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1 # 0 VOL* XXIX. WALTERBORO, S. C., OCTOBER 24. 1906. NO. 14 REPLY OF CHIEF HAMMETT 1*0 Charge* aa4 Inferenceaof Mr Dodd la The New* and Courier Regarding Constabulary Costs In Dry Coun- tfes. . • Last Saturday tbr Charletton News and Courier printed a communication . from one Dodd v purporting to be an analysis of Chief Constable Hammet’s last quarterly report, and making by inevitable inference the charge that the report had been “doctored’ , and the expense of maintaining order pur posely run up for those counties which had soted out the dispensaries, the object being.to show the alleged /oily snd impracticability of prohibition as compared with the dispensary reg ime. At the request of Governor Hey ward—whom the Dodd article indi rectly attacked, also, for such mani pulation as the article charged could not have taken place without the gov ernor’s collusion—Chief Hamme^ replied to the criticisms snd infer ences of Mr Dodd, pointing, out that the figures given in hie report^ aa to the cost of counties, related to the law in prohibition oouties, related to the whole period since the dispensaries were voted oat under the Brice law, and not to Che quarter, only. Chief Hammet’s article, printed this morning, is reproduced below, with the News and Courier’s hand- somo editorial com menu * To the Editor of The Newt and Courier. In your issue of Saturday ]3th, there appears e.n editorial under the eapton, “Chief Hammet’s Recent Report” In this editorial some “in* terestmg” figures concerning the con stabulary report are borrowed from, a oorom unication publiabed b? one J B Dodd and circulated to the people of the state, with inainustionf jviwrih to say the least, are very Unjust and unfounended. I do not wish to be understood sa explaining. The affairs ol- this department need no explanation* ou. The books and pspen are hereto show for themselves. The office which I hold is a public office, and it is the right and privilege of the people to examine into matters treated with whenever they may desire 1 shall certainly throw no obstacle is their way, but, on the other hand, invite the closest scrutiny. It comes in the natnrfc of a surprise that Mr Dodd should have seen fit to give publicity to such statements. It is an additional surprise that you should have endorsed them editoially when you haves copy of my report in your office, which repot was furnish ed your representative here by the governor. I deny every proposition submitted by Mr Dodd except the figures concerning the total expense of the constabulary for the quarter ending August 31, 1906. My report to the governor does not show that two-thirds of the f18/201.32was spent in prohibition counties, nor that** more than two-thirds of the work of the constabulrry bps been dope ip these counties.” my report does not shown where this amount was spent, or any part of it, except m the state at large. I cannot imagine where Mr Dodd got tbs idea that $14,360.15 *&* spent in twelve counties which had voted ont the dispensary, while only $3,841.16 wgs expended in the other oonnties. TJms fofbrm&tion was certainly not Port, he can Mid send Exhibit D of my the following: Showing amounts dunged against fifinnties, jrhioh bare voted out tbs my re statement a copy of falsity of his t* j A / X contains dispensary end subsequently asked for aid of the constabulary in enforcing the law. These figures show the amounts with which they are charged in exceas of tbs valne of liquor seized and credited to them: Newberry $216.76, Union $1,273.29, Pickens $966 57, Marion $570.78, York $1,- 002.75, Darlington $972.16, Oconee $1,010.49, Spartanburg 83,101.96, Greenville $2,686.88, Anderson $178 9?, Edgefield $263 43, S*hida$P28.98 Cherokee county has a credit of $11.27, and Lancaster, $57.82. This statement thows the amount expended for the maintenance Ol the constabulary force in these counties in excess of the value of liquor seized not for quarter, but ever since the dis pensaries were closed. The amounts have not been paid by the several counties named, and, as a matter of course, we are compelled to carry the balances. It occurs to me that a per sqn with sufficient common sense to •nfitle him to represent bis county in the general assembly would know enough to understand this, or if it had been his desire to make a fair criticism be would have informed himself and not gone off “halfcocked.” Yon further suggest that it would be interesting to know whether or not the oost of enforcing the dispensary law in counties retaining the dispen sary is materially smaller now than it was before the wbiskev business was expelled from the Brice law oonnties. My reply to this is that, with the sin gle exception of Colombia, where the Recorder never fails to' impose a suf ficient fine where there is evidence to convict, there is no decrease in the oost of enforcing the law in the coun ties to which yon refer. There are at present, sixty-two men on the con stabulary force,, located aa follows: Charleston 15, Colombia 3, Greenville 6, Spartanburg 5, Pickens 1, Oconee 1, Anderson 1, Chester 2, York Darlington 2, Sumter a, Marion 1, Aiken 2, Lexington 1, Bamberg 1, Beaufort 4, Lee 1, Florence 1, Green wood 2, .Georgetown 1, Marlboro 1, Colleton 2, Kershaw 1, Newberry 2, Union L When 1 use the term lo- cated I do not mean to convey the idea that these men are not worked elsewhere. .... . They are sent from place to place as necessity may require. In this con nection 1 would add that there is one division chief less in the state than than was before counties voted under the Brice law, and, with the excep tion of one county from which this chief was dropped, every county had voted out dispensaries. In . order to save expenae to the dry counties I consolidated the Pickens and Green- villa divisions, placing them under one chief, and whenever a constable located in a dry county is sent away from that territory then the county in which he is located is relieved of ex pense daring his absence.' Where counties have voted out the dispensary it has always been the policy of the governor to remove the oounstables, in order to give the local officials an opportunity to enforce the law and save expense to the oonnties. Green ville and Spartanburg being the only exceptions, which counties requested that the constables should be retained. In view of these facts, the statement of Mr Dodd, suggesting that thu de partment endeavored to embarrass and handicap such counties as had voted out the dispensaries, is ootoolj unworthy of a fair-minded man, but is really a silly and ridiculous propo sition. ' As to Mr Dodd’s fling thht “there is a negro blind tiger as every bend of the road in counties which have not voted cut the dispensary, but ibeae most not be interwred with by the constables, for they bring business to the G M I.” I simply treat it with the contempt it deserves. If this is a fair sample of Mr Dodd’s line of argu ment, certainly nothing more need be said. I play nd favorites and dnty is paramonat with me. If Mr Dodd knows this state of affairs to exist, why does he not act the part of a good citizen and inform this department?It frequently comes to me that Mr So- and-So knows where there is a blind tiger, but it is a very difficult matter to get Mr So and-Ss to give me any facta relative to it Letters which should be on file in your office, copies of which are on file m mine, will, I believe Mr Editor, amply substantiante the above state ment Respectfully yours, U B Hammett, Chief State Constable. Columbia, October 15. plain. He mji: “My report does not •how where this money was spent, or any part of it." Weil, perhaps it doos not; indeed I aa not quite sure that it show* anything. He speaks of my “silly and ridiculous proposition." If I ware a State officer, paid to perform a given duty and render quarterly reports of my work, and could not make np a bet ter report than this for the pnbiio to read 1 would be the last man to speak of any one as silly, or lacking in com mon sense. , 1 have no aze to grind, nor have I any feeling in this matter. 1 stated that Mr Hamme .'s report did the prohibtion oonntiee an' injnstioe. and whether it was intentional or not, 1 still contend that they have not been fairly treated; for if the money was not spent in them, it was made to so sppear, and the impreesion on the minds of the public is the mine in either cose. J. B. Dodd. * Round, 8 O October 19. We print with a great deal of pleas ure a letter of Chief Dispensary Con stable U B Hammett, which appears to t}e a satisfactory reply to the criti cisms of Mr J B Dodd, of Colleton. The error of Mr Dodd seems to have been that he failed to discover that the figures in Mr Hammett’s quarterly report, relating to the enforcement of the dispensary law in the Brioe law oonnties, covered the whole period since thoee counties expelled the dis pensaries. Frankly, we confess to the same error. We construed “Exhibit D” to refer to the proceeding three Is it not possible that had the time to which it referred been explicitly stat ed, confusion would have been aviod- ed? We are quite sure that Mr Dodd had no wish to draw an inference from the quarterly statement which its figures did not bear ont Mean while the letter of Mr Dodd and the oomments of The News and Courier appear to have elicited an explanation which places the work of the con stabulary in a distinctly bettor light. Bat, If Mr Dodd’s inference had not been a natural one from the figures before him, we do cot think it would have been drawn* As for the chief constable, we have ooofioence in him as u faithful officer, who is enforcing the law to the beat of his abilitv.— Columbia Reoord. True and tried friends of the family- —PaWltt’a Little Karly KLern. Best for results and best to take. Rosy cheeks and sparkling eye* follow the use of tbeae dependable little pills. They do aot grip or sicken. 8old by J. M. Klein. PREPARE FOR THE RAINY DAYS. Hope for the Best Prepare Worst. for the Begin now to build the protecting shelter, by opening an account with us, it will keep you and yours in comfort till the cloud rolls by. A Dollar will start the account, a little added every week will make it grow faster than you think. We pay 4 per cent per annum, in terest computed quarterly in onr months, just m Mr Dodd oonstned savings department J C Hiott, S M Crosby, 0 J Ulmer, H L Griffin, J T Polk, _ C KHiere, Mr Dodd Replies To Hammet. • To the Editor of The News and Cou riers: Mr Hammers explanation took me off my feet, bat I hare picked my self np and palled myself together and hare sufficiently regained my tarn -to sp jhk. He says that my staements are "unjust and nnfonnded.* He may think that they are unjnst, bat I do not think eo;forl believe that I, as a citizen have the right to critciae the work of any public official. He may think that they are nnfonnded; 1 am inclined to agree with him, for they are founded on his report, and taken in the light which he now puts it, the mid report Is wbree than nothing. Ohaoe, confusion, A doo ument which misleads rather than en lightens. He now mys that the figures as to the prohibition oonntiee date back from the time they voted ont the dispensary to the present. The very Idea of a man who isable to hold down the high <?) and responsible job of ct^f constable of the State making a quarterly and qn an nual and a biennial report all fn one u- n Padgett without so mnch as a # foot note to shop j q Smoak, ’ where the one ends and another begins. Calling It a report for the quarter end ing Aognst 81, and Chen the nature of a suppose" that did not know that some portions of it were anywhere frpm sixmoitthaCo two yean old. Am I keeping books for the diapenrary? (God forbid.) How was' I to know that them? conditions existed, which he now brings to light, hot which hiatfottifally bepl out of his report? I hope that Governor Heyward under stood it, but I vurUy doubt it, unlms Mr to ex- Our motto is: “Promptness, accu racy courtesy, and fair dealing.” All business with customers strict ly confidential. It is not safe to keep money at home or on your person. If yonr home burns the money in your trunk is destroyed and if yon lose your pocket book the money in your pocket book is tost The only safe way is to deposit yonr money in a good strong.bank...^ Remember the money in the COLLETON BAN KING .CO., Wal- terboro, is insured against loss. e? Honor Roll for October. The following subeoribers have paid their subscriptions since Oct 1. Is your name on the roll? L H Koger, J W Craven, G W Garris, 0 A Walker, D B Hudson. B B Platt, Mrs M 8 Pellum Jno F Hill, G B Clayton, W F Hiers, H N Stokes, A Q Padgett, J E Berry, G \V Griffin, Henry A Ferguson J T Polk. Mike Jalad, J 0 Griffin, U P Crosby, Jno Kinsey, G W Folk, J J Folk, W E Jones, A H Langdale, H F Beach, H C Carter, Miss G M Grimball Jacob Pellum, Paul K Crosby, WRThackstou, W M Barnwell, B G Willis, H T Herndon, W H Marvin. WBSmoak, FR Blake, 8 VY Ackerman, J M 8moak, John B Smith SrI A Sauls, H H Kinard, B G Hiott, J W Avant Jr, J E Crosby, A M Preveaux, D L Benton, A W Bishop, B J Crosby, E W Kinard B H Drawdy, Isham Padgett, ■ “ “ ‘ “ tlerCros J N Wood, J C Smith, , L N Hiott, bfuBBraUnd, H SHisrs, S J Patrick, J B Herndon, W 0 Bailev, F Padgett, C C Anderson, Kistler Crosby, Mis V D Bagot, L Bellinger, Jr, J Ohassereau, WF Garris, H H Crosby, * C W Jaques, C J Crosby, J M O’Bryan, J Martin Croaby. K H Breland, E C Carter. Sheriff Limehottse Removed. Governor Heyward has removed Sheriff M M Limehouse < i Dorch *- ter pending his trial under indict ment by the grand jury for malfeas ance in office as a result of his allow ing Will Spain to be lynched by a mob. He will be taken to some other oounty for trial. Supreme Court Decisions* The following decisions of the Supreme Court handed down last Friday will be of interest to our readers: In the case of Martha C Hiers, and her husband against the ACL Rail road, in which the railroad appealed, the judgment of the lower court is reversed. The judgment of the lower court, is affirmed in the case o! Drawdy agaiust the Coast Line in which the railroad appealed. » » m This Is the Besson of decay and *waak- toed vitality. Nature Is tieing shonr of ila beauty and bloom. If you would ' retain yours, fortify your system with Hollister’s R>cky Mouatsin Tea. 35 cents, Tea, or Tablets. J. M. Klein. Honor Roll. Honor roll ef Waltorboro Graded School for month ending Oct 12: Tenth Grade—Essie Hyrne, Ulmer Fish borne. Ninth Grade—Miriam DuBois, Edith Fraser. Eighth Grade—Graham McTeer, Junior Fender. Sixth Grade—Johnny Morrell. Fifth Grade—Nattilee Huffman, Angie Johnson. Fourth Grade—Margaret Calhoun, MoTiere Daniel. Third Grads—Adolphus Jones, Dewey Padgett, Chase Black. » ^ Death of Uttle Karey. In memory of little Karey May Edwards, the only daughter of Mr and Mrs J A Edwards. She was born May 2,1901, and died Sept 26, 1906: v •• t The light of onr household is gone, A voice we loved is stilled, A place is vacaut in our hearts That never can be filled. She is among the angels On the blissful shining shore. Where the brightest sunbeams linger, And the gloom of uight is o’er. Just beyoud the silver river She u dwelling with the blest, Since she left us all for Heven Where the pure in heart find rest She is among the angels Pure and spotless one above, Living ’mid celestial blossoms In the land of endless love. And with loving ones in glory She is waiting for that day, When the friends on earth will meet her, Nevermore from bliss to stray. Her Loving Parents. ■— - • ♦ NOTICE. * Min Sloan is prepared to teach paint ing, pyrography and normal drawing. She will be glad to meet any persons who wish to join the cuits, or to inquire about the work, on Monday *aftarnoon, Oct 29th in the Y. M. C. A. Hall. Hours four to tlx. —- - ■ ■ ■ ■ Married—George VV Jaques, of Cottagerilte, and Miss Daisy W Whilden, of Florida, were married at Rebobeth church last Wednesday af ternoon at 4 30 o’clock. Rev L B Ackerman performed the marriage ceremony. There was a Irrge crowd present May they live a longand nappy life* Well Wisher, Notice. W. Z. Ayer The well known boras manofOlar, will be in Waltorboro the 1 st Monday in November with aohoioe lot of horses and males. Good bargains. ■ ■v - Index to Now Advertise meats. Terry A Shaffer—Clothing, etc. Ooanty Supervisor's « Has Stood Tbs Test 85 Years. S e old original GROYUTO Tastelew 111 Tonic Too know what you taking. It Is Iron aad qaiaiae ia a are No cure uo pay 80c. i report, tathfti. For Sales, wante, and business locals lithe trials and investigations keep on, the railiOhds will soon be so that they will want to stop running the country. * Sr < V a an I Hi J* S