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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-24
HAD COL. GUFFEY
ON THE STRING
Arrest of J. Montefiore Myers,
Whose Financial Schemes
Were of Great Magnitude.
MILLIONS IN IT FOR ALL
STORY READS LIKE OPERATIONS
OF BERESFORD- HOPE.

Pittsburg, Nov. 23.H+The police have
made two additional arrests in the case
of j. Montefiore Meyers, said to be
from Australia. who was taken into
custody at the Hotel SchenIey last Sat
urday and taken to New York yester-
day under charge of grand larceny.
w. Fitzpatrick and John \. Fitzpat-
rick. brothers, said 10 be from Ionia.
Mich, and alleged TO be confederates
of Meyers. were arrested yesterday on
information furnished by Richard
Brinsley Sheridan, wealthy coal OPP
orator of Wilkesbarre, Pa, and John
a. Garman of the same place, chief
counsel for Colonel J. NJ. Guffey, the
millionaire oil operator of Pittsburg.
According to the police. T. y. Barns
dali, also a millionaire oil operator OF
this city, had been interested in several
deals by Meyers.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-24
Sensational Case.

- The case has developed into a sensa-
ton here. Meyers and the FitZpatricks
are alleged 10 have been promoting a
deal to buy options on coal and oil
lands. Meyers. il is said. represented
that he controlled several million dol
lars of the Rothschilds. Meyers, who
has an engaging personality, had little
trouble in interesting Mr.. Sheridan,
Colonel Gufey and Mr.. Barnsdall.
Mr.. Sheridan said:
Meyers came To see me in Wilkes
barre some time ago. l have known
John a Fitzpatrick for some years,
and letter from him introduced Mey-
ers TO me. Meyers said that he repre-
scented the Rothschilds and thought
Wilkesbarre would be an excellent
place TO build factories and mills on
account of its cOntiguity 10 the fuel
fields. He suggested that before start
ing to build It would be a good idea
to get options on coal lands, to insure
fuel supply. He insisted that local
capital support the project as some
favOrs might be allotted from the leg
iSl9turp
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-24
WOULD LIKE TO
HEAR CARNEGIE
Ways and Means Committee
Read the Article on the Ia
riff and Wondered.

Washington, Nov. GAS a result of
the declaration of Andrew Carnegie. in
an article in the forthcoming number
of the Century Magazine, that the
tariff schedules on iron and steel should
be reduced, the ways and means COM
mittee of the house tonight formally
invited Mr.. Carnegie to appear before
it this week TO tell what he knows
about the steel industry and the posi-
bility of reduction of the tariff on iron
and steel products.
The committee desires him to appear
temporarily on Wednesday, when the
iron and steel schedule will be taken
up in the hearing now being held by
the committee, looking toward a re-
vision of the tariff. The hearings on
the iron and steel rates will continue
until Friday, and if Mr.. Carnegie finds
ii impossible To appear Wednesday, the
committee is anxious to hear him on
Thursday or Friday
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-24

Topeka, Kan, Nov. 23.-The total vote
cast in Kansas for president was 49,
S95. as follows:
Taft, 7,166; Bryan, 1e1, 2O9; Debs. r..
42O; Chain, 5,0S2; scattering, s.. Taft-s
plurality, 1887.
W. r. Stubs, Republican, for COVER
nor. received 1852; Botkin, Democrat.
l62.3S5; Stubbs' plurality, 34.307.
Baton Rouge. La. Nov. 23.-The sec
rotary of state has given the officiaf
vote of the state of Louisiana in the
presidential election as follows: Bryan.
1868; Taft. S.95S; Debs. 2.53s: Hisgen.
70
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-24
SUBJECT IS NOT
ALLOWED TO DIE
Strong Words of Herr Glass
Regarding Personal Poll
tics" in Germany.

Leipsig. Nov pa strong stand
against personal politics" was taken here
today In the course of an extraordinary
session of the imperial pan-German
union. which is composed of members of
most of the political parties of the en-
pire- President Heinrich Glass. in his
opening address, said:
The public life of Germany exhibits
everywhere lack of courage and SINGER
ity and seIf-consciousness. The German
nation is leading a life of self-deception.
1t imagined il was making progress where
in reality il was retrOgrading. Happily
for both the people and the emperor this
false life has been disturbed The personal
intervention of the emperor has not been
confined to foreign politics: it has brought
about also serious internal prejudices. Inc
wealthy and privileged are promoted and
the weak and cowardly are INDUCED.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-24
Won Their Confidence.

Y viii confess that Meyers won my
complete confidence. which was
strengthened when / learned that he
had Interested Colonel G2ffey- 1 in
troduced him to a number of men who,
thought. would be of service TO the
project, and spent considerable money
in boosting the thing.
To make the thing look better, Mey-
ers brought Colonel Guffey to Wilkes
barre. I don't know what caused il,
but Garman and myself grew suspi-
ciOus and as Meyers said he was from
New York, we asked the police there
about him Then his record in that city
was uncovered. and his arrest on n
charge of grand larceny followed on
Saturday"
The superintendent of police said to-
day:
For all I can learn Meyers and his
confedefateS secured very little. If any.
money, but they were Just about ready
to unload a swindle that would have
torn things wide open in financial cir
cIaS -
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-24
System of Favoritisn.

we set this forth as loyal patriots, and
we declare that in spite of denials a sys-
tenn of favoritism has developed. If the
nation declares itself satisfied with the
imperial words, as the conservative par
ties demand, il will be sorry service for
Germany. The best friends of the empire
should insist that the veil of deception
between the emperor and the people that
recently was torn asunder be not again
drawn; truth must occupy its proper place.
No change in the constitution is nee
essary. The ruler. the chancellor. the
reichstag and the people need only to
have confidence in each other and to
make full use of their right each to con-
troll the doings of the other
motion embodying the ideas set forth
by Herr Glass was carried unanimously.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-24

Nothing lasts long and maintains
its efficiency without replacement.
improvement is the eternal safe
guard-desire makes strength-con-
tentment, weakness.-Mahin Mes
senger.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-02-25
Will Paint Presidents Portrait.

Princess Lwoff-P Parlaghy of Ger. many, a celebrated portrait painter, has come to this country for the spe- cial purpose of painting a portrait of President Roosevelt. From the United States she will go to Japan to paint portrait of the Mikado. She has painted the portraits of more royal and prinoely persons than any other living artist. She is an accomplished linguist, speaking Hungarian, Russian French German, Italian and Epgltsh
The Prescott daily news., 1908-02-25
Gotham's Limited Shake.

"If there Is any one thing irritates me-" said a Chicago man who was spending a few days in the metropolis, 1t is the habit that some of you New Workers have contracted of giving one or two fingers in place of the full hand shake. I've had the experience half a dozen times this trip, and I'm heartily tired of 1t. Of course, as a rule, the person who so greets you has something in his right hand-papers or what not--when the salutation is exchanged; but why, in the name of common sense, doesn't he dispose of the impedimenta for brief moment of friendliness? We think that we hustle out in the Windy City. and as a matter of fact we do, but we aren't in such an all-fired hurry that we can't take time off to give decent grasp"
The Prescott daily news., 1908-02-25

See Citty's Ties before pur- chasing.
 Levi Moore is spending today in the capitol city.
 Shades bit "Saucy" in spring ties at Citty's.
 Will Trevillion went to Gurdon today on business.
 All kinds of pos cards at StaintOn Drug Store.
 If you want nice candy buy it at Geo. J. Terry X Go.
 Twixt Darkness and Dawn, Night Robe perfection at Citty's. Jno. Huffman, Jr., is spending today in Texarkana.
 Goodness! Lots of it in those Sl,9V ShlrtS at Cltty'S.
 Jno. P. Warren is in Hope to. day on business.
 Telephone 157 for anything in the grocery line. Hit Bros. Groc. Go.
 Five new post card views of Prescott just received at Stain. ton Drug Store.
 Adam Clark, Jr., formerly ot Philadelphia, is here today. Ask about our special price or California can fruits. Hit Bros Groc. Go.
 We ice our fountain the yeal around.
 Geo. J. Terry & Co For the next thirty days we are going to make special prices on California can fruits. Hit Bros. Groc. Go.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-02-25
How Lord Kelvin Saved His Neck.

The late Lord Kelvin, when he was deep in some abstract problem, was very absent-minded and unpunctual. So much so, that his parrot used al ways to cry out: Late again! Late again." when the scientist came in to his meals He never gave himself time to catch trains, and for many years persisted in jumping into trains while they were in moion-to the great risk of his limbs His friends declared that the ice acci- dent which lamed him was a blessing fin disguise, for 1t saved his neck
The Prescott daily news., 1908-02-25
Mo Gulf of Mute Space."

The thousand soft voices of the earth have truly found their way to me-the small rustic in tufts of grass, the silky swish of leaves, the buzz of insects, the hum of bees in blossoms l have plucked, the flutter of a bird s wings after his bath, and the slender rippling vibration of water running over pebbles. Once having been felt, these loved voices rustic, buzz, hum, fiutter and ripple in my thought for ever, an undying part of happy mem ories.-From Helen Keller's Sense and Sensibility' in Century.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-02-25

The opening of the new hotel now seems to depend entirely upon the stockholders. As mat. ters now stand there will be little progress made towards it's open ing until all the subscriptions have been paid. The lighting fixtures are now all in place and the plumbers and steam filters will be through in few days.
 Dick Beard, of Texas, has ar rived in the city and is getting ready to open an electric theatre on West Main Street in the building formerly occupied by D. M. City. He has a number of these shows in different parts of this state and in Texas, and promises the public first class entertainments. He will open next Monday evening from z to 10 and every evening thereafter An entire change of programme will be rendered each night. All pictures are life size and are the best made. This kind of an at traction will no doubt please our people, and as the price of ad- mission is only ten cents, we predict full houses for Mr. Beard.
 Several bridge contractors from Memphis, Dallas and other points are here today and will bid on the Nevada Clark county bridge which is to span the Lit tie Missouri river, the dividing line of the two counties.
 Why not wait for our spring and summer clothing which is on the way to Prescott now? All the latest styles in models and shades. New York Store.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-02-25

Dr. Hornidy, who failed to de. liver the advertised lecture at the Methodist Church last night on account of the weather, will, if the weather permits, deliver the lecture tonight. Dr. Hornidy comes from Roseburg, Ore, and has spent a number of years in Palestine and Africa where he engaged in missionary work. He will have something to interest everyone.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-02-25
THE "LANGUACE" OF A,!iMALo.
Various Cries and Calls Not the Me
 dium of Communication.


 Huxley thought that because of the absence of language the brutes can have no trains of thoughts. but only trains of feeling, and this is the opin- ion of most comparative psychologists l am myself quite ready to admit that the lower animals come as near to reasoning as they come to having 8 language. Their various cries and calis-the call to the mate, of alarm, of pain, of joy-do serve as the me- dium of some sort of communication but they do not stand for ideas or mental concepts any more than the various cries of a child do. They are the result of simple reactions to out ward objects or to inward wants, and do not imply any mental process what ever. A grown person may utter a cry of pain or fear or pleasure with a mind utterly blank of any ideas. Once on a moonlight night I lay in wait for some boy poachers in my vineyard As l suddenly rose up clad in long black coat, and rushed for one and seized his leg as he was hastening over the fence, he uttered wild, agon- ized scream precisely as a wild ami nal does when suddenly seized He told me afterward he was simply frightened out of his wits For the moment he was simply an unreasoning animal.-John Burroughs. in Outing Magazine.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-02-25

w. u. MlllSl lS SJcuulllS d 1CW days in Little Rock.
 A noby line of Spring Ties just received at Citty's
 Misses Ola Duke and Fannie Haynie returned yesterday after noon from visit to Hope.
 Wstermsn's Ideal Fountain Fen is the best. Terry's Ne ws and Go nfectionery Co.,, sole agents.
 Jno. Caldwell, who has been in Homan inspecting lumber for a few days, returned to his home here this morning.
 c. F. Cummings, of Laneburg, one of our regular readers, is transacting business in Prescott today. He says everything is for Donoghey Avon his way. We have just received a car of sash and doors full and com plete assortment - Mcdaniel Hardware Go.
 Louis Butcher, who has been living in Nashville, Ark, for some time, has moved his family here, and is connected with E. H. Daniels shoe and harness shop.
 Talmage Roseberg, of Malvern, was here today. He leaves this afternoon for his old home in Emmet, where he will conduct a sale of farming implements, vehicles, etc.
 Life-size picture at the Electric Theatre-7 to 10 p. m. Every night next week.
 M. W. Greeson received this morning a red Jersey SOW from Hume, Mo. Of late quite a number of registered hogs have been received by different per sons hereabout.
 Dr. W. B. Arnold, who has been spending several weeks with his daughter in Magnolia, Ark, Mrs. M. A. Davis, returned home yesterday. We are glad to state the doctors health is some. what improved.
 Entire change of programme every night at the Electric Thea thre next week. Admission 10c.
 Miss Ethel Crank, who has been attending the public school here for several months, return ed to her home in Crank, Ark, this morning. Miss Crank made many friends during her stay who regret her departure very much
 Wide ties, narrow ties, short ties and long ties: tie for YOU at Citty's.
 The young folks of our city spent an unusually pleasant even ing at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ira Gee on last Saturday night at social gathering given in honor of Miss Ethel Crank. All present enjoyed the occasion hughely. After a few hours of social games refreshments were served.
 Material for the Mckenzie new building is being placed on the ground and construction will probably begin next week. This work will be done under the supervision of Ed Deiner, of Coffeyville, Kan. Mr. Deaner was formerly connected with the Prather Construction Co.,, who are just completing the hotel in l +hie, o;+,
The Prescott daily news., 1908-02-25
FEBR uARY EVENTS

25-Fortnightly Club meets with Mrs. Charles Pittman. 25-Dr. Hornidy delivers lecture at the Methodist Church. 27-Self Culture Club at Miss Sula Browns. 27-Hon J. H. Hinemon, candi- date for governor addresses the public. 28--W. c. T. U. meets with Mrs.
 J. c. Young.
 Rev. Walthall, of Fordyce, is in the city visiting friends.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-02-25
Prescott ( Northwestern Ky. Co.

No. 1. No. 9 1855 m hesve Prescott Arrive 4:4o p n
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-07-21

- Good Printing! See The Enquirer.
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TITS A GRAVE QUESTION.
The Importance of Prohibition Needs to
be Discussed.


Editor of The Yorkville Enquirer:
l wish to thank you for calling at
tention to my communication of July
Is, in an editorial for in doing so you
helped me greatly in gaining the OBJ
ject / had in view, namely, more dis
cussion on the subject of prohibition.
Personally, l feel the weight Of what
you say; but cannot agree with you in
every particular. Yes, all laws must
have the support of public sentiment,
and sentiIlent is made by experience
and discl sion. We have had exper-
ience with whisky Now let everybody
talk and reason together.
Suppose, to enforce prohibition there
should be bloodshed, would not the
end justify the means? 1 am bitterly
opposed to war; but does our govern
ment stop to consult US about declaring
war? History will show many in
stances where war has been declared
with much less reason than we have
for standing for prohibition. l have no
statistics, but venture to say that
since the opening Of the state dispen-
Sary, more blood has been shed, direct
ly and indirectly than would be shed
to enforce a wise prohibition law. Take
our civil war. Most of the people Of
the south thought war juStifiable. We
were overpowered, disarmed and those
who got home felt that rivers of blood
had been foolishly shed and that ev-
erything was lost. Are we not today
enjoying many rights for which we
then fought
No. we don't look for a proper settle
ment of this question at once; but let
us keep righteous public sentiment
perpetually awake and on its guard"
AS to leaders, we shall always need
them, but | am not in favor Of waiting
for them to grow. Give us the best we
have and educate more.
The fact that York county is not
secure in the blessing of prohibition
only calls the louder for discussion. If
other friends of the great cause will
speak out | shall say no more, and with
best of feelings for The Enquirer. will
close. w. >. Garrison.
Rock Hill, S. c., July 20, 1908.
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ed support of the Democratic party
if he can manage to avoid blazing in
discretions in the course of the cam
paign. The chief reason for suppos-
ing that Mr.. Bryan will win is that no
party in the United States ever has
survived a financial panic and severe
business depression. This is very
much our own English experience"
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SHARON SHAVlNGS.
Meeting at WoodIawn-Death of Mrs.
E. Nix-The Crops.

Correspondence OF the Yorkville Enoulrer.
Sharon, July 2O-A protracted meet
ing was begun at WOodlawn PreSDy-
terian church last night, the pastor,
Rev. John A. McMurray, is being as
sisted by Rev. w. 3. Arrowood OF
Bethel. Rev. Mr.. ArrOwOod preached
at the A. r. p church yesterday morn
ing and his sermon was much enjoyed
by the congregation
Mrs. Elijah +. Nix died at her home
on Sharon No. =, Saturday night at 1O
o'clock, as a result of the fall she re-
ceived on Saturday, the 18th, by which
her hip was broken, and general
breakdown incident to old age. Mrs.
Nix was in her send year. The funeral
took place at Woodlawn on Sunday af-
ternoon, the services being conducted
by Revs. J. S. Grier and J. A. McMur-
ray, and was attended by large num-
Der Of friends Of the family. Mrs. Nix
is survived by her husband and three
daughters, Mrs. Albert Robinson, Mrs.
j. +. Carroll and Miss Octavia Nix.
Crops in this vicinity are in good
shape They have had just about rain
enough along as it was needed. Below
here, in the Blairsville neighborhoOd
there is a dry streak and crops are
beginning to need rain badly. This is
especially noticeable on sandy lands.
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Boston, Mass, and Return-Very Low
Rates Via Southern Railway.


Account Supreme Lodge, Knights Of
Pythias, the Southern Railway an
nounces very low round trip rates,
from all stations, tickets to be solo
July 30th, 31st, August l, 2, and 4,
1908. Limited August 16, 1908. Exten-
sion of final limit to leave Boston not
later than September 16, 1908, can be
had by depositing ticket at Boston and
paying fee Of $1.OO.
Stop-overs, Washington, Baltimore
Philadelphia and New York.
Round trip rates from principal sta
tions as follows:
Abbeville, sS215; Anderson, $4,000;
Charleston, s31.95: Chester, $2S.S9;
Columbia, s31.25; Greenville, $31.25;
Greenwood, s31.70; Lancaster, $2S65;
Newberry, $3.50; Orangeburg. $500;
Rock Hill, $29.05; Spartanburg $3O4o.
For detailed information, etc, apply
to Southern Railway Agents, or ]. L.
Meek, Assistant General Passenger
Agent, Atlanta, Ca; or j. c. Lusk' d.
vision Passenger Agent, Charleston
S c.
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- The following published in the
London Economist. is attracting
much attention throughout England:
"FinancierS appear to count upon the
election Of Mr. Taft and regard that
certainty as reassuring to investors
but we think it quite arguable that,
so far as the American railways are
concerned, the Democratic platform
is more promising than the Republi-
can. for a great increase in transit
trade would certainly follow the re-
duction of the tariff and the repeal
of duties upon trust-cOntrolled pro-
ducts. Now that silver has been
abandoned by Bryan. the sound
money Democrats have rallied to his
side, supporting his organization, and
he probably can count upon the unit
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STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
County of York.

County OF YORK.
IN THE PROBATE COURT.
By L. r. Williams, Esquire, Probate
Judge of York County.
wv HEREAS G. w. KNOX. has ap-
w piled to me for Letters of Ad-
ministration, on all and singular, the
goods and chattels, rights and credits
of Mrs. ]. NJ. BELL, late of the county
aforesaid deceased:
These are, therefore, to cite and ad-
monish all and singular the kindred
and creditors Of the said deceased, to
be and appear before me at our next
Probate Court for the said county, to
be holden at York Court House on the
5TH DAY OF AUGUST, 1908, to shew
cause, if any, why the said Admins
tration should not be granted.
Given under my Hand and Seal, this
2lst day of July, in the year OF
our Lord one thousand nine hun
dred and eight and in the 133rd year
of American Independence.
L. r. WILLIAMS,
So 2t
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OBITUARY.

DIED-At her home in Kings Noun
tain township on July Is, Mrs. LIAR
THA C. FALLS, aged 81 years, 3
months and % days.
At her home near Bethel, on July II,
Mrs. THOMAS L. SPARROW, aged 22
years, months and 81 days.
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A T the earnest request Of many
Afriends, 1 hereby announce myself
as a candidate for SUPERVISOR of
York county, subject to the action Of
the Democratic party in the primary
election. If elected, promise to give
the duties Of the Office, including su-
pervision of roads and bridges, all the
attention that the same may require.
GEO. L. SUGGS.
81 te.
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FOR THE SCALP.

S. It. d. is probably the greatest
stimulant for the scalp that has ever
been discovered. Nobody has tried 1t
yet without benefit. Get a trial bottle
for so cents.
LUTHER BABER.
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YORK FURNITURE co.

WATCHES, CLOCKS, JEWELEY.
T AM at your service in the repair
i of Watches, Clocks and Jewelry. l
know my business and never fail TO
attend to it promptly. Except l give
you absolute satisfaction, l don't want
your money. l have window in the
store of the York Supply Co.
H. D. MARLEY
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SCHOOL BOOKS
and SUPPLIES,

This store is headquarters for all
School Books used in the schools OF
York cOunty-and you can get what
you want here. Besides School Books,
| also carry a full line of School Sup
plies, including Composition and EX-
erciSe Books, Memorandums, Tablets,
Pens Pencils. Inks, EraSers, Chalk,
etc.