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P YOIiO?E NUMBER 50.
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Bap ^ The splendid reception accorded to
. -General Pershing-, commander-inHfcp
, chief of the American army by the :
K;r" city of Columbia. Saturday was quite
EkL an event in the Capital City. Aside
p. from, the esteem and respect inspired
B&; 4 by thip commanding personality of the
Br- / general and the natural desire to pay
r; llroper respect to the high rank which1
he holds, there was a desire to make J
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b 3a unusually good impression on the
? general for the sake of Camp Jack"
scJi.-^Tfee Capital City is more than
ahxious to retain the camp and spar
ecf no pains to make General Persflv
ing's visit pleasant. To all outward
7 ; apgg&rajQces the efforts of Columbians
were met with a ready response, .be*
^y.-'Xause the general appeared entirely
pleased if one is to judge from facial
expression. The General's face was
|||?' wreathed in smiles, and while one j
P? -could; hardly help feeling that behind
the pleasing countenance and the
gracious manner there was a soldier- j
sternness which, when occasion 'de|
manded. would be as unbending as
the laws of the Medes and the Per"
siahs, there was every evidence that
he was delighted with the cordial
hospitality which had been tendered
General Pershing made a splendid
p/- impression upon South Carolinians
bv whto saw him Saturday. He ?s an outstanding
man, of commanding preir
ence,. with a figure most admirably)
B W~-Pr?Porti?Iieci' athletic in build, "every
B linfe denoting reserve power and contk
stant alertness and readihess for ac* l
tiori; H$ has a finely shaped head,
B ?> . with a gooq! covering of' iron ?ray
w hair, well poised above square wide
Shoulders. " His features are regular
R and pleasiDg in appearance. He is
BIlK- ?vory inch the soldier. The two
Bre1-- abort speeches which he made SaturR
day were what might well be expectj"
of a man of action rather than
(l $15,000.0
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! words. His words were few but well
| chosen.
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Speaking of the entertainment of i
General ptrshing the arrangements i
were very gooft, with the exception of j
the jam at the entrance to the' State (
House, where a reception for the pub- .
lie was held. The jam was entirely un- .
called for and was more the fault of ,
the crowd than for lacli of proper ac- <
commodations. Entrance for the1,
throngs which gathered to shake the ,
General's hand was through a single ]
door leading from the portico on the <
second floor of the capital to the main ;
legislative lobby. With plenty of room ]
on the portico and steps and ample j
time for everybody, a lot cf foolish j
Ipeople in the rear began to push and 1
crowd until those caught near the:,
door were in imminent danger of be- j <
ling crushed. Many women, of all!;
ages, who had doubtless spent consid-M
erable time on their toilets emerged j <
I from the sergir.g crowd completed j j
j hissheveled. with hats and hair in.
tangled masses, and- perspiration ooz-1.
ing from the pores. expensive j j
furs torn in shreds, and one'.
poor woman even lost her watch in;
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the scuffle. It was a sight to stand ;
at the door and watch them as thevj'
serouged through and extricated them-1
selves, prfiing and blowing, bewail- j,
ing their appearance. P. T. Barnum '
was right and they are still being;!
born at the same old rate. j
1
Governor R. A. Cooper, Senator T. 1
H. Ketchir. of Fairfield (who is rep- i
resenting the senate finance commit- . 1
tee in the absence on account of ill- i ]
ness of Serator Christensen of Beai>- 1
fort) and Representative Bradford of j
York, chairman of the ways and j
means committee, have been assid- j ]
uously at v. ork* on the budget com- ]
mission the last few weeks. i
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marked down to mo
stock of dependable
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LEXINGTON, SOUTH CAROLINA
This budget law is a new one, passed
at the last session of the legislature,
with the object of improving
the State's financial operations. .The
budget commission is supposed to. collect
all the information available in
regard to the fiscal needs of the'State,
prepare and recommend an appropriation
bill for the general assembly.
it remains, ot course, to see now
kindly the general assembly will take
to the recommendations of the budget
commission. The commission has for
some time been holding hearings, at
which the various heads ot departments
and institutions have appeared.
Some enlightning facts in regard to
certain institutions have been* revealed,
it is understood, which will doubtless
be productive of needed reform.
Just what the aggregate budget will
iraount to cannot be'told at this time
because the work has not b< en completed.
Jt will be a miracle however,
if with the increased cost of everything
the taxes levied for the support
cf the State government are not increased
to some extent. la' lact it is
i foregone conclusion that they will
be unless some activities of the government,
heretofore deemed necssary,
ire curtailed.
There is absolutely no way to tell
how the general assembly will take
the bill when presented. The budget
law may result in the rew-nue measure
being submitted early in the session.
The custom forme~lv prevailing
was for the ways and means commit
tee to hole! the hearings which have
been conducted h"-* the budget commission.
to take their time, and report
their findings to the house. Late in the
session the bill was rushed through
the house and sent to the senate,
where the finance committee, holding
its own' hearings, proceeded to write
the bill ;n accordance with its ideas,
pass it through the senate, and settle;
the differences of the two houses in
free conference, lasting from one to
three days. The appropriation bill
has usually been the last thing disposed
of. For the past few years the
appropriation bill has been threshed
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ney-raising, stock-i
merchandise to be
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, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBKU 10. 1919.
out almost entirely in committee, j j
there having- been scarcely a fight on j ]
the floor of either house. An old j <
legislator said the other dav that the j (
introduction of the bill early in the I <
session would give the general mem- ]
bership considerably more time for ;
the study of the appropriations, and
thus bring on more discussion than I
has lately been customary. This sup- ;;
I position is based upon the idea that! 1
the lateness of the introduction of the i
bill has precluded the study and diS- j
eussion of the bill by the average j
member. As a matter of fact, how- '
ergr,' the ways and means commit- !
tec of the house and the finance com- j
nvittee of the senate have crown so '
f
large in late years that almost every
shade of ( pinion is represented, with i
the consequence that the appropriation
bill, while seemingly being put
through with steam roller methods,
has beerl well digested in committee,
where the necessary information has
been readily obtainable. s
Predictions are worthless, but de-' <
i velopments are awaited with interest, j i
Some observers believe thst the new;]
law will be fully justified by the 1 i
fact that ic has discovered some very J
unwholesome conditions existing in 1
some spots which might never have s
been discovered by the legislature it- >
self in th?' time allowed. <
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Friends, of Hon. Samuel L. Wolfe, i
attorney general, are wondering, since {
the hoodoo ..of bachelorism, which jc
hovered ever th^ office was dissipat- 11
ed by the marriage recently of Capt. ! j
Morris Lumpkin, assistant attorney i c
general, whether the attorney gen- j i
eral will not soon follow suit. A I i
chronic matchmaker who hns had an ; s
eye on the attorney general lately, 1
was disappointed the other day to j i
find him fondling a stray kitten which i i
he had just rescued from a watery s
grave. This manifestation of inordinate
fondeess for cats, is in the mind ;
of this observer, a sure indication of j
1
chronic bac heloritis. Evidence is not i
wanting, however, that one is not to j
take this omen too seriously, as the ^
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'educing prices?notthrown
open to the 3
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irtion.
MEN'S SUIT"
.Mori's $3.".00 Suits for
Men's $30.00 Suits for
--Remember th
ur Christmas cakes while at tl
th Carolina
general has been known to receive
lately an unusual number of photos
of fair damsels matrimonially inclin
?cl. Friends of the attorney general
ieny strenuously that these- come in
reply to an advertisement, but there
ire always skeptics.
Senator Ridgell ought to have a
?ood chance to get somewhere with :
nis administrative building at the
coming session. An official connected
with the State government said the
ither day that the sum paid by the
State for rent this year would not
'all short of $4 0,000. It is not hard
:o figure that, even with- jth-e--irigh
cost of construction, it would- be a
profitable investment for the government
to provide adequate housing
quarters for its many activities: The
convenience to the juihlic would ecr:ainly
be great. '
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Many miles of the State highway
system arc already under construction
pr in process of construction, accordng
to officials of the State Highway
Department. Xot more., than a small
percentage, however, is hat d surfaced,
[f the legislature continues to talk
ather than act for a short time longer
the system will be complete. The
vork has been done by the various
counties v'th federal aid. surplemcntid
by county money.
While the anti-saloon league is enleavoring
to obtain funds and to work
tp a sentiment for enforcement of the
prohibition law the real thirsty ones
continue to imbibe for beverage purposes
whatever is handiest. Tf there
s any virtue in hair tonic there will
>oon develop a race, of people with
pair lined stomaohs, which, may or
nay not be better than the castor
iron variety evidently possessed bysome.
Although next summer is campaign
summer there is little talk of politics
n the capnal. It seems to be a foregone
conclusion that Governor Cooper
svill succeed himself without opposi:
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tion, though there has been a rumor
that his excellency would enter th?
lists against Senator Smith for the
United States senate next summer.
Other prominent men who- have been
mentioned in this connection are Senator
Chrif.tensen of Beaufort, and
William Banks, former newspaper
man, at present chairman of the public
service commission. It is said to
be practically certam mat uctavus
Cohen will oppose Junius T. Lyles, th#
present lieutenant' governor, for reelection.
Other than this nothing - N .
has been heard of opposition to any
other sta*c officers. '
A former South Carolinian now living
in Washington is authority for the
statement that Joe Sparks. former
newspaper man, who was quite active
in the campaign for sale of war savings
stamps until called to the army,
will contest the election for congress
in the Seventh district against Ed C.
Mann. OC?er entrants mentioned are
H. P. Fulmer of Orageburg. who
made the race last summer.
Friends of George Bell Timmerman
are anxious to have him again enter
the race, but whether or not he will
do so is not known. Mr. Minn is not
expected to have a walkaway at any
rate. *
Thos. Ir. Peeples, former attorney
general, who has been engaged in
some important work at Washington^
has returned to Columbia and resum-;
ed the practice of law.
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CRIM-WATTS.
On Sunday afternoon. December 7tht
1919, Miss Thelma Crim and Mr. John
Wottc a'orn hnnnilv mnrrifvl hv Mr
W. I. Jumper. The wedding was a
quiet one, only a few close friends and
relatives were present.
The bride is the accomplished
daughter cf Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Crim. The groom is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Wm. Watts of near Gaston.
We wish them much success and happiness.
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