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The Monte Vista journal., 1917-04-28


o. w. Sylvester, Morrison, MacAr-
thur, Chapman, l.. b. Sylvester, E.
l.. Carter, Vale.
Mr. and Mrs. r. r. Mitchell en-
tertained at a patriotic dinner Sun
day evening. Tho table was attrac-
tive in its appointments of red, white
and blue and the color idea was car
ried out in the courses served. Cow
ers were placed for Mr. and Mrs.
Vale, Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Bishop,
DIR. and Mrs. lmmenshuh.
Mrs. Chas. Bishop attended a
bridge luncheon at Center on Fri
day, given by Mrs. Ray Lauer in
honor of her cousin, Mrs. Hadley
of Fort Collins, and on Monday Mrs.
Blood of Center entertained at a
luncheon, the ladies of the History
club. of which Mrs. Bishop was in
cluded, with other guests.
The Delphian club held their reg
ular meeting Thursday morning
with Mrs. b. B. Wallace. A Review
OF Italian Art and its effect upon
Christianity proved very interest
ing study. The ladies present were
Mesdames Fuller, Westel Wallace,
l.. l.. Carter, Linderholm. Patterson,
Trueblood Morrison, Chas. Bishop.
Mr.. and Mrs. Southworth had as
their dinner guests Thursday even
ing Mr.. and Mrs. A. NJ. Maclean and
family and Mr.. and Mrs. w. II.
Towne.
At Sunday dinner Mr.. and Mrs. w.
II. Con entertained Mr.. and Mrs. w.
w Harper and Mr. and Mrs. Harry
Loss.
The Baptist Ladies' Aid will meet
with Mrs. James II. Hayes, 226
Franklin street, Thursday, April 90.
Mr.. Baton and Mr.. Walter Deit-
rich were Sunday dinner guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. II. l.. Morrison.
The Monte Vista journal., 1917-04-28
A
Business Luxury

A CHECKING ACCOUNT is indeed
business necessity; and he who tries
to get along without one is at great
disadvantage.
1t is not required that a person should
have large bulk of business in order
to open an account.
Professional men, farmers, business
men in the different walks of life, and
many of our wide-awake women, are
running checking accounts If you
have never done business in this way,
and are not familiar with the plan,
come to us and we will get you
started
The Monte Vista journal., 1917-04-28
Teachers Bridge Club.

Miss DIETRICH was hostess to the
Teachers Bridge club Thursday
evening at the home of Mrs John
Freeman. The members present were
Boydston, Robson, Hendrick.
Guests were Mesdames Monroe, Car
ter, Green, Immenschuh, Misses
Munsell, French, Impson.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-09-11

cne purpose only, and that IS to win
the war. The laboring man can be
counted upon in this great crisis, and
the serength of orgaized labor will be
demonstrated by the extent to which
you aid your government in tni strug-
gle. | have not fear of the resclt or
this war when know working men ot
America are standing shoulder 10
sahoulder for democracy
The laboring men Of the world ate
brothers, he conluded, and after
this great conflict is over, it will De
our duty to teach the working classes
OF Germany what a free government
really means We must show that we
have no hatred in our hearts for them
and that We are interested in their
welfare War will be unknown after
autocracy is crushed and democracy
rules the world and the working man
of all nations will unite in one greas
brotherhood"
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-09-11
EUGENE :. BLEASE
SPOKE IN TEXAS

The Beaumont (TeXas) Eenterprise
CT September contains an account o!
labor day celebration in that city, N
which former Newberrian, Mr.. Eu-
gene S. Blease, took a prominent par.
Five thousand visitors were present.
There was a big street parade in the
fornoon and jitney dance at night,
closing the days program of interest
ing events to the visitors and the
town people. The Enterprise said
that outeast Texas paid glowing
tribute to the laboring man, and after
mentioning the beutiful musical Sc
lections rnderd, that paper concludes
it's account with the following para
graph:
"a brief meeting was held at the
park following the basket lunch at
noon and stirring addresses were
made by Eugene S. Bleas, former sem
ator of South Carolina, who is now
practicing law in Beaumont, and r.
o. Riley, editor of the Fort Arthur
Beaumont Labor Dispatch and we'll
known union leader
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-09-11

which brought me out of it all right, so
I am now well and do all my housework,
besides working in my garden. Several
of my neighbors have got well by TAX
ing Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound" Mrs. VIOLA FNICAL, Wagon
er, Okla.
Such warning symptoms as sense Of
suffocation, hotfashes, headaches, back
aches, dread of impending evil, timidity,
sounds in the ears, palpitation of the
heart sparks before the eyes, irregu-
larities, constipation, variable appetite,
weakness and dizziness should be needed
by middle-aged women. Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound has carried
many women safely throagh the crisis.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-09-11
Laboring Nan viii Win War Asserts
Blease

"Tn this day Of international strife
when the world is in death struggle,
it is an honor to know that organized
labor has been recognized by our gov
ernment-the greatest government on
earth, and it is fitting that we should
assemble here on this day of all days
of the working masses to celebrate
our achievements and our strength
ard to demonstrate our loyalty to this
democracy which has made our sue
cess possible"
In these words Eugene S. Blease,
former senator of South Carolina and
now an attorney of this city, addressed
the Labor Day gathering at Magnolia
park yesterday afternoon.
Mr. Blease declared that the labor
ing man would play prominent part
in the great world war, pointing out
that while the young men of the la
boring class were at the front winning
the battles, the older tradesmen would
remain at home to keep the wheel Of
commerce moving. Another way or
ganized labor can assist In this war,
he said, is to help conserve our re-
sources. and in this the wives, moth
ers, sisters and sweethearts can be Of
invaluamle assistance
''This is time, he onctinued,
when labor and capital must stand
together. We must all worw for one
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-09-11
a(-RY IN ANDERSON
CONVICTS WILLIAMS
Manslaughter Verdict Returned
Against Deputy Sheriff for Kill
ing Barnes Wilson
The State.

The State.
Anderson, Sept. 6.-After delibera:-
ing three hours the jury trying the
case of Deputy Sheriff Jim Williams,
indicted for killing Barnes Wilson on
May "a, returned a verdict OF guilty Of
manslaughter with recommendation to
mercy. The case was called for trial
early this morning and attracted a
great deal of attention. the larce court
room being packed throughout the
Gay. e w EN
Mr.. Wilson, the deceased, had been
a special employee of the feGerai gov
ernment and he was in company OF
Postoffice Inspector Curran and Jake
Gosnell, also special employee OF the
government, whe he was shot by VIII
liams. The shooting occurred nine
miles from the city late in the after
noon, after federal court, then in SEES
sion here, had adjourned for the niglt.
Williams served as baliff during the
session of the court. According to the
testimony. the men had been drinking
jamaica ginger and whiskey and were
in a scuffle when Williams pulled his
gun and fred three times. One bullet
went wild but the other two took ef-
feet in Wilson's body, causing instant
death. One Of the bullets passed
through Wilson's body and lodged in
Curran's right hip, inf1icting painful
but not serious wound Judge Bow
man has not passed sentence on Will
liams.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-09-11
'i;&ENT NEEDS OF ORDNANCE
i.EPiRTNENT OF THE ARMY

Tue Un.lcd states Civil Service
loulIllissIua announces the Following
upeu COMIC tive examinations for
ios.1ions III the Sc. eral ordnance eS-
tab.lsnmen.s OF tie War Department
CT in or ,.ader the office OF the Cnlel
ui ordnance, War Department, Wash
.a-lu.l. y. /. The salaries namel are
ioI cn>rance.
Mechanical engineer, artillery All
munition, $4,000 10 $3,600 year.
Mechanical engineer, experimental
work, $500 to $4,000 year.
Mechanical craftsmen, $1,000 to
$1,4OO year.
Apprentice craftsman, $3.50 year.
Inspector OF artillery ammunition
$1,000 to s2,4OO year.
Inspector of field artillery ammun!-
ton steel, $1,000 to s2,4OO year.
Ass inspector OF field artillery am
nunition steel, $3.50 to $500 day.
Inspector of ammunition packing
boxes, 1882 day to $1,000 year.
Inspector and assistant inspector of
powder and explosives, S1,400 to
S2,4OO year.
Inspector of ordnance equipment,
$500 to $2.4OO year.
Assistant inspector OF cloth equip
ment $50 to s125 month.
Assistant Inspector OF leather, slo0
to s125 month
Assistant inspector of small hard
ware. $50 to s125 month.
Assistant inspector of textiles. $50
to S125 month.
Assistant inspector of leather equip
ment, 500 to 1925 month.
Clerk qualified in business admin
istration, $1,000 to $1,000 year.
Index and catalogue clerk, 81 900 to
$1,000 year
The examination for index and cat
alogue clerk is open to both men and
women: the other examinations are
open only to men.
The Government urgently needs
men for the work above indicated. and
qualified persons are urged, as a
patriotic duty, to apply for examina-
ton. Until further notice applica-
tons for the positions named will be
received at any time by the United
States Civil Service Commission,
Washington, D. c. Papers will De
rated promptly. Applicants will not
be required to appear at any place for
examination, but will be rated prin-
cipalIy upon the elements of educa-
ton, training, and experience, as
shown by their applications and By
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-09-11
SAYS COTTON WILL GO
TO 30 CENTS A P0UNE
Sol. w. G. Smith, State Warehouse
Commissioner, Advises Farmers
to Kold-Says Banks Will Send
Money on warehouse Receipts

Col. w. G.. Smith, State warehouse
commissioner, has issued letter to
the farmers in the State in which he
advises them not to rush their cotton
tc market but to take advantage oi
the State warehouse system and hold
it for better price. The commis-
sioner is convinced that the staple
will bring not less than 80 cents.
In his letter, Col. Smith declares
that there is plenty of money in the
banks and that the bankers will read
lily loan on State warehouse receipts,
and at reasonable rates of interest.
He says the years cotton crop should
be marketed very slowly as 10 rush
cotton On the market as rapidly as i:
is gathered and ginned will lower the
price.
Farmers should see to it that the
price of cotton is kept on parity
with the price of other agricultural
products" says the letter. Measured
BY this standard, the market price to-
Gay should be 80 cents and above; be-
sides, the manufacturer can pay 30
cents a pound for cotton and still
make a fair and reasonable profit On
the manufactured goods
The letter of Col. Smith follows N
full:
'The State warehouse system IS
now ready to store this years crop OF
cotton. Farmers should at once be-
gin to warehouse their cotton so as to
protect themselves against every pos
sib1e loss. The. first pickings Except
green and gin cut cotton) constitute
the best grades and should not be SOLD
on a. declining market-a market
glutted and depressed by the sale OF
distress cotton.
ga government grader and stapler
is now located in the Office of the
State warehouse commissioner and IS
prepared to grade and staple all cot
ton placed on storage in any ware
house connected with the State ware
house system. The custodian OF any
warehouse will sample each bale as
1t is warehoused and can send the
samples to the State warehouse COM
missioner, the official grader and
stapler will do the rest AS soon as
100 bales or more are stored in any
State warehouse, a special visit 70
such warehouse can be made. The
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-09-11
services Of this expert cost the :a-r1

services OF this expert cost the arm
\ crs nothing.
This years cotton crop sno1lU u3
marketed very sloWiy-to rusn Cotson
on the marAet as rapidly as i; IS
gathered and einned will lower i'.e
price. such a course is no longer d
necessity. Theer is plenty OF money
in the banks and the bankers readi'T
loan on the State warehouse Tece:%::
and at reasonable rates of intere>'
Farmers should see to it that ti5
Drice Of cotton IS kept on parity with
the price OF other agricultural PROD
ucts. Measured by this standard the
market price today should be 80 cents
and above. besides, the manufactures
can pay 80 cents a pound for cotton
and still make fair and reasonable
profit on the manufactured goods The
manufacturer sells goods 20 be Geilv-
cred in the future, he then buys from
the broker or the speculator the cot
ton out of which to manufacture these
goods sold and this cotton IS bought
for future delivery. This closes the
transaction so far as the manufac-
turer is concerned. The broker or the
specuiator. as soon as he has entered
into the agreement to furnish the COT
ton needed, begins at once to bear the
market so as to increas his profits
on the raw cotton sold the manufac-
turer. By rushing cotton for sale N
excess of the markets immediate de-
mand, tho farmer himself Gepresses
the price. but by holding cotton until
it is needed by the consumer (tne
mills), the farmer can always get a
fair price. This is no new doctrine
but the economic truth verified by
every farmers experience. Further,
government statistics show that dur
ing the past 12 months more cotton
was consumed than was produced.
The worlds consumption was over
21,00O,00 bales, while the worlds
production was but 100000 bales.
Had there not been a large surplus
handed down from the 1914 crop there
would have been an actual shortage OF
100000 bales. The governments
estimate for the 1917 crop shows that
this will be short crop. Three sue-
cessive short crops indicate that the
surplus from preceding crops and the
entire crop of 1917 will have been
consumed long before the close Of this
cotton trade year.
''The State warehouse commissioner
is anxious to be of service to the
farmers Of South Carolina IN the
handling, in the financing and
in the marketing of this years cotton
Gro"
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-09-11
c0rrob0ratiye evidence.

COTlODOTaJlVe eVlUenCe.
Full information concerning eXami-
nations. application blanks, etc, may
be obtained by calling in person upon
the secretary of the local board ol
civil service examiners at the post Oh
flee in any section in which city del1v-
cry of mail has been established, or
by communicating with the United
States Civil Service Commission.
Washington, D. C.
DIV direction of the Commission:
John A. McMurray, President
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-09-11

table e Compound
b because during
Change of Life I
was in bed two
years and had two
operations, but all
the doctors and op-
erations did me no
good, and I would
have been in my
grave today had it
not been for Lydia
E. Pinkham's 8 Veg
etable Compound
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-09-11

FOR SALE-Good draft horse, gentfe
and will work in any harness. Abouy
Il years old Price reasonable. Ap-
ply to The Herald and News.
8-31-tf.
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THE HERALD AND NEWS. ONE
YEAR FOR ONLY s1.50.
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CRISIS OF
WOMAN'S LIFE
Change Safely Passed by
Taking Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound.

Wagner, Okla.-'1 never get tired
of praising Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-09-11

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YEAR FOR $50.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-30
RAILROADS IN THE WAR.

The present large car shortage, the
Railway Age Gazette says in its cur
rent issue, is not due to the fact that
operated, but to the ract that there is
so much more business than ever be-
fore to handle.
In the fiscal year ended on June
80, 1916, the Gazette says, the rail-
ways transported forty-two billion ton
miles of freight traffic more than they
did in the fiscal year 1918, which
previously was the record year, and in
the calendar year ended on December
81, 1916, they set another record by
handling twenty-three billion ton
miles of freight traffic more than they
did in the fiscal year ended on June
80, 1916. The total traffic moved
has continued to increase. The freight
traffic moved in January and Febru-
airy. the latest two months for which
figures are available. again surpassed
other years. The reason why there is
at present a record breaking car
shortage is that there rs still a record
breaking business.
The entrance of this country into
the war probably will cause a still
further increase in traffic 1t will,
| besides, have another effect to which
little consideration has been given It
will make it necessary for the railways
i to give priority in the movement of
government traffic. But it is impos-
!
of traffic of any kind without inter-
fering seriously with the movement
| of all other traffic. The tendency,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-30

therefore, OF the addition of this gov
eminent business will be not only to
increase the amount of service which
the railways will have to render, but
to interfere with the most efficient
practical use of the facilities left for
the handling of ordinary business.
1t is pointed out that the year i'm
mediately preceding and the one i'm
mediately following the commence
ment of the conflict in Europe, that is,
the fiscal years 1914 and 1915, were
financially the worst two in the his
tory of our railways since the panic
days of the COS. During those two
years it was necessary to curtail ex-
penditures for maintenance, improve
ments and additions almost as much
as was physically possible. Then came
suddenly and without warning a year
of feverish and largely artificial
prosperity, during which it was i'm
possible to get enough materials,
supplies and labor for adequate main
tenance. Then, suddenly, before
it was practicable to make up any de-
ferred maintenance. there began a
series of unexampled advances IN
prices and wages. These are cited as
reasons, in addition to the great in
crease in traffic, why railway facili-
ties are not sufficient
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-30

Gee. Lettie, you got nice hands"
Like 'em ?"
Yes
Suddenly. from out of the darkness
of the lake, canoe glided almost
noiselessly and bumped against the
bank directly beneath where Lettie
and Dennis were sitting. Lettie moved
little farther away, and both strain
ed their eyes for glimpse Of the two
figures sitting in the canoe. They
could see nothing but presently, a
mans voice pierced the silence.
You've got the most beautiful
hands I've ever seen" it said. It just
love to touch them"
Aren't they the same as any other
girls" a soft voice questioned.
. Il don't know anything about any
other girls hands, but do know that
yours are the most beautiful in the
world
Percy, you darling"
And the silence which followed was
eloquent proof of the fact that the old,
old story is ever new-and that Per-
cival Gordon knew more about girls
than did Dennis McCarty.-(Copy-
right. 1917, by the Mcclure Newspa-
per Syndicate.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-30
THE SEARCELIGHT
Latest News from the Fields Of
SCIENCE, EDUCATION, INVENTION
Josephine's Birthplace.

The little town of Fort de France
on the island Of Martinique in the
French West Indies is of the greatest
interest to travellers because it was the
early home of Empress Josephine, the
first wife of Napoleon. She was the
daughter of young French army of
llcer who lived on a large estate about
five miles from the town. Here Jose
phine was born in 1853, and here she
lived until she was married to her
first husband, Beauharnaise, when she
was 16 years old.
The future empress seems not to
have had much education, and to have
lived the simple life af a West Indian
plantation. The site of her birthplace
is still known, and it is delightfully."-
situated in a grove of, trees near the
banks of a small river. A certain pool
in this stream is still known as the
bath of the empress, and here the
creole beauty, according to local ira
dition. always took her morning
plunge.
After her separation from Beau
harnaise. Josephine returned to Mar
Unique and to the quiet life of the
little island. Passages from her diary
at that time show that she was very
fond of her ramb1es in the woods and
CT the quaint, easy social life of the
place. She spent three years there
with her little daughter before return
ing to France to become the wife of a
world conQueroY and one of the most
famous beauties of Europe.
A statue of the empress has been
terected in the square at Fort de
France. 1t conveys a charming i'm
preston of the woman who for time
ruled the man of destiny, and of whom
he said that she was mistress of the
art of pleasing.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-30

Various estimates are being offered
on the probable duration of the war
There is not and can not be any posi-
tive information on the subject. One
mans guess is as good as another's
1t may last ten years. Again, some
thing unforeseeable may happen
which would bring about a cessation
of hostilities within a month In
making preparations Cor doing our
part in it, we must view the outlook
from the worst possible angle. Any
other course would be unsafe and un-
wise. Any one of the countries en-
gagged may collapse at any time and
disarrange the entire situation. If it
should be one of the central powers
it would make our task easier; if it
should be one of the entente it would
make our work harder. Whatever
happens we must fight until victory is
won even if we are compelled to con-
tinue alone.