Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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HASKELL BLAMES ROOSEVELT. Writes President a Letter Charging Him With Being Responsible for Oil Company's Having Pipe Line in Oklahoma. Kansas City, Mo., Sept. 26.-Gov. 'Charles N. Haskell, passing through this city tonight on his way from Chi cago to Guthrie, gave out a letter ad dressed to President Roosevelt defend ing his (Haskell's) attitude toward the Prairie Oil and Gas company and assailing~ the president for granting, before statehood, a franchise in In dian Territory for a Standard Oil pipe line at the request of Senator Chaun eey M. Depew. You knev." writes Gov. Haskell. "that Senator Depew was the great est Standard Oil agent in the senate." Gov. Haskell says: 'I said that tihe secretary of the in terior granted the Prairie Oil and Gas company a franchise before state hood; that the federal courts would prevent our State's interference and that we are compelled to treat it as -we find the grant and that hence I properly dismissed the suit brought by our attorney general without my approval. Ex-Secretary Hitchcock says he did not grant any franchise. Secretary Garfield says he did, but that the State's power is not in any way limited to control it, and that I 2.m quiabbling. The press reports this morning say that Hitchcock is hear ing that company's application for franchise in the year 1903 (three years before statehood) hesitated about granting it,' whereupon Senator Depew and others went over Hitch cock's head to you, Mr.. President, and got an order to the secretary to iake the grant. "The Prarie Oil and Gas company was a Kansas corporation and under that franchise at once built its main line, from Kansas down about 100 miles into Indian Territory, now the State of Oklahoma, and began opera tion. A right was also included to lay lateral lines to assemble oil from wells into the main line, three such laterals being laid to the nearby cluster of wells now in question. Thus statehood found this foreign corpora tion with 'its vested rights under the interior department grant embracing .an interstate property. ''Mr. President, can we ignore your grant and tear up that line under State authority? You know we can not. Will a domestic corooration come in now with that interstate line existing and parallel it to the same wells? Certainly not, no more than a new State railroad would build paral lel with an existing interstate road to carry an amount of grain produc tion not ample for both. Who wants an additional lateral line in this in stance ? The owners of that cluster -f wells who produce the oil and must .?arket it or go into bankruptcy; the land owners who want their royalties; 'the laborers who want employment; lihe local merchants whose trade de pends upon production and sale of nu merous small producers. We would all like to see this company take out a doniestic charter; our attorney gen eral brought suit to prevent its laying the additional lateral line until it should domesticate. The oil pipe eompany said: 'All right,'stop us, Mr. Attorney General. If you wish, we can wait.' ''But our interested citizens above mentioned appealed to me in their distress. I saw that our people were ithe only sufferers and that we could not compel the oil pipe line to domes ticate and I stopped the ease. and for this reason. Mr. President, you say I have bee.n corrupted to aid the oil pipe company.' BOOKER T. AT HIS BIRTHPLACE Negro Leader Puts Flower on Grave of His Former Master. Roanoke, Va., September 26.-After an absence of forty-one years- Booker T. Washington, tihe colored educator, today visited his birthplace near Roanoke. Washington today stood in front of the cabin in which he was born 9 years ago and addressed a crowd of 200 persons who had gath~ ered to welcome him. Washington met many people, both white and black, whom he knew when he was a boy. He returned here tonighit and will go tomorrow to Tuskegee. While at his birthplace Washington visited the grave of his former owner, James Burroughs, and placed a flower on the neglected mound. POST CARDS that sold for 2 for5 cents at 1 cent. Broaddus & Ruff. DR. HUIET'S All-Healing .Liniment. the best household remedy on the miarket. try it and. be convineed Mayes' Druae Store. PRETTY WALL PAPER 15e. roll at Broaddus & Ruff's. Urea Prices that Tell WE BREAK T Our Banner of You. Our St Dress Goods Our New York buyer has been prettiest Dress Goods and Silks yot looking at-a great variety of fine n beautiful. To see them is to buy. qualities can't be resisted. We hav the cheapest to the finest. We ask Dress Goods, Silks, Velvets, Bu1 Latest designs. fine qualities and p :an please you in Dress Goods and Domestic We always keep a choice and wc lowest prices. You can find here i Outings at 5, 8 1-3 and 10c. yd, Flannelettes at 10Oc., worth 12 1 A. C. A. Feather Bed Ticking at 40 inch Sea Islands at 5, 6 1-4 Bleachings at 5, 7 1-2, 8 1-3 an Canton Flannels at 6 1-4, 8 1-3, A big lot of standard Calicoes at 5 Red Twilled Flannel at any pric Sheets and Pillow Cases, Table of all kinds. Homespun Checks at 5c.; Chevi Ginghams and Chambrys at 5, 8 Percales at 8 1-3, 10 and 12 1 Our Notlo Is full of New thinge in Belts, 1"8 Combs, Pins, etc. Everything the at the RIGHT PRICE. Clothing for Little Folk We have an elegant line of Chikc Suits in good wearing materials ai $1.00, $1.50, $2.00, 52.50, $3.00 $6.00, up to $10.00 and $12.50 fo values in Newberry for the price. Come to Men, LadiE The Store of L-ow]I t News fo Whu We Started to Keep it HE RECQRD ON A] Low Prices is Unfu Dck is SIMPLY IMMENSE i' tnd Silks! Readytoe40 e sending us some of the A large and v ever had the pleasure of lneLDE' iaterials. They are simply Suits, Ck The styles, colorings and e them in all grades, from Separate you to come and see our The Styles are th tons, Braids, Nets, etc. Reasonable. iced low. We know we Every day bring~ Trimmings, goods in this depa Department. 1l selected line of Staple Goods at the tremendous assortment of small and large checks, stripes and solids. 2 arnd 1 5c., all colors, neat patterns. 2 1-2c., worth 20c. yd.. nd 7 l-2c. a yard. d 10Oc. yd., for the best. 10 and 12 1-2c. yard. ., blues, grays, reds, light-and solid colors. .inen, Towels, Bed Spreads, and Blankets ts at 8 1-3 and 10c. yd. 1-3 and l0c. a yard. c. a yard, best grades, all colors. n Department eckwear, Gloves, Hoisery, Handkerchiefs, t is new and good you will find here, and C , BsySouths. Facts To Be R( ren's, Boys' and Youths, hn in r alqe d latest styles, at prices 2.-We meet any h $3.50, $4 00, $5.00 and tion wherever orii the young Men's. Best 3.-The stock must prices will sell it. Us_For. s, Boys, Girls and ( PELAN Earies. IR THE T r Ever the Ball, and I Rolliqg. Li FORMER A rled. We arE 1 Each and EvE i fioods. Shoe ;ry attractive Shc 4ISSES and f We sell some of akS & "Shoes for Ladies, ih Skirts Shoes and heavy e Latest, Ma- well. All qualities, Prices Very Prices low. Satisf from. The best Scl in some new tent. had. Everlasting v Our Attraction i Our Clothing display is large--~ ou appreciate a good Suit, one th ~old its shape, you should certain ich Olive and Brown Mixtures in very desirable weave. Men's Suits at $5.00, $7.50, 18.00, $20.00 and $22.50, Suit more at other stores. We have Suits in single and doi Come to see us on Clothing this he styles are handsome, the fabr e secured with the CASH lever. Trousers. Tr< We have an immense stock of E ood Values and Best Styles at 98 Come and see and you will be cc membered. A Great Ofi rters for every- S it , H se onest comipeti- Gloves and Men's ~inated. pouin >e oldandthe Everything at mC Anything hildren, from DBI Main E HOUS ANDS. ybody. low We Are Going CHIEVEMENTS. i Rei,dy to Serve ?ry Department. s! Shoes! es by the Car Load, the best makes that are made in the U. S. :en, Boys, Girls and Children. Fine Dress rery day Shoes. Shoes that fit and wear all colors, the latest styles, the best makes. action guaranteed. Large stock to select ool Shoes for Boys and Girls that can be earers. n Clothing Display. he Latest New York Styles. If t is made right, guara-iteed to wear andf y see our line. Handsome patterns in the new stripes. Blues and Blacks in 8.50, $10.00, $12 50, $15.00, $16.50, that sell at from $1.50 to $3.00 a suit able breasted, slims, regulars and stouts. fall and you will be pleased better than ever. Ics are the latest, and the best that can users. Trousers. ~xtra Pants-really a Fine Assortment of cents to $6.50 a pair. Any size. nvinced that we have what you want. ~ering in Gents' Furnishings. Handkerchiefs, Neckwear, Underwear, Fancy Vests and Hats in endless pro ney saving prices, quality considered. to Wear Head to Foot. treet. Newberry, S. C.