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The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1920-04-20
Death of MIR. J. M. Bowers.

Mr.. James Matthias Bowers died at
his home in Boundary street on Fri
dav morning at 4:15 o'clock, after a
lingering illness of Bright's disease.
He was confined to his bed for ten
days during his last attack, although
his health had not been good for some
time. The few days preceding his
death were days of alternate dread
and anxiety on the part of family
and friends. One moment hearts
were gladdened by the thought that
he was rallying, only to be saddened
the~next by the reflection that the
end was surely drawing near. The
hope for his restoration was strong
from the fact that his devoted ply
sician. DR.. ". G. Houseal, had once
before seen him through a critical
illness. and bright was the faith that
the >sick father and husband would
again be spared to the anxious wife
and children. But an, over ruEag
Providence had ordered otherwise.
However, he is only gone on before,
as among the last words spoken to
his life companion were that she
would meet him on the other shore
for GAS surely as Christ died and
rose again. those whom life nor
death parts from Him shall be re-
stored to ore another" tt. immor-
tai words spoken long ages ago for
the comfort Of all who believe are,
He shall not come to me but shall
90 to Him
One by oge familiar forms are
passing, one by one our friends are
crossing to the Land of Peace. In
the death of Mr. James NJ. Bowers
happy home circle has been broken, a
loving husband and father taken from
his devoted family. The community
knew how hea'- full was the family
love of our absent friend and his
children. His love of home and the
ties that bound him there could not
possibly be excelled by mortal man.
And another of his fine traits was
that he spoke no evil Of his fellow
men.
When impaired health had neces-
STATED his withdrawal from the circle
Of friends with whom he was accus-
toned to mingle in the city, he was
satisfied to sit at home and remain
quietly with those nearest and dear
est to him: and it was especially in
The later years Of his life. when sons,
we're engaged in business and daugh-
e.. CT ssaei1.sg <cnooi, that MS great
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1920-04-20

Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Wise, W. j
Wise. and W. w. Wheeler motoreo
to Columbia on Wednesday.
Mrs. E. P. Taylor Of Walhalla PAID
short visit to Mrs. j. B. Stockmar
during the past week.
]. B. Smith has returned from
Charlotte.
The Rev. C. J. Shealy has gone to
Hickory, N. c., where he was invited
10 preach at College church Sunday
Mrs. W. H. Caldwell has returned
70 Slie.hs after visiting Miss Clara
Brown.
Mrs. Alice Dominick of Columbia
visited relatives here during the past
week.
Mr. ard Mrs. J. B. St, knlan. Mrs.
Olin Bobb n?otored to Columbia on
Thursday.
Paul Groseclose Of Columbia spent
the weekend with his aunt, Mrs. l..
\. Black.
Messrs. Herbert and HlltIard
Quattlebaum are spending few days
in Atlanta.
Mrs. Carrie Leaphardt spent the
weekend in Columbia.
DIR. Ralph Crosson of Columbia
was the guest Monday of Mrs. }. II.
Crosson.
Rev. Carson of Newberry spent
Friday here, having come to assist
with the series of meetings being
held at the \. r. P. church.
Mower Singley of B. NJ. /. of
Greenwood is spending few days
with the home folks.
Price Harmon of Newberry college
spent the weekend with his mother,
Us. Ralph Grant.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1920-04-20
Death Of Mrs. Baker.

Mrs. Nancy Baker, the wife Of Mr.
J. T. Baker, died at her home near
Wh;tmire, on Wednesday afternoon
and was buried on Thursday after
noon at o'clock, at Mt. Tabor, ser
vice by Rev. Mr. Simpson. Mrs.
Baker was about 81 years old. Be-
sides her husband she is survived by
two sons and two daughters, all of
the county, al follows: J. H: Baker
Ernest Baker, Mrs. Lola Chapman
and Mrs. j. R. Baker.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1920-04-20

best defensive games the locals have
put up for some time. Derrick was
the real individual star of the game,
his pitching in the eighth, when he
struck out three batters, with a man
on first being phenomenal.
The large crowd that was present
enjoyed the game and it is certain
that if the locals continue to play the
brand of ball they have been putting
up this week, the rest of the season
Will see the fans turn out regularly.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1920-04-20
NEWBERRY WINS BEAUTIFUL
GAME FROM CLEMSON
Derrick Pitches Wonderful Game.
Game Was Pitchers Duel With Both
Sides Registering Just Three
Hits.

In one of the prettiest pitchers
battles ever before staged on local
diamond the Newberry boys won
from the Clemson team on Thursday
by the score of one to @. The game
was very sensational from the start,
but both teams wee powerless be-
fore the superb pitching OF both
Derrick and Boozer. The pitching OF
Boozer, for Clemson, was only
slightly inferior to that of Derrick,
as the locals were able to secure but
Two hits off his delivery, one smash
Two bagger to right that brought m
the done talley Of the game, and the
other a Texas Lacquer over second by
Derrick himself.
Both sides went down in one, two,
zhree, during the first two innings,
batters on both sides seemingly un-
able to fathom the delivery OF the
pitchers. The Clemson lnletd
,xaverea in the last Of the third and
.wo errors with a passed ball placed
5wo local runners on second and first.
Il was then that Haltiwanger con-
nected with one to his liking and
! drove fast liner to right for two
Eases. making the only score of the
game. This ended the hitting OF
either side until Derrick hit a Texas
leaguer over short for single but
died on first, in the fifth.
The only time Clemson threatened
10 score was in the first Of the Tth
when Reynolds hit the first pitched
bah over third for clean single, the
only hit registered against Derrick.
Lane saved the day, however, for
.Newberry, when he made a brilliant
stop and threw to first, killing Glenn
sons only chance to score.
The features Of the game were the
pitching OF Derrick and BooZer and
the all round playing Of the New
BERRY team Not ar error was
eha!keG: up against the local team
z1ur;rg the game ard !: was ore Of the
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1920-04-20

1t has been a long time since we
have heard of the bull in china
shop, although we hear of some sort
of bull every day. But really bull
went through Mr.. Geo. c. Hinp's
store Friday. going in at the front
door and coming out the back, drag
g;ng the men holding him. They
were on their way 20 ''shoot the bull
and make the cow d widow"
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1920-04-20
The Exchange bank is again show.

The Exchange bank is again Show
ing its up-to-date-iveness by issuing
the Financial Advisor monthly The
March number contains good reading
in sensible articles. You must give
It TO the Exchange bank in Newberry
20 know how to DO things.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1920-01-31
DUTCH GOVERNMENT REFUSES
DEMAND FOR EXTRACTION OF
FORMER EMPEROR WILLIAM

Holland has met the allied demand that
she hand over the ex-kaiser for trial with
an unqualified refusal
The reason for rejection is that the right
of sanctuary has been a tradition of the
Dutch nation for centuries, and that, in addi-
ton, the laws of the nation forbid the sur
render to an outside power of any person
who has sought refuge within its borders
The reservation was made, however, that
if in future an international jurisdiction
should be created by the League of Nations
covering cases similar to that of the ex-
kaiser, Holland may agree to associate her
self with that system.
An editorial writer remarks:
"If Holland should remain obdurate, it
is difficult to see any course open to the
allies other than the acceptance of her re-
fusal. Force is not to be thought of as a
means of obtaining compliance Economic
pressure might be employed but we doubt
if the sentiment of even those countries
chiefly concerned in seeking the surrender
of Germanys former ruler would sustain
such policy"
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1920-01-31

25,o8O,456, while that of the Roman Catholic
church stood at 17,548, 1874.
Is it any wonder that the nominal men,
bership of the churches is increasing when
the bars everywhere are let down against
every form of evil found in the world !?
Everyone knows that Roman Catholic NAV
drink, swear, or do anything he pleases so
long as he confesses to the priest; but it is
a serious question if the Protestant churches
are any better. In fact, many of them are
worse, for the Roman Catholics maintain a
form of piety and still have great respect
for the House of Worship, while every
where in the Protestant church organi-
cations the House of God is desecrated. The
churches are mere fashionable clubs where
you can find dancing, card playing, moving
picture shows, or anything to attract and
entertain people of the world, the flesh and
the Devil.
In fact, there never was a time in the
worlds history when real Christianity and
the old time religion of the Lord Jesus
Christ were at such a shockingly low ebb
as now.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1920-01-31
INTERESTING FACTS BROUGHT
OUT BY CHICAGO AUTO EXHIBIT

The Chicago annual passenger auto show
at the Coliseum Annex, First Regiment Ar
mory and Greer Building, together with the
truck exposition at the gigantic amphi-
theater have been in progress this week.
The array of cars of both types is conceded
to be the greatest ever shown in Chicago.
An eyewitness remarks:
1t is difficult to believe, when viewing
this wonderful array, that as recently as
1893 'new-fangled' contraption covered its
first mile without the aid of horse power,
although greeted with more or less derision.
"Yet, today the automobile industry ranks
third in Importance in government manu-
featuring records, while there are more than
100000 motor cars in use in the United
States. This means that there is approx
mately one car for ever II persons in this
country, while Europe can boast of only
one for every 230 persons in it's population.
Yet, scarcely ten years ago there was only a
handful of cars in the entire United States.
To-day, London has taken the lead in
barring horses from many of its thorough
fares, and many American cities are con-
sidering doing the same.
"There are nearly 100000 cars in use
and a railway authority states that the seat
ing capacity of automobiles exceeds that Of
all the railway and street cars of the coun-
try combined, while the passenger miles
travelled annually exceed those of street cars
and steam railways"
Although American manufacturers are
planning to build 100000 automobiles in
1920, this will no more than fill the demand
as during the last two years they have not
been produced in anywhere near the guam
tity needed.
It is interesting to note that practically
fifty per cent of all the motor cars'built are
sold to farmers, who not only consider the
passenger car modern necessity but many
of them are learning to economic their
farm work with motor trucks.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1920-01-31
ILLINOIS FACES BUILDING
PROBLEMS

Illinois wants road builders and wants
them at once She also wants railroad cars
and cement but all of these essentials are
lacking. The State has contracts totaling
more than 100000 and had planned to
build LOO miles of permanent roads this
coming Summer in addition to completing
contracts awarded last year.
1t is said that Governor Lowden may
make public appeal for builders The sug-
gestion has been made also that the State
manufacture its own cement, but Governor
Lowden does not desire to undertake this
unless it becomes imperative.
The City of Chicago also is up against a
building problem. The city is shy at least
$4,000 homes, due to no building during the
war and the strike of last season.
Contractors are bidding against each
other for workers. In 1914, the Building
Trades Council in Chicago had approx
mately $1,000 members. Now it probably
has not more than 10000. Meanwhile,
there is some $120,OOO,0OO of work in sight
to do next Summer and Chicago has only
about one-half the men who in 1914 did
$85, 100000 worth of building.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1920-01-31
GENERAL RAILWAY STRIKE, AGAIN
LOOMS AS POSSIBILITY

A general railway strike, delayed six
months ago to await the governments eff
forts to reduce the high cost of living, again
looms as possibility. The brotherhood of
railroad trainmen has asked the railroad adj
ministration for definite answer to its de-
mands for general wage increase of about
40 per cent.
"The men are pressing us too hard" said
Mr.. William c. Lee, President of the broth
erhood. "a reasonable time has elapsed and
the cost of living gone up"
While only the brotherhood of trainmen,
with membership of 100000, has asked
for an answer, it is probable that their de-
cision to strike would bring the remainder of
the 100000 railroad employees into action
to force recognition of their demands.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1920-01-31
fishes his observations in the London Daily

fishes his observations in the London Daily
Mall
"The interruptions" he says, take the
form of apparently meaningless combin-
alton of letters. A great effort has been
made to translate them but without avail"
He is convinced that they come from a
sphere other than this earth, though where
or how they originate he cannot say The
fact that the signals have occurred simultan-
eously at London and New York with iden-
tical intensity seems. to indicate that they
must have originated at very great dis
lance
When asked if he thought people in other
planets were trying to wireless to this earth,
he replied:
IT would not rule out the possibility
There is no proof that the strange sounds
are confined to any particular period for
they are as frequent by day as by night. The
phenomena were first noticed before the
war, but the investigations were suspended"
Signor Marconi adds that the Interrupt
tons might be due to some natural disturb
ances at great distance-for instance, an
eruption of the SUN, causing electrical dis
turbances.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1920-01-31
WORLD NOW ENTERING
"AERIAL ACE"

According to some of the foremost Eng
lishnlen the British empire of the future
will be held together by air.
Recently, Lord Montague said
Whatever the future of the world holds
for the British empire, we must see that it
is as supreme in the air, in the coming years.
as it has been and is now on the sea-"
1t is reported that bombing by airplanes
was resorted to last spring in dealing with
serious revolutionary and nationalist upris-
ings in northern India and Egypt.
The sea route from England to India, it
is pointed out, is over 5000 miles and takes
two weeks at the shortest. The air route is
5000 miles and can be covered in three DAYS.
Prof. Samuel Pickard, president of the
Kansas City Aeroplane school declares ''the
world is now entering the aerial age-the
last stage of civilization" He says that air
travel will be safer than travel by land or
water when new machine now being per-
fected is complete.
This machine is a simple combination of
airplane and balloon with helium gas which
is noninfammable and which weighs one
eighth as much as air 1t can go straight
up or down and will be about the size of
five passenger automobile. The selling
price will be practically within the reach of
everyone.
Young Count Zeppelin states that Ger
many is planning to launch an airship, de-
signed to make the flight around the world
in ten days. carrying thirty passengers and
making only five stops.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1920-01-31
INDUSTRIAL COURT LAW PASSED
BY KANSAS LEGISLATURE

Both houses of the Kansas legislature
passed the industrial court bill on January
%. This measure gives the industrial court
power to protect the public against strikes
in essential industries.
The court will have three members, ap-
pointed by the Governor. The board will
have broad powers of investigating working
and living conditions, wages and industrial
controversies, and to adjust the same. The
right of collective bargaining is recognized.
Penalties are provided for violation of the
new law.
An editorial writer remarks:
"The act creating an industrial court, just
passed in Kansas, initiates one of the most
significant experiments in our labor legis
lation. It's results will be watched with
great interest throughout the country"
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1920-01-31
LAKES TO GULF WATERWAY
ASSURED

For more than twenty years, leading Chi
cago citizens and various statesmen have adj
vocated a Lakes to Gulf waterway.
Governor Lowden, on January 10, re-
ceived a permit from Secretary of War
Baker for the construction of the waterway
at cost of about $2O,OOO,000 This will
provide direct route for water commerce
from Chicago to New Orleans; also from
the Great Lakes to St. Paul, Minneapolis
and other points in the Northwest.
The waterway will link Chicago and the
great lakes to some 5000 miles of inland
waterways and will make navigable sixty
five miles of the channels of the Desplaines
and Illinois rivers from termination of the
sanitary district at Lockport to the head of
navigation in the Illinois river at Utica.
The minimum channel depth will be s
feet, with bottom width of 200 feet Five
locks, 900 feet long by ITO feet wide, will
be required.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1920-01-31
LIQUOR INTERESTS REQUIRE
CONSTANT WATCHING

Far from sitting down idly and complac-
entity now that constitutional prohibition has
been enacted the Anti-Saloon League, in
appealing for fund of $25,00O,OOO to keep
up its warfare on liquor, declares that it
has only just begun to fight
In fact, the league declares that the liquor
interests would not allow them to quit even
if they desired to do so. In Rhode Island,
Massachusetts,, New York, New Jersey,
Wisconsin and several other states, wet or
CARNATIONS are encouraging defiance to ma
tional prohibition.
The liquor organizations are threatening
to elect wet Congress, resubmit the eight
zenith amendment and elect wet legislators
to carry out their program. In fact, the
dry consider that eternal vigilance is the
only price of safety.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1920-01-31
NATIONWIDE CAMPAIGN TO CURB
AUTO THIEVES

A nationwide campaign is under way to
curb the automobile thief, whose depra-
dations have amounted to over $o0,O00,O0O
in the last year. It is estimated that three
out of every 48 cars owned in large cities
are stolen. The average is slightly less in
the country districts. Up to the present
time, we'll organized bands of thieves usual
ly have been successful in getting away with
their loot without capture, although much
of it has been recovered.
The Kansas Senate the State which has
often taken the lead in social reforms, passed
a bill on January % to make the penalty for
theft of an automobile, Imprisonment from
five to fifteen years. The House already has
passed the bill and it has now gone to the
Governor for his signature.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1920-01-31

T
NEWS OF THE WORLD T
(CB.W) ID


when thousands of shots can be fired from
one gun in a minute; when masses of men
will fall as they never fell before, under the
influence of deadly gases.
"Do you thing that this balloon expert
mentation is simply observation?
''It is no such thing.
"Some army will float its balloons away
up in the air and let the dynamite and other
destructive agents fall from them and de-
stroy cities and armies.
"The Divine powers of Science, misap-
piled, will mean the destruction by the Devil
of hosts of men and of great cities.
In the Fall Of Empires, and in the crash
of Religious Systems, will come Chaos.
Then will come the Rapture.
Then will come the Ascension of the
prepared to the Lord in the air-after
which, for time, the door is shut
"Then, after, the Time of Heavenly Pre-
paration is complete, will come the descent
of the Christ and His reign for a Thousand
Years-the Glorious Millennium
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1920-01-31
PLANS FOR ALLIANCE OF
CHURCHES in AMERICA

Commissioners of approximately twenty
denominations have accepted an invitation
from the Presbyterian church to confer in
Philadelphia, February to on a proposal
for "a national merger of Christian interests
under the name of the United Churches of
Christ in America"
The movement, started sometime ago by
the general assembly of the Presbyterian
church in the United States of America,
proposes formation of council elected by
the supreme bodies of the various denomi-
nations. The council would comprise two
ministerial and two lay delegates for each
100000 communicates.
The proposed constitution of the new or
ganization, it is claimed looks forward I'LL
timately to complete organic union of the
protestant churches entering upon the mem
bership of the council.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1920-01-31
APPALLING NUMBER OF SUICIDES

An article appearing in the Chicago Eve-
ming Post of January Is says that since the
signing of the armistice there has been a
constantly increasing number of suicides
everywhere These are not confined to
Europe where the cause is attributed to de-
spair because of miserable living conditions,
but 5,121 cases of suicide are tabulated in
the United States during 1919.
Of the professions, lawyers led the list
with 43, twelve of whom were judges.
Thirty-six victims were physicians, % teach
ers and II clerks. The list included 20
presidents of large business concerns. Men
outnumbered women 1887 to 1867. Of the
child suicides, 252 were girls and 225 boys.
Just stop and think for a moment, what
conditions must be when children commit
suicide.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1920-01-31
REPUBLICAN AND DEMOCRATIC
SENATORS FAIL TO EFFECT
COMPROMISE ON LEAGUE
RESERVATIONS

After series of conferences between
Republican and Democratic senators, the
negotiations for a compromise on the
League of Nations covenant blew up on
January 70, leaving the situation more
chaotic than ever.
Senator Lodge informed the Democratic
senators who had hoped to draw up set
of compromise reservations that there can be
no modification of the principle of any
reservations designed to protect the United
States and no change in the phraseology of
the reservations on Article x and the Mon
roe doctrine.
The Democrats replied that it was inn
possible to meet his conditions, and for the
time being withdrew from the conference
1t is very doubtful if any compromise can
be effected
The Bryan faction of the Democracy is
in revolt against the uncompromising atti-
tude of President Wilson. It is believed
ton are out of sympathy with the Presi-
dents position but hesitate to desert his
standard
The indications are that unless the Demo-
Gratis surrender the League will go before
the people OF the country in the next presi-
dental campaign, and proposals to effect
peace by resolution or ratification of the
treaty without the covenant will again come
to the FORE
A Paris cable dispatch of January "a is
of particular interest. 1t reads:
I'm conversation with member of the
Chamber of Deputies Premier Lloyd George
is said, in a newspaper article published here,
to have expressed an opinion that the peace
treaty was hard luck for any one having had
hand in it,
Eyes the deputy is quoted as replying,
Premier Orlando is ont of office, Premier
Clemenceau is again III private life, and
President Wilson has met with reverses in
Washington. Only you have been spared.
Yes, and in less than six months it will
be my turn is the reply attributed to the
British leader"
This is the "Big Four the subject Of
many a full page headline during the ses-
sions of the peace treaty.