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VOLUME LVII., NUMBER 8. ' NEWBERRY, S. C., FRIDAY, JANUARY 28, 1321. TWICE A WEEK, $2.00 A YEAR ?? . ? ??a???????W COTHRAN ELEVATED TO SUPREME BENCH LEADS ON ALL THREE BALLOTS TAKEN *ii r* n larecnviiie vouniy i\cprcscni<tn*c, Speaker of House, to Succeed Late D. E. Hydrick? Fivi L - Nominated for First I Ballot. The State, 27. Thomas P. Cothran of Greenville, |^H speaker of the house of'representatives, was yesterday elected a memmfm ber of the supreme court of South Carolina to fill the vacancy caused *by the death of D. E. Hydrick, who passed away recently in Washington after having rendered distinguished service to his state. - /* < The election of Speaker Coihran, which had been freely predicted by his ijamerous -friends and admirers .in the general assembly, came on the third ballot, being Thomas S. Sease / of Spartanburg, judge of the Seventh circuity who received 27 votes, and Jesse F. Carter of Bamberg who received 33 votes. Speaker Cothran received 106 votes on the third ballet, MAAABOMt* +A or* ol onti ATI Ol UCtllg .UCWtotH j ||U an After the joint assembly had been called to order at noon, Senator Proctor A. Bonham of Greenville nominated Thomas P. Cothran; Senator Arthur A. Y\ung of Charleston nominated R. Withers- Memminger; ^, Representative S. T. D. Lancaster of Spartanburg dominated. Thomas S. Sease; Senator J. B. Black of Bam berg nominated Jesse F. Carter; Senator G. K. Laney of Chesterfield nominated Edward Mclver. After these names had been submitted, the nomi /nations w$re closed and tfie balloting began.*. . ? Vote* by Ballots - < - - ? . . After .the&rst two ballots had been taken wjttT no election resulting, Sen ? * 1?l? ?:.n. ator loung 01 ^nariestvu wimmtw . the name of Judge Memminger and Senator Laney^ withdrew the name of Judge Mclver. Following was the ballot: lHrs{ ballot: Garter, 28; Cothran 75; Memminger 15; Mclver 16; Sease 32. Second ballot: Carter 27; Cothran 82; Memminger 13; Mclver 16; Sease 30. Third ballot: Carter 33; Cothran { 106; Jfemminger ?; Mclver ?; ' Sease 27. Lieut. Gov. Wilson G. Harvey, who was presiding over the joint session of the assembly, announced that Mr. Cothran had been duiy elected to the supreme court and dissolved the joint session. n Carter Shows Strength One of the interesting features of the election ana one commeaieu upun by many members was the strength shown by Jesse T. Carter of Bamberg, a man not very widely known, yet who managed to make a showing. His friends were greatly pleased at the strength he mustered. It had been predicted for some days that Mr. Cothran would be the choice ^f the assembly for the high post and the fact that he was an easy Wrier -on everv ballot demonstrated the accuracy of the forecasts as to his popularity with members of the assembly. The tellers for the election yesterday were Senators W. F. Lightsey of Hampton, S. H. McGhee of Greenwood and H. L. Smith, Jr., of Georgetown, Representatives M. C. Foster of Spartanburg, T. S. McMillan of Charleston and W. L. Riley oftBamh#?rc. ONo other office other than that for the position on the supreme bench was balloted for yesterday, though several flections are yet to be held. May Resign Today "It is my intention to resign from the office of speaker of the' house at / once, probably Thursday," said TUnmnf 15 PrktViran la=;+ rntrht. 1 nvaiac i. -wvv*** "I will continue to serve as a mem} ber of the house for about two weeks, until the Greenville supply biH and certain other legislation is given consideration. Of course, if some exigency of the court requires my irome. diate qualification for the office, my i voriflmafinn frrim the house mav come I* sooner than I now anticipate." Next Thursday will be February 3, and Miss Clinton and Mr. Newberry will celebrate the date. ; A SUFFERING LIFE ENDED AT LAST After Many Years of Bodily Pain "Pet" Merchant Crosses Into the Great Beyond. Qoivmenn f^nvpripp HTnrr?h?nt. i *TJLl tjaiiij/ovij. vitvv died at the home of lis brother-inj law, Mr. P. C. Gaillard, in Helena ! Wednesday night. For 17 years "Pet" Merchant, as he was familiarly and affectionately called by all who knew him, lingered in his room with a body racked with pain, sick from head to feet, most of the time, after his disease had developed from the first attack. , He would have been 54 years old j this coming March, and during tftese last, long, suffering 17 years of his life lie was tenderly cared for by lovj ing ones of the household. . | But notwithstanding his great af| fliction he was cheerful and hopeful, always bright of mind, possessed, of keen intellect and retentive memory, with every mental faculty ever alert. His was a most remarkable case, i visitors always finding him ready for happy converse, although with the Psalmist he could have complained ! that there was no health in his flesh, j neither was there -any. rest in his I bones; he. was brought into grer.Jl j [trouble and misery; loins filled with | sore disease; no whole part in his jbody; feeble and sore smitten, with. ' ^ -v-J ?4-v?AVk/>4l% *?o > ilfcjcli t paximig UXiU SllCiigia laumg. I j But he did not yield to those thoughtsj ! of the Psalmist; he smiled and coni versed pleasantly through it all, often | saying that it could be worse. In ; his darkest hours his life was filled j with the sunshine of optimism, and j there was no murmuring at the dispensationv of Providence. / It was wonderful how that frail, . Ti ! emaciated oody clung 10 me. it just; : faded away, as it were, and at 7:45 ; o'clock on the' evening of the 26th i instant the tired hands were folded, the faint voice was hushed-in eternal ; silence, and the undaunted spirit took j its quiet departure. Far better off, : knHv rests in the death which j ?w ~ ~ ?J ? 1 , brought relief. It is a consolation to surviving rel: atives, and especially to his loving ! sister with whom he lived, that he i was so well cared for during the tryj ing peribd of his long illness, j Besides the devoted sister, Mrs. P. j C. Gaillard,^with whom he lived, Mr. j Merchant is survived by one brother, ! Prof. Sherwood *. A. Merchant, of i Greer; three nephews--Mr. nerre ! Gaillard of Abbeville, Mr. James Gaillard of Columbia and Mr. Geri aid Merchant of Greenville? and och! er relatives in Newberry. i t | 'Owing to weather conditions n:es sages could not be delivered by wire 1 or phone to distant parts, wh'ch nec' essarily delayed the funeral arrange* - *? It I j ments. It is probat-l-2 tire ouriu: \vu? jtake plade feome time Friday ./ ? > m - / CITADEL WINS GAME | Newberry Five Defeated at J Charleston | The State ' | Charleston, Jan. 22.?The Citadel j j basketball team defeated the New- j Vipv<I trsnitrht bv a score ' , UCi I jf vuvitv - ^ - ? of 32 to 19. The game was one of J "the best games piayed on the local, ! floor for some time. McPhee and ! | ? ; Thomas starred for the Indians, while j 'Klenkie, Monteith and O'Shaughnes-j sy starred for the Bulldogs. Ths j J score at the end of the first half was! J 11 to 8 in favor of the Citadel. New-j : berry failed 'to lead in any part of! i the game: \ Citadel: Forwards, Met and Mon-j te'th; senter, O'Shaughnessy; guards, j ! Muckinfuss and Klenkie. i xt 1 T-Tov>rrpv ' i\8Vt OCX! V . r nuiuo< i I 'and Thamos; center, McPhee; guards, Shealey and Bender. Officials: Referee, Gebhnrut. I 1 Timer, Scofield. Scorer, Holloway. | The Citadel basketball team laft ; following: the game tonight for sev! eral games in Virginia. V. P. I., j : v it t in 3-ton and Lee arid the ! University of Virginia will be played. " ? | J Newberry college basketball five had little trouble in defeating the College of Charleston quint Friday night, the game in the Citadel gym ! -rocnitino- in a 34 to 8 victory for the | visitors. j ROTARIANS ENJOY LUNCHEON AT NEWBBERRY HOTEL.' The rathskeller of the Newberry hotel resounded with songi and laughter of the Itotarians: at their rpo-nlnv InnHii'm on Wednesday after noon, and, as usaal, gcod-feliowship I prevailed, as this joily bunch of business men of the c?nimunity gathered around the festive board. ,,r' x1? 1 - ??? ' A v* a^- rf?cJn^i7P wmie iur.c.'iv'uii u?u iiuw itself altogether into a song-feii, Rotarian Ben Dorrity, assuming the daties cf "hymn-h'ister." after several manful attempts, finally induced Rotarians George Summer and John Kinard to chirp, and, inspired by this outburst on the part of these singers, the other somewhat reticent songbirds of the club joined in and soon made the welkin ring. In this, they were aided and abected by several guests. Dr. W. K. Gotwald, Rev. Meng, Me-rrs. Charles E. Summer and Thos.'K. Jonhstoue, whfcse sonorous voices ^ler.ded admirably with the musical notes of the Rotarians. i President Zach Wright, of the local ciub, told cf the approacftmg aisir:ci. conver.ticr cf Rotary clubs which will be held in Not folk, Va.; in April, and ; requested * that each Rotarian make arrangements to attend this meeting, j It is expected that the Newberry, club will be largely represented at this; CUIlvciil/^uiu Rotarian Harry Dommick was call-j ed upon to make a short talk on the ; '"Cotton Oil Industry/' and he ex-1 plained in detail the operations of the i crude oil mill and the many uses to; which cottonseed products are put. J Rev. .Men;?, Messrs. C. E. Summer, and T. K. Jchnstone were also calted ! * ' f upon and responded in "a happy vein, i Rev. Mens interspersing his remarks ** j-/1 i with a number ot weu-poiiueu jua.?. A poem, which was read by Rot?.rian; Foster Martin, was greatly enjoyed.; Several Rotarians were absent! from this luncheon on account of illness: Paul Anderson, Haskell Kibler' and Jim Moon, and the secretary,; Ben Dorrity, was requested to Send to them the greetings and well-wishes of the club. The luncheon was served by Mr. W. W. Bullock, proprietor of the Newberry hotel, and the manner in which this portion of the program was attended to by the Rotarians was sufficient evidence that the m?nu lacked nothing?nor did the appetites. ? The next luncheon of the club will be given February Dth. Mrs. West s Welcome Words. Mrs. J. H. West, U. D. C. historian, i furnishes an interesting letter for the South Carolina division department of the State newspaper, from wmcn we copy the following: We hope to have many contestants for the attractive prizes offered this j year. The research required is good,1 for us and we bring honor to ourj state thereby. For our division work j we are indebted to our president, Mrs. Roy W. McKinney, for the j Alexander Faris medal, offered byj her in memory of her father. We call attention especially to the Jordan medal offered by Mrs. C. E. Graham of Greenville, one of our division presidents. She gives it in honor of, her father and it is given to encourage j the most important part of our his-' t.hp rollection of origi- j L\J' ica* v..w nal sketches by veterans and women i of the 'GC's?the sketches to be writ-; ten either by themselves or written! by daughters from facts given by I them. Let us make a clean sweep this year of this Confederate history obtained! from original sources?from men and j ?*v>n iipined to make the his-! V. it .T J.V ! tory and who were eye witnesses of the evert?. W? are now prepared to; take care of this material when it is,' filed and the librarian of the South i Carolina university was delighted1 with the prospect of having *uch valuable material consigned to his i charge. i I . . , , : Our committee wjsnes to thank the' i | daughters fcr 'the hearty response! j they made at the convention to the J I needs cf cur department. We hope! I to make a siibsta.nial beginning: with i the new featuies of our work this j year. The historical subjects and list . ~-p nvi^ee will hp trotten out in leaf ] V/ L k/1 * 1 I form, as was done last vear, and evI ery chapter will receive a copy. HARDING QUITS HOME AT MARION , ! 1 front PORCH deserted by! president-el?ct Leaving Ohio Home Midnight He Will Reach St. Anguiifcir.c , siindsy ? I i ? j ( : i. | Marion, Ohio, Jan. 20.?Quitting ' | Marion for a vacation in Florida bej fore entering the White House, Pres-j* I icient-eicct Harding today vacated the j j jicsidence on Mount Vernon avenue, j ! which .was the inecca o: the front; porch campaign piigi images, and; closed up the-little oiiice next door, j < where many of the nation's notables^ have given their advcie on current;' ,!l y U OiC Ills. Leavir.g^at midnight, the president- > elect's train will pass through Chat-! ' tai.coga lat.r iomorow afternoon and * reach St. Augustine, Fia., Sund .y:: morning. * Mr. Harding expects to make no:1 rear piatfoi n speeches aloi:g '.he way,: having planned to begin a good re-,: as to0:1 ui i:e boards.'J hi; private ; 1 cai* . ! ( A St. Augustine hotel would be hl.i: 1 Florida headquarters, but first of ail ] he will get entirely away from his j, cares in a fishing trip down the east-j ern Florida shore. p < The president-elect's departure | * really meant severing most of the j ties that have bound him to his home j' on) Tin niif in tlif* Hflv ' l uia; c j , unu iiv w..^ ^ , bidding farewell to his neighbors. He! j made several personal calls, received j many friends at his office, made a: short farewell talk to. the pupils of:' the high school and was the honored ^ guest at a meeting of the Elks' fra- j' ternity, of which he is a member. He \' will return here before he goes to j Washington, but only for a stay cf * a few hours. j 1 " o l .11 |i ialtcs at ocnooi < Mr. Harding's farewell talk was i delivered at the Harding high school,!2 recently renamed in his honor, and* he was introduced to the pupils by his j1 sister, Miss Abigail Harding, who is!? a teacher there. He expressed regretj that he could not stay among his old friends to perform the duties of his office, and asked for the moral sup-! < nort of his home community during I the next four years. j "In a short time," h* said, "I am i, i going to assume gr<?t responsibility, j. It is not mine alone, however, .be- j ca^se the president 13 only the in-1, strument through which the popular j' will is evoked.' . "For thirty years I have been lis-j ^ tening to public sentiment and every j ^ public servant who listens to the call j on the soul of America is sure toigetj along. I firmly believe the soul of j America is right. I firmly believe in I . A1? J?4-- A mavinrt on/-) T o tvi rrn_ ! ' xne UliSHIIiy U1 mncnta cmv? *. v . ing to my task with full confidence."! At the Elks tonight a special group ,' of candidates to be known in fratern- jr ity 'records as the "Harding class," |' was initiated with a ceremony in ,( which the president-elect played a J leading ftart. Only Small Party j J The party accompanying Mr. Hard- j' :ng to ih<? south ii the smallest with!' which he has travelled sirrce his nom- j ^ ination for the presidency. It con- j sists only of the president-elect, his 2 secretary, George B. Christian, Jr., ' < two stenographers and a dozen secret ,1 service men knd newspaper corres-. pondents. Ilis physician, Dr. C. E. j Sawyer, is not making the trip be- j cause of business interests and Mrs. t / \ . , Harding is to p:o to Florida only after! ( a shopping trip in the east. She ex-1 j pects to leave tomororw or Sunday; \ for Washington. ' ; j A story of Mr. Harding's devotion j ( to one of hrs fellow townsmen camel] to light by chance tonight after it ; had been kept a secret for several' \ weiks fr >m some ov thojc mo?* rectly concerned. It involved a fman-; j cial guarantee by lite p-esider.t-eiecl t tcr*enable his chruch to continue the salary of a pastor who has been in-,i capacitated since last July. j. The minister is Dr. Thomas II. Mc-,; Afee of the Trinity Baptist church ; of which Mr. Harding is a trasi.ee. '? . Dr. McAfee was striken with pr. a- < lysis more than six months ago and.i the strain of paying his salary in ad-j dition to that of an acting pastor'; UnnviliT on rlin r-VmrvVi trens-' f UCIilllCU n<-u< j;v v** . . I . , ury. The question came to a painful j< issue at the meeting of the trustees i -JARVEY CRANDALL DIES AT HOSPITAL j l { Popular Your;; T*Z&n S*-cr to ^ Lcn^ iilnc.%5?r Ui-" ^ . i^aCl j i Sr/cdncs"-i.:y Altf:r.o flic State. 2G. _ { Following a:i- ill-HfP;' of 17; vssfcs, lia 'vev (?. ('" ?!.' <! at tho ' i Joiumbia hospital yc:v.e:\...-y moming it 4 o'clock. _Ir. Or.r.-.ia!!. after be-j ir.g ill over th/oe mon.h.-, i': ihe hos-l pltal two weeks ago, l.iy ro- i severed. He v;a- tak:*,. ::gain while1 in a trip to Newberry and was again :aken to the ho nital. Mr. Crandall. who v only 27 j years old at the ti:v.n of his death,! vas born in i-'rcvkience. R. ;coniir.^j ;.o Columbia when his family moved I leie nearly iT yo-j.cz r'or several ,ears he at:e:;?ied the Laurel Street ! vihoo'i for boys a ?! thev-edded to ! jntcr the printing buiir.eNearly j seven years arc he bc:*;aa /. -ervicei >? f" j?nnrpr,tice ;.i tiie oi/ire of The j , State, where .-c L*a> 2.= 'i h > c ;:c-:cn ' nrork. Completing his :'.Le pe-j riod, lie became a me.v. be r oi: the Co-; ,u.mbia Typographical u.Ic" X:>. 34, i >rd for a while continued v.Mh The I State. Leaving Columbia. h.- went to*! dewberry, where he ^.vcrke.'i for a' short time before relur-.ir;; to Co-J umbia. j Mr. Crandr.ll vas a 32r.fi decree 3.Ta-; son and a member of the Richland ; odge, Ancient Free Masons, Popular ir.d admired by all who had made hricc.uaintar.cc, he will be rr.curred i large number of friends .bo'.h in Cjumbia and riev.'berry. Surviving him are: His parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. K. Crandall; t\vo brothers, Norman Crandall and Fr ink Crandall, and ore faster, i-7lss Thclniaj Crandall, ail of Columbia. The funeral services wi'I be luMi at three o'clock this after^on at the lonie of hfs brother. iO'iO ruin street I [he services to be conductcd ?y thsj Richland lodge. Ancient i'Vee Musdns.; md'the Rev. T. C. Skinner, pastor of ;he First Baptist church. The Columbia Typographic;:] uni^-i wii! ?v:nli i delegation to the funeral. Beloved Minister i ; Saluda Standard, 27th. Rev. C. I\ Boozer died aL hi;; home : n the Delmar section TiK-.-d.iy. He j ivas 'buried at St. Marks Lutheran I :hurc-h Wednesday a fieri-our*. Thej deceased was for a Ion? number of! years an-active member of the l atxi-, ?ran church. For a score <<> <?">rcj }f years he was treasurer of the Xew-! aerry College Badnian Krdowmer.t: fund and was regarceu a v .-,Uv.-, :essful business man. For the past year or more he has ' >een in very bad health and u. Ablaj :o attend to any business mnUers. | He leaves several s'rns and one j lauehter. Mrs. Dr. Nicholson of Lees- j /ille, as well as a widow to roour.i his' oss. Mr. Boozer was about '5 years j )f age and was a gallant Confederate ! oldier, having lost an arm in the Confederate service. He seived f v ) ield county (prior to the formation jf Saluda county) one or more terms, n the lower house of ihc state kgis-! ature. He was one of the best known citi- j 1 j sens 01 CUV county aau Uic *3 >f a host of fr-onds crces out to the! bereaved family. Death of Mrs. Clory. Mrs. Mary Helen Clary, widow of ; :he late J. B. Clary, died on V,"edr.es-. .lay afternoon at 4:30 o'clock, at the lome of her son, Mr. John V. Clary,' n the Smyrna community, and v/r.sj buried on Thursday mornir/r a. >.] >'clock from Smyrna church, sc~ /ice I y> her pastor, the 'Rev. A. H. K y. j Mrs. Clary was the dauu!1'.:-" *' ate Wm* Henry rml Carol^ II. Drool: Vernon r.r.d was born ! . C v eston December J, JS-11. S'~o ? >. :o mourn her lo?3 three eh": ". ; \irs. C. A. Matthews and Messrs. J.! V*. and B. W. ( iar-. I * * - it the be^innii. v ? . ;:.m \lr. Harriinjr v*u- : t > . ; J.?' salary of trie? ?. " ? i v.vn pocket it" that of Dr. McAfee j ,vas continue-.!. The presla.rr.t- !. ' hr.t the irrangement be *. :: a* ooniiden:ial and so v/eli v.-.is >.. .'.iue^ oh-. served thrlt few . ihe eon-' / rreiration have i;' ' I INTEREST GROWS |l IN NEXT SPEAKER 1 Severn! Mentioned In Connection With Gfiicc. The State, 27 Much speculation was being indulged in last night by members of the house as 10 who would be elected speaker to succeed Thomas P. Cjthrr.:\, present speaker, who was yester- . day elected v to the supreme court < bench to succeed the la'.e Associate! Just'ce I). E. Hydric-k. Three names were being -promi- j v; >;iriv' n>er.f ioned in connection with i t!ie o-Iice. They were those of Rep- j rcseniatives J. K. Owens of Mar!-j boro, -j. IJ. Atkinson of Spartanburg,! present speaker pro tem, and Claud; N. Sapp of Richland. * j TVhile clher men may be mentioned; in connection with the position, gos-j s'p around the lobby yesterday was to the effect that one of these three . will wield the gavel when Speaker i Cothran formally resigns. Represen-: tative Owens is known to have a good following; Representative Sapp has sr.anv influential friends in the house ? and has been frequently mentioned j in connection with the speaker's office. The outcome of the election for an- J other speaker will tte awaited with imprest by the frien'Hs of the various candidates. No time has yet beer, set for an election nor indeed has Speaker Ccthran announced publicly when he will resign his present office. A GOOD WORD FOR THE NEWBERRY LAUNDRY I The Xev.'berry laundry is Sanitary ' as its name indicates?then why not i:atron;j:e this long <felt need' in our , city instead cf sanding clothes into ursanitavy homes? The washerwomen of the city'are require:! by law to register, have their hemes inspected by the health officer, and graded. Still, with this precaution, many communicable diseases and p:\rasites are brought into ou?* hemes through this source. j * - ? ? ~ ^ *-V-?O\y 71 A"f >105^2 piCCCo Ui L'nuu be done so well at the laundry as by ( hand, while others are done a great . deal better, but if the people would give their patronage, all the work ( be done better, because more money wouid^ be available. \ One hears* the objection to the ; laundry that chemicals are used , thereby injuring the fabric of the garment. Objector, do you realize1 l i ? ie nri <11 h t Clkl l yuur pi 'VU'.VT wcaoii ao vi. wii v? ^ ( jected to concentrated lye or strong ; washing powdflfe*-? Old fashioned j scrubbing with soap is out of date,!. > < even with the "Dusky Damsel:" * Another objection that is some times advanced is that of having the!, wash done along with clothes in gen- J eral. How many families have pri-1 vate washerwomen? For a fact, only;( these families who have their wash:' done on their premises and the iron- J ing done in their own home. There are two hundred families in] our city who prefer their clothes be-j ir.ir sierilixed to having them washed ji aicng with these of tMe litne picna- i ninnies of their washerwoman. Ij have tried both and feel that I am ' in position to know. ^he convenience of having your II clothes called for and delivered in ah ?.anitarv wasron instead of an unsani-;: tary dray, b something^to be consid-'i \ ered. Last, but not least, it is more j ] economical. You save dray age, soap ] starch, and you get your clothes'] Lack each week even though it rains,;1 sleets or snows. * .Airs. L. W. Floyd, j1 Prosperity io Be Included in the New-' berry C:ty Directory :lr. J. G. Gates states that he will i - - < .r lu'ie !'rc ?nen:y in me i\ewoc;iji c?:y rivectoiy by special request ofj( veia! of the popular business men!, cf both town.-. i The P osperity house to hou?e can-j va^s ? v information will be^in Mon-[ , d:>y of next week. j ] SPECIAL SERVICES AT MAYER MEMORIAL CHURCH |1 M ~ ' -J. T ! 1 ' i .V-r.cay evening- ai i uuuir(j la-i: ->ionary society in co- J ' r:.".[.v;n with the young people plan! a fpeciai service. Dr. W. K. Gotwaldj vii! address the congregation. The. i pu:>!ic is cordially invited to this ser-|i vior. ? SENATE ADOPTS TAX RESOLUTION i> EXTENDS TIME- FOR PAYMENT UNTIL APRIL 1. May Be Necessary for Free Conference to Settle Question. No Night Session \[ The State, 26. The senate's passage of Senator Wells' resolution extending xne tim^ for paying taxes until April 1 with no penalties except the 1 per cent, for January and its decided refusal to begin night sessions Iast night were actions showing t'fi? sentiapejyt of the upper branch of the general assembly yesterday. i * The resolution of the Edgefield senator again bright forth consider^ aoie discussion, due wnen me measure came to a vote it was pasted and sent to the house by an overwhelm-' ing majority. The senators present took, the position that the measure had passed second reading Friday by a vote of 17 to 14 and should be sent to the house. The vote on final "passage of the resolution was 32 for and five against. The measure as finally passed calls for the extension of the time for paying taxes until April 1 with 1 per cent penalty and 7 per cent penalty after April 1. Senator Young's amendment exempting municipalities from the provision of the resolution, but allowing any city or municipality to use its discretion in the matter was carricd in the final resolutions. The house resolution has been passed with a sliding scalp of penalties for January, February and Marc& and it is likely that a free cppftrence ? will be necessary before the .twp houses can agree on the resolution. ' ' ; This was one reason for the bift,Vy4*" ^ vote in the senate yesterday. ? V v Senator Pierce offeted a measure establishing a ttiitfiftium wage'xor girls over 14 years of age at $12 a, week. The bill affects mills, shops, de- \ partmer.fr stores, five and ten cent stores, telephone exchanges and othef establishments. It was referred to the committee on manufactures. Serir ator Pearce also introduced a bifl 1 - - * xl ? ? - MA/AWAMAA cnanging- ine present act m icicuuvc to licensing embalmers" by providing for reciprocal action by South Carolina and other states. If the measure ?003 through a licensed erabalmer from another state will not have to pass the state examination here when coming to Soutli Carolina to practice his profession. Senator Ragsdale introduced a bill amending the highway act by allow ing any county not having a national highway act or state roads to use the two mill levy fund and the 80 per cent, motor vehicle license fund for county roads or for any purpose de- ' sired by the said county. The Fair;field senator also offered a bill ?o * * '1 ATo abolish tne couruy cnuiug?ug vj. * ?h.(ield county. , CLARENDON COUNTY DEFEATS WOMAN* > The State Manning, Jan. 25.?Incomplete rehivnc frnm thp snecial election in - Clarendon county to elect a successor to the late .Representative W. T. P. Sprott indicate that J. H. Scarborough has been elected to the lover house of the general asembly over five other candidates, one of whom ivas a woman. Probably not more than ? L. S 150 votes are yet to De reponea, kvhieh number will not break down Mr. Scarborough's lead. ?Those offering for the place were: J. II. BuBose, New Zion; W. H. Wood jf Gable: A. Miller Mellette, Turberillc; W. N. Rush, Sardinia; Miss C'orinne Barfield, Manning. Miss BarSold and Mr. Mellette are running :lose for second place. Miss Barfield was the first woman ? ' '? t/\ 1VI .ilrn tKo rapp "fov 0 ill Lilt' 2?.aiC L W lliuaw v<iv AMVV AW. public office with the exception of Mrs. Walter Scott of Greenville who ast week was elected judge of proDate in Greenville county without opposition to fill the vacancy caused by he recent death of her husband. The number of children in Eastern ural homes is the lowest and in 4 ural homes on the Pacific slope the lighest. v /jf ! ? J