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quirements and these safeguards will the sooner attract attention in mono markets to these receipts as collat eral, and thus will be sought after by investors. This will eventually lead to the lowest obtainable rates of in terest. I refer you to the question ol ownership and management?the manager of the warehouse issuing negotiable receipts should be a disin terested party and not the owner o 1 the cotton stored, on which it is pro posed to issue negotiable receipts Accurate and reliable grading anil weighing by licensed graders and v.eighers is o: gr.at importance, it may be that these matters rv"~ht best bo regulated by rules and regulations oi the commissioner and the board oi commissioners, to which I will re fer later, or by legislative enactment 1 regard it as essontial that this sys tem shall not be dependent upon the personality of any one man. The un certainty of life and the certainty ot death make this all the mor? impor tant. The act should be amended sc as to provide for appointment by the governor, by and with advice and consent of the senate, of a board ol three commissioners, with the State rnTnmisciftnpr p\ officio chairman whose terms shall be for six yearc. except the first appointees, whose terms should be for two, four and six years, respectively, so that the majority of the board could not b? displaced during any particular ad ministration, except for neglect ol duty or malfeasance in office. The commissioner, with the approval ol the board, should be authorized t make sales; but no sale should be permitted by him or them, individ ually or as agent, without the grading and weighing by licensed graders and weighers. "It is generally believed that there has been, and continues to be. serious loss to the producers from inaccur ate and undergrading. In my judg ment, it is advisable for State to adopt the standard grading of t\c. United States government. "Uniformity in State legislator governing commercial and financial transactions is desirable and impor tant. This is true of laws gavern ing storage. The Soutlrer* States should have uniform laws on ware housing of agricultural products; and ?r? imn/M4QT>t cton thict WOIlM be taken by the adoption of the Uni form Warehouse Receipt Act, and I urge upon you its adoption." I renew these recommendations and urge the enactment of siich laws that will strengthen the system anl "protect the State and those who bor row or lend monev on warehouse re ceipts as collateral. State Hospital for tbe Insane. The improvements that have been made; in thisv institution, under Acts wisely passed by you, and under the able administration of the Board o! Regents and its superintendent, are patent to the most casual visitor. The management i3 all that could be desired. I trust that your body may visit this hospital and see for yourselves what has been accom plished there, and what is still tc be done. I caanot too strongly recom mend and urge a'continuance of your liberal policy towards that institu tion which has as its inmates those A Nervous Woman Finds Relief From Suffering. Women who suffer from, extreme nerrousness, often endure much suffering before finding any relief. Mrs. Joseph Snyder, of Tiffin, O., bad such an experience, regarding w hlVJl lb* ?3vt * "Six month* I was bedfast with nei~'OUS prostra tion. I had sink ing spells, a cold, clammy feeling.? could not stand the slightest tioise. At times I would almost fly to pieces; itomurh very ?IW?JSSJgJS i my taking Dr. Miles' Nervine, and I began to improve before I had finished the firet bottle until I was entirely cured." MRS. JOSEPH SNYDER, 252 Hudson St., Tiffin, Ohio. Many remedies are recommended for diseases of the nervous system that fail lo produce results because i'. cv do not reach the seat of the fouiiic. ur. :u:ies .\ervine nas irovcn its value in such eases so times that it is unnecessary to make claims for it. You can j>rovc its merits for yourself by gelling a bottle of your druggist, v. ;:o will return the price if you receive no benefit. 2 f.:lLE3 M EDICAL CO., Elkhart, Ind. ANNUAL MEETING. The regular annual meeting of the shareholders of The National Bank of Newberry, S. C., will be held in the President's office on Tuesday, the 9th of January, 1917, at eleven o'clock, a. m. T. K. Johnstone, Cashier. 12-19-3t. NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING The annual meeting of the stock holders of The Commercial Bank of Newberry, S. will be held in the President's office on Wednesday, Jan uary 10th, 1917, at twelve o'clock M. for the purpose of electing directors for the ensuing year and for the trans action of any other business that may come before the meeting. J. Y. McFail, Secretary. 12-29-lt. who are powerless to help themselves, and who are deserving of the most considerate and the most liberal chan ty of the S:ate. ( The policy of its management is working steadily and effectively to the accomplishment of a distinct pur pose?the safety, health, and comfort, of the patients, end the treatment of their mental and physical needs. ; I shall communicate with you by special message on this subject later. (i:re ur Kecbie-mniflea ana iowt- * miosis Patients. - L' The ?rst-hand studies made by re- ( ; i;rcse:i<.at:ves cf the State board of ? .| charities and corrections throughout 1 ; i the Stat? have resulted in the discov- i ' ( erv of many cases of human need, i human degeneracy, and human ineffi-.s . ciency and waste. These conditions'1 .! have been found to be due fundameu- ir i tally to a lack of mental ability oj !s i the part of the persons concerned to. manage themselves and their affairs; J i with ordinary and necessary prudence j 1 >! and so to make headway in our mi j c | ern competitive life. i South Carolina is one of the fifteen j States that have made no instutionai! j provision for the care of these unfor tunate people who present an econo-! | ir.ic, social and humanitarian problem : ; of peculiar appeal. Neglect of it is i i no solution; neglect will not only be costly and unkind and, therefore, un-. j worthy of the State, but will inevi- j ! tably result in larger and more com-1 , plicated problems. This problem has j commended itself to the thinking peo pie of the State as most tserious and j ! urgent. We cannot afford to neglect this problem. We should act now. ! Therefore, I recommend the provis ;; ion for a State institution for tiie care, c [(Custody and training of the feeble- 1 I minded; and that this institution be : j placed under the control of the board a 11 of regents of. the State hospital for . j the insane, but that it be entirely v ; separate from the State hospital in 5 i} both location and management, i! I commend to you the report of the c | State Board of Health. The value o? t {good health cannot be estimated m i! dollars and cents. Thp work if Urn j board is bringing good results, and . j should be continued and amplified as ? ; j far as is is possible for the means of . the State tn nermit The orvort health 2 of the public is necessary, not only for the happiness of our people, bat ! must be considered in the light of its importance as an economic ques tion. The results, especially in tfco rural communities, have been most satisfactory,, and I trust that you may provide for its continuance. It is clearly a case where "an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure." Tills report on tfc.e treatment of tubercular disease is of far-reaching Importance, and 'the recommendation for the - treatment of tubercular pa tients at the State Park is worthy of yovr careful scrutiny and investiga tion. A reduction in the number of tubercular patients shows that good work is being done. We must aim j at the extermination of this dread ' disease, and money will be well spent : ?in accomplishing this purpose. It j is a matter of public education, and | if the public mind can be aroused, I marvolrtiio raanlfe non Kb o nr*r\m nllch. M * v*a I vivug a Vk^uiW0 V/OU UV UVVVUlj/llWU ed. Penal and Charitable Institutions. I invite your attention to the re ports of the penal and charitable in stitutions of the State. State Board of Charities and Conges tions. The work of this board abundantly justifies its creation. By its investi gations and suggestions, it is leading the way to enlightened, sane and hu mane treatment of those who come under their observation; and its rec nnimenrtatinna HekCorvo and chnuM have, most careful and thorough con sideration at your hands and mine. t Confederate Yeterans. The number of Confederate Veter ans in growing smaller and smaller. These men gave their services and 1 rasked their lives in defense of our homes and State. Their increased infirmities and needs make it incum bent on the State to provide for their support and comfort in their declin nig yeaio. . ( I again call your attention to the r increased comforts and better care | given within thp last two years to 3 those in the Confederate Infirmary. Y I urge that liberal appropriations he made for their support and comfort. Insurance. \ 0 The result of the passage of cer- - AH Vd s-77/u ; & a & L. d a M *00*1$ P11* *?0S '?SZ 'jsif^njp jnoX jy ! 'sciBids pus sasinjq 'bi?[bi -nan 'ojfeqtnnf 'jno3 JOj ji -sjuauijuio - puB saa}9B[d ^ssnox uBip jaueajj) *uicd sqj saxy pus ui )q?|i sjjnis ji 'j{8 jb puiqqnj j oa 'X[dd8 oj i8B3 os si juauiiuiq stuco[g | . 'SOqDB puB j sniBd sqj jno saAup noos jnqj puDuj pjo , UB S 3J3U ma *S33U}f PUB SJOp ___ -fnoqs Xui ui sd^uia\} oqj Xq yc sXup jaijjuaAi Xuuo}S jp; ur:^ jatjQOJd Jaq;^aA\ sj uisi^umaifjj \ ! i v 0 jv+t' 'j' v. mwr a in insurance laws at the last sea son of the legislature has produced i condition which was not anticipa ed. in consequence, a large majori y of the insurance companies have withdrawn from the State, and the esuit has be:n inadequate insurance, 10 reduction in rate, bur even an m 'iease, and, in seme caries, the kind .f -71CS1 f-'jnr-o n'ritaij, 4 nlo i< 1 nf u - tntee against loss. R allzir.g the importance of this ra'uir, 1 appointed a commission witn iit- insurance Commissioner as :hairman, to study the entire insui mce situation v\-ith a view of recoru nending a complete revision or the nsurance laws of the State. j This commission has devoted time md study to this subject; has gained valuable information, and will sub nit to your honorable body the re- j ult of its work. I urge legislation which will ad ust our difficulties, rrotect our in erests, and be fair to.parties Csn :erned. Salaries. I am well aware of the imperative iced for economy in the administra ion of the State. I am equally aware if the necessity of the State's being ust with those who give their time md services. The salaries now provided for by aw, of Judges and' some other State >ffijcialfi, were fixed at a time when he cost of living was very much leas nan now. I can speak on this sub . ct in an impersonal way, only as i matter of business and right' and >foper policy for the State. It is a simple matter of justice that these sa aries should be increased to meet he increased cost of living, and also o provide adequate compensation for hose who are capable and efficient md qualified for the positions. I hope that your honorable body rill look at this proposition with un )rejudiced minds, and that you will ecognize me jueuce or providing :ompensation that will he j'ist for he services rendered. Finances, In Message No. 9, on February 16th, 915, I called the attention of the general assembly to the deficit in rev ;nue over income for the years 1913 .nd 19i4, as follows: "Pages 7 and 8 of pail 2 of the re port of the Comptroller General to our honorable body at the present ession. showing that there is an ex sting deficit of about $300,000,001 >rought over from the years 1913 and 914 to the year 1915, on account of he extraordinary expenses made at he State Park in 1913, and the ap-| >ropriation made at the extra session ?f the general assembly in October. 914. "The general assembly in 1914 fail ed to provide a tax for meeting these ixpenses. Thie situation makes tt lecessary that the State should bor ow, in anticipation of the collection >f taxes for the year 1915, about 700,000 00 instead of $460,000.00, as ras borrowed in 1914 to meet the cur ent appropriations, and this amount ilist be borrowed much earlier than1 n 1914. Some provision ^should bej lade by your honorable body to meet I his deficit, as well as the amounts j o be appropriated by yeu at the pres- ( nt session. "You will note that it is estimated y the- comptroller general on page of his report, that the estimated e^nues of the State, with 6-mill levy :>r all State purposes, together with cense taxes and other revenues, will e $2,136,633.29. Any amount appro bated in excess of this estimated evenue, will not only leave the de-J cit brought over from last year un- j rovided for, but will further increase j J "I, therefore, call these matters to I our attention in order that you may! ike such. action as you deem wise.*' The general assembly in 1913 in reased the tax levy to 7 mills, which roduced $67,726.64 over the current xpenses of 1915, but not sufficient mdK to nflv thp n-pa? rom the years 1913 and 1914 r?fer ?d to in my message. In 1916 the appropriations by the >gislature carried $2,596,169.08. The evenue for 1916 for taxes, if col acted in full, will4 amount to $2, 23.281.30, showing a deficit for the ear of $294,887.78. In addition to j his, in 1913, there was a loan madej o the State Park commission of $175,-! 00.00, which has never been provid-' Ui/vU Ja i ui Align uiauc Vatch, Clork and Jewelry repair ng see us. We guarantee all vork to be satisfactory and we use inly genuine material. Don't trust -our watch with just any one.! J-^re watches are ruined every, 'ear by incompetent watch makers, hun wear out in ten years. P. C. Jeans & Co. Exclusive Jewelers and Opticians ed for by appropriation. A, therefore, call your attention to the necessity j of your making appropriation for the | payment to the 6inking fund for the State Park loan in 1913, of $175,00, ' 00; the deficit of 1916 of $294,964.43, less surplus or revenue over expenses 1 cf 1915 of $ 6,761.87, making $22?,- f 202.56, which sbould be provided for i in your levy for 1917. You will ob-; | serve from the foregoing that the! State levy in past years, except in i 1915, has be-n inadequate to meet! the expenditures. Good businese re-1 j quires that our revenue should at J i least equal our expenditures. Th? : constitution mukes this mandatory, j We nu.st. tneretore. increase our re-1 venues or decrease our expenditures.' I sincerely trust that you will permit | me to urge you to consider this ques | tion with businesslike firmness, to ; prevent hereafter any deficits, and to | be able to put the State on a cash : baeis. Our revenues now are insu-i | fficient from the money collected from !1 taxrs for one year, to carry us ovtrj to the time when taxes are colleci-, 1 ed for the next year, necessitating j [the borrowing each year of a large', | sum of money to meet these exigen-. eies. i I again call your attention td the | State Income Tax Law. The means, : of enforcing this law are inadequate, j | The collection of this tax is a ferce, j ; as matters now gtand. A ridiculously j ! small ameunt is collected from this ' source, and what is collected is ab-1 ' soiutrly unfair, because it is paid hy ; : an absurdedly small number of con scientious citizens, while those les3 j scrupulous are escaping the tax. The j law should either be made effective, j or should be repealed. i I will recommend the enactment of an Inheritance Tax Law. I believe tfiat such a law would be just. It would add additional revenue to the; State from property which otherwise' escapes taxation. South Carolina,! Florida and New Mexico are. T be-j lieve, the only States which have no! such law". N Economy. The financial needs of the State in stitutions and the different depart ments of government will be present-1 ed for your consideration through | their annual reports. It is of the greatest importance that: all appropriations be closely scruti-, nized and everv item r.arefullv and thoroughly investigated before being j finally passed upon. We must con-1 sider the need? of our various de-{ partments and institutions. We must also consider the sources of revenue ( from which these needs must be met.' The pocket book of the tax payer is \ sensitive. The people's money must t be spent judiciously, and the burden of taxes kept down to thie minimum which is consistent with efficiency. Yet we must realize that money has i to be spent if we are to progress. We cannot .compare conditions now with , past years, because the demands up? on the State are greater, and increaa las e<icn year. I am confident that your honorable ( body will pay particular attention ] to this question, and see to it that j extravagance and waste are avoided, j ] Economy and efficiency must go to- ] gether. ? j i I will, from time to time, transmit | for your consideration other matters ( affecting the interests, welfare ami ] progress jf the State. ( In conclueion, I pray for God's blessings upon your labors, and that j you may be guided aright in all < things. j* RICHARD I. MANXIXG, Governor.! j *Tbe Bain bow Princes s,"* j The captivating Ann Pennington. 3 u*hn addftd tn her fame as a Zeis'fieM "Follies' favorite by creating a sensa tion on the screen in her initial photo play, attains another nnnsual screen j triumph in her interpretation of "The j Rainbow Princees," a Famous Play- ^ ers-Paramount Picture of circus life. 1 In order to obtain the exact atmos- t phere required by the unique story, an entire circus (with all the back ground of billowy canvas, the freaks, - the menagerie, the balloon accent, and ( the parachute drop) was engaged, which gives a decided novelty to the nrorhir-tion- aside from the nresenta-i 1 tion on the celebrated Hula Hulaj dance, in -which Miss Pennington ha-fj distinguished herself in the "Follies,"; and which she performs in the role r of circus dancer. "The Rainbow f Princess" contains strong drama, too, I and a tender love story that brings i the little circus dancer into the lives; f of old Judge Warren and his adopted j i son and happiness to them all. | ] Opera House Thursday. i ? $490 CHEVROLET "FOUR;! NINETY,, 490 I Fullv Equipped Including Elec- j trie Lighting and Starting Sysceml Built In. 5-PASSENGER TOURING AND I 2 PASSANGER ROADSTER |? POWER ? ECONOMY? COM -1 FORT?STl'LE Four all important features found in lare combination in the CHEV ROLET "FOUR- NINETY," a I thoroughly provtn and teited car, I thousands of which are daily giv ing wonderful service. The great-' est value lo be had in a low priced car. Only $490 f.ob. factory. J. D. QUATTLEBAUW, Prosperity, S. C. Appropriatu Are. Comptroller General Say ICQ /? / C7 Z7U- 1Q1 For Last Year Reven 758.88?D A 10-mill levy for 1917 will I priations asked for by the vari< ments, according to the estimate made Saturday. Appropriations mated revenue for the State foi provided the levy ie the same general show. "Provided the levy in 1917 "v General Sawyer said, "the estinic various institutions and departn propriations amounting to ?3,15i revenue of the State under a 6 general assembly appropriated : will amount to only $2,301,281.5 $295,000, or a levy of about 1 re made for the deficit of 1916 it \ to raise them." The comptroller general calle constitution of 1895, which reqi expenses of the State, together i year. The comptroller general has year in comparison with those a Governor's office Secretary of State Comptroller-general Insurance commissioner State treasurer Superintendent of education .. Adjutant-general Attorney-general | Railroad commission | Putlic schools , .j State librarian ! Public buildings t Stuie electrician ; Catawba Indians j Department of agriculture ... .' Judicial department | Health department Board of medical examiners .. State geologist Tax department University of South Carolina.} Wlnthrop college .. The Citadel Institution for deaf, chimb and blind State colored college State Hospital for Insane .. . South Carolina Industrial school ' State penitentiary Other charitaMe and penal > purposes [ Chief game -warden j Historical commission j Interest on bonded debt j Elections j Expenses of general assembly.j Medical College of South Carolina | Confederate Infirmary | Pensions j Commission on State House | grounds' I >tate warehouse connr'".sioner.| State board of charities and ! tVi I ^ublic service, Clemscn college) 3oard of fisheries j roint committee on printing ... \ Miscellaneous f i r Total |{ To the appropriations of 1916 a mprovements to asylum Enforcement of law and order... ntereBt en borrowed money Appropriation by joint resolution y t ! Total of 1916 appropriation^ >FFICEITS DEATF PTj&ELY ATCID Ca FawI Plnr (n Davi's-Fosfpr Trenton, N. J., Jan. 6.?Gov._ ling of South Carolina has beei ormed by Gov. Fielder that S] Davis and Supervisor Foster of lee county, S. C., who came J 'or an alleged negro murderer ;vere found dead in their hotel Elizabeth, did not meet with Dlay. This information, convey* Ho cjAntbom PYP^ntivp was basf i report from Prosecutor Steir Long Stap] fo Webber's No. 82 direct ned on private gin and ab T tliic tn tllP X V- V liOlU^ X liiiU wx-r 1/s. on this market. Two ci with order. R. McC FO I have for sale seven before buying elsewhere j Wagon, one 2-Horse Ridi] Cotton seed Planters, Rea Food Chopper, Pea Thra.4 plements. Will be sold at E IV ms Asked Extremely Heavy l >s Legislature Will be Asked For 7?Based on the Same Millage ue For State Will be $2,334, eficit is Explained. >e necessary to raise the amount of appro ves State institutione and State depart of Carlton W. Sawyer, comptroller general, amounting to $3,159,691.57, r.iile the esti 1917 will amount to only $2,334,756.8$, as in 1916, the figures of tlie comptroller rill be the same as in 1916,'' Comptroller ited revenue for the State $2,334,756.88. The lents of the government are asking for ap >,691.57. This is in excess of the estimated 1-2 mill levy by $824,934.69. In 1916 the $2,596,169.08, whereas the revenue for 1910 10. This created a deficit of practically till. J-f all the appropriations asked for are rill require a levy of 10 mills on the dollar d attention to section 2, article 10, of the liree a levy sufficient to pay the ordinary vith any existing deficiency in the preceding i tabulated, the appropriations made tsked for this years as follows: last $1?, 850.00| $17,130.00j $300.00j 7 9.9f\ 7 7nn rm; 4*o oof 9,600.00) 9,400.00j f $200.00 10,59*5.00!: 10,745.001 150.00; 8,600.00| 9,100.00! 500.00) 15,770.001 23.981.56j 16,820.001 1,050.001 80,220.00' 56,238.44} 7,845.001 10,025.00! 2,180.00) 15,800.00j 17,000.00| l,200.00f 303,500.00) 289,100.001 j 14,406.W 2,559.03{ 2,476.00 83.03 3,720.00| 2,*20.00) ( 1.000.M 23,505.001, 27,328.031 3,823.031 7,500.00! 7,500.00j I 4,000.00' 4,000.00! | 112,385.00{ :x ok! 114,250.00| nn tne ox 1,855.001 iO CC1 A A!. 3.ooe.ooj i 94,879.761 98,664.04 [ 147,605.78! 40,500.00': 51,89&33| 15,000.001 418,000.001 43,000.00'^ TOfOOl.VV^ 3,000.00] 5,000.00] 5,000.00] 96,479.761 1,600.00} 212,231.65] 113,667.61] 19^,422.41! 47,816.65! 5o,130.00- 12,630.00i I I 72,559.35] 20,666.02? 115,0(K).00[ 100,000.00; ^75,000.00] 157,000.001 I I 67,513.64] 24,513.641 I IjAW.VVf 3,ioo.oo| 3,100.00{ 4^532.001 4^32.00} 4,550.00:' 4,800.00] 260,043.92} 221,729.16; 48,2S5.00j 9,625.00! 61,70?.9?? 61,703.98 j f 33,300.00] 49,99-5.00; 18.386.75| 17,561.75f 281,613.23j t 282,438.251 j i 1,7a0.00j I 6,750.00i 15,000.00| 15,000.00{ 250.00,' | 38,314.7# ( 38,660.## i i I 16.695.00j | 825.fl 825.00 5,000.00| > I ; l 11,390.00; lo.OOO.OOj 3,610.00! 61,332.00! 71,843.07| 10,461.07| 9,100.00! 7,606.00f j 1.500.H 1,400.00; 1,450.00] 50.00j; 122,012.64; 259,154.27| 137,141.63 -[ \ ! ^2,4S6,140.29^3,159,691.37!$768,584.07i|95,032.7? lust be added the following items: ; $ 50,000.06 oO,OOO.W 10,0000# ,28.79 $2,596,169.** f Union county, in which the mea'? death is ascribed to a defective gas jet. The letter also informs Gov. Man ning thai the personal effects of th? dead officials -were returned to South Carolina. A Sara Care. (Boston Tratncrlpt.) "How did you cure ,.oursrlf of la sorania?" "I left a lot of my day's work un finished and tried to fctay awake and do it at night." le Cotton Seed and I .in foul to on 1 of r omc from Coker's farm last year. Gin sol ately pure. : best variety of staple cotton sold [ollars ($2.00) per bushel. Cash HULMtS R SALE il good Mules. See these Mules and save money. Also one 2-Horse 1 ..4-y-s,- n.MinA T~)icfiiKiitr\r< LJg V^Ulll VdlUi . uuauu ivwi i it/ per and Binder, Black Smith Outfit ;her, and many other Farming Im : sacrificing prices. See me at once I Evans.