The herald and news. (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, April 17, 1906, Image 1
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SENATOR TIZ&MA11AGAIN.
It 34sajt.,a4#t Wilt He. -aid
About kmit i ofurchsese But
How About.Bids?
The State.
Sahingtbn, April 12.-When ask
ed tonight if he 'would reply to the
letter of 'Mr. Fraser Lyon publislh,d
in WOnesday's State, Senator Till
man plii; ' No, ut.I am much ir
ritat ovr 'the way i6veral of. the
neopsap#s komy Latin inixed up in
the reports of my remarks at Clemson.
If tiere is inything that 1do take
a pride- in it is the little Latin that
is left r6e.in my old age and I. don't
want- to hdve anybody messing that
up. They made me use a nominative
i.stead of an ablative and I know 1
did nthing'of thq kind."
The senator looked particularly
fierce as lie said this, for as has often
been noted, lie does take great pride
e in his Latin.
S-He appeared not to wish to discuss
the Lyon lettei but did finally make a
few brief remarks, the gist of which
was as follows: "I consider Mr.
Lyon's letter too silly to call for any
ixswer from me at all."
After turning over two'.or three
newspapers which lie held in his lap,
serutintzing several cartoons of him
self and making a few random com
ments, he .turned suddenly, and the
lines of his face assuming their stump
speech position, lie added, "You can
say this if you want to, that while
my idea of $400,000 being the limit of
the amount that the board may pur
chase may not be entirely correct, my
idea of the law as to the competitive
bids I know is correct and I predict
that'unless the investigating commit
tee repudiates all purchases made
Without comp6titive bids--. predict
'there will be a demAnd for an investi
gation of the investigating commit
tee.
-LEWIS R. REDMOND IS DEAD.
He Was a Noted Moonshiner in Days
Gone By.
The Pickens Sentinel of last week
has the follwo iifgnnoamrSHRRDD
has the following information:
''We learn that Major Lewis R.
eAmond, the noted moonshiner of by
gone days, died at his home near
Seneca last week, after an illness of
only a few days. Major Redmond
was well and favoribly known to
many of our people, having been born
and raised in this county, and had
many ups and downs through life,
though his latter years were spent
quietly in peace and plenty, with his
family, iear Seneca."
LeRoy F. Youmans Will Be In Race.
"I shall act upon the advice of
my friends in various partp of the
State, given without concert or con
urene beteert them; and you are
authorized to announce that I shall
be 9 candidate in the Deniocratic pri
mzary ,this year. for nomination for
the ofilce of. attorney general,'' said
Attopley General Youmans today to
'the niewspaper callers.
''Wheri Mr. Townsend, the late as
sistant'attorney general, announced to
the late lamented attorney general,
Mr. Guilter, that lie would vacate his
positioi on the first of last October,
Mr. Guntor most 'unexpectedly ten
dered me the position. . While I held
that position, I invariably said to
friends, who proposed to me to be
come a candidate for the attorney
generalship in the approaching Dem
'oeratic primary, that I could not con
sider 4he proposition until the views
of Mr. Gunter, as to his being' or not
being . canididate, were announced,
-and -that in~ the event, of his being a
*candidate, 'I .most certainly could not
~be.Nlowt, that Mr. Gunter 's protract
ed'ilhriess has resulted in his lamented
- death, hd that I am att6rney general
:by thk'eppointment hf Governor Hey
Ward, Alppolicited, I think it proper to,
make this annoitncement."
.~91 , it' .do Oqd?s Work vhule
ha~o~n fom His .way.
'Who ~ n's shdys hurt hin he
a mal(0 yoi belidv4 the
neelto compiete his joy
apbe dape
[BOARD. AGAINST OOMMITTEA,
Refused the List of Purchases With
Prices-Board Custodian Samples
Won't Keep Them "In tact'
For the Committee.
Record.
The state board of digpensiry dir.
ectors *ha sat- on'' Senator Chris,
tensen and Representative Lyon, of
the dispensary iuvestigating commit.
t'ee in the matter of the latter's'de.
mand for a list of the purchases made
at the last meeting with prices and
amounts ordered out, and has refused
to keep the samples ''intact.''
: Director Black - replied through
Clerk Mobley to the letter from Mr.
Christensen along this .ine, to thi
effect that while the board was at
all times ready' and - willing to assist
the committee in: protecting the in
terests 6f thi i.tate and that the books
and rccords of the board are oper
at all times to the members of the
committee, '"they do not feel called
upon to furnish,'' and ''they wish to
say that the,board is the austodain o.
the samples." *
Mr. Christensen was not satisfied
with this and wrote to ask that at
least one other -member of the bodrd
pass upon his demands. This is the
reply lie got, dated. yesterday:
"Dear- Sir: I am directed to sa)
that the board concurs with Majoi
Black in my letter to you of Marci
31st.
These purchases have been referred
to a number of times in the recent
spirited controversy between Senatoi
Tillman and Mr. Lyon, Senator Till.
man intimating that the investigating
commitee is'trying to assume the
purchasing power and needs investi
gating itself and Mri Lyon insiuma,
tig that the purchases have nol
been to the lowest bidTli'.
Here is'the correspondence of full
Beaufort, S. C., March 28.
M. t. H. Mobley, Clerk State Boari
of Control, Columbia, S. C.
Dear Sir: Kindly furnish me ai
your earliest convenience wth the cop.
ies of the list of purchases last made
with the pencilled memoranda as tc
amounts awarded, ordered out, etc.
so that they ,will be exact duplicate"
of the sheets you showed Mr. Lyor
ind myself.
Who are the Balroy people?
Is the proof of liquor furnished
generally given on tile invoices of the
firms from whom the state has boughi
during the past few years?
Does the Anchor Distillig compan
liquor bear the labels of that concern1
and has' the state bought from thal
concern the Manatee brand, or th(
Henrietta brand or both?
I presume you have informed tl
board that the committee wants al
samples submitted at last meeting
intact.
Very respectfully,
N. Christensen.
Columbia, S. C., Muarch 31.
lion. N. Christensen, Beaufort, S. C.
Dear Sir: In reply*'to youi's of the
28th inst. beg to say, Major Black be.
ing the only member of the board ir
the city at the time, I laid your let.
ter' before him, and lie directs me t
say that the board will assist the corn
mittee in every way possible to pro.
tect the interest of the state, and thai
the books, records, etc., of the dis
pensary are at all times open for in,
specction by the committee or an3
member of it, but they do not fee
called upon01 to furnish you with
copy of the orders of our purchases
In regard to the samples, I am di,
reeted to say that tihe board- is the
custodain of thme samples.
tn rep)ly to the question ''who are
tihe Belroy peole?'' will say style 6l
firm is Belroy Distilling Co., of
Louisville, Ky.
Replying to question ''Is, pi'oof ol
liquor furnished?'' will say it is no1
generally given on invoice, but ap
pears on barrel.
In answer to question, ' boes th4
Anehor Distilling company's liquoi
bear the labels of the'cncrn'wil
say the Anchor Distilling company)i
goods bear the labels of tihe firm
Henrietta being one of their brands
Cannot find where they sell such
bi'&nd as Manatee.
Very respectfully,
M. H. Molley, Clerk,
Beaufot; S. C., April.'
Mr. M. H. Mobley,' Clerk State'Board
of Control, Columbia, S. C.*
Dear Sir: Yours of March 31st tc
hand. Please have same passed oi
by at. least'one other m4mber of th<
state board.
euaRgli ii shmfyp
. Kindly mail me copy of my lette)
tp "which yours above referred to is ir
reply.
Very respectfully,
N. Christensen,Jr.
Member Dispensary Invest. Com.
Ban on Slot Machines.
Columbia, S. C., April 12th--Th
justly 'famous slot machine case cami
to a sudden and sad termination, ton
porarily at least, this afternoon it
Magistrate Moorman's court to whicl
it had been transf4rred on a cliang
of venue from the recorder's cour
where a similar case had been decid
ed adversely under the otdinance. Th
magistrate also decided against Man
ager Cain, of the slot machine con
cern, the prosecution being brokigh
under section 501 of the criminal code
which provides for the seizure anl
confiscation of goods exposed for'sal
on Sunday. The 41 slot machinei
seized last Sunday were returne<
Wednesday after lir. Cain consente(
to open them'and release the contents
The goods, valued dt $40, were con
fiscated under the decision today
though Mr. Cane himself suffered ni
fine.
Attorney IFrank G, Tompkins di(
not pttempt to disprove the facts se
up by the pi-osecution but based hi
hope on three technical objections tha
the statute was intended to preven
only persons kaboring on Sunday
that the proceedings were not regula
in that section 504 of ,the same chat
ter provides a different method, an4
that the act itself is 'unconstitutiona
because it deprives a person of prop
erty without due process of law. He
therefore, gave notice of appeal t
the Circuit Court and says lie wil
carry it to the Supieme Court if nec
essary. This ties up the sale of ci
gars, candy and chewing gum on Sun
days until the appeal can be hear
at the June term of court, unless th
case can be gotten by consent befor
the- civil court, which convenes in
few days. Some other move may b
made in the meantime, h;owever.
Lucas-Milliken Fight Ends.
Spartanburg, S. C., April 12th
Stockholders representing. the Luca
and Milliken interest in the Lauren
Cotton Mill met at Laurens this af
ternoon and final action was take:
which closed the fight for the manage
ment of the mill and its output. ,Lu
cas severed his cnnection as prosi
dent, N. B. Dial being, elected to sue
coed him. W. S. Montgomery of thi
city, who has been mentioned as
probable successor to Lucas was mad
treasurer and general manager.
When the conciliatory plans wer
drawn up here Saturdd'y, Milliken of
'fered to. buy the Lucas holdings a
170. The proposition was accepte<
this afternoon and the strength o
the management of the Laurens cot
ton mills is now in the hands of th.
Millikenis, whlo will contin'ue as sol
ling agents, over which matter thm
complications arose more than a yea
ago. The meeting at Laurens wva
exceedingly harmonious and all par
ties seem satisfied.
- Simple Pat.
London Answers.
. A poor Irishman one day went ti
the oflee of an Irish ban)k and asket
for change in gold for fourteen one
pound Bank of. Ireland notes. Th
cashier at once replied that' the Caval
bank Qnly cashed its pwn notes.
. ''Then would ye gie me Cavan note
for these?"'a'sked thie counttryman i1
his sitaple way.
''"Certainly," said the cashier, hand
ing the:fourteen notes as desired.
Theo.rishmn teok:the Cavan notet
but immediatelyfreturned' tihem to th
sir ?" And tIl eashir;aught ini hi
ownh trap, was bl~Ig ~oart with $h
money.
OUR AGRIGULTURAL- EXPORTS.
Highest Records for This Country
Are Now Being -kado.
Washington, April 12.-Agricul
ural products are now making their
highest record in the exportations of
the United States, And siould the
present rate continue during the re
nrainder of the fiscal year the total
eportation of such prodiets will in
006 for the first, time cross the bil
lion dollar line. In the eight months
elding with February, for which the
.0epartment of Commerce, through its
bureau of statistics, furnishes the de
tailed figures; the value of agricultur
4l products exported amounted to
$700,000,000, which is a, total consid
erably in excess of the figures for a
similar period in any preceding year.
Contrasting the figures of 1906 with
those of 1896 and 1901, the growth is
strongly marked. The total value of
agricultural products exported for
the eight months ending with Feb
ruary, 1906, was $700,000,000; in
1896, the total was but $404,000,000,
and in 1900, $570,000,000, while the
largest total previously shown for
'the eight months ending with Febru
ary was $664,000,000 in 1902. The to
tal for the eight months ending with
February, 1905, was but $568,000,000.
This growth occurs in all of the
three great groups which form the
bulk of agricultural exports, viz.,
breadstuffs, cotton and provisions, the
letter term including meat. and dairy
yroducts. The largest increase oc
qurs in breadstuffs in which the gain
io.$70,000,000; provisions show a gain
9f i$33,000,000, and cotton a gain of
$30,000,000, each compared with the
corresponding months of the immedi
ately preceding year. The group
-readstuffs'' includes wheat, wheat
I f)n.r, corin, 6ats, barley, and other cb
I reals, cereal preparations for table
food, etc., and in nearly all of these
articles there is a marked growth in
the eight months ending with Febru
I ary, 1906, compared with the corre
- sponding months of the preceding
. year. Wheat shows an increase from
. $3,710,550 in the eight months ending
i with February, 1900, to $22,621,958
in the eight months ending with Feb
r niary, 1906; flour, an increase from
$26,723,329 to $42,098,842; corn,
a from $27,010,601 to $46,76P,572; oats,
from $405,283 to $11,255,229; barley,
from $3,991,711 to $6,749,364, and
corn meal - from $575,350 to $1,043,
297. The increase inl exports of
wheat is chiefly due to the shortage
in our own supply which existed in
1905, and a return to normal condi
t tions in 1906. In the eight months
- ending with February, 1905, -only
a 4,196,000 bushels of wheat were ex
- ported, while in- the same- months
- ending with February, 1906, the
- number of bushels exported was 27,
- 467,298. Of flour the exports for the
corresponding months of 1905 and
1906 were 5,853,507 barrels and 0,
a 785,309 barrels. Of corn the,quanti
ty exported in the eight months end
e ing with February, 1905, was 50,
-938,169 bushels, and in the same
t months of 1906, 88,234,903 bushels,
while of oats the total -exports in the
Seight months of 1905 was' 959,941
- bushels, and in the same months of
a 1906, 32,714,453 bushels.
~ 'These increases in the exports of
a breadstuffs occurred chiefly in the
movement to European countries. To
a the United Kingdom corn exports in
- creased 14,000,000 bushels; oats, 13,
000,000; wheat 6,500,000, and flour
2,000,000 barrels. To Gleramny corn
exports ,increased 10,000,000 barrels.
To Germany corn exports increased
10,000,000 bushels; oats, about 6,
y 000,000; -wheat about 2,500,000, wvhile
1 flour shows but a small increase.
- Cotton sh'ows an increase of $30,
e 000,000 value in exports during the
1 eight. mouths ending with February,
1906, compared with the correspond
S inig monithms of last year, but a de
i crease in quantity, the~ total number
of bales exported in the eight months
- ending with February, 1906, being
5,399,055, 'against 5,879,327 in the
, same manths last year. The increase
a in value of exports by countries oc
curs in the movements to the United
, Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy,
s Russia and Canada and a decrease in
s the m6V9tt to Bplging, Aps
Netherl.'nde and Mexico. In gqnit.i
ty, however, the figures show & do- c
Cline in movements to all the prin.; n
cipal countries except France and f
Canada, the increase in total - value .
being due to the liigh average export j
value per pound, that in 1900 being a
little over 11 ecents per pound, while I
the average per pound in the eight I
months ending with February, 1905, y
was slightly more than 9 cents. 1h
In the group designated "provis- t,
ions" the total increase is $33,000,- g
000, a gain in which nearly all the e
classes participated to a greater or h
less extent. Lard shows an increase h
of $11,000,000; oleomargarine oil $4,- y
000,000; bacon $6,000,000 and butter i
nearly $3,000,000. r
While agricultural exports are b
larger in total value than ever before,
it does not follow that they form I
larger percentage of the grand total (
of exports. On the contrary the per- 3
centage which they form of the total r
exports in the eight recorded months I
of the fiscal year 1906 is smaller than I
in any earlier year in our history, ex- v
cept 1905, in which they were abnor- i
mally low by reason of the sliortage
in the grain crop. of 1904. The per- v
centage which agricultural products i
form of the total exports in the eight c
months ending with February, 1906, c
is 59.3, against in 1904, 66.27839450
is 59.3, against 63.8 in 1904, 66.2 in '
1902, 68.9 in 1899, and 71.9 in 1898,
considering in .each, cAse the corres
ponding nonths of the year named. (
This indieates that other great groups c
of our products are increasing even f
more rapidly proportionately than 9
that designated as agricultural pro- m
ducts, and this relative gain in per- 1
centage of the total exports occurs v
chiefly in manufactures.
The percentage which manufactures c
form of exports in the eight months i
ending with February, 1906, is 32.8, -
while they formed but 27.2 p6r cent of 4
the total exports in thee orresponding I
inonths of 1903, 22.5 per cent in the I
corresponding months of 1898, and I
16.5 per cent in the corresponding I
months of 1890.
t
GREEN & GAYNOR CONVICTED. t
A Long Trial Brought to Ah End
Case Has Been Pending ror
Seven Years.
Savannah, Ga., April 12.-Benja
mini D. Green and John F. Gaynor
were found guilty' of conspiracy
against the government, presenting
false claims and cmbezzlment in the
Federal court for the southern dis
trict of Georgia today, and tomorrow
Judge Emory Speer will pass sentence
upon them.
The defendants were found guilty,
with no recommendation, upon each
of the indictments. The verdict was
returned a few minutes before 2
o'clock, after the jury had been out
three hours and a half.
F6r 14 weeks the case had beent in
progress and there was the stillness
of the tomb in the court~ room as
Judge Speer asked the jury ~if they
had agreed upon a verdict.- Foreman
Hope Thomas answered inl the affirm
ative and the three indictments were
taken and the findings read by the
clerk. The jury at the request of the
counsel for the defense was then
polled and each member stated that
the verdict rendered upon01 tihe indict
ments were his. Tihe maximum sen
tence that the court may impose un
der' tile law is an aggregate term of 17 4
years in the penitentiary and~ a fine
of $575,000, the amount of the alleged
embezzlement. It is not believed,
however, that the sentence will be of I
extreme severity. Before adjourn-<
imenit unltil tomorrow morning at 10
o'clock, wvhen senitencee will be pro
nounced, Jud(ge Speer' said:
"'I have no dispositioii towvard1s
these ulnfortulnate men except -to be
just as merciful as my duty under tile
law will permit.''
The Minimum Sentence..
Tile minimum sentence permissible
under thle law is twvo years ill the pen
itentlary and a fin.e of $1,000.1
Tile clerk read to tile court a corn
muinientioni from tihe, jury in whlich 1
thle members tenideredl their hueartfelt
thanks to the court, tihe attorneys on
both ides, tile marshlal and tIhe oth
er officers of tile court for the khlv
onsideration shown them and the
latter in which they hal provided
or their' comfort and welfare.
Judge Speer, in reply, thanked the
airy and said:
"Since it is true that no jury in the
rnited States perhaps in this century
As had an ordeal more severe than
ours, surely also it is true that you
ave rendered a service more likely
D be of benefit to the people of this
rent republic in the future. The
ourt wishes to thank you with all his
cart for the manner in which you
ave performed your duty. Wishing
ou1 God speed, a safe return to your
omes and families, a long life and
iuchl happiness, you are discharged
y the court.'
The defendants' counsel will not
iscuss the next steps to be taken in
he case nor will District Attorney
farion Erwin say what will be done
egarding indictments against Oberlin
f. Carter, Michael A. Connolly, Wil
im T. and Edward F. Gaynor, who
rere jointly indicted with the defend
nts convicted today.
Mr. Erwin this afternoon received
tele4rain from Attorney General
loody expressing the congratulations
f the president and the attorney gen
ral upon the outcome of the case,
ipon which Mr. Erwin has been on
aged for seven years.
Sketch of Famous Case.
No ease in the history of the federal
ourt in the southern states has ever
qualled the Green and Gaynor case
or the sensational interest and the
leternined prosecution as well as
tubborn defense that has at all times
iarked it as a record breaker in le
al circles.
Dating back years ago when it be
ame known that charges were being
ade of fraud in the dredging of the
5avatitalh harbor, the public eye has
-entered upon the principal charac
ers in the legal drania-District At
orney Marion Erwin, who has been,
lie nemesis that day and night has
railed the fugitives-John F. Gay
ior and Willian G. Greene. The de
endants have spent a fortun several
ines over in their fight against ex
radiction, have, been long under ar
est and for evenl a- longer time were
lodging service servicers in Canada.
One of the sensational features of
lie fght . was the kidnapping of Greene
imd laynor. This ineident almost
-aeled the proportions of an inter
itional episode before the end was
'eached.
Through all the stages of- the case
Uttorney Erwin has slowly, but surely
mvound his net of guilt about his pris
)mers .until the end was at hand to
liy at 2 o'clock in a verdict of guilty.
The jury was charged last night,
:he last word of Judge Speer being
;poken at midnight. This came after
i trial lasting nearly three months,
vhich has beenI interrupted by illness
>f a juror and the death in the family
f Colonel Meldrim, of counsel for
the defense.
Steadily the jury has remained at
its post, however, and the members
inve beeni away from home long en
mgh to have made a tour of the world
iind visited all foreign seas. Their
Idelity to the cause of their country
ins been commented upon by Judge
eras being just as glorious and
)atriotie as the soldier's task, who
lies in defense against an invading
Sentenced Imposed..
Savannah, Ga., April 13th,-Judge
speer' today sentenced Greene and
laynor to pay a fine of $575,640 and
erve for four years each.
Each defendant had been found
ruilty upon all the counts of the
br ee indictmien ts charging conspira
'y, emb)ezzlemenlt and preseuting a
alse claim.
Sentences upoiu the three indictmnts
vere r'espectively two, three and four
rears, but the court ordered that these
'un concurrently so that the sentence
vas really for' four years.
Imprisonment is to be in the fed
nrah prison in Atlanta.
Three months of each year, during
vhich the behavior of the prisoners
nay be good may redued~ the sentence
to tihlee years. The fine need not be
paidl if, on compjleting the sentence,
11 prisoners make afidavit that they
biase not more thani twenty dollars.
All appeal will be taken. The order
of court granits ten (lays for filing