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l>lS|?F.NS\m HOVIU? MAM > < II \K<,I \<. \I\ST HIM. letter r'nmx New llod\ \rt.- Thai Attorn, \ (.cncral Can't be De? pended on i?i rrosccuto Felder. Columbia. June 2.?Charging J Fraser I^yon, attorney general, with being a partisan of T. H. Fehler ami making; charges as to the conduct of the attorney general, the new dis penaurv cominlenVon yesterday ud dresssd a lett. r to Mr. Lyon* The letter contains many charges and VM written. It Is said. because the at? torney general called the attention >f the i <?mmi.ssiMii to Um im t thai the law had been violated In nam? ing the firm of Holmun ami Holmau of x harVqton ** attorneys for the com ml.4* on. The law requires that > the attorneys for the commission shall be sppolnted with the l ?nsent of the attorney general. Mr. Lyon did not consent to the naming of the Char? leston firm. The sum of $506 has boon paid the Charleston firm by the bgnow dispensary commission. The letter of the dispensary com? mission t dlows: "Dear Sir: In reply to your letter of yesterday we beg to say that we have employed the services of W. A. Hol man of Charleston to aid this com p\galssion In the investigation of the affair* >f the State dispensary and to facilitate our labors In accordant e with the acts of the general assem? bly of this State in such case made and provided. - "Tour attitude towards this com |i mlswton haa been so unfriendly and antagonistic that It appeara to us we can not rely upon y ?ur Judgment or upon your legal services In the fur? ther progress of our labor, and it is absolutely necessary and essential for the beat Interest of the State that we Mtfiould have the services of counsel wand this we propose to have for the benefit of the State. "Tour attitude in the Murray mat? ter was unfriendly and antagonistic and hostile to the position of this commission; and your position in the . Klchland distillery csse Is unsatlsfac [ tory end hostile. You are the attor? ney general of this State and should ho In possession of all the facts and circumstances surrounding this case or any other matter pertaining to the public we'.are or in connection with p.thf M.ti.- dispensary; but in your un? warranted seal and unfriendliness y >u ?ttW fu to say to th,s commission that you would prosecute the case if they would furnish you with proper evi? dence. This Is not the proper busi? ness of the commission to furnish you ^wlth facts, but It is your duty to fur ,Aiiah the commission with facts in this be Jf and In all other public matters connected with their business. "We srs satisfied that your relations with one Thomas B. Felder is such as to make you a partisan with him and that you could not be relied upon Hia prosecute a man with whom you have beon so Intimately associated snd whose conduct you will not in oeettgate l^Lyou are required to d > ?o. We base ffil* oplnl m and this con? clusion upon your attitude towards this commission and on Information ^f your relations tov ard Thomas B. Fnlder. He was your employe, or rather you appro\ed bis employment and he received h rge sums of money from the State?we undrstand. some? thing over $100/00--and now when we wsnt to employ an attorney at a i moderate and modest sum to aid us In th?* further investlgatl >on of the dispensary you Interpose, or attempt to Interpose, your official position and to cut off this commission from the aid and advice of counsel. "We are satisfied that In employ. ring W. A. Holmun we are noting fair Is/ within our rights. The net gtvoi the commission brood powers in the Investigation of the affairs of tho dis? pensary, as will be shown by refer? ence to the act of th" legislator*, which gives to 'his e un mission the Mtngb' ? - employ any other person Of ^^ersons the commission may doom necessary for the ascertainment Of any fact or farts connec ted with said State dispensary and Its management or contr d at any time In the past." ~and we have with this end In flea ?a}nd for th\* purpose employed Mr. Holmun and engaged bis services In conformity with the n< t to aid us In our labors as aforesaid. "We have thus made our noaltloi with you plain and we expeet to ad? here to It. V* rv truly yours, (C ' lams ^ sue khoti e, "H. F. Kelly. Chairman. "Secretary." A New York l..... ,-t.all tan die.I while attending a game. Most of the Msnthuslasts would like to meet their aJTSte In the same way - Cincinnati Commercial Tribune. The crowds going out to POcollU are getting larger every day. The bathing Is reported to he Ine and Ap, ,,,f iv,,. ,i , ,1 i ,,, Ity a ? inge If BAR SUPPORTS FELDER. ATLANTA LAWYI HS WILL C'iGHT RligiTSlTIOX. loptdce Assorts Tluit Move "Is Simply to Dl\ort Vttciitlon i'rcni Blease |0 Mo." Atlanta. Go., May II.?Sheriff Bu ford has not reached Atlanta yet with his w na ant for Tom Folder, hut is expeotod to get in early tomorrow morning to make demand 9n Gov, Brown to honor Gov, Beaie'i requi? sition for the Atlanta attorney. Bat the matter has been taken out of Col. Folder's hands entirely, as the Atlanta Bat association has taken up the cudgel and will fight against any m< ve to take Col. Felder back to South Carolina. A committee from the I tar association appeared before GOT, Hrown today and asked that due notice be given on the requisition question when it reached the execu? tive. The association will vigorously right the granting of the requisition, hold? ing that Felder Is only wanted as a result of political animosity on the part of Blease. Col. Felder says "This fight Is sim? ply to divert attention from Blease to me, and I am not In the least wor? ried by his vaporings." The dispensary commission, acting under the directions of the governor, will make every attempt to bring T. lt. Felder from Georgia to South Car? olina to stand trial cn the charge of attempting to bribe a State official and for conspiracy to defraud the state. Ke inisition papers have been signed by the governor and placed In the hands of Sheriff Buford of New berry county, who has gone to At? lanta to 3erve the warrant on Col. Felder. It was stated by members of the commission that should Gov. Brown refuse to honor the requisition papers an attempt will be made to have lloke Smith, the next governor of that state, honor the papers. <i. S. M .A. CLOSES. Commencement Exercises Began on Sunday?Dr. R. W. Lldc 1-rcaclied Baccalaureate Sermon and Senator l4iwton Delivers Graduating Ad aVaaa Statebure* June 1,?The orae? aaencraenl axeroiaoe of the General Sweater M< mortal i tademy were mos* plangent and profitnbla Dr. R. W. Lide's sermon on Sun? day morning was particularly ap? propriate and Instructive. The large, old. historic church was well filled. The music was of a high order of ex? cellence. Herbert Johnson's "Angels Sing On," was rendered In a most artistic style by Miss Theodosla Dar gan. The violin obilgato by Mrs. John L. Frierson was greatly enjoyed. As this was "Grace Sunday" for the whole world, a peace meeting was held for the school at "Marston," the home of the principal at 8:30 p. m and addressed by Dr. Lldc and Col, Dargan. Appropriate music was used for the oecaaion, Among other hymns was one so long adopted hy the aead< m\ and claimed by no cne that It may *now bo called the G, S. M. A. hymn. The saerclaes of the graduating class were very successful. The so> *ays were short and so presented n to show that the writers were aware d' the truth "f what Pope has ohar ?CtOTlaed ai tine writing: "Words are like leaves and where they most abound. The good fruit of sense, beneath, is- rarely found.'' I They were as laconic as a Spartan would like to have thorn, but enuumed full of sound sense. Senator Lawson Of Darlington talk? ed of the old and the new South, showing to his Interested auditors that tin- old South was a long way front being unworthy of imitation by the great new South. He was In? troduced in vary appropriate and eloquent words by Hon. A. K. San? ders. The diplomas Were delivered by the principal in an earnest address t > the graduates and to the audience, showing through what trials the grad? uates of the academy this year had ss on these valuable testimonials of suooe si, The music was vor) bne through? out, special mention Should be made of the beautiful sob. by Miss Elisa? beth Dargan, The academy will open in Septem* her with a full corps ?f teachers and the prospects are now that there will be an Increased patronage. Party <.o on Press Trip, A party consisting of the following persons went from this plnco on the trip to NeW York taken by the Slate Press Association; Miss Batalle Crowson, B. o. Canty, f D. White. V. D, Kn'ght, D C. Kohblns, H. L. Withers ion, it. I.. Leonhlrthi nnd Mr. are) Mrs, 1'. FREE LIST BILL WILL BE DAN? GEROUS POINT. Taft Feelfi That Attaching Free List to Reciprocity Will Moan Failure of Two. Washington, June 1,?The crisis in the lenate fight on Canadian recipro? city is expected to come when the Democratic farmers' free list hill is Offered as an amendment to the hill carrying the agreement into effect. That such an amendment will he of? fered for the purpose of embarrass? ing the Democratic supporters of re? ciprocity sterns certain. It Is toward this critical contingency that Presi? dent Taft just now is devoting his at? tention. He is holding dally confer? ences at the White House in an effort to keep Republican and Democratic senators alike In line for the pact. President Taft is certain that the reciprocity bill will pass the senate by a comfortable majority if it can be brought to a final vote without amendment. He feel3 that the test for the true friends of reciprocity will come In dealing with the proposed amendments to be offered from the floor. Mr. Taft recently has had assur? ances that the bill will be reported from the finance committee without amendment and without recommen? dation. This Is wdiat he greatly de? sires. The president feels that any amend? ment In the senate will defeat the bill and he believes that to be the purpose of some senators who have proposed amendments. The proposed Root and Nelson amendments have brought the president In a sharp conflict with these senators, but he has not hesi? tated to express his views regarding them. President Taft fully appreciates the position in which the senate Demo? crats find themselves, but he thinks he has found a solution of the prob? lem. He has suggested that a mo? tion by the Democrats to discharge the finance committee from consider? ation of the free list bill an:-l to put it upon its passage would serve the purpose of the Democrats in making their attitude a perfectly clear on-, and he has further exprssed confi? dence in.the fairness of the American people to recognize the purpose of those w 10 would attempt the fi ??? list met 1 od of defeating reciprocity. President Ts ft feels sur-- ,?f SI Be publican votes for the reciprocity bill in? >ape that it pas-- d the house. He also feels sure of 35 or 36 Demo? cratic votes, making a total of 57 or 58 in favor of the bill, to 33 or 34 against it, pairs of course reducing these figures as to the final total vote, but not as to the safe percentage of majority. The president has ex? pressed the belief that the Democrats are sincere In their support of re? ciprocity and that they will vote down amendments that will kill It. FELDER FIGHTS REQUISITION. Hearing Before GOT. Brown Juno 20. Attorney Issues Letter. Atlanta, Ha., June 1.?Governor lirown announced this afternoon that he has s. t Tuesday, June 20, as the date for the hearing on the requi? sition from Governor Cole, L. Bleaae, of South Carolina, for Attorney Thos. it. Felder, of this city, tin- requisition havtn] been Issued on a warrant ?worn out, charging Mr. Felder with having attempted to bribe "Hub"' H. Bvahs, former chairman of the state dispensary hoard, in Newbi rry County. South Carolina, in 1905. When Sheriff Buford, of South Car? olina, appeared at the office <>f the Govern >r this afternoon, the (gover? nor told the sheriff that he has been requested by the Atlanta Bar Asso ei.ition to allow a hearing on the requisition at which representatives of the Association desire to defend Mr. Felder, it was decided that June 20 would be satisfactory to all par? ties, and Sheriff Buford returned home tonight. Regarding the effort to requisition him out of the State, Attorney Felder tonight submitted to the press a statement, in which he denounces Gov. Blease and others for endeavor? ing to cause his arrest, ( barging that the purpoae of such action is to get him with an attachment for con? tempt, and "force the production for destruction of these documents," which Attorney Felder states in his letter contain evidence which "will 1 )>e lodged with the proper officials of the State of South Carolina." To Beekeepers.. The A. I. Root Co., Medina, Ohio, nre offering a six month's trial sub? scription to cleanings in Bee Cul? ture and a free book on bee keeping ami their 1911 catalogue of hee sup? plies all for twenty-five cents, Cleanings in Bee Culture is the leading publication of Its kind in this country, is issued twice a month for $1 oo a year. it is handsomely printed and Illustrated, \ ddres* ?fh** t ' Hoot On M*?dl SITE SELECTED THIS WEEK. GRESHAMS MEAN BUSINESS AND WILL ERECT HOTEL BY NO? VEMBER 1ST. Letter From Mr. <'. Gresham Receiv? ed by L. i>. Jenn ngs States That Mr, Green, the Contractor, Will Come to Purchase Location. Mr. L. 1?. Jennings Friday morning received a letter from Mr. C. Gresh am. president of the Gresham firm, which is to build the hotel in Sum tor, that their firm means business ami that the people <>f Sumter will have their hotel by the first of No? vember 1911, Mr. Gresham says that the location has not yet been decided on. but that it will be very shortly and that Mr. T. A. Green, the contractor for the Arm, will be here this week to purchase the site and to begin ar? rangements towoards the erection of the hotel. The statement thus conveyed in the letter from Mr. Gresham will set at rest many of the disappointed Til dissatisfied people of the city who have been waiting day after day, since the Greshams were in the city, now two weeks ago, for the telegram which was to tell where the hotel would be erected and when the build? ing would commence. The business men of the city were in as much anx? iety about the matter as were the boys last night to know who had won the declaimers' medal. In fact if the truth were told some of them have been taking up most of their time talking about the matter and not at lending to business in the usual form. I The letter received by Mr. Jennings I Is in answer to a letter which he ' wrote to Mr. B. B. Gresham at An? derson several days ago, hut comes from Mr. C. Gresham from Mt. Airy, Ga., who Is the mo.-st conservative member ?:' the firm and who evident? ly means business, or he would not have so written to Mr. Jennings. The only matter still unsolved which has been of such universal in? terest to the people of Sum*er is the location. The people here are more anxious than ay thing else to get the hotel, hut next to that each one woonts It on the lot that he thinks best suit? ed for a modern hotel. The options i as to thr? lots best eu!t< d f< r the ' ;.ro various and the matter can only be determined by Mr Gresham bin ? seit, or he and his partner . e ?? n th > mak< their de< Led >n. The fa< t that Mr. Gresham says that the hotel will be ready by the first of November 13 an added attraction to the hotel it? self, for the people here while very glad to know that a hotel was to be built and that it would be commenc? ed at once are extremely well satis fled with the statement that Mr. Gresham promises them to have the hotel ready for occupation by ths first of next November. BACOT RELEASED FROM JAIL. _ Negro Girl Witness in Arson Case Cannot Be Found. Rufus Bacotj the negro who was arrested several days ag.? for setting lire to the kitchen and dining room building of Morris College was re? leased from jail Tuesday morning by Magistrate Wells upon the statement made by the sheriff of Greenwood county that the witness, a negro girl formerly going t > school at Morrla College, had left the State, and her present whereabouts could nol be de? termined. Bacot was arrested on a warrant made out by Deputy Wharton, but now that the principal witness has vamp >osed Wharton cannot make out any case against Bacot who was ac COl dingly released. The Agony of a Baby I nder A Skin Affllclon. is ay the more terrible because it can't tell you how it suffers. But there Is relief at hand?not only re? lief but a permanent cure tr >m prick ley heat, rashes, hives, eczema and all other akin affections so prevalent among infants during th ? summer month-. If you want to see your baby rest easy once again?and a look of relief spread rver its little face, just apply this splendid remedy Zeno?. We believe honestly and sin? cerely that In Zemo you will find the cure you have hjen praying for. We can tell you In all truth that we have made thousands and thousands of parents happy with this simple but sure remedy. And to prove our absoluta sincer? ity, we have instructed all druggists Belling Zemo, to rotund the purchaser his money if the verj Bret bottle does not bring rdief. Used persistently thereafter Zemo is bound t ? cute. Zemo and Zemo soap make the most economical aa well as the clean? est and nod effective treatment for ? ff ptlons of the skin and scalp whethci Infant or grown person. Sold i>\ druggists everywhere and STATE DIPLOMAS. Sumter High school Graduates Who Received Diploma- from Prof. Hand. The following is a list Of the names of the members of the class of 1911 Who took the full English-Mathe? matical, Latin-French, Latin-Greek courses and were therefore awarded diplomas by the state Department of Education: Annie jane Barnes, Ella Pauline Blending, Harrington Cooper Brearley, \nna Louise Brown, Agnes Bryan. Charlton Levl Burkett, Margaret Dundas Cheyne, Virgil Payne Corhett, Innis McKown Cuttino, Susie Dunlop Dick, Evelyn Fraser, Francis Ewing Gibson. John Craig Hurst, Edward Eugen' Jones, Gertrude Elizabeth Kohn, Leon Le Grard, Nancy Witherspoon McKay, Frances James Mellette, Mary Louise Mellette, Shepherd K. Nash, Adele Pitts, 'usle May Rafheld, Allen Raymond Richardson, Earle Rowland, Alfred Scarborough, Kaymon Schwartd, Wilfred McLaurin Shaw, Mary Anna Strother, Elizabeth White. Medals for Penmanship. The four gentlemen who gave the medals for penmanship were: Messrs R. F, Haynsworth, H. L. Scarborough, orge D. Shore, and B. C. Wallace. In yesterday's report the last name of one of the winners of the medals for penmanship was omitted: Miss Florence Shaw. DISPENSARY FUNDS MOVED. Commission Orders Transfer of $25, ? ono From Local Bank to Others. Columbia, June 3.?The dispensary commission Thursday ordered the funds, about $25,000, now on deposit in a local bank, transferred to other banks in the State. The commission passed the follow J ng resolution: Whereas, the money* "n deposit to [the ?T silt of the State dispensary I commission are deposited in the Xa i La nal L -an and Exchange bank of Columbia, without interest; and Whereas, it has come to the knowledge of the commission that the same can be deposited in other banks at a rate of interest of not less than 4 per cent per annum, sub .P et to call; and "Whereas, this commission is of the ? minion that the said funds should be deposited upon interest. Therefore be it "Resolved, That out of the funds on deposit, as aforesaid, the sum of $5, ? Mto be deposited according to law in the Enterprise bank of Charleston; $",000 in the Bank of Mullins; $5,000 in the Lank of Blshopvlllc; $5,000 ?n the Farmers' Union Bank and Trus* company of Orangoburg, and $0 000 in ?he Newberry Savings bank of New berry, as required by law, said de? posits to be made upon the condition that interest will be paid at the rate of l per rent P?-r annum, and that the said funds be subject to call." It so happens thi t ?he money is de ,i >.d?< ?1 in the several towns in which <;,. members of the commission live. Under the old commission much of ih" money was kept here in Columbia, but some of it was in the banks in 'he cities where the members re? sided. The chairman of the old com? missi >n, Dr. W. .1. Murray, resided here, FLECTION FOB BONDS. Ejection Carried Eighty-four to Four in Favor of $2.1,000 Main Street Bonds. Very little interest was taken in the election for the $25,000 Main Street Improvement which was held Thursday with Messrs w. s. Dink ins, T. S. Sumter and E. S. Carson as managers. The election was carried almost unanimously. At three o'clock there bad been only four votes cast against the issue of the bonds and eighty f< ur v des had been cast for it. The fact that one election had al? ready been held and that the bonds had been voted for at this first elec? tion, that there was no opposition to the issue of the bonds ami that many of the p. ople of the city did not care to cast their Vote for or against the issue of the bonds a re some of the rtasons for such a small vote. At the former election, when much more Interest was taken in the matter, >nlj two atol a half hundred vote* were cast aiol this time not nearly so many voters exercised their privilege. \ large emu d of \ oung t' ?lk> fi am PltOSPKIUTY IX STATE. About $20, 000, ooo Represented in Charter Pees, Surpassing Record for Year Previous. Columbia, June ?About $20,000, 000 representing the amount invested in new enterprises in South Carolina during the drat six months of the year. The amount is greater than was invested during the entire year 1910. Statistics prepares! by R. M. IfcC iwn, the secretary of state, show that |2?,2?(.3< as office fees was turned over to the State treasurer since the first of the year. The total amount <?f otlice fees collected for the ear L910 amounted to $23,122.32. More money has been invested in South Carolina during the first five months of the present year than in he entire 12 months of 1910. and last ear was one of the most prosperous in the history of the State. It is expected that the amount of new capital put into South Carolina enterprises will reach $30,000,000 be? fore the end of the year. The best way to stand the hot weath? er is to make up your mind that it is going to he hot for several weeks yet and then forget about it.?Atlanta Journal. 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