Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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GOVERNOR BLEA UTTERANC Members in Speeches, Ai Chief Executive fo Favor of L$ Richmond, va., Dec. b.? i ne uov- i v ernors' Conference unanimously re- e pudiated to-day the recent utterances p of Gov. Blease, of South Carolina, j concerning the lynching of negroes, j E By a vote of 14 to 4 it adopted a: s< resolution declaring against mob vio- n lence and for the impartial enforce- ii ment of the law. The four governors; s< who opposed the resolution declared a themselves as strongly endorsing its j e support, but voted no because they i thought they had no right to repri- j r mand a colleague. j n Vn'moalf t-1 v crzi f r\ f thp r \jtuv. Dicaac uiiua^u, v??- j attack, hotly defended his convic-! c f tions, snapped his fingers in the face . of. his colleagues, told them to "go to it," declared he cared not a whit: q what the conference said, thought, j Q did, or did not do, and announced h that all the resolutions they might: y ever adopt would neither keep him j n from the governor's chair nor from | g a seat in the United States senate in e 1915 or earlier. Four times within t] as many hours he asserted his life i n had been threatened because of his 1 ^ utterances, but this appealed to him j f( as little as the resolution. All Letters Anonymous. ! ^ , The four threatening letters Gov.' Blease received were all anonymous.; One was mailed in Richmond, an-1 other in Washington, the third in y Louisville and the fourth in Pitts- j ^ "burg. The Washington writer told b him he would pay the penalty if he : q ever came to that city; the Pittsburg writer said, "You will be taken to: * account on sight for your words;"'j the Richmond and Louisville missives were unprintable. ! Gov. Blease was taken to task by j a a dozen governors. Gov. Carey, of r Wyoming, denounced him for "claiming a monopoly for South Carolina j of the respect of the white men for ^ women. viov. nauiej, ut nnssuun,; declared that the floor of the confer- j j( ence hall was not a "clearing house for local and personal controversies." ] Gov. Goldsborough, of Maryland, de-; clared that he stood solidly by the ^ resolution because it was a matter J of right. Gov. Dix, of New York, j ^ thought it would be "most unwise" ^ not to adopt the resolution. Gov., O'Neal, of Alabama, in a ringing' > speech, which was drowned time af- j ter time by applause, asserted his be-! 0 lief that the entire conference had 0 been belittled by the South Caro- i linian's remarks and that it was the S sworn duty of every executive to up- ! c hold the law and enforcement of j h law. j Says it Again, to Everybody. ? To these declarations Gov. Blease j h replied that he had been quoted yes- j a terday as saying "to hell with the h > constitution," and that what he said j yesterday he repeated to-day to "all j a the good governors here: to all the! governors of all the States, to all the; t people of the United States." Once. P when his voice was drowned in a 0 storm of hisses, he turned to the gal- j >' leries and to his colleagues and t laughed. jc "What care I for your hisses?" he: t< asked. Then, shaking his clenched 11 fist, he exclaimed, "Hiss if you must.; * Only snakes and geese hiss." 0 Gov. O'Neal unloosed the storm >" when he introduced the following 0 resolution: "This conference of governors 0 _ -does not undertake to control the individual views of its members upon u any questions of law or administra- t tion; it declares that this govern- 11 ment is based upon the fundamental d principle of law and order; that the t constitution of each State imposes upon its chief executive the supreme a 4 duty of taking care that the laws E shall be faithfully and equally en- ** forced; that it advocates all proper t ? methods for strengthening and sim- v plifving our methods of civil and f criminal procedure. i a "This conference protests against | 1 any disposition or utterances by those j C entrusted with the execution of the' r law in any of the States of this ja union which tends or could be con-1 strued as tending to the encourage-; f ment or justification of mob violence j c or interference with the orderly pro-! c cess of law." I f Resolution as Passed. To this Gov. Mann, of Virginia, t objected and offered the following S substitute, which was accepted and t amended: j t ' * T~v ~ 1 -- ? -1 '1' J* * <- ^ 1 " \tt-eS01 Veu, 1 lld.1 IC mc cnui- i ment of the Governor's Conference, r in session at Richmond. Va., to-day, \ that the whole power of the several i States should be used whenever nec- ( essary to protect persons accused of crime of every kind against the vio-; ( lence of mobs and to provide for, i speedy, orderly and impartial- trials s by courts of competent jurisdiction i ] to the end that the law for the pro- 1 SE'S ES CONDEMNED rraign South Carolina's r Declarations in rnch Law. ection of life and property be duly nforced and respected by the peole." "I hold in my hand," said Gov. tlease, when he rose to defend himelf, "the fourth letter threatening ly life I have received this mornig. It was handed me just now by ome one I don't know and it was ddressed to me in care of the govrnor of Virginia." "I know nothing of the letter, sir," etorted Gov. Mann, of Virginia, "I ever heard of it before; I did not eceive it; I know nothing of its ontents." o 1? <\..i? *v??. V/111^ Il/I AlAlU^Cil* "It doesn't matter," continued lov. Blease. "I speak nobody's pinion but my own. The newspaper eadlines have misrepresented me. i'hen I spoke yesterday about the larriage of Jack Johnson in Chicao, I did not say he would be lynchd in South Carolina; I did say that tie laws of my State forbade the larriage and I did say that I didn't now, if the marriage had been perDrmed in South Carolina, whether tie law protecting him would have een possible of enforcement or not. "Now, what I want to say to you ? this: I don't care one whit whethr you adopt this resolution or not. ou may expel me for all I care. On tie 21st day of next January I will egin my second term as governor, in the 4th of March, 1915, if God pares me, I will be sworn in as a lember of the United States senate. snap my fingers at your resolutions. Dr all the resolutions and all the lotions you may act upon will not vail to keep me out. "Long after many of you gentlelen here to-day are resting in the hades of private life I will be reaplg the awards of public sentiment, .ong after you governors are no >nger governors, the white women f South Carolina will pray for me rith their arms around their girls, nd will arise from their knees to iss their husbands and beg them to o to the ballot box and vote for Hease to protect them from their aily terror." Hisses Drown Applause. A faint round of applause rippled ver the hall, succeeded by a storm f hisses. A dozen governors, thinking the outh Carolina governor had conluded, clamored for recognition, but e held the floor and smiled at the urmoil. "What care I for your hisses?" e shouted, shaking his clenched fist t the chairman and turning to face is colleagues. "Hiss if you must. Only snakes nd geese hiss." Again his voice was drowned in he storm. When the vigorous raping of the chairman had brought rder, he continued: "You're making ourselves ridiculous in the eyes of he nation. Why do you have to delare against mob law? They ought o know you back in your homes, 'hey ought to meet you each one at he railroad station with a brass and and say, 'Governor, we are glad ou did not endorse the utterances f that South Carolinaian.' "When I said I never would order ut the militia to protect the black rute who laid his desecrating hand pon a white woman I spoke the ruth. I say it now again. That is :iy position, gentlemen, and if you on't agree with me. in the words of he great Virginian, 'Go to it.* " The four governors who voted gainst the resolution declared em'hatically that they opposed mob vioence. They voted in the negative, hey said, because they thought they roula exceed the rights of the conerence and violate the courtesy due . colleague should they vote to repimand him. On the final ballot iov. Blease did not vote. After the esult had been announced he arose nd said: Absolutely Indifferent. "T did not vote, gentlemen, be ause it makes no difference to me, >ne way or the other, what this conerence thinks or does." Conference adjourned at 5 o'clock his afternoon to meet in Colorado Springs next year at a date to be deermined by the executive commitee. Many'" of the governors will eave here at 9 o'clock to-morrow norning for Washington, where they vill meet President Taft, who has nvitpd rhpm to the White House to liscuss "rural credits." The conference to-day appointed a ?ommittee of five to draft uniform State legislation, under which oldstyle farm mortgages could be replaced with short or long term farm ponds A chain of new State banks WHAT ONE KISS COST. Married Woman Breaks Two Rib.' and Arm in 25-foot Fall. A 14-year-old boy. during an intermission at a barn dance held al New Bridge near Hackensack, N. J. Tuesday night, became so Interested in Mrs. Winfield Ackerman- that he felt called upon to tell her the storj of his life. In the recital he made the startling admission that he had nevei been kissed. Thereupon Mrs. Ackerman asked him if he would allow her the signal honor of making the initial inscription on his facial slate The boy blushed and backed away. Mrs. Ackerman rose and repeated her request. The youngster blushed more furiously than before and ran toward the door. "I'll kiss you for fun." cried Mrs. Ackerman. starting after him, while the other dancers, who had switched their attention from the entertainment to the incident, laughed and shouted encouragement. The boy, fear evident on his face ran upstairs and tried to hide himself behind one of the supports. Mrs. Ackerman, pursuing, located him and for a few minutes they dodged and sped around the wooden column. Th* boy finally sprang out into the open Mrs. Ackerman caught him but he wriggled free and then dashed around the? room, with the young woman keeping up the chase. When she caught him the second time Mrs. Ackerman held him tightly. He yelled and fought seeking tc squirm from her grasp. This he conI tinned while she backed him against a double door. She was bending over him when the door gave way and the boy and .Mrs. Ackerman both fell through to the ground, twenty-five feet below. The fall had come so unexpectedly to the young woman that she could make no effort to save herself. She suffered a broken arm, two broker ribs and numerous painful bruises. The boy escaped injury. Dr. C. F. Adams was called to attend Mrs. Ackerman. He found thai her injuries were so severe that he hurried her to the Hackensack Hospital. ( Girl Saves Man's Life. That the life of a man who was injured and who was dying from loss of blood might be saved, Miss Christine Crews, a trained nurse, submitted to an operation for the transfusion of blood and the man's life was saved. A Mr. Latimer was injured in ar accident and his shoulder was crush ed. He had lost a great aeai oi blood. It was hurriedly decided thai the only way to save his life woulc be to transfuse blood into his system. Miss Crews, who was hurriedly called in on the case, volunteered to give the blood. Miss Crews was very reticeni about talking for publication, and II was only after the reporter had pui up a good argument and explained j that the world deserved to know ol I such deeds, that she would conseni j to the publication of the story. "I only did my duty," said Miss Crews to the reporter. "If mors people would do the same more lives would be saved." And then she continued: "Mr. Latimer was badlj crushed about the shoulder and hac lost a great deal of blood; in faci we thought him dying, and the onlj thing to give him strength was blood. An incision was made in the artery of my left arm and a tubs attached and to the artery of the in jured man's arm." Miss Crews saic her arm pained her a great dea during the process of the transfusion and that she became very weak. Shs could not say how much blood shs j vt ; gave to tne injured man. mis; Miss Crews is originally from Green ville, but has been nursing in Colum bia for some time. His Gain. Mrs. Terhune was grieved and dis appointed at the conduct of her son Robert, says Ted Robinson. Sh< called him into her presence an; questioned him gravely as to hi: latest enormity. "Mrs. Hayes tells me that you tiec a tin can to her dog's tail," she said "Yes, ma'am." "What a shameful thing to do!' "Do you know that the poor doj ran away so far that he has neve come back?that he probably rai himself to death?" "Yes, ma'am." I "ri Pnhavt! Whnt dr? von eain lr V/ y X V V-? UV 1 w . ? ? **V?V ^ o , such cruelty?" "I gained a dollar from Mr Hayes." throughout the country to be author ized by the various legislatures un . der a uniform lav/ and the listing o the bonds on stock exchanges ar contemplated. Under the terms of the resolutioi the bill to be drafted by the commit tee shall be submitted to the gover nors of all States and must be ap proved by two-thirds of them befor i it shall be sent to the legislatures. Digs Up Buried Treasure. ? Seventy-five thousand dollar worth of buried treasure was u earthed by a Mexican barker of E - sonada, State of Sonora, from : mountain ridge in Benito county la , week, according to a story told to-d? I by William Rogers, who says he ac ? ed as the Mexican's guide. Rogers says his employer carri< a map true in every detail to the t pography of the section. Two Me> can laborers accompanied the ban! ers, and dug out the treasure che ?an iron-bound oak affair. It w; discovered eight feet under grour at the foot of a huge oak tree. T1 treasure consisted of $10,000 in si 1 ver bullion and $65,000 in gold i: I gots. i It is believed the money was buri( by a Mexican outlaw, named Vasqi . ez, whose band operated in that r ; gion?half a century ago.?San Dieg i Cal., special to Washington Post. I Summer weather last week. Be ter prepare for the cold day though; they are coming soon. UK1ILAH1. 1 Mrs. F. E. Copeland was boi 1 March 7. 1850 and died Septembi ; 17, 1912, after an illness of 6ever weeks. She united with the church f early life and lived a beautiful Chri t tian life until the death angel clair j ed her as his own. She leaves a husband, seven chi dren and a host of relatives ar ^ friends to mourn her loss. Fr children have preceded her to tl > spirit land. Funeral services were conductc by Revs. Whitaker and Groseclos - The large assemblage of people bo ' testimony to the many friends i > Mrs. Copeland. I It is impossible to estimate the i: fluence for good of this Christh s mother. Xo more lasting monument cou - be erected to her than the knowled* [ that she exerted a sweet, gentl Christian influence over her fami : and friends. L Truly a good woman has goi , from us. bright, cheerful, and of < unusually energetic nature. SI will be sorely missed in the horn the church and the neighborhood. 1 : the God of all comfort we commer \ the sorrowing ones in their bereav . ment. The messenger called her. SI answered I come. Then out fro the shadows he bore her, and te derly carried her home. Only a vail that divides us, only " step to the shore, where our moth ? now awaits us, and will welcome i . ever more. A little while longer linger amid shadows and solitui deep, then into the mansions of glo where He giveth His loved on > sleep. Mrs. D. B. Groseclose, Mrs. Gertrude Oxner Zeigle i CHICHESTER S PILl; THE DIAMOND It RAND. * ^ ladles! A?k your Dnicjrlst for A LL'aAj Chl-ebes-tersDiamond llrand/ji [ t'Uls la Red and Gold ir.ctalnAi boxes, .sealed with Elue Ribbon. V Take no other. Buy of row;* ^ I / ~ fff DrntjUt. AikforClll.flfcs.TEIl I W Jjf DIAMOND BRAND DILLS f"-' V^P* B years known as Best, Safest. A1 ways Ke.l;.: ' r SOLD BY DRUGGISTS EVERWS"? | Delays Are Dangerous [ I represent the Mutual Life I P surance Co., of New York, one of tl strongest old line companies in e t istence. Let me show you our mai attractive policy contracts. I * al ; represent the Standard Live Sto< Insurance Co., of Indianapolis. Tt ; is a strong company. Insure yo 5 horses and cattle. : W.MAX WALKER i EHRHARDT, S. C. t S. G. MAYFIELD. W. E. FRE ; MAYFIELD & FREE s Attorneys-at-Law ! BAMBERG, S. C. Practice in all the Courts, bo 1 State and Federal. Corpora ti< 1 practice and the winding up of ? tates a specialty. Business entrus ted to us will be promptly attend' - to. J. F. Carter B. D. Carter CARTER & CARTER Attorneys-at-Law BAMBERG, S. C. Special attention given to set, tlement of estates and investi2 gation of land titles. I ^ l A CARRIAGE T^AT IS A STAR - is our open buggy or runabout. Ma - yourself a Christmas present of oi f You and she will get more pleasr p out of it. than ?nv other tiling Y could buy. It is a handsome, styli q vehicle, honestly made and hones - priced. HORSES AND MULES. e G. FRANK BAMBERG, Bamberg, S. C. n- New T^ii^s the fertilizer formula >h will fnmicK o halanr^d ration to the croD and keep up the fertility o- of the soil. To do this the fertilizer should contain at least as much ! POTASH ld as Phosphoric Acid Our note book has condensed facts essential 10 in farmers' meetings and plenty of space to record the new things that you hear. Let us send one to you before your Institute meets. A supply of these is furnished by request to every institute held in several states. We will be glad to send a supply delivered free of charge to every Institute, Grange id or Farmers' Club Officer on request It contains no advertising matter. GERMAN KALI WORKS, Inc. e- Continental Building, Baltimore, Md. Monadnock Block, Chicago, DL o, 93 Nassau Street, New York t- ^ 1 I you cany/h/eyourn I ? a Bank account ask her.* e? ' -Mm fo She will answer: ed. "YBS." ' ie Try it THIS Christmas. n- Do YOUR banking with US. ? We pay 4 per cent, interest compound- ',.^8 us ed quarterly on savings deposits to 2 Farmers & Merchants Bank j | I EHRHARDT, S. C. J ^ BBBHinninBnnHnBi HH^f BB^^^^^^^^^^B|^^8Sj86^B8Rra^Ej|M^r | >l| J t===^l7HM ' I I Sold Hogs by Telephone 4 | A South Carolina farmer had a large number | of hogs which were ready to kill. The weather | was so warm that killing was out of the question. - He went to his telephone, called a dealer in | Columbia over Long Distance and sold his hogs ? at a good price. He then called the local freight ?? office and arranged for shipment. ? The telephone is now a necessity on the farm. You can have one on your farm at small cost. See the nearest Bell Telephone Manager or ? i K0 ,e. send a postal for our free booklet. Z FARMERS' LINE DEPARTMENT J 5 SOUTHERN BELL TELEPHONE j AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY LAu S. Pryor St, Atlanta, Ga. 1 i