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$ ^ ^ biiiwi i ii -r a??*?-afJ? ??i VOLUME LVI., NUMBER 68. NEWBERRY, S. C., TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2920. TWICE A WEEK, $2.00 A YEA1 N ?? - ?.???? ? ?w.-- _TCX-iV?*-'*r T3V~ T t-S'=*.=Z-T.' :?E~rXM^'TT "-l?--l , ''T'^'^XmKnUABVXJMnUaBSBBBmBBMEMMIBHBMHHB WOLFE LAYS GHOST OF JURY DUTY "TWELVE MEN" PRESCRIBED BY CONSTITUTION, SAYS OFFICIAL. \ Registered Women May Rest Easy on Subject?Was Bugaboo zo Many. The State, 26th. # No petit jury duty for women, registered or not registered is the gist of an opinion rendered yesterday by S. M. Wolfe, attorney general of South Carolina. With the utterance of this opinion, the attorney general lays a ghost that has frequently been requisitioned to dog the footsteps of women who were registered. The bogey of "jury duty" * 1 1-1? CAW1A A-f "f V) Q nas proDiioiy y i^mciicu oumc ?uv former timid sex to such an extent that they have refrained from placing their names upon the books, and very likely many a husband has earnestly entertained Jiis wife to remain away from the registration books through fear of her being drawn upon a petit jury. This fear is now vallayed, and women who have registered may rest content that they will not be called upon, for a while at least, to do jury duty. The attorney general's opinion was given in response to an inquiry made by J. L. Perrin, clerk of court and member of the jury commissioners of Abbeville county. The letter of the attorney general to Mr. Perrin is as follows: "Dear Sir: "Replying to your inquiry of yesterday as to whether or not women are eligible to jury duty, I advise that Section 22, Article V of the constitution prescribed that the petit jury of the circuit courts shall consist of 12 men. The 19th amendment to the federal constitution does not 1 ~ -t / . ? alter this requirement." jk <$$>$<$><$><&<?> ... ^ <$> Things We Don't Understand? <?> One of the- things we do not understand is how a loafer can content himself to idle about all the day long, loitering his time away in laziness and worthlessness.' It makes a busy *aan tired to see such people. One of the most annoying things in life to the reporter is to have an idle man stop him for conversation when he is in a hurry to catch a local with limited time. When Gabriel "blo.ws" j his trumpet in the morning" the left * over loafers will get busy then in the twinkling of an eye. - We don't see how such a class of people can enjoy a rest or a vacation. A working man, from banker to bootblack, likes ? 1 fVio Hair's work is XO gU UUU1C rv ntu wiv in.; ? ? done and get the comfort that follows honest toil. Where is the comfort to an idle loafer? The only difference between loafers is that the ragged, penniless, friendless loafer of the hobo stripe is taken up for vagrancy, while ?he "idle rich" can stand on a street corner the livelong day?unless his legs prompt hi^ to go somewhere and sit down. ENTERTAINMENT FRIDAY t AT MIDWAY SCHOOL There will be an entertainment at the Midway school house on Friday evening of this week at which time J -i-l ? will ice cream ana otner l-trircauiucuw be served by the ladies for the benefit of the school. This is really the handsomest rural school building in the county, we mean by that the best in the rural districts. The building is nearing completion and will cost around $10,000 and has a fine auditorium and large and airy class rooms and is a credit to the work and sacrifice of the people of the' community. The ladies of the community are behind the movement for bettei schools in that section of the county and you should go out to this the first entertainment at the new school house and enjoy yourself and at the same time give encouragement to the ladies and the men too because the> are aroused and interested. The registration books will be ai Chappells on Thursday, giving the women and other voters of thai neighborhood who have not register ed the opportunity of entering theii names on the lists. ROOSEVELT BARES | REPUBLICAN PLOT SAYS WILL HAYS FORCED i LODGE TO OPPOSE LEAGUE. | Hoped by Destroying League to j Minimize Popularity of Wilson. | Ogdensburg, N. Y., Sept. 25.?Will! ! H. Hays, chairman of the Republican ! j national committee, "forced Lodge, i [ Harding and other Republican sena- j | tors to turn against the league of na-1 tions in order to injure the chances j of Democratic success in November," j Franklin D. Roosevelt, Democratic | I vice presidential, candidate, asserted I here today. | "The change of mind" of the Re-; publican party, Mr. Roosevelt said, .took place during President Wilson's second absence in France. It was at i this time. Mr. Roosevelt charged, that Mr. Hays summoned senate leaders of the Republican party to "secret i conference" in Washington, where a J , program of opposition to the league of nations "on any terms" was mapt ped out. "This was the turning point of the whole Republican policy," the vice .'presidential candidate said. "President Wilson returned to Europe and it became obvious that he would be j able to incorporate the changes sug- j , gested by Senator Lodge and others,: ' including that of definite recognition ' of the Monroe doctrine. The presi- , i ^onf wn<i ftht-jnTrine* in Paris a league j | of nations satisfactory not only to j , the senate but to the whole American people." j "This is the unwritten history of what really happened: Will H. Hays hurried to Washington and called j Senators Lodge, Borah, Brandegee j and others into secret conference. ! He pointed out to them that a sue- j j cessful outcome of the president's ef- j j forts to restore peace and to gain the greatest object of the war, a per ma-; r.ent peace through the league of nations would spell inevitable Repub-1 lican defeat in the coming presiden-' l.tial election then about a year and a half away. 1 ?j ~f Pvaciz-lonf I I " ne pUlIUCU UUV lnai/ * , i Wilson would be acclaimed through1 out the world, as he was being . ac-' claimed in the United States, as the man who had at last been able i?o ac- j complish the world's ideal of putting an end to wars. ~ "Will Hays delivered in dffect an j ultimatum to the Republican sena- < j tors that they must choose between j ! a surrender of power to the Demo-j j cratic party and a deliberate and , : carefully planned campaign to throw j | over the treaty of peace and to dis- j ! credit the president of the United States in order to secure a political victory. "The choice was made. Partisan ! advantage was placed first, and the j restoration of peace to civilization1 was thrown deliberately into the dis- j i card. This is recognized no longer j here but throughout the world." ; Mr. Roosevelt said he expected this ! > disclosure to arouse a "howl of pro-j test from Republicans in the senate j who were responsible for what I con-1 siaer a crime agam&i men vwu ivuu- ^ , try and against the peoples of other; nati6ns." ; "They will seek to befog the is-, sue," he added, "but the essential , 11 fact remains that Will Hays was em-; l ployed for the purpose of electing a , | Republican president?the methods : mattered not." i ! 1 > | Auto Collision. ' An Overland car driven by Cor- j ; j neiius Evans ran against the rear! 11 end of Mr. Robert L. Epting's fine ! i J Hudson Friday atternoon at me cui- j 1 ner of Johnstone and Coates streets, j : That corner is one of the most dan-) {gerous places for automobiles in the : j city. ' | Mr. Epting was running along ' Johnstone street on his way to Glenn ! Ptrcet, while young Evans was com t ; in? down Coates street from the [ ! I Boundary street side. The Overland j ' knocked the Hudson about 25 feet, j r j throwing the rear end into the ditch, j bending the fender and wrjakinz the running board, while the Overland " had its front axle bent anil glass i lights. I Tonight, Monday, Kathrine Macr Donald in "The Notorious Miss Lisle." COX FEELS PULSE OF GREAT WEST WILL GIVE SUPPORT TO DEMOCRATIC DOCTRINES. Democratic Nominee Pleased With Response in Sixteen States. VIT,,* 9" W\T_ ciiinj} vv ^?? j oming today received the league of nations and other Democratic doctrines from Governor Cox in two addresses at Laramie and at Che.venne. Before a large theatre audience here tonight and another this afternoon at Laramie the presidential candidate gave his reasons, international and domestic, for American participation in the league, emphasizing again practical argument for Western support, increased markets through world stability, for Western products and use of funds, saved by disarmament, in developing Western resources. "I have traveled some 8,000 miles since. September 2," s.aid the governor tonight. "I have traveled through all states of the mountains and West. I have visited 16 states and spoken to more than a half million people in 200 cities and towns. My advocacy of a peace with honor, my claim that the United States should join with the other powers in the league of nations was everywhere welcomed with enthusiasm. There is no doubt where the great West stands on the paramount issue of the campaign." Progressivism and non-partisanship in voting on present issues also were urged by the governor, and he **eiteri-j j n-f "hie business" area udiunwiabivu.? v*. ? and the "senatorial oligarchy," with further recitals of the alleged "conspiracy of silence." In discussing the league tonight, Qovernor Cox denied that it would create a super-government, quoting a similar denial by Former President Taft. At Laramie Governor Cox referred tb the socalled "mysterious letter" of Senator Harding. He propounded a question to Senator Johnson of California, asking if Senator Harding had not written Senator Johnson a letter'in which the governor said Senator-Harding gave a "direct and unreserved promise'' that he was obsolutely and unreservedly against the league. LUTHERANS WORKING FOR CLEMSON GAME Newberry Practic Brings Out Good Material?Will Meet Carolina Eleven November 20. The Newberry Indians arc rapidly rounding into shape to meet the Clemson Tigers October 2 at Clemson in the opening game of the season. From all appearances Newberry has a strong team on the field and the Clemson eleven will very probably encounter stiff opposition when it meets the Lutherans next Saturday. Practically all of Newberry's letter men of last year's team are back again. In addition, Kennedy, a star - - - > of the 1916 team, ana joiysiuuv:, ? star of the 1917 team, have returned after a long period of service in the army and navy, respectively. Much promising new material is on the field and prospects are unusually bright for one of. the strongest 'and heaviest teams this season in the history of the game here. Coach Sullivan is driving his red skinned warriors to the limit in practice every afternoon. A splendid schedule of games has been arranged, as follows: October 2, Clemson at Clemson. October 9, University of Florida at Gainsville, Fla. October 15, Wofford at Newberry. October 22, Erskine at Newberry. October 29, Furman at Newberry. November 6, Citadel at Charleston. November 12, open. November 20, Carolina at Columbia. November 2.r), Presbyterian College of South Carolina at Clinton. Ladies and gentlemen, we are doing the best we can to keep up with the procession. You know lots of things happen in Newberry, and they keep on happening. Don't expect too much of a fellow. The territory U big. * % [HUNGER STRIKERS BEARING UP WELL JAIL PHYSICIANS AMAZED AT CONDITION. | Sinn Fein Officials Warn Doctors j Net to Instruct Nuns.?Not One Unconscious. London, Sept. 25.?A bulletin issued late tonight by the Irish Self Determination league said that the condition of Lord Mayor MaeSwiney was unchanged.' Cork, Sept. 25.?Drs. Pearson and I Battiscombe, the jail physicians, to| day expressed profound .amazement that all of the 11 hunger strikers were still alive and not only alive but conscious. Both said that but for devoticn*and care of the nuns it is certain several of the strikers would long since have been dead. The doctors have been warned by high Sinn Fein officials that if it were discovered that the nuns were accepting from the doctors any instructions 'whatever, the nuns would be instant! ly ordered to leave the jail. The i doctors explained that the nuns were volunteers and were permitted -iiy the ** * ' * J J il* a r\>?i C Ar>_ j jail authorities to aiteuu cue ' ers only because of humanitarian consideration. The nuns reported today, accord? ing to the doctors, that the strikers had been reduced to a very severe degree of emaqiation. The facial e'maciation the doctors observed in the morning was most pronounced in Murray, Power, Kenny, Donovan and Fitzgerald, but only two of these, Kenny and Donovan, were among the four cases regarded as most critical, the others being Hennescy and Burke. Hennessy's * * jp j body is badly wasted DUt nis lace l shows little sign of emaciation. Cork, Sept. 25;-?Although the j night passed quietly after the attempted assissir.ation yesterday of Major General Strickland, commander of the forces in'Southern Ireland, Cork today wears an air of intense anxiety lest yesterday's daring atj tack could yet provoke reprisals. t<. iivwiorvs+nnrl f-.hat the military , I XI/ 13 UUUVlwwvv* r | authorities took the utmost precautions to prevent news of the occurj rence reachirg the troops during the night. No official announcement was made here and the first authoritative version was given out by Dublin Castle. Military patrols during the curfew | hours were extremely active last | night, resulting $ot only in the arI rest of The Associated Press corre spondent but that of police agents in plain clothes.. Whether the police succeeded in capturing any of General Strickland's assistants is not known. The condition of the Cork hunger strikers is relatively unchanged. Death of Mrs. Rosa Paysinger. Mrs. Rosa Chapman Paysinger, widow of the late Samuel Schumpert Paysinger, died early on Friday morning at her home near the old Chapman burial ground, 5 1-2 miles south of the city. She was having her breakfast, sitting in a chair in the hallway, when death suddenly j overtook her, the dishes falling out , of her hands attracting the attention of those in the house. Mrs. Paysinger was 81 years old. She was buried Saturday noon on the sacred ground of the eld graveyard near which she had lived so long. She, like her lamented husband, was the last surviving member of the immediate family. The services were conducted by the Rev. L. P. Boland and Dr. A. J. Bowers, the j following being pallbearers: Claude [Summer, James Ciomer, George j Koon, McDuffie Schumpert, E. Lee I Hayes and Claude Lester. j Mrs. Paysinger, besides a large J number of other relatives is survived * '* * TT* i by the following children: :virs. w. ! * ; C. Lee of Georgia, Henry Paysinger | of Greenville, Albert' and Pinckney Paysinger of the old homestead, David Paysinger of near Augusta, Miss Pearl Paysinjrer of tlte homo and Robert Paysinger of the city. Some men in this city don't 'know the name of the street they live in and some people can't answer the simplest question when asked, making it- hard to ,u-et news. ' BOLSHEVISTS PLAN AMERICAN DRIVE WASHINGTON HEARS OF EFFORTS TO EXPAND. Would C? ,e Tieun of Industries, Particularly Railroads ar.d Mines. Washington, Sept. 25 (By the Associated Press).?Establishment in the United States of a branch of the Third Internationale with the object of unifying the activities of the revolutionary organizations which function on the two American continents was ordered i>;r the international^ at its Moscow meeting late in July, it has been learned by officials here. To further the spread of Bolshevism in the Wesic*" hemisphere, resolutions were adopted at Moscow, the advices received here state, pledging support both moral and material to strike either economically or politically. Material aid is to be furnished the strikers in money paid by the American branch of the internationale. Secret instructions adopted by the Moscow meeting are said to provide for a general strike of workers, partieularlv the railroad men and min ers, "if their capitalist governments show any indications to strangle the revolution." /.II revolutionary sections, the instructions state, "are formally direct to support the Russian soviet if they proclaim a revolutionary war." Spread of Bolshevist doctrines to the United States is part of a worldwide campaign,.the advices received here declare. One of the resolutions adopted at Moscow asserts that, "the activities of the Third Internat:onaie should not by any means be limited to. the territories of Europe, but should be extended to India, Afghanistan, Turkey, Persia, Korea, China, Indo-China and the LatinAmerican countries." In this connection the secret instructions provide for continuance by the Third Internationale of activities independently of -the treaties of peace which may be signed between Soviet Russia and the principal powers and without regard to the reostablishment of economic and diplomatic relations which' \ may result from these treaties. ?? NEWBERRY COLLEGE CELEBRATES OPENING First Day Enrolment Breaks All Records?Work cn New Buildings Not Yet Finished. The formal opening of Newberry college was held in Holland hall on Thursday morning, September 23. Addresses of welcome were made by the city pastors and the Rev. C. J. ci?i.. PV?/-votiqvit\r rim sp.crntafv oncciiy ui x ivsjjuiwj, -? ? of the synod of South Carolina. Stirring and inspiring speeches were made by Dr. George B. Cromer, president of the board of trustees, and by Dr. A. J. Bowers, long a member of the faculty and still one in the minds and hearts of the faculty and students. The enrolment for the first day, 253, has broken all previous records of first day enrolments. There h little doubt that the total enrolment by January 1 will reach 275. The work of the college and of the stu dent organizations is about organized now and there is an optimistic feeling that a good year has begun. The work on the new boarding hall and dormitory is not quite finished although the students are able to occupy the dormitory floor. Mrs. Haltiwanger hopes to be in the boarding hall in about one week. O'NEALL SCHOOL WILL OPEN OCTOBER 18TH : TK_, fVVo^ll <j;4irini will O'lOn the I J. IIC~ V ' ^/V4iW v. _ A next session on Monday, October 18. J This district has recently increased the tax levy to 8 mills and this insures the minimum salary fixed by the state and also a minimum term of seven months. The school will have three teachers and will enrol around 80 children. The teachers for the term are: 1 Aiden Pugh, principal; .Miss Leon (ato of Monetta, and Mrs. Estelle Boozer of Prosperity. 'MILLERAND CHOSEN I FRENCH PRESIDENT | ! NAME OF PREMIER ONLY ONE FORMALLY PRESENTED. New Head of Government, of j France Long identified With Politics. Versailles, Sept. 23.?Alexandre j I Millerand was today elected presi-' j dent of France by the national as-' j sembly in session here. He ' sue- { i cceds Paul Deschar.el, who resigned i because of ili health. i The complete vote was? | Alexandre Millerand 69o. ' Gustave Delory (Socialist deputy jfrom Lille, department du Nord), 69. | Scattering: 20. / | Blank 108. i At 4:57 o'clock M. Millerand was : proclaimed by Leon Bourgeois, presiding officer of the senate and chairI man of the assembly, as the 11th. : president of France. i i j J Paris, Sept. 23.?Members of the j ; French senate and chamber of depu-1 : ties convened in national assembly t 1 at Versailles today to elect a presi| dent of the republic in succession to j Paul Deschanel, whose resignation was read before both houses early j this week. The name of Alexandre 1 Millerand, who, since last February, j j has been premier and minister of for- j 1 eign affairs, was the only one to be i I formally presented, a joint caucus of ! j the two houses held yesterday having j ! shown an almost overwhelming ma- j j jority for him. In fact, today's meetj ing was looked upon as merely a for mality made necessary by the provisions of the constitution. ! ? I j Alexandre Millerand has long been ! j one of the most foremost figures in j the political ljxe -cf France, his entry ] | into parliament dating back to^!885, j j and his cabinet experience to 1889,: j when lie became a member of the ' 1 Waldeck Rousseau cabinet. His early j | affiliations were with the radical So-- j | cialists, and he always has been keen- j ; ly interested in labor questions and j [ has fathered numerous measures for j ! tViP hpt.tprment of the working world, j i notably the old age pension act,! : which became operative in 1905. i ! It was M. Millerand's services to 1 his country* during the great war, I j however, as minister of war in the j ! Viviani cabinet, and his notable con-j j duct cf France's policy as succcssor ! j of Clemenceau in the premiership ; j after "The Tiger's" retirement iast | I January, that 'raised him into pre- j j eminent eligibility for the presi- j dency, compelled his reluctant con- ; sent to quit'the premiership and | stand as a candidate to succeed j ! President Deschanel. i' M. .Millerand was born in Paris! February 10, 1859, and was educated ; for the bar. j ; THE PEAK SCHOOL w OPENED LAST MONDAY | The Peak school opened last Moni day with Prof. Thomas 0. Sease as j teacher and he is getting along nicely j and is fond of his work. C61. E. H. ! Aull has promised to visit the school i ' en Wednesday, October 6, and save ; he would be glad to have the patrons j and friends of the school and any others meet him at the school house so that there might be a conference j in regard to the schools of that section. He says that these good peo-< pie should have a new school house j and in fact a real high school some j j where down that side. He expects j j to reach the school about 12 o'clock i j noon and requests that as many of ; [ the people as may be able meet him ; I there at that time. Former Newbcrrian. : l j The Burkburnett, Wichita county, j ; Texa.-, Star of recent date contains j j an article describing the Caro es'ab lishment, a motor company of that i city, the paper saying "the large eni terprise is a credit to the city of j j Burkburneti." The part of special j interest to Xewberrv is the an-! ncuncement that "the new manager j of the Caro Motor company, W. A. j Asbill. formerly of Wichita Falls, ! has an unusually interesting display ' in the garage this.week in the form; I of a new Ford sedan car equipped j | with all modern accessories." COLBY CALLS HAND OF TENNESSEANS ??? SAYS STATE DEPARTMENT NOT ELECTIONEERING. 1 Action By Secretary Would Have, In" fluenced Issue in Two States. ' . . -J Washington, Sept. 23.?Secretary Colby, in a statement issued tonight, accused the Tennessee Anti-Suffrage delegation which recently called on him of attempting to obtain official statements declaring the validity of Tennessee's ratification of the woman suffrage amendment in doubt because of the political effect such a statement might have in Connecticut and Maryland. "It was obviously ' an improper thing for me to do," said Mr. Colby's _ ''J statement, "and amounted to the use of the state department for anti-suffrage electioneering." The secretary's statement was issued as a denial to an article in a New York newspaper declaring that the delegation had said that Mr* Colby scored the ratification of the suffrage amendment, declaring its success was due to "weaklings on capitol hill." Asserting this was "utterly untrue," Mr. Colby added that the Tennessee delegation apparently sought to impute to him "things which I have never thought, much less said." q "They wished me," declared the secretary's statement, "to publish some statement in which an opinion was expressed or implied that the action of the state of Tennessee was inconclusive and that grave doubt existed as to the finality and legal effect of its vote on the constitution amendment. On .questioning them I ;jg discovered that their theory was that it would have a polrticar*ef?ect in Connecticut ana Maryland and might cause either one of those states to vote differently on the subject of ratification if they but realized that the action in Tennessee was overshadow- ,/f. ed by doubt as to its true effect. '"In other words,'they wished to. impress upon Connecticut that its ac- ] tion was net perfunctory and ^ere- ' .% ly expressive of a friendly sentiment - 1 <* ? * Vinf axtr r\f +Vi(X i!) euuai bumcj;c uui> *i? uvn uncertainties which they wished to be given official emphasis with tegard to Tennessee's action, that it might be decisive as to the ratificaticn. "The Tennessee legislators went so far as to submit to me a statement which met their specifications, with the request that I should issue it. It was obviously an improper thing for me to do and amounted to the use of the state department for anti-suffrage electioneering. It required but a little reflection for me to perceive +'n!c ami rmitp naturallv I decided against the issuance of any such statement." _ -aKEITT SCHOLARSHIP TO WOMAN STUDENT . "4 Miss Pauline Boozer of Leesville First tc Be Given Appointment. Created Last Year. ? -I ' ;" ( Miss Pauline Boozer of Leesville has been awarded the Lawrence M. Keitt scholarship by the university faculty, according to the announcement of Dr. Currell, president of the university, yesterday. Miss Boozer is the first holder of the scholarship. The scholarship was created last year through a fund set aside for this purpose by the will of Miss Anna B. Keitt of St. Matthews, the scholarship being- named in honor of her father, former Representative Lawrence M. Keitt. The appointment of the holder of the scholarship is made by the faculty of the university from candidates, all of whom must, under the conditions of the fvr\m fVio torritnrv rnvprpH CL W a. J. V.i J k/t 1* VUI V1?V vv***wv?j vw . by the present counties of Orangeburg, Bamberg, Barnwell, Lexington ar.d Calhoun, all of which were included in Representative Keitt's district. I JOHNSTONE SCHOOL TO OPEN OCTOBER 4TH The Johnstone school will open on Monday, October 4. There will be two teachers this year. They are: Miss Elizabeth Ken wick, principal, and.Miss Rosa Walpole. & M