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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.*