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I? * X j '1? VOL. XXX. . KINGSTKEE, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1910. NO. 49 | Atter / Coffins and Cask< pnnnFFniNRS IN I; I llVVhhWuivv ... . THE LEGISLATURE,; ? TO INCREASE WAREHOUSE FUND ?APPROPRIATIONS FOR PROHIBITION AND MILITIA. Columbia, February 4:?There ^ \ ? was something doing today on the , House side. Whether there is auy-1. thing or not in the suggestion, the , ipi ' statement was openly made by Mr ( Bigham, of Aiken, and by Mr Smith, ( of Colleton, that there was an a{> j | parent combination between the en- j thusiastic militarists and promotion- , ! ists, the one to get authority for \ r $25,000 with which, if necessary, to i I pay for lost equipment, and the oth- ] I er to place in the hands of the Gov- , ernor authority to expend as much , V 4as $50,000, if so much be necessary, , for the enforcement of the pro hi- \ I bition law. \ r The House refused to make a dik" rect appropriation of $25,000 with which to pay for lost equipment, Whether there be anything in the sug- < gestion of combination or not, it vot- ' ed authority for the money to be 1 borrowed with which to pay this 1 charge, if it could not otherwise be 1 arranged; and then the House voted 1 authorization of the $50,000 fund ' for the enforcement of the prohi- < bition law. 1 I The two items were voted in the 1 shape of authority to borrow and ' ft not direct appropriations to be addB ed to the sum total of the appro- < priation bill. The item for the re- 1 B lief of the military was passed by ' ft vote of sixty-four to thirty, and the 1 authority for the borrowing of $50,- 1 I 000 for the enforcement of the prom hibition law was adopted by a vote of fifty-three to thirty-five. K ' The fight came up on these amendr ments of the appropriation bill, and I the successful suggestion as to both J matters came from Mr Wagnon, of * * _ || Union, an ardent prohibitionist, wno | seems to know how to turn a trick. [ The original proposition contained a [ clause with reference to the use of | rural police in various counties, butethis was withdrawn after the Gofernor was given the authority to . use a law enforcement fund of I $50,000. WILL MAKE HISTORY. The original bill by Mr Liles proposing a direct appropriation of $500 000 for the enforcement of the pro| hibition law remains unconsidered ? on the House Calendar. The fol1 lowing is the amendment to the pro? hibition law which will make politi** cal history in South Carolina: | Section 41. Add at the end of Sec " "n Pf tion 41 the following: rroviueu that measures pending in Congress shall fail to relieve the militia of this State of the charges now leveled against the militia by the war deli partmentin Washington, and provided the Governor and Adjutant 1 General of the State shall have exft tyausted all means to haye the war B department relieve the militia of B this State of said charge, and shall be convinced that the charge is a Hi *nst and honest obligation of the State, then the Governor, the Comptroller General and the State TreasW"1 urer be, and they are hereby, auH ' thorized and required to pledge the ition, 4 i from, an & ?1 King EV1 :redit of the State for an amount $ not exceeding: twenty-five thousand ft ($25,000) dollars at such time as the ft obligation must be discharged, and ft pay and discharge the debt of the ft militia to the war department: Pro- ft /ided further, that shall the exigen- ft :ies in any municipality or county in ft -his State justify or require extra- ft ordinary measures to enforce the ft prohibition law now in force and ft recently enacted, that the Governor ft of the State may expend in his dis- ft iretion fifty thousand ($50,000) dol- ft ? ? ? oo mov Ho s*> ars, ur so iijuum uincui oo muj uv accessary, to enforce said laws, and ft ihall such funds be found necessary, ft ;he Governor, the Comptroller Gen- ft iral and the State Treasurer shall ? be, and they are hereby, empowered and required, to pledge the credit af the State at such time and for juch amounts as may be necessary lo enforce such laws, not to exceed ifty thousand dollars ($50,000)." THE WAREHOUSE COMMISSION. The next most significant action af the Assembly was in the direct increase of the fund for the maintenance of the State warehouse commissioner's department from ten to lfteen thousand dollars. Last night, _ tfhen it was proposed to take this ncrease of five thousand dollars out if the income of the warehouse sys- "I1 tem and to restrict the use of the uc fund of this five thousand dollars in ^ addition to the direct appropriation, Se Mr Belser and Mr Odom raised their abjections. They were afraid that ^ any such restriction on the ware- ^ bouse commissioner might impair m the system and not allow it sufficient m money with which to pay insurance, vc ront nnH nthpr eharcres. The House 1S^ today, without any objection on the I part of the ways and means com- P? mittee, raised the fund for the support of the commissioner's department to fifteen thousand dollars, and q( it then adopted an amendment proposed by Mr Odom, on the part of the committee of agriculture, a pro- ^ viso that gives the commissioner cc ample latitude in the use of the er fund derived from the warehouse. ai This amendment reads as follows: h< That no section or provision of j this act shall interfere with the holding of the money received by the ^ State warehouse commissioner as a separate fund in the Conduct of the ^ business, and this fund shall be at the disposal of the commissioner in the manner provided by an act en- ^ titled, an act to regulate the storage, ^ grading and marketing of cotton, ^ approved October 30, 1914, in ad- ^ dition to the appropriation made for j the State warehouse commissioner. PJ That the time of the annual set- fa tlement by the State warehouse to commissioner with the State Treas- jn urer and the Comptroller General is hereby fixed as the first day of April ug of each year. jj " * w To Cut the Booze Allowance. as Columbia, February 9: ? Every resident of South Carolina may or- W der two quarts of whiskey or five ce dozen bottles of beer each month sij for personal use, according to the ar terms of a bill which passed the Ai Senate tonight and was sent to the he House. The Senate this morning wi had cut the allowance of whiskey vc i Farm ember,we'ret We handh complete an ;stree H, ENTUALLY?\ { WH/ Build your Home, { and contractors. Our pi? I Building Material. Our | I Sash, Doors, Mouli | ing, Sidini I Building Material: I No matter how large or 1 ( The prices we ask will be | Kingstree Manufactu Real EstateCountry Farms and If You Want 1 If You Want We can place you in any s you want. Address all co Gourdin & Harpt Dm one gallon to one-half gallon a onth, and tonight, despite stren?us objection from the prohibition iders, adopted an amendment, by inator Hughes, permitting the alrnative of five dozen bottles of er npr month. The first effort of e prohibitionists was made on a otion to table the Hughes amendent, which motion was lost by a >teofl9to 21. The prohibitionts forced another roll call on the loption of this amendment, which issed by a vote of 23 to 19. KNOW YOUR COUNTY AGENT. et In Touch With Hlrti in Spring and Keep in Touch All Year. The county demonstration agents of ie State have all returned to their >unties with new ideas and new ithusiasm as a result of the semimual meeting of agents recently ?ld at Clemson College. They are unching the work of the new crop jar and making plans to carry out ie policies decided upon. For many reasons, this is the best me of year for farmers who do it know their county agent to get touch with him. If you do not low who your agent is, find out om your neighbor, then take the rst opportunity to become acquaint1 with him. You will find him ad to make your acquaintance, for irt of his business is to know the irmers of his county. Having got i know your county agent and havg found out how to get word to m whenever you may need him, \e him in any way that you can. e is the servant of the county and ill divide his time among its people well as he-can. Mr C W Baker is the agent in illiamsburg county, having rently succeeded Mr Olin Epps, re^ ? ? j ?ned. Mr tsaKer nas esiaunaueu t office on Main street with Miss manda Edwa 'ds, county agent of >me demonstration work, and will ork in conjunction with her, de?ting his entire time to the duties ers: he people to hi 3 none hut tl d our prices ardware VHY NOT NOV r k?-*2v^2\/-?iv>?A/-?2v-?$v-C/v^*v42v-?/V'Gv-Cjv-C2 IT WE WIL your Store, your Barns, Stab mt is equipped with new ma( line consists of: dings, Frames, Colun g, Railings, Mantels, made to your order, you fun low small the order you send no more than you generally ring & Construction Co -Farn7"'T!andrn * mmm ? Town Lots For Sale! to Buy, See Us to Sell, See Us ection of the County that irrespondence to ir, Kingstree, S. C. of his position. The new agent is i competent man and a hustler. He is anxious to be of service to the farmers of this county and if thej will call upon him a ready response will be made. ALL FAVOR PREPAREDNESS. Democrats and Republicans SolId for Measure. Washington, February 7:?Speak er Clark and Republican Leadei Mann fought side by side in the House today for adequate nationa defence. With party lines obliterat ed, most of the members followec their leaders and two navy measure; were passed without a dissentinj vote. One, to provide ior auuin* three hundred midshipmen to th< entering ciass at Annapolis next Ju ly,passed 173 to 0, and the other, tc equip navy yards for construction o battleships Numbers 43 and 44,passe< without a roll call. Mr Mann tried to put the anti preparedness advocates on record b; calling for a division on the Naval Academy bill, but there were n< negative responses. The appearance of Speaker Clarl on the floor to champion prepared ness measures aroused wide interest Rumors persisted that he would tak< active charge of the fight to increasi the army and navy, Majority Leade; Kitchin having joined the opposition Immediate improvement of thi navy by designing new battleships along the lines of the best now ii use, doubling the membership o both Annapolis and West Point, ere ation of many additional regiment; | for thelarmy and short term enlist ments to produce a reserve wen among suggestions made by the Speaker. Mrs Elizabeth F Mohr was ac> quitted Saturday at Providence, R I, after being on trial for her life throughout the week for the murder of her husband, Dr C Franklin Mohr. Two negroes were convicted of the crime. ly your Farm Im ie best. Our st are as low as Co. We Lead v? 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