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DISPENSARY INVESTIGATE SOLOMONS TESTIFIES IN I DISPENSARY HEARING. Hampton Man Questioned Ye*t< Hi Attorney,, for the State Con In* an Alleged Scale of Coii .nl* aloaa on Order? die Denies Ever Having Paid Rebate* to Memeber* Of DL>pon*?ary Hoard. Columbia. June 17.?H. L. Solo stnona, who mpresented the Big Spring* Distilling Company in thla State during the old state dlapen reime. was within close of being arrested this morn tag when he appeared as a witness Sjsfore the dispensary wlnding-up ?commission Although It wss not of tlclally glvsn out thst the arrest would t>e made. It wss generally understood ghat when s recess was taken during the examination of the witness. It warns for ths purpose of securing a warrant on the charge of perjury. There was a whisper going around ths room to this effect, and Mr. SoK. aeons himself wss Informed of the In? tention of the State. Attorney Gen? eral Ly>n. Mr. Stevenson and Mr 2*attoa. of the commission, left the sxxjm and conferred In the office of Mr. Lyon. When they returned the examination of the witness was cc tinned snd brought to a conclusion. The Information leaked out that there was in the room at the very mo? ment the witness wss being examined m man who could tell of certain trans? actions of which the witness hsd test? ified that he knew nothing. This was especially in regard to the alleged ""seals of commissions" said to have t>een hied up by whiskey representa? tives and others at the local hotel wrhere these gentlemen met on occa? sions. The name the prospective ssttnssu was not given but the under wtaadlng Is thst his testimony would have wsrrsntsd ths commission hav? ing: ths arrest made. Of course, the charge has not been made that the witness was guilty of perjury. I? vase the srrest had been made there weald have been necessary only such evidence thst would cause a prime -finale case to be made out against ths v ?rthneen. Mr. Solomons' testimony dealt largely with the denials he mads to i anatters brought out by Col. Felder's ,- OjusWMsating. He dsnlod sver having Tald a sent to members of the ooard; .. denied that He had sver been a party to a certain scale of prices that were ' Ami id tats jlty by representative's of ?ssrhetLer houi*es snd members of the "board, as wss Intimated by queUions asked by Mr. Felder. Tt was brought out beyond the shadow of a doubt by the line of ^questions pursued by the State's rep ? iesssitstlTTin todsy thst the commis? si on Is In possssslon of evidence that will tend to throw much light upon ?*be d'.pensary proceedings. The stroi.e InOsnstsuns ag to meetings held for ; arsanat*?m rebates and commissions teat: no doubt that the state Is sure of lti ground. When the commission got down to swsrk this murning there were several unexpected snd Interesting matters brought out. First of all. at the con? clusion of some discussion on the Lnnshsn claim Attorney Felder stated that the State claims this amount, al? leged to be due the Lanahan firm, by default. This was sfter Mr. Clark, attorney for the Lanahan Arm. had declared that the f.rm would not send tier* the book containing the formula for Hunter Baltimore rye. This an? nouncement came as an aftermath to thi cull, which has been repeatedly made for this book by the commis? sion Tbe claim ts not completed yet. am there will be Argument? before the commission when It makes the final adjustment of the matter. I ere was a Sharp passage of words t*t*e?n Mr. C'ark and Col. Feller Again today. It came about when Mr. t'lnrk ad. i. commission in t >>, nn'n tt ton of tb ? hooks. (' d. ; .. ? t ..,k this as an IndieattOfl that Ik* ws^ being ignored in the proec d Ing. Mr. riark after some few re? torts, appealed to the commission ~th .t tb,? pi . ? ?.? ding r?? on In an or? derly m??nn.r " Col Felder stated that he Mp>epeeed It !??? treated with Um . ?nttcsy lo which i am entitled.'1 *L further stated that he had for? borne many things during the pro ??? "mi on account of the age of garuaeeti but would not stand for any roor*. The storm passed over In e trx n u-nents. TN sales book showing one sale t ? th. t as, In which the formula was acr.f .isd. was produced. This was for g% nl ?: -erve. and the i i tula v. ?*s aa f dlows* "Fifteen ejwlion? oi spring Garden. Intensac. g Hook Spring barrels." gaaggdatg to the entry. There was another entry showing that 1<>0 cases of Hunter pints and the same amount of half pints wer#? sold here, und G II Charles' name \% is In the left hand Weener of the page, wherein Othef transactions, as pointed out by coun wL ?h* entry was made showing the| name of the salesman of the firm. What is Intensac" This 1? tbe Ion which has hothei?>d many hsve considered th?> prOOOdlagS the commission recently. Today Clark Introduced as evidence a f the material, showing what this ance is. The can reads that in c Is an artificial sweetener, "a de soda salt of pure saccharine times sweeter than sugar." "It be used entirely or partially to replace sugar." The directions add that 1 ounce of lntensac equals 31 1-4 pounds of sugar, 1 pound of intensac equals 500 pounds of sugar and 5 pounds of Intensac equals 2,500 pounds of sugar. , Mr. Clark also produced an ana'.vs's of Hunter rye, which set out that the whiskey Is good stuff and has the characteristics of genuine whiskey. He had sent to a laboratory a bottle of the rye and a partial examination was made; \a more complete analysis Is to be produced later on. This chemist stated In a letter which was read to the commission today that he knew of no test by which the constit? uent parts of whiskey could be sep? arated, that he would like to know of such a test, but fears that none ex? ists. Col. Felder objected to the state? ment of the chemist. He said that there are variances between the ana l>sis of chemists, and this should be considered by the comm.lt.sion. He has heard that a whiskey expert is in this city now and will have him be? fore the commission to testify. The Lanahan matter was brought to an abrupt close when Col. Felder asked about the formula for Hunter rye being brought here. He stated that an executive session might be had so that the public would not be given the trade secret of the firm. Mr. Clark, having replied that this formu? la would not be given, Col. Felder asked that the claim be placed on the minutes as "claimed by the State by default." In connection with the Lanahan claim Col. Felder stated that the books showing dealings with Farnum had not been brought, that Farnum was the representative in this State of Lanahan, that he collected from Lan? ahan and paid some of the money to the State board of directors. ? Mr. Brlce of the oommisslon stated that the commission knew these to be facts, and urged that the books be brought. The books of the Lanahan Arm are here now and will be kept for further examination. The matter Is ended for the present. Claim of the Carolina Glass Co. The claim of the Carolina Glass Company, of this city, was considered this afternoon before the dispensary winding-up commission. Two wit? nesses were examined, and the mat? ter will be taken up again tomorrow. This claim has been very much dis? cussed throughout the State, and was reopened along with the other claims recently. The amount of the claim is $23,013.75, and the contention of the glass company is that the State was not overcharged. There was a great deal of testimony taken on this claim by the legislative committee, which has been brought up again. The con? tention of the State was outlined by Gen. Anderson, who conducted the matter this afternoon for the State, when he said: "We admit the audit \j correct as far as the books go, but the State has certain counter claims which we believe will reduce or extin? guish altogether the claim of this company.'* In the course of the testimony Mr. Brlce, of the commission, made the statement that according to the evi? dtnee which he has read in this cat.e the glass company owes the State In? stead of the State owing the glass company. He wished for some testi? mony to be offered to rebut the testi? mony upon which he based this con? clusion. He wished to give the com? pany Justice in their claim, but this testimony was against them. Mr. i'rlce stated also that the evidence showed that there had been close re? lationship between th company and the members of the State board. In discussing the evidence in the i ase Mr. Lyles said: "We are ready i.nd willing for anything to be brought against us, but we are satisfied that nOthlOg can be brought against us.' It was brought out by the attorney t<?r the Stnte that It appeared from entries in Ledger ? that the south Caroling dispensary had advanced the Stim of $S,140.19 before any goods were received from the Carolina Glass Company, Mr. Lyiei stated that be proposed to show that the shipments had been made and thai the money \> i- only payments on tin> goods Hooks wore Introduced to show the i?* plod of time when deals were made will? the CUroltni Class Company. ???ii. Anderson sii?i that he would in iroduoe books to show that the dato ul tke Brat bid made, date of nrst bid awarded, all Invoices ami several communications appearing in minutes relating lo the Carolina Glass Com? pany, a severe flora passed through the Locust Bill section near Greenville! blowing down and demolishing the borne of Mr Bataofti oatchlni the oc < upants of the house under the build? ing. They escaped uninjured after the ritorm Muck other damage was dOBi tO Oropf And timber in that sec? tion. GUSS COMPANY CLAIM. WAS argued FRIDAY before DISPENSARY COM MISSION. Cicn. Anderson Yery Pointed?Claims That the Company Was Orguni/.cd To Hun Out Competition and Tliey lloosted Pri es. Columbia, June 19.?The case of the Carolina Glass Company was argued yesterday before the dispen? sary commission. Very little new evi? dence was submitted at this session, and there may be no more evidence |q be submitted. In the argument yesterday Gen. Clifford L. Anderson distinguished himself. Gen. Anderson some two years ago was offered a place on the Supreme Court bench in Georgia but declined. He yesterday proved his reputation as a lawyer of analytical mind. It was announced in The State yes? terday that W. B. Smith Whaley was In the city and efforts were made to get him to tell the commission what he knew of the history of the glass company, but he had left on a.i early train. Gen. Anderson In opening the argu? ment laid down the broad statement that instead of the State of South Carolina owing the glass company arything, that concern is indebted to the State. He alleged that the glass company was conceived In a spirit to defraud the State. In proof of this he cited the affi? davits of Brevard D. Miller, who with W. B. S. Whaley first proposed the building of the glass factory. Mr. Miller had declared that he had drop? ped out of the organization because the majority wished to give a block of stock to L. J. Williams and an? other to H. H. Evans, then members of the board, said stock to be carried under the name of W. G. Childs as trustee. There is no direct evidence to show that this compact was ever carried out, but there is corrobora? tive circmstantlal evidence, Gen. An? derson claimed. He declared that the stockholders would never have put $60,000 Into such a precarious enter? prise had they not had some idea that their bids would be accepted. The first act was to get the dispensary to put in an order on borrowed "sam? ples" before the glass company ever started its flumes, and this was a vio? lation of the laws which required that all bids be' submitted with samples. The next act was to buy the unexplr ed Flaccus contract for 22 cars. This was for the purpose of stifling compe? tition. The Flaccus Company had received an award in January, 1900, and this was In August, 1902. The Flaccus Company had been given an award of 150 cars which lasted for all of this time and had not yet been filled. There was no competitive bidding af? ter the first one or two awards and the glass company practically had a monopoly and gradually raised the prices. Gen. Anderson claimed that Oh a certain basis of prices the State had been overcharged $240,000; on another basis it was an overcharge of $130,000 and finally, on a basis of the average of prices submitted, the over? charge was ?98,000. Mr. Lyles made a very strong argu? ment in reply. He said that the chair? man of the dispensary board, Mr. L. J. Williams, months before the glass company was organized, had declared to the dispensary management ahe difficulty in getting supplies of glass. The glass business is like nothing else. The furnaces are shut down through the summer and unless the orders are placed considerably in advance they may not be filled. He admitted the transaction with Flaccus, but declared that the State board had declared that Flaccus had already delivered more than the num? ber of cars named in the contract, and that the Carolina Glass Company really had paid $1,600 for something it did not get. "Why, then, should it now be required to make good? The Flaccus people had construed their contract to mean 150 cars of 1.360 cases each, but the dispensary board had declared 850 cases to be its idea of a carload. Mr. Lyles contended further that it was unfair to make comparisons with sales to parties In other States, for the dispensary quart bottles weighed 12 ounces each and the ware sold to other customers weighed but 10 ounces each. Mr. Lyles concluded with an earn? est argument to show that no unfair or illegal profits had been charged and that the glass company really had but moderate success... Mr. Lyles derided the Brevard Mil lev affidavit which he declared to have been contradicted by th^ testimony of some of the most reliable men of the State. Furthermore he declared that Mr. W. G. Childs had stated on the witness stand that his account as 'trustee" had been on behalf of his minor children. Gen. Anderson In reply made a stir ring arraignment of condtlons. He Islsted that Brevard Miller's afflda ,1?. Instead of being contradicted suc? cessfully had really been strengthen? ed. He declared that the evidence of 5V\ G. Childs had not been satisfying tnd that there was in evidence a let? ter from Selbels to MJIIer showing hat H. H. Evans and T. J. Williams \ad Indicated that they would be kind o this Infant Industry. He made a very careful argument n which he took up a great many >ther details. The commission now has the case inder advisement. Engineer W. H. Turner, of Colum )!a. and Fireman J. T. Carlisle, a 'atlve of Falrneld, were killed Thurs isy by the derailment of a freight' rain at Styx, a few miles south of Columbia. Both men were married. TROUBLE IX HAWAII. Hawaiian Grand Jury Brings in Addi? tional True Bills Against Japanese* Charging Conspiracy to Commit Murder. Honolulu, June IT.?Following the indictment of several of the Japanese* strike leaders last Friday, the terri? torial grand jury returned additional indictments today against Y. Soga, F. Makino, M. Xegoso, K. Kawamura, Y. Tasaka and Y. Anashira for conspir? acy to commit murder and to incite others to crime. An indictment for assault was found against Sugwara, who is accused of attempting to col? lect funds for the strikers by violence. In addition to these indictments 13 of the striking Japaneses at the Wai Pa lu plantation were indicted for at? tacking a police officer and rioting. As a result of the vigorous action of the authorities the strikers are much depressed. ATTEMPTED ASSAULT. School Teacher Brutally Assaulted by Xegro. Columbia, June 19.?The George ] t nvn sheriff advised Governor Ansel yesterday (Friday) that he has a sus \ pect in ail, who, it is thought, at , tempted an assault on a school teach? er of that Counts', on Thursday after? noon. Governor Ansel telegraphed to protect the prisoner. When found the J teacher was bloody with the desper l ate struggle. The negro caught the I school teacher while out driving with a child. DEMOCRATS FOR IXCOME TAX. Minority Caucus Reiterates Members' Declaration. Washington. June 17.?When the income tax question comes up in the senate tomorrow. Senator Aldrich, chairman of the finance committee, will again move that action be de? ferred until after schedules in the tariff bill have been completed. This action win carry with it Presi? dent Taft's programme for the enact? ment of a law taxing net earnings of corporations and the adoption of a resolution submitting the question of the amendment to the constitution so as to permit congress to levy and col? lect a tax cn incomes without regard to apportionment among the States. Mr. Aldrich will make the state? ment that he bei lere? consideration of schedules may be finished b\ lion day an?i he wttl suggest that the post ponemc:.. of ihe income lax and cor? poration tax measures be held until that time. At a caucus of the Democratic sen? ators today it was decided that the minority shall stand by their declara? tion in favor of the passage of an in? come tax law at the present session. The caucus was well attended. HOBBY MAX DHOWXED. Mr. Sum Hughes Perithel in Watej of Bull Creek. Conway, June 14.?The re] reached town today of the urownii late yesterday evening of Mr. Hughes, son of Mr. L. F. Hughes, foj merly a '?trehent of Conway, n< farming near the town. The drow ing occurred in Bull Creek, at Ed< Lake, v here Mr. Hughes was emploj ed by the Eddy Lake Lumber Cot pany. Moses Stevens, a negro of Aikj was convicted of arson, having bui ed the barn of Mrs. M.. C. Mosel?1 He will hang at Aiker*. The tei mony of his wife and mother caui his conviction. Scholarship and E France Examli tlons Clemson Agii * ural Collegf At the Court House on Friday. Ji 2nd, 9 A. M., the Scholarship and E trance Examinations to Clemson Ari cultural College will be held un< the direction of the County Board Education. Applicants must be at least 16 yef of gge and must be prepared to em the Freshman Class. There are Scholarships in the Preparatory Cla ' Thfs class is only open to a limit number of boys who cannot rea high schools and who are living sections of the State where school 1 cilities are poor. Scholarships arc worth $100.00 and Free Tuition. The next session of Clemson Agricultur College will begin Sept. 8, 1909. Apply to the County Superintende. of Education after June 20th f? needed information concerning tl Scholarship Examinations. For catalogs, further information and cards upon which to make appl ction for entrance to the College, ad? dress P. H. MELL. President Clemson College, S. C. 6-9-tt W. & S. Winthrop College SCHOLARSHIP and EXTRAXC EXAMINATION. The examination for the award c vacant Scholarships in Winthrop Col? lege and for the admission of nc1 students will be held at the County Court House on Friday, July 2, at 9, a. m. Applicants must be not IgM than fifteen years of age. When Schoi arshfps are vacant after Jtry 2. the* will be awarded to thr?e making th-; highest average at this. - vamlnatio* provided they meet lh<> condition governing the award. Applicants fo .Scholarships snould write to Presi dent Johnson before the examination for Scholarship examination blanks. 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