Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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MUCH WORK FOR 1 Cotaa&ia, Jan 16?rThe ap proaching seeekm of the general aasetnMy will be devoted to a num bed af finite on various legislative nttttem, Hie biggest effort proba bly being the attempt to enact sev eral proposed new revenue bills to reduce tka present taxes on visible property. Am dfert for tax reform has al heea started. Among the new revenue frills that are considered al Most crtain of passage is the gaso line tax measure. It was passed by. the house at the last session, bait continued until 1922 in the senate. Am origriJfcoce and income tax are also 'being proposed and may pass bst lite income tax is expected to I encounter a stiff fight in the senate, where it vas held up in committee rqlma M the last session. (I it understood that the new mtelUtt will ibe given an impetus by the governor, who is expected to. eall a conference of leaders early in January and go over the measures The chief magisrate, it is indicated,1 will call the joint legislative com mittee oa investigation, the two fin? ce committees of the general aasemfcly and possibly other com mittees together prior to the con vening sf he legislature for a gen erai discussion on me new icit sue bills. Senator George K. Laney of Chesterfield, chairman of the sen x ate judiciary committee, while here tibia week for the meeting of tfe) 4bm2 commission discussed the approaching session with friends. Senator Laney believes a ?ard ses .-sion is ahead of the legislature, y/ but believes something worth while will be accomplished. Unless some tMpg tt relieve the present tax tWta is done the people will be come very much agitated, Senator Laney fcaid. He looks for tax re ioncL Another matter that will, H is tresuMed, come in for considerable ?^11 V?. iVa vatu\i4 nf fluk I auenuwD win uv wit ivyv^ ?? ?v joint committee appointed at the laafe session to investigate all the departments, boards, commissions, etc. This committee has its report - nearly completed and has already ? indicated that it will show the way to cut the appropriation (bill by good sized figures and to save the state some real good money. The report will cause considerable tkoa|?t it is believed. Besides tax reform the approach ing session will also have a hun drfcd and one other things to con sider. A regular calendar full of bills was "continued" in the senate at the lag) session and these bills / ^ * will all probably come up again. ' Several cotton mills were up at the last session. The \romen are also determined to a number of new law^ and they wil have a quota of bills all set for introduction. The attorney general is recommending several r * changes in thfe banking laws. He hopes to strengthen the state banks | and protect the public. The state bank examiner is in favor of more rjgid tanking laws also, and will v.concur vjn practically all of the recommendations of the attorney general, with the possible exception of one or two, it is believed. In addition to the legislative ends of die assembly several vacancies of importance exist and are to be i filled fey this body. Chief" among j the qflfees to be filled is that of associate justice on the supreme bench to succeed the late George W. Gage of Chester. When the leg islature adjourned the past March the election of a successor to Jus tice Gage as deadlocked with the follorcring' men leading in the vot ing: Senator J. Hardin Marion of Cliester, Gen. Milledge L. Bonham of Anderson, and Jesse P. Carter of Bamberg bar. Judge S. W. G. Shippc?f the circuit 'bench was fourth. All four of these men will Again be in the race and it is pos sible that others may attempt to break tl^ deadlock. Governor Cooper has been mentioned in this connection. Seven circuit judges are to be chosen, the terms of the following expiring: I. W. Bowman, First cir cuit; Hayne F. Rice, Second cir cuit; John S. Wilson, Third circuit Edward Mclver, Fourth circuit; Er nest Moore, Sixth circuit; Frank B. Gary, Eighth circuit; Thomas J. Mauldin, Thirteenth. So fer oalf AHEAP LEGISLATURE NEGROES EMIGRATE IN SMALL VOLUME Washington, Jan 15?Tha in numerable tides of migration of the negro from the South to the North, West and East, has cost the South in population only 733,571. This figure is regarded iby the census 'bureau as Insignificant in comparison with the number of ne groes Southern iborn, 9,600,943. The negro has little less desire to migrate South than North, the figures show. The number of ne % s- J Sc cu ei hs P< in E re Y< m CI thi th se in groes Dom m uk oimui ?uu anug in the North and West constitute a percntage of 8.1. The number of negroes 'born in the North and West and living in the South con stitutes a percentage of 6.4. Movement of negroes from the West and North and'upper South has been more pronounced than ne groes living in the Far South. Dur ing the last decade, however, negro movement from the Far South has increased. South Carolina negroes in Pennsylvania, for example, in creased from 2,113 to 11624. Geor gia negroes in Pennsylvania from 1,578 to 16,196; Florida negroes in Pennsylvania from 393 to 5,370; Alabama negroes in Ohio, from 781 to 17,588; Mississippi negroes in Illinois, ^from 4,612 to 19,485; -Louisana negroes in Illinois, from 1,609 to 8,078; Texas negaroes in Missouri, from 1,907 to 4,344. Georgetown university, the oldest and lareest Jesuit college in the bu re ye in th ho Ei Ci of A1 N< J an J. A1 U1 zo ho Y< cu m< country was built in 1789. Aj in< Ti one judge has any opposition. Mar via M. Mann, clerk of the senate, ' has announced that he will oppose 18 Judge Bowman in the First circuit. Trustees are to be elected as J? CI follows: Two for the Citadel to suc ceed James H. Hammond of Colum bia and John P. Thomas of Char leston; three for Clemson college . u to succeed J. J/ Evans of Bennetts-. ica ville, I. M. Mauldin of Columbia and B. H. Bawl of Lexington; two on the state negro college board to succeed G. B. White of Chester and C. P. Brooks of Laurens; * one for the John de la Howe,, Industrial school to succeed J. M. Nickles of Abbeville; two for the University of South Carolina to succeed the tete C. ?. Spencer of York and L. P. Hollis of Greenville; two for Winthrop colleged to succeed D. W. McLauri^ of Columbia and J. E. McDonald of Wlnndboro. . Two directors of the penitentiary are to be chosen to succeed A. H. Hawkins of Prosperity and.- W. H. Canfield of Anderson. A state li brarian is also to be chosen. Mrs. Viriginia C. Moody is thd present librarian. An insurance commisioner is bo (be elected. John J. McMahan, the present commissioner, is filling out nf W A _ Mc Ul^ VVI Wim v* *? Swain ^vho resigned this year. A warehouse commissioner for a term of four years is to be elected At present the term Is two years, 'but this was changed to four at the last session. However, the four year term does not affect the present commisioner, J. Clifton Rivers, whose term expires next year. Mr. Rvers will likely foe reelected, it is thought. The terms of a number of mem bers of boards who are appointed by the governor also expire. Prob acy the chief among these is the chairman of the tax commission, A. W. Jones, whose term expires in [February. The chairman and the other two members are appointed 1 +Va qH. 'DJ U1C gUVCiUVi ?im nivu w>G a. vice of "the senate for a term of six years. Three deaths have occurred in the membership of the general As sembly snce the last session these being Senator 'Frank E. Alexander of Pickens, Senator John H. Clifton of Sumter and Representative ^ -r IF vieorge o. mower ui i^cwucu;, P. McCravey has been chosen to succeed Mr. Alexander and Eu gene S. Blease has been elected to succeed Mr. Mower. An election to fill the vacancy caused >by the death of Senator Clifton was held in Sumter yesterday, D. D. Moise, for merly of he house, being elected, and early returns indicate the election of J. B. Britton to succeed Mr. Moise in the house. PPEAL, FOR NEAR EAST RELIEF FUND Headed by Gov. R. A.-Cooper of mth Carolina, sixteen states exe- < tiveB who attended the recent Gov- 1 Tior's Conference at Charleston 1 ive written Christmas time ap- < sals to the people of their States 1 behalf of the work of the Near ! ast Relief,/ according to advices ceived at Columbia from New j irk and announced by Congress- < an A. F. Lever, Honorary State J lairaian. 1 According to jear. jjever, mis is - e second time the Governors of 1 e country have recognized the 1 rvice9 of the Near East Relief succoring the victims of Turkish ' charity and hatred for Chistiani- 1 . At the Conference in Harris- ' irg, Pa., last year they passed a ' solution of endorsement, but this i ar have gone further and made 1 dividual appeals. 5 In addition to Governor Cooper e following State Executives ' ,ve signed appeals for the Nearj ist Belief this year: Rofot. D. try of Wyoming, Wm. C. Sproul Pennsylvania, Thos. E. Kilby of ?bama, Edward I. Edwards of 1 jw Jersey, p. W. Davis of Idaho, 1 . D. Denney of Delaware, Ephri- 1 i iP. Morgan of West Virginia, 1 if t\:?t ( in* JLflAUn Vi JKVUMkHO) XlClUJf 9? len of Kansas, Chas. B. Ma/bry of ^ ;ah, Thos. B. Campbell of ^ri- 1 na, J. B. A.'Robertson of Okla- ' ma, Nathan L. Miller of New ' >rk, Everett J. La\e of Connecti ? . - i t and James Hartness^ of Ver- ' ant. ' 1 The Near East Relief has .under- ^ ken to raise $100,000/ in South Molina before June 30 next, to * rry on Its child-savin# work iij ' imenia, Georgia and other fam- ' f, i \ e and Turk-Bidden States in anscaucasia, Syria, Palestine and ! esopotamia. The Palmetto States 1 taking care of 1,667 children i lose parepts tore murdered by the 1 irks for refusing to renounce irist and become Mohammedans. 1 V I Of the 1157 motor ships in service \ ring 1920, ^nly 27 flew the Amer- 1 n flag. i * * I V v d w rr lr CHILEAN VOLCANO IN VIOLENT ACTIG Buenos Aires, Jan ' 16?JErupti< of a volcano in the Andes Monntai believed to be Mount Rinehua Chile is reported in dispatches i reived'here. The township of Oson Union and San Pablo, Chile were co 3iderably damaged by falling rocks Inhabitants of the town of Bar ache Argentina and surroundii :ountry region awoke yesterdi morning to find the sky overcast ai the ground covered with volcan acliAc "f**aormonta <vf rA^lf "fAlliTICF f termittenly. Great clouds of ash sbscured the sun the entire day. Incalculable damage is said lave been done to the grazing lam >f Lake Nahucl-Huapi, hot ashes Co sring the ground to a depth of nea y six inches. The livestock there a: n danger of starvation unles6 th< :an be transported from the affect* sone. The report added further eruptioi ire feared. AGED MAN TRAVELS - V Paris, Jam 10? A modern Meth jelah, reputed to be the. oldest mi >n .earth, has started out to see tl arorld before he gets "too old ' travel." Zora Mehmed, 146 years ol >f Constantinople has arrived Paris. Zora, who^has been workii arettv consistently for 140 vears. n excellent health and boasts of b ng able to carry a 200 pound weigk Zora produces identification pa ;rs and he refers to his closest coi petition for longevity honors, a Sioi [ndian in the United States,'aged 1< pear?, as "a mere boy." Zora has >on 95 years old and he has so mai iescendants that he long ago lo :ount. * The aged Turk is a skeptic on t] mbject of matrimony. Having tri< ;he experience four times, he says, 1 speaks with a certain amount of a :hor:ty. - "Women," said Zora, shaking h lead bitterly, "women, they ms >eem as sweet as the rosy dawn, bi eerily they are more often lil horns, hidden only by a rosy ext >> ^ . iwi. UM CLOTHES line woole quality, c le world's bes rith Kirscht lean clothes >ok smarter ; foo amey < ' 1 AB1 NEW FINANCING PLANNEI BY SOUTHERN RAI1 Washington, Jan 12?TThe ern railroad aaked the Irit Commerce Commission today f< mission to issue and eell $80,0 in gold bonds to bear interest 1-2 percent, to mature April, The road propose* with the thus obtained to pay $22t5 for redemption of outstanding term notes, and $2,355,000 to guish a government loan. Th ance, the application Baid wi held in the treasury of the co tiorf as reimbursement for < hpftprmpnf pxnpnriitnrpq n made. JAPAN* CHARGES 10 REAR AD Ml Washington, Jan 14?In pation of a naval limitation ment ten rear admirals -< Japanese navy have received abl discharge, according to. a which reached the Japanese c tion headquarters today. Soi 000 mployees of the Muroran Company, which supplies quantites of steel to the shi] ing plant of the imperial nav; have been discharged,. the patches added. Pres I linvp inch t M. T W Club next tQ and would like Dry Cleaning i Coat Suits and absolutely guar Work called ! where in town. P |li|l Phone 349 ins, of old ' a hosen by us: >t. Such fal >aum tailoi that fit b and wear loi to $45 & GilL 3EVILLE HEAVY HAIR SAVES HER , LIFE IN AUTO CRASH South erstate >r per 00,000 at 6 1966. funds 88,000 short extin e bal 11 be T^pra sapital lready Savannah, Ga., Jan. 8.?[Mrs. Daisy ^ Fitzgerald, who Jives at 50? Eadfc-4"^ Thirty-Third street, will never bob her hair. She can thank her luxurious hair and a heayy Wmterhat for her good health and happiness ' today, for Mrs, Fitzgerald was saved from serk>o| injury When she was throws head first from an automobile by ths crown of glory which nature gave' her and* the one the milliner sold her. Mrs. Fitzgerald was in a jitney bus coming to work Friday morning when the car was hit by-another ve hicle. The foree of the impact- sent her headforemost from the jitney onto the asphalt pavement. It was thought at first she was seriously in- ^ jared, bat later examinations dis- v;' closed her head had been protected..!'" by her heavy hair and winter hat. r ' And That's That. "Young man," said the elderly law yer to the junior member who was ' about to try his first important /paae. "In picking your jury be sure and get at least two women on it." . "Yes, sir, I shall, but why!" "Because this is a doubtful caa* and we want the jury to disagree.'*? American Legion Weekly. ^' Y3 sing Club 1 :>pene? up a Farmers Warehouse : to do all your work, and Pressing, Ladies' ? a* A m* '1 Mens Suits. AH work anteed For and delivered any K Whaley Washington St. jfe I V time from Dries, II' % ..;n< .[J V: lng> etter, tiger. > *>??