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k.. VOLUME IJI, XCMBEB IS. NEWBEEET, S. O, XUSEDAY, WAKCH 3, MR TWICE A WEES, JUlYm*" I' THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY rMEtTS AGAIN TONIGHT APPROPRIATION BILL STILL IS CONFERENCE COMMITTEE. ^OTernor Being- Sustained in Most of His Vetoes?--Cent Kate and f ormer uius. Special to The Herald and News. ^ Columbia, March 2.?Both houses 88^ of the general assembly adjourned RntiirHav until Tuesdav night. The ffree conference committee had not yet reported the appropriation bill. This committee, when it adjourned on Saturday, had yet to consider $241,~ L 000 of the $312,000 upon which the iiouse and the senate are apart. It is expected that this committee will re H port the bill to tie twc houses earl} H Tuesday night. It is possible for [ linal adjournment to be reached Wed^ nesday, or the legislature may be nere all the week. It is difficult to p make a prediction with any accuracy. * mi*** rs-r, Oohirdinr n<icco,'l fi r>nn L UK 1JUU9C UU uaLui aaj yuoovu u vwiA Wf current resolution from the senate p providing for final adjournment at 9 W o'clock on Wednesday right. The p 'iiouse, however, did not apply the parliamentary "clincher," so that this matter may be reconsidered. Two Cent Kate Bill. The senate still has before it the - - -L- 1.111 3 4-1, ? iwo cent rate uui, uuu mc r ui mci t bill to prohibi: whites from teaching i in negro schools the two measures A which have held the centre o? the r stage during this session of the general assembly. Vote on the two cent l>ill is being blocked in the senate by the opponents of the measure, and on Saturday debate was again adjourned aji m J until mesuajr tiigm.. i The Fortner BilL L The senate on Saturday accepted a I 1 substitute offered by Senator NicholBT |on, of Edgefield, for the Fortner bill. V and the substitute was sent to third reading. The substitute is as follows: 'ISection 1 It shall be unlawful for any person of one race to teach in any school, college, or institution 01 learning in this State where persons \ of a differeent race are taught, wither out first obtaining the written conBp^ sent of the county board of education Jf of the county in which such schiool, > college or institution of learning is 1^ Jocated: Provided, That nothing in ihe act shall be construed to prohibit tie teaching of the Bible and religious nor to moral trainine. y "Sec. 2. That any person who shall violate the provisions of this act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor. and upon conviction shall be parnished by a fine of not exceeding t 4500 or by imprisonment not exceed^ r'sg 12 months." P Vital Statistics Measure. ' The senate has passed, with slight amendment, the Lawson-Harper vital statistics bill, providing for the registration of births and deaths, and the measure has been ordered return? to the house with amendment. Hp Tie measure providing for the direct W ejection of United States senator, in ^ aocord^nce with -the recent amendment to the United States constitution, ) has been pased by the senate and ordered enrolled for ratification. f 308 Acts Passed* 308 acts have been ratified and sent to the governor. Several of these have Seen vetoed, and the others have been sent over to the secretary of the State. In most of his vetoes the governor has x been sustained. Governor's Vetoes Sustained. ^ Governor Blease has returned to k the house in which they originated 12 acts which were delivered to him. Ten of these were outright vetoes m ?lght of which vetoes were sustained, f one of which has been overriden by both houses, and one of which has been overriden by the house and is yet in to be voted upon by the senate. Two of the measures returned were sent back because of irregularities. One of the measures was a repetition ill of a measure already approved by the governor, and the governor's objection B was sustained by the senate, and the measure killed. The other was retnrned to -call attention to a grave mistake. The author sf the measure, however, did not tbratc tfie error was fatal, and the governor agreed to receive and sign the measure and turn it over to-the seert ^ary of State. Following are the various measures | returned by tlie governor, a-d the ac Uion upon each: ' Pleasures Returned and Action Ir j Detail. | An act to permit the city of Colum i bia to buy a tract or tracts of lane j situate near the said city of Colum | bia far the purpose of establishing i j public park thereon, with power tc . control and regulate the use thereof I and vesting the municipal court o ! r?i 1 \* nf p.iinmhifl with iurisdiction | thereover. (Veto overriden by senate, but susVeto orverriden by sena:e, but sustained by house, 55 to 3S. and act killed.) An act to authorize the city of Columbia to sell and convey certain lots of land situated in and near the saic city cf Columbia. (Veto overriden by both houses.) An act to repeal and act entitlec "an act to limit the time in whicl coupon bonds, payable to bearer ant tneir coupons 01 me oiate iuay ue vuusolidated, converted, refunded, or paic and to repeal conflicting laws," approved the 25:h February, A. D. 1896 i in so far as the same affects the bearJ er cf that certain bond issued by the State of South Carolina under an aci to authorize a State loan to pay interest on the public debt, and datec first October, A. D. 1868," etc. (Veto sustained by the house 44 tc 43 and act killed.) An act to authorize the trustees ol tlie Belton. Ande-'&on county, Gradec school to charge and' collect an incidental fee. (Veto sustained by senate 35 to 0 This act was returned by the governor because it was a repetition, a similar measure having already been approved.) Comptisory Education And Medical Inspection. An act to require and provide foi the instruction and training of al] children between certain ages in the county of Richland and to provide icn the punishment of persons failing tc send to school the children of certaiL ages under their control. (Veto sustained by senate, 21 to 14 and act killed.) An act to provide for a system o] medical examination of school children I attending public school within the county of Richland. (Veto sustained by senate, 25 to 13 and act killed.) A joint resolution to validate Browc Consol bond No. 3892, issued Octobei 20th, 1900, and directing the State treasurer to redeem the same. (This act was returned to the senate by the governor on account of an er?? "? Va ortt Tt Ho in c folt hv thf iVl 111 UU.C ati. AW UV'UQ y author that the act would be valid, the governor agreed for it to be returnee to him which was .done, and act was approved by governor and receiptee for by the secretary of State, and becomes a law.) An act to provide for the filling vacancies on the county board of con I trol of Georgetown county. (Veto sustained by house, 53 to 37 and act killed.) 'An act to provide for rural policemen for Orangeburg county. (Veto sustained by house, 50 to 38 and act killed.) An act to provide for the establishment and maintenance of a rural police system in Beatrfort county, tc discontinue dispensary constables ir said county and to devolve ine auner heretofore performed by them upoc the rural police. (Veto sustained by house, 52 to 34 and act killed.) An act to amend an act entitled "ar act to regulate the holding of elections for commission form of governmen1 in cities of over four thousand inhabitants and to provide for the adoption I n.f fnrm nf pnvprnment in cities of over ten thousand and less thac twenty thousand inhabitants, and cities of over fifty thousand and lest than one hundred thousand inhabitants and in certain cities named herein," appearing as act No. 453 of acts of 1912, by providing for an electior thereunder, etc. (Rock Hill conimiBsion form of government act.) (House overrode veto on Saturday 62 to 21. Veto yet to be voted on bj senate.) An act to require and comp v school attendance within the city o! Spartanburg, South Carolina. ' ** - 1 - - --> ? J If Af A Ofia. tYtHU uveniutrii m acuai-c. icw 31*0 tained by vote of 42 to 38, and act kill i ed.) - i The governor sent to the general ! assembly the following message in rei < gard to his vetoes: I .Message on Vetoes. 1 ["Gentlemen of the General Assembly: " i "In any annual rnesage to you, sent 1 in on t.ie first day of your session, } | this year, 1 s;ated positively, in lan guage vvnich could not be misunderf ! sued, taiit if you passed certain bills ; I would reiuse to sign them and would ! rein n to you wi:hout my signature. " ! It seems that some of you thought I " was joking, or, as my friend Hon. Sam ", Rittenberg would say, in telling his famous joke, "1 was only bluffing." However, I was not doing either; I 5 meant exactly what I wrote and I have 1 done exactly what I said I would do. I regret that it is necessary for me to ' send you so many veto messages; they * delay you, because on each there has 1 to be a roll call, which takes uptime, * but I wrote this message in order to rail your attention to the fact that you * and you alone are responsible for the " j delay, for 1 forewarned you that I ' j would veto these measures; you " i passed them, -aid I have kept my * word; so when you ask yourselves " the question why I am vetoing so " | many ac:s, just refer bacly to my an1 | nual message and you will see that j I am doing what I told you I would * | do, and that the fault cf delay is in your endeavor 10 lorce uius uiruugu which I told you would take two thirds I of each of your houses to do. I hope ' that everyone of my vetoes will be sustained. The majority of the white people of South Carolina elected me governor; they elected me because of my opposition to compulsory edu cation; because of my opposition -to medical examination of school ciiildI ren; because of my opposition to Radicalism and Republicanism; be cause of my opposition to centraliza[ tion of government, by placing it in ? the hands of a few, and so far I have carried out all promises made to the 1 ~ ~ f tvitt CJ-oto criH hdVO n A U T? ) ( yCUpiC VJl mj u.uiv<) auu ._.v ? jfi ologizies to make, and I propose to continue the same way. The majority endorsed me and it is yet to be seen, this summer, whether they will [ endorse me again or not. The legisL lature of 1912 nearly ran over me and > nearly two thirds of them were left 1 hnme Ac tr> what thf> result of UW iivuiu. vv " ? - 1914 will be is yet to be seen. As to myself, I have no fears, and if my i friends will stand by me and sustain my vetoes, they need have no fear, j for I will take care of them and myself, too, op the- stump if God .lets me > live. If He does not, my last words . will be "God, protect and! help my friends and keep our State government ; from being turned into a monarchy I and the rich and corrupt from control i ling my people.' [ "Very respectfully, "Cole. L. Blease, "Governor.'' i" 'ir'su 1 Quarterly Conference. , ? The second quarterly conference of Broad River circuit will be held at - Pomaria Methodist church on next Monday, March 9th, at 10 o'clock , sharp. Rev. W. P. Meadows, P. ?. All the official members are earnestly - requested to attend. The public is L I wuiuianj iiiiitvu w . >; D. P. Boyd, Pastor. t . ii^in Just So They're on the Wal? Chicago Record-Herald. They were a simple looking couple, well past middle age, and they had just boarded a train at a little station in Michigan. The good old lady had deposited her wraps in the seat and was V "king out the window at the sleepy village, with its one wide muddy street. It was evident that she was Cull of emotion. "Are you sure we have every thing, j John?" she asked, turning suddenly to her husband. "Yep," he replied; "I guess. we're -11 ~ > ^ an aei.. He sank into the seat beside her and the train began to move. , "John," the good old lady exclaimed, r "Johjj, tide train ain't goin* -the right wav. ia it? I can't make it seem as I though we're movin' in the right direcl tion.M j "Don't worry," replied John, glanc ?ing out the window;,"what difference - does it make which way we're movin* , as long a? were movin' f* ERNEST GARY LOSES LIFE 1 * Sou of Chief Justice 01 South Carolii Supreme Court is Drowned, f : Lexington, Ya., March 1.?\Vhi testing ice 011 a pond about one mi from Lexington this afternoon at o'clock, Ernest Gary, the 17 year o son of Chief Justice Eugene B. Gai of the South Carolina supreme coui was drowned. Young Gary and Cad Smith of Virginia Military institu were out walking and came to a por of ice. Gary ventured tc.o far ar the thin ice gave way and he di appeared into about 12 feet of watt Cadet Smith gave the alarm and we to the assistance of Gary, but wj himself precipitated into the wat i Ti-Vion tlio ioe, (raup wnv lindpr hii I He reached the shore and secured plank which he extended to your Gary but the boy was too weak ' grasp it firmly and sank for the la time. The body was recovered. After religious services tomorro morning at 7:30 o'clock the body wi be sent to Abbeville where burial wi take place. President Smith said ronight thi Gary, who was a freshman a memb< of the Episcopal church ai:d ciii( was one of the brightest boys atteni irg Washington and Lee, and stoc high in his classes. The tragic deal . caused deep sorrow amcng his clas; mates, among whom he was popula 1 i FATHER IS ADVISED OF SOS'S DEAT I Justice Gary Receives Sad >ews j Abbeville*?Son Was Popular At Home. Abbeville, March 1.?Ernest Gar 17 year old son of Chief Justice Ei ' gene B. Gary of the South Carolii supreme court, was drowned at Le: ; ington, Va., this afternoon. The ss I intelligence was conveyed to the your 1 man's father in a telegram from Hem I ! Louis Smith, president of Washingtc land Lee university, at which, institi tion Err.est Gary was a first year sti dent. The message gave no details of tl tragedy. Ernest Gary was one of tl most popular young men of Abb vile. He "was a member of the fresl man class at Washington and Lee un versity. He has four sisters and or brother. His sisters are: Mrs. To Pope of Kinards, Mrs. Hassel of Wi son, N, C., Miss Biize Gary and Mis Caroline Gary of Abbeville. Or brother, Eugene B. Gary, Jr., su: vive9. ' He was next to the youngest chil< of Justice and Mrs. Gary. Two uncl< are members of the South Carolir bench, Ernest Gary of Columbia, judf of the fifth circuit, and Frank ] Gary of Abbeville, judge of the tern circuit. DB. BABCOCK WILL RETIBE He Sayg Dr. E. B. Saunders Will Alf Leave the Asylum If He Goes. The State, 1st. "I have written a letter of resignation as superintendent of the Sta Hospital for the Insane and will ser it to the governor at the proper time This was the announcement mac yesterday by J. W. Babcock, M. D., si perintendent of the State Hospital f< the Insane, following a conference i the State house of Dr. Babcock wil Senator Strait, Senator Mauldin, Sei ator Young and Representative Hu] ter, memDers 01 iiie biwwhi vuuiuuvh appointed to investigate the charg< in conection with the asylum. Asks Definite Answer. Dr. Babcoek told the members < the committee that he wanted a del nite answer from the governor as \ what be proposed to do regarding ti institution. He said that out of regal for his family he considered the resij nation of bis position the beet sol) tion. He said he must consider tt health and peace of mind of his wii ;?nd children. The oral statement of Dr. Babcoc ! woo ,thA rhlef execute be Senators Strait and Mauldin. Tt governor sail that he would take tt matter-^nider/sdvigemsBt. "Will Dr. E. B. Saunders also ri sign?' wa* the question asked D ? AMERICAN AUTO WINS EVENT 3a Winner Averages 77.2 Miles an Honr For 403 Miles of Race?New Mark for Speed. le Santa Monica, Cal., Feb. 28.?Ed le win Pullen today won the fifth inter- | I 3 national Grand Prize race over 4S Id laps, or 403 miles, of the Santa Monry iea course. A new" record of 77.2 :t, miles an aour was established. It alet -"o was the first time in the history of j te the event that an American car flash- j id ed first at the finish. id The winner gained his place by a j oAi-iniir! onniHont Trio fipot in t Vl c on 51- Oti IUUO aw*uv.ut, WMVy mKt\* iU MU r. nals of the Santa Monica course? at which jeopardized the life of J. B. is Marquis, when his car turned turtle ir, on a turn and crushed him. Theren. after it was no race. Pullen was 40 a miles ahead of the second car at the ig finish and 55 miles ahead of the third, to Halp DePalma, who won the Vanst i derbilt cup Thursday, was fourth, j j Oldfield, his most persistent opponent J w j the other day, was eliminated by a bad j .11 j motor ton laps from the finish. 111 Sets Xew Record. ! Pnllpn p-vprprt thp 402 miles in n 1 it hours 13 minutes, setting a new ma'k }r of 77.2 miles an hour, against the i )r record of 74.45 established by Caleb 3- Bragg at (Savannah in 1911. Guy Ball, >d second, finished in 5.53:23, making a lb speed of 68.4 miles an hour. B. Tays lor took third place when Gil Anderr. s^n's car broke down, and lost second place six laps from the finish. His time was 6:08:29. De Palma, who U ; bad held the lead for several laps, was 1 - - - > - it. n.~ 1. | declared out or T.ne race on tne ooui j | lap, but got back in time to limp over the fir.ish line and claim fourth money. Marquis was far in the lead in the i 35th lap when he took a turn at too high speed and the machine skidded and turned over several times. The LI- | ; accident occurred at a turn known as x j "Death Curve," although no -driver j d | ever had been killed there. The ma- j ^ ! chine, a big English car, stopped j i rr?T?ino- fin the driver's body. I ^ . .... - , I It was reported at first that Marquis j was fataUy injured and he remained ^ unconscious for two hours, but sur-! geons tonight declared he would re- ! cover. I ie Car Comes Back Too. 16 Pullen w*on with the same car in j e~ which he dashed into an iron barria" cade Thursday while leading in the Vanderbilt race. He barely escaped a l similar mishap today when a spectam ' tor walked out on -the track and forced him to swerve into a curb, ripping off 39 two tires. Pullen renewed his wheels ie and reentered the race, with the loss , r~' of but a few minutes. Teddy Tetzlaf, who set the course ^ record of 78.72 miles an hour, which , -s still stands, was out of the race early. | ia He covered several laps today at the >e rate of 87 miles an hour. Tire troubles and the balking of his motor forced , ^ him to quit. The wholesale elimination of cars began in the 20th lap. A pace of close ~ " 1 .uitaAllfln TL'O I | to SO miles an nuur ai/yc* CUU^ tt j too much for many of them. Engine jo troubles developed rapidly, and one by one the cars dropped out Pullen began bis climb to first place in the 30th lap. He was fourth . then and going 79 miles an hour. Mari quis, who held the lead until his accice dent in the 35th, set the pace, and . id Pullen successively passed Anderson and DePalma. I j- "Dnii^n'o nrh.p monev was $3,000. The j jt; x uiituo y.? ? . . i- two next prizes went to Los Angeles )r boys, Ball and Taylor, who drew $2,a>t 000 and $1,500 respectively. De Palma , :h added $1,000 to the money he won 1- Thursday. Taylor plugged into third 2- place with a car which he said he had 3e picked up as junk and bought for js $250. ' , This was Taylor's second race with . the old machine, and his time for the ^ last ten laps averaged 65 mile? an j hour. ^ Babcock yesterday. le Dr. Sannders May Go. "If my resignation is accepted, Dr. ! Saunders will not remain at the in- ! 2" stitution," replied Dr Babcock. 10 Dr. Babcock said to at for the reasons above stated he had decided to , resign as superintendent of the V fnll/vwincr thfl reDOrt Of the '* CLOJ Uiii, *.w* D ?? _ - . ft* legislative committee. The committee ie exonerated Dr. Saunders of all charges ie and highly recommended JDr.JBabcock for his defensethe TcnmgT-^?rKtn, 9- who is employed as the second assist- 1 r. ant physician at the asylum. j AN ACT RELATING TO CUUNli OF NEWBERRY LOCAL MEASUBE RELATING T<> SEVERAL MATTERS itcqiurement as to rracnon engines* ?Herniations As to Indebtedness Of tlie Townships. Special to The Herald and News. Columbia, March, 2.?The following act relating to Newberry county, which was passed by the general assembly, was approved by Governor Blease on Saturday. The governo; made a nation at the foot of the ac calling attention to the fact that he 'Cio uuiu iLi jxcuucuuaxi t rv uuoiixp it ferred to. The act follows: "An act to further amend an act entitled an act relating to Newberr> county appearing as act No. 477 of the acts of 1912. "Section 1. Be it enacted by tlugeneral assembly of the State of Soutl. Carolina That an act entitled 'An Aci relating to Newberry county,' appearing as Act. No. 477 of the code of 1912 be amended by adding thereto the following, to be known as sections 3a. 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, and 17, viz: Section 3a. That all persons driving, transporting or conveying any traction or other engine upon or across any b'idge in Newberry county shall lay upon suck bridge suitable skids o? other appliance for protecting the same irom injury oy me passage ui such engine upon or across such bridge. Any violation of this provision shall be punished by a fine or not exceeding $100 or imprisonment of nor exceeding 30 days. Sec. 11. That sm much of an act entitled rAn act relating to the fiscal affairs of Newberry county' appearing as Act. No. 169 o> acts of 1913, as rektes to issuinir Kr?r?/Jc than fn'- r;">p navmpnt ef the past indebtedness of Newberry county therein referred to, be, and th? same is hereby repealed. Sec. 12. That , the taxes provided by sections 4, 5, an<t of said act No. 169 to be levied bv discontinued. Sec. 13. Tbat the proceeds of the taxes levied in the year 1913 on the taxable property in1'Menden hall, township, known as township No. 8 under section 4 of said act No. 169 be applied by the county treasurer of Newberry county to tne payment, of the indebtedness to the commissioners of the sinking fund created under the authori;y of act No. 186 of acts of 1911. Sec. 14. That the proceeds of the tax levied for the year 1913 upon the taxable property in Stoney Battery township, known as township No. 3, under section 5 of said act No. 169, hA anniied to the nayment of the in debted^ess to the commissioners of the sinking fund created urn<?r the authority of an act appearing as act No. 191 of acts of 1911. Sec 15. That the proceeds of the tax 1 vied for the year 1913 under section 6 of said act No. 169 on the taxable property in township No. 1, and also the tax levied oc said taxable property for the payment of bonds issued in aid of the Columbia, Newberry & Laurens railroad, maturing January 1, 191G, and also any bal ance on hand from the last mentioned tax from previous collections be applied to the county treasurer of Newberry county tc the payment of tho bonds which matured January 1st 1913, issued in aid of the said Colunt' bia, Newberry & Laurens Railroad company in behalf of t&wnship No. 1 and any accrued interest thereon. Sec. 16. That the levy of he taxes authorized to be collected under the act authorizing township No. 1 to issue bonds in aid of the Columbia, Newberry and Laurens Railroad company be discontinued. Sec. 17. That when enroled, act No. 217 of the year 1914 becomes effective, the allowance now made of $100 each to the county auditor and fthe county treasurer of Newberry county for clerical and other as sistance shall be discontinued and said auditor and treasurer shall receive no other compensation or allowance for clerical or other assistance than that provided in said enrolled act Vo. 207 of the year 1914/' "Approved the 28th day of February, k. D., 1914. "Coleman Livingston Blease, "Govermjr." ' 'The governor signing-ifch is born in the Mendenhall township herein mentioned. C. I* B.* M