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VOLUME LIU NUMBER 7. KEWBERBY, S. C., FRIDAY, JANUARY 2S, TWICE A l^EEK, |lil A Y1A*. ^_________ v ? . . : . COLLtGE TRUSTEES [' > AND STATE LIBRARIAN Hft Ii. HAWKINS Dili ECTOR PKNITESTL4KT. All Elections Completed?Legislature Will Now he Able to Get Down j' to Business. j Special to The Herald and News. j Columbia, Jan. 22.?Both branches | of the general assembly reassembled j i Ion Tuesday, after an adjournment , irnm Friday. Monday was observed ; r as a holiday, being the anniversary j of the birth of Gen. Lee. The sessions I have been occupied largely during the ! I' week with getting rid of the other1 elections to be 'held by the legisla-1, lure. These being out of the way |1 & both houses will now get down to the | business of legislation. "0L On the reassembling on Tuesday i Gov. Blease submitted a special mes- J <age relative to the State Hospital > '! m ior the insane, which message is pre-, sented in full in The Hera'ld an*! ; News. The message was brought, ^ .about by a letter written by senator i Tillman to a friend in South Caro- | '.ina. The letter was marked per- ' soual, but came into the hands of ! t'ne governor and he considered the ; matter of sufficient importance to transmit it to the legislature. As j requested by Senator Tillman and ' Governor Blease the house has pass- j ?d a concurrent resolution providing; lor an investigation by three mem- j bers of the house and three members . of the senate, the committee to be! appointed by the presiding officers of j the two houses and to report to this j general assembly their findings of rr<1? Tint been ! lad.. lilt; icsuiuuuu uuu ...v I concurred by the senate but will be. The Elections. The elections were concluded this morning. Mr. A. H. Hawkins was i elected a member of the bQard of di- i rectors of the penitentiary for the full ! Term. He was appointed a short time ' ago by Governor Blease to fill the 1 i>lace made vacant by the death of! Mr. Deas. Dr. W. G. Houseal was : 1 ?1 a KAO T*/"1 i-\t% : elected a meniuer ui lilC uv/ai u v>?. j > Trustees of the medical college. He j was also appointed a short time a^o : to fill a vacancy on the board. Both of these gentlemen are from New berry. The most spirited election which; has been held was that for State libra- j Thic is thp onlv Dosition filled 1 i iau. a ? " l by a woman which has to be filled by ! election of the legislature. There I were a number of candidates and sev ?ral ballots were necessary but final- 1 ly Mrs. Moody won. She has been ; stenographer for the adjutant general J lor several years. Representative Kibler introduced a resolution in the house to require the ' OT-r>ix? try U'OS r a 11 Tl'form ' *>CX"gCclllL ai uiiuo vvr . w ? ? of Confedrate gray, the cost of the uniform to be paid by the State, but . the house did not agree to the propo- [ sition and the sergeant will continue ' . . to wear citizen's clothes. ' P. A. Wilcox, of Florence, and j ^ David R. Coker, of Hartsville, were I r reelected members of the board of i Trustees of the university without opposition. Josiah .T. Evans, member of the j house from Marlboro, was elected : i trustee of Clemsop., to succeed his father, the late W. D. Evans. Ivy M. Mauldin. of Pickens, was reelected, j W. D. Garrison, who is in charge of! \ the experiment ' work near Charles- j ton, for Clemson college, was elected ; in place of Mr. B. H. Rawl. For the ! Three places on the board at Clemson j the following were nominated: j Josiah J. Evans, B. H. Rawl, Ivy M. j Mauldin, G. W. Medlock, C. P. Hodges, j W. D. Garrison. Orlando Sheppard, of Edgefield, was j elected a member of the. boa :d of vis-; (itors of the Citadel without opposi?ion. A. L. Dukes, of Orangeburg, and Olaued E. Sawyer, of Aiksn, were elected members of the board of trus^ ^ ^ <r? ] actq Ul IUC V/Uiui CU For two places on the board of directors of the penitentiary the following were nominated: J. B. Addy, of Lexington; A. H. Hawkins, of Newberry; W. H. Glenn, of Anderson; J. A. Livingston, of Orangeburg; W. H. Canfield. of Anderson. Glenn and \ \ ^ Hawkins, now members of the board. ! tvere elected. There were two vacancies on the iVinthrop board. Gen. Wilie Jones who has been on the board for a lumber of years, declined to be elected and W. L. Glaze, of Orangeburg, ! a as elected in his place. J. E. Breaz?ale, of Anderson, was elected to suc^tr-d himself. >ew Bills. A number of new bills have been I m.oduced but at this stage it is im- J i possible to predict anything as to results. A child labor bill proposing to raise the- age limit, a compulsory edu- ' nation bill, to sell or not ro sell the ; c>60 seres of land owned by the State j in the city of Columbia on which is 1 iie asylum, and numerous other propositions will engage the attention of the lawmakers for the remainder of :he session. Questions of taxation and assessment of property always r^.israjre a good deal of attention and tco frequently without good results. ASKS PRO HE OF ASYLUM. Would Have Charges by Governor j Blease Aired.?A Committee of Six. | Columbia. .Ian. 21.?Following the J reading of executive message No. 10, j in the house yesterday morning the j following resolution introduced by Mr. Stevenson. of Chesterfield, was passed without opposition: j "A concurrent resolution: Resolved, j conntp ^rvnrMirrinz. ! U V llltr iuv ovuuw w. That a committee of three members or the house, to be appointed by the speaker of the house, and of three members of the senate, to be appointed by the president of the senate, shall constitute a special committee to make a thorough investigation of the matters relating to the State Hospial for the Insane referred to in the governor's message and any ot'uer matters concerning the management of the same and the welfare of its unfortunate inmates and the conduct of the State hospital commission and 1 a!l officers, regents ana empioves ui the said institution and aLtlie property known as State Park. "That said committee shall have power to send for persons and papers and the records of all officers, boards and commissions, to swear witnesses and punish for contempt, to appoint a marshal and employ Stenographers and do all things necessary to make said investigation thorough. "That it shall report to this general assembly before the adjournment of thi? spssion its findings of facts and j make such recommendations as commend themselves to it, and do so with all convenient speed. "That, in order to proceed at once, it shall have permission to sit while the general assembly is in session. "That any party whose conduct is brought in question or whose character is affected shall have the right to be present at all sessions of the said committee wheu evidence is taken and be represented by counsel, who shall also be entitled to be present at all sessions where evidence is taken. That such expense as shall necessarily be incurred shall be reported to the chairman of the ways and means committee of Phe house and the finance committee of the senate, to be provided for in the appropriation bilL" V'owo /if PhiHn'c ^ t ft 3 VI k7*? * u Special to The Herald and News. St. Philips, Jan. 22.?Mr. Henry Wicker's little daughter, Roselle, who has been dangerously ill, is much improved. . Mrs. M. L. Wicker and L. H. Sease are on the convalescent list. Mr. and Mrs. David Ruff have moved into their new house. j 1' T7l 3 mniTfld ivir. ana ivirs. rreu uaumau into the house with Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Ruff. There will be preaching at St. Philip's church next Sunday morning at 11 o'clock. Mr. and Mrs. Jake Leitzsey, of near Pomaria, spent the week-end with Mr. Geo. Wicker's family. Miss Eunice Halfacre and brother, John spent last Saturday and Sunday with Mr. James Sease and family. Misses Mary and Alice Wicker and brother, Adam, spent Saturday and Sunday with Mr. Burge Singley and family, Mrs. Louis Shealy, of Batesburg, is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Metts. I STATE PENITEXTIAKY. Extract From Annual Report Supt. 1). I J. (iriftith (Jives Financial Condition. Special to The Heral 1 and News. Columbia, Jan. 22.?The following . extract from the annual report of Superintendent Griffith of t'he State penitentiary gives a good idea of the condition of the institution: 1 lie crops on me staie larius. wuu t'iie exception of the cotton was good. The farms produce plently of corn Financial Cash on hand Dec. 31, 1912 To cash receipts for 1913 Expenses supply acct., permanet impr Shingles and lumber S mules 1 jack 2 wagons 2 buggies r reapers and binders 1 threshing machine 1 gin and feeder 1 adding macliire 1,272 1-2 acres of land Cash balance. December 31, 1913 ... Cash now with State treasurer and in Accounts due and available 34." bales of cotton unsold, value- at -1 NEWS FROM ST. PAULS. Death of Henry Levi Grufoer.?A Quiet Marriage.?Personal ami Otherwise. Special to The Herald and News. St. Pauls, .Inn. 22.?Henry Levi Gruber, after a short illness, died at his home in the St. Pauls co/nmunity on Jomlay morning, January 18, and wa; burioJ the following day in the family burying ground. Tne fun ?ral services were conducted by tne Rev. Y. vqn A. Riser. Mr. Gruber was 79 years of age. He leaves a wife, one son and one daughter, with a host of frknds and relatives to mourn his death. Mr. Gruber was twice married. in 1866 to Miss Mary E; Fulmer. To this union were born seven children, five of them 'having preceded him rr\ flip Rnirit land His second mar riage was to Miss Elizabeth Richardson. who survives him. He was a1 Confederate veteran, c.ne of the second men to volunteer from Prosperity1 when the war began. He served faithfully to "he end of the war, making a rxord superior to that of most men. He was a member of the Third regiTvmnf frrtm Hi Pn ml in ft Cnrrma/nv W 1 J UiU V r ? V A, Kershaw's brigade. The last year of his war life was spent in prison, being captured by the. Northern army, as many other brave soliders were. After the war was over he came home nnd served his country as faithfully as he did on the battlefield, ready at all times to support any enterprise that looked to the welfare of his State. He was a kind and liberal hearted man. honest and upright, and his word was his bond. This is known by all who knew him. As a neighbor he was kind and gentle, always taking great pleasure in doing what he thought was right. He will be greatly missed in our community, but \ve comfort ourselves by the thought, as the I-ord said, ".Let now thy servant depart in peace." Mrs. M. C. Riser, of Bluffton, visit1 ed at St. Pauls parsonage last week. Miss Annie Mae Bedenbaugh, who has been on a protracted visit to friends in Florida, is expected home in a few days. Mrs. A. E. Boinest, after spending a few days with her daughter, Mrs. E. 0. Counts, of Prosperity, has returned home. Mrs. Sida Shealy, of Leesville, is visiting her father, Capt. W. G. Metts. Miss Aeoline Wheeler, of Excelsior, visited at Mr. T. A. Epting's and Mr. Jno. F. Kibler's last week. Mr. Carl Clinton, of Rock Hill, is visiting his uncle, Mr. W. B. Kinard. " * * ^ 1 ? ? -3 ? V\ AW Mrs. J. A. JJlCKen, WHO maue licx home with her granddaughter, Mrs. T. H. Weder^an, for some time in the past, has gone to stay awhile with Mrs. Agnes Dowd, another granddaughter, who lives,.near Little "Moun and wheat for Hour to supply th: convicts on the farms and at the pen- I itentiary and hay to sell, the live stock are all in good shape, the lands are all improving in value to the State. Messrs. J. P. Harling and J. j H. Irby and S. A. Lindsay, managers ] - T ^ c?*' i 01 Hie iarillS, are mst ciaas iaiun.10 I and good business men and work hard for the best results. The financial par tof this report does not show up as. well as year 1912, for the reason t'nat we received, year 1912, from hoisery mill for hire of hands, $50,924.2") and received 1913, $35,984.13. >tateiiienf. $102,746.70 100,750.99 j v $203,497.69 ovements .. ..$95,4-76.97 * 1,218.71 2,090.00 1,054.85 128.50 / 1100.00 ::60.00 \J 50.00 I!37.40 ^ 256.50 ' 25,450.00? 126,882.93 76,614.76 $203,497.69 bank 76,614.76 2,500.00 160.00 20,700.00 $ 99,814.76 tain. Mrs. Dickert will be missed from this immediate neighborhood and from the church here. Miss Zula Counts has returned from a pleasant visit to friends in Newberry. Mr. Colin Coot, of Prosperity, spent the week-end at the home of "Mr. T. P. Richardson Miss Virginia Lominick spent the latter part of last week with Miss Louise Counts. Rev. R. E. Livingston, of Gaston, visited here last week. Mr. Ernest Livingston, of Newberry, , spent Saturday night and Sunday 1 with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. V. J Li vingston. / That road we told you about last week was pretty vrell tested last Sunday afternoon when the first 'happy couple rode over it to get married at the parsonage. 1 Mr. Forest Holmes Kinard and Miss ?Chrissie Shealy, both of the St. Philips community, were quietly married at 3 o'clock at St. Pauls parsonage by their pastor, the Rev. Y von A. Riser, in the presence of about 35 or 40 of their friends. The happy couple have many warm frtends woo wish for them a life of happiness and jr?y. I Mr. Lee Larhrop has moved from [ near Pomaria to his home near Mr. ! Paul Werts'. ' I The mumps have broken out in one or two place near here. Small pox has been heard of among the negroes. Mr. W.^B. Boinest 'had a fine milch cow to break her neck one night this week. 'Mr. Olin Richardson is building a dwelling. It will be completed in a. short time. The Luther league will meet in the church on the first Sunday night in February at 8 o'clock. The regular programme for February will be carried out. '' Drift. Sunday School Convention. ! The 37th annual Sunday School convention will meet in Anderson. February 11-15, "1914. This conven tion promises to be a very fine one, as several noted workers from outside the State, as well as those in the State, will be there. One feature of the convention will be the entertaining of the superintendents of the State by the loca!: superintendents at a banquet. During the convention a fine musical programme has been prepared and Sunday school work will be discussed for the least to the largest department of work. NewberMnnfr pntfMpd to 20 delegates and wants that many to go. Be in time and apply to the county secretary for certificate as a delegate to this sxeat gathering of Sunday school ! workers. P. C. Gaillard, County Secretary. Executive Met Re I at Governor Sends to General A cation Regarding Alleged L and Conditions at State Special to The HeraM and News. Columbia, Jan. 22.?Gov. Blease on Tuesday sent the following message ro the general assembly relative to ihe State Hospital for the Insane: Gentlemen of the General Assembly: I have in my possession an envelope ! which contains the following: In the j left hand corner, "United State senate, ! committee on naval afairs. Free." Next a United States goverment post mark, "Washington, January 12, 8:30 p. m., 1914, D. C." In the right hand corner, name, "B. R. Tillman.'' Just under the name, "U. S. S." Then follows in typewriting the address, the addressee being a gentleman high in official life in this State. Just under that, in the lefthand corner, in handwriting, is the word, "Personal."' I also have in my possession a letter, winch came in that envelope, as follows: In the left hand corner, the names of certain senators, members of a senate committee. Just unaer mese printed names, the word, "Personal,v typewritten in capital letters, and underscored. On the other side, at i the head of Lhc letter, the words, 'United States senate, committee on laval affairs." and just under that the j date, typewriten, "January 12, 1914." ! The body of the letter, which is type- j written, wifh the signature in hand-! writing at tho bottom, is as follows: i "I learned while in South Carolina >n my recent trip home for the Christmix hn1ir1n\*c that. rhftrP Will DTObablv I ? ?- - I be an effort made to oust Dr. Babcock 1 from the Hospital for t'.:e Insane, j Governor Blease's underlings and I satellites want to manipulate the sale J ol that property, and the building of! the new institution out at State Park, j I kno*- none of the details of the I matter. All the facts will be brought out if an investigation is ordered, as I hope will be. An effort will be made j to smirch Dr. Babcock and his lady ' assistant. Dr. Saunders, as ?hese men must have some excuse, you know, J and are not at all scrupulous. j "I am writing this letter to you to beg that you will bend all your energies and lend all your influence to help Dr. Babcock in this crisis. "i have known Dr. Babcock in- " timately fcr the past 19 years.; He is undoubtedly one of the very best examples of gentlemanly conduct, high character, unimpeachable integrity, truthfulness and honor I have * V>?t. fair annate qtiH Tin 1 ever liieu, auu uas it" ~ superior in the State. It would be a j siiame tn let sach a mail be driven I out of the State's service by those men who are trying to do it. "Very sincerely yours, ? "B. R. Tillman." Now, gentlemen of the general assembly, what are the facts? Here lie n narsoi;ai 1'?Ik\ written on per sonal business, and sent by a United States s-onaU>r. with a United States rr-.-t mark rn it, without a postage st*?ii,7) or it. tl'irugh the United States | mni! -and sent under this United State senator's frank-/containing; matters which I hope you will immediately investigate in the most thorough manner. r _ x ' ..rni ! The letter states r.^ai uu enun wm , be made to oust Dr. Babcock from the Hospital for the Insane. I beg to j quote you a statement made by Dr. ; Babcock to the board of regents, in : the presence of other parties, on the ! 12th day of Decemebr, 1913. Dr. Bab- I cock has made similar statements j tv/o or three times to my face, once J particularly in the presence of Assis- j tanc Attorney General Dominick, and ' at another time,I have been informed he has made a similar statement in j the presence of Col. E. H. Aull and j ofchers. This shows you the feeling th&. Dr. Babcock has for Governor ! Blease: "As superintendent of the institution, if your board will bear with me, ; you have on former occasions, I will try to be brief. Personally and official- j 1? T Amr fflT ! (IV 1 want LU UlttLin. vr \JT. I i o v?n' c; or> -! ,1 " ? ? ? ? M. isage es to Asylum .ssembly Lengthy Communis etter From Senior Senator Hosoital for the Insane. A marks. Nobody in the room appre- ^ ciates them more than I. There has bven no governor of South Carolina who has given more attentive ear to the appeal made by the superintendent of this hospital, in behalf of the insane. I say that now before the gov r 4.1*^4. "U: ~ eruur. i nave Sciiu iuui ueumu ma back, and I say it to the world. If any act or word of mine has ever given one moment's offense to this board of regents, it has been wholly unintentional, and I "humbly apologize. Whenever the board has called upon me, I have done my level best to respond. If there has been any lack of harmony between us, I fear it is more my fault than yours. I certainly have never meant to reflect upon you. rne lack or harmony is of long standing, Mr. Chairman, and, again, I make no claim to be free from blame. Governor Blease and I fcave talked it over?I believe, MrChairman. that he has talked^ it over with you gentlemen, for a long time, that there is friction here. Now, I do not wish to avoid any of the onus of that friction?I take my part of it ?but I believe this board of-regents and I believe these physicians have nonesuy done tne nest tney can, etc., etc. \ . The constitution of the State of South Carolina, article 12, under the head. "Charitable and Penal Institutions,'' Section 2, provides that "the regents of the State Hospital for the/ Insane and the superintendent thereof .. . shall be appointed by the governor, by-and with the advice and consent of the senate."' Therefore, wlien I first became governor, if I bad wanted Dr. Babcock out, all I would have had to have done would have been to appoint some one as his successor, and I could do the same thing now. The same constitution gives me the power of removal, and I could very easily remove Dfc-sJBabcock, or request his resignation, and appoint some one else in his stead. If /-iff m o /I r\ f a Ail jf cliij cnui l oiiuuiu uc uiauc tu vuoi Dr. Babcock, it will not be done secretely and under handedly, but a direct coramunicatipn to Dr. Babcock ' from me will be sent. Howeyer, this would not be necessary, for Dr. Babcock last September resigned as snperlntendent, and insisted that I accept his resignation, which I declined to do, and it is today before me. So, who is it that can "oust Dr. BabaaaIt '' r\r* Jo f r~\ rr f a a c a 9 LUt/V, UI io LI J tu U\J OU . ^ You notice, further, in this letter from this United States senator, itis stated: "Governor Blease's underlings and "satellites want to manipulate the sale of that property, and the building of the new institution out at State Park." To show you how unwarranted this statement is, by * r\ Viaiica lAnrnol nf tens i CliV/t LU JV/UiUai VJ. ^VXV| page 1225. (senate journal, 1913 page 810) you will see that it was I, as governor, who vetod the bill to sell this asylum property, stating fnat "I am absolutely and unqualifiedly opposed to the sale! of this property," and I have stated openly and above board on many occasions that I was absoultely opposed to the sale of this property, and that it would never be .sold while 1 was governor or %soutn uaronna; and it will not be, if I can prevent pire? }naina}B}s laqjjnj euj o; sy 'it the building of the new institution out at State Park." I appointd Col. Elbert H. Aull, Hon. 0. L. Johnson and Hon. James M. Payne, and re-appointed Drs. Babcock and Robert Wilson on that commission. I know mat tnese men are aDsoiuieiy upposed to the sale of this property, and are today begging and pleading with you, the general assembly of South Carolina, to provide the money to finish this work, and I have already transmitted to you gentlemen an inTT-i+ofirtri -fV/im +Viom urtrintr vnn tn TXiailUU 11 VUi tuvui) j uu wv visit State Park, in order that you may see for yourselves the needs in connection with this development. The letter then goes on to state: "An effort will be made to smirch