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ADM-VIT PAYING COMMISSION. Members to Read all Evidence Sub itted so Wher* Called Together Again Will Have Thorough Knowledg) of Cases. Augusta Chroniel#. Columbia. S. C.1 June 19.-Tibe dis pensary winding-pp commission afte a session of seve,"ral hom,; this morn ing went into ajn executiv ns-so after which an 4djour-imen was tat; en subject to aj call by the chairmai of the commis,ion and Attorney Gen eral Lyon. it is not kaown just Whel the eAmmissionl will meet but fror L the discussion 'previous to the ad journment is .it evident that. it wil ~be some time during the latter par of August or,; the first part of Sep tember. Several elaims were called up a the session this morning, but nothin, of a definite nature was decided, a all claims before the commission tc day will be further considered. Attorney Carroll, who represent the Fleischman batch of clami frankly admitted to the commissio that the salesmen representing tb houses filing claims paid "graft' a cording to the now famous allege Goodman stale of prices. Mr. Cai roll stated that the houses were no in a positior. to say exactly how muc was paid. le also stated that h knew a wit ess who would go on th stand and testify definitely to thes payments. The graft admitted in th Fleischman batch of claims was abou $20.000. To Read all Evidence. A very important point practicall; azreed upon by the members of th commission this morning was that bE fore the body should meet again, th members should read all of the ev: dence given at this hearing and tha the two new members 'of the boar should read all evidence given in th past. This action was discussed a length. the purpose of it being to fa milarize the members of the commi sion with all of the claims so tha they will be fully acquainted with a: of the details. when, the time for th setting of the claims comes up. When the commission opened th session this morning, Mr. Gaillar< clerk of the Columbia hotel. was bE fore the body. He had testified th afternoon before as to the board bill of two former members of the hous of representatives being charged t the account of Maj. John Black, wh was elected to the dispensary hoari There was one book missing yestei day which the attorneys for the Stat thought would shed some more ligh on this subject and might enable ther to ascertain the identity of the tw mysterious names appearing on t-h hotel register. Mr. Gaillard informe the commission that he had searche for the missing book, and had bee uinable to find it. Mr. Gaillard was questioned ver closely as to what means he had use in trying to find the desired book. H gave a detailed account of his searci When asked where Mr. Wheeler, th owner of the hotel was at the-pres ent time, he said that he was in Her -dersonville. N. C., where he had summer hotel. Witness did not be lieve that Mr. Wheeler knew wher the book was. After Col. Felder had questione the witness for a few minutes. h stated to the members of the commis sion, "I think that the commissio might as well put a little ginger be hind Mr. Wheeler and Mr. Gaillar and make them produce the book.'' The macter of alleg?d missing 0 de?troyed books has given the conm mission a great deal of trouble, an, many of the claims would have bee: settled or decided upon long ago ha, the companies having claims produ( ed all of their books. or all that th commission desired. Certain books of the Columbia hc tel were retained by the commissior and Mr. Gaillard on beine dismissel from the stand promised to do al withia his pow :r to produce this boo' at a future time. The Schlitz Claim. The next claim to be taken up b; the commission was that of th Shlitz company for approximate1 $18.00. This case had been probe< thorughly before by threcommissio and1 it was well known that commis sion had been paid in this State t Mr. John Farnm, who is alleged t have had a monopolv QLc the beer b)us iess in South Carolina. The firm wa represented by Attorney (arroll. wh staed to the commission that he wa ready to) admit all overcharges, an com-in'~ons and deduct the sam trom the claim, but that he wishe the commission to pay freight on th' goods shipped to this State. It wa brought out that the Schlitz compan: had paid the freight on goods ship ped into this State. while it was no their custom to do so in shippin goods to other places. The statements by~ Mr. Carroll wer co'robated by Colonel Felder for th State who said that he had made cau eamination of the boaks of ne's- wnt in le menultz eump)any. an ztnt all of the shipments to that tirr Iwere f. o. b. Milwaukee. Mr. Carrol 1presented a written statement to til commIssion for their consideratior Between eight and nine thousand do] lars had been sealed down on thi claim. r Mr. Dunbar Admits Overcharges. . Mr. C. E. Dunbar. of Augusta, alp peared before the commission in th claim of the Big Springs Distiller i company, for about $25,000. He sub - mitted for the consideration of th i commission a statement of the busi i ness done by the Big Springs Distil - lery company with the dispensary o I South Carolina. He stated that h t was ready to admit the overcharge - by his company. and that he was will ing for the commissions and the sal t arv of Mr. H. L. Solomons. the foi mer liquor agent of the company i s this State. who came very near bein - arrested several days ago while te tifying in this claim on the cha:rg s of perjury. to be deducted from th . laim. The commission will furthe a consider the matter. e Mr. Dunbar was askE3 about Mi - Jack Cranston. a former citizen o I.ugusta. former liquor agent an later manufacturer. but now of Bal t timore. One of the commissioner i stated that he would like to get hol e of him very much. Mr. Dunbar rc a plied that the gentleman lesired wa e in Baltimore. hi. present home. a Teh Fleischm'an batch of elaim t was taken up today. An affidavit wa presented by their att)rneys. Th company admitted . paying commi5 v sions in South Carolina ?.nd were wil e ing that deductions be made. KILLS MULE, THEN HIMSELF. t Singular Tragedy is Enacted in Hoi I ry-Farmer is Driven to Des e pair. - Conway, June 17.-Perhaps tb - most peculiar suicide ever heard o t was committed in this county yestei 1 day. Mr. John S. Grainger, a whit e farmer about 40 years of age, wh lives near Green Sea, yesterday morr e ing shot and killed his mule and the , turned the gun on himself, dying a most instantly. e The facts as reported here this a] . ternoon from Loris by telephone ar that Mr. Watts held a bill of sale fc ) $50 on the mule owned by Mr. Grail ) ger and a few days ago sent word t L Grainger that unless he paid off th -bill of sale at once he vould send fc the mule. tGrainger. it is reported, stated tha aWatts would never get the mule an ) yesterday morning led the animal t the nearby woods and killed it ani i returning to the house, shet himsel: l using the same weapon with which h I killed his animal. No cause for the suicide other tha the above has yet developed. eASSAULTS YOUNG WOMAN. IYoung Lady . School Teacher i -Georgetown Has Fatal Exper - ience. Georgetown. June 18.-At a o 'cloc this afternoon -word was hurriedl brought to Sheriff Scurry that i criminal assault had ju'st been con mitted upon the person of a youn - woman school teacher by an unknow 1 nero. at Crab Hall. a place situfte - immediately across Winyah Bay frot I Georgetown, on Waccamaw Neck. Th oung lady boards at the home of Mi 1Huck Cains, and while out drivin - with one of the Cains children, a lit te girl, she was dragged from th buggy and carried into the woods b; Sher assailant, who ordered the chill - to flee at the peril of her life. Th child's father returned with her t the spot to find the young lady in - terrible plight, and bloody from th -fearful struggle which she had brave i ly waged. The man had fled. 1The sheriff and his posse is in put suit with dogs, and numerous partie of men from the city are scouring th woods in search of the brute. eADMITS SHOT AT ENGINEER. egro, Trapped by Accident in Cc lumbus, Ohio, Held For Dur - ham Police. >(Columbus. Ohio. June 17--Solomo - Shepherd. alias William Thomas. Snero. y'esterday co)nfessed by acei >(ent to t.he Columbus police that hi :is wanted at Durham. N. C., for mur i der. He is held awaiting word fror i Durham. Shepherd was pawning a watc. i when the police arrested him. He be i gan to deny that he had "killed thi -man."' After some questioning as ti - what he meant. Shepherd said lie wz. :implicated in the killing of Enginee r Holt on the Seaboar'd Air Line be ween~ Winston~1 and Durham last Oc ?tober. He said the engineer raugh Shim riding tihe blindl ba2gage an< rthrew him oft'. wh.ereupon hie fired a he engineer. i4r A you d M~ODERN will save mc e Let i On a - for a free trial any Loose L S%')ects own aj - :erti-in-: Cntracts F.rra Debit Ledger 4 *zCook t . j- -" '.: t ".ta!%: lildoxiwx Hnri.ontalJ 'Ruled Fori C-nter Ruled Lodzer Cnrs: h. C-st of Prodnetion Householid Expense r C:.edit Informuation In.tal=ent Acconnuts Dentists Records Jourlial Sheets Pouble Rulled Ledaer Lawy.er.' 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SPEARMAN, Cashier. Rveni though no t vere, -has *tire membranes of the throa Coughs then come easy all w ulightest cold. Cure the first $ -et up srn liamation in the de *lungs. The best remedy i gYRUP. It at once gets rigl S moves the cause. It is freetf ?uach s fr aadat. 25 C MAYES' DE COA L NC IS T HE T I C o For next winter's i you THE BEST 4 PRICES. The lo more your Coal wil j4g your advantage to s you money on yoUJ * SUMMER TE BANK EXAMINER ENSE D ) .DITION OF f Prosperity ty, S. C. 3INESS, APRIL 28, 1909. LIABILITIES. Capital Stock. ....$ 25,000-00 Surplus and profits. . 12,497-50 Due to other banks . . 2,694.01 Deposits . . . . . . . 94,675-41 Borrowed money . . . NONE $134,866.92 TORS: R. GEO. Y. HUNTER, r. H. HUNT, . B. WARNER, VHEELER. supervision of and regularly xamniner. LNGE BANK ry, S. C. CCOUNTS. ought to be interested in our i open a Savings Account with ny plan you see fit, but we sug natic, definite method as that is ss of saving. in all Savings Accounts, Semi-Annnally. yourself in the saving habit. aying by a certain per cent. of easure and you will soon have you. F. BEGIN NOW..3 EDW.n R. H IPP, V. Presidernt. GEO. B. CROMER, Attorney. Sof Ib Season,; tendency to Irritate the sensi- * tand delicate bronchial tolfes. ter, every time you take thie cough before It has a chance to* dicate capillary air tubesof thie sQUICK RELIEF COUGH it at the scat o( trouble usad re om Morphine and is as safe tor lits at4 lUG STORE. COAL IE TO BUY se while we can sell OAL at such LOW uger you wait, the 1 cost you. It is to ee us. We can save -*coal. BROS. CO