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Ehrlich with tho federal courts. Goodman had denied having had a written contract with anybody, but his momorv was refreshed with the presentation of a copy. Mr. Felder called attention to the fact that Good'man and Braun had brought here only the sales books and not the expense account books. But from the sales books the com mission had scores of entries show ing that the State of South Carolina for son reason or other had paid $2 a case more on some orders than small dealers had received. There was a great deal of conclusive evi dence along this line. When Mr. Y'rdecai appeared. Mr. F,laer conferrod with Mr. Lyon and turned Goodman over in arre to the marshal of the committee, Mr. F. S. Striekland. Subsequently an indictment charging conspiracy was served upon Goodman, v:ho gave a surety bond of $25,000 covered by cash. Cheated Out of $63,000. News and oCurier. Columbia. January 17.-Instead of having a claim aainst the State of South Carolina for $39,926.78. it is found by the commission to wind up the State dispensary that the two firms of Ullman & Co. and the An chor Distilling company are indebted to the Stat'e in the sum of $31, 390.72. This is the finding of the commis sion, uzanimously agreed to today by all the members present, Mr. Ar thur being absent. The amount due the State is arrived at by calculat ing the overcharges made against the State by these two concerns during the time they did business with the dispensary, and then offsetting the charges with the claim as adjusted from the books of the dispensary. In going to the bottom of this sort r of business the commission thinks it will arrive at many of the facts in regard to the conduct of the State dispensary, and will ascertain what amount the State paid for liquor in excess of the prices charged otirar customers. It is also stated in the findinz that the Anchor Distilling company and the Ullman concern are one and the same, which was v-ery evident from the testimony of Goodman yesterday. It is a violation of a dispensary law for one concern to put in two bids, ~but by running one house under two names the owners were able to get business from two sources. The Commission's Finding. The finding of the commission in full is as follows: Ullman & Co. vs. the State of South Carolina. Claims on account of sales to the State dispensary. An ebor Dist.illine Company vs. the State of South Carolina. The foregoing matters coming on for trial before the duly constituted commission created to investigate and make disposition of all matters and things conc?erning the South Car olina dispensary, and by consent of counsel represennting the parties at interest, the two claims above stat ed having been heard together; and after hearing th-e evidence snbmitted to the Court and .counsel for all par ties having waived the right to make argument, we, the commission, find from the evidence before us as fol 1. That the Anchor Distilling Comn pany and Ullman & Co are one and the same firm, composed of A. Ull man and L. C. Straus. 2. That the balance of accounts, which from the books of the dispen sary it would appear stand open in favor of Ullman & Co is $35,018.47, and in favor of Anchor Distilling Company is $1,914.31, or a total of -$36,926.78.. 3. That the gross amount of sales made 'by said Ullman & Co. and An ch.or Distilling Company to the South Carolina dispensary between Septem ber 15. 1904, and thre abolition of the said dispensary by enactment of the legislature of the State of South Car olcfna. amounted in thre ag-gregate in the sum of $325,000. 4. That baernning shortly prior to the purchase made by the Stat3 hoard of directors of the South Car olina dispensary at its September meetinz. in the year 1.904. and con tinuing as long as purchases were made by said board of directors from said Ullman & Co., and Anchor Dis tilling Company. their agents and re presentatives, and the majority of the members of said board of direc tors of the South Carolina dispen sary, a conspiracy to cheat and de fraud the State of South Carolina and its said deputy, and -in pursn ance thereof and during the said per iod the said claimants by and with the aid and assistance of said board of dir?ctore, or a maj1o'ity thereof did cheat and defraud said State 'of South Carolina and its dispensary by chagn ana colnetng from South oUtds sold hi said lispenlsary woejic were largely in excess of the mark. value trereof. which overcharges awreement between said conslpiraton made and used for the purpose u corrupting and bribing th"' official and agents of the said State of Sout Carolina to the end that the hoar of directors of the South Carolin dispensary m'i.ht he induced to pu: chase the goods of said claimants i: preference to the goods of other deal ers in like goods of equal or bette quality at cheaper prices, and by rea son thereof said board of director were induced to buy the goods o said claimants at said excess pricee and the difference between the fai market value of the goods so sold b; e^i v nts to said South Carolina dis peo ry ad the prices at which sail l. \ds .re so purchased from saii clai:nantts by said board of director was fraudulently and unlawfully em lpioycd ')y .:id claimants in bribin; and (orruptin<, the officials an< aaents'of said Stale as aforesaid. s that the said State of South Carolin; and its dispensary was eheated on of the sum of $63,000. 5. The c. mmiswion further find liar said elaimanis did ini-t compl; with the law of the State- of Sout] Carolina relative to sales to an purchases by the state board of di reetors of the South Carolina. dis pensary in that: (a) They failed to comply with th provisions of said law requiring tha only one bid shal be made by a.n; one for the said U71anan & Co. an Anchor Distilling Company, being i2 fact one, and th'e same firm, di< fraudulently and deceitfully preten< that they were separate firms, an< did frequently make two or mor hids at the same time to the treasur er of the State of South Carolina fo consideration by the state board o: directors of the South Carolina dis pensary. (b) They1ailed to accompan' their bids or any of them with che mical analysis of the liquor offeret for sale. (c) They failed to furnish an bond or bonds to insure the compli anee by them with the terms of thh contracts of purchase and sale be tween them and said State dispen sary. (d) That they violated said law ii that they constantly had agents, rep resentative-s and solicitors in th< State for the purpose of soliciting tn< purchase of their gods by sai~ South Carolina dispensary, and did through their said agents and rep resentatives, solieit bui)ness fron said board of directors. Whereupon. it is ordered and ad judgei that the said Ullman & Co and Anchor Disitilfling Company 1i indebted to the. State of South Car olina and its dispensary ini the prin eipal sum of $63.000 and interes thereon Febi'uary 16. 1907, the dati of the abolition of the South Caro lina State dispensary by the legisla ture of the State in the sum of $5, 317.50. Tha.t this sum be credited o! date February 16, 1907, with the ag gregate amounts standing open on th; books of said dispensary in favor o: said claimants, to wit: The sum o: $36,926.78, and that after making th redit aforesaid the baliance due b; said claimants -on said date, to wit February 16, 1907, is the sum of $31, 390.72. W. J. Murray. Avery Patton. John MeSween. -C. K. Henderson. This January 17, 1908. The Commission Adjourns. 0The commission to wind up thi State dispensary. having finished thi ase of Ullmian & Co., will not mee again until Jahnuary 30th. At tha time the other creditors of the Stati dispensary will be expected to hav their books present for examinatiol with persons who are competent t< sear to the accuracy and signifi cance of the entries. This is th1 condition, which the commission hai laid down as precedent to paying an: of the claims as-ainst the dispensary elieveine- that there are overcharge! invlved in the sales made to the dis pensary. the commission . has an noneed that it desires to see the ori a-ina books of entry so that it can de temne whether the prices paid b: Ithe State of South Carolina were hioher than prices p-aid hy other cns. Itomers of the same whiskey houses In the case of llman & Co.. whiel has been under investigation the lasi two days, this has been proved to be true. the overcharge being at leasi 20 per cent. The other houses which had he r notified to be present at this ilme have not sent their books or reprer. enta tives. and as some of them clain that tiLir notices had not been re eivel, it was accided to send their notices by rezistered mail. so there mi..Pt he no mistake. Mr. roman, who prove o in. r IF i!" <J%- ........y.':. .: ....:" " : r f SCFEiE FRO.' teresting a witness yesterday, did not present himself this morning when the comm'ission -was called to order, and the attorney for Ullman & -Co., Mr. P. H. Nelson. had to content himself with waiving ' t.he right to cr s -x m n skeeper. M r. Braun , we not present eihir. hut the bookq she ,ed for themnselves and were examined by the .CommI ission . Mr. Felder poi:]ting out where other customers (f Ullman & Co. received the sanre gra"de of goods at lower prices and also got discounts which the dispensary did not get. Major Black Arrested. Columbia., January 17.-The war rant sworn' o-t last night for Major John Black. chiarging him with con tret and askedtfor yeoned, whih was presnt imstel smon10,00 whn wa thecomisedn byahs wifled,t rer, r. P.ck and Nero. hila t.o Cnifn, hief tenmairk.h rgh t creo-elyone ataist wo a. warrant& ha keen Mr Brut, ano t present edhr tht hther waOrransh will for sev toaynon thoe eparties named -commission, an.oder taken' out e wfore othisrauteowes, of thisa &iy Co.heceiadrte conpirade tof odeu whh Stthe.dsesr d ntgt Majoystrdack Areonterhi testiny Janary theommisio war later released chrng25,00 surth ond, wn a ortila tect this morning, Mr. did not gontcte wetin o the macom m1satdon. tesmo 1,0.Bn of Denmark RMjor,however,ito balanright. Slouhtg thnga othe wayt will not wo Wlk ercti Eleate your thesar Walke arevigornoutya r. Avtrent Pattln ember Walfi the diounsry a cmcmassible. ano wer taken ushine foe Miestadte Fowes.l, ofniy Theiny dhars, onspheracy o thefsraet ithis yoSaoiatedutef.h >r i. care. o~ae ho wals at frested your fernoo fer hiuca test iho beetcomm ied.n Anod fatienelase yon $would suestyen,I dide noays to thecoveerngo the un-s -my atige.Reebrtavoha. inemr s, hoeveth, stree wakrigt. -Svlyousib lon ocan old hat. asno do Wal cn equect Eleae yur inet. Tak ditenept breths Psibly goi actn ark make wavi<rl abhorn streyou, will permist. Walk wiil lie coutry And mu wasng posn'te Gorgtc to thehie -hstreeld can Ith ioarshm to'see on abledbodied,man theke of streetfo frenor whifee mnue wd'lkw. BydA Man thi you aold he dueeno ntre At first toay ifgmtr you wake-t idly. Be caefve. TKe sh alksnciiat . r tentilcyowad leainess.a u a write witont tewall. tire Avoi t aker mind to walkovertegound loery reast sel t! Walket ar oe mtoe! t. Chet. uP--Fred th. fact Thusda, Jnuay 2. M1 >. *y r:: ! : r ": i:'::'" .:::{\i"Sk::.i:.. :: .v:. [ACT T~ H RIEE, "TH E COU N TY C H M) THE COUNTY CHAIRM AN. l To Be Presented at The Opera House, a Thursday, January 23. a J: The County Chairman to the can didate-"The day after the election the question is not did you make a clean and dignified race, but did G you win?', Hackler to Wheeler-' You're on ly the candidate your pob is to lay low and follow instructions?' On Wheeler informing Hackler, the chairmag that The is going to give up the race on account of being in love with his opponent's daughter. Hack- si 1er says: "A woman, if =he is any good, never falls in love with a quit ter." Wheeler-" What do you know E abhout love, you case hardened old bachelor?'' Hoekier--Baehelors are the ones that know all about it, they know! what it is for the other fellow to ge. the girl." y Sassafras, the local touch of color t I "What's the use of being free if k yo uhave to work all the time." i Hlackler-'"And when the frost is P on the pumpkin, as Bill (Shakespear) a says." Iai Wheeler-'"No, no, that oin't Bill,s that's that youn:r fellow Riley, over in Indiana." .Haegler-"Well I knew it was some gaod man that said it." Wheeler-" When informed that he can win the election by proving that Rigby used money not belonging to him, says: "That's a nice pros pect, go out and denounce my future father-in-law as a thirf." CEackler-"You are not marrying the whole family, are you?" 1 Hackler-"'This campaign will d make an ordinary Indian massacre look like a quilting party, and there is no use fightinig with boxing gloves F when the ot4her fellow is using a meat a." (Wh'eeler-"We can't overcome three hundred majority in this coun IHaek1er-That's no wiay for a can didate to talk-claim everything." I BROADDUS & RUFF have just op et:d up a pretty line of Glass ) wn e. any thing in the lot f->r 1'-. 3 apiece. Pant Wo' Garden eeds FOR SUPERIOR VEGE. I: TABLES & FLOWERS. IOur business, both in Garden and Frarmn b:e'ds, is one 0f the largest in tis county, result due to the~ fact thatI Quality is always our 4) We are headquarters fo Grass and Clover Seeds, Seed w A Oats, Seed Potatoes, Cow I~ Peas, Soja Beans and other Farm Seeds. ti Woods Descriptive Caliogue 0 is the best a'nd most practie.l of:wed P caidogues. An up-o( d.: r re- j a] cognized authority on e.rd! GardI Iand Farm eo: :. Cnt-ilogie maie jI fre on reqjuet. Ve r;te:'or: (. L W.WD & a M.l ' :"Y~~~~~~.. "?""i................ . . KMAN,'' OPERA HOUSE, THUR&DA Advertised Letters. [Letters remaining in the postoffice Newberry, S. C., for -week ending ~nuary llth, 1908. 'B-Asber Bare, A. N. Burns. Dl-Miss Lucy Davis, Mr. L. .G. .tton. G-Mrs. .Joicy Graham, Mr. Ninnel 201 33y- pei [r-Miss -Burda Long-.a f-Mrs. Lizzie Mingo, Miss Kat- , eMontgomery, Charlie P. Myers, lonel Pottle. ita R-Mrs. Aurelia Rook.ta S-Mr. Harson Suber. u W-Miss Sarah Wilson, Mrs. B-as " eWalker. ses 'Chas. J. Purcell, P M. e. 1 .TON HUERLBUTS paper at 35e., ha' 40e., 50c., a box at Broaddus & tee Ruff's _____ ____of era Mind Your Business! ab if you don't nobody Will. It is ea4 ur business to keep out of all the uble you can and you can and will sW p out of liver and bowel trouble ia you take Dr. King's New Lif' 2 1ls. They keep biliousness, malaria i jaundice out of your. system, 2e. sta W. E. Pelham and Son's drug t re-. Fa foi 10,000!at Agents wanted at once, previous ye ~periencre is not essential, write soon tui you Wish to make money faster I(b in you ever did before. Address J. Clark, Conway, Ark. coi _____ ____ ____be .ILIOHNSE TAX DUE. a Notice is hereby given that city enses. for the year 1908 are now e and must be paid at once. By order of eity council. J. J. Langford, gene S. Werts, Mayor. I Clerk and Treasurer. - eo Cha.uge of Schedules. 'tic Effetive 12.01 a. m. Sunday Jan. JW th, 1908, the following is the time w departuire of all passenger trains Ipr tving Newberry Union station: er Southern Railway: 1an . 15 for Greenville .. ..8.57a.m. Ier . 18 for Columbia. .. .. 1.28 p.m. lu 11 i for Greenville .. . .4.17 p.m. s" e. 16 for Columbia .... .8.47 p.m.f P' C., N. & L. By.I 8 5 for Laurens .. ....5.19 a.m.E ia 22 for Columbia ....8S.47 a.m. ar o. 52 for Greenville .. 12.46 p.m. o. 53 for Columbia .. . .3.10 p.m. o. 21 for Laurens .. ....7.25 p.m. A: o. 84 for Columbia.. .. 8.30 p.m. re No's. S4, 85, 21, and 22 run daily sa eept Sunday. The a'bo.ve schedule is given only ac information, is not guaranteed and "( subject to change without notice. f G. L. Robinson, tri Station Master. thi an th1 AUDITORS NOTICE. esi sessment of Persona.l Property ma For 1908. haa . or an authorized agent, will be at . efollowing named places for the rpose of taking retur- s of perso:n-. property for 1908: e t Newberry Jan. 1st to 19. ,Sa t Chappells Jan. 20. |an t Longs hore Jan. 21. ' it A t Wal1ton Jan. 22.a t Glymphville Jan 23.Ea At Man n Te A. 2 ~Wh'amire Jan. 25. t4 Po'rd'a Jan. 27. A Little Mountain Jan. 28. 4 0O'Nealls'1Jan. 29. Pt. St. Lukes Jan. 30. ..t Jolly Street Jan. 31. Jt Prosperity FeFby. 3 and 4. -nd at Newberry until February 1, after which time the 50 per cent alty will be add'ed according to 'he law require, a tax on ad notes, tgages and moneys a'no an ineome on gross incomes of $2500.00 and Yards. - t capitation tax of 50 cents is as ed on all dogs, the proceeds to be ended for school purposes. axpayers or their agents should be ful to assess all dogs and avoid ing same listed by the school trus s and township assessors. . .e1 male persons between the age 21 and 60 years (except Confed e soldiers, or those persons un e to earn a support from any Le), are liable to poll tax. o return will be accepted unless rn to by taxpayer or some person iorized to make same. 'rsons changing residence from township to another should so e to assessor and ~avoid having r names entered in two townships. mers and others in making returns their hands should pay special ntion to this. eal estate is not assessed this r, but be careful to not on tax re an each transfer of land or lots ught or sold) since last return. ~Vhile on the rounds thronghout the sty the books of assessment will opened each morning at 10 o'clock [ elosed a,t 4. The office at Neaw ry will be open as usual eaeh day.. W. W. Cromer, Auditor Newberry County.. Seven Years of Proof. 'I hare had seven years of' proof~ t Dr. King's New Discovery is the - t medicine to take for coughs and ds and for every diseased condi 1 ofihrcat, ehest or P:ngs.'' says V. Henry, of Panama,- Mo. The. rd has had thirty-eid~t years of Dof that D)r. King's New Discov - is the best remedy for coughs colds, la grippe, astl4ma, hay fey- - broneluitis. hemorrhage of thsr ags, and the early stages of eon ption. Its timely use alwaysg vents the development of pneu nia. Sold unda3r guarantee at W.. Pelam and Son's drug str- 50s $1.00. Trial bottle frees rs. Mary Dowling of No. 228 8th re., San Francisco, recommends a edy for stomach trouble. She s: ''Gratitude for the wonderful et of Electric Bitters in a case of 2te indigestion, prompts this testi inial. I am fully convinced that stomaeh and liver troubles Elee t Bitters is the best remedy on market today.'' This great tonie l alterative medicine invigorates system, purifies the blood and is ~ecially helpful in all forms of fe e weakness. 50e. at W. E. Pel i and Son's drug store. Watched Fifteen Years. 'For fifteen years I have watch the working of Bucklen 's Arnies ye! and it has never failed to cure sore, boil. ulcer or burn to which ns applied. It has saved us many ctor bill,'' says A. F. Hardy, of t Widton, Maine. 25e.'at W. E.