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5».. I jS V X OF CHEF JUSTICE IRA B. JONES' r Some of the Salient Facts Connected With the Life and Career of Distinguished Citizen gsEjj * « and Jurist. ^ l.tB. DODD A CANDIDA 1 Enters Iteee for Auditor of ton Afemtjr. 'GRACE DARES BLEASE J The card of J. B Dodd of RottfiA CHAIXENOEB GOV. TO RKLKA8E apprara In this Jasa* ^f The Pkm HIM FROM OOXFIDEXt’E. r-nd Standard. Ma. Dodd alMlftnilCM ; ^ his car^fdacy for tho office of coun- * ty Auditor. Mr. Dodd r^>c<|« no* introduction to the people of Collo- W|ll NAIKFATF WHITF PFAPlF! fort ’ ,hc M * r > ne * WcJterboro ton county by The Pcpbs and Stand- ; ,LL ^nilC rLUrLC |Ther# werf , thr( ^ g#in#t pIaJ ^ ard. He has been in public llfo ‘ ^ Thursday. Friday and Saturdry of for a long time r-nd |s wall, known ' . * | Iwt week and of the three, the Wal- not or-’y on account of his can- < ,, ‘ : ‘rle>.ton , » Mayor States He Will , terboro team was victorious In two. Gets Two owt of lltree Games From. Bennfort. Again the eagle of victory parches upon the stardsrd of the Walterbo- ro basebaJI tegm. At this time a series of gsmes was played at Beaufort betspeen Port Royal, Beau Mumro IS DEAD JAPAN’S GREAT RULER LAST HEN ALTS’. v P PATE f' REIGNED FORTY FOUR YEARS vassing of the county but through his writings for The Press and Standard . Mr. Dodd served as a member nf lb-veal Terrible Facte If (tov- ernor Will Rrbase Him. he TIouse of Represmtatfvcs for one term rid was defeajrd for re- election. As a writer Mr. Dodd Is legical ar«l forceful; as a speaker cloouent and resourceful His entry ? pr< t r , R ^; J * ,y In the race r.‘ this t'me mill doubt- ‘ J° hn 1 • Lrace. of f i JUDGE IRA R JONES, GandklMe For Gowsmor. The f flowing Interesting sketch of the Hfe and career of Ex-Judge Ira B. Jones, now a caMldate for State. In recent years hia services Governor cf Sonth Cr-’ , oHna, Is tak- •n from “.Fouth Carolina , Bench mnd Bar,” publiebed In 1908 by General U. R. Brocks. It will be borne in mind that this sketch was prepared f^ur yer.ra ago and before Judge Jores had at*;.- idea of Basking the rr e frr Governor. **Mr. A?soc a’e Justice Irr. R. Jonrs *? fifty a x years o'd ard the high pori lrn he has at alred has been earn'd by h's ^wn lnd!vl , *’’al worth, ‘n'rpr! y ped Heb. con a ''i“n- tious chsrr/'ter. He was born De cember 29. 18">1. !r. Newberry. ‘As ■stated by Mr. Thurmond, in nomi- natirr hTn to the SiiprrpM*. Ccurt. h|s lnbe»ltrrre we« e gcod^ name and an hone«t char'.'t^r. With tb « •olid fourdrtien to build upon, Mr. Justice Jo** p at an early a*e de- TelegHd a ehsrrc'er tbaf has not only brcufht him politicr-l honor, bat wh'rh has ■temped b m as a man head and shoulders with hi-* fellow cifrerr. His rise to h'ah “As a lawyer he has been at the head of the profession In the were Ucfcfly In demn d by the » t *‘te. In th<» celebrated casts In refcrcrcc to the railroad taxes, which Govcrn&r Tillman pushed so v gcrcnslv. Judge Jone< was chief ccrrsrl rf the Attcrnc-y O ■^r n> th' 'rc»p‘icn of the rr-Mroad tax cares l Is advice was always mos i ’ r -ri (• jj^npr-.’ly con- ccd'd ‘hat the v'f'cry of the State ia th se c r es vts larerly due serv’c'3 ! s assistant coun sel. “In 1F9 r * h"* ws a s®nt to the r 'r' ’rtvrc rs a member of the ’-Tc»\<-e rf Renresentatlves fr» r '.!»ncr«tcr He imm«»dl"*ely took a nro-u'n-r :• par' in ‘he d'!iberetlo" , s f »b«i 1 o-’y. j-nd was appointed 'hairtran cf the ways ard means •■'nrmitt-r, aid hv common con sent war *1 e arknowiedged leader r f tbr H r re. ‘ho »!cct'or of ana--V'r IrFy tc the United States Sena*®, he w°s chos'**-. Speaker of the H'-ua-. wh'rh nosltien he filled and merited honor but anothrr nnM! J'.--ary 20. 1S9*>. when he we JJlustraUen rf tbe r-darc. we-y mnnl’gg # !c'' l ’ "'•I'•cla^e Jus- man Is tbe arch'teet cf his own for- »>* of the Pun-erne Court of South tune.’ The e»*!y years of h« g t »-» Carolina. And ei the 22d dsy cf were ppert |r* Newbern*. where he January, 1902, he wras otain unan- entered the I.u hcran College th'T*' {nacusly .‘’teted for the full te-m and went through the sophomore -? ‘'ehi years to this rcsponelble class. portion. “In 1A«| h* entered the Junior “By h s tr«"o t cqur’eay. klnd- cIsm of Ersklne College and gr--1- ne«s and fairness as Speaker he wated In the cUs* of 1870. Among received the apyrohatlon of all fr^- thp dlsttrpuiulrd men In church tiers erd r»rtl f No f^raker had mnd Stwte who were members of hce” mcr** popufar or won »more this class was James Calvir* Hemp- pr^'se frem members cf all po- bill, editor of the News and Conr- I t'cal filths' frr his manner of ler. At Ersklre College Mr. Jones conducting r-nd expediting the bual waa r. member of the Euphemaln »• of the tody over which h* P^- Literery Pocicty hi which he die- •drd. He was electfd a imember tlngulahfd hitnrelf ms an ormtor and of the Constitutional Convention debater. He waa medal orator in which he lock ai prominent of his moclety r* his graduation “After graduation he returned to ■Newberry and taught echcol two yearn In the county and Edgefield, studying l-.w In the meantime. Whll In Newberry he waa associate edi tor of the HereJd orthat town. He was admitted to Mbe bar when inrenty-one years old. and since that time has followed bis profession with* seal and success, re la evi denced bv his elevation io one of Ml the "highest ard most responsible ! foremost. He was largely Instru- poaitlocs In the gift of the p?o- mental In Fecurlog the estabUshmen The first game Thursday waa be? tween Port Royal and WrJtcrboro in a score of 7 to 3 In favor of Port Royal. The batteries for this game Gruber and Griffin for Walterboro and Pierce and Coffin for Port Royal. The second gr-me was between Walterboro ar«d Beaufort, resulting The following Interview w.is published in Tuesday’s News ai«l Courier:. Special: Charleston,-in a shut-out for the Beaufort less add considerable interest to * b ? »• 'Pending * week here, to- -team, the score being 3 to <Mn fa- the campaign , night challenged Governor <’ole L. t vor of Wr-Merhoro. The batteries Mr Dodd has many strong frlcnda™- 1 ^ ^/eleree him frorj. the cor- were Runey and Griffin for Walter- over the county who wi'l b«r‘ fl ‘ IfVnfP in h ‘ ni wh,te ,hey ' boro and Ri ' en an<i Coffin for ed to see his card end to know < ^: , ; e „ 0 \ fr ‘ end, y ^rms and stated Beaufort, that he will mr-ke the race thli ' i th; Governor would publicly sta*e that he (Grace) wf.s free to ' . J Ranked as one of the Great Ralersr of the World, and Did Mach for His People. The third game aas played Sat- urd j between Walterboro and th>' Dcdd has been farmlr-g and h* 11 any ,he fb,n R s hp wanted to, lie Marines and resulted Irt a score of would reveal facts that year. Mr. s now propr etor of the Dodd Wag on Shops at Round. He Is a man of strong convictions and Is r.bU.„ ....... »o express his opinion on any quoa-' ^ ma(,e b y ,he Mayor of ouid “nauseate the people of South Caro lina." Here Is the statement In full Charles- tion. ton: “I have watched with great |T»- tercst the plan of campaign develop- P. W. HARKEN A (LWDIDATK, ed byi Blease. I find thrt it con sists of two main elements, not withstanding the many collateral .questions that hc-ve arlser*. These i elements are: Rleasr and the “Nigger." “First. He he* sought to make Enters the T let ns Competitor The Office of Sheriff. Mr. P. W. Warren, of Stokea. an nounce? his candidacy in thM». 1«- Mie of The Press apd Str-ndard for it appear that h« is the exponent of Sheriff. Mr. Warren states that i white supremacy In South Cr.-olii»a. he does this in resporos to th« However Ipdlcrous this assumption eccufst of numerous friends and l*. on the face of It, there Is one feels encouraged at the promlacn of feature cf It aa yet undisclosed nmnort which he ha* received. j which would make It not only In- Mr. Warr*n Is R5 year* of di*’™’ 1 *. but highly hypocritical. It md was born and re-.-ed near *eems to me that a man who with stokes and has spent Ms life farm- j such vauved audacity 4iadertook to <ng. He has never held any public j occupy this role shculd at least Im position, but was a candidate foan P |n b P being able to ■ ‘ow that he ver.*s sgo for Coroner. He also ran I lived a life compatible with such a good many years ago for J»rv j claims Commissioner. For twentyfyearn fclr .Warren has been court crier r.*h1 | “One Little 8tory“ I am prepared to say, measuring 6 to 2 In favor of Walterboro. The batteries for" this game Were But ler and Griffin for Walterboro f-nd Pierce and Coffin for the Marines. The next game scheduled for the Walterboro team Is Friday of this week with Ehrhardt. The game will be called Friday rf ter noon at 4 o’clock and the boys hope that a large crowd will be present to wit ness this game. Aa the team Is In rv>ed of some financial aid, admla- ■lon of IS cents vhll be charged at this game for ladles and the usual admlsaion fee fpr men. PICNIC AT BEREA. •busdMateJ aiwt Oilier* Speak to •s eorrlderfd one of the beet la .my words very carefully, that. If Mr* - r . a.I _nt ^ *wa in lurrnuun. the State. i Negro A rrrMtt d for Ifieft. Blease will release me from the roafldtntlal character of any com- munlcatlcn thick he might have C. T. Cummings for some time canfided to me daring the abort has been tniss'ng articles from his (term of our more or less friendly shop and moneyi from his cost pock- relation»hlp, I shall be gllsd to *t whenever he would leave it hsng- one little atory that ought to ing In his place of basin**? while (be enough to nauseate the white r.‘ work. Suspicion pointed to a ne^jpooplc of South Carolina, I do not ero on the premise*. Cornelius think that, he would thereafter hr. e Green. Mr. Cummings resorted to a tha effrontery at a public meeting little strategy and trapped Green, i to tell one of hla questioners that he attended though He marked several piece* of mon- ought to crawl off aM wait utflll * ver ™ougn ey, cne of which was a twenty-five * night comes and theh go arouud cent piece ar*1 wr’chlng hi* co»t. t and see his “nigger sweetheart." discovered shortly after It was taUetl^ Hlmse and the Hnssitiera. out of the pocket. Seeing Green uo • “Second. The second line of to Mr. Grace's candy shop. Mr Ms •tfsek en Judge Jones is that f . iiju ^ uir WCW| „ I . 1UC WI „ Cummings followed and discovered he Judge Jones, has oecup ed a cor- pIjiytid Ber „ RtrJrk . that Green hM Just spent the tw-n- rupt and veual relationship with lan(1 t „ anig Ber< , a bcatlna bv an ty-five cents, which bore the mark the Southern Railroad. Again, if Mr. Cumiglnga made thereof*. Wh«n Mr. Blease will relee*e me as above arrested. Green confessed to th-so set forth, I shall be glad to tell thefts and hes been locked up await the people of South Carolina exact 1 Smoaka, July 30.—Special: A splendid corn crop Is a both made, but cotton has rot matured mnch at yet. The sUIk Is very large but It has not a> great deal of fruit. . The people of Berea gate g picnic Thursday. Quite a large crowd waa preaent. Comparatively aptaking. a large number of candidates waa H. ». Strickland was cabled on to prealdt over tbe meeting, during which He made the welcome addreee. followed by H. K. Strickland and A. P. Smith. A recess was taken until a bountiful repast wr* served. Then the speaking was resumed and sev eral brief speeches were mage by the different aspirants for office. The picnic waa one of the moat enjoyable * picnic* that the writer It waa no better than the people of Berea usually have, for they always have the best. ‘ Everybody went r way after the ball game In the afternoon hoping to *e« a return nf such an enjoyable occasion. The game wr* Ing trial at the Circuit Court. what Blease with his own Ups told me In reference to hi* corrupt cor- nection with the Southern Railway during ajtd after his last campaign. W. Harley Saunders Sick. It will he a source of regret to : during and at the many friend* of W. HaHe' Saun arh « n charge with certain dors, to know that he 1* still con- duties and Bd^onsibUltie* and the fined to his Md. He he* b en payment of certain money eorruptly quite 111 for nearly alx werkr, hut ^ * be of the Southern Uail- I* r*aw improving, and hope? to be W *P- ». . out In r. few days. Mr. Saunders, j , Have Me^e'e ronernt. la not a little worried over Ma ill- '• * have said that I would be ylad new, on account of h's candidacy to be released from the confidentlcJ for the Clerk of Court’*.office, and character of these communication*, regret* not having been able to ^e a matter of fact. It was not at visit the people in certajr* sec- i t“* Line stated that they land teams, Berea beating by overwhelming score. A. P. S. JC. R. McTerr SHI* On*. E. R. McTeer, who has for some time been conducting r* grpeery ator has sold his stock of goods to J. T. I ^ of'theTr torrid'co'nalaU Runton, who is now conducting a 1 * *tore at Mr. Mc.Teer’s old - star*!. Ml-. McTeer |* a candidate for Clerk of Court and expects to devote his entire time from now until e-fter the election to conducting his cam paign. Tokio, July 29.—Mutsuhito; for forty-four years Emperor of Japan, died at 12.48 o’clock this morning after an lllnesa of long standing. Yoshito. Haru-No-miy*. reigns under the formula provided by the Consti tution promulgated .by Mutsuhito, “the King is der-d; long live the King!” Musuhito who was the 21st Em peror of Japan, passed gently ewajx He had been unconscious for many hours prior to hla death and the Emprean, the Crown Prince and the most promiDent officials of the household and Government were' *t the bedside. , Haruko, now Dowager Empress, yields to Princees Sedako, the young Empreaa. who Is the mother la Hlrohlto. Haruko has won un iversal sympathy because of her of three sons, of whom the eldest ur/iring vi.Ml In the sick room, where she remained continuous-* ly for ten days. Even on the last dsy she pitifully begged the phy* slctans for a short respite for the dying Emperor. 8c4r«ce Availed little. . Everything known to sclenae was done to proloag the life 4 ef sovereign. The whole nation watched pathetically. The oe!- come was Inevitable -from the first acute developments, July 18. Death was due to scute nephritis. Thte an Intestinal affection. As fa was eomplicated by diabetes and usual In snch eaaes, the patient on occrelons showed marked signs ef Improvemert followed by a re laps. Since July 38 the conditio* of the Emperor gradually became worse, with high fever, weak and Irregu lar pulse and shsjlow respiration. f “Holy Rollers" la Town. Considerable Interest Is shown Just now In «• series of meetings being conducted by two Pentecost Hollioss preachers who are holding a series of meetings In a tent here. This tent was first put up on Rail road Avenue In a vacant lot ad joining Dr. Riddick Ackerman’s but on accourt of complaint made by certain cltlsens, tha town au thorities had this moved. It Is now located outside of town near the raltrocd end it Is reported that good-slxed congregations assemble each evening to hear these preach ers. This Pentecost Holiness re- llgior* Is familiarly known as "Holy Rollers”, although they claim that they are hot the “Holy Rollers". A Ip am unknown tongue. The two ministers who are In charge of;this meeting are Rev. Barrows and Rev. Jodos. Hens of the county. He hopes. Mven to me In confidence. were but I however, to be out In r. short while , b »ve clothed them with this char- and, If able, will attend the cam- »<*•*■ b ^‘ auw * » m ••tULed that palgn meetings. t,m « w * wer * ^ friendly terms ne . _ would not have ventured to utter .in k- !them. He did utter them very free- ■ t will be good news to her many , ■ . i, w. i n friends to lesrr* that Mrs. W W. ^ JT Cone, of Lodge, who has been quite* ****‘ n * them b I« consent. part and was chosen vice-president Beeidfs the**© honors, Mr. Justice Jones was for years county ch?.«r- man of the Democrstlc party, chairman of the congressional dis trict, and s member of the State exeentlr* committee While thus full of political hon ors from his fellow^cltixens, Mr. Justice Jones hes not been noted i Qf: , y lr« a political way. In educa tional matters he has always been Pie. “In the fall of 1875 Mr. Justice Jonea removed to Lancaster, and haa §!r*'e resided In that town. It ■was then r. town without a rail road or telegraph facilities, but of the I^incaater graded school, which has assumed c* high position among such echoole in the State. .“At the opening of Winthrop College he took a prominent part in — I. the laying of the cornerstone exer- there ~ we re'"great froealbiltties op-lcises, deliverring the dedtd&lory ad- •n to an active, energetic young dree*. In charitable work* he lets man. The town and county were ! rot his 1* ft hand know what his undeveloped, but r. railroad was i right ‘doeth. H:s good deeds bav ® heading tewstd Lancaster frow ‘made many a poor man, woman and Chester. Mr. Justice Jor-s. then child hapiy, of which the world a lawyer just beginning profession- hr** never known. *1 life, induced by hi* couain. Crpt. I “Mr. Justice Jones married L DePaag, lute of Camden. , Rebecca Wyae, daughter <rf — late Capt. Joseph Wyse of Edgefield ill for five weeks, is improving. Mr.‘and Mrs. R. E. Jones, her par ents, he<ve been constantly at her bedside during her Illness. While not yet out of danger, Whllle not yet out of danger, physicians are pleased with the outlook and hope for a speedy recovery. so basely ' untruthful has he been in hla attitude toward me. because of the wilful lies he has found H- necessary to invent In order to dis credit the plain proof which I have produced In* reference to the Char leston graft situation. , “However, I shall not disclose these things unless In a manner aa .J wom'v. ,h " h ‘ '» ' do so. ThinlOi Jtmr* Will Win. Ms.yor Grace expressed the opln- Miss the cast kls lot in Lancaster. When ks got thers he had $10 In his no friends and acqun'nt- had energy and pluck, however, which often count for mer dollore. and always bring la • ne got thei ®F*i& (now Saluda). He has living two sons and three daughters. He is s> cons I st en*. member of the Asso ciate Reformed Presbyterian tcharch being an elder in Unchurch at Lancaster. Society will be held at the Meth odist church next Tuesday afternoon August 6th, 1912, at 6 o'clock . “As a Judge Mr. Justice jjone* is one of the ablest. His opinions are clear'nnd to the point. Hi# mind is marked by great fairness, vigor an! acuteness. He haa m; le a great reputat’on aa a Judge. Hon esty, elncerlty and truth sre the very essence of his nature. His grasp is such that no compiler/ion of details embarrasses him. Qu</k of comprehension almost unerrjng judgement, with admirable power of demur‘Msatlr n, he see* lucidly and makes himself understood in every opjnlon he writes. The late Chief Justice Mclver often * spoke of him m the ‘Coming man’.’’ Since the above was published Judge Jon's was, on the resignation of Chief Justice Y. J. Pope, elect ed Chief Jostles of the Snpremo Court in January, 1909, taking the oath of office on April 15, 1909. which petition he filled natll Jan uary 9. 1913. when be resign ed to make the nee for governor. Mlntyd Toairfit. I What promises to be a very de lightful affair la the mtn«trel show kT J „ , , , v ji, I to be given at th# Court House to- New* and Courier In large night. This minstrel la being got- “Orr-ce Dares Blease to Let Him 1 Tell AH", and in the article pur- ten up by the young meo of the town tor the benefit of the Meth odist and Episcopal church societies. The show begins at 9:V0 o'clock and the public la cordially Invited to be present. A small admission fee will be charged to defny ex penses and for tb* benefit of thw above mentioned societies Thin porting to be from John P. Grace, he says that there are thing* which I have told him in cor-'ldence which he would love to tell If I would release him. * I desire to str.‘e that I have never made a confidant or John P. Grace in any manner shape °r f orm|J ^ f xed'at 2S and'i5'cent.'. I knew that he opposed me In the y _ first primary two years ago, and w A Wh]to m CmmOkkito. I have never believed that he .up- Th# ^ of w A whlt# of whlt ported me or ever, voted for me HaI| ln th|i lMae of Th# in the aecord Primary and. as I p re8B aBd standard aa a caMldate have before stf.’ed. he was *PPolnt- fof u , WB . h|p commissioner of Key ed upon my staff upon the request I ard townahl p. Mr WhItB ia OB# of ‘he beat known ettlsens of hi* community and hla friends are con fident that he will make an excel lent race for this position. ion that Jones would win In the election next month, basir^ this on ths belief that in the counties car ried by Featherstonf Judge Jones would increase the majority of the prohibition candidate two year* ago and In the counties carried by Rleas hla majority would be smaller. If Mr. Blease releases Mr. Grace from the confidential character of hla secrets, the Charleston mar. de clares he will have tome Interest ing revelations to make. Hut he flatly refused to divulge the na ture of hla information until the Governor tells him to go sdiead . Rtoese Graats P* roihabm^. Columbia. July 30.--Gov. Bler.se today issued a statement In which he grants Mayor Grace, of Charles ton permission to tell anything he wishes on the chief executive and in which he says the* if. the Mayor tells the troth he will admit it and If he tells a falsehood he wRl deny 4- The Governor’s statement is as follows: “I notlcs this .morning In The and upon the insistence of Mr. Roeasler. Gave flame tkwk to Grace. "I have never made any state ment In my life to John P. Grace that I am not willing for the world to know, and he Is at liberty to tell anything he plerae* 1 have ever said to him, but I hope that ne wiil confine himself to the truth. He has never beer* in the man sion that I know <5f but one time and t,hat was when he earn© to get e. fine game code which I gave him and to request me to appoint his brother to a position in case war come on with Mexico. I have never had any confidential talk with. ^ him on any subject, have never P. M. Padgett E4td son, John, of trusted him because his eyes set Lake Buttle, Fla ; , are * n toarn J 1 *** too close together lb Ms her/!, and lt>8 Mr. Padgetts father. Cap.. H. ar<> man who is aqy Judge of huma G. Padgett. Mrs. Padgett la v ^ sl * nature know* thft that Is a fr‘al I King relatives at Holly Hill, wber * sign to veracity or strict honesty. she wllw'be Joined in * da J r * “So. he Is at liberty to tell any- M tfr^adgett. and together they thing he pleaaea an<J when he beleh-| w lll B° to <b * mountalro of North, es It forth. If it I* the truth, f |Carolina for the summer, shall gladly admit it, aM If It Is fc.lse I shall so brand It, as I did his Charleston falsehoods, to “It's • Girt." «Born—to Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Ben ton. Monday, July 22, a girl. “Another Girt." Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Carter are are rece|v|r*g the congratulc-Mons * their friends over the birth of an infant daughter, Saturday. This makes their fifth child, the first four being boys. Mrs. Ashley Anderson will leave — his I tomorrow for Greenville where she face and In % meeting where he was W 1H epend the balance v of the aur surrounded by hla pollice force and | naer visiting relatives, many of hla friends and supporters and when he amt silent sod grinn- 1 .1^ kiWl 8. Iriel of Ruffin, Route 2. tin town today on baatneas. 1 :'l f 1 s ‘I \ | ■.« ■ t * I ‘V if if