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The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-02-06

The Swampscott, Massachusetts,,
Historical Society has undertaken the
happy enterprise of trying to save for
posterity the John Humphrey house,
which, as nearly us can be deter
mined, has been standing in that
town near the shores Of Massachu-
sets Bay for 2S4 years. If the date
OF it's building can be fixed as OF the
year 1637--some students believe it
dates from 1634-then the John
Humphrey house will be recognized
as the oldest in New England, ante
dating the Fairbanks house in Ded-
ham by one year.
The Historical Society has had the
title traced and copy Of an old map
made from the original in the British
Museum. These go to show the struc-
ture it proposes to buy and preserve
is the one dwelt in by HUMPHREY,
who was assistant to Governor WIN
THEoP. Some doubt has been ex-
pressed as TO whether the building is
the original house, question having
been raised as to the probability Of
fire having destroyed that structure.
The final test Of this is 10 be made
through the famous elm tree which,
until last year, when it was blown
down in a storm, stood in front Of
the house. The rings OF the elm trunk
are to be counted by the best au-
thorlty available. If this should prove
the tree to be at least $50 years old
the Historical Society will feel it has
proved its case, for the elm stood so
close to the Humphrey house it could
not have escaped fire destroying
that structure.
When it is saved this house will
be the third of such interesting struc-
lures preserved by historical societies
and their friends within recent
months. The others are the Harrison
Gray Otis house standing at the cor.
ner Of Lynde and Cambridge streets
in Boston, which has been practically
restored by the Society for the Pres
ervation of New England Antiquities,
and General KSox's headquarters at
Wallis Gate, in Orange county about
four miles southwest OF Newburgh.
Dating from 1854, this stone and
wooden structure is rich in memories
Of the Revolution and of such distin.
suished Americans as WASHINGTON,
GREENE. GATES and the Frenchmen
RocHAMBEAU and LAFAYETTE. The
Knox Headquarters Association pro-
poses 10 make of this structure a
historical museum.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-02-06

in comparatively comfortable cir
|cumstances.
In the fourth place, not to antici-
pate the future OF this marvellcusly
expanding city would be economic
madness and municipal betrayal. II
was only generation ago that the
West Side above Seventy-second
street was sand lots and goat do
mains for miles and miles. Now it Is
solid masonry by the ten thousand
acres 1t was only few years ago
that Tho Bronx was great space
of scattered hamlets or of agricul-
tural stretches. Now it is colossal
municipal population.
The Industrial and financial power,
the commercial supremacy, the wealth,
tho greatness the very existence of
New York proper, all depend on the
capacity Of its transportation service
to carry our millions of workers to
and from their homes safely, rapidly
and decently. And every year by the
hundreds Of thousands they must live
further and further from the bust
ness centres because there is no more
room for them in the already con-
gested districts and quarters.
And there is only one way to make
sure OF this necessary transportation
adequacy. 1t Is to throw all the lines
into one unified system with whatever
water is in them squeezed out. 1t is
to eliminate all possible Implications
Of overhead costs and management
costs. 1t is to make all operating
methods produce the largest possible
results. 1t IS to have the unified sys-
tenn on so solid business basis that
there will be bigger and better SER
vice Immediately out OF what facili-
ties we now have and a steady er-
tension OF old lines and construction
OF new lines, with abundant equip
ment. And a single fare:
This Is Governor MrrLEE's plan.
It Is the one solution Of the over
sradowing transit problem of the first
city In the world.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-02-06
Betrayed.

From the kansas CITY Star.
The slender Birch in robes Of Ice,
Respondent In the silver dawn,
Stands waiting for her love, the Wind.
Who sweeps across the whitened
lawn.
The braggart, laughing. boldly woos;
She trembies in his rude embrace.
She yields--her cleaning grace Ia lost
The Wind has eone--his love was
base.
Her white veil rent, her scattered Jewels
She wrings thin arms and means aloud
In hopeless grief, betrayed. forlorn.
WHIrELAw SAUNDERS.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-02-06
What II was.

Did you know It when It Gamer
Did you know 1t first and last?
Did the earth remain the Same
Where the feet OF 1t had passsdf
DID IL give the magic Sign
When you met It face to facet
Was the commonplace divine,
The divine q commonplace?
Was there none OF this befelle
Were you stranger to the thrall?
There is nothing. then, to tell.
And it never came at all.
MCI4ANDBURGH WILSON.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-02-06

James A Thomson OF Auckland writes
''fn FEBRUARY, along with three friends.
had four weeks sea fishing In the Bay Of
islands. We caught a number OF gooe
Ringfish Up 10 eo pounds. Decides wiapuha
up 10 80 pounds. ana landed one big Moka
SHARK, which pieces ~ luck fell 10 my rod
lie was a great fighter. 0 feet inches long
ana Weighing little over 400 pounds. Un.
like the brown and other sharks. he comes
rizht out Of the water whom hooked and
Jumps Sometimes twice his own length per.
pendicuisrly-h great fighter"
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-02-06

The passersby at Thirtcth street
and Broadway spent a. refreshing ten
minutes yesterday picking UP and re-
storing 10 their custodian half a bushel
OF silver coins strewn on the pavement
through the bursting OF bag. No
body tried 60 run away with any Of
tho money. though no policeman was
near the spot The average man is
honest and such incidents as this
prove II.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-02-06
provement in quality Of the birds bred

provement In quality Of the birds bred
by members Of the boys and girls
clubs. They frequently scored in COM
petition against those OF other and
long established breeders.
Every encouragement should be
given to these juvenile breeders. The
boys and girls OF to-day viii run the
country tomorrow. And there Is
nothing more important than, If there
is anything else as important as i'm
planting In their minds now tho dig.
nifty and the opportunities offered TO
intelligent men and women in agri-
culture.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-02-06

THE NEW YORK HERALD does not
like Mr.. AUSTEN CHANRERLAIN's Fri
day night speech at Birmingham. In
tone ana In imputation it Is Irritating
TO America.
Any utterance or act that tends to
mar the good feeling between the two
great English speaking peoples is
deplorab!e.
In the interest Of world peace and
world good fellowship, the bonds and
interdependence between England and
strong.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-02-06

In 4 symposium OF opinions as 10
the supposed relaxation Of manners
and morals among present day young
men and women LEE SHueEnr pre-
sents an cpi1rammatic contribution
toward amendment. "More clothes.
less paint" is his formula for return
20 the good old times.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-02-06

Mount Popocatepetl in Mexico is
showing signs OF increased activity.
Nature Is unkind 20 Tho republic on
the southern side Of tho Rio Grande
When her Statesmen are not .in violent
eruption her volcanoes burst forth
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-02-06
Automobile Accidents.
An Experienced Drivers Analysis OF
Mishaps on the Road.

To THE NEW York HERALD: One OF
your letter writers, &C. l.. w." objects
to bumpers on motor cars as being tie
direct cause OF many accidents and lead
ing to careless driving Has &C Il. w"
ever crossed on ferryboat or been in
line where horse drawn vehicles arc
and had a car or horse drawn vehicle
ahead OF him back without warning and
hit his car? If so. he should be con-
WINGED of the value OF bumpers.
AS to the causes OF automobile acct
dents the following record Is submitted.
1t was compiled by me after drivius
1850 miles during tho :.sssafher of 1890
PRINCIPALS ~ Kew York State, though
3 900 miles. about. was In southern New
Jersey and as far north as Long Branch
and after had witnessed accidents
due to careless driving OF many kinds.
have driven more than 100000 miles
In the United states since 1899
Many Of the accidents caused by cars
coming from side streets can DO directly
charged to opera tors having New Jersey
licenses. AS one New Jersey operator
was heard to say: 1--WE have to pass an
examination and then we drive as We
please" The operators from New Jersey
are considered by many persons the
most careless drivers in the United
States, and. strange as It may seem. a
large percentage of these careless drivers
are those owning small cars. who abso-
lutely disregard the rules.ot the road.
Another cause for many city accidents
Is the absence OF driving ,1irrara IN
taxicabs over 500 were passed in one
day In this city and only forty-seven
had mirrors.
The following is my compilation OF
accidents and analysis of the causes.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-02-06

"Intolerable" and "unthinkable" arc
fsvorlte words with statesmen large
and small. In about one-tenth Of
per cent. OF instances the words are
truly applled.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-02-06

Fs,rhbot's son-A"Dad wants TO know, can
yopr w,re CONS ever and help with the
butchetin'7"
sweli, don't know I haven't got that
p,oieh back your "a borrowed 81 mo six
months ago
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-02-06

The Yankees new home is to be
larger than the Polo Grounds. but not
70 large. we hope. that Mr.. RUTH
cannot occasionally lam the leather,
as HOMER would say, over the fence.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-02-06

loafers. that 1t will take men from the
saloons. but to some degree 1t will help.
ABRAHAM TArB.
NEW York, February 5.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-02-06

Tho Associated PRESS IL exclusively entitled
10 ths use for republicatioh Of ell news des-
patches credited 20 u or not otherwise
credited IN this paper and also the ie~~l
news published herein.
All rights % republication Of special ses-
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The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-02-06

jack DEMPSEY IS going 90 Europe.
He missed the large touring party
which General CaowDER sent over three
years ago.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-02-06

General DAWES refuses to say ii with
flowers OF speech.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-02-06

From IN. sspsston OMo.j Standard.
Knowing tbs conditions existing IN the
sikeston district. the STANDARD has no Idea
or intention OF using force 70 collect the
money due on subscriptions. but those wins
ar. owing ths small amsunts will please
remit promptly.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-02-06

Knictcre-what Is Smiths smils like?
Bocker-It goes in one car and out the
1ther.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-02-06

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY g. 1921.
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JoHN jar 1fNDLEf.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-12-02
RED. CROSS NOTES

O. O. o 8 @ o o @ o o o @ @ o 9 9 g"
There is still good deal of follow
M work to be done by the Red cross
workers in the way of seeing people
who were not at home when the can
vas was made; so the campaign IN
Newberry county is extended. Peo-
pie who missed an opportunity to JON
have been so good about dropping IN
to pay in Newberry that it seems ad-
visable to publish list of people ov-
err the county to whom they may give
the s1.OO, $500, $1,000, $780,
$4,000 or $4,000 dues for 1922.
Township l.. Hal Kohn, Mr.. Hix'
DR.. Jno. B. Settler.
Township II. Mrs. W. c. Brown.
Township III. Mrs. Watt Hender-
son.
Township w. Mrs. ]. J. Brock
man, Whitmire.
Township V. Mrs. c. A. Matthews,
Mrs. C. M. Smith, Kinards.
Township vi. Mrs. w. D. Sem,
Miss Dollie Mae Sem, Mrs. Geo. r.
Boozer, Mrs. C. S. Cleland, Mrs. J. D.
Lathrop.
Township VII. Mrs. A. P. Cole
man, Chappells.
Township VIII. Mrs. Henry Eel
lers, Jr.
Township TX. DR.. Geo. Y. Hunter,
Prosperity.
Township x. Miss Elberta sease
Little Mountain.
Township XI. Mrs. J. J. Kibler
Pomaria.
Township XII. Miss Mamie Crooks
Peak.
The secretary hopes to be able to
publish shortly complete list OF the
adult members of the Newberr!
chapter, A. r. c.
Sadie Goggans,
Publicity Chairman.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-12-02

the man who can US it in moderation
have his dram. Punish the man who
abuses the use of liquor.
We agree with Judge Watkins that
there is too great let down in the
morals of the country. We do not
know that we can endorse his position
that the fault is with the schools, and
the employment of immature girls and
boys as teachers. We are making
great forward strides in the matter
of the improvement of our schools,
and there is yet long step to be
taken before we can be rid entirely
of the immature teachers. We must
standardize the teaching profession
so that young men may be induced
to enter it as a profession with the
prospect of being able to make a
decent living out of it, and not use 1t
as stepping stone to some other
profession.
But we have made wonderful pro-
gress in the matter of improving our
schools in the last few years. We
think Judge Watkins might have said,
if we may be permitted to make the
suggestion, that the foundation of the
unrest and the let down in the moral
standard, if there is let down, IS
back of the school, and unfortunately
is in the home in many instances. We
need to guard more carefully the
great American home if we are to
move upward in the moral standard.
But we are making progress, ana
when we get through this great tran
sition period and normalcy comes we
will find that everything is all right,
and that we have made progress IN
the right direction. We are gong
through the testing period, so to
speak.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-12-02
THE REPORTER SICK.

Mr.. R. H. Greneker, the faithful
and painstaking and efficient reporter
for The Herald and News, has been
ordered by his physician that he must
give his eyes a rest, and that he must
do no reading nor writing, and there
fore while he is not sick he has to take
an enforced rest. We know that his
many friends along with The Herald
and News will hope that his eyes may
soon be so improved that he will be
able to resume his daily duties.
1t will be impossible to keep his
column to his standard, because so
far as we have been able to observe
in a long newspaper career there is
no on who is his superior in his line
of newspaper work, if there is any
one who is his equal, so the reader
viii have to bear with US and hope for
the speedy restoration of Mr.. Gren-
eker to his post.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-12-02

The party went by automobile and
report good roads and an enjoyable
trip.
Mr.. J. J. Singley and children went
down to Charleston Friday to spend
a few days with relatives in the city
by the sea.
Mr.. Arthur Nichols and family will
move in their new home here next
week,
Miss Chelsy Kibler and Miss Vic
toria Crosson of Prosperity spent
Thanksgiving day with Mr.. and Mrs.
H. J. Kinard.
Rev. C. J. Shealy and family OF
Prosperity visited his members in
this section last week.
Have had good rains and small
grain is looking nicely.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-12-02

season are very greatly Increased.
Second \ proper ma: i, .latlon OF
the stalks will bring about the de-
tstruction of great majority of the
weevils which are already adult.
Third. 1t has been shown conclu-
sively that the bulk of the weevils
which survive the winter are those
which reacn maturity late in the sea-
son. 1t is evident that the weevlls
that pass the winter and attack the
crop of the following season. are
among those developed latest in the
fall and which, in consequence of
that fact, have not exhausted their
vitality by depositnig eggs for any
considerable length of time. Fall
destruction of the plants, increasing
the length of the alternating season,
reduces MANIFOLD the number of wee
wills in the fields that would otherwise
emerge in the spring to damage the
cotton.
Fourth. Clearing of the field in the
fall makes it possible to practice fall
blowing, which is not only l.ic proper
procedure in any system Of cotton
raising, but also greatly facilitates
the early planting of the crop the fol-
lowing spring. The ground becomes
clean by this practice, so that but few
places for shelter are left for the Wee
wills, and various climatic conditions
still further reduce the number of
the survivors.
The early planting of the crop next
spring and the use of an early matur-
ing variety are also strongly urged.
The fall destruction of plants will re-
duce the number of weevils which
will survive the winter. By getting
the cotton crop started early it is Of
ten possible to get it we'll on the way
to maturity before the few weevils
surviving the winter have time to
propagate to the point where they be-
come destructive.
Destroy the cotton plants in the
fall and plant early the following
spring.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-12-02
A GOOD ORDINANCE.

The Herald and News is pleased to
see city council adopt the ordinance
relating to driving to the right and
to stopping cars on the street. And
we advise all drivers of cars to read
it carefully, and to remember its pro-
visions. Chief Rodelsperger says he
is going to have it enforced, and all
who violate it's provisions will 60 so
at their risk and may expect to be
taken before the recorder.
the Herald and News advocated the
passage of this ordinance several
years ago, during the administration
of Mayor Wright but he seemed to
think the Newberry streets were too
narrow, and it seemed to US that the
narrow streets were an argument IN
favor of the passage of just such a
regulation.
Il will be very easy ordinance to
obey, and there is scarcely driver OF
a car in Newberry who when he goes
to Columbia, for instance, does not
Just naturally keep to the right, and
who obeys the. other provision Of this
ordinance as to stopping his car on
the right side of the street. 1t may
take few fines to impress the mem
eory that there is such law on the
books of the town of Newberry. 1t
makes it better for the pedestrian to
have this regulation, as we'll as fol
the driver of the car, because the man
who is walking can always expect the
car to be on the right side of the
street.
Then this ordinance also hasa pro-
vision against parking cars on Cor
Jege street, between Main and Friend
streets. Better get that in your sys'
tenn also, because the chief says this
will be enforcd, and there will be nc
respector of persons or cars. So you
have fair notice, and if you have to
nav, a few fines it will be your own
fault. We understand that both these
laws become effective next Monday
Take copy of the paper and read the
law over and let it be writ on the
tablets of your memory.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-12-02
BURN OR PLOW UNDER COTTON
PLANTS TO CONTROL WEEVIL

The great destruction wrought by
the cotton boil weevil this year has
made the problem of its control a
vital one to practically all cotton
planters. Everywhere the question
, is heard, What can be done to avoid
this loss next year?'
For many years prior to the devel-
opnlent of poison-control measures
the United States department of ag-
riculture advocated fall destruction
Of cotton plants by burning or plow-
ing under, as the most important step
in controlling the boil weevil. 1t is
still good practice as an auxiliary to
! control by poison.
! The proper time for the destruction
of the plants in the fall is whenever
the weevils have become so numerous
that there is no prospect that any
more cotton will be made. 1t is an
easy matter for any planter to deter
mine this point by an examination of
a few plants in his field. Whenever
it is found that all, or nearly all, of
the squares and some of the bolls are
being punctured, there is no hope for
producing any more cotton. The far
mer should then wait until the bolls
already set on the plants have open
ed, and destruction should then take
place Immediately.
By all means, if possible, destruc-
tion of plants should take place be-
fore frost, but destruction after frost,
though not nearly as efficacious as
early destruction, should always ibe
practiced when it has not. been pos
sible to remove the plants previously.
The plants should be plowed under
deeply, or completely destroyed by
fire. No sprout cotton should be left
to furnish breeding places for the
Weevils.
There are four principal reas IS
why the process of fall destruce on
should be practiced universally by
planters in infested regions:
First. Fall destruction prevents
absolutely the development of mul-
titude of weevils which would other
wise become adult within a few
weeks of the time of Information.
The destruction of the immature
stages of weevils in infested squares
and bolls is accomplished, while the
further growth of squares which may
become infested later is prevented.
This stops materially the develop
ment of weevils which would normal
ly hibernate successfully, and by de-
creasing the number of weevils which
will emerge in the spring the chances
for successful crop the following
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-12-02
News of Excelsior

Excelsior, Dec. 1.-The Rev. W. R.
Anderson of Laurens will spend Mon
day night with Mr.. E. M. Cooks fam
lily and will preach in the school
building at o'clock p. m. The pub,
lie is cordially invited to the services
Mrs. w. E. Cook has been spending
a few days with her fathers family
in Newberry.
Mr.. Jacob Hawkins and family OF
Silverstreet have been visiting hel
fathers family, Mr.. J. l. Sease.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. NJ. Cook and Mr.
w. E. Cook spent few days with
friends near Greenville last week
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-12-02
NATIONAL EDUCATION WEEK

Next week is to be observed all
over the United States as National
Education week. All our people
should take sufficient interest in this
great subject to lend their influence
TO making it a success. The purpose
is to arouse the people to the impor-
tance of doing something to improve
the conditions of our schools and our
educational system. In other words,
to crease a sentiment which will re-
suIt in better schools and improve
ments in equipment. The big prob
lem before this age in these troublous
and transition times is the proper
education of the children of the coun-
try. Not so much the literary part
of the education, but the training to
manhood and womanhood and to cit
izenship. Arrangements have been
made to have meeting at each school
house in the county and number of
gentlemen and ladies have agreed to
go out on the campaign and talk to
the children and the people, who will
take interest enough to come, along
the lines of citizenship, which covers
the whole subject. Note the date at
your school house and the hour and
take enough interest in the better
-naent of your community by attend
ing the meeting.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-12-02
Two for Company

In a Southern town two young col
ored men, each with lady OF COLOR
were going along the street, with a
third dark rose walking unaccompan-
led between the two couples, when
another young colored man appeared
from around the corner.
"Howdy, Mistah Johnsing," called
the nearest pair; ''hit's mighty fine
day. CANT you come ovah and jine
us? Here's vacant lady,"