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The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1919-06-06

Former Governor Manning has
just recently returned from an ex-
tended trip to Europe. He made a
special study of the cotton situation
while abroad, among other things,
and he says the world is short on
cotton and that what we have on
hand and even big crop this year
will not begin to supply the demand.
There is not much danger Of big
crop.
Mr.. Manning in a very optimistic
interview which he gave out on his
trip says Of cotton, "The world is
undoubtedly bare of cotton. Cotton
and cotton goods are needed in Eu-
rope second only to food. There is
urgent need for every bit of the cot
ton in the world today and all that
we are going to raise" He thinks
we will have profitable prices for all
that we can grow and that the
South's opportunity is now at hand.
But we must feed ourselves and then
grow cotton.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1919-06-06

If you don't read The Herald and
News each issue you sure will miss
something you, will want to see. We
may sometimes say something that
some people may not like Or endorse.
IF so we are sorry, because we all
like to have the approval of our fell
lows, but we can't help it: We can
not help saying what we think, al
ways endeavoring to say it in kind
ness and to speak the truth as we
see it. People may come and peo-
pie may go, but like Tennyson's
brook, The Herald and News goes
on forever, and undisturbed by the
criticisms of those who may not
agree. with all that is printed, or
even the fault-fnder. We shall try
always to do something and to say
something that will be helpful and
for the forward march of this COM
munity and this county.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1919-06-06
s. sympathy ,in;SPlants.

Plants possess feelings and emotion
similar to human creatures. and 1t
may be found some day they possess
powers of reasoning.
Plants. which have been occupying a
large sunny window become attached
to each other, and 1t very frequently
happens that when separated they be.
come sick and finally die. A begonia
becomes very much attached to q
fuchsia, and If the fuchsia Is removed
the begonia will be apt to show in
it's appearance that something is seri.
ously wrong.
Plants seem to be aware Of each
others presence, even in the garden.
1t is difficult to say how far such
things really go in plant life, and 1t
is study we should all take more
interest in as we observe the curious
things In nature.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1919-06-06

1t was very gratifying to hear the
superintendent Of the Prosperity
high school speak of the fine cooper
alton which she had in her school
work during the past session. And
the result is that this school probably
made as great progress if not great
'er during the past year than any
school hereabout. She stated that in
the matter of war work that the
school had raised and contributed an
average to all causes of $500 in
cash per capita. That is mighty
good and in order to do it there had
to be cooperation. And it was un-
der the leadership of the school that
some twenty French orphans were
adopted.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1919-06-06

Mayor Wright has called meet
ing of the citizens for next Monday
night to be held at the court house.
We suppose the purpose is 20 consid-
'er the matter of doing something for
The improvement of our streets. If
so it is well, and we hope every cit
Iizen who can get in the court house
will be present at the meeting. Il
is very important that the town de-
wise some way Of raising money to
do. something worth while, or at
least stop wasting what little money
we do raise by filling up holes with
sand hauled up from Scott's- creek
to be washed back to the creek at
the next rain.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1919-06-06

We would be glad to have any
one who has any news to phone it
in to the office or bring it or send
it. We will be glad to print it. We
mention this in this connection for
the reason that for so long time we
were unable to handle the news
promptly that many of our friends
hesitated to send it, but now we
hope to be in position to handle any
thing in the news line on the min
ute. There are some things even
the live reporter can't know unless
some one tells him. We are on the
job now. Keep the ball rolling.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1919-06-06

Nearly every day we read in the
newspapers where some child or
other person was run down by an au-
tomobile and either killed or seri-
ously injured, and the statement is
also generally made that while the
accident was unavoidable the driver
of the car deeply regrets it. Of
course most of them do regret it,
that is those who have any soul, but
we demur that most of these acci-
dents are unavoidable only because
the driver is going at speed that
should not be allowed and generally
with the idea that he was the sole
owner of the highway and it was the
duty of every one to keep out of the
way because he was coming. In
other words there is too much reck-
less driving of cars and the wonder
is there are not more accidents.
Nearly every day right here in New
berry there are near accidents all
from careless or fast driving, and
some day there will be real accidents
and then we will endeavor for sea-
son to be more careful, but we so
soon forget. With the narrow streets
and no regulation as to keeping to
the right there is always danger at
the corners. We trust no innocent
child may be the victim.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1919-06-06
doctor yim,sn Burial Place.

The body Of Sir Starr Jameson, bet
ter known as Doctor Jim," Of raid
fame, rests beside that Of his beloved
leader and friend, Cecil Rhodes, amid
the solitudes of the lofty, lonely Matop-
pos,' in Matabeleland. The remains
were removed from England for that
purpose.
The lead shell in which Doctor
Jim's" body was incased was quietly
removed from Kensal Green cemetery
and shipped to Africa. Thence the
remains were conveyed to Bulawayo
and onward through some Of the most
charming scenery in Rhodesia to that
famous lonely hill in the 5000 feet
high Matoppos, called by. Doctor Jim's
friend, Cecil Rhodes, "The View Of the
World"
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1919-06-06

It costs some money to be even a
candidate in the Charleston city pri-
mary. The candidates for mayor are
assessed each $500 and for alderman
SIS each and for school commission
er $50. If we had $500 in cash all
at one time we wouldn't want no Of
flee at all. And then to think of hav-
ing to put up that sum and maybe
not be elected, the money and office
all gone. And besides we suspect
it takes some money beyond even
the assessment to have look in on
the job.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1919-06-06

That's q fine paper of Miss
Frances Wheeler on raisins and
their food value. We didn't know
that raisins had so much food in
them. We can remember when we
thought it was very fine fruit
though in recent years we have not
eaten much of the fruit. Wonder
what food value there is in the ap-
pie. That is our favorite fruit just
now, though the past winter the
things sold so high we could not get
as many as we would have liked. We
have always heard that it was
healthy to eat fruit.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1919-06-06

We don't pretend to know
much about the eague of ma
tions but we can't see how we may
expect any sort of permanent peace
without some sort Of league of the
nations to observe the terms of
peace once agreed upon. It should
be part of the peace treaty, be-
cause any other sort of peace will
be only very temporary.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1919-06-06
PAY THE TEACHERS MORE.

It is said that there will be $4,000
vacancies in the teachers for this
country. The. teachers are going in
to other callings because the pay is
better and the duHies less exacting,
and no one can blame them. We
have all along been paying our
teachers too small a salary and now
that the price Of everything has ad-
vanced there should be a correspond
ing advance in the pay Of the teach
ers of the country. We may talk
about education and the Importance
and necessity Of it, and all that is
true, but the first step toward Sc
curing these things should be to
properly compensate the teachers of
the schools. They are about the poor
est paid of any profession. We
mean the real teachers, not the su-
pervisor, and yet some of them are
inadequately paid. In this time
above all others there is need and
demand for an educated and enlight-
ened citizenship. And to secure it
we must provide the proper teachers
for our schools, and especially is this
necessary. in the grammar and high
Schools for it is true that in these
schools the character is formed and
the 1onndations are laid for the max
ing Of the men and women who are
soon to be. We need ito wake up
along this line. SIS
President Derrick in recent
speech quoted . noted educator who
had visited South Carolina for the
purpose of studying our schools and
reporting on them He found after
studying the schools in certain typi-
cal counties that we had made great
progress in school buildings and
school equipment, but that we were
sorely defciens..in teaching. That
MAY to certain extent be true, but
we should scarcely expect any man
or woman who was worth while to
start out in life in this day of oppor-
tunity with view to making teach
ing life work with the possibilities
before one who has to make living
as well as teach. There is not much
prospect. Our rural school system
needs to be changed and improved
in many ways. We have not yet
started in the right direction. Sixty
or seventy FIVE dollars the month for
seven or eight months scarcely
brings in sufficient revenue to sup
port one for twelve months in the
year. There was a time when that
amount may have meant a bare liv-
ing, but not now. No wonder there
is shortage in the teaching force
and that very few start out with the
idea of making it a life work.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1919-06-06

Our renowned conversationalist,
Colonel House, might attend to the
Germans if the Conference decides
upon letting Rantzau rant at US.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1919-06-06
The Busy Wife.

II see by the paper that your wife
is going to preside at the Woman's
club meeting tomorrow night"
Indeed! 1t doesn't say what she's
doing tonight, does itT-Life.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1919-06-06
CITIZENS MEETING.

There will be a meeting Of the
citizens held Monday night, $3.50 p.
m., at the new court house for the
purpose of discussing important mat
ters concerning the welfare Of the
city.
z. F. Wright,
Mayor.
June 4, 1919. 6-6-2t
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1919-06-06

June 4, 1919.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-05-05
"Yapping" at Pcrsl,ing

a DMlRAL SIMS, who commanded the
American naval forces overseas during
the whole Of the war, gives the nation some
good and homely advice when he tells his
fellow-countrymcn TO stop yapping at the
heels of General John j. Pcrshing The naval
officer reminds the generals critics that the
American army commander undertook the
biggest job ever laid the sh oulders Of
military officer. and while some mistakes were
made. the result, taken as whole, should
arouse the intense pride Of every soldier who
fought under Pershing and Of every Ameri
can whose heart was in the great struggle
against German militarism.
1t is true, as Admiral Sims points out, that
a chorus OF small criticism Of General Perish
ing is heard in the land just now, the greater
volume of which proceeds from the returning
American soldiers. Officers and enlisted men
alike arc finding fault with the conduct OF
the war overseas. They are frankly telling
the country how it might have been man
aged differently and more successfully.
With all respect for the judgment and ex-
pcrience Of the individual veteran of the war,
ii must be admitted even by him that he saw
and participated in only small fraction of
the gigantic operations staged in France
Only few staff officers saw more OF a given
front, for example, than the part they
fought on. There are tens Of thousands of
returning soldiers who never even saw the
spires OF Paris. who went straight from
dcbarkatlon port TO a training area from
there TO an active sector and then came
straight back TO America
There are fair criticisms OF General Perish
ing's leadership. The general himself con-
fcsscs to blunders, but, as Admiral Sims as
Serts, the job was done with success. il was
done far ahead of the schedule il was
planned and executed by the commander
in-chief, and he is entitled to full credit and
honor at the hands OF q grateful nation
Some day comprehensive history of the war
will be written 1t will be Il survey of the
great, far-ilung enterprise upon which ma
ton Of paciists" entered. 1t will show what
General Pershins achieved and the difficulties
under which he !aborcd. Such hist ory can
not be written now. There is too little
knowledge and too much confusion of i'm
pressionS to make it worth while Meantime.
II would not be the part OF justice for the
country TO take too seriously the unfavorable
comment OF men whose experience abroad was
contracted and whose individual grievances
really count for little in the general scheme
Of the war.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-05-05
Own Your Own Home.
Ky LOUIS T.. POST.
Assistant Secretary of Labor.

Sno5a Sat-, of h :.
dou6,lsss rSfnonsh,ls in So@siaerahe degree for
n for hoss S BEEN for but the
10y The influence of the war. Millions have
t,dencc that victory would spell destruction OF
vng M h% OF n for
nation to have homes TO defend.
The a''s, census shows that there has been
Of the Changing thought Of the world regarding
that those who do own hcr homes. and Mo
Of ctz e "s shau 10 the sgTs
utmost to MAKE it easy for those, who do not
aspirations "''"
y And What is needed for that: Workers mus,
reasonable Industry ana thrift. to own modest
nst be i nG %S q" pro-
,se,ien for his nvcsimenl ldd his !. rea-
ana mGrG ,han n nnf the task VIM hye bee
. Higher wages, mean greater Individual cf-
f ii.deEe in production, because high paid
5S pI3GsSs eah ha paid
nss d fGintsT pr9h%eG
losses. and higher wages mean grcater pur-
able s'n Market RSTsF ana consequently more profit
No prentesrinE on homo seekers eliminates
nsh me low.lnts est loans for home builders
aons for e, merE prSa'e MA
his with hare work
Municipal protection for home a
necessity which every one will recognize who
thinks Of family saving for years To nav for
home, and then finds IL destroyed by home
destroying uses OF the surrounding home sites.
municipalities should guard by lcgisla ton
against such conditions.
Finally. homes should he EXEMPTED from
TAXATION TO the fullest possible limit. The man
who builds home should not be fined a n :
ay t fSr HT ns dom dome 30 Su And s
ncghborhood. Pittsburgh has set Il good
example by Il systematic increase of building
lot valuation for taxes and a corresponding de-
gsIi rs . |,
OF taxes from homes to the building lot values
which home building increases
Realizing the vital relationship bet wccn home
owning, on the one hand and social and gov
ernmentai stability on the other. the United
encouraging the own Your own Home" move
mcnt More than 100 cities are either engaged
in or organizing local own Your own Home
campaigns Indiana is about to launch a state
continue over three years.
Of course ono Of tnc first objections 10 build
ing now, even on tho part Of persons who are
impatient TO own their homes, is tho
obtain an authoritative forecast on building
conditions, the u pa rtment of Dor has had a
corps of experts studying market and abor
conditions. finance. real estate and rentals.
Among the conclusions which they have hce n
forced by the evidence are these We sha II
not experience return TO Drc-war prices; build
ing material prices tcXcluding stccl) have not
of other commodities: wages for labor in tho
building trades have advanced less than in
other industries and have not kept pace with
the of living Building therefore both
as to material and labor costs is not expcnsivn
when compaI ed with prevailing prices in othc r
helds.-Copyright, 1913.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-05-05
FROM OTHER VIEWPOINTS
National Problems Discussed
Authoritative Wrters-A
HARVESTING EASTERN WATER POWER.
X.
OF the Interior
by FRANKLIN X. LANE,
Secretary OF the Interior.

The country Is now passing through
II period OF transition. which we firmly
believe will soon be followed by ono Of
industrial activity and expansion. The
enormous development OF war indus
tries has created an almost insat able
demand for power, a demand that was
ovcr-rcaching the available supply
with such rapidity that. had hostilties
continued, 1t Is certain that we should
now be facing an extreme power short
age.
Happily such a crisis was averted BY
the signing Of the armiStice and the
ensuing curtailment in the demand for
war materials has carried us past i'm
mediate danger OF power famine In
the Industrial region Of the North At
lantic seaboard extending in general
from Boston TO Washington. This sub
sidcncc In the demand for power Will.
quite probably. not be long continued.
III Il few months, especially in the re.
Sions mentioned, We expect greatly
increased demand for energy. for which
present facilities are inadequate. This
demand will follow the resumption OF
industry under the operation of normal
economic laws and in the face of in
tcrnational competition, factors that
have been largely imperative during
the war.
If the country is TO reap the full
benefit OF this returning wave Of ac-
tirity 1t must he prepared to furnish
industry and transportation with an
adequate. dependable and economical
power supply. only by increased econ
ony in the production and distribution
Of power will it be possible for our
manufacturers to decrease their pro-
duction expenses and compete success
fully in the world markets. maintain
ing at the same tinre the American
standard of wages and living
The proposed system of power supply
has for it's central idea development, OF
Il plan for the generation and diStribu-
ton of power on scale far more COM
prchenSive than now exists in this ter
ritorE and the more efficient use of
the power in industry and In transpoi-
;ation. This result Will be accom-
plshed through the interconnection OF
existing power centcrs by means OF
a trunk-linc transmission system OF
nigh efficiency. Into this trunk line
energy Will be fed from hydro-electric
plants and stcam-power stations loca;-
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-05-05

mines. From it will be taken the
power required for each principal in
cation OF trunk-line railroads and Of
such branch lines as may be located
III metropolitan districts.
AS conservative estimate 50 per
cent or tho fuel now used by the rail-
roads in this territory can be saved
through the operation Of trains by
electricity instead OF by steam loco
elhSiency that can be obtained in the
economical central station in compare
son with the wasteful steam locOmo-
i've. The transmission Of this energy
as eiectricity instead of the hauling.
OF coal by rail will relieve the rail-
frsi uS or ms territory Of an enormous
t "Jie TRANSPORTATION for tho hauling OF
osher commodities. This is Il matter
Oh iar-reachinE importance. No: only
,epuitnr me railr0ads in the Immediate
coai LOT their own locomotives. but
"hner railroads supplying them with
~; "ouid DC relieved proportionately.
rms easing OF the present strain on
.rackaSe and equipment would result
autoHiat icalty in an increase In trans
n whirh On. taG,litl"s the necessity for
such comprehensive system Of
power supply Will give opportunity for
IN, ,,na NOR ,r,, continuous use OF existing
the diversity factor: that Is. bower tor
winch there Is no demand at "a certain
TINE In one locality can be transmitted
10 another locality needing power at
the moment. Spare units in one mower
center can then be used TO assist other
power ccntcrs In case Of emergency
or brea kdowr. large amount OF
spare capacity can thus be brought
INTO service and the capital already in
vested In existing power stations thus
DC made more productive.
such plan should he formulated at
~
period OF industrial activity An cs-
innate OF s20o.Lo0 to finance special
investigation and report on tho water
power possibilities OF the Boston to
Washington region has been prepared
and Congress Is being urged TO consider
taroraniy the plan for its expenditure
fopyright, 1919 =
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-05-05
Books and Authors.

In The Erotic Motive IN itcraturc."
By Albert Mordcll (Boni & Liver!ghD.
the author psycho-anaiyzes some OF tho
worlds greatest poets and novciis,s by
a most fascinating and novel intcrprc-
tation Of their writings. MIR. Mordcli
develops his idea of the unconscious in
it's effect on AN authors work in an
entirely nontcchnicaI and entertaining
manner his book must be considcred
as Il serious work Of constructive
literary criticism.
"Aliruism. Its Nature and vari,ics."
by George Herbert Palmer tChnrlca
Scribncr'e sons. discusses the great
sive steps b. which it goes on to COM
plctcnesA. The first stagc-manncrs-
Is that OF paying attention TO others
lions for their sake. The next step
gifts the ,giver seeking TO promote
another,ss welfare at the cost OF his
mutualiiy-the recognition OF another
and myself as inseparable elements OF
one another Altruisin is not rare. but
common. business may be more truly
aliruistic than charity. Justice is
form OF it, being simply thorough
all alike. The authors untechnicai
portrayal of the various aspects OF the
unselhsh life $ not only clear and con-
and appealing.
lay claim TO real Geographic value has
appeared from the pen, Of pr: William
l(ldpcf LEWIS. former 0edn OF the uni
vcrsity of Pennsylvania Law School.
and from the press of the John G.
Winston Co. Though this handsome
the passing of it's immortal subject.
there is nothing hasty or undigested
about it, The conception is a full
form NATURALIZATION OF Theodore
Roosevelt. the feeble child. struggling
student. young political rcformcr,
ranchman Naval Secretary rough
rider, colonel Governor, police COM
missioner, civil service reformcr Vice
President, President. peacemaker. canal
builder. big game hunter. explorer and
discoNerer-but the best thing about
this life is the evolution through many
living and lively episodes. of Roosevelt
the man. This book reminds one who
knew the Colonel" Of the life it so
ginger" which is manifest even in
many Of its superb Illustrations the
book contains. Former President TIA IT.
in strong commendatory Introduction
to this life of his friend. says of the
author: "Dr. Lewis Is a teacher and
publicist of wide experience and in
innate knowledge of his subject. a man
Of high character and Discrimination
with whom this history is labor Of
love. Hc has written an impartial.
nonDartisan history of this great man
whom he knew personally, and with
whose views he deeply syrnpathized."
The life OF Theodore Roosevelt has
left SO deep an Impress upon our coun-
try's character that there is no Ameri-
can who Will not profit much by study
ing It, We commend this book TO
those who love Il great theme ade0uatc
ly treated.