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The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-01-24
COL. KoHN's STATEMENT.
Denies Most EmDhatically That He
Did Anything Wrong.

Col. August Kohn made the fol-
lowing statement for publication:
II was at q board meeting all the
afternoon. and the first I heard OF
tho hearing WAS after It was all over.
l have no statement or explanation
to make. Mr.. Roy voluntarily came
to see me and l gave him such sug-
gestions as I could, all In O legiti-
mate and honorable way.
Il referred him to Mr.. Melton and
urged him to turn his affairs to him
because ! was convinced of his abi,-
ity. l sought to have the bank In
which l am n shareholder made the
disbursing bank because it meant
legitimate business. Governor Hey-
ward and Mr.. Robertson gave Mr..
Roy letters commenting Mr.. Mel
ton as II lawyer to people who did
not know him, and thew absolutely
had no other connection with the
matter SO far as / know.
IF it be wrong to undertake to
.lrcct Il client to Il friend, to act with
kindness TO an utter stranger and to
speak we'll for an institution in
which ] am Interested, then | have
done SO, that's all. No one so far
as know or heard Of even suggest
ed or intimated improper influences
on the commission or anyone else. !
certainly never dreamt of it.
"(Signcd) August Kohn." t
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-01-24

If Mr.. Cothran's proposed change
in tho present law as to county
chemists is enacted into the liquor
legislation county boards will be able
to test their liquors without sending
them to Columbia to the State chem
list. The present law make no pro-
vision whatever as TO who shall
make the tests and where they shall
be made.
There are quite a number OF min
or changes among Mr.. Cothran's
proposed amendments, aimed prin-
cipally at errors which appeared in
the actual operation OF the law which
were not apparent to the authors
when the bill was drafted.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-01-24
A HUNG.
Geo. Kcnncy Executed for His Part
in an Awful Crime.

George Kcnney was hanged Fri
day morning in the Jail yard OF
Charleston. lie went to his death
without breaking down. The weight
dropped at 1877 o'clock, and he was
pronounced dead by a physician at
~ O'Clock. His neck was broken.
a drizzling rain fell during the
hanging, but it did not interfere with
the successful carrying out Of the
legal execution Of the negro convict
who struck Herman G.. Stello down
in cold blood at the county stock
adc on August Is, 1906.
Kcnney's last act was to kiss the
crncifiX taken from his manacled
hands by Father Duffy and pressed
to his lips. He was repeating the
Lords Prayer when the signal was
given for his death. t
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-01-24

:. 10 .4.o .iie channels of the
streams; that 10, the earth's surface
must be kept in a porous condition,
SO that the water will be absorbed
and held as by q sponge and allowed
to pass slowly into the streams.
Throughout the eastern and by far
the greater part Of the western up
lands this porous condition is main
tanned by natural processes.
Wherever it is lacking in this part
of the country the fault may be laid
at the door of mankind. Vegetation
is the great agent that produces po-
rosity Of soil, and the most effective
form Of vegetation for the r~estora-
ton of surface flow is forest cover.
The earth is kept in a loose condi-
ton by the roots Of trees, shrubs,
and other plants, and the mass of
fallen leaves, twigs and bark that
filters the ground is even more alb
sorbent than the soil itself. The sur
face is protected from the direct
rays Of the sun by the foliage on the
trees and plants.
The next requisite is the construc-
ton Of reservoirs to retain the wat
ers SO that they may be useful dur
ing seasons Of low water. In the
course OF d year a river passes
through all stages from high t. low,
but there is Q certain range of stage
above and below which it does not
persist for any considerable period.
For many of the streams Of the
United States the engineers Of the
survey have definitely determined
this range, and the work on still
other streams is in progress. The
reservoir serves to catch the surplus
water that would form the flood,
hold it owe during the intermediate
stages of the river, and discharge it
into stream during seasons Of ex-
IRENE deficiency.
In contending for this method of
stream control the engineers of the
survey maintain that the logical way
to control q river is to control it's
source of supply; that nearly all riv-
ers Of the United States can be read
lily controlled by the construction of
( storage reservoirs on the headwaters
streams; that the way to prevent
floods is to use these reservoirs to
catch and temporarily hold the flood
waters, so that they will not descend
upon the lower valleys in large vol
umc; that on most streams it is un-
! desirable to attempt to control floods
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-01-24
THE LAW.
MI Thomas II. Cothran VIII Suggest
Several Amendments.

Several Amendments.
Early in tho present session Of the
general assembly 1t is said that Mr..
| Thoa. p. Cothran. n Of the authors
OF the Carey-Cothran law, will en-
deavor to secure several amendments
to that act. While none Of Mr.. Goth
rams proposed amendments affect
the material principles OF the law,
still they are interesting and will go
far toward smoothing over some of
the defects which Messrs. Cothran
and Carey have long recognized as
existing in the law.
The most interesting amendments
to be proposed by Mr.. Cothran are
those providing for q county chem-
list, or a chemist to be appointed by
the county dispensary board, who
shall tost all liquors and beverages
to be sold in the county; permitting
county dispensary boards to deliver
all samples Of whiskey to dispensers
for sale, provided such samples bear
proper certificates; allowing county
boards to sell alcoholic liquors in
bulk to the State hospital for the in
sane; changing section % by strik-
ing out the personal use' clause,
and making it a misdemeanor to Of
fer for sale or solicit the purchase
of any liquors.
This last amendment will COM
plctely knock out the whiskey solic-
iting business for personal USE"
provided Mr.. Cothran succeeds in
having it blended into the present
law. Mr.. Cothran's proposition
would cause section 2S TO read as
follows:
"Any person who shall in this
state offer for sale OF solicit the pur-
chase of, any liquors or beverages
mentioned in section l Of this act,
whether for present or future de-
livery, shall be deemed guilty of a
misdemeanor. and upon conviction
in a court Of competent jurisdiction
shall be punished by fine Of not less
than 500, or Imprisonment for not
less than three months"
In the present law, the words
"other than for personal use" APP
pear just after the word "act." Many
big whiskcy houses in other States,
under protection Of the personal
use" clause. have reaped rich profits
by soliciting in the dry towns for
orders for home consumption. If
Mr.. Cothran succeeds in his efforts
to wipe out the personal use feature
Of the law. whiskey dTummers will
be exceedingly scarce in his State.
The amendment with reference to
the sale Of samples will permit coun-
ty boards to make use of a COM
modify which heretofore has hnnr
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-01-24
Appalachian Park Bill.

The value to the people Of the
United States of the passage of the
Appalachian park bill which is now
before Congress may be estimated
when the facts which have just been
developed by experts in the geologi-
cal survey are considered 1t is shown
that floods cost the people of the
United States 500, 600, 900 q year.
The mere menace of these floods pre-
vents the development of thousands
of square miles of otherwise valuable
property and limits the usefulness Of
a far greater area. while the tor
rents themselves each year obliter-
ate enormous values and bring to
naught the toilsome work of many
people.
A great flood, is above all things,
a source Of waste, and as a rule, a
needless waste. Some of the ele-
ments of this waste---the damage to
property, trade and public comfort
---arc familiar, forcing themselves
into recognition with every recur-
renee Of flood stages by the inter-
ruption of business and the immense
expenditures required to restore nor
NAL conditions; but other elements
are unfamiliar or remain quite for
gotten.
49,
The greatest item Of loss connect
ed with floods, that which is the far
therest reaching and of widest scope.
is the waste of the water itself. A
very conservative estimate of the
value of this water places it at five
times that of the more tangible re-
suits of flood damage. That is, every
gallon Of this wasted water is need
ed urgently to augment the flow of
the streams in times of drought. If
the flood water of the streams of the
United States could be stored for fu-
ture use it would be worth to the
people Of the country $500, 900, 900
annually.
Although the great mass Of the
people regard a flood as an newt
able mischanceu accepting the conse-
quent losses with such philosophy as
they r able to summon, yet most
of the floods could nevertheless be
prevented by intelligent effort, and
the avoidance of such an effort shows
an Incidence and an improvidence
that would not be tolerated in the
smaller affairs of life. Engineers who
have investigated the conditions say
floods can be prevented and we think
they should.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-01-24
NO MONEY FOR THE EDIsTO.
Congress VIII Not Spend Money On
Rivers This Year.

The Washington correspondent Of
tho Nows and Courier says tho Sec
rotary OF War on Saturday sent a
communication to Congress, In which
nc ECO menHcd that no mOncv he
spent at this time on the north and
south forks Of tho Edisto River in
the attempt to make them navigable.
1t Is pointed out that while some
advantage might be gained by max
ing these streams navigable for raft
ing purposes, the scheme is not Of
sufficient Importance to warrant the
expenditure OF any money at this
time by the Government.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-01-24

Gov. Ansel recommends that not
moro than n dispensary be allowed
in any county where liquor is sold
except in counties where there are
large cities. This plan would work
all right, provided constables were
provided to keep down blind tigers
III the towns where dispensaries are
not located,
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-01-24
MUST BIZ
PostmaStcrs Must Sec That Publish
CTS Obey the Law.

In speaking Of tho new ruling Of
the Postomc Department in refer
to mailing newspapers the Washing
ton correspondent of the Lewiston,
Me, Journal says:
or course the postofice depart
ment at Washington cannot check up
individual subscription lists to learn
whether or not it's regulations are
being violated, but. postmasters in
the various cities and towns viii be
required to study the character OF
the newspaper circulation going
through their offices and keep 1t
within the prescribed limits.
This can OF course, a radical
trimming Of il good many subscrip-
ton lists, and the %corrcspon-
dence Of the department already in
dicates that comparatively little
trouble will be made by the Jews
papers and magazines. AS a rule,
they have cheerfully accepted the
new regulation and are revising
their subscription lists accordingly.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-01-24
SERVED HIM RIGHT.
An Ungallant Preacher Made TO Re-
sign His Charge.

Rev. William McPherters, form
erly pastor of a Washington, y. C.,
church, has been dismissed by the
Presbyterian church OF TekanSha,
Mich, because he called the women
OF the church "a flock OF cackling
parrots" That remark was only the
direct cause OF his departure. His
congregation has been offender by
many other criticisms, contained i'll
his sermons. {
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-01-24
DOUBLE KILLING.
Negro Shoots Woman of His Own
Race and Himself.

At Columbia Wednesday night
Simpson Henry, colored, chief cook
at the Union Station dining room,
shot and killed Grace Waite, a col
ored woman, and then shot and kill
ed himself. So far as the police
know there were no others involved
In the trouble. Nc reason is as
signed for the killing. Henry went
to the Waite house, on Lincoln street,
shot the woman and then shot him
self Both died within Il few min
utes after the shooting.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-01-24
sULLY IN COTTON DEAL.
Such Is Report That Comes From
New York.

Reports from New York say cot
ton traders arc taking an interest In
a story which is circulated among
them to the effect hat Daniel j. Sui
ly, who engineered tho most gigan-
tic cotton orncr ever attempted
some years ago, and who lod the big
gcst bull market tho Cotton Ex-
change ever saw until he failed for
something like $4,000 900 had again
entered the market.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-01-24

THE death Of Col. Jas. II. Randall,
the talented author Of Maryland,
My Maryland" recalls the fact that
Oliver Wendell Holmes in speaking
Of that stirring ballad said, my only
regret is could not do for Massa-
chusetts what Randall did for Mary
land" In the passing of Col. Ran
dali another patriot and sweet sing
cr of the South crosses over the river
to join his gallant comrades who had
gone before.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-01-24
a Family Row.

At Charlotte because Iacharia
Gregory, an octogcnarian returned
the blow, which his wife planted on
his face during a quarrel, his son,
David E. Gregory, resented the at
tack on his mother and struck his
father down with an axe
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-01-24

Italians, members OF a Black Hand
society and alleged to have partici-
pated in the robbery, that he would
turn States evidence unless released.
The Italians secured his release and
killed him.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-01-24
BLACK HAND MURDER.
Confession of One of the Slaycrs Re-
ycals Hidden Crime.

of his five slaycrs, the body of Jos
eph II. Ritico, a young Italian, was
cXh"mcd on a truck farm near lake
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-01-24

ACCORDING to the last statement
OF the state bank examiner, the
banks in South Carolina have on de-
post subject to check SIG, 900, 900,
and in their savings department.
$4,000, 600. That is a fair show
ing.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-01-24

by endeavoring to confne the water
between high and expensive ~levees.
and that the ultimate cost Of such
conservation of waste waters will
appear nominal when compared with
the enormous benefits conferred.
these benefits being applied to water
power and to irrigation as well as to
flood prevention and navigation.
1T sometimes happens that the
girl jilts q young man does him a
favor.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-01-24
EiYG Suicides.

A Boston dispatch says a number
OF suicides were reported i'll Massa-
chusetts Sunday following a day
~ortnd nv stormy and dnnrnssing
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-01-24

CORTELYoU if reports are true
looks like father did when he rode
the goat" or the goat rode him.
rather d~ilapidated, but still in the
ring.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-01-24

If the conditions of landlord and
laborer are to be improved in this
State the law to be passed by the
Legislature on the subject must pro-
vide the means by which the terms
of contracts between employer and
employed shall be rigidlY enforced.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-01-24

CONGRESS will save millions of
dollars to the country by passing
promptly the bill for the establish
ment of the Appalachian Parks" or
forest reservations. both North and
South. The bill will eventually pass,
so why not pass it at once, and stop
the great waste that is going on by
the destruction of the mountain for
est and the floodingofhweo ltlands.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-12-18

This football business is get
ting serious. The following
item shows how bloodthirsty the
game has made one OF its votaries
An accident in a recent football
game made a highwavman Of
Ashton B. Collart, aged 20, &C.
cording to his father, Martin G..
Collart Young Collart was
arrested charged with holding
up George Lau Collart had fell
led Lau, according to the officers,
and was holding a revolver at
the mans head while he went
through his pockets when the
police interfered. "My son 8
mind was affected by an injury
sustained wilen he was five
years old, the father said. This
fall he played football and suf-
fered concussion Of the brain
Since then he has been un.
balanced"
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-12-18
New County Option Bill

At meeting OF the Federation
OF the. Evangelical Christian
Churches of South Dakota held
this week in Mitchell question
OF again submitting County Opt.
ion TO the votsrs OF South Dakota
was carefully discussed. II
was the unanimous opinion that
il a shorter bill was submitted
following closely the phraseol
ogy OF the old statute 30 far -
applicable, and il all temperance
forces could be united, victory
would be assured. A rspresen
tative com mmittee OF the Fedora
ton was appointed TO consider .
bill which was brought TO the at
tention OF the Federation by the
Anti Saloon League. Sugges
tions OF changes were freely
made by this com mittes and the
enclosed resulting bill was un-
animously agreed upon. 1t II
thought best TO present this 10
the legislature under the initia-
tive and referendum law.
The referendum petitions
must be signed by COCO legal
voters OF South Dakota, and oil
signatures must be typewriter
before January first. The lsrg.
er the numbe Of petitioners,
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-12-18

John L. of pugilistic fame,
breaks into print and takes fall
out of cupid in the love arena
just about as effectively as he
puts out his opponents with the
gloves. He says Matrimony
is the ideal state of existence
for mau, if he gets in right.
But if he gets in like l did, it's
hell with capital II. There s
nothing nicer, ] should think,
than to have a wife to whom you
can say, after marriage just as
when you were courting her,
"Come on, sweetheart. let's &c
10 the theater tonight" What
do | think of marrying for
money or for 4 title? Why you
can't print what l think. Any
little fool of a girl with a lot of
millions who'll pick up with a
little Duke or Count ought to
spend the rest of her fool life in
the hottest kind of torment. l,
ain t no nice way for her to do.
John l.. Sullivan.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-12-18

The old sssAson~d way ~ dnntm9 weo6
stomach. ~ sssmaAssiaa ths hsast - x10me1
- sH wroas " sAusp asss pnaAss1 - 80
error. This b shy hts pesscs4Ue1so-0s
4haap's Restorative ~ aisWees1 sneuea1y -
sAs Gauss ~ th~~~ Alimeass 49, u~ah tms11o
~ coassaltinG s~rv~A u lsa's - 410snIe.
sAys In. sAonp. ~ ssesm9sAsa vsak
Stomach. nssrs. ~ ktdasyA u - onss - y
cosr~csiy. ~aeA inside osxss - ~ sanasse-
ling ~ inside serve WAaa sAaD nesves
fail. tksn sAoss ossaaa a~ss sssuly ts,ess.
TAs~s vital tysshs Ass ieo1oa9 1sn0D1s1n
~vssy sh~sw n disp~@ss ssA ssss@@sn1 ~.
xhu0v's Restorative. Tsee u : No. 1n1n.
sna ssss Impsovs1eas VII pee0o11v 60
sar~iy follos soaA by WAsnss Usueue
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-12-18

lrAnoter0 OF NeAl Estate
William NJ. Pease 4 wife tn FL
NOR Il. Bradteld. Sc ne & me- Sc
sec. q 95 81. $3.50 %
w. w. Han~y 10 George W Cox
Lot / sec 20 4 W. Sc 4 Lot q sec
30 81 81. 5000.
Fred Reichmann & wife tn Clar.
ence +. Hanson Lot Ii Blk -
Geddes, 1910.
Ella Adams to James Il. Saben
Lots 7 4 < 9 Blk 80 Platte. 1000
Albert Amundson to Sven A.
Nelson sw sc sec Z & ne 1 sec Is
9s 65, 5000
A. w. Cam bell & Gustav Engwell
to p. A. Hosford Part Of Lots IL
IA Blk % Mil. Id. Co. LIST add
Platte. 2235.
Fannie LaRoche & hub. to Jos.
w. Linkhart sw Sc & Sc sw sec
l3 96 IS. 2ioo.
Nancy Feather & hub. to George
LaPlant NV ne sec 3 9363. 300
Silas Feather wife to George La
Plant NV sw sec & 94Go 1000
Wasusuawin hub. to Albert
Amundson NJ NV sec Is 96 65
500
j, +. Teibel wife to Anna c. Ar
row W. LAt 8 Blk 81 4th add
Wagner, 300
Bartholomew J. Wagner wife To
Charles w. Bundv sw sw sec )
NV NV sec 8 95 Ga 300
Milwaukee Land Co. to Enoch
Norbeck Lot Blk 43 Mil. Id.
Co, 3rd add to Platte. $3.50
Samuel Dennin9 wife to II. s.
Richardson seq sec % 100 IS
$500
Board OF supervisors of Platte
Township to Frank Adams, Lot
"A Platte Cemetery 2
Johnson Bros. Land Co. 20 AL.
Amundson sw Sc sec Z pe4 sec
Is 90 65 4738. IS
George B. Fatchett to +. II.
Johnson sw4 sec IA 9o 81 6OSO
Milwaukee Land Co. to l.. H.
Burleson Lots So 7 Blk 35 Mil.
Id. Co, 2nd add Platte 275
Frank Rokusek wife tn J. v,
Janda Lot s23 sec 297 63 sl2
Johnson Bros. Land Co., to John
kratochvil Sc ne & e2 SO sec 30
96 65 24O0
John Kratocovil wife to John
Bros. Land COMPANY ne ne sec
3s 96 66 Sc sec 2o 96 65. 1900
Jas. II. Exon. Abstracter.
Wheeler. S. d.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-12-18

the more forceful will b the i'm.
preston made by the petition
upon the Legislature. IL II well
70 sea that each voter himself
signe tho petition and gives the
frat name In fall. hts voting pre-.
cinct. post odics and occupation.
Thess instructions muss b
carefully followed and 70 ditto
marks should b used, and no
one should sign more than one
petition, otherwise tbs signi-
lures are null and void. The
Secretary Of State requests that
. duplicate typswritssn list Of
all signatures muss be furnished
aud that the petition be- in his
hands in time for this legisla-
ture. So the time factor is I'm.
portant 70 success. We have
been victorious In carrying two
out OF three moral issues which
were submitted 10 the voters In
Novem Der. County Option was
lost by = small margin and We
have confidence that this simpli.
tied bill will meet with success,
IL We oil 10 . man were for il
The Chu -ch Federation re.
quest the Anti-6aloon League
because OF it, omni.per tissn
nature TO lead in the effort and
ask the CO operation Of oil the
tenn perance forces and oil
frisuds Of temperance with
them In the great work. Each
reader interested should see 70
il that he sigos this new, short;
concise county option bill.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-12-18

Minneapolis Journal. And
now Germany enters on = 2-cent
pos tage az cement withAmerica
This was the inevitable seq uel
OF tn, similar agreement with
Great Britain. which went into
effect October J. Germany In
too not rival OF England 10
permit such an advantage n
remain lnng with its com petitor.
IL is evident tina. we are now
enterius upon an era Of cheap
postage France must soon FOL
low the example OF its neighbors
and in turn the other nations of
Europe will negotiate .im,lAr
agreements with Us. Naturally,
the rates Of postage between
the European countries the m.
selves will fall IN the same level
In the course Of year or 50 the
5.cent rate is bound 10 dissA
pear. except for the long hauls
10 the orient and 10 ssmi-civi-
lized regions.
The 5cent rate between
America aud Europe has been
anomalous for some time. Our
postoffice department has been
carrying letters to Canada,
Mexico, Cuba. Hawai-, the
Philippines and even to Shan.
ghai for two cents. The volume
Of the European mail and she
cheapness with which il is CAR
ried have long justified reduct
ion. The effect Of the lower rate.
it is confidently predicted, will
be so u increase the volume Of
the mail As to keep the revenue
fully up to the present level.
The benefits To con merce In oil
its ram itications cannot be other
wise than large.