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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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r cni cd to
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• out this
program cf expansion rn
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g'owig
need for telephone sct’
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•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
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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
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