The dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1919-2001, March 09, 1921, Image 5
Tlx? session of the legislature
came to a close Sunday morning
Shortly after 8 o'clock, with five representatives
and seven senatorajgre^-1
ent? will go down in . history as one of
the. most fruitless in a long tim^ so
far as new laws were, concerned.
From .first, to last the greater part of
the time of the senate was consumed
inefforts to abolish various aqjivjj^es
of the state, government. FaUipg in
effort^ to accomplish any abolitions,
the economists or tne senate nougat,
through the- medium of the general
? appropriation hill to accomplish' tltefr
I desires, though'the results were'pracI
tically nil, the outcome of the^whole
I matter being the outright abeHHdk
I of the pension department (tfifdiigK
f a general act), the practical atyligpn
of the bureau of rural sanitattygbdHir
ider the supervision of the
Kv st. reduction. of the Srt)T>ro
prlation, and the abolition of attend-1
axtce officers to enforce compulsory
school attendance, through bolfi $he
P medium of d general act- and reduction
of appropriations.
( From Tuesday morning unj^^afce
Friday night (or rather S^jrdjjy
morning, for it was 2 o'clocl^ when
the senate adjourned) the,, upper
bodyr battled over the appropriation
bill* a measure which usually r^auty^s
one,day or at most two days fot pa^sage.
When the economists of the
senate found that the finance feoftiBSBk.
Juittee had added about $30O,O(T0.D0
ito the bill as it came from tne nouse,
-V ' -: 'they were wratby and began a DomI
' ' ' - rtr-1
jbafdment on each and every item" of
^the measure, there being scarcely a
fe|?'.. ^department of the government or an
institution which did not come'under
' - * * . } > -a. . . : . . ;w. ^
fire in the four days of bombardment,
||fgg| which opponents put up. At ttmes
the barrage was heavy, but the
recommendations of the financeeommittee
were adopted in the m&fn. 'As
"i1' - ?- ?? annnfh .-a
8T OX 1UCI it WiUf ocuatyi iru?
Kember of the finance cc&rifttftvottng
usually to sustain the
tee, who secured the onlyrei
Which the senate made^ntfie
lounting^ in all to $99,072.25,
h $65,000.00 came
tation for the asylum the
er from the board of hea&h.
ttack on the board of ^ealth
ticularly heavy and aj, times
ite waxed warm. Dr. ' ^ros-'
championed tfie state board
1, made a strong plea Ifor 'its .
and was warmly congratup
the manlier in which he
his opponents. His sallies
'* 1?X J nraxa ciri^oritlv
jfW6T6 tO XHC puilll auu nc^v ,
jenjoyed by the senate and the over- ]
J-ctowded galleries. J J
The attack began with the reading
' ----the first section, which fixes the
a determined fight beipg waged
make a flat reduction in all items
*of 20 per cent, and fix the levy ac-:4;.<jdrdingly.
Failing in this the fight
rftnewed when the section, relat- 1
f" the governor's office was
,-the senate voting to cut out
rqpriation of $6,750 for the
Uon of the , budget, though
tion was afterwards recon- .
and the amount restored,
ing to the debate, one "was
o the conclusion that times
ly very hard in South Carosre
was more pessimistic talk *
fever been heard on the floor
house, and Senator McGhee
rwod went so far as to say
would be willing to close up
chools. for one year and all
fete Institutions of learning,
lent in which he .1 could (
iave been in earnest, but
is undoubtedly made/ in the
ebate.
the sen- ^
AB U1C UUl-iUiau^ r _
^ it t&rried practically $1^0,000.00 j
x<^^*^Ore in the total than was sent over
jjjMpy the house, but when it had finally
:---r .^ffpaased the ordeal of free conference
was lower than as passed by the
^ />^^!iouse, so that all the row in the sen '
'^' " jTM'Ate was love's labor lost after all. t
* *- *vo,+ +ho low this
xne upsnoi is men. c
v'^iByear is set at 12 mills, including a
Trti^i to complete the new Citadel, .
against 13 mills last year, and in r
% -JB addition the two-mill road tax is sirsPonded
for the year, making a reduc- t
^rtion In ali of three mills. The comp- ^
- ' ;."a| trotter general is given power to re- t
' am ^uce the levy, if in his judgment,
3 after the assessment of property has t
' M been made, it is possible. t
Jf . The senate lost an opportunity to v
Ml effect a substantial reduction in the j,
"When it failed to pass the'bill _
J^Fiinposing a tax of a cent a gallon on ^
|i jgpasoline and kerosene. Proponents y
tte measure believed that it would
l&^raifle near to a million dollars and g
y^nld have been the ipeans of S&cur- p
' inff tavenue from many persons who j
9s0f pay no tax whatever, including d
w?ii of $he tourist travel passing s,
/P^^byough the State. s
?,^^Aziother measure aimed to increase v,
i : r.
the revenue was the bill to levy an
inheritance tax, which, like the gasoline
bill> passed the house but was
lost in the senate.
Women Voters.
Among.the few state-wide acts enacted
were those providing for full
participation of women in all elections
and .the. raising of the age of
consent, to 16= years.
The pension law was again amended.
< : .
.Several measures championed by
the officers of the American Cotton
Association failed of passage in the
senate after getting through the
f houpe. One' of these provided for a
tax OX ZO cenis per ua.it; un uuiwu,
to. be used to employ cotton graders/
However, a considerable sum was al.
lowed the warehouse commissioner
for the purpose of securing: graders,
and it is hoped that much good work
along this line this year will demonstrate
the desirability of placing more
graders in the field another year.
In addition to providing for giadeps
the warehouse law was strengthened
to make it more acceptable to
the banking interests. With these
hanges it is believed that it will be
considerably easier to secure outside
cap.'tal to finance the cotton crop.
After a considerable fight "free
. Waa. /.ftmnlofolv a hnUnhpd <Lnd
A t*A15V VTMU ^
the stock law it as made applicable to
the nhole state after the close of J.is
year.
No determined effort was made at
luis session iu uegm a
tax' ref ; in, the whole matter being
left a abeyance.
: No Election for Judge.
i Two elections for associate justice
<?. the supreme court in one session
-vas too much for the solohs, and the
resulting distraction was no doubt responsible
for some sins of omission.
After balloting for days on the second
vacancy the legislature failed to make
a choice and the court will be with?
"t one member during the coming
yeai.
To sum i.t all up the legislative session
was about a standoff. It could
la'e don?* a good deal worse and
might have done a right smart better.
DELICIOUS COLD DRINKS.
The Rexall Fountain is dispensing
delicious ice cold drinks made from
pure sugar syrups and flavored with
true fruits and fruit juices, the finest
the markets of the world produce.
The prices for all fountain drinks
have been reduced. Peerless quality
ice cream is served here. We make
you the best Coco Cola?the genuine,
not "dope." Our drinks are made
right, j
A"- cigar to suit every smoker.
HARMON DRUG CO.,
- TVio T?T7!YAT.T. Stnrp
IN THE SPRING
YOUR BLOOD
NEEDS A TONIC
Winter Weakens Blood, Makes
Faces Pale. Take Glide's
Pepto-Mangan
xl
THE BEST KNOWN BLOOD
TONiC
Drowsy Spring-Fever Feeling .
That Comes from Sluggish
Blood Will Soon Leave
You
As all growing things on earth
3hoot into new life in Springtime, so
3o the billions of ceils that make up
sach part of the body renew their
rigor.
As you open the windows, breathe
the Spring air, and let in the sunshine,
the red corpuscles in your
riood should carry more oxygen to
Jie tiny cells.
The red corpuscles are tiny disc;haped
particles, swimming in enornous
numbers in the blood. They
jarry oxygen to cells in all parts of
he body, and they carry away worn>ut
waste matter. Sometimes, especally
in the Spring, after the winter
ndors and more or less sickness, the
ed corpuscles themselves need re uilding.
Gude's Pepto-Mangan conains
just the ingredients to give them
greater power to absorb oxygen and
o distribute it throughout the body.
That is whv it is such a eood Snrine
onic. It helps so much to bring
>ack color to cheeks made pale and
ran by the necessary indoor winter
Lfe. It adds to the number of red
orpuscles. With fine Spring days and
iude's Pepto-Mangan you gain in
igor and attain good health.
Don't go around drowsy this
pring. Take that good tonic, Gude's
epto-Mangan. You can get it in tab?t
form or in liquid form at your
rusrerist's. Both forms have the
ime medicinal value. Insist upon I
enuine Qude's Pepto-liangan. Ad- I
ert'sement. L
eovsrx :-< -:<*> v A2?api:ca ate
(OcHtiJjU6<2 ;TiC
Itt-rri ?. Pnb.'i:* * ; ?id>r
ir.oIu'hiiA -.v : tr-v.
iijfht. " V"
j >..; ';t'M v.- *... > 000.0
r * : ".r.:
T'.nj .'00.0
Vital statistic. *- .
i.v'fcistrors .... 2. <"
f
Total $ 3,412.75
Item 11. Two rural policemen
at $1*500.00 3,000.00
Item 12. Tomato club 900.00
Item 13. Interest on county
indebtedness 3,200.00
/
Grand total $60,632.75
Provided, The Judge of Probate
shall retain the one ($1.00) dollar
marriage license fee for each marriage
license* issued by him: Provided,
further, That the County Auditor
shall reduce the levy of eight (S)
mills if possible: Provided, further,
That in anticipation of the collection
nf +AXAH for the vear 1921. the
County Supervisor and Treasurer of
Lexington county are hereby authorized
to borrow forty thousand ($40,
Now come the Pigs?the Cal
and the Lambs.
-TIME for your work horses a
their winter's coat.
?TIME to tone them ijp?gi\
spring house-cleaning?and dri\
Dr. Bess Sloe:
A Spring Conditioner and \
Your COWS that have long been c
the system-toning, bowel-cleansing, 2
Dr. Hess Stock Tonic. Puts them ii
calving. It means more milk.
Your BROOD SOWS will be relieve,
put in fine fettle for farrowing by a
Stock Tonic..?which means healtny
v.iili an ample milk supply to nourish
Your SHOATS will be greatly ben?
Dr. Hess Stock Tonic. It drives out th<
the appetite and makes them thrive.
Feed it to EWES before lambing
fevered udders and scouring lambs. It
time to stimulate the flow of miik, ins
early market.
Dr. Hess Stock Tonic contains Tcnii
Laxatives for the r owels, Diuretics f
Ve-miFuges for the worms.
Why Pay the Peddler Twis
Harmon Drue
Lexington, S. C.
/
Tell as how much stock you have. We hav
?B i fAM BBKWI w S
:
A /-> fl)SZjI!?st
^ .* ji u f
PALMA
FASHIOlv
Y<
derf
in a
eral
can
Columbia lne
-?. , .. playi
; March 28 i "S
2L' spier
to April 2 aPP?
1 ed f
hibit
and
Spon
acce?
m
head
Palm
"The Store of Couri
1513 Main St., C
(liars at the best rate of
>tainable, to be secured by
3 bids; and out of said loan
outstanding notes and obarainst
the county made by
r authority herein given:
further, That one-half
of levy herein contained
laced in school funds of
, to be used by the County
lent of Education in duphe
extent of one hundred
ollars, funds raised by
needy school districts.
Sec. 3. That the County Treasurer
and Supervisor of Lexington county
are hereby authorized and empowered
to borrow, at the lowest possible rate
of interest, a further sum of $55,000.00
in addition to the amount already
authorized in Section 2, if so much
bp necessary, to pay all past indebtedness
of said county not otherwise
provided for. The County Auditor is
hereby authorize and required to
levy a tax not exceeding four (4) mills
pier annum, and the Treasurer to collect
same annually, on all the taxable
property of the county until this loan
with interest is paid: Provided, further,
That any funds received from
Newberry county for the past indebt
eaness or mat portion or .Lexington i
county annexed thereto shall be held
11 1 j
Ives?the Colts?
?
rid mules to shed
/
re their systems a
re out the worms.
k Tonic
I
form ExpeDer j
in winter feed need
appetizing effects of
11 fine condition for
i of constipation and
course or Dr. Hess
pigs, and a mother
them.
r . ?
:fited by a course of
3 worms?stimulates
T-f nroxronfo
Al V ? Vii UJ
'eed it after lambing
>uring lambs for the I
I
cs for the digestion,
cr the kidneys, and
:e My Price? r????
Dr. Hess
r, Co PonMry
' VjU*' PM-A-CE-A
will help make
your hens lay
now.
e a package io sntt L_?J
?
jgUord (fo
. :Apparel
FESTA
I SHOW
I
3U will not wish to miss this wonul
showing of original creations
pparel modes for women, a lib- !
education in the premier Ameriand
foreign styles for the comseason.
The gowns will be dised
by professional New York
ion models. i
ie Shackelford Stores will be
ididly represented with Outer
irel for Spring especially select
~ TTT~ />11
ur Liny uLuaoiuii. vv c yiictn caultra
models in Gowns, Shirts
Blouses, Outdoor Apparel for
t and Business wear, and dress
jsories of unusual charm,
ike our store your down-town
quarters while in Columbia for
lafesta "Week.
icuus r-kLiciiiiuix* i
olumbia, S. C. I
? JjL
by the County Treasurer to be paid
out as and when authorized by the
Legislative Delegation from Lexington
county.
A GOOD BOOK.
The Rev. George S. Bearden, who
was pastor of the Lexington pastorate
for four years, is the author of an
interesting book. The Prodigal
Father.
His many friends will be glad to
know that the book can be ordered
through Miss Mary E. Caughman at
j Caughman-Kaminer Co., store. It is
a history of the old South, and the
oia ume negro aa cumpareu wun uie
new. Also it is a character study in
novel form.
President Derrick of Newberry
College, Congressman Byrnes and
Hon. A. F. Lever with others recommend
the book very highly.
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Gasolin
26c
Keros
17c
CAUGHMAN-I
LEXINGT
UC\T1
A. ILJilJ
Hardw
1319 Assembly St.,
Builders' I
Farming Machine
Paints,
Lime, Cement
Telephone 1302
MARCH
.
Rpwarp nf thpsp t
^ T W WX V W Jk V
yourself safe ar
your dwellings f
TION. Insure
against loss in a
1NSUKAJNCE CUi
We write all kind:
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Lexington Insu
Office at Bank of \
> LEXINGT01
POND DRAWING
Preparatory to building new darn, j
George's Pond will be drawn off Mon,
i
day, March 14. No fishing will be
allowed, that day, but the fish pickei ;
up at the dam will be for sal.? at j
t
reasonable prices. Non-game fish
will be sold for eating, and persons
having fish ponds that they want to
stock can secure game fish for that i
purpose. Competent cooks will be
present during the day and a first- ?.
class fish fry will be served at a nominal
charge.
No grinding will be done at the
mill after Saturday until the new
dam is completed. Passing in vehicles
will be blocked by way of the
Mill road for possibly 60 days.
H. D. GEORGE,
Mgr. George's Mill.
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