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The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1920-03-02
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS
PROSPEROUS PROSPERITY

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Tuesday morning at their home in
the Zion section. The funeral was
held at Zion church Wednesday
nolrninssby the Rev. j. D. Griffin. The
sympathy of the community goes out
to the: hraayed parents in the loss OF
sheirserl4y SON
The Oldest colored citizen OF
Prosperity, Uncle Sam Fair, died at
the age Of 102 last Sunday. Uncle
Sam was an old time war slave, be-
songing to Mr.. James Fair. He was
coachman for the Fair family and a
number of children would visit him to
hear the ante-bellum stories.
Miss Jean Adams has returned to
pelzer after visit to Mrs. j. T..
Schumpert.
Rev. and Mrs. NJ. o. j. Kreps OF
Columbia were the guests Friday OF
Mrs. A. G. Wise.
DR.. o. B. Simpson and mother,
Mrs. ]. B. Simpson spent Thursday
in Columbia.
Rev. Shealy and family have moved
20 Lexington.
Miss Goode Burton spent the
weekend in Newberry.
Miss Willie Mae Wise has as her
guest Miss Laurie Bailey of Green
vile.
Miss Leehan of Baltimore has ar
rived and will have charge Of j. C..
schumpert's millinery department.
Mr.. and Mrs. F., E. schumpet and
son, Harry have returned from sew
eral days stay in Columbia.
Mrs. Jerry Walton Of Newberry has
been visiting Mrs. Birge Wise.
Mrs. J. C. Schumpert has return
ed from the Northern markets.
Mr:sand' Mrs. A. G.. Wise were
called to Columbia on Sunday on
account Of the death Of Richard
Stork.
Mr.. S. D. Duncan Of Savannah,
J. 3. and Claude Duncan Of Spar
tanburg, Mrs. Muller Kreps Of Mil
len, Ga, were in town several days
the past week attending the land sale
Of the Duncan estate. While here
they were the guests of Mrs }. d.
Grosson.
Mrs. Carrie McWaters Of Colum-
oia was home for Sunday,
Miss Doris Kohn Of Union was
home for the weekend.
MIR. Web. Goodman Of Columbia
spent Sunday at the home Of Mr.. S.
J. Kohn.
Mrs. :Birge Wise spent Monday in
Williamson.
Willie Hunter leaves this week for
Eot Springs, Ark.
The ladies of Grace church will
observe the Lenten Week of Prayer
from March s'to March IL with the
following program:
Monday-Topic. BE calleth to
prayer.
Bible Text-"Pray ye the Lord OF
the harvest"
Leader-Mrs. J. P. Wheeler.
Residence-Mrs. w. J. Wise.
=. Tuesdav-Topic. He calleth to
study of the task.
Bible Text-"Lift up your eyes and
look on the fields, for they are white
unto the harvest"
Leader-Mrs. j. A. Counts.
Residence-Mrs. w. w. Wheeler.
Wednesday-Topic. He calleth
for recruits.
Bible Text-s'Let him that heareth
say come"
Leader-Miss Mayme Swittenberg.
Residence-Mrs. Jacob S. Wheeler.
Thursday-Topic. He calleth to a
forward march.
Bible Text-"Go ye," "Give We
them to eat"
Leader-Mrs. P. c. Singley.
Residence-Mrs. Julian Price.
Friday-Topic. He calleth to
United States.
Bible Text-"That they may be
one as we are one" "That the world
may believe that thou hast sent me- y
Leader-Miss Blanch Kibler.
Residence-Mrs. G. w. Beden-
baugh.
The week of prayer will be con-
cluded on Sunday with public meet
ing. Mrs. ]. D. Quattlebaum will be
leader.
Auction Sale.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1920-02-27
HOOVER SHOULD
: :, CLARE HIMSELF

There are about forty live is
ig,i in this country today in when
: am interested" says Mr.. Hoover.
and before can answer whether
| am a Democrat or a Republican
| shall have to know how each par
ty stands on those issues"
Mr.. Hoover, however. resists in
yttations to say what the forty is
sues are and his own attitude to-
ward them. When asked 10 ex-
press his opinions he smilinsly
tells the reporters, perhaps truly
enough, now you are trying 10 get
me into trouble The public is IA
miliar with similar aversions TO ex-
act statements by other conspicu-
Gus men. and it has generally found
hat such are candidates.
Mr.. Hoover is a western man
and has a regional liking for frank
ness. 1t seems time for him to come
cut and say openly whether or not
his hat has been thrown into the
ring. No one will precisely know
what the platforms will contain I'M
til tae conventions meet. and al
though Mr.. Hoover is inexpert in
politics he is not So i'll informed as
TO think there is possibility of eth
ar party convention adopting plat
form and then adjourning for a
week or more to discover whether
the same parallels The one Mr.. Hoo
yer has in the recesses OF his mind.
New York Tribune (Rep9
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1920-02-27
FRANCE AND
SPAIN IN MOROCCO

France and Spain are to confer
over Morocco. II is hardly probable
that the conference will deal with
the boundry question. still less that
it will discuss the absorption by
France of the share OF Morocco
now allotted to Spain. But from a
Spanish point of view, that Is the
most desirable subject Of conVersa-
ton that could be had on this gen
eral topic.
France has been as successful in
Morocco as Spain hasn't In the
French district-S0 per cent or
more Of the whole ter~itory-peace
prevails, brigandage has ceased. the
people are prosperous and content
ed, and proud that they furnished
nearly 100000 troops to France. In
the Spanish section, war is CON
slant. trisandage Is the chief occu-
patton. prosperity is something that
the people hear about only when
they colleague with their country
men from the French side Of the
border, and Spain holds her place
at the price of constant military
eXertion and heavy financial OK
pense,
1t would pay Spain TO offer a
prize for some one to take her
slice Of Morocco off her hands, and
no one could do it 50 well as
France.-Chcago Journal (Dem.)
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1920-02-27
RUSSIA READY
FOR PEACE

The allies have tried force with
Russia and it has failed. They have
uied the boycott and that has fail.
cd. If they were to take their
hand off and let Russia alone, It is
rot at all improbable that economic
law would deal with the Russian
situation for more effectively than
the Allied Governments and armies
have been able to do
Bolshevism viii not fail in Rus
STA because it is brutal or despotic
or because its hands are red with
blood. Autocracy maintained itself
for centuries by those methods. and
What one kind of class government
Id another kind can do: but no
ind OF government can repeal fun
mental economic principles, as
mime and Trotzky undertook TO
10. The ultimate. salvation OF Rus
s IA will lie in the triumph OF those
principles working through grad
ua process Of evolution.
1t is not necessary for the Al.
lies to give a certificate of good
character to Bolsheyism In order to
4esume trade relations with Rus
STA. In the long run they must trust
10 the Russian people to give Rus
STA a rational government. Foreign
influence can help. but it can help
only as it is accepted Voluntarily
New York World Dem)
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1920-02-27
A RENCH ARMY
OF A MILLION.

france, despalrlng Of the ratiiiea-
ton by the American Senate of the
Peace Traty in such form that Arti-
Gle X Of the covenant Of the League
of Nations will afford her protec-
ton against external aggression, -"
and fearing that she has nothing to
hope from the agreement between
the United States and her govern
ment signed at Versailles June IS,
1919, obligating the United States
to go Immediately to her assistance
1T Germany in certain contingencies
attacks her before the covenant is
in working order, is preparing to
maintain an army Of 100000 men
to defend herself. She has no as
surance OF help from any quarter,
not even from Great Britain. The
Anglo-Freuch agreement, similar in
binding terms to the treaty with
France which President Wilson
sent to the Senate on July %, 1919.
is conditioned upon ratification of
the Franco-American agreement by
the Senate at Washington.
Consumption ceases in Great Brit.
ain on March 81 and Winston
Churchill, Secretary Of War, told
the House OF Commons on Monday
that after that date the strength OF
the British Army would be 100000,
exclusive OF troops serving in India.
Therefore, taking counsel OF her
dread OF German designs, France.
advised by Marshal FOch feel her,
self being forced into the decision
To organize and hold prepared for
service an army OF pre-war
strength. In 1913 the French field
army consisted OF 100000 combat
ants, supported by a reserve OF
100000. A committee Of the Cham
Der Of Deputies viii take up this
momeatuous question today when
the calling up OF the c,ass OF 1926
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1920-02-27
WILSON'S INTERVENTION
PURELY NEGATIVE

The trouble about President Will
sons intervention in the Adriatic
case IS that the Interference is pure
ly negative. While the president
has power to hinder he has no pow
er to help. On behalf Of the nation
he has presented his objection to
the decision, while neither be nor
the nation was party to the nego-
tiations. The United States is not
obliged TO find a peaceful solution
Of the Adrlatie dispute. This task
has devolved on the Allies. The AL
lies would be only too glad il the
United States would take some Of
this responsibility further than to
impose a veto on the best solution
that Europe can find.-Vancouver
Province.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1920-02-27
HAVE DECORATIONS
CEASED?

The return Of the army transport
Buford, the Soviet Ark that took
the first batch Of the deported IN
desirables away. is a reminder that
preparations for deporting the sec
ond batch seem 10 have ceased. In
deed Ellis Island is being depopu-
lated by the continual release on
bail of arrested Reds.
It does not appear why those who
are presumably as guilty as Emma
Goldman and the rest OF the exiles
should be permitted to escape the
punishment meted out to them. o.
was this activity Of the department
of Justice merely a flash in the
pan, like its efforts to get after pro,
fteers and reduce the cost of Nv
ing ?-Philadephia Inquirer 0cp)
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will be considered. The difficulties
of maintaining such force as LOCO
600 men are physical as well as fl
nancial OF the French population
Of 100000 before the war 1,70O,-
900 men capable Of bearing arms
We're killed in the great struggle,
and 100000 more were disabled
by wounds and incapacitated for
either military or industrial service.
How can France train and equip
for war 100000 men without
breaking the back Iof industry at a
time when competition with the
Germans, with their untouched fac
tories AMI unravaged fields, mrst be
so painfully strenuous How could
France, with so many cumulative
obligations to meet, stand erect I'M
der the financial burden?
What peace and security, wIat
surcease from anxiety, has FraGce
gained by the victory Of the Allies
Il she must support an armed camp
at the expense OF progress in indus
try. in trade, in the arts and sci
cnces? Why talk Of the saving OF
civilization If such things must be?
1t is lamentable that 50 much blood
was shed and so much treasure lost
If battle must still hold first place
in Frenchmen's thoughts and their
calculations must always be the
strength of the armies that Ger
many is organizing secretly fer a
war OF revehge.-New York Times
end. Dem.).
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10 transform the Soviet leaders in
D conservatives Of one sort or an
Tier would be to turn their minds
@ practical matters and off wild
dreams of the conversion Of the
whole world to insane red ideas.
anyhow Great Britain, France
and Italy need to do business with
Russia because they need the mon
ey to pay America and for other
purposes Besides in extremities
they might fall back on the good
old self determination theory to
prove that Russia has in the pres
ent system the sort Of government
that she desires.
In Russian trade will be found
The touchstone Of allied diplomacy.
The Sun and Ntw York Herald
(Ind)
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1920-02-27
DID WE
CHEAT FRANCE?

The complaint of France that not
a single one Of the eighty-tWo wood
en- ships purchased from our feder-
al shipping board at a cost Of eigh-
ty millions of dollars is seaworthy
is both shocking and amazing. And
the scandal Of it all is emphasized
by the assertion that they can
never be made seaworthy from the
fact that they were constructed OF
unseasoned and defective lumber.
Eighty million dollars is a large
sum Of money, but it is much larg-
er to impoverished France than to
the United States. and our national
bonor demands that reparation be
made Moreover. our national pride
should demand the exposure and
humiliation Of the public officials
responsible for this miserable out
rage.-Fort Wayne News and Senti-
mel (Rep)
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1920-02-27
WOUNDED VETERAN
CONVICTED BlGAMlST

Ray Roy Fowler, who mad the
calf of one leg shot of in France,
and appearing in court in his uni
form. charged with bigamy, was
convicted in Hagerstown, both wives
young and pretty, being present at
the trial. Fowler was married three
times. After securing a divorce
from wife No l, by whom he had
two children, he married Miss Lii
liam jenkins, OF Columbus, O., and
last August he married in Hagers-
town Miss Esther Mary Erb, of
Brunswick, Md He was arrested
several weeks ago in Youngstown,
o. Wife No. is suing for a di-
Yorce
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1920-02-27
RUSSIAN TRADE TOUCHSTONE.
OF ALLIED DIPLOMACY 5000.

Berlin Aas notified the world that
unofficial negotiations. or converse
tons. between Soviet trade agent
and German representatives have
progressed IN the direction of a
working agreement. This is the sig
niticant and outstanding fact IN the
situation. While the French balk be-
cause they want to be treasured
that the Soviet government will rec
ognize the loans made to Russia,
largely by the French. under the
old regime, they naturally have no
desire to see Germany enjoy any
hing like a monopoly even for a
tine of a great source OF supply of
food and raw material
Premier Millerand, as q condi-
ton precedent to resuming dealings
With Russia as fOvared by Mr.
Lloyd George and Signor Ntti. al
so insists that the Lenine-Trotzky
outfit must abandon their foreign
propaganda, which has among its
objects the appropriation of capt
tai, the suppression of private prop.
erty. the confscation by the work.
ers of lands. industries, mines and
railroads, and the maintenance of
warfare everywhere against what
the Bolsheyiki call the capitalist
class.
Most OF those who believe that
Russia should be allowed to mud
die through without interference
from outside seem also to be Of the
opinion that, as the general pros,
perity would involve the prosperity
Of the persons In control in that
distracted country. the simplest way
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1920-02-27
PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

Money talks all languages, but
has almost quit speaking German,
-Greenville Piedmont.
Wopder il Mars blames Burlesao
for the failure to set a reply to her
message?- Steubenyille Herald Star
Since the war ended, has ans
German general failed to write a
book Explaining how Lis colleague
lost it?-Boston Herald.
Johnson, we are told. is to stump
South Dakota. Il is our hope that
South Dakota will give tit for tat,
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he nntnose al catching votes. ;

the purpose Of catching votes"
But "Mr. Marshall is too old
fashioned" says the Syracuse Post
-tandard (Rep). "The Southern
states were strong for their pre-
arvation Of their rights as self
overning entities once, but they
ound that it is cheaper to let
Uncle Sam do the work and New
York pay the bills. And the Post
Standard adds:
His sad reminder that his party
once stood for state rights denies
him an audience in the Democratic
convention. It is prime factor in
Democracy today not only to sur
render power to the national gov
eminent. but to call upon il for
funds for state purposes. The
Democratic party in those states
which control its policy and action
is prepared to let the federal gov
eminent perform all its historical
functions and is determined that
the general government shall pay
the bills
The Worcester Gazette Gnd) is
even less sympathetic. "The Mar
shall program" it says. lis to go
back 10 first principles thing
political party always does when it
finds itself a without an issue, or
% off the track The Marshall
proposition sounds like a Fourth Of
July speech released by mistake
ahead OF time" but what we need
is a man who can get hold of the
present tangle we are in and make
constructive Roadway in working II
out" Also the st. Louis Globe
Democrat (Rep)' reminds us:
Actual conditions and results
are what a democracy must consid-
or, not Understanding phrases, used
too often to cloak selfish ends or to
permit freedom OF action harmful
to the great majority Of the people
and containing the potency of de-
struction OF true democracy, often
the direct intent to destroy it."
Many wonder II Mr.. Marshall is
really seeking only to be delegate
to the convention, or if perhaps he
has his eye on something higher
His letter reads more like the
platform of a tentative or 'recep-
tive candidate for the presidency
than that Of a candidate for dele
gate remarks the San Antonio
Express Ind Bema or IAN an.
pouncemont that he hopes TO be in
The running The Buffalo Times
Dem remarks that "fha Nipp
President says nothing from which
it could be implied that any presi-
dental idea. q regards himself.
has entered his mind And vet. the
Times continues:
Mr.. Marshall may have felt that
1t was not NECESSARY for him, in an.
neuncing his candidacy as a dele
cate, to say nothing more than what
Immediately concerned that and his
interest in the party platform. 1t
this time, when the nomination 20
tenttalities fboth parties are be-
ing discussed all )Ver the country.
il is natural that the Vice Presi-
dents declaration might he inter-
preted as Informally entering his
name in the list Of possible eandl-
date or the first place"
The EVansy Vile Courier (Dem.)
seems TO speak with authority
when it says lit is not the intention
.of Governor Marshall to let his
name 20 before the convention.
hut conditions might be such that
such 4 course would be desirable"
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1920-02-27
and stump Observation-Disclosures

and stump CONGRATULATIONS
Record.
The allies, no doubt, concluded
that is was cheaper to let the Turks
ketp Constantinople than to pay the
cost Of having it disinfected.--Co-
lInbus Disparct
Washiagt)n reports a dearth #
good stories in that city. Probably
due to the fact that since the Ian
sing episode, good fellows are
afraid to get together.-Peori2
Transcript
"You can't tell a Socialist frot0
the Republican after his hair is
cut" says Governor Smith. Yes, and
you can't tell a bourgeois from
bolshevik after his throat is cut
Washingt N Post.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1920-02-27
MALE "HOUSEMAiDS" SOLVE
PROBLEM IN Y. w. c. A.
NV International News SeryiCe.l

Chicago, Feb. 25.-Male house
maids" have solved the servant prob
lem for the Young Women's Christ
ian Association Hotel here. Unable
to get women domestics for work in
the hotel, the director advertised for
men. The response was big.
"They have proved efficient and
can do more work than women" said
the director. 81 believe that general
substitution Of housemen for house
maids would solve the servant prob
lem throughout the country"
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1920-02-27
NEW THEATRE.

Erection OF theatre which will
compare favorably with metropolitan
playhouses, six new moving picture
houses in residential sections of the
city, remodeling Of the Victoria The.
atre and completion of work on the
Colonial are chief among the $780,
600 building expansion program an
nounced Tuesday in Harrisburg.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1920-02-27
NARSHALL'S "oLD.
FASHIONED DEMOCRACY"

While the race for the Republican
presidential nomination is a free
for.all, Democrat aspirants have
been slow about advancing their
candidacy because President Will
son has not yet made known his
attitude toward third term in the
White House However, there is
nothing TO prevent prominent Dem
ocrats from discussing tissues"
and already number of them have
placed their idea of party plat
form before the public
Most interesting or all these dec
President Marshall. who announces
himself as a candidate for delegate
to the Democratic National conyeG
ton. 1t seems assured thai he will
get the JOB. "Of course Indiana
will send Tom Marshall to San
Francisco" prophesies the St.
joseph News Press (Ind9, and Of
course he will be placed on the plat
form committee. This NAV not
please either the Bryanites or the
Wilsonites, but it will make things
lively" He declares his opposi-
ton to Bryan's principles" says
the News Press. when he insists
that the state discharge the duties
Of local self-government, resisting
the usurpations o. the general gov
eminent inasmuch as this Is an
attack on the Federal prohibition
amendment; and he makes a left
ia
when he declares that the Demo
Gratis should insist that the legis-
lative branch Of the government
shall be responsible Tor the dis
charge of its duties although he
qualities the phrase with another in
which he says that notice should be
served on Congress that it cannot
skulh behind an alleged interference
On the part Of the executive
branch.
or. Marshall makes it plain. :"
says the Atlanta Constitution
DEM, that he has No use for
these misnamea progressive. nos.
trums that the democracy OF
the fathers IS good enough for him
without modern-day addand7, with
'ut frills, without adultsration. ."
and the Constitution thinks his "ad-
vics along that line is well worth
heedin2." The Mobile Register
DEM also applauds his stand. It
deplores the strong drift to the ac-
ceptance OF the centralizlng OF the
government" and believes that "the
perpetuity Of this government de-
pands unon recognition that We are
confederation Of states. Upon
that relationship rests the solidarity
of this great and widely extended
republic
Substantial agreement Is ex-
pressed likewise by the New York
Times (Ind. DEM which admits
that some Of the things he says
may be regarded as platitudinous, +"
but only by men who do not know
Thomas Riley Marshall = sit Is
oHe thing fer him 10 make a declar-
stlon on the principles OF a lifetime
aad quite another for a new recruit
"a come into ne and rebuild plati-
tudes. shall means them. His
feeerd Cove nor Of Indiana show
waat h means And even +Aa
strongly Republican Philadelnai1
INQUIRER remarks that IL a program
of Impartial Justice. State rights.
ad strict economy "is what NJ
&arshalI cas- an 'old-Tash ioned
storm, he VIII End il in accord
9TH the sler. Ut MANY men OF
ti part Fl f. rat~esh.ng from
fact that o.. -r.r9ae antireTz
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CITY HOSPITAL

Mrs. Elsie Bayles, city, has been
dismissed and returned to her
home.
Hammond Albright, OF North Mar.
tinsburg, has been admitted for
freafnapt
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Daily
Editorial
Digest

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Edited by the Washington
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