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I ? 1 ????I VOLUME LVL, NUMBER 29. NEWBERRY, S. C., FRIDAY, APRIL 9, 1920. TWICE A WEEK, $2.00 A YEA| SCORE OF YOUNG U * ENTER RACE JFirst Count of Votes to be Pub News?Contestar B^^BPollowing is the list of contestants rRminated: Miss Annie Banks, R. F. D 25,000 Mrs. Mattie Lou Bfackmon, Newberry 25,000 SMiss Maime Boozer, Newberry 25,000 Miss Mildred Boinest, Pomaria 25,000 Miss Mittie Ban Browning, Goldville 25,000 3l|iss Ruby Bethman, Chapin....25,000 ^ Miss Maggie Boozer, Silver x o- nnn rap street ./>.....(i....?<v>vvu W Miss Violet Lester, Prosperity..25,000 ^ Miss Nellie McCary, New- . berry 25,000 Mrs. ?at Mitchell. R. F. D 25,000 Miss Vera Nobles, R. F. D 25,000 Miss Eva Oxner, Kinards 25,000 Miss Kate Porter, Newberry....25,000 Miss Mildred Reid, Newberry..25,000 Mrs. Eugene F. Summer, New^ ykerry 25,000 tfraiss Claudia Shealy, Pomnrin 25.000 Mrs. Elbert Shealy, Little jj^^Mountain 25,000 Dola Summer, Peak 25,000 RHkss Zula Stockman,' Little m?^TMountain 25,00$ SVlviiss Myrtie Suber, Whitmire.,25,000 Wf Miss Lula Bess Whitney, ^ Blairs 25,000 ^Miss Willie Mae Wise. Prosperity . 25,000 Miss Elizabeth Wright, New| berry .^25,000 ' The opening days of the mammoth popularity and subscription campaign n TVio ami \*pws finds nearlv score of ladies fighting tooth and toe nail for the valuable prizes to be given away to the contestants getting the most votes during the month of the race. So far none of the contestants have been able to get any decided lead over her fair rivals, but it is thought that each contestant will strive to get every vote possible before the close of the largest extra nffnr nn 4 nril 1 Ttll nnH the * VV?C VUVX l/lt NOlVflNAl 25,000 Votes/ /l hereby nominate, "Name -Address ras my choice to win the Cleveland Only One Nomination Co BUILDING AND LOAN COMPANY OKUANlitS The directors of the Newberry Building and Loan company have organized by electing T. Roy Summer presdent and J. W. Johnson vicepresident and Thos. E. Keitt secretary and treasurer and B. V. Chapman ttMfctorney. Ww The first payment is now due and y payable and the regular payments will :be made on the first of each month from this date on. The company should be a great aid for the building up of the town in the way of helping young men to ^uild and own their own homes. The officers are young and live and progressive men who are interested in The town and county and the new -company b!ds fair to be very success-f. * fA Sunday School Ciass Meeting. ^The young men's class of O'Xeall Street M. E. Sunday school, known as umber Four, held their regular " * * - - i monthly class meeting at me nome ui Mrs. M. William Johnson, Tuesday night, April (5th, 1920, at eight o'clock. Most of the boys were out ~co attend to the business of the class for the month of April. There was rgood spirit in the class the boys gave the president their attention and took great interest in the business. The boys are planning to take a big fishing trip early in May. After the business was attended to the night was turned over to Miss Lily Johnson. Mr. M. Johnson's sister. She had invited some of her girl friends to help serve ihe refreshments which were enjoyed very much. Miss Johnson and* her friends then intertained the boys with Barnes and jokes, the boys enjoyed the evening very much and are looking forward to the next class meeting L. * \ lDIES !c : FOR CLEVELAND SIX ? tlished in Mondays Herald and its May Still Enter.. i. mips who would be the proud posses sors of these' valuable prizes should j ? i not be satisfied with a good start but; ^ should make each day show its full J ^ ? quota of votes, as only in this way ^ can you be expected to drive off the v ' Cleveland Six, or other valuable . i prizes. > Contestants tyfay Still Enter Race. ^ Ladies desirous of entering, may i still do so, with an equal chance of g i winning one of the capital prizes. Vj I When it is taken into consideration T ' that each" one year subscription taken 1 during the first period averages v j 15,000 votes, it is readily seen just 0 how easy it would be for some young ^ ladv, not even in the race as yet, to;, } j h enter and be leading the entire list by the first count of votes, on next ^ Tuesday. t Prospective contestants ;,J should not hesitate before placing j * , their names in the campaign, as the j ^ very people whom you are depending j a on for subscriptions may place their a subscription with another contestant. : unaware of the fact that you are con- i a templating entering the race. A nomi-: ^ nation coupon, good for 25,000 votes, a { will be found on this page, and all ja that is necessary to entfer is to fill out j b this coupon for yourself or lady friend j a j and bring or send it to the campaign -j ? manager at' The Herald and News of- n 1 11 - - 4/\f. nnr] m_ II ftce ana an necessary sup Unco anu in- i structions will be issued you prompt-jCl ! ly, so that you will lose no time in , ? getting started. jv . Turn Your Spare Time Into* Money. j2 f' Ladies in the out-of-town territory !12 ! are invited to enter this mammoth a campaign and should bear in mind i that they have an equal chance with ;r the contestants in town and each and j ? . every community in this section j2 i should be represented Especially when ! k i it is understood that there can be no j ^ ' losers as each and every contestant J 1 entering, and remaining to the close j b of th? contest yrill be given a liberal. n commission in case thev fail to win ! ti J , one of the prizes. j 12 ION COUPON r 25,000 Votes. 1 " !n ; w 1 in !ti t] or other valuable prizes. j o: III unicu T or cacn ^omesiam. j ! P which is to be held at the home of b Mr. Cecil. Kinard, the first Tuesday ti night in May. n This is just one of the many pood j c times that the boys of Number Four j s] have been enjoying in the. past few j months. The class is well organized ; w and has an officer and an assistant j d for every office. The teacher. Mr. J. ' W. Wood is an ex-soldier who served j V honorably with the Eighty First di- J P vision, both at home and abroad, j n After his return home he took charge ! of the class and soon won the love F and friendship of all the boys. The K class has done a good work both in E the Sunday school and the church, si and is preparing to do still a greater work in the future. The class gives' C an open invitation to all outsiders and J to those who do not have Sunday school every Sunday morning. We i C hnvp Sundav school every Sunday j c morning: at i?:43 a. m. j C ^ Press Reporter. j STORES AT PROSPERITY j n TO OBSERVE EARLY CLOSING V E We, the undersigned merchants of S Prosperity, S. C.. agree to close our C stores from Monday, April 12, until September 15, 1920, at 6 o'clock p. o m.. Saturday excepted: n ; The Prosperity Hardware Co. h ! Hawkins Bros. j "B. B. Schumpert and Co. P Blacks Dry Goods Co. P T A Dnminirk [ I. Kaplan. I * ! J. B. Black. s Prosperity Furniture Co. ^ A. X. Crosson. P E. W. Werts. a i J. C. Schumpert ^ I3ii ? p Mrs. J. Mann of Columbia is spend- c* inir the Easter holidays here with her t; parents, Mr. and Mi's. L. Morris. n ;et together spirit dominates the meeting Enthusiastic Meeting cf Citizens on Wednesday Night?Cooperation the Watchword?Altogether for Newberry the Slogan. That was a tine meeting 01 citizens >n Monday night and the right spirit iominated the gathering. Every one. eemed to have the slogan that all hould pull together for Newberry. ?hat is what makes, a great town whether the population is big or little n figures. The community spirit, the inking of self for the general welare. One hundred and forty memberhips in one evening in less than 30 j ninuteS: means that the* people are eady to get together for the adancement of their town. We all, all if us, admit that we have the best; own- in the state or any where else j or that matter, but there nas noi j e^n in recent years that get to- ! ether spirit in a business way that j lakes for a real live and progressive own. But that spirit is now buried eneath the Juggernaut of progress nd the live car is one that gives J pull altogether for Newberry. The addresses of Dr. G. B. Cromer I nd Hon. Kenneth Baker and Secreary Walter T. King were inspiring nd helpful and told of the needs of j live chamber of commerce and the j enefits of such an organization 'for j fV?Q civo r?-f Mtitt'hcrrv nnd thp ' IV il bitv vx ?* J J ood it could do in helping- the busi- j ess of the town and also in develop- j ig and encouraging the right sort of t ommunity-spirit. Mr>Baker and Mr. j [ing had come down from Green- j rood to give the Newberry folk a lift nd to encourage them in the organlation of the chamber of commerce nd their talks had much to do with j ie fine subscriptions that were made ' ight on the spot. Mayor Eugene S. j 'Oico nrocirlo/-l at tlio mppt.jnp" JlTld- ' nvMov f* VW?UVM o . Iso made a boosting talk that was j elpful in promoting the organiza- J ion.* After the new memberships had een taken W. S. Matthews chah*- j lan of tKe committee appointed some j ime ago to suggest plans for organ- j :ation made report and recommend- i d the appointment of five teams for i lembership drives Thursday after- j oon starting promptly at.2:30, and! ith the good start made Wednesday ; ight and the enthusiasm aroused lere should be little trouble in getng at least 300 memberships instead f 250, the number set by the meet * The membership is $20 per year j ayable quarterly and one firm or one f idividual can take one or more mem- j erships and several of the corpora- j ons and the banks will take several j iemberships. And some of the mer- j hants also took ' several member- ; lips. The following are the teams that] rere appointed for the drive Thurs- J ay afternoon: Ward 1?T. K. Jorfnstone, captain; j rr c XI W Qr?VinmnpT*f. .1. ! r. o. iuatwicnoj xx. '. Moon, C. G. Blease, H W. Domiick. Ward 2?J. W. Johnson, captain; 'loyd Bradley, W. T. Brown, E. H. libler, Marvin Summer, Jacob ' i loozer, W. B. Wallace, J. M. Johnt<^ne. } Ward 3?E. S. Blease, captain; 0. j h^Copelarid, F. N. Martin, Hal Kohn, j . W. Smith, C. D. Weeks. Ward 4?T Roy Summer, captain; j loo. Xickas, J. A. Burton, E. B. Pur- j ell. Nathan Morris, J. H. Wicker, \v. i . - T i. Mayes. . For the district outlying and be- j ond the business center the follow- j % committee was named: Z. F. j Vright, captain; J. X. McCaughrin, !. C. Matthews. H. 1.. Parr, Oscar ummer, J. Y. McFall, Geo. B. Iromer There is no doubt now about the rganization of the chamber of comlerce and another meeting will be eld next Monday night at 8 o'clock o elect a board of directors and to erfect the organization. It is tne : urpose to employ an expert in this ine and to pay him a salary sufficient o require all his time and to rent uitable quarters for the offices on he ground floor preferably if such a lace can be secured. We have had number of such organizations in dewberry and they have all accomlished pood, but we never had sufficient funds to employ a trained secreary, and that is the only way to K'ke such an organization go, and , The Death of Dr. Gilder. When the sad words, "Dr. Gilder is dead," went from home to home ,n this community there was a deep iiush everywhere. The words carried a stillness that was felt by every one, and a pall of gloom fell in the quietness of that hour to chill the hearts of the people here. While his death was not unexpected by those of his many friends who knew of his critical condition, it was nevertheless a shock to all and a blow to the city and county that will be felt, for years to come; for a most useful man, as physician and citizen, had fallen in the midst of his beneficial activities. I The people of Newberry were prepared to read the notice of Dr. Gilder's death in Wednesday's State, therefore, without surprise, as follows: "Dr.'J.K. Gilder of Newberryf one of the best known physicians in the State, died at the Columbia hospital early yesterday afternoon after an illness of several weeks. Dr. Gilder suffered an attack of influenza in February, and while he recovered he never regained his health and it is thought this illness brought on death. Dr. Gilder was 64 years of age. He had been at the hospital since early, last week. ? '*Dr. Gilder had been a practicing physician in Newbt .v county for 42 years and besides his work in his native countv he enioved a wide prac tice in surrounding counties. He had many friends throughout the State who will be deeply grieved over his death. He made friends of all with whom he came in contact and few men were better known than Dr. Gilder. "The remains will be carried to Newberry today, but funeral services will not be held until some time Thursday. Surviving are his widow and the following children, all of whom were at the bedside of Dr. Gilder when the end came: Mrs. 0. H. Johnson of Newberry, P. F. Gilder of Newberry, Dr. J. K. Gilder, Jr., of New York, and Mis? Pauline Gilder of New York." Dr. Gilder was educated at Wotford college. He received his medical education at the University of New York, graduating: in 1878, and getting his hospital training in Bellevue hospital, j New York. He was the son of the i late Di". J. K. Gilder and Louisa Neil I Gilder. On December 18. 1878, he ! was happily marripd to Miss Jessica j Fant. He was a member of Central j Methodist church, chairman of the j city board of health and senior mem-1 Kov r>f thp firm of Gilder & Weeks, j The firm originally was Robertson & i Gilder, afterwards being Gilder, l Weeks & Hunter. Upon the withdrawal of Mr. Frank R. Hunter the firm became Gilder <fc Weeks company. Dr. Gilder was one of the most J prominent of the physicians of the county and a leading citizen, active, energetic and successful in all the walks of life. His professional reputation extended far and wide, and his medical knowledge and skill carried him to eminence, his counsel prevailing in the high circles in which it was sought. But he rests from his labors. And future generations will read his epitaph : Dr. James Keirl Gilder Born February 28, ,1856 Died April 6, 1920 "We do not sav to thee. 'Farewell,' I ' ! But tenderly bidding thee 'good j night,' | Look forward to the time we'll say, 'Good morning.' in that land of light." i Dr. Gilder's death at the hospital j occurred on Tuesday afternoon at j 2:15 o'clock. His body, accompanied j by the sorrowing members . of the j family who were with him when he I died, was brought to Newberry Wed- j nesday morning on the Cannon Ball j train and taken to his late residence to await the burial at Rosemont, cemetery. The funeral procession left the house at 10:30 o'clock Thurs ? day morning, services at tne grave m, 11 by his pastor, Rev. J. L. Daniel, assisted by the Rev. E. V. Babb. The following were the pallbearers: Active?Jas. A. Burton, M. L. 'hen no one should join with the- sole ;dea of crettinsr benefits direct to him ?e!f but his main idea should be to work for the general welfare. Mr. King well said that a chamber of -ommorce is a good insurance nolicv ' r a eomr.iur.'ty again 3t th'j dry ret. ? ! Spearman, L. W. Floyd, C. J. Purcell, ; C D. Weeks, W. G. Mayes, A. J. S. Langrford, W. F. Ewart, E. S. Blease, Z. F. Wright. i Honorary?Drs. W. D. Senn, E. H. i j Moore, T. H. Pope, F. D. Mower, J. M. Kibler, W. G. Houseal, K. L. Mayes, Van Smith, W. E. Lake, P. G. Ellesor, J. K. Wicker, T. W. Smith, j Jno. B. Setzler, Z. T. Pinner. The funeral was one of the most j largely attended in the history of j Newberry. There were forty-one automobiles in the procession, and the profusion of floral tributes was so great that trucks were necessary in conveying the beautiful offerings to the grave. Mr. Henry D. Boozer. Another of the oldest citizens of the county passed to the great beyond on Monday 'night when death ccme to Mr. Henry Dixon Booze?1 at the residence of his daughter, Mrs. V. C. Wilson. He had reached the ripe and honorable old . age of 79 I years. About ten days ago he had a stroke of paralysis and again on Monday night another attack from which he suddenly passed. Abought 18 months ago the companion and helpmate of his long life was called, and he then rented out his farm and made his home with his j daughters, Mrs. Wilson and Mrs. W. j D. Senn. He was buried beside her at the cemetery at Smyrna church, the funeral service being held on Tuesday afternoon at 5 o'clock conducted by his pastor, the Rev. T. C. VvTT fllD J W j XJJ U11V A%V ' v. r. . j Carson. He was a ruling elder and j cl?rk of the session of this church [for 52 years. I Mr. Boozer was the youngest of 12 children ofv George Boozer and the last to go to the land over there. He was married to Miss Lucy Anderson of Waterloo and they had a happy married life of 58 years, and lived ; at his home in the Trinity neighborj hood in sight of his boyhood home | all of his long life. He is survived ! by two daughters, Mrs. Vernon C. i I Wilson and Mrs. W. D. Senn and one J | son, Mr. Ben S. Boozer, all of New- j ! berry county. There are ten grand- J | children and two great grandchild-1 j ren. ! Mr. Boozer served the foiir years j of the War Between the Sections As j a private in Co. C. Holcomb Legion, Capt. John R. Spearman, j Mr. Boozer was a well known and i respected citizen of this county and ; kept up his visits to the city as long as he was able to get about. Owing ; to his advanced age and increasing infirmities his visits to the county seat were not so frequent as former! ly and his friends missed him from . 1 ' - * -1- +-Vn-/-m rrli nrliiph Vlp (' j cne ianiiuitr auccis uuuu^u ? . j was wont to stroll during- his long! lifetime. It is not given to many to reach the ripe old age to which he attained and to have the good fortune to have the companion of his , youth to journey with him almost to ' the end of the way. A Small Fire. ! The fire alarm frightened people I Monday night between nine and ten, ; | o'clock, as it was a very windy night. Thrt hln?p was in the UDDer story of .? , Mr. J. Mann's store, but the damage | was immaterial, there being: nothing | in the room. The fire burned through I from the fireplace in an adjoining | building upstair?, in a room occupied by Mrs. J. P. Thomas. She was in ; another room on the same floor, oceupied by Mr. and Mrs. Luther Padgett, and was keeping company with Mrs. Padgett during Mr. Padgett's absence. Mrs. Thomas says the fire in her fireplace had died down to a j few coals when she returned there to retire. As -she entered the room she saw the reflection of the blaze ? i through the window and got there as the alarm was sounded. The fire company responded promptly and quickly had the fire out with the | chemical hose. If Newberry had not been so well protected in this respect Monday night there would have been another disastrous conflagration. Commissioner For No. 10 Suggested. , The voters of No." 10 township would like to suggest the name of Mr. Thos. J. Wilson as a competent and suitable man for c?ommissioner of \o. 10 townsftip unaer tne provisions , of the new county government act ! and would have him announce tfrat he [will accept if elected. Xo. 10 Yolers. I NEGRO SHOOTS NEGRO MAN DIES LATER All About a Woman?Wert* Has Been Arrested And is in Jail Awaiting Trial. \ 1 .1 oi a y a A / il dnortiy alter tne excitement 01 tne fire in west Main street on Monday night, between 10 and 11 o'clock, a commotion was created off Harrington street in rear of the lot adjoining the residence lot of Mr. J. L. Boozer and white families of the immediate vicinity were disturbed by the row. For instance, quickly after the shooting, Mr. Thomas P. Johnson was called to his door by excited shouts, when upon opening the door the wounded man fell on the porch and a woman withv him asked that htelp be summoned, Efforts were at once made to hurry a. physician to the o nn/4 nViATlO niOCQQCPQ HPQT4J1 ^ UilU *U^WWWg)VW MVW^M WVAAVM v?? to sheriff and . police headquarters. Dr. Ellesor arrived promptly and officers of the law got there so quickly it seemed they had hardly had time to get the message. In the meantime Mr. Johnson had told the negroes to take the wounded "* x man to a nearby^ negro .house so that he could receive proper attention. The man was carried to the home of Clint Rivers, the lirst house on the lot, opposite Mr. Johnsori's. The shooting occurred in a house back of that, the home of Lila Werts, the separated wife of Archie Werts. And thereby hangs the tale. Archie Werts, who it seems was still in the habit of visit ing there, paid another visit that night and found Simon Robertson in the room with Lila and two other women, one of whom, however, was his own wife. J^erts did not wish to have Simon paying attention to his woman and resented the intrusion by immediately opening fire. Robertson received his death wound, dying Tuesday night at his home on the Brooklyn side of New berry, whence he had been taken, the end coming at about 10 o'clock. Dr. Ellesor pronounced the wound fatal as soon as he saw it. Other particulars follow ttith the inquest findings. Losing no time after their arrival the officers got busy %on the case. Werts had left abruptly following the committal of his bloody deed. Deputy , Taylor and Policeman Tobias staid in one end of the Werts house the balance of the night, thinking their man would probably return for his clothing, etc. But the wanted criminal had fled to parts unknown. Early the following morning the waiting / * ja .1 TTT !__? omciais iouna werts gun umrcr mv house where he had thrown it as he was making his hurried flight. It was a 32 U. S. 6-inch barrel with one shell missing. Returning to headquarters preparations for leaving no stone unturned in the efforts to capture the* fugitive were at once put into execution. Sheriff Blease wrote full description! of the missing man $nd despatched Deputy Taylor to the union depot requesting Agent Lefler to hand them oil nf n99sin<r t.raifl#. The sheriff got in telephonic communication with other sheriffs in the state, and Deputy Sheriff McCarley was promptly put on the man hunt. That officer seen- - I to know how to get on the tra' between 7 and 8 o'clock the ar. lorning near Vaughnville, he 'iu arrested Werts, who is now in to .await his trial in the sessions court. Coroner Lindsay held the inquest on Wednesday morning before., the following jury: G. B. Summer, foreman; W. J. Swittenberg, H. Pet Baker, Leo Hamilton, W. E. Wallace ar.d C. H. Williams. After reviewing the evidence the jury returned a verdict that the said Simon Robertson came to his death by a pistol shot wound at the hands of Archie Werts, the attending physician having furnished the following certificate: "This certifies that Simon Robertson died on the night of April 3, 1920, from a pistol shot wound in his right side." (Signed) P. G. Ellesor, M. D. The ball went through the flesh/ part of Robertson's right arm, penetrating his side and ranged down into the abdomen. There were only three eye witnesses to the affair. They were sworn at the inquest and gave their evidence. There will be preaching by the pastor. Rev. R. H. Burris. at Fairview L-hurch nest Sur.duy at 3 o'clock. 4 \