The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-21
KRAMER ON STAND.
IN DAMAGE SUIT
Testifies Concerning Trust Me
thods Used to Injure His
Company's Business.
TO CONSTRUCT MODEL ROADS
Wilkes County Has Enviable Re
cord-Gift to Hall Of
History.
TO CONSTRUCT MODEL ROADS
Special to Tho Times-Dlspatch /

Especial to Tho Times Dispatch.l
Raleigh ~ c., June sU.-Pccdilar
interest attached to the afternoon scs-
sion of the Ware * ramer Company VS.
American Tobacco Company trial. IN
which sl,?o0,o0o dana ges are demand
ed for the destruction of the business
of the plaintiff. in that PLAINTIFF Sam
uel Kramer was on the stand all al
ternoon. and was put through severe
grilling by Attorney Parker. for the
American Tobacco Company.
Illegal methods of the American
Tobacco Company in the sale of Pied
monts," with coupons. special deals.
free goods and the sale of goods far
below cost of manufacture, he testi-
fed forced Ware Kramer Company's
white Rolls from the market.
On examination, he testined
that the Ware-Kramer Company made
no special inducement in free goods,
rebates or otherwise. such as they
charge against the American Tobacco
Company. Mr. Parker. on cross en-
animation drew on Mr.. Kramer the
Thorpe testimony, taken By the de-
PENDANT. and embra cling four bound
volumes. and containing many letters
taken from the Ware Kramer Com
pany files. and plunged into cross
examination to show that ware
Kramer Company had offered and gave
special inducements to jobbers ana
retailers through free goods and other
concessions. Numbers of letters writ
ten BY Kramer himself were read, and
insisted. however,, that the conccs-
sions were only to the johbers in
territory where they were not main
tanning statesmen and were to OFFSET
the expense of statesmen i'll placing
goods. Counsel for the defense. how
ever. persisted In reminding him that
he had testified positively that his
company did not indulge in the free
goods and special concessions that he
charged the american Tobacco Com
pany with dispensing. to the destruc-
ton of their business.
In the midst of the -eXamina.
ton court took a recess to Wednes-
day morning.
]. R. Chamberlain. OF Raleigh
stockholder in Ware Kramer Company,
testified this morning his conviction
methods destroyed the Mare Kramer
business.
Dispositions of Thomas h. scott.
Hugh Campbell. of Richmond. and j.
H. McHenry, of Philadelphia, We're
read for plaintiff. showing trust meth
DDS of the American Tobacco Com
pany in competing with independents.
l1 Example In ROnd Building.
onslow county is setting many other
counties in the State an example in
the encoura cement of road building.
and the quickening of public sentiment
for good roads, in that the connie
sioners have decided to have construct
ed In each township in the county one
mile of standard sand-clay road as an
object lesson for education in the value
OF good roads. Representative F. ~.
koonce, of onsiow. is here to arrange
with Dr.. Joseph Hyde Pratt for com
petent road engineer to be sent to
Onslow to advise and cooperate in the
location and construction of these spe-
cial roads.
Wilkes county Is now enjoying the
enviable distinction among North Caro-
lima counties OF having more rural
school libraries. more members of the
pubic school teachers reading circles
than any other county In the State.
Also there is only one county, Guilford
that has more local tax districts, and
Guiiford has only on more than
Wilkes There are more than LOO
local tax districts in the State
t. A Williams, of Spartanburg, S. c.,
has sent TO the North Carolina Hall of
History copy of the Ulster County
Gazette. New York published in jan
uary. 1900. with Samuel Freer &. Ion
,tSt contains an account
of the burial of George Washington,
and the rules are turned in mourning
Tor the Father OF His Country" The
paper contains several advertisements
for fugitive slaves.
Governor Kitchn orders a special
term of Fender county court, to be
convened July II for one week to try
civil causes Judge Ferguson is to
preside.
State Chemist B. w Kilgore was
preparing this morning to leave for
charlotte TO testify In the case of
Charlotte vs.. Virginia Carolina Chem
ical Company. In the suit in which
Charlotte seeks to have the Cha rlotte
plant Of the company declared a nuis-
ance However. notice came for him
TO defer his trip until he is notified
further.