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The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1906-12-13
GARFIELD REPORT
Commissioner Of Corporations Tells
Of Some Discoveries Made
During Oil Investigation.
CANCELLED SECRET RATES
He Urges Federal Control In Order
Prevent Corporations form Be-
coming Hiding Places for
Dishonesty and Corruption

Washington, Dec. 1.-THE annual
report of Commissioner Of Corpora
tons James r. Garfield made public
Sunday devoted special attention to
| the investigation of the transportation
of oil and the operations of the Stan
dard Oil company.
During the investigation Of the oil
industry" said the report, 1T was dis
covered that very widespread sys-
tenn of railway determinations exist
ed in favor of the Standard OIL COM
pany affecting very large proportion
of the country and resulting substan-
TALLY in giving to the Standard OIL
company an overwhelming advantage
in the transportation In almost all sec
lions of the country; that this systRm
had been in existence for a number
of years and that largely by virtue of
It the Standard had been able to re-
strict or eliminate competition through
out many parts of the country and
thereafter reap the benefits Of mono
poly. These railway determinations
took various forms often very ingen-
ious in their nature and SO skillfully
concealed that their existence was
very rarely suspected even by the ac-
tive competitors of the Standard, al
though such competitors knew that in
general they were doing business at
a disadvantage
During the fiscal year indictments
containing 1888 counts were returned
by the various grand juries as the re-
suit of this investigation.
"A most striking and important re-
suit Immediately followed the investi-
cation of the bureau; the railroads
cancelled substantially all the secret
rates, illegal or improper discrimna-
lions and in many cases the discrim-
nations in open rates. The shippers
of oil advise the bureau that for the
first time in many years they are now
rapidly obtaining equality of treatment
from the transportation companies.
Work on the other phases of the
oil industry and the investigations OF
the tobacco, steel, sugar and coal in
dustries are well advanced, special re-
ports thereon will be made in due
course An inquiry into canal and
water transportation has been started
Commissioner Garfield urges again
the necessity for the establishment Of
federal inspection and supervision of
the greater industrial corporations en-
gagged in interstate and foreign COM
merce. He says it will not interfere
with the power and authority of the
states over the corporations created
under state laws and it is not an in
vasion of private rights but merely
will restore individual responsibility
and prevent the corporations from be-
ing the hiding places of the irrespon-
sible, dishonest or corruptly managed
Denial of the right to engage in in
terstate commerce is suggested as the
penalty for proved violation of the
law. The report says the work of the
year strikingly demonstrates the value
of efficient publicity for the correc-
ton of corporate abuses.
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Struck Her Several Times.

tending to his own business as cot
ton oil broker.
Meanwhile the wife that he had
manned was fighting for her life at the
Grady hospital. Gangrene had set in.
Her life hung in the balance. The sur
geons shook their heads. 1t was
toss-up whether the wounded woman
would live or die.
Public sentiment was with the wife.
So Crutchfield's privileges were cur
tailed and he was sent to jail-the
Tower" But even here he was not
locked in a cell, and there is likelihood
Of a police investigation as to why he
was not.
Instead, Crutchfield was assigned to
a sunny room. He has fitted it up as
combination library and sittlng-room-
this man who had his awful vengeance.
There his stenographers report to him
every day. He dictates his letters and
cleans up his days business, and after
that he reads and smokes at ease. He
has been allowed big graphophone,
and he has 100 odd records of the
latest songs and marches.
81 Had Rather Be on the Outside
Looking In Than on the Inside Look
ing Out" is the favorite tune with
Crutchfeld, and the other prisoners
along his corridor enjoy 1t as much
as does he.
Rather suggestive, eh?" Is the salu-
tation given to callers when they enter
while this song is being played, and he
usually switches to another tune, "a
Lookin' Out"
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1906-12-13
The Indian started Home.

Topeka, Kan. Dec. I. - John
Thomas, an Indian from the Pottawa-
tonne reservation, fifteen miles north
of here, Wednesday morning boarded
northbound Rock Island passenger
train which was standing at the To
peka station, opened the throttle of
The locomotive and started home. A
fast train from the West was due and
tie possibility of a serious collision in
tie yalds was averted by the action
If q switchman, who boarded the fly,
ing locomotive and after fierce
struggle with the Indian, succeeded in
stopping the train before any damage
has been done. The train was we'll
filled with passengers at the time.
Thomas was later placed under ar
rest.
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both limbs. But by . merciful mis-
shot both bullets hit the same limb.

Dotn llmpS. But Dy merClIul mis-
shot both bullets hit the same limb.
The 11-year-old boy, Loudette, heard
the shots. He started down to the
door to let his mother in. He had just
opened 1t when me first shot was fired.
He jumped on the back Of his father
as the second bullet was sent on Its
errand of vengeance and fought with
him to keep him from firing again.
Crutchfield started to get away. The
boy chung to him.
Don't you shoot again." screamed
little Loudette, trying to get between
the revolver and his mother.
The boy couldn't save his mothers
limb, but he did save her life by spoil
ing his fathers aim. Crutchtield ran
down the steps.
IF you follow me I'll fix you, too"
he yelled, in his rage.
81 was afraid" said the boy, as he
tells 1t now, "and I ran back to my
mother. l saw him hit her once before
and tried to stop him this time"
Crutchfield was arrested at once and
hurried to the police station.
Detective Lockhart says he declared:
1T was an accident. had the gun
in my hand and she grabbed at it. In
the scuffle 1t went off and shot her in
the leg. It is a repeating Winchester,
and the explosion of one cartridge load
ed 1t again and this caused the second
shot.
II went to- my home to look for the
man who had ruined it. did not
mean to shoot Sallie, and l hope she
will get we'll"
Over at the hospital Mrs. Crutchfield
SAID: 1T was not an accident, and If
they don't lock him up he will finish
the job If he ever meets me again"
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1906-12-13
LIMB RAW AS PIECE OF BEEF.
Suffered for Three Years with ltchlna
Humor-Cruiser Newark v. s. N.
Man Cured by Cuticura.

'T suffered with humor for about
three years off and on. l finally saw
doctor and he gave me remedies that
did me no good, SO | tried Cuticura
when my limb below the knee to the
ankle was as raw as piece of beef,
All used was the Cuticura Soap and
the Ointment. I bathed with Cuticura
Soap every day, and used about six
or seven boxes Of Cuticura Ointment.
I was thoroughly cured of the humor
in three weeks, and haven't been af-
fected with 1t since. | use no other
Soap than Cuticura now. H. J. Myers.
U. s. n, U. S. S. Newark, New York,
July s, 1906"
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1906-12-13
Tea ON the Down Grade.

Tea drinkers are finding scant en-
couragement in report recently
made by large tea exporting house
in Yokohama to its American Gus
toners incidentally it indicates that
the United States is not alone in fac
ing increased cost of living, The re-
port says: Owing to the rapidly in
creasing cost of living in Japan labor
costs more, and in consequence cul-
tivation Of the tea gardens is less
generous and extensive than formerly,
and less-care and skill are expended
in picking and curing the leaf. Hence
the average quality Of the teas now
offered for sale is below that OF sea
sons prior to the war, and for the
same reasons we are not likely in the
future to see any reversion to tke
excellence Of former years."-New
York Sun.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1906-12-13
Lumber Dealers Indicted.

Guthrie, Ok, Dec. 11.-Ten promin-
ent lumber dealers were Monday in
dicted by the grand jury on alleged
violation of the Oklahoma antitrust
laws by entering into a combination
to fix prices. None of the indictments
have been served and the names Of
the defendants were not made public.
The grand jury is now investigating,
under the personal direction of Unit
ed States Attorney Embry the coal
trust, said to exist in Oklahoma.
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the riot on that eventful Saturday
night In Atlanta when 16 negroes were
killed. J. F. Clemmons, held on the
same charge, followed.
Night Jailer Walter Johnson came
next, to give an official tone to. the
party. John Dorsey, the best trusty
in Georgia." in charge Of the Jail laun-
dry, next in Importance, took his place.
Three Ohio business men, two from
Dayton and one from Springfield, who
had made business appointments with
Crutchfield before he was arrested, ar
rived in Atlanta that day, and hearing
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1906-12-13

Oren Root, nephew Of the secre-
tary of state, while scarcely over 30
years OF age, was recently appointed
vice-prestdent Of the Metropolitan
Street Railroad Company of New
York. Root started at the bottom Of
the ladder. He began with construc-
ton gang as a laborer and later, be-
fore going into the Offices Of the COM
pany, he acted as motorman and foy
several months rang un fares.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1906-12-13
Ireland AdOpts Trade Mark.

London, Dec. 11.-An Irish trade,
mark, applicable to every article man.
ufactured or produced in Ireland, has
been registered and Ireland thus be-
comes the first country to have a
national trademark as protection
against fraud. The design Of the
trademark consists of an old Irish
ornament with the words "Deanta
N'eirinn," meaning Made in Ireland"
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1906-12-13
oldest MlssourInn Dead.

Springfield, Mo-, Dec. 11.--Levl
Boster, said to be the Oldest man in
Missouri, is dead at his home near
Houston, Texas county, aged 11G
years. Boster was born in Virginia,
June 10, 1890 and came to Missouri
In 1910. He voted for Andrew Jack
son and every democratic president
since.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1906-12-13
Gave CrutchfieId Privileges.

And here Is the strange part of the
whole proceeding: Crutchfield was
not treated like the ordinary criminal.
In fact, he had the liberty of the city.
He was not locked in cell, but was
permitted to engage special police
man at his own expense to accompany
him about town, buying" for his
friends in the clubs and cafes, and at
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1906-12-13
Angered by Wife's Friendship for Crippled Man,
JILL Crutchfield Is Accused Of At
tempting to Main Her.
TRAGEDY HAS SHOCKED ATLANTA, GA.
Both Principals Belonged the Best Society Of the Southern City
Mrs. Cutchfield Long Considered One Of the Most
Beautiful Women Of That Section-Public
Sentiment Entirely With Her.

field was brought to court upon one
He was charged with striking his hand
some wife.
II did 1t because Of a letter." he
swore. II took 1t from her bosom my.
SELF 1t was from man in this town.
did strike her. struck her several
times. | dragged her out on the veran-
da, and l pitched her out into the
yard. l thought had killed her. And
that Is the only time l ever struck
her."
The case was dismissed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Crutchfield left the
courtroom armin-arm, apparently the
happiest of couples. For months they
lived together in seeming mutual re-
gard. They were seen out together Of
ten, as devoted as two young lovers
might we'll be- Then like a thunder
bolt out of clear sky came second
suit for divorce. This is still pending.
Enter 1.-THE Man."
Mrs. Crutchfield took her two little
sons and went to live at No. 900 South
Pryor street, Atlanta. 1t was then that
"the man" entered their lives. He was
a splendid specimen of manhood-tall,
good-looking, athletic, debonair. He
was clever and entertaining and the
handsome young Mrs. Crutchfield was
plainly interested-more than that,
not at all.
Then came the accident
This friend of the family was a rail
road man. He fell between the cars
and both his legs had to be amputated
to save his life Mrs. Crutchfield was
deeply moved by his misfortune and
she tried to help him as he lay in the
hospital, doomed to be a cripple for
life
And that aroused the husband to his
fury.
Mrs. Crutchfield had been to see
"Zaza' at the matinee. Her husband
had come to her new home to wait for
her He had to wait two hours. Then
Mrs. Crutchfield said a merry Good
night" to some of her friends who had
been to the theater with her and ran
up the stoop.
is that you, Sallie?" asked Crutch-
field.
Yes" answered his wife, without a
thought of what was to come.
There was shot; then another.
The handsome young wife fell prone
and unconscious. Two bullets from
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have been. There were divorce pro-
sepdiDgs. The moment the news was
pftnted, Mrs.. Crutchfield called at all
he newspaper Offices in Atlanta and
said:
You have published an account Of
NJ divorce proceedings. 1t was all
Tskht and--all wrong. We have made
%. There Is nothing in these charges
s-uothing"
Under tho Law there Ii what Il
kzown as q peace warrant. cFutch-
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Shot to Main Her.

of his plight, called at his jail room, at
tended to the business under consid.
Grafton and remained to enjoy the sup
per with their host
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Acknowledgement This is said to
aave been ]. H. Crutchfield's one word
when he fred the two shots, says the
New York World.
His wife fell, and he dropped the re-
volver to the porch. Both shots had
hit, but If he intended, as they charge,
to cripple both legs "to match that
man." he was but partly successful.
The right leg has been amputated
above the knee.
THAT man" knew his wife, and that
man" had lost his legs in railway
accident. Further than that it was
nothing No one dare say word
against Mrs. Crutchfeld. She has al
ways been favorite in Atlanta society
handsome, clever vivacious.
The Crutchfeles have long been
among the best known people In At
Ianta, Ga. 1t had to be So because
Mrs. Crutchfield was considered the
handsomest young matron in Atlanta,
and southern gallantry still exists. She
came from Columbia, s. c., and there
che married young Crutchfeld IA
years ago.
He was a rising young cotton oil
broker then; to-day he is accounted
well-to-do. Mrs. Crutchfield did not
come of wealthy family-in fact, her
face was all the fortune she brought
her husband, but that was enough.
There has never been better dressed
young matron in all the south than
Young Mrs. Crutchfield. She had
6gure and complexion to set off her
beauty, too, and the beautiful clothes
bought by her devoted husband. 1t
was dinner and dance and drive all
the time.
There goes the handsome Mrs,
Crutchfleld!" could be heard In At
ianta any day.
Made CrutchfieId Jealous.
The chivalrous southerners liked to
hear her called that, because she really
was. But Crutchfield resented this
compliment to his beautiful wife. He
didn't like the drives and the dinners
and the dances. He had an idea that
his wife should stay at home more and
look out for Loudette and Paul, their
two little boys. Mrs. Crutchfield could
not see things in his light.
They quarreled; they separated
Then Atlanta society learned for the
arst time that everything in the
Crutchfield home was not as it should
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her husbands rife had hit her in the
right leg.
II wanted to hit. you once In each
Leg" yelled Crutchfield. Then you
would have been like that man."
He was right. So she would have
been.
Full Revenge Frustrated.
Had the husbands aim been a. true
on the second shot as It was on the
first Mrs crutchfield would have lost
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1906-10-24
Tribute Of Respect.

Whereas, we the members of Eman-
uels Church Missionary Society, being
aware of the sad death of one of our
beloved and most faithful members,
Mrs. Ellen Sox, whose love for her
society became so strong and Jealous
as to demand the attention of it's
members, and whose absence now
among us is greatly lamented; there
fore, be it resolved;
1. That, even though we greatly
mourn her departure from among US;
yet, we are confident that our loss of
her as a member is her eternal gain.
2. That, we as society humbly bow
in submission at the feet of Him who
holds the brittle thread of our lives In
his hands and doeth all things well.
8. That, we extend our deepest
sympathy to the family she has left
to mourn her departure, and pray
that Gods blessings may ever over
shadow them.
4. That copy of these resolutions
be inscribed in our record book, also
copies be sent to the Lexington Dis
patch and the Lutheran Church Visi-
tor for publication.
Respectfully submitted.
ANNIE RooF,
JULIAN SOX,
JAMES Roof.
Committee.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1906-10-24
Mai. =. r. Quattlebaum Dead.

Mai. Ed. R. Quattlebaum, youngest
son of the late Gen. Paul Quattle-
baum, while at work in Mobile, Ala,
fell from the United States Barge
Office twenty feet to the wharf, sus-
tanning injuries from which he died
two hours later, on October 16. He
is survived by his family, who live in
Mobile, and number of relatives in
this county, among them his mother
and sisters, who still live at the old
Gen. Paul Quattlebaum homestead,
near Leesville.
Maj. Quattlebaum joined the Con-
federate army, going out with Co. K,
Capt. VIM. D. NJ. Harman, of this
county, and was later made sergeant
major of the old Goth regiment. He
was as brave man as ever wore d
uniform, and was loved by all who
knew him. He was warm friend and
messmate of this writer.
In the battle of Cedar Run, October
13, 1868, near Strausburg, in the Shan
andoah valley, he was severely wound
ed, shell striking him while he was
assisting Gen. Connor, of Charleston,
who had been wounded by a shell and
his morse Killed 1alllng upon nlm. In
the same fight our townsman, MIR.
James E. Hendrix, received his taste
of war; D. D. Kleckley was also
wounded; Geo. w. Eargle lost an
arm; Jacob Crout was wounded and
afterwards died ct Mount Jackson;
J. Calvin Long was killed instantly
by minni2 ball, all of Co. K.
The death of Maj. Quattlebaum will
be regretted by his surviving war
comrades and a host of his friends
and relatives in this the county of his
birth. No family, has contributed
more to the well being and history of
this county than the Quattlebaum
family, and their service to the county
will always be held in grateful re-
membrance.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1906-10-24
Administrators Sale.

On Monday, October 10Th, beginning
at 10 o'clock a. M, in the town Of Lex
ington, S. c., we will sell at public out
cry, to the highest bidder, the personal
property of the estate of J. w. Long,
deceased. as follows: One mule, two
buggies, one-horse wagon, buggy and
wagon harness, household and kitchen
furniture, and the entire stock Of gen
eral merchandise of the said J. W.
Long, consisting Of groceries, grains
and produce, dry goods, hardware, shoes,
&c., &c. The said stock of goods will
be assorted and classified and sold in
lots. Bids will be received and consider
ed for the whole stock in bulk prior to
day of sale. This stock is mostly new,
well selected and in good condition.
Merchants and others will profit by at
tending sale, Many bargains in store
for purchasers.
Terms: Cash on delivery.
FRANK @. CoRLEY,
j. DAVIS SwYGERT,
r. L. CoNNELLY,
Admrs. Estate J. w. Long, deceased.
Oct. II, 1906. 2w5l
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zer, J. Muller Meetze, J. H. Derrick.
Red Bank-James Justice, Dallas
Wessinger, Hampton Warren.
Brood. L. Taylor, Willie Os-
wald, A. P. Jumper.
Lower Fork at St. Andrews School
House-T. B. Huffman, A. S. Nuna-
maker, G.. F. Leitzsey.
Edmund-H. P. Bachman, ii. G.
Reeder, J. A. Kyzer.
Pelion-H. G. Scof6ll, II. L. Scohll,
J. Ben Sharpe.
Crout's Store-Geo. G. Shirley, John
Dreher, L. B. Oxner.
Steedman-Thos. Barr, II. j. Bur-
CESS, A. B. Quattlebaum.
Delingo-Belton NJ. Buff, A. w.
Shull, John E. Roof.
Summit-N. E. Rish, j. S. Shealy,
D. II. Price.
The Managers at each precinct
named above are requested to delegate
one of their number to secure boxes
and blanks for the election at Office
of Clerk of Court, Lexington, 8. c.,
on and after I'd day of November
G. A. SHEALYs
r. H. RAwL,
II. II. DREHER,
Commissioners of Federal Election
for Lexington County, s. G.
October %, 1906.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1906-10-24
The County Fair.

They came, they saw and they were
captured. The Lexington county fair
for this year has passed into history.
Everybody was here, happy, pros
porous, jolly and delighted. If any
came with nisgivings they went away
fully satisfied with the showing of
their county. The crowd was not
quite 80 large as last year, owing to
the inclement weather. but it made
up in enthusiasm, good cheer and ap-
pearance what it lacked in size.
Fhe horse flesh shown in the arena
this year was credit to any county;
and nothing so well indicates the
prosperity of people as the kind Of
horses they own. A fine horse be-
speaks fine farm, and a fine farm in
dicates a prosperous and progressive
man. Lexington can hold her own
against any county in the State when
it comes to well bred, well groomed
and well fed horses.
The poultry exhibit was up to the
usual standard and showed some fine
specimens of the feathered tribe.
The fancy work, the household de-
partment and the like were creditable.
The truth is every department show
ed up well except the field depart
ment, which on account of unseason-
able weather during the year, was
not expected to be up to the average.
And then there was the midway,
noisy, bustling, with great crowds
moving in a ceaseless stream, the
spoilers shouting, the fortune teller,
the plantation show, the Japanese
with their wares and little almond
eyes, the game of semi-chance, all
these were there to give the visitor