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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-09-22
Awful Condition in the State Penaentiary
at Allegheny, Pa.
VERMlN INVESTS CELLS
More Than Three Hundred Prisoners
Are Suffering From tuberculosis
and More Than Se~venty-nine Cells
Are Now Occupied by Prisoners
Showing Advanced Stages.

Conditions at the western peniten-
tiary of Pennsylvania at Allegheny
have been found so distressing and
so intolerable as to require the i'm
mediate removal Of all Federal pris-
oners whose transfer Is practicable
and to demand the most serious con-
sideration of the proper public
authorities. This is disclosed In
the report Of C. H. McGlasson, of
the department Of prison and prison
ers, to the attorney general.
At the direction Of the attorney
general, Wade Ellis, acting head of
the Department of Justice, made
known the result Of the investiga-
ton which Mr.. McGlasson conduct
ed following the reports published
by THE newspapers Aeveral weeks
ago, criticising the condition at the
pe%nitentiary.
"The population on the list Of this
month was 1901" says Mr.. Ellis in
his statement. "Of this number more
than half are. at all times idle, and
more than half are confined two in
a cell. The cells are unusually small
and the cots take almost the entire
length Of each, the room for NOV
ing about being a space eight feet
long and eighteen inches wide.
There are more than three hundred
prisoners suffering from tuberculosis,
and seventy-nine cells are now oc-
cupied by those showing advanced
stages of this disease. The prison
Is filled with vermin of all kinds,
although the officials are making
an effort to eradicate them. An I'M
usually large number of the prison.
ers are of the lowest possible char
,acter. mentally and morally, and
there is but one general mess pro-
vided for all. Almost universal COM
plant is made about the quality of
the food served, especially the
meats"
1.-THE attorney general does not, of
course, assume that these unfortu-
nate conditions are known either
to the Governor Of Pennsylvania, or
to other authorities having immedi-
ate control Of penal institutions in
that State" continued Mr.. Ellis.
There are twenty-one Federal pris-
oners confined at the western peni-
Tertiary of Pennsylvania. All of
these who a be Immediately trans
ferred, except those whose terms
will shortly expire, will be removed
at once to Atlanta or. Leavenworth. =
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-09-22

needs it, and our country will be
prosperous.
The deterioration of the crop in
all of the States is of such a ma
ture that it is now too late for it
to recuperate and make anything like
a full crop, no matter how favorable
the seasons may be from now n So
realize you have the situation in
your own hands. I want to urge
every farmer to SOW largely of wheat
and oats; for corn, -four and bacon
are now very high. They can be
! raised for much less than half the
cost at which farmers are buying
today, and we have every reason to
believe they will be higher another
year.
Let us begin now to diversity our
crops for 1910. Make home self
supporting and self-sustaining, and
our country will grow rich. l want
to urge upon every farmer to study
| the conditions of the cotton crop in
| all the cotton belt States, and 1 am
sure he will not dump his cotton on
the market as he has done in the
past.
Just a word about cotton seed.
Remember the supply this year will
be short and the demand great fol
cotton seed products. When you
sell your seed. be sure to make ar
rangements for the price of meal
and bulls. or you will be caught in
a trap. You probably have used
good judgment in growing your
crop, and it behooves you now to
use better judgment in selling.
B. Harris.
Ex-President State Farmers Union
Peldleton, S. G.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-09-22
DANGERS OF WESTERN CORN.
Its Use May be the Cause of Pella.
era In the South.

ho ia INV Nv
The Augusta Herald very wisely
sums up the matter of Western corn
and it's results as a food for man
and beast. The Herald says 1t is
not in corn that donger turks. but
in Western corn. The reason for
this Is clear. Western corn does
not fully mature before the season
ends. Frost falls upon it before
the kernels are hardened and the
cob is dry.
In this condition it is gathered
and housed or stacked. 1t then goes
through a process Of fermentation
which produces the chemical chang.
es that convert a healthy food fol
man or beast into a subtle poison,
Fed to horses it gives them blind
staggers and thousands of horses
and mules are killed by it every
year Eaten by men it produces
pellagra.
Fortunately a simple preventative
will avoid all risks in this matter
That is to use only Southern grown
corn either for making corn bread
or to feed to the horses. And ar
Atlanta case may show that grit:
ground in the North should also b
excluded. Let our farmers ponder
this matter, and raise corr enough
for all our needs. Pellagra is be
coming entirely too frequent in thu
| South,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-09-22
TRAITORS IN CONGRESS
BRYAN SCORES SOCALLED DEMO
Gratis WHO VOTED

| Win the ftepuDllCduS LII
Against the Platform Adopted b!
Their Own Party.
Bryan, the Great Commoner, made
a great speech Tuesday at Dallas
Texas. Denouncing him who would
violate a party pledge ratified by the
voters of his party as an embezzler
of power, Bryan outlined his views as
to the tariff before q large audience,
Mr.. Bryan's subject was "Democ-
racy and the Tariff" He emphasized
necessity of Senators and Congress-
men being bound by platforms, say
ing he would later suggest a form
for such a plank.
"If all Of the Democrats in the
Senate and House had voted against
every proposed increase in the tariff,
and for every proposed decrease, we
might have made u fight next year
upon the party's record without max
ing a specific declaration on items
Of schedules" said Mr.. Bryan.
But in view of the fact that Dem
ocrats in both the Senate and the
House differed as to the interpreter
ton of the Democratic platform, and
as to the rates that should be i'm
posed under the various schedules,
I believe that 1t Is necessary for our
platform to be specific and emphatic.
IF we expect to cur control Of
Congress, we must convince the pub
lie that We will, If entrusted with
the power, favor material reductions.
Unless our candidates for Congress
can agree before the election they
are not likely to agree after the
election. If each Democratic can
didate will state his position, the
voters can select a representative
who will give expression to their
views, and I am much more anx-
ious that the representatives shall
reflect the wishes of his constituents
than I am that he shall agree with
my opinion"
Mr.. Bryan concluded his address
with an extended argument in favor
Of free raw material. When asked
II he would attend the reception to
be given Samuel Gompers, president
Of the American Federation of La
Dor, on his return from abroad, MI.
Bryan said:
THAT depends upon the date"
When told that 1t was October l.,
he said:
Impossible. That is our twenty
fifth wedding anniversary"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-09-22
GRAFTERS WILL BE CONVICTED.
Evidence Against Them Said to Be
Very Strong.

The Florence Times says the gen.
eral opinion in Columbia is that
something is going to happen right
hard to the men charged with graft
ing in the State ~dispensary matters.
The evidence given before the grand
jury Is direct, positive and apparent
ly i%ndisputable. 1t is said that the
men on trial are worried. The prose-
cution feels sure that they will Sc
cure convictions if they have a jury
that anything like recognizes their
responsibility.
The members OF the grand jury
have let out few of the things that
were brought out in the evidence be-
fore them, and they are shocking, SO
shocking that the men could not keep
the stories to themselves. The TAX
ing of money and money in big slic-
IS, is not even attempted to be de-
uied, the accused content themselves
with insisting that it vas not bribery.
The cumberous verbage of the In.
iictment charging that with force
the defendants conspired to cheat
md defraud the State, has caused
| good deal of merriment, the liquor
men say that they used force or com.
1ulsion, but found the local parties
lutte in a receptive mood.
The cases may not be brought uI
1t the present term of court, but
hey will come up if there is time
The Jail is full of prisoners and
hose out on bond are let alone un'
il the Jail is cleared. This may
AXE the graft cases over to another
ERIN, or to a special term.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-09-22
SHOT E AUNT.
IN Alabama Woman Arrested on
Charge Of Murder.

A dispatch from Brewton, Ala,
says Sheriff G.. A. Fountain returend
from Pollard late Wednesday night
with Mrs. Will Nowling. who had shot
TO death her aunt by marriage, Mrs.
Henry Nowllng, two and a half miles
from Pollard. The latter was a sis
ter Of Martin Lindsey, a millionaire
of Mobile. Mrs. Will Nowling claims
selt-defence. The trouble arose over
the efforts Of Mrs. Henry Nowling
to put into the house of Mrs. Will
Nowling household effects of a mar
ried daughter. ignoring the warning
she is alleged to have advanced on
Mrs. Will Nowling with a bed Stat,
at which juncture the latter fred,
the load Of shot taking effect in the
heart Of Mrs. Henry Nowling. Mrs,
Nowling's father and brother reside
at Jay, Fla.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-09-22
Rewarded.

Mrs. Geo. Bramer, of Methuen,
Mass, has received word from attor-
neys in the Cilly Islands that r. ].
Ribstock, a man whom she and her
mother befriended in Bermuda, had
willed her about 100000 in rail-
road stocks and bonds. When Mrs.
Bramer met Mr.. Ribstock In Bermu-
da, she then was unmarried and
with her mother did many little
kindnesses for him in his old age.
He was eighty at the time.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-09-22
WANTS NEGROES TO VOTE.
Taft Criticises Law DECLARING Them
From Voting.

President Taft has squarely and
unequivically placed himself IN rec
ord, in a letter to a Washington
newspaper as being opposed to suf-
frage restriction as being manifestly
intended to discriminate against the
negro race. In answer to a letter
asking his opinion concerning the
franchise amendment to the Mary
land constitution which Is proposed
by the Democratic party in Maryland,
the president says: 1T Is deliberate
ly drawn to impose educational and
other qualifications for the suffrage
upon negroes and to exempt every.
body else from such qualifications,
This Is gross injustice and is a vio-
lation of the spirit of the 18th amend
ment. 1t ought to be voted down by
every one. whether Democrat or Re-
publican, who is in favor OF a square
deal"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-09-22
SEIZED A BIG STILL
LARGE TUssAC PLANT CAPTUR-
ED IN SOUTH EDIsTo SWAMP.
This is the Eighth Still That Has
Been Captured In a Year by the
Aiken Officers.

Been Captured In a Year by th'
Aiken Officers.
A dispatch says another OF the
"big stills" of the South Edisto river
swamp is in the Aiken Jail yard
having been. carried there by Of.
ficers Samuels, Cato and Holley
Wednesday night.
The still was a large one, the
capacity being about 120 gallons OF
mash"
Mr.. Samuels received information
a few days ago that Kinney Mon.
day, a white man, was in the bust.
ness. The information was based, II
is said, on Monday carrying molas.
ses from the Windsor depot. Sub.
sequently Constables Samuels, Cato
and Holley left Wednesday armed
with search warrants for Mondays
house, which was searched.
Nothing but empty jugs and bot.
ties were found. These had the ia.
miliar smell, but the "tussac" was
nowhere to be found. A search oil
the premises not revealing any whis.
key, 1t was continued into the ad.
jacent swamp.
A path from the house was fol-
lowed into the swamp, and a short
distance from the house the still
was found. still steaming after a big
shilling bee" had taken place.
The big basin and the worm was
loaded on the buggy, while six fer
mentors and q "1eeck" stand were
demolished. It Is said that this still
Is one of the most famous of the
Edisto swamp, having, it is alleged,
been in operation for 20 years.
The distilled goods could not be
located, but all appurtenances were
destroyed. This still was found at
q point that has not been raided with
In a year, 16 miles from Aiken, near
Pine Log bridge. Monday raised
quite a fuss about the officers
searching his house, but made no
resistance.
This is the eighth still that has
been captured within a years time
by the Aiken county officers. Aiken
is to be congratulated upon having
the diligent dispensary officers that
she has, as they are a terror to the
blind tiger element, and by their
good works the violations of the law
are kept within a small sphere.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-09-22
The b Crop.

The second monthly report on the
tobacco situation was made by Com,
missioner Watson Thursday under
the new act. 1t is for August show.
ing total sale of 15,265,293 pounds,
which brought $1,125,7O4.3s. The
figures indicate a crop for the year
at least two and a half million
pounds. Mullins is the leading mar.
ket, Lake City second, Darlington
third, Timmonsville fourth, and Flor.
ence fifth.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-09-22
ship BOOZE BACK.
Charleston Blind Tigers is Closely
Watched by the Officers
THEY GIVE UP THE FIGHT

ton, the Tigers Being AFRAID u
Receive the Goods, as it Would
Be Seized.
A dispatch fsom Charleston to
The State says three thousand and
two hundred and ffty-six quarts OF
whiskey and 1850 bottles of import
ed beer were loaded Wednesday on a
steamship of the Baltimore line and
shipped back to Baltimore and i'm
mediate points. The c~ontraband mad
been consigned to blind tigers here
but never reached the consignees as
the police patroled the water front
day and night and the stuff gradu-
ally piled up on the wharves.
The greater part of the returned
whlskey and beer was so unden1a-
bly, c%ontraband that the blind tigers
did not ever 90 through the form OF
attempting to o. K. the bills OF a d
ing, but simply waited until the Wig
lance of the police was relaxed. The
opportunity never came, and all par
ties concerned thought that the best
plan would be to return the liquor
to the point 1t was shipped from.
There is at present on the various
steamship wharves many times the
amount Of contraband shipped out OF
the city, and as the police show no
indication of relaxing their watch
along the water front, the next week
or so will undoubtedly e enormous
shipments of whiskey and especially
beer, as the latter stuff keeps only a
limited time, to their various desti-
nations.
Certain enterprising tigers did at
tempt to O. X. a limited number Of
bills of lading for the accumulated
contraband but as they were prompt
~ refused, the practice was discon-
tinued.
A very limited amount Of whis-
key and beer has without doubt beer
spirited away in small boats to
neighboring sea islands, as the po-
lice have to confne themselves sole
" to the land, as they are without
means Of extending their activity
to the water, but as they are on the
lookout for smuggling of this nature,
the amount spirited away is of small
moment.
The same steamship that carried
back the large consignment brought
into the city only 20 gallons of whis-
key and 10 barrels of beer, a marked
decrease in the amount imported re-
Gently. A glance at the police blot
ter shows that between September s
and Is, local tigers forfeited bail
to the amount Of $1,150, rather
than face the charge Of d%ispensary
violation.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-09-22
PERISH in WRECK
Eight Trainmen Killed and Fifteen Passen.
gers Are Injured
BY COLLISION OF TRAINS

A Freight and Passenger Train
Come Together Near Nashville and
Fire Sweeps the Debris, Consum.
ing Two of the Bodies Of Those
Who Had Been Killed.
Eight trainmen killed and Is pas
sengers injured, two fatally per-
haps, is the result of a collision be-
tween a passenger and a freight
train Wednesday morning on the
Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis
railroad at Pegram Station, 20 miles
west of Nashville, Tenn. In the fire
that followed at least two Of the
mangled bodies were completely con-
sumed.
The dead: William Mogan, trav-
cling engineer, Nashville; Joe Cow
er, engineer on passenger train,
Nashville; Jess Harrington, engineer
on freight train, Nashville; Walter
Roach, messenger, Nashville; Sam
Whited, fireman on freight train,
Nashville; s. B. Welp, brakeman; w.
s. Stalcup, mail clerk, Martin,
Tenn; L. G. Bailey, mail clerk,
Martin.
Seriously injured: Bob Bailey,
fireman, Nashville, two ribs broken
and left, side injured; Ellis Martin,
conductor on freight, Nashville, in
jured on head and internally, may
die.
Slightly injured: Capt. T. lobe,
Burton, N. c.; William Lunsford,
Peachtree, N. c.; W. L. Thomson,
Peachtree, N. c.; R. w. Boyd, AL
mond, N. c.; Mrs. l.. M. Lee, Tul-
lahoma, Tenn; Mrs. Temple Luns-
ford, Murphy, N. c.; Mrs. A. c..
Thompson, Murphy, N. c.; May
Thomason, Murphy, N. c.; Mrs. Mary
j. Jackson, Mcclellan; Mrs. John
Lively, McFimmville, Tenn; Mrs.
John Dunn, Cumberland Furnace,
Tenn; Mr.. John Dun, Cumberland
Furnace, Tenn.
The collision occurred about 8
o'clock and vas between passenger
train No. 4. westbound, and fast
freight No. 81, en- route to Nash
Vile. The wTeckage at once caught
fire. The baggage, mail, express
and smoking cars of the passenger
train and several Of the freight cars
were burned. But n bag of mail
was saved. Through the almost su-
perhuman strength exerted by the
passengers the three day coaches
and the Pullman were pushed from
the fire and saved.
1t is the general impression
among passengers and the trainmen
that the fault was with the passeng-
err crew, as an order to meet at Peg
ram had been issued, and the wreck
occurred west of that station.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-09-22
Three Hurt in Motor.

At Syracuse, N. Y, in a collision
between an automobile and a troll
ley car Thursday afternoon, Mrs.
James Mckay, of Scranton, sustained
a fractured skull and Mr.. and Mrs.
Timothy Conklin, of Troy, Pa, were
probably fatally injured.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-09-22
Judge in Shooting Scrape.

At Huntsville, Ala, Judge Belts
and j. H. Ballentine engaged In a
pistol duel on Saturday in the
streets, each receiving a minor
wound. The two men passed heated
words Saturday morning and were
separated by bystanders before blows
were passed. Each armed himself
later and when they met on the
street both drew revolvers and be-
gan firing, emptyiug their revolvers
at each other at close range.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-09-22
Bengal Tiger q Suicide.

The hunt along the water front
of Marseilles, France, for the Royal
Bengal tigress that escaped from a
steamer in the harbor on Tuesday
came to a dramatic end when the
animal, MORALLY wounded and with
blood streaming from her head and
tanks, fed from her mob of pur-
suers and with enormous bounds
gained the water front. Then she
sprang into the sea and was drowned.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-09-22
FIGHT TO DEATH
Sanguiuary Duel Of SiaersinIaw IN Chi
cago Apartment House.
BOTH DIE IN STRUGGLE
Mrs. Julia Trip and Mrs. Jacob
Silvers Perish in Hand-to-hand
Combat With Pistol and Knife.
They Lived in the Same House and
Had Frequently Quarrels.

They Lived in the Same House and
Had Frequently Quarrels.
Mrs. Julia Trip and her sister,
in-law, Mrs. Jacob Silvers of New
York, are both dead as the result Of
a pistol and knife duel between the
two women in Mrs. Trips apart
ments at Fifty-sixth street and Prai-
rie avenue, a fashionable residence
district of Chicago. 1t is said Mrs.
stlvers' husband left her about three
months ago because of her peculiar
actions. Mrs. Trip was the wife If
a superintendent Of a manufacturing
firm Of Chicago.
There were ten bullet wounds and
enc cut on the body of Mrs. Tripp.
Mrs. Silvers had q bullet wound in
the chest and several knife slash
es. Only one revolver was found in
the apartments, but eight empty
shells indicating that the revolver
was emptied and reloaded during the
struggle. The furnishings o + tn.
apartments were in disorder and In
every room there wers evidences of
a desperate struggle.
Mrs. Trip was fully dressed but
Mrs. Silver was In her uaierc'othfug,
Mrs. Silver had been staying at the
Trip home for about a month, and
the two women are said to have had
frequent quarrels principally over
the division Of household duties.
One strange feature of the case
Is that no one heard any shots. The
appeals for help were heard, hut
no one made any attempt to enter
the apartments until after the poles
had been called.
Shortly after 8 o'clock In the
afternoon Mrs. Trip appeared In the
hallway In the front of her apart
ment screaming for help.
II am being murdered in here,"
she shouted.
At almost the same time a woman
In a blood streaked night gown was
seen at the al entrance of the
apartment by the janitor. Come
quick and ave me-" she cried. 81
am being killed."
When the apartment was entered
blood was found on the parlor cur
tain, and several pictures had been
broken and chairs overturned. In
a bed room off the parlor Mrs.
Trip was found lying on the floor
fully dressed. Her. face and waist
were covered with blood and a pool
had formed beneath her. She was
dead.
Separated from this bed rom by
portiers was another room. Mrs.
Silvers lay on the bed in this room
and her night gown and the bed
olothfs were covered with blood.
Blood was gushing from a deep cut
in her forehead. She was uncon-
scious and died later.
AT Mrs. Silvers' right side was q
revolver and on the floor were a
number Of empty shells. Search Of
the rooms failed to disclose the knife
with which the cuts had been made.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-09-22
PLACED IN PRISON.
Preacher Accused. of Abducting .
Young Woman.

Rev. Wallace M. Stuckey, pastor
of the Christian Church Of Williams
burg, Kansas , and editor Of The
Williamsburg Star, is confined in the
county Jail on the charge of having
abducted Lorena Sutherland, sixteen
years of age, daughter of a wealthy
farmer Of Williamsburg from her
home. The girl, originally a bru-
nette, but nov a blonde, also is in
custody. She will be returned to her
parents and be used as witness
against the accused preacher. In
every principal feature the case is
like that of Rev. Jere Knode Cooke,
pastor of St.. George Episcopal
church, Of Long Island, N. Y, who
deserted his wife and children and
fled to San Francisco with Miss Lo-
retta Whaley a few years ago.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-09-22
White Men Convicted.

At Columbia in the circuit court,
Lonnie Hall and John White on trial
for the murder Of Eber Ashford,
were convicted of manslaughter.
White was given twelve years and
Hall ten years. Hall broke down and
cried.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-09-22
VIII Wear Gray.

Before long the inmates of the
Confederate Home at Columbia, will,
wear uniforms of Confederate grey
thanks to the devoted efforts Of Mrs
j. w. Bunch. of that city, who ha!
raised by subscription about $500
for the purpose.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-09-22
Players Were Poisoned.

Johnny Dobbs, manager of the
Chattanooga team, says that the
members of his team we're poisoned
Wednesday while playing in Augusta,
All the men who drank from a bucket
of water are ill. Two, who did not
drink of the water, escaped. Meek,
the star catcher, is confined to his
bed with a doctor in attendance. II
Is not known how the poison got
into the water or what was the ma.
ture of It.