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VOL LIV O,97NEWBERtRY, S. C., FIRIDAY' NOVEMB ER 22, 1907. ' TWIOE A WEEK. $1.50 A YEAR VOL XLIV NO,MBE 9.90 COMMISSION WINS. Judge Pritchaid Refuses to Compel Dispensary Commission to Pay Garrett & Co's Claim. Richmond, Va.,- Noyember 20. United States Circuit Judge Jeter C. Priltehard today refused to issue a mandamus asked for by attorneys for the complainant company in the case of Garrett & Co against the South Carolina dispensary commis sion. The eourt did, however. take the case under consideration for the purpose of deciding- whether or not t would be proper to hear the case in equity. The attorneys for Garrett &. Co.. sprung a complete surprise on Attor ney General Lyon. of .South Carolina. and his associa-es. when they filed their petition and affidavit. whih was in response to the papers filed by the attorneys for the Southern state. The petition attempted to refute the st-atements made in the petition of the state's attorneys. The affidavit accompanying the pe tition is based chiefly on a conver sation between one of the defen danits. Mr. C. K. Henderson. and Paul Garrett, which conversation took place in Norfolk. this state, in October. in which the defendant made the statement that the commis sion had about disposed of all- the personal property of the dispensary, having in han1d and due tihei funds amounting -to about eight hundred thousand dollars, the debts of the dispensary aggregating approXimate ly fifty-nine thousand. six hundred, the latter item being subject to re duetion by reason of goods returned to creditors. The defendant further stated. ac cording to the afdavit, that Garrett & Co. had not made an offer of a discount off for a cash setitlement. except on one occasion, which occur red previous to the time the wines were shipped back to the complain ant when, in order to secure a prompt settement of the account, a discount of two and one-half per cent was offered. The offer, however, was re jected. Henderson, in this conversation. stated t!hat the commission would soon thereafter pay out the -funds then in its hands as the members were anxious that the matter be clos ed and that the defendants knew that their treatment of Garrett & Co. was ne,ither reasonaBle nor just and that it was a case of mi2ht agitrgt Garrett & Co. heing forced to take back the goods or get nothing' in return for them. Hender'soni asser: ed. however, that thie c.ommissiog7 had adopted a reso lution to return all goods on hand withoult miaking any investigation or inaniry as to whether any partie ular purehase had been illegal. T'he commisim made no inquliry into) the elaim o.f Garrett & Co. to ascertain whether or not the goods had been il leally bought, no reference 'being made thereto, except in the general orde i. Garrett. in the afmdacit. states that in e.mversation~ with several of the defendants he had been repeately told tl'at there was no complaint whai ever ! o be made of his goods ad thait so far a.s their information wnt his woods v:ere always of t'he quality the:: br,d been represented to be. an tat his (lealinzs were above suspiion, thoire being no criticism to be nn-i of him. It is stated. how ever. tat upon0f HiquirV as to wh1at e.on wer~ie adlvanced 22 the claimP that De.le had beenl ille.zii tiO wa ..wv t*b\ tihat he had( failed to soe 1r - 'mir-nl an.alySi5 with i bids :nh n hfi'ld to Oive hoi o '''ri ('5clse wVith theQ -tate mnent ''h't th'ere is no rnnni:: ae con re (;arrett and The .tate " I have the next dance. Miss Pechis?"' "'mIi encaredI, Mr. Galley.'' 'Oh. what's the odds? Why. I' JUDGE CRAWFORD DEAD. Leading Member of Columbia Ba: Dies in Court House From Apoplexy. Columbia. Nov. 20.-This cominull ity was profoundly shocked thi morning by the sudden death o .Judue Andrew Cra.wford. the mos eloquent member of the Richlianr bar. who succumbed to an attack o apoplexy while examiniing a witnes in the circuit court. He expired ii the solicitor's room. just behind th judge's stand. within seven minute after he suffered the stroke. ant just as his physiciian. Dr. James H efut osh, wa r. eChinC , him. The disiilluisthed lawyer wa about.5S) Va ar old tt the time of hi: death. but he was in excellent healt] for a man of his years. and thi morning seemed particularly well Only a few days azo he remarked t< a friend how well he was feeling how he always so much enjoyed lifi in the fall. He was under no particular straii this morning in the court room. Thi case he was engaged in was a smal damage suit case oF Mrs. Moran against the city .of Columbia on ac count of her property bei:ig over flowed. He excused himself to hi: teillow at;ornev on the other side C.I. J. Allen Green. and to the pre idin', jud_e. Col. George Johnstone and passing by the clerk's desk sai< in his usual grracions manner ani with a smile that lie would be out ii just a moment. To Sheriff Coleman who conducted him to a lounge ii the solicitor's room. he said he ha< had a little trouble wit'h his stomacl the ili,ht before. but that he expect ed to ,et relief soon as some lithii i:ble s he had sent out for arrived In a minute or so. iowever, lhe con plained of his heart and said it di< n,t seem to be working right. an< asked that the doctor be sent. for Just as the physician started into thi building Judge Crawford erumple< over to one side. gasped and wa one. T'e funeral arrangements have no yet been announced. Judge Crawford was among thi best of South Carolina lawyers. H< was the son of Daniel McLaughlii Crawford. a native of Ireland. He was a graduate of the Law Schoo of t.he University of Virginia an< served the Confederaey during thi latter part o'f thle war 'with Col. Arte inas (Godwvn's re2iment. . His widow was Mis Elizabeth Hall of Ch arleston. Five children surviv< -Hlall Crawf'ord. U. S. N.. head quarters at Norfolk. Va.. Andrev Cawford. a student at Davidson col ee: David Crawford and Mrs. T. T1 Moore. Jr.. of Columbia. Mr. Jobi A. Crawford and Misses Kate an< ary- Crawford. all of Columbia. ar the surviving memnbers of his fath e 's family. Breaking 'the News. The mav'monial failure of Pat, bartender in the eentre of the city has been common knowledge fo som [time. andi it' has also been no seere that Pat real ly does not blame hi wifUe for .her. imp)atience with his ha its. Pat is in dead earnest when hi as that his wife really is too goo< for him andl deserve~s a divorce 'rhicht lhe sel fahasing Pat woul :adly 2rant her if it wasn't so ex Tn--,ivU. The 2ood faiithi of Part ih th5is(reV1nt wvas. ~however, n.eve "ore~~ oriblx' illis: rued than d111 to1 the bii '.tal one I:v. "Whe; d: ther fel av. 1 enn.t ilE 1'.v P lii w ff l1- tra ': : r d ~ati breaingr the n;ew\s '''in 2enitly. amTf 2"oin1 to getL we!!.''-Phladelpi TO BEIBE GOMPERS? Head of the Federation of Labor Makes Startling State ment. - Norfolk. Va., Nov. 20.-A great sensation was <-reled in the Ameri f 1 can Federation of Labor this after t noo:1 by Pre-iden. Ghrmpers in his' l specch replying to the attacks upon c him and other ofeers of the federa s tion by the Manufacturers' associa- 1 1 tion. when he told of an alleged at- < tempt to bribe him at the Victoria I hotel, in New York, in October by a 1 younig newspaper man giving his name as ('has. Brandenberu, the lat- < declared that. he represented the Na tioial Ma nufa ci tur'rs' association - ld was prep;ed to offehr hm im munii!uty Vr_m all exposure and make him financially secure the relainder 1 of his life if- he lvould sign a -certain paper and otherwise aid in the "ex posure'' of the other leaders in tire American Federation of Labor with I the idea virtually of d.estroying the influence of org"anized labor of the I country. The paper. President- Gom per said, purported to have bee:n signed when he (Gompers) was ill in 1S95. This paper. Mr. Gompers said, he had preserved and. while deati-) I Ilike stillness prevailed in the conven tion. President Gompers drew forth - the ori"inal document and read it. Mr. (=ompers. during his recital of 1 the alleed attempt at bribery. called upon diifferelt( dele-,ates present who were with hi:m at the time of inter views with Brandenber to verify 1 his statements. This the delegates l did. rising in their seats. At the close of President Gompers' spoech there wNas a great demonstration, en Victor L. Ber'er of Milwaukee,j. i e Socialistic opponent of Mr. Gom ner1e. risinz and1( with unlifed. a rms dheclarin," that although he had at convention after convention bitterly op)osed the r eeleftion of President f jGompers, he would be the one this year to move to make his election un animous with a vote of confidence not only to President Gompers. but t to all the officers ;f the American Federation of Lalhor. "This," de Sclared Mr. Berger. "is the answer of a the Socialists to the Manufacturers' 1 association.'' s A motion offered by W. D. Ryai Iof S'pringzfield, Ill., i'eporting that I the Illinois Mine workers had voted a to President Gompers confidence in - hi-s every aet and deed and denoue :oi' the Manufacturers' association. .rec'eived immediate con.siderat ion and 3 was adopted amid intense excite - mnent. - Limit of Human Strength. IExperiments upon a num.ber of men have shown that a man 5 feet Shiah1 a:nd weghn 126 poun.ds will lift, on an average. 156 pounds throrg~h a vertical distance of S in ehes or 217 pounds through a height of 1.2 inebes. Others 6.1 feet hizh and w eig~hing 1R3 pounds couild lift the I 1 56 pouds to) a heiTht of 1:3 inches or 27pounfd.s to ao heiht o-f (G inehes. Other men 6 feet 3 inches hig~h and w eighn g 158 pounids could lift 156 nfounflds to a heighPt of 16 inches or' 2)17 rinnads to a h1ei'2ht of 9 inches. By~ a~ reat variety of e:xperiments it was : hown that. the averagre human istrenath is equni. alent to raisi ng3 -pounds a distance of 2 1-2 fee-t in a s'conld. tmerica BOW leads the world in the manfacnture, sale and use of an n.molbilos. Thiis is the deelh1ration of n. . reo'd ul' the Pntmifolbile bus1i 'a!! celse wfrile at the same time .- 'i e)rodn1tion ini the t~nited i t" W:s 00.000. in F'ran41' 55.0(00. -'y 19.000 and B'hium 12, 0'1. r-a ninie yearus in the countries name thre ave hem' n:annflactur WILL CAPERS HOLD JOB? Pearl Wright's Appointment Be comes Effective First of Next Month. A special from Washington says: whether John G. Capers will remain is commissioner of internal revenue vill depend upon rearl Wright, the iepuiblican national cammitteemain ;.f Louisiana, Mr. Wright, it will be -emembered, accepted the position of ammissioner of internal revenue af er much persuasion on the part of 'resident Roosevelt. but with the >roviso) that he should not have to n.er upon the duties of the office in ii about December 1. It was aftei '1:::n that it would be six or sev mth?1s betore Ir. Wrig-ht could :ome to Washington that the presi tem a-ked 3tr. Capers to take the )osition. Mr. Wright has not given any inti nation whether he will come to Vashin:gt.on next month, or, at the ast minute, ask the president to let im out of his promise to take the )laee. It is believed in administra ion eireles that at the last minutz 1r. Wright will ask to be excused 'rom coming here on' the ground that is private business is too hmportant o leave New Orleans. Should he ake this action. Mr. Capers has been ssured that it is the esire of the resident. that: he stay where he is. is work as commissioner of inter al revenue has been highly compli nented. The president has told Mr. apers that should Mr. Wright come rere as commissioner the former will ,e cared for in a psition equally a4 rnportant as the present one. The )resident a few days ago seriously onsidered making Mr. Capers a dge of the court of appeals of the )istrict, but finally gave the place to mother man. Mr. Capers is now pokel of for assistant attorney gen ral of the department of justice to ill a vacancy, but he has informed hose who have sounded him on the )osition that unless he remains as 'omamissioner of internal revenue he vill accept no other federal posstion .lnd will resume the practice of law n this city. The prestige he has re eived as a, successful commissioner 1as brought him a numlber of good ffers of private practice, and it is uis intention to go 'back to his law dfies here. Ten Business Commandments. 1. Thou shalt not go away fron ome to do thy trading, nor the asking 2. Then~i shalt patronize home mer hants, thy home printer, for yea. erily doth the home printer spread ver t.he tidi.ngs of thy goodness and T:ret iness and many will patronize. 3. Thou shalt emloy thy home me hanies that they sh-alt not be driver om their homes tro find bread fot heir little ones. 4. Thou shalt na ask credit. as ~ods cost much anid the merchant' >ri is b)urdened with 'bills. His ~hildren clamor daily for bread. and i. wife aliodeth at bomne for lack ol 'aiment as adorneth her sisters. Bless 'd. yes, thrice blessed. is the man whc avs eash. 5. Thou shalt not ask for reduced ~iees of thine "'influence.'' for. guih s in thy heart and the merchant read ,th thee like an open book. He laugh sh thee to se'nu and shouteth to his 'erk'. "EaT. ha!'' . Then shalt do what lieth in thx ~ower to encourage and promote the . Thon~ ~ shl nt. suffe t 1110ce S. Th ui shnijt 'Vnd thy e'arnings~ at tomoC ! hat they mray returnm from ent to such as may comeiu a ffer thee. ). T'hou1 -.hah not~ h)ear false wit ACs tions. that they may be mnade to louri1Sh and grm'w in. plenty when thou ir ai to re wih t.hy fa.thers. THE NEWS OF POMARIA.N "Sauer Kraut and Backbones" Strange to Say it is Bought Cabbage. Pomaria. Novemiber 25.-3Mr. W. W. Berley and son have returned from a visit to reliatives in Lexing ton county. Mr. Sidney Dreher, of Selwood, paid -a short visit to our town this week. Mr. Jones. superintendent of the oil mill here. who was called to his home in Simpsonville a couple weeks a,o by the sickness of his wife, has not vet returned, as his wife is still very ill. The people of this community are evidently preparing to have plenty of "sauer kraut and back-bones.'' Two ear-loads of cabbage were sold here within a week. One firm retail ed a ear-load of 25.000 lbs. in a sin gle day. Pomaria is using the clearing house certificaes right extensively in her business. There are very few :negroes, however, who like "this white money.'' Since the open season for hunting has arrived our local hunters are having some fine sport. A couple of them are reported as having kill ed twenty birds and a rabbit in two hours on Monday afternoon. He Would Be Obeyed. Ferguson's wife has the upbring ing of their infant son. Ferguson says he is away from home so much that it is altneeither simpler and bet ter that Mrs. Ferguson should have the whole management of Richard. Not that Ferguson does not under stand the theory of governing chil dren. He has simplifief a whole lot of theories to his entire satisfaction. "There's no earthly need of a lot of rules." he often says: "implicit ob)edhence covers all the ground. Tell a child to do a thing, and make him see that you must be obeyed. That's really all there is in bringing up any child.'' When Mrs. Ferguson is away Fer "u'son has a chance to put his sim ple rule in practice. He never shirks the opportunity. It is only fair, he says. that he should take his turn. Mrs. Ferguson was away over Sunday recently, and when one of the nei2hibors called late in the after noon she found Ferguson on the 1orh-"'in charge,"' as he termed it. In other words. he was reading a capital magazine' article on the phy ..ionomy of the successful man, while Richard was slowly but ;urely stipping a thrifty fushia of all the leaves within his reach. 'Oh!'' exclaimed the neighbor at the sight. " What ? Elh? -Ohi!' said Ferguson, when he realized what the matter was. ''That 's mother's pretty plant, Richard.'' Richard agreed, in a cheerful gur le. Then. w'ithi an unexepeeted hitch, he b)egan to seruib off the porch steps, one by one, till he reached the walk. Than, with another unexpected move ment'. he threw himself on his stom ach and scuttled off. ''There 's no sense in constant nag ing of a child.'' said Ferg'uson. "'I draw the line at renetition. Tell a chil (1ne1 . an d see thiat he vs. "TI .thinIk'"-he-ran the teighbor. Don't you think-oh. Mr. Ferguson, hard nih n:1 to ne ereepinl! out Ta kw w was fall Rich1rd mide hi father andth stave ine loer h ed llathean erlihor dug him out.-Youth's Corn 'pmon. TO OPEN LETTElRS. Reported That President Jefferson Davis' Daughter Will Look Through His Papers. A report from Colorado Springs, Col., says: t With a view to consulting relatives and friends in New Orleans regard ing the expediency of opening sealed letters aid documents which belong ed to her father, and which are to be in the custody of Colonel J. A. Chal arson, of the Louisiana historical so ciety, Mrs. Addison Hayes, wife of a prominent banker of this city and daughter of the late Jefferson Davis, former president of the Confederacy, has announced her intention of go ing to the southern city. It is thought possible that among these decuments may be found papers that will throw light on the question. as to whether or not Generals Gran and Thomas ap plied to Jefferson Davis for commis sions in the Confederate army. It is believed that much of the pri vate and confidential correspondence of Jefferson Davis will be found in the old. mahogany case which for a number of years was kept in the of fice of Payne and Foster, of New Orleans, Mr. Payne having been a life long friend of Mr. Davis. It is known that after Mr. Payne died, Mr. Foster kept. in his possesion the case containing the papers, it is not known definitely what became of historic documents upon the death of Mr. Foster. three years ago, although it is thought that former Judge Fen ner, of the Louisiana supreme court may have taken charge of them. If. Judge Fenner should have the papers and Mt-s. Hayes finally decides to open them the question, as to wheth er General Grant did or did not of fer 'his service to the Confederaey may be settled. Mrs. Hayes says: "I don not know anything about the contents of those letters, nor do I know whether Gerrerals Grant and Thomas. or Admiral Farragut ever applied to 'my father 'for commissions. I never heard my parents make any mention of their having done so. "Not knowing anything definite about the letters. I do not feel com petent to say when these letters shall be opened. I am going to New Or leans in February and shall take counsel with my fr'ien1h and rely tives before dL iding uipon any course. 'Since neither my father nor my mother ever made these -letters puulic. it is but natural that I should be diffident abou-t opening them or denartius from -the course my par ems chose to pursue. I do not se~e any reason why the letters should 'be made publie just now." .Tu the nlorthlwest part of our coun ry there lives a well known Irish meis:trate. A man of liberal educa tion and full quota of genuine wit. A short time ago Jim and Bet, a col-. ored pair. cealled upon the 'squire to be united for better or worse. The 'seuire having "been notified of their c.mrig prepared and actually used the following eeremnony: ".iinw. will you take Bet. Without a:ar rezret, To lave and cherish, Till one of you perish, Andl is laid under the sod. So help you God.'' All being answered in the affirma' tie by Jim the 'squire turned to Bet adsaid: "De:. will take Jim. And eline to him, i1h1 ont and ini. T1::onP:, thi:-k a:nd thin. TT Min him in your heart, 'Till (leath do you part.' PAta( nieseed hy a mod est bow of the he:'d4. :nd now the happy pair "Thro'uTh life. :alieornate j.y and t rife. Iw. pro.x o'-e von ma:n :an4 wife. a e pg i hill ;l 20e to) the, level. And salu-te youir bride you black --Frederickhburg. F're' Lance. A man who can laugh at himself, can laugh at the whole world.-Bal za.*