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Intelligencer. l'ublislicd every Wednesday. J. P. CI.INKSCAI.KS, / Kim OKS AND C. C LANGSTON, \ PlCOlMtlKTOKS. TJ'JliMS O NH YEAH, - - - - SI r,0 * SIX MONTHS. - - - 70 WEDNESDAY, WAL 2G, 1902. ^- --I - 11 111 ll I M United States Senators refused by a vote of l? to 44 to increase their own salaries. Both the South Caro lina Senators voted against the meas ure. Corn, hog and cotton should bc the favorite triplets of South Carolina farmers, in those products he will lind his bread, meat, clothes and spare change. The Legislature adjourned last Sat urday afternoon, after a session ?d' forty days, costing $57,580. The ap propriations foot up a little over a million dollars. The proposition arnon/ the Repub licans in Congress to revive thc force bill in the South gains little support. Thc Republicans see more chance to gain strength in the South by the elim ination of the negro thau by his continuance as a voter. President Roosevelt is in a quan dary as to whether it will be exactly proper for his daughter to attcud thc coronation exercises in London. Tho general sentiment of the country seems to be against Miss Roosevelt being present on that occasion. Georgia, Arkansas and Pennsyl vania had more legal hangings last year than any other StateB in the union, in the order named. And yet the first two arc Southern States where the northern press would have its readers believe there exists a con tempt for law. During the five months ending January 31, 7,070,000 bales of cotton came into sight. According to Neill's opinion the crop will run over eleven million baies. Theodore Price, an expert, says that it will be 9,444,000. Alfred Shepperson, after a long re view of the situation, places thc crop at 10,500,000 bales. The fisticuff between Senators Mc Laurin and Tillman in the United States Senate last Saturday was a most disgraceful socne, and enough to bring a blush of shame not only to thc cheek of every South Carolinian but to every true American. Tho leading Southern papers are asking the Scnato to expel both of tho Senators. President Roosevelt has decided the appeal in the Sohley case. He says the question who was in com mand is "technical"; that neither Sampson nor Schley is entitled to the ohief credit, but the captains and sailors of the warships, and that Sohley* s famous loop was an error. This decision is condemned by the friends of both the Admirals. Estimates of the mineral producta of the United States for the past year shows that in nearly every particular they exoeed those of any previous year; and more than that, they ex ceed tho products of any other country. In gold, silver, iron, steel, copper, coal, and mineral oil this country leads the world, and in all but copper the production of former years is sur passed. The director of the census bureau has made publie data showing that , the South is growing as rapidly as thc North. Tho large Northern cities are growing faster than those of the same size South, but thc difference is balanced by thc extremely rapid ' growth of thc small towns and cities of the South, and especially by the high rate of increase in the Southern rural population. Statistics of drink are quoted as showing that the United States drink.' less per capita than any of the othei great countries. This is gratifying, but as the statistics indicate that an nual average consumption of each male over 18 years is something like seventy gallons, and as there are many males who do not drink at all, the inference is that lhere are many others who are getting more than they ou-ht to have". It is stated in dispatches from "Washington that civil service reform will take a new stride in an order of Postmaster General Payne taking postmasters of the fourth class out from thc spoils system. Hitherto under Democratic as well as Repub lican administrations these village and crossroads poatoffices have been treated as the political booty of mem bers of congress. When the members of the house was wanting the spoil fell to the senator if hf belonged to tho party in power. Dat this last of tho scandals of the spoils system is now to bc abated. Thcro is no doubt that many inembeis of congress will rejoice in the change. - You borrow trouble; you buy ex perience'. . / . '. COLUMBIA LETTER. What Our I .aw Maker* ure Doing at tho State Capitol. J-'ri'ui (fur <hrn t'urrcapuHtlcnt, COI.IMKIA, S. C., Fob. 24.-Special ; After forty clay'a session, with a few ?lays recreation in Charleston, the (joneral Assembly adjourned sin? ?lio on Saturday afternoon. The se dion lia.s not been sensational nor conspic uous in any respect, but a good deal ol' good work lias been doue, and some good measures, perhaps killed. This was th?' second session of this (jencrai Assembly and the members who want to conic back-except, ot course, the hold-over Senators-must lace their beloved constituents on the stump this Bummer ami defend whatsoever records they may have. The House is com posed largely of young men, new to legislative and political life, ami natu rally ambitious, and no doubt most nf tho mein bel.? will be candidates fol' re election. VT rm: I.'.VST. At the last moment almost the anti trust bill pit safely through, though somewhat disfigured by tho pugna cious Senate. This is tho measure in troduecd by Mr. W. .). .Johnson and is the only one ut several nu asures of its character which came in sight of suc cess. It passed the House late, ami on Thursday was taken up in the. Senate without having been referred toa com mittee-a very unusual thing. Sena tor Robert Aldrich, ot Barnwell, made the principal light against it, deliver ing a carefully prepared speech of sev eral hours duration in which ho openly defended trusts and corporations as beneficial and worthy of encourage; nicni, citing New Jersey as an example for South Carolina to follow. It isa coincidence that Senator Aldrich should take this staud and that tho most prominent advocate of legislation and prosecution in regard to tho trusts is Attorney General ?. Duncan Bellin ger, also of Barnwell, for between the two there is a political antagonism dating back to before the days of Till mnnism. Senator Barnwell, of Charleston, at torney for the Southern Railway, also fought the bill, but tho Senate by a vote of 21 toll?n Thursday night at cloven o'clock refused to kill it and then several amendments were adopt ed. The two most important of these are one to exempt insurance companies and another to strikeout the rather drastic provision on requiring every corporation through some oflicial to make allidavit annually as to its com pliance with the law. An amendment to exempt farmers* organizations was voted down. Tho author of the. bill and its advo cates preferred to have tho House agree to the Senate amendments rather than run tho risk of having it killed or further amended in conference, and so tho amendments were accepted by the House. Tho hill was originally a close copy of the celebrated "Hogg law" of Texas, fanions in tho annals of anti trust legislation. As it Btnnds it for bids all sorts of combinations of cor porations or individuals in restraint of trade and competition, or for tho pur pose of controlling prices and the out put of products, and provides heavy penalties for violations. Individuals or corporations responsible for viola tions are liable to a forfeit of not less than $200 nor more than $5,000 for every offence and for every day of such offence, while corporations violating the Act shall have their charters re voked and be forbidden to do business in this State. The one other important measure re garding corporations which has passed is the bill giving tho Attornoy General authority to demand evidence neces sary for inquiring into the altai rs of corporations and trusts preparatory to prosecution. This legislation was ask ed for hy Mr. Bellinger. But the bill to revoke tho charter of the Virginia Carolina Chemical Compr.ny wns de feated. The hostility toward corporations so appal ont ten years ago does not now exist in this State. There seems to be areal friendliness to railroads, espe cially-perhaps because the railroads are now conciliatory and suave in their met hods where they used to bo rather dictatorial. Tor instance, tho bill to allow the Southern Railway to consoli date certain lines-the old South Caro lina and Georgia and its tributaries was easily passed, the communities in terested favoring the measure. Tl IK Ito Al > LAW. Another matter which did not get through until the Inst day, and then only hy conference agreement, was the road law. This is a bill framed by a special committee to supersede the present statute which is held to bo un constitutional because it contains spe cial provisions for each county. As tinnily ngreed upon the bill fixes tho ages of citizenship liable to road duty at from 18 to (?0; the number of ?lays is eight or more, and the commutation tax for all counties is one dollar. The bill is quite lengthy, containing spe cific provisions for th?; maintenance of the highways by tho County Commis sioners. THE WINTHROP ITEM. The appropriation bill had the easi est time it has had since the Radicals left the capitol. There was no light on any important appropriation except that for Win*hrop College, which the Ways and Means Committee had fixed at ?00,000, an increase from $43,500 of last year. By a vote of tM to 48 tho House cut the appropriation to S<50,000 but the Senate raised it to $55,000. I The House refused to accept this and i th?? iii|t went to c inference committee*. I a compromise was agreed to and tho amount fixed nt $52,000, which both Houses accepted. The pension appro priation of ?200,000 fixed by tho House i was adopted by tho Senate by a narrow i majority of ono vote-17 to 10. As already stated, tho project-to establish a soldiers1 homo was abandoned in view of tlx- large nppropriutiou to pen- j K?OIIS and thu passage <>l a 1 ? ? 11 requir ing County Supervisors to caro for in digeut Con f?d?r?tes at the Veterans' j Ilium's instead of putting them in the County Alms Houses. nu.i.s KII.I.I:I>. When we come to consider tho bills I rejected the number is rather large. The most prominent ol' these arr-: Tho child labor bill, tho compulsory educa- i tion billi the biennial sessions meas ures ami what has become famous as the "chicken bill." The child labor lull passed the Senate lust session and this timo received more support in the House than before. It will no doubt he heard from again. Tin* compulsory education bill was introduced in the Senate by Senator Kaysor, of Orangeburg, until recently u member of tin; State Hoard of Edu cation. Its support in thu Senate was stroll).', hut it did not receive enough votes to pass. Tin: biennial sessions hill passed tho House and was killed in the Senate, which also rejected tim several hills presented on this subject by Senator O ruber, of Colinton. The "chicken hill' passed both Houses audits neck was wrung by a conference committee. The hill sought to include domestic fowls under the provisions ol' the general stock law. Th?! House wanted ii to apply to tur keys, geese, ducks and guineas and the Senate wanted to include chickens. Tin? two Houses could not agree on the chicken bono of contention and the bill thus failed of passnge. COXGKKSSMKN. The redistricting bill is ono of the most important bills passed at this session. It lins already been published in this correspondence. Tho Congress men most affected uro Messrs. Elliott and Lever. Col. Elliott's county, Beau fort, is taken out of the First and put in tho Second District. If ho runs in this District, composed of Aiken.. Ham berg, Durn well, Beaufort, Ed ge Held, Saluda and Hampton, he will hnvo to oppose Attorney-General Bollinger, of Barnwell, nnd Representativo Croit, of Aiken, both strongmen. Col. Elliott has been in Congress almost sixteen years. Some Charleston man may como out for Congress in tho First and Sena tor G ruber, of Colleton, is also a possi bility. Congressman Lover's county. Lex ington, is now in the Seventh District with Bichland, Sumter and Orange burg. So. far no one is announced to oppose Mr. Leer, but Senator Bay sor, of Ornngeburg, will doubtless bo urged to run, and Sumter may have a candi dato. No Columbia man is spoken of as yet nor is any likely to run this year. STATT, CANDI DATES. There will bo a general shifting around of State House officials at tho next election. Attorney General Bel linger, as stated, will run for Congress and his present assistant, Col. U. A. Gunter, Jr., and Speaker Stevenson will bo candidates for Attorney Gen eral. Secretary of State M. R. Cooper is in bad health, but if he offers for any oilice it will bo for Governor. His as sistant, Mr. James T. Gantt, will run for Secretary of State, as will the Gov ernor's private secretary, Col. E. H. Aull. Representative J. Harvey Wil son, of Sumter, Col. J. Thomas Austin, a member from Greenville, and Capt. J. H. Brooks, representative from Greenwood, are also mentioned. Comptroller General Derham will be opposed, it is said, by Senator Sharpe, of Lexington, and it is possible that Mr. N. W. Brooker, who made the race two years ago, will be a candidate again. Adjutant and Inspector General J. W. Floyd will oppose Congressman Finley, and the present assistant Adju tant and Inspector General, Col. John D. Frost, will run for his chiefs place. Col. Henry T. Thompson, captain of the famous Darlington Guards and later Lieutetnot Colonel of the Second South Carol i ti a in tho wnr with Spain, ia being urged to run for Adjutant General, and Col. J. C. Boyd, of Green ville, commanding the first regiment of militia, may also bo a candidate, ns will Raul E. Ayer, of Anderson. For Railroad Commissioner Wil born's place the aspirants are too nu merous to mention, but some of them are Mr. Wilburn, Senator "Banks" Caughman, W. Boyd Evans and "Jim" Cansler. These are some of the candidates tor State offices that have cropped out thus early in the season. Besides there will be fivo or six for Senator McLau rin's Beat, as many for Governor and several for Lieutenant Governor. .Many of these have been in Columbia during the session making themselves solid with the politicians. - But for about three months there will be a rest from polities. A matter in which Anderson is deep ly interested is the securing of a satis factory draine ie law. The Anderson delegation worked earnestly for the bill introduced but opposition of low country counties succeeded in defeat ing it. It is, however, a mensuro that will come in time. J. H. The Speaker in Trouble. Speaker Stevenson was notified yes terday that suit for damages had been instituted against him. Mr. Jno. T. Duncan, a Columbia attorney, is press ing the suit. The facts in tho caso are rather interesting in themselves and also because of their relation toother matters. It seems that Represontac.e Ashley of Anderson brought with him to Co lumbia a colored roan who had bound himself to Mr. Ashley for several months. Tho negro was given laborer's employment by tho sergeant-nt-arms of the house. Friday when the House officials, etc., wero being paid off, Mr. Ashley asked Speaker Stevenson for the pay certificate of tho negro. Not suspecting it would briug on trouble, Mr. Stevenson pnssed the cer tificate over to Mr. Ashley, for the latter enjoyed tho confidence of tho 1 chair. Moreover tho pay certificate j wan no good until countersigned t>y I thc negro. Thc latter became angered at Mr. Ashley and declined to take his pay from Mr. Ashley, who wanted to deduct money advanced for expenses. The porter sought legal advice and tho speaker is now the defendant in a ?nit for ?180, the $80 being the negro's pay certificate, the $100 being for damages. -The ?State, 23id inst. To Stockholders of Peoples Store A MEETING of th? Stockholder? of th? People? Store of Piedmont, S. G., I?-? hereby called for March StOtft, 1002, at 12 rn., at th? Company'? Htore, for tho pur poso of increasing the Capital Sf-cfc to an amount not exceeding $20,000 in all. I Stock to the amount of 97,200 to be pre- | tarred ovir common Stock a? to annual i accumulative dividends to extent of 8 per vent, and nu to principal. By order of Hoard of Diree'orH. J. It. SPEAKMAN. Pres. W.?. GALLAHAM, Mftn'r. Feb 17, 1002 86 1? THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF AKDEBHON. COURT Ol' COMMON PLEAS. M?. Cora If. Harris and Infant* Lol* C. Harria, Manon r. Harris and other?. PlaiutlQ*, :u;a: n-t Jii lil T lUrrls, Iteljaroiu Harris, Karto Harris ami Kat? (Jal lo way, Defendants-surxinons f,, Kcllef-Com plat tit not Sorted. . To tho P< fondant, Kate Galloway : ATOP are hereby Biunnjoacd and required toan hwor theComplaint in this action, which i.s flied in the otllce ot the Clerk of 'he Court of Common Pleas at Anderson C H., H. C., and to nervo a copy of your answer to tbenttid Complaint on th? subscriber at hit oflico, Auderson C.B., S.e., within twenty .lays after the service hereof, exclusivo of the day of such Bcrviee ; amt If you fail to answer tli<j Complaint within thu timo aforesaid, thu MatntitTlri this action will apply lo the Court lor tho relief demanded In the worn plaint. Pated February 21. A. P. 1902. E. ii. MCADAMS, Plaintiffs' Attorney. [3K.IL ] Jons C. WATKINS, C. C. V. To I he Defendant, Kate Galloway : Take notice that thc Complaint and Summons, which the above is a copy, was flied In the office of tho Clerk of tho Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Andorson, in the State of South Carolina, on January IS. 101*2 E. ti. McADAMS. Plaintiffs' Attorney. Feb 24, 1902 8G 6 NOTICE ! WE, the undersigned, have opened up Shops at the old stand of W. M. Wallana on Church Street, West of the Jail, for the purpose of doing Woodwork and Blacksmithing. Repairing Buggies, Wag* ons, ?Sc, in all its branches. All work guaranteed to be first-class. W. M. WALLACE, R. T. GORDON. Feb 10, 1902_35_ NOTICE. Auditor's Ginee, Anderson. S. C., Feb. 17, 1902. THE Township Assessors of the differ ent'townships in the County are request ed to meet at this office on Tuesday, March 4th next, at ll o'clock a. m.. for the purpose of beginning the appraise meat of real and personal property for taxation for this lineal year. Tho meet ing 1H important, and every Assessor in the County is urged io be present. In tbe meantime, we ask the Assessors to be diligent !.? dlacoverlcg property and insistent upon all taxpayers making their returnsHB prescribed hy law, and to this j end wocnll attention to Section 2, 3 and I .1 of Act of tho General Assembly, ap proved March 2, li>97, a part of which roads as follows : "They shall diligently seek for and dis cover all property, both real and person al, in their respectiva tax districts not previously returned by the owner or agents thereof, or not listed for taxation by tho County Auditor; and thereupon it abrtll be their duty to list the same for taxation in thu name of tue owner or person to whom it is taxable." G. N. C. IIOLEMAN, _Auditor Anderson County. ANNOUNCEMENTS. i -j - f'undMatea' anoouacei'irut* will do pub lished until ?he Primary Election for Fire Dollars --PAYADLE *.' ADVAKCK. Don't ask us to credit you. FOR PROBATE JUDGE. To the People of Anderson County : 1 hereby 'announce my.?if a candidato fsr the oiticc ol 1*1 obste Judge of this County, subject to th? rules of tbs D?mocratie party. I corneas 1 hare no /real love for the Court House, but "ne cessity is a bard toaster." If elected I will ?trive Vo be just and kind lo and to discharge my du ties lu such a manner that no on? ever will b?? sorry I was elected. Ibis is. the )a?t ti ne I will ask for a County olDco. Very trui* yours. _ E. Z. SHOWN. E. G. MCADAMS. ATTORNEY A.T JL^VW, ANDER80N, S. C. .J5?- Olllce lu Judge of Probate's office, In the Codrt House. Feb 5,1902 33 ?Notice ot Final Settlement. THE undersigned, Administrator ol Estate of Sydney Hurt*, deceasod, here by give? notice that he will on the 13th ?lay of March, 1002, apply to the Judge of Probate of Anderson County, d. C., for a Fina! Settlement of said Estate, and a discharge from his office as Ad ministrator. S. L. ESK KW, Adm'r. Feb 12, 1902 31 5 TWO ARTICLES That are Especially Appetizing ! OLNEY'S SIFTED PEAS, 12*c. Can, 81.37 per dozen. Uniform in si^e, turn out nicely in the dish, a sweet taste to them which lov ers of fine peas delight in. They re* mind one of the fresh peas in summer. OLNEY'S CREAM CORN. 12ic Can, $1.37 per dozen. Can't beat the best-this is best. Ten der, sweet, creamy with a rare flavor that's particularly inviting. A lot nf RUTS SAGA TURNIPS. C. FRANK BOLT. The Cash Grocer. Notice of Final Settlement. THE undersigned, Executrix of the Estate ' of A. P. Hubbard, deceased, hereby gives notice that she will ou the 13th day of March, 1902, apply to the Judge of Probate for Anderson County for n Final Settlement of said Estate, and a diHcharcn from her office aa Executrix. MARY M. HUBBARD, Ex'x. Feb 12, 1902_34_5? NOT LONG IN THE IOC. STORE BUSINESS! BUT long enough to know that there are aome people I am pleasing with my Goods and Prices, because they have come back the second time and are still coming back when they want Bargains. If you will call and see what we brve got you will do as others have done-BUY. Maybe buy again ; that's what we want you to do ; that is if onr prices and assortment strikes you favorably, and you can deoide this mighty quick if you will come and see ns. We are still knocking down prices. Boy these if they snit you : All 25o JeroB to go at 20o. per yard. All 22* c Jeans to go at 18$ c per y ard. All 15c Jeans to go at Ho per yard. All 12*o Jeans to go at 9o per yard. All Double Width Dress Flannels, 25o kind, now 20o yard. Teazledown Outings, very best grade, same on both sides, now 8c yard. Teazledown Outiojs, good quality, now 4Jc yard. Ladies' Heavy Bibbed Underheat 12}, 18 and 20a each. Children's and Youths' Ribbed Undervest 15 and 20c eaoh. Gentlemen';! Heavy Undershirts 20o each. Children's Socks 7, 8, 9 and 19c eaoh. Shawls 12c eaoh. Long Skirts 19c each. Short Skkts 12c eaoh. Pantalettes 8o pair. Diaper Covers 8o pair. Moccasins 8c pair. Shoes 20c pair. Bibb Aprons 7 and 8c eaoh. E. Z. Wais? 19c each. Gentlemen's Linen Collars, the 10 and 15c kind, 5c each. Ladies' Stock Collars 8, ll and 19c eaoh. Ladies' Belts 2, 7, 16 and 19c each. If you want to SAVE YOUR DOLL ABS remncher that we re still HIGH PRICE BREAKERS AND LOW PRICE MAKERS. JOHN A. AUSTIN AN?> THE MAGNET; Next to Post Onice. 5c, 10c and 25c Articles of Every Description^ DON'T STOP TO READ THIS I But come along and let ns fit you up with a good Cook Stove, Heating Stove, Oil Stove,. STOVES, STOVES, For we are iii tho Stove business and can give you a bargain in these Goods? Wo also do Roofing, Guttering, Plumbing, Electrical Wiring and Bell Work. ' We alco curry a complete line of TINWARE, WOODEN WARE, ENAMELWARE and CUTLERY. CHARCOAL BOUGHT. ARCHER & NORRI8, Phone No. 261. No. 6 Ghiquola Block D. 8. VANDIVER. J. J. MAJOR. E. P. VANDIVER. Vandiver Bros. & Major., - DEALERS IN - BUGGIES, SURRIES, PHOTONS, WAGONS, Harness, Lap Robes, Whips, Etc. ANDERSON, S. C., DECEMBER, 1901. We are overstoektu both on Wagons and Buggies, and aro specially anxious to turn them, cr all of them we can turn, into cash before Xtn&d. Now is the time to get a good Buggy or Wagon CHEAP. Yours truly, VANDIVER BROTHERS & MAJOR. F. S.-If you owe us anything please pay up AT ONCE, AT Hundrods of pairs of Fine Men's and Ladies' Shoes are selling hero at less than Cost to clear om* shelves prior to the arrival of the New Spring Goods. Men's Shoes of the very beat kind, (Bay ?State,) usually sold at $3.50 to $4.00, we will sell for the next week at only $2.50, Ladies' Shoes, also, the very best goods, made by Erip? pendorf, Dettman & Co., and usually sold at $2.50 and $3.00, we will sell for the next week at only $1.50. In placing these Bargain Shoes before the public we do not represent them to be the very latest, up-to-date style as regards the toe ; but we do guarantee the quality to be just as we say it is. Those who are not so particular about style, and are anx ious about quality, will soon appreciate the bargain in this offering and the few hundred pairs we place on sale will not last but a very few days. First come first served. Agents for Butterick Patterns. . Agents for American Lady Cursete. Ask for Coupons for FREE PREMIUMS. Respectfully, ins H. Weil k Co, BLACKSMITH AND WOODWORK SHOPS ! THE undersigned, having succeeded to the business of Frank Johnson & Co., will continue it at the old stand, and solicita the patronage of the public Repairing and Repainting promptly executed. We make a specialty of "Goodyear," Rubber and Steel Horse Shoeing. General Blacksmith and Woodwork. . Only experienced and skilled workmen employed, We have now ready for sale Home-made, Hand-made Farm Wagon? that we especially invite your attention to. We put on Goodyear Rubber Tires. Tours for business, Church Street, Opposite Jail. J. P. TODl>. PLOWS OP ALL KINDS AND SHAPES. -vvvvvvvvvv CAR Load Plows, Plow Stocks, Singlo Trees and Plow Handles just received. Our Plows have the correct shape and are the right thickness. We can supply you with any shape or size Plow and any weight you need, and our prices on Plows is right. We also carry a complete Stook of Long and Short Heel Bolte, Light and Heavy Clevises, Webbed and Padded Back Bande, Collar Pads, Plow Lines, Hame Plrings, Hames and Traces. * We have a lot of Light Plow Stocks bought at a sacrifice sale that we aro selling at unheard of prices. Our stock of Axes is complete. "The Kelly Perfect" is our leader, and will stand the coldest weather and hardest timber. Wo also have a'good Axe? that we sell for less money. . Nails, Barb. Wire, Poultry Wire, Wire Staples, and in fact EVERYTHING THE FARMER, NEE IS At this Benson of the year. BROCK HARDWARE COMPANY, Successors to Brock Brothers* . ? ? i' ; r .. i ". " ---?,' CARRIAGES AND BUGGIES -D?RING -SHOULD BE Repaired. &xidi FR.op>stirxb?ci FOR SPRING DRIVING. WE are in position to do this work at prices .to suit the times. Kindly give us a call. Respectfully, Over H. 6. Johnson & Son, Whittier St, a. FRANK JOHNSON.