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CUMMINGS NAMED FOR CONVENTION " Conference in Chicago Results in Plans Being Made for San Francisco. Chicago, April 20.?Homer S. Cummings, chairman of the Democratic national committee, was to- . day selected to act as temporary chairman of the party's national con- i s vention at San Francisco next June. The selection was made by the executive committee of the Democratic i national committee. Col. John L. Martin of St. Louis, Mo., for the past 25 years sergeant 1 at arms of the Democratic national committee, was chosen sergeant at -.c i.i arms ui uie cuiiveiiiiuii. The convention slate was formed at a luncheon at the Iroquois club where the Democratic chieftains later listened with particular interest to a . ^ speech in which Chairman Cum-' mings sounded what they said probably would be the main point of his "keynote address." {. The Republican party had lost its .moral character, he declared, in., launching a vigorous attack on the - action of the majority in congress in : defeating the peace treaty and league of nations and particularly Vvir pnn+rnl nf t.Vlfi tilt; JUCbUVUO Wjr niii^u vvunv* ?? foreign relations committee was held by the Republicans. . . j "The whole fight on the league of j nations dates back to a corrupt elec- j: tion in Michigan/' he said, "and a convicted criminal is the thing upon I which Republican supremacy rests." j He was convinced that the. petsqale J of tie Raited States wanted the p' league of> f?#ons:: "the Republican.)/ y congress had debated the peace treaty j for eight months and had failed "to! pass one constructive pieeer-o# iegis- f ? - ? - ? j?i 1.' Turning to tne warj- ae aeuareu: that "not chance but.brains*' won it,; and for this leadership he maintained: lie Democratic party -was entitled to j credit. "It matters not what they i may say of President Wilson," he. added. "His fame is immortal and| future generations will render trib- j utes of praise and obligation to this? great Democrat." 1 ^ Relations of Democratic women to | the party and their part in the ditec-1 tion of its affairs would be decided by [. the San Francisco convention, the: national executive committee decided -? today. I Meeting with members of the wo-;. men's advisory board, the committee j appointed Mr. Cummins chairman of a subcommittee to draft the program under which the enfranchised women! will work. Their findings will be precon+Ari tn t:hp rrmvpntion for adoDtion. The day's session was to be the j first in which women have had, representation on the national exe-j cutive committee. Plans for the convention were; virtually completed today with thej selection of the temporary officers.Besides Mr. Cummings and Colonel j * Martin, these officers are: E. G. Hoffman, national committee-1 man from Indiana, secretary; W. R.! Hollister, Missouri, assistant secre- j tary; J. J. Hughes, Oklahoma, assistant sergeant at arms. Colonel Martin, who has been sergeant at arms of the national committee for the past 25 years, had officiated at four previous conven 'i'i/kWO j UUUO. - ; Objection to the San Francisco1 convention committee's arrangements and particularly to tke size of the hall, were removed following the appearance before the committee on arrangements of Postmaster Charles Fay, chairman of the San Francisco ; committee and Isadore B. Dockweiler, national committeeman from California who explained the plans being - made to handle the guests and the , convention might be moved across the bay to Oakland, or to another city, were dropped. Gen. William B. Haldeman of Louisville announced his resignation as national committeeman from Ke*itucl:-*, because of ill health. The executive committee and com- , % mittee on convention arrangements , will meet at San Francisco, early in! v June it was decided. A Good Report. We always like to record anything of good report. After completing the annual audit of the books of the commissioner of public works of , Newberry, S. C., Mr. L. A. Searson & Co., certified public accountants, j say: "We have made an exhaustive'! audit of the books and records, with . regard to both receipts and disburse- . ments. Cashier C. F. Wertz has properly accounted for all funds re-j. ceived, and has on record itemized vouchers for all disbursements. We', are pleased to submit that his figures were absolutely accurate, and that the condition of the records were en-i ' ?tirely satisfactory." . | Could anything be better than that? ' The record above written is the usual j' re< jrd of Clarence Wertz. He is ] only sticking to it, that's all, and;] keeping up his reputation. Everybody1 ( knows he and Homer Schumert just ( can't do any other than the right way' ^ in having the business straight. | CHEESE CLUB HAS STARTED ; A BRAND NEW MOVEMENT New York, April 19.?The Cheese Club which introduced the south's overall campaign to New York, to-'I day started a brand new attack on j 1 high prices by urging overall wearers! j ' and others to carry lunch boxes from j, home to worl. "Dollar and more" lunches are the : reason for the latest move. I' Enthusiastic proponents of the! idea claim that in addition to the; value of eating a comparatively! cheap, wholesome home-made lunch,: considerable me, now spent in! crowded restaurants, at the noon! hour, will be saved. The club points j out that this extra time, if spent in; ( strolling in the fresh air, will be beneficial to the health. ANDERSON MUDDLE GOES INTO COURT Right of Governor to Remove Appointee Sheriff to Be Determined. The State, 21st. Argument in the case of C. G. Kin;: and tfhe State of South Carolina against J. Olin Sanders, which case - - ^ ? - ^ ^ 4 /> /i M A involves tilt* U) t:;c ui sheriff of Anderson county, was heard in the supreme court yesterday morning. The petitioners were represented by B. F. Martin of Greenville and S. M. Wolfe, attorney general, with Gen. M. L. Bonham and G. P. Greebe of Anderson for the respondent. Governor Cooper removed Sanders from the office of sheriff January 23, because of alleged immoral conduct, and on the same day appointed C. G. King to fill the vacancy. Sanders refused to surrender the office. A few days later an order was given, requiring Sanders to show cause why he should continue to perform the duties of the office. The chief executive has not the power to remove a sheriff elected, but Sanders had been appointed by the chief executive to fill the place made vacant by the resignation of a former sheriff, Joe M. H. Ashley, and the governor has the authority to remove an appointee "for cause." This authority is given in Paragraph 2 of Section .695 of Volume I, Code of Laws of 1912, which reads as follows: i "Any vacancy in a county office, by reason of death, resignation, refusal or neglect to qualify, of the person elected or*appointed th< - eto, expiration of the term of ofl.je or any . othec. q^use. The person so appointed to hold office, is jail cases in which 1 fche office is elective, until the next general election and until his successor shall qualify, and in cases of offices ^whicfr ^are originally ""fifled by appointment and not by election, until the adjournment of the session of the general assembly next after such vacancy has occurred. The governor may remove for cause any person so aDDointed by him to fill such vacancy." An interesting angle developed' during the procedure yesterday when a second affidavit was introduced by, counsel for the respondent, Sanders, I in which affidavit E. M. 0'Bryant withdrew some statements he had made in his original affidavit on which Governor Cooper took action. In his last affidavit Mr. O'Brvan says that he was surprised on looking over his first affidavit to find that he had sworn that "J. Olin Sanders *and the wife of the deponent had both ad i-t - i ii-.i J-~I- --- ? ? mut-ea inai tuey were guncy ui wc charge of having illicit sexual relation.M j The court is not to pass on the merits or demerits of the cause leading to removal, the sole question to he determined being that of the governor's authority to remove. HIGH SCHOOL LAD DIES IN ACCIDENT The State. Darlington, April 19-?Andrew D. Cauthen, star high school athlfete and one of the most popular young men of the city, was almost instantly killed this afternoon near Society Hill when the automobile in which he was ridipg skidded and turned over. Young Cauthen and four otlier: members of the Darlington high baseball team were en route to' Cheraw to see Columbia and Cheraw schools play. The other members of j the party were: Theron Mozingo,! who was driving the car; George Theton, Hampton Skinner and Tom Sharpe, none of whom were serious- \ ly injured. The young men left Darlington! about 3 o'clock and the accident occurred half an hour later, two and one-half miles from Society Hill. The machine had climbed a long hill and on the crest struck sand, skidded and' turned completely over. Hampton1 Skinner, with a painful injury to his hand, walked to Society Hill for: medical attention, but when the doc-J tor arrived, Cauthen was dead.! Sharpe's legs were hurt. The Columbia high school nine was^ scheduled to play Darlington Tuesday. and the young men were on their way * to Cheraw to get a look at the team' preparatory to the game here. The date has, of course, been cancelled. Darlington is saddened by the dis-' tressing accident. Andrew Cauthen1 was the son of the Rev. and Mrs. ; Henry J. Cauthen and was a youth of ; sterling character and rare worth.: Exceptionally well liked, his death has cast a gloom over the entire city., The chamber of commerce, scheduled , to meet this afternoon, immediately adjourned out of respect to his mem-! A ?1 i i :n ~ i ^ ury, ctxiu me scnooi wju aLieriu trie funeral services tomorrow in a body. Young Cauthen was in his 18th year and gave promise of a fine collegiate athletic record. He had already made for himself a strong place in high school circles, being a valu-' able member of the football team and a mainstay on the baseball nine. He was without a doubt one of the very best high pitchers in the state. He had already pitched his team to sev-j sral victories this season and in ad- j dition to his work in the box was hit- j tinjr well. Funeral services will be held at Grove Hill cemetery, here, Tuesday afternoon. TV J 1_ XT -Dngnienrng up worn on uie store tvhich Hal Kohn will occupy is now iroing on and Hal expects to move by the end of the week. If he makes !iis new store look as well as the one ; which he is leaving, he will be all j right and, say, but didn't he work > wonders in the looks of the store , room where he first opened up? Hal's j a hustler and we expect great things ! from him as a business man. mi Hewitt?I shave myself. Jewett?I don't blame you for not j * i spending any money en a face like j that.?Houston Post. CASE OF NEG.IO BABY AT HELENA The following is the record in de taii: Eva Wright, sworn, said: I am sis ter of Ella lvinard. Went down t< her house last night, April 20. 11)20 vi i r ??+ / Vvma; i.i Mo>*jn?>i \Y ilCfll JL IJUt tilt' l c v.'Ui ntiia l *?hc4a ami Alice Wright were there. The;< stayed a short while after I go there. Cornelia Marshall said sh< would come-back, but she diun' come. Spent the night. Eila seeniec to be sick, but 1 didn't know wha was the matter. Heard a Strang* noise. I asked her what made th< noise; she said it was her leg tremb ling. I carried a bundle of clothe to my home. The body of baby wa in the sack of clothes. I did no know baby was in clothes sack, did not know she was pregnant, did not know that Ella had a baby. Eva Wright. Mary Rutherford, swoim, says: went to the home of HJlla iiinar< about seven o'clock on the night o: April 20, 1920. Went up to carry he a fish, as she had been sick so long She said she would not eat it tha night. While in room Maude Steven son and myself heard a noise tha sounded Strang; somewhat like a per son in pain. I went home at thi time. The noise we heard sounde< like something strangled. She neve admitted being pre'gnant. Mary Rutherford (Her Mark). Maude Stevens, sworn, says: I an ?lia iunaras aaugnter-m-iaw, an< and live in the home of Ella Kinard We were in Ella Kinard's room on th< night of April 20th, and some womei came in .. room. The women wer< Co^eli^-Marshall and Alice :Wrigh1 After they left.Aunt Mary Wrigh came. At that time we heard a nois that sounded like: a "baby.; Auri Mary Wright left at that time, an< F,ll? told me and mv husband that Wi could go to bed, that Eva Wrigh would be with her. Eva told her tha she had to go, and Ella asked Eva t come back. We were still in th room, and she asked us to leave th room and we went out of the roor and went to bed. Ella had never ad mitted thai she was pregnant. Maude Stevens. Cannon G. Blease, sworn, says Am sheriff of Newberry count's Snnr??v_ Anril 21st. received a phon message that there was a rumor i; Helena that a baby was born up ther Sunday night, and that it was bor: alive, but had been disposed of. went to Helena about 2:30 to se what I could find out. On receipt o information received, stopped a Mary Rutherford's house and aske her if she knew anything about bab being born up there last night. Sh said no. I asked her where Ell Kinard lived and she said next aooi I went into room where Ella Kinar lived and asked her what was the mat ter with her. She said she did no know; that the doctor was to see he last P'riday, and he said she woul have to be operated on. I then aske her if she had had a baby, and sb said, "No, sir." She seemed as if sh was mad about it and insisted on m telling her who accused her of sue a thing. I questioned Maud Stephens, who was in the house wit1 i ipH knowim OI1C at JI.X UWAAAVM r, anything about it, but later said tha Eva Wright, Ella's sister, had take: the baby and buried it. I then wen to Yielding Wright's house, wher Eva Wright lives, and asked her i she knew anything about it, and sh denied it at first, and continued t do so until I told her if she did no tell me whefe the baby was I woul have her put in jail. She then wen into her room and went into the oot torn of the washstand and got th baby out of some old clothes. I the] went back to Ella Kinard's house, an she admitted having the baby, but sai it was born dead. I put the baby ii my car and brought it to the coronei and he authorized me to have a doc tor make an examination of the babj I took the baby to Dr. Jno. B. Setz lers office. Ella Kinard, Eva Wright and Mar Rutherford are neiamg wrigm daughters and Maude Stephens i Ella Kinard's daughter-in-law. Cannon G. Blease. Dr. Setzler gave the following cer tificate: "This is to certify that I hel< a postmortem over the body of th< deceased baby, and that, to the bes of my knowledge and belief, the bab; breathed after birth. Examinatioi of the body did not reveal any evi dence of external violence, but it di< disclose the fact that the cord ha< not been tied, nor had the baby beei bathed. "John B. Setzler, M. D. "April 21, 1920." The coroner's jury, composed o C. C. Schumpert, foreman, and W. E Long, E. H. Summer, W. R. Reid, G P. Hill and J. K. iiiison, returned '< verdict that the baby came to iti death at the hands of its mother Ella Kinard, and that Eva Y/righ was accessory to the crime. Eva Wright was arrested by th< sheriff and lodged in jail. Elh Kinard unable to be moved at pres ent. The grand chapter, grand counci and grand commandery will meet witl the Newberry masons next year. Thi: pleasant news was brought home bj that high masonic officer, Dr. Vai Smith, last week. Bonus for Ex-Service Men. Abbeville Press and Banner. Concerning the proposed bonus ol five hundred dollars each for mei inducted into service during th< World War, Lieut. Colonel Frank B Keech relates, in the New York Sun two conversations which he has hac with ex-service men as follows: For the benefit of those in favoi of the proposed bonuses for the ex service men I should like to narrat< two conversations which took plac( recently. Parenthetically I wouk like to state that 01 many scores 01 people whom I have talked to on the subject I have found only two whc were in favor of these bonuses, one *.Vax-,.?' ku-tv an ex-soldier and the other in politics, i Pre.. .nab I b. .h voul?i benerit. j : iir; .-or .ersacion was between - my-"" 1" .1 tin: ."<]o.:ei of cne of the infantry regiments of the 77th - division. : y "How long: wore you \ ih this . regime at?" 1 i o;;^a.,ized the regiment, trained ? - i^.i / ;t. look it overseas, cor.irnamu'ii uiesc t m :\ during tne entire time overseas, j 2 brcuuht trem u ck. and. was present t when they we? mustered out of the 1 service." , t "Vou were familiar then, with the! 2 condition of tbjse men mentally and; - physically en :!: -y came into the j - service am: whe n they were dis- j s charged?" ; s "Yes." * t "How did lh< ir physical and men I tal condition win n they were dis-' I charged compare with that upon en- j Itering the service? Was this condi- j 1 tion improved or otherwise, and if T av+nnf?" * irU? U u i;ai cAutiiu . i "7hc;r physical and mental condif tion .vus improved. I should say 300 r, per ter.t. Owing to this improved condition they were capable of earnt ing much more money after they were - i discharged." t: "Were tnese men?improved in other | -way??" * < s 1 "Yes. Three hundred of this regii ment could not speak the English r language and had to be taught." I The second conversation was be! tween myself and an enlisted man 1, who went overseas: 3 j "What do you think of the proposed bonuses?" e "I should like to get the bonuses'." a! "If this were given it would re^ 3-? OAfMA quire, ac.coraing lcpui^. t ouinvj -> fbllt1 crr'five billions of dollars, would \' iti.not-ivj, v v. Vv-<%J 5 j' . /^esy-sir.?. '. " tj '-^Now that' the financial structure is s^ini i almost to the breaking e j point, how would this issue of bonds * affect the securities market?" * j "It would naturally have a depress 0! sing effect. Liberty bonds might sell e! on a 6 per cent basis and other see i curities would go down accordingly." n j "As you probably know, the Cana " | dian government gave large bonuses I to their discharged soldiers. From 'observation it was learned that--thisJ j money jwas spent in 80 per cent, of r-1 the cases in a few weeks. If these e: bonuses were given by this country n j do you think the result would be e | similar?" - a i "I do." 1 j "When you returned did you find J | your old place in this firm open to Jiyou?" J "Yes sir." d' "At the same salary as before or y reduced?" "My salary was raised shortly after f" I came back." \j j "What was your condition mentally and physically when you returned from the service, compared " ' ' * 1 " I with tnat wnen you emeieu mc J | vice?" j I "Iwas both mentally and physicald ly better." e "Besides this, you had a very ine teresteng and valuable experience, ? did you not?" h uYe$ sir." ? "If it were possible to sell such a thing, would you take $1,000 for this J experience?" * "No sir." " From these conversations, which typify the real conditions, were the | ex-service men the gainers or the f losers by their service? ? I The wounded were the real suffer " ers. These are tne ones wno nave J really lost, and the American people J cannot be too generous in their eft forts to help them. ; As suggested by the writer of the e above article, the wounded in the great war deserve of the country all j| that they may receive in the way of d making their bodies whole, and of J1 being taken care of in cases where their earning power has been des" troyed or impaired. But those men r* who went into the army and came out whole, while they have performed the most praiseworthy service, and have V been willing to make all necessary s sacrifices, have not sustained such s | losses as warrant the expenditure of I the great sum of money necessary to | pay the proposed bonuses. ^ | We are glad that the men from ? i this state, or at least those of them ? j who have spoken in the matter, have ! expressed theirself as opposed to the JJ j bonus. They spring from fathers and _ | grandfathers who fought for patriotJ ! ism and not for money. They would ^ | be untrue to them if they came back 11 from this war and showed themselves j eager to further increase the burdens r of government by demanding this | bonus. Something still must be left ^ j to patriotism. * EAST RIVERSIDE DEMOCRATIC : CLUB. 3 Will meet Saturc'py. April 24, 1920 3 at 2 p. m., for the purpose of reor ?: ga/uz^tr and ejecting delegates 10 i | the county convention and for the a transaction of any other business. ; W. P. PAYSINGER, ' President. VAUGHNVILLE DEMOCRATIC j CLUB. j The Vaughnville Democratic club will meet at the (old) school house, 3 Aoiil 24, 1920 at 3 o'clock p. m. r L. H. SENN, l Secretary. 1 HARTFORD DEMOCRATIC CLUB. Will meet at Hartford school house < on Saturday, April 24, 1920, at 2 1 f o'clock p. m., for the purpose of 2 j electing delegates to the county con- ( ? vention and the transaction of any 2 other business. J. P. HAWKINS, J President. 1 P! SALUDA DEMOCRATIC CLUB, NO. 7. 2 Will meet at W. H. Sanders store ? i on Saturday, April 24, 1920, at 3 t 1 o'clock p. m., for the purpose of re- t ?. organizing and electing delegates to i the county convention and for the ) transaction of any other business. J si J. S. WERTS. Real 1 Insurance a * PHONE 14 Davis RI J*' r ?w:':x v'/: ->W *;o'i Tv 7?GwW* FOR ;*. *.; :t V '??*'. - * '' ..<# t ; ?-v #. .. V. . . - 124 1-2 acres, 3 miles fro school, 3 churches witfcin 1 cultivation, loam soil with c timber, nice orchard, com "*V VV " two story barn, crib and and living stream. Pric< terms. Davis R< 5th Floor Exchan I Cans * and 1 v Can'ts - Can yo yon can? Y outhoweasi can you leai 'Jtie CO! CENTI There are r canning?th serving frui winter use. cuses for the begin cannir .t...... of the seasoi The Country _ TLEMAN IS start: great series of he can articles in ? week's issue?< enough so that car canners will be : : for the early st berries, and so directions will t every woman's 1 before its too late I f "Cans and Can't * 52 Big Weekly Issi I Curtis ] Phone 25-1 1704 Nai An authorized subscnp He C??atry Gentleman The Ladies' Hoi 52 mm?$1.00 12 inn -ONGSHORE DEMOCRATIC CLUB Will meet at Longshore on Saturiay, April 24, 1920, at 3 o'clock p, n., for the purpose of reorganizing md electing delegates to the county convention and for the purpose of ittending to any other business. nwrt TT HC A TDrpTVT UtlU. JUL. JI1AM1UX, > Secretary. THE CENTRAL DEMOCRATIC CLUB. Will meet at the school house; Saturday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock ;o reorganize and to elect delegates ;o the county convention. E. S. SHEELEY, President. 3. S. WICKER, Secretary. curt House. . :? 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Let me Ijt :s for send your order today I l? ies for Only $1.00 lf( Epting l| ice St. Newberry ZH$ ID tion representative of jf| .* ne Joonal The Saturday ET?riag Put alt: ESTATE NOTICE. Notice is hereby given that I will! make i final settlement of the estate^ of Sallie C. Metts, deceased, in tist Probate Court for Newberry County, S. C., on Wednesday, May 2?t&^ 1920, at 11 o'clock A. M., and immediately thereafter apply for &. discharge as Executor of said estate^ All persons holding claims against oc+ofo hprphv notified present same, duly attested, to 2ne?, or my attorneys, Hunt, Hunt & Hunter, on or before the 19th of May, 1920. JOHN B. LATHAN, As Executor of the Last Will snd Testament of Sallie C. deceased. April 23, 1920.