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The Washington herald., 1920-10-10
JR. O. u. A. M.

The visitation committee of the
Cootie Oriental Court No. l made a
visit to J. Morgan Reed Council Fri
day night. and visited Washington
Council No. 13 Tuesday night.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1920-06-04
CAPITAL NEWS AND GOSSIP
(By John K. AuH.)

just across the river in Lexington
county on Friday night, when Fed
eral officers and Lexington county
officers, both hunting blockade liquor,
fired into each other, and four were
wounded. One of the men was in
precarious condition at an early hour
this morning. J. W. OFT, depart
ment of justice agent; W. N. Brown,
railroad employee, and Willis Neeley,
transfer driver, had gone over rep
resenting the revenue department to
look after a liquor seizure. L. l..
Crout, special deputy sheriff; W. F:
Mitchell, special deputy sheriff, and
Alvey Drew, magistrates deputy,
were the Lexington officials bent on
the same mission. Each party con-
tends that it was fired on first, and
returned the fire.. J. W. OFT, Willis
Neeley and w. F. Mitchell were shot,
but none of them fatally injured.
Neeley was shot twice in the legs,
but has recovered sufficiently to be
out. Mr.. OFT had his left leg broken
by a bullet. Mr.. Brown received
three bullet holes in his body. His
condition is still uncertain at this
writing. Mitchell, Of the Lexington
party, received bullet in the right
thigh.
It is a veryunfortunate occurrence,
that two cars containing officers OF
the law, should fire into each other.
It is evident that somebody acted
too quickly-and too quick action OF
this kind is liable to bring reproach
upon the administration of the law.
Policeman H. N. Boykkin of the
Columbia force, as acquitted yes
terday in the court Of general ses-
sions here, Of murder in the killing
of soldier in the Seaboard passen-
ger, station in January of this year.
Boykin found two soldiers asleep in
the station at 9 o'clock in the morn
ing, and awakened them, and diffl-
Guilty ensued, in which Boqkin shot
one of the soldiers and killed him.
The case created considerable inter
est throughout the state. The killing
Of Mr.. Chaplin by soldier while
Me- Chaplin was returning to his
home in Columbia along the road be-
tween this city and the camp, follow
ed shortly after the killing Of the
soldier by Boykin, and there was
considerable controversy as to
whether the soldier, Sanders, who
killed Chaplin, should be tried in the
State or the federal courts. The sec
retary of war held that the soldier
should be tried by court martial and
this was done. The verdict in the
Sanders case has not yet been an
nounced. Former Governor Blease
represented Boykin in the State
court and Sanders in the court-mar-
tial proceedings.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1920-06-04
Cut on Ankle.

While the 9Th and 7th grades Of
Boundary Street school, Misses Sadie
Goggans and Sudie Dennis, teachers,
were out for a picnic Tuesday in
Mrs. J. C. Schumpert's pasture on
Bush river, near Utopia, Frank, the
young son of Mr.. and Mrs. E. NJ.
Schumpert Of our city, was cut on
the ankle joint with an axe IN the
hands of another boy of the picnic
party. 1t was purely accidental. The
bows were clearing a path for the
ladies and girls and just as Frank
stepped on a log in the way his COM
panion brought the axe down in an
effort to cut the log, but the imple-
ment came in contact with the ankle,
inAicting a painful though not neces-
sarily dangerous wound. The lit
tie fellow stood the surgeons treat
ment bravely and manfully.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1920-06-04
Baseball Monday.

On Monday afternoon at q O'Clock
the American Legion team will cross
bats with the College nine. This
game coming during commencement
week will provide added amusement
for the visitors and should prove to
be fast and close game, for the for
mer game between these two teams
resulted in a tie.
Batteries for College; Luther and
Cromer.
Batteries for the Legion: Elmer
Long and Ferd Scurry.
Admission so and 25 cents. Bene-
fit Of the American Legion.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1920-06-04
PLAIN STATEMENT
REGARDING WATER SUPPLY

The Commissioners of Public Works
regard it as their duty to make a
short statement to the people Of New
berry regarding the condition Of the
water supply of the town and to make
certain requests of our citizens who
are patrons of the water department.
Newberry has outgrown it's water
supply. We saw more than a year
ago that this condition was coming
and tried to start in time to avoid
it. In March, 1919, contract was
made with the Virginia Well and
Machinery company for the digging
Of another deep well. This company
went to work very soon thereafter
but had machinery, labor and other
troubles and were unable to get the
we'll completed in the time contract
ed. Lately the company has gone to
work vigorously and the well is pro-
crossing right along. But it will be
some time before the well can be put
to service, even if everything goes
we'll.
Our people are using more water
than ever before. This increased use,
with the present dry weather, makes
us feel that it is our duty to put our
patrons on notice and to ask their
cooperation.
We must have water for drinking
and domestic purposes. A sufficient
supply must be reserved to protect
our homes and property from fire.
If we do not reserve for fire purposes
much property might be lost that
would otherwise be saved, and in ad-
dition to this insurance rates might
be increased, for the supply of water
for fighting fire is one of the matters
considered by the insurance COM
panies in making their rates. AT
this writing the water in the stand
pipe is lower than it has ever been
heretofore.
Your commissioners of public
works are, therefore, requesting the
people to aid US in conserving the
water supply. You can do this by re:
framing from watering your gardens
and the streets IN front Of your
homes, dlSc0ntlnulng tne WaSn1ng OF
automobiles, and in other ways. A
little water saved by each home and
place Of business in Newherry each
day will amount to considerable and
may save much annoyance in The
early future. Much water is just
wasted and leaking pipes cause con
siderable loss. We earnestly ask
our people to follow the suggestions
made as to saving water. Just as
soon as the situation improves we
shall give notice.
Thanking our patrons for their
assistance and cooperation, we are,
Respectfully,
NJ. L. Spearman,
C. E. Summer,
Harry W. Dominick,
Commissioners of Public Works.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1920-06-04
GRADUATING EXERCISES
NEWBERRY HIGH SCHOOL

The graduating exercises of the
high school were held in the auditor
rum of the high school building on
Tuesday evening. The auditorium
was filled and the exercises were of a
high order and much enjoyed. This
is the first year that the Newberry
high school has finished class in the
(11th grade and these will be admitted
to any college in the state without ex-
animation. There are only seven in
the class this year.
The address was delivered by DR..
S. II. Edmunds of Sumter and it was
scholarly and we'll pleasing to the
audience. DR.. Edmunds was intro
duced by President S. j. Derrick.
Then came the delivery Of diplo-
mas by Prof Cannon in well
chosen words Of advice to members
of the class and the presentation Of
medals. There were no honors con-
ferred but the class as a whole and
Individually made excellent marks in
all studies and is above the average.
The Aull essay medal was won by
Harry Epting and presented by Col.
E. H. Aull. Three others were very
close behind in the contest only one
third of one per cent apart in success
sion. The others Of whom honorable
mention was made by the judges are
Miss Mary Alice Suber, Clark Floyd,
Miss Fredna Schumpert. The judges
were very complimentary as to the
essays.
Speers Street school scholarship
medal given by Mr.. R. E. Leavell
won by Frances Neel with honorable
mention of Mildred Spearman.
Boundary Street school scholarship
medal given by Mr.. j.. L. Keitt won
by Sara Mae. Pitts with honorable
mention Of Carolyn Tarrant. The
debaters medal given by Mr.. John M.
Kinard won by Edward Epting. Drill
medal for best drilled man awarded
to Everett Hipp with honorable men
tion of Ed. Epting and John Law
Epps. This medal was presented by
Captain Clyde McCarley in a few
very happy remarks and very appro-
pirate.
Prof. Cannon then made some an
nouncements and among them was
the announcement that all the
teachers had their salaries raised and
he expected that the people of New
berry would provide the money with
which to pay them. The teachers in
the Newberry schools have been loyal
to the school and have declined lar
ger salaries elsewhere in order to re-
main with the schools they love and
it is well for the children and the
people VIII readily vote the money
Necessary to give the increase in sal
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1920-06-04

ary. The schools of the community
are the biggest asset that the COM
munity has and we must support them
properly and the teachers must be
paid adequate salaries and salaries
commensurate with the increased
cost of living and in the neighbor-
hood at least of what, other comunmni-
ties are paying. yymig But OF these matters
we Wifi nav nave more TO Say. There are
I no e. better schools in any community.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1920-06-04
Legion Meeting Tonight.

The local post Of the legion Will
hold a very important meeting to-
night, in their quarters, in the old
court house at $3.50. At this meeting
action will be taken on Withdrawing
from the national association and
delegates will be elected to attend
the state convention, which is called
to r1eet in Spartanburg on the 18th.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1920-06-04
Dominick.L.onx.

Married on Thursday afternoon at
Chappells, by Rev. G. r. Pettigrew,
Miss Myrtise E. Dominick, daughter
of Mr.. J. Simpson Dominick OF
Chappells, and Mr.. J. w. Long OF
Chappells.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1920-06-04
The Dickert.Schumpert

Chapter of the Children of the Con
federacy will meet Saturday, June
5th, at 4 p. M, with Miss Susie
Davenport at the residence of Mr.. W
A, Hill in Nance street.
Abbie Gaillard,
Secretary.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1920-06-04
SERVICES. AT KINGS
CREEK AND UNITY

Preaching services will be held
next Sabbath morning at Kings Creek
at II O'Clock, and at Unity in the
afternoon at 4 o'clock.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1920-06-04

We love our college. Let's show
their colors commencement week.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1920-06-04

Wont: you decorate your homes
and stores with Scarlet and Gray? .
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1920-06-04

That was. a very unfortunate affair
Great Falls daily tribune., 1920-06-13
S|SLER CONTENDER
FOR BATTING LEAD;
IS NOW IN SECOND
Star First Baseman of st. Louis
Browns Going Strong, Few
Notches Behind Speaker.

Chicago, June 12.-George Sisler, star
first baseman of the st. Louis Amer
leans today is a dangerous contender Tor
the American league batting leadership.
He batted his way from seventh TO
second place within a week and is tran
ing Iris Speaker of Cleveland with an
average of 3S1. Speaker, the leader IS
batting 1893.
Babe" Ruth continued his march to-
ward a new home run record knocking
ont his sixteenth consecutive smash OF
the season. Incidentally he climbed from
thirteenth place among the regulars TO TO
sixth in the standing, and is only 81
points behind the league leader.
Rice of Washington, with - thefts,
continued to set the pace for the base
stealers.
Jake Daubert of Cincinnati advanced
from fifth place to second among the
batters of the National league and has
taken Robertson's place as runner-up
to Roger Hornsby of st. Louis who is
leading with an average of 3S2. Dauoert
is 30 points behind him.
Williams of Philadelphia bagged
another home run and is leading the
league with seven. Max Carey of Pitts
burgh continues to set the pace for
base stealers with 16.
Great Falls daily tribune., 1920-06-13
Italian Crucified
on Good Friday Now
ON Way to His Home

Mexico City, May 25-(Correspond-
ence of the Associated Press DR.. Jose
di Gabirele, the Italian religious zealot
who was crucified by the Indian inhabi-
tants of Tequizistlan, Oaxaca. last Good
Friday. arrived recently in Mexico City,
en- route to his home in Pachuca appar-
emily little the worse physically, but
still harboring his beliefs.
Di Gabrielle appeared in Oaxaca early
in Lent, proclaiming himself to be the
Savior and so worked on the supersti-
tious and ignorant Indians that they
crucified him. using railway spikes to
nail him to a rude cross. He was taken
down the next day and survived his or
DEAL being viewed by thousands on Eas-
ter
News of the crucifixon reached the
capital of the state, Tehuantepec. and
the governor ordered Di Gabrielle
brought there. A great procession fol-
lowed the cart in which he was trans
ported. Later the mayor of Tequizist-
Ian. who acted as the Roman centurion
and four other principal figures in the
crucifixion, were arrested.
Great Falls daily tribune., 1920-06-13

There was but slight change in the
world Of finance and trade during the
last week. Although the Republican
national convention was in session all
week shaping the platform and ma ming
the candidates for president and vice
president, it caused no perceptible ef-
feet on the business life of the coun-
try, so far as prices We're concerned.
but it may have accounted for some of
the evidences Of inactivity. With the
Democratic convention scheduled to
occur the last week in this month. it
is probable there will be listless con-
dition prevail in the market until the
platform and candidates of that party
have been given to the people. Then,
it is forecasted in some quarters, there
may be expected some expansion in ac-
tivities of the stock market and with
that probably some advances.
Silver took big slump at the first
sessions of the week, dropping to 81
cents the ounce but it later returned to
better than.9O cents. The drop, how
ever. was sufficient to create nervous
condition and leave doubt as to possi-
bilities of the future for the white
metal.
Reports from every section of the
nation indicated that crop conditions
were most favorable and in that fact
although it may be some months away.
In the wool market, conditions were
said to be the dullest for many months
and in the New England states where
the larger interests in woolen mills IS
located quite q percentage of the spnl-
dies were idle There was no effort
through the Montana field on the part
either of the growers or buyers to deal
in the 1920 clip. The weeks close on
the wool market in Boston indicated
that if the clip were bought on that
basis prices for the Montana wool
should be not far from where it was
a year ago. A comparison of the fig
ures in the quotation last week com
pared to one year before VIII be OF
interest to the wool growers.
The territory wool is the one appl-
cable and taking the various classifica-
tions it appears that some of the
grades are higher while few are low
er than a year ago, on the secured
basis. Boston. The staple last week
was quoted at S1.T5 a $3.50 the pound
while year ago the same grade sold
at S1.7O a SITS Half blood comb
ing this year closed the last week at
$3.50 "a $1.6515, compared to $1.55
a S16J a year ago. The three -eighths
blood co mbing last week was quoted at
S1.15 a $1.20, compared to $1.15 "a
SID a year ago. Fine clothing grades
were quoted last week at S12O' com. !.
pared to S1.40 a $1.45 year ago, but
The fine medium clothing grades were
quoted at SLAB M $50 this year,
compared to S130 a S1.35 for the
same grades in 1919.
There was some uneasness among
Montana sheep men last week because
of a big break in wool prices but the
reports proved to be merely Pigments
of fertile imagination and lacking in
truth. There seems to be no real rea-
son to expect any material drop in the
wool prices and persons who keep in
reasonably close touch with conditions
believe that the clip this year will
command 30 cents or better.
Great Falls daily tribune., 1920-06-13
Stock Market
as seen by
Bulls q Bears
..nort.d hx H. B. Lake : Co.

New York. June 1.-THE northwestern
railroad stocks were quite weak today
and the action Of issues like Great North
ern and Northern Pacific was sa,aiien taken to to
the dividend disbursement on these
stocks. The industrial portion OF the
stock list exhibited q fair amount OF
strength, particularly the steel group, and
predictions were made rather freely that
in the event of favorable news from the
Chicago Republican convention today a
higher market will follow next week.
Speculative cliques are becoming more
active in their favorite issues and the
action Of the market strongly indicates
that specialsies are more than likely 10
be taken in hand in more aggressive
fashion in the near future. True, the
credit situation initiates to some sxtsn, ,snt
REQUIRES additional financing, but the
freer movement of traffic on the : rail, rail-
roads in the last couple OF weeks shouio
In the very near future ease the acute
ness in the money quarter and 1t is rea.
sonable to believe that the stock market
is in the process Of discounting an I'M
provement in the monetary situation.
Great Falls daily tribune., 1920-06-13
Present Bank System
Proof Against Panic
BY Irving Whitehouse Company.

Confidence that the curreloy and
banking system of the United States
has made tn. country 'panic-proof'
under wise financial leadership is ex-
pressed by the National Bank of Com
merce in New York in an article bear
ing the title, 'Srhe Normal Business
Cycle" in the June number of its mag
dzine, Commerce Monthly. The Fed
eral Reserve system, the bank says,
has been divided to make panics i'm
possible in the future. and there is
abur, cant reason to expdct that we
shall not see again in this country
such decentralization and chaos in the
money market as the years 1893 or
1907 witnessed.
"No currency and banking system
can avoid the recurrence of crises in
the sense of liquidation periods, or
periods of readjustment, but we have
strong grounds for confidence that un-
der wise financial leadership, our cur
rency and banking system has made
us "panic-proof," the bank states.
4 Periods of reaction and liquidation,
unless too violent and prolonged, are
wholesome rather than harmful, the
bank says. 1t explains that such crises
are merely phases of the general ryth-
mic movement in BUSINESS. 1t differ
entiates. however, between crises and
panics, defining a crisis as IAN affair
of the money market" 1t declares
that sound bank policy can and does
prevent crises from degenerating into
panics.
"As our understanding of crises has
increased" the bank states. 1--WE have
come to substitute for the notion of
crises and the notion of business cycle
and to recognize that the crisis is mere
ly phase of the general rhythmic
movement in business-crisis followed
depression, depression by prosperity,
prosperity by crisis again, and SO on.
There is good reason for believing. too,
that with better understanding of the
business cycle we are gaining better
control of it. that the period of pros
perity can be heightened, that the
crisis can be made less severe and
that the period of depression can be
shortened. If we can minimize extrav.
agance and mistakes Of the prosperity
period, we can make the reaction from
it less severe. This relates to the nor
NAL crisis.
"Great disasters, such as world war,
will bring arrangement under any sys-
tenn imaginable. Natural disasters
failures and the hke-striking at great
rich centers of population, may bring
unexpected business and financial
shocks. But the normal crisis which
brings every prosperity period to
close can ultimately be reduced to a
relatively painless process of readjust-
ment.
"Crises come when active business
men find that their creditors, whether
banks or investors or other business
men, begin to insist upon a contraction
of credit and liquidation of debts.
A crisis means the end of boom per-
iod, the Inauguration of a period OF
slow business and depression, accom-
panied by settling up of debts, and
readjustment of prices"
according to Commerce Monthly, "re-
lieve maladjustment and strain. They
prevent unsound policies from being
carried too far. They give time for the
maturing Of new plans and for the care
full introduction of new processes. They
checks wastes and restore efficiency.
Great Falls daily tribune., 1920-06-13
Overseas Vet Killed
in Fight With Bear
Near Juneau, Alaska

juneau, Alaska, May 25-(Corre-
spondence of the Associated Press -
Clarence johnson, overseas veteran, died
recently from wounds received in fight
with big brown bear on Chicago Island,
near here.
While hunting. johnson came upon the
bear unexpectedly while it was feeding
on q deer carcass. The animals rushed
him, he said, and before he could shoot
a paw struck his face and knocked him
down AS the man fell he tried yainly
TO reach his knife. The animal continued
the attack and buffeted and mauled
Johnson for several minutes, finally Civ
ing up and walking away. Not stitch
of clothing remained on Johnson's body.
The man crawled several hundred
Yards to a frozen bay and was washing
his wounds when rescuers found him.
He was taken to hospital, still con-
scious. He died soon after. His skull
was fractured and face and body cut.
Great Falls daily tribune., 1920-06-13
FINANCIAL DIGEST
THE WEEK IN BUSINESS
By THE TRIBUNE

They allay financial fevers. They need
mitigation and control-but progressive
ly we are learning to mitigate and to
control them.
'When the banking and currency sys-
tenn is sound and elastic it is almost
always possible to prevent crisis from
degenerating into a panic" the bank
continues. "It is no part of the duty
of the banks in a crisis period to force
by artificial methods, continuance, OF
waning prosperity. Banks will rather
seek to persuade their strongest GUS
toners to curtail borrowings in the In
terests of the general situation. and
may even seek to persuade their strong
est customers to make loans 10 help
relieve the situation. But banks will
lend freely to enable solvent firms to
meet their quick liabilities. 1t is their
business to protect solvent firms. but
not to protect insolvent firms. 1t IS
their business to assist solvent firms
to mobilize slow assets, but it is not
their business to validate bad assets
of insolvent firms
The recent proposal for stabillzng
the dollar" by withdrawing gold coins
from circulation and substituting for
them gold certificates redeemable in a
varying amount of gold has many de-
fects, the article says 1t points out
that had such method been. in opera
ton in 1893 and in 1907 it would have
led to foreign drains on our gold.
The most important proposal that
has yet been made for the mitigation of
the extremes of the business cycle the
bank says. lis that the various grades
of government, federal railroads. should
adopt buying policy designed to throw
as many of their purchases as possible
into the period of depression and to
withdraw from the market in consider
able measure at the height of the per-
iod of prosperity"
Great Falls daily tribune., 1920-06-13
Airplanes Collide
at Rockwell Field,
Aviator Is Killed

San Diego, Cal. June 12.-Lleuten-
one of the most experienced fliers in
the United States navy, and one of
the pilot of the NC-1 in its trans
Atlantic flight. was instantly killed
Saturday morning when fast airplane
which he was plotting was in collision
with an army airplane piloted by. Ca.
det Joseph l.. Walker of Rockwell
field. Machinist's Mate George T..
McCoomb, who was riding with Lieu
tenant Barin, was seriously injured
Cadet Walker and Corporal Roy Far
mer. who were in the army plane,
were only slightly injured.
Great Falls daily tribune., 1920-06-13
EATING POTATOES

$500 per hundred pounds. Barke-
meyer Grain & Seed CO., Fone 9467.