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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-04-17

Mrs. Kate Tompkins Aull is
spending several weeks under the
/ parental roof. Her coming is not
only q great delight to the mem
bers of the home circle but to her
troops Of friends also. Mr.. Aull
who spent Sunday in Edgefeld, is
in Saluda this week in attendance
upon court as stenographer.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-04-17

Fresh Prures and Evaporatee
P. P. Blalock, Jr.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-04-17

If you went the finest, Falt Mat
tress made, let US sell you d "Rex"
or Dexter" There is nothing
better.
RAMSEY & Jones.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-04-17

Why order Lace Curtains from
a catalog house or q city store?
We can save you money. An in-
apection of our large stock is all
we ask,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-04-17

Ramsey & JoueS'
The town council will hold its
annual meeting On Friday after=
noon Of this week. Among the
items of business to receive att
tention at this meeting will be
the election of two marshsls for
the ensuing twelve months. All
applications should be filed with
Mr.. w H. Harlipg, the clerk of
The council. Official notice of the
election is given elsewhere in this
issue of The Advertiser.
At the hour these lines are per-
ned TUESDAY afterpoonl about
half hundred club women of
Edgefeld, Trenton, and Johnston
are holding a conclave at the
residence of Mrs. Beauregard Tim
mons, the OCCASION being che OBJ
serval ce of Reciprocity Day.
Only forty-nine of the ifty women
are talking at one time. and an at
tempt {, record this raplti=slded
conversation would smash into
smithereens the most substantial
pbonogrsph that has ever been
CONSTRUCTED.
Have received secoud shipment
of Cerralite. Try it for cors and
So' W. W. Adams,
Very large assortment of Al
lan's Perfurnery in oil of the deli
cate and popular odors. There is
nothing better OH the market.
Timmons Bros.
Choice green English Peas can
ned, l0cents per can,
May n Prescott.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-04-17

The Woman's Mission! Society
and Juvenile Society of the
Methodist church will meet with
the Leesville societies on April
26th. Misses Eliza Mccullough
and Kate Samuel will represent
the Woman's Mission Society and
Misses Lura. and Sadie Minis the
Juvenile Society.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-19
G|LLETT SIGNS
BATCH OF BILLS
States Chief Executive Places Name
to Large Number of Measures,
Which Will Now Become
Effective
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
SACRAMENTO, March 1S.-Governor
Gillett today signed the following bills:
BY Transue-Granting to corporations
the privilege of extending corporate
existence for a period of fifty years.
The provisions of this act shall not be
construed to allow such extension to
effect any franchise granted to a cor
poration by any county, town or NUM-
cipal authority.
By Willis-Relating to the division of
the state into counties.
BY Wyatt-Amending section 1879 of
the penal code relating to the changing
of name by a person or corporation.
BY Wyatt-Amending section 319S re-
lating to the recording of trademarks.
BY notwithstanding fund to be
known as the United States forest re-
serve fund.
BY Wyatt-Amending section 290 of
the penal code relating to contents of
articles of Incorporation.
BY Wyatt-Amending section 1923 of
the civil code relating to incorpora-
tions.
BY Wyatt-Relating to fees of Office
of secretary of state.
By Vogel-Appropriati $4,000 for
propagation Of striped bass in Cali
fornia.
BY Acknowledgements money
to pay the claim of A. G. Lafferty.
By O'Brien-Relating to contracts
made by the state.
BY Bishop-Providing for changing of
names of high schools.
BY Kelly-Providing for hearing for
saloonkeepers charged with miscon-
duct.
BY Devlin-Regulating the licensing
of detectives.
BY Cornish-Relating to fish and
game.
By Devlin-Paying deficiency in funds
of the supreme court.
BY Spaulding-Amending section 1877
of the political code relating to salaries
of superior judges.
BY Eshelman-Giving municipalities
power to remove rubbish and clean
sidewalks on neglected property within
city limits and providing that a lien
may be taken on said property to pay
cost of work.
By committee on ways and means
Appropriating money to pay deficiency
in the fund set aside for the payment
of expenses incurred by the state in
bringing back fugitives from justice.
BY ogswell-Appropria money to
purchase books for the Whittier state
school library.
BY Lynch-Relating to the care by
the state of delinquent and illiterate
children.
BY Collister-Appropria money for
the investigation of causes for pear and
walnut blight
BY O'Brien-Repealing an act en-
titled "An act to further define the
powers of the board Of trustees Of the
city of Sacramento"
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-19
SPECIAL TRAIN GOES
TO RESCUE OF THOSE
IMPERlLED BY FLOOD
Nv Associated Press.

MARYSVILLE, Cal, March ia
special train carrying men and boats
left here over the Northern Ell ectric
road at 1O3O today to rescue several
families whose homes among the or
chards along the Feather river between
Gridley and Briggs are flooded.
The building of the railroad embank-
ment probably caused the water to
back UP, as no levees are maintained
there. The people will be brought here
for safety. The Feather and Yuba
rivers are still rising here and three
breaks have occurred above.
The Feather river is rising rapidly
at Oroville and part of that town is
flooded the principal hotel being
among the buildings entered by the
water. The water is said to be the
highest ever known here. One man
was drowned at Oroville while attempt
ing to escape from a gold dredge and
the employees of all the other dredges,
endangered, are reported to have been
saved.
The Northern Electric interurban
service is partly suspended and now no
trains are entering Oroville on account
of a bridge being partly destroyed. The
Southern Pacific service is partly Grip
pied, the tracks being inundated on the
Oroville division. The storm continues.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-19
MASSACRES OF
JEWS REPORTED
Dispatches Bring Terror to Many Who
Fear a Repetition of the kishineff
Affair-ToWn Totally
Destroyed
By Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
NEW YORK. March 1S.-The cable
dispatch received last night by the
Jewish Morning Journal of this city,
reporting that terrible massacres have
occurred at Podihilo. Roumania, has
caused CONSERVATION among the Rou-
manian Jews in New York. They fear
another Kishineff affair, in which so
many Russian Jews perished.
Podihilo. strangely enough, is only
about thirty miles from Kishineff,
which is in Bessarabia. across the Rus
sian frontier.
All the Roumanian societies in New
York have been notified to attend a mass
meeting tonight in the Manhattan
lyceum, in the heart of the east side
Ghetto. The best measures that can
be taken for the afflicted at Podihllo
are to be discussed and decided upon.
The cablegram received here announc-
ing the massacre was signed, accord
ing to the recipients, by three leading
merchants of Podihilo. The cablegram
follows:
"Terrible massaeer since last Thurs
day. Town totally destroyed. All the
Jewish population are ruined and
houses pillaged. We ask help"
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-19
PASS BILL OVER
GOVERNORS
VETO

By Associated Press.
PHOENIX, Ariz., March 18.-Both
houses of the legislature, by unani-
nous vote, today passed the Cameron
trail bill over the veto of Governor
Kibbey and in defiance of the secre-
tary of the interior. The action is un-
precedented in Arizona.
Ralph Cameron has for many years
controlled as a toll road Bright Angel
trail, the chief tourist path leading
into Grand canyon on the south side,
and the only one from the end of
Grand Canyon railroad owned by the
Santa Fe.
The toll road franchise expires short
ly and Cameron applied to the legis-
lature for an extension, a condition
being that the county should share in
the proceeds.
The Santa Fe opposed, hoping that
the trail night be opened for tourists
without charge. The secretary of the
interior advised the governor that as
the trail was in a forest reserve the
government policy was to grant no
franchise, whereupon the governor
vetoed the bill.
Subsequently a resolution was intro
duced and overwhelmingly defeated,
resenting interference by the admins
tration.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-19
TRUCKEE RIVER
ON A RAMPAGE
Highest Point In Its History Reached
and Serious Conditions Are
Threatened-One Man
Reported Drowned
BY Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
RENO, New, March 18.-The Truckee
river has reached the highest mark in
it's history. Since Saturday morning
there have been heavy rains in the
mountains and bridges all along the
line of the river have gone out,
Westbound trains are being held at
this point and, according to information
from the railroad, it may be several
days before any train will be able TO
get through.
Numerous washouts have occurred in
the mountains.
Reno is in danger of a flood. The
water is now nearly at the top of the
main bridge across the city, and all
easements along the river front are
under five feet of water.
One man is reported to have been
drowned. Two others who have their
homes on the island in the river in the
center of town are in grave danger, as
the water has overflowed the island
and there is no means by which the
men can be taken off.
The dam at Floristan, Cal, has been
blown up and all the power plants of
the Truckee River General Electric
company and the Reno Power, Light
and Water company are under water.
If the water rises above the main
bridge in this city there will be a gen.
eral flood which will put most of the
business section of the city under
water.
The situation is extremely grave, and
the only hope of relief is that heavy
rains in the mountains will cease be-
fore the extreme danger point has beer
reached.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-19
EXCITING TIMES
IN WALL STREET
Break of Disturbing Proportions
Comes as a Result of Buoyant
Recovery Friday and
Saturday
Rv Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March 18.-Excitement
was revived in the stock market today
by a break Of disturbing proportions
in the opening dealings.
The outpouring of stocks was attrib-
uted mostly to a rush to realize at the
buoyant recovery which had been
achieved on Friday and Saturday from
the extreme depression of Thursday.
Speculative sentiment was agreed
that the recovery had been violent and
too rapid to be healthy. The wide
declines in London before the market
opened here shook the nerves of many
holders, who had fairly weathered the
storm of last week.
Large reductions of the short ac-
counts, resulting from the rush to cover
on Saturday also deprived the market
of an element of support and there
was reselling of stocks bought at the
decline merely for the purpose of sup
porting the market.
In banking quarters the rapid recov-
cries of prices Saturday were depre-
ciated and there were intimations that
repressive measures might be used to
prevent other than a gradual and
orderly recovery.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-19
JOSE STOCKTON
PASSES AWAY
One of chcaeo's Oldest Settlers, Well
Known in Grand Army Cir
cIes, Goes to His
Reward
By Associated Press.

By Associated Press
CHICAGO, March 1S.-General Jose
Stockton, one of Chicago's Oldest set
tiers, died yesterday after an illness
of several weeks.
General Stockton was born in Pitts
burg, Pa, on August 10, 1888, and came
to Chicago in 1856.
In July, 1862 he enlisted in the Sew
enty-second Illinois volunteers, known
as the First Board of Trade regiment,
After the fall of Vicksburg he as
sumed command of the regiment and
after the battle of Franklin, Tenn, in
which he was wounded, he was brevet-
ed colonel and brigadier general.
General Stockton had been chief
marshal of every Republican procession
in Chicago since the war. He was
chief marshal of the grand procession
just preceding the election of McKin-
ley, was chief of staff to General Sher-
idan at the reception to General Grant
on his tour of the world, to General
Forsythe in the Garfield monument
procession, to General Miles at the
of the Grant monument, and
at the Worlds fair parade in October,
1892. He was chief marshal of the
Peace jubilee parade in 1885,
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-19
THAW'S FATE To
Be IN JURY 5
HANDS FRIDAY
Only -Four Witnesses
Now Remain
State Closes Its Case and Attorney
DeImas Takes Up Sur-Rebut-
tai by Calling
AIienists
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March 18.-When the
Thaw trial was adjourned today there
remained but four expert witnesses to
be examined before the taking of evil
dence closes.
day in little more than an hour, so
it is generally believed that the last
word of evidence may be uttered in
the famous case tomorrow.
In that event, the summing up by
Mr.. Delmas for the defense will be-
gin wednesday morning. District At
torney Jerome will reply on Thursday.
Justice Fitzgerald may proceed imme-
diately with his charge to the jury, or
he may defer it until Friday.
Unless the unexpected happens, there
should be a verdict by Friday night.
The case for the people was finally
closed today by the introduction of the
much discussed Hummel affidavit,
which, with the consent of the defense,
was read in full to the jury.
The affidavit proved a surprise only
in the alleged severity of the assaults
Harry K. Thaw is said to have made
upon Evelyn Nesbit during their trip
through Europe in 1908, when, accord
ing to the testimony of Abraham Hum
mel, Miss Nesbit would not sign state
ments which Thaw had prepared ac-
cusing Stanford White of having
drugged and ruined her.
What Action Contemplated
1t is said the action contemplated
when the affidavit was made was the
recovery of certain property which, it
was alleged, Thaw had wrongfully
taken from the girl. In describing the
affidavit Hummel referred to himself
as Miss Nesbit's attorney, she being
reported to have said: "I have certain
letters and cablegrams from Thaw
which I have turned over to my at
torney, Abraham Hummel."
In sur-rebuttal Mr. Delmas put upor
| the stand three policemen who saw
! Thaw the night of the tragedy ol
early in the morning after, and they
acted irrationally.
To two of them he complained OF
hearing young girls voices. The wit
nesSes admitted on cross examination
that there were seven young women
in the station house the night Thaw
was arrested, and that they were MAX
ing considerable noise, but they could
not be heard from Thaw's cell.
After this testimony had been pre-
sented Mr.. Delmas passed to the final
stages of the trial by introducing the
first of seven alienists employed by the
defense, three of the experts being
new to the case.
Tomorrow the experts will be Doc
tors Evans and Wagner, who have
heretofore testified for the defense, and
who will now be asked to give an
opinion on Mr.. Jerome's long question,
and DIR. Charles w. Pilgrim of Pough-
keepsie, N. Y, president of the New
York State Lunacy commission, and
DR.. Minas Gregory, superintendent of
the psychopathic pavilion at Bellevue
hospital.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-19
SAN FRANClSC0'S NEW
THEATER, THE ALCAZAR,
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

BY Associated Press.
+ SAN FRANCISCO, March 1S.- +
+ Belasco e. Mayors new Alcazar 4
4 theater was opened tonight under +
I. conditions that were decidedly I
+ auspicious. The play house was !.
!. crowded with a representative 4.
!. audience that applauded without 4
4. stint the capital work Of the new 4
+ Alcazar stock company. \
4 With the exception Of Bertram 4
i. Lyttle, Daisy Lowering and Laura Z
+ Lang, trio of clever, well-known I
I. eastern players, the Alcazar or 4
+ ganlzation is the same that occu- I
+ pied the stage of the old Alcazar I
!. before the earthquake. 4
+ The new playhouse was built by I
i. the owners, Belasco & Mayer, at a I
!. cost of 100000. 1t is the first 4
!. strictly class A theater to be 4
i. erected in the city and is perhaps 4
4. the most beautiful as well as the \
!. safest playhouse in the entire I
I. west. !
i The house is located at the cor 4
!. ner Of Steiner and Sutter, and Is /
4 of Moorish design throughout. The I
4 seating capacity is 1740. The AL I
\. cazar will be devoted exclusively I
= to the performances of Belasco & \
4 Mayors stock company. \
y j j i !. J. J i 4 !. J. J. i J. !. i i i 4
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-19
STREAMS SWOLLEN TO
THE HIGHEST POINT
IN STATES HISTORY
By Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
CHICO, Cal, March 1S.-Continuous
rain the past three days has swollen
all streams in this locality to the
highest point ever known. The Sac
ramento river has left it's banks and
is spreading over miles of territory.
The principal damage will be the loss
of stock, many being undoubtedly
drowned The Feather river is the
highest ever known. The principal
business street of Oroville is under six
feet of water. Damage to the amount
of thousands has already been caused.
Practically all of the town of Biggs
is under from one to three feet of
water.
The Southern Pacific tracks are
under water for miles north of Biggs.
No trains are running on the Northern
Electric railroad. Service from Chico,
Oroville and Marysville has been sus-
pended on account of the tracks being
submerged
The town of Durham is completely
surrounded by water. Great losses are
expected in stock in the country about
Biggs and Gridley. Reports from the
mountains indicate heavy storm and
a further rise of the streams is
feared.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-19
San Francisco Board
Of Supervisors
on Carpet
Municipal Corruption Is
Freely Charged by
Newspaper
Mysterious Man Said to Have Res
ceived Nearly $45o, 1000 to Permit
Conversion of Street
Car Lines
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 1S.-The
action of the grand jury in bringing be-
fore it today the members of the board
of supervisors aroused the greatest in
terest in the proceedings of that body
which has been forced to suspend it's
sessions on account Of doubts thrown
upon it's legality of existence by the at
torneys of Mayor Schmitz and Abra-
ham Ruef, indicted for alleged extor-
ton.
When it was announced today that
the grand jury would probably remain
in session all night, it was conceded
that extraordinary results might be
looked for. To add to the public ex-
citement, the Bulletin tonight pub
lished an EXTRA declaring that further
exposures of municipal corruption had
been made and that many indictments
would soon be made.
In certain circles the statements were
given credence, because of the knowl-
edge that the Bulletin people have been
openly securing evidence to aid Assist
ant District Attorney Heney in his
prosecution of public officials
The Bulletin says that plot involH-
AAS3 bhO 81 iollllllS VI SLIGGI Idll-
way privileges was laid bare today.
Grave Charges Made
1t is charged that the sum of $3.50, 900
was paid to high officials to permit of
the conversion of street railway sys-
TENS into electric lines and that the
bulk of this money was retained by "a
mysterious man. and that small sums
of money were parceled out to minor
city officials to secure enough votes to
permit of the granting of the required
franchises.
Another story is that rival telephone
companies each paid large sums of
money, one to shut off competition and
the other to secure the right of COM
peting for public patronage. Another
charge is that corruption fund of
$4,000 was raised by prize fight pro-
moters to secure monopoly of fight
permits.
The railway franchises and the tele-
phone franchise We're passed by the
supervisors in the days of the confus-
ion Immediately following the April
earthquake and fire.
The supervisors were directly con-
cerned with all of these legislative acts.
1t was believed by persons closely asso-
ciated with the district attorneys office
that some concessions have been OBJ
tained which have direct fr Isl
charges privately and publ ralr
Assistant District Attorn, 54eas.
few days ago when asked f1r o cauCIf.
personal opinion of his ev.4-see
against officials indicted al about H.
be indicted, said:
Evidence Is StroI
"I have stronger eviden ...,s.
these people than 1 had in the land
fraud cases in Oregon and where the
juries convicted
The inquisitorial body was called to-
Continued ON Page Two.)
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-19
CITIZENS Of
MINING CAMP
UP IN ARMS
Industrial Workers
Must Leave
GoIdheId Business Men and Mine
Owners Decide That Time Has
Arrived to Take a De-
cided Stand
By Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
GOLDFIELD, New, March 1S.-The
following statement was made public
today:
"The Goldfeld Business Mems and
Mine Owners association desires to
make an announcement of the present
labor difficulties in Goldfeld:
For the past three years the camp
has had series of labor troubles that
have had their origin in the existence
Of an organization known as the In
dustrial Workers Of the World.
"This body of men have not only
done these things, but have maintained
a reign of terror in the camp so far as
laboring men and business are con-
cerned.
prominent men from other states
have been warned that they could not
enter the camp and when some VEN
tured to disobey these mandates they
have been assaulted and forced to
leave the district.
"Laboring men who have offended in
any way have been beaten up and mall
treated and sent out upon the desert
without food or shelter. Last De-
cember a general strike was inaugu-
rated which was settled amicably early
in January. Business at once revived
and a genuine boom in building and
mining commenced. Within sixty days
another general strike was inaugurated
and our prosperity again was threat
ened. This time it was a fight be-
tween the Industrial Workers of the
World and the American Federation of
Labor.
Notice Served on Mine Owners
"The former served notice upon the
mines that unless all carpenters be-
longing to the latter organization were
discharged all miners would be inn
mediately called out. A restaurant
keeper who had dared to serve meals
to carpenters under the ban of the In
dustrial Workers of the World was
shot dead in cold blood in his owr
house. The business men and mine
owners then determined that this con-
dition Of affairs must be ended. A mass
meeting was called and the Goldielo
Business Men and Mine Owners as
sociation was formed.
"It is not. never was and does not
propose to be q citizens alliance or a
mine owners and operators aSSOcla-
tion of the pattern of the Cripple
Creek District Mine owners and
Operators association. 1t is simply a
union of the business men and mine
owners of Goldfield to preserve order
in the camp and protect life and prop
erty.
"There is to be no change in hours
or wages. The settlement of wages
made in January is satisfactory to all
concerned. But lawlessness and op-
preston must cease. The Industrial
Workers of the World, as the repre-
sentative of lawlessness, must leave
the district.
"That is the only issue and all that
is involved. Labor unions are not to
be warred against, but are to be en-
couraged. All that is demanded is that
they must be labor unions not under
the control of or associated with the
Industrial Workers of the World.
(Signed)
"EXECUTIvE COMMITTEE"
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-19
BODY OF DEAD MAN
Is FOUND IN DITCH
By Associated Press.

BAKERSFIELD, Cal, March 1S.-
Robert Turner, member of well
known and wealthy family of Petrolia,
Ont, Canada, was found dead last
night in the mill ditch in this city.
Turner, who is an oil we'll driller,
had been here two months and during
the last few days he has been de-
spondent and morose.
1t is not known whether he COM
mitted suicide or not. but evidence is
strong that he premeditated self-de-
struction.
He was dressed in a good suit of
black clothes.