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I - ||)C jjeralD anil fern f r\ VOL XLIV NO. 54. NEWBERRY. S. O. FRIDAY' JULY 12.1907. TWIOE A WEEK. $1.50 A YEAR \ ?? V SOLOMONS RELEASED. Prisoner was Charged with Seeking to Influence Beaufort County I Dispensary Board Chairman. | ) Beiaufort, July 10.?'Magistrate T. G. White tfhis afternoon refused to i hiiul over Mr. H. L. Solomons, of Co-! lumbia, tly) liquor drummer who was' arreted Monday omthc charge of violating Section 46 of the Dispensary Law. Attorney General Lyon appeared for the state and Mr. Talbird, of Beaufort, for the defence. The hearing was held in the Court House and j lasted five hours. The principal wit- j ness was Dr. M. G. Elliott, chairman of the Beaufort county dispensary board. Mr. Solomons made a statement. In prefacing his summing up^of the case the Attorney General said: "I nish here to avow my deliberate in tenfeton of running every liquor drummer out of the State of South Carolina. I am here in accordance with the wishes of Governor Ansel and state that it is the policy of the Administration to enforce the anti-graft section of the county dispensary law to the letter. Wherever I hear of its being violated -and feel that I can be of assistance in its enforcement I intend to go and prosecute the offenders. '' Mr. Lyon spoke of the corruption of the slate dispensary system and the efforts of the legislature to guard against some of its evils by forbidding >any liquor drummer living in this state doing business with Hie county boards and outlawing any conwiiunication whatever between the boards and "liquor men except through the formal quarterly bids. In his opinion the testimony of the defendant alone was enough to convict before a petit jury. In giving his decision Hie magistrate said that he thought the evidence showed there was no intention Is in bribe, and in weighing the evidence he considered the spirit of the law rather than its letter. He did not think tlwit 'the legislature intended to put Hie broad const ruction on this section that the Attorney General insisted on and that it did not intend to make such urn act as that of Mr. Solomons' an offence. After the case was over Mr. Lyon said: ''Notwithstanding this backset in the enforcement of tlie law I intend Ho use every oftWt in having it enforced. No enforcement will rest on othei shoulders than mine. Whether tie breakers of I hi?- praticular law are punished i 1 this instance or not [ inieud '.<< make il .*.s difficult as possible to cany < 11 their outlawed business. ' Dr. M. Ci. Klliott is a native of Beaufort and stands high in (lie community. lie has been active in attempting to secure a strict enforcement of the dispensary law in this county. His testimony told of* two interviews of Mr. Solomons with him. The tirst was before tnc doctor was commissioned. In it Mr. Solomons discussed the new law and the liquor business in general and nothing was said that the witness (thought was suspicious. Dr. Elliott was'at first somewhat doubtful as to wether he had been cvnnmissioned before the second visit of if he accussed, but in his statement Mr. Solomon said that lie came up on seeing in the papers an advertisement for bids from the Beaufort board, wild Mr. Elliott was recalled and sow-re that the advertisement was not primted umtil after live board had been commissioned. Cominir to the second meeting Dr. Elliott testified: "About two or three weeks la'lor Mr. Solomons called on me again and the liquor question was again brought up and discussed between us. After a while Mr. Solomons went out and in a little'while he returned with a bottle of whiskey and suggested 'that we open it and sample it. T told Mr. Solomons that 1 w*as no judge of whiskey, and knew nothing about it and wrapped up the bottle, and'handed it back to him without the cork being drawn. Mr. Solomons presented me with a list of liquor houses, which he said that he represented. Glancing at Hie list T read one or two names, only one of which I now recall, that being the I / ' Bit? Spring's Distilling Company, o Savannah, G'a. I" then handed Mi Solomons back the list, tolling bin Hi at it would be of no use >to me." Question by Mr. Lyon: "Was Mi Solomon's 'attitude and bearing to ward you not-that of an agent of a li quor house, offering bis goods fo sale?" Answer: "Mr. Salomons produce the impression thtait ho was out seek ing business, but no special kinds o .prices of liquor wore suggested he yond the one bottle that lie produc ed." Cross-examination: "Ho did no state vlimit lie represented any parti cular company, but that he represote a number of liquor concerns. lie tol me that, the object of bis visit was i find out our mot-hods of carrying o business. He led me to believe Ilia he represented the houses on the lis that lie showed mo. He said that th bottle of whiskey lie 'had to offer 111 was from a bonded warehouse, an his object was to show what bonde ware house whiskey way. He did no make a direct request that we bu from any of the houses named. I car not say that Mr. Solomons intende to bribe ane, but I am reasonably cei tain that Mr. Solomons did it for th purpose of gaining business in the fi lure for the trust that lie representee Dr. Kllioitit was recalled. "Mr. Sob mens handed me a list with a lot o names of whiskey houses written o a letter head of the Sea Island llote 1 handed it back 1o bim.'and he ri handed it to me to keep, and I refus ed to twko it, and declining said i could only be for Hie purpose of ii flueneing me. ami it will be of no us to me. I was favorably improsse with Mr. Solomons in his first visi and saw nothdntr in his conduct to fe( that anythng was intended to infli ence. l)ut in the second visit his ham ing me Hie list and the bottle, pi me on my guard, and 1 ended'the ma tor as soon as 1 could." After detailing the interview on Hi lirst visit Mr. Solomons took up tli second, saying: "I saw an advertis< incut in some paper for furnishin whiskey to t litis county. I noticed tin they called for vi class of whiskev in known to the trade. Wanting to fin out what il meant, ami wanting t -ivc the board the information the desired about whiskey, T came bac ami. went to Dr. Klliott's ollice. 11 was busy and told me to come bac in an hour's time, which T did. 1 asl ed him to explain his invitation fc bids in mo, which he id,.and the que: lion of pure whiskeys in bulk came u again. Me asked me where pin whiskeys in bond could be oht>ainc< I think that lie thought tliait the would have to be obtained direct froi the (governmentfl I then said to bin 'Von can obtain llia'l whiskey froi any one from a list of twenty names have, who huve this class of whiskey I -then handed Dr. Klliolt the list, il ilid not take it. saying 'Mr. Sob muns: It might be construed as ii flueneing me.' lie then asked me i I hey bought blended whiskey; wlwi kind of license they would have t have to blend the whiskey. I told liii to get 'the members of the board to g to Savannah; tliftt there was a laru blending house here by the name o Big Springs Distilling Company, an t hat I hey would lake pleasure i showing them abonit; that it was pei feetly immaterial to me who lie hougl his whiskey from, provided the bought fioverivmcnt bonded wliiske/ and that I had a sample at the hot< in my grip. I then went to the 'hot< and get 1 he bottle and came back 1 Dr. Mllaott's ollice, handed the hot 11 to him and showed him Hie Goveri men! stamp across the cork and ill dale it was made, and asked him t sample the whiskey and have it ami I lyzed and use that as a guide in pui [dosing. I bought Hi ait whiskey on Hi load and do not know who made o sold it." After a lengthy sta-tenient, the sul: stance of which has been given, th magistrate announced: "I dismiss Hi complaint for deficiency of sufflcien testimony to hold the defendant fo trial." Fourth of July is getting to be'aI most as much of an institution i London and Paris as it is in (hi contry. k -? I * y' , . f THE COTTON ASSOCIATION. | 11 President Harvey Jordan Will Address Mass Meeting in The Two Carolinas. i- Atlanta, C?a., July 11.?Preside nit r Harvey Jordan, of the Southern Cotton association, annonced today that, d beginning the lmtter pant of July he '.vould address mass Mieotings in evr cry state of the cotton belt. Presi! dent Jordan will discuss his investi> gevtions iu Europe in regai<d to it)he baling, handling 'and marketing of t American cotton. i- He will urge on the farmers the ft necessity of as slow 'a movement of (1 cotton as possible in order to main-* j 0 lain a high level of prices. In this n connection, Mr. Jordan declared that t the price of cotiton next fall, lie be-1 it lieved, would be the highest in twen-! e ty veal's. e The first of the mass meetings will (1 be held in North and South Caroliwa. (j On July 11) he will speak at Garner, ,t Wake county, N. C., and at Raleigh v <>n rluly 20. Meetings will be held at i- Spartanburg S. C., on July 30, Un-J ion on July 20, and Gaffncy on Ju _ iy 31. e 1 .caving these two staiies, Mr. Jort_ dan will go to Texas, and in that state he will speak at ten of the 'larg>_ est cotton coneentra'ting points in the j? Ufa to. Leaving Texas he will go to Arkansas, thence to liouisiana. then 1 to Mississippi and Alabama, and will finish his campaign iu Georgia iu the ki'titer part of August. U Mr. Jordan wil'l be accompanied on his it our by Gone rail Oryani/.er K. D. ,(1 Sin ill i, of South Carolina, commonly (I known as t'lie "Cyclone Orator" of j the Sout'horn Cotiton association. Mr. ,j ' and Mr. Snuith have the cooperation of all the state presidents I and of tVe association. Asked wlvat lie I'liouuht of the pros, peel f"r cotton next season. President .lordan said: " T>1 is fine. T believe we s'lvall realize p' es i'^lier ithan we have receive lor t will v ye airs. Every indii.i ;luvt fact, and 1 shall es>p< lly Hive on die fanners in mv spiv >s the necessity of a slow m vemei <o as t.< inn i tularin as high a ' v( el'- ' prices a< possible." " President Ionian said tha<t he j neeted yv.od Mtendanees at the meetinns. lie a*ks the general cooperation ol the press in this great farmers' v movement. w President Jordan's observations on M his Kuropean trip will be of more tha>n usual intc'rest to cotton growers. P Wlr.'le abmad lie look particular pains ^ to .itudy cotton conditions there a* | they affected the buying- and inanu-j ^ I'ai tlire of lhe staple. II He saw and compared he foreign ' c??tion with American, and compared " l!ieir methods of haling. He talked , wiith manufacturers, and learned their needs. lie also iu>ted interesting e things about Kuropcan business inctliods as coni|xired with American. ' These observations he will embody I in the series of speeches he proposes II to make through the cotton belt, lie will ail so observe crop conditions in 11 i!ie bell. o POSED AS TILLMAN'S WIFE. d . n Girl of Dreamy Eyes, in New York. Secures Jewelry Valued at Large ,t Sum. ^ Atlanta Const it ivtion. New York, July 10.?Representing ?j horself as .the wife of United States 0 Senator Henjaniin Tillman, of Souili 0 Carolina, Mrs. Isabella Looniis, of No. S \\ ??ist Tenth stireet, a woman ol 0 striking beau.tv, wearing jewels of val() uc- and handsomely gowned, was arrested by Lieutenant Andrew Nugent, of lite central ollice, laile today, as she e was leaving a Maiden Lane jewelry r She is charged with ordering jewelry and goods of'high value from Maiden Lane stores, having them sent J to prominent hotels a.nd then disapo pen ring with the articles forwarded t 'Ur' r Struck Horself Several Times. ! ^ hen arrested Mrs. Loomis became deeply agital-ed ^nd sitrnck herself several limes, but rapidly regained I- her composure, and proceeded f|iiiet-1 ? ly .villi Nugent to the Tombs police, s, court. She was there arraigned he-' i fore Magistrate Kornochan, and held . C i ia- l.'\ : 'y . ;w ' 1 !>.> a suspicious person. While in court 1 Mrs. Loomis declined to make amy I statement and fa ill oil to engage conn- j cil. ller evident refinement and fly- 1 lish clothing attracted unu&uai ait ten- ] lion. Whde the police were reticent in i discussing the case, it is known (ihat she made 'attempts n>t several largo i Maiden Lane jewelry houses to have I a-i'licles of-great value forwarded to i her at -the Hotel Knickerbocker and bho Waldorf Astoria. Girl With Dreamy Eyes. Tho central office was. unable to give any definite estimate as to the value of the articles which the woman had been able 'to secure pivior to her arrest, but Lieutenant Nugent said that the amount wan large. At i.crVjiome, Mis. Loom is was known as the girl with the dreamy eyes. Considerable mystery attaches to Iter life. She kept much to herself but informed the jauitress of tlic tpartment 'house whetre she resided, tiial she was >a trained nurse by occupation, and that she had come from a family in Elmira prominent socially. Because of the unusual method adopted by the woman in ordering jewels t'lie police are making an investigation to discover whether she has been afflicted with any mental disorder. WOMEN CARRY THE MAILS. Three Now Engaged in the Work in South Carolina?An Interesting Interview. News and Courier. Most renders of The News and Courier will probably be surprised at the statement that one of the best rural free delivery mail carriers in the employ of Uncle Sam is a woman, Miss Myra L. I links, of Spartanburg conn- ' tv, who carries the mail each day from Cherokee Springs, in that county, to -llieksville, N. C. a distance of I 27 1-2 miles. The statement as to I he competency of Miss 1 licks, is made upon good authority. She has been eniraged in the work for a little more than two and a half years. She took {he required examin.-'tion i October 1.\ 'M!M. which <1)'" n,- sedi successfully. Dec<,m',,,r !". 1;)04, she! received her appoin- ! <> : and was assigned to Rural Free Delivery Xo. from Cherokee to llieksville. Through i the winter's cold and summer's heat. 1 Mtis.s 1 licks has'miade'her t.rips through the country regularly, braving all! conditions of weather and facing! many hardships at times. In the' face of hard rains and bitter cold I weather, which kept most people in ' doors, Miss Hicks has always been J faithful to In t duty, courageous, and | at ail times 1,nr-. discharged her work J wiih ahi'-iy ^hc leaves Chcrore-.? j Spring* at 0 a. in. daily an 1 deliver-* mail along her route lo llieksville. Heturning front llieksville ?ii" arrives at Cherokee Spring at <> p. in. She travels 14.") miles during the week. When seen reeentyy and asked for t a stiatemeui in reference to her work. Jtit.l how she likes the service, Miss Micks replied that she j liked the work very much. "I have been in the service more! than two years," she said. "The work 'is hard and the road long and rough. I but I think I have managed to get aLing with my duties very well. I first had to travel 20 1-2 miles, but Inspector Robert cut off nearly two miles." "Do you furnish your own equipment ?" "Oh, yes, I have my own mail wag-1 on and keep two horses. When one horse becomes tired or needs a little j rest 1 press the other into service. I ! never overwork my lueses. "1 have over S(> mail boxes to col-; lect from and over 1(10 houses along: the route, and I handle more than 1 4,000 pieces of mail per month. In | covering my route I cross one river | twice and seven creeks and one ' branch. "There are two churches and one! school house on the route, six cotton I gins, five saw mills, six small stores j and three grist mills, so you see I ! have quite an important route. "I have become very much attach- | ed to the people on my route, for they ! are good and kind to me. and I am . sure no rural route carrier has a bet- ' tor sot of patrons than I. They aro the < jest sort of people and I love them ' ill. Almost every day I am remem- < i>cicd in a nice little way by my peo- < |>le, for they are constantly sending me some little present. Then, too, I receive so many beautiful flowers from my patrons during the spring season and the nicest sort of fruits the season affords. But, listen, flowers and fruits are not all that I receive, for I get many good things to eat from the table, and even the pro- ' verbial cup of cold water, whioh is most refreshing when it is handed to you on a hot, sultry day by kind and loving hands. In the winter soason cups of steaming hot coffee are brought out many times by the good housewives of the farmers along the route, all of which goes to smooth the otherwise rugged places in the rural free delivery carrier's life." ''Have you ever had any accidents or thrilling experiences while making your trips?" "No. 1 have not met with any serious accident, though several times I have had some pretty narrow escapes, but a kind Providence took care of m*. You see, the road I travel is hilly and rough and several times 1 have met with slight accidents. "I wish to epress my appreciation' jo all those who worked so faithfully) in securing for us (lie fifteen days'! holiday allowed by Congress, and al* <? the much nccder raise in salary Willi the increase in salary we can 1 now afford bettor equipments with which to serve the people in the couni ry.'' Two Other Women Carriers. Miss Ilicks is not the only, young woman engaged in this work in* South Carolina. Orangeburg county is represented by Miss Florence K. Livingstone, whose route begins at North, and Greenville by Miss Hernico 10. flrcer, the initial point of whose route is Sinipsonville. Up in Anderson last spring Miss (ieraldine Z. Power doliv-J orcd !lio in nils for several week on 1 Route -I. during the absence of her' brothe:\ I lie regular carrier. Knulo 1 ! is :i long drive of about thirty miles,! hill she made liny I rip every day, ac-J cording to schedule, pain or shine. South Carolina is not the only I stale in which there are women rural j mail carriers. The Sunday News pnintod not long ago ;i pi-Mure of one "I lie women earners, of Connect i"tit, ;n her own speciel conveyance, and in the Northwcstei i <tales llioyj are quite numerous. Tliis i art of the' country has experienced an extraor-! dinary growth during the last few years and not only have thousands of! men gone there to seek their fortunes i out many ol the gj-nller sex have mi- ' grated westward in search of wealth j isi ilie i"'w lands. Mauv of them are! onniion laborers ii. the field like the j men who make the crops and others are found merchandising, drivingloams, and engaged >iu oilier occupations more generally reserved to the ' men. Why Department Prefers Men. The posto'Yice deparlmont prefers [ men to women, however. The Wash- ' iugtou correspondent of The News and Courier recently had a talk with Fourth Assistant Postmaster |)eflraw on the subject, and while acknowledging the tine work which has been done in many instances by women carriers. Mr. DoCraw admitted j that ther'j weie a number of reasons i why the department would rather! employ men. "The latter are nalur-l ally hardier and more able In stand | the wear and tear of I he life llian wo- j moil," he said, "and are in many (rises to he chosen in preference to I the latter. Another reason why the' department prefers men to women is i that the latter, although in many in-J stances making capable, honest, and efficient earners, are liable |o resign , their psoitions with undue haste and thus leave the route iu an awkward situation until relief can be provided. As in many other callings, marriage en!or*, '.lie equal ion with considerable force. Were it not for this feature i!;" prospect might bold out alluring temptations for the department to make better inducements lo women If) ! enter the service as rura' carriers, j b;ii those who have spent many years studying out the question have long! made up their minds that niatri-j mouv i:- one df I be great obstacles thai will probably prevent women from _ V ^ untenng the Government service in very largo numbers as rural delivery carriers. Then, too, the life is a hard cue." USED BIBLE AS CIPHER. n Vorso from Solomon Told of Mar* riago Engagement. New York Press. When she left lior homo in tho small town to come to Now York to tako up a special course of study, her pet sister w?s fast reaching1 the crisis of a love affair. The pet sister wag a most winsome young lady, and had long kept a goodly train of suitors n-sighing. Was this affair to be tho grand affair? The old sister hoped so, for she liked the young man cordially?thought he was just tho sort to make a proper brother-in-law. Hut the weeks passed and not a bit of definite news about the progress of the a fair did the older sister receive in her city boarding house. Sho beca'mo anxious. Louise, she thought, must not go on reccklessly trifling in such important matters. Then one night about 10 o'clock, .just as she was about going to bed, came a telcegrnm. The servant brought it up. The older sister was country ?rl enough to be thoroughly frightened by the pale manilla. black-inked envelope, llow ominous it looked! At length she gathered courage to open it. This is what she read: "Solomon six three. Louise." Solomon six three! Whatever in the world! Oh, why, yes. stupid, it of course meant the Song of Solomon, sixth chapter, third verse. Hut?and her cheeks flushed with shame?sho had no Hiblc! 'There was a great scurrying about I lie boarding house lo find a copy of the sacred Hook. The girls were routed imit in vain. On :ill sides the cry arose, "Who's got :i Hible?" .lust . viJiVIhitik of the sister trying to sleep that wight without knowing 'what that verse was! It would have been just like a woman Jo lie down to pleasant dreams, ecnte.ni to know that she could satisfy her curio.-ity in the iimi inn-.!? 'i"l ! The landlady, g< od soul, came to tile rescue. Slie was no heathen. She had a liihlc. I'p !<< her loom with it flew the sisten ami siint the door. Such a turning over of pages by eager. nervous lingers. Solomon six three. Sir- found it. and then she cried "Hurrah!'' and laughed for the verse was: "I am my beloved's, and my beloved is mine." Separate Wraps for Summer Gowns. The authority on fashions of the New Idea Woman's Magazine says in her article in the August issue that it. is a well recognized fact in the modioli world that some one article of dress always .monopolizes the first place of interest and importance in the wardrobe. This year il is the separate wrap, from the hewitchingIv airy and fetching lit tic shoulder scarf of .-ilk and chiffon, to the cloaks ami capes of cloth, lace and pongee. This season every linen frock should have its separate jacket, tailored with the same care as miladis' cloth suits, and even over lingerie waists are worn fascinating little boleros of c\'<|iisite handkerchief linen and luce. These are described in detail, and graceful drawings show the use of appropraite patterns in a variety of attractive materials. The Danger of Food Adulteration. The time has came when every housekeeper who regards the health of her family must know where she stands on the <|itcstioii of food adulteration <Seicntji I ic knowledge and unscrupulous greed have joined hands to pollute human food for the sake of money making. To understand the situation, its extent and its dangers. is the right and the duly of every intelligent housekeeper. To this end, an analytical chemist, who is well known as an investigator of adulterated foods and a lecturer to American housewives, I>r. <1. Olsen, has g.'anted an interview to a representative of The New Idea Woman's Magazine. which appears in the August is-V sue. lie explains the existing- condi- \ lion-, indcales their peril and gives v some valuable information on the do- \ lection of impurities in food. >( ' i*