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Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-10-22
FRENCH CHALK FOR SPOTS.

If girl is away from a cleaners
and she finds one OF her best frocks
spotted with grease. she can try the
simple remedy OF French chalk and
not iron. The chalk Is spread
thickly over the spot until all the
grease Is absorbed. Then a piece OF
olotting paper is put over it. and a
warm not hot. iron is held over 1t 70
draw the grease into the paper. Rub
of the chalk with soft silk or mus
i'm rag and the spot will probably
nave disappeared Public Ledger.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-10-22
killing in Greenville.

Greenville, Specialized Ruby,
an Englshman, engineer of The
merry-go-round of the JOHNNY Jones
CarnivGl company. was shot and kill
ed here. Jesse Harris is in Jail
charged with the crime. There was
70 quarrel and no reason is known.
Harris had been drinking.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-10-22
State News Items

At Batesburg the fourth anual
fair of the Tr-County Fair asso-
citation was held last week under fa-
vorable circumstances All roads in
the three counties led to Batesburg
fair. and every effort possible was
made to prevent disappointment to
any attendant.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-10-22
virginia's First Electrocution.

Richmond. Va, Special The cleo
trio chair was the substitute hanging
at the execution Tuesday of Henry
Smith, negro rapist, who was cleo
trocuted at 7:30 Tuesday morning.
The law forbids the publication of
details. The prisoner died in thirty
seconds. He was convicted of an un-
speakable crime.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-10-22
Resorrces of the State.

Gov. Ansel has appointed Messrs
F.. J. Watson and A. C. Moore. of
Columbia, Earl Sloan of Charleston
and j. T.. Shrine of Grcenville as n
committee to prepare n statement of
facts. figures and tables on the re-
sources of this State These facts
will be presented at the Southern
Commercial congress-, which meets in
Washington in December.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-10-22
Bids for Savannah City Bonds
Opened.

Savannah, Ga. Special.-Bids we're
opened for $2,Gl0,0OO Of city of Sa-
vannah bonds. bearing interest at
4 l-2 per cent and maturing in 1859.
Thirty-four bidders subscribed for
100000 Gorth of bonds. Tho
oVard of the issues viii be made this
Veck. The Mutual Life Insurance
'ompanv Of New Yorl, will probably
ret Sl,000,O00 of the bonds.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-10-22
Edisto County is on the Way.

Columbia, Special. Governor An
sci Saturday issued proclamation
for an election on the question of the
formation of Edisto county to be held
December l5. There has been consid-
crable contest over this matter. the
aera o fthe proposed county being
formed ont of portions of Lexington.
Alken and Orangeburg.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-10-22
Gets Life Sentence for Killing Wo.
man.

Opelika. Ala, Special.-Thc jury
in the trial of INLAND CuIpcppcr.
charged with the murder of Mary FL
vim Hadcr. who was shot and killed
near Phocniy City several weeks ago
by n bullet believed TO have been in
tended for her father returned vcr-
dict Of guilty. Clupcppcr was sen
fenced TO life Imprisonment.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-10-22
SOUTH CAROLlNANEW ITEMS
News OF Interest Cleaned From All State and
Arranged For Busy Readers

parachute drop will be given once a
day. This is a most spectacular act.
An aeral trapeze act will be given
twice a day. A hair-r:ising bicycle
act, looping the loop and jumping the
gap, will be given once Il day
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-10-22
Military Elect officers and Adjourn

Atlanta, Ga, Spccial.--Thc seven
teenth annual convention of the As
sociation of Military Surgeons of the
United states came to an end after
Washington had been chosen as the
next place Of meeting. Rear Admir-
al Prcsslv NJ. Rixey, surgeon general,
United States navy. was elected pres
idont; Surgeon Charles Poindexter
Wcrtenbaoker, Norfolk, Va, was
elected vice president.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-10-22
DEMOCRATIC FUNDS
Committee Publishes Amount
of Money Received
ALSO DISBURSEMENTS TO DATE
Official Exhibit of Funds Collected bv
the Democratic National Campaign
Committee.

New York, Special.-The Demo-
'ratic national committee tbrouoh
Treasurer Herman Ridder gave ont
an extended statement of the contri-
buttons to the Democratic national
campaign fund up to and including
October 9th. showing sums of and
over 800 The statement also shows
receipts and disbursements as fol-
ows:
Received from contributors of 500
md over, $90,712.23.
hecelVed from contributors under
Fl0O, Sl15.355.22.
Amount left over from Denver con-
'ention fund, $42.50O0O.
Total. $24S.567.55.
Amount disburScd. 500. .962 SO
Balance ON hand. $22, ,604.67.
Inc statement which is signed bv
National Chairman Mack and Troos-
lrer Ridder says that 343 subscrib-
'rs gave 500 or more, and the smaller
| sums were from % cents up. It
adds:
'Ihc number of contributors TO
he national campaign fund is esti-
mated Mt about 10000 people and
'oout 100000 of the whole amount
contributed came from the Democrat
newspapers throughout the United
States.
The Congressional Fund.
Chicago, Special Democratic
congressional campaign committee
made public the list of contributions
of 800 or over. They appreciate
s1,744, while smaller contributions
oring the total up to approximately
10000.
James Lloyd, chairman of tho
congressional committee. states that
n order to complete the work tho
committee is in urgent need of at
least $4,000 The announcement
continues:
"Thc Democratic national congress
| SonaI committee received prior TO
The Denver convention in contribu-
tons of 500 and over. the sum of
f5.1OO. 1t has received in sums of
FOO and over in addition TO the above
amount for which ii makes specific
report on account of the action of
| he Denver convention in regard to
he publicity of campaign funds. the
| following amounts:
| Congressman II. c. Davev. Louis-
Jana, 500; ID. f. Finley, South Caro-
lima. $l00 F.. W. Saunders. Virginia,
800; Morris Sheppard, Texas, $40;
Jack Beall. Texas, 800; i. G.. Me-
Menry, Pennsylvania. 800; C II.
Weisse. Wisconsin, $40; J. ]. Rus
sell, Missouri, $2lS; Thomas Hack
ncy. Missouri, 800; John NJ. Coode.
Texas, 800; d. w. Hamilton, Iowa,
800: Champ Clark. Missouri. 1920:
q. NJ. Hitchcock, Nebraska. 800: C..
V. Forncs, New York, 800: T. d.
Nichols, Pennsylvania. 800; Henry
T. Raincy. Illinois. 800: Francis b.
Harrison, New York, 5000; Lincoln
Dixon. Indiana, 800; ID. l.. d. Gran
Ger, Rhode Island. 800: II. d. Flood.
Virginia. 800: Rufus Hardy, Texas,
ISlOO: United States Senator w j.
stone. Missouri. 800; HERNIA nRid-
der. New York, $3.50; w G. Conrad.
Montana, $3.50; and Democratic ra-
tional committcc. $4,000. There has
been $3,OS0 additional received from
individuals and committees for frank
able literature
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-10-22

Prison records show that more fe.
'a!e Nris ncrs have previous records
-cins, them than males.
The Ketchikan miner., 1908-08-08

The Miner is curious enough to imagine what may be the claim the opponents of territorial government in Alaska will set up as to the decision of the people on that question at the polls next Tuesday. All the candidates int field are either directly pledg- ed to that proposed change in the form of local government or have made, or reported to have made, pledges in the same direction. II the election leaves any doubt as to the will or wishes of the people in that regard it will be due solely to the action of the Republican malcontents
 if they shall succeed in electng q bolting candidate whose record and public and private utterances on that particular question have not been such as to commend him to public approval. In that case, they will be.alone re- sronsible for result which they themselves will be the first and fore most to deplofe.
The Ketchikan miner., 1908-08-08
THE MINES
Work of Development Progress. ing.--Acti,ities In the
 Smaller Properties

In line with the statement published in The Miner some time sgo. the Sn&i papers iu the Go0aro deal reach ed this city lsst mig hs on the Jeffer- sua,. and hare nos- received the only signature lacking IL Is expected that several of the principals in the tran saStion will come to kstebikSn with
 in short time and the rev company wilt then proceed 10 business in a business like wsy. There Is 10 miner or prospsetor who Is more welcome sC ! good stake than "Sin Goo<iro ir the eyes of the general puhiic-es- pecially++ ++thoss who hare become well acquainted with hiu-snd The Miner. with them sll, is glad to congratulate him.
The Ketchikan miner., 1908-08-08

The only newspapers ip southeastern Alaska that are supporting the cau- didacy of John w Corson for dele- gate to congress--one perfunctorily, the other feebly open and ayow- ed opponents of territorial govern ment. Mr. Go rson WIS dominated on territorial government plat form, by that element in the Republican ter ritorial convention which was arrayed against any form of popular home government for Alaska, which, coupl- ed with the fact that Mr. Cors0n Is advocating that proposed measure Of reform before the people, iustifes q grave doubt in fhe public mind as to the honesty Of the convention naming him as n candidate on tbe ore hand, or the sincerity Of his pledges on the other. If honest in their professions the friends Of popular home govern mcnt will find no difficulty in solving their doubts in favor of some one of the candidates, the honesty and sim cerity Of whose professions on that point they have no reason to dIstrust.
The Ketchikan miner., 1908-08-08

The Sssgwsy Alaskan which has sll along until quite recently. been an instrument of one string. playing the tune of popular home government for Alaska, Is TOW sounding the gamul ot s lay which. though rather nonoto- nous. must b. pleasing music 10 those shom ii desigusses as "Hoggast and his gang" in thai iE sings the praise n. \ candidate for congress whose pO- slsion on the ssritoriai question 50 nearly secorsis with theirs. Should it's wishes for the election of Judge Wickersham be grasided. the public will De curious 70 see and hear the pGaius to which it will be able 10 at tune its variable instrument
The Ketchikan miner., 1908-08-08

Thomas Barker, W. F. Merson, s. w. Stewart, Lydia Alwan, Matt Blake, Mrs. F. K. Sparhawk, A. Barker, Ed. Burke, Anne Alwan, Clara Deery, T. II. Brown, E. E. Sparhawk, Ray Knifrer and J. Grea- lish ..e.
The Ketchikan miner., 1908-08-08


 San FfaDciseo. Aug i-A1osher serF bg@ susl1tpzls s;;iisss has -ao-xs5 ana ssd T s3 sas GILT. Yes sersfay ! large touring car driven ny Miss Efasl Mccormick became uo- manageable when travelling ss s high speed in 3 dangerous place, and ss shs young woman losd control Oi Ehe steering gear the big ear plunged oyer 3 high embaukment. All the occupants were injured. and the res cUing psEsg were terribly shocked 10 find lhsf p;1nsd beneath Ehe car were five others who had been almost in- stsnlIy killed. The dead ars Mrs Ira BFien. Mrs. Thomas Mccormick and daughter Clara and two O'Brien children
 Washington. Aug. 4--The trial Of she BsidEIn dirigi5Ie balloon, iD 4hich great interest has been shown Dy local scientific m n. has been post i pyned until tonorros. Al the last moment k was found shss the ms- chiDsry needed further adjustment. and every effort will be made to have ihs eqpip,n sot in perfect order when the trial trip is made.
 Seattle, Aug. Judge Haofnrd day granted second inIUDctie T affecting the IcDg-hofemen's sEtise. The restraining order prevents the strikers from interfering in any way with the bEsiness of the Alaska Steamship Co.,. and ihs Alaska Pacific E Co. In granting the injunction. Judge Han ford stated empFsss'cslly thas the djs0roer on the water front U.t and
 ~oDBd ts= stopped, and tias the full S power of the courts would sse avail ! able sO prevent continued trouble. He i further stated that the local unions were actually violating tbe con titU.
 tion of sbe United States by their { present actions.
 { New York. Aug. :. .-JUstice Gsynof \ today rendered ! decision which E received wjsb general satisfaction sly sIi except lhe fanatics i1 the recent i. gambling csses. 4 man was arrested
 3 couple of days ago charged with
 gambling. iD shss he had made 7 { ssger rith friend on golf match
 When f,rosgbs to trial. the defendant wss dismissed by Justice Gaynor shs
 declared sIsas sbe asse1 ps 50 make private tets a deliberate snt
 criminal act of gambling was non
 sense.
The Ketchikan miner., 1908-08-08
HOW WILL YOU voTE2

HOW WILL YOU VOTE? Under the above caption the Doug-
 las News offers the following sugges
 tions to voters as to the merits of the
 three leading candidates for delegate.
 The Miner being a wholly non- partisan
 and independent newspaper must per-
 force leave it's readers free to make
 their choice as to the pertinency of
 these suggestions or to reject them
 one or all, as wholly untrue and. not
 applicable to the situation as they
 themselves view it:
 'There are three candidates that are perhaps worthy of some consideration. Corson, the republican nominee, stands on a platform made up of many promises among which is -a--faithful support of home rule for Alaska. However. the branch of the republi- can party that gave him the nomina- tion is the small crowd of Alaskans who are really opposed to home rule in any form or degree. The support they are giving him in his candidacy, weak and half-hearted though it may be, indicates that they are not afraid that he will, should ne be elected do anything very desperate along the lines of self government. This feat ure of the case and the fact that Cor son is not really an Alaskan, but maintains residence in the territory only part of the time, have chilled the ardor of many lifelong republi- cans.
 Candidate James Wickersham was formerly judge of the United States district court of the third division, and there can be no question of his citizenship. He is also reputed to be man of more than ordinary ability. He comes into the struggle for polti- cal honor unsupported by any organi- zation, but rather on his own motion and with platform of his own mak- iLg. His platform is much more lib- eral in promises than any of the others. But Judge Wickersham was r moved from office because of alleged crookedness which, while it may not have been proved, to the satisfaction of all, neither was it disproved; and we do not believe that Alaskans-who have no great love for their carpet bag rulers-will hoist into office by their own votes one of this kind.
 This brings us to the name of John Roman, the democratc nominee. Some one has called him the Abe Lincoln" of Alaska. Tall and angular, his appearance is anything but pre- possessing. Plain, blunt Alaska meinr, lacking the polish of his lawyer op- ponnts, but no man has ever question ed his honesty. What he has of world ly goods he has dug out of Alaska gravel beds by the industr ious use of the pick and shovel. Even those who have been his opponents in industrial struggl es say that John Roman is square.
 Now it appears to us that out of the three candidates this man Roman has the best right to ask for the support of the people of all parts of Alaska in his candidacy. And it appears further the people of this section can cast their votes for John Roman with per- feet confidence that if he is elected he will represent them in an honest and faithful manner, and will not be led away from his duty by any sect or class for no man has any strings on John Ronan.,,
The Ketchikan miner., 1908-08-08

The Miner would like 10 suggest 10 its readers that shpv pay little heed. and give less ersGencs. 70 the teIe- graphic dispatches printed in iss col uuDs from day to dsy purporcing sO give reliable news of the political sii- uasion in different parts of Alaska, and prophesying the probable out cone of the delegate election The campaign liar is still abroad and most Iy. one of him st least. in the region round about Fsirkrsks. He is not q disiuGeresssd person. but is. presuma- bly,. well paid for his services. and that he draws largely Dpon his prolific imagination ss 50 what he undouoSed- iy sIneerely hOgas ~ilI be lhe final re- suls. csn easily he conceived. When he first began sending these dispatcb- as to The Miner. they were fired hack 10 him because of nou-rayuens of tel sgrspElEe tolls, since which shey have been sent prepaid, ard have been printed more ss matter of curiosity sud amusement than anything eIse- If his statements were 10 be believed, the several candidates, in some seFa- rass localities would Iecei7e more voses than can confidently be counted upon so De ea>s in sls of Masks. The aonesE voter sboalJ uos he misIed by sha statements sans n from abroad by fbe paid agents Os zDg of the esndi- dates. bls make up his mini 10 go 10 saa p1ils nsxt Tues5sy and vote his honest c007IcsiO1s Independent Of out -ide iofu-oees sought 10 be brought 10 bear up % him.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-09-12
BRYAN AND THE RAILROADS.

II used 10 be bitterly denounced
because / favored railroad regulation
Now the president and Mr.. Taft have
brought that reform to popularity
and / am no longer considered dan.
gerous," said Bryan.
Yet, nowhere in Mr.. Bryan's pub
lished speeches or in his other writ
lngs on matters OF state, which are
prolific, can there be found a refer
ence, connecting railroads with the
Industrial situation. Never in any
OF his previous campaigns for the
presidency or in his contests for con-
gress did he seem to appreciate the
relation of freight rates to CONNER
cial monopoly. In 1896 he saw in
the free coinage of silver the means
to rescue the country from Industrial
bondage. In 1900 he experienced the
gloomiest forebodings over the re-
suit of what he euphoniously termed
the policy of imperialism.
II was Roosevelt who saw that II
was not the single gold standard. nor
yet Imperialism or the tariff that
fostered the trusts. but discrimina-
ton in transportation rates, that
made it possible for one concern to
strange competition. and while
Bryan was touring the world Roose-
welt was dining that doctrine into
the ears OF the American people.
When Bryan returned he found state
legislators recklessly carrying out
the spirit OF popular animosity to-
ward the railroads, as the instIgator
instead OF the tools OF monopoly,
and. perhaps, fearing that his voice
might be lost in the general clamor.
Bryan stood on the pier in New
York and proclaimed his new gospel
of government ownership OF rail-
roads.
The result as usual was good.
Bryan had sounded the top note of
railroad legislation and the reaction
was immediate and so apparent that
Bryan added a grace not or two,
about the time not yet being ripe for
such drastic action.
When Bryan says he once was con-
sdered dangerous. he refers to that
incident: but neither the president
nor Mr.. Taft will thank him for in
sinuating that they have stolen any
of his government ownership thun-
der.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-09-12
WE MORTAIS.

Reports from Portugal that vigil
lance committees in the provinces
are hunting down 10000 lunatics
and shooting them on sight, as II
they were mad dogs, horrify us; but
at the same time teach US what a
pitiful sham Is our boosted moral
code, and, stripping OF the thin
veneer of civilization, show us how
that, In spite of the enlightenment
and advancement of the age, poor,
little, feeble man Is bound to the
earth by ties of nature, and with the
aid of all his intellectual makeshifts
he can not really rise above his en-.
yironments. We have comforts and
Injuries and conveniences those who
went before us never dreamed OF
We have made discoveries that pro
woke in us dreams OF being demi
gods; we esteem ourselves so much
better than the ancients that WI
might be inhabitants OF anothe
world. Yet all that prevents gu
doing just what the Portuguese arr
doing, Is the fact that we have tn
money and have invested II in larg,
asylums, where We can house up an,
protect those unfortunates among us
who are just a little more of thei
mental balance than the rest OF us
Take away those asylums and lie
thousands OF maniacs run at large I.
the terror Of the community, and W.
would be doing just what the Portu
guese are doing-protecting our
selves. self-preservation is the frs
law OF nature, be he man or fish
worm. OF course. there is no DANCE
OF the Portuguese situation arisinl
here. but 1t Is Just as well 10 paus,
in our prideful career TO reflect tha
it isn't our inherent superiority oyel
the ancients, but our expedients thai
~ -. w - hnrh~ro..c I.,,f. ,f..- r.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-09-12
JUDGE GRAY,S Ruling


The decision of Judge George Gray.
Of the United States circuit court, de-
claring the commodity clause" OF
the Hepburn act unconstitutional
nullifies the mos. important provis-
ion OF the measure.
The clause provioes tnat after May
l. 1908. Il shall be unlawful for any
railroad company to transport from
one state to another or to any for
eign country any article or commodi-
ty manufactured, mined or produced
by it under its authority, directly or
indirectly, except such articles or
commodities as may be necessary for
its use in the conduct of its business
as a common carrier. The clause ex-
empts timber and its manufactured
products and is aimed particularly al
railroads owning coal mines.
The structure was aimed at rail-
road lines and railroad officials, who
own mines along their lines and stock
in shipping concerns, and which dis
criminate against competitors. The
advantage, which a mine or manu-
featuring concern would have ovel
Others by reason Of this ability to Sc
cure better rates. is easily seen. and
accounts OF much petty tyranny, and
for the. monopolistic tendency of the
times.
Judge Gray declared the law to be
drastic. harsh. unreasonable and an
invasion Of the rights OF the states.
and therefore repugnant to the con-
stitution.