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CO X i> E H K> SI T E J? E Y J E \Y OF LEGISLATLI^ S ?01ik Few Aitirmative Actions?More Fail ures to Pass Good Measures. Man nine's Bitterness?High Taxes. Columbia, Feb. 22.?An increase in appropriations over last year of $f>03, 364.49; the enactment of a quart-a month liquor law; the bill providing for forfeiture to the State of the Co lumbia canal property unless some agree shall be entered into, within SO days, betyeen the special commis sion appointed by the legislature witn the interests now in control of the property; the insurance legislation, and the creation of a State highway commission, looking towards the im provement of the roads !n the State and taking advantage of the federal appropriation apportioned to each State, South Carolina having failed to receive her share so far on account of lack of highway legislation which would meet the requirements of the act of congress, are the main features of the atfirmative action taken by the ceneral assembly of 1917. which reached final adjournment at r,:29 o'clock yesterday afternoon, after a session of 44 days, including Sundays, legal holidays, arid the few days dur ing which the legis!ature was Lot In eession during that period. >Vhat They Did Not Enact. The general assembly fail?:;l to pas* the legal interest rate reduction. A fefll to reduce the legal interest rate "to per cent, with a provision that 7 t\oj> /.ent micrht Ha contracted for. passed the house, but did not get through the senate. The law as it now 8tants, provides for a legal rate of 7 per cent, with a proviso that 8 p?r cent may be contracted for. The Moore measure as it passed the house would have reduced tne interest raie 1 per cent. The proposition was not acted upon by the senate, and goes over until next year, under the blan ket resolution continuing the bills on the calendar. The biHs proposed in both branches to give Governor Manning free rein in the matter of the appointment of chief game warden were killed by amend ment. There was a lengthy Sgbt in each house upon this proposition. The entire matter having consumed so much of the time of tne general as sembly, and having attracted so much interest throughout the State, it may not be amiss, in a review of the ses sion, to call attention to its status. Colonel Alfred A. Richardson, chief game warden, was apointed by Gov ernor Blease in 1912, succeeding Mr. James -Henry Rice. At the time of Colonel Richardson's appointment, the department required an appropriation from the State for maintenance. Dur ing the four years Chief Richardson has been in office there has been such enforcement of the law that a consid erable amount has been turned into the State treasury this year, for the public school fund, from fees and fines collected, and instead of now be ing a financial burden upon the State, the department is not only self-sus taining, but a source of revenue. Cononel Richardson's term of office expires during the month of March. At the last session of the general as sembly an act was passed placing the election of chief game warden in the hands of the legislature. The act went +/% thp o-m-Arnnr within three days be fore final adjournment .last year, and, under his constitutional right, the governor held it upon his desk until this session, when he vefoed it, and Lis veto was sustained. That left the law as it stood?the governor liaving the power of appointment, up on the recommendation of the 'AJudu bon society. 'Uoionei Kicnarason, at me ouiiuat meeting of the Audubon society this year, was recommended for reappoint ment. Senator Niels Christensen, of Beau fort, then introduced in the senate, and Mr. N. G. Evans, of Edgefield, in troduced in the house, a measure which would relieve the Audubon so ciety of the duty of making the rec ommendation, and leave the matter entirely with the governor. In both branch pa nf the general assembly the bill wa3 amended to the effect that the election of chief game warden should be placed in the hands of the people, to be chosen as other State officers are chosen, and that the en cumbent should retain the position Hntil th.e next general election. The act, with this amendment, was rati fied, and sent to the governor. It was vetoed by him, and in the veto message, published in The Her ald and News, the governor brought sensational charges against Col onel Richardson and those asso ciated with him in his official du ties. Debate upon the veto message was adjoarned by the senate until the j first day of next session. , ] For the Right of the People. Senator John F. Williams, of Aiken, < made a brilliant and stubborn fight for the right of the people to elect their i own chief game warden, and to allow Colonel Richardson to go before the people, and let them decide upon his qualifications. Senator Williams urgea that the people ought to have a voice in the selection of officers charged with the duty of enforcing the laws of the State, particularly the office of chief game warden, who must look after the enforcement of laws varying in different counties. That Colonel Richardson had made good was a fact WUiU iivt, uvuiv\A) aav Senator Proctor A. Bonham, of Greenville, stated that he felt "like arising to a point of personal privi lege," but inasmuch as the matter wa3 under discussion before the senate, he would simply discuss it upon its : merits. The message of the govern or, he continued, was in part not only a reflection upon Mr. Richardson, but - upon those who had voted for the measure which had been passed. "I 1 am a friend of the governor, and have 1 had recorded itself as being willing to try a man on an ex parte hear ing. and convict him without his chance in court. The ^wliest negro when brought into cour. nd arraign ed on an indictment is c.other about v\ith the white robe of innocence, un til the law, in all of its fairness and dignity, says that he is guilty. In + liicj T.arfi/.ulQr incLtflnPP hPTf* is a high State official, who has been en dorsed by a general assembly known to be friendly to the present govern or. and this endorsement is known to have been the result of the effi ciency with, which Mr. Richardson has discharged his duties. The work of his office was recognized as so meri torious that men in this general aa comKiv noiitiVsiiT fHpndlv tn fJovern or Manning and politically opposed to .Mr. Richardson, were willing to stand by Mr. Richardson, overlook politics, and vote for the best interests of the State. Had not the records of the office shown the efficient work which had been done, and the development of the department,'' continued Sena tor Bonham, "the bill which has been passed could never iiave Deen passeu. Senator Bonham concluded his re marks by saying that, whatever the senate did, he wanted to go on record to the effect that he would never rote for any measure which might "con vict a man of a serious charge against his integrity, without giving him a fair chance fully to present his cause." Richardson or Manning? Senator Clarence D. Lee of Dar lington, said that he had made few requests of the senate, but that he wanted to make a request at this time ?tnat ae oe aaiuweu <% uuautc w m vistigate the charge made against the chief game warden. He stated that he had been in the legislature for seven years; that he had been a friend of Governor Ansel; that he was not a supporter of Former Governor Blease, but had been a supporter of the pres ent governor, Mr. Manning, "I am a friend of the chief game warden," he said, "and a loyal friend. Charges have been made which have brought about a clash between two men whom I have looked upon as rnenas. i as* this body to give me an opportunity to decide between the3e two friends, because one is right and the other !s wrong. If Mr. Richardson is corrupt, as stated in the governor's message, then I propose to repudiate Mr. Rich ardson and sever friendship with him. if, on the other hand, Mr. Richardson is a square man, and the governor's charges are unfounded and unfair, then I can no longer stand by the gov eror. The situation is embarrassing, and I do not want to act hastily," he concluded. The whole matter now goes over until next year, and the situation, as the general assembly has left it, is as follows: The law stands as it now is, leav ing the appointment of chief game warden in the hands of the governor, upon the recommendation of the Au dubon society. The incumbent, Col. Richardson, hjas that recommendation for reappointment upon the expira tion of his term of office next month. Col. Richardson is "unsuitable" to the governor, according to a letter writ ten by the governor to <&L president 3f the Audubon society. *Under the law the governor can refuse to ap point any one recommended by the society, but can not appoint except upon its recommendation. There be ing a deadlock, it seems that Col. Richardson will retain his office for another year, unless the governor takes some action under which the matter would be carried to the courts and his attitude sustained by the su preme judicial tribunal of the State. Five Insurance Laws. Five of the seven insurance meas ures proposed by the special commis sion appointed by Governor Manning to suggest a revison of the insurance laws of the State, passed the general assembly, and have been signed by the governor. The two measures which failed to become laws were those ?rvn*rt.v? Yxrara *v\nHrn]#v^ hv the senate until the next session. They would have provided for a repeal of the present "valued policy'' law, and pre scribe certain qualifications for agents in order to secure licenses to write fire insurance. Up until 2 o'clock this afternoon, Governor Manning had not yet sign ed the quart-a-month liquor bill or the Columbia canal measure As has been stated in this correspondence, the State highway commission meas ure has already been approved by LU^ VUIUi. vawv*v*t v. There were only two vetoes by Gov srnor Manning during the session. One was upon a local Greenville measure, which the Greenville delega tion requested the governor to veto in order that some technical errors might be corrected. The other was upon the act relating to the office of chief game warden, upon which, as stated, debate was adjourned -until the first day of the next session. &>3 Acts Katilied. 1-1, i n or>/I fift v-thrpp acta 1 111 CC 1IUUU1 gu ?i--u were ratified and sent to the govern or's offi.ce. A large number of these have been signed and sent over to be filed with the secretary of state as permanent records. The DuRant measure prohibiting liquor advertisements in this State whether by newspapers or otherwise, has not yet been signed by Governor Manning. The action of congress yesterday, nnnn the-riiouor situation, "will prob ably have an important bearing upon this State. Under the construction placed by lawyers here upon the amendment which has been adopted, no liquor whatever would be permitted to bo shipped into this State, either under the present galion-a-month law or the quart-a-month act now before the governor. It is not improbable that such action as the governor may take upon the liquor legislation will be determined upon in view of the ' Sontk Carolina legislature in 191( | carried a total of ^2,4.86,140.29. This year tlie ways and means com mittee of the house proposed a meas ure carrying &2,658,S70.30. The hous^ :?? 4') ? Q/l mci eittteAa tiit- Aiiiuuui iw y-iuuu,iuv.wv The senate increased it to $2,BS9,604, 7S, as it finally passed. - 1MT IN A (.'(it'RATIO DETAILS TAKING CLEARER SHAP] President Decides to Call Costomar Special Session of Senate for ILarci Thus Providing1 Cliance for Mar shall'* Side of Uig- Show. I it : * 0<? iva iibiiinion, i'cu. ?xy vccmo \j the inaugural plans, which have bee; indefinite because March 4 falls 01 Sunday, began clearing up today wit! the announcement that President Wil son had called the customary specia session of the next senate on Jtiarcl ' enuj.ial of?uair?n will inolllfl *J A UV/ A.* < the usual ceremonies of inauguratin the vice president, which compos about half the formalities of the daj It seems to have been decided tha "President Wil>*on will take an oath o office privately in the /White Hons Sunday, .March 4, but it has not beei announced whether he will take i again at the public ceremonle March 5. It has been suggested that the pres liHpnt make the Dublic ceTemon merely the occasion for delivering his inaugural address. The state de partment ruled today that if the pres Uient decided not to take the oath un til Monday there would be no interii period in which the country would b without a president. The controversy over what part wc men shall take in the ceremonie shows signs of quieting down. Mr* Jame3 H. Boggs of the Women's Wil son union, who announced last nigh the "withdrawal of all women" fror the inaugural parade because of difficulty with Chairman Harper o the inaugural committee over a Stat noat demonstration, saia xoaay bu had no other statement to make an Mr. Harper indicated that he consld ered the incident closed. The chair man said he had assurances tha many women's organizations woul be in line. PLENTY REALISM OX SCREEN AT AKCAD] Camera Has Caught One of 5ei York's Terrible Factory Fires. The Arcade Theatre Is showing th Vitagraph Blue Ribbon feature, "Th Daring of Diana,'* on Wednesday * 1 - 1 i #-? A TT-J reuruary ~3. ims pittuic i? <x un tale of newspaper life, Diana being reporter on one of the biggest sheet in New York city. Thrills are many as Anita Stewar in the title role, receives her differ ent assignments which gradually lea into the plot itself. In one scene w find Diana roaming about the street trying to find some news for he paper. Suddenly the clanging fire engine, appear and the crowds hurry afte U /nw T\i rt ?i n m^cf lueui, ijia.ua. in iu&n This was no "fake"?the engine: are really going to a fire and so ar the crowds. In fact, the crowd wa; so intent on getting where the excite ment was that they failed to look a the camera which was travelinj ' through the streets in a moving art tomobile. This is quite unusual an< was something of a treat to Directo S. Rankin Drew, who Is responsible for the production. The fire in the picture is a factor; , fire and as Miss. Stewart stands ii | the street, horrified, we are showi on the screen the sight upon whicJ I she is supposed to gaze. An lirt nm/\ba /kirjiloc alnw'lv frnn IliC OixlVX^V/ VIA Vtw k/av ? - j ?. ? ? the windows .>f a great stone build ing the different workers leap ou frantically in their insane desire t reach the street. Director Drew is noted for tit realism which he instills into his pic tures and his "Daring of Diana," i do exception to the rule. There's \ thrill in every few feet without an; melodramatic impressions being car ried to the audience. ! Live fish have been found in thi . bottom of the Transvaal gold mine in a vertical shaft 3.800 feet deer They were barbel, from six inche; to twelve inches long, and up p three-quarter# of a pound in weigh and must have been merely spawj j when tney ien. xn eaArepuiuiau, dry weather bull frogs have beei seen to distend themselves and de liberately jump down the shaft ap 1 parently in search of water. Ho? they ever reached the bottom aliv< is a mystery. TAKE NO ALCOHOL PREVENTS Colds, La rippe, Rheumatism A pleasant but effective emulsion, which rebuilds the tissues, relieves the system, adds strength and stim ulates the nen>ous system. It has absolutely no alcohol, and in every sense a tonic. $1.00 PER BOTTLE Ask Your Druggist Manufactured Solely by THE FERROL COMPANY THE (xKOl ADHOCi'S litttTH. Some lnteristiD^ Facts About Febru ary and a Popular nt-aiher >ui>er8tjtloii. (From the Indianapolis News.) 1'trnaps because it nas the reputa. tion of being generally disagreeable, i-euruary is a much abased mouth, n ciimi' into' tiie caienaar a.ion<? wltn ; January wnen _\Tuma Pomyhius e.\ y tended the year to twelve periods, iu ^ name arose from the practice of rt " iigious expiation and purification thai i took place among tne Romans at this t:me oi' year, ana comes from tho woru februare, meaning to expiate, to pun Q iy. Numa selected February as tnc ^ month which was to have twenty-nine days for three years out of every four ^ and thirty dayd on the fourth. This, .i ^ would seem, was humiliation enough e for February, but when Augustu* ^ chose to add another day to August e toat me montn namea arter mm migni r. not lack In the dignity enjoyed b> ^ other months, he took the day fron, I February, thus cutting it short anoth 0 er day, so that now it has twenty Q eight, days for three years and in tht [t l'ourib, or leap year, twenty-nine, 8 In the popular mind the uuooT'fL' ? nnvt ont rl-j v in VcahiMi a on fh. ? cuub vo.w4.jf am a uai / , Ho ^Oi U.73 iia< >~ weather is concerned, is the seconu Y known to the church as Candlema< 5 day and to the weatherwise as ground hog day. Whether there in any truti " in the groundhog theory is a questioi l" for deuate. 'Ine b'j;ief held in manj 11 quarters is that at noon on Candle e mas day the groundhog ventures fortt from his subterranean apartment ani looks about him for signs of spring i Lie uruuiar> prtasumpuon would u? i' that if the sun was bright and warn ~ he would conclude that spring ha* Q arrived. But he does not If he see; liia shadow, he decides that sprinj j will not come for Eix week3, and goet e back to his bed for another snoozt e until the middle of March. The tra d dition comes from Roman history, anc l proverbs regarding a* sunny Candle^ - mas day may be found in all the lan ,t guagea of Europe. In Germany ther* d are two proverbial expressions on thi* ; subject: "The shepherd would rath' j er see a woir enter nis stable ol Candlemas day than the sun;" ani E another, which indicates that ground hog day is not confined to America, if "The badger peeps out of his hole oi j Candlemas day, and when he finds snow, walks abroad; but if he seec e the sun shining, he draws back intc e his hole.'' The popular Scottisl t, rhyme on the subject is as follows, d a If Candlemas day be dry and fair, s The half o' winter's to come anc mair; t If Candlemas day be wet and foul, The half of winter's gane at Yuie. d e The groundhog, known also as tn( s woodchuck, abounds in this part 01 r the country. He is about eighteei inches long, including his bushy tai. 3 of live inches, and has a thick anc r clumsy form, with a neck scarcely ap parent, short and thick legs and ratn s er large feet. His color varies fron 0 grizzly gray and chestnut to blackisn 3 His feet and taiJ are always almosi ~ black. He digs deep holes almost anv , place where he is not likely to be mo 3. lested, and there may be several j compartments in his house and a bacH ? entrance for emerewirv. Hp livw 1 ? + ' ? ~ ~" g upon roots, vegetables and grasses, a^d is especially fond of red co^or, jr He eats like a squirrel, sitting up a and holding the food in his fore paws, i As fall comes on he eats heartily, be 1 coming very fat, so that he can sleep i the winter through. But he will or a ten come out for a look around dur - ing the winter. * But the weather authorities :akt 01 little stock in the groundhog's reputed prophetic powers, for it so happent that while there may be some reasoL g for the tradition that a mild February a portends a late spring, the nature ol y the weather on February 2 tells very ? little, if anything, about winter 01 j spring weather. The warmest Fet> I ruary since 1871 fell In 1882, when e the monthly mean temperature, a? i, I recorded at the local office of tin i. j Federal Weather Bureau, was 42.1 s, degrees. That year a mild February 0 was followed by a March mean tern t perature live degrees above norma* ii as April mean temperature equal u f | normal, but a May mean temperature ; which fell to 58.S degrees, which id only one degree warmer .han the cola ! est May since 1871. On the other i hand, the coldest May fell in 1907, j when the monthly mean temperature j was 5t>.8, and in that year the Febru j ary mean temperature was only two i tenths of a degree different from nor : mal. So much for the groundhog j theory?sometimes it proves true, j sometimes it does not. February is the second coldest i month in the year, January being | first. The mean temperature, com i puted from observations extending i over forty-five years, is 30.2 degrees, j The coldest February day in this time | was February 9, 1899, when the tem i perature was 18 dee^ees below zero j The warmest was February 16, 1883, ! when the temperature was 72 degrees. Last year the lowest temperature reg istered during the month was zero, on February 7, and the highest waa 65 degrees on February 22. Febru ary also ranks second to January as the month of greatest snowfall, and, amateur weather sages to the contrary notwithstanding, the snow j faH in February in recent years has j been greater than in former years. The Weather Bureau snowfall rec ords for this vicinity go back only to 18S3, but they show that in Febru ary of six years during that time more than ten inches of snc .r. has [ 1<K>5, 1908, 1910, 1312 and 1914. The j gicutest depth of snow on the grouna i in February in the last thirty-three J years was in 1910, when the. sno*> j was 1G.1 inche? deep. February uver j ages seven clear days, eight part!} | cloudy and thirteen cloudy, so, aftei ! all, the groundhog's chances oi' see i ihg his shadow are not very good, and A'*-* A' *** the doubt. PRIVATE ZEIGLER DIES AT EL PASL Member of Tillman Volunteers of Sec ond South Carolina Regiment OAOO Aft AM O AW I uu i>"i un. The State. Elloree, Feb. 20.?A telegram was received here yesterday morning from Capt. F. F. Poser of the Second South Carolina regiment announcing the death of Private Birdie J. Zeigler, ;1 Better Farmin ! I ; ; | WHAT THE CROPS ! 9 j mm?mmmmmrnmmmm \; Feed the Plants Properly and the Soil , ! While Increawn Staple crops take ort large amounts of plant food from the soil. For example: A cotton crop of one bale per acre w?ll remove from the land in seed, leaves, stalks and bolls, about 77 pounds of nitro jpu. I..?.i.iBiwiiriw^j gen 54-p0un(js 0f J. N. HARPER potash and 28 Agronomist. pounds of phos phoFic acid. A 40 bushel crop of corn will remove in the grain, stalk and fodder about 64 pounds of nitro gen, 54 pounds of potash and 34 pounds of phosphoric acid. A 40 bushel crop of oats will remove in the grain and straw about 35 Dounds of nitrogen, 41 pounds of potash and 16 pounds of phosphoric acid. If, however, stalks, bolls, straw, etc., are plowed under, some of the plant food will be return ed to the soil. Cotton Fertilizer Problem With the present price of cotton and other 1. Tn products, it will pay the farmer to give more attention this Spring to the problems of soil build ing and to the intelligent use of fer tilizers than ever before. Some of the best farmers of the South have adopted the plan of returning to the soil in fertilizers, the money received | from all or part of their cottonseed. | This is a good pian and should be j more generally adopted. Enough Plant Food for Best Yields j It takes from 300 pounds to 400 ; pounds of fertilizer to make a good weed in cotton, or a good stalk in cora, and unless amounts above these are used, full returns cannot be ex I pected because large amounts must be i applied to produce the fruit and the | gra i. The amount of fertilizer that can be used profitably will vary with the different soil types, seasons and with Via Hiffprpnt omns erown. The most important factor, however, governing the amount of fertilizer that can be used with profit is the price of the article produced. At the present price of cotton, it will pay to use on most of the soil types of the South larger amounts of fertilizer than heretofore. To Meet Boll Weevil Situation When grown under boll weevil con ditions, cotton should be liberally fer tilized and this fertilizer should con tain a large percentage of phosphoric HCiU, WU1U1 lugicuicak ua^ivuu turity. A fertilizer containing an am ple supply of ammonia should also be used to start the plant off quickly in its growth. The farmer must eyer 1 elepnoi < 50c per Mo If there is no t tarm write tor telling how you small cost. Add} FARMERS' LINE SOUTHERN BELL TE AND TELEGRAPH Tillman volunteers, at FT1 Paso, Texas on Saturday, February 17. at 4 p. m, Mr. Zeigler contracted pneumonia on the border some days ago, and suc cumbed in a short time. The body wiil be sent home for interment. Mr-' Zeigler was a'jout 23 ye irs of age and was unmarried. Shortly af.er the call for volunteers he enlisted with the Tillman volunteers, and rendered faithful service as a soldier. He was born and reared in thib community. Both of his parents are o aim i , ut'itu. -ntr is Mil nvcu uv .' brothers and sisters. I Simple, Yet Dellcions. In Farm and Fireside, the national farm paper, we read the following i recipe from California: | "Tomato Toast?Warm the con ! tents of a can of tomatoes and add a | little butter and salt. Pour over slices ! of fresh buttered toast and serve hot.'* TK. g in the South ARE ASKING FOR Can Be Built Up Instead of Run Down g Crop Yields bear io mind that the best way he can fight the boll weevil is to force his cotton to a quick growth and to an early maturity. Many farmers in the boll weevil district, are nnumg uiai peanuts and soy beans are splendid substitutes for cotton. Unless these crops are well fertilized, however, with the fertilizer carrying high percentage of phosphate, good yields cannot b? expected. How to l eu wnax is netcw?i; The farmer can oftentimes deter mine the element most needed in his fertilizer by noting the manner of growth of cotton on his different soil types. When the growth is slow and the plants have a yellow, unhealthy look, nitrogen (or ammonia) should be applied in rather large amounts. If, however, the plants look vigorous, but are not fruiting well, phosphoric acid should be used liberally. Generally speaking, for poor soils, the most important element of a fertilizer is nitrogen, and the next most import ant is DhosDhorous. T^wefore, for poor soils we would recommend under present war conditions, which makes potash scarce, a fertilizer for cotton and corn analyzing abcut 9 per cent available phosphoric acid and 3 per cent ammonia and 2 per cent potash. For peanuts 12 per cent phosphoric acid. 2 cer cent ammonia and 2 per cent potash. For fertile soils we would recommend for cotton and corn, a fer tilizer analyzing 12 per cent available phosphoric acid, 2 per cent ammonia and 2 per cent potash, and for peanuts, a fertilizer analyzing 12 per cent phos phoric acid, 1 1-2 per cent ammonia and 2 per cent potash. For the sandy loam soils of the coastal plain, pot ash is the most essential and for to bacco and truck crops must be applied in liberal amounts. The reason that nitrogen or ammo nia is so necessary an element for prac ticany ail sous IS uecauac tiic nn.iai.cj> are soluble in water, ana are, there fore, constantly leaching out of the land. The farmers should try to store up as much nitrogen in the soil as possible by growing such crops as beans, peas, clover, vetches, etc., which, plants add nitrogen to the soil from *ke atmosphere. Practically all soils 'of the South are well adapted to the growing of these legumes. If, however, crops are grown in ro tation with legumes, it will still be necessary to use commercial forms of nKtoin the Kact recti I to While nitrogen is the main element of a fertilizer, on poor land phosphoric acid is the most essential and in prac tically all of the tests that have been made in the South, better results have been obtained with soluble phosphoric acid than with finely ground phosphate rocks or floats. les "?n Fcirme nth and Up elephone on your ur free booklet lay get service at rest DEPARTMENT LEPHONE lOMPANY