Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-03-22
The Dlspensary Investigation.

Columbia, March 18-The joint COM
mittee to investigate the affairs of the
State dispensary met yesterday, but moth
ing was done, or at least there was moth
ing for publication. The commission is
preparing ways and means of getting
| evidence, and spent all of yesterdays
meeting in executive session, with the
exception of few minutes. 1t was de-
oided to issue a call to all patriotic peo-
pie In South Carolina who know of any
wrongdoing to come forward with the in
formation. The commission urges this
upon the attention of the people, and a
formal address viii be issued later.
81. H. Evans, chairman of the dispen-
sary board, was present, in compliance
with notice from the joint committee
He declared that the dispensary officials
are unable to produce within 90 days
sensible statement of the condition OF
affairs at the dispensary in compliance
with notice from the joint committee.
Commissioners Tatum made a similar
statement. Following are the resolutions
offered by Mr.. CASTOR on the 9th of
February, but not made public until yes
terday:
3. That the commissioner shall forth
with furnish to this committee a full
statement in detail of the amount of
liquors on hand; said statement showing
brands. prices paid, from whom pur-
chased, retail prices, where stored, etc.,
aud amount of liquor purchased but not
shipped out.
5. That the State Board of Control
shall furnish the committee forthwith a
full and detailed statement of all out
standing contracts of liquors bought bnt
not shipped out, from whom purchased,
prices paid, etc.; also statement showing
all purchases made during the past
twelve months, time when each purchase
was made and awarded, and what GUAM
tity, brand, grade and price, where
shipped or when to be shipped the State
ommissioner, and in each case to show
the name of the wholesale dealer from
whom the purchase was made.
@. That these statements by the county
dispensers, the State Board of Control
and the State Commissioners shall be
under oath, duly sworn to and subscribed
to by the officials in the presence of a
notary public or other officer qualified to
administer oaths.
1t was proved to the committee that it
would be physical irnpossibility to COM
ply within sixty days. Two additional
book-keepers have been employed to do
the work.
Committee Calls for Information.
We have received the following from
A. III. Booth, of Newberry, the chairman
of the State dispensary investigating
committee, with the request that it be
published:
"All persons in this or any other State
are requested to send any information in
their possession relating to the affairs of
the South Carolina dispensary, which is
the cause of any complaint. They are
also requested to state fully any facts
that they have as to irregularities, man
agement, or corruption therein, or of any
one connected Herewith, with sugges-
tions as to how the truth of the same
may be properly ascertained.
"No communication will be considered
unless signed by the parties sending it,
but the name of the sender will not be
given to the public if such be desired.
Communications should be sent to
either of the undersigned:
81. T. Hay, Camden,
"Cole l.. Blease, Newberry,
"Niels Christensen, Jr., Beaufort,
"a. l.. Castor, Chester,
"T. b. Fraser, Sumter,
I'D. A. Spivey, Conway,
". Fraser Lyon, Abbeville."
The Columbia State desires to know
the whereabouts of young man travel
ing through South Carolina representing
himself as the agent of that paper. The
would-be agent is about 23 years of age
and has dark mark on his face. Tha