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The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-05-05
"AcTING UP"

A youngster in q surly mood
Refused TO play or eat his food.
His father said. "L greatly fear
He needs some discipline severe"
The mother smiled and shook her head
Just let the child alone" she said.
Bad moments come to great and small
He's merely acting up; that's all.
"He may be weary OF the day;
Weary alike of chorus or play;
or weary. as we grown folks grow.
Because the hours are dull and slow.
In just little While he'll be
4 rSa! boy, all esy and free,
Answering youths eternal call
He's merely acting up; that's ALL"
They say that men are grown-up boys
Who play with more expensive toys.
So when a friend seems to forget
True frienGliness. l shall not fret,
III wait until a brighter day
Dispels the shadows, chill and gray.
and patiently these words recall:
Hes merely acting up; that's ALL"
Wa aShington Star.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-05-05
One Of Wars Greatest Heroes.

The newly elected commander Of the
Santa Ann post of the Veterans of Fer
eign Wars in Boise, Idaho, George t.
Fleet has the following war record,
taken from official records: Enlisted
in 1913, served on the Mexican border
With Eighteenth infantry; went to
France with the first boatload of Amer
lean. soldiers. arriving June p. 1917 !;
first wounded in action October II.
1917, and later wounded six other
times and gassed twice. Was in all
engagements with the First division,
and rose from enlisted man to the
rank Of captain in the regular army,
on June 10. 1913. Decorated with the
distinguished service cross, French
Legion Of Honor, French croiX de
gnerre, ard after. the armistice hos
pitaled to the United States as a
nervous breakdown" and later re-
tired. April IS, 1921, for disability. He
is now on active duty with the officers
reserve corps.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-05-05
MOST SERIOUS STATE
OF FLOOD SITUATION
Many Dangerous Developments Over
come--Situation Satisfactory
at Danger Points

Natchez, Miss, May 1.-The basin
formed by the Louisiana parishes oil
Concordia, Catahoula and parts OF
Tensas, Avoyelles and LaSalle is be-
ing rapidly filled by the flood waters
of the Mississippi river that IS sweep
ing through the crevasse near Ferrl-
dav, La, and the slowness of the rise
now indicates that within a week the
water in the basin viii be on level
with the water in the main channel
of the river. In the vicinity of Shaw,
Blackhawk and Bougere, where the
country was already flooded by back
waters before the crevasse, water is
twenty feet deep.
At Ferriday, the nearest town to
the break, a depth Of three to hve
feet has been reached, and the rate
of rise is not more than three inches
in four hours.
In most of the flooded towns some
men and few women and children
remain and have settled down to liv-
ing under food conditions. Practl-
cally the only business transacted is
by the grocery stores. Marketing Is
done in skiffs and bateaux, customers
rowing directly into the markets.
An emergency protection levee
connecting with a railroad embank-
ment has saved Vidalia, a town OF
1000 population; from being flooded
up to the present time and citizens OF
that town are confident that the town
will remain dry.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-05-05
Lucky for William.

There were no chorus girls in
Shakcspeare'S day"
is that fact:" asked Mr.. Nadlei@h.
"Ycs. Female characters on tie
stage were played by boys and young
men"
well. Well! That probably eX-
plains why Bill Shakespeare has such
a biz reputation. He got i''tc the bust
ness early and made name for him
self ,y+soul paving 10 compete with
the girl-and-muSjc industry. y."-Blrmdng
ham Age-Herald.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-05-05
PRESERVE RELICS OF CRIME
Grewsome Souvenirs in Scotland Yards
Museum, Which Are Barred From
the General Public.

Scotland Yards museunl-a collec-
tion of relics OF fOrgers, confidence
tricksters, burglars and murderers-
has just been reOpened. 1t would be
the most thrilling exhibition in London
if it were open to the public. As q
matter Of fact, its exhibits would give
the game away" too much to the bud
ding criminal were admission un:e-
Stricted, and only police officers and
persons with 4 recognized professional
interest in criminology are admitted,
after due formality, to what is not in
appropriately tcalled the Black mu-
scum, says the London Times. The
relics have been arranged by the cura-
tor, Inspector Fair. Plaster-cast heads
of murdererS are to be seen on shelf
surrounding each of the three rooms.
There are souvenirs of famous mUr-
derS-a case of poiSons used by DR..
Neil Cream. who murdered several
women; arsehical fy-papers, produced
in the Maybricl and Seddon trials;
Stinie Morrison's revolver, locks of
hair from the head of Doctor Crippen's
wife, Belle Elpore; the pestle with
which an unknown man killed Miss
Camp in railway carriage; the
masks worn By the two young Stratton
brothers, who slew a woman at Dept
ford; and the knife with which Rich
ard Prince killed William Terriss, the
actor. Among q variety of gamblers
exhibits is q put and take" top, with
which the spinner always takes and
never puts.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-05-05
EXPLAINS HOW NEWBEKRY
LOST GAME TO WOFFORD

Newberry college came out on the
little end of 2 to / score in the
game with Wofford at Spratanburg
Saturday, but it was through no su-
perior playing Of the Terriers that
the Indians went down in defeat.
A fragrant nisinterpretation of the
infield fly rule by the umpire cost the
Redskins the game.
MacLesn's men really outplayed
the Methodists, securing more than
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-05-05
Butterfly's Appearance a Surprise.

> The branch of a beech tree loaded
with nuts and green leaves was cut
and taken in the house by Cape
Breton farmers wife about the middle
Of October. She hung it in the living
room after examining it closely TO see
that there were no insects on it. On
the eighth of last month, she says. q
large butterfly flew from the branch.
The butterfly is pretty fawn in color
and has bright blue dots on its wings.
It was still alive and thriving at the
time of writing, although the weather
was below zero.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-05-05
TEACHERS EXAMINATIONS

The State Board of Education at
it's last meeting ordered that the reg
ular spring teachers examination De
held at Newberry court house Friday,
May 18th, and Saturday, May 18th,
These examinations will beg. n
promptly at 9 200 o'clock a. m.
The examination will cover pr
mary licenses-frst, second and third
grade.
The examination for h:gh school
certificates will be held later.
The subjects that the teachers VII
be examined on arc as follows:
Primary
English grammar and language,
arithmetic. playground and commun-
lty activities, history, South Caro-
lima, United States, and general,
geography, civics and current events,
literature, pedagogy, health, nature
study, school law, manual training
General Elementary
English grammar and composition,
arithmetic, history, United States
and South Carolina, geography. CIV
les and current events, spelling,
reading. including literature, pedago-
gy, nature study and elementary az
riculture, physiology and hygiene.
school law, algebra algebra required
for first and second grade ccrtif-
cates).
A primary certificate viii cntitle
the holder to teach in the, first five
grades.
"A general elementary certificate
will entitla the holder to teach in the
first nire grades.
Applicants will bring their own
pens and examination paper.
E. H. AULL,
Supt. of Education.
4-25-td
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-05-05

New Orleans, May Reports to-
day from Arkansas City, Ark, to the
Gulf are to the effect that more than
10000 men are battling against the
final and what appears to be the most
serious stage of the Mississippi river
flood situation which is just now en-
tering the low reaches of the flood.
Due to lower stages during the last
few days resulting from favorable
winds and the three serious crevasses
in the lower valley, the thousands OF
employees and civilian
volunteers have been able to over
come many dangerous developments
which were disclosed by recent high
er stages. 8
Reports from the third district to-
day stated that all levees in that dis
trict were in good condition with the
exception of small section of the
Vaucluse levee near Lake Village,
Ark, where 500 men worked through
the night in an effort to keep back
the food. This levee had cracked for
500 feet, but the stretch has been.
"matted" and dam built behind the
break.
All other danger points, including
that near Arkansas City, are report
ed as satisfactory
Officials of the Tensas basin levee
board reported, today that the situa-
ton is more hopeful now than at any
time since the flood began.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-05-05
PRcDlGAL EXTRAVAGkNcE
reserve corps

Athletic Coach: Pretty nifty gym,
isn't il, Professor? Finest equipment
In the country.
Professor Of Physics: Deplorable.
Shocking waste OF energy. With
those pulley devices and rowing ma.
chimes attached to fly wheels and the
running track constructed on tread.
mill you would have enougi, power
to run a small factory.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-05-05
| Avs and Customs.

"Do YOU approve Of votes for
wonen?"
Thoroughly" answered Senator
Sorghum. 81 always did approve Of
giving women voice in making the
laws. Only they don't show the dis
position 60 reciprocate that I hoped
for They ought to let men make
few suggestions about the fashions"
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-05-05

Wifey: While rurmasins through
The trunk today, came across this
fancy tartan vest youNsed to wear.
Hubby: Let's nave it. I've got to
keep check on my stomach while
these awful food prices lasI.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-05-05
DID YOUR


7 took the boy on my knee one day
And I said. You've just turned four;
VIII you laugh in the same lisht-heartcd
way
When you've turned, say. thirty more?"
Then l thought of the pat Ia fain evade-
More clouded skies than blue
And anXiously peered in his upturned
face,
For he seemed to say.
'Did your
I touched my lips to- his tiny own,
And I said to the boy, "Heigh, hoi
Those lips are as sweet as the hay new
mown;
VIII YOU always keep them so?'
Then back from those fears came rakish
song
With a merry jest or two.
And I. gazed on the child, as he sat on
my knee,
And I thought he asked,
Did yous'
I looked in his eyes. big, brown and clear,
And I said. ooh, boy Of mine,
Will you keep them true year after year?
Will you leave no heart to pine?"
Then out of the past came another's eyes,
Sad eyes Of tear-dimmed blue;
Did he know whose eyes l was thinking o:
Wien he answered me,
did you?"
La Touche Hancock in Leslie's Weekly
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-05-24
81, MIR COLES
CASE OPENS IN
CIRCUIT COURT
Difficulty IA Procuring Ju"
rora-E-ase Against Amos
Prince Yci in Hands Of
tsc Jury.
tFrom Mondays Dai1y)

Circuit Court this afternoon final
II cntceed ugan tde case OF Elmer
Cole. owner OF Coles hotel on East
Mou street charged with selling
3iuuor roa.e3s.n g liquor ana pander-
irg. +! VIII BE remembered that
Cole was indicted BIZ the recent aes,
sion OF The Greene county Grand
jury and tho CHARGES lodged against
Linn have attracted much local at
test Oh. lne accused was rele 'aed
uDon a Eo|a Of three thousand dol
lars, pending The result OF the trial
begun this afternoon.
The jury in the case Of Mr. Cole
wac ccmplcied just before noon ait-
cr considerable effort pul forth By
officers Of the court in suilmonin@
Witnesses accent Bile 10 the pva5eCu-
ton Gnd defense. Attorne, M. p
tuddlc-ton 10 representing the de-
fcu5o and acting upon an expressed
preference that tho court designate
s3mc one other than Sheriff 6tepr
to eummon Vcnircmcn III the case
Oscar Tl1rve7 was empowered tc
summon The required number.
i il said that the defense hae
approximately soFenty-fiVe witnesses
while the states number totals about
a dozen 1t has been intimated that
tEo case will develop some rattle:
aoaG2tionsl pna@e8 and it's results
wan he watched lcr and awaited with
cGn1idorabje local intcreat.
Following arc tho names of the
jurors chosen to hear the trial on
The charge of wandering which be-
San this aftcrnoon; w. G. Bradsher
John Burton. c. D. Vaughn, Il. b.
Lane, J. H. Mcpherson, a. w. P0r-
ter, Chas. Parrish, C. H. Joyce, r,
O. Hammond, w c. Thompson, w.
L. Graves, b. w Wesson.
Prince Case is Undecided.
The jury in the case Of Amo
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-05-24
INTERNATIONAL DANGER.

The thing most TO be reared from
any such failure as that or Genoa
is the encouragement of co-opera-
ton. The nations might conceivably
give I'D hope of ever being able 10
Get together for their common good.
If they should, it would be sad
day for Europe and for the world
OF which Europe is SO great part.
II cooperative effort ceases, and
nations start acting again purely as
individuals, there will be, first OF
all, d revival of the DID, crooked,
secret diplomatic intrigue. With it
will come renewed suspicion and
hatred between nation and nation.
The powers will form groups, as of
old, for offense or defense, animated
by fear of aggression or by hope OF
plumber There will be new bal
alce3 of power as easily unbal-
anced as the old ones were. There
will be a revival of mllitarism, pos
sibly ON a scale never yet witnessed.
And all this might mean, ruin.
Such a result is unthinkable, aft
e. the poignant lessons of the last
great struggle. The race surely will
find way OF working together,
because it has to work together, in
this modern world of interviewer life,
If it is going to keep on at all.
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-05-24
Il YEAR OLD
BOY BROWNS At
CAMP GROUND
Young Son Of MIR. and Mrs.
Harvey Smith of Cardwell
Is Overcome by Cramps
and Succumbs.

Sunday morning in tie Camp
Ground vicinity, Homer Smith, age
IL years, together with three or
four or his boy companions, went
to Jack creek for a swim. Young
Smith was the only one who had
ming around when he was stricken
with cramp and began to sink in
his efforts to set to the bank. One
Of his companions, seeing the dan
gerous situation of the lad. jumped
into the water with his clothes on in
an effort to rescue the perishing
victim, but when they reached the
bank life was extinct, 4 message
was phoned TO Dr.. c. r. Hopkins
of this city. Dr. Hopkins FASTENED
to the scene of the accident, bat all
that medical aid could do was CT
no avail.
Mrs Smith and children had come
from Cardwell, Mo, to visit Mrs.
Smiths mother-in-law, Mrs. Dicie
Smith who resides seven miles north
west of the city. Mr.. Smith was
telephoned of the accident He and
two of his brothers A. A and Cas-
/ Smith, together with two other
/ gentlemen, came in cars and con-
yeyed the body back to Cardwell
Sunday afternoon. The funeral took
iTl-ce tod at the family home four
niles ncrth of Cardwell,
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-05-24
IRRESPONSIBLE EV1L-DOERS.

Once more we find old ideas OF
human conduct riddled by statistics
Psychologists applying mentality tests
to the inmates of Sing Sing prison
report that the average inmate, in
stead of being the diabolical Grim
inal he has been usually pictured
is thirteen-yearo child in in
telligence Similar tests at the Bed
ford reformatory show that the
average girl there, instead OF being
"a deliberately vicious person of ma
ture years, is only 10 years CID in
mental development.
The conclusion, from these tests
and many others like them, is in
escapable. The brilliant, resource
full criminal is a creature of fiction
Criminals are mental weaklings and
misfits. Habitual criminals wal
with society not because they are
more intelligent than their fellow
citizens, but because they are less
intelligent. They resort to crime
DCCdIGS tISS nave IOl SShSS CDObS II
to know that crime is the poorest
OF all ways to make a living. Like
wise with nearly all the girls whose
conduct compels their separation
from respectable society. They are
stupid rather than vicious In both
cases there is lack OF moral re
sponsibility.
Knowing these facts does not solve
the problem OF crime and vice, but
it puts society in the way of a solu-
ton. Proper diagnosis is always the
first step toward cure.
1t isn't safe in politics TO add the
claims of both sides and divide b.
two. There always has to be a
rough mental computation as tc
which is the most gifted claimer
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-05-24
John Shepard Dies
of Bright's Disease
tFrom Mondays Daily

John Shepard. age about sixty
years, died this morning at the
home Of his daughter, Mrs. Walter
Edwards near Rector. mr.. Shepard
had been iii ill health for five wears
or more he was a farmer and had
resided in the Camp Ground yicinitJ
for the past thirty-five years.
He was a member of the Baptist
church at Fairvicw, and is survived
by his wife and five children, name
": three boys, Wynne, Opal and
Bill; two daughters, Mrs. Walter
Edwards and Mrs Murray Vanhoolt
Of Route No. 2, near Fairview
church.
Funeral will take place Tuesday
at Fairyiew church and interment
will take, place in Fairview ceme-
terry. e
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-05-24
WALTER HARRIS
CHARGED With
KILLING MAN
Tragedy Enacted at Iru'non
Accused Taken tn
.Ioncaloro and is k.ocs1ef.
10.

Joncsboro, May 13.--Walter Har-
rfa was. placed in the Crai8head
county jail here Sunday night b.
Deputy Sheriff Arch Easley, charge /
With numbering man named James
at Tylcnza. 1t is alleged Harris shot
James With a shotgun following a
quarrel oyer a horse
Harris refuses TO discuss the
charge. when questioned as to why
he was in Jail, he replied that
Il threw some hot grease on my
erandmother." lie also said - am
not going to have a trial as they
are going to send my mother to
the poor farm and will send mo
to the insane asylum" Officers be
lieYe he will attempt to plead in
sanity as the cause of the killing.
According to word received here,
Harris obtained n horae from james
and started to ride away. This made
James angry, il is said, and Harris
returned later and fired at him
without warning. Just what words
passed between the two are not
known. Harris proba bly, will be
given preliminary hearing at
Tyron2a today.
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-05-24

in the hearts of most Americans.
When the phrase business is bust
ness is used to cover fraud, to ex-
cuse greed or dishonesty or the ex-
ploitation of the weak, the Ameri-
ican who hears it so used is always
conscious of an uneasy feeling, of d
belief, though it be unformulated
Ieven to himself, that there Is some
thing unsound about the business
which requires that phrase for its
lapologia.
Il do not think any business
can permanently succeed that is
not honest. and | do not think
any enterprise ought to succeed
that is not honorable" said the
President And if you will
combine honesty and honor, that
! enterprise which makes such
slogan will stand unchallenged
before the world.
There is one fundamental
that we ought never forget.
No law can ever be enacted or
any substitute ever found for
the reward of merit 1t is the
essence CT our social life; it is
fundamental iii our religious
| life. And / am quite sure there
can be no abiding reward with
! out merit; and | am equally
+, sure that there can be but little
of merit without prospect of re-
ward"
Regardless Of ones possible agree
ment or disagreement with Presiden
Harding in political matters, Whel
it comes down to this matter o
business morals, every American VIII
is worth the name heartily subscribe
to this doctrine.
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-05-24

East End and Oakland districts re-
mark about the structure standing
OH one OF the most conspicuous
spots in the city, but while the
strangers gaze with awe the little
mine cars go rafting down the in
cline from the tipple above. And
eyerytime one Of those little cars
descenda tic side of the hill it rat
ties few more dollars into the
owners pockets.
When the curious stranger points
out his strange sight the old-timera
quickly point to the beauties of
.chenlay Park or University Hill or
the famous ana beautiful Squirrel
Hill But the visitor insists en- an
-rlanatioI5-.n mere details.
away back in 1886 that section of
the town contained some rich com
morcial miues, and they were
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-05-24
A LEAGUE SUCCESS.

The final settlement OF the Upper
Silesian dispute is matter III which
the League of Nations takes JUS
tifiable pride. This is regarded as
the biggest success the League has
won yet in any of its activities,
ana as a promising sign of future
usefulness.
Upper Silesia is one of the racial
wnirlpools, SO common in Central
Europe, whose governmental prob
lens it is impossible to set with
absolute justice. The Versailles
treaty provided for a plebiscite to de-
termine whether the territory should
go to Germany or Poland. There
came near beinS a new war over it.
When the %plebiscite was taken. the
allied supreme council proved un-
equal to the task of interpreting and
applying the popular decision. Many
compromises We're necessary. 1t fl
nally turned the whole subject over
to the League of Nations.
A commission representing that
body, after six months work, has
produced document as long and
detailed as the Versailles treaty it.
self, apportioning the coal, water,
waterpower, railways and other eco
nomic resources and utilities, as
equitably as possible between the
two countries, for a period of is
years, and disposing of the postal
problem and other matters of public
service. 1t is generally considered
that the work is well done and a
war has been averted The verdict
has been accepted by both sides,
For this sort Of work, at least
the league is manifestly useful, and
there is plenty of it left to do in
Europe and various other parts OF
the world.
rrrnnxY0 nz nnyy xrrT-Y,r/
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-05-24
Bv WALTER C. MERRITT,

international News Service Staff
I Correspondent
Pittsburgh, Pa, May 22.--OVer-
looking Pittsburgh'a great $l00,-
loco, geo civic centre in the Oakland
district is full-fledged coal mine
perched high up on 2 hill. Nearly
100 years ago this mine was opened,
and today it is going full tilt.
though a nationwide miners atrike
is in progress.
Pittsburgh is a queer town in
many respects. Here they mixed smoke
and CRIME with almost everything.
They also mix the sublime with
the loWbroW stuff, tee.
They may build great. univer-
sity or a great technical school or
la great Carnegie Institute down in
tho Oakland district, but high UP
on Heron Hill this old mine juat
keeps pegging away day after day,
With its eight miners. 1t produces
about twenty-five tons of first-class
bituminous coal every twenty-four
hours.
Possibly this is the only city in
America which boasts Of full
fiedged mine right in the heart Of
the city. sure enough, it is an
ieycsore to these strong on the al
tatic, but frequently in this mans
town they place the dollar ahead
of a lot Of other things, and SO
far sentiment has failed to get
lid of the mine up on the hill.
Strangers driving through the
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-05-24
F4ieh Heels Ruin Feet,
Says Floaton E)octor

Boston, MAJ 22.-If the Ameri-
can women persist in wearing the
extreme stylish mode eff shoes, with
high, inconve2ient hoela. they viii
be unable to walk in fifty years,
according to Or. Rudolph G. List,
in speech before members of the
Orthopaedic Society Of Boston. Peo-
pie ought TO go barefooted more
than they do, he added.