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VOLUME LVI., NUMBER 9. NEWBERRY, S. C., FRIDAY, JANUARY 30, 1920. TWICE A WEEK. $2.00 A YEA? I . ? ? ? - r W INTERESTING MEETING ? B OF CITY COUNCIL The city council met on Tuesday J night in regular session, with all the | members in attendance. W The stable manure for the year f 1920 was sold to Mr. J. C. Sample,; he being the highest bidder therefor.: Mr. Sample's bid was $276.00, very ; * i ... i much higher than any other Dia re- ; ceived. The manure for 1919 sold for $226.00. Mr. J. H. Singley resigned as1 policeman for the Newberry mill sec-! t tion. The authorities of the New- j ft berry mills recommended that Mr. j Thomas B. Kibler be elected to the i vacancy and council approved the p recommendation. Mr. Kibler goes on - 1 T*fc ) f-duty on February 1st. .ur. jonn r. ; Livingston was chosen to the other vacancy on the police force. Mr. j Livingston served as policeman a few j years ago and was recently health ; officer. The bonds of the city, amounting to ; $74,000, which were voted last fall I and sold by the former council to j ' Marshall & Brother of Charleston 1 have been printed and issued. The ?nrhiVh t.hp bonds were sold ^ illUUC^V lv/1 TIU1VM ...? \ has been received and is being dis- j ^ bursed. This money goes to pay for ! k iie fire equipment, the old opera! L ^use bonds and the floating debt of j K ^ town. Mayor Blease brought up the mat- j ter of giving the health department more labor, so that the town may be kept cleaner. He recommended that mnrp laborer be added to the Vi*V V street cleaning force and that another laborer and wagon be added for hauling trash and garbage. The recommendation was approved and the: health officer was instructed to add to his force as recommended. t Council decided to ask for bids for ihe opera house for a term of two years, the new lease to begin on May 1st, when the present lease will ex..lovl 9rp in- I m pire. lne Uia^ui anu v?v>? ... II structed to advertise for bids and I their advertisement is published in this issue. In the new lease the city will reserve the theatre for twelve I^Hhights in each yedr> five for the colM Ke.ee. three for the graded schools and ^^Pfour for local plays and entertain- j ^^ments., In the former lease reserva-J ^ tions were made only for the use of j ^ the college and the graded schools. I The new reservation will permit the opera house to be used for local amatuer plays and exhibitions if any such j V are desired. W Mayor Blease nni Alderman WalB lace, special committee appointed at J -J nrovinns nipptiny. to !?iak;i reCOm- j H mendations as to i.ew ordinances for B the regulation of automobiles and Bm vehicles and for parking of the same, W i made their report, which was adopted. ^ The new ordinances arrt to be prepared by the city attorney and submitted | for consideration ar.-d iinal adoption j at the next regular meeting. The committee on supplies and accounts reported that they had purchased the uniforms for the policemen, health officer, street superin biendent and fire truck drivers, and * that the uniforms will soon arrive. The contract for the uniforms was le^ to J. H. Summer Co The mayor informed the council that the legislative delegation from this county had been given data for ? the introduction of the bills for inf eased bonds for street purposes and r the bond commission and that j - - ' * * - l L:? . Senator Johnstone naa promised rum i to see a/ter Jiese" matters very J ?arly. * Council Sdjouvned to meet again in regular session on the night of February 10th. The Fla Situation. There is not much to be added to the flu situation since the last issue of the paper. The quarantine has been lifted from Mr. McHardy Mower's residence, both Mr. and Mrs. Mower having sufficiently recovered to admit of that step. There are | persistent rumors of many cases, but since the quarantining of the four . otijer houses mentioned in Tuesday's 'paper, Health Officer S. T. Matthews ? * * < _ _ x. Just before tne nour oi groins to press on Thursday afternoon that he was notified to quarantine the homes of Mr. R. McC. Holmes, Mrs. J. E. Summer and Mrs. Douglas Hornsby. P Mr. Ray Fellers was also reported as k having the flu. The Young Peoples Mission band of the Church of the Redemeer will meet Sunday right at the church a' I a r\:20. j CROSSINGS' TOLL BECOMING HEAVIER The railroad commission in its an-, nual report to the general assembly i makes a number of suggestions as to j legislation which will enable the com- j mission further to protect the public j as to railroad crossings; the coordi- j nation of the duties of telegraph i operator and express agent with that; of station agent at small railroad j stations; some plan to enforce accep-: tance of the commission's ruling as to j rates where two corporations serve! the public jointly; and remedial legislation as to short line railroads. Improved highways and' the great-1 ly increased motor traffic have caused the railroad crossing to,become an even greater menace, and the com mission has the toiiowing to say as to efforts to safeguard the public: Suggest Improvements. "It is hardly probable that all grade crossings can ever be eliminated; however, some system of protection appears to be absolutely necessary. At highway crossings in South Carolina the railroad commis sion, complying- with, the statutory law, requests every railroad company to erect and maintain standard crossing warning signs, and in many instances recently the commission has required these to be doubled, putting a siarn from 200 to 400 feet from the crossing at the side of the highway. At many points crossing gates are lowered as trains approach; at some places flagmen are used; but with all fViic nthor vehicle drivers and others _ . . at times ignore these warnings and the death and injured rate continues to climb. That some system should, be devised to more effectively call the attention of vehicle drivers and others upon approaching and using grade crossings is without question, and is a matter that the commission desires fr-> to call to the attention of your honorable body. Some authorities have suggested impediments in the"-'roadway before approaching grade crossings. The most practicable seems to be possibly a slight depression in the roadway at some distance from the crossing, and as the driver approaches still a greater depression, which would cause no injury whatever at a eight or ten mile speed, but would be most uncomfortable at a higher rate of speed. However, this is but a suggestion on the part of the commission looking to the protection of life and property and the reduction of the death rate at places of this kind if it is possible to do so." Death of Mr. Stanmore Langford. Mr. Stanmore George Langford died of pneumonia after less than a week's illness at his home in this city on Tuesday night at 10:80 o'clock. He was 29 years old and is survived by his widow and four little sons, besides his mother, Mrs. J. H. Riser, two brothers, Capt. W. S. Langford of Wichita Falls, Texas, and Mr. J. J. Langford of this city, and also by three sisters, Mrs. W. A. Asbill and Mrs. C. White Fant of Wichita Falls and Mrs. H. T. Danner of Beaufort. He was a son of the late Geo. A. Langford of Newberry. It was a shock to his many friends when they heard that Stanmore Langford was dead. Many did not know that he was sick. He performed his duty up to the day before he was foJrtl- TVin / JopoQcorl VipM tbp im tClXVVJll OiVi\( i lie UVVVM>.VV? portant position of chief operator of the Southern *Power company in Newberry under Mr. Jno. C. Gorgans, Jr., and had the reputation of being: one of the best ever holding that office. immediately at his death Mr. J. J. Langford got in telephone communication with his brother in Texas, and Capt Langford answered that they would take the next train. It depends on their arrival for the burial, which may be Saturday morning, vvhpn Rev. .7. L. Daniel will conduct the service, interment in Rosemont cemetery. The sympathy of the pub; lie is with the bereaved widow and the little fatherless children and other I sorrowing relatives. Notice to Colored Teachers and Patrons of Newberry Coanty. ! The delegates from the Tuskegee negro conference will speak at the teachers association on Saturday, January 31st at eleven o'clock a. m., at Hoge school building. Everybody is asked to come out and hear them as these men are full of information that will help the farmers of the count v. * U. S. Gallman, Supervisor of Colored Schools. f CAPITAL NEWS (By John K i | Columbia, Jan. 2i).?The general ' ii *? ?> ~-p ii.. 11 assembly is neanng me en? 01 me j l third week of the session, and when it | f recesses at the end of this week, the o session will in all probability have ' u been half completed. The Susan B. Anthony amendmentj a to the federal constitution, providing 11 for woman's suffrage, is dead, so far t i as the South Carolina legislature is ' concerned. The senate on Wednes- t day gave it two knock-out blows. It t voted 31 to 4 against Senator v ' ^' " * inn ! v> | Christen sen s rm.iiicui.iuji ir^uiuuun, jj !' and then voted 30 to 4 in favor of i [ Senator Williams' resolution to re- j t jeet the amendment. The house last : p j week, it will be recalled, voted 93 to h 21 in favor ot tine rejection resmu- . i tion, but has not yet taken a vote j f on the amendment direct. That South j Carolina would not ratify the amend- j ment was definitely known at the be-j ] ginning of the session, the only sur-, ? prise being the overwhelming major-! r ity registered against it in the sen- j r ate. i j Senators Christensen, of Beaufort; j ( Walker, of Georgetown; Shelor, of -v Oconee, and Duncan of Union, were t the only members of the upper house t voting for equal suffrage. 'c Of course, if three-fourths of the ] states ratify the amendment, it will ; > become effective in South Carolina, j j notwithstanding the action of the \ Sduth Carolina (legislature; but if twelve more states should take the ; ] same stand as South Carolina, the [ < federal amendment will be killed, i Something lite twenty-seven states j have ratified it, and the suffragists j t are hopeful of securing the necessary j j nine more. ;< Anti-Smoking Bill Killed. j < The house on Wednesday adopted ] ? I. an untavoraDie commmee xc^ui i vu -t the bill which has passed the senate j to prohibit smoking in public dining ( rooms and eating places, thus killing ; < the measure. There was no roll call. 11 Not a single member of the house I? voted for the bill. ! i The house on Wednesday refused j t to kill the bill which would repeal the i ( present law prohibiting Greek letter j fraternities at state institutions of j higher learning. The law now out- j laws these fraternities, and it is j j sought by the measure now pendin* J, to allow them to be reinstated, wnn j the approval, however, of the board i of trustees of the institution. j Good Roads Committee. ! Following a conference held at the | governor's office, the members of the . two houses of the general assembly on Wednesday selected a joint committee to frame a good roads measure to j be introduced in both houses. The j desire is to coordinate the various suggestions into a harmonious bill . which will appeal to all advocates ot |. good roads. The house committee is s composed of one member from each ^ congressional district, as follows: j ^ Representatives W. F. Berguson of, \ Charleston, 1st district; B. W. Miley ! of Bamberg:, second district; T. P. A Dickson of Anderson, third district; ] D. T. Kinard of Laurens, fourth dis- { trict; W. R. Bradford of York, fifth ( district; D. L. McLaurin of McCoii, |} sixth district; J. B. Atkinson of Spar- j ( tanburg, I; The senate members are Senators 1 Pearce of Columbia; McColl of c Marlboro; Young: of Charleston, and c Watkins of Anderson. f The house has adopted and sent to c the senate a measure to provide for S the changing of the state's fiscal i year so as to begin on July 1, instead } of January 1, as at present. This \ change is desirable, foi* many rea- 1 sons which have already been stated [ fully in this correspondence. For Increased Pay. ? Among the bills passed in the I lower house and sent to the senate < is the Berry bill to increase the sal- I aries of members of the general as- s 11? ' C* O AO ? cooeinn tn 5400 semoiy irum a >v Y , If approved by the senate, the act t would not become effective until next j session. The bill was amended or motion of Mr. Bradford of York, to 1 increase the salary of the speaker of '< the house from $400 to $750 instead of to $500 as first proposed. i Another measure to be sent to the ( upper house was that by Messrs. J Hamblin and Busbee to prevent < teachers with tuberculosis or othi>r j ' * AND GOSSIP . Aull.) nfectious diseases from teaching: in hf> nnhlip schools. A certificate rom the county health officer or ther reliable physician is required nder the bill. The Barnwell bill, providing an nnual tax of $1.25 on each dog in he state, was passed and sent to he senate. The Dreher amendment to the Ausralian ballot law was returned to he house from the senate last night nth slight modification by the up- j ier house. The law now allows the lliterate voter to choose one of hose who are to assist him at the >recinct in filling out his ticket. If! te does not designate one of these,! 1- - fT?rr? ocoicff>nt< <5 i fle uutnu^cxa name mu ? ormeriy. Some Measures Killed. Among the measures killed in the louse was that by Mr. Paslay of Spartanburg to regulate the employnent of persons infected with transnissible venereal diseases and ap- j Ni.'ori frt cn/>Vi npv?nns as laundresses.1 JX IVU VV k-'UVki rooks, nurses or other domestic ser-1 rants. The bill would have required ;h<? employer to give information as ;o the diseased person to the board >f health. The enacting words of the >ill were stricken out by a vote of 38 to 23. Violations were a misdeneanor and punishable by a fine or imprisonment. Another measure killed was the Davis-Fulmer bill to hold teachers to contracts during the school year in tvhicb fliey were employed. The ways and means committee 1)111 :o abolish the state tax commission and to create instead a board of three state tax assessors was made a special' >rder. These three members would oe elected by the legislators and not ippointed by the governor as now provided. Mr. McLaurin of Marlboro frankly stated on the floor of the house that ;he measure xvas directed at the personnel of the state tax commission, md that it was thought the legislaure could elect better than tho rov?rnor could appoint. i ?? Bown|an-Summer. k ~-~-1 .-J Viooiififnl in its sim JA wciiumi; u?iuiitui - ? Dlicity was solemnized on Wednesday norning when Miss Florence Bowman jecame the bride of Mr. Roy Sumner. Rev. Kerr officiating, the im-; jressive ring service of the Presby;erian church being used. In the presence of intimate friends and the mmediate family the popular couple 1 lighted their troth. The always beautiful "color scheme ' )f green and white was effectively lsed throughout the house, the rooms j )eing thrown en suite. Under an i irch graceful in traceries of smilax j md ivy, from the center of which was j ;uspended a shower of bride's roses : ied with white tulle, the marriage | rows were taken. Broad satin ribjons forming an aisle led to the arch, ro the sound of Lohengrin's vedding march played by Mrs. Rurnptt of Columbia, LVi\.nai u xvmi i?w w _ lainty little Hulda Summer, in j :risp white organdie and rib- j )ons, carrying the ring in the heart j )f a rose led the procession. Mrs. Tim Walker of Charlotte, charming- J V crowned in taupe embroidered j .'hiffon, wearing a large black hat and arrying pink killarreys followed, j The groom entered next with the best nan, Mr. Dave Caldwell, 'i lie bride I :ame in on the arm of her father. She was never lovelier than as a wide. The severely simple lines of ler navy suit and chic little black iat, were wonderfully becoming. 3er flowers were a corsage of sweet 3eas and orchids. A lovely recetion was held inimeliately after the ceremony. A deicious salad course, followed by roffee and cake, was served. The >ride's register was graciously presided over by Mrs. Burns. In the drawing room were displayid the many beautiful gifts to these foung folks. Mr. and Mrs. Summer have gone to S'ew York and other^ppints north for i two weeks stay. Out of town guests were: Miss r,r P, WO T^u "1 itt )f Columbia, Mrs. Jahnz of Charles- j :on, Mrs. Walker of Charlotte. Mr. ' i. L. Summer of Greenville and Miss j "ranees Sch.>]tz of Charlotte. j PRESIDENT R. M. MIXSON G TALKS TO NEWBERRY FARMERS Notwithstanding the very inele- > ment weather last Monday a good many farmers were at the court house attending the meeting of the Ameri- f can Cotton association of Newberry > county, holding a good meeting and tl hearing an address by President R. \ M. Mixson of the South Carolina divi- o sion. The meeting in Newberry was f important in that it was the opening of a series of meetings in the state, I and that it was learned that the j farmers can sell 300,000 bales of cot- J A ton at the following figures according \ to grade: Low middling, 41 cents; js strict good ordinary, 39; good ordi- j nary, 37; and ordinary, 35 cents, j J Eighty per cent paid in cash, balance j secured by note bearing 6 per cent ; J interest, given by a syndicate of j banks and guaranteed by their gov-! ( ernment. This is the first call. A srood many farmers have put in ap-! c plication to sell. j . ? I j Qualify Yourselves As Voters. j Before very long we hope to have ! j elections in the City of Newberry on J j matters of great importance. To j j I vot-e in these elections one must have j 1 ! j * ; n mnniciDal registration certificate, j ( To get such certificate it is necessary j ] for the voter to have a Newberry j. county registration certificate, and he } must show that he has paid all taxes, state, county and municipal, due by } him. County registration certificates ] can only be obtained on t{ie first ^ Monday's in the month. Uvery j, white man, entitled t<y vote in th# j city, who is interested in building up . Newberry, should secure a county ( certificate, if he has not one already. The county board of registration ( meets at the store of Mr. R. C. ( Sligh, under the opera house. The ( next meeting will be held on Mon- ] day, February 2nd. If you have no , registration certificate, get one on . J that day. Take good care of your certificate and your tax receipts. . Respectfully, , Eugene S. Blease. Mayor. 1 j January 29, 1920. . | Price-Gilliam. A marriage of much interest ' * ! i throughout the state, was tnat 01 iuiss Ruth Price of Newberry to Mr. Robert Ryan Gilliam of Whitmire, S. C., which took place Wednesday at , 5:30 o'clock. Onlv a few friends of the bride and groom witnessed the J eremony which was performed by the ! bride's pastor, the Rev. J. W. Carson. 1 Immediately after the ceremony I the bridal party motored to the | bride's parents, several miles west of j Newberryon the Appalachian highway J The home of Mr. and Mrs. S. J. D. ! Price was the seat of a beautiful I - 1 AT,. on/] I. | reception given in nouui ui ollu j Mrs. Gilliam. The lower floor of the house was thrown open to the many j guests. Pink and white candles y daintily lighted the spacious walls; j { casting their soft and flickering lights x tVin Vionsp showiner the purple | $ but beautiful decorations of pink and | 1 white carnations, giving the effect of 5 a scene of loveliness. s Promptly at 6:30 o'clock the bridal ^ party assembled, being received in the massive hall by Mesdames John H. j i ur Ruff After receiving , aim ?? . the congratulations of their many! friends the party was ushered into t the dining1 room where a delicious course of salad, followed by pink and white ices with cake was served j by Mrs. S. W. Brown, Misses Mattie Cromer, Roberta Lominick. Sallie c , Gilliam, Olivia Stewart, Kathleen Wendt, Eva and Mary Price. As the quests finished eating souvenirs were pined on each one by Misses Ella j " ' "'J Rvnwn Shortlv af- i t I li t" CllIU XlCltU V ^ ter the reception the bride donned a t spring suit of navy blue with accessories to match. Amid showr^s of rice , Mr. and Mrs. Gilliam left for their ^ home in Whitmire. { Mrs. Gilliam was a popular young (lady of Newberry, she held a responsible position with The Bell Telephone company and shall be greatly missed by that firm as well aa the social side here. Mr. Gilliam is a prominent young business man of Whitmire, S. j C. He recently served in the World's ^ War with the 61st Coast Artillery, j displaying many noble deeds in honor of his country. We number him as one of South Carolina's heroes in the i conflict of nations. j I Apparatus that massages women's : throats with sprays of water to im- * prove their contour has been invent- 1 eti. r .ET KtAUI fUK NEWBERRY COMMENCEMENT iewberry College, Newberry, S. C.r January 28th, 1920. A change from the old program or the commencement season of lewberry college will be observed his year. Instead of closing on Wednesday the exercises will close n Tuesday. The program will be as ollows: Sunday, June 6th, 11:30 A. M.?baccalaureate sermon. Sunday, June 6th, 8:30 P. M.? Lddress to College Y. M. C. A. Monday, June 7th, 10:00 A. M.? Jophomore Declaimer's Contest. Monday, June 7th, 3:30 P. M.? Annual Meeting, Board of Trustees. Monday, June 7th, 8:30 P. M.? unior Oratorical Contest. Tuesday, June 8th, 10:00 A. M.? Commencement Day. Tiiesrlar -Time 8t.h. 12:00 M. Lun heon given by College Club. Tuesday, June 8th, 1:3(? P. M.~Uumni Address. Tuesday, June 8thr 2:15 P. M.? VIeeting Of Alumni Association. The exercises will, as usual, be leld in the city opera house, except ;he Sophomore contest, and the luncheon, the first will be held in Hol - a and Hall, the luncheon witn tne alumni address in a place to be anlounced later. Rev. W. R. Sowers, Irmo, S. C., the mountain orator of the South Carolina Synod, has accepted the invitation of the college Y. M. C. A. to make the Sunday night address. J. L<. Gog^ans, Esq., class of 1898, now i leading lawyer of Dallas, Texas, will deliver the alumni address. ?- .... , * ~ i_x The debating, teams ior twe imer* society debate and for the triangular contest, Newberry, Presbyterian college of Clinton, and Wofford, have been selected. These names together with the subject for debate and the time will be announced later. The work of the college so far this term has been eminently satisfactory. ' Class room work is going on smoothly and successfully. Coach Sullivan has in hand a basket ball team that will hold its own among the strongest. He has even from our small bunch [)f "Co-edsM organized a basket ball team who justly think themselves 'invincible." The standing committee of the r>oard of trustees, Hon. George S. Mower, chairman, are giving careful study toward mapping out a plan for miMinc this summer. The difficulties n the way, high costs, uncertainty is to securing: material and labor, are ,Tevy great, but this committee will :ake care of the best interests of he college and her students. Legionaires of Newberry. The local post of the American Legoin has been conducting a quiet ranvass among members to secure :unds with which to furnish several ooms in the old court house to be ised as writing, reading and athletic ooms and meeting place. More than >200 has been raised, but they have lot yet stopped working to make the sum greater, for it will take a tidy ;um to make the old court house comfortable for the boys. Post Comnander Hal Kohn showed us the folowing letter, which shows the spirit >f cooDeration from a member who loes not even live where he will get :o enjoy the benefits of the club com: Columbia, S. C., Jan. 8th, 1920. rellow Legionaires: I am in receipt of your letter of ;ome time ago and glad to know our >ost is one of the best in the state. I will ask you to pardon me for lot answering before now, but as I lave been away from home for the ast three weeks I could not attend to he matter. I am enclosing my check for, $5.00 md hope to be in Newberry soon* Wishing you an even better success n the future, I am, Yours truly, Jas. 0. Livingstone, n 1918 Sumter St. 4 Water*.MilUtead. Miss Nishie Waters and Mr. Marcus Vlillstead, both of Mollohon Mill illage, were married on Tuesday at tfollohon by Rev. A. E. Smith. The city is so crowded some days it s no pleasure to walk the streets, >ushing through the mass on the lavements and dodging automobiles it corners. Everybody is "going it" hese latter days. People are money nau.