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The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-02-25

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The Press agents seem to have
again gone the people one better.
The seemingly general public. de-
mand for censor that will fonbid
the salacious and lecherars
spectacles that have been put on
the stage in reality eminates from
the stage door and no one who
reads the demands and appeals for
the censor car. fail to see that every
objectionable play and actress is
named in full that the curiosity:
of the people may. be whetted to
its finest edge. AS long as any
salacious play can be mad e to pay
1t will remain with us and it can
always be made to pay fit is suf-
hciently advertised as salaeious. AS
a matter Of fact there is nothing
worse on the stage: today than
there was twenty or thirty years
ago, only there is more of it and
i t Is more widely advertised.
There are limitations to indecency
that have always been recognized
by the English speaking people
and always will be but everything
within these limitations has been
presented since our fathers were
in their lusty youth, Have Klaw
and Erlanger given us anything
more licentious than the Black
Crook which delighted Our grand
fathers or can Mrs. Leslie Carter
present anything more suggestive
than Camille Sappho? Only once
in recent times has the press a.
gent over reached himself in the
effort to stimulate moral play cal
led Mrs. Warren's Profession. The
announcing of this production as
the last cry in indecency had the
effect of extinguishing one of the
finest, wittiest and most moral
productions which the public ever
missed the chance of seeing. What
we need is not a censor of plays
but a censor of advertising, and
only when the moralists Of. the
country come to see that lis not
so much what the theatres pro-
duce as what they win produce
that needs censoring and sxpur-
gazing. shall we have a stage that
is deprived Of its baneful influence
on the young. s.S ~ !,
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-02-25

There are 100000 women in
the United States who are earn
ing their own living and who are
able to dictate the time and the
term of their marriage. which
proves it stupid to say there is no
woman movement in this country.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-02-25

Mr.. Taft may have the smile
that won't come off but the Pana-
ma Canal, the tariff reform and
the Crum case are apt to give it a
forced look before he. has been
tlone in the White House.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-02-25

A>woman is to be appointed act
ing Governor of Oregon and still
the emancepettes are not satisfied.
They never will be quiet until
hey get at least a near President.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-02-25
WASHINGTON LETTER
News From Our Busy Capital

The Society columns announce
that Miss Mabel Boardman of
Washington is going to entertain
a large party during the Inaugu-
ration. AS Mr.. Taft is to be her
guest the pertinence of the large
party" becomes apparent.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-02-25

A Kansas man of ninty six has
just taken for himself a, wife.
Well, boys will be boys.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-02-25

The Designer. the Cosmopolitan,
Review of Reviews and the Delin-
Gator at The Herald Book Store.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-02-25

\A good index to character is
found in the stationery one uses.
The Kara Linen envelope is pop
u1ar with people of taste and re-
finement. For sale at The Her
ak Book Store.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-02-25

Following are the names of those
who have paid their subscription
during the month of February.
The list is published for the infor.
fnation OF our readers and if you
have paid your subscription and
your name does not appear in the
list kindly notify Ms at once:
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-02-25

\. 2 J. - No..
w. T. RoweI q,
Geo. r. Campbell l.!
T. b. Stackhouse e.;
r. ]. Wilxerson l.!
H. S. Blizzard L..
Miss Ellen Stackhouse e.;
C. B. Maroon IL
ID. D. Carmichael e.
r. B.. Mclean l..
Anderson Johnson i
c. 0. Dixon 2.1
M. G. Hayes Is
Mrs. A. J. Mcleod a.;
J. ]. Mckay Sc
R. H. Braswell Is
L. H. jackson Is
Mrs. George Bethea 4.C
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-02-25

EGGS FOR HATCHING.
%
Rose Comb R. Reds at 81. 20
per setting of 15.
A. M. BRTHEA
Dillon, S. c.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-02-25

Legal Blanks.
The following legal blanks are
for sale at The Herald Book
Store:
Planters contracts.
Liens on crop.
Mortgages.
Titles to real estate.
Bills of Sale.
Arrest Warrants.
Commitment blanks.
Appearance Reorganization.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-02-25

There = an iHss.sstins fishs
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-17
PURSE SNATCnER IS JAILED
FLEMING WHITLEY ADMITS
CHARGES AGAINST HIM.
Inclined to Believe That
He Is Responsible for All the
Recent Thefts Of Pocketbooks.

Fleming Whitby, a negro. admitted in
Judge Mullowny's court this morning
that he snatched pocketbook from Miss
Tina NJ. Skeer near Garfield street and
Connecticut avenue Monday and attempt
ed to seize the pocketbook Of Miss Pearl
White OF 1882 L street a few hours later
He was remanded to Jail to await the
grand jury's action In default Of $1,000
BAIL
Whitby was arrested before day break
yesterday morning by Policeman LOTUS
of the third precinct upon the strength of
a description furnished to him, and sew
eral hours later confessed to both ac-
cusations to Sergt. Williams and Detect
ives Grove and Embrey.
Miss Skeer, with several companions
who saw the theft of the pocketbook. and
Miss White, as we'll as the officers in
terested in the case. were on hand in the
Police Court to testify, but because of
of guilty this was not necessary. The
courtroom proceedings lasted but a few
minutes-only long enough for the pris-
oner to plead to the charges and the
amount of bail to be fixed.
The prosecuting attorney and the police
men who worked on the matter are in
clined to believe that Whitby is RESPONSE
BILE for all the purse snatchings in the
city in the past few weeks. In addition
stated, a third charge will probably fol-
low. 1t is now under investigation. The
tentative complaining witness in this case
Mas partially identified Whitby. and 1t is
probable another attempt will be made
to complete the identification.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-17
GERMANY AND VENEZUELA.
Berlin Assures Senior Paul Of Form
ere Good Will-Castro's Position.

BERLIN, March 17.-Foreign Minister
Won Schoen received Jose de j. Paul to-
day and assured the Venezuelan COM
missioner of Germany's good will toward
the government of President Gomez.
Senior Paul thanked the foreign minister
for Germany's good offices in the dispute
between Venezuela and Holland. Senior
Paul probaly will be received in audience
by Emperor William later in the week
Senior Paul does not believe that Clip
riano Castro. the former president of
Venezuela, who Is now at Dresden. will
return to Venezuelan soil. If he seeks to
land in Venezuela he will be arrested; so
lie probably will land at Trinidad. The
French government, Senior Paul said to-
day, will pay no attention to Senior Cas-
tro on his way through France to take
the steamer Guadeloupe at Bordeaux.
March 2j
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-17
MEASLES ON THE INCREASE
WEEKLY HEALTH REPORT
SHOWS 1855 CASES.
Other Contagious Diseases Subsid-
ing-Whooping Cough Shows
Tendency to Spread. :

The measles Epidemic in the District.
which came In with the new year. 10
still raging undiminished In strength, ae-
| cording to the weekly mortality report for
the week ended March 10. made public
today.
Regarding the measles cases the report
says:
The record of this disease shows an
Increase over that Of the week previous
in both the number of cases reported
$50 as compared with 4S5) and the total
number of cases on hand e. 439 as COM
pared with 1855. There were 273 cases
discharged during the week just ended,
of which number four were by DEATH"
Other conta gious diseases are subsiding.
according to the report, the number Of
cases under treatment at the end Of the
week being smaller than at the beginning
With regard to such diseases the report
says:
one. There were new cases reported and
discharged (all recoveries), making a
total of AZ cases in quarantine at the close
OF this report period. Scarlet fever cases
show reduction from as cases at the be-
ginning of the week to 20 at the close of
this report. There were new cases reg
istered and IL discharged (all recoveries).
The only case of smallpox under treat
the District is at present. so far as
known to this department, free from the
prevalence of this disease. Whooping
cough shows a tendency to increase, and
there are 16 more cases under observation
at the close of this report period than of
record at the week previous. There were
no discharges. making the total number
Of cases of record at this date 1871.
Typhoid fever is gradually subsiding.
There was decrease Of ten cases since
the last report, namely, from 1873 to 173.
five new cases being reported and fifteen
discharged during the week just closed.
The situation as to typhoid fever during
the same period of 1908 was eight cases
reported and five discharged which left
seventy-seven cases on hand at that date
tuberculosis: The register shows forty
eight cases recorded during the week and
eighteen discharged. seventeen of which
were by death There are now ga cases
of tuberculosis of record in the health
department. Epidemic cerebro-spnal
meningitis cases were increased by one.
There were no discharges and there are
now OF record three cases In ALL Chicken
poX also indicates an increase from 1873
to 212 cases. There were twenty-ni
new cases reported and ten discharged"
The report shows that 131 deaths and
146 births were reported during the week.
Pneumonia caused fourteen deaths; tu-
berculosis, seventeen; disease OF the
heart, fourteen, diseases OF the kidneys.
ten. and apoplexy and bronchitis. five
deaths each.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-17
ave worked along quietly enought il he

have worked along quietly enought II ne
had been left entirely alone but 1t was an
open secret of the Roosevelt administra-
ton that the heads of bureaus of the
various departments were not always
called into consultation as often as they
might have been and Ballinger. as COM
missioner of the land Office, was not an
exception.
The direction of the land cases during
the past few years was carried on by
President Roosevelt personally. He
talked matters over with Secretary Gar
field and Attorney General Bonaparte,
but usually simply to tell them what he
wanted done. leaving to them the finding
many a case got into the courts which
had no business there on account OF the
weakness of the evidence upon which 1t
was presented. At the same time it must
be said in justice to the government
agents, that they unearthed a good many
scandals and sent a number OF land
sharks to Jail.
Under the Taft administration, how
ever. such matters will rest almost en-
tirely in Secretary Ballinger's hands AL
ready Il number of new agents have
been appointed under the extra one
million dollar appropriation made by Con-
gress for this purpose, and the 1ndlca-
lions are that formidable array of law
field against the land grabbers. The APP
preparation allows the appointment of
2o0 men. and fifty have already been
selected.
The selection of these agents Is largely
in the hands of H. II. Schwartz of the
general land office. and Mr.. Schwartz
will leave for The west in a few days for
tour of inspection of the various field
division stations. The kind OF men want
ed for the work are lawyers who know
something about public lands. mining
experts. biologists and timber cruisers.
Many of the lawyers are procured from
the various departments under the civil
service by transfer. They are young men
from the west who have studied law in
Washington while working in the depart
ments The knowledge of public land
matters that they brought to Washing
ton with them is proving valuable to the
land office. The miners. biologists and
timber cruisers are picked up in the west
and assigned, usually. to sections they
are acquainted with.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-17
WA11ERSoN NOT YET RETIRED
WILL KEEP UP HIS FIGHT FOR
THE DEMOCRACY.
Declares That the Party Was Never
More Essential to the Well
Being Of the Nation.

LOUISVILLE. KY, March 17.-Some OF
Henry Watterson's Louisville friends and
party associates, protesting against a re-
cent rumor Of his retirement from ac-
tivity and requesting him to be their
guest at a dinner to be rendered him on
the anniversary Of Thomas Jefferson's
birthday, recently received from him a
letter. which, while declining the dinner,
corrects the report of his contemplated
retirement and gives his views as to the
political history of the near future. The
letter, dated at Naples. Fla. says:
Some words of mine, written during
moments Of agonizing aff1iction and deep
detection, and not intended for publica-
ton, have created the misimpression that
am in a state bordering on despair. 1t
would not be true to say SO. / am in the
enjoyment of robust health. / hope to be
spared many years yet.
IF believed the democratic party an
opportunist party. a creature of fears and
fanoies. organized for Ohce-getting and
office-holding, l would not concern myself
about its future. That 1t has sometimes
gone astray does not impeach its original
character. or it's ultimate destination. 1t
was never more essential to the well-be
ing of the nation and the people than 1T
is at the present moment.
custodian Of Graft"
1.-The republican party is the offspring
of special privilege. 1t has become the
custodian of organized and licensed graft.
1t has multiplied the nations living ex-
penses two-fold in ten years.
"Of the personal integrity. the admi-
rable equipment and the good intentions
Of the newly inaugurated President / en-
terrain not the smallest question; but he
Is republican, a republican bred in the
bone and dyed in the wool. and he must
stand or fall with his party.
I'm short, where Roosevelt seemed enor-
mously to win, Taft will vioariously lose;
that is. he will reap the fruits OF a battle
that were better never gained: presenting
the not unusual spectacle of sturdy merit
paying the debts of brilliant but wasteful
exploitation. Upon this line of thought
propose to fight our coming battle in the
columns of my paper. The days of
speechmaking for me are ended. 1 have
earned my discharge"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-17
Colored Masons Honor a Member.

\ testimonial banquet was rendered DR..
W. y. Wariield. surgeonin-chief of the
Freedmen's Hospital. at True Reformers'
Hall last night by Prince Hall Lodge, OF
which he is a member. Or. Warf1eld was
recently elected grand master of Masons
for the District of Columbia, and the
banquet was given in honor of this event.
Or. Henry W. Freeman worshipful mas
ter of the lodge. acted as master of cere-
monies. Speeches were made by Grand
Master w. A. Warfield, William T. Yer
non. register of the Treasury; Judge Rob
ert II. Terrell, past grand master; DR..
+. j. CardoZa, past junior grand warden;
Past Master Fred ID. Henry and Past
Master w. w. McCary. DIR. c. S. Worm
ley and Past Master John III. Cook fur
nished the music for the occasion. and
Rev T.. III. Hunter gave the invocation.
TIE affair was under the management OF
Past Masters William III. Haynes and
W. T.. Cobb
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-17
WAR ON THE LAND GRAFTERS
SECRETARY BALLINGER TO CON-
DUCT A QUIET CAMPAIGN.
Fifty of the Two Hundred Inspectors
Authorized by Congress
Already Appointed.

Secretary Ballinger is going to put the
soft pedal on the special agents ana at
torneys of the general land ONCE In the
matter of gathering and presenting evil
dence against alleged land grafters Wniie
the new Secretary of the Interior Is as
determined as was ever Secretary Car
field or Secretary Hitchcock to clear up
the public land scandals. he has no lnten-
ton of getting excited about it. AS
former resident of several sections OF the
west and as commissioner of the land
office he learned the public land busi-
ness backward and forward and Is thor
oughly equipped to direct the work OF
Strengthening out the tangle into which
the disposition of public lands has be-
come involved.
Under his regime the land Office would
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-17
TO ASK FOR PASTORS RETURN.
Congress N. P. Church Congregation
Compliments Rev. E. D. Stone.

The congregation of the Congress NJ. r.
Church of Georgetown at a recent meet
ling decided unanimously to ask the
Maryland annual conference of the Meth
odist Protestant Church to return Rev.
E.. d. Stone to the pastorate for another
year.
The annual election of church officers
was also held at the same time. 1t re-
suited in the following selections: w. H.
Harrison, chairman; II. c. Grimes, secre-
tary; w. T. Ballard. delegate to the an
nual conference; r. w. Grimes, alternate;
j. d. Cathell, w. H. Harrison, E. H.
Scott, c. w. Edmonston, w. X. Stevens,
W. r. Ballard, c. +. Wetzel w. H. Mar
riott and D. w. Proctor. trustees; j. +.
Stake, W. S. Selby. II. c. Grimes. j. S.
Croson. Joseph Clark, Stanley Higgins.
T. 8. Duvall, Frank Cogswell and r. w.
Grimes, stewards.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-17
ANAC0sTIA.

Anacostia Lodge, No. 81. F. A. A. M.
SUSPENDED all work Monday evening at
its regular meeting and enjoyed an en-
tertainment given by some of the men,
bers. Solos were rendered by Mr.. Will
son Oliver, Mr. Milton .Fillius and Mr.
Charles T. Roberts. Mr.. Charles A.
Stevens gave a few selections on the
banjo and--a few remarks were made by
Mr.. A. GUIDE, past master OF the lodge.
Mrs. Jane Dobson OF Baltimore is visit
ing her sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Rose 18th
and streets.
Mr. and Mrs. Simon Bube, Mr.. and Mrs
George O.. Watson and Mrs. Elizabeth
Watson have just returned from Balti-
more, where they have been spending a
week as the guests of Mrs. Pardu.
Miss Robinson of Roanoke. Va. is visit
ing Miss Ethel Williamson of 10 street
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-17
Mexico to Fortify Harbors.

MEXICO CITY, March 17.-Mexico's
first attempt to fortify her harbors with
modern rifles will he undertaken at Salina
Cruz. A commission has been named to
draw plans for the final installation of
disappearing guns and the erection of
proper Notifications. Other seacoast
towns will also be fortified according to
present plans.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-17
Steel Trust Finances.

NEW YORK, March 1.-THE annual
report of the United States Steel Cor
poration was made public today and
showed that for the year ended Deem
Der 81, 1908. gross receipts of S4S2, 3O7 $40
were earned a decrease of 1914, 7O6 927
from the preceding year. The net earn
lngs OF the corporation were $9I ,S47,7l1,
a decrease OF s69.1l6,363 from the year
Of 1907
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-17
Gray Mare Is Whisky. Tippler.

WINSTED, Conn, March 17.-Bessie, .
pretty gray mare, owned by Franz Broth
ers, ice dealers. fell through the Ice early
this year, and to ward or a cold she was
dosed with a quart of whisky.
Several times since Bessie has fallen
into Highland lake and each time she has
had her quart. She deliberately jumped
off into deep water yesterday and was
rescued with difficulty.
Two quarts of King Barleycorn brought
her around and she appeared much
plea Sed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-17
WARRENT0N, VA.
cial Correspondence of The Star.

Special Correspondence OF The Star
WARRENTON. Va, March IL. 1909
The teachers and scholars of Warrenton
High School gave an entertainment last
night for the benefit OF the Warrenton
High School Athletic Association.
Miss Stuart Strother Of Washington is
the guest Of Mrs. A. w. Strother of War
renton.
Eppa Edwards of Midland. Va, brother
of ]. l.. Edwards of Warrenton, is i'll of
pneumonia.
Miss Emily Fletcher of Warrenton has
as her guest Miss Maria Speeden of Louis
vile, KY.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-17
Papers on Siam Read at Meeting.

"Sian. Its Kings Capitals and People"
was discussed in several papers read be-
fore a meeting of the Woman's Mission
airy Society OF the First Congregational
Church held yesterday at the residence OF
Mrs j. T. Bodfish. 100 1st street northeast.
The list OF those who read papers in
cluded Mrs Fred c. Heigle, Mrs. j. b.
Johnson. Mrs. NJ E. Morgan and Mrs.
Perham.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-17
Weston OF on Third Stage Of Tramp

NEWBURGH. n. Y. March 17.-After
an eight-hour rest at Fishkill Edward
Payson Weston set out from there early
today on the third stage of his tramp
from New York to San Francisco He
announced his intention of making Hud-
son tonight's resting place. Weston was
somewhat behind his schedule when he
started today, muddy roads having hinder
ed him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-17
"TA-RA-RA' AUTHOR DEAD
Paul Stanley, Comedian and Com
poser, Poor and Aged.

DENVER. March 17.-Paul Stanley.
comedian and composer of the song TIA
Ra Ra Boom De Ay.' died Monday after
lingering illness. aged sixty-one.
Stanley, whose real name was Sonnen-
burg, had lived here with his wife since
the San Francisco earthquake. He was
reduced to straitened circumstances and
his health was much impaired by the
earthquake
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-17
Passengers From Jamaica.

Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. Ambrose of this
city were among the passengers aboard
the steamer Brookline OF the United Fruit
Company service, from Jamaica to Bal
timore, Monday last.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-17
McGill Reappointed Trustee

President Taft has reappointed j. Nota
McGill on the board of trustees of the
girls reform school. Mr.. McGill has
been president Of the board for the past
two years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-17
Three Sentenced to Death in Russia

NLADIKAVKAZ, Russia, March IA
sergeant Of police and two policemen
We're sentenced to death here today for
the recent murder Of rich nobleman
named Tekarieft.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-17

Now that the base ball season is
so near at hand, an authoritative
story about the great pennant race
of last year is in order.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-10-07
FUTURE POLAR EXPEDITIONS
BY the Germans Will Be Equipped
With Dirgibe Balloons.

Friedrichshalen, oct. 6.-Prince Hen
ry of Prussia, brother of Emperor Will
liam, presided here yesterday at an
other meeting of persons interested il
North Polar research by means of g
dirigihle balloon. Among those pres
ont was Count Zeppelin. 1t was de-
clded to organize a society 10 be
known as the German Society for the
Exploration of Polar Regions to sup
port the project The efforts will not
be limited to a single expedition.
Prince Henry presided today over the
meeting OF the board of directors OF
tic Zeppelin Arship Arctic Expedition
to be undertaken under the auspices
of the German Society for the EXplor-
alton of the Polar Regions. 1t was de-
cided at the meeting to send an adj
vance party during the summer of
1910 for the successful operation of an
airship in the Polar regions.
The members of the board emphasize
the necessity for long voyages. espe-
cially over the sea. An improved type
is to be constructed and will be ready
for its trial flights in January, 1911
The tests will be carried out between
the various German ports. Prince
Henry. after the conclusion of the
meeting, made a trip in the Zeppe-
lin III.