The herald and news. (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, June 05, 1908, Page THREE, Image 3

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OUR CONGRESSMEN. % . What South Carolina's Representatives Did During Session Just Closed. News and Courier. Washington, June 2.?The session of congress that has just come to a close lias been a busy one for some of the members of the South Carolina delegation, and in those things to which they tailed to bring success this }eai they confidently hope for better results next time. faking llie States by districts and closely analyzing the work of the different congressmen an excellent oppoi tunity is afforded the home people to judge of their qualifications, and as to whether or not they have come up to the standard required of them. A word of explanation should be gi\en. While the work of most members is valued according to the publicity attached to it, it must be understood that some of the very best men in congress are rarely heard of except in their committee work, and in that particular have proved themselves exceptionally strong. They make no effort at grand stand plays, but concentrate their every cflorf on committee work, and in many instances accomplish more than could be done in any other way. Modesty forbids the members of the South Carolina delegation from telling what they did during the session just ended, and when The News and Courier correspondent made an effort to get them to give an oirfliue a day or two ago of what they had ac| complished, most of them "declined, | saving that they had done the best, f. they could and that their records ? would have lo speak for themselves. Mr. Legare. ^ Charleston's representative, Mr. , Legare, applied himself closely to the interests of tlie naval station, Fort I Moultrie and local matters in and I around the city of Charleston. B 111 rough his efl oris he secured a good K appropriation for continued opera* tion of work at the naval station, got H $;>(),000 for the construction of tor pedo ships and $1250.00 for the sea S wall on Sullivan's Island. Realizing to the fullest extent the 1 great value that the completion of the naval station will he to Charleston, Mr. Lea re devoted his efforts to that cause and the results speak for ray' themselves. There were numbers of other "X tilings that claimed Mr. Legare's athf tent ion and just before the final adijournment of congress he succeeded in having passed a resolution increasing the pay of employees in the house, aggregating about $50,000 a L year. Mr. Patterson. Representative Patterson was interested in the establishment of a training station at Port Royal a fish culture station, good roads drainage, war claims, the enlargement of the rural free delivery system, and in fact, many other things there were of vital interest lo (he people of the 2nd district. In addition to this he secured an appropriation of $50,000 with which to erect a federal building at Aiken, and expects to get (he same amount for lOdgefield next year. During the session Mr. Patterson made soma excellent speeches, in one of which he blistered the president for his usurpation of federal authority, receiving liberal commendation from his colleagues for his efforts. Mr. Aiken. Representative Aiken, as a member of the committee on the District of Columbia, was called upon to give a large part of his time to these matters. He found time, however, to secure $50,000 for federal buildings at Newberry and Abbeville, and $20,000 additional at Anderson, to secure a number of pensions for the people of his district, look after war claims, and to give much of his time to departmental matters. Mr. Johnson. Mr. Johnson, as the representative of the 4th district, spent much of his time since Christmas in the preparation of the public buildings bill, which was passed on the last day of the session, carrying with it an appropriation of about $25,000,000. lie secured $50,000 for Union and $50,000 for Laurens and in due time both those progressive towns wil have magnificent public buildings. For a long time there was a belief that after all the president might veto this hill unless a currency bill was passed, and it is still thought that such might have been the case but for the sudden passage of the latter bill in the senate on the last day of the session. Mr. Johnsrin gave much of his time to the South Carolina items in the bill, and when if was intimated that some of them might be cut out stood (irmly by his State. While Mr. Johnson had not to his credit the introduction of a very large " 'lvnlier of bills and was rarely heard in debate except to nek questions, lie s k?I* himself fully informed us to the work of the house, and is credited as a good listener and a well posted man. Mr. Ellerbe. Mr. Ellerbe's opportunity will eoiue next year, when the house.committee on rivers and harbors will get to work making up its appropriation bill. Already the effort *ias ooiuuienced to secure not less than $f)0,000000 each year for the rivers and harbors of the United States, and Mr. Ellerbe will be one of the men to pass on the appropriations. Jt will thus be seen that lie will hold one of the most! important committee places 111 congress, and that he will be able to exercise a tremendous influence for SouMi Carolina nnd other States. This year Mr. Ellerbe has devoted considerable attention to the interests of the people of his district in the matter of e(vending the rural tiee delivery system and in agricultural matters generally. In wr.fJon to this lie has pushed a. number of private war claims and secured $50,000 with which to erect a new federal building at Darlington. Mr. Finley. If there is a man in "ongress vhu knows anything about Uncle San s great postal business and the conduct 1 of affairs generally at the (18,000 post- ' olliees in the I'nited States it is prob-1 ablv Representative Finley. For many years lie lias made a close study of postal conditions in the I'nited States, and in fact throughout the world, and as a result lie lias found out about all there is to know conceruim: these I matters. lie helped to frame this year's ap.pioprialion bill tor the committee on postoHices and post roads, carrving with it many millions of dollars, and lie probably knows where every cent 01 it goes. Tn connection with this matter Mr. 1* in ley spoke vigorously against ttie passage of the ship subsidy bill duriiiji the last days ot congress, denouncing it in the strongest possible terms and declaring that it was a shame for the republican party to attempt to ram the bill down the throats of the American people. Mr. Finley, like the other South Carolina members of congress, succeeded in securing .$50,000 for a now J A JUNE 9The Southern Railwa erans' Special" consist es and Pullman Sleepii to Birmingham, withou schedule, route and ra^ Monday, Lv. Columbia 1.45 P. " Prosperity 3.24 P " Newberry 3.40 P " Greenwood 5.22 P " Hodges 5.45 P " Donalds 6.07 P " HoneaPath 6.18 P " Bel ton 6.50 P " Greenville". 9.10 P The ' Veterans' Special Greenville 9.10 P. M., rec erans at Seneca, in special < morning June 9th. Tickets will be on sale Jur until June For detailed information ern Railway Agents and fo dations apply to T. P. P. C Greenville, S. C., or B. H. Columbia, S. C. Divisic J. L. MEEK, Asst. Gen'l Pass. Age Atlanta, Ga. federal building at Gaffney, and in time that town will lake i(s place with others in the State that have recently been the recipients of federal aid. Mr. Lever. Mr. Lever, the wide-awake congressman from the 7th district, was busy in everything that was going on. boon after the session began he started the ball rolling for the passage of the Appalachian reserve bill, and never faltered until it was found that he could not succeed this year. In addition to this Mr.- Lever, as a member of the house committee on agriculture, devoted several months of (he session to the work of that committee and the results of such work are already well known. It was also due to Mr. Lever that See. Wilson and Congressman Scott recently visited Sumter, and the result of that visit is sure to work to South Carolina's good in the end. During the time the agricultural appropriation hill was under discussion in the house Mr. Lever made several able speeches, and was warmly I pi aised not only by his democratic i colleagues, but by many republican members also. In (lie light for public buildings at ! Columbia, Sumter and Orangeburg, alt j of which are in Mr. Lever's district, j lie ,vas entirely successful. Orangei burg got $.">0,000, Sumter, $'20,000 over previous authorizations, and it is1 I probable thai a thorough investigation j jot i h?> needs o| the Columbia oflice 1 jwill be made before the next session' of congress. laking the session all in all it has j I been a satisfactory one lor the members oI the South Carolina delegation, i and il' present signs count, the next j session will be even more fruitful of j results than the one just ended. Plans are already under way lor many good things for South Carolina and there appears no reason why they should j not be had. I he last of the South Carolinians in congress left Washington today, having remained over a day or two to j pack up and give attention to some I odds and ends around the departments i | and by tomorrow they will no doubt j be at their respective, homes, doing a j bit of handshaking and incidentally telling of some of the tilings that have happened at the national capital dtir- | ing the last six months. l\ II. Mcfi. | T urn, Alii,, 11,1908. y has arranged a "Vet- j ing of high class. Coach j Tg Cars from Columbia t change of cars, with! ies as follows: June 8th. ! M. $8.55 M 7.85 M 7.70 M 6.70 M 6.70 M 6.70 M 6.70 M 6.70 ' M 6.85 I," consolidated will leave eiving the Anderson Vet:ars, arriving Birmingham le 6, 7, 8, limited for return ; 20, 1908. , tickets, etc., applv Soutli>r Sleeping Car accommoARSON, Passenger Agent, TODD, Passenger Agent, J. C. LUSK. m Passenger Agent, Charleston, S, C. nt, Scholarships. The South Carolina Division offers the following two scholarships available for uso Sept. 1st, 1908. First a scholarship of free tuition and .$350 to be used at Teacher's collego, Columbia University, New York City. This scholarship is open to a young man or woman in South Carolina, at least twenty years old, able to pass the entrance examinations for Teacher's College, a lineal descendant of a Confederate veteran, atuT whose application is endorsed by the president of a chapter of the Daughters of the Confederacy in South Carolina. Second a scholarship at Winthrop college, Hock Ilill, S. C., with board and tuition worth $104. Applicants for this scholarship must be at least sixteen years of age, be able to -enter the Freshman Class at Winthrop; must pledge themselves to complete the four years' course offered by the division; must present a certificate staling that their family cannot afford Itt pay for their education; must bo the daughter or lineal descendant of a Confederate veteran of honorable record (in the cases of equal attainments offered preference will be given daughters of widows of Confederate soldier) and must be -endorsed by the president of a chapter of the IJ. I), C. in Sout li ("iirolina. Applications for these two scholarships must lie filed with the undersigned* not later than dune loth. Applicants are reminded that they must qualify on every point named to be considered as duly eligible for the scholarship. Mary Ii. Popponheitn, Chairman Scholarship Committee, S, C. Div. C. |). ('., Charleston, S. C. 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All mileage tickets sold on and after April 1st, lilOS, will not be honored for passage on trains, nor i; checking baguage (except from mm agency stations and stations rmi open for the sal oof tickets) but must be presented at ticket ollices and there exchanged for continuous tickets. 15 cents saved iv passage fare bv purchasing local ticket from on: agents. Atlantic Coast Line. T. C. White, General Passenger Agent. W. .). Craig, Pasenger Traffic Manager, Wilmington, N. C. ECZEMA NOW CURABLE. All Itching Skin Diseases Which Arc Not Hereditary Instantly Relieved by Oil of Wintergreen. Can Eczema be cured? Some physicians say "Yes." Some say "No." The real question is, "What is meant by Eczema7" If you meai those scaly eruptions, those diseases which make their first appearance, not at birth, but years afterward, and perhaps not until middle age?then there can no longer be any question that these forms of Eczema are curable. 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