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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-01
Conditions DeplornbIc.

The jury, in its report on the county
jail, says: "We consider it depiorable
that the great county of Rock Island
should be compelled TO admit to the
world that the antiquated institution
called a Jail is the best we can afford.
against the action of the board of SUI
pervisors in tabling all Jail. reports
recommending steps to enlarge and
improve the jail facilities. 1t urges all
honest men to secure jail such as the
county needs.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-02-28
SOUTH AMERICAN RAILWAYS
They Run East and West Instead Of
North and South.

Although 10 the North American
opponents of that project there has
seemed a discouraging LACK of inter
est in the Pan-Amcricam Kailroau
mcn, there has really hcrn no ccssa-
tion of the activity Of tie latter in
pushing development in their more
immediate spheres
let us build the lines the country
needs" they say. and don't ask us
TO 80 out OF our Il to further "A
scheme which, however practicahlc
from an engineering point OF view.
would not pay MS dividends in this
century, and possibly not in the
next.
1--WE concedc that We might benefit
indirectly through the increased sta
bility of government that would fol
low the building of an intercontinen-
tai line. but that benefit is TOO remote
TO interest us nj a time when we
have ample opportunity for c|vpcnding
all II available funds in ~" con
Strlction Of lines that wil Il re-
turns from the day they . ucncd"
SO it happens that ~ hero has
never been 50 mucl It's i'm ran
way construction nth AmcrIco
as at the pr ID nomcnt. almost
without exc ne ncw lines are
folIowing allcls rather than
the MOI running east and wcst
rathc' north and south. Re-
view views.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-02-28

terms. "a plea Of confession and
avoidance" Mr.. Blease now denies
that he had any connection with Mr..
Lanahan.
l may add hat I Am advised by
Mr.. VIM. Elliott of Columbia, who
was my attorney in the proceedings
before the Supreme Court. that Mr..
Blease made to him practically the
same statement as made above.
In Justice to Mr.. Blease himself.
and in Justice to the memory Of Mr..
L~nahan, Mr.. Blease Is now, 1t seems
to me. called unon to say who was
tho high State Official" whom Mr..
Lanahan had employed. as he has
acknowledged full acQuaintanceship
In the matter. Whilst I cannot con-
ceive that have been mistaken as to
statements made to me by Mr.. Lana
ham, still If there be error in what
Mr.. Lanahan stated to me Mr.. Blease
can clear it and should do SO.
Respectfully.
Lewis A. Parker.
G~reenville. 9. c.. February IT. 1908.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-02-28

kingSmOre. Deputy Unltcu States
Marshall A. Fisher, OF this city went
for Warren and returned with him
TO this city on Tuesday.
The foolish young man admits the
charge and the only excuse offered
was hat he did not know why he did
it. The facts in the case are as FOL
lows: On November ?, 1907, Mrs.
a. T.. Beverly, Warcn's aunt, purchas-
ed a money order at the Bamhcrg
postonicc for $l.Sl in favor of a
Chicago mail order house. The mon
cy order and order for goods were
doing so he changed the order to
$9.S1 ond added several articles for
his OWL use.
When the package arrived at the
express Office it was delivered to War
rem, who removed the articles which
he desired for his own We and car-
.ricd the balance to his aunt, who was
PERFECTLY ignorant OF Che irregular
part Of the transaction. The matter
was reported to the postofllce author
tiles by the Chicago house and the
Inspector was not long in locating
the guilty party.
Warren was taken before Robert
Iidc, Esq, United Staets Commits
aioncr, who bound him over in the
sum of three hundred dollars for
his appearance at the United States
Court Warren is a young white
ma about twenty-five years OF age.
-Oranccbnrg Times and Democrat.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-02-28
SUICIDE STATISTICS.
ChildIoos Marriages a Cause-Ra1e
Hign Among acrmanic Nations.

High Among aormanic Nations.
Among 1,UUv,UU0 suicides Of all
classes. 1t has been found that 200
married men with children destroyed
their lives; A70 married men withou,
chliureh; 90 wItn n l,uVI
widowers without children.
With respect to the women, As mar
ried women with and los without
children committed suicide, while 1O4
widows with. and 238 without or
spring, completed the list.
On the race Of things, says the H.
Illustrated London News, it would APP
pear that In childless marriages the
lumber Of men suicides is doubled
and in women trebled. Leaving the
case Of actually insane persons out oil
count, 1t would also appear that in
males suicide is more frequent han
In females.
Equally interesting is that phase OF
causes. One table dealing with CTS.
cases SHOWS o~nc-seventh caused by
misery, II twcnty-irSt part by loss
of fortune, IL forty third by gamb
ling, one nineteenth by love affairs
0ne-ninth by domestic troubles. one
siXty-sixth by fanaticism, and b.!
foilcd ambition and remorse one-scv-
cnth and one twentysevcnth respect
lively.
The geography Of suicide is also or
high interest. Wcstcott says the
highest proportion in Europe Is
shown by the Gormanic races, Sax
ony having the largest suicide rec
Of any country In Norway the rate
was very large for Il time. its de-
crease being attributed to the greater
restrictions now laid ON the liquor
traffic.
The Celtic races have a low ate.
and this is cvinccd by tho figures for
Ireland and Wales. M~ouut";Hors re-
gions are said to show a lower rate
than lowlands. In the highlands Of
Scotland and Wales. and in the high
areas of Switzerland, suicide is
rare.
Times and seasons also operate, ap-
parcntly to influence the act of sell
destruction. Roughly speaking, The
curve line Of suicide. calculated
through the year. rises from January
to July, and decreases for the soc
Ond half Of the year. The maximum
periods have been found to FAN i'll
May. June and July, believe in
deed June is found to show Il marked
predominance as a suicide month.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-02-28
NEW YORK. HISTORY IN FLAGS.

Dutch, Eng'ia', and American EmbIems
1hat Ha.. Waved over the City.
The first LIiopean visitor to Man
haitian Island was Henry Hudson who
in 1905 s He'd up the river now bear
ng MS ....D.c. The flag under which
ne sailed a ill.,. ii The Dutch East
lnGia Company, which mIs the flag
Of the United Provinces Of the Meth
crlands, orange, white and blue ar
ranged in three equal horizontal
stripes, in the centre Of the white
stripe being the letters "A. o. Co.
Algem. ene Oost-Indise Compagnie
General East India Company.
From the time OF the discovery no
visitor came into these waters sof
which there is record until 1912, when
Manhattan WAS settled under the East
India Company, which continued in
possession until 1922 when lht gov
eminent fell into the hands of the
West India Company. The nag Of the
Dutch West India Company was the
same as That OF it's predecessor save
that ii bore the letters &c. w. c."
-Goocat. oyeoIe Wcst-Indese Com
pagnic privileged West India COM
pany).
This was the dominant flag IL. GA.
when this island was surrendc. u to
the English, ana the Union jrck
(.r)eSpS nj IIunluul and Ccntla,tI, ar
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-02-28
Another Supreme Court Needed.

The Dorchester Eagle says:
There is complaint now that the
county is put to unnecessary OK
pense to caro- for one j. M. Walker,
who has been confined in the county
jail for more than a year. The
case was tried nearly a year ago
and Walker was sentenced to Is
years in the state pcnitentiary, but
has remained in Jail here pending a
decision from the Supreme court.
The county is paying 50 per month
board for Walker and the board is
getting tired of it. An invcstiga-
ton into the matter has been order
by the SUPERVISOR" The Legisla-
ture has just established two more
circuits to relieve the congestion Of
cases that accumulatcs in the cir
cult courts, and may be at the next
session it can be induced to establish
another supreme court to work of
the congestion Of cases that has ac-
cumulatcd on the hands Of the old
one.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-02-28
An Object Lesson.

In the hold of one lake steamer, H.
q 900 bushels of wheat were carried
recently from Superior to Buffalo.
Think of the pretty baking and
loaves of bread involved in that sin
gle boatload Of grain. 1t weighed
about 25, 260, 900 pounds and will mill
into 18,9l5, 900 pounds of flour. con
vcrtible into more than 20. 900. 600
pound loaves of brcad---three loaves
a day for each man in Admiral Evans
fleet during the whole cruise of a
year and a half. Assuming that
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-02-28
AFTER THE EXPRESS COMPANY
Railroad Commission Says 1t Must
Publish It's Rates.

The Railroad Commission has
adopted an order relating to express
rates which is very important. Bills
In line with this order have from
time to time been presented in the
General Assembly and there have
been some complaint in regard to the
policy Of the express companies in
rcgard to he matters treated i'm the
order, which is as follows:
Columbia, S. c., Feb. ~, 1908.
TO the Southern Express COMPANY.
1t is hcroby ordered:
LIST. That IN or by March IS, 1908,
the Southern Express company file
with this commission, print and keen
posted, and keep open to public in
inspection, at each OF their Offices or
agencies in this state. schedules
showing all rates and charges for
the transportation or carrying Of any
freight; and said schedules shall
contain classification of all frcights.
Said schedule of rates, charges and
classifications to be open to public
inspection at any time during office
hours.
I'd. That no rate. or change Of
classification Of any article, be made
until 30 days notice he posted at all
Offices or agencies and not until this
commission has had 80 days notice
and its consent given to tho proposed
the proposed rate OF change in class
iication.
3D.. On or by March IS, 1908, the
Southern Express company shall
paste conspiciously on each package
received by 1t for shipment collect, a
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-02-28

TO Fill the New Circuits Created
This Session.

This Session.
Messrs. j. ". DoVore, Of Edge
field, and S. w. G. Ship, OF Flor
encc, wcrc Thursday afternoon elect
ed judges of the two new circuits
created by this legislature.
Mr.. j. W. DcNore was chosen
Judge of the eleventh. circuit, con
sisting of Lexington, Saluda and
Edgciicld. lie was opposed by MIR.
G.. NJ. Efird
Mr.. DcVore represents EdgeGcld
in the house. and his opponent, Mr..
Enrd. is supreme court reporter. Mr..
DcNorc defeated Mr.. Snrd by Il vote
of 50 to 10.
Mr.. S W. G. shipp, Of Florence,
defeated Mr.. w. Y. Montgomery, of
Marion. by a vote Of % to 60. The
twelfth circuit consists of the coun-
ties Of Florence, Horny, Georgetown
and Marion.
The new Judges will begin the dis
charge Of their duties with the be
ginning Of the spring terms Of court in
May. =
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-02-28

mann marc op 10 ,nvn,ua -.
mittee uoving hoor $500 ,n ~
inv~ost,patinp commutoo rrn,n
inc the onnetion thon - o"n.,inI.
wo,,ld b,vo hoon imn.an ~, ;.
sistcnt for ma ouh,oonor,1Y - ho,,a
rushed into mini 10 NINA ,nI,;n
statements which Ma o.ho, XIX
LEGISLATIVE ~commutoo - n ,
from mokina baroro thom uorinu
boon cycnsnd thon iron, di.o,n.in"
the ~pcrsonnec rernrrnd 70 Nv NJ
Lanahon w,s moi c,l,o1 rnn, a.
note any doni,l hv Min, that Ar
nlcaso was tba noreon ,,ororrna 70
IT will he noted hownyor mar Mr.
Lanahnn ucvcr doniod ,nv mart or
the conversations referred RI NV mo
in nv testimony uo merely denied
that he had toId mo NAT Mr. Rlo,so
rnproscntnd him which nj thot timc
had not testified TO before thc COM
mittee. because as stated. had been
excused.
Mr.. BIease certainly surprises me.
however, in his statement to the Of.
feet that he had no idea that re-
ferred to him in my statements be-
fore tho INVESTIGATING committee
Whom | testified in June, 1906, MIR.
Lanahan had been advised Of my
having been s~ubpoenacd and of the
necessity OF my tcstifying to my con
vcrsation with him if The Court de-
creed that | should do so; further
more the attorneys representing Mr..
II. H.. Evans had been advised be-
fore | testified of the purport OF my
testimony.
AS the intimacy between Mr.. Bleasc
and Mr.. Evans was well known. |
had presumed that it had been COM
municatcd TO Mr.. BleaSc what my
testimony would be.
This ]prccaution was confirmed in
my own mind by statements Of Mr..
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-02-28
DRANK DISpENSARY DRY.
GcorRians Closed North Augusta
shop for n White.

The troubles Of the North Angus
ia dispcnsary continue to exist. The
town have tried to close the liquor
shop and failed on several occasions .
but tho people Of Augusta have been
successful. The little shop
wus closed, the third time since It's
opening during the early afternoon,
because the stock had again been OK
hauStcd. And the ~diSpcnsary trade
in or from Augusta is increasing ev-
cry day.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-02-28
Morgan and Rockefeller.

The Interests that inspired the
Aldrich Currency bill will hardly
know it when the Senate gets
through with it, Whatever the
minor ccccntricitics of it's varigatcd
tcXture' remarks the New York
Journal Of Commerce, zone vicious
pattern will run all through it. 1t
will provide for an emergency addi-
ton to the regular volume of cur
rcncy, secured 10y Il deposit OF ms
ccllancous bonds and heavily taxed.
This will be a mere cXaggeration of
the radical defect of the existing
system, gathering the corrupt hum
or, with which it is infected into a
morbid cxcrcsccncc." This severe
criticism from the leading business
and financial newspaper of the
country, should cause a Republican
Congress to pause before it fnrthcr
complexities our cumbersome finan-
cial structure by makcshifts.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-02-28
PARKER REPLIES.
Says BIease Admitted knowledge
of the Lanahan Matter
in "A TALK WITH HIM

At Wright's Hotel In June, 1905,
and in Justice TO All Parties Con
cerned Calls on Blease to Name
tho High State Omcial" Who Rep
resented the Lanalan Firm Before
tho State Board.
To the Editor Of the News and
Courier: Please pardon a few words
in answer to Senator Cole l.. Blease
In his recent remarks in the State
Senate with reference to my tcsti-
mony before the winding-up commits
sion.
The absurdity of the charge Of
conspiracy as made by Mr.. Blease
must be apparent, but there may be
some conditions not understood by
all. Neither Capt. Smyth o my
self was a supporter OF Governor
Ansel In the recent campaign. For
myself, though l had the highest per-
sonal regard for him, I differed with
W 'hS ioouCS Ol INC campaign
and voted for another.
have never had a communication
with him or any one else referred to
by Mr.. Blcasc with reference to NV
Testimony, except with Mr.. Avery
Patton, to whom, after having been
s~ubpocnacd as Il witness before tho
'winding-up commission | wrote on
december 80, urging him mot again
to put me to the humiliation of an
pearing in a matter about which [
know practically nothing" 10 this
letter | have had Il reply and had
not seen Mr.. Patton until ! appeared
before the commission a few days
since.
Mr.. Blease asks the question why
l waited until after Mr.. Lanahan's
death to answer the question as to
who Mr.. Lanahan had told me was
representing him in South Carolina.
agree with him hat 1t was unfor-
tunate that the answer had 10 be
made subsequent to Mr.. L%anahan's
death. but 1 had no choice In the
matter.
No one knows better than Mr..
Blease why he question was not an
Swerad two wars 900 a+ thc t'~>~ 90
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-02-28
WENT FROM THIS sTATH.
Man Who Killed Another in Mississippi
nj Is From Dartanbur

j. f. Wilder. who shot and killed
w. l.. Booth of Dallas, Texas, at
hpps. Mississippi, last Saturday af-
ternoon. is a native Of Spartanburg
county. He has a brother living In
Spartanburg and has many relatives
in the county. Twenty years ago
Wilder was running a saw mill en-
gine ut Woodruff at SO cents a day.
left here Is years ago for Mis-
sissippi. where he operated a saw
mill on his own account. He made
money fast and is now worth about
one million.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-02-28
KILLED HIMSELF
Because Ills Sweetheart refused to
Smile on Uim.

"Smilc just once at me, dear, -
pleaded John Tripp, aged 20 years,
of his sweetheart. Mrs. Estcr Pollock
Davis, a grass widow, n years OH
Ind, on Wednesday night. Failing
to get the desired smile, Trip fired
two shots into his body and fell,
mortally wounded, at her feet. Tripp
was a railroad man, recently from
Lafayette. Ind. .
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-02-28
LA1IMER DEAD.
The Senator Dles Thursday Morn
Ing After a Shorr Illness.
SHOCK TO STATE.

The Senator Was Operated On For
Appendicitis at q Washington Hos
pital on Sunday.-At First He Got
Along All Right, But Pcritonitis
Followed and He Soon Passed
Away.
Senator Asbury c. Latimer died at
Providence Hospital at Washington
on Thursday morning after a few
days illness. He was taken sick on
Sunday night and was taken to the
hospital at once, where he was oper-
ated on for appendicitis. He got
on very well until Tuesday, when
complications set in, and the Senator
grew rapidly worse until Thursday
morning, when he passed away at
nine o'clock.
Mrs. Latimer and two daughters
were present when the end came,
Senator Latimcr was about fifty
seven years old. He has been in
the Scsate nearly six years. Before
going to the Senate, he served ten
years in the House as q Representa-
tive. He was a candidate to succeed
himself and would have been voted
for In the primary this summer.
His remains wore brought from
Washington Thursday night in charS"
Of a committee Of Senators ana Re
jrescntativcS on a special train and
inferred at Bolton, at which place he
lived. Senator Iatimcr was a high
toned upright gentleman. he had
been for years a men Der of the Meth
odist Church. He leaves a wife and
several children.
Among the prospective candidates
developed for the %unoXpircd term to
be filled by the legislature, are T..
Marion Rucker of Anderson, En-
Speaker Of the House Farnk b. Gary
of Abbeville, Senator LeGrand Wal
kor of Georgetown.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-02-28

ty tons capacity were hauled to Su-
pcrior to make that one cargo. Here
we have an object lesson of the val
We to farmers of water Transports
ton and what the canaling Of our
waterways will mean,
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-02-28

.' - %'p AgL.. | .4faf
Cnlef Of the american Forces, and on
his way 70 take at Cam
bridge ana Tryon, the English Gov
erhor. who had arrived the day he
lore. 1t waS about this time that the
INST raising of any but the English
nag I'm New York occurred. Before
ms, indeed. liberty poles had been
"A! sea ard cnt down again: but now,
March. l'I5, a Union nag. with a red
ll''d Was hoiStcd in New York uDon
me liberty pole on the Common beev-
'nS the inscription George Rex and
the liberties of America" and mon
me other s.ic NO Popcry."
The H'itish. under Gov. Tryon. va
'"t"d New York in l775, but there is
%" record which gives any positive
"atr as 10 the raising of the Amer
can iiaS here.
The city was held by American
troops after this event. until Septcm-
Der II. l77G when WASHINGTON rr-
iicdtou 10 i|laItcnI aud aiterward from
me island, and the city was occupied
by Sir Henry Clinton and from that
nm" held by tho Bi'iSh until the close
OF Tia" var. They evacuated tho ci,v
N"@cmbcr -, 1888. Since then no
Tag but the Stars and Stripes has
waved over the city in token OF now
rr and authority.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-02-28

You can't make n nagging woman
believe that she hasn't the sweetest
disposition in the neighborhood.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-02-28
Controlled by the few.

Senator La Toilette says that sev-
cnty six men, holding 1900 director
ships in the great business cnnccrns
Of the country, control the business
Of the nation and that the railroads
are controlled by eight men. No
wonder the last Republican National
Convention refused Senator La Fol
lettc a seat in that convention, and
that there is an evident conspiracy
to keep him out Of the coming con.
vcntion. The Republican machine
does not allow such home thrusts to
be made by those labeled RcpubIi-
cans.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-02-28

FORMER Secretary OF the Treasury
Shaw is running about the country
like a politician ont Of job, but
anxious to get one.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-02-28

THE Anderson Mail thinks that
Southern states that send Foraker
delegates to the Chicago convention
should require them to leave their
razors at home. Not q bad idea.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-02-28

TIE Ohio Republicans are 50 bit
ter against each other that they
are appealing to the Courts to
decide which owns the machine"
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-02-28
FOOLISH YOUNG MAN.
Gets i'm Serious Trouble For Raising
a Money Order.

A foolish young man by the name
The morning journal-courier., 1908-06-29
Is HOURS IN ICE BOX.
Thermos Survives Ordeal and Proves
n Marvel of Science.

Legerdemain deceives the eye be-
cause as word implies the hand can
move quicker than the sight. But no
one can drink cold coffee and think
It Is hot. Johnson & Brother, grocers,
corner of State and Court streets, are
running a special sale of the famous
Thermos bottles. They made pot of
their popular coffee Friday; poured II
hot into a quart Thermos bottle. 1t
was put into their large ice box Friday
evening at o'clock and at o'clock
Saturday morning-15 hours later
served TO customers hot. These bottles
are a new scientific invention, embody-
ing the well-known principle that heat
and cold can't get through vacuum.
They consist Of one glass bottle inside
of another, with a vacuum between
them That is all No chemicals are
used. so they are virtually indestruct-
ible and can he filled, emptied and
cleaned same as any ordinary bottle.
They will keep liquids hot twenty-four
hours in the coolest weather and keep
liquids ice-cold seventy-two hours in
the hottest weather For outings. for
travel. for the sick room. their various
uses readily suggest themselves.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-06-29
TAKES NEW POSITION.

The many friends OF John I. Good
rich. formerly one OF New Ravens
prominent and popular citizens, for
years OF the old frm OF Kimberly e.
Goodrich, coal merchants, and who
served the town as selectman in the
DAYS when selectmen had plenty TO do,
has accepted the management OF the
new stock brokerage office In Hartford
Of John Moran Of this city and enters
at once upon the duties OF his new
position. For years past Mr. Goodrich
has been successfully engaged in the
stock brokerage business, at once time
in New London and for the past six
in charge Of Mr.. Moran's Office in
Naugatuck.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-06-29
BANQUET IN BRYAN'S HONOR,
Fourth Ward Hammer Club Declares
lie VIII be Next President OF L. S.

Saturday evening the Fourth Ward
Hammer club gave banquet In honor
Of william Jennings Bryan, whom the
club hopes to elect as the next presi-
dent OF the United States. John F.
Sayers, president Of the Hammer club,
presided, and about 200 persons were
present. The banquet was served In the
clubs rooms at Putnam and Cedar
streets. and the hall was decorated In
flags and bunting Prominent In the
decorations were two large signs under
portraits, the first "Our First Presi-
dent" under the picture of George
washington. and the second, Our Next
President" under the portrait Of Mr.
Bryan.