Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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They are not cheap in the sense of being shoddy, but they are sold at as low a price as first-class goods of this kind can be offered. William Solomon Phone 328-2 Rings Reliable Jeweler Laurens, S. C. Money in the Bank Makes Life's Climb Easy Opportunity is always knocking at the door of the man with a bank account. Why not open a Savings Account at this bank to-day? Save persistently. Cut out your extrava gances. Live economically. You'll be sur prised at the rapid growth of your account. One dollar opens a Savings Account here and your money will dray 4 per cent interest. TNEBANKS^ LAURENS LAURENS, S.C. DRY CLEANING AND PRESSING i OF THE EXPERT KIND Have your Clothes Cleaned and Pressed by men who know how. You'll find them here at this shop. E.V. FERGUSON Over H. Terry's Store Laurens, South Carolina A BREEZY MEETING AT SOLDIERS HOME Col. Dickert Insinuates Graft In Man agement of the Old Soldiers Home and Complications Arise. Columbia, March 19.?"I resigned this afternoon and the governor re fused to accept my resignation. I intend to keep on fighting until this thing of grafting at the Confederate home is stopped," said Col. D. A. Dickert of Newibcrry, member of the commission charged with the adminis tration of the affairs of the home, followed what Is reported to have been a stormy session of the board. The members of the commission are D. A. Dickert, Nowberry; J. T. Crews, Laurens; J. G. Long, Sr., Un ion; A. T. Todd, Charleston and M. C. Welch of Columbia, an inmate of tho home. Officers Named. Col. Dickert, told the story of the meeting Tuesday afternoon. He said that the board decided to continue H. W. Richardson as superintendent and Dr. P. W. P. Butler as physician, at least until the April meeting. "We met out at the Confederate home in executive session for the purpose of reorganizing. I nominat ed J. G. Long, Sr., as chairman and J. T. Crews as secretary of the board. They were elected. It was then that A. W. Todd took the floor and in a smooth voice began to nominate H. W. Richardson and Dr. F. W. P. But ler. Mr. Todd wanted to retain all of the present officers. Mr. Todd said something In reply to one of my ques tions. I protested against the action of Todd. He Invited me out of the room. I told him that It was not nec essary to leave the room, that we ?would settle the entire matter then and there. When I entered that room I know that Richardson and Butler had things fixed up so as to be re elected. 1 kicked on their plan." Col. Dickert said that following the evecutlve meeting he returned to the room to find Mrs. Mlxon saying some very hard things about him. "I ask ed her who made the statement that I had tried to reflect on her rnanage meent. She told me that It was Rich ardson," continued Col. Dickert. Denounces RIchnrdson. "Alfajout this tilnic," he continued, "Richardson stopped In between and and said that he bad made the state ments." (Here Col. Dickert quoted language denouncing Maj. Richard son In severe terms.) (Following the meeting I went to see the governor. He told me that he did not intend to stanl for the same proceedings at the home. He said that he would call them all up and stop the abuses of the rules," contin ued Col. Dickert. "1 told Richarson and Butler that If they did not resign that I would and that I did not intend to stand by and see the grafting go on. I intend to expose the whole d?n thing. "In the first place Richardson and Butler were elected to their present places without my knowledge. I was not at the meeting when they claim to have been elected," said Col. Dick ert. It was --tated by Col. Dickert that the next meeting of the commission will be held in April and that a ma jority of the members decided to re tain all of the present employes of tho home until that date. DICKERT NOT SOBER, Other Members Say They Hold Col Dickert Irresponsible. Columbia, March 19.?A. W. Todd, J. T. Crews. M. C. Welsh, and J. G. Long, Sr miners of the board of commissioners of tho Confederate Soldier's Home, to-day issued a sign ed statement to the people of South Carolina saying that when D. A. Dickert of Nowberry, the fifth mem ber of the board of commissioners, gave out a newspaper Interview, In or which he Intimated among other things, that there was grafting going on at the Soldier's Home, be "was In such a condition that "we hold him Ir responsible for his actions or state ments." "He was drunk; plain drunk," said A. W. Todd. Wednesday morning. The statement as follows: "To the people of South Carolina? As members of tho board of com missioners of the Confederate Infirm ary of the state, we resent most posi tively the statemont published this day in the Columbia State nowspaper In reference to the board meeting of tho 18th Instant. "We want to state that Col. Dick ert was in such a condition that wo hold him wholly Irresponsible for ills action or statement." dipt. Caldwell's Report. 3, P, Caldwell, former commandant of the Confederate home, sent the following report to tho board of com missioners at the meeting Tuesday afternoon: Gentlemen: Having discharged the duties of commandant of the Confcd erate infirmary from December 6, 1011, to March 5, 1913, and not know ing my present relation to the said infirmary, I beg to submit to you this communication, which Is alBO my of ficial report. I have seen in the papers the state ment that 1 tendered my reglsnation at the meeting of the board March 4 and also the statement that MaJ. Richardson, when asked why I was "ousted," said that -when I appeared before the legislative investigating committee I admitted that 1 could not "hold the Job." Also, I have read that Maj. Richardson and Dr. Butler, who Ivave been active members of the board and at the same time sal aried officers of the institution, have resigned form the board, on account of the "new law." Also, in the news paper report of the meeting of the board I read that the board has re solved on a "reduction of expenses as much as possible." It is not true that I have ever ten dered my resignation. I surrendered the duties of the office pending the further meeting and the action of the board, because of two communi cations, placed in my hands on March 5, signed, the one by Dr. Butler, still acting as a member of the board and the other by Maj. Richardson, who also was still acting, apparently, as a member of the board, although both said to me that they had resigned from the board and they wanted me to resign too. The Letters. These communications are as fol lows : "Columbia, S. C, March 4, 1913, "Mr. J. P. Caldwell, Confederate Home. Columbia, S. C. "Dear Sir: The board of commis sioners of the Confederate inqrmary at their regular session in Columbia today decided that they would install a new administrative policy, as to their minds the present administra tive policy is too expensive and is not bringing the most satisfactory results. It has instructed me to inform you that the new administrative policy of the board of commissioners would not require a commandant. "I, therefore, at the instance of the board of commissioners of the Confederate infirmary, request your immediate resignation. "Yours very truly, "P. W. P. Butler, "Secretary.' "Columbia, S. C, March 5, 1913. "Mr. J. P. Caldwell: "Please turn over to Mr. Black all books, papers and any other matter pertaining to tho home. "H. W. Richardson. "Chairman and Treasurer I understand from Mr. Black ami the communication of Ma.i. Richard son and from the newspapers that Mr. Bllack took my place as comman I; \ temporarily, although he Is ai of the Infirmary, But from Dr. But. ler I understood that there would be no commandant after my reslgi I do not know my present status. However, I hereby tender to the new board any resignation, to do with ah they see fit. I do not mean to indi cate that I wish to retire from the position or from the work, and my application is placed before the board of commissioners for the chief executive office of the infirmary un der their new management. I am glad to see the prospect of a new man agement, free from the dictation and control of interested parties. Dally Attendance. I have kept a record of the daily attendance of the inmates of the home, and the average Is 50 and a fraction, which I will say is 57. As $17,000 was appropriated for mainte nance, this would make the cost per inmate on the average nearly $.'100? not counting the repairs and upkeep of the buildings, for which the appro priation under the recent management was for the year 1913, $3,000. This is In stract with the testimony of Maj. Richardson (page 28 of house journal, as follows: "Q. Well, now, what Is the actual cost for the feeding and clothing and caring for an old veteran over there for 12 months? A. Well, the diet is about?I think I have got it down hdre?about 25 cents per day for board, and the clothing and so forth? I think I have It all down there." i The maintenance has been too ex pensive?but It has been too much go ing to salaries. It would seem that my testimony along thnt lino is the real cause of the attempt to cut off my head. I testified the truth, as follows (p. 7s.): "Q. This one question, captain: If you have discharged your duties and Mrs. Mlxon has discharged her du ties, Is there anything left for Maj. Richardson to do, except, perhaps, to come over there and look a little and sign checks? "A. No, there ain't; that Is $100 a month thrown away." The legislative committee took this view and unanimously re>i>orted that it was useless to employ Maj. Rlch (Continued on Pa;m Seven.) 1 TH Ii. U.NtVF.KSAt CAR "It's the mechanical wonder of the age!" You can't buy the Ford mechan ical features in any other car?at any price. That's one reason why you must get yours now if you want to drive "the mechanical wonder of the age" this season. "Everybody is driving a Ford" ?more than 200,000 in service. New prices?runabout $525?touring dur $600-town car $800 with all equipment, f.o.b. Detroit. Get particulars from Ford Motor Company, Michigan and Fourteenth Streets-or direct from Detroit Factory. WHAM BROTHERS Laurens, S. C. 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Have Opened a full line of Spring Goods in Dress Goods, Hosiery, White and Colored Madras, Per cales,Neckwear and Notions of Every Description. W. Q. WILSON & CO.