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The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1912-12-05
And OIL q corner drg eye 1SaW 7apeY smile

"Oh, no." said. mot for you"
went to Mr.. Carver and saw him
at his home that night and placed my
evidence Bef9re him: II teck me four
mortal hours to convince him that his
manager, Haney, had simply put up
bluR about the politicians wanting
to hold up the firm that got the school
heating contracts. had to send Cluf-
fer and Doheny after the levee king
and bring him up to Garvers house
and get him to tell the story about
how the crooked politicians had decid-
ed to let the heating contracts alone.
But when l had him convinced he was
convinced all over.
The case never went to court. Gar
yer didn't want any news that would
mention the name Of his town even in
directly in graft scandal to get be-
fore the public. But the manner in
which he threw Haney out of his job
broke that crooks nerve. Carver let
other people in the heating business
know about Haney's awful crooked
ness, and Haney became man
ghunned. He tried to make another
start, but his reputation had become
too black. He dropped down little by
little, and not long ago one Of our men
saw him in the same lodging house
that still held his old friend Handy.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1912-12-05

winter time. The air gets bad. as !
understand.
Nov, as say. we've been In on
every piece OF city money that's been
spent; but about this Cne--well, some
OF us have got kids OF our own. and
we says, says we: Lets,Iet the kids
get decent air and heats and we said:
Hands OF the heating contracts. Let
the people with the best plant get the
Job. and nothing doing for us I'm
sorry, but we've decided to let that
job go clean"
Clutter wired me in New York what
he had found. 1t was what | had
hoped and expected. because my
theory pointed that way.
In the meantime had gone straight
to Blake. He had seen me in the
office when he came In with his anony-
nous letters three months before.
"Are you getting any Of those letters
nowadays?" / said.
He was hdgety. and he lied and
said, no.
"Then why are you associating with
Carlin so much latelyf'' asked.
How do you know amt" he de-
manded.
1.-THE man who wrote you the letters
told me so" said.
His curiosity overcame him.
who is her" he said. "Do you
know, I'm worried half to death over
the thing. It's perfectly crazy to me
Here month ago the letters began
coming again, and twenty-dollar bill
in each one, and promise that they'd
continue II I'd only hang around Car
lin lot. Let yourself be seen with
him, was the expression. What in the
deuce does 1t meant"
Easy enough / said. you work
in the New York once Of q man who's
big In politics In this other city where
the letters are mailed. don't your"
eyes"
"And Carlin's in the heating bust
ness. isn't her
eyes,"
"And there's q big heating contract
to be let in this other city. And the
politicians there always have been no
torious for grating on every sort o.
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city contract, haven't they2 Well,
them here ron are. working for one
Of the politicians. and there Carlin is,
in the heating business. Now, II you're
seen lot with Cariin wouldn't any
body who knew It decide that you
were the gO.between for the politician
you work for ana Carlin, the heating
contractor?
Perhaps" be said. 'But darn it.,
man, I'm not. haven't said word
to Carlin: / haven't been asked TO-.
There's nothing in H. man, nothing
but the appearances"
"And that's just what your friend
who sends you the twenties is after, "
said !. "He wants the Appearances
to be Just what they are"
"But I'm not guilty Of anything
wrong"
Certainly not. my boy; but you
come pretty near being an innocent
tool"
But who's the man who sent me
the lettersT' asked Blake.
"oh," said. Il don't think you need
to know. But promise you this: you
won't get any more letters or twen-
ties, and you can stop being seen so
much with Carlin."
And, IN the meantime, had been
studying the letters, The ones that
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1912-12-05

Blake had received were in the same
hand that had penned the ones that
came to the Continental Heating COM
pany, They were In a peculiar hand.
After studying It for while saw that
1t was the looping. continuous hand Of
telegrapher. But it wasn't a good tel
egrapher's hand: the letters were just
a trifIe shaky.
Easy" said to myself, Find a
telegrapher who's on the toboggan
from drink or DOPE"
went back to the city where the
letters had been mailed, the city
where the fight was on, and called Oh
the heads OF the local telegraph com
pany and showed them the handwrit.
ing and asked II any such man worked
for them.
He didn't. They had fired him for
drunkenness several months before
He was an old expert named Handy
who had gone the whisky route.
When you have a man identified to
that extent 1t isn't hard to And him.
Some of the old telegraphers in the
Office knew the particular lodging
house where Handy was living. He
had touched them at intervals for
small loans
Clutter and went to the lodging
house and found Handy In bed, recov-
erlng from a terrible spree.
Il want you to write some letters
for me, the same kind you've been
writing for my friend Haney, Of the
Continental Heating company" said
"Get me a drink. for Gods sake,
said the wreck. II haven't got q
cent"
/ got him something to steady his
nerves and set him to work. He wrote
enough to show me positively that
he was my man.
'How did Haney happen to get you
to write his letters for him?" / asked
''Oh, l used to know Haney before
the booze got me" he said II went
up to his Office and tried to touch him
He told me he'd pay me for writing
some letters for him, and wrote them
for him and mailed 'em, too, as he or
dered. Amt any trouble about it. Il
there%
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Company OF New York. Mr. .Haney has
had their treasurer, Mr. Carlin, watch
ed, and a certain young man named
Blake, who is clerk in the New York
ONCE Of one OF our local politicians.
has been with him constantly. They
are the people who want to put the in,
ferior plant in our schools, and
through this envoy the politicians are
in close touch with them. liant that
the situation, Mr.. Haney?
Yes SIR" said Haney. This young
fellow has been hanging around Carlin
for the last few weeks. so It's cinch
they've got something framed up. The
politicians are trying to make US over
bid the other peoples bribe."
How much will the bride ber I
asked,
fMr Haney informs me that It will
take $4,000" replied Carver.
cont" said to myself "Mr. Haney
informs you, does he? I begin to see
a little ray OF light.")
Il still say" said to Carver, that
we will have your letter writer In a
few days and that you won't have to
bribe your politicians"
And out Of the corner Of my eye !
saw Haney smile.
The next two days were busy ones
for me and for Clutter and Doheny Of
the Burns agency stan. / went back
to New York: Cluffer and Doheny on
my wired request came rushing to the
place had been working Clutter
knew the ms and outs of the political
ring in that city like book. He had
worked on couple OF city hall cases
there. Doheny had been brought up
in the town and was chummy with half
dozen Of the most powerful politi.
cians OF the lower class. the kind who
would be in on such deal as the
school heating contracts.
For two days Clutter and Doheny
combed the political corners Of the
town. They smoked and drank and
chummed with everybody they needed
in their business, from the king of the
levee district, who was the biggest pol
itician there, to the little hangers-on
Of husky ward-heelers. Then they
sprang their proposition.
, 1912-12-18
BAUMANN.
Translation.


VT is hereby nude known, that Govern.
- ment has decided, that in consequence of
several cases of plague having occurred in
Buenos Ayres the following precautionary
measures must be observed by ships arri1-
ing from the Argentine towns on the La
PIata river:
No such vessel must go nearer to the
wharf than in twenty feet distance, aud ONLY
1T '~iaylight, while at night 1T must be moved
out ia the Harbour.
Further such precautionary measures rs
laly be enjoIned by the Quarantine Author
ties IN order to prevent rats from coming on
shore must be observed.
On behalf OF the Public the Customs De-
partmrut controls that the Necessary pre-
etutIonary measures are observed during
loading aud unloading.
The luggage of the passengers shall if the
Quarantine Doctor fluids it necessary be dis
infected.
Objects, appertaiuing to the cargo and
liable TO communicate Infection, and such
parts of the cargo. which aay contain rats
aud mice, must only be landed here when
dlslnfecled IA lighters.
Government Secretary's Office, st. Croix,
the 10th Dece mber, 1912.
BAUMANN.
, 1912-12-18
Translation.
Publication

Is h"rehy made known that Govern
81 ment has raised the quarantine imposed
the 20th June a. c. against Porto Rico
aud adjacent islands for plague, SO. how
even, tln't tho below mentioned nrecnnflon-
any measures arc until further to be OBJ
served against SHIPS arriving from the sad
islands.
~ ship must 90 nearer to any wharf than
IN 20 feet distance ana only at daylight,
Wide il uight true it must be moved out in
the barbour.
Fn'thcr such precautionary measures as
IN J ho eoJolned by the Quarantine-Aut4o-
moss n order to prevent rats from coming
@oh'ie must be Observed.
Ga bvnnlf Of the Public the Customs De
pattM Mt controls that the necessary pre-
ca'tlonaty measures are observed dulino
loading ond unloading.
Passengers luggage must be disinf4eted
II 50 requested by the Quarantine Doctor.
G"Jects aPpertainin9 to The cargo aud
liable to communicate infection, aud sucb
parts OF the cargo, which may contain rats
and mice, must only be landed here when
dEsipfccted in lighters.
Government Secretary's Office. st Croix
the 10Th December 1912
BAUMANN.
, 1912-12-18
PHYROGL
Translation.

IT ishntiy made known, that according to request from Wolf Lmtr manufacturer OF
40 and dealer in artificial stone Mehnn ut Cmow il Austria the registration effected by
Hunot the He5shaton-Ofhce Of Copenhagen sub No 64019i2f for the Trademark az
described below has mRT date Of Novenbr2 9th C. sub No 7l9l2 ben extended so as
to be valid ar with rgrlt the Danish West mdau Islands:
The word: PORPHYROGLUrIN
~ In accordance attn law FL April 1890 there h@veb cen announced as attorneys:
Tho engineers Holman Bang < BohnL CDeutugen
III conf rnHyw with announcement of 23d January 1912 the mark has been registered
in CrcoW for stone and material for mMIar 1t Is stated by the auuounces to be used as
a specially invented deIgnaiont for these kinds Of goods
Pnbh4hel in ShtsIIerlo 2Ml Oob r 1912
Guvernanhnt for de lmNk ycsHndUk1 Der St Tlmnr den 27de Noyemivr 1912
r. Il. T.
WTTJACOB9EN
, 1912-12-18
Bekendtgore else.

TAT bokendtgoros herved, nj Guverne-
@~ memtet har ophHvet den under 20de
Jnni d. A., for Pest unla9te Karantnne mod
Porto Rico med tlllorende Der, hog saa-
IeJ"s, at folgende Observation-Disclosures
lndtIl Videre vile v@re at tletfe mod SkIbe,
der ahkomme hertil fra umvrto Der.
lutet saadant SIKH maa rHrme sig Vprtt
! mlndro end 20 Fods Afstnnd og kun ON
Dagen, ntrdens Diet we'd Motket8 Frelnbrud
man legses udi Haynen.
Der mNn derhos tagos suadanne Torholds-
regIer. som uf Observation-Disclosures be
sternmes for mt hindre, at Rotter komme
Land.
I%oldvasenrt forer paa Diet Ofeutliges
Vegno TlIayn med at fornoden Forsigtighed
advises under Losuing % Ladning-
Posengerernes Rej-egods skal hyjs Karau-
tNn"l@gen inder Diet n0dvendigt, aeaiuh-
ceres.
Smitteforeude. til Ladningen H6rende
Genstaude, SAINT saadanue Dele al samme,
4"'n kunna antages nj hnso Kotter og Mus,
maa hike lnndcs, lnedmindre de kuuue Iso-
lorea / L~6tcre e.ler desiniceres i Forveieu.
Observation-Disclosures St. Croix, den
lode December 1912
.BAUMANN.
, 1912-12-18

Public alton

IT is hereby made known according to
- Ordinance Of 18Th August 1874 that 10
day have received the following aunou.tos-
ment:
est. Croix. 1912. 1912
Il hereby beg to announce, that Mes~r&.
"P. ADAMSGN and L. RIST, canl. poIyt.
"have been appointed directors Of the JOINT
''stock company "Dan vestlndiske Sakker-
"f"brlk' peralant 10 5 3 of the laws OF sail
company instead OF DIR B. RYZNAR who
%"retIfes at the end of This year and Mr.. S.
"P. SORENSEN deed.
" For the Board of Directors
for
the joint stock company
"Den yes'ln,Iiske Sukkerfabrik''.
KARI LACHMANN.
ChrlStiansted's Police Office, ST. Croix, the
18th December 1912.
FOULSEN.
, 1912-12-18
ekendtgore1se

VET bekendtgores herved i Henholl til
49, Anordning al 19de August 1874, at
jeg un.,er D. d. hnr mod,aget saalyLende
Anmellelse:
S Croix, d.. l4/12. 1912.
"Herved tilIader jeg mig at anmelde at,
ode herrer ?. ADAMSEN og cand. polyt.
OF. kIST ere udn@vnte till direktoreT for
LAS Den VestindiSke Sukkerfabrik'
'henhold til selsknbets love paragrpf 3
''stedet for DR. B.. RYZNAR, der frntreeler
eyed ud8augeu If dette aar, og Hr, S. Z.
"SORENSEN, der er afgaaet we'd OGDEN.
!" For bestyrelsesraadet
e" Aktieselskabet
I" "Den Vestindiske Sukkerfabrik.
+" KARL LACHMANN.
Christian>teds Politikammer, ST. CroiX,
den 14de December 1912. =
POULSEN.
, 1912-12-18

DIED. at her residence IN this town on
Monday afternoon Miss SARAH JANE ELLIOTT,
an active aud much valued member of the
Lutheran Church. The funeral took place
from the Lutheran ChurcA ut 4.3O o'clock
yesterday afternoon.
, 1912-12-18

Monday afternoon Miss SARAH JANE ELrIorr
an active aud much valued member of the
Lutheran Church. The funeral took place
from the Lutheran Church ut 4.3O o'clock
yesterday afternoon.
1t seems that estates here IN st. Croix.
when offered for sale, will always find put-
chasers. We learn that in spite of the Nh
favourable conditions Of the last two or
three years, Montpelier east has been
bought from DR.. Hevn by Ar. w. Eliot,
manager Of the estate Fredensborg, and that
Enheld Green has been bought from Den
Nes.ndiske Sukkerfpbrk by Mr.. Alexander
Fleming, manager OF estate St Johns, for
$4,000.
1t is rumoured hat the above mentioned
Company are further willing to sell a couple
OF other outlying estates, and we believe
that the owner Of Munster and Mt. WASH
lngton east is also wiling to part with those
!. properties.
Re ,e.;.n, : r;n1.,o, b..
to se%l us Il copy Of the Jn0aaicu Cleaner
for the 25th Nov. in which are many inter
estin9 particulars of the remarkably stormy
weather which prevailed in the western part
of THAT island on the 18th aud 18th of the
month.
Beyond the fact that all the accounts
speak of at least two hurricanes, there is verv
little information on which TIC base any theory
OF the complex storm. The enormous power
OF the component storms may be seen in the
tact that the thermometer at Negril Point
lighthouse had It's cups wrenched off lust
otIer it had recorded - wind velocity of l2O
miles al hour.
The statement of The captain Of The Ealus
IS very clear. 10 his opinion, based on the
facts observed, the ceutre of the storm pass
Ell well to the south of the Caymans, but
this is doubtful, for we read 10 the Louisiana
Planter thai eastern and central Cuba were
dreuched with heavy rains in connection with
the hurricane, which would seem to imply
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1912-03-01
Death of Mr.. F. O. Willard.

s~s Mr.. f.. o.. Willard died at his
home in Union on Saturday morn.
ing, Feb. "a, and was buried the
following Monday in, the Presby.
terian cemetery here. He was IA
years OF age and was a native oi
Union county .
Mr.. Willard leaves wife, who
was, before her marriage, Miss Mary
Farnum, and eleven children. His
children who survive him are:
Mrs. X. F. Mcbride, Rockingham,
N. c.; Mrs. o. M. Frazier, Raleigh,
IN. c.; Mrs. D. C. Briggs. Raleigh.
N. c.; Mrs. Joe Adams, Union.
and Messrs. D. O., George. Russell,
Clyde and Fred Willard, OF, Union,
and Mr.. Ira Willard, Of Salisbury.
N. C.
Mr.. Willard had, been with the
Norman and Murphy Co. for the
past eight years and was we'll and
favorably known throughout tbs
county. He was a member of the
Methodist church and was held in
high esteem by his neighbors.
MIR. Willard was sitting up and
talked freely with his family the
night he died. He had often ex.
pressed the idea that if he ever got
in bed with spell of sickness he
would never get up. He was a great
sufferer for several weeks proceeding
his death.
The burial was conducted by Revs.
J. l.. Daniel and l.. l.. Wagnon.
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BOARD OF HEALTH
HOLDS MEETING

The city Board of Health held a
meeting Wednesday evening and
elected chairman and secretary
for the ensuing year-Dr. s. G.
Sarratt was reelected to the posi-
ton.
Recently the following board was
appointed by the city council: j.
w. Meng, B. B. James, G.. B. Sligh,
II. {. Lawson and Geo. w. Smith.
Besides these new appointees, the
following old members of the board
held over: Drs. S. G. Sarratt, J. G.
Going, K. r. Berry and Mr.. j. D.
Arthur.
All the newly appointed members
were sworn in, except Mr.. Beatty,
who was absent on account Of sick
ness. -,
j. ID. Charles was elected health
inspector and upcn condition that
ne would be held in the position as
long as he gave satisfaction to the
board of health, the board thus re-
serving the right to recall the ap-
pointment whenever he was thought
to fail to give good service.
The board of health allows hogs
to be kept in town to April lst.
After that hogs will be allowed kept
upon certain conditions, information
upon said conditions to be had from
the board of health.
1t was agreed that members of
the board living in the various wards
would assist the inspector in max
ing personal inspections in his re-
spective ward.
Some time in the spring there will
be general clean up day." and
it is intended by the board to make
a good job of it.
The board takes up the work with
determination to do its full duty.
They urge everyone to report any
nuisances and also to help in the
good work by giving sympathy and
CO. operation. '.S III
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Miss Lillie Bayley, Of DR.. Kings
School of Oratory, of P;ttsburg. Pa. i.
Pa. is in Union for the purpose Of
training number OF the pupils Of
the High School who are preparing
to put on The Merchant of Venice,
one of Shakespeare's plays.
This attraction will be presented
in the High School auditorium on
March, the 9th. The play will be
enacted With the costumes in vogue
'in that day. The proceeds of the
play will be for the benefit OF the
school library. 1t is an assured fact
that the play will be both instructive
and entertaining, and it is expected
that there will be a large house.
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ADDRESS ON q"
AGRICULTURE

About fifty representative farmers
and business men gathered in the
opera house Tuesday to hear .ad-
dresses by Hon E. J. Watson and
MIR. j. w. Reid. Mr.. Watson is
Commissioner of Agriculture and
Mr.. Reid is Secretary of the State
Farmers Union.
Judge J. NJ. Greer presided over
the meeting and introduced the
speakers.
Mr.. Watson spoke in advocacy of
education along scientific lines for
farmers, and urged them to plant
cover crops, use commercial fertili-
zers intelligently, reduce cotton
acreage and raise supplies at home.
Said the South was being cheated of
its birthright in that having a great
monopoly in cotton it got little of
the benefits.
Mr.. Reid, after explaining the
constitution of the Farmers Union,
urged the necessity for co opera
tive selling and cooperative buy
ing" One is as important as the
other, and both are feasible.
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Judge w W Johns"n c
ANDERSON JAIL
CROWD GATHERED NEAR TOWN
BUT LACKED LEADER
Special Term Now Asked-ProbabIe
That Court Will be Convened to
Try William Reed, Who
Attacked Woman.

Anderson, Feb. 28.-The attack
on the county Jail. expected last
night or early this morning, to get
William Reed, the negro held on the
charge OF attempting criminal as
sault on the wife Of a prominent
farmer Monday night, did not ma
terlalize. There is a rumor afioat
that a second attempt will be made
tonight. More than 100 heavily
armed men gathered several miles
south of the city last night expect
ing to march on the Jail, but be-
cause reinforcements expected from
two other sections of the county did
not arrive, and because leader was
lacking, the attack was called off.
The men then went near where the
attempt at assault occurred and fired
several hundred shots, causing con-
sternation among the negroes in
that section.
Reed is in a cell at the Jail tonight
and the Jail is strongly barricaded,
several deputies having been sworn
in by Sheriff King.
The victim is said to be consider
ably better tonight. She suffered
a severe shock and collapsed. after
help arrived after the negro escaped.
No serious effects are expected.
Mr.. Parman, clerk Of Court, today
wrote to Solicitor Bonham asking
for special term of criminal court
to try Reed.
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TAFT HOLDS UP
BANKERS SENTENCE
MILTON CARLISLE WILL NOT
GO TO PEN JUST NOW.
The President Will Investigate the
Bankers Five Years Sentence
Mr.. Carlisle Was Born in
Union County.

Washington, Feb. %. --Presiden,
Taft today directed the department
OF justice to hold up, until he could
investigate the five year sentence tc
the penitentiary imposed on M. M.
Carlisle, of Newberry, s. c., con.
victed of violating the national
banking laws and misappropriating
s47O.
Senator Tillman and Representa-
tives johnson, Finley and Ellerbe,
OF South Carolina, told the presi-
dent the sentence was excessive and
unmerited.
Carlisle was prosecuted on 1862
counts in the indictment. He was
arrested in June, 1909, and tried
before Judge Brawley at Greenville
In October, 1910, his attorneys be-
ing Blease IL Dominick. He was
acquitted of 157 counts and con-
victed on five, being sentenced to
serve term Of five years.
The case is quite celebrated one.
Judge Carlisle is known as president
OF the National Bank OF Newberry
at that time, and it was alleged, in
effect, that he had violated the
banking laws in accepting personal
considerations in handling the af-
fairs of the bank.
Milton A. Carlisle was born in
Union county Sept. 7, 1841. He
graduated from the South Carolina
College, after which he entered the
Confederate army and served until
the surrender. He, practiced law
at Newbery until 1873; he was for
seven years trial justice of, Newberry
county; chairman Of the Democratic
party for four years, and in 1893,
was caeoted cntsaf t}+e-Na
Bank Of Newberry.
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election to the chairmanship, and
has attended several national con-
yentiops, ,as a delegate at lares, ,serv.
ing tho party at considerable Nper-
sOnal expense. |.
The Democratic clubs will meet
on April 27.. when delegates to- the
county conventions will be elected ..
The county executive comuaittses
will call the county conventions to
be held on May 6, wheL delegates
to the State convention will be. elect
ed. Each county in. the State ie
entitled to as many delegates in the
State convention as double the mum
ber of it's members in the general
assembly. The means that over 33G
delegates will come to Columbia ON
May Is for the purpose Of setting in
motion South Cardinals part in the
national campaignf for the presidency
The indications are that this viii
be an interesting State convention
as a number Of important question,
are to be decided. Wednesday.
State.
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Township CanvasSers.

Messrs. r. p. Morgan, w. s.
Mcclure and b. G. Wilburn have
done some good work in seeking to
interest the farmers of the county in
the Rock Hill plan for reduction of
acreage in cotton this year. They
have appointed the following gentle
meE in the various townships to
carry on the canvass in the various
townships: G. J. Brock, Goshen
Hill; K. /. Young, Union; Louis
J. Hames, Pinckney and Jonesyille;
John Wix, Santuc and Fishdam; /;
II. NJ. Sparks. Cross Keys; Y. F..
Holcomb. Bogansyille.