VOLUME XXIX END OF SESSION DRAWING NEAR Legislature Likely To End Us Work This Week. No Snag In Either Highway or Appropri ation Conference Expected. Columbia, March 5.—Expectation of sine die adjournment by the end of this week animatel both branches of the general assembly as it began its work this week. A free conference committee is on both the highway bond issue bills and the general ap propriation bill and are hopeful of making a report within the next few' days. With these measures out of the | way, there will probably be nothing to hold the legislature except the odds and ends of routine and local mat ters, which may keep the assembly in session until late Saturday if it fin ishes this week. The conference committee on the general appropriation bill is under stood to have, already gone to work, and there is little reason to believe that there will be any great delay in reaching an agreement on this meas ure. As passed by the senate it carries - nearly $11,000,000 in appropi'iations, * but may be slightly reduced in the ■ conference room. After being adopted | by both houses, the bill still has to J run the gauntlet of possible votes. j The highway bond issue bill confer- j ence committee, it was learned to night, will begin its work tomorrow afternoon at 3 o’clock. Since the bill was approved in almost the same form by both houses, there seemed little reason for a free conference commit tee, and the fact that the house made certain amendments in order to force a free conference session leads to the belief that the measure is to be stud ied rather carefully by the conferees with a view to making it as nearly a perfect bill as possible for the pur poses desired. Those named on the senate mem- High Spots In Hoover Career 1874- Born in West Branch, la., of Quaker parents. 1886—Left an orphan and moved to Oregon to live with relatives. 1891—Entered Leland Stanford university in California. 1895—Finished university and began work as mining en gineer. 1897—Went to Australia to work for British mining firm. 18CS—Married Miss Lou Hehry and took position in China. 1903—Went to London to head mining syndicate. 1914—Became chairman of Bel gian war relief work. 1917—Appointed U. S. fool ad- ministrator by President Wilson. 1919—Became director of allied relief work and organized American Relief adminis tration for war-toim coun- tries. 1921—Appo'inted secretary of commerce by President Harding. Organized the campaign against British i-ubber monopoly. .-. 1927— Directed relief work in Mississippi flood. 1928— Elected president of the United States. 1925- HERBERT HOOVER BECOMES NATION’S CHIEF EXECUTIVE Succeeds Calvin jCoolidjge As President of United States. Thous ands Witness Inaugural Events At Capital Despite Rainy Day. Coolidge Leaves Immediately for Future Home In New England. Washington, March 4.—The Ameri can people Monday with solemn cere mony placed Herbert Hoover in the highest office within their gift—^that of president of the United States. With a pelting, stinging rain fall ing, he swore to uphold and defend the constitution of the United States, kissed a verse in the Bible and began the gravest duty ever demanded of him in his life of far-flung activity. the executive mansion in a congres-' sional car. There were billows of applause as the presidential car passed along the. avenue, and both Coolidge and Hoover kept busy acknowledging the noisy, enthusiastic greetings from the pack-, ed sidewalks and stands. ! Reaching * the Capitol, President Coolidge an! his succjessor-to-be en tered the president’sVroom on the sen ate side, and there awaited the mo- And, turning to his inaugural address, he ma^^.^a pledge to enforce all law^> nf»€nts for ii^uctio^into oflhce'il.f y including the prohibition amendment^Mr. Curtis, who for years* had been BILL WOULU TAX RADIO SET TUBES to the full extent of his ability. Into office with this California en gineer and orphaned Quaker went Charles Curtis, who hai risen from an Indian reservation to the vice presidency. The two then rode down the historic route from the Capitol to the White House, bai'eheaded, rain beaten, but smiling their happiness over one of the most remarkable and en iuring ovations given any president or vice-president in recent years. h’or nearly four hours the thous ands stood in the driving rain waiting to do honor to the foremost two Americans. ’On the Capitol plaza, shining with ' its watery film, the thousands with .water dripping clothes, saw ^Ir. Hoov- Provides for Erection of State Broad casting Unit. $150,000 Loan for Erection and Maintenance. Columbia, March 3.—Erection and maintenance of a state radio broad casting station and the formation of a ! er kiss a verse in the Bible which j sealed his fealty to his countrjmien. That verse said: “Where there is no j vision the people perish; but he that ;keepeth the law, happy is he.’’ j And when * that solemn ceremony was over they remained defiant of the Republican senate leader. Curtis took the gavel from the hands of Vice-Pres ident Dawes before the assembly in which were intermingled the brilliant uniforms of diplomats, army and navy officers, the sombre robes of the jus tices of the Sujiremfe court, and the No Southerner In Hoover Cabinet The ten men who are to be the official advisers of the next president are: Secretary of state, Henry L. Stimson, of New York. Secretary of the treasury, An drew W. Mellon, of Pennsyl vania. Secretary of war, James W. Good, of Iowa. - Attorney general, William D. Mitchell, of Minnesota. Postmaster general, W^alter F. Brown, of Ohio. Secretary of the navy, Charles Francis Adams, of, Massachu- setts. .Secretary of Intertor, Dr, Ray Lyman Wilbur, of C-ahfomia.- Secretary of Agriculture, Ar- thm' M. Hyde, cf Missouri. Secretary of commerce, Rob ert P. Lamont, of lilinoisr^ Secretary of labor, James J. Davis, of Pennsylvania. FIGHT BEGUN ON MELLON Senate Orders Investigation Im mediately After Approving Cabinet. Right To Hold Office Challenged. formal attire of somi members of con- SIX CENTS TAX The rain was showering the senate | ON GASOLINE skylights when the senate finally ad journed and the inaugural pai’ty mov- House Passes Bill Increasing Gas Tax ed toward the open-air stand on the j One ("enf On the (iallon. To Go plaza for the swearing in of Mr. j To Counties for Road Upkeep. Hoover. Chief Justice Taft adminis-j Columbia, March 2.—The tax on tered the oath of office to Mr. Hoover; gasoline was raised from 5 cents to on the twentieth anniversary of the' 6 cents the gallon by the house of rep- day Taft hiniself had taken over the! resentatives last night, advocates of reins of government from Theodore ■ the increase being able to muster 42 Roosevelt. state radio commission, the erection bership of the free conference* com- cost not more than $100,000 is pro- The crowd which listened to Mr. Hoover’s inaugural address presented | a brilliant mixture of color as it stood is to be applied to county roads to re- there in the rain. A jnyriad of bright' place the 2 cents which the counties umbrellas bobbed al^out, their color, formerly received and which now, un- emphasizei by the glints from their Ider the $75,000,000 bond bill, will go water sheeted fabrics. Raincoats of to the state highway department for weather to see the impressive tribute ! every hue mingLd in the audience ^ use on the state highway system, paid to the incoming head of the na- i which followed the new president’s! Debate on the bill to boost the gas I tion by representatives of nearly ev- declaration of faith attentively and tax was not greatly prolonged. The Washington, March 5. — President Hoover’s new cabinet members were "quickly confirmed today by the senate, but after approving them it ordered • surprise inquiry into the right of An drew Mellon to carry on as secretary of the treasury. Senator McKellar, Democrat, Ten nessee, challenged the right of Mr. ' Mellon’to hold office or to go on with j Mr. Hoover without renomination and confirmation. Friends of the secre- ; tary 4id not resist the inquiry 'request ed and it was ordered without a rec ord ^ote. No opposition wds presented to the selection of Secretary of Labor Davis who also'continues in the cab- ; inet. j President Hoover transmitted the nominations of his eigh' new cabinet officers to the senate at he opening of the special session tod: y and within 20 minutes after their receipt they stood approved. The president chose r.q^t to forward ;he names of Mr. Mellon and Secre tary Davis, confirmed eight years ago with other members of the Hard ing cabinet. These are the only mem bers of the Coolidge cabinet who will gO'into the Hoover official family. As soon as the White House mes senger appeared in the senate with the nominations. Senator Wataoft of Indiana, the Republican leader, moved votes anidljpponents 28. This 1 cent tax additional is to be . . „ . . distributed Bitiong the counties and ■!" executive session. Behind locked doors the cabinet nominations were taken up. Each was considered and mittee on the highway bill are Sena- j vided in the terms of a bill introduced tors Bryson of Greenville, Jefferies of | the senate yesterday by Senator Colleton, and Nash of Suniter. The Philip H. Arrowsmith of Florence. I ery group of American life. The army, the* navy, the marine applauded his telling points. , j measure was introduced by'Represen- The plaza ceremonies complete, Mr.! tatives J. B.'Parrott, Laurens; E. H. i corps, the coast guard, governors. house members are Representatives Trip of -Anderson, Sawyer of George The necessary $100,000 would be furnished by the sinking fund com mi s- governor’s staffs,. patriotic organiza- jtions,^ marching ebjbs, and hands town, and Itr^ DjjBiBhhntd; ^ajqiTand. rejj^d .by a tax collected on The cemmittee, it is believed should I tubes used in receiving sets at be able to make a report Thursday or I ^ ^ate of 25 cents per tube, the mjni- Friday. CHICORA ALUMNAE NOV^RGANIZED Mrs. Gary Martin Heads Laurens County Chapter Following ' Enthusiastic .Meeting. mum, however, to be $1. Commissioners, three in number, would be chosen by the governor, who would be ■ ex-officio chairman, and would serve for three years 'with the exception of the first three, which would be for terms of one, two and three years each, Not more than $50,000 a year would be allowej annually, according to the tramped the wet, pool studded pave ments until late in the day to salute the new commander-in-chief. He stood in a revi^iWing stand in front of the White House, glowing with pleasure, and by his side the new first lady of ; the land, animated with interest, wav- j ed her hand in numerous salutes. When the parade ended and Presi- i deiU Hoover entered his new home, its cl - If __ _ _ A large and enthusiastic crowd of ] bin, for « operation of tYe"station, former students an^ graduates of i Tubes used| for rectifying-in power Ciiicora college attended.a meeting of | units, such tubes to he rlpsio'natprl a.s units, such tubes to be designated as the I,aurens County Alumnae a.sSoci-1 ^bes designed td change alternating ation held in this city last Thursday, current to direct current, would be ex- ocenpants of yesterday were speeding toward the quiteness of Northampton, Mass., seeking the rest of private citi zens. Mr. and Mrs. Coolidge did not re main in Washington for the inaugural Coolidge and Mrs. Coolidge departed Blackmon, Orangeburg,-and Olin .Saw- for their journey homeward, and the yer, Georgetown, procession of acclaim was TornTe47The confirmed in turn without a word of opposition. Then as the senate emerged again into open session Senator McKeller offered his resolution. He asked im mediate consideration. There was about an hour of debate devolving nostly around technical questions in volving the propriety of a senate conrl^ mittee to inquire into a case wJiich rhibeachment might i3~ on e called the meeting being called for the pur pose of organizing a local alumnae club. empted from the tax but all tubes other than rectifying tubes used in power units would be considered as Among those present from Colum- j receiving tubes and should be required bia were Dr. S. C. Byrd, president of | to be returned as such. Chicora college, Mrs. Beverley Eng- j The bill provides that every person, lish, Jr., president of thp state alum-j or corporation owning receiving sets, nae association, Miss Katherine John-1 excepting dealers, would be required son, secretary of the state association, j within 90 days of the passage of the and Miss Mary Guy, faculty member.! act and thereafter before March 1 of The organization was perfected | each year to make returns to the with the election of the following of-! South Carolina tax commission of all fleers: Mrs. Gary Martin of Clinton, j sets owned or operated by them and president; Mrs. Cecil Roper of Lau-! at the same time would be required rens, vice-president; Mrs. Clyde Lank-1 tx) pay the tax. Sets bought after ford of'Clinton, recording secretary; I March 1 would have to be returned Mrs. J. B. Parrott of Clinton, corre- | within 3 days for taxation and those sponding secretary, and Miss Ruth i bought after July 1 would pay half ‘Ylr. Blackmon, in speaking in de- prcsi.lent and vice-president rode to fen.se qf the bill, declared that under the White House ahead of the parade, the new road bond bill the 2 cents of tor luncheon. .As they passed in auto-' ;he jiVesent 5 cent g^.s tax, which had mobiles, with tops down, they repeat- been going to the counties for county edly waved their high hats to the roads, would go to the state highway cheering .spectators. Water poured cenunission, leaving the counties with- across their faces as they extended out funds to keep up their road.s. This their signs of appreciation. 1 cent increase proposed, he said, Half an hour later the two leading would obviate the necessity of inipos- figures in -the event,s of the day, sur- ing a tax on real property, which rounded by menibciv^ of their families, woul i otherwise have to be levied, were seated in the reviewing .stand to’ J. Claude. Fort, Cherokee, spoke i return salutes to the thousands who favof of the mea.sure, holding that At i marched by in honor of a new presi- was not fair to the man living off the ! committee which was ordered to make lent. ! state highway system to leave him in : the inquiry indicated later that it Thq;. end'of the trudging column the mud. He declared that when a man i would he impp.ssible for the-commit- parade. With President Hoover install- pa.ssed a few iwiTrutes before o o’clock. gets ‘‘stuck’’ in Cherokee county mud I lee to be summoned before the senate ed as chief executive of the nation, ■ Then Pre.sident Hoover invited into “he is stuck.’’ j' M. Truluck of Flor-• is called again into session sometime Mr. Coolidge entered an automobile 1 the White House the Republican na- ente and Charle.s S. Ford, Fairfield, in .April by Mr. Hoover. with Mrs. Coolidge, was driven to the'tional committee, the members of the , a;s() favored the bill. j ^ 1 Union station and boarded a train for ! new and old cabinetfj, and the com-. “You robbed the farmer of his 2 LET FOR which the senate later to sit in a judicial capach McKellar want‘’d tluAiudiciary com mittee to determino/\vhether there is authority for a cabinet officer to con tinue in offic^/from one administra tion to anotner. He also questioned he right df the treasury head, despite his eij^^hx years of service, even to.hold offi^. He cited an old statute forbii- (IjTtg the secretary of the treasury to ngage in trade or b isiness. Chairman Norris of the judiciary 1 the city-where he started the career j mittces which arranged for th^ centa of the gas tax and now you I that led to the presidency. Cheers rang j gural ceremonies. The meeting was eorne making love to him: you want to , CONCRETE BRIDGE dn his ears as he departed and there!for the purpose of exchanging greet- take care of his country roads and Sullivan of Laurens, treasurer. the annual tax. was a smile upon his usually stern countenance. The train of events leading up to the ceremonial installation of the president and the vice-president began at ten o’clock in the morning when the two central figures started for the White House to join President and Mrs. CooliJge. Mr. Hoover rode with Mrs. Hoover in a White House auto mobile from his home on S street, while Senator Curtis and his sister, Mrs. Edward E. Gann, proceeded to CIVIL COURT NEXT WEEK A penalty of not more than $10 A . would be charged fpr failure to make returns or to pay the tax and an exe cution would be carried out after a failure to pay the tax anj penalty in 30 days. Of the revenues taken in bv the Tribble Plant i Freshmen To Present Being Enlarged Play Friday Night Roster of Cases Drawn Up and Ju rors Named. Judge Rice of Aiken, To Preside At Session. The next term of common pleas court for the trial of civil cases, will | sinking fund commission for convene in Laurens on next Monday, I payment of the loan of $100,000 March 11th. A roster for one wPek has i interest, been arranged and Judge Hayne F. I Rice of Aiken, will preside. The fol- j New Mill Now lowing have been drawn to serve as , I you put another cent on gas and they To Be BuiP .Acros.s Warrior Creek The new cabinet did not go into of- ^.j]] j* away even if we vote for Near Ora. Will Be 200 Feet Long fice with Mr. Hoover, it having been Hall, Jr., Anderson, declared.! and 1.3 Feet Above Water, decided to withhold their nominations | suggested a tax on oils and greas-' [ aurens March 1 —A contract for from the senate until tomorrow when: (;. w. Scott, Kdgefiehl, and .1. M. ’ ,he’conetruffion of a reinforeed con- a one-day .special session will deal, Thomas. Allendale, favored the bill., ,.rete bridge over Warrior creek on With them. R. E. McCaslan, speaking for the bill, route 10 between Ora and Lanford Tonight the president invited Mr. declared that the tax on gas never has been awarded to W. R.'Moore, of and Mrs. Mark Req^a, of California, ^ost an auto driver a nicke.l because j^^ncaster, according to an announce- as their first White House dinner; of the .saving good roads effected on ,,,ent bv the state highway commis- Sion. Bids on this project, along with Holding that the people were taxed several others in the state, were re- to death now, J. K. McElveen spoke ceived 1n Columbia last Tuesday. against the bill as did B. K. Keenan, ds understood that work is to begin Aiken, who said South Carolina, in . within a short time, passing the $75,000,000 bond issue and According to information received asking for an appropriation from here from Arnold Davis, state high- ■ . ^ u Washington to aid the farmers was .^ay engineer in charge, the new Friday evening the freshman i,he a barefobt man wearing a dia-' bridge will be of concrete, 200 feet guests; and that informal function his car. finished the first day of the presiden tial life of Herbert Hoover. D. E. Tribble Company is now erect- On ing a large and handsome warehouse ^ class of Presbyterian college will mond in his shirt. He declareil he had and 13 feet above the \pater. It on Gary street as an addition to their make it first appearance upon a Clin- ^^^ver voted for an indirect tax in his ^-ju he a tv.'o-wav structure, about state treasurer for the radio commis sion, 2o per cent would be turned over' business. The building is of attractive ton stage when “The Junior,’’ a rol- ^^e. W. J. Revell, Horence, said his 28 feet wide, and will be modern in people wanted good schools and good every way. The cost to the state will : pressed brick type and will contam; ijcking three-act comedy, will be pre- that such advantages ha.l be ^2 934 90 ! several apartments for the hand-f ggnted dt the Florida Street school. . De .'MAy34.JU. ling of hardware, builders material,' etc. It is located adjacent to the rath- This is the first time in the history to bo paid for. The motion to strike out the enact- Contractors who arc building the road from Ora to Enoree have been petit jurors: Laurens—E. G. Bramlett, Thos. D. Downey, B. B. Goodman, R. E. Lang- j H. W. Hack of New York, W. H. ston, B. M. Owi'ngs. • j Regnery of Chicago, and Wm. Byrd Waterloo — W. B. Page,- R. A.'of New York, are spending several road tracks making the unloading of ^^o ^sfaera^^ntav^mid words, made by O. D. Johnston, gouiewhat delayed for the past few materials of all kind ea.sy and conven-; . . , Spartanburg, was lost. 'weeks, due to the ince.ssant rains but ine Junior bids tair to be an eye- In OpCmtlOn j lent. The building will be one of the most attractive of its kind in the en- opener to those who are prone to look An amendment offered by J. C. Fort the road is practically graded and if to the effect that the bill go into ef- a good spell of weather could be’had ^ ^ ^ upon the freshman simply as some- .r v x, « 4. • i. . i. j tire state and is quite an addition to , i i • u i ,.1, tect when the 2 cents now going to top soiling would go on at a rapid ’ , . ^ • V • -4 4. thing to be spanked. It is hoped that • j- i 1*^4 t4 • 4 4 j 4U 4 : the fast growing business interests .Tp . n f »' k ^^e counties is diverted, was adopted rate. It is stated that as soon as top Knight, W. 0. Martin, A. C. Phillips, days in Goldville inspecting the Jo- Sullivan—J. M. Sumerel, J. P. Sim- anna Cotton Mills interests. The party mens. ' came down in time for tTie annual Jacks—H. M. Geer, J. Pink Johnson, stockholders meeting held on Tues- Dials—G. F. Tumblin, W. M. Aber-^daV and presided over by Mr. Hack, crombie, J. C. Hipp, B. W. Martin, Mill No. 2, the new addition to the L. A. Armstrong, John W. Curry, J. C., P^ant just completed, was set in op- Mahaffey. * : ^^’ation Monday: morning for the first .Svirtfletow