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The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-02-02
THE EXPRESS OFFICE
SEES 4 LITTLE CHANGE

Among the next changes taking
place in Newberry will be the leaV-
ing of Mr. J. r. Carlisle from the ex-
press Office. On the 11th or 18th of
this month Mr.. Carlisle will leave for
Springfield, Ohio, to visit his broth
er. Mr.. E A. Carlisle, after which
he will go to Wichita Falls, Texas,
to make his home in that city. hav-
ing accepted business situation
there Renwick will take we'll where
ever he goes. as he is young man
of steady and correct habits. we'll
trained, of agreeable manners and at
tentive to duties. Put Rem down
as being all right. His place as as
sistant express agent at Newberry
will be ably filled by Mr. W. A. AS
bill. who is lending helping hand
in there now and who will conduct
his part of the work in that Office
with his we'll known characteristics
of strict application to his work and
never tagging energy. The Office will
be in charge of the head agent. Mr..
J. B. Shackleford, who has been do
inc the chief work there for long
While. and everybody in Newberry
knows that he sticks faithfully to his
work day after day from early until
late. Nobody can truthfully say that
Bernard Shackleford does not stay
in the Office and attend to the COM
pany's and his own business. His
efficiency has been highly commend
ed BIZ those competent to judge.
"Bun' is one in a thousand to let
good conduct serve the purpose Of
showing him up in the right light,
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-02-02
FIFTH DISTRICT
CONTEST STAGED
Two Months Required to Select Sue
cessOr to Late D. Z. Finley.
Wire From Speaker.

The State
Provision for holding primary cleo
tons in the Fifth ;On3re ;sion,iI d.
trict to elect a successor to the ia e
d. f. Finley was made yesterday at
a meeting Of the State Democratic
executive committee An election VIII
not be held to fill the unexpired
term.
The first primary will be held Feb
ruary 20, the second, if one be re-
quired, March 6.
The date for the first and second
primaries were fixed by a committee
consisting of John Gary Evans, State
chairman. and the members of the
committee from the district as fol-
lows: T. B. Butler, Cherokee; R. Is.
Caldwell, Chester; W. F. Stevenson
Chesterfield; T. Y. Williams, 5.ancas-
ter: T. H Ketchin, Fairfield and
l. ]. Campbell, York. Gov. Manning
will fix the date for the general
election after the Democratic NOM
inee has been selected.
Champ Clark Urgent.
Gov. Manning, a member Of the
committee from Sumter, read a tele-
gram from Champ Clark, speaker OF
the house, urging that the election
be held as soon as possible. He said
that an extra session of congress>Was
probable Gov. Manning in reply
stated that the new member could
not be elected before April l and ask
ed that ~; extra session of congress
lot be called before that date. TIE
speaker of the house was asked to
take the matter up with President
Wilson. q,
The campaign assessment was fixed
at $3.50 for each candidate. More
than one dozen men in the district
are contemplating entering the race.
A movement to send large de-
legation to Washington to participate.
in the inaugural parade was begun at
the meeting of the committee Each
member was urged to secure 10 dele
gates from his county to march in the
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-02-02
WHITE WOMAN ARRESTED
on TRAIN FROM COLUMBIA

The Herald and News reporter has
been delegated by a number of citl-
zens whose curiosity has been arous-
ed to find out all about Policeman E
H. Cousins walking from the depot
to the police headquarters with a
white woman OH Tuesday morning
after the arrival of the Cannon Ball
The reporter tried to crafty their
curiosity Immediately, but Chief Ro-
delsperger had his official thumb 10
his mouth and the other policemen
had their official ears stopped up to
the reporters questions for the time
being.
The facts as later learned are these:
Chief Rodelsperger got message
that morning to have the train met
and to arrest such and such woman
who had boarded the train at Co.
lumbia and was headed this way. The
charge was that guest of one Of the
Columbia hotels had been robbed OF
$50 the night before and the woman
was under suspicion. Messrs. Cous-
ins and L. NJ. Player went to the
depot, Mr.. Cousins going into the
coach and arresting the woman. She
was taken to headquarters and close
ly questioned. The name she gave
did not correspond to the name given
by tine Columbia authorities.
The authorities here had been told
to let the woman go if she should re-
turn the money She said she did
not take the money. and as the mon
ey was not found on her she was re-
leased after detention of about
six hours. when she left for Green
wood on the PAS Southern train.
She was not locked up. but was SIM
ply kept in the Office under guard.
The Newberry policemen are polite
to women in their custody The name
of the woman is not here given, as
she may be innocent. and as
there was no direct evidence
to establish her guilt the schief could
not presume otherwise than that she
was innocent of the charge made
against her.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-02-02
FOR SOUTH CAROLINA PIGEON
BREEDERS ASSOCIATION

Mr.. julius B. Boozer, the we'll
known proprietor of the White Pig
con farm in Newb" 'ry, is in receipt
Of letter from Poultry Husbandman
Frank c. Hare Of Clemson approv-
ed by Director W. w. Long, inclosing
a circular letter Mr.. Hare is sending
the various pigeon breeders of the
State, asking their cooperation in
the proposition to organize South
Carolina Pigeon Breeders associa-
ton. as he says the time is now ripe
to organize such am association. and
that temporary organization will be
formed to arrange for the State Pig
con show and annual meeting at some
prominent fair next fall.
Mr.. Hare's letter to Mr.. Boozer
says: Il AIN writing you before the
letter goes to other breeders, be-
cause l want you to help in the Or
ganization of the State association
and to send ME the names and ad-
dresses of all pigeon breeders in your
vicinity who should become men,, ,ers
of the new association
Mr. Boozer requests The Herald
and News to say that if there are any
pigeon breeders who have not recel,-
ed letter in regard to the formation
of this proposed association he would
be glad to have their names should
they be interested in the matter As
Mr. Hare says, this is a great worK
for the advancement of the pigeon
industry Of our State, and he adds,
"let us get behind it and push It
through"
Mr.. Boozer started his pigeon farm
two years ago with $780, Since then
his sales and balance on hand have
amounted to $500. Mr.. Hare says:
Your pigeon interests will become
more valuable if you give your hearty
support to an active State pigeon
association Mr.. Boozer will give
his hearty support to it. Other States
have profted by similar associations
and South Carolina ought to get In
line. 1t will be a good move for all
pigeon breeders.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-02-02

parade. The reports as to those who
will attend Will be filed with the
State chairman.
Campaign Itinerary.
The subcommittee adopted last
night the following:
"a primary election to fill the va
cancy for congressman from the
Fifth congressional district of South
Carolina is hereby ordered to be heln
in said district February 20. and in
case Of no nomination a second pri-
mary is ordered to be held March 6.
Pledges shall be filed and assessments
paid on or before noon of Tuesday,
February s.
Campaign meeting shall be held
as follows: Wednesday, February :,
Chesterfield; Friday, February 8,
Camden; Saturday. February 10, Lam
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-02-02

caster; Tuesday, February IS, WINS
boro; Thursday, February ID, Ches-
ter: Friday. February 16, York; Sat
urday. February II, GaTney.
THE enrolment books as they ez-
listed at the last primary election shall:
be used without any additions or al
terations. Candidates are hereby as
sessed the sum of $3.50 each, to be
paid to the treasurer Of the State
Democratic party at the time of fling
pledge heretofore mentioned
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-02-02
d. 4. Dickert Chapter.

The D. A. Dickert chapter will hoid
it's regular meeting at Mrs. J. Y
McFall's Saturday, February 5, 1917
at $3.50 o'clock.
Alliene Dunn. Sec.
Louise Perry, Pres.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-05-30
Killed by Deputy Sheriff.

Anderson, May 24-V. Barnes Will
son, aged about 40, former deputy to
United States Marshal Lyon, was shot
and instantly killed by Jim Williams,
deputy under Sheriff Ashley, at $50
o'clock tonight. The shooting occur
red in the presence of several wit
nesses on public road about twelve
miles southwest Of this city. Sheriff
Ashley and Coroner Beasley have
gone to the scene. Very little about
the homicide can be learned over the
telephone tonight except that Will
liams and Wilson and several friends
had gone from this city to spend the
evening down near the Savannah
river. 1t is understood that Will
liams and Wilson became engaged in
friendly tussle which resulted in the
shooting. Since leaving the govern
ment service, Wilson was engaged in
a local haberdashery. He was mar
ried and leaves a widow and several
children.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-05-30
The Negro in Philadelphia.

The Philadelphia North American
in a recent issue gave this picture Of
conditions in that city, and every ne
gro in the South should see it:
''More than 700 of the 10000
Southern negroes who came to this
city within the last three months,
overtaxing housing facilities. are dy-
ing with pneumonia and tuberculo-
sis. More than 1000 are i'll with the
two diseases and 1000 are In distress
Of various kinds. These figures are
contained in report made by physi-
clans who have Investigated the con-
ditions Of these people. Many of the
cases are discovered too late to be
cured. Weather conditions to which
the negroes are not acclimated, over
crowded houses, lack Of sanitation
and proper nourishment are the
cause given for the conditions"
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-05-30
ALWAYS RELIABLE.
Walhalla Experiences Going Back for
Over Three Years.

Kidney weakness can be cured.
But what caused it once will cause
it again.
Here's Walhalla man who has
had several attacks.
Several times in over three years
Mr. Oelkers has uesd Doan's Kidney
Pills.
He says that Doan's. have never
failed him.
Over three years ago Mr.. Oelkers
publicly endorsed Doan's.
He now confirms his statement.
What better proof of merit?
Proved by years Of experience.
Told by Walhalla people.
This is convincing testimony:
B. Oelkers, w. Main street, Wal
halla, says: "My Kidneys were out Of
order and their action was irregular.
My back also ached. used .Doan's
Kidney Pills and they soon gave me
relief"
Still Uses SDoan's
More than three years later Mr..
Oelkers said: 81 have every bit as
much faith in Doan's Kidney Pills
now as when I formerly recommend
ed them. SINCE then, when have
noticed slight return of kidney
trouble, due to colds, | have used
Doan's Kidney Pills and they have
never failed to give mo prompt re-
lief"
Price SOC. at all dealers Don't
simply ask for kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mr.. Oelkers has twice publicly recon-
mended. Foster Milburn Co., Props,
Buffalo, N. Y.-Ady.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-05-30
THIRD REGIMENT IN>Is $, G..
lmce Troops Cavalry, One Regiment
of Field Artillery and Other Units.

Washington, May 24.--Organiza-
tion of Scores Of new regiments OF
National Guard artillery, engineers,
signal troops and cavalry will be
undertaken soon to supply the tacti-
cal formation necessary for the es-
tabllshment Of the sixteen divisions
OF the guard provided for in the War
Departments plans
In addition, Immediately after the
existing State soldiers have been
drafted into the Federal service,
there must be organized divisional
headquarters detachments. supply.
ammunition and medical trains,
heavy field artillery and signal bat
talions and aero service, two cavalry
divisions and many new coast artil-
lery units and reserves. In the In
fantry the arm OF the service in
which the guard is strongest, 80 regi-
ments and six companies must be car
ried to provide the A regiments Of
the divisional structure.
The principal shortage Is IN field
artillery. Each Of the sixteen divis-
ions requires three full regiments Of
six batteries each, or a total OF 28S
batteries. There now exist in the
guard 1OS batteries.
Short of Engineers, Too.
The shortage in engineers Is almost
as great. There will be needed six
teen regiments, or a total OF 90 COM
panies. whereas there now are only
80 companies.
Each division also will have an
aero squadron or balloon company.
making sixteen air sersice units.
The first effort of the department
Is to bring up to full war strength all
existing units Of the guard. The next
step Will be to create the new units
necessary to complete the sixteen in
fantry divisions and the Adiutant
Generals of the States have been in
structed that they should prcpar for
these new organizations without de-
lay.
South CarUlina's Quota,
One regiment infantry, three
troops cavalry, one regiment field ar.
tillery, two companies OF engineers.
one outpost company, signal corps.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-05-30
Waste Land Along Fence Rows.

Few farmers stop to think how
much land is taken up by the fences.
The fence itself takes little room,
but 1t Is impossible to grow any
thing for several feet on both sides
Of the fence. The Department Of Ag-
riculture reports that the ordinary
rail fencc occupies strip over twelve
feet wide. About 5000 feet of such
a fence takes up an acre of land,
Hedges take up'a little more than the
rail fence, the width varying accord
ing to the age Of the hedge row.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-05-30
A Thought for the Week.

man passes for what he is worth.
What he Is engraves itself on his
face, on his form, on his fortunes, in
letters Of light. Concealment avails
him nothing; boasting nothing. Men
know not why they do not trust him;
but they do not trust him. His vice
glasses his eye, cuts lines of mean
expression in his cheek, pinches the
nose, and sets the mark of the beast
on the back Of the head IF you
would not be known to do anything,
never do 1t. A man may play the
fool in the drifts Of a desert but
every grain OF sand shall seem TO see
He may. be a solitary eater, but he
cannot keep his foolish counsel. A
broken complexion. swinish look.
ungenerous acts, and the want Of due
knowledge-all blab.--E Emerson.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-05-30

1--WE are SO much impressed with
the force and strength Of what Prof
Newman says in the above letter to
u.s. says the Virginia. Carolina Chem
ical Co., to whom the letter was ad-
dressed, that, for the purpose Of
calling the attention OF the country
at aArge to the enormous increase in
food products that may be had by
the heavily increased planting Of
sweet potatoes, we have decided to
publish this letter and distribute it,
trusting that 1t. may aid in largely
increasing the planting Of this, one
of the very best and most easily
grown food products"
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-05-30
Spring Colds Are Dangerous.

Sudden changes of temperature and
underwear bring spring colds with
stuffed up head, sore throat and gene
raj cold symptoms. A dose of DR..
Kings New Discovery Is sure relief.
This happy combination of antiseptic
balsams clears the head, soothes the
irritated mebranes and what might
have been lingering cold is broken
up. Don't stop treatment when relief
is first felt, as half-cured cold is
dangerous. Take Dr.. Kings New Dis
covery till your cold is gone.-Adv.1. ii.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-05-30
PLANT a BIG CROP OF PEAS.
Planted as Late as July They VIII
Make EXccllcnt Yields.
Progressive Farmer.)


AS maker Of food and feed, the
cowpea is one Of the best crops we
have. 1t has two distinct additional
advantages as compared with many
other crops, the first thing being that
1t does we'll as a catch crop after oats
Or wheat or with corn, and, second, 1t
may be planted as late as July sand
excellent yields be obtained.
While the South is we'll acquainted.
with the COW pea as a human food,
we believe this is a year when we
should eat peas to a greater extent
than ever before. In human food
value the pea ranks with the very
best, the vines and hulls make excel
lent feed for livestock, and it would
appear practically impossible to
make the acreage too large. Ger
tainly we have millions Of acres in
corn and millions Of acres of stubble
land that may we'll be planted to
peas.
TO Offset in so far as possible the
high cost Of seed, peas should, when
ever time and the labor supply will
permit, be planted in rows and cult
waited. In this way. from a given
quantity of seed, two and possibly
three times as large yields Of peas
will be had. And then when the crop
is mature all peas not Immediately
used must be carefully saved. Pick
ing and storing the dry peas means
much wholesome and nutritious food
for next winter. The crop may also
be canned, thus preserving much of
its freshness and flavor.
In the use Of crops like corn, cow
peas and lima beans, all of which may
yet be planted, the South Is in posi-
tion to make itself largely independ-
ent Of high-priced -four and meat.
Corn bread and COW peas seasoned
with a little bacon not only taste
good, but they come very near fur
nishing perfectly balanced diet.
Now Is the time to prepare for an
abundant store Of these for the hard
months that are ahead.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-05-30
SWEET POTATOES GREAT CROP.
May BE Planted With Profit as Late
as July.

The following letter, written by
Prof. G. l.. Newman. of the North
Carolina Agricultural College, (for-
merly of Clemson College, and we'll
known in Oconee county, should
prove Of interest and benefit to many
in this section of our State. We pub
IL IL the letter in the hope that it may
encourage many to continue planting
for late crops. Prof. Newman's let
ter is given below in full:
West Raleigh, N. c., May g.
For week have tried to find time
to write an article urging the farm
ers to plant heavily Of sweet potatoes.
II the war continues for another year,
the production Of human food crops
VIII De serious problem not only in
the South, but throughout the world,
me Northwest has been annually
supplying the South with hundreds of
millions OF dollars worth of food ne
cesslties to feed the people Of the
South. The enormous guam titles of
food that the United States has been
shlpplng to Europe must continue,
ana hardships are inevitably coming.
II the war continues six months lon
ger. There Is no crop grown In the
south that will furnish as much food
Vaiue per acre, or SO Cheaply, as will
the sweet potato. A dollars worth
of sweet potatoes, used as human
food, has practically double the food
value OF dollars worth of wheat
and corn. An acre Of average land
In sweet potatoes will produce more
food than two acres Of corn and
more lran four acres of wheat in the
cotton belt.
Sweet potatoes may be planted as
late as July and yield twice as much
human food as corn on land of aver
age fertility. 1t Is the most import
ant crop that the South can now
grow, and there remains May, June
and part of July IN which this crop
may be planted.
The sweet potato has a higher
food value Than the Irish potato, and
1t is now too late to plant the latter
with any assurance Of success, and
then there Is practically no seed
available. There Is ample sweet po-
alto seed available, and n bushel of
sweet potatoes will produce plants
enough to plant fl ON six to ten times
as much land as a bushel of Irish.
"An acre Of land that will produce
Is or 20 bushels of corn, to ~
bushels Of wheat, or 100 to 400
pounds of lint cotton will produce so
and may produce 80 or 1O0-
bushels of sweet potatoes. depen ding
upon the good preparation of the
soil and good fertilizers. No crop
will yield so much per acre Of so high
a food value on so poor land as will
this highly nutritious root crop.
Sweet potatoes may follow the vari-
GUS early truck and farm crops har-
vested in May and June, such as cab
bage, Irish potatoes, ETC., small grain,
crimson clover. etc.
''In view Of the scarcity Of potash
/ would recommend for sweet pota-
toes between 600 and 1900 pounds
Of fertilizer analyzing to 10 per
cent Of phosphoric acid, and 2 to 4
per cent Of nitrogen. On very thin
land I would use the higher per cent
Of nitrogen, and on better land the
lower per cent.
yours sincerely,
&c. L. Newman. NJ. S.
"prOfeSSOr of Apriculturen
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-05-30
Items from Bounty Land.

! Bounty Land, May 22.-Special:
Many Of the farmers are planting
their cotton over, on account of a
failure Of first planting to come up,
owing to dry weather.
n. P. Chapman, Clarence Chap
man, Morris Berry and Mr.. and Mrs.
Sam Berry, of Fork Shoals, Green
vile county, came over in their car
and spent the weekend with Mr.. and
Mrs. II. o. Berry.
Miss Sallie McMahan; who holds a
position as stenographer and type
writer with the Globe Optical Co.,
Greenville, spent the weekend with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. r. Nc
Mahan.
. Charles Galbreath leaves to-day
Ifor Blacksburg, where he will be in
the employ Of Hickey Bros. in rail
road construction.
B. e. Bagwel left Monday for a
visit to his daughter, Mrs. w. A.
Stephens, Williamson.
]. Russell Wright spent the greater
part of last week with friends In the
Oakway section.
Misses Selma and Emma Sanders,
OF Walhalla, were recent guests Of
Misses Bertha and Rena Sanders.
III. "A. L. MCIJlfOy, vi OulOl, WAS
in the community short time Fri
day. DR.. McElroy has been appoint
ed surgeon for the Southern railway
at Union. He was accompanied to
this community by his aunt, Mrs.
John Myers. and Mrs. Claude Myers
and little daughter. Of Seneca.
little Miss Ida Beth Doyle took
in commencement exercises Of Seneca
High School Monday.
Miss Jessie McDonald went to An
derson Friday.
Mrs D. A. Thornton, of Hartwell,
Ga, is expected this week as a guest
of her mother, Mrs. J. M. Gillison.
Mrs. Essie Phillips, Of Louisiana,
and little adopted daughter, and Mrs.
w. II. Mcdonald, Of Courtenay, vis-
tied Mr.. and Mrs. w. J. Mcdonald
last week.
Mrs. l.. o. Davis, Of Walhalla, has
been q guest for the past few days
Of her daughter, Mrs. J. G. Sanders
Mr.. and Mrs. Manley Sanders, Of
Newry, were recent guests Of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. II. Hubbard.
Mrs. Mary Myers and Mrs. II. P.
Holieman, Of Seneca, were spend-the-
day guests of the Misses Davis last
week.