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^ : ^ j/' ; : / VOLUME LVI., NUMBER 13. NEWBERRY, S. C., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1920. TWICE A WEEK. $2.00 A YEA* ^ CITY COUNCIL DECIDES TO BUY STREET MACHINERY Henry Wells Leases Opera House? ' Levy Probably Ten Mills?Street Y Improvements to be Made. City council met in regular session Tuesday night, all the members being in attendance. Two representatives of manufacturers of tractors and road machinery were present and discussed with council the merits of the respective machines they desired to sell the city. Council voted in favor of making pur chases, but favor having demonstra t;ons of the machinery first and wish ml to be sure that they can employ a man |0 capable of running: the machinery. W For these reasons it was decided to ? postpone further action until the next meeting: or until a call m~etin.tr. The opera house was leased to Henry B. Wells, the present tenant, for a term of two yeWs besrinnimr }Iay Jst at a rental of $7.").00 per month. The next highest bio was about ?72.00 per month. In addition to the rent to be paid, Mr. Wells is to pay an annual moving: picture show license of $50.00 per year. Heretofore the rent has amounted to $27.00 1 per month which included the license. The annual revenue of $327.00 will > - . + <-> 00 The new oe increased w vvw.??. lease will also permit the use of the theatre for twelve nights in the year for other purposes than picture shows, while the old lease allowed only eight nights for such use. A citizen of Columbia made inquiry of council as to what price the opera house could be purchased. Council had not considered this proposition, and the opinion seemed to be that * i - 1 sach matter should not oe acted upon until after the same had been submitted to the people, and no definite answer was made to the proposition to purchase.. A motion to adopt an ordinance as to the regulation of the erection of bill boards was made but the matter M-oc nnctnnn^d for further considers "rw-vr Tion. Complaint is made that the bill boards are unsightly, in some places they are dangerous and the paper from them keeps the drains choked and the streets dirty. While the tax levy is not made until the fall of the year, council discussed what levy would be necessary to raise money sufficient to meet the expenses of the city in the present year, with the view of having some iHpn ns to the amount of money to be spent during: the year. The opinion of the council at the time was that the levy for general purposes would have to be at least 10 mills to keep the city or.c of debt and to do the work on the streets with machinery and to do some permanent work ii> the way of bridges and cement sidewalks. The levy heretofore has been only (> mills. SCHOOLS CONTRIBUTE TO MEMORIAL FUND i Columbia, Feb. 11.?It was announced today at headquarters of the Memorial Commission by Charles H. <ierald, secretary, that a number of the schools in practically every county in the state had contributed to the , memorial fund. "Every school in Hampton county has made a contribution to the fund," saic^Mr. Gerald. The schools of Orangeburg: gave $222.00. while the schools at Abbeville gave over .$100.00. The commission is anxious to have every white school child in the state contribute something towards this Great undertaking, and has asked that the superintendents and teachers of the white schools bring it to the attention of their pupils ancK when the .. contribution has been completed to forward it to S. T. Carter, treasurer, Columbia. It was also stated that the names of the contributing schools by counties would be announced in the newspapers of the state within a short time. Rev. G. F. Clarkson, of the Newberry circuit, grave us an appreciated call no long ago. Brother Clarkson carried back with him a package of ijood books. He has given attention s m his charge to the distribution of good literature.? Southern Christian Advocate. 12th. [eight reservations in changed form Two Principal Points Remain in Controversy, Article Ten and Monroe Doctrine. Washington. Feb. 11.?Steps to i eliminate many collateral issues of the peace treaty fight were taken today on the senate floor while negotiations were being resumed privately for a compromise on the two principal points remaining in controversy, Article 10 and and the Monroe doctrine. , ! Modification of eight of the 14 Re publican reservations on the basis of agreements by the bi-partisan conferj ence and in a way said to be satisfactory to many Democrats was proposed formally by Senator Lot lee of Massachusetts, the Republican leader. Four of the remaining six are said to have ben already accepted without chance Kv tDomocratic leaders, leaving ! the Monroe doctrine a? the onlv suo? * Meets of serious disagreement, i Progress also was claimed in the i Article 10 negotiations, a new drafl of the reservation beinir declared b\ I the mild reservation Republicans tc ' have received approval from Senatoi J Lodge and from some Democratic friends of the treaty. The draft was denounced by Senator Hitchcock oi Nebraska, Democratic leader, how ever, as constituting "not a compromise but a surrender" and much doubt remained as its ultimate acceptance. There was no debate on the treatj during the day's session, Senator I Lodge presenting his proposed modifications without comment except that he desired to have them printed fox consideration when the treaty formally comes before the senate again next week. He made no statement regarding t e new Article 10 reservation, but the mild reservationists declared the-" were hopeful that later he would presei. .t also. The text of this reservation follows: "The United States assumes 110 obligation to preserve by the use of its military or naval forces, or by the economic boycott or by any other means, the territorial integrity or political independence of any other I rountrv or to interfere in con trover sies between nations?whether members of the league or not?under the provisions of Article 10, or to employ the military or naval forces of the ! United States under any article of the I treaty for any purpose unless in any I particular case the congress, which j under the consiitution has the sole f power to declare war, shall by act or (joint resolution so provide." ?Kw TOWN VOTES LIGHTS ! Prosperity Takes Progressive Steps in Right Line. Prosperity. Feb. 11.?In an election held in Prosperity today approval was given by the voters for a bond issue of $35,000 for the construction of an electric tower line and the installation of electric lights. The idea is to connect with the Southern Power company lines at Mollohon mill, six miles away. Upon the acquisition of lights, Prosperity is planning extensive im ! provements, and it is nopea uiesv wm | soon be in evidence. c* Dickert-Hawkins. I At the residence of the bride's par| ents, Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Dickert, a j ceremony was performed on Thursday ! afternoon at 3 o'clock by Rev. J. L. ' ~ ' * " --- : m;,., A Darnel uniting in intirncij^v .uku .^huu j L. Pickert of the city and Mr. J. Frank Hawkins of the county. The ceremony was to have been performed by the bride's pastor, the Rev. E. V. Babb, but the rain interfered with that part of the pleasant arrangement, as Mr. Babb, who is convalescing from influenza, could not venture out in inclement weather. Had , the sun continued to shine on Newberry he would have taken the trip from his home to the bride's home in an automobile. All we can say at this late hour is that the groom gets one of the finest of the Newberry girls. May they be ever so happy. Greenwood Index-Journal. Messrs. J. W. Hunter and I. X. Parks, deputy collectors of internal revenue, arrived in Greenwood today for the purpose of assisting anyone in the making out of the income tax returns. They will make their headquarters at the court house and will ;emain here through Saturday. CAPITAL NEWS (Rv .InVin F Columbia, Feb. 11.?With the Ken- j eral appropriation bill yet to be eon- i sidered by the house, and then by the j senate, and with all the proposed ^ood , ' roads legislation vet to be taken up, ' *1 1 i it is problematical at this wntmjr : 1 i whether or not the general assembly will conclude its business within the i customary forty days?which would * i , be the end of next week. This is' ; now the rifth week of the session, and with speedy work the business I miirht be concluded, but there seems to be a well-delined sentiment that , it can not be. The ways and means committee of tin* house has been working: steadily upon the appropriation bill, and i: : will be reported out of committee at ' . almost any moment. The committee has had before it the report of the ! budget commission, with a statement ] of past expenditures and of estimates ) for this year, but this report appears . to have had very litttle effect in hur-. rying up the reporting of the appro- [ fpriation bill out of committee to the j . house. When the bill is reported to ^! the house, it will have to go tnrougn three readings there, and of course , j three readings in the senate, and if | the legislature does finish next j week it will have to make some pretJ! ty good speed in the meantime. . | The good roads measure, formu- j j lated by the joint committees ap. pointed by the house and senate, will . no doubt take some time, but it can : be considered along at the same time ; | as the appropriation bill. . There are several other important i i! matters yet to be disposed of, but j | j they will not probably take a great' 11 deal of time. | The Larger Citadel Measure. ' ?* * i I The wavs ana means i-uiuiiuii.cc ui * j the house today submitted a favor- ; 11 able report on the resolution provid| ing for the appropriation of $000,000 ' | for a larger Citadel in Charleston,; | the present site and buildings to be j sold and the money converted into j the treasury in lieu of the appropriaj tion. The ways and means comx 1 _ ? _ i mittee recommends a ia.\ ie\\ ui a | half mill for three years, and to j authorize the board of visitors of the j institution to borrow the required : sum to be repaid by tfie special tax ; levy. This would save the lump sum beinjr appropriated. i The house has passed to third , I reading a bill to extend the hunting [season for partridges for Thanks-i, t , 1 giving1 day to March 1 ">. The present ! season runs from November 15 to i February 1! | A fight is looming up in the mat: ter of ^pensions for Confederate vetj erans and their widows. The senti- ; ment is in favor of increasing the < ; appropriation, but the disagreement,' : is as to the manner of handling it. '? 'Some davs ago Representative Ful- j ^ k \ i ! mer, of Orangeburg, introduced in j: the house a measure to abolish the ; i state pension commission created last .! ' vear. and to provide for an honor; - . . ! } roll ot veterans, wnn pensions. As to Pensions. i The substitute measure provides 11 j for the same appropriation as the ; ! Fulmer bill, .SHOO.000 for pensions. It j ! carries also the same provisions of, i 1 | iN.")0 for old soldiers at the Confeder- , j ate Home in Columbia, as compared j i ; with $40 for each of these men last; I : year. j [ A further provision of the new bill, i ! which was not embodied in the Ful- j mer measure, is that old soldiers i whose names have during the past j; i year been stricken from the honor j roll be restored, unless there is con- j elusive evidence *that they should be omitted. i The Fulmer measure, as introduc ed some weeks ago, provided for ; abolition of the pension commission, I of which D. W. McLaurin of Columbia is rlprk. and for the handling of 1 jthe pensions in the old way, by county j ] j officers. Representative FulmerJ states that he will contend for this i feature of the bill to remain, and i the contrary provision of the ways and means committee is expected to precipitate a heated fight. The sub- I stitute bill was prepared by a special ] sub-committee of the ways and : means committee. j Censorship of Movies. The measure to provide for a state |; censorship board of motion picture i! ; AND GOSSIP Auiu ! J lilins seems destined to failure, as it should be. The fight upon the measure is not against the betterment of ihe moral tone of films, but on account of the absolute chaos that would result if it were attempted to voiifo > hnr.rd to naSS UDOU all films exhibited in this state. There is already a national board, and the members of the general assembly i seem to be taking the well-founded view that a state board could not accomplish anything?that these films travel from stafte to state on a regular circuit, and to stop each film exhibited in this state until it could be passed upon by ;i board would lead to confusion worse confounded. There is a sentiment to make it n violation of a snecific criminal statute to exhibit an indecent film, i3ut it is urjred that the measure for a state board would not, because it could net, accomplish the object desired. State Office Building. \ rtf tlio Hpnaj'tmpnts of A IlUIUU^l VI Vil'w - _ the state government are now in rented apartments in various buildings in Columbia, on account of lack of room in the State house, and the senate passed a bill to appropriate $500,000 for the erection of an office building, $200,000 to be available this year, $200,000 next year, and $100,000 the third year. Over in the house the bill has met with an unfavorable committee report from the ways and means' committee, which gives the bill a severe blow in the house, and makes its passage extremely doubtful?though in years past the house has sometimes not hesitated to overrule its ways and means committee. To Elect Warehouse Commissioner. The present legislature will have to elect a warehouse commissioner to succeed the late Capt. W. G. Smith, ...u^ +ii,'o u-ool- nt hi<? hnmp in WliU UJCVt line V. w ... ? Orangeburg, following an attack of pneumonia. Capt. Smith succeeded i Senator McLaurin. the first commissioner. when Senator McLaurin resigned in 1017. The: e are several names mentioned for the position, among them Col. | Alfred A. Richardson, former ch ef / -1 IT.. T C cjdv- I n i c wara I'II ; i. o. * * ucuu. ovift'cant-at-avms 01 the house; Mr. J. Clifton Rivers, member of the house from Chesterfield; Mr. D. L. Smith, member of the State department of; agrricultuie, and Mr. John J. McMa-j han, former member of the house j from Richland county. For Salars? Raises. j The bili is still pending providing | for the increase of the salary of the j L'-overnor to ?*'>.000 per year, and in-, creases proportionate in the salaries oi^the other state officials, and an increased per diem for members of the; Ereneral assembly. This bill, even if i it should be passed, could not take effeet until the expiration of the pre- j sent terms of the officials affected. ? i A BEAUTIFUL SIGHT. From our window on last Sunday j ? - A-* r? knonfif nl morning, wt* \vimt,5M,u <\ u^auiixui sight. It was two sisters of about four score years, with slow step, plodding along to the Sabbath school around at the A. R. P. church. The ; morning was of the February type?j bleak and cold and still they went to J ' ' "1 U',. 1 men* accustomed jiuu-tr. >>?.- , but think of the last chapter of Ecclesiastes and feci that truly there is something: in the Christian religion,! and be thankful for the example these j two saints in Israel are setting us. Mrs. Sallie Bradley is lighter in weight and quicker in step than her sister, Miss Statia Wideman, and walked ahead and would then stop for Miss Statia to catch up. The Seceders should take off their hats to these two noble, consecrated members, and Bro. Plaxco should preach powerful, good sermons. Long may they live to exert such influence as they did. on this cold Sunday morning.?Abbeville Meaium. i We can add something pleasant to j :he above "beautiful sight." A simi!ar sight to the Medium's is often seen in Newberry, when 1 wo sisters, Mrs. Dan M. Ward and Mrs. Etta Boozer Blease, go together to the same denomination as related, namey. the A. R. P. church in this city. i PHYSICIAN GIVES NEWS OF WILSON specialist Says There Have Been No Setbacks or Backward Steps. Piim/%%?c A va RuKKkKi Baltimore. Feb. 10.? The Baltimore Sun today published a copyrighted dispatch from Washington in which was given an interview with Dr. Hugh H. Young of Johns Hopkins hositpal at Baltimore on the condition of President Wilson. Dr. Young has been one of the physicians in attendance upon the president. Dr. ; Youn.tr, in part, said: ''From the very beginning the medical men associated with the case have never had anything to conceal. When j I lirst saw the president in October, t a crisis had arisen of such gravity I tKn ,1/ivnlnniMOtlt ini'iKt i>+W U\%lli?i IU L I IC WCttlU|JIMVilV VI LS l obstruction that an emergency operation to relieve this situation was con templated, but by a fovtunate anc wholly unexpected change in the pres ider.t's condition the obstruction be gan to disappear. "The improvement in this respec1 which has been steady is now com .-.lckfo tVip nvpsidpnt" was ortranicalb I - **- r- . sound when I saw him first, and i found him not only organically soum when I visited him last week, bu further, all the organs were function ing in a perfectly normal, health] manner. "The president's general conditio! and especially the slight impairmen of his left arm and leg nave improve* more slowly, it is true, but surelj steadily. "There have been no setbacks, n< backward steps, and rumors to this ef feet are rubbish. "As you know, in October last, w< diagnosed the president's illness af cerebral thrombosis, which affecte< his left arm and leg, but at no tim< was his brain power or the extrem< vigor and lucidity of his mental pro cesses in the slightest degree abated i This condition has from the very firs' j shown a steady, unwavering tendencj i resolution an?l comolete ab sorption. The increasing utility o1 the left arm and leg greatly impairec at first, have closely followed on this l ; n,wro?iont TIia nvp.sidpnt walk? llilJILUV C1IH 111. ^ . v. j, sturdily now, without assistance and without fatkrue. And he uses the still I sliphtl.v impaired arm more and more every day. "As to his mental vijjor it is simply prodigious. Indeed, I think in many ways the president is in better shape than before the illness came. "You can say that the president is able minded and able bodied and that he is ivincr splendid attention to affairs of state, and that wc have every assurance that he will become pro gressiveiy more mtivf m mwv ters with the advent of spring and sunshine, which can not now he long delayed." Death of Miss Mary E. Bushardt. Miss Mary Elizabeth Bushardt. at the age of 76 years, died after a lingering illness from the effects of paralysis, at the home of her nephew, Prof. 0. B. Cannon, in this city on Tuesday afternoon at 2:10 o'clock, and was buried on Wednesday afternoon at Cannon Creek graveyard, procession leaving the house at 3:30 o'clock, service at the grave by her pastor. Rev. Dr. J. W. Carson. She is survived by one sister. Mrs. B. F. nf this <?irv. Deceased was V CiUUVII* W4. v ..t. . - the daughter of the late Daniel Dushardt of this county and sister cf Caleb D. B u shard t, who died several ?\m\ \ C?U O (4^v* The following: were the pallbearers: Dr. W. C. Brown, Duncan Johnson. Sims G. Brown, I. H. Hunt, W. T. Brown, and H. L. Parr. / COL. VV. G. SMITH, OF ORANGEBURG DIES Columbia, Feb. 9.?Col. W. G. Smith, of Orangeburg, warehouse commissioner for South Carolina, died at his home in Orangeburg: today after a brief illness of influenza. The news of his death came as a great shock to his friends and associates in Columbia, who did not know that his condition was svuuus. Col. Smith succeeded John L. McLaurin as warehouse commissioner when the later resigned, and had filled the position with satisfaction. He was reelected at the last session of the General Assembly. The funeral will he held at Oranjrcburjr tomorrow. !two men meet death in train's path Former Died Instai.?ly and Latter Succumbs an Hour After Reaching Union. The State. ' t I'ninn Foh 11.?Frank L. Zemo . of Camden i.nd L. W. Woodruff of Union were kliled early tonight when the automobile in which they were riding was struck by a Southern railway passenger train, about two miles from Carlisle. Mr. Zemp died instantly, but Mr. Woodruff lived until about an hour after he reached a local hospital. The accident o^urred about ' (i :20 o'clock. i Mr. Zemp, who was head of the , service department of the Southern , States Supply company of Columbia, came to Union this morning, and he and Mr. Woodruff, who v^is a mem ber of the firm of Rasor's garage, i were on their way to Carlisle when - the fatal accident took place. The - train stopped and took Mr. Zemp's body and the injured man to Union. t The scene of the accident is about -; half way between Carlisle and San f tuc. I There are no details available fur1 ther than that the train and the autot mobile met on the crossing. Mr. Woodruff was about 32 years J of age and is survived by his wife and several children. He was origii nally from near Woodruff but had t made his home in Union for about five 1 years. He was highly thought of and - ? ? ? i * # i_ x _ r nad a large circle 01 inenas in tnis city. Funeral arrangements had not 3 been made tonight. Mr. Zemp is survived by his wife, who was Miss Margaret Johnson of , Lancaster, and one little girl, 3 Dorothy. They lived in Camden. The j remains of Mr. Zemp are being held l fiprp nwaitinc instructions. hut it ia s j thought that the funeral will be held . I in Camden. Some of Mr. Zemp's | fellow employees of the Southern l j States Supply company will come to . Union on the first train tomorrow morning. Mr. Zemp was about 45 ? years of age. j The double tragedy has cast a ..gloom over Union. ' i : I [ J Frank L. Zemp, who was killed last ! night in the automobile accident near . j Carlisle, was well known in Colum| bia. E. N. Joyner, Jr., general i manager of the Southern States Supj ply company, was deeply grieved _! when he heard of his death. He comj municatec! with Camden immediately. ' Mr. Zemp?s death came as a srreat ' | shock ro his many friends here. ^ The Farmer's Grievance. 'From the Alar.ta Constitution. , t j Wit' cotton selling at 40 cents a j pound, wheat, corn, all kinds of grain, ; peanuts, poultry, ejrjrs, dairy proI duets, pork, beef, live stock, wool, j hides and horey?everything that the ; farmer produces?selling at hitherto ' unheard of prices, the farmer may j well consider himself to be "in j clover" waist high when he compares ; his situation with that of the city j dweller who has to pay cash for every ! mouthful he consumes. I But the farmer undoubtedly has i cause for grievance in the labor situation. j The workday on the farm is from i sun to sun?often longer than that. The farm laborer must work inde ! pendent cf the clock; he must virtu' ally disregard hours for an attempt | to curtail the workday on the farm j when the season and natural condi! tions are right for planting or har1 vesting would spell disaster. i Yet he has to compete in the labor I market with city labor that is employed, generally speaking, for only1 eight hours a day, at wages f$r beyond what the farmer can afford to pay. The result of this incongruous situation is that the farmer finds it difficult to employ labor to do the work ; that must be done, if he expects success. He cannot hold his own when forced into competition with the short hours, high pay and labor conditions fV>of nwivoil in frhp nrhnn industries WUUW ^/4V*M4t 'At v??v ? ? *% ? ?~ This is a situation that does not concern the farmer alone, but the whole country, for even a blind man can see what would happen to mankind should the farmers stop producing. j Saccharine is so sweet that one part | dissolved in ten thousand parts of | water is easily tasted.