JDST FELT GOOD
Got. Bleue Granted Several Pardons to
to lake Others Fee! Good.
PARDONS ALWAYS READY
rfo
Our Genial, Good Feeling Governor
Kays He Thinks Everybody Should
be IlaDpy, and He Wants Only a
Reason From a Convict and He
Will Make Him Happy.
"I felt so good when I came down
town this morning that I decided to
grant three pardons." This statement
was made Wednesday morning
by the chief executive and he later
extended clemency in two other cases.
Blnce January 17 he has extended
his power of pardon to over three
score prisoners. He says he likes to
make people happy and that if a prisoner
can show any kind of a reason
that he will be pardoned.
Gov. Please said Wednesday that
he would dismiss the members of the
State board of pardons but for tut
fact that it might humiliate them.
"The members of the board are of
no use to me," he said, "but if they
will resign I will appoint another
board and I will submit cases to the
men I will appoint.
For the purpose of restoring his
citizenship Gov. Please Wednesday
pardoned T. D. 'Mitchell, who was
convicted some time ago in Lexington
county on the charge of conspiring
to defraud In a municipal election
held in New Prookland. A One
of $75 was imposed on Mitchell.
The pardon was granted upon a letter
addressed to Gov. Please by
Mitchell, which read:
"I was convicted in Lexington
county several years ago for conspiring
to defraud at a municipal election
in the town of Prookland ana
was fined $75 for this offense, which
fine I paid. I now have the honor
to petition your excellency that you
do grant me a pardon in order that
my citizenship might be restored to
me."
Charles Holloway. a negro, Berving
a life sentence from Edgefield after
conviction on the charge of murder,
was paroled during good behavior.
The negro was recently transferred
from the State penitentiary to tne
Edgefield county chaingang because
of his health. He was convicted In
1905 with his brother. Arthur Holloway,
for killing Alex Barnes, another
negro, at a church row. Arthur Holloway
wns pardoned by Gov. Ansel
V . v and died soon after leaving the penitentiary.
S. McG. Slmpklns of Edgefield
appeared in behalf of the negro.
George Robinson, serving a fiveyear
sentence from Marlboro for
manslaughter, having been convicted
in 1909, was paroled during goou u*fcavlor
by the governor.
Geo. Robinson killed Sam Purvis.
Robinson's wife had left him and had
gone to the home of Purvis, who had
married a sister of Mrs. Robinson. It
appeared on the trial that Robinson
had been convicted in Chesterfield
county for larceny of live stock from
a woman and had served hie time.
LVf. S. Taylor, serving a sentence of
five years from Spartanburg, having
been convicted in 1908 on the charge
of assault and battery, was paroled
during good behalor.
A pardon was refused to George
Moody, serving a life sentence from
Darlington county on the charge of
murder. He was convicted in 1899
for killing Henry Jones in a general
fight on the public highway. The
crime occurred in 1892, Moody escaping.
He afterward returned to the
State, gave up, was tried and convict
ed of murder with refommen*uvi
to mercy.
The death sentence Imposed upon
Jackson Cunningham by the Greenwood
county court was commuted to
life Imprisonment by Gov. ltlease.
The commutation for the negro was
granted upon the recommendation
of the jury and well-known citizens
of Greenwood county.
Thousands to Collect Iji:<.l5.
Demanding relief to the extent of
the United States has entered
complaint before the Interstate Commerce
commission against the Pennsylvania
railroad, the Southern railway
and the Philadelphia, Italtimore
and Washington railroad. It is estimated
that the cost of collection will
be at least 100 times the sum demanded.
Aeronaut is killed.
The balloon Dusseldorf IV, which
ascended at Krefeld, Prussia, was
carried over the Zuider Zee, an arm
of the North sea, and because of loss
of gas was obliged to descend. The
basket struck a breakwater violently
and the balloon pilot, Paul Kaiser,
, was instantly killed.
Found Dead in lied.
Louis Cassawav, a negro, his wife
and three children were found dead
in bed at their home at San Antonio.
Texas, Wednesday. It Is believed they
were murdered during the nlcht. The
I?ollce have no clue to their assailants
There Is more sound in a hollow
gourd than in a full one, and the
same is true of an empty head.
GIVES THEM A HOME
HELPLESS OF THE LUTHERAN
CHURCH PROVIDED FOR.
Believed That This is Largest Single
Gift Ever Made This Church in the
South.
The definite announcement of the ]
acceptance of a very large gift for
the work of benevolence has Just
been announced by the special committee
of the Evangelical Lutheran
Synod of South Carolina.
The ofTer was made to the synod
last November by Mrs. Melissa B.
Lovman of Chapin, for the establish
meot of a home for the helpless and
the aged, and for the beginning of a i
deaconness training school. (
All papers for the transfer of the ,
property have been regularly executed
and the establishment of the home
will be made at once.
The gift of Mrs. Lowman consists
of about 1,000 acres of fine farming
land, well wooded and watered, in
the vicinity of White Rock. With 1
this goes houses and lots In the
towns of Chapin and White Rock.
There are also several houses and
improvements on the plantation. A
conservative valuation of Mrs. Lowman's
gift, including nearly $2,ouo
in cash, places it at $25,000.
The gift provides that Mrs. Lowman
and her three helpless children
shall be cared for during their lifetime.
The committee having in charge
the management of the donation consists
of five members: Rev. W. H.
Greever and Rev. C. E. Weltner of
Columbia, Rev. J. R. Haigler ot
White Rock, W. P. Roof of Lexington,
Jas. W. Shealy of Ballentine.
The committee has selected Mr.
Shealy to superintend the farm and
home. A matron will at once be
placed in charge as soon as a suitable
person can be secured, and thus
the work of caring for the helpless
?iihi ufii-u unes 01 xne cnurcn will at
once be put into effect.
It is also a matter of note that this
is perhaps the largest single gift ever
nvade to the Lutheran church in the
South and marks the beginning of
what must grow into a large and useful
elmosynary institution.
The establishment of the deaconnees
home and training school, contemplated
in the gift, has not assumed
definite shape so that an announcement
as to its location can be
made at this time.
FIVE PERISH IN MINE.
Explosions of Block Damp in Mine
at Mineral, Kan.
Five men, one of them John Jopling
general superintendent of the
coal department of the Missouri,
Kansas and Texas railroad, are dead
as the result of an explosion of blacx
damp in the company's mine at 'Mineral,
Kan., Monday. There were
three explosions, the first just after
Thomas Cheek and John Burgham,
shot-firers, went into the mine. Both
were killed Instantly. The second
came when William Jeffreys, another
6hot-flrer, went underground to rescue
hie fellow workers. By lying ttai
Jeffreys saved himself. As soon as
he reached the surface a rescue party
composed of Jopling and two miners,
Samuel Watson and a foreigner,
rushed Into the pit to search for
Cheek and Flurghan. Less than 3 0
minutes later there was an explosion
which killed Jopling and his men.
CHARGED WITH KILLING.
John A. Odom is Shot to Death in a
How hy Two Others.
John A. Odom, who was shot at
Rrightsville school house Friday
night, died Monday morning. The
coroner's jury rendered a verdict
that his death was caused from gunshot
wounds inflicted by tleo. \V. Dullard
and William Harrington. Conflicting
accounts have been given of
the homicide and it is impossible to
give details that are not contradicted.
Odom was shot several times,
first by Hullard and last by Harrington.
Odom cut Harrington after Hullard
had shot Odom. Harrington is
regarded as being in a very serious
condition. Hullard has been arrested
by the Sheriff from Bennettsville.
Made a Wrong Diagnosis.
Two children of ;Mr. and Mrs. Winfield
Cox, of West Point, O., played
"doctor" and "patient" with the result
the "patient" is in a critical
condition. Thelma was the "patient"
and her four-year-old brother, who
was the "doctor," told her to drink
some "medicine" from a phial. The
medicine was corn-cure.
Drove to Morgue, Then Die<l.
Jesse Hussard, a prominent farm, r
living near Loganeport, Ind., drove
to a morgue in this city last week and
calmly shot himself through the
head Worry over business matters
is believed to have unbalanced his ,
mind.
Discouraging to Fighting. ,
Rursla. it Is reported, will not 1
make that military demonstration on
the frontier of China. Probably she <
has been doing some figuring on the t
cost. t
CAUSE ALARM
\ Sleepless Night ftr the Popilation of
a Large Illinois Towi
MINERS FACE MILITIA
Foreigners With Shot Guns Prove
the Americans From the .Mines?
Three Companies of Illinois Xn
tional (iuanls Arc Hushed to the
Krone of the DNiarbanrf.
One thousand strong and well
irmed, the foreign-speaking coal miners
of Benid, 111., conducted a sunrise
demonstration Tuesday agains'.
their English-speaking brethren of
the town of Gillespie, commacullns
those who stood upon the sidewalks
to get In line.
The procession came from Benld,
stopped at mine No. 1, passed
through the main street of Gillespie,
thence on to mine No. 3 and back to '
Benld. Caution of the older citizens
and business men of Gillespie
against violence probably prevented
bloodshed.
Throughout the night vigilant clt'zens
of Gillespie patrolled the streets
of the entire town. They had hern
warned that the Benld miners wut
marching on Gillespie.
When the first music of the demonstration
from Benld was heard
the citizens were prepared for sh'ge
Some had sought refuge in the rooms
above store buildings along the ma>n
street, declaring they would shoo: if
the marchers came into the town.
Nevertheless, the procession passeo
through the village and not a shot
was fired.
An knn. 1? ? ' TA T ? __
XIII mi 111 mivi VIII. ?i. J. I.IIIIK,
commanding the Fourth regiment, Illinois
National Guard, arrived from
Springfield on an Interurban car an.1
took charge of the situation The
Effingham and Paris companies were
the first to arrive of the troops or
dered out at 1:30 o'clock Tuesday
morning by Governor Peneen. The
other commands arrived before 9
o'clock, nearly all of them coming in
on the interurban line from Sprinsfleld.
It is Col. Lang's plan to march his
troops from Gillespie to Ilenld, 2 1-2
miles by wagon road, and disarm the
belligerents, many of whom are in a
disagreeable temper. If necessary,
Col. Lang is prepared to proclaim
martial law in Benld to enforce his
plans for quelling the disturbance.
Citizens of Gillespie Insist there will
be bloodshed in Benld when the
troops attempt to disarm the foreigners.
The 700 foreigners who left Benld
early Tuesday paraded to mine 7
of the Superior Coal company and
drove the Americans from the shaft.
They then returned through Gillespie
and continued to mine No. 3, where
the Americans left the workings on
the approach of the disturbers.
The miners were headed by a fellow
workman, who beat a drum. No
move will be made on the foreigners
by the militia until the arrival of all
of the troops. Besides the infantry
nnH n Hoi Hn? ^
....U viuviiufi fSUII (MUlUUIl, llUUp If,
First Illinois cavalry, is expected
from Springfield.
The trouble started at Renld a
week ago when the foreign miners
became dissatisfied with working conditions
and induced the Americans to
quit. The local union officials, however.
ruled against the move and ordered
them back to work. The Americans
returned to the Aines and since
then the foreigners have been trying
to persuade the Americans to quit.
The trouble became acute Monday
night after deputy sheriffs of Macoupin
county were driven from the
mines.
Governor Deneen after receiving a
report from Col. Shand of the National
Guard ordered the militia to
proceed to llenld. Renld is a mining
town less than three miles from Gillespie.
Early Tuesday morning several
shots were fired in the vicinity of
mine No. 1. This aroused the whole
town. Watchers soon afterward reported
that the Renld miners were
marching upon the town. When
upon the outskirts of Gillespie the
marchers switched off and traveled
to mine No. 1. To the foreigners'
surprise none of the employes of the
mine appeared for work nt either
No. 1 or No. 3. The marchers then
paraded through Gillespie.
The arrival of the State militia
at Renld early Tuesday morning
found this mining town quiet. The
miners who have heen bearing arms
for several days suddenly left for one
of the nearby mining camps. Their
departure was heralded by the beating
of drums, shouting and firing 01
guns. The troops from Springfield
were first on the ground and these
were followed by the militia from
Danville.
When the whistle blew for work
in mine No. 1 Monday mornine, bowever.
the American miners were prevented
from going to work by ">0n
foreigners, who marched from Henld
?nd defied the local authorities. Sev ral
fights occurred and one man was
hurt.
In view of reports that the foreigners
were preparing to march
lpon Dillespie and apply the torch ;
lie citizens in a meeting directed an
LETTER TO BRICE
IN WHICH FELDER SCORES
BLEASE HOT AND HEAVY.
Hakes Many Grave Charges Against
the Governor, Which He Says He
Can I*rove.
Hon. J. S. Brice. Attorney at Law,
Yorkville, S. C.
My Dear Mr. Brice: I own receipt
of your valued favor of the 16th InBt.
I congratulate you most heartily
upon the fact that the governor of
your State has recognized that you
and your associates of the winding-up
commission are gentlemen of unsullied
reputation and Irreproachable
character, and has tMtlflod thorutn
by decorating you with a badge of
honor. I feel that the unselfish, patriotic
and distinguished services
rendered your State in connection
with the winding up of the affairs of
the late lamented dispensary fully
entitlo you to the very great reward
which you have received at his
hands. You would be untrue to yourself
if you did not preserve sacredly
the written document which evidences
your dismissal from the commission,
to be handed down to your children's
children as a prize of inestimuble
value.
When the history of the great services
which you and your associates
have rendered the State, the sacrifices
which you have made in connection
with the thankless position
from which you have been dismissed,
is made known, as it shall be, and
that, too, in the not distant future.
I feel sure that you and each of your
associates will receive from a grateful,
though outraged people the welcome
plaudit, "Well done, thou good
and faithful servants."
Yes, the time will come, and that
too, very soon, when the people of
South Carolina will be made familiar
with the motives and purposes which
have prompted the governor of the
State of South Carolina to do the
things which he has done, in his m.ul,
insane and misguided efforts to shield
his associates of the plunderbund
from merited punishment.
He has done nothing which has
surprised me. I know when he w,u>
a candidate for office; when he was
elected and when he was inaugurated,
that he would "leave no stone unturned"
to shield and protect the
criminals of the State of South Carprofessional,
political and personal
intimacy, and his prostitution of the
great office which he disgraces to the
service of those people is but the reolina,
with whom he was on terms ol
demption of pre-election pledges
made by him, which were based not
only upon a good, but a valuable consideration.
Indeed, the obligation that he is
uncier antedates his candidacy for
the governorship, being coeval with
the inauguration of the dispensary
system in the State of South Carolina.
During its existence his relation
to this institution and the men
who have conducted it, personally,
politically and professionally, have
been of such a character that the
course that he has pursued in relation
to them since his elevation to
the governorship has been absolutely
unavoidable, and can be explained
upon the theory that "The ox knoweth
his owner and the ass his master's
crib."
I see that he is further gratifying
his malevolence by slurring your distinguished
and faithful attorney general,
my law firm, my associates and
myself. It is passing 6trange that this
creature who has been, by fraud, accident
or mistake, or a combination
of the trio, elevated to the chief magistracy
of a once glorious State, who
personally is sans the instincts of a
gentleman, professionally the ethics
and attributes of a lawyer, and who
politically is a hireling scavenger of
filth and falsehood, recreant to every
principle of honor and lost to
every sense of propriety, should essay
to slander and befoul gentlemen,
"the latchets of whose shoes he is
unworthy to fasten."
T shall await (T fear in vain) the
appointment of the investigating committee
that he demanded, to reply to
so much of his recent message as relates
to me. the absurdity and falsity
of which is abundantlv established
by the fact that during the four
years of my activities in the prosecu?
! * '
on tji juiii Rovfi nur s associates,
not n word has been uttered before
the insinuations made touching the
matter referred to by him. When
the time comes for action, as come it
must. I would have it understood
that in my treatment of your governor
T shall act strictly upon the advice
of the late lamented Rev. Sam
P. Jones, given in a notable sermon
preached by him to his congregation,
to-wit: "If you shave a gentleman,
use a razor; if you shave a hog, use
a brick."
Assuring you of my very high regard,
believe me,
Yours very truly,
Thomas 15. Folder.
Rouble Crossing Teddy.
And then again, Mr. Taft may have
ordered the muster in Texas to prevent
the monopoly of public attention
and interest by Col. Roosevelt's
swing round the circle."
?..U ..
appeal to Covernor Reneen for aid.
Scarcely a person in the 2,400 population
of Gillespie slept Monday ,
night.
SOME HOT TALK
T. B. FeWer, of Atlanti, Replies to Got.
Blease's Alleged Exposure
CALLS A SPADE A SPADE
The Atlanta Lawyer Serves Notice on
the Governor That Unless the Commission
Investigation Act is Signed
by Him in the Next Thirty Days He
Will Kxpose Him.
To the Editor of The State:
On the 18th inst. I addressed a letter
to J. S. Brice of Yorkville, S. C.,
a copy of which I beg to hand you
herewith enclosed and which 1 ask
that you publish, ae it will, 1 think,
suffice, at least for the present, as a
reply to the last deliverance of the
general counsel of the plunderbund,
Cole L. Blease, late of Newberry, now
of the State at large.
It seems that the aforeeald "Cole
man" is a man of very unique and
versatile talents, a sort of "Dr.
Jekyl and Mr. Hyde," a genius possessing
a dual character and dual
characteristics. In the capital city
of your State his sign reads: "Cole
L. Blease, Governor. Pardons for
Grafters granted while you wait." In
Newberry it is: "Cole L. Blease, Attorney
and Counseller at Law. Practice
confined to representing my
friends, who have been and are now
my partners in crime."
When he wrote, as "Dr. Jekyl," his
memorable message demanding the
appointment of an investigating com
mlttee, he was not aware of how
much of liis record 1 knew, in addition
to the fact that as State senator
he received $100 per month from
the I.anahans of Baltimore to intluence
business for them, but he found
out very soon thereafter that 1 had
all t ho fart k ntul ttint ???11 _
tee was appointed which was demanded
by him, the "fur would fly."
An emissary from him and his gang
appeared in Atlanta shortly after he
discovered how much of his record I
knew, with the statement that the
governor "knew some things on me,
and if 1 would not tell on him. he
would not tell on me." I hade him
convey to his chief and his chiefs
fellow-criminals the message that 1
had never done a dishonorable act
in connection with the State dispensary
of South Carolina and that his
governor knew this as well as 1 did,
and that if the governor had any
documentary evidence showing any
improper connection with the late
dispensary or its officials, they were
forgeries, and that if any of his minions
testified to any improper relations,
the testimony would he perjured,
and he knew it; that in common
with everybody interested, 1 desired
the fullest, freest and most
searching investigation, and that he
might say to the governor and hi3
allies that my attitude towards him
would |be "fay on, .Macduff and
damned be he who first cries hold,
enough."
My associates and myself have discussed
on more than one occasion
the propriety of noticing the vaporings
of this mental and moral pervert
in the public prints and concluded
that it would be indelicate and
unwise to do so in advance of the
organization of the committee demanded
by him (but the creation of
which I knew he would contrive to
defeat).
I serve him with notice here and
now, unless he approves the joint
resolution demanded by him of the
legislature within the next 3 0 days,
so that the committee can proceed
with the work at hand. I propose to
write a history of the dispensary,
with particular reference to "His
Kraudulency's" connection with it,
from his employment by the plunder
bund as "Attorney and Senator"
down to his employment as "Attorney
and Governor." In passing. I
shall devote a page or two to a brief
history of his campaign and the
source whence he derived his revenue,
which was raised to defray his
"legitimate campaign exj>enses." T
shall obtain a list of the registered
voters of the Stnte of South Carolina
and mail a copy to each. 1 assume
when this is done, it will he concluded
by everybody in your State, outside
of the penitentiary and the lunatic
asylum, that the conduct of this
modern "Dr. Jekyl and Mr. Hyde,'
since he commenced his career of
crime by stealing the speech of his
collegemate down to date has been
such as to create a panic about the
habitues of a rat pit and to bring
the blush of shame to the cheeks of
the inmates of a brothel, and that
instead of wearing the immaculate
purple robes of the governorship, be
should be clad in the filthy striped
habiliments of a convict,
I shall not be proVoked to further
trespass upon your valuable space
during the next 30 .lays. 1 trust that
during that time I 6hnll he able to
force this man to sign the joint resolution.
If I fail fo do so, I shall enlighten
the people of your State as
to the record of this man, by furnish
Ing evidence which will he entirely
satisfactory to the most skeptical, as
to 1 S years.
Thomas R. Felder.
Atlanta, March 20, 1911.
"HUB" EVANS' CASE +
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DEATH OF WITNESS RESULTS IN
DELAY OF TRIAL. j
i
Governor Illoa.se Exults?Says It
Was Never Intended That Evans
Re Tried.
"I knew all the time that they
U'oro )v1 11 fll { It IT TKnW nawoe
-w -W wauUilK^t A HCJ Ut t CI IlllCUUVU
to try Hub Evans. They know that
Hub will tell too much. 1 knew that
when the death of Charles was announced,
and I so stated to several
that Lyon would make that an excuse
for putting cfT the trial."
This statement was made at Newberry
on Monday by Gov. llleaBe,
when informed that the trial of H.
11. Evans, under indictment for receiving
rebates as chairman of the
old dispensary board of control, had
been postponed until the next term
of court in Newberry county. Gov.
Blease seemed to be exultant over
tho announcement of the postponement.
He smiled and seemed elated
over hi6 opinion as to why the trial
had been postponed. The case against
H. H. Evans was continued on motion
of the State.
Solicitor Cooper represented the
attorney general, J. Fraser Lyon, and
asked Judge Watts to postpone the
trial until the next term of court. Ho
said that he had been requested by
the attorney general to state that tho
case would have been ready for trial
OXCfMit for ciuMph ''
Charles, former clerk of the old
State dispensary hoard of control.
Mr. Charles died a few days ago at
Birmingham, Ala.
"They will not give me a trial.
They deny .me the right of being
tried." This statement was made by
H. H. Evans following the postjionement
of the trial.
The attorney for II. H. Evans Is
Eugene Mease, a half-brother of (!ov.
Mease. He was in the court room
and protested against a continuance
of the case. He said that 11. H.
Evans had demanded a trial at the
court at which a true bill was found
and again at the succeeding court
and the defendant demanded "his
constitutional right to a speedy
trial."
Eugene Itlease declared that it
seemed to him that the attorney general
or some one else was trying to
hold the indictment over the head of
11. H. Evans as a lash. Judge Watts
ordered a continuance of the case
with the condition that there shall
be no more orders for continuance
on the State's motion.
1
TWO VERSIONS. ]
(From the Postal-Record.)
To Phyllis. ^
(As lie dictated it.) v
Phyllis, up in the niorninff"
Spirit of love and spring.
Phyllis, lithe as the willow.
Voice like the birds that siu^, J
Phyllis, full of the sunshine
Sparkling like drops of de\
Phyllis) Phyllis, O Phyllis! r,
This is a song for you,
Phyllis, why do you linger?
Why do your feet remain?
Phyllis, we wait your coming
Over the bloom-decked plain
Phyllis?a brimming beaker .)
Now your health we quaff
Setting our hearts all leaping
Lighter than wind-blown chnfl.
l>o Fill I's. .
(As' the stenographer took it.)
Fill us.up in the morning.
Spirits'of loving spring! i
Fill us tight as a pillow?
Hoys like the birds that sing,
Fill us full of moonshine.
Sparkling like dropsy due ?
Fill us, fill us, oh. fill us! '
This is too strong for you.
Fill us! Why do you linger?
Why are your feet in pain?
Fill us! We wait your cunning
Over the gloorn-neeked pla'.e
Fill us a brimming beaker
Now to your healthy ,rraft.
Sending our heartshorn leaping
Light as a ringboned calf.
1)11:s \ lli:itOi:*S DKATII.
Man (Jives I'p His Life in KfTort to
-Save Lift* of a Hoy.
At Cleveland, Ohio, an unknown
hero djed in an ambulance Monday
afteri)iy?n aTter he had snatched Ernest
HhVer, a child of six. from in
front of a moving train on a grado
crossing. The man's attempt to savo
the hoy proved fruitless, the lad dying
in a hospital Monday nivht. Tito
man, a Hungarian, saw the child
Handing apparently bewildered c>n
the tr ink.'*. A train was coining from
each direction. He ran forward,
picked bp the boy and escaped opo
train but tftmnbled in front of the
other. Nothing was found on hint to
establish identification.
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Tolls of tlie \\ infer.
About IL'T. persons perished in ?c.
|VS liiuh befell New Uti
Canadian and NeV Foundland v? ^
crail. A\.ULcli iii?T di.-aster%n
wcsHfn tipper1n/Vr^Ti ^Wll'dWHWi s
during the fall and winter season n )w
ending. The financial loss is estitnated
at $1,000,00b.