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VOL XLVIII NO 11 NEWBERRY, S. 0. TUESDAY. FEBRUARY 8.1910 TWIOE A A YEA EGISLATIVE SE SSION FULL FORTY DAYI APPROPRIATION BILL AND ASY LUM MATTER UP. Amending Statute as to Custody o Children.-GomPulsOrY Educa tion Defeated. Special to The Herald and News. Columbia., Fb. 7.-In the- defea ' of the State-wide prohibition by th senate and compulsory education b the house, two of the importan measures which confronted the pre4 ent general assembly have been pra ticaoy .disposed of. The vote in the house on compul sory edueation measure was a sui prise to the friends of compulsor edoeation. - The vote aganst the bil mas 78 to 20. The only Newber, representative who voted was Di Wyehe, Representative Harmon be ing oon&ned to his home on accoun of sieknpss, azd Representative Kil tar -having been called home on a count of the illness of Mrs. Kiblea Representative Wy-eMe voted for. th compulsory education bill. The bMl was a inbstitute presente by the eommittee on education fo te bill introdueed by MT. Fultz. I required aU children between th ages of eight and twelve years, -no 4entally or physiealy inapacitated t,d attend continuously during its en tire term tho public sehod provide for them, or'to attend an equal per iod a private school, or to reeve im struetion at home, with the approva of the board of trustees of the schoc district. . One great troublo with th, bill was that there were too many ex -dptons~. It- Eempted ,suoh child ren as may be serving appreiticesi] to leani usefnl trades or oeeapation or may be employees in domesti serv.ie, or may bv wri*g. for war 'b& farms, or such as may be for spee isl causes exesed by the count; board -of education uoon the recom olendation of the hoard 6f trustees,' and it was provided that the ac ghould not apply to children residin1 more than three miles from the pub li kshool provided for them unles transportation shold be furnishe by the trustees. .The bill was in the right direction as far as it went, but there were en tirely too many exemptions. D shtiment of 'the -house, .however *eemned to be against any compuisor; edneation measure, and .it is almos eetain that no matter how perfee the pr osdlaw may have been, i * ngiuld shave been defeated by th house. Senator Kelley, of L6e, has intro 4ueede a compalsory educabion meas er i the senate, but the bill has re eelved- an unfavorable report fron 2e committee on eduleation. .Th iRis on the eslendar for consider ion by the senate, but the house hay ag already ,pat itself on record, evei if the Kelley measure should ge aroughi the senate, which is hardl; likely, it would be of no avaiL The Approprations. ,The appropriation bill bas 'been re ported by the wiays and means corn mittee. A faBi synopsis of the ree emmedations of the committee i given in another column of this'issui f The Herald and News. The ap prpiationf bill and the bills affect ig the asylum are the mheasures whiel will oenpy most of the time of th general assembly during the remain der of the session. No Session Yesterday. Neither house is in session today *both havi-ng adjourned until tomor row in order to permit the member to be home for February salesday. The Asylum Measures. The asylum measures are wched.ule< by the house for cornsideration tomor ow, having been made special ord ers~ for that time. It may be tha they can not be reached tomorrow but it is altogether probable that th asylum matter will be disposed of ii some way this week. Three bills af feting the asylum have been mad< special orders for tomQorrow. Two of them emnbody the receommnenda tions of the majority of the legisla tv i.mstigating committee, and on the views of the minority of the com mittee. One of the bills introduced by the majority of the committee would sub mit to the people of the State the - question of voting bonds to the amount of one million dollars for the purpose of building two new, hospi f tals,,one for the whites and one for the blacks, it being. proposed to place the present plant in the hands of a sinking fand commission to be dis posed of to help retire the bonds. t The companion bill introduced by the a I majority of the committee for a F commission of five to be appointed by t the governor, to expend the addition al amount which the present legisla ture is asked to appropriate for main tenance and equipment for the pres-; - ent plant, to select sites for the two new plants, to Irave plans drawn and Y to proceed with the erection of the I buildings in case the bond issue should F carry, and if the bond issue should not carry to report to the next ses-, sion of the general assembly the op t tions secured on sites,. the plans - drawn, and such recommaon4ations as - the commissien may deem proper, $10,000 being appropriated for the e purpose of having plans drawn, etc. The bill introduced by the mmor I ity of the legislative investigating r committee provides for the purchase t of not over 1,200 acres of land on a railroad within ten miles of Colum t bia at a cost of not over $25,000, the - ultimate purpose being to use the - land, in connection with the present I plant, for separati.ng - the different - classes pf patients, and .for farm - purposes. 1 Committee Recomm%dations. 1 The w4ys an4 means committee of ' the !house bas reported favorably on - the bill embodying the majority ree - ommendati9ns and unfavorably on the bill arrying ont the recommendations of the minority. As stated, however, the three bills have been made, spee I ial Qrders for the s a y da,. and.1 tn, - fight will come up in 4he ho e oi thd r whole proposition. - Both the majority and minority factions of the investigating comdnit t tee recommended an increase in the ,appropriation for maintenance and J.equipment of the present plant until Ithe respeetive plans recommended couild be carrid into effet. The ways 'and means committee has rec ommended '$50,000 'additional for equipment and $20,000 additional for m vaintenance. This. accords with the 'minority recomxmendations the ma jority urging an increased appropri s tion of ibout $100,00O0 for mnainte nanee and equ~ipmenet. Deeding of .Children. -As a result of the prominence -which has been given4 the statute by the proceedings instituted , by Mrs. B. RL. Tilluran, Jr., fer the recovery of .her children, who were deeded by her husband to his parents, Senator and Mrs. Tilmain, the effort being miide in the present legislature to amend the leiw so as to give the mother equal rights with the father in the deediang cif ichildren, and to require her consent if she be living, to make a deed from the father valid, has been watched with a great deal of interest.I -The Graydon bilR to this effect has passed in the senate, with several amendments, two of which were pro posed by Senator Ca.rlisle and Seni ator Croft, which went further than the original bill in extending the rights of the mother, and one by Sen ator Montgomery, which provided for' disposa"' of the children by the cir ut 'court in case of disagreement between the parents. The bill as it passed, amends See - tion 2689 of the Code so that it'shall' Sread: ''Seotion 2689. The father of any child or children, under the age of i 21 years and not married, with the - written consent of the mother, or the - mother of any such child or children, the father being dead, whether such ,father or mother he under the age of a years, or of lawfu.l age, may, by their deed, executed and recorded -accordinr to law, or by his or her Slast will and testament, pde and > protred according to lai and with - the written consent of, the surviving parent, dispose of the custody and and during such time ,as he, she, o they, respectively, remain under th age of 21 years, to any person o persons, in possession or remaindei Provided, That upon a disagreemen between the father and mother i regard to the disposition of the chi] dren herein provided for, the sam shall be determined by the cireui Icourt, either in open court or a chambers, for the county wherein tb children are residing at the rtim upon a petition preferred. to the -sai coirt for such purpose by either th father or the mother 'or a friend - the children.'" Senator Clifton proposed a amendment which would ailow th father, th-e mother being dead, or tb mother, the father being dead, to di pose of the custody of children b deed or will to take effeet ody afte the death of such parent, but thd was killed. Senator 'Clifton was ol posed to the Graydon bill, and Sei ators Earle and Rogers made . argt ments against it. Senators Carlis1 Croft and Graydon strongly presse the measure. The test vote was 2 to 8 againat killing the bifl. Senators Bates, Clifton, Crossoz Earle, Hough, 1eCown, Rogers an Stewart voted to kill the bill, thos voting for the bill being: Senato, Black, Carlisle, Carpenter, Christez sen, Croft, Forrest, Graydon, Han rick, Hardin, Johnstohe, Kelly, L ney, Lide, Mauldin, Montgomer Makenfuss, Rainsford, Sinkler, Sp vey, Sullivan, Summers, Townseni Walker, Weston, Willias, Whartox John, K. Au.11. TO VAGGINATE IN ATLANTA. Every Man, Woiaan and Child in th Gate City Must be InoccUaLad Against SmaUpdi Atlanta, Ga., Feb. 5.--Every mat woman and child in Atlanta, whetl er .they believe in it or not, will hav to bare their arms,to the'eity physi icians within the xiiet ten dis. A an extraordinary seession of th board of health this evening it -wa decided to start the compulory vac cination on Monday. Thirty physi cians -will be sent out on a house t house canvass and every one of hig or low 4egree, wi-ll be inoeeulted~ Health Officer Kennedy says: .' 'Exaggerated reporte. have gon out about the prevalem~ee of smallpo: in the city. There are only 8 known ,eases, however. 'lie order i a precautionary one, for smallpox i a question of exposure.'' Death of Mrs. J. E. Qaldwell. 'fter a brief illness of pneumoia Mrs. Nannie Crump Caldwell, th beloved wife of Mr. J. Henry Cald well, died at twenty minates to eigh o'clock Sunday evening. Besides< bereaved husban,d anid four l.itt] children-the eldest only sevel years old-to mourn 'the great los of a devoted wife and fond mothie she leaves a widowed mother, thre sisters and a brother to share th burden of grief and sa.dniss. As iss Nannie Cramp, only fe~w short years ago, she was a beau tiful and sweet young girl, and shi grew to womanhood and motherhoo, fuefiling the promise of her youta for a life or happiness and useful1 ness in the home with the endearinz qualities that are the charm am grace of a worthy life. -She was a devout Methodist an' her great piety was shown in lie love for her church. ,In the chure ircle and in the large circle o friends and~ relatives she :will b greatly missed. Mrs. Cald'well was in the city .las Wednesday. Thursday she was ta ken sick. This sudden affliction i heartrending to the young husband this dark shadow against the hap piness that was his-but he has th consolation~ of knowing that .the spit it of his companion was ready fo the journey to the better country. T him and the little children, and othe relatives, we extend heartfelt sym pathy in their bitter hour of distress The burial was held at Rosemon ccmetery yesterday afternoon at fou o 'clock, the service conducted by Rev M. L. Banks. r TO BORROW p11,0OO. r To Rebuild Newberry County Bridges Destroyed in Flood and To Pay t Past Indebtedness. -Special to Herald and News. e Colambia, Feb. 7.- Thu following bil affe;eting Newberry county is :,before the general assembly, intro e di%eda in the Senate by Senator Johnstone and in the house by Rep resentative Wyche: e A bill to authorize the county supervisor of Newberry countfy to borrow. eleven thous=nd dollars to e replace in the .,rdinary e unty fund e amont erpendfa in rebuilding br'dges destroyed by the flood, 1908, and to pay past indebtedness, and r provide for repayment of Game. s Be it enaeted -by the general as . sembly of the State of South Caro lina: L. Section 1 The county supervisor 3 aid treasurer of Newberry county be, a and they. are hereby authorized and 6 empowered to borrow joinbly from the commissoners of the State sink L, ing fund the sum of eleven thousand d dollars, or from any other source if e it cannot be obtained from said com s missioners a,,t a; rate of interest not L- .to exceelad-per centum per annum, L- to be paid as -hereinafter provided. - See. 2.. TMat the said sum of mon y ey shall he used to replace the deficit L- in the ordinary fund aecount of said I, tounty cause1 by expenditures for L. bridges etroyed by the floods of the 'year 1908, and to pay past in debtedness of said county. See. 3. To seoure -the payment of said sum of money with interest, the e sai county supervisor an-treasurer sH make a note or notes, to be paid in aqul annal instalmens3, or i- cae sever.l.otes are madeAbhe, for they shW1l' be ina& ia equal amounts, inoluding -'qeJr&t6 aua _be come due suecessivel, each year from the date of the first note, and one fourth of one mill is hereby annually e levied upon all property in Newber s ry county assessed for taxatioa, for and until the payment in full of said note or- notes with inter6st, and the ouoty auditor of said county is hereby required to annualy levy, and the county treasurer to collect, said tax as other taxes are levied anid col e lected, and the county treasurer hall Spay said note or notes ?romn the pro - ceeds of collection of sneh tax, and any colleeted under the provisions of s hsatntue npayment of saiJd anote or motes with int,erest shaM be expended for ordinary county purr poses. Sec. 4. This aet shaH, take effect ~immediately upon approkl by the e governor.. John K. Aali. e Di. -. W. Hidden. ~ The miny friends in. thiB county of Dr. C. W. Hidden, wJho was pastor Sfor a short time of the Bush River SBaeptist church, will be interested to know that .he has recently accepted a ealto the First Baptist elhuxih of -Belleville, Kanas in he Bellevi:He,Kansas, Democrat, ispeaking ofteacceptance of the work 'by Dr. Hidden says: "He came to Believille an entire jstranger, bringing with him creden tials and strong letters of recommen dataons, not on!ly from the Baptist, but ot.her great denominations. Al Lthough coming as a stranger he soon won his way into the hearts of our Speople. Some say that Dr. Hidden is too big a man for this field, but he h ,elev'es in working where he can do t the -most good, regardles& of money - iconsiderations, he feels that Belle 3vile affords a splend.id opportunity - for work. Dr. Hidden is aman pos - sessing exceptional abi'lity, not only &' as a pulpit orator, but as a pastor, - leading and 'winner of men. r "His morning sermons while deep ) and intellectual1 are coached in such e simple language that a child could~ - not fail to understand them. The Sevening sermons while evangelistic e t in nature are conducted along safe e and sane met.hods. The church and .community should feel proud in se FOR ROAD INSPECTOES. Seiator Johnstone's Bill Passes Sec ond Reading in the House, Ap proved by House Delegation. Special to Herald and News. Columbia, Feb. 7.-The bill intro duedd in the Senate by Senator Johnstone to provide for road in spectors in Newberry county has passed second reading in the house, with an amendment proposed by the house delegatio:n providing that the commisioners shall take the consti tutional oath. The passage on sec ond reading means, of course, that it will become law, Representatives Wyphe and Kibler being present when it passed, and the bill 'having been reported faviorbly by the house delegation with the amend ment mentioned. The bill as it passed second read ing in the house on Sotarday is as follows: -A bill to provide for road inspec tors fo3r Newberry county and define their .daties. Be it enactdd by the general as semiy of the State of South Oar lina: 'Seetign 1. Upon the recommen dation 'of the senator and members of the house of representatives of Newberry county, the governor zhall appoint an inspeetor of roads in each townsbip of said county, whose terms of office . shall be for two years from the date of their appoinz ment and until' their sue0*sors have been appointed and 'quasified. Section' 2. Such inspeetoTs are teequirddl -to inpelci and &amEine the publie roads and highways in their, respective townships M# Ieast twice everyyear,onceinthewoutb of. May ,and once $o the month of To1 vember, and report ''1I true -o0i tion of sueh roar hwaye, sideI ditvhes 'and oross irAins and bridges here&f; and the faihre or neglect of the road overseer or other. per sons required by law to perform work thereon, together with any suggestions or recommen &ations for the improvement of the con'dition of such roads and highways; sueh reports shall be made in duplicate, in writing, to the county supervisor and board of oommissioners of said eouonty,. and one copy of such kept on file in their office; bhe other copy. shall be delivered to the' foreman of the grand' jury for consilderation by it, to which shalR be attaehed a re port of 'any and all failures and nleg Let on the part of the county super visors as com!msioners in reference to buildi.ng or repairing or maintain ing of any of .the said highiways, roads or bridges. Section. 3. Esaeh inspeetor shall, be entitled to receive for such ser-I vices a per f&iem of two dollars for! not exceeding ten days during ariy one year during his term of office. Seotion. 4. The .said road 'in spetors shall, before entering up bn the disehage of the duties of their office, , take 'the oath of office prescribeld in the onstitution of 'the State, and shall file the same in the office of the clerk of court for Newberry couinty. Section. 5. 'This ,.et 'shalR go in to effect immediately otm its -approval by the governor. John K. AuU. There will be ta meeting 'Tuesday night of the committees from all of te Bible cleasss for arranging for the Baraea-Philathea union conven tion, which will 'be held here* April 8. This meeting will be held in the rooms of the chamber of commerce. Mr. M. L. Spearman received a tel egram from Mr. I. T. Williams, of Spartanburg, State field secretary,! saying that he would 'be present at this meeting. *. 1 The county ,pension board met yes terday and all of the' members were present. There were eight appli cants, who were approved for pen sions, and two, disapproved, and two were raised to a higher class. There were two men and four women, who were receiving pensions who died during the past year. The next, meeting will be held .on the first Monday in March which will be the last meeting of the year. UPHEAVAL IN STATE PAIE. President and Secretary Accuse Bach Other.-Following the Resigna tion of Secretary Love. ColumAbia, FAbruary 3.--Foowing the sensational charges made at a meting of the Fair societ aftr midnight last night, and the resigna tion of Seeretary Love, of the State Fair society, this afteroon, Mr. Love has preferred chae aga Mr. John G. Mobey, president of the society. The principal cLvage is tha President Mobley is receiving double pay, and that he receives mileage an per diem from the State, being a member. of the penitentiary boa-d of direetors, and also -has his expense and per diem paid by tha Fair soio ty. There were other minor charges which were investigatd by a eom mittee tonight. The State Agriulural and Me ehanical society met again this morn last night afid into the morning nours, 1ng, after having been in session late and heard the remainder of the re. port of the investigating comMittee The report was finished about 2 o'lok this afternoon, after whieh *a motion was made tht the repod. of the committee he accepted ia so far as it asked for the resignation of Secretary Love. .There was some discussion of the motion, after :whid& it was canied wJith two dissenting votes. Immed. iately-after the %rrying of them b 'tion. the. matter' of receiving and at-. ingi on the resignation a4 eWt' a -new seetary 'W". i4benssed. fe diseussio4 wa 4aterupted by C4L Love, ather QOf the ex-secretary,5.44' e4WreWe ""4 at ij lhgt onermng the -action of the soe y M w dn6ya g theresignation of f secretary. His .remar ww bi especially in r-efereic ~ to-Mr.Joi G. Muley, presideit of the soeiety. Mr. Love resigning at today's meet ing, the Hon. D. F. Efird iwas eiecte( seretary. Sweeeding: Mr. Efird as general superintendent, J." D" W. Wats, of Laurens, was eleeted. The counter charges of Secretary . Love against the president of the.so iety were not wholly umexp'eted,for Aouble has been brewing some tie President Mobley called attention to certainb maters in. connection with Mr. Love's seeretaryahip, andl the committee reieommended Mr. Loves Tesignation at an early hour today, followed by the events narrated above. -~ ' The committee did; not take final action on the charges .against Presi. dent Mobley, ad joaminng near i naight to meet Tuesday. The session was executive. The president of the ' society suabmi-bted an adidavi.t from * the assistaat attorney general thai he'had theghto drathe peniten .tiary salary and serve on 'the fah' society. Other charges to eitrava ganee were aired and fully discussed. Pi'sident Mobley stoutly pressed his defence. In addition to the eowmnit tee President Mobley and Ex4Seee tary Lo:ve were present. Newberrians in the Picture. Inmithe Pennsylvania Grit of Jan-. uary. 16, there is an illustrated' ae count of- the first industrial fair of the Navajo Indians, for 30,0)00 Na vajos, most of their 20,000 mile res ervation of which is -in 'r~ia with a corner of New Mexico. Inconnee tion with this there is ins the paper a picture of a couple known to some of the Newberrian-that of W. T. Shelton and -wife. Mrs. Shelton was formerly Miss Hattie Pitts of tis county. In the interesting accaunt of the fair we read: "For what may -prove the indus trial awakening of the Navajos, one individual is responsible. That india vidual is W. T. Shelton, superintend-. nt of the San Juan Indian school, at Shiprock, New Mexico." The Cash Sale .Continues with unabated interest at the American Cash Purchasing Co's. store and people are getting really fine goods, suits of clothes,: hats, s'hoes, etc., at extremely low prices. Don't take hearsay evidence -see for yourself.