MANY AMENDMENTS' MADE BY SENATE 7TE RENOWNED CHARLESTON BUZZARD MUST GO - NO SCRAPS FOR HIM. DISPATCHES FROM COLUMBIA Doings and Happenings That Mark the Progress of South Carolina People, Gathered Around the State Capital. volumhia. 'the open season is on for buzzards. Or at least it will be just as soon as a bill which was ordered ratified by 'the state senate may be ratified and signed by the governor. And this bill originated with the Charleston delega tion in the house and was advocated by the senator from Charleston in the senate. No more will the buzzard be permitted to adron, not the escutcheon, but the almost equally as sacred struc ture, the old Charleston market house. The bill was drawn at the request of certain farmers in Charleston coun ty, and now that there are no scraps of meat about the market house in Charleston or anywhere else in this country, and therefore no need any longer for such lugrubious scavengers the aegis of the laws of South Caro lina is to be withdrawn, and so soon as the governor may sign the bill hunt ers with licenses from the game war dcn may unsling their guns and go for the hitherto undisturbed bird, the noble buzzard, the prototype of the aeroplane. Another bill of general importance -which was ordered ratified was one I vormitting school trustees of any school in the state to borrow money in anticipation of collection of taxes, and to pledge as security for the loan the taxes to be collected during the current year. Likewise the bill providing for the organization, government and regula tion of additional land and naval forces for the defense of the state during any war in which the United States may be engaged was ordered ratified. Also the bill providing for the cus tody and care of the supreme court library. A number of local bills were ordered ratified and many others were passed .and sent to the house. A number of bills were passed to third reading, the most important of a general nature is the following, which had been sent over from the house: To Further Preserve the Public Health Section 1. That from and after the approval of this act by the governor, upon the conviction of any woman of any crime under the laws of 'this state, or of any offense involving sexual im P morality, or the confinement in the county jail of any county of this state of any woman convicted under the laws of the United States of any of *fense ivolving sexual immorality, it 'shall be the dluty of the presiding of flcenr of the court whiei-ein such wo man shall have been convictedl, or of the officer in chai-ge of the jail where in such wvoman shall be confined, to r-equire the county phiysician to make -a physical examination of suc(h woman to determine if' such woman has any fornm of t ransmuissilhe venereal disease and lie woman c-onvictedl as aforesaid shall be dlischiargedl without (lay by *any court upon the paymnent of any fine imposed until such examination shall have been made. The general appr-opriatin bill was passed by the senate and returnedl to the huose wvithi amendment. Few items were adlded to the mecasunre. Actting upon01 the recommendation of the II nnne committee the senaf.e increasedl several Items. The bill1 as passed In clud(es $50,000 for the State (Counell of D~efense. The senate increased the ettualiza ion fund for needly schioolsi from $60, 000 to $100).000. A new Itemi for- $35.000 for vocational training was inserted. This amounit is given on the condlition that a like amouint is provided by the - federal goverinment. An appriopriationi of $3,000 for the c-ommission on state house and gnrounds. 'The amount for * fuel for the state house was Increased from $2,000 to $2,200. The c-ommis stoner of agriculture wvas authorized -to expendl the department funds for the rent of rooms for the laboratory. The srau-aies of the two wvatchmen at the state house were incr-ased from $1,000 -to $1,200 per year. The sum of $15,000 was given to Winthrop College for the erection of a sanitary dairy barn. The senate re * fused to table the recommendation of the finance committee by a vote of 21 to 17. It was stated by Senator Christensen that the barn was nieces sary for the protection of the health of the students. The four laborers in the senate were given salary incrases aggregrating $1 a day each. New House Bills, (1. 968 Mr. Walker: To amend Section 804 of the criminal code of South Carolina, 1012, relating to the manufacture and sale of oowd, deuna tured ethyl and methyl alcohol, so as8 allow the manufacture of same from molasses. (S. 731) Mr. Christensen: To pro. ' vide for the insurance of all public buildings of the state, and of the sev eral counties of the state, and, of pulb. hic school buildings of brick and con crete construction, by the sinking fund ,'nmminninn. Stilling Becoming Menace. Through co-operation of State and county officials with federal authori ties in the suppression of illicit sale and distilling of liquoi in army camp colnaunities and necesity for con stant vigilance to check blind tigers and distillers wore emphasized in a letter received by Governor - Manning from Daniel C. Roper, revenue con missioner in the treasury department, Washington, which letter was read in the legislature. It follows: Treasury Department. Washington. Gov. Richard I. Manning, Columbia, S. C. My Dear Governor: Since I wrote you last October, in, troducing Special Revenue Officer Bouldin, who called on you to work out a plan of co-operation betweon your office and this bureau for sup pressing illicit distilling, the necessity for intensive co-operation has becomi more marked. Accordingly, I am again approaching you for mutual counsel. Constantly increasing violations of prohibition laws in several localities. open defiance of federal authority, an l the apparent inability of local police officers to cope with the conditions are astounding and distressing. The mor ale of every army cramp in the prohi bition States is in :Ieopardy through the illicit distilling and sale of whi. key. This situation demands the closest co-operation possible between the county officers and federal revenue agents. It is futile for either group of officers to attempt to handle the situation single handed. United efforts will succeed; divided efforts will fail. Hereafter, collectors will promptly inform county officers and this bureau of every case of illicit distilling report ed to them. This action is taken for the purpose of putting into operation immediately all agencies to suppress violations of the law. You will, I am sure, determine upon the most practical method of arousing your county officials to their responsi bilities and duties in this connection. You may decide that conferences be tween these officials, especially the sheriffs of counties afflicted with such violations will lead to a better un ierstanding and produce a closer and more effective co-operation. I shall be pleased to have an early reply from you, advising me as to the situation and giving me the benefit of suggestions as to a more effective co operative service to the public in this matter. With much respect, I am, Cordially yours, (Signed) Daniel C. Roper, Slaughter of Hogs Begins. The Orangeburg Packing Plant has egmmenced active operations. The officers and directors of the company, the mayor of the city, the secretary of the Chamber of Commerce and news paper men wore present. Two hundred and twenty-six hogs, the first day's slaughter, were driven from the stock yards up the incline to go through the successive processes necessary before going into the refrig erating rooms. This packing plant is modern and up to (late in every respect, being one of the best not only in the Sout1h, but in the United States for- its size. There areo about a thousand hogs in (te yards and some cattle. Shipment; arec expectedl regulanrly from now on, and the management will be glad to rjuote pr)1ices ont any (luanitity from One( to a thousand from any point. Or-angeburg is justly proud of her pac-king plant. The management is en thusiastic- over its success. Perriy Smoak, the pr-esident of the c-ompany. replying to the quest ion of what he thought of the pr-ospects of the (-onm pany,. said: "It is bound to be- a suc cess; wve are going to get the hogs if they can be bought, add if you lhena rof any small stockholders that need the money for' their stock, they knowv wher-e they (-an get it.'" Thamn is the spir-it behind the pack-ling house and it is that spirit that. is going to make it suc(ceedl. Is Vilation of Law. William Elliott, food ariministrator, has issuedl the flowing statemnent: "Reports have recached this offieso that far-mer-s in sect ion of the- Sla'e ar-e feeding seed to cattle and in some Instances using seed for fertilisers. Such a piolicy on the part of any pro dlu-er' is shortsighted when the prm vailing price for cotton seed i.s ob tainable and resunlts in an economir loss as well as destroying v'aluable food for man and beast. "America is the gr-eatest food store house of the world todlay, andl we munt all practice the strictest kind of econ onmy. There must be no waste of the essential food prodlucts. The oil which Ic, extracted fr-om the cotton seed is a food produ(-t. Parry Assistant Engineer. At its meeting in Columbia the State highway commission approved the app~ointment of Ht. S. Par-ry as as sIstant State highway engineer- to sue coed Edward McCrady, recently re signed. First District Doctors Meet. The regular meeting of the F'irst District Medical Association was held with the Colleton doctors at Walte bore and wvas considered one of the best meetings held so far since the o ganization of the district association. 'Tie pr-ogr-am was well selected and the papers read1 were of a high order. Drt. J. H. Johnson of St. Geor-ge was elected pr-esidlent, with D~r. Judly of S. George secr-etary. The next nmeeting will, be hold at Bleaufort in July. One of the features of the meetinp wna bnnnuet seved nt Hotel Albhert CHARLESTON PORT GETS IMMENSE SUE GOVERNMENT WILL SPEND 3E T W E E N $20,000,000 AND $32000,. 000 ON IMPROVEMENTS. Will TAKE 4,000 ACRES LAND Proposed to Erect Permanent Build ings of the Most Modern Type for Storage of Supplies, Ammunition, Etc. Vashington.-A story that impor tant (levelopmients were soon to he made at Charleston by the govern ment and that several million dollars would be expended there in the near future have been verified here. Congressman Whaley being asked about the rumors that the government contemplated using the port of Char Ioston on a large scale, said, "There have been under way for several months examinations of Southern ports by tihe war department for the purpose of using one of them as a port for storage and embarkation. Owing to the (leep water of 30 feet from the ocean to the navy yard, the accessi bility to the sea, the large harbor and splendid fortifications. Charleston hd:4 been selected. It is proposed to erect permanent buildings of the most mod ern type for storage of supplies. Am munition, etmbarka.tion. etc. In all the government will take between 3.000 and 4,000 acres of land at Charleston and will expend between $20,000.00n and $32,000,000. "In the hill to be reported by the (onmittee on appropriations I have the assurance this amount will b' an. eluded and I am confident it will m I passed by the house and senate. The designation of the port of Chnelestonx is a recognition of its availability to be made one of the great ports on the Atlantic. The allies' shipping will also doubtless be sent through the port in great part. -The plans have all been made and it is only a ques tion of a short time before tie gov ernment will actually commence wvork. "Although I have been working on this matter for many months it .lad not assumed such a definit share that I felt I could make an announce ment. However. I feel it is now prae tically assured and that Charleston will be one of the big ports ->f the country in the storage and handling of supplies for trans-shipment to th.' troops on the other side. The strue tures to be erected are not ten poiary but of a permanent nat tre and. there fore, after the war is over the port will still be one of the big bases of the government. The tremetrious benefit to the city and State can he readily appreciated and I am glad to. have contr'ibuted my share to its a complish ment." Should Wait Until Called. Columbia.-- "D~on't go North to the sh Ipyarids un t til you have been or-der-e. o." is thlxe ad vice of I lor-ace I,. Tilgh man, member of the Star' (Council o' Defense in char-ge of thle Southi Ca ro ina br-anch of the United States pub lie service resexrve. It seems that workmen have been going dir-ect to the shipyards instead of registering and awaiting until1 call ed. Theme are places for only a verv few at presett but the workers wvill be called out as sooni as suificient ar commodations hav'e been provided for them. There Is nto oblIgation attach ed to the enhiat ing in the public serv ic-e reserv-e except thait the workmnani cetlilles his desire to set-ye his gov-ern ment.- It is planned to enlarge the a(-ti vities of the public de~par-tmlient so as to act as employment agencies throughout the countr-y, ther-ehy keey ing the laborcers infor-med as to ope.. ings. Mr-. ilghman is handicapped by; the lack of registration card(s which should have reached him several dlays ago. There seems to be a widespread inter est in the public ser-vice reserve and requests for- registration cards ar-: hpouring in from all parts of the State In addition to the many mail commit nicat~ions Mr. Tiighmani had as mnaniy as 50 personal applications in one day Sued for Death of Sims. Yor'k.--The York county board of commissioners was notified by count sel for the family of W. T. Sims, nogro preacher who was shot to death niear York one night last August, that unless a settlement was effected without liti gation suit would be brought to col lect the $2,000 which the law spec-i. fles as the minimum sum that shall be hpaid the family of a person lynched. While flinal devision lias not beeni an nounced the board is opposed to pay ing the money and the matter- will tlaerefore be taken to the courts. Demonstration Agent. Meet. Clemson College.--There is mere thant ordinary interest in the meeting of the county demonstration agents of the state which is to be held at Chem son. February 12-15. The program is strog. Dr. Wilson P. Gee, assistant to W. WV. Long. has just completed the dletails of the program. Among the speakers~ fronm a distance are such men as Carl Vr-oomani, assistant secretar-y of agr-icunlture; Bradford Knlapi) and IT. 10. Savely of Washington, D). C.; D), R. Coker of Hlartsvilie, William I'lltott of Columbia and B. B. Ooasot PLAN BIG YEAR'S WORI South Carolina Methodists to Mak Concerted Drive in Sunday Schools. Columbia.--('oncluding that the Sui dlay school is the most vital probleu of church life, the Methodists hay decided to give an added impetus t the work along this line the comini year. Much time and thought will b devoted to the work in the elementar: department. and every effort will bi put forth for the thorough and effec Live co-ordination of all branches o the church to the end. This was th, thought developed at the meeting hel( in Columbia. which was attended b: the presiding elders of the 12 district< of the conference. and a number o pastors and laymen Prominent Ii church work. Among other things decided at the conference was the idea of opening i school for training Sunday school an: Christian workers at ('arlisle Fitting School at Bamberg. This will serve the lower conference and another wit be operated at Lander ('ollege for th' benefit of the Sunday school work it the upper Methodist body. This train ing school will Open about the last o May or early in June and continue un til the course is completed. Follow ing this will he the opening of school of a nature. but on a large scale, in this city some lime later. The date for the convening of th State federation of Wesley Bibb classes, which will meet this year a Anderson, was fixed for June 18 an 19. The meeting last year was hel< in Columbia and was well attendee but a driving campaign will be put 01 to make the one this year the larger of all. Much importance attaches t this annual meeting of the federatio' for in addition to being one of thn largest conventions of its kind in th State during the entire year it is th largest of any meeting of a religion nature in the State. The federatio now contains more than 1,000 orgat izedl Bible classes, with a represents tion of more than 2,500 active men bers who attend these meetings. Dates for holding the 12 district cot ferences were also arranged at th meeting. It is the purpose of the assn ciation to hold the meeting in eae district, and in addition to plannin for further constructive work for tt development of the Sunday school, at batteries of good speakers and expel enced workers will be present for ti purpose of instructing on every pha of Sunday school work . Of Different Mintage. Chester--Replying to the letter fro William McKinnell, assistant cashi of the National Exchange lank of ti city, in regard to a rumor that cou terfeit quarters are floating around this community, V. 11. Moran, chi of the secret service of the treasui department, Washington, ). C., say: "I beg to advise you that there wei two issues of the new quarters. In Il first issue the 13 stars were place on either side of th eagle, sovetn e one side and six on the other. 'i'he d sign was subhsecquently changed I lif'ing thie eagle to the center oif th colin ancd placing five st aris ont eiti side andic thitree undccerneat thi ie engl Thcero has beent 'onisider'able c'onfu lonl oc'casionedl by tis chcange oIf d sign and I amt icl'ined to believe thc tile rumor repor'tedi by your' asistar cashier is another Instance of It." $150,000 in Auto Fees. Columbia-The replort of the stat hightway commcisslion made at thle r'ei ular metinig of the( commcissicon show~ tht upi to Februar'y I, 23,391 nlew 191 atomlobile licenses 11ha bie issued I automobile owiter's thrlcoughiout th to $97.0 18.06. Febr'uar'y I was tile la: day of thle timue set, fot' seicurinig aut mtobile licenise's bcy thte statutiie passe by the last sossiont of theo genter'al ci amubly. Since thalEn a fewv dlinquten have bceen sending in aipplientins tile replort cani not be brtoucght uip date for several days. The comiicc siont is encforcintg tile law rather' sitri< .tly so thtat the few remainincg deli qucents are expectead to senid it thce applicat ins inl shor't ordet'. No repo of thte wvork clone since Februar'y 1 htt heeni (otmpiled as yet but it is es I mated thtat the reclpt s for' thia Ittceric will reaich somtething over' $55,000I ma ing a total cco IFebruary of $152,081 .061 SOUTH CAROLINA NEWb ITEM! Tile eases against the two Cathioli priests. Fathcer O'Herit atnd Fthc Duff of Washlingtont, D. C.. it conne' tiont with securintg the appcoiunmentc a young imaic itamed Kiiisely to th Naval Acdemny at Annia polls. weor no! prioss~ed in thle federal court r IGreenwood by orderc of the cdepar'tmer of justice aut Washtingtoni, D. C. A. A. Birowni. iocomlotivl eniginee: was shot an in istanttly killed by Joh George. firemtant. at Edgefield, abet 200 yards from the station. Arthu iti.John soit, aged abouct 30, in the city jail, in the absentce of coutty jail, at Union, on the chars of assault antd battery witht lntent i kill, lie shot his wife Tucesdaiy wit a sininle bari'el shot gunt, the load ta Ing effect chtleiy in her left arim, sont shte entiering the breast. Thle wount are cot very serious. A ftrc shtootic his wife,. Johnson relonduedl his gt antd shtot himself in thte nieck. Frank W. Shealy, railroad (omi soter,. and Mrs. Gladys .John is luint of Ilaldioc were marrcied in the office or the commission in the lintion Blar buildiing at Columbia. 1I __ e IMPROVING THE BAD SPOT: I Certain Small Ruts That Are Usuall: Wet and Soft Determine Load Farmer Can Carry. The Worst holes in the road always det rmine the load the farmer car market. No stretch of roadway Is uni formly good, because every road ha: certaln small spots that are usualli soft and wet. These spots cause iner trouble than the rest of the road coin blined. how these spots are to be im proved depends on the character of the soil, and the nature of the coun try. Many such spots owe their char aiter to a soft subsoil, due to springs lefore these roads can be permanent ly improved they must be under drained. If a tile is laid in these places there will usually be no troubb in the future. The surface of the roar should then be filled with dirt am crowned, so any surface water maa run off. If this Is done there will be t no trouble from subsurface water. Many roaidtways that are closed ii 1 with shade trees are bad. If a goodl3 portion of the scrub timber along these roads he removed, the ground will dr3 out and no trouble result. If the ohar tcter of the soil is soft and pliable, sc that it will not pack and remain firm new materia l should be applied to the surface. The best and cheapest mate rial for improving roads is gravel + ! Where gravel beds are accessible i I day's work with a team and wago1 E will Improve any roadbel permanent - ly. If the soil is very sandy an 8-inc application of clay to the surface wi eff'ect wonders. The road patrol shoul i- spend a considerable portion of PI .; time in remedying the bad spots In Il - road. h Q ANSWER TO PRISON PROBLEI New York and Other States Hai Tried Experiment of Using Con victs to improve Roads. New York and many of the Southei and Western states have tried the e periment of using convicts to iiprol m highways-and it has worked to pr er fection. The official organ of the Ne is York state prisoners says that "i n- man of all the inmates who went ou in side last year had a word of fault 1 find with his treatment. All are ane Slouis to Join these camps again. Thi freedom of moement annd the exec d n I1, .14 S- .. Convict Gang at Work. I else shoritenIs thte time yet to (do in K w onderfIul manner. Many sutatIes hav' t found r oadl wo'rk to be' thle answer 'i' df toritai have rebuilt the better portioti -fterroads with prison labor, amt t'ettra 'suipply of' food, it lhas ailso ted ti 0 a lessing oft.~tl tIiO'le triighi provlsionf: iiumadet byv thei fa rsighited etgi sItors. WIDE TIRES IMPROVE ROADS rt They Have Same Effect on Countra I Highway as Roller on FIeld d Also Pull Easier. Wide tire~ts build upj roads and savy hoiste lab or. Th'ley have the same of feet upjont a count ry road as a roller o: ai plowed fIeld. On the other hand, th narrow tire cuts up a road like a dis1. It lhas been found by actual test In thl miatter that the wide-tIred wiago pulls easier in nearly all cases tha the narrowv-tired wagon. In'deep mu I ni a country road the wide-tired was t on pulls 6.2 per cent easIer. On thi country road with a thIn surface mud or deep dust, however, the na ro tIres 1pul1 4.9 per cent easier. I 'a cornfield the wide tires pull 30.5 pe n cent easier, ia a dry alfalfia fIeld 17. per cent easier, and on a tdry coumntr road 10.2 per cent easter. a Ontario Makes Good Roads. e The ProvInce of Ontario has air 4 proximately 55,000 miles of roach! LiMore than 43,000 mtilles have bteei treatedl and are ini fairly goodl coni IC tioni. About 20,000I mtilles are~ wel is gradled ('airtht roads; about 3,000 mtile ig aire surfiacetd with brokent stone, an m" about 19,000 iiire surfiaced wIth gravel, s- All Roads Lead Home. 3r All roatds leail to htome. You are n< is at fauilt If they arie not aill g)ood road: ik but you are to hhuine if it's nmot a goo hnmut3 Based On I Cost Per Tablet It Saves 9/2. 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