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4 s I VOLUME LVI., NUMBER 10. NEWBERRY, S. C., TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1920. TWICE A WEEK, $2.00 A YEAS | PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS I PROSPEROUS PROSPERITY ' Prosperity, Feb. 2.?P. L. Lang lord depot agent of the Souther; railway has resigned after having ser ved as agent here for 14 years, hi resignation to take effect immediate ly. Mr. Langford has been with th Southern railwav since 1883. He will engage in farming, and wil enlarge his hog business, which h has already built up?selling th famous Duroc hog. A. H. Hawkins was reelected oi Friday as a member of the board o I control of the state penitentiary L having received a handsome major " i-L ay 01 nit; vutca tasu f Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Raw! of Lexington are guests of Mrs. J. F Browne. > Miss Ethel Counts on her way fror the short course at Winthrop colleg ro Walhalla spent the week-end wit! her parents, Prof, and Mrs. E. C Counts. Rev. C. J. Shealy spent Tuesday i; I Columbia. ^ Mrs. Charlie Schumpert is visitin; K her sister, Mrs. Amick of Chappelk 9 G. B. Maffeet of Atlanta was wit] r his parents for the week-end. t Miss Rosa Mae Mitchell of Ninety * Six was home for Saturday and Sun m <tey. V Bernard Taylor who is with Burn Motor company of Columbia is horn' visiting his parents. Prof. J. S. Wheeler of Ridg "? j Springs was home tor tne weeK-ena. Wm. Teel has returned to Colum bia after spending the week-end a Wise Hotel. Mrs. J. B. Stockman has returne< from the Columbia hospital. Prof, and Mrs. J. C. Broois o ^ Whitmire spent the week-end witl m Mrs. Enos Counts. K Mrs. Wilbur Epting of Lexingtoi county is on a short visit to her par r ?nts, Mr. and Mrs. w. i. uidsoh. S. S. Birge spent the past week ii Batesburg with his niece, Mrs Carlisle Taylor. Miss Ethel Shealy has returne* from a visit to relatives in Coium ' >>ia. John Cecil McWaters spent th< ( week-end in Columbia with his sister Miss Elizabeth McWaters. A. H. Hawkins and W. J. Wise wen business visitors x to Columbia 01 EP rnuay. B^L Miss Wfllie Mae Wise is hom< from The Short Course at Winthroj BB college. EEf Mrs. Carlisle Bedenbaugh and litts^ slaughter, Emily of Atlanta have beer w the guests of Mrs. L. W. Bedenbaugh Mrs. G. C. Caughman has returnee to Columbia after a week's stay wit} her mother. Mi's. Rosa Lester. A. B. Wise is spending the week *?nd with Mrs. Wise at Williamston. i Mower Singley of Bailey Institute is home for a few days' stay. Mrs. R. L. Pugh and Miss Euk Jomer have been called to Americus Ga., on account of the serious illness of their sister. J. Ben Black is home from Atlanta where he paid a visit to his son, F. J Black of Georgia Military Academy i ^ Mr. ai^d Mrs. A. G. W ise left Saturday for Bowling Green, Kv. Mr Wise has grone for more mules. Mrs. J. A. Baker is spending the -week-end in Columbia. Mrs. Victoria Crosson attended the Price-Gilliam wedding in Newberrj on Wednesday. , ~1 > < , v#, A P"* NEWBERRY COLLEGE NOTES I ^ I ^ < > <?> > x#* < ' * ' " -y 1 On Friday night, January 30, 1920 I the varsity team of Newberry college 1 played the fast team of the forty i eight Infantry of Camp Jackson. As there was fast playing done by both teams, it was very interesting foi the spectators which witnessed the | game. The stars for Camp Jacksor were: Snyder, Pearson, and Boyne: ^ while Haltiwanger, Graham and BenL der were stars for Newberry. The j first half ended with Newberry in the \ lead with 16 to Camp Jackson's 5. i The line up and score were as follows I Newberry (36) Camp Jackson (19) I Graham RF Snvdei B Haltiwanger LF Carsor H Bender C Pearsor nf Gray RG Boyntor 9V Morley LG Boynt V Substitutions Oamp Jackson: MeHi Coy; Newberry: None. f Goals from floor, Hailiwaneer. 10 Graham. BensU-r, 2: Snyder, 4 PRESIDENT MIXSON AROUSEE f PRESIDENT MIXSON AROUSES Columbia, JaJn. 31.?R. M. Mixn son, president of the South Carolina division of the American Cotton ass sociation, returned Saturday from a week in the Piedmont section of the e state in the interest of the associa tion. During the week he spoke in 11 Newberry, Laurens, Greenville, Picke ens and Oconee counties. He reports e the people in all of these counties vitally interested in the association. n Mr. Mixson says during the week f definite programs for the erection r> j of warehouses were planned in sev} eral counties. Greenville, he said, j has organized a warehouse company i with $200,000 capital. It is the plan ; of this company to secure the goveminent warehouses at Camp Sevier, 11 < following the plan of the Spartanburg e County Cotton association, which sek i cured the warehouses at Camp VVads' i worth. j At Liberty, Pickens county, comn ; pany was organized with a capital J of $15,000 to build a warehouse of ? i 3,GOO bales capacity. i Easley in Pickens county has orh I ganized a company to build a ware, house with a capacity of 3,600 bales. " J Walhalla, in Oconee county, is plan" j ning to organize a company for the | same pui'pose. s | Newberry and Laurens counties ale ready have warehouses, said Mr. Mixson. e Mr. Mixson will speak during the coming week at the following points: " Union, February 2; Gaffney, Feb* ruary 3; York, February 4 (morn ing); Rock pill, February 4 (after^ noon); Chester, February 5; Lancaster, February 6 (morning); Camden, * February 6 (afternoon). 1 Mr. Mixson says that the indications are that there will be a large i attendance from South Carolina on - the annual meeting of the American Cotton association in Montgomery, i February 17-20. The Influenza. 5 The Newberry board of health had - scheduled a meeting for Monday afternoon, and as we go to press there > is nothing to report from that source. , Health Officer S. T. Matthews has quarantined the following homes ? since the last statement by The J i Herald and News: Geo. W. Summer, T*. +Tt./N '>ocnc "\fvo ATuw Fant two U 1 I W V V. ClO*_ O , ? ! 1.0, j j. v...., - - - - , ? cases; R. T. Caldwell, one additional: > case, making three cases; Charley; Summer, one additional, making four; j ? Dr. W. G. Houseal, Claude Williams, I i R. D. Wright, Rev. Edw. Fulenwider, | . Mrs. Hal Kohn, Miss Fannie Mae j 1 Carwile, Frank Kahn, F. N. Martin, j i Rev. E. V. Babb, and at Mollohon: R. j ! F. Nicholson, Preston Smith, Arthur i nriffin rmH Rnhort McCormell. Mr. I ' ~ ~ i Matthews says *ne were 51 cases up j i! to the time he reported to us, which j ! with the 65 in the countv made 156. ! I _ t; ^ j Bacon?What have you got to say I ! i about the weather we're getting? Egbert?Only this: If the prohibi-; . tionists really want us all to go dry, they should supply us with raincoats, umbrellas and galoshes.?Yonkers Statesman. | Pearson, 2; Boyne, 2; Carson, 1. j Goals from fouls, Newberry? 5 j Haitiwanger, 1; Bender. 1. Camp Jackson?snyaer, i. J Referee?Baker. r j Time?Two twenty minutes halves. ; Messrs. Hoy and Troy Cromer were j called homo on account of the serious j n .r lMness ui tavru msici. j Messrs. Jno. B. Lowman, Chas. H. j Epting, Harvie Hipp, Bernard Stone, j " and M. C. Shealy spent the past week- ' end at their homes in the vario 5 , parts of the state. Everything seems to be of a quiet nature around the college at present. > Hope it will continue so. i Our coach, L. C. Sullivan, is doing * some fine work with the boys in prac' ticing for basket ball. We are glad i to see it and hope it will continue ; for the rest of the season. Our president, S. J. Derrick, is s very much interested in the students | of Newberry college and the high j school students who will graduate : this year and are expecting to go to college. If any one of these gradu' ates from any high school would t like to receive a catalog from New t berry college and wants to learn i more about "Newberry," just write ! to "our president," and he will gladly send you one, or have one sent to you. Get interested in Newberry ; college. There is no ether college ! ; j like "Newberry." J * CAPITAL NEWS (Bv John 1 I ? Columbia, Feb. 2.?The annual fight on the state tax commission was j speedily ended by the house this \ year, when the ways and means com- j mittee bill to abolish the commission, j and to substitute therefor a board ofj three tax assessors to be clected by j the legislature, was killed by the close ! | vote of 51 to 4(>. Last year the house i f a oKaIicK flm hnf ? * vtcu CU avviiou vuv vuiiuiu^ivii) v%?v the senate refused to concur with the house, and the commission was rei called. This year the abolition bill , | met its death in the house. There j j was a spirited discussion in the house, j I the proponents of the measure frank- j | ly stating that they were trying to get j {rid of the present personnel of the I J commission by legislative enactment, j Mr. A. W. Jones, formerly coi^ptrol ler general, is chairman of the com- j mission, and it was at him, it appear- j ed from the discussion on the floor of i the house, that the fight was primar-, ily aimed. i j The house has given final reading ! I and sent to the senate the measure ? - 1 .. 1. X I permitting ureeK letter iratermues j in state institutions of higher learning; changing the fiscal year by con-1 stitutional amendment and a number ' of other measures. *The change of the fiscal year will have to be submitted to the people,: if it gets through the senate. The I state's fiscal year now runs from i January I to December 31, the same as the calendar year. The legisla- j ture meets in January, and under the ntiafAm /mm fVlO firflt nf I J piC5Clll> VUi U11V <**wv v?. | January until the appropriation bill t is passed, the various departments j and institutions of the state are with- j out funds. This would be obviated iwith the legislature meeting in Janj uary and making appropriations for | a fiscal year to begin on July 1 following. Then, in addition, the various departments and institutions ! would have time to prepare their re! ports, and the members of the legis| lature time to study them before the j session. There are many very ex! cellent reasons why the" year should j ! mn from Julv 1 to June SO. j For a Larger Citadel. j Mr. jVIims, of Edgefield, has intro; duced in the house, and Senator | Padgett, in the senate, a measure to I appropriate SHOO.000 for a new Oit! of rViovloe+rm tlm mnnpv to he t j auci^ at ? I i j replaced in the treasury from the sale j i of the present site and buildings. Last year the legislature accepted an j offer from the city of Charleston of ! 200 acres of land, on the Ashley j river, within the city limits, as a site i for a larger Citadel, and appropriated | $300,000, $100,000 to be available j each year for three years, for the j erection of buildings, to supplement , a building fund to be derived from | j | the sale of the present property. The measure introduced this year is in- , spired by the fact that it has been j found inexpedient to sell the present ! ^ site until the new buildings are erect-: ed, and the idea is to make the entire I: money available now, and then, instead of using the proceeds from the ' sale of the present property as a j building fund, to convert it into the j state treasury. Elections By General Assembly. T1-..V ^nllAurtnir havp i - 1IIC n/m/n nif; i i\.v Hi/.... v , , held by the general assembly the past |, week, including the re-election, with- , out opposition, of Mr. W. A. Mc- j Swain, of Newberry, as state insurance commissioner, and the re-elec- |; i * tion of Mr. A. Hayne Hawkins of j; Prosperity, as a member of the board j i of director* of the penitentiary. j j The joint assembly reelected with- j l out oposition W. A. McSwain of! < Newberry, state insurance commis- j; - - i **? it:?r . Sioner 3nu ivirs* v ugjina v. iuwu^ of Columbia as state librarian. A. W. Reynolds and Dr. J. H. McLeod were reelected without opposition as members of the board of regents of the State Hospital for the Insane. There was also a unanimous reelection of David R. Coker and P. A. Willcox as trustees of the University of South Carolina. Claude Sheppard was reelected as a member of the board of visitors of j the Citadel without opposition. A. L. Dukes and Claude E. Sawyer i * ? were likewise unopposed for reeleo- j i tion as trustees of the South Caro-! j lir.a Agricultural and Mechanical col- < > AND GOSSIP C. Aull.) lege, the state negro institution of higher learning. Alfred Huger was reelected as a iiiemutri ui liiu uuaiu ui u usicca ui the South Carolina Medical college. There were contests in the elections of the boards of the state penitentiary, Winthrop college and Clemson college. W. H. Cansfield and A. H. Hawkins were reelected as members of the board of control of the state penitentiary, being opposed by Banks L, Caughman. John G. Anderson of Rock Hill was elected as a member of the board ol trustees of Winthrop college to succeed the late Dr. Crawford. He was opposed by Dr. J. B. Johnson. Botl of these men are from Kock Hill, anc the latter was defeated by 25 votes. R. H. Timmerman, W. D. Barnetl and Henry C. Tillman were electec members of the board of trustees o1 Clemson college. Dr. Timmerman was reelected and the other former mem ber running, S. T. McKeown, was de feated. Mr. Tillman and Mr. Bar nett are alumni of the institution. ? r? _ it \\T :i for rigntmg doii ntc?u. The state senate has passed, with out dissenting vote a concurrent reso lution pledging the appropriation o1 $150,000 at this session to fight th< boll weevil. The concurrent resolu tion now goes to the house. It is a: follows: "Whereas, the boll weevil has en tered this state, doing serious damagf in coastal section during the lasi year, and "Whereas, the pest is ragidlj spreading over the entire state, anc "Whereas, the anti-boll weevil as sociation, representing various organ' izations and interests over the entir< state recommend combined effort as the only method of saving our peopk - ? i ? i irom severe loss, anu "Whereas, the said association sug gest the creation ol a boll weevil func to be disbursed by Clemson college, the only agency now.equipped to take immediate action, in emplovir^ experts to direct our people along: lines that have proven effective in all pest ridden sections, and "Whereas, the need of a guarantee of these funds immediately is imperative, to the end that the work may be dor.e at once; "Therefore, be it resolved by the senate, the house of representatives concurring, that we-pledge ourselves to make an appropriation at the present session of $150,000 to defray the expense of this work." Recess Until Tuesday Night. Both houses on Friday recessed until Tuesday night. The session is now about half over. The most important measures to be considered during the latter half of the session will be the appropriation bill and jrood roads legislation. The ways and means committee of the lioues is working steadily in the whipping the appropriation bill into shape for introduction in the house, and the joint committee of the two houses appointed to draft a good roads bill has been holding frequent sessions. Burial of Stanmore Langford. The body of Mr. Stanmore G. Lanirford was laid to rest in Rosemont cemetery Sunday afternoon at 3 a'clock in the presence of a large number of people, (he remains having been kept from last Tuesday night ^waiting the arrival of Capt. W. S. Langford from Wichita Falls, Texas, who reached Newberry Saturday night. The following acted as pallbearers: W. S. Cameron, Edgar Paysinger, Henry D. Javird, Frank R. Hunter, M. W. Clary, Ernest Schumpert, Ernest Dickert, Dr. R. M. Kennedy, Fred Paysinger. The floral tributes were beautiful and the singng was by the quartette from the 3'Neall Street Methodist church -I_ - -? A Vv*r P ex\r .T :noir. rtiier uic acivax uy v. L. Daniel, Woodmen of the World ;ook charge, their service being coniucter by Acting counsil Commander W. H. Hardeman, Advisor Lieu;enant B. V. Chapman, Master of Ceremonies Duane Darby, and Assist mt lieo. i? Long. Among the various automobile neters is one that shows how many nilos are being traveled to ea h rail on of fuel. ! $150,000 FOR FIGHT ; AGAINST BOLL WEEVIL! j Senator Padgett Introduces Bill For $600,000 For Building Greater Citadel. . News and Courier. j Columbia, Jan. 30.?There was a j i time when $150,000 was a staggering '> amount of money. Not so now. It is now easily said and more' easily understood. Not many years ago it would have needed much argument, much propaganda and hard work to have had such an amount voted by | the general assembly for anything. , Today, without a dissenting vote, unanimously the senate pledged itself to appropriate $150,000 with which to organize the fight against the boll 5: weevil. It was voted with good grace. : The resolution came to the senate from the finance committee, under .; the sponsorship of Senator Banks, of ' I - -- i j Calhoun, [ The house committee will probalbly i have an open hearing on the resolu-1 ; tion next Wednesday. 1 Here is the $150,000 pledge on the I part of the senate: * The only questioning voice was that | - of Senator Laney. He did not oppose . the voting of the fund, but question. ed its results at this time. One More Big Crop. "One more big crop before the boll . weevil catches him," is the cry of his - people; that is the iew of Senator! f Laney. He did not think any amount j i of talk, illustrations of money would . stop the planting of cotton this year. 3 There would be but one thing to stop the planting of cotton, and that nffar -niin Hv thp weevil for VfVSUlU W UWWWA *? **? ? .? .? ( i a year.. He did not think the large t sum necessary, because Clemson could now handle the situation. As j to his county, any money spent in his i section would be an utter waste, he . was afraid. His people would plant . cotton until the day of reckoning. No i one would listen to a scare. They i 5 wanted and must ?ee for themselves, j ? Senator Alan Johnstone hoped j j there would be no faltering on the j ! c.m 'fi nflrt yocnlnf-inrt TTp? was not talk- I fJUVjVVV A?.v .. 1 in<? as a trustee of Clemson. He spoke onlv as a senator and trustee, j ' 1 ; in a way for all the people, he said. He with others visited the boll wee; vil-stricken fields, and while in Miss, issippi they were told /that the j m-patest trouble was to convince folks ' . I as to the ravages of the boll weevil, j I Tt was a hard lesson, but it had to be { barned, he paid. This money is ne- j cessary to teach people when they do j come to their economic senses what! ; and how to act, he declared, and the j - * - ? ? + ' , undertaking is really providing iarminc with trained nurses. ! The farm demonstration agents, lie j thought, could only partially meet j the situation. What was now needed j was intensive and extended - advice, j Clemson was not asking for this fund, j It welcomed the opportunity of help-! ing the farmers and would cooperate | to its fullest extent. j Seifator Johnstone explained the I uphill fight to eradicate cow ticks in j this state and how people were pre- j judiced against such a movement. [ The tick started in the upcountry and j KaII wopvil neril comes from } 1 i\J W Liiv^ l/vtt I* W ? r- ? r I the lower Carolina. The state must j act on such matters as a whole. This' boll weevil is state-wide and any ex- j pgfuliture to check it would be for the | .crood of all the people. It is a public ! J calamity that must be met as such.' | This is an appropriation to help the J (farmers in meeting this condition, and j j he realized that in destroying the cot- j ton crop there would be general de- j pression. The way to meet emergency j and this is an emergency, is to meet j it as any other would be met. Delays I j would be dangerous and do not prom- j ise well. The purpose is to meet and destroy the pest before it wakes up in the spring or prepare for it. Senator Laney said that he would withdraw any and all opposition to the appropriation, but he still insisted and believed Clemson college and the' field agents can meet the situation for the present. * 11 1 At this juncture tne duik oi legislative work is in committees and framing legislation so that it can be ' more easily handled. It is a predi- ; gesting process. The senate is well 1 advanced in its work. Several minor bills were passed and then the senate agreed to take a , week-end and salesday recess and re- i turn to work Tuesday evening at 8.30 i o'clock. ] Money for the Citadel. 11 Among the few bills introduced to- J i I BANKERS OFFER ECONOMIC VIEWS Sentiment in Federal Reserve District Sounded?Most Replies Urge More Production and Greater Thrift. Atlanta, Ga., Jan. 31.?Diversity of opinion regarding the present financial and economic situation is shown in reDlies to Questionnaires sent to bankers in the Sixth Federal Reserve d;itrict by M. B. Wellborn, governor of the Atlanta Federal bank. Most of the bankers who replied urged more production and greater thrift, some advocated organized efforts to limit buying of non-essentials and others thought banks should curtail credit. Others thought present high prices for commodities and labor would increase production while some said time itself would remedy ^ the situation Which they said, was natural sequence to war. Excerpts from some replies as given out by Mr. Wellborn today are as follows: "We must fight economic decay with the weapons of honest industry, frugality and common sense."?J. K. Ottley, president Fourth National bank, Atlanta. "Work harder, work longer houra and produce more. Do not pay high prices."?Charles A. Faircloth, presiAnnf Mof?Ano 1 Pifv Kanlr Tumnfl Pla UCilW ilUViVHUA \> 4 VJ ?w? "I think the reform must begin at the top. The federal reserve bank must limit discounts to banks that will only lend to people for legitimate business. I believe things will come out. all right in the end, thouglr a lot of people are going to go broke good and strong."?F. G. Dunn, president 'Yazoo State bank, Itta Bena, Miss. "Have mcnre, workers and more efficient ones. The planter will not increase acreage unless he has some assurance that labor can be had to harvest his crop. The manufacturer will not increase his plant when labor can |not be had to keep his factory going at full capacity, increasing wages does I not appear to solve the question 01 increasing production but rather has a contrary effect. Higher wages these days apparently me^n fewer days' work in each week."?F. L. Fisher, president East Tennessee National bar.k, Knoxville. "Import farm labor, put them to work here instead of feeding them in Europe."?J. G. Sheffield, president First National bank, Lake City, Fla. "FLU" MAY CLOSE SCHOOLS One Hundred and Ffty New Cases Reported at Roanoke. Norfolk, V::., Jan. SO.?One hundred and fifty-nine new cases of influenza were reported to the local health department today, bringing the total to 773. No deaths were report ed. Health officials expressed the belief tonight that at a meeting of the board of health tomorrow decision will be made to close all public gathering places, including schools, until the epidemic is over. Decrease in Flu. Asheville, N. C., Jan. 30.?Following the inauguration of strict quarantine measures on Thursday, there was a decrease in the number of cases of influenza reported today, only i28 being reported up to 2 o'clock this afternoon. as compared with 232 yes terday. This is a total of 575 cases to the present, with six deaths. HEAVY DEATH TOLL Influenza Proves Fatal in Many Chicago Cases. Chicago, Jan. 31.?Deaths from influenza and pneumonia since the outbreak of the epidemic January 15 totalled 1,668, it was stated tonight by the health department. During the same period 26,888 cases of the disease were reported. Although there was a sharp decline in the number of new cases today, the death toll was the heaviest since the contagion appeared. Influenza caused 122 deaths and pneumonia 85, while new cases of the former numbered 860 and of the latter 352. day was one by Senator Padgett, of Colleton, providing for ?600,000 for the Greater Citadel. This is a companion bill to that of Mr. Mims, of the house. The bill went to the committee on finance. August Kohn.