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The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-02-20

rs mills of Spartanburg are in an
neutrality-suspicious. one an
other. They fix a price to pay
tor cotton ever morning, and a
farmer may walk his legs off but
Will never get his first bid bet
tered. Don't sell your cotton in
wagon loads Unite with your
ne12hbo1s-poo! your cotton
let your neighbor sell it for you.
Success, co.opera ion, orga"i-
zailon in ali lines OF business in
dustrles, is IN proportion to the
amount of intelligence engaged
IN them. The value of any COM
modify depends largely upon the
intelligence that produces it
Here the speaker made an earn.
EST appeal in behalf of the edu-
cdtloh OF the children on the
farm. We have been working,
100000 ignorant slaves, for
others all our lives, it is time we
were waking up and working for
ourselves and families awhile.
he wanted TO see the wives and
daughters o: farmers we'll dress
ed and conveniences provided for
them. He wanted to see coun-
try homes beautifed, the lands
improved, and the boys make
farming profession. Put your
surplus money in your boys head
and moral character in his heart
and you have done for him all
you need to do.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-02-20
New England Spinners War
on Cotton Association.
Commissioner Garfield An
nounces That He Will In
vestigate Southern Cotton
Associations and Others.

Washington, Feb Is. -Corpo-
ration Commissioners Garfield
has constructed the Livingston
Burleson cotton resolution, thai
recently passed the house, to
provide not only for the investi
cation of the cotton exchanges
dealing in futures, but also for
an investigation of the methods
of the great cotton and cotton
seed associations OF the south.
He accordingly proposes to
direct "a inquiry into the me-
thods OF the Farmers National
Union, he S uthern Cotton as
sociation, the National Ginners'
association and other organic
lions of similar character.
The views of he corporation
commissioners are not as yet gen
orally known among the south
ern congressman, but the few
that have heard OF his intention
express great surprise. When
the attitude of the departme mt
becomes generally known, 1T is
bound to create a sensation, and
will no doubt meet with resent.
ment IN the south among the
members of the associations to
be affected by the inquiry.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-02-20
An Old Landmark Zone.
MIR. John Lee Tillman, of Van
Wyck. Died Yesterday
after a Protracted Illness.

Yesterday morning at an early
hour one of the old landmarks
OF Lancaster county passed into
the great beyond when Mr.. John
Lee Tillman oreathed his last at
his home near Van Wyck. MIR.
Tlllman was in his seth year,
having been born Oct. 18th, 1921.
He was a son of the late Middle
ton Tlllman of the Tank section.
He was married to Miss Sallie
Denton in 1S49. Eight children
were born to them, five of whom,
j. L., K. d., and NJ. NJ. Tillman,
Mrs. b. @. Cunningham and Mrs.
j. nj. Ioder, survive him. Funer-
al services were conducted yes
terday afternoon by Rev. r. E.
Sharpe, his pastor, after which
the remains were laid beside his
wife's, who died about five years
ago, In the cemetery at Van
Wyck Methodist church.
Mr.. Tillman was native of
this county and has lived at the
place where he died since he pur.
chased it nearly forty years ago.
He was a typical old timer, hon.
est to the bottom, sound from
center to circumference and true
to the hearts core. Temperate,
industrious and frugal, success in
the acquisition of property was
natural, and he leaves an estate
worth probably 100000. He was
a model farmer in that he made
the production of supplies for
the farm of first Importance, and
to this, coupled with his splendid
business Judgment, was due his
great financial success.
La the death of Mr.. Tillman,
the county loses one of it's best
and most highly esteemed citi-
zens, and the people of his vicin-
ity good friend and neighbor.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-02-20
An Edge6eld Lady Leads.

In a recent issue, The Adver-
tiser published a clipping show
ing that a lady in Chester coun
ty sold chickens, eggs and but
ter to the amount of $S3 during
last year. We thought Mrs.
Joe Mays or some other Eige
field lady could beat this record
Mrs. Mays has sent us report
of her sales, which almost double
the amount OF the Chester lady.
In 1906 she sold 145 chickens
for $45. 10, $50 pounds cf butter
for $56, 80, 1913 dozens eggs Sat-
80, and 3 turkeys FOR $5 .55, max
ing in the aggregate $155 35
Mrs. Mays only has 40 hens and
two cows. one of which was
milked nine months and the
other seven months. This is
good management and good fl.
nanciering. The Chester lady
will have to come down and
take lessons from Mrs. Mays
Edgefield Advertiser.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-02-20
South Carolina Immigrants.
Secretary of Commerce and
Labor to Report Informa-
ton Relative to Introduce
ton of Foreign Laborers.

Washington, Feb. 16.-On
motion of Mr.. Gardner, of Mas
sachusetts, the House today pass
ed a resolution requesting the
Secretary OF Commerce and La
Dor to send TO the House any in
formation rel ative to the intro.
duction of foreign laborers into
South Carolina by Labor Com
missioner Watson and the opinion
of the solicitor of the Depart
ment whether said laborers were
lawfully admitted.
Mr.. Gardner stated that Ala
people had been admitted for
labor in the factories in South
Carolina largely from Belgium
and it was desired to know
whether the alien contract law
had been violated.
Mr. Finley, of South Carolina
in defending the course OF the
labor commissioner, said that
Mr.. Watson had acted in entire
good faith hat the State need
ed desirable immigrants and had
sought to obtain them in an hon
est manner.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-02-20
Died Leaning Against Tree

Asheboro special to the Char
lotte Observer, Feb. Is. .-Ex
Sheriff Rush, resident of this
city, was found dead today, lean
ing against tree on his farm =,
seven miles west of town. He
was about 73 Yeas old, served
two terms as sheriff Of the county
and was the father of the late
lamented Wiley Rush, who, at
the time of his death, was solic
itor OF the tenth North Carolina
judicial district.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-02-20
Helped Make the Cider.
Negro Who Assisted Child
ers IN Making Cider That
Killed j. F. Farmer, is Al
so Arrested.

Sparta burg, 5. c., Feb. 49,
Agnew Lowrey colored, has been
arrested on the charge of being
an accessory to the death of j. f.
Farmer, who died suddenly in
his wagon several days ago, after
having been made sick by drink
ing cider purchased from Luke
Chillars. this making the second
arrcs' thet haG been made in this
case. Childers was arrested last
Monday Immediately after the
finding f the coroner's jury that
Farmer came to his death by
drinking something containing
poison.
Lowrey vas an important wit
ness at the inquest held over
the dead body of Farmer. lie
tes flied that he went after the
cider that was purchased by the
dead man He further stated that
he had been working with Child
ers and assisted him to manuiac
ture the cider that he sold.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-02-20
Was Killed by Second Fall.
Negro alked to Scaffold
After Rope Broke First
Time and Said He was not
Hurt.

Richmond, Va, Feb. 16.-
Jesse Ruffin, alias William Ru!-
fin, and MaSsie Hill, alias Massie
Jackson, both negroes. were
hanged In Prince Edward coun.
ty Jail at Farmville today. Ruff
fin was hanged ti1st,s and nine
minutes after the trap was
sprung by Sheriff Dickerson, he
was pronounced dead by the Jail
physician. His neck was broken.
Massie Hill awaited his turn,
smoking a cigarette and talking
with two ministers. At the foot
of the scaffold he turned to the
sheriff and asked to be allowed
to pray. He prayed aloud for
five minutes. Rev. S. G Hatcher
then offered prayer, after which
the trap was sprung. Hill fell
six feet to the end of the rope.
There was a rebound, a snap OF
the rope and the condemned man
struck the hard floor benea: h.
The crowd was horror stricken.
Hill got up and asked that the
straps be removed from about
his legs that he might walk up
the steps to the death trap. This
was done, and another rope ad
justed about his neck. Hill was
asked if the first attempt at hang.
ing had hurt much, and replied
that it had not. Without cere.
mony the trap was sprung the
second time. The rope again
broke, sending Hill heavily to
the floor beneath. This time he
lay unconscious, and in Is min
utes the physician pronounced
him dead.
On June 5, 1907, Hill and
Ruffin shot and mortality wound.
ed John Grubb, The aged store.
keeper and postmaster of Tug
giles, and, after robbing the prem
ises set fire to the place, burning
Grubb alive.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-02-20
Died By Mutual Consent.
George M. Morton and
Wife Of New York Found
Dead at Tampa Bay Ho-
tel.

Tampa, Fla, Feb. 16.-George
M. Morton and wife, registering
from New York city, were found
dead in thei- room at the Tampa
Bay hotel today. An empty
bottle labelled "chloral" was
found in the room. A note was
also found saying that they had
killed themselves by mutual con
sent and that neither was respon
able for the others death if either
should survive.
The note asked that A. j.
Barklie, 81 Say brooke Place,
Newark N. j., be informed. The
pair had been here several days.
Morton deposited draft for
$1,000with the hotel Office several
days ago and obtained small
advance. The draft was return
ed yesterday and Morton was
arrested. He was afterwards
placed in custody OF his wife for
the night
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-02-20
Cronic Constipation Cured.

One who suffers from chronic consti pa
ton is in danger OF many serious ailments
Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup cures chronic
constipation as 1t aids digestion and slim
ulates the liver and bowels. restoring the
natural action Of these organs Commence
once. OIlno Laxative Fruit syrup does
not nauseate or gripe and is very pleasant
to take. Refuse substitutes. Funderburk
Pharmacy
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-02-20

Fire at Elberta, Ga, Sunday
destroyed 400 bales of cotton,
the Southern depot, eight freight
cars and contents ard & passen-
ger train. Loss 100000.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-02-20

Robbins & Wilson, grocers
at Rock Hill, nave gone into
Bankruptcy. Herbert NJ. Dun
lap has been appointed receiv-
er.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-02-20
Education and Organization
Was the Theme of Mr.. Ar
cher's Excellent Address to
Lancaster Farmers Last
Saturday.

S. G.. Division of the Southern
Cotton Association iaiied to get
here Saturday, having to meet
an engagement at Charlotte, N.
O., where an enthusiastic meet
ing of Mecklenburg farmers was
held in the interest of erecting a
100000. cotton ware house in
that city. Mr.. E L. Archer, of
Spartanburg county, was here to
take mis- place, and he filled it
well. About two hundred of our
representative farmers and bust
ness men were present to hear
Mr.. Archer's splendid address.
Ex-senator Hough presided over
the meeting and introduced the
speaker, who held the close at.
tention of his audience through
out, because his words carried
truth.
Mr.. Archer told of the origin
OF the organization, its objects,
what it had accomplished, and
what it could accomplish by con-
cert OF action on the part of farm
ers. Nor are farmers alone ben.
efitted by it, for every profession
every pursuit, every industry in
the South Is effected by the price
of cotton. The whole Southern
people should come together il
this fight of the farmer for hi IN
er prices for his cotton.
The cotton association Is an
educational institution, he said
The most ignorant people are
raising cotton satisfied if a few
gamblers in Wall Street will fl,
a price on II that will AVAIL,
them to pay for The years sup
plies-while their families o.
half clothed and their oh;Idrer
in Ignorance The education n
the farmer in his own intarest :,
the great need. and this tho &c
ISOLATION is irving TO do l. ba.
tried to teach him ,hut = tsp ~;
| lion bale crop will nut more caOl
into his PICKET than q fourtee,
million bale crop: that diversi
fed farming pays; that the Souti
has monopoly of the cotto,
business and can fix the price =
Organize, URGED the sneaker
stand together. and fix tbe nr;ce
Cotton was br.noino al cant
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-02-20
EX-Sheriff A. II. Boyd shot

himself, it i supposed with sui
cidal intent, at Lenoir, n. O.,
Saturday, AMI died an hour la
ter.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-12-28
WILL DULUTH UNION
BUSTERS FOLLOW SUIT
They May Not Just Yet But They
Will Come to It Event.
ually.
An Eye Opener for the Members
of Our Real Estate
Exchange.

The members Of the National Asso-
citation of Manufacturers residing in
the city of Cleveland, Ohio, have be-
come thoroughly disgusted with the
reprehensible methods pursued by the
association leaders, in their nefarious
attempt to destroy organized labor
Consequently, all Cleveland manu-
facturers have seeded from the asso-
citation and perfected an organization
of their own, with the sole object Of
living on peaceful and honorable terms
with organized labor, and building up
Cleveland into a great manufacturing
city. !.
The local manufacturers declared
themselves weary Of methods that
must be characterized as dishonorable,
unmanly and contemplate in tnem-
selves, to say nothing of their injuri-
Gus effects upon the industrial and
commercial prosperity Of the city,
The Cleveland aggregation decided
by unanimous vote to leave the union
smashing to Parry, Post, Van Cleave
and others of that ilk.
It must be very gratifying to the
members of the Builders Exchange
and Real Estate Exchange of this
city, to know they are playing second
fiddle to such q combination as Parry,
Post and Van Cleave.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-12-28
:PAN|C;s CAUSED BY
/: Low SCALE WAGES
Rendering Purchasing Power of
the Masses Less Than Their
-, Productive Power.
Such Industrial Condition Cannot
Such Industrial Condition Cannot
: Help But Disturb the Equil- ?
1ibrium Of Business,
Self Evident Truths,

As long as the demand for commodi-
ties is equal to the supply of same,
there will be NO panics. Demand for
commodities is equal to the Purchasing
power of labor or wage workers and
the capitalists. The purchasing power
Of labor is equal to the total sum Of
the wages paid to it for its production.
The purchasing power of the capital
lists IS the sum they pay for materials
for manufa cturing purposes. enlarge
ment Of. their plants, building new
ones and: for the satisfactio of their
wants and desires. AS long as the
capitalist pays out for the above
things, all of his receipts from indus
try, we. will have no: panic, because
labor has always been really or COM
PEELED to spend most all it receives for
its, production in order to live and re-
produce its kind, and we thus have
purchasing power equal to supply.
At Cause Of, Alarm.
4 Then: (Wnen does purchasing power
become less than supply? It is when
the capitalists have enlarged their
plants, built new ones and are working
on full time. With all Of their plants
running constantly, no new ones being
built and the productive power being
larger than demand, then the capitalist
is putting away his profits or using
them to buy out the smaller capitalists
or else to crush them. The capitalist
finds out the truth, that as his surplus
increases, he cannot with all his high
life and extravaganza, stop the in
crease4of production over consumption,
and sshes finally becomes alarmed at the
sdfnsrence between 1he demand Tor si11is
goods and his productive power. Some
thing must be done He IL compelled
to slow down in his production, thus
dismissing many of his employees, or
often ceasing all production and throw
lCalatinllad or pa
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-12-28
Bis LABOR EMPLOYER
OPPOSES OPEN SHOP
Contends That Where Union
Rules Are in Vogue Better
Service Is Rendered.
Unionism Also a Valuable Aid to
the Employer in Maintain
ing Discipline.
Hard. Fought Battle.

The open shop proposition received
heavy blow at the hands of the
superintendent of the big plant of the
Brunswck-Balk Company, Chicago.
ONE time ago, in speaking to a dele
CATION of wood workers from the local
union the superintendent expressed
himself strongly in opposition to the
open shop and stated that he dreaded
even the idea of having in his open
shop $50 employees whom he would
nave to discipline through his own
efforts, without the assistance of the
union
He realized, he stated, that ain the
closed shop it is practicable for the
union to check the erratlc discomfort
and the unjust discrimination against
one another, among the men, from the
purely stupid, selfish point OF view. If
one employe is unjust to another. re-
dress can be obtained through the
organization through the shop steward
without recourse to the superintend-
ent. The employer or his representa-
tive is thus relieved Of the burden of
adjusting differences between one en-
ploye and another. A man will stand
a lot of abuse from another before he
will appeal to the foreman That is
more or less disgraceful, but where the
union rules are in vogue, there is a
shop steward, an official Of the union,
whose specific business is to look after
such matters as a complaint against
either another workman or against the
employer. ~. ... .sH :i.<~y sSt ~. s.s4
# Experience has shown he wiseley
adds, that, especially where the shop
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-12-28
STRIKE WAS Va COSTLY
TO WESTERN UNION
Two and q Half Million Deficit
T. =. for Period Of Great " ;.
Struggle. - -
Large shrinkage in Company
Revenue Dividend Must Be
Paid in Stock. =. .>6..
Continued on; Page g.

The aftermath of the telegraphers'
strike is interesting reading. The
giant monopolies for which they are
working, and which unfortunately
won the strike, owing to want of
insufficient preparation for, the
mighty contest on the. part OF. the
strikers, and also in some measure
to division in their ranks, did not,
however, get of unscatched, but
were compelled to pay a very pretty
penny for their whistle. extensive,
in fact, were their losses that while
the Western Union company recent
:ly declared a dividend: Of " per
cent, it is forced to pay that divi-
dend in stock instead Of cash. The
company has $2,6b0,O0O of unissued
stock, and this will be employed, as
far as necessary, in the payment of
the dividend. ~. =< y -, ] :.
Shlipkage, in the Revenue. 49,
The net revenues. for the quarter
to end December 81 are estimated
at $1,000,0O0. This is .$65O,O87
less than enough to pay the interest
on the bonded debt. and the usual
dividend Of N per cent, it is forced
to pay that dividend in stock instead
of cash. The company has $2,65O,-
900 of unissued stock, and this will
be employed, as far as necessary, in
the payment Of the dividend.
The net revenues for the quarter
to end December 81 are estimated at
$1,000, 1000. This is $65O,087 less.
than enough to pay the interest on
the: h0ndnd 6oht md th a no,,n 5Jix,is
dend of TX per cent. "A net deflci-
ency OF $31l,493 for the quarter
ended Sept. 30,s19O7, also Is noted.
After paving interest on the bonded
debt, and the issuSnce OF the new
stock for the dividend, the surplus
balance of the company IL placed at
$14,273,112 2. This is q decrease Of
f$2,611,669 as tompared with the
surplus Of July | last. Minnesota
Union Advocate. 81 5s5 3. VI
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-12-28
LOCKOUT CONDITIONS
UNDERGO NO CHANGE.
Unions Stand Firmly for the
Economic Welfare of Every
Industrial Endeavor.
Enemy Determined to Disrupt
Unionism Even at Cost Of
Running All Business.

Every one knows, who has given
any study to the question, that the
So-called National Association OF
Manufacturers prompted the present
attack upon organized labor in .Du-
luth. Members of organized labor
knew for several months that the
Manufacturers association were
planning the attack, but thought
that a secret organization of sordids
conspirators against the rights and
liberties of American labor would
find neither sympathy nor support
from any citizen of Duluth.
Supporters of the Enemy; 80 y
In spite of the good opinion oI
: their fellow citizens entertained by
the members of organized labor, the
enemy succeeded in gaining a foos
hold in our city. u For reasons best:
known to themselves, those of our
citizens who live by, imitation
water stocks, and watering real ses-..
tate and rental values were falling
over. one another i, in their mad
haste to enlist under the banner of
the enemy, and assist in the dis
ruption of organized labor in Du-5
luth. ..e*st.ssss 'r.sz.sss
> Character of the Enemy.
Those of our readers not conver-5
SAINT with the details of the, strife
may inquire, what is that National
Association of Manufacturers you
speak of as the enemy?" It is a.
secret combination of limited
number of rich manufacturers con-
federated together for the avowed5
purpose of utterly destroying organ
: lied. labor in America. I E ~
Object Of the Enemy.
81 stheE leatsilc cti0ln
labor the Membership of the COM
bination hope to be able, to do three.
things without protest. or interfer-.
ence; first, advance the price of the.
products of their mills and facto-s
+ CONTINUED on Page 81
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-12-28

In the House of Representatives
now in session at Washington, are
four members of trades unions
formidable delegation representing
labor.
Hard Fought Battle.
These four men were elected only
after a hard fight, in which each
overcame great odds. Each owes
his victory partly to the cause he
represents and partly to the fact
that he demonstrated his fitness for
the office which he now holds. Few
congressman bear the responsibility
that these four men do. They must
serve not only the constituents in
their districts, but in a larger sense
they will serve the interests of the
thousands upon thousands of labor
ers represented by the American
Federation of Labor And by their
work they hope to benefit the cause
of the workingmen of the country
in general.
Hope for Legislation.
Although the present session of
congress is expected to do but little
in the way Of legislation, the labor
representatives have some important
measures which they will present
for consideration. Whether they
will succeed in getting any Of these
passed, considering the present atti-
tude of the leaders who direct leg
islation, is a question, but, at any
rate, they hope to arouse public
sentiment and thus make a step
toward their goal.
Who Representatives Are.
OF the four labor Cngressmen~ w.
B. WILSON, Of Pennsylvania ,secre-
tary-treasuTer OF the United Mine
Workers of America, is probably the
best known. T. D. Nichols, also of
Pennsylvania, is president of Dis
trict No. 1, U. M, w. of A. The
other Two labor congressman are
telegraphers. William j. Cary has
long been a labor leader of Milwau-
kee and j. T. McDermott carried the
stock yards district of Chicago after
a spectacular campaign.
Legislation Sorely Needed.
The remedial legislation which
these four men are pledged to enact
will be to curb the growing restric-
tions of the injunction, eight-hour
legislation for all work done by or
for the government, general law
raising the age limit fir child labor
something which will go the railroad
service law Of Senator La Toilette a
few steps better, something in Oppo.
sition to ship subsidy, especially
with reference to the conscription OF
seamen for the naval reserve, and
last, but probably most popular OF
all, legislation making the supreme
court the only court with power tC
declare any state or federal law un'
constitutional.