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FARM LANDS LOANS Before You Buy or Sell any Kind oi lloal Estate, or Business, Write us your wants. J. Y. Garlington & Co., Laurens, S. C. fatvtiuv. Harris Lithia and Glenn Spring Water on draught at Palmetto Drug Co Laurens, S. C. VOL XX. DEATH OF A GOOD CITIZEN. Mr. J. S. Drummond Succumbs After Several Months Suffering. After a prolonged illness, Mr. James S. Drummond passed away at his home on South Harper street, Monday morn ing about 8:30 o'clock, surrounded by members of his family, several neigh bors and friends. The funeral and burial services were held at New Harmony church in Youngs township yesterday afternoon, attended by a large assemblage. The deceased was ever a loyal friend and citizen and he was most highly re garded and honored by his friends throughout this section. He went through the war, being connected for the most part with the cavalry branch of the service. ll<> was 03 ye?.vs old and ie survived by five daughters and four sons, Iiis wife, Mrs. Drucilla Young Drummond, hav ing died about three years ago. The daughters are Mrs. Lizzie Parsons of Fountain Inn, Misses Marie, Amelia, Ellen and Drucilla Drummond of Lau rens; while the sons are Messrs. Guy Drummond of Woodruff, William Drum mond of Harksdale, James Drummond of Fountain Inn and Jack Drummond of this city. Five years ago Mr. Drummond was elected county supervisor and served one term, making a good official. He removed from Spartanburg. his native county, and located in Youngs town ship a good many years ago and he was always identified with the best in terests of his community, church and country. A few years ago he came to the city and had just completed and occupied a new residence when his last illness be fell him. Miller?McAllister Nuptials. At half past twelve o clock today the marriage of M ISS La roline Florence Mil- 1 Icr and Mr. Horace Ramey McAllister, of Abbeville will be solemnized at the home of the bride's mother, Mrs. Vir ginia Miller, on Laurens street. The ceremony will be performed by Rev. Robert Adams. Following the ceremony a course of vefreshmcnts,consisting of cream, cakes i.nd punch will be served, immediately after which the bridal couple will be driven to the station for their departure on the afternoon train. Tne bride will enter the parlor accom panied by her sister, Miss Margaret miller, as maid of honor and Mr. George White of Abbeville will appear with the groom as best man. The maid of honor and best man to gether with Miss Maggie Barksdale and Mr. Andrews of Abbeville, comprise the attendants. The ushers for the occasion will be Miss Louise Lipscomb of Ninety Six, and Miss L?he Miller, sister of the bride. Those already here and expected for the event are Col. J. Washington Watts of Mountville, Mrs. Walker Edwards and children of Due West, Mrs. G. T. Calhoun, Mrs. W. II. Miller, Ninety Six; Mrs. T. II. Maxwell, sister of the groom, Messrs. T. M. and Stuart Miller of Abbeville, and Mr. J. P. Giles '-?f New York. Homicide at Goldvillc. Mr. J. M. Pitts, special constable for Coroner Watts, delivered to the Sheriff early Monday morning, Mr. John Cole, charged with killing Virge Caldwell, a negro farm hand at Goldville, last Sat urday afternoon. Mr. Cole, who is farm overseer for J. S. Blalock, had just returned home from this city and was out about the lot, when a row started up between Caldwell and another negro. Mr. Cole commanded them to stop the fuss. Caldwell resented Mr. Cole's interference, and started at him with a drawn knife. Quick as a flash Cole drew his pistol and shot the negro three times at close range. Caldwell ran about fifty yards and fell dead. Mr. Cole is about 23 years of age, and has a wife. He is a son of Mr. Thos. J. Cole, a good citizen of Cross Hill. The young man has a splendid reputation for sobriety and industry and has never been in a difficulty before. He was granted bail in the sum of $1,000 before Judge Klugh at New berry Monday afternoon and discharged from custody. Vocabulary and Insult. Men and boys become angry at prear ranged signals. Often small lads real ize that certain terms call for rage, al though the terms are in no wise under stood, and men are not far different. Once the code of honor was more com plicated, and it requires long training to know when one was insulted. How ever elaborate, it all resembles the chip on the youthful shoulder, the protrud ing defiant tongue, and the assertion that "the person who will take a dare will suck eggs," or any similar drastic expression of manliness and heroic ele vation of the chin. Among adults dif ferent countries possess different terms at which it is a point of honor to be come enraged. America, especially West and South, has made a specialty of the word "liar" over which a man is expected to become as much inflamed as possible, and even to his inflamma tion by some, form of bodily exertion. "No gentleman" was once in higher favor as an explosive than it is to-day, when some such answer as "You are no Judge" is deemed a satisfactory varia tion on the time-honored "You'er ano ther." Men, women and children still become more excited over what they are called than over what they do and are. "People get mixed," said the Devil, in substance, to his attentive listner, "if they try to handle real ideas. The safest ana most important things are words. In using words instead of thoughts, you can never go astray." Perhaps the Devil was ironical, as he sometimes is. He may really have be lieved that merchanical sensitiveness to phrases is no proof either of heroism or of intelligence. ? Colliers Weekly. 'Tisn't safe to be a day without Dr. Thomas' Electric Oil in the house. You never can tell what moment an accident is going to happen. PERSONAL AND OTHERWISE. Mrs. J. O. C. Fleming and children are visiting at Due West. Miss Emmie Meng has returned from a visit to Kingstrce. Mrs. Mattie Bray and children of Charlotte are visiting in the city. ^Mr. J. B. Park, former mayor of Greenwood, was in the city yesterday. Mr. W. J. nderson of Tip Top was in the city M? day. Rev. ami Mr T. B. Craig of Foun tain Inn w ere ii the city yesterday. Mr. A. C. Todo went to Spartanburg yesterday afternt i. Congressman Job -on was in the city Monday and Tuesday Misses Willie and Olinthia Jones leave today for a two weeks' visit in Attanta. Mr. Fleming Smith is here from Darlington at the bed side of his wife, who is quite ill. Miss Lalla Workman of Ilopewell visi'ed ner aunt, Mrs. T. J. Duckett on Friday and Saturday. Rev. G. M. Boyd and Mrs. Delia Martin came down from Spartanburg Monday for a visit in the city. Mrs. F. F. McDonald of this city is visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Crisp of Cross Hill. Dr. and Mrs. Frank Ferguson of Greenville were guests of Mrs. Carrie Vance Sunday and Monday. Miss Josephine McSwain of the fac ulty at Agnes Scott is the guest of Miss Emily Meng and other friends in the city. The Laurens County teachers attend ing the -State Summer School at Clem son College are: Misses Maida Culbert son, Ida Todd, Annie Clardy, Fronde Kennedy, S. Frances Culbertson, Bes sie I. Byrd, Sarah E. Sullivan, Margie Sullivan, Clara Young, Mr. Thomas H. Smoat, Miss Fannie MofFett. Miss Gertrude Stone of Gray Court, who was the guest for a few days of Misses Annie and Lizzie Richoy sang in the Presbytirian Church choir on last Sunday. Miss Stone has a soprano voice of power and sweetness and her singing delighted the congregations both at morning and evening service. Enorcc, 10; Watts Mill, 4. In a game of ball between Enorcc and Watts Mill, played on the diamond of the latter team last Saturday after noon, Enoree won by a score of 10 to 4. Will Observe the 4th. The Glorious Fourth will be observed in Laurens by closing the stores, banks and all other places of business, the merchants and business men having signed an agreement to that effect. Freight Train Derailed. The engine, tender and two box cars of a South bound extra freight train on the Charleston & Western Carolina railroad, were derailed at the depot Saturday afternoon about 5 o'clock. The wreck was caused by a broken rail on the main line. No one was hurt and in a few hours the tracks wer? cleared. Mr. Todd Passes Examination* Mr. B. R. Todd, who secured Oh? ap pointment from this congressional" dis trict to Annapolis in a competitive ex amination at Spartanburg, has just .suc cessfully passed the entrance examina tion at the United States Military Acad emy. Mr. Todd is a son of Mr. W. P. Todd of Barksdale. Terry's Reduction Sale. H. Terry's page advertisement today states in plain and fair terms what a Summer Sale as he proposes to run it. means to the vast army of bargain hunters. The sale begins tomorrow, June 29. Think of $15,000 worth of Dry Goods, Shoes, Notions, etc. at and be low cost. It's a great opportunity for you. Everyone is sure to be taken care of at Terry's at this special sale. Moscley?Campbell. This evening at a quarter of nine o'clock, Miss Josephine Moseleyand Mr. John Campbell, both of this city, will be united in marriage at the home of Mr. C. D. Moseley, uncle of the bride elect. Mr. Campbell's father, the Rev. J. B. Campbell of the South Carolina Conference, is expected from Winns boro and he will be the officiating min ister. An elegant wedding supper will be served. Miss Clardy and Mr. Moore Wed. Miss Mamie Clardy of this city and Mr. W. J. Moore of Greenwood woe married at Clinton yesterday afternoon, at the home of Mr. John T. Robertson, cousin of the bride, the ceremony being performed by the Rev. J. B. Parrott. Mrs. Moore is a cultured and hand some young woman and since graduat ing from the Greenville Female College a few years ago she has taken front rank as a teacher. She is the youngest sister of Messrs. John M. and Jas. A Clardy and Mrs. 0. B. Simmons of the city. Mr. Moore is Master of Greenwood county and is widely known as a gen tleman of prominence and influence. Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets Better than a Doctor's Prescription. Mr. J. W. Turner, of Truhart, Va., says that Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets have done him more good than anything he could get from the doctor. If any physician in this country was able to compound a medicine that would produce such gratifying results in cases of stomach trouble, biliousness or constipation, his whole time would be used in preparing this one medicine. For sale by Laurens Drug Co. and Dr. B. F. Posey. 44-4t W. L. Boyd, Laurens, S. C. Who sells the L. & M. Paint, says to every tax payer that they need to paint only once in 10 to 15 years with L. & M. Paint. It. wears and covers like gold, and is made to last. LUCAS-MILLIKEN CASE IS ARGUED. A Hi 4 lu vi In and Counter Al legations Submitted. TEDIOUS PROCEEDINGS Judge Brawlcy Who Heard Ihe Arguments is Expected to Render His Decission in 30 Days. The fight of S. M. Millikon against W. E. Lucas to obtain control of the Laurens Cotton Mills is being pushed from every standpoint and as persist ently resisted by Mr. Lucas. The endeavor of Milliken's attorneys is to take the case out of the State court where the proceedings were first instituted and to place the matter be fore the United States Court. On a motion before Judge Klugh at Abbe ville last week he held the State Court had jurisdiction and ordered certain al legations in the Millikon answer stricken out as being irrelevant to the issue. The motion was made before Judge Brawley at Greenville on last Friday with the view of having the United States Court assume jurisdiction in which case a motion to dissolve the in junction will be made and a new elec tion asked for. Affidavits were sub mitted by the Millikon attorneys and by the attorneys of W. E. Lucas. A synopsis of theS. M. Millikon and W. E. Lucas offidavits as taken from the Green ville News is printed below. The other affidavits are In support of these, except the affidavit of N. B. Dial which con tradicts certain allegations of the W. E. Lucas affidavit. "In the Dial affidavit it is alleged that Dial, J. O. C. Fleming and J. W. Ferguson, the resident directors of the Laurens Cotton Mills, knew absolutely nothing about the loans to the Watts Mills until Mr. Lucas stated to Mr. Dial that he had been criticised for such use of the company's funds by Mr. Hale. Mr. Dial declares that he advised Mr. Lucas to stop it and pay the money back at once. He further says that neither he nor the resident directors were aware of the purchase of real estate, of the erection of the swimming pool, and that they did not know of the loans until after the meet ing at Laurens on May 19." AFFIDAVIT OF S. M. milliken. "Mr. Millikon stated that while ihe firm of Deering, Millikon & Co. owned no stock in the Laurens Cotton Mills certain members of the firm did own shares as follows: "S. M. Millken, OIK: (J. II. Millikon, 24; S. D. Brewster, 02. "In effect he swore that within the fiast 12 months President Lucas had re used to co-operate with him in the sale of the poods; that his firm is the selling agent for sixteen cotton mills, and that those properties are not controlled by his firm; that the uniform charges for the sale of the product of these mills is four per cent, except on print cloths, that rate being three per cent; that President Lucas has been in the habit of making large sales of the product and of cancelling and refusing to con firm advantageous sales made by the selling agents, and from time to time has acted against the advice and sug gestions and without the knowledge of this deponent and certain of the other directors in the mill; that for the twelve months ending March 31, 1905, accord ing to the annual report of the presi dent of said mill, the net earnings have been the sum of $5,112.07; and as to the said earnings, deponent states on information and belief that if the item of $9,204.51 for back taxes was properly entered as should be done, according lo the report of the public accountant who investigated said books, the operations for the said year ending April 1, 1905, would show a loss of $4,093.43. "Mr. Millikon further deposes and says that Mr. Lucas is not a safe man to manage the corporation, and that he I did not hesitate to declare? his purpose to effect a change by which a new pres ident could be elected. That, he says, is why he purchased additional shares of stock and got proxies from stockholders who had agreed to vote with him. He admitted that he had paid $200 a share for some of the stock, but not until he was informed that Mr. Lucas had bought some stock at $100 a share. He further alleges that he frequently I made loans to the Laurens Cotton Mills, amounting at times to more than aquar ; tor of a million dollars. Recently, he continued, President Lucas has not been giving to the manufac ture of goods the attention which should have been given, and in con sequence the product of the corpor ation has fallen off in quality t<> a con siderable extent, and tho reputation of the goods so made has been greatly in jured, and in consequence thereof many sales of goods by the Millikon firm have been cancelled because of the defects in, and the bad quality of the goods so manufactured, and deponent states that in consequence of these matters the rep utation of the said Laurens Cotton Mills and the interest of the stockholders has been greatly injured. Within the last six or eight months. Mr. Milliken alleges, President Lucas has made loans of the money owned by the Laurens Cotton Mills lo the Watts amounting to more thar. $?51,000; ih;<t from timo to time Mr. Lucas has caused the Laurens Cotton Mills lo loan to him self individually large sums of money. Amounting to more than $10,000, this being without the knowledge or consent of the deponent and othci directors. Upon information and belief the depo nent further alleges that President Lu cas has lecently made large investments in Laurens real estate far out of the needs and demands of the corporation, for his personal use; that President Lu cas has declared it to be his purpose to use other funds of the mill to oreel tl large and expensive residence for his ocrsonal use, which is contrary to the by-laws; that one expenditure was for erection of large stables for the care of Mr. Lucas' horses, all being without ihr knowledge and consent of the corpora tion; that the conduct of Mr. Lucas has been condemned by a large number of stockholders. Mr. Milliken declares that since he has been a director and stockholder in the mill he has not done one act with a view to injure the prop* erty, his sole purpose being to honestly promote the best interests of that cor I poration. "The most important affidavit ub mitted for the plaintiff was that made by Wm. E. Lucas, President of the Laurens Cotton Mills. It was very long and gives an unequivocal denial to Rractically every charge made by the lillikens and explains certain tran a< tions which were calculated, in view of the Milliken affidavits to put forth an erroneous impression. Tne affidavit <>f Mr. Lucas is not printed verbatim be cause of its length, but the liberal ex tracts and the more important para graphs show briefly and clearly the na ture of hia denial. "Mr. Lucas explained the transaction by which the funds of the Laurens Cotton Mills were loaned to the Watts Mills, stating that an open account of the same was kept, to the full knowl edge of the diioctors, and without nny opposition on tiicir part. That all of these debts have been oaid with inter est as the records will .mow. An ac count was regularly kept on the books and appeared on the balance sheets of the company. Concerning the charge that his personal account had been overdrawn, Mr. Lucas declared that on one occasion he borrowed the sum of $10,001) from the mill, with the knowl edge and approval of Seth M. Milliken, and in a great measure, at his sugges i tion. Furthermore he shows that full payment lias been made, with interest, both by the Watts and by Win. E. Lu cas. "In the affidavit made by Seth M. Milliken it was stated that the firm of Dcering Milliken & Co., was the sell ing agent for 10 cotton mills in the South. Mr. Lucas in his affidavit de clares that out of the 10 mills so repre sented by the selling agents, there arc not more than four whose stock can be sold in the market for par or over. "This deponent further alleges, that in reference to the allegations of the said Seth M. Milliken, that in refer ence to the comparatively small net earnings made by the Laurens Cotton Mills for the year ending April 1, 1905, being due to the negligence or mis management of this deponent; that this rests solely in the imagination of the said Seth M. Milliken. Thai, the fluctuations in the price of cotton during the said year have been more violent than in the memory of man, varying as far as 250 percent., entirely demoralizing the trade and preventing any reasonable calculations from being made in the cotton mill business. That it is a notorious fact that all mills manufacturing print cloth numbers, such as those made by the Laurens Cotton Mills have suffered severely.? That many of them have made only nominal profits and others have made no profits at all, but show a loss as the result of the year's operations. That in addition thereto there has been din ing the past year and is now an un procodonteu scarcity of labor which re sulted in the stoppage of a large por tion of the machinery of these mills, thereby curtailing their production ana increasing the cost thereof. And depo* nent further says that even with these adverse circumstances the Laurens Cotton Mills would have shown a very much better result had the firm of Dcering, Milliken & Co., their selling ngCllts, followed the instructions given the deponent as the president of the mills in reference to the sale of goods. That deponent insisted and urged that the said goods be sold immediately up on their manufacture and not held, but that the said firm of Dcering, Milliken & Co., neglecting their duty and refus ing to follow out the instructions of this deponent and treasurer and mana nger of the said milts, allowed the goods to accumulate in the hands of the mills, causing additional loss and interest charges to carry the same, and finally the said goods were sold by the said Dcering, Milliken & Co., at a very material loss over the price which could have been obtained when instructions to sell were given to thom and a price below the cost of production, thereby entailing upon the said Laurens {Cotton Mil!.-, not only a loss of profit, but the expense inclined in the manufacture of t hese goods." Mr. Lucas alleges that no complaint was ever made or thought of by Seth M Milliken against his management of the Laurens Cotton Mills until the selling right was transferred from Dcering. Milliken & C<>. to Stevens & Co. " This paragraph appears: 'Deponent further says, in answer to the allega tion in the said affidavit contained, that the linn of Deering, Milliken & Co. never charged one mill more than another, that in the earlier years of the existence of the Laurens Cotton Mills, said firm of Deering, Milliken & Co. forced the said Laurens Cotton Mills to pay them, not only four per cent., but also an additional brokerage charge of one-half of one per cent, for selling their product, which made their commissions amount to four and one half per cent.' "Mr. Lucas explained in detail the transaction by which be purchased certain stock, ten shares in fact, at $190.00 per share. This was immedi ately after the flood at Paeolet two yoara ago when mill stocks declined greatly in value. The purchase was made from Victor M. Montgomery who was anxious to sell on account of the serious loss he had sustained in the wrecking of his Spartanburg property, and apparently tor the reason that he needed money, and Mr. Lucas, in order to keep up the market value of his stock, bought these ten shares from Mr. Montgomery at $190.00 in order to steady the market. Mr. Lucas denied the allegation of Mr. Milliken that he had not given the manufacture of goods the attention de manded, and submitted affidavits from selling agents and brokers other than Deering, Milliken & Co., to prove that the quality was absolutely perfect in every way! He alleges that Deering, Milliken & Co. frequently^ made charges that the goods were inferior, but that he, Lucas, notified the Millikens that thereafter he would make a personal examination of all goods so claimed by Milliken to be unflt for sale, and that thereafter no complaints were received from the firm about the product. The latter part of Mr. Lucas' affida vit is very important and is given in full as follows: ANSWERS IN DETAIL. "The deponent showing that the alle gations as to his carelessness and man agement have only arisen in the mind of Mr. Milliken since the account was transferred from the firm of Deering, Milliken & Co. to Stevens & Co., an nexes hereto several letters from said S. M. Milliken to said deponent showing the true light in whifch the said S. M. Milliken regarded the deponent. The deponent states further, in refer ence to the allegations as to the pur chase of real estate in the city of Lau rens, South Carolina, that from the or ganization of the mill it has been his custom, which custom has been within the full knowledge of the board of di rectors, to purchase from time to time such real estate as was in his opinion necessary and a proper adjunct to the property owned by the Laurens Cotton That in pursuance of this recognized and approved custom, in the spring of 19(M, deponent purchased for ttic Lau rens Cotton Mills a tract of land con taining about three and one-half acres adjacent to the property at that time and now owned by the Laurens Cotton Mills and forming a very valuable ad junct thereto. That upon a corner of the said tract of land deponent did cause to be built a stable to be used in connection with his residence" which is the property of the Laurens Cotton Mills and rented by him from them. That the use of this corner of the said tract in no way detracts from the value of the other tracts of land front ing on Main street. That this purchase was not only known to the local directors, but was known to S. M. Milliken. That Mr. Milliken was in the habit, on his visits to Laurens, of being the guest of the deponent at his house. That deponent during the visit of the said S. M. Milliken in November last, took the said S. M. Milliken to see the new tract of land which he had pur chased, and to look over the new stable which was then in the course of con struction. That the said S. M. Milliken express ed himself as highly pleased with the purchase of the said tract of land, and said that he really believed that the real estate owned by the Laurens Cot ton Mills was worth the capital stock of the company without reference to the mill building itself and the machinery. That he inspected the said stable then being erected and so far from objecting to the same, actually suggested an en largement of certain parts of it, which suggestions, however, were not followed by this deponent, and the stnble is not as large or expensive as it uould have been had the suggestions of Mr. Milli ken been* adopted! And this deponent alleges that he pays an annual rent for the said stable and the land upon which it stands, of $150, and that he also pays rent on the house in which he lives, and which is the property of the Laurens Cotton Mills, of $:100 a year. That this action on his part is a vol untary exception to the rule which pre vails throughout this entire section of country, as deponent knows of no mill president who lives in any house owned by the mill and pays rent therefor. That the universal rule, as far as de ponent knows, except in his own case, is that where the president lives in the WATCH OUT FOR DAVIS, ROPER & CO.'S Biggest MilhEnd Sale Ever held in Laurens. Get your pocket books ready as this will be a CLEAN=UP SALE. Have no fears that you cannot get what you want and at record breaking Low Prices. Our preparations will be immense. Watch for date. DAVIS, ROPER & CO. Dc.iih of Infants, Elizabeth Ann, the 12 months old in fant of Mr. nnd Mrs. S. L, Davis died Saturday night .Inno 21 and was buried at the city cometery Sunday afternoon. VVayron, the nine months old infant of Mr. and Mrs. K. Hawkins pa ed away last Thursday as the result of a few weeks illness. The little fellow was laid to rest on the following day. Mr. and Mrs. .Jason Davis have much sympathy in the loss of their baby whose death occurred last Wednesday. Also Messrs George Franks, Sam Camp bell and Brooks Campbell who have re cently Buffered similar afflictions. Can't he perfect health without pure blood. Burdock Blood Bitters makes pure blood. Tones and invigorates the system. Fourth of July Rates. The C. & W. C. Railway will sell round trip tickets for Fourth of July excursions to all points at rate of one and one-third fare; tickets to be sold July 1st, 2nd. 3rd and 4th, good to re turn until July 8th, inclusive. C. II. Oasqub, Agent, Laurens, ?. ('. MERCHANTS NEWS New designs in negligee shirts at, Copeland's. White Canvas Oxfords for women nnd children at, Copeland's. Tan Oxfords in a variety of styles at Copeland's. Straw Hats for hot days at Copelands. Cot your Neck-wear at Copeland's. When Walk-Overs go on trouble goes off. Copcland. mill village or upon land belonging to the mill, that he pays no rent. THE SWIMMING POOL. "This deponent further alleges that the swimming pool mentioned^ by the deponent was built over four years ago. That it was constructed from waste material left over from certain im provements then being carried on. That this pool has been seen by every director; has been inspected by the de fendant, S. M. Milliken, and so far from any objection being made thereto, it has been approved by all who have seen it. And this deponent denies that the said pool was erected for his sole and exclusive use, or that it is reserved for his benefit, but o- the contrary, he alleges that no objection is made to the use of the pool by the persons con nected with the mill, and tht t aa a matter of fact the pool is used by said persons. And this deponent further alleges that it has been for some time his fixed purpose if he ever needed a residence other than that belonging to the Lau- | rens Cotton Mills, which he now occu pies, that he would erect it for himself on his own land, and at his own ex pense. And this deponent further alleges that the whole cause of the hostile ac tion by the said Seth M. Milliken and his sons and partners against this de ponent is due entirely to the fact that the deponent in an effort to economize for the benefit of the stockholdcJs of the mills committed to his charge, was able to make a better arrangement with other commission merchants than those which the said firm of Deering, Milliken & Co., were willing to enter tain, and that the sole cause of action on the part of the said Deering, Milli ken & Co. was caused by the removal of the accounts of these mills from their house to that of Stevens & Co. And this deponent would call to the attention of the court the fact that in an answer filed in the State court in this cause, the said S. M. Milliken has not denied his intention, if he obtained control of the said Laurens Cotton Mills, to again take the account for the bene fit of his firm of Deering, Milliken & Co. on the same exorbitant terms at which he formerly had it. Several letters written by Mr. Milli ken to Mr. Lucas are attached to the affidavit. Writing Mr. Lucas under date of March 17, 1905, Mr. Milliken said, among other things: "I hope you will not desert the company until the preferred stock is placed, as you arc active and have a large influence, it is believed, in Charleston, Greenville and other places in the South." Again writing under date of June 19, 1901?, Mr. Milliken said: "It was far from my intention to give an idea that you were not paying as much attention to the Darlington mill as you should. In fact, I would rather have one hour of your time at that mill than the whole time of any man I know at the present time that could accept such a position, and your success was the only thing thought of." COTTON MILL MEN TESTIFY. A number of affidavits were submit ted by the presidents of cotton mills declaring that the year in which Mr. Milliken claims that the Laurens Cot ton Mills had failed to show a profit and read. In this connection, it might be proper to state that Alex Long, secretary of the Laurens Cotton Mills, showed in an affidavit that the back taxes referred to by Mr. Milliken had been properly entered, thereby denying the Milliken allegation. Affidavits were submitted bv Ellison A. Smyth, A. P. McKlssick, J. I. West ervelt, Thomas F. Parker, F. Parker, F. W. I'oe and Lewis W. Parker, all of which cited the fact that the year end ing April L 1905, was most disastrous to the mill interett, especially those turning out the product similar to that manufactured by the Laurens Cotton Mills. The affidavit of Lewis W. Park er stated that one of the mills with which he is connected for several pre ceding years made a profit of approx imately four dollars per spindle during each year, yet during the year ending April 1, 1905, owing to these bad condi tions, the mill in question made a profit only slightly over fifty cents per spin dle, and this notwithstanding the fact that the said mill had cotton purchased during the whole period at a price of approximately 9 1-2 cents which was regarded as a very low price for the raw material at that time. During that period the market price of cotton was as high as sixteen to seventeen cents. When the contract for selling the product of the Laurens Cotton Mills was taken from Mr. Milliken's firm it was turned over to the firm of J. P. Stevens & Co. and J. P. Stevens sub mitted the following affidavit yesterday: John P. Stevens, being duly sworn, says that he is a member of the firm of J. P. Stevens & Company, doing busi ness in the county of New York, and that he is personally familiar with the business of said firm; that this firm has handled the product of the Laurens Cot ton Mills since the 12th day of April, 1905, and has handled a large quantity of goods made by said mills as early as November, 1904, which goods were transferred to them, the said J, P. Stevens & Company, by the said mills; that said firm has sold all of the goods so transferred to them, and has not been obliged to record a single claim or complaint, and has not heard of any claim or complaint by reason of the im perfection of the said goods or other wise; that said firm has sold the said goods at the* full market prices, and that, in the opinion of deponent, the. general representation of the goods manufactured by the Laurens Cotton Mills is on a parity with the best goods of a similar character that are offered on the market. Deponent further says that he has not heard, either through his own salesman, or the brokers selling this class of goods, of any criticism of the goods or of any claim that pur chasers or others have, been prejudiced by the character of the goods. John P. Stevens. Walter Pringle of Charleston, Louis Lowinson and Charles II. HorfY of New York and .James M. Pendergast of Boston testified in affidavits to the superior quality of the goods. There was also a strong affidavit from J. E, Sirrine of Greenville, in v .lieh he stated that the quality of poods was excellent; that Mr. Lucas was regarded as a man of exceptional judgment and ability, and that the Milliken charges as to stables, swimming pools, etc., were well known to the directors. The affidavit of Alex Long substan tiated the statements made by Mr, Lll cas in detail." Judge Brawley took the papers in the case and announced that after conside ration he would render his decision. As the record is very voluminous it is thought it will be about 30 days before this is done. Mothers lose their dread for "that terrible second summer" when they have Dr. Fowler's Extract of Wild Strawberry in the house. Nature's specific for bowel complaints of every sort. STATE AND GENERAL NEWS. Blacksburg is to have a new million dollar cotton mill. Judge Beale of Indiana author of the 14th, amendment to the United States Constitution is dead. Spartanburg is soon to have another fertilizer factory with a capital of $25, 000. The State Summer School opened at Clemson College with 300 teachers in attendance. Robt. Langford, a young man of Newberry, was drowned in Saluda River Wednesday. He was with a fishing party. The freight car used to carry the contents of the closed dispensary at Pickens was draped in mourning as it departed from the county. Hon. B. R. Tillman will be in Green ville on Tuesday, July 4th, and will make an address before the Greenville Cotton Growers' Association. Caroline Gunter, a white woman, is serving a 30 days' sentence on the chaingang in Greenville county for pulling up her neighbor's corn and throwing rocks at them. The Railroad Commission made pub lic last Wednesday its findings in the Ogden Wreck investigation. The re port is a lengthy and comprehensive document and will be submitted to the legislature next winter. Mrs. F. M. Cope, through her attor neys, has begun suit for $75.000. dam ages against the Southern Railway Company for the death of her son, Chas. M. Cope, the white brakeman, who was killed in the wreck of the Ogden Special some time ago. A passenger train, known as the "Lake Shore Flyer" and said to be the fastest train on earth, was wrecked at Mentor, O.. Thursday night, while running at the rate of 75 miles an hour. The train was demolished, 23 persons were killed and a score or more injured, some perhaps fatally. Rev. H. D. Grainger, a local Baptist preacher and farmer of Horry county was shot from ambush and killed Fri day while working in his field. The only cause that can be assigned is that Grainger had brought into the "Dead Stretch," a section so-called between Bayboro and Loris, two negroes to work on his place and allowed them to sleep at his house. This is supposed to have enraged a certain element which is said to have declared that no negro should come into that section at the risk of his life. Berry Cooper Drowned. Berry Cooper, aged 14, son of Mr. Joe Cooper, formerly of Enoree, now of Youngs township, was drowned in Enoree river, near Van Pat ton's Shoals, last Sunday afternoon while in swimming. W. L. Boyd, Laurens, S. C. Who sells the L. & M. Paint. Say to every church, that Longman & Martinez give a liberal quantity of paint when ever a church is painted with L. & M. Paint. 4 gallons L. & M. Paint and i! gallons of Linseed Oil will paint a mod erate sized house. Blow Proved Fatal. Moses Hannah, the young negro, who had his skull cracked by Dorroh Grif fith during a general row at a negro gathering, Saturday night, June 17th, at Lanford Station, died last Sunday as a result of the blow. Griffith was recommitted to jail Monday, having been released on bond shortly after the difficulty. Jim Casey, colored, one of the bondsmen delivered Griffith to the Sheriff Monday morning. Sprained Ankles, Stiff Neck, Lame Shoub tier. These are three common ailments for which Chamberlain's Pain Balm is es pecially valuable. If Promptly applied it will save you time, money and suffer ing when trouble with any one of these ailments. For sa'e by Laurens Drug Co. and Dr. B. F. Posey. 44-4t 25-CENT COLUMN. WANTED?To rent, for a camping trip to Stomp Springs, a second hand, medium sized Cook Stove. Must be in good order and cheap. Apply at. Ander son's Meat Market. 47-lt TAKEN UP?About two weeks ago a red and white spotted cow, medium size, dehorned. J. W. Henderson, Lau rens, S. C, June 2t>. 47-lt FOUND-On street, Saturday, .lunc 24, purse containingsmallamoutmoney. Apply to Chief Bagwell, identify and obtain same by paying for this notice. 1 KODAK Pictures developed, printed and finished up. Also Kodaks repaired by E. D. Lanc.ston, tf At Fleming Pros. Proposal for Constructing Sewers at Laurens, S. C. Sealed proposals will be received by the Board of Sewer Commissioners of the City of Laurens, S. C., until .'> o'clock p. m., July 25th. 190.r>, for con structing a sewerage system in the City of Laurens, S. C, and furnishing the materials for same. Works will embrace approximately SEVEN Miles of Pipe Sewers, from *S to 18 inches in diameter. Plans and specifications will be on file, and may be scon at the office of the Secretary, and copies of Specitic a ? ions, Forms, Etc., may bo obtained from the Engineer. Each bid must be accompanied with a certified check for Five Hundred Dollars. Successful bidder must furnish bond within ten days, and on failure to do so the check is to be forfeited. The right is reserved to reject any, or all, bids. W. R. RICHEY, Chairman. C. H. ROPER. Secretary. Engineer? J. L. LUDLOW, Winston, N. C. PROHIBITIONISTS ISSUE ADDRESS. Dispensary System is Se verely Arraigned. STllONU APPEAL MADE The Necessity for Determined Effort to Remove Entire Liquor Business is Felt. To the People of South Carolina: The prevailing condition brought about by the sale of intoxicating li quors through the State agencies and otherwise is such as to demand the attention of even the most thoughtless, and we have endured the evils arising out of the liquor traffic until we feel the necessity for determined effort to remove the entire liquor business. We therefore appeal to all good citizens of the State to join us upon the following grounds: The sale of liquors for beverage pur poses is not a function of government. The State cannot enter into any com peting business with her citizens. The State has no better right to engage in the sale of liquors for profit than she has to engage in cock fighting, in horse racing, in gambling, or in setting up dens of infamy. The evils arising out of the liquor business of the State an- literally hor rible. It is generally admitted that three-fourths of all crimes committed by our people are directly due to the drinking of liquor. The homicides have increased in the Stale since the enact ment of the dispensary more than Kill per cent, while crimes of all kinds have kept pace in proportion. The dispensary system has increased its sales of intoxicating liquors enor mously every year, and last year ii consumed $3,500,000 -the equal of 100, 000 bales of cotton -of the common stock of the Slate, and put back in its stead a mere pittance in education, while it poured into the State millions upon millions of its own evil products. The men employed to conduct the liquor business of the Stale must neces sarily be of low moral conceptions. lie fore a man can get his own consent to serve in the business he must put the money he is to receive for such service, into one side of the scales and into the other he must put the sorrow and shame, the poverty and crime, disease and death he is to be instrumental in bringing into ihe homes of the people. If with him the money outweighs and he strikes the bargain, it is because of his moral obliquity. Hence the dispen sary can be conducted only by the weaker members of the human race, and is open to all kinds of crime as is evidenced by the large number of dis pensers who have come short in their accounts, and the general charges of corruption from top to bottom, which have become the common talk of the whole State. The interest and excitement mani fested when it come- io the election of a member id' the liquor hoard by the legislature indicates that the free dis tribution of "samples" has had the us ual effect, and it is commonly accepted as true that member- of ihe liquor board wield more influence in legisla tive matters than any like number of members of the legislature. This, in all probability, accounts for the fact that, enough South Carolinians were found in the legislature to vole the passage of a law which allows the establishment of a dispensary by the vole of a bare ma jority of those in favor of liquor selling, while it demanded, in addition lo a ma jority vote of sober, God-fearing men, 1 a tax of thousands of dollars laid upon themselves to get rid of a dispensary. The constant violations of Lhc dispen sary law by those whose duty it is to enforce the law is rapidly carrying our people into utter disregard of all law. The restrictive features of the dispen sary law havo wollnigh been obliterated, so that any and every one. just when he or she pleases, buys without signing any "request" all the liquors desired. Instead of restraining liquor drinking the dispensers are making constant efforts to increase sales in order to got more profit and keep their dispensaries from being closed by the State liquor hoard. Fancy brands of liquor to en ticc the unwary are kept in all dispen saries so that new and young customers are continuously being "roped in," es pecially from the country people, and as a result there is mere drinking and drunkenness in the Stale to-day than ever before. In the negro race, who have little moral restraint, il is difficult to find enough sober bricklayers and car penters in any town or city of our house while the common laborers are tending rapidly to drunkenness. We present chiefly the financial and polictical side of the foregoing, and endeavor to show to the intelligent bus iness man the importat.ee of ridding the State of the great evil. The mornl and religious side of the question in - volves too much to be treated in thia paper. That side outranks the financial and political side as immortality and time. W? rejoice with th<.! people of Marlboro a;ul Greenwood counties who have always resisted lhc devilish efforts of the liquor force- lo foisl upon them the accursed institution; wo lift out voices in gladness with those of the God-fearing men of Cheroki and Pick ens counties who in tin is manhood and might have overwhelmingly routed the business from their bonier.-; and WO commend the efforts of other counties which are now campaigning against the damnable agency of t ho devil and wicked men, and we appeal to the citizen: of every county in the State for their own good, and for the good of the whole Ceople, to rise in their strength and join ands with US in the effort thus to sweep from our midst the most iniqtiil ous scheme of liquor selling ever de vised; the most subtle agency of ? vil ever presented by the d< vil t<> our peo ple; the most hideous serpent that ever fastened it di adly fanj ? in our body politic?th*- State rum shop. to 8build an ordinary dwelling