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SIX ANOTHER REPLY TO "DOW, JR" The Observer Calls on Him to "Sped fy" Concerning "the Horrors of Prohibition." To the Editor of The State: I beg a short space to reply again to "Dow, Jr. " In the first plac I call on him to "specify" and give the name "of one of the State's most able divines" of Georgia who preach ed a sermon in Augusta "in which he was deploring the horrors of prohibi tion: said it was making criminals of honest men, lawbreakers of the ma jority, and that the whole prohibi tion movement was a farce and a mockery," and so. Name him, and when you have done that, take the Augusta, directory and name all the other ministers of thatt city who are for prohibition. Is one preacher bet ter than all the rest? Who is the preacher whose opinions should out weigh those of all the ministerial un ion of his city? Another Georgia "argument:'" A correspondent" savs that "children peddle liquor on the streets of Sav annah in full view of the police. Well, suppose they do; what then ? Does that prove that prohibition is wrong, or that Savannah policamen don't do their duty? Must Georgia repeal State-wide prohibition because Savannah policemen permit children to peddle liquor on the streets? And if sh-e did, would not. these same po licemen permit the children to con tinue to peddle the stuff on the streets? If not, why not? Georgia will get rid of that sort of policemen after a while-there can not be many of +hat sort now. Cer tainly that sort of policemen are not the kind of people that any State or any county or city is to consult when it comes to decide what is best to be done. What does "Dow'" think about it anyhow ?-this Savannah argument against prohibtion. Doesn't he think this sort of policemen would let "chil dren peddle liquor on the streats'' if there were barrooms in Savannah? If not, then the inevitable conclusion is that the -policemen are the servants of the barrooms and Aot of the State. The Observer does no,t know how many persons "stood before the bar of justice in this good old prohibition year of 1908 in the good old prohibi tion town of Newberry for the crime of murd.er;'' but there were not 21 homicides in Newberry county in * 1908, and not 21 "boys,'' or men, black or white, tried for murder eith -, ei. There were enough. There has been one homicide by a white man in Newberry, county, and only one that I can now recall'since prohibition was established, and liquor had noth ing whatever to do with that. Quite a number of negroes have killed each other, buzz the moving causes in most of these cases were craps and wo men, liquor also having its part. But it is notorious that negroes kill each other on very small provocation, liqu or or no liquor. But for- prohibition in Newberry county it is altogether possible that there might have been more homicides. Who knows? "Dow'' thinks he has found a mare's nest in an old issue of the Observer of 13 years ago, and eack les with glee over the sfollowing ex tracts from Observer editorials of January 12, 1893: 'Our observation is that with1 the exception of the barkeepers there is no kicking of any consequence and that a large majority of the business men and leading citizens are heartily in favor of the dispensary law, as against the saloon.'' "We sincerely hope the dispensary act will stand the test of the, courts and that all good citizens will unite an seeing theit it has a full and fair 'experiment.'' K "Dow,'' with his 40 years of expe Trience, remembeis, of course, that the dispensary law was enacted in Decem hber. 1892, to go into effect July 1, 1893: that there was bitter opposition to the law by the barkeepers and ~their friends and by many of the town and cities. He remembers, no doubt, tha:, in defiance of the fact 'that the law was to take effect July 1, '1893. the city councils of Charleston and Columbia issued licenses to their * barrooms for the entire year; that 'even t'he little town of Lexington showed its "indignation'' by renew 'ing her three liquor licenses for the entire year of 1893-at $5 apiece thus manifesting her contempt for the law that the legislature had enacted. The Observer took the side of law, as it always does. The dispensary was law; the saloon was not. Even had we preferred the saloon ito the dis pensary, we would have advocatei obedience to the law as it was. Th* issue there was dispensary or the sa. loon, and we regarded the latter the smaller evil. What the Observer said then it could have said any day sine< F>then-"the dispensary, as agains' the saloon' '-and that the lav "should have a full and fair experi 74ment.'" As it did have.. and prve ritself wanting. In the same issue of January 12, 1893. "Dow," while ransacking our files, might have run acoss the fol lowing: "It is a strong defense of the dis pensary law ithat it has the approval of such men as President Carlisle of Wofford college and President Grier of Erskine-both eminent advocates of temperance and prohibition. They would prefer prohibition to the dis pensary, but prefer the dispensary to saloons." "Dow'' grows tragic in telling of his devotion to temperance, and when he "calls heaven to witness" that he would offer himself as a vicarious sac rifice for the whole human race and "would gladly place my (his) neck upon the block.'' and relinquish for ever his "old worthless life"''-why it is really sublime, and with the aid of an onion might bring tears to the eyes of the most hardened prohibi tionist that ever cast a vote. We are glad that our "old" friend of "40 years' experience" will never be call ed on to offer up his life to Bacehus; but we can tell him what ha might do -and we hope he will itake it in the kind and serious spirit'in which it is offered-he might use that facile and funny pen of his in helping to make the law respected and obeyed, and thus become, not a sacrifice for the -entire human race, it is true, but a benefactor -to his fellow citizens of South Carolina and the good old pro hibtion county of Newberry-includ ing "the boys." The Observer. Newberry, S. C. PATTERSON VETOES BILL. Returns to Senate State-Wide Prohi bition Bill Recently Passed by Tennessee Legislature. Nashville, Tenn., Jan. 19.-Gov. Patterson this afternoon filed with the clerk of the senate a message, vetoing th- State-wide prohibition bill which last week was passed by both houses of the legislature.. The governor's action followed adjourn ment of the senate, after it had pass ed on third reading, by a vote of 20 to 13. the bill prohibiting the manu facture in Tennessee of intoxicating liquors. The veto message will be read to the sen?ate tomorrow morning, when it must be sustained or the bill passed over the executive's protest. On ori ginal passage the vote was 20 to 13. Opponents of th-e bill claim tonight that they count on a change of three senators to t.heir side and that the fourth member, on whose vote the fate of the measure depends, is waver In his veto-message, G-ov. Patterson charges that such legislation is against the Democratic platform and self government; that it opposes the recorded will of the people; that ex Iperience proves that no arbitrary prohibitive law was ever observed. and its enactment brings no settle ment of the question; that it de stroys property, reduces State reve nues, increases the taxation, takes money from the peopie to send il elsewher, forments discord, impairs the dignity of the commonwealth, fos. ters hypocrisy and invite. evasior and deceit iir the people. Passes Over Veto. Nashville, Tenn., Jan:. 20.-Ovei Ithe veto of Gov. Patterson, both hous Ies of the legislature passed the sen ate bill which prohibits the sale of in toxicating liquors within four miles of a school house in Tennessee and 15 in effect a State-wide prohibition act It is effective July 1, 1909. The vote in the senate was ,the same as on the original passage. The house acted at 3.40 this after noon, the vote standing 61 to 36, the original' vote there having been 62 t< 37. In each house the passage was effected through a combination of Re publicans and "State-wide' Demo ACTUAL STARVATION. IGilder & Weeks Give Facts Regardini Dyspepsia. Although Indigestion and Dyspep sia are so prevalent. most people dc not thoroughly understand ,their cause and cure. There is no reason why people should not eat anything they desir-if'sthey will only chew it care fully and thoroughly. Many actu ally starve themselves into sickness through fear of eating every good looking, good-smelling 'and good-tast ing food, because it does not agre with them.* Dieting cannot cure Dyspepsia. I we refuse every article of food tha isagrees with us, before long w have not.hing left, and find ourselve ehoni dysp'eptitcs. W~ can eure Dyspepsia. 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Mary A. Spehl, Plaintiff, against Theodore H. SpebI, Defendant. All persons 'having claims in the above entitled aetion and against the estate of Theodore H. Spehl, deceas ed, are hereby requested to present the same duly attested to the under signed, on or before the 30th day of January, 1909. H. H. Rikard, - Master N. C. Master's Office, Jan. 18, 1909. NOTICE or FINAL SETTLEMENT As guardian of the estates of James Lester and Mabel Lester I will make a final settlement as said guardian of said estates in the office of the Probate Judge of Newberry county, S. C., on Tuesday, the 16th day of February, 1909. and immed iately thereafter apply for letters dis missory as said guardian. . Allen N. Crosson, Guardian, James Lester and Mabel Lester. 1-15-4t-1ba.w. TAX ASSESSMENT FOR 1909. Notice is hereby given that the of fie of County Auditor will be open from the 1st day of January to the -20th day of February, 1909, for the purpose of receiving returns of tax able property for fiscal year corn Smening January 1st. The following Snamed places will also be attended as Srequired by law: At Whitmire, Monday, Jan. 11th. At Maybinton. Tuesday, Jan. 12th. At Glymphville, Wednesday, Jan. -13th. -At Walton, Thursday, Jan. 14th. At Pomaria, Friday, Jan. 15th. )At Jolly Street, Monday, Jan. 18th. At Little Mountain, Tuesday, Jan. - 19th. . . ..on .$1.00 G a.r 5 . and...c.. At 0O'NealI, Wednesday, Jan. 20th At St. Lukes, Thursday, Jan. 21st At Prosperity, Friday and Satur day, Jan. 22nd and 23rd. At Longshore, Monday, Jan. 25th. At Chappells, Tuesday, Jan. 26th. 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