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r V%;' ; . 4 FAVORS DISPENSARY. > Col. W. G. Smith Doe*; Not Believe Prohibition Will Prohibit. k [Orangeburg Sun.] Col. W. G. Smith, president of the n rrnK,, ATo nil fQ r?t 11 riT) 9? Com viau^cyui5 4uttuuiMw?..?0 pany, alderman of the city and prominent citizen generally, is the first man to come out baldly and advo^ cate the retention of the dispensary system in preference to the prohibition measure that is to be voted upon next month. The colonel speaks straight from v the shoulder whenever he has anything to say in reference to public matters, and in the interview below, which he has given out, he tells in no uncertain way why he opposes prohibition. The following is what Col. Smith had to say: I have never been a dispensary * v man, but I think that the dispensary, managed as it is in our county, is far preferable to blind tigers, and would prefer my operatives drinking dispensary whiskey to that of blind tisrers. if prohibition prohibited. then I would be a prohibitionist. But I have seen it tried too often and ' fail. It does not even succeed in Maine or Georgia, and I have traveled all the States from Maine to Georgia. * The negro is bound to have his whiskey and the dispensary is the only way we have of taxing the majority of them. For Orangeburg to go dry would materially increase our taxes. I believe that if an election was held to-day in Spartanburg, Greenville or Anderson these counties would go dispensary. ? X Why, I saw only last week in an Anderson paper that the case before * t the mayor was a negro charged with being drunk and disorderly, and where did he get his whiskey except , from a blind tiger? If my operatives are to drink whiskey, I would rather they drink good whiskey. The trouble with prohibition is t that it can not be enforced. I lived in Spartanburg some years ago when i that town was dry and it was a farce. , It is a farce in Augusta, Ga., to-day, and in Charlotte, N. C. I know this because I have recent,> ly visited both places. The drug stores in Charlotte are getting rich and the town and county deriving no , benefit from liquor being sold. At ; Spartanburg, Greenville and Anderson the express companies have had < to enlarge their offices and treble their forces to accommodate the whiskey traffic. ( Personally I am a high license man, with dispensary restrictions. But the dispensary has been con- , ducted on such a high plane in this county that I see no reason for a change. Who's going to enforce prohibition in our county if prohibition is successful in the election? Some , will say the officers of the law; but they will not do it. There is a law ( against carrying concealed weapons, but it is not enforced. : I will guarantee you that if Orangeburg should go dry and Calhoun and Bamberg retain the dispensary, that there will be many a man who will take his cotton to these places to sell, even though they may be five miles further than this city. Look at North. It's a dry town, and even last week there were a number of warrants out foj persons operating blind tigers in that town. The home of the ardent supporters of prohibition, too. If a majority of the votes polled at the election shall be for the sale of intoxicating liquors, its sale will be conducted under the present system under which the city and county derive a revenue something like $69,- 1 011.08 a year. If the voters shall vote against the sale of intoxicating liquors they will 1 vote practically for free whiskey, and the taxpayers will be required to make up by additional taxation $69,011.08 of lost taxation. The majority of blind tigers we have in the State now buy their whis Key irom me uisptruscuv auu mv State derives a revenue therefrom. But if we have prohibition they will buy outside of the State and we will get no revenue. The difference between blind tiger and dispensary whiskey is that the blind tiger liquor has more fire and brimstone, makes it go further and the people meaner. SENTENCED BURGLAR WEDS. Negro, About to Begin Life Term, Marries Prosecuting Witness. Greenville, July 18.?Sentenced last Wednesday to spend the rest of his natural life in the penitentiary in expiation of the crime of breaking into the home of Eva Williams and stealing therefrom a skirt which she claimed was worth $13 and now in jail awaiting his departure to the State prison, Frank Dial, a negro, this afternoon married Eva Williams, the woman whose testimony has forever shut him in. In the presence of several negro prisoners, many there for petty offenses, the convicted man and the convicting woman said that they would swap better for worse and worse for better until death had them parted. And then the great iron doors swung back and out of the jail went the bride and into his cage went the groom. Raided 616 Georgia Stills. Atlanta, Ga., July 16.?More illicit 1 stills were destroyed in the State of Georgia during this fiscal year just terminated than were destroyed in Georgia, Alabama, Florida and Mississippi a year ago. These statements are taken from the annual report of Revenue Agent James H. Surber. During the year just closed, Surber and his assistant raided and destroyed 616 stills in Georgia, 231 in Alabama, 24 in Florida and one in Mississippi, a total of 872. The entire number a year ago destroyed was 470. The revenue officers attribute the increase to high and increased de-" mand for whiskey since the prohibition laws began to be passed in the South. Ikfev JACOBSON KILLS HIMSELF TRAGEDY AT THE MORRIS ISLAND LIGHT HOUSE. The Keener Seeks Refuge in Death When the Officers of the Law Command Him to Surrender. Charleston, July 15.?Ludwig Jaeobson, second assistant keeper of the Morris Island light house committed suicide this afternoon, rather than be arrested to answer the charge of attempting to chloroform the daughter of another keeper of the light house early this morning. Information was received at the office of the light house department to-day that Jacobson had run amuck on the island and it was thought that probably he was on a spree, so a warrant was sworn out before the United States commissioner, A. R. Young, nominally charging him with assault. Jacobson, being a federal employe, on government reservation, the warrant was taken out before the commissioner to save time in the event that if proceedings were instituted in a magistrate's court the man might seek refuge out of the jurisdiction of the State authorities. However, accompanying Deputy Marshal Lee Adams, were DeDutv Sheriff Poulnot and Officer Knox. The officers went down to the island at the mouth of the harbor in a light house launch. Upon reaching the reservation the particulars of the hurry call were learned and the officers proceeded to Jacobson's quarters on the reservation. Jacobson had securely locked himself in his house. He failed to answer a rap on the door. The officers procured a ladder and, looking through a transom, Jacobson was found to be asleep with a pistol and bottle of whiskey by his side on the bed. It was determined to break open the door, but'it resisted the attack. When Marshal Adams again looked in at the transom Jacobson was awake. Adams covered him with his pi6tol and ordered him to hold up his hands and walk to the door and open it. Instead of doing so, Jacobson rolled out of bed, grabbing his pistol and quickly slunk into a corner of the room out of range of the mar_1 1 ? _ snai s vision. It was then determined to make another effort to break down the door and while the work was under way a pistol shot was heard and when the officers finally effected an entrance Jacobson was found dead, with an ugly wound in his mouth. He had shot himself through the head. The body was brought up to the city to-night and was taken in charge by the order of Eagles, of which the deceased is a member. He was a native of Stockholm, Sweden, and had no r??i1 o +1 r ?A UV 1V1UUTVO 1U tuio WUUUJ OKJ lai as is known. The inquest will be held to-morrow when a verdict will be rendered in accordance with the facts. Girl Had Narrow Escape. Charleston, July 17.?The inquest was held to-day over the body of Ludwig Jacobson, the third assistant keeper of the Morris Island lighthouse, who killed himself yesterday afternoon rather tnan submit to arrest. No time was announced to-d^y for the funeral services and it is thought that he will be quietly laid to rest by the order of Eagles, of which he is a member. A certificate f burial was issued for the body at .Magnolia cemetery. It develops that Jacobson was ardently in love with Capt. Vieking's older daughter. She had refused repeatedly to marry him and it was with the intention of chloroforming her that he entered the room of the young woman early yesterday morning and only the timely ringing of the clock awoke the ladies and saved one or both from perhaps a terrible fate. The evidence of the lighthouse people was that Jacobson was not in sane, although he might have become drunk on liquor after he had learned that the officers were after him. It was a thrilling experience that the officers had. They had to do a good deal of scheming and they took chances on being killed. When they heard the shot within the room when they were battering down the stout door, they were not at all certain that Jacobson had killed himself. They rather thought that he fired the shot to frighten them off. In spite of the threat of Deputy Marshal Adams that he would fire, having the man already covered with a rifle through the transom of the room, Jacobson showed his nerve in reaching for his pistol, just before he slunk to cover in the corner of the room out of range of the officer's weapon. Adams might have fired then, but he did not want to shoot unnecessarily and just at the moment the ladder on which he was standing slipped, which would have also been helpful to Jacobson, if he had taken advantage of his opportunity to fire upon the officer. Two More Victims Succumb. Sylvania, Ga., July 16.?Two more victims of the automobile accident at Jacksonboro bridge Tuesday night have succumbed since yesterday. Mrs. Geo. M. Hill died last night at midnight and Miss Ruby Thomas passed away to-day at 1 o'clock. George M. Hill, Jr., Miss Lurline Cooper and George Hilton are doing well, and it is thought they will recover. George M. Hill, Sr., has been holding up well, but his condition is not so favorable to-night. Mrs. Hill was buried this afternoon; the fourth funeral will be held to-morrow morning, when Miss Ruby Thomas is laid to rest. The county newspapers are largely filled up these days with arguments for and against prohibition. So far, however, the discussions have been on a high plane, and the question is being discussed on its merits. This is as it should he. LAWYER IN CONTEMPT. < Supreme Court Decides the John T. T Duncan Case. Columbia, July 17.?John T. Duncan, formerly an attorney of this city, :c $" whose right to practice was removed by the Supreme Court in September, tli 1 908, has been adjudged in contempt ki by the same tribunal. The court orders that Duncan pay a fine of $50 in within ten days irom tne nnng or ine m decree or be imprisoned in the county jail for ten days. The contempt proceedings grew out 0i of a charge that Duncan practiced law since he was disbarred by the Supreme Court, the case being brought d, by Attorney General Lyon. The opin-1 ion in the contempt case is by C. A. ?>< Woods, Associate Justice, and goes ci fully into the law bearing on proceed- w; ings. y John T. Duncan was disbarred September 11, 1908, after a very sensa- fu tional hearing before the Supreme ci Court, the case exciting interest throughout the State. The charge d, against Duncan was that he had pro- th d.uced a false witness to an affidavit <jr in the Hunter case. It was alleged ci that he had used one witness to make at jout an affidavit in the name of anoth- m er person. Upon the showing made th | he was disbarred "from henceforth 01: and forever more, and not to be til heard as an attorney or counsellor at ci law, nor otherwise act as a lawyer in the State of South Carolina nor in a any other State." ly Attorney General Lyon, on April 20, 1909, filed an information in the ar Supreme Court that about the middle sis of February, "John T. Duncan did in counsel and act as an attorney for Nita Sanders; that he advised her as st] to> the legal rights of her husband, ar Jim Sanders; who was at that time d( 'serving a sentence on the county dy 'chaingang; that he contracted with to Nita Sanders to give her his profes- ] sional services as an attorney to ob- be tain the release of her husband from m: the chain gang." It was also set out th that the sum to be paid Duncan was $15, five dollars of which was paid down, and the balance secured by mortgage. Duncan made a lengthy return to the court, denying that he Sa had violated the order of the court. ADAMS MUST SERVE SENTENCE. hi! Supreme Court Finally Dismissed Va- ^ rious Petitions. in th The supreme court has rendered a decision in the famous case of the (je State against R. A. Adams, of Colleton. It will be recalled that a few ,n weeks ago an order was issued dis- ^ missing the petition for another hear- ra ing and the decision rendered yesterday simply gives the reasons of the 35 court for this action. ?e The Adams case has been in the courts since 1903 and three times has he been under death sentence and in an interval he escaped and a reward ag of $1,000 was offered for his capture, ^g Adams was tried for the murder of ap Henry Jacques and convicted and ^i sentenced to be hanged. The decision was affirmed by the supreme court and an order issued for his resentence. When the case came back to the circuit court Judge Townsend re granted a new trial on the ground of after-discovered evidence. From vi( I this the State appealed on the ground Mi that the circuit court had no jurisdic- C11 tion but must obey the mandate of t0 the higher court and resentence the to defendant. = This contention was upheld by the supreme court again and another order issued for his resentence. In the meantime an order was obtained from one of the supreme court justices, staying the remittitur in order that a motion might be made, allowing the supreme court to order a new : trial on the ground of after-discoverjed evidence. This hearing was en I banc and the order reversed and his ! resentence demanded again, j In the meantime Adams escaped 'from jail and was in hiding for several weeks. Gov. Heyward and citizens of Colleton offered rewards aggregating $1,000 for his capture. An effort was made by some to get the governor to offer a reward for his body, dead or alive, but this he refused to do, taking the stand that Adams was probably somewhere in Colleton and under the circumstances it. would simDlv be official murder. Finally Adams gave himself up to the sheriff and the fight in the courts continued. A strong petition was presented to Gov. Heyward and referred to the State pardon board by him some time ago. This petition held that his sentence should be commuted to life imprisonment and on the showing made the board recommended favorable action, which was approved by Gov. Ansel. The final appeal to the supreme court to reopen the case was based on the supposition that the court had since its first ruling reversed itself in the ease of the State against Lee, and had allowed the circuit court jurisdiction in granting new trial after the court had ordered sentence to be passed. The supreme court, however, ? overruled the points raised and dismissed the petition. Adams has been brought to the penitentiary and unless there is executive clemency will serve a life term.?Columbia State. CUT AUTO TIRES? Serious Charge Against Two Young Men of Yorkville. Gaffnev, July 16.?Mr. Z. A. Robertson has succeeded in securing evidence against two young men of Yorkville to the effect that they cut his auto tire at Piedmont Springs on the occasion of the opening hall at that place about June 1. One of the young men has given bond for a preliminary trial before Magistrate DeLoach at Yorkville on July 26. The A other young man was not arrested V because of the fact that he is ill. Mr. Robertson claims to have ample evidence to convict, and says he will *prosecute the case vigorously. j~ The Herald not only covers Bamberg county like the dew but like _ these recent heavy rains as well. A T glance at our subscription list would v' be a revelation to most people. . ' -* - i J-' ?0W CAUSES BLOODY BATTLE. wo Men Killed and Two are Fatally Injured. Union, Miss.. July 17.?One old >w, which would not have brought >0 on the market, caused a bloody stol battle in the streets of this lite town to-day. It resulted in the lling of two men, the fatal injuring two more and the serious woundg of another. The dead: E. J. McDonald, cattle an. Peter McDonald, his brother. Fatally injured: Cornelius Chism, cattle man. Joseph Miller, friend of Chisolm. Seriously injured: Murphy Mconald, son of E. J. McDonald. The fight was between the Mcanalds on one side and Miller and lisolm on the other, two factions hich have quarrelled for many :ars. The old cow had outlived her uselness as a milk producer, but both lisolm and the McDonalds claimed >r ownership. Miller and Peter Mcanald started the row in front of e Union Bank. Revolvers -were awn ana me suuuuug vumiueueeu. lisolm and E. J. McDonald came up tout this time and joined in. Peter cDonald fell first and Miller was e next. E. J. McDonald and Chism for a while shot desperately, unboth fell, McDonald dead and lisolm mortally wounded. Murphy cDonald, who appears to have been would-be peace-maker, was seriouswounded. All the men in the bloody battle e prominent in this section of Misssippi and number many relatives Newton county. Consequently it is believed at first that further rife would result, but indications ' e to-night, with Peter and E. J. Mcmald dead and Chisolm and Miller ing, no one will be left to answer the law for the tragedy. < it was reported that an effort would made to have a company of State : ilitia sent here from Meridian, but i e authorities deny this. LABORER SEEKS GALLOWS. ys He Would Rather Hang Than Stamp Ballast. "I killed 'Joe' Zizorda by smashing ( s skull with a piece of angle iron," is the cool statement of Steven tsh when he was accused of murder police court at West Newton, Pa., is week. "But you will be hanged for murr," he was told by the police. "I don't care whether I hang or j it," protested Cosh. "I would just lief hang as stamp ballast on the ilroad all my life." Cosh, aged 30, and Zizorda, aged . , were working on the railroad to- ' ther when Zizorda walked into the , ush. He did not return and Cosh irted a search. He stumbled over s companion while the latter was Ieep and killed him outright. He dared Zizorda was lazy and was ways shouldering hard work, on m. Spartanburg Boy Drowns. Spartanburg, July 16.?A telegram ceived here to-night from Cincin,ti announced the drowning of Ogile Frierson, the 14-year-old son of r. and Mrs. E. O. Frierson, of this ;y, while boating near Cincinnati "A A" w r\-r\A Mt?o T?T*?Qrc?An 1 n ft "ua,y lui autu iua o. i' i xv^i ovu iviw -night for that city. NEW ARRIVALS Curtis Brand Peas, per can 15c. Jumbo Tomatoes, 3 lb. can, 10c Mackerel, fine, 2 for 25c. Misletoe Hams, per pound 16c. Good Old Country Syrup, in barrels, 50c. per gallon. In quart bottles, sealed, 15c. a quart. Just received fine line of 10c. packages Lowney's Chocolate Candies. The finest lot of Fresh Prunes that ever hit the IU II ut Seeded Raisins on hand all the time. Have you ever tried our Butter? We only ask 35c. the pound. Don't forget that we handle Snowflake Flour, the best that is put hp, in sacks. Don't forget to ask for anything in the grocery line. We come mighty near having it. E. BART PRICE BAMBERG, S. C. JPW'1 2. & K. HAT For $3.00 and $3.50 and a 3lorsheim Shoe For $4>00, $5.00 and $6.00 . R. BRABflAM'S SONS BAMBERG, S. C. -- - v -? " . - ? ... JUDGE PINCHED HIM. When Eckert Offered Him Money Jurist Used His Fist. Williamsport, Pa., July 17.?John S. Eckert, prospective buyer of the McCloud house, at Keating Summit, and retired lumberman at St. Mary's knows what it means to be struck in the face by a judicial fist and that it does not pay to try to bribe the judiciary. Eckert had arranged for the transferring of a liquor license, and Judge John Ormerod, a prominent Potter county jurist, who has frequently conducted special courts in this city, told him if he ran his place right there would be no trouble. At this point Eckert pulled out a roll of bills and told the judge to put it in his pocket. Insulted, Judge Ormerod threw the money into Eckert's face and gave him several resounding punches in his face. The act took place on the street in Coudersport, the Potter county-seat, in the presence of witnesses. The startling incident occasioned a lively excitement, and the friends of the judge, considering his deed characteristic of high judicial sense of right, heartily approved his strenuous course. EDGEFIELD MILL SOLD. L. W. Parker Buys Plant from Receivers for $75,000. Edgefield, July 17.?Under an order of Judge J. C. Pritchard, of the United States Circuit Court, the property of the Edgefield Manufacturing Company was sold here to-day by Receivers T. I. Hickman and A. S. Tompkins, Mr. L. W. Parker, the well-known mill man, of Greenville, being the purchaser at $75,000. The following constituted the property sold: Seventy-five acres of land, the cotton mill with all fixtures and appliances and twenty acres or iana, on which is situated the residences for the operatives, the cotton seed oil mill, with all fixtures necessary for its operation and five acres of land, on which it is situated. The cotton mill building is of sufficient capacity for ten thousand spindles and 322 looms. It is understood here that Mr. Parker will double the present capacity of the mill and will in the near future have it operating. A number of prominent mill men from a distance were here interested In the sale, among them: L. W. Parker, E. F. Verdery and J. J. Ward, of Augusta; W. A. Giles, superintendent of the Graniteville mill, S. A. Tompkins, J. S. Moore and J. H. M. Betty, of Columbia, B. F. Zimmerman and M. L. Merchant, of Greers. The people are well pleased at Mr. Parker's having purchased the property as it insures increased industrial activity for the community. Looking Back Six Years We have seen the American public change its mina irom tne iaea ioai AUTOMOBILES were a rich man's passing fad to the fact that they are a necessity of modern times. To-day, as the Americans look into .the future they see the great, industrial developer?the machine that makes time and cuts distance in half. It makes no difference what car you intend to buy, you should see The Delk Motor Co. IThey Sell Automobiles. IB L?.?-J J. H. DIXON Machinist and Engineer General Repair Shop. We repair all kinds of machinery and carry a full line of Pipe, Pipe Fittings, Valves, Injectors, Lubricators, Oilers, etc. Bring your engine and have the cylftider bored. Make it run like new and give you more power. Bring your cotton gins and press parts and have them repaired before the busy season. A stitch in time saves nine. We repair saw mills, grist mills, cane mills; in fact we run a hospital for sick and disordered machinery. Bring it in and have it cured. Gas engines and automobile engine cylinders bored, and new pistons and " r*iti era mado that wrtn't leak. (11U6" v?. Gives you more power and bet- I ter efficiency. We repair and I charge storage batteries. Call I when in trouble and see what we can do. 1 SHOP AT COTTON MILL | j: D E G E 0. P. H AIB I < > Dental Surgeon...Bamberg, S. C. 1 < > In office every day in the week. X Graduate of Baltimore College of Dental Surgery, class 1892. X X Member S. C. Dental Associa- X J tion. Office in old bank build I,',?, MM I ; ... *' - - *' .. - . ,.1. V ' V- ' . v.4-'- t- ggfii < " r,7ipMcTmir,{ Attorney-at-Law !I 2 BAMBERG, S. C. o J Special attention given to set- ][ I tlement of estates and invest!- o gation of land titles. < X LOANS NEGOTIATED. o f Office over Bamberg Banking Co. ] * J. Aldrich Wyman E. H. Henderson Wyman & Henderson A ffnyriQTTO O+T.OTTT nvvvi -U.VJ U UU JJW TT BAMBERG, S. C. 1 General Practice. Loans Negotiated w. p. riley j; O O '*'1 j; Fire, Life ;; Accident J! O < ^ :: insurance !; < BAMBERG, S. C. < : a. mo ye dickinson o INSURANCE AGENT Z WILL WRITE ANYTHING <t f Fire, Tornado, Accident, Ida- < f bility, Casualty, in the * \ X strongest and most re- < liable companies. < . ^ X 'Phone No. 10-B. Bamberg, S. C. ^ 4 p. p. p. P. P. P. will partly and vitalise yoor 1 blood, create a good appetite and give your whole system tone and strength. A prominent railroad superintendent at Savannah, raftering with Malaria, Dyroep- *'7* sia_ and Bheumatism says: "After casing P. P. P. be never felt eowefl in his life, and feels as if he Could live forever, if he could . *3 always get P. P.P." If you are tired out from over-work and floy ^nSiurp^ take p. p. p. m If yon are feeling badly is the spring and oat of sorts, take p. p. p. m If your digestive organs need toning op, IT p.p. I If von rafter with headache. Indigestion, debility and weakness, take p. p. p. il If 70a gaffer with nervoas prostration, nerves unstrung and a general let down , of the gyitem, take p. p. p. m Tot Blood Poison. Bhemnattam, Scrof- , ula, Old 8ores, Malaria, Chronic Female 7 C1 p. p. p. m Prickly Ash, Poke Boot and Potassium. The best blood purifier in the world. F. V. LIPPMAN, Samnwnh. . Georgia. If yon need a safe that Is a safe see me before buying J. D. PELDEE BAMBERG S. C. Agent Victor Safe & Lock Co. Anything in Safes W& Cincinnati, O. DE. 0. D. FAUST DENTIST BAMBERG, 9. C. Office in Telephone Building. MEAT MASKER- j| Same men at a different place. When yon want the best meats obtainable call at our market opposite The Herald Building, Main street. Our prices are right. We also buy beef cattle, pork, hogs, ; hides, chickens and J eggs. BRONSON&GRANT ?|| BAMBERG, S. C. - . :'/|9 TOWN PROPERTIES I FOR SALE One two-story dwelling, with six " tS rooms, on corner of New Bridge and -:.4 Second street. One two-story dwelling, with eight rooms, on corner of Calhoun street v. and Railroad avenue. $ One two-story dwelling, with six rooms, on Second street. One five-room cottage, on Main ; ^ street. One seven-room dwelling, on east -'fJ wing of New Bridge street. One block of five tenant houses, on south end of New Bridge street Two open lots, on south end of New Bridge street. .. VJ| One open lot, on Church street Several building lots on Elmoor '.3 Heights for sale at reasonable price* Description, with price and terms, on application. J. T. O'NEAL II Real Estate Agent Bamberg, S. C. . ^