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The Detroit times., 1911-09-14
As YEARS OF SCHEDULED.
A Story Of Dodge and Delay.
From IN. wores.tsr nvsains Post,

| president OF the National Association
OF Wool Manufacturer, before the
Massachusetts Cost-of-Living Commits
sion, states that he
"poes not know Of any reason why
President TAFT should know any more
about the wool tarIff than does the
gentleman who recently refused 70 re-
celve Mr.. Roosevelt"
AUGUST 20. 191o-President Taft
fin a letter TO Congressman William
b. Mckinley, states that
"The precise difference In the cost
OF production sought for 10 not cap
able Of definite ascertalnment' and
| ''ali that ever the most scientific per-
son can do 10 to exercise HE best
judgment IN reaching . conclusion"
OCTOBER ~, t9to-William Whit
man. president OF the National Asso-
citation OF Wool Manufacturers, spends
four hours with the Tariff Board al
Washington and then issues the fol-
lowing statement:
~ opposed the Tariff Commission
very strongly, but the Tariff Board 10
q very different thing. ! want 20 do
what ! can 20 show my appreciation
OF President TAFT. believe he means
we'll and 10 doing we'll, and am ready
TO meet him halfway"
DECEMBER 8. 1s1o-Banquet Of
the American Association OF Wooden
and Worsted Manufacturers at New
York, Chairman Emery of the Tariff
Board present. On this occasion
Chairman Emery said:
There are certain things that are
very difficult to get, and one thing,
that according to the platform OF the
Republican party-and incidentally
that does not mean anything. to me.
except that have been given the Iob
according to that platforms to try
to get the cost OF production. I thank
you ali, gentlemen, that you did not
laugh, Q.aughter) I frankly
say right here that this idea of set
ting things on cost alone by any
mathematical or algebraical or geom-
etric ratio or problem or theory, IL all
nonsense. You must not think | am
joking about this thing. but there Il
JOKE about II. and the Joke is this:
| nave no powers whatsoever. Tho
arm Board has no powers. There 10
really no such thing 40 Tariff Board.
The law says that for certain pur-
poses the President may employ such
persons ~ he sees ne. ! am one Of
such persons. That 10 ALL daughter
and applaue)
FEBRUARY I, 1s1f--Banquet of
the National Association of Wool
Manufacturers at Washington, attend.
ed by 35 stand-pat Senators and Rep
resentatives and two members of the
tariff board. Chairman Emery and J.
b. Reynolds. William M. Wood, presi-
dent OF the American Washer COM
pany. said on this occasion:
III all the schedules OF the tariff
were as well balanced as Schedule X,
II would be the most remarkable doc.
ument, next to the Constitution Of the
United States. that the human mind
has ever produced"
AUGUST IS, 1s1f--Passage of the
Underwood-La Toilette bill to revise
Schedule X, and providing for duties
OF 70 per cent. on wool and 40 per
cent on wool goods.
AUGUST 10, fsf1-President Taft
vetoes the Underwood-La Toilette bill
on the ground that the Tariff Board
has not reported
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the working man had retired from
business he might enter with zest into
this scheme, but he has not retired
and there is scarcely chance that he
ever will until his pathetic dust" re-
tires to the earth from which million
aire and toiler came and must return.
The city would do well to adopt Mr..
Howe'e plan on the roads which they
cannot AFFORD to pave at present. A
few men could be hired to do the
work and the time required being SO
short, It would therefore cost a mere
trific. Let the city do its own work
and the working man his work; then
neither Will be beggars.
The men at the head of this depart
ment should see that the city's money
is not wasted by too costly decorating
OF the streets at the time of conven.
tions, thereby impoverishing the city
so that street paving, alley cleaning
and the like suffer In consequence OF
this extravaganza.
We should denounce the special
privileges Of the rich wherever seen,
and we should guard against using
special privileges ourselves. In our
own small way we should refuse to
Cypress the poor and thus our eyes
will be kept clearer so that we may
attack the greedy rich wisely and
firmly. Oppression and tyranny hurt
us more than the dust from roads,
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and most OF us would prefer even dust
and disease to the loss of liberty and
independence
l don't think Mr.. Howe understands
my view. To illustrate, suppose one
man noticed that Mr.. Howe spent ten
minutes daily In brushing his clothes
polishing his shoes. etc. II this man
said, Il notice that you are very par
ticular about brushing your clothes;
suppose you come and repair the roads
instead" and another man adds, Il
notice you water your lawn; suppose
you come and pull some old nails out
OF the nearby fences In case someone
hurts himself on these nails" still
another man adds, Il notice you al
ways find time TO go to prayer meet
ing; suppose you devote Wednesday
evenings hereafter to spraying trees
and cutting down dead limbs; wouldn't
Mr., Howe resent such interference?
He certainly ought to. A good citizen
always does much more for his fam
lily. his city and his country than he II
compelled to do, but the citizen should
be free to choose the kind Of gift or
service he would present, whether he
be rich or poor.
II this fad of urging toil-worn citi-
zens to spend their short rest hours
In doing work which should be done
by the city. becomes popular, then let
us pray that Lincoln may arise TO
free these toiling slaves, whether white
or black, from this tyranny. But Il Is
ever best to nip In the bud" such
unjust requests and thus save much
needless suffering. bitterness and re-
morse. I am not surprised that Mr..
Howe, as well as some other well.
meaning citizens, should attempt this
plan, for II seems fair on the surface
We have to look deeply in order to
detect its defect. but no doubt none
would deplore its dire consequences
mofe than Mr.. Howe.
MARGARET FLORENCE McAULEY.
$50 Brooklyn-ave.. Sept. IL, 1911.
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ADVERTISING TALKS.
tCs.ti.ssd frsn Pare o.s.,

1t wasn't very long ago that
he conducted a newspaper cam
paign for the FLANDERS new
four-cylinder motorcycle, the re-
spouse to which was a great
tribute to the EFFECTIVE
NESS of NEWSPAPER ADJ
VERTISING.
The RESPONSES COME not
only FROM DEALERS but from
INDIVIDUAL BUYERS, and a
tremendous number of DIRECT
ORDERS were received.
This illustrates over again The
fact that if advertising is writ
ten as news, THE NATURAL
PLACE TO PUT 1T is IN THE
NEWSPAPER which prints
daily news, and even If it lives no
longer than a day, It will be far
MORE EFFECTIVE than the
advertisement that lies on your
library table for six months, and
at which you look perhaps once
or twice in that period.
The percentage of waste cir
culation is no greater in news
papers than in magazines, and
there is no failure as to results
if the copy is interesting and
tells the story in a way that will
appeal to the intelligent buyer.
(To be centfneed.,
The Detroit times., 1911-09-14

The jury in the case Of c. G. Cliff
ton. charged with selling liquor with
out license, on trial in the court Of
Justice Schroeder yesterday after
noon, failed 70 agree. and after being
ont four hours without agreeing on a
verdict the jury was discharged and
ne case continued until next Tues
day. when another Jury will be Sc
cured 70 heaf the evidence. $50 1t
was also learned this morning that
the Jury drank the evidence that was
submitted In the case as exhibit No.
4. This consisted Of a half-pint Of
whisky which one OF the witnesses
for the city testified he had purchased
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The Surprise.

The rich father looked the young
man over with an inventorying eye.
you say you believe you can make
my daughter happy" he said. "And
have you any reason for believing she
loves your"
why, yes" replied the young man,
briskly, II was just coming to that
She married me last week. "--Cleve-
land Plain Dealer.
The Detroit times., 1911-09-14

In the Clifton place after the license
had been revoked. The exhibit was
sent to the jury room as a part Of
the evidence to be considered. The
jury, TO make sure OF the evidence,
sampled II and only the empty bottle
was returned into court when the men
disagreed on the verdict.--Rock Isl.
and, H., Union.
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unerrlns Foresight.

Uncle Tom was contemplating his
cabin.
With few alterations, uncle" re-
marked one Of the bystanders. you
could make an attractive bungalow
out Of that"
He shook his head.
Who'd go { see Uncle Toms Bung-
alowY" he asked with whitening sar.
casm. IT'D play e empty benches"
The old man was right. There IL
more money In It az It is.-Chicago
Tribune.
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. l 40 - 80 "
bands called,
The Judge was struck by the
Do and hopeless appearance Of the who stood before him jumper
ana overalls and asked him what
Jndge said George "you my family. just
nf set money enough keep them ought kept work
very DAY Of my life As fast get
thing nowadays never think of having
e spend myself Of a Saturday night"
The judge George certainly up as job
that he would have KEEP ON WORKING.
George left the court with instructions report every often
3 the probation officer
George probably just another attempt make
his wages and living expenses
We are thinking however that he will feel anything but
aged when the broken him that the price jumped while
he in the court o eight a pound
OF won't make any difference if all home including
George willing to ego their coffee and
willing get along this winter without little fruit jelly
and then.
However there encouragement fellow
ing hard the whole many Others
the thought that he has to deny himself sugar his
Experts tell IS a sugar famine mpends
That don't available
What they that going that there might
= well be for those who viii able the that
threaens to be the highest in years
The wholesale price granuad sugar York today 81
hundred pounds and the price n Detroit il $7y35
Prices and told there hope for general
relief until January
The situation is explained in this way:
As rule Cuba country enough keep the
United States going until January but the 1911 supply has been
husd for 80 days and the efnes have been obliged to look Europe
where the growing beet crop said to be also short
This will be harvested in October Various estimates place the
shortage at all the way from 10000 to 100000 TONS
The rean being obliged from Europe must the
price which $604 hundred pounds delivered
Ordinarily price ranges from s. to 81 hundred
pounds
Those who studying the market at loss know whether
limit reached Much depends whether
European specuated discounted the
they overesmad the shortage the October viii bring
they underestimate it. the will happen
sugar crops which viii be gathered in October
connection with the plight OF the painter
With agned court like felon
upo provide them properly observe that the tariff
Europe revised downward the broken promise
sIGNED By PRESIDENT TAFT.
We feel sorry poor George WILL of whom there millions
lie United States todaand ENOUGH OF THEM bring the Ct
living down where ought be they the interest Of their
TOLD the next time they find the
Foing booths open
protective tariff on sugar exactly precautionary
against sugar against which brings stu
amounting famine into homes Of wongmen with many mouths
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A contInuou. Postponement.

No other date is postponed quite so
often as the one on which the auto
mobile Is going to put the horse out
OF business--Atchison Globe.
The Detroit times., 1911-09-14

And many a man mistakes an illu
sion for brain flag.
The Detroit times., 1911-09-14

George win. a joumsyman paint.
er, was arraigned in a Buffalo court
on the charge of nOn-suppOrt, pre-
fsrred by his wife.
George is the father Of l6 chill
dren, Is Of whom the wife had with
her in the court room when the hus.
bands case was called.
The Judge was struck by the
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81 Tariff Stands
Between Sugar Famine
and Relief For Consumer

Win Opinion Expressed BY Expert
fnet We Must Look to europe
Tor Supply, We Find Tax
on Sugar Was Not
Revised Down.
ward.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1911-06-15

soaring at a lofty height a monster
gray eagle attacked the aviator.
swooping down on the aeroplane,
beating the aviator with beak and
;alons
GilDert's aeroplane required all
his attention because of the treach-
CrouS air currents over the noun
tain. The airman was at height
of 1000 feet with the country lying
dim beneath him. The great bird
circled around and around the aero
plane, evidently thinking it new
and manstrous member of the bird
family. Finally Gilbret managed TO
draw mis- revolver and fired 2 shots
at the eagle, driving it off When
the aviator landed, he declared that
the aerial battle with the giant bird
had given him the most exciting mo-
ment OF his career.
At one time the eagle attacked
Gilbert so fiercely that the aviator
had to take his hands eff the levers
and momentariiy lost control of the
machine. ]; was this time that
the intrepid airman drew mis- revol-
yer. The first shot went wild, bat
frightened the bird. and the second
struck it Gilbert regained control
of his machine just in time TO keep
it from crashing to the ground.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1911-06-15
RAILWAY TRAVEL IN JAPAN.
Listen to the Tale of Woe of One
Who Has Tried il.

The railroad journey from Kioto
TO Yokohama, despite the fact that
most beautiful country is travcrscd
is not the plcaSanteSt of expert
ences. One buys Il railway ticket
in Japan in installments.
The ordinary ticket only enables
one to go by train covering the
minimum distance in the minimum
time, so an extra express ticket is
procured. to enable one to board
the train. The engine moves a little
more quickly towards its appointed
goal.
Next a platform ticket must be
procured to enable one TO board the
train, and finally one has to fight
ones way into a first-class carriage
Why do all the passengers in Japau
take their luggage into the already
small carriage instead of leaving il
in the van? And why, again does
a nation that is a password for
cleanliness the world over possess n
train service so shockinglv dirty in
every detail?
We once. in a weak momen,
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1911-06-15

New Jersey, and Gore, of Oklohoma ,
were among the first calling on the
respective Presidential candidate.
All the conferences were open
To the members of the House, par
ticularly, Gov. Wilson expressed re-
peated congratulations. He said the
manner with which the House had
taken hold of its work had inspired
the country with renewed confidence
IN the Democratic party. The ac-
tion of the caucus of Democrats in
voting for reduction of the tariff
on wool only to 20 per cent ad val
orem received his hearty commenda-
ton, despite the fact that William
j. Bryan had warned the Democrats
against any other course than TAX
ing the duty off.
What the governor had to say in
regard to the Democratic caucus was
summarily into these words: The
resolution passed by the caucus in
frank statement and justifies it
self by showing that the Democratic
party is trying to do the best that
is possible and practicable in the
circumstances. | mean that when
we are revising system, such as
tariff, as whole, we can make
compensations of revenue along the
whole line. But in revising it.
schedule by schedule, we cannot
make compensations. excepting the
individual schedules. That is one
of the penalties of the step by step
process.
1T does not seem to me that
there is any abandonment of princi-
pie in the action taken. 1t looks to
me as though the Democratic prin-
ciples had been reasserted. OF
course | am in favor of free raw
materials, including free raw wool.
but every Democratic platform has
declared for gradual tariff reduc-
ton"
He reiterated his belief in til,
progressive movement as inaugural
ed in the West The reforms adopt
ed there, he declared. and proved
very satisfactorily. Along this line
he spoke of the progressive Repub-
licans
Il do not see any difference be-
tween the Democrats and what we
call progressive Republicans" he
said, except possibly on the tariff -
He reiterated his approval of the
Canadian reciprocity agreement
will it help the Democrats in
1872" he was asked, "or will it
help the Republicans"
The party that thinks of itself
and not of the country is going
down in defeat" he said.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1911-06-15
OPERATION WITHOUT KNIFE.
Electric Light in Throat as Sub
stance is Removed from Lung.

Philadelphia, Pa, June 1.-Dele-
gates to the convention of the
American Laryngological Associa-
tton witnessed a remarkable surgi-
cal operation here to-day when DR..
Chevalier Jackson, of Pittsburg,
without the use of knife, remov-
ed brass paper clip that had been
embedded in young woman's lung
for eight years.
The instrument used was a bron-
choscope, to which was ATTACHED a
a tiny electric light, reflector and a
minue forceps.
The tube was lowered down the
patients throat and the clip was
removed after about and hours
work.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1911-06-15
LEXINGTON TRAGEDY A LESSON
Heath of Pink Bouknight and Man.
ner of Killing Deplorcd.


Lexington, June S.-Special. The
terrible tragedy, which was enact
ed in the Dutch Fork on Monday
! night, when j. Pink Bouknight, one
of the best citizens of that sec
ton of the county, lost his life at
the hands of negro, came as a Sc
quel to a series of burnings, which
have taken place in that section
during the last few months. With
In period of about ninety DAYS
four barns have been burned, and
in each instance the supposition
was that it was the work of an in
cendlary. A few weeks previous TO
the burning of the barn OF Joel Full
mer, two barns, the property OF Mr..
Lorick, who resides near the scene
of the killing on Monday night.
were burned. And only a few weeks
prior TO that two other barns were
destroyed by fire.
AS result the people become en-
gaged-engaged as never before
and they decided TO take the law in
to their own hands-something
they disliked to do. il is said. So
far as is known no direct proof rest
ed against the negro, Collins, but
the suspicious and circumstances
pointed toward him as being the
guilty party who set fire TO Mr.. Full
mer's barn, ii is stated
For what purpose the fifty or
more men went to the house Of Col
Inns on Monday night-whether they
only intended taking him out and
giving him a whipping, or whether
1t was their intention to lynch him
of course, will never be known,
except to those who formed the par
ty. The crowd was made up, it l.
said of the people OF the entire
community; that is, it was a repre-
sentative. They were sturdy and
determined to mete out summary
punishment. Barricaded in his
home and doubtless fearing that he
would be killed, Collins did what
most men would have done under
similar circumstances, and it is un-
derstood that the tragedy will serve
its lesson and will go a long way
toward causing the people in the flu
ture to appeal to the law instead
of trying to take the law into their
own hands.
There are no better people in the
county or anywhere else than those
residing in the section where the
tragedy occurred. They are law
abiding, God fearing and upright.
and nothing but regret is heard on
every hand that so good a man as
j. Pink Bouknight, 50 years of age,
should be one of a party to thus
attempt 70 override the law.
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DROUGHT OF 1S45 VERY DIsAS-
TROUS.
Prayres of People Answered After
Uncommonly Long Dry Spell.

fraSfeS OF feopIe Answered After
Uncommonly Long Dry Spell.
During the last ten days thou
sands of people in some sections
who are trying to live in harmony
with God have no doubt been pray
ing for rain. The most sincere
Christians have been quietly and
silently desiring TO have that spirit
OF meekness, faith and patience
which prepares them to accept
cheerfully and thankfully any con-
dition of weather which comes to
our lot.
But there are many people who
believe that God, the Interchangeable,
will alter his plans to give this Sec
tion shower of rain, and another
one dry weather.
over about Beaufort, n. c., the
truckers were holding prayer meet
ings for rain last week. Their
crops were drying up for the rains
had been very light since last fall.
says the Spartanburg Journal 1t is
right to pray for rain, or anything
else we need, not that the spoken
prayer changes the plans of God.
but constant and earnest prayer,
which need not be audible, puts
the person praying in tune with the
All Wise God, and makes him much
more ready to receive and enjoy
His gifts when he sends them.
Sixty-six years ago 1S45) there
was a long continued dry spell in
this State. There was moisture
enough in the land to bring up
corn and mature wheat, but from
the first of May until some time in
the fall there was not rain enough
to muddy the small streams. Creeks
the size OF Chincapin and even
larger ceased to run. Many farmers
did not pretend TO gather corn, for
they made none to gather. That
fall and even in the late summer
hundreds of wagons were driven to
the coveS and rivers of North Caro-
lima and loaded with corn and
brought to this State AT first, if
we are not mistaken, it was bought
for thirty-seven cents a bushel.
Then it began to rise by degrees,
and soon reached fifty and perhaps
seventy-five cents.
There were two small churches or
meeting houses in town then, hav-
ing been built after 1889. The peo-
pie OF the village and county un-
tied in a call for a prayer meeting
for rain. Quite a number came in
from the country. They met in the
Methodist church and they were
much humbled by the long contin-
ued drought. They prayed long
and earnestly for rain. Those who
came in from the country did not
get home before clouds, much larg-
er than a mans hand, rolled up
and a bountiful shower came down
There was no more lack of rain
that fall. Seed time came and the
ground was in fine condition for
sowing wheat, which made a good
yield the following spring.
Those attending that meeting
certainly believed that their prayers
were answered and never did peo-
pie take a wetting more joyfully
than they did that one Perhaps
t ere are not a half dozen persons
living to-day who attended that
prayer meeting in 1S45 and few
persons remember the hard |.
farmers had that winter to keep
memorable year.
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EGG BRINGS HIM $4,000.
Ntlkes-BaIre Man Began Cores
pondence and is Remembered in
Her Will


pondence and is Remembered in
Her Will.
Wilkes-Barre, Pa, June 3-While
working in the kitchen OF Ryan
Brothers, at Plymouth, Charles
Dig, a cook, found an egg which
bore the name of Miss Bertha Gar
rett, of Huntsville, Madison county,
Ark. This egg brought him the ac-
quaintance of the young woman, her
love and now legacy of $4,000 at
her death.
Although he had written her on
ly half dozen letters, and had not
even heard her voice. she decided
on her deathbed that Dig should be
remembered, and attorneys for the
estate are arranging to carry out
her bequests.
Upon finding the egg five years
ago Dig went to his boarding house
He sat down at once to write the
girl Of his discovery. A short time
later he was delighted and surpris-
ed to receive letter from the girl,
in which she said she was the
daughter of a wealthy hardware
merchant at Huntsville. Her letter
said she had a girl friend whose
father was in the poultry business
and while there she conceived the
idea of writing her name and ad-
dress on the egg. This was five
years ago, and in the meantime
dig had forgotten his experience
until it was recalled by the an
nouncement of the girls death and
of his inheritance.
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Notice of Discharge.

j. A. McEachern having filed his
final return in my office as admin
istrator of the personal estate of r.
w McEachern, deceased. notice is
hereby given that Friday, July 7th,
at 10 O'Clock a. IN. has been ap-
pointed by me as the time for de-
termining his application for a dis
charge of said administrator.
Dillon, S. c., June Sth, 1911.
r. A Brunson, Sr.,
6-15-4t Probate Judge.