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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-09-24
LITTLEFIELD TRUST BILL.
1t IL Said to Have the Endorsement
of the President.

The Boston Advertiser Of last Satur-
day published an authoritative fore
cast Of the Littlefield trust bill, which
has been indorsed by President Roose-
Welt and will be introduced in the
house in the early weeks Of the next
session.
Both Attorney General Knox and Lit
tlefield pointed out to the president
that TIE great trouble with antitrust
legislation up to this time is that peo-
pie have been unable to prove the In
side workings of the trusts. They both
recognize that if anything is to be
done it must be possible to get at the
big men. Yet. how can the big men be
brought on the stand to testify against
themselves when the constitution says
that no man is to be convicted upon his
own testimony; that he shall not be
compelled "in any criminal case to be
witness against himself?" The plan
for getting around this constitutional
bar is very ingenious. 1t is also very
simple. The arrangement is this:
I'm all prosecutions, hearings and
proceedings no person shall be excused
from attending and testifying or from
producing books, papers, contracts,
agreements and documents before the
courts of the United States or the COM
missioners thereof, or in obedience to
| the subpoena of said courts cr commits
sioners on the ground or for the rea-
son that the testimony or evidence,
documentary or otherwise, required OF
him may tend to criminate him or sub
iect him to a penalty Of forfeiture; but
no person shall be prosecuted or sub
jected to any penalty Of forfeiture for
or on account of any transaction, mat
ter or thing concerning which he may
testify or produce evidence
| In other words, if men like Morgan
Hill and Vanderbilt should be engaged
in a railway deal which secretly en-
bodies some agreement of trust char
acter, any complainant who suffers in
jury from this agreement can bring
these kings of finance into court and
make one of them testify against the
others-make him turn states evidence
against his own will.
The man who sues q trust and has
the facts behind him that will prove
that he has suffered damages from the
operations of any company which
works in restraint of interstate trade OF
commerce is:
/. To receive three times the actua
amount of damage suffered.
2. TO have all his lawyers fees palc
| by the trust.
3. TO have the trust pay all other ex.
penses of the suit, including the court
| costs.
Any man who has a good case
against the trusts can go to the best
lawse er in the United States and can
summon witnesses from anywhere
within the jurisdiction of the Federal
government, with the certainty that the
trust, and not he, is to meet all the
enormous expenses incurred. He will
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-09-24

know, also, that he can summon the
trust officials themselves on the wit
ness stand and prove his own case by
the testimony Of some man who knows
all the facts.
But the antitrust bill will go further
than that and will attempt to hold
shield over any speculator who goes
into the stock market and buys trust
securities. All corporations engaged in
interstate commencement merely the
big concerns like the trusts, but prac-
tically every business concern which
fills orders outside Of the state in which
it's home Office Is located-is to file ev-
cry year with the secretary of the
treasury, a statement showing it's name,
date of organization, where and when
organized. giving statutes under which
it is organized and all amendments
thereof: if consolidated, naming con-
stituent companies, with the same in
formation as far as applicable; If reor-
ganized, the name Of the original cor
poration or corporations, with full ref
erence to laws under which all the re-
organizations have taken place. In ad-
dition the statement must show the
amount of authorized capital stock,
shares into which it is divided, par
value, ETC., amount issued and out
standing, amount paid in, whether paid
in cash or property, describing on the
detail the kind and character, with it's
cash market value at the time it was
received in payment, giving the ele-
ments upon which said market value is
based; a statement of assets, specific
and circumstantial total earnings, tax
es, maintenance, permanent improve
ments, net earnings and dividends de-
clared and other details, even to the
salaries of officials and the wages Of
employees.
Any official who makes or causes to
be made a false statement or prepares
or causes to be prepared any incorrect
figures shall be guilty Of perjury or
subornation of perjury. The object Of
the return is not simply to protect the
stockholder or bondholder, but to get
after J. P. Morgan's supposed policy Of
"capitalizing earnings"
To carry out this feature of the pro-
gramme there is to be imposed tax
of per cent. per annum on all capital
stock issued and outstanding Of any
corporation engaged in interstate COM
merce whose outstanding capital stock
is not fully paid in cash or property at
it's cash market value, or whose capital
stock is based wholly, or in part, di-
rectly on indirectly, during any period
of it's development, upon the capital
ization OF earnings, earning capacity or
economics.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-09-24

HER PROMPT APoLoGY.-A phian-
thropic lady visited the asylum at
Kingston. Canada. not long ago and
displayed great interest in the inmates.
One old man particularly gained her
compassion.
And how long have you been here.
my man." she inquired.
Twelve years" was the answer.
DO they treat you well?"
"Yes.''
do they feed you well?"
Yes
After addressing Il few more ques-
tionS to him. the visitor passed on. She
noticed a broad and broadening smile
on the face of her attendant, and on
asking the cause heard with constcrna-
ton that the old man was none other
than Dir. Clark. the superintendent.
She hurried back to make apologies
How successful she may be gathered
from these words: Il am very sorry
DR.. Clark will never be governed by
appearances again. .'-BrOoklyn Life.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-09-24

PAINTING A PORTRAIT OF THE DEAD
David Col, the famous genre painter
one day was asked by a peasant tc
paint a portrait of his father. The
young artist said that he would be de-
lighted and inquired when the father
would be able to give him sitting
The peasant replied, "Oh, he is dead
How would you have me paint his
portrait?" replied the artist.
Look here. SIR" said the peasant
this picture on the easel-whom does
it representa-"
"St. Anthony"
You are sure it is st. Anthony?'
Yes"
Did ne come here to sit?"
"Of course not"
Then, you see, you are quite able
to make dead mans portrait CO
yielded, and after making inquire!
concerning the old man set abou
painting the portrait. The peasant see
ing it for the first time. fell on hi:
knees and cried bitterly.
why do you cry?" asked the paint
er.
Because my father has grown 81
ugly."-Brooklyn Eagle.
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Humorous department.
Getting Close to 1t.

II happened to be in a Vermont town
for four or five days three years ago,
said the stove agent, according to the
Detroit Free Press, land on the even
ing of my arrival two of the old set
tiers who We're hanging out at the tav-
ern, began to badger each other to
trade watches. Both time-pieces were
of silver and old and battered, but the
interest was the same as If the fate of
the state hung in the balance. No
trade was effected that evening, and
they met again that night. In fact.
they talked trade every night of my
stay, and when I had to depart, they
were still talking.
"'Silas.' one would say, I amt
claimin' that this is the best watch in
Vermont, but what I want you to un-
derstand is that it hasn't lost minute
in thirty years.
THAT may be, JOEL the other would
reply, but mine beats it for historical
interest. You know, a son of General
Putnam used to carry this watch
GeneTdl FutiIldu NaS hiSheS
brave man.
And so was his SON.
But that's got nothin' to do with
watches. l might trade with for 81 to
boot, Silas, seein' it's you, but I could
not take a cent less
I'm askin' SO the other way, Joel,
and so I don't see how we can possibly
trade
That's the way they were talking
when left town." continued the drum
mer. land two months ago, when l
happened to be in the same town again,
it occurred to me to ask the landlord
if the trade had ever been effected.
".No. they never traded he replied.
Couldn't come to terms, eh?'
wall, they was gettin close to 1t
a month ago, but both Of 'em died the
same week.
but not of the same disease" I
asked.
YES. think it was. Leastwise
both were found dead in their beds
with their old watches in their hands
and the doctors said they had talked
themselves to death. I think they
ought to have stopped talkin' for awhile
and played a few games of checkers
to get their breath
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w. C. WH1TNEY's TIPs.-There is a
little story floating around in sporting
circles which, if not true, ought to be
at least. During the racing season at
Saratoga there drifted to the springs
for a brief participation in the whirl
of life there spinning, young man for
whom Mr.. Whitney has a kindly feel
ing. Mr.. Whitney knew enough Of the
young mans circumstances to believe
that all the money he was possessed OF
he was carrying in his pocket. Under
an impulse not unnatural to him Mr..
Whitney desired to advance the young
mans fortunes and advised him In the
matter of his betting on the ponies.
Every morning the young man present.
ed himself for his tip, thanking the
horse magnate effusively each time for
the information he had received.
One day toward the close Of the meet
ing it broke on Mr.. Whitney that his
tips had been all astray except in few
instances, and when he stopped to re-
view the advice he had given and re-
allied how much he must have depleted
the young mans meagre stock of cash
he was much distressed. He felt, as he
is reported as saying. that 1T was up
to him to make good to the young man
for having misled him so far" So he
called his protege aside and anxiously
asked him:
How have you come out?''
"Oh, Mr.. Whitney, I am $4,000 to
the good"
Forty thousand ahead? Why, my
tips should have put you to the bad.
How is it that YOU have won?
well. Mr.. Whitney," was the reply
you see I coppered your tips and bet
the other way"
The financier stared at him a mo-
ment, then burst into hearty laugh,
saying:
You'll do. You don't need any OF
nv assistance" ce."-Brooklyn Eagle.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-09-24

Ledger. September 70: A special to
The State from Kershaw says: The
nearing completion, and in few weeks
the wheels of the machinery will he in
motion. For several days there has
been 4 cotton seed war here. caused
time the price Of seed ran up to $1.22 a
hundred pounds or 40 cents a bushel,
the highest price ever paid in this coun-
ty for cotton seed. This is good for the
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TO DEBTORS AND CREDITORS

Estate Of Irwin b. Gordon. Deceased.
A LII persons indebted to the estate
II of IRWIN B. GORDON, deceased,
are hereby notified to make immediate
payment to the undersigned. Persons
having claims against the said estate
are requested to present them to the
undersigned. duly authenticated, within
the time prescribed by law.
w. BROWN WYLIE, Admr.
Sept. 10 w st
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CAROL[NA& NORTH.W WESTERN
RAILWAY COMPANY.
Schedule Effective Sept. Is, 1902.
Mixed.

CONNECTIONS.
Chester-Southern Ry., 8. A. L.. and L.
& G..
YUrkville-S. c. & Ga. Extension.
Gastonia-Southern Ry.
Lincolnton-S. A. L.
Newton and Hickory-Southe. n Ry.
E. F. REID. G. +. Agent,
Chester. South Carolina.
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f. Yes. indeed; a prisoner is like a
man at the dentists waiting to have
a tooth pulled. He has generally To
stay and see the thing out
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goan and Sarings 3ank,
YorkvlIle, -. @.

wv ITH ample resources for the pro-.
w lection and accommodation OF
customers, this Bank solicits the bus
mess of corporations, firms and individ-
uaIs, and will extend every accommo-
dation consistent with safe banking.
Best Of facilities for handling the ac-
counts Of out-of-town customers, coun-
try merchants and farmers, cotton
mills and other manufacturing estab-
lishments.
A general banking business transact
ed, and prompt and intelligent atten-
ton given to all business entrusted to
our care.
1aT Interest bearing Certificates OF De-
posit issued under special agreement.
w. P. HARRISON. CASHIER.
s. M. MCNEIL, PRESIDENT.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-05-12
Reasons For Pride

There was present ut Il certain big
dinner in England an American WOm-
an of prominence Who was somewhat
annoyed by Il tactless English woman
who undertook to banter her and who
said:
Il take it for granted that you have
no coats of arms in your new coun
try"
"Of course no American family could
have one unless it was borrowed from
English ancestry" replied the former
American.
.For instance. has your famAy any
especial cause for pride over your
grandfather?" persisted this particu-
larly tactless female cad
Then the American woman opened
up and replied as calmly as possible un-
der the circumstances, Not much, per-
haps. only that my grandfather on my
mothers side received Burgoyne' $
sword when he surrendered at Sarato-
ga and my grandfather on my fathers 3
side received the sword of CORVALLIS
at Yorktown"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-05-12
didn't want the frozen stare twice DUR
ing the same speech.
Insurance War in Arkansas.

There is merry war among the
agents and insurance companies III
Arkansas. This is one of the anti
compact states where the laws Will
not allow fire insurance companies to
have any sort of agreemnt as to rates
or to form associations for any pur-
pose Usually reprisal is had by the
companies in fixing higher rates there
than in states where no such "inimic-
al laws exist, but the situation also
makes it easier for Independent action
by companies.
Where there are unions and aSso-
Citations as in Indiana, companies are
held strictly to uniform action, as. tor
instance. in the application of the re-
cent 25 per cent. advance in rates, al
though some of them may do SO under
protest. but in the anti-compact states
there is no binding force. SO in Ar
kansas. some of the companies were
slow or inactive in applying the late
advance, and the wrath of other COM
panies was aroused. Soon specia
privileges were being granted and
rate cutting followed. Now non-can-
celed policies are being written fol
long terms at all kinds of easy rates.
The war appears to be mainly be
tween union and non-union companies,
with some differences among the lat
ter also. The agents are the chief
sufferers in a war of this kind. De-
clines in rates mean declines in com
mission, and after they have every
thing in site written uD for short
money and a long time, they might as
we'll move to other territory until the
policies expire.-Philadelph Press.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-05-12
AISmall Legal Fee.

The smallest fee ever taken by an
English counsel was siXpence. that fee
having on one occasion been taken by
the late Sir John HoNer. BarriSterS'
fees We're in olden times much less
than those now paid. An entry occurs
in the churchwardens' accounts of St.
Margaret's. Westminster, for 14l6,
showing that fee OF IS. 3d. with
fourpence for his dinner, was paid to
Robert Flypott, counsel, learned in the
law, for his advice.
In Mares GLOSSARY" barrister's
fee WAS stated to be an angel, or 10
shilings. These are somewhat different
figures from the 600 guineas paid to
Sir Charles Russell number of years
ago at the Leeds assiZcs for less than
three hours work. or at the rate of
over .nneas london Tit
Bits,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-05-12
ANOTHER LOTTERY.
GOVERNMENT TO GIVE AWAY
100000 ACRES.
Formal Applications to Be Registered
and Choices Awarded by
Chance.

Washington. May 12.-There will
soon be another wholesale lottery
conducted under the management of
the federal government. with valuable
homesteadS as prizes. There will be
no blanks in the approaching draw
ings, although some of the prizes will
be more desirable than the others.
About 100000 acres Of land of the
Rosebud Indians, in South Dakota.
were recently purchased by act of
congress, the law providing that the
territory should be prepared for set
tlement by the department of the in
terror
Secretary Hitchcock. in making ar
rangements to open up this land. has
decided to follow the plan that was
operated SO successfully a year ago in
connection with the hiowa and Com
anche lands in the Indian territory.
AS soon as the land has been survey
ed and divided into homesteads an
nouncement will be made of the CON
dltlons governing awards of lots. On
certain date applications will be re-
celved. AS each application comes in
1t VIII be numbered and filed away
At the same time duplicate numbers
VIII be prepared and thrown into a
huge receptacle
When the period for receiving appli
cations expires. a committee will be
selected to award the homesteads
This will be done by drawing of lots
Ii the opening OF the Indian lands
last year can be taken as criterion
there will be several thousand of aD
pllcatlons more than homesteads. III
order to avoid favoritism by giving
lands to certain few and refusing tc
others, the awards will be made by
chance. Each applicant will be repre-.
sented by number in the receptacle
containing the numbered slips and as
many of these pieces of paper will be
drawn out as there are homesteads
A record will be kept of the numbers
as they are drawn, the first one re-
ceiving the first choice of the lands
and SO on until the last division has
been taken.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-05-12
WHAT he THOUGH OF HIM
A Postal Card Serial story md IL
Lost Suit For @lander.

a Postal Card Serial Story md IL
Lost suit For alander.
\ certain Kansas man. SO the story
goes, wanted to tell Il nei@hbor what
he thought of him without laying HIM
self open to q suit for damages. SO he
hit on the plan of sending him each
day Il postal card With only one word
written on it in large hand. in addi-
tion to the date obscurely tucked away
in 4 corner.
The person receiving the cards rec
ognized the handwriting and, suspect
ing something. kept them until they
stopped coming, when he read them
consecutively in the order of their re-
ception. What he read was, "Ridicu-
lous old Bill Jones is the meanest cuss
in town." and he at once instituted
suit for SANDER against the sender.
The latter's lawyer. however, called
attention to the fact that the postal
card containing .ridiculous.' though
mailed first. was dated the day after
the date of the card having the word
town. Moreover, Il careful inspection
would show that after the word ri
diculous'' was an exclamation point,
and after the word "toWn" was an in
terro"ation mark. SO that the series OF
postal cards might be made to read:
odd Bill is the meanest cuss in town:
RidiculouS." He claimed, therefore,
that instead of slander:n@ the plaintiff
his client had defended him from SIAN
court.
But, all the same, everybody in town
insisted that the first reading of the
cards was the correct one, SO that the
writer attained his object.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-05-12

Why don't the Second Baptist
church hire a big Gouble-hsted mig
ger" to sign that bill, Of particulars
against the governor2 Whenever jeff
wants somebody licked, and
he doesn't want the job
himself, he threateNa to
hire a "niggel" to do it for him. He
has several furnishings laid up for va
rious persons. which he says he is
going to do by proxy.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-05-12


Dennis Flynn. of Oklahoma, tried
10 make the Republicans in the house
Go some "whooping it up" for Mr..
Roosevelt the other day by lramatic-
ally exclaiming. and then making the
necessary pause after the eNclama
sion:
1T was in the platform, on which
Mckinley ran, and will be in the plat
form upon which Theodore Roosevelt
will be nominated
But the pause WAS painful The
"whoop" didn't come Dennis contin
ued his speech without any more rcf-
crences to the president. Dennis
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-05-12
FOR MEN ONLY
While goods interest Men yet they of nh
their Wives who often do their shopping :hows
low-rrced good goods are at
low-priced good goods at The Racket.

Mems
at double
'''''''''''''
Shirts
Dspay-each
Window Dspayeach
York mills
mandba double
shouder-See Window
Mensu bosomSee Window
uarterSee Window
Bargain Put On Easy-see Window Dsplaype
Toe
Sox.b red. oos-See
11e
MensH We all the kinds
but 25c $00
Dspas-Hon
tell about working Shirts
4 Or the working Gloves from
o Neckties:
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-05-12
Damace Suit ON Trial

The suit of A E. LeI4aurin against
A. Murray and A. Peterson, for dam
ages in the sum Of $4,000 is being
heard in the circuit court today The
attorneys are White & A.eirmer fol
the plaintiff. and J. NJ. & j. G. Taylor
Austin & Taylor. O. c. Porter and
Greed Caldwell for Defendants
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-05-12
NOTICE.
Opera House Lease.

Bids will be received by the under.
signed committee until Tuesday noon,
May 90. 1902. for lease of the Elks
opera house for one Or more years.
There will be two store rooms twenty
by thirty-four feet and parties bidding
for lease can make their bids for the
opera house alone or opera house and
two store rooms Jointly, Rental notes
payable monthly in advance and en-
dorsed by good securities will be re-
Quired of lessee. The committee re-
serves the right to reject any and all
bids. All bids should be left with E.
B. Bloom.
f. B. BLOOM,
E. D. RUSSELL,
c. NJ. PHILPOT,
Committee.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-05-12

Uncle Andy Carnegie is giving it to
the Blitishers good and strong. He's
telling them it won't be long till Great
Britain will be no more than mere
state in the United States. When it
comes to his own country Uncle
Andy is no "knoc}ier.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-05-12
OFFICE: 900 West Barraque Street.
DEMOCRATIC TICKET.
jefferson County.

jefferson County.
Representatives Kemp Toney,
Ed Kerwin. Jesse D. Bush.
Sheriff-James Gould.
County Clerk-Buck Bloom.
Circuit Clerk-Walter l.. Goodwin.
Treasurer-Jesse r. Core.
Assessor-G. e. Lytle.
Probate Judge-Smith c. Martin.
Coroner-R D. McGaughy.
Surveyor-John ]. Martin.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-05-12

The beef trust will have much to an
swer for, aud not the least of its sins
is its responsibility for the sprngins
of a LOT more "eow jumped over the
moon funny paragraphs.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-05-12
0ut of His Class.

Mrs. Jones-Just think of it! That
fellow came in and actually stole the
clock right off the mantelpiece.
Mrs. RroWn-And your dog was in
the very same room.
Mrs. Jones-Yes. but that didn't
count. Fido is only "a watchdog. you
know. Boston Transcript.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-05-12
Sorry She Spoke.

''Thanls you. my little man." said
Miss PaSsay to the nice little boy who
had given up his seat in the car. And
have you been taught to always give
your seat TO ladies'"
Nom" replied the bright boy; only
to Old ladies' s"-Philadelphia Press.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-05-12
Vim. Brown indicted

Wnl. Brown, the negro who shot an
other negro on the Bankhead place
several days ago. has been indicted
for assault to kill.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-05-12

Now that the square bale compress
es have formed Il trust what are the
red necks" and "hillbillies" going to
do for something to howl for jeff
about?
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-05-12

Coughs and colds. down to the vers-
borderland of consumption. yield to
the soothing, healing influences of DR..
Woods Norway Pine Syrup
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-05-12

impossible to foresee an accident.
Not impossible to be prepared for it.
Dr.. Thomas Electric Oil-Monarch
over pain.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-05-12

Isn't il about time for some explain
ing about that square bale trust?
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-05-12

Advertising rates made known on
application.