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and VOL. XXVIH. WALTERBORO. S. C.. JUNE 13, 1906. NO. 47- DISPENSARY CRAFT Further Interesting ■Deveiopea'te.'.ts Be fore the !ave«ti<ratmg Conwnitrec. The State Boanl of Control have man tgetl a|) to a fe\v «J 17s t * 10 to koep avtay j from the investuatihg o >ruuittee tiny' testimony going to show ■ hat they ha;! actually receive'! rubateis. Whil • there has been in the mmils of a great maj;y people a convir«tcu that rebates we'-e given and received, y< r /h to had been no direct tebtimony o: that point -up until a few day? ago The testimony new comes from u.ep of such high character and of such hrsiness e\ncrl- euce that tlv ir credibil'' y will hardly bc questioned. Lewis W. Parker, who is president of the Olymphia Mills, and a man of con siderable wealth ana influence, testified in eflect that baemuel J. i^iuahaju, the head of a big liquor house ot liaLimore, complained to him tha t his house was not getting sufficient business with the Bute Dispensary. It seems'that Mr Lanahau dias comdderabie investments in and asound Columbia, amounting to something like f'.'OO.oOO or $300/000 and., b#ng also iuteifeted in other large in vest u^uts in bomb Curoliua, be telt his house should do more bonnes* than he hud been doing with fue Mate Dispeu sary. Mr LAnahan declared that he could not rely upon the menu of his goods but had to have a person of in- duenoe to represent him before the State Board before he could get an order iud desired A* r Parker to reoommeud some one to him. Mr Parker uecliued to recommend any one. Mr Lanauau then stated that he employed L. W. Boykin, a member of the State Board, tils personal representative on that ward, but notwithstanding that fact, lid not get a proper share of the busi. nut, nod that he complained to boykin, rho, told him that a western liquor loose was doing more for his brother- n-law, who was its agent and was Loingat much lor himseif, Boykin, and bat ha was throwing the uaue to h.s mother-in-law. Lana ban then appealed D U. U. Brans, chairman of the board, rho sent back to Boykin. Lanahau iter appealed to the board, stating that e would not stand such conditions any inger, that tLe* method oi bids was beurd and that he was going to reduce tie price of bis whiskey litieeu or tweu- f cents per gallon “and sell it to the tate at thi» price, provided there was Othing in it for any one else.” Evans »plied that he knew how they wanted 16 bids and if he did net w ish to bid lat way to let it alone. Lauah&n told lr Parker that in a contract lor liquor ist previously let there was in it for ie board not less than $5,000, the di- ictors being allowed at least live dol- rs a barrel. He declared that it was ipossible for him to compete with the leap western houses ueeiuse he was >t willing to sell the quaii y of liquor «y would and that he * could not sell s liquor and pay theexpeuses incidental the sal ft or pay as much as was requir- 0f him to pay in order to secure the isinesa.” Mr Parker refused to testify of his uversation with Mr Lnuahau until e supreme court had ordeted him to it Mr Biistow of Greenville, testified st A. Bamberger told him that he had id $8,000 as commissions for a $67,- 3 order and that as he had to pay srly twelve per cent of the gross ice in the way of rebates, that the liskey was doctored or made with amic&ls v. B. W. Robertson, who is president of > Loan and Exchange L a'i.c iuCoium- * and is president of a large number cotton mills, testified to about the ae that Mr Lanr.han bad i Mr Parker. That he had uplamed to him of the rendition and nted the matter placed before Gover- Heyward. kO.DaviC^ builder and dealer in Uter’s supplies of Newberry, swore t Mr Evans on several occasions had ployed wads of money and had said I be hqH received it from his friends^ that at one time he had seen Mr Evans with a beaver hat foil of greeu-liacks, some of which were in thousand dollar hills. He also testified that Mr Evans received as a Christmas jjresent a car load of turniture from Bluthenthal & Kickert, a whiskey house of Atlanta. Mr Davis was a very on willing v ituei° and only testified Iwcanse the supreme court had ruled that he must do so. One of the most interesting incidents related by Mr Davis, was the method adopted by iir Evens to get proj*er treatment from the other members of the State Board of Control tor “bis friends." Mr Davis savs that Evans told him that Boykin and Tqwill. other members of the board wet'.* dis posed to act together and shut to out Li* friends from any orders: that beset a trap for them. He had two of his friends to pay to the other members of the board rebates in money The transfer was made in a r'xmi in the Columbia Hotel. He with u witness gof up qn a table and looked through the transom while the liquor men paid over the money to Messrs Boykin and Tbwill. He said that alter he had caught* them, he had no further trouble in get ting orders for his house. W. A. Clark, president of the Colum bia National Bank of Columbia, was another witness who testihed to state ments made to him by Mr Lanahau. Mr t lark and Mr Lanahan are quite intimate in business matters and that Mr Lana hau frequently complained to him about the situation in dispensary matters. He. told him that iiquer nooses had pay the State Board a tribute of two dollars a case for every case ordered our. so much on every barrel of liquor bought and that it also required an additional fifty cents to the local dispenser to have the goods poshed. Mr Lanahau com plained that he coaid not afford to do this sort of business. Capt. Geo. B. Pettigrew sold a cow to Briggs W ilsou, who was general mana ger of the Richland Distilling Co., tor $100 and that Mr Wilson had given the cowto H. H. Evans. THE IMMIGRATION IDEA the Should be Carefully Con*ider«*d People of 1 Lc South. To the fanhen' am! citizens of ( cl- Itton countv: Thctv a question Llftt contronts the peoph* o! ih^SDUtl;, that should be carefully considered by the people of the boytli before it is too late to remedy the mistak—and that is the foreign un-migration idea. The great influx ol all sorts of immi grants into the 1 nited States is in ! my opinion, a menace to our civiliza- the | turn and has l»een too lightly consid ered. Hut at Iasi there is f .*me alaiOt 'te\ The Veiy Best Reined y Trouble. for Bowel Mr M F Burroughs, an old and well known lesiuent oi Blufiton, luu., says “1 regard Cbauiberlalu's Colic, Choier* ana u arrhoes uemtdy as ine veij best leuieuy tor bowel trouble. 1 make Uus statement sfter having used the lemedy lu my tamily for feveral years. 1 am never without it." This remedy is al most suie to be needed before me sum- is over. Wnyuuiuuy u uow and oe prepared for such an emergency? For •ale by John M Eleiu. the outside oi ihese wans bills of the rtmin^tinn of 006 thousand dollars, had once seen as niLny as three isand dollar bills. Mr Evans had 1 that he had taken core ol his friends had claimed that at the same time tad.represented the state of Sooth olins properly. Mr Davis also swore An Humble and Imperfect Tribute, ol Respect to the ^tc J. tanlel Crosby. J Daniel Crosby was born on Lit tle Buckhead, Colleton County, S. C , on the 25th day of December, lc2*2, and died at nia home above Crews’ Ford, &. C., on March 20, lubd. He married in lh44 Miss M E God ley, who surviyes him with nine children, five sons and four daughters. The sons are good relia ble citizens and the daughters are esteemed wives and mothers. J Daniel Crosby was a good citizen and a gallant Confederate soldier, lie was a member of Captain Boat wright’s company, Co. K, 11th IS. C., V. 1., Gantt’s Regiment, Johnson liagood's Brigade, Hoke's Division, lit* was wounded very severely in the early part of the war but recovered and lived tp participate in all the battles his commxrtd was engaged i n , both in Virginia and .North Carolina and surrendered under the gallant Joseph E Johnston in 1805. f heard one of the leading citizens of the countv say once to,my father, when I was a young boy: “Daniel Crosby is one of the best neigh bors, I have ever had the fortune to kndW he is a perfectly honest and obliging man, as steel in his friendship, etc.” true suiing whiskey houses); there were* yffat more could be said of any man? 1 u " " Peace tg^your ashes old comrade. God grant we will meet again wh< n my time comes ‘‘to cross over the river and rest under the shade of the trees,” with the illustrious dead who have “gone before.” E Prialeau Henderson.” in the South and th*^ public mind is beginniug to wake up. In JM4 there were 612,070 immigrants landed on the shores of the United States, an average of nearly 16,000 every week, o$-more than 2,000 every day. This flood of immigrants is of a very mixed and doubtful quality and is made up largely of the mixed races of Europe. It is said that one fourth of them can e* neither read nor write and ihe_yaat majority of them hail only a few coins in their pockets when they landed. The bulk of these immigrants poured mto the great cities of the north and west seeking homes. They are not looking for the cotton or rice fields, they are likely to congest the jails and the insane asylums of the United States pr form separate colonies with in the boundary of the states with social and political ideals of their own, refusing to melt into the general population of our country and be coming truc'cttizens of the United States. The latest from Washington conveys the information that an amendment to the immigration bill has been adopted by the United States Senate providing for a regular immigration commissioner for New Orleans, which means that a regular officer be stationed there, thus placing that station on an equal footing with New' York and other lax^e” ports of the country. The north, east and west having had their fill of this un- digcstible foreign material are glad to have it diverted to the south. Now I fear that there muy be r persons in the south for selfish motives, who favor the open door to foreign immigrant Busy exploiters, such as big land owners and agents in numberless capacities desiring purchasers and settlers on ihei: lands. 1 fear that there is as much selfishness at the bottom cl this immigration induce ment as theie is patriotism. Now thrift and economy are virtues that ought to be cultivated but we do not want fo introduce among sonthern tanners standards and ideals such as competition proposed are sureTo in duce. This does not mean that we have no welcome for the foreigner who of his own^ free will seeks to build himself a home m our country —that sort is welcome l»ecau8ehe will not come in numbers * sufficient to alter established conditions I fear | that there is 8'*rioiiH danger in the wholesale effort to induce immi gration for private p’o.it. The plea 4a to settle up the unimproved lands of the south oy foieigners and improve the wealth of our Country. Now a vast amount of the unimproved lands of our country, is low land and needs to be drained, it we will go to work and provide for draining these low lands and the big laud owners cut his land np in small tracts it will soon be taken lip at good ^<*8 by native born Americans. That will be more wholesome for the public good. There is a big ery for more labor all over the south, but we don’t need it on the cotton Ikrm. We are trying to reduce acreage, in erder to maintain profitable prices for cotton and to increase the production of cot ton and to reduce the price below profit will be detrimental to the interest of the entire south. 'There are some good features connected with the im-‘ migration bureau of South Carolina but this wholesale inducement looks kind of serious. W (’ Brant. F. F. Herndon s Candidate for the Legislature From Lee County. Abraham Lincoln was a self-made man and so was McDuilD and Ben- janiin Kyan Tillman. It is not al ways the college bred that makes fame and distinction for themselves. We have the card of a young man this week, who is out for the house, that is a self made man, who had the privileges of only an old field educa tion, but like others, when the> dav’s work was over, applied himself to study till the wee hours of morning. In this manner he entered the law office of J G Padgett of Walter boro, and was soon admitted to the bar in ly*'(). He was chosen by . Congressman I .ever as his private secretary and while in Washington still pursued his studies. lu 1U03 he gave up that position and cast his lot with Lee county and bf' stern force of charac tei and worth has already been hon ored by the people of this county, that young man is F F Herndon, Esq.—lUshopville leader and Vindi cator. END OF DISPENSARY RIOT. Major Black Plead* Sudden Heat and Faction. 0 Columbia, June 12.—On May 25 Maj John Black, member of the S'ate Board of Control, met Fraser Lyon, of the in vestigating committee, and had the scene about whir*hso much has already been said. The matter has been pending since that time l»eloie Governor Heyward, who serionsly thought of removing Maj Black for thi.4 conduct. - ' After doe reflection, calm determina tion of the conditions and largely be cause of the law, .or raitor the lack of law, Goveruor^Heywfiid this morning announced that he had dismissed the rule against Major Black to show cauae why he should not he removed from office. A SAFE HEADACHE CURE. We ask our customers to try Ake-In- the-ttead tablets tor neuralgia and headaches witu the understanding that yon must get immediate relief or your money baca. bate, sure and six cures for leu cents. J M Klein. NOTICE To Persons Interested in Bridgeport Or gan Contest The correct number organs made (or sold) by The Bridgeport Organ Co., up to Saturday, June Utb, at 12 o’clock, as furnished us by telegraph, was 60,605. The person guessing nearest that nnm- her was Pierce Rrenr'uear Waltefboro, whose guess wss 60,(10# Mr Hiers wins the first prize which is one Bridgeport organ, stool and book, valued at $85.00, lhe second prize was won by T. P. Mur* da ugh, Islauilton, 8.(3. whosa guess was 60,607. Space will not permit our giving the name* of the winners of other prizes here but a complete h*t ot these can be seen at oar store at any time The judges in this contest were W. W. Smoak, Jr., cashier Farmer and Mer chants Bank, B. G. 11 yrue, merchant, and A. K. Beach merchant, nil of whom are welt known and wbofo reputation is sulllcicut proot luu: prizes were awarded all per&ocg who earned them, regardless of who they were or where tney were. Prizes will be forwarded to the win ners by mail diuisg the week. ""Brown Furniture Co. A Guaranteed Cure for Piles. Itching, Blind, Bleeding, or Protruding Plies. Druggists refund money If PAZO OINTMEN 1‘ fails lo cute any case, no matter of how long standing, in 6 to 14 days. First app'iciiion gives ease an rest. 50c. If yonr drug'Is* hasn’t 1 send 50c in stainos and it will be forward ed postpaid by I'arli McJiclue Co., 8t Louts, M.o Way-Lone. At the homo of M. J. Cone, of Ebenezer, on the iird iust. at 3 p, m.,- her daughter, Miss Lillian Gei trade, and E B. Way were happily married. Mr Way isa sou of Ci.pt G. VV. Way, of the Mt. Carmel vicinity. Hev K. ti. Wil liams performed the ceremony. The bride wn s beaut if ally ctistumed, in silk mull, trimmed u ith satin and laces. The parlor was attractively decorated with beaiitifnl Ifowers. Only« few friends of the contracting paries were pre-ent. We wish for them a long and happy life. ... , f Notice. The committee appointed last year, W M. E. Campbell, d.. H. Kents, F. M. Polk. Jr., F. M. Polk, Sr., J. A. Harri son, N. G. Connelly, ai. ,K. Stone, H. 8. Crosby, G, A. Harvey an J J. W. Oar- son are requested to meet at Hloe Fateh Jose SO, and arrange tor the Cotton Growers Association picnic July 19. We expect the county chairman of the association to furnish the speakers. The poblie i%£ordially invite^ to corns and. hringAhevF&skeU. * ♦ A. E. Beats. v PROTECTED BY THECUARAN TEE. No Dyspeptic Should Hrsitat* to Trjr Pepaihol*. TobloU cm Thoso Tornu. Thousands who were once the vic tims of indigestion and {stomach trou ble are now well and strong through phe use of Pepsikola Tabiett. People who have suffered me agomes ot uuli- gestiou for yeaouare brought back to perfect health, and the proprietors of this remarkable prescript iou uave such entire confidence in its virtue and power that they have gtveu a written Guarantee Contract to J. M. Ktein, agreeing to refund the 25 cents, in case me remedy fails to benefit as claimed. if you are uervous, despondent, care worn and without energy, or if you have dizzy spells, heart burn, costed tongue or sour stomach, just make up your mind to try Pepsucoia Tablets auu obtain' relief- They will aid and strengthen your digestion,. make me rich red blood course through your . veins and put new life, new euergy sod new vigor into your stomach. Mr Klein teds ah aissaUhfied customers that they can have their money back, cbeertuily and without argument. Mar.Uge At Ravencl. Ikist Wednesday evening at 5 o’clock, at the home of Mr and Mr# H B Ackerman of Uavenei, the mar riage of their daughter. Laura W to J Messervey, was au event of social importance. The rooms were beauti fully decorated with ferns, ffowers, etc., that met the eye with an effect of homelike peacefulness an J happi ness. The contracting parties entered the parlor, pro ceeded by the brides-maid, Miss Francis Altman and Jos Ackerman v as best man, and also Miss Mamie Dixon and Robert Perry. The bride was gowned in a beauti- tul white silk dress, and carrying io her band a bouquet of Bride’s Roses tied with a white satin ribbon. The groom was handsomely dressed and appeared at excellent advantage. The Rev Mr Tuten with a beautiful and impressive ceremony gave the mar riage vows. After a benediction by the minis ter and congratulations of the many friends, the dining room was thrown open, and an elegant wedding feast was partaken of, amid joyous laugh ter and many jokes from both old and young. Mrs Messervey, nee Miss Acker man, is very attractive and is well known and liked in this and rounding counties. syr- Mr Messervey is a prosperous truck farmer and is well spoken of by his many friends aud acquaint ances. We wish the young couple the best of luck and prosperity, and. hope that they may live long and happv in their new home* X Y Z. Notice. Walterboro, S. C., Jane 12, IMG. I will sell to the highest bidder for cash on Thursday, June 21. the entire stock of goods of Mr Garuot BeP n^er, consisting of general merchandise. ^ P. M. MURRAY, . c u Assignee, . Notice. Notice is hereby given that the firm oi A Wichman & Co, has beefi dissolved by the retirement of A Wichroan trom the firm. R H Wioh- man will continue to conduct the business in the,name of A Wichman & Sou. A Wichman. R H Wichman, Walterboro, § C, May 28,1006,5 ’*>% V