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Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-07-01
Silence ard Science.

Before 1t was determined scientific
ally that smoke is waste, smoke was
fixed as the final indication and proof
Of prosperity. Today smokeless
chimney means nothing less than
thrift and good management. Similar
~ we now hear that noise is proof OF
urban life, progress and activity. We
may answer that noise Is loss as surely
as smoke is waste. Decreased comfort
is loss and noise decreases comfort
Disturbed minds are loss through re-
duction of mental force. But these
and similar consequences are indirect
loss. There is direct loss also. A rat.
Ting car means worn bearings and q
short lived vehicle. Otherwise rail,
roads would not spend SO much on
their roadbeds. and they would run
trains at higher speed.-Detroit Free
Press
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-07-01
Not Up TO His Name.

George Peabo,iy. The phtlant.iropist,
and John Bright often went to ireland
together to fish. One day they went a
couple Of miles up the Shannon be
tween Castleconnell and Killaloe,
They had engaged the services of two
boatmen, and as Bright and Peabody
were keen anglers they made long
day of it. On returning In the evening
Bright noticing policeman on the
river bank, asked what SIM the boat
men were entitled to for their time
The constable said anything from
seven and sixpence to 10 shillings.
Bright turned to his companion. say
lg: Il have no change, Peabody
fave you three half crowns?" The
q Millionaire produced the coins and
ave them to one of the boatmen. who
aid, and Is that all we're giyin' me-
That is ALL" replied Peabody. We'll
that bates all liver heard" observed
the boatman, adding. rs he scra tched
his head: An they call ye Paybody
Faith, I should call ye Paynohodyw-
london Standard.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-07-01
The Mystery of Death.

Oh, death. how bitter is he thought
Of thee! How speedy thy :,ppr":t :.
How stealthy thy steps. He" i,n.ei
sain thy hour. How universal Thy
sway! The powerful cannot ".s':,ssa
thee; the wise know not how 10 :Ir'.t.!
thee; the strong have no stren- II =:
oppose thee: the rich cannot brise
thee with their treasure. Thou art :,
hammer that always strikes. a sword
that is never dull, net into which al
tall, a prison into which all must ca
ter, sea on which all must venture, Il
penalty which all must suffer. t,ils
ute which all must pay. Oh, death,
death! Implacabie enemy to the hi
man race! Why d!list thou enter iuu'
the world :--~Luis de Granada.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-07-01

II have tried them all In their NJ.
dve haunts, and l Ike them" said the
traveller, according to the Baiumors
Sun.
Tried whatr asked the bystander
"Railroads:'
"No; national Dishes" answered the
traveller "The hot tamale Of the Men
lean. the goulash Of the Hungarian, the
chop susy Of the Chink, are all known
to me and many others.
1.-THE best Of them all Is chop euey
The hot tanale Is too hot and has very
little nourishmsnt to 1t, and gouash is
too heavy. 1t tastes pretty good, but I!
Is not food to recommend to man
with weak stomach. Chop suey, how
ever, Is Appealing, easily digested and
very nourlshlng. 1t Is the great contri
button of the orient to the occident In
my opinion. 1t Is made of rice, sprout.
ed beans, celery and chickens blood
all mixed together in the form Of soup
and nicely seasoned"
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-07-01
arhe Bachelor Maids Keys.

do l enjoy the freedom Of latch
xsyr' exclaimed the bachelor maid bit
eerly. Look at that bunch"-hold:ng
aloft a ring full Of keys. Fifteen and
I have to carry all Of them all the
time. This one is the key to the studio
building, this to my own studio, this to
my club, this to my hamper at the
club, this to my desk. this to the sc
yret drawer Of the desk, this to (
trunk, this to another, this to my let
ter box, this to my sewing machine
oh, yes, the woman who comes to clean
my studio would do her annual sewing
there if didnt--this to my box in the
safety deposit, this to the piano Il.
keep the woman from using it, -
course-this- positively forget Witt
It Is for, but l know need it often
m simply worn out Juggling around ::
,rist bag big enough to hold them al
/. assure you! my dear that if you ever
EAR have committed lnatrilnony yot
.ay tell all my friends I needed =
Ian TO carry my keys for me. '-Nr"
York sun.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-07-01
Some Wives Are Different.

Most men, said the man of expert
ence. think it must be awfully nice to
have a wife who takes things as cool
~ as Dave Potters wife takes them.
but others, more discriminating, prefer
good honest row to her style Of quiet
cynieism. The way she behaved the
other day when she found letter In
Dawes pocket from girl in Brooklyn
Is an example of her method.
~ don't see.' wrote this girl, how
on earth l can ever live without you
Dawes wife read that gush and q
not more just like 1t without ever turn,
ing hair.
".Well.' she said quietly, that girl
+ a fool. II she knew you as we'll as
do she would be wondering how on
earth she could ever live with you
And that. in the opinion of the dis.
eliminating few. cuts whole lot deep,
u than Il common, everyday rumpus"
New York Globe.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-07-01
A Plant Of All Work.

The fields as we'll as the broad roads
Of Ecuador are inclosed by adobe walls
surmounted by the broad leaved Am. /.
!can aloe. The aloe, sometimes called
the century plant, Ia one of the mos:
useful and important plants in tile
country. The Indians thatch their huts
with Its leaves. The leaves when tap
ped yield strip. They can also be used
a. soap and the spines as pins. The
fber Is woven into sacks, and from II
are made the coarse sandals worn by
the common people. The tall flower
stalks are used for beans and ladders.
The flowers. boiled and soaked In vine
gar. make an agreeable pickle.-Nation
81 Geographic Magazine.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-07-01
[ s|nskin to an Admirer.

lskin it Is known, had his own
8 Of hblishing his works, with the
It th4t they were sometimes hard
It am expensive. According to the
t 0ehtral Railway Journal, he
sen4this letter to a stranger who
e toA Vim complaining of the price
q b. IS:
,odstek Road. Oxford. 4th Nov, "a.
De1E Sir-I have ordered my pub
to knd YOU In gift a book of n.ille
nerxPulveris') you have not red
ntel with that at present. and Cac.
HA not you Shakespeare. cheap
the Bible nowadays for nothing
81 do they do you? Faithful,
]. RUSKiN
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-07-01
Mada Sure It Mas Used.

An old farmer and his wife, noted
Tor their niggardliness. had custom
" allowing the servant only one match
o light the fire with each morning,
One morning TIE match failed to I'm
lie, so the servant went to their }'sN.
Dom door and asked for another one.
A whispered consultation was ls'.'
between the two then audibly the wife
said:
'Will YOU risk her WI anither al
joint
II doot We'll haze tae risk her. Jane,
replied John but lie sure an seek 1.
sicht O. the ane she got last nicht- -
Glasgow Times.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-07-01
Wonderful Builders.

personal inspection of the pyra
made by an English quarry own.
I'd him to the conclusion that the
Egyptians were better builders
;. / those of the present day. He
ID blocks Of stone in the pyramids
ching three or four times as m,eh
the 0belisks on the banks of the
II. Hasa stone the estimated.
kht Of which was 500 tons. Many
Nc stCnes were found to be thirty
in length and fitted SO closely to
Ter that the blade of a penknife
d berun over the surface withou,
"oveftbg the break between them
re i1Nlno machinery. he claims. SO
ect that 1t will make two surfaces
w fe1t In length which will NEE;
thern unison as the stones in the
midsSmeet
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-07-01
A Curious Epitaph.

The following epitaph is copied from
4 tomb in the Vicinity of Port Royal
jamaica: Here lieth the body Of
Louis Caldy Esq, native of Mont
pellier, In France, which country hl
left Oh account OF the revocation. he
was swallowed up by the earthquake
which occurred at that place in 1892
but by tho great providence of God
was, b. u second shock, flung into the
sea, Where he continued swimming un.
til rescued by boat and lived forty
years afterward."
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-07-01
Never Loses His Head.

Many years aXO. when William J
stillman Of New York city was re-
porting a disturbance in Greece for
the London Times, report was sent
out that he had been beheaded. One
Of his friends, hearing the report, tele-
graphed to the correspondent this mes
sage: "RuMor here that your head has
been taken of. Is it true?" 1t was
not until the message had been sent
that 1t occurred to the sender that II
the rurnor were true Stillman would
be the last man In the world to speak
about It. But the message reached
Stllman, and this was his reply: MY
dear boy. a newspaper man never
loses his head"
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-07-01
A Story Of WhewelI,

Sydney Smith said of the great Dr.
Whewell, master of Trinity college,
that science was his forte and ON.
niscience his foible" On one occa.
sion two fellows Of the college, think.
Ing to get beyond his range, read up
the subject Of Chinese metaphysics and
then disputed about it in the doctor
presence. He listened In silence for a
time and then observed, "Ah, 1 see
you have been reading a paper which
wrote for au encyclopedia Of SCI
euce."
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-07-01
The Doctors Aim.

sorne frivolous person has remarked
that Illness Was like q struggle between
two people and that the doctor reseni
separate them with a club. Sometime.
he hit the disease on the head an'i
sometimes the pat!ent.-Hospital.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-07-01
- 49, 8 =.
Saving n Cab FGn

acres a pretty tale of domestic
q ny from an English paper. He
IN brought up in the lap of
ind extravaganza. and When
scame and he had to 60 down
y and look carefully after his
1t was his pretty and tender
: who helped him and encour~
by example in small savings
ce he never would face.
ed at taking bus. ut
ss the club, you know, dear,
~ fellows at the windows"
= Ing. however, he returned "a.
dinner. Tenderly embracing
partner, he murmured: give
airing! All the way for three
Love and gratitude were In
{ - she said: MY brave boy!
N mind It very much?" With af.
~ ale cheeriness he made answer:
=, eari Got box seat; real good old
the driver. Told me lots Of stories
4 was quite chatty. Capital chap!
e him aEbix cigar and half a crown
lfwhen got down"
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-07-01
Takina Thorn Down.

DR.. Risk dii not satisfy the Calvin
istic portion Of his flock. WHY said
they. you dinua tell us enough aboo,
renouncing ouv ain righteousness. '
"Renouncin- your ain Righteousness: ?"
shouted the doctor II never saw aEy
ye had to rctlo1nce." -Driftwood
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-07-01

Of Laughter In England.
|erfectly certain that half on,
Ne to tine fact that we do no
Nugh. A good, sincere smi|.
Ming rare in these times. ::
face" is scarce, and 1t i,
heed that one hears a good
ugh London World.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-07-01
s.anese Object to Walkino.

The S.a,nese, above all nations in the
world. hate to walk. No such mode Of
progression is tolerated by a Siamese
II be o, she can by any means ride. A
Venetian gondolier will walk some.
times, even Hollanuer will ride on
his rough carr, but a Bangkok man
not II he can h"'io It. His family boat
for b1m.-Wint.,r Magazine.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-07-01
App,y;na the Provsrb.

4 professional humorlst was having
hs boots BACKED And Is your fa.
ther bootblac1. too?" he asked the
boy.
mo, SIR" replied the bootb!ack; my
father Is a farmer"
"Ah," said the professional humcr.
1T reaching FOR his notebook, "he b.
heves In making hay while the FOE
shines"
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-07-01

II wonder when the ring FIRST re
came connected with 6ghung:" t:it!
the follower CT pugilism. oh repi!eo
Henpeck. Il suppose 1t dates back g
the beginning OF the Christian rc'i
gion." "Whats that? What has pusa
lism to do with religion?'' ''Oh.
thought you We're speaking Of the Wet
ding ring "-Philadelphia Press.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-07-01
Tho Compromise.

The Compromise.
Have Henpeck and his W.
Fir differences about their :,
is? Newltt-Oh. yes: they
bed on "Mr. and Mrs. Mat'
f-Philadelphia l'ress.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-07-01
Superstition.

the superstifions of the sen..
rs was this most beautiful
n A young maiden died The,
"a a young bird until 1t GrSs
Etry its powers Of song, ami
ling It with caresses and me-,
Iey loosed its bonds over llc'
1.-THE belief that It would no,
Wings lor close its eyes until I"
u to the spirit land and dcliv
recious burden Of affection t.
Eand lost one.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-07-01

Mrs. Heapec!S seems to have her
husband so wei, trained that he'd jump
through hoop Il she held 1t up and
gave him the word"
TITS worse than that. She even
makes him help her celebrate the ami
versary Of her marriage to her frs,
husband - tl;caao Record Herald,
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-07-01
A Mean ADVANTAGE,

You say he accused YOU OF being
untrutLful?"
That's what happened answered
Pluto Pete. with much embarrassment
"And lives l.. tell the tale?"
well. y" he used long words
IN such L ~u::=sbout way that he was
out o TOW 's't IRE hal fingered out
exactly Wits. ne meant" Washington
Star.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-07-01
Eorcinc Business.

Coster Irritable through lack :"
trade)-Buy Il la,x q cough loGeN.es
'ang yer. BNs' :uGe--! haNen' G"' .
congh Coster Well. t@h, NE al sM
some stuff "a: h!ack eyes,-i~,ndo" =
nftA
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-07-01
Not Her Full Weioht.

Ais1ress-Letta. Letta. you'll break
that fragile table with your full weight
ON IT. Letta-I haven't my full weight
OF It: I'm standing on one foot.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-07-01
tntermission.

ue yelled at the top of his voice for
wo hours and then STEPPED.
"Well." said his mother. ARE You
going to be good: Have YOU finished
crying
mo" said 1ea NY II have not f.
isheGl; I'm only resting"
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-07-01
|ither still Nor Small.

3ither Still Nor Small.
you do something you kno,
. doesn't a still Small vol
dnding you of 1t ~ternally:
small voice! I guess y.
i my wife, did you" -Hop
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-07-01

The one WHO will be found In tria!
capable Of great acts Of love 10 ever
me- OBS who Is doing consider
small OAsa---1. w. Robertson
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-07-01
.Procious Plant Stones.

g the many strange things to he
in the Philippine Islands are
called "plant stones" encounter
and again In certain vegetable
s. The bamboo, for instance,
Ing to kultur und Natur, con,
stone very similar to the opal,
account of the rarity with Which
Mnd its much more costly than
u. In many thousand cane stalks
I'm and carefully examined there
1rhaps be one in which this beau
SEeenish pink scintillating stone
sen formed from the minute part.
Il siliceous deposit that imparts
tense Hardness to the outer Gov
OF the cane. The bamboo cane
Is known as tabashirs. In the
or Of some cocoanuts a stonelilie
lion IL found that Is not inferior
Illiancy to the most beautiful gen.
pearl.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-07-01
PINE BLUFF IRON WORKS,
General Founders and MachInIsts,

Brass and Iron Castings and Ma
chine Repairing. Stock OF all stand.
ard goods and castings carried In
stock al the time. Locomotives, En-
gines and Boilers Repaired. Long
distance telephones, day, 47s; night,
3d.. Pine BLUM, Arkansas. Note:
We operate our machine shop both
day and night
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-07-01

Prickly th,siieS have their uses with.
out Doubt. b"t -,a' doesn't justify yo,,
! = becoming oaa- Sparta PIaindaalev
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-07-01

US are guilty Of siuE Ut omis
Ose they involve lea sIor;
ktkes kind
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-07-01

=
10 not freeze to dea tn In win
,erlsh from thirst. The proc
mDls. The cold causes the
II Of the water from the cells
int, forming ice crystals out
he cells. The frost, cooling
acting the surface, acts as q
Jump, and as soon as the cell
q ~ Its life giving fluid the
y. The truth Of this theory
proved by numerous careful
Its. Great variatiO ;,as
the amount Of cold necessary
he death OF vegetation. Some
s out quickly and are killed
Z freezi':: point IS reached
pts will >l:"xivc Zero "r.;i,ier
rdie. oii!." Il - degrees be-
thin veyrtaGl" @srowti:s Hovcr
There are 't;.is of l,Aci.l':'
when iinncrScd IN l!g";d st:r,
sest GOLD available. come ont
liter bath as clipper and live
er Ghicago Tribune.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-07-01
Attentions Ceased.

"ls Willie still paying attention "a
Tillief''
mo"
did lie ji!t be-
mo: he married her."-Illustratec
Bits.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-07-01
FOR REM.

FOR REM. I,
.ssa l1i
Dwellings,.
49, r'------r.
No. 500 w. Sixth ave-, 8 rooms.
No. 210 Olive ST., rooms. |!
No. 1902 w. Pullen St., rooms.
No. 1916 W. Pullen St., 4 rooms.
No. 1909 w. Seventh Ave-, 3 rooms,
No. zoos w. Fifth Ave-, 4 rooms.
No. 2009 e. Barraque st., rooms.
FOR RENT (Colored Tcnants).
No. 615 E. Third Ave-, rooms. u
No. COS e. Third Ave-, rooms.
No. 1000 Orange St., rooms. -
No. 1910 Orange St., rooms.
No. 1915 Fir St., rooms.
No. 1920 Fir St., rooms.
No. 1908 w. Twelfth Ave-, 8 rooms,
No. 1116 Holly ST.. 3 rooms.
No. 702 Elm St., 3 rooms.
Eighteenth and Texas, 3 rooms.
No. 1908 Missouri ST., 2 rooms.
No. 1912 w. Twelfth Ave-, 3 rooms.
Agent for Sawyer & Austin Lbr-
Co.'S dwellings.
CHAA. HAYCOCK,
stE~t II? Pine streul
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-07-01
BUSINESS DIRECrO>1

Some Of the leading WAC so,
merit liberal 0
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1908-04-02
INVESTIGATION OF WILLIAMSBURG
COUNTY DISPENSARY BOARD.
iHnoR WEST and SOLICITOR h. WELLS PROBE THOROUGHLY klt
The NATTER OF ALLEGED GRAFT In WILLIAMSBURG COUNTY Dis
PEssARlES-THE OFFICIAL REPORT.
[Continued from last week.

)m last Weea.
A. Yes sir.
Q. Did you instruct him not TO
order out more than was ordered
from this house:
A. ! think so.
Q. Did you examine the records:
A. No cir; We did not think it
necessary.
Q When yeu met with the board
to make orders for whiskey what
was the basis Of purchases as to the
relative and commercial value of
whiskey?
A. Well, we took all the bids
and opened them and looked over
them and would make notes of what
ever houses we run over and see if
We could find any better bid and to
q certain extent We would buy b.
cause the dispensers had asked for
it. If they especially requested any.
thing and we could get it we would
order that. We tried to do it in a
business way and for the good of the
people and the county. It was im'
possible sometimes to buy certain
thiuss jast beoause 1t Vas cheap.
And it may be'we would not want
to buy from one of these houses.
O. Was Bluthenthal and Bic.
kert one of those houses?
A. l do not remember that we
ever bought from them.
Q. Do you know the proof of
Old Joe whiskey?
A. No, SIR.
@. Are you in the habit of buy
ing stuff without knowing the proof?
4. No, cir. But the proof was
usually in the bid.
@. There is 40 proof on this.
A. / don't know. MIR Rodgers
f,om Lake City was up there and
said the people wanted Old Joe and
We ordered it for them.
Q. DO you, or do you not, re-
member what you sold Old Joe for?
A. mo sir.
Q Doyou remember the cost per
half pint?
A. No sir, / don't remember
many prices.
@. Had you ever used Old Joe
before this time in the dispensary?
A. Idon't know that We had. |
don't remember.
@. On whose recommendation
did you buy?
A. Mr. Rodgers of Lake City, l
think.
Q. Did you ase Silver Brook rye
before this time:
A. l don't remember. Who sells
that?
@. Grabfelder & Co. Had you
ever had any complaints about the
quality of Silver Brook rye at this
time?
A. No sir.
Q. As geneneral business prop
osition would you think it good
business to pay seventeen cents for
half pints and retail it at rs cents
and then pay fifteen cents for half
pints and retail it at 80 cents!
A. Yes sir, it would be some.
times
@. When would it be?
A. l don't remember as | stated
as to Old Joe but sometimes We
bought whlskey that cost US eleven or
twelve cents aud We would sell it at
25 cent s,then we could afford to sell
others and make less profit on them,
but there was no particular brand.
@. The records show that Blu.
enthal & Bickert's stuff cost II
cents per half pint and you sold it
at 25 cents. The records also show
that you paid Is cents per half pint
for Silver Brook and sold it for 80
cents.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1908-04-02

III baSs SSOl IL says
by Mr. Wells
Q. Doctor, have you been a
member of the Williamsburg county
dispeDsary board since it was made
a couLtySiustitution?
A.. Yes sir.
@. Were you present at a meet
ing Of the board on November Is
that made awards for quantity OF
Old Joe?
A. Yes sir, ! think l was pres
ent at all the meetings.
Q. Did you take part in making
these awards!
A. Yes sir.
@. What did you consider an
award to be?
A. ! understood that we could
make an award for any amount We
desired. A thousand dollars worth
or any amount. We had not been
advised 30, at first We could not un-
derstand that and We ran short and
We asked about 1t and we're advised,
90 next quarter We ordered enough
no We would have a plenty tor the
next quarter. Our order wss for
forty.tuo Thousand dollars worth
and we did not need any thing like
'ns' Tgts'.g. Il -; III
Q. Doctor, do you recognize that
. member OF the county dispensary
board, who if he were disposed to
be a designing member, if be should
desire to do 90 after the awards were
made and had been published to the
world, could cut down the awards to
one concern in favor of another? Do
You recognize that:
A. I do not understand.
@. Doctor, you buy ; 1 0, 0 0 0
each from Grabfelder and Bluthen.
thai & Bickert and publish to the
world that You had bought ten
thousand from each of these con.
Germs and after publishing it the
board should cut down Grabfelder's
to one thousand and raise B,& BIS to
nineteen thousand?
A. You could no. cut it down.
@. If you wanted to put the
business in the hands of B & B could
you not reduce Grabfelder's to one
thousand and raise B & BIS to nine.
teen thou sand?
A. We could order out the full
amount of the award but not over.
Q. But you could cut Grabtelder
ont of the award, and put all that in
the hands of one man could you not?
4, if prices were equal we could
Ant oht ofjp.
@. Prices would cut no figure IN
this. AS | understand it the legis-
lsture that created this act stated in
no uncertain terms that you should
meet and after you had made your
awards you should publish these
contracts and these contracts should
be for whsikey for the coming three
months.
a. Yes sir.
@. Do you believe that your
board followed this?
A. We followed as We were d.
rected.
@. Did you read and study that
statute:
A. No sir, went 10 an attor-
ney.
@ What attorney?
A. Mr. Gilland.
@. And he advised that you
should buy in any quantity.
A. Yes sir, he told rs he thought
it would be all right because the first
quarter We ran short.
@ You made an award on May
16. Tell me whether you bought
stuff in excess of the award. Did
You OR did you not?
A. Not that / remember.
O. take it from your books and