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REF.uSED TO ENJOIN SOCIAL
CLUB.
Declines to Make Permanent a Tem
porary Injuction Against the City
Club, of Columbia, Which
Had Been Charged with
Violating the Dis
pensary Law.
News and Courier.
Columbia, November 18.-Judge
Gage today refused to grant a perma
nent injunction against an alleged
blind tiger social club in Columbia.
This is the first time that the court
has refused to grant such injunction
on betition of the attorney general,
and there are now in effect a large
number of such injunctions against
alleged blind tigers in Charleston and
Columbia.
The case brought before Judge
Gage today was that of the City Club,
at No. 1329 Main street, of which Jeff
Delay was manager, and M. R. Spig
ener the owner of the premises. On
October 14, 1908, Judge Gage grant
ed a temporary injunction on peti
tion of the attorney general, the pe
tition being similar to the petitions in
the cases brought previously in this
city and Charleston in such cases. In
support of the petition a number of
affidavits were presented. one of them
being from J. R. Haynes. better
known as "Bob" Haynes, formerly
of Greenville, who swore that on sev
eral occasions in June, July and Au
gust of this year he visited the City
Club, in company with one or more
persons, and was on his first visit, on
June 21, given a card of membership
in the club. At that time W. R.
Wolfe was manager, Wolfe having
formerly been dispenser in this city
from which position he was discharg
ed last year. Haynes again visited
the club on July 4 and August 25,
and each :ime purchased beer or whis
key for himself and his friend accom
panying him. The club, it was stat
ed, was fitted up with a counter side
board, chairs, ice box, whiskey and
beer glasses. and so forth.
An affidavit from Major Micah
Jenkins, collector of internal revenue,
set forth that the club had a license
as a retail whiskey dealer from the
United States government.
An affidavit from Peter Grites, the
well-known Greek fruit dealer, whose
shop is on the frist floor below the
club roomis upstairs, set forth that
he subrented the rooms to Wolfe, and
that Wolfe subsequently sold the club
to Delay.
In his return Mr. Maynard R.
Spigener, who is one of the most
prominent and reputable eitizens ot
Columbia. stated that he rented the
premises to E. D. Dent, green grocer,
and that Dent subrented to G'rites
and others: that when he suspected
that the sale of whiskey was being
permitted he warned Dent, and Dent
promised him that the building would
not be used for an unlawful purpose.
Mr. Spigener was represented at the
hearing today by Mr. John J. McMa
han.
In his return Delay stated that the
club was a regularly cnartered social
organization, and that the rooms
were not used for an unlawvful pur
pose. That he is a tinner by trade
and works at his trade by day, bmn
was elected manager of the club. ana
served only the members with drinks.
He denied the allegations in the affi
davits by Ha-ynes, and said lie had
never sold Havnes or tne others nam
ed whiskey. He set up that his repu
tation was valuable to him as a work
ingman. and that the allegations made
in the petition were damaging to him.
Judge G'ige. who is nowv holding
civil court here. heard the returns
this mornin. and Assistant Attorney
General DeBruhl appeared for the pe
titioner. Judge Gage desired before
deciding the case to have the partie.,
brought before him and Delay was
examined personally as'well as Grites.
The staitemnents of Delay, who is
well-known character around towi1
evidently impressed tne court favor
ably, and he said he would decline te
grant the perma:nent injunction asket
for. Hie remariked ti Nt such clubs :'
these were the only pleasure resorn~
permitteil to the poo'rnman, and thai
their enjoy~ment appeared innoceii
and should not be interfered1 witi
lating the. law.
The case of the Congaree Gun Club I
was also to have come up today, but S
as Mr. Bellinger. who represented the
respondents in this case also, desirea
to attend the funeral of a friend, it
was postponed. Mr. DeBruhl stated
that in this case he would ask for a J
reference to take testimony. The
manager of the Congaree Gun Club
mentioned in the petition is Ed Poat,, r
and the location is pust across the
street from the location of the City s
Club. Both clubs are not closed and
have been since the service of the p
temporary injunctions. (
The action of Judge Gage excited f
considerable comment today, as this
is the first time that such a petition E
has been refused. The attorney gen- 1
eral has secured a number of injune- a
tions against alleged blind tigers in v
this city and Charleston, and in near- s
ly every case his petition has beein I
granted without any delay. Most of v
the temporary injunctions were secur- (
ed from Associate Justice Gary at t
Abbeville, and were made permanent t
by the supreme court, but circuit d
judges have also signed the orders in I
some cases. The refusal of Judge I
Gage to grant the order prayed for
today was evidently a surprise to the f
administration. c
CAPT. CAPERS FOR CABINET. .
His Friends Urging His Appointment e
as Secretary of Interior. I
S
Greenville News.
Hon. John G. Capers, of Greenville, d
may be a member of President Taft's
cabinet. His friends are actively at P
work in his behalf and it is believed
that the new Chief Executive of the
country will give his name considera
tion, in fact, according to reliable in
formation from Washington, his ap
pointment as secretary of the inter
ior, is now considered a certainty. s
The friends and relatives of Capt. V
Capers of this city will be delighted
should President Taft decide to give
him a place in the cabinet. Mr. Cap
ers was born in South Carolina iin
1866; was educated 'in Charleston,
and graduated at law in Columbia. in
1.887. He joined -the Republican par
ty in 1896 and campaigned for Me- I
Kinley and Roosevelt in 1900. He
was later given a responsible position
as internal revenue commissioner.
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GANDER SAYS YES AND NO. t
Jc.rsey Bird also Does Many Remark- .t
able Tricks. I
Indianapolis News.
Montville, N. J., November 14.-A h
gander that can say "yes'' and
''no'', march to command, kiss his
owner when ordered to and do many
other amusing and remarkable tricks
is the pet of Marguerite Van Duyne,
11 years old, daughter of Frank Van
Duyne, of Passaic Valley farm, this
place. The girl herself trained the t
gander.
Dandy is the gander's name, and e
he follows the girl about the farm. 3
When she is in school lhe goes about t
with the farm hands and acts lone- a
some. The greatest trick Dandy has e
mastered is to distinguish between
''ves'' and '"no.'' He gives two
squawks in one key for "yes,'' and
tro in an entirely different key for
"n.'' At the girl's command he
will march sedately with wings furl
ed. or spread them as though ready
to do battle.
Dandy's mother was a tamed Can
adian wild goose, and lie was sired by I
a Teulouse gander. He was the only
offspring from a sitting of twelve
eggs. The mother was 9shot by a Van
Duyne on a hunting trip on the pas-j
saie River several months ago, but
the bullet only broke the bird's wing.
H le brought the goose home, and, af
ter reeoving from her hurt, she be
enme domestica ted. At Dandy's
birth the little girl took an interest in
him and made a pet of him.
Golden Rule Encampment.
Golden Rule Encampment will meet <
Monday niht at 7.30. Every memi-i
her is~ urged to b)e presenit. Busines.,
of' :sportance is to be at tended to ana( <
dere ork will be put on. t
. T-T A ll1 Scribe. i
THE NEWS O' WHITMIRE.
ad and Sudden Death of Mr. J. H. D
Payne-Juveniles Have a Box
Party.
Whitmire, Nov. 19.-Mrs. S. A.
eter and son Cofield, spent two days ha
I Newberry recentlY. ti<
Miss Winnie Henderson is visiting AV
elatives at Santuck and Maybinton. in
Mrs. M. E. Abrams is spending S.
ame time with Mrs. T. W. Abrams. w
Miss Inez Dobbin, one of our po- w,
ular young ladies is teaching at in
'ross Hill this session. Her many H
riends here miss her very much. ty
A sad death occurred in our midst b
aturday the sevent4i. Mr. J. R. te
avne who lives about four miles sa
way came to Whitmire bringing gi
ith him some beef -to sell. While ai
topping at the home of Mr. Jno. P. of
ant he became desperately ill. He ot
as carried into the house and the ge
octor summoned. He rallied from H
bis attack of heart failure and was fa
bought to be doing very well, but fe
ied suddenly at two o 'clock. Mr. st
ayne was forty-five years of age. I in
le leaves a wife and four children. vi
Rev. Foster Spee: conducted the 0
uneral the following day at 0 'Dells Ir
hurch. N
Mrs. T. H. Watson. lady manager G
f the Juvenile Missionary society
ave a box party at her home last,p
vening for the benefit of her society. fr
'he boxes prepared by.the Juveniles
old for from one to three dollar,
piece. The society realized sixiteen hi
ollars. be
ar
Mr. Olin Auld who has held the
osition of.bookkeeper at the Glenn- se
owry Manufacturing Co. store for
ome time has resigned to accept -a T
osition at his home town, Green- dh
ood. b
be
Mrs. Rawlinson, Mrs. Golden and
on James, spent a few days of last j
eek with Mrs. Henry Meyers. Thev ai
rent from here to Atlanta.
Master Raymond and James ti:
Lbrams staid Saturday night and C.
bbath with Mr. J. W. Hipp and ti
amily. ve
Nita. ar
L Request to the Citizens of No. 1 at
Township.
As a citizen of No. 1 Township, '
-on are most earnestly requested to
ee me at your earlist convenience at
he office of Summer Brothers Co., e
nd enroll your name as a member of
he Newberry County Good Roads s
1eague. f
The following is a copy of the roll
inder which we will be pleased to
ayorsignature.
"We the undersigned citizens of: in
o. 1 Township, hereby enroll our
tames as members of the Newberry si~
jounty Good Roads League and ine
o doing we express our sympathy
ith the good roads cause. We de
ire to have this subject discussed to bi
di
d, and we promise to aid in the dis- b
ussion to the extent of our ability.I
Ve do not hereby commit ourselves
o any plan for securig better roads, "i
.nd we understand that there are no"
aembership fees."''
Yours 'very truly, b
C. T. Summer,
___Vice-president.
Judge Schumpert and the Military.
Some of the military men in Co
umbia are said to be disposed to e
riticise the action of Judge Schum
ert in dismissing the soldiers from .
ie court room in this city after they
ad brought in the negro John Irby N
o be tried for attempted rape. There
an be no doubt of the propriety oftr
he court 's action in the minds of ni
mvody wvho was present and saw~ 1
he situaltion. The presiding judge o
lispensed with the presence of the e<
nilitarv inside the court room be- a'
ause he believed such precautions g
gainst mob violence to be unneces- I
ary. as it subsequently proved to be. a
ind ie did so in language and mani- C
ir that couldl not oftend. Those who t<
-ritiiise his aection do so on limitea C
fornation~ :mId hearsay accoflunts oft
be ineident whliich do not convey a F
,rre(ct ide; lfite situtionti nor oftf
he jidge's words andi demeanor in~ d
THE NEWS OF PROSPERITY.
xath of Mr. Jno. S. Barre-Pro
tracted Meeting at Baptist
Church-Personal.
Prosperity, Nov. 19.-Prosperity
s had an unusual share of mortali
is within the past three weeks.
hen the message conveying the sad
telligence of the death of Mr. Jno.
Barre, a former popular citizen,
is received Thursday. much sorrow
is in evidence. Mr. Barre 'lad been
Leesville for the past six months.
e had been ill onl. two weeks with
phoid fever. His remains were
ought here Friday morning and in
cred in the Prosperity cemetery the
me afternoon. Mr. Barre will be
eatly missed by those who knew
LA appreciated hin. His kindness
heart, his generosity and his many
her admirable traits made him a
neral favorite wherever he went.
is death seems doubly sad from the
ct that his wife is critically ill with
ver at her father's home in John
:n. and sustained a relapse on hear
g of his death. Mr. Barre is sur
ved by his wife, nee Miss Varie
lom, and one interesting little boy
adell, a brother, Mr. Chas. Barre, of
awberry college; Mrs. K. Baker, of
-eenwood: Mrs. Ernest Werts, and
isses May Lee and Kate Barre, of
-osperity, and many relatives and
iends.
The floral offerings were a beauti
1 outward manifestation of the
gh esteem in which Mr. Barre was
Id, for he sleeps beneath a white
id fragrant mound. The funeral
rvices at Mrs. Werts' were con
icted by his pastor, Rev. Mr. Kreps.
ie services at the grave were under
e charge of the local Masonic Or
r, assisted by Masons from New
rry.
Mrs. Rawl and daughter, Miss
hnnie, of Lykesland and Columbia,
e the guests of Mrs. M. C. Morris.
The protracted meeting at the Bap
t church is now in progress. Rev.
Lewis Fowler, of the First Bap
t church, Clinton, is delivering
ry thoughtful discourses, afternoon
id evening. You are invited.
Mr. Cecil Wyche spent a few days
home this week.
Mrs. Lyon, of Columbia, has been
siting Mr. D. M. Langford's family.
Dr. Will Crosson, of Leesville,
me over in his auto and spent sev
al days at Mr. S. D. Duncans'.
Mr. and Mrs. K. Baker, of Green
>od, and Mr. Clyde Odom, of John
on, came over to attend Mr. Barre's
Eneral.
Mrs. Calmes has gone to Charleston
ia business trip.
Mr. Forest Bedenbaugh made a fly
g trip to Columbia this week.
Mrs. Grace Reams, of Johnston, is'
siting her mother, Mrs. Mark Bed
Laugh.
Mrs. Thornwell Haynes and little
~ra are in Columbia. The latte1
~uied her eye seriously and is un
r the care of Dr. Whaley and raay
for some time.
About a score of matrons and
aids are preparing for a high class
~gro minstrel which will be given
iring the holidays, probably Decem
r 28.
Mrs. Craig entertained "Tile Pal
etto Club'' most delightfully Sat
-da afternoon. Masses of autumnal
sts and colors peeped from every
here. Dainty refreshments were
~rved by Miss Russell, who assist
I Ms. Craig in receiving.
ot Solely a Newspaper Tragedy.
ews and Courier.
Some of our contemporaries are
~marking that certain of the Ten
ssee newspapers are indulging ini
amoderate discussion of the killing
Senator Carmack, anid it has. seemi
I to us that too much has been said
out it in heat and passion. The
ing armed upon the streets of
ashville. shooting and to shoot. was
1 atrocious erime on the parllt of the
oopers, and it was a foolish thiin<.
>do. b)esidEs; no one excuses the
oopers, but editorial writers should
t lose their hIead1s on that account.
or exaimple, it is wandering a little
-omf :curacy to describe the t rage
as one strict ly of newspaper ori
n,.A and o mayexagogerate the~
tmatter of the "freedom of the press"
as involved in it.
AltihouglI the expressions that gave
)ffence to the Coopers were editorial
expressions from the pen of the edi
tor of the Tennesseean, Mr. Carmack,
that gentleman was something more
than an editor. A larger part of his
career was given to political activi
ties than to journalism. Between the
newspaper editor, absorbed in the
duties of his craft and loving them,
and the editor-politician. the differ
ence is wide and not easily reconcil
ed. Mr. Carmack two years ago was
a United States senator and candidate
for reelection-not as editor. Last
summer Mr. Carmack was a candidate
for governor-not as editor. He had
been engaged in newspaper work less
than two months when he was killed;
he had been defeated in a contest
acrimonious and strenuous, and the
question may well arise whether or
not he could have been expected to
preserve the poise and judicial atti
tude that the editorial director of a
newspaper should have. Is the field
leader capable of commentating calm
ly and judicially upon the campaigi
immediately after the last decisive
engagement? We think it fair, there
fore, to say that Mr. Carmack's arti
cles may have been the expressions it,
part of the politician and partisan,
much as they were also the utterances
of his newpsaper. To say that they
were not would be to suppose that he
was more than human in his power to
separate himself as an editor frosa
himself as a man subject to ordinar3
emotions.
The editor of a newspaper should
not be a politician to the extent of
cherishing ambition for office. The
utterances of a newspaper should not
be those of a man looking for politi
cal preferment for himself.
Mr. Carmack was not an active
politician when he was killed, but it is
not going too far to say that his blood
had not cooled from the exertions of
his last political conflict.
* WHITB RIBBON ECHOES *
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We have a State paper now, ably
edited by Mrs. J. . Mims, of Edge
field. The "Palmetto White Rib
bon.'' and it goes on its mission ot
usefulness quarterly. We trust it
may receive the encouragement it so
richly deserves.
A few years ago South Carolina
had to receive aid to carry on the
work in the State from the ''Nation
al." but now we are on afinancial
standing of our own. All honor to the
band of noble women who have sac
rificed so much for this great work.
* * *
The A nti-Narcotic department has
recently been added to the list of de
partmental- work in this State. We
hope to do good wvork in this depart
ment. A strong law, we have for the
work.
A committee from Newberry Un
ion will meet .th the "Eastside Un
ion'' at the Mollohon Mill on Satur
day afternoon at four o'clock, No
rember 21.
* * *
There will be a temperance sermon
in each church November 29, World's
Temperance Sunday. On Sunday
night a union meeting will be held at
which Dr. Geo. B. Cromer will lecture.
Place given later.
* * *
A prize of $2.50 in gold has been
offered the Loyal Legioner who mis
ses the fewest meetings and brings in
most dues paying members for the
year. The dues are only fifteen
cents for the year.
Hare you a boy ? The saloon
must have boys or it must shut up
its shop. Can't you find one? It is.
a great factors.s.and unless it can
h->ve 2.000.00 from each generation,
fr raw material, some of these fac
ti'es muut close up. and the opera
:e- he0 thrown ou t upon a .cold
wral and the public revenue dwin
,7(o! One family out of every five
'n"t contribuite a hoy in order to
1.o- ,mp the emmh-y Wil you help
Which of your boys shall it bell Are
you a father? Have you given your
share to keep up the supply for this
great public instituiion that is help
ing pay your taxes and kindly elect
ing public officers for you? Have yon
contributed a boy? If not some oth
er family has had to give more than
its share. Are you selfish? Voting
to keep the saloon open to grind up
boys and then doing nothing to keep
up the supply? Ponder these ques
tions, ye voters, and answer them to
God, to whom you will one day give
an account for votes as well as pray
ers. And ye mothers, wives and
daughters, are you by precept, ex
ample and influence in every possible
direction doing all you can to save the
boys from the enticements of the
horrible liquor saloon, and to hasten
the day when it shall be outlawed,
and curse our fair land no more 1 If
not, who not ?-Selected.
Bequest to Temperance.
Probably the largest bequest ever
made to the temperance cause has
just been made public by the filing
of the will of the late John Crowle, a
London merchant, who left a fortune
of about two and a quarter million
dollars. Mr. Crowle was a Wesleyan
Methodist, whose life outside of his
business was devoted, almost to the
exclusion of everything else. to the
p)romotion of temperance. He left
not less than $1,250,000 of his money
to establish a fund for continuing the
work after his death. Its availabil
ity for this purpose, however, is con
tingent on the Wesleyan Methodists
raising a like sum during the next
five years. The fund is to be Li the
hands of a body of total abstainers,
and is to be used ir numerous ways
specified by the testator. A number
of ministers and women workers are
to be paid salaries for urging the
cause of temperance in the pulpit, on
the lecture platform, and in relief
work, and a certain sum is set aside
for "opposing in any part of Eng
land the grant of licenses to public
houses, theatres, music halls, and oth
er places of entertainment.'
Thanksgiving at the Postoffice.
Thursday, November 26, being
Thanksgiving day the following hours
will be observed at the postoffice:
General delivery and stamp win
dows will be open from 10 to 10.30 a.
in., and 3.45 to 4.15 p. m..
City carriers will make 8 a. m. de
livery to business section only.
Carriers windows will be opened at
10 to 10.30 a. m. and 3.45 to 4.13 p. mx.
C. J. Purcell,
Post Master.
Week of Prayer.
:The Week of Prayer and Thanks
giving appointed by the Woman's
Board of Foreign Missions of the
Methodist E. church South begins
Monday, 23rd.
The members and friends of Cen
tral Methodist church are earnestly
requested to meet in the church parlor
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.
Services will be held each afternoon
from 4 to 5 o'clock.
I Leaders.
IMonday-Mrs. J. W. Humbert and
Mrs. J. W. White.
Tuesday-Mrs. W. H. Wallace and
Mrs. Burr Martin.
Wednesday-Mrs. P. C. Gaillard
and Miss Daisy Cannon.
Thank offering collected each day.
Let each one ask: "What shall I
render unto the Lord for all His bene
fits (or blessings) to me.''"
Mrs. Burr Martin,
Mrs. J. W. Humbert, Secretary.
President.
Will Leave Newberry.
Sumter Herald.
Rev. J. F. Cason has accepted a call
to the Bishopville church, and will
enter upon the pastorate there Dec. 6.
He he'- serv~ed 'several churches ac
eeptaiilv. his last pastorate being
Bush River and Mt. Zion, in New
erry county, where he has done well.
The Bishiopville church .offers large
onip'rttuities. The town has increas
ed in 11n11l't')fl and commercial im
r-rte rmidl'; the past ten years.