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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-04-26
PREDICTED THE
INEVITABLE

NATIONAL BOARD or FiRE uH.
oERwRlrtNo EXPERTS RE.
PORTED a YEAR AGO THAT
FRlsco's LONG ESCAPE FROM
SERIOUS FIRE WAS roo GOOD
TO LAST.
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WILFRED DIDN'T
TAKE A STROLL
INSTEAD ia HURRIED TO rHG
POLICE STATION TO rGLL
ABOUT THE SNEAK THIEF
WHO MADE AWAY WITH a
NEW SUIT or CLOTHES.

When Wllfrod Smith awoke Ia
his room at the scandinavian house
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Cake Plates l5c Each

Thfaa CnAe flains come o. dfe0fatlon @
match the plates specially priced above 10 Ice
each Regular price soc eaeh.
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RuffIed Muslin Curtains 40c Pal,

There are two different styles 4 fhese Euff.s
Muslin Cuftaiun. one having plain henssIlekss
French Tuffla aHd The other a plain f,ifns 80
cluster ~ tucEn. They measure - inches uies =
z. yards long
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TONIGHT.
All Week saturday Matinee
RUINED LIVES"
An Interesting Play. New seentF
and A STRONG COMPANf.
Next Week. Starting sunday Man'
nee. April 80. the Seasons efsi''
est Dramatic Triumph.
a TEXAS RANGER
FIRST Time Here - Best 80
West at New York Cts. ~
Scenery and Costumes No chaiH
in cur Prices
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Corded Arabian Curtains Sl.l0 Pain

TheTc are tbTre dIffrIrnf ratteTns ~ -.
Corded Arabian Curtalua regularly priced Al ii a
Ills and 1900 pair. These Curtains are th..
yards LONG aHd % Inches vide.
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[ FRIDAY AND SATURDAY SPECIAL CAL /
Cushion Tops Csc and SOC Each

These Cushion TOPS consist u pieces n -.
tapestry, etc which measure abaHt "A 49,
square They pfe divided into two i9ts a. ihe ar.
special prices, Tor tomorrow ana saturday
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French Nnieneaenmes Lace
EfEss and Insertions iu hand
some quality. beautiful sat.
terms. dainty pretty dssiNns as
well az ahuwY effects nafui
Figured. ifonitnH fonnH msah
ard esprit styles. escorted
widths. wofth To- Ifa per
fussu Yards no.
Sale price .s +s4++. 80. y OF
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ADJUSTMENTS
Third Avenue
- ThA.fas

Russell & Drew. Mgr&
THE Most Popular Theatsf.
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IHfHe are HIEH FfHIH HTI- Ird g0fnl0ffa ~,
with white cotton. theH are covered on e.s -
with sHtecn. plain esHfsr with figured -
DEF. and on the other aIfH plain sIkone ~
Comforts can be bad HltH pink blue brown =, -
center. with corresponding bpfdef u figured ~
cen. Particular attention o. called 10 ths -
stitching seams are sufficiently lose iogsthsf =
prevent bats from rolling slipping thsre,,, -
Ing knota Comforts weigh o. POUNDS saek. -
measure siET5 inches. -
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TOWEL SALE

SuruIf an funf summer nsaia.
fof at these prices sou can nh-
tain nearly twice The number
usual for amount expended
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-02-16

White Mercerized Wasting, worth
IL cents, our price 9 cents the yard.
White Mercerized Wasting, worth
Is cents, our price, 10 cents the yard.
White Mercerized Goods for Waist
and Shirt Waist Suits, worth Is cents,
our price, 19 cents the yard.
White and Colored Mercerized
Goods, worth 35 and 40 cents, our
price, "a cents the yard.
Silk Faille for Shirt Waist Suits,
worth so cents, our price "a cents.
White Mercerized French Waist
ing, worth IS cents, our price 49 cents.
White Linen, every thread linen
worth 80 cents, our price "a cents.
White Linen French Century Cloth
worth IS cents, our price, 10 cents.
White and Colored Lineene, worth
Is cents, our price cents.
36 inch Linen. worth so cents, our
price, 80 cents.
Big lot Of Brown and Colored Dress
Linens at 19 cents the yard.
Plain English Nainsook Dress Linen
90 cents, IL yard pieces, S1.49.
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ding!
a. That is one basis.
Q. Since that time Won have read
as to the purchasing at higher prices
by the dispensary Of liquor than could
be purchased elsewhere: that is an
additional reason?
4. Yes, sir.
Q. And on the ground of incom-
potency, you base that on the failure
to use request blanks?
A. And various other things.
@. | want to be frank with you
a. want you to be. | am going
to jc frank with you
Q. These gentlemen on the state
board, they want to clear themselves.
There has been 10 formal indictment
against them and the only way they
know Of to prepare themselves to
meet the issue when it arises is pub
lie opinion The committee charges
nothing against them. If YOU have
any other grounds upon which you
could base incompetency or fraud
we would like to know it; and for the
reason that we want to clear the repu-
tation Of these gentlemen. That is a
reasonable proposition and request.
A. That is a reasonable PROPOSE
ton. As to the aisobedience Of the
law in regard to bi2s, in my opinion
is so clear and plain it is NOT worth
while to consider that. The disobedi-
ence Of the law in regard to the re-
quest blanks is so clear and plain,
but we are mixed a little on account
of having the legislative delegation
mixed in it.
Mr.. Welch then carried Senator
Tillman through a very rigid exami-
nation on the following points, sta
ting the figures and soliciting answers
to the following questions:
First, as to the amount Of accumu-
lated hard stock at cost price to the
state Inventory at state dispensary
1904, $102,26125; second, the esti-
mated amount of hard stock in local
dispensaries at the same time, $lO2,-
10000; total amount of hard stock
inherited from former boards, $2O4,-
261.25; and claimed that the above
was reduced in price and sold at
loss to the state, making a small
profit for towns and counties, showing
that the amount of hard stock still
on hand at the state dispensary was
$1S,6S4.25 all Of which was inherl-
ted from former boards.
And he carried Senator Tillman
through other figures showing estl-
mates in favor Of increase over for
mer administrations for the same
time of $29,1SO.66 and that the total
net earnings Of state and county dis
pensaries for 1902 and 1908 were
S1,205, ,3SO.6S and that the total net
earnings of state and county dispen-
saries for 1904 and 1905 were ST.
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Check Nainsook, BIG VALUE, our
price, / 1-2 cents the yard
l lot English Long Cloth, worth 10
cents, our price, 10 cents the yard.
Linen Finished Chambray, worth
IL 1-2 cents, our price 9 cents.
l lot India Linol, worth IL IL
cents, our price, 8 cents the yard.
/ lot India Linon, worth Is cents,
our price, 10 cents the yard.
l lot Check Nainsook, worth 10
cents, our price, 7 cents the yard.
10 inch India Linon, worth Is cents,
our price 10 cents the yard.
46 inch Persian Lawn, worth SO
cents, our price "a cents the yard.
READY TO BE MADE SHIRT
WAIST THAT YOU CAN'T
AFFORD TO MISS
BUYING
100 ready to be made Embroidery
Shirt Waists the 81 cents kind, for
29 cents each.
rs ready to be made Embroidery
Shirt Waists, worth go cents, SO cents.
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IN exoneration against himself?

! in exoneration against himself?
A. I have never seen or under
stood why they don't appear before
the committee to be catechised and it
is a mystery to me why they don't.
do not intend any discourtesy to the
committee but it appears TO me Won
derfully strange that this committee
should have skipped the head Of tho
machine to go and look after the lit
tie fellows. | do not know why the
committee has not probed into the
Richland distillery, who are it's men,
bers, who are the stockholders and
what are the contracts. l presume you
gentlemen will get around there al
ter awhile. They have got nothing
but the glass works and they have
broken some of the bottles.
Q. Now, senator, you also make
the statement that the present board
has bought glass bottles at higher
figure than they could have bought
elsewhere?
\. That is the evidence I have read.
Q. That this present board has
done that?
4. That is what ! understand.
Q. Suppose it will be shown 10
this committee by records IN their
possession that ever since MI. Towill
and Mr.. Boykin have been on this
board there have been competitive
bids, and that the Carolina Glass
factory was the lowest bid. what
would you say then?
\. | would have to 90 and sec
what was done before If there has
been competitive bids and an honest
award of contracts and the law COM
piled with, I would say that this
board is not responsible. AS to the
glass bottles; I do not see how glass
is cheaper in North Carolina and Au-
eusta, Georgia, than in Columbia. l
would go to Augusta, Georgia, and
buy the bottles and slip them through
if necessary.
Q. AS to the growth Of the dispen-
sarv: 1t has exceeded Your expecta-
tons?
\. have said that if the law
could be enforced and ii the people
lend it their support. that the state
would make a million dollars profit
on the whiskey business and have
less drunkenness in the state than
they ever had before. I believe that
now.
Q. In reviewing the situation as
you have seen it today, do you think
it is fair now, not having seen the
full statement or testimony Of any
one of them, to continue to charge
that thee is dishonesty and mis-
management against these men when
they have never had their day in
court: do YOU think it is right?
4. I do not see any impropriety
in my having an opinion. I base my
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belief and my criticism upon the mis-
management and corruption in the
state dispensary upon the failure to
have competitive bids.
Q. Going back to the hard stock
question. Suppose it is shown that
when these men took charge. this
present board. that the hard stock
amounted to $2O4,26125 and that to-
day that amount has been reduced to
$1S,33475 and all of which came to
them from previous boards, and they
have accumulated none, suppose that
should be shown by the records, what
would you say on that point. as to
their management and misconduct?
i. You will have to tell me how
they got rid Of the hard stock.
@. AS to the Fant letter: You re-
ceived that letter five years ago?
A. If | had not seen copy OF it
in a paper | could not have recollect-
ed when. | believe it is dated the
29th of December, 1901, practically
the 1st Of January, 1902, that is four
years ago.
@. Governor MsSweeney was GOV
ernor?
A. | think so.
Q. | was attorney general, MI.
Gunter was assistant attorney gener-
al, Mr.. W. W. Harris held position
under the governor. Now the names
of Governor McSweeney and Mr..
Gunter are mentioned in there: that IS
so?
A. | think so.
@. Did you take any steps then,
senator, about these matters to look
into them?
A. | was in Washington at the
time upon senatorial duties. [ might
have my secretary to look at his
stenographic notes and to look up a
copv of the letter I wrote. So Tar as
+ recall, I wrote this: "Dear Sir: |
am sorry that you find that you think
there is something wrong in the dis
pensarv management and corruption
in the appointment Of constables. AS
Governor McSweeney is responsible
for the constabulary. it is his busl-
ness to look after YOU. and you as
his subordinate ought to report them
to him. That is about all | recol-
lect.
@. What did YOU do with that let
ter9
!. | have no more recollection OF
what. | did with it than the man in
the moon. My son, who was. my Sec
retaly, may have sent it to Col. Jas.
Tillman, but | have no recollection
and do not know. When | get back
to Washington l will make inquiry.
By, Mr.. Welch.
Z. Iou base your charge Of fraud,
dishonesty and collusion upon your
construction of this circular that it
does not allow for. competitive bid
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645,694.02, or a difference Of $40,
900 in favor OF the last alministla-
ton.
Senator Tillman warily replied that
the lawyers were trying to get him to
endorse the present administration
but he WASH going to DO it.
The investigation then concluded
Tor the day and Senator Tillman re-
turned to Washington
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! A. Who appoints them? Who ap-
points the county board?
Q. [ am not talking about the
county board but about the county
dispenser.
! A. Who appoints the dispenser?
!. .. The county board.
! A. Who appoints the county board ?
Q. Wait moment. give me time.
: The county board is appointed by the
state board upon the recommendation
and by the consent of the members Of
the legislature from the various coun-
! ties, that is so?
! A. Yes.
! .. And the law expressly says
; that the county dispenser cannot be
discharged, appointed or suspended
! except by the county board. Now
how in the world do you make out
that the state board should have en-
forced that provision, that no man
should buy liquor except upon a writ
ten requests
\. Ny understanding Of the law
! is that the county board is appointed
bv the state board. upon the recon-
mendation of the delegation Of the
legislature from that county and [
would suppose it was removable by
the same instrunentality which ap-
points them. And if a county board
discbeys the law is it not the state
, board s business to remove them?
Q. How would YOU suggest that
the state board should ascertain in
stances Of the violation Of law?
A. Has not the state board got in
spectors travelling from county to
county to make examinations and look
into the work of the dispensaries?
And Of its system of bookkeeping and
the correctness OF the bookkeeping
and don't they report TO the state
commissioner?
Q. You have made no attack upon
the county boards as you have made
upon the state board?
A. I have not made any attack
upon the county board except in my
speeches I have called attention to
the disappearance Of this requirement
Of the law.
@. Where do YOU gather this In
formation to which YOU have refer
red and upon which you have based
Your conclusions9 DO YOU do so ex-
clusively upon this circular?
A. That advertisement has been
running in the papers for [ do not
know how long.
Q. You get your information chief
ly out Of the newspapers, do you not?
A. I have gathered most Of it
from the newspapers and great deal
of it by talking with men who travel
about the country, who say what is
going Oh.
Q. Don't you know that not SIN.
gle member heretofore Of this board
has appeared before this committee
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circular he read.)
Q. The intrinsic value shall be
not less than $3.50 and he could sell
it for $40; isn't that what that
means?
A. 1t means this: that the board
instead of allowing competition to
work
O. The committee will construe
this as the judges (the circular.)
A. Let me give little word or two
on intrinsic value.
Q. If the board desires to hear
from you, all right.
Senator Tillman, addressing the
chairman of the committee: May l
have the permission to do so?
Chairman Hay-You can explain
your testimony, senator.
Senator Tillman-Some years ago
we had great discussion throughout
the United States as to the intrinsic
value Of gold and silver. The sena-
tor then went into discussion Of the
issue in politics some years ago as to
the intrinsic value Of gold and sllver).
Q. What does one K mean?
A. I have told you.
O. That was Of your creationg
A. Yes.
O. One X as it means among the
whiskey dealers?
A. It is a common kind Of whis-
key, of the cheapest sort.
@. As compared with two X. three
X and four <?
A. Yes; that IS it.
Q. That is your only objection to
this, that it does not require competl-
tive bids?
A. That is a reason, and that
these men have broken their oaths in
Office and have disobeyed the law and
have bought whiskey as I have de-
seribed.
Q. Haven't you always contended
in liquor houses allowing on liquor
that the rebates belonged to the state?
A. No, never said anything about
it,. Ienever said word about rebates
on whiskey in my life.
@. I understood you, with refer
ence to your arrangement between
Hubbell and yourself that there was
a reference to a rebate Of 7 l-2 cents
on the price2
A. Seven and half cents per gal
Ion.
Q. And You told Hubbell he, could
have it?
A. I said you take it, because you
are crediting the state and don't
want to bother with it.
@. What would you say if these dl-
rectors had done the same thing?
A. If they had given the people as
good whiskey as I did and bought it
on credit, would say nothing. I had
no law requiring me to have whlskey
bought by competitive bids.
@. l am talking about rebates CIV
en- in consideration Of purchases.
Didn t YOU admit that the rebates be-
longed to the state and not you?
A. 1t did not belong to me at all:
I did not touch it.
Q. Now. as l understand 1t. | tried
to follow you, You spoke Of dlshon-
esty and mismanagement in the same
breath. Has this board violated the
law in not enforcing the requirements
that no man could purchase liquor ]
without written requests
A. Yes, sir.
Q. Don't you know that the state
board Of control has got no more to
do with that than you have as United
States senator?
A. You have got the law, so don't
ask me. You are a lawyer and can
interpret it. ]
O. You have stated that this IS
evidence Of the mismanagement. II
not of dishonestys
A. Not dishonesty, but misman-
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-02-16
Beginning Friday Morning $50 O'Clock will our doors for ono OF
Ribbons
Newerr Friday Saturday and Monday

so ready to be made Embroidery
Shirt Waists, worth 81, for SO cents.
90 ready to be made Embroidery
& Val Lace Shirt Waists, worth $3.50
for 90 cents each.
For Three days we will Give each
Lady buying $500 cash, a subscrip-
tion to The Designer, for One Year.
Standard Patterns for sale here. 10
and IS cents None Higher.
NO MIDDLE MAN S PROFIT HERE
Bought from the Importer, direct,
this big Lot Embroidery containing
1900 yards. Everybody knows they
have advanced 10 to 90 per cent, but
to give our trade larger value than
ever, we will give the profits away.
Lot No. l.-Containing 5000
yards of 4 and yard pieces Lawn,
and Cambria edges, worth 5 aud 7 IL
cents, our price 1 1-2 cents yard.
Lot No. 2.-Containing 1000
wards, worth 10 and IL 1-2 cents for
5 cents the yard.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-02-16

Lot No. 5000 yards Swiss,
Lawn and Cambria Edges and Inser-
tions, worth Is to Is cents yard, for
10 cents, your choice.
TORCHON AND VALENCIENNES
LACES PRICED RIGHT.
/ lot Linen Torchon Edges, worth
10 cents, our price 5 cents a yard.
l Lot Wide Torchon Edges and
Bands, worth 10 cents, our price 5
cents yard.
l Lot Wide Val Lace and Insertion,
worth Is and 20 cents, our price 10
cents a yard.
A Pretty Lot All Over in Lace and
Embroidery.
l Lot Dainty Val Laces and Inser-
tions, worth 10 cents, our price 5
cents.
5000 yards all Silk Ribbon, Nos.
40, so and 80, all colors, at 10 cents a
yard. Big Lot Persian ombrea and
Check Ribbon, for all uses.
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| desire to call your
attention to the New
Spring Goods we are
receiving. A beautiful
line The Regent Shirts
in all the new colors
and patterns at ST. 90
and $3.50. Anew sup
ply of Corless, Coon &
Co. Collars and Cuffs.
James A. Banister's
Fine Shoes, and Raj
ston Health Shoes for
Men, and the Excelsior
Shoe Co.'S line for Men
and Little Gents are
already here, and 9TH
ers are to follow.
New Clothing,
New NeCkWear,
New Hats,
New Pants,
and other Mems Fur
nishing Goods expect
ed daily.
Come and see them.
Tell your friends about
my store.
A. c. JONES,
NeWberry, S. G.
Feb. IA, 1906.
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from 10 cents up.
A FEW TUG OF WAR PRICES.
so Large Honey Comb Bedspreads,
worth S1.25, Price 80 cents.
so Large Marseilles Design Bed
spreads. worth $500, Price s1.39.
A. G. A. Ticking for feathers,
worth 20 cents, Price IL 1-2 cents.
End to None Bleaching, worth 7 l-2
Price 5 cents. - ''.-..
Lonsdale Cambria, worth 12 1-2
cents, Price 9 cents.
Shirting Prints, best, worth s cents,
Price 3-4 cents.
Good Check Ginghams, worth s 1-2
cents, Price 5 cents.
.10-4 Brown Sheeting, worth 25 cents,
Price 19 cents.
l0-4 Bleached Sheetiug, worth IS
cents, Price 90 cents.
Pride of Virginia Bleach, worth 10
cents, Price 8 1-3 cents.
New-York tribune., 1906-09-23

At present the majority OF real estate brokers
are busy attending 10 the many demands for
suites IN ths modern apartment houses and
hotels Nsrhattsn Island Some brokers say
that The rcI,irg season. now some weeks old,
in the charming West Side north OF 18th street.
and in other attractive apartment house and
hotel districts ot the city. was never better.
From most .of the newer apartment house sec
lions no such pleasing reports are received, for
a. appears from renting conditions in them that
mos; builders who have been active IN those
cistric;s IN the last year OF TWO have not only
bcilt cheaply but have erected houses with unin-
viuEg rooms The demand for such houses is
email. That IL il far below the calculation Il
many real estate operators Is plainly revealed
by the many vacancies in the houses built on the
speculative piaa IL Is also said that the money
lenders have invested about S5oOODOOO in the
speculst;vely built houses in the newer apart
nent house sections and Tor that reason have
little money now Tor furthering building projects
OF tais type. II r also said that there VIII be
Htt.e money for such realty ventures and for
many other kinds OF construction WORK until
there are few vacancies in the newer apartment
house sectors. This attitude OF the money
Isnces- may, II Is thought, result IN the failure
OF a number of builders and a larger number OF
foreclosure sales the coming winter Than in some
years. and a dun sales market for many months
=
sion The supply Of houses in the newer sections
far exceeds The demand; the demand must catch
up 20 the supply"
There are many dark places in the real estate
market. but there are also some pleasingly bright
spots. With the opening OF the subway many
builders who had been busy almost exclusively
IN business sections went 10 the northeTly helds.
TIE opportunities for profitable building work in
the far uptown districts looked particularly good
then. Becoming tied up IN construction work IN
those districts they paid little attention 10 the
growing demand for Office and loft space IN the
business centres % the city. This demand has
been growing al an astonishingly rapid rate
Now nearly all the new big Office buildings are
being quickly rented and this demand for offlce
space has led some Of the big construction and
realty companies 10 Try as far as in their power
70 meet the wants OF the commercial centres Of
the city. whose growth IN the last few years has
surprised many realty experts. such projects as
the New Boreel Building the proposed Broadway
and Cortlsndt street building. the Greater Singer
New-York tribune., 1906-09-23
TWO BROADWAY BUILDING PROJECTS.

The Knickerbocker Trust Company and the
Lawyers Title Insurance and Trust Company
are both preparing 10 erect new buildings on
plots owned by them in lower Broadway. Nc
Kim. Mead White have been commissioned
70 prepare plans for a high structure to stand
on the Knickerbocker Trust Company plot al
Broadway and Exchange Place. the present site
OF the Consolidated Stock and Petroleum Ex-
change Building Clinton & Russell will pro-
vide plans for the title company's building
which Will be erected on the site OF the Guern.
sey Building. al No. 160 TO 164 Broadway.
New-York tribune., 1906-09-23
NEW JERSEY TRACT CHANGES HANDS.

Albert Booth Cohn. T. Frank Appleby and
Edward burlington have purchased a 1Ols acre
plot in Grant ave. West Deal. y J.. which they
viii probably subdivide into large plots for
high class bungalow colony Directly opposite
this plot is Sheridan ave- which leads 10 the
Deal golf links. only "A short distance away
The plot adJoins Deal Park which is now being
developed by q syndicate beaded by George w
Young. the banker.