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The Lamar register., 1922-05-31
Abuse of System Arouses Voter.

All over the West sentiment seems
to be crystallizing against the direct
primary, the initiative and referendum
and the recall. This sentiment can
not be charged entirely to failure
of the principle involved in these var
iOus measures.
1t is due to failure to administer
these measures as originally intend
ed. They have become the vehicles of
self seeking politicians and the play
thing for the theoriSt and the agitat-
or. who, under tEeir operation, can
experimen: with anything from single
tax to state socialism at the expense
of the vcter.
Under the direct primary system,
there seems to be no way to check
the flood of measures or candidates
which the people must pass upon.
As result, the cost of government
has increased out of all proportion to
the benefits received by the governed
and in self defense the idea seems to
be growing that the only way to cor
rect the evil is TO amend or do away
with the vehicle which makes possible
the abuse.
The Lamar register., 1922-05-31
Shows Footprints Of Dinosaurs.

The department Of geology at Mount
holyOke college In replacing collec-
ions lost by fire, has obtained IA slab
lf Connecticut valley sandstone Oh
which are found fossilized mud cracks
and ripple marks Of bygone ages, AMI
with them seven footprints made by
Giant dinosaurs The slab Is an un.
usually good specimen. as both sides
nave marks OF geological interest. II
measures II by o feet.
The ripple marks were made In the
boze millions Of years ago. when the
region Of the present Connecticut val.
ley was large river bottom, occa
sionally flooded. They are unusually
distinct.
The footprints show that AT least
two dinosaurs, one a big one, the 9th
er apparently Its young. roamed over
the mud flats on their hind legs. The
larger tracks are about : inches long
and the Indicated stride 1 or . feet.
The Lamar register., 1922-05-31
We Have Kept the Faith.

The New York World, published in
America and supported by good Ameri-
can coin, prints cartoon which repre-
sents Urclc Sam US still sullIing in
his tent" Sulking, eh? The only
sullling we did was during the period
when the World was helping Woodrow
Wilson gain reelection on the plea
that he kept US out of war The
election over, we soon entered the
conflict, sent 100000 men over seas
and trained 100000 more ready to
90. We raised $26,OOO,OOO,OOO by bond
issues and taxation, ate corn meal in
order to send wheat flour to Euro
peans who refused to eat corn meal,
stinted on sugar, wore our old clothes,
loaned ten billion dollars to the Allies,
sacrificed our boys on every battle
line on the Western front, and paid
European countries for every bit of
damage we did to any class of prop
erty, even in some cases paying for
damage that was purely imaginary.
Since the war we have continued pay
ing interest on the debt Europe owes
US, we have sent ship loads of food
and clothing to Russia, We have ex-
tended some six to eight billion dol
lars of additional credit to other ma
tions, and have given every creditor
all the time he asked. We have done
The Lamar register., 1922-05-31
HOW Man Spoil. the Air.

"windows open more would keep
doctors from the door" A very large
Quantity Of fresh air Is spoiled ana
rendered foul by the act OF breathing
man spoils not less than gailo"
every minute. In eight hours breath
ing a full-grown man spoils as much
fresh air as seventeen three-bushei
sacks could hold. II he were shut up
in a room seven feet broad, seven feet
long and seven feet high. the doors
and windows fitting so tightly that no
air could pass through, he would die
noisoned by his own breath, In very
few hours; in twenty-four hours he
would have spoiled all the air con
tanned in the room, and nave convert
ed It into poison.
The Lamar register., 1922-05-31
Eternity Can Wait.

The Santa Fe Railway will in con-
nection with the other roads of the
country inaugurate Gross Crossing
Carefully" campaign commencing June
1st, and running until September 30,
of this year in an effort to reduce the
number of crossing accidents in which
1907 people were killed and 4s9l we're
injured during 1920.
The reduction in the number of cross
ing accidents rests largely upon the
public as many crossings are not pro-
tected by watchmen and in disregard
of bell and whistle signals many of
our people insist upon taking chances
The Lamar register., 1922-05-31
Summer Pleasure Trips.

The American people still have
plenty of money to spend for pleas
ure trips they want to take" said W.
j. Black, Passenger Traffic Manager
of the Santa Fe Railway System, in a
recent interview.
Nearly 10000 Shriners and Ro-
tarians, with friends, have been book
ed over the Santa Fe westbound, for
their national conventions at Los An
gelcs and San Francisco in June. The
bill for railroad and sleeping car tick
cts alone will approximate a million
dollars. 1t is the largest long distance
organized movement the Santa Fe ever
has carried, comprising forty-five
special trains, all routed by way of
Grand Canyon National Park. On one
day, during this period, 126 Pullmans
will be parked at the Canyon, besides
the regular travel-which is n record
breaker. In handling this big traffic,
Fred Harvey will serve more than
100000 dining car and dining room
meals"
Mr.. Black further stated that be
tween the trail and rim trips expert
Hopi and Navajo Indian dancers-men
and women-will give spectacular en-
tertainmcnts for visiting Shriners and
Rotarians, at the Grand Canyon. One
Of the Navajos was decorated by the
King of Belgium. The Navajos will
give their Night Chant or Ye-Be- Chai,
the Mountain Chant Of Ich-Naz, also
Fire, Feather and Squaw dances.
The Hopis have arranged many in
teresting ceremonial dances for this
occasion. Blanket weaving looms will
be strung out OF doors and a native
silversmith will work at his trade un-
der the trees. The visitors will get
n glimpse OF the lowest canyon camp
in the world, 5000 feet below the rim.
The camp has just been established
north Of the new suspension bridge,
on the very spot where Ex-President
Roosevelt once spent the night, and
near where Major Powell camped on
his notable second expedition down the
Colorado River.
The Lamar register., 1922-05-31

Wilson. Mr.. Harding was elected on
the issue of keeping out of Europe,
he has reiterated his stand on that
subject, and there is no chance what
ever that he will change his mind. The
intcrnationalists might as well recon-
cile themselves to the inevitable and
turn their attention to the restoration
of America to normal.
The Lamar register., 1922-05-31

in beating trains over the crossings.
If you are the driver of car Stop,
Look and Listen" before crossing the
railway tracks. Remember it is more
important in your earthly affairs that
you may possibly be a minute late in
your engagement here on earth than
twenty years ahead of time in para
disc.
The Lamar register., 1922-05-31
Fawncy Meeting You!

Lady AStor has no sense of humor
On her visit to the White House she
twitted Secretary Christian because of
his leaving the Democratic party and
becoming Republican. She called
him a renegade" But Lady Astot
left the United States and became a
British subject. What's the word?
The Lamar register., 1922-05-31
Rouse Yourself!

The activity of those who are try
ing to induce the United States to
take upon itself the troubles OF Europe
ought to be effective in arousing those
unhypcnated Americans who believe
that the United States will have
enough to do to mind its own business.
The Lamar register., 1922-05-31

Washington Whenever Uncle
Sam goes to Europe they wave open
palms at him.
The Lamar register., 1922-05-31
MONEY TO LOAN

We are now able to take care of
your farm loans. Drop in and see us.
Taylor & Frick, Eli w. Gregg, Mgr.
The Lamar register., 1922-05-31
STARTING A FAD

Mrs. Fussbody: II you must wear
patched trousers while you're doing
my work why don't you use patches
that match7
The Serving Man: Oh. dear me!
Didn't you notIee7 These pants are
the very latest. It's the popular
camouhage pattern, copied from the
army motor iorrles.
The Lamar register., 1922-05-31
BRIN GYoUR SCHOOL CHILDREN

to the Ben-Mar hotel, where DIR. X. c.
Sapero, the well known eye, ear, nose
and throat specialist Of Denver Will
examine their eyes free, Saturday,
June 10th.
The Lamar register., 1922-05-31

everything Europe asked US to do ex-
cept make the supreme sacrifice of
American independence and American
traditions.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-02-21
18TH AMENDMENT is
ARRAIGNED ON 1S COUNTS

Washington. Feb. 13.-Corruption
in public Office is one of the results of
national prohibition, Representative
McGregor of New York declared in
the house today. Mr.. McGregor urg-
, ed the .legalization of beer and wine
mad the levying of tax on them to
pay for the soldiers bonus.
Eigteen effects of the eighteenth
amendment were enumerated by Mr..
McGregor as follows:
'sFirst-It has deprived the people
of the United States of their inherent
right of liberty.
( "Second-It has made nation of
hypocrites.
"Third-It has made law-breah:ng
popular.
-sFourth-lt has created a state of
rebellion among millions Of our citl-
zens.
'Fifth-It has destroyed the sac
redness of law.
"Sixth-It has resulted in the NOR
al degeneration Of our people.
"Seventh-It has made whiskey
drinking nation.
"Eigth-It has brought corruption
in public Office.
''Ninth-It has created multitude
of nep officers to harrass the people.
"Tenth-It has established a spy
system in our country.
"Eleventh-It has debauched our
youth.
"Twelfth-It has made bootlegging
respectable business.
"Thirteenth-It has given special
privileges to the rich who can afford
to buy liquors and to entertain their
prohibition friends.
"Fourteenth-It has taken the
harmless glass Of beer from the work
ingman and the light wine from those
long accustomed to it.
"Fifteenth-It has subjected legit-
innate business to the whims, caprices
and arrogance of government officials.
"Sixteenth-It has increased taxa
ton.
Seventeenth has brought In its
train all manner of petty grating.
"Eigteenth-It has brought de-
struction to human life in it's wake"
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-02-21
ALL OF US INTERESTED
IN SECURING NEW GYM

The fathers and mothers of New
berry especially are interested in the
proposed new gymnasium and athlet,
les equipment at the college.
Of the boys in Newberry who ever
get a college education, majority
will get it at Newberry college. They
have right to the best that we can
give them. If they be given fair
show they will meet all comers-bar-
ring none-and give good account
of themselves, whether it be in ath'
letics, in academic contests, or in the
great game of life after college days
This is proven by the record which
Newberry boys have written in the
past. 1t is SIN the blood"
We should not be content for them
to have less than the best. We may
waive the "frills and the furbeloWs,
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-02-21
ENTIRELY RIGHT

Gcv. Cooper was entirely right IN
his special message to the legislature
on the schools Of the state in connec-
tion with the appropriation bill, ana
it was p~ooer that the message should
be received by the house before the
bill was acted upon. He would have
been derelict in his duty if he had not
laid the bare facts before the Iegis-
lature. He has thus in manly and
straightforward manner laid the facts
as to the schools before the members
of the "people's forum" and if they
fail to heed him, as they have done,
then the responsibility for retarding
the educational progress of the state
is squarely up to the members.
The idea of big state like South
Carolina making a contract with the
children and then failing to provide
to carry it out and saying that if the
funds are not sufficient for any de-
partment the state superintendent
must pro rate the amounts. That is
like debtor compromising his hon.
est debts, and we had no idea that
South Carolina had reached that
point, and we do not believe that the
people who pay the bills want their
agents to do any such thing.
The children will now look to the
senate to bring the relief for their
schools If the legislature wants to
lower the standard, which we DO not
believe will meet the approval Of :hc
people, it should change the laws so
that the trustees and the people would
know how to make contracts, but af-
ter all contracts have been made and
all conditions met for the legislature
to fail to keep its part of the agree
ren. is nothing less than BAD faith.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-02-21
Committee.

There are nineteen rural graded
schools in this county that have COM
piled with all the conditions of the
acts of the legislature and have quail
fled and had their applications ap-
proved for state aid provided in the
acts of the legislature, and some fif-
teen schools that have complied with
act offering aid to needy schools and
guaranteeing a seven months term:
and five high schools that have quail
flied for the high school aid, and two
of them for the relief guaranteed for
the overcrowding of. the elementary
department of high schools, and they
will be unable to carry out their con-
tracts with the teachers without some
outside aid if the legislature should
fail to keep faith and make the appro-
priation to carry out its own acts.
And then there are several schools
that have made expenditures to be-
come equipped to teach agriculture,
and teachers have attended summer
school in order to fit themselves to
teach, and the failure to make the ap-
preparation for vocational training
will not only be failure to keep faith
with these teachers but also deprive
the children of the benefit of this in
struction and deprive the state of the
aid offered in this regard under the
federal law. And several buildings
have been projected on the faith that
the state would furnish the amount
provided in the acts of the legislature.
To pro rate the various amounts re-
minds one of the state repudiatlng
it's own obligation and compromising
its obligations. Somehow we feel that
the senate is going to amend this bill
when it reaches that branch of the
legislature.
And we agree Gov. Cooper in his
special message and he was entirely
within his rights and performing his
duty when he called the attention OF
the legislature to these various items
and also when he said if there was to
be any cut it should start with the in
stutitions and not with the common
schools where the great mass of the
children of the state must depend al
most entirely for the little education
they receive.
E. H. A.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-02-21
*sThe Grolving Store Of NetDberry '"4@""4 @'
Haltiwanger & Carpenter

but when it comes to standards and
equipment and the other essentials
of real educational opportunity, we
insist on their having just as good as
those of any other students.
Some of these Newberry boys are
already in college; some are yet in
the public schools; some are still IN
their cradles. We are planning for
them all.
Are you with US?
The proposed gymnasium will seat
1900 at basketball games. 49,.
When used as an auditorium will
seat 5000.
The main floor space will accommo-
date 2 medium or / maximum bas-
ketbail courts; or hand ball courts
2 volley ball courts; or l indoor base
ball court.
There will be shower baths and
dressing rooms to accommodate l50
at a time.
Provision will be made for gallery
and running track to be built at a
later date.
Seats will be provided for specta-
tors. Just remember how jammed
and packed the spectators were at the
Carolina game. What would you
have given for a comfortable seat at
that game. The performance will be
repeated next fall. If the sale of
tickets prove successful the standing
committee of the board of trustees
have uromised to recommend to the
board of trustees at it's next annual
meeting that the proposed gymnasium
and new athletic field be built at
once. We are confident that the
tickets will be sold, because we
believe that you are with US on this
proposition.
A sketch Of the proposed gymna-
SUM is on exhibition in Hal Kohn's
show window. Look it over.
Publicity Committee.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-02-21
THINKS sTRoTHERs is PLACE
FOR BROAD RIVER BRIDGE

To the Editor:
In your Fridays issue of your pa
per / have read with much interest
the letters of Mr.. J. S. ]. Suber of Po-
maria, S. c., with regard to the
building of a bridge across Broad
river at Strother, S. c., and | fee
sure that Mr.. Suber voices the wish
of the people from both counties
Newberry and Fairfeld-at least
from Newberry city as far down as
Peak, and from Strother to the Inn
it of Fairfield county, down to Lit
tleton.
Give US a bridge that will accom-
modate the majority of the people
from both counties.
Jno. C. Swygert.
Peak, s. C.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-02-21
A MISNOMER.


Senator Johnstone stated in his ad-
dress to the teachers on Saturday
that the members of the house OF
representatives represented the "peo-
Piles forum" That may be true, and
no doubt is in theory, but when II
comes to dealing with the people S
children it would appear that the
name is a misnomer.
The great mass of the children OF
the state are in the rural schools, ana
the legislature in it's wisdom some
years ago passed some laws under
taking to standardize these schools
and a long step in that direction was
made. but when the people meet the
conditions laid down in these various
acts and then the legislature-the
"people's forum''-fails to do It's
part to carry out its part of the con-
tract it is simply bad faith with teach
ers and the trustees. And that is what
the .people's forum has done IN the
appropriation bill.
And when the members of the "peo-
ple's forum" undertake to excuse
their failure to keep the faith by say
ing that the cut in the appropriation
for the schools is not as large as the
cut in other things they are simply
begging the question. No approprra-
ton for the colleges is cut in the mat
ter of maintenance and the matter
of building operations is only DEFER
red for the time and not much OF that
is deferred. And some of these INST
tutions are getting more than they
asked or at least not receiving any
cut at all.
Now we are not opposed to giving
ample support to the colleges, but as
Gov. Cooper so we'll says if there
must be cut it should not be to
debar the peoples children the little
bit of education that they are get
ting.
Over 95 per cent of the children
of the state are in the common
schools, and just how any legislator
can have the heart to fail to provide
for these little children, at least to
the extent of meeting the conditions
of the acts of the legislature itself,
after the people themselves have CON-
piled with the conditions and the
schools have been organized and con-
tracts made in accordance with these
acts, is beyond our ken.
Senator Johnstone will have to find
another name for the house of COM
mons and the people will now have to
appeal to the house of lords and we
do not believe that the senate is go
ing to fail to hear the appeal of the
little children for the aid that is guar
anteed them under the laws of the
state. Appeals are going up from all
parts of the state to the senate to
come to the rescue of these little
children who are at best only guar
anteed a seven months term of their
schools.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-02-21
AMONG THE SCHOOLS

o s. O. @ 8 g @ @ q o O. g. A o O. O.
The meeting of the trustees and
teachers of this county, called by
County Superintendent of Education
E. H. Aull, to consider the financial
condition of the schools of the coun-
ty, was held in the court house on
Saturday and was largely attended
by both trustees and teachers. The
county board of education had ex-
tended an invitation to the senator
and representatives from this county
to meet with the trustees and teach
ers. 1t was a matter of regret that
the representatives could not be pres
ent, but Senator Johnstone attended
the meeting and made an instructive
address along the lines of the work
of the legislature, and assured the
teachers and trustees present that the
delegation from this county in the
legislature were heartily in favor of
sustaining all the activities of the
schools of the state, and opposed to
anything that would in the least I'M
pair that activity.
1t was the unanimous sentiment of
the teachers and trustees that the
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-02-21
A Valentine Party

On Tuesday evening Misses Annie
and Ruby Kinard entertained the Lu-
ther league of Mayer Memorial
church and many other friends at
their home in Wright street. A num-
Der of interesting games and contests
were enjoyed by all. After this a
tempting sweet course was served.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-02-21

money and without price. 1t is truly
a labor Of love, and felt to be great
honor.
An Englishman (Mr. E. V. Lucas)
has written of Mount Vernon, "The
Old Country has something to learn
from the New in the matter of dis
tinguished custoGianship. We have
no place of national pilgrimage in
England that is so perfect model as
Washington's home at Mount Yer
non."
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-02-21

why just skip it over and will rot be
in the least hurt. l have been writ
ing, such as it is, long enough rot to
be in the least sensitive about what
people say or think about what
write. l try to be honest and faith
full and truthful and to write what l
feel and to say what l think, always
trying to do so in courteous and po-
lite terms.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-02-21
A TRIP HOME

have frequently written along he
lires o. this article, an1 possibly
should; rot, but l can't na.p ii some
times, and as I have frequently re-
marked if you do not care to read it
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-02-21

legislature should not cut the aEpfo-
priations for the schools from the
figures submitted by the department
of education of the state inasmuch as
those figures were made up from the
actual needs of the schools in order
to carry out the acts already passed
bv the legislature and that to do so
would greatly impair the work of the
schools and be disastrous to many OF
very best schools of this county and
no doubt that the same is true in even
great degree in some Of the other
counties.
On motion of Superintendent Aull
2 resolution was unanimously adopted
expressing the appreciation Of the
meeting of the instructive address OF
Senator Johnstone and thanking him
for the same and for his interest IN
the great problem of rural education.
A committee was appointed to re-
duce the action of the meeting to
writing and send the same to our del
egation in the legislature, and
through them to all the members OF
that body.
The following are the resolutions:
Resolved, First, That we the teach
ers and trustees of Newberry county
have heard with pleasure the address
of Senator Johnstone and rejoice IN
his assurance that our county delega-
ton will approve every measure look
ing to the unimpaired support OF our
public school activities.
Resolved, Second, That we petition
the general assembly of South Car
DINA to grant to the high schools; to
relieve overcrowding in the elemen-
tarv grades of high schools; the con-
solidated and graded schools; guar
anteeing a seven months term; the
construction of buildings; and to con-
t;nue the appropriation for vocation
al training; the amounts asked tor oy
the state department of education
since these are based accurately on
the actual needs Of these activities.
Further, we beg to observe that
the schools of this county have been
organized on the faith of the contin-
ued financial support indicated in the
various educational acts already pass
ed, and any change now, or failure to
provide the money guaranteed IN
these acts, would work confusion and
disaster to many of ten most impor-
tant schools in this county.
S. ]. Derrick, Chairman,
L. H. Sease,
J. H. Bedenbaugh,
T. P. Richardson,
J. H. Dickert,
N. E. Hunter,
R. C. Neel,
C. G. Johnson, ea,~,