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The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-03-17
The Cause Of Murder.

In his charge to the grand jury a
few days ago at Lancaster. Judge
Watts struck the key note. He said
that the failure had peen placed, on
the judges. on the lawyers. the jur-
ors anu various other agencies, but IN
his judgement the trouble is that
witnesses do not tell the whole facts
in the case just as they are. We DO
not agree with Judge Watts entirely.
We can recall the cases of at least
four white men in this county who
were promptly convicted by the ju-
ries who tried them and who were
sentenced to be hung, but who were
saved from the gallows by being
granted new trials by the Supreme
Court. After a aslong delay they
were tried over and allowed to
go free Notwithstanding they were
guilty of brutal murders.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-03-17
Can't Scare Us.

The New York World. a Republi-
can paper trying to sail under DEM
ocratic colors, is so concerned be-
cause of the apparent certainty of the
nomination of Bryan that it is hold
ing over the head of the South a big
stick made of straw and gas by the
republican convention of the negro
ridden, negro hating, negro fear
ing state Of Ohio. We are threat
ened with a reduction of our repre-
sentation and Jther dire calarnites in
flictcd by a conscience)ess repub-
lican party drunk with arrogance
and power. In the language OF the
Florence Times 1--WE would like to
know, in the first place when the
World became solicitious for the well
fare of the south? We should like
to know why we should abdicate our
fixed and settled principles, ours
and our forefathers for ages. just
when the republican party itself. un-
der the able leadership of Teddy
Roosevelt is marching over with COL
ors flying and drums beating and all
the populace following, under our
banner. and the leaders Of the repub-
licad party, the old machine cannot
stem the tide. What is the use Of
giving up your principles just when
all the rest of the world is ready to
adopt even a counterfeit Of them?
We are not nearly so afraid of Ohio
as Ohio is Of us, or of itself, for that
matter. We are not afraid of losing
any strength by standing up for our
principles. not nearly so much afraid
as we are by losing by reason of
compromising with the devil to get
q little crumb of power and finding
ourselves gold bricked. Thanks, we
will do as we think best.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-03-17
Bryan VIII Be Elected.

After admitting that Bryan is as
good as nominated by the Demo
crars, the Charleston Post says it
'scan not figure out how he is going
to win, bu. some very shrewd poll
ticians think he has more than an
even chance to beat Mr.. Taft, who
seems to have pretty sure line on
the Republican nomination" The
New York Sun, which abhors Mr..
Bryan only a little less than it alb
hors Mr.. Roosevelt. deliberately de-
clares that if Mr.. Taft were to Sc
cure the Republican nomination he
could not be elected. The Demo
cratic candidate, whether Hearst or
Bryan" !" it continues, would win."
New York State, The Sun declares,
will surely go Democratic. for eth
er Bryan or Hearst, and neither
Taft nor Roosevelt himself--.and
particularly MIR. Roosevelt--can car
~ the State against the candidate Of
the Democratic party. The Post.
goes on to say that ''if Mr.. Bryan.
can carry New York there is no rea-
son why he should not be able to
carry other Eastern States. and it is
the Eastern States that have always
beaten him. In the West he has a
following Of consequence. The
point is not to be lost sight of in any
practical estimate of the situation
that the business interests Of the
country predatory wealth. if you
choose. .--are so incensed with MIR.
Roosevelt and all his works that they
will move heaven and earth to root
out his political branch. They will
oppose Mr.. Taft almost as fercely as
they would oppose MIR. Roosevelt,
because of the belief that Mr.. Taft
would be only a vicar for Mr.. Roose-
velt.
"The Senate Will be Republican
during the next administration, and
the recommendations of a Roosevelt
program by g Republican President
could not be rejected without en-
barrassment. The same program
proposed by Mr.. Bryan would be
joyously repudiated and old line Re-
publicanisn Of the special interest
order asserted once more. The
business interests play the game to
win and they might well determine
that at this stage President Bryan
would serve their ends better than
any Republican who would attempt,
with some success, to carry out the
Roosevelt policies. At any rate it is
Just as well to look on the bright
side of things from the Democratic
standpoint. +" We agree with the
Post and firmly believe that Mr..
Bryan will win both the nomination
and the election.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-03-17

The Greenville Sun says zone rea-
son for not nominating John A. John
son is that it would bring back into
the democratic party such newsra-
pers as the New York World" The
World would never give its suppol t
to as sound a Democrat as Gov.
Johnson. 1t praises him now because
it knows there is no chance of his
nomination.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-03-17

The attorneys representing the
whiskey houses which have claims
against the state dispensary are now
said to be in q pretty row among
themselves as to the division Of the
fees on the money which was last
week paid out by the dispensary
commission. Some Of them have
even gone into the United States
court and asked Judge Paitchard to
compel the liquor houses to pay
them the fees claimed.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-03-17
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The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-03-17

If Arthur should happen to get
his hands on the dispensary funds
as receiver, and he is allowed to
charge and collect for his services as
such at the rate he attempted while
one of the dispensary commission,
there won't be much Of the dispen-
sary fund leftw he gets through
With it.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-03-17

In the last month four white men
have been committed tc the peniten-
tiary to serve sentences varying from
fifteen years to life for killing their
fellow men on one pretext and anoth-
ca. Just keep up this pace, and
there will be fewer murders in
South Carolina.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-03-17

IT is reported that Ex-senator Joe
Blackburn, who now holds fifteen
thousand dollar a year job from
President Roosevelt, is responsible
for the election of Republican Sen
ator by Democratic Kentucky Leg
islature. If this is true. it is not the
first time that the Kentucky Demo
Gratis have been betrayed.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-03-17

MANAGER j. j. Hardin has dis
appeared from Chester and there
has since been discovered short
age of $1,000 n his accounts with
che Chester plant of the South
ern cotton oil company. Another
case of too much cotton futures, no
d7oubt.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-03-17

TEE Spartanburg Journal says it
is rumored that one reason the dis
pensary muddle has been taken into
the federal court is that one set of
grafters is displeased at the evident
purpose of the winding-ur commits
sion to refrain from investigating
another set Of grafters, the latter
being of the higher up" variety.
This is the first time we have
heard of this rumor, which we do
not believe.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-03-17

THE Charleston Post says: "The
visits of Hayward are again a fea-
ture of the political life of the State
and the voice of the Ex-Governor is
heard in the land. A sweeter gen
tleman there never was nor a more
winning candidate. It is enough to
look upon him to be persuaded that
he was born to wear toga."
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-03-17

IF none of the brethren will say
nnything about winter lingering IN
the lap Of Spring, or words to that
effect, we will set 'em up at Carney
when the press gang meets.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-03-17

SENATOR Bailey seems to be out o
harmony with the democrats OF Tex
as. He was whitewashe6 but anti
Bailey delegates at large have been
slated. The Greenville Sun says it is
all because Bailey is not for Bryan,
sind Texas is democratic.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-03-17

JOHN Temple Graves and Hearst
has parted company. We thought
from the beginning that it was an
unholy alliance and we are not sorry
it has been dissolved.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-03-17

SHOULD Speaker Cannon get mix
ed up in that submarine boat scan
,dal his feeble boom will peter out
completely.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-03-17

TPs only kind of a Democratic
presidential candidate that would
suit the New York World is an As
sistant Republican.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-03-17

BRIDGE, according to Prof. Clara
II. Howard, of Wellesley, is to
the girl college student what stealing
signs and breaking street lamps is to
the college boy. 1t is a mental
chewing-gum," an Accomplishment
of addlepates," the ''last infrmity
of empty mind"
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-03-17

q AS we thought he would. Presl-
dent Roosevelt has hedged on the
Brownsville affair. but ne can't 1901
the negroes so easy.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-03-17

TTis said that the colored Repub-
Means Of this State will
1ers to the ranks when the State
asanyention meets. .Caper's reference
In Prioleau as, q ''hideous baboon"
zzas the straw that broke the camel's
N,ack. it seems.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-03-17

WITH Taft and Bryan as the op-
posing Presidential candidates we
believe BRYAN would win.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-03-17

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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-03-07
4 Ie Had an
Axe to Grind

opmont that the plans OF a building
bear 20 It's construction.
Jones Chickcring gave to his son
Frank, the inner secrets OF his expert
ence in construction and scale draw
G. Frank Chickering took these tradi.
tlons together with his ow forty years
OF ripe personal experience and inn
parted them TO his only pupil G. Q.
Chickerlng. the designer OF our planes.
From this straight line OF personal
instruction from father TO sons and
from SON to cousin the only logical
conclusion is--We know how
Our aim is to build the best our
training has fitted us to this end, OBJ
viously our education and work at
the bench and the ability OF our Mr..
lC c. Chfckering as scale drafts
man. exceptionally fits us TO design
and build a thoroughly artistic lnstru.
ment
After the death of c. r. Chiokering
In 1891. the business Of Chickering 4
Sons reorganized, and the controlling
! interest passed out of the hands Of
the Chickering family Since the death
Of George CkteSering IA 1893. there
has been no male Chickering connec-
j ted with Cnickering q sons and the
only interest Of the old Chickering
family IN that concern (Which Is a
stock company consists In the minori.
" stock holding Of some Of the fe-
male members Of the familS
To day we are the only Twins Chick
.erings actively engaged In the manu-
facture of pianos.
We have been established as inde-
pendent manufacturers In Chicago
since 1892 and our success during
this interim indicates that we have
earned the confidence of several thous-
aud people living In this country.
through their having purchased our
lpianos The tone and workmanship
of our latest product shows conclusive
lly what we are doing. and the whole
establishment OF Chlckering Bros
stands hack of our unlimited guRran.
tee, this Is issued with every plano
1--WE SELL
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-03-07
OISCLAIMS ANY PART
IN MEADOWS KILLING
Made No Effort to Conceal
Relations With Wife Of
Slain Man


Special TO Daily Leader
Oklahoma City, March 7.-Closing
his testimony with a direct. forceful
denial that he was in any wise impli-
Gated in the murder of James Il. Mea-
dows, Rudolph Tegeler, confessed
paramoui OF Mrs. Lila Meadow6, com
pleted his direct testimony at 3;25
o'clock last evening. Then began a
most griliing cross-examination, last
ing until O'Clock lie resumed his
testimony under cross-examination by
Attorney Harris at . o'clock this morn
ling.
Owing to the large amount of con
Trajectory evidence resulting from
win add about 10 rebuttal witnesses,
extending the duration OF hearing evi-
dence until next Tuesday evening at
least
Tegeler showed the effects OF the
mereiless excoriation to which he had
! be7 subjected but he bore up well
lrcGcr the ordeal He did not waver
IN his story and attempts on the part
of the prosecution to entrap him were
unsuccessful.
He made no attempt TO hide the
fart that for a long time prior to the
disappearance of Meadows he and Mrs.
Meadows were Illicit sweethearts and
said that Meadows made no objection
Prisoner on Witness stand.
a death-like silence fell over the
court room as the accused stepped
quickly 20 the witness cnair. The
closest attention was given while
lTegeler told of his early life Of the
time when he FIRST met Mr. and Mrs.
Meadows, Of his former wife of the
tales told to him by Mrs. Meadows
concerning her aud of his first com
munications with the supposed clair
voyant Mother Meyers.
Under the questioning OF his attor-
neys, Tegeler told the following
story:
Il went to the Meadows home in
Capitol Hill about week after my
wife died They invited me over Mr..
Meadows was there and remained
until about 10 o'clock ] was feeling
badly about the loss OF my wife and
they tried to comfort me. ] talked
back and forth with them over the tel
ephcne and they invited me over other
times.
iAN h'hA AeN blhAA .tlAN lniiti al 4
received note from Mrs, Meadows.
She wrote and told me that she want.
ed to cheer me up and to comfort
those she loved That was the first
aote | ever received from her
II received one letter from Mrs.
Meadows. / afterwards learned II
was hers under the hame of Nora
Ward She wrote and told me that
she knew my wife, had sat at her bed.
side many "A day She said that she
wanted a photograph of me. ! ans
wered the letter and told her that !
would not send her any picture until
she told me what her right name was.
She answered the letter and still said
that ! ought 10 know her. for she had
been such friend OF my wife spoke
to Mrs Meadows about the letters and
then | gave them to her and they We're
sent to Mrs Meyers ! received let
| ter from Mrs. Meyers then. which Mrs.
Meadows gave me telling me that
Mrs. Meadows wrote them Then !
told Mrs. Meadows wnat Mrs Meyers
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chIeago. Mar.. 8 la0s

Chicago Mar, 6 1908
Mr.. y H. Knauss,
Guthrie Okla
Dnar Sir. We are not at all surprised
70 learn Of the methods employed by
your competitors, as indicated IN your
letter to us on March 2nd
The friend OF your competitor who
publicly stated that the courts had
forced our firm TO stamp Chickering
Bros not Chickering a Sons on every
instrument must have had an axe 20
grind. He is right in some OF his
statements and very wrong in others.
He Is right where states that there
is difference between our Chick
ering Bros pianos and our firm,
and the pianos made In Boston by the
corporation OF Chickerng and Sons
As to the difference the matter must
necessarily be decided by the COM
mittee IN charge Of the purchase Of
the graeI piano
He Is wrong when he states that
our instrument IS a cheap imitation"
or that we have been compelled 60 put
any notice whatever on our pianos by
the courts. We also feel that he Is
doing Us an injustice when he insinu-
ates that we are presuming In placing
our goods in fair competitor beside the
best in the world
We are quite willing 20 stand or fail
on the judgment OF the majority of the
members OF the Consistory and East.
ern Star as 10 the quality of our instru.
ment. The piano you have in the
iTemple Is an example Of our artistry
which we believe VIII speak louder
and better for MS and our ability as
piano makers. than anything we can
say in our own behalf
I In order TO answer some OF the
charges which have been made against
ns Il Is only necessary to call your at
+ tention TO the fact that we emphasize
the distinction between our piano and
/ the "Chickerlng" of Boston and TO this
end print a notice Ia red ink In the
front OF an our catalogues and place
a similar notice on the hack of every
piano, especially calling attention "a
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-03-07

this difference These nOtices--bOth
Ia the catalogue and on the plano
ARE put there volentarily. because we
are Jealous OF the reputation which we
have asquired through the high charac-
ter Of our product
Az times YOU will meet competitors
who viii advise your customers that
VIZ nave no legitimate right TO the use
~ our rame on our instrument; that
I lChickering Bros piano Is cheap
Imitation" a "stincil" or designate It
by some other offensive term.
That you may successfully contTO-
vert these statements and have the
exact facts and the relationship exist
I ing between us, and the original manu-
fauturers of the Chickering," the fol
lowing brief sketch of our history and
training is given;
| Jones Chickering (founder OF Chick.
ering & Sonsl and our grandfather
were brothers, the three SONS OF
Jones Chlckoring (Thomas, Frank and
/ GEORGE had no sons, so on their per
sonal invitation the two senior mem.
bers OF our flrm-C. c. and r. w
Chickering, went 20 Boston aud took
up the study of the manufacture OF
planes In the factoi of Chickering a
Sons
We begPn at the ground work OF the
business aud We're advanced. as we
became proficient from one depart
ment 10 another, having the advantage
OF the personal instruction of the mas
ter mechanics IN charge OF the par
ucular line Of work on which We were
engaged at that time During the
course of the seven years we were IN
! Chickering q Sons factory we ac
aurgd minute knowledge OF tho en-
7, tire details OF piano manufacture.
For some time following this fac
tory training, our Mr. G G. CHECKER
ing was IN the private workroOm o
G. Frank Chlckering. iu New Yori
city, studying scale-drawirg undel
this recognized master Of art
AS you are doubtless aware th'
scale is tha conception OF the piano
and has the same relation 10 rs devel
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-03-07
GIVEN WIDE POWER
IN RECOUNT MIDDLE
Senate Bills GiVen COnSid.
GRAFTON in Yesterday
Afternoon Session

The first portion OF the house sos
sion yesterday. was taken up with the
discussion OF the Ellis resolution, re-
lating TO the contest in Alfalfa county.
The resolution gives the speaker
power to appoint as many assistant
sergeaft-atarms as may be necessary
to carry out the orders OF the house
and compel attendance arrest for con
tempt. etc. There was considerable
talk as TO the extent of the power
vested in the legislature to proceed
in this manner, but on roll call the
house passed the resolution by practc-
ally a unanimous vote.
Speaker Murray and Mr.. Skeen, Of
the sub-committ IN privileges and
elections left fer Cherokee at four
o'clock. to serve a summons on the
county judge and also the county
clerk, who has refused TO turn over
the ballots to the subcommittee.
There was ample support by the
members OF Mr. Murays statement
that an Injunction could not be proper
ly issued to a legislative body or any OF
its committees, and the order of the
county Judge. enioining the committee
and sergeantat-arms from interfering
in any way with the county clerk or
the ballots will be disregarded.
Representative Turner. of Murray
county. returned yesterday after an
Illness of several weeks, cf grippe and
pneumonia. Ills appearance at his
desk was the signal for an outburst OF
nearly applause.
The enrolled copy of Bryan's bill fer
funding the outstanding Indebtedness.
was signed by the speaker.
A number of bills, both house aud
senate, We're read for the second time
and referred TO the proper commit
tees.
Bill No. 70, by Senator Taylor, was
called up. the day being the regular
day for the consideration OF emasureg
arising IN the upper house, This bill
provides penalties for blacl,listing err.
plOyes by corporations, contractors.
and others. Murdoch took the floor
against the measure in It's present
form and on motion the bill was re.
committed with instructions that the
committee bring in a bill that shall be
constitutional Mr.. Murdoch's obiec-
tion 90 the bill was that he did not
believe IL to be constitutional
House Bill'No 269, by Williams, OF
Comanche was taken up This Is a
bill for the protection of persons EN-
ployed on buildings, in course OF con
structi0n. repair or alteration The
purpose OF the bill is to compel con.
tractors TO erect proper scaffolding
and to protect the workers from in
jury and death The bill is favored
by such labor organizations as the
bricklayers painters and similar
unions. Petitions from number OF
these organizations were read. asking
the passage of the bill Only a few
sections Of the bill had been discussed
wpen the house adjourned under the
rules until Monday Bills introduced
were as follows: BY Winchester Al
len regulating the conduct OF ferries
by Japp and Stevens, amending the
statutes as 70 actions concerning real
estate; By Snelson and Farley, against
abuse of mistreatment of animals and
providing penalties; by Fisher for the
sale Of school lands; by Crouch, max