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INVESTIGATION A1 STATE HOSPITAL* THREE WITNESSES EXAMTNED BY COMTTEE. ,Very Little Developed From the Tes timony-Two of the Witnesses Were Former Inmates and Other Former Employe Three witnesses were examined by the legislative committee in charge of the investigation of the State Hospi tal for the Insane on Wednesday, says the Columbia State. The session started at 10 o'clock in the morning and with a short recess for dinner -continued until 7 o'clock. The com mnittee questioned the witnesses prin ciPally as to the treatment of patients and the system used on the various wards by the attendants and the of ficers in charge. Two of the witnesses examined were former inmates and, under the ile adopted by the tommittee, their names can not be used by the news papers. The other was a former at tendant or nurse. In the testimony brought out with the examination of the witnesses by vvious members of the committee and the memb.ers of the board of regents, who were asked by Chairman Christensen to make any cross-examination they care to con duct, there was no complaint as to me general conduct of the adminis tration of the affairs of the State hos pital. Charges were made as to mis conduct by some of the attendants by the three witnesses but many of the statements made by the board of re gents at the first meeting as to need ed changes were verified in the testi mony. Two of the members of the commit tee, Representatives Sawyer and Dick, were not present, although they are expected today. As members of a subcommittee they are making an inspection of some of the institutions in other States and their reports aze expected to be of general interest. The examination was condueted principally by Mr. Carey, who, with Senator Bates, is in charge of the le gal end of the investigation. Mr. Car ey goes thoroughly into every phase of the ~situation coming under the ob servation of .the witnesses examined so far and afterwards questions were asked 'by other members on points brought out. All of the members of the board of regents were present and Dr. Babcock, the superintendent, and Dr. Thompson, his chief assistant, were also present, although no ques tions were asked by any of the off! cials except at one stage of the in vestigation when Mr. Glenn asked one of the witnesses a few questio-ns. One of the witnesses created some what 'of a sensation when the hearing opened. He was a former natient who had been treated for alcoholism and wished to testify as to condi tions. When he appeared in the comn mittee room he interrupted several statements made by the first witness and it was necessary for the marshal to remove him. Afterwards he 1p peared again, still under the infin enee of whiskey, and was not allawed to enter the room. Chairman Chris tensen said afterwards that he did not know the man except by namae. a summons having been issued uron re quest. The nature of his testimony is not yet known. Tre members of thre committe2 and the hospital officials were amused at his conduet but it was necess'-v to suppress him in order that the inju'r7 might be carried on as rauidly as poniM'e. The first witness examine I had been an inmate of the institat.ion twice. He suffered from hallicina tiorns 'which caused a desire fuei de struction. That fhe has recovered his mind entirely was shown~ by his e. ar statements of facts in many: in tances and his interest taken in .sug gestions made as to probable changes that are along the line outlined by the board of regents in the report to the committee. The witness was high in ~his praise of the work of Dr. Thompson and others with whom he came in contact and while the condi tion of some of the rooms was bad he condemned principally the fact that there seemed to be no organized effort to cure the inmates by encour aging interest in out-of-door sports and thus .relieving the State of many of its charges. The establishment of baseball, the thought, was one of the best features along this line. The second witness was a former inmate who criticised the condition of the wards in which lie served and t.he dairy and kitc.hen. He thought there could be a number of improve ments. He also reported that some of the attendants had strapped a pa tient and the fact haid bee~n reportd to the superintiendent, Dr. Thompson. T'! s wi tness afterwards worked for the institution. The third witness was a former mure or attendant and he reported another attendant for striking a pa tient. There was also a lack of co operation according to ~his charges and some of the food, he thought, could have been better cooked. Letter From Wines. At the opening of *e session Dr. Babeock .read a letter from Dr. Fred H. Wines, the expert who has looked into some of the features of the in vestigation and who believes that the stirring up of popular interest will be of value to the institution. The letter is as follows: "My Dear Sir: I have received a letter from Mr. Christensen inform ing me that his committee desires me to attend as an expert witness next week. I look forward with pleasure to meeting you again. "I am rather sorry that the 'charg es' against 'the management have been given the prominence which attaches to them by reason of placing them in the forefront of the investigation. The testimony of patients and of dis charged employes must always be taken with several grains of allow ance for mental perversion or preju dice. My advice to the committee was -to depend chiefly on the replies given by the officials and present em ployes in answer to direct interroga tories, and to take up the 'harges' at the close of the inquiry. Most of them would by that time have been confirmed or refuted, and they would have been relegated to their true po sition as of minor importance, while the necessity for placing some of these witnesses up6n the stand would thus have been obviated. However, I understand that the course adopted was in accordance with th-e wishes of the regents, and it may prove more politic to have it appear that the management prefers that these charg es be directly met. ''I was not anxious to participate actively in the investigation, and it is much more agreeable to me to have only to answer questions put to me of a general nature. "I believe that the stirring up of popular interest in the institution -will result in improved conditions, ] and that from the pont of view you welcome, rather than deprecate, the action of the legislature." TEHINKS HAVIRD'S STORY TRUE Teighbor Says Man Did Not Kill His Own Mule. he State. Saluda, May 4.-There have been some interesting developments in the Pope B. Havird affair. Mr. Charlie Smith, who lives near avird's home, was here yesterday nd states that it is evident some one id kill Havird 's mule, 'as claimed by avird, for the direction of the shots from the bushes can be traced through he undergrowth where, Havird as serts, 'the shots came from. He further say~s that an empty shell was found near where the shots came from and that a party who was sev ral hundred yards away says he saw some coming from a point beyond where Havird and his mule were at he time of the shooting. Havird is still in jail, where 'he was placed by the sheriff and Deputy Padgett on the day after the 'alleged illing by some one of 'the mule. It now appears that Havird resist d arrest and drew 'his gun on .the of icers and in addition to being 'held in jail under a warrant for trespass after notice is 'also held for obstruct ng a public highway and for resisting rrest. As was stated in this correspon-1 ece Havird was out on bond in the sum of $2,500, charged with killing a neg'ro some ten years ago, a true bill having been found against him ere at 'the December term of court nds a change of venue having been granted by Judge Shipp after hearing a motion therefor. Yesterday Messrs. J. S. Merehant and James Mitchell, who -were on this bond of Havird's, informed the clerk of court that they desired to be re- ' leased therefrom and Havird is now1 in 'the custody of .the sheriff until he can again make bond for this charge. * WHITE RIBBON ECHOES * * . .....**.1 Are disappointment, sorrow, pain, Hemming thy path on every 'hand?i Droop not, nor think all hope is vain, Up, 'mid earth 's toilers take thy stand' Attempt so'n. task-no matter what Put hand to 'hammer, pen, or hoe, For as you fashion, plant, invent, Youri soul shall lift, your courage grow. He w.ho does tihe right because it is the liw is safe to live with. hut he who does the right because he loves his brothecr i g)ood to live withi.-Os * * ohereare 2,400 fewer saloon in All CleE Time witl Not ht with a filt soap or left-ol clean, sweet and the time it now tal Lava It Softens cleans up the china, polishc grease and removes all odor Best of all, it. saves your hant and chapped. Fine on wasl - shrink, nothing fades, deli< Ask for it at Groce In 5c and 10 Always put a little La - ZMakes you LAVADURA CE -S SAVANNI )hio than there were one year ago. * * *. Tihe spirit which animates the tem erance worker is not malice toward he individual, be ha who he may, but L deep-seated antipathy toward the vils, physical, social, intellectual, and noral, toward the liquor traffic in all )f its branches. The temperance vorker has directed all his energies oward the solving of this problem. [e will never give it up until it is ;olved, and solved correctly. * * * If you would keep a dead man, put dm into whiskey; if you would kill living man, put whiskey into bim. Rhomas Guthrie. * * * Mother hearts -all over the country ave been athr-ill with symipgthy for he parents of little Willie Whitla of ~haron, Pa., who was kidnapped one time -ago and held for a ransom f $10,000. The money was paid, comptly and with promise of im unity from betrayal for the kid uppers by the grief-stricken father ho knew no desire save the recov -y of his son. Happily, for the safe ry of ot'her children, the officeers of te law were under no restrictions in e matter, the State offered a re ard of $15,000, and the conspirators ~ere speedily under arrest, and will, o doubt, receive adequate punish ent. TDhe circumstance is not without cofit. States will enact more strin m-et laws for the punishment of kid appers; teachers will inquire more osely into the purpose of anyone ~ho calls for a child from the school om; parents will instruct children ore fully as to the unwisdom of ac apting attentions from strangers; id children themselves will be more ary, at least while the memory of Tillie Whitla 's experience lasts. Btu what of the parents whose_.chil een are hopelessly lost to them *rough the channels of degradation at flourish under the license sys m? A king's ransom cannot re atre a lost soul! And -.he State of rs no reward for the rescue of sons ad daughters who are victims of the rie upon which it puts a premium! ~ot many fatihers are able to pay [0,000 f-or the recovery of a chuld, st or stolen, b'ut every father has vote to cast for or against condi ons that menace the welfare of his 2ildren. Let him register his pro st against the traffic in humanity, nder whatever guise jit may be con acted. The L. T. L. had a picnie Satur ly, April 17tih. at Cald well's Spring. ~.bout sixty legioners chiaperoned by [esdames Williamson, White, Har on and Lane, enjoyed the day with ames, songs. etc. The two old faith il "Temperance" horses Maud and elle had 'their share in the pleasures >f the day. The Designer For June. The Design?er for arte presents ith its clever fiction and latest fadh mo news a number of articles of ex aptional interest. 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A rich man with a lot of fool ideas is supposed to have anartistic temper-: IFi1 I Good I ANDYO *THE * YOU WIL ~JONE'G S + 'PHONE a f'ATE or SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF NEBWBEERY. IN PROBATE COURT. E. A. Griffin, as Administrator of e Estate of Ben D)ember, deceased, nd in his own right, Plaintiff, Against Mary Dember, Lawson Dember, enry Dember, British & American 'ortgage Company, Limited, E. A. riffin and B. F. Griffin, partners ing business under the firm name fE. A. Griffin & Company, and wartPerry Ccompany, Defendants. Notice. It is orderced, That all and singular e creditors of t'he estate of Ben mber, deceased, be and they are ireby required t orender in and as 3reby required to rnder in and es nthe above stated ease, on or .be ore the 20th day of May, 1909; and hat all and singular the said credi ors be enjoined and restrainred from nforcing their demands elsewhere han in the above entitled action. F. M. Schumpert, Judge Probate for Newberry Co. 4-20- '09-td. 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Applicants must not be le tan 15 years of age. When T'S to Eat U WANT I BEST~ FiND IT AT ROGERY No31212+ The NEW SUINNo.2' 'PRICE $4O,00 This Writing Machine: is Good Enoughfor I Anybody. INVESTIGATE IT 6. 1L ROBINSON, Agent, NOTIUE OF OPENING OF BOOKS OF BEGISTRATION. Notice is hereby given that I will open the books of registration of the Town of Newberry April 27, 1909, at the office of the Clerk and Treasurer of the said Town, and that they will remain open for a period of ten (10) days for the registration of the names of qualified electors of The said town for the special election ordered to be held on the 18th day of May, 1909, on the question of issuing bonds for the purpose of extending the sewer age and waterworks of the Town of Newberry. Olin L. Buzhardt, Supervisor of Registration for the Town of Newberry. April 26, 1909. 4-26-094t. Scholarships rare vacant -after July 2 they will be awarded to -those mak ing the highest average at tlhis exam ination, provided they meet the con ditione governing the award. Appli eants for Scholarships should write to President Johnson before the ex amination for Scholarship examina tion blanks. Scholarships are worth $100 an free tuition. The next session wi open September 13. 1909. For fur tiher information and catalogue, ad dress Pres. D. B. Johnson, Rock H'