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The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-01-29
Yankee Miner Slips 100000
in Platinum Past the
Russ Perils.
IS NEEDED BY UNCLE sam
American Pluck Provides Government
With Precious Metal Required for
Making ExpIosives-Express
Companies Refuse Job.

San Francisco. A fortune, for
which kings Of crookdom would have
cheerfully risked their necks, has just
been delivered to the government, aft
er having been carried half way around
the world like so much junk.
Sheer Yankee pluck turned the
trick.
It was transported from the Ural
mountains, in Russia, to the United
States by F. W. Draper, an American
mining engineer, who turned 21,00O
ounces over to the department of COM
merce.
The rare metal was carried in boxes,
rs Draper's lugga ge-a kings ransom
at the mercy of every porter, baggage
man and 'Iongshoreman in Russia and
Japan.
He Did the Incredible.
''I got it safely through" explained
the engineer, "because l did the in
credible. No one would believe man
had so little sense as to lug few
million around like that. To have
treated those boxes as precious would
have meant to lose them-and prob
ably my life as well.
"It was just an interesting bit OF
practical psychology"
His wife and four-year-old son ac-
companied him.
On the railroads across lawless Rus
sia and Siberia, under the nose Of the
irresponsible bolsheviki, and past thou
sands who would have cracked his
head for 8 fraction of that wealth,
Draper smuggled the precious dust.
Express companies had refused to
take the risk at any premium.
you'll never get it out Of the coun-
try" they said. ''Not with platinum
worth almost it's weight in diamonds. :"
'sWell, there it is," he said, kicking
some old boxes on the San Francisco
pier.
'rve slept and eaten on those boxes
for over a month. And when wasn't
sitting on 'em, my wife was. I've be-
come quite accustomed to sleeping on
a 100000 pillow. And want to
say it was deucedly hard on my head.
'sBut while Mrs. Draper and I guard
ed the shipment carefully, we did it
in casual fashion that didn't arouse
suspicion.
Wants Softest Bed in Town.
"Say," he added, "do you know
where I can find the incest, softest
feather bed in town.
The 21,O0O ounces of platinum, bad
Iy needed in the manufacture Of ex-
plosives and for scientific and sur
gical purposes, was consigned to the
secretary of commerce, who will su-
pervise it's distribution.
Draper, whose home is in Boston,
has spent the last six years as con-
Sulting engineer to number of the
largest Russian mining companies in
the Ural mountains.
He has been specially commended
by the United States government for
his courageous and highly valuable
service to the nation.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-01-29
HORSE MEAT SALES
REPORTED INCREASING

New York.-New York but
chers have begun to awaken to
the fact that the threatened in
PRODUCTION of horse meat at low
prices had not only become
reality but is promising to get
an overwhelming welcome in
the poorer quarters of the city.
Already the beef butchers in
localities where the horse meat
shops have been established are
beginning to feel falling off in
trade, and in one section are
charged with showing their re-
sentiment by violence.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-01-29

4. TIE request OF the Postmaster
General tne United States Civil Ser
vice Commission has announced an
eXa..ination to be held at Newberry.
S. C. On February 1918 for the
position Of postmaster at Prosperity
5. G. This office has annual COIN
pensation Of $1,000
To be eligible for this examinations
an applicant must be a citizen OF the
United States, must actually reside
within the dilivery Of the office and
have so resided at the time the pre-
sent vacancy occurred. >
Applicants must have reached their
twenty-first but not their sixty-fhts
birthday on the date CT the examina-
ton.
Application Form 304 and fulE
information concerning the require
ments Of the examination may se
secured from the postmaster at the
place of vacancy Or from the CivIS
Service Commission; Washington, d
C. Applications should be properly
executed and filed with the Conlmissf-
0n at WASHINGTON. D. c., in tt "e to-
arrange for tie examination Of the
applicant.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-01-29
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
County of Newberry.
By W. F. Ewart, Probate Judge:
Whereas, Henry Wise made suit to
me to grant him letters of administra-
tion of the estate and effects Of Ernest
Wise
These are, therefore, to cite and ad-
monish all and singular the kindred and
creditors of the said Henry Wise, de-
ceased, that they be an appear before
me, in the Court of Probate, to be held
at Newberry, s. c., on the goth Of JAN
uary next, after publication hereof, at
II o'clock il the forenoon, to show
cause, if any they have, why the said
administration should not be granted.
Given under my hand this 4th day of
January, Ammo Donlini 1918.
W. F. EWART,
P. !. Y. G..
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-01-29
IMMENSE AIR RAID DUG0UT
England Opens to Public Use Railway
Tunnel Accommodating TO-
600 Persons.

London.-The biggest air raid dug
out in England has just been opened
30 the public for use during air raids.
! 1t will accommodate 10000 persons.
The dugout is really an unfinished rail-
way tunnel, 100 feet underground, on
which work was discontinued at the
of the war.
is electric lighted and seats have
Zen provided for 2,000 persons.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-01-29
- D. NANCE
CAMP q. C. v.

w meet inI the Court house the
: st Monday in February at II O'Clock
g. Members are requested to pay
e.. dues. BY order Of the COM
r--"er. J. T. I. Caldwell.
NJ. NJ Buford, Adjuan:.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-01-29

F32 g. aunamaker SlNveland
Big Boil Cotton seed Carefully Sc
lected from fine cotton. Absolutely
pre- These seed have been han
died carefully. and are not mixed
Price Eer busnel. $50, John p
Norris, z F D ,. l-22-5.fe
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-11-28
NE US Of PEACE
COME RENCE NOT
TO Be CENSORED

ley MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED wlREI
Washington, Nov. 27.--At President
Wilson's personal request, the British
and French governments will relax all
censorship on news dispatches coming
to the United States on the subject
of the peace conference,
1t was officially announced today
that dispatches to American news
papers informing them of the progress
of the peace negotiations will take
second place only to official govern
ment business. Under the govern
ments newly acquired control of the
cable lines official business will come
first, then news and then commercial
business
1t was also officially announced
that no censorship of any kind Will
tie exercised by the committee on pub
lie information. The machinery of
the committee will be used entirely to
facilitate the work of the American
newspaper representatives in Paris.
The question of whether the sessions
of the peace conference will be open
or closed to the press will be decided
by the conference itself.
The first contingent of American
proceedings of the conference will sail
from Hoboken at noon on Sunday on
the army transport Orizaba. The pres
ident's ship, the former liner George
Washington, will not sail until later
On the George Washington will be
carried representatives of the press
associations, including a correspondent
of the Associated Press.
1t seems to be settled. although not
officially announced, that the presi.
dents ship will go directly to France
and not first to England as had been
supposed. The president however,
undoubtedly will visit England later,
and also Italy A regulation passport
was issued to him today 1t permits
hi INTO visit England, France and
Italy and is surrounded by the same
restrictions and requirements as would
apply if il were issued to any other
citizen of the United Sttaes.
All the arrangements for the presi-
dents trip have been practically com
pleted. except fixing the day and hour
of his sailing
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-11-28
POWER PLANT OF THE
CARLSBAD LIGHT AND
POWER co. DESTROYED

rsrEciAL CORRESPONDENCE TO MORNING JouRNhLl
Carlsbad, y. NJ, Nov. 27.-Satur-
day night at about o'clock the
power plant of the Carlsbad Light
and Power company burned to the
ground. The fire was caused by the
explosion of a heating torch, used to
light the crude oil power engine. The
oil was cold, and the heating torch
was used longer than usual. 1t eX-
ploded. setting fire to the ceiling
over the engine. Luckily no one was
burned in the explosion.
An effort was made TO smother the
fire with Pyrcne eXtinguishers. but
they proved of no force against the
flames. A high wind was blowing,
and It soon became necessary for
those in the building to escape. The
Carlsbad motor fire truck was called
out, but as the water system does
not extend east of the river no line
of hose could be laid TO the fire. The
building was a mass of emberS with
in short time
All machinery was destroyed. In
cluded in the plant were two oil en-
gines, generator, two turbines, two
high power pressure pumps, betting
and various other auXiliaries. Man
ager Pritchard has not vet figured
up the value of the machinery des-
troved, hut estimates 1t to be near
twelve thousand dollars.
II is though that the plant will be
rebuilt as n modern turbine wheel is
now en- route for the company. having
been ordered some weeks ago.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-11-28
6,94O,017 ACRES OF
PASTURE LAND IN NEW
MEXICO, SAYS REPORT

Santa Fe, Nov. 27.--New Mexico
has 6,94O,Ol7 acres of pasture land,
according to the National crop Re-
porter for Novem Der received today.
OF that area 1,090,127 acres are inn
proved with a carrying capacity of
seventy cattle per 100 acres, while H.
S23, 464 acres are woodland with a
carrying capacity of eleven cattle per
100 acres. The remainder, 4,526, 426
acres have carrying capacity of nine
hear per 100 acres.
The Crop Reporter also states that
New Mexico during the past year
packed so. $40 cases Of tomatoes as
against $4,000 cases last year, making
use of 1855 tons of tomatoes as
against 1,500 tons last year.
The final figures for the kafir corn
crop for New Mexico are 3,5S2 600
bushels. OF the corn crop of 4,075,-
600 bushels, per cent went into
silos, % per cent was fed green, %
per cent was permitted to mature in
the grain, s. per cent of the matured
grain was gathered by swapping, "a
per cent was cut and shocked in the
field, II per cent was cut and hauled
into the barn for husking, 3 per cent
was fed to stock right in the field, The
stover averaged three tons per acre, IS
per cent was topped, 80 per cent had
leaves pulled, IA per cent was plowed
under, IS per cent was pastured and
per cent was burned.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-11-28
NINETY-SEVEN TRUE
BILLS RETURNED BY
FEDERAL GRAND JURY

tsssciAt eorRGsPospEHcG TO MORNING JouRHAL,
Santa Fe. Nov. 27.-Ninety-s even
true bills and eighty-two no true bills
We're returned by the federal grand
jury, most of the true bills being for
violation of the espionage act. boot
Logging into army camps and sales of
liquor to Indians.
G. Williams convicted of violating
the espionage act, and who is classed
as a pacifist, was sentenced to two
years in Fort LeavenWorth peniten-
tiary, Eddy Kelly. James E. Haulihan
and Frank Jones. who pleaded guilty
to robbing an interstate shipment of
shoes were sentenced to serve two
years in the penitentiary. Elmer
Grover Biddy was indicted under the
Mann act, being charged with enticing
Maxine Jones, less than Is years of
age, from FL Paso into New Mexico
and living with her. Pleas of not
guilty were made by Louis w. Ten
dick charged with buying eighteen
sacks of oats belonging to the govern
ments military stores from two sol
diers, and by Ollie Thompson, charged
with immortality at Columbus.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-11-28
IRREGULARITIES
IN RETURNS Of
ELECTION MANY
Chairman Arthur SeIigman of
Democratic State Commit
tee Points Out the Need of
Closer Observance of Law

SPECIAL coeREsPoHoENcE TO MORNING JOURNAL
Santa Fe, Nov. 27.-Chairman Ar
thur Seligman of the democratic
state committee appeared before the
state canvassing board which is can
wasting the election returns, to call
attention to many Irregularities in
the returns. not with the thought of
laying foundation for contest or TO
question the final result as it will be
announced by the board, but with
view of paving the way for better OBJ
servance of election laws and closer
attention of election officials to their
duties. so that the returns may not be
capable of double Interpretation in
case of a close contest.
Apparently. there is hardly a pre-
cinct but which had a number of bal
lots that We're counted even though
| irregular or in which some mistake or
the other had not been made by cleo
ton officers. Even though these ir-
Irregularities affected only half a doz-
| en- or so votes in each district, yet
when multiplied by 500 to 600 pre-
cincts, the total runs into thousands
| and could easily vitiate any election
except the most onesided one in its
result. Mr.. Seligman pointed out a
number of returns that had not even
! been signed by election officials des-
| pite the plain mandate of the law
| He advocated that these be returned
| for proper signature at the expense
| of the delinquent election officers
| He called attention to the fact, that
in precincts like Cerrillos, several
more ballots were cast than, the high
est number counted for any set of
candidates The returns made no eX-
| PLANTATION of the apparent discrep-
ancy.
The law provides that when one
candidate in group of candidates
! for the same office is marked, the
ballot should be counted for all the
names in that group belonging to the
/ party to which belongs the name that
had been marked This obviously was
not known by many election officers.
Many a ballot had the party heading
marked with a cross and also had
Lcrosses opposite names of candidates
belonging to other parties. Some cleo
ton officers seemed to think that
such a ballot should not be counted,
others thought ii ought to be count
| ed for every party candidate only
while still others did the proper
/ thing and counted the ballot for each
candidate separately marked, and for
those not marked in the party col
umn that had been marked In some
cases voter instead of putting the
cross in the box just to the right of
the candidate. placed it in the box be-
low, and while the intent seemed to
be clear vet such votes were not
! counted. Thus instances in large
numbers could be cited. that would
be sufficient to throw an election in
doubt when the result is close and
which could easily be avoided if cleo
ton officers and voters were as care
full as they should be in voting and in
counting the ballots.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-11-28
INABILITY TO SABE
SPANISH GETS A MAN
A SEVERE DRUBBlNG

sssciAL coFrEsroNoENcb 20 MORNING JOURNAL
East Las Vegas, n NJ. Nov 27.-
Inability to understand Spanish was
the cause of H NJ Neff, a traveller
being badly beaten near Fulton and
a report of a murder being sent to
. the office of Sheriff Lorenzo Delgado
here. Neff had turned his horses into
the pasture of a man named Luis
Garcia, and the latter filed a COM
plant against him in justice court.
When the constable and deputies
came to take him Neff, believing he
was being set upon by gang of muir
derers, fired at the officers with %
caliber rifles~7A hand-to-han fight
ensued in which Neff was struck on
the head with the butt end of gun
and later was taken to jail Mrs. Neff
believing her husband had been kill
ed, rode to Fulton for help and Sher-
if Delgado, District Attorney Chester
A. Hunker and County Physician
George n. Fleming drove TO the scene
of the alleged crime, several miles
south of here, only to find Neff not
dead but belligerent Neff was fined
1870 for trespass, and the amount
was raised for him by Fulton people,
s,as he was broke.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-11-28
RAPID GROWTH
Of n. NJ. NJ. |. IS
AN ASSURED FACT
Greater Accommodation FaciI-
tiles Most important Prob
lem Confronting Officers Of
Institution.

ESPECIAL coRREspoSoEheE TO MORNING JOURNAL
Roswell, ~ M, Nov. 27.--The prob
lem of securing enough turkeys for
Thanksgiving dinner to feed more
than 400 hungry cadets is a mild one
when contrasted with the problems
that the Officers of the New Mexico
Military Institute are facing during
meetings at which they consider plans
for the future growth of the institu-
tiCn, The institute is now experience
ing its most successful year, largely
because of the impetus that was given
to military training by the war
against Germany. The school author
tiles are confident, however, that next
year win see even a greater number
Of students enrolled-proyded pros
pective cadets can be assured of ac-
commodations The United States
government, having been overtaken in
the war just ended in pretty much
of a state of unpreparcdness it is be-
lieved that steps will now be taken
looking toward the encouragement of
military training in schools especially
equipped to carry on that branch of
work ....
The parents of boys of high school
and college age are fast losing their
old prejudices against military train
ing and are coming to realize the val
ne of such training, both from the
mental and physical standpoint.
Executive officers of the ~ NJ. NJ. l.
are required to look months ahead in
plans for the success and continued
growth of the school They are GER
tain of one thing, and that Is, that it
will be absolutely necessary to have
greater accommodations for next year,
unless the school is expected to stand
still and mark time, permitting New
Mexico boys to leave this state to at
tend other military schools which do
not compare with Y. NJ. NJ. I. for ex-
cellence in the chosen feld Of mill
tary science.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-11-28

rest of the ballot blank, evidently
fearing they would lose their vote il
they put marks in other columns. 1t
is hoped that from their practical
experience that the canvassing board
as we'll as the state chairman recon-
mend to The Legislature such changes
in the workings of the election law as
will overcome uncertainties in adj
ministering the law and also provide
an appropriation for expenses incur
red by the election board in sending
messengers and messages to delin-
quent county and election officials
who have failed to make proper re-
turns.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-11-28
To Avoid and Relieve Influenza
BY DIR. FRANKLIN DUANE.

Many people have beer frightened
by what they have read or heard of
influenza. The more you fear the dis
ease, the surer you are to get 1t. Go
right about your business and forget
it, AS the disease is spread principally
by contact thru sneeZing, coughing or
splitting, many health authorities have
advised that everyone wear a gauZe,
which is daily washed and saturated
with one to five hundred solution of
zinc sulphate in water. and then dried
before wearing over the nose and
mouth. You should avoid crowds,
common drinking cups and public
towels. Keep your strength up by
taking lots of exercise in the open air
and plenty of nourishing food.
If you have any of such symptoms
as chilliness, nasal distractions, flush
ed face. headache, feverishness. rest
lessness, weakness, or irritating cough
give up work at once and go to bed
This will save your strength to help
overcome the disease. Put your feet
in hot water for fifteen minutes
Thoroughly loosen the bowels with
some such mild and non-irritatins
physic as DR.. Pieree's Pleasant Pei
let's. Drink principally of hot lemon
ace anu lflen CUNtT up with pItiltN vi
clothes in bed so as to get a good
sweat When sweating is free and the
fever reduced take a dose of two An
uric Tablets every four hours. follow
ed by drinking at least a glass or tive
of hot water. Anuric Tablets heir
quickly to relieve the soreness of the
muscles and bones from which mos
patients complain and help the kid
news flush out the poisons.
To relieve nasal distractions ant
excessive discharge from the rose
probably nothing is better than sucl
a mild, soothing. antiseptic wash a:
DR.. Sage's Catarrh Remedy 1t will
give great relief Employed as gar
gle. in same strength as made uD fol
use in the nose. and as hot as can bt
borne. it quickly arrests soreness an6
dryness in the throat.
Influenza weakens the patients re
sistance to disease. so that there |.
danger of bronchitis and pneumonia
developing. To combat this tendency
and fortify the patients strength in
sist that he keen in bed at least two
days. Probably nothing will at thi!
stage hasten the recovery ant
strengthen the patient more than al
iron-tonic tablet called "Irontic.' Of
that we'll known herbal tonic. DR.
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery
which has been used by thousands Ii
the past two generations.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-11-28
HURRY CALL IS SENT
OUT FOR DELINQUENT
ELECTION POLL BOOKS

SPECIAL coRREsronoENeE TO MORNING JOURNAL
Santa Fe, Nov. 27.-The state can
wasting board adopted resolutions
calling on election officers in several
counties to send Immediately the
large number of poll books that are
still missing; also calling on county
clerks to explain why in number of
precincts in several counties no cleo
ton boxes and ballots had been fur
nished thus making an election in
such precincts impossible and final
~ ordering the secretary of state to
return by special messenger to judges
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-11-28
Mrs. l.. r. Feather Is Dead.

Artesia, N. NJ, Nov, 27.-Mrs.
Feather, wife of l.. L, Feather of this
place, who had been an invalid for
many years died suddenly of heart
failure on Sunday morning, at the age
of so years. Mrs. Feather had class
ical education and was woman of de-
cided literary talents and much read
ing. Besides her husband she leaves
three sons. Lincoln, Lands and Adlai,
and one daughter, Miss Shirley, all of
whom were graduated at the state
university. Adlai Feather who in a
competitive contest won a free schol-
arship in oxford university, is now
an officer in the marine service and
stationed at Santo Domingo.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-11-28

Of election such returns as We're not
signed by them in order that they be
properly signed and attested,
Chairman Arthur Seligman of the
democratic central committee also
asked for ruling as to what conSt-
tutes mutilated ballot. In some
eases, the voter after putting a cross
after the name Of the person he
wished to vote for, scratched out the
name of his opponent. IN several in
stances, the election officers, threw
out such ballots. There were cases,
too, where d check mark on the ball
lot, possibly put there by the printer
or pressman, caused the ballot to be
thrown out In Clayton it was found
that some sixty voters placed cross
only after the name of the republi
can candidate for sheriff and left the
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-11-28
BAN ON CROWDS IN
PLACES OF BUSINESS
LIFTED AT LAS VEGAS


tspscIAL coRHsssonogser 70 MORNING JOURNAL
East Las Vegas, n. M, Nov. 81
The ban upon the presence of more
than five customers in a place of bus
mess in East Las Vegas, which was
imposed some time ago to fight the
progress of the influenza epidemic,
has been lifted. 1t was pointed out
by store keepers that the cold weather
to which persons waiting to get into
stores would be subjected. would like
ly be a greater menace to public
health than the gathering of people
indoors. The ban on school sessions,
lodge meetings, church services and
social gatherings still is in force. II
will be maintained until the last case
has been reported cured The flu is
dying out. Both here and on the west
side no new cases have been reported
for several days.