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SENSATION IS SPRUNG BY GOVERNOR BLEASE T. B. Eelder Exposed In Al leged Conspiracy. HUB EVANS SQUEALS ON ATLANTA LAWYER In a Letter Alleged to hnve been Writ ten by T. B. Felder Made Publie by Governor Blease Saturday Night. Attempt at Conspiracy to Defraud State Kxposed. A letter which (low Blease says was written by Thomas B. Felder of At lanta offering to frame up a $f>00.000 deal with H. H. IS vans, former mem ber of the State dispensary board of control, now under Indictment for conspiracy to defraud, was given out Saturday by Qov. Blease as "his first grain Of sand" oil the dispensary in vestigation situation. The following is the letter: "Dear Hub: I have just returned from Peoria, 111. 1 have framed up our company in such a way that we will be able to make all the money out of it by the time your term us commissioner expires as we will rea sonably need and you can then retire. I want you to think seriously of the plan which I submit and make an appointment as soon as possible, either here or elsewhere, and 1 can dis cuss with you more fully and satis factorily the details. The plan is suf ficiently feasible to justify our taking your associates in on the ground lloor. It is ?bis- The capital stock of our company at present Is $100.000, own ed by you and 1. It is all paid for and 1 have the actual custody of the stock. Hull, the general manager of Clark Brothers &. Co., wants an In terest and we may need him, but not at present. If we can get for Octo bor. November and December largo orders from Carolina, 1 can issue $.".00. 000 of preferred stock of the com pany, sell it. to parties' who have al ready agreed to purchase; we can divide the proceeds from the sale of the preferred and then do one of two things?sell the common and let some now company run it or run i! our selves. Meantime vre will have In band $250,000 tach. less such sums aa we may have to pay to others to secure business in the meantime. Serious Consideration. ."Now, Hub, I want you to give this matter your serious consideration and cooperation, If you will do it. 1 will make yon a fortune and that very quickly, Write me when and whore you will meet me upon receipt of this. Wo have v< ry little time In which to pull the scheme together.' Have been working on the plan several months and now have it perfected. I have n brother-ill-law In Indiana, a mil lionaire, who assisted me In working OUt the plans and will assist me in selling the preferred stock as soon as we can make a good showing. He has, as all other very rich men ac cumulated his fortune by the manipu lation of stocks. There is enough In the pi.in '?<> justify us in paying more for business than any one else can afford, as you will perceive. Then, too. as Clark Brothers & Co.. are the largest distillers in the United states, UO one call be criticised for giving thom lOt'S ' orders What '.i i is done must be speedily done. Can you get your associates to meet us here in Atlanta or in Augusta right away? Now, Hub. don't dilly-dally about this, for after months of labor my plans are mature and we can make a kill ing." This letter was signed "T. B." The I dated "Atlanta Ca.. October 2, 190;'." Mr. Felder Denies This. T. It. Feldor yesterday when told of the letter that had been given out by Gov. Blease said that "It was a forgery." Ho denied over visiting Peoria, 111., and said that the letter had been "faked" up by the governor of South Carolina ? II H. Evans, when asked as to thj letter, declared vehemently thai ho had received the letter in q lies fit and many others and that T. B. Fel der had tried "to frame up" with sev eral of the members of the dispensary board qf control. Gov. DleflSO announced the letter had been obtained after months of hard work. He said he knew the let ter bad l^on written telling of such a deal to H. H. Evans and*that it was not. until a few days ago that lie was able to secure the original inanu SCI ipt. What II. H. K>ans Said. "H. 11. Kvnns told nie that this let ! ter was from T. Ii. Felder." This statement was made by Qov. Blease. Gov. Blease declares that there- is I no doubt but that the letter is 111 the same handwriting its that of T. B. i Felder. He placed the letter by sev j eral letters from T. B. Felder and I he said that the handwriting was the ! same. Gov. Blease said that the origi ? nal letter was locked up in one of j the vaults of a bank in Columbia. Gov. Blease said that several other ; persons had read the letter and de clared the handwriting to be the same j us the letters signed by T. 1$. Felder. At the conclusion of the letter the > following signed by A. W. Todd, R. M. McCown and L. M. Overstreet appears: "We the undersigned have read the original of the above letter and certify that this is an exact copy thereof." R. M. McCown, secretary I Of state, and A. W. Todd is a member of the house.?News & Courier. PENSION C HA HO KS DISMISSED. (Jen. ('. Irring Walker not Uphold in his Charges l>J the Pension Coiniuis sioners. Columbia, .March 14.?The charges made by Gen. c. Irvine Walker, of Charleston, that there exists fraud in , the handling of the pensions of South I Carolina, were today dismissed by the . State pension board, by the adoption Of ii resolution accepting and approv ; Ing the Investigation conducted by the Comptroller General into the mat I ters referred to in (Jen. Walker's j charges. The Comptroller General i finds that the charges of Gen, Walker are "not sustained." I The State pension board met here ? today and will be in session until : Friday, going over the routine mat ters that annually come before the ? board. There is one Charleston mem ber on the board, Mr. John \hrens, j who has taken much interest in the pension work. The meeting of the hoard was in executive session... The board will distribute tho sum of $250,000 in pensions, which amount Wits appropriated by the general as sembly. I There are wore than 9,000 pension > ers in South Carolina and the list will ; I bo gone over by the hoard. ! The members of tho pension hoard are: A. w. Jones. Comptroller Gen eral, chairman ex-offlcio; D. R. Flcn nikon, Columbia; W, H. Ilardln. Ches ter; William Weslon. Columbia, and John Ahrens, CDharleston. Mlas Kate F. Malier is the clerk of the board. OF INTEHKST IIKHK. Member of Prominent l.aureus Count) Fnniilj Takes Part in Soroll) Ban quet. A beautiful social event of the sea son was the banquet given at n local hotel last evening by tho PI Knppn Al pha socority of Virginia institute. The table decorations were a large shower of smilax and lilies of the valley 111 the center of the table. At each place was the place-car hin the shape of (he l'i Knppn Fin with a large spray of the lilies of tho valley. The folowiug enjoyed the oensloii: Misses lren?> OhOlilll, Tula Willing, Margaret Schmatha, Annie Dlllgledllio, Margaret Dlngledine, Selma Harmon. Pearl Fend!.?ton, Corlnno Putmnnn and Miss Jessie Mae Stokoy, Bristol Herald-Courier. It is with the keenest interest to the many friends here and throughout the county to see an account of Miss Corrine Putmann's soroity, of which she is Mogul, participate in such a de lightful banquet. Miss Putmnnn has been a student of Virginia Institute for the past four years where she graduates in June with honors. WOMKN BF AI? THIS. Parisian Sage puts Luster into Hull, Faded Hair. Hvery woman reader of the Adver tiser who desires radiant hair that everyone admires should go to tho Laurona Drug Co. today and get a lafgo 60 cent bottle of Parisian Sage. It is not only a delightful and ro f'fshng hair dressing and benutlflof-, but it Is sold under a rigid nuarantee to banish dandruff, slop falling hair and itching scalp, or money back, "Parisian Sage is the lust hair ton ic I have ever known. I find it the only one that will cure dandruff, cleanse the scalp, and make the hair grow long and beau'iful."Miss Sl^na Ahl.. 2 Far we 11 St.. Worcester. Mats.. June 8, 1010. I BULLS I IN COTTON KEEP THEIR GRIP Have Boen Favored by Strong statis tical Position?Longs Seem Opto im 1sti<> and Determined) While Hears Appear to be Bather Irresolute. New York, March 17.?The bull clique lias still kept tys grip in cot ton markets. They have been favored j by the increasing strength of the sta j tistical position. Powerful cliques both at New York and Liverpool are to all appearances banking on this as much as anything else. They are also apparently keeping a sharp eye on the 'short interests in the market. Bulls think there Is no liklihood of the cotton schedules being disturbed in any tariff discussion during the coming session of congress and they do not expect to he hampered by a renewal of anti-option legislation, or, at any rate, by a possibility cd' such inconoclast legislation, as they regard It, being passed. Mono) Plentiful. Money Is abundant at home and abroad and the stock market has stood the test ot recent bad news so well as to encourage bulls in the commodity markets. Receipts at the ports have been light. The visible and invisible supply in this country is said to be 400,000 bales smaller than a year ago. Spot cotton sticks to re cent prices with a tenacity rather dis concernltlg to bear. In fact, in parts of Georgia sales are reported at the same price which existed when May was selling here at 15.S0. Exports this season are very large, Liverpool spots sales of late have increased. Texas needs more rains. Weather condition in that State are said to be very marked. Silver (iocs Up, During the past week silver has ad vanced in London. During the few days the spot demand in the Atlantic States has increased and Manchester has sent more favorable reports In regard to the conditions of trade in cotton goods. The certificated stock here has recently bren decreasing at the rote of 2,500 to 3,000 bales a day It is pointed out that the statistical position of the edd crop is growing stronger owing both to the decreased receipts at the ports and the large ex ports to Europe which are causing stocks in America to decrease more rapidly than they were a year ago. I The spinners' taking? are alao larger i than some have been expecting from the porslstcnt report of had trade. Curtailment of production in South Carolina is very m tlcenblc and tit Call River about pet cent, of the looms are idle. From most parts of the South comet' favorable reports, as re gards the condition of the soil, ferti lizer sales arc large, and all the con ditions point to a big acreage. As the matter now stands, however, bulls seem determined and their opponents irresolute. Death of .lohn C. Farmer. ' .lohn C. Fanner died at bis home at Watts cotton mills village last Frl-: day morning, after an illness of about ten (lays from erysipelas. Mr. fann er was about sixty years of age and is survived by a widow and one or two children. II? was a native of Youngs township and was hlgtrty respected by all who know him. The burial ser vices, conducted by the Junior Order Of Pnitcd American Mechanics, was held Saturday aft< moon at tllQ !.au rens mill cemetery. \ Pierce Nlghl Alarm Is the hoarse, startling cough of a j child, suddenly attacked by cr< up. Often it aroused Lewis Chamblin <>! Manchester, o.. (R. H. No. 2) for their four Children were greatly subject to croop. "Sometimes in severe attacks lie wrote "wo were afraid they would die, but since we proved what a cer lain remedy Dr. King's New Dl8COV> ! cry Is, WO have no fear. We rely on It for croup and for coughs, colds or am throat or lung trouble." So do thousands of others. So may yon. Asthma, buy fever. Ingrlppe, whoop ing cough, hemorrhages fly before it. G0c and ?1.00. Trial bottle free. Sol.I by Lnurens Drug Co. and Palmetto Drug Co. Snowdrift puts Yni all in the Shade. Snowdrift llogless Lard is being Im? ltat?'2 and substituted for in Its sal- . Don't take a cheap Inferior Imitation. A few dealers are pushing the sale of other Lards because tin re Is more money hi it for them. Insist on get ting the best. Snowdrift is bandied by every, merchant in LaurOllS ami Clinton. Dixie Flour and drain Co Exclusive Dlstrlbutoi Wo aro showing some unusual val lies on our 10 cent counter. S. M. & E. H. Wilkes & Co. I COMMISSIONERS UPHELD BY COURT Governor Blease Loses Out In the lion of ort County Township Commis sioners. Declaring the action of Gov. Hleasc to bo illegal. .Indgc Gary Saturday en- j i joined the township commissioners j who wert> appointed in Manfort conn-, I ty without regard to the recommen dation of the delegation. This Is the first time that the judicial department of the State government hits ever given a direct order or decision as to the rights of the executive depart ment since the controversy started. Gov. Blease said that he would 'abide by the decision of the supreme court should the case be appealed. "As to the right of tho governor to appoint the respondents to the re-| I spective otiices in question and com mission them without their having been recommended by the delegation from Beaufort county in the general nssembly. l think it is conclusive that such appointment is illegal mid void as against the present Incumbents."! This statement is made by Judge Gary in his order of injunction. TIm> issue. The issue was raised before Judge Gary at Walter bo ro several days ugo, when counsel for O. W. WilkihK, Jr.. Edgar Kripp and William Keyserling, who had been recommended? by the Beaufort legislative delegation for ap pointment as commisloners for St. Helena township (island). Beaufort county, asked that an Injunction be issued, rcstrainii .-: T. it. Kittles and J. 13. .Mason, who had been appointed commissioners ^tor that township by Blease, contrary to the delega tion's recommendation, from seeking to assume the duties of tho office. Judge Hary issued at once a rule di recting the respondents to show cause before him at Columbia, March It',, why the permanent Injunction prayed for should not Issue, At the same time In- issued an order temporarily re straining the respondents from seek ing to assume the duties of township , commissioners. Subsequently the 'rule was mad.- returnable March IS. W. J. Thomas of Beaufort ropre ; seated the old commissioners, The I appointees of the governor were rep resented by Thomas Toll bird.- The i j State. "(JO SOI TII, M\ BOY, CO Stil l II." ( 'hump (lark's Vihioe to Votum Wes terners Little of Politics. Chicago, 111., March |l. Congress* man Champ (Mark, of Missouri, tho coming Speaker i ; the National House,' today amended the famous saying ol Horace Grccley: "Go West, young) men, go West," and made it to read: ; "Co South my hoy, go South." "The South is the place, and in> advice is to uo there. You won't enl ' as much us you do here ;n the North. If you do you'll die. Your clothing must lie lightened end. therefore, loss' expensive. Vou won't have to buy find to speak of. and yon can allow your horses and cattle to graze out of doer.-; the year e round. "Believe nie the Sollt !l is the poor man's land, and you'll live to see the day when the South is going to he the liehest part Oi" the ('tilted States. "Why. say. I know a man who made $15,000 In one year ol three acres of lettuce. Sounds fish) doosn'i It? True', though, for I look the pains to Und out. its a grout country boys, and if y it want a good tip, follow Illy advice That Is, go early to the Southland and grow up with it ? progress." Congressman Clark /admitted" ho would make a good Democratic candi date for President at the next election, saying: "Weil, the Democratic party might no further and far worse and I think it will." lie prophesied victory for the Demo cratic party, for the reciprocity mea sure and said: "Wo can ?et hy Mr. Taft with a few seht dub s we hope. whore we never could got past with a winde bill." i Mr. Clark Intimated that If Republi cans in the next House did not like committee appointments they could go hang for all the good it would do (hem. Only he said It this way: "These who don't like (he appoint inonts can tak:- advantage of tho great American privilege ol on -in." If you have trouble In g< Itlng fid <>r your cold you may Know that you are not treating H pi'oporly. There is no reason why a cold should hang Ion for weeks and it wll noil If you I take Chamberlain's COUgll Itemed/. I For sale by all dealers. LIFE NE? Be OtaHXoday :: CopTiictit I1 C'1, by Ci r. Zimmerman Co.--No. 4 THE flotsam and jetsam of life never were for tunate enough to have the proper advice to start a bank account. Nothing establishes permanency, and nothing means so much toward retaining it, as $ money in the bank. THE BANKS^ LAU R ENS LAURENS, S.C. W. H. HUDGENS & CO SPECIAL NOTICE Call in and see us. We are always glad to see you and still gladder to sell you for we know when we sell you our goods we are selling you something that is nice, fresh and at a very low price. We have always got some thing to offer you at a special price, you are Missing Bargains in good groceries when you fail to Phone us or fail to Call in and sc us. We are Yours to Serve. W.H. HUDGENS & CO. 114 West Main Street Phone 50 l^itirens, S. C. NEW* NEED R*tPft$ BMP?i i ? i SmmBrnt They last a lifetime. Th< y'r s Fireproof Stormpfoo Inexpensive- Suitable for nil kindo < f buildingc. ' further detailed informntion npply to Local Dealer or Cortright Metal Shingle Co., Philadelphia, Penn?