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WANTED! A good man to sell Monuments, Headstones and Iron Fencing in this section for one of the i largest yards in North Carolina. A good oppor- ;; tunity for the man who means business and can ;; get business. Experinced men preferred. ;; Write us? : Mecklenburg Marble and Granite Company, j Box 32, Charlotte, N. C. Do You Know How This Tea Came to Be? ^ First a price was fixed, below which no really GOOD tea can be sold. ^3 Next, all teas selling at this price were cupped and tested for quality. 4] Finally, a blend was perfected, at least 25 per cent better than the best of these tested teas, and the result was called Votan Tea to match the superb coffee by that name. ?I It is now offered to you with every aseuranoe that It ia, in deed, a really fins tea at quite a moderate price and you oan get it aa well ma VOTAN COFFEE of only one dealer in this town; vis. Dial Company FROM FOREST TO FINISHED BUILDING MATERIAL A long route?but a safe one. Safe for you?safe for us. No speculating about the quality or price of build ing material here. We own the timber land, saw mills, and planing mills, which produce our building material. Only one profit?not three. We specialize on complete house bills and furnish estimates free, ngured by experts. . Call or mail in your specifications. Augusta Lumber Co. AUGUSTA, GA ' Sash, Doors, Jilii.d ., Ktc. Always Ready From the moment a Studebaker (Flanders) "20" is delivered, you have a car ready to go on the job. It will stand up to its work day in and day out? take the hills and rough places as cheerfully as the smoCvJh, and the only care it asks is lubrication. Studebaker cars are built for honest everyday service, and will give you service ?not excuses. You can start on the longest journey in full confidence that you will finish as strong as you began. Me h dnical stability, beauty of design, simplicity of control, low price and low upkeep cost combine to make the Stude baker "20'* an ideal car. The $800 Studebaker (FU?dars)"20" FvW*. StamUd Imwtppmi, SSM f. ??>. D?*?oH. MslpHIMsWw, wlthTop, WfatcUfc Uld. fr^OUt. Tank mU ls?>e#saseta>? taw. Am* omr domlor tor ihm n?? $tmdmbmhae mrl ????#?*?? or mond to u? for it The Studebaker Corporation Detroit, Michigan SWYQERT & TEAQUE Laurens, S. C. Phone 316 TESTIFIED BEFORE DISPENSARY PROBERS (Continued ifrom Page Two.) Q. What time would you pay it? A. Just shove it under the door. Q. Ever hand it to them person aly ? A. No, sir. Q. If they were in there you would put it under the door? A. No bli , if they were in there I would not leuve it. Never got back any money. Q. You never got any of that mon ey hack'.' A. No, sir. Q. Mr. O'Neil you say you were a lobber? A. Yes, sir. Q. About how much stock did you carry? A. Didn't do much business. Not more than ten customers. Q. Didn't you pay for some of the others? A. No, sir. Q. Why did you discriminate? A. I don't know. Q. Did those men you spoke of buy mostly from you? A. No, sir. Q. But from others, too? A. I judge so. Q. Do you know whether any oth er jobbers had the same practice or agreement? A. Don't know; never heard one] of them say. Q. By Mr. McCary: Mr. O'Neil, did you ever have any way of knowing whether these constables of the chief constable actually got this money that you put under the door? A. No; I don't know for a positive fact. A. Oh, 1 judge so. Q. From what did you judge? A. 1 guess I would have got a telephone message if there wasn't something doing. Q. By Mr. Carlisle: Why do you guess that? A. Just guess they would have rung me up. Q. Didn't they do it. A. 1 never gave them time; I al ways sent it In. Q. Did you know a man named Howe? A. Sam Howe? Q. Yes. A. He used to be chief constable there; during the state dispensary 1 think. Q, Ever know of his receiving any money directly of Indirectly? A. No; 1 was a new beginner. Q. Did you ever hear of any one who did make arrangements with him? A. No. sir. Q. B> Mr. Evans; Any arrangen.ent made In your behalf? A. Not that 1 know of. Q. Bver have any protection at. all then? A. No. Q. By Mr. Carlisle: From whom were you to be protected,? A. The only one I got any pro tection from was Mr. Stothart. t). Do you know, Mr. O'Neil. any thing about what became of that money when it went into the hands of the constables? A. No. sir. Q. Bver bear them say? A. No. sir; Never discussed it with them at all. (J. Mr. O'Neil. as a matter of fact, in your Oral conversation with Mr. Stothart, (lid you not make some agreement with him as to some kind Of protection? A. No. sir. Q. Yotl never discussed this matter at all with them? A. No. Q. You simply paid him money without any understanding? A. I simply wrote him names of people and enclosed money. Q. How did you know be would take it? " A. 1 didn't know. Just sent It to I him. Q. How long after that first con versation was it von first sent it to him? A. About a month afterwards. Might have been longer than a month. Q. You did that without any knowl edge of whether he would accept it or not? A. Yes. sir. Q, Without any suggestion from any one? A. Yes. sir. (j. Bver pay protection to any body else? A. No. Q. (By Mr. Bvnns) Why i.< it you taxed yourself heavier than others? A. I just sent it to him. There w.i^ no price on any. I didn't know, just sent it. it it was not satisfactory I guess I would have heard. Q. (L$y Mr. Cary). Did you first think up this scheme tbnt it would be a j;<>o<l one to keep your customers protected? A. 1 thought it a good idea for thoao fellows. They would not have no trouble. Q. By Mr. Clifton: How far Is your place from Hasselmeyer? A. One mile and a quarter. Q. Wasn't he one of your custom ers? A. No. Q.What do you sell? A. Sold whiskey. Whiskey, mostly. Q. You were in business in a small way? /i. Yes, sir. Q. Do you know Miller? A. Yes, sir. Q. Did you hear him say he col lected money In the same way? A. Yes sir; he was my collector. He worked for me. Q. He collected from the people and paid, it to you and they put you be tween Miller and Stothart? Is that correct? A. He paid money over to me and , Stothart. ? Q. You were to stand between Miller $nnd Stothart? A. Miller was working for me. Q. Whon he collected for the goods he also would collect the graft? A. Yes, sir. Q.You mean to tell this committee that you paid money to constables without any agremeat? i A. Mr. Stothart came Into my place and said he was appointed chief con-1 stable. Q. So you sent him that money in answer to an agreement ? A, 1 told you 1 sent it to liini in nn envelope. Q. lie knew about your agreement? A. He knew about names in envel ope. He didn't surest that 1 put money under door. Q. Ho didn't know Stothart was appointed chief constable until he told you? Didn't you then agree with him for you to collect from peo ple you could and they would not be raided by warrant? A. I put money in envelope and put names In It and put it under his door. Q. He knew what it was for? A. Yes, sir. Q. He knew not to raid these peo ple with warrants? A. To be raided, all right, but that he would notify us. Q. That was the agreement? A. Thor? was no agreement. That was just understood. Q. By Mr. Cary: Mr. O'Neil. on this first visit of Mr. Stothart's to your place, did you write down the names of these retail liquor dealers and show It to Mr. Stothart, with amounts opposite their names? A. No, sir: I guesB it was a month afterwards when I sent It to him. Q. Did you ever submit a list to Mr. Stothart without the money? A. No. Q. By Mr. Cartlsle: You didn't collect In advance? A. No, sir. FABMERS' UNION MEETIMJ. To Be Held in Columbia July 24-24. Principal Theme of Discussion will be "Marketing". Mr. Editor: The program for the annual meet-] ing of the State Union is now in the hands of the printer. The meeting will begin at 3:00 p. m. Wednesday. July 24th and continue through the 25th. The reports of the various standing committees at the opening session will be interesting. The night session of the 24th will be an educa tional one and will bo open to the public. Except for some routine business, the entire day Thursday will be de voted to a study of "marketing." At the morning session we expect to have Editor Hunnlcutt of the "South ern Cultivator" discuss "Marketing, especially as applied to farm pro duce." At noon there will he an address by Hon. Charles S. Barrett, President of the National Union. At 3:00 I*. M.. Hon. .1. L. McLaurln will discuss "Cotton Warehousing. Marketing and Banking" from the stand point of the State Warehouse System. At 5:00 I'. M., Hon. T. W. Carter. President of the Mississippi Fanners' Dillon, also President of the proposed National Warehouse Company, will present their plan of marketing the cotton crop. At 3:30 P. M.. another plan of co will he presented by a representa tive of the S. S . Trust Company which is proposed to he organized. Among these three plans, and oth ers that may he advanced, we confi dently expect to be able (o select one that will he effective. It is possible that some two of these plans may be worked out together more satisfactori ly than any one by itself. With all the preliminary work that has been done 'by the offl ers and committees of the State and County 1'nions, this bids fair to be the .most progressive meeting ever held by the State Fanners' Union of South Carolina. In l.^half of the officers and committees, and the great prac tical and increasingly important cause of "Marketing," we do cordially invite every County Union to be rep resented, and all members in good standing to attend. Tfic State Executive Committee, By- 10. W. Dabbs, President. 200 Cartoons Tell More Than 200 Columns The World's Best Each Month Cartoons from dailies and woklies published in :his country, London, Dublin. Paris, Berlin. Munich, Vienna, Warsaw, Budapest, St. Peters Iiutk. Amsterdam, StuttRart.Turin. Home. Lisbon. Zurich, Tokio. ShanKhat, Sydney, Canada, and South America, and all the great cities of the world. Only the 200 .? out of 9,000 cartoons each month, are selecici. ft Picture History of World's Cvtrtts Eeoh Month CAMPAICN CARTOON8-Followthe campaign in Cartoons and watch the oppoe* ins parties caricature each other. VKARIY SUBSCRIPTION Sl.BOi SI MOL* COPY IBm 0** Ire? uropl? copy will b? nvOtal by td.tretvlnf th* pufe Uatxr, H. II. WINDSOR. JU W. Wuhlugloa Strat, CHICAGO ASK YOUR NEW8DEALCR Buy it now. Chamborlal 's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy is al most certain to be needed beforo the summer is over. Buy It now and be p. pared for auch an .unergoncy. For sale by all dealers. CORTRIGHTs METAL SHINGLES, For sale by Local Dealers or Cortright Metal Roofing Company 50 N. 23rd, St., Philadelphia, Pa. Hustle, and you will never know it happened! TME BANK LAU R ENS UAURENS, S.O. FOR SALE! Store and lot. Also nice now dwelling of Jno. M. Moore. Store near Laurens Mill. Good proposition ?see us at once. Splendid lot and three room House on Sullivan street opposite Mr. J. J. Pluss at a bargain. Good House and lot on Martin Street. Fine Farm knov/n as Polly Franks place, four miles above Laurens, near Greenville and Laurens road. 100 acres worth the money we can sell it at. Home Trust Co. N. B. DIAL. C. H. ROPER, President. Sec. & Treaa. LAURENS, SOUTH CAROLINA BUY -YOUR COAL Now and Save the Difference Eichelberger Brothers k RELIABLE DRAYMEN # Day Phone 33 Night Phone 276