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Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1916-08-05
OFFICERS BLUNDER
Judge Orders Guardians of the
Law To Return Quantity of
Liquor To Druggist From
Whose Store 1t Had Been
Taken In a Raid

The startling story of increased
drunkenness in "dry" Seattle is told
in the following item which made its
appearance III the Seattle (WashD
Observation-Disclosures:
Arrests for drunkenness for the
month OF May totaled nearly 5S per
cent OF the number for that Otfcnso
during the preceding four months the
dry law has been in operation, and
those for violation OF the liquor ordi-
nance exceeded any single month
since the first of the year.
Four hundred and ninety-tivc per-
sons were, booked at the police sta
ton in the month Of May charged with
intOXicatiOn. The number from Janu-
AIRY l to May l was S56 January re-
corded ninety-three on drunkenness
charges; February, 115; March, 29l.
and April, 1857. The total number OF
arrests for May was ,094, the greatest
number Of arrests since the dry law
went into effect.
SiXty-eight were arrested on tho
charge Of illegally selling or possess
ing liquor, which is al per cent of the
total for the first four months Of the
year. January ranks second in this
regard with 62 arrests! February, 30;
March, SO; April, 43; total, 1914
Police Go Wrong.
simultaneously with the above there
appeared the following account Of q
gross blundcr ON the part Of the police
IN attempting to enforce the prOhibi-
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1916-08-05

Thompson and Thompson have
the most attractive stock of men S
ready made clothing to be found in
the city, and the nobbiest and nat
test stock Of hats, shirts and sum
mer wear you ever saw. Give them
call - IA North Queen Street.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1916-08-05

Go to John w. Dean Co., for
everything i'll the clothing line.
They have it, and insist you call
and look it over. Prices reasonable
and anxiety on tiptoe to please you.
Every new buyer brings another.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1916-08-05
SPECIAL SERMON
TO TIE CHILDREN
At heWinchester Avenue Christian
Church Sunday Morning
at II O'Clock

The Rev. Roy Schumacher. pastor or
the Winchester Avenue Christian
church, will deliver a special sermon
Sunday morning to the children Sub
iect: "FlOwers.' All children, Young
and old, are invited.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1916-08-05

Mrs. Frank Harris, of Union
town, Pa. is in our city. and is
the guest of Mr. Abraham Miller
and his madam. Her presence here
is alike pleasurable to herself and
friends, and she looks the picture
of health.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1916-08-05

Mr.. Henry Ford, Of Darksville,
was in Gown the other day. and
told, us that the Darksviile Circuit
of the Methodist Episcopal Church,
raised the neat sum of Sll7 at a
rally which was held last Sunday.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1916-08-05

There has been no great advance
in the price of buttermilk recently
which may indicate that nobody is
willing to live 1Os Years on the terms
prescribed. -Chicago News.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1916-08-05

Mr.. Daniel Holmes, the popular
and obliging janitor at the Balti-
more and Ohio passenger station,
spent last Sunday in Washington,
where lie went to visit sick broth
CT.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1916-08-05

Largest Mail Order House Of its Kind in
America. n
All kinds Of Toilet Articles for sale.
Human Hair Goods Of the finest quality.
Our Hair Food and Skin Food never fail.
IT the trouble is with the haif. .calp OF
skin, we have the remedy.
We guarantee remedy to make hair
grow on bald spots and bare temples.
Send zoe, for sample and catalogue.
~ Send 70, or terms to agents.
Address Mime. L. G. PARRISH
ia. es Camden Street, Boston, Mass, 800
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1916-08-05

Ifyou are in need Of ice cream.
delicious pop, or any thing else III
the refreshment line, sec James
Allen, on Charles street.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1916-08-05

Nh John Corsey AMI wife, and
Mrs. Jacob Williams left Thursday
over the Cumberland Valley Rail
road for Atlantic City, Ocean City
and other Jersey scashore resorts.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1916-08-05

Evidently we shall have to avoid
the next war" until the railroads
prepare sufficient number Of Pull
man palace ars.--Rochester Herald.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1916-08-05

Mrs. Jane c. Lowe a we'll known
la ~ Of Wheeling, who spends a
portion Of her time in doing mis-
sionary work, visited in our city
during The week.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1916-08-05

Mr.. Harley Cage, a native of
Bunker Hill, but lately a resident
OF pittsburg, is spending some time
IN the Old home section.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1916-08-05
LOCAL NOTES. /.

The many friends of John Ed
Green will regret very much to
learn that he is quite sick.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-03-31
Lexington Has a 100000 Fire.
J. F. ]. Caldwell.

Lexington, March 28.-Twenty build
ings in the heart of Lexington were
destroyed by fire early today, caus-
ing a loss estimated at 100000, half
of which was covered by insurance.
Only three business buildings were
untouched and early today the fire
which had been famed by stlfr
breeze still was burning.
There was no water connection IN
Lexington except a mill pond some
distance from the fire. The Columbia
company stretched its hose, but as
the fire was under control when the
Columbia company arrived they did
nit throw water on it.
The following buildings were de-
stroyed: A. C. sawyer's drug store,
two story, brick; A. J. Matthias, gen.
eral merchandise, one story, wooden ;
Leevil Hall, general merchandise,
one story, wooden; Lexington
Dispatch, one story, wooden; E. B.
Roof & Son, groceries, one story,
wooden; Barre Hardware company,
two story, wooden; Reagin Shoe Shop
one story, wooden; Pickens Mitchelrs
meat market, one story, wooden; Cor
ley Barber shop, one story, wooden;
Roof building (not occupied) two
story, wooden; E. C. Dreher company
clothiers, one story brick; Enterprise
Hardware company, one story brick;
Surratt's bazaar, one story, wooden;
G. NJ. Harman, residence, two story,
wooden; Scott Hendrix Furniture
company two story, wooden; Citizen
Telephone exchange, brick; Mrs. E.
G. Vineyards grocery one story, brick; +;
Meetzle hotel, twoHtory, wooden; S. J.
Longs barber shop, two story, brick:
Bank o. Western Carolina, one story
brick; unoccupied residence, owned
by Scott Hendrix, two story wooden
Lexington, "a town Of about 1900
population, has no fire department but
local volunteers were aided by squad
of Columbia fremen sent here with
FIRE fighting apparatus
The origin of the fire is not known
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-03-31
CAME TO NEWBERRY TO
PURCHASE EASTER FRONTS

There was something doing and DO
ing fast in police circles Wednesday
morning. On that morning there ar
ciyed in Newberry on the early morn
ing G. n. & L. train at 5:19, three
ausky strangers, who afterward stated
that they were from Columbia and
had come to Newberry to purchase
their Easter fronts translated into
plain English a front is suit OF
clothesl. Must have come to buy
fronts for their women, too. as they
started their shopping by stealing
skirts commented Chief Rodelsper-
ger. Their names were. Lee Dominick,
John Williams and Pink Kennedy
At Otto KIettner's they swiped a
Iady's skirt and they called on Mr..
vigodsky. whose contribution to their
cup O., happiness was pair Of beau
ciIa: 'b,aa pants.
BY this time Policemen Cousins and
Connolly began TO sniff the air and in
a few minutes they were running q
not trail which led to the speedy cap
ture of Lee and Pink, but John heW
the coop and ran like he mad been
shot out of a gun. 1t was a tree ror
all chase and everybody in sight
joined in it, Johnnie was finally over
taken in Mr.. P. F. Baxter's lot and
brought to police headquarters about
9 o'clock.
In order to speed up the wheels OF
justice an extra session Of the re-
corder's court was called at o'clock,
and the three thieves were indicted
on four counts, vagrancy, beating
train and two charges of stealing. As
they had no money they took 80 days
each on each charge or 120 days, to-
falling 4S0 days. Mr.. Tom Teague
decoraf91 them with lovely, clinging
iron shackles.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-03-31

they have done wisely and patrioticlly
tor the Rest Room. But our citizens
ought not to wait for, or depend upon
public help, They should rally to the
assistance of the public-spirited ladies
who have worked so long amid dis
couragements, especially since every
subscriber will derive, for himself as
fer his family. or for both, benefit
of far greater walue than the little one
dollar of yearly cost We shall have
to suffer, and to take a back seat, and
to be prodded, and argued with and
entreated, and made a jest of by
towns, for good while,
before we shall acquire such an ap-
probation of public benefits as Green
wood is blessed with, but surely this
town, of nearly six thousand inhabi-
tants. whose four banks hold deposits
of more than a million dollars, which
has three flourishing cotton mills,
fine college, and first rate schools
surely this town has scores Of men
and women who can give without
missing it, the poor, little, pitiful one
dollar a year for subscription to so
worthy an enterprise as the Public
Library. I believe that many O., them
will subscribe when they come to
think about it. But they need to be
reminded of the matter-just as
did.
J.F. ]. Caldwell
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-03-31
DIR. HARMS ADDRESSES
UNION COUNTY TEACHERS

Dr.. Harms subject was "The Spirit
Of the Teacher" and in his address he
emphasized how that in order to do
effective work for the advancement Of
eIqcstion, and particularly the proper
training of the youth o. the land, ii
was necessary for teachers to have
strong character as well as much cui-
ture indeed teaching would fail in its
truest mission and greatest success it
teachers character was not develop
and in its highest and best sense, no
matter what their intellectual at
tainments might be.-Union Progress
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-03-31

he did Big crowd at Ollie Bracy's,
some were drinking. DID not know
why Bess had him stop car at James
house.
Balaam Sims said that he brought
Bess Robinson to Carter's corner Sat-
urday night about 1890 ana said she
was going to Jane Ruff's Tor some OF
her clothes.
Bess Robinson testified that Jim
Clark was drunk and fighting every
one That some walked out into the
floor and said that if they did not get
him away from there they were going
to kill him. Some said it was Mr..
Cain who made the threat. She did
not want Jim to get ilurr and got
Jake Golden to take him TO Jane
Ruff's house. She and Jake went back
to the party. Left the party with Ba-
laam Sims and got out at Carriers cor
ner; went by James house and asked
If Jim was still there. Jane said he
had gone back to the party Got home
about 1890 or 1 O'Clock. Went back
to James house Sunday morning Jane
Ruff came to witness house Sunday
night and said, "ir Jim CLARK was in
my house to get him out for there was
something dead up the creek and ask
ed if I was coming to her house Sun
day night"
Jim Andrews said that he saw Bess
Robinson near G. J. Jones store Sun
day morning about 2:30 o'clock, going
toward Helena. Did not see white
man at party.
Della Herbert said she lived short
distance from where Clark's body was
found and heard pistol, sBt in direc-
ton of Jane Ruff's house sometime af-
ter midnight.
Jane Ruff was the star witness and
made quite an impression as burnt
cork artist. She said that Bess Rob-
inson brought Jim Clark to her house
Saturday night about 1870 o'clock.
Bess said. Aunt Jane come out here
and git Jim, he has been up at the
party raisin's the devil. 81 went out
there and said what's ter matter wild
you boy? l tx h:.l by the arm and
led him into the house, Bess hoped
into the car and went back to the frol-
ic. l asked jim il he wanted me to
send for Hester, he said he was going
back to the frolic." Bess came back
and spent the night with witness. =,
Mr.. Ben Cook said that he saw Jim
Clarks body Sunday afternoon about
6 O'Clock but thought ne was lying
there drunk.
Mary Presley said that she saw
Bess Robinson going back toward
town early Sunday morning.
Bess Robinson and Jane Ruff are
now in Jail awaiting trial at the next
term of court.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-03-31

left Messrs Barre and Swearingen
and went on to the Old home wnere
we found the folk well and glad to see
US. After spending about two hours
here and getting a good square meal
We came back to Chappells for the
school meeting.
The Chappells school is taught by
Miss Lizzie Neel and Miss Boone.
This is one Of the handsomest country
school IHuse IN the State. and we
know they have good school, and
this is one OF the fnest communities
in the state: We don't know Miss
Boone but We know that Miss Neel
is one Of those girls who does things
and she knows how.
The large auditorium is seated with
handsome opera chairs and the
class rooms are furnished with mod
ern individual desks The district
needs more white people and more
children. The writer presided at the
meeting at the request of the prin-
cipal and presented Mr.. Barre who
made a short talk and Mr. Swearingen
who delivered a very excellent ad
dress.
The attendance was good and the in
terest in the school was manifest.
In fact the people are proud of their
achievements in the school work and
they have a right to be-
President Harms of Newberry col!
lege viii deliver an address at Chap
pells in the school auditorium On
Tuesday evening at o'clock, April
II.
1t is always pleasure TO US to
visit the schools and to see that the
interest in the cause of the education
of the children is kept alive.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-03-31
ORDINATION SERVICES
ENOREE BAPTIST CHURCH

There will he an ordination service
at Enoree Baptist church, Sunday,
April the End, for the purpose of or
aainins as deacons Brothers ]. W.
Suber, and &c. M. King. Rev. G. J..
Peyton, of Crawford, Ca, will preach
the ordination sermon There will be
two services, with dinner served at the
church.
The public is cordially invited to at
tend these serves, and all visiting
deacons will be requested to help from
the "P-esbytery.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-03-31

The road from Newberry to Silver
street has been greatly improved but
it is rough and bumpy and needs lev
cling down. Tie surfacing has been
we'll done but it is blown out in holes
and makes it little rough and needs
smoothing down.
From Silverstreet on to Chappel!s
the road is fairly good but too mar
row. Just beyond Mr.. H. T. Fellers'
residence the supervisor should do
some work. In some places the road
is the worst we have seen in the coun-
ty. and one or two little bridges are
in bad repair and dangerous to drive
over. And erom Chappells on to the
river the road Is in great need OF
work. The supervisor tells US tnat
he is going down there pretty soon
to do some work and he should do 1t
at once and we are sure he will have
the cooperation of the business men
and interests OF Chappells. This is
an important trade centre and should
have the attention of the supervisor.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-03-31
The D. A. Dickert Chapter.

The D. A. Dickert Chapter Children
OF Con:ederacy, will meet Saturday af>
ternoon. april at O'Clock at the
residence OF Mrs. C. J. Purcell. All
who have not paid dues will please
bring them.
Aileen Dunn, Secretary.
Louise Perry, President.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-03-31
GIce Cream Festial at Trinity"

Everybody is invited to come to the
ice cream festialv at Trinity school
house on Friday evening, April 7th,
An orange tree will be on display. The
place, Trinity school house; the date
Friday, March 7th, and the hours, 3
to II.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-03-31

Louise Perry, President.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-02-15
Bombs Hurled al Train Gar rying French Diplomats
 From Italv,
HEAVY DAMAGEIa
 CAUSED AT MILAN
~tritt Censorship Prevents bttaii> et One ei tue Mu>t Barring Exploit. oi the IHrappar War Rrachng
 Outside World.

London. Fob f3=An A1sro-Flun- aarian air squadron today ;rled to blow up lhe train Hearine Premier Briand of France Nj. Leon Bourgeois, minister without portfolio in the French cabinet and other leaders, from a conference with King Victor Enamel at his headquarters al the front.
 \ close censorship has been clamp cd down on all Italian cables and telegraph lines and il is not known now close 1he raiders came 10 the train Only meaere dispatches have been allowed through. These merely stated that il is believed in Rome the exclusive object Of the raid was to wreck the train.
 The air flotilla dropped bombs in Milan, according 10 news reaching here. Six persons are reported to have bene killed and several wound ed. Three other large towns, Trezig- lio. Bergamo and Breseia, also were visited
 Ii is not known what damage was done although an official announce ment issued in Rome admits that at Nonsa. within few miles of Milan | the eXpiratory chapel erected on the spot where the late King Humbert ! was assassinated, was struck by a ] hon, h
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-02-15
FLOODS THREATEN MISSISSIPPI AND
 LOUISIANA FOLK
Predicted Rise il Missis- sippi Will Put Water
 Over the Levees.

Memphis. Tenn. Feb. 14-The flood situation in Mississippi and Louisiana is hourly becoming more serious. and inhabitants living along the Missis- sippi river are facing the worst floo ever known.
 The most serious trouble tonight is at Chotard. Miss. near Vicksburg, where the Mississippi is running ever the levee and threatening to cause a bad break. which will cause serious damage should it occur. Boats and material have been sent from Vicks- burg to try to prevent a break. The gauge al Vicksburg at D. m. to- night was 539 feet, rise Of ! of 3 foot in the last q hours.
 4 crisis was reached in the flcod situation at Natchez today, which seems 10 foretell certain disaster to the levea districts of Mississippi and Louisia
 This crisis was in the form of a report by the government to the eff feet that the river will reach a stage of 5S.7 to 54 fe3t by February. p.
 The gauge at Natchez at p. m. to- night registered 53.5 feet. rise of foos since [ a. m. today. It is freely predicted here that the stage of 5i feet will never be reached. for the simple reason that the leyees will break before that height is reached
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-02-15
Board Practically Throws Open Vaults to Financiers
 of Foreign Contracts.
NATIONAL BANKS
 TO LOAN ON LAND
Report to Congress Suggests Changes in Law to Permit Federal Banks to Make Loans on Farms Ond Other
 Real Estate.

Washington, Feb. 1.-The federal reserve board today practically threw open the vaults of the twelve federal reserve banks of the United States to the financiers of the European war. giving permission for the use of the
 funds or these emi-governmental
 banking institutions in purchasing
 munitions of war for belligerent na-
 tions. The permission is given in the
 second annual report of the federal
 reserve board made to the speaker of
 the house Of representatives at noon today.
 On this point the board says:
 "The board has received many in-
 quiries with reference to its attitude
 toward foreign borrowing in the Unit
 ed States and it's policy with refer
 ence to the obligations of foreign
 governments. The board has reached
 the conclusion, supported by compe- tent legal advice. that the purpose for
 which goods are sold or exported, or
 the use to which such goods are ul-
 timately put does not fall within its
 province or jurisdiction. If the tran sections which have given rise to such sales or shipments are of true commercial nature, if the basis upon which they rest is such as to com
 ply with the requirements of the fed eral reserve act. and if the maturity of the loan falls within the limita- tions of the law. then the paper grow ing out of them. no matter by whom or for what drawn, may at will be
 discounted by federal reserve banks
 and must be regarded as falling with in the legitimate sphere of their op- erations. The board believes that the financing of the cOuntry's export trade is at the present time one of the most important financial problems with which the nation has to deal; and it is of the opinion that federal reserve banks cannot, even if they wouls avoid the responsibility of assisting in this process of financing what le- gitimately and properly devolves up- on them." While not authorizing the federal \ reserve banks to buy directly the bonds of foreign governments, this appears to give them authority to lend money on bills, notes. drafts and simi- lar commercial paper growing out of l war order transactions and other for eign financing. Labor interests in this country alleged to be pro-Ger- man last summer communicated tc the hoard the threat that if the banks
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-02-15
MEMPHIS DEALERS
 IN LIQUOR CONTEST
Brief. Defining Right of Wholesalers tl Do Interstate Business. Pre-.
 Sented tO Court.

Memphis. Tenn, Feb. 1.--At'orneys for the wholesale liquor dealers of NJ emphis presented lengthy brieI to Chancellors Fentress and Helskell today. in defense of their righ. 10 ship liquor out fl the state.
 Some days ago, the chancellor Int. mated lh':y might decide that liquor shipped into Memhis to be sold nere and shipped to other states was against the law. They we're inclined 10 take the opinion If Federal Judge Mccall as basis for their belief.
 It was said the chancellors wI' take the matter under consideration at once and hand down an opinion in I week.