The Horry herald. (Conway, S.C.) 1886-1923, June 07, 1906, Image 5
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The Horry Herald,
CGNWAY, S. C.
Thnrsd*v. Jun* 7. 19^6
IiNOTHERW"
Between the Investigation Committee
and a Witness.
WOULD NOT RfiPJKAT
Rumors Brcause He Thi,./ht People's
Character Too Sacred to be Hurt in
Thtt Way, and He Was Ruled
i n ~ ? A i _ i il.
lur vuiiiciupt ui ine
Committee.
The lnvest'gating oommltwe has
another row on its hands. The State
says as a result of having become excited
and used profane largusge in
the presence of the dispensary invest!
gating committee, Mr. W O. Chllds, 1
president of the Bank cf Columbtr
ard also of the CoHimb , Nevb^rry
and Laurens railroad, ha bien cited
to appear before the committee on
the o^arge of contempt.
It was apo&rent at the time that
Mr. Cbilds did not mean to show
oontempt for the committee, bu j he '
meant to express very forcib.y his I
position in regard to testifying against
certain dispensary people through the <
medium of repeating anything which
he hid heard in a joking manner and
might be taken to rdlect upon the
integrity or nonoranie men.
Mr. Lyon was trying to get the information
80 that the committer
could pass upon its relevancy. lie had 1
submitted the matter fur the cim- '
mlttee as & whole to pass upon when
Mr. Ohilds ^ery excitedly exclaimed:
"Well, by God, I would go to jUl be !
fore I would tell these jokes, aud Mr.
Lyon had a right to confer with mr
before if be wanted to " <
Mr. Lyon stated that he would
leave the matter to the committee.
Mr. Hay, the chairman, stated that 1
Mr. Ohilds could be excused from the
witness stand. The latter went out
of the senate cba aaber vowing that hewould
not tell anything to re-lkc* 1
upon an>b )dy else if he had heard It
in a.joking way.
Mr. Lyon, thinking that Mr. Child* 1
had exceeded the proprieties of the
occasion in defying the committee before
the testimony had been insisted
upon by the committee, made the re
quest that Mr. Childs be made to re
peat the jokes he had heard so as the
committee could judge If they were
relevant to the investigation.
Chairman Hay replied:
"Well, Mr. Lyon, 1 do not know
that we should discuss this matter
any further right now. We can take
it up In the committee and discuss It
among ourselves?the bearing of It."
Later on the committee Issued an
order for Mr. Childs to appear befort
the committee on Tuesday and show
cause wny be should not b3 attached
for ontempt uf the committee in be
log gull'y cf disorderly conduct and
oonterr pt in the presence of the com
mittee (ii Friday, the 1st day of
June. A. D.. 19C6.. Herein fail not.
The position taken bv Mr. Cni.d>
in refusing to repeat tbese rumors J?
not a surprise to those who know
him. lie i> just such a man as would
do & thing oi the kind, aid just such
a man as will go to jail if he continue?
cf the opinion that he ought not to
repeat these rumors.
WHAT CAUSED THE ROW.
The following is the testimony of
Mr. Chllds which lead up to the
troub e, Mr. Lyon was examining Mr.
IChd'd:
Q Have you ever heard anybodjT
confess or acknowledge in any way
that they received a' y profits or dividends
arising from either the R ehlflr
H niofillern v\nv?o f L
?w* u i/uumui y V-/v11*i VJihLL j ui vuc v>u*
lumbla G as8 Works?
A? No, sir.
Q Now, Mr. ChlJds, you are In active
business around the city of Columbla
here, I presume, frfquently?
A I vc-y seldom ever leave my J
fire except lo go to dinner or on business.
Q Your bank does some collecting
foi creditors of the dispensar) ?
A. I think bo.
Q. Don't the I'quor drummers go
to your bank there or ycu have ?
good deal of correspondence or things
of that sort with them?
A. Yes, sir; liquor drummer* come
around when they want checks cashed
Q Have any of them ever stated
than they paid any graft to any of
these dispensary (fflolals?
A. 1 have no recollection of anything
of that kind.
Q Let's see if you can't remember?
a. It would not be fair for me in a
joking conversation to make a remark
that, would reflect upon any
body, and I never heard anybody say
In eerlounnees that they paid rebates.
Q, Tell us the jokes. ~
a. I cannot remember the jo^s.
It has been four years ago.
Q. What was thXtui of those
Jck s?
A. I wculd notifiable tf^teetify
as to jokes in remark! made. X,have
never heard any remarks reflecting
seriously upon the members of the
board of oontrol.
Q. We want to know the nature of
I /
a fk \'
1 a#
M
the Jokes.
A. 1 do cot remember distinctly
enough to sptoify.
Q. You know distinctly enough to
state whether tbey we e complimentary
or whether tbey were not complimentary.
A No, sir; I do not.
Q You do not? i
A.t No, sir. j
Q". And vet you recollect that there
were joke*?
A. Yes, sir; there always was and
there Is now.
(J And It Impressed you sufficiently
to remember that there was all i
kinds of j >kes going on, but you can- i
not remember the nature of those I
joke* ?
A. No, sir; I cannot remember be- I
cause it might retlect upon somebody <
and it wou d be unjust to retisct upon ;
them".
Q Could you remember who th" I
men wre who were doiDg this joking? I
A. N), sir, It was just some of
those traveling men and not men who :
would b? taken on the inside.
Q. llow oau you reach the conclu- I
slou that these parties would not be l
t&ke^f on the inside of the gra'tlng
matter If anything wa> going on? <
A. Because if anything was going
on the heads of the concerns would be i
doing It., not the subordinates.
Q. That is the oplulou that, you I
draw from the 1 quor drummers?
A. Ye?, sir; 1 say if there was any- i
thing of that kind going on the heads i
would not entrust it to any of their i
clerks or subordinate drummers I
know If there was anythlrg going on ]
in anything that I was the head of 1
would he the only one that knew it. <
<^. You cannot remember any of i
t.K. ^.Q inl/A O
wuvrmo juivo:. j
A. No, sir. i
Q. Now, Mr. Cbilds, this is a very I
Important matter that I am q lest.on i
about. I
A. Yes, I think it is. If I knew <
anything that would assist you iu the
matter I would be glad to give it to 1
yon.
Q. Esp?cially this matter cf the I
Uaiolina Glass company. I wish to
understand the matter fully and free- l
ly, and if I understand you, you know i
nothing about any stock being held In
trust for anybody else? I
A. No. i
That you have never been a <
party tr< any such?
A. No, sir. I
Q. That you have not transferred i
aDy stook for any one?
A. Yes. I
Q. You deny that without any i
mental reservation? I
A. Yes.
Q. That you have stated everything
fully and freely without any reservation?
A. Yes. 1
Q Now, did Mr. Lanahan ever dlsouaa
with you trie matter of graft and
rebates and so ol?
A. No, sir.
Q. He never made any statement
UU jtvju 1U ioioiouoo bU intfttbers Ol Laai
kind?
A. No, sir.
Q. Mr. Childs, how many miles are
/ou president of In South Carolina?
A. Seventy-live.
Q. Seventy five?
A. Yes, sir.
Q. How many miles of railroad has
the Southern In the state of South
Carolina?
A. Oh, I have no Idea.
Q. Well, sir, you have a rough Idea?
A. I think live or six or seven hunired.
I have never figured it out. Of
y>P'?io i c u'd d > it.
Q How n an) ha: the Atlantic Coast
Liu ?.
A. Oh, I shou'd think three or four
bundrid. May be more.
Q. Well, st;; what about the Seaboa
ro ?
A. Well, the S?ab >ard has about
three huucbed or four hundred; about
tnree huudred and tifiy miles 1 would
say.
Q Now, Mr. Childs, you keep up,
1 presume, with the freights that pas*
over these llDes, you have a general
knowledge on that subject of the
freights that come into the state of
South Carolina?
A. I have a general knowledge of
what comes In on my road. I do not
know ab ut anybody else.
Q. What percentage of the dispensary
business do you handle?
A. I haven't the slightest idea.
Q. Have you any id<>% about what
your road handles at al ?
A. No, that would ha & matter for
the auditing department. He could
figure it up for you witnout any trouble
Q. It Is not a matter of belief that
y< ur road handles the larger part of
the freight that comes Into the dispensary?
A. I think we ought to.
Q You think you ought to?
w. Yes.
Q Wbj ?
A. Because we are the only Tlllmanite
road In the tnwv und It. ia a
TlUmanlte institution, and when the.
dispensary was started every road
boycotted It. When the Darlington
riot came the other roads out it. 1
went right up to Governor Tillman
and stood right by the admlnistrotiou
and the C. N. and L. stood right up
to It and Senator Tillman and myself i
are personal friends, and we have been
gettiDg a big part and ought to bavj
a big part.
Q Are you sure you are accurate in
those statements you have made?
A. Yes.
Q Are you postive of it?
a. I am. You never heard of any
oar being shipped ten or twelve miles
out of town on the C., N. and L and
blind tigers unloading the wlskey
from it.
Q Explain the situation.
A. If you read the papers you v ould
have seen where a man got killed
sending his wife op on that road.
Q. Dirt you ?ee that? /
A. I read it io the papers.
Q. So that it hearsay?
A. Yes; hut you are making me give
yO'? t*?rsay.
Q. Wont yen give us hearsay on
those Jokes?
A. Nc; that la too serious; I would
not tell a joke that would (fleet the
character of somebody else.
Q Don't you regard that as serious
?this man getting killed?
A. That is his own fault.
Q Well, he got shot down?
a. He wasn't shot down; the train
ran over him and killed him. I suppose
the ciuris will will adjudicate
that.
Don't you know that the Sea
hoard road paid those taxes along
it the same time that you paid
yours?
A. Yes and did It at myjsuggestton
oecause I was very close along with
thnno.
g I supnosed you said that you paid
ycurs first?
A They didn't do it until I got
bhem to do it. I wanted them to bring
th?*. Western whiskey In here.
Q 1 thought you said they protestsc
>
a. The seaboard did protest at first
\v" afterwards reconsidered It.
Q Who were these alleged Jokes
that vou
A. Oj, I am not going to toll you
anything ab ut these jokes. I do not
remember lj detinitoiy enough to
make
Mr. Chairman, of course It Is impossible
to bring loformation to know
whether it ie reeeiant or irrelevant. I
iid not expect that Mr Cbilds would
give me a conference te ore he was
put*oo the stand, consequently I did
oot go to him. 1 did not know what
he knows about that at all but evi
lontalv he has heard something and
It seems to me that he ought to be repaired
to do it.
A. Well, by God, I would go to j ill
before 1 would tell the jokes; and Mr.
Lvon had a right to confer with me
oefore If he wanted to.
The Cnairman(Senator Hav): You
nave not been required to answer yet,
Mr. Guilds.
Witness: Well I will say right now
that 1 ain't going to answer and, it
necessary, 1 think 1 should be allowed
to he represented by counsel.
Mr. Lyon: I do not cure to examine
the witness any further, Mr. Chair
man. He is with the committee.
Witness: (As he was leaving) you
know where to tind me if you want
me. 1 am at my ctllje, but I am not
?Olng to do injustice to anvhody.
DENA1 U&) Z <?i> ALCOHOL.
Uongreaa Haa a Bill Taking
Off the Tax.
rue nouse nao adopted the senate
amendments as to deuaturn&sd aloonol
and the htil will become law. b>
some inexplicable way we attirst uu
derstood mat this bill had reference
to taking cIT the tariff. borne other
editors fell into the same mistake.
The bill takes oil the revenue tax ano
not the tariff tax. but at that it lb
a good measure and it is hoped that
inrough tnis aicouoi the btaudara On
c^m^auy may be struct a serioub
blow. It Is said to be buperlor to oil
as an iliuminant to be used In the ordinary
lamp. A gallon of It oosth
less and burns twice as long. For
motor eDglnes it may take tbe place
of gasoline. It may be manufactured
cheaply, it is said, and may be made
from grain, fruit, potatoes and prooabiy
from other farm products. Perhaps
a new and profitable Industry
will be opened up for farmers. First,
though, people will have to get ac
customed to its use. Wnile all who
wnl be thus benetited arc doubtless
indignant at trust exactions It will
be feund hard to get a general change
from oil to alconol. but if it is so far
supeilor, safe and lasting and less
costly a good market ought to be |
opened ior it in time. We agr#?e
with the Columbia Record that it
would be the greatest pity if people
with this chance lo swat the octopus
should neglect it, especially when
they can better themsems financially
and otherwise. We hope overybody
will encourage the denatui ized alcohol
Industry. Prohibitionists may balk
at the name, tut they can embark In
the business wlthiut deserting a
principle. Such alcohol Is not drinkable.
Let's bave a denaturized alcohol
campaign.
How ittuuli ih Situ Worth?
If a man has the misfortune to lose
his wife, atd there is no member of
the family to take her place, he begins
to realize that a housekeeper Is a
oostly luxury. Besides, the tirst expense
of her weekly earnings, there
will be a vast difference in the cost of
running the house, for witnout a personal
Interest, many of the little
economies of housekeeping will not be
practised. A word to the wlt>e is sufficient.
How muoh is your wife worth
to you, leaving sentiment entirely out
of the question? Is she worth a washing
machine, a bread mixer, a clothes
njiu)(oi| a uiwu taiiiaKC kuu m naio
horse, or a few kind loving words
every day? _____
Monkey ?u(l Parrot Time.
The Democratic state convention of
Tennessee, which convened at Nashville
on Tuesday, of last we*k, became
a regular mob. Several fighi s
took place on the floor, and the police
had to be called in to preserve order.
A truce was finally patched up, and
the convention adjourned over to
Wednesday. There were three candidates
for governor?Jno. I. Coi, the
Incumbent; Congressman M. R. Patterson
and Judge Jno. R. Bond.
It is easier to keep a friend than to
recover him when lost. .
The Qomitlon of Taxation.
The true reason for the prominence
of the tariff question and other tax
questions lies In the fact that taxation
is always with us, go where we will.
It is like a shadow that clings to us
until we reach the grave. President
Madison, writing to John Adams, in
1818, about the discussions ot the taxing
power in the convention which
framed the Federal Const itution, said:
"The at tempts to distinguish between
legislation on the subject of taxes and
other subjects terminated in the dis- 1
closure that no such distinction exist- 1
ed."
Taxation, therefore, enters as an ele- <
ment into all legislation, and is the
basis of all. If it bears equally upon
persons in proportion to their abi.lty
to pay, it Is just. If it discriminates in
favor of any person, corporation, or 1
class, against any other person, corporation,
or class, it is unjust. A protective
taritT necessarily and avowedly
makes such discriminations, and is
therefore unjust. It can only be sustained
upon the ground tnat injustice
is right, because it results in prosperity
to certain individuals and corporations.
Piracy, high-way robbery, and '
larceny could be sustained by the same '
argument,. '
If a few men were privileged by law
to loot every ship and every city they i
could find, and rob everv person they
met, the privileged class would soon t
become as prosperous as the trusts and I
monopolies which have grown up under *
the Dingley Tariff, and for the very
same reason?they would get someing
for nothing under the operation of
law. The law in the one case would he
the shelter of rugged and bloody men,
and the law in the otherca^e would lie
and is, a shelter for soulless corporations
and trust magnates; with the
same general results?the accumulation
of all wealth in a few hands. A
law licensing highwaymen, pirates and
thieves to take all of every man's property
above a certain amount in the
name of taxation, would he more direct
and more honest than the tariff
law which the stand-patters are so
strenuously defending.
The 1 resident is, therefore, more
honest than the majority of his party, c
when he boldly advocates confiscation 'j
as a refuge from the effects of the j
Dingley tarritf, which the stand-pat- j
tersseek to perpetuate. And the abuse j
of power in the name of taxation, t
which he proposes, violates theconstl- 1
tution no more flagrantly than the 1
nrotective tariff does. Hut between 8
the two evils, the honest man will 1
choose neither. Both schemes prove
by their glaring iniqut ies, that a grad- ,
nates income tax, which would take |
only from those who are able to spare I
somet hing from their surplus revcnu- (
cs,and only in proportion to such ability,
is, after all, the only just solution
of the Federal tax questjpn, and, therefore,
of all other questions of legisla- ,
tion; there being at the bottom no distinction
between legislation on the |
subject of taxes and on other subjects.
The slncerest tribute that can be ,
paid to superiority is Imitation. The
many imitations of De Witt's Witob
flazle Salve that are now before the
oubllo prove it the best. Ask f ir Dr.
Witt's. Good for burns, scalds, chatf- I
ad skin, eczema, t?tter ,outP, bruises,
boils and piles Highly recommend- |
?d and reliable. Sold by Couwa>
Drug Go.
Tirctl ol liftw'H Di.'lny.
Robert T. Rogers, awaiting his
third trial for murder of Jess? brown,
was taken from j vtl at Tallulah, La.,
on Tuesday nlgur. s?ud hanged to a
telegraph pole. The poopie got tired
of the law's d?Uv uog R )dgers.
Ycu oaunot induce a lower animal
to eat heartily when not feeling well
A sick dog starves himself, and gets
well. Trie stomach OLce overworked
must Lave rest same as your feet or
eyes. You don't have to starve to
rest your stoma oh. Kodol Fok Dyspepsia
takes up the work for youi
stomach, digests what you eat ard
gives It a rest. Puts it back in condition
again. You can't feel good with
a discor led stinxch Try Kodol.
Sold by Conway Drug Co.
l>o<ljctt(l Bombs.
Advices from Kutais, Trans-Caucasla,
state that two bombs were thrown
Thursday at General AUvhanofT, form*
er governor general of the province,
while he was driving to the railway
station. He was wounded In the thigh.
One bysrander was killed by the ex*
plosion and three others were Injured.
The would-be *?Ha?s'n escaped.
T lousauda annuaiy bear witness to
the eltioiency of Eirly K'sers. Taese
pleasant, reliable little pills have long
borne a ret utation second to none as
a laxative and cathartic They a~e
as staple as bread In million* of hoir es
Pleasant but elTactlve. Will promptly
rellev*. CjnsMpation without griping.
S( 11 hv Conwav Drug Co.
Some will see retributive justice in
the killing of live men by lightning at
a Sunday baseball game at Mobile,
but, as the Newberry Observer says,
it might have been the same If they
had been on the spot on some act of
mercy, or h n nau oeen Saturday or
Monday. But, all the same, the American
people are fast forgetting the
commandment, ''Uemember the Sab
both day to keep it holy."
Constipation makes the cold drpg
along. Get It out of you Tak
Kennedy's Laxative Honey and Tar
the cough syrup. Contains no opiates.?Sold
by Conway Drug Co.
BANK OF
CON W/
CAF1TAL STOCK, $20,000.00
TOTAL ASSET
OFFIC
B. o. COLLINS, Frmidbvt.
O. P. QUATTLEBAUM, V-P?is.
Oar Mailt, beiag a loeal iaetitut
boildtag of Horry Coaaty and for tb<
tuiag tkia policy w? take pleasare is
accoumodat ioa wkti eooeietant with
With gratitnde for tbe liberal ]
cordially solicit your future bueiuees
Ree pactfu
D. A. SPIVE
Robt. it. Scarborough, 11. 1
President. Vic?-11
BANK OF
Conwa1
Capital Stock
DIREC
Robt, 11. Scarboroagh,
Elal L. Buck,
Joorge J. llolliday,
We will pay you f> per cent, intei
?h Barings bank* to thoee wishing
Pry our plan for saving yonr nicklee i
hese little banks and tho internet we
telp yon.
T t SHOE FOB
This brand on a shoe means i
The best for //nor money call
VJ. 11;. J>
'> 1 " "IA1 P '"I I'-'T'Jt "'J'
Tuere Is lio need worrying ai<mg in ,
ilsomfort because of a dis irdnred di- |
restlon. Get a bottle of Kodol Fok
[>yspbi?sia, and see what it will do
or you. K )dol not only digests what
rou ear- and gives that tired stomach
1 needed rest, but is a corrective of
ihe greatest ttli'.lenoy. K >dol relieves
in llgestion, dyspepsia, palpltaiion
of ohe h??art, flatu'^cv *vd sour
itomvch Kodol wl" make your ?tonaon
vrutnr and h-al ^u..i Yju
will worry j 1st in me proportion that
pour stomach worries you Worry
means the loss of ability to do your
uest. Worry is to he avoided at all
times. Kodol wdl tAke the w <rry cut
jf your Hti mnc 1. Sold by Cjnway
L>rug Co.
AHttKhtilllAUHl.
A special from Washington, Ga.,
<ays: At a o'clock Tnursday morning
William <4 Bryant, one of the most
prosperous planters of Wilkes c unty,
vas found lying dead in the front of
his home, near Bessie, Ga., from a
gunshot wound in the side. Thursday
eight, after an investigation lasting
all day, no ehie h<*rt b?*or> found.
Tiifj swurnrtUie venb of the manufaiturers
pr itects you from opiates In
Kennedy's Lixative Honey and Tar
? the cjugn syrup that drives the
old 0110 of your system. Sold by Conway
D'ug Co.
Boon old Stoessel! They are going
to shoot him dead because he surrendered
Port Arthur after a six months'
heroic defense seaiee.lv without nam 11
el in the annals of war. That is the
verdict of the Russian courtmartial.
If anything was left to stamp infamy
upon the Russian depotism this act
crowns that infamy.
-with constipation, biliousness,
I headaches and fovers. Colds attack lH
;l the lunpa and contagious diseases R
take hold of the svstem. It is safo M
H to say that if the liver were always n
I Kept in proner working order, ftO
illness would t/o almost unknown, n
Thodford's Black-Draught is so pj
successful in curing such sickness
because it is without a rival as a H
liver regulator. This great family H
medicine is not a stror.rr una j
drastic drug, but a mild and H
healthful lasativo that cures con- H
stipation and ma/ bo taken by a KB
more child without possible n
harm. Eg
The healthful action on the liver H
cores biliousness. It has an in- H
vigorating effect on the kidneys. RB
Because tho liver and kidneys do Itf
not work regularly, tho poisonous IB
n 1 re tifUK *^*
H TV 6 HI UiO VTA01O 1IUIU 7
S the bowels get back into the blood K
and virulent contagion resuils. ?9
Timely treatment with Thed- 11
f I ford's Black-Draught removes the flj
I dangers which lurk in constipation. H
liver and kidney troubles, and will 171
positively forestall the inroads of K]
fcl Bright's disease, for which dis- Cj
|| ease in advai^vod stages there is | i
J no euro. Ask your dealer foe a
25c. package ?f Thedford's Black- H
CONWAY.
kY, S. O.
8UURPLUS FUND, $20,000.
S, $180,000.00.
JilRS*
D* A. SPIVEY, Cashier.
M. W. COLLINS, Asst. CASHimi
ion, kw alwava striven for the npi
betterment of her citiaene. in perexteudiag
to our customer* every
lound baukmg.
patronage received in the past, we
11 v jonrs
^ Y Cash i e: r
,. Ruck, Will a. Freeman,
resident. Cashier.
HORllY,
y. S, C.
$25,000
TORS:
W", ft Lewis,
W. A. Johnson,
Will A. Freeman
"Cfct on yearly deposits. Will furn;
to npeij small accounts with us.
ssd dims#, ami you will find that
will }>*y you im your savings will
B'rSHdE."
TEK-^
ml 5something!
If you want
for "The Hub. For sale by
ficliols.
??-?im vwt ! i.'.j.i," ij.uuu
Professional Cards.
McCord & McCord,
SUIIQEON DENTISTS, 1
Conway, s. c.
JHSrOvcr Hank of Ilorry.
TTTans^^
ATTORNFY AT LAW,
CONWAY, S. C.
I'rrcticlnK with II. B. Scarborough.
Magistrate's aart Circuit Court
Cases a specialty. Prompt attention
yiven collection of claims.
K. 15.SUAKBKUUUH.
CONWAY, S, C.,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
tonway Market
Fresh Merit* and Sausage
always oil hand.
Orders are taken and
promptly delivered
every day.
Geo. L. Marsh,
Propretor.
Livery arcd Drayage.
'Phone 36.
Horry Tobacco Warehouse.
J. E. Coles.
H- W? Burrouflhs,
Phyaician^and Surgeon,^
Conwav. S- C!.
H. H. WOODWARD,
AUorney andCCounselor atQLaw,
CONWAY. 8. C.
B. Wofford Wait,
ATTORNEYfAT LAW
Conway, S. < .
Office in llerald Bfiilding,
Conway. Coast
and Western R. R.
DAII Y SCHEDULE.
EAST BOUND.;
Lv Conway 9:00 a. m
| Lv PlnaIaland 9:30 a. m.
Ar Myrtla Batch 9:46 a.im
fNfT** WEST BOUND.
Lv Myrtla Beach 3:36 p. m
Ar Ptna laland 3:60 p m
I Lv Conway 4:06 p. m.