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This is agreat oec -~athough selhing far belo $1.98, etc. BUT REME S service. Special price ti - Such a sale has nIE an hand-AUl to be cut,< UIAPPELT. Editor EERY WEDNESDAY & C., January 15. ~gera- assembly con the2th., and because work of organgi -entire week was taken -- gtng mattersin shape committees to pre 'temassof Bills that .on of Governor cetdsomewhat of a ~ aito it was only apreviously- ex on the part of It is said--that ~ rimary and before of the relection was a itwas his intention to aIU~ shape so that ay Lieuteniant Gov . Smith, who ?oir' years as presi ~tesepate, with very ~r~aioisto him, the t of being Governor mgdays of his term, a s-I c ad learn, there ~ohr purpose in what haujis extraordinary ~'-hen the resignation 6 ae all manner of were set afloat, and ssn endeavored to cre nt throughout the - ukthr wind, was taken t$aeirsal lwhen it devel Governor Blease, was by no sinister par 'Te elevatiorn of Gov Siih to the gubernatorial ilader the circumstances my opinion, a splendid aen.and it would not be 't make it an established daThe Sumter Item is un g impression that Gov ~Smith~ after he took the Totffce, reported this cere ~Uenext day by having Sormerly inaugurated in Jwsueof the general as ,hsis no; correct. A Sutior was adoptatI by both esinviting Governor Smith ddes the assembly~ which - eeted,, and he was es ltdy the legislative comn Neand the Justices of the Cprof Court, not for the par eofbeing re-sworn, but ilreily to express his views :eou public -questions, and to ialm such recommendations as deemed proper. His address, *thstanding the short time sadto prepare it, was well edand? brought forth the lavorable comments. I re rit the utterances of a states 4an, and will incorporate it in hAiietter as~a part of my cor ~ espondence. ADDRESS IN FULL. 7Following'is the full text of ~-be address: > Gentlemen of the General As ~ambily: "Called unexpectedly to occa ~p~even for so short space of - s the honored position of overnor of a great State. I wish to express my appreciation yt o the honor you do me and the Sndness of your reception. "Altho so soon to lay aside -newly assumed office and y'baing insufficient time within ~-he o inaugurate a distinctive Wii- yet I beg your forbear. ATER asion-prompted by our urgent d w regular prices. The radical pr 9BER, this sale iq essentially a s ekets throughout the store indica ver been run in Manning. We w est not considered. Nothing Chf ance while I trespass briefly up on your patience to express to you my views upon a few ques ious of Statewide interest. "The thoughtful andlpatriotic citizen at the beginning of this year may well take stock and seriously consider conditions and seek means and methods to pro mote the public welfare. The world, what we have heretofore designated 'the civilized world,' has been and. is stirred to its depths as never before. Grave problems, unknown; unforeseen, unexpected, present themselves. The'complaisant assumption of continued worldwide peace and prosperity has been shattered, and the fact is impressed forci bly upon the minds of men that independent governments can be destroyed in a day, and that no nation is so strong that it can not be thrown into a struggle for its very existence. The interests of nations are so interwoven that disaster at one spot even tually affects the whole great system. The immense upheaval inmurope is felt by every South Carolinian. A TIME FOR ECONOMY "The policy and function of this legislature should be to for sake personal ambition. forget any lingering remnant of fac tionalism, and all that is behind, to plan and execute measures for the service of all the people. This is not a time for increased taxation. Economy of govern ment should ever be Democratic policy, but especially is this im perative now; when financial strmngency and actual need are being felt as not for a generation before. When the wage earner of the individual family is plan ning argi struggling to keep his expenditure within his straiten ed means, so through you rep resentatives of the people, State and c o u n t y appropriations should be cut to the bone, enough being given surely to prevent retrogression, but this is not a time for enlargement, rather for retenchment. "I beg to recommend the pass age of an act establishing a max imum limit for a State levy. An ever increasing burden of taxa tion falls heavily upon the av erage citizen. A flexible and ever increasing levy to meet ap propriations, based upon experts showings made by interested parties before a single commit tee of the legislamure, is not con ducive to economy. A 6 mill levy or even a 5 mill levy, to gether with the receipts from the insurance, commissioner's ofice, from corporation taxes and from other avaliable sources of income, coupled with a fair tax upon water powers within the State when made avalable for profitable service, will and should meet the needs of the State. CONDEMNS THREE MILL TAX. "I consider- the present 3 mill tax an -obstacle in the way of progressive methods of taxation, a problen which must be met. It should be repealed and direct appropriations made based upon present expenditures to keep up the present efficiency of our com mon school system and our insti tutions of learning. ."South Carolina is pre-emmn ently a State of rural population and interest and there should be established a working system of rural credits to meet the general demands of the people and to promote ownershin of land by the many rather than by the few. Our banking system is alty in that it does not recog nize land as a safe and flexible basis of credit. The establish ment of a system of land regis tration insuring safety to hold ers of mortgages and an act authorizing and encouraging a banking system to extend long time loan at a reasonable rate of interest to farmers and those who wish to become farmers and land-owners, is worthy o f thought. The sinking fund of the State might be made the basis of such an institution, whih, under the uidane of IIR! JAN Is esire to dispose of all broken line ice-cutting in many sections make Le of Desirable Winter Merchandi be the CLEARANCE ITEMS. LB-ol ill not halt on prices. Our Stock rged. the State treasurer and with the sinking fund comnssioners as directors, without at all coming in competition with the present State or national banking sys tems, might furnish help with perfect safety to the State and with a larger measure of profit than these funds now bring to its treasury. I believe a land banking system, making a spec ialty of long time loans based upon land values, would add greatly to the wealth of the State and give impetus to prosperity. "I believe the idea of respon sibility of administration, such as President Woodrow Wilson unhesitatingly assumes, and Gov Hughes so strikingly exempli fied in New York, would be for the interest of the people, along the idea advanced by ex-Secre tary of War Stimson for the forthcoming revision of the con stitution of New York; viz., that the governor with the aid of the comptroller general might be empowered to introduce the an nual appropriation. bill, which might be cut down, altered or amended, but not increased, by the legislature. Such a mneas ure would fix responsibility and would result in fewer question able appropriations being made. Perhaps at this time, with mem ory of recent events fresh in mind, increased power to the ex ecutive might not meet approval, but sober thought will add force to these ideas.. ."It has been urged by some that the acreage reduction act of the special session of the last legislature should be repealed. Permit me to express the belief that its enforcement would mean the beginning of the emancipa tion of our people from cotton slavery, and rather should it be perpetuated by legal enactment and by engrafting it into the con stitution of the State, as a meas ure best for its interest whether in time of peace or in war. STATE-WIDE PROHIBITION. "My position on another ques tion now of more than Statewide importance, the abolition of traffic in alcoholic drinks, is too well known for extended com ment. Because its effects are ever toward the debasement of mankind, the destruction of hu man life and property, and the encourgement of lawlessness, it has ever in my mind been re garded as morally wrong, and therefore not a thing to be made right by legal enactment. I be lieve that a majority of our peo ple, if they permit reason and conscience to regulate their ac tion, would so decide. It has been claimed, with how much merit it is for you to decide, that the last primary disposed of this question for the next two years. But there are thousands in South Carolina today who yet hope and expect to see this State take the decided and progressive step that will place it in line with Kansas. North Carolina, Virgio~ i, West Virginia and other com monwealths, which have placed the moral and temporal welfare of their citizens above the allure ments of the unholy dollar. Would not this legislature gain fame and distinction equal that of any in the history of our state and at the same time perform a great economic service by pass ing within the next few days a law submitting to the people the question of Statewide abolition of the liquor traffic? "Finally: The legislature of a Christian State should ever stand for such measures as will pro. mote good morals, setting its face rigidly against any measure at any time that tends to lower its ideals, that encourages law lessness, or carelessness of obli gations. We would see South Carolina, proud as it is of its his tory and traditions. a leader tra ly among commonwealths in pure democracy, in observance of law, in the highmindedness of its citizenship and in recognmtion of the eternal principles of truth nd justice embodying always allegiance to Almighty God, who hold in His ha~nds the destiny MARY NOI , odd lots, and incomplete assortm this sale of unusual- interest. We; ge, for it is our Winter Goods that ST- P MUST BE SOLD at ONCE. It of the universe. It is your priv ilege. gentlemen of this general assembly, to come to this task at this special hour." The Clarendon delegation had conferences on such matters as the county is especially interest ed in,- and the following bills were prepared and introduced. 1st. A Bill to repeal the law which authorized the township commissioners to take returns and assess property. This be came necessary because it was proven to be unsatisfactory, not from any fault of' the law, but because the assessors in many instances, failed to carry out its provisions, which caused confusion and the failure of get ting property on the tax books, so it was thought wise to return to the old systeta of requiring the auditor to make appomnt ments in each of the townships to take the returns: himself, and to conforce strictly the law with regard to affixing a penalty of 50 per cent. upon those who do not make the returns. 2nd. A Bill to reduce the commutation tax from $3 to $2. It was ascertamned the amount to be collected from a commuta tion tax of $2, would give to the commissioners .money .sufficient to have road working done in a airly good manner.- One of the delegation, Mr. .White, favored the plan of having the commnuta tion tax $2 with theiop tion of six days work,' so that those who did not care to pay the cash conuld have the privilege of work ing, but the other memnbers of the delegation, is welt as the county board of commissioners, thought the working feature was practical. Experience has proven the optional plan did not get the work satisfactory done, because many would not pay or work, and too, it is the judgment that more and better service can be obtamned by collecting the cash and distribuiting it on the road from which it was collected. 3rd. A Bill to provide for the issuance of $20,000 bonds to pay off the past indebtedness of the county. These bonds bear 5 per cent. interest, and a one-half mill levy is fixed in the bill to pay the interest semi -annually and to liquidate the de bt when due. It is known the county has been running behind every year for a number of years, and the present deficit is the result of balances accumulating for a number years, amounting to ap proximately $15,000, with no money on hand to pa.y the court expenses, so it was deemed good business to make provision for this indebtedjness, and at the same time provide ome money to meet the emergency matters; this is' done without increasing the tax levy by repealing the provision for the one-half mill levy for the $10,000 bond issue Iof 1898. Tbe treasurer reports that he has on hand with the collection of 1914 a sufficient amount of money to pay off the bonds of 1898, and the levy pro vided for than issue is no longer necessary, and can be diverted to the proposed new issue with out having to make an additionai levy for that purpose. While on this suject I am pleased to state that the mem bers in the house from the coun ty, Messrs. White, DleSchamps and Rush, are giving me thor ough support in the endeavor to cre the best legislation poss I.I CLE NVC nts. TO REDUCE ALL STOCE hall clear everything possible b3 are being cleared, and with them ICES I nust be A Clean Sweep. We he ible for the county, and each one of them is devoting his attention to the duties devolved upon them. I,believe Clarendon has a splen did representatiop, as good as any county in the State. The committee assignments are as follows: Senate: I was assigned to Finance Education, Printing, Railroads; the latter committee [ was re-elected chairman. House: Mr. White is assigned to Legis lative Library, Fish, Game and Forestry. Mr Rush to Incor porations, Engrossed Bills, Of ces and Officers. Mr. De Schamps to Agriculture, Dispen ary, Accounts. I have not the assignments be fore me and-what I am-noting here is from memory. it is possible Ihat I may not have all of them. The delegation mtrodaced a bill to amend section 4193 of the Dode relating to the printmng of legal notices by the sheriff and 1erk of court, so as to require the advertisements for the sales [ands to be published in the two newspapers of the county with it increasing the cost for the same. The purpos'e being to give more publicity to the advertising af land sales. Mr. White has reintroduced his bill of last year relating to the inspectio 1.of fertilizers. In my next letter I will pub lish the several bills introduced by the delegation, would do so in this, but they are before the committees and have not been printed, except thosd introduced by myself. It is not necessary to publish them until after they have been made Acts. The senate is disposed to make this session as short as possible, and with this end in view Sena tor Manning, of Dillon, intro duced a concurrent resolution to only take up the appropriation bills and for the members to accept a per diem of $5.00 in stead the full $200 allowed by law. This resolution was de feated by one majority. I voted for it becsuse I believe like Sen ator Mannieg, we have enough general laws on the statute books, and can get on very well for the next year without any more, had this r-esolution pre vailed, the legislature could have adjourned in twenty days and the state would have saved money by it. I also voted against the acceptance of the invitation to visit Winthrop col lege. because I am opposed to frittering away the time of the legislature in junketing ti-ips. This does not mean that I am antagonistic to Winthrop, not in the least, but I do not believe the members derive any practi-' cal benefit from visiting the in stitution while on frolic bent. I know the object in having the legislature visit the institu tion; it is to influence appropria tions, and I am not disposed to lend myself towards granting any propriations this year but what is absolutely necessary Winthrop is a magnific-ient insti. tution, deserving of all the aid the State can afford to give it, but under present conditions, and hen the Comptroller Gen eral thinks to concede the de mands being made, would entail a largely increased levy, I can not give my consent to yield, and shall- do all in my power to prevent an increase of the tax levy by voting against any and, ave thing- whirch can be put off DE SI )GAN. The merchandise is entirely the original figures. For instance, Leturers for whom we are performix "SIn" ts and Waists, Underwear and Rea itol this week from Manning were Rev.J. A. Ansley, whom I introduced to a number of sena tors as a reformed politician, who was paroled from politics in Georgia to enter the ministry, which was Georgia's way of making it "during good be havior" and Mr. C. R. Sprott. It is with difficulty to get an interesting letter this week, as there has been nothing accom plished so far, nor will there be until after the inauguration of the new governor,' then the serious work of the session will begin, and - continue until the end. It is hard to say whether this session will be any shorter than former sessions. If Gov ernor Manning has any definate, policies to put into operation .it will take up time, perhaps longer thn we can tell at this time, if he has not, I do not see any rea son why we should stay in Col umbia the forty days. The disbandment of the militia by the order of Governor Blease may prolong the session in order to get the .necessary, legislation for the reorganization of that arm of the government. I be lieve tlhe militia as present or ganized, is a farce; if the state is to support a militia it should be put upon a firmer basis than it was. Governor Blease has been censured in many quarters for disbanding the several com mands in the state, and' he has also been commended for the course he took; there is no doubt that the '-outh Carolina militia was a ramshackled concern, and needed drastic action to get it in a proper condition, whether it need such drastic action as it re ceived, is a matter I am not pre pared to advise, but I do know that for the past year there hasI been much bickering among the officers, some of whom resigned, they had no complaint against the governor. but disapproved of the actions of the adjutant general, whom they held respon sible for the status between the state and federal authorities. I have heard some of the former military officers say some very uncomplimentary things along this line. Governor Manning I have no doubt will be able to get the militia organized in a short time. If the new administration un dertakes to carry out at this ses sion the several recommenda tions made while a candidate tax reform, and gother matters, he will start off with his bands full, but I ielieve it is the dis-1 position of all -supporters. and those who did not support him,1 to endeavor to make his adminis tration a success; so far as I have talked with members, all have been suffeited with fac tional politics, and the man who undertakes to inject factionalism in this session will surely -geti the "marble eye." The election of Hon. Mendel< L. Smith to the circuit judgship without opposition was very gratifying to his many friends throughout the state, and in my opinion, he will make his mark on the bench. He has the abil ity as a lawyer, the experience I as a legislator, and the faculty of knowing human nature to make an ideal Judge. I am expecting a large crowd here for the inauguration next Tuesday, especially from Sum tr and (larendon where Mr. ARAl )N! S TO A MINIMUM IS OUR SL( offering it at a price much below many new fresh lots from manufh 1OT CC ve some of our Finest Suits, Skir to another time. I am satisfied the House members of Claren don feel the same way. There are three directors of the penitentiary to be elected. among the candidates is Hon. 0. C. Scarborough from Clarendon. I hope he will win, because I believe he will be a splendid ac quisition to that board which needs the judgment of men of affairs, and I am doing what I can to help him land this posi tion. The prospect up to the time I left the city was good-Mr. Scarborough has many acquain tances throughout the State,and although other candidates got the jump on him by earlier an nouneements I think he stands a fine chance of election. It was rumored in Columbia that Mr. B. W. DeSchamps ex pects also to offer for this place. I have not heard from him di. rect, but I will say that had he had such intention he should have made it known before the Clarendon delegation became committed to others, and too, I think it would be unfortunate for two men from the same coun ty to enter the contest. If we can land one, the delegation will be doing well. and Mr. Scarbor ough having announced first it is but natural the delegation is committed to him. As I harve on occasions said in The Times the prohibition refe rendum will be presented, and in fact, the bill has already been introduced. Ihave heard of no fight to be waged 'against this mearsure, the disposition seems to be to let it go through with out opposition, but many have expressed the same belief that I entertain, that it would be bet ter to enact a prohibition Jaw and not have the referendum. Ther-e has not been a day when there was not present in the lob by. a number of ministers and others in the interest of prohibi tion legislation, I have not seen a person representing the other side. nor have I heard of there being such a person in Colum bia, I think this fortunate, be cause, if a representative ot the opposition to prohibition did ap pear, it would give extremists an opportunity to ma.ke all man ner of insinuations and charges. It is largely because of the ild statements made by extrem ists that I do not regard the referendum wise. These gen tlemen have a habit of impugn ing the motives of every man who does not look at this ques tion the same as they do, and if he is bold enough to express his views they at once charge he is in the pay of the liquor interests whereas. if the legislature would enact the prohibition law, and settle the matter itself, these agitators would be deprived of the privilege of slandering men who honestly oppose prohibi tion, and they would also be de prived of the privilege of having collections taken up for their expenses to travel over the state-the money raised is, of course, only for actual expenses, they would not accept pay for their services to build up a moral sentiment. I visited Sheriff Gamble at the hospital Thursday and found him suffering considerably, but he tells me the doctors say he is getting on nicely and will soon be able to go home. a mng the visitors-to the cap ISLE new and seasonable, Ladies' $10 Waists at g the same clearance dy-to-Wear Garments Manning has a host of ardent supporters that. have always supported him, and have lived to see - their wishes gratified. Personally I have. not been a supporter of Mr. Manning in his several efforts to secure the gubernatorial prize, but he will have in me a loyal supporters in all matters he recommends that appeal to my judgment. He is Governor and I am as anxious for his administration to be suc cessful as his most enthusiastic admirer, and will join him to make it so. A. ow's This f ' We offer One Hundred Dollars aeward for ny case of Catarrh that cannot be cured be Hall's Catarrh Care. F. J. CHENEY & CO., Props., Toledo, 0. We, the undersigned, haveknown F. J. Cheney for the last 16 years, and believe him perfectly honorable in all business transactionsand finan daily able to carry out any obligations made by mteir arm. WEsT & Tau~x~wholesale druggists, Toledo,o0. WAL2O, Azux k Msavzx, wholesale drug Hall's Catarrh-Cure ia taken internally, acting irectly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Prc 5.prbottle. Sold by all 's amiy Pllsarethe best. [N RE.ESTATE OF S. C. T6R. BEYHIE. Sumter, S. C., Jan. 13, 1915. TO ALL CREDITORS: Under proper orders of the Court of ommon Pleas for Clarendoo. County R. Dozier Lee, D. E. Turbeville and J. F. Turbeville were duly appointed Re eivers, and were authorized by the ourt to conduct the business in' its regular and orderly course until Feb uary' 15, 1915. That date is fast ap roaching. it is needless for us to go ito a discussion of local conditions due to causes beyond the control of any of he parties interested here. Owing to these conditions, however, t was impossible to make collection to he extent which had been anticipated, nd it will be impossible at this time trealize upon the accounts and secur ties due to this business, and It would also be impossible to dispose of the real estate owned by the estate of S. C. urbevilie. Under these circumstances we advise that the Receivers be auth rized to pay the interest upon the real estate mortgages outstanding, and thiat the Receivership be continued and the business be conducted until February 15. 1916. We see no other solution of the prop sition. We have every faith in this roposition and believe that creditors ill ultimately realize one hundred ents on the dollar. It will take some ime to dispose of the real estate, and t will take considerable work and care to realize on the accounts, but with ar'and good management large sums f money can be saved to the creditors n the accounts now on the books. Under these circumstances we are etitioning the Court in behalf of the reditors directly represented by us, raying that the Receivership be con ~inued, and we are sending a copy of his letter to each creditor whose claim as been filed and proved before the special Referee. We beg that you signify to us at the earliest.possible moment your assent r dissent on the proposition of the con ~inuance of the Receivership. The Receivership being continued neans that the business will be kept ~oing, no new accounts will be opened n credit, but sepa'ritiesunder the old ccounts will be strengthened and rea ~onable advances will 'be made, and the hole proposition will be handled for he bess interest of craditors. The Receivers have not yet filed a ormal account of their receipts and isbursements as a result of this sea on's business, but we are advised that hose creditors, who -held assignments f accounts, have been paid the a ounts collected on such accounts, and ere will be a small dividend to be aid out of this year's business to gen ral creditors. Please let us hear from you promptly Very truly, LEE & MOISE. Tribute. On the 24th day of December 1914, e death angel came and called away arvey Nathaniel Shorter, he was a! rays quiet and gentle in all of his du uties be was always here to attend to .11 of his affairs. Ob, we miss you dear rother but while we miss you dear ~rother, we would not have you back 2 this dark world of troubles, it was ods will for you to go and leave us nd his will must be done, sleep on ear brother in thy silent grave and on we shall all be with you. Harvey was born August the 25th, 89, he had only one sister Mrs. Pla ida Stukes, her Father called her to im only seven months to the day when e called her dear brother. He aves to mourn his loss an aged moth r, and three brothers, Allen, Ervin ad Paton Shorter. Margaret Shorter. rking's New ULe Pils The best In the world.