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THE CITY

Strangers are invited to visit the exhibits Of
California products at the Chamber OF Com
merce building. on Broadway, between First
and Second streets, where free information Will
be given all subjects pertaining to this SEQ
kion.
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Membership in the Los Angeles Realty Board
u a virtual guarantee Of reliability. Provision
u made for arbitration OF any differences be-
tween members and their clients. Accurate in
formation on realty matters is obtainable from
them Valuations by a competent committee.
directory Of members free at the office OF
Herbert Burdett, secretary. 525 Security bldg.
Phone Broadway 1896
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CITY NEWS IN BRIEF

Save sickness ana stomach trouble by
drinking the best spring water. The
you. Phones C1456. East 4S7. Prices
right
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The Herald will pay $40 in cash to any one
furnishing evidence that will lead to the arrest
copies Of The Herald from the premises of our
patrons.
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The Legal Aid society, at 2s2 N. Main, is
charitable organization maintained for the pur-
pose OF aiding In legal matters those unable to
employ counsel. The society needs financial
assistance and seeks information regarding
worthy cases. Phone Home Fb2O3; Main 1855.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-01-13

instructed the attorney general not to
respond to that portion Of the reso-
luton which calls for statement of
his reasons for non-action. I have
done so because / did conceive
1t to be within the authority of the
senate to give direction Of this char
acter to the head Of any excessive de-
partment or demand from him rea-
sons for his actions. eHads of the ex-
cutive departments are responsible 10
the constitution and to the laws pass
ed by the congress in pursuance of
the constitution and In the directions
Of the president OF the United States
but to no other directions whatever.
(Signed) Theodore Roosevelt
"The White House, Jan. 8, 1909"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-01-13

A number OF interesting and inn
portsnt questions OF insurance law
growing ont OF the losses sustained
b. the Security Fire Insurance Com
pany of Baltimore In the earthquake
and fire at San francisco April Is.
1sos. were decided yesterday by Judge
Henis1sr. In the Circuit Court. The
Court he,d. that under the policies of
insurance issued by II. the company
- not liable for damage caused by
earthquakes or by dynamite prior to
the burning Of the insured property.
but that the company Is liable for
damage to insured property from
flre caused by an earthquake or from
IRE when the water supply Of San
Francisco had been rendered useless
by an earthquake.
The Security Fire Insurance Com
pany was forced into the hands OF O
receiver by losses incident to the San
francisco IRE. and the case came be-.
fore the court on exceptions to the
auditors account In the auditors
account q balance OF over s176.0oo
was divided among the claimants.
giving them q dividend Of "a 1-2 per
cent. OF the $4,000 Of claims fled
against the company considerably
more than half arose from the San
Francisco are. Exceptions TO the pay
ment OF the san Francisco claims were
hied ON behalf OF creditors and stock
holders OF the Company.--Baitimor
Sun.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-01-13
HIS POWER QUESTIONED.
THE SENATE PASSES CULBERsON
RESOLUTION.
Call on Judiciary Committee to In.
quire 1nD Roosevelt's Right to
Sanction Absorption OF Tennessee
Coal and Iron Company.

washington, Jan. 8.-By q viva
voce vote the senate today passed SEN
ator Culberson's resolution instructins
the committee on the judiciary to re-
port to the senate whether the presi-
dent was authorized to permit the alb
sorption Of the Tennessee Coal and
Iron company by the United States
States Steel corporation. ~
Preceding that action, Senator Hop
kins, renewing his objection to the
resolution on the ground that the
president did not approve the act of
the steel corporation in absorbing the
Tennessee Coal and Iron company,
moved to lay Senator Culberson's res
olution on the table as soon as it was
called up by the Texas senator.
On that motion the vote was: IA
yeas and ~ nays.
All Of the senator's voting to lay the
resolution on the table were Re-
publicans and of the ~ votes against
that motion 81 were cast by Demo-
Gratis and 26 by Republicans. AS soon
as this test vote was announced, Mr..
Culberson moved the adoption Of his
resolution and by viva voce vote It
was adopted, no division being called
for.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-01-13
ANOTHER SEMINOLE CONFER.
ENCE.
Rumors That Car Of North Carolina
Has Made Another MOve-Court
Matter Still UP.

Columbia. Jan. Tt was rumored
here yesterday that Julian s. Carr Of
Durham. N. c., had been appointed
receiver In North Carolina for the
Seminole company. A dispatch from
Durham stated that Carr had nothing
to say for publication except that he
had resigned as director and vic.
president OF the concern. 1t is be-
lieved that Carr. who Is said tc be a
prominent tobacco man In North
Carolina. has applied for receiver
ship in that State in order to protect
tn: stockholders and at the same tirie
establish their standing In the
courts. The receivers held a confer
ence with the directors today on the
matter and as the Offices are now in
this State II IL not thought that any
move made by Carr will affect e,hei
the officers or the receivers. The con-
ference Is on the qeustion of bond
and this will be settled without con-
sideration OF the claims Of Carr.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-01-13
GATES, TARIFF RErORNlER.
Millionaire, Writing TO Cannon, DE.
clares for Free Trade I'm Iron, Coal
and Lumber.

Washington. Jan. 6.-John w
Gates has Joined the ranks of those
who are asking for free trade In iron
coal and lumber. A letter TO Speaker
Cannon. dated at Port Arthur. Tex.
reads as follows:
IL notice great deal OF evidence
Is being taken on tariff matters in
Washington. II seems to me there
are three articles that ought to be
put on the free list--iron ore. coal
and lumber have a large portion
OF my fortune In the steel business
but i say this to you conscientiously
and csndidiy. A cut OF 80 per cent
In the schedule would not hurt the
manufacturers OF iron and steel q
PARTICLE"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-01-13
WILL REBUKE PRESIDENT.

washington, Jan. 6.-The special
committee considering the reference
to Congress and the secret service, in
the Presidents annual message is to
report to the House on Friday. 1t is
expected that there will be consider
able debate on the report Of the COM
mittee. which will be presented to the
House by Representative Perkins. OF
New York. the chairman. Represent.
atives Tawney, of Minnesota; Smith,
Of Iowa; Fitzgerald. Of New York. and
Sherley, Of Kentucky, who were re-
ferred to by the President In his spe-
cial message. following the action of
the House In resenting the objection
able portion Of the Presidents mes
sage. will take the opportunity to
reply to the President.
Representative Grigg.. OF Georgia.
on Monday moved that the special
message Of the President be returned
to the Chief Executive. but withdrew
his motion on the advice Of some OF
his Democratic colleagues. 1t is un-
derstood that the report Of the spe-
cial committee. however, will be a
rebuke nearly as severe as would
have been the action proposed by
Mr. Griggs, If it is"not more so. II
is said that the report o. the commit
tee will, recommend either the refusal
by the House to receive that portion
Of the Presidents annual message,
which 1t is claimed reflected on the
House, or will severely rebuke the
President in some other manner.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-01-13
JUDGES DODGE STANDARD CASE.
Landis and Bethea Refuse to Sit I'm
Rehearing OF the Famous $28, 1000
OOe Fine Matter.

Chicago. Jan. 6.-The distinction
OF hearing the retrial Of the Standard
Oil case in which Judge Lands fine
OF $29,240,000 went to pieces in the
United States appellate and supreme
courts went begging today. United
States District Attorney Sims went
before Judge Lands and announced
that he desired to begin a new hear
ing Of the case on Monday. Lands
answered that in view Of his con-
victions In the case Fundamentally
that each car load constituted a sep
arate offense) he did not care to sit
again in the case.
But" continued the court, "I'Il ask
Judge Bethea about it; maybe he will
take it,"
But Judge SOL H. Bethea of the
district court pleaded some slight con-
nection with the matter even before
1t reached Judge Lands and asked to
bs excused.
WELL" Lands said after his tele-
phone conversation with Judge Be-
thea, Judge Anderson is coming here
to try case for me soon; wait till
he arrives and we'll see what can be
DONE"
And there the subject was allowed
to rest for the present
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-01-13
INCREASED FREIGHT RATES.
Decision by United States Circuit
Court Of Appeals Allows Railroads.
to Charge More.


New Orleans, Jan. "a decision
of vast importance to the South and
Southwest. because it affects the
question of an increase in freight
rates on practically all the railroads
in those sections. was handed down.
here today by the United States cir
cult court Of appeals, reversing the
decree Of Judge Emory Speer of the
southern district OF Georgia, which
restrained the defendant railroad.
from putting the proposed increased
freight tariffs into effect
The decision was in the case OF the
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad company
and others. appellants, against the
Mason Grocery company. appellees.
The opinion was by Judge McCor-
mick, Judge Pardee concurring. Judge
Shelby dissented.
1t is expected that an appeal will
be taken to the United States SUI
preme court by the shipping interests,
although the question of the pro-
posed increase In rates is at present
before the interstate commerce COM
mission.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-01-13

MRS. Brown was shocked beyond
words to hear her small son speak of
little Jane Smith, who had spent the
afternoon at the house, as a "darned
fool" says the Delineator.
why, Charles" said his mother,
where did you hear such talk7 Come
right to the bathroom and have those
naughty words washed out of your
mouth"
After a thorough cleansing Of the
small mouth with nasty soap and
water. Mrs. Brown asked: NOW what
do you think OF little Jane?"
Just the same as I did before"
was the reply, "only I dasn't cay It."
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-01-13

Cheraw. Jan. Pursuant To q call
made some time ago. q large and
representative meeting of the citizens
OF the county met at Chesterfield to-
day to consider the question OF better
roads In the county. Among other
things they recommended that $780,
600 OF county bonds be issued for this
purpose. and that . - communication
tan and s-miii property tar be levied.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-01-13
Sincerely yours.
(Signed) Theodore Roosevelt.
Hon. Chas. J. Bonaparte,
Attorney General
after sending this letter was ad-

after sending this letter / was ad-
vised orally by the attorney general
that In his opinion no sufficient ground
existed for legal proceedings against
the stei corporation and that the sit
uation had been In no way changed
by its acquisition Of the Tennessee
Coal and Iron company.
II have thus given to the senate all
the information In the possession OF
the executive departments which ap-
pears to me to be material or relevant
on the subject OF the resolution. I feel
bound. however. to say that I have
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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-01-13
THE HILL CORN METHOD.
A Gahney Farmer Who Raised fet
Bushels of Corn 10 Aero

Carney, s. c., Dec. $3.50 much
mas been said in the various newsna-
pers OF the country in regard to the
Williamson plan Of raising corn that
your correspondent asked Mr.. O. p.
Hill to tell how he raised 12l bushels
oI corn of one acre and how
lhuch 1t cost him. 1 give it in Mr..
Hills words:
Last spring I selected a piece Of
crap land with red clay subsojJ ON
which 1 had made 1877 bushels of corn
per acre in 1907. On this I put
seven two-horse loads OF stable ma
nure to the acre; I then turned tha
land with a two-horse piow. cross
breaking it with a one-horse n,ow
After breaking it the second time
laid of the rows six feet wide. Then
headed out with turn-plow. leaving
five-inch balk.
when ready to plant L broke out
balk with scooter, and followed in the
bottom of this furrow with g. Dixie
plow with the wing taken off. Then
1 ridged on this furrow with a half
shovel, still going deeper. / planted
on this ride, dropping one grain in a
place every four or five inches. This
was April 18th.
when corn was small / ran around
1T with harrow. Then I ran a fur
row in the centre of the middle.
which was high bed, and bedded to
the furrow with turnplow, throw
ing the dirt from the corn. This left
corn on the clay with very little soil
around it. 1 then thinned the corn to
six inches in the drill. cid not work
corn again until the growth had been
so retarded and the stalk so hard that
1T did not grow too large. Expe-
rience and Judgment are required to
know just how much the stalk should
be stunted.
When was convinced that my
corn had been sufficiently humiliated
1 began to make the ear. ran
around with 10-inch sweep, when
corn was about IL inches high. In
a few days put 500 pounds of mix
ed fertilizers to the acre, containing
cotton seed meal. 10 per cent, phos-
phoric acid and kainit in equal parts.
This was the first fertilizer used at
all. put this down in the old
sweep furrow, on both sides of every
other middle. and covered by break
ing out with turn plow. One week
later I treated the other middle the
same way. In a few days 1 sided
corn in first middle with 16-inch
sweep and put $50 pounds Of nitrate
Of soda in this furrow, covered one
furrow with turn plow: sowed peas
broadcast in this middle at the rate
OF one and one-half bushels per acre.
finished breaking out with turn plow.
In few days 1 sided corn with the
other middle with sames weep; sowed
peas and broke out as before. This,
laid by my corn with good bed and
plenty Of dirt around the stalk. This
was July 7th, when corn was Just
punching for tassel. This fall I
gathered 121 bushels per acre. Ex-
pense on corn was s2S, leaving a
clear gain Of sos. not including foti-
der and peas.--Charlotte Observer.
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eonelEss atsEATs INSULT.
WBH SPECIAL MESSAGE LAID
vPON THU TABLE.
Ooar1t>ss win Recommend mat tho
Aeess DO Noe Considsr Roosevelt's
Counsnicatioa CDncerning tho Sc
crSe os1v1cc.

WemenGton. Jan. 7.---As dlsrespect-
ful aad uaresponsive to the inquiry
OF the heuse. the Perkins committee.
whea q rsUorts tomorrow, will recon-
mend that President Roosevelt's se-
crst servioe mesags Of January 4 be
laid oa the table. A similar request
viii ~ aade for the tabling Of that
portion ef the presidents annual mes
sAss reiat1ng 10 the secret service. on
the ground that Il reflects upon the
integrity % the members of the house.
The special committee concluded Its
consideration of the message today
and drafted It's reply. which will BE-
presented by Representative Perkins
OF Nav York. The unusual and ex-
trems csurss advised by the commit
tss-that ef .declining to consider any
communlcation from any source
which. Ia the judgment Of the house.
n not respectf,il--is likely to create q
sensAtiou when Il II read.
The report OF the committee win IN.
ciuds the paragraph of the presidents
annual message. which refers to the
secret service and suggests that the
reason congress restricted its use was
nscsuss members of congress them
eDlv~s did not wish to be Investigated.
This WIN he followed by an excerpt
nom ths messs.ge Of January 4. In re-
sponse 70 the request made by the
hot,se Ter an explanation OF the lam
euags used by the president. which,
had bsea interpreted by the house as
. renectt,n OF the integrity of itr
memeers After ssttins forth tine
statsment Of the president. that the
houss had failed to understand his
sncssaga the report will say that the
'ansuass fsseif win be judged accord
ing 70 the accepted interpretati OF
the isaslish language.
That che house y charged only
with IL responsibility to the people
and 70 preeorve its own dignity will
be asssssAd Win great force and II the
report d sdoptse the house will insist
en- its own capacity to understand the
import ee the presidents language. II
WIN bs assertsd that the language In
question was unjustined and without
basis os fact and that II constituted .
breach % the privileges Of the house.
For That reason the special copmss&es
will ask ID be discharged from further
consideration Of that portion OF the
presidsat's message which refers 10
the scored service and viii recommend
that II tsgether with the subsequent
messsss of the president In reply to
the hssss's demands for an explana-
ton. 10 laid upon the ...ble a. being
unresPoasivs and constituting an In
vasloa ~ the privileges Of the house
by qusstionlns the motives and intel
iigencs oe msmbera
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-01-13
HELD YEARS N CHAINS.
MORE THAN A SCORE OF GAS.
TRO'S PRISONERS RESTOR-
ED no HOMES.
Many Too Weak 10 Walk-Their
.Jailcr Went With Them to la
Guaira-TwO Had Been Shackled
% Ono Post.

New York. Jan. "Details Of the
release Of more than score of Cas-
tro's political prisoners. their pitiable
condition and tales Of the treatment
they had received In the barbarous
dungeons Of Fort San Carlos. on an
island OF Naracaibo. were brought
here today by passengers on the
steamship Zulia. the ship that carried
the prisoners from the fort to La
duaira.
Tho prisoners. 81 In number. were
men Of the best families In Venezuela.
They alone 'of the droves Of the pris-
oners sent to the fort for political rea-
sons by Castro had remained. Their
deliverance came because Of Castro's
overthrow.
The prisoners. when they came
aboard the zulia at Maracaibo. were
well dressed. shaved and had boards
trimmed. but they were cadaverous
and weak. Many could not walk
without assistance. They said they
had been systematically starved. the
allowance for their keep presumably
going into the pockets Of their jailers
or others In the Government employ.
They subsisted on such Ash as could
be caught OF shore and cooked by
themselves as well as they could
Communication with relatives and
friends or with anyone in the outside
world was denied them. and they had
no tidinss Of even their own families
until release came.
Some Of the liberated venezuelans
could not walk even few steps with
out painful iimping. Two who re-
mained inseparabls companions on
ship told Of having been chained for
months to the same post and so close
together that when either wanted to
move his fettered leg he gave the
other man warning. Otherwise the
chain would chafe the sore spots
where the letters cut into the f,esh.
There were fearful scenes At La
Guirs. where the forlorn- looking COM
pany were met by their families and
friends.
General Bello. who had charge of
Fort San Carlos and Of the prisoners,
was also . passenger on the zulia
ncm xafxedIDU to IA.Gp.yas.Ayye :s
described a. q bony. grisxled man Of
80. and according to the passengers,
has . rather brutal appearance. He
perforce had to 90 with his own pris-
oners. Several military looking mer
accompanied him. ostensibly as a
guard against violence from his form
or captives. but It was suspected that
they were to see. too. that he went
nowhere but to Caracas.
Bello enjoyed himself about the
decks Of the steamer and professed
confidence that his actions az Govern
or at San Carlos would not only be
Endorsed but be commended at Cara
cas-.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-01-13

develop into pneumonia over night
are quickly cured by Foley's Honey
and Tar. The sore and inhamed
lungs are healed and strengthened.
and dangerous condition IL quickly
averted. Take only Foley's Honey
and Tar In the yellow package. W..
W. stbect.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-01-13

'Fever sores and old chronic sores
should not be healed entirely. but should
be kept In healthy condition. This
can be done by applying Chamber
laln's Salve. This salve has no su
perior for this purpose. 1t Is also
most excellent for chapped hands,
sore nipples. burns and diseases of the
skin. For sale by all druggists.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-01-13

e. B. Roberts. colored, tried 20 steal
cash register from q Broad street
store I'm Charleston.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1909-12-02
Framed Pictures.

lect from. We bought
selves, in all about 700.
cheaper than elsewhere.