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TEXTILE MEASURE SUFFERS DEFEA .Senate Kills 48-Hour Bill After Hard Yght. Moore Waxes Warm. Abbe. ville Senator Speaks at Length. Columbia, Feb. 18.-By a vote of 21 to 13, the senate killed the 48 hour textile bill by Representatives 'Ham iblin and Gerald shortly after 11 o'clock last night, the vote coming af ter long debates on both sides. After hearing the -bill, which provided that no textile plant should work any em ployee more than 48 hours :in any one week or nine hours in any one day, debate for several 'hours Wednesday niight and again last night the vote was reached. Senator Watkins moved to Vrike out the enacting words and the fol lowing yeas and nays .were recorded: Yeas-Alexander, Baskin, Beasley, Black, Butler, Ohristensen, Gross, 'Hart, Johnstone, 'Kennedy, 'Lightsey, Marion, McColl, McGhee, Miller, Pad gott, Jeremiah Smith, H-. L. Smith, Jr., Watkins, Wideman and Young -21. Nays-Bo nham, Crosson, Duncan, Goodwin, ilubbard, 1lutson, Mason, %loore, Pearce, tagsdale, ltogors, Wells and Wightnan-13. The following 'pairs were an nounced: Balles rwith Massey, Bethea with Laney, Clifton with Williams, and Robinson Pwit'h Johnson. The debate on the bill last night was the warmest yet heard in the sen ate and at tines :it looked as If the ipresi(lent would be forced to inter-. fere. A crowded gallery and lower floor gave strength to the arguments for the measure 'and throughout the evening the session .was extremely in teresting, and for a brief timo excit ing. Senator Moore of Abbeville debated the bill at length and touched on all phases of the measure and some other facts that di(d not concern the bill. During the midst of his debate he was asked by the president to con fine his remarks to the question at hand and replied that he was coming to that point in a few minutes. After being asked to confine his remarks to the bill In hand, Senator Moore said lie had as much right to speak on the floor as any senator in the senate and again iwhen the sena tor from Newberry moved adjourn ment, -Mr. Moore took exceltion to this method of takinig him off of his feet and a rather tense situation was created. Tihe presilent ruled the ad journinent motion out of order and Mr. 'Moore continued debatinig. Senators Watkins and Clifton spoke against -the measure and Sena tors Goodwin and Pearce for the bill in a(ditio to over an hour's nddress by Mr. Moore, pro and con. Senator Alexander interposed a !!ne point near the close of the debate when he askced if the.senate was not working vertime, intimathing that a vote would be very )leasing to him. i)trring the eatrly hours hofore the 48 hou r bill1 had been taken uip the nenn' e killed the bill by the commit tec on llsh, game and forestry that I:ravidied for a number of changes in the present law.. Tlhe original mecas ure provided for a stat ewidle fbshing an:l huinlg license, trapping li ense and ini fact many inewa featurrer, hut n :nendmetns were made strikirg out thea fcira leen ccse so as to allow lish lng inu the counties without I leen'se but rehi rig the Ilicenise wh en a per son went to another county other than w'er'e be residedl. Th'e hill appeared to he rather bu:u '2 e :u' to~ a n urmber of senour s anid they wanted to 1kil1 it. Mr. Gross ex hlined that thle measure had beenu Il e!ely framed by the outgoing game Y:urden nywho -has spent nmuchi time utyyin g the sItuation. Several senators said the bill was a good one to kill and by a vote of 17 -to 13 the enacting wqrdls of the reasutre, amendments and all, 'were stricken out. Senator 'Lagley 'ask9d unanimous consent to be recorded as voting against the resedlution uproviding for $200 expense money for holdover sen ators at this session. He was absent at the day session when the rosolu tion was passed by a vote of 25 to 5 and asked that he be given the oppor tunity of adding his name to the' five who didn't want the $200. His re quest was granted. Senator Wells offered ' a bill to armend t'.ie state highway act so as to allow 90 days for non-resident amn ors to -procure automobile lieenses in stead' of 30 days as is the .case now. This measure is in line with the uni form motor vehicle bill being advocat ed by the American Automobile aso clation. The committee on fivh, -game and forestry made an unfavorable report on the bill to prohibit the hunting, chasing, etc.. of deer in Suaniter county for a .period of flve years. Senator Pearce's bill to ma-ke the open season for doves in South Care lina from August .15 to March 1 was reported unfavora'bly by the commit tee en fish, gane and forestry and the report was adopted. k The bill giving the South Carolina 'public service commission more )pow er was received from the house along with other mbasures. Senator Pearce introduced a bill to authorize the levying of -taxes for the -payment of bonds of cities and towns, SonMor Kennedy Introduced a medsure to provide for the establish ment of standard containers, grades and state brands for fre'h fruits and for vegetables and for other pur poses. An aftermath of -the stock law was algnin. heard in reference to Horry county when Senator Jeremiah Smith offered a 'bill to extend the time for the operation of the stock law in this county until December 31, 1921. Opening PRINCESS THEATRE * * Thiur8(ay, Febl. 24 * showing* "H UORE SQUE" FINA 'Of HC CLOejSl $40, $50 to Overcoats N All Men's HALF P Buy All All Thi Wi Monday, 'Wha LAURENS, S. MILLER ATTEMPTS SUICIDE AT GREEB Well Known Lawyer In Critical Con dition In Chick Springs Hospital. Greonville, Peb. 21.-Andrew 'H. Miller, well known attorney of Greer, shot himself through the left lung with a high powered rifle at his home in that city yesterday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock, and iwas rushed to'Chick Springs Hospital, where it was report ed early this morning tihat 'his chances for recovery were slight. Ill health, extending over a considerable 'period of .time, is thought to have caused the apparent attempt at suicide. Reports taken to be reliable were that Mr. Miller shot 'himself In a !bed-room of his home while other members of his family were in a near -by room partaking of the mid-day meal. 'It was said tiat two of his friends were about to call on him and -had all .but mounted the -front staps of the house when the startling report' of the rifle -was heard. In a very short time he was taken to Dr. Steedly's institution at Chick Springs, only a faw miles away, where every LL RE xrt Schg and ES M~l $75 Men's Sui ow $20, $25 to Hats. RICE ,e6 Your Need Furnishing is is an unusual < nter or Spring o rer than the pri< February After March 1 ed at prevailii of Winter go Lrton ( CASH CI C. thing 'was being done up to early to. -day, to save bis life. Mr. Miller, It Is said, had been In bad health tor a number of months, and his friends had noticed his des pondency, although It was a shock to them to learn that he had so seri ously wounded himself. 'Using a rifle of terriflic power the lone -bullet pierced the left lung, passed through the 'body and on through a window Pane !behind where -he was standing, and entered the side of a house a number of yards away. In 1915 Mr. Miller was an 'unsuc cessful' candidate algainst Sam J. Nicholls, of iSpartanburg, in the race for the fourth district's vacant seat in the national house of representa tives, -which vacancy was brought about by the elevation of Hon. Joseph 'T'. Johnson 'to the federal court bench. This iwas a special election, and in 191'6, when the regular congressional election was held, he was again a candidate against Mr. Nicholls, who was elected, though -by a smaller ma 'jority than in the first instance. -Mr. .iler is prominently connected in this section of the state and has been IVA if fneir I "qwOverc< [DAYF ts and $1O, $1 $37.50 coats All Shoes aHALF PRICE s in Clothir Goods Du apportunity to se utfit for our sal, :es 'will be on 28th, Is th at all goods wil rig market prici eods. Get you :3othinm OTHIERS---"SL recogized for a numbqr of years as a leading lawyer of Greenville county. He is 42 years of age and has practiced his profession for nearly 20 years. Before he took- up law he was princi pal of one of the largest schools in the eastern part of the state. Besides .being a jprominent profes sional man, Mr. Miller was at one time active In business. He -was one of the organizers of the Planters' Bank of Greer, and served as that in stitution's vice-president for some time ifter its organization. He has quite a considerable family -a wife and several children, in ad dition to other relatives, a number of whom are prominently k-nown in this section. What Mrs. Brenntnger, of New York, Says About Rat Poison "Tried preparations tihat kill rats, but RAT-SNAP is U-e only one that prevents disagreeable odors after kill ing. Also like RAT-SNAP bectuse it comes in handy cakes, no mixing with other food. You don't have to dirty your handA, it's the 'best for 'household use." Try RAT-SNAP. Three sizes, 35c, 65c and $1.25. Sid and guaranteed by Laurens flard:ware Co., Putnani's Drug tore, Kennedy Bros. 10 Z Marx >as 5 to $25 Boyo 'Si 4ow $5.00, $7.5 All U HAL ring This S tve money on y< e prices are mi new Spring go( e Last Da3 1 be re-mark es. Last sale rs this week. t Comj JITS~ ME" GREE ASSE8SORS NOTICE 1921 The Auditor's ofico will be open rrom the first of January to the 20th of February. 1921, to make Tax re turns of all personal property and transfers of real estate for taxation, for said ybur. All nale citizens 'between the ages of 21 and 60 years on the first day of January, except those who are Incap able of earning a support from being maimed or from other causes, are deemed polls, Confederate veterans excepted. Also all male citizens between the ages of 21 and 55 on the first day of January, are liable to a road tax of make their return of same to the Auditor during the time above speci fled and shall pay to the County Treasurer at the same time other taxes are paid in lieu of working the road. All taxpayers are required to give Township and correct School IDistrict. After the 20th of February, 60 iper cent penalty wll be attached for fail ure to make returns. J. W. THOMPSON, County Auditor. Nov. 30th, 1920. Colds Cause Grip and Inuonza LAXAIVE BROMO QUININ'1biets remove the cause. There is only one "Drome Quinine." E. W. GROVE'S slAnature en box. 300, IALE Suits R 28 uits and Over 0 to $12.50 nderwear F PRICE ioes and ale >ur .ich >ds. r of Sale pany N WOOD,.S. C.