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The national prohibitionist. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1907-1911, 1908-05-28
THE NATIONAL PRoH1BITIoN1sT
WEST VIRGINIA CONVENTION
Prohibitionists to Meet at Clarksburg-Mills
the Probable Head of the Ticket

CLARKsBURG W. VA, May a3-(Special cor
respondence) 1.-The state convention of the Pro-
hbiton party of West Virginia will be held in
this city on Wednesday and Thursday, June II
and IS. The convention will be mass conven-
ton and very large attendance is anticipated
from all parts of the state. 1t will convene in
the court house at one o'clock, Wednesday after
noon.
After the convention has been called to order
and committees appointed a conference of county
chairmen and other workers will be held
On Wednesday night at eight o'clock, Chas.
E. Newlin cf indianapolis, ex-state chairman of
The national prohibitionist. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1907-1911, 1908-05-28

the Prohibition party of Indiana, will address
a mass meeting. On Thursday the nominations
for state offices will be made and other business
transacted. In the afternoon Oliver w. Stewart
of Chicago will address the convention. Mr..
Stewart will also address a mass meeting in the
evening.
The indications point to the nomination Of the
Hon. Edward w. Mills of Fairmont for gov
ernor. Several counties have instructed their
representatives to vote for Mills, among them
being Richie and Marion Mr.. Mills is the state
chairman and organizer of the party and has
probably done more to create temperance senti-
ment in the state than any other citizen, having
just recently managed campaign for the Hon.
Oliver Stewart of over two months duration,
during which time speeches were made in scores
of towns of which a goodly number voted out
the saloons at their first opportunity. Mr.. Mills
many friends throughout the state enthusiastic
over his nomination and consider it but just that
his faithful and self-sacrihcing efforts should be
rewarded by his being placed at the head of the
state ticket
Mr. Mills is the logical candidate and can I'M
doubtedly poll more votes than any other ind
vdual that could be named for the place, hav
ing a wide personal following and general
quaintance throughout the state, and the quality
of his third party spirit cannot be doubted. 1t
is the golden opportunity of the Prohibition
party of West Virginia to greatly increase votes
for the cause
The national prohibitionist. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1907-1911, 1908-05-28
COL. R. S. cHEvEs
Faithful Soldier of the Right Leaves Service
for Reward

News comes to the office of The National Prom
libitionist that Colonel R. S. Cheves is dead.
Colonel Cheves for some years past owing to
the burden of years and the inroads of disease,
has not been actively engaged in Prohibition
work, though continuing to represent the state
of Georgia upon the national committee and act
ing as state chairman of the Prohibition party
in that state, but those whose memories go back
to twenty-five years ago, recall him as one OF the
towers of strength in the Prohibition movement.
Some of the best work done upon the platform
and in Prohibition papers in those years was
done by Colonel Cheves 1t was he who un-
earthed the rasca1ity of the alliance Of the liquor
interests, the g. O. p. and the daily papers of
Pennsylvania to defeat the Prohibition movement
in that state
AS a speaker Colonel Cheves had very many
of the typical characteristics of the best style of
southern oratory. Two or three times the writer
of these lines has heard him, under the impulse
of great occasions, in the flights of extempo-
raneous oratory that one seldom hears equaled
His plea before the state convention of Tennes-
see in 1904, that the veil of the past should be
left untouched over the bloody chasml," and that
no word should be spoken that should even tend
to call to mind in any way the bitter
of the struggle between the North and the
South, was a gem of oratory that ought to live
as classic in English literature.
For Colonel Cheves was rebel" The term
is used, not with anything of the spirit of 1864,
but because other word calls to mind so we'll
the courage and devotion and heroism of the
who with him followed the Stars and Bars.
Of his record as a soldier nothing need to be-
said here One of group of brothers who, to
a man, cast in their lot with the Confederacy,
he served that cause faithfully and scar-worn
and bulet-pierced, turned away from Appomat-
tox to be as loyal to the old flag as any of u.s.
Those who served with Colonel Cheves in his
active days in the Prohibition reform are grow
ing few-one by one they are mustered out
These lines will be read by many who never
knew him, but those who knew him must for
ever remember him as true man. an humble
Christian, brave soldier and faithful follower
of the highest CLEAN of truth that his vision
grasped.
The national prohibitionist. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1907-1911, 1908-05-28


God and for home and for native land; she Will
WELD it against the saloon, that greatest foe to
home, church, state and to honest government.
When night came the people of indianapolis
filled Tomlinson Hall-and the Prohlbitionists
of the United States know how big that is
People who ought to know say there not
seat left vacant Felix T. McWhirter, treasurer
of the national committee, presided. The Hon.
Samuel R. Artrtan, the Indiana judge who will
80 down in history as the first American jurist
to declare the saloon unconstitutional was there
and was received with tremendous enthusiasm.
And Chain made the speech
Up in Ilnois-and pretty much everywhere
else-people know that Chain can make good
speech when he gets at it, but from what people
say, he must have outdone himself last night
More than two dozen Prohibition veterans have
told today that it was the greatest thing IN
the way of a Prohibition speech that they
listened to-
1t must have been good speech, for 1t stayed
with the crowd over night and they throng-
ing in to Tomlinson Hall this morning, yes
were massed up around the entrance before the
doors were open, all aglow and all athrill with
the enthusiasm of it.
They began things this morning With a love
feast" Then the regular convention was
called to order and T. J. Shrode made per-
manent chairman of the convention, with Ed
Clark of the Patriot Phalans as secretary.
Then the editor of The National Prohibitionist
made speech and the people were kind to him
"a whole big lot" And then they introduced New
lin to talk about "The Snews of War Newln
has something of reputation for doing that, and
when he was done these Hoosier Prohibitionsts
who have already given Chairman Tough
much money that he came up to this convention
with all bills paid and good comfortable
in the bank, put up something like four thousand
dollars more to "he1p some
The rest of the day they have spent in making
the platform and nominating candidates.
That PLATFORM too, sounds as if Indiana had
been watching Illinois, for it talks about good
many of the things that were talked about over
at Springfield. 1t has twenty-five planks, and
from the first plank to the twenty second, rings
true as dollar for the Prohibition faith as
it has been delivered to the saints for almost
four decades
For gubernatorial candidate there were two
names before the convention. A heavy vote was
cast for A B. Kirkpatrick, but Sumner W.
Haynes had the majority.
Some of the other nominations were quite
holly contested
full delegation to the national convention
at Columbus selected, headed by Chairman
Lough, Edward w. Clark, Charles Eckart and
Felix I. McWhirter delegates at large.
The national prohibitionist. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1907-1911, 1908-05-28
Howard to Address Ohio w. c. T. U.

LocKpoRT, N. Y, May 19-(Special correspond
ence)-The New York state w. c. T. U. conyen-
ton will be held in Poughkeepsie in early October
Clinton N. Howard has been engaged to deliver
the Sunday mass meeting address.
The national prohibitionist. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1907-1911, 1908-05-28
Howard to Address Ohio w. c. T. u.

COLUMBUS, OHIO, May eo-(Specia CORE
spondence) Clinton N. Howard of Rochester,
n. Y, has been engaged to deliver the address
at the state W. c. T. U. convention called to
meet at Akron, October z
, 1908-04-25
SUGAR SCALES AND BRIBERY TRIAL
rs BEGUN.

Oliver Splitter, superintendent of the piers
OF the Williamsburg plant of the American
Sugar Refining Company, was placed on
trial yesterday in the United States Cir
Quit Court, Brooklyn, on a charge of at
tempting to bride Richard Parr, a special
United States Treasury agent, on N0vem-
Der 20 last.
This is the first of the trials in the score
of indictments which we're returned against
eight employees of the Sugar Trust as a
result of the discovery of alleged frauds
in the weighing of raw sugar on the piers
of the country.
Splitter, it is alleged, attempted to bride
Parr after learning the Treasury agent had
discovered a spring by which one OF the
scales CO lid be manipulated without the
regular government weigher detecting any
thing wrong. AS q result the Indictment
against Splitter charges the government
was defrauded of $4,000 on the cargo Of
one steamship, the Strathyre.
Clarence L. Lexow and George NJ. Mac
keller, of the firm of Lexow, MackeLler q
Wells Henry F. Cochrane, William B.. Ell
lison aud James R. Sheffield, of Belts,
Sheffield and Be is are defending Splitter,
Uuited Statas District Attorney Youngs
was aided by his assistantsj William H.
Allen, Selah Strong aud Louis Blk. United
States District Attorney Simson. of Man
haitian, was also present and conferred with
Mr.. Youngs.
COMPANY INTERESTED.
In several tits between the lawyers state
nnents were made by the counsel for the
defendant which indicated that the Amerl-
can Sugar Refining Company is deeply IN
terested in the prosecution Of its employees.
In the selection of the jury, which lasted
more than four hours and exhausted the
greater part of a panel of seventy ta'esmen'
Mr.. Lexow was anxious to learn the attl-
tude of prospective ~jurymeti toward the
Sugar Trust and large corporations.
Mr.. Youngs objected at the beginning OF
this line of examination to the time that
would be consumed by IT.
"One would think that the American
Sugar Refining Company is on trial here
the District Attorney said.
'sThat's true, it is ON trial, Mr.. Lexow
replied quickly. ~
one of the witnesses, Charles Heike, sec
, 1908-04-25

rotary and treasurer of the American Sugar
Refining Company, Mr.. Cochran6 tried to
bring out the effect which the arrests of
the Sugar Trust employees HAD on the price
of sugar stock.
Judge Chatheld sustained objections to
this limo of testimony, but it is believed
it will be brought in later. It is under
stood the attorneys for the defence viii a.
tempt to show that behind She arrest of
Splitter, Ernest QerhMt6ht and the others
thara t"as a conspiracy to affect the sugar
stock quotations.
During the selection of the jury each
taleshan was asked if he had followed the
stories Of the sugar scandal in the HERALD.
Several men who. Had read those articles
were challenged by the defence. It w6s
three O'clock before the jury was com
pleted and only four Witnesses weie called
after MI, Youngs had opened for the prose-
cution.
Charles Heike, secretary and treasurer
Of the trust, sw0re he was unacd TAINTED
with the work the defendant did for the
company, but that his salary was $3.50 a
year.
en- cross examination Mr.. Coqhrane asked
if the witness was acquainted with the con-
dition of the stock market last November,
Immediately before and after the arrest of
Splitter, when the charges of fraud were
first made public. Assistant District At
torney Allen objected, and Judge Chatfeld
sustained him,
Richard Parr, special Treasury agent,
who discovered the spring continuance at
tached to one of the scales and who caused
the arrest of Spitzer, said he went to the
williamsburg plant On November 90 and
entered scale shed No. /, where Ephraim
Japha, a United States government weigher,
and Thomas Kehoe, a weigher employed
by the Sugar Trust, were recording the
weight of bags of sugar as they were thrown
on the scales.
'Kehoe was seated near the upright beam
of the scales and was writing in a book with
his right hand" he said; ellis left hand
extended through an opening near the base
of the upright beam. l took this seat end
on putting my hand in the opening found a
wire which ran up over the beam of the
scale.
II left the scale shed and went to a teIe-
phone, where / called up one OF my super
Tor officers in Manhattan. On coming out
of the telephone booth 1 was met by
Splitter"
1t was at this point that, Purr alleges,
Splitter tried to bride him by promising
him any amount he might name if he would
gay nothing about his discovery. Before
this testimony could be presented Judge
Chatfeld announced adjournment for the
day.-N. Y. HerIsd, March 20th.
, 1908-04-25
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invited to n meeting, to be held in the
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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1908-07-09
Eilua med a Bull.

. Three swarthy negroes desiring to APP
pear in the limelight and in a way imi-
tate, some OF the mole daring kind who
in recent years piled their nefarious bus
mess in the far west with intent to eX.
tort a large wad of money from the own
er, spirited away under cover of dark
ness a certain large fat bull, the proper
ty of Mr.. f. X. Fuss, cattle dealer, of
Frederick, Md.
The aforesaid fat bull was peacefully
grazing on what is familiarly known as
the "O'Leary Meadows" when the ne
groes persuaded the bull to leave the
pastures wherein he was grazing TO come
with them. After the bull was safely
stored away in some out of the way
dreary, but secluded spot, the dusky
Africans proceeded to carry out their di-
abolical plot by appearing before Mr.
tuss and demanding that he pay large
and substantial ransome for the return
of the bull, the whei eabouti they said
they knew. Mr.. Fuss stoutly refused
but the kidnappers were persistent and
they were not to be easily outdone. They
reduced the demand bit by bit until Mr..
Fuss compromised on SO cents. The bull
was returned and now the negroes are
facing the law, having been apprehended
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FAIR Dealings.

Rev. O. E. Bregenzer will hold sum-
mer communion next Sunday morning at
10 O'Clock at Mt. Tabor Lutheran church
and will meet the Sunday School teach
ers on Saturday afternoon at 80 O. clock.
All teachers are invited for instruction.
Messrs Clarence and Ira OFT attended
Haughs church on Sunday.
Mr.. John OFT spent Sunday at Fair
Dealings with Jos. A. Miller and family.
Mr.. Ray Better spent Sunday with
his playmate Raymond Eichenbrode.
Miss Beulah Glenn and her cousins,
Ralph and Arnold Angel, spent Sunday
with her uncle, Mr.. W. T. Miller of near
Owens Creek
Mr.. Geo. Glen of Owens Creek lost a
very fine stallion. 1t is thought he was
overcome by heat. He could not sweat.
Mr.. Harry Better had the misfortune
of cutting his hand badly trying to re-
lease sheaf of rye from the binder or
Saturday evening.
Mr.. Rein Notter and Miss Clara Rein
dollar of Taneytown were the guests OF
the formers parents at this place last
Sunday.
Mr.. Howard Miller of Westminster
spent the 4th with his PAL ents and Other
friends and also attended the festival at
Logs at night.
Miss Clara Hape Of Baltimore is spend
ing her vacation with her sister, Mrs.
Harry Beitler
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Lows Letter.

Mr.. David Shull of Marion, Pa. was
the guest on Saturday and Sunday of
Mrs. w. L. Miller.
Mr.. Chas. Miller and family and Mr..
John Crum and family were the guests
on Sunday of Mrs. Maurice Smith.
Mr.. Chas. Mumma and sister and Miss
Mary Saylor of Motters were the guests
on Saturday and Sunday of Mrs. G. M.
Robinson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Lickle and Miss
Margaret Grove of Waynesboro, and Miss
Eta Martin and son of Thurmont were
the guests from Friday till Sunday even
ing of Mrs. Jere Martin.
MIR. and Mrs. Clarence Creager of
Thurmont were the guests of her father,
Mr.. C. W. 10y, on Saturday and Sunday,
also attended the festival on Saturday
night.
Mrs. Geo. Lickle and Miss Margaret
Grove and Mrs. Jere Martin attended
the Red Mems celebration in Frederick.
The festival held on Saturday night
was we'll attended, the M. V. Band rem
dered some fine music. The festival will
be held again next Saturday evening,
July IL.
Mr.. Palman and Miss Cump of York
were the guests Monday of Mrs. Hur-
bert Martin.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1908-07-09

This is what Hon. Jake Moore, State
Warden of Georgia, says of Kodol for
Dyspepsia: "E. c. Dewitt & Co., Chica-
90, III. Dear Sirs-I have suffered more
han twenty years from Indigestion.
About eighteen months ago had grown
50 much worse that | could not digest a
.rust of corn bread and could not retain
,nything on my stomach. | lost rs lbs;
fact made up my mind that could
not live but a short time, when friend
If mine recommended Kodol consent
ID to try it to please him and was better
in one day. now weigh more than l
,ver did in my life and am in better health
han for many years. Kodol did it. |
leep bottle constantly, and write this
hoping that humanity may be benefited.
Yours very truly, Jake c. Moore, Allan
ia, Aug. 10, 1904" Sold by DR.. Jas. K,
Waters,
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1908-07-09

The Red Mems meet held in Frederick
Friday and Saturday OF last week was
attended by many tribes from distant
cities and also by many persons from
nearby towns.
The events of Friday afternoon were a
hose race and drill contest. There We're
two entries in the hose race-the West
ern Enterprise Company of Hagerstown,
and the Good Will Company of Cham
bersburg. The Hagerstown company
won the first prize of $50, the time being
40 seconds. The time of the Good Will
Company was AZ seconds.
The Friendship Fire Company, Cham
bersburg, was the only company entered
in the drill contest. They were given a
score of SO points, and were awarded the
$50 prize.
In the evening at 1880 the fraternal or
der parade took place. The order of
march was as follows: Yellow Springs
Band, Company A, Fredonia Council No.
46 O. U. A. M. and Fredonia Band, p.
O. S. of A., Frederick Aerie Fraternal
Order of Eagles headed by the Walkers
vile band, and Chippewa Tribe, No. 49,,
Improved Order Red Men.
Saturday from early in the morning
until late at night the streets were filled
with visitors. Special trains came from
Charlestown and Martinsburg, w. Va,
and brought crowds of people. The big
event of the day was the monster parade
in the afternoon, of Red Men in costume,
firemen and trades displays.
The following prizes were awarded:
Tribe having most men in line, Mar
tinsburg, 1OS men, $50; second, Shenan-
doah, of Charlestown, 81 men. The En-
terprise Hose Company had rs men in
line and received $50.
Charlestown got the prize for best APP
pearance in parade and received $25.
Harrisburg got the prize of $50 for
tribe coming longest distance.
The Farmers Supply Company receiv-
ed prize for best float in parade.
In the band contest the first prize was
awarded to the Martinsburg band, $50;
and the second prize, $25, to the Charles
town band.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1908-07-09
MyersvilIe People Want Traffic In
"BOOze" Stopped.

A petition to the Frederick 1nter-Ur-
ban Railway Company and the Hagers-
town Myersville Electric Railway Com
pany is being circulated at Myersville
and in the surrounding country asking
the two companies to make rule that
will practically prohibit the hauling of
Intoxicating liquors to that place or dis
trict The petition is being signed by
hundreds of citizens.
Myersville is in a prohibition district,
but much trouble has been experienced
there on account of drunkenness caused
by beer and whiskey shipped from Fred
erick and Hagerstown over the trolley
lines.
1t is said that the Frederick nter-Ur-
ban Railway Company stands ready to
stop hauling "booze" if way can be
found to put a stop to the traffic. News.
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Summer Guests At Aurora Cottage
Visited At Aurora Cottage.

A very pleasant evening was spent at
Aurora Cottage Monday last, at which
tine number of friends and relatives
of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Roddy and fam
iy from Emmitsburg and vicinity paid
them a visit. The entertainment for the
evening consisted of vocal and instru-
mental music, dancing, etc. Refresh
ments were served. Those in the party
were Misses Georgia and Emma Moore,
Marie Clagett. Louise and Vincentia Sc
bold, Edith Jourdan; Drs. Vallette and
Jamison, Messrs Frank Webb and Chas.
REILLY.
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Shit For Insurance.

Mrs. Mollie +. Lewis, through her at
torneys, Stoner & Weinberg, has brought
suit against the Modern Woodmen of
America for s., 900. Mrs. Lewis hus-
band, the late Henry w. Lewis of Woods
boro, was IA member of the.order, having
a policy for 81, 900, and died about Octo-
Der z, 1907, and the plaintiff alleges that
his death was not occasioned by any
causes exempted in his policy, but tina,
had complied with all the rules and reg
uations of the order and the order has
refused and still refuses to pay the plain
tiff, to her great damage and injury.