The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-06-25
WILL SHUT OFF BOOZE WHEN ED.
TORS MEET
ON THE Isle OF PALMS
Governor Blease Says the Newspaper
Men Have Been Calling for the
'Lid On" and He is Going to Test
the Sincerity of Their Request by
Putting it on.

The Columbia correspondent OF
The News and Courier says cold wat
er and mayhap grape juice for any
special occasion is all that the South
Carolina Press Association can look
for when they meet on the Isle Of
Palms at Charleston on the 26th Of
this month 70 their annual Conven-
ton, for Governor Blease declared
Monday morning that he was going
to clamp on the lid and sit on 1t
while the editors were meeting on
the Isle of Palms. II am going to
put on an extra force Of constabulary
and have Sheriff Martin and Chief
Stothart carry out the orders literal
ly," he declared.
II am going to instruct these off,
cials," said the Governor, "to keep a
close eye on every editor, and If any
Of them buy refreshments from g
blind tiger, either in Charleston or on
the Isle of Palms, they have peremp-
tory orders to arrest the person sell
ing the liquor and bind over the one
buying it as witness in a bond not
less than $500"
The Governor declared that so
many Of the editors had been calling
on him "to put on the lid" that he
is going to put it on and wants to
see how patriotic they are. 81 am
going to Sc if they are patriotic
enough not to buy from blind tigers,
and they will have an opportunity
Of demonstrating by personal con-
duct some Of the precepts they are
so constantly preaching" he said.
Just how many Of the sleuths will
be assigned to shadow" the news
paper men to see that none Of them
wander into place where they
should not 90 is not known. It Is
presumed that such details will be
left to Sheriff Martin and Chief Con-
stable Stothart, but the orders and
instructions will come from Cover
nor Blease.
For the past several years the edi-
tors have been meeting In the up
country and having cold water and
grape Juice for refreshments, will
undoubtedly be to the taste OF the
vast majority of the Association, for
they are known to be a very temper
ate crowd in fact many Of them be-
ing tetotalers end intoxicating re-
freshments have been noticeable by
their absence at the yearly gather
ings for the past several seasons. So
to gather in Charleston this year
with the expectation Of quafing
abundance Of Goose Cretk water will
undoubtedly have a tendency to In
crease rather than diminish the at
tendance on the meeting.
The Governor said that II ony ed
itor or newspaper man is caught In
the act OF buying liquor ne will be
bound over as witness and that he
was going to have the name publish
ed. He said that if the newspapers
would not print it he would have it
put out in a pamphlet and sent the
Blease leader in the home county Of
such editor and have him to distrib-
ute it. It Is presumed that some Of
the sleuths will be assigned to "cov-
er" such possible happenings for the
pamphlet and write 1t up
The State Press Association Is to
gather in Charleston on Thursday
and Friday June rs to 27, for their
annual meeting, and the outlook is
for a fine attendance. On the eve
ming Of June %, Norman Hapgood,
editor of Harper's Weekly will de-
liver the annual address. At a ban
quet, II one Is held, it Is supposed
nothing stronger than grape jpice
will be served.