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Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-13
'lndorses Burton

CLEVELAND. Ohio, Sept. 12.-The
Republican county convention today
passed a resolution indorsing Repre-
sentative Theodore p. Burton for the
United States senate, succeeding Sen
ator Foraker.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-13
LOCAL.


La crescenta mountain fire brought under
control.
Mystery surrounds disappearance OF Mrs
Lawrence Rasor
Theodore A. Bell speaks at Pasadena.
Late Police Captain Auble buried with
most impressive ceremonies.
Democratic county executive committee
holds most encouraging meeting
Catholics pass strong resolutions uphold
ing dance hall ordinance.
Well-to-do italian murdered by members
OF BLACK Hand"
Strict secrecy still maintained respectir ?
school bonds
Safe-blowers burglarize two establish.
ments, but get little.
Women BARRIERS propose to form union
Jud r. Rush nominated by Democrats for
congress.
Prohibitonist candidate for president pre-
diets his own victory.
Holidays far from welcome to city day
laborers.
Saturday proves hottest day in year.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-13
Name New Prison clerk

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 12.-w. b.
Sturtevant of Lodi was today elected
clerk Of the board OF prison directors
at San Quentin to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of Brainard S.
Smith
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-13
Was Well Known

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12.-Frank w.
Bennett was one of the best known
hotel managers in the country. For
twenty years he was manager of the
Arlington in this city. Probably no
hotel man in the United States had a
wider acquaintance, especially among
statesmen and newspaper men than
Bennett.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-13
COAST

Portland laborer intoxicated. shoots down
bartender.
Coast steamship representatives hold i'm
portant meeting in Seattle; oriental rates
readjusted.
Rich Los Angeles widow found uncon-
scious in San Francisco park; accuses ehauf-
feur of drugglng her
Debs in Berkeley makes bitter attack on
Judge Grosscup.
Exiled army officer in Arizona anxious
to make horsemanship test and disap-
pointed at treatment received from super
iors
Oakland woman causes arrest OF actor
writer-soldier husband on charge that he is
bigamist with wife In Los Angeles.
Thomas A. Edison IN Seattle expresses un-
favorable opinion OF Wrights aeroplane
San Francisco wealthy man found dead in
bed from dose Of cyanide of potassium; wife
denies suicide
Senator Flint and other soIons return
from inspection OF famous big trees and
find FIRE damage was not serious
Bride and groom arrive in Oakland with
trousseau stolen and husband shirtless
San Jose pastor resigns for new field.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-13
storm In PortuaaI

LISBON, Sept ia heavy storm
is blowing along the Portuguese coast
and already has done much damage to
fishing craft, Twenty boats, whose
crews aggregate 250 men, are missing.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-13
WELL KNOWN HOTEL
MANAGER ENDS LIFE
[By Associated Press.I

NEW YORK. Sept. 12.-Frank Ben
nett. Sc years old. said to be the man
ager of a hotel in Washington, d. c.,
committed suicide by shooting in the
Hotel Gotham at Fifth avenue and
Flfty-flfth street today.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-13
THE NEWS SUMMARY
FoREcAsr

For Los Angeles and vicinity; Fair
Sunday; light west wind. Maximum
temperature yesterday SO degrees:
minimum, 6s degrees.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-13

w TAsHINGTON, Sept. 12.-In two
wv flights at Fort Myer this AFTER
wv noon Orville Wright, in the
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-02-26
Southern's 2 IL Cent Rate.

Washington, Feb. 22.-Special per-
mission has been granted by the in
terstate commerce commission to the,
Southern railway and to the Northern
Alabama railroad, through Passenger
Traffic Manager S. H. Hardwick. to
establish on three days. notice to the
commission and to the public, local
passenger fares in the States of North
Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia,
Alabama and Tennessee, based on a
rate of 2 1-2 cents per mile. The 21-2-
cent basis represents a compromise
reached between the authorities of
the several States named and the
Southern railway officials, and is an
increase of half cent per mile over
the rate which the State authorities
desired originally to have put into
effect.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-02-26
Berry Mobley Killed On Train.

Grover Welch, whose brother was
slain in row at Kershaw, last Christ
mas by Berry Mobly, shot and instant
ly killed Mobley on train at Pleasant
Lane on Monday night. It iesaid
that both men were on their way
from Kershaw to Lancaster for a pre-
liminary hearing of the Kershaw
tragedy. It was the lfst time the
men had seen each other since the for
mer shooting. While Mobley had his
back turned Welch took vengeance on
his brothers slayer. 1t will be re-
called that Mobley killed young Welch
in barber shop at Kershaw on Christ
mas evening, at the same time a
young man by the name of Clyburn
was killed, and Mobley, himself, was
seriously wounded. Both are promi-
nent young men.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-02-26
Constable Died Doing His Duty

Dillon, Feb. 23.-Mr. Ragland R.
Brunson, who has for several months
been acting as constable for upper
Marion, was shot and instantly killed
at 3 O'Clock this afternoon by negro
whom he was attempting to arrest.
He had previously arrested a negro on
DR.. Stackhouse's place, about eight
miles above Dillon, and was returning
with him in buggy when he met an
other negro for whom he had war
rant driving buggy. AS he gotdo
to serve the warrant the man drew a
pistol, firing three shots into Mr..
Brunson, who turned and endeavored
to get into the buggy. With the as
sistance of the negro already under
arrest he'got into the buggy and re-
quested the man to assist him to DR..
Kellar's Office, about two miles back.
He lived only few minutes, dying in
the buggy.
Great excitement prevails in the
town, Mr.. Brunson being a very pop
ular and highly esteemed man and
having large family connection in
the town and surrounding country.
The governor being informed over
long distance phone, at once offered
a reward of 800 for the murderer, who
has escaped. This amount has been
supplemented by private subscription
here. ss
Mr.. Brunson was about Al years of
age and leaves wife and four small
children.-The State.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-02-26
CONSTABLE KILLED SE
W. &. SELLERS.
SeIiers's Boarding House the Scene
of Tragedy-constabIe Kicked
Door Down Whereupon He
Was Shot.

Shot down by W. H. Sellers, the
''blind tiger king'' of Columbia, at
Sellers's boarding house, 1926 Gads-
den street, on Saturday morning at
s:4Co'clock, Constable James Farmer
died at 12:45 o'clock at the Columbia
hospital, less than four hours after he
had received bullet from Sellers's
Winchester.
Armed with search warrant, Con-
stables Ogg and Farmer visited Sell
lers's home this morning to look. for
contraband liquor, Mr.. Ogg going to
the kitchen and Mr.. Farmer to the
front door. is-is said that Farmer
was denied admittance, unless he
would agree not to search the rooms
occupied by ladies, who, Sellers ex-
planned, were not yet dressed. The
determined constable, armed with his
search warrant in one hand and his
pistol in the other, kicked the door
down, whereupon Sellers, standing
inside, fired upon him with a sawed
off Al calibre Winchester repeating
rifle, and then jumped behind the
door. AS he fell Constable Farmer
called to his brother officer, saying
that he had been shot.
Shortly afterwards Sellers was
placed under arrest by officer
Nettles, WHO happened to be near.
Sellers was carried to the county Jail.
An ambulance was summoned and
the wounded man was hurried to the
hospital, where he died as above
stated.
Mrs. Farmer was i'll at home, and
because of her delicate condition, she
was not apprised Of the shooting until
ii, was seen that it's outcome would
be fatal. She was too i'll to attend
the funeral on Sunday.
At the inquest which was held on
Saturday evening, several witnesses
testified that Sellers had told Farmer
he could search his room at once and
could search the house when the fe-
male members of the household were
dressed, but that Farmer refused to
wait and broke in the door with a
drawn pistol.
Solicitor Zimmerman was present
at the inquest and Col. P. H. Nelson,
the well-known criminal lawyer of
Columbia, represented Sellers,
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-02-26
SENATOR iATiMER
HAS PASSED AWAY
Distinguished South Carolinian Died
on Thursday of Peritonitis-Ris
Body Laid to Rest at
BeIt0n.

Senator A. G. Latimer of South
Carolina died at Providence hospital,
in Washington at9:15 Thursday morn
ing of peritonitis. He had been at
the hospital since Sunday last, when
he underwent an operation for appen-
dicitis. It was then discovered that
he was suffering with far more seri-
Gus trouble. The bowels had become
twisted and his condition was found
to be such that surgeons held out lit
tie hope for his recovery. He rallied,
however, and his progress was salts
factory until o'clock Wednesday
evening, when he steadily began to
grow worse. Atmidnight it appeared
that recovery was impossible.
The members of the Senator's fam
ily were with him when he died, hav-
ing: been informed that there was lit
tie hope that he would survive the
night.
The remains were brought to Bel
ton on special train, accompanied
by the members of his family and the
following committees from the Sen
ate and House:
Senators Tillman of South Carolina,
Proctor of Vermont, Frazier of Tenn
essee, Foster of Louisiana, Overman
of North Carolina, Johnston of Ala
bama, Carter of Montana, Dillingham;
of Vermont, Dixon of Montana, and
Smith of Michigan.
Representatives Lever, Finley, Pat
tersoh, Elerbe, Legare, Johnson and
Aiken of South Carolina, Bennett of
New York, Burnett of Alabama, Cook
of Colorado, Roddenburg of Illinois,
Hinshaw and Pollard of Nebraska,
Lee of Georgia, DeArmond Of Mis-
souri,, Webb of North Carolina, Fair
child of New York, Kusterman of
Wisconsin.
The funeral on Friday was largely
attended, scarcely one-fifth of the
people being able to gain admittance
to the church. The service was in
deed impressive and pathetic, the
most affecting, however, was the very
fervent prayer of Senator Latimer's
former pastor, Rev. A. J. Cauthan,
now presiding elder Of the Anderson
district.
Senator Latimer was 81 years old
and is survived by a wife, four daugh-
tiers and one son.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-02-26
Shoes For Spring.

If you want up-to-date oxfords or
high shoes, see our line before you buy.
Big assortment to make your selections
from and the prices are right. Har-
mans Shoe Store, Postoffice Block, Co.
lumbia, S. @.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-02-26
State and General News.

Sheriff Thomas Peden, of Chester
county, died at his home in that town
on Saturday at the age Of IS years.
Otis Evans, colored, brakeman on
the Southern railway, fell from the
top of a moving train in Columbia on
Saturday and was instantly killed.
Col. John D. M. Shaw, of Laurens,
at one time a picturesque figure in
South Carolina politics, died at the
Columbia hospital Friday night.
The Weeks livery stable in Aiken
was destroyed by fire Saturday morn
ing. The stock and vehicles were
saved.
A futile attempt to wreck fast
mail train, supposedly for the pur-
pose of robbery, on the Missouri Pa
cifc railway near Otterville, was
made on Saturday.
Col L. W. Youmans, of Fairfax, is
seriously i'll in a Savannah hospital,
where he underwent An operation for
cancer of the liver several days ago.
Col. Youmans is one of the largest
planters in South Carolina, and
brother of the late Leroy Youmans. -
H. P. Dill, overseer of the Green
vile County chain gang, has been
arrested upon warrant sworn out by
Sidney J. Bouknight charging him
with assault and battery of high
and aggravated nature upon the person
of Bouknight, while he was serving
term on the gang. The case is a new
one and the outcome Will>be watched
with interest. ..
Congressman Hinshaw, of Nebras-
ka, member of the committee ap-
pointed by Speaker Cannon to attend
the funeral of Senator Latimer, was
taken sick on the special train and
was taken off at Spartanburg, where
he has since been under treatment in
a sanitarium.
Right Rev. Henry Yates Satterlee,
D. D., for 12 years Protestant Epis-
copal Bishop of Washington, died at
his home in that city on Saturday,
the cause of his death being pneumo-
MIA. He was 65 years old.
Lancaster was visited by fire Sat-
urday night which caused property
loss of $2S, with less than $4,000
insurance. The fire began in the
mule pen of the Gregory-Hood Live
Stock company and a number of hors-
es and mules were burned to death in
the angry famess
Mr.. James D. Fraser, former resi-
dent of Edgefeld, died in Atlanta
Saturday, where he had been living
for the past several years. His body
was sent to Edgefeld for interment.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-02-26
Gard From Mr.. Efrd.
To the Editor of The Dispatch:

To the Editor of The Dispatch:
Please give me space in your columns
to express my gratitude to you and the
people Of my town and county for the
interest taken by you all in my behalf
in the election Of judge for the eleventh
circuit. Our claims we're submitted to
the General Assembly and they have
passed on them adversely to US. We
all accept the result without murmur
and with the hope that Mr.. DeVore,
the successful man, will make as good
a judge as there is in the State,
Respectfully,
G. M. EFIRD.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-02-26
emperance Lecture.

Mr.. Morgan l.: McKoon, state presi-
dent Of New York Loyal Temperance
Legion, delivered a strong and interest
ing address in the Methodist church at
Chaplin on the evening of Feb: :21st.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-02-26

South Csrolina's Fertilizers.

South carolina's Fertilizers.
Prof. J. N. Harper of Clemson col
lege, at the meeting of the South Car
olina Live Stock association. Feb. 7.
1908, made one of the finest addresses
ever heard in the South. 1t dealt with
facts the farmers of South Carolina
should know, facts they should heed
and study out to their welfare and in
created wealth. Among other things
Pref. Harper, who is an authority on
such subjects, said the following:
s'Some systems of farm manage
ment in the South will not permit the
growing OF legunlinous crops often
enough and in sufficient amounts to
produce the nitrogen required. Under
such conditions we must resort to the
use of nitrates or some commercial
form of nitrogen. The cheapest form
to be found in commercial fertilizers
sold in the South is in cotton seed
meal as the nitrogen in cotton seed
meal is in an organic form and it
gradually becomes available as it is
broken down by nitrifying bacteria
into nitrates. This process is grad
ual and consequently the nitrogen is
not all available at once as it is in
nitrate of soda and as the plants de-
velop this nitrogen slowly becomes
available. for their use. The South is
now exporting millions of pounds of
cotton seed meal to other States and
countries, there to be fed to animals
and the manure to be returned to the
soil, increasing the amount of humus
and nitrogen. This is an enormous
loss to the South and if continued
through great periods of time will
eventually mean depleted soils. South
Carolina is now spending about $12,-
600, ,00C year for commercial fertili-
zers. This is enough money to pur-
chase Che food for 100000 COWS and
the manure from 100000 COWS would
be equal to the ST., 2,0oO,0 now spent
for commercial fertilizers. From re-
cent experip ents conducted at our ex-
pertinent station at Clemson, we have
found that dollar for dollar manure
from cows fed cotton seed meal is
worth three times as much as COM
mercial fertilizers containing the same
amount of plant food. The value of
farm manure depends largely upon the
kind of food that the stock consumes.
It is a fact that with mature animals
about 80 per cent. of the nitrogen is
recovered in the manure and practi-
cally all of the phosphoric acid, lime
and potash. There is loss of about
one-half of the total dry matter.
Where COWS are fed what is known as
a balanced ration the manure from so
COWS during the year contains $4,000
worth of phosphoric acid, potash and
nitrogen, but this is worth more than
this figure because of the great value
of the humus in the manure. Manure
can be greatly increased in value bv
feeding concentrates such as cotton
seed meal. No country in the world
probably suffers as much from a lack
of farm manures as does the South.
Our soils contain an abundance of
potash, in fact some of the soils of the
South will analyze almost as much in
potash as some of the commercial
fertilizers that are applied to them,
but this potash is locked up in an in
soluble form but by applying manure
it will make it available for plants"
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-02-26

porate limits of such towns and cities
within radium of one mile of the
corporate limits.
An act to authorize the sheriff of
any county OF this State to appoint a
deputy sheriff or deputy sheriffs for a
fair association.
An act to provide for the election of
a State health Office and to prescribe
his qualifications. powers, duties, re-
sponsibilities and to fix his compen-
sation.
An act to establish the insurance
department of South Carolina and to-
provide for the conduct of the same.
A joint resolution to authorize the
superintendent of Saluda county to
draw his warrant in favor of First
National Bank of Batesburg for the
sum of sixty-six dollars ($66;) and to
require the treasurer Of Saluda county
to pay the Same out of the school
fund of said county for teaching by
J. G. Etheredge in School District
No, % during the year.
An act to provide for public cot
ton weigher at Swansea, S. G.
Mr.. Tompkins: An act to provide
for free bridges across the Congaree
and Broad rivers, in this State, be-
tween Columbia township, in Rich
land county, and the county of Lex
ington, the acquisition thereof by
said Columbia township, and the is
sue of bonds, if approved by the cleo
torsof Columbia township, for the
purpose of such acquisition.
An act to amend Section 1885 of
the Code of Laws of So1th Carolina,
1902, so as to empower towns and
cities containing over 1000 inhabi-;
tants to require road duty on their
streets and ways, or the payment of
eommutation tax in lieu thereof.
Mr.. Wannamaker: An act to amend
Section 1866, Code Of Laws of South
Carolina, 1902, Volume 1, by striking
out the word ''Lexington," on line s,
of the same.
An act to amend an act entitled
"An act to fix the amount of the COM
pensation to be paid to the county
officers of the various counties of this
State"
An act to authorize and direct the
county supervisor of Orangeburg
county to pay the commissioners and
surveyors for services, and to pay the
election expenses in the creation of
Calhoun county and to pay the COM
missioners and surveyors in the mat
ter of the proposed counties of Eutaw
aud Edisto.
An act to amend an act entitled
can act to amend Section 553 of the
Criminal Code of South Carolina, con-
fning the hunting of certain birds
and deer to the periods beginning
November Is, and ending March 1
following" so as to strike out Lex
ington.
An act to prohibit the destruction
of fox in certain counties of this State.
An act to amend an act entitled
''An act to incorporate the Audubon
Society of South Carolina, and to
provide for the preservation of the
wild birds, non-migratory fish and
animals of the State.''
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-02-26
Zinc Metal Made into Oxide Of
Zinc,

And then combined with white lead,
is used to make L. & M. PAINT.
Zinc is imperishable and makes the
paint wear as long as pure linseed oil
will hold it to a surface. The L. & NJ.
PAINT costs only about S1.2o per
gallon. Q
E. P. Derrick, Lexington.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-02-26

Some ofthe Acts Passed BY the
General Assembly.
Below we give few of the many
acts passed by the general assembly
ae its last session. There are but few
of any great importance-most of
them being only local bills, and not
sof general interest:
An act to establish an infrmary for
Confederate aeterans.
An act to authorize the payment of
certain back pensions.
An act to guard against the intro
duction Of the Mexicsn boil weevil
into this State.
An act to make the term of Office of
county superintendent of education,
county supervisors and registrars Of
mesne conveyances four years.
An act to amend section of an act
to regulate the manner by which COM
mon carriers shall adjust freight
trains.
An act to require railroad COM
panies to put cinder defectors on the
windows Of passenger coaches.
An act to prevent public drinking
on passenger coaches.
An act to require Clemson college
to pay for all eonvicts used.
An act to authorize the commission
era Of the sinking fund, ont of funds
in their hands. to make temporary
loans to the regents of the State Hos
pital for the Insane of South Caro-
lima.
An act to fix the amount of COM
pensation to be paid to the county
auditors and treasnrers of the various.
counties of this State. &
A joint resolution to orelieve former
State Treasurers w. T. c. Bates and
w. HI Zimmerman and State Treas
urer r. H. Jennings and their re-
spective bondsmen from liability on
the official bonds of the said former
State Treasnrers and State Treasurer
forsthe loss of certain bonds purloined
from the State treasury during the
period from the year 1895 to the year
1901, inclusive, and to authorize the
Attorney General to discontinue suits
commenced on said official bonds.
An act to amend Section 142, Grim
inal Code of South Carolina, so as to
require the counties in which the
cases therein referred to originate to
bear the expense of paying witnesses.
An act to provide a penalty for the
jurors; when duly summoned, who
shall neglect or refuse to appear in
obedience to the venire duly issued
in the police court of any municipal
fty or magistrate court in this State.
Mr.. Wingard: An act to amend
Section $50, Code of Laws of South
Gmolina, 1902, Volume 2, SO as to re-
quire copies of rules of court made
furnished clerks of court.
An act to amend an act to provide
for holding courts, in SO: far as same
relates to 5th circuit, and to provide
ior courts in 11th circuit.
An act to provide for special court
Bstenographers.
An act to provide for the enrolment
and registration of the qualified voters
of this State during the year 1908, and
to provide compensation for the sup
ervisors of registration.
- An act to declare the entering Of
any building occupied as bank with
intent to steal by force Or otherwise,
a felony, and to provide punishment
therefor.
An act to authorize and empower
the police authorities of all'towns and
cities to arrest all offenders against
municipal ordinaces and statutes of
tho oor
Arizona republican., 1908-12-12

agency had been at work. The horse had never done that himself. Isbel re- turned to Flagstaff in a day or two with the rest of the horses and St. Claire continued his search for the missing ones. He found them yester- day below the city. They showed evil dences of having been employed at hard labor; they were convered with harness marks.
 NEW PLAYS AT ElKS THEA- TER-At the Elks theater in the near future there will be two plays that will give Phoenix theater-goers sat isfaction, and make them forget what a slim winter it is in the theatrical way. On the 18th of December, Mrs. Temples Telegram will be gladly received by all those that are at the Elks. This play had a iong and successful run in New York and when it went on tour the papers all over the country were of the same opinion as to its worth. Almost with out exception they said that it caused smile on ones face that would not leave until the final curtain. It is a laughing comedy of the light and frothsome type, and when one leaves the theater there is the satisfaction of having seen and heard something that is really worth while. and that all the laughing that one has done