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VOLUME LVIII NUMBER 28. NEWBERRY, S. C., FRIDAY, APRIL 7, 1922. TWICE A WEEK, $2.00 A YEAR ' > i ?^??a? GOVERNOR SIGNS i TELEPHONE BILL | MEASURE BECAME LAW MON- j DAY MORNING Charges Revert to January 1, 1321 ?May Appeal to Courts. Statement by Cooper Tho State, 4. Governor Cooper yesterday morning signed the Foster telephone act restoring rates ana charges on all telephones in the state, except companies owned in one or two counties, to heir status as of January 1, 1921. The chief executive had announced a hearing on the act, passed by the recent session of the legislature, but Saturday called off this hearing in view of the fact that he had already reacnea a concision. . The act that became law is one of I, the most important pieces of legislation put through by the legislature at the 1922 session. It makes null I and void increases in telephone rates allowed by the railroad commission , and puts these rates, charges, tolls, etc., back to the same status they , wrere before the railroad commission , * allowed the increase in March of 1921. The act also reestablises the telephone exchange radius or alleged "free toll" service that was abolished ' T-T-- | by the general assemui>. , It was indicated yesterday that attorneys for the Southern Bell Telephone company will go immediately' into the courts to determine the valid- . ity of the act, the company having fought the measure throughout its j' course in the legislature. Provision j is carried in the act for the telephone company to petition the railroad commission for relief and the commission has authority to reduce or increase ' the rates to be charged and the rates'' .Tnnnarv 1. 1921. The com- ; 1H t-Ai yv v v ^ ?f pany may go before the commission j ibut an appeal to the courts is also j being contemplated. (Statement by Governor In signing the act, the governor gave out the following statement in regard to the act and the calling off i of the hearing: j "In view of the fact that I had, on i request, promised a hearing before , signing this act, I think it is due the j, public and all parties interested that j I give my reasons for dispensing with ; xne nearmg. "The act is regular on its face. It is very clear to my mind that should a hearing be had it would consume more time than I could possibly give to it. But if I had the time or in- I: clination to give an extended hear- i ing, the most that the opponents of!, the measure could show would be < - that the rates fixed in the act are i: confiscatory. The act itself provides j < a remedy in casf- the rates are unrea-! sonable, and I could not veto it in the i. face of such a provision. < ''In addition to this, I would be j very reluctant to veto any measure j< of statewide interest when the leg's- j lature would have no opportunity of': passing on the veto until January of ; next year. I think that any person :, interested in any matter pending be-'. fore any department of the state government is always entitled to a hearing, but where it is so clear, as it is in this case, that I could not have suf- j ficient time to give a hearing, and! ir-hprp thprf- is ample opportunity for j, the same questions to be submitted to j another department of the state government, it seems to me that the j hearing is not denied by my acting ; as I have, tut that it is simply trans-: ferred to an appropriate tribunal." j Provisions of the Foster act are as ! follows: I \ Provisions of Act "Section 1. Be it enacted by the ; general assembly of the state of j, South Carolina, That no corporation, ( company, firm, person or persons owning, controlling or operating or that hereafter may own, control or operate a line or lines of telephone or telegraph whose line or i:nes is or are in whole or in part in this state,; shall charge or collect or suffer to be charged or collected for their serv ices a greater price or sum of money' or a greater rate than was of legal i, force and effect and on file with the railroad commission of South Caro-; lina on January 1, 1921: Provided.! that any corporation, company, firm, ; person or persons violating or at-, tempting to violate the provisions of j i j I i RUMOR LEVER MEANS TO QUIT POLITICAL LIFE ; Lewis Wood in The Columbia Record. j Washington, April 1.?There is a ' strong impression here that Asbury, ?- T Ml j. 1.. iL r. Lever win not mane uie r.ce iui ( governor of South Carolina. Mr. Lever would not commit himself on the proposition today, saying he still had , it under consideration. Ii was raid by some of his friends that instead of entering politics he intends to go into J private banking but this could not be confirmed. It is known however, that he is even now looking over some business offers. Mr. Lever's term as a member of the* f? lera 1 farm loan U rl vrvf nv^iv.i until ? 1*^.1 fi uuai u uo v. v?*4 v?.. Fie is under no nee2ss;?y to make a change at this time unless ho desire*. Summerland College Notes Rev. W. H. Greever, D. D. Editor of the American Lutheran Survey has accepted an invitation to deliver the Baccalaureate Sermon May 20. Rev. W. A. Reiser, pastor of The Church of the Resurrection, Augusta, Ga., will deliver the Annual Missionary Sermon to the Luther League. The Literary Address on the day of graduation will be delivered by Dr. E. B. Setzler, Newberry College. On Palm Sunday night the Choral Club under te direction of Miss V'lda Divers will render The Ressurection, Easter Cantata, at the BatesburgLeesville High School auditorium. For several years the Christmas and Easter Cantatas griven by the music department of Summerland College have attracted very large audiences and have won most favorable comment. This promises to be the best sriven so far. The new dormitory will be completed the fifteenth of this month. Nothing Vioc hopn cnnrpr] in makine* this a most convenient, safe and beautiful school home for young women. this section shall be liable to a penalty of $50 for each violation or attempted violation, to i)e recovered in any court of competent jurisdiction in this state, at the instance and on the behalf of the aggrieved party or parties: Provided, further, that the provisions of this act shall not apply + /% lii-iQp /-\nrr>o/-3 nr>/^ nnoratp/l pritlrplv IV HHV.O V ?? 1IVU UUV4 V4? V.J within not more than two counties and owned by citizens thereof: Provided, further, decisions of said commission may be revived by the court of common pleas upon questions both of law and fact. Within 30 days after the rendition of the decision any person aggrieved may commence an action in any court of competent jurisdiction against the commission as defendants to vacate or set aside any such order of the commission or enjoin the enforcement thereof on the ground that the authorization, consent, rate or rates, charges, fares, tolls and schedules fixed in such order are insufficient, unreasonable, unjust or unlawful in which action a copy of the complaint shall be served with the summons, and no order or determination of the commission reducing any rate, fare, charge or tell shall be enforced during the pendancy of such action if the telephone company affected shall execute and file with the clerk of court a bond or undertaking in such sum as the court niav prescribe, to be approved by the court, conditioned to secure the refund to customers, patrons or subscribers of any sums that may be collected in excess of the rates, fare, charges or tolls that shall be finally aajuagea lawful and valid. Any party to any such action in the court of common pleas shall have the right to appeal to the supreme court in accordance with the existing law and procedure: Provided, the railroad commission is hereby required to publish, promulgate and, on request, furnish the schedule of rates existing and effective January 1, 1 "921. And provided, further, the railroad commission may, on application, after investigation j and in the manner now provided by law, alter, modify, raise or reduce the rates ir effect January 1, 1921: Provided, further, the rates in effect January 1, 1921, shall be held and con strued to include tne teiepnone exchange radius existing on s.iid date, and the said radius is hereby restored. "Sec. 2. All acts or parts of acts inconsistent herewith ^re hereby repealed and this act shall oe efF-vtiv-j ; immediately upon approval by the j governor." 9 TELEPHONE CASE TAKES NEW TURN, TEMPORARY INJUNCTION IN UNITED STATES COURT Company Must Give Bond Pending Result of H^arlnr Fridnv. April 14. Charleston, April -i.?United States District Judge Henry A. M. Smith this afternoon granted a temporary interlocutory injunction against the state railroad commission and the attorney general of South Carolina on the petition of the Southern Bell Telephone and Ttlegrap company, which changes that the law signed by Gov. Robert A. Cooper is confiscatory. Judge Smith requires the company to give bond in the sum of $100,000 pending the result of the hearing on Friday, April 14, wen it will also be decided whether "the matter shall be heard by three jud ges" as provided in the judicial code. Should the telephone company lose the case it will bt? required to reimburse any subscribers who overpay to maximum amounts allowed by the new South Carolina statute. The law signed yesterday in Columbia by Governor Cooper overrules the state railroad commission's order allowing the present maximum telephone rates and prescribes that the maxumum rates be those which were in force after the period of government control. ; < > <?> THE BONUS <s> <?> Abbeville Press and Banner. Fred H. Dominick, congressman from the third district, - is the only congressman from South Carolina who voted against the bonus to soldiers of the world war, and in the opinion of the Press and Banner is the only congressman from South Carolina who voted right. Whv should the soldiers in the ' World war receive a bonus any more than the soldiers of the Spanish-American war? Many of them, a large majority, in fact, did not see the sery'r>o r>r?7' onrliirp thp li;i rd^VnnS. whiph members of Company A, of the First South Carolina regiment, and which members of Captain Perrin's company saw and endured. j And if a bonus is to be paid, why is it not limited to those who actual-' lv saw service on the field of battle? Why should officers who never saw the smoke of battle and who received ' far more money for their time and ; training than they had ever earned before receive a bonus, when this country is tax-ridden to the breaking point? Did the soldiers who fought in the last great war fight as patriots as did the soldiers in all the other great wars in which the country has been engaged, or were they after serving in order to hereafter receive the bonus money? It seems to us that this insistent demand for money from the public .treasury does at least a large percentage of the men who fought a great injustice. The politicians say they are for a ! bonus because they promised their constituents they would vote for a bonus. We rather think that many J cf them are for a bonus because they are seeking the soldier vote. They think to get the .whole soldier vote, taking chances that the people who pay the bonus will not be offended. But unless we are misinformed the taxpayers will be heard from as well as the soldiers. Perhaps after all the taxpayers may decide that the war was fought by this country to make the world safe for democracy and not to make public money easy in a vote getting scheme by congressmeif. : Death of Mrs. P. A. F. Shealy Mrs. Polly Ann Frances Shealy, wife of Mr. W. M. Shealy, died at her home in the Oakland mill villags on Wednesday morning: at 1 :30 o'clock and was buried at Baxter's Memorial cemetery Thursday afternoon at 1 ! o'clock, service by Revs. W. H Dut- j ton and Paul Kennet. Besides her husband Mrs. Shealy :s survived by two daughters and one son. About the worst break a man can make is to go broke. NEXT WEEK WILL BE VICTORY WEEK FOR FARMERS Columbia, April 3. Next weak will be "Victory Wee!:" in >< nth Carolina, and over four thousand farmers nre expected to take the lield and canvass for s^natures to the contracts of the South Carolina Cotton Growers' Association. Tin* week, :)fYic-Ials of the association say, will go down in the records a:-> a wee.v makir.<; a cc.r.plete revolution in the agricultural and commercial life cf South Carolina. "Vktcry Week" will be Me whirlwind round-un carnpa?:gn for me"; bcrship in the association and hundreds of farmers w-il work day and night to sign up '-he necessary number of bales to make the contract operative. Over 100,000 biles of mi ~ ?- ^ 4- v-w !\a r*' n. 1 nn cotton are expecLeu tu uc ^igi.bn next week. Marlboro county is now leading: (he state .in the number of bales signed, having passed the 30,000 bales mark last Thursday. E. Wallace Evans, the county chairman, says that 40.000 bales will be signed up in that c-ounty. Darlington is second with 21,000 bales and Calhoun :*s third with 19,000 while Sumter is a close fourth with 18,500 bales. These ~ ? 4-Kfr?l c i rr?n _ lOUr counties pruunsc a iuui up of 3 00,000 bales by May 1. j Great headway was made in the Piedmont section of the state last week, there having been great activity in that section. Over 20,000 bales were reported in one day from Piedmont counties. During the week many of the most prominent farmers in the Piedmont section affiixed their signature to the contract, including t such men as Jas. R. Anderson of An- j derson: H. L. Watson, G. G. Dow-! ling, and J. G. Purkinson of Greenwood: D. F. Eflrd and Son of Lexing-, ton: R. L. Gray of Gray Court: W. \ A. Moorehead of Goldville and others.! Mr. Moorehead is president of the i Banna cotton mills at Goldv.:lle. i In a statement issued Saturday, j Harry G. Kaminer, president of the association, said: "It is the ambition of every man to render some serviice to his state j during his life time. There is a chance for every farmer in South Carolina to render a distinct service next week. Every citizen who assists in the canvass for members during "Victory Week" will be rendering such service. 1 believe there ar enough public spirited farmers in South Carolina to to re'.der some service to his state 2150 bales signed up in Newberry, you next. Home Dem. Agent's Itineray O'Neall, Tuesday, April 11, 3:00 p. m. at Mrs. Long's. Tramvood, Wednesday, April 12, 3:15 p. m. at Mrs. J. J. Sease's. Hartford, Thursday, April 13, 3:00 p. m., at school. Bethel-Garmany, Friday, April 14, 4:15 p. m. All parties wishing containers for; cfnnHqrH nroducts to be sold through i X- ? , the S. C. Home Producers' association i will please see the demonstration , agent as soon as possible. The barbecue hash will be good on ^ Saturday. Don't forget to get some. I The following has been received lately by Miss Ber>:?: Last summer when I had a lot of I vegetables I canned and pickled all I did not have immediate use for, not knowing then that we would have such a great thing as the community market. After it was started I put in a few of my pickles, they were sold in a short time and calls came for more. You know the money we i make ourselves is so appreciated. Let each of us plant a whole lot in ; our gardens and save everything by canning, etc., for the community mar-' kot. We will find this work a pleasure as well as a profit. Let's all try to see how great we can make the market for ourselves I and others. i An Interested Club Member. j. A new pugilist is named Jawson. J The name would be more appropriate for a senator. Does the world get better? The old-time man chewed tobacco and the modern youth smokes cigarettes. TEXAN PRAISES MARKETING PLAI LOME STAR STATE FARMER T? SPEAK IN STATE "Says He Is Delighted With Wa Cooperative Association Handles Hii Cr;-.p The State. 2. J. D. Coghlan, a farmer of Enni: Texas, arrived in Columbia last nig:! I . v rind tomorrow will be?in a speakin tour in behalf of the cooperative mai ketini* of cotton. He has come t c* ^ - i. l? P 11? o *<nrmncf a f "f Vl CUUII1 V/cllUlillclj <X L Ulic i tvjuv.ou w A v*f Scuth Carolina Cotton Growers' Cc operative association, to tell of th operations of the Texas Cotton Cc operative association, of which he : a member. Mr. Coghlan begins his tour tomoi row morning at Timmonsville, v/her he speaks at 10:30 o'clock. Tomoi row afternoon at 3 o'clock he zpe^k at Hartsville. Tuesday morning i 10:30 o'clock he speaks at Mullin and Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock a Dillon. Wednesday he goes to Un'c county, speaking at Jonesville Wei nesday night. Thursday he will spen in Spartanburg county and Friday ^n Saturday in Laurens county. Dirt Farmer "I am just a dirt farmer," said J.I2 Coghlan last night, "and make n pretense at oratory. I am delightec however, at the opportunity to com to South Carolina and tell the farmers of this state just what'coopsraiiv marketing of cotton has alread meant for Texas and what I believ it will mean for the whole cotton be] when an organization has been pai fected in each state as will be th ease befroe the 1922 crop is gathereJ "I grew 100 bales of ctrtTo'fi last yea and it was all turned over to the Te? as association. Under the coope-a..v plan, it has been sold at an avera^ of three cents a pound more than col ton of the same grade and staple ha brought from the buyers on th streets of my home town. I am gla to be able to say to the farmers o South Carolina that cooperative mai keting.of cotton is proving a grea success in Texas and I know it wi' prove a great success in this state. Speaking of how the new method o financing helped him, Mr. Coghla said: "I drew 60 per cent of the value o my cotton or about $50 per bale whe I turned my cotton over to the assc ciation. With this $50 per bale, liquidated at my bank; that slackene the noose around my neck and it sur felt good. In a short time I wen back to the bank and asked if my re maining 40 per cent equity was suf ficient collateral anl the bank's an swer was an emphatic 'sure.' There fore, I can draw full value of my cot ton, and at the same time my cottoi is sold on the high peaks and not a distressed coton., "On the street in Texas the grad has ahvoys been too low, and stapl is a word hardly known. This ye? I was astonished when I got return from the association and found tha half of my cotton was 1 1-16 inc staple. I have sold cotton for fort; years in Texas, but this is the firs time I ever knew I had so valuabl a staple. The least average premiur for my staple is 2 3-4 cents. "More than $2,000,000 were ad vanced to the Texas cotton grower through the Texas association durin; the past season. These loans were a 1 J +V. A /iAAMAVnf ITTQ lllliUU UI1UCI LUC uwupcidtivt marketing: plan which is to be followed in South Carolina. Much Activity The coming week will be one o great activity in the campaign ii South Carolina, officials of the Soutl Carolina Cotton Growers' Cooperative association said last night. In addi tion to the meetings scheduled fo Mr. Coghlan over the state, Dr. Lei Davis Lodge, president of Limeston college, sneaks tomorrow at 11 o'clocl at Union and Dr. Clarence Poe, edi tor of The Progressive Farmer, make four speeches on Friday and Satur day. Friday morning Dr. Poe speak at Rock Hill; Friday afternoon a York; Saturday morning at Andersoi and Saturday afternoon at Green wood. Telegraphic reports of heavy sign ups were received at the association headquarters from almost ev^ry coun ty in the state yesterday, it was said "NEWBERRY DEBATERS WIN FROM SHAWNEE" 4 "Newberry Debaters Win froir 0 Shawnee" was the message carried b> j the dailies throughout the state or (April 4th. And again the fact is y demonstrated to the friends of the injstitution that Newberry can hold hei j own on the forum, among the best I oe wall o c? r\ry ofVilofi/" vv/iitgtoj a. o ??vu a j vn m v_ wnuvi'iv field; and again they are forced tc g concede the fact that there is some^ thing else being taught on the hil v over there than athletics. Those " who journeyed over to Holland hal Monday night heard one of the besl debating contests ever pulled off ir New Jerry, with the local team having e the edge on the visitors. The decisior ) of the judges was two to one in favoi js of the Newberry team. The losing , team representatives of Shawnee Ba% fict lim'vorelfv r>f OlrlaVmnis* nrnvpf! to be worthy foes and mighty good losers. Prof. Courtney, who accom , pan led the team, said that the bes1 t team won, and then added that the j Newberry team was the best debating t loam they had faced this season. A splendid test:mony to Newberry col j_ lege?our college. Doesn't this wonderful victorj ?? .s 1?^ ?'An ^aaI lil'A kntrit^rp onAflim II!;'. ft.tr JfUU icvri nr.c uujiug auuw\.i ^ athletic ticket? The boys need a ncv, gymnasium and we are going to ^ive . i4-- to them. We are going to sho\\ ^ them that we are with them in deed; o j as well as in spirit. e The ground was broken at Furmari ]_ university Wednesday for an $80,00C e gymnasium that Greenville peopl( y w:Il build for that institution. We e know that the people o* Greenville [t are not more loyal tr , urman than r. the Newberry people ^re to Newber e ryJust watch us put the gymnasiun Proposition across. The sale of ath letic t'ekets received a considerable e bco?t this week. On Tuesday com e mittees from the senior and junioi > c!as.;os at the college canvassed the ,s' town, both business and residential e. sections, and report a generous reel sponge. Even where they were nol ,f successful in placing tickets thej ; were received courteously and were it sent on their way with kind words [1 and well w'sbes. Z. F. Wright, al".ways a liberal supporter of the col,f lege, gave them a check for $100. n | Name- of additional "boosters:" Mrs. Honry Adams, 2 half tickets f T). L. Boozer. n M. M. Buford, half ticket, i- D. L. Boozer, half ticket. I; J. N. Beder. ,augh, half ticket, d J. L. Burns, half ticket, e E. S. Blease. t J. F. J. Caldwell. George B. Caldwell - M. B. Caldwell, half ticket. - ' T. B. and 0. 0. Ccpehnd. i-1 Miss Carolyn Cromer. -! T. L. Cromer, half ticket. n I/. C. Cunirnjham. s Mr. Danielsen, half ticket. L. C. Derrick, half ticket, e Mrs. Lula Derrick half ticket, e Mrs. Ben Dominick. r Miss Mazie Dominick, half ticket, s W. A. Dunn. t Leroy B. Eargle. h C. M. Etheridge. y Cornelius Evans, half ticket, t W. Y. Fair. ' e "Red" Franklin, half ticket. n C. A. Freed (repeater). Miss Abbie Gaillard. Miss Inez Green, 2 half tickets, s! Albert Haltijvanger. r\ H. B. Hare. .1 E. Clyde Harris. n Miss Gladys Havird half ticket. George C. Hipp. W. H. Hardeman, half ticket. Mrs. J. L. Keitt. f Miss Theresa Lightsey. n E. T. Mayer, three tickets. h! Mrs. J. T. McCracken, half ticket. e [ J. Y. McFall, half ticket. B. H. McGraw. r j Mrs. James Mcintosh. e Miss Gertrude Reeder. e ; P. S. Shealy. It' Thos. L. Shealy. J R. C. Sligh. s ' C. B. Spinks. Charles Summer. s ; Horace Switter.berg. t D. J. Taylor, i | C. F. Templeton, half ticket. .! W. B. Timmerman. I G. P. Voigt. Mrs. J. L. Welling. i Miss Carrie Belle West. Mrs. J. H. White, half ticket. H. T. Whitaker, two haft tickets. i .! DEMOCRATIC CLUBS MEET THIS MONTH 1 r : EDMUNDS SENDS LETTER TO 1 COUNTY CHAIRMEN County Conventiois Follow Club - j Meetings and State Convention r-i u:_ u.? ; | iu vuiuiuuia 1*1 nts.T ) " The State, 4. t H. N. Edmunds, secretary of the ! state Democratic executive commit' tee, yesterday addressed a letter to : all the county chairmen of the Demo1 cratic p-irty in the state calling their ? attention to the fact that the various 1 Democratic clubs are to meet on the fourth Saturday of this month for reorganization and to elect delegates ) to the county conventions. TV./-, /immin / rvrnron+inriQ ari frt he [ i A,1C * ???-* ? ? : i held on the first Monday in May throughout the state and the state convention will be held on the third ' Wednesday in May. Mr. Edmunds' letter sent out to the L i county chairmen is as follows: Edmunds' Letter T "I beg to call your attention to . the fact that the time i3 approaching r for the calling together of the clubs ; in your county as provided by Rule * 1 ?i- j_ ?TVii? jliA 7 t>, wmcn ruie reaus as ivuuno. ***? ^? . clubs shall meet on the fourth Saturday in April of each election year t for the reorganization: Provided, (\ That the county committee may name ^: any other day within the same week \' for such club meeting by giving at j j least two weeks' notice by advertise' ' ment in one or more county papers. In cace any existing dub shall fail j to reorganize on the day fixed, the county committee may^fix a day for - _ _ tJ such cIh'j to meet lor reorganization .. by giving two weeki' notice, as pro': vided in this section.' .' "You wiil note that except as pro; vided for by giving two weeks' notice < i by advertisement the clubs must meet on the fourth Saturday in April." .1 When the county conventions meet r delegates to the state convention will ? be chosen. . ; To Choose Officers . j In addition to making what rules 1 ? * ? fUn ofnfo i . i or cnanging- any ruica tuau me (Convention may deem advisable of- J i ficers of the party in the state are to * !be chosen. \ ! j In regard to ttye county conventions the rules provide: "Every general elect'on year county conventions shall be called by the county committees to meet on the first Monday in j May at the county seat. The con: vention thall be composed of deleI gates elected from the clubs in the - x? ?? rw ovaru !) j COUIliy, Olie ucic&aic xv>i ? ! members, and one delegate for a maj jority fraction thereof, based upon j the number of votes polled in the first primary of the preced'ng election year." As to the state convention the mlei . lorovide: "The stat? convention shall i be called by the state committee to meet at Columbra every general elect:on year on the tVrd Wednesday in May. The convention shall be composed cf delegates elected by the county conventions, each county to 'be entitled to as many delegates a9 double the number of its members in the J general assembly." Fr.?*'--*an Triangular Debate The Tr'angular debate between Newtyernr, WcfTord and P. C., which is rarticimted 'n b^. freshmen of the three collep^s, wilT be held or Friday, April 7. The auery for d:scussion is: Resolved, That the Ur-'ted States should nermanently retain the Philippines. The affirmative team from Wofford, and the negative team from P. C. will debate here. The\^^ contest will be held in Holland Hall at 8:00 P. M. The public is invited. Newberry's affirmative will be main tained bv Messrs. F. E. Dufford and # C. E. Hendrix against Wofford's negative at P. C., wh.ile the negative composed of Messrs. W. J. Bodie and T. W. Smith, Jr. will meer P. C's. affirmative at Wofford. John H. Wicker. H. A. Workman. Tierman Wright (repeater). Downs Wright, half ticket. Mrs. R. D. Wright, half ticket. Z. F. Wright (repeater), contribution $100. Publicity Committee.