The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-10-06
REFUND REBATES
The Berahen Dslling Company Of
Louisville, Ky,
MAKES RESTITUTION

Concern, Once Represented by Far
mum Agrees TO Pay to the Wind
ing-Cp Commission $4,000, Al
though the Commission Has no
Claim Of Oyerchar.:es.
The Columbia correspondent o:
The News and Courier says follow
Ing 4 conference last week between
the rind!ug-up commission Of the old
State dispcrsaTy and the representa-
t!ves o. the Bernheim Distilling Com
pany. OF Louisville. Ky. the company
| Monday announced that It will re-
fund to tie State overchacges on
,;cro. amounting 10 $4,000. The
company. which was represented be-
fore the old State board OF control
by James S. Farnum. acquitted Sat
urday OK e7ibing Jos. 3. Wy!ie. then
a men Der OF the purchasing board, to
give the concerns represented by
! Fa:num the preference il purchasing
liquors. admits the ove7charses and
says i, is willing 70 make good this
much OF the States loss.
The refund Is voluntary on the
par. OF the company. as the old State
d;spensa-y board OF cont.o! had ef-
tected complete settlement with
the concern before the ~!nd!ng-ur
commission took charge OF the ada!'
OF the dispensaTy when the tnstitu-
ton was iegi>iated out OF ex:stance
and the company never has put In
a claim for money due It for the
liquors sold TO the 6isPensafy. a.
has been done by many OF the ota'
er houses, which bad been awarded
contracts for liquors.
Attorney General Lyons was asked
about the matter. He said that tht
facts in the case were that tie Bern
helm D.stilllns Company had Offered
10 the Gispensary commission $50.
) 00o. and that the money Is on de
pos., In ID. Louisville banks. Th'
fact tha; this company wished K
turn over this large sum OF none!
came over the telephone from th'
Atlanta S.m OF Anderson, Fielder
Roun,ree & Wilson. Il is uade!
stood. though not obtained official
Is. that the Atlanta arm secured th'
, settlement. but It also appears tha
: the money comes voluntary. The mat
ter is settled now. aac the none.
belongs to the State OF South Car
, o,iEa.
. The remarkable part OF the Who'll
. transaction is tha; the Be!nhe!n
|, s-m had no claim against tie S,et
! Of South Carolina.
The money that the State owet
this Arm had been previously pals
, up and the books were closed. +
offer $4,000 and then to turn n
, money over is clearly en- admission
that there were overchacges-
Il Although there had been a genera
understanding that some Of the whis
, key firms nigh: possibly cough up
, this transaction Is new one In It
: nature. It Is known James S. Far
, nom represented the Beraheim fEu
here drrirg the days Of the Stat
dispensary. In the recent trial 0
Mc.s Farnrn it was mentioned !,
: the testimony that this was one 0
: the Arms that be represented. 1h
payment OF $4,000 to the State /
, taken as an admission that the Sta,
, vas overcharged at least this mucl
and that rebates were paid. Thi
is the only difference that can b
drawn. Aside from the fact tina
!. he money has beea rendered th'
State. /. was very difficult 10 obtail
any Official Information.
II was known recently that ther'
was a secret meeting OF the dispen
sary commission and very probab!!
this matter came up at the time.
There is speculation as to wha
e1ec. that $4,000 money" tende'
will have upon the alleged graf
trials. The efec, upon the othe,
can easily be guessed. though. tha
no immunity Is guaranteed wher
the commission accepts the $4,000
I, nigh. be added. however. tha;
another good guess Is that enc OF
the Dernheim people would be prose
cu,ed. The proposition they advance
is fair enough on its face. return
70 the State OF $4,000. when nc
claim is outstanding. and this il
comparison with a figuring upon
the alleged rebate schedule tha;
would look something like $4,000
for alleged overcharses. That looks
pretty good for South Carolina.
This case that is brought today
l. but ore OF the many matters that
the State d!spensary Investigation
has brought about. What the mora:
effect will be ca1Got be estimated.
~, the State Of South C:,ulina IS
! $4,000 to the good. rs brought out
before the dispensary winding-up
commission the Bernheim Company
! xas ono >! ,hc THO including also
the Big Four people. and one other
concern. all OF which the commissioo
| was disposed TO class as one copce:n.
Ir the present transaction confe!
enee OF attorneys was held. and many
other details which prchab!y will
| be brought out later.