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VOL. LXII. NO. 25. UNION, S. C., FRIDAY, JUNE 21, 1912. *1.00 V YEAH.
DISPENSARY GRAFT CASE
NOW BEING HEARD IN
"CITY BY THE SEA"
Mayor Grace Takes Stand and
Tells of Conditions In His
Home Town.
?ninu<i TA TUirC fD ACT
IK IIIIO IV innvL unm
TO THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE
Testimony Tending to Show Wholesale
Graft in Charleston Whiskey
Situation Before Investigating Committee?Next
Meeting in Augusta
July 8, When T. B. Felder's Testimony
Will be Taken.
The following is the first day's testimony
of the dispensary graft case,
which meeting was held in Columbia:
John P. Grace, mayor of Charleston,
appeared before the legislative investigating
committee yesterday and
gave some testimony to prove his
charge that graft money had been
traceo practically up to tne ^uveruvi a
office. He was on the witness stand
for more than one hour and Rave a
detailed account of his relations with
Governor Blease.
At the conclusion of his testimony
he read an affidavit by J. J. Miller of
Charleston in which it was charged
that Kraft had been collected from
the whiskey dealers in Charleston and
turned over to B. H. Stothart, chief
constable.
The following charge was contained
in the affidavit: "The next day or two
this friend, Capt. John JUlacK, came to
me along with Jim Crocker and said:
'Miller (or John) as a friend of yours,
I feel it is my duty to advise you or at
least put you on your guard. I did
not want to tell you last night, but I
have been thinking over the thing and
I feel that you ought to know it. Ben
Stothart said on the train last night
(although drunk; you know sometimes
drunk men speak the truth)
Jt that he had. ban nramiayJ n p?-fan
by the governor if he would put you
and another fellow out of the way.'"
Charged Wholesale Graft.
The reading of this affidavit was the
main testimony presented by Mayoi
Grace. He charged wholesale grafl
in Charleston and requested that thi
committee go to Charleston and taki
testimony from witnesses that he sail
he would produce.
"Adjourn and come to Cinariesvui
and I will furnish the evidence in th<
interest of truth. I have a power dowi
there which will not require them bu
prompt them to give the testimony,
said Mayor Grace. The committe
took the invitation under considerc
tion and decided to meet today i
Charleston when the taking of test
inony will be resumed. Mayor Gra<
will be asked to continue his test
mony and to produce witnesses 10 sul
stantiate the charge contained
Common Sense to the effect that gra
has been traced to Columbia.
To Call Felder.
One of the most important featur
to the session yesterday was the a
nouncement by H. B .Carlisle, cha
man of the committee, that T. B. F
der was to appear before the co
mittee on July 8. In a letter to <
committee Mr. Felder suggested j
lanta as the place to take the tes
mony.
During the morning the follow!
telegram was addressed to Mr. Fel
by the committee: "Committee p
fers Augusta, July 8, morning at
o'clock. Wire answer Columbia."
The following reply was recei
from Mr. Felder: "Prefer Atlanta
?? A iwrnuto .1
will meet commuvee _
8." The holding of the hearing
Augusta will permit any membei
the State campaign party to attei
Miller's Affidavit.
"State of Couth Carolina?Count;
Charleston.
"Personally appeared before
John J. Miller, who being duly av,
made oath that the following 1
are true of his own personal kn
CUJtV.
"That he resides in the city of C
leston. That he is perfectly fam
with the conditipns in general in
city and amofigTother things espec
familiar with the actions of the 5
constabulary appointed under thi
ministration or Gov. Blease. Thi
knows personally Ben H. Stot
chief constable; which famili
grew up in this way: I became
ciated or a partner in the M
Stock Company, doing business i
city of Charleston, a wholesale
quor business, and therefore
forced to protect my enstr
through the chief constable, f
art. In other words. I collect
and $10 per month from each
this amount I turned over to a pi
of the firm and he in turn gi
to Ben Stothart. My first pc
(Coneinued on page 8)
QUITE A STIR HERE
LAST SATURDAY NI6HT
AUCTIONEERS AND LAWYER
WERE ARRESTED.
Clash Between City Authorities and
Receivers of Kidd's Jewelry Store.
City Lost Case When Tried Last
Monday?Large Crowd Attended
the Trial.
Quite a sensation was given the
community here last Saturday night.
The conflict between the city authorities
and the auctioneers at Kidd's
jewelry sale waxed warmer and
warmer from about nine o'clock up to
11:30. As was reported last week,
W. T. Kidd was arrested and convicted
in the police court upon the charge of
conducting an auction sale without
proper license from the city authorities.
He was fined $50 and appealed
the case. Pending the appeal it was
agreed that he pay the $5.00 license
required of the city and that $4 of
each payment would be returned if the
higher court failed to sustain the
town. In the beginning of the trouble
it seems that Mr. Kidd was paying
$1. a day for license to sell. The
city authorities decided to raise the
license to $5 a day. Mr. Kidd, hearing
of this decision, it is alleged by the
town, went early in the morning to
Mr. P. C. Whisonant, and before the
town clerk, Mr. Arthur, got in, paid
$1U for a license for 10 days, ihc
contention arose over this 10-day license.
The city offered to refund the
money, but also demanded a fee ol
$5 a day for conducting the sale. Mr
Kidd refused to surrender the license
or to pay the $5 a day. All this was
in reference to the matter before anc
up to the trial of Mr. Kidd. Then the
agreement was entered into betweei
Mr. Kidd and the city authorities tha
the matter be adjusted in accordance
with the future decision of the highei
courts.
A day or two later the sale openee
up in a new phase. The jewelry con
cern ^aj9^1ace<b in ^tfr^ hands of re
Judge t>ease. ih?j >?? >? .
James Munro and Thos. L. Riley, ot
dered the sale opened. On Saturda
| evening the excitement ran higl
When the auctioneer got up and bega
selling he was arrested and made t
" put up $100 cash bond; upon h
* coming back and again attempting 1
sell he was again arrested and ma<
to put up a cash bond of $100 Th<
Mr. Riley attempted to sell and wi
arrested and put up $200 cash bon
He was one of the receivers. Thi
? Mr. James Munro, the other receiv<
began selling and was arrestend a
required to put up $200 cash bor
The town authorities called for t
. $5 license fee. The auctione<
|.
claimed they were acting under an <
". -der from Judge Sease, and that 1
"i-Hor was unon record in the Clerk
Court's office. The city acted upon 1
advice of J. A. Sawyer, Esq., who
the town's attorney; Messrs. Barr
Hamblin and Munro were acting
the jewelry concern. The case of
n town against the auctioneers came
. the following Monday in police coi
j and was tried by jury. The defe
ants refusing to submit the case
Mayor Duncan ,the case was tried
Mr. Wharton ,alderman from wan
The defendants were acquitted. L<
ing out the personalities in the c
the above statements are recorde<
(X\ct
understood by a Times man who
nessed most of the occurrence,
ire
Will Probably Go to Philippine)
ved
Mr. Robert McGowan Littlejohi
. Jonesville, has returned from ^
Point, where he was graduate
j, June, 1912. He graduated with
n(j rank of 2nd lieutenant, and has
assigned to the cavalry. It is j
able that he will be sent to the
y ?f ippines in September. He was a
more than four years in the schc
roro, We8t Point
acts Mr. Littlejohn is in his 22nd
owl- and is a young man with a bri
future. He has a splendid mi
iilfar 8tronK body and a clean record,
said Times joins with his many frier
ially wishing him great success. i
State I
? ad- Bonneau-Brown. /
h'art f?^ow'nK card be reP
arity marked interest by many Unjf
asso- pie: |H
arion "Mr. and Mrs. William E.r,"
n the requests the honor of y?UIfer
J wa's at the marri?f?e of their A^n'
imers Martha Louise, to Mr. J*fune
jtoth- Hodges ,on Wednesday ?vv,a>g
Bd 26, 1912 ,at 6:30 o'clock, f
one' church, Beaufort South
Mi Bonneau taught
sitive schools in this city soveL^
and is very pleasantly if
ROOSEVELT ORDERS '
IN THE COMMIT
J
"
THE COLONEL'S FORCES
AT HANDS OF TAI
Carry Their Fight Befon
dentlals and Lose?1
Hold Their own I
Hnil?Gt
?*** ** **'
* Bulletin: Chicago, June 20.-"So *
* far as I am concerned," de- *
* clared Colonel Roosevelt to hie *
* delegates and advisers in en ad- *
* dress this morning, "I am through. *
* If you are voted down I hope you, *
* the real and lawful majority of *
* the convention, will organise as *
* such and you will do it if you have
* the courage and loyalty of your
* convictions."
Bulletin, Chicago, June 19.?Roosevelt
members of the credentials committee,
acting under the specific ori
ders of Colonel Roosevelt, broke out
of the committee room at 10:30 toi
night after attempting, to beat open
the doors and bring all newspapermen
' into the room.
1 The doors of the committee room
were suddenly thrown open by J. J.
Sullivan, of Ohio, who rushed out
> with the cry: "All Roosevelt men walk
P out."
He was followed by Hugh T. H*li
bert, of Minnesota; Francis J. Heney
i of California; George L. Record, ol
1 New Jersey, and other Roosevelt men
- As they pushed open the swinging
* doors after Sullivan, they cried oul
t to the newspaper men:
e "All newspaper men come insfib
r and see what they are trying to d<
to us."
i Coloney Thayer, assistant aergeaag
of ormo aVirvnf oH in f Vio iliuii VnilB
* come in. Mr. Thayer called for pol^
men who pushed their way throug
y and kept the crowd from getting in.
l. Under Roosevelt's Orders.
n The Roosevelt men rushed out, saj
o ing they were acting under orders c
is Colonel Roosevelt,
to "Everybody go to the florentin
1? room at the Congress Hotel," shoute
sn one man.
as They rushed o^side, followed b
d- the crowd, and jf the street outsid
en the Coliseum th# were overtaken b
Secretary Willis# Hayward.
nd "Why did yf act that way?" h
demanded of F?cy- "Why didn't yo
be wait until sjfe rules had bee
Jrs passed?" i
"We are fin*? under the direc
;he ? ?
of if> r ~~
the Coca-Cola C# urchases New Machin
0? The Unl Coca-Cola Bottling Co
has purchJ* a new machine which i
the a J?reat e *or comPany. Thi
Up machine^ soaping and sterilizing
art( machine#'0^ bas the capacity o
n<j' thoroup* cleaning and sterilizing
to 1,000 tf00 bottles an hour, and ii
by does tror^ *n a thoroughly satis
d 4 factorPy;av_
Bet/ 'bis machine, the company
ase has f a number of other improve1
as mer,t^bey have an up-to-date planl
.rnnnpitv r\f KHO ? J??
Wlt| 1 www ? viojr.
w <lst Monday they sent out a deliver'
dozen botles. They keep
flutes busy delivering. The busi'
nf1'8 year w'^ ^ Per cen*
jJse over that of last year.
1? ?* J J. M. Goodwin is the manager
Vest ie concern and Mr. E. A. Good^
'n J is city salesman. Both these
^ e fig men are hard workers and their
beer.L^y js being rewarded with a fine
"0Hess. The business is growing by
'U>s an(j bounds. They make a speclitUnty
of coca-cola and Deep Rock
l0* Inger ale, but also put up a full line
f other bottled goods. The rooms
yfVhere the work is done is thoroughly
Screened and the care taken in nut
J ting up the goods is a guarantee that
everything is clean.
Shower fof Miss Sexton.
The most unique event of this season
was the surprise party given Miss
Louise Sexton by her brides maids and
friends last Thursday afternoon. The
young people began to gather'one or
two Hi u iime ana not until tne parlor
and piazzas were full of them, did
Miss Sexton realize that it was
planned for her. But another surprise
was instore; the expressman came
with a huge box, which when opened
by the happy bride-to-be was found to
contain a perfect shower of beautiful
gifts, love and good wishes.
'ROUGH HOUSE"
rEE OH CREDEHTIALS
MEET SECOND DEFEAT
T ORGANIZATION.
? the Committee on Cre(Valkout
and Plan to
Convention In the
te&t Contusion.
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orders of Colonel Roosevelt," retorted
Heney.
"We are obeying a better general
than you," shouted George L. Record,
of New Jersey. "He told us to leave
that room and we did it."
Hugh T. Halbert declared the break
came as the result of the refusal of
the majority in the committee to open
up all evidence in the cases. Mr. Halbert
presented resolutions asking that
the temporary roll of the convention
be considered only as prima facie evidence
of the delegates to sit, and that
all evidence, testimony and the like
be gone into.
He declared the committee refused
to do this and attempted to "gag" the
minority by making rules that would
have left the action of the national
committee as practically decisive in all
the contests.
mr. ncucjr itttci taint; uati\ iu
lobby and urged the Roosevelt contestants
to go to the florentine room
of the Congress, where the Roosevelt
headquarters are located and be heard
by the members of the credentials
, .committee representing Roosevelt.
The majority of the bolters later
. were induced to return to the commitr
tee room, but the Roosevelt men made
t it clear that they would leave in a
body unless they were conceded their
I point.
i The Clash Comes.
B The long expected crash in the Republican
ranks came tonight. The
| Roosevelt forces, acting ,t.hey said,,
fo* indePendent action in the
^v^BW^vflepublican convention. As a
ml forel?%r of the more drastic action
If expoctelin the convention tomorrow
I ?r ^"d^ the Roosevelt members of
f II the comrAtee on credentials withdrew
jl from thaAtody tonight?withdrew in
ell person anAin effect, withdrew all of
dl the RooseVlt contests, which had
been scaledlown from 92 to 78.
y! Colonel Ryjsevet was in the midst
e of a series'of exriting conferences
y and was busy figiring on the loyal
delegates whom hi could expect to
e carry with him out ?f the convention
u
n or rather into a sejirate convention
on the floor in even" the crisis is
t reached.
e Coes to Mia^>uri.
i. Mr. A. B. Adams hii been chosen
s acting professor of Hiapry and Eco
e nomics in Central Col^ge, Fayette,
f Mo. Mr. Adams will evter upon his
f duties there on Septembi* 11th.
( Mr. Adams is a graluate of the
t State University and lasv year took a
- post graduate course i^n Columbia
University, New York City. He is
r thoroughly prepared to dtvgood work
- in hi? chosen profession teaching,
t and has a brilliant future)
\
A Fire Wednesday M#rning.
?
, ?A. ? l_t 1 '
. ..v uvukivjrGu me siuuie ana Darn
. of Mr. J. W. Meng and a teiant house
belonging to Mr. J. H. Gault Wednes'
day morning about 2 o'clock. The
fire company got to the fire in five
minutes from the time the altfm was
sounded, but the buildings burned
like tinder and were soon about destroyed
before anything could be
done. Mr. Meng lost the contents of
his barn and a horse and
wagon. But for the prompt work of
the fire company the fire would have
spread to nearby buildings.
Dickert Grocery Co. Fails.
The Dickert Grocery Company went
into the hands of receivers on Wednesday
afternoon, the receivers being
T. L. Estes and J. T. Bradley.
Memorial Services.
Jonesville, June 19.?The W. O. W.
will have memorial services at Gilead
cemetery fourth Sunday evening at 4
o'clock. Rev. L.Jj. Wagnon of Union
is expected to bt< present and make a
talk on Woodcraft. Several other ]
ministers will probably be present. ^
Mr. Sidney Lainer Eason of Charleston
was the guest of Mr. Cothran
Perrin this week. <
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PRETTY WEDDING AT
FIRST BAPTIST GHURGH
MANY WITNESSED BEAUTIFUL
EVENT ON WEDNESDAY.
The Marriage of Miss Louise Sexton
to Mr. Clarence Johnson, of Campobello,
Was an Event of Great
Interest in Union Owing to the
Popularity of the Bride.
One of the lovliest weddincs of the
many that have taken place in the
First Baptist church, was that of
Miss Margaret Louise Sexton and Mr.
Clarence T. Johnson of Campobello,
which was an event of Wednesday
afternoon, June 19th.
The hour of the ceremony was 2
o'clock and a large assemblage of
friends witnessed the impressive marriage.
Rev. W. D. Wakefield, the
bride's p .tor, was the officiating minister.
The church was beautifully decorated
and gave the effect of a garden
filled with growing palms, ferns and
glorious white roses. Tall vases filled
with ferns and white roses were
placed at intervals and the gates
which were opened for the bridal party
by the minister, were covered with
roses and outlined with a delicate
tracery of smilax. The whole effecl
was artistic and pleasing and made a
suitable setting for the lovely picture
At the appointed hour, the wedding
march, played by Misses May Smith
and Auressie Wilburn, announced the
arrival of the bridal party.
The ushers, Messrs. Fred Sexton,
Hervie Whitlock, Otis Johnson anc
Guy Wilburn, entered first, then the
bridesmaids. Misses Nannie McDow
Ruth Wilburn, Maggie Mangum anc
Jeanette Sanders, entered singly anc
by opposite aisles. They wore white
lingerie gowns and lace hats trimmec
with tulle and carried boquets ol
daisies and ferns tied with tulle. The
maid of honor, Miss Nina Sexton, pre
ceded the bride and more a gown ol
soft white marquis^te combined wit!
Irish . Upon jmd ?
Mar.
garet Sanders came next and carriec
the ring Concealed in a huge call
lily. The bride entered with hei
brother, Mr. Will Sexton, who gavi
her away, and was met at the altai
by the grojm and his best man, Mr
Carl Darir.an, of Campobello. Sh<
wore an exquisite gown of whiti
satin selin draped with Baby Irish lac<
and a picture hat trimmed with^me
dalions and white aigrettes. Her bou
quet was a cascade of white carna
tions and feathery ferns tied with lonp
tulle ends.
The vows which united these twe
..van,! vvcie litKun sianaing ueneain t
bridal bell of white roses and South
ern smilax.
Mrs. Johnson is the youngest daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Sexton, anc
is a young woman of many persona!
charms. She has endeared herself tc
a wide circle of friends in this, hei
girlhood home.
Mr and Mrs. Johnson left on the
Carolina Special for the mountains o'
North Carolina to spend their honeymoon,
after which they will be "al
home" to their friends at Campobello.
The bride's traveling suit was blue
cloth worn with a white lace blouse
and blue straw bat. trimmoH in niKK/xn
An interesting visitor at the wedding
was the bride's grandmother,
Mrs. S. A. Sexton, of Laurens; and a
touching sentiment was the fact that
the bridesmaids were school friends
of the bride from the primary grades
through the high school. The bouquet
which was tossed into the crowd
was caught jointly by Miss Nannie
McDow and Miss Jenette Sanders.
Little Girl Has Narrow Escape.
Little Sara Tinstev. the three-vear
old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Evans
Tinsley, had a very narrow escape
Sunday afternoon. Mr. Tinsley bought
a "Wonder Fly Killer" and the baby
evidently thought it was a new fangled
drinking cup, for she took a
swallow of the water and in a few
minutes became very sick. Dr. Montgomery
was hastily summoned and by
prompt attention the little girl was
saved from serious results.
Mr. Tinsley says she has had her
lesson and it is not likely that she will
drink water again unless some onel
2a 1
diivcs iv iu nor.
A Correction.
In last week's issue we stated that
the Woodmen of the World would
unveil a .monument to Mr. J. Fincher
Belue on June 3rd, when it should
have been June 30th.
Mr. Samuel Littlejohn of Jonesvile
was in Union Wednesday.
imte jiiuw ??^==?
CAME NEAR BEING
"A HOT TIME IN OLD
BISHOPVILLE TOWN"
First Meeting of State Campaign
Held at Sumter Monday
Was Very Quiet.
BUT CAMPAIGN WAXES WARM
AT TDC CLTAAin utrTiur
(11 IDC JLVVLIU inccimu
Gov. Blease Made Bitter Attack on
Judge Jones in Speech at Bishopville
and Made Vehement Protest
Against Jones Exercising His Right
to Make a Reply?Jones Foregoes
For Order's Sake.
Sumter, June 18.?Before a thous.
and voters the real campaign opened
here at 11 o'clock today. The crowd
. assembled in front of the court house
1 and all candidates were present and
[ the day was perfect.
I Blease was the first speaker. He
, read his speech, and touched on many
, of his oft-expressed policies. He
. charged his opposition with buying
, votes and in other ways referred to
, the Jones campaign. He said the re.
cent state convention was controlled
t by the "corporation ring" and big
InnntAwn nn/i U r> 4-Virt /? ? lv% am/1
lavrjrcis aiiu mat tuc xaiiucio auu
, common people were not there. ,
, Newspapers and corporations were
; the goats of Governor Blease and he
referred to them often.| He opposed
the education of the negro and put[
ting money in higher educational in5
stitutions rather than in common
schools.
I He claimed that he is the governor
1 of the people, for he was "one of the
> people" and sat down amid cheers.
1 John T. Duncan was the next
f speaker ,and he talked of many of his
> old enemies, and hurled missiles at all
. of his opponents. Duncan was hootf
ed and greeted with cheers for Blease
l( and others. However/ he spoke on.
P ".'Judge Jenes'rtll^tt ] Mr. Duncan,
i Ih&^e^s^dwd brtSrisorltimL :.****
n, and said Blease was supported by W.
r H. Andrews, head of the powerful At;
lantic Coast Lumber Company, and
r Ben Abney, counsel for the Southern
, who "lived in the white house."
5 "Let's down with the demagogue!"
> cried Judge Jones in one of his
? heights of oratory.
He told several jokes which brought
_ forth cheers, and at several times
_ cheers for Blease interrupted him.
r "Those who cheer most have little
power with the ballot," and he said
j the count of votes at the August prit
mary would show him in the lead.
He assailed Blease's pardon record
and was frequently answered by
cheers from the Blease crowd.
I Jones outlined his platform in
I which he made it clear that his stand
of education -his idon of t.ho nswlnn
. power and other policies outlined by
him.
. Judge Jones assailed Governor
Blease's use of the pardon power
and mentioned several instances in
. which he said it showed it had been
abused.
Judge Jones called on the people to
( take a stand for principles, not men,
and said he stood for good government.
*
For Attorney General.
Candidates for attorney general
came next, but the crowd thinned
greatly. Much interest was shown in
the speeches of the aspirants for the
governorship.
Hot Times Expected.
Attorney General Lyon assailed his
opponent, B B. Evans, and said if
he did not stop his attacks on the
Ansel dispensary board he would produce
the records to show that Evans
had dealt crookedly v/ith the state.
Evans dared him to do this, and Lyon
said he would produce them tomorrow
at Bishopville.
"Ill be there," shouted one in the
audience, and hot times are expected.
Bishopville, June 19.?Some of
those who did not understand the situation
thought for a moment that the
second meeting of the state political
campaign, held today in Bishopville,
was about to end in a near-riot. Gov.
ernor Blease was the last speaker. As
he sat down, Judge Jones, whom he
had been attacking, rose to make a
categorical denial, in accordance
with the rule adopted by the party
of candidates at their meeting in
Sumter, this rule being that: "When
statements are made by one of the
candidates which are obieetinn?ihl? tn
another, the latter shall be allowed to
deny the charges and to furnish a
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