The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-02-22

could | place insurance after dark
and | had to carry that cotton over
until Monday without an. insurance.
| suppose Mr.. Seibels thought that
would call him up and want to make
some kind of terms with him, but
will never, as a State official, pros
.ltute the dignity of the State of South
Carolina by begging terms from any
such corporation as that. Nor can
as a man be intimidated by any such
methods as that. | took the list and
checked it over and made up my mind
tat if there should be fire before
could make other insurance arrange
ments I would pay the loss myself
rather than beg terms of Mr.. Seibels'
agency. If Mr.. Seibels wanted to can
eel the insurance it would have been
all right, but why didn't he wait un:il
Monday morning, when l could have
mad chance to have placed this in
surance."
Mr.. seibels hotly interrupted Mr..
McLaurin, saying: Il deny that l had
any insurance in Sumter county"
q say that you did, said Senator
McLaurin.
q did not, reiterated MT. Seibels.
II will get a binder now from my
office. which l have preserved, show
ing, in your own Handwriting, that
you did, said Senator McLaurin.
81 challenge you to do it," said Mr..
seibels.
Senator McLaurin mad Mr.. White to
phone his office, and in a few minutes
Col. Aull, Senator McLaurin's secre-
tary, came in with bundle of pa
pers. Mr.. McLaurin took out pa
per.
isn't that your signature?' he ask
ed Mr.. seibels.
"Yes; but that is in Mayesville,"
was the reply.
"Well, Mayesyille is in Sumter
county" said Senator McLaurin, "rn-
less the Southeastern moved it last
night"
"But I meant out in the country"
said Mr.. Seibels
We'll, here is one out in tne coun-
try" said Senator McLaurin; here
is one signed by your agency on cot
ton at Tindal, S. c., which is out in
the country, and in Sumter county.
Mr. seibels looked at it q moment,
and said nothing.
81 will show you some more said
Mr.. McLaurin, and pulled out three
binders signed by Mr.. James IA. Cath
cart. president of the South Carolina
Underwriters association.
81 nave nothing to do with him.
said Mr.. Seibels.
"Well, he is a part of the Southeast
ern; you all work together, said
Senator McLaurin, "and here are the
papers to show for themselves.
With intense feeling, Senator Nc
Laurin pointed out that the oil mill
combinations and the cotton mill COM
binations and large property owners
went out of the State and got the same
cheap insurance that he got for the
State system, and no kick was raised,
but the moment that he went out and
got cheap insurance for farmers, then
ne was held up as being guilty almost
of crime. $50 far as am concern
ed" he said, 81 intend to see that the
neople of South Carolina are inform
ed of the operations Of the Columbia
ring"
The committee heard the discussion
with intense interest, and some OF the
members expressed amazement at the
tactics employed against the State sys-
tenn The committee reported the bill
favorably to the house, the vote being
unanimous with the exception of MI.
H Keith Charles, who is in the in
surance business, and is chairman OF
the insurance committee from which
the house had recalled the bill under
discussion to refer it to the agr1cuI-
.ural committee.