Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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P DENIES CHARGE | (irernr Bleise Sejrs He Vas Net Rale I la Yeasg Ltij al Btliea p ? SAYS TflE EDITOR LIED ? *" - 1 n~U'I?L A#. manor muis vuuirs oava ? im ??fidavits Substantiating What He 5*v| Published About the Matter, and Intimates that the Governor and Not the Editor did the Lying. There is now a row on between the Editor of the Belton Times, who Is Hon. J. Archie Willis, a member of the Legislature from Laurens county, and Governor Blesse. The trouble was started by an article, which appeared in the Times on Friday morning, August 4, charging 4-4. ?>? r!/Mmi>nAr lltouaa hiflH rtwlA tiiat UVJ V UVI A^AVMMV U\*u MWVM - V.V to Miss ary J. Rogers, ticket agent of the Southern railway at Belton, while buying a ticket to Columbia from Belton. The following is an extract from the article published in The Times: Article from The Times.. The Blue Ridge railway's train comes into Belton. in the afternoon at 5:25, just 10 minutes before the train coming from Columbia gets into the station here. At 5:3 0 the Anderson trolley car comes in. Both the Blue Ridge railways nain and the Anderson trolleys bring a greater or smaller number of people who want to buy their tickets and board the train from Columbia going towards Greenville, and when the number is unusually large, as it was Saturday afternoon, Miss Rogers, the ticket agent had difficulty in selling tickets to all who apply for them. The train going to Columbia from Greenville gets here at 6:20 in the afternoon, and passengers who come over on the Blue Ridge thave 55 min utes in wihich to buy their tickets. "Saturday afternoon when| the Blue Ridge train pulled in at 5:25 and the trolley car followed at 5:30, eomethng like a hundred people, men and women rushed into the station to get tickets for points up the road. There were numbers of ladies standing around awaiting their turn tc get a ticket for some point north of Belton. A tall, black-haired man - walked up to the window, handed Miss Rogers, the accomodating tick" * et agent, two mileage books that were nearly used up and asked for a ticket to Columbia. There was not enough mileage in the two books eo he asked her to tear the mileage out of both books, subtract it from the number of miles to Columbia and he would pay the difference in cash. Miss Rogers very kindly asked him if he wouldn't wait until she had sold the tickets for those ladies and gentlemen who were going to catch the north-bound train. She explained to him that he had until 6:20 to get his ticket. "Instead of giving place to those who ought certainly to have been given place at the window, the man straigthened himself, and in a most insulting manner informed Miss Rogers that she 'must not know who she was talking to.' He further inform ed her that 'I am Cole Blease, the governor of South Carolina; I've got a right to buy a ticket any time I call for it, and you've get to sell it to me.' He took occasion to tell her that if he didn't have to, he would never had ridden on 'her old Southern road.' He also informed <M1ss Rogers that he was going to 'write lier up' to her Superintendent. Mr. James G. Harris, of Belton one of Governor Blease's friends and supporters, wrote and asked him i! the article was a true statement o the case, and the governor replied ir a most positive manner that the ar ticle was not true. Here is wha Governor Tllease wrote Mr. Harris ii reply: Blease Denies Charge. Aug. 5, 1911. "Mr. James G. Harris, Belton, S. C "Dear sir: Your letter of the 4tl Just received In reply I beg to stat that on my way home on Saturda> July 29, I walked up to the ticke office window at Helton, laid dow two mileage book cov'ers, with som strips left, but not enough to brin me through to Columbia. I did nc know at what time either train ai rived at Belton, but was of the opir Ion that I made close connectioi When I presented the railegae book I asked the young lady for a tick< to Columbia. She replied, 'I have n< time to wait on you now.' I sai< 'Well, I want to go to Columbia an I want a ticket.' She said, 'I ha\ not got time to compute this mi eage and make the calculation.' smiled and said, 'Very well, I wi tell you who I am and yon will pleat remember. I am Cole L. Dlease.' < did not say 'governor of South Car Una' or mention the fact that I wt governor'. I told her who I was b cause it was my Intention to get < the train without a ticket, presei the mileage and state why I d net have a ticket, and if the condu tor declined tc accept the mileag I was going to sue the railroad f f | $ damages, and I wanted the young 1 dy as a witness, to remember that had applied to her for a ticket, pi i muting the mileage and that a had refused it. .When I told Jh who I woe, I said, 'I will report it matter to your superintendent.' She then took my mileage, quickly made the calculations, told me that there was 70 cents due, which I paid very promptly. She handed me back the ticket with the two vacant slips and said, 'thank you/ I said, 'I am very much obliged to you; you may keep the two old covers, as you may wish to send them in/ She said, 'No, you might need them to show the conductor when he asks for your ticket/ I replied, 'All right, and picked them up and walked away. "I showed no discourtesy whatever to the young lady; only was exercising my right as a passenger on the road and told her who I was, as T Oiava stated, for the purpose I have stated. I showed no discourtesy, but treated her the same that I would have if every relative of hers in the world ihad been present. There were two young men sitting behind her in the office at the time and an old Confederate veteran standing by me, with badge on. The conversation did not even attract their attention, which shows that there was nothing whatever about the matter to have caused anyone to write a lie about it, such as has been written by the dirty scurrilous little editor of the Helton Times. I do not know who he is, have never seen him, but from this article I am satisfied that he is only another pimp of the newspaper combination that is continuously lying about me. 4,I thank you for your letter and for this opportunity of explaining the matter. Very respectfully, Cole L. Blease, Governor." The Editor Hits Backs. Editor Willis, when shown the article published in the Anderson Intelligencer, which included Gov. Blease's letter to his friend, 'Mr. Harris, he proceeded to get the proofs that the article published in The Times was true in every respect. He secured the sworn affidavits of people who witnessed the conduct of the : governor that his paper's article was absolutely correct and wrote Gov. Blease the following letter enclos1 ing the affidavits: ! Bel ton, S. C. Aug. 8, 1911. "Hon. Cole L. Blease, Governor of South Carolina, Columbia, S C. "Dear sir: I ihave just read copy ' of your letter to James G. Harris, published in this morning's Ander1 son Intelligencer, in which you acL cuse the editor of the Belton Times with having lied dn the published account of your ungentlemanly con| duct in the railway station here on Saturday afternoon, July 29. As to 1 the remaining contents of your letter, you have called so many edi' tors In this state 'dirty, scurrilous ' little editors that it must appear to you the joke has grown rather stale. "The facts in the article referred to were published precisely as stated by the young lady of whom you bought your ticket, and I am Inclosing you herewith her sworn affidavit to the effect that the article was true in every respect. I am going to the further trouble to accommodate your excellency, and am inclosing you also the sworn Affidavit of James M. Alexander, the well known superintendent of the Pelzer mills, who witnessed the incident, that the incident happened exactly as reported tin the Belton Times. So with this evidence In your hands, it must appear very plain to you that you must go further than accusing the editor of The Times with having * xvi e lied, If you want to prove yuurami innocent of the charge which the young lady has lodged against you. You must do that which no gentle, man having, the high sense of honor I which you claim to have would do, and must accuise the young lady , with having perjured herself. At the , same time, my dear sir, you must prove the sworn statement of the gentleman w?ho witnessed it, and who j has made sworn affidavit that the P article published in the Belton Times f was a true account of what happened x to be a lie also. "And now, my dear sir, out of ret spect for the governship of my "State, 1 a member of whose general assembly I have the honor to be, I refrain from telling you what I know you are, and put it up to your constit, uency to judge as to wnetnor or not you are the one who has lied aboul the matter. e T Very respectfully, J. Archie Willis, n Publisher of the Belton Times." e The Affidavits Sc*it. ~ Inclosed with the letter Mr. W41 lis included the affidavit of Misi Rogers, the ticket agent, and als< the affidavit of James M. Alexander j superintendent of the Pelzer mills s The following is Mr. Alexander's af " J?u ? v.i?v. v,? aanf a Rrflfnr Wil if I Kiel V 11, W 111V/U uu uv ? V .... )t lis: j The controversy between Go\ d' Cole Blease and Miss Rogers a re printed in the Belton Times, is coi l_ rect. I was present trying to get I ticket for the train going to Greer U vllle and heard the conversation io Would not have known the man 1 (I he had not said, 'I am Cole Bleas< 0_ governor of South Carolina,' etc. M (Signed* "Jas. M. Alexander, e_ "Sworn to before me this 8 th da >n of August, 1911. at (Seal). J. H. Merritt, Id ''Notary Public South Carolina/ c- The following affidavit was give Editor Wlllds by Miss Mary J Rogei or the young lady to whom it ws a- charged the governor was rude to: , I To whom It may concern: e- This Is to certify that the aftcoui he of Gov. Blease's conduct In the Sot er thern railway waiting room at Be tie ton afternoon, July 21 whioh the Belton Times published Friday morning, Aug. 4, was a true account ot what happened. (Signed) Miss Mary J. Rogers. Sworn to and subscribed before , me the 8th day of August, 1911. (Seal) John A. Horton, Notary public South Carolina. Witness: J. O. Meredith. Editor Willis after seeing the letter of the governor published above stated that since matters had taken the turn they had, he would produce the evidence, which he has done in the affidavits published above, to prove that The Delton Times' statement was correct in every respect, and that then the people of the State might judge as to whether Gov. Blease had stuck to the truth In denying the correctness of the article. The Ilelton Times has in its pos 11- ^... ^1. session otner aiiiauvus tu ?nuw mat the governor did treat the young lady at the ticket window discourteously and further affidavits stating that the article published in The Times was a true account of what happened. AVliat They Say. A dispatch from Anderson to The State says J. H. iM'erritt, superintendent of the Pelzer Manufacturing company's mills, Nos. 1, 2 and 3, at Pelzer, said over the telephone Thursday night that he received the letter revoking his commission on Thursday afternoon. Mr. Merritt said that he had nothing whatever to do with the incident at Belton, that he was not in Belton at the time. His connection was merely taking the affidavit of J. M. Alexander, who was present. Mr. Merritt said Mr. Alexander came to him voluntarily and asked that lie swear him and accept the affidavit and that he complied with the wish and that the affidavit was forwarded to the Belton Times. J. M'. Alexander, who is superintendent of mill No. 4, of the same company at Pelzer, said over the phone Wednesday night that he was present at the time Gov. Blease purchased his ticket from the lady at Helton; that he voluntarily went to Mr. Merritt and asked him to swear him and take the oath and that Mr. Merritt complied. As to any statement further he had nothing to say other than that he would bow to the will of the governor. He has not received his letter of dismissal yet. BLACK HAND'S THREAT. Will Send Boy Back in Box if Money Is Not Paid Soon. Antonio Mareno, of Chicago, whose five-year-old son was kidnapped by "black hand" blackmailers, received a third letter from the kidnappers late yesterday. The writers made a direct threat to kill the Mareno boy if the ransom is not paid before daybreak today. "If you don't send us the money," road the grim letter, "we will send the boy home to you in a box, salted ." Fully believing that the blackmailers will carry out their threat to kill his little son, Mareno begged the police to use all possible haste in running down the gang. The letter adds that if Mareno does not produce bhe money demanded he and his family will be done away with. All available detectives with the entire Italian squad of the division have been put to work on the case, but no arrests have been made. Mareno is a poor man, although his deposit of $1,000 in the bank brands him as something of a plutocrat among his people. Mareno's troubles began two years ago when, in self-defense, he shot and killed Modesto Barona, long suspected by the police and his neighbors of being a leader in Italian blackmailing outrages. From time to time he received letters threatening revenge, the series culminating in the kidnapping of his , child last Saturday. ? 1 GAVE HIM A BLOW. i ? t A Preacher Knocks Out a Pickpocket in First Bound. The Rev. H. G' Garland of Union Hill, N. J., took a ride up Avenue A Wednesday in New York on an open car. Ho thought he felt a - hand in his hip pocket, where he 9 keeps his pockotbook. First making i sure that the suspected hand was a , masculine hand, he punched its owner's solar pleus half way through tc - his spine. When they brought the - man around, he said he was Solomon Smith, a painter, 2 4 years old '. of 308 East Ninth street. He waf s locked up charged with attempted - crand larceny. He thought he wai jo - ? a struck by lightning, i- ? e a Was Painfully Hurt. j Guerdan Tarbox, while making < ' flight with his aeroplane Wednesday M morning, came down in the mars! on Richmond plantation and wai painfully injured about the face bj the guide wires as the machim ? struck the mud and turned turtle. n # * i Proved Fatal Mixture. a (James Conyers, an Industrious well-to-do and honest negro, of Pine wood, died from ptomaine poisoning it produced from the effects of a sur i- felt of catfish stew and buttermilk 1- Prompt medical attention was una Availing and death ensued. WILL BE IN TBE RMS GOVERNOR BLEASE WILL RUN FOR A SECOND TERM. Says He Will Ask Iter Election On His Record.?Criticises State Colleges and Attacks Lyon. The State correspondent says the picnic at Easterville Wednesday, under the auspices of the Literary club, drew 1,500 people from Fairfield, Chester and Union counties and many from Columbia. The feature of the day was the speech of Gov. Blease, who was the Invited guest of the occasion. Gov. Blease criticised the work of the State colleges, advocated lynching for one crime, and took occasion to announce that he will run on his record for another term as governor. W. C. Clayton presided over the meeting and introduced the governor. The governor complimented the community on the opening of the club. Touching on education, the speaker mentioned the higher State institutions of learning, saying their support was becoming a burden, owing to what he called extravagant appropriations by the legislature, > and stated that they were favored at the expense of the rural schools. He compared them to the denominational colleges. He declred that the denominational colleges were furnishings the judges and the men in high oilice in the State. iio cniii ho was not onnosed to the State colleges, but was in favor of more money being given to the rural schools. He stated that he had not gone through college himself, but that after he had fought the world, the besh and the devil for 20 years the people had honored him with the office of governor. He cited this as an example to show that it was not necessary for a boy to have a college education to succeed. Touching on his pardon record, the governor said he had no apologies to make for the ciemency he had exercised. Referring to the paroling of Otis Hilton, the white man from Chester, who was sent to the penitentiary for life for killing a negro; he said that he had affidavits from men whose word he did not doubt concerning the facts in the case, and that both from these and from the testimony he did not hesitate to parole Hilton, and he would always do the same where a white man is involved with a negro. He declared his business was to take care of the white ptople; that he was not an enemy to the negro, ,but that the negro must stay in his place. Turning to lynching, he said he favored lynching a negro whenever he committed the nameless crime against a white woman, and that if this was standing for lynch law he stood for it. He denounied the hosiery mill in the State penitentiary, calling it the I (11.-.X. fnni r\v\r " Ho his lUUCtl CUlUBIO KH.IU. J . enemies were saying he was opposed to "Yankees" because the promoters of the hosiery mill were Northern men. He said he was not opposed to Yankees, but was trying to rid the State of this "tuberculosis factory," and relieve the poor wretches from their position. The governor' referred to J. Fraser Lyon, attorney general, saying that if Lyon wasn't wanting to be governor himself he would have stood with Blease in his fight against the hosiery mill. "Let him run for governor himself and I will give him political tuberculosis," said Gov. Blease. After this Gov Blease announced that he would be a candidate for re-election to the office of governor; that he expected to run on his record, and that if he could not be elected on this he would be satisfied. Gov. Blease spoke more than an hour, and he reiterated many of his previously stated sentiments. The crops of many sections of the State have received many rains. I UMMt.NI I reran . IMM MW CO. I x Every Horse Owner f drwda that most dangwoos dinua, CoHe. 1 Be prepared for an am money by havlnc 3 a bottlaof Neah'e Cole lUmdy on hand. More animala die from Colie than all other non-eontaorioao disposes combined. Nina oat of crory ton win would haro boon eurod If Noak'a Colo Kerns Jy had boon airen in time. It Isn't a drooeh or dope, bat Is a remedy atvon en the tooto* so i- olmplo that a wonioii or ohlld oaa giro It. If It fails to ear* ywr money win bo refunded. If yew dealer ooaaot oopplr you oead 60s la otampo and we w? amO a bottle. 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