The Horry herald. (Conway, S.C.) 1886-1923, January 17, 1907, Image 3
A SOUND PAPER.
overnor Heyward's Last Mes?
sage to the Legislature
HOULD BE HEEDED.
.
? Makes Many Practical aod Timely
Safcestlona About the Various
lostltutioos of the State
the Leilslature Should
| Carry Out.
Governor Hay ward's last message to
e Legislature was read in both
buses on Tuesday. It la worthy of
^ eservatton as a modal for State pa- *
jjlrs of this oharaotar. As the State i
rjvk.' It is ooncise. vet not too brief:
p eltive, yet not dictatorial. There j
l! no doubt of Mr. Heyward's position ,
0{ i any subject dlsou Bed, and his re- |
a mmendations are those that might i
Yy i expected from a progressive, dear- ]
Bj fhted, patriotic governor. There is 1
n) ithing radical in the message; little
lt deed, that is new, but the points J
-, e presented earnestly and force- 1
fi Uj'
Instead of recapitulating the dry '
A, anoial statement of the treasury 1
II at has for deoades constituted the |
cp sning subjeot of messages, the live 1
question of property assessment is
ccnsldered. Commenting on oondl- ]
y( >n8 outlined, the Governor says:
This is an unbuslness like condition 1
0f affairs, in a department where bus- 1
in ess conditions should be preeminent. !
If A1 property in the State were
equalized upon a 60 percent, basis, \
tb e total taxable property in the State ;
Wljuld, in my opinion, be not less
an 9360,000,000 on the books of the '
q( imptroller General, instead of only
50,000,300, as are the figures at the 1
pi ssent. This is not only an injustloe
t0 our taxpayers, but lt is unwise and
lBtan injury to the State, 1n that lt 1
Aries not set forth to others our real
pjloaresb and prosperity.
No radical legislation is recotrm,indcd,
tho present laws, if properly
eD]forced, being, In the opinion of the
oh let extcutivo, sufficient to remedy
mAioh of the present unsatisfactory
conditions. He does, however, urge
0l e important ohange whioh, if c&rrj(
>d out, wiil tend to the better euf0
roement of tbe law. "It would be
. se, In my opinion," sa78 the Gov
er nor, "to reduce tbe membership of
tofs State boatd, limiting It to iivo
mr'mbars, these to be appointed by
th e Governor and confirmed by tbe
ge;tiate. Two of tbe members should
demote their entire tlmo to this work,.
anid should receive a fixed salary and
traveling expenses. These members
^tpuld visit tbe vorlous counties, con8Upt
with tbe auditors and looal assessin*
offioers, should bear all complijlnts
and should regulate tbe equalv
iia^lon ?* a11 foible property in the
Hta t*>" Will the legislature make &
geI lous effort to remedy what has reBU1
ted, because of inefficient^ laws, in
ma ladminlstratlon? .
(Governor Hey ward devotes muob
mc re attention to immigration than
to any other subjeet. He is justly
pr( md of the record made by South
Ca rolina and of tbe faot that the
iea dersbip of this State has been re
CQg^izad throughout tbe South, and
fa!j|orably commented upon from
Inline to Callfoula. He briefly re^
ints the late achievements of tbe
dei^urtments, shows tbe tremendous
-?,?tiatanfio rendered bv South Carolina.
majiufacturers, emphasizes the fact
HnJ&t native labor was always safeguarded
by the State, and points to
soar* of tbe advantages to acorue to
Soufth Carolina from the establishment
of a steamship line between
Q},Vfleston and Bremen. He savs:
IP the maintenance of suo'p a line,
we ihave already seoured ttfc act've,
perional support of Director Von
Pitu'h, of one of the greatest steamsnip
corporations in the world, and I have
j-e^pn to know that be ie a loyal
fricpcl of the South and of Southern
OQojmerelal development. What the
? wvtAbli'ihment of this line means to Is
i little difficult yet for 113 to under?nd.
When I tell you that nearly
4,000,000 worth of Southern cotton
one goes into the foreign port where
)& are establishing a connection; that
*arly $2,000,000 worth of our ootton
?d meal reaches that same port and
iat it is within our power to direct
y more of these products through
port to their consignors; and
en I add that on the shipment of
j iese, and many other of our propels,
through the pcgrt of Charleston,
its in our power to. save many mouses
of dollars tc? shippefsi and pro
. era of these artloles by reason of
' * tb proposed line?you pay then reallz\
what this undertaking moans, not
ali16 to the people In general, but to
th ootton farmer direot. It Is within
ou grasp, by rallying now, to save to
ou producers, to the buyer and the
th: ?Ptr, handsome sums paid to transit
*ation companies whose real interV
1 are not identified with usj
. % (or the support of this department
*\}ov* Hey ward asks a minimum appr,
priatlon of 125,000, That is absoJJjt
neoessary. he says, and the
MI blanoe of the lack of support at
i orltioal stage may loee for us the
op < to* **! now open.
'he chief executive, always actively
im oieted In our eduoatftooal lnstltuBio
? from the oommon school to the
nol expresses disappointment at
Bin More of former legislatures to
!
pus s ocmpulaory education Isw. We
jnote from the message: "It Is unnecessary
for me to argue in favor of
this )??; its passage Is simply of vital
tmportsnce, and 1 nope you will give
it eareful thought, b'uch a law,
imong other eonsiderstloiis of general
benefit, would be the best possible set* '
ienoont of the ohlld labor question.
L: ail chi '.itu between tlie*fc?t> of
tight and fifteen years were oompell* i
id by the State to attend sohool,
here would then be no opportunity
riven any ohlldren to work in our f?o- 1
lories. In this connection. J might
tdd that the law prohibiting ohlldren
'rom working in ootton mills is being
ibserved as well as possible under the
;lrcuDQBtaLoes. The management of
>ur mil's desires the enforoement of i
this law, but until the State requires
i registry of all births it is impossible i
jo determine the age of a ohlld whose i
sarantk dMlM it fcn Wftflr."
The Governor's position on the dispensary
Is consistent. He believes 1
ihat If the recommendations of two
rears ago had been oarrled out the
condition would have been Improved,
rhe Grvernor quotes this extraot
from his message of last year:
"It la Imperative, for the honor of
the State, that existing conditions
ihould be Immediately remedied,
either by radloai changes in the laws
governing the dispensary or by the
idoptton of a different system for the
regulation of the liquor question, We
igsln quote from the messtge:
The fact that a large number of
counties In the State have voted out
local dispensaries; the work of the investigating
committee, and the disclosures
made in oonscquence?these
considerations, in connection with
the fact that the people of the State
bavo recently expressed In no uncertain
terms their disapproval of the
present operation of the dispensary
law, all demand Imperatively that
iomethlng tbould be done to oorrect
bxlsting evils. The people will not
stand for anything In whloh they believe
graft exists In any form, and a
serious trouble with the dispensary
law is that it affords too great opportunity
for wrong doing and too little
opportunity for detection.
The Governor who has so earne tly
endeavored to Instill Into the public
mind a revert nee for law is naturally
"ashamed to report to you that, In
Bpite of all efforts to the ooutrary, the
orlme ol lynching has been committed
K ore than once Id our State durlDg
the post year." Be makes this re
commendation:
Recently the legislature of Virginia
enacted a law making an attempt at
rape a capital offense, and providing
also that tne testimony of t>ie victim
could, be taken in private and not before
the public in a court room. I
am informed by State cffioials of Vir*
giiiia that this law is working satis
factorily. I think this a very Important
constdi ration, and I reoommend
the passage of suob a law for our
Stnte. Tne holding of special terms
of court has many objections, and the
principal one being tne appearance of
thus yielding to lawless demands
hastily made. For the orime of rape,
however, I am of the opinion that
speoiai courts should be held to try
the culprit at onoe, and I hope our
laws can be so amended in this respeot.
The insane population of the United
States bas just doubled since 1890?
and South Carolina has, unfortunately,
kept paoe In this respect with the
rest of the country. The State is unprepared
to properly oare for her insane.
The conditions at the Asylum
have b^en for several years a discredit.
Longer delay in giving relief appears
Impossible and the Governor says:
In considering the future welfare of
our Insane, I am convinced that it
would be a wise policy on the part of
the State to oonslder the proposition
by the regents to purohaae additional
land a short distanoe from the olty
for the double purpose of a colony for
cbronlo Insane and also for farming
lands for the support of the hospital. ,
Tae property at present owned Is be
log gradually oooupled by tbe groups
of buildings necessary for the more
acute cases, and the proposed addition
would be valuable from every
standpoint.
Confederate veterans of South Carolina
wish to hold reunions every year,
but they; also wish to have a feeliogof
independence; to knov? that they are
not imposing on any community. To
this end they wish a fund to defray
the chief expenses of such reunions,
and in recommending such an appropriation
Gov. Hey ward says: "There
is every reason why the wishes of our
old veterans should be respected, and
I believe It Is only right and proper
that the State shculd make an appropriation
for this purpose. In accordance,
therefore, with their wishes,
and also beoause I strongly favor the
idea, I have the honor to suggest that
a|% m A# AC AAA J
u vKlvfliakluu ui ?u,uuu uo mMV
In order that there may be no uncertainty
as to the convenience and full
enjoyment of the annual oommunion
of our old veterans,"
The legislature Is informed that
there oan be no State building at the
Jamestown Exposition unless special
provision is made for it, and It is suggested
that 112,000 be given for a
building to be constructed with a
view to having it taken down and reereoted
in Columbia as the permanent
home for a State exhibit, there being
now no place for the oare or display
of an exhibit of the State's resouroes.
n earnest recommendation is made
by the retiring governor for a measure
of juitloe for State offiolals an 3
judges of both oireuitand supreme
courts. Salaries were low 15 year*
ago, bnt since then the ooet of living
in the eltiee has inoreaaed more than
thirty per oent., while the duties of
all offloials are more exacting. The
practical effect Is ttrnt, with harder
work the offiolals axe receiving a third
lets salary. The result la I bat uoltm
a Stata official baa other means tbao
bfs salary he Urea "from band to
mouth" and la perpetually "strapped."
Under such oonditlons, has the
State of South Carolina the right to
demand as good service as she re
oelves? There should be a change
end the governor reoommencU that
;?o.als and judges be given proper
oompsnsatloc.
The message. In which every subJeot
of publto Interest ooming within
the sphere of th^ ohlef executive, is
touched upon, is brought to a close
with the following feeling paragraphs:
"la oonolusion. I have only little
more to say, but this will hold for me
more than I oan ever hope to adr quately
express. As governor of mo native
State, I have received the highest
honors which my people oan be
1 tow. In deep, grateful and lasting
appreciation of this honor, 1 shall always
reoall, not only the distinction
and privileges whloh this honor con
ferred, but the manner of its bestowal
will always be among my mostoherIshed
recollections.
"With the fervent hope that the
highest blessings of an all-wise Providence
may guide and direct us always.
I commend to you the responsibilities
and the privileges which alike
are yours."
And however muoh South Carolinians
may esteem and honor his successor,
there will be regret in the hearts
of tens of thousands that D.'C. Hey
ward has written his last annual mes
sage.
THE BROWNSVILLE AFFAIR.
The Senate of South Carolina Discusses
the Matter,
Brownsville engaged the atte ition
of tbe State Senate Wednesday. A
resolution as to the oonduot of the
South Carolina senators in "standing
by" the President and Gen. Garllngton
had been Introduced the day before
and this was brought up Some
of the senators opposed it on the
ground of Its questionable propriety,
some on the ground that our repre
sentatlves should neither be Instructed
nor requested to aot ether wise than
the course they had already dsoided
upon.
The resolution, which had been introduced
by Senator Blease. was favorably
reported. Senator Bates wanted
it held over on the ground of propriety.
Senator Blease opposed this
and a viva voce vote refusing to Dlace I
the matter on the calendar brought
out more talk.
Senator Mauldln opposed it on the
ground of propriety. He wanted all
the negro troops sent to the Philippines,
but thought suoh an action by
the senate would only add more capital
to the Eepublloan party's glorification
of the brother In black.
Senator Blease wanted it passed to
back up Gen. Garllngton.
Senator Bates again rose and said
the question of legal right was not
for the South Oarolina senate to settle.
Senator Raysor did not want to request
our senators to take aotloo, although
he endorsed the president's
course.
Senator Laney did not want to inflame
sectionalism any further,
Senator WeBton, referring to Senator
Raysor, said that the praotloe of
instruotii g congressional reprcsenta
tives was quite common, but Senator
Gravdon sided with Senator Bates.
In addition he said Tillman's course
was well known and he "did not want
to embarrass the senior senator."
Senator Mauldln made the last talk
before the vote, saying that li would
be better to let alone "the two bright
and shining lights In the senate."
Yeas?Senators Appelt, Blvins,
Black, blease, Brioe. Brooks, Carlisle,
/-II 1.4. L. T7% - /I
uurisbenueu, uruuuu, juarie, urimn,
Hayues, MoKeithan, Otis, Slnklor,
Smith, T&lbert, Toole, Townsend,
Wells, Weston?21.
Nays?Senators Bass, Bates, Car
center, Clifton, Efird, Gray don, Bar
din, Holliday, Hough, Laney, Maul
din, Rivsor, Ropers, Staokhouse,
Walker. Williams?16.
KJCJECTtfD BY THK UOU8K.
When the above resolution oarte up
In the House on Thursday it was re
jeoted by a large majority.
On motion to strike out the enaot
ing words the vote was as follows:
Ayes?Messrs. Arnold, Bailey,
banks, Beattle, Bethune, Boyd,
Brantley, A. G. Brloe, T. S. Brice,
Cannon, Carey, Carson, Oarwile, Coth
ran. Culler, Derham, DeVore, Dlok,
Dingle, Dixon, J. B Dodd, J. H,
Dodd. Douglass, Epps, Epting, Eraser,
Garrls, Gary, Gauw, J. P. Gibson, W.
JT. Gibson, Glasscock, Goodwin. Harley,
Harris, Harrsson, Hemphill, Hlnton,
Hughes, Hydrlok, Jones, Kirven.
Lane, Lsster, Leitner, Legare, LittleMo
Arthur, MoOoll, MoKeown, MoMaster,
Mlley, Morrell, Nesbltt, Nioholaon,
Niver, Patterson, Richards,
Rlohardson, Robinson, Sawyer, Saye,
Scarborough. Scruggs, Sharpe. Slaughter,
J. E. Smith, Stlilwell, Tatum,
Thomas, Todd, Tompkins, Wade.
Whaley, White, Wiggins, Woods.
Wyche, Yeldell?79.
Nays?Mtsars. Aull, Ayer, Ballentlne,
Bryan, Carrigan, Glary, Olinksoales,
Cosgrove. Courtney, Cox,
Croft, Dowllng, Frost, Greer, Gyles.
Hall, Harman, Johnston, Kellahan,
Kershaw, Lawson, Mann. Marshall,
Miller, Nash, Niohols. Parker, Reaves,
Ruoker. Sellers, Sbipp, D. L. Smith,
Kurtz P. Smith, Stubbe, Verner, Von
Kolnltz, Walker, Wallace, Wimberly.
Youmans?40.
Many of the members of the House
agreed with the president, but they
regarded the resolution as a oovert attack
on Tillman for thai
reason voted against it.
HI WAS CAUGHT.
A Negro Tries to Evade Debt by Donnine
W man's Attire.
The Charleston correspondent of
The State relates a queer story of
how a negro tried to dodge a debt. 1
Disguised at a woman, Sidney W.
Burgess, oolored, of Greeleyvllle, Wll- 1
llamsburg county, was arrested 1
Thursday afternoon by the police on I
Chapel street and Friday morning '
sentenced by the recorder to pay a 1
flne of $20 or spend 30 days in jail. 1
"Miss" Burgess obtained heard at 1
a oolored inn on Alexander street on
Tuesday night. "Sho" was on her 1
way to Florida, where employment <
was waiting for "her." A licensed 1
agent at Klngstree furnished the mon- I
ey for transportation ana board. The j
disguise was employed beoauae Bur- .
gess owed S60 under lien to Ciarenoe
Montgomery of Greeleyvllle. (
Sidney Burgess* crop failed this
yen and he found himself in debt
1175. He paid, he said, all but $60 of .
this amount and tried to make arrangements
to pay the rest. The agent ,
at Klngstree told Burgess that he
would pay the balanoe or the deut and
get him work in Florida. lie suggested
to Burgess that ho don woman's
olothes so that he oould get out of !
thr State all right.
Burgess wore a black hat with two
feathers in it, a blaok waist and a
calloo skirt. His form looked not
svelt or lifting, romlning one of a
paokagc of socks with a string about
the middle, lie was not of a stout
make-up, and having a clean shaven
face, With rather feminine features,
was muoh like a woman in appearance.
It was his voioe that gave him
away to the boarders and led to his
arrest.
Mr. Montgomery of Greeleyvllle has
been oommunloated with by the chief
of police here and probably the tine of
the negro will be paid bo that he oan
go back home and finish working out
his debt.
FOE, THE GIEL8.
Boatrlce Fairfax, Tells Them How to
v
Wrlto liOttcrs.
The art of letter writing Is sadly
neglected In the modern girl's eduoa
tlon. She writes & note in a large,
awkward hand that spreads all over
the page and expresses but poorly
what she has to say.
In the first place, perhaps all of you
do not know that to begin a letter
"Dear" So and-So is muoh more informal
than to begin "My Dear" So
and So.
"Dear" should only be used when
writing to a person whom you know
very well and are fond of.
In all formal notes you should begin
with "My Dear." To write a
pretty, graceful note is a vere nice accomplishment.
In returning thanks for gifts bo
sure and 1st the perBon to whom you
are writing know that you are grate
rui, and tnat you appreciate the kindnesa
that prompted the sending of the
gift.
In writing letters, especially to
men, a girl cannot be too careful of
what she says. To grow affectionate
on paper li a great mistake. There
is no harm in writing a friendly letter
to a man, but let it be friendly and
no more. \
The average girl from time to time
corresponds with a number of men before
she finally settles down and becomes
engaged. If she allows her pen
to run away with her common sense
in all those epistles she makes a great
mistake. Can she contemplate with
any amount of comfort that her words
of affeotlon are the property of half a
dozen men whom she never sees and
certainly does not care for.
When a girl becomes engaged it is
proper that a certain amount of affeotlon
should be shown In her letters
to her fiance. But even then It Is
wiser not to put her whole heart on
paper.
Try and be oonclse in your letters.
Don't start a topic and then wander
away from 1c and come back to it cn
the next page. Long sentences aro
tiresome and big words do not add to
the literary value of a letter.
Blots and erasures will spoil the
most Interesting letter, for neatness
is one of che most Important features
In letter writing. Farciful writing
paper is In bad taste. Get good, plain
Diner and vour notes will lnnlr fa.r
more attractive than if decorated with
flowers, etc.
Let your letters and notes express
sincerity; don't let them sound stilted
and artificial.
And always remember that what is
said in a letter cannot be reoalled.
To Kill White Otlieerg,
Belief that the army officers at
Fort Reno that a conspiracy to murJ.a
nkit* aAH?. - i. 1.1 4. n
uoi awr ifumv uujuvi ?l ruru ivBLlO,
beginning with Captain Edgar A.
Maoklin?against whom nearly every
negro soldier at the post entertains
a personal grudge as a result of the
affair at Brownsville, Texas, and the
discharge of the negro soldiers that
followed?and then proceeding down
the list of officers became known as a !
result of the preliminary hearing
in the oaseof Edward L. Knowles,
corporal of company , Twenty-fifth
infantry, who was held on a oharge of
assault with intent to kill Captain
i Maoklin, of oompaoy 0, Twenty-fifth
infantry, on the night of Deoember
21. Knowles was bound over to await
i the aotion of the Canadian oounty
grand lory,
CLAIMED BY A89A88I*.
Another Russian Uenertl Killed by
Member of Terror lata.
In St. Petersburg, Russia, Lieut
Gen. V'sdimsr Pavloff, the military
procurator, or advocate general, generally
known since the days c t the
late parliament as "Hangman" Piv
loff, from the epithet oonetantly applied
to him by the radical deputies,
was shot and killed Wednesday wnhu
walking In the garden of the chief
military court building, near the Molka
oaLal.
The assassin, who was disgulied u6
i workman, was oaDtured after a long
3hase through crowded streets duriug
which he tired about 40 thots from
two revolvers whloh he carried, killing
a policeman and wounding a small
00 J. i
When taken to the police station ,
Glen. Pavloff's slayer was in the high 1
est spirits, chaffed the Investigates*
ting ottloer about the lnadetjuaoy of
the police precautions, and described i
with gusto how simply and easily his
olan wih executed, iniwiirlni/ the ct
doer's questions with laughing Jests.
Tha crime wan executed deiiberately
nr\1 showed evidence of the same
oareiul preparation wh<oh w?s characteristic
of the murder* of Gsn. lunatic
ff and Von dor LaualU and uu
doubtedly was carried out by the
same organization, whloh, It is report
ed, has sentenced Emperor Nlcuoias
and several of the ministers to death.
The assassin, who woro the uniform
cf a military olerk attached to the
garden under the pretext of submitting
a report to the military prooura
tor. He approaehed the unexptctiug
geuorrl within arms length, drew au
automatic pistol and discharged sev
eu shots Into Pav'cflT's bedy,
Every shot was well aimed and two
of thorn toio a gaping wound In his
breast, from which the general expired
while being oairled to his apartments
which were located In tho
same building. The asaar.sin ran down
Glinka street, past the Imperial opera
house, with & orowd of 30 house porters
and court attaches lu cloee purbuiji.
Startling Figure**.
The Chicago Tribune says the total
of embezzlements and kindred
thefts for 1900 amounts to $1.4,739,653,
about $5,000,000 more than last year.
Of this total $10,745,380 was stolen by
otlicials of banks, $1,084,554 by public
officials other than postollice employes,
$22,685 by the latter, $379,671 bv
agents, $248,100 from loan associations,
$223,087 by means of forgeries
and the other defalcations amounting
to $1,428, 909, were so varied in their
nature that they must he classed as
miscellaneous.
The comparison with last year is
not so much to the discredit of this
year when it is remembered that
more than $10,000,000 of the money
erabezxled was taken by three menone
in Chicago, one in Philadelphia
and one in Cuba, the agent of a New
York house. In each of these three
cases the figures represent the total
of many years of stealing which was
discovered only this year. It is unfair
to charge It all against the year 19C0.
A better compasison will be made
with the years 1894 to 1897. In 1894
the embezzlements, etc., amounted to
$25,234,112, for the next thrie years
averaged over $10,000,000 a year. The
special reason for the loises of 1894
was the consequence of the panic of
tne year nerore, out it must be remembered
that the money in banks
at that time was only about half as
much as at present, If the percentage
of loss is considered, the year 15)08 is
distincly better than 185)5, 1800 or
185)7, although the loss In dollars is
greater than any year since 1801.
To Abolish the DinpePfltry,
The Charleston Post, which is in
for wiping out the dispensary and reestablishing
saloons, says "able antidispensary
lawyers, members of tiie
senate and house, are no?/ preparing
a strong bill, carefully worked out so
that all constitutional requirements
will be met, to be introduced into the
Legislature early in its session, to follow
and co-operate with the report
of the investigation committee and
t here isevcry chance the framers think
of knocking the dispensary out for
good "
The Post goes on to say that "it is
expected the report of the invest Igating
committee,a strong indictment
against the liquor laws of South Carolina
will plow a road through the
Legislature for the passage of the
anti dispensary bill now in a state of
completion. This new bill Ms locked
upon by its designers as a model machine
for the smashing of the rum
shop. It will be a last measure, regarded
by its friends as too swift for
the liquor men to cope with,
It is proposed by the anti-dispensary
forces to pass a bill that will
comply with the general wishes of
th1. voters. It will throw olT the
shackles of the state dispensary, and
present each county with an option
for a dispensary, prohibition, or high
license law, as desired. Gov Ansel
will, of course be righ behind the bill
because he was elected by its friends,
and the framcrs figure out that they
are going up to ride through the
camp of the dispensary forces and
whoop thing up.
k ?
00VF1SBFD TO MUftDIB.
Ana Implicated * Jadge and a Hlgb
Sheriff.
A dispatch from Lexington Ky.,
aays Judge James Hargla snd bit supporters
are dismayed, it la said, as
the reault of John Smith, one of the
men under lndlotment, ocnfeaslog
partlolpatlon in assassinating Dr. D.
B. Goi at the order of Judge Hargla
and Sheriff Callahan. Smith's confession
bears out in detail the stor) Qto'd
by Asbury Sploer, who swore to being
employed by Hargls and Callahan
to kill Cox. Spioer's oonfeislon was
made last June.
Hargls declares tha* Smith is lying.
Smith fears for his life and Is begging
for protection against wrath of
Hargls and Callahan Ilargls remains
oloselv In his store at Jaokson. State
Inspector Hlnes has just arrived here
from Jackson and says the situation
does not warraut tending troops to
Jacksou and ho will reoommend to
Gov. Beckham that none be sent.
The confession made by John
Smith is now in the hands of Attorney
Jouett, repr- sentlrg the commonwealth.
In this confession Smith nays
James HarginB and Eiwaid Callahm
Induood him to enter the con?p rarty
against Dr. Cox, making promises 10
see that he was acquitted and to give
him work. He tells about the murdar
in detail and say^ that Callahan gwve
him 1100 after the killing of Cox Haylni/
Jam?s in hiui urn* rhp mm.
ey.
The Rltuntion a* Jfokson Is quieter
since Special Ju 'ge W. M. Carue< was
enjoined by the court of appeals at
Frankfort from presiding In the case
of Judge Jfcaws Harbin, charged with
the assafiBlnatlon of Dr. Ccx. Judge
Games convened oourt Friday morning
and made the snnruncenoent Saturday
that 'he oourt of appeals had
issued a writ of prohibition restraining
him from farther action In the
case and adjourned oourt until next
Friday. He also pasted tho oases of
Kltert Hr.rgls, "Bill" Brttton, John
Abncr and John Smith until the same
date, Judge (James sold he did not
know what linc.1 acitcn the appellate
court would ti ko, bui that ho would
return to Jaek?on next Friday and
made some orders In the case. Later
Judge Games left J:ckfton for Frankfort
to explain to the oou't of appeals
certain of his rulings lu favor of Harg's.
Judge Games wa? olesely guarded
In Ms room in the Imperial hotel
before he left.
How to Male Corn.
In Tho State of last Sunday week
Mr. James Henry lllce gives the testimony
of a number of farmers in
the Bee Dee section m regard to their
success in raising corn under tlie plan
recommended hv M r. K M William
son. The Darlington News says
"when Mr* Williamson tirst published
his method of cultivating corn there
were many who douitcd whether it
would really do what he claimed for
it, They knew that l heory and practice
are often very wide apart?but
enough farmers have raised corn
the past season ac riing to Mr.
Williamson's formula to prove conclusively
that the plan will work and
is a decided success. Some of our
farmers raised so much ccrn this year
that they pid not have cribs enough
to house it and many others have
raised more corn than they ever raised
before on twice the acreage. All this
is very encouraging ai. i should stimulate
our farmers to further efforts
to improve their methods along
other lines. If the plan accomplishes
so much in Darlington and other
places where it.has be^n tried, why
can't it be made to d* the same thing
in this country.
The Old unci New.
In a few days Gov, lley ward will retire
from the otlice that he has so acceptably
tilled for the past four years,
and will be succeeded by Gov. Ansel.
Gov. Hey ward has made one of the
best governors the State has ever had,
and he retires from ollice with the
heat wiahna tlir? e?...
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Ansel is well equipped for the high
otlice to which he has been called and
we feel sure that his administration
will be a grand success. Like Gov.
Hey ward, Gov. Ansel is a most attractive
gentleman.
The Yorkville New Era thinks a
law should be passed proyiding for
publication of all express and railroad
receipts of liquor, especially in ilrice
law counties. The Columbia Record
says such a law would reveal an interesting
state of affairs. It would show
that lots of the loudest-mouthed
opponents of the dispensary regularly
get whiskey from other states. It
would also show that many men who
talk prohibition also take toddy; This
is a funny world and hypocrisy continues
to be a prominent trait of
human nature.
The Florence Times says "If congress
raises the salary of its members
and the members continue to pull appropriations
"for the folks at home"
and the G O P continues to raise all
that they can get for pensions and
the adminstration is successful in its
raids on the treasury for a greater
army and navy, and the corporations are
allowed to bleed the treasury unI
restricted, and.the grafters continue
1 their blood sucking, this will soon be
I a mighty expensive country to live
| in."
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