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? wv AURORA BOREALIS !: PLAYS IN NORTHERN SKY I ? i: Inquirers Ask Whether a Big Fire j ' Burns Near Town, the Glare Being* j Bright. !: * I. Tuesday's News and Ctfurier. j: Diffused lights, of a light rose tinge | ] appearing in the sky last night about j; Sl:30 o'clock gave rise to speculation j here as to whether or not a form of i' the aurorft borealis was making itself ] visible. No satisfactory explanation < was offered for the phenomenon, < from Charleston. The News and Courier was asked J fcy telephone if a fire were burning anywhere in the vicinity, but various inquiries resulted in no information ^ that would indicate a blaze, sufficient- j ly large enough to cause such a glare,! ^ anywhere within miles. The general j aspect of the glare was-not-that usual-! ly resulting from a fire, it was ob- j * erved. J * Inquiries at the Navy yard brought;c the statement that the same light had feeen seen the night before, at about v fixe same hour, and that it was caused * $3? nothing in the vicinity of the gov- T eminent plant. G 1?fo ni> anrnro Kfl. 1UC BV1M1C1U ?15u?Of v* ? ? . xeaKs, are usually seen in polar re- j * g?on?, but sometimes they are visible ^ ia southern latitutfes. Shortly be* * fore the civil war, a distnct aurora J feorealis was seen clearly at Havana, which is the most southern point ever * authentically reporting the phenome- f mon. Observers of the glare last night Miaf if K*rt three distinct beams. 0 r ray*, such as might be produced by I ^ mrchlfghts at a great distance. The * fight, however, was generally diffused, ^ the rays not being sharply cut. , ^ Raleigh informed the Associated * Press at 11 o'clock last night that the c< northern lights were observed there. ^ r< Kicks Up in New York. " New York, March 22.?Aurora Bo- C( realis was -attacked tonight with *( spring fever. He kicked up his heels, P " ? ? i x . danced all over tne sKy ana put tcie- j gTaph wires out of commission from j111 the Atlantic seaboard to the far I** West !i The wire chief at the Western e Union headquarters tried to take the patient's 4<pulse," but reported the r company had no instrument strong n enough to measure the voltage in the electrical currents which swept across n the heavens. Nature's skylarking in s the Northland made telegraphy an |e lmpOSSIDUlcy lor lucecu jiiiuubcc?a. record in this vicinity?and caused a ^ flurry in newspaper offices all over * the country, when news westward * bound was held up. 0 There were interruptions in tele- v graph service early in the evening, but the complete tie-up came at 9:45. By 10 o'clock the Western Union re- * ported it was beginning to recover some of its circuits, but a realign- * ment or balancing was necessary. - Cable Terminals Hit. J The American Telephone and Tele- ' graph Company, which also reported its telegraph service Was completely demoralized, said the northern lights had not interrupted its local or long distance telephone service. Cable ter- * minals were hard hit, while wireless v . apparatus waged an unequal fight a against nature for command in the * air. ^ There will be many a stiff neck in v New York tomorrow. Men, women { and children lifted their faces forty-ia five degrees to miss not a flash of the * free electrical display. xThe encyclopedia lists various types of the phe- v nomenon?acrs, rays, bands, curtains n and coronas?and there were star s gazers to be found who solemnly. P swore they had detected each type. n ti DEFEAT OF TREATY e COLOSSAL CRIME ~ . . ' Commoner Thinks Dictation of Jz Policy by Minority of Senate is j ^ Betrayal of Democracy. ^ \ New Haven, Cann., March 20.? j William J. Bryan, who was on his jy way to Boston from New York today,! in discussing the rejection of the '11 treaty declared: | * "The defeat of the treaty is a col-!s lossal crime against our own country and the world. If we allow a mi- s nority of the senate to dictate the policy of the senate on this momentous j * question we betray democracy and! * turn our faces backward toward arbi-! s trary power, and arbitrary power as * exercised by a few is scarcely lessj* hateful than arbitrary power as exer- 1 cised by one." Mr. Bryan also said: "The action ( of the senate is the more disgraceful because the rejection was brought about by a union between a group of 1 Democrats and the irreconcilable i foes of the treaty, whom the Dem-1 ocrats have been denouncing for eight months. If the action of the senate r is permitted to stand we invite con- . fusion at home and chaos abroad. 11 "But the action of the senate' ( should not be allowed to stanc? as the verdict of the nation. The majority j in congress should assert itself at t 1 1 - T : + /? + T O.1C0. ^ ny aet'Kiri'is *-iic wc \ itn end. Second, by I'eclarini; . \ ! favor of the nations participating in the league of nations on such terms as the majority shall agree upon, rhrd, by proposing an amendment to the constitution permitting a majority of the senate and house to ratify i treaty by joint resolution and in the same way define the nation's foreign policy, rnus maKing it; as easy to nm a war as to begin it. "In the meantme the people should wire and write to senators and the president urging ratification. A change of four votes will be sufficient." \LVIN ETHEREDGE DIES IN COLUMBIA / Former Civil Engineer of Prominence P*s?e*. rhe State, 23. Alvin Etheredge, well known reired civil engineer, died at the Bap * ist hospital yesterday morning irum :ancer of the intestines. Mr. Etheridge had been in the hospital for one veek, but had be^n in failing health or more than a yefcr. His death narks the end of a somewhat unique areer. Mr. Etheredge resided in Saluda, eing a native of that county. He was torn in what is now SaSluda in Sepember of 1861 and was therefore 58 ears of age at the time of his death, fr. Etheredge was graduated from; Hirman university in 1880 and later ttended the Worchester Polytechnic istitute. During his life he was in charge f several important engineering proacts. He surveyed a proposed raiiray route from Augusta to Newerry. Neither of these projects masrialized, but the grading: on the Auusta-Newberry route was practically ompleted. About -this time his ealth failed and he was forced to ?st a time. His next work was build ig the Carolina Light and Power | ompany at Graniteville, the second j >ng distance transmission power j lant in the South. After two spells of typhoid fever he loved to Saluda, where he was one of le leaders in the campaign to estabsh the court house at Red Bank hurch. Several years ago Mr. Etheredge [ an for congress against Congress- j lan Byrnes. j His first wife was Miss Jenny Ham- j lond of Worchester. Three children urvive- this marriage, R. H. Ether- j dge, member of the house of repreentatives of South Carolina; Mrs. R. 3. Farley of Saluda and Lieut. G. 0. Jtheredge, U. S. N. In 1919 Mr. Stheredge married Miss Helen Hall f Worchester, Mass., who also surives him. The remains will be carried to Sauda this morning arid-laid to rest at ied Bank church at noon. ARS. H. H. GARDENER SUCCEEDS GALLOWAY U Member of Civil Service Commission?First Woman to Receive Office. Washington, 'March 22.?Helen lamilton Gardener, ,of this city, ridow of Col. S. A. Day, and author nd lecturer, was nominated today by *resident Wilson to be a member of he Civil Service Commission. She rill succeed Charles M. Galloway, of Columbia, S. C., who was "ousted" fter the President had determined o reorganize it. Mrs. Gardener, who is the first ?roman to be appointed to the comlission, was born in Winchester, Va.f ixty-two years ago, and has been rominent in suffrage work for a umber of years. She also is the auhor 1 of many short stories and ssays. Reorganization Complete. With her appointment the reorganiation of the commission is complete, he other members being Martin A. lorrison, of Indiana, and George P. Vales, of Vermont. Reorganization of the commission vas determined upon by the Presi[ent last March but Mr. Galloway did lot comply until last September with he President's request that he reign. Upon his retirement he ssued a tatement saying thakhe and Herman V. Craven, a Republican member, had >een asked to retire because they *were not willing the cfommissi^n ihould be a mere adjunct to the 'ostoffice Department and subservient o it especially for Presidential postnasters." :lemson cadets , return to books 'resident Welcomes Students Back to Campus?Class Work Starts ...in Afternoon. rhe State. Clemson College, March .22.;?The *egular work of the thii?l_ term of riemson college began this morning rvith all of tho seniors present, all the uriors present but ^our. ' >]' of he le.ver cb:-?~ vh -m * c .n^ causes. President Riggs welcomed < i the students back, as is his custom in an earnest short address. A feeling of optimism prevailed at the chapel j i exercises. The regular class work staited this i( ; afternoon. There seems to be a we- {^ :sire on the part of all to make the 1 j I third term's work the best of the \ year and to forget as far as possible a j the recent occurences. j 'facing smallest crop i i in several years ( I ? 11 Columbia, March 22.?J. kkottowe ? Wannamaker, president of the Amer- s ican Cotton association, declared in g a statement issued here today that j investigations covering the entire 0 belt force him to the conclusion that "we are facing the smallest cotton crop we have had in years." In a letter to Col. Harvie Jordan, ^ Mr. Wannamaker says that his con I elusion is based on the following ^ j reasons: - jj i (1) Boll Weevil. The mild win- g ter and late spring will absolutely prohibit a large yield of cotton under ^ most favorable conditions. Should we have unfavorable conditions we ^ will have a disastrously small crop. m (2) Xhe Labor Shortage. This has undoubtedly limited production. All oyer the South there is great building activity. The contractors ? doing both general building and those ^ constructing good roads over the g South are paying such wages and the 0] hours of labor are so much shorter li that thousands of our ablebodied ir [ fartt hatods have left and are leaving fj the farms to go tov these public works jjj and even with this influx of labor m from the farms, contractors are un- C ! able to properly man their jobs. I (3) Preparations for the Crop. ja Never have farmers been so delayed l ol with their farm work. This back- 01 ward condition is due largely to ^ weather conditions and partly to labor shortage. I * (4) Delayed Movement of Fertilizers. There has been a large sale of fertilizers this year but never has ! the amount of fertilizer delivered ~~ been so small at this time of the year. N I The delay, we are informed, is from j these principal factors: Shortage of material and unsatisfactory labor conditions. The situation as/regards -1 nnf imnrnvp TVlP I I inest: lauiuia uuc>i uw v,. _ ? j congested condition of railroads. w | In connection with the sale of fer- ^ itilizers there is a peculiar situation. ^ When it was determined that ferti- S? lizer sales were large on the face ^ of the situation it appeared that we 91 faced an increased acreage of cotton. PUpon a very full and thorough inves- tigation by us and another reliable "" organization proves to the contrary. I ivffsvrma+iAn PftminC to US re- i ! 1UC ilUVAltMVtvu vw.??-0 - ? vels this situation. In the boll weevil territory the decrease in cotton acreage is surprisingly large and the increase in acreage of tobacco* corn, velvet beans, sweet potatoes and peanuts is very great and a large part of the fertilizer sold is to be applied chiefly to tobacco and corn crops. "With the light before us we are forced to the inevitable conclusion I that cotton relatively is both the ' o/tnmacf wnrld CiiCUJUCSb atlU ovaiiuu vumvv .. ??-? wide." COLUMBIA GAINS IN POPULATION Census Bureau Gves Capital City 37,524 for 1920. Washington, March 22.?Population statistics for 1920 announced today by the census bureau were: Columbia, S. C., 37,524, an in I crease of 11,205, or 42 per cent over 1919. Columbia in 1890 had 17,353; in 1900 the population was 23,108; in 1910 it was 26,319. Since that time the suburbs of Shandon, Waverly and North Columbia have been incorporated in the city limits, the Columbia j State remarking yesterday that j these places alone are expected to jadd around 5,000 or 6,000 people to ^ i thp 1920 count." J I CARE OF BABY CHICKS Clemson Weekly News. T. M. Mills, Newberry County. I jhave visited a number of farms j where thej/ have cover crops and have helped to plan cover crops for the summer, such as velvet beans, etc., in the corn. I am recommending velvet beans for a winter grazing crop for hogs and dairy cows; the beans to be planted in corn, the corn mostly gathered and then grazed. Subscribe to The Herald and News, ESTATE NOTICE. All persons holding claims against the estate of Mary E. Bushardt, deceased, will present same, duly attested, to me or my attorneys, Hunt, Hunt and Hunter, Newberry, S. C., | on or before the 7th day of April, I 1920.. of the last Will and Testament of O. p. Cannon, as Executor of the ' f \Tyrv ill cllltl 1 COUlillCllV v/i. . T' Rnsb ivat, deceased. CITATION FOR LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION. rhe State of South Carolina?County of Newberry. iy W. F. Ewart, Probate Judge: Whereas, Mamie B. Derrick and M. Folk made suit to me to grant hem Letters of Administration of he Estate and effects of Sam W. derrick These are, therefore, to cite and idmonish all and singular the kindred md creditors of the said Sam W. \ i l _ _i i.1 j. il 1 ./erriCK, aeceasca, mai mey ue anu tppear before rae, in the Court of Jrobate, to be held at Newberry, S. J., on Monday, the 5th day of April text, after public hereof, at 11 'clock in the forenoon, to show ause, if any they have, why the aid administration should not be janted. Given under my hand this 16th day f March Anno Domini 1920. W F. EWART. ESTATE NOTICE. All persons holding claims against fie estate of Robert McC. Holmes, eceasecj, will present same duly atBSted to my Attorneys, Messrs. font, Hunt & Hunter, Newberry, . C., on or before April 1st, 1920. Mary Butler Fant Holmes, .dminstratrix of the personal estate of Robert McC. Holmes, deceased. [arch 2nd, 1920. NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL ESTATE. Under and by authority of the last 'ill and Testament of Sallie C. Eetts, deceased, I will sell to the ighest bidder before the Court [ouse at Newberry, South Carolina, q Monday, Salesday, April 5th, &20, at eleven o'clbck a. or iL. l nuicutttWiy ?ivvr lac *uuicuu aeies, [1 that piece, parcel or tract of land ins and being situate about. onealf mile south of Siighs and two tiles west of Little Mountain, ill the ounty of Newberry, State of South arolina, containing sixty-one (61) eres, more or less, and bounded by mds of E. R. Shealy, formerly lands ? George W. Bowers, deceased, lands f George A. Counts, lands of J. H. fise and perhaps others. Terms of 1 i r? l _ . . . x-_ ue, casn. rurcnaser to pay ior apers and revenue stamps. JOHN B. LATHAN, As Executor of the last Will and Testament of Sallie C. Metts, deceased. > OTICE MEETING bTOCKHOLDERS OF LITTLE MOUNTAIN OIL MILL AND FERTILIZER COMPANY. Notice is hereby given that there ; ill Ua n A-f flia cf Ill UC <k Ul^CtUlg VI. bliv CWV/V,i\HWAUVA, u f Little Mountain Oil Mill and j ertilizer company, at the office 'of lid company, at Little Mountain, in ; le State of South Carolina, on the j th day of April, 1920, at two o'clock , m., for the purpose of adopting a mMnirNG The Natioi Newb From report to pl. _ r i Mowing tonoiuon ai Resources Loans and investments . $ i Liberty Bonds and War Sav-l /v?n 04- n irvn ^ lllgs otampo ... c U. S. Bonds ] Cash and due from banks and U. S. treasury 1 jS This institution d prising business men growth, through serv Every day sees a Will you give us handle your account * B. C MATTHEWS, President. . t ? - - im State, tour Membe , / resolution to dissolve the Chapter of ok the said corporation and to do what- nfl i ever else is necessary for the disso- | I3J lution of the said charter and in or- j tjg| ! der to close up the affairs of same in i jM ' accordance with the provisions of i j Little Mountain Uil Mill ar.rt fer- : tilizor Company, ' Ijiaj Per J. C. Epting, Jr., j President. I A j WHAT ?E^| ! i 'AILS ^ if Url! THE Jr ? C1IB | estat r^koTiitaci aha WHP Vf 5 1 f I _ the child is languid. Irritable Prob and restless in sleep, you can fS c r find out with m 7' Dr. Thacher*. M Marc Worm Syrup ? f?re! 0. Perfectly harmless.~01d doc- 9 aftet tor's prescription in use for 9 f AE 50 years. At your drug store. 9 trix B THACHER MEDICINE CO. 9 Chattanooga, Tenn., U. S. A HBMHIIIHIHIIIIMIIIIiMllliilllilS! J wmmmmmmmmammmtmmmtmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm CAN YOU BE CURED? WHAT WILL IT COST? :i i HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE? I J Dr. P. J. O'Neill Carolina National Bank Bldg. Columbia, S. C. l . GALVANIZED CORRUGATED AND Have two thousand two hundred number twenty-nine gauge Galvanized and 10 in. lengths. One thousand foui Crimped in same lengths. This is cai 21st, expected any day. You ought to use our Lead Headed ing. Send for circular. COLUMBIA SUF ' 823 West Gerrai* Street . 1844 ed statem: ^ ' nol Ravtlf nf I lieu iscuin vi i erry, South Garo the Comptroller ot t the Close of Business Fel Lia Capital stock >69,833.97 Surplus and divided pro Circulation ... 217,588.13 Deposits ........ LOO,000.00 Dividends paid Bills payable ( cured by I 262,521.62 erty Bonds) >49,943.72 erives much satisfaction in . of this community whose d - * r* 1 i / ice, in tne neias or ineir en< i widening of the circle of 01 an opportunity to demonstr. to your complete satisfactio T. K. JOHNSTONE, Cashier. tty and AJity r Federal Reserve Syi \ SLOOK FOR I THE RED BALL I TRADEMARK^ 'Modfem" jig > | firearms ? Ammunition ??| |5hooti^^M' 1| ^ 16 hat proven it will cure Ma* , Chills and Fever, Bilious Fever JM s and La Grippe. bscribe to The Herald and New^^H 9 a year. ICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT. JB trill make a final settlement of the^H e of Elizabeth F. George in thJ^H ate Court for Newberry CbuntySH on Saturday the 27th day of^H :h, 1920, at 10 o'clock in the ^ loon and will immediately there- / l ' ask for my discharge as Execuof said estate. BESSIE M. GEORGE, Executrix. a iwberry, S. C., Feb. 21st, 1920. I I. treat successfully: 1 HIM Without operation. pain or loss of time, STOMACH, KIDNEY, BLAD- # DEli, SKIN DISEASES an<i#| NERVOUS TROUBLES. Special effort made to avoid delay in out-of-town cases. A > V CRIMPED ROOFING ' (2,200) sheets Corrugated Roofing in 6 in., 7 in., 8in. : hundred (1,400) sheets V . iJ .l ^ a. T ? ? " tnai leu lactory January . .v Nails in putting on Roof- \ ? i i 'PLY CO. Colombia, S. C. Ll\l UP tewberry | lina 1 he Currency . irnary 28, 1920 1 bilities $ 100,000.00 unfits - 45,158.22 94,600.00 1,260,129.50 un56.00 ' S8-' "J jib- I i Kn.nnn.OA . J $1,549,'943.72 /I ~ ~ t IV ^ assisting enterefipite purpose is leavor. f ii* natrnn.fripnrlc. ate our ability to n? ? W. W. CROMER Assistant Cashier. repository stem U t>