Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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tf'lTH THE LAWMAKERS CONTINUED FROM PAG1/, 6 i kiiled, and tiie amount left at $15,000 as iixed by the ways and means com mittee. The amendment by Mr. Harry Ilinos oI Lancaster to iiiv reuse the au:o.<iic j Ire in to $?o.0'jo, was tlicii kin ed by an aye ard nay vote oi 0o i to t~. The house recessed from business until 4 o'clock this ai'ternool;. Tlie hous?e resumed cont^er.:uea o. tlie general appropriation measure *hen it met at 4 o cioc.t. The nouse cut down the salaiy 01 the mill school supervisor from $2, OUU tO ^ic'.OOU. Lpun muLnjii oi Mr. Uodsou, ol ' hupp noiisiuerauie argument tue salary 01 "rroyerty unlcer" in cunnecuon Willi tne aujutant genera: a uepariment, was tixed at $1,200, less #ucii amount as mignt be ayproyriaiou by tiie federal government. Alter a session of two hours, the nouae 1 >icesscu until $ o clock to night. Mgiit session. Columbia, i-eo. y.?'Alien the houso met tonight it again tack:ed the ap propriation bill. for more than an hour the amend ments proposed by .Messrs. Kector anu Findley, to incicaae tne appropriation lor consolidated anu graded schools Horn $io0,Oou, as carried oy the Dili, to $1100,000, was aeuateu. By a vott oi 7b to 2\, the amount was increased to $200,000. On motion of Mr. Xunn, of Yor*,j the amount of $2,000, provided toi! night schools, >vas increased to $2,- ! cnn Rv a vote of 57 to 33, the hou&e J reduced from $S0,000 to $60,000 ths amount proposed for high schools. This amendment was proposed by Mr. W. W. Johnson, of Clarendon. The $40,000 provided for "contin gent fund, needy schools,'' was strick en out upon motion of Mr. Hemphih. of Chester, and on motion of Messrs. Rector and Findley, an additional! item was inserted to provide a schooi j building fund of $50,000. By a votwi of 55 to 45. the house also added -$10.- j eoo for the teaching of agriculture in the schools, to be expended in the discretion of the State board of edu cation. 'As the section for public schools finally passed second reading, it carried an appropriation of $39b, 600, an increase of $50,500 over the committee bill, and an increase or! $87,100 over the amount carried by 1 the appropriation bill of last year. j When the section to make appro-1 priations for the department of Stait> electrician and engineer was reacheu Mr. .Moore moved to reduce the! amount provided for water for public buildings from $7,500 to $3,500. His j understanding, lie i>aid. was tua. j ?1 4-1* ~ nirno-! nvoi* fllO C\,. , WXltfii UiC oiait ? lumbia canal to the interests \viio:>*> successors now operated it that watt?: would be furnished free for State in stitutions. After discussion. tli*= ( amendment was adopted and thr| amount reduced. An amendment by Mr. Moore to r-s-j duce the amount proposed for light- j kig oublic buildings from $10,000 to! $5,000 was killed by a vote of I?*! to SO. There was a fight upon severa.j appropriations for the work of thr j State board of charities, but the* j went through. By a decisive majority rote, the amount provided for the tax commis sion was, upon motion of Mr. Mooru, { reduced from $15,000 to $S,000. Mr. Moore Urged I ai lilt; i;ummi?3iuu uiu not need any ivor.ry but their sa?~ aries, that "any additional amount only tended to worry them." Ev a vote of 59 to 19, the house kill ed Mr. Moore's motion to eliminate the item of $10,000 to pay the ex penses of sending the State militia to Andersen during the recent strike. Mr. Moore proposed an amendment to eliminate the item to pay the ex penditure of $40,000 "for law enforce ment ' used by Governor Manning during the past year, which was boi rowed under authority given by the last legislature. The Moore amendment was. killeo. by a vote of 69 to IS. The Senate. Columbia, Feb. 0.?The senate to day, after a lively discussion, passed Cold weather aches follow exposure. Soothe and re- j lieve them with Sloan's Lini-1 ment, easy to apply, it quickly I m// t> ^/T ^\1 no r*i2kf? I JJCIICiranio 'u/uuuut i uwuiy v/ivanvi t':an mussy plasters or ointments, does not stain the skin. For rheumatic pains, neuralgia, gout, lumbago, sprains, strains, bruises and stiff sore muscles, have Sloan's Liniment handy. At all druggists, 25c. 50c. end $1.00. K/LLS PA/N on third reading and sent to the lious^ the bill by Senator R. 1). Kpps, 01 Cumter, authorizing the State supe: intendent of education to purchase copies of the "Lite of General Ricti l_T \ tiflorenn ' fr?r rl i?t rihll t inil ill U1U il. .-1UUV.IOUU, l.\*A - the schools, and public libraries or the State. The author of the bill ex plained that General Anderson was tne ranking South Carolina oflicer of the Confederacy. "Comparatively little ia known of his life.'' said Senator Eppj and to disseminate a more genera, knowledge of the Southern leader the proposal to purchase the copies 01 Gen. C. Irvine Walker's book was au vanced. Authority for towns of less thau 1.000 inhabitants to make licenses on the basis of gross income of the bus iness levied upon is given in a bill b> Senator Purdy, which the senate to day passed on second reading. 'Undei the present law a $10,000 business iu such towns pays the same license a: a $500 enterprise. Australian Ballot. When the senate reached Senator J H. Manning's bill, providing for tht Australian ballot system, Senatoi Spigener, of Richland county, objected to its consideration and the bill was carried over until tomorrow. Wit! only a week of the session left, i< seems impossible that this system ci balloting will be instituted this year. Bond Election. The senate passed on second reading Senator Sinkler's bill, providing foi an election in Charleston county oil the question of issuing $275,000 it bonds for road building. High balls and steering wheels art kept away from each other under tilt terms of a bill by Representative Ris ers, which the senate today 'makes n a misdemeanor for any person it drive an automobile or motorcvcu wh'lo r.ncler the influence of intoxi cants. SCIlUie Uiiis rcianag iu ia.\ ation were made special orders foi Saturday after third reading, on mo tion of Senator Christensen, of Beau foit, chairman of the finance commit tee. It was 12 o^clock when the senatt took up its liquor bills which havt been discussed from every conceivablt angie. Senators Taney and Stacv made brief speeches, the 'former ii favor cf the DuRant b-11 and the lattei in opposition to any tightening up ol existing laws, which action he though; would produce more blind tigers. Prohibition Bills. Senator Evans then offered his pro hibition bill, making it unlawful tt have in possession, transport, or de liver any alcoholic liquor or bevera^: as uii amendment to Sen .tor D;iKa*n'; i.IU, wiiic'i allows a quart a month on physicians' prescriptions. The senate by a vote -or zv> to ih on motion by Senator Stuckey. laid Ou I'e table Senator Evans' bill. The fol lowing senators voted for the Evans "bone-'-ry'* bjp- Beanigunrd. Peattie, T*" c. Enns. R. r>. Enn~. E^ans. Frida? Marking. Xickles, O'Dell, Padgeti Pn.r^y, Ro're**s. Siielor,. Sherard and "Vharton. Tctal 16. A Killi::?. The following senators voted to kill the Evans' bill: Banks.' Black, Bon ham. Brico, Buck, Ohristensen. Du Rant Ginn. Griffith. Gross, Harve? Harrelson. Hughes. Johnson. John ~ T'r T a ? ai? T r\r\ M aPa^ttTI SlUIie, IYt HJ1I III, Xjciiic^ , iuwu it nr Nicholson. Ridgell, Robinson, Sinkler Spigener. Stacy, Stuckev, Walker and J. F. Williams, Total 28. Senator Hughes then offered the D R. Williams bill as a substitute for Senator DuRant's bill. Senator Wil liams' measure proposed to allow tht importation of two quarts of liquor ol 3fi pints of beer in a calendar month stringent restrictions around the de livery of the package. Senator Du Rant moved to table the Williams' amendment. That motion was carried by a 26 to 18 vote. With all substitutes killed, the sen ate then had before it only the Du Rant bill. Senator Hughes, of Un ion, promptly m ved to table the bill, but that, motion on an aye and nay vote was killed by a ?,1 to 13 count Tlie Tote. The following senators voted to kill the DuRant bill: Beamguard. Bon bam. Harvey. Harrelson, Hughes, Ketchin. Lee. Manning. Rogers, Sink ler. Stacy, Stuekev, .T. F. 'Williams Total 13." Those who voted against the motion to kill the DuRant bill are: Senators Banks. Beattie, Black, Brice. Buck. Christensen. DuRant. Durst, R. D, Epps, E. C. Epps, Evans. Friday, Ginn, Griffith. Gross, Johnson. Johnstone. Lanev, McCown, Nickles, Nieholsort, O'Dell, Padgett, Purdy, Ridgell, Robin son, Shelor. Sherard. Spigener, Walk er and Wharton. Total 31. fiO Pint Tieer Amendment. Senator Hughes then offered an Ciiv.Iliv.al i.0 U?e DilKUllt bill, ?lllOv> .xig an a.ie. native uj. uo iunts of befai m lieu o: tnj quart u liquor permit ted in the Duiiaui mcasaie. Senate: oiieior s liiOtiou to tao.o t:ie Hugne& .aneiidmeiit v. as passed by a 3i to i .vie. li.e bili absolutely excludes an> substitute lor the quart ioi ineuioiii*. purposes. Ttie next effort to amend the bin came from Senator J. F. William^, v. iio introduced an amendment pro vicing tiint uie wuoie iiuesuuu uo t submitted to the voters in the 1915 . piimary. This amendment was tableu uy a vote of 31 to 11. The following senators voted against the motion u, i table the primary aiiieuument: bauk~, i Lonharn, Hughes, Laney, Lee, Man ning, Rogers, rfinkler, Spigener, Stacy ana J. F. Williams. Seaator Hughes then introduced an elaborate amendment, creating * i "county liquor depository'1 and a set ? of officials to see that the law is properly executed. This amendment, was pending when the senate recedea from business until tonight, w:?il l/it.V' I mnrilninili Senator Sinkler offered an amend ment relieving from the provision or the bill any person who has obtaineu the liquor legally prior to .March 1. The Charleston senator explained that the State ought not to brand as a lawbreaker a person who obtained Llie liquor legally. At the night cession of the senais discussion of the DuKant bill was re sumed. Senator Shelor moved to la> cn tne ta^ie senator Hughes' length v amendment. On roll call, the amenu ment was tabled by a 33 to 3 vote. Senator Christensen succeeded in getting an amendment tnrougii wliici. places on. the delivering company ir responsibility of identifying persona calling tor liquor. Senator Padgeti offered an amendment relieving the express companies of the necessity of filing with the clerk of court a list ~? Trlinm ll'nimv 1? flpllV Ui. JJClaUUO LU H HVJXL ered. The amendment , was killea cjiout discussio*. The next in tne long line of amena ments proposed was by Senator .John P. Milliams, who attempted to sub stitute a measure of his own for th-5 DuRant bill. His bill was of the weii known "air-tight" variety. .After a half hour speech by Senator William&, the senate, by a vote of 23 to Is, killed the proposed amendment. Senator Buck then chimed in witn still another amendment, requiring that each juror in cases involving vio lation of the act be put on his vou dire and asked such questions as tne judge deemed fit, the questinos to re late to the jurors' views regarding liquor legislation. The amendment was killed by a 22 to 15 vote. THE HOUSE. ><> $15,000 For Law Enforcement. Mr. Moore wanted to strike out ta^ item providing $15,000 for "'law en forcement'* tliis year, and was strong ly supported by Mr. Fromberg, Mr. Searscn, Mr. Hall, Mr. Long and oth ers. Mr. Hall said $15,000 wouldn't amount to anything in his county ot Anderson, where the governor seem ed to think the militia was needed. "We don't need the State militia, and we don't need this money," he said. Mr. Summers, of Anderson, oppos ed the appropriation. He vigorously scored the governor for sending the . militia to Anderson, where, he said. . the sheriff was doing his duty and . had the endorsement of the people of - Anderson. : Mr. Richey opposed the appropria ! tion. believing it entirely uncalled . for. ' j There was a considerable flow or [ oratory, though the clock registered midnight. By a vote of 54 to 44 ths .; Moore amendment was sustained ana . the item stricken out of the bill. On motion of Air. Moore the amount t./vtnJ a/1 r\r* Avr r\ r r o 1 if o piUViUCU 1UI CApCUOtO U1 1U1U1 U?-Uil,o commissioner created by the last leg islature was reduced from $1,000 to $150. i The Richey motion to make the sal aries of all State officers $2,500 was i killed. A few minutes after midnight the ! house passed the appropriation meas ! ure through second reading. | For hotels and similar places a new i motor driven machine will wash ana sfpraliyp 1 Rflft drinking trlasspq an ,! "hour. ' | Bacteria are killed by a pressure of ! 3,000 atmosphere. | THE HERALD AND NEWS ONE i j YEAR FOR ONLY $1.50. KlLLAAM k, TATE H*S PASSED Aif.n Teacher In l*ca?>o<iy Was Formerh liurai Scii:>ol Supervisor in South Carolina. The State. William Knox Tate, formerly State supervisor of elementary rural schools in Snnth Carolina, died early yester day in Nashville, where he had heia a chair since .May 1, 1915, in George Peabody College, for Teachers. Bruce R. Payne, president of the college, telegraphed to The State yesterday; morning: "It is with great sorrow | that I inform you of the death of Prot.N| W. K Tate,'' pnei?monia, which sei; in about a week ago, was the cause | ' 1- oiir'Triviirl V?\, 0 . . ->i i ate 10 owi u.vu "j \ his wife and live children. Reared in Arkansas. William Knox Tate "was born Sep tember S, I61O, near late Spr.ngs, in Grainger county, Tennessee. His fath er was a farmer. The earliest Amer ican member of the family, David luie, was an English officer in tha Prcncli cind Tn'Iian war. Mr. Tate '? parents moved in his third year to Siloam Springs, Ark. There Mr. Tate grew up in a community remote from j railrosjis, on the border of what was j then the Indian territory. He was I graduated in 1S91 from the FeaDod} College for Teachers, Nashville. SDent the year 1S9?-9S at the University ot Chicago and in 1900 received the mas ter of arts decree from the Univer sity of Nashville. As early as 1888 he was a teacher, serving two year* as principal of the schools at Siloam, Ark. From 1892 to 1894 he was a teacher in the hish school at Tyle?. Texas. From 1894 to 1 SOS he was principal of this school. He came tc So; rh Carolina in 1893 awl from the?? nntil 1910 he was principal of trie Memminger school in Charleston. He served also in Charleston as assistant superintendent of the city public schools. Frcm 1904 for several years he was a member of tlie State boa pi . of education. In 190S he was presi dent of the State Association of Cit> Superintendents. In 1910 he was prcs i^ent of the State Teachers' assocl.* tion. i he general education board having i offered to pay the salary and expense Ot a btaie supervisor of elementary rural schools in each of 11 soutnern States, Mr. Tate in 1910 was appoint ed to the position for South Carolina He did admirable constructive worn 711 that connection and at the same time was a member of the pedagogi cal faculty at the University of Soutl. Carolina. He made a thorough surve> of rural education, including laws, organization, finance, equipment, teaching force and methods. On thib basis, under the direction of the Statu . department of education, and in coop eration with other appropriate age:. cies, organizations and individuals, lie worked out adequate local pro grammes of readjustment and in manj instances lie had the pleasure of see ing these put into effect even during his brief tenure of office, which cov ered the years 1910-14. Mr. Tate while a resident of Co lumbia published a number* of bulle tins and pamphlets, among them tlit following: "A Statement of the Rurai School Problem in South Carolina/ "Sussested Solutions for Some Rurai School Problems in South Carolina" i and "Country School Movement ana j Ideals in South Carolina." Teacher at Peabodj.% 1 Mr. Tate in 1914 was called to the faculty of the George Peabody College for Teachers at Xashville, as one oi the experts in rural school adminis j tration whom President Bruce Payne ! assembled about him. He rendered . in that position distinguished service ! to the cause of education in the South. I ! Always of great energy and endur- ! ance, Mr. Tate found time for raan> j activities outside the field of his regu- j ; lar employment. He was continuous- i ' ly, from 1001 to 1913 a teacher in the j Summer School of the South ai j , Knoxville. He taught for several : terms in the normal department or i i Winthrop college and he held office j | in a number of educational associa-1 i tions. He was a principal promoter ! of the county and State "coherences j * CY r\r\rl * /I ir. Qmi fTl I Carolina in 1912-13 and which were j productive of much benefit, particu ; larlv as giving impetus and direction I to a newly stimulated popular inter I est in compulsory school attendance and uniform enforcement of the laws Mr. Tate was sent abroad by the IFnited States commissioner of educa + ?rt? in tho enmmpr nf 1H19 and the i j res"it of Ms investigations ^as a val* iipb'e monograph published by the feipral bureau of education, under the j t:tT<\ "Some Suggestive Features of tbo School System/' \r- Tr.,to was a past chancellor in the Knights of Pythias and a past Give a q shine an< the I F.F.D ALLEY ot Orange lodge, Ancient Free Masons, of Charleston. He was in pol I itics an ardent Democrat. His relig j ous affiliation was with the Metho j ciist Episcopal church, South. Gar j den hi g was his favorite recreation, j Mrs. Tate was formerly Miss Eliza beth J. Harris of Afton, Va., They were married September 9, 1S96. Mrs Tate survives her husband, with five children. ANOTHER BIRTHDAY FOR THE Sul."T-l\ To the Editor of The Herald and i News: Situated away out in the country on a lonely little farm, with a few of the conveniences and none of the luxuries of modern living, I am again looking forward to another birthday. I pass J my time by reading, studying ana j writing. I also have a little musiu | for variety's sake; and this year m> ! work is made somewhat easier b> j my new typewriter. J manage to gel j eJong; but time drags heavily on mj i | hands for all that. And so I ones j I more extend a cordial invitation io i each and every one of your readers ! to be at my next birthday letter-part^ < on March 8th. Send any sort of "re- j preservative" you may Lave to send, anr you may be sine tlirt I shall -ai? prec.ate it sincerely. Last year s' "party" was a big succes.-;, and 1 cai never forget tiie many goou u .uuu-.' who wrote me such cheering letters ! and sent me so many gift3. I have i kept nothing from the public; and so lit is generally known that I am tid ing to better my afflicted, poverty-rid-' den life by all legitimate means Ik my power. And I am going to suc ceed; lor numbers of big-hearted men have at last come to my rescue, ami more are coming. 1 have ordered some papers printed for free distribu tion which tell my whole story, how ever; so I do not ask space here ii which to tell it. In fact. 1 should 110. hflvp written 'rhis notice at all. had i nor been afraid I might not receive the printed papers in time for ex tensive circulation. So 1 hope the ed itor will humor me by printing this no tire. T. want the public to understand my motive;tor it is only in this wa> that 1 can keep in touch with mj friends. And if prosperity and sue cess finally crown my devoted efforts, the ..public will never have reason to regret having assisted me. I have no ideas ana ineones 01 my own \\.u? ; which I wish to weary a long-suffer- 1 FOR 9 We have 100 bushels per bushel. Protein, What is Prote matps faf\ Cost per pound for Protein Cost per pound for Protein Cost per pound for Proteir Cost per pound for Proteir 5c per Why not feed your] hors Farmers J. H. WICKEi ftae" nick lasting 1 preserve Leaiker. CO. OF NEW YORK Inc., i f= a i r> m v ing public; 1 do not Hatter myself that I am a philosopher, without tvhose "knowledge'* the world wen* lost; I have no "axes to grind"; t am just a plain man. -Address your leters to "Ron Hnne.'" Shilt-in, Filbert, S. C.. R. 1, Box 41. U-BOat Havoc Briefly Tabulated. Ships. Tonna^tt. Total sunk up to date, (February 1.-8) 05 143,584 Total sunk since five days of grace for neu- ? trals, ended, (Febru ary 5-S 38 80,31* Total Sunk Thursday.. .10 23.718 summary of snips sunk since rev*? ary 1. American 1; neutrals, 21; Britisk. 27; other belligerents, 6. Ships Sunt February &. Tonnagfe Vedamore, British Saxoniap, British 4,8fck Turino, British 2,703 Hollinside, British 2,688 Varing, Swedish 2,25? Dauntless. British 2,157 Songel, V. .Norwegian 2,043 Boyne Castle, British 24i Yvonne, French 12V Bangznihtis, Russian 255> Total . : COMKS to Lh.v>t;nn. Her. 0. B. Shearouse Accepts ^a*1 * Lutheran Churches.^ The State. Lexington. Feb. S.?Announcement lias been made that the Rev. O. B. Shearouse of Glass, N. C.. has au < opted a rail to the Lexington paar torate which embraces four rural Lutheran congregations. The call was extender! tlio Fov. Mr. Shcaronse at a meeting of the joint couucii some weeks ago. The new pastor will come to Lexington with his family as soon as he car. close up his work ta Xorth Carolina. The Rev. Mr. Shearouse is no stranger to many Lexington people, he having filled a charge for several years in the upper section of th4: VVUI4 ? THE HERALD ANT, NEWS. YEAR FOR ONLY $1.50. High Grade Complete amobile DLINA AUTO CO. 3hone No. 172 y, S. C. 5 ALE f Velvet Beans at $2.00 in? That in food that i in corn, 20c psr pound in brand, 13c per pound i in oats, 16c per pound i in cotton seed meal pound es Cotton Seed Meal? Oil Mill Manager