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GETTING READY FOB THS < tiOEKAL ASSEMBLY OF '11 Jfembers Arritng Have Many Confer ence^? Liquor to be *The Burning Question"?Commissioner Watson $ Recommendations and Otfier Mat-j . ten*. I i Columbia, Jan. 8.?While the leg islative session will not formally cod- i ene until tomorrow, it really started tonight, when, at a meeting of tiie, hold-over senators, Hon. Legrand G. "Walker, of Georgetown, was select ed as the nominee for president pro tempore of the senate, which means his re-election tomorrow: This is in line with the forecast already pua lished in The Charleston American. | For chairman of the finance com-1 mittee, Senator Xeils Christensen, or Beaufort, has been slated for re election. The caucus agreed upon Senator Huger Sinkler, of Charleston, for chairman of the judiciary committee, to succeed Howard B. Carlisle, of Spartanburg, who will not be in the senate this year. . The holdover senators agreed upon, the committees which they would rec ommend for appointment. Senator George K. Laney, of Chesterfield, pre \ skied. The members of the general assem bly of 1917, which convenes at noon tomorrow, began arriving in the city on the morning trains, and most ot them will have reached here by mid night. There have been a number of conferences during the day in regard . v to tV?A wort nf thf? nr?nm?ir?hir?3* sp? sion, and tve senators and members o* the hoise are getting acquainted wita : each ether and outlining their plan3.' It should not take long for the sen- i xte to organize and get down to busi-' ness tomorrow. Lieutenant Governor Bethea, who was re-elected during the past summer, will, of course, preside, i and no opposition has so far develop-1 - ed to Clerk Mann or the other officers of that body. - In t.ie house the organization will probably require a considerable time.: There viil be a spirited contest for clerk, and Speaker Hoyt may be op posed for re-election by Col. X. George Evans, of Edgefield. There has been T)/\ nhon <y r% r\f r*Acif inn Kv + Vi r* voriAtva UV ViAUXl - v/i pVOlWiVli U V Tax 1UUO candidates for the several other of fices since this morning, when The Charleston American gave a general "resume of the whole situation. The annual message of Governor Manning will tfe delivered to the two bodies as soon as they are ready far the-business'of the session. 4 " The committee appointed by.Gov-! ernOr Manning to consider a general revision of'the fire insurance laws of.. :: the "State met-tiere today and complet V: ed> its firiaV report, which will be submitted to "the governor tomorrow. ' A synopsis %f the recommendatibns of the committee has already be?n pub lished in- The' Charleston American. This matter will probably take up a considerable part of . the time of the legislature. ^ . About Liqnor. ' V One of the principal topics of dis cussion in political circles today has be.en. the correspondence between Mr. w, u. Grist, eaitor ot tne *orKvme Enquire:, and Mr. J. K. Breedin, su perintendent of the Anti-Saloon League, published in The Charleston American this morning. Mr. Grist's "paper, which is one of the leading county papers of the State, having al And ev? Perfectn aess age get a Pt It travel It's c!e< little to form of in 2,000 dealer, i ways been a strong advocate of pro hibition, his refusal to agree to any compromise on the liquor question at this session of the general assembly, seems to have caused consternation in tne camps of those whose program if ic t\n rpduoft fhp mnnfhlv "nit tance." 1 Notwithstanding the serious finan- \ cial condition which confronts the ? State, and other matters of vital im- \ portance which have been called at- c tention to, there seems to be little doubt that liquor will again occupy f a considerable portion of the time of the session. There appears to be a t g neral disposition among the prohi- j bition forces to urge a reduction in { the amount which may be shipped to g any one individual during ^ calendar t month. Some of them are willing to' j allow an increase of light wines and t beers, but others are oppose-d to this J t concession. The fight will be waged i to the finish by the advocates of the i t various measures. j t In this connection it may be stated : t Commissioner Watson, in his annual g report, has called attention to the fact ~ that the State is being flooded "with . bo-caiied ali-cure 'tonics,' composed of i; from 1-3 to 17 per cent of alcohol. * * 1 a and, inasmuch as these concoctions!' are notning more or less tnan al coholic beverages," the commissioner recommends that an act be passel declaring beverages of the composi tion given, "alcoholic beverages," and prohibiting their sale in the State. Watson's Batch. Commissioner Watson will make a number of important recommendations in regard to various matters, among which is included a suggestion for a State-wide license and tax on m&tor driven vehicle?, to take advantage of the federal appropriation, under the "Federal Aid Road Act." Among the recommendations which Commission er Watson will maVp the> locnslatnra are the following: I Recommendations. * "That adequate provision for per- f manent housing of the department, its r laboratories and exhibit and museum * property be made at the earliest date: possible. The department is prepared I to suggest a plan to accomplish this ' without any appropriation being made I by the State. J < ''That, though this department has ? nothing to do with the matter, liberal t support be given to .the tick eradica- t tion work. j "* "Tliat the act requiring different < aiauua-iu size pa^Kajies lor Donea anci ynbolted meal be amended so as to ? require on standard size for both, conforming to the laws of other States. "That legislation looking: to the bet ter baling of cotton in this State be enacted. . ' | "That th? federal aid road act no,v being effective and funds available thereunder as soon as this State coin plies with its terms, it is imperative mat tne authority contemplated ^ncbr! j the fedral act be designated to some j existing: department of the State gov- j ernment or some new department and < that the long-delayed action for a J ^ State-wide license and tax on motor- i driven vehicles be takes. This depart-1 ? ment has for somt> years labored ear- j nestly in aiding and promoting all ; c} highway undertakings in the State, i and has mapped and charted all the i ? principal highways, acquiring valuable! , -knowledge of conditions, road mater-j j ial, etc. If it is desired to secure a maximum of results at a miniitfun:' < of expense, the work of collecting the A.rmy 2,000,000 Strong jry one guarding a nome ? mat'3 the r>n armv Tr;r rpq] nr?nar?d iinst sudden changes x :he wearher *rfrction. !s light ? you can carry it anywhere m, crood-looking, and durable. Ccsrs buyar.d little to use ? the cheapest comfort insurance. On -he nnr.g line ,000 homes. Ask any good hardware umiture or department store. rM Aladdin Security Oil--for best standard o/l company '.New Jersey) BALTIMORE D. C. Richmond, Va. Charlettdn, W. V* Charlotte, N C- Charleston. S C. notor tax could be devolved on this lepartment and the designation re luired by the federal act could be nade. 'ihis is merely repeating a ecommendation made each year for .everal years past, and should not be :onsidered as more than an offer to lelp with an economical solution of a cry pressing and vital problem of ,i I <il IllUlilUil L anu l,uuv.tl u lu lilt Ut elopment of the agricultural industry if the State. "That the commissioner be empow ered. without direct appropriation, to (xpend and increase the activities ot' he present State bureau of market ing, which, with the co-operation or he press of the State, is rehiring ;uch far-reaching service to individ lals in the barter and exchange of >roducts on the farm, and lias proven he most effective and popular of all he undertakings of the department. "That an act specifically charging he pure food and drug inspection orces or the department of agricul ure with the conduct of careful in pection of all dairies in the State, and equiring the enforcement by these nspectors of the laws that are now ipon the statute books, which aiv mple, as to imitation butter and all other dairy products. These laws re at present merely enactments, it >emg nobody's business to cnforce hem, and they properly come under he work of the pure food and drug 1 * 131V. 11 \J L liit UC^ai LLUgJlt. "That the weights and measures act ie slightly amended so as to require rendors to mark the guaranteed weights on the packages and to pro ide proper punishment for those sell ng short weight packages. The pres nt law is extremely weak in this re gard. Many of the complaints that :ome to the department cannot bn lanHlod V\o/?ailo,a + Vi 10 TsoVnucc r\t rie law. "That" the condimental food and onic law be amended to fcnake it con orm to the provisions of the com nercial feed stuffs and seed insper ion laws. "That, inasmuch, as tkis State is )eing flooded with so-called all-cure 'tonics," composed of from 15 to 17 >?r cent of alcohol, with more traces >f glycerine, cascara (a laxative) gentian (a bitter drug?a so-called uhic.i ana neonce, waicn rcviy coma >e prepared from one quart of Sherry vine, two drams of cascara, two Irams of licorice, one and on?-fourth Irams of glycerine and two drams of gentian at the cost of 24 cents per bot le. and which is sold for $1 per bot le, and inasmuch as these concoe ions are nothing more or less than licoholic beverages, and inasmuch as he sales-are enormous, running into he thousands of dollars and inas nuch as the sale cannot be stopped inder either the national or State >ure food and drug laws, an act be )ass^'d declaring beverages of such composition alcoholic beverages and )robibiting their sale in the State. ' That, some ademiate inspection of iay shipped into the markets of the state and entering commerce be pro dded for. "That authority be givo to prepare md issue during the v 1 handbook )f the resources of * S( ite, there laving been no edit e 1908." Hit Quinine That Does *tot Affect The Hesa Because of its tonic ana iaxative effect. LAXA riVK BROMO QUININE is hetterthea ordinary Juini'ie and does not cause nervousness not -tuging in head. Re*nrmlKrr the full name anci v.. ->* v w f;v VK 7cr 1 ERFICTION 40KELES$A0Jjii\ HEATERS TWO SECKKTAKJE8 TESTIFY [ i> fKOtfE l.\ ALLEGED -LEAK'' Tumulty and Lansing Appeared Be fore iiouse loinraitiee?Former i iiad >erer Dined V> itn. Baruciu Washington, Jan. 8.?A denial that he gave any one advance information regarding the president's peace note \ji uau ui3tu33t;u ycatc ui a.ny uiuyr ! note with any one engaged in stock ' market dealings was made by the presid. nt's secretary, Joseph P. Tu multy, in a statement at the "leak" hearing. He declared he did not know the note existed or was contemplated until at't-r it was given to the press, and the statement endorsed by the , president. Secretary Tumulty declar ed he never had taken any rmals with Bernard Iiaruch. The Curtis letter ; to Representative Wood said he had been told Mr. Tumulty lunch d witii Baruch in New York before the note was sent. Mr. Tumulty said no one in the executive office knew of confei ,nces between the present and Sec retary Lansing. He said he attempted 1 unsuccessfully to ascertain how the leak could have occurred. Mr. Tumulty said the president prepared and wrote th? peace note himself. He did not know whether any stenographer or clerk in the executive offices knew of flip note. "Tlie mere mechanics of preparing ! the note might make it possible for it to get out;" lie said. Secretary Tumulty said his first knowledge that "a note" had been given out came from The Associated Pre>.s correspondent at the (White House the afternoon of December 20. He said or>Tr rvron i/-*n Vi/\ micrVit Viova ohnut Ukkk J UytlUUiJ UC Xi? ? ^ aUUUL how the leak occurred would be speculative and "would involve repu tation." j He added that he did not think the leak could have occurred through any executive office employe. Mr. Tumulty than read a letter from L. T. Russell, editor of the , Newark Morning Ledger, referring to ' the mysterious "A Curtis." who wrote Representative Wood. Russell wrote tliot- im,rlAr "voririno- en cnioinri e pin cumstances since I have been in New-! ark I have received telephone calls j from New York from a man calling himself "Mr. Curtis" and alleging himself to be a banker or broker. Each time he undertook to give m-j tips of various sorts of what was hap pening in the financial and industrial world, but on one occasion he called me by telephone to tell me he had good r. ason to believe Dorothy Ar nold was at. an Orange. X. J., hotel. Mr. Tumulty said he was acquaint- i ed with Bernard Baruch and had met him at several nublic dinners and banquets, the last time at the Grid-' iron dinner, December 9. . Secretary Lansing was the next wit ness. Easy Going. (Louisville Courier-Journal.) j "I shouldn't think it would be so . bad living abroad." "Why not?" "If you can't pay your debts you just declare a moratorium. Ana you ^re late tor work you ?iiopiy| turn the clock bac-".' The ?\vspaper Sitaation. i The past year has been one of un-! i usual prosperity in all lines of busi ness except the newspaper business. When dry goods went soaring up In price your merchants marked their goods accordingly. When meat took a jump, your meat markets followed 1 .suit. 'Wlien print paper and all ma i terial an editor uses doubled in price ! nine-tenths of the editors continued to do business at the same old price. Thoro ho hnt nnp rrlnilt Ir? onei State alone last month forty printing offices were closed by the sheriffs. A live nwspaper " makes a liva town and community. An editor who! is working hard eighteen liours a | day and then unable to meet his bills I cannot issue a live paper. A com-j munity that is not willing to give its newspaper liberal support is doing itself an injury. Good churches, a: good school and a good paper will build a prosperous city out of any' town. For these reasons we are pub lishing below clippings from differ am*. nAfiwnAM o"V?Airin/v 4- / * nnfnol oif no CiiI ouuiicd ouuniu^ tiic a^iuai ouuo tion of the average newspaper and something of the crisis they are fac ing: i The Poor Famine and High Prices. ^Manufacturers Record. The price of paper, which has ad vanced from 100 to 300 per cent more over prices prevailing a year ago, seriously threaten the life of a large number of publications all over the country and greatly lessons fKn r\? /-vfVt^r?a LA! V3 pijWXltO \JL ULUgi O. It is doubtful if any other large t industry in the United States has had to face so serious a situation, because when pricrs of raw mate rials have advanced the manufactur ers of the finished products have ad- i vanced their prices and thus throvn) j the burden on the ultimate consumer, j In the newspaper business this has j not been done. The newspaper, j from the largest dailies to th^ small- j est weeklies, have been bearing the! burden which to many* publications a.-ill mo5in doct rnptirm miH I to many others the wiping out of all profits. Had the newspapers of the coun try been as prompt to defend their; i own interests as they have the inter- j | ests of others, they too. would be- J I fore this have undertaken to save ; i themselves by an advance in sub-i ! seription 'price and in advertising. rates. Under existing conditions, th y will ho forced to do this sooner or later, and they can not postpone j it much longer without serious finan- ! rial embarrassment to many of them. Hundreds of the smaller weeklies, which have had but a very narrow margin between 1r?ss and profit, will, we fear, suffer most seriously and many of them disastrously, unless | the public recognizes the situation and accepts an advance in subscrip tion and in advertising rates and thu3 6ave the situation. The day laboier, the mechanic, the farmer and nearly all busings interests, manufacturing and mer cantile, under the activity of the times, are showing larger earnings than for years. But the newspapers as a whole are meeting a more per plexing problem in the doubling, arid iU some cases the trebling of price of pap*, r, and in the absolute inabili ty to contract in advance for sup plies, than they have ever before hart to face. The statements which have recently appeared in the daily pa pers on the subject do not at all ex aggerate the seriousness of the problem. Increase in Price Necessary. From Printers' Auxiliary .Aiier a thorough investigation and canvass of the newspaper situation u^e uejjarcmeui ol journalism of tne iv:Jisas > nive^ity nas issued the fol lowing bulletin: ' .uo nvi'.? papers of the United Oca tea today face a situation unpar alleled in the history of the press of lu.s country. Tne public has felt the effect of the European war in purchasing commodities, and it is aoout to ie.l its effect upon the price of newspapers. It is now up to the newspapers to tell their read ers and advertisers why an increa^: in price is necessary. In other words the press faces an educational cam paign for its own salvation. "Alien the average man purcnase3 a etaple article today and finds the price has increased from twenty-five to fifty per cent, he already knows or is told that the war has brought about such a condition. The manu fflpturor r?f that orHr?lo ulroartv pei haps, advertised the fact that h: is compelled to increase his prices. Xo industry is more seriously affect ed by the war than the newspapers of this country, and yet. an increase in advertising or circulation rate is iiiiiiiediatcly frowned upon, because Lae newspapers have failed to inform the public to what a great extent they are affected by the war. "If the newspapers will tell their r aflpvs anri advert is er? that the price of some inks lias increased 400 per cent; that rags, the raw material for paper making, is also used for the manufacture of high explosives and has ascended in cost "oix a l.v?' with the Eiffel tower; that French bleach, so necessary for the manu facture of paper, can hardly be had at any price, and that a score of oth er n.cessary chemicals have jumped almost o"t of sight, .they will find thp-'r tasks of raisin? rates nine a easier. That all newspapers will bo compelled to take such action is cer tain. Many have already done so. and the paper attempting to adhere to its old rate basis will soon And Inactive Kidney Tco much and too little work have at age. Proper action of the kidneys is necei and remove from the blood poisonous waj in the system, leads to many complication,1 Many nervous, tired, run-down men an* sides, dizzy spells, bladder weakness, sore tnat rheumatism, diabetes, or even Bright"! If you have cause to believe that your you should act immediately, DeW KIDNEY & Si ( have benefited thousands and h< j aged and old, with complete sati | sorely and have given relief in c DeWITT'S KIDNEY & BLA sizes, 50 cents and $ 1.00 per b Gilder and W iNewbei Long Staple for I Webber's No. 82 direct from ned on private gin and absolul I consider this to be the best on this market. Two dollai with order. R. McC. ] the eheriff locking the front door. The big paper mills of the country see no relief in sight for many months, even should the great war cease this summer, something now unexepecied^ Tue newspapers of this country will be compelled to do whaL the big manufacturers have already done?raise their rates in proportion to the increased cost of production. Uoif i>f r < Panprc Doomed. "Unless the print pa;:er situation is relieved before long "half of the country papers in th<- United States vrill have to suspend publication, temporarily at least,'' Bruce Bliven, professor of journalism At the Uni versity of Southern California, told *u ~ tJi?? f-hprn me uiuiiiucis m W..V..W... forma Editorial Association in con v; ntion. ; Paper's Cost Absorbed Pensions. At a recent session of the Minne sota Northern German Methodist K; isco: al conference at St. Paul, it was annonn^ed th it owing to the Hr-'h r coct ot' nrint paner the sub scription price of the conference pe w">n'1 ha^o to he advanced. In the last.year the entire profit of jty.OA r-On turner! nv^r to tftr conference to go into the funds for superannuated preachers and widows was wiped out by the excessive o?t of paper. 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