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The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1919-05-23
PROSPERITY HIGH SCHOOL
FINE RECORD IN WAR WORK.

The pupils Of the Prosperity high
school have been very patriotic dur
ing this school session. The work
they have done brings Newberry
county to the front in 'sWar Activity.
The report which won state prize
is as follows:
When war was declared by the
United States government against the
Imperial government of Germany,
April 6, 1917, Prosperity stood at at
tention. From that day until now
there has been no shrinking of duty,
By the patriotic citizens of this school
district.
The first, second, third, fourth
Liberty loans "all went over the top.
The Red Cross drives, Y. NJ. C. A.
drive, Whr Savings stamps, Thrift
stamps, United War work have all
been oversubscribed by our people.
The total amount Of. money sub
scribed to the above calls by this dis
trict is s10s,09S75. To the "Near
East" Relief fund the, churches sub
scribed as follows:
Lutherans -. -. -. :. ..$1U0.0O
A. 4. P.'s =. -! -. o5.oO
Methqdists -. -. -. -. 5000
The Lutherans donated $371.50 to
the Soldiers and Sailors Welfare
work; also, $4,000 for Reconstruc-
ton work among the Lutherans in
Europe.
The school children have taken a
deep interest in all war work. The
Prosperity high school with an en-
rollment of 200 pupils IS 100 per cent
Red Cross. The pupils took an active
part in canvassing the town for shoes
and clothing for the Belsians. They
also made a house-to-house canvass
+ for Red Cross members. They raised
among themselves $135.0o for, the
United War work fund. The super-
intendent Of the school wrQfe a play
which was given BY the schsVl for the
benefit OF French orphans. No ad-
| mission fee VAS charged to- see the
play but the people pledged $4,000
| that night enough 80. support 20
orphans. Our people ;gsnesany 1 have
taken q great interest S. the Red
! Cross. 49, = ;al
z. g The following garments have been
made by the Prosperity apStliary: a5
! sweaters "A refngec garments, 11s
hospital garments, so uuff1ers, s5
pairs wTistlets, 95 shirts (patcheD
$4,000 contributed to hospital linen.
! A surgical dressings class OF, 10
members was instructed by Mrs. Fant
Of Newberry. Two orders for dress
ings were filled by the class. The
school gave the use of a room for
this work.
Patriotic Day was observed April
IS, 1918 All schools of lower half Of
Newberry county came to Prosperity
that day. The program was inter-
esting and instructive.
The above report is strictly school
district work. Prosperity is the cen
ter of lower Newberry county. The
Prosperity branch of the American
Red Cross has done big things in the
way of contributions, garments made,
members obtained, etc The member
ship of the branch is 1,500. All Off
GERS Of this branch are from Pros
perity. The amount of money that
has gone through this branch is ST.
10000.
The two banks of Prosperity gave
the chairman the following figures ::
The Bank of Prosperity-total sub
scriptions to
1st Liberty loan :. :. IS 100000
End Liberty loan. :. -. 8S,4OO.O0
3rd Liberty loan >. 44,650.00
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1919-05-23

The president Of this bank stated
that the total amount OF money
handled by them for all war purposes
amounts to $275,000.00.
The Peoples National bank-total
New-York tribune., 1919-01-24
Spanish Premier Will
Not Discuss Gibraltar

MADRID, Jan. 23.-Count Roma
nones, the Spanish Premier, was in
terpellatcd by Deputy Darcia, Repub-
lican Reformist, relative to his visit
to Paris, The Moroccan question and
the seizure of ships belonging to the
Central Powers interned in Spanish
ports. The Premier replied:
During the war Spain was the OBJ
lect of constant aggression from the
German submarines. ! wished then to
react against aggression, but found
myself deprived of the support of pub
lie opinion. We. therefore, were com
PEELED to be neutral, and were Loyalty
impartial. The armistice being signed
we can no longer be neutral. We must
resume our pre-war policy"
Count Romanones recognized that
Spain's policy in Morocco had been a
failure, but declared that Spain must
observe the Cartagena convention be-
tween England, France and Spain rel
ative to the community of interest be-
tween the three countries in Medi-
terranean and eastern Atlantic waters
Deputy Darcia mentioned Gibraltar
in his speech, but on this subject the
Premier only said:
Il do not wish to speak about it and
will reply to no question on that sub
ject."
He said he had been unable to get
a reply concerning interned German
ships, but added that negotiations
were proceeding.
New-York tribune., 1919-01-24
Cats Tail His Paint Brush
lightning Japanese Artist Paints
200 Pictures i'm a Day

Fukui- -kotei, professor of Japanese
painting at the Imperial School of Fine
Arts, Toxic, the highest institution Of
the kind in the empire, painted in a
single day some years ago over 1,20O
pictures, each large enough and sufi-
GENTLY complete to be mounted as a
kakemono Changing picture). He was
continuously at it from early in the
morning till evening, his right arm
ceaselessly moving, while occasionally
with his left he fed himself with a
glass OF milk. He is a "lightning
artist"
Though capable Of almost any subject.
Fukui-Kotei is skilled in landscapes.
his favorite subjects are bamboos and
Fuji Mountain. Many gold screens
have been decorated by him with
handkerchief which he dipped in ink,
when no suitable brush was available.
Sometimes he draws with his finger
tips, dipping fingers of both hands into
the INK. The writer saw him once dip
ping into ink the end of the tail of a
cat (Which he stroked with his left
hand), and drawing rats and a tiger
with it-what irony. 1t was amusing
to see the cat wondering at the likeness
when the picture was finished, little
knowing that the artist had made a
catspaw of her tal.-Christian Science
Monitor
New-York tribune., 1919-01-24
Milwaukee Schools
Drop Study of German
Former Alliance Head Quits as
Assistant Superintendent
After 35 Years

MILWAUKEE, Jan. 23.-The teach
ing of the German language in Mil
waukee grade schools may disappear
entirely when the new semester begins
in February. In only one school in the
city now is German being taught and,
under the resolution of the school
board abolishing foreign language in
struction, it would be discontinued at
the end of the term in June.
In 1916 200 teachers were employed
to give instruction in the German Ian
guage to 10000 pupils. and at the end
of 1918 only one teacher was employed
to instruct 400 pupils in the German
language.
One of the final instances in connec-
ton with the elimination of German
instruction came with the recent an
nouncement that Leo Stern, assistant
superintendent of schools in charge Of
the foreign language department, had
resigned. The school board last Au-
gust voted to abolish the foreign lam
guage department at the end of the
present year. Mr.. Stems term expires
June 30 Mr.. Stern, in his letter to
the school board, said that after a SER
vice of thirty-hve years in the Mil
waukee schools, he felt that he was
"entitled to a rest"
Mr.. Stern was president of the Wis
consin branch of the German-American
Alliance from the time of its organiza-
tion in 1905 until it was disbanded in
1917. He was also a one time vice
president of the national organization.
New-York tribune., 1919-01-24
French Reward Land Work

me French Parliament passed law
curing the war whereby abandoned
arms winch from lack Of labor and cul-
e'Vation were unproductive could be re-
occupied by refugees who would bring
'he soii back TO productivity, and for
'neir efforts would be allowed by their
government SIS an acre.
This law had never zone into effect.
Refugee farmers had attempted to claim
their portion of government allowance,
put with no success. The American
committee for Devastated France, how
ever, took over two large farms
wnereon it established many refugee
families from the Aisne and gave them
shelter and occupation in cultivating
the neglected areas.
The committee then applied to the
government for the allowance to which.
under tho Ccmpere-Morel law. It was
entitled for tho recultivation Of abnr,-
doned land, and according 70 a cable
recoivcd ut national Headquarters the
mittee $4,000 for this work.
:, Thus precedent has besn sstab.
lishod which Will be Of inostimnbIo
value to all farmers In France, because
this test case brought out by the Xmeri-
can committee means In duo couraa a
much grcntsY benefit to France than
can By estimated by tho nsrs payment
~ s30. 0.0o0S~~U Under Two Flags,
New-York tribune., 1919-01-24
Quentin Roosevelt
Cited by French Army

PARIS, Jan. 23.-Citations for POS
army orders, according to the latest
Official Journal" The list includes
Lieutenant Quentin Roosevelt, Major
General John A. Lejeune, Brigadier
Generals A. j. Bowley and w. C.
Neville, Colonels William S. Mitchell
Hugh G. Myers, jr., Edward Davis
Hiram |. Bearss, Edward Stone, James
Rhea. and Frederick L. Wyatt; Avia-
tors Edward V. Rickenbacker and
Douglas Campbell and Chaplain
Thomas G. Speers.
The citation of Lieutenant Quentin
Roosevelt reads:
"An excellent pilot and scout, DOS.
sessing the highest qualities of cour.
age and devotion to duty. On JULY
lo, 1913, In a combat with five enem,
| machines he brought down one OF
his adversaries. He gloriously fell ir
the course Of an aerial combat or
July ID, 1918"
American Sanitary Section, No. 5o4
was also cited as follows:
"Under command of Lieutenant
blanchard, it has performed durine
the year 1913 long service in the evac-
uatlon Of wounded from the first line
at Verdun in February and March
IN the Somme region in May and June
on the Aisne in July, Courcy in Au-
gust and September. Lys and Scheldt
regions in October and November"
The 2Sth Infantry, Company o, 56th
Engineers; American Sanitary Section
NO: 58S and the 7th Machine Gun Bat.
talon were also cited.
New-York tribune., 1919-01-24
Texans Reap Oil Harvest
Farmers, Recently Facing Ruin,
Suddenly Find Wealth

DALLAS, Tex, Jan. 23.-Some of the
west Texas farmers who deserted their
homes last summer in pitful white lines
of old prairie wagons are now going
back IN automobiles. Driven out by a
three years drought, they are going
back as oil men.
Stretches of land where the drought
had virtually withered every leaf of
vegetation and from which the dis
heartened farmers departed for the cot
ton fields and other more prosperous
sections are within the new oil dis
trict.
Some of the farmers who struggled,
almost penniless, from the "parched
zone" a few months ago, can qualify as
oil magnates, according to Vance Muse,
of the Fort Worth Chamber of Com
merce, who has just completed tour
of Ranger, Eastland, Cisco, Brecken-
ridge, De Leon, Moran, German and
ether towns in the heart of the new oil
district. He says the population in
many counties, almost completely de-
serted last summer, has reached un-
precedented figures.
Leases are being sold for few acres
at vastly larger sums than entire farms
would have brought year ago and
enormous investments have been made.
The Legislature had expected to adopt
measures for relief of drought suffer
ers, but since the discovery of oil lit
tie interest has been shown in the pro-
posed action. There have been abun-
dant fall rains that assured crops in
New-York tribune., 1919-01-24
Teachers Oversee Stores

Education means more in Alaska than
the mere studying OF lessons. Tho
teachers who are engaged for that sec
tion are really socin! workers, In
Alaska each school is a social centre
and many OF them arc equipped with
baths for the native community and
with cooperative storos run by tho ma
ttivcs, but supervised by the teacher.
IN thcss stores everything but rcfriu-
erators 10 dealt In. United States gov
ernrnent schools have been ostnblIshad
IN seventy villages, and the Board az
Education maintains hospitals in nys
Important cantrss. Tho toachsr must
be able TO render frst aid, give advice.
endure all sorts Of bad weather In ths
winter season and teach the youns
Alasknns ths three s"-ijtics Press
New-York tribune., 1919-01-24
took the attitude that they we're not
concerned in the invest cation.
H00uer Points to Cuts
in Packers Profits in
As,saUer to Criticisms

PARIS, Jan. 23.-Herbert C. Hoover
Food Administrator, made statement
to-day in reply to criticisms of him in
the United States Senate during re-
cent debate
Il apparently emerge in a new light
as the friend of the Chicago packers, y
said Mr.. Hoover cat the same time
the mail brings a report from Swift &
Co. blaming the food administration
for reducing their profits by $10,000.000
during the last year | do not imagine
that the packers would appreciate a
wide circle of such friends
Il notice also that | committed a
crime by holding the October joint
conference of farmers and representa-
tives Of forty small packers. as we'll as
the big packers, together with repre-
sentatives of Allied governments for
the purpose of settling on price for
exports of pork that would give the
American farmer square deal and a
distribution of orders that would pro-
tect the small packers.
I'VE have even tried to secure the
continuance of these war arrangements
through the armistice period and the
opening of other markets, because the
American farmer did his duty and pro-
duced goods
''If the American farmer and the
small packer now feel that these ar
rangements arc wrong it would be the
greatest burden off our shoulders if
we could know it quickly. The British
government is particularly anxious to
be relieved of these arrangements"
New-York tribune., 1919-01-24
Trade Chairman Says
Packers Cannot Deny
Facts OF Food Report

DENVER. Col, Jan. William B..
Colvcr, chairman of the Federal Trade
Commission, discussing the commits
sion's report or the packing industry
before the convention of the American
National Livestock Association to-day,
declared that the packers in attacking
the report of the commission devote
themselves to criticism of the commits
sion itself but do not deny the facts
contained in the report.
"Thcy criticize the language in
which it was written" he said, "but
they can't deny the facts, because they
were obtained from their own files.
They say we were not fair because
we did not let their attorneys in to
examine witnesses and look into
the papers we had. But those papers
were taken from their own files and
they had examined them long ago.
What they wanted was 10 find out
what papers we mad GOT holl Of"
Mr.. Colver said that if inc commits
sion had admitted 'he packers at
torneys to cross-exam mine witnesses it
would have been criticized on the
ground that the packers were being
prosecuted.
eve did not consider the packers,
or any one else us icfendants,' he
added. "We had no prejudice against
them or any one. We iAersly set out
to discover the facts.
when we began oar investigation
we submitted quesJionaires to the
packers and asked them Cor sugues-
tlons. They did not then suggest tnat
they be treated JAS 1esendurts They
New-York tribune., 1919-01-24
British War Dogs
Made Great Record
On the Battlefield
CANNES Acted as Sentries,
Carried Messages and
Played Big Part in
Several Allied Victories

LONDON, Dec. &c Correspondence
of The Associated Press England's
dog army rendered gallant service in
the war. Many soldier owes his life
to some poor, uncared for, stray dog
For nearly two years dogs were en-
ployed by the British as messengers, as
sentries and as guards.
Early in 1917 g war dog school of in
structlon was established by the Brit
ish War Office. and Lieutenants Colonel
Richardson, who has devoted his life
to training dogs for military and police
purposes, was appointed commandant
Of the school. Gamekeepers, hunt ser
wants and shepherds were called up
from the army to assist in the work
After thorough training in Eng
land the dogs were sent 10 France, and
on the battlehclds their skill. courage
wounded in the performance of their
duties, they never faltered while
strength remained to carry on. The
official record of their heroic work tells
of successful message e-carrying through
darkness, mist, rain ana shell-hre over
the most difficult ground. In few
minutes time dogs have brought mes
sages over ground that would take a
soldier hours to cross
During the great German advance
last spring part Of the British line in
front of a famous French town was
cut off by severe enemy barrage. A
messenger dog was released with an
urgent appeal for reinforcements. 1t
ran two miles in ten minutes. The re-
suit was that French Colonial divi-
sion was sent up and prevented dis
aster. The messenger was a Highland
sheepdog.
Another dog with message ran
nearly four miles in twenty minutes.
and still another in the same time car
RED back from the front a map of an
important captured position, when a
man would have taken an hour and a
half to bring it in.
The dogs which have been found
most successful in war work are collies,
sheepdogs. lurchers and Airedales. and
crosses of these varieties, while in a
number of cases Welsh and Irish ter
rlers have given excellent results.
The work of sentry dogs has been
valuable, especially in the Balkans.
One gave waning of an enemy scout
3oo yards away. On many occasions
dogs have given warning of enemy
patrols long before the soldier sentries
We're aware of their presence.
Large numbers OF dogs have been
used for guard duty, many on the
Italian front
New-York tribune., 1919-01-24
Continued Federal
Control of Packers
Is Urged by Swift
House Interstate Committee
Told Cut of Cent a Pound
Pork Would Cause Loss
of S2,5OO,OO0 to l Firm

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23.-Louis f.
Swift, president of Swift & Co., told
the House Interstate Commerce Com
mittee to-day that the food administra-
ton in stabilizing the livestock market
had accomplished wonderful things
both for the producer and the con-
sumer,' and that its control was needed
now as much as ever.
"This is a critical time and every
body is loaded up with meat" said Mr..
Swift. eve haven'h had many ship
ments. The only possible way to have
made shipments abroad as we did, was
through the food administration con-
troll"
The witness declared that a decline
of one cent a pound in the pork market
would mean a loss of $4,000, 900 to his
firm, on the great amount of meat it
had prepared for the world market.
He expressed a belief that with gov
ernment control continued. prices
would be high for some months, but
then probably would decline.
Opposes Seizure OF Cars
The bill before the committee to
license packing plants and permit the
government to take over adjuncts such
as stockyards market newspapers and
refrigerator cars, was opposed by Mr..
Swift as class legislation and certain
to be hurtful to the general public by
cripplng the industry. "Government
supervision through full access to the
packers books, was advocated by him
as a less dangerous method of pro-
cedure.
Regarding the Federal Trade Com
missions allegation that packer own
ership of refrigerator cars prevents
the small packers from competing with
the big firms, Mr.. Swift suggested
that, instead of taking the cars away
from the big firms, the government or
railroads should build 5000 cars and
let the small packers use them. He
said refrigerator cars were losing in
vestment to his firm, which maintained
them only to assure efficient service.
The same suggestion was made regard
ing branch houses.
Denies CoIIusion Charges
Charges of colusion made by the
Federal Trade Commission were denied
by Mr.. Swift He said there were
cases in which his firm had cooperated
with other packers in the joint owner
ship of general facilities, where such
facilities did not exist or were imper
feet, and that the cooperation in no
way extended to the control of prices
or shipments.
The witness said his salary was $780,
600 a year, and that his four brothers.
all practical meat packers, draw from
$25,000 to $35, 1000 each
Keen competition between the five
big packers was declared to exist, and
Mr.. Swift said this apparently was
good time for new firms SO enter the
business. He said he never before
knew of so many new plants under
construction and told the committee
the Anheuser Busch brewing interests
of ST. Louis were starting a new pack
ing company.
The only other witness of the day
was Levy Maher, counsel for Armour
& Co.. who told the committee why he
thought the pending bill unconstitu-
tional. He said none of the packing
firms was allowed to present testimony
or question witnesses.
Mr.. Swift will resume the stand to-
morrow
New-York tribune., 1919-01-24
New Jobs for War Widows
Britain Opens Wide Field to
Them With Pay During
Apprenticeship

Among the occupations for which the
British government is preparing to
train war widows are dressmaking of
all kinds, the higher branches of laun-
dry work, piano making, general nurs-
ing, instructresses in swimming and
gymnastics in day and boarding schools,
sanitary inspection, infant welfare work
and school teaching. During the train
ing course, which m most cases will ex-
tend over a period of about three
months, the widows will be allowed a
small maintenance allowance in addi-
tion to their regular pensions and chill
dren's allow2nce.-Daily Eastern Argus.
New-York tribune., 1919-01-24
England and Our Presidents

One other President than Wilson
traced his line to Carlisle. England.
for Zachary Taylor was fifth in de,
scent from James Taylor, of Carlisle,
VINO emlgrated to this country in
1903. Considering the fairly uni
form British extraction of our Presi-
ldents, few indeed could have gone to
the homes Of really near ancestors
In the British Isles. Andrew Jack
son IS the only one whose father was
born there, the elder Jackson having
come from Carrickfergus, Ireland. a
decade before the Revolution. Grant
is mot partiularly distinguished in
that his family had been American in
all its branches for eight generations;
as much could be said O. others.-New
York Evening Post.
New-York tribune., 1919-01-24
CUT YOUR SHOE Bills
WITH NEOL|N SO[ES

1.-The answer to the problem of shoe
wear lies in the use of Neolin Soles'w
so says H. L. Evans of SteubenyilIe
Ohio.
For five months, says MI. Evans az
have been wearing the same pair Of
Neolin-soled shoes at my work at tha
La Belle Iron Works and thew AZ. AZ.
good for two months more wear. A.
my work takes me to all parts of the
mill daily where | have to walk over
cinders, Stag, etc. it is simply out o. Of
the question to buy anything else to Il,
take the place of Neolin Soles. "
You too-and your whole familv-w;Il
find Neolin-soled shoes wear long and and
so save money. You can get them The tba
styles you like at almost any good shoe
store. And any repairman will re-sSle
your worn shoes with Neolin Soles~
scientifically made to be durable. com.
Portable and waterproof. They are
made by The Goodyear Tire & Rubber
Company, Akron. Ohio. who also make
Wingfoot Heels-guaranteed to out.
wear any other heels.
New-York tribune., 1919-01-24
Survivors Dime Rescuer
U-Boat Victims Give Banquet to
New York Sailor

SAN JUAN, P. R., Jan. S.-Captain
Gaetan Lauro. of the schooner Eva B.
Douglas, of New York, who rescued
252 survivors from the eight lifeboats
OF the steamer Carolina when she was
sunk by submarine last ] June, brought
his schooner into San Juan harbor this
week on his first visit since the sinking
of the Carolina.
Twenty of the survivors gave dinner
in his honor at hotel and presented
to him gold watch for himself, gold
wrist watch for his daughter and a
diamond pin for his wife.
New-York tribune., 1919-01-24
Lawmakers Ask More Paw

MEXICO CITY, Dec. 27.-The cost of
living, which, according to recently
published official statistics, has in
creased almost $50 per cent in Mexico
during the last five wears, has forced
the members of the Chamber of Depu-
ties to seek an increase in their sala-
ries Of from 20 to 25 pesos day.