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VT XTV NO 1 NEWBERRY, s. 0., FPIDAY. JANUARY 3. 1908. TW R TIL1MAN AT ORANG-BURG. Race Problem's Greatest Peril Lies In Amalgamation of the Races, as He Sees It. Orangeburg, January 1.-Sanatoi Tillman's lecture on the race ques tion, delivered here today, was devoit of sensational features. He spoke it the court house, an admission fee oj 50 cents being charged. About 50( persons, including perhaps fifty la dies, were present, the proceeds go ing to the Orangeburg Hospital As soci-.tion. Senator Tillman has. o1 course, delivered scores and hun dreds of speeches in South Caroliia during the last decade and a half but so far as known this is the sec ond time that a South Carolina aud ience has had to p.y to hear him, the former occasion being a speech whieb he delivered here some years ago for the benefit of the Tillman Volunteers an admission fee of ten cents being charged at that time. Senator Tillman in his address to day stuck pretty closely to his text .. about the only digression being a parenthetical prophecy that the United States would before a greal while annex Cuba for the benefit of the rich sugar planters. who have gone fhere from this country. The Senator told his audience, which was most attentive,ofthe gratifying man ner in which his lecture on the rae problem had been received wherevei lie has delivered in aP1 parts of tht country. the hand primaries he has taken indicating, he said, the op position of white people everywhera to the doctrine of race equality. He expressed his opinion of those peopl in the south who declare that there is no race problem, and who criti ize him for his curseintalkinga bou iize him for his course in talking about it. saying that he has thrived on their opposition to him, and thai when thle newspapers stop kicking about him the people may know that he has gone wrong. The greatest peril of the race pro biem, as Senator Tilnan sees it, lie in amalgamation of th-e races, thE -possibility that white men of a cer tain stamp may want to marry re *ne-gro women. Either, he deelared we/must destroy the doctrine of raci .equality, or be destroyed by it. Tfhe~ remedy for the racee proble1 -wihie the senator proposed in hie speech today was tf"e disfranchise ment of the negro-the absolute re peal of the' 15th amendment and th. *nodiIDeation of the 14th, so that whil< ithe negro's civil righrts would b< preserved, he would be deprived of the ballot. PROF. FRANK S. SKI VEE. Well Known Columbian in Charge ol Chemistry Department at Clem son Passed' Away. 7Cle'mson Oollege, Dec. 30.--Prof Frank Scott Shiver died today ir -hns Hoipkins hospital, where hi underwent a surgical operation las Friday. The news was a great shoe! to his friends here, who, while know ing that he had been in poor health had hopes of his recovery. Prof. Shiv er was born in Columbia in 1371 and graduated from the University o: South Carolina. He came to Clem son before the buildings were comn pleted and has been one of the mos faithful teachers the institution 'evei had. His. work was in the depart ment of chemistry and while Prof Shiver was unusually modest 'he was a manly man who attended strict1b ito business and was faithful to ev* ery test. He was an officer in tha Fort Hill Presbyterian church and wrker in the Sunday school. TH :leaves a wife. who was a Miss Re eea Ctalhoun, and four sons. Th burial will be in Columbia. Newberry 'Circuit. !"The first quarterly conference fo Newberry eireuiet will be held the 1] and 12 of January instead of 18 an< .19 a= first announced. It will be helt at New Chapel instead of ,Trinity There will be preaching Saturda3 and Sunday 11 a. m. at New Chapa t Trinity 3.30 p. m. A. H. Best. P. C. ec.ember 30, 1907. GEORGIA NOW DRY. Prohibition Act Goes Into Effect as Year 1908 Dawns-Constitu tionality Tested. Atlanta, Dec. 31.-The last day of the year and the last day of liquor traffic in Georgia found conditions practically normal in the city, with no reports of excess from outside points. At 10 o'clock tonight every saloon in the city closed its doors per manently or until the prohibition "act is repealed or declared uneonsti tutional. A bill was filed in the United Sta tes circuit court tonight asking that the prohibition laav be declared un constitutional. Judge Newman has taken the matter under considera tion and will render a decision pro 1. Aly tomorrow. It was at first be lieved that - a temporary injunction would be asked, but the lawyers handling the case decided not to do this. Consequently Georgia goes dry tonight without interference from the courts. It is understood that the judge can either grant an order to set down for an early hearing the constitu tional question involved or t(hat he may let the case go into the regular course of court proceedure. The ac tion was brought by Anderson, Feld er and Rountree. It is claimed that it is mandatory u.pon the leoislature to levy special taxes for the support of the schools, and that these taxes should come from the sale of liquo-. Numerous ainthoritiez are cited in suppor, of this contention, and these authorities are under consideration by Judge Newman tonight. The at= torneys contend that the constitu tion. so far as it relates to the schooi question, is mandatory and they de clare in their briefs that it means "vou shall have a publie school sys tem and for its support you shall levy a liquor tax." One paragraph in the brief says: "Ever since the first constitution in 1777 Georgia has aliways taxed iiquor as property, and has always regulat ed the liquor traffic. A total rever sal of this policy is not to be presum ed. and especially not when in its organie law its speeMeially orda.ins a liquor tax.'' The 'brief closes with the claim that iis not witihin the power of the general assembly to enact such a pro hibitory law. John C. Hart, attorney general of Georgia, in an interview 'with the Associated Press tonight said that he had not seen the bill. but that from his information he believed the law could not be effectively attaceked, and that in his opinion it was cofistitu tiona.l. Atlanta was quiet tonight on the ringing of the final bell on the~ sale of liquor. There were some few mini or disturbances but nothing of any serious charaeter. Atlanta. Jan. 1.-lThe most nota;ble feature of the first day of prohibition feature of the first day of prohilbition in Georzia was the refusal of Judge W. P. Newman, in the United States circuit court, to grant an injunction pending litigation which would pre vent the putting into effect of the prohilbition law. Papers in the, case were filed la'te Tuesday on behalf of t:wo breweries, one in Chattanooga an\the other in Cincinnati. JudgeI Newmnan simply filed a memorandum reading as follows: ."After careful ccpsideration an injunction pendente lite will not be granted. This being true it is un necessary to call on the defendants to show cause.'' *The la-wyers for the plaintiffs inj the case told the Associated Press1 that the decision of Judge NewmanI did not have the effect of throwing the ,proceedings out of court, but that the case would come up in the regular order of husiness. and it was expect ed that it would be ready for trial in about two months. In 'the meantime prohibition is in effect in every district of Georgia. The Abbe Gori'et, who elimbed ev ery important peak in the Swiss and Talian Alps, is dead at 79. BERKELIY' S TREASURSHORT Mr. Edwards Says That He is Pre pared to Make Good the Difference. Columbia, January 1.-Comptroller General Jones has reported to the Governor that an' examination of the books of the auditor and treasurer of Berkeley county show a condition of affairs that justifies the attention of the governor. The treasurer, Mr. John 0. Edwards, is stated to be short over $5.000, but this does not neces sarily mean that the treasurer is guil ty of peculation, since the shortage may be due to errors bf bookkeeping, Mr. Jones has a telegram from Mr. Edwards today stating that he has the money to cover the shortage. The auditor, Mr. C. M. Wigins, is repoi'ted for "grossest neglect and carelessness," and' the statements made by the experts in regard to tha auditor's books are very strong, to say the least. Governor Ansel under the law has the power to suspend the officer named and to report their cases to the senate, but he had not had the opportunity today to look into the matter and has not announced his de termination in the premises. . The letter of Comptroller General Jones to the governor, which sets forth the matter in detail, is as fol lows: Columbia, S. C., Dee. 31, 1907. To His Excellency, Governor Mar tin F. Ansel, Columbia, S. C.-Dear Sir: I have had an examination made of the books and gccounts of Mr. C. M. Wiggins. county auditor, and Mr. John 0. Edwards, county treasurer, of Berkeley county, and find from the report of Messrs. F.. B. Wilson and D. H. Wise, both expert account ants emiployed by this office, that the tax books of the county auditor's of R,ee show the most flagraalt neglect, errors and omissions both in the du plicates and abstracts in the offic Property returns on which the taxes amounted to $668.87 were not charg ed to the treasurer. and other omis ;,,s amomntin to $57.62 in the books of 1906. Errors and omissions were found in the duplicates of I905 a r re :atin;' $320.78. makin r the to tal omissions $1.047.27. The county auditor has failed for the' past four years, 1904 to 1907, inclusive, to en ter the taxes to be collected upo:i his duplicate. The breasurer's das plicate, his warrant for -the col-lee, tion of taxes for 1907. is not added neither the property nor taxes ex eepfing the special school and spe. eial local county tax. The examina tion of the county auditor's offiec shows the grossest neilect and car? lessness on the part of County Audi. or C. M. Wiggins. - The annual settlement betweer the county auditor and county treas urer for the~ taxes of 1906 made thi 3th day of June, 1907, revealed~ a shortage in the treasurer's aceounts of $1,663; this'according to the coun ty auditor's certificate showin'g the cash on hand -and in ~bank of thai date. The treasurer's accounts were cheked up. to and including~ Decem er 10th, which reveal ti a shortagE in the accounts of Mr. John 0. Ed. wares, county treasurer, amounting to $5,070.43: that amount being the difference between the amount ol funds with which he is nroperly chargeable and the amount of eash he has in hand. I. therefore, repori the matter to your Excellency in or der tha.it you may take such actior as you may deem proper. Respectfully. A. W. Jones. Comptroller General. Mr. Jones wired Mr. Edwards as follows: ''John 0. Edwards. County Treas urece, Moneks' Corner, S. C.: Wire quick if you have funds on hand9 to cover defieinency. 'A. W. Jones. C~omptroller General. The following reply was received: "'A. W. Jones. Comptroller Gener al. Co'lum'hia. S. C. :-Answering youi wir.e this date will answer yes. ''J. 0. Edwards.'' By reason of North Augusta, Au. .usta has the advantage of position I rRESID.NT RECEIV S. Brilliant Event at White House Wed- N nesday-Nation's 'Chief Execu tive Shakes Hands with Of ficers, Foreign Diplo mats Private Cit izens. fo M Washington, January 1.-Presi- ev dent Roosevelt received at the White House today for the seventh timre a pl New Year's throng of well-wishers, b3 which was three hours in passing his ra hand: Mrs. Roosevelt and the mem- so bers and ladies of' the ca%et were til assistants. Though curtailed in number, 5,545, is by more than a thousand over the m preceding New Year's day, the re-; ception was resplendent in all the N incidents o'f tradition which have fr accumulated to its interest for more than a hundred years. it: The gorgeousness of the diploma tic and militant features, the cor- Si diality, of the many personal friends V, of the president, who made him M their seventh annual greeting as is such, and the intensely human and patriotic characteristics of the' M American people, typified by tire thousands who represeited them to- vi 'day, all combined to make a happy tl conclusion to the historic event. From greeting in stately dignity 1 and appropriate surroundings the in ambassadors and ministers of the nations of the world, to stooping far C dmvn to grasp the hand of "Dolly" J. that its toddling parent of a year and a half might be gratiffed. were the w extremes required of the president, E aid both the infant and the diploma- er I tist realized au anticipated pleasure. And the p;;esident enjoyed it all. tl The setting-the historic White ni House-and the picturesque and en- es tertaining accesories were amply P: sumcient to enthuse the -holiday. ex- in I hilaration. There were other inter esting phases beside the seenie beau- R: ty and presidential cordiality which at enstituted the feast' to the public. h< The presenee of mien whose names are daily in the public prints as hE presid'e'ntial aspirants lent interest to more subtle o'bservations. The re vice president, the speaker of the hone of reoresentatives. Secretary in Cortelvou. Senator La.Folltte, all of whnm had oleasing things 'said' to bi them gn the big east room, where the F dietinevished guests gathered to chat . rfter passing through the historiec bhE nar'lor andi maki'ng their bow to, the receivingr party. Then there was vJ A dniral Brownson, whose reeent dif- tI ferencees with the president led to his re'io'nation as chief of the bureau of t~ niavi'gation. He came late. but hur- ei ried throued tihe lobby and corrido~r W and rached- the pre'sident near the head of the georgeously uniformed a naval line. The pre'sident greeted. him cordially. The admiral received 1 many hearty hand-cla-sp3 from broth er oWaers of the li'ne of the navy. i~ Admiral Rixey was also .in .the nav.a b Baron 'Edmondo Mayor des* Plan-. eteen. the Italia" ambassador. as dean of the diplomatic corps, had the hon or of leading that corps. Brig. Gen. J. Frokldin Bell. ehief of staff, led thea army, and Admiral Dewey tihe navy.a - Seecrotarv and Mrs. Root left the t reention shortly after the diplomats nased alono the line, so as to be at 0 they ow.n home in time to receive L them. Fellers-Sligh-. A happy marriage was solemnized at the home of Mr. L. M. Fellers onh Sunday afternoon w'hen his daughter, Miss Lillian Fellers, aga Mr. Lee Slish were joine d in th~e bonds of holy wedlock, by the Rev. W. K. Sligh. -The bride is an accomplished h< and attractive young lady. The groom is a brother of Mr. W. K. t Sli h, of Newberry, and is an enerze tie bufsinlCs man of the lower part of the county. Mr. and Mrs. Sligh h1 have many friends throughont the county, who wvish for them much -hap-I |We wonder if thre Democratresses 'of Colorado ever ride in red shirt I waist processions? "Love will find a way''-often a NEWS OF PROSPERITY. ew Year Ushered in With Muel Noise-Christmas Visitors Other Matters. Prosperity. Jan. 2.-Our goung lks enjoyed a leap year party a iss -Jessie Moseley's on Wednesda: 'cning. Quite a large party of young peo e were out to bid the old year gooi re and welcome the new.) The; ng bells; shot fire craekers; sani ngs; and shouted. It was a good ne. Mr. Pierce Connelly, of Greenwood visitin'g his friend, Geo. W. Har on. Rev. W. B. Aull, of China GrovE . C., is visiting relatives ano iends (?). in town. Dr. Kinard, of Ninety.rSix, is vis ing in our city. Messrs Grady Goggans and Ro: nmmer, of Newberry, visited J. F rise Wednesday. iss Kyser, of Lexington county visiting Mrs. M. C. Morris. The Sorosis met with Miss Lul oseley on Friday. Mr. B. S. Schumpert, of Columbia sited Mr. F. E. Schumpert durin; Le holidays. Mr. and Mrs. E. C. C.ureton, o oreland, Ga., are visiting relative and around Prosperity. Miss Lilla Kibler, of Monroe, r has been visiting her sister, Mr A Simpson. Mr. W. Green Mitchell is not ith the Prosperity Drug_Co. Mi C. Mathis will go to Batesburg i gage in the drug businss. The K-iights of Pythias will giv ieir annual banquet on , Thrusda abt, Jan. 9. There wiH be speeeb by two out-of-town prominen vthians. The officers-elect will b tsalled that night. D. F. Ridgell, Esq., and Miss Ros, idgell, of Bateburg, visited thai int. Mrs. A. M. Lester, during th didays. Mr. Elmer Rikard, of Atlanta is been visiting relatives in town Mr. J. L. Wise and McFall hav turned from their trip to the west Miss Crai<. of Rock Hill, is visit g Miss Isoline Wyehe. Miss Pearl MeiOracken, of New rry, visited M'iss Erin Kohn o: iday evening. Mr. McGregor, of Columbia, visit Dr. J. S. Wheeler. Mrs. S. F. Wheeler, of Columbia sited Mrs. J. S. Wheeler durin L holidays. Mr. Jas. C. Schumpert, of Atlar has been been visiting his broth -, M. F. E. Schumpert, the pa~ Miss Julia Matthews, of Ninet; i, is visiting Mrs. F. Bobb. Miss Marie Bobb, of Ninety Sia at home for a cohiple weeks. Miss Lucille Butler, of Lexingtoi isiting Mrs. C. M. Harmon. Miss Annie Mae Bedenbaugh ha sen on a visit to Miss Jessie Mose Mises Marie Lathan and Elbert ease visited relatives in to'wn thi The Misses Rawi, of -Lykeslan4 ad Miss Dent, of Colunibia, sper e holidays with Mrs. M. 0. Morri 'Misses Helen and Lois Goggans i Newho ;, and 'Miss Ming, .o aurens, have been visiting th lisses Bowers. Mr. Charley Schumpert. of Ameri is, Ga., has been spending the holi i with his parents. Miss Lahlage Wheeler spent th !idays at home. Hart Kohn. of Columbia, spen bristmas with his parentls. Viril B. Sease visited his forme assmate, Jno. Pat Wise, during th >lidays. Miss Lora Nates is visiting her sis r. Mrs. Blanton, in Graniteville. Mrs. MeWaters, of Atlanta. wit! r ildren. is visiting her fathei nele Andrew Kinard. M. ?1nd Mrs. Carner Kreps. o nesta. GTh.. are visiting Rev, an< rs. Kreps. Geo. W. Harmon is spending th >lidays with his parents in Green Prof. and Mrs. Boin st Dominieli antn Inn, visited Mr. T. A4 Dominick last week. Mr. L. C. Craig made a busines3 i trip to the up-country last week. Judge Hair was with him and it goes without saying that there was sell ing of some kind going on when . Judge Hair, the auetioneer, is around. t Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Wise have been y an a business trip to Savannah. Mr. and Mrs. Copeland spent the - holidays with Col. and Mrs. H. C. I Moseley. 7 Dr. T. F. Littlejohn, paid a Christ- - mas visit to our town, spending sev I eral days here enjoying the festivi ties. Mr. T. H. Thompson, of Columbia, spent a couple days with his fath+er. R. P. Luther, of Atlanta, spent Christmas with his parents. Dr. and I Mis. Luther. Miss Nannie Simpson spent the - holidays at home with her -sister, Mrs. S.. D. Duncan. Prof. and Mrs. G. 8. Pugh, of Co lumbia, visited his brother, R. T. Pugh, Esq., the past week. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Lominiek ani Mrs. James Lominick visited - Mr. and Mrs. Lois Dominick during the Christmas. Theological "Students J. E. Long and P. E. Sheely are spending the holidays with their parents. f Miss Lizzie Hawkins left on Wed s nesday for Due West Femal? col-, lege. r. Mr. W. I. Hentz, of Walton, came over for the Christmas festivitiaa. Miss Minnie, his daughter, a pupil of the graded school, returned with him. Mr. H. S. B. Kibler and .family spent a few days with his brother-in e law. Mr. Berry Livingston. y Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Counts spent - a eple days: in Combwthaw estw of Mr. E. W. Luther. e The young people ha! a veic=n joyable surprise party at the "resi a dence of Mr. A. R. Kohn on Tuxes r day ni' ht in he-or of Miss Emm a Dewoody, of Pine Bluff,' Ark., who ? is visiting Miss Er-ia Kohn. Miss Clara Gibson gave an at home to her friends on Tuesday evening prior to her leaving for school again.. In Magistrate Blease's Court. _ inroe Pailey. colored, brought -claim and elivery proeedings' irr Magistrate Cannon G. B1dase%s court to recover five quarts of whiskey taken from him by Constable T. G. Williams. at Prosperity 'during last Oetober. The case was tried'->efere a. jury yesterday morning, and a ver ,diet was rendered for the defendant. The :plainti2 gave notice of 'a mo ttion for new trial Bailey went from Prosperity to ' Peak and bought the whiskey from th -ipensary there,. and it was at~ken. from him by Const~ae Wild iasas Bailey got off the train at. ~Prsperity. s KILLS WIFE BY ACCIDENT. Mrs. S. L. Canlaiam of Monea Path a Shot by Husaband-The 'Couple SLived Happily. - IAnderson, Jan. 1.-A frightful ae t ident occurred at Honca Path thia - morning by which Mr. Sherard L. ' Callaham, a well known merchant, shot and killed his wife. Mr. Calla e ham had started out over. his planta tion and decided to carry hi's rifle along. The gun was int his bed -room. He had taken it in his hands and in some way, he does not know hwitwas discharged, the lhall strik ing' Mrs. Callaham in' the temple. tMr. Callaham-is almost crazed by 'the accident and can not teil how the r gun was fired. It has not been used ein some time. Mrs. Callaham lived but a short jwhile and never spoke after the shot was fired. Mrs. Callahamn was a Miss Robinson of the Craytonville section of the county. She was about 35 years old and leaves five small ehil f dren. iThe home life of Mr. and Mrs. * Callhamn was an unusually happy one. They were ,prominent people and - had inany friends and relatives t hroughout the county. :, IThe accident occurred between 8 ..nd 9 o'clock.