Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-03-21
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

- Columbia, March IS: When the
school children Of the United States,
who use the readers published by a
we'll known publishing house of Chi
cago, study their lessons next year
they will find story Of Jerry Moore
and his remarkable corn yield. There
will also be excellent pictures con-
tanned in all Of the books. Jerry Moore
will supplant the boy farmer of Illi-
nois, who has occupied a position in
the readers for the past several years.
There will also be a story Of the tea
farm at Summerville. Miss Lizzie E.
Wooster, the authoress of the readers
was in Columbia today comforting
with Commissioner Watson to secure
data for story about Jerry Moore.
- Columbia, March 18: Governor
Coleman Livingston Blease Is shown
by the records to have set a pace In
the issuing Of pardons, combinations
and paroles which no other governor
in many years has reached. Fifty
five times within the sixty days since
his Inauguration he has utilized his
power Of executive clemency. Twen-
ty-seven Of his beneficiaries have been
pardoned outright, eighteen have had
their sentences commuted and ten
have been paroled during good beha-
have been so arranged as to be In ef-
feet full pardons, except that the BEN
eficiary Is not restored to citizenship,
On each of these cases the governor
has acted without official advice, hav-
ing said some time ago that he has no
use for the state board of pardons.
He has not seen fit to take the public
into his confidence as to the grounds
Of his action on the various petitions
for clemency, which he has granted.
In the Office Of the secretary Of state,
where the records are kept, only the
purely formal orders are filed, Gov
ernor AnseIs custom was to file with
each order Of this kind a brief state
ment Of the reasons moving him to his
action. These statements were shown
to newspaper men visiting the office
and the reporters were also shown at
the same time the petitions, with en-
dorsements.
- Columbia Record: Governor Blease
on yesterday commissioned Messrs.
John V. Wallace of Charleston, James
Stackhouse of Marion, Thomas F.
Brantley Of Orangeburg, Fred H. Dom
mick of Newberry and John Lanty
Mimnaugh of Columbia as members OF
the dispensary winding-up commits
sion, in place of the commissioners
whom he summarily removed from
office recently, for neglect of duty
and incompetence" Messrs. w. j.
Murray Of Columbia, ]. Steele Brioe
of Yorkville, John McSween Of Tim
monsville, Avery Patton Of Greenville,
and A. y. Wood of Gaffney. "Will they
all accept?" the governor was asked.
We'll" he replied, Il am sure enough
about that to go ahead and issue the
commissions" Mr.. Wallace Is Charles
ton manager for the Gable Piano COM
pany. He was formerly member OF
the lower house Of the general assem-
bly,. Mr.. Stackhouse was formerly
senator from Marion county. Mr..
Brantley. formerly senator from Or
angeburg county, was once a candi-
date for congress. Mr.. Dominick, q
former representative from Newberry
county and now chairman of the coun-
ty Democratic executive committee,
%as Governor Rlease's law partner un-
til shortly before the latter's inaugur-
alton, Mr.. Mimnaugh, the Columbia
merchant, was formerly a resident of
Newberry, where brother now lives.
Little remains to be done by the new
commission toward winding up the az
fairs Of the late state dispensary. The
commissioners whom Governor Blease
removed have practically finished the
work. The only important matters
undisposed Of are the accounts with
the Richland Distilling company and
the Carolina Glass company, both OF
Columbia In each case the states
claim is in suit.