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The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-07-11
HOSPITAL CORNERSTONE LAID.
The Hon. r. A. Cooper Delivers Ma.
sonic Address at Greenwood.

LGreenwod, July 6.-The corner
stone of the Greenwood hospital was
laid yesterday afternoon by the
Greenwood lodge, No. 81, A. F. NJ. The
grand master Of the State, Hon. Jas.
R. Johnson, Of Charleston, could not
attend, and Hon. p. A. Cooper, grand
Junior warden, of Laurens, was select
ed by Greenwood lodge to act in the
place of the grand master. The inter-
esting and impressive ceremonies were
witnessed by a number of people from
town, all of whom take a great inter-
est in the work of the building of the
hospital. The rapid progress of the
work is a source of great qualification
to all. The need Of the hospital is
realized by every one.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-07-11
aSanta Rosa, Complete Wreck.

Surf, CAL, July 8.-On the rocks, three
hundred feet off the sand dunes sur
rounding the mouth of Honda Creek
the Pacific Coast Steamship company's
steamer Santa Rosa, which was wreck
ed yesterday, lies tonight a waVe-bat-
tered wreck. Somewhere near the
broken steamer are the bodies OF Sec
ond Officer E. Heuson and three sail
ors, Fred Johnson, E. W. Febson and
John Psiffer, who wer drowned last
night while rigging the life buoy lines
by which the passengers and crew
were transferred to land.
A total of two hundred passengers
were saved, according to the chief
steward, but contrary reports say
many perished.
The wreck of the Santa Rosa occur
red shortly after o'clock in the after
noon. Several hours prior to that time
she grounded, but was lying easily
with two lines run out to the steam
schooners Centralia and Helen F.
Drew, ready to be dragged off at high
tide last night At that hour rising
wind stirred an angry sea, and the
vessel soon began pounding to pieces.
At first an effort was made to run a
buoy line to the eCntraIa, but the high
seas prevented this, and it was declo-
ed to try to pass the life line across
the three hundred feet of breakers to
the shore
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-07-11

In. speech at Dublin, Ca, on
Tuesday Col. Fielder made the state
ment that South Carolina was being
ruled by the criminal class. This state
ment is not true, and Col. Fielder
should not let his hatred of Gov. Blease
betray him into slandering the good
old State.-Orangeburg Times and
Democrat, 9Th.
But there are South Carolina news
papers publishing with great glee and
big headlines these slanderous state
ments of Fielder. He charges the whole
administration as criminals. And a
majority of. the people of South Caro-
lima as criminals and the big and lit
tie newspapers of South Carolina are
patting Fielder on the back as great
man. What proof has he produced that
any of them are criminals. 1t will take
more than Felder's statement to make
it true. We understand why some
newspapers would be glad to join the
Fielder band, but why there are so
many "me toos" is past understand
ing.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-07-11
RURAL CARRIERS GET INCREASE.
Order Issued by Postmaster General
Hitchcock Worked Men
Appreciated.

Washington, July 9-The 10000 odd
rural free delivery carriers in the
United States are to receive salary in
creases as a result of an order issued
today by Postmaster General Hitch
cock. The order provides for the dis
bursement during the current fiscal
year of S4,OO0,O00 which will mean an
increase of 500 over the present sal
ary of 5000 for all carriers on standard
routes, with proportionate increases
on the shorter routes.
Congress provided last session for
the expenditure Of this extra S4,O00,000
but left it to the discretion Of the post
master general as to how much OF it
should be expended. Mr.. Hitchcock
decided today to authorize the expen-
diture of the full amount
His desire to compensate the car
riers for any additional burden which
may be placed on them if the parcel
post system he has recommended for
rural routes is approver by congress,
was the important consideration, Mr..
Hitchcock declared today, which led
him to make the authorization.
The rural delivery system was
started fifteen years ago with 80 car
riers, who were paid only $500 year.
On July / there were 41,562 carriers,
their aggregate salaries being $685.
$4,000.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-07-11
Negro WOman's Home Burned.

Editor The Herald and News: Please
allow space in your paper for this
matter.
Claten Floyd, a colored woman liV-
ing on Miss Bessie Werts' place, near
Little river bridge, had her home
swept away by fire on July 8. The
fire caught about 1.30 o'clock, and de-
stroyed everything except what she
and the children had on, and she and
her little daughter had a narrow es-
cape with their lives. Claten Floyd Is
the widow of Dock Floyd, who died on
November %, 1909, and she still lives
with Miss Bessie Werts, where her
husband left her. She has five chill
dren living. She is q good woman, and
attends to her own business. The hre
-yas set by unknown parties at about
1.30 on Friday night. The house was
kerosened all around one room, and
the fire was set at both the windows
in the room where the woman and
her daughter were asleep. The smoke
house caught from the flames of the
house. The loss in it was about 10
pounds of bacon, six hams, four snoul-
ders, all her -four and meal, and many
other articles. This leaves this poor
woman homeless, and without daily
food. She is needing help from every
BODY, and is asking for help.
On Saturday morning James Floyd
Claten Floyd's son, found track
which went from the window where
the fire was set. The track was that
of a ten and one-half or eleven shoe.
The track Was seen by a great many
other people.
Mr.. Editor, please let this appear IN
your paper as soon as you can.
Claten Floyd.
Silverstreet, S. c., R. F. D. 2, Box "A.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-07-11
NEWS OF PROSPERITY.
Home-W Workers Club Organized as Re.
suit of Visit of Clemson Winthrop
Train-Fishing Party.

Prosperity, July 10.-A fishing party
composed of the following left Satur-
day for Coles Island: Messrs. J. F.
Browne, W. B. Wise, ". A. Moseley, J.
P. Bowers, P. C. Singley, F. E. Schum-
pert, B. B. Hair, E: W. Werts and j. A
Baker.
Mrs. 3. B. Schumpert has gone to
Milen, Ga.
Mrs. Ira Boland and children, OF
Clinton, are visiting her father, Mr..
J. B. T. Scott.
DR.. Geo. W. Harmon spent the week
end in Ninety-Six.
Miss Rosalyn Summer has returned
to her home in Newberry, after visi:
to Miss Gertrude Simpson.
Mr.. Hal Kohn, OF Columbia, is the
guest Of Mrs. E. E. Young.
Prof. R. M: Monts, of Lyon, Ca, IS
spending a while with his father,
Mr. A. W. MontS.
A HomeJMaker' club was organized
by Miss Hyde at the Clemson-Wln-
throp demonstration train July Z. The
following officers were elected:
President Mrs. VI. G. Morris.
ce-President-Mrs G. T. Wyche.
Secretary Miss Blanch Kibler.
The first meeting will be held at ti:3
town hall Saturday, July Is, at ,
O'Clock. All interested are cordially
invited to come and join the GLIB
There will be no fee.
The purpose of this organization: is
to have better sanitary conditions,
civic improvement, help in Tightening
womans burden Of Housekeeping
labor and time-saving problems.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-07-11

nett, veterinarian at the experiment
station, gave lecture on hogs and on
the detection of unsoundness in hors-
es and mules, which was of great prac-
tical value to che farmers of Newber-
ry county,
Prof. J. N. Napier gave lessons in
corn breeding. He was assisted by
Prof. C. B. Haddon, who is in charge
of the boys corn club work, in con-
nection with Clemson college and the
United States department Of agricul-
ture. There was valuable exhibit Of
corn, and a clear exposition Of the
most improved methods Of corn cul-
ture.
Miss Carrie Hyde, who is in charge
of the Winthrop practice home, was in
charge of the Winthrop exhibits. There
were number of labor-saving devices
explained to the ladies. Receipts look
ing towards more economical house
keeping played an important part in
the demonstration, and during the af-
ternoon Miss Hyde gave very Valu-
able lecture on Home Sanitation y
which included a number of import
ant home suggestions. Miss Carrie
Gihsca, Of Prosperity, who graduated
at Winthrop this year, ably assisted
Miss Hyde.
Prof. Perkins, the director of the
agricultural department of Clemson,
ioined the train in NeWberry for day.
t is believed that the two days stay
of the train in Newberry county will
be productive of much good.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-07-11
JOE BATES ESCAPES GALLOWS.
Blease Commutes Sentence of Spartan.
burg Man.

Columbia, July 8.-Acting on what
he considers the strongest petition tor
clemency ever filed with him, and also
on first hand impression gained dur
ing his visit to the defndant in his
cell at Spartanburg on Tuesday night
Gov. Blease tonight commuted to life
Imprisonment the sentence OF death
imposed on the former 'Spartanburg
policeman, Joe Bates, for the murder
of q woman, Dosia Boiter, which SEN
tence was to have ben executed July
81.
eff Bates is not insane" said Gov
Blease in discussing the communication
"he is in my opinion, eranged to sucn
an extent as to make it just to spare
him the laws ultimate penalty
Signed by Victims Husband.
One Of the signers Of the petition Is
J. R. Boiter. husband of the woman
Bates killed.
The general petition, bearing some
hundreds of signatures, sets forth that
the signers believe, from what tney
have heard and from circumstances
they know, that Bates is insane, and II
would be unjust to put the sentence
of death on a man who has no mind
The prayer of the petitioners is that
the sentence be commuted to life i'm
prisonment.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-07-11
SUMMER MEMORIAL WAS
DEDICATED ON SUNDAY
CORNER STONE WAS LAID ON SAT-
URDAY AFTERNOON.
Church Erected by Their Sons in Mem
ory of the Late George W. and
Martha d. Summer.

Saturday and Sunday were days that
will not soon be forgotten by the Lu-
therans of the Mollohon village.
Saturday afternoon, in the presence
of a large audience, the cornerstone OF
Summer Memorial Evangelical Luth-
eran church was laid, with solemn
and impressive ceremony. The ser
vice was conducted by Rev. Jas D.
Kinard, president of the South Caro-
lima synod, and Rev. ]. D. Shealy, pas
tor of the church.
Rev. Edward Fulenwider, pastor of
the Church of the Redeemer, made the
address. His subject was, 'The Chief
Cornerstone" The speaker showed
that Christianity had passed through
at least four periods: Cd The period
of contempt; (2) the period Of op-
position; 60 the period Of critical ex-
animation; (4) the period Of enthrone-
ment. Said the speaker, we are living
in the fourth period. If we wish to
exalt Jesus to the position of chief
cornerstone in the great temple of hu-
manity, as members of Christian con-
gregations, there must be with us: (D
Oneness of purpose, singleness of aim;
(2) cooperation; 60 burning enthu-
siasm. The speaker spoke of the fine
spirit that prompted the three Summer
brothers to build this beautiful church.
Sunday at $3.50 p. m. the church was
formally dedicated to the service OF
God. The beautiful dedicatory service
in the Book of Worship WAS ustl. The
service was conducted by Revs. j. D.
Shealy and Jag. D. Kinard. Rev. Ed
ward Fulenwider read the Scripture
lessons.
Rev. Jas. D. Kinard preached the
sermon, which was a splendid exposi-
ton Of the forms of worship, and the
purposes for which church buildings
are set apart. The speaker thanked the
Summer brothers in the name of the
Synod of South Carolina for the splen-
did gift, and heartily commended their
Christian generosity.
Many members of the Church of the
Redeemer and other Lutheran church
es were seen in the audience. Also
many friends and members of the 9TH
er denominations were present. The
seating capacity of the church was
taxed.
The church is beautiful SEMI
Gothic edifce, churchly in every way.
The furnishings are neat and sugges-
tive of worship. Just to the right
of the pulpit recess is marble tablet
bearing these impressive words:
I'm loving memory of our father and
mother, George W. and Martha D.
Summer. C. E. Summer. J. H. Sum-
mer. G W. Summer. 1911"
The CO.. -.gregation, though small, be-
gins very auspiciously, ard the pros
pect for growth is very enc olraging
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-07-11
MOONSHINERS IN TENEMENT.
Spirits Sold to Groggeries of New
YOrk's East Side Seized.

New York, June pa. complete
"monshiners" plant, so gallons of sug-
ar mash, and many demijohns OF splr-
it's were seized by internal revenue Of
ficers today, in a raid on an East Side
tenement.
The spirits registered $50 proof.
The output was retailed to groggerles
of the neighborhood.
Three arrests we're made, those TAX
on being Max Cohen, the alleged prop
rietor, and two negroes, said to be the
first black moonshiners ever arrested
north of the Mason and Dixon line.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-07-11
HIS nth BIRTHDAY.
Cant, F. W. r. Nance Celebrated HIS
Natal Day.
.bbeville Press and Banner.

Abbeville Press and Banner.
Capt. F. w. R. Nance, we'll known
in the town and county of Abbevllle,
celebrated his 77th birthday last Fri
day, June 80, 1911. Whether it was
intended to convey the idea that he is
76 or II years old We do not know, but
it would seem to US that he is rs. If
this is his 77th birthday he was born
June 80, 1885.
At the dinner were children, and
ehildren's children. Children may or
may not be blessing, but children's
children are an old mans crown, as
We are told in good old book. We
do not know if you have read it, but
the statement is there all the same.
This scribe knew Capt. Nance away
back in the ffties, when he was one
of the boys who could fool the pro-
fessors in Erskine purely for the fun
there was In it. He can tell some good
Jokes of his college days, when he was
as jolly and as good natured as the
best of the boys.
When, we look around and think OF
the days when this scribe was an ap-
prentice in the printing Office, and
when Captain Nance was in college,
we see in the minds eye very few
living figures today. Fifty-eight years
brings many changes in men.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-07-11
Killed nv Automobile.

Atlanta, Ca, July S.-Landrun'
Hughes, aged As, who was struck oy
an automobile late last night and
DRAGGED some distance, died tonight in
local hospital. The automobile was
driven bv T. H. Pitts, a we'll known
reel estate man.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-07-11

A scientist declares that the water
which comes out of watermelon Is
the purest that can be obtained, doubt
less because it is planted in the spring.
and Courier.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-07-11
Pulaski Lodge, no. 20, I. 0. o. F.

.Pulaskia Lodge, No. 20, I. 0. .. f.
will meet in Klettners Hall or Fri
day night, July IA, at o'clock. All
members are urged to attend, as the
installation of officers will take place.
w. H. Hardeman,
W. G. Peterson, Noble Grand.
Secretary.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-07-11
Y. ". A. Society.

The Y. W. A. society Of the F1rs'
Baptist church will hold its regular
meeting in the church Sunday AFTER
noon at o'clock. All members are
urged to attend.
Lenore Broaddus,
Reporter.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-07-11

BY comparison, Tuesday and Wed
nesday were almost cold days IN June
Atlanta Journal.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-07-11

This weather may be hot, but then
YOU escape that troublesome cold IN
the head.-Ajlanta Journal.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-07-11

(Continued on page four.)
The Parker post., 1911-12-02

Subscribe for THE POST.
The Parker post., 1911-12-02
MONA LISA

Why was Mona Lisa smiling in a
manner so beguiling? Folks have
wondered what amused her for four
hundred years or SO. What was going
on SO funny that she sprung a smil
SO sunny? What occurred so laugh
provoking in those days of long ago?
Were the merchants advertising bar
bargain carnivals surprising, was she
dreaming of bonnet that would
break the neighbors hearts? Was she
planning brave excursions in the
stores, and such diversions, plunder-
ing the remnant counters in the city, IS
busy marts? Oh, that smile w e
can't discover what it was that made
1t hover on the face of the lamented
in the voiceless vanished years; any
how. that smile is famous and the
sages cannot blame us that we're all
in love with Mona, who preferred q
smile to tears. Is there in the realm
of painting any picture of fainting,
mournful, melancholy maiden who's
been in love as much as she? Thus
smile goes down the ages tightening
life's dreary stages, bringing gladness
to our voyage. like an anthem on the
sea.
WALT MASON
The Parker post., 1911-12-02

This papers advice to the voters Of
Yuma county is that they vote for
the best men, irrespective of politics.
Select the men whom you believe will
make the best public servants be he
democrat or republican. Don't vote
for the parties. but vote for men who
possess the greatest qualifications for
the office. Political buncombe does
not necessarily mean efficiency and
honesty but it is simply a means
adopted by parties for advertising
purposes. Therefore, vote for the
man. and not for the party Parties
do not mean much at this time, and
they will mean less in the moi distant
future BE independent In other
words, be free. and vote for whoever
you believe will serve the best in
terests of the people.
The Parker post., 1911-12-02
FIGHTING FOR CONTROL.

Control of 5000, 900 900 invested in
land, water rights and irrigation i'm
provementS is the stake for which
settlers on the government irrigation
at a meeting of the National Water
Users association, which convened in
Chicago yesterday Delegations from
every government irrigation project
are present.
The struggle for control of the vast
sum being invested by the government
on loan basis to the settlers to turn
the deserts of the west into green
and fruitful fields, promises to be-
marked with much bitterness and
may be wide reaching in effect. 1t
may also uncover some smothering
scandal.
The reclamation law provides that
the settlers shall pay back to the gov
ernment, with interest, all moneys
spent in the construction of projects.
Under this law the government has
already spent $9O,OOO.OOO and will
spend at least $11O.0OO.O0O more in
completing projects.
When one half the cost of pro
iect has been paid back by the set.
tiers, the law says control of the irri-
cation system shall be turned over to
the homesteaders. Water users Oh
many OF the projects have made de
mands. under this law, for control of
the irrigation systems, and have met
with refusals The government Off
cials, the settlers say, freely admi,
that they were not ready to give up
control of the irrigation systems and
the vast amount of money involved In
them.
The settlers insisted they could look
after their own interests better than
any secretary in Washington, and so
the Chicago meeting was planned.
The Parker post., 1911-12-02

the jealous executive looking always
to the advancing of these enterprises
by every possible and legitimate
means.
In the mayors office he has been
distinctly a big man He has been
bigger than the bunch of goO-goO
statesmen who put him there, and
when an official in performance OF
his official duty, rises superior to tn ;
political Influence that made him, he
is a man And Alexander has done
that. His administration has been not
only businessilke, but free from scan
dal, and on the highest plane. Even
at a distance, conscience would be
discerned behind his official acts. and
that does not often lead men wrong,
i'll office or out of it. If ever mayor
merited reelection, judged on the
score of past performance it is com
ing" to Mayor George Alexander, of
Los Angeles.
The Parker post., 1911-12-02
LET US BE FAIR.

Before believing all of the discred-
iting reports against Delegate Gamer
on the voters of the territory owe it
to themselves and to the future wei
fare of the coming state OF Arizona
to carefully weigh the evidence pre-
sented by both political parties. Mr..
Cameron's attitude in the statehood
matter was, in our humble opinion,
the only possible course for him to
pursue, in view of the fact that Pres
ident Taft made it very plain to him
that he would not approve the con
stitution. The policy adopted by some
newspapers and speakers in an en-
deavOr to make political capital out
of Mr.. Cameron's stand on the state
hood question is inane TO say the
least The Post is not a party paper
of any sort whatever, but it believe:
in giving the devil his just dues. In
stating that Mr. Cameron is entitled
to great credit for his service i'm Sc
curing statehood and many other inn
portant things for Arizona, we are
not disparaging in any manner what
ever the ability of Mark Smith or of
Henry Ashurst, his opponentes for a
seat in the senate. We realize that
party papers and party candidates
must of necessity, according to the
general rules of the political game,
belittle the record of the opposition.
but when this method is carried too
far by either side the intelligent voter
can be depended upon to readily see
its unfairneSS and vote accordingly
The Parker post., 1911-12-02
A JEALOUS EXECUTIVE.

Los Angeles is in such a turmoil as
no political contest ever developed in
that city before. The old time bat
ties between the followers of the
organization and the anti-machine
folks, the later struggles between the
eood government politicians and the
mixed elements that opposed them,
. are all put completely in the shadow
by this present contest that on the
surface is a class division, with the
flag of socialism hoistad over one of
the ramparts. and business dominat
ing the other On the 'ursface-mind
that-it comes the nearest to split
with labor OH one side a d
capital on the other, that the Pacific
coast has ever seen 1t is TO be doubt.
Il il even the Milwaukee fight that
landed Siedel in the mayors chair.
suggested a more exact cleavage,
r: Yes George Alexander is neither a
: caDitalist nor has he been the SER
vent. of capital For by capital, in
perhaps narrow. but the generally
a+rept6d sense, We have come to
mean the sOulless combinations of
wealth which figure only in dollars
and never men. The great munic-
ipai enterprises afoOt i'm Los Angeles.
water. power. harbors and whatnot
arc not the doings of the corpora
tions. Without question they have
set every obstacle that could be
placed, yet Mayor Alexander has been
The Parker post., 1911-12-02
What's the good of overturnin'

The hired girl who insists upon
reading Tolstoi or Bernard Shaw
while she is preparing the midday
meal is too dangerous a propositions
to be trifled with A neighbor of ours
had an intellectual maid who tried TO
digest st. Elmo" with one hand
while making cream of barley sou8
with the other, and in her absorption
she thoughtlessly stirred in several
tablespOonfuls of Epson salts and
paralyzed the appetite of every guest
at the table Another girl of our ac-
quaintance deposited a Children 6
Home tract in the omelette and when
the head of the house ran a new set
OF teeth through it he Cancelled his
subscription to the o. B. church and
kicked several yawning apertures in
the girls trunk The love of high
class literature is all right when il
doesn't interfere with the more seri.
Gus duties of life.
The Parker post., 1911-12-02

The Los Angeles Examiner has an.
nexed another exclusive beat. Gaby
Deslys, a French female of the spe-
cies whose specially is kings, is now
writing exclusively for that journal
on How to Be Beautiful" Gaby pos
seSSes the beauty all right-and also
much vanity, neither of which is any
great credit to her Like the little
French dancer the Examiner seeks all
the notoriety possible, quality no OBJ
ject