The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, August 12, 1920, Image 2
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
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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. ;
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WILL CONTESTANT WINS ;
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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. .
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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
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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.
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setter known as the. Port Terminal, \
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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, ?
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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
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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
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