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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-01-18
NONRESIDENT NoTTcEI

Clerk and Masters ONCE, Columbia,
Tenn, Jany. 4. 1907.
=, 70. McLemore, Elk. etc., Complainant,
VS..
Marie McLemore ct al, Defendant
II appearing from affidavit filed III
this cause, that the Defendant, Marie
McLemore, is a nonresident of the
State of Tennessee.
tt Is therefore ordered that she enter
her appearance herein. before or with
In the first three days of the next
term Of the Chancery Court, to be-
held at Columbia, on the LIST Monday In
Feby next, 1907, and plead, answer,
or demur to Compliments bill, or
the same will be taken for confessed
as to her and set for hearing ex parte;
and that copy Of this order be pub.
lished for four consecutive weeks In
the Columbia Herlad.
A Copy-Attest: ...
A. N. AKIN, Clerk and Master.
GEO. t. HUGHES, Sol'r for Complt.
jan4-4t
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-01-18

PROSPERITY

FAYETTEVILLE. Tenn, Jan. TO-
The past year has been one OF great
prosperity In Lincoln County and her
capital. There will not be business
house on the Public Square unoccu-
pied during the coming year There
Il not a residence in town for rent.
The schools ere fuller than they have
ever been and the future looks bright
for Fayetteville and the good old coun-
" OF Lincoln
n. B.--Faytttevllle is dry town.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-01-18
in INSURANCE
ELECTION
Ballots Cast BY Peabody and oIney
Win Be Counted.

NEW YORK. Jan. 10.-The ballots
cast By President Peabody. Of the Mn.
tual Life Insurance Company. and
Richard Olney. representing the Fol
icyholders' Committee. In the annual
meeting Of officers OF the company
viii be counted under a ruling an
nouncedl by the inspectors Of elections
who have charge Of canvassing the
votes.
The votes cast by President Pea
body and Mr.. olney were protested on
the ground that they had not been re-
ceived in the proper way. At the
same time this announcement was
made the inspectors made public their
ruling on a number of technical ques-
lions bearing upon the legality of IN
dividual ballots.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-01-18
Let's Have the Story.

Il say, D'Orsay, have you ever
heard that joke about the guide In
Rome who showed some travellers two
skulls of st. Paul, one as boy and
the other as a MANI"
'Aw, deah boy-uo-aw "let me
heah it"-Boston Transcript.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-01-18
TRAIN RUNNING
AT A HIGH SPEED
Dashes Into Open Rock Island Switch.
Five Persons Are Killed.

Ell PASO. JAN 13.-Running at a
high rate of speed, Rock Island pas
senger train No, 80, which left here
for at $3.50 this evening for Chicago,
dashed into am open switch at Barney,
N. NJ, 100 miles north of Ell Paso. Five
persons were killed and eight others
injured.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-01-18
NoN.RgsIpgNT NOTICE.

Clerk and Masters Office. COLUMBIA,
Tenn. Jany. IL. 1907.
w. B. Mcknight, ct. al. Complainant,
VS..
John NJ Owen, Defendant.
It appearing from affidavit filed In
this cause, that the Defendant, John
M. Owen, is nonresident Of the State
of Tennessee.
It is therefore ordered that he en-
ter his appearance herein, before or
within the first three days Of the next
term of Chancery Court, to be held
at Columbia on the LIST Monday in
March next, 1907, and plead, answer.
or demur to Compartments bill, dr the
same will be taken for confessed as
to him and set for hearing ex parte
and that copy of this order be lps
lished for four consecutive week.
the Columbia Herald
A Copy-Attest
A. N. AKIN, Clerk and Master.
]. H. DINING, Sol'r for Compl
jan11-4t
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-01-18
only One Thing Lacking.

Say, old man, how do you like me
in my new dress suit?" Fine. Now,
If you only had little dignity you'd
look like a head waiter. Milwaukee
Sentinel.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-10-02
October /, 1907.


Mr.. o. NJ. Sadler, Supt, Southern Ex-
press Co., Charlotte, N. C.
Dear Sir: We are today in receipt
Of letter from Mr.. Eugene Hogan
Of Sumter. S. c., in which he states
that he was notified on yesterday
that the express charges on beef or
meats from Augusta, Ga, to Sumter,
S. c., have been raised from 60 cents
per hundred to $1.1O per hundred.
We realize that this is an interstate
matter, but at the same time, the
citizens Of South Carolina are the
sufferers from this excessive raise in
express rates, and we shall thank you
to handle this matter at once and ad-
wise us If there is not some mistake
in your agent at Sumter, s. c., notify
ing the consumers Of this raise You
can appreciate the fact that we are to
look after the interests Of our South
Carolina citizens, and trust you will
see that they are not imposed upon.
Yours very truly,
B. L. Caughman,
Chairman.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-10-02
COUNTY BOARD PREPARING FOR
HOLIDAY TRADE.

The county diSpensary board at its
last meeting purchased the supply of
whiskey and beer necessary to run
the three dispensaries for the rest OF
this year. This will include the holi.
day trade and the amount of the DUR
chase is somewhat larger than usuas
on this account. The total bin wfks
come in the neighborhood of s32. .0oa,
The class of goods purchased fu>.
cludes all grades of liquors, win~s
gins, cocktails, cordials malt ami Pear
The usual brands were bou;sht and
the trade distributed about as ususl.
among the leading whiSkey houses
and distilleries.
There is about $4,000 worth ar
stock on hand at the three dispensa-
rles. two in this city and one in NJavas.
VILE The bulk of the stock purchas.
ed VIII be placed at the whiskev dts,.
pensary in this city as the Mayesvt,ra
dlspenSary carries only between s5
600 and $4,000 worth OF stock at q
time.
The business at the coantv yro.
SHOPS mas been very good this Fan
and good profit has been ,aati,,.,
About 5S per cent. profit has bea,
notted. Everything is runnino T.,
very satisfactory manner at psssx,,.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-10-02
GAME COCK CITY PRAISED.
COMPTROLLER GENERAL JONES
SAYS SOME NICE THINGS.
New Court House Better Than State
Capitol I'm Many Respects-COunty
Offices In Good Shape Considering
Heavy Expenditures.

Mr.. A. w. Jones, comptroller gen.
eral Of the State. who is here today
on business, said some very compli-
mentary things about Sumter's new
Court House and her county officials
this morning. This praise was entire
ly unsolicited, as the comptroller gen.
eral was talking to an Item represent
ative on an entirely different matter.
you might say in your paper"
said Mr.. Jones, that found \the
county Offices which 1 have examined
to be in very much better condition
than would be expected after the
heavy expenses that the county has
been put to within the past year."
Your new Court House is the
handsomest in the State, and one Of
the most convenient buildings I have
seen anywhere. Why. it is even bet
ter than the State House in Columbia
My office there has only one window
and there are six clerks to get light
from that window. Your Court House
has ample light and ventilation and
room and is certainly handsome
edfice."
The above coming from man in
public life. who travels all over the
state, can he counted on as no mere
ilattery, and the people Of Sumter
county may feel still prouder Of their
"temple OF Justice"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-10-02
Crop Condition.
AFTER THE NORTHWESTERN.
Editor the Daily Item:

rSuitoT inc Dalty item.
The citizens Of this community feel
somewhat encouraged after reading
In your columns the improvements
begun In Sumter by the Northwestern
Railroad. We all with one accord
second the motion and hope that it
Is the intention OF those In authority
to move on up the line when the Of
fees. etc.. in Sumter are finished.
AS Dalzell Is the next station with
q depot, we feel somewhat elated.
Your correspondent is not % we'll
posted on the railroad law as to what
Is required of a railroad under forty
miles In length" Possibly they are
allowed to do as they please. There
Is a general complaint here In regard
to our depot and passenger accommo-
dations. We have freight ware
house (which Is too smalD. an agents q
office, express office, baggage room
and waiting room all combined. There
Is one other room. slightly damaged
by fire now. that has never been used.
There has never been any seats, stove
or lights In II since the road was
built. We have never noticed the
sign ''for rent" on the door. During
the summer months, passengers sit
on the steps coca cola crates, cross
ties. trunks. etc. In the winter, they
crowd into the office and all sit on the
agents desl<\ that can. and the rest
stand up. A bulletin board would be
Of little use only to passengers going
to Sumter. for we have nine miles of
straight track and can look and see
when the train is coming. Unfortu-
nately we have to wait for the whistle
when going south for we cannot see
but a mile and a half.
The merchants complain great
deal about the condition IN which
freight arrives here. Scarcely a ship
ment from Sumter arrives here with
out being damaged or something
short.
The Northwestern breaks the rec,
ord In the way Of maintaining sched-
ules. Our morning mail has arrived
here but once on time In two years
and one month. 1t Is always from 90
minutes To- two hours late There l.
much complaint about the mail on
the II. T.. D., a the morning mail ar
rivcs too late for the carrier to get
back for the evening mail,
\ petition was gotten up nearly a
year ago and unanimously signed and
forwarded u the railroad authorities,
, but nothing has been done.
These are facts and think worthy
OF consideration. Maud"
Dalzell, s. g., sept. 26, 1907.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-10-02
SUMTER s. c.. WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 2 1907

are none. to help each other to hold
cotton9 1t will take organized CO.
operation to accomplish our purpose.
Every bale sold at present prices
means a gift OF SIS to $40 per bale
to the gambling bunch to enable
them to take like or q greater
amount from the next bale.
"Ex-Gov d. c. Hayward. who is
president Of warehouse company in
this State. informed me this morning
that he was doing all in his power to
secure funds and to provide ware
house facilities for the farmers in
this emergency: so that all parties in
terested can communicate with ex-
Gov. Hayward In reference to the
matter"
Mr. Smith added that IL the pro-
posed plan Of cotton banks were now
In effect the situation could be con-
trolled BY the farmer and the weak
cotton kept of the market. Under
present conditions, cotton, on which
liens have been given. 10 forced into
the hands of the buyer as soon as
ginned.
Then there Is another thing" said
Mr.. Smith. "The cotton that was sold
In March. April and May Is now be-
ins used to accomplish the purposes
Of the speculators. Why. In some
sections of this state farmers sold
their cotton for IL and IL cents Lc.-
fore 1t was planted and thev are now
compelled to deliver 1t no matter
what b the market price. or the fu-
ture prospect."--News and Courier.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-10-02
EXCESSIVE EXPRESS CHARGES
HOGAN & SON APPEAL TO RAIL.
ROAD COMMISSION.
southern Express Company Has In
creased Rate from Augusta to Sum.
ter on Fresh Meats Nearly One
Hundred Per Cent.

Hogan & Son have filed complaint
with the State railroad commission on
account Of sudden and unexpected
increase in the rate on fresh meats.
which went into effect Monday, with.
out previous notice. Nor years the
rate on meats shipped from Augusta
to Sumter has been 60 cents per hum
dred pounds. Monday Messrs. Hogan
& Son were required to pay s1O.45 on
shipment Of $50 pounds Of beef and
were notified that hereafter a rate of
$1.10 per hundred pounds would be
enective. There was nothing for
them to do but pay the rate demand
ed, for they needed the meat and had
to have it regardless of the express.
They were not satisfied, however, to
pay almost double the express freight
they have been paying for years with
out question, and, not being able to
obtain a satisfactory explanation Of
the increased rate from Agent Dorm,
beyond the statement that he had no.
tice to make the Augusta-Sumter rate
$1.10 per hundred instead Of 60 cents,
they called up Chairman Caughman
Of the State railroad commission and
laid the facts before him. They ask
ed that the commission investigate
the matter and, if possible, take some
action looking to an abatement of
the e~cessive rate. Chairman Caugh-
man informed Mr.. Hogan that as the
rate was an interstate business the
State railroad commission had no au-
thority to interfere in the matter, but
he would endeavor to use the good
offices of the commission to secure an
abatement Of the rate.
This morning Mr. Hogan received the
| following letters from Commissioned
| Caughman, from which it will be seen
that he takes the view that the rate is
excessive and should be reduced:
Columbia, 9. C.,&Oct. 1. 1907
Mr.. Euge' e Hogan, Sumter, S. C.
Dear Sir: We are in receipt of your:
of the 30th ultimo, in which you en-.
close expense bill Of express charge:
on meats from Augusta, Ca, to Sum.
ter. s. G.
| You will see from the enclosed cop!
Of letter to Superintendent Sadler
that this being in interstate matter, Il
is rather difficult for us to adjus
same. unless we can convince tn,
Southern Express Company that thi
is an excessive charge and all South
Carolinians will be sufferers there
from. At any rate, we hope to d.
something for you and will let yo,
hear further from us on hearing from
Mr.. Sadler. There is no question, il
the opinion Of the commission tina
this is an excessive charge and W.
propose to handle the same to tn
very best interest OF our citizens.
Yours very truly,
B. c.. Caughman,
| Chairman
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-10-02
TAF'T'S VISIT TO JAPAN.
rendered Royal Reception There
and Much Gratificd by His Wei

Toxic, Oct. 2.-Secretary Taft is de-
voting himself to Japanese royalty to-
day. His entertainment at the Impe-
rial Palace equals in magnificence any
days programme including an early
visit To the O-Kura museum. an au-
di"nce with the emperor, breakfast at
the Imperial Palace and an interview
with tn crown prince. Tart and. party
leave Toxic for Ky0to tonight.
The secretary was much gratiic1
at his reception and believes the rela-
uonS between his own and the Mika-
dos countries will be much pleasant
er from now on.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-10-02

vested rights and the State shall not
destroy the property of the railroads
they waive their arms frantically and
the ghost Of Calhoun is conjured from
under the bed, and they bid it begone.
People who have eyes and who
have examined this affair closely. saw
looking over the judges shoulders the
grinning faces of the railroad mag
mates and the judges are mere man
nikins, obeying the orders Of their
former employers.
People Won't be Bamboozled.
'The American people never will
be bamboozled and deceived by fake
appeals to the national spirit, invok-
ed to protect the Hartman Morgan
Rockefeller gang in their efforts to
compel producers of the country to
pay tribute to them and dividends on
watered stock.
THE usurpations of power by the
federal Judiciary and the absolute SUBJ
serviency by many federal judges in
the Interests Of the trusts and the me-
cessity for congressional action in
clearly defining and laying down the
jurisdiction and power of federal
courts will attract more attention
than the great question Of regulating
trusts themselves.
judicial usurpation and trust
abuses are correlarive questions. Tho
two are interlocked and one hinges on
the pther, as President Roosevelt re.
Gently recognized when he made the
issue in 1904 and 1905 that tho rail-
road rate fixed Dy the commission
should 80 into effect Immediately and
stick there till reversed by the courts
"Of course. we all know he sur
rendered on this important point, and
that ,Aldrich came off victorious. This
bit Of legislative history turns the
light. On the striking fact that in
North Carolina the attempt was
made to do just what the president
declared all railroads ought to be
compelled to do. But the federal
court butted in and said they could
not do it, but they did.
Root Idea a Vital Issue.
"The Root idea of Capitalization
will be the vital issue in the next
| presidential campaign. The Root
ide&Win be pressed by the Repubii-
cans and Roosevelt; the Democrats
will, naturally and inevitably. take
the other side.
| This nation must speak through
congress and define the powers o1
federal courts that are clutchine
States and everything else by the
throats
'The real and proper method OF
government control and regulation 81
trusts is the other important question
which must be determined in the
next campaign.
| whenever our people Civ. up To-
cal self-government we shall lose tho
substance Of liberty and nothing bu
the shadow will be left. When State'
are hampered by federal interference
when the people are harassei an:
plundered by corporations. we mus
look ahead and steer away from dis
aster."
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-10-02
LESS COTTON GINNED THAN
LAST YEAR.
1.4$O,265 Bales Ginned Against e.
0S7, ,2s: Same Date Last Year-Two
Thousand Glnnevtss Dki Not Re-

|. s.kN"S ,s,os,,.. 10 1850 as ~, -sza ,yil
Washington. Oct. 2.--'rhe census
bureu today ANNOUNCED 1.i3v..ss
bales Of cotton ginned from tho
growth Of 1907. to September zsth as
compared with 2.O57,2ss bales of the
corresponding date last year.
The total number Of active ginner-
les reporting was 1s,3O7. as compared
with 20,416. The bureau adds that
about two thousand ginneries were
not heard from on account Of the tel
|egraph strike. r' 'E1'S'sS ''' =
Crop Condition.
Washington. Oct. 2.--Thn crop re.
porting board OF the agricultural de-
partment todav reported that the av-
erage conditi"r CT cotton to sept
25th was 67.7 per cent.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-10-02

The carnival for the Baseball Asso-
citation Will be held oct. II to 10.
The Jones Carnival Company. which
has been engaged for this occasion.
was in Washington. y. c.. last week
and The Messenger of that place gives
1t some very nattering notices.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-27
SCORES SUBPENAED
AS WITNESSES
Japanese School Case to
Take Wide Range and Go
Into Extraneous Details
RACE ISSUE DRAWN IN

The question OF constitutionaIity and
treaty rights behind the suit brought
at the fnstiEatfOn Of the Government
10 determine the right of the San Fran
cisco school Board TO disbar japanese
students from the public schools Will
De lost slight OF under a mass of tech
meal questions, AZ the present fnteD-
uon OF the City and county Attorneys
Office be put into effect. An answer to
IN original complaint in the suit is
10 be HE'D, which win contain not only
matter relating TO the real points at
issue, but volume of details cOncern-
Ing the Japanese question In general,
and the opening legal battle promises
10 ne a lOng-draxVn-Out technical affair.
The action OF the City Attorney is
que TO the stand taken by the Federal
Government in refusing to accept the
statement OF facts agreed to by City
Attorney Burke and United States Dis
trict Attorney Devlin, and is in the
nature OF retaliation. The Govern
ment refused TO allow the statement Of
facts 10 be filed IN the suit and made
its complaint a sweeping one. The
original intention OF the City Attorney
70 deal simply with the principal points
at issue IN the answer TO this COM
plant has been changed. and an an
swer as complicated and as broad in
its scope as the complaint itself is 10
be fled.
REPUDIATE DEVLIN'S ACT
When the Japanese trouble was
brought to a climax through the re-
fusal OF the School Board to admit
Keikichi Aoki a Japanese boy. TO one
OF the grammar schools. with the un-
oerstanding that this was TO be made
q test case. City Attorney Burke and
United States District Attorney Devlin
reached an agreement as 20 the method
70 be followed. A statement of fact, in
which all minor and animportant de-
tails were eliminated from the Ques-
lions at Issue, was drawn. The Fed
eral authorities, however, refused to
accept Devlin's view or stand behind
him in the position he had taken, and
ordered a complaint drawn which
would go fully into every detail having
the remotest possible connection with
conditions surrounding the japanese in
relation TO the schools here
The consequence Of this act was a
reputation by Devlin OF the statement
Of facts and the drawing Of an in
VOlVed complaint This complaint not
only contains allegations relating to
the salient questions Of constitutional
ity and rights under the treaty, as had
been agreed, but takes up minor ques-
tions. such as the distance japanese
children must walk or ride from their
homes TO the Oriental Public School IN
this city, the cost Of transportation,
the time consumed, and scores OF other
details Of a similar nature.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-27
Knights of the Red Branch
Viii Entertain the
Irish Poet

seumas MscManus. the Irish author
and poet, VIII lecture IN San Francisco
on Sunday afternoon. February IT. un-
der the auspices OF the knights OF
The Red Branch, at 1893 Mission street
honor OF the one hundred and twen-
ty-seventh anniversary OF the birth OF
Robert Emmett. A meeting OF the
general committee 10 discuss arrange
ments VIII be held this afternoon IN
the Mission-street hall
MacManus was born In County Done
gal. Ireland, where Gaelic Is still spok-
EN- and the old folklore and beliefs are
yet preserved. After leaving the farm
he became schoolmaster, and, later
arriving in America, he gained fame as
au.hor and poet He is recognized as
ole " the foremost Irish writers.
is is MacManus fourth visit to the
l-ed states HIS first American
was Through the Turf Smoke
q published in America are: "The
De-, tcned Fiddle" I'm Chimney Cor
nerst Donegal d airy Stories" "A Lad
of tile O'Friels," The Leading Road to
Donegal and Ballads or e Country
Boy He also has written The
woman OF the Seven sorrows" and
The Hard-Hearted Man" both Irish
dramas.
In 1901 MacDfanus married Miss Anna
johnson, better known 70 the literary
world as -Ethna Cardberry," the Irish
writer and poet She Is the author OF
g book OF poems entitled The -Four
Winds Of Eirinn."
For his present tour MacManus hat
prepared readings and lectures from
HE own writings, notably lectures or
Irish Wit and Humor," Irish Fairy
and Folk Lore" and How Is old Ire
land. and How Does She Standy