The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-06-18
ORDERS BOOZE SELLING TO BE
STOPPED ON The
ISLE OF PALMS AT Once
The Governor Writes Letters to Sher.
if Martin and Chief Constable
Stothart, Assailing Conditions on
the Island and Makes an Attack on
Mayor John p. Grace.

Governor Blease has ordered the
lid to be put on tight at the Isle OF
Palms. Stringent and peremptory
orders to forbid all motorcycle racing
or such like sports on the beach on
Sunday and to stop the sale Of liquor
and beer were issued by the Governor
to Sheriff Martin and Chief Constable
Stothart, of Charleston. Violations
OF law must stop and desecration OF
the Sabbath Day must end, says the
Chief Executive of South Carolina.
In his letter to Sheriff Martin the
Governor calls attention to the news
paper reports of motorcycle races on
the Isle Of Palms last Sunday and in
structs the sheriff to arrest all taking
part in such sports on Sunday here
after and prosecute them to the limit
Of the law
In his letter to Chief Dispensary
Constable Stothart to stop the sale Of
liquor on the Isle Of Palms, Governor
Blease says: 'It is thought aloud
around here that John P. Grace's
idea in closing up everything so tight
in Charleston on Sunday is to drive
every one to the Isle of Palms, and
that bar room is to be run open and
above-board over there. It Is said
also that Mr.. Grace is boarding at the
hotel in Charleston with the gentle
man who owns the Isle Of Palms bus
iness."
The Isle OF Palms is the play
ground Of Charleston and excursions
every Sunday take thousands Of peo-
pie there from all part Of the State. :.
Governors Letter to Sheriff.
In his letter to Sheriff J. Elmore
Martin, Governor Blease says: .
Columbia, S. c., June 9, 1913.
~. Elmore Martin, Esq, Sheriff,
Charleston County, Charleston, South
Carolina Sir: I notice in this
mornings issue Of The News and
Courier, page 8, column S, under
heading, "Cycle Racing at Isle Of
Palms. that motorcycle races were
held at the Isle Of Palms on yester-
day, the sth instant, being the Sab
bath Day.
"I hope that you did not know that
these races were going to be held, as
I see nothing in the said article
which shows any effort on your part
to prevent the same.
'I hope that you will Immediately
proceed to indict all who took part in
said races, or attempted to do 50, and
bring them before the proper tribun-
al for desecration Of the Sabbath Day,
and that you will keep strict look
out in the future and have indicted
and locked up in your County Jail
any and all persons who shall at
tempt to have any kind Of races or
other sports or amusements, save sac
red concerts on the sabbath There
are something's which possibly we can
be excused for not hearing, If we did
hear; and for net seeing, If we do
see, but there can certainly be no ex-
cuse IN the eyes OF God or man Tor
allowing these things to go on upon
the Sabbath.
'tIt is true that the Sabbath was
made for man and not man for the
Sabbath, but the Sabbath was intend
ed as a day of rest and recreation,
and for the worship and service Of
God, and certainly not for the pur-
poses that these people put it to on
yesterday.
'I am mailing copy Of this letter to
Chief Constable Stothart, with in
structions that he get busy also, and
hope that you will all see, In the fu-
ture, that people obey the Sabbath,
and the laws of this State, in the dis
charge of your official duties.
every respectfully,
"(Signed) Cole L. Blease,
Governor.
"Copy to Mr.. B H. Stothart, Chief