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There has been good deal of
complaint about the disorder that
occurred in the school auditorium
Monday evening. 10 some extent
this is attributable to the overcrowd-
ed condition of the hall, but not
entirely. A great many people-thr
vast majority want to hear what
is going ON and those who don'I
want to heir should be mad to re-
Spect the rights of Others. On such
occasions III future 1t is hoped thar
provision will be made to preserve
better order.
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Citation Notice.
THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
County of Williamsburg.

By P. M. Brockinton. Esquire, Probate
Judge. :.
to me to grant him Letters OF Ad-
ministration of the Estate OF and effects
of Miss A H Montgomery.
These are therefore to cite and
admonish all and singular the kindred
and Creditors of the said Miss H ID
Montgomery, deceased, that they be and
appear before me, in the Court of Pro-
bate, to be held at kingstree, S e.; on
the 35th day of May next after
publication thereof, at II o'clock in the
forenoon, to show cause, if any they
nave, why the said Administration
should not be granted. -,
Given under my Hand, this 9Th day OF
Nav Ammo Domini, 1867.
Published on the ct. day of May,
1907. in the County Record.
PM BRcCEINToN.
5-o-2t Probate Judge.
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C0LLEGE0 CHARLEST0N
1875 Charleston. s. C., 1907

122ND YEAR BEGINS SEPT. q.
Letters, Science, Enpineering. One
scholarship to each county in South
Carolina, giving free tuition. Tuition
$40. Board and furnished room in dor
mitory $11 a month. All candidates for
admission are permitted to compete for
vacant Boyce scholarships which pay
800 a year. For catalogue, address
Harrison Randolph, President.
5-23-4t
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sons of industrious working people
who are today the office holders, tn
business men and the professional
men all over South Carolina :
We repeat that what has been done
in Connecticut in the way of trans
forming illiterate families into the
place of ''large earners and pro-
ducers" during the past fifty years
under compulsory education, has
been done in South Carolina in
much less time than that without
compulsory education. Therefore,
the logic of the illuminated object
lesson" on that score falls to the
ground, Notwithstanding The States
columns of editorial matter to prop
it up.
But, IN the second place, we would
remark that this is by no means the
most serious bearing of The States
argument for compulsory education.
We sit in unutterabIe wonder and
astonishment as we mediate over
the paragraph which precedes the
poetry. Here We are informed that
The States policy of compulsory
education has as It's object au "intel-
lectual advance" that is to raise peo-
ple-black and white-''about
(above?) the level of manual labor"
that they may remain no longer in
the ranks of "plowmen and hoe
hands-crappers and renters"
Will the State please "illuminate"
US if we are mistaken in the follow
ing statements: There are no more
railroads to be graded in Connecticut.
No more sewers nor water pipes
nor gas pipes to be laid in the cities
of Connecticut. No more plowing
nor hoeing nor renting nor crap
ping to be done in Connecticut, nor
in any other State where they have
compulsory education. These peo-
pie have already had the touch of
immortality" compulsory educa.
tion) which gives "back the upward
looking and the light" and rebuilds
in them "the music and the dream,"
aud now all they have to do is to
listen to the music and dream while
railroads unroil from spools across
mountain and chasm, like ribbon
over the merchants counter; bank
buildings, factories, thriving cities
and spreading fields of waving grain
are reproduced in the original from
the Photographic plates of the
dreamer, while artesian wells voluu.
tarily burst for h with milk aud
honey, and hams of cooked mutton
and hog grow on vines like black
berries.
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Astonishing Argument fot
Compulsory Education.

Compulsory Education.
1t was not our intention to enter
into a controversy with the Columbia
State on Compulsory Education.
We intended only to call the atten-
ton of its able but busy editor to a
serious logical weakness in the line
of argument advanced, thinking that
perhaps the illuminated object
lesson under consideration had not
been carefully measured in all of it's
bearings; but since We are informed
in The State of May Goth that the
matter was gone into with thought
full discrimination and distinc-
tlon," we feel inclined to take the
matter a little more seriously and
give it more than mere passing
glance.
For the convenience of our read.
ers we here reproduce the now
illustrlous illuminated object les
son." which The State is trying to
bolster up as argument for compul-
sorry education:
1.-THE first influx of immigrants
came to the State (Connecticut), as
has been SAID, from the Emerald Isle
about so years ago, and they came
to grade the railroads and to dig the
sewers and to lay the water pipes
and gas pipes in the cities, while the
Young women came to act
as house servants. While they could
not read or write, their children have
bsen educated and today they are the
professional men and the business
men of the State. You cannot find
in the whole State today man OF
woman of Irish birth who Is doing
nenial work except in the case of
the very few of the first comers who
survive"
Now, as to the logical bearing of
this s'illuminated object lesson," we
would remark two things and leave it
to the judgment of even illiterate (!)
South Carolinians as to its value as
an argument for compulsory educa-
ton.
Tn the first place, what these Irish
families did in Connecticut under q
compulsory education law has been
done in South Carolina without
compulsory education. We can
even 60 further and say that the
same advancement and progress have
been made by industrious families
who were not Irish. Who are the
professional men-teachers, doctors,
legislators, lawyers and preachers of
South Carolina today? Who are
the business men-bankeis, mei-
chants and manufacturers in South
Carolina today? Are not many of
them the sons Of fathers who fifty
years ago were "hewers Of wood and
drawers of water? Does the editor
of The State really believe that Con-
necticut can show d larger proper
ton of professional and business
men-descendants of Irish immigrants
who fifty Years ago were hewers or
wood and drawers of water-thaD
can South Carolina, which as II
State has witnessed the completest
revolution in this respect of any
state in the world? Does the editor
of The State not know that with few
exceptions it is the sons and grand
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tc1esd, the on. srea: leading feature Of
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,. this lit stoos falling hair. Then II
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restoring the h r 4nG scalp to healthy
coadi.ioa. Ask for "the new kind"
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Later.

Mess George Graham, Jr.,
and G. II Lovett reached Kings,
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-11-07
BROKEN DAM
FLOODS TOWN
Of LEOM|ASTER

Leomlnster. Mass. Nov For the sec
ond time within month this town was
partly flooded by the breaking OF dam.
This time Il was the dam on the Honoos-
mock brook. owned by the Samuel A.
stevens estate. which gave way. about 10
feet OF the dam going out. following tho
heavy rainfall OF last night. The dam
was OF wood. 100 feet Ions. and IL feet
high. and held back about 10 acres OF
water. Flowing over this dam. the water
supplies power 20 several factories farther
down the brook. which flows through the
center OF tho town. The foundations of
those factories nearest the dam were seri-
ously threatened 10y tho sudden on-rush of
water. but they withstood the pressure.
and aside from some interference with the
work Of the various plants. no material
damage was done. The loss ON the dam
Is placed al about 1900.
Last nights storm vas ono of the worst
ever known here. "a inches OF rain fall
ing and the wind blowing 80 miles an
hour. Many windows were blown I'm. trees
were uprooted and telegraph and tclr
phone poles snapped Oh
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-11-07
WILL JOHNSTON COUNCIL
ELECT new POLICE HEAD?

The new town council in Johnston will
meet for organization tomorrow after
noon at o'clock and speculation is rife
as to whether Il will elect. among other
officers a new chief OF police To succeed
Hiram Kimball. who has been chief and
town sergeant for the past nine years.
There is considerable sentiment In favor
of the present chiefs reelection.
At the town election last Tuesday the
chief. who was a candidate for town SER
geant-both offices being filled by the
same man. one by popular vote and the
other by the council-was defeated by a
small plurality. the Lincoln party electing
also six OF the seven candidates for the
town council.
II was stated today that the new town
sergeant being a farmer and did not care
for the more responsible duties OF chief
of police and might not be candidate,
I'm which event the council might re-elect
Chief Kimball. but the story could not be
confirmed. -
A friend OF the present chief saH; That
news Is almost too good to be true, but
the new council could not do much bet
ter. in my opinion, than to re-elect Hiram
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-11-07
REPORTS OF DESTRUCTION
BY LAST NIGHTS GALE

Last nights storm. which blew several
vessels ashore at various points on tile
New England coast and which Uttered the
interior with broken trees, signs and
other insecure material. was we'll down
toward the provinces at dawn today afteS
a brief but strenuous career in this part
OF the country.
Reports of the gales destruction began
20 come in yesterday afternoon when a
wreck was noted at Kennebunkport. and
from that time on there were hourly
messages of damage by the gale
Last nights list was augmented today
with the grounding OF the four-masted
schooner Alice NJ. Colburn on West chop
at the entrance OF Vineyard Haven and
later came the news OF the washing out
OF 100 feet of track OF the Woods Hole
branch OF the New York. New Haven and
Hartford railroad between that place and
Falmouth
Numerous other minor accidents were
disclosed when the sun broke through the
clouds. but IL was a relief when word
was received from Cape Cod that several
vessels which were off that dangerous
peninsula last night had succeeded in
weathering IT,
IN NARRAGANSETT BAY.
In the bay the storm was very severe
last night and early this morning, but
no serious damage was reported.
The little stern Scno' IT Nnenesdi VI
Providence. Capt. Saus> rs. went ashor
at Oakland Beach this morning at
o'clock and was resting easy
at low tide. she will come off all right.
II Is believed this afternoon The schoon-
er sailed from Providence yesterday Tor
Block Island with a cargo of lime, OIL
and laths and a crew OF three men.
At noon today IL was still blowing very
hard on the southern New England coast,
and shipping was much hampered.
The steamer Kennebec. bound from Fall
River to New York, which sailed from the
former city last night, was held at New
port until nearly daylight today, while
the Fall River line boat from New York
was two hours late. A Merchant and
Miners steamer from Norfolk for Provi-
dence passed up the bay today with
heavy list 10 port. as II her cargo had
shifted, and soon after schooner came
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-11-07

Kimball. who knows the town thorough
ly, and holds the law breaking elements
i'm terror. Nobody In the whole town has
so much influence with the rough for
eign elements as the present chief, who
Is absolutely devoid of fear and has
made most capable police official. He
deserves reelection, and the council
would make a good start by re-electing
him. ! think
Col. Frank w. Tillnghast, chairman Of
the Republican town committee. said:
"Chief Kimball has made an excellent Of
ficer I could not say, however. whether
he will be reelected or not. Do not evou
know that he is a candidate"
DR.. Ralph H. Shaw, one of the leaders
in the reform movement. said: II suppose
the council will elect the new town ser
geant chief, as both offices for years
have been held by the same man to a
point too far back I'm the towns history
for me to remember. Chief Kinlball has
made some enemies. as would almost any
man I'm public life, 1 suppose. The state
ment that the town sergeant-elect does
not want the office OF chief OF police. did
not come from him. You may dessnd
upon that"
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-11-07
KILLED WIFE,
SENT To PRISON
FOR LIFE Term

Pennington, Me. Nov. THE trial of
Harvey A. Searles for the murder of his
wife on Sunday afternoon. July II last.
al Chesterville. came to an abrupt ter
mination In the supreme court today,
when the respondent retracted his plea
OF not guilty and pleaded guilty to the
charge. lie was sentenced to life inn
prisonment in state prison
Searles IL about 20 years Of age. while
his wife was 81 Jealousy was the cause
Of the shooting. which also nearly re-
suited fatally for Jesse Searles, a young
er brother OF the prisoner
DR. Bigelow r. Sanborn. superintendent
was under examination for several weeks
this fall. Attorney Elmer T.. Richards.
the defending counsel. was permitted to
hold a consultation alone with Searles in
an ante-room. At the termination of it,
MIR. Richards announced that I'm view of
the developments in the case I'm which he
had been surprised. especially at the tes-
timony OF DR.. Sanborn. I'm whose care the
prisoner had been placed at his request.
ne would ask that the prisoner be allow
ed TO retract his plea OF not guilty. lie
said the respondent and his people fully
understood the situation. Searles then re-
tracted his plea and pleaded guilty
Justice Savage said that he fully con-
CURED I'm the wisdom OF the agreement
arrived at and Immediately pronounced
the sentence OF life imprisonment
To n lengthy question put 10 him by
Assistant Attorney General 'Philbrook
Or Sarborn testified that Searles. in his
opinion, was not insane when he did the
shooting II was at this point that the
trial was interrupted.
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MAYOR HAS POLICE WATCH
IN BOARD OF CANvASSERS
Tells Chairman Whteley Will Be Necessary Keep Eyes On
Ballots $50 Long AS the Republican Machine Has Its
Hands Upon the City Hail."

another officer appeared at the city hall.
who. Il was said, had been sent there at
the request OF tho board of canvassers
and registration. Subsequently the mayor
received a telephone message showing
where the objection lay 1t was from
Timothy r. Molloy and declared that Mr..
Molloy had said that one officer was
enough and that II was not the mayors
business to interfere with the business OF
the board.
This merely confirmed the mayor In his
resolution and he replied that the officer
whom he had asked for was 10 re-
main on duty regardless Of whether
or not the board had sent for one
or a dozen. The double guard was main
tained without ruffle until shortly be-
fore o'clock yesterday afternoon, when
Chairman Whiteley went to the vault
door and was halted by the officer sta
toned there. who wanted TO know his.
Mr. Whiteley's. name.
Chairman Whreley was habbcrgasted
and ne telephoned TO Chief Egan and
requested his immediate presence at the
city hall.
When the situation had been explained
by Mr.. Whiteley. Chief Egan went to the
mayors office. and presently the mayor
accompanied him TO the board room. Mr..
Continued on Page Two)
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'$| |E| HjE'jE E|E $E5' tE'{ 5E4' SETFREE EbYSTATE
1T is WETMORE
SURE, ASSERTS
J. p. BURLINGAME

1.-The next senator from Rhode Island
will be George Peabody Wetmore of New
port."
The above statement was made emphat-
ically today by Hon. Joseph p. Burlin-
game, state railroad commissioner and
president OF the Republican league OF
Rhode Island whose work is held to be
largely responsible for the gains made by
the Newport New York statesman in some
OF the country towns. II not for the losses
he sustained In others.
Mr.. Burlingame had been asked when
the league, which maintains expensive
headquarters in the Butler Exchange, pro-
posed to close them. now that the cam
psign mas ended with the new organiza-
tion on top and some OF the most con-
spicuous advocates of the old machipe.
such as Samuel Ward King Allen. up Salt
river and said
THAT question has not yet been con-
sidered." and II was in reply to the sug-
gestion that persons who reflected on the
leagues retention OF It's headquarters
might be led to believe that the league
thought there was danger Of Wetmore's
defeat that Mr.. Burlingame made the
statement at the beginning of this story.
Beyond this he refused to comment on the
election or the. leagues plans.
A WARM WETMORE VIEW.
There were other Wetmore men, how
ever, not so reticent. IL less wise than the
silent but ard-working manager OF the
Wetmore campaign. They broke into
speech the more readily because OF the
editorial In this mornings Republican ma
chine organ speaking in most disparaging
terms Of the ex-senator. Said one promi-
nent wetmore supporter: THAT editorial
shows. as almost nothing else could. what
we were up against and illustrates fully
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-11-07

the great victory we won under the cir
cumstances. There is no doubt that there
are men in the Republican party. which
would be better off without them, who
would now defeat the plain mandate OF
the state committee. OF the state conven-
ton and OF the people OF the state, az
shown by the election returns of last
Tuesday, but they see no chance OF doing
so. and most reluctantly give ii up.
I'VE knew Just what we were up
against in the campaign just closed and
we took steps accordingly. | have no
doubt that rows were engineered in some
OF the towns for the express purpose of
defeating the regular Republican nomi-
nees and thus adding 10 the difficulty In
obtaining votes I'm the next general as
sembly for former Senator Wetmore. But
we knew a trick worth two OF that and
acted accordingly.
DISCOUNTED BRISTOL COUNTY.
More than three weeks ago we dis
counted the action OF Bristol county and
proceeded 10 look elsewhere for assem-
blymen who would be in sympathy with
our cause. AS a result, South Kingstown
has been redeemed, we have gained two
votes in the city Of Woonsocket and eight
I'm the city OF Pawtucket. In Pawtucket,
where the old machine was considered
invincible, II could not last year deliver
the city's vote in the assembly TO any
Republican because of the uncertainty
felt by Republicans there Is to who would
be the Republican candidate. This year
that difficulty did not have TO be met and
the result is seen and is too plain TO re-
quire explanation.
'The same is true OF the rest OF the
state and we have, for Senator Wetmore,
more votes I'm the next joint assembly
than were cast for all Republicans sup
ported for United States senator In the
last assembly. There will be no dark
horse this time"
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-11-07
CORONER LINCOLN
FILES REPORTS

Coroner Eugene Lincoln today filed in
the office OF the clerk OF the superior
court two reports. one was on the death
OF j. Cohon, who died the result OF
a fall down a pair of stairs at the Ma
hogany Palace after a dispute with one
r. ]. Todd. His finding In that case Is
as follows:
After hearing the testimony and re-
viewing the same, find and certify that
said John j. Cohon, on the oath day OF
October. 1907 at the Rhode Island hospi-
tai, came to his death by reason OF frac-
ture of the skull. hemorrhage and shock
the same being confirmed by the autopsy
made by William III. Msgill. nj d.. and
further certify and report upon the tes-
tmony OF the witnesses that said frac-
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-11-07

in from sea with nearly all her sails
blown away.
Nantucket llghtshlp reported a terrific
sea running. and the wireless operator
stated I'm a message to the land station
at Newport that the Lusitania. due at the
lightship this afternoon, would probably
keep Off and not pass as close as usual.
Another schooner which went aground
during the heavy gale this morning was
the lumber schooner Lizzie Cochran of
Portland, Me. with lumber for Warren.
She FOUNDED on the shoal at the old
stone beacon near the mouth OF the War
ren river. The aid OF three oyster boats
enabled her to clear the shoal and to
tie up at the wharf OF the T.. =. Martin
Lumber company I'm the Warren river.
, Capt. Everett r. Lindsey said that the
vessel lay steady during tho Nerce blow
of the night and especially the first part
OF the evening
the wharf OF the Il. F. Martin company.
where she began to unload her cargo OF
100000 feet OF lumber.
HIGHEST TIDE IN YEARS.
Woods Hole. Mass. Nov. THE tide
during last nights gale was the highest
on this part of the coast in 20 years and
100 feet OF the track OF the New York,
New Haven and Hartford railroad he
tween this place and Falmouth was wash
ed out, completely stalling the morning
trains today
The steamer Nantucket which was tied
up at the wharf here had her guards
smashed during the night but made her
regular trip TO Oak Bluffs today
Communication with Nantucket was In
terrupted at O'Clock last night. but just
before the wire went down the operator
on the island reported a hour
gale and very heavy high tide.
An unknown schooner was sighted
ashore at West Chop on the Martha's S
Vineyard side OF the Sound at daylight
today.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-11-07
SATISFIED
WITH ELECTION RESULTS
Showing Is An Improvement Over Those of Eight
and Four Years Ago He Asserts.

Island and Maryland went against us:
but this year we have won "a sweeping
victory In Kentucky for tho first lime
since McKinley's first election and the
victory I'm Massachusetts was also re-
markable. The showing In Pennsylvania
and Nebraska Is equally good
THE showing I'm New York state as .
whole was excellent, far better than WIS
tho case prior 10 the last presidential
election. That the result I'm Manhattan
was due purely TO local causes is shown
by comparing n with the decisive
triumphs Ia Brooklyn. Buffalo Albany.
and Ia the state generally. Tho presi-
a better showing than IL ever has I'm an
off-year.
"As q whole the showing has been an
Improvement over what II was four years
ago and eight years ago.