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The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-05-02
nuarries of carrara.

The wealth of the city and province
of Carrara. Italy. which has ;AS1opula-
ton of 10000. is derived from the 800
quarries. which give employment IN
one way and another to over 5000
workmen. The quarries are situated
in the mountains above the town. and
the stone is brought down to the plain
to be sawed and worked, largely in
shops connected with the homes of the
workmen. Explosives are used to OBJ
tain the largest size blocks. although
wire saws driven by electricity are
used in few instances to quarry the
blocks to the desired dimensions.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-05-02
Opinion by Court.

This is a case of very great i'm
portance. 1T is also case in which
there is great popular interest. The
case demands prompt decision. 1t
should not be decided 1astil., but
without unnecessary delay.
In view of the fact that there is
such popular interest, the decision
should be couched in such terms that
the people, who are not trained law
yers, can understand the reason Of
the decision, without unnecessary ci-
tation of authority. Fundamental
principles are sufficient 90
The legislature of this State, at its
recent session (1s1sl. passed an act
entitled can act to preYent fire insur-
ance companies or associations or
partnerships doing fire insurance
business in this State to enter into
any compact or combination with any
other FIRE insurance companies, asso-
Citations or partnerships.
This act gives the insurance COM
missioner Of this State power to re-
view rates Of insurance, and provids
punishment for false afidavits there
IN required
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-05-02
Petition is Filed.

The petitioner comes into this
court in its original jurisdiction and
alleges that he is a citizen of this
State; that prior to the enactment of
this statute he was doing an insur-
anee business in this State, as the
agent of the Liverpool & London &
Globe Insurance company of Liver
pool, England. and that by reason Of
&6e passage Of this statute the said
insurance company was compelled by
feason of the provisions of said act to
cease to do business in this State;
that the petitioner has, by reasoa
thereof, been deprived of his busi-
aess; that he knows no other busi-
ness. He asks that the insurance
commissioc er be enjoined from pro-
-ceeding to carry out the provisions
of the act. The petitioner alleges
that the act is unconstitutional ii
certain PARTICULARS The insurance
commissioner acd attorney general,
who also has some duties to per-
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-05-02
COY. BLEASE TO SPEAK
AT JOLLY STREET

Gov. Blease and Mr. C. C. Wyche
will speak at the Hunter-DeWalt
school house on Friday morning at
II O'CLOCK, May 3. The closing exer-
cises of the school will take place on
Thursday eveaing preceding and On
Friday tnere will be picnic and the
speeches of Gov. Blease and Mr..
Wyche. rhe public is invited to at
tend
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-05-02
NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT

I will make final settlement Of
the estate of Emma Shealy in the.
probate court for Newberry County,
S. c., on Tuesday the 90th day of
May, 1916, at 10 o'clock in the fore
noon and will Immediately thereafter
ask for my discharge as executors of
said estate.
R. O. sheaIy,
G. E. Shealy,
Exors.
April g.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-05-02
rHREE COMPANIES HELD
IHElK ANNUAL REUNION
Meeting at J. L. Stoddard Saturday
Was Greatly Enjoyed BY the
Veterans.
LarenS Herald.

Veterans.
Larens Herald.
All reports from the meeting Of
+, eterans held at Mr.. J. l.. Stoddard's
home Saturday indicate that it was
an enjoyable reunion, as is shown by
the following contributed article by
one who attended:
The Goth annual reunion of the sur
yiyors of CO. G, Laurens Briars, 3rd
regiment; Co. E of the ith and Co.
E Of the battalion was held at the
hcme of J. Lewis Stoddard, a charter
member of the Briars Saturday on the
invitation Of him and his accomplish
ed a:d loyal daughter, Miss Cannie.
How we'll they prepared for and en-
tertained the Old boys and that splen-
did gathering, those who were so
fortunate as to be there can tell
,AE hands unite il saying that this
Was the best reunion We ever had
and we have never failed to have
a good one in thirty years.
Of the companies ment:oIed above
there were in attendance four of the
first, five of the second and one Of
the third. Col. O. G. Thompson pre-
sided and the meeting was opened
with prayer by Rev. Matthewson.
This was followed by a soEg and
then by an eloquent address of well
come by Dr.. H. B. Stuart, which
which was responded to in fitting
terms by the presiding officer.
Messages of loyalty and affection
a~d regrets of enforced absence were
read from Col. Joseph N. Brown,
Capt. H. P. Griffith and Judge John
1T. Bramlett.
These. were followed by addl asses
by Col. j. H. Wharton at his best,
and you know what that means, and
John R. Harrison who never fails
to interest and instruct. After these
came dinner. and such dinner! A
separate table for soldiers, with hash,
coffee and all sorts of good things
in abundance.
W. G. Peterson and E. p Bradley
of Co. B, 3rd regiment, with Col. E.
H.. Aull came up from Newberry, ad-
ding special interest to the enjoy
ment Of the occasion. Comrade Pet
ersen gave an interesting account Of
his visit to the battle fields of Sharps-
burg, Harpers Ferry, Fredericks-
burg, Charlottesville and the Wild
erness. On the last ramed he set up
tablet on the spot where Col. Nance
fell. Comrade Bradley was present
ed as the last color-bearer Of the
3rd regiment and was given the rebel
yell while the same old reg flag, 'tha.
has been in the custody Of the Briars
since the close of the war foated
to the breeze.
The speaking was concluded with
a splendid address by Hon. ]. J. Nc
Swain Of Greenville who is a mas
ter on the Confederate soldier and
his cause.
Wash Barksdale, our colored sur
vivor. was on hand. Wash was SER
want for his young master, Tom
Barksdale, noble young man of the
Briars, who gave up his life at
4chickamauga. Wash has been faith
full always. attending all reunions,
county, State and national
Thanks are extended to the young
ladies and gentlemen from Fountain
Inn for their spledid singing. THE
meeting at Lewis Stoddards will
ne7er be forgotten.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-05-02

form under the act and is party
hereto, demur to the petition. That
is to say, these State officers come
into this court and allege that even
admitting all the facts pleaded in the
petition still the petitioner has lot
shown hat he is entitled to the inJunc-
ion asked for. A copy Of the act is
set out in the case 1t is not certi-
fed to, but is assumed to be true
copy of the act. The statute is al
legged to be unconstitutional:
'In that the State warehouse COM
missioner is authorized to take any
and all kinds of insurance on all
classes of property, at any rates he
may see fit, while the petitioner can
not accept any risk and therefore is
deprived of his property without due
process of law, and is denied the
equal protection of the law" A de-
murrer admits facts, but not con-
structions of statutes or conclusions
of law or fact.
Power of Commissioner.
No such power is given to the
State warehouse commissioner. The
rule (no citation is necessary in the
construction of statute is that gen.
eral words, and it makes no difference
how general, will be confined to the
subject treated of. So, here, the Ian
guage. however general, would con-
fine the insurance procured by or
through the warehouse commissioner
to insurance procured by or through
him in his business as warehouse
commissioner.
1t is also objected that the mills
mutuals and factory insurance asso-
Citations are exempted and this is said
to be an unjust discrimination. 1t is
not unlawful to classify business and
provide different rules for the differ
ent classes. That insurance in which
one party is insurer and the other
the insured is not in the same class
with mutual insurance, in which a
person is both insurer and insured.
If, however, these two provisions
should be held to be unconstitutional,
it would not affect this case, because
the provisions are separable and the
rule is that the unconstitutional ex-
ception to a general provision fails
and the body of the act stands. In
other words, if it is unconstitutional
to exempt the State warehouse COM
missioner and the mills mutuals, then
the business by and through the ware
house commissioner and the mills
mutuals is not exempt from the pro-
visions of the act.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-05-02
JOSHUA ". ASHLEY
CLAIMED By DEATH
Prominent in Anderson County Poll
tics-Was First Elected to
House in 1892 and Served
for 90 Years.

News and Courier.
Anderson, April 29.-Joshua W.
Ashley. prominent in Anderson coun-
ty politics since 1892, died at the
home of his son, Sheriff Ashley, in
this city, at 5:25 o'clock this morning.
The funeral services will be held at
Mount Bethel Baptist church, near
Honea Path, Sunday afternoon at 2
o'clock.
Mr.. Ashley was born December 16,
lS4S, in the upper edge of Abbeville
county. but moved to Anderson coun-
ty about the time he became of age.
lie devoted his time to farming and
ran small store on his place, open
ing store on a larger scale in
Honea Path
Mr.. Ashley vas one of twelve chill
dren, of whom nice survive him. He
married Miss Mahala Moore when
quite a young man., and she, with
three sons and two daughters, also
survive him. Sheriff Ashley is one, Of
the sons and Mrs. James N. Pearman,
wife of the clerk of court, is one of
the daughters.
Mr.. Ashley suffered a stroke of
facial paralysis soon after the 1912
primary election. "a second and more
severe stroke came on him in 1913
and he voluntarily retired from poll
tics year later because of his physi-
cal coalition. A third stroke came
later and he lost the use of the mem
bers of his body. Last Thursday
night he became critically i'll, becom-
ing nco-sciuG5, and he remained in
a comatose condition until the end
this morning.
Political Record.
In 1890 Mr.. Ashley was put forward
by his friends as candidate for the
legislature, but refused to make the
race. Two years later he offered for
the house and was elected. He was
reelected again and again, serving in
the house continuously for twenty
years, with the exception Of two
years, when he was defeated for State
senator. He fought extravagant ap-
preparations and was dubbed watch
dog Of the treasury" 9e favored
measures in. favor Of the farmers and
laboring people and was the first rep
resentatiye to introduce bill regu-
lating the hours of the mill opera
tiyes. He fought for liberal pensions
for Confederate veterans and their
windows and was a strong friend OF
the Hospital for the Insane and Deaf
and Dumb Institute.
Mr.. Ashley was an arch prohibition
ist and fought the establishment of
the dispensary system. This was
Governor TilIman's only policy that
he was not in accord with. He also
differed with Governor Blease on the
liquor question, but was his strong
supporter in the different campaigns.
Mr.. Ashley was instrumental In hay-
ing the Lloyd Radical bonds wiped off
the books of the State.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-05-02
Ministerial Duty.

1t is next objected that the act is
unconstitutional in that it confers
both legislative and judicial powers
on the insurance commissioner, and
the constitution provides that these
powers shall be kept separate. This
act does not confer either power. The
duties of the insurance commissioner
are not legislative or judicial but
merely ministerial. Carolina Glass Co.
VS.. the State, 81 S. G. 270. The right
of the State to review insurance rates
is not in issue
The next objection is to the title
of the act, and it is claimed that the
act does not conform to the title.
The constitution requires the sub
ject to. be expressed in the title, arti-
Gle 3, section Is.
There are three specifications here,
but they really raise two questions:
(a) 1t is said that there is nothing
in the title to indicate that the COM
missioner is to be given power to re-
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-05-02

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The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-05-02
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The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-05-02

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Review OF Rates.
The objection to the other feature
of the act, that rates shall be submit
ted to the insurance commissioner in
order that he may see that they are
not discriminatory or unjust, leads in
evitably to one of three propositions:
l. 1t is impracticable to get a
fair and just review Of rates in this
State, or
2. The insurance company de-
sires to make discriminatory and un-
just rates, or
8. A denial of the right of the
State to impose any conditions on its
right to do business here. There is
nothing in the petition to sustain
either of the three propositions.
The constitution, article 2, section
Is, requires the legislature to enact
laws to prevent agreements against
the public welfare The legislature
must primarily determine what
agreements are against the public
welfare.
The petition is dismissed ard the
injunction refused.
New Britain herald., 1916-08-15
Strike Prospects.

(New York Financial Chronicle.)
 The railroads and the country alike are now completely at the mercy of railway employees. We do not Claim to be able to indicate whether or not there will be a strike. but this much is certain, that with this weapon at their command, these railway em- ployes will get the whole or the greater part of what they are de- manding.
 The course of the railroads having placed it within the power of these employees to paralYze the transporta- ton facilities of the entire country, that power will be used to get what is demanded. It would be easy enough for the railroads to cope with strikes on separate roads and separate sys- tems and not impossible even to com lat strikes in territorial groups, but it is plainly out of the question to at tempt to fight strike affecting simul- taneOusly all the railroads in the country.
 That is the formidable prospect that now ConfrOnts the railroads as a result of the fatuous policy that they have been pursuing. If the final con- ference between the railroads and the men results in disagreement the towers of the federal government will, we may be sure, be eXerted to prevent such a catastrophe as the complete cessation of all railroad transportation operations. And it is almost a foregone conclusion that to that end chief pressure will be brought to bear against the roads. The latter may be determined to stand firm, but at some stage of the contro- yersv they will be forced to yield as they always have in the past since the plan has been abandoned of let ting each road handle wage matters for itself. The reason is perfectly ob- vious In the first place the roads cannot afford to antagonize public sentiment, while the employees, who never have more at stake than their iobs can be wholly indifferent to it. n the second place this is a year of a presidential election and the labor unions have votes to give and the roads have none. In these circum- stances word to the wise is suth= cient When the railroads surrender ed to railroad Ia bor so far as to make it possible for the unions to precipi- tate a strike simultaneously on every railroad in the country they in ef- feet gave up all chance of having the wage issue settled satisfa CtOrily to them mselves
New Britain herald., 1916-08-15

Under these circumstances it does not seem fitting that scientific men should allow to go unchallenged the statement that the scientific work of the Government has been degraded by President Wilson's appointments or the implication that his interest in that work has been that of a partisan.
 Scientific men will not allow these fact to go unchallenged The above- mentioned societies are composed of the greatest scientists In the United States. They know the kind of men who should be appointed in the vari- ous scientific departments of the gov ernments and their interest Is not that of partisans. Politics do not en- ter into their recommendat tiOn since scientific men of all political faiths are numbered among the membership of these societies. The word from one of their best known members that President Wilson has been more than careful in his selections of men for scientific positions will go a long way in discrediting MT. Hughes nasty re- marks, made, it seems, without due preparation or knowledge of the facts.
New Britain herald., 1916-08-15
Manning the Printer.
(A a 1.tfnrd Tim PSl

In the course of his Minneapolis address, MT. Charles E. Hughes, re- publican candidate for president fell back on an old, old expedient Re viewing his remarks, in former speech, anent the civil service situa- ton, he said:
 Unfortunately in the published re- port of those remarks, by running two sentences together, that state ment was made to refer to the coast and geodetic survey. l had just re- ferred to that bureau in connection with the appointment previously de- scribed. I had not intended that this mention should relate to that bureau. And the department very properly objects to that construction being put upon it. That was wholly uninten- tional."
 MT Hughes Is up against it, and in our heart of hearts we cannot but feel supremely sorry for him. Blaming the printer for an error of thought is as popular pastime as blaming the engineer for an error of railroading. Only in the case of the printer, the annoyance occasioned by the error is not apt to be so per- manent in it's after effects.
 MT. Hughes knows now how MT. Wilson must have felt when a printer made his sacred principles of hu- manity," in reply to Germany, read "scared principles of humanity" He knows how a certain Waterbury gen tleman said he felt when a careless compositor turned his erudite allusion to Gamaliel into a meaningless refer ence to "Galamiel." And he knows, undoubtedly, how we ourselves have felt on many, oh, many a weary occa- sion, when the best-laid thoughts of our midnight vigils ganged a-gley at the hands of some souIless setter of types.
 The printer vote, we. feel sure, is lost to MT. Hughes. He should havo suffered in silence. From long pa tient practice, we can assure him that that is the only course to pursue.
New Britain herald., 1916-08-15
CONGRATULATIONS.

When we get right down to basic init that Charles Evans Hughes will be the savior of the nation, if given the chance. He says so himself. He has all along contcnded that Wood- row Wilson is not fit man to be guiding the destiny of these people: not because Woodrow Wilson is Woodrow Wilson, but because Wood- LOW Wilson is a Democrat And to be a Democrat, in the eyes of MT. Hughes, is the greatest sin on the calendar. A horse thief, a pocket book snatcher, or @ second~story man, all right! A Democrat, never.
 MT. Hughes says:-"You could no more build up this country by the application of Democratic doctrines than you could go flying through the air in the old fashioned flying ma chimes of thirty years ago" And when MT. Hughes says that he talks not as a mere man, but as a former judge of
 
 Therefore his pronunciamento must carry weight. It is somewhat cf decision, we will ad- [ init, but when MT. Hughes says that the country cannot be built up by the application of Democratic doc 1 +rines we might as we'll close up shop and bring in the republican 1 doctors.
 It is a good thing for the country that MT. Hughes is foot loose and fancy l free; that he is not tied up with duties of the Supreme Court; that he is will irg to arrest the many mistakes made by the Man in the White House. It ie a good thing that MT. Hughes is a Republican. If he were a Democrat he might prove a fakir, but he is a Republican and the only one who can uphold the nation. Ergo the nation
 will be, all right in the hands of MT. Hughes. He must be a great man who admits his own greatness.
New Britain herald., 1916-08-15
"A Man O. Henry Wrote Ahout.

One of o. Henry's best stories was written about a man named Fuzzy. Henry borrowed the name from Fuzzy Woodruff, a newspaper man he knew a few years ago in New Orleans. Woodruff. at last accounts was on the news staff of the old Chicago Inter Ocean, and may still be in Chicago, where he was long an institution.
 No quotation marks are needed around the odd front name that Wood ruff bears. f. t is actually, legally and irrevOcablN F'UZzN.
 Some years ago Woodruff. who had Originallv been chrstened Lorenzo, was in Montgomery, Ala, covering the state legislature for a newspaper in Birmingham. He was widely acquaint- ed and liked, and members of the as-
New Britain herald., 1916-08-15
PREVENTING THE STRIKE.

II the railroad strike is averted, great credit must go to President Will son. His frank talk with the railroad managers and the tratnmen yesterday made the danger of a disastrous strike less acute. This, in spite of the fact that the president admits he does not at present know whether a basis for final settlement has been reached.
 There is every reason to believe that the impending danger of na- tiOnw1de railroad strike will be lifted. Both parties to the contention have shown better feeling since they were brought into contact with the presi- dent. They seem to realize that they are not the only persons in this great and glorious country Instead of their defiant declaration of last week that they would not submit their demands to arbitration in any form, they are now open to reason and willing to ac- Cept the decisions of a board of arbi- tratfon. All in all, 1t is better to have it this way than to stand the chance of railroad tie-up because of differ ences the broth erhOOds cannot adjust with their employers. It is not just and proper that any small part of the population of this country should at any time inconvenience all the people. This would happen if the railroad men went on strike.
 The men at the head of the brother hoods are possessed of native ability and natural intelligence. They are not willing that the interests which they represent be impGriled by a radical stand on their part. They would not men must get what they demanded regardless of cost. They are willing to arbitrate provided the Ncwlands law is not brought to bear on the case and the men do not lose certain priv ileges which they now enjoy under the existing form of railroad manage ment
 It Is safe to say that everything will be settled amicably. The railroad managers and the trainmen have heard and have attended to reason. President Wilson has advanced good logic for both sides and it should not be long before they get together.