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The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1905-09-12

was, that he had been in the news
paper business and knew the ups and
downs OF it, and I was going to be un-
popular in the town. That I was
making an effort TO enforce the law.
He said if the other two papers were
doing the same thing it would not
make any difference, but you are
the only one and you are going TO
lose patronage and I would advise
you to let the thing drop" Before
that he told me they had taken the
matter up and had taken the con-
stables away from Sumter, requiring
the police to enforce the law and re-
quire them to report in regard to the
dispenser also, make them obey the
law it woulu be all right He said
he didn't have "a damn thing to do
with the dispensers. obeying the law,
that it was the blind tigers they were
after.' He detained me quite few
minutes, and among other things he
said he did not feel any particular in
terest in Sumter county, that he did
not give a damn for the county, that
he only got one vote in the county
in his life, that Col. Wilson was the
only man in the county who voted
for him.
That was the intimation. I told
him I was going to continue the agi-
5ation and see if I could not have
the law carried out. Finally he said:
If you go back home and find things
don't go right, telegraph me at New
berry and I Will come over t.lere and
see what is the matter" But | did
not telegraph him as I had no idea
that he meant what he said. That af-
ternoon I met Mr.. Towill and he re-
! peated what he had said in the morn
! ing that if I made case against MI.
Windham he would have him re-
! moved.
! I took the, affidavits over there to
show the board it was NOT carried out,
and asked Mr.. Towill just what oc-
Cured and. he said that Mr.. Wind
ham had sworn that he carried Out the
{ law in all respects, and especially in
regard to request blanks, and he ap-
pcalcd 10 Mr. Charles and the other
members OF the board if hat was not
! correcti statement, and they said it
was. and he also said that Mr.. STAN
sell and Mr. Millette who were pres
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1905-09-12

was opposed to it because it was not
carried out, in other parts Of the
state, and if they required him to
carry out the law he would resign
from the board before he would do it.
I then realized it would be useless to
attempt anything more with the coun-
ty and state boards, so l quietly wait
ed until two new men were elected
on the state board, Mr.. Boykin and
Mr.. Towill. I knew Mr. Towill per-
sonally, he had been in charge of the
Y. NJ. C. A. work here, and thought
possibly there would be chance of
having the law carried out when they
were on The board. I renewed my ef-
forts and wrote a letter about the
matter which was referred to the stare
board and I would like to have the
letter read:
Columbia. March s, 1904.
Mr.. F. F. Miller, Sumter, S. c.
Dear Sir: I am in receipt Of yours
of March 9TH, contents carefully noted.
I feel that it is due the new state
board OF directors that before any ac-
ton is taken by me in this matter it
should be referred to them. AS you
are doubtless aware. primarily the
duty OF seeing that the law is OBJ
served by local dispenser is invested
in the county board Of cont-o; and it
is only upon action on their part that
the matter -:iust be taken up by this
department. The matter will be re-
ferred to the state board OF control
with the request that they communi-
cate with the county board Of con-
troll along this line, and if the want of
observance OF the law continues. as
indicated in your communication. I
shall appreciate further advices from
you along this line.
Very truly yours,
D. c. Hayward,
Governor
think the violations continued and
this letter was received:
Columbia. March T2, 1904.
To His Excellency, the Governor,
Columbia, s. C.-Dear Governor: Your
communication of March was duly
received. The dispenser and two
members OF Sumter county board O
control were before the state boare
# directors upon matters relative t.
their county and the subject Of you
communication was brought up. Tn
dispenser avowed that he has alway
carried out the law and had sigma
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1905-09-12

lures of applicants for whiskeys. The
county board also said this had been
done. After discussing the matter
the Hon. John B. Towill offered reso-
lutions to have all dispensers to COM
ply strictly with the law in regard
to request OF purchasers or applicants
for the purchase of liquors. Passed
by entire board of directors. Your
obedient servant,
H. H. Evans, c. S. B. D. S. D.
I got some affidavits from two or
three parties in town that they had
bought liquor there and had not been
required to carry out the law with re-
gard to blanks and not long after I
had occasion to go to Columbia and
I meant to leave them with the state
board in order to prove that | had not
stated what was untrue When I got
there | found the state board was TO
meet that day. I knew Mr.. Towill
and went around there and Mr.. Tow
III had not come. After little I ex
planned my object to Mr. Charles and
he told Mr.. Boykin possibly who I
was and Mr.. Evans, and they seemed
to remember our correspondence, and
we discussed the matter until Mr..
Towill came in. I laid the affidavits
before them or started to produce the
affidavits and Mr. Evans said: I'VE
knew the law was not being obeyed.
YOU needn't show that-we knew they
lied when they said So" They dis
cussed the matter. Mr.. Towill told me
if | would make a case against Mr..
WinGham he would have Mr.. Wind
ham .)se his job. I told him | was
not alter Mr.. Windham. that l just
, wanted the law obeyed and didn't
i care to make a case against him for
that reason. I afterwards met Mr.
| Towill on the streets in the evening
in the presence of Mr.. Osteen and
Mr.. Towill repeated that if I would
make the charge rfey would remove
Mr.. Windham on the affidavits that
I produced.
Itshas been good while and I have
forgotten a good deal but it seems
to me that Mr.. Towill stepped Ont or
TWO occasions and 7 could see plainly
thar Mr.. Evans and Mr.. Boykin wer,
pulling together. and Mr.. ToWill wa:
The only man on the board inclined
10 enforce rhe law After 60
:l:rilyil my business Mr.. Evans walk
, ed out OF the room with me and sal'
> he was newspaper man just like
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1905-09-12
Trying To Get Something Done.

Mr.. E. F. Miller, owner and editor
of the Freeman and the Sumter Daily
News, made an excellent witness.
His trials and tribulations in trying
to get something done speak vol
umes Of the conditions as they are.
There are several letters in the story
that are given because they make the
connecting link. Talking about his
efforts to get an enforcement Of the
law, he said:
About two years ago, I think, l
found the law was noc being carried
out. I got that from rumor, and look
ed into it and concluded it was not
being carried out and reported the
matter to the county board, and the
county board discussed it and admit
ted it was not being carried out.
Mr.. Windham was present and he
admitted he was not obeylng the law,
but said it was not being obeyed
throughout the state, and they wanted
to get an opinion from the state board
as to what they should do, whether
they should comply with the law
strictly or not I agreed to wait for
a month before making any more
complaints about the matter. The
board OF control at the next meeting
produced a letter from Mr.. Williams
which I have handed to Senator
| Christensen. The letter read:
"Columbia. S. c., November 6, 1908.
Mr.. Thos. V. Walsh, chairman
county board OF control, Sumter, S. C..
Dear Sir: Replying to your letter
October 26. with reference to instruc-
tons concerning our Interpretation Of
Section 574 Of dispensary law. will
say that this board has no authority
to make any rule or regulation in
structing you or the county dispen-
ser in any case where the law itself
makes the rule, hence all that we can
do is to refer you to the law itself.
Yours truly,
L. J. Williams, Chairman.
The clerk of the county board was
requested to write to the state board
- I.,,o,,. --o,,, +l,e-,, ,,-h n or th heC ay.
pcctcd the dispenser to carry out to
the letter in the taking Of requests OF
marking Of bottles.
7 asked them to have the law Ell
forced and the resolution was made
bv the chairman Of the board to en-
force the law, and it was voted down
one Of the gentlemen stating that h
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of control Immediately afterwards,
and never heard of it being paid.
IF it has I don't know it. l wasn't
member after that came out When
the shortage occurred and they closed
him up I called the board together,
and they suggested that I take charge
Of it and I did so, and OF course, my
connection with the board then
ceased. If any collection OF the
shortage was made don't know OF 1t.
If any steps were taken by my sue
cessors I am not aware of it.
Has there been any prosecution IN
this county against the gentleman
who defaulted?
No; not that I ever heard OF.
No steps taken whatsoever by the
authorities?
Not that I ever heard OF. | don't
know why. don't pretend to say why.
He was reported by the grand jury
for infractions OF the dispensary law
but nothing came of it. When the
committee Of the grand jury visited
him he supposed they got something
to drink if they wished. He said he
did not offer any liquor to the mem
bers of the grand jury, but they may
have gotten some if they wished it.
Nothing came Of the report of the
grand jury.
Mr.. Raffield gave a different YER
sion as to the drinks to the grand
iurv from this by Mr.. Windham:
Did you set them up to something
to drink?
I don't think so. Some OF them
might have bought something and
drank it. I didn't set them up.
Did most of them seem to be feel
ing pretty good when they left'
No. I couldn't say they were exhlla-
rated very much.
In response to an inquiry by Mr..
Fraser as to the reference in Mr..
Harris letter regarding Mr.. Wind
hams letter, he said: There was some
conversation between himself and Mr..
Harris. I contended I was not get
ting enough, that I wasn't paid in pro-
portion to the amount OF business
done in this dispensary, and I don't
remember whether he said .ne would
speak 10 Mr.. Boykin or not, but Mr.
Bovkin was the only member OF the
board was acquainted with at all
and I might have asked him to speak
to Boykin for me. 1t was purely per
sonal appeal.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-26
ANGEL CITY WELL
ADVERTISED EAST
COAST PRAISED BY PROMINENT
MISSOURIAN
E. E. e. McJimsey, a st. Joseph Edi-
tor and Prominent Republican,
Talks of Politics in Home
State

"Back in Missouri Los Angeles is
almost as we'll known among the peo-
pie as Kansas City or Omaha" said
E. E. 2. McJimsey of st. JOSEPH, Mo-,
yesterday, a prominent resident of the
Show me" state who is a visitor in
the city for a few days. TT has been
we'll advertised there" he continued
both by your Jealous press agents
and by the reports carried back by
those who have visited here from our
section. We don't have to be shown
any more Each winter there Is a
large number of our people who pull
up stakes and head for Southern Cali
fornia. Most of them, of course, only
spend the cold months here, but there
is no small number of them who never
return and who take up their per-
manent abodes in the sunny south
land as 1t is known in the east.
"This Is my first trip to Los Angeles
and In fact to the coast, and will say
that it's general development is aston
ishing. l have read many glowing
descriptions of the beauties of Los An
geles and the attractions of this region
and I must admit they have not been
exaggerated.
"It hasn't been a great while ago
since st. Joseph and Los Angeles were
in the same class among cities and
| used to keep an eye on the records
of progress shown by EACH believing
that we would eventually forge ahead
of you in population. I don't do 1t any
more. [ concede the palm to this city.
With the great marvellous natural ad-
yantages backed up by great wealth.,
the future for this city Is indeed
bright"
The subject was diverted to politics.
Missouri politics is shop talk to Mr..
McJimsey. AS editor of the st. Joseph
Gazette and member of the state cen
trail committee and several political
clubs, he is in close touch with the
situation. Although a Republican in
politics Mr.. McJimsey comedies the
hold obtained on the state by Cover
nor Folk.
"As a result of his record Governor
Folk is a mighty strong man there" he
said. "He swept the field at his cleo
ton and the tide could not be stemmed
in spite of the fact that the other re-
naming candidates, who were all Re
publicans, were practically assured Of
election.
"Taking a comprehensive survey of
the field, I think the prospects of Folk
heing the next Democratic presidential
nominee are excellent However, much
will depend, in my opinion, on the
stand taken by Bryan. He is pretty
apt to be the dominant figure at the
next convention. In Missouri 1t is
rumored that Bryan will favor Folk.
Should such prove the case Folk will
undoubtedly get the nomination. There
are many reasons, too, why he should
get the plum. Missouri is now re-
garded as a doubtful state, and the
noy,,inat atinu of Folk would the Demo-
Gratis might argue. swing 1t into a
Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-26
MANY FIREMEN ARE
HURT BY EXPLOSION
ENGINE UPSET AND INJURIES
THREE
Spectators Press In and Break Fire
Lines in New York-Scores Are Sc
VereIy Cut by Flying Glass When
Turpentine Is Ienited
BY Associated Press.

NEW YORK, oct. 25.-Explosions Of
turpentine injured ten firemen and
half as many spectators at a fire that
early this morning destroyed the paint
manufacturing establishment of Feigel
& Company, on West Forty-ninth
street.
On the way to the fire an engine
was overturned and three firemen were
seriously hurt. One will probably die.
OF those injured by the explonions,
none was sent to a hospital.
Because of the infiammable material
upon which it fed the blaze quickly
became difficult to control. Three
alarms were sent out. Warehouses on
both sides of the blazing factory were
seriously threatened No one knew how
the fire started, but a night watch
man told of driving two young men
from the building only about fifteen
minutes before the blaze was discov-
cred. This led the police to the belief
that an incendiary was at work.
The first explosion occurred when the
spectators, breaking through the po-
lict lines, We're close to the fire. Glass
was blown in all directions and every
member of one fire company was
thrown, stunned to the ground. Spec
tators We're cut and the firemen were
hurt, but mono seriously.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-26
BURGLARS TOOLS IN COAT
Man Arrested for Vagrancy Carries
Fine Set of 'Instruments"

Riding on the top of a box car a
man giving his name as H. T. Smith
was found and arrested last evening
as a tramp, but when the police
searched him they found a complete
set of fine burglars tools sewed in his
clothes. Smith became reticent and at
last refused to talk at all.
Detectives Davis and Roberds took
charge of Smith and put him through
the Sweat box" He at first eX-
planned that the tools on his person
were the tools of another man with
whom he had changed coats. This
statement was soon broken down, but
when the officers succeeded in securing
his denial of the first story he refused
to talk at all
Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-26

safe position again among Democratic
strongholds.
Then Folks popularity would fur
nish another strong reason. With the
exception of Vice President Fairbanks,
he attracted more attention at the
Portland fair than any other public
man who visited there. The people
were anxious to see and hear him. He
was spoken of by a prominent Oregon
politician as the next Democratic
nominee and everywhere heard fav-
orable comments concerning him. He
would without question be most for
midable candidate"
Speaking of Republican measures
and men, Mr.. McJimsey made the
statement that Maj. Warner, the
new senator from Missouri, is being
favorably considered there as likely
Republican presidential nominee. He
Is extremely popular, says Mr.. NC
Jimsey, and numerous clubs have been
formed for the expressed purpose of
booming him.
Mr.. McJimsey is on his way home
after spending the summer at Port
land, Ore, where he was the Re-
publican member of the Missouri far
commission. His wife and child ac-
company him. They will leave for the
east this evening.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-26
PHONES TO SAN DIEGO
Line Being Run to Santa Ana and Con-
nections Will Be Established in
Few Weeks
Special to The Herald.


SAN DIEGO Oct 25.-The long dis
tance connection of the Home Telephone
company will be made between the 10th
and 18th of next month. The local ex-
change has run the wires north to the
Pacific Beach race track to meet the
long distance men who are coming
from Santa Ana. One of the wires will
be for through business to Los Angeles
while the other will carry the way ex-
changes.
The Bennington Memorial association
has decided to put on a benefit per-
formance of the "Toy Shop" early next
year. The production has been sue
cessful in the east, and with Friday
Saturday and Saturday matinee per-
formances the association believes that
the monument fund will be materially
increased.
A reception was given Rev. and Mrs.
A. NJ. Gibbons at the Methodist Epis-
copal church last evening. Rev. Mr..
Gibbons has been here several weeks,
but his wife, who was visiting in the
east when conference met has just
arrived.
A wildcat gained access to ]. H.
Lawson's poultry yard in Poway valley
last week and slaughtered forty-seven
fowls. Lawson ended the cats depre-
dations and existence with a rifle.
In the suit of Joseph e. Myers against
Oceanside, decision was rendered for
the plaintiff 1t gives Myers title to
half a block which his father offered to
the city for park purposes in 1883. 1t
was shown that the gift had never been
accepted by the city.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-26
PREPARING FOR
HET0URNAMENT.
PASADENA TO BRILLIANTLY
LIGHT STREETS
Business Men Propose Banquet for II.
{. Huntington as Expression
of Appreciation of His Ef-
forts for Crown City
Pasadena Agency,
ia East Colorado Street

PASADENA, Oct. 25.-As a result Of
the dinner given at the Hotel Mary
land last night, at which the city Of
ficials met the officers Of the board
of trade and Merchants association,
an active campaign will be begun at
once toward spanning Colorado street
with arches of electric lights in time
for the Tournament Of Roses on New
Years day.
The proposition received its first i'm
petus a week ago. when President LIN
nard suggested 1t at banquet given
the officers of the two local business
associati ton. There was perfect unaEi-
nifty last night for the scheme and it
was decided to push the affair through
at once.
President Linnard was authorized to
appoint a committee of five to have
charge. The formation of lighting dis
trtcts similar to the plan used in Los
Angeles was discussed, but the general
impression was that such a method
would require too long a time, so that
it is probable the property ownars
along the street will be asked to bear
the chief expense of erecting the arches
and the city at large will pay for the
electricity.
1t was also the unanimous opinion
that Pasadena must do something at
this time to show it's appreciation of
what Henry E. Huntington and his
millions are doing for this city and
for southern California. 1t was sug-
gested and the suggestion met with
instant approval, that the Pasadena
board of trade take the lead in giving
to Mr.. Huntington a complimentary
banquet or in arranging some other
method of convincing Mr.. Huntington
of The Crown City's good will
1t was admitted by all that probably
nothing has contributed as largely to
develop southern California as have the
railway magnate and his money. In
this connection Mr.. Linnard's state
ment that Sir Charles Even Smith,
the famous English financier who re-
Gently visited southern California, has
decided to make liberal investments in
Pasadena and Los Angeles and that
in these investments Sir Charles will
be largely guided by the suggestions
of Mr.. Huntington, aroused much in
terest.
But the banqueters were a unit in
expressing their appreciation of Mr..
Huntingtons friendship for Pasadena
and in believing that the city should
be liberal and broad-minded in its
dealing with him as well as with other
wealthy men whose investments make
for the cty's prosperous future.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-26
NJ 'CURDY SPRINGS
GREAT SURPRISE
MUTUAL WILL INVESTIGATE
ITSELF
Board of Trustees Appoints a Com
mittee to Look Into Business
Methods of Their Own
Insurance Company
BY Associated Press


NEW YORK, Oct. 25.-More startling
than the testimony before the legislative
committee investigating the methods
of insurance companies today was the
announcement by President Richard A.
McCurdy of the Mutual Life Insurance
company that a committee of the board
of trustees of his company had been
appointed to investigate the company
and its methods.
The members of the committee are:
William H. Truesdale, Effingham b.
Norris and John w. Auchinclose, all
prominent in the financial and business
world. This action was taken at a
meeting of the board today and was the
result of insurance investigation. The
matter was brought before the board
by President McCurdy, and the COM
mttee will begin its work at once.
Still another interesting feature in
insurance matters was the statement
issued today by President Morton of
the Equitable Life, showing that the re-
ceipts of that company for the nine
months of this year exceed the eXpen-
ditures by $16,723,197. an increase of
over 100000 compared with the same
period last year. Receipts from
premiums on policies for the third
quarter of this year were over $1,000000
less than in 1904. The expenses of the
third quarter were $S39,91 less than
last year, but for the first six months
there was an increase over last year of
$424, 943.