The herald and news. (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, January 28, 1908, Page FOUR, Image 4
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! 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The lien law has been repealed bj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
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J Kjju 1'iirftl :>l iy Sai.afoiiiiin in ft ' jl
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' nnS ra'l I l?ovo Himli' tlioso Imliitfi i\sin cinIly for 3 J NO. AI. Is.
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, 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
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