The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1905-06-30
THE DISPENSARY SCANDALS.
The Committee Divided into Sub
committees, One of which has been
Working Hard, and the ublic
has Learned Something OF its
Work in a General Way.
News and Courier.


Columbia, June 25.-Ihe diSpensary
Investigating committee is apparently
quietly plodding along. Some months
age the general committee was sub
divided into special committees.
From. what can be seen and heard the
Subcommittee, OF which Messrs Fra
ser LYON and Neils Christensen, Jr.,
are members. have been up and doing
and this special subcommittee will
most likely have things to report.
TIE other members Of the committee
are Messrs J. +. Hay, Cole L. Blease,
Arthur L. CASTOR, Thos. B. Frasier
and Col. D. A. Spivey They may be
doing something, but the general
public has not heard near Sc much
about their activity. They may be
engaged in other lines Of inqui-y-the
State board, the purchases, the hand
ling Of the liquor in bulk, the early
history of the system or the like,
which would not bring about such
publicity as dealing with the sub
dispensarieS.
To Find Fraud You Must Hunt It.
OF course it is not now, nor has ii
ever been expected, that information
would be handed to any Of the COM
-snittees on silver pallet, but if the
committees want information-if
she7e is any 10 be derived-it has to
be dug for. This seems to be the
plan Of the subcommittee, consisting
OF Messrs Christensen and Lyon,
which is charged with the examina-
ton OF the ups and downs of the sub
,dispensaries OF the State.
It is understood that this committee
has visited various parts Of the State
and that it has derived considerable
interesting information. The commit
tee. Tor instance, spent considerable
time in Charleston, Spartanburg and
Beaufort.
Rumors About Spartanburg.
Il is rumored that there were two
sessions in Spartanburs and that
there was some real lively testimony
heard in that city.
The talk around Columbia is, but
1t may be mere rumor. tfaa+ II was
Hound that c7e-c 'ne dlspensary OF
x6ciale Lcas acted as special agent to
collect fund with which to fight
cSthe anti-dispensary movement in that
<zounty. 1t is rumored here that the
subcommittee has the list Of con-
-frIbutors to the fund, and that on the
list are the names of dispensary ON
,cials, liquor houses and others. But
the strangest part of the whole story,
S:f the rumor be true, is how the
zmeney was expended. and on this
;s5hase the Subcommittee it is also
;a1Iegea, has testimony.
Making Good Liquor Out Of Bad.
Tken st is suggested that the sub
s1ornEstttee has testimony to show that
aone tif he dispensaries. where, is an
other matter, has been persistent in
sefusins to sell single x liquor. He
does nat think it good for his Gus
TONERS, but he has been selling two
:anG: three X goods. This he did by
4ke -slmple process. OF substituting
w. and three X labels on one X
goods The liquors were sold to him
as one K and he resold them as two
:.:Sro three X goods.
Mr.. Farnuu1's Private Papers.
The Subcommittee is said also to
.:1ar<. had lively times N Charleston.
M-i,rn the committee first ap-
preached Mr. J. :. Farnum, OF
Charleston. 10 examine his letters.
oot.ES and records. ne being q beer
DISPENSER. Mr.. Farnum. it is said. re-
iu>cd 10 allow the committc 70 See
nj papers on the ground that he had
s1i> private letters and papers mixed
VIII? MS official business. He said
ar was willing to let the committee
see his beer diSpenSary records
The committee did not see the pa
.9er>. Then they Went - Chief jus
nrGa.