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THE COMMISSION'S WORK. Letter of Cludrinnn Murray Gives In? foi'Miutlon Governor Asked. In responso to Govornor Blease's request for information the dispen sary wlndlng-up commission hag for warded to the Chlof Executive copies of its two reports; a letter explain ing "why tho law lyas not been com piled with in regard to wlndlng-up of this matter, as provided in tho act, at tho earliest dato practicable," as was chargod by Govornqr Blense in his message -to tho General Assem bly; certain exhibits, Including tho contract mudo with the Atlanta Arm of attorneys, about which Governor Blease asked, and other information. As a matter of fuel, much or thai which Governor Bloase asked for has been printed in tho reports of tho commission. The contract with the Atlanta linn was referred to, show ing that 50 per cent was given in the collodions on overjudgments and tho so-called "conscience money." Commissioner's Letter. Columbia, S. C., Feb. 27, 1911. The Hon. Cole Ii, Bloase, Gover nor, Columbia, S. C.: Dear Slr-Tho State dispensary commission, in re sponso to your letter of February 20, 1911, met on the 21 th Instant and authorized tho following information to be communicated to you by me: First. 1 hand you herewith copy of the agreement between tho said com mission and tho firm of Anderson, Felder. Rountreo & Wilson, and will state that this agreement is the only one made with that linn, there being no agreement with the indlvldaul members thereof, and, therefore, none with Thomas B. Felder, of said firm. A copy of the agr?ment is herewith attached and marked Ex hibit "A." Second, As to tho agreement with Mr. Stevenson. The only agreement made with him was entered Into for the year 1907, under which he was to be paid for attendance upon meet ings of the commission and advising them In nil matters not litigated and pay his own expenses while in Colum bia and to and from Columbia, for the sum of $1,500, and when he went elsewhere under orders of tho commission his expenses were to be paid by thc commission. At the end of the year 19 07, the business not be ing completed, his services were merely continued to bo settled for on rt satisfactory basis. Saved State $35,000. He participated In all the litiga tion and conducted one branch of lt alone; to wit: Tho contest of tho United States government as to an assessment of $3 5,000 claimed by the United States government for alleged back revenue taxes, tho same being finally tried In Washington before the Internal revenue commissioner, who rejected the claim. For 'all of his services he was paid the sums ns ^ shown In tho statements, which are below referred to, showing all the items of receipts and disbursements. Third. As to the contract with B. 1J. Abney. Tho commission on Jan \tary 24, 1908, passed the following resolution: "On motion of Mr. Pat ton, Dr. Murray, chairman, was au thorized to employ additional coun sel to assist in the Fleischmann suit against the State, after ^consulting with the Attorney General." In pur suance of that authority and on ac count of the litigation which had just been Instituted lu tho Federal court, Mr. Abney was employed to assist in the case, and subsequently In all of the cases Involving the Issues in the Fielschmant] case. These cases were finally stressfully terminated in the United St .es Supreme Court, after adverso decisions had boen rendered in tho Circuit Court of Appeals of the United States. When Hie services were completed, there being no defi nite contract made, Mr. Abney ren dered a bill on November 10, 1909, accompanied by a letter, copies of which are hereto attached and mark ed Exhibit "B." Abney's Feo .$10,000. Tho commission without having a JUST PUBLISHED Webster's NEW INTERNATIONAL Dictionary, (G. & C. Merriam Co., Springfield, Mai?.) surpasses the old International as much as that book exceeded its predecessor. Editor in Chief, Dr. W. T. Harris, former U. S. Com.1 of Education. The definitions hnvc been rc-j arranged mid amplified. The number of terell 'defined has been more than doubled. The T.'.J' Imology, synonyms, pronunciation, lave re ceived un?pnrinj? scholar!;/ Inbor. Tte lr:- I '?uage of English literature for oror icv?r.jj I cent uriel, tho terminology of t5"; ertJ i.e.! j \ sciences, and the overy^nAy speed) of rireit, j isiiup, and household, aro prc&?nttd with fall*jj acrs <i::J clearr.u.'?. In she of voc;;b,! -ry, 1 ...Iciness of general fate ... '??<>3, mid in c.on 'vcrience of con3l;,?tttt^o..., '' ? bool: cet? a pew. mark in lexicography. 400,000 words and phrases. j 6000 illustrations. 2700 pages. j Writ? ta tb? publbhm for Specimen P?lt?. \ hearing from Mr. Abnoy fixed hin fee tentatively at $9,000 Instead of $10, 000, as rendered. Subsequently on December 3, Mr. Abney wrote a let ter to the commission, a copy of which is hereto attached and marked Exhibit which letter states his position fully. On further consider ation tho commission acceded to his request, reconsidered tho matter and allowed his bill for $10,000, which was paid in full. In settling with the firms and corporations who had claims against the State, who had prosecuted and participated in that litigation, the commission, with tho consent of the attorneys represent ing said liquor houses, assessed the sum of $21,526.IT, costs, attorneys' fees and oxponses against these li quor houses, deducted lt from their claims and applied lt upon these fees and the other expenses of tho litiga tion. This left only a small amount that tht Stale was called upon to pay as expenses of the litigation. Fourth. As to the Itemized state ments of moneys received and dis bursed, the commission bogs leave to state that pursuant to the provisions of the act creating said commission, and the various acts continuing tho same, they hnvo regularly rendered reports to the Governor of South Car olina, all of which are on file In the Governor's ofllce, and which were printed, and they attach a printed copy of the report up to the first day of January, 1910, in which every Item received and every Item dis bursed up to that date ls set forth, the same being hereto attached and marked Exhibit "D." Printed Copy Only. This report purports to be a cor rectly printed copy, but lt is submit ted as a printed copy only of the cor rect report, which was Hied In the Governor's ofllce subject to errors, If any, of the printer. It may be veri fied by comparison with the original report on Hie In the Governor's olllce. They also attach hereto a printed copy of a report rendered to the Gov ernor, (marked Exhibit "B"j, of their doings up to January 1, 1911, and subsequent to January 1, 1910, and ask reference thereto, making the same statement as to Its correct ness and the same suggestions as to its being compared with the original which was filed In the Governor's of fice, as ls made In reference to the first mentioned printed report. They attach hereto a statement of the transactions bad from the first day of January, 1911, up to this date, the samo being marked Exhibit "F." This commission would state as to the matter of attorneys' fees that llnal settlement, In so far as the com mission was concerned, was mnde with Messrs. Abney and Stevenson on or about January 1, 1910, and that they have bad no expenses for coun sel fees since such date, except such fees as accrued to the firm of Ander son, Felder, Rountree & Wilson un der their contract entored into with Anderson, Folder, Rountree & Wil son did not obligate that firm to rep resent, the State or the commission ln> the litigation had In the Federal courts; nevertheless, that firm assist ed In tho argument of tho cases In Ibo Circuit Court, tho Circuit Court of Appeals and the United States Su preme Court, and boro all their ex penses Incident thereto, and received no compensation for their sorvices and expenses in this particular from any source whatsoever. Fifth. Replying to that part of your letter which asks us to state "why the law has not been compiled with In regard to the windlng-up of this matter, as provided In Act at the earliest date practicable," the com mission submits that it ls complying with the provisions of the act re ferred to as expeditiously as the best Interests of the State will permit. That subsequently to the act from which you quote, the General Assem bly passed acts In 1908 and 1909 and 1910, each of which provided other and further duties for this commis sion to perform. That tho act of 1910 among other things directed this commission to proceed to ascertain the amount of any claim of Ibo State against any liquor dealers growing out. of transactions with the State dispensary and to make settlement thereof. This work has been pursued during tho past year and large amounis of money turned into the treasury through the efforts of the commission and Its attorneys. This work is necessarily slow and tedi ous, for the reason that, ll la very dllllcult to discover frauds connected willi such transactions and then forte settlement with persons who almos! invariably live In other States. In this connection wo would advise you that our attorneys aro now at work on claims of this nature from which they hope to not tho Slate many thousands of dollars. In United States Court. Further replying, we will say that in October 1907, a restraining or der was granted by tho Circuit Court of the United Statos In the Garrett case, which was tho beginning of a long series of obstructions Interposed by alleged creditors to the action of tho commission In requiring an hon* ? cst accounting by tho claimants , of such transactions as were fraudulent ly entered Into between thom and tho former State ofllcors. (See re port of Attorney Qenoral for year 1908, page 5.) That this was fol lowed by further restraining orders In January, 1908, and the appoint ment of receivers by the Circuit Court of the United States. An appeal to tho Circuit Court of Appeals of the United States was necessary to pro tect the rights and Interests of tho State. This appeal was heard in May, 1908, with the Chief JuBtlc? of the United States presiding, and tho judgment of the Circuit Court of tho United States was alarmed by an opinion filed in September, 1908. This necessitated carrying the case to the United States Supreme Court, where lt was argued In February and March, 1909, and decided In favor of tho State in April, 1909, but the man date waa not sent down until the lat ter part of May, 1909, when the com mission again became froo to pro ceed with Its business. The commission, promptly after ap pointment, had the books and ac counts of the dispensary audited, an Inventory made of the stock of goode on hand, disposed of the goods on band as rapidly as the county dispen saries would take them, and prompt ly collected from the county dispon sarles therefor, and as soon as th< United States Supreme Court dis solved the injunction they proceeded to adjudicate the amounts due cred Hors as rapidly as lt could be done having due regard to the rights of th< State; that amounts of such clalmi as were adjudicated to bo corree were paid; that hearings were ha< and such proceedings taken as wen necessary to unravel the net work o fraud which surrounded a very larg proportion of the said claims. Directed to Continue. Thc L?gislature In 1908 passed ai act directing them to continue tbel work; this was followed by tu rt he act in 1909, and followed In a furthe act In 1910, all of which directed fui ther nod necessary proceedings to b taken to conserve the interests of th State. Pursuant to the mandate c tile said acts, this commission prc ceeded until lt has now, with the ej caption of a few items, concluded a matters which were involved 1 winding up the affairs of said instit! tlon. These acts imposed additions duties upon this commission, the di: charge of which in a proper mamu has necessitated their continued ai tivities, and they have been dillgen ly endeavoring, and to a conslderab extent successfully, thereunder to r cover moneys collected from the Sta by various parties who had no claln against the State when this commi sion was appointed. Among these claims of the Stn still pending ts a claim against tl Richland Distilling Company and ce tain stockholders of the said coi pany. Since the first of .Januar 1911, the liability of two of the stockholders was settled for the su bf $34,700. The commission is no pressing the company and the otb stockholders for a settlement of tl balance of the amount claimed to due the State and was convinced th with due diligence and sufficient Ur they will be able to collect largely i this claim, which ls being press under the provisions of the act 1910. This work, ag well as the c deavor to collect 'other pondi claims as directed by the act of 19 ts very difficult and tedious and t commission earnestly solicits yo counsel and co-operation in order th this work may be facilitated and til the commission conclude Its dut! at the earliest possible moment. Won in State Courts. They would further state that wh In the discharge of their duties une the act of 1910. a suit for Injunctl was brought against, them by < Carolina Glass Company, and an i peal was also prosecuted by lt fr< the decision rendered by tho co mission on tts claim against I State, which proceedings had the feet of further delaying the conin sion in finishing their work. Both these cases have been decided in < State Supreme Court in farvor of commission, but the commission been notified by the attorney of s company that they propose to ca the mat 1er to the Supreme Court the United States. The commlss are defendants, and have rio mo of ending these proceedings until appeal is determined by a pro Judgment, either of affirmance or i missal. The commission bas cadcavorci furnish the Informal ion asked fo your letter, but if anything has b omitted, or If you deslro any ol or further information In roferenc tho acts and doings of the corni sion in winding up the affairs of" dispensary, tho chairman ls Instr ed to furnish you with tho same, If you do not understand any of items or statements In the rep and accounts horeloforo filed In j office, tho chairman, with tho c mission's accountant, upon your i gestion, will go over each Item th of In detail with you. LAWLESSNESS NEAR SHANGHAI. 500 Emuloo Refugees, Searching for Fowl, Put to Death. . Victoria, B. C., March 2-Five hun dred* famine refugees were burned to death about fifty miles from Shang hai by Chinese bandits, according to reports brought boro to-day by pass engers on board ttie Pacific liner Llmba Moru. The refugees were attacking the town of Kunshan in an effort to obtain food. They came In conflict with the bandits, who drove thom Into an enclosure and set fire to tho building. Many villagers wore also slain before tho outlaws wore repulsed. Similar lawless condi tions prevail throughout many dis tricts. V Bread Riots Increase. Pekin, March 2-Bread riots in the plague zone In Manchuria aro In creasing in Intensity. The natives aro attacking foreigners and the lives of the missionaries are believed to be tn danger. Property is being de stroyed. Tho troops are powerless. Itch relieved in 30 minutes by Woolford's Sanitary Lotion. Never fails. Sold by J. W. Bell, druggist. College Binned; Gills Saved. Plainsflold, N. J., March 2.-Mount Saint Mary's College wag destroyed by fire early to-day and ono hundred girls and Sisters of Mercy had a narrow escape. The fire started In the cellar and spread so quickly that the pupils ami sisters had little time to save anything. The loss ls $250, 000. The girls were asleep on the fourth door. 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The act pr?vidos: "That whenever any girl under the nge of lt, or boy under the age of 10 years, shall be found by any po liceman, sheriff, constable or other person lu any county, city or town, in circumstances of destitution or suffering, or of abandonment, expos ure or neglect, or of beggary, or in any house of Ill-fame, it shall be law ful for, and the duty of, such olllcer to make report thereof to the probate judge of said county. "Thereupon, such probate judge, shall forthwith fix a time for the hearing and investigation of such ease, as speedily as possible, and give notice of such hearing to tho parent or parent's, if known, or to the guar dian, or to custodtnn of such child, if known. And such probate judge shall hear all the evidence offered before 1dm and investigate fully the circumstances and surroundings of such child. 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