Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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4 my BUNCO GAME ♦— WHOLESALE CIVIL StREICE FRAUD IS AUEGED IT WILL BE LOOKED INTO Senator Overman and Others Assert $ that Many Government Clerks In the Department Are Credited to States They Never Even Visited in Ail Their Lives. That a large number of Govern ment clerks are on the rolls of the Civil Service Commission accredited to states they never saw was emphat ically declared Saturday afternoon by 1 Mt. Overman and other 'Senators. All agreed that this condition must be terminated. The Democrats of the Senate, led by Mr. Overman, started in earnest after the Civil Service Commission and the classified service. A disposi tion was manifested to weed out many clerks, possibly thousands, now employed in the various executive de partments who are alleged to have se cured their positions by misrepresent ation. It is also proposed to prevent the future blanketing into the classl- fied set vic e of employees by any I’rea- ident, or the waiving of examinations by Kxecutive order. Karlier In the week Mr Overman offered a resolution calling on the Civ.l Scrviic- Commission for a mass of de-tailed information covering all Kxecutive orders since i’s creation and the prese-nt roster of cle rks by st.it> s 'll.-' resolut.oti came up for acti-iu Monda> afte-rnoon Mr Overman produced a b-tte-r from On Hlack, I’resident of the* comrnlsson. saying It would tie an ex pensive and enllesa task to supply rerta.n portions of the data de-sired (b-n Dlack dwelt on the matter of expe-nhe. saving a large force of addi tional clerks »<luld be required and the cost of printing the list of 297.- 472 names would aggre-gate approx imately |29.Out) This an'lclpatlon of action by the Kcna’r gre-atiy Irritated Mr Otrr- n.an. who Insisted that the ' blufT" of the commission be called at no matter what coat Speaking of the large number of persons on the cifll aer vice rolls accredited to state-a In which It Is alleged they ne-rer lived an 1 In s- tne- cases never saw. Mr Overman said 1 do no* charge fraud, but if half of what is eeaid coin e-rning the- admin is'ra’b.n c t • T- of 'be civ!! M-r v i e< tie true t. '. ' *■ a full in v e-s'.lgat n>n • .. * - v e- l a 1 rost tel. i ' U t le furt.'.ah the- list of rlerk* } ' .1 as the- to' 111 Cost • u.i re i.t-arly lorn-ct than MYSTERY IS CLEARED MAN POUTED MURDERED IN LAN- CANTER KNOWN. PAID HIM TO HELP — ■ ' STEAKS GIVEINBK’SNEGIQPBI- TEIGBT FEE 1 .. no: « ri-e ii •• I 'Ink w o ubd b I- Mr (tverman spoke espeidally as to mni.tions In relation to North Carol na W hat is true of North Carolina Is true of all other state#, sail Mr Smoot Applications were file d and affidavits made alleging res idence in s'tte-s never ao<*n by those securing the Government positions, he asserted He denounced this as dishonesty, said It should ce-a.-*e an 1 the beneficiaries be remove-d from of fice Several Senatc'rs expressed horror at the- sucge-stion that large- numbers of clerks had committed perjury to obtain their places. That there must be a thorough housecleaning was the general e xpression of opinion. Senator Cummins not only approv ed all that had been said but we*nt further He desired laws enacted so that no I’resi lent could grant cxe-mp- tions from examination or cover classes into the service. He thought that authority never should have he-en given, either directly or con structively. No person should be free from examination, he declared. He said the list of employees changed dally, and he believed it would be of little value within a brief period after Its receipt. In order that the Overman resolu tion might be perfected and made to accomplish the best results with the least expense, It was referred to the Committee on Civil Service and Re trenchment. It is the purpose of Democratic Senators to obtain all the Information desired from the Civil Service Commission and carefully ex amine it. It is planned to base on the facts disclosed on investigation of the entire system and the manner of its administration. The idea is that each Senator, after reviewing the list of Government clerks from his state, can pick out those who are not bona fide citizens. Body Pound Three Week# Ago Be lieved to be That of Harry Hyman, Young Jewish Peddler. The Lancaster correspondent of The News and Courier says Sheriff John P. Hunter Sunday received a letter from L. Slesinger, a merchant, of BishopvUIe, S. C., making inquiries concerning the body of the unknown man found on the banks of Twelve- mile Creek, about three weeks ago, near Osceola, Lancaster county. The body was discovered after having been in the water about ten days. There was a wound in the head made by some blunt instrument, and thrtP' verdict of the coroner’s jury was that the deceased came to his death by the hands of parties unknown and his body thrown in the creek. The letter follows: "Sheriff of Lancaster County, Lan caster, S. C.—Dear Sir: We receiv ed news concerning a person that was murdered about fifteen miles north of Lancaster, and from the information received from the party, he seems to think that the description that the foreman of the Jury of inquest gave him, was H. Hyman, (Harry Hyman as we all knew him.) This party — H. Hyman—is 21 years old, clean face, very dark skin for a white man, rather Indian color, a Jew and wnighs about 1.15 pounds. He had an opi ration last fall on one of his toes an 1 the nail was taken off. He was about five feet, seven Inches tall, or under. If he had any papers on him nr letters that bear his name they an- in the Hebrew language, or if he had a check-book, this might lead us to think he was Harry H> man How long had this body been dead and on w hat day w as it ftyjr.d ■’ If this party doe# not answer to the description an 1 If he was a Jew, plea.se let me know Also please inform me when and where you buried the body "L Slesinger " After receiving the above letter Sheriff Hunter renewed his efTorla to unravel the my#tery The Governor has offered a reward of 175 for the apprehenalon and conviction of the guilty partle#. and Sheriff Hunter ha# personally aupplemented thla amount with I2S At»out two week* before the body wa* discovered Con • table John Caskey passed a peddlei- In the road in that neighborhood who. he says, fills the description gHen by the foreman of the Jury of Inquest and that of Mr Sle#lngrr He asked the man his name, and he sal 1 it was Hyman He also told Mr t'mkey |.e was on his wray to I.ancas ?.•- to g.-t a ! eense to pediie In this • oin'y He did not p-ach Lancaster, t ,.■* ever, as the clerk a books do not show that arii ll-i-nse was granted •o a man by that name FOR PAROLE OF HER SON MILA.IK < 'H HI NT IN K DEAD Lots of young fellows have a smattering of knowledge of some trade or profession sufficient to keep them from starving, but what is most needed are men and women who are through with their voca tions. They are the ones who never lack for employment at good wages. To perfect oneself demands time, per severance, and self-denial—but It pays. i • • • A Georgia legislator has been plan ning a measure, the purpose of which Is to get cheaper school books for the children. This ought to be done In Booth Carolina and every Southern State. Edneattea ahomld be pnt with* Dual Formed Sr^rvm- Who IIan Hern Hero Here. The New# and Courier says appli ration wa# made Tuesday lo Judge Hryan for letters of administration of the estate and effect# of Millie Christine, the dual formed m-gress. who owned property In Charleston and who died recently In North Caro lina Because the paper was not signed by three witnesses, as requir ed by tie laws of South Carolina, Judge Hryan refused to Issue letters Millie Christine was a good exam pie of two female In lividuals having their bodies connected Inseparably trom birth, being joined by a thick fieshy ligament from the lower end of the breast bone, so that they stood in an oblique position to each other. It is said that Millie Christine died leaving her property willed to her sister. The sister, however, died a ft w hours later. Such was the death of the famous Siamese twine. Rag ml Cheng, who also lived In North Carolina. Cheng died In 1S74, while his brother was asleep, and Eng died a few hours later. Millie Christine was well known all over the country, having been exhibited In every state apd almost every country in Europe. Judge Bryan, In regard to the Millie Chris tine will, has issued notice that the kindred and creditors of the deceas ed appear before him on the 30th to show cause why the said administra tion should not be granted At one time Millie Christine lived in Colleton county just below Branchvllle with her manager, a Mr Smith. During one of the carnivals held by the city she was on exhibition in this city, and was seen by thou sands of our people. She was very affable and talked well. ♦ » ♦ New York Gets Big Sum. N'ew.^Tork State will receive be tween $3,000,000 and $4,000,000 in inheritance tax from the estate of the late J. P. Morgan, according to pre liminary estimates made by attaches of the State comptroller’s office. The estimate is based on a report that the total estate will be about $100,000, 000. President Wilson is In big luck **He has received the marked en dorsement of having aroused the dis pleasure—four columns pf it—of WUham Randolph Hearet, A) Anna Blair, a Colored Woman, Pro duced Receipts for Ten Dollars Signed by John W. Gilliam, Who is the Negro Porter in. Governor Bicase's Office. The Columbia correepondent of The News and Courier says Anna Blair, colored, mother of Willie Blair, paroled Saturday by Governor Blease from the Richland County chain gang, declared to two detectives of the Columbia police department—S. S. Shorter and James E. Ford—that she had paid money to John Gilliam, colored porter in the Governor’s of fice, in accepting his proposition to help her get a pardon for her Son. According to the story that the Blair woman related in talking about the matter, she said she called at the office of the Governor and told Gil- lam that she was seeking a pardon for her son, and that Gilliam replied that he would help her for money, advising her not to waste money in employing a lawyer. Being anxious to get her son off the gang, the woman said she paid Gilliam $10 and exhibited receipts of which the following are copies (Written on a Western T'nlon Night Message Blank ) 3, 1913 received of anner hlair 5 dollars to give Jame* Bcagman John W. Gilliam Columbia. 3, 1911 Received of Anner Blair 5 dollars John W. Gilliam So far no action has been taken against Gilliam by the police or other authorities The woman asked thi police to help her get her mone\ back She called at headquarters Saturday morning , Anna Blair live# at 414 Hlanding atreet Willie Blair, her aon, was convicted In General 8e##lona Court at the September term and sentenced to aerve one year for the ateallng of a bicycle In taking executive action In Blair • case and granting him a pa rol# during good behavior. April 12. 1917 Governor lUeaae made the fol owing written comment "Willie Blair, (colored! "t'onv'cted at the September 19 1^ term of Court for Richland Count) of larcenv of a bicycle, and aentence.' to on-- year Imprisonment upon th- public works, or in the State 1’eni teotlary "A petition wa# presented slgne 1 by several people and accompanied tv the following letter from Hon. W Hampton Cobb, aollcltor ’ 'Columbia. S C , April 12. 1911 " ‘His Excellency, Governor Cole I. HlesM*. Columbia. S C Dear Sir Thl# boy, Willie Blair, pleaded guilty to stealing a bicycle The property was turned over to the authorities by the boy's mother, who has Impressed me as being a good, responsible col ored woman " ’Blair Is only a boy in his teens, and his people have assured me that f he Is given a chance that he will po to work and keep out of trouble In the future. I, therefore, recom mend a parole during good behavior. ” ‘Respectfully submitted, (Signed) "'W. Hampton Cobb, " ‘Solicitor.' 'Tpon this showing the defendant was paroled, during good behavior. April 12. 1911.’’ When shown a copy of the receipts Anna Blair alleges she received from John W. Gilliam, a negro porter at the Governor’s office and at the Man sion. Governor Blease made an in vestigation of the matter and llliclt- ed the following facts: Gilliam claims that Anna Blair for some time has been getting her meals from his family without paying for them; that she approached him in the endeavor to secure a pardon for her son, who was convicted in the Richland County Court for stealing a bicycle, and that he promised to help without asking for renumeration. He also told the Governor that he had secured the services of another negro, James Bragman, to circulate the petition 1 ; that he told Anna Blair she would hav^ to pay Bragman $5 for his (services. This she agreed to do. Gilliam claims that he only col lected $5, which he turned over to Bragman; that his services were giv en gratuitously. Governor Blease said the petition did not influence him in granting the parole to the negro boy Blair Satur day; but that the letter from Solici tor Wade Hampton Cobb was the cause of his action. Killed in Street Car Collbwdon. At Jacksonville, Fla., W. A. B. Woorley was killed Tuesday night in a head on colllwion with a street car. It Is said Worley wap travelling at a fast rate of speed and in some man ner lost control of his steering gear and crashed into the trolley. He was a prominent automobile dealer. The Columbia State eays that we wall keel* call Lai him Prece- INTERLOCKS An ‘INTERLOCKS’' WiD Prevcat Tire Trowble! Aw- 4 % The “Interlock” Inner Tire is a complete full round Extra Inside Tire which is placed between the inner tJube and outer casing with the result that any tire becomes Blow-oat Proof, Twice as Durable and Free From Trouble. The Interlock is not an opnn edge ‘•shoe or reliner,” hut a htgh grade iHuer Tire which protects the inner tube and strengthens the casing at every point, ao tnat yoqr tire service is wonderfully improved—yet with no loos of speed or resilience. The Interlock pressure locks to the rim so cannot chafe or heat. U has received the highest recom mendations of the world’s largest tire makers and prominent automobile manufacturers, and ha# proved good under the crucial test of long croas- country trips and fast endurance run*. Interlocks will increase the mileage of old tirw materially—but they will do even more in new ^ tires to v\ Stop Tire Trouble s# Doable the Service \L - - # * . -i.»r "INTERLOCKS Do Away With noyance of ** INTERLOCKS Eliminate the of Punctures. If YOU have tire trouble, YOURHKLPJ If your garage does not handle them write ■* and we will sen UM4 you are equipped. L’vingston & Co. PiSTKIJinoiLS, CfiAMGEULTC, 2. C. rWjfiiW Your Horse Haw* th* tf«gt of attention and care dnrinf big Ufa. Get the full benefit of plcaeure, or work, and Him waluabl* fee 700—aa won should value him br keepiaf him in firgt-claaa Noah’s Horse Remedies contain no dopa whatever * Beware of medicine* made ep of dope—more anfa—li die from beiaf treated with dmggtd and doped remedies than if none had been flven at all An animal with a weak heart or run-down condition cannot stand baing drugged. .When the reaction seta in they usually die Noah's Horae Medicine* arc used and endorsed hr our larger public Imatitutiona, by th* largest concern* and best people in the Ur* stock and livery but hue* They am la qaanthle* to rfaiftl¥i4 ii)C+igrkM \\ snUnl to G«-t Right. Tlioums Connelly tw<-ut> yt-ar# ago coni'.mtu-il a burglary that Ufttel him tour hundred dollars. He rob- •> d a pom i :i.,tn ot t et all, out hi# -in weighed heavily on him. He was seventy-two years of aye, a tagged unkempt wanderer, when ho du d in Chicago the other day on his way to tl'.e County Hospital. Among h.s -canty edicts w.ts found a letter to a Catholic priest : "t-or tin* love of God. father, fin \nm .Jaiit- Gallagher of Escabarm, a woman with brown hair," he-wrote. 'I stole 3 CU and a beautif il prayei book. i sold tho Jbelry and got some goods and started to peddle, and I made money, and now I am dying and 1 want to pay back tha monpy, lor I sold all her things only the prayer book—and I saved it. I wan; to get rite with God. Give her the money sewn in my clothes." His old faded clothqs were exam ined and nearly fourteen hundreu dollars .vas found sewed up in them. A search was made for the woman nd si e was found in Escanaba and a few days later was given the money by the Probate Judge of Cook County to whom it had been given. Besides the amount he left to Anna Jane Gal lagher Connelly had In the bunk twenty-five hundred dollars. Connelly, the thief, wanted to get right with God, and to do so he £new that he had to make restitu tion. This tiling of making restitu tion is a hard thing to do, but no one who has w rongt-d another in any way can ever get right with God until he does. God will not pardon our sins as long as we have in our pos session that which does not belong to us. whether we got it as Connelly did or by shark practice or unfair means, which-may be regarded as legal. :: High Grade Seed and Farm Lands : 0 MlXrso.N rf SEEDS GROW Th«v ara grown in thn Rnuth for tha Rnntn 1 o o < > < ► MlA^uN S SEEDS GROW. They are grown in the Boulh for th* Boutn LONG AND SHORT STAPLE UPLAND COTTON The best Varieties. Write uc for price* and Information. ' CORN. SORGUM, MILLET. VELVET BEANS &e ! Our Corn is all HIGH-BRED SOUTH CAROLINA CORN. Get otpr Illustrated Catalogue of all Vegetable And Farm Seed*. W. H. Mixson Seed Company, CHARLESTON . .. .. - ■ SOUTH CAROLINA "|T Court JuHtire Killed. Justice Henry Bfscboff, of the New York State Supreme Court, plunged eleven stories down an elevator shaft to his death Friday afternoon in the Emigrant Savings Bank balldlng. where he. had o>es*. He was aear- • r Woman's Rest Friend. The Sumter Herald says: ‘‘We see that the Clarendon medical associa tion is going to ask the women of that county to raise funds to be used for the statue the medicine mea of the State wish to erect to the memory of Dr. J. Marion Sims; We hope Clarendon women will refuse, and If the Sumter doctors make a similar request we hope the Sumter women will refuse.” The Herald is wrong. Dr. J. Marion Sims devoted his talent almost entirely to the relief of wo men. By his discoveries numberless women the world over were rescued from a disease worse than death, and restored to health and happiness. Of all the people In the world, the ones that should be most Interested in electing a monument to Dr. J. Marion gime phould be the women, for whom the great surgeon did so much. No more appropriate monument could be erected than one by the women to this great and good man. May Bring Test Case. The Japanese Cabinet at Toklo re ported to the Emperor Monday that President Woodrow Wilson's decis ion not to interfere with Californian land ownership legislation make* !t necessary for Japan to present n teat eaae before the Snprsme Court of the United State, proving that tbs Ja panese are not ot People Elect Senators. The last State seeded to make the direct election of United States Sen ators a fact has been secured, and from now on the people will elect th* Senators and not the different legisla tures as has been the custom. The struggle has been long and some times bitter, but the advocates of di rect election have made steady ad vance with the result that the goal i* at last reached. It moat be admitted that those who have favored the con tinuance of the old system have play ed iato the baads of the other side. The scandals, corruption, and expen sive delays associated, with the elec tion of many senators have disgnsted thousands of voters. Then, too, It Is justly felt that some men have enter ed the senate through the deor of bribery—men who were so Inferior that but for their wealth they could not have been cboeen. _ i There In No Bach Thing. “In practice there are no Meal newspapers; nor have I found any where Ideal preaohers or teaaher*/* said Dean Walter Williams ot tbs School of JonraaMos of tbs Untvsr- sity of Missouri of tics of his Mss ovlls Is