VOLUME LVII., NUMBER 8. ' NEWBERRY, S. C., FRIDAY, JANUARY 28, 1321. TWICE A WEEK, $2.00 A YEAR
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COTHRAN ELEVATED
TO SUPREME BENCH
LEADS ON ALL THREE BALLOTS
TAKEN
*ii r* n
larecnviiie vouniy i\cprcscni<tn*c,
Speaker of House, to Succeed
Late D. E. Hydrick? Fivi
L - Nominated for First
I Ballot.
The State, 27.
Thomas P. Cothran of Greenville,
|^H speaker of the house of'representatives,
was yesterday elected a memmfm
ber of the supreme court of South
Carolina to fill the vacancy caused
*by the death of D. E. Hydrick, who
passed away recently in Washington
after having rendered distinguished
service to his state. - /*
< The election of Speaker Coihran,
which had been freely predicted by
his ijamerous -friends and admirers
.in the general assembly, came on the
third ballot, being Thomas S. Sease
/ of Spartanburg, judge of the Seventh
circuity who received 27 votes, and
Jesse F. Carter of Bamberg who received
33 votes. Speaker Cothran received
106 votes on the third ballet,
MAAABOMt* +A or* ol onti ATI
Ol UCtllg .UCWtotH j ||U an
After the joint assembly had been
called to order at noon, Senator
Proctor A. Bonham of Greenville
nominated Thomas P. Cothran; Senator
Arthur A. Y\ung of Charleston
nominated R. Withers- Memminger;
^, Representative S. T. D. Lancaster of
Spartanburg dominated. Thomas S.
Sease; Senator J. B. Black of Bam
berg nominated Jesse F. Carter; Senator
G. K. Laney of Chesterfield nominated
Edward Mclver. After these
names had been submitted, the nomi
/nations w$re closed and tfie balloting
began.*. .
? Vote* by Ballots
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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*
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j ments. It is probat-l-2 tire ouriu: \vu?
jtake plade feome time Friday ./
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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.
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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 !
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upon and responded in "a happy vein, i
Rev. Mens interspersing his remarks
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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
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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
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| 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
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-JARVEY CRANDALL
DIES AT HOSPITAL j
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Popular Your;; T*Z&n S*-cr to ^
Lcn^ iilnc.%5?r Ui-" ^ . i^aCl j
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Sr/cdncs"-i.:y Altf:r.o
flic State. 2G.
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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-.
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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-'
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rreiration have i;' '
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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
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>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,!.
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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
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.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.-.
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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
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' 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.
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SENATE ADOPTS
TAX RESOLUTION
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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
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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
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abolish tne couruy cnuiug?ug vj. * ?h.(ield
county. ,
CLARENDON COUNTY
DEFEATS WOMAN*
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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.
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