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3ftp OiCCoti HevatH. ^ESTABLISHED IN 1895. ^^ DILLON, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1909. VOL. 15, NO. 42 -^DOMESTIC TROUBLES f,\ S, END IN TRAGEDY. B. Wbitehnnt, Foreman l^C of Planing Mill ^ Tillman V a ? Lumber (Jo's Plant is Shot ^ to Death by Morris Blum. J. B. Whitehurst, foreman of ^L^the planing mill at Tillman Lum- ( ^^ber Co's. plant at Sellers was shot ( =*^and instantly killed by Morris ( ^^Blum at Sellers Monday night. ~ ^ The shooting occurred at the store ^=-^of Blum & Goldstien and the only witnesses to the tragedy were wMis. Goldstien and Mr. Blum. The shooting: is the result of ? some trouble between the family 1 L, of the dead man and Mr. Goldpwstien's wife who is a sister of Mr. Blum. It is alleged that Mrs. i : Goldstien had offered an insult to 1 pP Mrs. Whitehurst and Monday afteraoon when Whitehurst left his | work at the mill he went to the , r(l store of Blum & Goldstien. Here j he saw Mrs. Goldstien who was i I _ sitting on a trunk in the doorway ; rP with Mr. Blum. Mrs. Goldstien's Ia testinony before the coroner's , jury it that Whitehurst came up i find a&ed her why she had insultIa ed his vife. Mrs. Goldstien said U she had not offered any insult to j 3 Mrs. Whitehurst. whprpiitinn I 1 ,?. I Whitehu-st addressed an epithet 1 to her anl told her she had. At 1 this momtnt he struck her blow in * the breastLhat felled her to the 1 ground. Ir. Blum arose and grappled \ith Whitehurst at the same time Irawing his pistol, a ^32 calibre revolver. Reaching arottod^vVIlTtth'arst's body he fired ( and \he bullet entered below the , left shoulder blade and ranged upwaid, passing through the heart 5 and inlicting a wound that pro- ( duced nstant death. The dtercation and the shooting I occurrei so quickly that near bystanders were scarcely aware that a tragedy lad taken place. White- , hurst stajgered backward and fell ] upon the idewalk where he ex- i pired befoe any one reached his 1 It seemsthat there also been , some pretious trouble between 1 I Mr. slum and Mr. Whitehurst 1 and it is aleged that Whitehurst * hac made threats against Blum ( wh:h had caused him some un- t easiess. ? ic. Blum is a brother of Mr. s Isaore Blum of Dillon and bears * an ccellent reputation. He is a s youg man about 25 years of age. j Theleceased wis 30 years of age ] and 'eaves a wife and several chiken. He was a native of Norfolk ad the body was carried to that ty Tuesday for interment. Mr Blum surrendered to the authcites soon after the shooting and know in the custody of the sherif His attorneys will make appliction for bail immediately. The Wilmington Star tells of a remarhble and peculiar incident which accurred While President Taft anl party were sailing down the Fear last Tuesday on the revenue mtter Seminole as the 1 guests cf the city. As the cutter ^ was oasiinor Ortrm nlantatinn a ' r magnificent bald eagle suddenly A appeared, coming: from the junMgles on the river side, and sailed jaf over the cutter, making a com3Q plete circle and disappearing in RSff the swamps from which it came, jflf The splendid specimen of the -S American nation bird dew low M enough to be recognized by all on Hf board before it took its flight back to its home in the almost impenetrable growth of the lowlands. The President should have" taken S this as a happy augury. The Qg American eagle welcomed him the land of the long leaf pin&? sAcharlotte Observer. LITTLE ROCK WANTS COURT HOUSE. ^ Mr. Jas. W. Hamer and others have filed with Mr. E. R. Hamer a check for $25,00 and articles of agreement whereby they pledge themselves to contribute that amount toward building a coutt house and jail at Little Rock provided the people vote to locate the county seat at that enterprising town. The check is made payable to the Dillon Loan & Trust Co., and Mr. Hamer and his associates agre*? to put $5,000 additianal if the county commissioners find that $25,000 will not put up suitable buildings. The following correspondence from Little Rock appeared in Sunday's State. Little Rock, Nov. 13.?The election soon to be held upon the question of a new county to be established out of the upper portion of Marion, to be called Pee Dee, is now the all-absorbing subject in the area to be affected. There is practically perfect unanimity among the citizens and electors in favor of the scheme, and the only real contention is the selection of the county seat. Dillon, Latta and Little Rock are the contes-1 tants for this honor and dignity, and as each is a thriving business town, with live, energetic business men, it is not surprising that all honorable means will be used to advance the claims r>f A step forward was made today and Little Rock got the jump on its rivals when J. W. Hamer handed i to E. R- Hamer, the manager on behalf of the advocates of the establishment of the new county, , the following- communication, ac* I tompanied by the check therein -eferFed to: The Cash Offer. "Little Rock, Nov. 11, 1909. 'Mr. E. R. Hamer, Manager New county Election, union, S. C. "Dear Sir: On behalf of myself and associates I herewith hand to you a check, certified by Dillon Building, Loan and Trust company, for twenty five thousand ($25,[>00.00) dollars, payable to the orier of the commission, or board of commissioners, when appointed, for the establishment of the proposed new county of Pee Dee, when and in the event Little Rock is selected as the county seat of such new county. The money represented by this check is to be applied to the building of a court house and jail at Little Rock, and such other legal and legitimate expenses as the commission or commissioners may determine were necessarily incurred in securing :he establishment of Pee Dee county?the only condition being :hat a majority of the qualified electors residing within the terri;ory of the proposed new county .hall vote for and Little Rock .hall legally be declared the eounty seat thereof. We put up he cash, so that" the money may ;peak for itself, rather than make jiuiimscs wmcn may or may not >e performed. Upon the happenng of the only contingency above nentioned, therefore, all that the jommission or commissioners will lave to do in the event a twohirds majority ot the qualified Sectors vote for the establishnent of the new county, and Litle Rock is legally declared the lew county seat, is to' select the ?ite, determine upon plans, give >ut the contract and draw the noney to pay for the court house ind jail; In such contingency, oo, the tax-payers will not be jailed upon to pay one cent, but he people of the county of Pee Dee will have all necessary :ounty public buildings without >ne cent's cost to themselves. ?or myself, and I am authorized >y my associates, to say further, hat if any other place has a beter offer to make, or if your comnittee think the sum represented jy the check is not sufficient for he purpose, a further sum not :xceeding five thousand ($5,000) lollars will be forthcoming. "In addition to the foregoing, personally obligate and bind myself hereby to convey to.the county, vithout charge or expense, at any x>int, or wherever the commission or commissioners select, the same out of my lands at Little flock, an area of not less than 'our acres, as a public square, ind on which to erect the court louse and jail; this obligation to * irrevocable, and extend to and 3e binding upon my heirs arid issigns. ' 'Assuring you of my deep in t^rest in the success of the new county, and that my services arc at your command at all times and in any way that they may be used, I remain, "James W. Hamer." Others to Hear From. What the next step will be, it is not hard to prophesy. Doubtless Dillon will come forward and will see Little Rock one better, when Latta will then put up its amount and call both places. We will see what we will see, however and in the meantime the agitation and rivalry can but innure to the advantage of the establishment of the new county in bringing out the voters, etc. That is necessarily a condition precedent to the election of any place for the county seat. A COURT HOUSE THE PRIZE. CJolumbin State. According to signs, omens and predictions, South Carolina's ^forty-third county will come into being before a great while and will K,. .,?r>? t~\ la. i.auitu rtc ucc?miin^ aesignation for a county in the heart of the Pee Dee section. But what will be the name of the courthouse of the new county? Dillon, Latta and Little Rock are the candidates and they are worthy rivals for the honor. Those unfamiliar with that section and its strength imagine them to b: villages, but each is the centre of splendid agricultural territory, and their names have been more familiar to the newspaper reading public since the tobacco industry began devel oping: in that quarter of the State. And each of those towns has its little circle of men with means and a grreat deal of local spirit who are constantly pressing forward. They are pulling for their towns. What marvelous impetus would be given to some larger towns if their leading business men worked together with similar public spirit? On "behalf of myself and associates" James W. Hamer of Little Rock sent the "manager of new county election" a certified check for $25,000 to conver the cost of a court-house and jail, if Little Rock is made the county seat. Dillon and Latta will doubtless show their interest substantially. Only one can win, but the public spirit displayed is typical of the section, and all will be benefitted. "Pulling together'' helps, whether or not some especial object for which a particular pull is made is attained. Married in Fayetteville. The parlor of the LaFayette Hotel at Fayetteville was the scene of a marriage ceremony of much interest to Dillonites on last Thursday at 3 o. m. when Mr. A. B Watson was married to Miss Lucy Humphrey of Lumberton. The ceremony was a very quiet affair, the bride being accompanied by a friend and the groom being accompanied by Mr. J as. Carmichael. After a brief honeymoon Mr. and Mrs. Watson returned to Dillon and are at home to their friends at the residence of the groom's father, Mr. J. R. Watson, on First avenue. The bride is a daughter of Cleik ?f Court Humphrey of Robeson county and is verv popular among a large circle of friends. The groom is a popular salesman at the Dillon Wholesale Grocery and numbers his friends by the score. There is no telling how much produce can be grown on an acre of Marion county land if the land is properly prepared and the crop ?u:?*- -1 *i is lui^iii^cuiiy cultivated. iur. jno. B. Richardson told a Herald man a few days ago that on ninesixteenths of an acre he had raised 800 pounds of oats, 645 pounds of fodder, 50 bushels of corn and 2 bushels of peanuts. Mr. Richardson was experimenting: on the intensive plan and he prepared his land thoroughly before he planted the crops. He worked the crops thoroughly at times when h e thought they needed it and the result was an unprecedent yield of food-stuffs. M r. Richardson's success at the intensive plan of farming is evidence of the fact | that the south is still laud poor. . ' n V"-1' X\ NO DRINK FOKTILLMAN. From the New York Suiv Columbia, S.C., November 6.? Taft Dav in this city inconvenienced Senator Tillman. The Governor of South Carolina has the power to suspend the sale of liquor whenever he deems it advisable. A large erowd was gathering in this city yesterday for Taft Day, and the governor ordcied the dispensaries to close for two days. Along about this time Benjaman R. Tillman hit the town. He had i run over from Trenton, his home, Urjget two bottles of champagne. 4iq was going to ha^-e company at ' Viome and he wanted the cham> pagne badly. He tried two or three dispensaries, but they were closed. Then the Senator hustled up to the governor's office and appealed to his private secretary. The secretary allowed there was nothing he could do. "Well couldn't I get two bottles on a doctor's prescription?'' begged the Senator. The secretary said the only way would be for the Senator to find some friend and perhaps this friend would give him two bottles. It would be against the law for him to sell them. For the Senator to look for a champagne cellar friend in Columbia was a hopeless proposition. Hadn't the Serator just had a big row with the Columbia Taft Day reception committee because they wanted to tax hint SHI for his seat at the Taft luncheon? The Senator had told Columbia to go to blazes with its luncheon, rvr tifArrle f/A fVtof nfT.iot I??11 .. v/i rvvi uo iv/ iiinv vuwv.1* 1 IIKII J V the Governor's secretary referred the Senator to a friend of his and from him Mr. Tillman got his two quarts. The senator was a framer of the South Carolina dispensary law, and thus was getting a good taste of his own medicine. kepentance meeting. Atlanta Constitution. The following was posted on the board at the local Cotton Exchange yesterday, and attracted quite a little attention: "The man who can extract sunbeams from a cucumber is a genius. Capt.W. H. Johnson is a genius. He is one of the 'tencenters' for October delivery of cotton. The other day he issued a call for a meeting to be held in Greenville. This is the call: "A repentance meeting of all persons who sold cotton for October, November and December delivery will be held Saturday evening at the Masonic Hall. The 10-cents idiots will meet at 7 o'clock sharp. The ll-cents imbeciles will be received at^ 7.30 and the 12-cents invalids promptly at 8. Urgent business will come before the Octobers; prophetic talks will be made by the Novembers, and the Decembers will sing something appropriate. A "Never Again" resolution will be introduced early in the evening. The meeting will be closed by singing that grand old hym: Show Pity, Lord; Oh, Lord, Forgive.' " Installation services will be held in the Presbyterian church next Sabbath afternoon at half past three o'clock. At this service Dr. Buckner will be installed as pastor by a commission of Pee Dee Presbytery, pastor and people assuming mutual vows. A charge will be delivered to each by a member of the commission, the charge to the pastor by Rev. Mr. Viehe, of Bennettsville, that to the people by Hon. J. P. McNeill of Florence. The installation at the Presbyterian church Sunday afternoon will be oreceded by communion, Sunday morning, and preparatory service at 3.30 p. m. Saturday. At each service the sermon will ' be by some member of the commission. THE SPLIT LOG DKAG. Mr. Editor: Mr. Winslo road making expert from the I partinent at Washington, in 1 address at the Pee Dee Convc tion at Florence, is quoted as 1 lieving in the split-log drag a as saying "If the road overset of South Carolina will see to that these drags are provided a every road in the various Low ships throughout the State is tin ougly dragged once every s months there will be better roa and an easier haul for every mar team. The drag simply levels t road and leaves-no rut what? ever." It is astonishing that our con ty supervisors have not adopt this simple device in the improi inent of our publje roads long aj. or if they will not do it, why soi wide-awake road overseers di not try it. Several years at when Mr. I. P. Stackhouse w supervisor, ttie writer took t pains to give him a cut accompi ied by a descriptive article of o of these drags asking that he ha one made and try it, but for soi reason it was never done. It simple, inexpensive and the wc it is claimed to do in filling ru shaping roads by pulling dirt the middle of the road and smoo ing it over, is said to be marv ous. My recollection is that least four miles of roadway c thus oe put in good shape w three mules and one hand ii if o.. 1 , MM;. ?? M>w va^ll IWclVl uvt'l M could afford to have 011c and over a joint of road monthly, presume if it was a costly machii like a road scraper sold by soi energetic agent who received large commission upon each sa they would be dumped upon t tax payersin large numbers, it possible to inject a little comm sense into our road building', ill savingthe travelling public fr< the jolts of road ruts, to say not ing of the wear and tear of vein les anil work animals? W. J. Montgomery. It is a little late because it ha pencil at the State Fair but t story is too good to keep and Ik it is: A well-known farmer of u per Marion went to the Fair wi a well- * lied wallet to have a go time. He spent the week "seeii the sights'' and having decided return home Saturday on thecal morning train he left a call wi his land-lady for 5 o'clock a - 1 The land-lady, no doubt, wasove whelmed with the many cares ini dent to Fair week and failed arouse the Marion visitor at tl otan/Mn^o/1 ? ?? * ?? ? '1 - - - U M pvyj 111V/V1 L111JU illIII WI1CI1 I1C clWO it lacked only JO minutes befo the hour his train was sche ulcd to leave? The room was da b u t he remembered distinct where he had placed his shirt h fore retiring and reaching out seized that article of wearing a parell and plunged into it in lc time than it would take to cou two. Next his hand came in co tact with a collar and tie and donned these articles also like Hash. His socks he stuffed in his pocket and plunged his ba feet into a pair of shoes that " like the paper on the wall " Rus ing down to the station he boar ed the train, but imagine his si prise at daylight when he discove ed that he had on two shirts; w wearing another man's collar ai tie and was the possessor of a n? of shoes that not only looked, b felt, strangely uncomfortabl Nothing has been heard from t room-mate who awoke next mor ing to find himself minus a sh and the possessor of another mar collar, tie, shoes and socks, but he made anv comments on the s uation his remarks would not to go in print. But the strang< part of it all is there were no d pcnsancs open the day before. YOU CAN T MAKt MEN MORAL BY LAW. w, >e- Legislating morals into men i* lis such a pretty theory that statesMi men lo\c to talk about it when >c- they want to catch the public ear, ncl but every attempt to put the the rs ory to a practical test has always it been met with failure. The lid ''lieai Moral Institution" which n- launched Senator Tillman into >r- public life and carried him to the ;is I'nited States Senate is an examds pie of the folly of legislating morf s als into men. Every phase of the he question has been discussed from o- everv conceivable ooint vi.?vu but the following from the -'t.ouisin villc <Kv ) Argqs is worth readcd ing. .v- Some papers seem to think they ,() have made a very wise and statesmanlike remark when they have succeeded in getting off this stale. ,cs much abused platitude. It is a r<>. favorite argument used by some as against laws prohibiting the liquor ]K. traffic?as if the prime object of such Ijtws is to make men moral. There are, roughly speaking nc" three men against whom the prove hibiiory laws are directed?the ne drinker, the drink-maker and the js drunkard-maker; the buyer, the . manufacturer and the seller. Now it would be a fine thing for society if all three of these classes would to bo matlf SP0111"*?1v ninrnl Kxr tli- lation or otherwise. But laws are c.j. not primarily designated to foster morality, as desirable as morality ,lt always is, and as neccessary, if :an society is to endure and be strongith Laws are enacted to protect ituii! ;l viduals and society from injurious vr persons apd practices. Laws are intended for self-preservation. And. therefore, whenever a state ^ or community finds growing up in ie, the midst of it persons or pracnc tices, customs or traffic which have proved to be injurious to society or to impose unjust hardships upon individuals?more particularly the he defenseless and the weak?it not Is only has the right, but the posion live duty to step in and say to the offender, be he individual of an or ganized trade, "Thou shalt not.' ,m In other words it is not immoralih ty that the law takes cognizance of, ie- but injury. The law isn't primarily a gospel, though it may be a (iod-send. It is primarily a protection. Its representative is the policeman, not the preacher. Hence to claim: "You can't lcgislate men into morality,'' as an '1C argument against liquor enact re ments or any other similar laws, is ip. simply to misconstrue the prime tli function o: ciyil and criminal law. od Hf course all good laws do aid morality and all bad laws tend to 11 o luster immorality. This, however, to is incidental and not primary. %1 On next Saturday, Nov. 20th, 11 at 11 o'clock. Dr. S. C. Mitchell, r- President of the University of i- South Carolina, and Prof. D. W. to U aniel, Clemson College, will make I ^ addresses in the Dillon High School 1C auditorium. The trustees and teachers of the countv are expected re to be present to hear these distind guished speakers. The people of rk the town of Dillon also are espe, cially invited to bepresent at this y meeting of teachers .and trustees. ?ehe p- A writer in a popular magazine ;ss says the life of the criminal is nt simply an unpoiscd life. If a n- person were perfectly poised he wrongdoing would be so repuga nant that it would be unthinkable, ito It is the one-sided, the unpoised re mind that goes wrong. It i" just fit as normal for the balanced mind h- to choose the right, the good, as d- for the magnet to draw to itself ir- whatever is kindred. Just as the :r- needle in the mariner's compass as always points to the north star, nd no matter how thick the fog or i lir how the tempest rages there is a ut needle within every human being j le. which always joints to the north \ he star of rectitude, of right, of truth, n- no matter what storms of discord, irt of weakness or of crime may be i's raging in the individual mind, if Nothing can prevent this little init dicator from pointing to right, no do n.atter how far the individual ;?t may drift from it, how low he is- may sink in vicious living.?Chcsterlield Advertiser. J )