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ROOSEVELT DENOUNCED. . Willett, of New York, Bitterly Attacks The President in The National House. Washington, January 18.-Charac terizing President Roosevelt as a gar goyle and as "this pigmy descendant of Dutch trades people," and charg ing him with having "established a ec-t in the White House. which wor,ld have delighted the heart of his admired Alexander Hamilton," Mr. Wilett, of New York, in the house of representatives today made one of the imost bitter attacks on the chief exe cutive ever heard in that body. Mr. Willett took for his theme "The Passing of Roosevelt," and in a speech of great length dealt with numerous of the president's acts since he came into office and scathingly de nounced them. So severe was the attack of Mr. Willett that after several efforts Re publican members were able to force him to take his seat on a call to order before he had finished his speech. After declaring that in the fa-ce of all sorts of conditions Americans were possessed of a universal sense of humor, Mr. Willett said that to such people "it must be confessed, a chief magistrate who has himself no sense of humor, moving like a horse tedder over the hayfield of Ameri can activities; stirring up every dry ing blade of once green grass, to let it fall dryer than before, quarreling one day with the practical %oliticans, then with' the part-hair-in-the-middle reformers, then with the Socialists, then with the great industrial corpora tions; restling ib. agony of sp&'rit with 'Noah Webster and our glorious Eng lish tongue;.taking a fall out of na tarefakirs, exhorting our women to av'oid race suicide, cannot b an un mixed nuisance. He Plays Tyrant. "He plays tyrant, to be sure. he is a tyrant who fears the earnival tiekler. He sees things ,that have a bad smell, but the fresh breeze of Capitol Hill doesn't let the odor ling er. -"He tries our patience, but he is always good-to laugh at. Thank Heaven for the things that make us laugh. Without them we might eas ily become raw, untamed Anglo-Sax ons, making much of Magna Charta beDlowing about an effete bill of rights, or even ready to fight for freedom of thought, freedom of speech and freedom of the press, as did our uncivil,ized aneestors at Lex ington and Bunker Hill. "'And, Mr. Chairman, should the *gentlemen 'who view this curious fi gure with feigned admiration ask me ho any son of Adam can be at the same time a hay,tedder, a jocularity and a gargoyle, I can only answer that this panticular hero is an eccentric exception to all rules, a solecism sui generis, a mixed metaphor vivanut, an impossibility, a comet that roves at will- regardless of the limitations of ordered law that apply to eanth and moon,-to stars and planets. "He exults in a strain of the old Huguenot, but tihe French gentleman doesn't fly into a passion and lash the horse of a -timd young girl whose only offence is inadvertently passing the royal party in a public highway. Ev en Louis, XIV was not that sort of a *tyrant, and Henry, IV, Henry of Nay arre, the great Huguenot king, wore the white plume of noblesse oblige. Mrs. Morris's Treatment. "He 'tells us that Southern aristo rats were among his polyglot ances ors: but I can inform him that if he wife of a Robert Toombs or of a efferson Davis had been treated by m as Mrs. Minor Morris was he uld have been called out or brand as a coward if he had been a thou nd times a presid.ent. "He is proud to insist that.- the 'a.mily whose name be bears comes m Holland; but his ready surren der to the politicians of his own par ty makes it clear enough that fa.te urghers. who put up their shutters t the first beat of the war drum ust shave been his progenitors. He ats ,the Dutch, however, as even his severest critics 'must confess. ''We have a king and a courtI nfow." Mar. WVillet.t exclaimed, 'as good an intimation of the real thing nlown to the nobilty of monarchical ountrties. as the scion of a family of trading Dutchmen can concoet." The president, Mr. Willett declar d, showed his teeth at all real heroes. "because real heroes are gall and wormwood to bogus ones." President a 3ufldozer. ML. Willett charged that the presi nt had bulldozed President Castro, a'A seen the Filipinos brutally treat d, had marooned Col. Stewart. whom e did not like, had kept a young wo an from earning an honest living by lling the truth, had allowed "scan alous conditions" to exist in the rmy and navy, ihad comp lled his ubordinlates "to aet as hunting dogs or the~ Czar of R.us'sia in trailing wn men who fought for liberty7 2 pr-actnal reetblished the Jon Adams alien and sedition laws, had forced deseltions from the navy by allowing intolerable treatment of sail ors "at the hands of the aristocracy of Annapolis officers," had permit ted ithe degradation of soldiers at West Point, who had been put to men tal work, and had given a Scotch ver diet in connection with the alleged Panama Canal scandal. Several times in the course of Mr. Willett's remarks he was called to or der by Mr. Hughes (West Virginia.) "I call him to order," Mr. Hughes exclaimed; "he is going ahead with a lot of rot that neither the house nor the country is interested in." Members Object. Mr. Butler, (Pennsylvaiia,) in the chair, ruled that Mr. Willett was speaking under license of general de bate and that he was not called upon to indicate in advance the subject of his remarks. Mr. Willett then proceeded and fre quently elicited applause from his Democratic colleagues. Mr. Langly (Kentucky) jumped in to,the arena and inquired if there was no remedy if the house did not care to hear the gentleman. Mr. Butler ruled that so long as Mr. Willett kept within the rules he was in order. The chair declared that he was "listening with patience, but the chair is unable to hear 'everything the gentleman says. Finally the chair ruled that one ut terance of Mr. Willett was out of order. By this time the house was in a furore. Above the babel of voices Mr. Gardner was heard to make the point that a member, ihaving been found out of order in debate, was no longer entitled to the floor. Messrs. Hepburn (Iowa) and Mann (Illinois) with copies of the rules in their hands appealed for recognition. Mr. Hepburn insisted that Mr. Wil ett should take his seat, Mr. Mann in the meantime reading some rules on the case. The chair directed Mr. Wil ett to take his seat, which he did. In vain Mr. Fitzgerald (New York) sought to shave the chair construe the rules so that Mr. Willett might pro eed. Mr. Willett had. practically oncluded his remarks and he received the verdict with a smile. Rayner Also After Roosevelt. Washington, January 18.--A reto ution was introduced in the senate oday by Senator Rayner, of Mary land, calling on the attorney general Lor information concerning the bring ing of a suit for libel against certain iewspapers. Mr. Rayner asked for mmediate consideration, saying the nly purpose was to get information whether this sait had been ordered, hether it was brought at the in ;tance .f the president, under what~ ~tatute it had been ordered and by vhat power and authority the courts ire being used to forward this suit. The suit, which President Roose elt is believed to have ordered rought against the Press Publishing ~ompany, of New York, on account of ~harges in the New York World that ~ertain well known persons, including )ouglas Robinson, the brother-in-law )f the president, and C. P. Taft, the rother of the president-elect, were interested in ,the purethase of the ~anama Canal property, inspired the Rayner resolution.* TO HELP COTTON SEL-TERS. Jongressman Lever Wa.nts to Get More Definite Information As to Cotton. R.epresentative Lever, who is a neber of the agricultural commit :ee of the ihouse, says a Washington Iispatc.h to the Columbia State, has ~ntrodued a joint res6lution direct-. ng the census bureau to collect and ublish statis,tics of baled cotton in he United States. At present the ensus bureau publishes various re orts upon cotton but does not pub [ish the number of bales unconsum d. As a large portion of the cotton o"s zcined and baled is held over prom one year to another, there has ben no way to get at the exact num ber, at least not from the census re ports, whieh, in the op)inlion of Mr. Lever. should furnish all the infor mation which could possibly be of benefit to the farmer and the cotton dealer. The resoItuion specifies that the reports shall be sumarized so as to show the amount in bales Novem ber L, December 1, January 1 and so Concerning his resolut.ion, Mr. Lev er says: "The census bureau now gathers and publishes during the selling per iod summary reports as to t'he amount of cotton ginned and thereby fur nishes information as to the produc tion of cotton. This gives the manu facturing and ,the buying world .al most exact knowledge as to the sup l from which the demand is met. It puts them into full information as to the amount of cotton which the fa,-. h.s for sale or is likely to have during the selling period. A resolution is intended to give the fs mer the same information with r( p,et to .the needs of manufacturers. "Aside from the influence of de, ing in futures, the law of supply ai demand regulates the price of cotto The system now in vogue gives t] buyer an advantage, for he has i formation as to the supply, while t] seller and producer has not t knowledge of the demand and t needs of the manufacturer. "The eensus bureau now publish two reports, one on March 1 and t] other Septetmber 1, as ,to the stoel on hand. The reports are availab alike to the buyer and the seller, b they are not full enough to prote and give equal advantage -to the s( ler. "My resolution is necessarily co: fined to the cotton on hand in t] United States, but during the past s months the census bureau sent i representatives to Europe with a vie of perfecting an arrangement wherel the amount of cotton on hand in tl various warehouses and mills of E rope would be furnished to the censi bureau from time to time upon r quest. "It is fortunate, through the goc work of the census bureau, that v are now in position to legislate alor lines which will put both the produci and the consumer upon the same foo ing so far as the publication of st; tisties goes. "I regard ithis resolution as of v tal importance to the cotton busines and I shall press it most vigorousl Whatever tends to unhamper the a tion of natural laws must tend bring about the natural and ide conditions ano :his resolution wi have a tendency to have the price < cotton regulated by t-he natural la of supply and demand." WILL NOT PROBE TTLMAN. Senate Special Committee not to L vestigate President's Charges. Washington, Jan. 18.-Charg against Senator Tillman, which wei sent by President Roosevelt to Sen tor Hale, in response ito his reque for information concerning the oper tions of the secret service will not I considered by the special committ4 of the senate committee on appropri; tions, which was appointed sto inqu.ii RESTA ARRIVAL1 Every Day. Sold by the Qt. STEAK FISH H AM and EGGS4 J o IRESTA Iy into the subject of the use of special r- and secret agents of the government. s- This special committete composed of Senators Gallinger, Hemenway and il Clay held its first meeting, and so de id cided today. n. ie HIDES WANTED-J. C. Sample, old n- dispensary stand. tf ae VINOL CURES CHRONIC COUGHS, COLDS AND BRONCHITIS 1e After Other Remedies Fail s "I have been troubled.with a chronic le cold and bronchitis for a long time it and have tried many remedies withut et finding relief. Through the kind sug gestion of a friend I tried Vinol, and after taking four bottles, am entirely cured." A. H. Wilde, 733-8th Avenue, Minneapolis, Minn. le. S. McDonald, 147 W. Congress LX St. Paul, Minn., writes: "I con. ts tracted a severe cold last winter and w thought I would never get rid of it. I I tried Vinol as a last resort, and it has e completely cured me." Vinol combines two world-famed tonics, the healing, medicinal proper i ties of cod liver oil and tonic iron, de liciously palatable and agreeable to the weakest stomach. -For this reason, d Vinol is unexcelled as a strength ,e builder for old people, delicate chil dren, weak and run-down persons, af I ter sickness and for Chronic Coughs, Colds and Bronchitis. Vinol is sold in Newberry by Wm. E. Pelham & Son. sj A-styp-to-dyn. Made from the long leaf pine. The greatest remedy to present tim-e. For I sale at Mayes' Drug Store. 12-11-08-1taw-tf. Wi 'PHONE 261 FOR FISH AND Oysters. f&t-1m. NOTICE TO CREDITORS. All persons having ekn:s against the Electric Laundry Company of Newberry will render in their claims s on or before the 18th day of January, 1909, on which date, at 11 o'clock in - the forenoon, a reference will be held t in the offices of Blease & Dominick for the purpose of winding up the af fairs of the said corporation. Fred. H. Dominick, 1- Receiver. e itaw-td. U R ANT. Z~ RAW ~ STEWED FRIED BROiLED TERS ~All Seasona ble Dishes UR AVI. Newberru Hordwore Compang C:3 -CD C) UL 0 CD NEWBERRY ARD WARE AN ORDINANCE. Relating to Street Duty in the Town of Newberry, South Carolina. BE IT ORDAINED by the Mayor and Aldermen of the Town of New berry, South Carolina, in Council as sembled, and by authority of the same: Seetion 1. That from and after the passage of this ordinance all persons between the ages of eighteen and fif ty years in the Town of Newberry, S. C., are hereby required to perform six days labor during each year upon the streets of the said town. under the direction of the street ove.seer, or to pay Three Dollars to the .l.rk and Treasurer of the Town Council of the Town of Newberry each year in lieu thereof, which shall be due and payable on or before the first day of April, provided that a receipt in full of commr tation tax shall be issued to any person who shall pay the same prior to the month of April: Provided, however, that nothing here in contained shall be so construed as to -exempt any person who shall be come a resident of the Town of New berry, at any time of any year, 'rom performing the labor or paying the commutation tax herein required. See. 2. All persons violating the provisons of this ordinance by failing to perform the said labor or pay said commutation tax in lieu thereof, shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined not more than five dollars or be impris oned for not more than ten days or sentenced to hard labor on the publie works of said Town; provided, that the provisions of this ordinance shall not apply to persons holding a certi ficate of physieal disability from a reputable licensed physician, said eertificate. not to be over one year old, and any person presenting such certificate shall make oath before the said Clerk and Treasurer that such disability prevents him from making a livelihood at his usual avo eation;, nor to ministers of the gospel in actufal charge of a congregation, teachers employed in the public schools, school trustees, and persons permanently disabled in military ser vice of the State, any person who served in the late war between the States, all persons actually employed in the quarantine service of the State, and members of the Fiare De partment of the Town of Newberry; Provided, however, that only twenty members of each comnany of the said department shall be exempt under the provisions of this section, and it shall be the duty of the secretary of each company to file with the Clerk and Treasurer of the said Council, a list of all the members of his .com pany on or before. the first day of January of each year. Sec. 3. That all ordinances or parts of ordinances, inconsistent with this ordinance be, and the same is here by, repealed. Done and ratified under the corporate seal of the Town of Newber (Seal) ry, South Carolina, this the sixth day of January, A. D., 1909. J. J. Langford, Attest: Mayor. Eug. S. Werts, City Clerk and Tre'asurer. What is Rome Without lusic? Don't say, "can't afford an ORGAN or PIANO. We will make you able, granting from one to three years to py frone.Dual Organs and Pianos, at the lowest prices consistent with quality. Write at once for Catalogues, Prices and Terms, to the old Established Malone's Music House, COLUMBIA, s. C. NOTICE TO CREDITORS. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF NEkWBERRY. In the Probate Court. M. A. Carlisle and John C. Goggans, Executors of the last will and tes tament of W. W. Spearman, de ceased, Plaintiffs, vs. Etta R. Spaarman, Lucia Spearman, Rosa Spearman, James Henry Spearman, Sarah Spearman, Mar garuite Spearman, William Worth ington Spearman and G. F. Long, Guardian, Defendants. All and singular the creditors of William W. Spearman, deceased, are hereby required to render in and es tablish their claims and demands be fore the Probate Court on or before the fifth day of February, 1909. All of said creditors are enjoined and restrained from prosecuting their demands elsewhere than in this action F.. M. N'- impert, Probate Judge for N cr County. T. 6. ~19. f-td