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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-08-07
More About the Graft.

We'll, if you want to know something
about graft, IN tell you something
Shortly after Sheets became chief of no
lice 1 was given permission through an.
other party to have charge of the gam
bling and the graft in the city. Sheet.
was to get 20 per cent. 1 talked to him
about it and he told me to look after the
grafters, not to have more than ten mar
in town at time and to change them
often and to report to him daily. He CAV,
me permission to open the Kenyon anf
the Buffalo poker rooms
Did you make any arrangements wifi
any of the gTafters2"
Partially"
with WhOm?'
The Painter Kid, the PUdd' nhead Kill
the O'Briens, Walters and the Jew Kid -
What inteTfered with your arrange
ments?"
George Raleigh. who had been appoint
ed chief of detectives. wouldn't stand for
it. They gave a stranger charge of the
graft and left me out. -
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-08-07
DonaIdson's Short End.

The next day I met the O'Briens by
-appOintment in my room at the I'm
perjal hotel and we divided up the money.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-10-16
cherokee,s Mineral Deposits.

Gafney, Special.-In the course OF
an interview with DR. G. F. Lee the
eminent geologist and nineraloglst
who is making a geological and min'
eralogical survey Of this county the
following facts were given: Cherokee
county has more mineral deposits OF
larger and more varied kind than any
other county ia the Union Its iron
deposits are about fourteen miles in
length and about II miles in width
and 15 to 100 feet deep, comprising
about 7OO,OOo,OOO tons consisting Of
the following grades of iron Siieate
of iron about 81. per cent brown
hcmalite iron about 80 per cent. spec
ular henlatite iron abouts93 per cent;
iron about % per cent;
liminite iron about IS per cent. Man
ganese he estimates at several million
tons; bog OF wad manganese is found
in immense deposits covering radius
of Is miles in length comprising mil
lions Of tons from 6. to 40 per cent. Of
binoxidc manganese. There is vein
of graphite extending from Grover,
n. c., through Blacksburg to Gaffney
and nine miles beyond to. the south
west containing 10 per cent pure car
bon from analysis Of various eminent
chemists made especially for DIR. Lee
which is very gratifying to know
from commercial. standpoint.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-10-16
QUICKES run MADE
The Lusitania Breaks Her Own
Fine Speed Record
LESS THAN FIVE DAYS ACRCSS
shipbuilders Say That Until Some
New Means of Propulsion Shall be
Discovered the Monster Cunarder
: Is Likely to hold the Transatlantic
Record.

New York, special.-With her rec
ord-breaking run Of four days, nine
teen hours and forty minutes from
Daunts Rock to Sandy Rook over the
Cunarder Lusitana left Quarantine at
7:3O Friday morning for her dock.
TIE trip not alone breaks all trans
atlantic records, but assures the Cum
ard Company Of British mail subsld-
les amounting to nearly a million a
year. The general impression among
merchant marine shipbuilders is that
the record is not likely to be equalled
by any other passenger carrying ship
at least until some new means OF, pro-
pulsion is devised. Theollicials Of the
Cunard Company still insist that 40
effort was made at record breaking
and that the ship could doubtless do
considerably better if pushed to the
limit.
The Lositania entered her dock In
New York crowned "Qucsn Of the
Seas Her new time takes five hours
from her maiden trip and beats the
Deutschland best time.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-10-16
Greenwiood Taxable. values.

Greenwood, Special.-Auditor j. D.
Watson of this county has completed
his annual report and the figures are
Of considerable interest. The report
shows that the increase in taxable
values in the past year i'll this couli-
ty amount to nearly half a million
dollars fhe exact increase being $47O,-
205. The total taxable valuation of
property In Greenwood county for
sstEe present year is $6,207 $780,. Z
) year the: total taxable property
$5,7SS7 ,675 which shows the, incre
of $40 There are 319, 500 ac
ssof land IN the county and the val
ton for taxation is $2,964,77O {
the taxable value of buildings
SIS, ,915 The railroads in this co
ty are put down at $969, ,155. The pvr-
bonal property is put down at $2,-
273,955. There are LIZA horses in
1.-The county valued at SOL, ,160; 5000
head .of cattle valued at $69,6S0; b.
COS mules valued at $2O3,O6O; $40
sheep and goats valued at $1,045;
1895 hogs valued at $780,; 245
watches valued at $4,36O; 675 pianos
and organs valued at $25,246; 4,S07
scarriages and buggies valued at $685.
$50; $500 dogs valued at $12,S30;
merchandise valued at $316, $40 ;man-
ufacturesi $S63,190; etc. Comparison
of some. of the items are interesting
for instance, the tax on the 1850
dogs in the county amounts to more
than the sheep and goats in the
county. -
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-10-16
DECLARE FOR Is CENTS
Promises of Several Banking Houses
to Advance Loans on Cotton in
Warehouse.

Promises of Several Banking Housel
to Advance Loans on Cotton in
Warehouse.
Orangeburg, special.-The farmers
of this, the greatest cotton producing
county in South Carolina, took steps
toward holding their cotton for a min-
imum price Of Is cents per pound.
This is the minimum agreed upon at
the last meeting Of the executive COM
mittee of the Southern Cotton associa-
ton. The South Carolina members Of
the committee are said not to have
favored this minimum, but after the
committee as q whole had acted the
leaders Of the cotton farmers in this
State have sounded the call and have
begged the farmers to hold their cot
ton.
{. The meeting here was called to put
the matter squarely before the peo-
pie Of Orangeburg county. This
county has sold quite lot of cotton
already, but it is declared. freely that
about 10000 of $4,000 bales will be
held, for that which has been sold
is said to have come from. the crops
Of negro farmers, who could not hold
There were interesting speeches,
some earnest and convincing argu-
ments. The principal addresses Of
the day were delivered by ex-Gov. D.
C. Heyward who was invited because
be is the president of the Standard
Warehouse company, which has ware
houses in severeaf parts of the State,
and Mr.. E. D. Smith, field agent Of The
Southern Cotton Association. A short
but interesting speech was made by
DR.. W. W. Ray, who attended the ex-
ecutive committee meeting, and an
other by Mr.. F. Fl. Weston, secretary
of the South Carolina Cotton Grow
ers association.
The meeting was fairly well attend
ed although it was Saturday and
there were several thousand people
On the streets and the merchants could
not well leave their stores. Mr.. John
E. Wannamaker of St. Matthews, who
called the meeting and is president Of
the Orangeburg county ASSOCIATION,
made few very earnest Introductory
remarks. Mr.. Wannamaker stated
among other things that he had had
a good natured controversy recently
with the editor Of great daily news
paper as to the advisability Of holding
For Is cents and he wished to COM
mend to the farmers the spirit in
which his communications had been
received.
But he declared the fact that the
pres of the South is not afire with
enthusiasm in the fight to push the
price o. fthe staple to Is cents, for
the press is the mightiest force in the
country and if all Of the papers
should become enlisted 'in the cause
and should make an uncompromisins
fight for Is cents, it would not be
long until the people would be educat-
ed to realize the value Of their staple
and the crop would be held back un-
til the farmers would get their Is
cents.
DR.. W. vs. Ray, member of the ex-
ecutive committee from South Caro-
lima, was called upon by Mr.. Wanna
maker to give an account of that
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-10-16
Opening First Assembly.

Manila, BY Cable.-Great interest
is shown in the opening of the first
PHILIPPINE Assembly, which will take
place this week, and the arrival OF
Secretary Taft, which comes at an
opportune time in Tile inauguration of
PHILIPPINE home rule. Already the
contending political factions are
showing great activity and at the
caucus recently held the first brush
occurred lover a motion to have the
Assembly proceedings opened with
prayer This was defeated by one
vote, on the broad ground that af-
fairs Of Church and State should, be
kept distinct.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-10-16
The report OF Une uvun...--

The report OF. Jne uvu.u-.--
Transportation was adopted. 1t rec
ommends that greater care be exers
cised in preserving cotton in trans
portation from the effects Of the
weather and that every effort be
made to extend the warehouse sys-
tenn for cotton in America; the adj
option Of label on cotton bales iden-
tifying the grower and the warehouse
where stored and showing gross tare
and net weight. Such system is
conductive to reduction Of country
damage. A bill of lading so drawn as
to establish the continuity of respon-
sibility of the several carriers from
the interior point to the ultimate des-
tiantion is recommended.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-10-16

Ue l,UuV,vvv ualU, suvIy tu..
year; Louisiana and Mississippi re-
ported short crops, and nearly all of
the other States reported that crops
would fall below the production of
last year. South Carolina alone re-
ported a good croo OF about an aver
age crop:
In view of the reports received, it
was estimated that the crop this >yea-
would be 11,750,O0O bales. Therefore
the committee very deliberately con-
cluded that the value of the crop
would best be obtained by holding out
for Is cents per pound. "We appeal
to tile bankers and business men to
help us win this fight" said DR.. Ray.
"We are dependent upon them as
we'll as they are dependent upon us.
The future of the South is entirely
dependent upon the income from the
sale of cotton, and as the scarcity of
labor has ialsed the price of produc-
tion and as the price of all commodi-
ties has increased, the farmers feel
that they have a right to demand
more for their cotton and they be-
lieve Is cents per pound to be the
right figure"
Following DR.. Ray, ex-Gov. Hey
ward was introduced. Gov. Hayward
admirable address is printed in full at
the request of officers Of the associa-
tion. Gov. Hayward did not 60 the
full length and advise that the farm
ers hold for 15 cents, for he is in the
warehouse business and should far
mers, acting on his advice, put their
cotton in the warehouse to be held
for Is cents-and then not get that
price-he would feel that he had in
jured them. But the address showed
SO much thought upon the general
question and was such good reading
matter in general way to- show the
value Of cotton as staple and as a
monopoly that the association will
have it published in other States.
Gov. Heyward in the outset assured
Chairman j. f. Wannamakcr that the
banking institutions and the press
would support the cotton producers
in their fight to control the price of
their own monopoly. Later on, just
as he was concluding his address, he
received telegram from the National
Loan and Exchange bank in which
they agreed to carry their customers
who will warehouse their cotton for
rise in price.
Other speeches were made and
great dea lof valuable. information
was brought out. The meeting was a
fine success.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-10-16

conference with Mayor kneUU avv~-
the immigration line coming to Char
lesion from Trieste. Mr.. Hayward as
president of the Southern Immigra-
ton association is much interested in
this line and purposes to get the CO.
operation of all the South to handle
immigrants who may come here from
the Austrian port MIR. Hayward ex-
poets Charleston to put up a guaran-
tee for the lines business and be will
work hard to get the States in the.
immigration association to take the
immigrants. lie has already received
assurance that cooperation with Char
lesion will be given by several States
desiring immigrants.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-10-16
Lusitania to Make a New Record.

New York, special.-Wireless re-
port places the Lusitania's position
66O miles east Of Sandy Hook bar at
9 O'Clock. Should the speed be main.
tanned the turbiner would be off the
bar at midnight Thursday. This
would make her time four days, l6
hours and 80 minutes. Her average
for the trip thus far has exceeded her
speed, and with favorable weather
and the benefit of the usually fast
track for the final strech, she is like
ly to reach here even earlier. At all
events she can hardly fail to beat all
transatlantic records.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-10-16
COTTON MEETING CLOSES
An Association to Comprise the
! Associations Now Affiliated as Well
!, as the Continental srinners' Asso-
citation and the Sea island Cotton
Growers Decided Upon.

| =
Atlanta, Ga, special.--When the
plan adopted by the international con
ference Of cotton growers and si'in=
ners goes into effect the cotton INDUS
try Of the world, from the time Of the
planting Of the seed to the timesthe
mills turh out their goods, will be un-'
der one great organization Of plant
ets and spinners. The. international
conference decided to make their or
gnhikation permanent, and in doing
Ills, will also invite the Continental
Spinners' Association of Europe and
the Sea Island Cotton Growers As
ISOLATION of the United States to be-
come affiliated bodies with the asso-
tiation, and to have representatives
| in the executive committee, which,
ander the plan adopted, is to- be the
governing body Of the international
conference. The plan adopted is sub
ject to the action Of the bodies now
forming the international conference
and the two other great associations
invited to become members but there
| is little doubt that the action 81 the
conference vii be approved by these
bodies.
The international conference ad-
journed late Wednesday afternoon.
The first meeting of the new world
wide organization may possibly be
held in Paris next year, as the Inter
!! national Cotton Spinners' Association
Of Europe meets there, and Herr
Kufler, Of Vienna, stated that dele
gates from all organizations will be
Invited to attend.
2The conference at its session We'd
nasdayl took action that it is believed
will. soon result in a vast improve
ment in the methods of putting raw
cotton into shape for handling by the
spinners with q consequent saving to
them Of fully $25,OO0,OOO a year now
lest, it las been assrted by reason OF
slipshod methods Of baling.
A sharp fight was made over Con-
gresham Hefin's resolution calling
on the United States Congress and
the British Parliament TO regulate cot
ton speculation, but the matter was
finally referred to the different bodies
for. independent action. Two of the
affiliated bodies, the Farmers Union
and the Southern Cotton Growers
Association, later took favorable act
ion on this resolution.
The European delegation will de.
part on q special train for tour of
The cotton States, going through III Tex
MS and returning to New York by way
of st. Louis, Chicago, Niagara Falls
and Toronto.
After the adjournment of the con-
r------'. tho Farmers Union and the
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-10-16
Cassie Chadwick Dead in Prison.

Columbus, O., Special Cassie
Chadwick, "the high priestess OF IL
nance" who for two years has been
serving sentence in the Ohio peni-
tentiary, is dead in the prison here.
She died alone and welcomed death.
No one but nurse was present her
family having deserted her as well as
all the friends who were so thick
when she had money to burn. The
body Of Cass Chadwick lies at the
Fisher undertaking establishment.
The place of burial is still in doubt
Emil Hoover, the son lis without
funds to pay expenses of the burial
and unless the same is forthcoming
the body will probably rest in Green
lawn Cemetery here. The body Is
sadly wasted from disease. 4
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-10-16
STRIKE STRIKE TO CONTINUE
Telegrapi.ers PointedIy Refuse
to Go Back to Work
WARM FINE I'M THEIR MEETING
New York Telegraphers' Union De-
clares in Favor Of Continuing
Strike and Is Followed by Local
Unions In All Sections,

New York, Special-President s. j.
Small appeared confident that the
strike was at an end hopeful that his
men would be reinstated.
"The strike will be called off and
the men will be back to work, I" he
said.
"Will YOU give word of advice
to the men as to whether they should
vote t., cali it off and seek reinstate-
r,eAl ~ he Was asked. -
"I will cover that point at the
meeting with the men in New York, !"
he replied.
"rhe object in sending out my
statement to the men was to put the
question right up to them. Our re-
sources are exhausted and if they
want TO continue the fight they will
have to furnish the funds"
"percy Thomas says you. have $l5,-
600 in the treasury" was suggested.
SIN whose treasury" asked Mr..
Small. "We have $4,000 bit ncL
for strike uses. That is mutua!
benefit frnd, for insurance. If we
have money, why couldn't We; pay off
here Saturday. But there is always
TAX Of this kind at the end Of every
strike. l have been through about five
months of this ever since the strike
began in San Francisco last June and
it doesn't bother me any more. II
MrA Thomas wants to fight the calling
elf &. tile strike let him do SO. / am
going to that meeting with brass
knLckles. Generally labor leaders ad-
wise each other to disregard the suf-
ferings of their men when strike
is on, bul L will not do that to the
very last ditch. We might hold out
Il couple of. weeks longer on nothing
by encouraging. talk but the result
would be thatFzthe men Of the weak
er characters would be slowly return
ing to work Maile the stronger men
would hold out; and suffer the most
just because they were the most
staunch. There would not be any
union left"
"What if the locals decline to call
it OFF," he was asked.
90 Well there will be nothing to do
but to KEEP up the fight !as long as
they can,. but it will be mp to them
to provide funds. The strike was H.
regular from the beginning
"Then the strike is hopeless and it
might as we'll be abandoned?"
"That is it, replied Mr.. Small.
NotwithctA..1:---- r. .-:1""f Snnall's
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-10-16
Fell As Feet.

Charleston, Special.-T. J. Bacon,
a Bell telephone lineman fell from the
top of a 45 foot pole Thursday morn
ing at Coming and Radife streets,
and was badly injured. Reports
from the Roper hospital say that he
is internally hurt, and that his con-
dition is, critical. He was at work
on the crossttrees of the tall pole
and came in contact it us thought
with a live wire. The shock caused
him to lose his hold on the crossarm
and he fell to the ground below with
terrific force. While no bones have
been found broken the shock was
heavy and he is badly burt.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-10-16
Missionary Conference.

Chattanooga, Special.-The laymen
missionary conference will be held in
this city in April next. This meeting
will be attended by at least a thous-
and delegates representing every
Southern Methodist Church in the
South and the West from California
to Richmond and will be the largest
religious gathering ever held in the
country. There will be addresses at
the meeting from prominent mer
from all parts of the world.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-10-16
Snow Was Acquitted of Killing
Brother.

Hartwell, special.-John Vance
Snow action Of a prominent and in
fenential family was acquitted by a
jury after being out twenty minutes.
Snow was on trial for killing his
brother, Columbus Snow last March.
The defense's theory was accident.
Solicitor Meadow argued for tho
State and the two speeches for Snow
were made by A. G. McCgrry and
Julian MeCpryy,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-10-16
A Solomon on the Bench.

They 6ave Solomon for a justice
In Dubois. Some chickens were
found in the yard of Jack" Gallagher.
in Dubois, on Thursday afternoon. VII.
liam Avery, of the same town, had
some chickens stolen from him and
suspected Gallagher. A search war;
rant was issued and Gallagher's prem
ises were searched, with the above re-
suited. Avery claimed the fowls. IN
order that there might be no doubt
about the matter that chickens were
taken to the far end of the lot by
the officers and others present and lib
Grated. The started for the Avery
chicken coop. Squire Barclay decided
the evidence strong enough to hold
Gallagher.-Philadelphia Record.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-10-16
dattop Shoals COMPANY.

Anderson, 'special.-The annual
meeting of the stockholders Of the
Hatton Shoals company who own the
Hatton Shoals on the Tugaloo river
was held last week and the follow
ing board of directors was elected:
Hugh McRae, E.. w: Van Lucas, NJ.
F. Fl. Governeur, 7. w. Davis, H: NJ.
Chase, A B. Shedding, Raymond Hunt
C. Van 'Louven and H. A. Orr.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-10-16
Twins Born in an Auto1 Dill

Turin, Italy, BY cable.-gE1th the
auto in which she was i:a.senger
tearing down a step hill at sixty miles
an hour and beyond control through
a break in the machinery Countess BIZ
ma gave birth to twins. With friends
the Count and Countess were enjoying
spin, when the car became unman-
.ageable on the crest of a hill and the,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-10-16
The Question of Passenger Rates

Washington, Specialize prob
lem Of State or Federal supervision
in fixing passenger rates will probably
be preeipitatcd upon the National As
sociation Of Railroad Commissioners
by the report on the powers duties
and work of State commissioners.
The present divergence in various
States in maximum passenger rate
legislation makes a more uniform all
iustment almost imperative. The as
sociation will probably adopt gen-
cral policy.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-10-16
Largest Ginnery East Of Texas.

Greenwood, Special.-The- high wa
ter mark in the ginning record of the
Greenwood oil mills ginnery was
reached here Friday when there were
ginned and packed 16S bales of cotton
in one day. The ginnery here since
the burning of the tginnery of the
Peoples oil mill at Anderson is the
largest east of the Mississippi river.
The Anderson ginnery was exactly
the same size. Since it was burned
the one here has no rival outside Of.
Texas in size. The 16 gins turn out
cotton in a jify. Capt: F. S. Evans
manager for this district of the
Southern Cotton Oil company says he
believes this ginnery will gin close
around 1000 bales Of cotton this yea...
Last year the total crop of this coun-
ty was little over $4,000 bales. This
was short crop but if this ginnery
gets 1000 this year it will be about
one fourth Of the entire crop Of the.
country. Nearly 5000 bales have
been ginned to date.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-10-16
Six suhfocated by Smoke.

Gloversville, N. Y, Specialists
membres of the family of Solomon
Frank, glove cutter and five daught-
ers, were suffocated by smoke when
their home was destroyed by fire car
ly Sunday. The dead are: Solomon
Frank, aged 40 years; Sarah, 2l;
Dora, 10; Rosa, il; Minnie III Mary
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-10-16
New Investment Company.

Columbia, special.-The Southern
local enterprise recently started has
bsen organized by. the election of F.
H. Weston as president; Willie Jones
vice president and J. E. Poore, secre-
tary and treasurer. The other mem
bers Of the board of directors are W.
T. Aycock and j.. P. Matthews. The
capital stock is $4,000 and the COM
panv will do a general investment
business dealing in real estate and
stocks AMI bonds for those who have
snail sums 70 invest.