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The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-02-19
THE RAID ON
CHINATOWN

If nothing else will awaken some
people to the fact that they are pro-
foundly ignorant of the degradation
surrounding them here in Winnie
mucca, the raid on Chinatown yester-
day afternoon should give. them some
thing to think about.
The statement by the officers OF
having found a large drygoods box
packed solidly with opium tins-little
brass cans smaller than talcum
powder cans-was amazing, so amaz-
ing in fact that the editor could not
believe 1t. So we went to look for
ourselves. Not only was the drygoods
box full. but there are three smaller
boxes packed solidly with empty cans
and one barrel nearly full. 1t Is esti-
mated there are a thousand empty
opium cans in the bunch, and that's
probably conservative.
The regular underground price on
a five-tael tin of opium, which these
were, Is ninety to a hundred dollars.
Smokes" are sold at 81 each and
there are four hundred and fifty OF
these one-dollar smokes to a can. 1t
Is reasonable to suppose the opium
that was contained in those cans was
used up in Chinatown in 81 smokes.
because II the opium had been sold in
cans at 500 the buyers would have
taken the cans away from the prem
fses. Multiply the thousand empty
cans by $3.50 and you get an idea of
the trafiic in opium alone which has
been going on in this little town of
Winnemucca. It comes to four hun
dred and fifty thousand dollars, and
It's certainty that the Chinks didn't
do all the smoking. There's no way
to tell how long these cans have been
but they show there's
been home hop smoking" going on in
Be 1t remembered that this esti-
mated sum covers only the traffic in
opium. Sale of other drugs, NOR
phine, cocaine and heroin. which are
used to a greater extent, cannot be
even guessed at, because no telltale
evidence remains.
But It is not actual sale Of these
drugs that interests the people of
this city-it is the character Of men
and women attracted to city in
which these drugs can be obtained.
Drug fiends makes the worst crimi-
halls known-if kept without their
particular kind of drug they will do
anything In the world to obtain 1t.
They'll beg and plead, and threaten
and steal to get it. Under the urging
Of drugs they'll commit murder. A
large percentage Of them are GRIM
inals, and the drugs make them ex-
ceedingly clever.
When a man or woman gets clear
down because of drug using they are
easily spotted by anyone who has
previously come in contact with them.
On the other hand there are many
drug users the habit does not show
upon SO plainly. These rub shoulders
with respectable people daily.
This one incident is sufficient to
prove good judgment on the part of
the city council in employing Night
Officer Hickam. He is the man who
gathered the information leading up
to the drug seizure. and he was able
to do 1t because of knowledge Of the
ways of the hop head" Whether
Hickam Is feet of foot or not doesn't
seem to have mattered in this case
he got the results.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-02-19
Moonshine7

DR.. Fl. s. Hatch, superintendent OF
Sunnyside sanatorlum. was informed
one evening recently by one of his
employees that there was a big fire at
Oaklandon. DR.. Hatch hustled over
to Oaklandon to see the big fire.
He returned later with the explana-
ton that what the employee had
thought was big fire was nothing
but the moon shining.-Indianapo
News.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-02-19
Freak Chicken.

A chicken Matched at Forest, Ont,
last spring has his wing feathers all
upwards instead of downwards as Is
usual. 1t has also an extra joint In
the wings, enabling him to fold them
up in two sections one over the other.
In spite of Its appearance the chicken
is normal In other respects.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-02-19

Slight interest seems manifest In
the activities of the Humboldt County
Farm Bureau. outside the two hun
dred and some members Of that or
ganization in this county. That ap-
pears to be short-sighted policy, be-
cause without prosperous farmers and
prosperous livestock men. how are the
rest of us coming out?
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-02-19

OF tomatoes. one
pint of oysters.
two cupfuls of
die d potatoes,
one pint of milk,
two teaspoonfuls
Of salt. one-half
teaspoonful Of
pepper, one table
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-02-19
The KITCHEN
.GAIBllQ|E 4HJos
10. 1921, Western Newspaper Union.

1t is out Of silence that all the mar
velous things Of human action. all
the splendid things Of human courage
all the sublime offerings of human
faith. has sprung. When the great
tree falls in a sudden storm. we fnd
that, for all its external bravery.
was decayed and weak within. The
real strength of human life lies there
also.-S J. Barrows, d. d.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-02-19

"That fellow didn't have much trou-
Bile In selling you life insurance
policy"
mo. figured I'd better insure In q
hurry. thought he was going to talk
me to death. Courier.
Journal.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-02-19

'This automobile seems to be dis
abled somewhere. What's the trouble
with herr
81 guess it's her rheumatic tires"
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-02-19
N..n No. ~sla
WITH ~
The ~.
Fu !!!N At
mel! |! 1Al

Accepting the Correction.
The Gob-A strange cruiser has
Just passed us.
The Ensign-Say, "sir."
The Gob-A strange cruiser has
Just surpassed us.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-02-19
hardest Kind Of Work.

Housewife-There is plenty of work
about II you'd only look for II.
Hobo-Yes, lady, an by the time
I've found 1t all me energy's gone.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-02-19
Not Wanted,

II can give you reading lights in
your library Of considerable candle
power"
But I don't want candles. want
electric light"
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-02-19
Naturally.

"She made pointed address At the
club yesterday"
"What was II onT
"Pin money"
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-02-19
Energy In PIECE Of Chalk.

Sir Oliver Lodge has estimated that
the piece Of chalk with which he was
making diagram on blackboard con-
tanned 300,0OO,000 foot-tons Of energy.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-02-19

"He has a great memory for
| names and faces"
That's all right. but can he remem-
Der the times he borrows money from
his friendsT
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-02-19
HOSPITALITY.

DO you mean to say your father
in-law invited you to visit him?"
Same thing. When suggested
1t over the telephone he told me to
come II I dared
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-02-19
On the Defence.

Oke-Would you be satisfied II you
had all the money you wanted?
Owens-Pd be satisfied II l had all
the money my creditors wanted. :
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-02-19
Begin Lie Fully Grown.

Unlike most creatures. insects come
into the world full grown. and remain
the same size Gil their lives.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-02-19

ner at the nrSt So
cial function he
attended. A scrag-
gy-necked damsel,
of very uncertain
age, bore down
upon him elusive
ly.
swell, this Is
a pleasure, Mr..
Bigbore. Charmed
to see you again,
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-02-19
Loyalty.

"Pa, what is loyaltyT
Loyalty. my boy, Is that spirit
which causes q man to turn down an
offer of more money from the other
fellow"
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-02-19
- The -
Scrap Book
WANTED TO BE QUITE SURE
EXPLORER Had BIundered Badly Twice,
but at Last Got on Reasonably
Safe Ground.

The newly returned African explorer
found himself In a horribly tight cor
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-02-19
MORE GOOD THINGS.

Here Is an oyster stew which Is
whole meal In itself: Take one pint
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-12-02
MIGHT HAVE BEEN
A VERY SERIOUS FIRE
Prompt and Efficient Work of Fire
men Saved Day and Only Serious
Sufferer Miss Lowman.

What might have been a very Sc
rious fire was nipped in the bud by
the prompt and efficient work of the
Newberry firemen, And then the
hour at which it took place helped to
save the day also.
The fire originated in the millinery
parlors of Miss 1owman in one of
the store rooms under the new part
Of the Newoerry hotel in Friend
street and was discovered at about
T o'clock in the evening Of Wednes-
day.
The greatest damage to the build
ing was from smoke though some OF
the wood work in the store room oc-
cupied by Miss Lowman was damag-
ed, but Mr.. George W. SHmmer, the
owner of the hotel, says it is fully
covered by insurance. He does not
know yet the extent Of the damage
but estimates it around $4,000.
Smoke did considerable damage to
the guest rooms Of the hotel above
The store and also to the room occu-
pied by the chamber Of commerce
and some little damage to the furnl-
ture of the chamber but it was all
practically moved out.
Miss Lowman carried only S1,50O
on her stock and fixtures with the
Security Loan and Investment COM
ranv and she estimates her stock at
around $4,000 and her loss is prac-
tically complete. Nothing was saved
and what was not burned was badly
damaged by water.
Miss Lowman lives with her father
few miles in the country and had
closed for the day and gone home.
She had been using an electric iron
and she says had turned off the
switch butyhad not disconnected the
cord and it is supposed that the nre
originated from this iron.
The Herald and News building a
good many years ago came very near
burning from the same cause, but be-
ing in the day time the fire was dis
covered before any serious damage
was done.
It is fortunate the fire caught as
early in the evening as it did or the
damage might have been much
greater.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-12-02
QUARTERLY MEETING
w. M. u, AT CHAPPELLS

All prsons wishing to attend the
first quarterly meeting of w. M. ..
of Reedy River association on Satur-
day, December 3rd at Chappells, can
90 on the Southern train leaving at
8:45 and will be met at Chappells
and carried to the church. Miss Ada
Bell, one of our S. B. C. missionaries
to China, will be with us and so will
Mrs. Fizer, corresponding secretary.
We hope large number of our men,
bers will be there.
Mrs. w. H. Hunt, Supt.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-12-02
SUPPER AT
FAIRVIEW SCHOOL

The teachers and patrons of FAIR
view school gave very delightful hot
supper on last Saturday night at the
school building, and talks were made
bv the Rev. J. J. Long and Col. E. H..
Aull.
Before the serving of supper the
addresses of Messrs. Aull and Long
were heard by the large number OF
people who had assembled, and each
speaker brought an eloquent message
of inspiration and encouragement to
the school and community,
One of the school rooms was con-
verted into a dining hall with many
tables, each being daintily appointed
in snowy linen and having center
pieces of lovely varie-colored chry-
santhemums in tall vases.
The supper had been prepared and
cooked by the men of the commun-
ity, and was served by the women and
Young ladies. This in itself shows
the vast amount of interest which IS
taken by the men and women alike
and no further evidence of loyalty to
the school is needed than that they
will don aprons and do the actual
work.
Beautifully iced cakes in various
designs and shapes were on display
and one especially artistic cake made
by Mrs. Lester, was the guessing
cake. Ten cents guess was charged
and the lucky guesser was MI
Ollie L. Shealy.
On another table were artistic little
baskets of homemade candies which
were sold almost Immediately. Later
in the evening the cakewalks were
held. the most graceful couples re-
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-12-02
Won Prizes at Lee County Fair

Mr.. J. L. yelling, chicken fan
cier of Newberry sent couple pens
of his chickens to the Lee county
fair at Bishopville and got few of
the prizes. This is one of the best
fairs in the south and the exhibits are
always fine and it is credit and an
honor to win a prize at this fair.
Mr.. yelling took first and second
prize on his Buff Plymouth Rock cock
and first prize on hen and first and
second on a pullet of the same breed.
Ana fifth prize on Rhode Island Red
cock.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-12-02
SUPPER AT WEST END SCHOOL
BUILDING SATURDAY NIGHT

The ladies of the Philathea class OF
O'Neall Street NJ. E. church Will
serve supper and refreshments at the
West End school building Saturday
night, December 3rd, from Z to .
o'clock.
The proceeds will go toward build
ing Sunday school rooms. The pub
lie is cordially invited to come and
help this worthy cause. Music fur
nished by the orchestra.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-12-02
ELEVEN AWAITING
DEATH SENTENCES
NEW RECORD FOR STATE SAID
TO BE MADE
Eleetrocutions Scheduled, but Su-
preme Court Must Hear Cases
Before Action
The State.

line State.
Eleven men, six white and five ne
groes, are now under death sentence
in South Carolina. This is said to
establish record for the Palmetto
state in the number of death penal
ties passed upon criminals at any one
period of time. The fact that the
whites outnumber the negroes is also
considered a new record for the state.
Practically all of the men are
awaiting appeals to the supreme court
and it may be another year before
any of them pay the penalty. TWO
negroes are scheduled to die next
Friday, December 2, but the govern
or may prevent one and the other is
still undecided. These two cases are
Abraham Mays and Tillman Choice or
Rose. May, or Williams as he IS
sometimes called, was to have been
electrocuted October 28,' but the gov
+, ernor granted a reprieve because
there was some question in the case
and this reprieve expires next Friday.
Choice or Rose was sentenced sever
al weeks ago in Spartanburg to die
December 2, but he has never been
brought to the penitentiary, and it IS
| not known here whether or not he has
appealed.
Those Under Sentence
The II men now under death SEN
tence are C. O. Fox, Jesse Gappins,
| S. j. Kirby, J. C. Wallace, Edmund
Bigham and Cliff Hawkins, all white,
and Will Hood, Ell Culbreath, Tillman
d, Choice or Rose, Abraham Mays or
, Williams and William Thompson, ne
groes.
In addition to these men, there are
large number of safekeepers at the
penitentiary that are yet to be tried
or have not had their cases settled.
The supreme court will in all prob
ability adjourn this week and the in
dications are now that neither the
Fox, Gappins nor Kirby appeals will
be heard this term. The next term
will be held next April. The appeal
of Cliff Hawkins has already been
heard by the court and that Of. Ed
mund D. Bigham will be the last case
coming before the court at this term.
J. C. Wallace was not sentenced until
two weeks ago and his appeal will not
come up until next year.
Negro Cases
| AS for the negroes the appeals Of
Culbreath and Hood will not reach the
court until next year, if at all, while
that of Thompson is still undecided.
The other two Tillman Choice or Rose
and Abraham Mays or Williams, will
also be decided later.
Of the II men under death SEN
tence, eight are in county jails. Wal
lace is in Sumter. Choice or Rose is
in Spartanburg and Will Hood is in
Greenville. The death house at the
penitentiary will accommodate only
six persons and the other prisoners
are in the cell building. Gappins, :
Fox, Kirby and Bigham are in the
death house.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-12-02
ceiving the cakes.

ceiving the cakes.
There was an atmosphere of good
will and fellowship about this entire
affair which permeated all who were
present and extended even to those
who were strangers in the community.
II is just such a gathering as this
which makes for the success OF any
school, and Fairview, with its fine
instructors and high-toned and re-
fined patrons bids fair to rank
among the highest of Newberry coun-
ty's schools.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-12-02
LARGE PER CENT
NOW In SCHOOL
SOUTH CAROLINA RANKS WELL
IN ATTENDANCE
Census Figures Show How State
Stacks Up as Compared
With Others

j. E. Swearingen, state superln-
tendent of education, has prepared a
statement which he sets forth and
interprets some figures taken in South
Carolina in 1920. He shows that
more than 62 per cent of the people
of school age attend school, being a
net gain of IA per cent during. the
past ten years, which is the best rec
ord for any of the 4S states. Other
figures of interest are drawn from
the census by Mr.. Swearingen.
His statement follows:
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-12-02

services. 1t might also be explained
in this article that all meetings held
in the various schools in the county
should be attended by the public. The
parents of school children should
make special effort to attend, as the
meetings will be somewhat OF an
''open hour" Watch fer the time
the meeting is to be held at the school
nearest to you and be sure to go and
take with you as many friends as pos
sible.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-12-02
To Wed at Christmas

Blairs, Nov. 2O.-Mr. and Mrs. L.
NJ. Blair announce the engagement OF
their daughter, Valeria Margaret, to
Albert NJ. McWhirter of Jonesvllle.
The wedding is to be some time dur
ing the Christmas holidays.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-12-02
) o . @ 9 o 9 Q o @ o o o o o g
> AMERICAN LEGION NOTES.
o o o o o % o o o . o o o o o o

@ O @ 9 o @ @ @ O . o @ @ @ @ @ Q
A signal honor has come to the
Greenwood Post, No. 20 in that it
will have the pleasure of entertaining
Marshal Foch December 9th upon his
visit to South Carolina.
Marshal Foch is touring the United
States as the guest of the American
Legion. He came to America as the
invited guest of the Legion and he is
now travelling on special train fur
nished by the American Legion and
the head of the American Legion is
making the trip with him as the offic-
ial host of the Legion. Upon his ar
rival in Greenwood he will be the
guest of the local post.
The city of Greenwood is cooperat-
ing whole-heartedly with the Green
wood post in making arrangements
for the proper reception of the gen.
eralissimo of the allied forces of the
World war, and no doubt the Marshal
will receive a warm welcome IN
Greenwood.
Newberry should and no doubt will
have large delegation in Greenwood
on this occasion.
Marshal Foch is due to arrive IN
Greenwood at 500 p. m. and will re-
main in the city about 80 minutes.
Plans are under way whereby Am
erican Educational week, December
4-10, will be fttingly observed
throughout Newberry county. The
committee in charge of arrangement
has received the hearty cooperation
of the superintendent of education
and representatives from the various
clubs and civic organizations in New
berry. Plans have materlallzed
whereby speakers will visit every
school in the county and address the
schools on some topic of education.
The program as arranged appears
elsewhere in this paper.
We call upon all Leg;onnaires to
enter heartily into the spirit OF the
week, and to lend a helping hand IN
carving out the program as an
nounead.
No doubt you will be interested to
know that Col. Alvin M. Owsley'
chairman Americanism commission,
the representative from national
headquarters at our department con-
vention, and whose scholarly address
made such profound impression upon
the convention, is the motive power
behind the American Education week.
Regular meeting of the Post Mon
day evening, December >,--i, at I:5o'
DELEGATES to the Kansas City conven-
ton will make reports at this meet
ing. New officers will be installed
The attendance at our regular meet
ings has been very encouraging. Let
us keep it up. The Legion is strong
er today than it has ever been before
and its future is .fraught with posi-
1 bilities for service to comrade ano
country. There are still numoe1
of men eligible to membership in our
post who have not aligned them
selves with us. Let us go after them
John B. Settler,
Commander.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-12-02
Young PEOPLES Mission Band

The Young Peoples Mission band
of the Church of the Redeemer will
hold it's regular monthly meeting Dec.
4th at $50 o'clock in the Sunday
school room.
Pauline Boozer, Secretary.
Everette Hipp, President.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-12-02
o o o o o o o o o q o o o o o {
ROTARY LUNCHEON

o o o o o o o o o o o g o @ o o
The Rotarians gathered on bright
and sunny Tuesday for their regu-
lar fortnightly luncheon and what
good time they had.
First they sang and then, after Sid
Derrick returned thanks the bunch
gathered around the festive board,
made bright with blooming narcissus,
potted plants and gay Thanksgiving
place cards, and devoured, yes that's
the word, a real turkey dinner with
all the frills and furbelows which
Manager Bullock and Mrs Bullock
know how to furnish.
During the course II the dinner
President Ben Cromer introduced Ro-
tartan Strange of Sapulpa, Okla, who
was visitor to the club and Rotarian
Strange responded in a few short
words of thanks for the hospitality of
Ine NeWDeffy cluO.
I The secretary was asked to make
an announcement of the winning lin
efick in the contest and he read the
1st, End and 3rd choice in the order
named:
Her suit was a chic cloth conserver,
But that did not seem to disturb her,
AS she strolled on the beach
Editor Bill made this speech,
Come, let's stay here and Observer.
We acclaim our good President Ben
A veritable prince among men;
We miss him today,
Business calls him away
We hope it won't happen again.
A crafty old bach'lor is Zach,
He captures the girls every crack;
| Whenever they lamp him
They try hard to vamp him,
But haven't yet mastered the knack.
| Then the members recited rhymes
which they had composed OF copied
and this caused quite bit of merri-
ment. Lad Eskridge's was scream"
and ran as follows:
There are letters of accent,
There are letters of tone,
But the best way TO letter
Is to letter alone.
Someone arose about this time and
said that "Whiz Bangs Smokehouse
Poetry" was barred at Rotary lun-
cheons.
. Announcement was made by Ben
Cromer that Ben Dorrity had been
elected member of the board OF dl-
rectors. Ben got the glad hand on
being so honored.
Rotarian Long of Rock Hill and
Prof. Gilbert Voigt of the college
faculty were guests of the club. Ro-
tartan Long was once President OF
the Whitmire mill and when called up
on made very fine talk, stressing the
educational work among textile work
ers and cited some examples OF the
work which is being done il Rock Hill
to stamp out illiteracy.
Sid Derrick made talk on Major
al Educational week and what was
planned for this week in Newbefry
county. Immediately after his talk
the club passed resolutions taVofing
this campaign and instructed the sec
retary to place the Rotarians OF New
berry subject to draft in this work
All members in the city, except BOD
Maves, attended the luncheon and the
crowd was so great that Doug Weeks
and Lad Eskridge over flowed to a
small side table. j.,
After the program was completed
/ Hask Kibler, who had been called 10
the chair arose and in his regal way
declared the meeting adjourned.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-12-02

school against 676 in 1910. The re-
duction of adult illiteracy goes hand
in hand with this Improvement IN
school attendance.
The slogan of the next ten years
might well be "Let's put South Caro-
lima in the front rank in 1880"
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-12-02

To insure peace, in times Of peace
be peaceful.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-12-02
Dickert-Schumpert Chapter

The Dickert-Schumpert chapter
will meet Saturday afternoon, Dec
ember 3rd, at 4 o'clock. with Ella
Dunn.
Benetta Buzhardt, Secretary.
Troxelle Wright, President.