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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-09-09

CITY Marshal C. P. Wyatt dropped
in and had his dates moved up a
notch.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. M. Tye, Of Durant,
Okla, are visiting relatives and
friends in the county.
Mr. and Mrs. w. E. Walton return
ed home Sunday from several weeks
stay at Estes Park, Col.
Prof. C. A. Chambers, principal Of
the east school, started the year right
by enrolling for The Times.
Star Shoes are better
for the whole family.
Sold by 7. W. Fisk.
John futile, who had been visiting
his parents, Prof. L. E. Allison and
wife, returned tCPampa, Texas.
Misses Bessie Jackson, Media Den
ton and Elenor Lynch have gone to
Kansas City to enter Loretta College.
Help double our business in 1909
by buying all you wear OF us
Black & Arnold Clothing Co.
George Price was notified Monday
of the serious illness OF his brother,
Allen Price, at Broken Arrow, Okla.
Ex-Deputy County Clerk Tom P.
Crawford was in Wednesday with
some very fine cider and treated the
Times force.
Star Shoes are better
for the whole family.
Sold by 7. W. Fisk.
Rev. j. B. Mayfield is somewhat
better than he was week age, but i:
still very i'll. No hope is entertained
of his recovery.
Men and young mems new fal
suits are here for you.
Black & Arnold Clio, Co.
Miss Maud Steele, of Kansas City
came down Saturday for two weeks
visit with her aunt Mrs. Late Classify
of Pleasant Gap township. +.
Star Shoes are better
for the whole family.
Sold by T. W. Fisk.
MIR. and Mrs. Carroll c. Day cam
in from Oklahoma City the first OF tn
week to visit relatives and friends
They will stay until after the fair.
There will be social and bushes
meeting of the B. Y. P. U. OF til
Baptist Church Friday evenirs, a
1880. All members urged tC attend.
Star Shoes are better
for the whole family.
Sold by T. W. Fisk.
Deputy circuit clerk Chas. M. Bark
: lev, wife and her mother, Mrs. j. N
Sallee, returned home Sunday fror
a protracted stay at ElDorado Springs
Mr.. and Mrs. Willis |. Yates, {
Mingo township, were in Butler FL
day and complimenfed The Times
Mr.. Yates having his dates set aheat
Star Shoes are better
fo,. the whole family.
Sold by 7. W. Fisk.
Chas Spencer, with National Ban
at Carthage, visited with Butte
friends the first Of the week. He W;
formerly an employee of the Wake
McKibben Mer. Company, OF tn
city.
I.have a number of inquiries Il
farms. If you wish to sell, list wi
me. C. w. HESS.
28tf Butler, M
Our old friend John Varnes,
Elizabeth, Montana, gets his name
the head Of The Times honor roll,
sending remittance to put his dat
ahead to 1919, John said he cheat
the mosquitoes by going up into Z
mountains 1900 feet, but found 4
onat family great pest. He sa
George Pharis promised to visit hin
but must have got lost in admiratl'
Of the wonders of the Great We'
Mr.. Varnes Is on big sheep ram
out near Elizabeth and likes the wo
and the country.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-06-02
Associated Press Account.

Washington, May 27.-Senator
Bailey. Of Texas, and w. S. Manning,
representative Of the New York
Times, in the senate press gallery
exchanged blows just as the senate
adjourned today as a result Of a con-
versation they had in reference to an
article printed by the New York
newspaper questioning the sincerity
OF the senator in his course on the
income tax.
Neither Of the participants was in
jured, as they were separated by Sem
ator Clapp, Porto Rican Commission
er Larrianaga with a number Of sem
ate employees and several newspaper
correspondents.
A bitter attack upon the author of
an article in the New York Times.
charging that Senator Bailey had
played into the hands Of Senator Aid
rich by his course in demanding an
immediate vote on the income
amendment and had thus caused a
split Of the forces supporting such an
amendment, was made by Mr.. Bailey
on the floor today. Mr.. Manning ac-
costed Mr.. Bailey after the adjourn
ment to inform him that he was in
accurate in suggesting Republican
senators as a possible source of in
spiration for the article. According
to both Mr.. Manning and Senator
Bailey, the former disclaimed au-
thorship of the story, and at the
same time stated that the inspiration
for it had been Mr.. Bailey's demand
for an immediate vote, and his "haz-
ing of Republican senators who ia
vored the income tax proposition, but
who did not support him in his de-
mands for vote at the present time.
Mr.. Bailey asked who did write the
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-06-02
SHOT FROM AMBUSH.
Citizen Of Sally Wounded by Person
In WOmans Garb.

Sally, May 29.-Last night at 10
o'clock Mr.. Walter Brady, while re-
turning to his home from town was
shot by some one hidden behind a
small tool house owned by the rail-
road. The would-be assassin conceal
ed his identity under the guise of a
woman's robe, and this probably
saved his life, for Brady refrained
from firing, believing his assailant to
be woman. Mr.. Brady was hit in
the right hip by two bullets from a
S2-calibre pistol. An automobile was
sent to Barnwell for the county blood =
hounds, and they were brought and
put on the track of the would-be
assassin. The dogs trailed for four
hours but finally lost the track in the
public road. Bloodhounds from CO.
lumbia were brought down to Sally
on Southern train No. 29, but were
not turned loose, as there was no pos
sible chance of their getting the right
track, which had been trampled by
hundreds of determined men, who
were up all night searching for the
guilty party.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-06-02
INVESTIGATING WHISKY HOUSE.
Florence Board Turns Down Shin
ment on Sample-Mistake by the
Chemist.

Dispensary Auditor West has COM
pleted the investigation Of a case re-
ported to him from Florence County.
where it had been charged that a
whiskey firm had sent in a shipment
Of goods inferior to the sample fur
nished and had afterwards, in the
settlement on deduction on the ac-
count. had mailed $50 additional to
the board. The case was rather un-
usual and is still under Investigation
The Florence board. after the ex-
animation of sample submitted by
the whiskey house, ordered a guam
tity Of goods, which on examination
We're reported to be below the stand
ard sample. This report was made
by the chemist. The report was SUBJ
mitted to the whiskey house and
settlement was offered and accepted
and with the check sent was an adj
ditional $50. This was returned and
the matter reported to Dispensary
Auditor West. Later the chemist re-
ported that he had made a mistake.
The matter is now being followed up
and there may be further develop
ments.--The State
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-06-02
AIKEN BANK vlICTINIIzED.
Clever Forgery Worked OH Farmers
And Merchants Bank-Mr. G. l..
ToOle's Name Used.

Aiken. May 27.--A clever forgery
has just been detected in Aiken. A
party whose Endorsement is Henry
Williams" carried check to the
Farmers and Merchants bank. cash
ed 1t, and make good his escape, and
UP to this time no trace of the man
has been found.
The check was drawn upon G. L.
Toole. Esq, and the amount on the
face of IT was $40. The forgery was
one of the cleverest pieces Of work of
the kind ever seen In Aiken. The
check was drawn upon one of Mr.
Toole's checks, torn from his check
book. The writing on the front OF
the check Is splendid imitation of
Mr.. Toole's writing and the signature,
purported to be Mr.. Toole's, is al
most perfect. On the back the name
OF Henry Williams. written in an en-
tirely different hand, hardly more
than a scrawl. is given as indorse-
ment. The check was presented at
the Farmers and Merchants bank,
on which bank it was drawn, on last
saturday, and was cashed. 1t was
not discovered. however, until some
time later, when Mr.. Toole had occa-
sion to call for his checks, and found
this forged one among them.
The police are now ON the outlook
for Henry Williams" but inquiry
fails TO locate such a person in this
city, OF hereabouts. The bank Off
Gals state that the man who had the
check cashed was a negro.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-06-02
The Summerton Case.

"A case which we think will be
watched with unusual interest, not
only because the accused is a
prominent citizen, and q man of ex-
eniplary character. but because there
is involved fine legal question which
when finally decided will have a po-
tent effect upon our prohibition laws,
or destroy them until further legis-
lation is had, this is the case of the
State against DR.. d. 0. Rhame of
Summerton, charging him with hav-
ing sold Jamaica ginger, a compound
or. mixture containing alcohol, in
violation Of law. A preliminary was
held here Thursday before Magis-
trate Dickson who sent the case up
to the court of general sessions.
Captain w. G. Davis represents Doc
tor Rhame, and ]. NJ. Woods, Esq.
the State.
1t is always unfortunate for gen.
tleman of standing to be forced into
the unpleasant notoriety, charge of
this nature would create. but now the
case is in the courts, we hope it will
go to the limit in order to obtain a
final judicial expression. as to wheth-
er or not a standard household
remedy is contemplated by the laws
OF the State seeking to prohibit the
consumption Of intoxicating beve-
RACES. and also to let the people
know once and for all to what ex-
tent this law reaches.
There are many merchants, drug
gists and others handling compounds
Of mixtures containing alcohol who
would not do so. did they think they
were violating the law, because they
want to be law-abiding citizens but
mixtures, extracts and essences that
the United States government has not
recognized as an intoxicant, and did
not require a tax therefor, Is subject
ing citizens to prosecution because of
the wording Of State law, the soon
e. a judicial construction which is
anal Is given to the people the better
1t WI be, in the interest of good
government.
Should the court determine that
the sale of Jamaica ginger, ex-
tracts and essences containing 'alco-
hol are not contemplated by the Acts
Of the legislature, and therefore not
in violation of law, then we look for
the people all over the country to
become gingered through little stores
and shops that will spring up, and
thereby make 1t impossible to cur
tail or prevent drunkenness.-Man
ming Times.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-06-02
CRIME IN COLLETON
Young Mr.. SmOak Killed at His Store
At SmOak's.

Branchville, May 29.-Word has
just reached here from Smoak's, a
small town about twelve miles from
here in COlleton county, that j. Ben
Smoak, a young man about "a years
Of age, was foully assassinated and
robbed while closing his store about 9
o'clock tonigt. 1t is supposed that
tramp committed the crime for rob-
berry. AS he did not come home at his
regular time, his cousin, jeff Smoak,
went after him and found him lying
in front of his store, shot in the
breast
Mr.. Smoak has only been in busiriass
about two months, and was recently
married. He was also agent for the
Hampton and Branchville Railroad
Everything possible is being done to
apprehend the guilty party. Mr..
Smoak lived only about an hour af-
ter being discovered.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-06-02

Dark Corner. May ss.---Nice wealth.
- prevails here at this time. We
have had some nice showers here this
week. but no general rains since the
3oth. and then they were not exec >s-
I'VE. Crops are still small for the sea-
non. but seem to be In a healthy state.
i spent the Goth In your city giving
testimony In the A. +. Lever and r.
H Richardson contest case. VIII the
une never come when this sort of
ming will stop? Let's hope so, at any
rate.
James r. Koih and family, of RAM
ssy. spent Friday, the 21st. with Mr..
and Mrs. w. J. Ardis. which was old
". Us ssth birthday. Mr.. Kolb made
MIN present of nice coat and Mr..
Douglas Weeks Of a nice shirt. Many.
many thanks for the same.
We were all made sad the other
oay TO hear OF the death Of REV.
Manning w. connors. Another good
man has gone to his reward.
Our hearts were saddened a day or
two ago to hear Of the death of Miss
Lila Grimm. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Benz. ID. Griffin. Of Pinewood. Mr..
and Mrs. Grimm have the sympathy
OF the whole community In their sad
sfniction. as this Is the third grown
daughter they have lost in the last
few years. viz. Miss Eva. Miss Mamie
and Miss Lila. But whom the Lord
f1cveth he chasteneth. That should be-
Brother and Sister Grif,ns consola-
zion.
The health of this corner Is as
good as usual at this time.
There was picnic at w. d. Osteen's
NALL today. Old sidra was invited
but he could not attend as he had 70
60 TO Pinewood this morning with Mr.
Fen Geddings. who wanted to let a
doctor see his leg which took a pain
On II very suddenly last night so much
that he could hardly walk. He is bet
ter at this writing.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-06-02
THE PRESBYTERIAN ASSEMBLY.
CENTRAL UNIVERSITY FIGHT
HAS ANOTHER INNING.
General Assembly at Savannah Adj
journs After Adopting a Reply TO
The Communication of the Ken
lucky Synod to the Effect that the
Control Of Central University Has
Passed From the Assembly.

Savannah, May 2S.-Even in the
hnal hours Of the meeting of the
General Assembly Of the Southern
Presbyterian Church the Central Uni.
versity Of Kentucky matter had its
inning in the formulation and adop-
ton Of the Assembly's reply to the
communication of the Synod of Ken
lucky. Within short time after
wards the Assembly adjourned.
The reply, which includes the text
of the Kentucky Synod's note, con-
cludes: 'To this communication the
Assembly responds that, having not
sustained the complaint of Bennett
H. Young and others, we recognize
that the administration of the affairs
Of Central University of Kentucky
has passed beyond the General AS
sembly of the Presbyterian Church
OF the United States.
I'm he matter &C review and con-
troll We call the attention of the Syn
od to the language in the Book of
of Church Order, paragraph GO:
though each Court exercises exclusive
original jurisdiction over all matters
especially belonging to it, the lower
Courts are subject to the review of
control of the higher Courts, in regu-
lar graduation.
THE Assembly assures the Synod
OF Kentucky of the deepest interest
in its educational work, and expresses
the hope that Central University may
continue source of great blessing
to the Church"
This resolution also was adopted:
"The Assembly instructs all our low
er Courts to take no action that will
tend to lessen the churches direct
control and ownership Of any of the
educational institutions"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-06-02

Richard Carroll has announced
that the negro State Fair will be held
this year at Batesburg, beginning
November /. Carroll says the State
Fair Association wished to charge the
negroes more than they felt able to
pay and they have decided to move
their fair to Batesburg this year. Car
$1,000 rent in Columbia in addition
to other cost.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-06-02
STRIKE SETTLERS IN ouANDARY

Atlanta, Ca. May S0--Ofhcials OF
the Georgia abroad and Of the Broth
erhood Of Firemen spent nearly the
entire day In conference over those
points in the strike agreement which
remain 40 be settled. Commissioner
Neill. Chairman Knapp and second
Assistant Postmaster General Stuart
we're present. 1t seems very likely
that the disputed questions will have
to go to board of arbitration final
ly. under the Erdman Act
The big stumbling block in the path
of settlement is the retentian Of the
negro firemen in any capacity. There
is no doubt that all other points will
be adjusted by the conte nding parties
without arbitration.
There are several reas ons why the
race question is so imr ortant The
Georgia Railroad Is considered q
home institution. 1t employees Geor-
gia men only. Its firemen, engineers
and conductors. and even it's brake
men are all natives of towns and vii
lagos through which its trains run.
These men have intermarried until
nearly whole communities are relat-
ed. One engineer told Commissioners
Neill that there was not town on his
run between Atlanta and Augusta In
which he did not have blood relatives.
Many Of the men come from old and
respected families. and the idea Of
working with negro Is abhorrent to
them. 1t is repulsive to their rela-
tives. too. and to this feeling is attri-
buted the strong stand taken by en-
tire communities against the railroad.
Should the negroes win in the final
settlement of the dispute. many be-
lieve that there will be strong senti-
ment created against permitting the
negroes TO continue at work. This
feeling does not exist so strongly IN
the larger cities. such as Atlanta and
N~NSNSso' ohu ~ 10 POSSIuic tldt, ia
the railroad insists upon keeping some
OF Its older black employees and will
consent to work them only in the
yards OF the cities named. the pro-
blem will be solved.
The conference will be resumed to-
morrow, and will be continued until
an agreement Is reached. or II Is left
TO arbitration. Meantime. train SER
vice on the Georgia Railroad has
reached normal conditions. except in
the freight department. and the off,
cials say that by Monday noon all
freight trains will be moving on the
old schedule.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-06-02

Mrs. Oliver Tracy Vaughan, whose
declining health has been noted in
these columns, died Wednesday at
the home Of Mr.. s. NJ. Clark, on Ashe
street, where she had been staying
for the past month. The end came
peacefully about l o'clock. She had
not been a great sufferer. but had
been gradually declining for several
months, and was fully aware Of her
condition. He mind was wandering
for several days prior to her DEATH
yet there were times when she SEEM
ell to recognize the kind and atten-
tive friends who attended and minis
tered to her.
The body was shipped to Milwau-
kee, Wisconsin. her old home, Thurs
day for interment.
Mrs Vaughan had been in the
South a number of years and made
many acquaintances and friends. She
was much devoted to the Episcopal
Church, of which she was member
and was remarkable for her varied
and extensive reading. Mrs. Waugh.
an had no living relatives except a
sister-in-law in Helena, Montana.
Mrs. George l.. Tracy, who has been
in communication with friends here
and arranged for the disposition Of
the body.
A short service was held by Rev.
Ira Erwin, Of the Methodist church.
at the home of Mr.. Clarke, before
the body was hipped.-Lenoir, n.
c., News.
Mrs. Vaughan was well known in
this city, having spent the winter
here for number of years, and her
many friends here will learn of her
death with sincere regret
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-06-02
DROWNING MARS PICNIC.
Columbia Boy, Ten Years Old, Per.
ishes I'm Hampton Creek.

Ooiuhu" boy, Ae1i IearS Olu, I'cr-
ishes I'm Hampton Creek.
Columbia. May go William K.
Shannon, the little ter-year-old son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. M. Shannon,
met tragic death this afternoon by
drowning In Hampton Greek. before
the eyes Of his mother, who made an
effort to rescue her boy from the wa
ter. and in the presence Of a number
OF picnickers. who had gone to the
creek to spend the day. One OF the
little fellows playpmates, William
Weston. eleven years OLD, also was In
danger Of being drowned when res
cued.
Mr.. Arthur Mettz. college stu
dent. took William out Of the water
after swimming againsi. the current
for about 100 yards. but it was too
late to save the child's life.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-06-02

article, and at the same time declar-
ed, it is said, that the man who had
written f. was a 'liar."
According to both men the SEN
ator's Language was very emphatic,
and Mr.. Manning responded that he
had not had the honor to write the
story" Bailey says that the word
honor" was empasized in a manner
intended to be offensive. The two
men were directly front of the door
leading TO the finance committee.
Several persons heard the word liar
exclaimed in a loud voice, and then
saw Mr.. Bailey and Mr.. Manning
clinch. The latter claims Mr.. Bailey
hit him first. In the mix-up Mr..
Manning struck the senator with his
umbrella, knocking off the senator's
hat, and the senator grabbed Mr..
Manning by the throat. Mr.. Clapp
fastened up and threw his arms
around Senator Bailey, who at that
time seemed to be in a position to do
serious injury to ths newspaper corr
respondent, a younH man =; "ery
slight build.
The Texas senator struggled des-
perately TO break rom this restraint,
but Senator Clapp .ightened his hold
and newspaper men took Mr.. Man
ming away and insisted upon his leav-
ing the corridor. Mr.. Manning is a
Southerner, a native Of South Caro-
lima.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-06-02
'eounTY CORRESPONDENCE.
WwsY LETTERS FROM OUR sPE-
CIAL CORRESPONDENTS.
NOTICE TO NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS.
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nsws value. send In Immediately by
Dati. telephone or telegraph. Such
news stories are acceptable up to the
Aour Of going to press. Wednesdays
Daper n printed Tuesday afternoon
and Saturdays paper Friday after
neen-
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-06-02

Greenville. May ga mad dog
this afternoon attacked and bit the
son OF Mr.. M. A. Galloway several
times about the face. The boy was
badly bitten on the tongue. Physi-
clans were called I'm and the boy Is
now being treated. A posse pursued
the dog and II was killed on Hampton
avenue by q Mr.. Coke.