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'1 VOLUME LVIII, NUMBER 39. NEWBERRY, S. C., TUESDAY, MAY 16, 1922. TWICE A WEEK, $2.00 A YEAR ! COOPER TO RESIGN EARLY NEXT MONTH CHIEF EXECUTIVE TO RETIRE ABOUT JUNE 1 Wilson G. Ha:vey of Charleston, Litutenant Governor, to Be Next Chief Executive The State, 12. Governor Cooper will resign early in June as governor of South Carolina to become a member of the federal farm loan board, to which he w^s yesterday appointed by President Harding, he said last night upon his return to the city. Wilson G. Harvey of Charleston, lieutenant governor, will then become chief executive. "I can not say definitely when I will resign, but it will be as early as possible, depending largely upon my confirmation by the senate and the arranging of my persoal affairs," the chief executive said. He named June 1 as a possible date. "I know of no opposition to my appointment," he Laid, " and I expect it to be confirmed by the senate within a short time in the regular order of business of similar nature." The governor said Senator Dial had been actively at work in his behalf as had a number of other senators. Senators Fletcher of Florida and Curtis of Kansas took up ihe governor's name and worked for his appointment, as did Senator E. D. Smith. When the governor assumes Irs new duties he will move his family to Washington as the head offices of the farm loan board are located there. The South Carolina chief execative ? ? 4ft possible appointees was uiic v/x wi.v ? r for the place vacated by Mr. Lever, tt He went to Washington Tuesday i night to confer with President Harding and Wednesday afernoon at 4:45 o'clock, when he saw the president, he was told by Mr. Harding that he would be appointed, and that his name would be sent to the senate Thursday morning. The chief executive left Washington Wednesday night with the assurance from the 1 1 1 < } Via Qnnrkinfpd. president inni* ne wuum ayyv Bi-Partisan Board "The president frankly stated that he was appointing a Democrat because he had to," Governor Cooper said. "The board is bi-partisan, being composed of Republicans and Democrats, and Mr. Lever being a Democrat, the appointment had to go to a Democrat.'' The president asked Governor Cooper to take up the work as quickly as possible and the governor said he would do so. "I found the president a very approachable man," the governor said, when asked as to his talk with the head of the government. The appointment is for two years, Mr. Lever's term expiring in August of 1924, but the cv ef executive will be reappointed for a full term of eight years, in all likelihood. When the governor resigns he will send his resignation to the secretary of state and the lieutenant governor, Wilscn G. Harvey, will be sworn in as governor. Mr. Harvey said last night over the telephone that in the - - * ? 1 ^ r?"f aosence 01 any oiuuiai nunutawvu the appointment of Governor Cooper to the federal farm loan board, he did not care to make any statement. However, it is known that he will assume the office of governor. Lieutenant Governor Harvey will be governor from the date of the resignation of Governor Cooper until the* inauguration of the next chief executive, which will be early in the session of the 1923 legislature. Governor Cooper has long stressed the need of better agriculture in the state and in his campaigns has advocated better farming. The appointment will give him an opportunity to carry cut some of his ideas for betterings conditions. "The work of the faim lean board has always appealed to me," the governor cwclared, "and I have always stressed the matter of more advanced farming methods in our state." Regrets to Leave The governor regrets to leave the state, "While I am gratified at this opportunity to serve the people of all the states, the South and my own state, I will sever my connection with the governor's office with great reluctance. It is my purpose before retiring to make a more extensive statement to the people. My inter- / ests in the state and my affection for " the people will not be lessened by my retirement from the governor's office." ; j_ Asbury F. Lever, former member of the board, whom Governor Cooper succeeds, said last night that he was j very much gratified to see the South j Carolina chief executive get the ap- J jpointment. "Membership on the board (offers a splendid field for service to j. ! the people, especially the farmers of | the nation. It enables a man to get ^ ! the viewpoint of a nation of farm- (i ers and gives an opportunity of use- , i fulness to our people," Mr. Lever ^ j said. ''The board is made up of four 1 I appointed members, two 'Democrats ; V ! and two Republicans, and the secre- ^ i tary of the treasury, who is ex-officio 'chairman of the board.'' ' ^ In discussing the work of the board <r Mr. Lever pointed out that only last f Monday a $75,000,000 bond issue .had : ^een offered and that the entire is I Eue was taken in ane daw , * n The membership of the board at present is as follows: Charles E. Lobdell of Connecticut, commissioner; j Capt. W. S. A. Smith of Iowa' and W. ^ H. Jovce of Califronia. Mr. Joyce is the Democrat. Mr. Lever resigned less than a month ago to become ^ president of the First Carolinas Joint * : Stock Land bank of Columbia. The first official news of the ap- L 0 pointment of the govev or wa* received at his office shortly after the ^ noon hour in the nature of a telegram from Charles S. Lobdell, com- ^ p misioner. Mr. Lobdell wired: "Presp ident has just advised me of your ^ nomination as member of farm loan ' board being sent to the senate this" i ? afternoon. My colleagues and my- \ self deem our organization honored ' ^ .v j bv your addition to it and we hope I for mutually pleasant associations, j ^ Trust you can arrange to join us as + soon as confirmed." 4 !, .?? t j ji Many Send Congratulations i During the aftei'noon and last ^ +V.Q rmrornnr rpf?AivPr] manv tel- ' II - ^ lit J?? * ww* . %/ ^ egrams congratulating: him upon the , ^ appointment. j / "Robert Archer* Conoer, the new' member of the farm loan board, is a ' (native of Laurens county, Jhe son of ^ j Henry A. and Elizabeth Jones Coop- \ I er, both of whom died a number of , ! I years ago. As the son of a farmer of moderate means, Mr. Cooper's early c school advantages were limited. He J ^ worked his own way forward by dint 1 of industry and acquired his educa- ^ tion under trying circumstances. Af-' . ter reaching voung manhood he ^ taught school for a while and then r later read law under the late Col. B. ^ j W. Ball. He was admitted to the bar .in 1898. j x In 1900 Mr. Cooper was elected to' the legislature and two years later was reelected. In 1905 Mr. Cooper was elected solicitor of the Eighth circuit and served in this capacity: for 11 years. In 1914 he made the ^ race for governor, receiving a flatter- t . Jr.y-.rl onnnnrcinina' Vrttp T71 1 9 1 fi ' Illg aiiU ? vw. ? ^ again made the race for governor ( and received a handsome vote. He i was elected governor in 1918 over a jl number of opponents and was re- j elected in 1920 without opposition. j Wilson G. Harvey, lieutenant gov- I ernor, who will succeed Governor \ Copoer, is a native of Charleston and ; a banker. He was born in 1866 and obtained early education at the public schools. Lieutenant Governor i Harvey has long been identified in ] banking circles and prominent in fra- < teral orders of the state. He has held high offices in the Odd Fellows, 1 Woodmen of the World, Knights of Pythias and the Masons. He was t elected lieutenant governor in 1920 and has served two years. i< , ir WHITMIRE VS. WEST END \ ( ON SATURDAY, MAY 20TH ] The big ball game of the week will ] be the one between Whitmire and j the West End team, at West End ball i park May 20th. The Whitmire club , is one of the strongest amateur teams j in the state, and the West End team, ? having been strengtheed, will endea- \ vor to wipe out their defeat by Whit- \ more two "weeks ago. Lefty Beard : will pitch for the home team, with ei-1 | ther Tige Oliver or ub Cromer catch- ^ j ing. Gilliam and Millwood will occu- y i py the points for Whitmire. The s game will be called at 4 p. m. and . | the West End band will play a concert from 3:30 till 4. Admission 20 I and 30 cents. |l L :OOPER GETS PLACE fPE FARM LOAN BOARD ] IARDING NOMINATES TO FILL me OUT TERM OF LEVER bef Cd\ orgcs to Front Against OdJs?Senator Dial Highly Pleased With a * . hai Appointment j fol [ugh W. Roberts in The Slate. j ^ Washington, May 11.?The presi- ' ^ " ent today nominated Robert A. tJ;1 looper, governor of South Carolina, 0 be a member of the federal farm 3P.il board.. '*L r Governor Cooper will succeed Fornth the president yesterday, stated, ^ efore returning to South Carolina, ?* hat if he received the appointment C*K e would tender his resignation as :na overnor and enter upon his duties P" ' 1 Washington as soon m he was conrmed by the senate. '^vV< \|T Q Governor Cooper will succeed for- * l'er Representative A. F. Lever, who Pl't] esigned some weeks ago to organize federal farm loan bank in Columh - v ia. The unexpired term will run ~ wo years, where the term of Gov- eru rnnr Conner a-- irovernor would have ? xpired next January. It is said to e reasonably certain that Governor jCJ1 ,'ooper will be appointed for a full erm at the expiration of the un- ^rc xpired term. The appointment of Governor ^10 hooper came in the nature of a sur- ^ rise, as it was understood that the C'CI resident had virtually promised the Pas ilace to Richard S. Whaley, former 2's nembir of congress from South Carilina, with whom he frequently plays ^e, rolf. It is understood that when Sen- f^01 tor N. B. Dial of South Carolina two a ^ r .reeks ago suggested the name of Governor Cooper to the president he wo fas left under the impression that erri ^ ~ ^^ Viorl tiaon nmmiefvl 7VTV* Whhr IiC UldLC nau uv.i.11 ^? ey. Senator'Dial informed the pres- * 3ent that he had no desire tp inter- ^el ere with the effort of Mr. Whaley ^al o secure the place, but that if Mr. ^ Vhaley were not named he would j or him to consider Governor Cooper.' wa The president was delighted with Governor Cooper yesterday. He had inS he advantage of Mr. Whaley in that Fo ie was represnted as a ''dirt" farmer ncM amiliar with farmers and banking. .s well as financing institutions and , tates. In he afternoon he attended s'e< he local tennis tournament with the (resident. ' j we Senator Dial expressed himself to- 1 I > lay as delighted with the Cooper ap- j )ointment. He characterized Gover- tai lor Cooper as a man of the highest ype who would .render the country ixcellent service on the farm loan )oard. He was congratulated by his ^ea enatorial colleagues as having "put iver" his friend in the face of what ^ n the beginning appeared to be in- i 1 urmountable obstacles. There is no ^ loubt respecting the confirmation of he nomination by the sonate at which ; ime Liuet. Gov. Wilson G. Harvey: _ J vill become governor of South Car- ini( >lina. ! 1 -i- j tan DEWBERRY-GREENWOOD ROAD me LET TO SMITH AND HALL 1 j La: ^oad From Chappells to Saluda W: 1" River to be Completed Within I Sixty Working Days | Dee ' | Mr.1 The highway commission in con-! j lection with the state highway de- sU] >artment let the contract for the an( completion of the Newberry-Green-; -j vood road from Chappells to the Sauda river bridge at a meeting in ^ dewberry last Wednesday, the work , 0 be completed within sixtv days. r> . Pilj ihe contractors we understand will ^ commence work in about ten davs. , ele< That means that the road should be ( ^ >pen for travel in about three , . . , . . , dei nonths. And we are all glad at tne ^ Drospect of havnig this road comT\e\ )leted so that we may go to Green- i vood and bevond. I 1 , Ma A Chicago man who believed what ^un T 1 bootlegger told him, says the Augista Herald, is now learning to read : yith his fingers. j * A political campaign is coming on,1 Thi md no matter how dry the summer bor nay be there will be lots of mud ^rlinging. i s^rl j ser President Harding, it is said, is the' ^rc jest dressed man in Washington. But | ? le doesn't have to pay any rent. |Nei RSONALPARAGRAPHS PROSPEROUS PROSPERITY -T 7 1 Prosperity, May 15.? Commencent of Prosenty high school will jin Thursday, May 18 with a musirecital by the pupils of Mrs. J. F. nvne at the school auditorium at i. m.. On Friday night at the town 1 the oratorical contest will be held lowed by un address by Prof. J. C. :ard of Newberry college. Medals ! oe awarded. On Sunday the r.mencement ends with the baccareate sermon preached by Rev. J. Meng of the Baptist church of wberry. Public cordially invited, rhe checker playors around Pros:ity "have gotten up a checker taam nine players, and have asked the cker players of Newberry for a tch to be played May ID at 4:30 in. at Newberry. 'Of all the days of the year, the setest is Mother's day." Sunday tliers' day was observed in all the iix-hes, w^th overy one wearing 'ier a red or white flower. White .vers were worn for mothers who c gone to live forever in the pres- > :e cf the King, and the red flowers le worn for mothers living. One ' a year is really a short allotment Mother's day, and we cannot but nk God for creating for us the atest blessing of all?Mother. Anniversary day was observed at n church Sunday afternoon by the worth league. The league pres:it. Pierce Barnes, presided. The tor, Rev. J.' D. Griffin, delivered trong address on How the Church y Lend a Helping Hand to the ague, followed bv a talk from Olin : wi unts on How the League Can Lend helping Hand to the Church. rhe thinning line of veterans who re the gray and under the South- ^ - - - . - ? . . i 1an t cross battled m old Virginia were 2sts of the* William Lester chapter ?= D. C. at Memorial day exercises Mr d Wednesday afternoon in the city 1. Rev. J. A. McKeown presided frc lowed by prayer by Rev. J. D. of ffin. The address of the occasion s delivered by Dr. W. K. Gotwaid the Newberry college, his subject be- Sc] : The Spirit in Which They ught. The 'benediction was pro- vis meed by Rev. J. E. Williams. Fol*ing the conclusion of the exercises At ! graves of all the soldiers who ry bo in Prosperity sod?veterans of frc World war and other conflicts as 11 as those of the Confederate war is jvere strewn with flowers. j The Literary Sorosis was enter- aft ned Friday afternoon by Mrs. T. : Dominick. The program on South se\ rolina was continued as follows: tal Roll call: Wherein South Carolina ds. roi Sketch of the forest industries? wil s. Dominick. , j" ' Map talk?Mrs. M. C. Morris. i is i ^aper on The Work of the State ; rhway Commission?Miss Willie ber e Wise. me Misses Salome and Bernice Dom- }k served tempting refreshments, spe Mr. T. M. Mills has gone to Spar- Cr< burg to attend a district agents' " eting on boll weevil. Spi Mr. and Mrs.- Fred Schumpert of a v ngley are guests of Mrs. W. W. 1 ieeler. ' - . spe "? T TTT1 1 - ? /~l _ 1 1 1 T 3. Lj. wneeier 01 ooiumoia nas jju >n on a short visit to his mother, s. Nancy Wheeler. rel; I". L. Thornburg filled Grace pulpit * nday and was entertained by Mr. ncH 1 Mrs. G. D. Bedenbaugh. , ^ Little Misses Mary, Caro and Sara bP 0 :che of Greenville are visiting , ' , , .hoi ir grandparents. j ^ Vliss Maud Wooten, teacher at Mt. ^ orrim, left Friday for her home' at ester. Miss Wooten has been re- * the cted for another session. : T'; Xev. S. W. Hahn of Burkes Gar- "'' SGS Va.. has accented the call to ice church and will enter upon his j v duties September 1st. ; Messrs. N. L. and L. A. Black and ] rter Ralph Black motored to Co- for ibia Friday. me; Dr. G. Y. Hunter and F. L. Lever 0f nt Sunday in Columbia. )r. G. W. Harmon has added to his ?ady modern office a Victor X-ray. Is X-ray is capable of taking: any ie in the body as well as the teeth.: ^ Harmon has had an expert to inlet him in radiography, and is now ^ ving the public in and around x i (sperity. j ] tfr. Ernest Gibson and family of get .vberrv spent Sunday with Mr. and a r< \ BBO?n iwnni I EX i 111 EUGENE 5 10 has juit been elected Grand M< rolina. Mr. Blease rendered nne : wberry. He has served in the StJ ? House of Representatives, in wl ider in the fight for the common : s. W. T. Gibaon. Mrs. C. T. Wyche has returnee ?m a visit to Mrs. James Gcjgam ?.w. JIC1. Miiss Jean Adams of Pelzer wa ? week-end guest cf Mrs. J. C hump art. Miss Eunice Adams of Pomarla i: iting Miss Rubie Lee Taylor. Mrs. G. W. Harmon na^ gone t< lanta to visit her sister, Mrs. Har Hebble who is arriving Saturday >m Tucson, Ariz. Miss Xeilie Rae Seybt of Pomark risiting Mrs. Sarah Amick. Mrs. Mary Sitz has returned home :er spending a week in Augusta. Mr. and Mrs. A, H. Hawkins speni -eial days last week in the capi city. ' Miss Rosa Ridgell of Batesburg er ite to Alio. Ga., spent Thursday :h her aunt. Mrs. J. L. Wise. Prof. Alvin Sir.gley of Columbia an a short visit to the home folks, Miss Grace Reagin, teacher at Alnarle, N. C., is home for the sumr. Miss Nannie Simpson of Pelham is ndlnfr a while with Mrs. J. H ssson. VIrs. W. L. Brown of Connellj ings, X. C., arrives this week for isit to her son, J.1 F. Browne. VIrs. Harold Wise of Columbia lit Saturday with her sister, Miss cv Lake. VIrs. J. D. Hunt has been visiting atives in Newberry. Mrs. G. Y. Hunter returned Wed ;day to Johns Hopkins hospital [timore. Miss OpheMa Connelly, matron a1 Lutheran seminary, Columbia, is ne for the summer. L M. Wise of Greenville was home the week-end. Miss Lazette Counts 'is home for summer after having: taught in icolnton, X. C., during the past sion. Vli-s. Sam Snence and children of lumbia are visiting relatives here. lenry Ford has placed' an order 1'0,000.000 nuts. Which may an that we wlil be missing Some our friends soon. n English author says: "American [s will marry anybody." Yes. some them have married Englishmen. ermany has made another promise to those reparations payments, if t is of any interest to you. lotel waiters complain that they smaller tips these days. There's eason. j i i i i i. BLEASE ' tjter of the Odd Fellows of South ! service a progressive Mayor of j * " c ^ v -- ' = ELCkir Q momhpr AT L * -C KJCiia^c aixu ?io iiv i:ch body he distinguished Himself as schools. r 1 NEWBERRY WINS 1 FROM CLEMSON S . Indians Down Tigers, Nine to Eight The State. Newberry, May 12.?The Newber3 ry Indians defeated the Clemson Tigers here this afternoon by the score ^ of 9 to 8 in one of the most exciting - games ever played here and went into ? che lead in the race for the state intercollegiate championship as a rei suit of the victory. It was a hard hitting contest, six of the locals' hits 1 going for extra bases. The terrific hitting of the three Shealy brothers , t and'Luther wrecked the hopes cf.the ; - Tigers. D. Shealy and Luther each drove out three hits out of four ac- 1 i credited times at bat. Newberry ' drove Swe ter.besg from the mound in the sixth, scoring five runs in that i frame as a result of long home run . drives by A. Shealy and F. Shealy - and a triple and a double by Haiti- \^ wanger and D. Shealy, respectively, these long distance swats being cou> pled with errors and bases on balls. J . The Indians sewed the contest up in the ninth when Luther singled and 1 r stored on D. Shealy's double. Wood" ward, Gioson and Keel hit home runs , for the visitors. A spectacular catch i by Gwiil:am for the locals was the , ; only outstanding fielding feature of the game. Luther was on the sick , : list, being hardly able to participate in the game, ^ut he stuck to the twirlf in? job gamely, striking out 16 men, , despite the three home runs secured ^ off his delivery by the Clemsonites. ; The work of both catchers was ex- j i cellent. Upwards of 1,500 people witnessed the contest in which the j ( locals played a great uphill game. . Newberry will play Carolina in Co- } lumbia next Wednesday, May 17,- in j i the last game of the collegiate season ^ : in South Caroilra. ! Clemson 100 110 230?8 8 3 ] ' Newberry .. ..000 205 011?9 11 4 . l*J If Mr. Bryan should get the Demo- * cratic nomination for senator from; Florida, say? the Kansas City Star, : it would be just his luck to have Flor 1 ida go Republican. r George Washington, it appears, I was a human being after all. It has been discovered that he wrote poetry 3 to his sweetheart when a boy. ; * j r Many a man got that run-down-at- t the-heel look by patronizing bootleggers ' ; b Strange, but those who eat late b suppers think they are early birds. It 1 ' 1 NEXT GRAND LODGE SESSION NEWBERRY EUGENE S. BLEASE ELECTED GRAND MASTER ODD FELLOWS W. H. Hardeman Trustee Orphans' Home?1923 Session Held With Pulaski Lodge Newberry City, Pulaski Lodge No. 20, I. 0. 0. F. of Newberry and Newberry Odd Fellows loomed up big and fine at the session of the grand lodge >f Odd Fellow's of South Carolina held at Spartanburg last week. Evidently the members of this great fraternal organization hold Newberry and the local lodge in high esteem. Pulaski lodge voted some time ago to invite the grand lodge to hold its session of 1923 in this city. When it was known that the local lodge de sired Soul' C rolina Odd Fellows to come to Newberry at its next annual communication, other organizations of the city endorsed the invitatfon and gave aid in the fight to win the place for Newberry in 1923. The invitation on the part of Newberry was made to the grand lodge by Eugene S. Blease. In his speech in 'behalf of his city, Mr. Blease read to the members of the grand lodge telegrams from Pulaski lodge, J. Marion Davis, past grand master of the order, W. W. Cromer, mayor of Newberry, C. P. McDaniel, secretary of the chamber of commerce, J. L. Welling, secretary of the Kiwanis club and Dr. E. H. Kibler, president of the Rotary club. Rock Hill and Florence were both contestnats for the honor of the nexts place of meeting. By a big majority Newberry was selected over thesk two progressive cities. The members of tjae local lodge are proud of their vic{&ry and fiave already started plannnig for the meeting of next year. A committee to take charge of the entertainment of the Odd Fellows, .<h'e$d&B Ify C&ionel J. M. Davis, has already been appointed. One of the things that Pulaski lodge intends to do by the time of the coming of the grand lodge is to double its nismibership. The drive for new members has commenced in earnest and is meeting with success already. * Three members of Pulaski lodge received high honors at the session of the ffrand lodflre. Hon. Eucrene S. Blease was unanimously elected to the position of grand master of the -,tatej the highest honor in the body. Mr. W. H. Hardeman, alderman from Ward Five, was reelected a member :>f the board of trustees of the Odd Feltyws orphan home. Mr. Hardeman was first chosen to this place four years ago. Under the 'manage- . ment of the board of trustees of which Mr. Hardeman has been a member, the management of the lome has been excellent and the condition of the property has ben greatly improved. All debts against the lome have been paid and the treasury low carries a handsome balance. Mr. D. B. Chandler of Newberry was made grand conductor for the ensuing term. The other officers of the grand lodge elected at the Spartanburg netting were: Deputy grand master, w. a. nantsKe 01 L,oiumDia; grana warden, Frank J. Tripp of Greer; *rand secretary, Dr. S. F. Killings^vorth of Columbia; grand treasurer, 3. Endel of Greenville; grand ehapain, J. K. P. Neatherby of Columns; grand representatives, J. T. Dothran of Spartanburg and A. B. -angley of Columoia. The members of Pulaski lodge who epresented that lodge in the grand odge and who worked to get^ that >ody to meet in Newberry next year vere: W. H. Hardeman, D. B. Chander, Eugene S. Blease, J. H. Arial, ' .M. Ouzts, Chas. W. Douglas, W. ). Arial and J. T. Danielsen. Braswell-Hyler Miss Ophelia Duckett Braswell and lr. Ernest Hyler were married on rhursday last by Dr. J. L. Daniel. The get-rich schemer who swindled .11 those Chicago people ought to be mnished, of course, but there is nighty little sympathy for his vicims. ? Railroads are blaming the automoliles and the motor truck for slack usiness. But somebody had to deiver the goods. " ~ . >2 ,v3 si t . tj