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/ \./ ? ???????????? VOLOTE LII, SfUXBEB 90. NEWBERRY, S. C, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER lit, 1914. TWICB A W1JEK, IUI 4 tltAJk. . TREASURER TO PAY WAREHOUSE BILIS CARTER SATISFIED AFTER OPINION FROM ATTORNEY GENERAL >tate Treasurer G/ves Reasous for Holding Tp JleLLiurm's Cla/m. News and Courier. Columbia, >Jov. 11.?Having received an opinion <:rom the attorney general's office "that the fund amounting 10 $72,098. i>3 is available for tins appropriation and claims presented under the warehouse act should be paid from this fund," S. T. Carter, State treasurer, today consented to honor scuch warrants as may be presented by John L. McLaurin, State warenouse commissioner, for the expense of the cotton warehouse system. Mr. Carter Tuesday turned down a warrant presented by Mr. McLaurin on the ground that t'.'.ere was no fund in the State treasury applicable to the warehouse act appropriation. "At that time," said Mr. Carter, "I ' " '' T '? f'not T iholH 11 r> .*010. 31T. JkXC LJCL U i i 11 tuaw x '* * uu " v*u ?r the claim until I could secure a ruling from the attorney gereral. I see by the press that Mr. Mcl-aurin has seen I fit to praise th-e comptroller general for his care in handling accounts, and yet he criticises me because I saw fit 10 satisfy myself that I had a legal rig^t to pay out the State's money. Wanted Correct Account* 4<Tne statement in the attorney gen * ~+y?o+ ?t i erai's letter to i>ir. m^uatym mm x note from your letter that there is $17,- j 500 in the treasury unappropriated,'! led to believe that his opinion was j based on that information, and I was j not willing to proceed to pay out the j State's money until a true statement 1 of the condition of the treasury was ^submitted to the attorney general. 1 1 1 irhe attorney general nas X U1CU. that there is money in the treasury applicable to tee warehouse appropriation and I snail abide by his ruling, j "I have no desire, nor is it my in- j tention, to block and interfere in any manner in the administration o:' any t other department of the State government. but as long as I am treas urer I expect to administer the affairs ! | of that department according to law, j and when I am in doubt as to my legal : authority I shall consult the attor- j ney general and be governed by his ! rulings; Mr. McLaurin or any ot'cer j man to the contrary notwithstanding.-' j DEWBERRY'S TAX ACCOUNT Amount Charged for Taxes In Newberry County?A Pretty B/g Budget. The figures published below give the ! amount of tax to be paid by tv.e peo- j pie of Newberry for the various items l named. In other words, it is the amount that has been charged up to j the treasurer by the auditor. Of' i course there will be some rebates and some preperty no* found and possibly ! some double entry. The books for the i collection of taxes cave been turned j over to the county treasurer by the j auditor. j A ... I State * i County 2~>,60S.69 j Spec-ial county 7.316.79 ! Road tax 7,316.79 Tax levied in portions of the county R. R 6,730.41 School constitutional 3mill tax 21,950.36 Snedal and local school ... 23.961.26 ! Poll . 6.013.00 Dogs 1.695.00 Total $144.4^3.01 ? For ( omiii:ssfoner. , The many friends of Mr. Robt. D ? Smith announce his name for the posi- : ft rion of commissioner of public works, j to succeed Mr. M. L. Spearman. Mr. J I Smith is a good business man and we ; foo.' euro will rlicfhurpp fhp fllltipf? rvf ! % ~ v. ""! r.he position with business like ability, r * He will abide the rules of the Dem^ ocratic primary. Many Friends. Since writing the paragraph that k "Mr. M. L. Spearman was unopposed A for reelection, Mr. R. D. Smith is anil^ nounced as a candidate for com mi sA sioner of public works. Mr. L. W. R Floyd is announced for re-election 1& from Ward 3 as member of board of school trustees. All good men. 3> <& <S> THE IDLER <s> <$> *><$<$<$><?><$><$><&<$>$><$?>$ $><$><$> & My, though, tee women have the town this week. Ain't it true? Did you ever see so many? They start early and they work late. I guess they must be doing things. I happened on the street one afternoon when they were marching down town from the Baptist church to tbe court house, ; ana it ioooKea iiKe a regiment, ana i guess it was a regiment, and they are ' figcting in a good cause. Pity they | couldn't go over on the continent and | tell those Germans and Allies how i they should fight, and put them in a | different kind of war from what they i are waging. They tell me teat at the court touse even at evening sessions no men scarcely can find a seat. The | men should go out and learn some! tViincr "XX7a11 T Irrvn if ic olr*icrV>f I uiiiiQ. it v-x, x i vvivv/n AO uui^iu. A have been told they are not suffrai gettes. That is good. They are do; ing a great work in this State. I ; hope they will do some good in NewI berry by their coming, and I believe i they will. I am sure they will go ' . ; away saying nice thing about the peoj pie of Newberry for wOile our people I will fight one ^another and won't pull : together on anything for the good of the town for fear tne Commercial bank or some other hank is working the thing ;'or its o-wn benefit, they will get together on one thing, and that is making the stranger within its gates feel at home and glad that he (she) came and when it comes to entertainment we beat ti^e world. They tell me that Jim Burton (beg pardon. I should say Mr. J. A. Burton, and he's a fine fellow too) has burned up a hundred gallons of gasoline and wore out tour brand nerw Firestone tires running his Studebaker hauling the fair delegates, and that he always tries to look out for tfte youngest and handsomest of the delegates. Just how he managed tee latter I do not know for I am informed that they are all young and handsome and that many of them are not married. Mr. Burton is doing the proper thing in giving or ins nine ana nroney ior me pleasure or ot'jrs. That is the only way to enlarge and develop ourselves. But he is not t)!:e only one. Other gave their cars and their time. W. S. Melton, and Herman Wrig:t, I have heard met all trains and Walter Wallace. Well, to tell the truth I don't know all wbo were there but I feel sure those who were not present would have been if that notjee to stay away and let the committee do it had not been published in the namers. Sn ar as T am eon cerned I am glad t':at these good women came and I feel sure that they will leave a good influence on our whole communtiy which will continue to do good long a ter they have gone. God bless the dear women. I read somewhere the other day fee following lines which I am glad that I n it- -Paw T ti*n "? a r~ f A w> + A i au w iui 1 v> am, n; vjuu-ujuciiu utuui iy people of Newberry. I don't knoAv w'.:o wrote it but it is good and so true t'.at I want every one in Newberry to read it. Here it is. Read. Listen: I It Isn't Your Town?It's You. If you want to live in the kind of a town Like the kind of a town you like, j You needn't slip your clothes in a grip And start on a long, long hike. You'll onlv find what you left behind, ! i For there's nothing tfcat s really new. It's a knock at yourself when you j knock your town. It isn't your town?It's you. Real towns arc not made by men \ afraid Lest somebody else gets ahead. When e.eryone works and nobody i shirks You can raise a town from the dead. , And if while you make your personal stake lour neigi.:uor can aia-tve une, tuu, Your town will be w. at you want to I see. It isn't your town?It's YOU. Just what I have been saying for a : long time. It is YOU, not the town. YOU make the town and if you don't make it good it will be bad. Whvnot c'orget yourself?your noble self?;for just a few spare moments, and do something for the good of your town, That's what we want 1 Newberry? i ! some one?all of YOU?to forget your noble selves for just a few moments and realize that there are other fellows and that those other fellows have some rights, and if they should happen to make a little more money than you do, that you should be glad because tihen. even from a selfish stand I . ~ ~ ' . ! point, you will have a little better chance to get some of it for yourself. If nobody has any money how under * ig<h heayen are you to get any. Let's ! get together. That's the thing. Form a get together club and to en stick to it. It is easy to < orm a club or a chamber of commerce or a business league or anything in Newberry, but (the trouble is to keep it formed. I b? i neve it was cm Arp w?..o sain mat ! when Lincoln issued his orders for the Southerners who had begun to organize and arm themselves for the war, to | disband that he went out in a 'hundred acre field all by his lonely and tried for a week to disband and he just couldn't. That is the spirit. ' Let us ' organize and stay organized. And then cooperate and do things. That's it. Do things. If we once make up our minds to get together t)': en everything else good will come to us. Remember that. It will do you good. ??? I Then clean uip your town. That is J a great thing. I think I said once j before that whoev er said that "clean- | liness was nevt to gocumess' spoKe i a parable and if it wasn't in the Bible it was as true as Bible, and had a good show to get in t>.:e next revision of that greatest of all Books. ! ? | Zflrrk Wright?nardon me. Zack? I but I mean by this speaking to be 1 kind and affectionate and loving?of course affectionate and loving mean the same tilling?hut I want by this speaking to impress the idea?Zack and his council, I say that done good and his council, I say, have done a good piece of street work on Caldwell street 'from Boundary to Johnstone, but it is such a soort distance, and just wfry they didn't take t'r.e good work on to Friend street is a mystery. j 0, they say they have no money, but; that same force is working somewhere j and it. costs just as much and this is j so needed, 0, so terribly badly need- j ed?1 wish I knew some more ex- j pressive adjectives, I would use them 1 I ?but why did you not do just a little ! more while you had Joe Werts over j there;. Joe seemed so happy to be j f u-npl-inor ftipr in town nn somp r>f fthesfi . bad streets that I really t'.'.ink it was \ cruelty to animals to take him away ! so soon. Joe is a fine bellow and gets \ good work out of '"ns force, if he just i could be permitted to do it on some of ( these awful?is that a good word??j streets, in town?that is if I could , be permitted to call some of them } streets. 0, Zack and city council, let j me plead with you for the sake of' humanity to do a little more street pav- j ing. But why not use some sort of paring +.hat would be less noisy, and dustless. I have heard that there is j a paving til:at is bet.1.', noiseless and j dustless. and that it does not cost any ' more. Why not try it. Jtiut I am play- : ing the glad game and I want to say nice tcings and I am glad and thank- | ful that you did the little that you did, j only let me plead with you ihat you do j just a little more. Joe and his force ; have suddenly dropped out of sight. 1 1 hope they are not lost. The Idler Here It Is In Full. A nflifnr J-Tiicrono <5 Wprtis line: f'rtlYl pleted bis work and Treasurer John L. H.pps is collecting taxes. The little delay of the work in the auditor's office was providential to many taxpayers, who have been thrown hack by the war and the low price of cotton. The books are in time for the collection of taxes and now t :at times are brightening t1 e people will be more able to pay. Auditor Werts has worked hard and laitnfully to put things in good condition and he has i.l,? V ~ ?4. S U CCc'fcHI LU lll^ uruuilt Ul tuc puuiiv at large. ?ca:e? Death of Mrs. Dobbms. iMrs. Eliza Dobbins, widow of Jesse Dobbins. as:ed 72 years, died "Wednesday night at 10 o'clock, and was buried at Rosemont cemetery Thursday afternoon at 4 o'clock. She is survived by fr'^ree children. Mrs. Kate Evans. Mrs. Henry Brown and Mrs. J. R. Bedenbaugh and two grand children. S':e lived in West End with Mrs. Bedenbaugh. THE WOMAN'S CONVENTION Well Attended?The Days Filled Wfth Work?Able Address s and Re. ports. One of the largest and most important meetings of the Baptist of the State is in session in Newberry under t;';e leadership of Rev. and Mrs. E. Pendleton Jones and Mr. and Mrs. J. H. West, chairman of the hospitality committee. Every arrangement has been made for the comfort and welI :are of the more than four hundred delegates and visitors in attendance. Newberry's weatherman '*r.as done his best and heaven and earth 'have vied in making the ladies welcome. After a number of board meetings ? j -ii +v,o ailtl oiiiers tut: 111 ol scsoiuju ui. convention opened Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock in the auditorium of tf.'.e court house, Dr. Jones of Xewberry presiding. Addresses were made by Doctor Jones, Dr. B. D. Gray, of Atlanta, and Rev. John Lake, of Canton, China. At this and each succeeding session special music was provided by local committee of arrangements, and Mrs. G. G. Byers, of Gaffney, brought spiritual messages in song. The officers of the convention are: Mrs. J. D. Chapman, president. Mrs. C. E. Watson, vice president Northern division. Mrs. J. E. Brunson, vice president central division. Miss Mary Adams, vice president Eastern division. Mrs. M. N. Tillman, vice president Western division. Miss Eunice Williams vice president Southern division. Mrs. J. R. Fizer, corresponding secretary. Miss Bessie Major, recording secretary. Miss Jessie King, treasurer. Mrs. T. N. Ryan, auditor. Mrs. Geo. E. Davis, superintendent; Y. M. C/s. Mrs. "VV. J. Hatc':er, superintendent Y. P. S. !Mrs. Joel T. Rice, superintendent mission study. Mrs. P. E. Clinkscales, college correspondent. Mrs. R. C. Hoyt, honorary member executive board. And almost every officer and speaker is present. Wednesday Morning. After the daily mission study class which begins at 8:45, the first morning session was called tc order promptly at 9:45 for these wom-^n are punctual and busy and businesslike and quiet and orderly in ti'.eir meetings, legislatures and congresses could learn from them. The opening praise service was conducted by Mrs. E. Pendleton Jones, after which the president, vice president, secretaries and treasurer made their annual reports which showed marked growth j during the year. The treasurer's report showed that toe following amount 'had been raised by the women i during the year: For Foreign Missions $20.358.fio I For Home Missions 12.S69.U.5 \ For* State Missions 10,721.26 1 rP?*ii ir, cr ^hrml . 2.272.32 JL' ui - , Other objects brought the grand j total up to $52,74-7.07. T is is an increase Over last year of $5,998.25. The State is divided into five divisions and the report was submitted by Mrs. M. X. Tillman, of Edgefield, for j the Western division which includes j Newberry. iMrs. Tillman is vice president of j t is division and states that her sec- i ond year is closing under most fav-! orable circumstances. She reviews the work or" the sev- j I erai associations in her district, all | which are in a very prosperous and flourishing condition. As to the Reedy River association, j Mrs. Tillman has t'.'.e following to I say: "The Banner Association oi the1 Western division is Reedy River, hav- j ing made the greatest advance of j all over last year's record. The ap- j portionmerit, increased ?.orty per cent., j has been raised and exceeded. by | more than a hundred dollars. Four I meetings attended by the energetic! superintendent were stimulating and instructive." Mrs. Tillman concludes r.er very interesting report as follows: "The apportionment was $7,741.50, and the total raised was $8,821.21. These figures do not include gifts y / to other objects wo.ich added to the above amount to $10,3^33.61 with 193 c.:urches and 189 societies." An address on stewardship was de- i livered by Mrs. G. W. Quick, of Greenville, and Dr. Z. .F. Cody, editor of the Baptist Courier, spoke on the denominational press. Wednesday Afternoon. The convention divided up into five divisions for an hour and a ualf meeting in different churcnes of the city ' and discussing the work in their sev- j j eral territories, then at 4 o'clock the i conlv ention assembled as a whole,; wi.en the devontional exercises were1 conducted by Miss Emmeline Thornhill. Reports and papers followed by Miss Sue Wilson, Mrs. J. 0. Goi'gh, Miss H. H. Wright, Miss Tibbie Car; roll, Miss Josephine Winn and others. Wednesday Evenzng. | At 8:00 o'clock the devotional exerI ~ Kxr Mic?c Qnllin j CIStJS WCI'C UUI1UUVI/cu \jj | ger, one of the guests of 'honor, and j the report of Christian Education preI pared by Mrs. Howard Lee Jones was j read by Mrs. D. M. Ramsay and was ' followed by toe address from Doctor j Ramsay, president of Greenville Fe- | male college. Other instructive ad-1 ~anr. li'flpn modo hv \Tiqs .Top! T\ i U1 C9070 w; ~ ~? , Rice, Mrs. M. G. White, Miss Paneuma Barton and others. Thursday. The remainder of the programme includes addresses by Mrs. W. J. Hatcher, IMrs. Mamie N. Tillman, Mrs. F. S. Richardson, Mrs. Beattie Rowland, Mrs. E* J. Smith, Mrs. T. S. Wilbur, Mrs. W. 'C. 'VVJhitescarver, Mrs. Geo. E, | Davis, on the different departments of the manifold work of the Union. The programme, for Thursday afternoon and Friday is as follows: Thursday Evening?8:00. Missionary Hour. Dfevotional?Rev. John Lake. Reports: Home Missions?(Mrs. A. C. Cree. Foreign Missions?Mrs. Edwin G. | Carpenter. Address?/Miss Martha Sullinger. CVIusic. Address?Mrs. Jo'nn Lake. n n TJrarc ouiu?:ui 3. VJ. v^t. x Offering?Jubilate Fund. Canton School. Friday Morning?9:4o. Devotional?Mrs. W. J. Hatcher. J Minutes. I Recommendations of Executive Board. Election of officers. Reports: Obituaries?Mrs. R. C. Hoyt. Resolutions. Time and Dlace. Nominate delegates to W. iM. U., | (Southern Baptist Convention, j Appointment of W. M. U. messen gers to State Convention. (Announcements. Minutes of morning session. Closing service?Mrs. John Lake. I A >'oble Undertaking. I Talking about raving the right spirit, the patriotic spirit, Manager H. B. Viae if in o whn1 p-hparted man- ! j *? tliO AAA V*. . - ner. He is setting apart Wednesdays j j for the various denominational or- J phanages in the State and will devote i |t':e entire proceeds to these institu-1 j :ions. The past Wednesday's enterf tainment was for the Connie Maxwell ! orphanage. Xext Wednesday's receipts will go to the Lutheran orphanage at Salem, to be followed each sucpppriin? Wednesdav by benefit show for one of the other orp' anages until 1 the rounds are made. He will have ' on full and complete programmes of ' moving pictures for these occasions, j It would seem to be needless to urge j the people to occupy all available space at the Opera House during these motion performances, as surely everyone feels the inclination of so doing. The orphans n^ed your help. At the ?a:no rime vou will see some fine pic- i tures at very small cost, in addition I ? to bearing sweet music, whether from ! electric hands or the softly-touching j fingers of Miss 'Florence Drennon, I t':e talented pianist now with the | management. Henry B. Wells is do- I ing a grand work in a worthy cause j and Is not making a cent out of the ; - . I undertaking, but bearing all expenses. This beats all yet. Long live Wells and all connected with him. Mrs. Joe Cooly, of Manila, is in the city today. Her mother, Mrs. Lan'ord is with her. ^ Mr. G. W. Allen, of Americus, Ga? was in our city last week.. Also Mr. W. D. S'.aver and W. C. Hook, of Ohio. GtRMANS CAPTURE M1XMU0E TUNCTION ___ i . TOWN IX WEST FLAXDERS CEXTRE FIERCEST FIOHTIXG French, to Create Diversion, May Attempt Offensive Against Lorraine or Alsace. London, Nov. 11.?The Germans have resumed their attack on the allied line between the coast and the Lys River, and while the 'French claim generally to have held their positions the Germans ha've captured Dixmude. the centre of some of the fiercest fighting of the war. The country between Dixmude anc Ypres, where the belligerents have made violent a/ttacks and counter attacks for weeks and where losses T : ? iv. uttvt^ueeui heavier even mail vuvse lithe battle of the Yser, again is the scene of a battle, while, for fury seldom, if ever, has been equalled. Road to Dankzrb. iBehind Dixmude is the direct road i to Dunkirk, one of the French ports |on which the Germans have set their hearts and if they can break through here tho allies will .have to fall back to new positions. The invaders hav concentrated their forces at this pointand their success in taking Dixmude.. where they claim to have captured five hundred prisoners and positions west of Langemarck, where, according tc the Berlin report, 2,000 prisoners fell into their hands, shows that the statements, so ireely made, that they have been sending troops from tLe west to Poland are without foundation. As a mater of fact military men here believe the Germans as soon as they saw tiaey could not capture !War saw dispatched troops from that region to the west not imagining that the Russian pursuit could be carried out with such rapidity. Keports Conflict At oteer points along the battle front in France the French official communication claims some successes for the allies, but the German headquarters' staff declares all attacks ' nave been repulsed. it is considered certain that with the enormous forces required for t-.e effort to get through to the coast and ? - - A - to protect tneir own couniry iruuu Russian invasion the Gemans cannot throw additional troops into the lines whidh stretcb through Northern France and along theFranco-Geman border. The French through whose army is growing daily, migit attempt an offensive against Lorraine or Alsace as a diversion, which would relieve the pressure in the west. BIG FOOTBALL GAME CAROLINA VS. NEWBERRY The biggest football game that has ever been played in Newberry is promised for next Thursday afternoon, when Carolina tackles Newberry on the local gridiron. -Four weeks ago t?he two teams met in a splendid game in Columbia and the resulting score was i. tie 13 to 13. Carolina is coming up next Thursday to untie the cr-nro and slip is confident of doing it in her favor. A large crowd of Columbia rooters are coming along "to see Carolina beat Xewberry. "There is some talk of chartering a special train for the occasion. The Xewberry boys are not doing much talking, but the\ expect to be there too, when that score is untied. The team is somewhat crippled irom the hard games they '.:ad on the Charleston trip, but it may be set down as a fact that, no matter whica way the score goes, t:e Carolina boys will know that toey hav? had a "sure enough" game of football. The biggest cro-wd that lias ever attended an inter-collegiate game at the college park is expected to be present at the game. People are com ing from Laurens, Saluda, Lexington, and Richland counties, as well as from t-'.:e various towns- in Newberry county. The to-wn itself will be but in full force. A movement will be started to secure a closing of the stores during the hours of the game, in order to give everyone an opportunity to see a real game of football. \ Come out to see the game, and bave a pleasant time with your "riends. It will be a fine game. - \