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N ADVERTISING THE BLEASE CONCERNINt Wants No More Govern ment Licenses?Outlines Situation in South Carolina?Tells What He Will Do When He Gets to Senate. Columbia, June 10.?Gov. Blease yesterday addressed the following letter to President Woodrow Wilson: "Columbia, S. C., June 9, 1913 ""His Excellency, Woodrow Wilson, President of the United States, Washington, D. C.?Dear Sir: I have positive information that there are now in this State several parties holding licenses from the United States Government as retail liquor dealers, and I am informed that these licenses will expire the 30th of this month. As you know, South Carolina has . a statute which prohibits the ^sale of whiskey, wine or beer, except in eight counties, in which whiskey is sold hv the V-WUIll./ dispensaries, and any person, firm or corporation enframing: in the sale of any whiskey, wine, beer, malt or vin- I ous liquors, save the legally authorized dispensers in these eight counties, is guilty of a misdemeanor. Still, the United States Government has been and is yet continuously licensing people which have dispensaries, and people within the counties which have legal prohibition, to violate the law of this State by becoming retail liquor dealors. "It seems to me that you could be of great assistance to me in the enforcement of the liquor laws of this State if you would instruct your United States commissioner of internal revenue not to grant license to any person, firm or corporation in this State, except the licenses necessary for the legal dispensers, to engage in the business of retail or* uihnlaaala [.?n?? **" 1 " **??v?voc?ic ti\|uv& ucaici Oy anu oy *** 1 structing your United States marshals to see that any person, firm or corporation, selling whiskey, wine or beer in violation of law shall be tried and punished by the United States Courts. "If, after investigation by your Attorney General, it should be found that there is any provision of law requiring the issuance of licenses to people giving them the right so far as the Federal Government is concerned, to violate the State law, then 'I suggest that you could be of great assistance if, in a special message to Congress you would urge the passage of a law remedying this defect to which I have called your attention. "Of course, under no conditions or circumstances would I put myself in the position of suggesting that I might want to dictate to your Excellency or even to suggest to you anything that would be unpleasant, but it does seem to me, as a private citizen of the United States of America and as Governor of the greatest State in the American Union, that it is inconsistent for the United States Government to license people to violate a State law, so far as the United States ?Government is concerned, saying to them, you have our license to violate the State law without interference from us. It is true the licenses the Federal Government grants are only to sell under the Federal laws, but at the same time, the holders of these licenses, when they apply for them, give notice that they intend to violate the laws of our State. Therefore it certainly seems to me, that the United States officials ought to say, 'No, your state law prohibits the sale, by you, of these goods, and we do not propose to make ourselves parties to your violation of the State law by guaranteeing you immunity from prosecution in our courts if you violate the State law.' In other words the United States Government certainly can be a great moral and legal force in helping to enforce the liquor laws in this State, instead of, as at present, counternancing their violation. "There are a great many social Clubs in this state today?so-called social clubs?which I am satisfied would not dare attempt to violate the State law without a Federal revenue license for the sale of whiskey "I hope that I have not made this letter too ienf?tny, ana tnat l nav? made myself clear. When I get t< the United States Senate, if some action has not been taken before thai :S PRESIDENT 3 LIQUOR LAWS . USE BRICK DUST , FOR RED PEPPER Inspector Finds Adulterated Foods | and Drugs?Laws to be Enforced? State Department of Agriculture Starts Vigorous Fight on Impure Products. i (Monday's State) Brick?An oblong block of kneaded clay dried in the sun or burned in a kiln. Pepper?A hot pungent spice made of the ground seeds of piper nigrum. Thus two words are defined in a standard dictionary in brief form. Powdered red pepper marked "good." Adulterated with brick dust. This report has been made by the chemist of the State department of agriculture who has examined some food products seized in South Carolina markets, according to commissioner Watson. Inspector Named. Enforcement of the pure food and drug acts was placed under the direction of the State department of agriculture by an act of the general assembly and one inspector has been appointed. The commissioners will insist on pure products and will attempt to drive all adulterated foods irom me markets of South Carolina. ' Peanut^ Hulls. "Adulterated with ground peanut hulls" is the substance of a report by the chemist on some powdered ginger that was marked "good." Here are the reports by the chemist on other products examined: Cider said to be nonalcoholic but ' found to contain 6.7 per cent alcohol j Ketchup containing 2.5 per cent sodium benzoate and artificially col- ' ored. Skimmed condensed milk containbut sold u wbol? eoiitlt.iaeJ ...in? Peach cider sold as non-alcoholic and found to contain 7.12 per cent alcohol. | Ale sold as non-alcoholic and found I to contain 4.4 per cent alcohol. ' Olive oil adulterated with 50 per cent cottonseed oil. It is the purpose of the department to draw food and drug samples from merchants and druggists in all sections of the State. These samples will be examined and where impure stuff is found a vigorous prosecution will follow. FAREWELL SERVICE FOR MR. WAKEFIELD A farewell service was held in the First Baptist church Sunday night in honor of Rev. W. D. Wakefield, the retiring pastor of the church. The various denominations of the city and their pastors united in the exerciser,. The evening sermon was preached by Rev. Mr. Wakefield, his text being: "He that cometh unto me I will in no wise cast out." Rev. Jno. F. Matheson, pastor of the First Presbyterian church, was the first speaker to bid Mr. Wakefield farewell. He was followed by Rev. Mr. J. L. Daniel, pastor of Grace Methodist church. Mr. Wakefield replied to the kind expressions of good will manifested in the speeches of these ministers, and said the two and a half years of Vi 1 a no otAroto in ITninn cnomo/l Knf o aiio paowiavc 111 wiiivii ovvinvvi uui? a few weeks. Approaching Wedding. A society event of note will be the marriage of Miss Mary Southard, of Jonesville to Mr. S. Haddon Geer ensign United States Navy, which will take place on Saturday, at 12 o'clock at the Jonesville Baptist church. The ceremony will be read bv Rev. Lewis M. Rice, after which the wedding breakfast will be served at the home of the bride's parents, Dr. and Mrs. W. O. Southard, at which a number of guests have been bidden. Mrs. R. A. Jones and Miss Florence Jones, of Gaffney, spent several days last week in Union, the l guests of Mrs. A. P. McElroy. I I time, I shall introduce a bill along > this line, but I do not conceive that . it is necessary to wait a year and a aw f tifa \rooru f ai* f Via nAiiAmmanf Iiaii VI l/TTU J O IVi 1/1IC \JTUT ui IirilCIIV i to take this action along the line i of the law, of justice and of morals. > Very respectfully, ? Cole L. Blease, t "Governor." T?nu MRS. WM. T. V n(, wtebvI home at av u vuucl on* VMHtini poor health for the past thM oi four years, and for some tune hda loved ones have been anxiouajas W her condition. jjfj&ja Mrs. Betsill was, before herjfcMt$ riage, a Miss Giles, oi Union and was 71 years of age. She leave* a husband, four sons and one eb'Mgh* ter, to mourn her death. Her soni are: Mr. Willie Betsill, of Sfcopae; Mr. C. A. Betsill, Buffalo; BUM** Ben and Ed Betsill, of Cross Miss Minnie Betsill is the onl^ surviving daughter. Mrs. Betsill was a woman of (M excellence of character, and for mwl years was a member of the PnflHK terian church at Sedalia. She wa^H a gentle, lovable disposition, kind and considerate of others, and bered her friends by the hundrON Her home life was noted for the Ball pitality displayed, and she was ujnm ing in her ministrations. For raMM? years her home was constantly meeting place for the wide circldfl^ friends that loved her. Many are<^H hearts saddened by her departaB She has left to her loved ones an jR heritance that is rich indeed in |Hj worthy life that she lived upon.Jal earth. Her death is but a transfw mation to the wonderful life beyoiflj The burial was conducted at Pi| gett's Creek, Monday at noon, jj OS Rev. Jno. F. Matheson, and altiqjjjpi the weather was inclement, a mrgfi concourse of sorrowing friends AajMr 3red to pay a lpst tribute to thffli leased. The pell :hC*^bodv^waT TIMES' BICYC The second weeks campaign o to a close at noon, Wednesday. Considering the state of the June, we believe our boys ha\ Cold, heat, what true soldier wo ranees? But such extremes do sides, our bicycles were all out could not ride a bicycle over r< past week. But our boys worke here is the result of the week's Miss Olivia Eison, Union $1.00 W. D. Harris, Union.. 1.00 T. M. MeNeace, Union 2.00 P. S. Corn, Monarch 1.00 N. C. Palmer, Mt Tabor 1.00 B. F. Kennedy, Jonesville 1.00 Dr. T. P. Kennedy, Union 1.00 Geo. W. Whitlock, Union 1.00 J. T. Harris, Union 2.00 W. C. Fincher, Union 1.00 W. G. Puckett, Union l.OO L. J. Browning Sedalia 1.00 B. F. Hill, Union .50 S. S. Lankford, Union 1.00 E. W. Tucker, Union 1.00 S. C. Ivey, Union l.OO J. W. Sanders, Union 1.00 L. T. Lawson, Union l.OO D. L. Carlisle, Union 1.00 D. G. Gallman, Union l.OO Claude Sartor, Union 1.00 W. A. E. Black, Union 1.00 Not bad, is it? Certr.'^ljf^J of the weather. Again, we desire to exoresi friends who have so kindly rec? Thank you, one and all. . LEWIS MR. W. D. BEWLGY AND FAMILY MOVE TO ANDERSON Responding to his desires o^th< past decade Mr. W. D. Bewley anc family will move to Anderson th< latter part of this month, where ir the future they will make their home TV.?? M r- ?.i business necessitates his making th< move. He and Mr. Chas S. Suliivar have organized a realty company i? that city and plan to handle rea estate only in big shapes. They havi now a large number of big deals tin derway in Georgia, which Stat4 the] have been working for the past months with great success. / o /y / l^Bp* ASKED FOR jj^^^Bmreen Negroes f *s Threatened as a Result of I I^GSg of Negro Who At 8. C., June 11.?A clash j2j^j?.IJeffroes and whites of this imminent tonight as the rehilling of a negro today of having attempted to asFfhtilKthe wife of a prominent citizen It is said that the negro BPhJt?wered to the woman's deiflcr?'<tf her assailant, resisted arwas hilled by officers. ' , <3#Nmor Blease has been asked to 1 |?pM out the Beaufort militia to assist 'fR ?Mntaining order here. r\4B^her negro was arrested at VwdwHand today and is being held as 4fc;6t$pect. A large number of people reported to be hurrying here EraMa Ridgeiand to aid in keeping the j Reserves in Readiness. L .feeaufort, S. C., July 11.?Acting Hab, Governor Blease's orders, the jSSdaufort naval reserves are under Jlinqs in readiness to proceed to BlufTton at a moment's notice. Sheriff wWl^te and the commander of the 'jffcroeps are keeping in touch with [j Blufton through Sheriff Porter at &. Death of Mr. I. M. McGowan. flPt. I. M. McGowan died at his home at Monarch on Wednesday morning at 2 o'clock. >Mr. McGowan had been sick with pellagra for about a year, but only for the oast six weeks was he con fined to his bed. Mr. McGowan was 65 years of age, ^raf an old Confederate veteran, and was held in high esteem by his neighbom. k -He leaves a widow and several :le brigade 1 f our Bovr' Rievrlp Rritro/lo ?omo i weather, a regular blizzard in re done remarkably well. Rain, uld give up for such trivial hindmake it hard on a fellow. Beof commission. Even a soldier sads as muddy as were ours the id about wherever they could and campaign: W. H. Vaughn, Clinton 1.00 J. M. Gault, Jonesville 1.00 C. A. Littlejohn, Jonesville 1.00 Miss May Robinson, Union 1.00 i R. J. Fowler, Union 1.00 i J. A. Brown, Union 1.00 i B. A. Van Buren, Union 1.00 i H. G. Foster, Union 1.00 Maj. J. W. McLurc, Union 1.00 W. A. Dye, Monarch 1.00 Miss Ida C. Palmer, Union 1.00 Mrs. H. A. Dunbar, Union 2.00 J. G. Hughes, Union, R. F. D__ 1.00 B. W. Gregory, Union 1.00 Clem Mabry, Union _ 1.00 H. B. O'Shields, Ft. Lawn 1.00 Total for second week ___ $40.50 Previously reported 81.25 Grand total $121.75 t bad when you consider the state a our sincere thanks to all our tivoH mir hi>i<va/la hmro ** T vv* vw* MA 15MUW WVJ Oi > 3f. RICE, Editor. Since coming here this interesting r family has gathered about them hundreds of friends who reluctantly give | them up. They will be a splendid asset to Anderson in every way. ! They will move the latter part of the 1 month.?Chester Lantern. Picture Show Moves. j The moving picture show conduct i ed by Mra. C. E. Storm, ha.< moved 1 into new quarters, next door to the i Citizen's National Bank building. . The new quarters have been well r fitted up and the building is large i enough to accomodate many more people. ATLANTA SLEU1 FEEDER REf BOARD IS ACTING WITHIN THE LAW Rumors of Hospital Changes Denied ?Act of Legislature?Dr. Julius H. Taylor Says Dr. J. W. Babcock Will Not Be Asked to Resign. (Monday's State) "It is a tissue of falsehoods. There is absolutely nothing to it/' said Dr. Julius H. Taylor, of Columbia, member of the board of regents of the State Hospital for the insane, yesterday when asked concerning the published rumor that the board would ask for the resignation of Dr. J. W. J Babcock as superintendent of the hospital at a meeting to be held in Columbia July 1. "Dr. J. W. Babcock will not be asked to resign as superintendent of the State Hospital for the insane and I do not believe that a single man now holding office will be ousted," Dr. Taylor continued. ( According to Law. Dr. Taylor explained that a law was passed at the last session of the general assembly providing for the officers and help at the State Hospital for the insane to be elected by the board of regents. The board nlo/tn/1 ? {iiovcu c?i? ouvct tiocilicilb 111 lilt; press j of the State announcing that a meeting will be held July 1 to elect ofli- ( cers of the hospital. Under the law all candidate for places in the institution must file their applications with Thos. H. Peeples, attorney general, before July 1. "In placing the advertisement the board was merely carrying out the provisions of the law of the general assembly of South Carolina, and it is not the intention of the board to oust any man now employed at the institution," said Dr. Taylor. The Advertisement. The following advertisement was morning: Hospital for the Insane will meet on the first day of July, 1913, at 12 o'clock noon, to elect the following officers for the State Hospital for the Insane, for the period of two years from said date, subject to removal upon proper showing: "One physician, at a salary of $166.66 per month; two physicians at a salary of $125 per month each; one physician at a salary of $100 per month; one physician at a salary of $75 per month; one secretary and treasurer, at a salary of $150 per month; one clerk at a salary of $60 per month; two stenographers, at a salary, each of $60 per month; one chaplain, at a salary of $25 per month. "Applications for said positions must be filed with Attorney General Thomas H. Peeples on or before said date, accompanied by such recommendations as the applicants may see fit to offer." "I know absolutely nothing about the situation," said Dr. J. W. Babcock yesterday." -Petty Thieving Prevails. Many complaints come to us of the ravages of petty thieves. Night prowlers are seemingly on the war path. Chickens, bicycles and no tell ing what else have mysteriously disappeared. Some of these sneak theives are "playing with death," for there are a number of citizens on the watch. Quite recently there have been seen night prowlers about dwelling houses, and there is a determined effort being made to put a stop to it. Meeting of W. M. U. Circle. The quarterly meeting of circle No. 5, w. m. u, union County Association will be held at the West Springs Baptist church on the fifth Sunday in June at 10:30. All ladies and children of the Jonesville, Sulphur Springs, West Springs and Putnam Baptist churches are cordially invited to be present on this occasion. All members are asked to bring baskets that a picnic dinner may be served on the grounds. Circles Nos. 1, 2, 4, and 5, are urged to send representatives. The Epworth League conference is in session in Chester this week and the delegates from Grace Methodist church are, Misses Sara Goforth, Ruth Gault,. Mr. Tillou Von Nunes, and Mr. Ivey Dunbar. rH DECLARES VRTS PADDED Affidavit Printed by Constitution Alleges Alterat i o n?Original Transcription of Alleged Dictagraph Talk of Politicians Were Tampered. _ ... 1 Atlanta, June ll^Ahother sensation was sprung here today irt connection with the local political fight Twiviug muyor jnmes u. woodward certain members of the city council and officials of the police department. The Atlanta Constitution this morning published what purports to be an affidavit made by Geo. M. Gentry, the stenographer who reported ti.e conferences alleged to have been held in a hotel room here recently, in which a secret telephonic Jevice was said to have been used against Mayor Woorward, Thomas B. Felder, a prominent attorney; C. C. Jones, proprietor of a near-beer saloon; G. C. Febuary, secretary to Chief of Detectives N. A. Lanford, and others. Gentry disappeared several days after the publication of the alleged dictagraph records of the conferences E. O. Miles, an investigator, declares he located Geni.y in Washington, D. C., and obtained from him the affidavit which Miles turned over to Mayor Woodward last night. The alleged affidavit of Gentry declares that his original transcription of his notes of the conferences was "padded" and altered. The affiJ !l * 1-1 * * *' * * ** * uuvib lunner states mat uentry did not hear Mayor Woodward mention the names of Chief of Police James L. Beavers and Chief of Detectives Lanford, as shown in the published record of the conferences. HEAVY SNOWFALL _ JN NORTH CAROLINA Bristol, Va., June 11.?A dispatch from Bakersville, N. C., says that three inches of snow fell in Mitchell county this morning. The weather in this entire mountain section has been the coldest for three days that has ever been known in June. Cattle owners in western North Carolina report that they will be compelled to pen their cattle and feed them, ow ing to the grass all being covered with snow. Altapas, with which many Spartanburg people are familiar, is in Mitchell, N. C. The minimum temperature recorded here yesterday was 51 degrees. Garden Party. Among the pleasures of last week was the garden party given by the Civic League at the handsome home of Mrs. F. M. Farr, in compliment to Mrs. Lucius Wilson, of Detroit, Mich. Receiving with the hostess were the officers of the Civic League, Mesdames, Macbeth Young, D. A. Boyd, T. L. Estes, J. Cohen, John A. Fant, T. C. Duncan, S. M. Rice and J. W. Mixson. Punch bowls were placed at each entrance and were presided over by Mrs. H. S. Adams, Mrs. Davis Jeffries, Mrs. Norman Jones, assisted by Misses Myra Young, Etta McDow, Sydney Gage and Mamie Oetzel. Refreshing ices were served by Misses Louise Hix, Vera Murrah, ivate uicKert, Katnieen James, Maud and Marie Garner. The affair was characterized and made most charming hy an entire absence of formality. Will Move to Spartanburg. Mr. L. E. Fike and family left Union and will make their home in Spartanburg. Mr. Fike has been with the Union Grocery company for a number of years and severed his ...:*u tu.i ?? -1-1 - -1 4. 4 vuiiu^^tiuii vyilii nitti- esmwiiHiiuieni, LO accept a similar position in Spartanburg, with a large grocery concern. Both Mr. and Mrs. Fike have numbers of friends here who regret exceedingly that they have decided to leave, but wish for them good fortune and happiness. Dr. S. C. Mitchell, who for several years has been president of South Carolina University, will preach for the congregation of the First Baptist church here Sunday morning, June 15.