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HI Ui*-. XhdtaifcL hA’ V l THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1925 THE CLINTON CHRONICLE, CLINTON, S. C. PAGE SEVEN VARIOUS MEASURES HOLD LEC1SLAT0RS’ ‘ ATTENTION Motor Veliicle Licenses, Gasoline Taxes And Proposed State Office'Building Occupy Center Stage. Columbia, Feb. 2.rr-Motor vehicle license, gasoline taxes and the -propos ed state office building for the mo ment occupy center stagq in the yet somewhat confused pageant of the general assembly’s session. ' x Other issues—tax revaluation, indi rect taxes, compulsory education— are also being gradually brought to .the fore and with the ways and means committee making rapid progress on the annual appropriation bill there are evidences that before long the two houses will be operating on a sched ule of two sessions daily. Sentiment favoring some change in the motor vehicle license taxes ap pears to be growing and both houses last week recorded their approval of the plan to postpone collection of the taxes until March 1, by which date it is expected that the new license sched ule may have been determined. #To authorize this time extension the pas sage of a joint resolution is necessary and such a measure, introduced by at least one increase in appropria tions. The bill carries for its first year an appropriation of $3,600 as does also the bill of John McJL Maul din of Greenville, providing for the establishment of the office of inspect or for the board on pharmaceutical examiners. This latter measure, in troduced in the lower house, has not been acted upon. The feature debate of the week, so far as the lower house is concerned, came over the constitutional conven tion resolution, which favored 78 to 35 by the house, yet failed to muster the qeeded two-thirds mapority, 83 votes. Mendel L. Smith of Camden, one of the authors of the bill, moved imme diately to reconsider this vote by which the resolution was rejected and the measure will come up again this week with this motion pending. On the senate calendar is a similar reso lution, fathered by D. A. G. Outzs of Greenwood. It has been taken up for consideration. was last week passed oy "the upper win. of Laurens J . The socalled “step law”, js pending- house. The measure, however, did not j killed the measure only to allow its reach the lower house until Friday When it was given its first reading. Two other readings are necessary, and the state highway commission, re specting the house’s wishes, has al lowed a temporary suspension of the tax collecting in order that final ac tion may be had lipon the resolution, resurrection in order that an amend ment, proposed by J. F. Williams of Aiken, and providing for the installa tion of electric gongs at railroad crossings, might be considered. The house bill, introduced by H. G. Sense- FARM CALENDAR ~ FOR FEBRUARY Agronomy „ Top-dress mall grain with nitrate of soda some time in February. Purchase fertilizer for spring use. PISTOL BATTLE, IN HERRIN HOTEL Invasion In Search of Friend of Late Glenn Young Results in Fatal Struggle. ' Herrin, 111., Feb. 1.—Another pistol Plow every day the ground is dry, fight stirred Herrin early today, and ney of Charleston, has received an un animously favorable committee re- The measure will probably come up port. for consideration by the house Tues- Also on the house calendar and re day or Wednesday and should there-, ported favorably is the bill of C. E. fore be finally approved either Wed-i^ oan °f Greenville, to ban the oper- nesday or Thursday. ation and U8e °* swimming pools on Pending in both houses are various; Sunday, measures proposing changes in the | ^‘ r8 t new revenue bill of the motor vehicle license tax schedules, session was the proposed soft drinks and in the gasoline tax rates; none | ^ measure introduced Wednesday in have, however, been acted upon. On 1 the house of representatives by W. the house calendar, and approved un- Stone of Anderson. The bill, pro enough. Make germination tests of cotton and corn and be sure a plentiful sup ply of good seed is on hand for plant ing. Buy legume seed and prepare to plant several acres per plow to turn under for soil improvement. Clean^ up around edges of fields and other places where needed. Order any repair parts needed for farm implements. Repair all breaks in terraces, and build new ones where needed. Entomology Protect the tobacco seedbed from flea beetle injury by means of a well constructed frame and cloth screen. That ounce of'prevention—look up the latest control measures for insect pests, and plan for them beforehand. Beekeepers should plan their sea son’s work, and get everything in readiness. Get spraying anchdusting machines in perfect order. ' AnUnal Husbandry Provide lambing pens 4 feet by 1> -agfia at jambing time. eepe ewer'WIth'yflting tarnttr-sep- arate from the regular flock. Dock and castrate lambs when 7 to 14 days old. In the lower part of the state sow Dwarf Essex rape for spring pasture. Gradually accustom the .horses and mules to the spring work. See that all young growing animals have room to take plenty of exercise. Emphasize the use of pure-bred when the smoke had cleared away it* was found that a man reprosent- ir.g himself as an officer, seeking to arrest a Klansman, had been shot to death in the Lymar Hotel by Police man Rufus Whitson after the alleged officer had wounded Policeman Sim Stephens and terrorized hotel employes. The latest affray came while Sheriff George Galligan was seeking martial law in Herrin. Quiet prevailed tonight. The man slain had given his name as Joseph Phillips and also as John son, and once said that he came from Springfield, Ills. He was accompa nied by two unidentified men, when seen Saturday with Phillips and that the judge pointed out Fowler v (to him, was given in the inquest over the shooting here this afternoon The fact that the stranger had cal led Fowler’s home in an attempt to persuade him to come to the hotel, coupled by the testimony at the in- , quest was Interpreted by klansmen as meaning that * trap had been set for Fowler. The jury was unable to deter- : mine the stranger’s narpe or his |home. It was fouhd that he came to his death f^om a gunshot wound inflicted by Whitson. Fowler, on the stand, testified that Judge Bowen had driven by a garage where Fowler was standing on Saturday and he (Bowen) point ed Fowler out to a stranger that was with him. Fowler said the man he was slain, who escaped. Phillips with Bowen was the slain man. Jack Eberhardt, Who was with Fowler, gave substantially the same testimony and C. G. Copeland testi fied to having seen Judge Boweit with the man. VALENTINES Large assortment of new Valentines receiv ed. Make your select ion while assortment is complete. SADLER- OWENS PHARMACY AT UNION STATION TEL. 400 wore a cap that belonged to Sheriff Galligan of Williamson county, and it was said that he had called on the latter several times lately. Sheriff Galligan, who had gone to the capital to confer with General Black about the needs of troops here, said Phillips had called frequently but did not divulge any particular business. . ^ sires. Cull out inferior animals. Breed dairy ^owsTn February to and be * an a f earch for G,enn Fow - heels of the slaying of S. Glenn Young and Deputy Sheriff .Ora Tho mas, who shot each other to death in the lobby of the European hotel a few days ago. As soon as their funerals had been held and coroner’s jury had returned a verdict that they killed each other, Sheriff Galligan requested troops be returned to Her rin to prevent a serious outbreak. The request was under considera tion whep Phillips appeared in Her rin last night with two companions animously by the ways and means ! vidin £ for ‘ a stam P tax of S 1 - 50 on acre calve in November. Plow pasture lands and improve them, draining wet spots and building up poor spots. Plan to grow 3 1-2 tons of silage and one to two of legume hay per committee, is the Keith-McMeekin-1 eac ^ gallon of syrup used in the Robinson bill, under provisions of manufacture of soft drinks in the which the motor vehicle license fees would be cut to the 1924 schedule and gasoline taxes increased to five cents, one cent of which would go to the counties for county road construction. Adoption of this measure, which should be reached for debate early this week, would reduce the revenues expended on state highways by ap proximately $500,000 a year. though not identical measure, propos ed by the committee on roads, bridges state, will bring into the state treas ury an annual return, ^ts author esti mates, of $1,500,000. The tax ap proximates 1 cent upon each 5 cents bottle or glass. The bill was referred to the ways Repair pasture fences before busy season. Poultry ScleOt the best eggs for hatching. Use the mother hen when possible or hatch early chicks with incuba tors. ler, a close friend of Young’s. Phil lips had made his presence known Saturday night by trying to induce the numerous newspaper reporters here to help him find Ross Lisenby, a policeman, averting that Lisenby had been slain by Klansmen. The reporters refused to join in the search, as they said ‘they were con vinced that Phillips and his compan ions had been drinking. Phillips then went to the hotel lobby and tel ephoned to Glenn Fowler to come to the hotel and be arrested. He told If your purse is most empty, If you need a few things for the home, Don’t fail to look in THE BEE HIVE and means committee, which since the 1 we jj Care for early hatched baby chicks Fo 1 wler th *\ h Z an o fficer named • n receipt of the governor's message recommending some such tax has been engaged in a study of the reve- I Johnson and "had brought a warrant Feed early baby chicks properly to f rom Sprmgdeld for his arrest Fow- give them a good start. : ler refused to go and hung up the re- Before the senate is a similar, Ln ^P ro T ble T m * To a s P® cial subcom- Eliminate all diseased birds from cel ^ er * mittee, J. L. Browning of Laurens, H. C. Moore of Cherokee, W. L. Riley of and V f«nes" a S ''a'n'.mendmint "to"the i Banabcr^ and Jeff B. Bates of Rich- Jeffords-Spruill highway bill. Under j la " d ’ ha " b< f' S 1 **' th J , ‘.f s f ec \ al ,a * k 'f a,- l;ii and it is not considered likely that the provisions of this bl11 . al90 ’ firasol V ne committee as a whole will take any! i u , U ‘ UC ‘ , V K Kttruen 8 ' ;eus taxes would be Increased to^five cents,} , .... ^ to select only standard varieties, one cent to go to the counties, while d .f;"“ e Stone bill.un- 6 til the report of this subcommittee has been heard. the flock. Horticulture Order ornamental shrubs and trees and plant in February and early March. In ordering garden seeds be sure motor vehicle license fees would be reduced to the socalled “compromise schedule” or $9 instead of $6 as pro posed in the lower house for outomo- biles of 2,000 pounds and less and $3 instead of $2 for each additional 500 pounds. A third plan, proposed in the Johnstone-Padgett-Duncan bill now on the senate calendar, would increase the gaspline tax to five cents with out affecting the motor vehicle license fees, receipts from the additional two cents a gallon tax so imposed to be given the counties for construction of roads not included in the state high way system. Opposition to the motor vehicle title registration act has developed also in both houses and Tuesday there was held by the two committees on roads, bridges and ferries an open hearing on the bills providing for the repeal of the registration *law. No action, One of Phillips’ companions had disappeared, but the other aided Phil lips in forcing the night clerk behind the cigar counter. The couple then entered the dining room and demand ed food, displaying revolvers to en- force the demand: — This attracted the attention of KEEPING WELL aCAaLET FEVEK ON Ttifc RUN •>n. rnwnr.HirK a. <;ri.'k.v Rilfnr of •*HK * 1 T!l" Uu* ever-inertasin^ lisi of preveni • b!e diseiises. For centuries this ill.- Jise lias been one of the n:es: tl.in^ei ms enemies of child life. Searle' f 'ever kills, every year In this eoun •ry, about 15.000 children, mostly un ler ten years old. Knowledge regarding this disease has grown slowly For maov cen Order fruit trees immediately. Re- _ , - , , * member that late spring planting is|?° hc ?™ n Stephens and. he •entered not recommended. !j he lob S;” e wrent,hed the pistol Plant strawberries, dewberries and {t ™ Pb,llj f. a companion and start- blackberries during February. i <► If the winter spray has not been applied to fruit trees, be sure to ap ply during February. Be careful hot toiplow the garden when the ground is too wet. Get a good fertilizer for the gar den. An 8-4-4 will give good results for all kinds of vegetables. Plant Diseases ed for the kitchen when he was told that another man was terrorizing the hotel help there. At that moment Phillips entered the lobby and ordered Stephens to throw up his hands. Almost instantly Phillips fired, the bullet hitting the policeman in the shoulder. Stephens grappled with Phillips, who fired several more shots, none of which Put in your order now for certified to< ^ , „ , ... ,, Most of the bullets hit the floor. turles, It was considered the same us however, has been taken on the mat- measles All effort* to Mntl the cause ter by either committee. Wednesday, however, brought in the lower house a compromise proposal in the form of a bill introduced by D. L. McLaurin of McColl, and J. W. Hamer of Dil lon, to provide for title registration without cost to the automobile owner. The measure is now before the house, judiciary committee. The fir^t’evidence of objection to the request of the state sinking fund -commission for authority to make an additional loan of $300,000 for use in construction of the proposed state of fice building came in the action of the house ways and means committee Tuesday in refusing the request by a vote of nearly two to one. The senate finance committee gave its unanimous approval to the program, however, and introduced in the senate the bill necessary to authorize the loan. Wed nesday the pleasure was taken up for dpbate but was not acted upon though thoroughly discussed pro and con. in stead Thursday, when it was expected have been fruitless until recently. It was known to be highly contagious, though how the Infection was con veyed from the sick to the well child was not known. Treatment is of little value. Osier, the great authority on medicine, wrote twenty-five years ago: “The disease cannot he cut short. In the presence of the severer forms we are helpless.’* Not only hils the disease Itself a high mortality rate hut even In chose who recover, serious trouble with the kidneys and heart often follows, leav ing the child crippled for life, with a chronic Bright’s disease or a badly dis abled heart. Like all germ diseases, little could potato seed. Make plans now to treat potato seed with formaldehyde or corrosive sublimate. Prepare a good bed for sweet pota toes—preferably a new one, but if you use the old one, be sure to disinfect it with formaldehyde solution before bedding. Select wilt-resistant cotton, cowpea and tomato seed now. Buy your spray pumps and mater ials early and be reaefy to start spray ing at the proper time. Continue to clean up and prune the orchard and vineyard. Unde Jahn Though fortune lures us up or down we can’t forget “The Old Home he done, either to prevent or cure tjie Town.” The town that nursed our disease, until Jts cause was discov- i boyhood years—that shared our joys ered. For over twenty years. It has ! an’ quenched our tears; that put the been suspected that the streptococcus. } notion in ciur head, that Life’s nu- a germ which grows in chains or j count unless it’s spread. She fiddled wreaths, had something to do with j through ambiiton’s hour—we danced scarlet fever. But there are as many kinds of streptococcus as there are vu- that the debate would have been re- rietles of apples. Which one of these sumed, further discussion was post- little plants causes scarlet fever? poned until Wednesday, when it will Fifteen years ago, when the child of be taken up as a special order. -Mr. nnh Mrs. Harold McCormick of A new face of the issue .came to light Friday in the introduction in both houses-in the senate by D. E. j Iueui lur luls ujseus Amick of Lexington and in the house! " a8 *** by R. H. McAdams of Abbevllle-of a they ; 8t ^ ll f ed the McCormick Insti- a™ fv.r, tute for Contagious Diseases, in which, for over ten years, the best men In Chicago died of scarlet fever, his par ents learned that there was no treut- 1 ment for this disease and that' little In his memory concurrent resolution proposing the appointment of a committee to in quire into the feasibility of the state’s purchasing the Liberty National bank building as an office building. The resolution was acted upon in' neither house. The senate Friday gave its approval on second reading to the bill of S. Joe Jeffords of Darlington proposing for the establishment of a department of mouth hygiene under the supervisr ion of the state board of health, and medical science have been seeking the ^ause of scarlet fever. Here Dr. George Frederick Dick and his wife, Dr. Gladys Henry Dick, found the cause to be the hemolytic strepto coccus, a germ which disintegrates th< blood. They have made an antitoxin which protects the well child agalnsi scarlet fever and which checks the dl* ease Itself. If given early enough. Scarlet fever Is on the run. So<>r It will cease to be the terror It be> buen tot agqs. « * <• our way to manhood’s power. If any spot deserves renown, let’s hand it to our Old Home Town. I reckon we ‘ all ha\ r e agreed the Old Home Town weren’t built for speed; in spite of that, she filled the bill, and won the prize by settin’ still. The new-paved road don’t pierce her breast, but whirls on madly, one mile west. There’s newer burgs—but I insist the traveler don’t know what he’s missed. Whatever virtues some may hold, the Old Home Town is vir gin gold. Though fur removed from Fashion’s track, her lovin’ sperit charms us back,—and when fond memory’s sun goes down, we’ll seek n dreams—the Old Home Town. FOR RENT—Incubator space. Let me hatch your chicks the “Buckeye VYay.” $5.00 per tray of 150 eggs. Ferris 265-300 strain eggs for set- ;ing, $1.25 per 15; $6.00 per hundred. i\ R?x Young, Clinton, S. C. f It The hotel employes and the re porters fled. Whitson, attracted by the shots, slipped around to the back door and shot Phillips through the heart be fore he could close on Stephens again. Phillips was still alive when doctors arrived but soon expired. His conpanion in the hotel, and the one who had been outside es caped. Testimony that Judge E. N. Bow en of the Herrin city court was Tells How to End Night Coughing To quickly stop hacking, irritat ing coughing at night, a very sim ple treatment may be had that often enables you to sleep the whole night through undisturbed almost at once. The treatment is based on a re- 41 markable prescription known as Dr. King’s New Discovery for Coughs. You simply take a tea spoonful at night before retiring, and hold it in your throat for 15 ©r 20 seconds before swallowing it, without following with water. The prescription has a double action. It not only soothes and relieves ir ritation and soreness, but it quick ly loosens and removes the phlegm and congestion which are the direct cause of the coughing. So no mat ter whether your cough is dry and tight, or loose with much mucus, the coughing soon stops, you can usually sleep your accustomed time without a break, and the whole cough condition goes in a very short time. The prescription contains absolutely no narcotics or other harmful drugs. Instead of merely benumbing the nerves, it actually helps the system to throw off the trouble in a perfectly natural way. Furthermore, It is very economical, the dose being only one teaspoonfuL It is highly recom mended for coughs, chest colds, tick ling, hoarseness and bronchitis, and is wonderful for children’s coughs and spasmodic croup. On sale at all good druggists. Ask for DRJ9NGS COucHS A new stock for 1925 is now on dis play. Ask Bobo to show you—He knows. CLINTON STREET TAXES DUE IN FEBRUARY Notice is hereby giveif that in accordance with an ordi nance of the Town of Clinton all able-bodied male persons residing: within the town, temporarily or otherwise, and able to perform or cause to be performed labor on the streets, between 18 and 60 years of age, except Ministers of the Gospel in actual charge of congregations, and per sons permanently disabled in the military service of the state, and persons who were in the Confederate War, and except active firemen, shall pay on or before the first day of March cf each year an annual commutation tax of $3.00 per annum in lieu of road or street duty, and if not paid by the first day of March such person shall be required to work or labor on the roads or streets of the Town of Clinton for four days in each year under direction of the street overseer. <► to be performed when notified, shall be prosecuted k^efore the° Recorder’s Court, and upon conviction fined not less than $4.00, nor more than $10.00, or imprisoned with or without labor for not less than four days nor more than thirty days. Notice is g:iven that receipts from street taxes may in future be required in order to register in city elections. Persons so taxed should preserve their tax receipts for street taxes, as well as for personal property and real es tate taxes, just as they preserve their receipts for poll tax and personal property and real estate tax in the county and state. The above notice is g:iven in accordance with ordinance passed on the 8th day of October, 1912, and that the pub- ito lie may be advised to pay their taxes before March 1st in order to be eligible to vote in city elections, if subject under the ordinance to such taxation. Signed: J. F. JACOBS, Mayor. Big Investment For Service HE expenditure fo r wfdi^oGs ard / 'ytf-n c no*:s to the Bell Telephone System in Sr.ith C relinr. durr g the year 1925 promises ' o be o:':e r f the Ian* ye :t in vest- ments made by the tde-p '.one comp a* y in this state. Mere than $72 * CC0 w :i! be r cni cd to r>< *- **7 • out this program cf expansion rn c! am ^t 0 tlia r;0': aatly g'owig need for telephone sct’ r p »i) ,»<> /if »’r r «" Li L , L. • .. • dl th’ s is pew money, secured from irv' i /■» • Y O ''’.V'TUJ h £hc •se funds with the expeciat on cf car .1 ; r. re: ro mb’e return. It is estimated ”• rt he, will be added in South C. rciina this big investment. 2 .1)0 :cv/ te’eohones Mi . a result of Telephone subscribers r.ra recmvmrr rro •? for the money they spend fer telephone service than for ary - comparable service cr commodity. Thts is-made possible by the efficiency cf tl e Eei.l System organisation in South Carolina and elsewhere. MORGAN B. SPEIR, Carolinas Manager. Bell System" SOUTHERN BELL TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY Qm Policy, Oom Syutom, (Jwl—romt Smrvtcm ♦♦♦♦