The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, February 12, 1908, Image 7
?KltM IWUTIQNS.
CALL CIIARt.US
MALICIOUS LIE*."
?Y the GYuurge* Get the
Lsagb?Am to the Bank Do
H ti Held There Wee Reel,
method In Their Procedu -r.
Oererobla. Fsb. I,?The dlspensaiy
deston mut yestordny to con
eetue mitt era mod went Into
?ttt? session. A public hearing
oei en* of the claims wee postponed
em aoconnt of news from s Northern
?st? that a party who had been turn
assmsd eeald not get here.
Wanlo the commission was -fitting
tire fire waiting on telegraphlo
?*? Cape C. K. Henderson of
suggested to the newspaper
that the matter of the barks in
the funds cf the Mate are <U>
had net been discussed anf?
and en account of the
charge* made' by certain In
he wished the public to know
the reads are.
eUrfcs looked up the memor
far tea newspaper men. the
building at the dispensarv
la ftwsattlceiiy dismantled. The walls
<a*sj dingy, the floors are hair covered
"?nth a dust-bceoddan batting, and
the favadturt ?how* the decrepitude
#f * maid * detune. On one ot the
the one by which Com?
?r Tat urn once sat. and It.
comfort pfiffe 1 at hbt cht eelu I
homely eld pipe, wn? scrawled
aaap en u sane. "Thfnklng fon?
dly of days tons byM
Alt, ?aryst gone by! Once upon a
ttase a committee of investigation
aasetnted. At this Urne thedls
healq oar tern was a ga> and
rdsco. Now it 1? ss lonesome
Vtaeent Chtooo's prohibition < lul?
le Junction. And It Is here. In
eery graveyard of the buried
of freed, that the nomrolsalon H
Up the /kelevels The for
sser commission sat lu the State cap
tsel sa account of fonvenlerc* But
It I* more fitting hat the dldnter
Saaat Should take place here.
Upon Capt. Henderson's susgeat
tasj Dr.W. J Murray, chairman cf
fas commission stated "with refer
aase to the slander* which have
circulated" that the fun Je rc
fn?m the sale of jstock had beer
pat la the banks In the state which
helped tho commission. Many tanks
aesnmu nice ted with declined the pro
neettlon. Two of these are the Bank
Of Columbia and thv Carolina Nat
toaal bunk. Oeorge W. Williams'
hark la Charleston is another. The,
Bank of 'orr ?? r decllnej. Th* rra
ana of theec ban? f>?r doing so wh#
that the commission wished 4 per
aaai t tlei' St and uN? wished tr
arttbdruw the money on call. TU ire
am* a panic Impending and many of
the banks did not wish to be em
?slrrassed la any such mannor a* to
saH upoa to*>n without notification
fair a ?\r%*3 depcrlt would have hurt
them In tiros of a disaster.
"Another point." said Dr. Murray,
**ls the fnct that fome of the banks
Slid n. t wist to give collateral. This
te the pol it that worried us for a
lang rims. The commission did. not
Wieb to keep $800.000 tied up with?
out Interest and yet we could not
1st out cn* Ii an Immense sum with?
out protecting oer**lv?S.
"One bank, the Palmetto Natlon.il
la Colun?ol... at first Indignantly de?
clined t< put up any collateral, >:aymg
that to require such was an Imputa?
tion upon the solvency ot all the
banks of the State. But they appre?
ciated our position and helped us out.
The first large bank to help us out
ta the n ailer of getting Interest for
our JeposiU was the National Loan
and Exohnof*. This Institution
readily and gladly put up the colla?
teral "
A\Vhlle the clerks wet > proparln'^
the h?t ef l posit* Dr. Murray was
Questioned ib ut a rumor that h*
bad beaefitbd hlmnelf personally
b. knyigf alcohol frein the di?prn
ear* et im illy raducol prices for u?e
Ii* I h whoUasle dru?f hayttfan.
? Do y??u know, ' 4*n 1 Dr. Murray.
? that aiac*- we have bctrun to prod
three Taacale out o' theif holes they
and their nenda have spread all
sorts of malicious Ike about this
commission. I don't care myself. I
fsave been in bualn*** b?o long In
South Carolina foi any such chatter
to worry me or hinder u.e in the dis?
charge of my duty, ton muy Inform
yourself from the books."
These book* show that when the
Old Srato dispensary died there wiro
It* barr* hi > f nie ?hol. aggr? gating In
value ?oni*thlng Ilk') lt,20r*. Of
these Dr. Murray bought three at
|2.ft* pe-' gallon Ho dl i not pay
cash for It und tater charged himself
Internet on ? r..? account Later he
bought two barielh at $2. IS per gal
ion, tb? prevailing market pries, The
?am* price waa p?li on a four barrel
order by the Oeer Drug tOasaany nt
Charleston and a wholesale concern
la Orcenvllle. Dr. Murray stated
he had bought as much as I3.J00
worth of alcohol In a vear from the
old dispensary. These five barrels
aggregated about II7S.
"One other matter, Doctor. It ha*
Imen stated In a dlspulch purporting
to come from Ashovillr, ihnt among
the laymen In attendance Is IhJ
chairman of the dlspensaiy com?
mission. Dr. W. J Murrav of Colum?
bia, who Is said to have sought the
position he holds. Instead of having
accepted it reluctantly, as h - has in
lin ed tht public to bslleva"
"Oh. don't btth??r me with sucl.
f??c li?h inquiries," replied Dr Murray
; U?ter Qov. Ansel was asked about the
mutter. While the governor is rtrm,
he la never Impolite and he merely
replied that there was absolutely do
I ruth in the statement and that it was
MM of the evident efforts to discredit
the cominleslon for some minister pur?
pose. He stated poaltlvevly that he of?
fered the p' dill on to Dr Murray and
had to Insist upon lit b)ing accepted.
MORE NEWS OF THE DISPENSA?
RY GRAFT G VV1E.
Columbia, Feb. 7.?In the State
yesterday appeared an oiflclal an?
nouncement that B. Ehrllsch of At?
lanta had brought aalt against Uli
man St Co. and the Anchor Distilling
company of Cincinnati. ' As these
firms have figured extensively In the
proceedings of the commission to
wind up the affairs of the old State
dispensary, there was some inquiry
as to the nature of the claims of Ehr?
lisch against the liquor nrms named.
It may be recalled that Ehrlich
la the party who aw or* that he had
sot for If. A. Goodman, the job of
traveling representative In Sou tu Car?
olina for Ullman A Co., and that he
and Goodman and Hlmmllbauer and
Manheimer were to share and ?hare
alike in the profits. - Nr.w Ehrllsch
claim* that he haa beon defrauded by
the other*?or by Ullman and Stra
um?of his part c f the profits. This
is more of the humor of the plunder
bund.
The complaints allegoa that Adolph
Ullman and l~ J. Strauss were co?
partners in trade in Cincinnati undor
two firm?. Ullman St Co. and th<
\r.chor Distilling company
That he and If. A. Goodman, Onton
lilmmelbaurr and Leo Manhedmer
entered into a partnership In August.
1904, to act na salesman for lllman
tnd Strauss. They wgnre to receive
for their services one-half of the
ureflts derived from their busin-jea
HI* portion would thus have been
one-eighth of all the profits.
The auft is brought In this State
because said defendants "have prop?
erty within the 4tatc of South euro
Una to wit: A choao In netfhtn or
debt due them by the State dispen?
sary commission."
Khrhtch alleges that the gross pro
1 is frrtm the business In this Stute for
the year ensuing from August. 1904.
.vcf 4(7.000. j
i,i on< ighih of this would have
ban Is.i'v Aa u matter cf fact h?
received $o,30? fcr tho year. Therc
foi claims judgment fcr $4,?00
aa hH pr-> rat% o( the South Carolina
eUtlnt.
It may bt recalled that Ehrllsch
when sworn ir? \Uanta gave, the *ol
lowlng affld. . t ;? the ?enls of the
Hate recently.
"That he was engaged i Ming li?
quor for Ullman .fc ?' of < ncinnati
) , and had aaaociai t th him M.
1. Goodman, L. Muuhelmer and
Hiinmllbaucr from August, 1^04, to
July 31, 1905. During this tt.n;
largo quantities of liquor were sold
rhe South Carolina State dispensary
Vhat he met M. A Gooiltnan several
dines In the city of C llumMa, S. C.
fbr th? purpose of uonferring with
V.o4man in advancing sales of ll
rjunrs anil for consulting and agree?
ing upon the best plans for conduct?
ing their business. That M. A.
Itodnmn, his associate, told denon
cut that It cost him a great deal of
money to get tho business from the
3outh Carolina State dlspenuary; tha*
Hoykln and Towlll, members of the
board of dispensary directo rs, Wtt*
bis friends on the board and that h<
paid th m to buy from Ullman & C<
That In course of his association with
said Goodman as heroin stated de?
ponent received a letter from Good?
man In the handwriting of 'joctlnmn
on the It Ucr heads of tho Common
wealth Distilling company of Louis?
ville. Ky.. dated August 17. 1904. ad?
dressed *My Dear Barney* and signed
Morton A. G. with an unsigned post?
script on the fourth page. This letter
xpeaks for itself."
It is evident tl*?t Ehrltach has nev?
er had a proper accounting for the
extraordinary expense In South Car
dlna.
Reason Enthroned.
? Begaus? moat?. are so tasty they
are consumed In great excess. This
leads to stomach trouble, biliousness
ard constipation. Revise your diet,
lot r siMun and not a pampered appe?
tite control, then tako a few dosen of
Chamberlain's stomach and Liver
Tablets and you will soon be well
again. Try It. For sale at all drug?
gists. Samplea free.
Herbert King, of Lancaster, fell
from a train and broke one of hi"
legs
?DeWitts Carbcllsed Witch Hazel
Salve Is the beet for cuts, burns,
bolls, bruises and scratches. It Is
especially g*od for piles. Sold by all
drugglsta.
GQITON ASSOCIATION MET.
south carolina division IX
session Wednesday.
Representative Gathering ?- Meeting
Was Harmonious and Stand Made
for 15-Cent t on on?Officers Elect -
ed.
Columbia, Feb. 6.?The South Car?
olina division of the Southern Cotton
association mot in council chamber ?
yesterday. Not only were the farm?
ers ot the State represented but there
were many men present from other
walks of life, especially business men
nd bankers. The meeting was en?
tirely harmonious and the stand for
15-centa cotton was stoutly maintain?
ed by the members. The determina?
tion was prevalent that the farmers
should be the ones to fix tho price of
cotton snd that with a firm action
they would be able to dictate to the
men who bought the cotton to make
it into goods and put same on the
market. President Smith In speak*
lng of the meeting said It was about
the most successful and most largely
attended that had yet been held by
the association. He said he fol; that
great good would be accomplished
by tho association and that U' was
never in better shape than at the
present time.
After the meet'ng had been called
I te> order the election of officers took
place. The result of the election was
as follows, It being decided that tho
office of secretary and treasurer
should be consolidated and held by
one man:
President?E. D. Smith of Lyn eh
burg.
Vice president?E. L. Archer of
Spar tan burg. j ,
Secretary and treasurer?F. H. Hy?
att of Columbia.
President E. D. Smith has been
president of the association since It's
organization, and the members were
very appreciative of his services. Af?
ter it was decided to elect a secrctarv
and treasurer in one man. Mr. F. H.
Hyatt was elected tq this office bjy ac?
clamation.
Th*r? was considerable discussion
on the election of the* two executive
commltteemen who, in company with
the president, are to attend the
:net ting of the Southern Cottcn as?
sociation to be held at Dallas, Tex.,
on February 19. Mr. Richard I.
Manning of Sumter stated that the
prosperity of the South was depend?
ent upon the work of the association
and there were several others who
advocated a careful and judici?
ous selection of the executive coin
hnitteemon.
The result cf the election was as
follows:
To attend Southern Cotton asso?
ciation meeting?E. L. Archer of
Spartanburg and J. W. McCown of
Florence. The delegates at large t >
the national convention are nv fol?
lows: E. D. Hodge of Clarendon, O.
\V. Gunter of Newberry, R S. Bla
lock, J. M. Kinard of New berry, T. B.
Davis of Greenwood and J. R. Fa I
rey ef Orangeburg.
_1_,
Many Sleepless Night, Owing to a
Persistent Cough?Relief Found at
Lost.
?"For stveral winters past my wife
has been troubled with a most per
-?stont and disagreeable cough, which
invariably extended over a period of
?"veral weel<yv and canned her many
deeploss nighte," writes Will J. Hay?
ner, editor of the Hurley, Colo., Bul
etln. "Various remedies were tried
?ach yeai, with Ho beneficial results,
in November last the cough again put
n an appearance and my wife, acting
>n tho suggestion of a friend, pur
haaod a bottle of Chamberlain'"*
Sough R< needy. The result was ln
leed marvelous. After three doses
:hc cough entirely disappeared and
las net manifested Itself since." This
remedy Is for sale b3* all druggists.
ORANGEBURG CHURCH MONEY.
War Claim of $083.83 to be Paid b>
Congress.
Washington, Ftb. 7.?The huu*<
or k up the omnibus war claims bill
t( day and passed the only South Car
tin.i item in it, which war for the.
mailt ef the trustees of the German
?Uthernn church r,f Orang"burg, the
mount *n? $9S3 33.
v Orangtbuni Ii In Rsprcsentatlvi
rver'l dish let credit should be
jlVfn bim for getting the bill passed
y ?he h moo. In a short lime ltj? ?
noun! shove ItVled will be paid to
h- truttftf of the church.
While the bill was under Uscutslon
' I oig wrangle Onsuad because many
? art tentative* who had hems pend
er whi' h were left OUl claimed that
'Ny iheuld have boon Incorporated in
he bill at it was reported to the house.
\men 1 met.Is whieh were offered to
that effect, however, failed and the
di stood as reported, it is probahb
Ih it the other claims will be passed
? its r If put on in the s mate
Simple Remedy for La Grippe.
?La grippe coughs are dangerous as
they frequently develop into pneumo?
nia. Foley's Honey and Tar not only
stops the cough but heals and
strengthens the lungs so that no seri?
ous results need be feared. The gen?
uine Foley's Honey and Tar contains
no harmful drugs and Is In a yellow
package. Refuse substitutes. Jan-feb
BILLIONS FOR HUES.
FIVE HUNDRED AMERICAN
GIRLS BUY TITLES.
Cupid's Influence Has Caused Vast
Fortune? to be Carried Over Seas,
Rut Only Occasionally Wen; the
Matches Love Affairs.
New York, Feb. 5.?More than 500
American girls have married titled
foreigners, and a careful statistician
has figured that a trfie more than
$308,000,000 has been taken over soil
through cupid's influence. This
amount docs not include the fortune
of Misa Gladys Vandcrbilt, who be?
came the bride of Count Szechenyl.
Not only have the marriages of
American heireeses filled the depleted
coffers of foreign noblemen, but many
of the fair Americans have presented
the titles. Also have the American
wives become prominent in politics
and society of foreign counties, not?
ably those who have married British
noblemen.
But the record of infelicitous in?
ternational marriages is certainly ap?
palling and the divorce court history
of the post few years teems with the
names of titled foreigners who mar?
ried rich American girls. There are
few of these cases in which the Amer?
ican wife did not blng the suit either
for separation or divorce
Some of ihe matches have been
love matches, and in these Instances
with few j exceptions, the American
wives have been happy. Put these
are the exceptions that prove the rule.
Unhappiness, shame and ignominy
have come in most of the internation?
al marriages. ,
WILL NOT HANG YET.
Negro Convicted of the Munter of
John Young is Granted Respite.
Spartanhurg, Feb. 6.?Will Foster
tho negro convicted and sentenced to
pay the death penalty for the murder
of John Young, will not be hanged
here tomorrow, his counsel having
given notice of appeal to the supreme
court. His execution is stayed pend?
ing a decision. >
Sheriff Nichols received official
notice from the governor today
staying Foster's execution.
?The trouble with most cough rem?
edies is that they constipate. Kenne?
dy'.: Laxative Cough Syrup acts gently
but promptly on the bowela and at
the same time it stops the cough by
soothing the throat and lung irrita?
tion. Children *like it Sold by all
druggists.
J. H. Clark, a young white man, was
arrested in Greenville charged with
obtaining passes from the Southern
by making false representations.
CASTOR IA
for Infant? and Children.
The Kind You Hats Always Bought
Boars the
Signature of
Tax Returns For 1908.
!
OFFICE OF
COUNTY AUDITOR, SUMTER CO.
Sumtcr, S. C, Dec. 5, 1907.
Notice Is hereby given that I will
attend, in person or by deputy, at the
following places on the days indicat?
ed, respectively, for the purpose Of
receiving returns ? i* personal proi?j&*
\i ard poll taxes for the fiscal y? ar
3 ?mmencing January 1st, l'JOS.
TindaU's Store, Thursday, Jan. 2d.
Privateer, Jenkins' Store, Friduy.
Jan. 3d.
Manchester, LeviV, Tuesday. Jan
7th.
Wertfeiekt, Thursday, Jan. 9th.
Statcburg, Friday, Jan. 10th.
Hagood, Tuesday. Jan. 11th.
Rerabcrts, Wednesday, Jan. 15th.
Dalzcll, Thursday, dan. lGth.
Gordon's Mill, Friday. Jan. 17th.
Mayestllle, Tuesday, Jan. 21st.
Khlloli, Wednesday, Jan. 22d.
Norwood's X Roads, Thursday, Jan
23d.
Oswego, Friday, Jan. 21th. ,
The law requires that all persons
owning property or In anywise having
charge of such property, either as
agent, husband, guardian, trustee,
executor, administrator, etc., return
the same under oath to the Auditor,
who requests all persons to he prompt
In making their returns and save the
50 per cent, penalty which v/ill be
added to the property valuation of
all persons who fall to make returns
within the time prescribed by law.
Taxpayers return what they own
on the first day of January, 1908.
Assessors and taxpayers will enter
the first given name of the taxpayer
in full, also make a separate return
for each township where the property
is located and also each and eve/y
case the number of the school district
must be given.
Every male citizen between the age
of twenty-one and sixty years on the
first day of January, 1908, except
those incapabale of earning a support
from being maimed or from other
causes, are deemed taxable polls, and
except Confederate soldiers 50 years
of age, on January 1st, 1908.
All returns must be made on or be?
fore the 20th day of February next.
I cannot take returns after that date
and all returns made after the 20th
day of February, are subject to a
penalty of 60 per cent.
J. DIGGS WILDER.
Auditor Sumter County.
Dee. 11-Feb. 10. '?I.
The Jumping Off Place. ENTHUSIASTIC RECEPTION TEN-,
?"Consumption had me in Its grasp, DERED GREAT DEMOCRAT.
and I had almost reached the jumping ] _
off placo when I was advised to try
Dr. King's New Discovery; and I want Makes Strong Speech at Majestic
to say right now, It saved my life. I Theatre In Jersey City?Says Desav
Improvement began with the first j ocratlc Principles Are Crowing:
bottle, and after taking one dozen j _
bottles I was a well and happy man i o?r?n*er'
again." hays George Moore, of Grimes- 1 Jersey City, N. J., Feb. 6.?An en
lard, N. C. As a remedy for coughs thusiastic reception was accorded1
and colds and healer of weak, sore
lurgs and for preventing poreumonia
New Discovery is supreme. uOc. and
was
William J. Bryan at the Majestic the?
atre this afternoon. He was Intro
$1 at Blbort'l Drug Store. Trial bot- duced as "the next president of the
tie free.
men that ever lived" oftener than 'He
is one of the best men that ever
lived."
United States," which evoked ap
v?? TU !7TT 7~~L . plause from the large audience.
You hear He was one of the b*?st
The keynote of Mr. Bryan's speech
was that Democratic principles; are
growing stronger, while those of the
_ I Republican party are weakening.
-Health Cocffe" is really the clos-' A"er 9peCCh at the Ma**t,c
est coffee Imitation ever yet produced, addressed the Women's club and later
This, the froeet coffee substitute ever left for Passaic.
made, has recently been produced bv Mr. Bryan, in his speech at the Ms
Dr. Shoop of Racine, Wis. Not a grain lMt|_ ___ .n _____.,
of real coffee in it either. Health Cof- 3*StiC' ^ in part'
fee is made from pure toasted cereals. "Today the Democratic party pre**
with malt, nuts, etc. Really it would sents a united front and is more har
fool an expert?who might drink it moouous than I have ever known it
for coffee. No twenty or thirty min- t_ . ._ 0.
utes boiling. -Made in a minute," t0 **? Travelln* <?? ?t?te to
rays the doctor, l^evy & Moses. another I find everywhere that Dens?
??- I ocrat* are ready to fight for purs'
All the revolvers taken from prls- Democracy. Why is it that our party
cners at Portland Ore., were melted enters into this fight with the spirit
up and made into a stove for the po- .hat it does? It is becouse time ban
lice station. vindicated hte attitude of the Demo?
cratic party. The Democratic pasty
has foreseen our danger and pointed
Ask Yourseir the Question.
?Why not use Chamberlain's Pain ,
Balm when you have rheumatism? out the ?? opponents
Wo feel sure that tho result will be always
prompt and satisfactory. One applU
cation relieves the pain, and many
have be??n permanently cured by its
use. 25 and 50 cent size. For sale
by all druggists._
talking about complicated
questions of government. Thomas
Jefferson, the founder of the Demo?
cratic party, said the art of govern?
ment was the art of being honect."
Southern Standard of Satisfaction
Snowdrift
HOGLESS LARD
Nature made it, and made
it right, ?the just-right cook?
ing-fat for all purposes,?the
economical substitute for but?
ter. There's no indigestible
hog-fat in it. It's the pride
of the South,?her leading
agricultural contribution to
international food-purity.
The Southern Cotton Oil Co.
NEW YORK- SAVANNAH NEW ORLEANS ATLANTA ? CHIGACO
Branson's Sanatorium
For the Treatment of Stock.
Having erected commodious quarters on my premises, No
541 North Chun* St., I am well prepared to treat, scientifically
and humanely, all diseases of Horses, Mules, Cows and other
animals. Sick animals boarded at reasonable charge. Write
or Phone me.
DR. JOHN I. BRUNSON,
Phone:?No. vj
Veterinary Surgeon, Sumter, S. C.
Office:--314 South Sumter Street :-: :-:
Oct. 28, "07?2m?Monday >nd Thursda .
eaavel
Bank of Sumter.
X Capital, $75,000 -:- Surplus, $47,000
Does General Banking Business. Four Per
Cent. Interest, payable Quarterly, on Deposits
in Savings Department -:- -:- -:- -:
PROIflPI AND COURTEOUS TREATMENT GUARANTEED.
RICHARD I. MANKID6, MARION MOISE, W. F. RHAME,
President. Vice President. ? Cashier,
CABBAGE AND BEET PLANT
producing large rUt
tention given to all orders.
W. F. GARB,
Fur the next few weeks I will fill all orders for
cabbage nod tvet plants at tbe following prices: l?'X>
to 4 0?), $125 ; 5000 to 9000, $100; 10,000, 9 <n.
Special prices on larger lots. Cash with ordsr or J.
(). I), if prefered W?. guarantee uatiefactlon ai
safe delivery of plants.
I have all of the leading varieties. TboEM'ly
Jersey Wakrfleld, tbs most popular early var ? ?t
The Charleston \Vak? field, a few days later but t rjr
desirable for garden planting In the later kind*
I have Successio i and The Late Plate Dutch, 11 tfc
head*. Plants now ready for shipment, uiy persona at
Meg*etts, s. 0,