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The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-07-19

city of Orangeburg. stating that some
one (naming him) was at the store
of Willis Stroman nearby and wished
to see me- | readily assented and
went to Stromans store where |
found the man (namlng hlm). his
brother and son. Mr. Myers was also
present, as were Nh Stroman and his
son. | spoke to them pleasantly and
they to me and | made a remark to
the man (naming him. and express
ing my sympathy concerning loss
that had recently come to him. Then
suddenly this man, his brother and
son and Myers fell upon me. Mr..
Myers caught me in the collar and
knocked me down. while some were
pelting me with bottles, then the man
referred to ran out in front of the
store and got an automatic gun from
their car. The gun was finally taken
from him and bis son by Mr.. Strorlan
and his son. then broke loose from
Mr.. Myers and ran to my house, but
slipped and fell. and | was overtaken
by Mr.. Myers, who felled me to the
ground and as | arose he picked up
piece of scanthng and struck me.
When they fell upon me with bottles
at the store, / was so astonlshed that
| did not know what to do and beg
ged them to tell me why they were
beating me. They replied that |
knew what it was, or some similar
expression. They tried to shoot me,
but Mr.. Shroman prevented this. and
finally l managed to get away and
ran back towards my house, they
following me into my own yard in the
presence of my wife and daughters
and the neighbors, including ladies.
Finally | escaped, having been fright
fully beaten up. / have heard that
they accuse me of having had i'm
proper relations with one of the mems
(namipg him) daughter. ! eHphat-
ically deny this and assure the public
that have been greatly wronged and
beg them to suspend judgment until
the matter has been investigated. /
assume that the proper authorities
will take the necessary steps to ap
prehend and punish those four men
who committed this assault upon me.
as l understand that they went upon
the streets and openly boasted of their
acts. At present ! am confined to my
room on account Of the injuries re-
ceived. My office is in charge of my
daughter as clerk, ard she will for
the present attend to all official mat
ters there. Again ask that the pub
lie suspend judgment until the facts
are esta blished, when it will be seen
that 1 have be en- grievously wronsea
and that l am innocent of the charges
made
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-07-19
ARRESTS FOLLOW
BEATING OF RAST
SHERIFF UNABLE TO LOCATE
VICTIM OF ATTACK
Oranseburs County Superintendent
of Education Enters Denial
of Charges

The State.
Orangeburg, July 14.-Claude j.
Rast. superintendent of education,
who was badly beaten early Tuesday
morning. has given out written
statement of how the beating took
place, handing the statement to ).
Leroy Dukes, member of the Or
angeburg county board of education.
Mr.. Dukes states that Mr.. Rast sent
word to him to come to his house
Wednesday. as he wished to talk with
him as the local member of the board
Of education. Mr.. Dukes says that
Mr.. Rast appeared to be very appre-
hensive of further trouble in the mat
ter and expressed his hope that no
one would harm him or he have to
Harm any one. The statement car
ries an emphatic denial of guilt of any
misdoing by Mr.. Rsst. When asked
why he thought Mr.. Rast left Orange
burg county yesterday, Mr.. Dukes
said Mr.. Rast made no intimatlon
whatever to him that he would leave
and that he presumed that Mr.. Rast
left for fear of bodily harm. Mr..
Dukes said he did not know Just what
would be done concerning the office
of the county superintendent of edu-
cation, but that he had officially re-
ported the situation to J. E. Swearln-
gen, state superintendent of educa-
ton, and that pending hearing from
Mr.. Swearingen the office would be
kept open by the clerk of the county
superintendent of education, under
the supervision of the remaining men,
bers of the county board, j. Allen
Arson and Mr.. Dukes.
Warrants have been issued for all
parties beating Mr.. Rast. The par
ties are now out on bail. Mr.. Rast
has not been arrested and could not
be found in Orangeburg county to-
day, according to report from the
sheriff's Office.
The written statement of Mr.. RaSt
is as follows:
Con Tuesday. July IL, very early
in the morning one Mr.: Myers called
me to the door of my residence in the
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-07-19

nue. in order to operate its educa-
.tional system upon proper scale, he
declared owe need a new constitu-
ton asserted Mr.. Swearingen, "and
7 believe that the people who chased
the scalawags who fought in the Civil
war and who broke the Hindenburg
line, are te people who will get it.
Capt. N. F. Walker, head of the
state institution for the deaf and
blind at Cedar Springs, was intro
duced just before the noon recess
DR.. Walker was termed the "nestor
of education in South Carolina" DR..
Walker stated that he was delighted
to be present and to be able to ex-
press his sympathy in such an ultra
important movement as that which
is evidently being set on foot in Spar
tanburg today.
DR.. George P. Fell, president of
; Converse college, was unanimously
given credit by the speakers today
for having conceived the need of TO-
days conference and a generous tri-
butte was paid his vision of the pos
sibilites of lasting good that may &C
crue from the meeting.
| Resolutions defining the scope and
purpose of the conference were adop-
ted. IS follows:
"Resolved. first: That we conceive
it to be within the scope and purpose
of this conference to make thorough
examination of the public school sys-
tenn, state and other collegiate insti-
tutions and that we attempt to meas
ure the strength of these educational
facilities against present needs Of ou1
people in order that we may proyide
adequate means to fit each child OF
the state for intelligent citizenship.
Second: That we conceive il
further the conviction of this conven-
ticn that this desired end can be at,
tanned only as the result of the arous-
ed sentiment and that we therefore,
appeal to press, pulpit and platform
and to the various civic, social, rellg
ious. commercial, patriotic and fra
ternal organizations of the state tc
exert their strongest influence in this
direction
Other resolutions adopted were:
"Resolved, That we urgently ap
peal to the members of our genera
assembly as our lawmaking body, anc
as individuals, to consider the matter
of education as fundamental to the
welfare of the state and to give to i
such legislative and financial support
as this cause justly merits.
"Resolved, further, That this con
vention memorialize the legislature
to appoint a comm; sion of Soutf
Carolinians, assisted by such expert:
as may be necessary to conduct
thorough survey of the state, in order
to ascertain in scientific way all con
ditions pertaining to education II
!, South Carolina and to appropriate
such funds as may be necessary te
carry out such purpose"
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-07-19
The High Cost Of Sabbath Dissertation

] he High Cost or SabDath Desee.
Under the above heading a writer
in the Southern Christian Advocate.
among other things says:
We recently read of the death OF
Miss Laura Bromwell, the aviatrlx.
who held the worlds loop-the-loop
record for women, who met her death
while giving an aeronautic exhibition
at Mitchell Field, N. y, on Sunday
afternoon. What sad story for one
to be hurled into the presence of God
while desecrating the Sabbath and
furnishing worldly amusement to per-
haps thousands who respect not COO
and His holy day. Does it pay!
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-07-19

A man must have lot of faith in
order to eat hash in city restaurant.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-01-13
A Specimen Bail Bond Agent.

In the inquiry into the bail bon,
business before Magistrate Simpson il
New York on Friday, the prineipa
witness was Hyman Albert, described
as Chronic indemntor," who al
mitted that during the last three year,
he had underwritten not fewer thar
one hundred bail bonds, executed by
agents of two reputable casualty com
panies.
In every instance the compaay's sole
security. in the event of a defend
ant forfeiting his bail bond, was this
mans agreement Of indemnity. The
value of this security may be inferred
from the fact that the man swore that
he owned no real estate; had no in
terest in any property, real or per-
sonal; had never had either a savings
bank or a checking account; and his
only source Of income aside from his
earnings by bail bond underwriting Is
the salary which he is paid as "bounc.
err" i'm moving picture theatre He
protested to be moved by pure friend
ship or philanthropy. They are
friends of mine" he said, good fell
lows. and I don't mind helping them
out when they get in trouble. | nev.
er took no collateral from nobody, ard
never asked for none. | Just do 1t
as favor, and I figure they amt go
ing to run away on me-"
He testified that neither officers nor
agents Of either the companies fer
which he underworld bonds ever cues
toned him concerning his financial re-
sponsibility, nor, so far as he knew, in
vestigated his resources. Yet the bonds
which he underworld aggregated liza
bilities amounting TO many thousands
If dollars. Asked by the assistant at
tornev whether he never charged "the
bows" anything for his services, he
answered: "Just enough TO give me
a little something for nv trouble. !
NAV take of them. If they have it,
81 or per cent of the amount Of
the bail bond ! have to turn over
10 the agents 2ts per cent, Of which 2
per cent goes 70 the company for It's
regular premium. So I only get for
myself or lK per cent, and some
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-01-13
MORTIFIED

Mrs. James H. Merrill, who was op
passed away Tuesday and the remains
were brought to the undertaking room:
of John Mccormick, where funeral
services were held Thursday Mrs Mer
rill was 90 years old and was mar.
ried twice. Her first husband was Will
lard Rice and, % years ago, she mar
ried James Merrill, who survives She
is also survived by four daughters by
her first marriage, Mrs. Sybil Clark
Mrs. Anna Wakefield, Mrs. Edmund
Dunsmoor, Mrs. Charles Wilson, all Of
Mortified, and three sons, Charles Rice
of Barre, Elmer Rice Of Mortified and
Walter Rice of Waitsfield. There is
one daughter, Miss Bertha L. Merrill,
by the second marriage.
Mrs, r. S, Adams, one of Northfeld's
oldest residents, recently celebrated her
Goth birthday anniversary at her home
on Traverse street. She is very ac.
tive woman and is able to be down
street, also has recently been with rela-
tiyes and friends IN Randolph for few
days. Her sister, Mrs. Sprague, who is
over so, is staying with her this win
ter. A birthday dinner was given in
Mrs. Adams honor at the home of Miss
Ann Riley of School street.
Charles Pate has returned from Mil
lersville, Pa, where he has been erecting
a monument for Cross Brothers Gran.
tie company, in the family lot Of the
George Knapp of Minneapolis, MINI,
arrived in Mortified last week as a
surprise to his sister, Mrs
Settie Jerome, and brother, Fred
Knapp. This is Mr. Knapps first visit
to his home town in As years, and be
had not been heard from for some
years.
Frank T. Parsons, Mrs. Grace 7. /
Breck, son, Roger, Mr.. and Mrs Robert
Parsons, who accompanied the remains
IF Mrs. Parsons to Springfield, Mass,
or burial have returned home.
At meeting of the Mortified cornet
band this week II. H. Slack, who has
been musical director for some years.
-esigned and his resignation was &C.
'epted with much regret A. f. House
vas chosen musical director and man.
ger TO succeed Mr. Slack Other Off. |
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-01-13
CURRENT COMMENT
Babies Footprints.

Footprints on the sands of time are
a poetic abstraction. Footprints on a
piece of white paper, made from a
baby's linked tootsies, are a concrete
reality.
1t is the newest method of identi.
fication. At some babies hospitals
footprints are always taken, immedi.
ately after the child's birth and recorded
along with weight, sex and other data.
They are said to afford a perfect means
Of recognition, unable Immediately,
in case of a mix up of babies, or 40
years after the taking of the imprint.
1t seems odd that footprints should
be preferred to finger prints, after all
the favorable publicity given to the
latter. Hands are easier to refer to
than feet, in case Identification is
wanted later in life; and any casual
observation of feet, as seen at bathing
beaches and elsewhere, will suggest that
they are more subject to distortion
and change than hands. However, cas-
ual observations may be wrong about
it.
II footprints are the thing. very
well Let us have our feet printed and
card -indeXed--t criminals so that
they can be tracked more easily, and
the rest of us so that we can be prop
erly identified for Christian burial
when the criminals are through with
n H., Monitor.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-01-13
THE "oPEN DOOR POLICY.

One can readily see how the open
door, policy inaugurated by Gov Hart
ness might lead to such abuses that the
privilege would have to be stopped.
The policy, as we understand it, means
not only the open door in the literal
sense but also a greater accessibility
on the part Of the Vermont executive
than has been permitted for some time.
In the latter Interpretation Of the
words open door, it probably means
that Gov. Hartness has decided to ful-
low out the idea adopted by President
elect Harding in a desire to get the
viewpoint Of all the citizens of what
ever station in life so that the best
decision can be reached; that be is will
ing to meet all persons who really have
something TO say and who do not come
out Of idle curiosity alone This pol
icy Of the greater accessibility Of the
governor Of Vermont will appeal to the
people Of the state, no doubt. for it
viii mean that the executive desires to
meet the wants of the people when
ever possible. However, the people
should treat the idea Of the open
door reasonably: that is, they should
not abuse the privilege by making
themselves more or less of a nuisance
about the State House. It should be-
borne in mind that the governor Of
the state has a large number Of duties
10 perform and that he does not have
time TO waste in a continuous recep-
ton. Therefore, unless you have some
thing definite to present to the gov
ernor il might be contributing 10 that
nuisance if YOU and several thousand
others should flock to the executive
chamber just for the purpose Of shak
ing hands with Governor Hartuess and
have a 'howdy-do" with him. II Gov
ernor Hartness shows a disposition 10
lend a patient ear to the real problem
OF Nermonters there should BE- no
grand rush on the open door by those
who have no really good purpose.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-01-13

if the people who are paying for the
preparation and distribution of this
publicity matter could see where tie
material goes 1.-THE Groton editors way
is perhaps the most common) they
would Immediately decide that the eff
forts are worse than useless, and that
their space grating is in vain. More
over, huge quantity of paper is sac
rifced to no good except to heat the
editors office or to perform some 9th or
humanitarian purpose for the con-
signee. Someone should inform those
who are paying the bills for this pub
Lefty matter. This we say fully UNI
derstanding that an editors fuel pile
will be shortened accordingly.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-01-13

Those desiring publicity for them
selves should become professional base
ball players. There's Rube Marquard
of the Cincinnati team who got his
name on the front page of many a
journal because he walked to the hos :
pital and had his tonsils and adenoids
removed and expected to walk home
again in "a hours. The president of
the United States could scarcely hope
to get a greater degree of publicity
than RUDE Marquard received.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-01-13

times | don't get nothing but prom
ses." Asked what were the most fire.
quent charges against those whom he
bailed, he replied: MOSTLY robbery
and grand larceny" and asked wheth-
err some of them were men who had
previously been convicted of crimes, he
said: "You see, if they was friends of
mine, would never ask them no such
unpleasant questions as that" The
records show that, as recently as last
month, he had underwritten several
second or third offenders who since
have pleaded guilty to burglary
charges.
With such easy methods as these
prevailing it is not surprising that
practically any crook or gunman
brought before New York court finds
bail bond agent promptly stepping
forward to give him liberty.-Bos:on
Herald
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-01-13

n the state Of vermont's Legislative
plant at Montpelier /. not large enough
60 accommodate al the committees
during session the best course 20 pur.
ug would b. TO reduce the number OF
committeeman rather than to build an.
ether structure at thc present time.
W doubt any structure which the
state could hope TO build would in
q short time BE- found to hr made
quate for the meetings Of an the ,em
mittccs at the same time.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-01-13

GERS elected are: President, C. NJ Good
rich; secretary and treasurer, R A.
Silver; directors, c. NJ. Goodrich, A. f.
House and Royal Britain; second must
cal director, w. C. Cook; property man
and Librarian, Royal Britain; janitor,
Burt Celley,
Mr.. and Mrs Roger Hardy are par
ents of daughter, granddaughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. George Abbott.
Miss Ellen Brown, former librarian
at Brown library, now Librarian in
Hinsdale, n. H., has returned, after Wis
iting at the home Of her brother, Walter
Brown, and wife.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-01-13
Question of Personal Liberty.

Il understand you called on the citi
zens of Crimson Gulch to disarm."
Yes, replied Cactus Joe. "The idea
met with applause
HAS anybody disarmedg"
Not yet. While us populace agreed
collectively that it was a great scheme,
individually every one Of the boys said
he'd like to see anybody who was man
enough to take his gun away from
him. Washington Star.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-01-13
Not the New Kind.

Those new arrivals at the inn seem
TO be quite wealthy"
They are prudent, too
"How's that 7"
"They had been here only few days
when they contrived TO get the word
passed around that they amassed every
dollar of their fortune before the war
started. Birmingham Age Herald.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-01-13

The rescued naval ballonists proved
themselves full of fight when it came
to settling differences among them
selves over the publication of letters
purporting to tell of their feelings
when wandering through the snow
bound wastes of Canada; but the
brawls do not add much to the charm
of the later narrative,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-01-13

Burlington and Winooski are very
much interested in the information
that the American Wooden Co. is to
reopen its plants because those two
places have an extensive branch Of t1Gt
great industry II has meant a great
deal Of loss to Burlington and Winoo-
ski to have the business shut down for
the past six months.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-01-13
Ringing in Change.

Ina certain young ladies' school in
New England there were two girls by
the name of Long" One, true TO her
name, was quite tall, while the other
was much shorter. The taller girl was
very popular with the young men; the
other showed no tendency in that re-
spect. This tempted some one TO pub
lish in the school paper the following
paragraph;
"Man wants but little here below,
nor wants that little Long. New
York Sun.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-01-13
Like Father, Like Son Law.

Professor Stark Young of Amherst
was condemning the profiteer at tea
cts materialistic age" he said
1--WE are all frankly materiaIistic and
grasping and ashamed.
why he went on. Il heard the 9TH
err day of a young fellow who asked a
millionaire for his daughters hand, and
the millionaire looked at him sternly
and said:
"'Young man, do you think you can
profteer for my child in the style to
which she has been accustomed DE
troit Free Press.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-01-13

The process Of newspaper consnlida
ton, brought about largely by reason
Of the greatly increased cost Of pro.
duclion. continues with the absorption
Of the Albany. y Y, Argus by tie
hnickerbocker Press Of the same city;
and the Argus will cease to be pub
lished after Friday Of this week The
Albany Argus has been published sihee
1913.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-01-13
Did He, I;,tIe Rs,,

Dorothy, dear. ! hope when YOU
took hack the picture book that Yea
thanked Mrs. Nsybor for lending 1t
20 YOU"
There was nobody home, mamma
but the door was open - I went in
and put the picture book on the table
ard aid Thank You, an come away.
Boston Transcript
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-01-13

The editor u The Gro;ou Time. !.
Smiling one way t. meet the high cps'
q living ~ using the great qusntit,
q publicity matter coming q III. desk
= fuel 10 runs weekly new -pspsr
d az he material q such nature that
imrs q The Office II dails new
papr could - gathered together 81
fse ai e a Eeek ana prr--rl into
firm L uauld hsat a large
house far c.u-i rsllc -
rcd Which leads 10 the belief that
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-01-13

That big explosion heard in the ii.
rection of Washington, ID. G., was the
outburst from the dressmakers, the
milliners, the hotel keepers, the restau-
rant proprietors, the florists ct cetera
over the decision to dispense with TIE
>ideshows OF Inauguration. However.
the explosion was discounted at the
start and it did little damage.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-01-13

Before the United States navy sends
out any more balloon endurance tests
it will perhaps pick men with meas
ure of self-restraint for a crew.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-01-13

As long as Harding does not forget
to take the oath of office, he can 90
as far as he likes in eliminating the
Inauguration features.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-01-13

Newspaper chauffeur stopped
~ the station entrance and the Young
man assisted his finance from the car.
-Bostou Transcript.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-06-10
Practical Thrift

AN EMINENT WRITER on the
practical, every day affairs Of life
says: mo man has reason to say he
cannot be thrifty cannot protect him.
self and those who must lock to him
for protection. 1t is my humble opin..
ion that the life insurance companies
have contributed more sound sense to
the system of saving and the plan OF
procuring protection than all the banks
east and west Of the banks OF the MIS-
sissippi. Thrift, as taugh. by the in
surance companies, preserves nne
outstanding independence in American
citizenship"
The Mutual Benefit Life Insurance
Company of Newark, N. j., has been
the leader in promoting and teaching
thrift in the United States since 1s4o
and the man or woman who fails to In.
vestigate it's standing. record for square
dealing and policy contracts VIII make
a serious mistake, and one that VIII
cause regret later.
SAM M. g. S. E.. GRIST !:
Peoples Bank G. Trust Co., Bldg.