VOLUME LIU NUMBER 21. KEWBERBY, S. C? FRIDAY, HAKM H 13, 1014. TWICE A VttK, $1,59 A YIAJL
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I STATE HOUSE.
I Confederate Home Appropriation. |
\ewberry Supervisors of Kesristration?-Other
Matters.
Special :o Tie Herald and News.
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Columbia, March 12.?Routine at-i
-"airs in the State house are resuming!
their normal trend, the legislature now
having been away for nearly a week.
The appropriation bill has been
checked up, and the comptroller general
has paid the salaries of Scate officials?the
first they have received
since the 23rd of December, which
-carried them up to the first of January.
Other claims against the State
are being paid, the appropriation bill
having been certified, as to the vetoes,
by the clerks of the house and
the'senate, and also, as required this
f year by ihe comptroller general, by
the code commissioner.
This holding up of claims against
the State?including the running expenses
of all State institutions?in
fact, every item which the appropriation
bill carries?for a considerable
while, emphasizes the necessity, which
has been often stressed, of changing
the fiscal year?making it run from
April to April, or from July to July,
or from some other month to the same
month the following year, so that the
ieeislature will appropriate for a year
which begins after ies session, ii:stead
of for a year which began before its
session. As it is now, the legislature
begins on the second Tuesday in January
and stays in session for about
two months, and make sappropriations
for the year which began more
than a week before its session began.
Need of ( ash Basis Also.
As has already been called a:i-:ntion
to in The Herald and News, this
session has- also strongly emphasized
the neeu of placing the S'ate .upon a
\casn basis, and the duty of the legislature
to do so. It is poor business
-?^policy for a State whose legislature
pases an appropriation bill carrying
. more than $2,000,000, to have to borrow
from $300,000 to $">00,000 every
year, and pay interest thereon, to meet
current expenses until taxes are paid
and received by the State treasurer.
Confederate Home Appropriation.
Since the adjournment of the general
assembly, some cf the newspapers
have been devoting themselves to constructions
of some of the acts of the
legislature and to some of the vetoes
of the governor. A Columbia newspaper
on Wednesday morning heads an
-irticle, "Xo pr vision for salaries in
law?commandant, matron and other
officials at Con federate Soldiers' Home
without pay." The governors veto of
item 3 of the section providing for
the Home is then called attention to,
but only a part of the item as vetoed
is quo:ed. and the fact that the enti'e
appropriation for the Home, as conL
tained in the next item of the bill,
was not touched, is omitted. Such
newspaper tactics, however, are too
common to excite comment. Tiie
item for salaries was ve:oed because
vof the restrictions brown around the
payment of the salaries, interfering
with the management, such as requiring
the commandant to live on the
premises and be subject to the call of
the board night and day; providing
that physicians' services and all medical
services should no: be over $50 per
month, restrictions as to employees,
including cooks, and other suca restrictions.
The next item in the bill
carried the total appropriation for the
Home of $16,100 and this was not
touched by the veto. As matter of
fact, following the sustaining of the
veto, Governor Please received a set
of resolutions from the inmates of the
Home strongly comnv nding him for
his s and in their behalf, and the res-1
t olutions were ac-c mpanied by a dozen !
very pretty carnations.
State Hospital ComRiNsIoH.
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The Srate hospital commission.!
which has had in charge he d::\viopmert
cf the n w asylum property out j
at State park, held a meeting hnre |
yes'erday to wi d up its affairs. Xo
appropriation was made by th<- legislature
at t/e past session to carrv on
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the >1 c > >. .01 an a iiio pr j.'ertv wi 1 ,
stand as it Dr the present, the new
s
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building having already b.^-ii turned
over to tho board of regenrs of the
State hospital, and now being used '
for tli? accommodation of patients. An
approp' iation was made by ;he legislature
for the equipme .t of this building.
Tlie
Columbia Record says, in regard
to the niee:ing . i' the S:ate hos- :
pital commission:
Kmiimnent which today was ulaced .
in charge of the sinking commission }
included material valued at approxi-1 '
mutely $3,000. In tr.e lo: were mules, :
wagons, wheel scraper, gasoline en- 1
gine, hoists, de* ricks, concrete mixer, (
blacksmith tools and implements of ^
this characcer. Xo monies were ^
turned over, it is understood, as the
entire l'und, with the exception of an
amount sufficient to pay off the com- c
missioners, who receive $3 for each 1
meeting, has been expended. I there \
is a balance, it will be small, accord- j
ing to Col. Aull.
\
"P. J. 0. Smith, superintendent of
construction at ine state rarK, aiso
turned in his accounts. They were
approved and he was formally relieved
of his duties. He will return before
the close of the week to his former
some in Spartanburr.
"Col. Aull, in discussing the situation
at the State Park, said: ^
" 'The future of this work rests with
the next legislature. It woulH be a (
great mistake, in my judgment, to stop v
the work where it is. It would have f
been better if the legislature, after f
having started this work, had gone t
ahead with it. The commission had j
the organization and everything 2Jec- ^
essary, and I think an appropriation should
have been provided each year r
by the legislature for the work.
" 'Although the commission wanted (
$125,000, if the legisla:ure had just
have given $100,000 each year, I believe
all the necessary buildings could t
have ben completed in six years. Al- (
ready $2-10,000 has been spen: there. ^
The land is valued at approximately }
(?OA AAA a A m A ? ? ? \ 1 fy
<pov,vvv anu 111c mam uuopiai uuiiutn^ j ^
represents about $52,000. Then there i {
is the nurses' dormitory and the build- ?
ing for the superintendent of the farm t
and the laundry building. We have t
there also, a well equipped plant for
generating eleetrici:y and carving \vater,
as well as disposing of sewage. .
"'There are already patients in the j
main hospital building at State Park. [
Tnis will continue in use, the legislature
having appropriated $.",000 for
equipment.' i
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"Col Aull also stared that the leg-1 r
islanire had appropriated $4,913.11 to {i
the commission to pay outstanding ?
claims against it. This will probably
be paid to those to whom it is owing 2
Thursday, according to Col. Aull. c
Newberry Supervisors Kegistration. v
Governor Blease has reappointed
the preset: boa'd of supervisors of 0
registration for Xewbery county, com- c
posed of Messrs. Eugene Wheeler, c
Gregg C. Evans and E. Lee Hayes.
STATISTICS OF COTTON. 1
Washington, March li\?Director s
William J. Harris, o: the bureau of b
the census, department of commerce, f
announces a change in the method of
publishing the statistics of co:ton. \
The annual reports on the quantity c
of cotton ginned haVe heretofore included
the quantity of linters obtained c
by the oil mills. Formerly -bore was v
r>n:v a comnarativelv small auanritv of
" " * _1 * * 1,
'inters obtained and 1 :ey were ot such j.
a gade as could b? used, :o some extent.
for the same purposes as were ^
the lower grades of cotton. M&ny of ^
the .oil mills have now installed machinery
for ihe closer delinting of the
a
seed. This has resulted in a large increase
in the to'.al quantity of linters
produced each year and, at the same
Hrno. in lower in 2: the average aualitv
c
of the fibre, so that now onlv a small
v.ort if any, is used as a substitute for
j
'in c>*ton.
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I', t'r-refore, appears advisable no~
"a inc'ude th? ou'intity or li! ters in
the ' 4: ! production of cotton for the
crop and. accordingly- the totals in 1
he r< ' >r: to be i??.nAd on March 20 1
w'"' rel:it? orlv to lint cotton and will 1'
n t inchi > liners. Tti formation <is
to tno proH'JCtion o* ir'prs. how over. '
will !:o given in a footnote so that
comparative figures: may be computed
on the basis of the resorts issued in jh
previous yea' s. j 1
HO A1U) OF KEUEM'S 31E ET.
session A?1 iojjrise*! Tulil Thursday \i-?
tenioon? Developments Looked
For at Thai Time.
Special to The Herald and News.
Columbia, -March 1L\?The board of
'gents of the Sta'e Hospital for the
*l.v t! lit' ilill iilUl ill 115 Uti> ?11 1* 1UU,iw
business was transacted at the
.:crning session. The hoard will meet
jgain t/.is afternoon and i( is currenty
reported that ma'teis wnich we: e
liscussed in the recent legislative i;irestigation
will be taken up at that
ime. There has been 110 statement
;o far given out as to the resignation
>f Dr. Babcock or as to its acceptance
jv Governor Blease and it is. not
mown whether or not Dr. Babcock
resigned or will resign or what
vill be done o.ie way or the other in
he matter.
F!HF IN JOHNSTON.
r1 lames Destroy $15,000 ti'orth of
Property?Four Stores and Other
Buildings Destroyed.
rhe State.
Johnston. March 11.?Between 10
/clock and midnight last night the
msiness section of Johnston suffered
rom a conflagration which destroyed
our mercantile establishments and
lieir buildings, three large warelouses,
the building of the Bank of
.Vestern Carolina?Johnston branch?
md burned six box cars on the rail oad
siding here.
The total loss is estimate at $15,>00.
partly covered by insurance.
The fire started in the rear of the
nront in /-? n rvrkf-1 rvti with
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he grocery store of Jesse Booth, presumably
from a defective flue, and
vhen discovered had spread over alnost
the en:ire rear half of the roof.
Quickly it spread from that frame
juilding to the aidjoining property,
nid in a little while that entire secion
of the business portion of the
own was in danger of bf" wiped
>ut. Finally, between 11:30 and 12
>'clook the local fire department got
he flames under control, after they
;ad spread to the following surroundng
properties:
Qtnrn hjn'l^ino- o r? r\ r\ c\ \ro rnTi aii^o
i7UHUlJi^ CU1U V11V ? (UCliUUOC,
iwncd by M. T. Turner, insured for
1,500, which cnly partly covers the
property. The store was occupied by
!\ S. Rliod^n, as a "meat market, who
lad no insurance, and on the adjoinng
side by Jesse' Booth as a small
jrocery and restaurant. The latter
arried $100-insurance and his loss
nil oe aoout
Building owned by the Ouzts estate,
in which there was no insurance, ocupied
by the grocery store of J. .Taobs.
who carried $1,200 on his s.ock.
\V. M. Moore, meat market, carried
10 insurance on his stock or fixtures,
"his building was insured for .$1,500.
Building owned by V L. Parker, inured
for $.~<?0. occupied by G. B. Asicll's
store, the stock being insured
or $1,000.
Two warehouses, owned by J. L.
Valker, on which $500 insurance was
arried.
The building of the .Johnston branch
the Iiank of Western Carolina,
finch was destroyed, was covered by
nsurance, it was stated. but it was
impossible to ascertain the amount.
At times during th? progress of the
ire several o her ouildings caught,
lit the department was able to exinguish
the flames before much dam
ere had been done.
The Junior Division to Meet.
The Junior Division Missionary sojety
- f Centra] Mc.hodist church v. ill
ncet Saturday evening, March 14. at
;;;o o'clock wit'.' Miss Rebecca Wk k-!
r.
May Tarrant,
Recording Secretary.
A Vf'i'iimr Demonstrator.
udge.
Ro^ermry?I wo: icr how ir. fec-ls to j
>e bar*a o: a fun .y litle mustache j
::;r> yo'T^.
Th rntcn?I can't toll you very well,
lit- T ?;*]) - 1'7 cy-ow you how,
I
t fee!* 'o be in front of it.
CONVICT UKKKMVOOI) liOUKltS.
.jurors Kind ><tfro (iuilty of Killing
(ieonre K. Younir in Laurens
C'Miniv.
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The Sta:e.
Laurens?, March 10.?Greenwood
Rogers, a negro, charged with the
murder of George F. Young, was
t'jund guilty of murder tonight at 9 .
o'clock with recommendation to mercy.
He will be sentenced tomorrow
morning. T.ie case went to the jury j
this afternoon at 4 o'clock. Mr. \
You::g, a p'ominent Laurens county
planter an'd owner of Stomp Springs,
was killed January 12 at the springs
o >-? A liAmo Kn r*r? ori n vor lli C h.lHv I
anu ins living W"'"VU v^.v.. ,
The principal witnes for the State, 1
Tom Young, who made a confession |
and implicated Rogers and Junk Caldwell
shortly after the tragedy, went
on the stand and told practically the (
same s:orv that he related to 'he of- ,
ficers. He swore that murder of Mr.
You.-g was the result of a conspiracy
between the three of them entered
into the Saturday night before the
killing on the following Monday night (
and that it was planned dv Kogers.
They wenr to the Young home about
midnight. Mr. Young had not retired.
They called him to the door. Mr.
Young walked back towards the fire- ;
place when Rogers pushed his gun
forward and shot Mr. Young in the
right side. Rogers then entered the 1
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room and struck Mr. Young with an
axe, crushing his dead. Mr. Young
groaned several times but never
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spoke.
Rogers then secured what money
he could find and then got some meat
and other articles. Alter soir.g out
Rogers divided the money with the
i
other two, carried rhe meat and other
provisions to his house and i.hen went
back and set fire to the Young cot
Rogers denied all connec- ion with
the murder and said he was at home ,
all night, going in just a: nightfall.
His mother swore to the same state- ,
ment. She swore that she kept a light .
our.ing all night and did 110: go to bed
herself until after midnight, as
was her habit. Rogers denied hat he
had made threats against Mr. Young
or thai he carried a pistol for him. ,
Ten witnesses were put up by the
State and about the same number by
the defense.
It was stated tonight that Junk
Ca'dwell, one of the three charged *
with the murder, has made a confes- (
sion similar to *hat made by Tom '
Young. He will probably be placed
on trial tomorrow.
Junk Caldwell is Also Declared Guilty. ''
The State.
Laurens. March 11.?"Guilty, with !
I ,
recommendation to mercy/' was :he c
ve'dict returned tonight at 7 o'clock, 1
m ilie case oi tne state against .JunK
Caldwell, a negro tried today as one (
of the principals i:i the murder last
January of George F. Young, at Stcmp ^
j
Springs. A similar verdict was rendered
last night against Greenwood
Rogers, the alleged ri.'g.eade/- in the
conspiracy that culminated in the killing
of Mr. Young in his home January .
12. ' (
Tom Young, who confessed to the \
conspiracy and murder some weeks i
:'go and implicated Rogers and Cald- ;
well, was the main witness for the <
State again today, celling addition- c
a! material points. He swore that i
Caldwell at the bidding of Rogers ?
secured some broom straw after leavi'
g the house and returned and kin- i ;
died a fire under corner of the i i
cottage to make sure that the building' c
was fired and to make quick work of! t
the job.
The witness sworne that Rogers, af- '
ter killing and robbing his victim,
:* k a fire shove! and threw live coals
over the room, on thr> beddinar and .
clotMng, thus starling the blaze!
within.
Witnesses were put on the stand to !
tes ir'y to a allowed confession made ; ^
M;rch 4, by the defendant, those wit-;
: e-^es including Deputy Sheriff Reid ^
p.nrl .T. StnV'O Young, a son of 'he la e :
G^org? F. Young. They swore that ^
the confession was mnde voluntarily i r
and tint Junk said "-hen it was ever i
thnr he "felt be tor." |l
When put on the stand by the do-, c
.euse tno no.sro repinlia ? 1 th-"5 state- i
met, declaring t'.iat he male the 1
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THE X E'iYS 0 FPOMAKIA. !
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(?'oo<I Sermon?New Church?Marrfntrc?Sehe.l
Entertainment.
Town Election.
Special to T.io Herald and News.
Pomaria, March 12.?Rev. .1. A.
Linn preached a very fine sermon here ;
Sinidav. Tue Rev. Mr. Linn is a very '
i
able and pleasant speaker and is al- :
ways given the bet-t of attention, i
Choosing for his text Matthew 1o:2S, i
he gave a clear explanation of this
passage and showed the lack of faith
< n :he part of this age.
The first quarterly conference of the
Brc-ad River circuit was held in the
new Methodist church here Monday, j
March 0. Good reports were heard {
from tiie stewards of each church.
Mr anri Mrs .T W. Alewine SDent I
the ft'st part of the week at the home
or Mr. Alewine's parents in Silverstree:.
Mrs. J. A. Sligh, of Columbia, is
spending a while with her sister, Mrs.
B. B. Richardson, who has been very
ill. We hope to soon hear of her
complete recovery.
Mrs. Corrie Lane is spending the
v\eek in Newberry.
Mrs. Sligh Wicker and Miss Jessie
Rutherford spent the week.-end with
Mrs. W. S. Seybt.
Pomaria has six teachers, at least
that number boarded the train here
Saturday morning.
r>- 4.~ I
L>r. mint* I" went iu ^unnuuia imo
week to see :Mrs. J. S. J. Suber, who
is confined in the Columbia hospital.
Mr. Th unas P. Richardson has gone
t ) see his father-in-law, Mr. James "VV.
Wicker.
Dr. Yv". E. Pelham is registered at
Setzler here! for a few days.
Miss Olive Richardson was called
home on accotm: cf the illness of her
mother. Miss Richardson teaches
:irar Whit mire.
Mrs. R. C. Ligon is in Columbia under
the care of Dr. Whaley.
The writer visited St. Philips Sunday
and was glad to :;ote the prog'ess
and moving spirit in the community.
These folks are planning t.o build a
large and up-to-date church. The lot
..as been given by Mr*. Roof and Mr. C.
K. Coimto is g^ing :o give $100 ?or
?very $400 given by the congregation. !
rhis must appeal to those in charge.
Miss Cave Meyers, of Pomaria, and
Mr. R. L. Free, of Fairfield county,
were married on March 1 bv the Rev. J
). A. unn. we wish ior tins jimiug
couple a bright and prosperous fuure.
"The Deestrict School of 50 Years
\go'' will be presented at Hunter-DetVa't
scliool Friday nigh':, March 13,
;y the Rural School Improvement association
of Pomaria graded school.
'Former Chief of Police T. E. Rich- I
irdson has been appointed constable I
inder Magistrate A. L. Anil.
Mr. Maxev Boland is the new chief;
)f police in Pomaria.
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The annual election of town officials j
leld on March 3 resulted as follows: !
Intendant?.1. T. Kinard.
Alderman Ward 1?Z. T. Pinner.
Alderman Ward 2?J. P. Setzler%
Alderman Ward 3?T. E. Hentz.
Alderman Ward 4?Joe Boland.
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confession under duress and did not j
inde'stand the impor ance of it any-1
vay. He, like Rogers, tried to prove:
in alibi but he was never able to ac-:
iount far his whereabouts between 11 j
)elock on the night oi' ihe tragedy j
mtil after midnight when his brother j
said he came home an> went to bed.
This i:egro is only 1G years of age '
ind was domiuaied by Rogers accord-;
ng to most of the evidence. It is not =
certain that Tom Young will be tried |
omorrow, bur probably la.er.
DETERMINED ONSLAUGHT
BRINGS ELEPHANT DOWN !
fiisse Ce:ist Killed Near Harlsville. <
One Hundred Slscts Fired to
Animal.
: ,
fr.3 State. I
Kartsville, March 11.?South Caroina's
well established record for big.
rime shooing was broken tonight ' <
vhen the biggest animal n bo (lis- '
latched in this county in its history :
ell before 'the onslaught of a large
?nrty ci' well armed men. An ex- 1
: edirgly robust female e'.ephant was :
he victim of the attack by citizens f i
he community armed with guns and :
DECLARES HE S CONFIDENT.
Leo. >1. Frank Says He Expects a
New Trial?To File New Motion.
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Atlanta. Ga., March 10.?Leo M.
Frank today declared he . was more
confident of obtaining a new trial than
at any time sinre his conviction on
the charge of having murdered Mary
Phagan. An extraordinary motion
fo:- a new '..earing of tlie case will be
filed some time before April 17, the
date recenrly set for the execution.
It is expected about April 7.
(Frank's renewed hopefulness is
lieved to be the result o-f remarkable
activities by his counsel and agents in
a concerted effort to unearth new
evidence. These activities are more
pronounced now than at any time
since the young factory superintendent's
arrest.
Interest in Frank's fight for life
likewise appears more widespread
than ever. This interest extends
throughout the entire country, as
shown by scores of letters received
daily by counsel for the defense and
prosecution irom all parts of the
United Stares.
Detective at Work.
A detective of rational renown,
conspicuous in unsartbing the dynamite
conspiracy cases at Los Angeles
and ladianopolis, has been personally
enagaged to work on the case.
Anfnrriinsr tn s'pnpral rpnort the ser
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vices of this man and his agents have
been secured by two private citizens
of Atlanta. Representatives of the
detective have been in the city trying
to unravel rhe mystery for several
weks, and he is expected to arrive
this week.
Since renewed activities were beguS
in the case several affidavits have
been made public by the friends of
the defense and others evidence has
been disclosed which will be embodied
i:i the extraordinary motion for a
new trial. While the State is said to
be equally ac.ive, it is understood that
little additional evidence will be
mads public until the motion has been
filed by the defense.
Solicitor at Work.
The solicitor general has been in
co; ference constantly during the past
few days with city detectives who
worked on the case previous to the
trial.
Since the original motion for a new
trial was denied. Frank has broken
the silence he had hitherto maintained.
Ke recently received a- body of
newspaper men, ag'eeing to answer
anv nnostinns :h?v miirht ask and in
addition has made several other
statement for publication. From the
first he has professed liIs innocence.
Lately he has declared his conviction
was the resu.t of an insistent demand
for a victim by a public determined
id avenge the murder of the little factory
girl.
Mrs. Frank, wife of the prisoner,
also has made several srarements, the
last one being made public just after
Charles Becker, the Xew York police
lieutenant, was granted a new
trial. In her latest statement Mrs.
Frank declares her husband is entitled
to the same privilege given
Becker.
o:her weapons.
The hunt and execution occurred
about eight mile? from Hartsville
near the residence of C. C. Win-burn.
The mammal v.*as killed about 9
o'clock after more than 100 shots had
oeen nrea 111:0 ner ooay. me most
violent excitement followed the announcement
that a member of jungle's
royally was at large in the neighborhood.
"Wild rumors spread telling of
damage done by the big beast and as
they '.raveled they grew like Topsy
snd the snowball. Investigation indir;Ves
that no damage resulted for any
but the unfortunate animal.
X-.-ws o< the chase and death of ciie
elephant was brought to Hartsville
I. e to:::.:'it by residents of the town
who had viewed the remains.
The elephant is supposed to have
. sc ! d from a circus during a train
wreck. The animal was first seen
.car .he tracks of the Seaboard Air
Line railway. Tae pursuers and derender?
of the country's safety have
\o'< \e:.v:u--u th; of t-o fceast nor
s information of her history available
it this ime.
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