Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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mmii ion ull. m%m WITHHOLDS II E PLY TO IN gi 1HY ABOUT PAPEII Till ST. I? KrloVrve To HUH I-egal Pnnvcd snejf*%> ei P nod, Altoreey-licncrnl Wo*hit>#ton. April IS.-The at of apeak?m Cannon to procure trom Attorney-General relativ* to the ate pa taken. It Hi connection with the proae , Willi?Ii of the Paper Trust for all-x<-<\ Relation of the Sherman A tit I-Trust Itow ae* proved abortive. M*. Cannon Introduced two reaobi flftoaat April J. One was addrnascd to the Aitomey-tl jneral and ask ? ! fir ayfj errl U nee and Information in hit lew shewing whether any at boon made t> prosecute r Trust; the other to Hecrc StratM. it the Department of sating what Information baenca of the tiovernment had to Ute Paper Trust af these replies Went to Mr. Cannon today from Mr. Bona fsfa la a letter declaring that lap to flrfS grrajant tin e no evidence hat been eg the officers of this iopert eufllcteot to Justify the tnstltu tjsa* ?t ifgal proceedings, either civil SJT criminal, against any alleged con %twarion >f wood polp or print paper ; Sjaaniif .)< luv*r* Mr. Bonaparto then 1 S^eJfcre* It would be "Inexpedient" for trflan %z send to congress such facta us -ft t?.%t of Mr. Bonaparte'f lettor ?^No*? r*J week* ago all evidence and ^malten selatlng tp its >ub,cct m the possession of this *}c\ ?garish vt were referred to La? Utile 1 plates attorney of the appropriate dls trftct. with orders to make or have %aede ty a grand Jury of the aaui dl* %rtrt a thorough Inveatlgatlon ??! the tera to*.question. The said Unite I aUorney was further Inaruct vjsnctent evidence could I* tho?. ned. te Institute at once suitable lings in the Fe lexal court hav jurlsdlotion hi the premlaei. with Lj punishing any eff?Hli|pK and te secure la fixture strict la this respect to the statute sjf sW jmJead ftates general / kn-*wn ere mm Theaman AMI Trust ?*Y^ l* the present Llaie no evidence %a? '^ii obtained by II o vskrr- f Msfte ?apartment sufficient to ustify the paaffislli ii of legal proceedings, either ?teil or rrhmnal. against any alleged ra ef wood pulp or print letoicturers.' The tnferma mmm obtained, however. Justifies fur mmmr laveatigatlon of the facts, and saaeh Investigation la In progress. *Tt 4oaid b?? Inexpedient at the it stage of this Investigation to to tae public specifically what have been taken, or what action contemplated by this department respect to makers mentk?. >d In aid resolution. As above stated, matters have been referred to ) Uurtt?? Mates attorney for further ry rid possible action In hi* Ju dlatrtct. and it would be. In, my ta, tacot.ipatlble with the public %oS require hJm to suspend thla lab th?t th? paper*. In his po* a\ight or transmits- 1 to the of P"p:i <<entati\es and, inad khJe. In tKe Interest of Justice, to te publu-lat this time the precise naUon in the poa-u'SM.-n of the dd prosecuting ohV^r. ?*?t la pr per for me to *ay In thhl <'.?? that certain alleged facti eahmttted to this dmartm.nt elm Ihi) av?ve mention, d investlgu tJeaa was commenced which apparent? ly anth*ir<*?<d u\v hollt'f that sori ?u?< aad readily roved off ?nse* against fmm> laws of the Cnlfed states had b%en lilted in the yremlr.es. and hume ?? t -n by the appropriate officer thervapon promptly ordered; but ?*rd<M* Mac I used thut no b-gnl could be aecirel of the alleged edfeasxa. the evidence relksl upon to Catfjsfssaah shear, turning out to be inert hr heewusgr and the complainant him ?bf> had furnished Ihls informa re>fasinic to^ give the name of a ipposed to have piTv>aal staovSadg? of the aald facts. **pt-a?re taking action un 1? r th( so Anll-Truat law It b.i hirn the *% practice of thl departtio nt te wrv thoroughly sift tin- allegations mt eurh complaints, and the consider? able proportion of succeaaful piose austkund-t th* s.iid statute see mi f? Jotlfy thla practlde. In thl.i In i-e lafornaatlon as aforesaid fur rhon so alfted. showed un un irted imienl tend considerable In ejswaar in the prices of certain kinds mt pmp'T ?Mir th.it au< a Iiut.m u i-< dhsa to ?m> rontract. combination or ?lrar> n? p -ar.ilnt <>f trad" \<. i . ;i of . ktijretur?? and suspicion emlT. although It ?<?? n \ probable that |t? establUth Hii.h might foutnl a searehing and Ju.Urions in "1 regret that the public Int. i. hI a mo from fully and promptly nptysfig with the riwpirxt c ?ntulned the abi?ve mentioned re^?|-jtl oi. a' this Investigation his i> fM a ?.1 the report of the TJn! alee attorney Intrusted tlr-r?' ? received I may be In a posl tlon to furnish the House of Repre? sentatives with the papers and In? formation called for, without injuri? ously affecting the interests of justice, an 1 I shall In such case submit them without delay. If however, the said ln \<? tigation should lead to civil or criminal proceedings. It may continue expedient to temporarily withhold trom the public evidence and inform? ation, now or thereo/fter obtained, bearing upon the situation until such proceedings shall have been finally determined." "Y?* I Would." The editor of this gallant old rag 1*1 liberty, born ?n obscurity, educated tvUween the plow-handles, rode a lit tte, noisy, tpeckled bull five miles twice a* month to the creaky old mill, llayed marbles and mumblo-peg In Ltead of college baseball, chewed sewcetgum Instead of the hifjhly fla? vored mixture* of / today, smoked cross-vine Instead n! the nasty, stink? ing cigarette, wore dad's old "britch? es" ?*ut oft to iui*. or lead of "knee panti," ate roast potatoes and crack? ed wain its til bed time instead of going to the reception, ran rabbits instead of an automobile, split boardj Instead of $13 a month for board splitting him, would rather be the humblest toiler on the f Arm in Lr.urens county, attired In the irregular tgarb ?of the tattered hobo than wear th; uniform of a Clinton policeman. Yes, I would, and gentlemen, sirs, and cuss darn, I would.?Clinton Oaxette. Plerty of Trouble ? Is caused by stagnation of the liver and bowels TV. get rid of it anil headache and biliousncu and the poi? son that bringe jaundice, take Dr. King's New Lif> Pills, the reliable pu? rifiers that do the work without grip? ing. 25c at Sibert'a Drug Store. Even a chorus girl neuer gets too old to learn. r I_? / Affords Perfect Security. ?It is Inmortant that you should decide to take only Folly's Honey ana Tar when you have a cough or cold as It will ours the most obstinate rack? ing cough and expel the cold from your system. Folcy'a Honey and Tar contains no harmful drugs. In? sist upon having it. Siberfs Drug Store. It might bp well to revise Mr. Dal? sen off the Wave and Meana commit? tee before attempting to procoeed further.?Ohio State Journal. A Healing Salve for Burns, Chapped Hands end Sore Nipples. . * As a healing salve for burns, sores, sore nipples and chapped hands Chamaarlaih'a Salrc la modt excellent It allays the pain of a burn almoft In* stantly, and unless the injury la very severe, heels the parts without leav? ing a scar. Price 25 cents. For sale by all druggists. ?-j Remember that the Ill-natured go? sip you hear concerning others is not worth remembering. Rheumatic Pains Hellet ed. *Mr. Thomas Stenton, postmaster of ' Pontypool, Ont., writes: "For the pest eight years I suffered frrm rheu mstic pains, and durldg that time I used many different^ liniments and e*enitdic* foi the cus^ of rheumatism. Last summer I procv.ivMl a b ?ttle of Ch.tmheiiuin s Pain Balm and got more relief from it tWan anvthlng I have as/ft need, ard ch oifullv recom? mend th'.s Halmen! to aii tuff seen from rhdumntic p'jlns." For etile! by ill drugg'sts. if game H >beaa woul j arise in Ja? pan and e/arn the Sjeoplc of danger of i a with U i!< Sanii peace would be p> Bred*?C1 rl t"a News and Cour i. r, ?Foley's Orh.o Laxative la best for women and children. Its mild action and piquant ta t ; makes it preferable to violent pargatlv< a, such as pills, tablets, etc. Cures constipation. Si? berfs Drug Store. Many a man Is sorry he had his own way after his wife fet him have It. II5 Got What H.? Needed. ?"Nine years ago It looked a.? if my tfvna h*i come," s*yys Mr. C. Farthing, of Idill Creek, Ind. Ter. "I so run down that life hung on a very slender thread. It was then my drjgglst recommended Flectric Twit? ters. I? bought a bottle and 1 got what I needed?st?cr.g*h. I had one foci in the trave but Uleccric Bit? ters put It back on the turf again, and I've eOSto well ev.*r since." ?old ) under guarantee at Silert's Drug i Store. 50c. ?Foley's Honey and Tar affords per? fect security from pneumonia and eonsumptior. as It cures the most e>b stlnate coughs ar.d colds. We have never known a single Instance of a eold resulting In pn? umonla after Fo le>'s H.<T"y and Tar had been tnkua? Sihert'd Drug Store. It Is easier for the average man to draw the line than it Is for him not to step over It later. A novel feeling of leaping, bounding impluses goes through your hody. You lea] young, aet young, nnd are >onng gflsf taking a course of Hollls W Roeky Mountain Tea. 35 cents, Tea or Tablets.?Slhert's Drug Store-. "Well," said the eannlhal chief as his followers brought In the lean hut plucky explorer* "who In hluzes ever said 'The bravest are the tonderest?" ?Princeton Tiger. ANSEL FOR PROHIBITION. I - GOVKHNOll ADOITS FEATHER stoxk's i?latix>hm> _ / Prolilbiton Leader Tlicrcui>oii With? draws I Vom Giibernatoi lal iluce and Ansel und Please Will Fight It Out?(Jo v. Ansel Is the Champion Political Evolutionist or the Stute. Laurens, \prll 16.?-Mr. C. C. Feath? erstone announced to a press repre? sentative this morning his withdrawal from the race for governor. His en trance! into the contest several weeks ago was after earnest solicitation from his many friends and admirers and from the prohibton forces throughout the State; the step was taken before the exact platform of Gov. Ansel was known. It was supposed that Mr. An? sel would run uti the same platform upon which he \yas elected two years ago, but in a letter to Mr. Featherstone a few days ago, part of which is be? low quoted, It will be seen that Mr. Ansel now occupies the same position that Mr. Featherstone announced last fall, namely, a reverse local option law, under which the counties will all be dry until the disponsary is voted in, thus throwing the burden on the peo? ple whp desire the dispensary; further, the number of dispensaries in a county will be limited. Mr. Featherstone has had the mat? ter of withdrawing under advisement for some time, and throughout his de? liberation he has been in close touch and communication with prominent prohibitionists in the State, and his decision1 today was after a careful re? view ok the situation; he deems his withdrawal for the best interests of the prohibition cause in South Caro? lina. In announcing his withdrawal, Mr. Featherstone says: "Several weeks ago I announced my candidacy for governor of South Caro? lina, upon a State prohibition plat? form. t "I .believed then, and I still believe, that the people are tired of the liquor traffic, and that they are ready to take a great forward step and sweep the legalised traffic out of the State. "The announcement of my can? didacy was made at the suggestion of some of our leading prohibitionists? men who have been with me in the fight sHnce the campaign of 1898. They believed that there ougTit to be in the campaign a candidate who would make an aggressive fight, and were kind enough to suggest that I ought to lead the movement. ' "As I have already stated, personal? ly It did not 3ult me to go Into the fight at this time, but I yielded to what I conceived to be the call of duty. "I did not hesitate to say that It would be a source of gratification to me to be governor of the State, but the desire to-gratify my personal am? bition alone would not have been suf? ficient to Induce me to enter the race at this time. i "Shortly after the announcement of my carulldncy it was publicly suggest? ed by Gov. Ansel's friends that he was also In favor of prohibition and that he would offer for reflection on that platform. "It seemed to mc that the cause of prohibition might be weakened by Itaving two candidates in the field, and thi.t if he would espouse that cause it would be the part <>f wisdom for me to \v Undraw. "Acting1 upon this |dea and with the approval of my prohibition (Mendt i wrote Gov. Ansel (on Feb. 29) that if he expected to make the race on that platform I would not oppose him. "1 am In receipt of a letter from the grvernor Informing me that he expects |0 advocate the reverse of our present local option plan. He says: " 'My position on the liquor question it. what I call restricted local opl'on ?that Is, local option as between county prohibition and county dispen sary. Those counties voting to sell liquor shall be restricted to one dis? pensary in the county and that one at the county seat, except in those counties wherein there is a city of j more than 25,000 population, In which ! counties more than one dispensary may be established. This Is In accor dance with my recommendations to tha genera! assembly as set forth in 1 my annual message of 1908, Is In the Interest of temperance and will mini? mize the sale of liquor. " 'With the experience that I have had In the past two years in the pro? posed elections that were desired In some counties on the liquor question, I am of the opinion that it will be bet? ter to enact a law by which a county can vote on the question of voting in the sale of liquor as above restricted, instead of voting It out, as now pro? vided?that is, make all the counties dry until a majority of the qualified voters of a eounty vote to sell liquor in that particular county, and, If ? majority of the qualified voters vote to sell, that one eounty dispensary then be established as above set forth, with the right to vote the dispensary OUt at a subsequent election.1 "This Is practically the plan that I outline d In an Interview given out last fall. "As I see ' -if ite is r\u the State is r?ady to taken even a greater step towards prohibition thah this; but such a plan will, practically, give up, three-fourths or more of the state for prohibition. "With the policy of the State declar? ed to he opposed to the traffic, coupled with the good effect produced by the practical workings of a prohibition law, the counties will be very slow to exempt themselves from the operation of the law and to place themselves In direct opposition to the well defined moral policy of the State. "Under such circumstances, I do not believe that my candidacy this year \vould be productive of good to the prohibition cause and I will not be a candidate. "Whether the State Democratic con? vention will be asked to permit a di? rect vote upon the question In the primary this summer, I am not now prepared to say. I have my own per? sonal vi?ws upon this subject, hi c be? fore atty definite conclusion is reached it may be necessary to have a confer? ence of the prohibitionists. I am seek? ing to do what; Is best for the ultimate good of the cause. ? "Personally, I shall continue to go into different sections of the State an* advocate prohibition..! shall offer sry services to any section that may de? sire them, whether It be to make speeches m generally throughout the State or in counties where campaigns are being made under the present law. "The fight Is on and the prohibition? ists expect to keep it up until they stop the legalize.i sale of liquor in South Carolina." A FEARFUL ACCIDENT. \ { XevfD W?man Had Roth Legs Cut Off By Train. Lizzie Mazyck, a negro woman who lives on Ricker street, not far from the Atlantic coast Line passenger sta? tion, wa-> run over by the morning train from Charleston near the Mag? nolia street crossing just as the train ema pulling up to the station. As the train approached the crossing af? ter coming around the curve to the main, line the woman was seen walk? ing along beside the track going to? ward the station. When the engine was within a few feet of her she sud? denly stepped on the track in front of the engine. The cow catcher struck her, knocking her down. Her body fell clear^otf the track, but the wheels passed over her right leg, severing 11 below 'the knee, and her left leg was mashed and lacerated from the knee to the foot The left fooot was crush? ed almost off at the Instep. Dr. C. W. Maxwell was called In to attend the Wonted and did everything possible for. her, but she was suffering severely frorto shock, and Dr. Maxwell states that she will probably not recover. There is no means of ascertaining whether the woman deliberately step? ped in front of the train with the in? tent to commit suicide or merely be? came confused and got In front of the train without knowing what she was doing. When the accident occurred the woman was accompanied by a child about'five years, old, but the child escaped without injury, as it re? mained in the foot path beside the track. Later?The woman never rallied from the shock and died aboul 1 o'clock. From all than can be learn? ed concerning the circumstances of t'.ie accident no blame can posatbly at? tach to the enginet r of tin' truxin by which the woman was Injuriied. Paint Your Buggy fe>r 75c. To $1 with Deyoe'a QlOtS Carriage Paint. It weighs 3 to 8 ozs. mere to the pint than others, wearj longer and gives a gloss equal to new work. Sold by Durant Hardware Co. m2-17-3m He?So you believe that every man has his price? She?Well, I know a lot of fellows who look like 30 cents ?Philadelphia Record. You'll not find beauty In a rouge pot or complexion whitewash. True beauty con.es to them who take IIol lister's Rocky Mountain Tea. Gives that lovely color that's made beauties famous. 16 cents, Tea or Tablets.? Sibert'a Drug Store. "One of my ancestors was a noted pirate." "That's nothing. I'm the di? rect descendant of a corporation law? yer."?Life. How a girl hates to have all her girl friends admire the she admires'. ? i CONTAINS HONEY j An improvement < system of a cold W satisfaction or mon< THE FARMER! CAPITAL PAID IN. SURPLUS. STOCKHOLDERS LI AH PROTECTION TO DEPO! 'resident i n, Vloe-Prea __ _ Bank of Sumter. $ THE Capital, $75,000 -:- Surplus, $47,000 o Does General Banking Business. Four Per Cent. Interest, payable Ouarterly, on Deposits in Savings Department -:- -:- -: PROMPT AND COURTEOUS TREATMENT GUARANTEED. RICHARD I. MANNING, MARION MOISE, W. F. RHAME. President. Vice President. Cashier. HURE LAST NIGHT. Fire Dopa it men t Proved Its Value Again?Fire Started in a Bad Place. The value of an efficient fire depart? ment was once again demonstrated last night. The fire that broke out at 2 o'clock this morning in J. W. Durant's meat market, on West Lib? erty street, had it not been quickly and efficiently handled would have done more damage to the heart of the business district than the maintenance of the fire department has cost in five years. The building occupied by the market is itself an insignificant iron? clad frame building and its destruc? tion would have been a small loss, but it is so situated that the names could quickly and easily extend to the rear of the block of stores on the west side of Main street and to other buildings on West Liberty in the rear of the THE SPRING MESSY. Programme of I laces Arranged Turf Association. by The Sumter Turf Association has arranged the following prfc gramme for the spring meet to be held here on May 6, 7 and 8: FIRST DAY. Introductory scramfble: / 1. 1-2 mile dash, all ages. lOlbs be? low scale. 2. 2.40 class, trotters or pacers, best S in 5. 3. 5-8 mile dash, all ages?Selling, winner to be eold for $500?21bs al? lowed for each $100 down to $100. 4 3-4 mile dash for all ages?lOlbs below 1 to, scale. . / 5. 1 mile dash, for all ages?12 lbs below the scale. / SECOND DAY. 1. 5-8 mile dash for a"I ages?Sell market and adjacent to it and sheds |nR the winner to be ?>|J $300? and buildings that would make fine 5lD9 aUowed for each $100 down to food for fire. A fire once well under way in this locality wftuld give the fire department a Job that it could not handle under present conditions. But last night the firemen got there on time and in a few minutes the fire was extinguished and all danger was over. Thre Interior of the market was badly scorched and begrimed by smoke but repairs can be made at a cost not exceeding a hundred dollars. The furniture and fixtures owned by the Durants was badly damaged but will not be a total loss. The -origin o'f the fire has not been explained, but the supposition is that It started in a pile of sacks and bag? ging that was in one eorner of the ! back room, either from si>ontaneous j'combustion or from a cigarette stump '' that had been smouldering there from j the evening before. There had been I no fire In they market during the day ; and there was no lamp left burning in , the market when it closed for the ; night. CONGRESSMAN' LEVER ILL. $100. 2. 2.30 trot or pace, best 3-in-5. 3. 1-2 mile dash, for all ages? weight for ages, winners at this meet? ing to carry 5 lbs penalty. 4. 3-4 mile dash, for all ages?10 lbs below scale, winners of one race In 1908 to carry 6 lbs penalty, two orn more races 10 lbs. 5. 3-4 mile* dash for all ages?Sell? ing, the winner to be sold for $609? 2 lbs allowed for each $100 down to , $200. THIRD DAY. 1. 1-2 mile dash, for all ages-^-10 lbs below the scale non-winners at the meeting. _ 2. Free for all trot and pace, best 3-in-5. 3. 3-4 mile dash, for all ages?Sell? ing, all to be sold for $200. 4. 1 mile dash, for all ages?10 lbs below the scale, the winner of the mile dash the first day, to carry 5 lbs penalty. 5. .5-8 mile dash, for all ages?-10 lbs below the scale for horses that have not run 2nd or 3rd at the meet? ing. lie is Sneering Prom u Bat eta case Of Grl|>?Condition Not Considered ! Dangerous. Washington, April 15.?Representa? tive Lever is confined to his room with a severe case of the grin. He is not Conaldered dangerously ill. though his physicians say that he has barely mis? sed a case of pneumonia. He 1* bet? ter tonight than he h:is been for the past two days. Last week Mr. Lever was in bed ! i with a cold for two days, and fearing that he would not be able to attend to his duties in the house he asked for a week's leave of absence but, getting better, he returned to his seat. Mon Lctte?r to E. T. Windham. Sumter, S. C. Dear Sir: One of the ways to get rich Is to make a quarter look like thirty cents. There's a better: make it thirty cents. It has this advantage?: one keeps out of Jail. There are 200 paint manufacturers making quarters look like o". 40, 50, G<> cents and all the odd cents be tween. That i>. their ??paints" profess l ? be paints; and they are, in about the proportions named: they g,?t 30 to 6" cents for a quarter's worth; some get 75. There's a better way to paint: De voe. There are eight honest paints, day he found himself again sick and ?non^ we mean not-aduiierated and l'ull-ivjeasure. These honest ones took to his bed. He has been under a ! severe strain for the past three weeks I with his work on the agricultural differ; no two are alike. In one, the quarter is worth 27 or 28 cents; in CottgtvdNmatl Lever Better. Washington, April 1'.?Represents? ! five Lever who has been suffering with a severe cold for several days was reported as improving today, al committee and with several ,speeches f an,uher |0 colUs. thore mwt be a which he was preparing for deliver ^ one m {% y ^ ^ ^ 'takes least gallons/to cover a job?De voe. To cover; that t-eenu? a light way to apeak of a paint. No. it isn't. That la What paint is for: to cover. It means to hide and protect. The paint that goes furthest Is best, wears long? est. Go-far Is all; and Devoe is the though it will probably be the early j i go far paint. part of next week before he will get | Yours truly otttg As already stated In this corres? pondence Mr. Lever is not considered ill at all. but barely missed pneumonia and will QeceasaTlly have to be very careful f<>r some time to prevent further trouble. ! 68 F. W. DEVOE & CO. I P. S. Duraat Hardware Co.. sells ! our paint. J Rebuffed ?"Sir. I am looking for a I litth succor." "Do I look, like one."? Send us your Job Printing. Washington Herald. NATIVE COUGH SYRUP LND TAR. CONFORMS TO NATIONAL PURE FOOD AND DRUGS LAW. >ver many Cough, Lung and Bronchial Remedies, because it rids the f acting as a cathartic on the bowels. No opiates. Guaranteed to giva ty refunded. Prepared by P1NEULE MEDICINE CO.. CHICAGO. U. S. A. >' BANK & TRUST COMPANY. .$120,000 Does a general hanking business; safe and conservative. Special care and attention given to trust foods in our . 25,000 goings department, where we allow 4 percent interest, 11 JTY .... I 2G.OCO compounded quarterly. No accounts too laree or too " _ snisll to he accepted In this department. Parties having funds seeking absolutely safe 8 per cent investments ?ITORS, ^265,000 and those wanting money on first class real estate'colle teral will find it to their interest to call on ua. K. Q. PURDV. * ? R. L. EPMUNPS. Cashier. R. J. IILAND, I Attorneys.