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The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-09-27
The Civic League

Since the main object for it's eXis-
tence is "The Betterment of New
berry" it is very fitting that this sub
ject be discussed by Mr.. c. T. Nc
Daniel, secretary of the chamber OF
commerce in response to an invita-
tion from the program committee OF
the Civic League for its meeting
Tuesday afternoon, the 25th OF Sep
tember, at four o'clock in the Legion
hall. Every woman in town is IN
vited whether or not she is 'memoer
of the league. The committee asks
that each member who is particular
lv interested in some one thing or
more than one, indicate the fact by
writing question concerning 1t. All
of these will be dropped in a query
box" at the door, no names signed,
and will be read and discussed at tne
close of Mr.. McDaniels address. Each
person may put in as many questions
as she desires. For instance, some
NAV want to know who is responsible
for the wholesale slaughter Of beau
tiful trees in this town. Some one
else may wonder if Newberry might
not have a tree commission and might
wish to ask if such thing were pos
sible. The women of Newberry are
very proud of the fact chat so many
improvements have. been made in the
town within the past few years, but
they do not hesitate to discuss among
themselves matters of vital impor-
tance to the physical and moral we'll
being of this community. Bring your
questions and the Civic League Will
let the public see from these what the
women Of the town have on their
minds and hearts.
Mrs. T. P. johnson, Secy.
Mrs. R. H. Wright, Pres.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-09-27
Death of a Good Colored Woman

Dilcv Cannon, wife IF Levi Can
non. while on visit to her daughter,
Carrie Worthy, in Spartanburg, died
Friday night at Has o'clock. She
had been in declining health for three
months and had gone to Spartanourg
about six weeks ago for the benefit
of her health, but the fatal illness
overlook her and she grew rapidly
worse. The body was brought home
Saturday afternoon and buried Sum
dav afternoon, funerau service being
conducted at Bethlehem Baptist
church by her pastor, Rev. A. W..
Brown, in the presence Of a large
concourse of relatives and friends,
number of white citizens being in the
congregation, and many flowers show
ing mute but eloquent testimony OF
respect to her memory. Intermens
at Werts cemetery. She was SO years
old and had been a member of her
church for 33 years, 32 years of that
time being mother of the church" "
! In the time of slavery she belonged to
MRS. Louise Wicker. For 81 years
! of her upright life she served the fam
ily of the late Mr.. J. N. Martin, nurs-
ing the younger children and later
nursing the children of Mr.. and Mrs.
Foster N. Martin. She is survived
by her husband and two daughters,
the one in Spartanburg and the other
in Newberry-Lula Morgan, wife OF
Jno. B. Morgan-besides a large
number of other relatives and friends
to mourn their loss. She possessed
the devotion of the family to re-
markable degree, her daughter, Lula,
showing true and lasting affection IN
Fastening to the bedside of her mo-
ther, and with the father, watching
and nursing faithfully until the end
The deceased bore an excellent rep
utation, having all her life been a
woman of unblemished character.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-09-27
RIFLED MONEY BOX
FOUND NEAR STORE
Negroes Confession Leads to Re-
ccvery Of Papers-Other Accus-
ed Man at Large

Newberry, Sept. 24.-There are no
new developments in the case of the
serious beating and robbery of Mr..
and Mrs. H. Johns, near Chappells,
the night of September IL, except
that officers succeeded yesterday in
finding the money box of the aged
couple, an iron box IL by ID, weigh
! ing so pounds. 1t was found some
distance back of the store and resi-
dence, where it had been broken open
with rock. The money, about $50,
had been distracted, but the papers
remained in it.
The negro John Golden, arrested
the day after the robbery, told the
officers where to look for the box. He
confessed to being one of the negroes
who attacked Mr.. and Mrs. Johns, but
says the other negro, whom de de-
csribed, was the one that beat the
man and his wife and also took the
money, giving him $5\of it and keep
ing the rest. But the officers have
found about SIS on Golden-$4.25
in his pocket when he was arrested,
and since then other sums hidden in
his clothes and in the mattresses in
his cell.
It is now certain that Golden and
the other negro who committed the
crime were on the Chester county
chaingang at the same time, being
released September 6. Golden and the
Chester county officials agree in the
description of the other negro, who
passed under the name of Will Har-
ris: Dark gingercake color, nearly
black; about five feet 10 or II inches
tall; weighing about 165 pounds;
about 25 years old; two upper front
gold teeth protruding; may have scar
of old wound in side. The sheriff has
offered $50 for his arrest.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-09-27
NEGRO FUGITIVE
ELUDES POSSES
ALLENDALE OFFICERS CONSID.
Err SEARCH FRUITLESS
Meminger Priester Still Being Sought,
However, By Persistent
Pursuers Last Night

Allendale, Sept. 24.-Meminger
Priester, the negro slayer, who on
Thursday night, it is charged, muir.
dered two negro women near here
and shot third, has apparently es-
capped from the posses that have been
searching for him since the time ne
committed his alleged crime. Before
the committing of his last brutal
killing of his wife, sister-in-law and
shooting another woman, he was
fugitive from this section, having
been charged with the murder and as
sault Of a white woman cf this section
about four years ago.
He returned on Thursday night and
for no apparent reason ra1 amucK
with gun. Posses of men from ali
ovef the section have been searching
everv nok and corner of the county
for the fugitive, but as yet not trace
has been found of him. His dlsap-
pearance is almost remarAaole iiias-
much as large crowds were in pursuit
of him only few hours after the
commission of the crime. 1t Is
thought he has escaped to the Saw
annah river swamp or to the Georgia
side.
/ Reports, all apparently false were
.brought into this phase all day yester-
day about his being at different Sec
tions of the county but none OF them
could be verified. The search kept
up al night last night with not even
p sign of his being found in any sec
tion of this or adjoining counties. AS
a consequence excitement is quietlng
down and the sze of the posses grad
ually decreasing. 1t is understood
that a portion of the posse will con-
tinue through tonight.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-09-27
The planetary" Ford

There's a question that. puzzles the
whole world l know,
For every one wonders where all the
Fords go,
It's surely mystery, you'll hear peo-
pie say,
While we're turning out over four
thousand per day.
But I know and I won't KEEP them
long in suspense,
For Ford cars go wherever youll
find folks with sense,
And they're just learning that to get
their moneys worth,
They must purchase the cheapest and
best car on earth.
Perhaps some day when all earthly
folks are supplied,
Ford sales will reach out to the uni
NSlSt WlOS,
Well be shipping by airplane Fora
tractors and cars,
To fill orders taken by agents on
Mars.
1t might prove too cold for gas cars
on the moon,
But sales should be fine on the plan
ct Neptune,
And some day Ford cars OF the we'll
known "T'' pattern,
Will make a speedway of the broad
rings of Saturn.
l know folks who read this will say
I'm a nut,
And that brainstorms are raging IN
my occiput,
Maybe so, but just take it from
fellow who knows,
There'll be a satisfied buyer where
every Ford goes.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-09-27
Card of Thanks.

We wish to thank our many friends
and relatives for their kindness to US
during the illness and death of our
dear mother, Mrs. Mary A. Oxner,
and especially our faithful physician
who did all he could for her, Their
MANY acts Of kindness will never De
forgotten and may God bless every
one of them is our prayer.
Her Children.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-09-27
Sure Enough!

81 OBSERVE" remarked Professor
Pate, ''that patent has been granted
for an alarm clock which, instead of
ringing, discharges a stream of cold
water through tube to hit a Sleep
err wherever he desires"
"Quite NICE" commented j. Fuller
Gloom. "But where do you suppose
sleeper would desire to have stream
of cold water hit him on a chilly
morning?"
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-09-27
Mis-. Klettner to Wed in October

The following announcement Will
he read with much interest by the
msnv friends of the young couple IN
Newberry:
Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Klettner have
announced the engagement Of their
daughter, Mary, to w. Maxwell King
of Sumter, the wedding to take place
in October.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-09-27
Card of Thanks

We wish to thank our many TRENDS
both white and colored, for the kind
ness and sympathy shown us during
the illness and death of our mother,
Dilcv Cannon. May God add his
richest blessings to all of you.
The Family.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-09-27
In Memory of Mrs. Alice Dowd

Dear sister thou hast left us,
And our loss we deeply feel,
But It's God that has bereft us,
He can all our sorrows heal.
Long days and nights she bore in pair
To wait for cure was al in vain,
But God who knows all things best
Ceased her pain and gave her rest.
Guarded and kept by the Savior,
Victor DER death and the grave,
We know that she is sweetly sleeping
In Jesus, the strong to save.
Written by her missionary sister.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-09-27
Reference in This Case Continued

The Saluda Standard of the 18th
instant contained the following para
graph:
"Certain creditors of Williams and
CAN'T, are resisting - discharge on
the grounds that certain assets of the
firm were not returned. l. H. Hunt,
ESQ, of Newberry appointed a spe-
cial commissioner by Federal Judge
Watkins, held reference in the court
house here yesterday. He will report
to Judge Watkins at the conclusion
of his inquiry"
The reference was continued until
Friday, October 7th, when the attor-
news will come to Newberry and ar
que the law and the facts in the case
before Special Commissioner Hunt
C. NJ. Simpson of Columbia spent
Sunday with DR.. and Mrs. j. A
Simpson.
Monticello schoo! opess today with
the following teachers: Misses Heller
Nichols and Eunice Livingston OF
Silverstreet.
Mr.. and Mrs. n. L. Black and Mr.
ard Mrs. J. n. Black of Saluda spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. L. A
Black.
Mr.. Ralph Grant spent Monday II
Saluda.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. w. Bedenbaugt
spent Sunday with Mrs. Mamie Blsh
op of Newberry.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-09-27
There were eight speeders to ans

There were eight speeders 70 ans
wer to their high cost of running, as
announced through the magistrate
court Monday, against one lone
speeder through the recorders court
All paid.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-09-27
LOCATION AND NUMBERS
OF FIRE SIGNALS

In case of fire phone 113.
WARD 1.
81 Harris and Vincent.
62 Cline and Vincent.
63 Harrington and Nance.
60 Cline and Nance.
65 Fair and Nance.
67 Pope and Brown.
WARD 2.
% Harrington and College.
% College and Wheeler.
"a College and Fair.
Is Harrington and Calhoun.
26 Harrington and Glenn.
27 Harper and Crenshaw.
% Harper and Hunt.
WARD 3.
32 College and Friend.
33 Johnstone and Wilson.
34"Johnsto1e and Amelia.
35 Johnstone and Glenn.
36 Boundary and Wilson.
81 Boundary and Caldwell.
SO Mollohon Mfg. Co.
WARD a.
al Nance and Friend.
AZ O'Neall and McKibben.
43 Boundary and Drayton.
44 Farmers Oil mill.
as Boundary and Elizabeth.
4e C'Neall and Graves.
Al Southern Oil mill.
4S South End Caldwell.
WARD 5.
II Davis and AcaIamJ.
72 Poplar and Lies.
73 Drayton and Green.
IA Floyd and Graves.
MAIN STREET.
81 Main and Dragon.
50 Main and Vincent.
So Main and McKiboen-
54 Main and Caldwell.
Sc Main and Thompson.
81 Main and Ca,houn.
So Main and Summer.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-09-27

Mr.. leagues bloodhounds were
sent for. They were taken to Allen
dale Saturday.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-09-27

Written by her missionary sister.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-03-04
Rudder Stops Vessel Within It's DUN Length and Sends 1t Backward

THE ruddcr used on the great ocean
- liners and even on the s%upcrdread-
noughts does not differ in principle from
the ruddcr Of that famous old ship of
almost prehistoric times, the Argo.
witch carried Jason and his hero band
in search of the Golden Fleece. A.
though the bible is silent in regard to
what steering arrangement was made
for Noah's Ark, it. is believed to be
likely that, if there was any ut all, it
must have been pretty much of the
same kind as that which is still being
used with every kind of water craft.
But now, ut last, comes Alexander Nc
Nab, u capny Scotchman, with an in
vcntion intended to replace the old
fashioned rudder and which has moth
ing in common with the latter except
the fact that it is situated in the same
part of the ship, namely, at the stern.
TN NEW YORK and again in Bridge
]. port, Conn, Mr.. McNab has given
demonstrations of what his rudder can
do. Naval experts were present, and
rpon their report will depend what ac-
ton is to be taken by the government
in regard to the usc.of the rudder OH
wurships: The experts gave no linking
of lust how they were impressed by the
nav ruddcr. but from q statement by
n naval attachc not officially connected
with the experts it seemed likely that
the ruddcr must have made "a palpa-
bic hit" zone thing is certain,' said
this officer. ''thc ruddcr does do won
derfully well with the little vessel it is
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-03-04
Vast Quantities of Br0wn Coal Found

We're known, i' extends under the Gulf
Of Mexico.
A person ignorant of such matters
would. not suppose that the stuff was
coal ut all. 1t is u waxy substance,
having the appearance of d dark brown
oily clay. There is IS per cent of water
in it, and it will not make steam unless
in u furnace of special pattern with
large CRATE surface. Nevertheless, it
contains many gallons Of oil to the ton,
and is an available sourcc Of unlimited
oils for fuel, illuminating and lubricat-
ing purposes. if Or when our supplies Of
petroleum are exhausted.
Up to the present time this vast bed
of brown coal in Texas has remained
almost untouched, though it is mined
on a small scale near Austin. cast of
Dallas, in the neighborhood Of Fort
Worth, and in q few other localities.
Some time ago a plant was erected near
Little Rock, Ark, for experiments i'll
distilling the stuff. 1t remained for the
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-03-04

with the rudlcr and can now enter the
lock under her own steam and without
any assistance from tugs or other
agencies.
What this means to the big ocean
going steamships all know who have
ever seen one of those mammoth YES
sells making her pier. With half 4
dozen. and sometimes ever more. tugs
Wheeling and straining cables Gu one
side and pushing and humping Oh the
other side Of the big ship, they often
require more than an hours hare!
work before their task is dome ahd
the passengers able to 80 ashore.
Tho facility with which ships
equipped with the new RAIDER can BE
handled under their OWN steam. Mr.
MrNab says, will unaucstionably revo-
%lutionizc trade conditions, especially i'll
busy larbors. Until now whenever a
biz ship has been getting ready t.
enter her pier all other craft has h",!
t" get out Of her way and give her !:
wide berth.
Moreover. collision will he more easily
avoiGablc. So awful L catastrophe as
that which sent the Titanic to the bet
rom with more than = thousand victims
after the ships collision with an lee
berg will be virtually impossible. In
the case Of tho Titanic. if the ship had
been equipped with the new kind Of
ruddcr she could have backed away
or been easily DETECTED to the right or
loft Of the iceberg and the ~frightful
destruction Of life been averted. The
THAMES ruddcr was wheeled about as
sonn as the danger became apparent ;
but the huge mass Of steel refused to
react quickly enough to the influence
OF the comparatively small ruddcr and.
carried forward by its own momentum
several times its own length, went
crunching into the equally unyieldine
mountain of ice. With the new ruddcr
the Titanic could have been brought to
Il stop within her own length. or occ,
turned about on her own axis before
coming in contact with the iceberg
at all.
In naval warfare, too, the new rud
der would play an IMPORTANT part. lr
fact, as one of the naval officers de,
clarcd, if the battleships and cruisers
can be made to perform the stunt.
which the Violet performed under til,
stimulus Of the new rudder the Who'll,
art and science of naval warfare vii
have to be revised.
In the demonstration given a
Bridgeport the Violet made a complct
rotation on her own axis within OF,
minute and five seconds. A large
ship would, of course, require a longc
period; but, as Mr.. McNab. pointe,
out, not any longer proportionatel.
than the law Of physics itself woul,
necessarily make Imperative owing I
the CORRESPONDENCE larger bulk.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-03-04

used to generate electricity for power.
Cheap gas, from the same source, is
utilized for running the machinery of
factories, for heating smelling fur
naces, and for driving gas turbines.
Tar, ammonia, parafin, toluol, pitch.
methyl alcohol, drugs and dyes are OBJ
tanned from brown coal. The ash from
its burning makes al excellent cement.
Germany expects brown coal to make
her rich again. But the matter becomes
much more interesting from our point Of
view when it is learned that we have in
this country stores If the same material
at least as great. Running clear across
the state Of Texas from the Rio Grandc
I northcastw:ird iuto Arkansas, dis
tancn Of over 800 miles. is Il prac-
ticully continuous bed Of brown coal
from fifty to $50 miles in width. Along
it's southern edge this bed dips down
beneath rocks Of IL newer geologic
''horizon," and very likely, if the truth
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-03-04
Predicting Earthquakes

TN THE morning Of December u last
L Il great earthquake shock was re-
corded by the scismoEraph ut the George
town University in Washington. 1t
was. ono Of the most violent ever noted
by thc instrument, And the indications
were that it had occurred under the sea
somewhere in the n%eighborhool of the
Azores.
In the afternoon of the same day
there was an earthquake in I'ekin,
which. did a great deal Of damage to
property. though no lives were lost.
Two days later there was Il tremen-
dous earthquake on the west coast of
South America, near the southern end
Of the continent, agitating a wide cx-
tent of territory and killing $50 persons.
At almost the. same hour the AL
bantam village of Tcpclini was de-
stroycd by an earthquake, with a loss
Of twenty two lives.
Expert seismologists think it at least
possible that the submarine shock near
the Azores had Il direct connection with
the Pckin quake also, that the disturb
ancc in Albania may have had Il rcla-
ton to the trcmble in South America.
The ball on which we dwell is subject
to constant strains. 1T is pulled by the
sun and also by the moon. 1T rerolvcs
on its W axis. and the axis wabblcs.
One might reasonably expect its crust
to alter in places from time to time. til"
rocks seeking REIMBURSEMENT. IN fac.
the rocks, wherever they ere examined.
show numerous signs ct snca rcad;lsS~
ments evidenced by d.sar:ansrd strata !
which have occurred 1t ~vr:ious times
i'll the past.
There comes = hi. rocA-sl;p OF i.:'
sort. and 10: the earth trcWo!"S. This
was what Happened Il few Years ago il
San Francisco. w.!"i !; block that We
probably thousands ut fee! tl;ri; %>liitr,
along Il linc OF IS, mics. It %S,.:ftcG
nowhere more Itlu;l twenty iccr, bil
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-03-04

force: and he can do SO within Il few
seconds and before the vessel has been
carried by her original momentum be-
yond her own length. All he does is to
bring the two segments together in
such a way that they form u cups;
which is then put hard aport or
astarboard, according to which side he
desires the bow Of the snip to vccr
around in.
Nor is this the most remarkable Of
the stunts the rudder performed for
the benefit of the naval experts and the
crowds that had gathered along the
water front to witness INC strange
didoes the Violet was going through.
BY turning the cup with its concave
side toward the vessel, directly abaft,
the ship. which has been going ahead
at its best speed, stops before it has run
its w length and begins to back up.
The reason for this, Mr.. McNab
explained, is that the force Of the
water churncd BY the propeller is taken
up directly by the cuA which there
upon draws the vessel Back.
uAND this said MI. McNab, lis
a principle that is applicable no
less to u big ocean liner or to even the
heaviest sort Of battlcship, Which, re-
spends so easily and so gracefully. Tie
only need il to construct the ruddcr on
q scale commensurate with the size Of
the vessel to which it is attached"
The fact that in the backward move
ment the Violet made only two and q
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-03-04

attached to; and I think it would act
just about the same way with other
vessels. Of at least up to u tifty.foos
length"
But Mr.. McNab expressed himself as
confident that it would achieve results
equally US satisfactory with vessels Of
the greatest size as with the tiny
motor cruiser Violet. with which the
experiments were being made.
HOWEVER, n word as to the APP
pcarancc aud the manner Of OPP
Grafton Of this ''futurist'' rudder. 1t
is formed of two scgmcnts of a cup, re-
scmbling two quarters Of all orange
peel, held together at their tips by a
pin running through the tips vertically.
The steering is done exactly as of yorc,
but the maneuvering of the rudder is
different" For. ordinary steering,
straight ahead, the two sections of the
coup are, held apart, so that II i'll
the wake of the vessel could plainly see
the propeller between the right and left
segments. To make the vessel turn to
the right, both segments are brought to
cover each other at the starboard side
to turn the vessel in the opposite direc-
ton. the segments are brought to port.
SO fur the steering is the same as with
the ordinary. ruddcr,, although much
more quickly responsive.
But if the hcfnsman wants to turn
the vessel around on her own axis he
can do so without changing either tn:
speed or direction Of the propulsive
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-03-04
Save Bottles

THE price of milk might be shaved a
i trillc if people would be more care
full of the bottles in which it is delivered.
Milk bottles cost money these days,
aud their life" is not long Many arc
broken. Considerable numbers. in the
aggregate. arc sold. together with other
kinds Of bottles. to junkmcn. who con :
duct quite Il traffic in them.
The average milk dealer rcckonS on
losing one bottle for every twenty five
he delivers. Tho larger the establish :
men, the higher tho percentage Of bot
ties lost. because it cannot afford to give
so much attention to getting its bottles
back as the small dealer bcstcws on that
end Of his business.