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VOLUME LVI., NUMBER 26. ^ NEWBERRY, S. C., TUESDAY, MARCH 30, 1920. TWICE A WEEK, $2.00 A Y?A| H THE ANNEXATION ACT ~ [ U SIGNED BY GOV. COOPER The Lexington People Now Part of I Newberry County?Gov. Cooper I- Signed Act Legislature Monday. In response to a call from The sp V Herald and News Gov. Cooper stated w Monday at 1:30 p. m. that he had . * ^?j. ^^ fVin i/>f nf tVio lpo-islature I vi W JUM MgllCU cut ? >,?. VJ. ratifying the vote of the people in in that portion of Lexington county below Little Mountain who expressed fr . a desire to become part of Newberry. Je I The thing i? now done and The ^ Herald and News welcomes these good vi people into a good county and we bj SB hope they may find it pleasant to HP dwell amongst us. j is W It is to be known for the present B, w . at least as township No. 12. The metes and bounds have heretofore th been given in The Herald and News, in The next good step for these good'Jc farmers to take is to send in their j subscriptions to The Herald and ! F] News and thus get even better ac- b< quamted with us. ye . NEWBERRY INDIANS g? WIN FIRST CONTEST'su ri Newberry, March 26.?The New-1 f- berry Indians won a pretty game of ^ ? baseball this afternoon from Pied- j k * mont college of Georgia by the score [ ^ I of 6 to 3. I 1 The work of Luther on the mound j *v r for Newberry was the outstanding < *ie feature of the game, causing 17 men j ^ - to miss the third strike. He fanned j 11 men out of the first 13 up. Adams j for Piedmont pitched a pretty game, j ^ causing nine men to fail to hit the ' ?* third strike. i Forrester played a good game at' ?* iirst for the visitors. The visitors V1 ' R scored their three runs in the seventh j D" " i-i~ l inning when tne Lui.ierans oicw up ( for the time being. j ^ Score by innings: ' ^ Newberry 010 P03 20*?6:**' Piedmont v 000 000 300?3 Luther and Cromer; Adams and j ' Knight. Umpire, Hardeman. I x ha NEWBERRY WINS ANOTHER | Newberry, March 27.?The Indians j ** again defeated Piedmont this after- J ^ noon, the score being 6 to 0. Der-; . f g]( rick and Luther played well for the j ^ Indians, while Forrester played the j ^ best ball for the visitors. Derrick ; ^ ^ pitched an excellent game. Newberry 6 7 2j , Piedmont .*. 0 4 4 1 ETC Batteries?Derrick and Cromer;; ^ Forrester and Adams. Umpire Harde- j ^ ^ ! L Pastor Burriss and Other Baptists. ! qj ^Baptist Courier. ^ | Brother R. H. Burris, pastor of ^ Bush River church, writes: "I am be- j ?2 "Jf+V* iraov oc nastnr of I m lining my aiAui j - - j ^ Bush River church, a happy pastor j -among some of the best people to be j found anywhere. Their kindness to j tu myself and wife is continuous. In j g( / the Reedy River association we | ^ haven't the forty per cent people Dr. j ^ Brown wrote about in this week's | Courier. I think ninety-five per cent1 -p( of the resident members subscribed to J a( the 75 Million fund. Your editorial;^ on the "Interchurch" was splendid j V and it was very timely. : ! he Holy Week and Easter Services. There will be Holy Week and i jT1 Easter services at the Lutheran j at Church of the Redeemer as follows: j f Wednesday, March 31, 4 p. m., . <r< service of song and prayer with ser- i tc mori by the pastor. v Friday, April 2, 3 p. m., "Good Fri- j ? day" service. j ir Sunday, April 4. 6:30 a. m.. matin 1 H service and communion. > ey 10:30 a. m., Sunday school. | p] 11:30 a. m., Morning service and ! fr > communion. Reading of letters and j ti conn i nation. The public is cordially invited to h< all the services. ti ^ ol Death of Mrs. Grant. U Mrs. \i.:ry Grant, wife of Mr. Ed p? D. Grant, died at her home in Oak- la land early Friday morning of pneumonia following influenza, and was ' buried with her infant daughter at fc>( Rosemont cemetery in Union on Sat-.lvrloi* rcmoiris throusrh the hi country leaving the home at lojla o'clock, services by the Rev. Mr. Wil- L banks. Mrs. Grant was 27 years old. fi Besides her husband she leaves father h and mother, Mr. and Mrs. Otts, at j Oakland. jc< PURELY PERSONALIS Movements of Many People, Newberrians, and Those Who Visit Newh^rry. Mr. Ralph Jenkins of Newberry >ent the day in the city.?Greenood Index-Journal, 28tn. Mrs. Eugene W. Yates of Halts lie spent last week witn relatives] i Newberry. Mrs. E. R. Hipp returned Monday om an extended visit to Miami and icksonville, Fla. ! Mrs. Louis T. Parker of McColl is j siting: her mother, Mrs. S. E. Dun- j ir. j Mrs. D. V. Knight of Gray Court ; visiting her mother, Mrs. John M. : anks, in this county. Mrs. C. C. Featherstone returned is morning- from a visit to relatives Newberry.?Greenwood Index>urnal, g6th. j Mr. J. Gibbes Goggans of Live Oak, la., is on a visit to relatives in Newjrry, after an absence of fifteen >n rs i Mr. W. Ek. Craven of the Overland irage is preparing for the 1930 cen- J is, a fine nine-pound girl having ar- ; ved at his home Sunday. Joe Willie Werts, connected with j e Fant Fish company of Savannah, a., is visiting his parents, Mr. and 1 rs. J. W. Werts. ; Mrs. Ivy A. Cromer and little son, j y, Jr., of Spartanburg are visiting j >r sister, Mrs. Caleb Bushardt, for I e Easter holidays. Mrs. Morris Partridge and Mrs. , lice Welch of Augusta are visiting! eir sister, Mrs. Si Bash, at the home ; their brother, Col. C. J. Pure; 11. j Mrs. E. R. Partridge and children j Atlanta are expected today on a j sit to her parents, Mr. and Mrs. j F. Goggans. Insurance Commissioner W. A. Mc-1 vain, who was operated on fhurs.y for appendicitis, is doing n:cely. ic fhp riolnmhia hosDital.?The ! ate, 28th. Mr. Nat Gist, Jr., has returned to s duties in New York, his father ving recovered from his recent seriis illness, his many friends will be ad to know. Clerk of Court Jno. C. Goggans is >le to be at his office after a severe 3ge of illness, started and extended om a bad case of flu; and life ithin the court house has got backnormal. Mr. J. W. Smith, Jr., the well iown auto man of Newberry, will > to Charlotte Friday for fifteelh fialmers cars, the largest shipment automobiles ever coming south iving been sent to Charlotte. Duncan S. Farrow returned to emson college after recuperating om a spell of influenza. He had ! ;en ill at the hospital and was ought to his home at Capt. and Mrs. '. C. Slight's Jalapa residence. Messrs. G. B. and M. O. Summer iving returned from the fine furni-1 re markets, G. B. Summer & j >n's fine furniture firm will be more j an ever better prepared to supply! e public with the best in their line, j Mr. Paul Adams of Wichita Falls, j sxas, is visiting his former home on j count of the illness of his mother, rs. Jno. C. Adams, who has been try sick. Her many friends will be ad to know, however, that she is ?tter. Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Gannon, returng from Columbia las: week, weie \ companied from that city by Mas- j r Richard Wearn, who had under- j >ne an operation for removal of his ! nsils at the hospital. He is doing! ell. Mr. W. H. Folk is already eating ish potatoes he raised this year, e is very early and is ahead of rerybody, so far as we know. Peo- ! e could get good potato pointers 'om him on the early raising queson. Dr. D. D. Wallrce, en route to his (. in Spartanburg: after attend..1,* ie organization of the state board f public welfare in Columbia Sat:d?;v paid a week-end tv his u'ents, Mr and Mrs. W. H. Walce. Rev. J. E. Mengr, pastor of the -restside Baptist church here, has ?en called to the pastorate of the 'est End Baptist church of Newerry. Mr. Meng came to this city st year as the successor of Rev. E. . Kugley, and has made many riends here who will regret to see im go.?Greenwood Index-Journal. Mr. W. T. Brown has been around )nsidcrably as agent for the Mis PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS PROSPEROUS PROSPERITY Prosperity, March 29.?Easter services will be rendered by the Sunday school of Grace Lutheran church on Easter morning at 10:15. This exercise will consist of a song and prayer service. The hopr has been changed to 10:15 in order that all the members of the congregation might attend, also the public is cordially in vitect. The April meeting of the William Lester chapter, U. D. C., has been changed from che 1st to the 2nd Friday in the month. The Universal Reality company of Greenwood will conduct another land sale when on April 1st they will sell at auction part of J. P. Wheeler's home place in Brown street. This land has been cut into a number of attractive building lots. E. S. Hartman of Atlanta has been v*. "<* relatives in and around Prosperity. x A..?i4-lAUft?vw nvAnnof nr nf o . u. v^ucttllcuaulil) pi \j\j l iv, vv.'i vx Central Garage, treated his employes to a day at the automobile show, part going on Thursday and the others on Friday. Miss Mayme Swittenberg spent Saturday in Columbia. Hon. Wyatt Bradley of Abbeville candidate.for congress from the Third District was a business visitor to Prosperity on Friday. Mrs. E. W. Werts visited Mrs. Ralph Baker of Newberry on Friday. Mrs. Joe. Hartman spent Friday in r,r?lnmV?in V. E. Kohn left Saturday to join his wife who is yisiting her parents at Blacksburg. Miss Ruth Hunter of Winthrop college spent the past week with her father, Dr. G. Y. Hunter. Mrs. Kenneth Baker of Greenwood is visiting Mrs. E. W. Werts. Mrs. M. C. Morris of Columbia spent Wednesday and Thursday with Miss Bess Bowers. Mrs. Jim Hunt visited her sister, Mrs. Sam Spence in Columbia last week. Little Miss Margurite Roof, daughter of Rev* W. H. Roof was taken to the Columbia hospital on Friday for the appendicitis operation. Dr. and Mrs. J. I. Bedenbaugh, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wicker motored to Columbia on Wednesday for the automotive show. Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Courtney and Mrs. Carrie MeWaters of Columbia spent Sunday with Mrs. J. L. Wise. Rev. L. D. Shealy of Pelion spent the week-end with Judge and Mrs. B. B. Hair. Miss Willie Mae Wise visited Mrs. Carrie MeWaters of CoJumbia last week. J. A. Counts attended the Palmetto Fire Insurance company convention in Sumter on Thursday. Mrs. Counts joined him in Cblumbia on Friday to -fV?o an+nrrinHilp show. Miss Susan Quattlebaun\ returned Sunday to her school at Neeces, having spent the quarantine vacation with her father, J. D. Quattlebaum. Mrs. J. H. Sitz has returned from a week's stay with Miss Minnie Black of Columbia. Mrs. J. E. Hunter of Clemson college and S. Bushnell Bowers of Fitzgerald, Ga., have returned to their respective homes, being called * ' i il _ ? xT here on account ot rne aeain 01 men father, Mr. L. S. Bowers. Dr. G. Y. Hunter spent the weekend with Mrs. Hunter at the Columbia hospital. Mr. and Mrs. James Gorans of Columbia were the week-end iruests of Dr. and Mrs. C. T. Wyche. Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Schumpert were in Columbia Thursday. Miss Willie Mae Wise spent Monday in Greenwood. souri State Life Insurance company since he left the Exchange bank. He has the distinction of being third to qualify for a trip to Havana. For the time he has been writing insurance this is remarkable progress. Mr. Brown must be a "natural-born" insurance man; he seems to fit in "just as easy." Mr. and Mrs. Leland Boozer, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Lominick, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. A. Cromer and Miss Nina Cromer went to Columbia Sunday week on account of the death of Mr. R whn was killed in an accident in that city, an account of which was published in the daily papers. Mr. Butler was related by marriage to the above families, his widow formerly being; Miss Ellen Brock. CORBETT SURRENDERS AFTER SLAYING THREE Participant in Tragedy Saturday Night Near Salley Now in Cell at Penitentiary?Fourth Victim May Die. i I The State, 29th. Carlos Corbett, who shot three men to death and probably fatally wounded a fourth late Saturday night near Salley, Aiken county, came to Columbia and surrendered to authorities at the state penitentiary early yesterday morning. On advice of counsel he refused to discuss the circumstances in connection with the tragedy. The three men who were j killed instantly were: Julian Cooper, j 23 years old and married; Hugh Fan-. ning, 30. unmarried, and Bryan Salley, 21 or 22, unmarried. Corbett is ; J 45 years old. j Jones Salley, a widower, 63 years > 1 - - ? t_i^i old, was brought to tne L,oiumoia hospital early yesterday morning. He has four wounds. One bullet entered the left temple and passed through , the head. The optic nerves' were so injured that both eyes were destroy. | ed. A second bullet passed through j the biceps of the left arm, entered the body and lodged in the chest. A' third ball entered the forehead and : ranged downward one-half the length of the arm before it made its exit, j Two bullets are also said to have j grazed Mr. Salley's back, causing; slight abrasions. Saw the Automoive Show. [ Among the many Newberrians who I went to Columbia last week and attended the great display were the following : j President and Mrs. S. J. Derrick, ! Miss Corolyn Cromer, Beale Cromer, j Rev. E. V. Babb, President Geo. W. r Summer,' ex-Mayor Z. F. Wright, "Red" Johnson, J. H. Summer, Mr.; aacKMrs. J. P. Moon, Mrs. J.-Claude i Dominick, Mrs. H. H. Blease, Mr. and I Mrs. J. W. Smith, Jr., Mr. and Mrs. Roy Summer, Misses Lila and Julia Summer, Mrs. Hal Kohn, Mrs. Her- J man Wright, Mr. and Mrs. B. T. Bus- j hardt, H. 0. and 0. W. Long, Kem- j per Stilwell, H. S. B. Kibler, Geo. C. j Hipp, Henry L. Parr, Jerome B. j Harman, B. ^ Dorrity, G. W. Sum-! mer, Jr., J. D. Nance, C. S. Suber, Jno. M. Suber, Mr. and M*s. Horace! 0. Swittenberg, Mrs Lucy Taylor, Mr. and Mrs.P. E. Scott, Misses Eliza beth and Mazie Dominick, Mrs. W. W. Cromer, Miss Banna Green, Mr: and Mrs. T. K. Johnstone, M. L. Spearman, A. J. S. Langford, Capt. M. M. Buford, W. R. Smith, Dr. W. G. ; Mayes, Mr and Mrs. J. A. Dominick, j Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Boylston,; j J^mes R Davidson, Dr W. C. j j Brown, Fred. A. Schumpert, 0. j ! H. Lane, Frazier Evans, J. ! Fred Schumpert, Mr. and Mrs. R. D. j j Smith, Jr., Mrs. James M. Smith,! j Forster Smith, Mr. and Mrs. B. F. J ? ? * * tir ! j Cannon, Mrs. John C. Baker, ivirs. w. j j H. Eddy, Duane Livingston, Miss Mary Livingston, Miss Louise Halti! wanger, Miss Annie Amick, Mahon j Smith, Claude Summer, Bofc Pay-! i singer, Butler Hargrove, Homer Sum- j ! mer, Wilbur Abrams, C. N. Booth,; ; Dunn Counts, Herman Langford,; ! Mrs. G. G. Sale, Mrs. J. R. Eison, Mrs. J j James Kibler, Mrs. Comer Senn, Dr. | ! E H. Moore, Eugene Folk, M. B. j | Caldwell, Jno. A. Caldwell, W. A. , Wherry, Mr. and Mrs. Jno. H. Wicker, j i Tom P. and Marion Wicker, W. B. j i Wallace, Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Reid,; I Miss Josie Reid, Owen Holmes, j 1 Marion Boozer, John Bushardt, Claud j ! Smith, Dr. J. K. Wicker, H. H. Blease, I i t ! S. B. Jones and family, Mrs. J. D. j J Nance, Superintendent 0. B. Cannon, J | Mr. and Mrs. Welch Wilbur, Miss j ; Nellie McCrary, and no doubt many others. Death of Mr. Thos E. Epting. Just after putting the forms to press this Monday afternoon the sad j news comes in that Mr. Thos. E. Fnfincr HipH suddenly at his home in f T ? ^ ! this city this afternoon. He was j a tree when stricken and death was immediate. Card of Thanks. We wish to give through the columns of The Herald and News expression of our sincere gratitude and thanks to our friends who so kindly 1 - *? - 3 AfrAriT Q id | nave mmisierea unuu ua and comfort in our so great grief and loss of father. We are indebted especially to the Prosperity chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy. Mrs. Josephine Taylor and Family. READY TO ORDER THE BOND ELECTION All Who Have Not Signed Petitions Now Have the Opportunity But the Election is Assured. The members of the committee on the circulation of the bond petitions who have not already turned in their not it? mis vri 11 nlpflsp he sure to hand I 1/VWK1UUU them to the city clerk, John W. Chapman, or myself by Tuesday noon. We wish to check up the signatures to the petitions with the names of the freeholders on the tax books on the afternoon of that day. The reports I have received indicate hat the required signatures have been obtained. Something like threefourths of the white residents of the town who own real estate in the town, have signed the petitions. Over one-third of the colored freeholders have signed. The law requires a majority of all the freeholders, including those who live in Newberry and those who live elsewhere. It is because of the large number of land owners of Newberry who live out of the town that extra work had to be done to secure the necessary number of signatures. I am sure that many have not signed the petitions because they have not been presented to them. If any of these persons desire to show their sympathy with the efforts toward progress we are making they may call at thp Citv Clerk's office and sign. Or if they cannot conveniently call there, telephone me and I shall see that the opportunity is given them to ,sign. I take this method of thanking the great number of our people, men and women, white and colore^ who have shown their interest in the upfeailding of Newberry by joining in the petitions. Especially ;do I thank those who have sacrificed some of their time in circulating the petitions. If we Iceep up this spirit we shall have cause after awhile to be proud of Newberry. r> xtesptx'i/j.uuj', I Eugene S. Blease, / Mayor. Return Papers at Once. The ladies \*fho t)ok papers to copy at the last meeting of Drayton Rutherford chapter, U. D. C.? and have not returned them will please do so at once as they must 1 go to state registrar by April 18. Mrs. A. T. Brown, Registrar. Entertainment. There will be a play "The Winning Widow," two side shows, fortune teller, fishing pond and cake walk at Trinity school house Friday evening, April 2. The program will begin at 8 oclock. An admission fee ; of 15 and 25 cents will be charged I at the door. The public is cordially j invited to attend. Miss Agnes Monts, Principal. Coming Soon. The Democratic clubs will meet on the fourth Saturday in April, which j TV??? onnntv conventions ! id UIU ^*zva? ^ v-?... ? will be held on the first Monday in J May, which is the third, at the coun- j ty seats. The state Democratic club j rolls will be opened onjthe last Tuesday in June, according to the party j. rules in South Carolina, and will re-; main open till the last Tuesday in! July. Announcements to the Silverstreet Lutheran Congregation. The Woman's Missionary society in observing the week of prayer and ; ' ~ " ' I--IJ ot tho ! seit-aeniai, win notu iuccuu <4W . church at 5 o'clock on Monday, Wed- [ nesday and Friday afternoon of this , week. All members are urged to attend, and their friends invited. There will be Divine service in the church Friday at 11 o'clock. Choir practice will be held at the home of Mr. K. S. Stilwell Friday evening at 8 o'clock. An egg hunt will be given at the parsonage Saturday evening at 8:30. It is desired that the eggs be sent to the parsonage by 6 o'clock. sorvicps will be held \JVUIiltUlllVll uv. .v.- Sunday at 11 o'clock. There will be a joint meeting of the Women's and Young People's societies at the church Sunday afternoon at three o'clock. The public is invited to all. Thos. F. Suber, Pastor. / HALF DOZEN STATES STRUCK BY TORNADO I South and Central West Feel Effect \ of Severe Disturbance?Death List Totals About Three core. Tornadoes that struck in half a dozen states today caused a death list that may pass three score, caused property damage reaching millons and played havoc with wire and railway service in widespread districts, rne greatest damage was done in Chicago suburbs and Elgin, whfere the known dead were 23 and a number of other persons missing. Atlanta reported that the death list in Georgia and Alabama was 36. Apparently there were three distinct storms, one striKing m Georgia ana Alabama and one striking in Indiana, while a third passed over Chicago to Lake Michigan. The points suffering greatest damage follow: Chicago suburbs, 15 known dead, hundreds injured, and damage of upwards of a half million dollars done. Elgin, 111., eight known dead, several missing, and scores injured; property damage estimated at $4,000,000. La Grange, Ga., a death list as u:~u on nr?/J XT-XT A O TV1 Ilif^il ao uv anu utav j j/ivj/vxvj umim age. West Point, Ga., ten killed. Near Fort Wayne, Ind., three killed, heavy property damage. Agricola, Ala., five killed. Greenville and Union Ctiy, Ohio, 16 reported killed. St. Louis, one killed. East Troy, Wis., one killed. Swanton and Raabs' Corners, Ohio, a number reported killed. Fort Wayne, Ind., March 28.? Three persons were killed and many injured in storm which swept across northern Indiana tonight, doing dam-, age to property estimated at several million dollars. The fatalites occurred at Zulu, IndM ten miles east of here, where many houses were blown down. Edgerton, Ind., 18 miles east of here here, a town of about ?90 population, is reported to have been practicallv destroyed. Many persons are reported to have been injured there*. At Ossian, Ind., 15 miles southwest of Fort Wayne, a score of person* were injured, two perhaps fatally. The property damage at Ossian is estimated at $250,0007 Dayton, Ohio, March 28.?Several persons were reported killed and a dozen or more badly injured in a storm which struck near Greenville, Ohio, shortly after 8 o'clock tonght. The storm centered about four miles west of Greenville. Wires are down ? ? ? ?. .s and traction service nas Deen cui on. I 0 Toledo, March 28.?A number of persons were reported killed and injured in a storm of cyclonic proportions which struck Swanton and Raab's Corners, 20 miles west of here, late tonight. Two ambulances have been sent from here on a Lake Shore train. The word was brought here by a motorist, who said he saw men and imnn ir> fho streets with WUUICU in . buildings wrecked ^11 about them. Springfield, Ohio, March 28.? A strip of territory one-naif mile wide and six miles in length between Green ville and Union City, Ohio, wa? completely dsva .iaied b-T a tornado iate today. Dayton, Ohio, March 28.?A storm which apparently centred on Nashville, a village ten miles west of Greenville, tonight is reported to have wiped out that village and is known to have caused the death of four persons and injury to a score. # Detroit, March 28.?Eight persons were killed in a tornado that swept over portions of central and western Michigan today. Seven men were killed when buildings in which they took refuge from the gale collapsed near Benton, xo miles from Flint. Death of Mrs. Kate Spearman. Just before going to press we learn of the death of Mrs. Kate Spearman. She died at her home in Columbia Monday morning and will be buried in that city this afternoon, Tuesday* at 2 o'clock.