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s.c, .IIUMI. ..v,,, ,,,/ ,mai f ?=r= Liquor Legislai More Anc Bkfnatf Witlll It r.fIT the ! IUlJllillU II V VUl/ VV * a. mm~. L ALLOWANCE BY HALF! BvERNOK URGES PASSAGE OF CERTAIN MEASURES. I r ? Wants Torrens Land System, Rnral I "Credits, Workmen's Compensation ; and Other Laws l'assed. (By Jno. K. Aull.) Special to The Herald and Xews: Columbia, Feb. 10.?The spnate on Wednesday passed the Carlisle amendment to the Statewide prohibition law reducing the amount of whiskey which ' 1 -- C* ?,, 1-. C'ornlin. may be ordered uy u oi/um ^a.i vim ian during any one month from one gallon to two quarts. The senate voted down an amendment to reduct P The amount to one quart a month. When the bill rc-enacting the gallon a month law came up Senator Car- j lisle offered an amendment cutting ! down the amount from one gallon to j one quart a month. This was reject^ ed by a majority of two votes, 21 to Hf i'3. Those who voted for the quart P were: Beamguard, Black. Brice, Carlisle, Christensen, DuRant, E. C. Epps, I R. D. Epps, Evans, Ginn, Gross, Harvey. Alan Johnstone, Laney, Lide, McCown, Nicholson, Richardson, S'herk ard, Verner, i Walker?21. Tho?? .vho voted for the kallon a month were: I Banks, Beattie. Buck. Earle, Goodwin, H/ughes, D. B. Johnson, Kitchin, Lee, Manning, Mullins, Nickels. O'Dell, - Padgett. Patterson, Sharpe, Sinkler, Spigner, Stacy, Stuckey. Wightman, J. F. Williams, D. Reece Williams?23. "How much liquor is necessary for an ordinary person a day?" was a question discussed in the senate dur^ ing the debate on this bill. Senator Patterson suggested four tablespoonfuls a day but Senator Carlisle disclaimed the ability to qualify as an * expert on this point and so this moor ed and vexed problem remained un- i solvefl. Senator Carlisle then propos-1 ^ ' ed an amendment cutting the allow- j ! ance to two quarts a month. i Senator Hughes proposed an j ^ amendment allowing a person to order a kalf gallon of whiskey of five dozen V bottles of beer a month. I ^ ft^nator Black thought the allow- j Iance ought to be cut to naif a gallon | per month. j Senator K?tcl::n and Senator Banks | thought the gallon a month law j should stand and the Fairfield senator thought it would be breaking fa;rh to change the law as many peo --3 TXT./-,Vn-hiHrvn hprailSB KL pi? n.SQ vutCu 101 i^i viiiuiw.. | of this Iaw!*iio would not otherwise hare don? sc. Senator Sii'kler put in an amendment allowing a person to order naif f a pra'ion of whiskey a month or five doz-?n bottles of teer. Senator Frice wanted the amount! k reduced to a quart and thought this would break up bMnd tigerism. He B -?aid that not ten men voted for prohibition because they wanted the gal7on a month Inw to stand. Beer Outlawed, Too. | Senator A!ai; Johnstone said the Sinkler ai (ronif-nt was dangerous J ht enlK-ct cr. the prohiDitionists to k c-?fv>-?t it. I-le fevered the Carlisle A amendment cutting down the amount of liquor which can be ordered for personal rce to half a gallon a month. W The Newberry senator opposed all I efforts to au?erd the act so as to alW* low r certain pmcunt of beer to be r 1 ? Scnaroi Wijrhtnran said it seemed to ft \. v liim that tnis whiskey business was * used as a aeccy to keep other impor:on: measures I'rom coming before the general assembly. "I thought we were through with this liquor business," said iho Saluda senator, who ^ called wn rho<-e ihaf wanted real prohibition to ?*oire out and make a law prohibiting the oiaering of any wmskev He challenged them to make it "air tight.'* In the course of his debate Senator Wightman said he had "never taken * ^ a drink of riquor, smoked a cigarette, or taken a c'n?w of tobacco, but I realize that thi? does not ?i/ye me a ticket ^o Heaven." The Saluda senator said lure Is * / More Drastic the legislature had gone wild on the liquor business, but he thought the cold drink proposition much more alarming. n ' OS? 1-1 j senator ouiK-er onereu anuiuci amendment as a substitute for his other amendment allowing a citizen to order 30 pints of beer or half a gallon of liquor a month. The Charlesron senator said his amendment was in the line of temperance. Senator Lee's motion to indefinitely postpone the bill was lost. 8 to 12. I Senator Carlisle's amendment cut- \ ting down the amount from one gal Ion to two quarts a month was adopted 26 to 18. Those who voted for reducing ihe amount to half a gallon a month" were Beamguard, Black, Brice, Carlisle, Christensen. DuRant, Earle, E. C. Epps. R. D. Epps. Evans. Ginn, | Gross, Harvey, Alan Johnstone. Laney, Lide. McCown, Nicholson, O'Dell, Padgett. Richardson. Sherard, Sink- . lev, Spigner, Verner, Walker?26. ^ These who voted for the amount to remain at a gallon a month were: ~ --a-*- u t'anKS. tv as.I It*, mien., uuuunni, u. u. Johnson. Hughes. Kitchin, Lee Manning. Mullins, Nickels, Patterson, J | F Williams, Sharpe Stacy, S'uckey, Wightman, D. Recce Williams?IS. ' Yorncr I suary Bill Passed. The illicit liquor seller and the banker who evades the law by cliadgir.g usury were yoked together by Senior Verner, who wants all such ' violators stin to the chaingang, as- ( setting they would make "a beautiful | rnir." The Oconee senator said the j i governor was enforcing the law< | aga;' T iiquor selling, but wanted to know what he was doing on enforcing i other laws. He charged that bankers I who violate the law by charging usurious rates of interest were at rhe top _ socially. The Oconee senator was J debating his bill to prohibit the charging of a greater rates of interest than J allowed by law. ' ^ A? txtz 4- ^v-. ^ + cfio orkTi' tenaior VVignuiian uiuu i 1 any man could vote against this bill, j vllie bill as finally amended prohi^I its the charging for loans of a great- , i er race of interest than allowed by law except that a minimum fee of 50 cents can be charged as discounts on loans of or less. Where the banks or others charge a greater rate of interest than allowed by law they will ! forfeit as a penaltv twice the amount , I of the interest charged. The bill was | passed and sent to the house. I The judiciary committtee bill relieving outside companies from liability of usury when a usurious fee for negotiating the loan is charged by their i : agent in this State, was passed and I sent to the house. 4 Child Labor Legislation. The house on Tuesday night refused to pass to third reading the McCul- ? lough bill raising the age limit of children to 14 years, and on Wednes- ( day morning a compromise measure was agreed upon and introduced, passing the house by a vote of 61 to 29. , This compromise bill provides: Section 1. That section 422. volume ( 2. criminal code of South Carolina, . 1912. be and the same is hereby j amended, by striking out said section 1 and by inserting in lieu thereof the ; following: , 1 * 1 J . -1 ^ ? 14 -I' r\ r\ V C* /-\ f Q (Tp "-NO Gill.a UI1UCI it icaia \jl ^ J residing in any school district where ilie compulsory school law is in force, , shall be employed in any factory, mine or textile establishment of this State. After July 1, 191f>, no child under the , age of 13 years shall be employed in any factory, mine or textile establishment in this State. After July 1, j 1917, no child under 14 years of age. I shall be employed in any factory, mine I . . 1 1 in tVilcj fxfofp ' j or texme esutunoiiuitm. ? To Fleet Game Warden. , The house on Wednesday morning passed to third reading a bill to pro- ? vide for the election of chief game i warden by the legislature. The game 1 warden is now appointed by the gov- < ernor, upon the recommendation of j * ? ""Aiotv A similar bill ; lilt; AUUUUUU BUI.H.IJ. -* - . has passed in the senate. The pres- : ent game warden is Col. A. iA. Richardson, who was appointed by Governor Blease. Calendars Crowded. The house on Wednesday faced a i; calendar of more than 60 pa^ges, clogged by special orders. All special or fhe Herald; M auu lie no \ One Year FOR ONE DOLLAR OLD OR NEW SUBSCRIBERS 5ALE CLOSES MARCH 1 Subscribe Now Renew Now No Subscription i taken for less than One Year nor more than two years at that price. Must Raise $500 By March 1 We ask those 800 who are in arrears to come forward or send forwaid the t. dollar. iers were discharged and placed regularly on the calendar. The appropriation bill has ieceivfinal roadinp' in thA hrviisp and is in the hands of the finance committee :>f the senate. Governor .Vanning I'rges 3l Usures. Governor Manning has sent in a special message urging tht. passage of :he measure for the Torrens land system, rural credits legislation, the Foole-LeGrone bill providingin for the :eaching of agriculture in the rural schools, the McCullough child labod bill (referred to above), workmen's jcmpensation law and Nicholson Jjill providing for the certification of :eachers by a State board. In the senate this morning the Laley bill to dissolve the Southeastern Traffic association passed second -eading. .The Liles bill to make it a chaining offense to sell liquor passed :hird reading and was sent back to :he house for concurence in senate intendments. The senate amendment is to mak the chaingang penalty apply only to the sale of liquor and not the handling or transporting. Tht biennial session bill failed of passage by only a few votes. The senate passed the administration measure providing for tbe ttacliing of agriculture in the rural schools. The house devoted the time todayto the consideration of local measures. LIQUOR OR LAGER; TAKE YOUR CHOICiJ SENATE VOTES FOR ALTERNATIVE AMENDMENT. Two (Quarts of Booze or Five Dozen Bottles of Beer Monthly if House Agrees. Columbia. Feb. 9.?Every resident ~-f ftt-uili Carolina u.-ay order two quarts of whiskey or five dozen bottles of beer each month for personal use according to the terms of a bill- which passed the Senate tonight and was sent to the house. The senate this morning had cut the allowance of whiskey from one gallon to one-half ^a'1 >.i a Jin.it/i. and to-.ight despite strenuous objection from the prohibition leaders, adopted an amendment, hv spnator Hughes, nermittine the al -' 7 ?? ? - - - tr - - w ternative of five dozen bottles of beer per month. The first effort of the prohibitionists was made on 4 motion to table the Hughes amendment which motion was lost by a vote of 19 to 21. The prohibitionists forced another roll call on the adoption of this amendment. which passed by a vote of 23 to 19. How They Voted. Those who voted for the Hughes amendment permitting the alternative of five dozen bottles of beer per month were: Beamguard, Beattie, Earle, E. C\ Epps, E'\ans. uooawin, v. a. Johnson, Laney, Lee, Manning, Mulling O'l >?l;. };U'?Oi:. Patterson, Sharpe, Sinkler. Stacy, Sturkey. Verner, >'vVighvman. John F. Williams, D. IVpc* Williams. I'nai 2 Those voting against the Hughes amendment, that is, to allow any beer were: Banks, Black, Rice, Carlisle. PVirictoncon HnR^nt fiirm. Gross. Harvey, i.Vlan Johnstone, Ketchin, Lide. McCown, Nicholson. Nickles, Richardson, Sherard, Spigner, Walker. Total 19. This pair was announced: Hughes, aye; R. D. Epps, nay. Must Not Be Concealed. An amendment by Senator DuRant, providing that the beer must be shipped in open crates with the bot ties plainly laDenea, ana mai me ueer must not contain over 5 per cent of alcohol, was adopted. Another amendment by Senator DuRant, providing that persons convicted under this bill ot storing or transporting liquor shall be allowed the option of a fine for the first offense, was adopted. The bill was given third reading by a vote of 28 to 12. and ordered sent to the ">use. Those who voted against this ^<ii on its final passage were: Banks, D. B. Johnson, Ketchin, Lee, Manning, Mullins. Patterson, Sinkler, Sharpe, Stacy, Sturkey, Wightman. Total, 12. Beer Amendment. When the senate took the dinner recess they were considering a;, amendment offered by the Senator from Union, Mr. Hughes, allowing a person to order five dozen bottles of beer each mosth in lieu of all liquor. Senator Sinkler of Charleston, has an amendment permitting a person to order thirty pints of beer per month or one-half gallon of whiskey. Prohibitionists lead by Senator Alr.n -Johnstone are making a strenuous f'.gh: against the amendments permitting a certain amount of beer to be ordered. Several amendments are pending to the bill which reenacts the provisions of the old gallon-a-month law. but strengthens ic in several par ticulars, especially by requiring all records of shipments of express companies and common carriers to be open to inspection of tile sheriffs and peace officers and to require such records either to be filed in the office of the probate Judge or the clerk of court each month, some counties teaming one office and som* another. The bill has been changed so as to allow druggists to order alcohol for medicinal purposes. Hold). Strauss. Oil Wednesday afternoon, Mr. Martin L. Strauss and Miss Annie Bobb, both of Union Academy community, surprised their fr.erds by getting rr.ur!- !, the "f?v I Poland tvin? thd fctKl that irado the tw;-ir one. Tns happy co'.p ? hate the sincere good wisQ*^: or tiieir many lr.T.-.c^ as me* jouraey togethfr a'onpr It* pathway of life. j I THE NEWS OF PROSPERITY. < Valentine Party and Musical?Miss Harnett to Address Parent Teachers' Association * < < Special to 'The Herald and News: Frosperity. Feb. 10.?There will be a alentine party in the Town hall on < Friday night, February 11, under the ?uspices of the William Lester chapter u. D. C. There will be a musical program after which, candy will b? sold, fortunes told, and other enter4 ^ ^ #. PPrtw/-! a/1 A fno f n r a nf thfl i LcX i II lilt" II L dHUi UCU. -CX l^Ct ULi l ^ vrj. */uv evening will be music by a string band. The musical program which will be given promptly at 7:30 is as < follows: Music, "Dixie"?by band. Chorus, (a) "Bonnie Blue Flag;" t (b) "Carolina." i Reading?Miss Annie Ward. Vocal duet, "Silver Threads Among . the Gold." j ^ Onor-tof " Tuct Rpfnrp t.fap Battle.! Mother." Reading?Miss Ruth Hunter. Quartet. "Tenting Tonight on the j Old Camp Ground." Admission will be five and ten ^ cents. Come and bring your friends. , '1 blisses Effie Hawkins and Marie ( Scriumpert were shoppers in Xewberrv Mondav. Mr. H. J. Rawl has gone to St. 1 George to visit his brother, and is also taking in the Laymen's convention in Columbia.iv;:esdames J. F. Browne and G. Y. Hunter spent Wednesday in Columj bia. j Miss Mary Lizzie Wise is spending a few days in Columbia, the guest of Miss Xell Kohn. Mr. J. .1. Langford of Newberry was j a visitor here Wednesday. Mr. A. H. Hawkins was a business j ~P/vlnmHio rm WpHnpsdfl.V. I Visitor IU VU1UU1U1U. vu * ? ? v , Mrs. J. B. Bedenbaugh is spending I he week tnd with her mother Mrs. J.! M. Werts. 1 Mr. L. A. Black has been to Colum-! bia to see his father, Mr. X. L. -Black, i who has undergone an operation at the Columbia hospital. We are glad to report that Miss Rosa lM'ae Mitchell is Hoing nicely at the Columbia hosp'*-al. iMire. Carrie MaW.^ters, the popular and accommodating aleslady, formeriv nf \Tn??fcipv Brothers, has accepted! aj v*. ? a position with Blacks Pry Goods] company, where she will be pleased to have her many customers call on her. Miss Annie Moseley of 2atesjurg, will spend the week end at home. The many friends of Mrs. Addie Hodges will be pleased to know that she ft again enjoying good health. Quite a pumber of the Prosperity younger set will take in "'The Birth of a Xation" in Columbia next week. Ti.i. at: ?-/vm /-vl 1 Imjc hoon pnllpd Mrs. rat .viutucu no^ ? to her home near Newberry on account of the death of her little cousin. Mrs. J. a Hunt, of Ivlfllen, Ga., is expected this week for a visit to her parents, Mr. and IVjrs. B. B. Schumpert. Mrs. J. B. T. ?cott -Is visiting relatives in Pomaria. j \!rs. T P .';uinson has returned to j Newberry after a visit to Mrs. 0. B. Simpson. Miss Mattie Lou Barnett. principal of St. Luke's school, will address :he Parent Teachers' association of tne primary department Monday afternoon, February 14. at 2 o'clock. The public is invited to meet with the association at this time. Miss Barnett will talk on the "Cooperaton of the Home with the School." ic ?? ?* a? i lApfiAn on vAnQ 11 tut;I tT IS ailj qutrouuii mat, a.ii;uuv would like to have discussed at this meeting or at any future meetings, please write it on a slip of paper and hand in when you come to the meeting. At the conclusion of Miss Barnett's talk the meeting will be turned into "round table'" talks on ihe problems nnnfrrmf hnfh narpnts and teach KsKJl Hi vu?. WW" ^- v. ? ers. Please come prepared with questions you would like to have discussed. Don't forgec this is an open meeting for everybody, regardless of membership. Immediately after this meeting closes there will be a business meet ~a TmnrATTflmPTlt n can. illlg Ut LUC v7l>HUUl ~ elation at 3 o'clock. ' / s> ? 3> COTTON MARKET S> <? i> Aewberry, < ? Cotton ll^c <S> ? Cotton seed, per bu 67c 3> S> ?> Prosperity. <? Cotton ll%c <3> Cotton seed, per bu 5c & $> ?. . <? Pomaria. ^ ^ Cotton ll/4c ^ ^ Cotton seed, per bu 65c ^ i> <? Little Mountain. * Cotton ll^c <S> Cotton seed, per bu 65c <S> S> <$> * Whitmlre. # iv Cotton 1114c Cotton seed, per bu 65c <? COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY. (There will be the regular meeting 5f the Newberry County Medical so iiety in ur. reinam s omce *Tiaay aiLernoon, February 11, at 3 o'clock. Paper, "Typhoid Fever as Modified Dy Antitoxin Injection"?Dr. Van Smith. Paper. "Diphtheria Antitoxin ?the Dosage, with report of a patient receiving 144,000 units with final recovery."?Dr. Jno. B. Setzler. ? ( The many friends ow Dr. 0. B. Mayer will be pleased to learn that he is imnrovine. He has been seriously ill for seevral days. Judge L. M. Player was called by telegram to Princeton, Fla., Thursday on account of the serious illness of his wife. He left on the Coast Line at 10 o'clock Thursday morning. / <?> <$> SOCIETY. <j> The Bachelor Maids had a njost enjoyable meeting Tuesday afternoon v-^Ita Miss Bernice Martin at her home - ** in Main street. After a profitable business session a social hour followed, during which most delightful refreshments were served. * \ Mrs. W. H. Hunt was the hostess for the .Fortnightly .club Tuesday raoruing. T0<? d scussion of good housekeeping and current events made the hours pass swiftly and at 1 o'clock a course luncheon was served the guests. {The meeting of the Woman's club vjt? this week "ae.'d wit a .Mrs. I. H. Hunt. The course as outlined in the Bay View Magazine was rendered by Mrs. J. W. Kibler, Mrs. R. H. (Wright and Mrs. L. W. Floyd. The Calvin Crozier chapter U. D. C., held its regular monthly meeting at the Newberry hotel with Mrs. W. 0. Miller. An attractive program was carried out. Articles on Confederate - - -J t? -? t ? ,, i hisrory were reac uy :?ns. ran auder.^vi anj M'.-s Filno Coke Smith. After the business session a sal^d course was served. . *- . The sewing circle, composed of t. isses Gladys Chappell, Katherine Wright. Ruby Goggans, RosaJyn Hipp and Mrs. P. E. Way, at a delightful meeting named their club "Les Cosendores." Miss eneva Summed charmingly en.ertained a number of the younger set at rook last Friday evening. Tables were set for about thirty guests and a series of entertaining games were enjoyed by all those present. A tempting salad course was served to the following guests: Misses Jessie Epting, Cora Ewart. Lucile Baxter, Susie Davenport, Louise Perry, May Tarrant. IMildred Tarrant, Rachael Hendrix, Aletna Summer, Novice Lominack, Vennie Eleazer, Frances [Halfarce, Mildred Purcell, Adelaide Swain, H'attie Mary Buford, Mary Frances Cannon, and Messrs Lenword Zollar, .Henry Karhs, Hugh Epting, Jno. M. Kinard Jr., John Fellers, Era- , ? > "' -I- Y Tao est minaerDirK, uiuce omuuici, uuiry Wimberly, George Derrick, L. H. <*rey, Wysbe Dickert,, Ri<ftar4 Bain*WilsCn THcken, Gurnie and Adrian Summer. i : x ---S