Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-06-22

the board s51,s15,47s; 60 per cent OF
actual value taken for taxation, $So,-
696,2S8 Total value Of cotton seed oil
mills, as determined by the board, Va
999,568; so per cent OF actual vaiue
taken for taxation, $1,799.740. Totai
value of fertilizer plants, as determined
by the board, $3,1S6,17s; 60 per cent Of
actual value taken for taxation. $751;
707.
Columbia State, Monday: Local In
surance agents are preparing for the
11th annual convention of the South
Carolina Fire Insurance Agents asso-
citation which convenes here Thursday.
The convention will be called to order
in the city council chamber by Presi-
dent Jas. Cofield Of Spartanburg at IL
a. m. Interesting addresses will be
made by several members Of the as
sociation and by Commissioner Nc
Master. The officers OF the association
are. Jas. Cofield. president Spartan
burg; Q. Frank Johnson, vice presi-
dent, Anderson; Sam M Grist secre-
tary and treasurer. Yorkville. Execu-
tive committee: Jas. Cofield, Spartan
burg; Q. Frank Johnson. Anderson; G.
e. Haynsworth, Sumter; ]. n. Loryea-
st. Matthews, Sam M. Grist. Yorkville;
John b. Reeves. Charleston: A. M.
Law, Spartanburg; G. Il Schoheid,
Marion; g. H. Hardin, Chester.
Georgetown, June 10: At 4 o'clock
Yesterday afternoon word was hurried
ly brought to Sheriff Scurry that
criminal assault had just been COM
mitted upon the person OF young
woman school teacher by an unknown
negro at Crab Hall, a place situated
Immediately across Winyah Bay from
Georgetown, on Waccamaw Neck. Inc
young lady boards at the home OF MI.
Huck Gains and while out driving with
one Of the Gains children q little girl,
she was dragged from the buggy and
carried into the woods by her assati-
ant, who ordered the child to fee at the
peril Of her life. The child's father re-
turned with her to the spot to find the
young lady I'm q terrible plight and
bloody from the fearful struggle which
she had bravely waged. The man had
fled. The sheriff afterward advised
Governor Ansel Of the capture OF a sus-
pect and the governor ADVISED the
sheriff that the man must be protected.
- Columbia State, Sunday: Col. Thos.
B. Fielder was tired out yesterday. He
Just couldn't work to do no good. as
the negroes say In the low country. 1t
happened after the testimony OF MI.
Ernest L. Gaillard, the clerk at the Co
lumbia hotel. When Mr. Fielder ana
Gen. Clifford L. Ander IN came down
yesterday morning they were full OF
life and hope. The world was beauti-
full. There was prospect OF q recess
and some Of the members OF the dis
pensary commission, some OF the mem-
bers Of the Fielder firm. and some OF
those against whom warrants had been
sworn out were talking Of trips abroad.
Trips abroad are very popular Just
now and one can travel at q very slight
han feels that the trip would not wor-
ry the cash drawer. Anyhow the hot
weather is having Its effect on ocean
travel. But with prospects Of summer
breezes where the ocean laps the sand
bank there was rude awakening. Mr.
Gaillardh, was called up to be question
ed further about the accounts on the
books Of the Columbia hotel. There
were several books produced by MT.
Gaillard, but the ledger showing the ac-
counts Of Mai. Black, then Capt. Black
was missing. The book could not be
found. True, Mr.. Lyon had copies OF
the statements showing that Capt.
Black, now Maj. Black, had paid the
assembly, but the ledgers were not
there. However, that Is a small matter.
"Just to think" said Mr.. Fielder, in
every case we either lose a book or
there Is a disastrous fire. suggest
that the commission get busy on these
books that disappear" The commits
sion will take action later. 1t will be
recalled that Maj. Black, at the time
Capt. Black, paid the bills OF some
members Of the general assembly. This
book was not necessary, but would
have been useful as corroborative evi-
dence.
- Columbia special OF June 10, to the
News and Courier: The dispensary
winding-up commission after q short
session this morning went into execu-
tive session after which an adjourn
ment was taken, subject to q call by
the chairman Of the commission and
Attorney General Lyon. This call may
be some time In August or the first
part OF September. Attorney Carroll,
for the Fleischmann batch OF claims.
frankly admitted to the commission
that the statesmen representing that
house paid graft" to the dispensary
directors according to the now famous
alleged Goodman scale Of prices. He
said he knew the witness who would
testify to the same. Mr.. Gaillard. clerk
Of the Columbia hotel, appeared before
ed that he was unable to find q certain
book of the hotel, which the attorneys
for the commission think will shed
some light on the matter Of Maj. Black
paying the board Of two members OF
the legislature while they were attend
ing the session at which session Maj.
Black was elected as q member OF the
dispensary board. Col. Fielder for the
state requested the commission to put
a little ginger behind Mr.. Wheeler the
owner Of the hotel and Mr.. Gaillard the
clerk and force them to produce the
much desired book. Certain other
books brought by Mr.. Gaillard yester-
day afternoon were retained by the
commission. The business transacted
today was broad and sweeping In Its
nature. But none of the claims called
up were settled. Attorney Carroll for
the Schlitz Brewing company appeared
before the commission and stated that
he was ready to admit the oyercharges
by his company and that there was q
matter Of freight on the goods which
he wished the commission to pay, 1t
was brought out that the Schlitz COM
pany had paid the freight on goods to
South Carolina, while they had not to
other states. The claim Of this compa-
ny Is for approximately $4,000. The
commission took the matter under
consideration. Mr.. G. e. Dunbar OF
Augusta, representing the claim Of the
Big Springs Distilling company sub
mitted to the commission statement
concerning the business done with the
dispensary by his company. This claim
Of the Big Springs company Is for VS.
600, and at a previous hearing Of this
claim by the commission It was found
that the company really owed the state.
Mr.. Dunbar stated that he was ready
to admit the overcharges by the COM
pany and to deduct the commissions
and salary Of Mr.. Solomons, the former
liquor agent Of the company, who came
very near being arrested several times
while he was on the stand on the
charge of perjury. The F1eischmann
batch Of claims was called up and dis
cussed for some time. They are for ap-
proximately $4,000. The claims were
90 ,-,.iod quar- fnr further CON aidarafi0