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The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-09-22

agreed on a verdict of guilty Of mur-
der in the hrsS degree with recon-
mendation 10 mercy III the case Of
Underwood. but they could not agree
On Hughes. Judge Rice then order
ed n1istrial in Hughes case.
In imposing the life sentence car
ried by the verdict, Judge Rice pro-
nounced warning against the in
fuence of liquor. Underwood re-
ceived the sentence without a trenlof
but his wife who had shown no emo
ton throughout the trial. burst into
tears.
motion FOR a new trial was over
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-09-22

guilty of acts Of violence during the
period of the strike. viii not be re-
turned to work.
The non-union me.i will be furA-
ished transportation to the point
where they were recruited and viii
be paid for their time while travelling
thereto. the order stated.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-09-22
is
FOUND GUILTY
Cf Murder OF Ball Player With Rec
ounsendaiion-Fa TO Agree
in Hughes Case

Greenwood. Sept. l7.-After de-
l;bera.ias sixteen and one half hours
the iprv IN the case of R. Clayton
Underwood and Berry B. hughes:
charged with the murder of Oscar
Mitchell. Greenwood baseball player
yenorted 10 Judge H. F. Rice this
morning at ten o'clock that they had
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-09-22
PLA TING OF TREES
ON THE HIGHWAY
Systematic Plans Should Be Made
by Organizations for Proper
Planting of Trees

A good deal has been printed late
ly about planting trees along the
highways. The tree planting is TO
be encouraged if it is to be carried
out, by some organization which
looks to the proper planting and to
the care and maintenance OF the
trees after they are planted. The
spasmodic attempts to plant a few
saplings on certain days and then 20
give no more thought to the undertak
ing are not encouraging to those
highway engineers who believe IN
tree planting and tree preservation
where the conditions permit. 1t IS
true that highways merely adequate
for the passage of vehicles are too
badly needed to warrant at once the
spending of large sums to beautlfy
them. The planting OF trees along
the highways will OF necessity be
gradual development, but the result
viii be worth the money, if the beau
tiful is ever worth money. We must
usually build the roads first and de-
velop the beautiful later.
But objection cannot be well urged
against saving the trees and shrub
berry that are already there. Every
tree that adds any beauty to the
landscape adjacent to road should
be saved if possible, and, when there
are groups of trees giving effective
relief, a projected location might
well be changed in order to save
them. :,
1t is recommended that as a rule
the trees be spaced along the road
side not nearer than so feet apart.
Success in planting trees can be
attained only by planting and con-
trolling the planting as q whole, by
selecting the most suitable varieties,
by securing trees in the best cnodi- |
ton and by planting them properly
and by giving the necessary later
care.
Street trees are often planted too
near together. After trees are start
ed and have attained some size
it is extremely difficult to get them
removed even where the good Of the
remaining trees demand it. Because
Of this difficulty it is very important
that young trees be planted farther
apart than at that time seems reason
able. A common practice has been
II. set street trees 35 feet apart II
It were practicable to remove, one
half of the trees at the proper time,
this would be good distance, but IN
the eastern half of the United States
so feet apart is close enough Tor
most varieties. In the opinion OF the
horticulturist of the U. S. bureau OF
plant industry, for the larger grow
ing trees 60 to 20 feet would be- bet
ter than SO feet.
{.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-09-22

Fully two-thirds of the 43,000.000
inhabitants of Bengal have hook
worm and more than one-half Of the
100000, 900 inhabitants Of India are
victims Of the disease.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-09-22

Nations once fought to protect the
national honor, but the record of the
last few years reveals that as NIGH
ty small thing to fight about.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-09-22

Speaking of centenarians,$ some
writer says wit is essential to- longe-
vity. He is speaking of persons,
however, not jokes.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-09-22

Work has begun on the first Of
chain of 20 hotels for motorists, eX-
tending from Vancouver, British Co
lunlb;a, through Washington, Ore
gon, California and Nevada. These
hotels will be ore days automobile
run apart and viii be constructed on
the unit plan. They will provide the
motorist with comfortable quarters,
and food supplies, auto equipment
and repair shops.
An automobile, packed in knocked
down form, was shipped from Detroit
to Cleveland by aerial freight.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-09-22

Emma uo1uMan says she is Wo-
man without country. So was Eve.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-09-22
SOUTHERN SIGNS
PEACE AGREEMENT
Mobile & Ohio, Controlled by the
Southern, Also AGecsed-in
Session Three Hours

Washington, Sept. 1S.-Ohic1als or
the Southern railway and representa-
tives CT the union shop crafts OF that
system late today signed the War
field-Willard-Jewell agreement.
The strike among the workers OF
the Mobile & Ohio railway, which ls
controlled by the Southern, also was
settled on the same basis. The work
ers Of the two roads and those en-
ployed on all other lines controlled
by the Southern. who went on strike,
are to return Immediately to work
with seniority rights unimpalred.
Orders were telegraphed by. the
shop leaders tonight to the divisional
ehairmen of the various labor unions
throughout the South to instruct
their men to return to work at once.
Similar orders were sent out by the
Southern's officials to their superin-
tendents to put all Of the former
workmen back at their old jobs as
soon as they applied.
The conference had been in session
three hours when William H. john
ston, president of the international
Association of Machinists, as spokes-
man of the union chiefs, announced
that a settlement had been reached.
Henry w. Miller, vice president OF
the Southern lines, in charge of op-
era :ionS, exhibited copy Of the
agreement bearing signatures Of the
union leaders and representatives OF
the Southern, remarking that ne ex-
pected most Of the striking workers
to be back at work within week.
The refusal of the shop leaders to
sign last Saturday led to doubt IN
some quarters as to the outcome OF
today's meeting. 1t was understood
that the decision in favor of settle
ment was Influenced largely by Pres
ident Johnston, who was said to have
urged an amicable agreement IN the
interest of industrial peace"
E. E. Norris of st. Louis, vice pres
ident and general manager of the
Mobile & Ohio railroad, acted as
spokesman for that system in the ne
gotiations.
News of the settlement Of the
strike reached Columbia yesterday
afternoon. J. H. Fetner, master me-
chanic at the Southern shops on
Blanding Street, was advised from
Washington that the strike had been
settled on the basis of the Chicago
agreement.
Charlotte, N. c., Sept. 1S.-While
the return of the striking shopmen
will be expedited on the Southern
railway, the men will not be taken
ON in body except in places where
non-union workers who were employ
ed during the period of the strike de-
sire to leave in body, according toI
orders received here today from WI
H. Miller, vice president Of the road
and r. E. Simpson, general manager
Of the lines East, following agree
ment between stheSroad and the strik-
ers.
Recruiting of non-union workers,
according to the order, is to stop at
once. 1t is stated that any striker
h.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-09-22

had made an attack on his wife. The
state introduced evidence to dispose
of the attack story.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-09-22

News of the settlement Of the
strike reached Columbia yesterday
afternoon. ]. H. Fetner, master me-
chanic at the Southern shops on
Banding street, was advised from
Washington that the strike had been
settled on the basis Of the Chicago
agreement.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1922-02-20
HOPE FOR FRANCE.

New York Times: Those who know
most Intimately the spirit of the French
people do not for a moment believe that
they wish to he trouble makers. Their
interests as well as their obligation lie
in the direction of peace. And the very
fact that sensible Frenchmen arc now
awake to the unhappy impression which
some of the words and acts of their
representatives have caused is Il fresh
reason for hoping that France will soon
Succeed in making herself clearly I'M
dcrStood and once more as universally
respected and admired as she was dur
ing the whole war and the years i'm
following. France has her
reputation and her fate in her own
bands. There are gratifying signs that
she now means To spare no honest ef
fort to set herself right in the eyes of
al the world.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1922-02-20
DE VALERA IMPOSSIBLE.

John Dewey in the Gaelic American:
The writer of this article has known
and dealt ut close range with every
Irish leader for the past half century,
but he has never met one so impracii
cal. self willed. stubborn and incapable
OF winning other men TO his views, or
Of conciliating honest differences OF
opinion, as De Valera. De Valera is
absolutely impossible. He has no real
strength of character and no cOnvic-
tons except an overwhelming self con-
titence. which is founded neither ON
achievement nor power of persuasion
His position is: Il want this thing done
and you must not ask me why. The
Irish people have selected me as their
spokesman and that is enough This
attitude on the part of Il man with wide
experience of public affairs would be
bad enough. hut i'm the ease Of Il man
with no experience at all aud no train
ing ii is simply intolerable.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1922-02-20
SNIvELING SYMPATHY.

Here is Il pretty picture of civiliza-
ton. after 1000 years of Christianity.
Chicago has in Jail Il young man named
Harvey Church. and means to hang
that young man tomorrow. Church has
been trying to starve himself to death
to cheat the gallows. Magnificent
civilization" has been feeding him by
force. that he might live to be choked
tC death.
Nothing quite like it since the boy
slapped his little sister for killing Il
b!uebottle fly. He wanted to Kill 1t
himself Yesterday. the man to be
clicked bit the doctor that was feeding
him by force. The miserable creature
will probably be carried to the gallows
and hanged, strapped i'll chair, as he
will be too weak to walk or stand
What would you think about all that
ii the news came from the savages OF
the Congo?'-Arthur Brisbane.
Nobody but Harvey Church is to
blame for the condition he is in. What
cid this man that causes Brisbane to
indulge in such Snivcling sympathy
do? Why, he only killed fellow be-
ing 4 man called at his home to
sell an automobile to Church. Church
asked him down cellar where he at
tackled the salesman with club and
murdered him in cold blood. simply
because he wanted the automobile ana
didn't have the price! What would
Brisbane do with such brute. any
how? To hear him rail about how the
"magnificent civilization" treats such
criminals one might be led to believe
he thinks they ought to he pensioned
and rewarded for their crimes.
1t is the duty of the state to protect
prisoners from self harm. Every effort
is made to prevent such monsters as
Church from killing themselves. That's
the explanation for the physician feed
ing this man forcibly. If they would
treat the same kind of fellows in the
same way down on the Congo they
would treat them right. One sometimes
gets tired reading Brisbane's rot about
the brutality of society toward harden
cd Neutrality-suspicious. men who
would not hesitate TO kill q child for
q quarter He fails to tell what the
criminals do. hut contents himself with
condemning the law, the officers and
Everybody connected with the admins
tration of Justice. and justice is just
what Church is getting.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1922-02-20

democratic tariff law us they are to-
day under the same Kind of law. 1t
didn't take the republican congress
long in 1897 to enact a. protective tar
if law and from the day Of its enact
ment conditions began to improve.
The present republican administra-
ton and congress ought to take notice
OF what was done under Mckinley and
get busy and enact comprehensive
protective tariff law regardless of all
opposition and the protests of import
ers, who are outrageously robbing the
consumer while buying goods abroad
cheaper than in years.
While there have been periods of de.
preston in time of peace during the
past sGventy-five years under prOtec-
ton there have been no periods of pros
perity under a tariff for revenue only
except during time of war.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1922-02-20

Billy Sunday. considering the latest
Hollywood tragedy, is reported to have
remarked that women are as danger
Gus as Il. n. t. That's it: lay it to
the women, as Adam did thousands of
years ago. If full grown men weren't
such idiots after pretty women there
would be no trouble. The majority of
the VIM. D. Taylors are fools them
selves and it is little wonder that with
their display of wealth they make fools
out of lot of silly girls who ought to
be spanked by their mothers and sent
to bed at nine o'clock every night in
the week and at eight O'Clock Sunday
night.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1922-02-20
TURNING ON THE LIGHT.

In the discussion of the bill in the
United States senate to authorize pro-
ducers of agricultural products to form
associations. for the purposes of mar
keting, etc. Senator Norris of Nebraska,
took occasion to show what the Stand
ard Oil Company of Nebraska has been
doing in the way of making money the
past ten or eleven years.
When the great Standard Oil Com
pany was dissolved in 1911 the people
hoped for some relief from its unjust
cxactiOns, but they have been disap-
pointed. True. the old company went
cut of business, but there were Il num-
Der of others formed by the former
stockholders of the parent concern.
such as the Standard Oil Company of
Indiana, the Standard Oil Company OF
Nebraska. etc.
The Nebraska concern was organized
in 1911 with capital Of $GOO,OOO. In
each of the years of 1914. 1915, 1916,
1917, 1918 and 1920 it declared divi-
bends Of S2OO.OOO or 1913 per cent on
its original investment. In 1921 Il
dividend amounting to $3OO,OOO, or 80
per cent on the $6OO,OOO, was declared.
In the course of his address Senator
Norris said
THE Standard Oil Company of Neb-
raska is engaged solely in marketing
pt troleum products within the state
of Nebraska. just one state. According
to the latest available information Oh
file it has 3}J stations for distribution.
1t purchases most. if not all, of its sup
ply from the Standard Oil companies,
namely. the Standard Oil Company of
Indiana. and the Midwest Refining
Company. The Midwest Refining Com
Dany is almost. if not entirely. owned
by the Standard Oil Company of IN
diana.
Il said | would tell the senate how
its capital stock had been increased. In
1911, when the company was dissolved,
when il ceased to be Il trust, 1t had Il
capitalization of S6OO,0OO. On April IL.
1912. that capitalization was increased
to $sOo.0Oo by the payment of stock
dividend. no additional money being
put in.
1T would bc interesting to know that
in 1872 it declared cash dividend to
its stockholders of 1GO per cent. and.
in addition to that. a stock dividend Of
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1922-02-20


There is said to be over 1000 i'm.
pOrters in the United States who are
fighting determinedly to defeat protec-
tive tariff legislation. They want to
import all the goods they possibly can
and get them as cheaply as possible.
Then they put them on the market at
figuers just below the point where pro-
ducers here can sell them thus putting
the domestic manufacturer out of bust
ness while benefitting the consumer but
little 1t was shown the other day be-
fore the senate committee having the
tariff bin in charge that goods imported
from Germany had been sold in this
country at profits ranging from 100 to
800 per cent and in many eases more
than that. Germany is now producing
cheaper than any other country in the
world and will gain commercial su
premacy if her importationS are not
checked by a protective tariff The
sooner congress gets together and en-
acts Il comprehensive protective tariff
law the better it will Ne for all the in
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1922-02-20
EXPECTING RATIFICATION.

The people of the United States are
expecting the senate to ratify the
treaties negotiated at the arms con-
ference. In fact there is scarcely a
doubt but that the senate will ratify.
This is the reason so little is being
done to influence the senate.
The agreements reached are so salts
factory on the whole that there is real
~ little or no opposition to any OF
them. The United States came out of
the conference with c0lOrs flying, not
that it secured any unfair advantage
hut because it fathered the conference
and the program it mapped out was
acceptable to all the nations represent
ed.
The Chinese-Japanese settlement of
the Shantung dispute took place be-
tween representatives Of those countries
outside the conference, as did the set
Element of the zap controversy between
Japan and the United States. The
other treaties are:
\ treaty by the British Empire
France, Japan, Italy and the United
States limiting the size of their navics
and declaring Il naval holiday suspend
ing the race of naval ornaments.
\ treaty by these same powers for
bidding the use of poison gas in war
fare and making it illegal under inter.
national law for submarines to attack
merchant ships.
\ treaty by the British Empire
France. Japan and the United States
supplemental to the Pacific treaty, eX.
GLIDING the principal Japanese islands
from the scope OF the pact.
\ treaty by the British Empire,
France. Italy. Belgium. Portugal, The
Netherlands. Japan, China and the
Unifcd States declaring an open door
policy in China.
\ treaty by these same powers COW
rring Chinese tariffs and providing for
ultimate Chinese autonomy in tariff
matters.
There was no treaty reducing or
limiting land ornaments. This is due
largely to the influence of France,
whose representatives feared Germany
50 much that they refused to agree to
Il reduction of their army. But that
is not question of vital interest to
the United States. No nation can at
tack this country with serious consc-
qucnces except through its navy or air
craft.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1922-02-20

Managing Director Myers of the
war finance corporation declares there
il much Improvement in the agricult
ural districts of the country. insisting
that 40 cent corn and 50 hogs at local
markets in the middle west is putting
confidence in the farmer and business
mcn and that the outlook is more
pl omising that for many months. Corn
has doubled in value ut local markets
during the past three or four months,
but it is still far below the cost of
production. When it gets up around
60 cents IL buShcl the farmer will be
getting somewhere near what it is
worth and it can still be fed to SIS
and 50 hogs at Il profit.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1922-02-20

That interest rates are coming down
has been made apparent of late i'll more
ways than one. Up ut Charles City
the other day some funding and drain
age bonds of Floyd county were sold
at a premium. The funding bonds,
amounting to $35,OO0 We're on a basis
Of AZ per cent and sold at premium
of eight hundred dollars. A little less
than 100000 worth of 6 per cent drain
age bonds were sold at Il premium OF
$4,000. Not long ago the county sold
per cent county bonds at par and the
board of supervisors were surprised ut
the very satisfactory sale of the drain
age bonds the other day. About doz-
en- bidders attended the sale. With i'll
terest rates coming down and the price
of farm products going up it looks as
though the farmer who is in debt has
reason to be more optimistic.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1922-02-20

No, India is not Il second Ireland.
even if there is dissatisfaction in India
as there has been in Ireland for cen
turtles. II the Indians were anything
like the Irish, do you imagine England
could govern them. What would 3D.
100000 Englishmen in England do with
3O0,O0OO0O Irishmcn in India? The
Indians are docile people, easily ham
died, while the Irish are anything but
that. One freshman can cause moro
trouble than u thousand Indians and
that's the reason Ireland has finally
secured freedom.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1922-02-20
RAWSON FOR SENATOR.

The Freeman-J ournal was greatly
surprised Friday when news came over
the wires that Charles \. RawsOn,
chairman Of the republican state cen
trail committee, was to receive the ap-
pointment from Gov. Kendall to the
United States senate to succeed Sena-
tor Kenyon.
1t is understood. of course. that
Rawson will not be candidate for the
nomination before the June primaries.
thus the field will he left open for
rough and tumble fight, with the
chances that the progressive clement
will be divided ins'its support among
several candidates while the reaction
airy element will unite upon one candi-
Gate. Gas it Invariably does.) and
stands IL good chance of winning. More
over. Mr.. Rawson will occupy the seat
until his successor is named next fall.
another bad feature. as the state will
lose whatever influence new senator
of the right sort might gain in that
time.
AS the Freeman-JOurnal looks at it
the governor has made Il serious mis-
take. not because of RawsOn, but be-
cause he departed from his program
to appoint some man from the north
ern half of the state who was big
enough and popular enough to win at
the primaries and to fill the place made
vacant by the resignation of Kenyon.
The governor had the opportunity of
naming senator who would fill the
position for years to the satisfaction
and credit of the state. and deliberately
threw the opportunity away.