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The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-03-24
A Rest Room.

A Rest Room.
For the last two or three years some
of the business men of Newberry have
been considering the advisability and
practicability of establishing and
maintaining a rest room for the ladies
of the country who come to NeWberry
on business or pleasure This matter
should appeal most strongly to the
merchants as they would be the most
direct benefciaries of such an instl-
tuition. Other towns are furnishing
such conveniences and are reaplng
an indirect profit therefrom. The mer-
chant should not only reach out for
new business, but be sure that he
holds the trade he already has. 9th
er towns are getting up what they call
"shopping week" and the merchants
of Columbia offer to pay railroad fare
both ways to the Touchdown" GUS
toners who purchase over certain
amount and are otherwise making 1t
attractive for customers, especially
the ladies, to go to Columbia to trade.
Such competition should not be con-
sidered lightly or looked upon with
Indifference by the practical business
men of our town. If such competition
is passed unchallenged and unhlnder-
ed the result will be that Newberry
will lose considerable trade that ought
to be kept at home. The remedy for
such competition is near at hand, SIM
ply make it more attractive and less
expensive to come to Newberry to
trade than to go anywhere else in the
State. A great many ladies who live
considerable distance from town
come her for the purpose Of shopping
and spend the entire day. While here
they often buy cloth, hats, dresses and
supplies of that kind for the entire
family and spend anywhere from fifty
dollars I'D. That is the class OF trade
that we are in danger OF losing by
that shopping week" proposition.
Our merchants can offer every induce
ment in kind, quality, style and price,
that the merchant of any other town
or city can offer. Our merchants, as
class, are honest, responsible, up
to-date business men who purchase
their stock with a view of giving to
the, trade of Newb erry the very best
the market affords at the lowest price
consistent with business ideas ana
business methods. What we ought to
do is to offer to our trade the same
conveniences and accommodations
that other cities and towns are offer
ing. Other towns in the State have
established rest rooms and have found
them to be practicable and beneficial
in every respect. The business men
of Newberry should attend to this
matter at once and give to our trade
and our customers the accommoda-
tons and conveniences they are en-
titled to. If possible three rooms
should be secured and properly fur
nished. One to be used as reading,
writing and reception room, one to be
rest room in every sense Of the
word, with appropriate and comfor-
table furniture,s and the other as
toilet room. The rooms should be IN
charge of a responsible matron and
be kept open from 9 o'clock in the
morning until late in the afternoon. It
should be place where the ladies
could safely leave their wraps and
their bundles and where they could
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-03-24

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Evening star., 1911-08-15
CAMP MEETING PROGRAM.
Biblical Institute Ends Today, Evan
gelistic Service Opens Thursday.

Special Correspondence OF The Star.
GREAT FALLS. Va. August Is. 1911.
The closing day of the biblical institute
at the camp meeting here began with a
service of prayer at o'clock this morn
ing. At / o'c.ock Drs. Rice and Alex
ander gave lectures which continued un-
til noon.
Dr. Rice will lecture this afternoon at
1 o'clock on Jeremiah and the closing
service this evening will consist largely
of music. The principal numbers will be
given by the Washington octet. DR..
Alexander will make a brief address at
this service.
No program is arranged for tomorrow.
preparations being made for the evan
geistic services which are to begin
Thursday under the direction of Bishop
Morrison of Leesburg. Fla.
So successful has the present biblical
institute been that yesterday. at a meet
ing of the Southern Methodist ministers
in attendance. a committee of four was
appointed to draft a constitution for a
permanent national biblical institute at
the camp. The committee, which is
made up CT Rev. DIR. +. j. Prettyman,
Rev. william Stevens. Rev. ID. ". Swift
zer and Rev. c. S. Stanton. will in all
probability report late this afternoon.
Evening star., 1911-08-15
SENATE DECIDES TO ACT.
Adopts Resolution Requiring Inves
tigation of Stephenson Election.

TIE Senate today passed resolution
10 investigate the election OF Senator
Stephenson OF Wisconsin. The resolution
was offered by Senator Dillingham; last
week.
After a meeting OF the privileges and
elections committee today. Senator Dill
ingham said II had been decided to refer
the investigation to a subcommittee Of
five. three republicans and two demo-
Gratis. The only democratic member of
the committee who is not a member of
the subcommittee now investigating the
election of Seantor Lorimer. Is Senator
Paynter Senator Bailey. who rendered
his resignation recently. will be succeed
ed on the committee of privileges and
elections by Senator Pomerene of Ohio.
it was announced today. Senator Pome-
rene will be a member of the Stephenson
investigation subcommittee.
Senator. Dillingham; did not indicate
how soon the Investigation of the
Stephenson election will begin.
Evening star., 1911-08-15
FIND ALLEGED SLAYER
AFTER MARYLAND HUNT
William Nixon Arrested on
Charge of Having Murdered
William Stewart.

William Nixon. colored, alleged slayer
of William Stewart, also colored. on Cor
don avenue northeast, Sunday morning.
was captured this morning at Woodstock,
Md, by a Baltimore detective and De-
tecti-e T. b. McNamee of this city The
detectives took him to Baltimore. where
il was arranged 20 give him hearing at
:; O'Clock this afternoon. 1t is probable
that he will be brought here later this
afternoon.
Early this morning officials at poEce
headquarters expressed themselves as be-
ins hopeful CT getting the alleged mur-
derer today Last night they learned tnat
he had been in Baltimore yesterday
morning and had obtained a position
through an employment agency, the
agent sending him to Woodstock.
Waited Until Daylight.
1t was too la.e last night to journey
10 Woodstock, and the detectives felt
they would be better able to make the
arrest in daylight They realized that
Nixon would have had some chance tu
escape If they had gone to his place OF
employment in the middle of the night
and so they waited until morning be-
fore they went to Woodstock.
About noon Inspector Boardman re-
ceived message from Detective Nc
Nance telling of the successful hun,
he had made and giving the information
| that he had reached Baltimore with the
| prisoner. Inspector Boardman said he
| had received no details OF the capture
| not having been told II the prisoner Of
fered resistance or II he submitted tc
arr.st without giving trouble.
Opportunity to Hide.
It is thought that the alleged mur
derer did not know of the death o.
Stewart when he applied at the offic,
of the employment bureau in Balti
| more for Il position. He had no trouble
getting a position. there being a grea
demand for laborers in that section
and he probably thought he woult
have a better opportunity to hide thar
he would II he rcamed about the coun
| try.
About the time Nixon was taken t,
Baltimore 20 be given hearing Corn
ner Nevitt, was prenaring to hold al
N:clim. Just before the time For TAX
in, OF testimony riived word Of tn
clptur, Of Nixon was received. COro
ner hewitt then announced that
would hold the Inquest tomorrow
4 morning. in order to have the prisone
in attendance.
Evening star., 1911-08-15
New York Feels Effect
of Trouble in Liverpool

NEW YORK. August 1o.-Local Offices
Of the transatlantic steamship companies
and forwarding agents have been ad
vised 10 cut down the receipt of consign-
ments TO the barest limits on account of
the labor disturbances in England. For
this reason the Campania. sailing tomor-
row and the Cedric. which leaves Thurs
day will have light loads. No new or
ders are TO he taken here except at the
shippers risk. with the chance that the
goods will be brought back to this port.
Forwarding agents and exporters here
have informed their correspondents at
Buffalo and other main points that con-
signments should be detained II possible:
but in the majority OF cases shippers de-
cided that il was too late TO stop carriage
and took dhe chances of having their
shipments returned or hoped that the
strike would be over by the time they
reached the other side.
Evening star., 1911-08-15

fantry against cavalry was the lesson as
signed to the field officers. Departmental
and regimental stan officers were IN
structed in military administration. An
other session OF military sketching was
the work set for company and battalion
stan officers
Map maneuvers form ar interesting part
OF the instruction. map OF Gettysburg
battlefield forms the bass of the lesson.
and officers are asked to tell what they
would do under conditions that were du-
plicated on the field of conflict.
Blackboard mapmaking Is also an i'm
portant lesson. Officers are required to
find true north. and with the board set to
this point of the compass to locate trees.
rivers. hills. houses and other land
marks.
to be a practical talk to all officers on the
subject OF outposts.
Evening star., 1911-08-15
Total Within Reasonable Amount.
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS PASTOR.
Silver Anniversary Of Rev. Valentine
Schmitt of St. Joseph's.

The silver anniversary OF Re-. Valen-
tine Schmitt's pastorate at ST. Joseph's
Catholic Church will be Observed October
&. Cardinal Gibbons and other dignitaries
of the church will in all p obability be in
attendance.
AS Father Schmitt served In the Union
army 1t Is said that several officers of the
army will be asked to attend and make
brief addresses.
The committee in charge consists OF
Richard 4. Curtin, Edward Buckley. w.
4. Foy. e. ]. Selzle. c. f. Kane. Joseph
Herbert. Fred Hess, John Biefield. George
Cleary. Andrew Gilman, J. j. Burch. w.
II. Marsh, r. Marvin. Joseph Kolb. J. }.
Higgins, +. ]. Burn. George Howe, Ed
ward EIyd and George Casper.
Evening star., 1911-08-15
GUNNERS ON A HIKE
District Artillery Starts for
Camp at Frederick.
THREE DAYS FOR MARCH
Expected to Reach Camp Site Some
Time Thursday.
HARD DAYS FOR OFFICERS
Outing at Fort Myer by No Means
Camp De Luxe-Learning
Arts of War.

Men, horses and guns. the 1st Battery.
Field Artillery. ID. c. n. G.. began its
hike this morning to Camp Ordway, at
Frederick. Md. three-day march away.
With the battery went the major part
of the Signal Corps and regular army
officers detailed IS instructors in the sci
ence Of warfare.
About 120 men strong, the detail as
sembled at National Guard Armory at 6
clock this morning. Four hours were
consumed in preparations and the march
began at 10 o'clock
The cavalcade moved down Pennsylva-
MIA avenue TO the Treasury. up 10th street
to the outskirts of the city. hitting Rock
Vile pike on their road to camp The
head OF the line had reached Tenleytown
at noon, and at 3 o'clock was nearing
Rockville.
Officers in Commands.
There were approximately 115 men and
eleven officers in the two commands. The
District artillery officers are Capt. j.
Harry Shannon, commanding; First
Lieut.. L. c. Vogt, First Lieut.. George C.
Wilson. Second Lieut.. George A. Bon
net and Second Lieut.. Harry z. Shilling.
Those Of the Signal Corps are Capt.
Oliver c. Terry. commanding; First
Lieut.. George M. Lands and First Lieut..
will command the remainder Of the Signal
Corps company, which entrains Friday
morning with the rest of the brigade.
Ten draft horses and mules and
twenty-three saddle horses will be used
by the Signal Corps company. The field
artillery will use fifty-four draft and
twenty-four saddle horses, as well as
several mules
The battery carries four guns and cais-
sons and an escort wagon. The Signal
wagon and two reel carts. There is also
an ambulance.
Camp Tonight Near Rockville.
Big things are expected of the Sig
nal Corps company at the camp in
Frederick. The thirty mounted men
declare they will make the corps de
luxe" Of the entire brigade.
The column will camp for the night
a few miles beyond Rockville. 1t will
follow the railroad for about half the
distance and then branch off into the
country and be cut off from communi-
cation with Washington. except by
mail. for a day.
Lieut. Wilson. quartermaster, who
has been over the road in advance, be-
lieves the men will pitch their tents
some time Thursday morning at the
spot selected for them near Frederick
Big Preliminary Job.
The preliminaries of getting the men.
horses and guns away were of the most
laborious kind. Lieut. Wilson was in the
armory all day yesterday and much OF
the night. Previous to that he had gone
over the road to arrange for everything
necessary on the various camp sites. 1t
Is believed that all the comforts possible
on a march have been arranged for In
advance.
Particular attention has been paid this
year to getting the best kind Of horses.
The entire hundred and fifty were exam
ined individually yesterday and several OF
them failed to come up to requirements
They will therefore. have to go back to
their regular work OF hauling freight in
stead of snorting with joy at the trum-
pets call.
Evening star., 1911-08-15
GERMANY IS IN LINE
Expresses Desire to Negotiate
Arbitration Treaty.
SECRETARY KNOX ADVISED
Favorable Reply to Note of Inquiry
Delivered at State Depart.
ment Yesterday.

Germany has formally indicated its de-
sire to conclude a general arbitration
treaty with the United States similar in
general principles to those recently con-
Guided with Great Britain and France
now pending in the Senate The favor
able reply Of the German government to
the proposition of the United States for
such an arrangement was submitted to
secretary Knox at the State Department
yesterday afternoon by Count Won Bern
storm, the German ambassador, who came
to this city for that purpose from his
summer home at Manchester, Mass.
A conference was held at the State De-
partment today between Secretary Knox
and Ambassador BernstorfY in regard to
the conduct Of the arbitration treaty ne
gotiatlons. The conferees had the ad-
vantages of the completed British and
French agreements as a basis for a
treaty with Germany.
Practically All Disputes.
Before he entered the conference Sec
retary Knox had read Germanys reply
to the tentative outline of a treaty sub
mitted to Count Won Bernstorff several
principle of arbitrating practically all dis
putes including those relating to ma
tional honor and vital interests. The diff
ferences between the two governments
it Is added, are merely matters of detail
If Secretary Knox and Ambassador Won
Bernstorff arrive at a complete under
standing 1t will be the 1rst arbitration
treaty negotiated between the United
States and Germany.
All previous efforts to negotiate an ar.
bitration treaty with Geremany have fall
ed because of the necessity to refer the
question of arbitration to the Senate ir
each case in controversy. 1t was claimed
that a treaty would bind Germany alb.
solutely to arbitrate, while the United
States was bound only on condition OF
the Senate's approval.
Meets Germany's Objection.
1t is understood that Germany's OBJ
lection on that score will be met by &
clause in the proposed treaty, contained
also in the British and French conven
tions, providing that disputes shall be ar.
bitrated under special agreements in each
case and the special agreement shall be
binding only when confirmed by the two
governments by an exchange Of notes
This will give the German emperor. as
well as the Senate, an opportunity tc
ratify the special agreement. p
While the negotiations are being pur
sued in good faith with the object OF
drafting a comprehensive treaty, il Is no.
believed that 1t will be finally consum
mated unless the administration feels as
sured that the Senate will not materially
amend the pending conventions with
Great Britain and France at the present
session at least.
Evening star., 1911-08-15
Funmakers Having Real Fun.

BOSTON, Angus: !5.-Funmakers from
various parts of the country. members of
the American Humorists Association in
convention lere. were taken down the
harbor today for glimpse tina; to some
Of them was the first they ever enjoyed
of the Atlantic ocean. The party visited
Fort Warren and saw the fortihcations
and big guns. Tonight Gen. Charles HI.
TAYLOR gives a dinner to the membors.
while the ladies will attend the theaters.
Evening star., 1911-08-15
FIGURES KEPT DOWN
Estimates for Public Schools
Scaled by the Board.
FORECAST OF THE REPORT
No Change Made in Method of Sub
mitting Items-Statement
by Capt. Oyster.

The estimates Of the board of education
for the next fiscal year. although pract-
cally completed, probably will not be SUBJ
mitted to the District Commissioners be-
fore the early part OF next month.
Two of the Commissioners are out of
the city. while several OF the school board
are away. The estimates are to undergo
final revision at the hands Of the board,
and there is little chance that this may
be done before September L.
| While the total amount of the estimates
| has not been made public. 1t is under
stood the beard has endeavored to hold
down the figures to the lowest possible
| trict schools
Work on New Buildings.
| The two largest items. 1t Is understood.
will be for starting the work ON the new
Central High School and the NJ Street
Colored High School. Only about one
third OF the amount to be expended on
each building will be called for at this
time.
| The Central High School building will
proximately $sOO.OOO, while it is planned
to spend about $4,000 on the NJ street
school. In order to get the work started
without delay 1t was decided to ask for
only part Of the amount to be spent on
each building. the remainder to be pro-
vided for in future annual estimates.
No Change in Method
| 1t is learned that the board made no
change in its usual method of compiling
| estimates, although the District Com
! missioners recently made a request that
| 1t do so.
The Commissioners in a letter to the
board. charged that the estimates were
| so prepared last year as to work dis
letter, it is understood. was written be-
!, cause President Taft called attention to
| the charges of discrimination.
!, Capt. James F. Oyster. president of
| the school board, in his reply to the let
ter, stated that the Commissioners had
| blue pencied" last years estimates
without consulting the board and that
they were guilty Of any discrimination
| that may have existed.
| Protests to the White House from
| number of colored residents of the city
are said to have been responsible for the
! Presidents letter to the Commissioners.
The reply of Capt: Oyster to the District
I heads plainly indicated that the school
board was Of the opinion the Commits
sioners were trying to charge it with
condition for whicn they were RESPONSE
BILE
Total Within Reasonable Amount.
| THE estimates for the next fiscal year
were prepared in the same manner that
estimates in previous years have been."
said Capt Oyster today. THE items
have been placed in order of their i'm
portance and with respect to the probable
| ity of their being included In the appro-
priations. We have endeavored to hold
the total within a reasonable amount"
Evening star., 1911-08-15
Mixed.

From the Boston Transcript.
Customer Tin bake shop)-Is this bread
todays?
Counter GirlLYes'm
Customer-The reason ask Is because
the bread got here yesterday wasn't.
Evening star., 1911-08-15
MANCHESTER FACES FAMINE.
Railway Strike Serious Problem for
Manufacturing City.

MANCHESTER. England, August 10
The railway strike spread today but
there was little disturbance of public
order.
The -four merchants state that the city
10 within three days of starvation.
Evening star., 1911-08-15
Pay to Go to Parents.

There seems to be penalty provided
for everything but stealing mans s
daughter"
There's a penalty for that too"
"Id like to know what II is.'
Hard labor for life."-Houston Post.
Evening star., 1911-08-15
Has Names Of Leaders.

No arrests in connection with the burn.
ing of Walker have yet been made. but
IL is expected that certain men suspected
mob will be taken into custody. District
Attorney Robert s. Gawthrop of Chester
county. who is in charge Of the investiga-
tion OF the lynching. does not admit that
arrests will be made. but IL Is known that
he is In possession OF the names OF many
of those who figured prominently in the
affair.
While the mob that followed the negro
to the pyre on the farm half mile from
town numbered anywhere from 1000 to
2,00O, IL is said that only about twenty
five men took an active part in the work
OF avenging Rice's death. One rumor has
IL that an active participant. becoming
frightened at the result OF the mob $
has volunteered to tell all the names on
condition that he will not be prosecuted.
The report lacks confirmation.
Policeman Accused.
Following q meeting OF the Coatesvills
borough authorities that lasted until
early this morning, q report was spread
that at least one OF the borough police
men is implicated in the lynching. There
Is talk Of an investigation OF the con-
duct Of the police department on Sunday
night. Richard d. Gibney, q member OF
the borough council and chairman of the
police committee. accuses Chief OF Police
Umstead of not doing his duty. He
charges that the chief had been warned
in ample time OF the gathering OF the
mob to lynch Walker, but did not raise Q
hand to prevent 1t.
Evening star., 1911-08-15

Baltimore ana ONO mixed freight
Buckhanncn. w. Va, Monday Fireman
William Times OF Weston was caught
under the engine and died before he could
be extricated.
Evening star., 1911-08-15

During a sever storm in lower Dor
chester county. Nd. Sunday night the
Red Mems Hall at Crapo was struck by
lightning and badly damaged.