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f Til J* X E VVBERRY COIXTY SITPi'Y MEASURE The Levy Remains the Same But the Appropriations Far Exceed toe Income Provided?1 he Appropria tions in Detail. Columbia, Feb. 10.?The county sup ply bill, which passed second reading in the house of representatives today, includes the following as to Newber ry county: i\ewuerry vuuui?.?ui mv. of dewberry, for ordinary county purposes, three and one-half mills. The county treasurer and county su pervisor are hereby authorized ana empowered to borrow from the Sinn ing Fund Commission for current ex penses a sum nor. exceeding $2i>,Uu0.ou lor ordinary county purposes, ana they are further authorized and eiii poweied to borrow the sum ot Saa thrvvwoiiH HlHi IHH dollars Oil tlie special one null levy lor road pur poses; but in the event the said sum of money, or any part thereof, cannoi be obtained from the Sinking Funa Commission, then in that event the said county supervisor and county treasurer are hereby authorized ana empowered to borrow from any other source an amount not exceeding $3i, 000.00, as heretofore speciiiea, at the 1 " ~c in- 0\Y>00(li?l(r (tPVOL r<Alt! U1 lU.vl Vi*>1 UUI, V.lVVVM'Ug ~ ? \1) per cent, per annum, and shau give their official note, or notes there for; said amount borrowed shall be used exclusively for current expense? for the fiscal year beginning Januaij 1. The taxes levied for ordinary coun ty expenses for the year 1917, ana the special one mill levy for high ways, bridges iud ferries under Sj-j tion 2083, Civil Code, 1912, shall stana pledged for the payment of the sam m>te or notes. The following amounts are hereby appropriated for the fol lowing purposes, if so much be nec essary, for the fiscal year, beginning Vomi arv 1 1Q17* Item 1. Salaries; County offl cers, $10,500.00. Item 2. For County Home, pauper* and prisoners, $2,900.00. item 3. For roads, bridges and fei ries, $10,000.00. Item 4. For chain gang mainten ance, $7,500.00. Item 5. For repairs on public build ings, $o,200.00. Item 6. F'V fccoks, stationery printing, $750.00. Item 7. For contingent expenses ana supplies for public buildings ana county officers, $1,2S0.00. Item S. For County Board of Educa tion ( per diem and mileage), $500.Ou. Item 9. For expenses Courts or General Sessions and Common Pleas, $2,650.00. Item 10. For dieting and other inci dental expenses of sheriff, $1,800.00. item 11. For nost mortems and ex amining and conveying lunatics*.! $$00.00. 1 Item 12. For interest on loanB, $2,- j vOO.DO. Total appropriations. $43,- i 680.00. No supplies shall be bougnt or ox- j ' penses incurred on behalf of the conn- j tv without the consent of the county! supervisor, unless otherwise provided ; by law. The salary of the clerk of the county board of commissionerb and county attorney for the fiscal year sha^l be five hundred ($500.00; j <k)llars in the event that the.provib-j ions of Act 413 of the acts of 191*5 j are complied with. The county boara 1 r\f commissioners are herebv authori?.- i ed to pay to the sheriff the sum ot $100.00 for automobile expenses, ana are required to furnish a telephone' for the sheriff's office. The county board of commissioners are hereby authorized to allow the sheriff a per diem of three ($3.00) dollars for each day while traveling outside the coun-1 ty in the discharge of his official duty In making arrests: Provided. Thai the allowance in the aggregate for the year 1917 shall not exceed orie hundred dolors. The county super intendent of education shall be allow ed from the unappropriated school funds of Xewberrv county for the fi.s-! eal year the sum of ?200.00; if so! much be necessary, for traveling ex-: penses; an itemized statement of suca j expenses shall be filed with the coun-i ty treasurer. The county board of: education are authorized and directed \ to pay from the unappropriated school funds of the county the sum of six hundred and seventy-five dollars, on account of the salary and expenses or the organizer of tomato and poultry ; clubs in the public echools of New berry county. The county board of -commissioners are hereby authorized to allow to the county coroner his traveling: expenses when incurred in The dsicharsre of Ms ottrciai duty in The year 1917: Provided, The total allowance for the year shall not ex ceed fifty dollars. The sa*d traveling expenses to be itemized. The marria license fee shall be one dollar, of which durine the fiscal vear com ^nrin? .Ta^'-ary 1. 1917. the j"dee o* sh'Il receive seventy-five ts for his services in issuing the and twenty-live cents shall 1 u(d mK AND SENATE MEET MONDAY NIGH I i , Columbia. Feb. 12.?House consid ered only local and uncontested mat i ters this morning. Both house and i senate meet tonight. Jno. K. AulL i ASKS FOR REFUND OF MILITIA COST i i (*o>enior in Message Describes Re cruiting Campaign and Strike ' at Anderson. i : Gov. Manning sent two messages to j the house' of representatives last j right, f^np dealing with the mobiliza ! tion of tlie Naiional Guard last sum i mer *:n<i the other with the K<]i;iiiox | and duck strike, when th.p coapt ar j tillory was sent to Anderson. Pot', mess 15:0s p.'-kel frr apnropriu tlons t > meet the expenses incurred en tnese two occasions. The item* ;ve iTK-i Kied in the general appropria tion bill. Tn the message on mobiTzation and reervitiRsr the governor recommends legislation authorizing the payment of a note at the Palmetto bank, Colum , bia. for amount advanced by this ban* j for this Vvork and al-o an annropria ! tion to me^t certain unmid hills. The ; tor?i amount asked in this message is ?2 ?4T j The message about the Equinox Gluck strike asked that the legislature reimburse the Par.k of Anderson for ! $10,312.16 for money advanced to ! flrtinop thp mobilization and encarai> p*mt of the coast artillery at Ander son. Poth me'-sacres were r^fcrred to the wr>ys and means committee. j corrmnrity nurse, Mrs. Lucy i B. Young, makes a eood report. Dur in? the month of January she made | 225 visits and nursed 19 cases. Elev | en of these cases were pay patients. i which money goes into the general fund. This is good work ana snows | that a community nurse is necessary: I and also tint Xewberry has a good | one in Mrs. Young. be turned into the free sciiool fund, j Upon the consent of the county leg islative delegation, the county super visor may borrow a sufficient sum ot money to defray the expenses of vac cination, but no money shall be bor rowed or used for such purpose or purposes unless authorized by saia county legislative delegation. Th? sum of $250.00, if so much be neces sary, is hereby appropriated for one half of the cost maintaining and op erating ferries across Broad river ai Dawkins, Strothers and Blairs, thai is to say, one-third thereof for eacn of said ferries, to be paid out of the appropriation for roads, bridges and ferries, the other one-half of the cs^t of maintaining ana operating aaiu ferries to be paid by Fairfield county, in accordance wjih t*fi agreement be tween the delegation of Newberry ana Fairfield counties. That the sum. of $100.00 is hereby authorized to be paid out of the funa for contingent and miscellaneous ex penses for the benefit of the ladies' rest room in Newberry; that the sum of $400.00 is to be paid out of the fund for contingent and miscellan eous expenses, if so much be neces sary, for unpaid expenses for the year 1917, under Vital Statistics Act. Ev ery three months the county board of commissioners shall advertise foi at least three issues of one or more of the newspapers published in the city of Newberry for bids, based on delivery at the court house, unless otherwise specified, for all implements and supplies of whatever "ind may be desired by the county and each ana every officer thereof, including ail SUJjpiltJJS, triJUipiUtrni UIllJ till (mivnajcs whatsoever for the commissioners, sheriff, clerk of court, treasurer, au ditor. jud?e of probate, magistrates*, for poorhouse. chain srans*. roads ann bridges, and for every other purpose, which advertisement shall set fortn the articles and approximately the amounts thereof to be purchased, ana the contracts of purchase shall be awarded to the lowest bidder for the period of three months: Provided, however. In case of emergency the county board of commissioners may make purchase for the county where the cost thereof does not exceed twen ty-five ($25.00) dollars, and for sucii purpose a majority of the supervisors shall certify on the claim therefor the necessity therefor: And provid ed. further. In case of emergency as advertisement, as herinbefore pro vided for. may be inserted at any time, but all contracts for purchases of supplies shall be in accordance n-'fl. riKftriciftna <"vf thia c?Pfir?Ti and no bill, account or claim of any "kind whatsoever aeainst the connty <?ball be naid unless previously con f^a^f^d fnr by snob c^m^etitiop or bv the courtv ho?"'* of ers in cases of certified emergency. i itK LEGISLATIVE IS SOW* US T.IK ilUHE ST KETCH The House Passes The Bone Dry Bill While the Senate is Still Undecided ?Appropriations in Excels of Lasi Year Two Hundred Thousand Dol lars, Columbia, Feb. 11.?The general at* semDiy is now upon trie nomf; stretch* of the session of 1917. Tn less present indications should De ; changed by later developments, final i adjournment will be reached the last i of the coining week, and the members 1 ought to be able to get to their homes ' on next Sunday. The senate will tackle the appro ' priation bill this week, the house nav ing passed aud sent the measure ot er to the upper branch. As has been stated in detail in this correspon dence, the bill carrying an increase mer last year's appropriations or practically two hundred thousand dol lars, the totai amount carried by tLe present bill, as it passed the house, being $2,685,460.30. The general im pression is that few changes will Dt made by the senate. The house has disposed of the li quor measures before it by the pas sage of the Richey "bone-dry" meas ure. The senate debated liquor at length during the past week, Dui reached no definite conclusion. That ! there will be a disagreement between the two houses now apepars inevit able. This may mean that the twu uouies can get together upon some compromise through a conference : committee, cr, upon the other hanu, it may mean that the Present claen in view's between the lower and up per branches will be continued until final adjournment', which wo,.Id leavu the law as it now stand*. The senti ment of the senate seems now to Dt) divided between the DuRant and the D. R. Williams measures, the former allowing a quart per month upon tne physician's prescription plan, and tne latter allowing as it now stands, n quart on a certificate secured from the clerk of court upon the payment of twenty-five cents. The senate kill ed several substitutes offered, whicft would have provided for "air-tight" measures in "lier of the two propo sitions befdre it. The whole situation seems to De that the senate lias placed itself on record, upon measures introduced De lore mat body, as being opposed tu the Richey "bone-wry"' bill which hat> ! passed the house. When adjournment; was reached on Friday night, at mid night, until Saturday morning, tne senate had threshed out the matteF , considerably, but had not come 10 I any definite conclusion, and on Sai j urday only a short session was held, at which local matters were consid ered. This will leave the whole li quor problem yet to be decided upon by the senate this week. If the senate kills the Richey bity which has passed the house, and sim ply passes a measure of its own, ana the house kills that measure, ther*> i will be a deadlock, which will mea:* no liquor legislation at this sesskn. i If either body should _amend sucn measure as might be passed by tne other body, so as to include its own provisions, or certain of those pro visions, in the measure of the other body, the matter would then go to a committee on free conference, whicn would probably agree upon some corn j promise measure. What will be dou*; no one ca'n predict with any degree of accuracy. Unless the houses agre* upon some bill, or disagree entirely there may be legislation by a free conference committee during the cloa ins: hours of the session, under cer tain conditions, which would mean legislation for the entire State upon this very important matter, upon which the people of the State are di vided. by a committee of three mem K-rs of the senate and three members of the house. The danger of allowing the wo~k of the session to pile up ana then oe disposed of during the clos ing hours of tho session by free con ference committees, lias been called attention to in this correspondence. During the rush just before final ad journment. free conference commit tees reports are submitted every few A " _i ijjiuuics, auu iney are usually adopt ed. and that means a law placcd upon the statute books, unless It should be vetoed by the governor, in whicn event it would take two-thirds of each 1 horse to make the measure a law. I \ erood many people were surprised ' when the house of representatives on Saturday night cut out the item | or *i5.(fo0. "for law onforcemenr, i 1917." This was a fund which was to ; pv pen .'led by the governor, in prao 1 tho pimp manner a* the ap j jg+ion of last year. ' There v. as a spirited upon thfs j itom_ "-ns cut out hv a j v-tp by t'lf honso of f>4 to -iA. The j co. fion making sn approbation for I eove?*Tior,?; office. which had al , v>o/iv boon nnssei bv the honse, pro | st rnn for "<=nerial fund for law i nT1;^ anr>rr>nriat!on i c-f $15 000, which was killed, was art S3 : attempted aditional appropriation.' under the "miscellaneous' item. ;, The various mea.-ures to establlsn 1 a State highway commission have 1 been made a special order in the house' for this week, along with the report' of the select committee of five ap ; pointed to co-ordinate the divergent 1 i views of those who are urging legis- ; ' lation along this line. One of the prm-i ; - cipal arguments for the passage ot < home State highway measure at tnis i time, has been that action Is neces- . sary to take advantage of the federal ' r\ y\ ?. f V* r\ Qtot A , secure under the proper act. Every -; body who has spoken upon the v<?- ( I rious proposals now pending has ad mitted and urged the necessity tor ] . :m roving the public highways. The . best method of securing the relier demanded has been the point o? dlver , gence of the different proposition.-* i , submitted, and in the discussion, tne financial condition of the State, witn ; the necessity for holding down ap- : propria!ions, has played a prominent part. Tt is probable that there will < /\ C1 4 /\ 1-* " rv Vi tt'a 1 Arri ft! n ^ ? at* lit? m'liit: oiaic iJi&iivtaj unless adjournment should prevent it, in which event the whole matte; ould go over until the 191 s ses^u:,. ! It is almost practically assurer that the insurance legislation pro posed by the special commission ap pointed, by Governor Manning to rec ommend a revision of the insurance code of the State, will go through, with certain amendments which have ( been called attention to in this cor respondence. There were seven meas ures proposed all of which have pass ea ine nouse. ine senate uas noi ye finished with the various measures, ' though most of them have passed thai 1 body, and the others will in-all prob ability get through, although there ? may be some minor amendments. The 1 whole situation arose as the result or i the withdrawal of a number of firt* insurance companies from this State, following the passage of the Laney Odom bill by the 1916 session. < The house has set the stamp of its , approval upon the proposition to re- \ duce the legal r/te of interest in this < State one per cent., making the rate six per cent., except i>y contract, m which event it may be maae se\>u ; per cent What the senate is*goin:; ! to do, or whether the two houses ; will got together upon any le?al in- ; terest rate reduction, is problemar:- j cal. So late in the session, the prop- i osition to reduce the present legal ; interest rate may have hard sailing, antkmav founder upon the shoals or ( final adjournment, which causes the < ( death of so many measures whicn seem to have a K'i*{rbt future before , ffio-rn in fVio noi"] .iovo nf tViA Qf?a<;ir?Ti All lilVy VUl 1 J UUr C VA WWW UVWWJIWAft* j Recurring again to the liquor que.*- , tion, which bobs up on every occa- ^ sion, whether in a newspaper article or in practically every session whicn < either house holds, it may be stated j that the Fromberg measure to allow , Charleston to vote upon a license j tern for light wines and beers wm t over to the 1918 session, cu v.&iCb j time the proponent of the measure, and those who agree "with him, hope . that the situation will so have au- 1 justed itself that Charleston may be 1 -- - r allowed, as a coast city, ana as tne ; metropolis of the State, facing certain 1 conditions different from those whicn r prevail in other parts of the State, to ? decide for herself what is best in re- 1 gard to the whole proposition. The ^ Fromberg bill, necessitating an amendment to the constitution, would ^ of course require a referendum to ^ the people, which could not be sub mitted until thp fall of 1918* so that 0 by continuing the measure until th^ 1918 session of the legislature no de- r lay would result if the measure should y' finally get through. 0 The present session of the legisla- e ture has so far sat down upon all 1 measures looking towards the sud- i1 stitution of additional amounts uf 11 light wines and beers?or any amount what ever of wines and beer?to be allowed the citizens of the State -1 monthly, in lieu of the stro^er drink, k as a solution of the liquor problem w confronting South Carolina. However, as has been stated, no r one can make a prediction, because c the members of the senate do not yec ^ seem to have made up their own minds definitely. The only thine 8 which now appears certain is that the senate will not pass a "bone-dry'*, a measure. The two houses may sdt s together, or they may not. The only certainty in regard to the whole u ter is its uncertainty. i ^ ! The house has siven second reading " to the measure to perfect the system Q j of land registration in this State, un-j e der the Torrens Rystem. to meet trie s requirements of the federal farm loan 3i hank, soon to be established in Co-' = : Inmbia. Upon the call of Commis- [ sioner Watson, of the department of .tJ agriculture, commerce and Industries.! *} a. moetine of farmers was held in Co-' w lumbia some t;mo aeo. which recom-. t( f ; mon^ed cor+ain changes in the law.j s; a mea?rr?? xr^g intro^icH alons a Vo lino r' +>-oif i-^omm^-nd3tion3. j ? tv,0 w^ere there j 0 is a Torrene astern In fcin* of line; SENS OF PROSPERITY. William Lester Chapter IT. I). C. Holdg Meeting? Dr. J. S. Wheeler in Hospital.?Personal Prosperity, S. C., Feb. 12.?The William Lester chapter U. D. C. met Tuesday afternoon February 6 with Miss Blanche Ivibler. The program tvas as follows: The Life of Admiral Semmes?Mrs. T. L. May. The Story of Cruiser Alabama?Mrs. !ma Nance. Quartette- -Soldiers Farewell?Mes iames M. C. Morris, G. W. Harmon, Misses Marie Schumpert, Effie Haw kins, Hot "chocolate and cake were served. y,i:s .Bess Bowers leaves this week for Clemson college and Greenville .y visK relatives. Mrs. Eric Barnes and little son, Kohn, of Saluda are visiting Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Kohn. Miss Essie Black of Saluda is vis iting her brother, Mr. L. A. Bis-*:. Mrs. Alice Witherspoon leaves in ei few days for Due West and Birming ham to visit her daughters. I)r. and Mrs. G. Y. Hunter have re turned from Columbia. Miss Nannie Wlieeler of Johnston Academy Is home recruiting from the measles. Miss Annie Singley of Excelsior is the guest of Miss 'Liza Bell Cur lee. Miss Olive Counts of Clinton spent the week-end with Miss Ellen Werts. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Johnson of New berry were the guests Sunday of Dr. ind Mrs. J. A. Simpson. Dr. J. S. Wheeler was operated on it the Columbia hospital Friday. His friends will be glad to hear that he is doing nicely. In a rough and exciting contest S'ewfoeriy eollege defeated the Clem ion college basketball team here Sat lrday night, 30 to 24. At the end or :he first half the score stood IT to ) in Newberry's favor. ?:at ,'s. it must provide for certain natters in regard to land titles befoiv; loan.-, will bo made by the federal .ank. It who to cure certaii ue.'ecis n the present law, and to make the whole law more simple and effective :hat the measure njw pending, am which has been passed, through se- - )nd reading by the bouse, was mtro luced. Both branches o? the general as sembly have besn working hard dur nrr tlio mict cpvprn! Hava in order LO reach final adjournment at the end )f this week. Morning, afternoon and sight sessions have been held, in an jndcavor to catch up with the work Bills have continued to pile into the legislature hopper, however, and it las been a hard matter to hold down ;he calendars which confront the two jodies each morning. The general appropriation bill hav ng been sent to the senate; tne coun y supply bill having passed second eauwing in the house, the house nav ng finally determined its course in egard to liquor legislation, and the senate having thoroughly discussed Jit; Veil iULia uicaauica utwi t it *u ?v ;ard to whiskey; the insurance legis ation having been sent well on its vay towards final passage: a nmlti ude of local measures having beeD lisposed of, and special orders made >f certain other measures which are icing strongly urged by their propo lents, the legislature is working" to wards final adjournment at the end f this week as hard as it can. It is; xpected that the proposal to estab-| ish a home for the feeb:c-minded: lay meet with some opposition when l onmoc nr? th!s urppk Ail indications point to tne nnai ad Darnment at the end of this wee*, t may come, or it may not?nobody nows?but that is the end towards hich the legislature is working. Very few acts "have as yet bcoa atified. and most of these are to al measures. The coming week, owever, will see the house go over d the senate frequently for the ratl cation of acts. "If the house and the senate should gree upon a measure to cut liquor hipinents out of South Carolina, or d provide for only a quart a month, nder rigid restrictions, what action "ould be taken by Governor Manning a regard to his veto power?" is a uestion frequently aske<l and gen rally discussed. There has been ab ftlntnt,- Tiz-v infimifinn ci f -inv Irin/? o far as the public knows, from the overnor's office, in regard to his at Itude in event of the passage of ei ler of such measures. All that has een stated by him or from his office as included in his recommendation ) the leiislature, in the annual mes p.ge, of a measure looking towards reduction in the amount of strong rink, and a substitution in lieu thero f. of light wines and beers. n-BOAT HAKVEST GRKATEB, SEVEN STEAXEKS VICTIMS Total Ton nape of Over 2*2,000 De? i troyed by Submarines. New Ger ; man Move to Keopen Question Witfe the I'nited States?Fightfn? im France. The harvest, of the German subma rine campaign from reports received Saturday increased the total loss or j tonnage by 22.271 tons. Four Brit ish and three Norwegian steamers are ! the latest victims of the u-hoat I blockade measures. The British ton j nage totalled 15,795 tons and th? J Norwegian 6.476. The British steamers lost weTe the ' Mantola, Lullington, Berehtree ana Japanese Prince. .The Norwegian steamers sank were the Solbakken, i Ellavore and Havgard. The largest ! in tonnage was tie Mantola, which ! measured 6,826 tons, and the small | est was tne tiavgara or 1,11)0 tons. The total number of vessels de stroyed in the period of u-boat opera tions from February 1 to 9 Inclusive j is said to be 89, of which 21 were neutral vessels. During that period it is stated, more than 1,100 vessels arrived at or sailed unharmed from ports of the 'United Kingdom. It is understood in Washington thai the German government is forwara ing to United States a proposal thai the two governments discuss method of averting war between them. Thw ; method by whicn this suggestion te , being communicated has not beea j disclosed but it is considered likely that the Swiss government is actiag as the intermediary. A desire on. th<j j part of the German government thai peace be maintained notwithstand j ing the rupture of diplomatic reia : tions is said to be clearly defined in. ' the communication but it is not un | derstood to carry any suggestion that j Germany intends to modify her sutv* ! marine warfare. The United'States, ti 1 is understood, is invited by Germany iv au&scou <** ? J ? iaii.u it uciic?c3 would prevent hostilities. The com munication had not been received by ; the state department when it closed ; Saturday. Washington's view was that the United States might not de sire to enter upon such a discussvjKi while vessels were being sunk in vio lation of international law. The Swis^ legation in Washington : lias been informed that Ambassador Gerard, his staff and ZO American citizens would leave Berlin Saturday night by special train for Zurich. Arrangements have been complet ed for the uepariure from New lork Wednesday nox: ol Count von Bern storff and his staff on board tne ureamship Frederick ?VIII for Chri? tiania. Agents of the Scandinavian American line in New York receiver permission of the owners in Copen hagen :o use that vessel to carry tne German ambassador across the At lantic. Two American vessels, the Roches ter and Orleans, left New York Sat : urday for Bordeaux. Neither of them 1 was painted with red and white stripes las the German government had pr? scribed. j The American line announced thai ! none of that-company 8 ships would be sent across the Atlantic unless the : i nue<i Riaiea government provides ; convoys or guns and gunners to pro I tect the vessels. British forces retained their hoM , on the new positions east of Saiily Saillisel on the Somme front m France, despite German attacks. The latest offensive movement of tne Lei i mans was preceded oy a ne:ivy ar | tillerv bombardment but the Britisu maintained their line successfully j Artillery activity has been marked north of the Somme and along the lueuse, in the Verdun sector. South of Kut-el-Amara in Meso I potamia British troops have taken additional trenches from the Turks. Only artillery engagements are re ported from the other war theatre*. ??fc.TMM ill ilC I .V311 .% M* .1 FUND DEFICIT Contributions received by Fred fi. Dominic-k to the ?!000 fund for de ficit in treasury of National Demo cratic committee. Newberry County. Previously acknowledged . ...$207.04> Herald an-d News l.OO Total to February 10th . ...$20S.0? Totals by Counties: Newberry $208.00 Anderson 125.(Mj Abbeville 98.35 Pickens 65. Ou Green wood 37.5f> Oconee 34.75 McCormick 5.00 Total to Febmarv 10th The valentine entertainment by the King's Daughters in the storeroom where E. M. Evans and Son formerly sold 90 many nice things, piMtftiSSS ^e an enjoyable affair.