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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-07-07
WIN
STAKE CASE

WASHINGTON, July I'm a de-
cision rendered today the interstate
commerce commission upholds the
present regulations of railroads re-
quiring lumber shippers to stake
and pack their own shipments when
forwarding in open cars, declaring
the practice economical and not
unjust. The decision grew out of
a number of complaints filed by the
National Wholesale Lumber Deal
ers' association and Pacific Coast
Manufacturers association against
several of the largest railroads. The
lumbermen commended that the pres
ent regulations is unjust and dis
criminatory. Commissioners Clark
and Harlan filed a dissenting opin-
ion.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-07-07
WORK
IS EXPENSIVE

Political thunder which oppo-
nents of Deputy Prosecutor Fred
Pugh, candidate for the Office of
prosecuting attorney, are using
with more or less effectiveness is
the large cost of prosecutions of
minor offenses. One item is an ex-
pense of more than $4,000 which the
county paid for the prosecution OF
Peter Jensen, a farmer of Rockford,
who was charged with the theft of
a $32 harness. A jury returned a
verdict of acquittal after being out
10 minutes.
Another item is $500 bill in the
prosecution of en- old lady and her
daughter at Rockford on a charge
of stealing some jam from neigh
Dor lady. In this case there was
also a speedy acQuittal.
1t is claimed that Pugh does not
investigate the cases sufficiently to
determine If there are any grounds
for an effort to secure convictions.
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CLEARED OF SUSPICION
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-07-07
cOULD-0E SAcAN
FARCE SOlEMNIzED

LONDON, July Madame Gould
and de Sagan were married here
today at 11:40 in the registrary Of
flee by Registrar Graddock. Later
a religious ceremony was perform
ed at the French Protestant church.
No members of the Gould family
were present and the only witness
es were Baron de Fondemilli and
Monsieur Don Chauvy, intimate
friends of the groom. Reporters
were not admitted to either cere-
mOny
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-07-07
BRYAN SEEMS TO
STAND A CHANCE

DENVER, July Indications to-
day are that Bryan will receive 800
votes on the first ballot. There is a
strong possibility that when the
roll call is ended and before 1t is
Off cially announced the states vot-
ing for Johnson and Gray will
withdraw their ballots and cast
them for Bryan, thus giving him
the entire 1902 votes of the con-
vention.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-07-07

Charles b. Sheldon, deputy treas
urer, is to be arrested on a charge
of embezzlement, on account of al
legged evidence which the corpora
ton counsel's Office, has found, i'm
plicating Sheldon with Cashier G.
+. Horton, in the division of the
bull sack" receipts. Sheldon will
probably not be arrested today, but
he will be arrested later when 1t
suits the will OF the investigators.
He has been before the committee
several times but just what has
transpired will not be given out.
The fact that his arrest is contem-
plated will also not be given out
officially. \
Sheldon expects to be arrested
and is prepared to furnish any bail
that will be demanded He denies
that he Is guilty of the charge and
there is no fear that he will at
tempt to dodge 1t.
C. e. Horton whose arrest caused
such a sensation two weeks ago, Is
assisting the committee which Is
Strengthening out as many of the
accounts as possible. The original
shortage discovered by LeMaster 4
Cannon, the bookkeeping experts
was $500. Some of it has been ac'
counted for, but there still remains
a shortage which both Horton and
Sheldon disclaim any knowledge Of
Frank Allen, assistant corporation
counsel, is in charge of the investi-
cation, assisted by Don Kizer and
Detective Burns They will not
talk of what the committee has
found or decided to do with rela-
ton to Sheldon.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-07-07
SAYS they TRIED
TO GRAFT Her

"They are all trying to graft me
out of money" declared DR.. Mary
Latham this morning in regard to
her arrest on charge of perform.
ing a criminal operation on Mrs
w. II. Harrison. bookkeeper for
Ed McCaffery, plumber.
Mrs. Latham states on March 10
Mrs. Harrison came to her Office a
very sick woman. She returned 10
days later and Mrs. Latham per
formed an operation.
She says that she will prove that
the only operation she performed
was to save Mrs. Harrison's life.
She further states that she will
prove that McCaffery tried to get
her to pay Mrs. Harrison $3.50 and
threatened her with prosecution un-
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-07-07
Special Correspondence to The Press

Special Correspondence to The Press
DENVER, July 7.-Tammany has
out-Bryaned Bryan. 1t has decided
to present to the resolutions com
mittee the most radical platform
ever suggested from the East. The
subcommittee of the New York
delegation, named to confer on
planks, favored practically all the
suggestions made by the American
Federation of Labor affecting labor,
and especially those favoring anti.
injunction.
Bryan's friends are furious. They
openly assert that Tammany Is try
ing to embarrass him. He had NO
desire to go so far as to prohibit
the use Of injunction, he wants to
regulate 1t.
A Tammany man let the cat out
of the bag today by saying: eve
have city election year from
this fall, and we need the labor
vote. If Bryan and his friends op
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-07-07
UNION STANDS PAT
on BREWERY STRIK S

The Central labor union last
night decided to maintain its stand
in favor of the brewery workers
who are on strike at Schade's. An
effort was made to have this action
reconsidered two weeks ago, but
the central union has adopted the
report of special committee there.
by putting the brewery at outs with
organized labor until the trouble is
settled.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-07-07

pose us we will put the RESPONSE
bility directly up to him. II he
forces conservative platform, God
help his chances as both West and
East will resent It"
The Tammany platform will also
please the Pacific slope. 1t In
sists on exclusion of Asiatics, and
favors an increased navy. But
Tammany does not want a declara-
ton on the safeguarding and guar
anteeing of national bank deposits,
as Oklahoma suggests.
Although Gompers is hopeful
that he may come to satisfactory
terms with the convention, there Is
at present considerable discrepancy
between what representatives of or
ganized labor ere demanding and
what Bryan managers are willing to
concede. What Gompers and as
sociates are asking is that no in
junction shall issue at all in cases
] of labor disputes.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-07-07

lions has ever before been attempt
ed by naval power.
Under the present orders there
will not be single effective fight
ing ship on the home stations this
fall
1t is confidently predicted by the
officers of the feet that unless
some unforeseen diplomatic situa-
ton arises in the far east. neces-
stating the detention Of the feet
in Asiatic waters, that the ships
will steam into Hampton Roads
Feb. % in better physical condition
and with a much more highly
trained and efficient personnel than
when they started on the round
the-world cruise.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-07-07

DENVER, July 7.-TOday's convention program
$3.50 a. Injecting executive council, American Fed
Grafton of Labor
10 a. Injecting national committee to decide re-
naming contests.
10 a. m--Adjourned meeting of New York delegation
to discuss platform
IL m.-Convention called to order by Chairman Tag
CART Call for the convention read by Sec Woodson.
Prayer by Archbishop Keane, Wyoming. Announcement
of temporary officers. Speech of Theodore Bell. An
nouncement of Of committeeman from various
states Introduction of resolutions of respect to the
DRY of Cleveland. Adjournment until tomorrow.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-07-07
DEATH BLlGHTS YOUNG LIFE

lila. the daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs.
]. C. Cunningham, died this fore
noon at 1870 after a short illness
with pneumonia. at the family resi-
dence. 1919 Grand av. She was but
Is years of age and graduated from
the high school last winter. Funeral
arrangements lave not yet been
made.
Mr.. Cunningham Is secretary and
treasurer of the Union Trust Co.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-07-07
Abandoned Bench for
Christian Science
specia, Correspondence TO Tn. Pres.

MASON CITY. Ia. July Con
vinced that Christian Science is
destined to deliver mankind from
the bondage Of evil, Judge Clifford
p. Smith has resigned his place on
the district bench and abandoned a
promising political career to accept
the appointment Of first reader in
the First church of Boston, the head
church of the sect. He has re-
moved his family to that city.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-07-07

tamely submit, declares President
G. Stanley Hail of Clarke univer.
sity.
The worm has turned. Not even
anti-injunction planks will be per-
mitted to deter.
81 am working" says President
Hall, upon plan for an associa-
ton whose sole idea will be to pro-
tect college presidents and profess
sors, by injunction If necessary
against newspapers and newspaper
men. We must do something to
keep ourselves from being made
ridiculous"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-07-07
To ARREST SHELDON NEXT

less she did. Finally Mrs. Latham
claims that Attorney Roche also
demanded that Mrs. Harrison be
paid. Jail attendants incline to the
belief that the woman is not right
mentally.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-07-07
WATER GRAFT
FINALLY ENDS

Caught in the act of embezzling
water from the city. Such in SUBJ
stance is the report made to Water
Commissioner Wetzel who dele
gated an inspector to watch the
White City grounds near Recreation
park and who this morning report
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-07-07

man, fireman on the Virginia, of
suspicion Of numbering Miss Josie
Gray, Evansville, Ind. Several who
knew the murderer declared that
Bateman was not the man.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-07-07
new YORK DRIVES
BRYAN |NT0C0RNER.
Gives Unqualified Endorsement to
Anti-Injunction Plank.

1--WE pledge ourselves the prohibit
njuncions arising labor disputes
when such nncons would apply when labor disputes
existed and shall injunction issued when there
remedy ordinary which shall
vide that procedure for punishment of
the cited for contempt shall,
committed in the of the be entitled trial by
fury-Plank demanded by Gompes behalf organized
labor and supported by the New York delegation.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-07-07

Il resigned from the bench" said
Judge Smith, in explaining his ac-
ton, Ito take up this work because
am convinced that Christian Sci
ence is the discovery of the spirit
ual method which Jesus Christ used
to overcome sin. sickness and
death; because believe that the
growth and practice of Christian
Science will ultimately overcome
and abolish evil and its effects and
thus deliver humanity from bond
age. l regard the work of the
church more important than that
of the bench"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-07-07
College Head Would
E1,join Newspapers

WORCESTER, Mass, July mo
longer will the college presidents,
more misrepresented than the ruth
less builders of swollen fortunes,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-07-07

DlEPPE, France. July 7.-Gissas,
driver of French car, and a me-
chanic was killed, and one serious
ly injured in the grand Prlx race to-
day in which Germany carried off
the first three prizes.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-07-07

SAN FRANCISCO. July 7.--Sec-
rotary Garfield arrived here today
on the cruiser st. Louis from the
Hawaiian ISLANDS, where he went
to familiarize himself with condi-
tons.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-07-07

CLEARED OF SUSPICION
SAN FRANCISCO, July Tn
vestigation has cleared Roy Bate
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1908-04-09

Read the Farmers l. Merchants
Banks ad. this issue.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1908-04-09
Attention Democrats

The Presidents of the various Demo
cratic clubs in Williamsburg county
are hereby directed to call meeting
of their respective clubs to assemble at
their usual places of meeting on Satur-
day, April 25, 1908, for the purpose of
re-organizing. Each club shall elect a
President, a Vice President, Secretary
and Treasurer, Committee on Regis
tration, member of the County Exec
utive Committee, and such other COM
mites as to each club may seem ex-
pedient. Clubs will elect delegates to
the County Convention, which will
meet on Monday, May 4, in the Court
House at Kingstree, at - o'clock.
eluus will be entitled to one delegate
for every twenty-five members and
.one for majority fraction thereof.
The County Convention Will elect dele
gates to State Convention which meets
Wednesday, May 20. county chair
man, a member of the State Executive
Committee, and transact all other
business that may be legally brought
before it. A d WILLIAMS,
CIV WOLFE, County Chairman.
Secretary, 4-2-4r
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1908-04-09
Bring Your Cotton Seed.

We have closed down our
ginneries for the season because
there is no more cotton to gin.
We are paying $50 per ton for
good sound, dry cotton seed,
delivered at our mill.
To those who do not care to
sell their seed for cash we are
offering a strictly high grade
meal in exchange. Our rate of
exchange at the mill is 1900 lbs.
of meal for one ton of seed. 1t
is a conceded fact cotton
seed meal is a cheaper and
more effective fertilizer than
cotton seed. According to
chemical analysis of each: 1856
pounds of cotton seed meal
are equivalent to 1000 pounds
of cotton seed, but owing
to the superior mechanical
condition of meal, it is safe to
assume that 800 pounds Of meal
are the full equivalent to one ton
of cotton seed, therefore, what
ever excess above 800 pounds OF
meal the farmer gets in exchange
for ton of seed is so much clear
profit to him in comparison with
using the ton of seed directly as
fertilizer. You can readily see
that by exchanging your SEED
with US you realize nearly 100
per cent on the transaction.
Bring your seed to us..and not
make the mistake of getting
inferior meal elsewhere in ex-
change.
Our meal is open for inspec-
ton. Samples sent on applica-
ton.
Yours,
SOUTH ATLANTIC OIL Co.,
By Geo. E. McE., Mgr.
I0-17.tf
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1908-04-09
The rHRlCE-A.WEEK SoRLD IN -.
PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN YEAR.
Mere Alert, More Thofough and Asre
Fearless Than Ever. Read In Every
Ehalish Spoken Country.

A president of the United
States will be elected this year.
Who is he and who is the man
whom he will beat? Nobody
yet knows, but the Thrice-a
Week World will tell you every
step and every detail ofe what
promises to be a campaign Of
the most absorbing interest. 1t
may not tell you what you hope
but it will tell you what is. The
Thrice-a.Week World long ago
established a character for i'm
partiality and fe. rlessness in
the publication of news, and
this it will maintain. If you
want the news as it really is
subscribe to the Thrice-a-Week
edition of tie New York World,
which comes to you every other
day,except Sunday, and is thus
practically daily at the price
of a weekly.
The Thrce.a-Week Worlds
regular subscription price is
only $1.O0 per year, and this
pays for 159 papers. We offer
this unequalled newspaper and
The COUNTY RECORD together
for one year for $1.75.
The regular subscription price
OF the two papers is $500.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1908-04-09
Hot Springs, Ark,

is 70 competition against Lippman's
Great Remedy for cure of Rheuma-
tism.
James Newton, Aberdeen, Ohio,
says P P P did him more good than
three months treatment at Hot
Springs, Ark.
W T 1immons of Wayahatchie,
Tex, says his rheumatism was so
bad that he was confined to his bed
for months. Physicians advised
Hot Springs, Ark, and Mineral
Wells, Texas, at which places he
speut several weeks in VAIN, with
both knees 80 badly swollen that his
tortures were beyond endurance. P
P P made the cure and proved it.
self as in thousands of other cases,
the best blood PURIFIER in the world,
and superior to all Sarsaparillas and
the so-called Rheumatic Springs.
Sold by all druggists.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1908-04-09
IannYson's humor.

There was a playful humor in
Lord Tennyson that rarely showed
itself unless the poet was within the
familiar circle of his friends. John
Blackwood, member of the famous
firm of publishers, gave an amusing
instance of this in one Of his let
ters:
The Rev. James White, rector Of
a neighboring parish, and Tenny-
son were chatting each other, as
their custom was, concerning the
merits of their respective houses.
81 believe part of Bonchurch be-
longs to you," remarked the poet.
"The whole of it," said White.
"You mean," retorted Tennyson,
"the hole you live in"
And the Rev. James White was
silenced
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1908-04-09
VERY .oGEEh PEWs.
Asavsins odditiss Of Sen , Ancient
9asiish Churches -"

ohouen Sh6FeHss
Some pews in the fine cd church
at Malpas; Cheshire, possess a most
ramnsing peculiarity. Each one con-
sists of several seats, which are real
ly, though not apparently, detach-
ed, and they look easy and COM
Portable. In this case appearances
are deceitful, for should one occu-
pant OF any one seat lean forward
while "nidnid nodding" over he
goes on the floor. The seat is 50
constructed as to easily tip over
when any weight is placed on its
outer or front edge and was so de-
signed to prevent people from going
to sleep in church.
We still find in a few of our an
cient churches the high pews, luIu-
rious cushions and curious fittings
of former days.
In the good old times, when the
squire was lord Of all he surveyed
in the village, bis pew in the parish
church was often q kind of sitting
room. One such pew occupies tho
whole of the south transept Of the
diminutive church at Cation, IN
Surrey. 1t has = fireplace, low
seat which extends around two sides
Of the room and blue tapestry dec
oration. Above it is another floor,
on which are three or four ordinary
pews for the use Of the squire's
servants, and from it covered way
leads to Cation Hall, some few
yards away. There may be some
truth in the story that a former
squire used to enjoy pipe by the
fireplace during the sermon and
that if he became weary he would
20. out through the private door for
a short stroll in the churchyard.
A similar pew exists IN a church
at Colwich, Staffordshire. 1t has a
staircase leading to a private door,
and it is said that the postman
came this way TO convey letters and
that the servant brought in cake
and wine for consumption during
the service.
The royal pew of st. Georges
chape4, Windsor, is peculiar, because
it is the largest Of its Kind in Eng
land and on account Of Tts being sit
uated above the choir, down upon
which the queen can see the service
from q fine oriel window.
In httle Benjamin church, Nor
folk, is a pew for strangers and wed
ding parties. 1t was constructed by
a shepherd and bears cheerful,
suggestive piece of ornamentation
in the shape of the carving OF a
skeleton, with the following inscrip-
ton:
For couples Joined in wedsock; and my
Friend
That stranger is: This seat did intende.
But built at the cost and charge OF Ste
phen Crisbee.
All you that doe this Place pass by.
As you are now, even so was l. 49,.
And as am soc shall yo1 bee.
Ammo Domini 1640.
A game of whist played in pew
would nowadays cause considerable
comment, yet it seems: that the
square pews at Trowbridge were
used for this purpose at the time
the "poet" Crabbe was droning
away in the pulpit.
Other interesting old pews have
names and occasionally coats OF
arms painted on them thus:
"sIhe Rectory Pew The
Churching Pew and, best OF all,
The Hall Dogs Pew"
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1908-04-09
Some Good Schools.
(By " H Handy

Msnning has $3.50, 900 of taxable
property. The school district has
! recently voted $4,000 i'll bonds to
erect a new school building. The
district is now levyiuga local school
tax of 4 mills to meet the increased
cost of the school. BY the way,
Manning has one of the cleanest
school grounds l have seen and the
principal told me that he had had
fewer than six tardy pupils from the
town this year.
Kingstree just completing a
$13, 900 annex to her new school
building, making the entire build.
ing worth s25, 900. The town has
but s5OO,0O0 of taxable property,
and levies a 4-mill local school tax.
Only few weeks ago Florence
moved into her new school building
which costs $4,000. This is one
of the most complete school build
ings in the State, indeed in the
whole country. Florence has but
$1,752,OOO Of taxable property, and
levies a local school tax of 6 mile.
Here. too, the schools have almost
no tardv pupils.
Darlington has not long been in
her new $4,000 school building.
Her taxable property amounts to
81, $3.50, 900, and her local school
tax is 4 l-2 mills.
Sumter has just moved into her
third school building, which cost
$25, 900. This new building is
we'll constructed throughout and
may we'll be called model. 1t
combines comfort, convenience, and
beauty. Sumter levies 5-mill To-
cal school tax.
All this looks like progress, and
it is progress. Yet I'm compelled
to say that in these and other places
similarly situated, the high school
departments are not in keeping with
the general educational standing.
Primarily from lack of teaching
force the high school course is too
short and too narrow. None of the
places mentioned here has a four
year high school course. Sumter
and Darlin gton each has nearly as
many boys as girls in the high
school. The others have small
percentage of boys. l visited one
school a few days ago where there
are 56 high school girls and but 10
high school bows. Until our schools
offer more courses of study they are
not going to hold the boys as they
should. However, everywhere
throughout the State the attitude o.
the people toward the high school is
rapidly improving.