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FELDER REQUESTED TO TESTIFY. Dispensary Board Writes to Atlanta Attorney-Winding-Up Connis sion Desires Reply. Columbia, April 22.-The new dis pensary commission today addressed a letter to the Atlanta firm of attor neys, calling upon Col. Thos. B. Fel der, who has become conspicuous re gently in connection with Governor Blease's making public of the "T. B." letters and his own cards to the press, to appear before the commission and testify. The commission asks for an early reply, as to 'whether or not Mr. Felder will appear. The commission ean not compel Mr. Felder's appear nce here and so states in the letter. The letter is in part a reply to the elaim of subsequent contract alleged in the recent letter from Col. Felder to the commission. The commission states that the contract is terminated and there was no other contract than of May 9, 1907. Interiesting, also, in view of the forecast made in the News and Cour ler, is the statement in the letter that the commission will as soon as pos sible bring to a close the affairs of the old State dispensary. Glass Company Case Undecided. The Carolina Glass company case is still under advisement. The decision is now with the commission, which will meet again in a few days at the eall of the chairman. It was stated by members of the commission today that no counsel has yet been employed. It is known local ly that William D. Melton, one of the ,most prominent attorneys at the Co lumbia bur, had been offered the posi tion, but declined. Following is the commission's letter to the Atlanta attorneys: "Columbia, S. C., April 22, 1911 Messrs. Anderson, Felder, Rountree & Wilson, 'Attorneys at Law, Atlanta, Ga Gentlemen: . The State dispensary commission has received your letter of the 12th instant, and that of the 15th, modifying certain .statements contained in the former. "We have carefully examined the minutes of the \gommission for any record of the agreement or resolution to 'which you refer, as having been passed 'by the members of the late commission employing you as their attorneys, subsequent to the agree ment of May 9, 1907. We do not find any such minute or record. Dr. Murray Before Commission. "We have summoned before us Dr. Murray, the former chairman of the commission, and examined him as to this matter, and he testified that there was not, and is not, such an agree ment made with the commission or its members as stated by you, so far as he knows or can recollect; and had there been such an agreement, he would have known it, and that the agreement af May 9, 1907, is the only one ever made with you. "The formally prepared statement of Dr. Murray and his associates, then *constituting the commission, of date, February 7, 1911, made in reply to the letter of Govenor Blease, dated Feb ruary 20, 1911, has no reference to any subtsequent agreement hvith you to that of May 9, 1907, but on the con trary, they sent to him as the only agreement made under which you act ed or were acting, the contract of that date. "This contract or agreement speaks for itself and plainly expresses the terms of your employment and the conditions of the same, and it is en tirely unnecessary to discuss them. The several acts of the gen:e'ral as sembly, also, are plain as to the pow er and duties of the commission, and when such powers and duties wert confdrred. It is, therefore, also un necessary tc discuss them in con1nec tion with thae statements and refer ences made in your letters to them "We must conclude from our exam ination of the minutes and the agree ment of May 9, 1907, and the testi mony of Dr. Murray, that you art wholly in error in your contentior that there is. or was, any other con tract made for professional serviced than that of May 9, 1907, which 'wt nave terminated accorc:ng to its pro visiors. Would Avoid Delay. "The present commission intends tni bring to a close and wind up the af fairs of the old State dispensary as soon at it can, and especially desire! to have no delay in the matter if it car be prevented, and feel, therefore, I necessity of asking you if Mr. T. B Felder, of your firm, whom it ap pears. had special charge of tne c-on duet of the State's interest and claim under the agreement, will come to Co ,Viin and r.pMear af'or'e this com~ mssio-., and give informaton cover i::2 the- !m:der3 (cnnecied~ with thi Enforcement of the claims of the S-iat' and..s.en.etinr~CI therewith. "s he "s \\.w1+hinl the State, we have no power to r mpel his persona atenine, which is necessary for i satisfactry udiierstanding of the facts "There are possibly other matters contained in your letters which the commission may hereafter consider, but at present I am directed by it to make only this reply to you, and to ascertain positively your intention as to whether Mr. Felder will appear be fore it at such time as it may fix and accept as convenient. "A very early reply to this inquiry will oblige. Yours respectfully, "(Signed) Jas. Stackhouse, "Chairman, State Dispensary Com i mission." The dispensary commission left for home this afternoon. John V. Val lace, of Charleston, is a member. The chairman is James Stackhouse, Mar ion; Thomas Brantley, Orangeburg; Fred. H. Dominick, Newberry, and B. Frank Kelley, Bishopville, are the oth er members. The Glass company case and the letter to Col. Felder's law firm were! the only two matters made public, at, which the commission worked, during the two days'.session. CORN SHOW COMPROMISE. Atlanta Affair Won't Interfere With Columbia Exposition. Columbia, April 22.-A compromise was effected at Jacksonville, by which Atlanta will not hold an All-Southern corn show, thus endangering, as e. plained by Commissioner Watson, of this State, South Carolina's chances for the obtaining of the national corn show next year and the pros pects for a great South Atlantic States Corn Exposition next Decemn ber Atlanta wll hold an exposition, in which Georgia, Alabama and the States bordering on the west will take part' and all the Southern States will join hands in making tne exposition to be P in Clumbia a grand suc cess, so that efforts may be again. df rected toward securing the National! Corn show. Another meeting of the commissioners of agriculture will be .eA and further and more definite plans made looking f6 this end. At: Jacksonville the preliminary confer ence was held, and Commissioner Watson, in plain language, explained the South Carolina situation. "As soon as it was found out," said Col. Watson, "that the dates were fix ed for the corn show here and that Georgia had not done her part in the last exposition held here, the promo ters of the Atlanta show were willing I1 to cooperate along the lines suggested.; "The representatives at Jackson ville were told that we are sore on Georgia also, because an attempt was) now being made to 'hold an exposi-' tion that would endanger South Caro lina's chances to get the National Corn Show. The representatives fron Atlanta, with Commissioner Hudson,' of Georgia, gracefully agreed to hold the exposition at Atlanta for Georgia, Alabama and the bordering western States and let Columbia have the right of way in December for the. South Atlantic States. Corn ex:posi tion." At the conference in Jacksonville' were: Commissioner Hudson, of Geor gia; Commissioner Watson, of South Carolina; Dr. D. N. Barrow, of Clem son college; Mr. Stockbridge, of At lanta. Another conference will be held soon in Columbia, at which 'a further agreement will be reached, by which general cooperation will be extended. South Carolina will hel.p Georgia an d Georgia and the other States will~ unite to make the show in Columbia an 4.1-Southern affair. AGAINST PARDON OF JONES. Former Solicitor Sease Recommends in Union County Case. Columbia, April 22.--The solicitor! who prosecuted the case recommends tat Governor Blease do not pardon~ W. T. Jones, the wealthy Union coun ty alleged wife murderer, who is un der life sentence. The papers were today forwarded. ;to Judge Memminger for 'his recomn mendation. He tried the casE. Governor Blease announced definite <ly today that he will not act in the' pardon petition until the supreme court~ decides the final appeal Former Solicitor Sease wr.tes: "This defendant was not unduly or hastily convicted. The cifence occur red in July, 1908, and the irial was' held in January, 1904, at 'least six months intervening before t'he trial. and giving ample time for public pre judice, if there were any, to subside and become normal. T.dge Hyvdrick refused baIl on the sewn made by' Jones. Prom this refusail an appeal was taken to the supeme court and Judge Hydrick was isutaind in refusing bail; then the'z ca tok Ilace and resulted in a con \ction, W:ith a recommendationl to mercy. "Jud ze Meminnger, who tried the case, refusd a m~+io~-. fc~r 'b ~~'* Is the most superior American marble, and is the only marble in the world that contains those durable qualities found in the stone from the ancient quarries. A vault, building or mon umenterectedof GEORGIA MA'RBLE will stand through the end of time, alwaysbeautiful and free from decomposition. Theclose interlocking and perfect fitting of its crystalline formation prevents the slightest absorption and keeps it free from stain and disintegration. It Is simply superb in beauty, and matches up perfectly, making it the one best ma terial for monumental pur. poses. For Sale by P.F.Baxter&Son Newberry, S. C. Call or write, or better itill, let us call. Zpecial Representative REV. D. P. BOYD supreme court, on appeal from :everdict and sentence, sustained ejudgment below.4 "An application was made before . ~cial Judge .Gruber on after-discov ire evidence, which was overruled n carefully prepared opinion. .From erefusal of Judge -Gruber there is to pending an appeal to thesu rne court. Trhis is, in brief, a his :r of the case. u "The petitioner his had a fair trial nhas the benefit of able counsel, dthe jury, from the evidence, re :ed a verdict against hnm.t "here should be no pardon in this 3a-the :evidence was sufficient ton uain a conviction and, therefore, I >ecmeend that pardon 'be not grant "Thos. S. S ease, Solicitor." partanburg, April 20, 1911. (~SS COII'PANY ASKS REHEARCING f uosel Denoune's Felder in E..smarks Before Bleas.- Bio'rd of Disven sari TGauders-up. olumbia, Ap>ril 21.-Th Carolina lss company, of Columbia, today C sed the new dispensary c'omnmis 1io to return the $21,000 take1 over~ nro the county dispaans~.ies tha: had U uchased supplies from the local ipany. This amount was taklen vr by the old dispensary' commis- S io, of whi-ch Mr. W. J. Murry, of s hscity was chairman, following the t deision of the. State supreme court,' offset a.n alleged overjudgment. eglass company says it owes the L Stae of South Carolina nothing and i emoney was taken over from the conty dispensaries without legal I addition to seeking to recover L eimpounded county dispensary j fuds, the Caro'lina Glass company,: L though local couns.el, meved today ra rehearing on the whole case. A eold dispensary commission ren- A deed a judgment of $31,000, in round nbers, against the glass company. A h claim of the company for $23,- A 0for goods sold the State disper- A ay was thus wiped out and an over- A ugment of $28,000 remained. It was mue i i that the county dispensary fuds were seized. r. 's. T. R. Fider is denmened in remarks~ made in presenting the r rs filed today before the commis inby counsel for the glass company on-half of the overjudgmenlt was ~~oned in strong language byA T.he Stevenson letter to the< zIc~i.-ny is: als bhemght up A 170K Y0 (AK! Coy3)t 9 7H EN y WHENu y yourn it away. Make It wil1, i f you on put it in the ban1< for you-that's tl Newberry OF NEW Capital Stock JAMES MdINTOSH, Preside uual Reunion United Confederate eterans, Little Rock~, Ark., Nay 15. .1, 1911. or this occasion the Atlantic Coast e railroad has authorized special wrates, May 13, 14 and 15, limited il May 23. Ticket can be deposit- E at Little Rock, and upon payment 1 a fee "of 50 cents, at time of de it, limit of ticket can be extended and including June 14, 1911. or rates and information, apiply to Ir rest agent, or- T. C. White, Gener Passenger Agent, Wilmington, N. TEACHERS' EXAMINiATION. .IP. ] n examination for teachers' certi tes will be held in' the office of the 1f nty superintendent of eaucation on riay, May 5, 1911. The examination il begin promptly at 9 o'clock a.I pplicants to furnish all stationery. J. S. WHEELER, outy Superintendent of Education. .186t. , ubia, Newberry & Laurens B. H. chedule in effect October6,10 ject to change without ntc edules indicated are not A. C. L. 52. .Charleston.. ....6.0am 10p .Sumter.. .. ....9.4am 62p C., N. &L. .Colu:nbia.... ..11.5am 45p .Prosperity...12.42pm 33p .Newberry.. .. .12.56pm 32p .Clinton.... .. .. 1.0pm 3p .Laurens.. ..... 2.35pm 2lp C. & Wv. C. .Greenville. . .. 4.00pm 1.Om . .Spartanburg. .. .05pmn1.2p S. A. 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