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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-07-16
GOVERNOR MAKES STATEMENT.
Declares That Augusta Incident Will
Help Rather Than Iniure,


According to a Columbia dispatch
Governor Blease on yesterday gave out
the following statement:
1.-THE entire transactions as brought
out in Augusta have been done at this
time in the campaign for the purpose
Of injuring me, thinking as we had
passed over a half Of the state that
1t would be impossible for me to reach
the people again. That whole thing
Is a tissue Of misrepresentation and
wilful lies, which will show the peo-
pie Of the state at the proper time
with the proofs. l have received num-
bers Of kilograms, letters and tele-
phone messages from my friends
throughout the state and from par
ties who have heretofore never been
my friends In which they denounce
the committee for the action 1t has
taken and assuring me their undi-
vided support. I am satisfied they
have done me no injury but have ma
terially strengthened me with my
riends and all other South Carolin.
ians, who love their state and who will
resent the manner in which this cow
ardly character theft, debauche and
pimp has attempted to injure the chief
magistrate of this state with the as
sistance of this committee"
Referring to w. ]. Burns, the de-
tective, the governor said: I'm my
opinion Burns proved himself un-
worthy of belief and cheap hireline
as he has in other of his transactions y
Sam ]. Nichols, who was connect
ed with the alleged pardon bribery
scheme as related by the Burns de-
tective, left Sunday afternoon fol
his home in Spartanburg. Gov. Blease
said today that Nichols had never
mentioned anything to him about a
pardon for Gus DeFord, and that no
such pardon had been issued.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-07-16
TUESDAY, JULY 16, 1919.

the Ohio legislature, some Of whom
are today serving sentences in prison.
The little machine was brought into
play also In the Darrow case with no
uncertain results. 1t has been used
also in the Atlantic City graft
cases.
The lictagraph was invented by K.
M. Turner; of Jamaica. L. /. It was
used In silent, unostentatious sort OF
way for four years before any publi-
city was given II. When II first came
into the limelight last year following
Burns notable work In fastening
guilt on Ohio legislators through its
use, Turner was asked why he had
never sought publicity for the ma
chine. He replied that he had always
thought that the less said about II In
connection with detective work the
better.
"The first time the dictagraph was
so used" said Turner. was In 1907
not long after I had invented II. A
man came to my Office one day-one
Of the biggest men In one Of the big
gest corporations In this country. He
said clique in the directorate was
trying to get control. II he could
overhear their conversations he be-
lieved he could check mate them. He
took me to the room In which they
got together. It Was big room, and
there wasn't blessed thing In It but
big table and rug and q couple OF
chairs. But above the table was an
electrolier with fan attached. There
was no gas In the fixture. v
THAT night two of our men con-
cealed the dictagraph In the fan and
led the wires away through the brass
pipe. The receiver lay in a drawer
Of our clients desk, so that he could
hold 1t to his ear and hear his enc
mics talk.
II heard no more of the matter for
| over year. There was a lawyer on
our board Of directors, and one day
at a directors meeting when I told
this story this lawyer said, why, that
man Is client of mine. He won out,
and II saved him and his friends half
million. But he never told me how
he did It."
"Of course, the dictagraph has
other uses. With a different sort OF
apparatus a man may talk from his
private office with his employees I'm
other offices without touching either
transmitter or receiver. Both are
parts Of the box on his desk. He may
walk around his office, debating let
ter to his stenographer In another
room. Her voice comes back from the
box as plainly as though she were in
side II.
"a man may hold supposedly con-
fidential conversation with visitor
in his office, with nothing In sight
that looks like telephone. while
stenographer in another room takes
down every word"
There can be no doubt but that the
dictagraph will be the greatest terror
n
known. Guilty parties will ever be in
fear of the pesky little machine which
may be so concealed in Office or room
that its presence will not be known.
Already 1t has worked havoc with evil
doers It bids fair to do even more
damage to them in the future
Greenville Piedmont.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-07-16
ABOUT PEOPLE.

Mr.. w. s. Gordon. of Yorkville. is al
Tirzah this week.
Miss Bertha Reinhart Of Forest City
Is visiting relatives near Yorkville.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Gordon, of Tir-
Richmond, Va.
Mrs. r. f. Heath and children oi
Yorkville, are visiting in Charlotte and
Monroe, N. c.
Mr.. C. H. Hart of Palestine, Texas
Is visiting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs
G. w. S. Hart in Yorkville.
DR.. w. H. Poston of Savage. S. c..
is visiting the family of Mr.. ]. w. Dob
son in Yorkville.
Mr.. C. f. Spencer and family OF
Yorkvile, left this morning to spend
the summer at Blowing Rock.
Mrs. F. L. Pickett, of Rockingham
N. c., has been visiting her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. R. B. Black at Lockhart
Rev. L. Oates of Yorkville, is
spending today down in Catawba
township on visit to his mother.
Mr.. H. c. Moore and family OF
Clarksville Texas, arrived in Yorkville
today on a visit to relatives sand
friends.
Mr.. William Meek Allison of York
vile, left this morning to take a posi-
tion with the Standard Oil Co, in
Charlotte.
Mrs. d. A. Brooks and daughter,
Elizabeth, of DeQueen, Ark, are visit
ing the family of r. r. Allison at
TirZah.
Miss Eva Good who has been spend
ing several days with relatives in
Hickory Grove has returned to York
vile.
Mrs. p. J. Garrison and Miss Carrie
Black of Covington, Ga, visited their
cousin, Mr.. r. B. Black at Lockhart
last week, and will spend some time
with Mr.. w. f. Sanders, Of Guthries-
Vile, and other relatives in York coun-
ty.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-07-16

A dispatch from Atlanta quotes
Thos. B. Fielder as saying that the Full
ton county grand jury will indict Gov
ernor Blease for felony alleged tc
have been committed in Atlanta while
attending the commercial congress ir
that city in 1911. Mr.. Fielder said that
the governor would also be indicted by
the Federal grand jury. There is nc
intimation of the nature Of the charges
but the understanding is that Fielder
submitted them to the investigating
committee in Augusta, and that COM
mittee would not take them up on the
ground that they related to the gov
ernor's personal conduct. Fielder says
he will furnish the committee with g
list Of witnesses who fear to go into
South Carolina on account of the ex.
listing state of anarchy there"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-07-16

Some Of the Yorkville Enquirers i'm
mediate neighbors have been pepper
ing our contemporary rather lively OF
late because Of its attitude in the gu
bernatorial race. We quite agree with
them that our friend Grist has gone
awry in this matter, badly so, as he
has a habit of doing occasionally; but
give him time and he will come around
all right, we are sure. And while his
own viewpoint has gotten rather warp
ed, as we think, just at present, If he
has kept from his readers any fact OF
importance Of which they should have
been informed and which bore the 9TH
er way we have not observed it. We
do not believe that The Enquirer could
do that even though it were so minded
so firmly fixed upon 1t Is the habit OF
giving both sides of every question. II
gets mixed up in it's politics every now
and then, but 1t never fails to be every
inch a newspaper, and as honest as the
day is long.-News and Courier.
We would have thought that our good
friend the News and Courier would
have been so we'll pleased with the
manner in which it came out of that
little spat over that speech last week
that it would have hardly thought oi
lending its batteries to an alliance with
The Enquirer's 'peppering neighbors;
but then it looks like one can never
tell. We cannot quarrel with oul
friend, however, because since we have
claimed the right to attend to our own
business in our own way, we must nec-
essarily concede to It the same right
Then, really, we have very little occa-
sion to quarrel anyway, for II the tes-
timony of the News and Courier Is true
as to the integrity of The Enquirer, as
a newspaper, our contemporary cannot
possibly worry us with any opinion II
may have as to the wisdom or proprie-
ty Of our editorial conduct. And then
also to declare that If The Enquirer
is making any serious mistake, the i'm
mediate neighbors referred to, and our
friend the News and Courier, are ex-
honorated from all blame on account OF
any consequences that may follow. We
acknowledge having received ample
warning, and admit that we are stub
bornly padding our own canoe as best
we can. If our course is being directly
or indirectly influenced by politicians
or other newspapers, we are not aware
of the fact. Whether the Jones or
Blease side wins, we will ask no favor,
and If we come to grief we will make
no complaint. We would like some
more pepper please.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-07-16

And from a professional standpoint
it would appear that pardon propo-
sition is as legitimate a source Of fees
as any. And really If a man has infiu-
ence with the powers that be, why
shall it be necessary for him to be an
attorney" before he can commercial
lie it? If it is a fact that Col. Stubs
sold pardon, was it any more wrong
for him than it would have been for
Mr.. Nichols. And after all is the
Nichols case any worse than the case
Of amy other attorney. who knew that
his client was not worthy of a pardon
Wonder what the dictagraph might
have shown in connection with Felder's
successful efforts to secure the pardon
of Morse?
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-07-16
YoRkyILLE BOARD OF TRADE.

l. The Yorkville Board of Trade which
recently secured quarters in the Nc
Neel building, has undergone a COM
plete re- organization, and Is now In
shape for systematic work under direc-
tion Of the following officers as COM
| mittees:
G.@H. O'Leary, President.
| S. c. Wood, Vice President.
| ]. Harvey Witherspoon, secretary
and treasurer.
| Executive Committee-G. H. O'Leary
Chairman; s. c. Wood, j. Harvey
| Witherspoon, E. w. Long, ]. s. Mock
orell, J. w. Kirkpatrick, R c. Allen, ].
F. Youngblood, Quinn Wallace, D. l..
Shieder, John R. Logan.
! Banking-S. M. McNeel, Chairman /;
o. E. Wilkins, r. c. Allein, J. P. Nc
Murray, A. T. Hart, w. S. Willis, ].
M. Stroup, w. R Carroll, w. I. Wither-
spoon, w. H. Herndon, W. w. Lewis
| w. G. White, r. ]. Latta.
| Manufacturing-Col. ]. G. Wardlaw
Chairman; J. r. Logan, w. H. Fowler
Jno. E. Carroll, J. r. Killian, B. N.
Moore. r. E Montgomery, M. c. Will
lis, ]. E. Johnson, J. P. White, G. W.
KunZ, w. B. DuPre, DR.. A. Y. Cart
wright, N. C. McCorkle.
Real Estate-J. c. Wilborn, Chair
man; R. T. Allison, D. L. Shieder, j.
F. Youngblood, C. F. Sherer, C. W.
Carroll, Sidney Mcconnell, c. E. Spen-
cer T. w. Speck, ]. f. McElwee, F. c,
Riddle, ]. A. Latta, Geo. w. Williams,
J. s.. Sandifer.
Commerce-S. C. Wood, Chairman;
R E Heath, Ernest Stroup, w. o,
Harshaw, C. w. Adickes, Mason Nc
Connell, l.. Roth, w. e. Ferguson, g.
| w. Brown, ]. S. Mackorell, A. M. Bar
nett, l. w. Johnson, p. N. Moore.
| Insurance and Railroads.&c.. B,
Moore, Chairman; r. J. Mackorell, J.
R. Lindsay, P. W. Patrick, D. T. Woods
j. @. Wray, H. L. Summit, A. M. Grist
]. M, Starr, e. w. Long, James Sherer
c. A. Boney, B. Inman.
| Statistics and Publication-W. D
Grist, Chairman: ]. s. Brice, H. r. Neil,
J. r. Hart, s. M. Grist, ]. E Hart. I.
H. Norris, DR.. B. G. Black, D. E. Fin
| ley, ]. I. Barron, c. J. Youngblood, j.
H. Carroll, ]. M. Ferguson.
Public Improvements-J. w. Kirk
patrick, Chairman; M. l.. Carroll
Quinn Wallace, B. o. Jennings. Will
Dickson. ]. E. Sadler, r. A. Bratton,
John Miller, L. ]. Baber, DR.. ]. D. Nc
Dowell. s. L. Steele, ]. H. Foster, A.
M. Grist.
Education-E E. Gillespie, Chair
man; T. T.. Walsh, T. P. Burgess, ]. F.
Anderson. J. l. Oates, ]. w. Quinn, ].
A. Tate. Miss Maggie Moore, G. G..
Eaves, G. w. s. Hart, T. F. Mellow, o.
e. Grist. H. I. McCaw.
Farming-Robt. Witherspoon, Chair
man; ]. E. Lowry, ]. @. Wray, A. 8.
Barron, B. M. Love, B. M. Johnson,
Truman Turner M. r. Plaxco, w. l..
Williams, s. w. McNight, H. G. Brown,
| L. R. Williams Geo Harper
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-07-16

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.


Thomson !Company-Repeat the an
|. snouncement that their Gigantic July
Sale begins Thursday, July 18th and
ffye to save customers from 20 to 80
per cent.
y. w. Clawson, Supervisor of Regis
tration-Gives notice that the regis
tration books of the town of York.
willie will be open from July 13 to
July "a inclusive for the purpose Of
registering municipal voters who
have not already been registered.
]. A. Tate, c. c. c. Pls.-Gives notice
of the sale of eighty acres Of land
before the National Union Bank In
Rock Hill on the First day of Au-
gust, 1912 at II o'clock a. m.
It. w. Boyd, Supervisor of York coun-
ty-Notif1es land owners that they
must clean out the. streams during
the month Of August.
National Union Bank of Rock Hill
Calls attention to the fact that July
Is begins new quarter in its Saw
ings Department, and offers to pay
per cent, compounded quarterly.
First National Bank Of Yorkville-
Tells how young man lost an op-
portunity because he did not have
money, which he would have had II
he had saved.
]. Q. Wray-Is offering special prices
in fiouncing and embroideries during
this week, and is Offering straw hats
at half price.
Cloud Cash Store-Announces a spe-
cial sale in Oxfords and Pumps.
Herndon & Gordon-Indulge in a. few
minutes talk about various things
they have in stock.
J. M. Stroup-Offers straw hats at alb
solute cost, and mentions some other
bargains.
Sam M. Grist-Talks Life insurance
and calls attention to the danger Of
Procrastination.
Star Theatre-Announces special at
fractions for Wednesday, Thursday.
Friday, Saturday and Monday nights
The District Attorneys Conscience
and the Glory Of Light will be pre-
sented this evening.
The Harris Studio-Wants people to
find the difference between its pic
lures and other pictures by making
a comparison.
Mcconnell Dry Goods Co.-Offers its
entire line of Spring and Summer
goods at cost, and invites a compar-
ison Of prices
Thomas w. Boyd, Supervisor-Pub-
fishes report Of County Chaingang
for month Of June.
John r. Hart, Mayor-Gives notice of
an election to be held in the town
of Yorkville on August 6 for the
purpose Of voting on the question Of
issuing bonds for certain purposes.
Kirkpatrick Belk Co.-Announce that
there are only four days more Of
their Great Midsummer Clearance
Sale, and give a large list Of addi-
tional special prices.
DR.. ]. H. Saye-Is announced as a can
didate for House of Representatives
o. L. Sanders-Is announced as a can
didate for House of Renresentat tiYes
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-07-16
Although We are not devoid of SYM

Although We are not devoid of SYM
pathy for Mr.. Lorimer who has been
ousted from his seat in the senate, we
feel that the senate's action must re-
suit in good. 1t has been made as
clear as human testimony can make it
that Mr.. Lorimer's seat was obtained
by corrupt means. We do not doubt
either that he was a party to it, That
third or more of the senators are
holding their places by reason of prac-
tices equally corrupt there is little rea-
son to doubt. That Is one reason why
we feel sorry for Mr.. Lorimer. We feel
that some of the men who voted against
him were worse than he is. But that
does not help his case. If improper
practices are condemned in one man
because of custom or because others
guilty of the same thing go unpunish-
ed, how are improper practices to be
stopped. To certain extent Lorimer
is scapegoat victim maybe, and to
whatever extent this is the case there
is ground for regret. But as the result
of the whole thing the senate will be-
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-07-16
A complete cinch have the Nicholl!

A complete cinch have the Nichols
father and son, on the situation, ac.
cOrding to the dictagraph record. He
was explaining that he and he alone
had the necessary influence with
Governor Blease to secure a par
don, and If the people behind the mat:
ter should wait in the expectation OF
doing better in the event of the election
of Jones. Sam ]. Nichols would still
be in the saddle. Here is the way he
put it to Mr.. Porter"
Here is the whole thing: If they
are willing to pay that price, we car
fix it; if they are not willing to pay
that price, by God he's got to serve
that ten years for they can't get him
out, that's an absolute certainty. II
they make this move while Blease is
governor-they might play me for a
fool, but l ain't-if they make this move
while Blease Is governor they'll not get
it. If they make it while Jones is gov
ernor they won't get it. If Jones is
elected governor, whatever the old man
says goes; If Blease Is elected govern
or, whatever l say goes; so we've got
it all our own way"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-07-16
MAKING OF THE LAWS.
Governor Signed but Fifteen of Three
Hundred and One Acts and Joint
Resolutions.


The Acts of the general assembly
for 1912 have just been published, and
this volume Is probably unique in that
each act has a notation showing how
1t became a law.
There were three hundred and one
acts and joint resolutions passed at
the last session, and Of this number
only fifteen were approved by the gov
ernor. Seven were passed over his
veto, and two hundred ard seventy
nine became law without the gov
ernor's approval.
Among the fifteen acts approved by
the governor are the following: An
act to authorize and empower Colum-
bia Railway, Gas and Electrical Com
pany to construct and maintain dam
across Congaree River and Columbia
Canal, an act to incorporate Lock-
hart Power Company; an act to incor-
porate Columbia and Camden railway
Company.
Among the seven acts passed over
the governors veto are acts provid-
ing for the appointment of rural pol
ice by officers of the counties rather
than by the governor, the act provid-
ing for the investigation Of the dispen-
sary commission, which the governor
prohibiting foreigners from voting in
the primary elections.
Among the two hundred and sew
enty-nine acts not approved by the
governor are many measures Of great
interest to the general public such as
the act to regulate the award Of schol-
arships in Clemson College so as to
provide that at least one scholarship
in each county go exclusively to the
boys from the rural communities,
the act to amend the law with refer
ence to toilets on trains and to pro-
vide for better accommodations, the
act to require railroads to receive
coupons on trains, the act to provide
for the levy of taxes for county ana
school purposes and many others too
numerous to mention.
The law provides that the governor
shall approve all acts within three
days afte- they are presented to him
II the legislature is in session. II he
does not approve them they become
law without his approval. If the leg
islature adjourns before the three days
expire then such acts as are not ap-
proved by the governor do not become
law unless the next Legislature passes
such acts over the governors veto or
unless the governor falls to return
them within three days after the ses-
sion convenes.
Such an unusual condition needs to
be emphasized. Remember, out of
three hundred and one acts and joint
resolutions passed by the legislature
of 1912. only fifteen were approved by
the governor. Seven were passed over
his veto and two hundred and seven
ty-nine became law without the gov
prnOr'S aDDrOyal
Notice the acts approved by the
governor. Acts in favor and for the
benefit of corporations. Local meas
ures asked by the people Of various
counties ignored. Such measures
either became laws without his ap-
prOval or were passed over his veto.
The published acts show a complete
history of the work Of the legisla-
ture. Each act Is annoted, showing
how 1t became a law. The record Is open
for any citizen.-Greenwood Index.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-07-16

=
the senate committee and on March i,
1911, the senate by a vote of 46 to 40
affirmed his title to a seat. The second
investigation began June 20, 1911, .as
a result of charges that new evidence
had been found, particularly the state
ment of Clarence S. Funk of the Inter-
national Harvester company, that Ed
ward Hines had asked him to contri-
butte to 100000 Lorimer fund. The
second investigation committee, pre-
sided over by Senator Dillingham; of
Vermont, again affirmed Mr.. Lorimer's
title to his seat; but the vote in the
senate Saturday was an overwhelming
defeat of the committees report as
we'll as Of Mr.. Lorimer. Although he
has been occupying a seat in the SEN
ate three years, technically Senator
Lorimer will pass out Of the records of
that body.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-07-16

According to the dictagraph record
of Samuel ]. Nichols, it would be an
easy matter to buy up two or three
doctors to swear that Gus DeFord
could not live two weeks. Now If we
are going to believe any of Sans stuff,
let us give due consideration to all of
IT.; because when the Strengthening out
operation commences it should extend
all along the line.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-07-16

Lots Of people are already getting to
where they won't talk until they have
made careful examination Of the sur
roundings for dictagraph wires.
II would give The Enquirer much
pleasure to be able to send in one hun
dred dollars to the Wilson campaign
fund.
Tho 18th of July and still lots Of
grass in the cotton. Many farmers re-
port that they can hardly hope to get
their crops clean before August.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-07-16
It is said that Wall Street this yes

It Is said that Wall Street this year
is in bad way as to the coming pres
idential election, being without a can
didate. It was not Wall Streets fault
of course, because she did all she could
But after all, If it be true that Wal
Street is without a candidate, she is ir
very much the same condition Of thous-
ands of South Carolinians, who are
not to be suited by any of the men now
offering for governor, and who will
simply have to do the best they can.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-07-16
THE DICTAGRAPH.
Machine That Brings to Light Secret
Conversations

The testimony now being given be-
fore the South Carolina investigating
committee at Augusta, Ga, by the
Burns detectives brings into the lime
light again that wonderful little mo-
chine known as the dictagraph, which
threatens to revolutioniZe this country
when it's use becomes more common.
Already 1t has been the instrument
through which William J. Burns. the
king of detectives, has secured evi-
dence unraveling some Of the greatest
mysteries of the day, notable among
which might be mentioned the Nc
Namara case. 1t was successfully US
ed by that great detective first to Sc
cure the conviction of the grafters In
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-07-16
WITHIN THE TOWN.

These are bargain times and wise
people are taking advantage Of the op-
portunities offered.
The city council has been petition
ed to levy a privileged tax on profess
sions, occupations and business.
Mr.. j. William Thurmond, cam
paign manager for Judge Jones was In
Yorkville last Thursday.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-07-16
LOCAL lACoNICS.
Convict tainted.

When the clerk read the verdict in
the case Of Ely Bratton, convicted Of
murder and recommended to mercy last
Friday, Ely fell in a dead faint, and
1t was sometime before he recovered
sufficiently to be taken out of the court
house. It appears however, that the
negro has a habit Of fainting under
excitement. He has done the same
| thing on more than one occasion when
arrested by the Rock Hill Dolice.