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red ink some of the bills which he gave Samuels, and in a short time they were brought back to the bank. by Wylie and deposited to his credit. Mr. Smith, teller of the National bank of Savannah was sworn, but as it was late and he was ill, his tes timony will be taken tomorrow. The Jury. Columbia State. Chester, Nov. 7.-The "graft" cases which have been pending in the courts of this State for two years were called to trial here today. After the grotesque verdict of a Richland jury in the Farnum case a year ago.4 when the defendant was acquitted and later pleaded guilty to almost the identical charge, the attorney general decided to go to trial in some other county with the remaining cases. Chester county was selected because w-- the principal in the conspiracy charge, a Joe B. Wylie, is said to have got the graft money in Chester as an outcome of his part of the alleged conspiracy. Had the cases been tried here a year ago public sentiment doubtless would have forced a verdict, but there are said to have been at work here agen cies whose presence can be sensed rather than explained, and the State, with all of its mass of evidence and confeszions, may have an up-hill fight. The Defendants. The defendants are John Black, Jodie M. Rawlinson and H. Lee Solo mons. The original indictment named also Morton A. Goodman, Jno. T. Earley, Joe B. Wylie and James S. Farnum. These four will not be tried at this term. After the attorney general, Mr. Ly-;] on, had iead the tnditments this morning A. L. Gaston of the Cnester bar endeavored to get Mr. Lyon to tell why these four were not under trial. Mr. Lyon said that was a matter be " longing to him, and in this he was sustained by the court. The indictment charges the defend-' ants with having conspired to defraud the State of South Caroline and with having taken $133,000 which belonged to the State of South Carolina. The presidng judge is Ernest Moore, of Lancaster, representing Judge Mlug.h, who is ill. The Counsel. The attorney general, Mr. Lyon, is assisted in the prosecution by W. F. Stevenson and B. L. Abney. Solicitor Henry is ill and is represented by J. C. McLure, of Chester. The attorneys for the defendants are as follow's:- For Rawlinson, Wes ton & Aycock and R. H. Welch, of Co lumbia; for John Black, John M. Wise, of Chester, and M. P. Howell, of Walterboro, and Nelson, Nelson & Gettys, of Columbia; for H. Lee Solo 'mons, A. L. Gaston, of Chester, a for .mer State dispensary leader in the legislature and a member of the in vestigating commitLtee. May Consume Week. The hearing of the case promises to last a week. There were no dila tory motions today, no questioning the venue, no plea of former jeopardy for; Black, but the case was entered upon at once. However, the defense has contested every inch of ground in ad mitting into evidence extracts from 'e bid book, purchase book, minute book, invoice book and check book of the dispensary board under which this particular graft is alleged. Judge Moore polled the jury and 'the attorneys on both sides and se cured unanimous consent to go on w~,ith the trial Tuesday, which is gen eral election day and a holiday.1 The Defendants. Of the defendants, Jodie M. Raw linson is a farmer of Richland county, John Black is a native of Colleton i county, was shipping clerk at the dis pensary, later represented a whiskey house and after that was elected on the board. This board in February,: 1907, was removed from office by Gov.1 Ansel on motion of Mr. Lyon, and the supreme court of the State sustained1 'the attorney general. Lee Solomons is now a business man of Estill, Hamp *ton county. He represented in 1906 -; the Big Springs Distilling company. of Savannah, Strauss, Pritz & Co., of Cincinnati. Witnesses.1 Among the witnesses here to testify' are Jno. T. Earley, who then repre sented Fleischmann & Co.; W. D. Roy, head of the Belroy Distilling company Sand secretary of the whiskey trust, and Col. C. W. Dudley. of the United States Distilling company. Col. Dudley has beern very much in~ demand, for a couple of years. but a stroke of paralysis has kept him away. His presence here was quite a sur 'prise. In the hay-dey of the dispen- 3 sary he was the representative of the t Live Oak Distilling company and lat- t er he renresented Clarks Bros. & Co., 2 of Peoria.. Ill., in their famous trans- I action with the board now under in- S dictments. . 'The prese nce of these witnesses t leads to the belief that they will tes- a tify as to the agreement of liquor f saese with dispensary officials to I State's evidence, will again testify to receiving graft under the scale agreed 1pon. Jury Chosen. Twenty-six jurors were called. The prosecution challenged Wade Hafner ind R. A. Smith. The defense excused R. R. Gill, J. A. Barron, R. H. Ed wards, W. T. Kilgore, Hugh Caskey, R T. Morris, W. C. Nunnery, W. A. ladden, J. B. Hollis, S. B. Clowney, E. J. Lecke and Clarence Wiskert. The following jt4rors ' ere sworn: Foreman, W. 0. Guy, former county reasurer; J. M. Wilson, a farmer of Richburg; W. M. Drennan, a farmer )f Richburg; S. M. Porter, a baker of this city; J. W. Wilson, a farmer of .he Armenia section; J. W. Taylor, of West Chester, a farmer; John Estes, rarmer; Alex Frasier, a liveryman; F. M. Hough, ar automobile dealer; W. H. Caldwell, of Rossville; J. N. Volvin, of Halseville, a farmer; J. W. Quinton, farmer. The jury was formed by 1 o'clock, ut little evidence was introduced. Dr. W. J. Murray, chairman of the winding-up commission was the first put on the stand. He put in evidence the records of the old dispensary oar'd during the incumbency of the Jefendants. Dr. Murray is now cus todian of the records. Much Bickering. There was a good deal ot bickering imong the attorneys over the admis 5ion of evidence from Dr. Murray as to how much graft money the com mission had made certain liquor hous ,s disgorge. Mi. Stevenson warmly repelled in ,inuations from Mr. Nelson of the de Eense that South Carolina attorneys tad no standing before the commis 5ion. Hour's Debate. The next witness was Joe. B. Wylie, wvho has not got started on his testi mony; for, when he endeavored to read from the minutes of the State board of directors, of which he was a .ember, there was an hour's debate as :o whether or not he could do so. The our for recess came before Judge Woore finally determined what to do. Toe B. Wylie testified that before he ind Jn-o. Black were elected direc tors of the State dispensaxy board, ind while both were candidates, Black ~ame to him and declared that they 'could make a pot of money" out of the jobs. Mr. Lyon was preparing to show how this preelection foretaste became a full meal in reality when the arguiment a-rose. One of the interruptions during the afternoon was caused by the reading >f the annual report of the grand jury ind another interruption was due to he handing out of an . indictment against Bernheim and the Blacks. Attorneys "Spat" at Chester. Chester, November 9.-The third lay of the trial of Rawlinson, Black ind H. L,ee Solomons, charged with ~onspiracy to defraud the State, drag ~ed wearily on, enlivened only by a ~ew tilts between the attorneys engag ad in the cause. The sfrequent de ilarations of whiskey drummers, rom the stand, that they had given rebates, and the testimony of' C. W. Dudley, whose dealings with the board yf control in behalf of his house, larke Brothers & Sons, of Peoria, 11., but who hitherto has never ap eared in the trial of any of the so laled graft cases, have been the sub ect of much comment. "I lied when I old the winding-up commission t.hat had given no rebates to members f the dispensary," admitted Dudley ipon cross-examination. Going fur ~her, being so questioned by Attorney ~eson. Dudley declared that he ~carcely believed the jury would cred t his testi-mony. Spat Between Counsel. Up until the time when Attorney rancis Wes-ton, of Columbia, began he cross-examination of a witness, here had been no spats between the awyers and everything was. jogging long smoothly. All was peaceable tnd quiet, but the manner adopted by dr. Weston seemed to irritate the at orneys for the State, who did not iesitate to "call hirn down" as fre luently as they considered he violated he "ethies." Questioning Dudley as . the credit of the South Carolina lispensary, Mr. Weston said: "Is it iot a fact, Mr. Dudley, that because f the attacks of the newspapers and rom its enemies the credit of the tate dispensary had been greatly im aired?" Court Intervenes. Attorney General Lyon once object d to counsel making a political peech, and the form of the question ras ruled out by the court. Replying: o Mr. Lyon's trust, Mr. Weston re aliated with something similar, then Ir. Lyon declared that he scarcely eard any:.hing else but political peeches from the gentleman from Co ambia. and the inference was that lis little talk was in line - .h habit nd custom. These p)roceedings calledl rth remostrance from the court. )uring the rcmainnor of the day there -I lU 12'maI mnOP of the norPoi(7fa THA'_NKSGIVINGq NOVEMB7A 24. In Usual Form President Taft Issues Proclamation. Washington, Nov. 6.-The vigorous growth and progress of the country is Ireflected by the records of population and harvests and the general condi tion of international peace are things for which Thanksgiving is especially due for the year 1910, according to the annual Thanksgiving proclamation issued by President Taft. The pro clamation is as f1ollows: "This year of 1910 is drawing to a close. The records of population and harvest, which are the index of prog ress, show vigorous national growth and the thealth and prosperous well being of our communities throughout this land and in our possessions be yond the seas. These blessings have not descended upon us in restricted measure, but over and abound. They are the blessings and bounty of God. "We continue to be at peace with the rest of the world. In all essential matters our relations with other peo ples are harmonious, with an ever growing reality of friendliness and depth of recognition of mutual depend ence. It is especially to be noted that during the past year great progress has been achieved in the cause of ar bitration and peaceful settlement of international disputes. "Now, therefore, I, William Howard Taft, president of the United States of America, with the wise custom of the civil magistrate since the first settle ments in this laud, and with the rule established from the foundation of this government, do appoint Thurs day, November 24, 1910, a day of Na tional Thanksgiving and prayer, en joining the people upon that day to meet in their churches for the praise of Almighty God and to return heart felt thanks to Him for all His good ness and loving kindness. "In witness thereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. "Done at the city of Washington, 5th day of November, in the year of our Lord, one thousand nine hundred and ten, and ef the independ(ence of the United I ates the one hundred and thirty-fifth. (Seal.) "William H. Taft. "By the President: Alvey A. Adee, Acting Secretary of State." Blows His Own Horn. "What kind of a fellow is Griggs?" "He's one of those chaps who can do anything." "How delightful!" "Yes. but he likes to tell of it." "Oh!"-Boston Herald. I What's in a Name? "I don't like your heart action," the doctor said, applying the stethoscope again. "You have had some trouble with angina pectoris." "You're partly right, doctor," said the young man sheepishly; "only that ain't her name." IANNOUNCEMENTS.I For Eayor. J. J. Langford is hereby nominated for mayor, subject to the primary election. P. F. Baxter is hereby a~minated for mayor, subject to the primary election. Alderman Ward 1. Jno. W. Earhardt is hereby nominat ed as alderman for Ward 1, subject Ito the primary election. Voters. Alderman Ward 2. - R. B. Lominack is hereby announced for reelection as alderman for Ward 2, subject to the primary election. Alderman Ward 3. Clarence T. Summer is hereby an nounced as a candidate for alderman for Ward 3, and will abide the rules of the Democratic primary. Alderman Ward 4. I hereby announce myself a candi date for alderman from Ward 4, sub ject to the rules of the Democratic primary. Ollie 0. Smith. E. L. Rodelsperger is hereby nomni nated for re-election as alderman for Ward 4, subject to the primary elec tion. Voters. J. A. Senn is hereby nominated for alderman for Ward 4, subject to the primary election. Many Friends. Alderman Ward 5. 0. S. Goree is hereby nominated as alderman for Ward 5. subject to the primary election. Trustee Ward 3. The friends of Hon. Otto Klettner nominate him for re-election for .hool wtrute from Wari ., subect. 1Can 1 4IEO LCTO O AO AND ALDRME OFTETW OF EWBRRY No\c is heeygvnthtterg ulranul lcio oraMao'n fie ldrmn,on Adema frVa of th\fv7wrs,t \ev foatrmo on yar ad -n trse o th rd edshol ahrmWad ne,to Noticer is hey gienatue,i theg Townvo Aleme, outh Alderin ornc ofthe fen ds,a to seembr erm 1910 oen tear 13td one trsee foth grad edsools abe om ards o'cn two, forenooee aor tohle t o'oc yers and oex cSisioneare ofppuite maors fo the tsaido elcixn.rs wil brer helfa thew Council of Townery of Neb.r, oth Carolina, day oSthebe TusdyinDcebe,190 Bein the 1ayo yor:idmnt, h the aferoo. DT. . N., . C.Wec CandbAe.laingletong aremapned ha mangrs colds theu said infuenza. Try ordwer of theed Tw Conis nof Neeryu sbtaC ond lway theivesda of Sepebe,190 NOTICE OLE.NA LETTLEASENT setyten Maor:h esna saeo U.J. 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Allsn peronty Shn Crlia, agns satudy estate not heretofore filed will file I same forthwith with Eugense S. fte e le --or.e-,-and"n he more exacting and roman is about her shot she will be pleased wit La France designs. And there's no shortage the designs, no matter fo charming and exclusive., Style 1801 is very cA for outing and street is in high favor tb son and so easy t clean that it gr popularity ever3 Made in the f able button styli the new plain to Same style in suede -1813. LII el &1 HaltI 100 Millio Worth C These are stupendous fig amount that the South spend: these figures may attract you curious thing about them is1 money is regularly sent ami South is that much poorer for You trade at a Southern dealer your money. You pl northern made shoe. When t] money, less a small per cent west and the South is that mut Keep your money at hor times, better wages, more Southern people. Ask yotYr dealer for The the South, by white labor, for best shoe value offered by a $3.50 and $4.00. Money speni in the South, and pays South< bakers and butchers. It builds Southern factorie We can support more ar each do his part CRADDOCK-1 Lynchbur iow the TeIe 'Icn sell the eggs. Eow mary have we?" The farmer who his home can meet a w;heher he be at hon you call your home 0o this farmer is doing? If not you are lo using the greatest con times. The cost is so s service is within reach for our free booklet w this economical servic Farmers Line Depa: SOTEN ELT particular a -the more h this Fail's of smart styles-all r what occasion, are >rrect and proper wear. Cravanette is sea o keep ows in r day. ashion e with e. black sTYLE n Dollars if Shoes pures, yet this is the yearly 3 for shoes. As a curiosity for a minute, but the most that three quarters of this ry from the South and the it. shoe store. You give the robably buy a western or ie dealer pays his bill, this to the dealer, goes north,or :h poorer. ne. Let it work for better factories, more work for Craddock Shoe. Made in Southern gentlemen. The fy maker in the land for :for Craddock Shoes stays rn labor, Southern grocers, s, homes and schools. Ld better industries. Iet's 'ERRY Co. g, Va. - phone Pays "Ten~ dozen, .2 " reTsh." has a telephone in business situation e or in town. Can a the telephone like sing money by not enence of modern mail that telephone of every one. Write rhich tells all about :e. Address rment ELPHN