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Scraps and facts. ? Senator LaFollette and other Republican progressive leaders are about ready to break away from their old time Republican moorings and lead a movement for a third national party, foreseeing that in 1912 the convention will be dominated by the Taft. or conservative wing of the organization. They believe, it is said, * * *? ? ''? *-????? -rl rrl *-? cr onnnouclrttlQ max oniy tt ic w &i uu^uig vv?(w^??v..M to the Insurgents will be granted either in the convention or in legislative matters. They are emphatically opposed to compromise and believe no time should be lost in forming a third party with a comprehensive radical reform. ? Washington, February 20: Not fot years have so many far-reaching principles relating to interstate commerce been approved by the supreme court of the United States as were established in its decisions today as the unquestioned law of the land. Decisions on a number of old, difficult questions were announced. Perhaps the most Important of the questions of interstate commerce decided was: That the passenger has no right to buy tickets with services, advertising, releases, or property, nor can the railroad company buy services, advertising, releases or property with transportation. This decision was an interpretation by the court of the Hepburr law of 1906. The case involved a large number of contracts between the Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville Railway Co., and various publishers. ? New York. February 19: Benja? -1.-1 -v.- human Shuttle mm nosniumi, v.it ..... cook, who has been tossed backward and forward between this port and Panama during the past two months, has been ordered deported by the immigration authorities and will be sent to Russia on the first available steamer. Rosenthal Is a native of Russia but was charged, when he came to the United States from Panama, with being identified with traffic in women for immoral purposes. Panama declined to receive him when he was first returned there and sent him back to the United States. This game of shuttlecock was pursued until the immigration authorities have finally decided that the United States, although it cannot compel the steamship company to return the man to Russia at its own expense, can better afford to pay his fare than be further troubled with him. If Russia refuses to receive him he will find himself a man without a country or flag, while the steamship company will be in a predicament regarding his final disposition. ? Montreal. Feb. 19: "When I saw Him I fell at His feet as one dead," (Revelations 1: 17) was the text from which the Rev. Andrew Mowatt was about to preach a sermon on "A Vision of Christ." at the Erskine Presbyterian church today when he was fatally stricken with heart failure. The choir was singing the hymn just preceding the sermon when members of the congregation noticed * * ' ~ ~~ ",rt" /HcfrottQ SPV tnai ineir pasior nao ill u.ui.v? eral helped to carry him to the vestry where he passed away without regaining consciousness. Dr. Mowatt was 72 years old and on account of his ill health had handed in his resignation two months ago but agreed to continue in the pastorate pending the appointment of a successor. Springfield, Ohio. Feb. 19: Stricken with apoplexy while assisting with the holy communion at the 7.30 o'clock mass this morning the Rev. Father Francis M. Kennedy, chief assistant pastor of St. Raphael's Catholic church, died at 8.22 o'clock tonight without regaining consciousness. He was 26 years old. Albany, N. Y., Feb. 19: Rev. Jas. F. Robinson. 76 years old. pastor of the First Methodist church, died suddenly today five minutes before he was to begin the morning service. He had walked to the church with his wife and daughter from his home and fell to the floor while talking with one of his parishioners. ? Washington special of February 17 to the News and Courier: James B. Knotts, Benjamin Knotts, Albert A. Armstrong -and Flossie Bennett, alias Flossie Knotts, the two former from Orangeburg. S. C., were Indicted today by the grand jury for blackmail. According to the indictment, the quartette attempted to extort $5,000 from Charles Rosenthal, by means of the "badger" game, on December 13, last. The indictment alleges that the woman named and the three men accused Rosenthal of imnrnner relations with the woman, who, it was claimed, was the wife of James Knotts, for the purpose of extorting money from him. According to Rosenthal's story, as told to the police, he called at the Cairo apartments in the evening, at the woman defendant's solicitation. While there, he says, her alleged husband made the accusation against him, after tying him to a chair and flourishing a pistol. He was later shown photographs, said to have been taken from a closet in the room, which was brilliantly lighted. Rosenthal gave a check to the husband and was released on a promise to pay the money the next day at his place of business. When James Knotts called to get the money he was arrested. Knotts and his brother were released on bail, and are now at their homes in South Carolina. Armstrong and the woman, defendants, are in jail. ? Pekin, February 19: It is consided as significant that the Japanese here are anxious to direct attention to the British investment of the disputed Yun-Xan border, which is due to the procrastinating tactics of the Chinese in negotiating a settlement of longstanding disputes. This Anglo-Chinese dispute arose from the failure to delimitate properly 220 miles of the Burmah-Yun-Nan frontier and the consequent troubles with marauding tribes, which led to the despatch of a British force under orders to remain until the delimitation was completed. n..nnl/.inn r\f Q RllQQ, ...TflnflnPSP 1 UC OUOflWIVII Wfc Wi Akwwwv w?r concert Is still strong, and Japanese action is looked for at the auspicious moment. The officials of the British legation, having had their patience exhausted frequently of late, do not sympathize with the Chinese in the difficulty which has arisen with Russia. and the consensus of opinion in the legation quarter is that the Chinese government, instead of advancing in recent years has steadily become more and more incapable. It is declared that it is almost impossible for the legations to obtain action on any question. They Instance the delay in the American loan. Among the government officials the talk is endless and little progress is made. Both the friends and foes of China see hopelessness in the situation and ridicule the idea of defying Russia. Some of them hope for American or other interference. ? New York, February 19: A record in fast long distance travel by train was made on the arrival here tonight of Charles G. Gates, son of John \V. Gates, the New York financier. who completed a dash across the continent to obtain expert treatment for a case of blood poisoning. The first rfoort. civen out upon arrival of the train at the Grand Central station at 10.49 o'clock tonight, was that Mr. Gates was in a better condition than when he started on the hurried trip East. Dr. Fellows Davis, the physician who niet him. said that there was no immediate danger and if the case grew no worse than he expected Mr. Gates might be himself again in a few weeks. To be precise, a chain of fast trains carried Mr. Gates over 2,989 miles of track in seventy-eight hours, including all of the several stops for changing engines, switching, etc. This is an average for the whole distance of thirty-seven miles an hour, counting stops. The fastest time ever made from Chicago to New York is that of Mr. Gates' train in 16 hours and 49 minutes. The eastbound trip has never been made under seventeen hours, although the westbound record has been 16 hours and 7 minutes. The portion of the trip covered in the fastest time was that between Toledo and Cleveland, when 108 miles were covered in 97 minutes. The last leg of the journey over the New York Central lines from Albany was made in exactly a mile a minute, notwithstanding time taken to change from steam to electric locomotion at High Kridge. Mr. Gates was so alarmed over the infection of a bruise on his leg while traveling in the west last week that he offered Sfi.OOft for special train fare to New York. He left Yuma. Arizona. Thursday afternoon. Although confined to his bed In one of the five special cars on the train, Mr. Gates was in a very cheerful mood upon his arrival here and in as good a condition. Dr. Davis said, as could be expected. He explained that Mr. Gates suffered a similar bruise two years ago and had had so much trouble from infection that this time he did not desire to take the slightest chance in his present trouble. He was removed tonight to his Mmlisfin nvpnup home, where a consultation of physicians was held over his case. (Tlte \|orlnille (f nquirrr. Entered at the Postofflce in Yorkville as Mall Matter of the Second Class. YORKVILLE. S. C.i ? TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1911. Now that the general assembly has ' adjourned, the country can get down I to business again. [ - - Since writing the remarks that ap' pear elsewhere on the subject, the news comes that Governor Blease has vetoed the bill relating to exceptions from Jury service. Greenville has been having a pretty rough time during the past week; but the town is not to be blamed for that murder that was committed by the ruffian who wandered in from abroad. Anyhow, train robberies have been more common in the New England and middle states than in the south, and it is no wonder that bandits had to explain to the trainmen that "It was a holdup." There are many people to whom hard work, economy, frugality and persistent attention to business do not appeal; but this is a strong combination and wins oftener than anything else. Judge Klugh is sick and unable to fill his appointments on circuit and has notified the chief justice of the supreme court and the governor as required by statute. As to whether there is going to be any conflict over the appointment of his substitute has not developed. The people who are making the best showing in milk deliveries at the creamery will in a few years begin to make still better showings on their farms. The folks, if any there be, who are now laughing at the people who are studying the cows, will one day find that it was they themselves who should have been laughed at. Watch. And after all, Governor Blease surprised them some and saved enough to make them a little more careful the next time. We will admit that it would be difficult to show the wisdom of any specific veto. It is quite probable that the veto in each case will result in more loss than saving; but taken as a whole that veto message will call at ivutiuu iu mc iav.1 mai iuviv ouvuiu wt a slowing down in expenditures. And something had to be done to bring this about. We have seen one statement that the slander bill?the bill intended to reach the campaign liar?has passed and another that it did not pass. If it did not pass, we are sorry. Mean, vicious campaign lies have been very common in York county, and there is a large class of people in this county who esteem the concoction of these lies as the acme of human cleverness. As a rule, the liar is also a contemptible coward, a bill like the one proposed would be very well calculated to put him out of business. The marriage license law begins by saying that "it shall be unlawful for any person to contract matrimony within this state without first, procuring a license," and ends by saying: "Nothing herein contained shall render any marriage illegal without the issuance of a license." Unlawful but not illegal.?Pee Dee Advocate. The bill as it passed is rather crude in some particulars; but if any indi1 vidual cares to presume on the seeming conflict referred to, we have an idea that he will find it can be construed to his discomfiture with a clearness that will be surprising. Governor Blease is quoted as saying that the story that he gave out the advance impression that he would approve the appropriation bill is untrue. On the contrary he let it be known that he would not approve the bill in its entirety. He is further quoted as saying that if he had given the general assembly warning in advance he would have disapproved the heavy educational bills, and that unless these appropriations are considerably reduced next year he will veto them. He did not veto this year for the reason that the result would have been to have closed the colleges for a year, and he did not think that would be lair except after advance notice. Just why our friend, the Anderson Daily Mail, should continue to insist that the constitution does not mean what it says as to holding two offices, we cannot understand. In the case of certain others, however, the puzzle is nut so great. Aware irom our own knowledge that it is so as to a number of them, we venture that if the fact were known, it would be shown that a majority of the members of the gene1 ral assembly are also trustees of the various school districts in which they . reside. And like Senator Tillman, these are hardly to be considered the most credible witnesses on the subject. When the Mail cites them it reminds us of a story that used to be told of an incident of the Mexican war. Advancing American troops had captured a native whom the commanding officer desired to interview in the hope of getting certain much desired information; but there was trouble in iinding an interpreter. Calling up one of his men the colonel asked, "Do you speak Mexican?" "No, sir," replied the man. "Well, do you know anybody hereabouts who does?" asked the colonel. "Yes, sir," was the response as the soldier pointed to the prisoner, "that man does." All these fellows who hold the "office" or "position" of trustee, speak Mexican. So far as our opinion goes, while we arc doubtful as to whether life trustee under the Clemson will is a state office, we have no possible doubt about the position of any public school trustee. Of course, if the supreme court says that the office of trustee does not come within the inhibition, then we have nothing more to say, because that will be the law, court-made law to be sure; but the law all the same. Discussing the criminality of insanity In his annual report to the general assembly, Dr. J. W. Babcock says: As far back as 1893 I called your attention to the facility with which individuals In this state were adjudged insane after committing a crime. This matter has gone on year after year without recognition on the part of the law-making body. It seems to me that after committing a crime in any form, the alleged criminal, even if insane, should be subject to the grand jury ana criminal cuui i, at icam u^ui e being sent to this hospital as a lunatic. As it now stands, such cases are frequently sent here by the judge of probate, without regard to the officers of the law charged with the handling of criminal cases. I do not mean to say that all of these cases are not insane. Some of them have had attacks of insanity prior to the criminal act. But my point is that even lunatics, when they commit crimes, should by that very act pass beyond the jurisdiction of the probate courts and become subjects for the criminal courts. I have appealed to judges of probate and other officers in vain in these matters. Some solicitors, to my knowl[ edge, have also protested against the practice, but to no purpose. Many thoughtful laymen have long j entertained views like those expressed above, and these will be gratified to have their views confirmed by an expert of such ripe experience as Dr. Babcock. Insanity has long been the refuge of some of the worst criminals the country has ever known and the spurious plea has been used with such effectiveness as to almost down the honest citizen who seeks to question it. In view of the fact that corporeal and other modes of punishment have been found most effective in maintaining discipline among the unruly, even in asylums, it would seem to follow as a matter of course that the criminal laws should not allow the insanity dodge to continue as a means of escaping richly deserved punishment. We've known men who ought to have been hanged to go free on account of aiiatraH innanltv. and we hope to see the day when the plea of insanity will be accepted and acted upon as a confession of criminal guilt. We are not going to pull Carpenter's hair, as suggested by the wicked Greenville News, because we think toe much of him in spite of his stubbornness about some things; but just as he refuses to read the two sections of the constitution relating to the subject of holding two offices he makes virtual admission that he has never read the statute bearing on exemptions from 1 Jury duty. In the Dally Mail of Frl- ! day he says: "So far as we know, the , law has never exempted newspaper- 1 men from jury duty. It has been the j custom not to draw newspaper men ( on the juries; but we think it was nothing more than a custom." Our friend Carpenter is mistaken. This writer remembers to have seen a test of this question in 1878, or thereabouts. Judge T. J. Mackey was presiding over the court. A case of sen- ! sational public interest had been taken up, and the venire had been exhausted without completing the jury panel. Judge Mackey ordered the sheriff to close the door and proceeded to summon talesmen from the audience. A representative of The Enquirer was present to report the proceedings, and the judge tried to put him on the jury. The newspaper man promptly claimed exemption under the law, and the Judge denying the claim, the newspaper man showed him the statute and maintained his position. On realizing that he was whipped, Judge Mackey contented himself with declaring that although the statute did except newspaper men, it was an absurd statute and should be repealed. However, the statute has not been repealed unless it has been done by the present general assembly. See Section 2935 of the ; 1892 Report of the Code Commissioner and Section 3704 of the 1910 report. But say, Carpenter, the legislature that 1 passed this act may not have "intended" to exempt newspaper men from jury service and like those sections of the constitution in question, these sections of the Code may not mean what they say. _ i Jury Reform. J We see it stated in The News and Courier that Governor Blease is hesi- ; tating whether to sign the bill that withdraws the privileges heretofore enjoyed by so many members of the ( better educated and more informed classes as to jury service. Under the law as same has been interpreted by the supreme court, exemption from jury service is a privilege, rather than the withholding of a right and people exempted from ser- j vice by statute have the right to serve if they desire; but seldom have the opportunity for the jury commissioners very rarely place their names in jury boxes. As to what was the real, original motive behind these exemptions we do not know, of course; but it is a fact that most men are inclined to feel flat- , tered by anything that comes to them in a shape that looks like a privilege, a l?oun onv 1/ioHlif* I ct I ill nitric uao nc?vi mvvm uiV from those who are included among the supposed beneficiaries of the law. This supposed privilege, however, j has proved very expensive as has been s<? widely evidenced in decreased efficiency in the administration of the laws of the land. As to whether this ] decreased efficiency was an original ' purpose of the law, we do not feel jus- ] titled in declaring; but we have no hesitation in saying that the effects of 1 that law have been sufficient to war- 1 rant the general assembly in what it is now trying to do. j If the governor signs this bill, we think an eventual result will be to revo- ] lutionize the administration of the law, ] and if he does not sign it, there will . be no strong reason to hope for an ear- 1 ly change in present conditions. South Carolina Mules.?I. M. Smith drove twenty three of his mule j colts to town from Kinards yes- j terday to show them, leaving thirteen j at home. It is certainly a fine bunch | of the long-eared tribe, and they were much admired.?Newberry Observer. Just think of that, will you? A farmer residing within a dozen miles of Clinton, raising on his plantation i thirty-six line mule colts worth at i least $JOO a head, while so many of our people spend their money for i western mules which are in no way | equal to the home product. Of course i the mule may live and thrive in al- ' most any climate, but tho western mule is certainly not so well adapted t to our climatic conditions as is the i home-raised animal. And no doubt i Mr. Smith's mule colts cost little more < than so many calves and are natur- < ally worth more than the Tennessee i or Kentucky bred, because they are already at home on their natural soil i and "don't have to" be acclimated, l Why not raise more mules and buy | fewer of them?Clinton Gazette. I j LOCAL' AFFAIRS, NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. L. R. Williams, Probate Judge?Gives notice that R. B. Davidson has applied for letters of administration on the estate of Wm. C. Davidson, deceased. J. M. Plexico, Sharon?Has two pairs of thoroughbred Kentucky hounds for sale. J. L. Wood, Yorkville No. 6.?Offers lumber at low prices at the mill yard. J. M. Stroup?Announces that he is ready for business and can furnish you with the right goods at the right prices. Call and see him. Clover Drug Store?Sells many of the popular novels at 59 cents each, for- I merly sold at $1.50. A few at $1.25 and $1.50. R. J. Herndon?Will exchange new pianos or organs for old Instruments. J. Frank Ashe, Pres.?Gives notice of the coming of a special representative of the Farmers' Union to York county, for the purpose of reorganizing local unions. Yorkville Hardware Co.?Says that George Washington didn't use a Keen Kutter hatchet, but he would if he had known how good they are. J. Q. Wray?Has hitching stalls in the rear of his store for the convenience of his customers. J. M. Ferguson?In addition to other feeds, also has cotton seed meal. L. R. Williams, Probate Judge?Gives notice that Walter M. Dunlap, Esq., has applied for letters of administration on the estate of Francis Carson, deceased. Thomson Co.?Is making an early showing of shirt waists and ladies' skirts, as well as other new spring goods. Loan and Savings Bank?Says that George Washington had money in the bank and suggests that you follow his example. An Illustration of how money grows. National Union Bank, Rock Hill? Wants to loan you money and tells you that it is to your advantage to buy your farm supplies with cash. Kirkpatrick-Belk Co.?Invites attention to an early showing of "College Cut" and "High Art" clothing for men. Prices from $10 to $20. Sam M. Grist?Points out that no mat ter wnere you nuy your insurance, you must pay the freight. Investigate the Mutual Benefit route. York Furniture Co.?Sells Perfection blue flame oil stoves and recommends them for reliability. York Supply Co.?Tells you to use Landreth's seeds if you want sure results. Roofing, shingles, peas, supplies, etc. J. C. Wilborn?Has a variety of new real estate offerings in various parts of the county, both town and country property. Mr. Beamguard's crop mortgage bill got through both houses; but as to whether it has been ratified and approved, we do not know. Don't forget the meeting of the Boys' Corn club in the court house at Yorkvllle next Saturday. This is an important meeting and there should be as large an attendance as possible. The Enquirer has been advised by the local postofflce of the enforcement of another rule that does away with a convenience that has been enjoyed here as far back as the memory of the oldest publisher goes. This rule relates to the mailing of papers to subscribers on other than regular publication days. This can be done no longer at second-class rates. The rule requires a one cent stamp on each paper. There has been a good deal of talk from time to time about revision of the pension laws so as to insure the distribution of benefits only among those who are properly entitled to those benefits. The end sought is all very well; but the great question is, how is it to be attained? There is nothing the matter with present laws. The matter is with their enforcements. On one of the early pension boards in this county there was an old soldier who though only a private in the war, was known of all his comrades to have been the equal of the best to be found. He was put on the board because of his fairness and integrity. As a matter of fact he was entitled to a pension under the law; but those who were best acquainted with him knew that he would have starved before he would have touched a cent. We do not commend this because we know that the man was Justly entitled to his share and believe that he should have taken it even though he was getting a support from other sources without it. But that is not the point. This man, who was as honest as steel, and who had no patience with equivocation or evasion insisted on hewing to the line in a strict observance of the law. His colleagues on the board remonstrated arguing, "yes, it is true that the man in question is not entitled to participate under a sirici construction 01 me law; but they are not holding them down to the law in other counties and neither should we. We should get all we can." That view prevailed. The old soldier who held otherwise was looked upon as contentious and was dropped from the board. We know another man of the same kind who was dropped for the same reason. In the course of time, the established rule Beemed to develop in a practice of making the law more notable for its disregard than for its observance. The law is not followed strictly in York? certainly not in accordance with its letter; but from such information as we can gather the list in York county is probably one of the most carefully considered and pruned lists in the state. There may be a few names on the list that are not entitled to be there, just as there may be a few wearing crosses who are not entitled to wear them. And also in this county, we believe there are still a few old soldiers who are entitled to be on the pension list but who are not there simply because they have never seen proper to make application. ABOUT PEOPLE. Mrs. W. W. Dixon and children of Winnsboro, are visiting Mrs. W. F. Marshall in Yorkville. Miss Josie Carroll of Yorkville, is visiting her brother, Mr. John L. Carroll in Thelma, N. C. Mrs. John Bradshaw of Amarillo, Texas, spent Sunday and Monday with Miss Marie Moore in Yorkville. Miss Mary Land of Chicora college, spent several days last week with her parents on Yorkville R. F. D. 1. Mrs. J. F. Youngblood, who has been spending sometime in Raleigh, N. C., has returned to her home in Yorkville. THE CREAMERY. The Yorkville Creamery association paid out something over $600 for butter fat for the month of January, the heaviest month's disbursement for this purpose yet. The Bratton farm, a new patron that has been secured since Mr. Brydges took charge of it, was the largest single patron, its check amounting to $46. Mr. W. R. Carroll was the next largest patron, his check amounting to $40. From $46, the largest, the checks ranged on down to about $7; but there was a general picking up all along the line, notwithstanding the fact that January is undeniably the hardest month of the year on the milk business. There are now nine milk routes in aperation, and still others to be established later on. The weekly milk receipts now amount to slightly over 13,000 pounds, and the management hopes that these figures will be increased to at least 30,300 pounds during the early spring. SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION. Great preparations are making for (he thirty-fourth annual meeting of the South Carolina Sunday School contention, which is to be held in Spartanburg on March 28-30, proximo, and Secretary H. W. Shannon of Sharon, is anxious to have a full delegation from i'ork county. One of the features of the convention is to be a Men's Bible Class parade on Wednesday, March 29, and there is a movement throughout the Halt* ior county dhjic iims men iu harter special trains and attend en tnasse. York county is entitled to thirty delspates to be elected by the various Sunday schools that are members of the association, and as it is not proposed to ask the people of Spartan burg: to entertain other than regular, A accredited delegates, the delegates elected should apply to Secretary _ Shannon for the credentials that he e is prepared to issue. He will issue credentials to only thirty delegates, however. p As soon as delegates are elected and a provided with credentials, they must a write to John Wood at Spartanburg to b be assigned to homes. j Secretary Shannon hopes that the various Sunday school superintend- t| ents, and members of the association, a will lose no time about having dele- ^ gates elected, as the longer the mat- n ter is put off the greater the danger t] of confusion. p _ f< WITHIN THE TOWN. t] ? Congress street needs to be put in n flrst-class shape. t< ? The price of eggs is showing a sngni out sieaay aecune. e ? Mr. P. W. Patrick Is building a neat ? cottage on Church street. * ? A handsome new church on the G corner of Congress and Madison streets a will help the appearance of that local- c lty wonderfully. c! ? Yesterday was a rush day In the A office of the county auditor. It was c' the last day for the taking of returns ? without penalty. ^ ? Yorkville Is a much more Important g trading point than only a few weeks t< ago, and the trading importance of the c town continues to grow rapidly. e: ? Manager Johnson is on the lookout for some more good shows for the ]r spring season, but finds them rather j| harder than usual to get. He has t] plenty of applications from second and -n third rate aggregations; but gives them no encouragement. p ? A citizen of Yorkville, who has C done some building in the town and e? who wants to do some more, has written The Enquirer a communication h based upon recently published para- d graphs with reference to the encour- vi aging of building, etc. In that letter w he makes a statement bearing on what tl he considers the arbitrary attitude of v the town council in prescribing the rr kinds of houses to be built, and ac- Ii cuses the town council of inconsistency si in allowing repairs to be made on al- ei leged fire traps that he thinks should a be condemned. He complains that the ir attitude of the town council is calcu- ai lated not only to discourage building; f< but to make people who have already built wish they had not done so. There 1? is a good deal of reason in the letter, ir and coming as it does from a responsi- a ble citizen, we would be glad to pub- a lish it; but unfortunately at the close, o, we are told not to use the information v as furnished; but to investigate the c< matter for ourselves, and to give the o "subject an airing." Now we are great believers in the idea of turning on the d< light, and the writer of this note as fc well as several others he mentions, s\ have our sympathy in the matter of f< helping to build up the town; but at U the same time we think that in mat- f< ters of this kind the people who have ci kicks coming, should deliver those ai kicks themselves. We are willing to ft furnish the space through which they P can reach the public and through which H those criticised may reply if they see si proper, but really we do not feel called ft upon to do the kicking on our own tc account. cl ? Mr. B. A. Wharton, deputy insur- ^ ance commissioner has notified the lo- U cal fire department that he will be in Yorkville about March 1, for the pur- ( pose of making his annual inspection of fire risk conditions, and requests a| that everything be put in apple pie or- , der before his arrival. The law on the subject is as follows: "Sec. 4. . The comptroller general or his deputy, or the chief of fire department or chief or police or intendant (where there is no chief of fire department), or county sheriff, shall have the right, at all rea- 1 sonable hours, for the purpose of examination, to enter into and upon all buildings and premises within their jurisdiction, whenever any of said of- ? fleers shall find in any building or upon any premises combustible material or inflammable conditions dangerous to the safety of such building or prem- 31 ises, they shall order the same to be w removed, or remedied, and such order h shall be forthwith complied with by Si the owner or occupant of said building o' or premises: Provided, however, That b< if the said owner or occupant shall c< deem himself aggrieved by such order, tl he may, within twenty-i'our hours, appeal to the comptroller general, and the jc cause of the complaint shall be at once ri investigated by the direction of the tr latter, and unless by his authority the g] order of the fire chief or chief of police s^ above named is revoked, such order h shall remain in force, and be forthwith b< compiled with by said owner or occu- a: pant. The comptroller general or his in deputy, fire chief or chief of police or tl county sheriff shall, as aforesaid, make ta an immediate investigation as to the w presence of combusttble material or ol the existence of inflammable condi- ni tions, in any building, or upon any ai premises under their Jurisdiction, upon v< complaint of any person having an bi Interest in said building or premises or tf property thereto, any one failing to hi comply with the orders of the authorities above specified, shall be punish- rt ed by a fine not less than $10, nor more bi than $50, for each day's neglect. Sec. tf 5. Any officer referred to in section 1, gc who neglects or refuses to comply ei with any of the requirements of this g, act, shall be punished by a fine of not ai less than $25. nor more than $100." ft pi LOCAL LACONICS. ai The Southern Shops. Rock Hill Record: The Record ti hears that Mayor John T. Roddey re- tl celved a letter Saturday morning stat- tl ing that Superintendent Wassam of tf the Charleston division, and Master Ui Mechanic W. B. Lipscomb would come tf to Rock Hill in a few days to make ni definite arrangements to relocate the ai Southern railway shops. It is proposed g( to move the shops to another section w of the city, where more ground is available. This means that the shops p] will not be moved to Yorkvllle or any 0i other place, but that they will be kept Tl here. And the entire credit for this Tl decision rests entirely with Mayor tf Roddey. He has been working on the tf question several months, and recently ec made a trip to Washington to see the w higher officials. Mayor Roddey is a th hustler, and when he gets started for game he generally brings it down. He cj has done all the work connected with cc this question of the shops, and the ca Record congratulates him upon his jn success, and also Rock Hill upon hav- fr ing such a patriotic citizen. ec ar MERE-MENTION. v,. Burglars robbed the great Exchange w bank of Rome, Italy, Friday night, af- a* ter killing two night watchmen. The aa five burglars got away with about $1,- dj 000,000, much of It in gold, making P' their escape In an automobile... .The Wi field work of taking the last census of to the United States cost $5,855,500, an th increase of 37J per cent over the census of 1900 Seven firemen were th seriously Injured In Chicago, Saturday, w during a fire in a grain elevator caus- to ed by an explosion of dust. A half oa million bushels of wheat and oats were W destroyed Because she was for- vv' bidden in the will of her father, under sh penalty of disinheritance, to marry Wm. McQuitty until she was 25 years old, Pa Miss Katherine Haines, aged 18 years, tr committed suicide at Wichita, Kan., th Monday, and her sweetheart commit- tvl ted suicide Friday Wm. T. Plum- m mer committed suicide in Chicago, Saturday by Jumping from the eleventh floor of an office building th For several weeks past the police de- tic partment of New York city, has been th assisting in a world-wide searcn ior Miss Dorothy Arnold of that city, the to daughter of wealthy parents, who dls- re appeared December 12. One theory Is It that she is dead and another that she th Is hiding from her parents because If they are opposed to her marriage to a ba young man of Pittsburg, Pa. th m . Pa ? Columbia, February 20: Governor th Rlease today granted a parole until cb July 1 next, to G. Wash Hunter, the th Laurens county man who was convict- ev ed in Greenwood county of killing an- ini other man In a poker game and sen- an tenced to eight years in the penlten- Oi tlary. Hunter's case had gone as high th as the United States supreme court, he but in each instance the verdict of the ot first court was sustained. The parole so is granted pending the result of a mo- op tion for a new trial. APPROPRIATIONS DISAPPROVED. lovarnor Bleasa Gave House and Senate a Big Surprise Over Money Bill. Governor Blease sprung a big surrise on the members of the house nd senate last Saturday night by dlspproving Items In the appropriation 111 to an aggregate amount of about 91.000. The house had adopted a resolulon to adjourn at noon Saturday, and lthough it had to turn the clock ack and work long beyond that hour, lany members assuming, as usual, hat the adjournment would take lace according to schedule, had left or their homes. Along after dark Saturday night here came a message from the goveror bringing Information of objection d numerous Items in the approprialon bill summarized in the following: State Reformatory, heating plant, tc.. $ 15,000; Historical Society index lerk, $1,200; Live Stock association, 1,000; State Fair society. $5,000; 'olored Fair, $1,000; Comptroller ieneral's investigation fund, $5,000; ctuary, insurance department, $1,500; lerk in treasurer's office, $600; law lerk, Attorney General, $450; deficit .udubon society, $1,150; water acount, city of Columbia, $7,500; inurance armory, $31.50; maintenance tate House and grounds, $2,500; arenal at Beaufort, $400; state geoloist's contingent fund. $1,900; inspects and clerk commissioner of agriulture, $4,400; Code commissioner, xtra work, $450; enforcement pure iod law. $1,000; auditorium Univerty of South Carolina, $16,666; heatlg plant. University of South Carona, $5,000; extension infirmary Wintirop college, $6,000; critic teachers, PInthrop, $960; colored college, Orngeburg, $10,050; stenographer, rof. Tate, $720; Confederate Home, harleston, $2,000. Total disapproved $91,927.50. Of the 124 members of the house all ad gone home except 64, and 4n this llemma the question of passing the arlous items over the governor's veto as taken up. It requires a twollrds vote to override the governor's eto; but the house was in an ugly lood and gave that vote repeatedly, a one instance only five members ded with the governor and in anothr seven. The closest vote was a tie, nd in no case was there a majority i favor of sustaining a veto. The etion of the house is summarized as >llo\vs: Veto sustained: Five thousand dolirs comptroller's Investigations; $1,500 jsurance actuary, $4 80 law clerk for ttorney general, $1,150 Audubon balnce. $1,900 contingent for state geolgist, $5,000 for heating plant at uniersity, $8,000 for heating plant at olored college, $1,000 for statistician f department of agriculture. Veto not sustained: Six hundred ollars for treasurer's clerk. $7,500 >r water In Columbia, $31.50 for lnjranee armory, $400 for arsenal; $450 >r Code commissioner, $16,666 for nlverslty of South Carolina, $6,000 >r Infirmary at Wlnthrop, $960 for rltlcs for Wlnthrop college, $2,000 for rteslan well at Colored college, $1,000 >r pure food inspectors, $720 for rof. Tate's clerk, $2,500 for State louse grounds, $2,400 for factory inpector and expenses. $2,000 for Con;derate Home. $15,000 for Reforma>ry at Florence, $1,200 for index lerk of historic commission, $1,000 >r Live Stock association, $5,000 for tate Fair society, $1,000 for Colored air. Total. $64,397.50. The house concluded Its considertlon of the message at 11.20 o'clock nd passed the matter on to the sente, which sustained the governor on II items but three, $960 for three itics for Wlnthrop. $720 for a stengrapher for Prof. Tate and $2,000 for n artesian well for the colored colge at Orangeburg. In all only about $10,000 was finally ppropriated over the governor's veto. HOLDUP ON SOUTHERN. andits Rob Train No. 36 at White Sulphur, Ga. The Southern Railway's train No. 5. from New Orleans to New York, as made the victim of a regulation old-up at White Sulphur, Ga., last aturday morning at shortly after 2 clock, and the express car was robed of a large sum of money, now jmmonly understood to be not less lan $14,000. The hold-up was a thorough-going ib, carefully planned and well cared out from start to finish. As the ain approached White Sulphur, EnIneer J. D. Fant saw a red light vinglng across the track several undred yards ahead, and Immediately egan to slow down his train. Just i the train stopped a man climbed ito the cab and told the engineer >at there was a broken rail some dlsince ahead. A few moments afterard another man climbed into the :her side of the cab and after the ew comers had covered the engineer ad fireman with their revolvers, they jlunteered the Information that the roken rail story was a hoax, and that ic stoDnlntr of the train meant a 3ld-up. The engineer and fireman had al:ady been searched for arms, and the indits having satisfied themselves lat there was no danger on this ore, one of them remained with the igineer and fireman while the other 3t down to look after the express car, nd made an effort to cut it loose om the engine. The bandit who went to cut the exress car loose, did not know how, nd was unable to do the Job, so he ent back after the engineer, ordering Im to come with a shovel. On reirning to the car the bandit ordered le messenger to open the door; but le messenger being a little slow about le matter, the fellow told him that nless the door was opened forthwith le car would be blown up with dynalite. The door was opened without iy more parley, and as the messenir appeared the robber covered him ith his revolver. Two of the bandits entered the exress car, placed a stick of dynamite i the large safe and touched it off. he explosion failed to break the safe hey next tried the same thing with ie smaller safe, after heaping dirt on le dynamite, and the safe was smashi to pieces. The car was also badly recked, a hole being blown through ie roof. After the contents of the safe, inuding packages of bills and bags of tin had been removed, the bandits illed their fellows, some six or seven all, and the party backed away om the train until they reached the Ige of the woods, when they turned id moved away at a more rapid pace. Only one shot was fired during the )ld-up. The passengers, most of horn were asleep, knew nothing (out what was going on forward: but i the result of the explosion of the mamite, several passengers uesau ling out of the door In spite of the arnings of the conductor, who tried keep them In. But as they reached e ground the robbers who were larding the coaches, made them husi back, emphasizing the argument Ith a pistol shot that whizzed close the face of John Bruce, who was i his way from New Orleans to East altham, Mass. Bruce and those Ith him did not wait for a second ot. Conductor Mooney said to a newsiper man in Charlotte that when the ain stopped, he got out to see what e trouble was, and ran into a man ho put a pistol in his face. The an. who wore a mask, said, "You t back into that car d?n you." It more or less common for some of e men of the crew to be up to prac al jokes and Conductor Mooney ought this was one. He brushed e man's pistol aside, and told him stop his foolishness; but the fellow adjusted his aim, Informed him that was a hold-up, that they were after n ttio ovnposs oi\ r and that k"V he was not a d?n fool he would get ck on the train. It was after this at the pistol shot was flred at the ssengers. Engineer Fant said that he only saw ree men. They wore masks of white ith that concealed their faces from elr eyes down. The leaders, hower, called upon the men by numbers stead of by names In giving orders, d used numbers as high as seven, le of the men the engineer saw, he ought was a westerner, and another thought was from the north. Two hers that he heard speak were utherners, and he was inclined to the inion that all were white. After the robbery had been effected, the fireman was made to get dow out of the engine and the engineer wi o/dered to take his engine, now di connected, on to Lula, the next sti tlon ahead. As soon as Information of the hol< up was telegraphed abroad. Ooverm Prown of Georgia offered a reward i $100 for each of the five bandit which according to his advices coi stituted the party, and the expre; company offered a reward of $1,00 Posses were organized at once, ar efforts made to follow the men wll dogs. One statement Is that the bai dlts had put red pepper In their tracl tn thrnw thp Hr>ir? riff thn sr>ont nr another statement is that back in ti woods from the train they had an ai tomobile in which they escaped towai the north Georgia mountains. TORREN3 LAND TITLE. System Made Plain By Questions ar Answers. What is a Torrens title? It is a title to real estate guaranter by the state to be perfect and unassai able in court. Where does It get its name? From Sir R. R. Torrens, Premli (Secretary of State) of S. Austral! who originated this land title registi to guard against land sharks, and ren edy the then-existing defective titli of his country, causing expensive lit gation and doing great injustice to tl land owners. Wherein does a Torrens title diffi from our warranty deed? A Torrens title cannot be Issued t the clerk of the court without a pei feet chain of title being on record ar the property appears unencumbered t liens, judgments and mortgages; wh< issued it is guaranteed by the sta against all claimants, and suit for i recovery cannot be brought against tl owner, but a suit for payment of tl same may be brought against the stat How does the state protect itse against possible loss? An additional fee beside the reguh registry fee may be charged, whic creates a sinking fund out of which, a (ii/lfrrrtortln nnnrtilnrr frA m Oil 11Q Qrlfllr out of land litigation and Its expensi would be paid. What effect would such a chanf have on our courts? It would do away with most of tl litigation now filling our superb courts, thereby saving the taxpay< many thousands of dollars. What other direct benefits would tl land owners reap from such a law? It would secure to the land owni lower interest on the money borrowe as the lender would have absolute s< curity for money lent on land, moi capital would seek loans, thereby lov ering the rate of interest. Would any class be Injured by tl passage of such a law? The land thieves, abstract companii and some lawyers would be, as litt or no land litigation could arise und< such a law, after it was firmly estal lished. If such a law is passed, would eac deed have to be recorded again? No. The law could be made options so only those who desired a Torret title would take advantage of the lai ?Exchange. "I Told You So."?Governor Bleai has so conducted himself in office thi far that his friends and his enemit are united in saying of his admii lstratfon. "I told you so." That is remarkable feat. He has done whi his strongest supporters hoped ar bitterest opponents feared he woul do. His political methods in the pas he evidently believes, were respons ble for his elevation to the office h holds. Having, to his mind demot strated their effectiveness, it is prol ably not unnatural that in his cor duct as governor he should continu the methods to which he thinks h owes his election. He sees no reaso for a change. The future will determine whethe or not his calculations are correc There are those who think that t has not the Inalienable support < those who did not vote for him in th first primary, but cast their ballot for him In the second race. They sa he missed a golden opportunity < confound his enemies and wlel doubtful support to himself when I pitched his inaugural address upon personal plane, instead of omittlc any reference therein to the feelinf engendered by the bitter fight whic preceded his election. Governor Blease might take a lei son from The State, which so releni lessly fought to prevent his electloi One can often learn more from one enemies than from one's friends. Tb popular idea is that The State is ver much like the leopard, which coul more easily change its spots tha could Columbia's morning paper re cede from as pronounced a positlo as It took against Mr. Blease. N one believes The State likes Governc Blease any better than it did Car dldate Blease, yet it is treating hli with a consideration he probably dl not expect. He might imitate its ej ample in his treatment of his politic) enemies.?Greenville Piedmont. Should Live Within Its Income.If the legislature appropriated moi money than the tax levy will rais< Governor Blease was dead right i vetoing the appropriation bill. Fo years there has been talk of econom and promises of reduction in taxei but the legislature has regularly mad appropriations in excess of the incom of the state. This course, as unwis as it was unbusiness-like, has result ed In a deficit and the state has ha to borrow large sums annually to II quidate Its obligations, making th burden of taxation greater than neces sary to the extent of the Interest pal on the money borrowed. We do nc stand for niggardliness in the admin Istration of the business of the stat< for it is not only wise, but often th truest economy to spend money lib erally when necessary for Improve ments or to increase the efficiency c the administration of the affairs of th state. But we have always condemne a haphazard appropriation of publi money without having first provide ways and means for raising a suffl cient sum by taxation, or otherwlst to cover the amounts appropriated The legislature has been guilty of thl Indefensible practice In former year: it may have done the same thing thl year, ana u u nas, uovernor rsieas needs no further justification of hi act In vetoing the appropriation bil than a recital of the fact. If the leg islature voted away more money tha: the state will receive from all source during the current year, Governo Please has taught the legislators long needed and merited lesson.? Sumter Item. New Crop Mortgage Law.?Follow lng is the new crop mortgage law a just passed by the general assembly: Section 3,005. No mortgage of an; crop or crops shall be good and ef fective to convey to the mortgagee an: Interest in any crop or crops othe than the crop or crops to be raisei during the year In which said mort gage is given, and unless the lani whereon said crop or crops are to b raised shall be described or mention ed In said mortgage, which said mort gage when so taken, when Indexed o recorded as required by law, shall con stltute a lien on the crops therein de scribed In preference to all subsequen mortgages on said crop or crops. The understanding is that the bil tightens up the giving of mortgage and to all intents and purposes the liei law is still in force and the terms ar more liberal than ever to the part; lending the money. License i-or 1-001 i aoies.?Hereaite pool tables maintained for profit wll have to pay a license of J100 a year The law as passed by the generai as sembly is as follows: Section 1. That from and after th< first day of April, 1911, every persoi operating any pool or billiard table ii this state, outside of an incorporate< city or town, shall pay to the clerk o court of the county in which such ta ble is operated, an annual license oi $100, to be turned into the school fundi of such county: Provided, That this act shall not apply to clubs or individuals where the table is not operated foi private gain. Sec. 2. That anyone violating th< provisions of this act shall be punishet by a fine of not more than $100 or imprisonment for not more than 30 days for each day such table may be run oi operated without such license. rn SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS. 18 ?Columbia State: Gov. Blease has s_ instructed his whisky constables in a" Richland county not to bring any more cases before the recorder of the city 3* of Columbia. He has instructed them ?r to bring all violations of the dispensary law before a magistrate. Gov. Blease 3- said that the fines received from the cases of violation of the dispensary 39 were considerable and that he would 0- see that none of this went* Into the 1(1 city treasury of Columbia. Gov. Blease th takes the position because there was 11" some talk of cutting: the water off from the governor's mansion should the veto ld of the item of $7,500 for water have ie been upheld. There is some question J- as to whether the governor's mansion Is a public building or not. ? Columbia, February 18: Governor Blease today took action on the "two office" matter for determining the question of the right of a public officer to hold a trusteeship of a state college, 'd He has sent the letter of John G. Richards, Jr., a member of the railroad commission, to Attorney General Lyon, asking that he bring suit to finally dej. termine the issue. Several days ago Mr." Richards addressed a letter to Governor Blease, in which he stated he er thought that the right of a public offla cial to hold a trusteeship of a state y college should be tested in the courts of the state. Mr. Richards took the eg position that the resignation of a trusj. tee would not decide the issue. Mr. ie Richards said that the question was most important and should be decided er once for all. Governor Blease was of the same opinion as Mr. Richards and ,y will ask the attorney general to bring r*_ suit. The general assembly, by the 1(j adoption of the resolution prepared by ,v the commission, specially appointed to ,n investigate this very matter, took the te same course. ts ?Greenville, February 17: In a ie fight with a number of people at the ie home of Jim Pepper, on Webster e. street, this afternoon. Officer Rector. If of the local police force, came near losing his life. He had gone to Pepper's ir house to arrest a white woman on a :h disorderly charge when the woman's l!1 son attacked him with the butt end of lg a double-barreled shotgun, beating es him severely in the face. While the fight was at it height several women te and men engaged in the melee and the officer would not fire for fear of injurle ing several children, who were among er the assortment of combatants. After ?r the officer had been felled by the blows, the crowds barricaded themselves in the ie house and defied arrest. At this Juncture several other officers of the force er arrived with county deputies. The d, house was quickly surrounded and e- half dozen of the combatants taken re to Jail. Officer Cureton, who was shot 7- Wednesday by S. C. Stonecypher, Is still in a critical condition at a private le hospital. He is shot in the head, the ball lodging near the base of the brain. ?Greenville, February 18: This 'e morning at 6 o'clock when Ed Folger, er assistant postmaster at Easley, twelve > miles from here, opened the door of the "postofllce, a yeggman flashed a gun to upon him. Mr. Folger retreated and the man made his escape by the back d. door. In his haste he left his kit of is tools and mask in the postofllce. Mail sacks were piled by the safe door and the yeggman had made all preparation to blow the safe. The dynamite and glycerine with which he had planned 5e to blow open the safe were left in the office by the bandit. It is thought that the yeggman had watched for his ~ chance. The night watchman was Just * going off duty at this time and the i yeggman evidently thought the postofflee would not be opened for some time, 'f* The Jewelry store of Harvey Snyder , was entered at Easley durin?* the night and all watches and Jewelry not in the ,e safe were stolen. The safe was not J" touched. Whether this robbery was committed by the same party who attempted to rob the postofllce is not ie known. Telegrams were sent to Clemie son college for bloodhounds. ? There was another murder in >r Greenville on Friday morning, and the 't victim was another policeman. Between 2.30 and 3 o'clock, Policemen B. V. Johnson and Oliver S. Gunnels ie saw a man coming toward the Greents vllle and Augusta depot, carrying a y bag on his shoulder. They decided q that he was probably a chicken thief and determined to watch him. He ie went Into the negro waiting room and a they followed; but Just as they got to lK the door, the fellow fired several shots ? striking Johnson in the right leg and mortally wounding Gunnels. The fellow got away. Officer Gunnels died about five hours later. News of the shooting stirred up tremendous excite "n ment, and hundreds of people gathered g to make search for the murderer, who ie was generally supposed to be one of ,y two yeggmen who had robbed two stores, and the Southern depot at Wiln liam8ton, twenty miles away the night before. The city of Greenville offered 1500 reward for the capture of the rQ murderer and Governor Blease offered )r $200 reward. Posses went out from Greenville during Friday and scoured the country for many miles around, but ^ with little result beyond the finding of a bag containing some burglar tools and a lot of dynamite. ? Columbia, February 20: Vetoes by Governor Blease on the appropriation bill which were not over-ruled by the ? general assembly will seriously affect, e among other divisions of the state govs, ernment, the department of agriculn ture, commerce and industries, under >r Commissioner E. J. Watson. In this y department, the inspection of factories 3, will be practically eliminated, the ofe flee of satistical secretary will have to e be abolished, and the Inspection of ie foods and drugs is placed upon a very t- doubtful basis, for the present, at least, d Colonel Watson says, however, that he I- accepts the dictum of the legislature in e the same manner he has always rei ceived its orders, and will simply end deavor to do the best and most efli>t clent work he can with the funds at i- his disposal. The abolishment of the >, office of statistical decretary, which e place is now held by Miss E. C. Kil i- lfan, will throw this work u>x>n Mr. - Watson himself, and while he now has if his hands full, he hopes to accomplish e this new duty to the best of his ability, d in the circumstances. Factory inspecc tion will have to go. There are now d two factory inspectors, Messrs. A. i- MacDougal and J. A. Gaines. These >, have done efficient work during the I. last year, but, as Mr. Watson is not 8 authorized to do this work personally, i, the eliminating of this appropriation s effectually does away with factory Ine spection this year. Mr. Watson res cently appointed Dr. A. C. Doyle of II Orangeburg, under the commercial - foodstuffs act, to do the work of his n department in the enforcement of the s pure food and drugs laws. Dr. Doyle r was to have operated under both this a office and the state board of health, - his salary being paid partly by both departments. The elimination of this appropriation for the office of commissioner of agriculture will cut off Dr. - Doyle's pay from that department, s and it is yet uncertain what arrangement will be made. This department, y however, is accepting things as they - come, and appears not disposed to cry y over spilt milk. r m ^ Re-Apportionment Bill Passed.?The j re-apportionment bill as the same has passed the general assembly is as follows: ^ "Section 1. That for the purpose " of the apportionment of representatives in the house of representatives ntvtf\n<* oAirAwnl ooiintioa I ?"* thf m aiuuug itic ocvci ai vvuiiiivo in n?v t state, the enumeration of the Inhabitants of the several counties by 1 the United States census of 1910 is g hereby adopted as a true and correct , enumeration. e "Section 2. That, until the next v apportionment, the representatives of the several counties shall be as fol- ^ laws: Abbeville, 3: Aiken, 3; Anderson, 6; Bamberg. 2; Barnwell, 3; r Beaufort. 2: Berkeley, 2; Calhoun, 1; 1 Charleston. 8: Cherokee, 2; Chester, . 2: Chesterfield, 2; Clarendon, 3; Colleton. 2; Darlington, 3; Dillon, 2; Dorchester. 1; Edgefield, 2; Fairfield, 2; s Florence, 3; Georgetown, 2; Greent ville. 6: Greenwood, 3; Hampton, 2; i Horry, 2; Kershaw, 2; Lancaster, 2; 1 Laurens. 3; Lee, 2; Lexington, 3; Maf rion, 2; Marlboro, 3; Newberry, 3; - Richland, 5; Saluda. 2; Spartanburg, f 7; Sumter. 3; Union, 2; Williamsburg. i 3. and York. 4. i "Section 3. That this apportion ment shall not take effect until the r next succeeding general election." The following counties gain one rep; resentatlve each: Anderson, Greeni ville, Dillon, Orangeburg, Richland and Spartanburg. , The following lose one each: Alr ken. Berkeley, Beaufort, Chester, Fairfield and Colleton.