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CAPITOL NEWS AND NOTES (Continued from page one.) create i by the last general assen blv. * , The report of the state bu l~t commission tiled by Governor Coo] er with the members of the tv. houses of ihe general assembly, ca ries recommendations by the chit executive for total approbations fc state purposes this year of $5.46(5 631.65. This is $1,364,280.63 i excess of the amount appropriate at- the last session of the genera assembly. The total amount aske by the various departments and staj (boards was $7,177,004.94. This wj cut by the governor and the rhai men of the ways and means commi tee in the house and the financ committee in the senate to the figui above indicated. ^ In his foreword to the repot Governor Cooper emphasizes that nine and one-half mill levy will pr< duce the required amount, provide all taxes due during the fiscal yea are collected during the year. Fc example, the state treasurer collecte in 1919 taxes from 18 amountin to $2,534,862.88. A levy of 1 mills on the more than $400,000,00 of taxable property would otherwis L be necessary. While there have been increase W generally all along the lir^e, th f largest increases are for the Stat Hospital for the Insane to take car of a large deficit last year, publi schools, the state highway commij sion, the office of the commission* of agriculture, the state penitentiar and funds fbr Confederate veteran: The amount for Confederate vet< rans is increased from $379,990.75 t $607,950. The Hospital for the Ii * sane had a deficit last year of $142 000, and the recommended appn priation is $838,736.86, acraim $695,402.43 last year. The amour recommended for public schools th (year is $921,370 against an appn priation last year of $704,337.83. Big Constabulary Wanted. ' . Governor Coooper's suggestion i his annual message, for an enlarge ment of the law enforcement mi chirery cf the state is provided fc in the state budget, now being cor sidcrcd by the two finance ccr.im: tees-of the genet al as- ;mbh\ If J:h part of the budget is tinally a'loptot if ti'ill s. vast enla: '.rc:nftit 0 tiie state constabulary. Last year the staio spent $27,98 Y for state law enforcement. Of thi L amount SIT.019 was for salaries c L state constables, and $9,403 was fo B traveling expenses of constables, th remainder being incidental exnens^? J This year the governor is asking fo L $75,000 for the state law eniorct m ment machinery, but this item wi f be appropriated "provided that th work of the chief game warden an the State board of fisheries- is cer KB tralized and placed under the direc K tion of the governor."/ m The budget suggests $10,500 fo W the support of the chief game wai den's office and $9,800 for the sur ^ port of the sta^fe board of fisherie! ^ These two items taken from the $75 f 000 suggested for law enforcemei: under the governor's office woul leave approximately $55,000 for th state constabulary, which is mor than twice what the constabular cost the state last year. T-^ Viic? niDceotpo thr* WVPlTlfir uvs J.LI iiio ^ ~ - c ed the enlargement of the constabi lary, to the extent of employin from 50 to 75 men, these to includ the game wardens. The governor message suggested an appropriatio of $75,000 to 8100,000 for the suj port of the constabulary. There is now on the calendar c * the house a bill to abolish the offic Bp of chief game warden. It is poss ble that this bill will be so amende as to put the office of chief gam f(vnvomftv's nfTif< waiucii unuc?. v-nv. w as\he budget suggests. Trying to Collect Cotton Tax. Action that may result in hui dreds of thousands of dollars bein r transferred from the United Stat* treasury to the State of South Can lint, money that was collected by th federal government as a tax levy o % cotton and as the proceeds of pr I vate property seized by feden troops dui'ing the Civil War an just afterwards, is provided for in joint resolution now on the aclends of the house of representatives an scheduled to come to a vote at a + n nAooiVili' /liivinnr +V10 o AY> tZiXliy Utile, {JUCOiui^ uutui(, >.v?? ing week. The resolution was ii troduced by Representative Kart c York. The resolution authorizes the a torney general to^contract, in beha of the state, with some agent or re] resentatives of the state, in the e fort to collect this money from tl: i federal government. Cooperatin with Attorney General Wolfe in tl case is Mr. McDonald, attorney < Winnsboro. | Memoranda in the case made pul | lie Saturday at the ofiicc of Attornc I General show that there w; L ccllected durir'T the vor :s 1S35, 0 m 67 --nd OS the sum of $;*S,000,000 : P- \ on cotton, I on the holders of cotton throughoi L * ^ C p. wsEs&mBms&zsmsm 'A I We just! 5 We will. a! i set of aru m TO til you ca ' out for yi None bet ir a ni\n j: mm ,e i i I ;s . : At the ( ;; *" ; I v "I K:ifl ri *? L [ A Group of Pretty Girls Will at the Ooera House Monda 5-i i it the nation. Of this amount ten el lion dollars was collected fron" e'sra'e of California. Connecticut, e orado, Indiana, Missouri, Mass: y setts, New Jersey, New York, < j Pennsylvania, Rhode Island PjUtah. The remainder of the money, $58,000,000 was collect* o. the cotton states. /N. I . e j . i;;ner matters. s t A favorable report was made n the judiciary committee on j Young-Lide-Johnson bill to inc J the per diem for jury duly froi .! to S3 and five cents per mile i ?i . 'to and returning from the < . house. Jurors in magistrate c . would receive 50 cents for each ci1 tried and the same mileage as < r% 7 ^ 1 jurors. ! A divided report was made oi : Rivers bill to create a state \ I iof control for penal and chari 1__; institutions, ihe majority being ?; favorable and the minority favoi ?s; Such a measure has been urge 5" Governor Cooper. It would plat* ie State Hospital for the Ir.sane, tli n formatories and the home for 1_ feebleminded under cne board stead of having a board of dire d or trustees for each institution. a majority report was made by ir Miley of Bamberg and the min d bv Mr. McDonald of Oconoe. i n ; m j "EARTH'S BRIGHTEST V1SIO SOONEST Ft >f How true these words, was t- your best friend the first to If | away? Your heart's dearest idc >1 one that soonest fades? Methi f- hear your answer, yes. Like te evening star whose brilliancy ch !? the weary traveler fcr a brief p le and then sank below the horiac >f the race of that cherirhed frier.( quickly run. See that fond m b- as she bends over her*<h\"n:c son :y husband of her youth sleep? is dreamless slumber and the war 0, fections of her ardent nature in twined r/cund L-.r bo? o i>: " \?j has tu^ac.i for ccr.vfoi* and su at while his reverence and obed Range Et have ten left at deliver at your c imiun free. Do i .11 us and we w ou to see it. ter on the mark RITY HARDW r Opera House ! i i i f ip^-^r I|H? j < i Puck and Judge and the Bathing Girls i y, February 2. \ I ^i?????bt? ' i fci m. < mil- have been the pride and joy of her} i the existence. Now the parting: hour j Col- draws near, and as her soul heaves i < ichu- with bitter anguish, she feels, "earth's j Ohio, brightest visions soonest fade/' i, and Once I too was blest with a home. | tax There the old family Bible was daily i ?d in read, and the voice of prayer and praise ascended from grateful hearts. I, There a mother's gentle presence dif- j, from fused radiance soft as the mild beams j 1 the of Luna, but alas, soon, too soon j 1 rease were our little hearts made to feel, j, m $2 "Earth's brightest visions soonest:, roing fade."' Death laid his icy hands upon j, court her, and the orphans mourned the j ourts; loss of a mother's care, and a J case mother's look of love. A few short j other ; years sped quickly by. Kind admoni- { : tions fell on eager ears, but as j n the "Night drew her curtain down and j ward i pinned it with a silver star" we a^ain ! tabl'J : were made to shod an orphan's tearj. : un- j and to learn, "Earth's brightest j able. ' visions soonest fade." d by | .j e the | As fades the sunset cloud away le re- i When calmly shuts the eye of day; ! the i As swiftlv as the lightning tiios, \, , . ! J in- ; As soft as the echo dies; ctors ; As sweetly as the bird's low tone The | That tells the hour of summer gone? '. AT v i nru no Pxriflltr MWJlV. I A"-t * 4 X II UO tfll WVV1JI 7 | . ority My mother and father to the realm of dav. j ! ' 1 NS : This is a copy of an essay written;, IDE*' ' by Miss Mary Rebecca Leightsey ! | when she was a pupil of Miss Sallie ? not I (Gannon who taught school in a log pass j school House fifty-one years ago. i >1 the | The school house stood on the land nks I then owned by Captain Maffett afterthe wards the heme of the late Adam eered Kibler. Miss Leightsey afterwards i morris? "\Tr> ;md now lives with >n, so | her son, C-. II. Ruff, at St. Phillips. \ was j The writing: i.-? clear and plain, and other i in a fine hand iharacteristic of the . The hand writing: of that day. The papery the is well preserved. And the essay is ! m r.f- well written and th i sentiment ;s : hrve fine.?13d. IT. and X.) ?x.*? \ Subscribe to Tha He .'aid and >'ews, j [fence $2.00 a year. j i erna 1 $110.00 loor with a \ lot buy unill bring it / et. :| r a nr r?A Ml IU. i ngHMMMMMMMMMI' liMMMHMHMMMBMHMMnMl METHODISTS WILL BUILD NEW CHURCH Barton Heiehts Conffreiration Out- ' grows Seating Capacity of Present Structure. { Richmond, Va., News-Leader, 21st. A plan for raising funds to be ulti- ! mately used toward constructing a; modern and commodious edifice at Rogers street and Garland avenue was. discussed at a meeting in the Barton Heights Methodist congregation last night. The present structure in re cent years has proved inadequate, the membership, which is now 637, far exceeding: its seutinir capacity. The meeting was held under the aurpices of the men's Bible class,t every member of which pledged his 1 support. The plan provides, first for, the payment of mortgages amounting to a total of -57,800 on the church annex <inu parsonage, the settlement of which obligations will leave the way. clear for starting on the new bu i Mine cam paign. C. E. Hughes explained the plan. L. B. Hysiup, W. A. Page, James A. Richardson, J. E. Harding, Horace S. Wright, N. Courtice Scott, J. H. I Chappelle and the Rev. W. T. A. Hayr.es, pastor of the church, also spoke. It was reported that about ICO names had been added to the church roll in the last fourteen months. Officers of the men's Bible class ivpva olfK'tpri Insf. rufht as follows; Jesse D. Coates, president; H. 0.. Tiller, vice-president; Wellford H. Cooke, teacher; James A. Richardson, assistant teacher; Frederick Bates, secretary; W. H. Treyvett, treasurer; Guy Mosby, organist and E. C. Hughes chorister. Refreshments were served. Mrs. Caroline Counts Lane. Special to Herald and News. ! Pomaria, S. C.?Mrs. Caroline Counts Lane quietly and peacefully passed to her reward Friday morning 23rd in.st., after "a few days illness at her home near Pomaria, in her, 63rd year of age. Mrs. Lane was of such a vital part of the community that all feel most keenly the loss of this noble woman. Mrs. Lane possessed considerable property and used it ;?-? n KooAniirnr orwl W'lV to ill CX UtV ViJiU Jt, C4 11U *1 V MO ?. all. She was married in 1S98 to the late Wm. H. Lane, who deceased in 1005. Sbv was a life long member of Bethlehem Lutheran church and' contribute J "egularly and generously to all Christian work. Her faith was evidenced by regular attendance at service and narticipation in all the work 01 the church. She is survived by fou" (ii'v il;*d sisters: M:s-es Emma ;;nd A'ina ~:;ber. Mrs. Ida Harris, and Mrs. Fannie Todd. The funeral "ser- \ vices wt:*v held at her iaic home.' Saturday ;:t 1 p. m., conducted by; !:er past'- . J??v. Enoch Kite, using the ; simple anJ sustaining funeral service oi the Lutheran church. The body 1 >. XT 1 was transierreu to ut*n j uuu j to rest there in Kosemont cemetery! beside that of her late husband. | Many sorrowing relatives and friends I were at the funeral. The floral con- j tributions were beautiful and profuse. A truly good woman has lived and we shall miss her. The pallbearers were: Messrs.BayIus Cromer, Berley Bedenbaugh, J. j D. Wedaman, Bachman Richardson,; Wm. Leitzsey, Hubberd Lominick,! Jacob Bundrick, Jason Ringer. Ben- i ?771 7 - 3 nnvam.o I*"1 ntino nie ?<<1 <xnu viaicuw ( Mil A house built of beer bottles was l once an interesting feature of Tono-; pan. Nov. a was i recount of the local scarcity of*t:-vlh^- that a miner; coiicei''*'"'1 tvr idea of Laildintr him-; self r r''cr.t a hu^e stack of bo' * b'<'" ,r 1 -->-n i ^ 000 1 ollies vc!' '1 -'o. ? 11'.- . . ^ ?.*? Gasc and Mc nHaaanansBEaBSBsmmi I am Dreaared at n to accommodate the j for automobile and c air and water for all. in the city for gasolin being in a convenien southeast of the pos' your way, coming ai give you satisfaction ness. Yours for good r service. I.J. 1 ) ' , The Economical "Four Cyl Gallon G 1920 model' 5-passenger Tout tirai* fav lUVIUUlUg VI M* Will be glad to show sp one on hand at present. J.E.F / 1519 Harrington St. ?nr Ti?it*i?Mini?iii n " ? '.lie-,-.J Do not throw bro srntn nflriiQ PWPV 1\< C vy VkJ V-V T T ' you and save you m handle all kinds of a entire satisfaction. 1 auto repairing at pr: Ship me your weld promptly done and r< Corresponds Little Moui PEAS PE We want 500 bush* We offer $4.00 Pe 13 4-U, j_>riii?; wiciii tu uuj as possible. R. D. Smi WHOLESAL Phone 88 mrrrtwnm ?n ?MW??Ofl???? GOVERNOR REMOVES , ANDERSON SHERIFF j I I Pkarlps Pi JCincr Named as Successor. The State, 24th. i Governor Cooper yesterday revok- j ed the commission of J. Olin San ders as sheriff of Anderson county j and appointed in his stead Charles j Guerdon King. The removal was in- j cident to alleged improper conduct of the officer October 16, 1919. Recently Governor Cooper ordered Mr. ? 1 1 ? - ? ^ 1 wi kio OM/1 J sanaers xo comc iu ^uiumuia anu j show cause why he should not be re- j moved. Authority for the removal is based ; crt Sec- 695, volume I of the code, which requires the governor to till j the office of sheriff when a vacancy i occurs, and also gives the authority | to remove an appointee. Sanders, was appointed sheriff upon the resig- t ":^ion oi former Sheriff Joe Ashlty. \ The following affidavit from E. M. 1 ? i j >Iine f >tor Oil ^n* i.?x: ; ly new niimg station . public with gasoline . ?il for motors. Free - ; It is the best stand " [ e, oil, water and air, \ t place, next door j fcoffice. Drop in on id going, and I will i i in my line of busi- I t - i oads and agreeable ' " I 'i riayes i - , $ | inder" Twenty Miles to the r> uaranteed i 'A" Bush Gar I k ing Car $1395.00 f. o. b. Chicago, 111. \ ecifications and car. Have LOYD j KT 1 O P * newDcrry, j ken machinery and I it me weld them for V 1 . TTT oney and time, we velding jobs to your i s [ also do all kinds of ; ices to please you. i ing and it will be ( , ^turned. ? nee Solicited /II 1 bhealy j i itain, S. C. j BgMOM?B?a?WP?M?M??<?M???? AS PEAS j sis Good Sound Peas. ;r Bushel r warehouse as soon fl Ith & Son I E GROCERS Newberry, S. C. \ 0'Bryant, former policeman in Anderson, was submitted to the govesnoi relative to the conduct of Sanders:. "Before me comes E. M. O'Bryant^ who being duly sworn, says that for many months prior to October 16,. 1919, he was policeman for the city of Anderson, S. C.; that on or about the night of October 16, 1919, while away from his home in said city, on duty, he had occasion to go to his-, home unexpectedly; that upon arriving there he found that his wife "was. not in their bedroom, but found asa- . other bedroom locked, and demanding admittance, he discovered Sheriff J.. Olin Sanders in there with deponent's . wife, and both admitted that they had there been guilty of illicit sexual relations; that when deponent entered the room, the said Sanders covered him with a pistol; told him, deponent, if he moved he would kill him, and kept deponent covered with the pisto} \7ntil he (Sanders) left the house." Subscribe to The Herald and News?