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! I \OLCHE LII, MMEH 6. NEWBEBRY, S. C? TUESDAY, JAM'ARY 20, 1914 . TWICE A WEEK, flj$ A HAM. _____ 8 ' I I FIRST WtEiv'S WORK OF ^ THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY W ELECTIONS WILL BE HESIMFI) F TUESDAY MGHT. \ General Review of Last Week*> Work, Showing- Tendency of Present Session. Special to The Herald and News. I Columbia. Jan. 19.?Today, the an niversary of the birth of Gen. Roberi E. Lee. is a legal holiday in souu H Carolina, and when the general asr sembly took a recess on (Friday it adjourned over until Tuesday. The house will meet on Tuesday at noon The senate will not meet until Tuesday night at 7:50?which will give i klO minutes to organize before goinj to the house for the reconvening o: the joint assembly to finish the elections PP" The legislature has yet to elect t State librarian, insurance commission er, a good many trustees of State colleges, and two directors of the Stat< HP penitentiary. There are about 2( ^ candidates for State librarian?all o: them ladies. Insurance Commission J er McMaster is opposed by Mr. El lison Caners, of Summerton, and Mr W. A. Hudgins, of Anderson. Then are seve^l candidates for the tw( penitentiary directorships?one o these being Mr. A. Hayne Hawkins who will be placed in nomination t< k succeed himself. Both houses of the general assem hlv did a good deal of work during the four days they were in session las week. In a short review of the firs week of the session, it would perhapi be too tedious to go into details as t( the various measures acted upon, am the various actions taken. So earl] i :n the session, a better idea of th< v x 1 a/^ Ktr f work may prooaDiy ue gamcu . general statement as to the tenden cies which the opening days show. Child Leoor and Compulsory Ed ucation. Child labor legislation is beins pressed. The commerce and manufac v *ures committee has 'held a numer onsly attended hearing upon a bil | in the senate by Senator Weston pro r hibiting the working of children undei r?f a?p Another hearing I t LCIi J Vi. MQv* k will be 'held by the committee this week. It has been stated that unles; the committee changes its mind as z result of the second hearing ar amendment will be reported by th< committee which would make this bil oicn in effect, in the nature of a com pulsory education bill. This tentative amendment, which has been published, reads: "Provided, That it shall not be unlawful under this section for anj child between the ages of 13 and 1' * \ years of age to be so employed be t.ween the hours of b o ciock a. m and 5 o'clock p. m., for not exceeding eight hours a day, who shall have attended the nearest school for the public school term of the county it which such child shall reside, and s ^ J certificate from the county superin+ r?f Prinration of such countj I ix;uuvjav V* I that he is satisfied these requirements have been complied with shall be procured before any such employmeni shall be legal.'" Compulsory education as a genera] proposition has not yet been taker up, but it is stated that its advocates are getting ready for the fight, and that a compulsory education measure or possibly several different measures ^ will be strongly pressed. | There will no doubt also De a iigm for one or more "primary reform' bills. A bill to provide for a system ol medical examination of school children and students attending public schools^ and colleges within the State balso has a prominent place on the senate calendar, and promises to come in for its share of attention. On the second day of the session B the senate killed a bill providing for J medical examination for marriage. Yotes For Women? Votes for women in certain cases will be a 'subject of discussion during the session, a bill having been introduced in the senate which would give women votes in elections ior school and college trustees, in the matter of vcting additional taxes and issuing bonds for school puropses, and permitting women to hold the of fices of notary public and of school I and college trustee. This, of course, involves a constitutional amendment which would have to be submitted to the people, and the question will be i upon submitting such an amendment to the people. Senator McLaurin's warehouse bill, j which has come in for a great deal i of newspaper discussion since the last; session of the general assembly, has been made a special order in the sen- j ate for n.3.\t Wednesday. j "Social Clubs.'* Social clubs which handle liquor ! have been ^.the objects of bills iutro. duced in the senate. Senator Crouch's j . bill to amend Section 2S63, Vol. 1 of j > the Code, placing restrictions around the issuance ef charters to social j . clubs, and giving discretionary pow- j ( ers to the secretary of State to re- j r fuse charters if he has reason to bef lieve that the clubs asking for char. ters will handle liquors, passed the j I senate on Wednesday, and went over j t! to the house. Senator Carlisle has in-: . troduced a bill which would outlaw all social clubs handling liquors, pro> riding" severe penalty upon all those ) aborting sucn oiuos, or airecny 01 mf directly maintaining them. The pen. j ally provided is a fine of not less than . j ?500. or imprisonment for not less j ihan six months, or both. Tattle Tick Eradicatiou. ?! The house and senate have adopted f a concurrent resolution introduced ,, by Mr. Welch, inviting Congressman 3 Lover, the president of Clemson col-; I lege, and two Federal agricultural ex- ' .! perts to address the general assembly y I on the question of cattle tick eradi11 i cation, at 4 p. m., Monday, January L : | 11 2G The proposition has been urged , i 10 appropriate $40,000 at this session -j I for the eradication of thp tick. In his j annual message Gov. Blease strongly . urged action looking towards the * eradication of the tick, but said he j thought Clemson college should do the work with the means which she is now getting, giving back to the farm. ers this much of the large tax which ( (the farmers are paying. j Mr. McMaster "has introduced in the 3 house a resolution calling for the repear of the loth amendment to tlue " | Constitution of the United States. * Representative Stevenson opposed the bill on the ground that it would embarrass the Democratic administra' tion. The bill was referred to the ju-! 5 diciary committee. There is a resolu- ' * tion along the same line in the senate. 1 which 'has also been referred to the j I judiciary committee. '! Text-Book Law. II .' A bill looking towards changing the , ., present law in regard to text books . for the schools, so as to permit a change in the text-books-only every 10 years, instead of five, and then only T with the consent of the general as- j ^ sembly, has been passed by the sen- j , ate to third reading. This is the bill; introduced by Senator Laney. Jttepreseiuauve summers -uas miru> duced in the house, and Senator Sul? livan in the senate, a bill prohibiting t smoking in public dining rooms, res- j L taurants and cafes where ladies are . accustomed to be.* This bill is along r the line of the governor's annual mes5 sage. A bill by Messrs. Kibler, Belser and r Robinson to provide for the sale of . /^ij ' TT Ja . 1 1? ^11 r ? tne siaie Jtiospnai ior me msaue,; [ while the State hospital is being rei moved to State Park, lias come in for $ a good deal of discussion. A bill prot viding for the sale of tnis asylum I , property passed both houses last ses, sion, and was vetoed by Gov. Blease, the veto being sustained. : There are a great many bills, and there will be a great many more. The house calendar for Friday con : tained 25 pages, and the senate oal- J endar contained 12 pages. Big Increases Asked For. ! The estimated expenses of the var! ious departments of the State gov1 ernment for this year, as contained in the report of the comptroller gen* eral, are $2,478,440, as against $1,857,117 last year. The University of South Carolina wants $183,000 as against $137,OOG last year. Winthrop ; want $193,000, as against $161,000 last year. The Hospital for the Insane wants $386,000, as aginst $308,000 last year. The South Carclina Industrial school wants $6S,000, as against $21,1 000 last year. The adjutant general's office want $41,000, as*against $31,000 last year. There will, of course, be a great deal more necessary for elections. The State hospital commission is asking tor $12.">,000 to carry on the work at State Park. The comptroller general is quoted as saying. "The estimated levy of "> 1-4 mills is the sam'e as last year, it will be seen by reference to the amount of appropriations asked for, $2,478,440.32, that they will exceed the estimated revenue of the State under a levy of 5 1-4 mills by $611,2,99.44. If you make all the appropriations asked for. it will be necessary to make a rate cf 7 3-10 mills on the dollar to raise them. This does not taKe inio consideration the 1 mill special State school tax. which will raise $296,441.12." SECRETARIES SEE CLE*ISO\. Work of Great Institution is Reviewed?Guests Are Honored. The State. Clemson College. Jan. 17.?Cause ^ *A/iov iv'ipn thft com D.11G Cnfui mei \uunj ? .? mercial secretaries of South Carolina visited Clemson college. Representatives of two powerful influences, progress and education conferred and botii declare that mutual benefit resulted. The secretaries adjourned the Staeewide meeting at Anderson last night to come here today. So warmly was President Riggs' imitation received every secretary in attendance at the ftm,foronpp wns in the party AUUCi CHJU ~ visiting Ctemson. The feature of the, day was perhaps the luncheon winch was material honor clone the guests of the college. The mental man was shown. The secretaries wer conveyed from Anderson to the college in automobiles early this morning. The transportation feature was in charge of Secretary Whaley and. a ^committee from the Anderson Chamber of uommerce consisting of R. J. Ramer, Br B. Gossctt, W. U Brissey and Archie Tood. Sig-lits are Seen. Arrival at Clemson the "boosters'* were met by. President Riggs and a committee of the faculty. A tour vof the buildings and grounds was made. This was necessarily hurried as the buildings are many, and the grounds extensive ana cue unit; was> uum.w Xot each of the 1,550 acres was inspected but those not seen were described by Dr. Riggs and Prof. Harper. Beginning with the textile building the work of the college was seen in a foasty review. The machine shops, electrical work, portions of the farm, Calhoun's historic residence, classes at work, the agricultural building, dairy department and immense barns passed in a panoramic display. Many of the secretaries had not been so fully aware of the scope of Clemson's work before. To some of the visitors the revelation came as a surprise. Others were prepared. All were impressed. Lnncheon is Served. The inspection was cut short by the arrival of the luncheon hour. The function in honor of the visitors was announced after the ' strangers had seen 834 ycung men accept an in' * ? ?*? ? V* Vi r\ 1 1 vitation to iuncn in a mam mum ncm that is filled to its capacity three times daily. If the repast served later in the reception room of the college is an indication so are the 850 young men. W. M. Riggs, president of Clemson college, welcomed the secretaries and acted as tostmaster. Porter A. Whaley responded in behalf of the association. Other toasts were by Paul V. Moore, E. I. Reardon, Harry C. Coles, A. S. Johnstone, A. V. Snell, J. X. Harper and W. W. Smoak. -After the luncheon the secretaries motored to Anderson and left on afternoon trains for their respective homes. The next meeting is to be held at Sumter in April. At the Sumter meeting plans for a State Chamber of Commerce will be reported by a committee of which A. V. Snell is chairman. / ir txte\ ttmIT coup rnnnpv bv 1 I II Hi rv w CJ Itiii out V ~ ? buying an ice shest," "Why, Henery." "I notice that every time you cool a watermelon in Smith's ice chest you give them half." Fnrlie?What is a one-night stand rio 0 *T;s Pa?Tt's where the puhlic stands a show one night.. / ^ ?d??^i SUNDAY SCHOOLS wil l ViV\n A HHY To He Well Represented at Antler. | son.?Plans For a Big Meeting in That City. J Special to The Herald and News. Anderson. Jan. 19.?Never before in the history of the Sunday sc.iool work 1 in this State have such splendid plans been.laid for a State convention as are being laid for the convention ' ! at Anderson February 11-13. | Anderson is using every resource in : t her power to make it the greatest as well as the biggest convention that \ has ever been held in the Stat. The j. talent employed for the programme I far exceeds any previous one in va- ( 1 riety and excellence. The State assoi ciat-on has been most fortunate in j j securing Dr. William J. Williamsc^i, f( l Tihrd Baptist church, St. Ix>uis, for ! , this convention. . Dr. Williamson is jJ ? . I 1 ! one ol' the leading Bible teachers of I j this country, and also a practical j( Sunday school man. ur. wiinamson will have the Bible study period and also inspirational addresses before the 1 convention. in addition to the ad- !1 .dress before the Baptist conference,'"' Friday afternoon. February 13. Dr. L X. Caley, of Philadelphia, has ,5 also been secured. Dr. Caley is a na- I tional figure in the Sunday school |( w-nviri Ar. thp hpad of the Sunday !: School institute of the Episcopal N church and one of the ediljors of the American Church Sunday School Mag-; azine, he has made a large contribu- j1 tion to the Sunday school life of the ( nation. ' To. Discuss Enrollment. .J. Sfareve Durham, of Chicago, the j man who planned and .carried through j the great house visitation canvasses I of Chicago, Richmond, and Dallas,! will be at the convention to discuss ' ways and means of finding and enrolling the 500,890 people still unI touched by the Sunday schools of | South Carolina. Mrs. Mary Foster Bryner, of Chicago, will present the \ elementary worK. ; The morning sessions of the con; vention will be given up to practical methods of work. For these sesi sions two of the leading State general j secretaries have been secured, John t C. Carmen, of the Colorado associa! tion and D. W. Sims, of the Georgia ! association. | One of the social features of thej convention will be a luncheon given | to the elementary workers of the State by the ladies of Anderson, with ! Mrs. Bryner as a guest of honor. The annual meeting of the execu- ; ] tive committee will be held in the |' iFirst Baptist church on Tuesday evening; February 10. The Rev. W. H. i j K. Pendleton, of Spartanburg, will | preside. After the business meeting, ] J a banquet will be served to the members of the committee, with the Rev. i W. I. Herbert, president of the State assojiation, as toastmaster. t One of the most vital features of j? the convention will be the denomina- I tional conferences held in the differ- 1 cnt churches of the city Friday after- < noon, February 13. At these conferences the leading denominational men 1 will presnt the Sunday school work oi the State from a denominational J viewpoint. The splendid local choir will be > trained by Dr. Fisher, of Anderson 1 college. i Superintendents to Meet. One of the most practical as well f J as pleasant features of this State- J' wide meeting will be a Sunday school superintendents' conference to be held < in St. John's Methodist church Thursday afternoon, February lV This * conference will be led by D. \V\ Sims of Atlanta, who is the general secre- i tary of the Georgia Sunday School as- 1 sociation. Mr. sims is a prauuual business man, who has been general t secretary of the Alabama and Georgia Sunday School associations for c the last 12 years. Before going into J the association work. Mr. Sims was superintendent of a Sunday school of S more than 2,000 members. At the ^ I pnri nf thp conference a banquet will be served to the superintendnts by f ' th local superintendents, and the \ I committee for this banquet are ar- I ranging for covers for 200 men. 1" | Everything possible that can be ^ done for the comfort and pleasure of ! r , the delegates to Anderson is being t plan nod by the I oca1 committee. A c ! splendid local executive committee j c SEWS FROM ECXELSIOR. Vew Buildings Being Erected in This Community.?Good Road Work Being Done. Special to The Herald and News. Excelsior, Jan. 19.?Miss Eoline Wheeler has been visiting relatives in St. Pauls section. We are having some fine January weather and some of the farmers have 2ommenced plowing. Crouch's brother, Mr. H. J. Kinard. Friday in Newberry. Misses .Frances and Veda Kibler have been on a visit to relatives in Prosperity, Miss Jennie Ruth Counts has been on a visit to relatives in Newberry. Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Crouch, of Saluda, 'have been on a visit to Mrs. Cornell's brother, Mr. H. J. Kinard. Mr. J. A. C. Kibler has about com pleted the building of a new barn. Mr. Kibler will also build a new barn Dn his DeWalt quarter place in the lear future. Mr. and Mrs. .lolrn Smith and Mr. md Mrs. Bennie Smith, of near Leesrille, have been spending a few days c\*ith relatives in this section. The pretty weather is making the small grain look nicely. Now would be a fine time to use the irag on the* public roads. The chain 1 -ti*o c*nnt ;ang nas reimcu luc ?aoutu v-?..v it the bridge near the school house. The dirt was washed away last August during a big rain. Our sub commissioner, Mr. L. C. Livingston, has 3one us a lot of good ^on the roads in this section. We heed a good roads movement. A colored man living on Mr. A. A. Singlevs place nao vim iuisiuuuuc to lose his house and its contents by fire on Sunday while the family was away at church. Mr. .T. D. Stone, who has been in Colombia some time doing some car-1 "nntoi- wnrk hac returned home. v w .. w. Mrs. J. D. Boozer and Mrs. 0. B. | Lovelace, who are now at Konwlton's | infirmary in Columbia, for treatment,j are improving nicely. Mr. and Mrs. Berry Hartman have ' been visiting relatives near Pomaria. j Sigma, i THE XEWS OF PROSPERITY. j I Prosperity High School Celebrates Lee's Birthday.?^Personal and Otherwise. < / Special to The Herald and News. "Prosperity, Jan. 19.?Prosperity h.igh school celebrated Lee's birthday with appropriate exercises. iricc P,f>ssie Bowers spent Monday in Columbia. Mrs. T. U Wheeler is visiting in Columbia. / ' Dr. J. I. Bedenbaugh was a business visitor to Columbia Monday. Mr.'and Mrs. W. B. Barnes spent | :he week-end at Newberry with Mr. I Sim Bickley. Mrs. Jessie Enlow has gone to Coumbia to tiie hospital. She was accompanied by Dr. 0. B. Simpson. Miss Lillie Black, of Newberry, is /jsiting Miss Essie Black. Mr. A. H. Hawkins has returned rom Columbia. "' ^ *"* T T-'-K? lmf rotnrndH frnm ivirsr-?. j. rvuini iicio i^iuiuuu ?. w? Summerland college, accompanJed by ler daughter, Miss Marie, who has eft college on account of her health. Miss 'Fannie Lake has returned to kittle Mountain, after a short visit to Vliss Lucy Lake. Mrs J. P. Wise, of Ridgeland, visited here last week. Mrs. J. ??. Browne has returned j rom a short visit to Columbia. Mrs. Howell Schumpert, of Atlanta. s the guest of Mrs. Fannie Schum-1 jert. Mrs. L. M. Calhoun, of Barnwell, has j?cn visiting Mrs. L. W. Harmon. Mr. J. F. Browne spent the weekind with his parents at Cherryville, <. C. Mr. Hal Kohn, of Columbia, spent raturdaj* and Sunday with Mr. W. J. rVise. Miss Y'Jenia Harmon has returned rom Georgia, wnere sne iias uccu -isiting relatives and friends. ias been organized and is now at vork. The chairman of this comnittee is F. M. Burnett, secretary of he Y. M. C. A. The secretar yof fljie ommittee is Porter Whaley, secrj^ajj/1 if the Chamber qf Commerce. - ? / < "J;.: COUNTY OF FAIRFIUD GETS SIX PRISONERS GOVERNOR TRANSFERS PRISONER TO THE GANG. Action Taken Was Similar to Action In The Newberry and Cherokee v Cases. Special to The Herald and News, Columbia, Jan, ,iy.?liov. tuease ioday commuted the sentences of six negroes, serving sentences in the State penitentiary from Fairfield county, to service upon the Fairfield county chain gang, in order that ..the county may get the benefit of their work in the building of the roads. The action is similar to that taken in the Cherokee and Newberry cases. Five of the prisoners sent to Fairfield were life-termers. Their sentences were cut down to 20 years each upon the Fairfield gang. The other prisoner transferred to the gang was ? ~ ? '? + aa a^ 11 irno r*c T-T l Q berviug a scmcuv;c ui jlj. jtai o. sentence is cut down to nine years. This action-was asked for by the county supervisor and other officials oi' the county. ^ In the dewberry Case. It may be of local interest in Newberry, in thus connection, to print the /inmmnninoh'nn dllfl tho UUIOUUiVil UiiU . .v W-. Supervisor Chappell, upon which Gov. Blease acted in sending the nine prisoners back to the Newberry chain gang?which action of the governor was announced in the last issue of The Herald and News. They are as follows. "XT 1 O /~i T 1 - 1 Q1 A "i\ew'jerry, o. v^., uau. 10, "Hon. Cole, L. Blease, (Governor, Columbia, S. C. "Dear Sir: I respectfuly request that you commute the sentences of Will Marshall. R. M. Parris, Andrew Pratt, Mel Wicker, Lewis Burton, L. J. Williams, Elmore Mayes, John Reeder and George Strother, sentenced from Newberry county, as stated in paper herewith attached, and now serving sentences in the State peniT tentiary, in or*ier that these prisoners may be sent back to Newberry and put to work upon the public works of this county. "Respectfully, (Signed) "J. H. Chappell, "County Supervisor.''' , "STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, "Newberry County. "Personally appeared before me John H. Chappell, who, after being duly sworn, deposes and says, that he is the county supervisor for the county of Newberry, in the State aforesaid; that said county now has and I is maintaining a county chain gang for the purposes of working the public roads of said county; that the said - ;? ? - " ? IV^fl cnain gang is piupcuj cyuii/^u the necessary guards to take proper care of and safely guard any convict or convicts that may be placed there- ^ in; that the said county has its chain gang properly equipped, with the proper beds and oedding, cooking utensils, tents, etc., to give to said convicts such comforts as are necessary tor the protection of their health and their lives, and that he intends to keep up said chain gang and that - *- J-S - f/v it is tne intention 01 saiu cuuuy continue perpetually the handling of its own convicts in the manner and form before mentioned in this affidavit. (Signed) "3 H. Cahppell, "County Supervisor for Newberry , County." "Sworn to before me this January 15, 1014." (Signed) "H. C. Holloway, "Notary Public for S. C.'' "It will be readily seen from the above," said the governor, "that it is not the purpose nriV desire to have these prisoners paroled or pardoned, but simply to transfer them from the State penitentiary to the county chain gang of the county of Newherry, in which county they were convicted, in order that they may be used in building up the roads of said county. "As I have before stated, I firmly believe in the system of each county working its own convicts on the pub lie roads?therefore, the request has been granted, and the sentences of the respective convicts toave been commuted, ?s above stated, to service up0? the pujjiip works of the cp'Un.t^ of i Newb^rrv." * J