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lUDDEH TALE? PLAINLY TO lUMWEYELT. tiermai, auditor semh Open Letter to PreshUm Denouncing Paper Truit ?axl the Failure of the Government On* tola to Do Their Duty. New York. July lt.? Hermen Rld ln behalf of the American News Paper Publishers' Association. pub ^??alr eppeeled to President Roosevelt yesterday to take some action against ths paper manufacturers' pools. Eight months sfo. Mr. Rldder says, the as eoclatlon laid* before the department of Justice at Washington conclusive information relating to seven groups of psper makers. Since then the government has done nothing except In the cass of oos of the smallest of the groups. Oe pools, the Fibre end Manila As* eoclatlon. the members of which, as soon as they fouad the administration g.uras really after them, promptly ? pleaded guilty, but were fined only 9S.aea each, or $41.000 la all ? "Immunity. says Mr. Rldder "was practically granted to every In? dividual who participated In that peel ufjly one man. the treasurer, end the originator of the pool, John T M. Parks, sow a fugitive in Europe. " was laehsded In the Indictment All the other defendants *sr? corpora? tions or partnerships. "We maintain that such a finish to the procedure Is a miscarriage of justice. When a fine of 14 8.000 it Is imposed for an sxtortlon of $2 000.tee It place? a premium upon lawlessness, and brings vividly to us a realisation of the hopelessness of relief ander methods that prevail, es? pecially when the United States dis? trict attorney, while granting Immu fc. Utty to the Individual. urges len? iency for the corporation* which em? ploy them. "So far as we have been able to learn as steps have been taken against the Box Board Pool, operat djhi fro^m the same office of John H. tfjkrk*. or agatvM the Sulphite Pulp ?^Association, whose by-'.awn and mem? bership wsre submitted to ths de? partment of Justice eight months ago. or against fhe other offenders. The operation of the Box Board Pool In Si months Included Invoices of $32. t OOO.fteO. with net profits of S4.IS6.iftS Poav 911.?77 tons " Mr. Rldder calls attsntlon of Pressdoat Roosevelt to the evidence la the possession of the federal au 1 thorlrJes here'and at Washington, showing, he says, "not only Illegal cosahinations oa ths part of ths other peeJe. hat also deliberate acts by me n hers of the groups In defiance of the govorameat ? order to them In June, ltd*, to refrain from pooling. The attention of the president Is called to the alleged perjury of paper trust of f Mahl before a congressional commit -If each acts are to be tolerated." says Mr. Rldder, "then the whole lings become a traveslty upon i-aroent May we ask what ho? le of the consumer? Whop mills which can be changed to make news prtat paper with slight cost are made ssrsssIvory profitable In other direc? tions by these pooling arrangements, thee their equipment Is ke*>t out of the aewe print paper production, and a aesi print paper famine Is pro? moted. Meanwhile, ths news print paper companies are aiming to main? tain what are believed to be "agreed prices, and are keeping their mills partially closed because ths consum? ers will not buy more than a hand to mouth supply st ths prenent high "Many of the mi ls are running part tlms and their labor Is cur? tailed, while Canadian mills are fill? ing orders that should be made In American mills. Canadian labor Is employed, while American mills are continuing s test of endurance with their customers. "Not only are the paper makers heeplng their own employes In Idle? ness, but they are enforcing Idleness upon thousands of worker* In print? ing snd publishing plants throughout country." I?ARTY STUICK BY LIGHTNING. Throe Young White Men and a Negro ?WverHy Shocked Near Harts* lllc? Two Horses Killed. Hsrtsvllls. July It.?Yesterday, be? tween 1 and 3 o'clock, lightning struck Ihre? of Mr. Jlrr Kelle/t son* at Kellytown. a few miles' southwest of Hartsvllle. Two of ths boys are thught to be seriously Injured, while the other one is only slightly hurt. A negro also received painful injuries, while two horses were killed outright The men and Mock were ntundlng around a well, preparing t<> go t* work whsn the accident happened. ?Plneules for the Kidneys. Sudays' trial II. guaranteed. Plneulex act di? rectly on the kidneys and bring re? lief In the first dose to backache, wssk back, lame hack. rheumatic pain*, kidney snd bladder trouble. They purify ths blood snd Invigorate the entire system. 8old by Hlbert Drug oa tHF.K.HT UATKs TO UE HAISKD. Conference of itullroad Presidents Considers IVoposul. Hut President of Wulm*h I load Say* increase May Im? F.xpectcd Soon. New York. July 18.?A conference of, railroad presidents* extended through a morning and an afternoon session today at the offices of the Trunk Line association here on the subject of the proposed raising of freight rates. i Considerable divergence of opinion appeared in the discussion as to the policy of raising ihe scheduled rates at the present time, owing to the dullness of trade and the opposition that has been already displayed on the part of shippers to the proposed Increase. On the one hand. It was argued, the necessity of the railroads Is urgent, and while strict economies are being practiced In working ex? penses, the reduction of wages on a large scale has not been resorted to. On the othor hand, the effect of raising the rates before any marked Improvement In general freight traf? fic has set In may be to retard the flow of rising bslnese that Is expeoted with the fall. This consideration appeals more strongly to the Eastern lines than to the Western, which can rely on the usual shipments of fruit and grain. It was reported that officers of the Pennsylvania, who had hitherto ad? vocated an early raising of the sched? uled rates, have now changed their opinion In the matter ana together with the Lacakawanna, Reading and Lehlgh Valley are opposed to any Immediate advance and In this at? titude were decidedly at variance with the policy advocated by Mr. Harri man and the lines allied with him. The discussion brought out very clearly the fact that a great difference of opinion exists among the railway authorities themselves on the ques? tion whether rates shall be increased. The matter of a reduction of wages was not discussed. At the close of the conference a statement was given out by Manager McCain as follows: "The question of an advance in freight rates was discussed at length and reports from the committee hav? ing In charge the checking of rates were considered, but It was found that their work has not progressed to such a point as to make definite ac? tion practicable at this time/* No date was set for another meet? ing. President Delano of the Wabash said tonight that the principal ob? stacles that stand in the way of a general and horizontal Increase are state laws and local conditions. Asked If there was any possibility r>f ths Trunk Line association contin? uing Its Investigations as to making the Increase he replied: "Increases will probably be made on many classes of commodities In a very short while." DAILY BRYAN BULLETIN. The Candidate Will Go to Chicago on Mth. Falrview, Lincoln, Neb.. July 15.? Politicians were absent todsy from Falrview. the home of William J. Bryan, and In consequence the Demo? cratic nominee for presidency had a quiet time. Except for two or three neighbors, who called In the arly morning to pay their respects, there were no visitors, and Mr. Bryan was enab'ed to dispose of some of his most Important correspondence. As yet he has not begun the prepa? ration of his speech of acceptance and the probabilities are that he will not do so until Mr. Taft's address Is de? livered. The question of whether he wtll make an extended tour Is one which Mr. Bryan Is now considering. He said today, however, that the sub? ject had not been sufficiently devel? oped for him to make any statement regarding It. ?The function of the kidneys Is to strain out the Impurities eft the blood which is constantly passing through them. Foley's Kidney Remedy makes the kidneys healthy. They will strain out at waste matter from the blood. Take Foley's Kidney Remedy and It will make you well. Slbert's Drug Store. OafjgfM Tiltot . of Lake City, has he??n arrested charged with aggravat? ed assault and battery. He is charged with having shot at his wife. War Against Consumption. ?All nations are endeavoring to check the ravages of consumption, the "white plague" that claims so many victims each year. Foley's Honey and Tar cures coughs and colds perfectly and you are In no danger of con? sumption. Do not risk your health by takln*- some unknown preparation when Foley's Honey and Tar Is safe and certain in results. Slbert's Drug Store. The physicians of Charleston have opened a holiday house on Sullivan's Island f??r children. 2:?? Cents Is the Price of Pence. ?The terrible Itching and smarting, Incident to certain skin diseases. Is almost Instantly alluyed ?>\ applying Chamberlain'* Bahra. Price, 2"?c. For sale by all druggists. FINDS THAT CORN PRODUCE! A LEPROUS DISEASE. Ills Researches In Italy Determine That the* Italian Leprosy. Common Among Peasants in Italy and the South of Europe. Is Identical With a Disease Often Found Among the Negroes Here. Readers of the News and Courier Will be especially interested in the following cable dispatch sent by the Associated Press correspondent at Milan: An American physican James Woods Babcock. superintendent of ^the State Hospital for the Insane at Columbia. S. C, has succeeded in solving the question which has been under investigation for a long time as to whether the disease pellagra, com? mon among the peasants In Italy and the south of Europe, exists in the United States. Dr. Babcock, who has been aided In his researches by the Italian authorities, has proved that the Italian pellagra and a dis-1 ease common in the Southern States having almost Identical symptoms, are one and the same. The disease pellagra, which is also called Italian leprosy, Alpine scurvy and Austrian rose, is accompanied by a reddening; of the skin and some? times a hypotrophy of the skin and marked mental symptoms, and it Is said to be caused by poisonous maze taken as food. It is thought that his discovery may lead to government Inspection of corn in the United States.?News and Courier. UNION WIFE POISONER. More Sensational Testimony Brought Out In Case of Union Farmer Charged With Poisoning Wife. Spartanburg, Ju'y 15.?The motion for bail of W. T. Jones of Santuc. who is in Jail at Union on the charge of having poisoned his wife, Mrs. Ma? rlon Jones, on the night of 'uly 5, which was to have been made before Judge Hydrlck here today, was not gone into further than the reading of affidavits by counsel for both sides. In these it developed that the coun? sel for the State presented an affida? vit that Jones* attorneys had not been served with and were not prepared to answer and Judge Townsend of the prisoner's counsel expressed a desire to postpone the argument of the mo? tion until they returned to Union and were able to secure affidavits which would answer those presented by the commonwealth. It may be {en days before the matter comes up again be? fore Judge Hydrick. It Can't Be Beat. ?The best of all teachers is expe? rience. C. M. Harden, of Silver City, St. On says: "I find Electric Bitters does all that's claimed for It. For ?tomach, liver and kidney troubles It can't be beat. I have tried It and find It a most excellent medicine." Mr. Harden Is right; it's the best of all medicines also for weakness, lame back, and all run down conditions. Best, too. for chills and ma'aria. Sold under guarantee at Slbert's Drug Store. 60c. Dr. Robert Wilson has been elect? ed dean of the faculty of the Medical college of South Carolina, at Charles? ton. Chamberlain's Colic. Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy Would Have Saved Him $100. ?"In 1902 I had a very severe at? tack of diarrhoea," says R. N. Farrar, of Cat Island. La. "For several weeks I was unable to do anything. On March 18, 1907, I had a similar at? tack, and took Chamberlain's Colic. Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy which gave me prompt relief. I consider it one of the best medicines of Its kind in the world, and had I used It In 1902 believe it would have saved me a hundred dollar doctor's bill." Sold by all druggists. The South Carolina Pharmaceutical Association will meet In Columbia next Wednesday, 22d. and be in ses? sion two days. A Revelation. ?It is a revelation to people, the severe cases of lung trouble that have been cured by Foley's Honey and Tar. It not only stops the cough but heals and strengthens the lungs. L. M. Buggies, Reasnor, Iowa, writes: "The doctors said I had consumption, and I got no better until I took Foley's Honey and Tar. It stopped the hem? orrhages and pains in my lungs and they are now as sound as a bullet." Slbert's Drug Store. Paris has a church made out of pa? per treated so as to resist the action of the weather. Help Thow Who Have Stomach Trou? ble. ?After doctoring for about 12 years for a bad stomach trouble, and spend? ing nearly $500 for medicine and doc? tors' fees. I purchased my wife one box of Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets, which did her so much good that she continued to use them and they have done her more good than all of the medicine I bought be? fore.?Samuel Boysr, Fblsom, Iowa. This medlClhS la for sale by all drug? gists. Samples free. Bolivia ranks second among the tin-producing countries, with an out? put of 15.300 tons in 1!*07. TAFT WILL TELL. republican Party Will Accept No Money From Corporations. Hot Springs, Va., July 18.?"The na? tional Republican committee Wllll ac? cept no contributions from corpora? tions," said Judge Wm. H. Taft, presi? dential candidate of the Republican party today, and in an Interview he also referred to labor, prohibtlon and other questions. Mr. Taft said that not only would the law of New York State providing for the publicity of campaign contributions be obeyed by the national Republican committee, but the federal law prohibiting such contributions by corporations in con? nection with the election of presi? dent, vice president, representatives or senators would be followed with? out regard to any question of validity as to any provision. When asked as to his ideas of the power of the leader of a labor organization to throw its vote to one party or another, he declared that in his opinion It could be predicted that there is no so-called class of the American electorate whose vote could be delivered by It lead? ers. He said that after eliminating members |pf both political parties from a labor organization, the expres? sion of a leader might indicate how the remaining uncertain quantity might vote in the election, but he de? clared that Just as is the case gener? ally In dealing with any so-called class of citizens before expression could be given of the nature of their vote it would be necessary to elimi? nate all members of one or the other of the political parties. The question calling for this statement referred to President Gompers, of the American Federation of Labor, but Mr. Taft avoided making any personal refer? ence to Mr. Gompers or any other leader of organized labor. b Asked whether he would have any p new remedy to offer for the so-called trust problem in his speech of accept? ance, he replied that he did not know of anything new that he could add to a question that had been so widely discussed, and stated that he would have nothing to say on that matter outside of what he had said various times in his public utterances. Mr. Taft's attention was caleld to? day to asertlons of some Journals rep? resenting the liquor interests that he is opposed to prohibition. He ex? plained that he never publicly dis? cussed the ethical side of prohibition and he took the view, as he under? stood Mr. Bryan had done, that the prohibtlon issue was not involved In the national campaign. From what had come to his attention In respect to the representations of these Jour? nals he inferred that they had based their statements on speeches he had made In which he criticised the action of some State legislatures in passing prohibition and other laws without providing the machinery for enforc? ing them. Hie Remedy That Does Good. ?"Dr. King's Nc v Discovery is the remedy that doer the healing others promise but fall to perform," says Mrs. E. R. Pierson, of Auburn Centre, Pa. "It is curing me of throat and lung trouble of long standing, that other treatments relieved only tem? porarily. New Discovery is doing me so much gpod that I feel confident lta continued use for a reasonable length of time will restore me to perfect health." This renowned cough and cold remedy and throat and lung healer Is sold at Slbert's Drug Store. 50c. and $1. Trial bottle free. Col. William C. Gorgas, who has been elected president of the Ameri? can Medical Association, has been chief sanitary officer of the Isthmian Canal Zone for four years. He was born on October 4, 1854, at Mobile, Ala., and received his academic edu? cation at the University of the South. He received his professional degree from Bellevue Hospital Medical Col? lege in 1879, and after a year on the house staff of the hospital was ap? pointed a lieutenant in the army med? ical corps. Over Tlilrty-ilve Years. ?In 1872 there was a great deal of diarrhoea, dysentery and cholera in? fantum. It was at this time that Chamberlain s Colic, Cholera and Di? arrhoea "Remedy was first brought in? to use. It proved more successful than any other remedy c c treatment, and has for 35 years maintained that record. From a small beginning its sale and use has extended to every part of the United States and to many foreign countries. Nine drug? gists out of ten will recommend it when their opinion Is asked, although they have other medicines that pay them a greater profit. It can always be depended upon* even In the most severe and dang** us cases. For sale by all druggists. Germany now has five commercial high schools at Leipsic, Alx, Cologne. Frankfort and Berlin. Roy's Life Saved. ?My little boy, four years old. had a severe attack of dysentery. We had two physicians; both of them gave him up. We then gave him Chamber? lain's Colic. Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, which cured him and be? lieve that saved his life.?William H. Btwllng, Carbon Hill. Ala. There is :?.>> <!<>ubt but this remedy saves the fives ??f many children each year. Give it with cast.?r oil according to the plain printed directions and n cure Is im rtaln, For sale by all druj? gists. HEEDS EXCELLENT SUBSTITUTE rem YELLOW PINE LATHS. Recent Experimente Made by De? partment of Agriculture Indicate That Lands Heretofore Considered Almost Worthless May Really Prove Very Valuable. j Washington, July 19.?Successful demonstration of a substitute for or? dinary yellow pine laths will make land upon which reed material grows bring $75 an acre. In other words, modern discovery has rendered pro? fitable the cane brakes that flourish along the streams of the South. The utilization of cane for making laths has been demonstrated by tests made under the auspices of the bureau of plant industry, department of agri? culture, and Dr. Galloway, chief of the bureau, is sanguine of great re? sults in the matter of giving com? mercial value to Southern material which annually goes to waste. He says that experiments to discover a substitute for yelllow pine laths had their origin in the necessity of get-1 ting something "just as good" at con? siderably less cost. The price of larths?$5 per thousand?Dr. Gallo? way says is an Increase of 150 perl cent., and the growing scarcity of I yellow pine would keep up the price. I Foreign companies, he says, some-1 time ago utilized the reeds that growl In marshy places In the making ofl laths. "What we desire mo9t right now," continued Dr. Galloway, "is for the owners of reed lands to communicate I with the bureau of plant industry. I Until we demonstrated that a good I lath could be made from a certain I kind of can, or reed, we I were under the impression that I all the material that we might desire lay within easy reach. But we were mistaken. The aver- I age man will say that cane brakes are everywhere along Southern streams, but when an effort is made to locate them there is another story to tell. We want the exact location of these cane brakes and how they may be reached. Obviously, it is to the inter? est of the owners of such material to give us the information. The dis? covery will result in considerable lands. "ThU9 far the department has ob? tained all the cane used in the mak? ing of laths from the swamps along the Potomac, but the magnitude of .the Industry will soon exhaust this supply and fresh sources must be! opened up. As already stated it is | only a certain quality of cane that can be successfully substituted for yel? low pine. Fortunately, however, this quality of cane Is common. There is no demand for the large or pole cane. I "In additional to the practical dis- I covery of an efficient substitute for I yellow pine laths the bureau of plant I Industry Is conducting successful ex? periments In the making of piper I from amterlals other than the wood pulp now used. It has demonstrated that common popular which grows along rivers and smaller streams, j makes a splendid substitute fori spruce pulp. Other soft woods have been found desirable. In addition, gratifying tests in the utilization ofl com stalks, several kinds of grasses, flax and rice straw and cotton stalks have been made. The whole question now is. can a pulp be substituted cheaper than the material used in J paper making at present? If so, ex? periments now being conducted will revolutionize the paepr making in? dustry. Thus for the bureau of plant Industry' has established only the fact that here are substitutes for wood pulp now used to make paper. But the question of the deslrablMty of at? tempting to develop these discoveries ?to drive the present material out of the field of utility?with a view of cheapening the price of paper would involve considerations that the bu? reau officials are not prepared to discuss as practical men." Without reference to the paper trust Dr. Gal? loway says that he does not expect to see the cost of paper cheapened?that even the utilization of any or all of the other materials which experimen? tation has demonstrated were effica? cious would keep this point obscured for a time at least. But experiments are being made nearly every day In the hope of getting at the question which lies at the root of the whole proposition?namely, the cost of the substitute for the wood pulp now used. ?Delay in commencing treatment for a slight irregularity that could have been cured quickly by Foley's Kidney Remedy may result in a seri? ous kidney disease. Foley's Kidney Remedy builds up the worn out tis? sues and strengthens these organs. Commence taking it today. Sibert's Drug Store. Darlington. July 17.?J. Bart White, a prominent traveling man of this place, died suddenly at his home on Broad street this morning. Mr White was a paominent T. P. A.. He leaves a wife and several children. K. l>. Richardson has withdrawn from the race for solicitor of the I Kewberr) and Greenwood circuit. A COTTOX COVERING FOR COT TOX. Interesting Fi jir riant tils !?? Progress at Columbia. Columbia. July 19.?The Mount Vernon-Wood bury Duck Company, which owns a large number of cotton mill plants in the South and which 1? largely engaged in the manufacture of cotton duck, Is now conducting a series of interesting experiments in the manufacture of cotton bagging. The Mount V?rnon Company has the finest machinery for the manufacture of heavy cotton goods, and the ques? tion now is how to get out a product that will not cost too much. Latest goods on which they have experi? mented are gotten out in fifty one inch width and those who have ex? amined the goods are satisfied that it willl make most excellent covering for the cotton. The goods have been examined by planter from the coast who think* that the covering would be excellent for long staple cotton, where a com? plete covering is required. It will be remembered that a num? ber of years ago, when Col. D'Arcy P. Duncan was at the head of the farmers' Alliance in this State, that the Alliance made a vigorous fight against what was called the ?'Jute Trust." The "trust" ran the price of jute covering up three cents the pound, whereupon the Alliance or? ganized a defensive fight and had the farmers use cotton osnaburg, sugar sacks and every imaginable covering for the cotton. The price of jute bagging went down to normal fig? ures, and thegej has been no further talk of a fight or the use of cotton bagging. To look the situation c'early in the face, the farmers today are doubling their money by buying Jute bagging at prevailing prices and selling it at prevailing prices for the cotton, as the bagging is not divorced in the selling prices of the entire bale, al? though it may be counted out in the price that is actually paid per pound for the cotton. Jute bagging is now made in weights running from one and a half pounds to two pounds to the yard, and an average of six yards of jute goods is used to the bale of cotton. In other words the farmer buys and uses six yards of jute bag? ging to cover a bale of cotton costing him 36 cents, and sells It for $1.20 on the basis of 10-cent coton, mak? ing the difference in the cost of the jute bagging at prevailing price of the cotton. Good, heavy cotton covering would require from ten to thirteen pounds to cover each bale. If the farmers of the South insisted on the use of cot? ton for covering their cotton crop this use alone would involve 312,000 bales of cotton. If low grade cotton and particularly waste cotton were used in the manufacture of this covering the covering could perhaps be put on the market at such a price as would appeal to the consumer, but the farmers would not be able to make money out of the bagging, or at least figure it that way. On the basis of putting out a high grade cot? ton covering rt Is figured that the farmer could come out about even on the sale of the bagging at what it cost. The chief advantage, of course, would be la making use of a consider? able portion of the cotton crop In aa entirely new line. If the cotton as? sociations In the South were to ac? tively take up this matter they might, with the co-operation of wide? awake manufacturers, find a new and profitable market for a good portion of the crop of any of the States.-? News and Courier. IT'S YOUR KIDNEYS. Don't Mistake the Cause of Your Troubles. A Sumter Citizen Shows How to Cure Them. Many people never suspect, their kidneys. If suffering from a lame, weak or aching back they think that it is only a muscular weakness, when urinary trouble sets in they think it will soon correct Itself. And so it is with all the other symptoms of kidney disorders. That is Just where the danger lies. You must cure these troubles or they may lead to diabetes or Erights disease. The be?t remedy to use is Doan's Kidney Pills. It cures all Ills which are caused by weak or diseased kidneys. Sumter people testif> to permanent cures. S. R. Smoak. living at 12 Oakland Ave., Sumter. S. C, says: "I used Dohh'S Kidney Pills and am pleased to say they helped me very much. Mv back ached and pained me severe lv* during the day and while working there was a dull grinding pain through my kidneys. At times I would become so lame and sore that it hurt me severely to stoop or lift anything. My kidneys were much too frequent in action, and caused me great anroyance during the night. I heard about Doan's Kidney Pills? and procurer, a box at China's drug store, and began their use. The 'backache and lameness disappeared and I have not had any trouble from, my kidneys since. I can recommend Doan's Kidney Pills very highly." For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo. New York, sole agents for the United States. Remember the name?Doan's?and take no other. 74 Rest the World AJMlSV ?"It gives me unbounded pleasure to recommend Bueklens Arnica Salve," says J. W. Jenkins, of Chapel Hill. X. C. "I am convinced it's the best >alve the w-?rM affords. It cured a felon on my thumb, and it never fails t> heal every sore. burn or wound to which it is applied. 25c. at Slbert'a Drug Store.