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The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-03-28
ISSUES LETTER
TO FIRE AGENTS
NcMASTER URGES THEM TO BE-
COME BROKERS
Insurance Commissioner Saw Ne
SIGNS OF linGicti,eneSs by Com
Fany Officers.

Fitz Hugh McMaster. insurance
commissioner, has addressed a cir
cular letter to fire insurance agents in
South Carolina urging them to make
connections with taeir companies un-
Ger the Insurance brokers act. The
letter a,so contains q brief eNp,ana-
ton OF the broNe5s act 1t IS as to.-
lows:
"0n my recent visit to New York
could discover no evidence what
ever OF any vindictiyeness on the part
Of the officers OF the. Insurance COM
yanies whom | visited Unless there
be. some such feeling and an intent to
punish South Carolina-the innocent
aith the guilty can see no reason
Why the responsible agent who has
won the confidence Of his companies
bI air dealing and careful selection
of risks should not continue to do
business with the same companies
under the brokers' act.
;Indeed, the companies accepting
business under this act will be in
better position than they have ever
been before. They will be operat-
ing under the laws of. their own State,
hos,nd only by such laws and by their
cohsciences.
;'In other words, if you take a
brokers' license, you will then Be rep
lesenting the assured and you will be
dealing with your company which
has now Withdrawn from the State,
10. subject to cry Of the laws of the
State and 5oGnd cniy by its; own pol
icy COZ tract is. | &C: in accordance with
the laws of its own State.
The brokers' act carefully pro-
ides eor the inspection of risks, in
dlrsemeutS On Lol'cies and adjust
nert cf losses. The company will
he free from al! ;:cense fees and taxes
a tnis State, and therefore it would
{ within its power even to allor you
a little excess commission over that
heretofore allowed.
You as the licensed broker must
Lay 4 per cent on the gross pre-
miums written in the policy, Whether
this shc"ld come out Of the commits
sion wi!'cl was allowed you or out Of
the assured for whom You place the
insurance would be matter Of ar
rar.eE!en, or you. AS you know.
any resident OF this State who has
Eeol a licensed insurance agent for
two years may be licensed as an in
surance brokerto represent the as
sured. The other conditions for
lice, viii be furnished you upon ap-
plication.
81 suggest your liking this up with
such companies as you have served
faithfully and we'll. and it would seem
to me that for your relief as we'll as
for the advantageous conditions un-
der which they could issue insurance
you should be able to place
large part of the insurance which you
haYe heretofore placed with such
companies
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-03-28
INSURANCE PROBLEM
INTERESTS MANNING
Governor is Gathering Data-Said to
Have Hope of AdiuStment-NO
Extra Session.
The State.

The State.
Gov. Manning is said to be gather
ing information quietly and carefully
from both sides in regard to the fire
insurance situation and to be endeav-
oring to work out solution on bus
mess basis. 1t is intimated that he
has some hope of bringing about a
satisfactory adjustment Of the whole
matter within the next 80 days.
Replying to prominent business
man of Sumter. who had asked for his
views especially in respect Of tarmers'
mutuals, Gov. Manning wrote yester-
day as follows:
q am in receipt of yours of the
23rd, advising me of citizens meet
ing to be held on Saturday, the 25th,
for the purpose of organizing a mu-
tual fire insurance association.
Il am giving the matter of fire in
surance great deal o. thought and
study. l would not consider for mo-
ment the surrender by the State to
any individual or corporation. Meth
er would I favor the State using un-
fair methods in dealing with individ-
uals or corporations. 1t is necessary,
therefore, that great care and judg-
ment be exercised in working out a
solution of the situation in which the
insurance business in the State is
placed.
No Extra Session Now.
~ see no necessity nor advisability
for special session Of the legislature
at this time, nor am considering
making such call.
Insurance rates are supposed to be
based on average losses and necessary
expenses incident to the conduct OF
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-03-28
10 Drive Out Malaria
And Build Up The System

Take the Old Standard GROVES
TASTELESS chill TONIC. You know
What you are taking, as the formula 10
printed on every label, showing It y
Ouinine and Iron in a tasteless form.
The Ouinine drives out malaria, the
Iro7 builds up the system. SO GEMS
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-03-28
plies Cured In 6 to "a Days

Your druggist will refund money if PAzo
oINTMENT fails to cure any case OF itching
Blind, Bleeding or Protruding Piles ia oto u days
The frst application give Ease and kNs'
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-03-28
Wheaever You Need q General Toni!
Take Groves

The Old Standard Groves Tasteless
chill Tonic is equally valuable as a
General Tonic because it contains the
we'll known tonic properties of QUININE
ard IRON. 1t acts on the Liver, Drives
cat Malaria, Enriches the Blood anu
Builds up the Whole system. 50 cents.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-03-28
The Smoke That
Wins!

its stirring appeal to the live,
active, youthful spirit makes
"Bull" Durham the tobacco
that goes with energy and en-
thusiasm. Roll "Bull'' Durham
into a cigarette and you have
a smoke that IS full Of vitality
and vim and deliciiously fresh
and fragrant.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-03-28

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The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-03-28
Curas 0ld Soras, Other Remedies Won'i

The worst cases. no matter of how long sta.dinC
are cu-ed by the wonderful. old reliable Dr..
Porter's Antiseptic Healing. Oil. II relieve
p: end Heals at the same time. Ga: Sc 81 "
The Washington herald., 1916-12-22

American mineral
oil. Used as a pre- :
ventive a against con-
stipation. Now be-
ing prescribed by
leading physicians.
New Britain herald., 1916-06-17
v Wish Y0u Women,
 Is Salutan0n Here

land of Kwidschwei, in the Lake Kiwu, and in the bamboo forests of Rugoie the traveller finds the pygmy Batwa tribe, whose spear carrying warriors are under five feet in height, shy, timid and devoted almost en- tirely to the chase. The aborigtnes Eelong to neither of these tribes, however, but are the Wahutu, medium sized, agricultural people. The black sultan of the region, one of the worlds most powerful poten~ tates ruling in territory held by white colonists, is a Watussi. His word, subject to the censorship of the Euro pean resident or governor, is law to a million and a half people.
 There Is abundant water in Ruanda, the small mountain streams never running dry. When the grass. becomes parched on the hillsides tho natives 'burn 1t off and immediately their springs up fresh, tender pas turage for the cattle.
 The perfunctory safutation among friends is one of the interesting cus- toms of the country. Upon meeting they either place their arms lightly about the waist or else grasp each others elbows, holding them for while, then one declares T wish you cattle,' while the other replies, I wish you wOmen.'
 This region was first explored in 1894 by Count von Gotzen, formerly governor Of German East Africa4 who came from the coast as far as. Lake Kiwu, about which Arab traders had frequently brought vague reports. This beautiful, island-dotted body of water, 5000 feet above sea, level, was the last considerable lake to be dis covered in Central Africa. Its outlet Is the Rusizi river, which flows souti~ into the famous Lake Tanganyika. "One of the most noted parties of exploration which has visited Ruanda was that headed by Adolphus Fred erick, Duke of Mecklenburg, who r,arched through the territory with an impressive retinue of carriers in 1907-S. In has report he said of this, region: 'Ruanda is eminently adapt ed for colonization by white C men The country possesses a fabulous amount of wealth in it's herds, to the breeding of which it's pastoral people are particularly devoted. Also agri- culture may be carried on in 8 re- munerative way, for the quality of the cattle itself is as excellent as that of the milk they yield. As to the quality of the soil, it simply leaves nothing to be desired so that it is evident that there is a splendid open ing here for the establishment of business on vast scale.' ..
New Britain herald., 1916-06-17

four years more, unless there are rnore disloyal men in the country than there are Americans. But there is good reason to believe that these alien conspiratOrs are in the minority that the men who seek vengeance against an American president be- cause of his dealings With foreign powers are insufficient in numbers to dc the harm they dream. At any rate, they and those who sympathize with them have received the warn ing. America is for the Americans. It's government is not to be directed rom Berlin, or London, or Petro- grad, or any overseas capital.
 The democratic platform, aside from this one great plank, is not Fundamentally different in many re- spects from the platform adopted by the Republicans. Even to the tariff program, Whereon the two great par ties have always differed, there is com paratively no chance for argu- ment this year. The Democrats recognize that tariff rates are neces- sarily subject to change to meet changing, conditions in the worlds production of trade. Tn order to ascertain just what these changes may be the democratic congress is for non-partisan tariff
  thorough study of every economic fact that may throw light either upon our past or upon our future fiscal Policy The program calls for a removal of all elements of unrest and uncertainty from the business sphere of America, and a pledge to business men to secure for them a continued period of quiet, assured, and confident prosperity. Were the Democrats depending on their plat form alone to keep them in power they could have framed document no more attra ctive. But they have even a greater drawing card,-the man of the hour. Woodrow Wilson, the great American, must appeal to Americans even more than a party Platform.
New Britain herald., 1916-06-17
Why a S40,OOO Man Got Fired.

In the July Woman's Home Com panion is the following story of how and why $4o,OOo man got fired:
 "A big commercial house in the middle west raised the salary of one of it's officers to $40,O00 a year.
 %The officer was greatly pleased. Now my ambition is satisfied" he said.
 within two years the concern had found a way to dispense with this of- fcer's services. It was done cleverIv and smoothly; the man never sus- pected the real reason why he was re- leased.
 The head of the concern had over- heard his remark. We want no men in this business whose ambition is sat- isfed,' he said. When a man is sat- isfed when he ceases to plan and fight for the future, we begin to lose. money on him.
New Britain herald., 1916-06-17

the usual hard luck story. "Too strong to work, but not too strong to beg seems to be the slogan of this class. Clear them out! (
 Hon. A. J. Sloper, Judge Klett's guest at the republican national con- vention, is being jollied considerably because of his resemblance to Senator Reed Shoot of Utah. On the first day of the convention he was hailed by a westerner who greeted him as "Howdy
 there. Shoot" He was mistaken for the western senator on several other occasions.
 Judge George w KIett has the dis tinction of being the original Hughes man in Connecticut He was the first to publicly declare himself in favor of the supreme court justice and at Chicago was one of his most ardent . supporters, having been one of Frank Hitchcock's aides in putting through the Hughes boom.
 
 In New Britain the once formidable Bull Moose seems to be an extinct anil nal. D. McMillan and E. H. Prior, as we'll as other once strong progress sives, have been herded back into tho fold and have expressed themselves as favorable to the c 0. P. candidateS Justice Hughes. "
 Residents of the second ward are wondering what has happened to their several representatives in the council and are especially anxious re- garding the laying of a sidewalk on the north side of Whiting street be- tween Stanley and John streets. Two years ago this matter was brought be- fore the council and a sidewalk or dered The Whiting Land company was not satisfied with the damages awarded and the case has been pend- ing in the courts since. Not long ago Councilman Spencer put motion he-V- fore the council to compel some set- clement that will permit the laying of the walk, but as yet nothing has heen done. Particularly in the early spring this street is in terrible shape. school children factory workers and pedestrians in general use this walk daily and during the spring thaws it is a vertibIe sea of mud. sidewalk is a necessity there and unless the representatives in the council do their duty and insist on a remedy some individual action may be taken which will reflect seriously on the manner In which the ward is befng represented
New Britain herald., 1916-06-17

Washington, D. C., June 16.-If the man East Africa, by Belgian troops from the Congo, and their establish ment of a provisional government in this territory prove to be authentic, one of the richest colonial prizes of this world war has been won by the nation which has suffered most in Europe. Concerning this region it's people and it's colonization possibili- ties the following bulletin has been issued by the National Geographic society from it's Washington head quarters:
 If Belgium is able to retain her hold on the Ruanda region of the German East African protectorate she will possess the most densely populated as we'll as one of the most fertile and salubrious territories of Central Africa.
 ''Ruanda lies to the east of Lake Kiwu, through which runs the boun- 0ary line between" the Upper Congo region and the German possessions To the north lies British East Africa. The Kagera river, also known as the Alexandra Nile, flowing in irregular 5 shape, east, north and east and emptying into Lake Victoria Nyanza is the eastern boundary
 While there are two considera ble tracks of forest in Ruanda, the cen tral portion of the territory is bare Of trees, but on the mountain slopes there is to be found wonderfully rich grass, on which graze magnificent herds of cattle that constitute the chief wealth of the The ag- ricultural possibiIi*i| he region are almost unlimited.
 'One of the most striking advan- tages of this territory is it's high al- titude, an average of nearly a mile atove sea level, so that although it lies under an equatorial sun, the tenn perature is usually about the same as that of a warm summer day in central Europe. Malarial mosquitoes are not known here, nor does the dread tsetse-dy hover over the land, bringing sleeping g-sickness to human beings and quicker death to cattle
 Two remarkable contrasts are to be found among the natives of this region. The highly developed, intel ligent Watussi are magnificent phy sical specimens, 1.-the, well-propor- common to meet men from five feet eleven inches to seven feet two inches tall. On the other hand, on the is
New Britain herald., 1916-06-17
THE PRODIGAL'S RETURN.

It is now somewhat more than a year since William Jennings Bryan automatically removed himself from President Wilson's cabinet. During g the greater part of that time he has wandered up and down the length of the land, shot at by members of his own party, branded as 9 disloyal Demo made fun of by those of other political faiths, and generally held up to ridicule. He got what he deserved, in the estimation of most men. He deserted the ship of state at time when all sailors should have stuck to the decks.
 Now, in St. Louis, MT. Bryan has been again received into the fold. From his seat in the press stands he was invited to address the assem bled multitudes from all over the country, and he did so in the spirit Of a peni- tent son. Whatever his sins of the past they were forgiven him then and there. Whatever his motives in iGS1SllIlS IIOIIl IllS w l1SOn CdDIneL, they arc now overlooked. The one fact that stands out over and above all others is that the prodiga1 has re- turned This simple act of the Com moner presages good fortune for the future. He has signified his intention Of going on the stump for the man whom he helped to nominate in Ball. timore in 1912. By doing so Bryan becomes again the prominent figure and his people will be with him heart and soul in his new course.
 Time is the great healer of all ills. A man who has occupied the place in American politics that William Jen- pings Bryan has held cannot stand the disgrace and calumny that were Eeaped upon him by a public that felt be was wrong. He was a discredited politician until he came out openly and admitted the errors of his way And just as he was condemned for his false step, he will be praised for coming back. The fatted calf will be killed, and the neighbors shall eat and be merry.
New Britain herald., 1916-06-17
OUR BOY SCOUTS.

Ew Britain members of the Boy It's of America will rejoice in the |that the President of the United Es has signed the bill incorpora- their organization. With this ke of the pen oan organization Of that started in a small way now ames an institution of national inn Scnce, with all the dignity that prate pride entities. At this Ing there are 190,0OO boys
 Fered in the Boy Scouts of Efica. Counting the scout masters their assistants there are more 200, 1000 associated with this Iment that has attracted Young tica, a membership larger than Fntire' standing army and navy. is the backbone of preparedness. Boy Scouts, while not receiving ltrict military drill known in in
 ions set up for this work, do get 1hdamental, training that will them in good stead should the 1Pver come when the country I their services.
New Britain herald., 1916-06-17
WHAT OTHERS SAY
Views on all sides of timely questions as discussed in ex- changes that come to tho Herald Office.
A Lesson in American Citizenship.
(NeW York World).

(New York World).
 In delivering a eulogy of Gen Rob- ert E. Lee at Washington and Lee university on Jan. 19, 1907, the cen- tennial anniversary of the birth of the great southern commander, Charles Francis Adams described the situation as 'to a degree dramatic'' '' t'So far as I am aware, never until now has one born and nurtured in Mass assachusetts-a typical bred-in-th he- bone Yankee, if you please-addresed atsits invitation a Virginian audience on topics relating to the War of Se- 'cession and it's foremost Confederate military character
 Not less dramatic was the situation yesterday at Lexington, Va, when during the graduating exercises a memorial tablet of Charles Francis Adams}W was presented to the university by citizens of Richmond in apprecia- } tion of his friendship for the South. Speaking for them, H. w. Anderson said:
 They would join his name and
 fame with that of Washington
 and Lee in the keeping of this
 university, believing that in this
 union may be typified the greater
 union of American life and ideals;
 that through this union may be
 inspired a more exalted concep-
 tion of American citizenship.
 Charles Francis Adams had been an officer in the Federal army facing Lee in Virginia. He stood for all that the south had rejected at the price of war. He was the grandson of the man whom the south had tried to keep from speaking against slavery in the halls of congress and had threatened with hanging if he came into it's ter ritory. He bore a name execrated wherever the institution of slavery was upheld.
 In honoring his name, the southern CTS who erected the memorial at the university of which Robert E. Lee be- came president after the war have given expression to the best ideals of this republic. They have raised the standard of united nation that the youth of the north and south shall ever uphold it.
New Britain herald., 1916-06-17
NO LEATHER SCARCITY

After al we are not to go bare footed this%Summer, if there is to be any such season. The secretary of the executive committee Of the National Boot and Shoe Manufacturers asso- citation, who some time ago said an extra dollar would be added to each pair of shoes made in America, seems to have been wrong. The price is not going up. There is no need for such thing. Where these men who make up the association claimed a shortage of leather, others have come out and proved there is no shortage of this product. Some retailers throughout the land have held conferences with the wholesalers and. after studying conditions have decided that the pub lie has been suffering long enough, that they should not be compelled to pay the extra dollar on each addi- tional pair of shoes made this sum- mer. What hardships wrought by the war will be borne by these philan thropic souls.
 The proposal to add a dollar to the pretext that the war had cut off the supply of hides The president of the association in question had stated that before the war the United States pro- needed to supply the shoe trade in this country; that the other half came from the Scandinavian countries, from Germany, Russia, Austria, France and Italy. Hide and Leather" the chief organ of the shoe trade. now puts a somewhat different version on the whole affair, with the result that the people of the United Sites may be saved the extra high prices. It has this to say:
 From careful study of conditions in the hide and leather industries, there does not seem any reasonable ground for experiencing shortage in raw or finished materials. Outside Of stocks of leather and shoes in first hands there are accumulations to some extent of shoes and other leather merchandise carried by job bers and retailers Undoubtedly there may be scarcity of novel styles in shoes, but the great trading in staple goods does not. seem. to be hampered in any way by dearth of supplies.
 Veteran and experienced shoe and leather manufacturers and whole salers forsee the danger in prices being forced so high as to limit con- sumption and to stimulate substitu- tion. In fact the shoe and leather business has been so prosperous for all concerned that there is a, marked tendency to conserve this prosperity and not rush it toward rocks and shoals"
 Facts and figures sometimes throw a different light on conditions. Where the imports from the countries already mentioned have undoubtedly fallen off because of the war impor- tation of hides and skins have been coming in from Mexico, Argentina Brazil and Columbia. The imports of hides and skins in nine months end ing with March were 508,000, ,0OO nounds as against 395,oOO,OOO in 1914, and 383,00O,OOO in 1915. Nor was there 8 decrease in hides. The large amount of cattle slaughtered for ex- port and for native consumptlon should fiji any gap in the ranks of hides and skins. From all of the
 foregoing it is easily seen that the ! American people were almost on the j of hni on h.