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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-15
Richmond & Petersburg Electric Railway

Cars leave Manchester Seventh and Perry
Streets, for Petersburg:
IS. z. 8. 20. 10. II. 'l2 a. NJ, 1. ., '3. as,
.'5:i5, IS. :, S, %. 10 p "
il:eo r. NJ. for cheeler, 1880 midnight for
Petersburg.
Cars leave Petershnrg. foo. OF Sycamore
t5:S. SIS. :.7:i5. .T:s5. sss s:s5. .lo:s5 ii. as
A. H., 1885, 'l:35. 2:35. 3;35. 4:a5. 5:s6. e;a5
.T:25. S:a5. ass. .I0:i0. 1i:t0 P. NJ. s.il.t
tDaly except Sunday md holidays. tist
Carries baggage and express.
"Llmlted, except Sundays and hoiidayl
All cara from Peters Jurs connect With
cars for Wchmond. laf.
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Chesapeake & Ohio Railway

SEQ A. [ Daily1Fast train to Old Point
400 p. ( Newport News and Norfolk.
7:40 A. Daiiy-Local TO Newport News
80 p Daily. Local to Old Point
200 p. tDaly.-Louisville and Cincinnati
IL go r. Pullman. I'M
s:t5 P.-Daily. "st Louis Chicago Special
Pullmans. N m
Hinton tf u
5:i5 P.-week days. Local 20 Gordonsviile.
io:oo A.-Daily. L'hurg. Lex. c. Forge.
6:l5 P.-Week days To Lynchburg
TRAINS ARRIVE RICHMOND
Local from East-s:o5 4. NJ. 1850 p. Ne
Through from Ea5t-li IS A NJ. e:s5 p, NJ
Local from West-'S:a0 A A.. $3.50 A. NJ,
7:2c P. NJ J =
Throush-7:oo a. NJ. ::i6 p. N.
James River Line--s:ss A. NJ. Sis p. N.
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sDaily. Weekdays. sSundays only.
AL trains to or from Byrd Street Station
n so mighty stop at Elba. Time Of arrivals and
departures not guaranteed. Read the signs.
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NORFOLK SOUTHERN

Lv. Norfoik: 'S:16 ana I'll "A. II, 20 ?. N
for. Eastern Carolina and tho South.
Lv. Raleigh: 's:i6 a. NJ. to and '9:i5 p. NJ
for Eastern Carolina and Norfolk nh
Pullman Sleeping Cars between Norfolk.
Raleigh: also Goldsboro and Ncrfofk. A
,Dnily italy Ell. Sun K
Bank. iPhono Monroe 1857. Richmond. 4 -fs
W. W. CROxToN, q. P A. Norfolk Va
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DECISION ||.|: c [. MAY Be
| RENDERED TO-DAY.
Judge Mullen Considers Dc
murrcrs to Indictment Of
Bishop.
BIG CROP Of PEANUTS
Western Senator Promises Aid
to Battlefield Association.
Other News.
ZIG BIC CROP OF PEANUTS
Z Times Dispatch Bureau,
.109 North Sycamore Street.

~. ~. Petersburg, Va. April ~,
1t IS expected that Judge Mullen will
render his decision to-morrow On the
demurrer to tho indictments against
Carter r. Bishop. former cashier of
tile Appomattox Trust Company. FEere
are eleven of these Indictments against
Mr. Bishop, alleging the making Of
false reports of the condition of the
bank TO the State Corporation Commits
sion. Last week. In the Hastings
Court, Wilcox &. WILCOX. counsel for
!Mt: Bishop reserving the right Ito
plead afurther at the April term OF the
court !. which begins. on the GOTH, sub
mitied objections to the, indictments:
First. Ipn the ground that the act OF
1902-3. under which they had been
drawn, was repealed by the Le5isla-
ture of q $40. and therefore that ne
prosecution can be had under this stat
ute; second. that as the sta tute re-
quired annual reports, any rule of the
Corporation Commission requiring re-
ports to be made oftener was ultra
wires. and Of no effect, in attempting 70
make ,the giving of false reports o
crime third. that the rules of the
Corporation Commission. not being q
public statute. should be pleaded spe-
cially: fourth. that the indictments are
insufficient because not specific enough.
After length arguments on these
points, Judge Mullen reserved deci-
sion, which is awaited with much in
terest.
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SAILED.

steamer Bfandon, Harvey. Norfolk. mer
chnndlse aud passengers. Old Dominion Line.
Steamer Mobfack. Graves. James Riyer
ihndlnSi and Petersburg. merchandise ma
Virginia Navigation COMPANY
Steamer Blanche. Furnan Petersburg and
james River landings. merchandise and pas
srngers. iurman Line. - =
Large famunkey. Bau5y. norfolk. light
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Nifhmond, Va. April IL. 1911.
WHOLESALE QUOTATIONS ON CHAM
Nyiit- .1'--l'nr Inf III. - 'i-N-NN'f
nIcnMoNn las MAnkEr.

With continued Light rsccipts our market
Is urn at quotations, Receipts this week, nii
tons: receipts for last week. III tons; same
week last wear leS5 fms llIU's III =
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ACCOMMODATION TRAINS WEEKDAYS.
Leave Byrd ST. Hts. 30 p. H. for Frederick sburr
Leave Elbn Sta. 7.50 A. H., 80 p. u. for Ashland
Arrive BYRD 81. Sta. 1913 Am. from Frederlchsb'g
Arrive Etba Sta. $50 AM, $50 M. FROM Ashland
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LOCAL MARKEr Quotations.

tFurnishsd by Levy Comm!ssIon Co.. Com
I. mission Merchants. Richmond va.)
5tl Richmond Va. April II. 1911.
ACTUAL WHOLESALE QUOTATIONS OF
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) MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
PORT OF RICHMOND. APRIL II, lsli.
lf ARRIVED

ARRIVED
4 steamer brandon, Harvey. Norfolk. mer.
chandise and passengers. Old Dominion Line
James river iandinEf merchandise and pas.
Furman Line ..a-.1
bugeya Carroll. Andcr,on, Cape Charles
va. germ T. w Wood &; Sons.
Barge AibcmarIc. Lloyd Norfolk. Va.
Rieimond Guano company.
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MARKET CONDITIONS
+ Rcce'pts q. hens ostrainciy heavy ma mar
hft very weak chickent. 4;arI. and small,
In good demand Butter ,ya,.cd 49,
iIlTly active.
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SOUTHERN RAILWA%

TRAINS LEAVE RICHMOND
". B.-Foilowing schedule figures published
as information and not guaranteed: -
6:l0 A. M.-Dafy-Local for Charlotte, Dur
ham and Raleigh. 1915 A. M.-Daily-Ltmit-
ed-For all points South. Drawing Room
Buffet Sleeping Car to Memphis via Asho-
Vile and Chattanooga. 800 r. NJ. Ex. Sum-
Local fer Durham and intermediate stations
SEQ p. NJ. Elk. Sun.-Keysville Local. Has
P. M.-Daily-Llmlted-For all points South
Pullman ready $500 p. NJ.
@ YORK RIVER LIME.
1850 P. MEX. Hun.-To Went PIT. conn ct-
Ing for baltimore Mon. Wed. and Fri 500
A. Mex. sun. and 2:15 p. M.-Mon., We'd
and Fri.-Local to West Point.
@ TRAINS ARRIVE RICHMOND. .6sf
From the South: $3.50 A. n. 8:06 P. H.,
dailJS $40 A. NJ. Elk. Sun: 1885 Elk Sun. I;
2:G5 p. NJ. daily. From West Point: $3.50 A,
n. Daily; HIS A NJ. Wed. and Fri: 4:as p.
NJ. Er. Sun.
s. L! BURGESS. D. p. A.,
eoo e. Main st. Phone Madison {ss
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81 i.oau your cars SO thar hay doors rep
rcscnts contents, and thus avoid reflections
THIS market grades hay In accordance with
the rules OF the VA tiornl Hay Association.
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Richmond, FrederickSb'g & Potomac R. R.
TO AH0 FROM FLASHING ROW AND Beyond.
Leave Richmond

1850 An. Byrd st. Sta.
s6.42 AN. Main St. Sta.
70. so Am. Byrd ST. Sta.
f7.30 AM. Main St. Sta.
1910 AN. Byrd St. Sta.
Ds.01 noon Byrd St. Sta.
400 PM. Byrd st. Sta.
E4.l6 Pm. EIbn Station
f6.16P.M. Maln st, Sta.
70. 20P.M. Byrd st. Sta,
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Big cron of pennntn.

The crop of Spanish peanuts last
year is reported to have been the
greatest In. the history of peanut cul-
ture Tin this section In Petersburg
alone this season approxima tels- 40 eco
bags of Spanish nuts have thus Var
been handled. This means 1000. ono
bushels. a feature Of the market during
the season was the extraordinary de-
inand, to meet which the nuts were
sold as fast as received, and no stock
OF consequence remained in the hands
Of the commission merchants The
stock in hand nov is light and very
little remains in the hands of farmers
was about s1.26 per bushel The mar
ket today is firm. ut sl.27iz.
Welcome Aid.
letter was received here this
morning from prominent Western
United states Senator, In which. in re-
ferring to the movement inaugurated
for the establishment of national
oattieneld park at Petersburg. he says
that the movement has his hearth in i.
dorscment. and would receive not only
his aid. but that of his State. The let
ter gives great encoura cement to the
Battlefield Association.
swnlioyved Lnudnnum TO Die.
Disappointed in love and disa gree
ment with her lover. Rosa Wynn. a
young coloren woman whose home &c
IN jail Alley. attempted TO end her
life about noon to-day by swallowing
an ounce Or more of laudanum. DR..
W. P. Hoy pumped the poison from
her stomach and by vigorous measures
saved her life. Rosa Is the fourth
nesress TO attempt suicide By 1auda-
mum within the past two weeks. All
OF them We're saved. F
Personal and Otherwise.
F. G. Bunting. secretary of the BOA I'd
OF Health. left this evening for Nash
vile. Tenn. to attend the wedding o,
his friend. StrotherfJ. Banks. OF Louis
VILE. ny. and Miss Frances Bonnie
of Nashville.
The engagement Is announced of
Harwood Best. of this city, and Miss
AIondell. of Prince George county. the
wedding TO take place April ~.
The Wednesday Music Club met YES
terday afternoon with Mrs. Lee sutton;
on Marshall Street A delightful pro
gram of selections from the works of
Norwegian composers was rendered.
Miss Bette WILCOX. of Flower do
Hundred. Prince George county. who
has been visiting friends in this city,
returned home yesterday, accompanied
by Miss Margaret Pegram as her guest.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-03-08
LEVER WILL NOT HEAD COMMIT
Ssss ;, ,-..-..4....4. TEE. ...-......-.
Lamb of Virginia to Head Agricultural
Committee.

Washington, March 5.-Represen-
tative Lever, who had hoped to be
made chairman of the committee on
agriculture of the new house of rep
resentatives. will have to yield that
place 10 Representative Lamb of Vir-
einia, according to the information
which is given out tonight
The new committee on ways and
means will not meet till Monday, but
1T is practically assured that .Ir.
Lamb will be given the chairmanship
OF the committee on agriculture.
While no South Carolina member is
after the position, it has been practi-
cally decided that Representative
Randsell Of Louisian is to be chair
man Of the rivers and harbors COM
mittee. Representative Ellerbe is
now a member of that committee
and all the Democratic members of
the committee except Mr.. Ransdell
and Mr.. Sparkman have signed an
lnuorSement or Representative Spark
man OF Florida for the place. 1t is
understood tonight, however, that Mr..
Randsell will be given the place.
Representative Padgett of Tennes-
see, an advocate Of but one battleship
year, will head the committee on
naval affairs, according to the infor-
nation obtained tonight.
Fitzgerald Of New York beats out
BurlesOn o. Texas for chairman of
the committee on appropriations and
Lloyd Of Missouri will hear the COM
mittee on postofilce and post roads.
Such, at least, is the unofficial an
nouncement, which is not likely to be
changed by the committee when it
meets on Monday.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-03-08
BATESBURG FIRE EMPTIE
CHURCHES.
Serious COnHagration Was Threat
cncd.

Batesburg, March 5.-The home Of
Mrs. j. j. Pond. on Railroad avenue,
was completely destroyed this morn
ing by fire which seems to have orig
mated in the kitchen. The family
was at church, where services were
just beginning. when the fire alarm
was turned in, and the fire being so
close to the business centre of the
town all the church congregations
were dismissed
The fire was hardly more than dis
headway that it was apparent the
house, which was a nine-room, two
story frame dwelling, was doomed.
Three streams of water were directed
at the repair shop. which almost ad-
joined the burning building, and al
though at times it seemed doomed
also yet it was finally got under con-
troll. Adjoining it is the storage room
and oil tank Of the Standard Oil COM
pany But IOr the WIND coming from
southeasterly direction the story of
the losses might be far different, for
only a short distance from the burn
ing building in that direction Is the
lumber yard, planning mill and the
new building erected for a sash, door
and blind factory.
Mrs. Ponds loss Is between S3,5OO
and $4,000, with no insurance. Only
very few pieces Of furniture and
some bedding were saved. Insurance
had been carried on this dwelling but
on account Of the heavy risk the COM
pany discontinued it and no other in
surance had been applied for.
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portant measures outside the appro-
priation bills, that the final session OF
this Congress enacted into law:
Providing for forest reserves in the
Southern Appalachian and White
Mountains.
Providing for the inspection of
boilers on locomotives.
Providing for the purchase or erec-
ton Of embassies. legations and con-
sular buildings abroad.
An ocean mail bill passed the Sem
ate. but the House did not manifest
enough liking for 1t to be sent to the
White House.
Barren as the final session may
have been Of fruitful legislation, the
Republican leaders point to the pre-
ceding sessions as more fruitful.
For the first extra session, they point
to:
The Payne-Aldrich Tariff Act, with
It's maximum and minimum features
and corporation tax provisions and its
Customs Courts.
The resolution providing for an in
come tax amendment to the Con-
sttution.
For the first regular session. they
refer to laws for:
establishment OF postal saving
banks.
Admission of New Mexico and Ari-
iona to Statehood.
The most extensive census ever TAX
on.
Creation Of Commerce Court and
sweeping amendment to the Inter
state Commerce Act.
Ballinger- Pinchot case.
Preservation Of water sites and for
the issue of twenty millions i'm bonds
Legislation designated to suppress
the white slave trade"
Publicity Of campaign contributions
't election OF members Of the House
Amendment 10 the Employers Liza
hllity Act of 1905; Supplemental
"arety Appliance Act; requirement
mat railroads report accidents 20 In
tGr-State commerce commission ana
establishment or a bureau of mines.
Reorganizatlon of light house ser
vice.
Authorization Of cxpcnditure Of
S2S,OOO,OOO for public buildings.
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WHO MAY BE APPOINTED.
Governor Bicasc Sends Letter TO Chief
Justice Stating Whom He Is Willing
to Appoint as Special Judges.

Columbia, March 6.-Gov. Blease
upon being asked Monday as to
whether the report from Florence, to
the effect that he had submitted to
the supreme Court list of attor-
neys whom he was willing to commits
sion upon the Courts recolnmen-
dation as special Judges, said that tn :
llst as published was for the most part
correct. But" he added, "of course,
they had to lie a little on me to
make it interesting"
Governor Blease upon request fur
nished a copy Of his letter, which is
AS follows:
Hon Ira B. Jones, Chief Justice,
Lancaster, S. c..
Dear Sir: 1 would respectfully sug-
gest to you the following named gen.
tlemen, members Of the Bar OF South
Carolina, who are qualified, compe-
tent and we'll enough learned in the
law, to hold any court that may be
held or will have to be held in this
state: w. n. Graydon, Abbeville;
John E. Breaseale, Anderson; Arthur
Best, Barnwell; c. c. Sims, Barnwell;
w. +. Pollock, Cheraw; r. Boutwell,
Butler Gaffney; George w. Brown.
Darlington; Samuel MCGOWAN Sim
klns, Edgefleld; G.. Willard Rags
dale, Florence; J. NJ. Cannon, Lau-
rens; Thos. G.. Mcleod, Bishopville: ::
Is. f. Kelly, Bishopville; r. !. Rogers.
Bennettsville; F. l.. Bynum, Newber-
ry; Thos. f. Brantley, Orangeburg;
Samuel j. Nichols, Spartanburg; w.
B. Wilson, Sr., Rock Hill; Jas. P.
Carey, Jr., Picllens; James f. Peuri-
foy, WATERFORD; Leroy Lee, Kings
tree; Robert II. Welch, Columbia; r.
o. Purdy, Sumter. There are many
other names which | could furnish
you and which I will be pleased to
furnish. if there are none on this
list which you think are worthy OF at
some time being a special Judge.
Very respectfully.
(Signed.) Cole l.. Blease, Governor,
Columbia, February &c.
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ARMY MAN FLIES OVER SEA.

Nice. March 5.-Lieut Bague ac-
complished a sensational and daring
feat today by flying over the Mediterra
mean from Antilles to the little island
of GorgOnia, on the Italian coast. He
covered distance Of more than 200
kilometres G24.5 miles), establishing
new record for over sea flights.
Lieut.. Bague started at 7:3O o'clock
this morning in a Belroit mOnoplane
with the intention Of landing on Cor
sica and proceeding thence. by way
Of Sardinia and Sicily to Tunis. to Wis
it the colonel of the Fourth Algerian
regiment, from which regiment he re-
signed to devote himself to aviation
In the presence Of a few spectators
the aviator left the ground, rising al
once to a considerable height He
shaped his course southwark and soon
vanished. Aided by strong wind his
progress was rapid. and a dispatch
was finally received here that he had
arrived at Gorgonia.
Bague landed there ut ! o'clock in
the afternoon, the decent being made
aWllWardly and with great danger tc
the aviator ON account of thc trees and
rocks
Ii"ut. RaCur's ovor-sca ni2ht break.
th" previous record held hy j. \. D.
MrCurdy, who ON January go. last
flow from Key West To within 10 mile,
of cuba. n distance Of 91 miles. Clcnu
II. Curtiss las. Angus; made a 0'ght
over Lake Erie Of G4 miles while
other aviatoIs have done 80 miles OF
more on several occasions
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CADETSHIPS GO BEGGING.
There Are 100 Vacancies at West
Point Military Acadcmy-DcpaIt-
Eent Anxious They be Filled.

Washington, March 5.-A special
examination Of candidates for APP
pOintment Of cadets at the West
Point military academy has been or
dered by the war department to take
place May 2, at a number of military
posts throughout the country.
Explanatory of the order a state
ment issued from the general staff
calls attention to the fact that for a
number of years the cadets corps has
been rs or So per cent Of it's full
quota. 1t is regarded as Of vital i'm :
portance to the army that the insti-
tuition turn out the largest possible
number Of graduates.
Believing that many young men
are deferred from taking the examina-
tion by the expense of the long jour-
ney to the places Of examination, cam
didates hereafter will be examined at
the nearest suitable military post. To
further stimulate applications, the de-
parlment nerearer VIII make pubic
the existence of any vacancies in the
congressional districts.
In fact the general staff began this
campaign of publicity today by an
nouncing the existence Of 129 vacan-
cies at present or prospective. The
distribution among Southern States
follows
Alabama, districts 8, 5, and 8 Ar
kansas, districts 2, 8, and 7; Florida
district 8; Georgia, districts l and 1 +;
Kentucky, one at large, districts
and IL; Louisiana, districts 8, and
Z; Mississippi, districts 2, 8, and 8 {;
South Carolina, districts l, 2, and
g; Tennessee, districts /, A, 6, and
8; Texas districts 6, 7, 8, 10, 13 and
Is; Virginia, districts and 10: Okla
homa, one at large, districts and 4 +;
West Virginia, one at large, district 8.
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GET QUICK JUSTICE.
THREE WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS
ROBBERS SENTENCED.
within Eight Hours Anderson Draws
Iwenty-ycar Term and Others Eff
teen Years Each.

Gainesville. Ga, March 3.-George
Anderson. alias "Old Bill" Miner,
George Hanford and j. +. Hunter,
. accused of being members of the
gang which held up the United States
fast mail. Southern railway train,
near White Sulphur Springs, Ca, on
the morning of February IS, were
convicted at special term Of the
Hall county superior court held here
today and sentenced to prison. Ander-
son for 20 years and Hanford and
Hunter for Is years each.
After being sentenced the prisoners
arose and thanked the Judge for not
imposing heavier sentences. Anderson
saying: Thank you, Judge Robbery
Is robbery and here's another case"
The selection of jury, introduction
or testimony. argument by attorneys
and rendering of verdict required
only a little more than eight hours.
Upon being arraigned Anderson en-
tered plea Of not guilty. but Han
ford and Hunter plead guilty and
turned States evidence. On the wit
ness stand they stated that Anderson
was the leader OF the gang which was
organized in Pennsylvania, they said
with the avowed purpose Of commit
ting train robbery in this State.
Anderson is wanted in Victoria. b.
c., to serve the remainder Of a torn
for train robbery. but his conviction
here means that he will not be sur
rendered TO the Canadian authorities
until after the completion of his sem
tence in Georgia. AS he Is 65 years
old, he probably will never be re-
CURED to complete his term in Can
ada.
The robbery in which the prisoners
we're implicated took place soon after
midnight February IS. Five men. for
two OF whom the officers are still
searching, boarded the train and blew
open safe I'm the express car, secur-
ing about $4,000. Only two shots
were fired during the hold-up and
they were for the purpose OF fright
ening passengers who left the cars
to ascertain the reason for the stop
ping of the train. The bandits made
their escape but five days later two
of them, Hanford and Hunter, were
captured not far from the scene of
the robbery. The next day Anderson
fell into the clutches of the officers.
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The y. NJ. G. a. Building.

Contractor Wren. Of the y. M. c..
A. building. spent last week in the
city and put in order the business Of
getting the work started. Excava-
tions for the foundations will be
started early this week, and the
building pushed to completion on con-
tract time.
The Building Committee has under
taken TO erect q building commen-
surate with the needs of the Young
men of the community, such a build
ing as will be required to meet the
demands of this thriving city. The
committee are relying upon the writ
ten, definite pledges of the mon Of
tn" city, every pledge a link in the
chain, to meet the expense of build
ing. Pay your installmcnts promptly
at any one Of the hanks, or he pre-
pared to pay to the General Secretary
If You prefer To have him call.
The Building COMMITTEES.
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GOVERNOR BLEASE WAIVERS.
Will He Veto Act to Investigate Dis
pensary Commission?

Columbia, March 3.-The Dispen-
sary Investigation Act has not yet
been signed.
1t is believed by some that Governor
Blease will veto the measure providing
for a commission to investigate the
acts Of the State dispensary winding
up commission.
Several days ago the commission
sent its answer to Governor Blease. i'm
which every question propounded by
the Governor, in a letter asking for
information, was answered thorough
ly, showing beyond a doubt that there
had been no irregularities in the
work of the Go5y.
Shortly after going into office Gov
ernor Blease sent message TO the
General Assembly, in which he init
mated many dark actions on he part
OF the commission, and requested that
rigid investigation be made Of every
act of the body. Upon the receipt of
this message the commission sent a
letter to the General Assembly, ask
ing for the investigation and ask
ing that the light be turned on. The
General Assembly complied with the
request of the Governor and the COM
mission, and a measure was adopted
providing for a commission from the
Legislature to make the investiga-
ton.
Tho measure was sent to the Gov
ernor for approval. Tie hold il up and
said that h. would n.t sign Il until he
received certain information. Rv
taking this action he delegated himself
as a kind Of investigation committee.
TN" committee from the Senate TO
mako the investigation was appointed
hy Charles \. Smith, the President Of
the Senate. NJ. L. smith. the Speak
or "t the House. declined until the Act
haA hccn signed.