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[ SiiNAlUK 'HUMAN HtI NEWS HIS CRITICISMS | TOO HAM RAILROAD LAWYERS F IN LEGISLATURE, HE SAYS. r ^ Lawmakers of South Carolina Allow ^ Kailroads to Treat people Out" rageously and Indecently. I Senator Tillman has addressed the f following open letter to the people of ft " South Carolina: Fellow Citizens: I have a grievance r and I want to tell you all about it and ask you to exert your influence to help ^ correct it. It concerns every citizen. The night I left Washington I bought WJL two mileage books over tne^ soumeru Railway for my wife and self. I paid $20 apiece for them?two cents a mile t ? They are interchangeable and can be exchanged for tickets over fifty-five railroads operating in the South. I exchanged this mileage for tickets to Calhoun, South Carolina, but I could ?x vfr\y tiVl-pft; from An HO I, tJAUIIclllgC xvx v-i ? derson to Greenwood or from Greenwood to Columbia. I note on the inside of the back cover this condition: "Coupons from this book will not be accepted on trains, or on and after May 1, 1912, in exchange for tickets I for a journey wholly within the State f South Carolina.'' The Southern Railway has my $40 for these two books, and yet I connot use them in the State of South Carolina. I call this infamous and downright robbery. "Way? Because north of the Potomac and Ohio rivers and westward to uie Great Plains each system of roads like the Southern sells mileage at 2 cents per mile. No signature of the purchaser is required. One may use such mileage to carry his whole family as well as his neighbors and friends. All the railroads want or require is a coupon for every mile travelled by every passenger. Why this discrimination? Are the Northern people any more civilized or better Christians or citizens than the Southern people? I do not think anybody; claims it, but all the same the people of South Carolina are treated as though they are criminals and con-1 vlcts. Why? Because they have not; sense enough, it seems to el-ect men to the legislature who will compel the W railroads to treat them fairly and justly like the citizens of other States Fare treated. Investigation "will show that a large number of the members of the legislature are lawyers in the employ of the railroads. Many of them are traveling on free' passes in South Carolina because the railroads rate bill, which I engineered through the United States senate, expressly provides in terms that no free passes shall be granted by the railroads, except to their employees, "attorneys." etc. It is through this loorhole th?f the legislators who are venal can be debauched. In every court house town in j the State some lawyer represents the i railroads, som-etimes more than one,; and these lawyers are often elect-d to the legislature. If a lawyer is ? elected to the legislature who is not already a railroad attorney, he soonj becomes one if the railroads want j his vote. * r, 4-1-u- linfterstood that I JL Weill L lk U'O.iuvn.' - T am a friend of the ra:lroads and recogaize th^ir great function in ad-J yawing the welfare of any co:!:inKnltv. Ti>it ^cuth Carolira ha ?wui r-ry I libera- ii dealing with :Vse p*)p!e i xn i? . ? Virt-rt'Ti vorv little an ana rn^v ua?c jsii preciation . A great hurrah was made when the j legislature met and great indignation I was expressed in speeches in the house of representatives because I had criticised members of the general j assembly about their subserviency to the railroads. The house passed the j Remb- rt re^olrtion demanding an ex-i planatlon and T waited patiently for' - fhnt the senate to rwss 11 hi so iii ui \a\zl v, . I might tell the people why T -made i the charge. P,,f no opportunity came as the sena'^ ^ie-eon-holed it. I would j have been gla^ to have shown the records frcn thr house and senate journals os to cer' Mn moa in So-itii Carolina public life among them Governor I Blease. who c^"+ the deciding; vote on one occasion which <"!c*eated the mile- j age bill. ! Now, fellow citizens, this is not only wrong hut it is indecent. Such corruption and cowardice ought not to be tolerate by t1^ people. A shaking up is need-d and some men retired to private life to cogitate and ponder over the fate of those who betray the trust the people hoyr reposed in them. This is a dnv and t> e ?n -".-hi>h tin* massoe are m?re aroi- ?d thai +v,pv have ^ver "keen my llf'timo. wMV people are -wi'*r awake fl^wV' p in South Carolina they so m to bo asleep or indifferent to their rights. I do not advocate or believe it is right to require the railroads to jptpro)?aTi?p#Mp "rnllfv^fA >>T?t ro<->v e--o tem like tit Southc-un, the Seaboard, i the Atlantic Coast Line, should bo compelled by law or by public opinion or by whatver instrumentality is necessary to treat their Southern pat! ron? the same a^ th y treat their j Northern patrons. If I nad tne same strength I onc-o had I would make it my special business to campaign this State, county by county if necessary, | to see that fewer railroad attorneys are elected to the legislature and honest and sensible men sent in their j stead. t l-nrvn- smith Carolina le^isla A V4A\, 0 ture has no power or control over interstate commerce, but the South Carolina legislature has the power over j taxation and other regulations, and I it can make these railroads come to law and behave decently and fairly ; towards the people by putting on the i screws wherever it is possible to do j so. Thank God all the lawyers in I the State are not in the employ of the railroads or venal enough to be subsidized by them. I will do all I can in Washington with the interstate commerce commission, but the press of the State and the public men in it ought to have the ; railroads understand that the people j of soutn caroima are not iv oe uisuii'minated against in this way, and will j not tolerate being robbed as they have -'been. If we demand justice and our rights we will get them; if we do not, I we do not deserve them. What are the i people of South Carolina going to do i about it? B. R. Tillman. Trenton, S. C., April 3, 1913. | A LETTER FROM GOV. BLEASE. i Makes Statement Regarding His AcI tion in Asking Dr. Mitchell's Resignation. Columbia. April 3.?In a letter to the- correspondent of The News and i Courier here concerning the report of the meeting of the board of trustees of the University yesterday, Governor Blease says: State of South Carolina, Executive Chamber. Columbia, April 3, 1913. ' Mr. "W. F. Caldwell, Columbia Correspondent of The News and Courier, Columbia S. C.?Dear Sir: In regard to your report in The News and Cou rier of this morning in connection with the meeting of the board of trustees of the South Carolina College in my office yesterday, in which you say, in regard to the resolution which I offered asking for Dr. Mitchell's resignation as president of the institution. "The governor said that the object of his grievance against Dr. Mitchell was his understanding that Dr. MitchV.o/3 r-onnoeforl t Vl Q fpfMlltv tn nacic 3. I iiau X ~ ^ ^ i resolution to the effect that the Governor be not requested to sign the. diplomas of the college which are presented to the students on graduation, it being customary to sign the diplomas at the June meeting of the board." This statement is erroneous. I have no grievance whatever against Dr. Mitchell. My resolution was introduced, based upon the preamble, t rnoda full in nrde'r that all W UiVll X uiwu^ 4. v*.- -? parties might understand my position, and that is my position, and that is why I am against Dr. Mitchell. As to the other matter: Just as the board was about to adjourn Dr. Bates, one of the members, pushed his chair back and got up and wanted to know why it was that I would not attend the board meetings, I stated to him that if he wanted me to be plain, that I had been informed that Dr. Mitchell for some reason, I knew not what, had been very discourteous in that he had asked the faculty not to present to me the young men's diplomas for my signature, and that the faculty had agreed to this, or had passed a resolution to that effect, and that after that t did not nronose to attend any meet ings of the board in the college library, where I would be thrown in con tact with Mitchell. This had aboolutenothing in the world to do with my resolution, and was not mentioned in connection with my resolution, but nr. niofto" lirrm prV| t nn nft-^r the I VN Ct lilCl Ui VU-,..V ?- _ resolution had been disposed of, and was brought out simply in reply to a question as to the reason why I had : not heretofore regularly attended the board meetings, and your report is certainly erroneous in saying that this is the cause of a grievance by me against Dr. Mitchell actuating me in ** - ? ? ~ ~ ~ "T--^ _ ? *-* rvoti/^r? I OKering tut; resuiunvu m j I am fighting Mitchell because he is in favor of taking the white people's | money to educate the negro teachers, . and I propose to keep fighting him until he come6 out of that college, re1 gardless of circumstances. Some people may lan^h -?t me?I have been V'ghed at but T have won hi<r . ,-ion that will be. and that hoard of trustees will see it. And the members of the board stultified themselves, beyond the shadow of /innht Avhrin tftev vntod against th^ bor?nr>o*>- rtr> "hrtrtAct TTidti nr>r> deny that Mitchell signed the state\ ment- h confes>es it himself and ! when they voted no it signifies that he did not. Ev rv sensible man knows i that when Mitchell signed that paper j | he acted beyond his authoiitv as I president of the college, and yet this j !hoard voted that he did not. The ; i board puts itself on r cord as 6aying that the college is a common beggar and not supported by the taxpayers of the State, when it voted no on the resolution, and some of the members who are in politics will hear irom the people in no uncertain terms when they stand up for re-election with this resolution vote behind them. They may laugh at it now, but where the sun gots "good and hot" in August 11914, they will laugh on the other side of their faces. Mark the pre- j diction. I would be glad if you would make this correction and publish this statement in this morning's paper, for the report places me in a false position. I care nothing about not having signed j I the diplomas, as I stated to the board ; and I care nothing about signing them I this year. This discourtesy was i shown by Mitchell to the governor of j South Carolina. He will not show; me any discourtesy personally, as I j stated to the board yesterday. If hej should I most assuredly will slap his , fac-?, whether it be in a board meeting j or elsewhere. t stntp tr> rbft board that I did I not intend to meet with them any more after they failed to pass this resolution. That they appointed ja committee to investigate, which, of course will be another whitewash. They will find some excuse for Mitchell and his faculty to get out of what he has done, and it will be said, "Oh, the governor is misinformed." The whitewash brush is freely used, and of course, I expect it to be used in this instance by a set of men who voted against the preamble which they know is absolutely true, and when they put themselves on record as voting no they falsified the record, as all good people know, and as Mitchell knows when he confesses that he signed the paper. Very respectfully, Cole L. BLease. BONDS AND BEER MISSING. Queer Mix-up in Greenville Liquor Caee.?Investigation to be Xade. Greenville, April 3.?Besides the 83 barels of beer that are missing from a warehouse on Pinckney street, where 96 barrels were being held by police authorities, the two bonds which were signed in the complicated frnm oofA Ccist? uav c uiaaj^f :ai cu num HJ.^ ouv in the sheriff's office. This discovery was made yesterday when L. 0. Patterson, city attorney, made a ssarch for the papers in the sheriff's office., at the request of the city police department. When the 96 barrels of beer were TXT T flnnHlott nrmpprpfl with I | T T . U . uuvuivvv vv. claim and delivery pap-ers for his property. J. P. Poole, at that time sheriff, gave bond of $1,600 for the holding of the stuff. Goodlett at the same time put up a similar bond, each bond being twice the value of the confiscated goods. These two bonds j are those that were missing yester day morning when the safe at the sheriff's office was -examined. Mr. Poole, stated yesterday that he had left these records in the safe when he went out of office-, while Sheriff Rector denies that he knew j anything whatever of the bonds being I left. When Mr. Patterson made the j search yesterday he was accompanied ! by -ex-Sheriff Poole, who pointed out J the case in which he had left the pa; pers, but they were not found, j Investigations will be continued I but what steps will be taken in the | matter are not known. Ex-Sh-criff Poole states that the f bond which he signed was official and ! not personal and that when he went ;out of office he considered that lie ' nothing, more to do with the mat-j O - ! ter. Sheriff Rector deni-es that he accepted the beer, as he had been ad vis^d by an attorney not to do so. j He also states that he considered the t I | stuff near-beer. Speaking- of Hippophagists. "I see" said the daughter of the j iiousenoici, "mat mere aie muic phagists in France, than in any ether country." And what's a hippophagist?" inquired the head of the house says the Cleveland Plain Dealer. "A hippophagist, papa," replied the . charming girl, "ig a man who eats j horses, or horse meat" The head of thc house frowned darkly. "If the cost of liring goeg any higher," he growled, "or if I hare any more 'tire trouble, I wouldn't be at all surprised if I become an autophapst!" he erumr^d up his last garf??rr? V01 on/1 fl'inpf 5r* t)lo Trricf? Vin?. ' iket I t> 'V *' * <i> <S> <i' <s> <$> <S> 3> ^ <S> <?> ^ <? N$> <s> *> LODGE DIRECTOKY. $ <?> <3s> ? <?><$> Newbery Camp, No. 542, W. 0. W., meets every second and fourth Wed-; nesday night in Klettuer's 7Iall, at ?: o'clock. ^mity Lodge, >'o. 87, A. F. M. Amity Lodge, No. 87, A. F. M., meet* ftverv first Monday night at 7.au o'clock | in Masonic Hall. Visiting brethren i cordially invited. T. P. Johnson, a, W. Hfcrhardt, W. M. Secretary. Wodmen of the World. Maple Camp, No. 437, W. O. W., meets ever;* ilrst and third Wednes day evening at 7.45 o'clock. Visiting brethren are eorially welcome. D. D. Darby, J. A. Derrick, Clerk. C. C. 'iv;ko \'a 91 I. ft. DClgCU lilUV, nv. ju v. Bergell Tribe, No. 24, Improved Order Red Men, meets every Thursday night at 8 o'clock in Klettner's Hall. J. 0. Havird, 0. Kletti jt, Sachem. ?hief of Records. Omaha Tribe. I. 0. B. JL Omaha Tribe, No. 75, I. 0. R. M., Prosperilty, S. C., meets every first and third Friday night at 8o'clock In Masonic hall. Visiting brethren are welcome. G. H. Dominick, Prof. J. S. Wheeler, Sachem. Chief of Records. 6-11-12-lyr. Caoteechee Conncil, hu. 4, D. of P. 1 0. R. M. Cateechee Council, No. 4, D. of P., meets every other Tuesday night at 8 nVlnnV n m . in Klettner's Hall. Signet Chapter, Nc. 18, B, A. KL Signet Chapter, No. 18, R. A. M., meets every second Monday night at 8 o'clock in Masonic Hall. Van Smith, T. P. Johnson, E. H. P. Lacota Tribe, L 0. B. M. Lacota trit<s, No. 79, I. 0. R. M., Jalapa, S. C., meeting every other Wednesday night at 8 o'clock in Summer hall. Visiting brethren are welcome. T. C. Dobbins, J. Wm. Folk, Sachem. Chief of Records. dewberry Commandery, 5o. 6, K. T. Newberry Commandery, No. 6, K. T., meets every third Monday night at S o'clock in Masonic Kali. Fred. H. Dominick, T. P. Johnson, E. C. Recorder. SOUTHERN RAILWAY. Schedules Effective December 1911 j Arrivals and Departures Newberry, S. C. (N. B.?These schedule figures aw shown as information only and are not guaranteed.) 8:51 a. m.?No. 15, daily from Columbia to Greenville. Pullman sleeping car between Charleston """ VT- " ? ^nllrr #?/-?-r? i ILIOU Si- III. IX O. io, uanj, uvm ^ ~ ? ville to Columbia. Arrivee Columbia 1:35 p. m., Augusta 8:35 p. m Charleston 8:15 p. iil 2:45 p. m.?No. 17, daily, from Columbia to Greenville. 9:05 p. m.?No. 16, daily, from Greenville to Columbia. Pullmac Bleep ing car Greenville to Charleston ' ~ A r I Arrives Charleston o;io a. m. \ rive Savannah 4:15 a. m. Jack j sonville 8:30 a. m. Four further information call ol i ticket agents, or E. H. Coapman, V. P | &. f1, TA., Washington, D. C.; J. L I Meek, A. G. P. A., Atlanta, Ga., or F L. Jenkins, T. P. A., Augusta, Ga STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF NEWBERRY. By C. C. Scliumpert, Esquire, Probate Judge. WHEREAS, Z. H. Suber bath made * * A 1 ^ - ? T r\ f K A suit to me, to gram mm juetLcitj ministration of the estate of and effects of Warren D. Suber, THESE ARE THEREFORE to cite' and admonish all and singular the kin- ! dred and creditors of the said Warren D. Suber, deceased, that they be and appear before me, in the Court of Probate, to be held at Newberry, S. C., on March 19, next after publication there- j ol, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, to show cause, if any they h-'V^ why the said administration should not be granted. GIVEN under my Hand, tMs Sth day r\* Mirn'h Annn TJr!T,?!r!i. 1 H1 M Ui xiiai ' J. r. n. c. ! 20 Cents We sold long staple cott per pound. A Boston fi has good staple; indeed k for at the moment." We have that variety Satisfactory results guarai Only $1.00 Purcell <! Drive Sick Headaches Away. ? -' 1 5 1 ? ?U sick neaaacnes, sour gassy siumiiwu, indigestion, billiousness, disappear quickly after you take Dr. King's New Life Pills. They purify the blood and put new life and vigor in the system. Try them and you will be satisfied. Every pill helps; every box guarante-ed. Price 25c. Recommended by all druggists. I | NOTICE. To the Creditors of "William P. Allen: Notice is hereby given that William P. Allen, of Chappells, Newberry county, South Carolina, on the 22nd day nf March. 1913. executed a deed of as signment to the undersigned, of all the real and personal estate of the said William P. Allen, for the benefit of his creditors. The following provision is contained in the said deed, to wit: "SECOND: To pay, after such property and sums shall be adjudged to be exempt from levy and sale, pro ra-j ta to all such creditors as shall ac-, cept the terms of this assignment1 and execute a release for their claims WUIlin Uliriy UclJ'B ctAtTrx uvuv\> uva v j Of." A meeting of the creditors of the said William P. Allen, for the purpose of electing an agent for the creditors, and for the transaction of such other business as may properly I come before the creditors, will be, held at the office of the undersigned; at No. 1217 Boyce street, Newberry, S.j C., on Wednesday, the 2nd day of April, 1913, at eleven o'clock, a. m. 1 Eugene S. Blease, Assignee. '. Newberry, S. C., March 24th, 1913. 1 3-28-2t. | I STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF NEWBERRY. By C. C. Schumpert, Esquire, Probate Judge-. WHEREAS, J. A. Dominick hath: made suit to me, to grant him letters | of administration of the estate of and ' effects of Mrs. '.tosa E. Dominick, THESE ARE THEREFORE to cite and aamomsn an emu simguiai i kindred and creditors of the said Mrs.! Rosa E. Domini k, deceased, that they i be and appear before me, in the Court I of Probate, to be held at Newberry, | S. C., on April 5, 1913, next after pub- ( lication thereof, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, to show cause, if any they . have, why the said administration J should not be granted. < aTVEN under my hand, this 26th day of March, Anno Domini, 1913. ^ 0. C. Schumpert, ^ J. P. N. C. ] For Burns, Braises and Sores. < The quickest and surest cure for burns, bruises, boils, sores, inflammation and all skin diseases is Bucklen's ^ ~ " *- * J T. I Arnica saive. in iour uajs u, turcu j H. Hafiin, of Iredell, Tex., of a sore < on his ankle which pained him so he " could hardly walk. Should be in every house. Only 25c. Recommended by i all druggists. i i J >OTICE OF ELECTION. A written petition navmg ue-eu ?ue!scnted to the undersigned trustees of ! Chappells School District, No. 39. of Newberry County, South Carolina, i signed by at least one-third of the J resident electors and a like propor-; +V10 Tociripnt freeholders of the I II \JL t.UV/ A V/K/iuvu _ i ag? of twenty-one years, of said dis- j Itriet, asking that an e'ection be held i' ! to determine -whether or not Chappells j" | School District, No. 39, will issue and : sell coupon bonds aggregating sixty hundred dollars, payable within 20 years, at the rate of interest not ex ! ceeding six per cent. p**r yajable annually, for the purpose ot eroding buildings and for equipment for maintaining public school in said district An election for said purpose is herenrdprpr! to be held at Cha^pells, in j M:irtin Bros.' store, on Frirfpy, April! 11, 1913, at which ele^ion oriy qnali-! fied voters residing *n said district shall be allowed to rote. The ballot ? cait must have written or printed on j it the words, "For Bonds," or "Against Bonds." The following are hereby apf pointed managers of said election: i~ tTin P flpnrrv. W. T? S~n1fh Jr., "FT ' M. Martin. The polls will open at 7 j Cotton. on recently for over 20c rm says: "Your cotton >nger than much called of pure seed for sale, iteed. per bushel. ? ?Scott. | I I ll I II III Nil ? horse uce.hoo uceh?i mmip uff fr tuksJWm l POULTRY UCE, BOJQ Licgr^^H| ^|^hH ihk ( i Jl sa ex ??iyttnTyn m I'lLUtK & WfcttoJ aa. Spring is now here, so the Drdering of the MONUMENT that you intend to have erected in the- memory rf that dear departed relative or friend should be done now, if it is your desire to have the work finished this season. We are able 10 quote yoir the closest prices on the highest grade GRANITE or MARBLE MONUMENTS whose "i ?- j u?^ assigning anu wurjunaiiBiufj leave nothing to be desired. Permit us to talk the matter over with you. P. F. BAXTER & SON Newberry, S. C. "MY FAULT." Don't let it be said it was your fault that Death entered the household. GOWANS PREPARATION cures colds, croupand pneumonia. This fact has been established. Then it is manifestly your duty t? have a bottle iu the home. External. All druggists. TO DAY 1. Hi., uiid close at 4 p. in. J. L. Watkins, A. P. Coleman, W. R. Keith, Prustpes Chajw^lls Srhool District, \> " V(. ?. rrv OonntV. S. C. Id a i *[j .1. o