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r INTERESTING REVIEW OF T?E LEGISLATIVE SESSION jg ^ COXTINJUED PROM PAGE 1 for the South Carolina Industrial School for Girls, maintennance and salaries, $20,000; refunding! sinking HK * fund, etc., on bongs, $25,000; State in^. surance, in three items, $217.71, H % $1,525.09, and 174.81. The miscella neous section, then goes on to appro-. W . priate $8,900 for a ten per cent, increase lor.cler.ks, stenographers, etc., in State departments, over and above the salaries appropriated; gives $2,000 - for payinent. of. approved claims for slaughtered cattle condemned in aci cordance with law, and the $10400 al^ ready called attention to, if so much be necessary, for South Carolina's pro rata share in the foreign cotton comi mission. , v * "' * 1 * " /s?- ? An 1C* ^ ' mac is me nnuiicmi omiua <? n, ? v,/ now. The senate will take up the I measure as it comes from the house, I / | and what it will do is entirely probr r lematical. The house has practically l cut to the bone, nad it is safe to say ' ; that the senate will probably make, some increases.' There has as yet been no definite - action upon Wie roaus meaiuics iicuuing. The -fate of the good roads propi' osition will be decided during the coming week. The general assembly' as a whole is in favor of better roads ?probably every member of it?but ~ the best way to go. about the matter is the poinUof divergence of opinion. ~ There are a number .of views which ' iCk*' have been embodied in different measures. ' - ''' v ' '"' "l v. No Liquor Legislation. J? -tl lu mere win in an piuuaunnjf ire uV legislation at this session upon the liquor question. By a decisive vote the house has killed the gallon-a' month proposition of Mr. Evans, of r Newberry,. and it seems that the , quart-a-month; law will be allowed to stand until, national prohibition goes L into effect v Aftv> The disposition, however, seems to be to pass a stringent law regulating the ?sale of extracts and substitutes. | : A bill along this line has already f passed the house. The coming week will also decide wether or not a constiutional convenk -tion will be held any time soon. This is- a matter which has been receiving lUe very serious consideration of legislators. It is well recognized that * the present constitution is rapidly becoming a patch-work of amend xnents, and a more comprehensive fundi' Jnm/tniol lanr its ronli'/fvrt tfi hp a lie UOiU^UC^i i?n- AM * ?_ T;jcessity. v | "f j$ botton/ r j'' The cotton question has been receiv* J -Ing considerable attention during the ^session, and the voting of $10,000 by ;^the house on Friday night ag South Carolina's pro rata share for the ex7. peases of a commission to go to Eu} rope is indicative of the sentiment of ?the general assembly, which is disposed to stand by the farmers so far I as the law will permit and the neces1 sity justifies. Mr. Evans' bill to make it a misdemeanor to sell cotton for .less than thirty-five cents per pound will probably not get through, as it is ^too far-reaching, and probabiy uncon| stitutional, but Mr. - Evans contends that the farmers ought to stand together, and that if heroic measures are necessary, 'then let 'em come." - Seriously,however, there is a grim | determination evidenced in tiie varir ons meetings held here, and in the general assembly, to protect the >South's great crop, as far as the abil, ity goes. v That the South Carolina legislature will do all within its power has been mm?mammmmmmmmm?immmimMmmmm?ammmummmmmmmmmm ' 'J Barsaim Used Ci kfe We are over Hears and will ma J them. One new Ford Tourii One 1914 Ford Toui ; One 1917 Grant Toi One 1918 Oakland 1 One 1916 Oakland 1 One 1917 Maxwell 1 One 1916 Maxwell 1 / ' One 1918 Maxwell 1 One 1918 New Maxv Come in and we will show Carolina Au . t X fully shown. .. , Mr. Evans' Measures. Coming back to anti-liquor substitutes, there was an animated discussion in the house on Friday night, but the house was overwhelmingly in favor of barring substitutes, including extracts and tonics, as beverages, and providing a heavy penalty against violation of the law. The vote by which a * the measure passed the house was almost the same as the vote whereby Mr. Evans' gailon-a-month " bMi was killed. And, in this connection, it may be stated that there were ;a: good many members of the house?and some of the best members?who were earnestly in favor of both of Mr, Evans* measures?the gdllon-a-month J kill -\I~ rSrnno oiii, ana uie cuuuu um. mi. btauc was formerly chairman of the old dispensary board of directors. He has represented Newberry county in th house tor several terms,, and was this year appointed by the speaker chair J A/vivi /\f tVlC Ill & XI OX Hie ltiiliuau tuuiimnci: vi tuv house. ! 7 , Tax Commission. ! The senate has also yet to dispose of the tax commission question. The house has .voted to abolish the com mission and to substitute a board oi equalization. The sentiment in the senate, however, seems to be to "retain the commission. ; i ' Against Extracts. The house has passed to third read ing the Barnwell-Ellerbe bill to re strict the sale of tonics, bitters anc compounds containing alcohol, which compounds may be used as beverages ; The bill requires that all tonics, bit ters or compounds shall be procured by certificate, signed in the presence of two witnesses that the preparatioi is for toilet or culinary purposes. The first violation is punishable bj a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $500 or imprisonment for noi less than three months nor more thai one year. (Subsequent offenses ar? punishable by imprisonment, withoui the alternative of a fine, from, one t< two years. . ' Druggists who violate the provisions of the bill would have their licenses cancelled by the State Board of Phar maceutical Examiners, and woulc thereafter be deprived of hiring li censed pharmacists. The following ii the bill, a substitute by Messrs. Barn / well and A. C. Ellerbe: J "Section % 1. After the passage o^ this act it shall be unlawful anc against the health-and morals of this State for any person, firm or corpo ration to sell or offer for sale, receive , have in possession or purchase withii this State, any tonics, bitters, drugs I medicines, toilet articles or compound* rt 1 yvrvl* -J ^ A 1/*AVI A1 /IAr> CUllUtlllliig iilCUHUl IX kuc aiwiiu^ wu tained in such compounds or prepa rations is in a greater quantity thai is .necessary for the purposes of ex traction, solution or preservation o! such preparation, and the sale, receiv ing, purchasing or having in posses sion of such tonics, bitters, drugs medicines, toilet articles or compound; for beverage purposes, and which ii fact can be used as a beverage, i prohibited, unless it can be made t< appear as^ hereinafter provided tha the same was for medicinal use. "Sec. 2. Provided, That every deal er in any of the aforenamed prepa rations shall require that each ant every purchaser who buys any ar tide mentioned in Section 1 of tHi* act shall be required to sign a certifi cate in the presence of two witnesses as follows: 'I hereby certify that ] have this day purchased from the following preparation to be use( only as a medicine, toilet preparatioi or favoring extract and will not my self use or allow any of same to tx . T ' < > > IK irs? stocked on used ke prices to move ig Car $ 600.00 *ing Car 275.00 ID1MW f W* O fl Mlllg VQl "Tl UtW "ouring Car 1100.00 curing Car 500.00 j "ouring Car 500.00 rouring Car 350.00 ' fouring Car 550.00 rell Roadster 600.00 ! you some real bargains. to Company 2 I? used as a beverage.' : "Sec. 3. Any person, firm or cor poration violating any of the provis ions of this act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall pay a lino of not less th.in 100 nr more than SjOO or suffer [ imprisonment for not less than three months or more than one year, in t the discretion of the court, for the first offense, and for any subsequent offenses shall suffer imprisonment lor ; not less thun two years, in the discretion of the court; and, Provided, further, It shall be. the duty of the . board of pharmaceutical examiners to . tinAiioa r>f inv npVKfin tuutci IUC lltcuoo V?. uuj J ? . convicted under this act shall be prohibited from employing a licenced ; druggfst thereafter. "Sec. ,4. That all acte^and parts of ; acts inconsistent ^herewith with this i act be and the same are hereby rei pealed. "Sec. 5. That this act shall take I f effect immediately upon its approval by the governor. | The Cotton Question, i Representative Etheredge of Saluda ; introduced in the house a concurrent Aollino fny- o H nT\ni D t Til P T1 f . if&<Jiuuuu taiiiug iui i* ? : of a committee from the two houses i to confer with the State warehouse t commissioner and other persons, look; ing to the formation of a cotton cor' poration to stimulate trade in the . foreign field, as suggested by W. P. G. . Harding, governor of the board of diI rectors of ?he federal reserve system, L when in Columbia Thursday. The resolution was adopted and reads: it resolved, by the house of rep[ resentatives, the senate concurring: 51 "That there shall be appointed three H member sof the general v assembly, two of said members to be appointed i by the speaker of the house and one ? by the president of the senate, for I the purpose of conferring with the l State warehouse commissioner and ? such other persons as they may deem l advisable as to the advisability of ) establishing in this State an organization or corporation for the purpose 5 of regulating and stimulating the sale 5 of cotton, both locally ana in roreign . countries The said committee shall I further consider fhe advisability of . the plan outlined by W. P. ?r. Harding j governor of the board of directors _ in his speech to the general assembly on February 13. f i "That the said committee shall make x - ? ?vr. nm/ilit I a report Oi. lis Jiuumgo auu i~\j 5 sions to the general assembly at the .. next session." j v> Election by Legislature. l The^ general assembly on Fridaj elected three directors of the State 9 . ' 1 ' ' 3 penitentiary* four trutees of the Med . ical Coileeg at Charleston and a trus . tee of "Winthrop college. l For the three positions on the boarc . of directors of the State penitentiarj f there were seven candidates. Thej _ were, Jasper M. Smith of Colleton; . J. A. McDermotte of Horry, O. C Scarborough of Clarendon; C. L. Jonef . of Orangeburg, A. B. Pearson o: x Spartanburg; A. J. Mobley of Colum . bia and Banks L. Caughman of Co j lumbia. The vote resulted as follows: t Smith, 97; McDermotte, 84; Scarbor ough, 103; Jones, 32; Pearson, 46; . Mobley, 39, and Caughman, 40 . Messrs. Smith, McDermotte ahd Scar I borough were accordingly elected. For the three positions on the boarc 5 of trustees of the Medical College o: . South Carolina there were five name* 5 presented, Dr. W. A. Tripp of Ander - cnn nr w a Wnndrnff of Pickens ^ OVAit ?? **. . . w w ? - ? ? _ Dr. J. M. Davis of North, Dr. C. S j Breedin of Anderson, Dr. S. B. Fish j burne t)f Columbia and P. H. Gadsdei of'Charleston, r The result of the vol< j was as follows: Trippe, 57; Woodruff il29; ^avis, 128; Breedin, 7; Fish ' burne, 104, and Gadsden. 120. Messrs i Woodruff, Davis, Fishburne and Gads den were accordingly elected. JNO. K. AULL. i , i Mi-ss Mary Buford of Chicora col lege spent the week-end at home. / LAUNCH CAMPAIGN TO REDUCE CROF i /. ! Want to Cut Cotton Acreage One third?Hold for 35 Cents. I 1 With their minds fully made up to take definite steps to secure a pric? for cotton in keeping with the cost ol production, to adopt systematic plans for a drastic reduction in cotton acre age during the coining year, and tc suggeste means whereby the use ol commercial fertilizer might be reduced, farmers and bankers from every section of South Carolina met at Craven Hall yesterday at noon and heard addresses by Governor R. A. Cooper, ex-Governor R. I. Manning, B. Harris, commissioner of agriculture, and J. H. Claffy, president of the Farmers' Union. ! At the conclusion of the meeting, resolutions of far reaching effect were unanimously adopted. The farmers feel that if these resolutions, which are similar to those adopted by other Southern States, are followed religiously the calamity threatening the State will be averted and prosperity such as has not been experienced in years will prevail. ! In the preamble to the resolution, it is set forth that the rest of the country is facing an era of almost unI \ when you ca AII-WAAI ma' JL JLAt V V WI 111U ure and taste i nr> n I wo-r Three and with each t\ in a pair of $7.1 your suit last tw \< " r : . v. V ;; Come in now \ measure taken a . Don't wait until > >- . - No restriction! [ Blacks Dr Prosp< * i Is. '! ? - ? ? thinkable prosperity, but t&at tp( South is threatened with ? calamitj to its commercial life as a result oi r the price of cotton. It is pointed oui r that there must be a drastic reductioi , in acreage as well as a holding of th< present crop and the resolutions pro ' vide: .; For the systematic holding of cot ton now on hand until it reaches 35 cents basis middling. Systematic , plans jfor 331-3 -per cent.' reductioi in cottfon acreage throughout the belt , However, any man planting five acres or less to the horse to make no re duction. : "Six to seven acres, reduce one acr< , to the horse. f; "Eight to nine acres, reduce tw< ; acres to the horse. _, "Ten to 13 acres, reduce three acres | "Fourteen acres, reduce four acres ' i "Fifteen to 16 acres, reduce fiv< acres. ,' "Seventeen to 18 acres, reduce sij & j acies. j "Under no circum'stances will anj farmer plant more than 12 acres t< ; the horse. _ I "Systematic plans for reduction ii ithe use of commercial fertilizers." I I In the resolution adopted, the gov jernor of the State is requested to sei _! aside February 22 u* "Reductioi ;Pledge Day," at which time farmer* lover the entire StPte are to be ap | pealed to to sign pledges for the re t | duction of cotton acreage one-third land the planting of lands in food 'crops instead of cotton and the re Eduction of commercial fertilizer 50 pei 'cent, of the amount used in 1918 foi i; cotton. The governor is also askec > j to call upon the governors of other [ States to call for meetings'of farmers ; | and business men so that the move. jment may become Southwide in scope, ?! The committee on resolutions !, recommended that a committee of . seven persons be named by the gov iernor to inaugurate a scaiewiu-j camJpaign to effect the purposes sot forth. | As funds were needed for this comj mittee to work effectively loans v^ere i called for and more than $1,500 was . | subscribed. It is planned to repay ' j this money at a later date. | Clepson College is asked to assist | in every possible way in securing ; I pledges for a reduction of acreage. , j In the resolution bankers are called 1 111-K/-.V, cnniHm'70 r?ln<;plv flll ?T)T)liCa , ! "Pv" ox,* v -x ;tions for loans, and not to grant loans !for operating farms on which there is j no proof of reduction of one-third in cotton acreage. Officials of the South Carolina j Bankers' Association are also called j upon to communicate with officials | of similar associations in other States 'asking them to adopt plans similar sSl!" / 'V-"1 ... --'jS -l V 1 Why Pay fn mz no ^vv'vv SPRING t n buy the same terials, made to ; ror? 'iece Suit < Pfz?/*o ^1111 s A iVW ^ vo and three piecc si SO pants for $6.25. ice as long. Try it. ' - . . / . r and select the mate nd get the suit whe the best patterns are 5 on style?get any st y Goods Co. ?ritv. S. C. ^ -J : i ; to those suggested for South Caror lina bankers/ j P The president' of the Farmers' j t Union is also called upon to cooper- j i ate in the movement and to call upon i the unions in other States to take like j - steps. ; The commissioner of agricul- j ture is .called upon to communicate - with other commissioners so that the j - I ?1- ?1 ? OsMi + Vt rvior Ka ofl'optoH hv fhfi I > WHU1C OVUIU aiu; uv uuvuvw "y I movement. The assistance of the j 1 United States agricultural depart-J . ment is requested as is that of the i 5 State warehouse commissioner and - the chamber of commerce and boards of trade of the cities over the State. ? I noertlnHnnc arinnfpri the ?TOV ~ | JLJLI IUC i^OVtUVAVUW VbV?w _ 0_ . ^ernor was requested to appoint dele) gates to the. New Orleans convention which meets February 17-18. It was ^resolved that the delegates appointed . j be instructed to stand for a price of i not less than 35 cents, basis middling, for cotton now on Hand, one-third re-' c duction of the cotton acreage and 50 per cent, reduction in commercial fer7 tilizer of the amount used in 1918 for ) cotton to be used in 1919 on cotton. 'The legislature is to be requested[ l to make an appropriation to defray, | the expense of a representative of I - cotton in the Peace Conference. Other t States are also to be asked to defray i the expenses of a delegates so that 3 cotton may have representation at the -) conference. - ( The resolutions also set forth the 11 necessity for publicity and carry the I; request that the press give the move j ment all the publicity possible. The * | commissioner of agriculture is re* j quested to make public daily the nurn1 j ber of pledges secured in each county '! during the campaign. i j The federal reserve banks in Rich- j ! mond and in Atlanta are requested to j . render every assistance possible in the ! ; carrying out of the plans. The organization, according to the J resolutions is to be" known as the South Carolina Cotton Association. J. H. Davis was appointed to% request the association in the legislature {and to go before the agricultural com- j i mittee to secure an appropriation to j i send a representative to the Peace j [ Conference. The association went on record as favoring the Smith bill which covers the character of cotton deliverable upon cotton exchanges amended so as to include tinges of the same grade. When the association was called to ? order yesterday morning, B. Harris j presented Gov. R. A. Cooper, who said that the farmers and bankers had j been called together to consider matters of vital importance to the South. He said that it was not time to talk, but that the time had come to act and to act quickly. He emphasized 4 ' * : _ $30.00 ? ror your SUIT? .'s:. t Guaranteed * your rneasiU i > V < $21.50 I24.50 lit we will put This will make rial, have your in you want it. all ?one. * -v :yle you want i ; 1' the fact that the movement to secure better prices W cotton was not primarily a movement for the benefit qt the farmers but that all were concerned in it. fie suggested that a j committee on resolutions be appointed | to map out some plan by which every -- ' 'j nnn. j iarraer couiu oe reauucu, auu sue[gested that some plan similar to that 'used in the Liberty loan campaigns. | might prove effective. Governor; Cooper spoke briefly and was warmly applaud^cT wh?n he concluded. J. H.. Claffy was then elected temporary j chairman of the meeting on motion | of B. " ris. A roll call by counties jdevei pev. the fact that with few exf ceptions every county was repre! sented. j B. F.% McLeod, W. T. Walker, J. H.. : Davis, L. I. Guion, T. C. Hamer,# J.. jSkottowe Wannamafcer and Dr. G. Y.. i Hunter were appointee a cmomittee | to draw up resolutions outlining a iplan of procedure. Governor Cooper then suggested that Ex-G,overnor Manning be invited to address the convention. Governor, Manning outlined a plan by which, i farmers might be assisted in holding their present cotton without putting too much burden on banks, and urged _ the advisability of reducing the acreage. He also suggested that congress-, be requested to pass a law requiring the exchanges to operate on a fair and equitable basis. After a short intermission the convention reassembled at 2:30 o'clock and J. S. Wannamaker presented the resolutions as outlined above. The campaign, which is to bring to the attention of every farmer in the State the importance of the movement, is to be outlined by a commit^-7 tee of seven which is to be appointed by the governor. This committee is to be composed of two bankers, wto business men and three farmers. Alter securing suuscnpiuius wiw which to get the campaign going, the convention adjourned to go to the State house and hear Hr. Harcing speak. Digby-Hope. . Miss Ruth Digby and Mr. J. J. Hope were married at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Digby at Oakland on Sunday afternoon at 1:30, the ceremony being performed by the Rev. W. E. Furcrron. The bridal party left immediately after the ceremony for a bridal trip to Florida and after the return will make their home in ColumDia. air. Hope is a member of the well known clothing firm of Hope-Davis of Columbia.