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The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1908-01-03
AMSEL REMOVES
THE TREAS
TAKES ACTION In CHARGES
In BERKLEY COUNTY.
SHERIFF CLOSES The
OFFICE.
REPORT OF THE COMPTROLLER
GENERAL IN THE SHORTAGE
CASE ADOPTED AND AP-
PROVED,

Gov. Ansel yesterday directed
Sheriff Causey Of Berkeley county to
take charge Of the Office of the county
treasurer, thereby 6ismissng from
service JOhI o. Edwards, against
whom charges were made by Comp
troller General Jones, On account of
alleged shortages and general inclR-
cheney. When these charges were
transmitted TO Gov Ansel by Mr..
Jones. an expert from the oiiice of the
latter was sent at once to Monck's
Corner to verify the account. His re-
port was received by wire and Gov
Ansel sent the following letter to Mr..
Edwards:
John o. Edwards, Esq, Cou nty Treas
rrer, Berkeley County, Nonck's
Corner.
Bear.str. II havnIs been oniclaliy
reported to me by the Hon. A. w.
Jones, comptroller general Of the State
under date Dec 81, 1907, that you
have been guilty OF misconduct in
Office, to wit:
The annual settlement bctwe en- the
county auditor and county treasurer
| for the taxes CT 1906, made the 30th
day of June, 1907, revealed shortage
in the treasurer's accounts of ST. ,663:
| this according to the county auditors
certificate sloAing the cash on hand
and in bank OF that date The treas
urer'S accounts were checked up TO
and including December 10. which re-
vealed shortage in the accounts Of
Mr.. John o Edwards, county treas
urer, amounting to 5000 .+3: that
amount being tile difference between
the amount Of funds with which he is
properly chargeable anG the amount
OF cash he has in hand.
And the evidence before me being
satisfactory of the charges, /, NJ. F.
| Ansel, governor Of the State Of South
arolina, by virtue Of the authority
vested in me by sections 393 and $40.
volume |, code OF laws Of South Car
olina, 1902, do hereby suspend you as
county treasurer OF Berkeley county.
such suspension heing effective and
OF force from the da c hereof, as pro.
vided in the aforesaid sections Of the
code.
Given under my hand this January
2, 1908
Nj. +. AnSel,
Governor
There is no law OH the books as to
/ the disposition Of an Office closed on
account of the removal OF the otlicer
but Gov. Ansel decided to turn the
Office over TO the sheriff and sent the
following order:
II. G Causey, Esq, Sheriff, MOnck'S
Corner, S. g.
Dear Sir: Enclosed please find no.
tice to John O. Edwards, Esq, Sns-
pending him as county treasurer OF
Berkeley county. Hand same to him
and see that the Office is proper y
closed and sealed up until an appoint
ment is made or sJme one to take
charge in place Of suspended treas
urer. will make this appointment
Is soon as possible.
Please make your return Of service
II notice on WITHIN copy and return
to me.
Yours very truly,
NJ. +. AnSel,
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1908-01-03

Tne ma jority Of our patrons tell an un-
varying story OF satisfaction regarding our
banking accommodations. And this impelS
us to suggest that you also would be pleas
cd with our service
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-10-29
Crop Nearly Gathered.

1t is officially declared by the Cot
ton association and the Farmers I'm
ion that picking is practically com
pleted over large areas throughout
the belt while largely more tan
half done over nearly all of the belt,
This is due partly to the fact that
the crop this season is one of the
earliest on record, while the weatheg
has been exceptionally favorable,
bright, crisp and dry for over six
weeks, and still promising the same
condition indefinitely. Then too, L.
Dor has been plentiful as a rule, due
to money stringency and the cessa-
ton of work on railroad and other
public works. The Farmers Union
also officially states that the best
grades of cotton are being held by
the farmers, who have sold, where
they were compelled to sell at all, or
~ the lower grades.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-10-29

Speaking of Kidnapping" sighed
the mother of the grown boy. "sone-
thing ought to be done about this
kidnapping of boys by older women.
You see I have no jewelry on, that
never wear it. Well, wait till
tell you. Ny beautiful boy, just
20, began to wait on a woman Of IS.
who led him into marrying her. AT
ter they had been married a day or
two my baby boy, he was nothing
else, came to me heartbroken, say.
Ing he didn't want to be married,
he didn't want to be married Dc
you suppose I drove him away from
me: No, indeed. kept him at home
and comforted him. And what does
his middle-aged wife do but sue me
for alternating his affections. That il
why can't wear my iewelry. While
the suit Is pending. IL she caught
me wearing 1t she could take It away
from me. Yes. That's one OF the
lovely just rules here in New York
New York Press.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-10-29
THnEE ARRESTS AT REELFooT
hotel Proprietor and Two Merchants
Are Seized.

Samburg, Tenn.-Because of
threats against the life of Gov. M. r.
Patterson, who is personally direct
Ing the investigation of night rider
depredations in this vicinity, the de-
tachment of troops assigned to safe
guard the governor has been increas-
ed and additional precautions taken
to prevent any attack on the military
camp here. Guard lines have been
doubled and reinforcments ordered to
report to Col. Tatum, who Is in COM
mand of the military forces. .
1t was while he was leaving camp
for Walnut Log that threats were
made openly against Gov. Patterson
AS he passed store the governor
was met by jeers and verbal assaults,
several of the crowd assembled on
the porch shouting that he would not
live to again run for office, while
others made similar remarks, and
in tone loud enough to be heard by
the members of the governors es-
cort and others in Tie neighborhood.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-10-29
RESPONSIBILITY OF DIRECTORS
Examiners to Inquire Into Relations
With Their Banks.

Examiners to Inquire Into Relations
With Their banks.
WashingtonTo enforce much
greater responsibility upon directors
OF the national banks and to make
them pay more attention to their in
situations, Comptroller OF he. Cur
rency Murray issued an order to ma
tional bank examiners, directing
them that upon entering bank to
make an examination, to immediate
ly convene the directorate and re-
Quire answers to a formal list OF
twenty-five searching questions.
These inquiries are to be put by
examiners to each director, and are
designed to bring out clearly the re-
lation Of the directors to the execu-
tive conduct OF the bank, the extent
OF their knowledge of the banks pa
pers. the latitude conceded to them
by the bank officers in overstepping
the national banking law provisions,
and their supervision OF the bank de-
tails.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-10-29
Issues Injunction.

Judge Niles of the Federal court
has issued temporary restraining or
ders against the Rallroad Commits
sion in favor of the Mobile and Ohio
Railroad. Illinois Central and Yazoo
& Mississippi Valley lines prohibit
ing the enforcement of the commits
sion's order relative to the Gulfport
freight rate matter. me cases will
come up on their merits for final adj
Indication Nov. 5. The order seeks
to place Gulfport on the same basis
as other export points on the Gulf.
particularly New Orleans and Mobile,
and is held by these roads to be I'M
just and unreasonable, because of
the inadequacy of terminal facilities
for handling export business at Gulf
port, as compared with the other
ports
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-10-29
ROOSEVELT PAnlJ stricken
Members Of Cab net Go To
Doubtful States
Ohio LOST, ROOT WILL GO THERE
Luke Wright Scheduled In Maryland,
Cortelyou and Bonaparte for
New York, and Others In
Places Most Needed.

~ Washing ton result Of. Sat-
arday's cabinet meeting every MEM
Der of the presidents official family
will go out some time next week to
make political speeches in the states
where there Is doubt as to the out
come OF the campaign In favor of
Judge Taft. The president earnest
ly consi4ered the situation with six
members OF his cabinet and at the
end Of the meeting It was Learned
that each of these officials next week
will make several campaign speech
es. The campaign engagements in
Virginia of Senator Depew have been
cancelled and the senator will take
the stump in the more doubtful
states thanSvirginia
] Secretary Root made special call
on the president some time after the
cabinet meeting had adjourned.
When he left the white house, he was
asked whether the fact that he was
being sent to Ohio to speak was not
an admission that the situation was
in danger for the Republicans. He
admitted that the Ohio situation was
somewhat split up.
The secretary was asked his opin-
ion regarding the situation in New
York state. He said that New York
was absolutely safe for Judge Taft,
and that 1t would give him almost as
large a vote as it gave President
Roosevelt in 1904.
Secretary Root, who expected that
he would speak only in New FORK
city next Saturday night, has been
requested to go In Ohio and assist in
the campaign there.
Secretary Cortelyou will speak in
New York City, Secretary of War
Wright will speak in Baltimore,
West Virginia will be visited by Sec
rotary Metcalf and Attorney General
BeQaparte will make two speeches
in New York City. The other mem
bers Of the cabinent, Secretaries Will
son, Strauss and Garfield, at present
are on speaking tours and were not
in attendance at Saturdays meeting.
Whether their itineraries have been
extended or changed was not an
nounced
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-10-29
Accused OF Wounding Woman.

The home of Tom Breedlove, liy.
Ing about two and half miles from
Bogue Chitto. was visited by a young
man named McAwee, OF Norfeld
Miss McAwee, after getting in the
company of Mary Breedlove, the
daughter of the house, is alleged to
have made proposals to her, which
were declined. After much pleading
on the part of McAwee and persist
ent refusal on the part of the young
se1'a. McAwee, it is alleged, be-
came SO infuriated that he drew his
gun and fred on the girl. The ball
struck the chin from slanting d.
rection, shatterlng 1t completely, and
struck the left shoulder. inflicting
painful though not fatal wounds.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-10-29
What Makes a Gentleman.

MY friend. whom I have always
considered a true gentleman, may
seem boon to you because he wears
store clothes Somebody else's so
called gentleman friend impresses
me as . silly ass. and because his
chief interest is In ties and fancy
waistcoats. Table manners consti-
tute the 1nal test In some social cir
cles, the wearing Of suspenders with
out coat In others. It is probably
no exaggeration to estimate the
number Of different descriptions OF
a gentleman given since Mrs. arundy
began to take hand In human So
ciety a. In excess OF half million.
The only way In which these have
uniformly agreed Il In the assump.
ton that the gentleman Is q desir-
able variety or man. and this seems
to be as near as II is possible to
get to a universally acceptable defnt
aon. New York Globe.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-10-29
Hard to convict Tigers.

The Bay Springs News declares
that it seems to get harder and hard
er to convict blind tigers, as we'll as
other law violations, and believes in
time, as long as the law favors the
accused when doubt arises, that the
specific provisions should be so mod
flied as to meet the very startling
conditions. At any rate, for the bet
ter preservation of the peace and
good name of the commonwealth, it
proposes to start campaign with a
view to SO changing the law that il
will be competent for juries in blind
tiger cases, a. any rate, to resolve the
doubts that may arise in favor of the
State, and not of the accused as il
now stands.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-10-29
WELL-KNOWN MAN INDICTED.
Grand Jury Returns True Bill Charg
ing Assault.

Thomasville, Ga.-A true bill
charging assault with criminal intent
upon Miss Lucille Linton, member of
a prominent family of this section,
was returned by the Thomas county
grand jury against w H. Mitchell,
who is also well-known. The blu is
the outcome of an alleged attempt to
abduct Miss Linton last month. Miss
Linton appeared before the jury and
shortly afterwards the true bill was
returned. A few days after the al
legged abduction an attempt was made
to assassinate Mitchell, in which he
received serious wounds.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-10-29
EXECUTIONS IN RUSSIA.
Over Six Hundred Death Sentences
Of Military Courts Carried Ont.

Over Six Hundred Death Sentences
OF Military Courts Carried Out.
st. Petersburg Rech has OBJ
tanned and made public the official
statistics of the execution in Russia
during the year 1907 on sentences
imposed by the military district
courts. The total is 627, of which
eighty-four were soldiers and SAB
civilians.
According to official classifications
SAB persons, or over seventy per cent
were hanged or shot for murder or
robbery accompanied by violence
sixty-two men were executed for
mutiny or other offenses; flfty-one
for crimes against the state and four
for desertion. The balance is not
specified.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-10-29
Shot Brother-in-Law.

A tragedy occurred in Sumter
county. Ala, about eight miles east
of Scooba, on Wednesday morning,
Mark Stewart shooting his brother
in-law, Joe aughn, with a SHOTGUN,
emptying two loads in the body of
Vaughn. who died that evening. The
AFFAIR was caused by personal diff
iculty between Pinson Stewart, a
brother of Mark Stewart, the day
before, in which Stewart received a
cut with knife. Mark Stewart did
not try to make his escape, but was
arrested in Kemper county and con-
ined in the jail at DeKalb. The
Whole matters started from a trivial
affair and was family disturbance.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-10-29
BOMB NO. % EXPLODED.
1t Was Touched Off When Policemen
Went Home.

Chicago.-Bomb No. % was ex-
ploded Saturday after the policemen
placed on watch in all parts of Chi
cago, since the renewal of the bomb
outrages, had gone home. It did
more damage than any OF its prede-
cessors, practically destroying one
story building in Fourteenth street
Just east of Michigan avenue, occu-
pied by Bernard Marcus as sa-
loon. Fireman who were asleep in
their quarters across. the street, were
thrown from their beds by the ex-
plosion, which tore out most of
the front and completely wrecked
the interior of the building.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-10-29
SPEED h.AD TOURISTS.
Vanderbilt Cup Won In Dizzy Flying
Contest.


Contest.
New York.-Before a crowd of
100000, speed mad. motor enthus-
lasts. George Robertson, plotting a
10 horse power Locomotive of
American make, won the fourth Van
derbilt cup race, creating a new
American speed record for road rae
ing and for the first time in the his
tory of the race, gaining victory
for America. Herbert Lyle, at the
wheel of a so horse power Italian
Isotta car, finished second, only /
the winner. Owingl ahrdluan an n
minute, 48 1-5 seconds behind the
winner. Owing to the Overlooking of
the crowd upon the road, the race
was called off without any of the
others being permitted to officially
complete the 25S.06 miles of the con.
test
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-10-29
COTTON ALMOST Gathered
Declares Cotton Association
and Farmers Union
BLAKESLEE CHOSEN AS PRESIDENT
OF the Southern States Commission
ers of Agriculture. Judge Niles
Issues Temporary Injunc-
ton Against Commissions.

The Supreme Court knocked out
the suicide clause in q. life insurance
policy.
A Farmers Union rally, attended
by financial and commercial inter-
ests. was held at Hazlehurst
The date of meeting for the Mis-
sissippi Geological Commission has
been changed to Nov. Z.
Lee Henderson succumbed at Me-
Fidian to wounds received in the
three-cornered duel Sunday night.
Luke Ard, a negro, wanted at
Jackson, Miss, for killing his wife
year ago, was captured in Pike
county.
1t is estimated that a deficit of
between $450,000 and $500,uO0 will
prevail in the Mississippi State
Treasury on January 1.
The four organized drainage dis
tricts in the Mississippi Delta con-
template an expenditure of $4,000
coo for reclamation work in the next
two years.
Biloxi voted against and Gulfport
in favor of a $4,000 bond issue for
road and bridge purposes in Harri-
son county. Full returns from other
points are not in.
Governor Noel has appointed dele
gates from Mississippi to the annual
meeting of the Gulf Coast Inland
Waterways Association at Columbus,
Ga, November 8.
.Willoughby H. Price, 70 years old,
Confederate veteran and Indian fight
er, who was a locomotive engineer
when the Louisville and Nashville
was first built along the Mississippi
gulf coast, died at Johnson City,
Tenn.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-10-29
ATTEMPTED Assault.

Luther Prater, resident Of Hat
tiesburg was arrested In Sumrall,
charged with attempt to crimina1ly
assault Mrs. ID. Clayton, the wife OF
a prominent physician of that place.
Prater boarded at the home of DR..
Clayton, who was out Of the town
len the attempted assault is alleg-
ed to have taken place. The young
nan was arraigned before Justice Of
tie Peace Mcmillan at Sumran and
granted bail in the sum OF $500
which was prom PITY given.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-10-29
Railroa.. Files Suit.

An interesting point is to be raised
in suit filed by the Yazoo & Missis-
sippi Valley railroad against the Mer-
chants Produce Company OF vicks-
burg. The suit was brought by
Smith, Hirsch & Landau, local rail-
road attorneys, to recover 1915 on
account of disputed freight bill. An
agent of the railroad quoted the COM
pany price for delivery of a ship
ment of apples. and the produce
company went ahead and ordered
the apples. Subsequently the rail-
road company presented a bill for a
greater sum than quoted, the rail-
road company claiming that their
agent had erred in naming the
freight rate, and that IL the low
rate stood 1t would cause the rail-
road company to break The rules of
Inc interstate commerce commission
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-10-29
Blakeslee Elected President.

The friends OF H. e. Blakeslee,
state Commissioner of Agriculture
and Commerce are gratified to know
that he was unanimously chosen as
President OF the Southern States
Commissioners of Agriculture. This
was expected, as the Mississippi man
was first vice president Of the organi-
zation. The fact that the next meet
Ing was secured for Jackson was al
SO among the events expected. Com
missioner BIakeslee having gone to
Nashville with that purpose in view.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-10-29
Children Torn by Explosion.

Lexington, Ky.,Charlie and MIL
lard Hale. aged six and nine years.
respectively, were horribly wounded
BY the explosion Of railroad tor
pedo at their home in Brimfeld, in
BOYLE county The children were
playing along the railroad tracks
found the torpedo and took 1t home
to use as target to throw at. The
first missile thrown hit the torpedo
squarely. causing It to explode. Tbs
children are net expected to live.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-10-29
Georgia Veterans Liberal.

The largest contribution yet made
to the Stephen d. Lee Monument
Fund was made by the Georgia Di-
vision of the United COME lerate Yet
Grams. A telegram from General
Clement A. Evans to Captain w. T.
Rigby at vicksburg announced that
the body in Atlanta voted $500 to
the monument fund. Robert T.. Lee,
q son OF the famous Con- sderate gen
eral, has sent cheek to the fund
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-10-29
Date Set For Big Catherine.

The Executive Board of the Farm
srs' Union, has decided upon Jan. IL,
1909, being the second Monday in
January, as the date for the assem-
bling of the great State Convention.
The question of place was left open
and it will not be decided until the
board has heard from the different
communities aspiring to entertain the
gathering. The town that can guar
antee the best accommodations and
rates, compared with accessibility,
viii be selected and the competition
among them is now open.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-10-29
ANOTHER STRAW VOTE.
Literary Digest Conducts Election
1910 Votes Cast.

oOstAV VOL1S OdSS
New York. Below is shown the
result of straw vote on the presi-
Dental election, conducted by the
Literary Digest or New York. The
publishers inserted a blank vote in
the periodical and requested their
readers to fill in their choice for
President. In addilion thousands of
circulars were mailed to voters in ev-
cry section of the country. There
were 1910 votes cast. Of which
Taft received 1924 and Bryan A.
112, the remainder being split
among the five other candidates,
PhoribitIonist Chain polling 90, or
224 more than the combined votes
of Debs, Watson. Hisgen and Gille
haus.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-10-29
SHORTAGE IN TREASURY.

San Francisco. In the endeavor
TO fix responsibility for a shortage
Of $4,000 In the city treasury, a
committee of Investigation has made
the unexpected discovery that funds
to the extent of $4,000 more are
missing and criminal proceedings is
forcshadowed in the detention by the
authorities Of James q. Tomally, for
several years bookkeeper In the Of
flee.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-10-29
-<--s>s-e-~----------
BAD NEGRO KILLED.
he Pulled His Trusty uun And Posse
of Whites Slew Him.


Lithonia, Ca Charlie Mitchell,
the negro murderer, was shot to
death by Doc Rogers, stone cutter.
at negro cabin in what is known as
North Georgia Quarries three and a
half miles from, Litllonia Mitchell
came to the cabin of John Broadnax,
q negro, and soon ter Broadnax
slipped away and came to Lithonia
and reported the discovery
A posse was formed quickly and
went to the cabin. At the door Nit
cheH appeared with a pistol and be-
gan firing. j. % Argo, twenty-five
years of age, and father of one of the
victims Of the negro. barely escaped
death from one ci the bullets.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-10-29

An injunction m;t filed in the
chancery court at lsreokhaven. pre-
sents novel feature. The petition
is by William Germany to restrain
the principal and board of trustees
of Bayou Chitto High School from
disciplining his son for infraction Of
a rule which he claims is unreason-
able and that they had no right to
make. The ru;.. is that pupils shall
study from to 8 o'clock at night
of each school day When the rule
was established a public meeting
was held and the matter was thrash
ed out. patrons agreeing and even
changing the night of prayer meet
ing to Saturday in orGcr to give sup
port to the rule, which is said to
have worked WELL Considerable in
terest is felt in the outcome.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-10-29
ON soRsBY's TRAIL.

Jackson, Miss. will Sorsby, the
murderer OF Postoffice Inspector
Fitzgerald, for whom government de-
tectives have been hunting ever since
the killing at Clinton month ago,
is reported to have been flushed near
Rosedale. Sorsby's brother was
found at Roscdale, but Sorsby and
his uncle escaped and are reported
on their way - Jackson to surren-
der.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-10-29
Seriously Injured.

Frank Gardner, leading citizen
of Laurel was thrown from his bug
gy and received injuries which have
proven to be of very serious ma
ture. 1t is thought that his spine is
injured, and there is much anxiety
over his condition. Mr. Gardner is
one of Laurel's largest property hold
ers, and is prominently identified
with several large business institu-
tons.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-10-29
Colorado StfII Aground.

Tampa. Fla.,-The Mallory Line,
steamer Colorado is still aground OF
Gadspen Point, efforts to float her
proving ruthless The fire was extin-
guished completely and the cargo is
being lightered The damage to- the
cargo will reach $4,000.