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FELDERS BOOK ON BLEASE. Alleged Expose of Governor Said to Be in Hands of Printer. The Spartanburg Herald Thursday morning printed the following: The Herald was informed Wednesday of a rumor which, if verified, is likely to prove one of the most startling political sensations South Carolina has ever known. The ru llior lb liiCLl 1 UULLICLO JJ. X- V/IUV1, HAV Atlanta attorney, has fulfilled his promise to write a book concerning Gov. Cole L. Blease, and the volume is now in the hands of the printers. It. is called "Felder on Blease" and is said to contain revelations of a most extraordinary character. The gentleman who mentioned the rumor to the Herald is one whose name is known to every well informed citizen of the State and is of unimpeached veracity. He gave the * story on hearsay evidence. He has had occasion to travel all over the State and asserted that he had met several reputable people who claimed to have seen the book ? or extracts from it. * In the book are recorded many allegations concerning the governor. One of them, it was incidentally mentioned, concerned an alleged happening on a train between Spartanburg and Greenville. The date and hour of the occurrence, the number of the train and other particulars are given, it is said. There is- a great wealth of detail in the stories of all the incidents and events related in the book. Thomas B. Felder demonstrated in certain letters which he wrote concerning Gov. Blease last winter that he has a facile pen, a ready vocabulary and vigorous style. His book is said fully to sustain the reputation he made with those epistles. /% Tf 10 001A fn Ho o /*" X1, m oaiu vu uv u i,v>' ***v ?u ? arraignment of the governor. Thomas B. Felder was employed by the old dispensary winding-up / commission to ifnearth evidence against the dispensary grafters. He rendered valuable service and was of great assistance to Attorney General J. Fraser Lyon in the prosecution of the grafters and recovery of money unlawfully taken from the State. Gov. Blease, it will be recalled, made charges by insinuation against the winding-up commission soon after he took office and asked the legislature to make an investigation. The legislature promptly adopted a resolution calling for such an investigation. In his message to the legislature Gov. Blease made charges against Felder, who vigorously replied in terms most uncomplimentary to the governor. Gov. Blease soon afterward remov' ed the members of the winding-up commission from office and appointed a new commission. Lieutenant Gov. - Smith appointed the senate members of the committee to investigate the old winding-up commission before Gov. Blease had signed the resolution providing for the investigation. When doubt was raised as to whether the governor would approve of the investigation, even although he himself had asked for it, Felder served notice that if the governor did notj approve of the, bill within a certain time he would write a book exposing Blease. The governor finally vetoed the resolution for the investigation on :the ground that the senators ap. pointed on the investigation committee were hostile to him. It was about this time that Felder wrote vitriolic letters concerning the governor, whom he invited either to prosecute him for libel or to meet him in a personal encounter outside of South Carolina. His Honesty Demonstrated. ???? c Application for employment, was recently made to a Louisville business man by a young chap from the > mountain region of the State. The t rmicviiio mnn -was favorably im-1 pressed by the stranger, but as no references were offered he determined to hold the application in abeyance until he could personally look into the young man's antecedents, which he could do when next he visited that part of the State whence the applicant hailed. It was not long before the opportunity was afforded. The Louisville man sought out the sheriff of the young man's home county and asked: "Do you know Bill Sparks?" "Shoie I know him." "What kind of a young man is he?" "Pretty fair." "Is he honest?" QVinro Whl' hp'? hPPTl HUUCOl- . W11U1 v. ' --V.? arrested three times for stealin* and acquitted each time."?Louisville Times. Twelve young men were admitted to the bar on Friday after standing successful examinations before a committee of law examiners appointed by the supreme court. There were 18 applicants. ROB BARNWELL DRUG STORE. Nature of Articles Stolen Indicate That Thief Was a Negro. Barnwell, Dec. 14.?The drug stores of R. A. Deason and C. N. Burckhalter were entered and robbed last night by an unknown perj son. At Deason's the miscreant stole I about $36 in money but an inspecI ? - * H-. i,? ?l +v.?4 HOII OI me SlUUK. lclilb iu icvcai tuav anything else was stolen. Nothing has been missed from Burckhalter's except two cheap razors, some cologne, a deck of cards and 40 cents in money. If this last can be taken as a clue to the race of the thief, he is evidently a negro, for with the money and cards he can get in a game of "skin," and after "cleaning up" his oponents, can perfume himself and attend a hot supper, where, with his two razors, he can indulge the negro's inherent desire to "carve" other negroes that dare to cross his path. These two robberies make five attempts in the past few weeks on Barnwell stores. Tillman Comes Back. Tillman is back. For the last two days the fighting Souuth -Carolina senator has been receiving congratu lations irom nis colleagues upuu mo return to the chamber where he has so often been a spectacular figure. In vigor he may not be the Tillman of old, yet he still represents the rapidly diminishing group of strong figures in the old school of statesmen. For fully a year his seat in the center aisle of the senate chamber has been vacant. Senator Tillman has undergone a ! long and serious illness since his last appearance in Washington, and it was generally believed that he never again would be seen in Congress. Several months ago, however, word came that Tillman would be on hand when the winter session opened. He has fulfilled the prediction. Republicans and Democrats alike crowded around his desk to shake hands with the picturesque Southerner. He gave a touch of the old color to the scene. ?Washington Cor. Brooklyn Eagle. Reward for Missing Sergeant. Union, Dec. 14.?A reward of $200 has been offered for the apprehension and return of C. B. Gregory, formerly police sergeant, who recently disappeared, leaving the city short $424.50 and the police department deficit of $235. This action has just been taken by the city council and every effort is now to be made to capture Gregory, who left for parts unknown about November 30. At that time claiming he was going off on other purposes, the next day it#was discovered that he had left a note to his wife saying he was leaving and an investigation was made showing his defalcations. y In addition to the shortage in city and police funds it appears that he had also forged several checks, one with the name of H. H. Hicks and another M. H. Evans, chief of police, to a check for $25. It is also said that he has numerous creditors from whom he secured cash as well as goods, among them b^ng a loan of $100 from Marvin Charles. Another a $50 note, which had been endorsed by several citizens. Besides these he left several merchants with checks for $20 each, which are entirely valueless, bought shoes to the amount of $18 from two concerns and on the night before he disappeared and before it was known or suspected that he was short in his accounts a suitcase from another concern. Gregory is described as a man five feet 11 inches tall, weight 175 to 180, black mustache and hair, rather bald, a small X mark on cheek. He leaves here a wife and two children. SEEK BAIL FOR SEIGLER. Attorneys for Aiken Policeman's Slayer Before Justice Gary. Columbia, Dec. 15.?A motion to allow James G. Seigler, of Aiken, who slew Policeman Wade Patterson, on the streets of Aiken on November 17, to give bail was heard here to-day by Associate Justice Gary and taken under advisement. A decision will be rendered later. The petitioner was represented by Messrs. James E. Davis, Salley & Salley, and J. F. Williams, while Solicitors Gunter and George Bell Timmerman appeared for the State. Both Seigler and the slain man, Officer Patterson, belonged to prominent families of Aiken and were widely connected. The shooting created a sensation. Some time since the city council voted a pension to the widow or tne aeaa omcer. omce the shooting Seigler has been confined in jail. J. H. Harrison, aged 37, lineman of the Southern Bell Telephone company, met his death suddenly in Spartanburg on Tuesday while 40 feet in the air. It is a matter of doubt whether he was electrocuted or died from epilepsy, to which he was subject. AFTER WOMEN GAMBLERS. 4 Chicago Police Trying to Break Up ' Fashionable Games. ' i Chicago, Dec. 14.?A test of , strength between women residents and W. W. Cudmore, police captain commanding a station in the fash- ' ionable north side residence district, 1 over his interpretation of the gamb- i ling law is expected to-day. In the ( police activity against gambling Cap- ( tain Cudmore put a ban on women's / ' i poker parties, in many cases of which it is said, the stakes ran into large 1 sums. ' Two men, in whose homes the < games have been held, defied him to stop them after he had sent detectives around warning them to stop. "I'll have all the patrol wagons at the station in service to-day," he said, "and, if I find any games they will be raided and the players arrested and hauled to the station. "I intend to break up these games. In some of them the limit has been so steep that husbands have been seriously embarrassed in making good 1 theirs wives' losses." , Assistant Chief Schuettler's new ( gambling squad broke down the doors of a flat in the west side residence district and then stopped abashed, instead of the usual assortment of 1 men they expected to find, there were < seven women clustered about the , paraphernalia of a pool room. Seven women were arrested, one as the keeper of a handbook, and the others as inmates of a gambling 1 house. One of those arrested was 72 1 years old, the youngest was $8 years , and the others ranged over 50 years of age. . irrrnpVTfi nv R4n,l?nAIK Many Laves Lost on the Railroads in This State. Twelve more persons were killed by the railroads operating in South Carolina this year than last year, acording to. the reports that have been filed with the railroad commission by the officers of the various companies for the year ending June 30. The reports filed show that 82 trainment, passengers and tresspassers were killed during the year as compared with 70 last year. The reports also show that over ' 300 more persons were injured this t year. The number of persons re- < ported injured was 1,225, as com- j pared with 940 last year. These . statistics will be embraced in the ; annual report of the commission to J the general assembly which is now 1 being prepared. Reports Received ' throughout the year from the va- ( rious sections of the State would in- ( dicate that many of the 82 deaths | were caused by the dangerous grade i crossings. Few people were killed in wrecks in this State last year. ' The policy of the commission is to ( work for the elimination of grade ( crossings, and a section of the an- J nual report will be, devoted to the | matter. The commission will ask . that grade crossings be placed en- " tirely within the jurisdiction of the I commission. t The section of the report of the ( commission dealing with the incomes | and expenditures of the various rail- | way lines of the State is soon to be announced Needs Larger Amount. Washington, Dec. 13.?Logan Waller Page, director of the federal bureau of good roads, in his annual report to the secretary of agriculture asks for an additional $70,000 in the appropriation for the next fiscal year, so as "to broaden the scope of the advisory, lecture, object lesson and experimental work of the bureau." This year's appropriation is almost $150,000. v . As a result of the investigation now being made, Dr. Page expresses the belief that there will be a "complete reorganization of the present system of road administration throughout the country." He says that a compilation now being prepared indicates that there are approximately 150,000 officials in the United States. To demonstrate standard types of road construction, to introduce new . methods, to experiment with new materials and to instruct local officials in proper methods, the report says, { roads were built in 52 places during the past year and much original research work was done. Surplus in Postoffice. * j Washington, Dec. 11.?"For the ? first time since 1883 the annual fi- 1 nancial statement of the postoffice i department shows a surplus instead t of a deficit." < This is the burden of the annual i report of Postmaster-General Hitchcock made public to-day. I At the beginning of the present i administration in 1909, Mr. Hitch- ] cock pointed out, the department ( showed a deficit of $17,479,770, the < largest on record. In two years this j deficit had been changed into a sur- i plus of $219,118 despite important i extensions throughout the service. < a? Jf"A "A? %* *i* % "i" "4* < I What | i That is the p 3: a couple of da We want to hi ? get our prices w are not satisi g other man's, jg first-class goo ^ with us. Cor I Dry Goods, Underw< f and Skirts, Cloaks, ^ _ _ _ I Suspenders, Belts, Bl jjj Petticoats, Waists, St {all of which anyone would gj It is no troul What we war before you de 3? ' are no old got a; long enough f ^ never carry oi IRIJRIP jjj The Great Bargain Give |"leChri | Come and make your sele a the line of i Ladies' and Gents' Solid I Cuff Pins, Brooches, Locke i Silver Novelties, Cut Glas | Largest and Most Coi I ever shown in this city. Beginning December 1st and the person holding t with a beautiful MANDC free. One of the most b< lin Harpe can be seen in v PAL Watchmaker and Je SHOT IT OUT, BOTH DEAD. ~ Shotgun Duel Settles Quarrel of Florida Men. Tampa, Fla., Dec. 15.?Standing ;wenty-five feet apart, Ulrick Langford and Henry Driggers poured squirrel shot into each other, at Lajelle City late yesterday afternoon, iccording to a dispatch received here ;o-day. Driggers expired before he could be removed from the street md Langford died a few hours later. Both men had been drinking and, following a quarrel, decided to shoot t out. Both secured shotguns, stepped off the distance and at the word commenced firing. Driggers was completely disemboweled, firing the second shot which caused Langford's death, while lying on the ground. Both men. were prominently connected. , SMI srplexing question just now. iys more in which to decide v 3lp you decide. Come in, look compare our goods with oth ied that our goods are just we don't expect you to buy. ds, as everyone will testify v ae in and we will show you jar, Mens and Boys C Overcoats, Shoes, Hats, lankets, Comforts, Trunk; oclrings for Ladies and CI are suitable for a Christina be pleased to receive any of Die for us to show goods an< it you to do is to visit our pli tide what the remembrance s! Dds in our store, for we have or them to be out of style, ar rer anything. Remember the r PE irs. BAMBERG, S. C. jpCflgnyA^pi^p^pijpi^gfUyiyiyi^gJl^pf^ istmas Good: ction early while the stock is t Gold Watches, Chains, Fobs, its, Chains, Lavilliers, Rings, Br s, Sterling Silver Tableware,; mplete Line of Jewelry, Silver Prices reasonable and satisf; coupons will be given free wi he lucky number on Decemb ILIN HARPE, which will be ;autiful instruments known, rindow from December 4th to JL ARf weler BRICK WORE I am an experienced brickmason and do all kinds of brick and conwcktn nln?t?rin r Irnlsnmlnlncr etc. Satisfaction guaranteed. JOHN DATS BAMBERG, S. C. > J. Aldrich Wyman E. H. Henderson Wyman & Henderson Attorneys-at-Law BAMBERG, S. C. PokaooI Dmo nfina T.nonc VotrnHotpd VJUilCiUl X latviv^* JUVMIA0 iv vgvvAwwAj | S. G. MAYFIELD. W. E. FREE. MAYFIELD & FREE ATTORNEYS AT LAW BAMBERG, S. . Practice in all the Courts, both State and Federal. Corporation practice and the winding up of ear tates a specialty. Business entrustt rusted to us will be promptly attended to. I ' ???M "i" "A* "4" *A" *1" "* !? "A" U< U"%"Z 7 five? I 1 I A You only have 3* > rhat it shall be. x over our stock, | j t lers, and if you : as good as the i We sell only ? ' rho has traded ,j| , a swell line of j | |1| 1 ,1 . I_l? p_!i. 1 ' ! wining, Laaies ouns jg Caps, Shirts, Gloves, y | $, Children's Dresses, II ' lildren, Overalls, Etc. j| 1 J s present, and x J them as a gift. 1 1 quote prices. j) | ice of business jg \ hall be. There i not been here *: id then too, we i tame and place, ? ;sken I ^ ' ' Next Door to Postoffice. } KS$iE -x- & $ % % ail complete. Anything in j& Scarf fins, Caff Buttons, @ acelets, Etc., Also Sterling @ / and Clocks. .'. /. || IT ?r m .. % r V " '' ? i II f D T I Bamberg, S. C. x A ? I PORTABLE AND STATIONARY Engines J AND BOILERS | Saw, Lath and Shingle Mills, Injectors, Pumps and Fittings^ Wood Saws, Splitters, Shafts, runeys, Belting, Gasoline Engines . LARQESTOCK LOMBARD Foundry, Machine, Boiler Works, Supply Store. AUGUSTA. GA. CHICHESTER SPILLS W-CV TUB DIAMOND BRAND. A ladlct! AikyrarDrantotfor A\ . ChkhM^IDl>BoHBrtU/A\ MUSpQIk Pllle in Red and 4>?ld metaliic^^X r\ ?boxes, sealed with Bine Ribbon. V/ M Take no other. B?r of jamr " , ( / - W Druggint. Ask fo, Clfl-CllES*TEB S W Jf DIAMOND JIRAND PILLS, for M I . yP* O years known as Best, Safest Always Reliable pi ' r SOLD BY DRUGGISTS EVERYWHERE * ~ v 'vifcf . . *