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The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-09-13
"MY SON ABSALOM."

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Calhoun Times.
"Is my son Absalom safe?" That
has been a mo nentous question for
two thousand years, and never more
so than at present. The opening of
! school next week invites "a few re-
marks. on the text. The old timers,
whether as trustees, parents, guar
dians or advisers, watch the educa-
tional system, methods and achieve
ments with much interest and unsele
fish consideration. We are being
heavily taxed for the education of the
rising generation. 1t is perfectly
fair and legitimate to analyze and
understand whether, with all the mod
ern advantages and conveniences, the
results are commensurate and pro-
portionately greater. Forty years
ago one man, often with superior at
tainments did the work that is now
parceled out among five or six teach
ers. From these rude conditions 1T
was amazing how, by hard work and
long hours, pupils were sent out to
college ready to take up the thread
of higher studies and build a secure
foundation upon which to place the
capstone of life's finished temple.
Nowadays, the plan is to select a sup
erintendent, under whom are usually
a batch of young ladies, just out Of
college, and frequently more inter
ested in marrying than in teaching
the young idea how to- shoot" Un-
der this system, as everybody knows,
results are not usually what they
should be. When the teachers them
selves are without experience (Which
is not necessarily a handicap and
frequently lacking in thoroughness
and efficiency, it is folly to expect
tioroughness and efficiency in the
pupil. One of the great flaws in the
graded school system to today and,
with no prospect of rem
edyiag in the near future, is that the
foundation is not as secure and thor
ough as it should be. They get across
often with mysteriously high marks,
but their knowledge is smattering and
unsatisfactory. Too many are poor
spoilers, deficient in English, and
slightly acquainted with the ordinary
problems in arithmetic and other
elementary branches. Discipline, and
a positive demand for hard study are
often neglected, or applied in a dam
gerously modified and slip-shop man
ner.
But the school is not entirely to
blame. Teachers are frequently
if not hamstrung and
intimidated by foolish and imprudent
parents. They resent the proper
kind of discipline for their children.
Every sane, natural and humane
parent loves his, or her. child.
Their love, however, shouldn't de-
prive them Of common sense and
good judgment. When a parent, ex-
cept under extraordinary circum-
begins Ito harass a teacher
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-09-13

The Rev. Green Berkeley of Rich
mond, Virginia, a brother-in-law of
the deceased, will conduct the ser
vices. Six surviving brothers, five
of whom were his comrades in arms
in the world war will act as pail
bearers. Delegations from the Ma
tional Press club, American Legion
and other organizations will attend.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-09-13


and uphold child in its wayward-
ness he is, unconsciously, an enemy
to the school and milestone around
the neck of the child-paradoxical
as it may seem. Such unwise and
dangerous parents should send their
children to the parochial schools
where they have no voice or control
whatever.
The truth is, parental authority is
fast passing away. The cold folks
don't seem to realize it, but only too
frequently they don't amount to
much in the home any more. At a
very early age the child is ''the auto
crat of the breakfast table, and a
mighty poor ruler he is. He is, by and
large, a very delicate sort of a molly
coddle. He must be driven a few
blocks to school in an automobile,
when the exercise is what the child
needs. No chores at home. No work
III the garden, no chopping and carry
ing in wood, work in the stores, or
various other duties, so essential to
his development and future welfare.
Recently a father in this town told
his 12-year-old son to hoe some grass
on the sidewalk in front Of his resi-
dence. He objected, on the grounds
that his pals would jeer at him. They
compromised by the father helping
him. In few minutes, the sllk-shlrt
contingent-much less able to loaf
were whistling for him to go on an
outing. Parents who bring up their
children in idleness-regardless of
their meansLare committing crime
against their children. After school
hours and during vacation they should
have work to do. Every now and then
you hear father say: 81 don't want
my child brought up as | was" That
is rotten doctrine-provided ne
means hard work and economy. One
of the most pitiable aspects in the
world is child brought up in idleness
and allowed to do as he pleases. There
is no hope for him. Why all these
crimes, murders, robberies, "easy-
fingers" unemployment, unrest, Boil
sevism and suicides? 1t may be an
swered, largely, in one sentence
idlers forcing living from the indus
trious., Burdens are increasing every
wear. The available resources OF the
country are being rapidly absorbed.
Population is increasing by leaps and
bounds. Timber nearly gone. Lands
all cleared, it will be an increasing
scufie for the energetic, the econom-
;cal and the honest. Then where is
the hope for the weak, slippery and
idle molly coddle? Be candid. Can
YOU see it? Recently a Judge IN
juvenile cour said that he was sorry
he couldn't fine the parents, instead
of the boy. "You should have regu-
lar, definite work to do after school
work that will make you tired"-sald
the judge. This editorial is already
too long, but we hope the thoughts
will cause you to ponder them. They
apply, not only locally, but every
where. If put into practice you Will
not see a regiment of inccmpetents
hunting every little crumb of an Of
fee that opens up. A living without
work is the slogan of all too many.
SIS my son Absalom safe!"
P. S.-After writing the above, an
editorial in the News and Courier
came under our view and is so apro-
DOS that we publish it on another
page.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-09-13
Card of Thanks

We wish to thank the dear neign-
bors and kind friends who assisted rs
during the illness ard death of our
dear mother and beloved wife. May
God bless each and every one.
John Dowd and Children.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-09-13
FUNERAL MAJ. w. S. MANNING
FULL MILITARY HONORS

Washington, Sept. S.-Funeral SER
ices of Major William S. Manning,
former Washington newspaper man
and son of former Governor Richard
| Manning of South Carolina, who
was killed in action overseas, will
be held tomorrow at Arlington with
full military honors.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-09-13

If some. people were required to
think before they spoke they would
never say anything.
New-York tribune., 1921-01-19
Soprano Regains Lost
Voice Through Operation

Miss Lucrezia Bori. Spanish soprano,
who left the Metropolitan Opera Com
pany nearly four years ago when her
voice failed, returned yesterday on the
Cunard liner Gmperator from Southamp-
ton. The skill Of DR.. Della Vadosa, a
noted surgeon of Milan, who operated
upon her throat and a subsequent in
terval Of nearly six weeks, during
which she uttered no sound. are
credited for the return of her voice to
its old-time power and resonance.
Signor Gatti heard her sing last
summer in Milan. He expressed the
6elief that with tone restoration had
come improved quality and power and
persuaded the little Spanish prima
donna to return to New York for the
curreht season.
cone cannot realize" said Miss Bori.
"how depressing it is to lose ones
voice until such affiiction comes. All
my years of hard study seemed to have
been spent for naught. But l never
gave up hope.
always felt that my voice would
be restored. I underwent a rather
serious operation in Milan, but it was
performed by skillful hands and now
my voice is better than ever"
New-York tribune., 1921-01-19
Passage of immigration
Bill Now Seems Doubtful
Committee Leaders Oppose 1t
and Experts Say Is Fails to
Meet the Situation

From. The Tribune's Washington Bureon
WASHINGTON, Jan. 18.-With the
hearings before the Senate 1mmigra-
tion Committee on the Johnson bill
about to close, strong opposition to the
measure is manifested by leaders on
the committee. Senators Colt, Dilling-
ham and Sterling, who have shown the
greatest interest in the hearings, are
opposed 20 the bill, and there is little
question that it will fail of passage at
this session Of Congress. Even though
q majority Of the committee should be
mustered for the johnson plan on a
test, it is believed that the general op-
position to it in the Senate would pre-
vent its passage before March 4.
Commissioner General Caminetti,
who has just returned from Europe, is
expected to be the last witness. The
Commissioner was requested to appear
to-day, but, owing to slight illness, he
did not do so. W. W. Husband, former
clerk of the immigration Committee,
and long a student of immigration
matters, and Representative Hudspeth,
OF Texas, Democrat, were before the
committee. Both were opposed to the
bill.
Mr.. Husband, who recently has made
study of immigration for the Depart
ment Of Commerce, said the Johnson
bill did not meet the emergency, if
there was an emergency, which he
doubted.
Mr.. Hudspeth spoke in favor of the
admission Of Mexican laborers to the
Southwest
New-York tribune., 1921-01-19
Women Advertisers Told
What to Expect in 1921
Wilson.Lawrenson Tells League
Members That Business Should
Be Put ON Quota Basis

At meeting of the League Of Ad-
vertising Women last night, F. A. Will
son-Lawrenson, in a speech on reducing
marketing costs to meet new price con-
ditions, said:
eve are not going into hard times,
we are emerging from soft times. The
advertising people are going to have to
meet the economic market of 1927
Mr.. Lawrenson said that the high cost
of living was due to the excessive
cost of production, and that the only
way to lower production was for the
manufacturer to put his business on a
quota basis.
Professor Lindley M. Keasbey. in his
talk on production and exploitation,
said that we cannot go along any longer
with the exploitation of financial in
terests. He declared that production
and the land, production and labor, and
production and the consumer must all
pull together.
1t is his belief that advertising is an
advance guard Of education. and that
eventually it will lead to better un-
derstanding between the producer and
the consumer.
Leslie H. Coloney, IN talk on SELL
ing, said salesmanship established a
strong connecting link between the
dealer and the consumer.
New-York tribune., 1921-01-19
WHAT $50 WILL DO.
IAN UNUSUAL SUIT For
$4,000.

'W. r. Morgan, . machini,t a.
Syracuse. N. r.. 10 suing IL.
State Of New Hampshire fo,
$2lo.0o0. representing principal
and interest on q $50 loan made
shs State in I774 BY one Of
bis ancestors." (By lntI.)
The above is merely to illustrs..
how o small sum Of money accumu.
lates.
Of course, nobody wants to IN.
vest $50 and allow it to accumulats
for 277 years, which is practicable
four times the allotted time of liYs
according to Scripture.
But suppose all young men ba
tween the ages of 16 and 25. now
working, should hold out of tbe;r
earnings $50 each year for the nert
forty years. The following tahl.
showing the result of $50 invested
t$26 each six mos.), at 6 per cent
compounded semi-annually, shou,d
be an inspiration to lay by at Jea,t
this sum every year:
New-York tribune., 1921-01-19
w. C.. r. u. Asks Million
Women to Fight w cts
Plans Membership Campaign to
Aid Enforcement of the Pro-
hibitiOn Amendment

One million women to help enforce
the prohibition amendment is the am
bition Of the Woman's Christian Tenn
perance Union in a drive for member
s ip announced yesterday at confer
ence at the Hotel McAlpin. This was
the first of q series Of ten regional
conferences which the women are hold
ing throughout the country during Jam
us5X; aWomen vii, not cease their work
for temperance just because the pro,
hibition amendment has been passed"
said Mrs. Frances p Parks, secretary
Of the National Woman's Christian
Temperance Union. eve must be on
active duty in the enforcement of the
law. Wherever women hear OF vio-
lation Of the law we must investigate
and call the matter to the attention of
the prohibition enforcement ageAts.
Yes, I know that many of these agents
are accused of Indifference, or even Of
dishonesty, but we can only demand
that they do their work right and pub
lie opinion will sustain US in the end.
The women have extended their ac-
tivities to include work for American
ization, child welfare and social hy-
giene and citizenship. There was a
mass meeting last night at the Marble
COLLEGIATE Church, addressed by Daniel
A. Polling, Mrs. Culla j. Vayhinger,
Mrs. Deborah Knox Livingston and Mrs.
Frances w. Graham.
The conference will come to an end
with morning lectures and luncheon
at the hotel to-day, at which the guests
will be Mrs. Boole. Mrs. Parks and the
presidents of the associations of the
New England and Central Atlantic
states
New-York tribune., 1921-01-19
HOuSebOat to- Isolate
y, Harding From AU Cares

MARION, Ohio, Jan. l8-President-
elect Hardlng's two weeks houseboat
trip along the shores of Florida will
give him period Of isolation both
from the cares of his new responsible
ties and from civilization itself. Vir-
tually all of February he will live at
St. Augustine Hotel, mixing golf and
relaxation with the serious work of
final preparation for the Presidency.
The houseboat expedition will carry
the President-elect as far as Palm
Beach or Miami, Fla, with several
stops along the way to try the golf
links at Daytona and other coast re-
sorts. The trips ashore will be brief
and far between, however, and during
most Of the voyage Mr.. Harding ex-
poets to cut himself off as completely
as possible from the ordinary currents
of national life.
During the month at St. Augustine
he will receive some callers, but will
give the bulk of his working hours to
consideration of the first acts of his
Administration. He must write his
inaugural address and formulate the
Recommendation for tax reform that
he is to make to special session OF
Congress. In addition it is likely that
he will determine finally the form of
his initial diplomatic approaches to the
great powers on the subject of an
association of nations.
Whether he will return to Marion
has not been definitely indicated. Here,
tofore he had intended to go direct
from ST. Augustine to Washington tc
take the oath as President, but the
people of his home town want to send
him away to the capital with fare.
we'll demonstration, and it is known
that their desires in that regard are
a matter of serious consideration with
him.
Mrs. Harding will not accompany he,
New-York tribune., 1921-01-19

husband to Florida, but will go to
St. Augustine later, probably after the
house boat trip is finished. She is to
leave here Friday or Saturday for
Washington, where she will spend sew
eeral days arranging personal matters,
including disposition of the Harding
residence. Then afterward she will
make 2 brief shopping trip to New
York City.
With their departure they will give
up possession Of their house in Marion
which made history as the second of
the front-porch campaigns. 1t has
heen, leased to Marion citizen and
the house in Washington is to be sold
i it is not rented to Vice-President
Coolidge.
George B. Christian jr, the Presi-
dent-elect's secretary, will go with him
to Florida, but an Office force will be
maintained at Harding headquarters,
next door to the Harding residence
here, until late in February, then the
headquarters records will be moved to
Washington.
New-York tribune., 1921-01-19

see at the present time is payment in
COAL" Loucheur continued. az have
carefully examined Germany's figures
for coal production for the last fifty
years. have noted the needs of her
trails that depend upon her for their
coal supply.
Calls for Ten Billion Francs
Taking all of these elements into
consideration, estimate that Germany
coal. We could easily find 1000, 100000
francs more in chemical products,
woods, duties and taxes on exports and
from customs. making a total of
10000 100000 francs yearly"
Loucheur said the game the Germans
were playing was clear. They hoped to
bring their country to state of bank
ruptcy, he said, and the Allies must
not wait for this.
=, " ANY one cal, can see through, tt; the Ger.
ure that by letting the economic STU a
alton grow worse, by making no real
fiscal effort to improve their finances,
by paying no attention to the daily
increasing debt Of the public utilities,
and by further depreciating the value
OF the mark, by issuing an endless
amount of paper money, they can in q
few months tell the Entente: we can
do no more: You had better take charge
of our affairs
"1n my opinion we must not await
this invitation. We might find our
selves with a situation on our hands
which it would be impossible for us to
remedy: We must send Germany a
categorical summons and then no longer
bargain or discuss. We have merely
to take. note of Germany's desperate
state about which she informs US and
say. to her: Very we'll, the Entente
will take Germany in hand
"She will find us honest receivers.
We are just as interested as her gov
ernment is to see her economic revival,
but we shall have the courage to take
the necessary steps to product this.
First Of all we shall have to cut the
mark into quarters or fifths in order
to give it it's real value What is the
use of talking in billions when money
has lost all of it's purchasing power?
"Then we would put her public serv-
ice in order. Is it tolerable that the
railways should show deficit of 60
600 100000 marks? We raised our own
railroad rates. Why doesn't Germany
do the same? The same applies ito
Germany's postal deficit
Finally we should carefully control
the German budget and see, as the
treaty provides, that the German tax
| payer shall be as hard hit as the
French. We should also take steps to
see that the taxes voted are collected"
New-York tribune., 1921-01-19
Food at Retail Drops

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1s.-An average
decrease of per cent in retail prices
of twenty-five. food articles in Decem-
ber. as compared with November, was
noted to-day in statistics compiled by
the Labor Department. Compared to
December, 1919, the decrease was 10
per cent.
The products and decreases were:
Oranges, 81 per cent; pork chops, 5
per cent; sugar, 18 per cent; ham, 13
per cent; bacon. butter and lard, ii per
cent; round steak, flour and bananas, 10
per cent. Raisins increased 6 per cent,
rolled oats 18 per cent, and storage eggs
cream and wheat and macaroni, per
cent.
New-York tribune., 1921-01-19

question Of what nominations the
Democrats held up just before the Will
son administration began. Senator
Fletcher insisted many nominations
were confirmed. Senator Lodge sought
to show that the Democrats prevented
nominations of consequence Being con-
firmed, except in cases Of certain nom
political advancements or promotions.
"The real reason for this" said
Senator Lodge, explaining why the Re-
publicans would block most of the con
tirmations, "is that no party, if it can
help It, is going to permit any new
administration to come in and find all
the bureaus occupied for the next
four years."
Hundreds Of postmasters and many
other important Federal appointments
will not be confirmed. the develop
ments Of to-day made clearer than
ever. Senator Fletcher said there were
1857 postmasterships in all whose
names are pending in the Senate.
New-York tribune., 1921-01-19
Smoot Says People
Must Solve Problem
Of National Debt
Utah Senator Tells Budget
Committee at Dinner that
Soldier Bonus Would Out
weigh Reducing System

The people must solve the problem
Of curtailing government expenses and
fighting down the national debt, Sen
ator Reed Smoot, Of Utah. said, as the
chief speaker last night at the annual
thrift dinner of the National Budget
Committee. Urging that all citiz.ns
make closer study Of national prob
lens, especially where government ex-
penditures are concerned, Senstcr
Smoot said:
"If the people demand q sharp cur
tailment of government expenditures,
they will be curtailed as rapidly as is
consistent with the preservation Of our
national integrity and the maintenance
of the public credit. The public must
educate itself, must discuss nationa!
problems, must decide intelligently
with respect to questions Of public
policy, before the national government
can practice every possible economy.
Congress to-day hears q great cry
for the institution Of national budget
in order to reduce government ex-
penditures, but that cry is no louder
than the demand heard on all sides
increase the expenditures many times
more than they could be reduced by
the most effective budget system that
could be designed.
"The government Of the United
States is probably the only great busi
ness establishment il the world that
conducts its affairs without any cor
related financial program or any con-
sistent fiscal policy. Responsibility for
the governments financial program is
scattered. Not only is it shared by
the legislative and executive branches
as whole, but in each branch it is SO
divided and sub-divided as to be virtu-
ally non-existent.
'The pending budget bill would give
to the President, in the budget bureau,
the machinery he needs to revise in-
teligently and to coordinate the an
nual estimates of departments and
bureaus. But what is more important,
it would fix upon the President the ex-
elusive, undivided responsibility for
the financial proposals which are sub
n,itted to Congress-.
John T. Pratt, who was chairman,
and Senator Smoot were introduced IN
a novel way. Guy Nichols, as Uncle
ySam, entered the clubrooms after the
dinner, paging Benjamin Franklin, and
when the shade Oh tnat s1ates"a"'
whose birth is being celebrated during
Thrift Week, did not respond, John 7.
Pratt was called. Then Uncle Sam in
troduced his distinguished son from
Utah" and took a place at the table,
after being assured by Mr.. Pratt that
Ben Franklin was on his way.
Later the shade of Franklin appeared
in the person of Burr Mcintosh, and
was accorded most royal, or, rather,
democratic welcome.
Puzzled over the fact that his ap-
pearance was not welcomed with
toast in a bumper Of ale, he learned
from Uncle Sam himself that the only
drink an American can get these days
is whisky, whereupon Franklin put the
Anti-Saloon League and those respon-
sibla for prohibition On the gridiron.
New-York tribune., 1921-01-19
States, two are on the Continent and
two have died. while one, Diarmid
Lynch, has resigned.

From The Trtbune's Eu~opean Bureau
Copyright. 1921. New York Tribune Inc.
LONDON, Jan. 18.-Further evidence
is seen by the press that the govern
ment's Irish policy is on the eve of q
Strickland's intimation to the Deputy
Lord Mayor of Cork that he will ease
the restrictions in Cork if the popula-
tion. show signs of helping him end
intolerable conditions, and in Lord
Robert Cecil's attack on the coalition
in a speech last night at Baldock. A
rumor that may have bearing on the
proposed change in policy is that the
much discussed Strickland report on
the burning of Cork is not to be made
public. Instead, it is said, new COM
mission will be appointed to make Il
new investigation.
Cecil Condemns Reprisals
Lord Robert Cecil in his speech
said:
"The evidence is overwhelming that
in the summer of 1920, leading mem
bers of the government, if they didn't
authorize, deliberately winked at the
policy Of reprisals in Ireland. | know
what is thought of this policy outside
this country and by millions of nv
fellow countrymen. A government can
not do these thinAs and not pay after
wards"
Labor has begun a campaign in favor
of self-determination for Ireland.
Meetings, which wer held last night in
Manchester, Glasgow, and Cardiff are
the forerunners of a'vigorous effort to
stir up public opinion here.
De Valera's long awaited statement
Of policy, now scheduled to be issued
early next week, may be withheld In
definitely, it is said, as result of
the changing Complexion OF the situa-
tion in England.