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The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-07-05

Sprculatur in lifr'S necessities can do
a> well on Il bad crop rs on a good
one
We are glad to be able to tell our
readers that the farmers have made
up their minds TO put an end to this
system. and that they have gone to
work inlrllycntly.
Hitherto the farmer alone has had
nothin" whatever to say About The
Price TO Be Paid For What He Ac-
tually Produced.
Some man in Liverpool, some mill
owner in the North, might settle price
that the Southern cotton grower must
take per bale of cotton. Some other
man. thousands of miles away. could
settle the price that the Western far
mcr should have for hH gNlin.
The famcr alone Had nothing to
say About 1t. The railroads decided
what !hcy should charge him. BanlJ
decided what they should charge for
the use Of the money. Trusts decided
on their cxtortions. Tariff builders
decided what tax the farmers wife
and daughter should pay on their
wearing apparel.
But The Farmer Was Forbidden To
Have Any Say In Fixing The Price
Of His Goods.
This is to end. the work has been
already begun in The farmers or@an-
izati"nS This newspaper congratulate
trS the farmers. and ~rccts as pub
lie bcncfactors the moving spirits IN
the great farmers organization
The farmers OF the country are the
backbone of the country. They de-
vclop the nations real wealth. which
is the wealth Of The Soil. They are
entitled tu Il fall share of that wealth
and Of She national prosperity. BY
combination. ny insisting on fair
prices Tor their cotton. their wheat
and their other crops. And BY Refus-
ing To Sell The Non-P Pcrishablc Pro
ducts Except for A Fair Pricc, they
have already added tens of millions
T." the annual returns from tn" farms.
! They Nhh trus and hundreds. Of mil
lions more annually u their unions
increase in power.
Thr isolated human brin". whether
he be farmer or mechanic, i at The
mercy Of every form of greed and
cunning.
The farmer has too lone plowcd.
narrowed. Sown, rcapcd. swcatrd and
trrttrd to bnild up bank accounts
For Others; and pay interest ON mort =
ra"cS. We arc clad that he has dccid-
ed. By Union, to keep for himself and
! family. which means for the people
of America, that to which they are
entitled.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-07-05
Getting Something for Nothing.

t:ctl,n~ good practical Farmers I"
Quit their work TO -n ont and work
for Ire Farmers Union for nothing
is ali mat j. i, the way Of >prcadm"
lhr Farmers Union ur%a>izatioM all
cv", uur Snuih land in a very short
wii.r.
+ lis prevailing idea among farm
rs &" "cl Sumcthm" for M"ihln". "'
ncl .lrni, men IL ho cheap work M
s'r4.. H ".t,i"g. GOOD m"n at Good
riceS 10 do ~"rd work Is the biggest
Stumbling block in ihr way Of the pro-
..rcSS Of the Farmers or@anzatlon. 1t
takes biz hunt and Il BIZ bHi To
catch bic fish and hold the came
arl a small flv hook for minnows.
You cannot control The price of
cotton unless Nnu can control the
men who hold the cotton.
The cotton grower can not prosper
while others price all he sells and
Nnvs any more than he ""nld pull
himself ont Of miro by hl'iin" nj the
Straps Of his boot ir"S.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-07-05
Help Yourself.

DON'T Quarrel with others about M"t
N"lpin~ the farmer when You are moi
irving to help yourself.
Some farmers d" \ l"i of h"wi'n"
and no work because they ar" To-"
nnor-thcy 1hink--t" It" anything else
but howl the calamity howl.
The man with manhood and plenty
of crit and energy in his make up
need never ask others 10 "lvr hlm
room: about all This man needs IS |"
ut his natural talents /" work Will
vim and the world will give him
nlcnty of room.
WAY all this talk about "r"aMlzln"
he farmer "f to-day when our dad
dies and "rnnhdaddicS lived better
than we 10 without any organization
amon~ themselves? Because. our dad
lcs and ~randdaddicS produced al
most cvcrvthiH~ they needed to eat
and wear. upnn their own farms cX-
~rrting salt. <uyar. iron a"d what H.
lie money. they needed to pay taxes
which for these small items was not
very hard 10 9ci ont Of his surplus
cotton and other crops and stock. And
Yow we fool cotton growers hav" Tor
10 these many years been trNn" I"
.,ct rich buvin@ all these things at
the other fellows prices. and pay'n"
for them with ont cotton also al ihr
other fellows prices. We are compel
led to organize before we can price
our own cotton.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-07-05
KILLING NEAR EDGEFIELD.
Edgefield Farmer, Charged With Mur-
der, Spends but Brief Time in
Jail-Record Case for Swift
ness.
The State.

The State.
Edgcficld, July 2.-This morning
f. T. Chappell, who lives on IL farm,
one mile below town. shot and killed
George Griffin, an elderly negro ten
ant on his place.
The tale goes that Griffin had enter
ed into contract, or obligated him
self not to hire any Of his children
off of the Chappell place until the lat
ter'S crop should be gathered. Griffin,
it is said, broke this agreement by
hirin" one or more Of his children
uI' tn" place. This brought about il
dispute in the field. Griffin, it is al
legged, cS>&ycd t" pick up Il rock to
hur at Charpcll and was shot and
killed by the latter. ChapncIl sur
rendered to the sheriff and was plac-
ed in Jail on a charge Of murder.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-07-05
Testimony Before Coroner.


In the testimony before the coroner
Mariah Griffin. wife of George Grit
fin, ST.. who was killed. testified that
ON several occasions Mr.. Chappcll and
her husband had had quarrels about
hiring out the hands. Yesterday morn
ing she said that she saw Mr.. Chap
pcll hurryim" toward her husband in
The field and she followed him. Be-
fore she arrived where they were she
heard them uuarrcling and in Il few
minutes heard Il pistol shot. Met Mr..
Chappell. who had Immediately start
ed back to The house. and he said to
her. Mariah, have killed George -
and added that he had to kill him on
accoun, Of his imprudeuce and be-
cause he drew Il rock on him. She
testified that he told her that one ne
PRO had beaten him in the field and
he did not intend to let aNo,hcr do it.
She also said that he threatened to
kill her son.
Marah was the nearest person TO
alhe killing. Her son. George Griffin,
Jr.. testified that he saw Mr.. Chap
pcll going toward where his father
WAS w"rkin@ in the field but before
ne cot in >"ht heard The pistol shot
and saw Mr.. th"pprll going back to-
ward his house.
DR.. j. II. Carmichael examined the
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-07-05
SOUTH CAROLINA PYTHIAN'
Board of Publication Held Meeting in
Columbia Tuesday Night and De-
cided on Plans for K. Of p.
Journal.

The board of nubl;ctiou or UThe
South Carolina pvthian.n ,hr month";
" publication of ihc KNIGHTS of Pv-
,hins authorized ,t ,hn rcrcn session
of the uroud lodmc ot Anderson. held
its initial mcriinm LAST n;mht MT tho
Columbia hotel
This board is composcd Of Elbert
IT. Anil Of Nrwbcrrv. chairman: D.
C. HcvwarI Of Columbia, NJ. Rut-
Ilrd.c Rivers Of Charleston. J. ~. Ar
mold OF Grccnvillc and JAS. T., Will
liams Of Columbia. An the members
were prcscu, last ni.h, cxccrt Mr..
lIcvward. who i, out Of ,hc city on
business.
II was decided lu issue 10000 cop-
les monthly Of Il lG-pa"c journal, 9
- bv ~, printed on Surcrralrndar-
ed raprr. An advertisement oppcars
in The State today aSliin- for bids
for nrinlin~ and mnilinw the iu,rnol
The bids arc to be srni 10 Mr.. Aull
Il, Ncwbcrrv before the 18TH of the
month and are to be opcncd in Colum-
bia ON the ni"ht Of the 18th Il, a meet
inw Of the board io be held at the
Cnlumbi, hot,J
A> soon ~ ,hr bids are in thc con-
tract for getting uui The publication
will hr 1ct and whoever i< DESIGNATED
a> mano"inr editor will ne rxrcctcl
iu ret busy richl away. ~ II is plan-
nrA ,n pnr the lir~, ISSUE nu, between
the rir,, and 18th Of Scrirmhcr.
Ev special Invitation. Mr.. Jas. \.
Summrr>rlt. pa>, GRAND chancellor
auI hu<mrS- marH"rr of The Tri-
State odd Fellow. met with the beard
last mionl, auh il WIS a riwht rnthuS-
ia,tic mrr,iur. While fine "ranl lndyc
l,9~ o-rrrI 1n r2y fine EXPENSES rr is
sum. the publication ami has ordered
! I,vi"I II prr rap;ia tax "r - cents ON
! the entire mcmhr, ship in South Car
olina. The gentlemen who compose
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-07-05
Pythian Journal Committee Meets.

Mc>SrS A,rll. of N"wh"rrN: Rivers,
of Charleston: Williams. Of Column
h;o, and Nrmnll. of Gr""nvillr. OF tho
committee appointed by The Pythlan
Grand Lodge TO arrange for ISSUING
Pvlhian publication, met t"-ni"ht at
ihr tolrmbia Hotel. but reached no
conclusion on account Of samples not
bcino in with most Of the buds. the
committee expects 10 aWarh lir CON
tract for thr publication III trW
davs. Ex-Govcrnor Hayward Is Il
member Of the committee. hmt could
not be present on account q! having
left with his family today i"r trip
10 Virginia. Col. Aull is himself
publisher. but he told the committee
io-nioht that he would not accept
the contract at amy figure ON account
Of his bcin" a mrmhcr Of the commit
trr.~- Columbia Cor. News and t"nr-
ipr
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-07-05
TEACHER WANTED.

The patrons of Union Academy,
School District No. 32. will meet at
the school house ON Saturday, July
13. 1907, at one O'Clock for the pur-
pose Of clcctin" teacher. Salary $50
per month: term about six months.
Applications may be filed with any
one Of the undersigned.
j. ID. II. Kmarh,
Chairman.
F.. S. Franklin.
NJ. G.. Moore,
Trustees.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-07-05
SALUDA OIL MILL SOLD.
Property Bought by Stockholders Tor
Ten Thousand Dollars.
News and Courier.

News and Courier.
Saluda, July 2.-The Saluda on
Mill was sold here yesterday to the
highest bidder. It was bid off by Mr..
M. r. Pitts for the stockholders at
the upset price, $4,000. The present
stockholders who wish to do so can
either retain their holdings or re-
ceive forty cents on the dollar for
their stock, each being cared for un-
der the sale. The paid up capital is
$4,000 dollars, and it is very fine
property under proper management.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-07-05
The Farmer Declaring His 1ndepen
dence.

(From Weekly News, Denver, Colo.)
The American farmer is abont to
declare his independence Of the spec
ulator of Wall Street and The move
,ncnt has not been initiated day l""
soon.
The farmer has worked and w"rri-
cd. and his profit has been small.
The bad crop worries Were All For
Him. lie stood the loss Alone. The
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-07-05
DELINQUENT TAX NOTICE.

The town treasurer has turned
over to ne the tax executions for de-
linQucnt taxes. Please see me at once
and save further costs.
NJ. M. Buford.
Sheriff.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-07-05

Gay Communications intended for this
department should be addressed to J. c
Striking, Pendleton, S. C..
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-07-05
Farmer Union Bure u of
information

Conducted by tho
South Carolina Farmers Educa
t.onal and Cooperation Union.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-07-05
Gro"r9c Griffin.

Gre"rec Griffin.
''SW"rn I" and subscribed this 2nl
day "f July. 1907.
"E. 7. Chappcll.
81. ". Thnrm"nd g.. S.N.
"Nntarv puhlir.'
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-07-05

says: That he lives between the town
OF Trenton and Ed@cficld court house,
about one mile from the court house,
and is by occupation Il farmer. and
has lived in El@cfield county num-
bcr Of years That on the 2nd day Of
July. 1907, about $50 o'clock a. m..
in dcpnncrl > field. dependent spoke
to one OF his croppcrS, Geo. Griffin,
about ALLOWING" his children to work
out in oth"" peoples farms while they
were 50 Haily needed at home and
thcrcupon the said George Griffin be-
came furious, and made at dcponent
with rocks. and after throwing 4
rock a, dcponcnt with great force and
violence, he rushed on dcpOncnt, de-
poncut all the time retreating and tell
in" him to stop. but the said George
Griffin, being Il stron% and stout ne
gro, cvidrH:l: tMnuAht that he had
lcponcm i. his i:uNc: anH """;d XII!
him, and dcponent verify believes
that he would have been killed but for
the fact that he had his pistol in his
pocket Che was near the rock quarry
where Il great many desperate ne
groes work. and he considered it even
unsafe to go to the back part Of his
farm without his pistol, as they fire
qucntly pass through Opponents 5
place., and as the said George Griffin
continued to rush on deponent, and
throw rocks at him, thereby cndang-
cring dcponcnt's s life, dcponcnt drew
his pistol and shot at him as quickly
as possible, and as he shot the said
George Griffin jumped up and fell.
Dcponcnt was only protecting himself
and regrets very much the necessity
Of taking the life Of the said George
Griffin, and shot only once, and it
was entirely the conduct Of the said
George Griffin that caused him to be
shot, and during the year deponent
has treated the said negro we'll, done
all he could to provide for his COM
forts, but the said negro was desper-
ate, and on said occasion seemed bent
on killing dcponent; and dcponent
shot him to defend himself, there be-
ING no other means Of escape. There
were no witnesses TO this occurrence
Dcponcnt had no malice against said
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-07-05
Affidavit of Defendant.

The affidavit nf the defendant is
as follows:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-19
SANTA FE TRAIL IS MARKED.
In Ninety-three Places the Stones
Have Been Set.

According to a statement given out
by Geo. W. Martin, secretary of the
state historical society, there have
now been placed in Kansas a total of
SO of the old Santa Fe trail markers.
The markers have been distributed
as follows:
johnson county, Z; Douglas. s;
Usage, 5; Wabaunsee, 1; Lyon, 81;
Morris, 6; Marion, 4; Mcpherson, A.;
Rice, 5; Barton, 5; Pawnee, s.; Ham
ilton, 5; Gray, 4; Haskell, A; Grant, g.;
Stevens, 1; Morton, 5.
The legislature appropriated 81, 600
for placing markers. To this the
school children of the state, by a pen
ny collection, added 1884 and the
markers cost SIG each.
The cost of shipping the markers
has been borne by the Santa Fe rail-
way, and the cost of setting them has
generally been paid by the county
commissioners or local subscription.
In johnson county there have been
placed two additional markers by the
local people-one at Olathe and one
at Gardener, very expensive ones; at
Baldwin, in Douglas county, one Ky
the chapters at Lawrence and Otta-
wa; one in Usage by the Topeka
chapter; one i'm Rice by the Sterling
chapter, and one at Fort cara by the
school children of Barton county.
A special marker, costing as much
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-19
CHAMPION MELON EATER
Miss Rhetta Brundage Proves Her
Capacity in Chicago.

Chicago, July 19.-Having come
from New Orleans. where she has
spent much of her life eating water
melons and has had advantages in OBJ
servation not offered to young women
of the latitude of Oak Park, Miss
iRhetta Brundage had no difficulty in
winning. the prize at a private contest
held in Oak Park last night, the pur-
pose of which was to see who could
successfully and successfully dispose
of the greatest number of the fruits
of the vine.
At the close of the race. which was
closely watched by a number of Oak
Park society leaders. Miss Brundage
was seven melons and three slices
ahead, and would have been able to
continue had there been any place
left to throw the seeds.
The battle began at o'clock sharp.
Six young women were entered for the
prize. The contest being entirely of a
midst of friends. the melon eaters
adorned themselves for speed in their
attempts, regardless of temporary per-
sonal appearances.
Miss Brundage finished her first
slice in eight seconds. She was two
slices into her third round before her
nearest competitor could show the first
full complement of rind from her first
and was still eating briskly, without
any apparent signs of fatigue The
actual number of melons consumed by
the winner is suppressed.
The test of capacity was the feature
of a lawn fete and porch party given
in honor of Miss Brundage by Mrs
Gustave Shauer, SOL South Kenilworth
avenue. The party continued for some
time after the main event.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-19
HE MUST BE. DROWNED.
HI. A. C. Hartman of C1af1in Missing
But Team Found in the Creek.

Great Bend, Kan, July ia report
received here last night from Claflin
states that it is feared H. A c. Hart
man of that city was drowned in the
afternoon while attempting to ford
Cow creek. This creek is usually a shall
low stream and there are a number of
fords used by farmers. Owing to the
recent heavy rains it is running bank
full and in several places is out of
it's banks. Mr.. Hartman started to
Clafiin about 1 p. m. and towards ev-
ening some one telephoned to his home
in the country to speak to him in re-
gard to a business matter.
When it was found that he had
that he had made an attempt to use
the ford instead of taking the longer
road, coming over the bridge. A trip
was made to the ford one mile south
and two miles west of Claflin and the
team was found drowned. The buggy
was still attached to them and the
outfit was just below the ford in about
80 feet of water. No trace of Mr.. Hart
mans body was found and the creek
hardly possible that he escaped drown
ing as he would have doubtless shown
up at one of the numerous farm houses
in the vicinity before this
Mr.. Hartman lived on his farm four
miles south of Claf1in and drove into
town daily to look after business at
fairs. He was wealthy and owned con-
siderable land in Barton county as we'll
as in other parts of Kansas. He came
been prominent locally in business and
political affairs. He was a familiar fig
ure at many of the state conventions
Of the Republican party.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-19

No coffee of equal quality can be
sold in this town for the same price.
whether it be sold out of bag or bin,
or under some romantic trademark.
You may tell them you know and that
Arbuckle Brothers, the greatest coffee
dealers in the world, will stand for it.
ARpUcK1H York City,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-19
SECURES TWO PITCHERS.
New York Americans Sign Hinebrand
and Manning.

New York, July 1.-Two new
pitchers have been added to the staff
of the New York Americans, President
Farrell purchasing Washington's title
to Hillebrand the former Princeton
star. and buying Manning from the
Williamsport club of the Tri-State
league Both are right-handers.
Hillebrand was one of the greatest
athletes ever at Princeton and was a
star both at baseball and football.
1t is announced that Malachi Kit
ridge has been deDosed as mana Ger of
the Montreal club of the Eastern
league and has received his uncondi-
tional release. His successor as lead
er of the Royals is Jimmy Morgan, last
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-19
SUICIDE BY HANGING.
Resident of County Poor Farm Near
Lawrence Ends Life.

Lawrence, Kan. July 19.-Camillus
Whitney, resident at the county farm
committed suicide by hanging himself
to a tree along the banks of the Wa
karusa. Whitney told the people about
the house that he was coming to town
to see the poor commissioner, and went
across lots to the Wakarusa There he
went to the bank of the stream, took a
cotton rope he had with him. fastened
one end to the limb of a tree, the other
about his neck, and swung off the bank,
and was strangled to death.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-19
He Helped Build the Union Pacific.

Omaha, Neb.. July 19.-William A.
Paxton. ST., pioneer and millionaire
business man. dropped dead at his
home in this city last night. Mr.. Pax
ton was born in Springfield. KY, 20
years ago. He came to Omaha at the
age of 20 and has been identified with
the interests of the city ever since. He
was employed in the construction of
the military road between Omaha and
Salt Lake and later was one of the
contractors who built the Union Pa
ciflc railway. Later he made a for
tune in the cattle business in Nebraska
and Wyoming.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-19

as three ordinary ones, will be fur
nished Council Grove, to set under
the tree where the treaty with the
Osages was made for the right-of-
way for the TRAIL August 10, 1925.
This will make a total of ninety three
markers from the east to the west
line of the state.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-19
Nav Mean n New Prison.

Leavenworth. Kan. July 19.-Lieu-
tenant Colonel Young, commandant of
the military prison, and Mr. Wheaton,
an architect. visited the new federal
penitentiary yesterday and inspected
the buildings to obtain information for
use in building a new military prison.
The cellhouses and buildings of the
present military prison are old and out
of date and it is planned to replace
them with new ones
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-19
missouri River Risine.

river rose four inches here last night
and is still rising little Heavy rains
fell and workmen are protecting the
Missouri Pacific tracks at Leavenworth
Junction with rock and brush.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-19

Government VIII Prosecute Lynchers.
Guthrie, Okla. July 19.-For the
first time in the history of Oklahoma
the government will prosecute lynch
ers. United States Marshal John
Alternately and two assistant United
States attorneys are in Usage, Okla, to
secure evidence against the members
of the mob that Tuesday night hanged
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-19

the negro, Frank Bailey, for assaulting
Brakeman Frank Kelly. Charges of
murder will be preferred against the
men and boys. Usage is in the Indian
reservation and the territorial authori-
ties have no Jurisdiction
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-19
Republicans Call State Convention.

Oklahoma City, July 19.-J. L.
Hamon, chairman of the Republican
state central committee, today issued
a call for a state convention to be held
at Tulsa, /. t.. August 1. with 1887
delegates in attendance.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-22
SUBMARINE BoAT TESTS.
"LaIxe" Makes Good Time With and
 Against Tide.

Newport, R. l., May 21,-The sub
 marine boat Lake was given her sub
 merged speed trial in Narragansett Bay
 to-day and subsequently, was put
 through several other maneuvering
 tests. Previous to the trial of the
 Lake, that boat, together with the Oc- topus, was taken out to Brenton's Reef |lightship with the idea of giving them
 was strong, but 1t was off-shore and
 the sea was comparatively smooth. The boats then returned to the harbor and the Lake was sent over the meas ured mile course three times. On the first run with the tide and against the wind she covered the course in 10 min utes 29 2-5 seconds, a speed of 5.72 knots
 an hour. The next run was made against tide and with the wind, and the Lake developed a speed of 5.69 knots an hour. On the third run against the tide the speed was 5.61 knots.
 The Lake was then sent over a course on which she was given full speed and then required to stop and back-a feat which she accomplished in forty-two seconds. She made the maneuver. of sealing her top and drop ping to twenty feet in minutes 19 seconds, and following this by anchor ing in forty feet of water, as required by the board. The boat then returned to the harbor.