consulting the secretary of state, was j preparing a list of the presents he in-! j tended to ask the permission of conj gress to retain just before he started ! on his Western trip. "In addition to the gifts received ; fVtP fnllnwinp' tokens I uy tac ^lvcauwuv v**v a v?w ...q ? ! were presented to Mrs. Wilson while ! she was in Europe: ! "In France: "A pin of Parisian enamel with 1 tiny diamond chips, presented in Holdeville by the city of Paris. "Linen hand embroidered lunch I set (small cloth and dozen napkins) | in a case, presented through Madame ; Poincaire and Madame Pichon by the working women of France, j "In Belgium: j "A small medal by Cardinal Mer' cicr. "A Belgian lace table coyer, prei sented by the queen. 1 -- - - ? ' ? .1 . it ! t?_l "A complete me 01 tne juiDre r?ei'gique' (the paper published during ! the German occupation,) presented ! by the king, in leather folio. ! "In Italy: . : "A reproduction of the 4Wolf and | Romulus and Remus,' in gold, pre! sented by the people through private Subscription. [ "A piece of lace in leather case j presented by Signor Orlando in bej ha/f of 'his colleagues.' I ?? A ?? "H Mnn?A/]iinfinn in cilvpr rtf /V SUliXll icpivuuknivu aaa v. a pitcher found in the ruins of Pompeii. "In making this statement, I am acting upon the express direction of the President and Mrs. Wilson." ? j Juby had conceived a grudge I agajnst O'Connor and sought for a j way to pay him out. j "I say, O'Connor," he said, "you remember you told me you had hunted tigers in West Africa? Well, Captian Smith tells me there are no tigers there." "Quite right, quite right," said ! O'Connor, blandly. "I killed' them .'all. ?Pearsons WeeKiy. i _ | The piston of a ne^ English en! gine is driven in one direction by the explosion of gas or an oil and air mixture and in the other by steam generated by the heat of the first explosion.. '? ES T IN L Farms I :ms that will m MACI 360 acre: rom Clinton, 5 ublic Au< Sale star Come to IZES iND Opprotunil known thri ^ I ^ -j ? ..,0. I ea dllU w a lj* I late sandy I means stea aurens County This sale < u. s. \ Our h Local re mmmmmammmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmma / NEWS OF WHITMIRE. Biographical Clubs Meet?Meeting of Missionary Society?Personal and Othrwise. j Special to The Herald and News: Whitmire, Oct. 9.?The Whitmire J Biographical club met at the beautiful country home o? Mrs. T. J. Abrams. The author for study was j Nathaniel Hawthorne. Miss Lucy [ Mens reaa a spienuiu paper giving ! a sketch of his life. Mrs. C. B. Han! na told of Hawthorne, the author, j writer and humorist. Mrs. S. A. I Jeter read one of his short stories, I 7 The Ambitious Guest. The missionary society of the Baptist church met last week with Mrs. J. W. Hipp. The following are the officers in this society: President, Mrs. J. W. Hipp; vice president, Mrs. E. C. Little; treasurer, Mrs. J. G. Setzler; secretary, Mrs. W. J. ivtcnison. Mrs. E. C. Little is also president of the sunbeam society. Miss Ruby Herren is visiting rel1 atives and friends in Columbia. ' Miss Lenora Leaman of Cross Hill is spending the week here and taking in the chautauqua. Mrs. Klugh of Greenwood is visiting her daughter, Mrs. E. C. Child. Mrs. J. B. Pitts accompanied Miss Ida Brannon to Dr. Pryor's hospital. Miss Brannon is suffering with a sprained ankle. Mrs. Pitts left her resting easy and we hope for her a speedy recovery. Mrs. Wm. Sherard and daughter, Mrs. Wm. Brackett, who have been spending several weeks at Hendersonville, N. C., are at home again. Miss Cornelia Shannon, who has been working in the telephone exchange at Clinton, is taking a nice rest for a short while with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Shannon. j Miss Rich of Edgefield opened her school at Cromer this morning in the nice new school house. Mrs. Hugh Workman of Clinton visited her parents, Mr. and Ml*s. Wm. Duncan this week. Miss "Net" Wallace was here attending the chautauqua. Mr. J. M. Major spent the weekend with his family here, j Mr. Arthur Maybin and Mr. Dan I iel Epps attended tne quarteriy CUJIjference here last week. Mrs. S. A. Jeter, Mrs. Lou Abrams, I Mrs. Eliza Nance and Misses Reba j Nance and Frances Jeter went over j to Chester one evening last week and I heard a splendid sermon by Gypsy A\m Mn] m 1JLS iTV/ deally Lc take them aval Being' a sub-< E COPE s, owned ? 1-2 miles from two towns, v ;tion, TU ts promptly at 1 LAURENS corn ties to purchase sucl oughout this section tered. Has two 2-st '? in/1 nrnrlnrps , lUCt 111 aim dy value enhancem< r is Progressive conducted by th REALTY ome: Knoxville, Tei presentative, C. Smith, Jr. The thousands of people who came from far and near to hear him sat spell bound as he delivered his message. The singing by a choir of some two hundred voices was worth a trip almost anywhere. Gypsy Smith is stirring the hearts of Chester people. Messrs Oscar Nance, Cofield and John Jeter, of Columbia, spent the ! week-end with their parents here. j Miss Lenora Cofield of Spartan| burg has returned to Dr. R. R. Jeter's ! and began her work as governess for ! the children, today. i I i Mr. Dave Eison of Union is visit| ing relatives in our town. . In some way Miss Frances Maltby and the Lawson company, the talent for the third afternoon and night of the chautauqua, missed the connection and were left in Chester. We were sorry this happened especialy as Miss Maltby was to lecture about the Red Cross and conduct a conference on "Home Care of the Sick." ' onwaennn^t.it hs?st lust. TP j JL UUI WVIlVOpVUUVliV 4MM# J MMV ?. w ceived the following invitation: "Mr. and Mrs. Sam Keene Veach invite you to be present at the marriage of their daughter, Elizabeth Fronk, to Mr. Robert William Beaty on Wednesday evening, the fifteenth of October, nineteen hundred and nineteen, at seven o'clock, Carlisle, Kentucy. At home after November 1st, Whitmire, S. C. T TVfioo rv-f 1U1SS) JL XiC ^ dliu xuidij i/vuu vx Woodruff are visiting Miss Willie Duckett. Mr. Frank E. Maybin, Mrs. J. B. Pitts and others are off this morning for the reunion in Atlanta. "Neta." SHORTAGE OF CARS SERIOUS HANDICAP Shealy Makes Urgent Appeal to Director General?Asks Where Cars Are. Columbia, Oct. 7.?The shortage of freight cars in the Southeastern territory is being acutely felt in South Carolina so much so that man; lumber mills and other industries, particularly those situated south oi Columbia, have been forced to shut * * - --* *?l:iu? 4-~ down oecause 01 tne uisunu^ w go their products moved and to receive freight necessary to continue th h business, stated Frank W. Shealy today, chairman of the South Carolina railroad commission. South Carolina has faced a cai dinrfno-Pi for some time and freight w - ca: seated We liable to the m livision of the :land i * TJT _ Dy nair Laurens, on m< fill be sold at L5UAI f 10:30 a. m., rair nty and become est farm land ? i i easily accessible dr as one of Laurens :ory dwellings, barns abundantly. Its loc It invites y< e Live Wire A a i trTir I 1V/V A AV an. Our field: The H. Hicks, Laur< ??MUIHIIII1LHIMI.?U.?JJ[ II I ^H1^? is being piled up in many parts of the State with nothing to move it. The commission has made many efj forts to have these conditions reliev- j ; ed, but so far these efforts have been j | unailing. Mr. Shealy asserts that j : the shortage is demoralizing business j and is throwing a number of people ! ' out of employment. Construction j j projects, he said, have been brought j i to a standstill because of the failure of contractors to get materialsThe commission renewed its complaint today to Walker D. Hines, director general of the United States railroad administration, in a letter written by Mr. Shealy, in which the director general is asked a number of specific questions as to what has ' ' * -i .1 : oecome 01 raiiruau equipment. i IN REMEMBRANCE. Corp. Jahu R. Livingston. Spirit of our darling cousin,. Of our loved ones gone before, j Listen to me broken hearted Listen to my voice one more. Whisper words .to comfort me, Tell me you are always near Tell me. you have not forgotten That I'm sad and lonely hear. And your parents you have left here The ones nearest to your heart ' You will welcome them with gladness Where you never more will part. Yes dear Jahu, the hour has come, At last where we must part, Since now our dreams of bliss is past It cuts me to the heart. Oh: May we part to meet again This side the distance shore For then I shall have lived in vain If vou I see no more. .1 ! My heart lies buried in Southern .France, My love beneath the sod 1 My life on earth is to do some good 1 My ouly hope is God. i r Oh, my life seems sad and dreary ? My spirit filled with pain For my life is one long wishing Just to see my dear cousin again. His Cousin, | Eula Singley. . i Teacher?Can any of you chil i [dren tell me who Christopher Cohxnsjbiis was? Billy?He's the guy that got up ; America.?Cartoons Magazine. SH IN LA &r Two 1 i&n of limited i rARM and Cox / *in highway be > \ OCT 14tl i or shine i owner of a pai i IS nail Farms are rare ounty's best farms. I J C llAllCP ) ?1I1C1 kJ ICildili iiv/uw ation on a principal 3ur Investigate auctioneers. )N CO. * ? . : [Nation. ens, S. C. mmmmm&mmmmmmammmmmmam ? 6 ^B CAMPAIGN CHAIRMAN'S CONTRIBUTION $200,000 J. H. Anderson.of Knoxville, Tenn., chairman of the commission that is directing the Baptist 75 million campaign, hai made -a contribution of . ^ $200,000 to the campaign and at the same time gave $50,000 for the erection of a new church in hi home city. Of his gift to the campaign $50,000 will go to Carson-Newman college at Jefferson City, while the remaining $150,000 will be apportioned among: the several interests of the denomination forstered by the campaign. Mr. Anderson is president of the Baptist State Convention of Tennes- ? see as well as chairman of the Laymen's Missionary Movement in his state. He is the second Tennessee layman to give $200,000 to the campaign^ the first being A. E. Jennings of Memphis. * ^ "Would you consent to be a lawI breaker?" 1 "No," replied the anarchist. ! "Rather than break them, I would ! make arrangements to have no | laws."?Washington Evening Star. j "I wonder will Smithers always i allude to his wife so lovingly as 'my ? Sown'?"' j "Well, she is his own.. Everything else in the house he is paying for i on the installment plan."?Pearson's j Weekly. "Colonel Oldeboy has at last married off his six daughters." "Huh! Mr. Update goes him one better. He has married off his, one ^nno-hter seven times."?Life. NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING OF TOWN COUNCIL. TO CO?* ? SIDER ORDERING AN ELECTION JO VOTE UPON THE QUESTION OF CHARTERING UNDER THE GENERAL LAWS. Notice is hereby given that the Town Council! of Newberry-,, wall ' J hold a special meeting at the may or's office on October 17th, 1919.^ at * 8:30 P. M., to consider the question of ordering an election to vote upon surrendering the- present Charter of the Town, and obtaining a Charter under the General' Laws of the State of Sooths (Carolina, rr- BTianAf / It- IT . " * 1 HEa^or. Attest:: J. W.. OiajraiasL, C. & T.T.N. > | I0-7-4t PI lowns | I f means. * < T \ tween these r hi. . rt of its rich This place is t is well improv- fl s. Soil is choco public highway I >n. I ?Mi I