The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-04-06
State Charities Board.

! has been chosen chairman of tie STATE
board CT charities and corrections. Nr
/ R. H King Of Charleston, a member
CT tie board, has been chosen tempe
T&ry secretary. The election Of per-
: manent secretary and assistant secre-
/ tary was deferred until a future meet
ing Of the board Both of these are
good positions, carrying good salaries.
Liquor Laws in Columbia.
1t was announced in the press Of
Saturday morning that Gov Manning
had placed the enforcement Of the
liquor laws in tie city of Columbia III
the hands of Sheriff Mccain; tt az
soon after he went into Office he held
conference with Mayor Griffith and
tie s; eriff and placed the enforcement
OF the laws in the city in the hands o.
the mayer, and the enforcement of :, e
laws in te county in the hands of th:
sheriff, but that reports of continued
violations in the city las come to him,
and that he had decided to place tie
matter in t. e hands of the s>eriff.
Following is statement in the vnb
lie prints, city council Geld special
meeting on Saturday, and city coul.li
then called upon the governor, "eoh-
tenting themselves, according to the
Columbia State, with telling the gov
ernor, throug. J. W. Richardson, chiai
of police, that the laws relating TO
wniskey selling and gambling were be-
ing enforced with the greatest possib e
strictness"
1t is stated that at tie special meet
ing of city council, Sheriff Mccain hap
rened to drop in on other business,
and, called on by council to tell Ms
opinion of conditions in the city, said
that the situation in Columbia was the
best lie had ever known. That no clubs
were running and if liquor were beins
sold illegally it was by Sip pocket
Dealers
The conference between the gov
ernor and city council is thus re
ported:
Everything slight"
"Tne conference between the gov
ernor and city council began at y so
o'clock by appointment and lasted halt
an hour.
Mayor Griffith opened the confer
ence by asking Chief Richardson to
tell Gov. Manning about the enforce
ment of law in Columbia. Mr.. Rich
ardson made to the governor practl-
caIly the same statement he lad mas
to city council, asserting that i-e rad
done everything in his power to en-
force the laws and that everything
was tight
Have you full swing to act as you
see fit in enforcing the laws? Gov.
Manning asked Mr.. Richardson af5a'
il e had finished his recital of the pres
ent virtuous state of Columbia.
"'Yes, sir answered Chief Richard
son. 4 have full authority
Gov. Manning said that 2e had Eelt
that one interview with city officials
en- tie matter of law enforcement was
enough and that when he had become
satisfied that everything possible was
rot being done to enforce the law oa
Lad called on other authorities.
cit is not our province to inter
pref the laws said Gov. Manning. We
must enforce them as they stand on
the books
Mayor Griffith told the governor
that he believed t1at C-ief Richard
son had done his full duty.
Upon you as mayor Of Columbia
rests the chief responsibility of en-
forcing the laws Gov. Manning said,
as he turned toward Mayor Griffith.
If I Fave proof that liquor is being
sold Illegally, then I must act. If !
can not set results from one local an-
thority, it is my duty to turn to an