Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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(Tbt c'?httbman ;urt *oiitbvon. ?J 3 o PublNhcd Wednc^d.m and Saturday. ?BY? OST EE N PUBLISHING CGNPANY SI'MTI.K, S a I rrms $1.60 per annum?In advance. \dtorll*ciiiciils: One Square Mint Insertion.$1.00 Every subsequent Ins? t tn>n.50 Contracts for three months, or longer will be made at Seduced rates. All communications which sub? serve private Interests will be charged ^or aa advents* r enta. Obituaries and tribute! of saaaej iit will be charged fo?. The Sumter Watchman jraa found? ed In 1810 and the True Southron In Ittf. The Watchman and Southron now has the combined circulation and Influence of both of the oi l papers. ? nd Is manifestly the best advertising *n**dlum In Sumter. When dea'h laid his linger on the lips of O. Ii ?'bar es m l -? al> I tin in In eternal silence, the tongues of heretofore me-k and silent graftera were loosened and they have become aa noisy and i> >ld as roaring lions. ? ? ? If Col. Felder can goad Gov. Ulease Into the courts aa the prosecutor In a libel ault there will be interesting revelations that cannot be brushed aside with an airy wave of the hand. Col. Felder either has the proof on the Governor and knows that the lat? ter dares not risk an airing of the dispensary grift scandal in the court?, or Is playing a bold hand to bluff those who began the attack on him ? ? ? Anent the report that MaJ. John Black could n"t raise tbe $2,0u0 tine, the assetry, what did he do with It?" Is pertin ?nt. The trial at Cheater revealed wb e e a Moat men would be ashaim d to ad? mit having ?o many friends In the penitential) that need standing by. ? ? ? The Bleaa -Felder controversy Is rather spicy reading, hut who la qualified to any bow much truth there Is in any or all of the state menta by either party'' The general public? tho- ,\ ho have not had the privilege of a peep behind the scenes ?are very much perplexed to know what to Im lu-ve. There Is a general Impression that :he w'nd-up com? mission w.i .v ! <xr\?n c<>\ Felder aa- , ou?h the SJfeJters and fort e thr whiskey houses So disgorge, but aa to hla general <-ha ?rvj tbe Imina? ulateness of hla reputation most S*oplS have not a ve.-y clear ld*a. Ned a few peo? ple believe th u f Coi frsldat and G Blease, aided by Hab Eavns, tell all they know about etch oth?-r and the dispensary It will ?>?? a messy and atenchful proceeding. Till (<?( \ \ ( Vsl. Chattanooga. Tenn.. March 27.? The testliu ay of well known medi? cal and aetentlAi writers contrary to atateno - ??nt.iiro I m their own works, was a feature of today's pr< - ceed'nxa in the trial of the United State? against the Coca-Cola Com? pany. l>r. L C Wittnaus, professor of chemistry :in? 1 >. \n i-lo^y, .\ew York, who was on the stand, con? tinues his testimony begun Satur? day had etat d that caffeine, one of the alleged ingredients of coca-cola, was not a poison. He was confront? ed by his own l?ook in whl< h bS had Written that caffeine was a poison. He waa conatderahly confused and amid that he had rend The statements In sun*' other work and had copied it In his o*n look. l?ut had forgotten It. Jop. C. Wood .professor of medi? cine In th. l'hllad Iphla Therapeuti? cal Colleg? h id also written a book In which h- had i . I tb.it caf? feine \*a* i powerful mas,;, poison. He stated ?n the itaad loeavj that he had sipsftsaeated with easTehse on th" aa ear lea ad fro. ,rni thai in one t ? poi-?on pi o >-d In the musrlen . f i frog. He atated that eetYelni waa not a Sntnteb i ?? ? n aad wh.-n the pas? sage In hb own work w.is read, said with Mr W Mb mm. lb .t b. bad ropb d tie oi tli< i'" rf ? ? r11 - ?ni" other work. lb- ISSN adrnltb <\ ?bat not everything in his booh wa-* true, It la also -mi. I n, bis I.k that caf? fein?? ?timutites th kidneys ??? great activity and lhe we ii ?? rttea eases Of < aff? 11: < i i l?r. John Marshall, professor of chemioiv .nut loslcologry of I he Cnl versity of p. aaajrlvanay 4eeasra4 that his |s t I.k did not tr> ,tt eaf? ffine as a pois'.n, und ? lied several of these, und t%\n?? cited several rows of saiffslni pejssoalas Df< Mar< shsii tir?a'i\ iwaaHted that ha wai wrong in bis - latenv at i>r. t'hari Chandler profeaaof of chemistry. CoiumH l^nlvefattyi stated paasstteely that matelne a ? not a poison. Me had SltatySed SSH ra-cola and found it tn eoataln I l-i grains of e.iffelne to each onn.f syrup. lb declared It w is not harmful dd n< f Injure health. GOVERNOR n\vs in: will BEE SPECIAL COURTS ABOLISH i i > FIRST, 11-i inftiin \nalous to Have Court end for This Reason He Suggested I >th er Warnen. Columbia, Maren Gov, Blaaat s.u.i yesterday that in- would never appoint Brncsl Moore as apodal Judge io any court In the Mate? He said that he ?vnuld se, all special courts abolished before ho would oemm Horton Mr, Moore, He made these statements in reply to a question is to whether h * would oomniladon i ipeelal Judge for the Union oounty eourl echeduled to open I eetorday. ? Tin y v .10 not threaten roe," he taH. referring to the letter of Mr. Moan to \i. i:. \\ \iu-. in winch it was requeued that Mr. Wylle eeoure a commission for Mr. Moore. He said that the ?UpremS Court had tried to tell him Whal to do and that the Suroroc Court had nothing to do with him. No COURT HELD. Huinhliii Issues statement Kxplaining iiu Position. Union, Mm h 27.?The special term Of Court ordered to convene hare today for the purpose of hearing] cases not requiring a jury failed to materialize on account of no Judge being commissioned to hold It, As has already heen told In Til State. 1 petition for this special t ran of court was circulated among the membeiU Of the bar here a fw weeks ago 1.v John K. Hamldin, a member of the Union bar, There never was a meeting of the local bar asso? iation cfilled In this matter, but Mr. Hamhlin geeured the signature of a majority of the attoriu ys lu re to the petition asking for the spe - ial t? rm and requesting that Kniest Moore of Lancaster, or some other man learned in tin- law. be appoint? ed to hold this court. There has been considerable cor? respondence and telephonic commu? nication in regard to the appoint? ment, Mr. Hamldin having It in charge, and being very anxious to to get the appointment of a spe? cial judge made. When the petition for the *p term v\a? forwarded to the chief ju? ttee of the Supreme Court, Mr. Hatnbliti notified Qov, Blease, who I informed him in iMMiununleaUonc be IWSCn them tnat he would not ap? point Mr. Moore under any circum? stances. It was on this assurance from the governor that Mr. Hamblin wrote the letter relative to others who would be acceptable as special judge as printed In the State today. In view of the statement made bf the governor, and his giving out for publication the letters which ap? peared In today's State, Mr. Hamb? lin made the following statement this afternoon. "Nd caring tO take part in a news piper controversy, I have heretofore refused to have anything to say as to the appointment of n special judge to hold an extra term of court for the purpose of getting the equity docket of our court s.un. what cleared. I now feel It my duty to make a state? ment of the facts In the matter In Justice tO myself and the members of the Union bar, with whom I have acted In thll matter. "The equity docket of Union coun? ty has for a long time been congest? ed. Cases have been passed over at regular terms of court from time to time, until they have become al? most an sye-SoeS tO those pf as who desire to s.. our caus?h speeded. It seeins Impossible to get relief through cur regul?r terms of court, so the m ajnbCffl ot* the bar agn ? d upon an extra term of court to re? lieve the congectfon, "It was further agreed that Ernest Moore of Lancaster should be recom? mended to hold this court, th-- recom? mendation being without dissent trom any member of thts bar ap* proaehed or the matter, "The petition for auch court and the recommendation of Brnest Moore to hold auch court were accordingly tiled with the chief Justice and Ihe .governor not Hied of the recommenda ; tlon Tie governor. In conversation i i IIS telephone ;t|ld ill ft pl\ to l- tt. r informing him of the I recommendation, stated most em? phatically tbat be would not appoint Brneat Moot, to hold the court, end mailed to m< 1 n^t containing tit ? nam< 1 i?f t h ? a bom he n ould ;< p point. A s stated, t he n< ed of I he court was urgent, and while the no niseis of the bar ot tbi-s county signing the petition foi a special term of court were unanimous In Ihe recommendation of Mr. Moore, yet, m order to avoid eon flic I in the mat? ter and obtain Ihe court, w< were willing to withdraw our rccomm nda llon ,Tr Mr Moore ami ask the ap? pointment of some other suit aide and I available lawyer to whom Iherc MAGAZINES WILL BE TRANS PORTE? BV MAIL IN CAR? LOADS. Postmaster General Take* Leaf out uf Publishers' Hooks, Adopting Their System of Shipping, Washington, March 26, Magasinei and other bulky periodicals, after July l, will be transported by the. postofltce department In carloadi as fast fr. luht. Postmaster General Hitchcock Ii develop ng as raplly as possible n plan t< utilise fast freight in the transportation Of magazines when practicable and In Instances where a saving to the government in trans? portation charges may be effected. Th.' quadrennial weighing or the malls in the third contract section of the country, comprising I ?hio, In? diana. Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin. Minnesota, Iowa and Missouri, is now in progress. By direction of the post? master general, given In accordance with his plana for transporting period? ical mall by fast freight, the welghta of monthly and semi-monthly period? ical mail matter originating in large publishing centres are being taken and kept separately from the weights of other mails. The gr< at publishing centres are Boston, Bpiingfleld, Mass; New fork, Philadelphia ami Chicago. Prom July i next periodicals that can be tranaported in carload lots by fast freight through the section weighed without disadvantage in de? livery will be carried in this manner a; l paid for at freight rates. ENGINEER FREELAND 111 KT. Engine Rani into Log Cart on Cross? ing between Black River and st. ( harlos. This morning Engineer Joe Free land, of Orangeburg, but formerly of ib's city, had his ankle knocked out of place in jumping from his train When it ran Into a log cart at a crossing between Black River and St. ? 'barbs. Mr. Prceland saw the cart when he was very close upon it and Jammed on the brakea before he jumped, but the train was alr*ad> so near that it was not prevented .'i ( ni running into tie cart and knocking it off the track. Very little of the accident could be learned, hut it was stated this morn? ing tha* th >nlj la ma gi done, be? sides Lha Lrjur) to Engineer Free* '.iud. a/a tie tearing off of the p.: ,, f the engin? and the demolition of tbe b - earl. Mr. Free land completed his run to Siimtcr where he w is taken font his train and carried to the hospital where bis anklfl was put in place and bandaged, He later left on the 11 o'clock train tor his home in Orange burg. MIST REMAIN IN PRISON. No Clesnency Vet for Moras and Walsh. Sa>i President. Washington, March 'ii.?Executive olemency will not be extended at present to Charles W. Morse, the New York banker, and John R, Walsh, the Chicago banker, who are serving 15 and 6-year sentences, respectively, In Federal prisons, for the former at Atlanta and the latter at Leavenworth. it was learned to? day that the President will follow the recommendatloni of Attorney General Wickeraham. It Is understood that the recom? mendations held that the ends of Justice would be served by allowing these prisoners to complete their sentences. An official statement was issued today declaring that Morse is In a critical condition. WOUld be no Objection. This 1 un? derstood to be done, and the name of Mr. Moore to be withdrawn. How? ever, as to the wHhdarwal, there se,-ms to have been some mlsunder atandlng between the chief justice and ourselves, which it Is ma necee aary to state, as that misunderstand? ing does not enter Into thla contro? versy, The natio- of Mr. Moore was withdrawn for tin reason, and only reason, that the governor notified me that he would not, umb r any circum? stances, be appointed. "My letter tu the governor bear'ng dat.' March 32, lall, and published in the Columbia stab of the 27th inst. was based upon the previous no? tification from Gov, Ulease to me thai be would not appoint Mi. Moore, which notification was given to me by way of reply to my letter beating date of Februar?1 28, 1911, and also published In The state oi the 27th *?nst. if I \o\. i(lease had publish) d ?11 of his letters to im and related our conversation over the telephone, it WOUld have appealed. beyond :iti\ doubt, that the sole and only reason for Mr. Moot s not opening court at Cnlon ibis morning i-- because Gov, Ulease would not commission him under any clrcttinstances, We would be glad to have Mr. Moore or some other Judge t<> convene court at Cnion tomorrow, ii we could get bin." THE OLD commission WELCOM? ES Ulis WORK. I1W a-r Vetoes Vet Creating Special Committee tor Dispensary Invest! Kation. Columbia, March ~s.?"The now dlapenaary commission will do tho work that th?- legislative Investigat? ion committee was to do ami will save the Sta;e thai much money." Making this statement Go. Mease vetoed the m rasure passed by the last general assembly providing for a commission to Investigate the acts ami affairs of the old State dispen sary commission, which act was re-1 quested by the chief justice. ??] have turned over all papers in1 my possession to the new commis? sion." said the governor, "with the instructions to Investigate all of the affairs of th-- old State dispensary and j those connected with the winding up j of it. I Instructed the members to! spare no one. "While the members <>f the new j commission are all frit nils of mine and persona! supporters, I have ask? ed that they make a rigid investiga tlon of all of my acts as State sena j tor, private citizen and governor of I ? the Stute. I want everything to J come out. "The new commission will BUb- ; peona T. B. Felder of Atlanta and' require him to tell everything thai he knows about my record as a mem? ber of the State senate, as governor! I and private citizen." This is the way Gov. Blease com mented upon the work of the new ' i commission. 1 The members of the new dispen- j sary commission which met yster day In the office of Gov, Blease are: John v. Wallace, Charleston; Thomas I v. Brantley, Ornngeburg; Fred H. I Dominlck, New berry; B. F. Kelly, Blsopvllle, and James Stackhouse,? Mai ion. These are the meml" rs that Gov. Ideas,- has ordered to make an in I veatigation of the affairs of the old State dispensary and pass sentence upon the old members of the com? missi? >n. Just when and where the work will commence has m t been announced, i The new commission held Its first j meeting yesterday, w hen an organi | iation was perfected by the election I of Jamei Stackhouse as chairman B. [F. Kelly of Rlahopvllle was elected] ?< i. ?;. The ? mmlsuion rec< Ived ? 1 ..ii of tit pspers held bj Lhe old J commission Ahich v.- dismissed i-\ | the governor several d( ys ago and 1 will take charge of the affairs of the old state dlapenaary. Gov. Blease said that he would turn all of his papers over to the commission to be used in the investi? gation. Several days ago the gover? nor said that he had a "mountain of testimony" that he would produce at the proper t'rr.e. He said that all of his evidence would be used by the new commission in its work. The members of the old dispensary commission who are to he investi? gated b ythe new commission are: Dr. w. J. Murray, chairman, Colum? bia; John McSween, Timmonsvillc; a. x. Wood, Gaffney; J. Steele Brlce, Yorkviiie, and Avery Patton, Green? ville, These members served the State of South Carolina for four years and saved from the wreck approximately $500,000, which has been turned over to the state treasurer. They Invited investigation. Shortly after taking the oatl of office Gov. Blease sent a message to the general assembly intimating "crookedness" on the part of the members of the dispensary commis? sion. H?- requested that a commis? sion be nam< d * ? make a thorough investigation of all of the acts and affairs of th i commission. Upon the request of the governor the general assembly passed an Investigation act. There were to be three members from the Senate and three from the Iboise. Before the Senate adjourn? ed President 9m 1th named Senators Carlisle of Bpartanburg, Clifton of St mter and Sullivan Of Anderson as the committee from the Senate. Mendel L. Smith, speakei of the House, refused lo name his commit? tee until the net had been approved. <Io\. lilease upon hearing of the name., of the Senat ! members re? fused for the tune lo sign the act. He ^a\. as his reason. "< >h. that mine adversary would write a book." stat? ing that all of the Senate members of the committee hail written books about him. He then asked If any otn- thought thai he would let nun like the Senate's committee make an investigation of th ? dispensary coin mission and himself, Several days ago Gov, Blease suli that !,i was miking o little Investiga ! ion himself and that when he go through an Investigation commltte would not be needed. Kollowing tin he announced the alleged I Idet series of letters, ail of which havi Im i'ti prlnh d. T. II '? Ider of Atlanta, on beim notll ed of th.. Seth ti by the gov? mor wired that in deemed it Ihapproprl OWDER AbseisrtcSy Purs Makes Home Baking Easy SAVES FLOUR BUTTER EGGS And makes the cake lighter, tiner flavored, more sightly, and insures its freedom from Mom. Royal Cook Book?800 Receipts?Free. Send Afarn? and Addrets. ROYAL BAKING f-OWDER CO., NEW YORK. ate to make any Bti ! m< at at this SUICIDE l\ CHARLESTON. time, - The commlaion waa In sesaion aev- Rufna I. HnaeM Batye Revolvi eral houra during the day. A - >n- Way t<> OflBoe and Shoots II ference was held with Attorney Gen- ; in Head, eral Lyon and I >r. Murray the retlr-1 - ing chairman. Arrangements were Charleston', March IT.?Ruf iu made whereby the recorda held by ? Haaell, bookkeeper fur Welch the old commission will be turned I . , I Kaaon and a well known young man, ov. r to the new body today. Gov. Bleaae said yeaterday that It | ********* vsUAAm this morning at the office of the grocery company shortly after he had entered the place. He was the bist, as usua' *~ enter the ofltoe on the eorond i und a few minutes later the repot ws rery probable that the new com? mission would hold an open court, aummon witnesses and examine into the details of the work of the retir? ing commission. "I want the commission," he said ' to examine thoroughly into my rec- j ? pistol was heard, and upon a cot ord as a State senator. I never I a* I of the clerks rushing upstairs calved any money from the Lanahral Haaell was found on the Hoor by his company while a member of the J desk with an ugly wound in his right temple. He had placed the weapon -; close to his head and pulled the senate lb ?r lull the city treasurer to look i llttl ?? a nei one. Only one cartridge wa? complacent. i used, and death was probably in Rebeeos Spann was charged with stantaneous. No cause was assigned assault and although she plead not for the deed, and in rendering its guilty she was found guilty and sen- verdict the jury, which promptly tented to pay a fine of $25 or to viewed the l>ody, declared that Hasel 1 serve 30 days. She paid the fine had killed himself while temporarily rather than visit the jailor. insane. 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