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EXECUTIVE MESSAGE RELATES fO ASYLUM (CONTINUED FROy PAGE 1). Dr. Babcock and his lady assistant, Dr. Saunders, as tr.ese men must have some excuse, you know, and are not *>+ rtll r.Ai?nrMilAno ,f <x{. an 9^1 upuiuuo. I herewith quote in full resolutions adopted by the board of regents on the 15th day of January?this very :month?1914: "Whereas, Mr. 0. L. Saunders has presented a petition asking for a reopening of the investigation of charges against Dr. Saunders for interfering with other members of the medical k .^taff of this institution; and. K "Whereas, This matter has been t Throughly investigated at a previous A meeting as resolution this day adopted ?hnwR r"Whereas, There were ^no charges from any source before this board, or under investigation by this board, as io the moral character of the said Dr. Saunders, or as to her ability to perform the duties of the office which she -is holding; "Be it, Resolved, That this board is of tie opinion that it is for the best k interest of said institution, and for the best interest of this lady, that this entire matter be closed, and that the same be dismissed. r "Resolved, futher, That this board puts itself upon record as stating that no charge whatever from any source has been made to them, by them, or through them, as to the moral | character or personal standing of Dr. L Saunders. "Resolved, futher, That the petition of Mr. Saunders is respectfllly deHA lined, and that, so far as this board ' is concerned, the entire matter stands ^at an end." n As to the statement that these r gentlemen are not ai an sciupuiuua, I presume that Drs. Babcock and Wilson, and Messrs. Payne, Aull and Johnson, 2nd the board of regents? Dr. Julius H. Taylor, Hon. James A. Summersett, Hon. John D. Biven, Dr. W. L. Settlemeyer, and Dr. T. R. Oarothers?are willing for their personal and public careers to have the ( light thrown upon them. The letter says: "I am writting :his letter to you to beg that you will bend all your energies and lend all your influence to heip Dr. Babcock in uns crisis. What "this crisis" is, of which he speaks. I know not. Now, gentlemen, here is this letter containing these serious charges that \ these men are attempting to manipu' late the saie of this property, and as to t their being unscrupulous, written iind sealed under the seal of an envelope of the unitcvl States senate, by a United States senator, marked in writing, "Personal," and when the "* * * S~ ^ "3 Vv A letter is opened n is iuuuu iu uc marked "Personal" again. I ycall the letter to your attention, and I state the facts to you here, merely for the kfc purpose of showing to you that I have m* done my part to keep this property from being sold, and that the gentle| s men whom this m^n has seen fit to I term as my "underlings and satellites" are not doing what they are charged in this letter with doing. I realize that there is no action which you can take in the matter, so far as the wrriter of the letter is concerned, and that the only thing which this message to you can posibly accomplish is publicly to expose this "personal" at! tack upon these gentlemen's characters?an attack which might have been used against them without their ever even knowing of it, had not this muchly marked "personal" come into my possession?in order that they may <hav*> the rieht to come before you and demand a full and free investigation, in order that they may show to the world that this "personal" attack is V uncalled-for and unwarranted. 1^^.,. If further proof be needed to show the errontcousness of this United States senator's letter, I cite you to the fact that I attended a meeting of funs? AAmnn'ccinn loot VAQT LilC wMiirvingy i uiiu Luuiiuiooiuii itwt ^ vw,* ^ at the request of Drs. Babcock and Robert Wilson and Cel. Elbert H. Aull, and that I asked Attorney General Peeples to go with me, which he did. At that meeting these gentlemen asked ?for a loan of $22,500 to carry on certain work at State Park, saying that rhe work would have to stop unless the money could be secured. It was my friend. Attorney General Peeples, who rendered the opinion that the sinking fund commission could make the loan, and it was I who made the * motion that the sinking fund commisB sion lend the money, and the minutes of the commission will show the fol ? lowing resolution, onerea oy me ax iae K meeting on August 15, which was yff adopted: "Resolved, That $22,500 be loaned to the State Hospital Commission from the cumulative sinking fund for the payment and redemption of S. C. Brown 4% per cent, bonds, and that the said loan be made by issuing cumulative sinking fund warrant to Dr. J. W. Babcock. chairman, and Mr. E. H. Aull, secretary of the State Hos ; pital commission, to be used for the purposes set forth in the foregoing es1 timate signed by the said E. H. Aull, | secretary of the State hospital com| mission, and for no other. This certainly proves that 1 was in favor of going on with the work at State Park, and that my friends were in favor of going on with the work at State Park. You gentlemen : failed to make an appropriation to : carry on the work, and certainly none ! will accuse the majority of the senate ! or the majority of the house of being : "underlings" or "satellites" of GoverI nor Blease. On the contrary, it is the f great boast of the newspapers and others that the majorities in both Chouses are bitterly opposed to Governor Blease. i And, further, if you will look today j on the calendar of the house, you will j see a bill there, among the first bills . on the calendar?probably the very first?urging the sale of the asylum ' property, this bill being fathered by Messrs. Kibler, Belser and Robinson. J Surely none will accuse them, or eith I ei Ui laciu, ui ucmc, uuubi liu^u I. ! "satellites" of Blease, for they boast ! of the fact that they were elected as ! anti-Bleaseites and that they are poj litical enemies of the governor, and : even when they meet him personally i their animosity is so great they hardly j speak. So, once again, you find that it is not my friends who are attempting to sell this property. In fact, gentlemen, it does seem to j me that some people, before they | make such charges, certainly ought to I have common sense enough to look j up the record. Verbal conversations may be misconstrued, but written messages from the governor to the ! legislature, and written resolutions j kept by the governor's enemies certainly ought to record the truth, j In this connection I desire to quote [you in full message No. 51 of 1913, f which went to the senate as a veto ; message, and came from the senate j to the houses where the veto was sus'tained: Message No. 51. Gentlemen of the Senate: I return to you herewith, without my signature. Act No. 198 (senate No. 409, house Xo. 626), "to provide for the transfer of the State Hospital for the Insane to the State Park property, and for the disposition of presj ent plant and lands of said hospital." 1 In the first place, gentlemen, I am | absolutely and unqualifiedly opposed i *!?/> cola a# ii!a nrnncrfr CJf fhiu j HP Hlf 3CUC V* I-juxo vpv4 ^j i time. There is a crowd of people w<ho have for years been fighting and scrambling to get their hands on this property, and 'I do not propose to let j them get it through my hands, or with my consent, for I do not propose (to be a party to any such transaction. Your attention has been called to this matter on Che floor of the senate and on the floor of the house, but it seems that somebody has sufficent power to get welll under way the movement *"U ^ tor tne sacrmce 01 uiis proper ui wc State's at this time. Another reason, gentlemen, for my declining to sign the measure is the fe?t that this property Is wort a $1,500,000 or $2^00,000. Why should you place its value at $1,000,000 when you know it is worth more? In addition, gentlemen, the people of South Carolina in the last election 'refused to vote bonds for this State Park investment, and to go ahead with it at this time would ; be to nullify the action of the 'people. You have no right to ^thwart that election and to attempt to force the matter upon the people of this State. It has been argued that the people did not | thoroughly understand the proposition I because it was not sufficiently explain| ed to them. Then pass another ' jusi arrr | Tennesse FOR OR CI ! amendment as to bonds and submit it to the people attain next year, and ! get a set of men to run for office who : are not afraid of what they have Pdone, and will not simply go around abnsiiu* one man, but who will take ' up the issues and discuss them like i (CONTINUED ON PAGE 6). STATEMENT ! Of the Condition of The Commercial Bank, Located at Xewberry, S. (!., At the Close of Business January 18 1914. Resources. Loans and discounts $394,994.37 j Overdrafts 6,349.33 Other real estate owned.. 9,7."50.00 Due from banks and bankers 1S6.27S.42 r Currency 26,673.00 Gold 1,940.00 Silver and other minor coin 1,769.10 Checks and cash items .. 5,42o.75 i Total $633,179.97 Liabilities* I Capital stock paid in $ HO,000.00 i Surplus fund 40,000.00 ' Undivided profits, less cur\ rent expenses and taxes ! paid 27 S36.67 ! Dividends unpaid 2,248.00 ' Due to banks bankers . . . 11,033.28 I Individual deposits subject. to check . ..235,-152.09 Savings deposits 266.171.21 1 Cashier's checks 438.72? 513,095.30 I Total $633,179.97 STATE OF/SOUTH CAROLINA. COUNTY OF NEWBERRY, ss. Before me came J. Y. McFall, Cashier of the above named bank, who bei ing duly sworn, says that the above and foregoing statement is a true conj dition of said bank, as shown by the i books of said bank. J. Y. McFall, Sworn to and subscribed before me this 17th day of January, 1914. R. L. Warrant, N. P. for S. C. 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Prevents and cures. 25c. 50c, and $1.00. Satisfaction Guaranteed or Motcy Back. Refuse substitutes; insist on Pratts. j | 144 Get Prat fa 160 page Poultry B?ok. f I For sale byGilder & Weeks, Newberry, S. C. i Johnson & McCrackin, Newberry, S. C j W. G. Mayes, Newberry, S. C. j Summer Bros, Newberry, S. C. Geo. C. Hipp, Newberry, S. C. J. T. Mayes & Co., Newberry, S. C. J. D. Quattlebaum, Prosperity, S. C, 3305. NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT. Notice is hereby given that the undersigned will make final settlement of the estate of William H. Eddy, de! ceased, in the Probate Court for Newberry County, State of South Carolina, on Friday, the 13th day of -February, 1914, at 11 o'clock a. m., and immediately thereafter will apply for final discharge as executor. All persons are notified to make settlement of all indebtedness to said estate, and to file any claims aerainst the said estate, with the un dersigned or his attorneys, Blease & Please, at Newberry, South Carolina G. W. 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Phila. or St Louis, I AUDITOR'S NOTICE. * i Assessment of Real and Personal Property for Fiscal Year 1914. I, or an authorized agent will be at the following places named below for the purpose of taking returns of both real estate and personal property for Fiscal year, 1914: Newberry January, 1st to 13th, inclu_ j sive and on every Saturday. Kinards?Wednesday, January 14th. i Whitmire?Thursday and Friday, January loth an3 16th. i Pomaria?Monday, January 19th. | Walton?Tuesday, January 20th. Glymphville?Wednesday, January j ' 21st. Maybinton?Thursday, January 22. I Jolly Street, Friday, January 23rd. ' ( Little Muntain?Monday, January ' 26th. Prosperity?Tuesday aad Wednes-1 day, January zith ana zbia. O'Xeall?Thursday, January 29th. St. Lukes?Friday, January 36th. ; Longshores?Monday, February 2nd. j Silver Street?Tuesday, February : 3rd. Chappells?Wednesday, February 4th. c* r* t4 ^ ^ "-t- - -?- * L rso Ronlz go uoiin $50,000 lie Money" t *. ti ^ I i our bank. Drry about bank are >f some of ?a. I1V11 111 M1V \ ey where ( , / iave a good iint with our / y : f I \ February 5th. Oakland Cotton miri?fl'riday, February 6th. Mollohon Cotton mill?Monday, February 9th. And in the Auditor's Office Ih the Court House Friday, February 20th, after which date a penalty of-50 per cent will be added against all persona, firms or corporations failing to make their returns as required by law. I would dislike very much to have to add this penalty but I am required by law to do so. The law requires a tax on all notes, mortgages and mon eys, also an income tax on gross incomes in excess of $2,500. There shall be a capitation tax of ! fifty cents on all dogs, the proceeds j to l"* expended for school purposes. 5 Dogs L<*t returned for taxation shall ! not be heid as property in any of the | courts of this State. 1 | All male persons from 21 t? 60 j.years, except Cenfejorate soldiers, or | those persons incapable of earning a ; support by being maimed or from any | other cause, are liable to pay a poll [tax of one dollar. Real Estate is to be assessed this | year. Each tract or lot of land must ! be assessed separately. Also state [to assessor whether you have bought [ or sold any real estate since last rej turn. The law requires that all property, both real and personal, be as! sessed "at its true value in i money," which is construed to mean, "The sum of money for which said property, un| der ordinary circumstances, would sell for cash." f Please don't ask ttiat your property i be taken from the tax duplicate the Isame as last year. The law requires | that all property must be listed ?* | regular tax return blanks and proparj ly signed and sworn to by person mak(ing return. Please be sure to hare year returns in, on or before the 30th of February, 1914. Eugene S. Werts, County Auditor.