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Blease Asks I Winding= U WANTS LEGISLATURE TO USE THE PROBE INTIMATES IRREGULARITIES IN HANDLING AFFAIRS. Asks Some Questions of a Sensational Nature and Wants Them All Answered. Governor Blease sent to the general assembly Tuesday afternoon a mes sage which startled the legislators with an urgent demand for a thor.)ugh investigation of the dispensary -wind ing-up commission. Numbers of spe cific transactions supposed by the gov *rnor to have been made by the com mission are mentioned, with the in sistent recommendation that each be carefully looked into. The message in full follows: To the general assembly: Just after my nomination as governor, I noticed in the papers (and as I have noticed no correction, I take it to be true) that the commission for winding up the affairs of the State dispensary had a meeting at which I was freely dis cussed, and expressed fears as to *hemselves, when I became gov'ernor. If they had done no wrong, I see no reason why they should fear any harm from me. If they are guilty of wrong doing, it is up to you to investigate *hem I would like for you to investigate them fully and find out for the people *f South Carolina what did become of the large amount of alcohol that was *n hand at the time this committee took charge; to whom it was sold, at what price, and what was the regular price at that time, so as to see if the State w1s not a heavy loser in that transaction. Also, what salary, or how much fees each member of that com mission has received, since ae has served on the board, and how much per diem they have received for their services on the Sabbath day, particu larly The chairman, and if he rendered any services on that day; if car fares, railroad fares and other expenses have been charged against the State which were not incurred by the member re ceiving payment therefor. Also how much actuat cash has been turned over to the State treasurer; how much has been paid out and how much is left as profit to the taxpayers. What criminal cases have been com promised and what were the condi tions of the compromise? Has the at torney general received any money, and if so by whom was it paid and for what? Why the commission k.ept the Clarke lot of whiskey after Governor Ansel had dismissed the former mem bers of the board of control for buy ing this same whiskey? Did Clarke re bate the 'present commission? If so, where is the rebate money? How much more than $5,000 did Farnum pay and where is it? What werie the conditions of the Goodman compro mise? What were the conditions of the Fleisc'hmann compromise ? If money was paid in these transactions, where is it? What was the agreement had with ex-Governor John Gary Ev ans and ex-State Chairman H. H. Ev ans, for information given by them at conference held in Atlanta, between th.ese. gentlemen, Attorney General Ly on and Attorney Felder? Why were other members of the various boards of control not indicted? What became of the report of the detectiv:es to the committee of certain members of the house and senate and why was this report not made public? What were Felder's fees, and why was *he not prosecuted, when it was known that !he was attorney for a liquor house and was favored with purchases from dispensa ry boards and rebates were paid for these purchases? What crim inal proseutions have been brought, who ha:: bee'n convicted and what has it cost the State? ~ A thorough investigation of this en tire matter, gentlemen, will give a great deal of satisfaction to your con s.tituents. There are those who be lieve that the State has lost more through the winding-up commission than it has ever lost through the State dispensary system. Whether this be true or not, it is not for me to say. I hold my 'belief as to corruption, but the people of South Carolina are en titled to the fullest and freest inves tigation on your part, before the re port of these men is received and they are discharg-1 as public officials. South carolina is paying bonds to day for the debts made by scalawags and carpetbaggers, for things which her citizenship never received the benefit therefor. Under her Demo cratic government, she bought whiz key at a price and sold it, made a prcfit on it and now repudiates the debt made by her sons, white men and indehiedneo with im11,unfity 'a' with nvestigation COmmISSIOn r she not repudiate the debt of thieves and scoundrels who were not her own people? I repeat, gentlemen, laying aside po litical feeling, laying aside personal feelings and animosity, and as true citizens as you are, who love your State, love her past traditions and are proud of her future prospects, should thoroughly investigate this entire mat ter, clear up suspicion against those who are innocent and prosecute those who are guilty, whether they be mem bers of past boards or present. Very respectfully, Cole. L. Blease, Columbia, Jan. 24. Governor. House for Investigation. At the night session of the house Tuesday night, which lasted only a. few minutes, Mr. Arthur Kibler intro duced a concurrent resolution provid ing for the investigation of the wind ing-up commission, as suggested by Governor Blease in his special mes sage. The concurrent resolution, as adopted, reads: "Be it resolved by the house of rep riesentatives, the senate concurring, That the speaker of the house of rep resentatives and the president of the senate appoint three members of thie house and the president of the senate appoint three members of tho senate, to inquire into all of the matters and things referred to in the governor's message of the 24th instant, relating to the investigation of the dispensary by the legislative conmittees appoint ed in the years 1905, 1906 and 1907, and as to the acts and doings of the State dispensary commission and also why the attorney general has not made certain prosecutions. "Section 2. That the said commit tee shall have power to summon wit nesses and to require the production of books, papers and documents. . . ISection 3. That the committee here in provided for be permitted to sit dur ing the session of the house and sen ate and shall report before the ad fournment of the present session." The resolution goes to the senate tomorrow for concurrence. Statement From Felder's Partner. Atlanta, Ga., Jan. 2;.--Olifford L. Anderson, law partner of Thomas B. Feader, in' the latter's absence from Atlanta, today made 'a statement in reference to the Associated Press dis patch from Columbia, in which Gov. Blease is quoted as inquiring why Felder "was not prosecuted when it was found that he was the attorney for a liquor house and was favored with liquor purchases and rebatee were p)aid for these purchasies." 'I he statemernt is' as follows: Anderson's Statement. "Since the Goodman and Fleisch mann compromises referred to werte also made under the advice and through the instrumentality of Mr. Felder, I assume that the governor's reference to these matters and demand that they be inquired into, is likewise an attempt to reflect upon M.r. Felder. "Throughout the entire oourse of the investigation of the South Caro lina State dispensary and the dispo sition of the matters connected there with by the winding-up conmmission, I have been closely associated with Mr. Feldelr, and am familiar with all the facts connected therewith. "Mr. Felder is out of the city, and in his behalf I desire to say that the charges and insinuations contained in the governor's mesage, which refer to Mr. Felder, are absolutely untrue and without foundation in fact. "If Gov. Blease has been informedI by any persons that there are exist ing facts giving foundation to thesel charges he 'has been wilfully misled by designing person's, who probably have felt the weight of the law, grow ing out of their own nefarious trans action's with the State dispensary, and seek this method of revenge." Evans Says He Was Sent For. Columbia, Jan. 25.-"Yes,'' said H. H. Evans, of Newberry, once chair man of the State 'dispensary board of directors, whose name was yesterday mentioned in Governor Blease's mes sage to the general assembly wit'h reference to a meeting in Atlanta, "Felder did send for me to come to At lanta." T'his was in reply to a ques tion about the meeting. Mr. Evans continued: "When we were in the room together I said to him, 'Open that door, you, and let the atorney general come in and hear everything I have got to say.'" "Then what did you tell?' "I told him even if I knew anything I would not tell it to him," and Mr. Evans con cluded, with his words just a bit stronger. The former dispensary chairman was shaking hands in legis lative circles today. He talked freely to newspaper representatives, as is his wont. stand there would be some "hot stuff." He continued: "The county dispensar ies are now buying the same liquor the State dispensary did, paying the same prices and higher. You talk about a firm turning over $30,000 the other day, well, then the county dis-! pensaries pay back $100,000 for that." 11,254,115 BALES TO JAN. 16. Report of Cotton Ginned Issued by Census Eureau. Cotton of the growth of 1910, ginned prior to Jnnuary 16, according to the report of the census bureau was 1,-I 254,115 bales, counting round bales as half bales, compared with 9,787,592, in 1909, and 12,666,203 in 1908. The per cent. of the 1909 crop ginned prior to January 16 was 97.2, while that of the 1908 crop was 96.8. Round bales included this year are! 110,815, compared with 146,37S in 1909, and 232,510 in 1908. Sea island included was 86,411 bales, compared with 92,191 in 1909, and 90,287 in 1908. . - By States the number of bales gin ned was: Alabama, 1,174,651; Arkansas, 766, 247; Florida, 64,770; Georgia, 1,779, 966; Louisiana, 242,612; Mississippi, 1,158,267; North Carolina, 718,389; Ok-I lahoma, 906,186; South Carolina, 1, 178,895; Tennessee, 297,610; Texas, 2, 912,244; all other States, 74,278. The distribution of sea island cotton was: Florida, 28,782; Georgia, 45,436; South Carolina, 12,193. Col. J. B. O'Neall Holloway. The Columbia correspondent of the News and Courier says: J. B. O'Neall Holloway, deputy or ganizer and special field representa tive of the State Farmers' Union, will work this week in the southern partl of Lexington county. He is arranging to organize a local union at Swansea and will probably secure some other organizations in that part of the coun ty. On Monday, January 30, he will com mence a campaign of two weeks in Fairfield county. The work of the un ion has been lagging somewhat in this county, and a revival is desired. W. R. Elliott, of Winnsboro, will assist Mr. Holloway in making out his sche dule of appointments and will accom pany him for part of the c.am.paign. On Monday, February 13, the C4es ter county ca,mpaign will begin. Thiv: will be arranged for 'by G. L. White and C. C. McAliley and will continue for two weeks, after which York coun ty will he taken up. Schedule of appointments will be published from time to time as soon as arranged. Mr. Hol,loway's work for the union is making a good impression, and is! producing good results. The work re ently in Bamberg county has put the rganization in bietter shape in that ounty. LUKE LEA WINS SENATORSHIP. Election of Editor Breaks Tennessee Deadlock-Head 'of Nashville Newspaper. Nashville, Tenn., Jan. 23.-Striking t the psychological moment today won for Editor Lea, of the Tennes en, the United States senatorship, in the fight before the legislature over the seat soon to 'be made vacant by Senator Jas. B. Frazier. At 1 o'clock Vonday morning Mr. Lea said he would not allow his name to be used -, oday. At 11 a. mn. Monday the Fusi- m.. mists had decided to vote solidly for me candidate, but whom they did not now. At 11.30 they had decided to .rp B. A. Enloe, whom they had been supporting, and go to Mr. Lea, who id just given 'his consent to being ut in the race. He was nominated at! 12.30. Lacked One, Got Three. When the last name had been called' m the roll call- of the joint session, he [acked one vote, but a member who a.d refused to vote wen:t into the Lea olumn and later two were changed, ~iving him two more than the neces ary sixty-six to' elect. 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By an order of the Court herein, I will sell at Newberry court house, at public auction, to the highest bidder therefor, during the legal hours of sale, on Monday, the Gth day of Feb ruary, 1911, being salesday, the fol lowing described property, to wft: That lot of land lying in the town of Newberry, in the section known s Graveltown, in the county and State aforesaid, containing one-fourth of an acre, more or less, bounded on the Miss Kontestant, work while slug east by Philip street, on the south by lot of Aurelia Lomax and on the west by lot of Carrie , on the following terms to wit: One-half of the purenase money to be paid in cash and the balance en a credit of twelve months, with interest from day of sale, the credit portion to be secured by bond of the purchas er and a mortgage of the premises sold, with leave to the purchaser to anticipate payment; the bond and mortgage to provide for attorney's fee of ten percentum of the amount due in case same is collected by in attorney with or without suit. Pur chaser to pay for papers and for re cording same. H. H. RIKARD, Master. Newberry, S. C., Jan. 16, 1911. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF NEWBERRY. In Court of Common Pleas. The Exhange Bank, of Newberry, S. C., Plaintiff, Against M. Louisa Werber et al., Defendants. By virtue of an execution to me di rected in the above cause, I have le vied on and will sell on the 6th day ofi;N February, 1911, the same being salel' day, within the legal hours of sale, in front of the Court House for said county, State aforesaid, the life estat of the Defendant Mrs. M. Louisa Wer ber in all that lot of land in the town of Newberry, said County and Sta*, containing 2 1-2 acres, more or~ les, bounded by lands of Tench C. Pool, estate of James Gauntt, Calhou street, and by lot of land heretofone set off as the homestead of the salt Mrs. M. Louisa Werber, and levied om as the property for life of the said de fendant, Mrs. M. Louisa Werber. Terms of sale: Cash. Purchaser t pay for papers. K~ KL Buford, Sheriff Newberry County, S. C. Sheriff's office, Jan. 11, 1911. 1-13-4t.. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF NEWBERRY. By Frank KL Schumpert, Esquis Probate Judge. WHEREAS, I.M. KBuford made suit to me, to grant him letters of admin stration of the estate of and effects of Mr. S. A. Buford, THESE ARE THEREFORE to cib and admonish all and singular tH - kindred and creditors of the said MrS~. S. A. Buford, deceased, that they be and appear before me, in the Court of Probate, to be held at Newberry, S. C., n the 6th day of February 'next ai ter publication thereof, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, to show cause, If anl bey have, why the said administratica should (not be granted. GIVEN 'under my hand this 18th day f January Anno Domini, 1911. Frank IL. Schumpert, J. P.N. C. FORMIA TION' OF PARTNERSHIP. The corporation that existed as the Saluda Supply Co., has been dissolv d. The pirtne5hip between J. C. Drafts and J. T.'Qeleman under the irm name of Drafts and Coman, has been formed, and will continue the general merchandise businessMt. Sill erstreet, South Carolina, as suc ors of the Saluda Supply Co. J. C. Drafts. J. T. Coleman. L-20-2t. NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT. Notice is hereby given that I will ake final settlement as administra or of the estate of J. C. Moore, de eased, in the probate court for New erny county, on. Wednesday, Febru .ry 1, 1911, a t11 o'clock in the fore oon, and immediately thxereafter3.ap py for letters dismissory as adnif ~strator of said estate. ML. C. Morris. Administrator. .-3-4t-taw. PENSION APPLICATIONS. I will be in the auditor's .office eacly saturday during January for the pur K)se of preparing pension applications. Ll persons interested are notified to .ttond. W. G. Peterson, ~ Tunsion CommissnneW