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NEWBERRY, S. C., TUESDAY' OCiOBER 29, 1907. TWICE A WEEK. $1.50 A YEAR VOL XLIlVK NO, 90. NF,W QUESTION LAISED. Notification of County Board Now Comes Up-Doubt as to Law. The State. The decision of the state board of canvassers in revarsing the action of the Ohesterfiel-d co-unty eleotion com misioners and declaring the dispen sary election in Chesterfield legal, has raised a new point as to tile status of the counties where dispensaries are voted out. It will be recalled thait by a very large majority the dispensaries swere voted out of Chesterfield and the county board of canvassers declared the eleotion illegal. This action by the county board was taken because of alleged irregu larities on the part of the voters. It was claimed that many were allowed to vote without registration certifi cates, and that in one precinet any white man was allowed to vote -with out the restrictions around even pri maries, and that in the Chesterfield precinet the election was held in the court 'house -without any railings ar*und the boxes and that in the meantime religious services were held in 'the same room; thus, it is alleged, violating the secrecy of the ballot and ifluencing those who voted. The state board discarded much of the red tape in reaching their de cisimon. They investigated conditions at every box and ruled that where boxes had been affected so greatly as to invalidate the eleetion they should be thrown out. As a result tihe elee tion at six boxes was approved, only I ee votes in these boxes being ille 1 and the result showed 141 against the dispensary and 20 for it. The point, however, is the enforee ment of section 35 of the Carey 4Cotn law, which reads: "Section 35. In the event t;iat a dispensary be establiJhed under the provisions of this act in any county, and thereafter an election 'be held herenmder rasulting in the disestab lishment of the same, the .county dis pensary board in such county shall t immediately close the dispensaries therein, dispose of the stock on hand h for cash to some otiher county dis ! pensary board or~ to pturehasers out side of this state, .opsply the proceeds tereof. with any other assets, to the pat en o outsitanding obligations, and divide 'the net proceed's as herein before provided for dispensary pro fits." It is a question now as to the noti fication of the closing of the dispen saries.. The g'eneral law does not pro v@e a avay and the Oarey-Cothran laiw provides that should the dispen saries be voted out they should be elosed at once. The annoneemenlt that an appeal will 'be made to the supremne court do es not affect the decision of the sta.te board of canvassers and should an official notice be sent, the county dispensary board of Cihesterfield 'would be liable to indiotment should the dispensaries remain open. The lack of a specific la.w on the subject -will probably be remedied at the next session of the general assembly. IN ROOM or A DETECTIVE. Sum of Money Which Was Lost Some Time Ago Between Charlotte and Spartanburg. The State. Gaff nev, Oct. 26.-It leaked out here today that the express package containing $10,000, which was lost be tween 'Charlotte and Spart'anburg some time ago, was found in a room in the Commerial1 hotel in this city. which avas occupied by -the detective who was detailed to work up the case. Nothing was learned beyond the fact that the patekage was found by the detective in his room upon ;his return after being out. Newberry Circuit. The last stewards meeting for New berry circuit will be held in the par lor of Central Methodist church on Wednesday, the 30th inst., at 11 o'clock. All are urged to be present at the appointed hour. A. H. Best, P. C. DAY OF THANKSGIVING NAMED BY PRESIDENT. Washinfiton, Oct. 2.--rsdn loosevelt today isSued his Thank giving proelamation. through the see retary of state, naming the last Thursday in November, the 2Sth. The proclama.t.ion follows: "Once again tLe season of tih .year has :-ome when. in accordance with the custom of our forefathers for generations past, the president ap pnants a day as the especial cecasion for al: our people .to give praise and thanksgiving to God. DiTrin- the past year we have been free froni famine. from pestilence, frort war. We are at ipeace with all the rest of mankind. Our natural re saure s are at least ac -reat as those of any other nation. We believe that in ability to develop and take advan taoe of these resonrees the average man of this nation stands at least as hizh as tho average man of any other. Nowhere else in the world is there such an pportunity for a free peo ple to develop to the fullest extent all its powers of body, of mind and of that whih stands above both body and mind-charaeter. "Much has been given us from on high and much will rightly be expect ed of us in return. Into our care the ten talents have been entrusted; and we are to be pardoned neither if we squander and waste them; not yet if we hide them in .a napkin; for :they must be fruitful in our hands. Ever throughout ithe ages, at all times and among all peoples, -prosperity has -been fraught with danger, and it be hooves us to beseeeh the Giver of all things that we may no:t fall into :love of ease and of luxury; that we may not lose our sense of moral responsi 1lity; that 'we may not forget or: duty to God an-d to our neighbor. "A great democracy like ours, a dem.>eracy based upon the prin-ciples of orderly liberty, can be perpetuated only if in the heart of the ordinary citizen .there wells a keen sense of righteousness and jutice. We should earnestly pray that this spirit of righteousness and justice may grow ever greater in the hearts of a:ll of us and that our souls may be inclined ever more both toward the virtues that tell for gentleness and t.ender ness. for loving,kindness and fonbear ane <me 'with another, and toward those no less necessary vintu.es that nake our manliness and rugged harihood, for without these qnalities neither nation nor individual can rise to the level of g-reatness. "Now, therefore, I, Theodore Rosevelt, President of the United States, do set apart Thursdayv, the 2th day of Novemiber, as a day of general Thanksgiving and prayer, and on that day I recommend that the ~people shall cease from their daily work aend, in their homes or in t.heir chrehes, ir.eet devoutly to thank the Almighty for the many and great blessings they have received in the past, and to pray that they may be given the strength so to order their ives as to desrve a continuance of these blessings in the furture. "In witness whereof I have 'here unto set my hand a.nd caused -the seal of the United Sates to be .affixed. (Sea). "Done at the city of,W.ashington this twenty-fifth day of Oc.tober, i.n the year of our Lord, one thousand nine .hand,red a.nd say.en, and of t'he independence of the United States the one hundred and thirty-second. (Sined) "'Theredore Roosevelt. "By the President: "Elihu Root, "Secretary of State.'' Killed on Southern. News came to Newnberry Saturday morning the a flagman by te name of Mobl y, from Fairfield county, rn'ning on special freight No. 51, was killed at Peaks, just before the arrival of the passenger train from Columbia. I:t seems that Mr. Mobley eas on one of the flat cars when there was a sudden jerk by the en 'ne, which throw him off the ear nder the wheels, which pa.ssedl over his body, instantly killing him. Young Mr. Mobley was a son of Mr. M. H. oblo nf Columbha. t,7YFII2IMS MT EY LTVE. Nine Corporators Named Besides Cther Business at Edgefeld I Saturday. Edgefield. Oct. 26.--Jn response to Itie call issued by Chairman B. E. .\Ki ,,n. a meet.ing was held in the roIms of the C(mnmereia' clb today, to hear the rcpor't o,f Messrs. John C. Sheppard. A. R. Iad!et.t and Wm. P. Calhtn. a committee to make certain I investigatio as to bldinr a trolley i line from Augusta via Edgefield, to some ,point nonth of here. Th,e report was made orally by Mr. t John C. Shevward, who outlined the 1 situation. After hearing his report, i'r was decided to take .imnediate Kiw to pU,h ahead with the road. It was deided ithat the first thing to be f done was to make arrangements to secure a chawter. On motion of Mr. John C. Shep pard, nine comporators were appoint- I ed as follows: J. C. Sheppard, ,S. T. < Williams, B. E. Nicholson, Wm. P. < Calhoun and S. B. Mays of Edgefield; George C. W"weeler of Saluda, Ken- i neth Baker of Greenwood and E. H. ! Aull of Newberry, with one from the I city of Augusta, to be hereafter nam ed by the chairman. Mes&rs. B. E. i Nichoilson, J. W. DeVore and S. Me- i Gowan Somkins were appointed to t prepare and seere a charter from I the general assembly next January. The chainman was given fall pow er .to act in all matters that might arise in oonnection with t'he furnish ing of the building of the line, to ap point committees, to make arrange ments to provide for ta survey of the routes as soon as it has been deter mined, as -well as rights of -way.-The State. COTTON GINNING FAR BE8HIND LA.ST YFAR'S. Bureau Report Shows Difference of Over 500,000 Bales- Gins Decreasing. Washington, Get. 26.-The com pleted report of the census bureau on the 'quantity of cotton of this year's] crop ozinned up to October 18th shows 4,407,055 bales, and, 24,934 active ginneries. In 1906 there were 4,931, 621 bales and 26,125 active ginneries. In tis report round bales are counted as half bales. The figures by states1 follow: A.labama. 419,434 bales azainst. 469,647 in 1906; active ginneries 3,-] 147 against 3,351 in 1906.] Florida, 19,210 aginst 24,321; ac-] tive gi'nneries 207 a'aginst 248. . Georgia, 878,315 against 720,316; ative ginneries 4,829 against 4,283. North Ca.ro-ina, 215,0)13 against1 223,437; ginneries 21,323 sgaiinst 2, 47. Sou.th Carolies, 536,242 against 396,577; ginlneries 3,010 .against 2,809. Miissippi 398,318 against 315, 306; ginneries 3,188 against 3,293. MUNICIPAL POLITIOS. Everything Very Quiet-Not Much Talk and In Four Wards Only One ICandidate Each. The municipal primary for New berry will be heldI the latter part of Noveber. Everythii'g in municipal politi:s.*is very quiet up to this time. fh.mghl there are anunmneed in tihe local papers four candidates for may: or. Mr. H. H. Evans one of the can didates has served as mayor for sev eral ye-.rs during the time when our water works and electric lights sys temn was erected. Mr. J. J. Lang ford, another candidate for mayor, i. now an aldermnan from ward No. 4, and has; been for several years. Mr. C. L. Havird has never before been in politics. There is some talk- of other candidates. b)ut so far no other arniouneements have been published. inr four of t'he wards there is only one candidate for alderman from each one of them, while in ward 4 f4r names are announced in the lo (0. papers. It is very importa )t to the city of Newberry that at this time there should be elected a live and progressive city counci!. Many need ed improvements uicn I::e er"ets ,andl sidewalks are 9"K' - '' ffOR.G-AN URGES PEOPLE NOT TO WITHDRAW FUNDS xreat Financier Says During Panic Money is Most Needed-Wall Street Calm. New York, Oct. 26.-Calmness and e rowing aneouragement were the y lo-minant features of the financial e ituation today, with all ILie great 1inlleial institutions intact after y iaving met the -impreced.fited de- t nands of last week. t With this signal demonstration Cf i -esistinz powers by the banks came e 'he adoption of new measures to pre- S ent any recurrence of ithe', acute t itrain. The most important stp was e e aetion of the blearing House As- a ociaticn in voting an issue of certi- t icates for the use of the banks them- j P!.s in s?tli:e their dal'y halances s it l;e cleft.ring (house. t Plans were formulated to e:vtend s ;he benefit of certificates to the rust I orrpanies which are members of the c dlearii iouse association. C Anoi ber featnre was the anoance unt by the Nau!onal City Bank of a in engargprent c .5.00,0,C00 in gold or import. In an interview, J. s Peppont Morgan aid, "I cannot e ;oo strongly emphasize the import- c Lnee of people realiing that the s eatest injury that can be done is I he withdrarwal of funds from the Yanks and hoarding eash in the de- d yosit vaults, thus withdrawing the s ;pply of caipita:l which always is I ieeded in such emergencies as this.'" r SPECIAL TRAIN i 'o Columbia, Via Southern Railway, I Account State Fair. ' On account of the State Agrical ;iral. and Meehlanieal C,raFiluoCMF :ural and Mechanical Fair, Columbia, 3. 0.,. Oet 28th-Nov. 1st, 1907, the N outern.. Railway will operate spe ail train service on the C. & G. di sion, Oet. 30th and 31st, on the a aLoing schedule: East Bound. ,eave qewberry ...... .....9.40 In. m1 Prosperity. .......---9.57 a. m. omaria..........10.15 a. n. Peaks . . . .... .....10.30 a. m.c lston ..........-..10.35 a. m. rrive Columbia ......11.25 a. i.' West BounW. [2eave ?olumbia.. .... .....6.40 p. m. Aln.....--.--.-....7.35 p. mn. Pas............. -..7.40 p. m Pomaria.......... --8.00 p. 11. Prosperity .. .... .....8.20 p. mn. Arrive New'berry .... ...8.40 p. m.1 These trains wil be operated -be ween Belton and Columbia Oct. 30th * and 31st, 1907,, (Wednesday and rhrsday), only. For further information as to rates, sae.. eall or write G. L. Robinson, Phone 235. Ticket Agent. Mudlick Union.1 ditor Newberry Herald and News: Kindly give notice of .the following rganized local by John W. Beeks, an organize~r. The citizens met promptly and witihorut 'much explana tion and speech making. A local was set up to be known 'as the Mudliekt [Lnion, with ,the following officers: J. D. Boozer, president; M. J. [ongshore, secretary and treasurer; L P. Summer, v.ie.president; S. M.1 iohnson, door-keeper; F. R. Summers, t W. F. Coats, E. C. Johnson. Thins are sure coming our way. The oer fel}owrs are hustling. Time obout is fair play. Stand steady, far mers, we are going to win. No power >n earth ,ean keep -us from 'whipping Luhe fight.. John W. Beeks, Orgamizer. Newberry Concert Band. ' The Newberry concert band, whicb is composed of memibers who live in West End and is under the direction and leaderhi.p of Mr. W. A. Wharey. bras imprved very much, and is now one of the best bands .in this section. T,hey frequently give open air con-1 eerts over in the city, wihichl are very much enjoyed by our people. It is 1 hoped that the interest will keep up. 1 and that Newberry may have a good bad for smetie to come. overnment Owns the System That is Managed Along Modern Lines. In Japau the telephone system is perated by the government. Tele hone, postal and telegraph service ce all under one head, being con -olled by a group of officials who >rm what is known as the Depart ient of Communications. 'Although iis department has had only a few nars in which to build up the tele hone service, it has made such pro ress as to put .the Japanese system i a condition which makes it so uch superior to others in the East iat it is not for a moment to be com axed with them. In fact, the Jap ese telephone may have adopted tany. ideas in connection with the ilding and operation, of their lants -which show that -they could ve valuabl-3 pointers to mnay Euro eans in charge of telephone systemg der government control. Their prograsiveness, for example, the use of telephone to aid in army ?aneuvers is known to the whole orld.- It is acknowledged every here that in the late war with Rus a they developed field telephone brvice to a point of greater effieieney ,an has been reached by any other Iny. Tokio has, as would be expected, ie largest telephone system of any E the Japanese cities, and the gener features of construction and opera on there eooi to be typical of the ractice throngiout the country. Out of the population of nearly a illion -people about 15,000 are sxLbr ribers for ,telephone service. The nes are divided between five offlees. he rates are 66 yen (about 33), for they business or residence stations. .11 lines .are individual, party.line. Yrviee being esteemed unsatisfae >ry. Cleanliness is the most noteworthy ding which impresses itself upon a sitor to one of these cen.tral offices. he reason for the absence of dust is ade apparent to the stranger by the uest that he shall remove his boots efore entering, whieb/is courteously t.de at the 'doer. Although a r F slippers is provided as a suati te for the foot eovering worn out f doors, the shlarpe of these shoes is peuliar that the writer has in someA taces fouvnd it 'more convenient >walk in his stocking feet. The - dvantage of this Oriental custom of I' amoving the- shoes before walking on the floor of a room is shown [early enough by The result.~ The apanese' offices are by long odds d~e etest the writer has ever been in, i any pert of the world. All the operators are girls. The end iss suceession of challenges, ''nan an (number) is spoken in a well iodulated tone of voice, and all calls sem to be answered very promptly. -American Telephone' Journal. Dives From Liner. rew York A.merican. To save a mail eack that had imad ertently been dropped over the side f the White Star stea.mship Oceanic, the transfer to the goverment oat Postmaster General, Jack Gos- ., n, an able-bodied -British sailo;' div from the deck of the big liner, ized the paebage and was hauled board with it. As the Oceanie was moving at the me, having left quara -tine, and the ostaster General wdsdahgzling -at er side. the saving of the wail pouch as a most hizardous enterprise. oth propellers were grinding away, nd there was imminent danger of 1em striking the swimmer, but this id not deter Goslin. Without stopping to discard either is eoat or shoes, .he dived almost on yp of the sack, and grisping.it in is teeth, .swam toward the ship. A fe ring was thrown to him, and as e ship slowed up he maniaged to 3teh a rope and was hauled on board, 'he sac-k proved to contain mail from mrope for Havana, and was of con ~derale val.ue. 'Well,'' said Goslin when he was. >d of this, ''it might have \been a teer from my sweetheart, and I am ba T went after it. XSSIONS COURT NEXT MONDAY L Number Cases on the Docket-Sev- 0 en Prisoners in Jail--Other Pa pers Sent Solicitor. The fal term o fthe court of gen ral sessions for this county will con- o ene next Monday. It will ba presid- P d over by Judge Ernest Gary. a There are only at present seven ti >risoners in jail awaiting trial at this f, erm of the cour aS iteelrv0MFWY -n erm of the court. Several very im- t] >ortant case, however, have been y arried over and are on the dockat, in, p ome of which there have been mis- g rials, and others have been continu- ii d from time to time. The new cases n gainst those parties who are out on t] ond, and against whom the grand p ry has found no true bill, have been a ent by the clerk of court to Solici- -n or Cooper, at Laurens. Mr. Goggans b ays that he sent on a bateh of pa- p ers to the solicitor, ibut'he did not, g f course, recall the number of eases, p >r the crimes that .were charged. u The following inelude those who >re now in jail wwaiting trial: i Lewis Bur-ton and Lawson John- n on, charged with armon, The arson m harged in these cases is the burning 1% f the barn and stables together with s' everal m-les belonging to Mr. Press so T. Boozer, in No. 7 'Township.. t] Wil. Jolhnson, charged with mur- a ler. This is the ease in which John on killed another negro near Pros- t] oerity some weeks ago, as they were a eturning home. George Walker, murder. This ease t-i s the killi-ng of Nelson Payne at .h/appels in 1905. Walker had made ds escape, but was captured some -i eeks ago by Sheriff Buford in s eorgia. 1i Sam Harp, charged with larceny T if a ibicycle. This is the ease in e vhieh Mr. J. W. Chappell's bicyole A vas -stolen from the front of -the 1 dower Clompany's store some weeks t< go. Drayton Bailey; violation of the ispensaxy law. Sol. Lewie al%so violation of the dis wensary law. Fred Reeder is in jail .awaiting the letermination by the supreme court b >f his case. He was --harged with nurder and convieted at the last erm with recommendation to mercy, t md given a sentence of twenty years. .e The follewing is a list of cases. s hi'h have been brought over from il >revicus terms of the court: t The ease against g'. J. Davenport, a rhich has been on the docket for r even iterm's, and in iwhieh .there have u een two mistrials. The charge is c ssault and battery with intent to d Ed. Wilson, charged with ,1arceny ifa coat, has been on the. docet for1 *ree terms. b B. W. Goodwin, eiharged with mrur ler, has been on the doefcet for three ~ :erm. In this ease it will 'be remem- _ ered theat 'Mr. Goodavin killed Mr. ugene Leavelil, in No. 7 to'wnship. t the first term after .the killing, j Wr. Goodwin had 'a case of typhoid 'ever apd could not be tried. T.e 1ext term, his attorney, Mr. Blease, ~ was in attendance upon the legisla-: ~ nre, and at the last term, is 'was eon- b inued. Ii There are two eases against Mr. T. e eurry Colemon; one for disposing of a roperty under lien, and one for ob- 'a ainig goods under false pretense. Jhn Boyce, charged witth larceny t: rom the person. Pierce Suber, assault and battery h vith intent to kill. There are also on the doeket seven ppeals from magistrates and the nayor's court. These cases, of course, d lo not inelude .the papers, which have yeen sent to the solici,tor. Ih The indications now are that there t nil he a .pretty full term of the crim- h nal court. 1i3 t. Us D. . e The Drayton Rutheraford Chapter, 'I 7. D. C.. will meet wit<h'Mrs. E. M. iF vans on Tuesdmay afternoon, Novem- s er the 5th, at four o'clock. All mem ers are requested to be present. t Mrs. George Johnstone, 1<