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YOLUME LIV? >C31BEii 14. TWICE A WEEK, *Uf A YEAA LEGISLATIVE SESSION GOES INTO SEVENTH WEEK The Li?jnOr Question a B<>ne of Con tention? Disii^rreement on the Ap propriations (Between Senate and House.?Canal Matter In Free Con ference. Columbia, Feb. 18.?Contrary 10 ti*? expectations of those who have watch ed legislative assemblies in South Carolina for a good many ears, the' session of 1917 did not come to am end last night. Both houses will re convene tomorrow morning at 10:30 o'clock, entering upon the seventh, week of the session. There is a pos sibility of final adjournment some time tomorrow night, but the session may go over into Tuesday. The free conference committee on A + Kill will moot" tr% morrow morning at 9 o'clock. i\v two houses have disagreed upon > number of items. As the bill wa^ passed by the lower branch, it car-' ried au appropriation of $2,6S">.460.?0. The senate amendments increase the total to $2,951,619.78. The senate proposition is for eight and one-hair in ins, as against exsm, mm? px-vpuv/ ed by the house. Among the increas es by the senate are $50,000 for a "law enforcement" fund, and $3^.000 for maintenance of the militia, instead of $15,000 as fixed by the house. The senate put in $15,000 for the enlarge ment of the Florence reformatory^ The salarv of the mill school super-j visor is fixed by the senate at $2,060, instead of $1,500, to which it was re-, duced by the house, and the senajeC would allow this official $500 traveling) expenses. The senate proposes an) increase in the salary of the assistant* adjutant general from $1,500 to $1,800; The senate raised the Item for help* to high schools from S60.000 to $80, -t 000, but reduced tfce item of $200,000* fixed by the house for consolidated; onhnnlo f/v t17' ftrtA Th(lf? <XLIVJ 5UUCU avuwio IV yMv,vvv. amvav were a good many other changes made in various items in the house* measure. t The free conference committee, which will meet tomorrow morning and submit a report reconciling the* differences between the two houses, is composed of Senator Niels Chris tensen, chairman of the finance com-; mittee of the senate; Senator Alan Johnstone; Senator J. W. McCown, and Representatives J. T. Liles. chfcir "man 01 me wayi ana means cuuiiun. tee of the house; T. P. Cothran and Victor E. Rector. What is going to be done upon the liquor question, nobody knows. Any--, thing may happen, and it may hap pen at any moment. The house has stuck by its guns, and has put square ly u.p to the senate the most drastic 7 one-dry'* prohibition measure which nmii Koor> nrrmrtaoH :n tilic Stntfl T^^hpuse first passed the , Richey "JBre-dry" bill, with provisions al owing wine for sacramental purposes' and alcohol to be used by druggists in the preparation of medicines. The Richey bill went to the senate, where it was continued until the next ses--j sion, under the blanket motion which cleared the calendar looking towards' final adjournment. The senate pass ed the DuRant bill, providing for a quart per month, for medicinal pur ~~~ Via mrvnthlTr "niftani o" Hpinr* pusco, ll? Vs JLyAviwiiw permitted only upon the prescription1 of a physician. The house took up' the DuRant bill and discussed it at ength, riddling it with amendments, nd then suddenly adopted a substl ute proposed by Mr. J. W. Boyd, of Spartanburg, providing for "bomb proof" prohibition. Under this action of the horse, the measure which went ack to the senate bore the name of nator DuRant, but that was about ne only one of the original features - j ^ 4:~~ ?e ~ Allien li reiameu. mt ctcnuu m iuc ouse was in the nature of a bomb hell thrown into the prohibition anks in the senate, where "pig ight"' prohibition had already been t down upon. Senator DuRant ira-i ediately secured a recall to the sen-j te of the Richey house measure, in rder that it might be substituted as a comprromise, if necessary. Last jiirht the senate refused to concur n phe action of the house in the mat er' of the Boyd substitute, and the whole liquor proposition is now in the haiids of a free conference cominit tee* The house has declared itself in favor of absolute prohibition. Tile senate has killed absolute prohibition substitutes, and put itself on record as favoring a quart to each individual per month upon the prescription of a physician. The test vote in the house in favor of absolute prohibition was 71 to 42. The test vote in the sen ate against absolute prohibition mo ion of Senator ruray, or .lasyer, u> reconsider the action of the senate ^hereby it had refused to concur in e house amendment embody the Boyd "anti-aicohol-of-all ds" substitute. Senator Purdv's Was KintJQ uv cue vuic siaicu. whole proposition is now in of a free conference com composed of Senators Charl of Clarendon; B. E. N'lcli-, olson, of Edgefield; J. J. Evans, of, Marlboro; and Representatives J. W. Loyd, of Spartanburg; G. A. Xeuffer, of Abbeville, and Oscar K. Mauldm, 01 Greenville. Speaker Hoyt stated lasi^ night, when he appointed the com-t miltee on the part of the t:ouse, tnat the usual course would be to name' Mr. W. R. Richey, .Jr., of Laurens, on the committee, Mr. Richey being* the author of the original "bone-dry' measure in the house, but that Mr. Richey had asked to be excused from service upon the committee. | The free conference commiitee will* I now have to tackle the entire liquor proposition. If they cannot reach an j agreement, the law will stand as itf ! is. If they do reach an agreement, | and their report is adopted by both j houses, it will mean that six men have j legislated for the State upon this vi : tally important proposition. The dis | position at this time seems to be to , effect some compromise acceptable to I the rival forces. It may be done or it ' may not. Nobody knows. It now ap t pears, however, that absolute "bone ; dry" prohibition is dead, so far as this session is concerned. If ic r.rnhahip rhat five of the sev en insurance measure proposed by the special commission appointed by Governor Manning to recommend a, revision of the insurance laws of tne otate, will get through. Two of thea ha\?a been killed in the senate. The two bills which have gone to the leg islative cemetery are those provid ing for a repeal of the present "val-, ued policy law." and to prescribe the requirements for the licensing of in surance agents. irr? rvArto r?t I AlLlULlg LUC LUU31 .uuw ures which, have passed both houses is the bill to establish' a..State high , way commission. There "was a mass ' of proposed legislation along this line. The house linally appointed a seiect commi.tee to consider the whole ' matter and to report some measure, i if possible, which would co-ordinate J the various measures pending. The '.report of this committee, embodying ; the principal features of the W. L. | McCutchen measure, has been adopted both by the house and the senate, and ordered enrolled for ratification. I It provides for a commission to be ! composed of the senior professors of ! engineering of the South Carolina un , iversity, Clemson and the Citadel, to getlier with the commissioner of agri ; culture and one other member to be I appointed by the governor for a terra ' of two years. A State highway en i gineer, with assistants, is to be chcs J en. The revenue will be derived from a tax upon automobile owners and | dealers. The tax upon owners is : fixed at twenty-five cents per horse j power of the machine, and dealers | will be required to pay an annual 11 ! cense of $15 for each make of motor | vehicle handled. The measure seeks to take advantage of the federal ap propriation to the various States, which has bfcen held up, so rar as South Carolina is concerned, on ac count of lack of highway laws nec : essary to meet the requirements oT the act of congress. The Columbia canal measure is In free conference, and the committee : will probably report to the senate an^ i house tomorrow morning. This is an ! other of the very important measures. I which has passed at this session. The i bill to require the completion of the canal or a reversion of the property to the State was originally introduc ed in the senate by Senator Banks, of ! Calhoun county, and in the house by | Mr. T. P. Cothran, of Greenville. The ; senate substituted for the Banks I measure an almost similar bill pro posed by Senator T. H. Ketchin, of Fairfield, which required that work . upon the "completion of the canal" be commenced within ninety days and r'finr.luded within eighteen months, and directing the attorney general to j bring suit to revert the property to ! the State in case of failure of those ! now in control of it to comply with ! t*ie provisions of the bill. The sen ! ate bill passed by that body went over j to the house, where it was passed I with several amendments, the most | : important of which would authorize j the special committe appointed to ad-; ; vise with the attorney general, to ? -- * +v-> enier 11110 an agreemeizi, ?iuim ci-ivs ninety days allowed for the beginning of the "completion." with those now : controlling the property, under whicn agreement the whole matter would b<* held in abeyance until the next ses sion of the general assembly, at which ! time the contract between the parties | would come up for ratification by the legislature, the agreement being made j subject to the approval of the gener- j j al assembly. The committee desig-1 j nated to advise with the attorney gen eral would be composed of the chair men of the judiciary committees of the senate and the house and the chairman of the finance committee of the senate and the chairman of the ways and means committee of the house. The house amendment to the senate bill, ir the matter of permit-, ting an agreement between the par-' ties is as follows: I "The said committee is Hereby em powered and .authorized, with the _ NATIONAL CAMPAIGN FIND DEFICIT ALMOST lO-tll'LET/. Contributions received by Fred H. Dominick to $1000 fund for deficit in the treasury of tne national Deino Liatic committee: Newberry Connfy. Previously acknowledged ?$20S.00 Through J. B. Derrick: J. B. Derrick 50 Geo. B. Derrick 50 Rev. John J. Lon J. B. M. Stuck J W Shealy .. J. K. Derrick J. M. Sease Sliealy W. B. Shealy ... B. M. : v W. A. Counts Total for Xewberry county$213.00 Total Receipts by Counties. Xewberry $213.00 Greenwood 132.55 -Tiderson 130.00 Abbeville 103.35 Pickens . 100.00 Oconee 47.23 McCormick 5.00 \ Total to February 17th $731.13 We neeu oniv ?L'b'8.s.r? to maKe up the $1000 from the third district. T will ask that all who hare made col lections for this fund or who expect to contribute, to forward me the*r amounts so as to reach me at New berry by the 24-th at the latest, as I pvpect. to leave for Washington on the 26th and want the entire fund contributed by that time. Very respectfully, Fred H. Dominiclr. 90 days provided for in section 2 hereof for the commencement of work, to enter into arrangemnts, agree ments or contracts with the Colum bia Water Power company, or its assigns, who now claims to own sai.i canal, as it may deem for the best interest and protection of the State of South iCarolina, and to afford PI'iiCliUil 1 LUL/UCl id ua ? Igauun ucinggii the Broad river and the Congareta river" etc., the agreement entered into to hold up the maimer until next year, when the general assembly would pass upon it. . It is understood that the free con ference committee having this bill un der consideration has pr&ctica!!> agreed to recommend the adoption of the measure as it passed the house, with the house amendments. It has learned that the free conference com mittee will probably propose some minor amendments', but there is no serious disagreement, and the bill will in all probability go through sub stantially as it now stands. Col. Alfred A. Richardson, chief game warden, has won out in his fight to be allowed to go before the people for re-election. Col. Richard son, is a "Blease appointee," whose term of office expires next mon^h. He has made good in tbe office which he holds, but Governor Manning has stated, in correspondence which has been published, that Mr. Richardson is "unsuitable" to him. Last year the legislature passed a bill tj make the office elective by the general assem bly. The act was held by Governor Manning for a year, and then vetoed by him, and his veto was sustained at this session. The status then was that the game warden must be ap pointed by the governor upon the rec ommendation of the Audubon society. The audubon society held a meeting and recommended Col. Richardson for reappointment. That meant that the srovernor could refuse to reappoint Col. Richardson, but could not appoint any one else without the recommenda tion of the society, and that Col. Rich ardson. being in office, would hold on until his successor was appoinieci. The next move was the introduction bills in both houses to relieve the Audubon society of the duty of mak ing recommendation to the governor, giving the governor absolutely free rein in the appointment. After a live ly fight in both hou^e and senate, the measure wa3 amended so that It is now absolutely contrary to the or iginal intent of its authors. A? it "has passed, it puts the election of chief game warden in tne nanas 01 -me people, and retains Col. Richardson in office until the next general elec tion. There will be an earnest effort bv the legislature to conclude the busi ness before it, and to adjourn sine die tomorrow night. Whether this can be done or not is doubtful. The appropriation bill and the liquor bill ?>ein? yti. UllUtl Cl'usiUfi auuu u.y uc: conference committees, the time of ad innrnmpnt r-an not be nredicted with any degree of accuracy. Tliat the members want to get home, however. i=< one thine: that is certain, and un less some unforeseen obstacle should be encountered, the session this week will not last long, and all indications now point to final adjournment to night or Tuesday. Jno. K. Aull. v *> ? THE IDLEK. & v$ ^<$>^<$-<{><S><5><$><?><^'<^>,$>'$><5><$><&^ I was reading in the paper the oth er day what is put down as Order No. I by the Southern Hail way? and it is a thing that I have thought about a whoie lot. "Courtesy is Rule No. I." Instructions to railway agents and all employees of the companj contain the following: "A railroad is first of all a public servant. It follows that the success of a railroad as a business enterprise depends, in a large measure, not oni) upon the efficiency of the transporta tion it affords, but upon the persona treatment which those doing business with the railroad receive at the handi of its officers and employees." Xow, that is true not only of rail roads. but of every other public bu siness. You have seen men in puo lie business, who seemed not to kno^ the first part of the rule of courtesy r lioro co. i thorn ar.rl T bavp thmi^hl that they should be plowing a mult in a "new ground.'' and then it woulc make very little difference to the pub lic, though the mule 'might suffer And that, reminds me that some tim< when I am feeling real good I warn to write an essay on efficiency. Ther; are a lot of people who do' not kno\> what that word means. I am goin.i to take time some of these night: when I am not sleepy, and take mj typewriter?my machine I mean?ii my hands, and I am going to writ* that essay, and I want every one tt read it, because it is going to wortt j; 3 x eaumif duu jjicsci vmg iuu, I -0 | Courtesy?what does that wore >iean? uid man Webster says: "Jfo liteness; civility; urbanity; courtli ness. ' -And then old man Milton usee it in this connection: "And trust thy honest-offered cour tesy, Which oft is sooner found in lowlj sheds, With smoky rafters, than in tapestry walls And courts of princes, where it firsi was named, And yet is most pretended." And I reckon old man Milton pretty near correct, but it should at iuunu oci v ?>uwc, ciuu. it io ao taoj and so valuable. Arid yet, you know these people who serve the ' public have a pretty hard time keeping au even temper, because there are b whole# lot of people with whom the> have to deal who are not themselves courtesy provoking. The man or woman in private life should be jusi as courteous ami polite as the man ! in official position. Take a railroad station agent, and he has to answe: a lot of very silly and very foollsti nnpstinnq hut if he if? croine to "keetj liis job he should expect such ques tions, and should always answer them with politeness and so as tc make the questioner feel that a very important question had been pro pounded. For instance if one should ask the agent, "What time is your 2:40 train dtie?" it should be courte ously answered, because no doubt trie question meant to be asked is, "What time is your 2:40 train expected?'' or "Is your 2:40 train on time?" As a rule, in what little traveiing I havt; had to do, I have found the people who work for the railroads very nice and courteous, but I always try to be courteous and polite myself. That's it. If you are polite the other fellow will generally be courteous. After all it is a personal equation and should be worked out by each individual. j I have received the following letter from "Another Old Fogy" and I recK on I am in their opinion something or an old fogy myself to provoke first a letter from an old fogy and then on? from another old fogy. I am goin^ ; to get down old man Webster and set just what fogy means. Well, here 11 is. and I thought as much, and i know new that I am not it: "A dull old fellow; a person behind the times. over conservative, or siow;?usuany preceded by old." Here is what this other old fogy says: ? Mr. Idler, care The Herald and News I also read yoi?r "wanderings'* and sometimes I agree with you ana sometimes I don't. You give some pretty good advice sometimes but then it is so much easier to give ad vice than to follow it. I notice an "Old Fogy" has written you m rererence to present aay man ners. Now, my good Mr. Idler, I some times think there are no present day manners. I do a little going up and down through the State via Southern and occasionally the A. C. L. and Sea board, and I feel safe in saying that ine Kiiia oi uia-iiners >uur uiu rug) js talking about is an unknown quan tity, for I think it is such. Occasion ally you see a little of it but it is rare. Now, Idler, tell me wh'>se fault it. is? 'We hear children say 7e3 and I i no, never one time using the good olc ; term, yes, ma'am, no, sir, etc. I don i , > ? .: mean to defend present day mannert of our young people?they don't kno* any better, never having been taugh how are they to know. They get it | like health from a liver pad, by ab sorption. It must be taught then ; not only by books at school, but b; ' precept and example by ratner anc ' j mother at home. f\ It is a pleasure to meet a gentw ' mannered sweet young woman. The: .' are an oasis in the barren waste o ' our fast going age. Yes, Idler, I an glad to say there are some of thi: f j kind left. May their tribe increase J in fact would like to see her unani * | mous. But what about the cigarette } | smoking, gum chewing, loud talkinj (i young man. Alas, his tribe is tot ; numerous to mention. Yes, parent: ' -ji-o vmi rint nt fault? Sav. Mr. Idler _ j what did Old Fogy mean by 'lolly gog .: Please tell me. Is it the styu that some young ladies wear. On< oi the kind that is cut low at the toj "' and high at the bottom. I don't knca " please tell me. I guess I had bettei ' sign my letter as Another Old Fogy. "' ??? " i j Xow, 1 don't exactly know mysel l ! what "Old Fogy*' meant by the usi of "lolly gogging,'' because there an i no such words, and I suppose he coin ' ed them for the \0ccasi0n. Loil mean: ' to let hang frcjn the month, as tin | tongue, and gog means to go in a hur ry, an ardent desire to go, and I recK ' on that the old gentleman meant i< | refer to those youngsters who keej ! their tongues going in a hurry, an< j who let them hang out of the moutl j as it were. Xow. how about, that fo: a definition of the words'in the sens' in which they were used. But, m} dear old friend, let me tell you in ai seriousness and earnestness, tha lolly gogging is not confined to th< young folks. There are a lot of ol< people who loll gog about as mucn if not more, than the young ones car possibly do. They seem to have twi tongues hanging out of one moutn and they are in great haste in then use, because maybe that they kno* LflGy UUVC IlUt cl Z> J11UV/H kiiuv *** ordinary course of human events, anr : for that reason must hasten. ! ?0? i Now, about manners, I agree mo: : heartily with what you say in mosi i respects, and I am glad also that yo? J do not always agree with me. Ai?c ;i I have often thought that it would lm i a good idea while we are talking ; a ho lit mafcinz appropriations to teao r1 agriculture and domestic science anc i: civics and all other modern aberru j tions in our schools, that it would -j\ :|a good idea to have an appropriatio: [1 to provide ior tne leacmug ui kuau i! ners and call it by that good olc j name. But here again we should no; ti confine the tuition to the young, bt? ,' cc.use some of the old ones need tc .(be taught in that department o: .: science a3 well. Maybe Miss Goggan* ' * "* ? ? ! ? in 1l f couiq a-aa n iu mc v_vuiot >u , night schools, and I do not mean tc be personal and to be understooc that it is needed in the schools thai she is teaching, because I do noi know anything about them, but if J could whisper quietly in "her ears : j could put her next. As Milton says I the place you most expect it you don't I always find it wny 1 Knew a. man ,' a long time ago w"ho used to have a , j way of punishing what he termed his , i enemies by not speaking to then j when he would meet them on tn<; * - J Ti _ 1 'street or in tne roaa. n. ama.ts ui-j j appear to me that a man who woulc 1 try to punisli his fellowman in sucu i a way as that must be possessed 01 j a mighty little shrunken and shriv eled soul, If he had any at all, and a brain about like a jay bird. It seems to me that if I had a grievance '""'not o fpllmvmnri that I would ! rather go and fight it out with him and then get up and shake hands i even if he should lick me. Then th% 1 thing would be over. I5ut we wllj j have to begin the teaching of manners not only to the children, but also tc some of the grown lips, and it is go ing to be a very hard job. but deai -i-i x vnii wall nnrl will ,j oiu i ?ion jwvi I do all I can to help you in your laud able undertaking of trying to instil in the minds and hearts of the chila ? ren and the grownups a spirit ol t kindliness and of courtesy and oi *! brotherly love and of manners. Gc j to it. . ? 0? i. . I My stuff is already toe ;ong, unless j it were better, but let me teH you one i suggestion, and maybe you coulc J Ti-'hiant^ if -tr> the authorities, for i j am sure they will not listen to rat ,'just now. You suggest to the.gov ' ernor and the legislature that the) j establish a department of altruisu : ?that word sounds a little bettei \ than to call it manners, and maybe j they would be willing to establish j such a course of study in the schools As I have before remarked, the faci that a man can't write his name ana can't read does not mean ma* tie is an illiterate. Some of the most cul tured?now that's the word?some ol 1] COCMY TEACHERS MEET > Dr. Kinard Gives Interesting Sketch r; of Life of Ueo. Peabody.?Other 11 Matters. I ?? y ; I On last Saturday morning a large * i number of the teachers of the county F'met at the court house in the regu lar monthly session. Mr. Swearingea j had been asked to be present, but was ? detained in Columbia. Dr.# Kinard, 11 the president of the association, made r a short talk on the life of George 1 j Peabody. s ! George Peabody, said the speaker, j was born in South Danvers (now -i Peabody), Mass. He left school at 2 eleven years of age and became a s | clerk in a country store. Later "he J ' moved to Baltimore and engaged in 3 j business for himself. After making 1 several trips to London in the inter j est of his business, he finally settled i in London, where he remained till his death in 1869. In his long life as a merchant Mr. Pea body did more than any man of his day to establish friendly trade relations between the United States and England. In doing this he had ! nnnommities for building up a con t j siderable private fortune. Mr. Pea t- i body was never married, and being b ! greatly interested both in England - i and in his own country, he gave larger 3 t suras of money for the benefit of each. a! Among his mo&i notable gifts were -! a million and a quarter dollars to -! provide better living conditions for j j the London poor, and over a raiuioa ;>j dollars for the Peabody Institute in 31 Baltimore. - On his death in London in 1869, his r j body was placed for several days in. ', Westminster Abbey, and then, by or f | der of Queen (Victoria, was brought 1 to thfs country in an English man-of 1 war. He was buried in the little ; ( town in which lie was corn. *{ Mr. Peabody was interested in th0 South, and foresaw the hardships that 1 i the South would pass through after J i the war. >In 1867, two years before '! his death, he gave three million dol larK tor education in the South. This , I ' | sift was placed in the hands of & ; board of trustees, of which ^Ir. Ro 1 fcert C. Winthrop was the first chair 1 man. For many years only the in i terest on the money was used; bat 1 with this the trustees were able to i do much to foster education in the i scutnern Mates. 1 Peabody coiiege was established at i J j Nashville, Tenn., and scholarships ?, worth $200 each, were allowed to h. 1 certain number in each State. There 1' are many teachers in South Carolina " i today who were enabled to get an ; education only by the help of these 1 scholarships. "! Mr. 'VVinthrop as agent for the Pea 1; body fund, allowed fifteen hundred L, dollars a year to the Training School for Teaciiers in Columbia, S. C., and ' I in gratitude for this the school was 1' railed the Winthrop Training School ], for Teachers (now Winthrop college). i in i^aq the trustees decided to j ... ? i close up the affairs of the fund and , distribute all the money. Jn this dis tribution of the fund many of the State universities in tlie South re ceived $40,000 each, and Winthrop college received $90,000. Last Wednesday, February 7, was celebrated generally throughout the South as "Peabody Day," it being at i that time just fifty years after Mr. ! Peabody made his generous gift, i Mr. Barre, the county superintend ent of education, talked on Field Day, i and distributed programmes for that L i event. _ J A committee consisting of Mr. .T. \f. ' j Eedenbaugh, Miss Sadie Goggans, and j Mrs. Fannie Rawl Morris, was ap- ?' pointed to draft suitable resolutions on the death of Mr. W. K. Tate, 'j Dr. Kinard and Miss Swittenbsrg ' 1 were elected delegates to the council ! of the State Teachers association, rl which will meet in Columbia, March 3 5. 1917. jj ? ! NOTICE. j On February 22. 1917, this postoffic# . j will observe the following hours: I' All departments will be open from 9 to 11 a. m. t j City carriers will make one business /-.rOir and nn rpsiflpiifp trin*. I 11 ip VHi V C*. iiVl AAW ? r _. . j Rural carriers will not make trips. 'r I Carriers windows will be open from }' 10 to 11 a. m. All outgoing mails will be 'dispatch. ed as usual and incoming mails dls. : tributed to the boxes. 11 W. A. HILL. P. M. '! Xewberrv S. C.. Feb. 19. 1917. i; : [\ The W. C. T. U. will meet with Mrs. ' Mary Whight Tuesday afternoon at 4 I r*Vlrw>"Lr the most cultured men and women that I have ever known were not much -it. writing and reading and all that. nut they were srentlemen^ and srenclewomen. r.nd that is what counts after alt. i5ttd a chair of altruism properly taught would help to devel on citizens of that kind and that