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Straps and .farts. ? The official list of casualties in the Bulgarian army, since the beginning pf the war with Turkey, shows that <184 officers and 21,018 men have been killed or have succumbed from their wounds or disease, according to a dispatch from bona. Besides this, 876 officers and 51,000 men were wounded or put on the sick list. Of these 70 per cent have since recovered and rejoined the army. The Bulgarian government has asked for the services of <0 Russian and Czech physicians to combat infectious diseases which have appeared in various reglona ? Bitter criticism of the order of President Taft placing fourth-class postmasters under the classified civil service was precipitated in the house last Saturday during consideration of the postofflce appropriation bill. Representative Bartlett, of Georgia, proposed a resolution prohibiting the payment of per diem allowances to postofflce inspectors, while they were making selections and recommendations for appointments as fourth-class postmasters. In the debate which follow ed, the Democrats roundly attacked the presidential order and predicted that It would be revoked by Presidentelect Wilson. ? After riding "the blinds" for 320 miles, dressed as a boy and spending four days and nights among tramps who never suspected her sex, Miss Bdllh Pogue, 19 years old, of Mayfleld, Ky., was arrested at Louisville, Ky? Friday night on a vagrancy charge. Miss Pogue, according to her story, left her home In Mayfield a month ago and came to Louisville in search of employment. Failing to find employment and wishing to return to her home to her mother who had fallen ill, she cut her hair, borrowed a man's suit of clothes and started out to "beat her way." All went smoothly, she said, until she applied at the Wayfarers' Rest last night for lodging, where those in charge insisted she take a bath in the presence of an attendant. It was in explanation of her refusal that she confessed her sex. Frank O'Brien of Boston, who was with Miss Pogue, said the disclosure that his companion was a woman was a complete surprise to him. ? Norfolk, Jan. 11: The billy goats, monkeys, cats, dogs, parrots and other pets aboard Uncle Sam's fighting ships at the Norfolk navy yard, which were banished a few days ago, when report said Rear Admiral R. M. Doyle was butted by a goat on the quarter-deck of the battleship New Hampshire, will be restored to the jackies, who love them, and there is Joy In the fleet again. Assistant Secretary Winthrop, of the navy department,* took their banishment seriously enough to investigate It and let it be known that the department did not approve their i . summary removal. Today Admiral Doyle indignantly denied that the goat had butted him and announced that he had ordered the removal of the pets because medical officers thought they ' might have something to do with cerebro-splnal meningitis and measles ' at the marine barracks. ? New York. January 11: By a court order, it was learned toay that Con- < gressman-elect Tim D. Sullivan, long a prominent figure in the legislature affairs, will be formally committed to & private sanitarium in Yonkers. He has been a voluntary patient for sev- < era] months, recuperating, it is said from a nervous breakdown, but upon application yesterday by relatives, the court order was issued, formally com- i mittlng the patient. The action seems j to involve the probability of a special , election for congressman to succeed ' Sullivan, in the 13th district Sullivan's career has been unusually pecu- i liar. Starting as a newsboy on the , Bast Side one of the most popular fea turea has been charitable work nearly every Christmas day. He distributed thousands of pairs of shoes and other useful gifts, besides giving a great dinner for the poor of the city. ? Albany, N. Y., Jan. 10: Governor Sulzer Friday confirmed the report that he was preparing a special message to. the legislature, calling for the passage of laws which would compel reforms in Wall street and the stock exchange. He would not specify what his ideas were along that line, but he is understood to favor the following reforms: Incorporation of the stock exchange, which, as a private association, is not adequately amenable to the control and supervision of state authorities. Prohibition of usurious practices by banks which lend money on stocks, by the repeal of the special exemption provision of the law which fixes 6 per cent as the legal rate of interest. Taxing seats of stock exchange members, as well as the property of the exchange. Prohibiting such practices as resemble gambling, such as pyramiding, short selling and wash sales. The governor has been consulting with the attorney general as to the powers of the legislature and the best way to bring these reforms about. ? Washington, January 13: A verdict of guilty was voted by the senate on the first impeachment charge against Judge Robert W. Archbald, of the commerce court that he wrongfully influenced Erie railroad officials to grant him an option on the Katy-Did Culm Dump. Conviction on the other twelve charges are not necessary to remove Archbald from the bench. On the second count, charging an attempt to secure fees by settling a case between the Marian Coal Co., and the Liackawana railroad, Archbald was found not guilty but he was declared guilty on the third charge, alleging undue influence on Lehigh Valley road officials in a coal dump deal. He was declared guilty on the fourth count charging secret wrongful correspondence with a railroad attorney on a case pending. On the fifth indictment charging undue influence on Reading U_?? J In o nn.,1 lonH loo ac, ha lam uau vuiviaio 111 a vua? iuhu ivaov *?v Wets again found guilty but on the sixth count alleging corrupt use of influence with Lehigh valley on coal land deals he was found not guilty and again on the seventh he was found not guilty of taking mining stocks as a reward for a favorable court decision. ? Louisville, Ky., Jan. 12: Between 700 and 1,000 families have been driven from their homes along the water front here, in the past twenty-four hours, by the rising waters of the Ohio river. The stage at this point at 7 o'clock tonight, according to the local weather bureau was 35.8 with a rate of rise of 2 feet an hour. A stage of 38 feet is predicted by tomorrow morning and of 40 by Tuesday evening. The homeless families are being moved to vacant houses with the aid of the fire and police departments. The cellars and first floors of a number of storehouses and business houses, along the river front, have been flooded. The weather bureau predicts that by Mon- > day noon, tomorrow, it will be over the "cut off" east of the city, in which event an area of several square miles will be flooded and about 400 families rendered homeless. Residents in this section have deserted their homes temporarily. Railroad service throughout the state is impeded though not suspended. Dispatches from many points in the state tell of damage to homes and other property. Allen McKinney, a farmer near Hopkinsville. was drowned today when his skiff, colliding with a submerged bridge pier, he perished in the swollen waters of Pond river. The river had passed the 60 foot stage at Cincinnati on Sunday, and was rising at the rate of 2 inches an hour. ? Washington. January 12: Work of removing the last remnants of the wreck of the old battleship Maine, and the accumulations that gathered about it in the bottom of Havana harbor, is rtrvl/vrtAl Dn lb nf tho nnmc t'UIIipicicu. v^viviici uam, ui t,uv w* of engineers, who was detailed to carry out the undertaking has submitted a general report on the subject, a detailed account of expenditures which will be forthcoming. Following the removal of the after portion of the Maine, which was floated last February, and towed to sea and buried on March 16 last, it still was necessary to remove the cofferdam which had been built around the wreck, as well as to remove clay, rocks, and other accumulations so as to restore the site to the condition it was on the memorable day in February, fifteen years ago, when the ship went to the bottom. The forward turret, which was discovered after the' burial of the ship proper, was sunk deep into the mud at the bottom of the harbor, these means being devised as the easiest for preventing it becoming1 a menace to navigation. The mainmast of the historic ship will be sent to Arlington cemetery to be embodied in a monument to the Maine dead, who were interred there with fitting ceremonies last March. Sufficient funds are left from the appropriation for the raising of the battleship to provide a proper setting for the mast The afterturret and two teninch guns were given to the Cuban government. Numerous inquiries are being received by the navy department from military and naval organizations and municipalities deslrious of obtaining some of the tablets to be struck from the metal work and equipmont nf tho nrronlfp/1 hflttipflhln. ?he Horfevitlf tfnquirft. Entered at the Postofflce in Torkvllle as Mb.il Matter of the Second Class. ? < YOBKVUXE, I. 0.1 TUESDAY, JANUARY 14, 1913 t There seems to be very little doubt h of the ability of the allied Balkan r states to make Turkey give up all that f has been claimed but a.a to whether 11 the war can be renewed without involving the balance of Europe remains v to be seen. 0 MSM C A Berlin dispatch says that the use 1 of dog flesh for food is becoming com- b mon in the German capita). Although n dogs have been consumed for food by 8 thousands in Saxony for some time c past, it is only of late that the animal has become a recognized article of diet n in Prussia. c fl We desire all of our readers to understand that a visit to the National Corn exposition in Columbia will be 8 well worth while. It will be the big- ' gest thing of the kind from the stand- u poftit of agricultural education that the south has ever known, and it will ? be well worth while. There should be ^ a large attendance from York county. P d John Y. Garlington has returned to the penitentiary, after ove r-staying his t< extended parole of six days. He had a e guard with him. Perhaps without the guard he would have returned on time. ?Spartanburg Journal. P The comments that have been made on this incident are numerous and va- t< ried. One suggested that no guard " Bhould have been sent with Garlington. E Another thought there was signifiranee in the extension cf the parole *e three days longer. Another calls at- w tentlon to the fact that the convict's n father is no better, and the inference b is that Garlington should have been allowed to remain. Of coarse, If Garlington had been allowed to go without a guard there would have been comment, and If he had gotten away with or without a guard there are those who would have said that the whole thing b was a put up job. The public, however, ? is only concerned with the facts. . F The Columbia State of this morning ^ has a cartoon on the convening of the ti general assembly which cartoon In our g judgment, is easily the best that the 81 State has ever printed. According to ^ the cartoon the door of the state house s has Just been thrown open and march- w ing in, in the order named are personl- ? fled "Speeches." "Bills" and "Votes." u "Speeches," represented by a big scroll w tied with a 1913 tag is pushing forward with a proud stride, and "Bills" Is following with self-conscl >us dignity. it "Vetoes" brings up the rear. He seems n to be unconcerned about the other two, . . P except he carries a Droaa grm ana is 0 winking his left eye. While we are not p disposed to apply the legend to the L present session, we do consider It sin- t) gularly appropriate in lt3 application 0 to the session of last year, we a are Inclined to think that unless Si "Speeches" and "Bills" are pretty clr- a cumspect In their conduct, "Vetoes" a will likely tone them down again this h year. ? 1 * ' ti We are giving in full detail such in- t< formation as we have of the official * status of the county commissioners ot n York county. Although we have been s impressed for some time past that n there was probably something wrong t] about the matter, people with whom r, we have talked and who are In a bet- e ter position to know the law, have J failed to confirm our doubts, and we jj have left the matter open until now. e The article in another column Includes S about all we know on the subject. We ^ are not disposed to charge or Intimate ^ any intentional oversight In the mat- II ter, and we do not hesitate to say that ^ after all we may be wrong in think- [i ine that there is anvthlne about the rt present status of these officials that G may result in complications in the ad- ^ ministration of the office of county s commissioners. So sincere, however, is our belief that there is such doubt, ti and that the matter may result in se- ? rlous complications, unless such mis- t] take as may have been made is cor- tl rected at the earliest possible moment ? we are willing to be laughed at, or a even sneered at, on the possible charge fi of having found a mare's nest. And in ? this connection too, we want to say that if a mistake has really been made n no part of the blame for that mistake A can fairly attach to the governor or b the officials in the office of his excel- v lency. tl . ? i a Governor Blease has published proclamations in which he gives notice t that the commissions of all commls- a sinners of deeds who have been aD- a pointed since January 1, 1896 and the g commissions of state detectives and f county constables appointed under the act of February 18. 1911 are revoked on January 21, 1913. A commissioner of h deeds for South Carolina in other j states and foreign governments has j, about the same functions in the state s or under the foreign government where *j they live, that a notary public has in South Carolina. The office is one of convenience to South Carolinians away from home, and in facilitating the r transaction of various business for and c between people living ii this state and i those abroad. The evident purpose of the governor is to wipe out all com- ? missions and make a new start. The fact that the governor has already re- c voked the commissions of large numbers of notaries, has already been pub- t lished, together with the explanation that while the governor believed in fa- r vorlng his friends, he also believed that the commissions of notaries and other officers appointed by the govern- t or should not extend beyond the term c of the governor appointing them. Two a or three baskets of headJ of notaries Ii ell during the past ten days or such a natter and it looked aa it the govern>r had started, upon a systematic veeding out; but now if an unofficial eport from Columbia is true, a differ- 1 nt plan has been determined upon, rhe report is to the effect that immellately after his inauguration into ofT ice for his second term, the governor vill issue another general revocation >rder like unto that of two years ago. tfter that, of course, those who desire lommissions will have to make appli:ation over again in the regular man- ( ler, and commissions no doubt will be ssued as the governor sees proper. Capt. L. M. Grist. Tomorrow marks the tenth anniverlary of the day when the late L. M. Jrist ceased his earthly labors after a ong and useful life, and since which lme his successors have been trying ? ? w?* .1 ' u tarry uii a.a ucoi mcjr wuiu mc lame work on the principles that had teen formulated into his chart of life. Captain Grist's conception of life vas that the highest "service to God ound its most faithful expression in . arnest, loyal and unselfish duty to his ellow man, and although he was wont ' o confess that there were times when le was at a loss to decide exactly what hat duty was, as we get further away ] rom the date of his discharge from lis active labors, we are more and < nore impressed with the belief that he ollowed his chart with unusual fidel- < ty. As has been stated time and again rithln the past ten years, and as many , f the older people will remember, Japt Grist's Idea of a newspaper was hat it should adhere to the truth, give . oth sides of every controversy as ear as practicable, and not allow Itelf to be used as an instrument of de- ! eption to promote the selfish plans of tie designing few against the trusting ' lany. A simple programme, easy to arry out, It appears on its face at , rst glance; but one that sorely tried tie splendid character and capacity of he man who was faithful to It, and till a plenty for any individual In any .'alk of life, who is ambitious to live p to his full responsibility today. 1 As to whether the conduct of The inquirer during the past ten years as been such as to meet the full ap- ' roval of its founder, we shall not unertake to say. It would be manifestly impossible for us to say; but If ma- ] erlal prosperity Is to be taken as an vidence, there is no question of the pproval of a large per cent of the eople for whom he lived and labored. But however -unwilling we may be ( > assume what Capt. Grist's verdict light have been on the conduct of The ( inquirer for the past decade; still we ?el no reluctance in confessing that 1 xcept for the foundations by him so dsely and firmly laid, those who are c UW 111 tlltti Sc YYUU1U JJIUUCLVA^ HCVCi een able to make the paper what It is. * _ s WILL RESUME FIGHTING Turkey Refueee to Cede Adrianople [ and the Allies Will Take It. ? London, Jan. 12.?The British secre- x iry of state for foreign affairs, Sir Idward Grey, and the ambassadors of * tie Powers made representations to j lechad Pasha regarding the projected eparture of the Turkish delegates I rhich Is equivalent to a definite rup- ? lire of the Turkish Balkan peace ne- r otiations, for which Turkey Is con- s Idered responsible. f In reply, Rechad Pasha said that e e was not responsible for the suspen- 1 Ion of the work of the conference, s rhich was decreed by the Allies, not nly without asking his opinion, but ithout even allowing him to express ; when he begged to do so. He had aited a whole week, hoping that reectlon would bring the Allies to more * fasonable and moderate views, but as 0 move had been made on their part 1 this direction and no desire had been lanifested to hear what further rectication of the frontier, Turkey was c repared to indicate?naturally, with- f ut ceding Adrianople?the Turkish c lenipotentiaries could not remain in f rondon indefinitely. In deference to England, which had ? eated them so hospitably, and out ^ f regard for the other Powers, whose r mbassadors regretted the rupture of ? le negotiations, Rechad Pasha consnted to telegraph to Constantinople , sking definite instructions. The Allies j lso are tired of waiting. They do not J elleve the note, which the Powers will j resent at Constantinople, will have } tie desired effect, but not wishing to ' ike a decisive step without due notice ? 3 Europe they have notified Sir Ed- ' ard Grey and the ambassadors of A tielr intention to denounce the ar- * listlce contemporaneously with, or hortly after the presentation of the ' ote to the Porte. The Allies will be ready to resume he war four days later. In fact, it is emarked that Greece has never ceasd hostilities; that Servia has nothing , lore to conquer, while, with respect to j lontenegro, the armistice has never t een observed by Turkey, whose soldi- ^ rs have made frequent sorties from Icutari. Therefore the resumption of j ostilities really concerns only the 'hracean field of operations, where c he activity of the Allies seems to be ? imited to the conquest of Adrianople. g 'he Balkan military experts here , hink that, under the present condiion, Adrianople can be taken in a few < ays by the sacrifice of 5,000 men. The ? ireeks are more determined than ever o hold the Aegean Islands, as well as laloniki. Regarding Saloniki, they t ay: , "War gave it to us and only war can ake it away." All the responsibility j or the gravity of the situation is ( laced by the allies on Europe, which, hey say, after . having encouraged hem to conclude an armistice and " ome to London?even holding conemporaneously a conference of the : mbassadors to facilitate matters? nds itself impotent, because of lack f accord, to adopt measures compellng Turkey to obey its will. This failure of agreement, even if manifested in a passive manner, the , lilies point out. gives encouragement ' o the Turks, whose hope is that they : rill succeed finally, as they have in * he past, in playing off the Powers, one ? gainst the other. ; The attitude of the Powers, it Is dded, also encourages Rumania to [ ake an unfair advantage of the situ- ' tion, forgetting that only a short time go the Rumanians and Bulgarians 1 rere under the same yoke and fought houlder to shoulder the same battle or Independence, Organization of the Senate.?Thirty ? loldover senators held a caucus of 1 hree hours in the supreme court room c ast night when several matters of t mportance were discussed. As a re- j ult of the caucus Senator P. L. Har- i lin, of Chester will be elected presi- i lent protein of the senate today. r 1 lie lui.uwuiG nii|iui iaiu luiuiiiiim ssignments will be made: P. L. Hardin, Chester county, chairnan of the finance committee. F. H. Weston. Richland county, hairman of the committee on bankng and Insurance. Hugh Sinkler, Charleston county, hairman of the committee on educaion. H. B. Carlisle, Spartanburg county, hairman of the judiciary committee. T. J. Strait, Lancaster county hairman of the penitentiary commitee. W. S. Hall, Cherokee county, chairnan of the incorporations committee. Louis Appelt, Clarendon county, hairman of the railroad committee. J. H. Clifton, Sumter, chairman of he military committee. Senator Hardin presided at the aucus last night and Senators Weston nd Mars acted as secretaries.?Coumbia State, January 14. LOCAL AFFAIRS, NEW ADVERTISEMENTS J. D. Hope, Sharon?Is ready to supply you with all kinds of best cabbage plants, groceries, vegetables, feedstufTs, etc. Richard W. Hutson, Clerk?Gives notice in re W. O. Rawls, bankrupt, doing business as Rawls Plumbing company. Hearing in the district court, Charleston, February 12. W. Li Hogue and others, Clover?Will drive shoes at 12) cts. per shoe when shoes are furnished. C. E. Spencer?Wants share croppers or renters for two small farms. rhos. W. Boyd, Supervisor?Publishes December report in regard to the county chaingang and its works. A. M. McGlll, Yorkvllle No. 1?Gives you some advice in regard to your buying, shoes, flour and other necessities for the home and farm. C* C nrrcior riiiona Pa Pfforo vah &' . U. iVUJ^lVI VJMMttV vw. / VM crop insurance In its fertilizers, sold in Yorkville by W. R. Carroll. Columbia Guano Co.?Tells you how to increase your crops without increasing: the expense. Its goods are sold by Carroll Bros. York Supply Co.?Has a full variety of edibles for man and beast and wants to supply your wants. J. C. Wllborn?Offers several additional tracts of farm lands for sale. J. M. Ferguson?Insists that you see him for feed for your horses, cows, poultry, etc. Right qualities at the right prices. Palmetto Monument Co.?Makes a few observations as to the marking of graves. Carroll Bros.?Offer their trade a new flour?Perfection, and say it Is the best obtainable. 3. W. Williams?Invites you to see him in regard to real estate, whether you wish to buy or sell. The P. B. Parish farm for sale. W. H. Herndon?Has what he believes to be the best obtainable cotton, corn and pea planter. He wants farmers to see it. Bank of Clover?Asks for your deposits on certificates. It pays five per cent interest on time deposits. Shleder Drug Store?Says Its mall order business is growing and invites . you to send yours. rhomson Co.?Talks about men's shirts, underwear, collars, cuffs, and ties, trunks and suit cases. National Union Bank, Rock Hill? Has something of Interest to say to wage earners. A savings account with It will be helpful. 21oud Cash Store?Offers specials In underwear for men, women apd children. Loan and Savings Bank?Says that It often finds Itself In position to render valued assistance to Its depositors. Your account solicited. STorkville Hardware Co.?Emphasizes its ability to furnish builders with everything needed in hardware. A full supply at right prices In stock. fCirkpatrlck Belk Co.?Asks you to keep your eyes on its store. It says it Is preparing for more business. A venire of petit jurors is to be Irawn next Tuesday. There is but one prisoner In the :ounty Jail at the present time. The court of common pleas convenes he first Monday In February. i no insgmg ux usaeaoeu in luin :ounty for 1912 amounts to $230.31. There it still a lot of complaint In lock Hill as to the inadequate water lupply. The weather has been uncomfortibly warm for some days past and >eople have been complaining of the >hysical effects. The change to cooler, Sunday afternoon has been generally velcomed. Mr. John T. Roddey has been electid president of the Rock Hill Chamber >f Commerce to succeed Mr. John G. Vnderson, who has been giving efficient service in that position. Mr. J. C. 3enton, news editor of the Herald, was elected secretary at a salary of $100 a nonth. A resplution was adopted itructing Representative Hutchison t<J rame and get through, a bill to hold in election on the question of issuing 176,000 worth of bonds for graded ichool purposes. ABOUT PEOPLE Miss Ethel McAfee or savannan, 5a., is spending a few days with her jarents, Mr. and Mrs. P. B. McAfee, >n oYrkville No. 1. WITHIN THE TOWN ? The members of the baseball team >f the graded school have elected the ollowing officers: Thomas Quinn, captain; J. Harvey Witherspoon, maniger,. and Carl Gaulden, assistant maniger. The track team has also elected is officers the following: Lewis M. Jrist captain; George C. McCelvey, nanager, and Lindsay Devinney, aslistant manager. ? Mr. John J. Nichols of Clover Na (, has given a contract to Mr. W. T. 3eamguard of Clover, for the erection >r two Store rooms on ine .cucnum ot, facing east Liberty Street. The wo rooms are to be of brick, one story in height, with a frontage of >5 feet and a depth of about 65 feet, dr. Beamguard has already commenc:d laying material on the ground, tnd will begin active work of construction as soon as he completes the esidence of Mr. J. C. Wilborn. THE NATIONAL GUARD. In his annual report for the fiscal 'ear 1912, Adjutant General W. W. doore, has the following to say about he three York county companies unler the head of remarks: Company H Rock Hill, Capt. L. C. dcFadden. Drill and discipline of company remarkable. Property well :ared for. Officers trained by experi:nce and untiring study of military science. Enlisted personnel sturdy and food material for hard work. Company K, Fort Mill, Capt. T. B. Spratt. Equipment and property at nspection in very good condition and somplete. Discipline, drill and appearince of company, "Excellent," due to intiring efforts of company officers. Material good for duty of all kinds. Company L., Yorkville, Capt. P. N. doore. Company of good material. Company commander is putting life ind vigor in company. Enlisted personnel shows "excellent" example of nilitary training received from com>any officers. Property and equipnents well cared for and in very good sondition. PUBLIC WEIGHER MATTER One of the things that interests a arge number of farmers around York ille as well as many business men in he town in the session of the general issembly that convened today, and in he new board of county commission rs is the probable effect of the long :ontinued effort to secure the estabishment of a public cotton platform in / r>rirviii? with a lnwfnllv constituted >ublic weigher. This agitation has been going on nore or less for many years; but did lot begin to develop a great deal of itrength until the subject was taken lp by the York County Farmers' Union ibout four years ago. Up to that time fork had been exempted from the >perations of the general law, and here was no starting place to get a ilatform and a weigher until after lecessary legislation had been secured. Vn effort to get this legislation was nade; but it failed. Later the Farmers' Union organizaion became defunct; but people who lad begun to study the weigher quesion, especially in its relation to local conditions, began to be impressed with he desirability of having local cotton landled by an official weigher at a jublic platform and continued their efforts until three years ago they succeeded in getting the York delegation o include York under the operation of ;he general law. Following out the law, a petition vas circulated asking the county board )f commissioners to appoint a public veigher for the town of Yorkville, and he board did so; but about this time he opposition got busy with the claim hat under the law the commissioners lad to appoint any and everybody who ihould present a petition with fifty or nore names, and two of the commlslioners having allowed themselves to >e persuaded to that view of the mater, the object sought was defeated by the appointment of all the prospective weighers who applied. Study of the general law on the cotton weighing subject shows that It is of but little value as a statute. It is merely an emasculated make-shift, the outcome of compromising legislation, which has the appearance of doing that which It does not do. It owes Its existence, no doubt to Just such agitation as is now going on in York. Cot' ton sellers wanted law on the subject, and cotton buyers did not want any law. Legislators wanted to please both sides and Anally arrived at a Jargon of i words to which they could refer the cotton sellers as evidence of faithful > performance, and at the same time they could show the cotton buyers that 1 it did not amount to anything, and i thus keep both sides easy. Because of the action of the county i commissioners, in the summer of 1911, ' in appointing more than one weigher for Yorkville where the cotton producers believed that the law and reason, i and certainly the object they had In 1 view, warranted the appointment of only one, the matter Agured quite extensively in the primary campaign of last summer. Supervisor Boyd had 1 voted for the appointment of only one weigher in the Arst instance and to those who were interested, he unhesitatingly declared his adherence to the same platform. Messrs. Jos. W. Smith and White W. Jackson also declared that they were in favor of the appointment of but a single weigher for each market that desired a weigher, and all three got the full support of the public platform and public weigher advocates. senator ueamguara aia not nesitaie to tell the public platform and weigher advocates, that he would do all In his 1 power to secure for them such legislation on the subject as might be de' sired; but at the same time he assured them that he would be foolish to promise definite results. "There will be no trouble," he said, "in getting through a special law; but a special law is of no value unless the people 1 concerned are willing to abii'e by It. The Constitution prohibits the enactment of a special law where a general law will apply, and although there are numerous special laws on the subject, and towns are working under them successfully, as a matter of fact the / only reason Is because the sentiment of sellers and buyers at those places uphold the system. As a matter of fact all the law that any of these towns have, a law that will stand the test?is the same general law that now applies In York county. And one of the great troubles about the passage of an adequate general law is this. You encounter the opposition not only of the people who do not want any public platforms and weighers; but of repre1 sentatives from counties where the public weighing system is In smooth operation and giving perfect satisfaction. These representatives oppose, not because of objection to an adequate general law; but because of a fear of disturbing local conditions that are already giving perfect satisfaction. So under the circumstances you see that the problem is by no means an easy one. However, I am in sympathy with you and at your service to do the best I can." There has been a public platform and public weigher at Gaffney ever since Gaffney has been a town. Chester got through a special blll_ about five years ago through the eirorts or Representative A. O. Brice, and although the local buyers offered a good deal of opposition at first, the friction finally wore away and everybody is now satisfied. Lancaster has been passing through the same experience and in spite of much opposition, the understanding is that the public platform and weigher system is now operating in the town of Lancaster with perfect satisfaction to the sellers, and that buyers are no longer giving any trouble. They are operating under the general law. Mr. John J. McCarter, of Filbert, who is representative of many farmers throughout the northern part of the township on this subject, as he has been at times in various other matters, was in Yorkville last Saturday conferring with different people as to the best steps to secure a public platform and weigher for this market Ftom what he said, he appeared to be fully cognizant of many of the difficulties in the way; but was of opinion that if the general assembly does not at its present session pass a satisfactory and efficient general law, there will be pothing better for the cotton producers who live within five miles of the Yorkville market than to make another effort under the present general law, in the hope that the desired result may be finally attained through the promised backing of the present county board of commissioners. LOOKS LIKE MIX-UP. As the result of a mistake of the county Democratic executive committee last fall in certifying the primary recommendation for the appointment " * w ? LV J TTTUI fTIT or josepn w. oimui anu n mic ??. Jackson up to the state Democratic executive committee Instead of to the county legislative delegation, there has developed a situation that might have led to quite serious complications had It not been discovered before the trouble went too far. In the last issue of The Enquirer appeared this paragraph. "The first business of the session was the swearing In of the new men, Messrs. Joseph W. Smith and White W. Jackson, who were recommended In the primaries of last August and. September and who were duly appointed by the governor without awaiting the convening of the general assembly." It was this paragraph that has brought about investigations that are Important In their bearing. ( Seeing in the statement that ( which might be erroneously construed as a reflection on the administrative ability of his chief, Mr. W. H. Blackburn, of the governor's office, wrote the editor of The Enquirer a personal ; letter in which appears the following: , "As secretary, having immediate J charge of such matters, I beg leave to ! call your attention to the fact that the commissioners of election of your ( county, Messrs. Nell, Byers and Kirk- . Patrick, certified that these commis- j In o-nnornl hiuiicis vvcic cicbicu in 0v((v*v.. election, each receiving 1656 votes, . thereby making them elective officials . and not appointive. Upon their cer- ( tificate to the secretary of state, that ( official issued commissions which were duly signed by the governor?this being a matter entirely without the dis- ! cretlon of the governor, they having been elected, and It only being in his power to commission." From facts with which The Enquirer has been cognizant ever since the recent general election there is no question of the correctness of Mr. Blackburn's statement; but in view of , this statement, and for the sake of the J correctness of the record, it is now ( proper that the whole story of the matter be published. Under the law, section 938 of the , civil code the county commissioners J are elected in some of the counties and ] in others they are appointed by the governor on the recommendation of I the county delegation in the general assembly. York is one of the counties j in which the governor appoints the county commissioners upon therecom- j mendation of the county legislative delegation. The commissioners have j been so appointed since the enactment of the present law, and although the , supervisor elected by the people, goes ( into office on the first Tuesday in January next, after his election, the J new commissioners have not heretofore been taking office until after they have been duly recommended by the legislative delegation and appointed by the governor, which has usually been , some time in February. i Although when he went to vote in the general election, the editor of The En- l quirer learned that the names of the two < gentlemen who had been recommended < in the primary for appointment by the i governor as county commissioners. ; were on the regular county ballot, he i said nothing about it at the time. He j was aware of the fact that the raising | of the point would have made the i whole ticket illegal, and as there was i no way in which the error could be corrected at that time, it was thought ' best to let it go, and for reasons that were good, there was no published . mention of the fact that county com- < missioners were being voted for. 1 The editor of The Enquirer was < present when the board of election < commissioners convened as a county < board of canvassers, and incidentally < mentioned the fact that the county 1 commissioners were being improperly voted for, In that they were appointive Instead of elective; but In pursuance of their duty as clearly defined'by law and in the absence of protest, the board of canvassers did not consldei that they had anything to do except make return of the number of votei received by each candidate. This they did, and the vote returned for Messrs Jackson and Smith Is as stated by Mr Blackburn. About two weeks ago, when as e matter of personal information, Mr White W. Jackson advised the editoi of The Enquirer that he had receivec his commission as county commissioner, the editor of The Enquirer expressed surprise and took occasion to advise Mr. Jackson of his probable statui as an official. Not caring to trust hii own legal knowledge too far, the editor went on to advise Mr. Jackson tt consult W. W. I^ewis, Esq., chairmar of the Democratic executive committee and a lawyer. Mr. Jackson did sc and returned to The Enquirer offlci with a statement to the effect that Mr Lewis had assured mm mat tne commission was all right He went on t< quote Mr. Lewis as saying that undei the law the offlce of county commissioner is co-terminal with the offlce ol county supervisor, and that if Governor Blease's term were about to expire, he would not assume to appoint commissioners who were to serve under his successor, but Inasmuch as the Incumbent governor was to continue ir offlce during the next two years, the appointment was perfectly proper. He went on to say that the fact that the commissioners had been voted for it the general election when the lav made the offlce appointive, would hav< no bearing on the matter and likewise that the recommendation of the county delegation in the general assembly was not necessarily Important to the legality of the commission. On the assumption that Mr. Jackson had possibly misunderstood Mr. Lewis, the editor of The Enquirer called Mr Lewis over the telephone, and securei full confirmation of the opinion as rep?ted by Mr. Jackson \fter that th< eauor of The Enquirer did not assuraj to raise any further question. On last Saturday morning: Supervisor Boyd advised the editor of The Enquirer that from the moment he h&<! learned of the receipt of the commissions of Messrs. Smith and Jackson h< had doubts as to their regularity. H< was well aware of the fact that heretofore, commissioners recommended lr the August primaries were not commissioned until after the convening 01 the general assembly, and his understanding of the law being that th< commissioners should be appointed bj the governor on the recommendatlor of the legislative delegation he hat doubts about the validity of the commissions. He went on to explalr that while he had no personal interesi in the matter, still he thought thai complications might arise especially lr view of the big issue of court houst bonds which will have to be signed bj the commissioners, and if there is anj question of the official status of thes< commissioners, the bonds might b< queered. He had heard of several lega opinions on the situation; but not being satisfied with them thought befor< the swearing in of the new commissioners to get an opinion from the attorney general. Being advised however, that the attorney general was noi in his office in Columbia and could noi be reached over the telephone, he die not get the opinion. It is very clear from the foregoing that if any mistake has been made and we believe there has been a mistake, there is no blame to be lald'upor the election commissioners, Mr. Blackburn or the governor. The procedure heretofore has been for the executive committee to certify the primary nominations for county commissioners tc the legislative delegation. In this case the certification was made up to the state executive committee instead, and the state executive committee, presuming that everything was correct below, caused these names to be included on the regular Democratic county ticket The ticket read as follows: Sheriff. HUGH G. BROWN. Clerk of Court J. A. TATE. County Supervisor. THOS. W. BOTD. County Superintendent of Education JOHN E. CARROLL. Coroner. L. W. LOUTHIAN. County Commissioners. WHITE W. JACKSON. JOE W. SMITH. In view of the fact that any name printed or marked on a ballot that li not specifically prescribed by law, nullifies that ballot the placing of these names on the ticket nullified the whole ticket. But happily as a matter of law, no harm has been done for the reason that there was no protest at the proper time. Under the law the commissioners of election meet at the courl house on the second Tuesday after the election and qualify as a board of canvassers to receive and pass on protests and canvass the returns. Had there been one formal protest as the law provides, then of course the commissioners would have been compelled to declare that there had been no election of county officers. But inasmuch as there was no protest or contest, at the proper time, the election must stand. An to the Dresent status of the coun ty commissioners there is room for considerable controversy to say the least of it. Speaking in an off-hand way, an experienced lawyer summed the situation up to the editor of The Enquirer yesterday about like this: "It is quite evident that these commissioners are not regularly constituted officials. They are de facto officials all right and as such, the official acts in which they have participated will very probably be upheld by the courts. But I do not think it would be safe to allow the present status to continue. The law specifies that these commissioners shall be appointed by the governor upon the recommendation of the legislative delegation or a majority thereof, and until these specifications are complied with, their status is doubtful. I take it that new commissions will have to be issued. No, of course the governor is not to blame, if any blame there be. He is not supposed to have every statute in the code with all the exceptions thereto constantly in his mind and as these commissions came to him regularly through the proper official channels, he had nothing to do but sign them." LOCAL LACONIC8 Looking over Winthrop. Senator Niels Chrlstensen, of Beaufort, and Representatives Osborne, of Spartanburg and Erckmann, of Charleston spent last Wednesday at Winthrop college. These gentlemen from the committee on colleges were looking over the institution preparatory to making their report to the legislature. Death of Mrs. J. E. Graham. Rock Hill, January 12: Mrs. Susie Sloan Graham, aged 28, wife of Mr. J. Edward Graham, a railway mall agent of this city, died early today, leaving her husband and two small * QUan cnuaren. ane was uurn ouoic uiwi. McDowell of Fairfield county, and Is also survived by her father and mother, two sisters and one brother. The funeral will occur Monday at 4 o'clock. Brian-Currence. Miss Susie L. Brian, of Yorkvllle was married on January 11 to Mr. B. J. Currence, of the Point section. The marriage took place In Gastonla and was performed by Rev. J. H. Henderlite, pastor of the First Presbyterlhn church of Gastonla. The bride Is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Brian of Yorkvllle, and Is a most excellent young woman who has many friends In the town and surrounding country ind the groom Is a highly respected farmer who stands well in the community in which he was born and reared. Contractor Kept Keys, The Rock Hill Herald reports that Tohn W. Smith, a well-known negro contractor of Rock Hill, was before Magistrate Wingate yesterday on the charge of housebreaking with intent to commit larceny and was bound over to court in the sum of $500. The prosecutor was a negro merchant named J. H. Ramseur. He had been missing his r gooda mysteriously on Saturday nights ! and on instituting a careful watch he s finally caught Smith in the store help, Ing himself. Smith has built store ! rooms for several negroes and they r suspect that he used the foresight to t reserve for himself keys to the front i door locks. The negro waived his pre' liminary, and of course there was no . sworn evidence. ' Matters in Fort Mill. L Fort Mill special of January 11 to . Columbia State: White Oak camp, No. 41, Woodmen of the World, enterI tain^d a large throng of guests at a . banquet in the armory Thursday night . Capt J. W. Ardrey, the Rev. W. A. . Hafner and the Rev. F. L. Glennan, 5 were the speakers of the occasion. The i officers recently elected by this camp . are: S. W. Parks, C. C.; E. H. Philips, > A. L.; L. J. Massey, banker; A. R j McElhaney, clerk; W. A. Morse, es. cort; R L. Bennett, sentry; G. R. > Wingate watchman; D. G. Kimbrell, > manager for three years. At a meet. Ing of the city council recently B. J. . White, of Rock Hill was elected city > attorney; S. W. Parks, city clerk, and p J. J. Coltharp was elected chief of . police to succeed V. D. Potts, who has t been at the head of the police force . here for many years. ' Killed in Automobile Accident. Mr. H. T. Williams, the well-known , cotton buyer of Yorkvllle, received a , telegram Sunday, bringing the news 5 that Mr. Harry Bornemann, of the big , exporting house for which Mr. Wil[ llams is working, was killed in an au[ tomoblle accident in Savannah, Ga., f on Saturday. The Associated Press re5 port printed in the Sunday morning > papers gave fuller details of the trag. edy. It appears that Mr. Harry Borne, mann and his cousin Mr. Ernest , Bornemann, of New Orleans, were eni tertalning Baron Knoop and M. Jacob . from Russia, in Harry Bornemann's > car. While the negro chauffeur was driving at a pretty rapid rate, a tire ( burst and before the car could be . slowed down It overturned. The two } Bornemans were caught underneath , and were instantly killed. Willie Uanigault, the chauffeur, was so serious, ly hurt that it was thought he would . die, and the two Russian gentlemen 1 escaped. M. Jacob with a broken . wrist Mr. Harry Bornemann was in . Yorkvllle some months ago to see Mr. J H. T. Williams. ' The York County Teacher*. 1 The York County Teachers' association held Its regular periodical meeting at Wlnthrop college In Rock Hill ^ last Saturday. There were about sev'r enty-flve teachers in attendance. Su, perintendent of Education Carroll was there and with him were quite a number of trustees, representing some of j the more progressive districts. Among . the topics discussed were, "When and . How the Teaching of Spelling Should . Begin," by W. Y. Boyd, of Sharon and I Miss Godfrey, of Rock Hill; "Teaching 'r of Spelling in the Texibook Stage," by . Misses Helen Ardrey and Mary Clark; . "Discipline" by J. H. Witherspoon, of I Yorkvllle and R. H. Holliday, of Hlckj ory Grove. There was also a discus. slon of compulsory education and the ? following resolution was adopted with ; practical unanimity: 'The York Coun. ty Teachers' association hereby places . itself on record as favoring a compult sory attendance law that will prevent t the Inexcusable absence from school of I children between the ages of six and fourteen, and it hereby requests the , York county delegation in the general assembly to use its Influence for the .' enactment of a compulsory education , law for South Carolina." The only 1 ~ nf Mr T A , UppUBlUB ?UIC TY ao vtmv v* ma? . w. , Boyd, of Tlrzah. ; ' MERE MENTION i Policeman Edward Burke at New! ark, N. J., Friday morning shot his ' wife to death and then committed ! suicide. Jealousy is ascribed as the . cause of the tragedy Jfruatra ted in an attempt to commit suicide with a razor with which he had slashed his throat, a Jonestown, Pa., man starved himself to death, eating nothing for several weeks. Delaware good roads enthusiasts are advocating the issuing of $15,000,000 of gold bonds to build a state highway 150 miles long, to be paid by automobile and motorcycle owners. French ' troops defeated a large force of Moors near Mogador, Morocco, Friday, killing 500 of the latter. The French loss was 12 killed and 60 wounded Wm. H. Sc.hrouder, engineer of the - - *??- 1 a nA?M|??0 jjacKawana, iroin w iot&cu u v/uimus, N. Y., the 4th of last July, has been indicted on a charge of manslaughter. The engineer is alleged to have been drunk the night before the [ wreck. Forty persons were killed and ; 76 others injured in the collision ' Annie Gross,.a negress, has been ' convicted in London, and sentenced to Ave years' penal servitude, for manslaughter. Her victim was an I actress whom she accidentally killed \ when shooting at her husband, who escaped Injury Two women made their escape from the city Jail at Ogj den, Utah, Thursday night by sliding , down a rope made of blankets, from a second floor window The Greek | loses in the fighting against the Turks in the vicinity of Janlna, up to Frl' day last, had been 7,000 killed and . wounded Congressman Roden; berry of Georgia, held up considera' tion of 237 private pension bills Thursday afternoon, by filibustering , methods The army approprlai tion bill, as reported to the house Friday, carries a total of $93,830,117, an j increase of nearly $3,000,000 over the ; previous year The late Whitelaw Reid left his entire estate of $20,000,000. except $110,000 in special bequests, to his wife. Not a penny was given directly to his son or daughter Ella Ewing, said to be the tallest woman in the world, died Friday at Gorln, Mo., aged 40 years. She was 8 feet 3 inches in height A Chinese woman was executed by shooting at Shanghai, China, Thursday, for violating a stringent maniifesto, issued Christmas day, prohibiting the people from indulging in the habit of opium smoking. It is stated that $60,000,000 of smoking opium is stacked in Shanghai, and Hongkong warehouses A package of human ashes were mailed at St Louis, Mo., Thursday, by par ceis post, to a party at iuawarasvuie, 111 The steamship Ambrose collided with a Ashing smack In the Merely, England, Thursday. The smack sank and the fishermen were drowned Dr. Wm. T. Klrby, owner of a defunct savings bank In Chicago, and his wife have been placed in jail by Judge Landls for contempt of court, until they are ready to tell where $30,000 of the bank's funds are to be found John B. Gletson, attorney for Harry K. Thaw, In : his trial for the murder of Stanford ; White, sued Mrs. Mary Copley Thaw , for $53,000 counsel fees for defending Thaw. The Federal court of New York last week returned a decision In favor of Mrs. Thaw Levi Shoemaker died at Somerset, Pa, Thurs- i day, aged 101 years The river steamer James T. Staples, blew up in 1 the Tomblgbee river near Bladen. Ala., Thursday. Five men were killed and 1 eight others were hurt Nearly : O A A A A A A mnl/AM sv# . 6vv,vvuv sax mem WUIIVCIO, iuai\cto vjl I women's wearing apparel, in New York, are on a strike. The strike has been in progress for ten days or more. Higher wages and better working conditions are demanded Taxation the Problem.?The general assembly convenes next Tuesday, and we believe it will be harmonious, unless there is an effort made to force the asylum bond issue, or to raise the tax levy. The question of securing an equitable assessment of the taxable property throughout the state has so far failed, several propositions were made but none of them appealed to the Judgment of the legislators, and unless a fair basis of assessment can be made, the burden of taxation will continue to be burdensome to the wreak, and the strong will continue to escape paying their Just proportion. In our Judgment the only way a fair assessment can be reached is to appoint a commission composed of good business men with authority to vlst each county in the state, study the values and fix a basis for the county boards of equalization to assess the property, as it is now; there is too great a difference in values and usually the small taxpayer has to pay more than his Just proportion while the large taxpayer does not?Manning Times. 80UTH CAROLINA NEW8. ? The Spartanburg grand jury la now after the social clubs in which liquor is sold. ? The Dreamland moving picture theatre In Chester was badly damaged by Are last Saturday night ? Messrs. W. W. Waters and J. S. Bratton have taken charge of the management of the remodeled Nicholson hotel in Chester. ? John Y. Darlington who was recently paroled by the governor to visit his sick father at Laurens, has returned to the penitentiary. The original parole was for three days, and It was extended for three days longer. ? The main building of Clafflin university, the negro college at Orangeburg was destroyed bv fire last Thura day. The building way well insured, and the understanding is that rebuilding operations will be commenced without delay. ? For reasons satisfactory to himself, Qovernor Blease has refused to approve the $90,000 bond submitted by S. T. Carter, the newly elected state treasurer, and Mr. Carter will have to submit a bond satisfactory to the governor before he will be permitted to take office. ? Representative C. C. Wyche, of Spartanburg has given out a statement in which he expresses himself as in favor of the abolition not only of the hosiery mill In the penitentiary, but of the penitentiary Itself, and in favor of putting all convicts on the roads. Representative Wyche Is a friend and supporter of Governor Blease. ? The South Carolina electoral college convened In the office of the secA# * a n tf All 9)la m am _ i c itil jr ui oiavo J coict uoj au uic hers were present except W. F. Lightsey and W. E. Qonzales was elected in bis place. The vote of the state was cast for Wilson and Marshall and Mr. John J. McMahan was elected messenger to carry the vote of the state to Washington. ? The town of Fort Lawn in Chester county was visited by a destructive fire last Saturday night about 10.30 o'clock. The store of O. A. Jordan & Co., was first destroyed and next the flames attacked the store of the Witherspoon Mercantile company and wiped it out Other buildings were damaged. Fort Lawn has no fire department; but the citlxens did fine work fighting the flames with such means as were at hand. 4 ? Columbia special of Saturday to News and Courier: The grand jury ^ of Richland county, in its presentment handed in today, presented the mayor and the city council, of Columbia for permitting turkey raffles during the month of December in the city. The presentment alleges that turkey raffling is a system of lottery and a violation of the criminal statues against games of chance. It names as witnesses City Clerk O. Flavie Cooper and the,city auditor, and the minutes of the council meetings. Judge Sease, in commenting on the presentment, said that it did not necessarily mean an indictment ? Chester, January 13: This section has another case of cerebro spinal meningitis. At least it has been unofficially pronounced that by the attending physician. Dr. J. A. Hayne, state health officer, is expected in the city tonight to see the case. It is Anderson Hardin, son of Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Hardin, one of Chester county's big farmers, who lives at Dlnber, a few miles from here on the road to Torkvllle. This boy attended school in the same building as the boy who had it hore a week or so ago, but who is now convalescent Much concern Is felt here over the new case, but the physicians say that there is no occasion for alarm, as all steps necessary to check the nrobable spread of the malady will be brought right to the front ? Columbia State, Tuesday: The governor of South Carolina in his return read before the supreme court yesterday, charged the members of the sinking fund commission with having made an agreement with New Tork bond dealers to shut out competition after the supreme court had passed r upon the validity of the bond refunding act of the last general assembly. The act in question provides for refunding of about $6,&00,000 of state bonds. The members of the sinking fund commission are the governor, J. Fraser Lyon, attorney general; A. W. Jones, comptroller general; R. H. Jennings, state treasurer. The other members are the chairman of the finance committee of the senate and the chairman of the ways and means committee of the house. The late Senator W. L. Mauldln of Oreenvllle was chairman of the senate committee and Lowndes J. Browning of Union was chairman of the house body. Several days ago the supreme court issued an order requiring the members of the sinking fund commission to show cause why the act for refunding the bonds should not be declared unconstitutional and why the members of the commission should not be restrained from carrying out the provisions of the act The governor, accompanied by his attorney, Fred H. Dominick of Newberry, appeared in the supreme court yesterday morning. The return was read by Mr. Dominick. The court after hearing the return, granted three weeks for the governor to make further return. Tn Vila poIiito vnatnr^o v thn crnvnrnAf 1U mo fWfclS*** /SBVVtUB/ v?*c gw*v* uv* asked the court to refer the entire matter to a referee to take testimony and make report Mr. DeBruhl, assistant attorney general, representing the sinking fund commission, and W. T. Aycock, attorney for the taxpayers bringing the proceedings, had agreed to submit the case on printed briefs. Mr. Aycock did not believe that the sinking fund had acted hi bad faith. Mr. DeBruhl laid that a representative of the New York bond buyers had come here and examined not only this act but former refunding acts thoroughly and it was this representative's suggestion that one or two matters in the act had not been passed on in court and that an action should be brought to th is end before the bonds were placed on sale. He denied not only any bad faith on the part of the commission, but also any understanding between them and the New York bond buyers as charged by the governor and said that none of the bonds had been offered for sale. The following is a part of the return of the governor: "That he believes that said members of sinking fund commission have undertaken to make some agreement or arrangement with certain parties in New York for the purchase of the bonds to be issued by the said sinking fund commission under the resolution of December 23, 1912, for the payment of the bonds and stocks heretofore Issued and which are to be called in, mentioned in said resolution as refunding bonds and stocks, under the act of February 23. 1912. The terms and provisions of this agreement or proposed arrangement are not known to this respondent, nor have they been made known to the public, or what parties have been negotiating with the said members of the said commission for the purpose of said refunding bonds and stocks before they have made proposals for the purchase thereof, and that whatever proposal may be made by said parties to the comptroller general under said resolution, will have already been negotiated and agreed upon, thus shutting cut any fair and proper competition fharefor. and that as a Dart of said arrangement or agreement, this proceeding or action is had to carry it Into effect and to obtain beforehand and before such proposal is made the judgment of this court so as to effectuate their purposes, which this respondent avers to be illegal and contrary to the true Interests of the state of South Carolina; and this respondent does not believe that said agreement or contract has been legally made or is valid, or can be made egal or valid or that the state's interests will be promoted or protected thereby, and he submits to the court that it is highly important and to the interests of the people of the state of South Carolina that this action should not be disposed of or ludgment rendered therein until a full investigation shall be made into this question as to the actings and ioings of the said members of the sinking fund commission, claiming to ce a majority thereof, and as whether ^ this action Is brought In good faith ind it is not intended to have the court aid th. said parties in their IIeRal transactions in carrying their " irrangement or agreement into ef- J feet" \ I