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The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-01-24
SOME SENSATIONAL ARRESTS
or Several Old State Dispensary OH.
cialS by the Commission.

The issuing OF warrants for GER
tain gentlemen formerly connected
with the State Dispcnsary in various
official capacities created somewhat
of sensation in this city. where
several of the accused are we'll
known. The following are the par
ties named in the warrants as far as
they have been made public:
The Indictment against Messrs. w
0. Tatum, j. N. Rawilnson and J, B
Towill is brought by Mr.. Avery Pat
ton and charges that "the parties
named herein between the dates
March IS, 1906. and Jan. 30, 1907
sold beer TO the state board Of dir
cctors of the South Carolina dispcn
sary at a price largely above the
true value thereof, with intent &c
divide the excess among themselves
In this way these parties unlawfullN
and fraudulcntly conspircd and
agreed together 10 cheat and dc
fraud the state"
Each Of the accused was nut un-
der $4,000 bond, but Magistrate
Fowlcs declined to give the names
VI Inv ouit'itS' ~ 'ci'Si "ii wa" -
| cciVed from Chester stating that Jo,
| Is. Wylie had been arrested there. \
| telegram from KcrShaw county stated
that l.. w. Boykin was ont on a
hunt, but that as soon as he SGT
got back he would come to Columbia
to surrender
The parties under Indictment held
executive positions at the State dis
pensary. w. o. Tatun was commits
sioncr; Joe. B. Wylie, Jodic NJ. Raw
linson and John Black were dircc-
tors in the last regime. Rawlinson
being chairman. John Bell Towill ana
l.. w. Boykin were directors sever
al years ago, Boykin before that time
having been an Inspector.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-01-24
BENNETTsvILIE S. c.. FRIDAY JANUARY o. 19oa
WAS HELD UP.
a Columbia Man Assaulted by Two
S0id iiighwaymen.
Before He Knew He Was in DANCER
Ae Had Been Robbed Of All He

dau.
The Columbia State says as Mr..
hiah Dent, Jr., Of that city, was
gong at five o'clock Monday morn
ing to open up his meat market he
was held up and robbed by two nm
known men. The amount taken
rom Mr.. Dent was $3.50, the money
Delng IN one $40 bill, nine one-dol-
lar sl'fer pieces and half dollar.
There is absolutely no clue to the
identity of the two men and Mr..
bent nlmSelf does not know whether
they were white or colored.
Mr.. Don't was going to his work as
usual and was on Lumber street
within ono and a half blocks of
Main street. AS he was walking with
ms hands in his overcoat pockets
ne was suddenly approached from
behind and before he could realize
what was happening he found him
SELF on the ground with two men up-
on MIN. AS the wind was very high,
Mr.. Dent did not hear the approach
Of the men.
When he did realizo what had
happened he felt one OF the men
sitting on his head and the other
holding him down by the feet with
one hand and going through his pock
cts with the other. AS Mr.. Dents
head was buried on one side in the
mud that had accumulated on the
street from the recent rains, he could
not see either of the men.
AS his pockets were being rincd
the coat was torn off of Mr.. Dents
back aud the shirt he wore was torn
in several places by the men in their
haste. When the men had taken the
money and q bunch Of keys from the
pockets Of Mr. Dent they picked up
his hat that had fallen Off and made
away az fast as they could. For a
few moments Mr.. Dent was unable to
collect his thoughts sufficiently to
get up Nnd when he did he could not
see the n,en as his eyes were blinded
witlrgnl9j -.
Mr.. Dent was unable to see In
which direction they had gone but
a gentleman who was coming up
street at tho same time saw the af-
fair from q distance and said that
the two men turned up Assembly
street
With no clues to work on the
police have been unable to catch the
highwaymen who committed the as
Sault upon Mr.. Dent
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-01-24
WANTS BIGGER NAVY.
Inc United States Should Have
Two Great Navies
says Justice Harlan, Who Predicts a
Great Conflict Soon Between the
Yellow and tho White Roccs

a great conflict between the yell
| ~" ana the white races was the
prediction made by Justice John nj
fiarlan' Of the United States su-
prcne court, in an address at tho
thlrd annual dinner or tho Noyv
| League of the United States ot tbe
New Willard in Washington recent
| ly.
Justice Harlan said, in part.
II | had the opportunity 7 wou,d
vote for an appropriation Of $50
| ooo'ooo year for q period OF ten
years lor larger navy. The great
Importance of a navy is shown in
inc constitution, which restricts the
appropriation for the army, but sets
no limit for those for the navy. There
is no such thing as friendship be-
| tween nations as between men. Nh
| tlohs make no sacrifices to preserve
friendships, and don't forbear to do
certain things because it does moi
meet with the approval of another
| nation.
II don't care how large a navy we
nave, but | want to see q navy largo
Nho"6H W TAKE care OF the Pacific
and Atlantic oceans and our Dorts
on those oceans.
The trend Of immigration Of the
white people in the past have been
from East to West. There has been
none from the West Just across the
water there is a country with an i'm
menSe population, whose commerce
we are seeking. We refer to the
people of Asia as the yellow race
There are 400,000,00O Chinese. as
good physically and mentally as
we are. There is over there another
nation whose people are progressive
and ambitious. We may some day
see skilled army of Japan Of 5,OO0,-
600 to 100000. They will say.
You claim Europe as your country.
Thls is ours. Get out!' I don't think
they have any such idea now, and we
have no hostility; toward them. But
'nere VIII bc Il ConiiicI between The
yellow race and the white race that
Will shake the earth. When it comes
| want to see this country with a
navy on both oceans that will be
strong enough
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-01-24
SEVERAL ARRESTED.
Dispensary Investigation Results
In Sensational Arrest
Goodman, Black, Towil1 and Roy
kin Arrested and Warrants Are
Out for Others,

AS result of the investigation
| which was conducted by 1t on We'd
nesday, Thursday and Friway of last
week the state dispensary commits
sion has caused blanket warrant,
alleging conspiracy to defraud the
state, to be sworn out against about
! fifteen persons, two Of whom have all
| ready been arrested
Tho first arrest under this war
rant was that Of NJ A. Goodman. a
representative OF Ullman & Co, who
was taken In charge Thursday eve
ming and la -er released by Magistrate
Jas. A. Fowles, Jr., under surety
companys bond of $4,000.
| Friday morning former Dispensary
Director John Black, Of Columbia,
| learned that he was one of the per-
sons named in the warrant, and
Office and surrendered himself. Ten
minutes afterward he was released
on bail in the sum Of $4,000, the
bond being justified by a number OF
his family and by Mr.. VIM. l.. Ca
| life, who is understood to be worth
more than $4,000.
Warrants for former Director John
Bell Towill and L.. w. Boykin have
been sent to Lexington for service.
1T is supposed that Sheriff Corley, Of
Lexington county, will serve these
upon the defendants at their homes
in Batesburg.
Warrants are out for other whis-
key men and for other former dis
pcnsary officials, but these cannot be
mentioned because to do SO might
interfere with the officers in their
attempt to apDrehend the persons
named
The blanket warrant under which
these arrests are to be made was
sworn out before Magistrate Fowles
by Mr.. Avery Patton, OF Grcenville,
a member Of the dispensary com
mission.
In the work OF developing these
cases the attorney general has the
assistance OF Col. n Il. Teldor, Gen
Clifford l.. Anderson and Mr.. Hin,
all Of the Atlantic bar {
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-01-24
Bill clerk, the Rev. w S. Stokes,
SDartanburg.

Bill clerk, the Rev w s. Stokes,
Spartanburg.
Secretary to president, j n Nee
han, Columbia.
Doorkccpcrs, Peter Sanders,C en-
tenary S. c.; NJ. f. Mcdonald, Col
umba j G. Prown Chester.
Mail Carrier, N. o. Pylcs, Colum-
bia.
Pages, j. p Dcerham, Jr., Green
Lea Carl A. Drchcr, Lexington.
Laborcrs, Jack Presley, Edge
field ;Robt Caldwell, Newbcrry and
Abe Foster, LaurcnS.
The usual exchange Of messages be-
tween the House and Senate and the
Governor were had
Senator Raysor thought that con
ditions had changed and that many
bills had been rushed on the Calcn-
dar without full consideration, and
suggested that all bills on the Calcn-
dar be rcconsidcrcd. The committee
could hear arguments If they
thought best.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-01-24
EIGHT MURDER TRIALS
VIII Take Place at Anderson This
Week or Next.

The spring term OF general ses-
sions court convened at Anderson
Monday with Judge Klugh presiding.
Trpe bills were returned on eight
indictments for murder as follows:
VIII Guyton, Press Lewis, Tom An
dcrson, John Dill, Houston Tribble,
0. B. Barnes, Theodore Walker and
Wayman Norris, all negI ces. Nine
other true bills were returned, two
of which were for housebreaking
and larceny, two for assault and bat
terry with intent to kill and five min
or charges.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-01-24
THE LABOR CONTRACT LAW.
Declared Unconstitutional by the
Court Fin Banc Thursday.

The judiciary Of the state, sitting
en- banc at Columbia has declared
unconstitutional tho labor contract
law. This is In effect the same decis-
ION rendered in the opinion by
Judge Brawley OF the federal court
several months ago. and puts an end
to any speculation as to the validity
OF the statute.
The court was divided on the oues-
tlon before it. The majority opinion
was written by Associate Justice
Woods and was concurred in by
Chici Justice Pope, Circuit Judge
Watts. Gage, Wilson, Gary and Mem
minger, as to the general contents
OF the opinion, and by Judge Dantz-
Ter as to the result.
The minority opinion was written
by Associate Justice Jones and was
concurred in by Circuit Judges
klough, Prince and Hydrick.
Associate Justice Gary filed a sen
aratc dissent, as follows: 81 dissent
on the ground that the constitution
allty OF the statute is not before the
court on IA habeas corpus proceed
ings' :
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-01-24

And the Crew OF Thirty Souls Arc
Probably Lost.

The British ship Hartfeld, Cap
tain Sindson, from Liverpool for VAL
pariso and Seattle, is doubtless a
wreck on Vancouver Island. with, in
all probabilities, the loss OF 80 odd
lives. Wreckage from the vessel
'pIoUlIoH,, poHIgm s}eoqoIII pun
Liverpool" have washed ashore on
the west coast OF the island, accord
Ing to q wireless message received in
Seattle. Only q meagre account ia
given Of the find, but the news of
tho ship is such to warrent that she
was pounded to pieces on the treach-
erous reefs OF the island. If any OF
the crew Of 80 escaped alive, news Of
such survivors should have been re-
ceived ere this.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-01-24
MARCH OF THE UNEMPLOYED.
Ten Thuosand Union Members tt
Make Great Demonstration.

At a canvention OF delegates from
labor unious at Seattle it was dccid-
ed that a monster demonstration be
made ON Monday TO enforce the de-
mands OF the unemployed for work
or food and shelter. Ton thousand
men VIII assemble and march to the
city hall, where they propose to camp
until the city council takes favorable
action.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-01-24
THE DEADLY AUTO.
Newspaper Man Killed by Collision
With Street Car.

With Street Car.
At Houston, Texas. on Monday. in
an endurance race In which sixteen
automobiles participated over coun-
try roads covering l12 miles, an ac-
cldent occurred on the final round In
which John Trentem. sporting editor
or the Houston Post, was killed by a
collision with street car, Brown
botts was injured internally and Ray
Weiss. general sales agent Of lum-
Der company, was badly injured
Trentem was in car which had lost
"a tire. The wheel without a
tire caught on a street car track and
the automobile was thrown against
an oncoming car Trentem was in
stantly killed. The others were in
jured by the car being turned over.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-01-24
GOLD RUSH BEGINS.
4 Tent City Springs Up Near Vaiu-
able Strike.

strike noar Marvel, San Berdino,
county, California. where employers
Of Tex Rickard on Christmas day
opened up surface ore that assayed
as high as $l20 to ton. The strike
ia lust over the Nevada line. A tent
city has sprung up. streets have been
laid out. corner lots sold, and water
only three miles from the Santc
lCe tracks.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-01-24
A FINE COURT HOUSE
But the People Have TO Pay Well
For II.

Mr.. T. II Tatum. member Of the
Legislature from Leo County, gives
notice that he will Introduce at the
present session of the Legislature a
bill TO issue bonds for the compile
ton and furnishing Of the Lee coun-
ty court house. This bill in all
probability, will provide for an ad-
ditional issue Of $4,000 70 complete
the court house. which will then be
a building costing, in the aggregate,
about $4,000 and will be one Of the
handsomcst and most IN )dern court
houses III the State. The advalorom
tax, which will probably be provid-
cd in the supply bill for Lee county,
will be about five and three qh0l ter
mills.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-01-24

' oo A"Aeh 10 PfcVenC Injury
to the Ships of the Fleet, and the
Police Say All Danger Is Over.
a dispatch from Rio de Janeiro.
Brazil, says that the police have dis
covered an anarchist plot having aa
It's object the destruction Of part of
the American feet now lying in the
harbor. The conspiracy, while CEN
tering In Rio de Janerio and Petropi-
lis, has ramifications in San Paulo
and Minas Geraes.
An individual named Jean Fedher.
who resides In Petropolis, was the
chief conspirator at Rio de Janerio.
although 1t is understood that for.
eign anarchists are deeply involved
IN tn Q plot. Fedher has fed to
sac Paulo, and the police who know
him have been sent to that place for
the purpose OF apprehending him.
One Of the detectives, who was
well acquainted with Fedher, hav-
ing served on the police force at Pc
tropois for some time, returned
from that place Sunday, after hav-
ing made Investigations there and
had long conference with the
chief Of police at Rio de Janerio.
The latter let it be understood
later that the Sac Paulo police are
on the track of the arch conspirator
and expected to arrest him soon. In
an official note which the chief OF
police sent to the correspondent of
the Associated Press he says:
tSomo
the American fleet at Rio de Janerio>
the Brazilian government received
from Washington and Paris advices
that anarchists of different nation
alitics intended to damage one or
several of the shiparcf the American
fleet. The names and addresses or
the consDirators were indicated by
information which the police had re-
ccived previously from France and
Germany. The police OF this district
are working with the police OF Sac
Paulo and Minas Geraes and I am
sure every precaution will be exer-
ciscd and the most rigorous vigilance
observed both on land and at sea to
prevent any injury being done"
The chief OF police, after having
iliuuc lilS Slulo1ucnL SalQ Cnat
he did not feel he should go into any
further details with regard to the
conspiracy, but he authorized the
statement that the plot was organ
lied by Fedher and he added that
the people OF the United States could
rest easy, as all of the conspirators
had taken refuge in the interior.
The people Of the interior are ig-
norant OF the details Of the plot to
do injury to the visiting vessels, al
though there has been some slight
inkling of the matter. The impress
sion which the exposure OF this plot
will make will be profound, because
it is the first anarchist conspiracy
that has ever been known in Brazil.
The police OF Sac Paulo have sent
word that they are on the track Of
the malefactors. who, they declare,
Will not be able to come to Rio de
Janerio.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-01-24
live Improvement society.

In small ccntcrs of population
where none but the most general
laws govern. it is necessary to form
an Improvement society to look af-
ter the health and well being OF the
people as a whole, sGys the Los An
COLES Times The laws Of hygiene
must be observed Both sewers and
surface drainage should be provided
by the people as whole. and where
no city government exists this is a
splendid work for live society for
civic bcttcrment.
ton, Jones, Kellchan, Kirycn, Lane,
Lester, Lcitncr, Little, Major Nc
Kcown, Mann, Milcy, Miller, Morrcll,
Nash, Ncsbitt, Niver, Norton, Par
ker. Rcavcs, Richards, Robinson,
Scrugggs, Sellers, Sharpe, ID. l..
Smith, :. 70. Smith, Stubs, Tatum,
Wade, Walker, Wannamakcr, Wig
gins, Wimberly, Wychc, Ycldell,
YoumansG4.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-01-24
A VILE PLOT.
Brazilian Police Discover Scheme
to Destroy American Fleet
AT RIO DE JANERIO.

Foreign Anarchists Arc Deeply In.
volvcd.-Al the Conspirators Fled
to the Interior.-Every Procaution
VIII Be Taken to Prevent Injury
to the Ships Of the Fleet, and tho
Police Say All Danger Is Over.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-01-24
MEETS AGAIN.
The General Assembly of South
Carolina In Session
AND is HARD AT WORK.

Legislature Will Visit Winthrop Sat.
urday, Going to Rock Hill by Spc.
cinl Train-Lccs Birthday to he
Celebrated by Solons at the Col.
Icgc-Two Judgcship Races Grows
Interesting.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-01-06
FARWELL
PARTY FOR
MISS SCHEbLE

A farewell party for Miss Eloise
Scheble, who left Saturday to spend
several months in California, was
given by Mrs. o. G. Stevenson Fri
day evening at her home on Mission
street. The rooms presented pret-
ty appearance, the lights all being
mellowed with red shades, casting a
roseate hue on the guests. Music
and conversation passed the hours
pleasantly, and at midnight the
young ladies were ushered into the
dining-room, where the table, with
it's beautiful centrepiece of ferns,
was spread ready for luncheon. The
menu consisted of fruit salad served
in a half orange shell, lettuce sand
wiches, coffee, nut cake, lemon ice,
home made candies and salted pecan
nuts. Covers were laid for twelve,
the invited guests being Mrs. Percy
Scheble, Mrs. w. S. Gilman, the
Misses Morrison, McCutcheon, Cush-
ing, Morse, Wells, Scheble, jamie and
Jessie Wilson and Lillian Vaughn.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-01-06
WEEK Of
PRAYER

This week has been designated by
the Council of Evangelical churches,
which includes all the Protestant
churches of the country, to be OBJ
served as the week of prayer. The
Presbyterian church will observe the
week of prayer commencing with to-
night. The subjects have been as
signed by the council, and tonight
the subject is ''The Promises of
God" Tuesday evening, ''The Tri-
umphs of Faith" Wednesday eve
ming, "The Church Made Truly Clio
rious;" Thursday, omissions; Home
and Foreign" Friday evening will
be a special service for children
The public are earnestly invited to
these services, beginning at 7:45
and lasting an hour.
J. w. PASTOR, Pastor.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-01-06
FOR COLUMBIA IMPROVEMENT
DIR. BlalOck's Visit APouses All Sec
tions.-Chelan, Brewster and
Bridgeport Take Action.

The visit of Dr.. n g. Blalock to
this part of the state last week in be-
half of the open river movement as
planned by the meeting of the ma
tional rivers and harbors congress at
Washington has served to awaken re-
newed interest in the agitation for
above and below Wenatchee The
Chelan Leader gives detailed ac-
count of the meeting which Dr. Bla-
lock addressed there, stating that ev-
cry member of the Chelan CONNER
cial Club was in attendance and that
the resolutions, which were similar
to those subsequently passed by the
citizens mass meeting at Wenatchee
and printed in the World, were pass
ed enthusiastically.
DR.. Blalock did not get up to
Brewster, but the Brewster Herald
man saw him on steamboat, secur-
ed an interview, and says: Relief
is coming in sight for the people of
the Columbia river valley above
Brewster. There is at last strong
reason for hope that the money is
to be provided for opening the Col
umbia river to steamboat navigation
from this point to the British line,
and that so soon as the appropriation
is granted the actual work of blow
ing out the rocks will begin"
The Bridgeport Republican says
that in a letter recently received
Congressman Wesley L. Jones ad
vises that the Bridgeport CONNER
cial Club and other like organiza
tions, now that he has secured au-
thorization for the survey from
Bridgeport to Kettle Falls, proceed
to collect all possible data and file
it with Major Chittenden.
"And certainly the interests in
volved are such that this matter
should receive prompt and thorough
attention" says the Republican. "a
committee from the local club to con-
fer with Wenatchee and decide upon
some uniform plan of securing this
data might be desirable"
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-01-06
IT MARKS A
NEW ERA
So Says the Riverside Argus in
Speaking of the Columbia River
Bridge.

Columbia. tn celebration has been
postponed on account of the fact
that the weather has been such that
the big structure could not be finish
ed. The Argus says:
1t Marks the New Era.
Douglas and Chelan counties
will soon engage in the celebra-
tion of their lives-they will cele-
brate the bridging of the great Col
umbia river at Wenatchee with a
structure specially erected for the
crossing of pedestrians and vehicles,
said to be the only bridge of it's
kind to span the Columbia river.
These counties have engaged in
other celebrations, numerous cele-
brations, in the past, but nothing
that is destined to go down in his
tory, nothing that so signally marked
the opening Of new era in the his
tory of large progress and develop
ment for Wenatchee and the two
Continued on Page 81. --~
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-01-06
WALK To
CHICAGO.
Spokane Pedestrians Leave on Walk
of $500 Miles Next Week.

Spokane, Jan. From Spokane
to Chicago, a distance of $500
miles, at the rate of So miles a day,
is the walk to be undertaken by
Carl Rauff and Oscar Holland in car
rying a message from Mayor C. Her.
bert Moore of this city to Mayor
Fred Busse of Chicago. The pedes.
trians will be started by Mayor
Moore from the city hall at o'clock
the morning of Jan. 9, and will car
ry the colors of the 10000 club.
If successful in this "hfke,'' they
will continue the journey to New
York. They made the trip from
Puget Sound over the Cascade noun
tains to this city, 404 miles, in 121s
days, thus eclipsing Weston's record.
On the trip to Chicago, stops will
be made at Rathdrum, Standpoint
and Hope, Idaho; Plains, Missoula,
Bonita, Garrison, Deer Lodge, Silver
Bow, Butte, Logan, Belgrade, Liv-
ingston, Big Timber, Laurel, Bill
ings and Huntley, Mont; Sheridan.
and Newcastle, Wyo.; Crawford, AL
lance, Whitman, Ravena, Grand Is
land, Lincoln, Omaha, Neb.; Coun-
Gil Bluffs, Atlantic, Des Moines, Grin
nell, Iowa City, Muscatine, Daven-
port, Iowa; Joliet, Elg'n, Ottawa
and Chicago, Ill.
''There is no wager up that we
can beat Weston's time on our trip,
which is more than twice the dis
tance the veteran travelled from Port
land, Me-, to Chicago" Rauff said;
"but we will push ahead az If mill
lion was at stake
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-01-06
JOINS THE NAVY

Ray Allen of Peshsstin and lad
well known in Wenatchee, having
been in attendance for some time at
the high school in this city, has
Joined the navy and is now at Brem-
erton, from which place he will ship
on one of Uncle Sans boats. The
period of service for a sailor is three
years, and during this time the lad
will have an opportunity to see sew
eral parts of the big world.