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&*? meruit. MI& $$w*wa ! R. a. AULL. KDITOK. Entered at the Fostoffice at Newberry. S. C., as 2nd class matter. Tuesday, January '28, 1908. EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENCE. Columbia, January 27.?Two weeks of iho present legislature have gone The lien law has been repealed bj the house by a largo vote and the indications are that the senate will take similar action as soon as the bi?! is presented. The Newberry members in Mr?i house voted to repeal and Mr. Johnstone and Mr. Wvche made speeches for the repeal. The elections are over and there is no tilling now to distract, attention. Numerous and varied new measures have been presented and still they come. Many of them will meet an early death as they deserv. The kiihor contract law has not yet been detbated. A number of hills on tjlie subject have been presented ami several con Terences have been held to agre upon somthing thai would meet, the requirements. TI10 judiciary committees of the two houses have been requested to prepare and present a bill that would meet the demands of the farmers and at the same time stand the lest of lire courts. The bill has not yet been presented but will be and it is hoped a measure that will be satisfactory may be made the law. 'The effort will be made at The dispensary committee has re|N>rtcd my pr<>hibiIi<m hill unfavorably and has not yet. reported tire Nash bill. As was said some time auo the danger of the prohibitiouists this time is going to be |o agree <>n a measure that will have I heir united support. 11 does not seem at this time probable that any prohibition bill will be passed. The Charleston proposition to give that city a license system does not. seem to meet with much favor. Senator Itlease has a bill to abolish the ollice of county supervisor and to give live com'missioners. The bill is printed in The Herald and News and if ii is not acceptable to the people of the county the members would be glad |o hear from them. I do not know how the Newberry members of the house feel towards the change. My opinion is that unless the people are willing lit raise some money io pay for road building any law thai may be passed will amount to verv lit tie. The estimate for county expenses Ibis year calls for a four and a half mill levy against three mills la^l y -ar. The delegation has not agreed upon any levy a^ yet. It will be n.ce -.iry |o raise some more money to furuMi the new criir! house. Mr. Anil !ta-- a bill |o provide for a rural mounted police system. It is oriMted in The Herald ami News today as introduced. It is a special order and may be called up at any time. It proposes lo do away with .magistrates' constables and liquor constables, and let the rural police do this work and at the same time give some protection lo the people who live in i' country. Three such policemen in thi> county would cost 110 mere than is paid to those olliccrs whose places they would take. We should have four in this county and then the additional cost would not be more than seven or eight hundred dollars. It is a good measure but whether we. are ready for it or not 1 can not say. The comptroller general estimates the total expenses of the government at. $1,122,000 and that to meet this it would require a levy of I :t-t mills against -1 1-2 mills last year. If additional amounts are put in tlie appropriation bills as it looks probable now this levy will have to be increased. The South Carolina University wants more money for running expenses and something about .$100,000 for new buildings; W'inthrop wants .$,">0,000 for new building; tin1 Citadel wants $.10,000 for new building or rather to repair the police station which the Stale bought from Charleston some two years ago; Tom Miller wants $0,000 more for bis colored college, and then (Jen. Stephen T). Lee addressed the legislature lhv> other day asking for a monument to the Confederate dead at Yieksburg, "Miss., and already a bill has been introduced appropriating $10,000; the State hospital for the insane will have to have about $.'10,000 more than last year. This last will have to be given but the others I am against just now because they are not absolutely necessary. And I fhould have said in regard lo State colleges that Clemsoii wants to be let alone. She has plenty of money but is afraid all the time that some will believe that silo lias moiv tlm;i she needs. ft I ^ looks as if all these demands will be 1 granted. Of courso some few of as s will try to keep lire legislature from ] . being too extravagant but they say i the State is prosperous and tho State I institutions must be liberally sup- ' 1 ported. < I have a bill to abolish scholar- * i ships but it will scarcely get a fiav- ' oralblo report. I have a bill also to < j abolish the high school act and some c one said the other day that I was an ? r iconoclast but it is not- so. 1 would . like to see something done for our .s | common schools. But they are never t | mentioned. i The appropriation bill will be tak- < > en up in "earnest by the ways and s means committee this week and we " ; can soon form some idea how it will J1 appear when it gets into the house. I1 ; (iov. Ansel suggested i.i a special ' message (hat the. legislature should v' ' |' be careful and conservative in regard to railmad legislation. I think Ins suggestion is along the right line. 's 'I'lie truth of the matter is as to pas- n senger rates the people who <lo I !i "> '' most of the traveling would much ' prefer to have the railroads furnish s better equipment, better service an.l I1 more secure road beds Ilnt;i to cut tire rale at all ami if those who travel li only occasionally would stop a mo- s ment. to think they would reach the " same conclusion. s h'or tin4 last few days there has I' been very little heard around here '' about the dispensary investigation ? The proposition is nuadc to appro- (> priate $l.r).000 to employ lawyers to '' assist (be attorney general in the.prosecutions. The state, house and grounds have been greatly improved since the last j session of the legislature and when j i the grounds are completed will lie I very pretty. This is a work which j should have been done long ago. | There have been several Newberry s< j people in the cilv the pas| week. " I-!. 11. A. :l, OUR MAILING LIST. j; AVe liave endeavored to correct our '' mailing list and would he glad to have (our subscribers examine tae label on N J the paper and see if th?* date opposite i the name is correct. 1?f not we will ' \ be pleased to make the correction. * The !is( was corrected up to and 11 I including .January IS. Any payments I made since (hat date have not been corrected. v j We would also ask I host' who are v in arrears |o remember (that after tire ' 'first of April, under the ruling of the :l ! post ollice department all who are in arrears will have to be taken from ? the list. We would regret to lose'11 j any one of them and we hope all of 11 \ I hem will come forward and make ar- P I rangeinents to be retained oil the 11 ; mailing list. It may he we should ' have been wiser than we have been P and not waited for the government j ' j to for?e us to the cash system but j s j we haven't and we will now see how j " much (hose who have been indulged | I from year to vear appreciate if by j ^ 'the manner in which they make arrangeinents to s<'ttle what is due and u !o continue their subscript ion. We II believe it will work better for pub- s< lishcr and subscriber. Von have, two months in which to s' ! arrange this little matter and we sin: eerely hope you will attend to i| at : I once. h is a small matter to yon ri but in the aggregate means much to d i US. C( | RURAL MOUNTED POLICE. u i Representative Anil's Rural Mounted 1' Police Bill?Now Before <v House. I, The following is the text of the \\ rural mounted police measure pro- a posed by l?e.presentalive. Anil in the si house of repi'esentatives: tl A bill to provide for a system of d rural mounted police for this State e< I in lieu of constables. t( He it enacted by the general as- ? uibly of the Stale of South Oar- n . una: a Section 1. That tiie otllce of State ji constable and that of magistrate con- < stable as now existing in this State, a shall be, and is hereby abolished on a I and after the first day of May, 1008. | Section 2. That a system of rural h j mounted police, to take effect on and t after the first day of May. 1008, is t herohv established for this State, a under the conditions hereinafter set n forth. Section 3. That the governor shall, \ on the recommendation of the sen- t ate and members of the house of i representatives of the vaiious conn- j ties of this. Slate, appoint for each c o<f t'v said ciiif'irs ;i rural police y I cen::i:i>slo-.i. composed ?>f three di<- t cre>! citi/.?ns in each counlv. one of j | wlte?): -hall be !he -11? i i !'*f ..f sni,l I county, who shall be an ex-oOicio < I inemtber of said commission, and a I serve without compensation other t than that now or hereafter provided l>y law. Tlio other two members ol >aid commission shall each receive a i>oi* diem of throe dollars per day and tnilvage, when actually engaged in tho discharged oil." their duties; provided the sums received by any 0110 onrmissioner during any one year dial! not exceed tire sum of sixty dolars and live cents per mile. Neither >ne of said commissioners, except the die riff, shall hold any political office )tl?er than that of notary public. Section 4. It shall be the duty of laid police commission in each couuy, on or before the fifteenth day of Vpril, 11)08, to organise by selection ?f secretary and chairman, and they hall, on or before the said date, cleot i chief of police for their county Did a nlumber of rural policemen lereinaflcr provided lor each rcspecive county. The said chief and olhr policeme.i shall each he selected or a term <>f eight months, from he date of May. 1008, and eaeh sub(>(|iit*nI election shall be for a term f one year, from the first day ol miliary of each succeeding year. laid chief and policeme.i shall be ubjeel to removal for cause by said iolice commission at any time. Section .r>. The chief of rural poice in eaeh county shall receive a alary of seventy-five dollars per lontli. and each rural policeman hall receive a salary of sixty dollars er month, to be paid at llie end ot ncli month oul of the ordinary funds f (lie county upon the ord'er of the liairman of police commission of iieli respective county. In addition to n? said salary, eaeh of the said pocemen shall he entitled to receive le usual fees for serving civil paers :is may be placed in his hands y proper authority, but no fees shall e charged in any criminal ease by nv of said policemen. Seetion (>. It shall be the duly of ii<l chief of police |o lake charge of ie rural policemen for his county, ml direct their movements and asigned to each a territory or beat >r regular patrol. Kaeh of said pocemen shall report to his chief, it her personally, by lett'er or by ire, at his own expense, at least nee in every twenty-four hours, ach of said policemen, including lire lief, shall keep and maintain a iM'se for his constant use. at his own <pense. Section 7. Said policemen shall be csl'ed with all the authority now ested in peace ollicers in this State, "hey shall be under the supervision lid control of their respective ciiiefs, ml >k:il| cooperate with the sheriffs f their respective counties, and obey nd execute the proper ordeis relatiy to |he preservation of the public eac.1, and ihe execution of the laws, lirouuhout their counties. It shall be li.ir duty to see that all laws are roperlv observed and enforced and see that this order and crime are ilppresscd. They sluill have nulliofy to arrest any offender without arrent. provided they procure a arrant a-- soon thereafter a> may be nvenieni. Tiiev tnay swear out any arrant before any magistrate, as icy are hereby -riven authority to :>rve the saiil warrant themselves. !o policeman acting under this act liall have any other regular business, nd il shall be liis duly |o patrol his ctie.n regularly, lie shall have no eualar hours upon which t<> go on uty. luil shall consider himself a niiscrvator of the peace at any and 11 limes. A police commission of any iunity may or may not, as they deem ise. require Ihe rural mounted poce to wear uniforms at their own xpense. Section 8. The chief of police shall aive his oflice at the county seat, and herevcr convenient shall maintain t. his own expense a telephone in Nine. Tie shall have power and aulority to direct any polievwnan unci his charge to go anywhere in the rtnnly for any purpose that may seem ? liini wise, consistent with this act: nd lie shall also have the power to lass any number of policemen at ny point in his county, when in his iidu'ineiil it is wise to do so. Any hief or other policeman shall have nlhority lo call upon Ihe police of i adjoining county to assist in capuring criminals and suppressing iwlessncss; and in the discharge of heir duties any policeman shall have he same power and authority in an d.joining county that he has in his Wll. Section 0. The magistrates of Ihe arious counties in this State may urn over for service or execulon any ?ap'ers lo any chief or rural mounted olieeniaii. and lliev are hereby reinired to serve all criminal papers rilhonl cost: and llicy -hall be eni I led have taxed up and collect ferula r fees in all civil cases. Section 10. Kaeh counle shall havr >pe chief of police as provided nbov . ind in addition thereto, !he respecive counties in this Stale shall have Begins February 1st With a view of mak business, we will s< entire stock of Dry C ! Clothing and Hats. Come and we will c are in earnest. Here 7c Calico 6c 5 1 -2c Oal'co 4 I-2c 8 1 -3c Sea-Island 7 1 2c 8 1 -3c Percale 7c |25c Table Damask 20c 50c Wool Dress Goods 39c 25c Hosiery i I Don't forget the place an i I ^ Little Mou $1 a" Week ! ^ ^hoo J slips llvion'.<.'1 v.'- {ir.o-er ! find c |bofo;;,(?u know it--audi dear , j nothing u> sho?v il , gle it That a week vviil put a lov\ a Victor or an Edison in your consi | home right away. ' vicea Good Music your and ' Hen.rty Fun Come and see us at once or write for catalogues. on ar Salter's Art and Variety Store, larrfe 940 Main Street. Newberry, S. C. ^ the number of rural mounted police- U?Vp men provided as follows: ll is left to each comity (o ('ill in JDUfoll the number desired. Spartanburg dollai takes fourteen. Section 11. The police commission of each county is given authority to lay out a tcnitory or "bent" for the m chief of police of their county, and m || if il is made the duty of said chief to 9 f? regularly patrol said heat as a rural mounted policeman, in addition to acti.ig as chief. Section 12. This act shall go into ( fleet immediatel\ upon its approval i by the governor: but the ollices of State constable and magistrate's con- A 1" ^^ sPvhle shall not he abolished. and the awl A C ollices of rural mounted policemen shall not he effective until the lirst (lav of May. HIOK. ^ 10,000! fal Agents wanted at onee, ' previous ' experience is not essential, write soon jr if you wish to make money faster F. Clark, Conwnv. Ark. than you ever did before. Address ,7. kn I Rd89 R Sfr-41 eOCAIWK ANB! |fTPr8?lgtlT wksskev j| J Kjju 1'iirftl :>l iy Sai.afoiiiiin in ft ' jl ' Mk f"1' wot-kH. Yoii i-iin r<-tni :> to your j I KfjoS} wSH Iioihh in ;(0 iJ.ijh '.veil, fvr o OI..I lni|'i>y. | 5 . . . . r ' nnS ra'l I l?ovo Himli' tlioso Imliitfi i\sin cinIly for 3 J NO. AI. Is. ESaS tifcZg 1!"> vt'iin mil onroil iIioiik.iihIk. vnr*r '( , J'1 'K mi Homo Trontmont hoiiI Mith if ! Tj??figfF.y Atlilir.iH ?>lt. II. Jtt. IVOOI.I.KV, (I | loa N. I'l/or stroot, Atlanta, da, J I*^ Action Sole . continuing 30 days. ;ing a change in our 1 ell at a sacrifice our ioods, Notions, Shoes, , i These goods must go. onvince you that we are a few of the items ^ $ 1,50 Dress Shirts 83c $3.00 Men's Hats $2.25 $3.00 Pants $2.40 4 $12.50 Mens' Suits $9.50 ' $4.00 Shoes $3.40 $1.00 Overalls 85c 4 19c i id the date J iSHEALY... : ntain, S. C. i > is Worth * eadsngz 4 is not our policy to hand you out a j for breakfast and follow it with a J, n for dinner and supper. Shoddy, ^jj worn goodf,?such as you generally J it ''Special Bargain Sales" are too at any price. There is not one sinem in our line on which there is not . r fer price than any other firm can 1 istently offer. We mean honest ser- ^ ble goods at 'Bargain Prices'. Study own interest?come?if we don't Show You a Clean Gut Saving iy every purchase pass us bv. The 1' trade we command was not built in y or Ly "Special Bargain Sales." by persistent hard and honest toil we gained the confidence of the w c. Spend your money where the W r gives the best results. Yours for Bargains, <lettner' The Fair and Square Dealer. ======== (l lir Offer l e will take care of your money for you, fit "egnard it from all harm, return it to yon y time you wish and, what is more, will ! y you for the privilege of taking care of it ; it is left with us lor three months or more. I Now if that isn't a sciuare deal we don't Jg ow what is. Dring it in and try it. THE COMMERCIAL BANK I of Newberry, S. C. iNAki), President. O. I*. Maykk, Vice-Pres. | J. V. McKau,, Cashier. - J if