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BOOST IN PRICES IS NEW FEAR WASHINGTON WORRIED OVER , DANGER THAT PROFITEERS WILL HIT CONSUMERS More fear was expressed in Washington that an increase in the cost of the necessities of life will take place when the new railway freight rates go into effect on Aug. 25. Not so much anxiety is felt over the boost in passenger fares. One nf the chief causes of worry in < Washington is that any profiteering on account of the rates would be attached to the commodities used in daily life, such as flour, clothes, furniture and the like, which would drive straight to the posketbook of every i consumer. Some days ago, it was rumored that the railroad employes < were even preparing to ask the presi- i dent to call a special session of Congress to pass new and stringent anti- < profiteering laws. This rumor could < not be confirmed. In line with that first rumor the statement was made recently that the railway employes were preparing i to ask further increases in pay. The man who made this statement, a Gov- i ernment official in touch with rauroau ' matters and one who has had practi- ' cal experience in raiiroad supervision said that a member of one of the rail- . road unions declared to him that, 1 where the men had received a 21 per 1 cent pay increase, the railroads were i not entitled to more than a 14 per 1 cent increase in freight rates. i Tariff committees representing the four groups of carriers are hard at < work preparing new tariffs carrying 3 the increased passenger and freight 1 rates. The enormity of the work involved >' in framing new tariffs is not ap- . preciated by the ordinary person, ac- > cording to members of the committee. 1 They point out that it is not only a job of adding 21 per cent or 40 per i cent to the present rate on a commod- ! ity and let it go at that, but means ' that in the neighborhood of a million 1 computations will have to be made i before the work can be called complete. It is hoped, however, that the work can be done within the next two weeks. Railway executives expressed confidence that the various state c<Jhmissions would grant increases in intrastate rates proportionate to the. higher interstate rates granted by the Interstate Commerce Commission. This confidence is based on the fact that three State Commissioners?W. D. B. Ainy, of Pennsylvania; Royal C. Dunn, of Florida, and John A. Guther, of Iowa?sat with the I. C. C. during the hearings, announced their approval of the intrastate rates, and have urged that similar increases be granted within the states. . Should any state commission refuse (v 1.,-rL I ii '^^^^^ ZZZSKESH&DC J^^HH BLENl tlOAKIT to grant them, however, the carriers will proceed under the Transporta- , tion Act and ask a hearing before the 1 Interstate Commerce Commission to < determine whether existing intrastate < rates are discriminatory or prejudi- ] cial in to interstate commerce. ; o ( WILL CONTESTANT WINS ; I Jury Finds Late A. J. Matheson Incapacitated Mentally. In the court of common pleas at Bennettsville last Saturday. Judge Ed- . ward Mclver presiding, the case involving the will of the late A. J. Matheson, which attracted quite a great ! deal of attention, the terms of the will were annulled. . * * ? OAtv J. J. JHauiesoii, mc uiutov ovn brought an action to set aside the will, \ alleging a lack of capacity on the pail i of his father at the time the will was ' made in that having suffered a stroke ] of paralysis about a year before thai . date, his mind was so affected that he < was incapable of making a will, and ' on the second ground that he was unduly influenced by his youngest son, | A. D. Matheson. I The contestant was represented by * Townsend and Rogers and S. S. Tison ' and J. J. Evans of the local bar. and , Thomas and Lumpkin and D. W. Robinson of Columbia. On the other sidt ) were McColl and Stevenson of the local ^ bar and F. L. Wilcox of Florence. The issues were submitted to the jury after a charge by the judge early this morning and the jury returned ' this afternoon about 4:30 o'clock having found that A. J. Matheson at the time of making the will did not have i mental capacity to make a will, that j A. D. Matheson had not exerted un- ( due influence over his lather. There- \ fore, the will propounded was not the ] will of A. J. Matheson. -Tndcp Mrlver sirned ar. order in j v w accordance therewith and directed the ; judge of probate, who had previously admitted the will to probate, to re- 1 rerse his findings. j A. J. Matheson was one of the , ablest and most successful men that i Kad ever done business in Marlboro < county. He was' a great benefactor 1 to his county and town. He suffered , a stroke of paralysis more than a year before his death. He left a very iarge estate, valued at approximately ' $1,000,000. News was received in Columbia a , few days ago of the death of Lawton William Neuffer, chief pharmacist's ( mate, United States Navy, which occurred July 28 at Royal Victoria hospital, Netley, England. The remains will be brought to the United States and interment will be in Arlington with naval honors. The young man formerly lived in Columbia, being connected with the Murray Drug Co. A sister, Miss Frances Neuffer, is a teacher at the Rescue orphanage, and a brother, B. W. Neuffer, lives in Philadelphia. The family is originally from Charleston. He was 28 years 01 age. OA Hn A u Ej^n t Camels exper you'll certair smoked strain Camels bl( wonderful mi desirable bod never tire yoi YouTl app from any ur taste or unDl< For your c Camels pull rette in the ala an aoU ararywbmn o; or too packajoa (31 m. Wa atrongty rocoa ly or wbmayoo travel L REYNOLDS TOE Open warehouses, 7 and 8, at the S Army Supply Base, near Charleston,; ,, setter known as the. Port Terminal, \ ?ontaining approximately 15.000 bales j }f lint cotton, about 100 wagons be- j longing to the ordinance department, j ind a supply of lumber was totally! j destroyed by a fire which broke out $ at 12:45 that afternoon. The loss has j t>een estimated at $250,000. o it sounds like a funeral march, it may I >: be truthfully said that she is murder- | tVio rnnci/* i J CITATION NOTICE. I STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, I County of Williamsburg. | By P. M. Brockinton, Esquire, P: o-,| bate Judge, ! I Whereas. C. B. Ogborn made s.::t j SB to me. to grant him Letters of Admi.i-11 istration of the Estate of and effect;: 11 af C. P. Oghorn, These are therefore to cite and ad- | monish all and singular the kindred | and creditors of the said C. P. Ogborn, | leceased, that they be and appear be- | fore me in the Court of Probate, to be g beld at Kings tree. S. C., on the 21st f lay of August, next after publication | thereof, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, 1 to show cause, if any they have, why | the said Administration should not be | granted. g Given under my hand, this 7th day ? af August, Anno Domini, 1920. d Published on the 12th day of Au- g ?ust, 1920, in The County Record. | P. M. BROCKINTON, ? >-12-2tpmb. Probate Judge. 6 NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS f K. A. Project No. 80?Williamsburg $ County. 6 Rids will be received at 12 o'clock. ?j noon, Thursday, August 19th. 1920. ar | the office of the Board of County g Commissioners of Williamsburg Coun- | ty, Kingstree. S. C.. for the construe- | tion of 8.504 miles of the Manning- ? Kingstree Road between Clarendon | County line and survey station .183x50 ft and bridges on the same road be- ? tween Clarendon County line and the | Black River. ft The road work consists of approxi- $ mately 60.6 acres of clearing and | grubbing, 43,090 cu. yds. common ex- | cavation. 36,135 cu. yds. sand-clay | surfacing 57 75 lin. ft. mixing and ? shaping sard-clay, 30.8 cu. yds. | concrete Box Culverts, 2,587 lbs. steel reinforcement, )4.2 cu yds. Class "B" :a concrete in headwalls and all necess- !| ary pipe culverts. j| The bridge work consists of 76,506 | ft. B. M. creosoted lumber, 31,331 lbs. :j| hardware, 4,710 lin. ft. creosoted piles I and 952 sq. yds. "Bituminous" wearing | surface. | Proposals must be accompanied by a ' -i -i? u.?* cerunea cnetuts ui nvc nuuui^u i/V. ~ lars ($500.0(1) made payable to the | Chairman of Board of County Commis- | sioners of Williamsburg County. The f work may be bid on as a whole or sep- | arately. If the work is bid on as a | whole only one check will be required. * Plans, specifications and proposal forms are or file at the office of J. M. 5 Martin, County Engineer of Williams- b burg Count\, Kingstree. S. C.; at the office of W. S. Lewis, Div. Engineer, j Florence, S. C., and at the office of the j; State Highway Engineer. Columbia S. C. Pians and .-pecifications may be j obtained at .he la;ter address upon re- t quest a*, cc.rr panied by check for Five t Dol'ars <$5.30). which will be refund- : ed when same is returned in good con- i dition within thirty (30) days after ? the date of letting. ? cinch . ?_ ire why LJS MKOCRiHUi lis sell! I ihould know why Camels > unusual, so refreshing, so i Tirst, quality?second, t blend of choice TurkishDomestic tobaccos which | lty prefer to either kind. 1 rht\ I jnd makes possible that sllow mildnejs -yet all the y is there! And, Camels* I iir taste! reciate (Camels freedom | ipleasant cigaretty aftt. jasant cigaretty odor! | >wn satisfaction compare | T by puff with any a ga- 1 world at any price I My iMlirffirh<N of20 tija* )0 dgamttoa) in m glaoain+papor-ooYerod unnod thia carton for ttm homo or office ? IACCO CO- WfaMton^Ut N. C fi SM?MM ?'r> *1 wi WT1A1 Ft" IJ^JIM^AI MO?A .WOAAJU AIWI j | The Hill I i I CARRY A AND FIX1 FULLY 01 COMP] COUNTRY GUARAN1 I ADVICE HEATING I DITIONS. The Hill || | BOX 251 | Millwood I J at Kin I Tuesday, i consisting of two cows, 1 ers: one bull, out of a cc Jj blood lines of the follow |(jalaxy*s Sequel, with ' mond, with 25 A. R. da with 6 A. 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