Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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PARKER REPLIES TO BLEASE. DF.< I.AKKS Vi VIKMKNT IN MKS. * l Mbl NDKl). IVM.i. > .1 \t|eKc<| Mill Merger l.x plaliu'd to Judlcturv (ommlltiy of th" (.encral Wrmhly. ittPih. Jan. II,?At a Joint Saas ting yesterday iftiMiiaM the Sen? at* und house committees on judiciary granted a hearing to l**wW< W. Par? ker of Qreenville. l.i regard to the special meseago from the governor ! stout the Parker Cotton Mill Com? pany, charging that the so-called I "cotton mill merger" had reduced the price of cotton, dodged taxes and made a futile effort to control the votes of Itn employes. Mr. Parker said 'hat if the general assembly aaw lit his company courted the investiga? tion recommended by the governor. "If I am the kind of man which the governor says 1 am In his special mes c-e, the*! 1 aoeof h aeH my own power." declared Mr. Parker In his talk to the two Judic ary commit Iggg As to the charge that the merging of oertsin South Carolina mills taste the Parker Cotton Mill company had reined the price of cotton from II to s rents. Mr. Parker told the mem? bers ??f the committees that the 16 mill* in the company of which he was president consumed only one two hundred and fiftieth of the cotton produced in the South, a total of abont 15.000.000 bales, of which the Parker Cotton Mill company used about 60.000 bales each year. Tb* merger of the 16 mills In the Parker Cotton Mill company had been a business proposition, said Mr Parker. He then told briefly how he had become a manuafcturer after practicing law a few years, by ' being forced to take over the man? agement of the Victor cotton m l'., who*, paper he had Indorsed, to save himself from bankruptcy 14 years *f?. j ! As to ihe mills which has subse goently come under his co.itrol, Mr. Parker stated that he had never taken charge of them except at the request of' the stockholders. In regard to the merging of tlte eight mills, other than the original sight which he operated. Mr. Parker J 9*1* I Hal at tha solicitation of the ; atockhold r? In m i: he hud exchanged the -? ?? k wh ? . y held , 0se Jterk. in the tar i; ft mi?my. **I am ""W working. ? ? mak* a charge In the class ot goou* imueiio Saade in theae mills and to manufac? ture cloth which It has heen neces? sary to go out of South Carolina to buy." said Mr. Parker. "I am trying to get away from the cheap standard gr^Jea and to diversify the produc of 'fte settle, And If this U avoiding competition. 1 pie id guilty of the charge ' Mr. Parker said there were 500.not) spindles in the Parker Cotton M.ll Company. 4.500.000 in South Caro? lina. 16.000.000 In the United States and 140.000.000 in the world. "Im New Englan.i \ r Parket said, "are a number of mill companies , each of which represent larger In vestn enU than do the PrU i Mills eosapany." Several of these he nam? ed and abv> gamed a n amber of mills In M uth Carolina that consume a larger numb-r of hales .?f cotton a.i nually than do tie- P irk u mills, nammg thre* Of four. The*e South Car< 'Ira mill* consume more cotton f bw- i h?> the> manufacture coarser i goods. Mr. Parker especially stress? ed th it his mills were creating a Pouth Carolina market for staple Cotton. "Any t ilk of the Park ; Mill com? pany controlling the prl.f - "tton 1? I ?Ii I' An to the l.itimntlon In the gov? ern") I special message that the mills! und? r his control were dodging taxes. Mr Parker said that they were pay? ing a higher tax per splndb? than any oth?r mill company in -^outh Caro? lina. ' I have never sought t'? lontrol the votes <?f the pe-'o. ? whom I em? ploy, and I Jot.i with tho governor In twins thankful that thin Is true that It I? impossible f?>r arty oue t< con? trol them." Mr. Park, r st ,| th it he had nothing to do with the- Knoree mill, named In the governor * ?p"< lal mes? sage ns one of the mill* .'hose stock had been "watered." in this oeeiuee* tlon. Mr Parker sa'd that If It were "watered stock" t<? buy a mill at a bargain and sell It fct a high-r pn then be pleaded guilty gfl (his count. In conrluslon, Mr Parker declared, "If the South Carolina gon-ral as? sembly wishes to gi\e d'KtlktV to the unfounded statements and Insinua? tions |n the governor's special mes? sage then the Ptrkcr Cotton Mills compnnv. wbb h his n.Shlng to hid -, ask* ;.n luve tlgatbm. if the tin. ' bis ?..m.' when i m in s nice..** I* to be used against him In South Carolina, then It Is time fgf ambl tloilS men to g?i out g| the mate." After Mr. Parker's speech. If. S, II i> re* worth* of tlreenvllle. spoke I i wily along the, same lines. I nator l^aney Interrupted to ask If It would be legitimate for all the mills in Sou'.h Carolina to be taken under Mr. Parker's control. Mr. Haynsworth replied that if such a company created a monopoly, it would i?. unlawful. that exactly what constituted a monopoly was hard to say. it was difficult to draw the llae. Certainly ten per cent of the spindles In this State could not l>e a monopoly. "If all the spindles in the State were under one control, would that constitute a monopoly?'' asked Mr. Laney. Affeln! to say a word. Mr. Parker remarked: "If I controlled every spindle in South Carolina I would have a smaller number of spindles th in are in the single city of Fall I liver. Mass." Mr. Haynsworth also said that the Parker Cotton Mills company had paid an average of 12 to 18 cents a pound this season for 50 per eent ofI the cotton It used. WANTS ALL VETERANS TO COME. - Macon Makes Rig; Preparations for ( Reunion on May 7-8.9. Mvon, Ga., Jan. 19.?Macon waats every soldier, who marched \nd battled for the South to be with? in her gates when the Confederate Veterans gather for their reunion, May 7-8-9. She asks the Daugh? ters of the Confederacy and the Sons of Veterans to coma and join hands with her citizens in making the re? union of 1912 the most notr ble ever held In Dixie. As the result of 'he work of the Transportation Committee, headed by F. W. Armstrong, all will be enabled to visit Macon at small cost. Agree? ing to co-operate with the General Reunion committee the railroads have announced radical reductions lfl passenger rates. Mrs. A. R. T^bor, of Crider. Mo.. ? had been troubled with sick head- 1 ache for about five years, when she began taking Chamberlain's Tablets. { She has taken two bottles of them and they have cured her. Sick head? ache hi caused by a disordered atom- | ach for which these tablets are es? pecially Intended. Try them, get well and stay well. Sold by all dealers. Rockv Bluff Notes. Rocky Hiuff. .Ian |l,?Wc bev sure been having winter for tbo past j two weeks. J^aat ftatordnv and Sun- 1 day were the coldest days we have had In about 16 years, and the clouds look today like we will soon have more snow or some kind of bad weather. Mrs. 0? H. Pope has moved to Slim? ier. Mr. Alfred Andrews has moved on Mr. Harby's farm Ohe one known as i ? M. i farm. > Mr. M. K. Capelle of Borden has moved on one of Mr. H. L. Scarbor? ough's farms, and almost every tie i around has moved. V.r. Tom Josef spent a few days ? f last week with relatives near mithville. Mrs. John Jove anal children spent ye Isrdas with relatives at St. Charles Mrs. M. E. Capelle and little daugh t r. Edna, are spending a few days ket igear, Mrs. j. j. Hatfleld. Mrn Jordea is spending a few days with relatives >n Sumter. Miss : i Hatfleld went back to Booster this morning, after several days' visit at home. Here Is a remedy that will cure your cold. Why waste time and nu1* ey experimenting when you can get a preparation that has won a world? wide reputation by its cures of this disease and can always be depend? ed upoji? It Is known everywhere as Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, and Is a medicine of real merit. For sale by all dealers. GARDEN SEED F RESH stack of all kinds of Garden Seed now in. \'<?vi i> the time t<> i-I'? ll ct v hat yon w ant Sibert's Drug Store TELEPHON!' MS. REAL ESTATES TH.WSFKRS. lYndini; in Heal HsU?t? (iohig on During the New Year. The following transfers of real ? siatc have been left at the office of the county clerk during the new year: .b-hn F. Heyward to Joseph A. Frierson, right to tract in ' Concord township, $25.00, William J. James t<> Robert B. Remherti 188.8 acres in one tract and 7 2 acres in second tract, in county, $10.000. John a. Boykln to Annie EC. Boy k!n. 88 i en s in Providence township, a and other consideration. \V. il. Bwinton to Eliza C. Swinton, two lots in town Of Mayesville, $1.500. Andrew Jackson to William M. I Wolfe, lot on Oakland avenue, $.3 50. Minnie V. McDowell to Peter Cur? ry, lot with building! in western part of city, $475. 1 Addle B, Osteen to E. w, A. Buit mun 8 * acres in Privateer township. $1.475.00. H, J. Harty to R, c. Hembert, 2". 1 j icrei In county, 84,500. J, :. ick K db to J. Darzau Jones, ,70 acres in Privateer township, $2*G. NY. a. Valentine to \V. J. Andrews, lot in southwestern part of city. $ b" 5.00. Hary Pauline Field to John D. Lemnion, lot w*i th buildings on Li? berty street, $510.92. Bam Carolina and Pinky Carolina to X. I). WomhlOi lot in town of tfayesville, $115. J. Mack Kolb to Aleta W. Zeltler, lots of ;:7 acres, 12 aces and 12.66 acres in Privateer township, $2,314.37. Death in Itoarlng Fire, may not result from the work of firebugs, but often severe burn3 are caused that make a quick need for P.ucklcn'3 Arnica Salve, the quickest, surest cure for burns, wounds, bruises, bolls, sores. It subdues in? flammation. It kills pain. It soothes and heals. Drives off skin eruptions, ulcers or pllos. Only 25c at Slbert's Drug Store. Colonel. John O. \nderson, a useful busi? ness maa of Rock Hill, who originat id the "Rock Kill plan" for reduc? ing cotton aoreagei has already got? ten Into serious trouble. Some of the .'?? "'"ts have gone to calling him ?a ,i" Anderson.?^ partan! irg Jour* Poley^s Honey ami Tar Compound, ts a reliable num., iii< ........ . ,. ^. .. to your children, and take It your? self when you feel a cold coming on. It checks and cures coughs and colds and croup and prevents bronchitis i and r^umonia. INDIGESTION Kidney and Bladder Troubles and Nervous Debility Yield Readily and Quickly to Treatment with HAGGARD'S SPECIFIC TABLETS "A SURE CURE" Chattahoochee, Ga Hasaard Specific Co., Atlanta. Ga. Gentlemen:?I have used yoar tablets for indi? gestion and have fou:id them to he just what you claim for them. I have tried several remedies, bul did not lo-t any relief until I tntxJ your tablets. 1 would cheerfully rocommend your tablets ass sure curs for indigestion. Yours truly, S. IL GREEN, M. D. HAGGARD'S SPECIFIC TABLETS will put ?u on the road to health, make rich, red blood, sd your wasted tissues and put new life, vim snd vijror into you. Take Haggard's Specific Tab? lets. Be a naval If you are a woman who is heii to the ills of her *ex. this remely will alleviate your sufferings. Try a box at our risk. If it does not benefit you. your money will be cheexfusW rsf- nd*i. 60c a box. Sold By Pclionnc's Pharmacy, Sum? ter, S. C. m-vnt ?*K*g*mw ..- ? \ There is ! Nothing lti which delay i- no * tlan^t rou^ as in K y e trouble ; w hen > ou con? ?l s ?!. i 1 hat y tu can o? t hIoiij* failiy \\i II vvilhoul A any sense except si^ht, you \\til undcistand how imi)'.)rtani it t^ lu take nu < hanccs with it. Our Business is ti Tell You When You Need Blasses, We Have the Proper Means of Finding Out. W, A, THOMPSON, ' Jeweler and Optician. i , 6 S. Main St. Sumter, S. C. I tm-m *< *?? v - m ?-. .*)?>**' lioV SHOT UV "EMPTY PISTOL. Hobett NewmAn Shot Thursday Af u rnoon in Drnyton's Repair shop. Thuruday afternoon Robert New? man was ehot in the ihoulder when a pistol on which someone was work? ing wept <>tt unexpectedly in Dray* ion's repair shop on Caldwel) street. It is understood that there was .something wrong with the pistol and one of the workmen in the shop was i engaged ia repairing it when it went off, the hall striking Newman, who was standing in front of the gun, in the shoulder. It w;'s stated at the hospital, where Newman was taken immediately after the shooting, this afternoon that the pistol hall had been extracted and Newman was getting on tine. The w hole affair was accidental and it seems from what can be learned a ease of a man being shot by the "un? loaded" gun. " < (idling With Gun Has Fatal Re? sults. in * be absence of Coroner Flowers, Magistrate Gill's, of Rembert, held an Inquest Friday over the body o Robort White, colored, who was ac? cidentally shot by a little negro boy, Hill Watkin:-. The particulars of the Shooting are that Watkins and the man While were both tampering with the gun. and Watkins accidentally pulled the trigger, the load entering White's left side', with fatal results. Persons troubled with partial pa? ralysis are of.en very much benefited by massaging the affected parts thoroughly when applying Chamber? lain's Liniment. This liniment also relieves rhemuatic pains. For sale by all dealers. tgXhTNje>,Vg^^SjWSJg\Jr gf Jg. fj sVJI Does Your Baby Suffer From Skin Disease? He would bo a heartless father in? deed, who did not allay baby's suffer? ing as did Mr. E, M. Bognn of Enter* prise. MISS., He says: ."My baby was troubled with break in?, out, something like seven-year Itch, We need all ordinary remedies, hut nothing seemed to do any good until I tried HI NT'S CURE and in a few d?ys ail symptoms disappeared and rtf ?? h????v '? enjoying the Ixvi of health.'* Price ROc per bo*. gfanufactured and Guaranteed by A. ?. RICHARDS MEDICINE Sherman. 1 exas. For Sale by Siberia Drug Store. Foley Kidney Pills What They Will Do for You They will c*jre your backache, strengthen your kidneys, cor rect urinary irregularities, build up the worn out tissues, and eliminate the excess uric acid that causes rheumatism. Pre? vent Bright's Disease and Dia bates, and restore health and strength. Refuse substitutes. t*JHURT'S l>;tCG STORK lax Returns for 1812. Sumter, S, C, Dec. 11, 1911.?No Lice is h reby given that 1 will at? tend :n person or by deputy at the following places on the days Indicat? ed, respectively, for the purpose ot receiving returns of personal proper ij and poll taxes, for the fiscal year commencing January 1st, l'Jli. All males between the ages of IS ind .'.years, must make returns as ... whether or not they are liable for i duty for year 1111 e Vindal, Tuesday, Jan. Z, Piivateei Station, Wednesday, January 3, Manchester, Le\i'a Siding. Th?rs d ny January 4. Wedgoficld, Thomas' Store, Friday, January ;"?. Claremoni Station, Tuesday, Jan. 9. Hagood, Wedneaday, Jan. 10, Rom bor ts, Thursday, Jan. 11. Dai;.. ii. Friday, Jan. 1L\ w. T. lirogdon's Store. Monday. Jan. 15. maj i v ma < D imett's Store >. Tuesday, Jan. 16, Pleasant Grove, Wednesday, Jan. IT. Shiloh, Thursday, Jan. l^. Saw.l Cross Roads, Friday, Jan. 19. < i- v. pgo, Mond; y, Jan, SI. Ml pern n whose duty it is to make retu Ii . should be prompt to me at ih' ? appointments. All re? turns mu i he made before Feb. L'o. i;?l 2, R, B. WILDER, Auditor. LIME. CEMENT, tfi? |?|*AS PEK. MlINOIJ ? KIUK ItlilOK. DUAIM PICK. RTV Ha\r r.rii?i 1:1 ? Flour, HHIp Slufl. I 1 lldy , Vilrilll, m%i ,j , w i , i, m, i Horses, Mules, B"^ - 1? " ? x. v.? Or W /-<<? f^|?^J Booth-Harby Stock Co. SUMTKK. Si rtijll ( \1? A. Are You Nervous? What makes you nervous? It is the weakness of yoor womanly constitution, which cannot stand the 8train of the hard work you da As a result, you break down, and ruin your entire nervous system. Don't keep this upl Take Cardui, the woman's to;:ic Cardui is made from purely vegetable ingredients. It acts gently on the womanly organs, and helps them to do their proper work. It relieves pain and restores health, in a natural manner, by going to the source of the trouble and building up the bodily strength, TAKE h? Dili Woman'sTonic Mrs. Grace Fortner, of Man, W. Va., took Cardui. This ts what she says about it: "I was so weak and nervous, I could not bear to have anyone near me. I had fainting spells, and I lost flesh every day. The first doce of dui helped me. Now, I am entirely cured of the fainting spells, and I cannot say enough for Cardui, for I know it saved my life." It is the best tonic for women, Do you suffer from any of the pains peculiar to women? Take Cardui. It will help you. Ask your druggist Write to: Ladies' Advisory Dept. Chattanoost Medidoe Co., Gurtanoora, Tena_ lor Special Instructions, and 64-page book,"Home Treatment for Women." sent free. J 50 SMALL FARMS NEAR SUMTER. I am offering special prices on two small farms near the City. One Tract containing 90 acres with 60 in cultivation. C miles North-east of the City on the Mose3 and Brewington Roads, Land lies well and naturally well drained. One settlement. PRICE $4.000. Second tract containing 100 acres" with 90 in cultivation <> miles South-east of City on West-side Pocataligo-Manning Road. One settlement. This land will make a nice farm with proper hand? ling. price $:j,ooo. These prices are for a 3ale in the next ten days only. CI'Y ' ROPLRtY FARMS T'MBfcR l AND Rn i) 1 /*> REAL 1 Mft T- LOANS B. Reiser Co. ?fffis&ui? REAL ESTATE HEALERS. 26 1-2 N. Main Street. Sumter, South Carolina Undertakers and EmbaJmers, and Private Ambulance HEARSES FOR WHITE AND COLORED Ring M or 251-Day or Nigh! Prompt Service J. D. Craig Furniture Company 8, 10, 12 West Liberty Street. IB. ? .. >m GEORGE H. HURST, UNDERTAKER AND EMBALivlER 124 N MAIS STREET Day Phone 5i9 Night Phone 201 Smoke YOUR MEAT WITH Figaro Preservar A quart of this wonderful lirjuid smoke covers 300 pounds of meat. Simple in use and applied with a brush. Every farmer should have a jug of just this at this HOG-RILLING TIME. Every package guaranteed. We can explain in a minute how to apply and would be glad to give you a de? monstration. ECONOMICAL 75c per qt. JWHERE QUALIT&REIGNS " ( A letter addressed thus will reach us.)